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The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

Noting The Washington Heralds re-
mark that working days viii be crowded
of the calendar soon if Congress doesn't
quit creating legal holidays, the Indian
apolis News asks, Then why complain? %
Who's complaining?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Novelist i'm Politics.

From the New York World.
Another novelist has gone into politics.
Is the authorship OF a best seller" to
become a recognized qualification for
office?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
All Fixed Up.

Daughtah-But, mothah why do you
object to my being engaged 10 Chawlie?
Mothah-Me child, he is a nobody. He
works for a living
Daughtah-Cheer Up. mothah. He lost
his job Yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

What, with Hempartzoomian Boyadjian
and Zylidzysh ZatareWddski both at
large in the United States. is poor proof
reader to DO TO be happy?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
That ImperiaIIstic Feeling.

From the Baltimore sun.
It costs US more than s5.0a0.000 a yeaA
to maintain the Philippines and fell i'm
peTial.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

John f. Ursey. Of Thirteenth Cavalry.
is Appointed Lieutenant in Philippine
Service by Ralph Smith," says q head
line in the Atlanta Journal. which shows
that Ralph is coming along fine in Wash
ington.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Done.

Let justice be done.' exclaimed the
reformer.
Well" responded a eynlc, ut usually
Ia
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

A Chicago doctor says stimulants are
worse than useless III treating the grip
seems that there is tG he nothing at all
pleasant permitted 10 patients suffering
from that Malay
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

president Roosevelt has fourteen
months more TO serve and then he VIII
be an empower" says the Savannah
News. Ia the meantime, however. he VIII
continue 10 be some of a XXXX-poWer.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

"Mr. Roosevelt has announced that
Cuba will be evacuated on February ], +"
says the Yoakum CTex) Herald. Cuba
doesn't want 10 be sending him any
comic valentines on the 18th, however.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

A Chicago woman left a viii directing
that Here lies the sleeping beauty be
inscribed on her Tombstone. II is 10 be
hoped the tombstone doesn't tell an un-
truth. however.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

Having left New York to It's fate and
Hughes, Mr.. Taft will have more time
for scrOuging Mr. Foraker In Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Daa EvxiE NeibIlche.

Belle-How do you like my new hat?
Nelle-Its lovely, dear. I don't see how
you contrived TO make IL over into such
a close resemblance 10 this years style!
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

The Pittsburg Dispatch spells IT Pitts
burg, while the Post spells it Pitts
burgh." This leaves us IA as much doubt
as ever as TO whether 1t is ever good taste
to drop ones his"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
No Use

Let's see; it was a runaway match,
wasn't III"
Yes but he couldn't run fast enough.
She caught him
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Better Yet.

Your wife never sings any more. Did
she lose her voicc?"
No, she found her senses"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

There is no hostility between the lodge
and the home" says Mr. Bryan. But
isn't there between the lodge excuse and
the materfamilias?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Two Men

I've never had any great luck" de-
clared the pessimist
Neither have ]. admitted the optmlst.
Made my money by hard work and ad-
vertising"
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''The devil could get as many votes on
the Democratic ticket as Mr. Bryan, %
says Gen. GrOsvenOr How did the gen
eral become familiar with the Old Nick's
sprintiug powers?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
Scattered.

Yesterday / fell and lost my glass eye.
my wig, and nay false teeth"
TOO bad"
Yes; it took me some time TO collect
myself"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

"The lady who danced with Gen. Jack
son is dead at l2) years Of age" says the
Rochester Herald What-again?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

A New York boy has been sent to the
penitentiary for a term of nineteen years
for stealing. Justice seems to make up
on the mnnows what il misses on the
whales
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

One OF the hazy recolIections remaining
with a number OF our sailors is that con-
eerning the coffee they didn't drink at
Rio
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

The Taft boom has been launched with
an oyster supper in New Hampshire.
That ought TO be a winner as a practical
political move.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

There are a lot of good things that
don't happen in this world, including the
sure-enough closing Of Tom Lawson s
face
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

The Secretary Shaw boom is to the Re
publican party az the Woodrow Wilson
boom IS 10 the Democratic party.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

There are "A lot Of curious things con-
stantly bobbing up in this country. but
so far We haven't produced anything
that quite equals an English suffragette.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

The Car has the grip. and doubtless
doesn't care a kOpeck what happens in
the way Of bOmb-throwing
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
The Dental Habit.

Now, John" said the blllionaires sis
ter.
''WeH?''
When the rector asks If you take this
woman to be your welded wife, please
don't say there's no truth in the rumoT "
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
AFTER GETTING TIE BALLOT.

AFTER GETTING THE BALLOT.
In 1908
Women declare
Affairs Of state
Owe them a share.
Their campaign cry IN full we quote:
Women should be allowed 10 vote"
In zoos
We viii, ] wis,
Hear nen berate
Ting dears like this
9Of state affairs they take no note.
Women should be compelled to vote"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

Hubert Won Schweinitz. Of CasseI. Ger
many, who is visiting relatives in this
country, is at the Shoreham. Herr Won
Schweinitz says the German people-not
only the official world. but the plain.
everyday working people-feel they are on
rle friendliest terms with the United
States and would do anything TO retain
that friendship.
Your President, Mr.. Roosevelt, is al
most as we'll known in Germany" said
Herr Won Sehweinitz. "as our own Kaiser
We admire him. Often comparisons are
made between him and the German En-
peror. both Of whom entertain the same
vieTs on many most important public
questions.
THE German army is sound and strong.
1t must not be imagined for an instant
that the recent trials in Berlin in which
a number of prominent men were i'm
plceted reflected the character OF our
high military officials The army is
sound. If il were not, it would not be
long before the Emperor would. sake
49,. -.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02

the bylaws striking ont the words
by the vote OF the club and sub
stituting something that can't re-
member; ! was 50 conf1sed and
mixed up that can't remember
what motion or what amendment
or what amendment toThc amend
ment was carried, or if anything
WAS carried. Men are SO used 20
Keeping minutes. and they know
all about parliamentary usage,
would YOU notn.ind writing down
for me theway | ought to record
thar motion in my book? That's
Il dear. | want it put down
Just right so that no horrid person
in the club can say that | don
know anything about putting
down motions and things. I've
told You just how it was, and vii
you tell me how to put it down?
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
Gov. Montague Makes Denial

Democratic circles all over the
State have been greatly agitated
tor the last few DAYS by the report
that Ex-Governor Montague was
about to turn Republican in order
to secure an office.
This report was knocked to
flinders by Mr.. Montague's formal
statement yesterday when much
to the relief of his numerous
friends he gave most emphatic
denial Of any such intention or
even thought as was imputed to
him by this report.
He also dictated the following
statement for the press:
Il will MT take the stump for
the Republican nominee or party
in Virginia or anywhere else. |
intend to vote for the Democratic
nominee. No Federal Judgeship
or any other Federal office has
been offered or mentioned TO me,
and have not applied for or dis
cussed with anybody such posi-
ton.
Il do not know who originated
these stories. They are unfound-
ed. If | had known how wide
spread the rumOr was or how
much it was discussed. l would
have answered from Palmyra. as
do here now. But I was much alb
sOrbed in an important and COM
plicated case and did not see the
Richmond newspapers until last
evening. I did not clearly grasp
the meaning of the telephone and
other messages sent me. ! am a
private citizen and did not COM
prehend how much disturbance I
was innOCepty causing"
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NOTICES.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors OF Mathews
county will meet at the c. II. on the
1+th day Of August, 1908, to consider d
petition presented by A. w. Diggs
and others, on the 10Th day of August,
1907, asking that the boundary lines
OF each tract Of land embraced within
the following described portion of the
Chesapeake Magjsterial District, 10
wit: Commencing at Winter Harbor
and running with the line OF ]. r..
Thomas wife's land 10 the county
road at a bridge on said road, and
from thence with said road in the di-
rection OF Winter Harbor or Bay Shore
as far down as the lane known as
MARSH Lane below Geo. W. Hud-
gins house; thence with the west side
of said lane and with the lands of
T. and L. d. HudSins and a. w.
DiSgs and wife TO Winter Harbor be
declared lawful fence as to all stock
required TO be fenced against.
Teste:
7-2-4t SANDS SMITH, G. G.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
BELIEVES BRYAN WILL BE ELECTED.

Walter Edward Harris, one of
the best known newspaper CORE
spOndents in Washington, who
makes a special study of national
politics. is not one of those who
believe w. ]. Bryan's nomination
sounds the death knell of Democ-
raCy at the polls next November.
The people in the Middle
West and Northwest are for
Roosevelt first and Bryan sec
ond." declared Mr. Harris Satur-
day when in Norfolk with the
Virginia Congressional party.
The Republicans have nomin-
ated Taft. a man looked upon as
more or less identified with the
COZ porations. They all know that
BRYAN is independent Of corpora
ton influences and cannot be
controlled. Now. as the Repub-
ficans didn't nominate a man of
the more pronounced type like
Roosevelt, it looks to me that the
Middle West. the home of the
more radical voter. will, with the
aid of the solid South. elect Mr..
Bryan. My belief along this line
has been greatly strengthened by
reading the editorial correspond
ence in the Washington Star from
n. L. Messenger. Mr.. Messenger
has been travelling through the
Middle West and the Trans
Mississippi States, and he says
that the people il, those sections
want either Roosevelt or Bryan
for President @-Virginian-Pilot.
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Che 5ournaI.

THE JOURNAL would be greatly in
icbtcd 70 its correspondents If they
will mail their news letters so as to
reach this Office before Wednesday
morning. a great many items have to
20 unpublished or be carried over until
the following week and I've stale read
Sng because they 90 not reach this
office i'm time 80 y - .N
Obituaries and resolutions of respect
AN only be inserted as paid matter for
which charge of FIVE cents per line is
made. ..."
Communications advocating candi.
dates for Office will be charged for al
regular line rates for advertising.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Contract rates furnished OF, appli.
cation.
All transient advertisements will bt
charged for at the rate of 50 cts. pei
inch for the first insertion, 25 cts. pei
Inch :or each subsequent insertion
when no>change is made.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
A MIXED MOTION.

My dear" said Mrs. Blank to
her husband the other evening,
according to Puck. after she had
been silent for half an hour before
her writing-desk. while her hus-
band HAD become absorbed in his
favOrite magazine, / do wish
that you would help ne out a lit
tie with these minutes. You see,
| aGQ secretary now of our TWen-
tieth Century Progre ss Club. and
am trying to write up the min
utcS OF tO-day's meeting, and am
just dreadfully mixed up over the
mOtiOus and things. Now. at the
business meeting, before the lee
ture on 'ProtOplasms. Mrs. S.nithe
made a motion, and then Mrs.
Bright an amendment to the mo-
ton, and then Mrs Fyler made an
amendment to the amendment,
then Mrs. Smithc didn't accept
the first amendment, and made
a new motion that some one said
was out of order. and the chair
said she didn't feel sure whether
it was or not; and some one said
to lay the whole thing on the ia
bic, some one else said you could
not do that because il had been
seconded and had to be acted up
on unless Mrs. Smithe would
withdraw her motion, and while
that was being discussed, some
one else said it couldn't be done;
and now | can't for the life of me
think what the nj otion was, only
that it was something about an
amendment to Son>e section oil
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02

parity because IRE issues there DO
uot directly affect Ne masses.
In this case. however. the con-
dition Is entirely different. The
temperance question is one whIch
always has and always will De
OF the mos vital Importance to
the people in every section of the
United States. And when we see
1t agitated in the National Con
ventiOn it makes us teel like say
ing Amen, because we feel sure.
that even though it be turned
down this time. the day will come
when it will demand no inCOnsid-
cradle attention from our states
men in national us well as local
lpolitics.
Some politicians have raised the
cry that to insert this plank would
be too radical. If the advocacy
OF tenn PeranCe is radICalism, then
the more radicals we have the
better off is our country.
This has been the charge al
ways brought against w. +.
Bryan that whatever he under
took he carried to far, In this
case, however, the charge cannot
hurt him TO any considerable eX-
tent, because the States from
which he will draw his principal
support are already under the
rule OF the dry element.
Consequently those who are
making such a strenuous kick
against the adoption must be
either members of the wet ele-
meht or under the control of it.
Surely no man who has the good
OF his country at heart can refuse
to support any measure which
will tend to cut off the curse of
drunkenness which has 50 long
and so cruelty afflicted our coun-
try.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02

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strain out the impurities of the blood
which is constantly passing through
them. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes
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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
EDGAR ALLEN FOE.

/ feel very incompetent to Judge
the best American writers-how-
ever l pause with feeling Of
tenderness at the name or men
ton of Edgar Allan Poe.
For poetic harmony he has no
equal in America, if indeed. in
THE world. His writings belong
to a different line of thought from
that in which Longfellow, Bryant
and Whittier Ii, ed Their writ
ings are endowed with Natures
beauty, freshness and sparkling
light-happincss and hope. From
the dungeon of depression and
poverty Poe gave his verses to
the world. One of the saddest in
literature-is his life-gloomy
shades predominating at all times;
yet from these weird depths he
holds us enchanted by the very
sadness. so full of beauty. as
The Raven" "Annabel Lee"
ISRAELI" and 'LenOre." The
poems are opponents of disap-
Polntment and despair.
Both as a man and author their
belongs to him a sad facination
which perhaps belongs to no other
writer in the world. Naturally
his many admirers regret the Cir
CumStances and characteristics
which were the source of his I'M
happiness, and yet the question
is, was not his unhappy life nee
essary to the productions of his
wonderful pen? His short stories
are as world-IamouS as his poetry.
He is the favOrite American
writer in Europe. and in France,
especially, is he loved. His word
painting is wonderful, and in orig
lnality he stands first. We need
not look for sermons in his verse,
they are not there. He gives us
poetry with weirdness and mys-
teries combined with a flow of
language unequalled. To him
poetry was musical.
To those who know the sal de-
tails Of POe's life-his sensitive,
mOrOse nature, do not wonder at
his trying to find surcease Of sor-
row in the intoxicating cup.
SO natural for a man OF his
temperament - highly nervous,
with great delicacy of feeling to
fail headlong into melancholy
mOrOseness, especially when the
angels took away his beautiful
"Annabel Lee" or that he should
grieve for his Lost Lencre, " and
declare that his soul should
"nevermore he lifted from the
shadow of the raven upon the
floor. Raise yelled ey es to the
picture of his personal life, and
indelibly imprint the portrait OF
his wonderful genius in our minds
and hearts, before which all true
Americans, especially Virginians.
should stand with uncovered
heads, TO reverence her one poetic
genius.
He was great in genius, I'M
happy in life, wretched in his
death. but in his fame immortal"
MARSE CHAN.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02

PROBABLY the most interesting
rl-ssse which VIII command the at
tention OF the Democratic Cons
vention at Denver next week will
be the Anti Saloon plank.
In general Che platforms of the
various parties are not Of much in
teresl 20 the gnral districts. This
+ sKpe fSrtil because those of the
s9 ',Rfiies are SO very similar AMI
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
THURSDAY. JULY ,, 1908.

WHY is it that with all their pro-
.gressiveness along other lines the
people of Mathews are so slow in
bending their means and moral
support to the establishment of A
tirst-class newspaper in our coun-
ty. 1t is a we'll known fact and
one not disputed by any of her
neighbors that she ranks among
the first counties of Tidewater
Virginia in all branches of indus
try From the time when her
sons fought in the front ranks on
many bloody battleGelds of the
Civil War through the dark
days that followed AMI on
up to the present time she
has never failed to send forth
:nen who have made their mark
IN all the vocations of life. And
wherever you so you find the sons
OF our wave-worn little county
holding positions of honor and
trust and filling them with an
ability and integrity hard to sur
pass.
Is it strange then that people
should set high standard for our
paper and expect great things Of
IT? But unless the people Of
Mathews give Us their earnest and
enthusiastic support it is impossi-
bic TO make our paper what it
should be.
Perhaps the people have never
fully realized the advantages to
be derived from first-class news
paper. But if they would only
give the subject a little consider
alton they could easily see their
importance. Nothing tends more
to knit any territory into solid
whole than for the people of one
part to be thoroughly familiar
with what is going on in other
: oStiOns. 1t gives them the spirit
friendly competition, the de-
1sre to keep pace with their
-heighbors and promulgates a
spirit of progressiveness which is
essential to the proper develop
ment of any county.
Moreover, it is the only means
by which they can let the world
outside know that they are up
and doing and through which
they can make known their opin-
ions and wishes ON matters per-
tanning TO the public veal. 1t is
we'll known fact that people
Judge community first by its
churches and secondly by its
schools. The time has now come
when the local newspa occu-
pies a position of Importance as a
criterion. When mar desiring
TO pick out desirable place in
which to make his home, even if
the Raper is of no importance in
his eyes, he must desire the pros
perity, progressiveness and social
concord. in the development Of
which the local paper IS SO inn
portant a factor.
Let it not be said of the people
of Mathews and Gloucester that
they could not send out a good
paper. when all of their neighbors
were SO eminently successful in
that line If the people of these
countries (and they are amply
able to do So will just stand be-
hind US and give us their loyal
support we will promise on our
part that we Will do everything
IN our power to give them as good
a local paper as is presented in
this part of Niryinia
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-07-02
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CLLEGE OF WIELlAM IND NARY.
WILLrAMSRuRs.. VrEcrNrN

Two hundred anu fifteenth session
begins September 18th. 1908. Build
ings renovated and newly equipped.
lighted with electricity and supplied
with pure artSsian water. Two Cour-
ses; o. COllegiatd Course leading to
the degrees of Il. a.. NJ. a. and b. =.
% Normal Course: Tuition free and
board at reduced rates. Send for cat
alo,ruc.
LYON G. TYLER, NJ. ~, LII. d.
6-lS-+ts President
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