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The Washington times., 1909-12-12

~ho brought back 10 Ocey her fathers
last messages. and IL was she who took
90 Mrs. Martin the news OF a new will.
An older document had been found
which bequeathed an insurance policy
for $4,000 TO the testator's only child.
Now came Miss Wardlaw with tidinEs
OF another which made Mrs. Martin the
legatee.
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Mrs. Martin
Becomes Dominating Spirit.

Miss Wardlaw at first divided the rule
Of Soule with her oldc. sister and then
yielded IL. Mrs Martin became the
dominating spirit ia the school. walked
it's corridors as one having authority,
ordered it's discipline. and took orders
I'm turn from nobody. MurfreesburEhers
regarded this at FIRST as ecceutricity.
Then tongues began TO waE-it was not
without warrant that Colonel Martin had
sent for Miss Wardlaw; the resemblance
between the principal and her niece was
very striking. indeed 80 woman Of
Miss WardIaw's decision of character
would yield 20 sister like Mrs Martin
iif there were not some strong controlling
influence.
The less said of the reputation of wo-
men, banks. and schools the better The
moment this talk began OF Soule Soule
began 90 lose character. It's enrolment
shruuk. It's faculty changed. The
trustees looked on in dismay. They
would buy the college as a way out or
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CONTINUED from First Psge)

They made their home. these two.
lust outside Of Louisville. at Wilder
Park. Their means we're not large. but
that did not lower their station Their
house was 1.-THE Martin mansion as a
matter Of course: they had many serv-
ants; and the coloners struggles with
the tobacco business never became so
pressing as to reduce the pretensions
Of the establishment out It Wilder
Park
Here, in 1885, a daughter was born to
fhem-Virginia Ocey Wardlaw Martin
II is long name for little girl to
carry. but not too long FOR the child
OF colonel who declined 10 be recon
structed. and a descendant of a line like
the Wardiaws: and II we examine that
name a little we shall learn something
Of this latter stock.
pear Old DR.. wsralaw'' and his wife,
Martha Eliza. had three children-Caro-
line. Mary, and Virginia. Little Viz
ginia Ocey wardlaw was tine daughter
OF the eldest: Mary married a neighbor'
John Albert Snead. and Virginia. the
youngest daughter, was sent TO the Uni
versity Of Mississippi and TO schools In
the East, with a purpose to make her
intellectually as distinguished as her
father virginia Wardlsw was to be
the pride Of the family, and so her Sis
ter Caroline gave the new little baby
girl Miss Virginia's name in full
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LIFE OF FEEbbuLA
LED BY FAMILY
Little Is Known Of Transac-
tions Within The House
Of Mystery"

when I got there" says he. They
would hardly let me in Finally they
led me TO a space curtained or and
there, behind It. Miss wardiaw was
sitting on sort Of couch. She had
her veil on and 7 could hardly make out
her face"
Finding the house expensive, the yvo-
men moved 10 two rooms, about Janu-
airy 1. 1907. These were found in the
residence Of an old Confederate soldier.
Colonel Searcy. Not even the family of
their landlord knows how those quarters
were furnished No one ever entered
them. Once when a STRANGER. well
dressed and presumably an attorney.
called 70 see them, the four women
rented the use Of Colonel Searcv,s par
Tor for dollar. Sometimes SAYS .heir
host Of this period, they paid their rent
promptly, and sometimes they aid not.
Their debt. when they left in septem-
Der Of that same year, was about So.
and Colonel Searey does not seem al
together hopeful OF getting it paid
Mrs. Snead
Brings Son Fletcher
Mrs. Snead did not live with her sis
tiers constantly, and once when she re-
turned she brought with her the eldest
Of her sons. Fletcher or him Mrs.
Searcy now has this 10 say:
When we frst saw Fletcher Snrad
enter the house ne was smooth shaven.
Three months later. when he left the
place for the FIRST time, he wore a full
beard. We could hear the click Of his
typewriter every day. But he never
showed mis- face outside his room and
we never got peep At the inside.
Money came - them from two
sources. The sale Of their interest in
the college buildings in M.rfreesboro
brought them something. However
much or little It enabled them TO take
over title to the Montgomery Female
College at Chrisuansburg. near Roa-
noke, Va. 1t was to this place theS
went. leaving Colonel Searcy So in the
hole The latter took possession OF
their household goods as soon as he
and his family could enter the two
roosas. But what was left behind, be
reports. was Junk
Little Revenue
From New School
The school in the new location did not
yield large dividends. Fer while
there were A few pupils and with Mss
Virginia. Mrs. Martin and John SneadD
teaching, the expenses were not large
The second special source Of funds did
not depend upon the school.
John Snead died. On his life pended
insurance OF 5000, So 0o IN the Travel
ers- OF Hartford and the remainder IN
the Mutual Life Insurance COmpany-
According TO A. 4 PhIegar. a we'll
known and altogether trustworthy at
torney of Bristol Snead committed
(Contiuued on Page ,TFirteen)
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Aunt Becomes
Prominent Educator.

The aunt who had given name TO the
little daughter had developed. I'm the
meantime into one OF the most promi-
nent woman educators Of the South.
Tor several years she had been princi-
pal Of the Nashville College FOR Young
Ladies, now nonresident. but az that
tune n foremost Southern college FOR
women. About thirty miles southeast
cf Nashville is the little town OF Muir
frcesboro. which had as the first pride
az its 1893 citizens an institution FOR
yoaag ladies known as SouIe College
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charge Of everything. including her sis
ter the principal of Soulc.
Many in Rutherford county agree that
the progress OF ,he WardlsN. colony
erased with Mrs. Martins Joining. Her
first stop was 10 isolate her oNn dauEh-
ter. then seventeen years Ole. A negro
maid Wsts given charge Of The princi-
pals niece and il was announced tine
young girl was suffering from measles.
Snead Boys
Desert Their Wives
Fletcher Suead and his brother John
had gone into the woods Gfty miles
southwest and set un Il saw mill az
LynnviIla. I'm that town they met the
two daughters of j. r. McLiuriu. a
lawyer and business man whose abilities
had mad him known throughout Ten
uessec. & double wedding occurred and
the four young people made two beauti-
ful homes as The ccuters OF q HAw So
cib order for LyunvIle. Suddenly ire
Young husbands deserted tusir wives.
Fletcher leaving behind also a little son.
Ia is accepted iu Nurfrecsuaro that
Mrs. Martin and ha- sister were the
antagonistic inference.
Colonel Martin mad died meanwhile
and there was much adverse comment
on one of the Incidents of his death.
II was the principal or Souic ne sum-
mOned 10 his bedside, not his wife al
though Mrs. MARTINI was within easy
reach. II was Miss Wardlaw. therefore.
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\ committee OF trustees managed it
in the name Of all their neighbors and
that committee as organized thirteen
years ago, Joined with Samuel J. Keith,
OF Nashville leading banker-to trans
fer Miss woodlaw from the larger school
TO the smaller.
No sooner had the new president been
Installed than her aged parents came
to live with her. Dear old Dr. Ward
law and the mother Of tho principal
afterwa.d removed to a cottage near by,
and the former died while yet his chill
nrnn hold hicn nlace
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Relatives Join
MurfreesbOro Colony.

Next came Mrs. Mary Snead, 5y this
time a widow, with her three children
FLETCHER WardIaw Snead, John 3.
wardlaw snead. and Albert G. Snead.
Mrs. Martin came down from New YORK
once q wear. and when her daughter
Ocev had grown 20 be eleven years old,
il seemed best to them alI that the
little girl should Join the wardlaw col
ony i'm Murfreesboro. This was I'm a
sense the beginning OF Ocey's life. and
ii will he well for ms who are to follow
"a so closely to stop n bit here and look
around.
The present mayor Of this town is !.
H. CricDlow and he remembers clearly
the serbs OF incidents which took little
Ocev TO Nurfreesboro.
She was a beautf-l little girl, says
he. with bralds Of long, light brown
hair. soft blue eyes. and an unusually
sweet naivete Every one who came 10
SouIe loved ner-for a time. Her cow
sins took a big hrOtherly interest in
her The girls al the school made as
much Of a pet of her rs tnev might
under the rules She proved more than
apt at her lessons. With the charac-
teristic social life Of small Southern
town opening before her and the in
dorsement OF such an aunt as the prin-
cipal Of Soule her natural outlook was
upon a life Of beHux and parties. "a
young Iady's responsibilities i'm the life
of hnr church a finished education
and marriage. probably. with one Of the
v,eIl-to-do Young gentlemen farmers. or
business men OF the Cumberland vailCS
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Hard Fight
To Prevent Bankruptcy.

The Martins were not greatly happy
AZ their home outside Of Louisville.
The old colonel had constant fight
20 keep his tobacco house above bank
y,,ptcy. and one night, about twenty
years ago-when little Ocey was four
wears oId-their house at Wilder Park
was burned 70 the ground. Before her
ocean voyage. Mrs Martin had been a
teacher I'm the schools Of. the city Of
New York. her appointment dating from
January s. 1853. and continuing hardly
four months. She was reappointed in
1911 and remained on the eligible list.
60 that when this new crisis came in
her family affairs at Wilder Park she
became an independent bread-winner
without long delay.
Bereft Of wife and child. Colonel Mar
tin builded himself little bungalow
on the ruins OF bis manor house For
three years no fought away the inn
pending failure Of his business.
Then the bungalow became hermit
age, it's militant master withdrew from
his fellows. and one midnight. twelve
years ago. the lonely and disappointed
Cd man died there alone
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29
!. w. SMITHTES,
Manager c. A. Co.
LITTLE BITS FROM
uADT0TTC CNTTDrrI

LITTLE BITS FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES
OF curious prayers writer says:
al have heard a layman utter this pc
tition during his prayer: 90, Lord, be
Thou with us in our upsittings and our
"a variant of the text in
the Psalms, Thou knowest my down
sitting and mine uprising A minister
occasionally introduced a Latin SEN
tence into his prayer, and forthwith
proceeded to translate it. Another
minister in his early days experienced
considerable difficulty with the long
prayer before the sermon. In Noncon-
formist churches this usually occupies
a quarter of an hour, but long before
this period had been reached he was
wound up. On one occasion while in
this dilemma, he startled his hearers
with the words, And, now, O Lord, [
will relate unto Thee a little anec-
dote!' -
From Paris comes the story that in
carrying out gunnery experiments on
the hulk of the disabled battleship
Jena the French Government intends
to go further than have the other
navies, and not only test the durability
of the ships, but the effect of battle
action on life on the ship attacked. The
effect of gases generated by exnlosions
in compartments on the. ship will be
studied by the substitution of cows
for men in the Jena.
Newfoundland would be nothing
without that great submarine plateau
known as the banks" on which all
the hshng IS done. At small station
"'thin the edges Of the great bank that
the cod loves so we'll the sea is quite
| smooth 1t Is usual for vessels fishing
on the bank to inquire from those that
nave arrived from the open sea as to
! "hat sort OF weather it is ''abroad. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29

At the NEW ENGLAND BAKERY,
Tuesday, March 80, 'O9
At II o'clock noon
Ice boxes, refrigerators,
Electric piano, in frstclass order,
Showcases, cash registers, glass jars,
Glass dishes, large coffee urn, nickel
plated,
Fancy soda fountain,
Soda generator,
Ten gallon copper container for max
ing your own soda,
Tables, Vienna chairs, oak chairs,
Silverware, mating, carpets,
Table cloths, dishes, cooking stove,
Cooking utensils,
Mirrors, ice cream freezers,
Bread troughs, baking pans,
Candy tools, candy moulds,
Candy marble coolers and coffee ket-
ties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29
A Man
Bought a
House
But Didn't Get 1t
WHY, HOW WAS THATs

W
Well, Paid the landlord the full
cost of house and lot, but the land
lord still owns the property, and in
tends to keep it. HE RENTED. We
see people every day who have paid
enough money for rent receipts to buy
a house, and many of them will pay
for another house the same way if they
keep on renting. You are buying a
house, anyway, when you pay rent, but
you will never own it. Why not get
something for the money?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29

Take Laxative BromO Quinine
Tablets, All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure.
E W. Groves signature is on
each box
PARIS MEDICINE CO. St. Louis, I S. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29
The New Theater.

The new open air theater, the San
Francisco, on the site of the old merry
go-round is showing the very latest
things in pictures and has constant
change of program. There is a band
concert there on Saturday evenings
and the show has been attracting a
large share of patronage. There are
two entrances, one on Pauahi street
near Nuuanu and the other on Hotel
street nearly opposite Bethel street.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12
AsFKADY DRAN.
sick Khaneys Woaken the Elaolr
BOdv Make You IN. Ham,
Ru'd ara Deuren~ed

sick Kkaneys Weaken the whole
aIakc You I'M. Ham,
guid and Depressed
Sick kidneys weaken the body
through the continual drainage Of
lifegiving aibnmsn from the blood
into the urine. and the substitution
Of poisonous uric acid that goes
broadcast through the system. SOW
ing the seeds OF disease. Loas Of
albumen causes weakness. languor.
depression. Uric poisoning causes
rheumatic pain. nervousness. nausea.
cricks In the back. gravel and kidney
stones. The proper treatment Is a
kidney treatment. and the best rem
edy is Doan's Kidney pills. Here il
good proof in the following teati-
monial:
J. p. Ryan. 400 Pine St.. Wallace.
Idaho. says: Il have heard a great
many people speak highly OF Doan's
Kidney Pills aud as my health was
gradually running down on account
Of kidney trouble. procured a box.
For years | suffered severely from
backache which at times greatly
handicapped me in performing my
work. I had frequent headaches and
a dificuity with the kidney secre-
tions bothered me especially az night.
| felt tired and depressed and other
medicines ! used did not seem 20
help me. Doan's Kidney pills iinai-
Iy banished my trouble and ! was
benefited in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Ailburn Co, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
and take no other.
The w. c. T. U. will observe flow
er mission day next Thursday at the
Methodist church. An appropriate
program Is being prepared for the
celebration OF the occasion.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12

records show that OF nearly 500
american women who married foreign
-oOiemen about 200 have been d.
s0teed from their husbands or are liv-
apart from them. AT present there
~ tWenty-nine prIncesses. six Ouch
- seventy-two harnesses and
s'snt viscountesses Of American birth
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12

The most beautiful woman Of the
iereign colony in London is Nine. Co
varrubias, wife Of the Mexican minis
TER During a recent London season
the Mexican minister and his wife
we're accorded the warmest welcome.
They were present at all the smartest
ianctions given by various hostesses
To- the king and queen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12

Today's news todAy II you read
the Evunlng Presa.
Loose Leaf ledger Or hlil printing
Ia q Speciality a. TIA Press once We
have q complete stock Of paper for
this work. II you use the loose leaf
system let ua figure with you.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12
: Woman !
Features in this Column:
Girl Lawyer a Receiver
Monuments to HerOines
Wives Of Ball Players

Miss Amy Wren, a lawyer Of Brook
I'm. has just been appointed receiver
Il a concern in her city by United
states Circuit Court Judge chatfeld
Her fee will not be less than $4,000.
AT the time Of the appointment 1t was
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12
PERRY LYON NAVIGATION
COMPANY

Occur d'Alene River SeFNlcel
Steamer Tacoma leavea GoemF d'Alene
daily except Sunday for Harrison and
all Occur d'Alene river points.
Reservation OhaerNation Trip
Steamer Milwankec leaVes CosuT d.
Alene $50 a. "A. for HarFison aad all
lake points, returning arrives Occur
dAlene p. m.
0eneral Lake Service
Steamer Lyondale Ieaves Occur a..
Alene $50 p. IA. daily GoF all lake
points, returning neat day.
Mica Bay SeFs ice
Leave COeur d'Alene daily 7 a. m.
10 q. m. and 2:3O p. m. Leave Lyon.
dale 3 = M, 1870 a. m. and 3;<5 p.
m.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12
WE HAVE MOVED
Into our new Office, 4ll
Sherman Street, and will be
very much pleased to have
yOu come in and see as

We have got = fsw special bargains
that must be sold this week:
One Of the finest 1o.acre Irrigated
tracts az Hayden Lake, close 20 the
school and store. Psice sl36 m acre.
A 1o-acre tract az Hayden Lake, a
fne tract to irrigate, half planted IN
the very best variety Of winter APP
plea. Price S165 per acre.
A 6se.acEe tract at Hayden Lake,
tlree blocks from school and store,
AL fenced. PRICE $500. Ternls, half
cash.
A 2-arpe tract at baiacn Gardens,
enlaN shack, all planfed 10 fruit, pota.
toes plmnged betweaa The frmit trees,
fsnced. aa6 Close 20 ahz aiaE1ric sta
ton. Prise $3.50. $3.50 cash. baiancs
tWo ysaEa.
A dandy new plasseuea four.room
house. 6ne Ievel lot on c. "a. street.
PRICK $675.
A fne six-Eo6m modern house, two
iae lets This property Il well worth
$500; price SiG0O. easy terms.
A strictly modern honae, furnace,
hath, tOiiet. and q Zee level lot. This
Is Gloss IN property. can be bought on
thu tastallmeat plan.
We ssll craik Park lots on any
kind Of terms.
One AZ The Gnest timothE raaehes
in sh< state Of Idaho on easy terms.
A fne eottaee, ieyel lot al planted
IN berries. close 20 Academy. This
property mast be sold this week.
Price SITS.
Two 6ne lots On ShEFman a4rrek,
elose 10. We have e special iow prick
on them q sold this wesk.
Crab PaTk lots. dos 20 college:
very easy terms.
We have . Erw good houses 70 rent.
BOOtlle & Petersen
40 ShsElaa Street
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-31
Old New Vear Customs.

In age most Of the holidays We
keep through the year are Young az
with the new year. From
the time of the Julian reformation
of the calendar, the old Romans
kept the first of January 40 a holt.
day, dedicatiug it and the whole of
the following month to Janus who
opened and closed the gates of the
year. Sacrifices were offered to
him on twelve alters corresponding
to the months of the year, and people
were careful to be on their best
behavior that day that it might
prove propitious augury for the
whole year.
II was day of visiting, of family
gatherings, and of exchanging of
gifts, and also of the reconcilin0 Of
differences between friends aud re-.
latives. These observances in onr
day are associated with Christmas I
rather than With New Year, but the
more fully they are observed,
whether at the one season or the
other, the more blessed the result.
Among other ancient customs Of
the New Year were the cutting and
exchanging Of branches of n;istle.
toe by the p!ruids: and the presenta.
tion Of eggs by the Pereians.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-31
:..x'al:leleoetIlsf|lsfR1 / NINE
!
80 Seasei Roer aad Associates
IS. 6taia Ie1seS4e Property sad
] So Naly yvstk So the Cos''ss

) 5SNt :sj -. "a 1870
I During the put week Capt. Sam.
uef Hoar and associates have com
pleted arrangements for the leasing
of the Alberta property, compris.
ing a portion of'section 16, 58-17, and
under the name of the Elk Mining
Co. propose doing: exploratory work
on the property and placing it in
shape to again enter the shipping
list another season.
The Alberta was originally open.
ed and developed by A. B. Coates,
the first seasons shipments from
the property in 1907 being 3l0a2
tons. The following season the
mine was thought to have worked
out, shipments for 1903 being 5l,143
tons, or a total from the property of
82,175 tons. !:
Later explorations conducted by
the lease holders proved the exist.
ence of additionalsore on the prop
erty, and it is the intention of Capt.
Hoarto fully prove and develop
the same, the work thus far done
making them confident that much
larger deposit Of ore will be proven
;andsit is their expectation to again
put the mine in shape for active
work this winter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-31
TOOK DYNAMITE ROUTE foe HEAVEN
Oscar Efsteoila Studies Out Fantastic
Method OF Riddjaq himself Of the
Woejd'1sNfoeS.

Oscar Erstenila, a Finnish miner
living at the Oliver location, took a
novel method of quitting life on
Christmas eve: drawing. a stick: of
dynamite from his pocket and tell.
ing his wife, who was with him at
the time to "1ook out" deliberately
exploding the missile aud blowing
himself tospieces.
Erstenila was about IS years of
age, and in company with his wife
was enroute from their home to the
Christmas festivities in the Finnish
Hall. Responsive to the warning
sounded by her husband the woman
fed for her life and gained a safe
distance when the explosion occur.
red.
; No cause for the rash act is known,
unless it be that the deceased had
been drinking heavily, which 10
said to have been the case. Aside
from his wife he leaves two children,
aged I aud IL years.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-12-31
o,lys Out 6raad Theatre.

r.. A. Mclean, proprietor of the
Bijou, closed deal early in the
week tor the purchase of the out6t
aud lease of the Grand Theatre, tax.
ing gimmediate possession:
Mr.: Mel can hae made pronounc:
ed success in the theatre business
by giving the patrons of the Biiou
the very best possible shows. and
has consistently kept at the attempt
to better the standard of attractions.
He will pursue the same policy with
the Grand, and will: give patrons a
| program which will insure success
to the house.