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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
ClPHTHERtA SCARE BREAKS
UP CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginian)
HARRISONBERG VA. Dec cl---
A diphtheria scare has broken up an
elaborate Christmas program at the
Mountain Valley United Brethren
church. The whole thing has been de-
clared or and cash contributions made
by numerous people are being return-
sd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
Miss Nellie English.

Especial to The Richmond Vrginian)
kSBUEG. VA. Dec. 81.
Miss Nellie English, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs W. II. English II Stafford
died ut the home of her parents Sat
urday afternoon. at the age of twenty
years She is survived by her parents,
two brothers and two sisters.
Rev. W. X, Hardesty conducted the
funeral services at the home sunday
Interment was made in the family
burying ground.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
EMPORlA ODD FELLOWS
CHOOSE OFFICERS FOR 1911

(snecial To The Richmond Virginiaa
EMPoRiA. VA. Dec. a1--At re-
cent meeting of TIE Enporia Odd Eel
lows the following eff3 GERS were elect
ed: Dr. Lucien lotion. noble grand
master; {. l.. iiroadweil. vice grand
master. r. I. Moore, chaplain. VIII
liam Monntield. secretary and J. p.
Peobles treasurer The installation
viii take place tho First Friday night
In January Prominent Odd Fellows
from Richmond are expected to be
present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
Robert Campbell.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
FREDERlCkSBUR VA, Dec. n,
News was receiyed here Tuesday OF
the death of Mr. Robert Campbell.
a, Fort Worth. Ark. on Monday. The
deceased was a son of the late John
Campbell. OF Fredericksburg For q
number of years he conducted a bust
ness house here before removing to
Washington. and later to Arkansas.
Many friends here regret his death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
CODY OF UNFORTUNATE
OFFICER is FOUND

WASHINGTON. d. G., Dec. 2i.--The
mysterious disappearance 1T Second
Lieutenant Edward J. Donahuc, United
States revenue cutter service, was
solved Tuesday by the discovery Of his
body in the waters Of Baltimore har-
Dor. not far from tho berth OF his ship,
the Ana che.
Ills parents live IN New York. lie
IS supposed to have been drowned
ahcnt / O'Clock last sunday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
OBITUARY
Mrs Mary =. Petit.

Mrs. Mary + Petit, widow OF John
Y. Pettitt, died Tuesday in Durham,
\. G., IL her I3d year. She leaves
three daughters L, G. McSpar-
ran. Mrs. II. NJ. Tailaferro. Durham,
y. e.. aud Mrs William + Mercer.
The burial viii take place .Wcdnes-
day afternoon III Hollywood after the
arrival Of the u: ab Southern train
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

The Duchess ilecaxes. all the world knows
was an Amcrcan--a daughter of the eaermous-
IN rich Singer family.
The puchess Vas once taking part In some
amateur theatrieals at Iasaz, when a NV York
tirl said to her mother
Is she Il real Duchess
Yes ms dear" the mother a KniekerAocker
answered. ~ es real, but machine made
Philadelphia Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
WORKMAN LINER
TOWED INTO PORT

Ian PALMAS, GANAR1ES, Deem
Der 2l--The alarm felt for the safety
OF the steamships Irma woeruan,,
and her sister ship. the Inghert of
the Woermann steamship line, WAS
relieved to-day when the frma towed
IN the lnghert. which had been dis
ahled by the gale
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
The Iiteraru Man

When get home where live at will remove
my wife's new hat from my desk, and my daueh-
ter's seeks and my wee haby's building blocks
three spoos OF thread some tatting frames n no.
two Of cut out games. some scissors, and nv
wife's waists, box OF tacks and some tooth
paste cook book and sewing kit some let
the kids put there, one or two wads of hand made
hair q bottle of shoe polish too. a hair brush
and a baby shoe, some stockings that are worm
darn. II skein two Of darning yarn. picture
book two or three. picture babe has drawn
for me- rubber ball, piece of gum, some pie
ture postcards and drum. Ill do all that when
/ get home and then write immortal poyne
that will have Swinburne double crossed--tf al
my pencils are not lost-Houston Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

merchant of Weldon, N. c.. thron1h
;nn took poison Saturday even.
a,s when caused his death, notwith-
na .mu,hg he did everything In his
ro"er ana knowledge to counteraca
sixty years old and leaves far,,,,,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
John w Harris.

Major John ". Harris died nj Lewis
burg. ". Va. Tuesday. December 20
Major Harris was the father of Ar.
William II. Harris. % This city. Fune-
raj will be conducted from his rest
dence ia Lewtsburg Thursday morn
ing at IL o clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
William p Nh.

VII, miiA!RRIsoNBUR;. VA. Dec. III
IN ~ n,1adh Z; lille. forty-three years old.
aied Monday in Baltimore. Md. finn,
ahlu,ies received u week ago in an
eeiueht he was injured while NOV
$50 Il sate two years ago. and had
never recovered. Ho leaves III. W.T..
and several children. He was a ~
tive of Harrisonburr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
NJ. A. Luck.

ROANOKE. VA. Dec. .21.---M. A.
Luck died here yesterday OF pneu-
munia. aged seventythree. He was
native of Bedford county. and had
lived here many years He leaves n
family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
John Y. Martin.

letrn Y. Martin died At hfs resi-
deace. s47 China street. Tuesday. ps-
cen1ner Il Announcements funeral
viii De made public later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

When ')r Cook lands in New York he viii pro
badly find that since he has been away the lock
has been 90 changed that his KEY will not fit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

Now that Rockefeller is out Of it, the Chicago
University professors will probably discover some
newer and stranger gods to worship
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

John u. contented himself with simply calling
AndT's bet without attempting to raise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

The chances arc that the Hornet is not oyerfs
in love with its revenue cutter ehaperonc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

That Mexican revolution seems TO he another
OF those characters that are constantly denying
the reports of their death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

every girl should receive some business train
ing whether she puts ii 10 actual use
or no.--Miilcr Il Rhoads Monthly Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

Or Cooks return 10 America on the George
Washington may be Il silent protestatioi of be.
lief in strongly eontroverted theory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21

Tue effort to scare Congress ont OF an appro
priation having tailed. General Wood declares
the war scare to have been silly There is no
folly so palpable As a lark of success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-21
Key. Peter \. Siinsnck.

Rev. I'tfar n. StinbHtk,
Especial To The Richmond Virginian.)
EMPORIA. VA. Dec. A,--Rcv.
Peter NJ 6tainback. = local Methodist
preacher, and prominent citizen and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
BUSINESS HINTS.

A merchant is known by the clerk
he keeps.
1t is the catering to excertions in
any business that kills the pace.
Would you hire yourself for the job
IL you were the boss? lntrospect.
He failed because his business grew
faster than his capacity to direct 1t.
You can't be good business man
unless sou have learned to be good
citizen.
All streets, even the alleys and
country lanes. lead to the stores that
advertise.
A clean and orderly store is the
cheapest advertisement ever n mer-
chant had.
You cant plant pigweed and harvest
corn Nor can you In merchandising
SOW Incidence and reap success.
Salesmanship is the fine art of max
ing the other fellow feel as you do
about the thing you have for sale.
Were we In the retail variety busi-
ness we would mark every article in
our stock In plain figures. We would
do this because we would want TO sue
.eed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
BOOST YOUR BUSINESS.
Some Reasons For Failures of Small
Retailers to Realize Profits.


Retailers to Realize Profits.
There are several reasons why the
profits Of the small retailer are not
larger. A study Of his methods re-
veals, in the first place. lack Of sys-
TEN. Operating expenses are not fig
ured down to the nice point arrived
at In large department stores. He
does not always know just how much
1t does cost him to do business. and
consequently his margin of profit is
often too narrow Sometimes the alb
sence of competition begets reaction
ary methods. lie falls into rut.
Stocks are allowed to accumulate until
changes In fashion necesSitate sharp
price concessions on the old goods. re-
ductions that are not always met by
commensurate provisions In the price
standard Of the new goods. The pos
sibilities of the show window are more
generally neglected than otherwise.
while store interiors seem dead and un-
inviting
The small country merchant. how
ever. is not always asleep to his op-
portunities. Occasionally perhaps Of
ten would be better-one is found who
has built up a very profitable trade
from most modest beginnings. He
need take no backwater from even
the big city department store men.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

ing much attention, as once before he
came to these shores and made many
friends in Washington and elsewhere.
Furthermore, he is one of India'S most
remarkable men and said TO be the
richest, one of his pearl necklaces
alone being valued at Sl2,O00,OO0. In
this connection an amusing anecdOte is
related, showing that the maharajah is
not deficient in blarney.
81 should so dearly love to see your
pearls" rapturously exclaimed Il young
matron he met at dinner in Washing
ton.
Here is one of them" quickly re-
piled the prince, smilingly pointing to
his maharanee, who sat at his side.
The gailiwar speaks English tluently
and has entertained numbers of Amer
leans at his palace at Baroda. The in
come of this potcntate is about $4,000
900 a year, and as his household e.
penses are borne by the pCH'c hO -
enabled to invest his wealth L gems.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
MAKE YOUR OWN TRADE.
"TaIk Quality, Emphasize Worth. Lay
Stress on Inherent Goodness"

"TaIk Quality, Emphasize Worth. Lay
Stress on Inherent Goodness"
One Of the big hardware houses OF
the country issues the following:
Queer thing this reputation. 1t
takes toiling and molling to get it.
takes singlencss OF purpose and capaci-
ty to resist temptation to cheaper. but
scendent and can't be computed in dol
lars and cents. How infinitely better
it is to build on foundation OF quail.
ty and worth than to chase the will-o'-
thewisp Of cheapness. which leads you
into bogs and swampS.
But my trade won't pay the
price walls some timorouS soul. Your
trade. dear man. Is what you make Of
it. If you insistently talk quarter tea
and ten cent brooms and five cent
brushes and ninety cent apples and
fifteen cent oranges how In the name
Of common sense do you expect the
trade to ask for anything else? Try
the other. Talk quality. emphasize
worth, lay stress on inherent goodness
and watch the result Cut loose from
cheapness, for you are leaning on a
broken reed that will give you bad
fall one Of these days. Profit and
prestige lie In selling good goods. Is
any feeling so all satisfying as the con
sciousness that your name stands for
the best-for quality?"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
IMPROVING RURAL SCHOOL.
Much Care Should Be Given to the
Class Rooms.

How about the schooIhouse in your
town? What sort OF class room is
provided for your son or daughter to
work In five or six hours per day? Do
you know whether fresh air Is admit.
ted or prohibited In that room? Do
you know whether the room Is proper
ly cleaned or Is 1t germ laden with
swccpings? And. If you don't know.
why don't you know?
Why do you swatch your child's
or monthly reports from the teacher
and neglect to ask what care is given
to his body from 0 to II and from | 80
to $3.50 five days each week?
If you heard that little Jimmie
Brown. who sits at the desk next to
your son, was carrying diphtheria
germs from the bedside of his sick
father into that class room you would
be the first to appear before the city
physician or board of health to file n
complaint. Well. Jimmic's father has
a disease just as observation-disclosures
lOSlS-ullu DloN IL tNllS
into that close, unventilatcd class room
tuberculosis germs in his clothing.
Why don't you do something to pre-
rent such dangerous contact for your
boy?
Why don't you demand in your town
notification and registration for the
father and fumigation and segregation
for the son? What right have you as
an intelligent father or mother to let
your child take such chances?
These are straight from the shoulder
questions which you as a parent should
consider and answer. They contain
the reason for physical examination Of
school children. This does not work
a hardship on the few. and 1t does
save the many.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

chased it of Sir Charles Sheffield for
f2S,0O0 and settled il upon Queen
Charlotte. From time to time since
then it has been rcmodrIrd and i'm
proved. n considerable sum being spent
in this work just before the Corona-
tion of the late King Edward Queen
Victoria added the eastern facade. the
great ballroom and otl or modern parts
of the big palace.
The principal front of the building
Is 800 feet long, but the architecture is
quite unntercSting Within the palace
Is gorgsouSly adorned and Sumptuously
furnished. The throne room, the grand
staircase, the state ballroom and the
picture gallery are notable among th"
royal apartments of Europe. In Buck
ingham palace King Edward drew his
first and last breath. having ! born
there
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
King Edward Born In Famous London
Residence Where He Died.

Buckingham palace. in which King
Edward recently brcathrd his last and
where his successor may reside, has
an interesting history dating back hun
dredS of years. AS long age rs 1909
the ground was royal property. James
l. acquiring is in that year In 1868
Arlington House, aS ii WAS then called,
passed into the possession of John
Sheffield. Duke of buckingham, from
whom if has retained its name
In l162 buckingham palace became
a royal residence. George Ill. pur-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

Virginia and let him curl his tail over
n limb. He was closely guarded for
three days and was still "ull there"
when the boys let him go.
At length twas the farmer who said:
THAT possum shall sleep with the dead.
I'll catch him once more,
And. b'gosh and galore,
His blood l truly will she'd"
When n fox or coon finds he is dis
covered at his little game and Is chased
by the dog two or three times he pulls
up stakes and hunts Il new ncighbor-
hood. Not so with the poSsum. When
he finds a good thing he hangs right
on, and the result is that his wife
looks for him to come home some
morning and he does not show up.
lie has eaten of ducklets full ten,
And my goslns are gone from the pen.
He has sucked scores of eggs
And then used his legs
To tote himself homeward again.
At the Cincinnati 700 they put a
basket containing six dozen eggs into
the cage of the poSsum. He was will
ing and went at 1t. They thought he
might suck the whole ScYcnty-two, but
he was no hog, and he stopped at fifty.
The hole he made in the shell was no
larger than darnlng needle. and not
n shell was broken. Just how much
cggnog q possum can drink Is not
known, but about gallon would prob
ably do for him.
BY thunder. I'll stand 1t no more,
But dabble my hands iii his gore!
I've sworn it and said
That I'd have him deAd,
And to life he shall come nevcrmore!
The stupidity of the possum Is
shown in the fact that he can be easily
trapped. He is not looking for any
thing of the kind, and it is said that he
cannot scent a steel trap like the fox
or wolf. A trap set anywhere around
the hcnhousc will eventually get him.
And next morning the captive was there.
And the ak the old man did prepare.
One look he just gave him,
And then he did shave him
And cut him in two, l declare!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
New Mother Goose,

Simple Simon met a pi"man going
to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pieman,
LET me taste your ware"
Said the pieman to Simple Simon:
"The ultimate consumer is permitted
only to smell the pie. SO take your
sniff and go"-Minneapolis Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
Another Catch.

Gunner-What's the latest news to-
day?
Guyer-George Washington's auto
sold for $500 in New York
Gunner-What are you trying to hand
me? There were no autos in George
Washington's day.
Guyer-Who said anything about au-
tomobiles? This refers to his auto
graph. News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

made rs weird as
possible. As soon
as the guests ar
rived they donncd
black gowns and
masks and w ere
us hcred into Il
room of Subducd
light, w h ere in
ccnSc was burned
and skeletons and
bats were suspend
ed by strings. La
ter the guests were
taken to an upper
t,l.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
Sure Enouuh.

"What's in a name, anyhow"
whats the natter"
Here my name is Holdfast, and I
can't keep a job, while my neighbor,
who is named Gum, has never oncs
been fired. ."-Baltimore American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
In and Out.

Wigg-There seems to be quite a diff.
ference between job and a situation
Wagg-Oh, yes. For instance, when
fellow loses his job he often finds
himself in an embarrassing situation.
philadelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

or course Il IIallcy'S comet party had
to come, and Brooklyn girl ori@inat-
ed It and inaug7Iratcd Il fad that will
no doubt become Il raging feature OF
social affairs At the party We're thir
teen-notc the numbcr-and it WAS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

scope produced and II prize offered to
the first to sight the comet. That
much talked of celestial visitor, how
ever. was not seen on this occasion, no
doubt being frightened away by the
gowns and masks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
GETTING Wealthy,

"You could own a brick block il
you'd save what you spend en- booze" "
81 can beat that. Three glasses Of
booze and | own the earth. ."-Cleve
land Leader.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
Three kilograms.

Blue Haven, May 3.
William j. Binks, New York:
Please send me $500 at once.
TOM.
H.
New York, May 4.
Thomas Binks Yule College, Blue Ua-
ven:
You must economic. Send me your
bills. FATHER.
Blue Haven, May 5.
William J. Binks New York:
All right. Am economiZing. Have
forwarded bills by freight Cheaper
than express. Love to mother.
TOM.
-Harpers Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
Speakinq For Himself,

"WEat kind of a bar of soap does
your mother want" asked the grocer.
The smallest" said Bobby. decid-
ing with the aid of his own prejudice.
Buffalo Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
RICHEST PRINCE COMING.

One Necklace of the Gaikwar of Ba-
roda Valued at Twelve Millions.
The visit to this country i'll June of
the gaikwar of Baroda, Sir Sayaji
Roall, ruler of the independent state
of Baroda of western India, is attract
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
A Society View.

Krcme de Kreme-What reason have
you for marrying that actress? You
are rich, and she has to work for
living
Multymil-I am going to marry her
because love her.
Kreme de Kreme-That is an ex-
cuse, but no good reason for it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First, people think there's man who
keeps up with the procession.
Second, they think he must keep
good goods on hand.
Again, If the home paper has enough
drops Of advertising ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop of NEWSPAPER AD-
VERTISING INK is a good thing for
the town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09

that the fox, the coon and the "chuck"
give him half the path when they
meet at night. Any one of them can
roll him over, but so tough is his hide
that they might chew on him for an
hour without hurting him.
Near by lived the good Farmer Dwight,
And the possum he went every night,
He went looking for scraps.
And he thought that perhaps
With the dog he'd get up fight.
The poSSum does not wander far
from his lair This is because he is
like no other animal in his eating. He
will eat fowls, young rabbits. birds,
eggs, roots, berries. vegetables of all
sorts, scraps from the table. mice, bugs
and almost everything else you can
think Of He can therefore get his liv
ing around any farm. If living near
marsh he will feed on crabs and frogs.
If there are snakes on a farm he will
thin them out. A fight often takes
place between possum and black
snake, but the former Is always the
winner. 1t is said that the bite of a
rattlesnake will not poison him. In
sum hangs to a limb by his tail and
uses his forefcet to gather with. He
can eat more pcrsimmOns than any
three colOrcd men, but .hCn it comes
to the watermelon he NrSn't care for
It,
He'd pick up n chick now and then
Or Strangle a goslin or hen.
He was after the best.
And he ate II with Zest
Before he'd returned to his den.
The two oldest things about the
possum is Che way he uses his tail to
hang by and his playing dead when
attacked and overcome. If the farmer
clubs one to death. or thinks he does,
the animal will remain quiet for hours
and then get up and walk off. To ac-
tually kill him with club he must be
beaten to n Jelly. He has a hide on
him like bull, and he has few nerves
to feel pain A bulldog may worry
one for an hour after he is supposed
to be dead, and he will come to life
again and make for his tree.
There We're qights in the fun of the moon
When he Ms mistook for a coon.
Around bushes and stump
And get out of that pretty soon.
Naturalists used to = ,Sert that when
the mother possum had litter of five
the old man turned to and ate up three
of them 30 as to keep the number
down where all could make a good
living. This has been found to be in
correct. AS soon as the House is full
Of children papa takes his departure
and finds another boarding house for
himself. They may live or die. but
it's nothing to him. 1t is only at such
times that If he meets another daddy
possum he will get up a row without
the least excuse. He's mad about it,
you see; thinks two In the family
enough.
Three times he was caught in a trap
And over the head got a rap,
But possum he played,
And living he stayed
And winked as he woke from his nap.
In the New York zoo several years
ago a possum was struck fifteen times
with baseball bat in the hands of
strong man. He went dead, and
man was set to watch him. He was
watched for ten hours, but as he
stayed dead the watcher went away
for half an hour. Upon his return-no
possum! The next day the animal
was as lively as If he had not been
clubbed Du.j1y the civil war some
Union soldiers captured possum in