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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02
GEN. ROBERT f. LEE
A GREAT AMERICAN
Foremost Hero of the Cause
That Was Lost
JACKSON WAS HIS RIGHT ARM
Estimate by Editor of Salt Lake
Evening Telegram

Evening Telegram
The Evening Telegram of Salt
Lake City, Utah, contained the fol-
lowing estimate of General Robert
E. Lee OF date January 10Th:
Today is the anniversary of the
birth of Robert E. Lee. Had he
lived he would have been 103 years
old today, There is much talk of
him in the east just now because OF
the proposition to place his statue
in the rotunda of the capitol at
Washington. Thousands of men
are scattered through the country
who believe he was not only the
greatest general but the greatest
man Of his age.
He graduated at West Point at
the mead Of his class He served
calamity in the Mexican war. He
captured John Brown at Harper S
Ferry. When the war came on and
his own State seeded from the
union he resigned his place i'll the
United Stated army and joined the
Confederacy. He was soon major
general and little later was made
commander of the army Of Virginia
and served through the war as com
mauder of the eastern army OF the
Confederacy. He fought in all the
battles, and looking over the list,
the number is appalling.
Mr.. Lincoln in his last inaugural
speech said that if every drop OF
blood drawn by the lash was to be
repaid by a drop drawn by the
sword, still we must acknowledge
that Gods ways are righteous alto
gethe- For years prior to the civil
war Virginia was known as the
slave breeding State. More chill
dren were sold there and 81 Mt south
than from any other State, and when
the war came more blood was split
in Virginia than in any other three
States.
General Lee was in all those
battles-the Seven Days battle. the
battles in the Wilderness: Gettys
burg, Antietam, Charlottesville
and the closing battles of the rebel
lion, until the final climax at Apo
mattox. Up to Charlottesville he
had for his right arm Stonewal
Jackson. After Stonewall died he
never won victory, but he made 6
marvellous tight and held on to the
very last, held on year and a hal
after he advised Jefferson Davis
that the war ought to close; bu
when he surrendered he surrend
cred in perfect good faith, and from
that on until his death he did al
that man could do to bind up tn,
wounds OF the war, to cover thu
, scars of the war with flowers. AnC
when we think that most of us, haC
we been Southern born, had grown
up under Southern prejudices
would have been rebels like him
we can afford to lay our wreath upor
his grave and only remember tina
he was magnificent American anC
the foremost hero of a cause tina
was lost.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02

so simple and single-hearted, that
no one who knew him ever suspect
ed that he had grain OF selfinter-
est in any project. He never aimed
at position or grasped at power;
they simply came to him. He had
power just as magnet has-not by
effort, but by law of nature. He
had greatness within, and the cir
cumstances of power and influence
gathered around him by the law Of
attraction.
His power over men arose from a
strange combination OF faculties.
He had genius IN its best sense-a
power to create, invent and COM
bine, both in the department of
thought and action. With these he
combined that extraordinary power
which we call sagacity. He had a
clear insight into things, quick
perception of connections and ad-
justments, an intuitive Judgment of
means and ends. This, added to
energy and prompt decis on, made
him an effective man. He was not a
man whom circumstances made; he
made the circumstances. Nature
made him to be ringleader. If he
had been bandit, he would have
been the head Of the band. If he
had been soldier, he would have
been the commander of the army
but as he was a Christian, he was
Captain of the Lords Host. He had
rich experience of the grace of God,
and this gave balance and impulse
to all his powers. He had no good
ness by nature. He had as much sin
in him as usually falls to the lot OF
man; but those who knew him con-
stantly saw the lion held in the
chains of grace.
AS teacher, the impression made
upon the students was his power to
penetrate a subject. The class to
which l belonged heard his lectures
upon Didactic Theology, as we'll as
those of DIR. Hodge. DIR. Hodge gave
us a subject with massive learning,
in logical development. in its beau.
tiful balance, and connection with
the whole system. DR.. Alexander
would take the same subject and
strike it with javenlin, and let the
light through it. His aim was to
make one point and nail it fast.
always came from his lecture with
these words running through my
mind: nail driven in o SURE
!, place" He carried the spear o
Ithuriel. and how often have W.
seen him touch with it a specioI!
theory, when 10! it changed into {
startling heresy; as when from tn
whispering toad Satan sprang fortl
: full armed and terrible.
But time would fail to finish thi
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02

You've got to advertise if you
want people to know you're on
EARTH" the Gorilla said. Its
the lions roar that makes him the
king of beasts. The person who
makes a big noise gets to the
'front.'" The rabbit pondered these
words and was convinced. Some
time later he rose on his hind legs
in thicket and screamed. A CO.
vote, learning of the rabbits where.
abouts by his noise, hoped onto
him and ate him. Moral: If you
haven't got the goods don't make
any noise at all.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02
Severe Regulation
of Corporations
Stiles Nations
Growth.

By
York;
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02

Throwing vocal stones at other
people may be fun, but ten to one
the other fellow will get mad and
hit you with the real article some
time.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-02

1T takes money to make money,
we are often advised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
QUEEN ALExANDRA's PLEA.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S PLEA.
The Queen Mother Alexandra OF
Great Brit.in has addressed the following
letter to the nation.
"From the depth Of my poor broken
heart wish to express to the whole ma.
ton and our OVID kind people We love
90 we'll my deep thanks for ell their
t.uchlug sympathy 10 my overwhelming
sorrow aud unspesksble anguish. Not
sloue have lost everything 10 him, my
beloved tu,band, bat the nat on, too, has
suffered an irrepsrable loss by the death
of their best friend, father and sovereign
thus suddenly called away. May God
give us all His divine help t, btsr this
heaviest OF crosses, which He..has seen
6t to lay upon u'. Hs will be done.
Give me thought in your prayers, which
will comfort and sustain me in all have
to 90 through.
HLet me take this opportunity Of ex-
pressing my heartfelt thanks for all the
t9u ,hing itt ers aad tokens Of sympathy
| have received from all classes, Eigh and
low, rich and poor, which are 80 pumer-
Gus that l fear 1t will be impossible
for me to ever think everybody lndIvid
ually.
81 confde my dear son into your
care, who, know, will follow 10 bis
dear father's footsteps, begging you to
show him the same loyslty aud devotion
YOU showed bis dear itther. l know
both my dear son and daugbtsr.in-lsw
will do their utmott to merit aud keep it
"ALEYANDRA
The London World, socitty paper,
claims ID have the best OF authority
for stsSing that the queen mOt1'r.
Alexandra, had q presentiment while
she was at Corfu that her husband
was on the verge Of danger US Illness.
This presentiment was so strong that,
although she intended TO sts- another
week, she left at short notice for CALAIS.
Bat for this plemonition. she ssys, she
would hardly have arrived Ia time
t. attend the final scenes at the death.
bed.
In consequence Of the contiru]d cir
culstIon OF rumoFs 10 regard to the
health OF the gaeen mothIr, az official
statement wss is, usd yesterday evening,
which says that she continues In good
health, although che Is naturally suffer-
ing great griei.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
TIE BAPTISTS.

The Southern Baptist Convention, In
Baltimore, yesterday began lts sessions at
the Lyric and will cor tlrus until next
Monday.
Over 500 delegates and more than
1000 persons including women and
friends have arrived to participate in the
convention.
The threstsned difficulty coucernip 8
the proposed affiIistion OF the southern
Illinois churches t) the S u.hern con
vention bss been temporarily sverted
The delegates we're received yesterday
aud indications point 10 their acceptance
by the convention Alth ugh some Oh &C.
tion may be offered on The convention
floor.
1t Is understood that the temperance
committee will praise President Tat and
Congress for the passage of laws designed
to prevent the shipment Of liquor into
"dry" territory.
Bspt's.s from the Southwelt are said
t. be opposed 10 the Int 'rdenominstlonal
Laymen's Missionary Movement which
has received the support Of the Atlauic
coast states. This will ckule some dis
cuss. .on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
STREET DUEL.

As a result Of a street duel In Oordele,
Ga, Monday, between Bowen Herbtr
and Edward Mercer, brothers, on one
side, aud Suell Grove aud Wlllism Ben.
ton on the other, SaelI Grove and Bsc-
ton are dying snd Edward Mercer il
dsugertuhS wounded. The duel ws'
caused by attentions which Smell Grove
had bsen paying 3 young sister of the
Mercer brothers. S1ell Grove hsd been
warned to keep away from the girl. The
latter, however, loved Suell Grove snd
asked him to come to her homs Sunday
night. The swetthearts met 10 the girls
room. The brothers discovered Shell
Groves presence aud the latter lesped
from second st1ry window TO escape.
The Mercer brothers met Smell Gtove
aud Benton In front OF the postofice at
noon and the dusi began st once Re.
volvers were used, and thirty shots we're
fred. OSing to the prominence OF the
families, It Is feared that there will be
more bloodshsd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
THE MEIHODIsIS.

At the quadrennlal conference OF The
Methodist Episcopal CLu:eh sonsh In
Asheyille, n. o, last night, there was
considerable discussion on the question
Of sn assessment Of q cents q member
for the erection OF q representative
Southern Metbodi,t church in Washing
ton. The convention 6ually Endorsed
this prt ,ct by resolu lon, but left the
method Of raising the assessment ID the
discretion of the board OF church ex-
tension.
Tbs committee on temperance and
other moral aud social questions yester-
day submit ted report that all candi.
d, tes for the ministry be urged to abstain
from the use Of tobacco, and minority
report was ruSmitted that the candi-
dates be required to publicly declare in
tenllon to rent u nee the ule Of tobacco.
This will Cause 6ght when the report
Is taken up.
The resolution 10 begin the election of
bishops on Friday, May 13, was voted
d1wn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
Chairman Committee on Streets.
maY6 u
NFFTCE CITY sCHO0L BJARD-

ntFlCE CITY SCHOOL CARD,
Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Clerk Of the City Scho ] Board. for the Com.
mittee on Finance and Aecounts, until SAT.
URDAY, May IL, at u o'clock NJ, for fu--
nishipg FORTY TONS or more of WHITE
ASH COAL and ONE HUNDRED TONS
OF CUMBERLAND COAL-or more, for
the public schools
Also TEN CORDS of SAW ED and SPLIT
PINE WOOD.
Both coal and wood zoe delivered snd
stored IS nesded. The light to reject any or
all bil's is reserved.
Proposals to be addressed to the Clerk Of
the City School Board. my6 lw
XTIRGINIA.-IR the Clerks Office Of the
Y Cooperation Court Of the City Of Alex
andris, on the Goth day Of April, 1910.
William F. Tripls't
VS.. CnAncerys
Elizabeth F. Triplett !
Nemo. The object Of this suit il to obtain
for the plaintiff. William F. Triplet', an sh-
solaie divorce from the def 'ndsnt, Elizabeth
7. 1riplett, on the grounds Of unlawful de
sertion and abandonment for period Of three
years prior to the institution Of this suit.
" appearing by an affidavit fled in this
cause that the defendant, Elizabeth f. Trip-
lett, is a nonresident Of this STATE: II is Or
dered, That said defendant appear here with.
in fifteen days after due publication Of this
order, and do what is necessary TO protsct
her interest in this suit, and that a cow ~
this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexsn.
dria Gazette, newspaper published I'm The
city Of Alexandria, once a week for iour sn".
oessiye weeks, and posted at the front door NJ
the Court House Of this city.
A copy-TKsTK
NEWELL 8. GREENAWAY. Clerk.
Samuel g. Bent, p. q. .spr20 wzw-w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

DROPOSALS.- Proposals for the furnish
Il ing of all material; for the excavation
and for the construction Of sewer on Cam.
eron street from Fayette to Henry aud on
Henry street north Of Cameron street for such
distance as NAV be decided by the committee
or streets, will be received at the Office Of the
city engineer until noon WEDNESDAY,.
May Is, 1919. The right is reserved to reject
ary and all proposals Specifications and
plans can be seen at the Office of the City
Engineer.
E. S. LEADBEATER,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
AIfxam0ria 6azette.

PUBLIgHKD DAILY AND TRI.wKKKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING, $40 d 3H PRINCE
STREET.
TEntsred ct the Postofdce Of Alexandria, Vh
ginia, as second-class matter
TKRMe: Daily-l year, $500 months
S4b0; 8 months, 31:25; month, AZ cents;
I week, 10 cents.
Td.veekly-I year, $500; 8 months, n.5e
3 months. rs cents: month. 25 cents.
Contract advertisers viii not be allowed 70 en-
Al transient rates, and under no circum.
stances will they be allowed 10 advertise
other than their legitimate business In he
space contracted for.
Resolutions in memoriam, Of thanks, tributes
OF respect, resolutions adopted By societies
on persons, unless Of public concern, will
My be printed in the paper a. advertise
ueuts,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

ged to have her turn at welding the
whip. At this stsge the secttt'rg OF the
church ecu lcll appeared upou the scene
and put ttDp to the whipping. Mr'-
Monstes tainted at the time OF the inter-
ruptlou.
Wednesday night ct meeting Of the
church council the resignation OF DR.. Will
con Was read aud accepted. The chsrges
against the minister we're heard at q meet
ing month agoIsud 1t was deeided:.oIsllow
the matter to rest where 1t was. The
mtt,er was reopeneo, however, when
prominent members OF the church were
shown Lffidavits from the girl in the pos
session OF an sttIrney. The ministers
declartton that the sffidavlts contained
references to former ministers OF the
church brought on the attack OF the
mother and daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
MINISTER EORsEwHIPPED.

Following charges sgsiust Rev. ]. Fl.
Wilson BY Miss Meta Monsees, Of the
Lutheran .Ohurch of the Ascension in
savsupab, Ga, Miss MOnsses, accom-
panied BY hSr mother, Mrs. Kate Mon.
sees vent to the church Mondsy
morning and, calling the pastor from
bis study, borsewhipped him until the
the elder woman wss too faint to ply the
lasL.
Seeing that her mothers blows were
becoming ineffsc,ral, the daughter beg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

Some families buy Eve bottles Of Colonial
Ssrss parilla st n time. II certainly is good
medicine, and they wouldn't be without 1t.
eix bottles for $2.50. Ieadbeatar's-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

Make a note now to get Ely's Cream
Balm if you are troubled with nasal catsrrh,
hay fever or cold in the Read. 1t is purify
ing ard soothing to the sensitive membrane
that lines the cir pass ges. 1t is mide to
cocaine nor mercury in It. Do not be talked
into taking substitute for Ely's Cream Balm.
All druggists sell it. Price Soc. Mailed by
Ely Br,s., 56 Warren Street. New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

Leadbeater Is guaranteed Cherry Cough
Remedy 70 are coughs. We donf say--or
your money back, becaps there's Eonssd. It.
urss. 25c.T gttls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

The splendid work oi Ohamberlsin's
Stomach and Liver Tablets Is daily COM
log to light. No tuch grand remedy for
liver snd bowel troubles wss ever known
before. Thousands bless them for curing
conslIp' ton, sick hssdsche, billtu,ness,
j 1dice aud indigestion. S1ld by W.
r. Creighton & Co.,, aud Richard Glib
aon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

Ohsmberlain's Stjmach and Liver
Tablets will clear the sour stomach,
sReeten The breath and crest, hea thy
sppet t.. They promote the h1w Of
gastric juice, thereby inducing good
digestion. Sold by W. F. Creighton
& %. and Richard GibscD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

NIRGINIA.-IR the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the City Of Alex
andris, on the Goth day Of April, 1910.
NNillinr,, Z Trir,lalf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11

Manufacturing Pharmacists and Dealers In
Paints, Oils, Window Glsss, Dyestofs, Spices,
Druggists Fancy Goods. aud Speciaities, I'M
porters Of Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Per.
umery, Olive Oil, DC:
Agents for John Lucas d Co.'s Tinted
Clos Paints, Masury's Liquid Colors and
Deyoe's Lead and Zinc Paints.
Goods shipped the day order is received
Quotations furnished By retum mail. Cor
respondeucs solicited.
Fort Pierce news., 1910-12-16
EVENING OF MUSIC AND MIRTH
Ralph Bingham, HumOrist, Here
Next Thursday Evening.

Mr.. Ralph Bingham, who is undoubt'
edly one of the best entertainers In the
country, will be at the Improvement
Club hall next Thursday evening, De-
cemher %.
"Ralph Bingham is funny because he
can't help IL. If he went into the un-
dertaking business he would be expelled
from the union In a week. He was
born TO drive dull care away, 3 doctor
wha cures by the good old rule of laugh
and grow fat. And heis one OF the few
doctors who seem to take their own
medicine. On the platform or off, with
an audience of one or 6ye hundred, II
Mr.. Bingham's audience is not shrek
ing with laughter you may take 1t for
granted that it is composed OF deaf
mutes who have not yet learned to read
lip movements.
"But whatooes he do, anyhow Well
he monologues and plays the VIOLIN
His monolonues are either original, or
might as we'll be their rendition, at
least is original and ipimitable' dis
face changes with every shift In the
humor; you hardly need to hear the
story, for you can see it. he uses many
puns. and the pun is said to be the low
est order of wit. But there are puns
and pups. and Mr.. Binghsm's Is as near
the highest wit ss It is possible lot q
uun TO be. He makes use OF remafka
BILE metaphors and similes there Is a
constant cracking Of jokes throughout
the monologue, ard last but not leas''
the monologue itself is always new :
Paul M. Pearson. Editor Talent.
This popular entertainer will start r.
the Christmas festivities and put every
every one in a Jolly frame OF m'nG'
Reserved seats, so cents general ao'
mis.dop. s5 cents; children, % Genus
This is not one Of the numbers .'t,'a,s o. .ns
Lyceum Course, and the season ''oN''
are not good for this entertainment
Fort Pierce news., 1910-12-16
ExGURSIONISTS TO STOP HERE
DR.. schadt, Well Known Traveller,
Will Visit Fort Pierce.

DR.. o. G. j. Schadt, we'll known as a
traveller, linguist and lecturer, who has
been conducting party excursions from
New York to Florida. will personally
accompany an excursion party and
stop over in Fort Pierce one day dur
ing the latter part of the month.
DR.. Schadt. who was at one time an
instructor at Rollins College, at Winter
Park, Fla, holding the chair OF Ian
guages, is accommodating data OF Flor
ida, her resources, ETC., to use in a lec'
ture in the North at future date
Having repertoir of six lectures, the
Odd Fellows are trying 10 obtain the
doctors consent to deliver his most pop
ular and interesting lecture, IAN Eve
ming 10 Russia, " at Fort Pierce during
his short stay.
DR.. Schadt was the American repre-
sentative at the international Exposi'
tion at st. Petersburg and met the EN-
press of Russia personally, and was
placed on the Imperial Commission
from Russia to the st. Louis Exposi'
tion.
Arrangements are being made to
greet DR.. Schadt and his party upon
their arrival 10 our city and make their
visit one to be remembered and talked
about when they return to their far-a'
way homes.
The Doctor and party will be officially
received and welcomed by the Board Of
Trade in Jacksonville, and the Board
of Trade of Fort Pierce may also ex'
tend welcome to them.
Fort Pierce news., 1910-12-16

ped in some degree for the race OF life.
"lhe commonly used name ofthe NAL
ady, infantile paralysis, states the pa
thetic fact that fifty per cent of its VIC
Tins are children under six years old.
AS, however, the remaining cases
range in age Of from seven years to
more than seventy, the common name
for the disease is inaccurate.
'Infantile paralysis has been confused
with cerebro spinal meningitis. They
are entirely separate and distinct dis
eases.
physicians have given the disease a
name so exact that IT is to the medical
man an abbreviated description of the
nature and course Of the malady-epi-
denic acute anterior poliomyelitIs. 1t
Is an inflammation of the nerve cells 10
the gray matter OF the spinal cord,
which begins suddenly, is followed by a
paralysis Of the muscles controlled by
the nerve cells attacked, and may be
transmitted to any member OF a COM
munity it has once invaded.
!"The inflammation which destroys the
nerve cells in the spinal cord 10 caused
by germ coming from another victim
OF the same disease. This germ which
is easily acquired as the germ of diph'
liberia, and more readily than the bac'
illus Of typhoid fever, most frequently
passes into the system through the
moist lining Of the nose and mouth. II
works It's way into this soft tissue, trav'
els through the blood stream TO the
nerve cells OF the spinal cord, and be-
continued on page six)
Fort Pierce news., 1910-12-16
COMMITTEES or new COUNCIL
Appointed for Ensuing Year O'
President Jackson.

i ,ba organization Of the new oiss =
.e,, - ~. lat wednesday night Mr. W. n
jackson was elected President .t.Dding arS ~
has appointed the following S''uS
committees for the pext year. n. r,
'0s street and Finance committee. : s1-., "a
Mccarty, chairman Lucien DAAs'' 49,
A. G. Dittmar. r.,o,er Baker,
!. FinanOS si,.n,a0 J. TT T. Lisk, A. G. Dittmar.
Laws and Rules A. =, y rSsk'
chairman, D, T. Mccsr'y, I, :, III. ! cha chair
Fire and Building-9. I. q lIsa, pstsJ' s
man, D, 7. Mccsrty' Lucisn !. = NM NJ civ
Lns Ll..,' I'm I'M q held on the hr't Vs0'
s,'',lI 0ssSsy svsDlag in January