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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
IMPORTANT OPINION
Circuit Court of Appeals viii Settle
Matter of Norfolk and
Southern Sale.

The opinion of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case OF
Frank D. ZeIl and others, appellants,
versus the Norfolk n southern Rali-
way and others, appellees, Will be an
jnounced tomorrow morning.
Zell and Tiers seek to intervene IN
the ale of the railway properties; Y
were denied this right by Judge Wnd-
dill, in the United States Circuit Court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
Council Meet, To-NIrh

s O'Clock to complete the business of the
last regular session. The subcommittee on
Broad Street sewer has been called to meet
at 6 P. NJ and the subcommittee on Streets
at 1880 O'Clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
Suit far Debit

SUIT was entered In the Law and Equit,
Court yesterday by o. III. Berry & Company
against Z. D.. Kirk for $50. The action is
for an open account.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
chnmher directors "a Meet,

The regular monthly meeting OF the boaia
OF directors OF the Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the assembly hall this after
noon at ) O'Clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
James to Preach,

Mr.. james to Preach,
Rev. ". c. James. pastor Of Grove Avenue
Baptist Church, Will preach to-nlsht at 8
O'Clock at tho Putnam, Theatre Mission, 1911.
Fast Franklin Street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10

Retreat Hoard to Meet.
The board OF managers OF the sRetrcas
for tho. Sick will meet IN tho Retreat par
lors to-day at II A.. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10

Marriage License,
u Amarriage license was issued 8yestcrday5tn
Hirschell5 ~ Paschal. of New York. City,
and Miriam s;potswood Word,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10

More than t~hree-quartcrs of the
qualified voters of the First Ward OF
M~anchestcr were present at n meeting
held In the hall at sixth and Hull.
Streets last night. and pledged them
selves unanimously not only to vote
for. but to support annexation of Rich
1nond and Manchester in every way
possible. In tho crowded hall there
were many from other parts or the
city who Joined in the applause and
voted enthusiastically along with the
rest.
The meeting unanimously adopten
the following resolution offered by
j. w. Hastings:
y 1t resolved, That nc, the votcr.
of the First Ward OF the city Of Man.
chestcr, In Jnnss meeting; nsscInbled,
hereby pledge our support to the an
.ncxation ordinance us indOrsed by the
Council of this city on the Sth day or
Mnrch. aud Will use our efforts to sus-
tain the same to the best of our nbil-
ity.'
At the close of the meeting a cons
mlttee. composed of WaverleS Nuns
nally. r. F.. Dalton. f. j. Andrews and
j. w. Hastings, was appointed to wait
upon Aldermen Hooker and Bailey, OF
the First Ward. to induce them to cast
their votes in favor OF placing con
aolidation before the people. Each
voter was asked to use all his influ-
ence in bringing out as many as pos
sible. should the matter come to a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-10
charged win stealing,

Addie Ryan, colored, was arrested
yesterday on,Ha. charge Of stealing q
.kIrt from Lizzie Ford.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17

Kim was Korean delegate from
Kauai sent to Honolulu to attend
the conferences Of Koreans here to
see what could he done about pre-
venting Japan from annexing their
country.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17

A Chinese suspected of being the
murderer, In New York, of Elsie Sic
gel, has been arrested while at
tempting to enter the United States
from Mexico.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17

SALES-Between Boards: 30 Hon
d. & NJ. Co, s2l; a. Hon. Il. & NJ. Co
SCI; 20 Oahu Sug. Co, s275O: 5 Wal.
alua, slo7; 80 McBryde, s4.25.
Session Sales: McBryde. si.25:
: McBryde, si2j; 10000 Olaa Gs, 500
$50 olqa. $3.50.
Latest sugar quotation 800 cents OF
$7s per ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17
CHANG CHAU
p. II BURNETTE

Com'r. of Deeds for California and
New York; NOTARY PUBLIC;
Grant Marriage Licenses; Draw
Mortgages. Deeds. Bills Of Sale
Leases, Wills, Etc. Attorney for thi
District Courts 70 MERCHANT st
HONOLULU. PHONE 1910.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL

The nickel tablet sold by the
Bulletin is the biggest and best
tablet for school work that can be
found.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13


late evenings; but after dinner cheer
fully dons kitchen apron and helps
with giant plum pudding and other
Christmas preparation that yearly is
repeated in honor of old England and
the home left behind when there was
made search for fortune in the rich
land OF America. These are just two
instances, the one quite commonplace,
unheroic, but you may pick up few
for yourself by eavesdropping bit in
your shopping; observing among the
buyers the many shop-girls purchasing
toys and silver "pusher," children's
gloves and sweater, or gray dress for
nanny, muffier for daddy.
Of course there is any number OF
pert, incompetent girls that wait on
hapless customers, rather keep hap
less customers waiting, but they have
been pictured with enough frequency,
this sort repeatedly held up as typical.
thereby obscuring the virtues of the
many worthy ones following the pro-
fession of waiting on For some time
past have been gathering data, ma
king experiment; and have found it
| the rule rather than exception that
courtesy meets with courtesy. soft
and fair go far in day. not only on
highway but in the miles Of space in
huge department store.
IA man said to me recently: How
little of church is brought into the
Christmas of today And how sadly
true this is-"church' in this connec-
tion standing for whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are good, of
full import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from,
lovely and good" as one may wander.
Put yourself in her place, remember
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily WEAKNESS snapped
strained nerves, broke down lpoise.
Ye gods and little fishes, in what
condition is the shop-girl to enjoy
Christmas! l am sure if l were she
all l would ask of good Saint Nicholas
would be a dark, airy room far, far
away from people (from man, and es-
pecially woman; great, soft bed
where l could stretch out long and
wide; silence and sleep forever and
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
HUMOR OF The DAY
Took Him at His Word.

The old couple were eating their
first meal with their son after his re-
turn from college.
Tell US, john" said the father,
what have you learned at college,"
"Oh, lots Of things" said the son as
he recited his course Of studies.
Then" he concluded, II also studied
logic"
Logic" said the old man. "What is
that, my boy?'
WELL" replied the young fellow,
''let me give you a demonstration.
How many chickens are on that dish.
father%'
Two" said the father.
'Well," said John, II can prove that
there are three" Then he stuck his
fork in one and said. "That is one,
isn't it?"
yes" said the father
"And this is two?' sticking his fork
In the second.
YES" replied the father again.
'Well, don't one and two make
th1Ge?'' said John triumphantly.
"Well, / declare" exclaimed the ia
Their. you have learned things at col
lege. Mother" continued the old man
to his wife, Il will give you one of the
chickens to eat I'll take the other, and
John can have the third "-Tit-Bits.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13

than the regretted o. Henry that the
shOp-girl most stands in need of the
strength of Hercules, the heroism of
er singular excellencies of Una, the
patience of Job. Think what it must
mean, from eight to six, or eight to
ten, as the case may be, to face and
serve the ratified throngs that are now
surging through the shops, think of
the strain on endurance and nerve, on
temper and manners. The wonder is
not that she often comes up to the de-
mands on her, but that she ever does.
Some of the veterans, survivors of
many hard-fOught Christmas battle
fields, are marvels; may be seen at
fag-end of day still alert, though droop.
ingly so; still clear-headed, though
with conscious effort; still with cour.
teous attitude in their serving, though
those they serve have lost the last
shred of any politeness with which
they may have started out.
Compare the manners of some
spoiled darling, some INDUCED, AFRO.
CANT child of wealth, with the dignity
and patience and sweetness often
shown by the girl behind the counter.
The one self-centered, of most restrict
ed vision, captious, petty; the other
self-effacing, far-seeing, charitable,
big. Caleb in search of a wife might
well pursue his quest along the aisles
of the big stores, find womanly ideal
standing there behind the counter.
They arc not al caricatures Of fash
ion, with hair tortured into latest ex-
aggeration, frocks cheap copies of
snowy splendors; not all more given
to powder and rouge than to soap and
water And in the attainment of the
so highly-desirable neatness and trim
ness heroism again has to come to the
fore, 1t is no easy matter after long
hours OF labor to labor more, take
pains for personal cleanliness, sew and
darn when eyes are heavy, back is
aching. Heroines every one of them
that make good show.
know girl in a fashionable candy
shop that every other hight washes
and irons that she may be presentable
the next day. Her moderate wage is
the chief part of the family support,
there Is not enough money for enough
blouses to last the week. and so the
midnight laundrying is done as a mat
ter of course. But how pretty and
sweet and fresh the girl does manage
to look in her snowy white and well
brushed black; much better dressed
she seems to me, than the woman of
fuss and feathers.
What little mothers they are. a lot
OF them, simple affectionate, domestic
creatures-though so often character
lied as vain, shallow, foolishly am
bilious, thinking only of dress and
dates" / know one girl that worked
IN one of the department stores which
keep open evenings at Christmas time
who the night before Christmas did
not leave the store until midnight
then after travelling an hour on the
street cars to her home STAYED IN
hours to trim wonderful Christmas
tree for the children of the family. the
bunch of little ones the poor seem al
ways to have with them. / know an
other girl that at this season goes
down unusually early mornings to ar
range stock" comes home unusually
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
The Retort Courteous.

"Now," said the suffragette orator,
sweeping the audience with her eagle
eye, 81 see Mr.. Dobbs sitting down
there in the third row-a man who has
condescended to come here tonight and
listen to our arguments. He has heard
what 1 have had to say, and l think
get a mans view Of our cause. Mr..
Dobbs, tell us what you think of the
suffragettes.'
ooh, / c-c-couldn't, m-m-ma am, "
stammered Dobbs, 81 rur-really c-could
not. Thu-there are l-l-lul-ladies pup
present. Weekly.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
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: SHOP /
5 MER DUEs a
f5f fda5&23fs55St1lis:

Y an excellent short
story published not
long ago, o. Henry
gave to his shop-girl
heroine a colossal char
acter, emphasized that
in her were combined
the notable attributes
of Hercules, Joan of
Arc, Una, Job and Lit
tie Red Riding Hood.
And at this season of
the year-"glad Christ
mas days. easily
might seem to a less
sym nat h etic person
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13

forever. No dreams to disturb that
sleep; no vision of past haggling, no
vision of wearisome exchanges to-
come.
But the reality is a long way from
this that would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wage Garner as she.
would be content to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
power? No, every dependent in the
household must partake of her bounty,
every pensioner be given good proof
of what it means to have her dress up
and go down town every day. Moth
ing of niggard is the shop-girl at
Christmas, she is as much a Lady
Bountiful as any millionairess of them
all.
What creature! Hercules, a
Joan of Arc, a Una, Job and a
Lady Bountiful -on eight dollars and
less a week!
Copyright. 1900
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Awkward For Both.

'This is awkward. 1 flirted with a
young man at the seashore and we
both pretended to be rich. Now find
he lives in our city,
"But you needn't see him if you
don't want to-"
81 can't well get out of it, 1t seems
he collects the payments ON our piano."
-PittSburg Post.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
.28BREsSa-
CHRISTMAS TIME.

l have often thought of Christmas
time, when it has come round, apart
from the veneration due to its sacred
name and origin, If anything belong
ing to it can be apart from that-as
good time, kind, forgiving. charit-
able, pleasant time. Charles Dickens.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Sounds Like 1t.

Could it be that the prophet Isaiah
had in his forecast the hurried travel
Ell at the railroad eating station Of our
day when he wrote, "And he shall
snatch on the right hand and be hun
CRY. and he shall eat on the left hand
and shall not be satisfied ?"-Brown-
ing'S Magazine.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Different Now.

Different Now.
MOneybags-YOung man, started as
clerk on Is shilings week and today
own my own business.
Hard Up-I know. sir. But they have
cash registers in all the shops now
st. Louis Star.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Wouldn't Do.

WOUIONt 20.
"SOrry. sir: we're quite out Of poul-
try this morning. but we have some
nice pork sausages."
Tut, tut. man! can't very well tell
the wife that ! shot sausagesv-Cas-
sells Saturday Magazine.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Run Down..

Run Down.
Muggins-Subbubs says his wife is
very much run down.
Buggins-I'm not surprised. You
know how those women talk about
each other out there.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Always Good.

Speaking of Jack LOndon-Or was it
Rex Beach?-they tell that when in
his salad days he submitted a story
to great editor the things came back.
upon the great editor and asked:
whats the matter with this yarn Z
Don't you like it?
"Yes," replied the great editor i'm
pressively, Il always success
Magazine.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Auto Suggestion.

The chauffeur, who had been in an
automobile smash, had just recovered
from the anaesthetic.
You're all right now, old chap"
cheerfully said the surgeon. ''just as
good as new"
Perhaps" smiled the patient weak
~, 'but 1 feel factory rebuilt" Illus
trated Sunday Magazine.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
She Wasn't.

She Wasn't.
Mrs. Knicker-Are you familiar with
the Norwegian sagas?
Mrs. Newrich-Not the least bit; 1 al
ways make the servants know their
place.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
A Considerate Child.

A Considerate Child.
"Do you believe in fairies, little grip
mo, but pretend to just to please
mamma. She thinks I do, and why rob
her of her harmless decisions ?"-
Washington Herald.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Mutual Exchanos

She-I like your impudenee!
He-I'like your cheek.-Life.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Sure Siqn.

Indian-Did he miss c~aine
Guide-Of co..rsp 'ln.G:I. Didn't you
hear him shoot?- spare Moments.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13
Brute.

Brute.
HE writes poetry for the love of
the thing"
Indeed! And what's the things
name|-Spokane Spokesman Review.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13

He came. Flora continued to smile
until he appeSfsd, ana then She MUIR
INJURED some supposedly graceful thing
about having a great Admfration for
good management and appfeciation'-
which might have meant anything.
"He had to slip away as the cur
tain went up, but, as Tom says,
What of that? He came And he
had motor car at the door to take
us all home so really can't see why
Flora keeps on smiling in the way she
does. She didn't see much of him,
but she saw him. And Frederick
couldn't help it at all. We've talked
it over and he's convinced me OF that
The and Tom.
TON is so comforting and helpful,
too. He said, Sure, he couldn't help
it, sis. Now, don't go to making it
hot for him because he wasn't at that
blooming party. He came afterward,
which was long way to come. And
man can't help business surprises.
But remember this hereafter: A man
doesn't care to be exhibited before a
bunch of women. Wait till afterward,
when he comes into the role OF posses
sor. It's much easier, then to put
over an exhibition party"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-13

Let US figure with you on
on your next work.
Our facilities are the best, having
just installed one of the latest i'm
proved Chandler & Price Job
Presses-come around and see it
work.
DOR type is new and modern
faces.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-23
No Word from Bryan.


One of the most remarkable
things about the recent election
was that In all the reports; from
elections, ina.every state in the
union, in all the deluge Of copy
for the newspaper, there was
not one word about William j.
Bryan, of Nebraska, who bolted
a Democratic nominee. The pa
pers thus far have not used Bry-
ans name in reporting the cleo
ton results. Instead of being
the big man he has become e a
negligible quality and nobody
seems to care what he thinks,
Boiling q nominee can be for
given in anybody except Bryan.
He said t3hae b0Itsi6s 1 Il Demo atic
nominee was indefensibla ,He
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-23
QUEER WEDDING GIFTS.
! Ore Couple of Mature Years Received
a Pair of Collins.

! Ore Couple of Mature Years Received
a Pair of Collins.
An Englishman extremely fond OF
hunting received. Jas aiwAdding gift
from an anonymous person a complete
set of. false limbs, set, OF, artificial
teeth and | a couple ief glass asyes. to
procure all of which the sarcastic
donor must. of course, have put him
sell, 70 considerable expense, ACCOM-
panyfng these Strange presents was a
note wherein the. hope was expressed
that. by reason Of The, recipients many
falls while following the hounds. some
or all of these substitutes might ulti-
mately pr9ys of -use, pAs ths. bride
groom had incurred much enmity while
holding Office under his government, it
was supposed that these gifts came
from.a disappointed Office seeker
"A we'll known American writer re-
ceived from a rival man OF letters "a
scrap book wherein were, carefully
pasted and indexed many hundreds of
clippings containing adverse criticisms
touching the formers work. and a
popular artist was presented with set
Of elementary works upon self instruc.
ton in drawing and painting 2'"
Some years ago In the west an elder
ly.. crusty merchant on espoHsing
spinster. of mature age was presented
by, an undertaken with two collins for
himself and wife, a letter. which ac-
companied these, CHASTITY. gifts stating
that they would. unlike most of the
other offerings received. be sure to be
of service Naturally enough the
bridegroom resented this singular if
useful gift. and 1t took all the efforts
of mutual friends to preventsa breach
or the, peace.issc y SSH So!
Like yexatton was no doubt felt by
an infrm soctpgenarian in Ohio who
welded a pleasure loving woman more
than fifty years his junior. The pres
ent in this case was a large brass. cage,
intended" so the inevitable accom-
panying letter stated. ito restrain the
hayward fights of a giddy young wife
who has married ,1ecrepit old foot
for his amoneyH-Ch Chicago Records Her.
ada .ins.Us e41isy-u /. aH5 ~
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-23
!. Jackson's Latest Killing +

The lust for murder is bred in
the bone n Bloody Breathitt,
Many bad men are left in the
county, although manyhave been
killed. One of the worst is, Jake
Noble" who killed Mr.. Turner,
the county jaiIer. The Mobiles,
if we are not in error. were Har-
gis men during the Hargis- Cock
rell feud. One of them became
involved or rather was discovered
to be. involved, in. land frauds,
seven years ago, and SO Breath
lit got rid of him between the
dusk and the dawn and sent no
tracer after him. bad Jake"
was a man with notches on his
gun. Bad Jake died as h e
had lived, but it is pity he
could not have been taken alive
and legally convicted.
There is a tonic effect in
sentences to life Imprisonment
or death. If the court in Jack
son continues to grind out YER
diets of guilty there will
eventually be fewer killings. A
good many fewer might still be
q. good too many. Jackson re-
mains the ''sscity of sudden death =
despite the. fact that there is no
longer "a Hargis chieftain at the
head of a murder syndicate = as
| Che press used to say i'll the days
Loft Judge 4'Jim's'' reign, =
Frankfort News. $40
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-23
PIRATES OF. iHONGKOMG.
They Are 1.-The :, Real Old Fashioned
,,... sBloodthirsty Kind.

They Are 1.-The :, Real Old Fashioned
~ isJss,,.iB loodthirsty Kind. ,,r aa
There are pirates in Hongkong-
the usual kind that greet the. gentle
stranger with an expansive smile and
take what he has for worthless rub
Dish. nor yet the petty thieves that 60
by that name ON our own water fronts.
but the real old fashioned. murderous
kind. who count not the victims as
they reckon the spoils. iaIsniec fo ~
OF course they, do not swagger In cos
tune. as all real pirates should, or ply
their trade In Hongkong's. immediate
waters, but among the. thousands OF
fishermen. stevedores and coal han
dlers that crowd the harbor's edge they
mingle ard gossip water front news.
knowing well when particularly rich
cargo is due from the INTERIOR
And in the. purple twilight a junk
darts out of one, Of the many estuaries
far up the West or Pearl river and
swoops with the suddenness of a hawk
on the heavily laden prize. The strug
gle is short Over the hills on the
naked DacKS OF SWarmlng crew the
loot disappears forever from a smoking
hulk in the rice swamps. or. as hap
pened In the case of the Sainafn half
hundred take passage in the crowded
hold of "a. river steamer and when the
handful7of unsuspecting whites gather
at dinner raise a heathenish yell on
the startled air, and the ship, is taken.
Rifles thrust through ,boltcd doors
subdne the pitifuI fire that lasts lit
tie While from behind the shot torn
tablecfoth. bur the ship IS already
headed for the bank by the quarter
master with a. rife at his ear. and one
more tragedy is added to the long list
Of crimes ons the Stkiarig. w. j. Ayl-
ward in Harper's Magazine