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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

of the summer at Ocean View. Wash
ington, Baltimore, New York and
other Northern cities
Miss Flanagan and Miss Dyer. of
Denver. Col. have returned home
after three weeks stay with Mrs
Murphy
Miss Mamie c. Staude who was
the guest of friends in PENNSYLVANIA
and Ohio during the month of July
Is new visiting ut the Haynes cottage
at Ocean View and will remain there
some time
The IAN in For a Good Time" Club
spent "A most enjoyable day at Fort
Lee Tuesday. Luncheon was served
at 100 o'clock. after which five new
candidates were initiated During
the initiation one Of the candidates
fell unconscious. which caused much
excitement, bat she revived in short
time. stroll through the woods and
taking photos of the members Of the
club made the time pass quickly and
pleasantly, The club Is composed OF
some Of Richmond's prettiest girls and
most popular young men. Messrs. G.
.. Sweeney and e. Q. Sullivan are
preside MT and vice president
Mr.. and Mrs c. Undertake have
returned To their home in Orange
Va, after a pleasant visit 10 their
SON Mr.. w. Tifhberlake. of 22I5 Chat
fin street.
Misses Mamye. Mabel and Verser
Glnn have returned home after a
pleasant visit to relatives in North
Carolina.
Miss Ethel Tinsley. who has been
quite sick, is able no he out again
Miss Claude TInsley remains quite
III.
Rev, J. II. Moss spent some time
recently with MIR. G. j. Person in
Williams burg.
Mrs. John w Fous. of l15 South
Belvidere street. has as her guests
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
Of the
Household
MAN sBOOY FOUND
GUT AND MANGLED
Probably Went to Slep on Track.
Bat Causes Loss of
Hair. NJ

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
CAPE CHARLES. VA, Aug. as
Cassius Moseley. a section hand OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. Delaware
division, was found by friend Aon-
day, his body mangled. one leg cut
OFF and one arm badly crushed. He
was picked up and cared for 10y
friends until an undertaken could he
summoned 1t is supposed that Nose
ley was sitting on the railroad track
and fell asleep. He was thirty-ona
years old.
Loses Hair.
Miss Bessie Hardesty, OF Elkton,
Is grieving for the loss OF her hair.
which she lost In an unusual way
Miss Hardasty's luxurious dark
tresses were the envy OF all the young
people in the town where she resided.
When bat entered her bedroom ard
she pursued 1t with broom. 1t took
refuge in her hair The bat was
killed. but 1t was necessary to clip OFF
the hair close to the scalp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

great flesh producers. Half an hour
before a meal a glass OF water Is to
be slipped slowly, and half an hour af-
terward another Is taken, consuming
altogether three pints from arising in
the morning to going to bed at night.
but never allowing the drink to be
sooner than half an hour before or
after a meal. Food eaten without
being washed" down Is necessarily
better masticated. and when 1t la SUI
hciently reduced before being sMal-
lowed a smaller quantity suffices for
proper nourishment.
Immediately on leaving the table
one should GO out OF doors, Ii the sun
Is not toe hot, and for half ar hour
wa kabout slowly If one Is not too
strong. or rapidly II one is able to
take violent exercise. The point Ia to
keep moving for half ar hour, when
digestion by that time is wei. under
way. Shoulders are to be well thrown
back and the chin held up.
IL this procedure is carried out daily
as habit IT will greatly improve a
woman's figure.
MARGARET MIxTEE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
DRIV Frs OBEY THE
EDICT OF POLICE

Drivers of vehicles have apparently
adopted the new traffic rules and reg
ulations put into force by the police
department. for there has been no ar
rest as yet Of any autoist or wagon
man for violating the ordinance.
Major Werner said Wednesday that
he was entirely satisfied with the way
vehicle owners had complied with the
law. 1t was to he expected al first
more or less confusion would res ult.
but thus far the police have had 40
trouble.
Al Ninth and Main streets an officer
stands and the drivers going south aa
Ninth are made To cross the car tracks
before turning east on Main This tn
the principal corner, and one police
man is located on the north side while
another stands on the south side.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
PIRATES ARE CAUGHT
AND GIVEN HEARING

BALTIMORE. MD. August 25.--
The Ave alleged pirates from the
whaler Pedro Narals owned by An
tono Silvia, of New Bedford, Mass,
were brought acre shortly before ,
o'clock this afternoon aboard the reve-
nue. cutter Apache In charge Of United
State officials, Besides the FIVE charg-
ed with plundering the Pedro Narats
on the high seas. there are held two
witnesses. The prisoners were trans
ferred to the Apache from the prac-
tice squadron of the Atlantic fleet al
SoIomons Island They had been taken
into custody at Horta Fayai at the
request of the Portuguese authorities.
The men were given "A preliminary
hearing before United States commits
sfoner bond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
SPOTSYLVANIA BOARD
ELECTS IT'S TRUSTEES

FREDERICKSBURG VA, August
25.-The school electoral board of
Spotsylvania county at meeting here
elected the following schoI trustees
for the~eeHaty3 Joseph Ghewning,
Berkeley district; j. A. Dillard, Lrv-
ingston district; M A. McWihirt
chancellor district: Arthur II. Girls
mond. CORTLAND district. The board
is composed of Captain NJ. B. Rowe,
Superintendent of Schools James A.
Ashby and Commonwealth Attorney
T. S. Coleman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
BUILD POWER PLANT
AT MIDLOTHIAN MINES

Major Miles NJ. Martin, counsel for
the Richmond Power Corporation.
recently chartered by the state COR
poration commission. is preparing a
franchise to be applied for In Rich
mond and Petersburg The company
proposes to build lighting plant near
Midlothian and to furnish light to the
mines there and also generate power
for the use of Chesterfield people
The president o. the company is Mr.
st. John Clarke Mr. g. -. Crenshaw,
ct ssirEmond4 ID -yfce-preaident 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
BOY PLAYING WITH GUN
INSTANTLY KILLS MOTHER

CooRY. PENN. Aug cs.~-whiIe
showing how he would kill burglar
with his new rifle. Dewey Thompson.
12 years old to-day killed his mother.
Mrs Robert Thompson, OF Pfttsfield.
near here.
The gun was discharged sceisntly.
and a bullet entered Mrs Thompsons
brain. causing instant death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
Different with Him.

Towne-My wife's nerves are such
peculiar things She always worries
when shes having drese made just
as it,
Browne finterrupting l--Hah. Ny
Wife only seems 10 worry when she
isn't 'hagas,e enc ms de.--a tfufic
Standard and TiuaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
UNION WILL HOLD
AN OPEN SESSION

An open session or the members Of
the Plumbers Gas and Steam Filters
a Association. Local No. 10 VIII be held
at Labor Temple Fifth and Marshall
streets Thursday night at O'Clock.
Matters vital to the union Will be dis
cussed. and all Il lends of organixda
labor are urged Ia attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

Miss Christine Rosenegk, daughtes
OF Mr. A. Won \, Rosenegk. who had
been spending the summer at her pa
rents cottage, Wilioughhy Reach. is
at the Virginia Hospital. where sh.
recently underwent an operation per-
formed by Dr. Hugh Taylor. Miss
Rosenegk Is reported as getting along
nicely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
Corset Cover for Stout Women
BY MRS. JANE FORD.

the
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08

mail, and that IN carrying express mail
the express companies are constantly
violating the law; but It continues. just
the same. Time after time it has been
demonstrated In the press that the
charges of ali the express companies are
excessive: that they perform no actual
services other than collecting and dis
tributing packages; that the service is per-
formed by the railroads themselves, and
that in most instances the express COM
panies receive much more from the car
rylng OF a parcel than the railroad COM
pany does. How many millions of dol
lars annually are paid tribute by the
people to the express companies no one
has been able 10 estimate. but the enor-
nous dividends which these companies
declare. their Increases of capital stock,
their extra dividends and other devices
TO dissipate the unwieldy profits show
how much unjust toll is levied on the
public.
Surely. 1t is time that something be
done but we may be sure that we shall
continue to suffer until public opinion.
awake TO the injustice that is being
worked, makes itself felt in Congress.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
q DNTLXZ-S
Book REV1EW
THE GIRL WHO WON.

Since the modern historical novel start
ed the craze for the six best sellers"
with Majors when Knlghthood Was In
Flower it is doubtful whether we
have had a novel so containing all the
elements OF popularity as THE Girl Who
Won, stirring tale by Beth Ellis. It
has all the familiar ingredients. but they
are mixed with skillful hand; adven-
ture. highwsymen. small swords. secret
chambers, discriminating papers. plots
against the throne, Jacobites traitors,
secret meetings. conspiracies. a lovely
heroine. and a squire of dames-alI these.
the well-worn properties Of the historical
novelist. are here. but there + a fresh
ness and vivacity in the way In which
they are used that bids fair to carry this
book to a wide popularity.
The author has chosen of all historical
periods the one about which most his
torical romances have been woven. The
atmosphere Is the same through which
Henry Edmond walked, and once more
Anne and the Duke Of Marlborough are
figures on the screen. To give even a
synopsis Of the plot Is impracticahle in
the space at the dispose! OF a reviewer.
The book is so full Of incident and adj
venture, OF lusty brawls and plot and
counterpart, that only the author could
do justice TO 1t. Its scene is laid In the
reign of William and Mary, and IL con-
Germs the fortunes OF Capt. Michael
Tremayne OF his majesty's service. who.
starting out on as harmless an errand as
angling, 6nds himself acting the part
Of an amateur highwayman; then thrust
into the company Of the charming heroine.
Elizabeth Laxley. and afterward involved
in 8 Jacobite plot from which he has 10
rescue his sweetheart's father.
Fighting there is a plenty hard riding
and much intrigue, and the story moves
with dash and fervor that carry one
safely. II rather breathlessly, from the
first page TO the last. II is rafting
good summer novel; readable not too Inn
probable to spoil the romance of 1t, and
with II all real love story for the back
ground. and more remarkable than all
villain that is in a measure justified
and lnzable. The Girl Who Won" is q
novel that VIII have many readers. (lSew
York: Dodd. Mead & Coz
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
Potomac Park and the Army.

The quoting of Lieut.. Col w H Ar
thur, Of the Army Medical Corps, as a
representative of the War Department
engaged in selecting Potomac Park as
the site Of a new infantry post ap-
pears to have been altogether premature.
That officer now explains that he ex-
pressed the opinion in favor of Potomac
Park in a purely personal way, and quail
lied it "by stating that no such propo-
sition could be seriously considered until
a much more careful and complete in
vestigation has been made by engineering
experts. as the question Of a sewer sys-
TEN would be difficult one to solve on
such a low. fat piece of ground, and
there would probably be difficulty in Sc
curing firm foundations for buildings q"
The War Department IS not seriously
considering the absorption of Potomac
Park in the list OF military reserva-
tons. It is. as Col. Arthur remarks. ex-
ceedingly doubtful whether that tract
would furnish suitable abiding place for
any permanent structures.
It would undoubtedly be a good thing
if the infantry branch of the army, which
is the largest arm OF the military estab-
Iishment, could be represented in Wash
ington by a complete regiment. The abb
senee Of infantry here was remarked re-
Gently when it became necessary to give
a demonstration Of the new infantry
equipment devised by a board which has
been engaged for year or more in
attempting to reduce the burden of the
foot soldier. When it came to showing
off the new articles of uniform and equip
ment generally. it was found necessary
TO employ enlisted men of the engineers
on duty at Washington Barracks.
There is not an infantry command
within a days travel OF the National
Capital There are plenty of places In
the neighborhood Of washington where
an infantry post could be established
and serve the ends Of that valuable part
of the army. There are geographical
objections to Potomac Park. and public
sentiment is strongly arrayed against the
proposition. But It Is TO be hoped that
an infantry post will be established in
this vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
when La Toilette smiles.

Prem the Baltimore Sun
Robert n. La Toilette is no -gum-shoe'
statesman. When ne has a thing to say
hesays it right out. If IL burns holes in
the Congressional Record. When he goes
to consult a fellow-statesman he does not
dodge around behind the barn, but takes
the train straight for Oyster Bay and
climbs Sycamore Hill TO the political sum-
nit OF the United States. He has talk
with the colonel that steams and sizzles
The colonel likes ginger In his converse
ten, and you can't put In too much ia
lissCo 20 suit him Wherefore. when Sem
ssOr Ia Toilette, the big chief OF the
insurgents, comes prancing out CT the
Roosevelt council chamber, wearing a
smile Ike a Chautauqua sunburst. Il
means something Il am very much
pleased with the result Of my visit to
Col. Roosevelt-very much pleased, IN
deed says Mr.. La Toilette Il want
10 tell you that Col Roosevelt is the
greatest living American" He clinches
hts fist, grIts his teeth and adds: And
he Is in fighting TRIM
It's enough TO make an old line regular
nervous.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
la Georgia.

An ominous hush has invaded the SOW
ereign State OF Georgia.
The Hon. Hoke Smith has challenged
the Hon. Joe Brown 10 gubernatorial
combat BY all the rules of the game
heretofore recorded. the precipitation of
the Hoke VS.. Joe issue should cause it
TO break loose in Georgia. But this time
It has not broken loose at all. At least.
if it has. 1t is so far beneath the sur
face that it can neither be smeIled nor
heard. And that is not Georgiaesque-
not even slightly.
What is the matter? Where are the
Joe Brown rooters on the one hand and
the Hoke Smith tooters on the other?
Time was when they would have made
the rafters rattle from Dade to Glynn,
and then some. But now-nothing doing
in the line OF tail talk whatever.
Can It be possible that Georgians have
grown tired Of this ancient feud and that
t;sey are weary OF tearing their shirts
in behalf Of either Hoke or Joe? Has
it at last dawned upon the Georgian
mind that this eternal and everlasting
Hoke war is not worth while-a thing
engendering more hate than anything
else; an issue the chief purpose of which
has been TO array neighbor against
neighbor. and that to nobody's particular
benefit?
What If Georgia should elect 10 cast
both Hoke and Joe into outer darkness
this time and turn the ship OF state over
10 somebody else-one Judge Hart, for in
stance? Really. the thought is not with
out its attracttyeness. if it be not treason
to advance It!
We assume no right 10 suggest to Geor-
gla what it should dove merely opine
that it might be a fine thing to show both
Hoke and Joe that it is possible for the
Empire State of the South to move for
ward, 70 progress in prosperity, without
either-that Georgia might be happy with
both dear charmers away.
And the aforesaid ominous hush that
has invaded Georgia-that significant lack
Of Hoke hurrah ana Joe jubilation-,
somehow it half way inclines US to think
that Georgia has about made up its mind
not TO get excited this time!
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08

From NAUTILUS
The new thought is contrary to much
that is taught in the orthodox churches.
We do not believe that sickness, old age.
poverty. and death are things sent from
God. We do not believe that it is His
viii that anybody should be sick or poor
or that anybody should suffer.
We do not believe that this world is
vale of tears. We do not believe that
anybody should be resigned to poverty
or accept sickness as a dispensation from
on high. We do not believe that suffering
or sacrifice are pleasing to God.
We believe in God as Great Advanc-
ing Life in all and through all and NOV
ing toward the happiness of ALL We do
not believe in restricting life here in order
that 1t may be enlarged hereafter; we
believe in living most abundantly here
and hereafter.
We do not believe in a substitutional
atonement; we believe that every soul
must make it's own atonement. And in
most churches the things we do not be-
lieve about life are preached as the basic
facts Of life, and we are told that we
must think the very things We do not
want to think.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08

Death of the Shakespeare of English Oratory
july s.

Over the early career Of Edmund
Burke, the greatest of English orators,
there hangs a veil that has never been
lifted. The most reasonable opinion as
10 his birth fixes that event as occurring
at Dublin on January IL, 172s. His father
was a Protestant, an attorney, his moth
er a Catholic. by the name Of Maggie;
he had at least one sister, Mrs.
French, from whom the existing repre-
sentatives Of Burke's family are de-
scended, and two brothers, one younger
and another older than he was, with
whom he went to school at Kildare.
Later Edmund attended TriHity College
when Goldsmith was a student there,
and like him, attained no academic dis
tinction.
Burke then studied law at the Temple
in London, was said to have been a IA
vored admirer of Peg Wellington and
to have made mysterious visit to
this country. and 1756 published, after
a satire on Bolingbroke, his Well known
treatise on The Sublime and Beautiful. .
For some time he made, little money
from his literary ventures and then got
his first insight into politics by accom-
panying William Gerald Hamilton to Ire
land, when the latter was secretary for
that country.
Later Burke quarreled with Hamilton
and accepted the position of secretary TO
the Marquis of Rockingham. when that
peer was made prime minister. Shortly
thereafter Burke defended the course OF
the ministry in regard to the American
colonies so ably as TO attract the atten-
ton of the whole Wing party, and from
tina time until 1870 ne was one Of the
partys chief men.
In 1866 Burke married a daughter of
DR. Nugent, Of Bath. and during the
years Of Parliamentary opposition, which
now came upon him. be continued 70
live in manner which has excited not
a little suspicion. buying a estate at
Beaconsheld, which was worth at least
$3.50 a year. He loved art and filed this
house with treasures, at the same time
keeping up among all his political pre-
occupations, an intimacy with Goldsmith.
Garriek, and Johnson, and the club at the
famous Turks Head. himself producing
from timo to time work upon some
political subject, such as that master
piece of It's kind. the Thoughts on the
cause of the present discomfort
When Lord North became head OF the
government in ITO he brought about all
the disasters which Burke had foretoid
and for the first six years Of this MIN
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
discomfort of the Militia.

Reports fled by officers Of the New
York militia, which participated in last
summers Joint army and militia ma
neuvers in Massachusetts. indicate that
the spirit of criticism is rampant in the
National Guard. Complaint has been
made that the subsistence was not suf-
ficient or Of the necessary nutritive value:
that it's delivery was impeded; that the
shelter was insufficient: that the work
was arduous. and conducted without re-
gard to the weather or the comfort and
health of the men. This is an indict-
ment which has familiar ring and TO
which those who have followed the mill
tary situation are accustomed. It IS to
the credit Of the District of Columbia
militia that few. If any. complaints have
been made of the experiences of the local
guardsmen in Massachusetts. They seem
to have been capable Of taking their
medicine, regardless Of the elements. and
notwithstanding the discomforts of camp,
ing in the rain and marching through the
mud
Probably there were defects IN the
management OF the Massachusetts ma
neuvers. It would be a wonder If the
exercises were conducted without some
| occasion for complaint. and one of the
advantages of these joint army and
militia maneuvers is the opportunity for
recognizing defects and correcting them.
At the same time, too much Importance
need not be placed upon the criticism Of
militia officers. especially when it is
directed against the systems of supply,
or transportation, or shelter furnished
by the regular army or under the War
Department, 1t too often occurs that the
militia officers do not know ho<v to
handle their men, and some Of them seem
incapable of acquiring that elementary
duty which is of vital Importance in the
end as contribution TO the contentment
aud efficiency of the enlisted personnel.
It would be in better grace for the militia
officers to take every advantage of the
maneuvers and attempt to overcome the
discouraging features of service In the
field. They are likely to encounter much
worse in time of var, and it would be to
the great advantage OF the ally Of the
regular military force If the militia were
trained to accept conditions and make the
best of what is, instead of finding fault
with what may not be. The successful
and valuable militia officer is one who
is able to meet the situation squarely and
do his best for his men with what he
finds In the way of equipment, sub
sistence. transportation. and the other
factors of military activity.
The Washington herald., 1910-07-08
DANGER PLACES IN A STORM.
Peril OF Crowd-Trees, Hedges, or
Iron Fences.


What is the safest place in thunder
storm? AS a rule the safest place Of ali
is inside a building which Is provided
with perfect lightning conductor. The
conductor. however. must have no de-
fects. If ii be broken or have a faulty
earth connection it is then a source of
grave danger.
In an ordinary dwelling house. unguard-
ed as It usually is against lightning, a
safe place is the middle OF the Ia. gest
room. where one is away from the walls.
or still safer precaution IS TO lie on an
iron bed drawn out from contact with
the wall.
The most dangerous places in the house.
we are further told, are near the hell
wires or an open window. or tie ire
place. Outside the house the places of
danger are proximity TO walls and build
ings and iron fences. Another danger
is a crowd. TIE vapor which rises from
crowd tends to lead a fash towar.l the
crowd. In the open country one Of the
most dangerous places is The bank OF a
river. Avenues OF trees, lakes and
hedges are likewise dangerous
II any one doubts the danger OF haw-
thorn hedge let him take his stand at a
safe distance during a respectable storm
and watch the effect. The lightning will
dart along the hedge like sheets OF fire.
II the observer gets wet to the skin, so
much the better for his safety.