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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-02

Mr.. Charles Spencer. Jr., is visiting
relatives in Charles City county
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-02

In Neat Stripes for Pajsmss
and Night Robes ard pretty
Florai Patterns. for kimonos
and Dressing Sacqres.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-02

So inches wide, makes a hand
some Black Silk Dress; soft
Iustrc finish; Allure Silk,
ward . ... 500
Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16
HAIL SENATOR TAGGART

''Taggart's winning in indianapolis
indicates that be will try to 20 - the
Senate il the Democrats win the legisla-
ture, and should be have the votes. Tom
Is not likely to pay attention to the in
dorsement OF Kern for Senator by the
Democratic state convention. ."-Ex.
The Democratic party some
years ago gave the country in
the person of the Hon. John
Morrisey, Pug, the ennobling
spectacle of bruiser Congress
man, and from all appearances,
if that organization of lofty poll
tical ideals, win at the coming
election in Indiana, the National
Legislature will once more be
favored with a representative Of
the sporting fraternity-not pre-.
cisely q pugilist, but a member
of the equally illustrious card
sharp brotherhood, the celebrated
Democratic Boss, Tom Taggart-
he of French Lick Springs faro
bank fame, who was in 1909 Dem
ocracy's National Chairman and
who is seeking coat of "vindi-
cation" white wash in the guise
of an United States Senatorship.
Since the Hon. Jack Morrisey,
who achieved no slight distinc-
ton in tistiana before aspiring to
honors congressional, thus rep
resented the Democracy, Con.
gress has not had the pleasure of
welcoming into its distinguished
circle, either o pug on a gambler.
But the possible irruption Of
the Hon. ex- Faro King into this
select senatorial coterie may
after all prove a happy event;
for should some of these "most
potent, grave and reverend sig.
niors, a trife wearied with the
weighty burdens of state, wish
to tighten their cares-and pos
sibly their purses also by induIg-
ing their tastes for that exciting
amusement, known as "bucking
the tiger" they might thereafter
be able to do so more conven.
iently, since they would be able,
no doubt, to prevail upon their
distinguished confrere fro n
French Lick Springs, to open up
for their especial accommodation
bis professional ''layout" in the
cloak-room, or some other quiet
and accessible corner.
Then hail to Democracy's high
toned exponent, the Hon. Tom
Taggart q. S. S., B. s., which
being interpreted N n ct b ,
United States Senator and Bunco
Steerer !
Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16
TOW NSEND

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Smith, Of Wilmington.
who has been spending the past two weeke
with Mr.. Walter HeaveIow and family,
returned to their home on Wednesday.
Misses Grace and Reba Burrows, Of
Cecilton, are spending d few days with
Mr.. and Mre. George Satterfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Vandyke and little
daughter Grace, Of Middletown, visited
his parents here on Sunday.
Mrs. B.West and daughter, Miss Lillian
spent Thursday in Smyrna.
Mrs. Maggie Lee returned home on
Wednesday, after few days visit with
her daughter, near Smyrna.
Mr.. Thomas Wells and daughter, Miss
May, were the guests Of relatives in Clay
ton on Sunday.
Miss Hilda Hickman, Of Wilmington,
and Miss Elya Orrell,a Smyrna, were The
guests Of Miss Ethel Lee part Of this week.
Mrs. John W. Morris and two children,
Of Smyrna, were the guests Of her mother
on Sunday.
MissesAnna Jones and Nettie Beardsley
returned home on Monday, after a very
pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Jones, in Newark, N. j..
Miss Mildred CHM, Of Wilmington,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
CHM on Sunday.
Messrs. Baynard Marvel aud Kemp
Donovan spent Sunday with Mr.. Harvey
Stephenson and sister.
Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16

bondage Of Ignorance and Pow
erty into the Promised Land Of
Knowledge and Thrift. Harvard
and Cornell have bestowed their
degrees and in England, Queen
Victoria, the nobility and the
most distinguished citizens in
private and public life. united in
showing him marked honors.
By q judgment Of slavery so
calm and a charity towards the
STAKEHOLDER so vast that he could
declare that "despite the cruel
wrongs inflicted upon US, the
black man got nearly as much
out Of slavery as the white man, "
he has totally disarmed the South
and to-day no man is more deeply,
widely admired and respected
by all classes than he; and fur
thermore, if his sage counsels
shall prevail, every question be-
tween the two races will have an
amicable and just settlement, and
as he predicts, the South, when
his race shows itself worthy, will
voluntarily grant it every civil
and political right.
Finally, Booker T. Washington,
not less than the great "Iron
Duke" merits the poets eulogy:
"Rich in saving common sense
And as the greatest only are,
In his simplicity sublime.
Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16
Real Bargains

The articles mentioned below will
positively be sold at ridiculously lowprices
as long as the goods lasts.
Regular Price Sale Price
200 Turkish Wash Rags. ...S .05 2 for &c
Heavy Muslin Sheets 81x9o. 100 SOC
A lot of Children's Muslin
Drawers. .15 &c
A lot of White Baby Caps. .25 10c
Middletown transcript., 1910-07-16
MILLINERY

Ladies' and Misses Hats in all this
seasons shape and colors, in various quail.
ties of straws, milans, panama, chip, leg.
horn Also hand made hats, trimmed with
the best silk ribbons and beautiful flowers.
midde-aged or old woman.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
AUGUSTA.

Augusta signifies grandeur. The dahl
IA is her emblem and dignity her SEN
hment.
st. Augustine, the missionary Of he
5%axons, introduced the name in Eng
land, but it never became really pop
nlar there until the House Of Han
over assembled the throne.
Augusta of Sax Gotha was the con-
sort of Prince Frederick of Wales.
After the ascension of her son, George
I'll, she became extremely unpopular,
sven though she paid her declared hus-
bands debts.
In Spain the name Augusta is ynon-
nous with undaunted courage. The
English speaking world knows the
Maid of Saratoga from Lord Byron's
stirring verses, yet only her given name
and the records of her deed have come
Down to us.
During the siege of the French, in
1909, Augusta was one of the hundreds
Of Spanish We!aan aSs;stiI3s e the re-
morable defense. One monday she was
carrying refreshments to the gate
when at the moment of her ar
rival at the battery of Portillo, the en-
tire gun crew was wiped eut by g hail
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
j UL-IAMA.

Juliana is an ornamental form of
dearly as old as that, for we find a
saint of this name suffering martydom
ut the end of the third century. In
the annals of the church she lives as
HJuliana of Nicomedia, more than Con-
uueror."
Juliana lies buried at Brussels and
The Netherlands. of which Belgium
once was part, claim her as patron.
Probably on that account Queen Will
heImina gave the unusua name to her
only daughter and heiress, breaking
with a royal tradition that ostracised
It, since it proved i'll omened for the
princesses and expresses Of Rome.
Records mention a Princess Julienne,
whom the first Henry of England made
the object of ~atrocious revenge. But
the new name proved too long, like
the older discarded one and Gillien n
Sill We're substituted, the later becom-
ing so common as to serve for wife or
hired girl.
There is an old English proverb say
Ing: GA good Jack makes q good Gill"
meaning that a good husband makes a
good wife, or a good master makes a
good servant, Jack being the generic
name for men. On this the We'll known
nursery rhyme is ounde
Sultana, the Breton variant, was the
name of a sister of the famous con
stable of France, Duguesclin, whom the
English remember to their sorrow.
Though a nun h proved a worthy
fighter.
Julyan Bernes was famous as a hunt
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AGNES.

Agnes should cultivate a gentle and
retiring disposition, lest she bellies her
name. which. literally translated.
means lamb"
consecrated to sacred purposes, 1t is
not surprising that the name was APP
piled to the gentle girl famed in the
history of the church as one Of the
early Christian martyrs. Agnes the
representative, the triumph of limo
%cence.'' The Church of ST. Agnes in
the Eternal City stands or the very
spot where the lamb-like creature is
said to have suffered.
ST. Agnes name-day is January 20,
and on it's eve a girl is supposed to
see the face of her future husband
through certain forms of d~ivination,
as told in Keats poem, THE Eve Of
st, Agnes"
The hit violet is Agnes emblem;
modesty her sentiment.
Agnes de Poitou was the empress Of
Henry III of Germany and mother of
Henry ~.
BY his marriage with Agnes cf
Meran, King Philip Augustus OF
France brought down the papal in
terdict upon his land and subjects and
was forced to take back his first wife,
Ingeborg, whom he had divorced.
Agnes, Countess of Orlamunda, killed
her two children in a mistaken idea
that her lover demanded this sacri-
fee. She was a relative of the ohen-
zollerns, and, according to the legend,
haunts them as the white Lady Of
the Berlin Schloss.''
Queen Agnes Il Hungary was the
daughter of the murdered German En-
peror Albrecht I. She took bloody re-
venge on the murderers Of her sire.
Nor was the royal favorite Ines
more The beloved of Pedro
Of Castro, she was murdered by Al
phonso of Portugal because Castro
had secretly married her.
There is a suggestive Agnes in Mo-
Heres School for Women" on which
1.-THE Country Wife" by -Wycherly is
founded. The Agnes Of Lillo's play,
Fatal Curiosity" is as unfortunate
as many of the roya! women bearing
the name.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17

Johanna is the same In English and
German. The Scotch drop the 81"
Which spelling is also permissible In
Polish.
Agrimony is the names emblem.
Gratitude" its sentiment. Grace Of
GOD" is the biblical meaning.
The most popular English abbrevia-
lion has been dealt with in the paper
n Jane. Others frequently used here
md abroad are Joan. Jone, Jenny,
jeanette and Jeanette. The Scotch
haw all these authorizations, besides
Fean, but Jessie is their own particu-
lar.
The name of Joanna appears in the
gospel as hat of q holy woman, but
She was lever c~anonized. A ST. Jane
Frances, however, achieved that dis
lncti6n. She was the Baroness de
Ehantal and the founder of the House
IF the Visitation of St. Mary. The
French history of St. Chantal ascribes
many miracles to her. She was a dis
siple Of st. Francis de Sales.
Jeanne de Valois, the discarded wife
u Louis XII, founded another relig-
Gus order.
That an English woman, named
johanna, in 855. assembled the papal
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ress toward the end of the 14tb cen
with holy orders, being abbess Of Sop
well nunnery. She wrote a tract in
verse on hunting, known as the "Boke
of St. Albans.'
William SHAKESPEARE was not the first
writer to pen the name Juliet abbre-
Waiting that of his Italian heroine Gull
ietta Capellett (Capulet), since become
q household word for lady love.
That merit belongs to an Indifferent
poet named Arthur Brooks, the first
to Anglieize the Romanesque story told
successfully by Masuccio, Da Porta n
Bandello.
Shakespeare drew a second Juliet in
his dark and tragic comedy, Measure
for Measure" the beloved of Claudio.
but where 10,0 0 contemplate the verses
of Romeo's Juliet, Claudio's has but
few readers.
Juliette Drouet, an artists model and
actress, was the second great passion
of Victor Hugo's life. She helped him
to escape from France when prescribed,
and was his life long CONSIDER, compan-
ion. adviser and helpmate; neither did
she ever cease to be his sweetheart.
She was the model of the famous stat
ue of Strasburg on the Place de la Con-
corde in Paris.
The vogue of Julie pronounced julie,
with a soft "J,') in France was due
to Rousseau's Nouvelle Heloise, the
heroine bearing that form of the name
| Julia.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17

of bullets. There was nobody to re-
man the guns. Then Augusta rushed
with M~!ncr"a's step, wlara Mars
might quake to tread" V the bodies
of the wounded and dead. snatched a
match from the hand of a dead ar
~tillerist and fired off a ~26-pounder.
~Straddling h gum, she made a solemn
vow never to quit it alive during the
siege. Her courage and determination
stimulated the garrison to new efforts
and the battery held out under her
command to the last day of the siege.
Augusta lived an honored patriot I'M
til 1858.
The first empress of the new Ger
man empire was named Augusta. She
was a Weimar princess, highly intel
Iectual and devoted to French litera-
ture. "Unser Fritz was her only son.
She wrote the music for the ballet,
THE Masqueraders."
Auguste Victoria is the name of
the present GerIIiiiff empress.
Augusta, Countess of Stolberg, was
one of the fair ones to whom the poet
Goethe paid pressing attention before
Charlotte o Stein exerted her great
influence over him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17

The Burgundy Rose is Julia's m
blem. Simplicity and beauty are her
sentiment.
Julia, is, of course, the feminine OF
the older am Julius, this being first
applied as a title of honor to Ascinius,
when, d very young man, he had con
Quered italy.
into Great Britain it was introduced
by the famous julius himself, and the
Introduction of the calendar, bringing
in the Julian Era. no doubt likewise
helped " popularize the name, as Is
evident from the fact that he British
called Che flower blooming in the
seventh month of the year, July, Gilly-
flower, in France Girofee.
The early popularity of Julia is fur
ther attested by the fact that there are
no less than 10 email saints so called,
the majority Of whom suffered martyr
dom.
One of the most famous of Roman
! women was Julia, the daughter Of the
| Emperor Augustus, a princess admired
for beauty, education and kindness.
Her father banished her to the desert
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
GEORGIA.

treasurer of Ireland. He maiden name
was Georgiana Cavendish.
Georgia Cayvan, affectionately called
George, was one of the best beloved
and successful condolences of the old
Lyceum Tneater company under Dan
iel Frohman.
Mile. Georgia was the name of the
fair chantress who held the great Ma
poleon captive for two years. In May,
1905, she abandoned her engagements
as a member of the Theater Francois
and went to Russia but nothing could
induce her to join in any intrigues
against the emperor. Napoleon after
ward restored her to her position on
the first dramatic stage of France.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17

throne, succeeding Leo ", and as
sumed the name of John, is now gener-
ally regarded as a myth. There is a
large literature dealing with the sub
ject n two years ago a drama called
Papa Johanna" was performed in
Rome
Most of the other historical Johannes
have been mentioned in the paper on
Jane.
Burns. the loving and lovable poet,
addressed a number of poems to "Jes-
sic" One OF them was Jessie Staig,
daughter of the Provost of Dumfries. 1t
is ing to the>tune of Bonnie Dundee"
Two more poems headed Jessie were
written in honor of Jessie Lewars.
Whether Jessica, Shapespeare's
most beautiful pagan, most sweet
Jew" whom Shylock accuses of a
~fondness for "clambering up the case
ments and thrusting her head into the
public street." was the Italian for
Jessie in the bard's mind, it is impos-
sible to decide. There is an old Jewish
name, Jeska or Iscah (she who looks
out), from which Jessica may have
been derived. At any rate, Jessica has
become a fixture. particularly in high
class English comedy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17

~ 4 E-L E&A y
the literal translation Of the Persian
nam -.toile, meaning star. The Span
iards and Portuguese also translated
the Persian name and made 1t Stella
until the appearance Of the famoust
Spanish pastoral. when Estrella be-
came popular. It has continued SO mi
all Latin speaking countries.
Racine wrote "Esther," a play os
great lyric beauty, ranking among his
finest. The success Of the play made
the old biblical name popular as
.'Etoile." The vogue of Estelle was
awakened by another poet, the French
romancer and fabulist Florian, who
created the shepherdess type of Estelle.
Racine's Esther was adopted for an
oratorio by Handel. but is now seldom
performed.
Esther johnson was the much sinnedI
against consort Of Johanthan Swift,
and Esther Vanhomrigh vas her much
sinned against rival for the Affection
of the Dean.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
JULIA.

island of Pandataria, near Naples.
where '.Julia's House" is still shown.
Like herself, her Oldest daughter died
an exile.
Julia, Emperor Septimus sevetus'
second wife. died an unfortunate, like
the princess mentioned. Though a
philosopher and writer, she committed
suicide.
Julia, the daughter of julius Caesar
and Cornelia, was the beautiful wife of
Pompey the Great, and died in the
flower of her youth. Julia, the mother
Of Anthony. was noted for her courage.
J. Sheridan Knowles introduced in
THE Hunchback' a character named
Julia which is the tyne of common
place sentiment. The Julia of Shake
speare's Two Gentlemen of Verona"
is certainly an engaging damsel and as
a passionate lover rivals his Titania
and Helena
There is an engaging Julia in Ben
Johnson's THE Poet and Poetaster,'
while the Julia in Sheridan's comedy,
THE Rivals is commiserated with by
all wives suffering from jealous hus-
bands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
ESTHER AND EsTELLE.

Roman invasion OF Britain naturally
became Hestera. owing to the habit of
drowning and adding "Hs.," which
brings us a little nearer to present day
form of the word.
Dur English forefathers, it seems,
abbreviated Hestera into Hester and
that into Hetty. but o to be outdone
by the adders of 'IIs." the troopers Of
them turned Esthera back into it's
Hebrew form and subsequently, into
Essy.
The Germans stopped using the name
after Martin Luther declared against
the Book of Esther. The present
French form of Estelle is derived from
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
EMILIA.

Emilia Is q Greek word that means
the tlatterer." Amal2a is Latin, mean
ing the industrious, get the learned
agree that they are one and h same.
Evergreen box holly is Emilia's emblem
and "Constancy" her motto.
The most popular AMERICA English
form is Emily, but many English girls
prefer to sign their name Amelia.
In his knights Tale" Chaucer re-
cords the temporary spelling of Emily
as follows:
up zoos the sun and up roos En-
elye."
Lady Emily Eden was the author of
Portraits of the People and the Prin-
cess of India" which was n of the
famous books of the first half of the
Earl of Auckland, Governor-General of
India, and did the honors of govern
ment house at Calcutta.
Emilia Is the wife of Iago IN "Othel-
To-" a character that has been assumed
by many famous actresses NJ prima
donnas.
In smollett's novel, "Peregrine
Pickle" the sweetheart is called Emilia.
Amelia Sedley is the foolish antithesis
Of Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair"
A daughter Of George II. tried to in
troduce Amelia into England, but the
English people persisted in calling her
Princess Emily" She was the
fifteenth and youngest child of
George.
Amalia, L~andgravine of Hesse and
regent of that small country, served
the cause of Professionalism at the peace
of Westphalia by insisting on freedom
of worship. All through the 80 years
war she maintained an army of TO-
900 men and allied herself with France
and Sweden.
Amalia, duchess of Weimar, was the
friend and adviser of Goethe and q
composer of agreeable light music. EAer
Poets Round Table was celebrated.
Maria Amalia, duchess of Saxony,
was a playwright and composer Of light
music. who without q title would hardly
have attracted attention.
Queen Marie Aa;aiaa of France died
1866 in Claremont, near London.
The first queen of Greece of modern
times was Amalia of Oldenburg, con-
sort of the unhappy Otto. She tried
yainly to encourage that weakling, and
personally was very popular in Greece.
She never lived with her husband after
the latter was driven from his throne
Amalienborg is the name of the royal
palace in Copenhagen, where the faith
erinlaw Of Europe, King Christian TX.
used to reside. The palace forms q
circle around a public square, complete
but for the wide avenue that leads to 1t.
In that respect it is a most singular
building.
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The mixup in the names Of Esther,
Hester. Estelle. Hetty begun IN relnote
periods. continues to this day, lev
knowing that all have the same fool
and meaning.
The Persian name Esther star.
The original Esther had many pages
devoted to her in scripture. She must
rave been beautiful since Ahasuerus
.set the royal crewn upon her head n
made her queen instead of Nashti.
The yellow cowslip IS Esther's em-
h,em smy Divinity her Specification.
The Roman ladies liked the nams SO
weu as to adopt it bodily. adding only
: anal ga, Esthera. This during the
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CONTINUED Next Week,
The Lavender Vender,

- ~ btS kA Lt
In the crowded city, the thronging thor
oughfare,
Thro' the chill Of winter, a fragrance on
the air
Faint and fresh of lavender mocks at
memory
Mocks n murmurs softly, Dreamer,
come with me-"
Lavender, sweet lavender" vender. Won
should call,
Purple, perfumed packages with mem
cries for all"
Lavender. sweet lavender, and tired
souls are sent
Drifting down the Dream path to the
Country Of Content.
Subtitle scents Of lavender thro' the busy
street.
Vague. elusive memories. haunting. haunt
Ing sweet.
Stealing soft on perfumed wings thro' the
moving mass,
White and tired faces brighten as they
pass.
And the crowded city slowly drifts away,
flushed the noise n clamor of the busy
day.
dEeam are blest
With drowsy dreams of lavender and quiet
country rest.
Lavender. sweet Lavender" yender, you
SHOULD call,
Purple. perfun.ed packages with mem
cries for all"
Lavender. sweet lavender, and tired
souls are sent
Drifting down the Dream path to the
Country BIZ Content.
by Anne Bunner, in the scribner.
Ks
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-17
CHAPTER XVIII,
] Win Ny attic.

At dawn. two days later. I took
horse for Poitiers, with clothes and
eanipage furnished me by NJ. de Mar
To- me from the first, though delight
ing to speak III riddles, from which
he seemingly drew vast amusement.
Easor myself. Twas moi in Vein to b.
muse ! had fought my battle and
q Won 4, but the victory had left
y stifl raw and bleeding.
nature, thatit was not without q GER
fffaiG pride in my achievement that /
pade my host goodby and turned
NY horses hsaaatowardAth south. AT
ieast. need be ashamed to look no
Imam nor woman in the face. II had
KEEP my pnors As for that scar in
heart No sye except my W
Snonld ever contemplate it
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Georgia stands for farmers wife"
The tulip is her emblem and rural
life a virtuous life" the sentiment.
Georgiana is the correct English
STYLE. Georgina is the eontractiorkof the
name. u George, the diminutive OF
the male names, is most often used.
Roth religious and secular books are
f,,l of the deeds of ST. George. but OF
Ct, Georgia we have but scant news
che was a maid OF Clermont, France,
renowned for her virtue.
OF the noted Georgias the fame
~ the Duchess of Devonshire will prob
ably endure longest. She was the first
wife of the fifth duke and the lord