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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
ITEMS FROM HARRiSONBURG

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA. July 20.--M.
+. Brunk. of South Boston. who re-
Gently sold his farm in that section,
is back IN the valley after an alb
sence OF ~ years. His son. Rev. w. W.
Brunk. OF Buffalo, N. r.. II also here.
Dr.. J. F. Webb, one OF the Oldest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirgtnian)
ENFIELD. VA, July 20.--Edgar
Jackson deserving and enterprisflg
colored citizen Of this neighborhQod
had the misfortune to loose his BARN
and It's contents by fire Wednesday
morning His carriage. one horse and
ALI his farming implements were burn
ed. The loss is $1,000 or more with no
insurance The origin of the fire is
unknown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
Has Many COMPLAINTS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 20.--Af-
ter living with her husband twenty
years. Sallie c. Martin Ia suing for
divorce from Richard Martin, alleging
that her husband has cursed and abus-
ed her. spent his and her money for
wasskey threatened her with bodily
harm and Offered such indignities as
render her condition unbearable and
life burden. Several children were
born to the couple according to the
complaint.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
DO YOU LOVE
"a HEALTH?

II so. call and see
l.. J. Hayden, manu-
facturer of p IL r e
Herb Medicines go
West Broad Street.
My medicines cure
the following dis
eases or no charge;
Heart Disease Con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
Enhancement Announced.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. July 20
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Q, Without announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Myrtle. to Mr.. Carter Edmonds
Graves, the wedding to take place In
the early fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
Virginia Weddings
Tanner-BaIdwin,

PAMPIIN CITY. VA, July 20-A
very pretty Rainbow Wedding was
celebrated in the Baptist church here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
JOSIAH'S DEVOTION TO GOD

By Edward Leigh Pell. D. D.
% }i8
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Mrs. j. A. G. Chandler, who Is
spending the summer In Caroline
county. was in Richmond for several
days this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Should Blush for Shame.

Leading citizens" of a town in
Kansas tarred and feathered a
young woman because she had in
Cured the displeasure of lot Of
the alleged Society women of that
place.
This young woman, who, by the
way, was a school teacher and there
by holding an honorable position in
the community, became the target
Of a lot of malicious gossip, which,
whether there was an essence Of
truth in il or not, was a disgrace
70 any civilized community and TO
the women who circulated it.
According to the reports a party
Of the leading men" OF the com
munity. spurred on by the women of
the community, committed an out
rage that ought to condemn a yellow
dog.
II this girl who was put 70 this IN
speakable humiliation had been the
veriest strUmpet, the disgrace to the
creatures in the form of men who
took part in the outrage would not
have been less.
II IS ply that Lhere IS no doe-
quate law on the statute books to
punish those who committed this
outrage on a woman formed in the
image Of their mothers and sisters
and wives. 1t is a pity that the ma
licious women who are said TO be
behind it cannot be reached by the
same law or another that fits the
case.
The fact that Lincoln Center,
Fausas, bears the name Of the gen
test and greatest of modern men is
blot that ought 10 be removed. Let
the town change its name and the
people seek forgiveness through re
pentance IN dust and ashes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Talks viii
ow,[b1n11on
LeoderSS

Well. well, Here's a new obesity
cure. And it's so simple that its
wonder nobody ever thought Of 1t be-
fore.
It's a sure cure, too. No doubt Of it
Il reduces flesh like magic. In days
time, IL fact, ones suDer1uous adipose
tissue disappears. Nor need one starve
oneself TO achieve the result, or go
through tiresome exercises, or a series
OF Turkish baths.
It's so ridiculously simple that it
hardly seems worth while to comment
upon it. One feels that everybody
ought TO have thought of it long ago.
What thinkless people We are, any
way!
Here we've gone all these years
''banting" and dieting and rolling on
doors and doing athletic stunts and
taking long walks and soaking in hot
water and pulling corset strings tight,
when we might have side-stepped all
the long-drawn agony by using little
horse sense.
II remained for q Philadelphia sur
geon 10 make the grest discovery. He
simply slices OF the superhuous fat
Jh-huh. That's all Didn't I tell you
it was too ridiculouslv simple for any
thing?
The Philadelphia surgeon sliced y
pounds Of fat on q tOo-heavy lady in
the Samaritan hospital of Philadel-
phia the other day. just TO show how
it could be done. a number of promi-
nent physicians formed his audience.
They all exclaimed at the extreme sim
Flicity of the solution Of the how to
set thin" problem.
The patient, it is said, suffered no
loss of strength and felt no i'll effects.
Here's a chance for those Of US af-
flicIed with that too. too solid flesh -
&c kill two birds with one stone: To
lose the flesh and also to achieve the
great distinction of having undergone
an operation about which one may CON
verse forever after.
NEVER AGAIN.
Never again will Try &c sleep with
my windows closed" declared the girl
in the mink furs.
That first day of the cold wave. you
know, our house wasn't any TOO warm.
The wind just seemed 10 whistle
through the walls. and the old furnace
kind of laid down or the job. oh, 1
presume the furnace really did its
best, but it didn't come up to the ext
gencies of the occasion until just about
bedtime, when it began to get its sec
ond wind. as it were
We were mighty grateful for the
warmth and when l went to bed, de
cided that for once l wouldn't open my
bedroom windows. I'd shivered SO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
The Field of Literature

The art features Of the Christmas
number of Scribners magazine give
it an appearance of beauty and dec
orative sumptuOusness. There are
four groups of Dickens children, by
Jessei Wilcox Smith, reproduced in
The original colors of the drawings.
and the frontispiece, His Christmas
Fireside." by Oliver Kemp, is also in
color. The series of decorations and
drawings by Garth Jones, and the
Berkshire winter scenes by Walter
King Stone Ito accompany Walter
PTichard Eatons article) are among
the beautiful features of the number
There are a number of unusual short
stories: odd Johnnie" introduces a
new writer. Barry Benefited. a E.
w Masons serial, THE Turnstile,"
puts the Antarctic explorer. Captain
Rames, on the road to parliament. The
poets of the number include: Julia
c. r. Dorr, C. E. Woodbury. and Rich
ard Burton. Kenyon Cox in the Field
os Art defends the thesis that because
the art OF America has most connec
ton with the past II may prove to be
the art of the future"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
peoria star)

To the memory Of Charles Stewart
Parneu. Dublin has dedicated the St
Gaudens monument. II is a tall, tri-
angular shaft Of red Galway granite.
terminating in a bronze tripod. The
statue is Of bronze. and above it on
the shaft are an Irish harp and Par
nelPs words, NO man has q right TO
fix the boundary to the march Of a
nation"
This early recognition Of Paruell's
services 10 ireland and 10 human lib
erJy is reassuring 70 those who are
sometimes tempted 10 follow the
cynic's view that nothing succeeds like
success
Judged by ordinary standards, Par
IelIs career closed IN failure-even
in humiliation-20 years ago. His
party in confusion. his cause defeated.
and his private character besmirched.
ne went 10 an Untimely grave under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

dom Newspaper men are writing the
Platforms of political parties, the mes
sages and documents of presidents,
governors, mayors and other officials,
the addresses Of chairmen of public
gatherings and the speeches of states
men and politicians.
And among the great names Of Amer
lean literature are not few who, al
some period of their experience, have
tried their hand at newspaper work
end honored II. Emerson, Bryant, Inv
ing, Lowell, Holmes. Warner and a
score Of others have helped 10 write
the history Of the world IN q day, which
is the function Of a newspaper.
In the shaping Of the worlds destiny
the fourth estate" will ever be q
mighty power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Newspapers a. Educators.

Newspapers were recently highly
commended by DR. Elmer r. Brown
United States commissioner of sdUCa-
lion. who said. Won may teach the
indian scientific facts. You may teach
him story and literature. bur IL he does
rot get interested in yhe newspaper
aud become a reader Of IL he viii not
come into the Auglo-SaxoE world Of
public opinion He viii not become ed
ucated IN tle highest sense of The
word. The Bowspaper brings the citi-
zen into q greater world Of public
opinion than he can ind II the oral
speech Of his little community. a
person who does not read the news
paper limits his adjustment 10 his in
mediate surroundings
Such a tribute. from such a renown-
a. leader Of education 81 America says
thc Springfield Union. brings q thrill
OF pride 10 every man in newspaper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

tired behind a newspaper, as If for
protection from the storm that might
follow.
There was an ominous calm on Cede-
Has side of the room, and when the
paper fertilization he saw Miss Meade
sitting pale and wide eyed and ex-
ceedingly wrathful. and so he lodged
back again out Of sight.
The very idea" breathed Cedelia
at last-"the very idea Of Cousin
Nahum embodying such restriction
in this matter! You know the con
tents of this letter, | suppose, Mr..
Ashbee?"
Mr.. Ashbce lowered the newspaper
and bowed his head. Il read it after
Mr.. Meade had written it," he ac-
knowledged
He could not have been in his right
mind 10 thus insult somebody whom
he had never even seen" And then,
referring 70 the letter, Cedelia quoted
scornfully: In case q marriage should
be arranged between my estimable
cousins, and there is no reason to be
lieye that this might not happen even
II they meet each other for the first
time amid the din Of their boiler fac
tory, then, and only then, may they dis
pose Of the factory property other
wise the property must be worked to
the best advantage. and in the event
Of the death Of either or both Of the
legatces the property will pass into
the possession Of the railroad hospital
But because I feel positive that Cupid
is hidden in that boiler factory ! am
making a special bequest to the rail
road hospital"
After Cedelia had taken her stately
self away from the lawyers office
Mr. Ashbee bumped himself over some
neglected papers and smiled grimly
II told Nahum Meade that a crusty
old bachelor Ike himself had better
not conjure with love or Cupid or any
thing Of that sort. Let well enough
alone, l say. and ought 10 know"
Mt. Ashbee was a bachelor, too, and
I0ew whereof he spoke
There came a glorious October morn
ing when Cedelia Meade was obliged
TO take her place as treasurer Of the
Meade Boiler works 4 handsome pri-
vate Office was assigned to her By the
obsequious superintendent. Mr.. james,
who assured her that in was Nahum
Meade's own sanctum and had been
reserved for her use by Oliver Craig.
who had been elected president Of the
company ar a meeting where Cedelia
was represented by Mr.. Ashbee.
Cedelia removed her hat and gloves
and sat down in a giddily revolving
chair before the great mahogany desk.
In a little room to her right sat a
round eye1 typewriter GirI, with note
book and pencil. neTyOusly alert to tot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
SHOPPING ETHICS "

have an error corrected promptly.
If you have an account keep a daily
memorandum Of purchases, otherwise
small sums will mount up and you
will be appalled, at the amount of the
oil at the end of the month.
Be just about allowing the person
WHO arrived before YOU to be served
first, even if the saleswoman turns to
you instead.
Carry home small parcels yourself
If you are a person of leisure avoid
shopping on Saturday afternoons. With
many it is their only time to shop and
the saleswomen should not be need
lessly Overworked
Above all try to be cheerful and I'M
selfish and it will pay. AS you treat
the world so it will treat you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
The Argus Daily Story
Coniuring With Cupid-By Clarissa Mache
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary

att is purely a business arrange
ment." said Mr.. Ashbee, the lawyer,
pecking at his desk blotter with pen.
holder. Your Cousin Nahum merely
desired TO reunite two branches Of his
family which had long been separated
by a senseless feud. 1t is only
ma tier of circumstance that you. Miss
Cedelia, and your cousin many times
removed. Oliver Craig, are the last
members of your respective families,
and you cannot overcome the fact that
Nahum Meade left a perfectly valid
will. and you cannot evade the RESPONSE
bility he has placed upon you in max
ing you half owner Of the Meade Boil
er works"
Cedelia Meade listened impatently
TO the lawyers prosy discourse. When
he had concluded her red lips parted in
protest,
Suppose both are dissatisded?" de-
manded Cedelia.
Then the entire estate goes to the
Railroad hospital" said the lawyer
bluntly.
What q bother to be POOR" sighed
Cedelia. land have to accept such un-
reasonable termsi With all due re-
spect TO my Cousin Nahum, whom 1
never set eyes upon, it seems to ME
that he was more deeply concerned in
reunitinG estranged branches of his
family than he was in the actual good
his money might do. I'm tired OF
teaching school, and the idea OF long
vacation appeals to me. but 1 much
prefer the sound of surf breaking on
the oceans shore than to listen to the
noises in a boiler factory"
Mr.. Meade had his peculiarities.
and this letter of personal instructions.
of which a copy has gone to Oliver
Craig. outlines his most fragrant one"
Mr.. Ashbee gave Cedelia a sealed en-
velope, and while she read 1t he re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
CwiH Of Joseph Pulitzer.)

During my life. and now by my will
ana codicils, have given considerable
sums of money to promote public or
humanitarian causes which have had
my deliberate and sympathetic inter
est If any Of my children think ex-
my family. l ask them TO remember
not only the merit of the cause to
which have given and the correspond
iIg usefulness of the gifts. but also
the dominating ideals Of my life They
should never forget the dangers which
unfortunately attend the Inheritance Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
PULITZER'S WARNING

I large fortunes, even though the money
came from the painstaking affections
Of a father. l beg them TO remember
that such danger lies not only in the
obvious temptations to enervating lux
my, but in the inducement which a
fortune coming from another carries
to the recipient to withdraw from the
wholesome duty of vigorous, serious,
useful work In my opinion a life not
largely dedicated 10 such work can
not be happy and honorable, and to
such work it Is my earnest hope, and
viii be TO my death that my children
shall, so far as their strength permits.
be steadfastly devoted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

much during the day that I wanted to
enjoy little warmth at last Besides,
I was afraid the wind would blow the
room TO pieces.
so I kept EN- fastened, and snug
gIed between the blankets for a good
snooze.
1t took me the longest time to get
to sleep. l heard the clock strike mid
night. Then I must have dozed of.
The next thing I knew l was having
the dandiest nightmare that ever hap
pened. Say! I went through more
hOrror-it's a wonder my hair wasn't
white by morning. Mother said she
heard me groaning and thought was
sick so she came into my room and
found me tossing my arms wildly and
imploring somebody e Save me- II
took - minutes TO wake me up and get
me to realize that l was o. k. Next
day ! had a fearful headache.
No sir-no more tight-shut windows
for me. even If the thermometer be
low zero. / guess 1 don't have to be
taught that kind Of a lesson more than
once"
PUNISH THE GOSSIPS.
About the most dastardly affair that
mas taken place in many day, is that
of tarring and feathpring q young
schOOlma'am in Kansas, about a week
ago.
Nine wealthy farmers-all big husky
men-are implicated
They took the young woman from
o buggy in which she was driving with
an escort. carried ner to a nearby
field, tore her clothes from her and
applied the hot tar She was com
manded to leave the country at once.
Investigation shows that the young
woman bore an unblemished reputa-
ton. Being a bright and pretty girl,
she was popular with the young men
of the vicinity. 1t is alleged that the
farmers took action because of gossip
started by jealous girls and added to
by active imaginatiops of suspicious
women, il being claimed that these
women legged on" their men until
they took the most drastic measure
they knew of to rid the country of the
schOolma'am.
Even supposing the sehoOlma am had
been guilty of indiscretions. the action
Of these men is a bio: on the fame of
Kansas.
Nor should the men alone be pun
ished for the indignities and the suf-
fering heaped upon this young woman.
The women who We're back of the men
should be sought oIt and punished
just as severely. A Jail term is none
too severe for any woman who voices
hurtful suspicious without substantial
foundation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

When a girl can't think of anything
else to DO she writes letters.
Men are gay deceivers. And when
one Isn't he is a dismal disappointment
Give an Office boy an ell and he will
take the whole building.
It would be a blessing all around If
it were as impossible to after tell as it
is to foretell trouble.
Cheer up. If you don't own an auto
mobile you don't have to pay taxes on
one.
Crouch and dyspepsia go hand In
hand to a dismal finish.
When 1t is practical to play joke on
a practical joker he becomes the most
impractical Joker you ever saw.
We are inclined to look little OBJ
nquely upon the man who loudly as
serts that he is upright but rolling in
wealth.
Some men who draw a salary don't
seem to have to work very hard to pull
IT along.
Often # happens that the henpecked
husband IS the one who crows loudest
when be Is away from the home yard.
Group is most prevalent during
the dry cold weather Of the early
winter months. Parents of young
children should be prepared for it.
All that is needed is bottle Of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Many
mothers are never without II in their
homes and it has never disappointed.
Sold hy AL 6zURRistG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Nov. % in American
History

-4g3-Columbus. the disoovcrer. reach
ed Hispanola GIaitD on his second
voyage.
IG43-EObert Cavalier Sieur de Ia Sale.
explorer Of the Mississippi valley.
born; killed IN Texas IN 1857.
1sG1-The flag Of the Confederate
states Of America FIRST APPEARED ia
British waters at Southampton.
England. on the priyateer Nash
willie. The Nashville carried into
port. IN Irons. the crew Of the mer
chairman Harvey Birch. which she
had captured and burned the day
previous.
1s75-Henry Wilson died while vice
President. born 1872.
1903 Great meteOrIte split and fen IN
Alabama
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
How It Was.

TOW It Was
"Have you been in TO Tompkins'?"
NO. Why"
''They are refurnishing their parlor' y
$50 soon? They just had it done over
last year"
YES; but Rose Is married now, and
Clara comes next"
What has that to do with the par
lor?'
THE present furnishings don't har-
monte with. Clara's complexion"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

The least said the soonest mended,
in the little unpleasantness that has
arisen between the Rock Island and
Moline football teams, as a result of
Saturdays game and attendant demon
stration. II viii all blow over in time.
No hard feelings were intended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

Il any OF or leading kidnappers
ind time dragging on their hands
they are respectfully referred 70 Mas
ter Vincent Walsh Mclean Of Wash
lngton- D. c. grandson ofJohn r
Mclean owner OF the Cincinnati En-
quirer and various public utilities
ia the capital
Vincent Walsh should make quite
. luc!cus k-daaPtaE-If they could get
at him He Is wei guarded baby.
4 corps % nurses and two private de-
tcctives watch over the youngster
cay and night. When ne goes out
1or an airing accompanied by his
retinCe, IL looks Ike q parade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
HuTnor and
Philosophy
OUR DESERTS.
3V0VNcE1W r.. SMITH

FATES a cruel monster
With a jaw firm set
When we want a playtiune
Work Is what we get.
When we plan a picnic
Or q game OF ball.
Any outdoor function,
Rain is sure to fall
II we love a lady
Young and blithe and gay
Fate. the jealous creature.
Spirits her away.
Though a solemn promise
She may leave behind.
Fate won't let her keep it
Fate is not that kind.
When we would go forward
In g business deal
Fate must drag US backward
With its hooks OF steel.
Where we had IL figured
We would be ahead,
Cutting out the profit,
Leaving loss instead
Why must fate forever
From its full supply
Furnish disappointments?
will tell you why.
When a deal is lucky.
When our pockets fill,
Fate can have no credit.
That. we say, is skill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
City May Buy Water Plant.

Freeport, III, Nov. 22-The city
council has selected F. B. Turneaure,
dean of the college OF engineering of
the University Of Wisconsin, 10 make
an appraisal of the property of the
Freeport Water company. The city
either will purchase the plant or
grant the company a new franchise
next year II is with a view of pur-
chase that the appraisement Is TO be
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
The Fate of Parnell "

the load. Truly his sun set amid
clouds of storm.
But already the great monument
rises In the capital of the land he
tried to serve. Parneu is not forgot
ten. His life was not a failure
Whatever his faults he loved his peo-
pie. He fought for them He suffered
for their sake. And by that token he
lives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

"A dog is known by the company
he keeps" You ali know what hap
pened to "Old Dog Tray" There is
question however that often arises
to confront a man. Is il his own as
sociates or the men who associate
with him who suffer the most serious
damage?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Less Weight.

Less Weight.
What is Mary
Ann so joyful
about?"
81 guess she
has lost her false
hair"
Did she say
so?"
"She said there
was a great load
off her mind"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

Kansas has discovered a puckerless
persimmon. AS the quicker is the only
identifying feature of a persimmon,
whars the use Disgusting il? And
then, too, this might start an agitation
for puckerless osculation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22
Leaves $4,000 to ParoehIaI School.

Leaves S5O.oOo 70 Parochial school.
Sterling, Ill, Nov 22.-The will OF
John F. Burke was probated here yes
terday. He bequeathed $4,000 for the
maintenance of the Catholic parochial
school, which is being erected by the
Sacred Heart and St. Mary's parishes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-22

A Mason City, Iowa. checker player
dropped dead from excitement during
a game Let US hope this will not
start agitation for suppression OF this
perfectly lady-like pastime.