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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Dr.. Samuel Harms. who is known
10 the older Inhabitants as the son of
Samuel Harris. a colored citizen who
did much for the upoulding Of Wa
Hamsburg. says il a letter TO The
Gazette:
II am interested IL whatever takes
place in my native city and the place
M father loved 50 well. I wish the
people would read your editorials |
more and ny and assimilate them.
Ny father did al ne could 70
make the old town progressive and
finally gave ais life for il. but some
q our representative citizens seem
| 70 idealiz- and idolize the past and
seem content 70 let things remain as
they were Is years ago.
Now the assessment mas been
raised, the tax rate is extremely
high, and what DO we get for our
money! An antiquated Lighting
system. practically no fire fighting
apparatus and 10 water system. Il
, the people would only see that lack
? Of proper sewerage IS endzngering
e, their lives BY spreading epidemics
a aud that these other things men
Y toned are all not only modern con.
veniences but actual necessities they
r. would soon demand that something
q be oone 70 improve these condition
and these things with good road
. would soon make the town boon
and attract business instead Of drs
" ing il away. I admire your stan
ie for these things and hope you vi
continue 70 urge through the column
Of your valuable paper the nscessii
e. Of adopting modem ideas and
ill business system for the dear O
sown."
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

The Tidewater Interscholasuc
Track Meet will be held on Cary
Field Saturday under the direction
Of DR.. William j. Young, College
Physician and Athletic Director.
The start will bee at half past two
O'Clock. and the following are the
events 70 be gwen: 50 yard dash,
100 yard dash, 20 yard dash, 40
ward dash, $50 yard dash, 1 mile,
high Jump, shot put y pounds, pole
vault, discus throwing, broad Jump
and relay races.
The schools entered are Fork
Union Military Academy. Nerfolk
High School, Newport News High
School, Old Point Comfort College,
William and Mary Academy. Will
Harrisburg High School and Giouces-
ter Acsdmy. For the William and
Mary Academy the following vail
enter the jousts, Messrs. Jackson
Crockett, Stone, Fisher. Martin, Fl
lis. Eikins, Addison, Mayer and
Garth.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

William and Mary drank the cup
of bitterness 70 the dregs on Satur-
6av I'M the shape of 6-5 defeatat the
hands of Richmond College. Mere
dith proved himself 10 have the
goods. letting the Orange and Black
down with four hits.
In the opening session Garth foul
cd out and Peachy hit safely. pilfer-
ed second and was safe at third on
Lewis muf. scoring a moment Ia
ter on Taylor's bad throw from
left Errors netted the Spiders two
IN the same inning.
Garth doubled In the third and
was scored by Dix on q sacrifice.
while three more counted in the next
inning on errors and Addison s SIN
gle. The Spiders however counted
one too many in the same period on
four successive singles.
On Monday. the Yellow Jackets
copped the last game of the season.
The visitors scored first in the third
inning. when Marston, the Yellow
Jackets twirler. doubled 70 right.
and passed third for a run when
Games dropped Wilson's throw.
Marston again hit safely in the
seventh inning. and was sacrificed
home by Anderson and Midyette.
The locals were held scoreless until
the seventh when q series Of errors
and Dix's single counted two. tying
the score. The visitors, however,
counted two more on an error, a
single and a sacrifice fly IN the
eighth. and the Orange and Black
was unable 20 again even up mat
tiers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

We notice that a Newport News
grocer is advertising the Williams
burg creamery butter along with
another lannon's brand, and IS pushing
its sale. Strange TO say. not a VII
Eamsburg merchant sdveruses this
product here. Notwithstanding the
fact that the farmers spend their
money hsre. and that this is dis
Enc6vsly home enterprise, the sue
cess OF which means the success OF
our merchants. they GO nothing IN a
public way 10 boost the Williams
ourg COOPERATIVE Creamery. Mr..
Merchant. get some public spirit and
help build up the country BY boost
ing" its PTuductS.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23
WILLIAM And MARY NEWS
The following college news IS
taken from TUESDAYS Flat Hat;

aiken from Tuesday rat nat
Some time ago an order was placed
with the Copper Marble Works, OF
Norfolk, for stone pedestal which
will be presented to the College by
THE FIAT HAT at some time before
or during Finals. This pedestal will
support the ancient and historic
bronze sun-dial now resting on
wooden pillar which stands on the
front Campus. IL is forty-iour
inches in height with a base three
feet bv three feet. and il Will be
given in commemoration of the Fiat
Hat Club. founded here in 1850, and
If the birth of THE FLAT HAT which
occurred on October the third. 1911.
This gift. which il is hoped viii be
one Of many similar gifts TO the Col
lere in future years, by the various
classes and organizations, viii
bear a bronze plate containing the
dates given above. and the StaH for
the year l9ll-12.
Mr.. John ID. Copper. the we'll
known designer OF Norfolk. Is con-
structing the work after plans sub
mitted by Mr.. VIM. kavanaugh
Doty. 1t viii be a Tuscan column
on q g foot base and with an octag-
onal capital.
Other gifts 70 the College during
the year have been;
some valuable letters and news
papers; eight hundred volumes add
ed TO the Library by GIFT, pur-
chase and endowment; forty thous-
and dollars from the State of Nir-
einia, Seventeen thousand dollars
from the State 70 release the debt
on the heating plant. etc, etc
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Atareeent meeting Of the William
and Mary Basketball Team Mr..
Wayne c. Metcalf was elected cap
tain for the season Of 1918. This
election was a merted one. hr.
Metcalf j. q Junior and has been at
the College now for several years.
he has been a star member Of the
team. and will doubtless captain next
years quint with success.
Messrs. Herbert r. Etheridge and
Douglas Dold are expected here
during Finals.
Messrs. Elliott Dold. W. l.. Park
er and William Doty were members
of q canoeing perty 70 the James
Gown Day celebration on Saturday.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23
BAPaEf OF BGLUS8E BEST FOR ALL RIRBTSi

The action OF the special Board Directors of the
Eastern state Hospital IN severng all social intercourse
with the town order closing the music hall, and the
evcluson OF outsiders from the weekly dances, was
dOubt done the benefit OF the patients However IL
would appear that ii great relief TO those patients
who are able 10 20 dances and shows 70 see ne"
fscs 10 mix In limited way With their kind and feel
that they are prisoners, but men and wo
men still there argument the other side and
Is simply a matter OF opinion after all
Williamsburg and the hospital have always been on
the best OF terms and this cordial relation has been
pleasant 10 all concerned IL is but natural that the
people OF the town should feel special interest IN IL
Along with It's disadvantage has been OF reye
me 10 the business interests and the social side has been
very pleasant. The physicians and their families have
been among the leading citizens OF the place always taxing
an active part IA affairs, socially and otherwise ne
spirit OF good viii that mas prevailed mas been worth all IL
cost either the UOwD state.
La case OF ire or other disasters this institution,
the people sf Williamsburg ready make any sacrI-
fee 10 be of service the poor uniOrtunates. They now
do all they can 70 less hard for the incarcertted
there and viii continue 10 do The hospital being
institution the city dollar ~ taxer
from IL save that paid by officers yet the heaviest
hauling done the streets Of the Is by hOsplta
teams No council has adopted ordnance thai
initiated against the hospital that has prevented IL
inmates free the city In fact, Williamsburg la
shown ever appreciation vi the feelings OF the officers an
inmates and has tried be friendly neighbOr. Tina
1.-THE town lives out Of the hospital all bOsh just
little of the public money necessary spent here
and whenever possible IN competition with ali Ia
state In the long has been draWb back 70 the tOwl
il that it has paid low wages Yet has constantly draw
orr Young men other pursuits, making them IN man
cases absolutely unfit for other ayOcatIons
However, the exercises no proprietorshp ov
the hospital but would dsabuse the mimi Of the Outs
Dubc that It received than it has give
We have no doubt the officials considering FIR
the welfare of the patients yet that the
relations win make the public less sympathetic with
institution and less patient with its disadvantage
Roosevelt has CARED Ohio the Presidents, own sta
II looks like Teddy Is sure coming back They 81
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23
/. WHERE THE PEOPLE HAVE IHHRSE :

Mr.. a. c. Saunders, o. Greens
1oro. n. e., an Ole Williamsburg
DOW VINO recently took a young
Williamsburg girl 70 the Old North
state. has a good word Tor The Ga
z-tte. he says:
we enjoy your little paper SO
much. Every week after reading II
nv wife and / both teel as though
xe have been Oh a visit to the dear
old burg" Am glad 70 note you
contemplate charging your paper
and wish you every success"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

In renewing his subscription for
another year. Mr.. A. B. Michener.
formerly manager OF Kingsmil,
whites:
NV wife and I often speak OF
our pleasant stay and the many
good friends IN Dear Old Virginia.
We sui hope 10 be able 10 be with
you all again. I wish 70 congratu
ate you upon your proposed en-
lzrgemeut OF your already interesting
and instructive paper. Nay The
Gazette continue 70 grow 10 size and
usefulness. and 70 the honor and Il
nanciaI success OF It's worthy editor.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

There has recently been formed
az the College an inter-fraternity
baseball league. The title to the
championship win be played on the
dates and in the order given below;
PROGRAMME or SERIES
Theta Delta Chi VS.. Kappa Sigma
Tuesday. May p.
Kappa Alpha VS.. Sigma Phi Epsi-
Ion Wednesday. May p
ri Kappa Alpha vs.. Theta Delta
Chi Thursday. May p.
Kappa Sigma VS.. Kappa Alpha
Friday. May. "a.
Pi Kapps Alpha VS.. Sigma Phi
Epsilon Saturday, May p.
Theta Delta Chi vs.. Kappa Alpha
Monday. May p.
Kappa Sigma vs.. Sigma Phi Epsi-
Ion Saturday, June /.
Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Kappa Alpha
Saturday. June s.
Sigma Phi Epsilon VS.. Theta Delta
Chi Mondayf June 10.
Pi Kappa Alpha Us. Kappa Sigma
Tuesday. june II.
Only seven innings viii he played
If there is a tie for the Championship
il viii be played off. Five cents adj
mission will be charged. Mr.. He
thorn and DR.. Young viii umpirt
the series.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Mr.. Ecloe Morec0ck and two
daughters. OF Newport News, spent
me weekend here with relatives.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. James South
an Wilson attended the Dolly Madi-
son breakfast given yesterday m
Washington under the direction OF
Mrs. Cleveland. Only the descend
ants of the Democratic Presidents
of the United States were invited
Mrs. Ellis is the daughter, and Mrs
Wilson the granddaughter of Presi-
dent John Tyler.
Miss Esteue Smith returned home
Friday afteran extended visit to her
sister. Mrs. Robert Nj. Hughes, Of
Norfolk.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Roosevelt has CARED Ohio, the Presidents own state
II looks like Teddy Is sure coming back They still
calling each other bad names, however.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

Subcribe and read the serial The
Diamond CIPHER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

the hours as they follow him across the sky 10 the west The hours are divided into quartets, and the refrain of their song is "I have followed the dweler on the two horizons to his place of rest In the west of Heaven. have sung praises to the dweller on the two horizons, and have guided him on the road to the west"
 The document belongs to a period of great religious controversy in Egypt. The priests of Amen had by every possible means sought to elevate their divinity above all the other gods, and to obiter- ate as much possible the creed of Osi- ris. In the papyrus of this lady's mother, the Queen Nesi-Khensu, all the functions of Osiris are ueurped by Amen. Here the authoress has been most diplomatic and proved herself q theoogian of no mean order. She blends as it were Osiris and Amen. They become aspects or phases of each other and so, as Dr. Budge keep-
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ious figure of the princess. with her hair loose, watching the weighing of her heart, or standing before the Hall of Osiris-as to suggest comparison with the work of the best artists of Japan. The way in which the author has selected the chap ters from the older Theban version of the Book of the Dead shows a thorough Knowledge of the theology of the period, and the beauty of the newly published hymns and litanies to Osiris, Atem and Harmachis show the mind of a pious and highly educated person.
 The whole of the huge papyrus is clear ly in one handwriting, rather small feminine hand, and we learn from the papyrus that the lady held the title of Worker or Maker of the Rolls (books) of Amen Ra, King of the Gods" She was also a musician, being called Singer of the Quartette of Nut Lady of Asher" In addition, she was a priestess of Amen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Just the Man He Wanted

From the London Telegraph.
 Scottish tourist walking about the streets of Paris, some distance from his hotel, found he had taken a wrong turr- ing. and to make things worse. he couldn't through ignorance of the lan- guage ask his way.
 Then a happy thought struck him. By dlnt of signs he concluded a bargain with a fruit hawker for a baskctfu of goose berries, and then. to the amazement of everybody. vent about shouting
 Fine Scotch grossets, A penny . punt"
 This went on for while, till a fellow cauntryman rushed forward and asked: Man, dye think we're In the streets Of Glesca. that ye gang about like a mad man crying srossets?"
 ''Echr' replied the hawler with sense of relief. we're just the man I was lock- Ing for. Dye ken the way to the - hotel?'
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and Chief Lady of the Ladies of Amenz Ra'-that is, head of the female section of the confraternity of the great Theban god.
 What manner of woman was this The ban authoress? This question can fortun- ately be answered, for her mummy at Cairo has been unroed.. and her face is well preserved. The face is small, with well-shaped forehead; the hair is dark brown and wavy, the eyelashes abundant { and the false eyes of dim brown. which replace the real, are probably the same color as those of her lifetime. From the condition of the teeth she was at death between 35 and 40. and about feet 6 inches in height.
 As to the merits of the literary com position of this royal lady, lovers of Oriental hymnology can have little doubt One very beautiful composition is the Litany of Praise sung to the sun-god by
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THEBAN VERSION OF BOOK OF THE DEAD Another Wonderful Papyrus
 Presented Museum AUTHOR WAS WOMAN Her Mummy Has Been Unearthed. Papyrus Is Finely Drawn and
 Contains Some Pathetic Pic
 tures-Some Compositions
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
 The already magnificent collection of Egyptian papyri in the British museum has been still further enriched by the gift by Mrs. Mary Greenfield of a splendid Theban version of the Book, the Dead of the period of the New Empire, 1000 B. c. Of this work the museum already pos sesses fine examples in the papyri of Ami, Nu, and Henefer. but the latest addition contains a number of hitherto unknown literary compositions, hymns, litanies. and services Additional importance fs at- tached to the papyrus in that it belongs to a period of great historical importance. and the date of It's composition can be fixed with certainty. Some selected sheets of the papyrus have been arranged on a screen and are now on exhibition in the central Egyptian pallery.
 The papyrus, which measures 123 feet in length and about IS inches in width was found between 1871 and 1881 in the hiding place of the royal mummies at Deir-el-Bahari. The lady for, or by whom the papyrus was written was named Nes;- ts-nebt Asheru, "She who belongs to the Lady of Asher, that is the goddess Nut of Thebes. She was princess being the daughter of the last of the priest kings of the Fist dynasty, Painechem II. by his niece, the grand prfestess queen Nesi- Khensu, lady who held the highest sa- cred and secular offices. The mummified forms of Painetchem II, Nesi-Khensu, and the lady of this papyrus can all be seen in the royal -aloon of the Cairo mu- scum. a fact which has very personal interest to the document now described The papyrus is very beautifully written, in small but very clear hieratic script, and some of the chapters are given both in hieratic and hieroglyphic.
 The vgnettes which accompany and il- l1strate the chapters and selections are so finely drawn and often so pathetic in incident-such. for example. as the anx-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
.UNDRAPED BEAUTY
 AT M|NEOLA FAIR Mature on the HOOf" Is Popular Attraction GALLERY CROWDED Two Ladies Entered Their Protest and That Was What Caused the
 Rush for the Art
 Gallery .saa2,4

From the New York World one of those shocking" but interesting and popular discoveries that tend to in- crease gate receipts rather than turn away even the extremely modest was made at the Mineola fair in Mineola, L l.. Wednesday, As a drawing card, it caught 6e99 of the 7o00 persons on the grounds. The only one who did not view the find" was the gatekeeper. He tried, but could not not get anyone 10 take his place, everybody was so busy However, he expects to get there early today to avoid the rush.
 The feminine Columbus was Mrs. John Dayton, of Bayslde, president of the Nassau county branch of the Womans Christian Temperance union. She is n great lover of the human figure in art, if the figure is clothed, but she is quick to express her opinion of nature una dorned." She proved that yesterday when she and Mrs. Asbury Johnston went to the fair
 It was raining and they went almost immediately to the art exhibit. Seem- ingly few of the visitors had artistic tastes, for the room was almost de. serted. The two women had an unob- structed view of the pictures. They had not been in the room a minute before they were gasping. ''Oh, how shocking" Thirty seconds more and the two had fled.
 Warm Day When She Posed
 The paintings are described by the man
  Miss Ethel Whitmore Harway of Bays;de and Miss Annie Lee of Corona. The first is full length painting of woman leaning against a rail. She has modestly turned her back. It must have been very warm day when the subject posed or she started out in such hurry that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

she forgot her clothes, or else she was in the bath when the house caught Are.
 Anyway, there she is.
 The other picture Is side view of a woman sitting on stone fence. her head turned far enough not to see what im- pression she is making. Her hair "a hanging down her back. Nothing else. There is nothing else that could hang.
 The undraped woman seemed "as calm and unembarrassd as Fate,' but nee so Mrs. Dayton and her friend. In in- tense indignation they sought Thomas II. Bacon. the fair manager, and Lott Van De Water. its secretary. and mado an emphatic protest against the "brazen pictures. not fit for children to see.'
 The officials. greatly upset, hastened to the gallery. They gazed long and critically at the offending paintings. Then they looked at each other and thereupon decided that the pictures were not at all improper or of character to offend anyone. "Honi soft qui nal pense' was their final verdict. As they arc known as modest men their judgment was accepted by their brother officers. It was confirmed by c. A. Miller. pres- ident of the allied arts and crafts.
 Most Popular Show at Fair
 News of the complaint soon spread to the grounds. Farmers left off judging cattle and tumbled oyer themselves as they plowed through the mud to judge mature on the hoof." as one of them ex- pressed it. Soon the jam In the gallery was so great the doors had to be shut. The crowd outside clamored to get ia. And all were not men.
 The criticisms were naive in some eases. but all were enthusiastic.
 All seemed to know it was "ArtAwith a capital A and let it go at that.
 For the rest of the afternoon tSe other exhibits were deserted. ViewinA the women in oil became the great in-N door sport of the day. It was case of Tine forms on this side" Nobody paid attention to the other pictures. Some persons were still studying the pictures at nightfall and had to be turned out i'll the rain when the fair was closed for the day.
 The managers have prepared for to- days rush by building a barricade in front of the paintings and will let in only few at time.
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CT of the Egyptian department of the Brit ish museum) says, she is able to believe that the hidden creative power which
 was materialized in Amen was only an- other form of the new birth and resurrec-
 tion which was typifed by Osiris. Stu dents of Egyptology owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mrs. Greenfield for her gift to the nation, and to Dr. Budge for tho care with which he has edited the test publications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
In 1940

From the Detroit Free PreS
 Say, my boy, you're 25 now. It's time you settled down and got marrled.''
 "Oh, I'm not ready to get married yet, Dad"
 Not ready? Why. young man, I want you to know that when I was your age had been married twice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

These are positively all wool serge. We offer a limited number-on sale between 9 and 10 a. m. on Monday only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
$5 Chiffon Waists

These are prettily trimmed with lace, hand embroidered, have satin buttons to match lace and some have glass buttons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

These dresses are of good quality mannish serge. trimmed with braid, Robespierre collar, also lace trimmed, and all colors represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Great Sale Skirts for Also of Waists

Altman Voile Skirts with beau tiful embroidery and applique. the skirt having a satin drop" with fringe-all new styles and worth 1000, 12.00 and 15.00-- most of them are 1900 skirts we have one hundred SA.95 take your choice at .... fl
 Chiffon Waists, beautifully ap- pliqued with lace and braid and hand embroidered and yoke and cuffs of lace; worth 500 (cer- on caias sale 1Ha Monday ,nen ynan ...., SZ'So silk Plush Coats with good quail ity satin lining, 20.00 $1C.e3 value for lA
 90 new gray Diagonal Coats 15.00 value S0.0S for ~ O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

Charmeuse SIX Dresses, lace trim med with buttons to match, lace cuffs and jabots and Robespierre collars, all colors included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

A Wonderful Sale of $2O.OO Char $10.95 mouse Dresses 1A-
 Charmeuse Silk Dresses, most beautifully made and trimmed with shadow lace and hand crochet buttons and also buttons of same material, in many new and novel styles, being right up to the minute in all respects, having just left the makers. The skirts come in the new draped effect, though there are plenty that are plain. All shades are represented, included the much wanted shades of Taupe, Copen- hagen and Biscuit-of course, all standard and conv entional shades as well. The cheapest dresses in the lot are worth 17.50-about a third of them are regular 20.00 values-all sizes IA to A are represented-S1 C.95 the price, only ...... lA