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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
Party Line TeIeehons system.


phones nay be considerable and In
which the selectivitylugf tisevpatttvuiais
station or stations 20, be called lis rem
defea ieomparaAyeiy 5certain. Pro
vision is made for calling one or any
larger nuinber on Ssubscribers, Ito the
exclusion OF all othergsubscribeFs upon
tes lpnet aIHes system. sfabhet COM
prehends means whereby single sta
tibhs hay CALI pp slfnultaheously all
other stations on the line. II disc re-
1stes % lockout MECHANISM. Whereby
when any two r.or more stations are
connected up for talking. all other sta
tions re.exclmted' and .aresun4 ble to.
interfere with business being | trans
arfef over the line. ,Fhe endravirig
shows the ieiecFieally.eperate cpn;s
tact mechanism forming part bf the
switch and leepAolling various cir
cults
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

.j5R dessribsE sSparty line teIepupne5
ssggse9l, ingsssIatsesGpy Edward stPut and
Joseph S. KJlpla@of Stockport. Ia. the
Scientific American say
;. In this case the more pafticulap,
pj66fposs fs 10 9fb9tfee d 1Aeiiatle Sysl
TEN in &hi6h Qae' 4faSber III tsRyl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
! oEsmatIon AmenaNhe,Ifraalpao

An interesting archaeological dis
covery was made lately near Brecht
I(Belgium), where. the repains Of what
was evidently F'ranRfsH cemetery
have been found The main intaf1st in
the discovery lies in the1 faA that
sele.ar. .traees &C IL ". seen N The SEM.
etery of cremated remains, as wen
as of bodies bufiea inoAthe Ordinary
WAY. whereas hitherte5 ft' has always.
been believed that cremation was not
practiced amongst the Franks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
HeW BETHLEHEM WAS NAMED
Pretty Story of the origin of the
Pennsylvania City, Now in-' 5s''7
dustriaI Center. ~.


II was not uniting that Bethlehem
-sl4e- 'csnter'u or 'f4fissisHarys enterprise.
and social service should rhave the
name Of the BIRTHPLACE OF the Christ
Buto the pane. Was given II under,
doubly fitting AUSPICES. In DeceAaberS
IT4t. Count zirzer dorf. the friend and
protector % the MoraVishs int Saxonyi
came to W-t the1h The original log
dwelling sheltered both the peonles
and the cattle I was in this house
that they were Suing 81 CiiTistnfass
enes . Suddenly COMFY ZinzepsIbrf
arose and led the way past the parti-
alton, TO the part where the cattlesyerg
stabbed, and there RroGud the mahgers
stheyeeang CHRISTMAS sqggs. After thar
they ,cppla tbI9k y no name quite 50
fitting as Bethlehfm
- Bit in spite off church institeioas
sshlsaaaau.ishuRaa GaGaIE &C. SiQusS..
community. II is Industrial. With the
csiniing gf industry baVe come Auondps
tioiisi N osQ6sch David NietAnianok
sfoaTfder Of Bethlehem. never dreUnAh
II wasn't an example of the old
brotherhood swher5 in149Q9,t fyeygsR'
wee discharged because stley,, had
Isigned a petition 30 the management
Of the Bethlehem Steel corporation
asiIfHga-sofs tiss-meii jmiBEstvuzeszs
work. 1t wasn't ah example. Of broth;
erhood when in 1890 another man was
discharged flor hvdiding Sunday work.
and then three bore because Sthey
served on 4 c6nnbttee that protested
against. this. NAV S Ediseaafge .4-sJohh AZ
Fitch. in The Survey s91is o..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

FkWayNBe PIa1f5 OF tIvalnona AbIp, "a
s9sEsat interest has Bae4sare0seda l4o.
Australia Of the discoverysaf some old
ships plans, believed to be those OF
'tffe 'rTrruv svcss- Neutrality-suspicious.
sCookl discoversaS hssSgBia; Yqis4 are |
Pen ip the possession of the rsApstra =:
lasian Pioneers club. The plaps have
apparently been in SydneySfor long
time. They belonged 20 Mr.. Cum |
midss,Ja blacESfIitKseS no Fsebiyed
thahEfhnd outer charts sAHd Diagrams /
from Mr.. Korg. navaepongfactor.
said to be descended from a ship
wright VINO Bafled Win Captain COOK I
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

At preseHt'.uepes HTeSAc tr3ckless.
t.olleys in Eng!Spd, but a gr4a acs
tivtty has been manifest In that couh-
try. recently in behalf of this ftrm of
lccomotlcn.. AS, a result Of thi9 there
are at present sYaitfng CONSIDERATION
by parliament nd less than l6l appli-
Ea;ss isaSs III ssae-.
tel A number Of these requests axe
from railroad companies desiring Jto
operate the5trollets as Feeders 10 the
railroad, Otaers5ars made on Behalf
of private corporations, and few by
the companies witch equip -thes9 lines.
and are design ID TO serve as demon
STATIONS. : X
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
II have bought cutioura ointucnt

AND Gtticura Soap seys=sOtimes, sipee,
TO use for cuts and sores, aud have
never known them to fail'to cure what
/ pat them on, Cuticura Soap Is the
best that | have eveio ased f6r toilet
-purposes." (Slgned) Mrs. F. u Haro
mon, R. F. D. 2, Atoka, saHnhi Sept
u. LII. AthauGh ClIticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere. a SAM
pie of5each, wqtY S2ITage bo5R,l wip .
be5uialled free on application 20 "Cdao1
cura," Dept L, Boston. 81 y
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
EXTRACTING A SAFETY PIN
!. E29.t iQ1t 81 g. tEoOctg ~ 5
Accompanying Illustration Shows Op-
s3i Grafton by sMsans ef Instrument,
Called "Endoscope."

The accompanying illustration shows
the operation of removing safety
pin from the throat by means OF an
instrument CARED 'ttttfe- -endUsccre.
Its construction is so simple that an
explanation is hardly necessary. ex-
eeHs5hat toshonld be- mentioned .uiaf
the pin-extraeting device which slides
m tffe1tabe 81 tie Instrument. III only
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
80 TtolIeys in China.

sE szas - p -
ital without a street car system, is
aboutito befnvaded by the trolley, ar
Tangemepts for the ,cppstructinn ol,an
electric 1fhe having Been finally com
pbaab afSee JnonthsIet negoFfaaon)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

Ramie absr for ,incandescen5 lam
mantles i !. proved superior 10 10
ton. becau4 me jndiyitidal fbeEs ar
much less closeg'entang!ed prokucif.
a much larger glowing surfacb |
latG9s1p 6Iitnents 3uith ar1iacia sfl
the separation Ths 0sytn gEeate
After much Sinysstigation Berli
company has prepared a new ntantl,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
Superintendent

Specialization means the ABILITY to
iosus all Of your energies Con one
hing.-The Fra.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
Her NatIenaIIty.o

Insthe lowest gra de Of a New York
pubic school the teaebsE-swas--sIsa
ing from the children who had newly
se;ftefed sHe4isss' ssss+is+4es-e
lalitg. for her annual repOrt They are
extremely interest iHg~fir-- eScw--Yurif-
public schools. for they include youngs
stef ff6m every kfrwrrUrrvr-ur-r IRE
globe Having enrolled Germans, SySg
ans. poles! Itlsh. AsTgrTsfrgns. vayEr-
fans, Arabs, MouteHegrins and others:
1eHeaeher asked ainazsd haired mic
hoping 70 hear ths rare word "AtLIlsit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
! No Credit Even for That.

~ No Credit Even for That.
'I am glad to say, > remarked Mr.
Seekton, that never spoke a hasty
word to you t ltssfa Us
No, Leonidas;" answered his wife,
rather certify ! TI,m Mtiiing Dtoi give
you credit for. not hurrying about any
cling" Stray Stories. IatAEAE 1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
Trifle wobbly

II am going to blow out my bralns,'
said he. 80
s'zzs Aakeiis issher saidsE after q m0snentifss
reflection, perhaps they'll stand a lit.
Gel nphatIol | Giaaeeb They've al
ways struck me as being trifie wob.
bly,. "-Hprperls WeeiSlygA s. M
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
No offenss. Eli FIJI
ee.iI suppbse Won are afrsld NV slgorl

Gus. style. would offend your read.
ers6s said the discontented author
frH.-notS replied editors
The trouble. that ilpbody would |
read Enough oft to get offended" va, |
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
GRAND TO LIVE

fHd ths last Laugh IS Always the Best
~ Six months age / would have laugh
ii at the idea that there could be any
h1ng shatteEz6ssza,-sssba zsswerugeut irsns
;effee,". writes an Ohio woman, now
Angh L. know, there is. >,
sincechildhood I drank coffee free
y3s did the other-HeGbers Of the fam
~ The result was a puny, sickly
-; and as grew into woRlanhood /
"a not gain iRthaaltli, but was af-
Hsted with heart strogble. a weak and
lSordered stomach. wrecked nerves
M generaf breaking down TIL last
sihters at the age Of as, /. seemed to
e Jon the verge of consumption.
My friends crested me with How
az you look! yfat' a terrible colori'
ne this was not very comforting.
THE doctors. and patent 1nedieines
ID me absolutely no good. l was thor
hghly discouraged a,
Then I gave W coffee and. com
lenced Postum. At first I didn't like
sSsbut after few trials. Ind following
Re directions exactly, it was grand.
wag fEfHxhinsI44d s8fsfyius2 IN
couple of weeks l noticed a great
AAngesI ffAt* "fGAF a>..t
81 beeatne stronger my brain grew
shreb I was MP. trophlef w7th, for
s.fulhes5 Is M eonee hines. my
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

y f,Sfetg GarbOlisaite quick W SeiiASes and 4
dissases. at Instantly stops the pain Of
burns Cities without sears 2Jei 4 nd Soc
ygrrsr=fst%~ ss-rrrpf~-vrr4te-tu
~. W.rGgies& Cos. Black River Falssg Wis. /
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

~ TTa7Stmovlas sefety. PtAnl Scft
One lliiSS accessories that s s'a Z
be useyfi connection with it, says the
Popular Mechanics. Among these &C:
'cesss7isssis aRkelelxnomagn1a fot9Res
.moAng particles1bEsMon, piaSers5 Tor
extraStug Zones. etc. BY means of
suitable optical arrangement the sur.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

after using theme he began ito Inn
prove, He began to take long, maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles of Resdlpeut, two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes OF
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls All over
his head. don't think anything else
would have cured him except Curi-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
y = 9LsfsJIA ,fCs
Vest Pocket TeIenhones

81 vest Pockef- sIeIephones.
They are introdueing vest pocket
tklephf es in some sof the cities OF
g3hERaanx- Connections resspiaesaa on
gals all over, town and if you happen
to walk along the street and you're
n hurry to tsnlyoat wife that you
VAL bring a frSshd lhome for dinner
~ you have to do is to connect your
npcket. instrument with THE one on
tAe wall. call the exchange. get your
party and talk = TO your hearts con
gent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

masons. an Knights o Phythias. an
i tGsse isgss u ! a4iIih.nas r.! ne
fsFtir stsSse an :99sSSqs q Tenf
s,l.s1FS sOoiet !. {: A.sIJe:fR theylfB
MS No 81 JgallfiJ 7! I've s ststgsslf.
III aabs aI seeisiljJ sn I1dSffE; g.
fiji s9fa a@ e. sSa.i @9 iss
' ~. SIN. Ga9f: ,e:ter t; EasSgIRi I'll
ments year. so there's something go
1in'snn a Eood ideal 10, tire club times
even if the club movement amt hit
US very hard yet Judge? ~ ioDf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

III. a. woman LIS -.clexeE- aetresa the
chances are that her husband viii find
the chorus more interesting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

e8see 2 =
as we are pictBrlng.- which consists of
saat and preferably curved IN case
With an opening, az one end through
whichf ana ordinary incandescent lamp
cab be Introduced. says the Popular
FEFsfRicityA TFhe Opening is closed BY.
4 'fange boited' to the end, Which fiange
supportsfboth the lamp socket and the
for an attachment plug
Through which the sRatisrt gan ldiscon-
meet the deytce- IRON ~ ,eitcplt With,
out reaching for a switch.
,sOfi course tbs Arrangement is
neither as conveniesr NOR. as adaptable
as the more3reqent heating pads made
of resistance material imbeddfd iPea
flsesythle mat or, webbing. but it lis easl-
" made by any RecRapic a4d has
proven helpful 1p- many forms Dc stom-
ach troubles .hdeed it is ond of the
electrical ana aHGss. e.. .zEhik.l-.=tha.
summer with its severe strainsl on our
4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

Sfrs. wfnsrow's s08rHrByz syrup for c.affdFen
fsetliiias sofiens the glms. reduces fnAamnias
aa0ks pain. wind cole. 2se q. bottle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

made by Mr.. A. W. S1arm q 3llh I'D
strnments invented BY him for tkEe
phoning through water without wifes
The microphone usedsin speaking q
gconneeted in&Hes with a battery 81
four or f4f dEx-eells hnd an taaanisS
soiL the coinbeing o. special coosfra3
ton amp gFhg very Short. 4h6q5
currents OF high potential. which ~
communicated C watsr by two w{f3
'qpnnecfSh to the termhals of the M
'isnE Hsjnating in plat les buried in
sand or submerged in Ithe $3.50 ~
similar plates. eonnscthd di
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

Well. We amt dubbed to death as
some place seem to beS6A when you
come TO soght EN- up As got consid-
cradle many clubs for fown of our
size. We sod a WomasB ub o. two
hundred meinbers. aIIs a Village Im1
provemen Dub. an a1ndfs' Social
Club. an friday AfteJ1oon. Club. an
big Chrf4l Club. an 81 Current
Events CT Vac an a L ~ l82ab. an a
Dickens 80. an tn kht an
Work CT an a CD an 4,
mixed CID bat ca lzNzz Ae Prog
ress Club "A a bib. an
hvsMz,ss BIS an dcffa ub am
a 4 tight 81 Th4 be W,
c. ~ the OeS elbow AN the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

! -1s7El NJ II y Nt|1l y % 9I- EllVEl0Ils
old he broke-out on his head with little
eHr s.:Is.I Hps.s IIs ss N
IEsRl{ anTitssrssd qTpFstThis S9qisl
was. sssnkt mir cyeflsIITehssga fsffl
broke out all over in red. bumps and
Is Kept ff4ffsi 4ul pIepsf6 hlsl
hands and arms. I bought several
Issb4Ses;f # Ol9tmeas, Iasfi Sis ] HOO
medicine, ard had two doctors TO treat
hias :eut PfkS9gFStse aaaltheiatitqq
He had It aboat six months when q,
lliin'seeE teD3 AIDA FNtHhtas sef
and got bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent,
a cake Of Cuticura Soap and a box Of
/ (,,tffts,.f. NJ, fNTfr Asxs
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

eodRasE q ddM @as
: ] |. ] ! :
hsl4 afse4 ed nu v of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07
tEpAoNE n N0vet fES!

susS ssSs Experiments 6de Y ~
Aew evlce IN Englan Com,
- upHieatlon Under Wxzer. -
Alder Halstead. United atesI e5
sui at - bingham, Englaa "a in E.s...s.itsssss,,
ceRt - says: =
e owing paragraph n reefEz
70 $3.50 an instrument. q tele4iItszs
three Water withou ap fesred
In recen issue OF a promfne>t Tech
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

summer with its severe strainsl on our
dggestSve aBparstts brtngsU no less a
deniandishaR does 'tHe1RiAter
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05

elected to the presidency of that in
stitution in 1886, This position he
held until he became chancellor of
the Randolp-Macon system of col
lleges and academies, which Office he
I held at the time of his death.
In 1891 DR.. Smith set to work look
ing to the organization of the RAN
dolph-MacOn Woman's College here
which he opened in 1893 with thirty
eight pupils. Today the enrolment is
516; the college property is valued at
$5OO,OO0 and the school is known as
the "Yassar of the South" nearly all
of which has been accomplished
through DR.. Smiths efforts.
DR.. Smith was one Of the best
known educators of the South. DR.. E.
A Alderman, president of the Uni
versity of Virginia. once said of him
that he had done more for education
in the South than any one other man
within ieI borders. He was a prom
inent member of the Virginia Con-
ference of the Methodist Church, a
leader in the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League ana served one term of four
years in the Lynchburg City Coun-
Gil. DR.. Smith was also an author
of note. He wrote several books,
tracts, magazine articles and numer-
Gus poems.
His health began to fail a year ago.
He spent three months in Southern
California and took several coastwise
ocean Trips, but little good came of
these Upon his return II was ap-
parent that his malady (Bright's dis
.ease) was bringing him rapidly TO his
end.
DR.. Smith was a warm personal
friend OF President-elect Wilson, and
one of his last rational acts was TO
send him warm congratulatory tel
egram upon hearing the results of
Tuesdays election He was a mem
Der of Rivermont Avenue Methodist
Church, and frequently supplied pull
pits in the city and State.
Dr. Smith gave his life for the Wo-
mans College. working until a few
years ago for less than many pro-
feSsors receive in other schools of the
- e, and only taking an increase in
salary when it was forced upon him
by his executive committee.
He was twice married. His second
wife, who was Miss Marion Love How
ison, Of Alexandria, Va, survives him
The couple were married January 81,
1875.
In Lynchburg, where he spent the
last twenty years OF his life, Dr. Smith
was beloved and respected in no small
degree. All Lynchburg mourns him
tooay for he was one Of her first
citizens and a man who had done
much for the city.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
"YOU GIRLS! BRING
a MAN WITH YOTJ'

CHICAGO, Special.-The co-eds oil
Northwestern University were urged
by President Harris in his chapel ad-
dress Thursday to go out in the by
ways and hedges during their Thanks
giving vacation and drum up students
for the school.
This school needs more men, he
said. You girls can get them. When
you come back bring a man with
you-each of you.
GiggleS were heard in all parts of
the room.
That's Just what mean," ne said.
THE freshman class is going to be
short of men. You know where to
find them" More giggles.
your home town is the place to
find eligible young men to make up
the freshman class" continued the
president. Hunt them up, talk to
them. bring them with YOU"
Wen just hunt up every stray
man in Illinois and make him go to
Northwestern if he isn't too big!"
they agreed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
MARK TWAIN A POOR SPECIMEN
And POET LONGFELL0W, TOO

Elizabeth Court brought on a contro-
versy with Bernard Shaw. Shaw wrote
a play called THE Dark Lady of the
Sonnets." and Harris promptly ac-
cused Shaw of plagiarism, and the
battle was a hot one in literary cir
cles.
But that does not prevent Mr.. Har-
ris from saying that Shaw is the best
journalist in England today, and he
added:
SHAW is an abler man than any
cabinet minister in office today or
| within my recollection. Cheek, blum
and the capacity to oeat the best man
of the moment is all that put Balfour
or Lloyd Gorge or Minister Churchill
in the cabinet On the other hand a
journalist like Shaw must write
against the best men OF all ages-apd
Journalism is the worst paid profess
sion in the world"
From journalism to literature Mr.
Harris skipped easily.
Mark Twain Poor Specimen.
Your Emerson" he said, "is one of
the six great writer's of English-the
only crowned king of literature you
have. The six are Shakespeare, Ba-
con, William Blake, Browning, Oar
win and Emerson. Mark Twain is the
poorest specimen of the man of letters
known, and Longfellow goes along in
'Kipling had genius, but he stopped
growing at fourteen. His stories never
got beyond that stage of development.
Arnold Bennett is an able man. But
how could any man attempt to de-
! scribe New York after a four days
/ visit? For the rest Bennett is making
10000 a year"
Mr.. Harris was war correspond
ent in the Turko- Russian war OF 1878.
| He sees crushing defeat for the Triple
Alliance if it should come to blows
with the Triple Entente.
Mr.. Harris, who is about fifty-siX,
was in this country between the ages
of fifteen and twenty-five. He was
! a cowboy in the Rio Grande region and
| drove his cattle to Kansas City. Then
| he studied law and was admitted to
the bar. Incidentally he was reporter
in Chicago and wrote such thrilling
| story of a fire he didn't see that he
lost his job.
| The first lecture. Shakespeare AS
| Friend and Lover" will be given al
| the Lyceum Theater on December Sth
| His last book, "Shakespeare's Wo-
| men," has just been published BY
| Mitchell Kennerley. Mr.. Harris was
a special correspondent for the World
at the coronation OF George V.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
our Mos CROWDED street.

The supreme sensation of the East
Side is the sensation of its astoundd-
ing populousness. The most populouS
street in the world-Rivington Street
is a sight not to be forgotten. Com
pared to this, an uptown thorough
fare of crowded middle-class flats in
the open country-is an uninha bited
deSerti The architecture seemed to
sweat humanity at every window ana
door. The roadways were often i'm
passabl The thought of the hidden
interiors was terrifying. Indeed, the
hidden interiors would not bear think
ing about. The fancy Stunned them
"a problem not to be settled by sud
den municipal edicts, but only by the
effluX of generations. Confronted by
this spectacle of sickly-faced immortal
creatures. who lie closer than any
other Wild animals would lie; who
live picturesque. feverish and appali-
ing existences; who amuse themselves,
who enrich themselves, who very Of
ten lift themselves out of the swarm
ing warren and leave it forever, but
whose daily experience in the warren
is merely and simply horrible-con-
fronted by this incompatible and
overwhelming phantasmagoria (for
such it Seems), one is foolishly apt
to protest, to inveigh, to accuse. The
answer to futile animadversions was
in my particular friends query: We'll
what are you going TO do about it?"-
Arnold Bennett, in Harper's Magazine
for November.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05

William Waugh Smith was born at
Warrenton, Va. March IL. 1S45, be-
ing a son of Professor Richard NJ.
Smith. His mothers maiden name
was Ellen Blackwell.
Mr.. Smith enlisted in the Confed-
crate army in 1852 and served until
the close of the war. He was twice
wounded in battle. After the hostili-
ties he went to Randolph-M Macon Col
lege. Ashland. Va. where he took the
A. r. degree in 1871. From 1871 to
1873 he was associate principal and
principal OF Bethel Academy From
1878 to 1886 he was a professor al
Randolph-Macon College, being
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
swifter Than the Wind

near race riot happened I'm a
Southern town. The negroes gathered
in one crowd and the whites in an
other. The whites fred their revolvers
into the air and the negroes took to
their heels. Next day a plantation
owner said to one of his men: Sam,
We're you in that crowd that gathered
last night?"
''Yassir."
did you run like the wind, Sam %
mo, sir, didn't run like the wind,
deed / didn't. But ] passed two mig
gers that was running like the winS %
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look out down there!" yelled Pat,
after heavy beam had fallen from
the sixteenth story.
Whats the use looking out now %
called q man who had narrowly es-
capped being crushed.
There mayn't be amy use,l but /
thought you might be provoked II ]
! didn't notice it."-Judge's Library.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05
A Rule That Worked both Ways.

shoes the physician had brought in
for repairs the German cobbler handed
them back, saying: Dem shoes amt
worth mending, doctor"
Very well, Hans" said the doctor:
then, of course, 1 won't have anything
done to them"
'velI. but I sharge you feefy Gems
already ye."
why, wha for?"
IVY, when 1 came to see you de udder
day you Sharged me tree dollars for
telling me dot dere amt holdings der
matter nit me-"