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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Mr.. L. L. Smith and family expect
to leave Ware Neck and move 10 Ocean
View to live in few months
Mrs. W. E. Carr opened her nilli-
merry department here recently with
Misses Brady and Hibble ia charge.
The ball game between Botetourt
and Summerville last week resulted in
4 score of 10 to IL in favor of Botctourt.
With the exception of Botetourt
High School. already open. all schools
opened on Monday throughout Glou-
cester.
Botetourt Lodge of Masous held its
monthly meeting on Frid ay with small
attendance. Matt Kearns was made
a master Mason.
Messrs. r. NJ. Janney and L. c.
Catlett went to Richmond last week.
Mr.. Catlett has charge of all the
Gloucester exhibits there.
Mr., ]. II. Martin has gone to Bait
more for his Fall stock OF goods. he
expects to be joined bv Mrs. Martin
and together they will attend the Rich
mond Fair before returning home.
Although the School and Agricultur
al Fair held here last week was TIT
! Srst of its kind in the county there has
| 49,. haar IN adverse criticism heard
and persons ~ both Mathews ant
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
One DEAD, FIVE MAY
BE Dogs VICTIMS
CoLoRED FAMILY FROM LUNEN-
BURG BEING TREATED HERE
FOR CASE OF RABIES
r c H NJ o n d, V A, Spt

~ y II VI ~ y u, A, Special
lsham Bridgeforth and his Wife and
-FOUR children. all from Lunenburg
county are here for treatment for pre-
Ventlon of rabies. one child, AGED four
years, was bitten sometime ago and
uled last Monday night from rabies. In
us dying agonies the child bit its
,hother and she, TOO, is liable to be at
lacked, except that she was treated
sooner after infection than the others.
a strange dog came to the home of
lsham and bit a small puppy. and then
DIT other dogs. They were at once made
secure and soon died. The children.
suspecunS nothing. played with the
puppy and it began to snap at their
legs, the marks being plainly visible
DT. T: c. Harris was called and at
teh1ed the children, and as soon as ne
could determine the nature of the i'll
ness ness he brought all hands to this city.
Ihey arrived here yesterday Friends
In the neighborhood made up the CON
trioutionS for the treatment of the
family 1t is feared that other mem
Ders OF the family viii be attacked
Ihey nave been placed in rented room
ana are being kept under close watch
me patients are under the care of
Health Department.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
WITH The EDITORS

Having no further use for the in
1uence OF the SO, 33S fourth-class Re
publican postmasters. President Taft
proceeds TO put them under the civil
service.-Newport News Press.
One bright hope is that if the Bull
/ Moose passes away in November the
! Harvester Trust will commit hara-
! lIiri.--AdVance.
Two of the Allen gang sentenced
/ to the penitentiary are now engaged
engaged in making tracks.-Tide-
! water Democrat.
y contemporary tells of the art of
! living" Living is no longer an art:
! it is financial science.-CoVington
Dispatch.
With bumper crops reported in
prospect from almost all sections this
year, 7. II. has a fine chance of get
/ ting "A bumper crop. too. when he col
lides with woody, old boy."-Dan-
Vile Register.
From election returns in the sena-
| torial fight in New Jersey, Governor
Wilson distinguished himself as a
| blacksmith as well as a school
! teacher.-Staunton Leader.
The standpatter in business life is
: satisfied with the amount of business
he did last year and will not try to
do more this year.-Petersburg In
deX-Appeal-
! Perhaps it is fitting that the Gov
eminent should reduce our green
backs One-third in size, since a dollar
nowadays buys only two-thirds as
much as it formerly did.-Petersburg
Progress.
Governor Wilson's refusal to hob
mob with the political bosses in New
York was very discouraging to both
the Taft and Roosevelt leaders.-Bris-
| toll Herald-COurier.
! The Smithsonian Institution is
| going TO spend a lot of money just to
| find out whether or not the sun is
| growing cold. Experience with il, on
and off, this last summer indicated
| nothing of the Misunderstanding Pro
| greSs.
No doubt John d. Rockefeller feels
| quite down in the mouth over the
| fact that no one wants any contribu-
| tons from the Standard Oil this year.
Fredericksburg Star.
Carter Harrison is going to present
to the Progressive party a big bull
moose head. The original Bull Moose
has big head already.-Alexandri
| News.
! Ever see a three-ring circus? And
| aren't you reminded of ii when you
read the political headlines in the
paper Then, too, there's a bull moose
| in the menagerie, besides the elephant,
the tiger and the dOnkey.-Times-
| Herald.
Colonel Roosevelt says Wilson
should not be elected because he is
| inexperienced" Many of the Presi-
dents of this country have been in
experienced when they assumed Of
! flee. but that isn't what's the matter
with Courier.
| Notwithstanding his denials, Mr..
Bryan continues to charge the doughty
| Colonel with appropriating his ideas
and the principles of the Democratic
platform. And not only this. but he
proves it.-Petersburg Progress.
The fellow who devised the shape
Of the fall derby for men must have
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

ill. lS7Rn .sh.NC "tiu ~, 40
him and smOtherlng him To death.
With the sidewalk one of the
electric wire poles fell into the
excavation, dragging down a num-
Der of dangerous wires. The DO
lice had been summoned and were
busy holding back the crowd,
which seemed 10 he trying to
tumble into the pit. Lnemen
from the City Electricians office
were then sent for. and by the
Dim light of lanterns and hastily
rjggcd-up electric lights, they
cleared the space of the wires so
that the wOrkmcn could proceed
with the rescue work.
ALL DEAD.
The last body was not found
until after 10 O'Clock. An cNami-
nation showed that the men had
been dead for SOmctime-prOb-
ably since the first five minutes of
their imprisonment.
No one ut the time attached
any blame TO the contractors in
charge of the work, nor 40 the
foreman directing the worLmcn.
At the inquest this morning two
of the negroes were examined.
They declared that Lem Carter,
the foreman, had never told them
10 go into any dangerous places;
that he would always go wherever
he sent them.
The excavation il being done
by COWherd * COWherd, COnIrac-
tors, acting as SubcOntractOrs for
w. y. CheSterman. who il con-
tractor for the whole building.
which il TO be an apartment with
several large stores on the ground
floor.
There mas been no talk of dam
age suits AT this early hour, but
IL they are instituted il is not
thought that the city will be liable.
NJ least that il the opinion of at
torneys who have studied muniei-
pal liabilities in such matters.
BY Vibration.
Building Inspector Beck. who eX
lmined the cave-in last night, sal
that the sliding of the land may haV
been started by a trolley pole which
was located on the sidewalk about tn
middle of the extent of the lot Of
Eighth Street. The vibration cause
by the heavy Broad and Main car
going up and down Eighth Street ha,
doubtless caused the pole to swa
when the earth beneath was dug out
once getting start this pole swaye,
more and more every time the eartl
vas Jared by the passing of the cars
earth away from the embankment. A
soon as the earth was started and
began tumbling into the cavity be
Meath the whole shelf made by tn
excavation under the sidewalk wa
dragged down.
1t is said by William L. Carneal
IT., of Carneal q Johnson, the archi
ects for the building for the erection
IF which the excavations were bein
q IN, Ii.
he cave-in was a contingency which
could not have been foreseen. II
said that the earth was a solid banl
Of clay, with no fisures. little mois
-ure, and had apparently never befor
been dug into. The lower end of tn
ot, he said, had been filled in re
Gently, but the slide at that poin
was not considerable and certainly no
serious. Every reasonable precautio
lad been taken by the contractor, w
Chesterman. who had given tn
work his personal supervision. he said
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
DIAL ON FURNACE
SHOWED DECREASE
Police Believe Bones Found i'm Ash-pit
Are Those Of Arthur A. Webster.
Still Unable 70 Solve Mystery.
WASHINGTON. ID. c. SneciaI.-

WASHINGTON, ID. e., Special
Was Arthur n. Webster. tine Vir-
ginian, damned into a fiery fur
mace at the National Capital Brew
ing COmpany'S plant before or
after 4 \. VI. on the morning of
September 18th?
This il the question now agitat-
ing the police. Michael j. Bar
ret, iireman's helper at the brew
cry, told detectives he left the
place ut 4 \. VI. on the morning
of WebSter'S disappearance. Web
Ster, who, lac says, was ut that
time crumplcd behind the boiler,
and Lcntte L. Jett, fireman, who
committed suicide last Sunday,
were the only two men i'm the en-
CINE room.
The human bones. believed be-
You'd a doubt to- DC those OF Web
ster, were found i'm an ash pit i'm
tic rear OF the furnace. The door
To this compartment il rarely
opened. When IL il. the degree
of heat drops, it is said. and a dial
registers the temperature OF the
furnace.
Investigation yesterday deveI-
Opcd that the dial on the giant
furnace showed n decrease i'm the
heat temperature about $3.50
O'Clock on the morning Webster
last was seen alive. II l. admitted
that the opening of the rear door
TO jam i'm a body would possibly
cause this condition.
Had the door been opened at 4
\. NJ. OF > \. VI. the dial would
have registered a slight decrease
in the temperature. Consequently,
the question now at issue ccnters
about the theory that there may
be somebody else beside the sui
eide fireman who might tell what
tranSpircd i'm the brewery on the
night Webster vanished.
There il no Indication of any
falling of of the heat at any time
after L. In fact, the nucs gained
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

after ) o'clock. \ number of ne
grOcS, under the direction of
Foreman Lem Carter. were work
ing i'm n trench at the bottom of
the pit on the Eighth Street side.
They were about thirty feet below
the street level.
Foreman Carter heard a sud-
den ruInbling. Gazing up hur-
richly, ne saw the great bank of
earth suspended over his head
SWaying towards him. lie shout
eel TO his men to- run for their
lives and himself dashed from
under the CrumbIing bank and
ran into the center OF the cN-
CaVatiOn.
WERE PARAEYZED
Four of the negroes were an
parently paralyzcd with fear.
They stood perfectly still i'm their
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Only relief 1 received was from NOR
phine. l was completely cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Mr.. Hampshire is only one of the
many thousands that endorse Doan's
Kidney Pills. II your back aches
II your kidneys bother you, don't ask
simply for a kidney remedy, as dis.
tinctly for DOan's Kidney Pills, the
same that Mr.. Hampshire had.
soc. all stores. Foster-MiIburn Co.
Buffalo, n. Y, Props. when Your
Back Is Lame-Remembe the name :"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

TUnl ncG OVeQ
ime. Soon they
same sad debt
, then if they on
yes here they can
her again in a
no parting. Her
night TO Mathews
-rment andthefun
d at her parental
tor. Rev. l.. ].
ich loving hands
Y away TO her
ace IN Fear l rec
.ep until the glad
n. She leaves to
lely departure. a
er and mother,
one brother. be-
# relatives and
immunity extends
,ecially to the be-
d.
PANsY.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Apple Barrels

/ have started a barrel factor at
Waynesboro, Va, with a daily capa-
city of 1000 barrels, and am in a posi-
ton to offer No. 1 and No. Apple
Barrels at very low prices.
also make Knock-Down Barrels
that any good-size boy can put up;
no cooper's tools or beaten needed.
Prompt shipments made
LEON MILLER,
WaynesbOrO, Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Rine Tomato Relish.

Chop four quarts ripe tomatoes fine
and drain off the liquid. Seed and
lscald three ripe green peppers Cut
one bunch of celery in small pieces
Mix these ingredients together and add
ia cupful of grated horseradish, half a
cup of white mustard seed and three
pints cider vinegar. Salt to taste. Mix
we'll and fill alright cans to the brim
with it, Seal and keep in a cool place.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
RECIPES.
Cream Scenes,

Sift one and one-half cupfuls -four
into a basin, add one teaspoonful bak-
ing powder. one teaspoOnful sugar.
rub in one tablespoonful butter, pinch
OF salt and enough cream to make
into soft dough. Divide il into two,
pieces. Roll out thin and round, then
divide into eight pieces. Bake on a
warm grid0le turning once.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Few French Coats SHOW the Straight.
IrOOSP Rark.

Seml-httinS effects are coming in as
fast as the tide and il will not be long
before the very straight, cassock like
back has disappeared entirely. Belts
are on everything. 1t is the unusual
coat this year that is beltless, and
though the belt may pass only half
way around the coat, or even be but
a strap held down by buttons at front
or back. it always gives a suggestion
of the fitted effect.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
FOUR men KILLED
when PAVEMENT FELL
WOrkmen Caught Under Avalanche of
Earth--BOdies Recovered Hours
Later.

X 1 G ii MON ID, VA.-SpeciaI.
For over four hours Monday night
workmen employed i'm the big
excavation at Eighth and Grace
dug franticaIly with picks and
shoveIs i'm vain attempts to res
cue four of their comrades who
had been buried under the heavy
mass of earth which with scant
warning had fallen upon them.
The cave-in occurred shortly
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Eos Baked i'm Tomatoes

Select round, smooth tomatoes and
wash, but do not peel. Cut a thin,
slice from the top of each and scoop
out enough pulp to leave a space large
enough to hold an egg. Season these
little nests with salt and pepper, and
carefully break an egg in each. Cover
the bottom of a shallow pan with
NOT water. olive OIL or bacon fat, put
the tomatoes in il, and bake. covered
about fifteen minutes. Season with,
butter and serve on toast,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Counting RIinduess

Is what you are doing when you ne
glect twitching, watery, blOodshot,
sore eyes. LeOnardfs Golden Eve LO-
ton cures nearly every eve disease.
Cools, heals and strengthens. Get
Leonardo s. 1t makes strong eyes
Guaranteed or money refunded.
Druggists sell it at 25 cts. or forward
ed prepaid on receipt of price by $. b
Leonardo * Co, Tampa, Fla.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Kidney Pills are es-
pecially for weak
kidneys. h. c. Hamp-
shire, 70S e. Bran
bleton St, Norfolk,
Va, says: II snered
from kidney collie.
The pain during
some Attacks was so
severe that IL re-
quired two strong
men to hold mo
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
COcOanut Cakes.

Into two cupfuls cOcoanut stir one
and One-half cupfuls sugar, one-half
cupful cream and beaten whites of
two eggs. Mix thoroughly and drop
cOcOanut mixture from a spoon on to-
buttered paper. bake in moderate
oven. Sift powdered sugar over mac
aroons while still warm.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Straight-Haircd Girls.

The girl who would have wavy hair
nndS hot irons the quickes tools at
her command. If these are once used
they are not so harmful as imagined.
but woe betide her hair after a few
months Of Over-hot irOnsi
Safer and more natural is the water
wave This lasts well on some hair
even on straight hair. while with
other girls il is not successful. Fail
ure is usually due 10 oil in the hair
The hair is wet and brushed back
fat TO the head. II is then pushed
out from the forehead with q comb
for about an inch and held in place
with small hairpins This is repeated
until the entire face is circIed. Then
another section of the hair is combed
no and again pinned in place, the
process being repeated until the entire
head is covered with a series OF little
rid ges
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Potato and Checsc ScaIIon.

A scallop of potatoes with Parmesan
cheese makes an excellent luncheon
or supper dish. Cover the bottom of
a buttered pudding dish with cold
sliced boiled potatoes, salt and pep
per, add little cream sauce and then
a liberal scattering of the cheese. Add
another layer of potatoes and sauce
and a second of cheese for the top
Cover with bits of butter and bake.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
S:mfred With Green Corn.

Tomatoes stuffed with green corn
are among the tasty entrees of this
season. Cut the kernels from two or
three ears and mix them with the pulp
taken from the inside of the tomatoes
Season with salt and pepper and a
little butter. fill the tomato shells and
put back the slice taken from the top
of the tomato. Turn a little hot wa
ter into "a shallow baking pan and
bake until the tomatoes are tender
about fifteen minutes
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
THE CURETON NURSERIES

AusteII, Cobb County, Gin.
Growers OF Cabbage Plants Mt SI5O
per 1000; Strawberry Plants af 40 50
per I,OOO. AppIetrees (Whole French
Roots), $500 to $1,000 per 100. Peach-
trees $3.50 to $1,000 per 100. Standard
KINDS. Thousand rate upon applica
ton No scale or other diseases
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
DIVORCED AND MARRIED
AGAIN ON THIRD TRY OFT
NEWPORT. KY Sneci

NEWPORT, KY. Special. After being
divorced and remarked and again di-
yorced, w NJ. James and Anna will
bourne, OF Olive Hill KY, have been
married a'third time.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Woraan's Department

fresh. pure water viii Quicken re-
suits.
The tiny black beauty patch q.
being revived. much TO the delirht 81
the girl with fair skin and daintv
coloring. Many OF the smartest woS
men have individual cuts OF the spots
such as shamrOcks. stars. crescents
hearts or tiny flowers. These are. 81
course. in miniature and are wonder
fully picturesque.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Maryland woman has got a goose
that was given her when she was
twenty-One years old. Lots of women
still have the goose they got on their
wedding day.-COvingtOn Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

II is rumored that the girls viii
wear socks this winter instead Of hose.
but time will tell whether man shall
get a sight at naked truth.-Staunton
Leader.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
zen of MiddleseI
Thomas Epps a
da on Saturday
OYSTER COMM

A commission
has been appoil
Mann to meet f;
sion from Mar
the condition o
Potomac River
declared unfit
Government {
placed upon til
would be d gre;
oyster business
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Wilson and Murphy move on diff
fercnt planes and if Murphy would
move with him he must step M
higher.-Farmville Herald.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

One OF the differences between the
Bull Moose" and Teddy is that one
chews the cud and the other the rag
Nirginian Citizen.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

The new fall cloak is now on show,
And really it's sight;
It makes the hObble skirt look slow
When il comes 90 being tight.
Vance. i'm stanton Leader.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

The dissolution OF the Standard Oil
Trust was like that or the Western
coffin and walked down stairs.-Vir-
ginia Pilot.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

There appears TO be only one sure
way to prevent the national House of
Representatives at Washington from
becoming too small. and that is pre-
vent the membership from becoming
too large.-Petersburg Progress.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
TURNED HIS HAIR
PRETTY PEA GREEN

CLEVELAND, o. Special Samuel
herman, in attempting to dye his hair
yellow, turned it to pea-green
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

OF course Professor Wilson will be
graduated from tine Electoral College
With first hOnOrs.-Times- Herald.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

The Democrats Of the Ninth will put
on Ayers this fall about right
Clinch Valley News.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
Tenth Effort ut suicidc.

NEW YORK. Special. Miss Emily r.
sherman is in the CITY Hospital here
suffering from self-inficted injuries in
her tenth attempt to commit suicide.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

The Southern people always did
flock i'm large numbers to see strange
animals. but as for voting for them
that's another thing.-Newport News
Press
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

Governor Wilson has demonstrated
that some presidential candidates can
talk without frOthing at the mouth
Ledger patch
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
LOOK TO YOUR KIDNEYS
When Suffering from Backache, Head
aches and Urinary Troubles.

They are probably the true source
OF your misery. To keep well you
must keep your kidneys well. Doan's
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
been a Mott Street pawnbroker.-
Staunton Leader.

Senator Root is a useful member OF
the Republican party. That is TO say
the Republicans use him whenever
they can.-Advance.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10

God has quit making LAND. but has
not quit making people. There are
/ 100000 people born in America
every year and 100000 imported TO
America from foreign countries every
year. Young man. get a home now.
People are coming to this country
like blackbirds TO hay stack.-Cov-
ingtOn Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
) ISLAND.

oster is quite i'll
Norfolk.
?. Forrest is very
uses on here al