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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21
Traded Pistol for watch.

JcsBe owens, coorcd. wus given sixty dav.
IN jail by Justice Maurice yesterday In
hustihgs Court. Part H.. on the charr, OF
stealing from Mary jackson. colorcd, q re.
vo , which he said no traded for a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

is II correct to. sound tho IN" In
humble. hunl blc pie. etc?
MISs,M II. c.
Cmittlne recent dictionaries which
arc mainly compilations from former
.heH J&ucaun is tho only English
- con Whlch gives the word "humblo"
"'lh lhe ~ sounded. Walker. ShcrI-
Fhrry, Knowles. Smart Wright.
gaE and tbs Norman French Lexicon
~ rHJenne all pronounce as tumble"
iIier excellent authority for this
ti"i inc!diiou may be found IN tho
~ ser !took aud In the oxford Trans
y i2n y thf Hbie and In such re-
pit'i' ~ thc King James Version as
"afc been able TO examine Tho
tofm humble in your second word
d. n0t IN ooint II should have the
4either IN spelling nor In pro-
hAne'atipp II .s urnblcs" the refuse
lerr me8t made vim coarae donoh
htp tdeb To feed the. dogs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21
IN srnnts. IIc.

"tii IpD ten mo where 1 may get
literature abyUt the Boy scoute ana
fife re a Hulhcicn; address for Current
!, jaWta y. Wost 200 Filth Avenue.
Ssw York City. New York citv.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21
Funeral of Mrs. MoIa,,,.

SILK Mil Shuts Down.
The Virginia SILK MIL has temporarily
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

If ex-speaker Cannon just knew II.
sne uend OF thoueht which Leads sim
70 attack President Wilson is the reno
,of thought which made him eN sucaner
Cannon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

= demand for }35.oooo0o ~ income
saH ~ould DC enough 70 make even tno
+pity street cleaning force shoycI snow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

San Domingo has signed Bryan's
peace pact declaring opposition 70 IN
,ernationoi wars I. might help more
bYesigning an agreement 10 Keep tho
peaee at home
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

Kipling gays tina, aome day Ncw
York XIII be lost port Maybe it
viii join Kipling's ability 70 write
poetry '9iko no usctcr.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
English sailors.

in panic because they feared they We're
to be swept off to plant Virginia were
not absurd in their fears. In the middle |
of the eighteenth century the Royal Gov |
eminent of France provided settlers for
Louisiana by process which differed |
only in scale from the slave hunting |
raids which Leon de laborde saw in
Africa in the nineteenth, and not he
only, but many others.
The SLAYER would be a vessel of from
200 to go tons. From other sources we
know that the trader estimated fun
cargo at five blacks for every two tons,
but he could not always obtain "A com
plete load. When the ship had reached
her port Of loading In the Ronny River
or on the Gold coast or the Windward
coast, the first thing to he done was to
propitiate any native potentatc whose
help was desired by presents of hnery
and strong drink. Then the crew set to
work to make "house." THE sailors
first lash the booms and yards from
mast to mast, in order to form a ridge
pole. About ten feet above the deck
several spars, equal in length to the
ridge pole, are next dashed to the stand
ing rigging and form "A wall plate.
Across the ridge pole and wall plate sew
"ral other spars or rafters are after
ward laid and dashed at the distance
of about six inches from each other. ON
these other rafters or spars are laid
lcnSthwlse, equal in extent to the ridge
pole, so as to form a kind of lattice or
network, with intcrstlces of six inches
square,"
The whole was then tiled with mats
which were supposed to complete the
nf =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

to allow the crew to fire from under
cover on the men in ease of mutiny.
The "house" having been prepared
the occupants were next to he provided
II the ship was at Bonny, she lay about
mile below the town, and began by
landing the goods which were to he
snapped FOR ebony" The trade was
settled by the King of i,onny in council
with his parliament boys" A price
was fixed. an export fee was charged
and the King Of Bonny placed an off
Ger boy" on hoard the ship to receive
royal dues. The slaves were provided
by native traders. who went up the
river In large canoes capable of hold
ing from thirty to forty persons, and
either raided and kidnapped themselves
or dealt with the raiders and kidnappers
Of the interior. On the Gold and Wind
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

French sailor.

ward coasts there were differences. The
sailors had To go boating i. e. had to
go up the rivers themselves in search
of blacks-a kind of work fatal to the
health of the white man. But with
variations in detail it all came to the
same thing. The native trader was the
So-betwccn who played broker to the
robbcr of the interior and the Christian
receiver OF stolen men, women and chill
drcn. To the trader the intercourse
was Indispensable. When II was stopped
as ii was while the market of the plan
tations was closed by the American
War of Independence, he was reduced
TO digging and planting vans" as he
complained to Mr.. Falconhrdge.
There is a big book still To be written
on the conduct of maritime commerce
In war time. The statement may appear
rash in view of the fact that whole
libraries are full of trcatises on inter-
national law orders in council Milan
and Berlin DEGREES, Continental block
ade, &c. But my reference is not to
what was lcgislatcd, specialized upon,
threatened. Numbered and published in
proclamations. 1t is to what was done,
which was apt To differ very materially
from what was ordered to be done. In
81 lar as hWllak'fS ana other exalted
persons We're concerned a treatise on
1.-THE Conduct of Maritime Commerce in
War would have to take note not only
Of what they would have achieved il
they could but of what the necessities
of the case compelled them to wink al
or even tn license. And that was a
great deal.
There is dominating fact which even
learned writer's ON international law and
still more demonstrators of sea power
seem commonly to forget 1t is that a
country may stand in absolute need of
the produce of its enemy. When that
Is the case it cannot stop the trade ex-
cept by injuring itself In the extremely
improbable case that Great Britain were
at war with the Argentine Republic the
fact that hve-sevenths OF the chilled
and frozen meat sold at Smithfield IL
drawn from this South American State
would produce certain infaiiible conse-
quences. II the trade were stopped the
price Of meat would rise enormously In
the London market. and az the industry
Is largely promoted by British capital.
the loss would fall most severely on
lSritkh investors. The Argsntines would
lose. but they would keep the food to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

A QUIET little man. grizzled and a
n bit full in the waist, as if he
had long lived a life of physical
inactivity and ease, sat in "A New York
club and told, without IA sign of emo
ton, "A stirring civil war incident. He
had been one of Col. John :. Mosby's
most trusted troopers, and the tale
he told has found its way into pub
lished history along with decorative
broideries omitted from the version of
the teller. although ne played an i'm
pnrtant part IN the affair.
The summer Of 1854 found the
confcderacy lighting with desperation
against great odds and without real
hope, and Mosbys command. officially
IA Virginia regiment but practically an
independent organization. was espeCi-
ally active on the TANKS of the Union
forces in Virginia and West Virginia.
Sheridan had written several times that
summer to Grant complaining of the
annoyance he suffered from Mosby.
and threatening summary vengeance
upon the guerrillas.
Finally, in Mosby's temporary alb
sence, part of his command attacked
tcr's cavalry. Finding that they had to
do not with a few hundreds of the
enemy but with several thousands. the
guerrilas took the desperate choice of
cutting their way out. In executing
this manTuvrc some of Mosbys men,
while passing "A Federal officer UNI
horsed at the roadside, fired at the fallen
man. He was gricvuusly wounded
but he lived long enough to complain
To Custer, and his commander resolved
Ia make the incident the excuse for
settling n long score with Moshy.
Custer picked ont six of the guerrillas
captured in the fight Ia he hanged by
way of retrihutive justice and example
These Sin men were marched through
the little village of Front Royal with
halters around their necks. one of them
accompanied by his mother pleading
with tears for his life. ON the OUT
skirts of the village they were hanged
and IA placard on the breast of one de-
clarcd that thus should all of Mosby's
men be treated.
Mosby wrote to Gen. Lee reporting the
incident and asking authority to retaliatc
when the opportunity should come to
deal out like treatment to six of Clusters
command. Moshy's request came back
to him in due time by the hand of his
Adjutant with the written consent Of
Lee and countersigned by the Confed-
crate Secretary of War as CORDIALLY an
proved" Thus fully armed with official
authority Mosby awaited his chance for
he was determined that his vengeance
should fall upon Clusters men.
1t was perfectly well known through
out the command that when next any of
Clusters troopers should fall into Mosby's
hand there would he a painful reckoning.
late In the autumn OF 1864 Mosby. In the
course of raid Into the Shenand h
Valley. came into hostile touch with Gus
ter and made twenty-six OF the enemy
prisoners.
I'VE rode into Rectortown," said Mos
oy's grizzled Adjutant. early on "A brill
liant autumn morning with our twenty
six prisoners disarmed in the midst of
the command. In the course OF the re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

he had noted how the work was divided
between the oars and the sails. From
one passage II would appear that no
use was made of the oars by night.
They were hauled In. not unshipped,
and the blades were left projecting from
the galley's side. II must not be over
looked that the galleys in which the pill
grims made these voyages to Palestine
bore the same relation to the ordinary
trading ship Of the time that the Gu
harder or Royal Mail steamer does TO
the twelve knot tramp now. Brother
Felix notes that the space below the
deck of the cabin was sharp In the gal
ley and not wide as 1t was In "othcr
vessels" The other vessels were the
usual round ships Of trade.
The British Government cared little
enough for what might happen to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
WHEN THE SEA TRADERS ROAMED WATERY HIGHWAY
How They Carried Pilgrims on the Medi
terranean and Slaves on the Atlantic
Maritime Commerce in Wartime

eat. Some means would be found for
permitting the importation of a supply
Great Britain could not afford to lose
But in that case 1t would he necessary
to pay the Argentine producer re-
munerative price and the payment
might have to be made in bullion. The
supposition IL not an arbitrary one. The
case actually arose in the heat Of the
struggle with Napoleon.
Convoy was a very familiar word to
the merchants and sailors Of the ages
Of insecurity on the sea and Of the great
naval wars. The term is not altogether
free from ambiguity. Strictly speaking
the convoy" was the armed ship which
accompanied the merchant craft. They
constituted the trade" A naval Off
Ger was properly said ito give convoy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
When They Drew Lots for Dea tn

treat Mosby had told me wlit .. 20.
tended to do and how 1t was 10 Poo. ..,a.
When the men had dismus'.I
ordered me to make all arrau-.t..',
and went off to breakfast AT {. I.J,.
IF a friend. After we'd had h,'..'l-.
drew up the prisoners in line, ay. ...-
to orders, and taking twcnty-s.N .i.rt.,.
slips of paper twenty blauk . -N
numbered, | placed them in "a ... 4a.
had each prisoner shut his eye ... ;4..
out slip while our men stood
ing on"
Published accounts say that .' ...-
one OF Mosby's troopers, a M.
as the leader of many q .....I.
charge. broke into sobs as the .. .y.a-
went on. and that the whole ,......
was deeply moved The griH '.
tant was silent on these point Sd
he say ausht of young L.,
named Brewster who, haNiu- 'H.
blank. persuaded his comrad,~ q. ... t
another drawing of lots bc,dy-. .
the SIX who had drawn numn..
was drummer boy Of bare. ..-.
perately frightened at the ~
death, one of the lucklcsS SIX. .. .'...
ter ~ fact, was such boy. ant
seemed 50 cruel that the Adm.
pended operations and went 8.
M"sby. The result WIS an os.
new drawing of lots.
That second drawing" SOL.
AdJutant. was the hardest job ..,.
Tell to my lot. This time ~,
the drummer boy who had "a,
numbered slip and another Of
same age who had drawn
put into the hat eighteen hi
six numbered slips.
THAT evening the six cuud,
die were sent across the mount.
small trusted escort, men
the trails and could carry out
ana get back To ReCtortuwu
tical certainty of cvad!ug tho -
Their orders We're to take TIA.
To point on the pike near T.. ..'
where II was known that Gus.
nand would pass next day, ~,
tence and leave them with
placard.
THE six dead troopers w"r,
ing against big tree near
win the announcement that
executed in retaliation for
hanging of our six men. Th'.
FOUND them when he passed
The escort came back safe ..
town"
Published accounts say tlt.
brewster drew numbered ST..
second drawing, but escaped
miracle the fate of his five ,..
According to this version OF
the escort with the doomed
| on the way Capt. Mountiuy of
command returning with prisu..
| raid into the Shenandoah \. ..'
| that Brewster gave Muu!'
Masonic signal Of distress.
Mountjoy, who was u NJ
sponded by substituting one
prisoners for Brewster and a..
| latter back across the Bluc T.
| safety. Mosby was reported A.
ing with vigor that his coumdrI
| Masonic lodge, This rIcturrsu'.
again was omitted from thu IL.
the grizzled Adjutaut and h" =
| lives Ia say what is to hr trh
actual truth Of history,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
They Were Already Using the Compass
When Columbus Sailed and Were
Not Wholly Confined to the Coasts

The trade The worid has been carried There
trails ueH Ddrid hunndy
rOiume published BY LH Broun called Thc Sea Trader
tells the details Of his The reme OF the pilgrim The bdque
o the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
The wreck Of Grosvenor East Indaman eastern
of Africa. August 4, 1882.

to the trade" Hut for convenience and
for the avoiding Of the use Of many
words ii became the custom to speak of
the whole, composed of protecting man
of-war and protected merchantmen, as
a convoy. In that sense. and with
this warning, We will use the term. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

was known to the medieval Venetian,
as "mudua" Ga mutuaD-wcl excel
tional. The regular convoy Wa com.
posed of traders and an armed guar!
which might be privateers hired p. tie
merchants or men-of-war told e 3
perform the duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
BULLETINS WITH MUSIC

Nlarshalrs Concert Entertained Down
TOWN. Crowds Today.
The Kansas State Fair association is
leaving nothing undone to add to the
pleasure of visitors. Many persons in
coming to the fair combine business
with pleasure and take advantage OF
the opportunities offered by Topeka
merchants to do their shopping here
This is usually done in the mornings.
the afternoons being spent at the fair.
No visitor to Topeka feels that his visit
has been complete unless he has heard
Marsha1fs band.
To accommodate these visitors the
Kansas State Fair association has
erected a bandstand at the southeas st
corner of Eighth and Kansas avenue
and every morning during fair week
concerts by Marshalrs band will be
given. The concert given by the band
this morning proved the merit of this
organization. a large crowd dividing
their attention, between the band and
the war bulletins posted in the windows
of the State journal building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
BIG FAIR NOTES.

There is a Christian Science rest
room on the grounds. A general IN
vitation is ~xtended to fair visitors to
take advantage of this well furnished
tent.
Charles Haynes is in charge of the
police force at the fair grounds.
The officials Of the Kansas State
Fair association were not discouraged
today on account OF the adverse
weather conditions. They expressed
themselves as believing that there will
be a record crowd on the grounds
Tuesday-Topeka Day.
The gloomy look worn by q profess
sional fair concessionaire does not
necessarily mean that he has no hopes
for a good week. The air of hopeless
gloom is cultivated by the fair fol-
lower to make the fair management
feel that it is crime to shake down
the sad concessionaire for tent space.
In the cattle barn this morning, a
bunch of yearling Short Horns were
getting their hair cut and being
"slicked up for the big show. They
small boy enjoys having his ears
washed.
Jim Doncyson is confined in the
cage with the horse show tickets Don
cyson insisted that he was too busy to
monkey with the fair, but they draft
ed him anyway.
The Lee Brothers of Harveyville are
showing not only the largest collec-
ton Of Percheron horses, but q choice
assortment of. hardware. The hard
ware is not for sale. 1t consists OF a
dozen or more huge silver cups-prizes
taken by Lee horses in other fairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-14
I'M BABY CONTEST
Hundreds Examined at the Fair
Grounds Today.
Booths in Art Hall Used by
Infant Experts.

A feature of the program arranged
for the state fair this week is the Bet
ter Babies contest which began this
morning at 10:45 O'Clock. The con-
test was to have been held in tents
south of the art hall but owing to the
threatening weather number Of
booths in the south end of the art hall
were used. The contest is an entirely
new feature for Topeka and promises
to be successful one. Dozens OF
babies were judged by the examining
physicians this morning.
Miss Louise Bullene conducted a
round table for mothers in one OF the
booths today In booths adjoining
those where the little tots are being
examined foods, wearing apparel and
other necessities for babies are being
exhibited.
Miss Mabel Graves is in charge Of
the booths in which the contest Is be-
ing held. Tests which were included
by the physicians in the contest today
include the following: Mental and
developmental, measurements, phys
ical examination, oral and dental ex-
animation and tests of the eye, ear,
That the contest will be successful
is apparent by the number of babies
judged today. Literature and helps
for mothers are being given out at
the booths in the arts building.
Medical men who are taking part
in the judging: Eye, ear, nose and
throat specialists-Dr. C. L. Williams.
DR.. r. S. Gee, DIR. G. H. Allen and
DIR. w. G. Martin.
Physicians W. W. Yates, Dr.
C. c. Lull. DIR. F. II Scholle. DR.. w.
F. Bowen, DIR. L. H. Mum, DR.. J. N.
Beasley, DR.. E. S. Pettyjohn, DR. ]. J.
Sippey, Dr. c. B. Van Horn, DIR. NJ.
G. Sloo, DR.. w. NJ. Mills, DIR. c. H.
Lerrigo. DR. Merrill Lindsay, DR.. F. L.
Loveland, DIR. L. L. Sans, DIR. S. J.
Crumbine and DR.. ]. E. Hunt of Kan
sas City.
Dentists-Dr. F. o. Boyd. Dr. Geo.
p. Ashton, DR.. w. A. McCarter, DR..
c. n. Mertz, DIR. T. S. Morrison, DR..
T. B Reynolds r. F. A. Rooster, DR..
F. e. Iserman and DIR. w. A. Coston.
For the remainder of the week the
judging will be done from $3.50 o'clock
in the morning until O'Clock in the
evening.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-12-10
Agricultural Agent.

The Highland County Crop I'm
provement Association will hold a
meeting at the Court House Saturday
afternoon at l O'Clock to consider the
question of securing an Agricultural
Agent for Highland county. 1t is
hoped that state speaker will be
present and address the meeting. All
township vice presidents and the pub.
lie generally are urged to attend this
meeting.
A county agent would be of great
assistance to the county. His services
would always be at the command OF
the farmers to assist in the solution
OF all agricultural problems. To Sc
cure one the people of the county must
obligate themselves to pay $1,000 each
year towards his salary and expenses
the state paying the balance.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-12-10
W. R. c. Officers.

The W R. O. held their election OF
officers for the coming year Friday,
Dec. 4, the following being elected
Carrie Holmes, Pres. Jennie Well
brook, Sen. Vice. Margaret Wedding,
Jun. Vice; Mary Uhrig, Sec Clara
b. Ayers, Treas. Louisa McMullen,
Chaplin; Mary Rhodes, Can. /; Rose
Colvin, Asst; Florence Stabler, Guard
Sarah Griffith, Asst. Mary Shockey,
Pat. First. Press correspondent not
appointed. Color Bearers-1st, Mar
garet E. Morgan, End, Kate Winegard-
ner, 3rd, Margaret Srope; 3rd, Soph.
rama Gibson. Musicians not yet ap;
pointed Delegate, Clara B. Ayres.
Alternate, Florence Stabler.
FLORENCE STABLER, Press Cor.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-12-10
Real Estate Transfers.

Isma Cramton to Harry Champion,
Dodson tp, 6Sa, 81.
E. H. Browder to P. A. Runyon, Sa
mantha, lot, 81.
Frank Free to Lizzie H. Free, Green.
field, lot, 5000.
Charles T. Rose to George Amey,
Whiteoak Up, lot, 81.
James @. Setty to B. W. Muntz,
Hillsboro, lot, 81
Birdsell "a. Mcclure exr to Blanche
Brown, Fairfield tp, 106a, int, S7226. a.
Blanche E. Brown to b. II. Mcclure,
Fairfield tp, int, 106a, S3613.17.
B. Fl. Mcclure to Lizzie M. Clark,
Fairfield tip, int, 106a, $2408.78.
Frank F. Waddell to S. Belle Kned-
Ter, Rainsboro, lot, 81.
M. A. Patton ct at to ]. M. Johnson,
right of way, 81.
Theodore Campbell to John p. Nor
row, Liberty tip, 3a, 81.
W. A. Mccullough to o. R. McCul
Tough, Greenfield, lot, 81.
@. N. Bennington to v. V. Scale
Clay and Whiteoak tips, lola, 81.
G o. Rogers to Anna Case. Penn
and Fairfield tips, 64a, 81.
Mary E. Carey to G. o. Rogers, Penr
tip, STA, 81.
Mary E. Stewart to John L. Miller
New Market tip, ASA, S2l30.
Sarah M. Custer to John f. Plum
mer, New Market tip, 4Oa, $500.
L. B. Custer to John f. Plummer,
New Market tip, 34a, $1,000
American Pad g. Textile Co. to s. o
Ballentine, Greenfield, lot, $40.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-12-10
B. N. A. Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Business Mems Association was held
Friday evening. The two most i'm.
portant matters brought up were the
Belgian Relief Fund and the County
Agricultural Agent. These matters
are handled in articles to be found
elsewhere in the papers. This was
the meeting for the nomination of
officers and the present officers were
all renominated. G. G. Muhlbach,
chairman of the Good Roads Commit
tee, reported that the road question
was being discussed at all Farmers
Institutes and that considerable senti-
ment was being created for good roads.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-12-10
G. A. R. Memorial Services.

The annual memorial services of
John M. Barrere Post G. A. r. will be
held at the Post rooms in the Masonic
Temple next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. limerick, of the U. b,
church, will deliver the address.
Other preachers are also expected to
be present and make talks. All
friends of the old soldiers are invited
to attend. Ten comrades have died
during the year.