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HANOVER

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HANOVER. VA. May 2o.-Hanover
Lodge Of Modern Woodmen Of America
gave a fish fry on Friday at Bassets
Fond. supper was served later In the
evening.
Miss Weakley, Of Birmingham. Ala.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
, r.. c. Taylor. left on Monday for New
: York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Lewis have return.
Cd home after spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Lewis. at Court
land.
Rev. w. b. Lee Is attending the Epis-
coral Council in warrenton, Va.
Mrs. Charles Stinson Pillsbury, OF
Minneapolis. is visiting her aunt. Mrs.
+ r. Winston. at Wilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and Miss Mar
J c.ret Christian notored to Hanover on
Sunday and were the guests OF DR.. and
Mrs. w. g.. Christian, at Woodside.
Miss Sallie Taylor Is In TayIorsville.
. Miss Grace Edmunds, who has been
spending some time in Baltimore. is
visiting Misses Kitty and 10 Winston,
n, Wilton.
George Christian, OF Hopewell, was
in Hanover on Sunday.
DR.. j. Wood Jordan has returned to
Hanover after spending some time with
his sister on the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert GWathmey, Of
over.
} DR.. w. G. Christian has returned
home from a. fishing trip.
Mrs. S. p. Gregory, of Ashland, Is
visiting relatives In Hanover.
Willoughby Newton. who has been i'll
for several months, has entirely re-
covered n has returned to Richmond.
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HARRISONBURG

Especial to The Times-Disratch.1
HAltRlSONBURG, VA. May 20.-Gov-
crnor II. G.. stuart. who addressed the
Farmers Association on Thursday, was
the guest OF former State Senator
George r.. keezell. Of keezeltown while
in Rockingham.
Mrs. H.. $. Osborn and children are
guests OF relatives At The Plains, in
fauHuier County.
Mrs. y. T. F~unkhouser. who has been
spending six months in St. Peters,
burg. Fla, and Cleveland, O, returned
home this week.
State Senator Walter c.. Mapp. or Ac-
comac County. who is touring the VAL
ley for his health. was a visitor in
l!nrrisonhurg this week.
ny and Mrs, c. z. Conger. OF Pleas
ant VALLEY. have returned from n mo-
tor trip to Baltimore and Alexandria.
where they visited Mrs. Conger's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Ramsey.
Miss Ora Ottley. OF Strasburg. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mason.
Mrs. Samuel CoHman and daughter,
Miss Juliet Coffman, are guests Of
Mrs Mary Coffman Eppes. In Rich
mond. Miss CoTman also Will visit
her uncle. Lester Dutrow.
Former Senator George q. KcezciL.
accompanied by Mrs. Keezcll and Miss
Florence kee2ell. have returned from.
= - u ie Stdle BOARD
OF Fisheries, of which Senator Keezell
has been n member since 1t was ere
ated.
Miss Roberta Cline, Of Chicago. Is
= guest Of Misses Emma and, Virginia
OFT.
Mrs. Henry bold Newman is a guest
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. 8. Dom
aldson. ~ Peonia Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. y. Washington nj
lIeaSant Valley. are atten6ip~ ~.
Confederate Reunion. in Birmingham,
Ala.
Mrs. +. c. Roller and daughter. of
stanton. are guests OF Mrs. e. Pur-
cell.
Mrs. George Glasscock. Of Rector
town. was a recent guest OF Misses
Nettie and Bell Waugh.
Mrs. kemper Yancey and daughter
nave returned from a visit to Mrs. a.
5. Tancey, Charlottesville.
Mrs. Herbert Dollins, OF Petersburg,
is a guest OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Sherman.
Miss Elizabeth Carpenter. nurse at
Reaves Sanatorium. Greensboro, ". C.,
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BoYDTON

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BOiDTON. VA. May 2O.-Thomas n.
Williams. of Clarkevilie. was here on
business tho ilrst of .he week.
Miss Marian Homes. who has been
teaching school in Brunswick. returned
home this week.
Mrs. George II. Thomson gave a
luncheon on Thursday I'm honor of Mrs
T.. w. Overbey. OF Norfolk.
Mrs. W. T.. Homes is visiting her
son. Goode Homes, at Columbia. s. &.
MIR. and Mrs. Irby Turnbull and chill
drcn speat Sunday in L~awrenceville
with relatives.
n. l.. Petty, Of Northview. was here
OF Thursday. MIR. Petty is II candi-
date for game warden Of the count
under the new game law passed by the
last Legislature. He ia opposed by Il
Douglas Gu"de. IF this place: y. y
Coleman. Of Palmer Springs, and
others.
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ALTAvISTA

Nl.TANlSTA. VA. May oo.-Mrs. p,
J." Harrett and children left on Sunday
Tor Berlln. Va. :" visit relatives.
fuy ShuH. Of ranvi!'e. was here mar.
OF Saturday and SUNDAY q pueat .,
friends. -
Mrs, -. j. Lewis returned to her home
IN norfolk on Sunday night. after a
pleasant visit Of n week at the bomo
OF her daughter. Mrs Will N. Hundlev.
me ~onmencetnent exercises OF the
AitaVtsta High School begin on Thurs
day evening of new week. and close
on Tuesday afternoon Of the following
week
Mrs. J. l." Arthur is visiting her
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state. his residence boinS ~ Marshui-
VILE.
Miss Matte Hancs. OF I.ynchburs. Is
visiting Mrs. i. II. Amber.
Miss Miriam Pitts and Mrs. a. T.
richardson wcro visitors In New Canton
this week.
Preparations already are being made
for the fail meeting of the West Han
over PreSbytcry. which convencs at
Trinity Church. New Canton. on Sep
cmber II. II is expected that DR.. l;G
bert Watson Smith. of Nashville. will
he one Of the principal speakers.
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MILLER SCHOOL

Especial to The TimcS-DiSpatch.l
MILLER SCHOOL. VA, May oO.-Rev.
Henry Gregory, Of Crozet. Va. preach
ed a strong sermon on sunday morn
ing appropriate to Mothers Dag.
Mrs. John Sharp Williams and her
daughters. Miss Julia Williams and
Mrs. Sally Bunkcley. have returned to
Washington after spending "a week
here. They were guests OF Or. Fulton.
Rev. Hunter Early is conductiu. 4
series OF meetings at Trinity Church.
Professor J. y. Taylor, of Austin,
Tex. recent: spent several DAYS at
his farm In Ba~tesville. Va.
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AMHERST

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AMHERST. VA. May 20.-Lit;le AL
thea Smiley has returned from, an ex-
tended visit with relatives in West
Virginia.
Miss Jessie Burford. W. *. Allen and
c. j. Campbell were at Shipman on
Thursday.
Frank Thomasson, of ~LynchburE. was
the guest or Gordon Dearborn on Fri
day.
Miss Mamie Harding has returned to
her home at Clifford. after visiting her
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daughter. Mira. q. n. Black. at Law
renceville.
Mrs. Q. X. Mccartney has been en-
pertaining her sister. Mrs. Graham, OF
New Castle. Va. Ms. Graham left for
home on Wednesday.
Wright Hammer left on Monday for
a ten days visit to iIowardSviila
Miss Eva Mccutch"n IL paying n visit
to relatives in Lynchburg his week.
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were married at the homo OF the bride
on Tuesday.
Rev. j. X. Howerton, %. D.. of Lex
inston. Va. preached at the Prcsby-
terrain Church on Sunday morning.
The nftieth nnniversary OF the
founding of the ChristiansburG Indus
trial Institute was celebrated on We'd
ncsday In Bailey-Morris Hall at the
institute.
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Was a recon, guest Of hcr mother. Mrs.
r.. w. Carpenter.
Miss SHllic Robson. OF Messy Creek
has returned from a two weeks visit
In Wayncsboro
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gray. streaked
is no more reason
or n In toll
Grating unattrac-
I've hair than
there Is in wear
ing unbecomins
gowns.
The on. hail
' tai that stands
= II p r e IN o ] q
''Brownatone." II
Is simple and
easy to use. No
M n g. Just
comb or brush IL
into your hair. IT
cannot he detect
cd. vii tot rub
or wash on, acts
instantly. and is
absolutely harm
Inau
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"Brownatone" will give any ish AIDE desired
from hSht golden brown to black.
Your druggist sells 'Brownatone' or will
get 1t for You. a sample and a booklet will
he mailed you upon receipt OF 10 cents, and
your orders will be filled direct from our
laboratories II you prefer. Mention shade
desired.
Two sizes-25c and 800.
dresSer's.
Prepared by the Kenton pharmacaI Co..
h56 p. Pike ST., Covtngton, Ky.
Sold and guaranteed in Richmond by
Tragic Drug Co.. Grant Drug Co. and other
leading doalers.
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Beautiful
Hair Tinting

Nothing SO robs a woman 81 her good
looks and attfaCtiveness as gray, Streaked
or faded hair. And there is no more reason
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that we have shown this spring. They are
made of washable satin and China silk,
and include the new ruffled models and
smart flat collar effects. Colors: White.
Rose. Beach, Nile and the extremely scarce
Copen.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

or manners. She was rather short
and slight and her face, pale as mar
ble was lighted up by large, dark, in
telligent eyes, and she had masses OF
beautiful black hair. Her voice was
soft, gentle and caressing, and all her
actions seemed to indicate an affec-
tionate, sensitive nature.
When she was tried for her crimes
and convicted, she looked so much like
a martyr that the jurors couldn't find
it i'm their hearts to assess the death
penalty, which was then the pre-
scribed punishment for murder so she
was given 20 years. The canton legis-
latOrs then reasoned that it would be
unfair to bring any other murderer to
the gallows after permitting her to es-
cape, so they abolished capital punish
ment. SO Marie did some good in the
world.
She began experimenting with poi
sons when a girl. She seemed TO have
fascination for her. She always kept
In her room a medicine chest, and was
forever toying with its little boxes and
bottles. One day her room mate, Ber-
the Berthet, complained of feeling i'll.
The helpful Marie opened her medi-
| cine chest and said: II know just
what to do for you, my dear" So she
mixed up a tempting effervescent bev-
erage and handed it to Berthe, who
drank IL eagerly, and a few minutes
later was in a paroxysm of pain. The
landlady heard her screams and sent
for Doctor Lambassy, who saved her
/ life.
When Berthe had told him Of the
drink given her by Marie, the doctor
said: "You have escaped death by a
hairs breadth. The girl made mis-
take that would have been fatal had
there been any delay in sending for
me. She gave you belladonna."
That usually was the verdict when
ever Marie scored a victim. 1t was
assumed that she had made mistake,
It was impossible to believe that a
girl with such gentle, wistful face
could have administered poisons delib,
erately.
For a time Marie dispensed her poi
sons as occasion offered, but she want
ed larger opportunities, so she went
into training as a nurse, and, although
she did not finish her course, she had
no trouble in securing employment in
the desired capacity. Nature evident
ly had designed her for service IN
the sick room, she was so quiet, 50
gentle, so patient, her hands and voice
were so soothing. She went to nurse
Madame Chabloz, and promptly gave
her poison, which brought her to thu
edge of the grave. but the madam wa
strong woman, and she rallied.
Madame Juvet Of Geneva conceived
the idea Of establishing a private hos
pital, and Marie applied for the posi-
ton Of head nurse.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20
The Forbidden Vine.

Among the things to be avoided,
when you stroll into the country, is
poison ivy. 1t Chambers luXuriantly
over walls and fences and trees and,
late in the season. the old glossy
leaves, each Of which is divided into
three lobes, turn to reds, browns and
ycllows. It's frnit is small dun
colored berry. The flesh that touches
it becomes infamed and swollen and
breaks into blisters that are cOmmu-
nicated to other parts as the victim
rubs them. Some persons are so SEN
sltive TO the poison that they cannot
20 near the ivy without being affected.
The ivy is good to look upon, but II
is bad 10 handle.
A couple of years ago there was a
project 10 organize a society to make
war on this enemy of the human kind,
but it seems to have disappeared
perhaps with the disease from which
its chief promoter was at the time suf-
fering. In the absence of any organ
lied effort to destroy the poison ivy,
it behooves every individual to look
out for his own welfare. The poison
ivy is the forbidden vine.-COlunbus
Dispatch.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

" HERE was one rich and I'M
ruly realm the Spaniards were
glad to rid themselves Of fol-
lowing the battle Of Manila
bay. The huge Island of Mindanao,
pronounced as though spelled Mind-a-
now, known I'm the Philippines as
Moroland, had the reputation of being
largely unconquered, as much by the
military as by the missionaries. The
MorOs chung TO their religious beliefs
as tenaciOuSly as they opposed Span
ish domination in government, writes
Monroe Woolley in the Utica Satur-
day Globe.
But the Moro archipelago today is
not what II was when we first took
up stewardship there. This means
that il is not the unconquerable en-
pire II was when the Spanish essayed
TO rule and run IT. For long time
we sought to make the Moros Obedi-
ent by whipping them-by killing
them Off. Hundreds, thousands of
them, were slain in periodic cam
paigns, yet the fiery Mohamnedans
lost no opportunity TO treacherously
murder our troops and officials at
times when pacifcation seemed APP
parent.
Military operations failing to a con-
siderable degree, and mindful of the
hopeless task OF the Spaniards, an
other method was devised to win the
people to new government and 20 new
ways of living. At first the Philippine
! government smoked a peace pipe with
/ the sultans and dattos, chiefs OF COM
munity factions seeking In this man
ner to make itself popular with the
masses. AS much good will as pos
sible was thus literally bought. Cost
, ly gifts and junketing trips were be-
slowed on the tribal chiefs. and they
were fawned upon as loyal subjects
are wont TO do with royalty. Later,
brute force was wholly abolished.
Kindness and diplomacy were finally
substituted therefor. and with this en-
lightened new system we are gradual
~ and thoroughly remaklng Moham-
medan Mindanao.
Known to and thoroughly explored
by white men for centuries past, Min
danao is today just beginning 10 be
lifted from savage past into the
iimelight OF civilization. The rich
realm has never been exploited be-
sause the inhabitants were always hos
tile to any outside interference. Min
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20
WIFE HAD HER suspicious
Hubby's Compliment Evidently Made
Her Think There Was "Some-
thing in the Wind"

&C. j. NJ" writes as follows to the
New York sun:
"Sir: This most beautiful morning |
arose early, went out on the veranda
and stood listening to the birds sing
ing, looking at the tulips and pansies,
the young leaves on the trees, the new
cut-lawns, and enjoying the floods Of
sunshine making all so restful. l felt
that it was good TO live.
ION the breakfast-table l found my
favOrite dishes daintily served. My
wife sat opposite me, herself picture
of lovely wOmanhood. l could not re-
frain from expressing my great pleas
IRE and happiness.
"I said: This is n most delightful
breakfast, and / have the best and
sweetest wife in all the world to share
Il with me-
"Now, naturally, / expected a sweet
smile Of appreciation. Did / get 1t?
No! The 'booful lady half closed her
eyelids, looked at me steadily and
said: You be particularly careful TO
come home this evening on your regu-
lar train
Aren't women queer creatures?"
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

ct don't ask for a salary" said the
gentle. soft-eSed girl. 81 have private
means, and don't need the money. My
ambition is To do what good | can,
by mlnistering to the sick and suffer-
ing"
Madame Juvet was sure she had
gained a treasure whtn she engaged
Marie. The hospital was opened, and
Marie soon was in full control. De-
spite her gentle, yielding manners, she
had a will of iron. The madame, as
well as the staff, took their orders
from her. Madame Juvct had two
bright children, boy and a girl. Marie
professed 10 be very fond OF them,
and one day she said to the mother !:
81 am afraid Julie is very delicate, and
am sure Emile is about to be seri-
ously sick" The mother was amused,
for the children were pictures OF
health. Meanwhile Marie told some
of the servants, In strict confidence,
that she was greatly worried over
Madame Juvet. "She is doomed
woman" said Marie; II read her fate
in her eyes,"
Presently Julie fell sick and then
little Emile, and then Madame Juvet
took to her bed, suffering miserably
The doctors came and were puzzled
They seemed to recognize the symp
toms of poisoning, but poisoning war
impossible. Was not all the medicine
administered by that gentle creature
with the yearning eyes? There was sc
much sickness in the house that Emile
was sent away, and his life was saved
! Julie grew worse and died at Christ
mas time, 1867, and month later her
mother died and almost her last word
was an expression of gratitude to tho
| faithful nurse who had been at hei
bedside night and day through so many
weary weeks.
Meanwhile Marie had not beer
neglecting her other opportunities
During the lingering sickness al
Madame Juvet three patients in tbs
hospital died, and it was afterwards
proved that their deaths were due Il
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

danao. with the Sulu archipelago
the Mohammedan empires well
worth reconstruction, and it is per-
haps this fact which has made us so
persistent.
Largest Of Philippine Islands.
Mindanao itself is the largest island
by far in the entire Philippine archi-
pelago. 1t is about the size of our
own state Of Mississippi, and Is big
ger than Indiana or Ohio. 1t would
make seven states like New Jersey,
and is by far much larger than sew
eral of our Atlantic coast states com
bined. To be precise, 1t has an area
of 1921 square miles.
In ancient times the Moros had lit
tie, If any, business sense. They had
n woeful lack of the appreciation or
money. To overcome their antiquated
Ideas of trade we have established
markets for them In the leading towns
where they meet to buy and sell.
Some day Mindanao will be one OF
the leading countries of the world for
the production of rubber. The rubber
tree grows wild there in great pro-
fusion. Although the industry is as
yet undomestlcated, exports from a
single locality have reached nearly
100000 pounds in year. The island
also produces much hemp, as well as
tapioca, cocoanuts and other tropical
fruits.
We have been successful in giving
railroads to that part Of the Philip
pine archipelago occupied by the FIJI
ipino, even though foreign capital had
TO furnish the money, but we have
yet to lay the first steel rail in Min
danao, the greatest and richest Of the
islands of our insuIar frontier. Bor'
neo. distant only stones throw from
Zamboanga. Mindanao's metropolis, Is
far ahead Of Moroland In everything
save natural wealth
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20
DINER SURE OF ONE THING
Whoever Paid for Meal Party Had
Consumed, Most Certainly 1t
Was Not He.

Talking about good dinners" said
the Yankee traveller, slowly, IL remem-
Der one ! had In Chicago. / went into
a slap-up restaurant with some chums
and ordered the finest thing In din
ners. Then, when the bill came around,
we couldn't decide who was TO pay.
They all wanted TO, and so did l"
+Very awkward for you ALL" agreed
one of his listeners, skeptically.
"Waal, yes" continued the man
from the States; "as we couldn't
settle the matter, l proposed that we
should blindfold the waiter, and then
whichever one he caught would have
to pay the bill"
~ very good idea" said another lis
tener, sitting Il yawn. "Whom did he
catch?"
81 dunno" replied the Yankee, brief
ly; but he amt caught me yeti
London Tit-Bits.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20
Our Family History.

Why does the ordinary family keep
so poor a record, not Of its own doings
- they are, for the most part, duh
en9ugh-but of its own PERSONAL---VERY.
None of us can see in front of US
much further than the probable life
time of our own children, and we do
not like to look even so far as that.
Surely it would give us a sense OF
space if we could see clearly a little
further behind Us.
Moreover, to those we are engaged
in the bringing up of their own chill
dren, a history of the family might
furnish many n hint.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

intensely popular. and asked him to
say to congress that as long as that
body was disposed to furnish school
books that the Moros themselves
would furnish the schools and the
scholars. Datto Piang, one of the
powerful chieftains, has himself erect
ed two costly schOolhouses in Min
danao solely at his own expense. A
Moro doing anything of this sort in
olden times would have been hanged
by his own people.
Baseball Has Helped.
Baseball has helped wonderfully
with the Moros, as It did with the
Filipinos, to cement affections for the
Americans. 1t is claimed by n learned
Filipino who recently toured Min
danao that I'm two decades the WIS.,
itor In Moroland will not be able, so
far as dress and manners are con-
cerned, to distinguish Moro from a
Filipino. No American baseball fan
really knows what fun Is until he Is
privileged TO see a holly contested
game of ball between Filipinos and
Moros and gives an attentive ear TO
the game vernacular as 1t is spoken
by our wards In the excitement of the
sport.
With the awakening to civilization
the Moro is acquiring some chivalry.
One of the sultans thought he had
reached the acme OF politeness when
he asked the popular daughter of one
of our ex-presidents, at the time Wis
iting his palace, to become No. 1 in
his harem. OF course, there was n
blushing declination, at which the
duslky ruler was probably chagrined.
But the incident goes to illustrate that
the American, as well as the Christian
Filipino, is for the first time making
himself and his institutions accepta-
BILE TO the remade Mohammedans Of
our farthest-hung frontier
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20
Handed to Berthe
Drank Eagerly.

poison. When Marie had finished her
campaign she and NJ. Juvet and a
couple of servants were the only sur
vivors Of the household.
Then Marie, still intent upon doing
good, went to nurse n Madame Lee
noir, and the madame's funeral Oc-
Cured a few days after her arrival.
BY this time her reputation as a death
angel was beginning to attract atten-
ton, and she found it difficult to get
patients. The strange thing is thai
nobody seemed to suspect her up to tbla
time. Time and again the doctors
had found indications Of poisoning in
her suffering patients, and yet they
seemed unable to believe that Marie
could be anythIng but what she
seemed. It is this that makes the
story of her careyr remarkable. She
was careless to the point of reckless
ness. She would predict the early
death of people in perfect health, and
when these people died nobody seemed
TO see anything strange in 1t. II
speaks much for her ingratiating man
ner that she could so long be "shak-
ing from out her condor wings invisi-
bic Woe" and still avoid suspicion.
When at last she was arrested, 1t
was easy to secure the proofs of her
crimes, and the indictment against her
accused her OF the murder of nine per-
sons. Her attempts at murder were
too numerous for consideration.
she was an artist in crime. She
had none OF the ordinary motives. 1t
was art for arts sake with her. She
never tried to profit by her horrid
deeds. She was willing to work for
nothing any time, IL IL would give her
chance to remove somebody. She
was absolutely pitiless and enjoyed
the sufferings of her victims. Death
had such beautiful moments" she said,
when asked why she committed her
crimes. "There is poetry in poison"
she remarked, upon another occasion.
She died in 1884, in her little white
cell, and to the last she retained her
weird beauty. Her marble white face,
with its beautiful dark eyes, haunted
the memories of the thousands who
| journeyed to Geneva to see the
strangest criminal of modern times.