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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
BUILDING THE HIGHWAYS
Former First Deputy Commissioner Of Highways OF Now
Problem.
GOOD ROADS REDUCE LIVING COSTS,
ny GEORGE A. KICKER, NJ. Am. Soc. G. Il.

only bcnehciaries. for the road is not
alone for the use OF those living in
the locality. Any person living in any
part Of the world has an equal right
with every other to use tho highway,
and the introduction OF the automo-
bile has extended the use of public
highways moro than ever before.
Good roads add to the social advant-
ages. The paved streets and the
city limits in a mud road with irsur-
mountablc culverts and bridges. will
do more to startify society and TO en-
Improved roads strengthen the coun-
try hrns eharsn Good ena w bette LYING
community and help to hold fair
share OF the best boys. and girls on
course between the people OF the farms
and the people Of tho cities. Good
roads also encourage the extension
and Improvement of the rural mail and
parcel post service.
Good Roads Advantageous.
Good roads make it possible to have
better educational advantages for the
farm boys and girls. Improved roads
lions on which We must largely de-
pend for whatever success we have
in pcrpetuatins the principles OF de-
mocracy upon which our forcfathers
founded the nation. The colleges, uni
vcrsitics. normal and CITY schools have
received most Of the benefits of the
cduca tional progress made in tho last
twenty five years. The city schools are
we'll organized and well equipped, but
the ooG rural n6a schools, where more than
studying. and where 10 per cent of
the farmers and farmers wives of to-
morrow are to receive all the educa ton
they will get, are on the whole no NOR
efficient than they were twenty-five
years ago
Good, roads facilitate transportation
Of products. The farmer uses his own
road on which to reach his market
over rail or water transportation a hum
dred times TO every one time of any
marketable products must pass on
wagons or motor trucks over the high
ways. A good highway permits him
to haul double what he could over a
a crop in one half the time, or 1t places
him one-half the distance nearer the
market Distance is now measured in
time and not in miles.
Flyer PASSES Over Or Team.
The truth is that the world finds it
Impossible to get too much or too many
varieties OF transportation and transit.
The an other day a DeHaviiand four at
III miles passed over an OK team In
Virginia doing two miles an hour The
OK team was doing useful and eco
nomicai work at xower rate than
cum berland Valley to the seaboard
With 100000 automobiles in the
country there are more horses than
ever.
TO the tune of hundreds of millions of
dollars dollars year; Surely, Virginia, now
will not fail to meet the situation
squarcly and generously by appropr;a
ton OF funds to build the state sys-
by more. ard then more, money ICY for 5i
feeders and branches.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
THE CAUSES OF RACE RIOTS

what causes race riots? In Chicago it POLITICS,
according TO States Attorney Maclay Hoyne and Muncpa
Judge Harry NJ Fisher article by d. Frank Gardner
New York Times August 1919 In Washington and Knox
vile 1T was AROUSED BY ATTACKS ON WOMEN. AS q
hnkng citizen With an understanding of the laws
ana erect YOU llNOW THAT RACE RIOTS WILL INCREASE
IF THERE is MORE POLITICS BETWEEN THE RACES AND
IF WOMEN ARE MINED UP IN POLITICS,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
| am Sincere! Stop CaIome|!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Listen to me! Calomel sickens and you may lose a
days work. If bilious, constipated or
headachy read my guarantee.

Liven up your sluggish liver. Feel
fne and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and fun of am
btion. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomei, because it makes you sick and
you may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen to me! II you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you lever experienced, just
take spoonful of harmless Dodson.s
Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02

dealer sells you a bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone for a few cents under my
personal money-back guarantee that
each spoonful will clean your sluggish
liver better than dose of nasty calo-
mel and that it wont make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing because you Will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working; head
ache and dizziness gone; stomach will
be sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable. therefore harmless and can
not shlivate. Give 1t to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodsons
Liver Tone instead OF dangerous Gallo
mel now. Your druggist will tell YOU
that the sale OF calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
Waiting for bunker Coal.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Delays of onc
to four weeks waiting for bunker coal
at Cardiff we're reported by officers OF
merchant ships arriving here today
The Lake Tulare, from Rotterdam
July H. was compelled TO wait at the
British port until August Is. the Off
GERS said. The master OF the steam
ship Sagua. which sailed from Rotter-
dam August IL, said that when he was
at Cardiff more than 200 vessels were
waiting for fuel.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
Shall the State Surrender
to the Anthony Amendment?
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES, in decision rendered June g. 1918, declared:
The Of the States regulate their purely
aHa1rs wise the authority
INHERENT AND HAS NEVER BEEN SURRENDERED TO
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT"
'The grant of authority purely FEDERAL matter
not intended to destroy the LOCAL POWER ALWAYS
IN THE TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION"
Ut MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN that the Nation IS
MADE UP OF STATES to which entrusted the powers
local government And to them and TO THE PEOPLE
powers not expressly delegated to the National
ARE RESERVED If Congress can thus regulate matters
STATES MAY BE ELIMINATED, and thus OUR SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT BE PRACTICALLY DESTROYED"
THE SUPREME RIGHT RESERVED TO THE
STATES OR TO THE PEOPLE, is THE RIGHT
OF EACH STATE TO SAY WHO SHALL
VOTE FOR ITS OFFICERS
II cannot conceive Of State of anything of sufficient
dignity to be called State which right
who shall vote for its officers After States have
robbed of the right to the question Of
THERE IS NO LONGER ANY STATE The State becomes
ONLY A GEOGRAPHICAL EXPRESSION"
Thus spoke Senator William Borah of Idaho repre-
years, in CONDEMNING THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY FEDERAL
FORCE BILL
FAIR-MINDED AND SINCERE sUFFRAG1sTs are will
ing TO TRUST THE PEOPLE and THE STATES
woman suffrage question: willing to have the DECIDED
IN EACH STATE BY POPULAR VOTE
THE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE AGITA-
TORS, however the FEMALE LOBBYISTS, "PIC<ETS" and
POLITICAL OFFICE-SEEKERS a AFRAID TO TRUST THE
PEOPLE. They want the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to
COMPEL the people who will not accept suffrage
its merits to take it BY FORCE OF FEDERAL AMENDMENT
mn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
BIOL sHEVIsTs AGAIN BEATEN
Nscocksh and lithuanian Troops In nict
ESS SGverc Defeat on Soviet
81 Forces.
.LRy Associa,cd Prnss. l

~ CCPEfEHAGEN. Sept. l.-Lettish and
4aS1rT1Antan troops have driven tho
BSbahevfsts from Observation-Disclosures
4Eteen miles southwest OF Dvinsk, ac-
Harding to a statement issued by the
41Bt4ASh press bureau here. 1t is said
Hh&t the ,neighborhood has been cleared
~ the Bolshevists and that large
Number of prisoners and guns have
been captured by the Let's and I.ith-
H$niafS who are ADVANCING
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
THE ONLY REASON THE ANTHONY AMEND.
MENT is ASKED is THAT THE MAJORITY
OF THE STATES AND THE PEOPLE
ARE AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Any State that wants woman suffrage have WITH
OUT any Federal Amendment. The FEDERAL INDMENT
designed solely to FORCE WOMAN SUFFRAGE States
where THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT 1T.
we no longer want referendum, NJ longer take
referendum, and therefore, ask for Federal
ment, declared Mrs c. c. Gait president the
American Woman Suffrage Association, House
Woman Suffrage Committee January 4, 1918
In % State elections suffrage has been
DEFEATED AT THE POLLS by 1,386,59S ma jorty In IA
State elections since 1890 suffrage adopted by
244,5SO majority (For the ID States 1O3S63
given IN NEW YORK CITY, The total majortes AGAINST
have been FOUR TIMES the total najorites IN FAVOR,
OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY, the majorities AGAINST
have been nearly TEN TIMES the maorities in The
IA States that have voted FOR
free to have It, however small the majorties
the FEDERAL AMENDMENT IS DESIGNED TO FORCE
WOMAN SUFFRAGE UPON THE STATES THAT DO NOT
WANT 1T AND WILL NOT TAKE 1T BY POPULAR VOTE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
CONGRESS SHALL HAVE POWER"

provisions
the anthony amendment regaIdess Of local conditions
% Po and fn e1n aff re- to POLL
srctsd black and white woman suffrage FORCE BILLS
co The of aez tn % s %
NEGROES REDUCE THEIR REPREsENTATloN IN CON,
GRESs Under the Sherman amendment Virginia
DucED REPR 1NTATIoN to REJECT the ANTIIoNY
AMENDMENT and preserve the rights OF the States
their election laws
THE ANTHONY AMENDMENT CAN BE DEFEATED
REQUIRES ss State Legislatures RATIFY the Anthony
THIRTEEN REFLECTIONS WILL DEFEAT THE AMEND
n and re have y
VIRGINIA is THE DECIDING FACTOR!
"THE ANTHONY AMENDMENT FACES DEFEAT" dc.
an sr Sn "Sng the
nrylana New Hampshire, Vermont, Georgia, and
81, ~SUFFRAGE BATTLE CENTERs THREE SOUTHERN
effiss III as f tnnt the
and directed to the pivotal States Of
Alabama and Georgia have already REFUSED TO RAT
ley 1,d-, viii Virginia STAND BY THE STATES AND THE
If VIRGINIA REJECTS, it will ENCOURAGE TEN MORE
STATES TO STAND UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS! ~.
vorl AT sTANDsTIL" declared New
nSeen to call extra s ra is meeting " only
and
sessions in 1922 ""''''l'' '"e regular legislative
If is hard to persuade the double suffrage
States to incur considerable expense special
it is not strange of ELEVEN male suirarc
n take that action But unless they hArIrichroS
ELECTION OF IMpossBIEn-Bost Herald Az.
gust Is. ' -i"
IH Maas ARE EIeHTEEN STATES where REIEcrlos
ARE NEEDED . p'''""'-oNAh 10 "i' iioNS
ts sTGax y1H nE the M9r a OF STATE RIGHTS
safeguard the right OF each State to settle this question
self by popular vote!
THOMAS JEFFERSON, author of the Declaration of
he
81 believe the STATES govern our home concerns
To TsEr The true barriers of our liberty are our sT
GOVERNMENTS. When government, domestic and for.
ngton power, will render powerIess the
ceehs PROVIDED ny one on another and wi" be-
separated"
THOMAS JEFFERSON also STRONGLY OPPOSED
TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE 81 examined the writings of
Thomas jefferson and find that he strongly opposed
torian National American Woman Suffrage Association
From France during the turmoil of growing Revolution in
1887 Thomas Jefferson wrote Bingham as
follows:
GALL THE WORLD IS POLITICALLY MAD. Men, wo.
a n s talk Ga yo Rg sGs spelled By it
Ss9 TOO n y1se eo ono
ing rufled from political debate.
nestle nvs the COOP value
other" From the Jefferson cyclopedia)
JEFFERSON, WAS RIGHT! The majority of
American have the GOOD SENSE
THOUSAND such women have enrolled with Virginia
ISOLATION OPPOSED TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE. six
than 100000 have enrolled
AGAINST Woman Suffrage.
THE SUFFRAGISTS REFUSE in every State to- submit
this question THE WOMEN THEMSELVES They believe
in "votes for women" on EVERY QUESTION EXCEPT WO-
MAN SUFFRAGE AS q victory in womans
would absolutely and finally the question
w hs 1saye s @ only 81 fAv9S
MEN is because they KNOW THEY WOULD LOSE!
aaIssaS@ '3IiS e M4 SsaFf
The National Association Opposed Woman Suffrage sg
emf
fragists OPPOSE allowing the WOMAN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
! fsiEhtyJ1h4rd Hold, R.union

OHIO, Sept l. Mem.
IS of the Eighty third Division are
HE7Gfng their first reunion here today
6uring the afternoon, the divisions
&ntEty-six flags Will be formally pre-
Wanted to the State by General F. r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02

The Susan B. Anthony Amendment urged AS
A PART OF THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS Susan g.
Anthony herself In her testimony before
m1ttee said I'VE (suragsts) appealed you by
that you would add sex after color
Amendment but all to avail But suffragists
failed to persuade the North to add to the Fifteenth
ment in 1868 is TO BE ADDED NOW If THE ANTHONY
AMENDMENT IS RATIFIED. The amendments are
IDENTICAL in WORDING except that sex" appears
Anthony Amendment in place Of color previous
dtion of servitude' in the FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
CANNOT RATIFY the Anthony Amendment without INDOORS
ING the Fifteenth Amendment and while Congress
Senator Daniels Virginia. great fight to save the
South from the FORCE BILL you expect MERCY if
you atify the Anthony Amendment The suragists LAUGH
at your problems, deliberately THREATEN YOU. Two
weeks after the CHICAGO RACE RIOT DAYS before
the Knoxville RACE RIOT Virginia surags
General Assembly that The Negro problem negligible
On the day She spoke two The
Darker Peoples telling the Foreign Committee
that America faced RACE WAR, group agi-
tators whose representative recently
starting trouble INSULTING THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
UNITED STATES and declaring that his administration
"toleratng anarchy against colored people,"
Mrs Howard Could another Virginia sufragist accord
ing to the New York Journal February 1918 spoke in
beha OF the election Of Negro Congressman York
and concluded her speech follows:
NOW that the black OF the North political
power they must band together for the women the
South YOU BLACK PEOPLE MUST STRANGLE THE SOLID
SOUTH"
Mrs. Gould after Mrs 0. II. p. Belmont is the largest
hnancal supporter of the National Womans
VINO nave been annoying the President years
statement quoted has never been denied
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-28
10 IIhIIuI0'
Hastings & HeYden,
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE.

FOR SAFE OR TRADE-5-year lease on
Lake Koarney blocks from state nor
NAL school s buildings. rowboats,
Mullins motor boat, fine swimming
docks, electric lights. best summer resort
in Central Neb will clear $4,000 in four
months Lake covers 20 acres 40 feet
deep in center. Address Delbert r.
No
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-28
BIRTHS AND

Births--c. H; and Helen Gray ray 1851, ssns
Fernando, 2412 P street. boy; Albin and
Esthe. Anderson, 25o3 South n Twenteih
1925 South Nineteenth street. boy; BenJa-
MIN and Rose Somberg, IS Dake Court.
hoy: John and Mary Burlette. 1914 Grover
street, boy: Abe and Anna Abrams, 324
North Twenty third street, girl; Cecll ana
Lena HalloweU Benson Acres. Neb;. boy;
Francis Fran and Effle suber, 27os P Hlt
Street, girl; Albert and 1nge6org Ne nIsen
300 Valley street. boy; C. M. and Flor
enee Rice, 1904 Lothrop street, boy. anna
Observation-Disclosures Alice Bengen, 7, 2sSo
f,hsrjes street; George E. Abbott. 81, 250l
sherman avenue; Rufus G; TSie b u.s. reio
Dora Singer 55. 1916 Pacific street; Helen
A. sloup, IA days,-1T09 South o Fourteenth
street: John Solquist. ga. 3226 Soutn
Twenty-third street; Flora Evans H.
House of Hope; Julia Pepelneg' Gays,
isSs South Fifteenth street. Mike Stodola
%, hospital; Mary, B. Williams s.; So sS2S
South Twenty third street; Albert kostai'
ir.S. Fiftieth and P streets; John Grynce-
Josephine Parsley, 81, 4224 South Seven
teanht street: John Burg. 70. hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-28
! MARRIAGE LICENSES.

y The following marriage licenses were
isS u :" ard Residence Age
John F. Albers, Humphrey. Neb. ...2s
josephine Busch. Omaha. ...........''2a
George D. Whitmore, Omaha. .........5S
Mildred A. Powers, Omaha ...........' %
lease c. Baker, Omaha. ............'. 20
Verne Sgler Oma ha. ..ds
Walter +. Hansen, Newman Grove, Neo. ~
Hazel A. Frank, Newman Grove. Neb. 20
Joseph J. DUNCAN, Omaha .......... ~
Clara Daley, Omaha. ~
John A, Weiss. Omaha. over -
Eva X Kost, Omaha. ......... over 10
Robert L. White, Omaha. ..........'....ao
Blanche Tucker. Omaha. ..............'33aa
Albert R. Lewis, Omaha. ............'5s
Mertie Wemple, Omaha. q.
Arthur r. Montgomery, Shenandoah, Ia "a
loser hine Wade, Shenandoah, la...,. 20
C,IyiiIe c. Darling, Omaha. ...........'s *
Honora Cusick Omaha. .............'..a ~
John Sacke, Omaha. .'.''''oo
Mary Climax, Omaha. .............'..'a ~
Harry jackson. Omaha. ............'.as
emma Gray, Omaha .....''.''..'' go 30
rim Tucker Decatur, Neb. ........."aS
Annie Tyndall, Decatur, Neb.. ...So
Valley White Omaha. ...SO
Gretchen Mcconnell. Omaha. ..........2
Winter O'Keefe, Divermon, III. ........32
Anna Belle Warner, Weiser. Ida. ......aa
Frank A. Persick. Berlin, Wis.,. ....za
Martha F. Krupa, Omaha. =. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-28
BUILDING PERMITS.

J. L. Hiatt Co, 1852 Pmkney street,
Wehster street improvements to dwelling,
$500; Mike Drakulich. 1922 South TWEEN
ty.eighth street, frame dwelling. $1,000;
Joseph ]. Kawan,. 1909 N avenues frame n,,
dwelling. $500; Is, X, Ia I, s6c -''' o' Ut
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-28
Clothing and Furs.

FOR SALE-A complete line of millinery,
ladies' coats. suits and furnishings.
This stock is not two years old. Ev-
erything Is clean and in first-class- con-
dition Reason for selling. on account
of health. Location in county seat
town. The only millinery store in the
town. A first-class mlliner make
good money here. 1t will pay you to
investigate this stock. For further In
formation write Mr.. Chas. A. Miller,
Butte, Neb.
P. S.-This stock will invoice around
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-20
SUGAR From the Garden.

Gardeners who cannot raise sugar
cane may be interested in the follow
ing description, which appears in
Chambers Journal, of the process OF
extracting sugar from beets. The anna
teur. must exercise great care In har-
vesting the roots that the tender skin
be not broken. The first operation Is
to remove all dirt by washing, after
which the beets are boiled In water
until the skin peels off easily. They
are next cut into thin slices, placed
in pan, just covered with water,
brought to boil once more and then
left to simmer for ten hours. The re-
sulting pulp is put into a muslin bag
and squeezed until all the juice is ex.
tracted. The juice Is boiled down to
a very thick strip that makes a good
substitute for commercial sugar. As
the strip will not keep for more than a
few weeks, it Is advisable to make
only a small supply at time. The
roots, however, can be stored for
long period without deteriorating II
they are kept dry and free from frost.
Youths Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-20
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER
TOR, Washington, June, 3 ,1919.-
Help Wanted, Male and Female.
Are you looking for permanent po-
sition that offers good pay and work
ing condition? If so, the Federal
Government needs help at the Saint
Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.
C. There are number of vacancies
for the following positions, all of
which include maintenance: Milk
men, $45 per ninth; all classes Of do
mestics, including mattresses, laun-
dresses, and kitchen helpers male
and female, $3.50 per month; as
sistant cooks, $3.50 per month; as
sistant bakers, $45 per month.
Maintenance" includes room, board,
laundry, ana, in cases OF illness, med
cal attention for reasonable time.
Requirements: Applicants must be
not less than 16 years of age and in
good physical condition. Are you
capable of taking one of these posi-
tons? If so, get application form
number 1912 from the Secretary,
Fourth Civil Service District, or the
Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths
Hospital, both at Washington, D. c.,
and file it as soon as possible with
either of these parties. S G. HOP
KINS, Assistant Secretary.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-20
What the Sun Does.

Letting the sun shine for given
time upon the blackened cover of a
box filled with water or some other
liquid, and noting the rise in temper
allure, affords us a method Of approx
mating the amount Of heat given on
by the sun. BY such method 1t is
estimated that the earth receives eV-
cry second from the sun enough heat
to raise 60O,0OO,0OO tons Of ice water
to the boiling point, or to melt 4SO, OOO,-
600 tons of Ice without change in tenn
perature, If this is the amount that
the earth receives. think of the amount
that must be passing off into space and
other planets. This amount has beer
computed to be 2,200,0O0,0O0 times a.
that which the earth receives. Scien1
lists have shown that the amount OF
heat received by us from the sun may
vary as much as FIVE per cent in less
than a week.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-20
FAMILY OF SNAKE CHARMERS
Women Have Peculiar Power Over
Reptiles Which the Ordinary
Person Holds In Dread. |

Possibly nowhere else Is the art of
snake charming brought to such
pitch Of perfection as at Mount Popa,
Upper Burma, India, and strangely
enough by women. Here two famous
sisters, whose fame Is byword
throughout Burma, make their home.
At special requests they will conde-
scend to bring their proteges down to
the towns for exhibition Of their skill.
but as rule they prefer the vicinity
Of their mountain. This particular
family has carried on their profession
for many years past, keeping their
secret always within their own circle |
The snakes they use are the deadly |
hamadryad or naia bungarus (naif |
ophfohagus), the king cobra. The
task, possibly, would not appeal t.
many, as these reptiles are the most
dreaded of their kind. Measuring up
to IL feet in length, they possess q
deadly poison In their fangs, and an
alarming speed. 1t is said of them,
also, that they are the only snake who
VIII attack human being ON sight,
chasing him for miles until one or the
other Is bound to give in.
The snakes are fed on fowls, and
appear amenable and tame to handle.
The origin of the family and their
work is probably unknown, lost in
the dim passages of years, but their
zeal is not one whit less today than
1t has been since the profession was
first heard Of. How long they will
continue to carry it on is a matter for
conjecture, but undoubtedly they stand
for one of Burma's chief curiosities,
and a mark for the enterprising tourist
who cares to scale the mystic heights
OF Mount Popa.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-06-20
Thackeray's Notebook.

Turning the pages of Thackeray's
notebook for "The Virginians," even
II one could not afford to own such a
treasure for manuscript collectors,
would be highly interesting to anybody
familiar with the novel. There are
several pages Of notes on the history
and manners .of the period, including
a reminder Of Queen Caroline's bad
spelling, a description Of King Georges
manners, notes about stage coaches,
Indians, colonial warfare, and various
other points that the author felt 1t
would be well to remember as his story
developed. Here and there he made
a pen-and-ink sketch by the way, rang
ing from a portrait Of the duke Of
Cumberland to sailor In the costume
Of 1871 and two men In wigs and capes
watching q horse race. Some Of the
material in the notebook was evidently
discarded by the author in writing the
novel.