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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

cation the countess was obliged 30 con-
| tinue her experience sne termed hei
tircicss series Of ventures IN search oil
tangible fact-alOne
suddenly the countess Withdrew from
the social circle and became an enthus-
iastc follower Of spiritualism. AS she
had plenty of money and was generous
in expending IT, it was not long before
numerous spirituali-ts gathered around
her and chose her as their leader
I'm accordance with her new faith, she
refused an mediciu. and when she be-
came 3D.. and finally when She was at
tackled with a chronic disease she deter
mined 10 cure herself by abstinence from
all food and drink Physicians VINO
were formerly her dearest friends and
who could easily have prolonged her lire
'or many years Were refused adnlttance
to the house.
At last. Der body cmaciated and her
mind wandering. she expired oue ana
her disciples claimed t0 the last i-at she
was not suffering dt all and that she
would rise and come 90 her friends ail-r
dark
When we come to regard the inside
history of this remarkable case one
cannot help but feel % tinge of sympathy
for the deludcd woman who allowed her
self 20 become the victim OF ii gang OF
sharpers who not only lived on the iat
Of the land during Che period when the
countess led the alleged band OF spirit
ualists but now that she is dead they
are fighting over the ultimate disposition
of the enormous wealth lclt by The coun-
tess
1t IS due TO this fact that the real
cause Of the countess death has been
made public The fact that she had cul-
4 H HsF.If 4
band Of sharpers who preyed upon her
susceptible temperament under the guise
of spirituallsm was not known 20 the
large circle Of friends with whom she
had been on such friendly terms OF So
cial intercourse. IL was thought, when
she announced her retirement from 500
ciety. that IL was but freaklsh whim,
which would quickly vanish when the
coming season OF social festivities be-
came feature OF the everyday WhirL
To her friends. however. the countess
merely announced that she INTENDED 10
conduct "a series Of experiments IN spirit
ualism and hypnotism. she started her
Investigations by surrounding herself
with a number OF alleged gifted" people
who were supposed 20 possess powers su-
pernatural and otherwise. FROM 4 wo-
man. fond OF gayety and amusement the
countess became a recluse. she event
ually shut up her house completely. al
lowing no one 20 enter excepting the
chosen few who flattered her BY calling
her their leader
In vain did her friends protest. To
all their ovcrtures the countess merely
returned word that she was conducting
certain psychological experiments which
would require all OF her attention and
until this particular work was completed
she would be compelled 10 forego the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

that part Of the world. the exports u
butter In tho nine months 0f Is9S being
1904 pounds. against 1880 fra the month
of last year. and 3f6 BOO the correspond
ing months OF 1896. American tobacco
finds a market in Africa. tha exports ..
tho nine months Ot ls being 1859
pounds of leaf tobacco aul ,--55 W0..I
Ok manufactured tobacco.
AMERICAN GOODS IN DEMAND
American manufacture also seem I'D
be greatly n demand Foo Africa. OIL. ..-
ports of furniture CD tlat couun "A
the nine months oi the pren war
amount 10 {-5fill iu value asaIua
rs I'm the corr suuuIius months O 'l.
Exports OF boots and shoes wen. 80
in value duru- fle nine months i.3
year, against Ntf6 .u niue m0a W.
1896 I'm tho nine mon hs OF lsn t fE-
ports of leather amount to fl ..so
OF builders hardware t0 sif2l'. cotton
cloths. Tfi&n0 yards and a- uli
implements. Sl11503 in value. s. rails
show q very large Increase 'nF
20 SS1B in the nine months s.
against &8l58 In the corresponding
months OF 1897. Even our mono f.Iol'aiy
adjusted Instruments ana manufactures
find 70 market I'm that pare oi doc world.
tho expectation OF clocks and watches
amounting On the nine months OBJ 1883
% Si2652 those Of sewing machines %
N.9G. those OF instruments and appa-
ratus for scientific purposes HciudIus
telegraph and telephone. to Hfil. gpf-
writer's 20 8ig9i against isal in mo
corresponding months 0f llet year ani
bicycles 20 Si3i4lf against fl.isi iN ..i
corresponding months of iEl and i-lp-a
In the nine months OF i,1i
NEW FIELDS
Tho growth OF our exports fo com-
paratiyey new fields during Che past
decade IS Illustrated bv tho following
table. which shows the exports from th1
United states 20 Africa in ten-year pc
RODS. beginning Wh s ana endnf
with 1855:
Exports from the United States 10
Africa:
1S6S .. ............S 3oi5 SOD
1s73.. O.. O.. o. o.. o.. o.. .--........... ilal
1sSS. o.. o.. .. o.. .. .s.......' a.i-i..
1893. o.. .. O.. o. o.. .. o.. ''...''-..>l i,Yls,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
Special Sale for This Week
AT
The August Grocery
COMPANY,
01l-013 E. Marshall St.

New phone 3S1. Old phone 1922.
Just received a large lot OF Fresh
Raislns, Currants, Mixed Nuts, Citrons,
Figs, Almonds and Fancy Prunes. Candy,
Dried Fruits, etc. We have bought all
these goods at our own price, and We
will dispose Of them accordingly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
THE TIMES: RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1898.

history OF Lawrence, and the construct
ion OF the filter plant.
/ EFFECTS OF ATTENDING SCHOOL.
In what way the bodily development Of
children is affected by their attendance
at school, has been closely investigated
by DVs Schmidt Mennard. OF Lcipsls.
who recently gave his results in an al
dress 90 the "Lehrer-Verein" of that
city. Ills results are as follows:
l. IT Is a difficult task 90 trace with
accuracy what effect attending school has
on the growth OF children and on their
increase OF weight, but II Is fact dem.
onstrated beyond reasonable doubt, that
children. I'm the first year of school at
tendance, gain less in weight and height
than they do In preceding years, namely.
only one kilogamme 1.-TWO and one-ffth
pounds in weight compared with four N
early years. and five centimetcrs (two
inches in height compared with seven
centimeters before; and that the average
proportions In this respect are not again
attained until later years; and. further
that children who do not enter school
until their seventh year, are stronger
and better developed physically, LnAn
those who enter a year earlier.
2. Acute sicknesses are moi caused ~
the fact that children must study. b.r
are produced by defective hygienlc school
rooms. Lack Of cleanliness. II fresh air
and light. decrease the AGILITY If children
60 resist the attacks Of contagious cis-
eases This too, becomes better IT, later
years.
g. Chronic troubles. sucn as weakness.
headaches, insomnia, AMI nervous dis
orders in general. are found 10 a much
greater degree In schools u higher grade
than in the elementary. They increase
steadily In the case of sir 10 the age
Of puberty. frequently troubling as many
as fifty per cent. while IN the case Of
boys, the highest percentage is thirty
FIVE. After that age. In consequence OF
the increase of weight they decrease to
twenty-soven per cent. in the case OF
girls. Eight per cent. Of children about
this age. suffer from insomnia caused
chiefly by social exciteiaont at home.
in the higher grade OF schools Tor boys
especially when there are no afternoon
rotations and the pupils are compelled
10 take exercise. the percentage Of sick
ness varies from twenty TO thirty-nine;
while in the case Of those schools whore
there are afternoon Rotations and no
enforced exercise, the percentage runs
up as high as sevonty-nine. Eighteen
per cent Of boys in schools complained
OF insomnia.
The cause Of these troubles IS to be
found largely in the extra work as
signed TO children at home. such as
drawing lessons music lessons and the
like, as also to the fact that in schools.
physical exercise is not made compul-
sorry as it should be-
The speaker closed his address with
these words "The children are not too
weak for our schools, and for that reason
should not cease TO attend. but rather
our schools make too heavy demands on
the children and for that reason these
demands should he made lighter
SANITAS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE.
The Southern Railways Splendid Tx
hibit in Chicago.

The Southern Railway is ever active I'm
IT'S efforts 10 call attention 10 the nm
bounded resources of the States trav-
crsed by its great length of mileage.
The Land and Industrial Department of
That great system has just opened in
chicago a splendid exhibit at l9l South
clark Street IL is located i'm a spacious
store room on one Of the principal bust
ness streets. The display covers ever,
Kind of industry. including the cotton TO-
baccO, furniture. iron and steel manu-
lacture; coal. gold. copper, kaolin and
clays and other lines of mining. marble
building stones and slate Quarrving and
general manufacturing Industries. There
IS a splendid exhibit Of general farming
DAIRY farming, truck farming and horti-
cultural farming. There are displayed the
grasses and grains tastefully arranged in
sheavcs, fruits in large glass vessels. all
KINDS or vegetables. Southern herbs and
medicinal plants. cotton b0lls and plants.
and most excellent collection Of tobac-
COS from Virginia. North Carolina Ten
nessee and Kentucky. a sample OF tea
grown in North Carolina Is shown. The
products of the cotton mills are there.
so that the visitor can form am idea Of
the phenomenal development in that line
IN the South. The timber exhibit cannot
be surpassed The forest wealth Of the
South is displayed I'm large classic coll
uinns IN natural grain. and i'm cabinets
on which rest slabs of more than q hum
dred specimens of Southern woods These
are beautifully polished and are very at
tractive. Among the woods are black
cherry Iong-leat pine, black and white
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

Cali for what you don't see. We have
n house fun OF bargains We guarantee
al Of our goods to give perfect satisfac-
ton in every respect. or money refunded.
Prompt and strict attention given 70 all
orders entrusted 10 us. Prompt delivery
in any part OF the city and suburbs.
Very respectfully,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04
ARMY AND NAVY COLLEGE.
The MaIue May be Permanently Remembered" By
Such an institution

The advisability Of advertising for the
Maine widows was discussed in govern
ment circles the other day. Under the
head would come the nearest of kin of
the Maine heroes. the women rendered
scnless. the children made fatherless
and the sisters brotheless by the disas-
ter TO the Maine off Havana February
18th.
Attention was called to the fact that
out of the 263 men who went down, only
ffty-nine claims had been put in at
Washington These were promptly paid
and the department decided that, in fu-
ture. all others should be satisfied as
soon as presented. This means thousands
fos Uncle Sam. but at times his pocket
Is large and open.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

The Maine widows are entitled to pay
for the month, also to a life annuity,
or pension. according TO the rank held
b. the man who was drowned
Handsome Maine souvenirs have been
prepared by many clubs TO be sold for
the benefit Of the children of the Maine
heroes, the money TO be invested in a
trust fund to be used on their Quotations.
At the same time it is suggested that
if the fund continues TO grow, it may
lead TO the establishment Of an Army
and Navy college in which the sons
and daughters of soldiers and seamen
can get their education at very low
rates. Orphans Of the army and navy
to be entered free
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

began searching investigation to as
certain the cause Of her death.
According 10 the will Madame Selko-
witch was to receive a sum equal 10 500.
600 while another sum Of a similar de-
nomination WAS donated 10 the Society OF
Spiritual Research, OF which the count
ess had been the first president. The
police are convinced that the will was
signed and executed by the countess
while she was under the inhuerce of
Madame Selkoytch and it is more than
probable that the latter individual will
ultimately be arrested charged with de-
hberately planning the death Of her BEN
efactress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

walnut. short-leaf pine. cow oak. red oak.
white oak hickory, curly poplar. curly
pine beech. maple. red birch, ash. black
gum sycamore and many other woods.
Southern art is not forgotten for there
are seN enteen large colOred photographs
OF Southern scenes displayed on easels.
While revolving cases are filed with pho
tographs Illustrating the picturesque
Southland and its educational. domestic
manufacturing and agricultural and hor-
ticultura1 features.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-04

In New York, early In February
James A. Herne will be seen in "--Sev
Griffith Davenport, Circuit Preacher, u
his own adaptation OF popular novel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
ANSCONTINENTAL FREIGHT
BUREAU ADJoURNS.
A Decided Advance In Asiatic Rates
Much Important Business Has
Been Transacted - Earnings of
Eight American Roads.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 21.-The trans
continental freight bureau completed d
two weeks session today. While moth
ing official is given out as the result of
the meeting, it is authoritatively learn
ed that a decided advance in Asiatic
rates including al ports in China and
Japan, will be Immediately made by
the association.
This will also re suit in the putting up
of transcontinental rates in this coun-
try, but il is understood that while the
less than carload rates will be ad-
vanced from % to 10 per cent over ex-
listing rates from New York, Chicago,
st. Louis and Milwaukee to the Pacific
coast the middle west cities will not
suffer for the reason that under the
new schedule all rates that are ad-
vanced at all will be raised proportion
ately from all eastern points, where
they have for years been practically
the same as the rates from the middle
west to the Pacific coast.
All rates to points in Asia are fig
ured from New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis
and all gateway territory via San Fran
CISCO The general advance will be from
20 TO 80 per cent.
1t was also decided at this meeting
to advance the through rates to and
from Great Britain and the continent
and Asiatic territory on all commodi-
ties that usually go via the transconti-
mental rail lines across the United
States as against the Suez canal water
route, which is much the longer and
requires much more time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Will Recommend R. o. Clancy As In
spector Instead of Stewart.

SpecC0r Instead OF Stewart.
Evidently the board of public works
is a trifie vexed over the city councils
refusal to authorize the employment of
an inspector to oversee the work of
Contractor Folsoms construction of
three short sewer lateralS, aggregating
1,520 feet in length. The board is act
ing on the theory that the council OBJ
jected to the employment of B. F..
Stewart to fill the temporary post OF
inspector, and in order to test the coun-
ellis temper and to ascertain if the re-
fusal to employ an inspector is based
on the grounds of economy solely, the
board, at its meeting yesterday, con-
cluded to recommend, as a substitute,
the name of r. o. CLANCY for the in
spectorship.
At yesterdays board meeting City
Engineer Kelsey reported that the car
load of sewer pipe recently purchased
from a Minnesota factory, through a
local agent, was defective in that tie
lot contained los pieces of four-inch
IT'S" instead of that number of US"
Inquiry developed the fact that It was
Chairman HaineS' error in placing the
order. The chairman ackn owle6ged
the corn, saying that he thought '"T's'
and "Y'S" were one and the same thing
The cost of the error will foot up 20
about 500 Chairman HaineS said ne
would stand good for the mistake, and
as soon as the VS. which were or
dered yesterday by telegraph. arrive,
he will pay the city for the IT'S" and
endeavor to sell them to reimburse
him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
w. r. C. at Work.

About the time President Mckinley
issued the call for volunteers, the ma
tional president of the Women's Relief
Corps of the G. a R., Mrs. Sarah ].
Martin, rendered the services of the
entire corps for hospital work in the
war. The local relief corps will bear
its part in the noble work and for the
purpose of providing funds to send
nurses and so forth, a social will be
held at the G.. A. r. hall on Wednesday
evening. The fund is designated as the
new volunteer fund, and is separate
and distinct from the G. A. r. relief
fund, which, according to the constitu-
ton of the organization cannot be
used for any but G. A. r. purposes.
There will be music, addresses and
Rotations at the social. Judge Good
win is down for an address ana Profess
sor Meakin will recite patriotic pieces
from his voluminous repertoire.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
FORMIDABLE WARSHIP.
Monitor Monterey Can Hold Manila
Harbor Herself

Washington, May 21-The news event
was the dispatch of the order to the
Monterey to proceed to Manila to re-
inforce Admiral Dewey's squadron. The
Monterey is tower of strength in her
self and her addition to Admiral Dew
ey's force, together with the dispatch
of thousands of troops to Manila, is
ample evidence that the administra-
ton has assumed no hsif-hearted at
titude toward the Philippine question
and is determined to take no chance
of dispossessiOn until such time as the
United States itself has arranged for
the disposition of the islands.
The Monterey is probably the most
formidable monitor in the world, yet
she combines with the enormous Often
sive and defensive qualities of the
monitor type a seaworthiness that is
almost phenomenal. The Monterey is
described technically as a barbette tur-
rett, low, free board monitor of 1000
tons displacement. She is 256 feet long
by SO feet beam and II feet 6 inches
deep. She carries in two turrets sur
rounded by barbettes. two 12-inch and
two 10-inch guns while in her SUPER
structure between the turretS are
mounted six 6-pounders, four 1-Dound-
erS and two Cuttings. The turrets are
a. and 8 inches thick and the sur
rounding barbettes are IA inches and
liz inches of steel, and against the
armor all the batteries in Manila might
thunder away without effective en-
trance.
The Monterey's personnel is 10 officers
and 172 men and once she is in the en-
trance of Manila harbOr nothing in the
shape of a navy would be likely TO
bulge her from her position. Her dis
patch may have an important bearing
upon the Spanish governments openly
published intention of sending rein
forcementS to Manila.
The only doubt as to the feasibility
of sending the Monterey is her small
coaling capacity. She has bunker room
for only 200 tons of coal. and though
more might be stored on her decks. it
is doubtful whether she could at the
utmost carry more than enough coal to
take her to Honolulu, one-third of the
way to the Philippines. 1t is prob
able that the Monterey will go in con-
vOy and after eXhausting the coal that
she will take on in Honolulu she must
either be towed about 1000 miles of
her trip or perform the difficult opera
ton of coaling at sea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22

to Jesus as the king OF the Jews, provis-
lonal upon his agreement 10 abide by the
rules as laid down by Kaiphas. Mr..
Hanish, from his standpoint. will also
oiier an explanation of the fasting of 10
days and nights. No charge for admission
ana no collection taken up.
Attorney General Bishop yesterday rem
oered an opinion to the state board of
equahzation in response to queries re-
latlng 10 the power and method of taxing
water rights The attorney general holds
mat water right, such a right as would
pc conveyed by the due execution and
delivery of a deed or grant like the one
submitted, conveys TO the grantee a water
right that is property and subject TO tax
alton and should be assessed to the
grantee thereof. The states attorney also
M maintains that the corpus of the water.
II separated from the original source and
collected in canals or reservoirs and be-
ing IN the possession and control of the
owner at the time fixed by law for the
assessment of property would also be
assessaole to such owner; and further
tnat a water right. that is a right to di-
vert and use the waters of a stream ac-
CURED by prior appropriation is the sub
Ject or property and taxable to such ap-
proprietor and owner the same as other
property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
LITTLE BULLETS.

Secret information received by the war
department Is 10 the effect that serious
much scarcer and the distress Is greater
than has been generally reported.
The German foreign Office has received
reports from Paris saying France is in
considering such action to be contrary
to international law and that she intends
10 ask the powers to protest against it,
Tie United Mine Workers of Illinois
received the report of the executive com.
Inlttee which conferred with the commit
Tee which conferred with the COMMITTEES
or operators and adopted it, sustaining
the Chicago scale.
Superintendent Cooper. of the Naval
announced that the navy de-
partment had ordered that the second
class OF cadets be ordered TO sea for ac-
tive service during the summer recess of
the academy The men will be assigned
at once and it is expected will leave for
their new duties within a few days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22

day. Two troops of cavalry, one from
Missoula and the other from Butte, will
leave about the same time and will
arrive at Ogden with the infantry.
There they will separate, the cavalry to
go on by way of the Rio Grande West
ern to Chickamauga and the infantry
to go west to San Francisco.
q g @
The Rio Grande Western has COM
pleted its arrangements for the trans
portation of the Utah cavalry to, San
Francisco. The cars are ready, so that
there will be no delay upon the part
of the railroad company, and all that
will be necessary for the troops to do
will be to load their baggage and get
aboard.
Mr. Mallentine of Denver, left over
the Rio Grande Western last night for
Denver.
Captain Augur, of the quartermas-
ter's department at Denver, who has
been in the city experimenting the
shipment of the Utah volunteers, t'e-
turned to Denver over the Rio Grande
Western last evening.
Mr. D. E. Burley of the Short Line,
left for Butte last night.
A meeting will be held on the 7th of
next month at some point in the east,
in which some of the railroad compan-
les will attempt to complete arrange
ments with the Short Line in connec-
ton with the proposed route to and
the Yellowstone National Park,
The Short Line will operate a new
stage line through the park and it is
hoped that satisfactory arrangements
can be made for the sale of tickets over
different roads to the park. Mr.. Bur-
ley will attend this meeting after his
return from Butte.
8 8 @
Mr.. w. II. Hurlburt, general passen-
ger agent of the o. r. & N, left over
the Short Line for the north last night.
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Cleveland, May 21.-It is learned from
good authority here that the Lake
Shore has purchased the entire prop
arty of the Elkhart & Western road.
are that it will be con-
iucted in connection with the regular
inc of the Lake Shore and that the
purchase is but an openino wedge to
secure other and more valuable rail-
Dad property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22

tanning the injuries named. No further
particulars of the case could be OBJ
tanned.
A RUNAWAY.
Yesterday afternoon a horse and
buggy dashed up Second South street
and ran into a, coal wagon. The buggy
was broken and the horse started up
the street, but was captured. The cause
of the runaway was that the horse was
tied on Commercial street and while
standing there a man rode up and dis
mounted from a bicycle. The animal
became frightened and broke away.