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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-02
Dizziness

means chat your stomach needs atten-
u1u-your liver Us getting ready 90 fu
your system with poisonous bile. Af~r
rae dizziness VIII come dyspepsia. ner-
yousness and sieeI lessness There's but
ONE thing Co do. Use Hostetter's stomach
Htters faithfully 10 viii cleanse the
.vten. and tone up the stomach n
rakcs hearty. strong men and women.
See thrt Private Revenue Stamp covers
DE nod. u tho n0itle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-02
APlensnnt smrnrisc

Miss Marie Kock. teacher Of the Art
Class which has just closed at Messrs.
Miller & Rhoads, was very agreeably
surprised a few days ago 20 have pre-
scented 20 Her by the ladies a very hand
some gold watch with her name prettlly
engraved in IT, Miss Kock was quite de-
lighted 10 think that her class was so
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.



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n.-a-
rr. ana sIr. AJAX Harnr of prardof-
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'I7 jenny jackson. of Charleston. s.
/ o.. is .. .a Mount Vernon the guest of
+ 1Ise Hunter
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Mr. BARR RESIGNS.



ROANOKE. VA. July t-spec.al.-J
N. Barr vica-pres.doH. and general man
ager of The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has rendered DIS resignation.
To- take effect July 18TH Mr Barr viii
accept moro lucrative position with
some Western road. the name of Which
at present Dee declined t0 make public
for the reason THAT the directors had
not yet passed fav1raby urou his app
pointment and he did not wish 70 em-
barrlss them.
l.. f. Johnson. general superintendent
of the road win succeed Mr. Barr as
vice-pr6s.dent and general manager II
is understood that AIR. Johns0n's suc-
ccssor VIII Doe from among the division
suuerintcIdeuts.
At meeting o. tho city Council this
evening Joel Il Cutchln was elected pre-
sident on the first ballot
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-02

ENiPORIA. VA, July 1.-Special.-At the
Methodist church In Emporia this after
noon Miss Sarah r. Jones OF Greensville
county. was married 20 Mr.. George Rose.
OF Sussex. Rev NJ. A. Davidson perform
ed the ceremony. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-02

pleased and desired 10 show her they app
prec.ated amy attention she bad shown
them during the time the class was I'm
session.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-02

The Meyer Store will be closed all day
Tuesday, July 4th.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Distances of stars.

Sir Robert Ball, the English astron.
omer, who has been delivering Sc.
ries of lectures on practical astrono-
my. has a very happy faculty OF illus
tration. In speaking OF the distances
the stars. whose visible number
exceeds thirty millions. are sunk In
the abyss of space. he tried to give
his hearers an idea OF what these dis
tances are.
They knew. said he. how quickly a
telegraph message traveled-at such
n speed that. II the wires We're perfec,
conductors. an impulse would ny
around the world in single second.
Suppose. now. they wanted to telc-
graph to the moon-wcll. that would
not take long. The moon was near.
and the message would reach 1t In q
little more than second. To the
sun It would take longer-about eight
minutes.
But to the nearest of the stars. 1t
was not a question OF seconds, or Of
minutes, or OF days. or weeks. or
months. II, when the battle OF Wa.
terloo was fought. telegraphic ac-
count had been sent to the nearest
fixed star Of that victory. tie mes.
sage would only now be arriving. But
there were stars more distant than
that. There were stars which would
still be ignorant even II some one
had been at the pains to send them
tel, gram relating the occurrence that
tho Normans had beaten Harold at
the battle of Hastings there were
stars to which the blessed knowledge
of the birth nt Bethlehem would still
be unknown. for the glorious tidinss
could not have reached them: land II.
said Sir Robert Ball. you multiply all
that I have said by ten-fold. there
are stars in the vast heavens. you may
bc sure, OF which 1t would still be
true"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Song Cnnaries OF Germany.

The home of these birds, the HarZ,
an entirely isolated chain OF noun
tains rising out of the plain between
the rivers Leine and Saale, Is the mos,
northern elevation CT Importance in
Germany and lies partly in Prussia.
partly in Anhalt and Brunswick The
best song canaries are reared here at
the present time. chiefly in Andreas-
berg, town also celebrated for its sill
yer mines. In every house and cot
tage of the place you see canaries, and
on fine summers day, when walking
by, their song greets you from every
open door and window. Whereas with
the other races OF canaries color, mark
ings, shape, and size are important
points, with this breed there is bu.
one-their song.
The birds are usually of middle size
and strongly built; the head is largo,
the legs shorter and the neck not SO
long as in the common canary; the
legs slant backward little and .Se
bird does not stand as upright us she
others. The breast ought to be broad
and strong, the eyes large and lively;
the feathers must lie smooth and the
bird ought to execute all Its move
ments with sort OF coquetry. The
colors vary from straw to golden yell
low. some with green markings, but
deeper shades OF yellow are not to be
found among them. II We say that
these birds have to take the second
place in outward beauty OF form an!
color, we certainly must give them the
first of all in point Of song. Their en-
tire value lies in this.
With the utmost care and science
their voice has been cultivated 70.
years. and splendid results have been
obtained. The song OF really first
class Harz bird is marvel of beauty
for those who understand 1t. but It
needs much practice and musical ear
to note slight differences and faults
and be able to choose the really best
songstar among crowd OF Birds
Chambers Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Religion ana the Possum.

An incident told by the Rev. V. B.
Carroll In the November Homiletie
Review makes apparent the necessity,
in this transition period. of getting the
negro inwardly right in order that his
relationship to society may be right.
We were driving out one Sunday
from Decatur when we came upon
negro, with club in his hand and a
freshly killed possum on his shoulder.
We stopped to examine the prize, and
the colonel said:
"My friend, do you know 1t is Sum
day?" ....
"Sartln, boss"
"Are you not religious man."
"I are. Use jist on my way home
from church,"
"And what sort of religion have you
got that permits you to go hunting on
Sunday?"
Religion? religion?" queried the
man, as he held the possum up with
one hand and scratched his head with
the other. Does you 'spect any black
man in Alabama is gwine to tie hisself
up to any religion dat lows n possum
to walk right across the road ahead OF
him an git away free? No, sab! A
religion which won't bend a little
when fat possum heads you OF could
MT be Established round yere by all the
preachers in de univarse.'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Approaching bombay.

The traveller approaching Bombay
from the Arabian sea is struck with
the popularity OF the Indian coast. A
low-lying narrow strip of shore rises
abruptly in great steps to meet the
Ghauts-a range OF mountains which
looms UP just behind. setting tho city
in bold relief, and cutting OFF the view
of the remarkable plains beyond.
known as the Daccan. They are sit
uated from two to three thousand feet
aboye the level OF the sea. and are In
terlined throughout as with the veins
of a leaf by the mighty rivers. which,
rising in the Western Ghauts. flow
eastward over the sloping table lands,
through the Eastern Ghauts and across
the narrow fertile strip on the east
ern shore. to pour their waters into
the Bay OF Bengal. They stretch away
thus east to Calcutta, and there to
Cape Comorln. dotted here and there
with mountains which spring suddenly
out of the plains like defacing excres-
cences upon the surface of leaf:
while in the north. they are cut off
from the valleys beyond by the Wind
hya mountains. which run east and
west across the center OF the country.
Literally surrounded thus by three
ranges Of mountains. this Deccan pre-
sents one OF the most peculiar geo.
graphical formations in the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
In Mongoiia's Capital.

ourga. the capital OF Mongolia. is a
great religious center. 1t Is the resi-
depce OF the third living Buddha. the
yearly resort of about 100000 pilgrims
and the local headquarters of about
10000 priests or llamas. these last be-
inG everywhere In evidence as you
pass through the town. Ourga Is q
town of about 10000 people. chiefly
Mongolians, with few thousand Chi
nese. the governing authority resting
with Manchu governor and a Mon
golian prince. The former has about
$50 Maachurian soldiers! and that, 1t
is said. is the only military force In all
Mongolia. Besides the Mongolians and
Chinese. there are in Ourga about $50
Russians. These latter are chiefly en-
gagged In the caravan trade. all of
which passes through ourga. or public
buildings OurGa has none save grea,
temple with n very famous and beautI-
fully worked copper statue Of Buddha
"A statue about thirty feet high and
evidently of Chinese workmanship. or
rond-making, of sanitation. OF local ad
mtnistration there is none. The city
is a collection OF wood buildings or
mud huts. each surrounded by n high
wooden fence. The roads are tracks
created by traffic. The open spaces are
OF dust or mud. as the weather may
direct. Dogs are the only scnvengers.
Yet. withal. Ourga is n prosperous and
happy town. II Is manufacturing
center. since not only the Mongol sad
dlery. but the Mongol headware, the
richer clothing and all the pipes. to-
bacco pouches and girdles which the
Mongol loves are OF ourga make. The
100000 pilgrims who resort there
yearly must also be n source of con-
siderable revenue. and. as a matter of
fact. tho people OF ourga have every
sign OF being prosperous. They seem
happy and good hammered. and after
travelling through China one partic-
ulariy notes the free and Independent
life of the Mongol women These
move about with perfect freedom. buy
ing. telling or gossiping in the mar
ket place. and, OF course. riding on
horseback whenever they have to go
more than n few yards. For no Mon
gol ever walks. The idea would seem
absurd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

would take a volume to tell you all tho
good 1t has done me. Pe-ru-na is the
best catarrh cure on earth. and know.
for / have tried nearly all of them.
Respectfully. Buck +. Taylor"
Winter weather causes catarrh.
Everybody knows this. But everybody
does not stop to think that winter
weather delays the cure of catarrh. It
takes longer to cure a case OF catarrh
in the winter generally, than In the
warm season. Spring Is here. Now Is
the time favorable to the treatment OF
old and especially stubborn cases Of
catarrh.
Send for book entitled Facts ard
Faces Sent free by The Peru ma
Drug Mfg Co., Columbus. o.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Tn. Managed Husband l. worthless.

Helen Watterson Moody believes that
the husband who can be managed is
not worth managing. "nnd there Is no
better principle" she adds, in the
March Ladies' Home Journal. '.for
both husband and wife to adopt. in ad-
justing themselves to the new relation
than that of trying to do each by the
other what men are accustomed to call
the square thing Many woman I'M
derstands managing n husband better
than she does doing the square thing
by him. and many II man understands
and practices doing the square thing
by other men who would be affronted
II he We're to be told that, judged by
his own business standards. he habit
ually dealt unfairly with his own
wife"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
moo Reuard. a1oo.

Tho readers of this paper will bo pleased to
lcaru Tint there Is ut least one dreaded disease
thnt science has been able to cure In oil Its
stages and that is Catnrrh. Halls Cntarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 70 tho
tionnl disease, requires q constitutional treat
mont. Halls Cntarrh Cure IL taken internally.
acting directly upon tho blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying tho
foundation Of the disease. ndgivinE the patient
assisting nature in doing its work. Tho pro-
prietors have so much faith in It's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t fails to cure Send for list OF
Address +. ]. CHENEY s. CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family pills nre tho best
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
nu.,nc-. Partnership of sra,r,mony.

The time 10 begin to learn from each
other Is when people are first married.
when life tx stiil a playground to them,
and when romantic love condones what
In later years mioht seem nagging or
carping criticism. We are ali creatures
of habit. II We get used to the business
partnership of matrimony in our youth
IL becomes second nature and not a hard
ship nor "A dislllusionmcnt II people
would take time to understand each
other. and to cultivate mutual confidence
how much easier married life would he
come--in fact, NIL life! To be sure, we only
great numbers OF people are ploddinE on
together, silently and happily. But there
IL enough friction to warrant this kind of
consideration. because even those who re
to all appearances contented might make
more of life if they looked upon marriage
as an equal partnership.-Franccs Evans,
In the January Ladies' Home Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Saved From R.b,,. by p..,.u-.

A few weeks ago sixteen persons were
bitten by one mad dog In Borgherout. a
that the dog was mad. few days after.
however. a veterinary pronounced the
animal rabid. The wounds had already
cicatrized. SO that the cases were beyond
ordinary control. All were ordered to the
nearest P2sssur institute "a, Ls ann
living at Antwerp. who was bitten at
about tho same time. has died In agony.
the victims of the Borghcrout case have
been pronounced cured and have returned
home. The municipalities In Belgium
Lille at the exnensc OF the city. and this
recent triumph of medical science DEM
onstratcs the necessity for establishing n
n reasonable journey from nll centcrs. In
fairly reasonable cases the Lille treat
ment lasts twenty-one days. More than
200 cases are treated annually at the In
Etitutc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
r.l,. nnd 1t. Queer w.,..

Ta,ta is the country In East Africa
through which the new railway from
Momaasa to Uganda passes, at the end
OF its first section OF n hundred miles.
It's Inhabitants are Obliged to live in
the mountains for fear OF being raided
by their numerous enerlies. They grow
tho bulk of their crops. however, on
the plains below. These people have o
curious Custom which Is observed
about twelve months after the burial
OF one OF their number-Lt least, in
the case OF the older man or a ruler.
ard all those who have had children.
In due time. the grave is opened and
the skull is removed, to be deposited.
with certain amount of ceremony. in
one OF the sacred places" which are
usually situated In grove OF trees.
In one spot visited by n traveller re-
Gently, there were about $50 skulls de-
posted, presenting a grewsome spec
tacle.
Whenever trouble or famine bcfalls
the country the elders all assemble
at this spot. and proceed in the frs.
instance to count the skulls. possi-
bly-indeed, most probably-two or
three mey be missing. having been
carried of by the numerous prowling
hyenas. In such cases the same num-
ber OF sheep or goats are killed, and
their heads deposited in the place OF
the missing skulls. The blood of the
animals Is poured around the whole
place. while their flesh provides feast
for the headmen who are ministerine
at tho shrine. At these festivities tho
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Br'er Williams.

Er'er Williams slch sinner
He tu'n de preacher pale;
He never b'lieve dat story
Bout Jonah en- dc whale.
lie t'un aside FUN people
Dat wear salvation robe:
He got his doubts bout Joshua.
En- draws de line at Job.
He say dis worl' de bes' one
He ever hope ter win:
He never been ter meetin
Sence freedom time come in.
But once he had u vision
He got ter heavens gate
pes' bout de time cr sundown,
En- fifteen minutes late.
Den Mister Gabriel tell him:
"Br'er Williams, so yo' way
pes take de elevator
Ter whar de devil stay"'
En-. bless yo' soul: mex Sunday
What did de people see?
Br'cr Williams settin' In de pew.
lie solemn ez could be!
But now de trouble comm!
a ycarthquake shuck de wall
De shingles went TO shakin'.
En- down de steeple fall!
De preacher. he WIZ trlmblin'
En- scarf clean out his shoess
De pulpit went ter playin'
AT leapfrog with dc pews!.
Ontell at las de preacher
Got strength enough ter say:
DE Lawd above have mercy
Dar's n Jonah here ter-day."
En- den dey grabbed Br'er Williams.
OnteIl he fit en- fout-
Went rockin' Wild him ter de do.
En- pitch Br'er Williams out!
En- den de las wuz seen cr him
He gwine long de way
Ter hunt de elevator
Ter whar de devil stay
Atlanta Constitution.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Air wo Consu m Q.

A man with n penchant for computa-
ton has calculated that when we are
at rest we consume 500 cubic inches Of
air n minute. II we walk at the rate
of one mile an hour we use 800. two
miles 1000, three miles 1000. four miles
2,3O0. II we start out and run six
miles an hour we consume 5000 cubic
inches of air during every minute Of
tie time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Railroad Acro.. tho Ensll.h Channel.

The English Parliament Is consider
ing the plan of connecting that country
with France by railway. Engineers
say a roadbed can be laid on the bot
tom of the English channel. This
seems beyond belief, hut 1t is perhaps
no more remarkable than the cures ac-
complished by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters in cases of dyspepsia, indiges-
tion and constipation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
Europe.s oIdes. Colony.

Iceland Is the oldest colony possess
ed by any European country. 1t has
belonged to Denmark since 1899. Or
iginally colonized by Norwegians In
s74, It remained republic till 1902.
when It became subject to the Norwe-
gian crow. In 1889 Norway and
Denmark were united. and when these
two kingdoms separated. Iceland re-
mained Danish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

medicine men are also very much IN
evidence and chant various incanta-
tions, the object being the propitiasion
OF the spirits, who are thereby put in
to good humor, and disposed TO bring
no further trouble upon the country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
$4,000 70. 4. Nsv cor,.

That's what this new corn cost. Yields
SIS bushels per acre. Big Four Oats 80
bushels.Sal.er.s Rape to pasture sheep
potatoes $40 per Dbl. Bromus lnermis,
the greatest grass on earth: neardless
grasses and clovers. etc.
Send this notice to JOHN A. sALZER
SEED CO., LA CROSSE. WIS. with loc
5000 Corn and 10 Farm Seed Sam.
pies. tW.n.l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
A FAMOUS ROUGH RIDER.
Buck Taylor Says "Pe-ru-na is the best
CAtarrh Cure on Earth-Curod me-"

Sergeant Buck Taylor. one of tho
famous. Rough Riders, is a personal
friend of Governor Roosevelt of New
York. He accompanied Governor
Roosevelt on his great stumping tour
through upper New York state. He
was promoted through gallantry in the
field during the late war.
The Sergeant has the following to
say of Pe-ru-na: II think there Is nc
better medicine on earth than Peru
ma, for catarrh. 1t has cured me. 1t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

"Clementine. how did Vnshti Jones cx-
plain her rudeness in asking you the price
of your new gown" "why-she said she
wanted to know"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Isabel, wat sacrifice shall you make
during Lent?" "Well, we have such a
charming young clergyman that sup
pose l ought to give up going to
church."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

what was the trouble between you
and Badger?" HE wanted me to
stand on the corner and let him tell
me how cold waves are generated"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Taita and It's People-In tho Capital
of Mongolin-The Song Cnnnries OF
Gcrmany-DIstance of the stars-lm-
mensity of Space.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

DO you celebrate st. Patrick's Day?"
Yes. I always 20 see the parade my hus
bnnd Is always late to dinner and the
children all come home crying becai,se
they got stepped on in the crowd"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Have you locked all the windows
Cinra?'' mo. haven't. I wouldn't loci
out even burglar on such u cold night u,
this
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

St. Patrick held the pedestal so many
years you know.
He ought, In gallantry, to let st. Bridget
have a show.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
Beltx, 439 sth Ave, Denver, Col, Nov. s, 05.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

well. did you get a wife at that mat
rimonial bureau?" mo: the agent didn'
like my stipulnt ton that the girl mus
bring her own piano"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

CLARA said she gave you n cut-Slass
bowl on your anniversary" :" Eyes. she did
but you know there are a great many dif-
ferent grades OF cut-glass."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Isabel. does your husband get angry
when he tells you to wake up early and
you don't do it?'' No. dear. he knows
that l know that he doesn't mean 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

"Boozer doesn't seem to have any NOR.
al courage" No. but he Is chuckfui OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

well, since my, arm has been vaccinat. :.
ed she puts In most of her time leaning
on me-"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t falls to cure.
25c Tho genuine has L. b Q. on each tablet
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
GET a BIG "Ap" CONTRACT.
Largest Advertising Contract Ever Placed
In Chicago.

IN ShicaEos
The n. X. Fairbank Company. whose
advertising amounts to several hun
dred thousand dollars per annum.
has Just completed arrangements to do
all Its advertising through the MahIn
Advertising Company. This includes
all advertising in newspapers. high
class magazines, street cars, etc. John
Lee Mahin. the president Of the Mahin
Advertising Company. Is widely known,
and the securing OF the N. X. Fair
bank Company contract is a compli-
ment to his ability. J. II. Snitzler, the
secretary and treasurer has had long
and honorable business career in this
city. Since opening their Office Dec.
2S last they have secured. aside from
the N. X. Falrbank Company contract.
forty-eight customers whose business
will aggregate 100000 per annum.
They will move from their present
rooms to the fifth floor of the New
York Life Building into greatly en-
larged quarters. to accommodate their
rapidly increasing business. Chicago
Times-Herald, Feb. II. 1899.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Mrs. Winalow.s soothing syrup
For .hidrrn teething. .softcns the gums nnAu
nAtion AlAys pAin wind collie ~ cent? bottla
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

"It is terrible how much coal We burn
this weather" 1--WE saved coal lately, NV
daughters young man hasn't ventured
,tS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23

Pauline couldn't establish her claim 70
BE- Daughter of the Revolution"
weren't her papers right" Yes but
they said she was to peaceable."