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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-23
WORKING FOR PRENTIs.

A number of prominent gentlemen are
here working in the interest OF JudSe
Prent:s for the Supreme Court judge
ship. They have opened headquarters at
room No. % in MurItly's Hotel y con-
ference was held last night, reports made
and the Prentis people said at midnight
that the stock OF their candidate had
gone up several points.
Among those who have come to Rich-
mond 10 present tue claims OF Judge
Prentfs are the following welt-known
gentlemen: A. P. Thorn, of Norfolk; Df
Thomas II. Barnes, former Senator from
the Nansemond district; r. w Shutice
of Norfolk; Judge ]. NJ. Keeling, OF rflh-
cess Anne; Colonel r. c. Marshalt. OF
Portsmouth: Hon j. c. Parker, OF SOUTH
ampton; Judge Thomas II. wilcox, OF
Norfolk: George a. Frick, OF Noriolk;
A. j. Aciiss, OF Princess Anne: John w
Hopper, of Portsmouth: j. l. Mc l,e1c ore
of Norfolk: H e. Withers of Norfolk
Goodrich Hatton. OF Norfolk; toionei r.
Z. Boykin. of Isle of Wight: Colonel w.
". Sale. of Norfolk: Judge w. }. }>iipS'
of Nansenond, and W. II. Sergeant u,
of Southampton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-23
SOME POLITICAL NOTES.


Mr.. W. c. Fitzpatrick, of Nelson. SUI
perintendent Of SCHOOLS and Chairman o.
tie County De,noc attic Commute, was
circulating among his friends at -Mur-
phys last night.
Hon w 2. Earksdale says he has an
important bill up mis- sleeve" which he
will offer at the extra session OF the
Legislature He will not say what ii is
at present.
Cot. Il. g Marshall. of Portsmouth, is
here in the interest of the candidacy OF
his Fl end. Judge +. r. PrentsS, Tor the
Court OF Appeals.
M A = Finch. Superintendent OK the
State Farm. has announced that he VIII
zoe a candidate for Superintendent OF the
Penttentiary at the next regular session
OF the legislature. AR Finch is we'll
known here. and is a brother-in-law Of
Mr.. II. s. Valentine, Jr,, of this city
Hon. A. S. Priddy says he is not OPP
posed TO taking up local measures, though
he does not think the Legislature should
go into all kinds of matter.
These views were expressed substan-
tally by Messrs. Hutcheson, of Neck
lenburg. Lambert, of Wythe, Lewis, of
Fauquier and Lacy Of Halifax. Messrs.
Ware. of Amherst, and Stickley, of
Shenandoah
Senator Whitehead. of Pttsvlvania,
Shought niuc;h LEGISLATION would be taken
a.. though he vas not decided as TO
whether or not it would be best.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-23

necessity. lie is for Judge Phlesar for the
Supreme Court
THEY FAVOR LOCAL BILLS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-23

choice for their leader. They say in the
case OF a protracsod light they expect to
win.
it was stated last night that the name
of Hon. J. w. G. Blackstone. of Acconlac
would be presented 10 the caucus. Judge
Blackstone will control the votes on the
Eastern Shore and some Others. and his
candidacy may create some new compli-
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"Has your engagement been II
nounced| "Only informally, to a
few enemies.'-Puck.
Edith should hate to be the
President" lakeland whyF" Edith
-"Oh, one has to be over forty, you
know."-Judge.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

The report of the work of the Dead,
Letter Office for the last year shows
one branch of the Government service
of which it is no longer feasible to CEN
tire all the business in Washington. 1t
was found that the dispatch of dead
letter matter from the Philippine Isl
ands to Washington not only involved
great delay, but on account of the diff
cuItles of language, prevented the
handling of it to the best advantage.
So Il dead-letter office has been estab-
llshed in Manila, and business between
this country and the islands is con
Quoted in the same manner as between
the United States and any other coun,
try of the Universal Postal Union.
The same is true of Porto Rico. The
dead-letter office first established there
was abandoned, but has since geen re-
Wved.
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VIII the Uunited States have a pop
ulation of 300, 200, 1000 by the end of
the twentieth century? Mr.. o. P.
Austin, Chief of the United States Blu
reau of Statistics, in an article in the
Forum, answers the question in the af-
firmative. Mr.. Austin very carefully
considers the most densely populated
districts and countries of the present
day, and their conditions, and holds
that the United States, with its enor-
mously increasing cultivable area, its
resources, its rapid progress in eco
Monies and mechanics, will be more
able to sustain such a population a
century hence than are the prosperous
nations of Europe to sustain their pop
ulation of to-day.
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reefs me to convey his c~ongratula-
tons to the citizens of Buffalo upon
the suspicious opening of the Pan
American Exposition, so rich In bios
som and ripe in expectations. May the
hopes and ambitions of its promoters
be realized to the fullest measure.
by direction of the President.
George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the President"
The beautiful electrical display at
aight was the eliminating event of
the opening day of the exposition. The
attendance in the morning was small,
owing to the threatening weather,
which kept away many from nearby
towns. Later in the day when the sun
broke through the gray clouds, the
crowd began to assume the proper
tons of an exposition throng
The gates were opened in the morn
ing without ceremony, the opening
day ceremonies having been postponed
until the Goth, when they will be
combined with dedication day exer-
cises.
At . o'clock forty-six aerial bombs
we're fired, one in honor of each State
Of the Union. At the same time the
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03
The Greatest Ever.

Every year or two 1.-THE largest ship
ever built" is launched. The latest le-
vlathan is the Celtic, which slid off the
ways at Belfast on Thursday and
dropped three pairs Of anchors to a
pandemonium of jubilation. 1t was
certainly an inspiring occasion, and
the Germans will have to try again.
For q time they held the belt with the
Deutschland and the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, but the Oceanic took the
record away from them, and now
comes the Celtic to eclipse her sister
ship. The Dutchmen We're respective
ly 662.7 and 626 feet in length, 81 and
GO feet in breadth, and 40.4 and 80
feet In depth, and their gross tonnage
was 1862 and 14,349. The dimen-
sions of the Celtic and Oceanic are as
follows: Length, 6S0,9and6S5; breadth,
70 and 6S.3; depth, AL and 44.5. The
gross tonnage of the Celtic is 20,SS0
and of the Ocea' lc 1924. While the
Oceanic is a little NOR, than four feet
longer and a trifle deeper the increased
breadth and the great advantage in
tonnage make the new ship the world
beater. She will carry a crew of $3.50
men and 1850 passengers, a total of
3194.-New York Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

Build a silo or pen for the manure,
as shown in the illustration. Make 1t
seven or eight feet wide and about
four feet longer at each end than the
windows from which the manure is
thrown. If stock occupy the full
length of the barn the pen will be
as long as the barn. The earth
should be dug out about two feet
deep inside the pen. The deeper the
pile the better 1t is, but the bottom
cannot be much more than two feet
below ground because of the difficulty
of loading n on the wagon.
Make the sides of the pen of boards
or small poles and strengthen by
using plenty of upright posts. The
better plan is to put the side boards
inside the posts, as the manure set
ties more compactly.
After the pen is built cover the sur
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

The fundamental idea of a course
in physiology in the public schools Is
hygiene. The aim is to supply a basis
for the more important hygienic
knowledge, which not only pertains
to the care and preservation of health
but which gradually inculcates an in
telligent respect for the wonderful
structure known as the human body.
Give a child a proper knowledge of
structure and functions of the various
organs of the oody and the chances
of his abusing it or ignoring the laws
Of health are greatly diminished,
states the Chicago Record Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

When there is no barn cellar the
most convenient place for piling
that is removed from the
stables daily is against the outside of
the barn, under the caves. The n
operation of shoveling it out q win
dow finishes the job. As ordinarily
practiced the water from the roof
drenches and washes out the soluble
parts of the manure Gig. u, while
the edges and outside of the pile are
dried by the sun and wind; so that
most of the fertility is lost. But these
conditions are very easily remedied.
To do this run a gutter or trough
under the to carry the roof
water to one end of the barn las at a,
Fig. q where it falls beyond the
manure. If the water settles back
and soaks in to the manure dig a little
trench to carry it away.
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lgs on all the buildings were unfurled

flags on all the buildings were unfurled
TO the breeze.
The stadium was ablaze with colors.
From six fifty-foot poles upon the
Tribune fluttered the Star Spangled
Banner. F1fty-six poles upon the gen
eral bays supported the Pan-Ameri-
can flag, and forty-six poles in the
other bays held streamers bearing the
festive colors of South American coun-
tries.
When the Government building was
thrown open General Brigham, Chair
man of the Government Board, made
a brief address. Other speeches We're
made by President Millburn, Mayor
Diehl and Director General Buchanan.
Pigeons were released, which carried
to Oil City, Cleveland, Toledo and
Pittsburg this message:
ITO the People of All the Americas:
This message of greeting, borne TO
you by carrier pigeon, announces the
opening of the Pan-American EXposi-
ton, and extends TO every one an in
vitation TO participate in the pleasure
and benefit of this six months festi'
VAIL
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face with one or two feet of muck,
loan or sods and turn in one or two
hogs to tramp it down. The impor-
tant thing is to keep the manure
spread evenly over the surface. The
pigs may do this. but if not it viii be
necessary once or twice a week to
spread the that piles under
the windows.
The pen should be filed as full as
possible before carting 1t out, but it
cannot be filled above the window
sill without a good deal of work.
When full there is a solid block of
manure about five or six feet deep,
seven or eight feet wide and as long
as the pen. The little rain that has
fallen upon 1t has hardly more than
wet 1t down in good shape, but when
very heavy rains fall add enough lit
ter or loan TO absorb the water.
Never let the water run off the top
of the pile, but add sufficient absorb
ents to keep the pile reasonably dry.
In fact, absorbents must be added
from ime to time to take IN the
natural moisture if it is largely COW
manure When thus treated there is
practically no loss from rains and the
sun and wind have not appreciably
hurt it, because of the small surface
exposed. The entire pile becomes
good. solid I'M and the loan that
was originally placed at the bottom
is lust as good as the rest.
When carting out manure take out
the pigs and take down the side
boards so as to avoid throwing the
II wei the high fence. With
the above arrangement the manure is
in excellent shape-so good, in fact,
that | very much doubt II a roof would
be any material benefit. The larger
the quantity of ant made daily
and the smaller the size of the pen
in length and width the better will
be the manure ! have used this ar
rangement a number of years and am
much pleased with it,-orange Judd
Farmer.
1t Is folly to draw n bill on a blind
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

Jesse NJ. Roper, in command Of the
Petrol In Manila harbor, went to his
death fearlessly. nobly, in the effort to
save the lives Of some humble ship
mates. He had not the aid Of the ex-
element of adventure. He had not
the hope of fame or reward. His was
an exhibition of the highest, the most
inspiring form of physical and moral
courage. He belongs to the ranks of
those heroes that can be held up as ex-
amples without any necessity for quail
ifcations, omissions or apologies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

For several years scientists and
chemists have been conducting expert
ments and researches with a view to
discovering a means of utilizing i'm
mense heaps Of spent sand and glass
discarded as refuse by the plate-glass
manufacturers. Means have been dis
covered, however, of converting this
refuse into serviceable bricks. Some
of the bricks manufactured from this
material have been subjected to very
severe tests. The experiments have
been eminently successful, and the
bricks manufactured from this waste
will soon be placed upon the market.
The process is said to be economical
and cheap. The bricks are said to be
of the highest quality and particularly
adapted to special operations, besides
ordinary buildings purposes, for which
bricks have not hitherto been proved
serviceable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03
NEWS OF THE STATE
Fcud From Across Seas.

The feud at New Italy, near Vine
land, which has resulted in the fierce
bombardment Of the bones of several
Of the c~Olonists with buckshot, origin
lted, 1t is now believed, from the we'd
ling Of Anthony Decker and Miss Ma
ratio, the daughter of John Maralto, a
prosperous farmer. Two attempts hav-
ing been made upon his life, Decker
has fed from the community with his
wife and three little children. AN
thony Decker is not the real name Of
the man. He fell in love with Miss
Maralto in Italy, and won against sev-
eral rivals, and the defeated wOoers
vowed vengeance. They came to this
country. and it is said that this is the
solution of the mysterious shoOtings.
G. NJ. Cammaroto and William Hoop.
err, friends OF Decker, were the most
prominent of the several farmers who
brought upon themselves the enmity
Of his assailants by taking sides in the
feud, and their homes came in for
bombardment. Hooper's house was at
tackled again the other night, and his
entire orchard of peach trees has been
utterly ruined. As fast as Hooper
plants crops they are spoiled by the
midnight marauders. Cammaroto's
house has also been attacked and his
dog has been shot and killed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

Spelling bees are becoming a rad IN
Millville.
Another new opera house is pro-
jected for Vineland.
Alfred Taylor has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at StanWlck'
Blue fish have appeared in the Della
ware Bay, and some fine specimens
are being caught.
All the teachers in Monroe Town
ship, Gloucester County, have been re-
engaged for next year.
Nearly every small town in Salem
County Is now connected with the
county seat by telephone.
Woodbury. milkmen are now selling
the fluid at six cents per quart. 1t mas
been eight cents all winter.
The strawberry raising craze has
struck the lower end of cape May
County, and many acres of new oeas
are being set out as a result.
Ovid Davis, of Bridgeton, has been
onpolnted postmaster at Caviar, the
sturgeon fishing centre, and Will open
the Office at once.
Gnats have been so thick in some
parts of Gloucester County that farm
| ers are unable to control their horses
in some instances.
The oldest farmers in Gloucester
County declare that they never saw Il
spring In which vegetation was as
| backward as this year.
There is probably more land under
water at present in South Jersey than
ever before. The creeks have burst
their banks, and meadows II otler
farm lands are covered.
Farmers and truckers who have had
my success with onions, and who have
any on hand. are fortunate as they
can get almost their W price Tor
them in Philadelphia and New YORK
City markets.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

A French author, Monsieur e. Loze,
has recently discussed again the ques-
ton of the probable duration of the
British coal fields. Assuming that the
prosperity and power of Great Britain
depend upon her supply of coal, he
thinks that the end of Britain =
due within the coming century. He
fixes the date 1850 for the complete
exhaustion Of the attainable supply of
coal in the British Isles. To this state
ment the English scientific journal,
Nature, replies that Monsieur Loze has
failed TO take account of recent inves-
legations proving that mining can be
economically carried on at much great
er depths than 2o0o feet-the limit as
sumed by the French author-and con-
sequently that the British coal supply
with last indefinitely longer than his
calculation shows.
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junks, which will constitute n tax on
inland navigation, and the taking over
Of some of the tkin provincial transit
duties).
On the other hand, the United States
and Great Britain decline to agree to
an Increase of the customs duties, but
they do not appear to have presented
a counter proposition. The fact that
the United States and Great Britain
have Joined hands on this question has
caused much disappointment here. The
action of the United States is at
tributed to the influence OF the Amer
lean trading community in China. 1t
is believed that Great Britain, if alone,
would yield, but fears are entertained
that her scheme is to prolong the ne
gotiations until her hands are free In
South Africa, when she would show
n stronger policy in Chinese affairs.
The indemnity figure is under what
had been expected in Paris.
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PITH AND POINT.

"Has your engagement been an
nouncedT" only informally, to a
few enemies."-Puck.
Edith 81 should hate to be the
President" lakeland why?" Edith
-"Oh, one has to be over forty, you
know."-Judge.
How nice if it would come about
In this old world so funny
That poverty and trouble were
As hard to get as money.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Toilette Il think you will
like your little attic room" Mr..
Scribbles-"I dare say; short stories
are in vogue at present,"-Ohio State
Journal.
"And how did your husband become
so famous, Mrs. Wickleham?" "oh,
whenever anybody did anything he
always got interviewed about it,
Chicago Record-H Herald.
Willie-'Pa, what's an old fameT'"
Pa-"My son, when a man speaks of
his old fame he refers to something
over which he used to burn his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
"They used to burn widows in India
along with their dead husbands. What
happens nowT' "In the absence of
fire they perhaps go looking for
matches."-Pl iladelphia Times.
Madge-"She is ~singularly deficient
in the subject of history" Marjorie
what else could you expect, when
she spends all her time reading the
popular historical novels fudge.
When a girl begins to ave beaux,
She is apt to turn up her neauX,
As father and mother,
At sister and brother,
And tell them to beau their own reaux.
Chicago Daily News.
Tompkins-"I am afraid we haven't
much for dinner to-day, but such as it
is" Cheerful Idiot-"Don't make
any excuse, old chap. Remember,
I've dlned at your house before
Tit Bits.
Mrs. Pettit-"Whenever l express a
desire for anything, my husband
never objects. Mrs. Ig, Nord-'Same
with me; | can express the desire 81
often as l please; it never disturbs
him."-Philadelphia Press.
"She is very nice and all that, but
she is altogether too critical" Il as
sure you she never speaks of you but
in the kindllest way" "P'raps so,
but every time l see her she gives me
the impression that my frock doesn't
fit.''-Brooklyn Life.
do you not regret renouncing the
devotion of those men who have SO
often cheered you as their leader?'
NO" answered the Filipino who had
just taken the oath of allegiance, Il
have thought the matter over care
fully. I'd rather have three meals a
day than three cheers. W
Star.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY
French Official Dispatch Says 1t is
to Be $273,oOo,0oO
United States and Great Britain Oppose
Proposal of the Other Powers That
Customs Duties Be Increased.

Paris, France.-The Foreign Office
has received n dispatch from pekin
announcing that NJ. Pichon, the
French Minister, has presented the
report of the Committee on Indemnity.
The amount China is to pay has been
fixed at S273, 100000.
Official advices from Pekln say the
Ministers are divided into two par.
ties in the discussion to decide how
China is to raise the indemnity.
France. Germany, Russia, and Japan
agree in favor of raising the customs
duties, which can be relied upon to
produce Il great part of the requisite
sum; the imposition Of a duty on
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

One thing that materially helps to
stiffen the iron market is the prospec-
tive heavy railway construction to be
undertaken this year. The Railway
Age gives a list of projects under con-
tract for $500 miles of new construc-
tIon. There are prospective enter
Drises which would increase the total
to 5000 miles. The greater part of the
new rails will be laid down in the
Southern States. The development of
the interior resources of the South Ia
at present the chief objective effort Of
speculative enterprise.
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HEROINE REWARDED BY PROXY.
Niece of Woman Who Saved Seward
Gets a Position.

Niece of Woman Who Saved Seward
Gets "A Position.
Washington, d. C.-Miss Marguerite
T. Coleman has been appointed to a
position In the Treasury Department
at 5000 a year. Her aunt, Mrs. Mar.
guerite Coleman, who has been IN the
department for twenty-seyen years,
has resigned on account of failing
health, and the place was given the
younger member Of the family so that
the support of the elder should not be
removed.
Mrs. Coleman saved the life of Sec
rotary Seward when an attempt was
made to assassinate him on the night
of April IA, 1865. She was an attend
ant by the bedside of the Secretary,
who was lying Ill in his home. An in
valid soldier named Robinson was also
caring for the Secretary.
As Payne, the would-be assassin,
dashed up the stairs he encountered
Mrs. Coleman. She tackled him,
screaming for help, and Robinson met
the fellow at the door and also Crap
pled with him. Seeing the struggle
Secretary Seward rolled to the oppo,-
site side of the bed, and, although
PAYNE got loose from the soldier ana
attacked the Secretary he was not able
to seriously injure him before help ar
rived.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

During 1900 some $4,000 hail shooting
stations were established in Italy and a
very large number in France and Austria.
The editor of the United States Monthly
Weather Review reports that there IS, SO
far. no evidence whatever that the shoot
ing done at these stations has had any Ell:
feet upon hailstorms, The quantity, OF
The vortex rings do not rise further than
1000 feet. They do not, therefore, reach
the clouds. The best that can be said for
this method of changing hail into ram IS
that its advocates are still hopeful, but
even lis best friends confess that nothing
has been proved, and that the whole mat
ter Is in its experimental stage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03
MAD RUSH FOR FORTUNES
The Unprecedented Speculative Move
ment in Wall Street Continues.
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS BROKEN

tremendous Activity in Special Stocks -
Brokers, ~"Swamped" by Orders, Have
to Refuse Notwithstanding About
the Boom and the Immense Fortunes
Now Being Made in Wall Street.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

A pet cat belonging to the family
of Maurice Green, at Gloucester, at
tackled a three months old child of the
family and tore and bit it terribly be
fore It could be driven off. The cat
mad been a household pet for 4 number
of years, and had allowed the older
ones to pull and play with it. What
caused it to attack the child is not
known. 1t is thought the animal was,
mad. The child's wounds were
dressed, but it will probably be dis
figured for life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-03

According to the State Department
Americans going abroad ought to take
passports with them, as the authori-
ties on the Continent of Europe are
becoming more strict than they used
to be. 1t Is q simple and inexpensive
p~recaution, and globe-trotters ought to
accept the warning as a word to the
wise,