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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
ALL IS QUIET AT
SULPHUR MINES.
The Sheriff and His Assistants
Found No Work
10 Do.

rS,cc,ai From a STAFF Correspondent
MINER Al. CITY. VA, March 1S.-Ihere
Was perfect quiet at Sulphur Mines. ahos.
four miles from here. to-day y ic"a2o,
Tho strikers called early in the day anu
were paid off,
,,rhen !, Times writer reached The mines
about 1 o'clock this afternoon. not ono OF
The strikers WAS to he seen IN Inc ne1sh-
ao:.hood of the works
Ircarin. that there might he trouble the
mine operators on Saturday sent 1oE
Sheriff Anderson. who came with Deputy
.Nills These officials sworc IN a lew as
sis,anis They found nothing 10 do ana
left carly this afternoon Tor 1he1F Hothss.
General Manager Tompkins would say
little about the strike He said lie had
no. been at ,he mines long and did not
Know how many men were employed nor
how MANY had quit work. nor the cause
of Tho strike. 1ie thought many would
return 10 work.
II was learned that about .;2s men are
employed by the company. Some estimate
tho number Of strikers as high as 15o. but
ono of the strikers said he did not think
AS many as one hundred quit work All
depart :ncnts were running to-day at full
blast. except the underground operations
The strikers belonged 10 what IS known
as the underground force. Mr. Tomp-
kius said the work AT the mines would go
on as uSu:,1.
The report that The strikers had threat
cncd mon who remained at Work was
denied by all Tho operatives seen by The
Times man. They said the men quietly
departed and had not returned to try To
persuade others 10 quit work
Many of the miners own homes In
Louisa and SpotsEirania counties. and
have decided 10 return TO farming. Some
of the unmarried ones have gone TO Penn
sylvania OF West Virginia to work IN coal
mines.
The Times writer found at Whitlock s
store, Two miles from the mines. about
a dozen of the strikers. They were a
quiet and orderly set of mon ono of
them said they quit work because the
company would moi give them an,increase
of pay: would not pay them off monthly,
and charged them cXorbitant prices at
the conlmissary. They decided that they
could do better elsewhere. quit work and
flcs-cr had the remotcst idea of interior
ing with the operations of the mines.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
MOSES MAY TONIGHT.
Benefit Performance for the Poor of the
Ctr,


Moses May and combination of local
talent. including Sam Crowder, r. c.
Tupman. and Prof. Persons pupils, will
present a unique and startling pro
sramme al the Academy Tonight, for
the beneiit OF the poor OF the CITY.
MIR. Mays part of the programme Will
be Il duplication of the featS of Ching
Ling Foo and Houdini, with original
tricks OF his own, and the entertainment
may be counted on one OF the sensa-
lions of the season. The programme is
thus announced:
First public appearance of Mr.. Moses
May. assisted by Mr.. Lee 1sei:iheinicr,
in limitations OF the Great Ching Ling
jroe Ching Ling Two. MIR. May His
accemplicc. Yoans Lee, Mr.. Rcinheimcr.
.'Twce."
Nj. L. c. Tiipman. tenor songs.
Master Sol. SchwarZschild and Miss Lily
.:;chwarzscliild. These talented young
amateur performers present Il vaudeville.
singing and dancing sketch. introducing
Master Sol. in limitations of Press Ed
ridge, with original laalodies. and Miss
I-ilv in II clever and entertaining spe-
calty.
MIR. sam Crowder. Just Listen.
Mr.. Moses May and Mr.. Lee lacinheimcr.
tse The Plying Lamp Original viii, Mr..
Test. &c, The Trunk Mystery
Please Note--Mr. May wishes it dis
tinctlw understood that lie does not claim
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
JUMPED INTO THE CANAL.
But the Man Didn't Get His Money
Rack

a man. Very much attached to q drunk
which had accumulated. tossed a dollar
into the old James River Canal yester-
day morning and then sought to do a
Moses May trick by recovering it from
the mud bed.
He jumped into the water, hut stuck in
the soft, Shiny bottom. His cries for help
brought a large crowd to the spot, and
some "orkmen succeeded in rescuing the
victim with. his jag attachment. but not
;he dollar.
The affair caused considerable excite
ment. for the time being. at The foot OF
Ninth Street :
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
Sent Him 8 Pack of Hound 5.

A friend and admirer Of DR.. A. b.
Fitzpatrick in this city shipped him to
his home, In Nelson county, on Saturday
last three fine hounds ten months old.
DR.. Fitzpatrick is great hunter. and
will no doubt have many hot schases for
game before he starts out on the hunt
for votes to return him to the Legislature
this fall. iszsll&
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19

Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
ltused TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming IN kidney trouble.
If you are Sick you can make no mistake
by first ooctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effec. Of DR.. Kilmer.s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1; stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures Oft most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits EsET~
by all druggists in fifty f4A73k As::: $s::eha
cent and one-dolar siz-
cs. You may have asAs.es9..:S1N
sample bottle by mail Home Q, swamp Root.
free also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If YOU have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton. N. Z.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
CORNERSTONE LAYING.
Imposing Ceremonies incidental to the Build
ing OF the Mechanics Institute.

Imposing Ceremonies Incidental 70 the Build
ing Of the Mechanics Institute.
The conversions of the Mechanics In
stitute will be laid with appropriate
Masonic ceremonies this afternoon at
4:30 o'clock.
Jappa Lodge Of Masons will have
charge of affairs, and in addition to the
ceremony to be given by this lodge. the
Blues Band and the City Council will
participate.
The Board of Aldermen and the Com
mon Council have been requested to meet
at the City Hall at4 o'clock this after
noon. and the NIasons will start from
the Masonic Temple at that hour. At
toruey-General Montague will deliver
I the address upon the occasion.
a stand will be erected for those who
are to participate. and the public gem
orally are invited to attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
A BOX CAR DEMOLISHED.
Small Collision on James River Division OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio in Tri,, sh;ov.od

There was a collision on the Chesapeake
and Ohio James River Division track In
the Tr1gg shipyards yesterday afternoon
at 10 9, CLOCK. which completely demol-
ished one box car and delayed trafic for
some timcs on the West Point Division Of
the Southern which parallels the chesa-s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
At Cape Charles.

The torpedo boat Thornton left her
dock at Norfolk Saturday and was taken
to Cape Charles. where she was given
a preliminary run yesterday and will be
given her builders trial trip to-day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
THE TIMES: RICHMOND Va TUESDAY MARcH l911eoI

peake and Ohio at this point
= An east-bound coal train ran into a
yard train, smashing a box car into kind
ling wood. but doing little other. damage
Engineer G.. NJ Collins and Fireman G.
p. Ferrin stepped off just before the
crash. and neither they nor any conc else
was hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
Rapid Progress,

The dredging operations off the Trigg
yards show rapid progress. The dredS-
ers are now working off the point of the
old foundry site,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
Nelson School Superintendency.

Il lhclrsis a hot: fight on for superin-
it.n,lcnt OF Schools for Nelson county be-
tween the incumbent. Mr.. w.
Z. kirkpatrick, and Rev. III. Hawthorne.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
Over-lHork Meakens
Your Kidneys:
unheal,hy kidneys Make Impure slood.;;
Ali tine blood in your body passes through
voi,r kiS3neys once every three minutes

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji.
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail TO do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-.
matlsm come from ex-.
cess of uric acid in TIE
blood, due to neglected
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16
GOLD CHAIN ON HER ANKLE.
New Fad Of the Golf Girl That
Has BECOME Popular
of Late.

A young woman living in New York
has astonished her friends by the new
fashion she has brought home from
abroad. Around one of her ankles is
linked gold chain bracelet or anlxlet
of heavy Tuscan gold fastened with a
turquoise amulet clasp. says the New
York Sun.
This is worn outside the stocking
and is plainly in evidence when a golf
skirt is worn.
1t would seem far too striking a
fashion to find favor with women of
good taste, but it is difficult to tell ex-
actly what win strike the feminine
fancy. Already few of her friends
have ordered similar anklets in gun
metal and silver of less elaborate
fashion than that worn by the young
woman, who brought the fad direct
from Paris, where it was introduced
BY Russian woman of title.
One OF these ankIets being observed
at a Turkish bath patronized by won.
en-, the attendant was asked if the Gus
tom was general.
great many women" said the
girl, wear these chain bracelets, some
above the knee and others at the an
kie. l have never known of their be-
ing worn outside the stocking, how
ever as have been usually called to
assist the wearer to adjust the stock
lngs over the anllet, sometimes a
difficult task to perform without tear
ing delicate hosiery
All summer long women have been
wearing bracelets outside the sleeve
and the new -anklet fad seems to have
originated in the new and rather pro-
nounced fashion of exhibiting the
bracelet These odd fashions, how.
ever. have a short life on this side Of
the water, although they are carried
10 extremes abroad, especially by the
fashion makers of Paris.
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II sometimes think myself he's not
. good actor" "Good? Why, I'm
willing to bet even his liver doesn't
act right hiladelphia Times.
"Ycur ancestors must all have been
fighting men," "Oh, NO; those are
only papa's lodge swords. He is q
joiner. you know" - Indianapolis
News.
She-"It's no use bothering me,
Jack. ! shall marry whom please. !"
He-"That's all I'm asking you to do,
my dear. You please me well
enoughl'-Punch.
Patron-"On what plan is this meal
served?" Waiter-"A la carte, sir"
Patron-"A la cart, eh? That ac-
counts for this steak. It's horse meat,
sure. "-Phiiadelphia Press.
"Ha, ha! think those jokes about
the women who shop and don't buy
are too funny" The Other-"Do, Ell?
That's because you're not married
and don't have to foot the bills when
they come in!"-Town and Country.
Barber-"Yes, sir; this is an old
established shop Victim 81
thought SO. Reminds me of the days
when the barber was also the dem
fist. There's great deal of pulling
done here yet."-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Bizzer-'M May ] borrow your UNI
brella, old man?" Buzzer-"I'm sor-
ry, but it isn't mine." Bizzer-"Oh,
then I'll just walk of with it, Buzz.
zer-sNot much! borrowed that
umbrella many months ago."-Ohio
State journal.
"Dubbly, the collector, is very pc.
culiar fellow, isn't hep" "Worse than |
that. He's actually daffy." "What
is his most peculiar fad?" HE has
one of the largest and most expensive
collections of receipted bills ! ever
saw. indianapolis News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The people Of the south think that
- soon as they can have faster
steamers and more of them they can
keep all their cotton mills working
full time making cloth for export.
In the IS years of its existence the
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to
the grand army, has grown from so
to $4,000 members, and disbursed
s., 500. 900 in aid to veterans and their
families.
In the time of Pliny silk was sup
posed to be vegetable product and
his Natural History contains a
long story of the way in which it
was picked from the trees in the East
Indies and spun and woven into fab
RIGS.
Arioch, "the Lion King" Of Assyria,
was SO called not only on account of
his military achievements, but be-
cause his. shock of curly hair and
grizzled beard gave him something
OF the appearance of the king of
beasts.
The first spelling-book printed in
this country was entitled "The Amer
lean Spelling Book" by Noah Web
ster. 1t was issued in 1888, and for
considerably more than half a CEN
fury was the standard work used in
all American schools.
The German railroads are slowly
adopting modern ideas. Quite an i'm
novation was inaugurated the other
day, when the railroad authorities
announced that excursion tickets to
London would be good for As days.
via the Hook of Holland or Antwerp.
The "Alexandrian Era" is by some
authorities begun with the death and
by others with the birth of Alexan-
der the Great. For long time after
the death of Alexander this era was
in common use in Egypt and many
of the countries which had been un.
der his rule. 1t began November IL,
a24 B. C.
Birds are made to take their own
pictures by the ingenious apparatus
of o. G. Pike, an English photogra-
pher. A bait of fat is placed ON an
electrical wire which is SO connected
with q camera that, when the bait is |
removed, the camera shutter is re-
leased, giving an instantaneous ex-
posture of the sensitive plate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16

A certain lady lecturer tells two
good stories against herself.
''Twas on tour through the prov
inces," she says. zone night, as I APP
peared on the platform in small
town, the chairman introduced me to
my audience in the following way:
lyon have heard of Mr.. Gladstone.
the grand old man. Let me now in
troduce you to the grand old woman.'
This was intended as sincere COM
pliment.
ION another occasion = bluff old
farmer, who boasted of his ability to
look on all sides of question, an
nounced me as follows:
"This lady's come here to talk
about her rights he said. She hired
the hall, and SO she's got right to he
here, and if any of you don't Ike what
she's got to say, you've got an equal
right towalk out in the middle onii. :
--xondon TtrHfta. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16

A N ELEGANT drawing-room ON .
IA hot summers afternoon. The
Rwered sun-blinds cast a becoming
shade on a girl, in an elegant tea
gown, who sits, idly working, on .
sofa. A thin, plain, dark young man,
in a very perfectly-fitting coat, lounges
In an armchair, and gazes at her with
rather disconnected expression.
Young Man (irritably) We'll, must
say think it was rather odd of you TO
rush off and stay with strangers d.
rectly we were engaged.
Girl (coolly)-Don't you think we
shall have enough of one another aft
er we're married?
He (hufily) 10, 1 daresay. "a pause.)
And, pray, what did you do all day?
She--I had splendid sport! There
was jolly party, and it was lovely
river.
He (dryly)-rll be bound you were
amusing yourself with some unlucky
creature!
She laying down her work. Snow,
look here, Harry! If you're going on
In that silly way again
He Gnterrupting tartly)-I going on,
indeed! Gle gets up and walks to the
window. turning his back on her).
She (hotly)-Upon my word, III
(She stops suddenly. A mischievous
idea seems to come into her head. She
shakes her fist at him behind his back,
then takes up her work again quietly.
Well, If you want to know-I was anus
ing myself.
He (fnrning)-H I'want to know!
She (quietly) There was one in par
ticular-
He tinterrupting)-One in particu-
lar? What, was there more than one, |
then?
She (airily) 20, dear, yes, had two |
on together once! You'll say it's i'm
possible
He (interrupting, sarcastically)-O,
no; not with you'll
She Continuing serenely)-I grant
you it's rare!
He with short laugh)-There's
some comfort in that!
She-I played them both for good
while. But one got off at last.
He with open-mouthed astonish-
nent)-'Pon my soul, Mabel, you're
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16
TOMB OF AN ANCIENT KING.


The grave of a king or chieffa;n
VINO was buried at Sedt1ih. in Russ;.r
West Priegnitz, 5000 years auo, has
oeen carefully excavated and manv
bronze objtcts added to the provin.
clai museum in consequence. saw.
the New York Times. There a..
beaten and cast bowls, iron nins
rings and knives of bronze. necklaces
with enamcled beads and bronze
tubes and other objects belonging to
the bronze age. About the large
tnmulus there had always lowered
the tradition that a king was buried
in q triple coffin. When examined 4
was found to conceal q nine-correred
vault made of large, erratic blocks Of
stone pIastered with clay and paint
ed with red pigment.
In this rude tomb was . gigantic
vase of pottery, and within the vase
was a box of gilded bronze having
lid OF the same metal, the box deco
rated with small knobs. The tradi-
ton said three collins and proved
correct. In the box were the remains
of . man 30 or 40 years old, whose
body had been burned. No inscrip-
tion was found, and the only means
of determining the age Of the inter-
ment IL the style of bronze objects
and vase. German antiqusrians be-
heve that it belongs to very early |
Teutonic race in northern Germany |
which practiced cremation, a race |
that was succeeded by Slavic peo-
pie, who in turn were driven out very
by the modern German |
tribes. 1t is not a little remarkable |
that the farming population Of Prus- I
sia is tending again to Slavs. The /
1erman-speaking people are emierat-
ng or moving into the cities and man
towns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16
DURING LUCID INTERVALS.
Humorous Philosophy from the
Editor of the Prison Paper,
"star of Hope"

At county fairs, as in life, the side,
shows cost the most.
No man should complain if meas.
ured with his own yardstick.
One dressy woman in a block win
run dozen innocent men in debt.
It's always surprising how much
deeper hole is after one gets into it.
Men always speak of their better
halves, simply because they s.half'' to.
People who have nothing to do
lead a dogs life hunting entertain
ment.
The man who is able to keep his
mouth shut has knack of appearing
wise.
Zeal and duty are now slow, but
curiosity gets there before either Of
them.
There are more things in some
newspapers than heaven and earth
can boast of.
We are our own architects; ideas
arc the bricks and perseverance is
the mortar.
There are three ways of getting
out of scrape-push out, back out
and keep out.
The full meaning OF executive abil-
ity IS the faculty OF getting some one
to DO your work.
This checkered career, we call life,
is full OF mystery, measles and more
or less malaria.
It's the man without much mind
who always has a. mind to do"
something and never does it.
We may not be able to read =
Chinese laundry sign, but we know it
Is nothing but marks of irony.
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gageds
Coy Country Maid NO. but am. Judge.
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too amazing! You've no conscience
whatever!
She (haughtily)-I beg your pardonl
You've no right to say such q thing!
I never do anything unsportsmanlike!
He (co.dly)-It depends ON what you
call sportsmanlike! know all sorts
Of things are permissible in your sport
that We should call taking a mean
advantage. Though, after all. more
fools they to rise so readily! (vindic-
tiveiy) And both to the same bait!
Ridicu,ous!
She with an assumed offended a;rl-
] used no bait! 1 wonder Won dare
insinuate such a thing! That would
have been unsportsmanlike, if You likel
(scornfuliy) But what can one expect
Of man who knows nothing about the
art?
He equally scornfully)-I should
think any man would be above de-
scending to such puerile and undie-
nified form of amusement!
She (hotly)-There are plenty as
good as you who don't think them
selves above taking vast amount Of
pleasure in it.
He with a superior air More fools
they, that's all can-say. (Settlinc his
cravat with an effort 1t self-command1
But, after all, suppose must be
thankful there was more than one!
She (smiling sweetly)-Well, of
course, it was far more fun for me.
though I got better sport out of one
than out Of all the rest together. Very
shy at first he was.
He-Shy. was he? Poor wretch I
feel for him! with whitening satire)
he was NO match for you, then?
She (serenely) No, be wasn't
with little sigh -But he was very
wary.
He with INTEREST," Wary! Then he
guessed what he was in for?
She (laughiug) well. he may have!
Anyhow, il took a lot of patience 10 |
entice him!
He (fumine) -Pafience! Now with
forced ca-m) ! should dearly like to |
know what sort Of ca o,ing yon used.
She {cooily 10, all the usual things.
He bounding The usual things?
She--Y Yes, you know! But he gave |
ne : great deal Of trouble. Made ! rush /
Tor g, sou know.
- (ekneklla9 with mslieious joy)-
Icgpl lE WsIl xie1 6a9I i !
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-11-16

The best of farm lands can Be obtained
now In Marinette County, Wisco4sin, on tie
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, at
low price and on very favorable terms.
Wisconsin is noted for its fac crops, excel
lent markets and healthful climate. Why
rent farm when you can buy one much
cheaper than you can rent and in few years
II will be your own property. For particu-
lars address F. A. Miller, General Passenger
Agent. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way, Chicago.
Where Deaux Are scarce.
Mr.. Perk:ns-I had to do FIVE mems work
NJ, simpson Gracious! In your officeS
"Oh, no; at that summer resort de
troit Free Press.
Race Of the Observation-Disclosures Mafr
Is graphically described IN No u New York
Centrals "Four Track Series" Every
person interested in the growth of ourcom-
merce should read IL Sent free on receipt
Of two-cent stamp BY General PassengeR
Agent New York Central, New York.
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willie, how many times hare told
you not to reach across the table for
things?"
Il don't know, mamma; / take after
papa"
What do you mean? ~
He says he never was very good =
Aguees, and I amt either Cl,icacs
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