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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
WHAT 1T MEANS TO Iou.
Few People Realize the importance"
OF Good Digestion Until 1t is lost.

Many people suffer from dyspepsia and
do not'Enow it. They feel mean, out OF
sorts, pcev!sh. do not sleep well, 90 not
have Il good keen appetite. do not have
the inclination and energy for physical
or mental work they once had, but az t.sx
same time do not feel any particular
pain or distress in the stomach Yet
all this is the result of poor digestion.
an insidious form OF Dyspepsia which ean
only be cured by 1t remedy specially m
tended to cure it and maize the digestive
organs act naturally and properly digest
the food ca ten. Bitters. after dinner pills
and nerve tonics Will never nelp the tros,
Bile: they don't rcacl, It. The new msc.i.
cal discovery does. 1t is called Stuart.
Dyspepsia Tablets. and is a specific fo4
dyspepsia ana indigestion. II cures be-
cause it thoroughly disests all whole
some food taken into the stomach. whsta-
er the stomach IS III scod working order
or not.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. by d:Sestia.
the food. instead of making the worn out
stomach do all the work. gives ia mitch
needed rest and {. cure OF dyspepsia ID
the natural result.
When you are nervous. run down. and
sleepless. don't make the common mis-
take of supposing your nervous system
needs treatment and I'LL your stomach
win powerful nerve toEiCS WATCH mako
you feel good for 4 little while only to
faI! back farther than ever.
Your nerves are all right. bat they are
starved. they want food.
Nourisi, them with whoiesonie ever.
day food. ard plenty of it. we'll c:Eesses.
aid you car laugh at nerve tonics ane
u:edicine.
But the nerves viii! no. be nourisse:
from Z weak, abused stomach. bet whes
the digestion has been made perfect bs
tho use of this remedy all nervous syni,s
toms disappear.
Who ever heard OF g man or wonla.
blessed with vigorous digestion ara
good appetite being troubled with their
nerves.
Good digestion means a strong nervous
system, abundance OF energy. and Gu
pacity to enjoy the good things OF life.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets win cer-
tainly set your stomach and digestive
organs right. they can't help but DO It.
because they nour.sh the body BY digest
ires the food eaten. and rest the stona-
ach.
You get nourishment and rest ut on,
and the same time. and that is alt the
worn out dyspeptic needs to build him III
and give new life 10 every organ and
added zest to every pleasure.
send TO the army Of men and wonct
with weak stomaehs. weak nerves. ana
Justly merits the claim Of bang enc a
The most worthy medical discoveries q
the time, ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
Northumberland to Hc Gay.

HEATHSVILLE, VA. December 10
Especial Big preparations for merry
Christmas are icing made all over this
county Entertainments at many places
are in rehearsal, and every housewife IS
beeinning 10 set in her mince-meats and
other nrccs.iaricS for her cakes and PIES.
So ,n. from, the poultry yard tne familiar
goh.,le will be heard no more. and in
many a home. the last ham of the old
year is in the pot 'a-boiing."
Besides the five marriages already re-
ported in these columns for this week in
northumberland. on Thursday, Miss
Eliza beth Kent became the wife Of George
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

THE DANGERS OF DUTY
By FRANK J. CRAIG1E, JR.
1v-Perils Of River Navigators.

Navigators are
renowned for their
knack Of getting
into trouble. Pro-
badly it is no fault
Of theirs, for a
sailor loves life
as dearly as a
landsman; buE the
ways of the deep
are uncertain. No
man knows where
his next voEage
may land him.
The sea. with
its broad distances
and great depths,
is the. place where
danger piles upon
danger. but the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
Ayers
Hair Vigor
Only IS? You look at least
COL Restore color to your
gray hair. Keep young.
Why not? No need grow
ing old so fast. No excuse
now that you know how
Ayers Hair Vigor always
recfOrpc color. &c. Aver Co..
VIVA " ~~' Lowell. Mcss.
restores color.

Burgess They were married at the home
of the bride. near Lottsburg, by the Rev.
Richard Edwards; and are two very pop
ular young people Of that neighborhood,
where they will hereafter reside.
Justice f. w. Eichelberger and his wife
arc spending a week in the Monumental
city Mr.. James Scott and his wife left
on Friday to make their future home in
Baltimore. Z. Hugh Smith is expected
home from William and Mary College to
spend the holidays on Monday.
Mason Brent a student at the Chesa-
peake Academy, returned home on Satur-
day for Xmas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
Cuban tn Visit Here.

Cadet-Sergeant John s. Harwood Jr.
has arrived in tile city. from the Locust
Dale Academy, and is the guest of hi.
parents, Colonel John S. HARDWOOD and
wife. on monument avenue.
Cadet HARDWOOD will have as his guest
during the holidays Cadet Montalvo. son
of John Montalvo. of Cuba.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

The Wyanoke. the Old Dominion
Lire, from Richmond to New York. ran
into the United States cruiser Columbia
off the Old Point pier several years ago
and sank in an incredibly short space OF
time. The crew and passengers escaped
almost miraculously. The wreck resisted
eli efforts at raising 1t, and was finally
blown up by dynamite. The confusion of
tire Hlln-of-war's lights and the electric
lights on the pier was responsible for
this accident.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
Lifess ShaSvoIs ard Sunshine

(Written for the Dispatch by Hattie
Davis Cooley.)
One half Of our life lies in shadow
The other half dwels in the light
One half of our days are in sunshine.
The other half spent in dark night.
One half of our life is all pleasure.
The other half sorrows sad song.
When our hearts are the gayest. the
lightest
We are often with misery's throng.
We are happy to-day. when beside us.
Walks our double in sorrow and grief
Every heart knows its burden and
trouble,
Every eye finds in tears a relief.
Now smile. and before it has ended
a heart-broken sigh heaves our breast
Like the sunbeam that through cloudy
pillows.
At last sinks to sleep in the west.
We rejoice, we have conquered some vic
tory.
Tomorrow we find it is lost
20 Gay the sweet flowers that cheer us,
Tomorrow are nipped by the frost.
Like children. we smile through our tear
drops,
We play out life's game to the last
sure.
Soon becomes but thing Of the past.
But if this life is just so divided
Then the shadows are tinged with the
sold,
There is never a trouble-a trial.
But some beauty Of life will unfold
Though we walk in the valley and
shadow,
Eeath's door opens full in the light.
And we'll find on the heavenly portals,
The shadows eternally bright.
Stuart Monument Fund.
Amount previously reported. -. So, III 40
Amounts received this week:
James Coltart.. ........... 1 0e
C. Z. Smith,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LOO
Cash MISREPRESENTATION. TOO
General Epra Hunton. 1000
CAPTAIN w A Townes. 100.
Colonel James T. Gray.............. 500
$9,142 40
This does not embrace any OF the pledg-
es that have been made to the association
but actual cash In hand
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

inland waters of America are not entirely
free from it. Indeed, I could tell OF terri
BILE catastrophes On the Great Lakes and
on the Mississippi river. while the MiSsis-
sippi bears a record that the ocean itself
might envy.
The James is a good river. Its chan
nels rever change over night, its floods
usually spread themselves over the low
grounds and it's shoals and rocks ana
bends are we'll known to every pilot who
belongs in these parts. The government
IS placing range lights at all points OF
dubious characters, so that the course
may show for itself. In the lower river,
harbors are always to be found. Whicn
ever way the wind, an hours run will
reach {, spot where the gale can do no
harm.
Yet, with all these points of safety.
the James has a little scare of human
life marked against it. Boilers have eX-
plnded. vessels have run together. men
nave fallen from masts, and others nave
gone overheard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

Collisions occur now and then. but thus
far little. if any, loss of life has resulted.
During the past summer the Old Dorn-
ion steamship Brandon struck two
masted schooner commanded by Captain
Nlliams off Graveyard Reach. about ten
miles down the river. The river makes a
shcrt turn at this point, and the schooner
was burning no light aft. The Brandon
cleared one boat. which lay near Captain
Williams vessel, but hit the other. She
went down in shoal water near tho shore
and turned on her beam ends The wreck
lay there for the rest Of the summer
and autumn, but the last freshet carried
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

One of the most remarkable OF river &C
cldents was the blowing up Of the Frank
Somers, about sixteen years ago. Inc
::omers was a tug which had done GOOD
v ork on the river. There are many men
who remember her. and who speak of her
as of an old familiar friend.
Cne day, just after dinner. the Somers,
coming up the river off Bermuda Hundred
with two or three sailing vessels in tow,
blew up her boiler with terrific report
he whole superstructure was blown off,
and the hull sank Immediately. Captain
Edward Cavenoe was blown from the
pilot house into the river. When the
hawser was pulled up from the wreck,
the Captains body was found lying across
it. The fireman was instantly killed, and
his body was found in the wreck. The
four others Of the crew chung to the float
ing Wreckage until they We're saved.
The hull of tic Somers was afterward
raised and brought up the river. She now
lies buried under the sand opposite the
brewery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

The case was that of a sailor on the
schooner Maria Pearson at the Southern
railway wharf, opposite Fulton. The
man, who was a Swede. was working
with another sailor in a "bos'ns chair"
scraping the mast. AS they hung there,
fifty feet above the deck. one Of the ropes
parted. The Swede dropped. turning over
in mdair and landing on his head and
shoulders. His skull was fractured, his
jawbone broken, and his ribs. both legs,
and one arm We're shattered. He was
almost instantly killed. His companion.
pitching forward, caught the outside rig
girg and slid down. His face was cut.
and his hand and arms were torn and
burned by the friction of the ropes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

Cne of these was several years ago,
when a young sailor. a native of Tide
water Virginia, fell from the cross
trees of a schooner lying off the c. & o.
dock below Rockets. He struck the
dcca and was crushed into a shapeless
mass Of flesh and broken bones
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

The men about the harhor recall two
cases Of men falling from topmast to the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

Another explosion was that of the
Agnes, afterward known as the Grace
Meade. This happened about twenty
years ago Her commander was Captain
Lawrence, at that time a resident of
Richmond, but formerly from the Hud-
son River country. where his Lonle over
looked the Palisades. Captain Lawrence
ran a steamer named the Palisades On the
lanes River for some time, but later
traded her in as part payment FOR the
Agnes. which he purchased from Captain
Charles Nelson.
captain Lawrence left Richmond one
day for Harrison's Bar. Aboard the tug
was the captain OF a foreign ship. going
as a passenger. Just before she reached
the bar her boiler exploded and wrecked
the boat. The foreign captain was scaid-
&C! to Death.
The hull of the Agnes was raised and
from this was built the Grace Meade, &
beat we'll known to river men.
:! he Matt White. commanded by Cap
tain Blount of Richmond, blew up a the
Rip Rars, in Hampton Roads at four
. clock one morning some years ago.
several of her crew We're Killed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-04-12
spURR1NG LITERARY FANcIEs
Odd Ways Some Noted Authors Have
Had of Stimulating Their Mem
tai Productfveness.

Those who suppose that the work
of authorship is easy may be interest
ed to learn some of the expedients re-
sorted to by eminent men of letters,
as set forth by DR.. Regnault in the
Revue Universelle. With strong and
vigorous men like Victor Hugo and
Catuile Mendes walk is sufficient to
stimulate ideas; the weak, on the con-
trary, like Descartes and Leibnitz, find
their inspiration lying down. Cujas
usually wrote lying on his stomach.
Rossini and AMBROSE Thomas were
inspired only when in bed.
Chateaubriand used to dictate to his
secretary while walking barefooted
up and down his chamber. Bossuet
wrapped his head in warm linen, Bal
FAC wore a monks cowl and Gautier a
red dressing gown. 1t is said that
without his scarlet jacket NJ. Fran
co.'s Coppee could not write. Lord
Derby when writing filed his mouth
with cherry brandy, Fenimore Coopef
sucked gum and Pierre Lott has re-
course to perfumes.
DIR. Regnault, says the London
Chronicle. strangely enough, says
nothing in this article about the influ-
ence of tobacco on authorship. Has
it any?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-04-12

One That Destroys Home Comfort
and Creates Discord and Dis
content Among Servants.

There is an exceedingly disagree
able habit into which some people
fall without seeming to notice it.
This is nagging. They cannot say
what they have to say and then let it
alone, but keep pecking and pecking
at it on every occasion and il occa-
sions do not arise naturally, they
make them. In this nagging, sar-
casm or irony bear a leading part A
thing may be said once or twice as q
pleasant raillery, in genial humor,
but when repeated over and over it
ceases to be fun. 1t then cuts. Sar-
casm is too-edged tool; it cuts and
wounds the one at whom it is aimed,
and it irritates and toughens the one
who uses it. 1t is dangerous tool
for one to use who wishes to be
either kind or just. 1t comes easily
to the lips and the intellect takes a
certain kind of delight in aptness, in
genuity OF sharpness. It's use grows
on one. At least the habit becomes
so habitual that it is used nncon-
sciously. However good-natured one
seems to take it it is almost certain
to leave sting; there is a wound
that hurts. Struggle against it as
one will, there will often be an inn
preston carried that some part of it
is meant in earnest.
Too often do all of us wound the
feelings of others by carelessness in
speech. We cannot too carefully
guard ourselves against the nagging
habit. 1t rasps and wears out the
best of dispositions. Let us endeav-
or ever to make our speech kindly,
even when obliged to find fault. "a
blow with word strikes deeper than
a blow with sword" We shall never
err by speaking too kindly. These
naggers are often kind at heart and
would not willingly wound another.
They have formed the habit uncon-
sciously and are not aware of how
frequently they indulge in that kind
of talk. 1t does not occur to them
that anyone may take further
meaning than they have meant, or
that any part of it will be taken
seriously. 1t is unavoidable, however,
that this is so, says the Milwaukee
Journal.
The nagging habit is the real rea-
son why some women find it difficult
to retain servants. It is for the
sharpness of their tongues that some
really excellent people are avoided
and disliked in society. People dread
the tongue lashings that slip SO cast
ly from lips and without real malice,
but they nevertheless cut deep. Let
us put guard on ourselves and see
that this habit of sarcastic speech
and nagging is not ours. The Chinese
have saying that "A mans CONVEX
sation is the mirror of his thoughts. /"
There is a truth in it. If we habit
ually talk in a certain way we grow
TO be that way in character.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-04-12
THE VENDETTA
THAT DID NOT DIE
By GUY DE mAUpAssANT.
. AoLO sAvORINrs widow live

n AOLO sAvORINPS widow lived
with her son. alone. in a poor
little house on the ramparts of Boni-
facio. The village. built on the jut-
ting-out side of mountain. actually
in places overhung the sea. 1t looked
across narrow sandbar upon the
lower coast of Sardinia. At its feet,
on the other side, the sea had cut
out place in the cliff, which looked
like gigantic corridor, and served
as the port. The water reached al
most to the houses of the town, car
rying upon it the little Italian and
Sandman fishing boats, and every
Is days the old sidcwheeler which
went to and from Ajaccio.
: Clusters of little white houses
showed white even upon the white
sides of the chalky mountain. They
looked like birds nests stuck into
the crevices of the malignant cliffs.
which hung over the horrible water
way, where ships dared not go. Re-
lentlessly the wind harries the sea,
and wears against the naked faces
of the rock, whereon few blades of
grass could cling. Pale foam fiecks
scattered upon the thousands of
rock edges which pierce into the sea.
looking like rags of white linen,
floating and palpitating upon the
surface of the water.
The Widow Savorini's house, placed
upon the extreme edge of the pas
sageway, opened its three windows
upon this savage and desolate horizon.
She lived there alone with her son
Antoine, and their dog Semillant,
big, emaciated, ragged-haired shep-
herd dog. She was the young mans
hunting dog.
One night, after quarrel. Antoine
was murdered by Nicolas Ravollati
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IL was one of the earliest subscrib-
ers to your fund, and here you arc
asking me to subscribe again"
swell. he who gives quickly gives
twice, you Known. Y. Sun.
Laura-"Yes, you see she told him
her father had lost all his wealth,
just to test his love for her." Ada
"And then?" Laura-"Well, she will
know better next time."-Glasgow
Times.
French Professor-"Ah, yes. made
moiselle, you spick re French wizout
re least accent" Miss Breezy-"Do l
really?" French Professor-"Oh,
yes; Eat ees, wizout re least French
accent."-London Answers.
Italian Count want a wife with
golden hair, ruby lips, teeth of pearl,
a silvery voice and eyes that sparkle
like diamonds" American Friend
well, if you get her it's ten to one
her friends will find her in pawn
shop before the honeymoon is ended"
Chicago Daily News.
The trouble with HIm.-"What's
the matter with that neighbor of
yours? He's raging around like q
crazy lion, declaring he'll slaughter
the whole family" "Oh, his children
annoy him so that he can't keep his
mind on the universal peace pamphlet
he is working at."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"How much money have you got?"
asked the lawyer. "None, sah." ANY
friend or relative who'll raise some
for your" ''None," despairingly re-
piled the negro. Use got nobody ter
cum t. me aid" 'Humph!" mnttered
the attorney. Say, you don't want
lawyer. You want a minister
Philadelphia Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-04-12
UNCLE BEN ON THE SEASONS
Summer r Winter?
Which of 'crn do | like beSty

Summer r Winter?
Which of EN- do like best!
Well. dunno;
There amt much choice atween en- iur al
I'm concerned. but jest
The same. It sort O. strikes me that like
the Winter best,
On the hull.
Kind 4 sets the blood a-jumpin wnen inc
frost gifts in the air.
And a Teller keeps a-humpin', jest as
though he didn't care
How much he worked.
But in Summer, when the weathef si's 50
drowsy like and hot.
II ain't SO blamed enticin' in the big east
medder lot
As you might think;
And it's tough TO go 10 pitchih oh anu
pitcbin' off the hay,
Though of course the very meanest Work
s to have to NOW away.
But it's exhilaratin'. sort OF, wnen its
rippin' good and cold;
Makes Teller kind of frackshus, ike
some bosses, hard to hold;
And 1t seems to sort O. git persons liver
into gear
More n Summer weather does or any otner
time O. year
'Thout it's Fall.
Why. I've been of my feed all Summer.
never cravin' much,
And the way I've gone TO eatin' In the Fan
ID beat the Dutch.
Couldn't seem to git enough O. mothers
buckwheat griddle cakes.
And when ii come to pun kin pies-Oh. my
goodness. mercy sakes.
Why. used to be ashamed about the way
I used to eat,
when the frost d come and sorter set a
Teller on his feet:
Still, I'm fond enough of Summer, and
amt so sure that Fall.
Amt about as good as any time, but Win
ters best Of all
'Thout It's Spring.
The Delineator.
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"My little gin had some derzlge.
ment Of tie bowels. She WAs q mere
skelefon and we did not think she
would ever cot WE'LL Alter giving her
less than one bottle Of Peruna she was
sound and well. Now she hss 3 good
appetite and h . picture Of health. -
Mrs. Heard also writes in regard to
her son, Carl:
"My sons eafs had been affected
since ne wss . hsbe only few months
Old. The last year thought he hsd
almost lost dis hearing and he'd .
locai physician treating him for abonf
six weeks. Finally I began giving him
your remedy, and after he had fsAen
two bodies he wss enfirely cured.
cannot prsise Pernns enoagh. Mrs.
a. w Heard. y
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he viii be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-04-12
A Doctors Little Daughter Cured
Of Grip by Pe-ru-na.

DR.. r. Robbins, Physician and Sur
geon Of Muslsogee, Indian Ter, writes;
Il have been practicing physician
for q good many years and was always
slow to take hold of patent medicines,
but this winter my little girl and my
self were taken with the grip Twas
so bad was not able to sit mp. sent
for = doctor, but he did me no good.
" Finally sent and got bottle Of
Peruna and commenced to take It.
took two bottles and my cough was
gone and my lungs loosened up and my
head became clear. My little girl took
the same way.
"Ifi00ked - though she would die,
she was 80 SICK. IGave her medicine
bat II seemed to do her Hffie good. 20
sent and got one more boffle Of Peruls
and commenced to give Il to her. h
was only . short time until she wss
getting along al night, 20 ! give y0as
medicine, Peruns, tho prsise for what
II did for me and my dear little dsqgh-
ter. DIR K Robbins.
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THEY sTAID THERE. THOSE TWO.
THE WOMAN AND THE DOG. UNTIL
MORNING.
with a poniard, who that same night
escaped to Sardinia.
When the old mother saw her sons
body brought in to her by the neigh
bors, she did not cry. but remained a
long time mute, looking at him fixed
ly; then, stretching her wrinkled
hand over the corpse. she promised
It vendetta. She did not want the
people to stay with her, and she
shut herself in alone with her dead
and the dog, which howled grievous-
ly. The dog howled steadily, erect
at the foot of the bed, her head
stretched towards her master and
her tail wrapped tightly through her
legs. She was as still as the wom-
an. who bent over the corpse and
wept big, silent tears from her un-
winking eyes, looking at him.
The young man on his back,
dressed in cheaply woven cloth,
which was cut widely at the breast,
seemed to sleep. But there was
blood everywhere; on his shirt, torn
away in the first efforts to stop the
bleeding; ON his vest, on his trous-
ers, on his face, on his hands. Clots
Of blood had stiffened in his beard
and in his hair.
HIS old mother began to talk to
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