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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
CITY HALL COURTS.
Indian Lucy Indicted by the Grand Jury
Other Items. 5gSz

Other Items.
Mr.. ]. J. Finnegan qualified as deputy
sergeant in the Hastings Court yesterday
afternoon.
The grand jury handed down number
Of indictments yesterday, among them
that of Indian Lucy, charged with lar
ceny. s.
In the Chancery Court Mrs Eliza W.
Carter qualified as executrix of Joseph
w. Carter; Littleton Fitzgerald qualified
as executor of Mary Louise Pierce; Mrs.
Kate Hamilton Claiborne qualified as exc
cutrix OF Herbert A. Claiborne. estate
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
AFTER MEDICAL DOCTORS


Mr.. Harvey introduced two bills relating
10 the practice of medicine and surgery.
One of the bills merely changes tile law
so as to require that the Applicant for
license to practice medicine and surgery
shall first nav a fee Of SIS instead of S10
as at present.
The second bill is Of far more import
ance 1t amends and re-en cts section
10 OF tho Code requiring that no person
shall practice medicine or surgery In this
State unless he shall have tirst IA.
the State Boards examination, by adding
the following:
ANY person shall be regarded aE prac-
tcing as a physician or surgeon within
the medium of this section who shall pro-
fess publicly to be physician or sur
geon and shall offer for practice as such.
or who shall prescribe for the sick, or
those needing medical aid. or who shall
in any way practice the art of healing
human diseases or infirmities. whether
any drug or medicine be prescribed or adj
ministered or not, and shall receive there
for money or other compensation directly
or Indirectly The effect Of the amend
n1ent Will be to prevent the practice of
osteopathv in this State. There is an
osteapathic institution in this city. The
bills were referred to committee.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
To permit voters Of Augusta county to
vote on a fence law.
To allow Board OF Supervisors Of Es-
sex to erect a monument.
To incorporate the Appalachian Coniuit
Company.
To amend license tax laws
In relation to fiduciaries
To declare certain grounds in James
river to be natural oyster rocks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04

To incorporate Citizens Rapid Transit
Company OF Richmond with an amend
ment providing for payment Of damages
to prperty owners on Marshall Street
along the line of the proposed viaduct-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
Annual Mask Ball.

The first annual mask ball will :e
given by the Sons and Daughters Of Zion
Club at Sanger Hall tonight al o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04

afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Members OF youns
Eobinson's family and of the Rlankeu-
ship family both attended the seryicea
Burial was in Hollywood
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04


b, fir the pay Of guards at $50 snd to
raise that of the keepers from sss to 30
per month
The body at : o'clock adjourned until
noon to-day.
Seaais esgiou.
The Senate was In session for only
forty minutes. Ten bills on the calendar.
were passed, for the most part OF q local
character, among them the Dill moor
porating the Citizens Rapid Transit
Company, of Richmond, which has also
passed the House. The Senate adjourned
before o'clock, the time set Tor the con-
sideration. as special ana cotit'a nll!'s
order of the bill appropriaunE certain
sums OF money in aid OF Confederate
Memorial Associations This will come
ur as especial order to-day at that nour.
Tbe bill introduced by Mr. Wickham,
granting, railroads permission to change
their track locations, will also come UP
to-day at o'clock az a special ana
continuing order. In the absence OF MT.
Reyercomh. Mr.. Wickham had the bill
on the calendar granting the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway permission to abandon
fen miles of its Lexington Branch passed
The senate convened at noon, Lieuten-
nt-Goyernor Willard in the chair. Inc
Rev. P. A. Cave offered prayer a num-
Der of House bills OF local character
were referred to committees.
Mr.. Anderson presented petition from
the OakTood Memorial Association ask
ing an appropriation of $1,000 to be used
for the purchase Of headstones. The pc
tition was referred to Committee on FL
nance.
Mr.. wickham called attention to the
fact that the joint resolution recently
adopted extending the session Tor month
without pay was Of no effect as 1t dated
that extension from March 4th, whereas
March Sd was the real date Of the expira-.
ton of the session. He offered a. joint
resolution correcting this error and ex-
tending the session for thirty days with
out pay from March Sd. THIS was adopt-'
ed unanimously and was communicated
to the House.
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Indisputable Evidence.

oepeated In for oO years Il
early that DR. made Of the
universally With record Of under five years
every hundred the AMBITION OF EVERY PHYSICIAN
discover suitable for the ailments Of infants and children that would
this distressing mortality In Castoa that relief has been found
covering the deaths City New York f
80 and here find the benifcent effects combination
excluding narcotics sought namely: CAST0R
Of the number deaths New York City 1870 SO cent
five years 1885, as cent $780, 40 per cent in $780, IS
only Just stop think Of it.
called number Of these
frauds While the record expectation
owing mothers when buying Casto The C
Fletcher she only safeguard and he authorized the doctors
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04

To incorporate the Pamunkey Game
Club.
To authorize supervisors Ct Isle OF
Wight county to erect a monument
To define a lawful fence for Scott coun-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12
CHOOSING A HUSBAND
81. LOUIS GIRLS STUDY PALMISTRY.
HANDS TO BE AVOIDED.
WRITTEN For THE SUNDAY REpUpL1c.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC,
Every girl has day dreams. In these
creams the ideal husband usually appears.
The ideal husband is a creature endowed
with all the qualities that charm; he has
those fine basic principles that go to make
up the well-rounded character. according
TO the point Of view CT the particular
dreamer. In real life, however, how far
below this ideal man does the ordinary
masculine person seem! Yet girls marry.
as is most proper, some Of them wisely and
some of them most ~unhappily.
How to avoid an unhappy marriage?
and doubtings in every young woman's
heart.
The science of palmistry, which Is not
mere fortune-telling gives a few general
rules which may be applied by even one
who is not an adept.
Society girls in this city have taken an
interest in palmistry recently. Clubs for
the study of this old. old art have been
formed. Several girls who graduated last
year and who have made visits to Europe,
nave come home telling. of how this one or
that one of the great palmIsts of Paris or
Vienna or London nave taught to them the
first principles of an art that has fiourished
since before the days the Delphic oracles of
Greece swayed men and communities by
their mystic revelations of hearts secrets
and the future of rulers and governments.
Present-day paImistry is a practical and
prosaic affair compared with the rnysteri-
Gus rites of the ancient fortune tellers.
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Even that great impostor. Cagliostro. sur
rounded his seances with the weird and the
occult. Nowadays the reading Of character
by an examination of the hand is not q
so-called inherited faculty. as is claimed by
some gypsies. 1t is merely a matter Of
study. and application Of known rules.
Types of lands to Avoid in Choosing a
Husband was the subject Of study at a
recent meeting Of a palmistry club COM
posed Of girls of the West End.
How intensely interesting this is!' was
the chorus that came from the circle gath
cred around the study table. The teacher
smiled :~ndulgently. and told the story of
how a contemplated marriage of a girl
friend of hers had not occurred because the
mans hand showed that he possessed bad
traits-jealousy, morbidness and a vacillat-
ing will. this same man has since
committed suicide the expert palmist re-
CARDS as a corroboration of her opinion.
How dreadful; I shall. not marry until
I have asked you to read the mans hand"
declared the girls. If there is cause for
apprehension on the part of st. Louis young
men because of this intention, let them be-
ware.
There Is a list Of nearly thirty points
which girls should remember and avoid in
choosing a husband.
A man with a long. narrow, skinny hand
should be discarded II he a-wooing comes.
This is the hand of a fussy, nervous man;
1t shows that he is vacyi!atan4. Extreme
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Narrow-mindednes and bigotry are unfor-
tunate qualities in either a man or woman.
In a man these traits are often indicated
by short. square fingers and a short head
line.
The stiff hand and thumb-opposite of fex-
ible thumb-are indicative Of Q grasping,
avaricious nature. Obstinacy is a character
istic. II this han does not open wide its
owner is misery. g..
Napoleon was not an agreeable husband,
as poor Josephine could testify. Even Maria
Louisa rather feared him. He had an index
finger that was as long as the middle one.
This shows excess Of pride and q domineer-
ing nature.
A short, wide thumb shows extreme OBJ
stinacy or misdirected will power.
II the hand or palm Is very hollow, the
man will be unsuccessful in business, and
be the target for all misfortune in money
matters. %
A heart line tbs goes all the way across
the hand shows that the green-eyed mon
ster, jealousy, is enthroned in the heart.
1t should be avoided as one would the
plague
If the heart line is chained, that is. if it
| is in links. like the old-fashioned log chain.
its owner is a flirt. Such a man is very
bad If the line is very white and starts I'M
der the Mount of Saturn. which IS the
mount Immediately below the middle finger.
A heart line that is entirely bare of
branches indicates a cold and unsympa-
thetic nature.
When the head line Is tied tight to the
| life line at beginning, it shows the mar &c
be lacking in self-confdence.
If the head and life line are far apart at
the beginning. excess Of self-confdence is
| a characteristic, and daring and foolhardi-
ness are indicated. This is the hand OF
| General Sir Redvers Butler. who has re-
Gently stirred uD British Army circles.
If the Mount of Venus, at the base of the
; thumb, is bare of lines, and II the heartline
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narrowness indicates timidity. a most unde-
sirable trait In man.
The fat hand. with puffy fingers is not tho
one to slip the wedding ring upon a fair fin
ger. The owner of such a hand is apt to
be lazy, selfish and gluttonous.
Pointed fingers which have smooth Joints
usually belong to a man who deserves the
epithet Of 'ladylike' or "~womanish." He
Is impulsive, tickle. unreasonable. untidy,
impatient
Very white hands are indicative of a ma
ture that is Indifferent, egotistical and self
absorbed.
A man with yellow hands IS very unpleas-
ant to live in the house with. Very yellow
hands are Of the bilious type, and show that
their owner is a sufferer from liver trouble.
Every one fears the dyspeptic person. there
fore this man should be Stunned, If he Is
a sutton.
II the man has very red hands, or IL the
lines in the palm are very red. he is quick
tempered. is' possessed of high spirits, and
has a sanguine temperament. He is a de-
lightful friend, but makes a poor husband.
1t should be remembered that the proper
color for hands and lines IS a delicate pink.
A very hard, thick-skinned hand show
ing few Unmarked lines is often the proper
ty of a man who lacks intelligence and who
is slow and phlegmatic.
A perfectly hairless hand belongs to a
man who is effeminate and whose vitality
is low.
1t follows that an excessively hairy hand
is not desirable. for it shows temper, and
often an, excess Of vitality which amounts
to sensuality.
When the thumb is too flexible. or turns
back toward the wrist, its owner is reck-
lessly extravagant, and when money mat
tiers are considered is lacking moral con-
seriousness.
Short, crooked fingers show a teasing dis
position. If the rest of the hand is bad they
Indicate a crooked nature.
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starts under Saturn. the person is cold and
unsympathetic.
An excessively large Mount of Venus
shows the man to be Astounding in animal
magnetism, %conceit, sensualism and selfish
ness.
If the head. hear, and life lines start
from one point the owner should be avoided.
He 10 dangerous. He stops at nothing to
achieve his ends: he PUSHES blindly into
danger. and has been known to commit
murder.
A network of lines on the palm shows q
worrying. sensitive nature.
Breaks in life line indicate i'll health.
Other signs of delicacy are blue nails. no
moons. short, fiat nails. nails curved in all
ways and fluted nails.
If a man nails are curved over like a
cats he is cruel and brutal.
Red. short, wide nails are signs Of pug
racity and hot temper
This long list of bad marks need not
Brighten the girl Of the day dreams. 1t
should be remembered that these signs
should be regarded as serious only when
they are very prominent. There may be
redeeming or contradicting qualities else
where in the hand. On the whole. however,
they may be taken as a fairly good guide
In the choice of a husband.
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far as possible. demonstrates her meaning.
Then comes her lesson in sight reading
singing with the chorus the scales, stop
ping now and then to explains and exem-
plity, smiling encouragingly to those who
have not been correct to try and try again.
Then comes her young assistant, with his
lesson in tone placement" and works
quite as enthusiastically during his half
hour as Mrs. Blair does in hers.
Il do not claim" said Mrs. Blair last
Tuesday morning before the lesson. amy
originality for either the idea of forming
this class in music or the method by which
IT is conducted. You will see that the drill
chart that Is used Is the same as that used
by Mr.. Damrosch. I I'm following his
method, mainly.
when l saw In New York the work that
was being accomplished among the people,
low eagerly advantage was taken Of the
opportunity to learn something of the rudi-
ments and fundamental principles of music,
as well as the evident love ON all sides for
music that was good. I concluded that as
much might be done in st. Louis. and the
class that / lave formed is the outcome of
my conclusion.
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factory. But Of the critics Mrs. Blair is.
apparently. unconscious. and keeps steadily
on.
Mr.. Ernest Kroeger md Mr.. Alfred Ernst
are thorough supporters of Mrs. Blairs am
bit!on. as are also many other leading
musical men and women OF the city. In
the Tuesday morning classes there are reg
ularly to be found members Of the Choral
Symphony. who give close attention to the
lessons.
The casual visitor IL at once impressed
with the fact that the big class is made
IN OF a great variety of p~eople-women
smartly dressed, women poorly dressed:
earnest-faced young giris-representatives
firms the common belief that music. as
well as love. is q universal language un-
derstood In all stations and By all claseeA
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They Let Go the Rope.

Seth Low tells a story of a Western SEM
mary where the young ladies had arranged
an evenings. entertainment at which some
young men were to be present. These young
men were to be lifted into the dormitory
windows by means Of a blanket with q
rope attached thereto. A vigilant professor
discovered the basket. slipped into It and
gave the signal to hoist. His head finally
appeared above the window sin, and he
was recognized. The professor heard ono
frantic scream OF terror In unison from Z
dozen charming pupils. and then What
happened?' demanded Mr.. Lows listeners
eagerly. They let 90 the ropA"
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Some Odd Book Agents.

" meet some odd fsOeho try to be
book agents." said a puJiisher OF sub
scription books the other day. Recently
we tried a young man just from college.
He was 6 feet tall and appeared to have
the nerve of a lion. We deemed 1t expe-
dent to send him to MIR. Pierpont Nor
gan first of all, because hat gentleman
was said to be interested in our publication.
ITO our establishment the new man re-
turned with his prospectus and remarked
that he would resign.
Did you see Mr.. Morgan" asked the
head clerk.'
THE canvasser drew himself up haugh-
tily.
I wish to resign he repeated; that
man was dreadfully curt to mel
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ira is something that every big city ought
to have. To in time bring about both these
things l think 1t well Won tn any ones while
even at the cost Of much personal effort
Thus far the work has been nothing but a
pleasure to me. 1 am already rewarded by
the interest those attending the classes
eviEce."
Then Mrs. Blair turned her attention to
the half hours work before her.
At the word attention" every one
Strengthened up. all chatting ceased and in
4 moment more the room was perfectly
quiet.
Mrs. Blair first said that In singing noise
was not music; that the smallest voice. If
properly used. could be sweet and give
pleasure: that the beginner must first sing
naturally and then arttstically. and 30 on
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12

Occasionally in the concerted singing Of
tho exercises one catches the sound Of q
deep bass voice. or q clear. flexible tenor.
which one knows In . moment are trained
voices, perhaps those Of some ambitious
youths Just starting upon . 'proeessdooaP'
career, with grand opera a. the lode star
Of their ambition. That the classes are
rot even larger Is doubtless duo to tho
~inconvenient hour Of the day for busy men
and women.
After the lesson hour Mrs. Blair holds an
informal reception, talking with those who
crowd about her to ask to ave some point
particularly explained. and to each ono she
gives her undivided attention as they claim
Il In fact, this st. Louis woman Of wealth
and refinement works quite as hard In her
music teaching as the best paid teacher IN
tho city, and asks no reward except ths
musical progress Of Q community.
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the expense of eacsl Instructors charge for
an hours time and the rent of the class
room, where church guildronms are not
used.
The Damrosch idea was TO inspire the
masses with a liking for better music than
that heard on the vaudeville stage and
whistled on the streets, and to finally bring
about the Peoples Choral"
Mrs, Blair's purpose IS identical with tina
of Damrosoh.
Several years ago Mrs. Blair became IN
terested In the Damroseh school of music
for the people, and went to New York to
study the method of organizing and con-
Quoting such classes. Returning to her
home in Kirkwood. she began teaching
there along the Damrosch lines, n soon
the work she was doing became widely
Known. The interest in her efforts was SO
apparent that this winter Mrs. Blair en-
gagged the Odeon Recital Hall in which to
hold her classes. This location made It
easily possible for a greater number to at
tend than had hitherto.
Mrs. Blairs Assistant
Is @. A. Greer of New York.
Mrs. Blair is assisted now by C. A. Geer.
a young man from New York. who Is thor
oughly Informed in the ways Of the Dam
rosch musical philanthropy.
The first half of the Tuesday morning
lesson is Mrs. Rlai-s. In this, standing
before her 300 or 400 interested pupils-a
mixed crowd Of maids and matrons, with
an occasional sprinkling Of men-Mrs. Blair
tells her class what is right and what is
wrong in the matter Of breathing, and, as
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12
Attractive Royal Residence.

The most attractive OF the Dutch royal
residence is Loo. where the young Queen
of Holland was overtaken by illness wnicn
caused her subjects such grave concern. AZ
is a comfortable though grand country
house. The nving-rooms were delightfully."-
arranged and furnished by the late King
who had excellent taste in such matters.
At the end of one Of the fine avenues which
are the pride Of the park stands out the
old castle. a rugged feudal pile. built for a
hunting lodge early in the Sixteenth Cen
tury. During the first Republic in France
Loo, being regarded as a private palace OF
the Prince Of Orange, was contiscated and
converted into q barracks.
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through a short lecture or talk that was
plain. friendly and inspiring.
School Attended by Teachers
as Well as by Students.
When Mr.. Geer took his place at the
piano Mrs. Blair sat close beside him. oc-
oasionally rising to help the chorus out Of
some little difficulty into which It had
strayed. giving a tone" In her own clear
voice until the class comprehended exactly
what was meant.
There are teachers as well as students in
Mrs. Blairs free school. These attend to
watch the work Of others. and to AXE notes
themselves; and then there are the critics.
who unhesitatingly term Mr.. Biairs eff
forts the dream Of an enthusiast and pre-
,ict that the outcome will never b satis-
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King Oscar of Sweden.

The King of Sweden Is acknowledged to
be one of the most learned men in Europe.
His letters are said to be always interest
ing, and his friends and relatives. with
whom he continually corresponds, look for
ward to them with the greatest interest
King Oscar can speak and write perfectly
in seven different languages. Lord Sails
bury. when staying at Stockholm, once said
to the venerable monarch: What a won
derful linguist your Majesty is. to be sure.
You nave written six letters this morning.
you tell mo, and all in different languagesi
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large for the numerous congregation OK
cadgers, many of whom, in their holiday
garb looked like respectable citizens. Tho
rest Of the day was spent IN festivities
which were apt to extend 80 far into the
night that many of the jewellers were una
BILE to attend to business on the morrow.
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Feast of the Beggars

One day in the year Con%stantinople IS
free from the beggar nuisance-on Novem-
Der 25. This is the Festival of st. o the
Almsgiver. the patron saint Of the mendi-
cant profession. No beggar OF the Greek
faith is on his or her beat that day. In the
forenoon all, or nearly all, orthodox mendi-
cants. attended a special service in the
church of st. Constantine. at which an
Archbishop oficiated. 1t was arranged by
their corporation. for they are organised
into a guild like any other trade. The
church, spacious a. It II, was none too
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Now, can your Majesty write or speak
Chinese?' The King of Sweden looked very
humble as he gently. replied: mo. no; l
cannot. What feeble creatures We men are.
after ALI" And then. more hopefully ana
with great animation: But. never mind. l
have commenced to learn Chinese. and De-
fore long 1 hope to be able to correspond
with the Emperor of China in his own Ian
guage." His Majesty can now accomplish
this difficult task with comparative ease.
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Every City Should Have
a Peoples Chorus.

"I have met a great deal OF encourage
ment in this work from the very source l
would like best to see It come-those who
are attending the classes. those hundreds
who are only awaiting an opportunity to
sing and play and listen to the best music.
"A peoples chorus and a peoples orches-