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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-29

TO LET-A VERY DESIRABLE TEN
ement on Pocasset avenue. sll modern
improvements iumurc ~ marine reu-
resentafive nf The Ncr~ 81 South Water
street betwtsn u and H. daily.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-29
70 cvRs GRIP IN TWO DAYS.

Laxative Rromo- -Ouinlne removes the
noN.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Walking match Madison Square Garden.
Ash Wednesday services Roman Catholic Episcopal
and Lutheran churches
Annual meeting and exhibition Nev-York
Horticultural Society, No. 10 West Forty fourth-st
Exhibition az Hebrew Technical School Girls No 267
Henry-st.
Biennial Congress OF the National Trotng Association
Murray Hin Hotel.
Lecture on LITERARY La andma<s of India
a v Williams Jackson, Schermerhorn Hail Colum-
hia University, $50 p.
Sixth annual dinner Of the Republican Of
New-York. Waldorf Astoria. evening
Dinner Of the Union League Club Brooklyn evening
Annual dinner Of the Lincoln Jersey CITY
evening.
Dinner Of officers OF New York Life Company
for President John A Mccall evening
The Sphinx Club dinner. Waldorf Astoria evening
Address by Glenn proposed Improvements
in Washington National Arts club p m.
Reorganization meeting Greater New-York Democracy
Of the XVIII Assembly District, No. 1.1S5 dway
p.
Recepuon Of Republican Club; XXxIvth Assembly Dis
trict Harlem Casino, evening.
Hungarian Republican Club reception No 2s Avenue A
evening.
NewYork Letter Carriers entertainments Grand Central
Palace evening.
Board OF Education free lecture Lincoln by Melvin
c. Winstock. No. 43O West Fiftieth-st. p. m
Peoples Institute lecture by Professor E H. Criges on
The Beatihc Vision Cooper Union y m.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
CALLS JAM A POLICE QUESTION
ELIJAH R. KENNEDY SAYS MAKE CROWDS
FORM LINES AND BRIDGE CRUsHEs
WILL END.

Elijah r Kennedy said yesterday that after look
ing the situation over carefully it seemed to him
that the situation on the bridge was no longer a
TRANSPORTATION question, but had become police
question. "A few fat and lazy policemen, he said,
stand around and watch the crowds at the Man
haitian end push and shove and pull every man try
ing to get into his first, and do nothing at all
10 stop the crush. Now, If the Police Department
would put A few more men down there they could
make the passengers form in lines at the stations
the various and stop the crowding.
'fOf course there would be some trouble at nrst.
hut IL would be easy thing TO put up a rev signs
showing where the Of the dlneTent lines
stopped and the regular riders would soon learn
fan into line. They would realize that they were
not going 10 get left by standing in line and that
every would get his turn 1t would not be
long before a small number of policemen who would
their business could handle the crowds
with ease and the nightly crushes would end"
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
BARON DE CONSTANT HERE.
COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED
STATES AND FRANCE.

Baron d'Estournelles de Constant the French
delegate the Peace Conference The Hague
accepted invitation from the city of Chicago
to deliver address there on February p was a
passenger on board the North Germon Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. which reached
New-York yesterday The Baron went to the Wal
dorf
He says that he is looking forward his trip TO
Chicago with the greatest pleasure. Il am not here
solely 10 admire the United States and celebrate
the glory of Washington" he said but to seek in
struction and bring back lessons useful TO my own
country My object is 10 demonstrate the neces-
sity OF closer collaboration between the United
States and France in the development progress and
defence OF liberty and justice which cause thew
both have at heart. My young is with me. that
he may bring back his share Of instruction and
work later in the same cause
1t the Baron's intention TO visit Washington
and see the President before going 10 Chicago but
ss~s plan may now have to be abandoned
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
'esident Cantor said in part: :
G. \. Y. D. ROOSTER RURNEp.
A SLIGHT FIRE AT sHERRYs BEFORE THE
DINNER

dinner given at Sherry's last evening for John
c. Sheehan. a huge rooster, the party emblem,
was forgotten in the furry OF excitement when
the little blaze was discovered. and was burned
II wasn't a live rooster however
Late in the afternoon. while preparations were
mastng for the dinner. a defective electric light
wirAset fire TO some draperies Before the fire
men arrived, and before any of the diners IN
the restaurant knew OF the blaze. II had been
put out The damage about 500 When
Mr.. Sheehan introduced TO speak at the
dinner he commented on the tragic fate Of the
party rooster.
It's too bad" said he. We wanted to have
the bird here, could properly celebrate the
recent fusion victory. but he's gone. our en-
emies will never roast him again
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
GRAND OPERA SEASON 19O1-19O2.

Under the Direction OF hr hiluElcc
TONIGHT S-E\TRA PERFORMANCE toutsi1e
II the Regular Subscrtptiol)-CARMEN with an
extraordinary cast: Cave and Emma Eames (her aIs'
only appea this season as M1caelals Alvarez
Decery Bars Gilbert Reiss and sc9ttL Conductor.
Flon y B.-Regular prices will prevail
FIJI Ev'g Feb. IA. SFirst performance in America
OF Paderev-skl's orefa MANRU. Sembrich. Louise
Homer FRITZ ScAeff, Won BsndrowSk. MUhu1ann Blass
and Bispham. Conductor. Damrosch-
Sat Aft, Feb'y 18Th. AIDA. Emma Earnes
and Louise Homer: De March Scott. Muhlmann and I'd.
Sat Evg. Feb. 18TH, AT SAt Popular Prices. FAUST
Calve. Brtdewen Dppell Campanar and Journet- Con-
ductor. SeppilI.
In addition to a miscellaneous concert, Rossinls
STABAT MATER
Soloists- Ciadskt Brtdewel, SaNgnac
and Van RoOy. Entire Opera orchestra ana
Chorus. Conductor. Mr. Flon- -
Feb. Il, al S-TOSCA- Ternina. BrdeWe4i'
De march, and Scott Conductor. Flcn-
Wed. EN'g. Feb. TO- S-LE CID. Lucienre Breyal
and suzanne Adams. Alvarez. Jlurnet Gilbert and Ed
Reszke. Conductor. Zion -,-
Thurs An FEB. %. al 2-Extra Matinee-C'A FlMEsN
CaIve Emma Eames; Salgnac and Scott Conductor
Flon .--
Thurs. Ev's. Feb % at s-Extra nisht-MANEJ,-
Sembrch. Louise Homer FRITZ Sche1, Won BandroVszi
MuhlmaHn. Bass and BsPham londacI9g P:T2ros9A, Sr
Friday Ev'g. Feb p, AZ I:i5-TitlSIAN IND
ISOLDE. Terntua and schunann- Hein! Van Dyck, Van
Roov and Ed De Peszks. Coni Ict1r. Sir. DamroSch-
WEBER PIANOS USED.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
FACTORY: I54 ANo 1856 WEST Ie~sIREsL

solid silver tea service made by the Gorham
company.
Mayor Low made d peculiarly felicitous
speech. He said it was somewhat of an expert
ence for him. Republican, to attend Demo-
cratic banquet
Il recall" he said, the story told by KiplinG
about the antelope who passed the bear and the
panther in the woods. The bear said to the
panther, Is the hunting good? and the panther
said it masmuch the antelope was the
hunted his feeling could be imagined. 1 feel
somewhat akin to the antelope"
Commenting upon the claims made by the
various organizations as to the percentage Of
the fusion cast by each last fall, Mr.. Low
said:
am reminded of the battle Of Salamis; In that
heads of organizations in the recent campaign.
After the battle was over the Greek vlctorS met
was entitled TO the credit Of victory It was found
that each leader voted for himself tEink may be
there was somewhat the same spirit last ialI. An
other similarity between the battle whore the
Tammany was overthrown was that NerXes took
ship and sailed away Croker took ship and sailed
greatly interested in The theme of Potioa
have been wondering whether the rooster which Is
your emblem is a Wolfert Rooster not. As u
R not woer S9 Rooster is % With
in ssnallins distance Since Marcon 1 invented
thing. Whatever the harmony may be In political
circles, trust tnat Ihe harmony eNiStlIS IN Niit
fusion administration will continue. want. 10 say
right here that every man on the fusion ticket Is
working hand in hand with every other one.
Controller Grout President Cantor and John
De Witt Warner spoke, and then District At
torney Jerome arose and made his sensational
attack Mr.. Sheehan and the organiza-
ton
President Cantor said in part:
BY our last victory We have by means
initiated Tammany. They are still conspirng
the Democratic Club 10 whether they shall nomi-
nate Coer Shepard Governor for the next
election. We must make II impossible for that Of
fee to go To representative or heir OF Richard
Croker.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY "a
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEW YORK. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY :, ,aoo
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
with 5e2%sr m9se GEsan to eya8G B1 re[Se % spoq
81 ssq'PeT ftP Ma MaGkl9qw B Mqssewhte London January
steamer Minneapolis Br Leylaud, London January 81.
WIN ise ana % cabin passengers Atlantic Transport
Kaiser Wilheim der 4iiP iqoPsa m e1 S,a
B BTeen ag aaee54ay SOUTHAMPTON and Cherbourg 5 with
,eaI &C., arrived At me Pa i2i5 S''' m 10 oe'r''n'
January ~ in ballast to Philip Ruprecht Arrived az tbn
steamer Maasdam Dutch, Rakker Rotterdam, and
age euaiy H ~ H. Tllh T mass y cabin and
steamer Ia Gasgogne d ourner, Havre February .
Rasme General Transatlantque Arrived at the Bar at
t, steamer y, Kurdistan B Todd Yokohama November o
%th Ig S"s'or 70 , S PrS Ga SSd January ana Malta
r'ysa staamer a1 the p8m6c aT at ,},, lSth %lsr, ~
Para u and BARBADOS February i1h Sia%s January %
Go; s,aa1r, Arrived 't.n at the Bar B,5 az 5 a m y
mdse and IS passengers TO the Panama R R IS Co Nr
steamer Uner Nop larsen Demerara January 80. with
sugar TO l. w Armstrong. Arrived the Bar al r. 10
II S1eameT BsysTnop m @ GoT Olsen Port Pax Cape
inagua g. with fruit to the cameron Ss co a'oRl2 and nd
with nise and 100 passengers TO James E Ward %
Arrived at the Bond BAR -s:n, At $40 Pna,o M ,.
engers to the New-Yor and Porto Rico IS CO Pfss
at the Bar a. a. 5ati;a 1870 m, m, ,,.,ro-.
with mdse and to the Ola 6omnon amd s S0fk @
SAILED
Steamers Winifred, for Pensacola etc; st Hugo ,Rr,
Antwerp; First Bismarck (ier Naples etc Stella Utsb
Naples and Genoa E Dorado, NewOrleans. Gulf stream
Philadelphia; OriZaba, Colon DAM Conenba0en
Jamestown Norfolk and Newport News.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS
Liverpool Feb l1-ATriyed steamers Bowie tRr, Jones
New-N ork. Canadian tBrl Hill. York
Lizard, Feb n-Passed, steamers British King (Br,
Riddle, Antwerp for New-York; Hanover t3r Phelan
New-York Hamburg.
London Feb llArrived, steamer Minuehaha Robin
NeW,-York ~
Hull. Feb 1O-Arrived steamers Colenso tBr, sheckeu
New-Orleans via Portland England: Colorado tEr),
Cox. New York. ''
Genoa. Feb S-Saled. Iombardia UtaO
zoneri. New-York.
Genoa. Feb II. a m-Ar-ivel Columbia tCsr)
krech, new-Iork for Naples. Alexandria. iand
proceeded.
Algiere. Feb sailed steame Rhenfes Ger. pevere
from Calcutta, etc. NeV-Yorz.
shanghai, Feb n-ATriVed previously steamer Needles
Bri Millens. Work @@
Manila, Feb 9-Arrived steamer Tndran tBr1 Hin Yok,
hama for NeW--York '' INV
Ferns nbuco. Feb sailed, Prince tTr,
ZONES New York. -
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
NETWORK CITY

The Authors Club will give reception to An
drew Carnegie at the clubrooms. In Carnegie Hall
F1fty-sxth-st and Seventh-ave.. tomorrow even
ing.
The New-Jersey Bee Keepers Association will
hold meeting at noon March | at the office of
j. H. NJ. Cook. No 81 Cortlandt-st.. this city
There were sold at auction at the Produce Ex
change yesterday afternoon thirty-four member
ships which had been revoked by the board of
managers because of non-payment of dues and
Gratuity Fund assessments. The prices obtained
ranged from S235 to $254 seat. the highest figure
being paid for the last OF the memberships sold.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
ALBEMARLE-Countess Pappenhem. Of Eng
land GRAND-Captain W. c. Wise Z. s. n and
Buell. Heminway, Of watertowu, Conn. HOFF
MAN-Judge Andrew Hamilton OF Albany HOL-
LAND-Dr. Wiegaud managing director OF the
North German Lloyd Steamship Line. OF Bremen,
George Leyde, OF Bremen and A. Balm, director
general OF the Hamburg-American Steamship Line
Of Hamburg. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O'Meara. Of
Boston. MURRAY HILL-Ex-Judge J. Rider Cady.
OF Hudson. PLAZA-P- T. Banigan, Of Providence.
VICTORIA-Colonel James King. OF Montreal
WALDORF-ASTORIA - Baron d Estournelles de
Constant. Depute de Ia Sarthe, Paris; Postmaster
General H. c. Payne. OF Washington; Governor J.
T. Hill of Maine and Ex-Governor ". a. McCorkIe
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
DIR. TALMAGE IN A TRAN WRECK

Naldosta, Ga. Feb 1.-THE Rev. DR.. T. De Witt
IAiihase had narrow escape in train wreck at
Dupont. on the Plant System this afternoon Al
dupont the train ran into an open switch and
came IN colllsion with freight cars on the sidin
a NUMBER or cars were smashed into splinters n,
ia Iaimage mage iost part of his baggage but sustained
no no worse injury than severe shaking up Three
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
AMusfmeHIs.
Rig yaudeviIIe. Big Comedy.

pRncTORS Big ~ snaasSils % sCe Box Big sas. cGneds s
aann ~ Peter f. Daley ~ Co., Caron & Her
23RD ST. bert Jos. Maxwell & Co. shean & Warren
rru ar "Trip to Chinatown" John Kernell
5lh hi. Nine. Emmy Locked Out 10 others
rnTu ~ ..Temperance Town." Geo Evans,
96In 81. Fake &. Semon Lille Tyce, 10 others.
j9sru ct "Innocent as a Lamb, Bonnie Thorn
1ZIlH OIL. pooley < Kent. and other acts
UEWluy AII-Stnr Vaudeville Twice Dahy'
h6HGnA Bargain Matinees, 25c. Orch & Bal
BIG SHOWS ALL HOUSES. TODAY.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 65s Sunset Moon sets 1O.Is m, Moon,
HIGH WATER.
MSandy HOOK Gov Island 10 ~ tJa = c.,o - n,
MSsndv Hook Gov Island II .n9 tJei ste 10
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
DAY

TODAY
Vessel For Line Mall, H.. ,-,
Philadelphia southampton American 6so -, ~
Cymrc Liverpool White star lo:OO m 90 = -
iceland Antwerp. Star.... 1o.no a -, . 90 y III
Hungaria Hayt g.2n - ~ N
Alamo. Galveston. Mallory "a - N
CouanChe Charleston. etc. C'lvda 80 p m
Hamilton Norfolk. Old Dominion 80 IN
Belvernon. Port -au-PrnCJ Cameron. 80 ? N
NeuStria- Marssilles. FaUre. ...........
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY n
Ia tiascogne Havre. French. .-..... 7oo -, IN m . -
Havana. Havana Y Cuba .... 40 n -, - 90 d m
Nf,r \r1, ori.a-. A ~ l'''iiil'il- 500
" ' ''''7' 'i'ih'"' 300
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY a.
laribhee, Grenada Quebec 2.2o - -, ana
Capri, Brazil. S'oman. ~ 80 ? m
'ienfuegos. Guantanamo 1S.,o y III - y III
Sllyia Newfoundland Red Cross. 1000 m II 90 m
Cd0rs5o T,riirsy,iIi NI.y1,.-- 800 m
TeT.rso-' N,rf.I, '-''.. - 3On
''' ''' HOii'i'i 'n-----' 3.np m
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
FOR THE IIBR ARN

n ecoth edit,on n of The Tribune Almanac is
cloth and gold lcttered. Price, ST.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
FOR THE Library.

Cloth edition of The Tribune Almanac Is a
necessary fixture for the library "
cloth and gold lettered. Price, 81.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12
Announcements

Poke effect In Collars.
sE"ANEE. L. g. W. sYOSSET.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-12

4 NNUAL ELECTION OF THE AMEklea.. :.
INSTITUTE at 10 West 44th St Lnufso4s' =
18th 'oa Peus open 10 A. n. close ?. ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28

Mr.. W. 5. Whedon, Cashier oi the FIRST
National Bank of Winterset, Iowa. in
recent letter gives some experience
with a carpenter in his employ. that will
be of value to other mechanics. He says:
Il had a carpenter working for me who
was Obliged TO stop work for several
days on account of being troubled with
diarrhoea. | mentioned to him that |
had been similarly troubled and that
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy had cured me. He bought
bottle of il from the druggist here and
informed me that one dose cured him
and he is again at his work" For Sale
by NJ. NJ. Lewis, druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
2KsBURe, w., SATURDAY. JUNE g. 1902 SECOND Part.
4 Three-,enr-oId Pr.,,i-x.

Although only three year old. Mas
ter Norman DCxtor N,sJen the sor OF
Captain and Mrs. Frank WecIcn ef
80 Cedar street. says an Alameda
tCall correspondent of Ii. 81. Loui..
Post Dispatch. rCacS The C,ily paper
rcgularl.. spells Instantly and gencr
ally correctly any phonetic word that
Is put 60 him and remcm ers wildly
all that he secs ANA hears. lie assist .
his brother Frank. AGED oi-ht. in pre-
pairing his lessons in arithmetic. geoe
raphy and spelling. but do, not 20 Co
school himself because hc is too small.
Baby \orman's powers Of compro
heusiou and retention are marvellous iu
one SO young. Nothing. il seems. cS
capcs his notice. lie is always askin-
the why and wherefore Of everything
that comes within the rangc Of his
senses. He talked and spelled before
he commenced Co walk. which wa,
when he reached his second birthday.
Little Norman has received no spec,al
instructions iu an educational way. ON
the contrary. his parents have sought
To- discourse the prccocitr OF their
child for fear that he might ovcrtaN
his mental faculties.
Since the infant prodigy was able 10
sit alone his constant playthings have
been alphabetical blocks. With these
he is necessarily making combinations
OF words he has seen. Given but q
glance ut the headings i'm q paper. Ra-
10y Norman will Invariably with his
blocks set them W without an error
lie has hobby Of observing. the names
on delivery wagons. store windows and
billboard signs ana rarely makes mis-
take IN Spelling them entire even
though hc has noticed them hut once.
When asked TO spell words like lion
Gitudinal.' sassination' and other.
Of similar length. the tiny mental won
der never hesitates. but spells them
quickly, apparently by sound and un-
consciously. When he secures a paper
Baby Norman pores over il from the
editorial To 1.-THE lost and found col.
umns. pronouncing The most difficult
words with an ease that is phenomenal
He is an adept In arithmetic. and the
icats he performs with figures evincc
no great effort on his part
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28

You may as well expect TO run n steam
engine without water as to find an &c
tive energetic man with a torpid liver
n nd You may know his liver is torpid
when he does not relish his food. OF
feels duh and languid after eating, often
has headache and sometimes dizziness.
\ few doses of Chamberlain stomach
and Liver Tablets will restore his liver
To- its normal functions, renew his vital.
~. improve his digestion and make him
feel like new man Price. - cents
Samp les free at VI. NJ. Lewis drug store
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
Master DicLey DavdIe-.o.

Master Dickey Dawdlc-so
is a litle boy ! know:
Called In ample time each morn.
stops TO dream. TO stretch and yawn:
Late to breakfast. then, Of course.
Mamma gricvcd and Dickey cross.
Dawdles over mealtime then.
Late nj school. perhaps. again:
SO II goes ON day by day.
Isn't this a shocking way2
Gentle grandma says. Don't fret:
Master Dick is little yet"
As the twig's bent so twin grow.
Only stoutcr. stronger: so
Dickcy now on his ways must mind
Else he'll always be behind.
Late At home. AT school. at work.
Dangers ir these day dreams lurk
Master Dick. so I've been told.
Means TO be a soldier bold
Here's a chance Tor him to start:
Join the ranks with stoutcst heart:
Loose these chains that bind him ia 81
Ere another day Is past.
Fight this giant Dawdle-so
Fore these habits stronger grow:
What's 70 do. do with will.
Striving each day harder sim.
Then we "a celebrate in rhyme
raptain Diclsey Right-on-tIrne.
Virginia King Frye.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28

Arthur II. +. Hildebrand. who has
been coaching the Princeton nine. is
now at Annapolis. where he is coaching
the Naval academy baseball team. Hi
1ebrand was succeeded at Princeton
by Jerry Bradley. who coached the
Tigers in 1899 and 1900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
what He Knew of Beds.

One day in school the teacher told an
Irish boy to spell and define bed. lie
got the bed. but couldn't tell what it
spelled. The teacher asked. What did
YOU sleep on last night:"
"Oh. yes. said the boy. Bed. dads
old coat and a sheepskin.'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28

Zombr0. 2:Il. is evidently destined 60
be very successful sire. His four
year-old daughter Zephyr. trottcd i'm
PIP at the Memphis meeting Another
four-year-old by him. Italia. 2:23i4. has
shown PIG in California. and five
year-Old. Julia NJ. a mile i'm 2:13i..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28

Crystal Domino Sugar. The finest
grade of Sugar manufactured We
invite consumers to call and examine
il, at MAGRATH 4 CHEsLEY's.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-28
j. Willard Adams.
FREDERICKSBURG MILL NC co.,
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
IT'S A MISTAKE

IT'S A MISTAKE
to suppose you can't afford to buy
good -four. The best is the cheapest
always. The product of our mills
has gained popularity that is wide
spread and deserved. 1t is at once
economical, pure and of uniformly
high standard. Our Gilt Edge SUI
perlative brand is noted for it's excel
lence. Has no superior on the mar
ket. Low priced, too.
fredericksburg Milling Co..
Fredericksburg, Va
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04

Charles n0geWorth Jones and Cover.
nor Gambler and General Evans and
Evan P. Howell you can enlist as CO.
operators. We cannot make as large
and complete a book as Judge Clark
has made, but we can certainly make
a roster, even though Senators Clay
and Bacon and Lon Livingston have
to have bill passed giving our agent
the use Of the confederate archives.
Judge Clark had to do that. Now
please take the lead in this matter, for
1t is a sacred duty we owe to our chill
drcn and their children. I asked an
cd private the other day how he could
prove his service. "Oh." said he.
there are dozen comrades l can
prove ut by" "But when they are all
dead and you are dead, how will the
children prove that their father or
grandfather was confederate sol
dier?" He looked thoughtful land said:
81 reckon major, the thing would be
lost to them"
Let's let the niger and Teddy alone
for awhile and work on bigger thing.
But | am not done with Teddy yet
not until he retracts and apologies.
Your friend
CHARLES H. SMITH,
Chill Arp.)
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04
.Papa, why Don't 90 Pray ?"

lated concerning the conversion of General
Clinton B. Fisk of blessed memory
The night on which the little incident oc-
Cured the General and his wife, as was
their custom, prepared their little son and
daughter for going to bed, and as the little
girl knelt down to say her usual evening
prayer at the Generals knee, she asked
God to bless her papa and mamma and
brother, and then looking up sweetly in
her papa's face she said: Papa, why don't
90 pray"
These words spoken by his little daugh-
ter, who to him was dearer than life itself,
SO affected the General as to change the
whole course of his remaining life, and
thus he was led to the Saviour.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04
SUPT. GREIF APPRECIATED.

Vioksburg. The employees of the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road
presented Superintendent A. J. Greif
with very handsome diamond ring
and splendid silver service of 104
pieoess, in testimony of their appre-
citation OF his kindness and thought
fulness during his administration Of
ten years as superintendent of the
Southern division Of the system.
apt. Graif's suo cessor, N. Q. Bell.
has arrived.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04

A widespread secret society, called
"Freres Libres" Gree brethren), has
been discovered in Galicia. It's OBJ
ject is the restoration of the Polish
kingdom, and the heads Of the gov.
eminent are said to be in Geneva.
The society has branches in German
and Russian Poland and in Geneva.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04

In German factories there are $500
thoroughly trained chemists and 5000
assistants besides. Perhaps their
most effective work has been in the
chemicals used in dyeing, which has
enabled Germany to take from Eng
land the control of that important in
dusry.