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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
VETERAN DROPS DEAD.
Governor Thompson Demands Reforms
at Phoebus and Opens the Gate.

fspecial Dispatch to The Times.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March ST.
Alfred James, aged siNty-five, a veteran
of the First Regiment. Delaware Volun-
steers. dropped dead on the street in
Hampton this afternoon Of heart disease.
Governor Thompson, of the Soldiers
Home, to-day rescinded his order closing
the sPhoebus gate Of the Soldiers Home
upon the promise of the citizens to break
up the robbery of old soldiers in, Phoebus
and to institute certain other reforms of
similar character. Several dive-kcepers
will be refused licenses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
Chesterfield Chat.
(spccial DISPATCH to The Tinesl

Especial Dispatch TO The TiInes.)
BEACH, VA, March 31.-Therc will be
an entertainment at Mr.. p. E. Clark's
hall tonight for the benefit Of the Court
house Y. There will be another there
April 5th.
Mrs. c. E. Spinner is in very poor
health. Mrs. Spinner is having an addi-
ton built TO her house.
Miss Josie De Raisne, Miss Mary Kidd
and Mr.. Waverlt Kidd We're the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Crostick last night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
Suspected Of Lawson's Assassination.
fSpecial Dispatch TO The Timcs1

WILSON. n. c.. March Sl.A white
man named Garter is being held on sus-
picion by DQplh comfy AUTHORITIES as
IMPLICATED in tiae murder Of kit. Lawson,
r. prominent citizen OF Smiths Town
whip. that county
Lawson was murdered one night last
r,eck, being shot from the dark through
a window while sitting conversins with
4 gentleman IN his home.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01

The prospects of this road coming here
has enhanced the value of property con-
siderably. Some weeks ago a lot of fifty
feet was sold for $50 without improve
ments.
.:.s.:.s;. davenport. wife of Commander
Davenport, of the United States training
ship Essex, and her sister. arc stopping
at the Bay View House. and will remain
here while the Essex is in this port.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
Store and Tenements Burn.
iSncciul niSnatch TO The Times

NORFOLK VA, March 31.-Stoddard's
store, at Percy Avenue and Princess Anne
Road was destroyed by fire, which was
discovered shortly after 5 o'clock this
morning Subsequently four tenements
adjoining, which were occupied by col.
ored people, caught atire and were burned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
OVERHEARD AND DROWNED.
Jim Bruce, Colored, Loses His Life
While Fishing in the Roanoke.

Especial DISPATCH 10 The Timcs)
GAINESVILLE, VA, March 31.-Jim
Bruce coored, was blown overheard
while fishing in the Roanoke River by
The high wind about 5 O'Clock this after
a,oon and was drowned. His body was
not recovered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
FIRE AT BLACKSTONE.
Hoge Academy Cadets Do Good Work
in Saving a Residence.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
BLACKSTONE, VA, March 31.-Two
small frame buildings owned by Mr.. S.
S. Davis here burned to-day. Cadets
Wood and Nottingham. Of the Hoge
Academy, saved the fine residence be-
longing to Mr.. C. II. Robertson by climb
ing the lightning rods to the top OF the
building and with buckets of water eN-
tinguished the flames.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
Virginia Man Committed Suicide BY.
Turning on Gas.

Turning on Gas.
Special Dispatch to The Timcs.l
yYAsHINGTON,s March 81. II T.. Ifar-
vile, thirty-sixg years OF age, whose home
Is at Danville. IN, was found dead in his
room at a lodging house, No. 46s Pennsyl-
zvania Avenue. yesterday. Odpr of escap-
ing gas attracted attention 70 tha room
occupied by the stranger. Investigation
showed that the gas Was partly turned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
Mrs Florence.Ni ghtingale Belknap, Vice,
President San Francisco Round Table, and
a Prominent Member Of Pentecost Church
Of that City Cured Of Fearful Female
Troubles by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND Read Her Letter.

"EAR MIS- wish to thank you for the benefit
YOUR medicine has done speak highly praise of
it. After child born left very bad condition
flowed weeks of the month suffered for months and
finally consulted physicians. Two Of them said had tmo
and the third one going consumption sick
tired could perform household duties Finally TREND
urged me to try Lydia Pnl1hams Vegetable Compound
really faith although had often heard Of its wonderful
cures but had faith interest anything
finally decided try it, after the first bottle felt I'M
mensely better taking sixth bottle entirely
cured and felt consider womans friend, and
would house. O. what lot of misery and
suffering be avoided if all only knew of the wonderful
power Lydia Pnham Vegetable Compound to their ills
Mis- n BELKNAP 1922 Leavenwoh ST, San Francisco CAL
$4,000 FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER is NOT GEN UNE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
YORKTOWN 3PROSPERIN(;,-
Prospects Of an Electric Line Enhances
Value of Property.
a lSnecfal Dtsparcn TO The Times

YORKTOWN, March 31,-Citizens
are making an effort to get the power
house of the electric road. which is soon
TO be built, ted here and will offer
Inducements to that end, this place being
about the center of the line from ia mes
town to Old Point.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01

on and that Death resulted from asphyx-
iation. Coroner hewitt probably will sign
a certificate giving the cause of death Us
accidental. An Identification card gave
Earyille's home rs T awhile. together with
the information tnatg his wife lives there.
"A card Of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen, issued at Spencer, =. e.. fadi-
Gates that Harvilie was a railroad ems
$ploSe. kilograms we're sent to both cities.
Yesterday evening q reply was received
from Danviife instructins the police to.
send the body to that place in care OF
the Trainmen.s brotherhood
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01

pointments will be made tomorrow.
The members of the conference were
given a reception this evening at thel
residence of Mayor Hayes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01

MACON, CAIN a freight wreck ON
the Macon. Dublin and Savannah Rail-
road TODAY. twelve linan1en were injured
Henry causey and David FhiiEot one
groes, who were bro:ght to the hospital
here, are believed to be fatally hurt. ~
nange on TIE wheel of the box car. In
which the men were riding. broke. de-
railing the car and almost the sne11o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06

critical moment You have been very
lucky thus far in escaping accidents,
but feel it my duty nevertheless to
advise with you. 1t is through no fault
of your own that you haven't been
smashed up dozen times over"
"Why should I be smashed upY' ask
ed Mrs. Bowser as she looked up from
her book.
Because you are woman and be-
cause a woman loses her nerve the in
slant she is menaced by danger 1t
wouldn't have surprised me any day
in the last ten years to have heard that
you were run over on the street. You
are just careless enough to walk in
front of trolley car"
"How about your being careless
enough to walk in front Of butcher
cart p she asked.
IT never did it. The cart turned q
corner on me-"
But you stepped of car and was
hit by a peddler's wagon"
'Never! l was crowded OF q car,
but the accident was no fault of mine u
Didn't you run for q car to be knock.
ed down by bicycle?'
Never! was sauntering toward q
car when great big loafer on bike
wabbled around and struck out Never
have I had an accident through my
own fault, while my coolness and calm
ness have prevented hundreds through
the fault of others. If | went blunder-
ing up and down as you do. trusting to
bullhead luck, I'd be killed inside Of q
week. When you take car. do you
ever think that a runaway team may
jump over the front dashbeard?"
81 don't think L ever do" she ad
mitted. s. 1- =
lust like a woman, and yet such 9
thing is quite likely to happen and tt
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why didn't you leap for the middle Of
the street ?''
Because in my GOODNESS observed
that it was only the fall of single
brick instead of q general collapse. he
lamely replied.
.Then a single brick is nothingY'
"Don't take that tone with me, wo
man! am trying to beat a little sense
into your head, and you ought to see it
Suppose you were in theater when
the cry OF IRE was raised there with
out me. What would you do?"
I'D ask the person next to me where
the fire was.''
Certainly You would, and you'd
want TO know when his or her grand
father died, whether he or she had
ever had measles or whooping cough,
whether the fire was on the stage or in
some factory mile away. and I'd be
lucky to recover your charred bones.
Yes, you'd be sure to fool around for
ten or fifteen minutes instead of calm
ly rising up at the first alarm and cool
" walking out. BY George, but what
an idiot woman isI'
I'm SORRY" said Mrs. Bowser in con-
trite tones as Mr.. Bowser got up and
took walk.
1--WE will suppose few cases nearer
home," he finally continued as he glar-
ed at the cat and fell into his chair.
"You are sitting here alone, and you
hear a sudden fall down stairs. You
run down and find the cock senseless
on the floor, with her eyes rolled back
and all her limbs rigid. What do you
do?"
81 telephone for the doctor"
Eyes; you monkey with the tele>
phone for a quarter of an hour to find
that the doctor is out, and when you
return to- the kitchen the soul of the
cook has passed away. Had you placed
the dishpan under her head and dash
ed water into her face she would have
been up and at work in ten minutes"
Mr.. Bowser had good deal more to
say about GOODNESS and calmness and
presence of mind, and Mrs. Bowser
had had the tact to let him do his
boasting undisputed, and when bed
time came he was so well pleased with
himself that he admitted she might al
most cross the street without being
knocked down by car or blown up by
dynamite. He didn't see the cat wink
at herself or he might have suspected
that stone was being prepared for
him to stub his toe against. He had
been asleep for an hour, and the only
noise to disturb the night were the
yeowls of a cat in the back yard look
| ing for a scrap, when Mrs. Bowser
shook him by the shoulder and softly
said: .--.-=-s-z--
81 am not in the least excited, and of
course you won't be, but l thought it
best to tell you that + smell smoke"
''By thunder. SO do Iy' he exclaimed
as he sat up in bed and shifted and
,, snuffed. ~.
I'VE will be calm-very calm," she
continued. "It may be that the whole
lower part of the house is on fire. but
if so"- >1s
"Of course it isra he yelled as he
leaped out Of bed and made frantic eff
forts to pull on his trousers. Run t.
the window and shout police and fire.
BE calm, Mr. Bowser-be calm
Where do you think the fire caught"
Good lands. woman! Firel Fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06
A Trapshooter For Congress.

Monmouth, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-Thomas A.
Marshall, the celebrated trapshooter, is
a candidate for congressional honors,
having received by reclamation the
nomination of the Democrats of the
Fourteenth Illinois district. Mr.. Mar
shall is mayor of Keithsburg. He gain
ed fame among spoftsmen by twice
winning the grand American handicap
for shooting He was captain of the
All-American team that visited Europe
last year. He is wealthy, owning tele-
phone lines. electric light plants and
land He was a member of the state
legislature when Palmer was elected
Tinted States senator.
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He RUSHED DOWN STAIRS YELLING "r1Rr."t

cause the death of six or eight people
in the front end OF the car. Never sit
in the front end Of a car-never. Sup
pose you were walking along and the
cry Of Mad dogr was raised. what
would you DOR
II should probably look around for
the dog"
mot a doubt of it, and thereby fall
a victim to the brute. Should you ever
hear that cry, you must dash for the
nearest doorway at once. Bear this In
mind whenever you are out, SO as not
to be taken by surprise. There is such
a thing as the machinery of a trolley
car becoming disabled and the car rum
ming away. In such q case, were you =
passenger, what would you dor
I'D call for the police"
Every likely, and then run out and
jump of and break your neck. The
sensible way would be to shut your
teeth, brace your feet and get good
grip with your hands, and if the car
dashed into anything you'd escape In
jury. When you are passing along the
walk, does it ever occur to you that
buildings frequently collapse and kill
half dozen or more pedestriansY'
II don't believe it does"
'sOf course not. 1t never does to any
woman. She goes laundering along as
II she was as safe as q dollar in de-
posit vault. Always have one eye on
the buildings, Mrs. Bowser. and at the
first signal Of danger leap for the mid
die OF the street."
"But you were passing building 4
few weeks ago and q brickbat fell
down on your head" abe protested.
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de reason hev speakin' admirashun
fur man who hasssot on de fence all
summer an won medal as de LATEST
man in town.
We should bring up our chillen In de
way dey should 90. but most Of N
bring 'em up in de way we want our
selves.
It's all in de way you look at things.
Pze heard prayers dat de Lord might
send rain to save de craps, an I'zs
heard prayers dat he might induce .
man to leave his chicken coop wide
open on dark night.
I amt sayin' dat money has any In
fuence wild religun, but Pze allus mo-
ticed dat Deacon Davis s'amens'' hev
leetle mo- heart In 'em when de pew
rents am all paid up.
While is cheerfully willin' to advise
my Teller men to marry fur luv an
leave de money question out, candor
compels me to state dat Mrs. Gardner
had To- acres of land an COW when I
6rst felt dat I could not lib widout her.
I like man to come to me an say
of hisself dat he's honest an truthful
an plumb up an down. Den I'm on
my guard, an if he kin beat me out
of Is cents he's welcome to de money.
It's de honest men you hev to look
out fur de sharpest.
I s'pose a minister of de gospil kin
ride out on bike widout a judgment
follerin', but I've allus had a curiosity
to know if he said anything in per-
ticker to help de cause of Satan when
he struck stone an went ober de
fence.
Oar must be sunthin in higher eddi-
cashun or so many people wouldn't
spend DER time an money on it, but
it does seem to me dat stout club an
five or six cuss words am plenty mum
to drive any sort Of a hog out of de
garden an keep him soin fur half q
mile furdef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06
Coronation Dress Rehearsal

London, Aug. 6-The first complete dress
rehearsal of the coronation ceremony was
held in Westminster Abbey today. The
participants included all the chief actors
in the ceremony save their majesties.
The Kings company of the Grenadier
Guards was posted at the Abbey annex and
the peers and peeresses and the royal
pages all assumed their robes in the dress
ing rooms in the annex. The gorgeous
coronation carpet and tapestries were I'M
covered an dthe procession and the entire
ceremony except the amounting were gone
through with. The proceedings lasted an
hour and a half.
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INC Now york Station

OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. System,
at the foot of West I'D street. makes
the uptown and hotel district of New
York easily accessible. The cheap cab
service of this system from that station
is extensively patronixed- Full particu-
lars may be had by addressing A. B.
Ritchie. travelling passenger agent.
Kansas City. Ne.
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Fire! We shall be burned alive! Dash
out the glass and yell for your life!"
But we must not lose our presence
Of mind"
He did, however. He rushed down
stairs yelling "Firew and he rushed out
doors yelling "Pclicew and 1t was not
until three OF four belated pedestrians
had entered the house with him that
he Gained down. When he finally
faced Mrs Bowser, her look was limo
cence itself, and nothing could be more
artless than her suggestion:
1.-THE cook must have put . lot Of pa
per in the kitchen range"
yes" replied Mr.. Bowser as he
glared and eritted his teeth and mental
ly resolved that he would get even il
1t took q thousand years..
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sorts of jobs on him II possible. ottawa

sorts of jobs on him If possible. Ottawa
people thought they would get him to
become a stone mason temporarily and
lay the corner stone of the new Method
ist church down there. and they invited
him to do~so but. sSecretarvs Certelyou
has replied that SO many dates have al
ready made for the presidents itinerary
that it will be impossible for him to
stop at Ottawa for that purpose.
The Populists of the Thirtieth judicial
district followed the action of The Dem
ocratS and yesterday nominated T. L
Bond, of Salina. for district judge.
Senator Burton will leave Abilene to-
morrow for San Francisco on his Ha-
waiian trip. He will be ACCOMPANIED
by Mrs. Burton and they will sail from
San Francisco on August II.
The fusionists of Franklin county got
together yesterday aud nominated a
ticket made up of eight Democrats and
Ave Populists. 1t will go on the official
ballot under the Democratic head. The
ticket is as follows: Treasurer, A. H.
Slater: sheriff, S. P. Costinger; clerk, j.
H. Bell; attorney J. w. Deford; regis
ter. d. G. Houston; probate judge, ]. c.
Collins; district clerk, r. B. PeddicoTd;
superintendent, L. E. Rathburn; sur
veyor, J. H. Titus; coroner. Dr.. H M.
Lyle; legislature, West district, A.Dob-
son; East district, E. W. Hume: COM
missioner, E. NJ. Sheldon.
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BROTHER GARDHER's WISDOM.

Copyright, 1902, by G. B. Lewis)
Most all sorts of chickens ar willin'
nun to lay aigs when aigs am 20 cents
q dozen
Yves all got a feelin' dat we don't
want to say anything ag'in q dead
man, but we also find ourselves wishin'
dat sartin persons could return to de
flesh fur about fifteen minits an gin
VI a show to talk.
II de mewl didn't kick back now an
den, folks would In time size him up
fur q COW or q boss an put him In .
false posishun.
Muffin succeeds like success. an dafs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-06
Co0L, CALM BoWSER


Copyright. 1902, by @. B. Lewis-) z
Here is case" began Mr.. BoWser
the other evening as he laid aside his
newspaper-"here is a case where
woman in Chicago lost her life by be-
coming confused on the street and be-
ing struck by a carriage. Forty-nine
out of every fifty accidents occur
through people losing their heads ct .
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Saloonman Shot by His Wife.

Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 6.-Bin Bay,
saloonkeeper, of Klondike, and wife
quarreled last night and Mrs. Bay shot
him in the arm. The wound is not Sc
riOuS
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.
QNice hoard Of Educatien.


Topeka. Kan. Aug. g 1%4.
Saabod proposals. win be received at the
office of the beard Of education until 4
O'Clock p. M. saturday, August 80, 1Soe.
for supplying the public schools OF this
city for the school year isoa-lsss with coal
Bids viii be considered for any kind OF
frst class coal, mime being named, but in
awarding the contract the beard VIII take
into consideration the quality of the coal
and not necessarily give the CONTRACT TO
the lowest bidder. BIDS will be received
for supplying all the schools of the city.
or all schools north Of the river, or all
schools south Of the river; The smen mt
pounds to the ton. All coal must be screen
ed and delivered In such quantities at such
times in the coal houses, and weighed on
such scales as the board may designate as
must enclose a certified check for $10o.
payable to the board of education In case
the successful bidder fails to enter into
contract and furnish within three days oe
the time of the award satisfactory bond
In the sum of one thousand dollars for
the faithful fulfllment Of the contract
The board reserves the right to reject
any OF all bids.
BY order of the board of education.
]. E. STEWART. Clerk.
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SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK OF
FARMSi FARMSi FARMS
BY SHIII INCL


BY SHILLINGLAW.
$40 acre stock farm miles from Topeka
highly improved $4,000
800 acres miles from city. large 10 room
house, about 100 acres in cultivation, bal
ance meadow and pasture; $40 per acre.
$50 acre stock farm, the best in this
county. fine buildings. wen watered run
ming water and timber; all lies level; rich
black soil, $50 per acre.
ITO acre dairy farm miles from postof-
flee: buildings cost 5000 Price this week.
$4,000
100 acres 5 miles from city, 20 acres in
cultivation. 90 acres meadow and pasture.
all tfilable; fair buildings: S, 800
160 acres miles from city, fenced
Smooth level hay land n mile to railroad
station. SIS per acre.
100 acres adjoining Valencia. first station
west on Rock Island railroad, 80 acres In
cultivation, 20 acres Kaw bottom, balance
timber and pasture. so per acre.
80 acres. the best 1 have to offer to
Spectator. Only ~ miles to capitol
square. 60 acres smooth and 20 little rough;
road on sides: no buildings; only 50 per
acre. Can you beat it?
choice lots in Quinton Heights: all
corners. Snap-$30O.
100000 acres sraxipg land in Kansas
from Toe to 500 per acre.
THOS. G. SHII4LINGLAW
10ek West Fifth ST.
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City Ticket Office.
Union Pacific. r.. r.. sa5 Kansas Ave.
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Low Round Trip Summer Rate

Low Round Tip summer Raves.
Via Chicago Great Western railway to
st. Paul, Minneapolis. the Cannon VAL
ley lakes, Duluth and the Superiors.
Tickets good to return October 31st. For
dates of sale and other information APP
ply to any Great Western agent, or to
J. P. Elmer. G. p. A.. Chicago. Ill
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Don't Accept counterfeits.

For piles, skin diseases. sores. cuts.
bruises, burns and other wounds nothing
equals DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Don't
accept counterfeits. None genuine except
DeWitt's. II have suffered since 1866 with
protruding, bleeding piles, and until re. e.,
says J. F. Gerall Of st. Paul. Ark Final
ly tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
which soon completely cured me-"
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:
IEGAIk

rNe>NAt~r>~e<r<~>1>~~A
F5fst puh2ished IN ths Topeka State touF-
nal August 6 1so2
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends who SO
kindly assisted US during our late be-
reavement.
MR.. and MRS. A. A. PAISLEY
and Family.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-200 acre fine improved farm,
all kaW river bottom, room house, large
barn. large double corn crib-granary,
plenty water, wind mill, orchard. l mile
from r. r. town. this county. If you want
a good farm see me.
R. B. MOORE, 600 Kansas Ave.