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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
DAYS DEGREESAND
HONORS IN COLLEGE
Gathering the Fruit Of a Year Of
Hard Study
1t is ALSO A TIME OF GAYETY
Old Salem Female College Celebrates
a Hoary Observation-Disclosures
Literary Society at Randolph
Macon Has Good Record.
Especial Dispatch to The T.mcs.}

Especial Dispatch to The T!ncs1
STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL,
FARMV1LLE. VA, May 24.-Misses Bes-
sic Wade and Rebecca Walker gave a
delightful congratulatory tea Friday al
ternoon, May 18th. to Misses Sally Nor
ris and Mamie Wade upon the success
full completion Of their senior examina
tons.
An enjoyable recital by the music class
of Miss Clara F. Spilman occurred al
her studio. on High Street. Friday. even
ing. May 18th. The twenty-five mem
bers of the senior class were the guests
of honor After the completion of the
programme the young ladies. chaperoneo
by Miss SpilmaE. attended the festival al
the armory. for the benefit of the Farm
VILE Guard and the Young Mems Chris.
tan Association.
The graduating class has invited Rev.
s. Il Thompson. pastor Of the Baptist
Church of this city, to preach the bac-
calaureate sermon Sunday, June lst.
Mr.. Oscar Littleton, of Lynchburg. and
Mir Bruce Kline. student of medicine, Co
lumbar University. Washington. spent
Saturday and Sunday with DR.. and Mrs.
L. W. Kline. who entertained few
friends informally on Saturday evening,
In honor of their guests.
One of the most delightful social events
of the school year was the reception
given to the senior class by Miss Ora
Harris at the home of her uncle, Mr.
". p Gillian. Tuesday afternoon. MISS
Harris was assisted in receiving by Mrs:
Gillian, Miss Pollard and Miss Boat
wright Miss Matte Lee Cunningham.
of this city, added greatly to the enjoy
ment of the evening by singing several
beautiful selections. Delicious ices,
cakes and fruits were served on the long
verandah
Miss Mary Frayscr, Senior A. class. who
had to give up her work on account OF
her health. has returned to her nome, al
Ealisville
Mr.. Marion St Clair. University Col
iege of Medicine Richmond. STOPPED over
Wednesday on his way home to Salem 10
see his sister. Miss Katie st. Clair
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LEXINGTON LEXINGTON VA, May s4.-captain
Henry L. Newbold, artillery corps, u. S..
A, of the staff of Major John
r. Brooke, commanding the Department
of the East, was in Lexington from
Thursday of last week till Monday last,
inspecting the battalion of cadets of the
Virginia Military Institute. Friday at
ternoon battalion inspection, followed by
review and battalion drill, was he'd
in his honor. Captain New.old said that
he was highly pleased with the general
appearance and "set up Of the cadets,
and with the condition of their arms and
accountrements. He added that he
thought their appearance and drilling
could not be surpassed.
On Saturday the Inspector acted as
Judge in competitive company drill.
"a" company was first; B. second;
c. third, and 3D. fourth. The per
centages We're all very high. After this
he inspected the battery, sabre, and get
ting-up drills. all of which, he said, were
most excellent.
Sunday morning Captain Newbold and
the Commandant inspected barracks, with
the condition of which the army fnspec-
tor declared it impossible to find fault.
On Monday morning, Captain Newbold
gave the first class an examination in
ordnance and gunnery. Field Fortifica-
tons, and the Infantry Drill Regulations.
He complimented the class on their
splendid recitation in these subjects.
The following are extracts from per-
sonal letter received by Major Ford. COM
mandant Of cadets. from Captain Smed-
ley T. Butler, Of the marine corps, who
acted as colonel in the regimental parade
in which the v. Nj. I. boys took part
during their stay in Charleston:
..I have seen a great many bodies OF
cadets drill, but have never seen any that
can excel the battalion from your In
stitute.''
..I, as regimental commander, was in a
good position to observe all your move
ments the precision of which showed
plainly that the Virginia Military 1nsti-
tute u justly entitled The West Point
of tfaE South -
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The above photograph W. L. Pruett.
Dudley, Mo-. sends us, and states that: Il
am willing the public should see my pic
tIre, so any sufferer from Impure Blood
RAY have hope Of cure by taking Botanic
Blood Balm q. B. b.. suffered from
blood poison, having aching bones and
joints. eruptions, sore throat and gums:
agonizing, itching, burning skin. with
scales and scabs, attended with swollen
glands. lost my appetite was all run
Gown. Patent medicines and doctors
failed to arrest the disease but Botanic
Blood Balm (B B. 3D. changed the ma
ture of my blood, and by degrees the
sores. pimples and ulcers healed perfect
ly. the aches and pains vanished. and
my blood circulated in the old vigorous
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has no equal as a. perfect blood purifier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
RICHMOND man
WILL Be PRESIDENT
r. Lancaster Williams Will Be
Head Of Street Railway
Consolidation.
fBy Associated Pre-

BALTIMORE, MD, May 24.-The re-
port that George r. Webb, vice-presldent
of the United Railways. would become
president of the 100000 railway con-
solidation. embracing Norfolk and cities
and towns of Hampton Roads, is denied.
The official slate is:
President. R. Lancaster Williams. OF
Richmond, Va.
vice-Presldent, William j. Payne, OF
Newport News, va.
General Manager, E. G. Hathaway, OF
Baltimore.
Mr.. Hathaway is now general manager
Of the Railway and Light Company OF
America
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OAK GROVE ACADEMY. ]
Richmond Mandolin and Guitar Club q
Commencement.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.1
BELONA. VA, May 24-Tuesday night
closed the commencement exercises at
Oak Grove Academy. Fully five hundred
were crowded into the auditorium. A
guitar and mandolin club. composed of
Richmond gentlemen, Messrs. Davidson,
Selden. Hogshead, Davidson and Sedge-
wick, furnished the music. AS they rem
dered their first choice selection the cur
tain was drawn and seated upon the
stage were principal. teachers of the sew
eral departments. visiting professors,
ministers. lawyers. and students.
The young ladies were dressed In white
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25

Ninth-street Church. ]. On the opening
night a quartette from Ashland. directed
by Mrs. Conway Gordon, organist Of st.
James. Episcopal Shurch. Of Richmond,
and the talented e1ocutionist. Miss Fran
4ces Starr, will apear. Fancy drill every
evening. skax
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
BROKE RECORD.
Dewitt Threw Hammer Distance of l64
Feet 4I-2 Inches.

(By Associated Press.
PRINCETON. N. J., May 24.-The Uni-
.versity of California defeated the P,,'Iice-
ton track team in a dual me,.. held
here to-day, by the score of Z to G.
The surprise AMI big feature OF tue.
day was the defeat OF Plaw by Dewitt In
Ike hammer throw. On the first throw
Dewitt swung the hammer 1854 feet Ia
inches. which broke the Intercollegiate
record by about ten feet and proved tos
be the winning throw. Plaw failed to cos
more than 157 feet 1-2 inches.
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GOVERNMENT OF THEIR OWN
MIR. BRYAN Believes That Filipinos Will
Ultimately Be Granted independence.

BY AEsocIateu FLess. -. -.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, May "a
Hon. w. J. Bryan passed through this
city to-day en- route to: his home in
Lincoln, Neb., from Havana. Cuba.
where he witnessed the ceremonies att
tendant upon the Inauguration of the
Cuban Republic. He said he believed
the United States would eventually give
the Filipinos a government Of their own.
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made This portrait is the gift of an old
Washington hall member who is also
Eure.
The walls of the society's hall will re-
main silent guardians of its sacredness
during the months of vaca ton. During
that time the old members will manu-
facture orations and scribble deba ties.
preparatory to next years work. It is
to be hoped that next session will see an
increase both in numpers and in. mate
rial and that both old and new mem
bers will join in advancing the glorious
standard of the Washington Literary So
ciety and In proving to the world that
The very best Of all
Is the old Wash. HALL"
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FREDERICK BOY DROWNED.
He and His Companion Rocked tho,
Boat and Upset 1t.
Especial Dispatch to The Times

Especial Dispatch to The Time5.l
WINCHESTER, VA. May A-Kent
McCarty. OF Stephens City, this county,.
was drowned yesterday near McKeea-;
port, Pa. where he attended school With
Charles Skewis, another pupil younUs
McCarty went rowing on the river. The:
boys rocked the boat, which upset. and
they were drowned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
GaIleRo Mills Case.

The case Of the Gallego Mills against
the city is slowly progressing in the Law
and Equity Court. The hearing Of evil
dence will continue tomorrow and will
probably consume several days longer.
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EDITORIAL YOU have the slightest symptoms Of kidney bladder troubles
it family history
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what a the proverb N to-day's Sunday
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THE v. M. l CADETS.
High Authorities.
Special Dispatch to The Times

They Secure High Encomiums from
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
s's: :: : ZMNzzNw

Our former senator, Pettigrew,
has been down in New York, so
the daily papers say, organizing
a new political party during the
week. Pettigrew puts the prop
osition as follows in the open
threat to bolt the democracy:
Mr.. Bryan will not be the candidate
of the regular democracy in 1904, but
he and his friends hope that he will
have much to say regarding the plat
form and the management of the cam
paign. II he does not, Mr.. Bryan
and his associates will form a new
party, based on the Kansas city plat
form. Free silver will not again be a
political issue. When we demanded
the free coinage of silver we wanted
more money. Since then immense
new gold fields in Alaska and South
Africa have been opened; there is more
money than ever before, and greater
prosperity. This result is what we
predicted when we asked for more
mon0. Times are good in the west,
in spite of the beef trust. The farmers
get more for their cattle and ehigher
prices for their cereals. But on the
other principles aside from silver, the
west has not changed. We adhere to
the original principles Of democracy,
although the country is fast drifting
away from all its own moorings. The
main trouble is the departure from the
acknowledgements. Afourth
of July Grafton of ten years ago will
not fit today.
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Arrow Shots

A feminine faced man hasn't much
show.
Homemade dresses show how they
are made.
Nothing will keep some folks from
being fools.
If your lead pencil is lost, send the
baby after it.
Men who a get all the credit they
want, don't need it.
Every day one is impressed with how
numerous fools are.
Every mar has to listen to long stor-
les about nothing every day.
A cigarettesiend pays the penalty in
the esteem in which he is held.
If your baby refuses to come to you
just have a lead pencil in sight.
The wonder is that half of us get as
many things done right as we do.
There are some people who cannot
have any sense pounded into them,
You can't help Judging folks by those
they stop to talk with on the stree
People. will judge a man by his oe'
cupation, even if it is not fair to dc
So.
Half the work in the world is caused
by folks who do not do what they
ought to.
Every man likes to come to his office
through a heavy rain, and have it stop
as he gets there.
Some day stop and count how many
things are told you that you don't care
anything about.
How many men there are whose full
names are never known till announced
in their obituaries.
Flowers raised in hot houses are the
prettiest of all, but noShing to eat is as
good when raised that way.
If a man carries a colored umbrella
you know he is married and the UNI
brella belongs to his wife.
About the meanest thing to say OF a
person is that he dosen't buy a thing
because he can't afford it.
You can't tell by the -four on a mil
ler's clothes what kind of fourhe makes
He may be grinding chop feed.
When you get a letter written on
stationery printed with a rubber stamp
do not get excited. 1t doesn't amount
to much.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' ss.ss ~ :, &1NGZ@
why . Limpet sticks,


The limpet has gained ~notoriety by
the strength with which It adheres to
the rock on which 1t decides to rest.
The force required to detach the hmpet
from the rock has lately been tested by
q we'll known naturalist, who found
that more than sixty pounds must be
exerted for the purpose. So this little
thing, weighing about half an ounce,
sticks so tightly that a force equal to
two thousand times Its own weight is
necessary to drag It away.
It was at one time supposed that at.
mospheric pressure had something to
do with the adhesive power OF the linn
pet, but 1t Is now generally agreed that
the creature exudes a kind of glue for
this purpose. II you place your finger
on the rock Immediately after a limpet
has been detached, you will feel that
the surface is sticky. and IL you allow
your finger to remain there for a short
time you will notice that 1t Is begin.
ming to stick quite tightly.-Pearson's.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

One of the peculiar things
about politics is that sometimes
the seemingly most perfect theo-
ries lead to most disastrous re.
suits. An instance of this is
presented in the affairs of Mime
apolis. The state Of Minnesota
recently adopted the "direct
primary" method of nominations
for the purpose of purifying the
political atmosphere Of the larger
cities in their municipal govern
ment. 1t was generally conceded
that under the old system the
nomination and election of A.. A.
Ames. who was the advocate OF
the most wide-open policy, would
have been an impossibility, but
under the reform system he
was triumphantly elected, and
he inaugurated the most shame
full system of municipal corrup-
ton that has yet been exposed tc
public gaze, and as an outcome
the mayor himself is now under
several indictments and his prin.
cipal officers either on the way
to states prison or fugitives from
justice. fAll Of which tends to
show that what we need is not sc
much reformed systems as eter.
nal vigilance and honest man.
hood in administration. Without
these the best of systems is a
deIusion and a snare.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

The Railroad Age, in review
ing the conditions of the railways
Of the United States at the end
of the first half of 1902, shows
that never before have the roads
been in such a prosperous condi-
ton. The total mileage under
receivership is but 2,310 miles,
with an aggregate capital Of $751;
10000, showing q steady reduc-
ton since the disastrous year
1894, the panic year, due to the
Cleveland free-trade regime,
when 4O,6W miles Of railroads
were in the hands of receivers
with an aggregate capital of g.
100000 600. The comparison. Of
these two sets of figures affords
3 striking picture of-the manner
il which the railroads have par
ticipated il the country's general
prosperity.
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Republican state Tickle,

For United States SenatOr-
ALFRED b. KIrTREDGE
For Re pres entatives in Congress
CHARLES I'll. BURKE
EBEN w. MARTIN
For Governor
CHARLES N. HERREID
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GEORGE w. SNOW
For Secretary of State
o. C. BERG
For Attorney General
PHILO HALL
For Treasurer
C. B. COLLINS
For Auditor
j. r. HALLIDAY,
For Commissioners OF school and Public Lands
G. j. BACH
Cor Superintendent of Public Instruction.
GEORGE w. NASH
For Railroad Commissioner
ID. III. SMITH
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

The influence Of the United
States as a world power is seen
in the result Of the recent appeal
made to Washington by China to
use American influence to cause
the evacuation Of Tientsin by
foreign soldiers in conformity
with the agreement made at Pc
kin. It is alleged by the Chinese
government that the foreign
officers limited the number of
Chinese police allowed in the city
with the idea of having the job
themselves Of keeping order at
remunerative salaries. Secre-
tary Hay acted with promptness,
and the powers have agreed to
instruct their generals to aban-
don the conditions complained OF
by China.
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Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for
in the Milbank Post Office,
July %, 1902:
Clark. Mrs. Stanley (~foreign) Keenan,, Mrs.
Custer, Geo. B.. Windal, Ole
CueliDg, Or. Linjstone Mr.. and Mrs.
HeaDey, Miss Annal Foreign) tPackage)
In calling for any of the above
please say advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If net
called for in fifteen days will be
semitic the dead letter Office.
H. G.. G. Rose. p. NJ.
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BY far worse than corns, the ingrow-
Ing toe nail makes life miserable for the
man OF woman, and no relief seems to
come from pairing the nail Or in wad-
ding it with cotton. To give instant re-
lief to such pain a mixture used by the
best physicians can be made as fol-
lows: Procure Of the druggist one dram
Of muriatic acid and one dram of nitric
acid and N ounce Of chloride of zinc.
Have these mixed thoroughly by the
druggist or perform the operation your
self and apply M drop to the affected
part once a day. 1t will not only give
relief at once, but 1t will last all day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan
are continuing that controversy
and are now at lo~ggerheads as to
who had the honor of leading the
democracy into the SHADOW of
predestined defeat This is
splitting hairs. The democracy's
defeat, in 1896, was predestined
beyond any doubt, even had ten
Napoleons arisen to marshal it's
forces.
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DR.. Graham, president Of the
Dakota university at Mitchell,
has had printed in pamphlet
form the paper on christian
Education, = which was read be.
fore the Watertown District
Ministerial association at Clark,
last May, by Rev. s. ]. Watson
Of this city. President Graham
on the title page Of the pamphlet
says: 81 consider this excellent
paper well worthy q general cir.
culation and careful reading.
These higher ideals Of life and
culture will stimulate to greater
endeavor and nobler living.
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Many a man has received a
lacking up for not writing to
his wife when away from home.
Now comes Gen. Bragg, from
down in Cuba, and swears it's
the most dangerous thing q fell
low can possibly do. We have
always believed there would be
some good testimony for the de-
Tense in this matter.