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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
CHRISTMAS VEAL HER
Six Inches Ct Sn.w in Taz=we!l \
Premi e Of ,.iera to Come.

fS-aof-1 Di=-otch 20 The TimcS.l
TAZEWELL, VA. December 2o.-News
reaches h@re from Iip-IGp, ten miles east
OF i4el e, OF Iree tor all Christmas nshe
thee last night a large numper OF
Iumbermen from an adjacent camp came.
in town to spand Christmas and hlied
Up on mountain dew. They became h!.a-
ricus, and it is said used the windows j:
the depot for target practice. No casu.
allies have been reported. The usu5!
number OF fights in Tazewell have noS
occurred this year. !.
.7,azewell county since l. o'clock la::t
gbt-typical Christmas weather-t1E:a
from present fndica.-ons we are going 20
hive six inches more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
Geo. ". Mayo. Auctioneer.

TT RUsTEE's SALE OF CORD WOOD
l MULES. COAL TRUCKS; CAETS-
HARNESS. HORSE AND Pa I 4l.I :, :.
TYPEWRITER. OFFICE FURNlFl<,iE:
Etc ETC OF THE j. H. WARDEN
& CO, INCORPORATED.
By virtue OF authority vested In me-
BY certain deed of trust. executed to
me by the ]. Il, Warden s CO. lnco r
porated, bearing date on the 18th day OF
December 1902 l shall proceed to sell
al the coal yard Of j. H. Warden *
Co. Incorpora ted, at Seventeenth and
Dock Streets. on
30. 1902. at 10 O'Clock.
ing OF one pair of heavy draft Mules two
patent coal Trucks: two coal Carts. a
lot Of Harness, one. Horse; one ehae ton:
Wood. set OF platform wagon Scales. one
Remington Typewriter. oak office Dask.
ofTice Furnitlre and Fixtures. Wheel
barrovs, Screws. Shovels. SCOOPS, etc.
etc. Also the lease OF the yard. office
building fencing. etc
TERMS: Cash.
Cen W Mayo Auctioneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
NEW SILVER DOLLAR
Riverside Cotton Mill Presents Ore 10
Each OF Is 1000 Employees.
By Associated Press

DANvILLE, VA. Dec. 26.-The en-
ployes of the Riverside Cotton Mill were
each presented with bright. new silver
dollar OF the mintage of 1872. Every en-
ploye of the company received one OF
Sandy Belts lcolored) was shot by an
unknown assailant on Christmas eve.
which resulted in his death at O'Clock
this morning. Belts was drinking and
said that he did not know the one who
did the shooting.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
E-t.r,ained Hi e nds.

49, %
ASHLAND, VA, Dec. 26.-Miss Maria
N'lnee. the youngest daughter Of Mr..
aud Mrs. Benjamin Mines, gave 4 tie
entertainment to her friends .ast evening.
The young people. who are not yet
Aebutantes. enjoyed themselves In play
ls,x Eames Of different kinds. Fruits and
nuts were served The following guests
0oRo present: Misses c. Mydjette. NJ
1faatague, a. and r. Ntxou, a. Lam
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nsFjra

Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co..
Richmond Va. Dec. 49, 1902
DTvTDEND-THE BOARD OF DIREc-
TORS have this day declared a semi
annual DIVIDEND OF FOUR PER
CENT Gree of taxi pa~able to Stock
holders on JANUARY IST NENT.
Checks for this dividend will be mailed
20 stockholders. Changes of address
should be promptly notified to the COM
panV
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

City Bank OF Richmond.
Richmond. Va. Dec. %. 1852
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have declared the usual seni-auruaI
DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CENT.
payable on ard after JANUARY >. 1908.
]. W. SlNTON. Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
BIG WATERFRONT DEAL
1t May Mean That the Seaboard vii
Build a U7ion Ri roa Terminal.
lSpeeial Dispatc, to The Timesl

PORTSMOUTH. VA, December 26.-A
great land deal has occurred at Ports
mouth. a thousand feet water front ad-
joining the water front property OF the
Seaboard Air Line and extending a block
inland, has been purchased for 100000.
The purchaser is not stated, but it is sur
missed that it Is made for the Seaboard
AR Line and that there will be a great
union terminal suitable for all OF the rail-
roads established on the site, involving the
expenditure Of a million dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
DR.. Lyon S
PERFECT
T Goth Powder
An ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people Of retirement
for over a, quarter Of a century.

caster. G. Vest and A. Hobson; a1essrs.
W. Sydnor. r. Lancaster, E. Hartsook.
L. Wright. ". Blakey. r. Nixon, r.
Nydjette and J. Addison.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
MEETINGS.

Secretary.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Stockholders OF the RiCEiNOEE
Trust AND SAFE DEPOSIT COM
PANY will be he'd al their Banking
House In Richmond, Va. on Wednes-
day. JANUARY II. 1903. at Z O'Clock
Il L. CABELL.
Secretary.
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAYS,
Geo. ". Mayo. Auctioneer-

Geo. " Mayo. Auctionser-
. ANKRUPT SALE OF GROCERIE
. MILL FEED. PLATFORM AND
COUNTER SCALES. ETC. AT AUCTION.
Rv virtue OF decree entered IN the
District Court OF the United States Tor
the Eastern District OF Virginia. De
cember D. 1862. in the matter OF w NJ.
Carter. bankrupt. will offer for sac az
nublfc auction at No. 1TA East Franklin
Street at 10 a. NJ
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1852
the stock of Groceries and Mill Feed en-
bracing Shelf and Bulk Groceries, Nm
egar. NoIasses. Sugar. Coffee. salt,
Spices, Magic Food. Bran, Brown sun
found in q general grocery store
THOS. B. SNEAD.
Receiver in Bankruptcy
Geo. ". Mayo. Auctioneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
Stockholders OF the PLANTERS Ma.
TIONAL BANK OF Richmond. Va. VIII
be held on TUESDAY. January Is. 1893,
at L o'clock NJ in the bank building.
RICHARD Fl. SMITH.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27
Old Dominion Steamship COMPANY.


New York, Dec. Is l909
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE
declared the ffty-fourth sent-annual
dividend OF THREE PER CENT g per
cent? upon the capital stock OF this
Company. payable JANUARY , 1898
Checks will be mailed to Stockholders
of record December 2Gth. 1902 Transfer
cember 20. 1902. to 10 a NJ January
I'd. 1868. inclusive.
J s SAMAIIS- Trea surer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

Virginia Trust Company.
Richmond Va. Dec. Is 1902.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS COMPANY
have this day declared the usual semi
annual dividend OF three per cent. tree
OF tax. payable on and after January
2 1903 L. D. AYLETT.
Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

Richmond Va. Dec 20. 1902.
THE REG ULAR ANNUAL MEETING;
of the Stockholders OF the RICHMOND
TELEPHONE CO. will be held ar the
company's office. 6 North Seventh Street,
on TUESDAY. January 20. 1908. at I.
O'Clock NJ. TO consider the advisabiaty
OF issuing bonds for underground worn
and such other matters as may coma be-
fore it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

Richmond Va. Dec l3 1902
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
Of the Stockholders OK the NER-
CHANTS NATIONAL BANK Will be
held ar their banking Office on TUES
DAY, January IS. 1905 az u o'clock NJ
JOHN T. GLENN. Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
RICH VI o Nd FREDERICKSBU
COMPANY have declared a DIVIDEND
OF FOUR DOLLARS per share on the
Common Capital Stock and Dividend
Obligations OF the Companv. pa%abe on
the I'd DAY OF JANUARY. 1903. u
holders OF the Same OF record on rhs
oath day OF December. 1902. from which
date the books Of trarsfer will be closed
until the 18th OF u NCAR f. 1875
& WINSTON Traasursr
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r. E. DUKE. Agent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
The students Play Baseball i'm the
Summer and Have SNOWFALL
Fights i'm Winter.
PERSONNEL OF THE TEACHERS
GEORGE 6. WILSON HAS BEEN ST.
PERINTENDENT FIVE YEARS.
the Public Knows Little About
Subject i'm Detail.

Persons passing the Institution for the
Blind when the boys are at play in the
yard are often much surprised to see them
engaged in a baseball game. or, if it is win
ter. having a SNOWFALL fight. A visit to the
Blind Institute, however, will soon con-
vince one that there is in fact little differ
ence between the pupils of this school and
those where the scholars have the use of
their eyes. There is a mistaken idea that
the students attend the institute TO be
treated, but this is not true. The purpose
of the institution is purely educational,
and the aim is to give a practical educa-
ton to the young blind of both sexes re-
siding in the State. All common school
branches are taught, and an extensive
course in music is available to all having
talent in that direction. A thorough course
in several industrial trades, such as broom
making, cane chair-seating and piano tun-
ing, is given. The girls learn sewing by
hand and machine, knitting, crocheting and
fancy work. The purpose of this is to make
pupils useful, contented self-supporting
citizens. No one under eight or over TWEEN
ty-one years of age is admitted. At present
there are 160 student in the school. About
half of these are boys. There are fifty-six
counties represented in the institution and
about half Of the pupils can see, some hav-
ing the use of their eyes we'll as any
one but being unable to put them TO the
task of reading
The grounds of the institute are exceed
ingly beautiful. and are frequently com
mented on by visitors many of whom won
der at the reason Of having such a magnii-
cent place for people who cannot see How
ever il is these very pleasant surround
ings which make the lives of the students
so much more enjoyable. The grounds. in
GLIDING St. Clair Park which also belongs
to the State, cover eight acres A large
greenhouse is kept up, with a gardener in
charge for the purpose OF keeping the
grounds in good shape
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
The Blind Institute is controlled by the
State and is managed by a superintendent.
who at present is Mr.. George S Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson has been at the institute for
over five years. during which time he has
done much toward the upbuilding of the
school system SO that this part of the
school will compare favorably with any
academy for learning any place The en-
tire common school course and high school
course are taught. and the former does not
differ at all from that in the public school.
while the latter is as complete as IL possibly
can be for the blind
The literary department is very adequate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

the crown of England on the little weights,
and the old rhubarb jar.
1.-The old rhubarb jar used to stand in
my fathers window, at the corner of the
street. and was known all over town. Men,
women and children used to stop and look
at it. 1t was truly a handsome old jar,
of bright yellow glass, two feet tall and
three feet in circumference A great gilt
French coat of arms, surmounted by the
crown and staff, banners and fieur-de-lis,
embellished the side of the jar, also the
word 'Rhubarb' in big gilt letters. The
date. 1880. was on the jar. and it had a
silver-plated cap or lid. 1t would look well
in my show window to-day. 1 wish 1 had
it again.
"Rhubarb was a great medicine in those
days. No such sign as the old rhubarb
jar was needed to attract attention to il /;
people came after it every day and all the
year round, but especially in the spring.
The great rhubarb season is nearly here.
Long ago, when the old jar was new, rhu-
barb was served up in all sorts of fash
ions-in powders, TO be taken in jam or
Jelly; in rhubarb syrup, we'll sweetened and
favored for children, and in pills, which
families, especially farmers families,
bought by the dollars worth Other peo-
pie took rhubarb with whisky, or with
wine. But patent medicines have been
gradually driving rhubarb TO the wall.
Where / used to have a dozen calls for
rhubarb preparations I now have perhaps
one. The best rhubarb root comes from
China or from Russia. Experts tell them
apart in curious way; the Chinese string
their pieces of rhubarb on cords TO dry,
while the Russian rhubarb is not strung
consequently small holes are found in the
Chinese roots, and not in the Russian
People used to carry pieces of rhubarb root
in their pockets TO nibble on now and then;
a few elderly gentlemen still do so. Pow
dered rhubarb is now made into little OBJ
long cakes, called rhubarb fingers, and
these are still asked for by rhubarb dew
otees."
"Rhubarb pie will be along soon" said
the listener. 1T isn't so bad once or twice
a season. Ny sister went to a boarding
school once where they had rhubarb pie
every day for weeks i'm the spring. The
girls got tired of it. and one night half
"A dozen of them made a raid on the rhu-
barb beds i'm the garden behind the college.
They pulled it all up by the roots and
threw il over the fence
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The Bible i'm the Army.



That i'm our country the Bible is consid-
cred particularly tit for soldiers to study
appears i'm the custom of giving a Bible to
each West Point cadet. This custom was
started by society of ladies organized for
the purpose. Every year about this time
the graduating class of cadets is gathered
together in the chapel, some one makes an
address and the Bibles are presented This
year the ceremony took place on March Is
and the presentation address was made by
Captain A. T. Mahan. He told the cadets
that the essential character or the good
soldier and that of the good Christian were
very closely allied; that war realizes i'm an
extreme form the conduct of all life and
that even in peace the decisive military
tian virtues. He bade them remember
that whatever hope may lie in arbitra-
ton, or minimizing the recurrence OF the
material sutferings attending upon war. al
ways, as Sherman said. the strong arm and
the military falthfulness of the soldier IN
derlie all the blessings of peace"
IL IS easy 10 0etest war, but il is not easy
10 see how any country is going TO get
along at present without professional SOL
dierS. As long as we have got 10 have
them the Bible-readng sort is a good kind
10 have Some pretty bad tasks are set
for our soldiers just now. and it makes a
great difference in what spirit thev are
executed. General Hughes told Senate
committee the other day that when he went
into action against the Filipinos he felt as
IL he was lighting children, and that he
never made an attack that he did not re-
greet il. Certainly the war in the Philip
pines viii last no longer than General
but. for that matter all our soldiers seem
to be pretty much OF one mind I'm the earn
estness of their desires to have fighting
cSaSe in the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
THE OLD RHUBARB JAR.

I'VE play ourselves queer tricks as we
go through life middle-aged druggist
remarked to another man. My father was
a druggist before me. and the very first
thing 1 did when the establishment came
into my hands was TO get rid OF al the
old things about the place.
1T was my raw idea that everything
ought TO be spick-and-span, new and up
10 date. Now / know better; and / wish.
too late. that l had some OF my fathers
old drug-shop appurtenances But the
men l sold them TO know enough to hold
ON 10 then, Now and then 1 loiter around
10 the other drug shops and visit the old
relics, especially the old brass scales, with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13


Now that our engagement IS of " said
the beautiful blonde. Il shall expect you 10
return my photograph and lock of hair"
"Tll return the photo" replied the young
man in the case. but / want you 10 under
stand that I'm not advertising myself as a
hair restOrer."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

Puck.
What availeth il a woman to put every
thing on her back and not have enough left
to buy q pew well forward7
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31
Another Year for the Fair.

Formal action for the postpone
ment of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition to the year 1904 was
taken on May I'd, when the Secre-
tary of State, John Hay, sent to
the United States Senate a letter
stating the necessity for an addi-
tional year in which to prepare
the Exposition. The reasons for
the postponement exist in the
fact that many foreign govern
ments would be unable to- partici-
pate in the Exposition in beft-
ting manner if compelled to pre-
pare themselves for 1902, Inas-
much as the plans for the Expo
sition contemplate a Worlds Fair
in the broadest sense of the term,
it became evident that without
the complete participation of the
leading governments of the world
it would fall far short of the ideal
which the projectors have in mind.
The postponement of the Fair to
1904 is provided for in an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appro-
priations bill, providing for the
decication of the buildings Of the
Exposition on April 3Oth, 1903;
for opening the Exposition to
visitors not later than May 1st,
1904, and for closing not later
than December 1st following. The
amendment also provides for the
coinage of $250,000 in gold dollar
pieces to be used as souvenir coins
and to be a part of the $4,000, 900
appropriated by Congress for the
Fair.
The postponement will not only
permit the participation of all
foreign governments upon much
broader scale than would other
wise have been possible, but 1t
will assure a complete exposition
in many other details. The plans
Of the Exposition management up
to the time Of action for post
ponement were based upon the
expectation of holding the Expo
sitien in 1908, but, as President
Francis has said: "While the
management were ready to hold
the Exposition in that year, the
additional year will enable them
to produce a far more magnificent
and complete Exposition"
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31

One Of the COURIER S employees
and his family took a trip in the
country Saturday afternoon with
a two-horse team which termina-
ted disastrously. After arriving
at their destination the horses
were unhitched and allowed to
Craze In an enclosure nearby. On
Sunday morning one of the ami
mails was missing, together with
rope used as a halter. Diligent
search failed to reveal the where
abouts Of the horse, when after a
search among the neighbors the
best that could be secured to tenn.
porarily replace the missing horse
was a smalI-sized mule as mate te
a large-sized horse. Although
slightly disfgured, the occupant;
Of the team arrived home safe
See the adv. headed s'Strayad OF
Stolen on this page ut bottom Of
column six.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31

The Baton Rouge correspondent
of the N. 0. States, under date of
May 9th, says:
"The new Seventh district will
be as full of candidates as leaves
in Vallambrosa. If there is any
virtue in getting into the fight
early, Col. Polk of Rapides ought
to have by far the best start. He
is running already. ST. Landry
and Avoyelles are expected to
furnish candidates, as they al
ways do in congressional fights,
and it is said Judge Dubuisson of
the former and Judge Coco of
the latter will be among those
who enter the lists. Calcasieu has
a strong candidate in Mr.. A. P.
Pujo, though it is said that SEN
ator Drew would not be averse to
a nomination and would find a
term in the House congenial. It
is promised that the campaign
will open as soon as the bill is
passed. I"
The above may be correct as
far as it goes, but there are half
a-dozen or more prospective can
didates left out of the list who
will no doubt be heard from in
due time.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31

The Alexandria Democrat, in
commenting on the Lacazes act
before the Louisiana Legislature
to prevent the marriage of first
cousins, makes the following very
sensible remarks:
"Too much and ever-increasing
Legislation is the bane of our coun-
try now. The books are unneces-
sarily encumbered from year to
year with a mass of ambiguous
and conflicting statutes, absolute
" irreconcilable with each other
and not susceptible Of intelligent
construction even by the courts
of final resort. But the average
legislator cannot afford to return
to his constituents without having
immortalized himself, as it we're,
by the introduction of one or more
bills of doubtful utility ,even if not
actually detrimental to the public
interests. /"
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31
Louisiana viii Spend slOO, 900.

Coy. Heard, in his message to
the General Assembly of Louis
lana, recommended an appropria-
ton of 100000 with which to
make, at the Worlds Fair, at St.
Louis, a complete, worthy and
proper presentation of Louisiana.
her products, her progress and
capabilities, in competition with
other States. The principal feat
ures of the Louisiana exhibit will
be her timber, fish and oysters.
petroleum, rock salt and sulphur.
The Governor, in his message,
also recommends that the famous
old Cabildo, the building in which
the actual transfer of the Terri
tory of Louisiana from France to
the United States took place, now
IN perfect preservation, be repro
duced at the Worlds Fair and
used as a State building for the
mother State Of the Louisiana
Purchase.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-05-31
Washington, ID. C., News.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, May 26, 1902.
There was a remarkable scene in
the Senate ON Thursday. An old
man, white with the SHOWS of many
winters and slightly bent, stood
among the senators like Socrates
teaching the men and youths of
Athens. He appealed to them with
an eloquence seldom equalled, to re-
main true to the faith of their faith
ers. For a quarter of a century this
same old man, George Frisbie Hoar,
has sat i'm the Senate chamber and
no one has had occasion to ques-
tion his republicanism, but on Thurs
day he announced that his con-
science would not permit him to
vote with his party on the Philippine
question, for it's exponents had for
gotten the faith of their ancestors
whose lessons fell "upon ears of
men dazzled by military glory and
delirious with the lust of conquest"
Concluding powerful arraignment
Of the republican policy in the Phil
ippines, Mr.. Hoar appealed to his
colleagues in these words: "Let us,
| at least, have this to say, we too
have kept the faith of the fathers.
We took Cuba by the hand. We de-
livered her from age-long bondage.
We welcomed her to the family OF
nations, We set mankind an ex-
ample never before beheld of mod.
Grafton in victory. We kept faith
with the Philippine people. We
kept faith with our own history
| We fept our national honor unsul.
lied. The flag which we received
| without a rent we handed dowT
| without a stain.0
Two democratic speeches of great
moderation and replete with unan
swerable arguments marked las
weeks debate. Senator Bacon, wht
has not yet concluded his remarks
| exposed the weakness Of the i'm
pending measure with merciles'
| logic, and Senator Dubois, ,devotins
. 1 himself largely to the claim that th'
Philippines would prove the opel
door to China, warned his oppon
ents against arousing the dragon
which now sleeps peacefully. Il
pointed out that greed for con-
mereial gain was likely to result i
the upbuilding of a competitio
which would eventually underseI
. American manufactures in th
/ markets of the world where no Oh
: ness exclusion law would protec
the American workman from th
'syellow pelil.n He dwelt ON til
fact that the Chinese are able INIT:
tors and that once they had bee
: awakened by the efforts of capita
lists to secure their trade they woul
endanger the commercial prosperit
of all white nations with their hal
paid labor. Senator Beveridg
: who attempted to answer M
! Dubois argument, presented an
Turing array OF figures, but in so d
: ing lost all sight of the trend of d
a Dubois argument.
q The sudden death of Lord Paune
= fote, which. occurred on Saturd;
morning, has caused a shock to !
d fetal and social life in Washingto
He had been suffering from rhe