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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

In several London hospitals sur
geons are now using the Telephone
whenever they have occasion to probe
for bullets or other metallic objects.
The receiver of the telephone. says
the New York Herald. is placed on the
head of the operator and the patient
is placed, in the usual manner. in con-
tact with plate, the general medium
employed being q wet sponge or some
paper saturated with . saline solu-
ton. which is spread over the plate.
The latter is connected with the tele-
phone by wire and the probe, after
it has been introduced into the body.
naturally vibrates as soon as the for.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

II am perfectly well, !"
says Mrs. Martin, d
Brooklyn. ssPe-ru-na
cured me-"


brooklyn, N. r, writes:
"Peruna did 20 much for No that
feel q my duty to necommend Il d
others who may be simiksrly afflicted.
About = year ago my health was COM
pIefely broken down, had backache.
dlxxfness cad Irregularities, and M
seemed dark Indeed. We lad used
Hernna IN our home - 4 tonic and Apr
colds and csfarrh and decided 10 tn
Il f6r my trouble. IA less than Tine
months ! became regular; nly Gains
had enfffely d1sappeaned. and 7 IN
now perfectly well. "-Mfx Anna
Martin.
Miss Marie johnson. II Columbia.
East, Detroit, Mich, is Worthy Vice
Templar in Hope Lodge No. 6, Inde-
pendent Order Good Templars. Miss
johnson, as so many other women also
have done, found in Peruna . specific
for . severe case of female weakness.
She writes:
II want to do what can to let the
whole world know what q grand med
4cine Peruna is. For eleven years I euf-
4ered with female troubles and compli-
cations arising therefrom. Doctors
failed to cure me, and / despsired Of
being helped. Peruna cured me in
three short months. can hardly BE-
lleve It myself, but It is blessed fart.
! am perfectly well now. and have not
had an ache or pain for months. 1
want my suffering sisters TO know
what PERFUME has done for me. Miss
Marie Johnson.
1Iss-Rnth Emerson, ~ Sycamore st..
bu6alo, n. T., writes: II suffered
Tor two years with irregular and pain
ful menstruation. and Peruna cured
me within six weeks. cannot tell
you how grateful l feel. Any agency
which brings health and strength to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Il you read this verse you win ind the b.
sls for the little story printed in The Four
Track News for May, which il entitled
The Prophets Chamber" The Four Track
News vii be sent free to any address in the
gle copies, cents. Address Geo. II. Danieie.
Publisher, Grand Central Station. New
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Tom-What's the matter, old chap! Yos
Jack-No wonder. spent three hours
last evening in the home Of I young couple
with their first baby. -Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Little Willie lat restaurant)--PAl
His Father--What is II, Willie?
This planked shad has got lots Of slivern
IN it."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28
"Pa" and Polly
Moberly

III IAnUnLRE
merry voices. Some one was tunin,
q mandolin to the piano. and ther,
was a fIutterinr of music leaves
Company had come in, as usual. I,
spend the evening. The Moberl,
girls. that il. the three Older ONES
all had light hair, blue eyes, AMI
lively, vivacious manners tina
proved very attractive to the youns
people in the quiet village.
"Pa" MoberIy nobody knew mucl
about. He sat out in the kitchen
most of the time. II was = ding,
little room, and often in the eyenins
he had no light: only the dun glow
of the stove and the red sharks a,
his old-fashioned pipe.
Pa Moberly was little. timid
shrinking man. He had faded blue
eyes, bent shoulders and toil-woru
hands. He had worked hard for his
girls. He had ungrudeinelv given
them his best. It seemed too bad
that now he was old and thew were
grown to womanhood thew did not
care.
When Mrs. Moberly was alive.
things were different. He had his
comfortable ea.v chair th.n ~ ths
sitting-room: his slippers. too. and
there was the lounge to rest on
when he was tired.
But as his girls grew mn. prettv
strong-willed and altogether selfsb
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Tho Burlington Route makes the most st.
tractive excurEon rates to Colorado Resorts
that have ever been made. For long periods
Of the summer We make such remarkably
low hret-class round trip rates to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo. q S9i a
from st. Louis, t1B.00 from Kansas CITY.
S35.0 from Chicago; good all summer 1t
other periods, only one Fare plus a. 90 round
trip. Write for particulars to L. W. Wako-
Icy, q. p. A., COZ Pine Street. st. Louis. No.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
FUGITIVE FROM
NORTH CAROLINA
He Was Caught in Massachu-
sets aud Passed Through
Here Yesterday.

Sergeant w. G. Crabtree. of Durham,
n. c., passed through the city yesterday
afternoon from Brockton, Mass, with a
negro prisoner. named Monroe Rogers.
who is wanted in Durham on the charge
of arson in firing the residence of Mr..
w. b. Whitaker, on February 18th.
The negro has been in various parts of
the country, and was finally located in
Brockton working in shoe factory.
The negroes of that town raised a
purse and got lawyers to fight the case
for Rogers. They said if he was carried
back tp Durham he would be lynched
Tne case was handled skiIlfully, and
every effort made to prevent him from
being carried back to North Carolina,
but finally Sergeant Crahtree won and
he landed In Richmond with his prisoner
yesterday afternoon very tired and we'll
worn out. He put him in Il cell at the
First Station and left. with him at s
o'clock over the Southern road.
Sergeant Crabtree said the. negro set
fire to the house because of Jealousy Of
a servant employed there. He says he
was caught in the act by a man named
w. w. Andrews.
Ine negro denies that he is the man
who committed the crime.
There VIII be no lynching in this
case" said Sergeant Crabtree to a
Times man yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05

on the Passenger and Power Company's.
track In this city. and the wonder is that
somebody was not killed. It is certainly
a very dangerous thing to run cars in
opposite directions on the same track,
and the experiment in this city should
not be repeated. The Passenger and
Power Company has a warning which
We hope II will heed. The company has
grave responsibility in hauling human
beings back and forth. The lives of its
passengers. the lives of the men. women
and children who ride on those cars, are
committed to the care of this company,
and the company should take no further
risks than are absolutely necessary.
We do not say this in any spirit of hassh
criticism. nor do VIC mean to imply that
the Passenger and Power Company and
It's employees are careless. All things
considered the company has had remark
ably few accidents. But we repeat that
Yesterdays collision is a warning which
should be needed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
BELIGERENT POLICE
Sergeant Crafford and Ex-Polieenan
Gliding Under Bond-Eiks' Parade

Special Dispatch to The Times.1
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Sept f-Po-
lice-Sergeant Brown Cra6ord and EXPO
Iiceuan S. w. Giddings were this morn
ing put under bond of 900 eacn 10 keep
the peace for six months.
GiddingS is one of the three officers
discharged for INSTRUMENTATION. In RAJ
taliatiou he filed charges. specially aimed
against Crafford, whom he charged with
drunkenness and other deretIctloas: Graf
ford met him on the street yesterday and
called him u vile name. qualified BY sew
eral oaths. C;iddings peeled OF his coat
in a leisuTely fashion, meantime asking
ex-0nicer Moss. also one of the iusur-
gents to hold him and not to let him
hit Crafford By the time he got MS coat
off Sergeant Reynolds came up on the
scene and placed both parties under ar
rest
The spectacle of a police sergeant under
bond to keep the peace is unusual. even
in Newport News. and is a SORT OF varsa.
tion of the usual moEotoHy constituted
by continuous Ming or charges. lawIns
The event at Ruckroe Beach today was
the burIesque tournament given by tho
Hampton Lodge OF Eiks. There were
many entries under all sorts OF ridiculous
titles. and the mounts of the grotesqus
knights were wonderful TO behold The
parade in Hampton and Phoebus. preced-
ing the tournament. was a great feature
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
BUCKINGHAM TELEPHONES
Many Charming Summer Guests Visit
Old Scenes.
fsne,fal Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Tires)
BUCKINGHAM. VA, Sept. THE peo-
pie in the central part of the county are
much interested in the telephone line
which is now being constructed between
Whitehall, the terminus OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, In this county,
by the courthouse into Wingina. 1t Is
the purpose of the promoters OF this en-
terprise TO continue the line from White
hall to ,Bremo Bluff, at which point it
will connect with the long distance tele-
phone This work is being energetlcalty
pressed by c. e. Jones, the president OF
the FIuvanna Telephone Company.
The crops of corn in the county are
for the most part good. especially on bot
tom lands. In some portions CT the coun-
tE the tobacco crop is a good one, though
taken as whole, it is late and not prom
ising. The preparation for fall seeding is
Backward, as there has been little fall
lowing on account of dry weather.
This neighborhood has had an unusual
number OF SUMNER visitors, a large pro-
portion Of these being members of fani-
lies who have left the county to live, but
who gladly embrace every opportunity to
visit the scenes OF their youth. Alton, the
Ellis residence. has been filed with
guests. among them being Mr.. and Mrs.
lnOfndS EutS, MY. and Mrs. George NOSE
by, Mr. Perkins Ellis. Mrs. Davidson, of
Union Town. Ma; Miss Adele Ellis Miss
Margaret Anderson. of West Virginia:
Margaret Brown, of Rockingham cour y:
Robert Phillips of Richmond; Madge
Faison. of North Carolina: and Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Hall. have been visiting
a Perry Fill. the home of Judge Halt
Mr. y. ]. Er0nduraut, former professor
OF agriculture in the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, Auburn, Ala, re-
turned n few months since from Austria
LA, where he had been residing for sew
eral years, holding the position of tobacco
the colony of Victoria. The family home,
Variety Shade. has been the scene OF a
family reunion this summer. Mrs. W. G..
Harrison, of Tal!adega, Ma, with her
two children Emily and Tinsley Ran
dolph, has been visiting her parents for
some months.
For three weeks past Mr. George p
Bondurant. of Birmingham. Ala. ana
Professor Alexander l. Bondurant. of the
University Of Mississippi, have been Wis
iting their parents.
Miss Belle Tyler, the charming daugh-
ter of Ex-Governor Tyler. has been Wis
iting Miss Dahuey Bondurant
During the past few days there have
been number of additional guests form
ing quite a little house party The
guests have been Miss Helen Johnston
Harris, OF Mt. Helena, Miss; Miss Kath-
airline Horsley. of Lynebburg; Mr. irving
Walker, of Louisville. Ky.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05

Reports for White and Co|ored
Races for the Past Ninety
Years.
By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The cencus
bureau to-day issued statement show
ing the increasing age of the population
from decade to decade. The statement
gives the results of computing the me-
dian instead OF average The median
is such an age that half the population
Isl under it and half is over It,
The median age of the total population
in 1900 was 22.S as compared with 10
in 1890 The median age of the white
population III the last census year was
23.l and the colored, including negroes,
indians and Mongolians. was 1911 while
in 1890 the wife population was 2-2.+ and
the colored 1S3
The report shows there was an increase
in the median age of the white popula-
ton during the decade of 1910 TO 1900,
amounting in the 80 years TO II years.
or an average amount of about five-SiXtha
of a year in Il decade. The uiedian age
of the coIored population increased after
1890, but with less regularity The me-
dian age of the coIored population in
creased three years in the seventy year
period from 1880 TO 19Gno or only about
half as fast as that of the whites, But
during tho last twenty years of the CEN
has been substantially tho same, 10
years for the colored and Il years for
the white. The statement concludes az
follows:
MANY complex influences have CO.
operated in producing as a result this
steady change in the age composition
of the population. Three may be men
toned, the rapid progress OF medical and
sanitary science, which has tended to.
increase the average length OF life, the
decrease in the relative number OF chill
dren born, which has made the earlier
age periods less preponderant numeri-
cauy in the total population and ths
influx especially since 1910 Of great
numbers OF adult immigrant. increasing
the number in the older age periods. The
difference between the white and co!ored
population is doubtless due to the fact
that these influences have wrought more
powerfully upon the white races than
| upon the colored
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
]. A. Deolin, Of Providence. R. r.

T. A Deolin, of Providence. R. r. N
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Watson are spend
ing their vacation in Alton. During their
absence Mr.. Watson's place at the First
Baptist Church will be supplied by Mr..
Luther Fl. jenkins.
Mr.. Arthur B. Clarke will play for Mrs.
Watson at Leigh-Street Baptist.
Mr.. George w. Hite. of this city, was
married Wednesday to Miss Cora Lee
Palmore. of Crewe, Va, a the residence
of the brides parents, Rev. F. W. Moore
officiating.
MI. and Mrs. Hite, on their return from
their honeymoon, will reside on Lelsh
Street.
Mr. James 7. Parkinson and Miss Elsie
Parkinson are in New York. and yester-
day were registered at the F'ifth-Avenue
Hotel
Rev. David A. solly, wife and little
daughter, have returned from an extend
ed visit to Pennsylvania.
Mrs. B. V. Brown and Miss GLADYS
Brown are the guests OF Mrs j. Ben
Bigger, on West Grace Street
MISS Pollard and Miss Alma Pollard
have returned from visit OF several
weeks to Chase CITY.
On account of the rain the lawn party
of the McGiil Union was postponed till
next Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. j A. Saunders is visiting at his
home in Louisa county.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. a. Barker, of Clifton
Forge, are visiting in the city.
MISS Wetslger and Miss Josephine
Knox, who viii assume their duties at
the Woman-s Exchange on October the
first. are already there, learning the
routine Work.
Miss Daza Mitchell, the young vocalist
VINO has been visiting in North Carolina,
VIII return TO the city to-day.
MISS Byrtira Bowles. of Columbia, Va,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. j. y. Guide,
of this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
SALE OF FARM LANDS
A Delightful! Yachting Party on the
York River
fsnecia, Disnatch Ia The Times.

(Special Dispatch to The Times.t
OAK TREE, VA, September 4.--The
entcrprising firm of L. w. Roberts and
Company have sold the farm of j. e. Will
llins, at Magruder, to Mr.. Beebe, of Mar
shall county, South Dakota The price
paid was a good one, showing that land
here is in demand at good figures. Rob
erts and Company are doing much for
this section. bringing in a good class Of
settlcrs-those with both money and en-
terprise. just what this section very much
needs.
A pleasant sailing party was given from
T:iglows Monday. The party. after two
hours sail, reached Yorktown. where Il
regular picnic dinner was partaken of,
and then the sights of she old town fully
taken in. On their return they reached
Bisiows at about o'clock
Those in the party were Mr.. II. r,
Cooley and Miss Mary Marston, Mr.. Wal
ter Browne and Miss Pearl Schencls. Ar
James Nornent and Miss Grace Slater,
Mr.. G. D. Styrnbrough and Miss Willie
Schenck, Mr.. c. Fl. Powers and Miss Cas-.
sic Shepherd.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
WELLS AND SPRINGS GO DRY
Some Portions of Fauquier Have Net
Seen Wet Since April.
Especial Dispatch to The Timez)

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
DELAPLANE. VA, September a
wheat threshing is about over in this
region About half a crop has teen Sc
cured. In some instances not more than
a third, and there are also entire fail
ures. There will not be over half crop
AS You recede from the Blue Rtdge,
say at the distance of ten or fifteen miles,
copious rains have fallen and the crops
are good. IN this particular section the
land has not been thoroughly wet since
April
Many wells and springs have failed
entirely. and the largest creeks have
failed TO flow.
Elder Winfield s. Athey, of the primi-
tive Baptist Church, was buried at Ma
nassas Tuesday.
\ new barn at "Avola" near Paris, be-
longing to Mr. Lewis Stroller. was
burned at an early hour Sunday night
It contained 100 bushels of wheat of last
years crop, about fifteen tons of hay and
q quantity of harness From Mr.. Stroth-
er,s business qualities 1t is presumed there
was insurance on the property.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
MUSIC HALL DAMAGED
Cincinnati's Large Auditorium is In
jured by Fire.
(By Associated Press.)

CINCINNATI. O., Sept 4--Thc historic
Music Hall was damaged by fire which
broke out at o'clock this morning, and
the odeon, a structure adjoining Music
Hall, was completely destroyed The
loss will exceed $l1a@o; fully covered
by insurance.
How the IRE originated has not been
determined 1t broke out under the stage
Of the Odeon, which was used by the
college OF Music tor musical entertain
ments, and spread rapidly. The fire de-
partneut realizing that the great Music
tiaII was In danger, used its best efforts
TO save that building. In an hour
the south wing of Music Hall. which
is next to the Odeon, was damaged. The
main building OF the Music Hall. with
the great organ. escaped injury. The
Odeon belongs to the Music Hail Asso-
cation and is leased to the College OF
Music.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
TEST CONSTITUTION
Negroes in Alabama Have Brought Ac-
ton in United States Court.
IE;v ] ssncia ted Yressr

MONTGOMERY. Ala. September A.
Giles W. Jackson. a negro. has filed ar
application in the United State Circuit
Court mere Tor an injunction against
the new State Constitution OF Alaba ma
The petition that the State registrars be
enioined from further refusing to put
the names of himself and othe. qualified
negro voters on the registration list
=Fie asks that the Grandfather and un-
Outstanding clauses of the new Con-
stitution be declared unconstitutional
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
LADIES' ATTENTION.!
VOGuE'S FAIR WOOERs. M. BAN>
NETT & co.

Prominent and well patronized Ladies
Tailors and Habit Makers, of Fifth Ave
rue New York have opened their estab-
Iishmenl at III w. Main Street. where
they began 10 exhibit their large and
choice collection of elegant models i'm
ported direct from Paris, Vienna and
Berlin. and fashions that are the latest
Importation from all fashion centers Of
the world.
All ladies are invited to call and be con-
WINGED tkat this is THE LADIES. TAIL
=ORTNG that has been needed in Rich
mond for long time
Reasonable prices and valuable sugges-
tons are cheerfuily furnished.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
THREE OFFICERS INDICTED
Charged With Murder of Jim Hill Lass
Month.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)

STUSRT. VA, Sept. fl c. WOOL
wine. A Il Staples and I. VI. Staples
were indicted by the regular grand jury
i'm Hill on the Esd OF last month. Later
Hill died. and the court which had noc
formally adjourned. summoned special
grand jury and they were indicted to-
day for murder.
The court allowed bail. over The protest
OF the Commemorative attorney, in the
penalty OF $500 each.
A. II Staple is United States deputy
marshall II. c. Woolwine Il constable, and
Il NJ Staples IS town sergeant.
An effort will be made by the defend
ants 70 have the case heard In the United
States Court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
Interstate Rifle Shoot.
fBy Associated Press

SEACiIRT. y. J.. Sept i-Anosiler day
OF remarkable shooting and smashing oe
records was closed here this evening with
(Tyrol- The principal event OF the after
noon. and one OF the mos. important OF
the meet, the Interstate Military Match
was won after o. hard fight by the New
Jersey team. which scored i total of I0SJ
out of a possible 1.2G0. and incidentally
broke the high score record iGTi. which
New Jersey established last year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
FEW ARE QUALIFIED
indications of Small Registration-Dem>
ocratic Committee Active.

ocratc Committee Active.
WINCHESTER, VA, September 4
city Treasurer George H. Kennel has
presented to the registrars the list of
persons in Winchester who pay not less
than s1CO State taxes. Out of Winches-
ter's 500 inhabitnats there are but S51
who pay the State tax prescribed by the
new Constitution and thirty-seven of
these are colored taxpayers
The boards of registrars for Wlnches-
ter nave adopted the plan Of sitting at
intervals Tor nfteen days, until October
l5tn. These boards are composed of al
most new men, other than those ap-
pointed by, the convention.
Inc board tor the First Ward consists
of j. K. GRADER. j. W. Taylor, and
Adam torney; Second Ward, ]. Brad
Beverley. H. IL. wood, and j. T.. Ward;
Third Ward, II &. StriiseT. f. W. Me
Coy, and Charles Fitzpatric Fourth
ward w 2. Mcclure, Thomas Barr,
and James L. hleger.
The registration of voters will COM
Inence next week and the indications are
that Winchester's first vote under the
new Constitution will be small until after
the registration OF next year. The col
ored people are keeping quiet
In the county of Frederick the Demo
cratic party, through its Executive Com
mlttee. mas appointed 4 subcommittee
for every precinct to stir UP voters and
arouse them to the Importance OF reg
Istemng, beng fearful lest the Republi-
can vote may be fully registered and the
democrats rail- because OF lack nf IN
terest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
KILLING OF JOHN BIRD
Coronor's Jury Acquit Cloves of Ins
tentional!y Violating the Law.
(SpeciaI D!spatch ID The Timesl

Especial Dispatch to The Times.l
WILLIAMSBURG. VA, Sept. t.--The
corcner's jury. which for the past two
days has been inquiring into the killing
of john Bird. a colored man, brought in
q verdict late this afternoon. The jury
found that Peter Benjamin Cloves one
OF the deputies assisting in the arrest of
q negro charged with a felony, fired the
shot that killed Bird
The jury closes its verdict with these
words: While we. the jury, depore the
killing as the result OF inGiscretion and ex
tional violation OF the law.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
THE DEADLY PARALLEL-AGAlN,

The Times and
it's afternoon friend.
after carefully Ia
boring for some
time to write down
the announcement.
printed exclusively
in the Richmond
News, that West
hampton Park was
to be sold to the
True ReformcrS,
suddenly wake up
three weeks after
and discover that
there is something
in it after all. The
News prints the
news and then goes
on about its bust
ness OF seeking
more news to print.
Those contempora-
ries which like to
amuse themselves
by trying to prove
that news is not so
and then trailing in
with belated an
nouncements under
blood-curdling head
lines. are at liberty
to continue in that
strenuous course of
ii { G. Richmond
n e W S, editorial,
page 1. September
4, 1902.