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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

The dog question is now uppermost in
the public mind, and with fear OF inc
dog pound in their hearts, citizens VINO
thiall something of their l2ets arc losing
10 time in getting the necessary licensees
pnd brass tags, that viii save Them from
The hands Of the dcg-catchers and de-
rtrpction.
Treasurer Philips has UP te this time
issued sc dog licenses. Last year about
200 were issued The estimated dog
population of Richmond is 2o,oOp. inc
average number OF licenses issued dur
ing the past five years IS about $50 a
year, u very small percentage OF the cS-
tjmated dog population.
1T is the unlicensed dogs that cause
the trouble in the city. 1T is the class
OF dogs without visible ownership that
roam the streets night after night ana
make life one hideous nightmare wlth
lowls and balks.
EFFECTIVE MEASURE.
In order to rid the city of this nuisance
Tho CITY Council last fall adopted
measure that will effectually do the wolk
An ordinance was adopted, and approved
bv the Mayor on November ID, lS0l, Pro
Wang for the liseDsing and lmpouhQihS
OF dogs and goats" This law carries
with it the maintenance OF Z pouHu,
-.sllere unclaimed dogs, whicE are ltchru
IN on the streets by the dog-catchers'
ern l,jued and the ordinance Is mace
ono nf the police regulations of the city,
10 be enforced by the police, ana ihaue
effective with fines IN the Ponce CouiI
Under this ordinance it is unlawful 10
hcep unlicensed dogs III the packSatu
or cellar. and persons caught under suca
circumstances are compelled 10 pay d
INC. When a person wishes TO get q
license for his dog or goat, ne must
.,nnly nj the City Trcasurers once 1of
n fecal blank, which is kept on Tile, 50
.baf II necessary the dog or goat may
H. ,Spntif,ed. If through any reason II
cots mixed I'D with the unlicensed dogs
ar tho pound Some of the parasfaphs
OF the ordinance are worth reiheiiipei-
trc and are as follows:
FINE FOR HARBORlNG.
"Any ncrson who, after the passage OF
fhe ordinance keeps, MAINTAINS, or mar
hors any unlicensed dog. or goat within
The corporate limits of the city or kich-
nond, shall forfeit and pay Inc OF not
less than two nor moro than five dollars
for each and every offence, to be imposeu
l,y The Police Justice OF the Cay, and re-
covered as debts and fines of like char
acter are now by law recoverable; ana
any person who keeps. harbors. or has III
his or her possession any such unlicensea
animal shall be deemed the owner there
of and liable for said penalty. Any and
al, snch animals found at large. without
having around It's neck the said collar
having attached thereto the said metal
tag or plate as aforesaid. shall be prina
ISsat@ deemed uplIcenseGe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Al was imnounded therein, proving

NAL was imDounded therein, proVLls
ownership to the satisfaction Oh .ue
poundmaSter, paying TO nm d pel'ditS
of 81 for having in his possession an 'lii-
licensed animal and % cents LOT each
and every day, or fraction thereol' oul-
ing which such animal was lmpounoeo,
and procuring a license for said animal
in The manner provided in this ordinance.
DOGS deemed TO be valuable may be pre-
served longer than forty-eight hours
and sold, TO persons other than their
owners, for a. sum not less than - anu
% cents for each day or fraction thereoL
during which such dog was lmpoundcd;
but no dog shall be held alive longer
than one week.
"rhe Committee on Police shall cause
all dogs remaining in said pound OF
pounds for forty eight hours after being
impounded therein without being claim
ed or released as hereinbefore PROVIDED,
excepting such dogs as are deemed to be
valuable and are to be held for sale, Tor
one week, as provided in section I, 10
be put to death, III such manner and
by such means and methods as may be
approved by the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals.
Any person, except the owner. who
shall remove from the neck OF any dog,
bitch, or goat the metal tag or plate
hcrcnbefore specified. shall upon con-
yiction thereof before the Police Justice
of this city. be fined not less than live
nor moro than fifteen dollars, one hall
TO so to the informer, and in default
may be sent to Jail for ten days
The fiscal year began on February list,
and it is now UP to the people TO pay
their dog tax Or lose their dogs. The
dog pound is about ready for occupancy,
and the dog wagon will soon be on the
CIV
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

AN oyster as a rat-trap is a new role.
in which a large ard muscular bisalve
has recently appeared as a valuable &C.
cupant of the basement of a down town
restaurant.
In the damp and dark cellar where
this particular oyster has made his home
since being dragged out OF his damper
bed a few weeks aso, and brought along
to Richmond with a whole barrel of less
intelligent oysters. there dWellS a colony
OF rats, who have eaten oysters for so
many generations that the ears of the
young rats of the strain have become
Lard like miniature oyster shell. and
upon close examination their tails are
found to be growing hard, and will, no
doubt, be used by the posterity of this
colony as oyster openers. These discov-
cries prove beyond any doubt the re-
nlarkable influence of habit and diet
upon the physical development of rats.
and would be given due consideration at
this time but for this more unusual phe-
nonena in nature history of a rat-catch-
ing oyster, which is to be written about
just now
This oyster story is vouched for by
ALBERT" the colored man behind the
free lunch counter at the Commercial
Hotel, who Is an authority on bivaIves
not to be disputed. This oyster was
death trap for rats, and his operations
were in the nature Of a revelation
amongst those who had always regard
ed oysters as old and dead shells, con-
tanning very delicious morsel, which
was to be had without any risk to life
or limb.
This Oyster had habit OF feeding Just
as other oysters, but after he had par
taken OF the meal and salt, a mighty
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
Robert WaddeI|, the American
Derby Winner.
AT THE WALTON STOCK FARM
The Charlottesville Horse Show-Giles Meb-
nne, 2l6.-sale of Death, the Son
of Imp. Charaxus-Notes
OF the Turf.
AT THE WALTON STOCK FARM

Robert Eradley's American Derby WIN
ner, The bay Selding, Robert Waddell,
has again dislocated his shoulder and
Mr.. Bradley has announced that he Will
hot attempt to train him this season.
This unsexed son of Aloha and VirSic,
daughter of King Bolt, has proven him
self one of the very best Of Virginia bred
race horses, and it is to be hoped that
the turf has not seen the last of him.
Boney Boy, who, like Robert Waddcll,
was bred by Mr.. Bradley at Greenway
Farm, Charles City county, ard has dur
ing his career taken the measure Of
crack performers like the Turf Queen
imp, Cnarentus, and otfcrs, is being
schooled over the jumps and will start
his hurdling career at the spring meet
Ing OF the Washington Jockey Club, at
Bcnnings track, which begins on March
18th. Boncy Boy, whose career OH the
Fat vii! be remembered as remarkably
consistent, as he was ever game, honest
and willing, is likely to give a good ac-
count of himself as a hurdler. The tall,
lanky chestnut gelding is now six years
old and the best Of the get of ''The Iron
Horse Bitzen himself a winner of
many thousands of dollars while carrying
the Bradley colors. Boney Boys dam
was the Greeuway Farm brood mare,
Sue B., by Prosper, out of Matilda, by
Milan, and she out OF Lizzie, by a son
Of Deucalion, whose dam was q mare by
Red Eye, son Of Boston. This son of
Bitten is not strictly thoroughbred, but
he has frequently defeated horses car
rying the bluest blood to be found in the
stud book. In addition to Boney Boy,
who, as stated previously, is being
schooled over the jumps, Mr.. Bradley has
about twenty-five other horses in train
ing, or rather that are being given slow
work preparatory to being sent along at
a faster clip, at Greenway. The stable
includes some promising two-year-olds.
the get Of Bitten. Aloha and other sires.
At Walton Farm, Falls Mills, Va. the
property of Samuel Walton, well known
as one nf the most liberal and progress
sive of Southern trotting horse breed
ers, tho horses are all doing well and
several new additions to Red I1eo's list of
standard performers are looked for this
season. The son Of Red Wilkes and
Dictator Girl, by Dictator, is being tired
to some good mares and his get are like
1y to show up we'll before many more
seasons roll by. Wilton GreenWay, OF
Havre de Grace, Md, will handle the
Walton Farm horses this season, ana
they should do well in his hands.
Members Of the Charlottesville Horse
Show Association are we'll pleased over
the outlook ahead and think their second
annual show to be held this fall will be
n, credit to that entire section OF the
State. The officers OF the assoGia ton
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

Az noon on Thursday (Decentoer l.,
1901 Marconi sat waiting, telephone fe-
ceiyer at his ear, in the old barracks on
signal Hill. 10 him il must have been
= moment of painful stress. Arranged
on The table before him, all its parts
within easy reach. was the delicate re-
ceiyine instrument. the supreme product
of wears of the inventors life, now to be
submitted 10 a decisive test. a WTe
ran out through the window. thence to q
mole thence upward TO the kite winch
could be seen swayinG high overhead
gIt was a bluff, raw day; at the pase o.
The cliff, 800 feet below, thundered a coiu
sea; oceanwar6 through the mist rose
li,nly the outlines OF Sape Spear, the
.eastelrmost reach of the North American
continent. Beyond that rolled the IN
broken ocean. nearly 1000 miles to the
coast OF the British Isles. Across inc
harbor the city of ST. Johns lay on its
hillside wrapped in fog; no one hao taken en-
enough interest III the experiments TO
come IN here through the snow to Signal
Hill. Even the ubiquitous reporter was
absent, hut the faith OF the inventor IN
his creation was mistaken.
II believed from the first" he told me,
..that / would be successful! in getting
signals across the Atlantic
only two persons were in the room, Mr..
Marconi and MIR. Kemp. Everything had
been done that could bed one. The :eceis-
ing apparatus was of unusual sensitive
ness. so that it could catch even the faint-
est evidence OF the signals. a telephone
receiver. which is 10 part of the or
binary instrument, had been supplied. so
that the slightest clicking of the dots
might be conysxaa IA the lnIentor,s gar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
RESTAURANT OYSTER
GREAT RAT CATCHER
Bivalve Robs Mr.. Rat and Causes Grea
Comnotion in the Basement Of a
Downtown Place.

poor substitute In the opinion OF an oy-
ster for the delicacies washed ashora
from the seas depth to his ocean-brink
home, he would usually. when not asleep.
have his Shells open and notice thingH
and his surroundings in the dark and
mysterious basement. Among the drst
things he saw when his eyes become ac-
customed to the dim light Of this stranSs
prison We're rats, and as he noticed them
eat the heart out of several of his silent
companions when they had been so care
less as to so to sleep with their mouths
open, he resolved right then he would lie
and wait for Mr.. Rat to come his way.
The time wasn't long before the chances
was offered, and the oyster who had be-
come quite restless and felt the absences
OF legs for the first time in his life proved
equal to the occasion. The rat ap-
preached with great assurances OF an
easy work, as he found his intended VIC
tim with his shell wide open. Setting
upon his hind legs before the pearl lined
disk. Mr.. Rat raised his chin. stretched
lbs short neck, and reached In for his
meal AS he did SO the oyster closed up
on him, catching both front feet in tbs
clamp. and the music began. The rat
squeaied and jumped at such a lively
rate, dragging the oyster over the base
ment floor that ALBERT rushed into
the domains of these imprisoned and
probably dumb creatures with SONS
amazement. He found the rat caught
fast In the oysters grip. and though Dir.
Fat made an awful squeakinS noise, this
oyster didn't open his mouth
The rat Fad dragged the oyster to his
hole, and backed into 1t, but the she'll
was two large to enter and there the
prisoner was held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16


tellectual power is still felt.
In the foremost ranks of these is the
house Of the Princess Matilda, who for
nifty years has held the scepter OF clever
and artistic refinement Her high posi-
ton facilitates this supremacy She Is
the own niece OF Napoleon T., daughter
Of King Jerome, cousin Of the King OF
Rome Q'Aslon), and OF Napoleon Ill,
sister OF Prince Napoleon, and aunt of
Prince Victor and Prince Louis. In the
early part Of the Second Empire her
salon was really the court club. From
1859 to 1870 she exercised a decided tn4
f1uence over tho Emperor. who had al
one time wished to marry her, and WIFI
appreciated her merits. and was In
debted to her for having Modified man1
artists and writer's and prevented theft
Ieverting to the violent opposition party
Even after tho downfall In 1870 shk
maintained the prestige OF rank. s,isI
tanned by recoIlections OF the past anl
by the group OF eminent men whose
friendship she commanded. and wh4
created around her a halo OF admirine
gratitude.
Thus, advantages and virtues, boS
personal and social. combined to maid
the Princess an irresistible and sympaAs
tbetic person.
Victor du Bed In the Century MagA
zine il..-- $500.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
The Princess Mathfzde' 5 Salon.

Many people maintain that there is no
more society in France, that there Is no
more conversation. that the sense OF
grace and civility, of delicacy and per-
ception, has been lost. Nothing could
be falser. The hearth Is always un-
changed, and it keeps its fiame-that flarns
which could no more so out than could
civilization itself, whose very breath. as
it were, polite society Is. Conspicuous
among the hundseds of Partisan salons
or pseudo-salons, where dinners and
parties arc given. there are perhaps
thirty or forty elite gatherings which
still represent French society, and where
the atmosphere Of moral beauty and In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
PLAN TO RID CITY OF
UNLICENSED DOGS
The Ordinance is Now Effective, and the
Dog-Catcher Will Soon Be on
SMALL PROPORTION OFDOGS LICENSED
the Streets.

"-Any person may make complaint to
any police officer or at any police station,
or at the pound, of persons having, keep
i,Ig or maintaining any Of sacn unlicensed
animals; and it Shall be the duty of such
officer or keeper OF the pounG, t entertain
and Immediately investigate the same, or
cause The same TO be done, and,if the said
complaint be correct TO apprehend. i'm
prison, and impound the said animal. as
hereinafter provided.
MAY BE RELEASED.
mo animal impounded as aforesaid
shall be released and discharged there
Fl ON except by the owner thereon max
mo demand therefor at the pound in
which said animal may be impoundcd,
within forty-eight hours after such ami
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

fused some pretty snug offers for this
horse from Northern buyers. preferring
10 retain him for his own use.
Mr.. John P. Branch. the head OF tina
banking house Of Thomas Branch &; Co..
is driving on the road the brown gelding
Cuarz, who has fine size, good manners
an da pretty fair turn Of speed at the
trot. Quartz was sired by the dead
Ouartermaster, dam fine road mare Of
untraced breeding.
BROAD ROCK.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

Members Of the Charlottesville Horse
Show Association are we'll pleased over
the outlook ahead and think their second
annual show to be held this fall will be
a, credit to that entire section OF the
state. The officers Of the associa ton
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
ABILENE, KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING. N0vBER . 1902
THANKS THE VOTERS.



ciatss His Handsome Support.
To my friends, the v0ters Of Dickinson
County:
| feel that owe my sincere thanks
to the people Of Dickinson for their
choice at the election in selecting me
to be their servant, the treasurer OF
Dickinson county. l wish to assure
you that will try to serve the inter-
ests Of sll the people all the time and
perform my duties to the honor Of the
office, Of myself and Of the people Of
Dickinson county, the best county on
earth. Further, assure you that
after taking office l will leave my Of.
fetal cares on my desk, and il they
will not stay there | will lock them In
the vault, SO that when meet you on
the street it cannot be said that |
knew you before election but after
getting my office l knew you not.
Great is the honor you have conferred
upon me but | would not deserve it
il forgot my friends to whom owe
it. Thanking you again, | am re.
spectfully,
!. J. SCHNEIDER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
FANATIcAL DoUKHoB0RS.
The Authorities Taking Them to Their VIII
lages by the Aid of Mounted
Policemen.

Winnipeg, Man, Nov. 1.-THE
Doukhobors belonging to the Swan
river district were unloaded from
the cars yesterday morning at York
ton and another chapter in their pill
grimage was begun. A number OF
mounted policemen was lined up
and the Doukhobors followed their
leaders from the train. Everything
went smoothly for the first quarter
Of mile, when halt was made
and several of the leaders were load
ed into the wagons, much against
their will. Again the procession
started, very slowly, and difficulty
was experienced in keeping the
marchers from turning back. They
seemed to be in q rebellious mood
and 1t is believed that considerable
difficulty will be experienced before
they are landed upon their farms.
Their villages are expected to be
reached tonight. Agent Speers said;
III they resist on the homeward
Journey we will use force, as we did
at Minnedosa, and drive them north.
We realize now that we must treat
these people as children and must
make them obey"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
SENSATIONAL AFFIDAvlTS.
gtatemsnts Of IN Attorney and His Client
In Connection with the Hargis.
Cockrlll reud.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 1.-Two Of
the most sensational affidavits ever
filed in Q Kentucky court have just
been filed at Jackson, Breathitt coun-
ty. That county is the scene Of the
Hargis-C Cockrill feud and within its
borders 80 men have been killed this
year. The affidavits are by Attorney
]. B. Marcus and Noses Feltner, his
client, accused Of the killing Of Jesse
Fields. In his affidavit Moses Felt
ner tells in detail Of alleged plots to
kill Attorney ]. B. Marcum. In sew
eral plots he was to do the work, he
says, and fearing to refuse, pre-
tended to acquiesce, warned Marcum
each time so that the plans failed.
He says he fears to appear in the
streets of Jackson, as such q state
of lawlessness exists there that there
is no protection to any citizen who
is not in sympathy with the county
Judge and sheriff. Attorney Marcum
says in his affidavit that he fears td
appear ut the courthouse or on tho
streets of Jackson near the court
house, that he has not been In his
Office but once since the 18th Of July.
He says that he has been outspoken
against the parties who are accused
of having assassinated DR.. Cox and
James Cockrill and he has incurred
the enmity Of certain lawless men,
and is afraid they will carry out
the threats to assassinate him, which
he belives they have made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
INJUNCTION Is OFF.
Hoffman L Son Have Their Elevator
in Solomon.

The injunction case brought against
c. Hoffman & Son by the Farmers Co.
operative association Of Solomon to
restrain the Hoffman's from posses.
sion Of one Of the Solomon elevators
was settled in the Hoffmans' favor by
Judge Moore Saturday afternoon.
The association admitted having no
claim to the building. The Farmers
own one Of the Solomon elevators and
have leased the other Of Hoffman,
agreeing to send to Hoffman one
third Of all grain bought. Hoffmans
say they did not do this and took
possession OF their own building by
permission Of Manager Johnk of the
association. The injunction was
then brought oy the officers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
MEDALS OF HONOR.
Attorney General Knox Holds That They
Cannot he Given to Men No Longer
In the United States Service.

Washington, Nov 11.-An opinion
has been rendered by Attorney Cen
eral Knox which will have far-reach-
ing effect upon medals of honor and
certificates Of merit. 1t sustains the
opinion of former Attorney General
Devins, who held that certificate OF
honor could not be granted to q man
who was no longer in the service OF
the United States. II did not apply
to men who have been recommended
for such certificates previous to the
time they left the service. The opin-
ion of Gen. Devins has been practi-
cally ignored for many years and
certificates OF merit have been is
sued up to the present time to men
who served in the civil war. The
latest opinion will put an end to such
certificates not only for the civil
war, but also for the Spanish war
and In most instances for service in
the Philippines, especially when per-
formed by volunteers. 1t is pro-
posed that an opinion will be asked
as to whether the ruling regarding
certificates Of merit shall not apply
to medals Of honor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-13
THE KANSAS PRISON.
The Biennial Report Of Managers
Submitted to Gov. Stanley.
NUMBER OF COyVIC1S At LANSING.
All But n Out Of the 1859 Are Americas
Born-Eight Counties In the State
Have No Prisoners -"Hang"
Men Aggregate 80.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 10.-The popu-
lation Of the Kansas penitentiary at
Lansing is 1,OSs, according to the
biennial report of the board Of man
ayers, just submitted to Gov. STAN
ley. OF this number 1,017 are Ameri- !
can-born and u foreign-born. Kan
sas leads all other states, III of it,
native-born being prisoners.
OF the total population 229 were
farmers before their conviction, 17S
laborers. All told 104 different oc-
cupations are represented. There are
six preachers in prison. AT present
there are no bankers or newspaper
men serving time. Two job printers,
however, are in custody.
There are 766 white males, IS white
females, 275 negro men, "a negro
women, Indians and Mexican.
The average age of the prisoners Is
20 years. The youngest is IA years
old and the Oldest rs. Sixty-eight
are 20 years old. This is the largest
number for one particular year. Tho
number Of "hang" men aggregates
IS, while there are 3s life prisoners,
2 5o-year prisoners, l 4o-year, Is 2S-
year, II 21-year and II 2O-year pris-
oners. The crimes for which they
were convicted follows: Adultery,
3; arson, 8; assault to kill, rob or
rape, rs; attempt to commit suicide,
/; bigamy, 4; burglary, 2o7; embez-
element, 8; forgery, "a; grand lar
ceny, 200; highway robbery, 0; horse
stealing, 70; larceny, 81; manslaugh-
ter, go; murder, all degrees, 1853; OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
IA; perjury, 3; pickpockets, 7; rape,
so; robbery, different degrees, "a;
seduction, 2.
OF the habits Of the conHcts 429
were temperate, 573 were intemper-
ate and 81 moderate. Eighty-nine
have served more than one term in
prison.
Eight counties in the state have
no prisoners in the penitentiary.
They are Cheyenne, Decatur, Finney,
Gray, Kiowa, Rawlns, Sheridan and
Stafford. Wyandotte leads the list
with 81 and Shawnee comes second
with so. Oklahoma has 2s4.
The average cost per day for feed
ing the prisoners was II cents each,
or o trihe less than 1 cents q meal.