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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
ATouching incident.
Iitor Of The Times-Dispatch:

sir,-This reader Of your valued Jour
nal has been greatly interested In the
discussion pro and con OF tho placing
OF statue OF General r. q. Lee in hall
In Washington. have been reminded
OF an incident, illustrative OF our people
In Virginia and the South. Years ago
at General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. tho venerable
and beloved DR.. Lovic Pierce. then past
four score. walked down the aisle Of q
crowded church to the chancel rail. AS
soon as his majestic and venerable pres-
ence was observed. the vast audience in
voluntarily arose and stood. Arriving
at the chancel. he bowed and repeated
Lat verse Of ed Proverbs. IA good name
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SEARCH REWARDED
AFTER II YEARS
Mrs. Joseph Fox Finds Her
Son. From Whom She
Was Separated,
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch.)

Especial to Tho Times. Dspatch)
CINCINNATI. Feb, 14.-After fourteen
years of ceaseless search Mrs. Fox, of
No. Is GARFIELD Place. has found her son,
who was placed by her many years ago
. in the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum on
Mount Auburn and was adopted from
that institution.
a Under the rules Of tho orphan asylum
no information could be given Mrs. Fox
as to the location Of her son when she
returned to reclaim him shortly after he
had been adopted from that institution.
Sc she had to ferret out the place Of
his residence without the aid of the
asylum officers She spent years of toll
and large sums of money in her tireess
hunt for her boy until she found him
night before last In Amelia, O.
Sue Is overwhelmed with Joy at the
reunion of her family. but the relaxation
from the strain under which she has been
during the search has unstrung her
nerves, and under her Doctors advice
she could last night tell nothing but a
biief summary of her search.
She said that fourteen years ago she
wal, passing through Cincinnati: had be-
&C mo sick on her journey and had spent
all her money So on reaching this city
She was forced to place her two baby
boys In the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum.
Shortly afterwards she returned to the
asylum to reclaim them, but could only
Get one. as the other had been adopted
and no information would be given her
as to where 1t had been taken,
Since that time she has never ceased to
search for her lost boy. She has trav-
cleo each year to different places with
the hope OF gaining some trace of him,
but without success, until she had some
one trace through the records Of the
asylum the name OF the family by whom
the boy had been adopted,
This was family named Wright. llv-
ing at Riverside. Her boy was by them
called Tommy Wright, But her search
dii not end here, for her boy had become
dissatisfied with the home in which he
WAS living and had run away.
Sho received tip few days ago that
NC was at Amelia. O., and sent her
otner son there to look for him,
AZ me first meeting Of the two young
men each had q feeling that they were
related and, comparing notes, found that
they We're brothers
The family Is now reunited at their
nome IN Eighth Street, and are rejocinE
over tho occasion, After placing her sons
In the asylum Mrs, Fox was married to
her husband. Joseph Fox. fireman at
No. engine house. X. II K
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HOSTETTER'S LOSSES.

fE-IttSOuTSer N1dI1Oleu away IWllllOn
Dollars or More Year Before He Died
Theodore Hostetter, Pittsburg millionaire
and New York clubman, who died here
last August In n Park avenue sanitarium,
had lost q million dollars In New York
gambling houses In the twelve months
preceding his death. has been revealed
by his executors compromising n suit for
$4,000 for gambling debt brought by
David G. johnson OF this city. Stubs in
Hostetters check book show that OF the
lost million 100000 had been paid to
David Johnson The rest of the money
went to Richard Canileld and John DAILY.
whose houses hero young Hostetter fire.
quently patronized. David G. johnson
admitted to-day that he had collected
sl,15000O from the estate of the late Theo-
dore Hostetter Of Fttsourg, but he denied
that 1t was entirely gambling debt
Most of It, he said, was borrowed money.
II became acquainted with Ted Hos
letter eight years ago. 4 TIe was 8 very
young man then with NIL kinds of money
and the instincts of a sport. He would
bet on anything from dog fight to a
boiler explosion, and he bet them as high
as the cats back.
IT became 'Ted's representative In
sporting matters. was his betting COM
missioner in q majority of his sporting
ventures and he trusted mo as n friend
When he wanted to gamble with me,
gambled with him. I have matched pen
nies with Ted at the Waldorf-Astoria
for $1,000 a spin.
s "He was lucky. In the last national
election he won $4,000 from me betting
on Mckinley. The bets were made on
states and majorities. and he won every
one OF them. He won a pot of money on
the yacht races, he was lucky on the
track and no was lucky at gambling
games, The only thinls no fell down on
Invariably was a prize fight.
when I heard that suit had been
brought i communicated with the attor-
ney for .Ted's' widow. We came to a
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SHRINE OF
PILGRIMS
Visit to Delfshaven. Where
Miles Standlsh Worshlped.
DUTCH CHURCH GoERS
Hollands Educational system-Its Night
Schools where Carpentry Bricklay-
ing and Veterinary Science
Are All Taught.

Copyright, 1909, by Frank carpenter.)
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 2.--Do you want to
pray with the ghosts OF your Pilgrim
fathers7
You can do 30 II you go to Delfshaven.
a village on the Mas two miles from Rot
terdam. There Is church there where
Elder Brewster. Miles standish, John Al
den. Priscilla and the rest OF the saints
worshiped before they LETT on the Speed
we'll for Southampton, where they got
the Mayflower, which landed them at Ply
mouth and on It's famous rock. They had
been driven from England to Holland.
where they settled at Leyden and lived
for twelve years. The Dutch treated
them we'll, but they wanted a land of their
own. They bought a vessel at Delfshavcn
and upon It made their first start for
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cgraphers.
Holland has also schools for the train
Ing of boys who expect to enter the gov
ernment service. and especially tho SER
vice OF tho colonies. In these schools,
the languages Of Sumatra, Java and 9TH
ers Of the Dnst indies are taught. Tho
boys learn all about tho chief religions Of
the the natives, they study their laws. their
they are sent out to govern them, they
are able to do 80 intelligently. doubt
In fact, whether any government service
Is so we'll educated and SO efficient as
that of the Dutch East Indies.
Take for instance retired Japanese
official who was with me during this trip
to Delfshayen, AS we Wore riding back
to Rotterdam he told mo thnt he spoke
German. French and English, as we'll as
the Dutch and that no could write and
speak two of the languages of Java. He
had to pass an examination In these Ian
guages before he was sent out to tho
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They lie in
ALIEN SOIL
ButMemory Still Lingers Over
Graves Of C0nfederates.
WILL ERECT A MONUMENT
st. Louis Chapter Daughters Of the
Confederacy viii Beautify Alton
Cemetery, Where 1905 South
ern Soldiers Lie Buried.

y
ALTON. ILLS, Feb. 14-Almost forty
hyears after tho Civil War the people
Of Alton are cooperating with the people
of the South in the restoration OF an old
Alton cemetery in which 1906 Confederate
soldiers have lain forgotten all this time.
These soldiers died In the Alton Peni-
Tertiary. and were buried In this ceme-
terry by the Government.
For several years after the war the lit
tie cemetery was kept beautiful by hands
which strewed flowers upon the graves.
The Government sent small amount
each year for the preservation OF the
grounds. and they were preserved.
Mounds We're Forgotten.
But in time. the little field Of mounds
was forgotten. The flowers were no longer
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Is rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favor rather than silver and
gold.''
The people Of Virginia and the South
hold the rounded character Of General
Lee in standing attitude. He belongs to
the people who can appreciate the SEN
timents Of the Wise man after the mists,
have rolled away. He Will belong to
the world until that time; our people
will prefer to hold our idol in the sac
red asylum OF loving hearts.
AN OLD REBEL.
Sunny Side. Va, Feb. 0.
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Best liranulated Sugar, per pound, 43.4c
Imported maCar0nl Observation-Disclosures. Ga

White A Sugar, 6 lbs. for. !. .25c.
Lion or Cardova Coffee, in lib.
package ........,. ....oc.
Good 2-String Brooms, 1oc.; g.
String. 1900. ...... .12c.
5-String Brooms ......... zoe.
Best American Sardines, can. &c.
lib. package Boneless Cod
fish ............ ......!..5c.
s lbs. Large Lump Starch. .25c.
Fresh Country Butter received
daily ~. zoe.
Star or Red Seal Lye, box. &c.
Shoe Polish, large bottles. SC.
Sugar Corn, &c. can; or 4 cans
lOI ...1..s..t... Sc.
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Try our Snow Flake Flour, pei
barrel $500, per bag. age.

Whole Sweet Pickles, qt... .1oc
Best quality Bread Soda, in lib.
packages, 2 packages sc.
California Naval Oranges, per.
dozen. IS. 20. rs. and 3oc,
1o-pound pail Preserves, home.
made .......... ........5 5c.
Blackeye Peas, quart. &c.
New Barley, s lbs. for. ..25c.
New Carolina Rice, 6 lbs.. .25c.
Large Irish Potatoes, peck zoe
Large box Mustard Sardines..6c.
Boston Baked Beans, large cans,
&c.; small cans &c.
California Lima Beans, &C.; or q
lbs, tor ......... .i..25c.
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Blue And The Gray.

These soldiers who lie beneath thc.s,
unkept mounds came from nll parts -
tho South, from tho Gulf to the Missou-
ri-lllinois limo.
II a correct list Of these graves oan BIO
arranged, naming tho soldiers buried
within. tho relatives OF these soldiers will
know where their resting place Is.
It Is not alone tho members OF the
Daughters Of tho Confederacy, not alone
the members Of tho Daughters OF the
Revolution. who arc agitating tho mat
ter OF restoring this cemetery: It Is I'M
united effort on the part OF the Blue and
tho Gray. side by side. hearts beating
with one beautiful object in view, to hon.
or the dead, be they the Blue or Gray.
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to tho memory Of the Confederate dead In

to tho memory OF the Confederate dead In
the Alton Cemetery.
Men from the North and South will
contribute through this manner to tho
raising OF this fund. Whom collected, all
moneys will DO placed In tho hands Of tho
Daughters OF the Confederncy In st.
Louis.
The members OF this organization will
have the official power to distribute this
money for the benutifying and restoring
OF tho graves OF tho Confederate dead in
this vicinity.
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Our Two Stores Filled With TemDtinp
Goods at Tempting Prices.

Dunlop's City Meal, per bushel,
65c.; per peck .... .18c.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
FATHER OF HIS CITY
RECORD OF A USEFUL CITIZEN

Andrew II. Green Deserved His Title
of Father of Greater New York.
Interested In Niagara Falls Reser
vation--HeIped Plan New York's
Most Valuable Public Institutions
Press dispatches in annuncing tho
Assassination of Andrew II. Green By
crazy negro continually spoke OF him
as "the Father of Greater New York.
Mr.. Green did other things quite as i'm
portant for the benefit Of the public.
He was one of the men who helped
induce the state to purchase Niagara
Falls Reservation, the great park sur
rounding the American side OF the
falls. He has been president of the
board since 1887. 1t may be of interest
to know also that he was one OF the
executors of the will of Samuel ].
Tilden and of William B. Ogden. The
following regarding the way in which
he obtained the name Of Father OF
Greater New York" is from the Buffalo
Express:
His Niagara Falls associations were
typical of his life work. He held many
public offices, but mostly without pay.
He was a sentative-perhaps the
very best in the state-of that broad
public spirit which seeks the good OF
ones fellows, the welfare of postertty.
and finds the dearest reward for his
labors in the knowledge that he has
done or has helped to do good work.
In the metropolis where he lived they
called him the Father of Greater New
York" He was proud Of that title
and he had earned it. So long ago as
1868 he worked out a plan for the
consolidation of the cities of New York
and Brooklyn and surrounding terri
tory. When finally, in 1897, consolida-
tion was brought about, it was found
that the plan of government which
Andrew II Green had drawn up almost
thirty years before was the most work
able one that could be devised, and II
is the plan under which New York is
governed to-day. AS he was one of The
prime movers in the establishment of
the state park at Niagara Falls. 30.
many years before, he was one of those
who had most to do with the creation
of Central park. New York. He be-
came the first president and executive
officer of the Central Park Board, and
held that Office during the entire for
native period. 1857 to 1870. He plan
ned the consolidation of the Astor.
Lenox and Tilden libraries into the
New York public library and became
one of its trustees. He originated tho
plan of the Metropolitan Museum and
Art and became one of its first trustees.
He originated the plan of the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History. He
was the founder and president of the
New York Geological society. This is
a long record of philosophical acts,
yet It tells only the most important
ones"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Reads Like a Miracle.

Frlarspoint, Miss, Nov. 30.-Ths
Butler case still continues to be the
talk of the towG. Mr.. G. l.. Butler, the
father of the little boy, says:
THE doctor said my boy had disease
of the spinal cord, and treated him
for two months, during which he got
worse all the time. Finally the doctor
told me he did not know what was the
trouble. The boy would wake up dur
ing the night and say that he was
dying. He would be nervous and trem-
bling and would want to run from the
house. saying he saw ugly things
which frightened him. After we had
tried everything else, read an adver-
tisement of Dodds Kidney Pills as
cure for Nervous Troubles. l pur-
chased some and used them until he
had taken altogether eight boxes when
he was sound and well with not sim
gle symptom of the old trouble. This
was some months ago, and l feel sure
that he is permanently cured. We owe
to Dodd's Kidney Pills all the credit
for his restoration to good health"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Killer of Cockrcaches.

The American navy has engaged tho
services of an expert cockroach killer.
who will attempt to eradicate these
insects from all the vessels in the
navy in Atlantic waters, as well as In
the various buildings at the Atlantic
coast navy yards. This man has been
at work on some of the vessels of the
North Atlantic squadron with excel.
lent results. He received 500 a ship.
but it is understood that a special ar
rangement has been made with him by
the Navy Department under the term,
of which he will receive in the future
only $50 a ship.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Only Used It for Colds.

When Miss Marie Manning, author
of Judith of the Plains" (Harpers)
was staying in the Catskill mountains
recently, in a neighborhood where the
winter consumption of hard cider Is \
noticeable feature of domestic life, she
met boy gathering apples. He said
he was gathering them for hard cider.
and that it was the intention of his
family, consisting of four members, to
make twelve barrels of the same.
Miss Manning, suppressing her sur.
prise, asked him if he was sure that
twelve barrels would be enough for his
family for one winter.
"Oh, yes" said the boy, earnestly,
"coz we don't use it 'cep, for colds!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

We are a democratic and modest
people and therefore merely mention
the fact that the pallbearers at the
funeral of W. l.. Elkins represented
1O,000sO00,0 600. In some countries Civ
en- to ostentation this would be played
up as a feature.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

1t is not stated whether the Chicago
man who combined 1000 gallons of
cider with carbolic acid gas, old bot
ties and counterfeit labels. and sold
the produce to the Chicagoese for
champagne at 81 quart, came orisi-
aally from Connecticut.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Don't Rent a Farm-Buyl

Colorado farmers can get good irri
gated land, best of water rights. splen-
did crops, and pay about the usual
rental for the use of the land. In three
years they'll own it clear. The best
chance to get good farm ever offered
in the state. Write to-day to The
Colorado Bureau of immigration. Zeph
Chas. Felt, president, Majestic build
ing Denver Colorado
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

What seemed the utterly Incredible
story that man had laughed himself
to death over joke in a New York
theater is now explained. The joke
was told him behind the scenes by a
stage hand.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Kaiser Wilhelm Should rest assured
that, if he wishes to challenge, Uncle
Sam will find as much pleasure in
taking the cup away from him as
from any one whom he happens just
now to call to mind.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A Cleveland company proposes to
insure bank depositors against loss.
Is not this rather an uncertain way
to increase the stability of our fnan-
cial institutions?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A German physician has discovered
that rheumatism is contagious and has
built an isolation hospital for his pa
tients. What he has discovered is
nothing new. All vice and all virtue
. are contagious.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

DR.. W. A. Shepard. OF Colorado springs,
Colo. has had a most wonderful career in th6
treatment of tubercular diseases. especially
consumption of the lungs and the sore shroats
with hoarseness which so frequently accom-
papies this disease. Some OF his greatest
triumphs in treating this disease have been
in trosting tubercuiar bowels. His patients
when cured live in any climate without any
fear that the disease will return he sends
Interesting literature to all inquiries
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Even If the man in Washington
wanted to complain to the President
that he was being pursued by air.
ships is right about it, Prof. Langley
can easily prove an alibi.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Eternal vigilance" quoted the i'm.
passioned orator, "is the price Of liber
ty!" ITS more than that now" in
terrupted disrespectful person in the
audience. II believe Pat Groves lat
est quotation is 100000"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
insist on Getting Il.

Some grocers say they don't keep Do
hance Starch because they have a stock Ia
hand OF il ez. brands, which they know
cannot be sold to a customer who has once
used the 16 OF. pkg. Defiance Starch for
same money.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A Portland man has been cured of
swearing through watching the peace
full pigeons >' the city. L HIM never
attempt to cultivate garden or the
suburban chickens will undo all the
work of their cooing cousins.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

The nature of the compromise" in
the Alaskan boundary decision ap-
pears to be that the United States got
the hide and Canada the tail
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

All the newspapers in New York but
one supported Low, but the one mod.
estly remarks that it has more readers
than all the others pus together.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

The cable Announces that Russia and
Japan have settled their differences.
This perhaps means that Russia
settles Manchuria and Japan settles
Corea.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
When Your Grocer says

When Your Grocer Says
be docs not have Defiance Starch, You may
be sure he is afraid to keep 1t until his
stock of 10 OF. packages are sold. Deaanca
Starch is not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains 10 OF. to
tho package and sells for same money - Ii
o. eands.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

The people of Boston want their
harbor made wider. But that would
only make it easier for the enemy's
war ships to get in.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

ut takes a mighty good memory"
remarked the philosopher, ito be able
to forget the things one don't want
to remember"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

1t appears that some OF the mem
bers of the British parliament do not
know that New York state and New
York city are not one and the same
thing. And New York is SO English.
too, don't. you know!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A st. Louis Worlds Fair Informa.
ton Bureau has been established at
s36 Seventeenth street, Denver, In
charge of Phil P. Hitchcock, where
information will be cheerfuIIy fur
nished.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Prince Cupid" says that the way to
pronounce his name is Kai-e-auy -o-a.
Ia" 1t sounds a good deal like a col.
iege yell.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

The man who writes sixteenpage
:ove letters before he is married thinks
= ten-word telegram is very long after
ward.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

When Paris apes Newport by doing
smart set" honors t. trained
monkey imitation ceases to be fat
terry.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

three times may be a pessimist now
but he wasn't a little while ago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Premier Balfour thinks there is no
danger of war between Russia and
Japan. In that case let's hurry and
get excited again over the situation in
the Balkans.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Still, in spite of all this unprece-
dented record breaking, it will prob
ably be some time before the one
minute horse gets here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

1t is sometimes rather rough on this
brides father not only to have to give
her away at the wedding but big slice
of his fortune with her
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Thinking about work is enough 10
make some people tired.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

All person has to do with his
troubles these days is to get outdoors
and forget them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Another girl has found a husband
by writing her name on an egg. That's
cheaper than paying railway fare out
to Seattle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A physician says that the stomach has
nothing to do with seasickness. Perhaps
ne is right but seasickness has a good
deal to do with the stomach.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

IT am surprised that Mabel got married,
She said she wouldn't marry the beat
man on earth" well. she didn't.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Any automobile can be stopped in
its own length, If what it runs into
- strong enough.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Mrs. Homer-They say that Mrs Lasher
has entirely lost her mind. Mrs. Neigh
-bors--Well. I'm not at all surprised. She
gave every one a piece of it when she
had q chance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

sons problems in algeria for him. and
then to be proud of him for it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Do righteous" said Brother Dickey
IA ez bold ez a lion. but dey amt no
dfnuence 'twixt him en- de wicked wen
AGa crossin' a pasture en- u mad bulb
taAes after him!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

About the only open-work stockings
that are being worn now are those
that need to be darned.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Tho mildest tobacco that grows is used
In the makeup of Baxters Builhead 8.
Cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

A million dollar gold nugget was re-
Gently taken out at-But hold on. we can I
print the rest until the patent medicin d
man puts up full reading notice rates.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Ido not believe Piso's Cure for consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHS y
boYKR, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

And the man who paid $500 for a
Arst edition of Shelley in London is
named Wise.