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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
CONTEST FOR AUTOMOBILE
Lucky Person Said to Live on Church
n II,

n Iva
The 1850 automobile rattle carno to- q
successful close last night previous to tho
time the Weitzmans were to appear on the
high wire. During the course Of the even
Ing the contest for tho possession OF the
machine was indeed. spirited. the medical
men vielng with each other for Its pos
session by purchasing dollars after dol
lars worth of chances
When the time came to close all Of
the duplicate stubs were placed in a re-
volving churn In the presence OF Captain
Charles Phillips Dr. w. w. Parker and
Mr.. 3. a. Blenner, who furnished the
Tho chun was then revolved, causing
the tickets to mix up indiscriminatsly.
Captain Phillips elected little Miss Ander-
son, golden haired nine-year-old child.
from the audience. who drew eleven STUBS
from the. churn.. the number and series
OF each being placed on tho blackboard
as they were called out by, CAPTAIN Phil.
lips. It was rumored late. last night that
gentlemen living on Church Hill had
won the automobile. but owing to the
lateness Of the hour. this report could
iAccording to to- the announ cement made
by Captain Phillips. last night the auto
ner at No. 80 North Fifth Street, and
there awaits the holder OF the lucky
number. The following Is the result
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS,
A@OtSlShssiAAOSAHHs Virginia.

Most magnifcently situated and corurorta-
bly, furnished hotel on Atlantic coast,
Summer Rates, June to Oct, 80 per day
UP, Special Weekly Rates, Orchestra boat
Largest military post in the country. Rem
devious of North Atlantic Squadron New
management. 1908 Booklets can be had al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
CHURCH NOTICES.

THE CHURCH OF TIE HOLY COMFORTER
(Groye Avenue. corner Rowland street>-Rey.
day morning at II O'Clock and afternoon at s
O'clock. Holy communion arst Sunday In each
month at il o'clock. Sunday school at 0,80
o'clock. Visitors cordially welcome. Seats
free.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24

Railroad YIN. @. A,
There will be great mems meeting
In tlaa Y, NJ g. A. Hall at Main Street
station this afternoon. Secretary Thomas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
Funeral Of Mrs. Curry.

Funeral Of Mrs. Curry.
The remains OF Mrs. J. l.. M. Curry,
who died Friday morning In Atlantic City,
reached Richmond shortly before o'clock
yesterday evening and were taken to the
residence OF her sister, Mrs. Thomas M.
Rutherford. No 112 East Grace Street.
The funeral services Will be held at b:So
o'clock this afternoon from the residence.
The Rev. George Cooper. D. D.. OF the
First Baptist Church, will offtciato, as
sisted by the Rev. w. Fl. Whltsitt. D. d.,
OF Richmond College. The interment
Will, be made In Hollywood beside the
grave Of DR.. Curry.
There will be no honorary pall-bearers.
The active pall-bearers Will be chosen
flor the near relatives. as follows:
Messrs. Richard NJ. Maury. ". 8. Wor-
ti,am, r. C. Workman. Coleman Workman.
r. NJ. Workman, Albert Workman. Wor-
than spIlman. A. ". Patterson, James 7.
rutherford and Vaudeville Carlisle.
Julia Elizabeth King.
The funeral OF Julia Elizabeth. only
child OF N. J. King, No. 81 Wood Street.
Chelsea Hill, will take place to-morrow
and the intermcnt will be in Mount Cal
vary.
Funeral Services.
The funeral OF aIrs. Mary c. Collins
will take place at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
from Christ Episcopal Church.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lucy NJ. Word took
place yesterday morning. The remains
were taken 20 scottsville for interment.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
BARGAIN 8,

WANTED, To Close q Few Fine Brass and
Enaneled Beds during the Red Tag Sale:
At SIS you buy now for $40. siDNoR
HuNpLEY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24
LADIES COLUMN.
MISCELLANEOUS
PERSONALS.

WANTED, To Olese Number Of Fine Mahog-
any, Blrdeyo Maple, Walnut and OAK Ward
Ing on at I-a OF regular price. SfDNoR &
HUSpI.EY,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

states. all of which will cooperate and
use he same schedule. the latter to
be prepared by the United States Cen
sus Bureau and Labor Department.
The labor department in this state. for
example. will have charge of the census
in North Carolina along this line,
and will appoint field men clerks, etc.
This work Will be done under the super
vision of the national census depart
ment. The latter will furnish the
funds. and thus the work will be thor
oughly done. Will cost the state Tar less,
and service vii be a h~undred-fold bet
ter. This very important matter first
developed in April of last year a the
National Labor Convention. ana was
suggested by Carroll y. Wright OF the
census bureau. The plan has the unanl-
NOUS a~nnroval of the labor depart
of the various states. which VII!
DO the work in a JEALOUS way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Fdeutifyin. Her Husband

The man at the news stand might
know. Mrs. Gibbons lowered uncer-
around the pictorial exhibit,
Suddenly waning courage, and -hen
found voice to say en~gagingly:
4 am looking for my husband"
What did you say, lady?" The man,
stopped in his work of sorting papers.
Tn looking for my husband. He's
been waiting for me here a long time
with a party-but he's gone now. L
thought perhaps he had left some
message here with YOU"
What kin Of looking man was he?"
asked the news clerk. He leaned for
ward companionably.
"He-he's tall. and clean shaver with
Ia light overcoat, and blue eyes-and-
IShe CROPPED around for some distin-
fguishing characteristic to elicit 4 Elear2
iof response-'a square ch!n-"ith q
ldimpIe in it." She felt her own fatu-
Iousness. 'You-you'd know him If you
lsaw him"
The clerk turned to a boy who had
~lappeared behind the
Did you see a man with a light
lo~vercoat, and a spasm passed Yer
Ibis face-"and a dimple in his chin?
did he leave any message here?" Mrs.
IGibbons felt hotly h a he was laugh
ling at her, although he looked impas-
lsive.
Nav" said the boy, he didn't leave
mo message with me" He added on
reflection. L amt seen no one hanging
Iround but a chunky Teller with a black
Imustache."
II hasn't seen anyone but n stout
man with a black mustache," reported
the clerk officially. while two pairs Of
leyes stared at her IN a ~disconcerting
manner.
That's him" she said with a sigh of
Evident relief
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
4 Bishops Center shot.

If Bishop Burgess, of the diocese OF
Long Island. had been a soldier in
stead OF a churchman, he would proc
iably have been a crackshot on the rifle
team OF his command. Anyhow, he
rang the bell of a big target on Sunday
when he declared that
"Workingmen believe that the
church. especially our branch Of it, is
lon the side of capital, and that if there
lis TO be a contest we would be on the
lside of wealth.
In his opinion, he declared, the
workingmen are not far wrong in 50
believing, for he said. the church does
Icultivate money-getting from great
rich men and the clergy is not lowed
by them to speak their minds as they
fought. Going further. he said, The
Iparrot can scream out his message be-
hind his bars. but the pulpit is a ken
incl where the dogs are muZZled and
icannOt bark
That is a most acrid and startling
declaration to be made by the bishop
lof a dioceses in which reside many OF
1.-The multi-millionaires of If
lit is but m~easurably true, and Bishop
burgess has lac the courage to speak
this truth once, it should appear but
reasonable that he is an appointed
Voice to go forth and sound his mes
sage to the whole church Of God IN
IAmerica. In him ma be the John the
baptist of a new advent of Christine
Luther of a new reformation from
lpriestiy bondage n perfunctcry re-
Iligion.
he workingmen of the nation are
mot the only class interested in a bold,
fearless. GOd-serving ministry. Bust
mess. politics, education, public morals
lin select circles and in ulk are equal
lily concerned with the honesty or Sc
lvileness Of those whose mission is 10
declare the oacles Of Jehovah and the
Righteousness of the era.
Bishop Burgess has certainly sound
led one time as a tru~mpet-volced her
laid of what the signs of the times por~
tend and what the health of all nus
Imanity languishes to receive in the
form of moral medication. For that
much we think the honest worll will
Icheerfully confer upon him a vote Of
confidence and thanks.-Atlanta Con-
stitution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

er It writes its humanity down as a
sham. its civilization as organized hy-
pOcricy. The explanation of the Minis
ter of the Interior is Of a piece with
the lies and prevarications which for
years have poured from the Russian
official printing ress.
The whole Of Russia, from the bu-
r-aUcrats who lard it in their Offices
down to the local officials, the we'll
dressed ladies who shared the spoil
from the looted shops, and the blood
drunken mob, is convicted Of this foul
crime.
The central government is doubly
guilty. So long as a civilized govern
ment brands 5000 900 people as a peril
Gus pest which must be slowly annihi-
lated. SO long its baser subjects will
think themselves justified in accelerat-
ing the process Of determination with
knives, aXes and hatchets.'-Literary
Digest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
SPANISH WAR PENSIONS.
Were We in 1S9S q Nation of Weak
Iings and Degenerates""

The American people are beginning to
realize what a burden they unwittingly
put upon themselves and their children,
and upon their children's children, when
they shouted for a war with Spain five
years ago. Spain was easily whipped,
Cuba was made free, Porto Rico was
taken as a satrapy, and the way was
opened for the costly purchase of he
Philippines. But that was only the first
cost. a light one. Now We are getting
the aftermath in the Spanish war pen
SiOnS.
According to the statement OF the
Pension office, 57.646 ~''invalidS" of that
war have already made application for
the charity of the nation, and $3.50
widows and DEPENDENTS OF these,
there have been allowed S.SS1 invalid
pensions and $3.50 Of the widows and
dependents class. Then 1875 claims
have been rejected. leaving 34,210 claims
pending on May l. New applications
are coming in daily by the hundreds,
and the indications are hat at the end
OF the year nearly 80 per cent. of the
men enlisted will have applied for pen
Sions.
Were We. then. in 1898. a nation OF
~weaklingS Il d~egenerates? Did a short
war of three months SO wreck the phys
Zeal constitutions OF the sturdy youth
who enlisted under the flag as TO leave
this multitude incapacitated for the or
binary duties Of life? No one believes
this. The pension list OF the Spanish
! war represents the sentiment which has
| been fostered by claim agents. that a
| pension is the Tue OF every soldier. no
matter what the occasion may be. II
ought 10 be a deterrent 10 military en-
| 1erprise on the part Of a people whose
! earnings must contribute 10 carry This
burGen.-Boston Post tDem.D
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Merely an Incident.

A traveller in the mountain region of
Kentucky found himself one day in
need of a piece Of ROPE to mend a
panion. He was at the summit of q
hill and had passed the last lonely
house half an hour before, far below.
AS he stood patting his horse and
considering his situation a lank, for
|~lorn-looking man appeared from the
woods at one side of h road.
L uppos you haven't such a thing
as a piece of rope up here with vOu?'
asked the traveller. Where do you live?
Anywhere near?"
I'm living right here for now" said
the man slowly, IAN I've got no oc-
icasion for rope nor nothing, stranger.
You can likely get a piece down at
1.-The Wilder Changers. I'll look after
Iyer anima whilst you go for il. But
ldon't You call her the Wilder Granger.
Icause she amt really
What do you mean by that?' asked
1.-The puzzled traveller
Well" said the mountaineer, L just
lcall her hat on account Of he JUS
bands having left her
oh. l see" said the traveller. Did
lit hapen long ago.
Happened bout three hours ago
lSdIu Tie man. SCI IouSlS. SHV fo0SON
him, till finally he lowed he'd sheer off
from her &nd be alone the rest OF MS
days. and he did So
Cant be patched up between them?'
Inquired the traveller
.Mought be- admitted the hermit
land then again it mought not"
Suddenly he Strengthened himself and
his lean countenance took a look OF
Isrern resolution.
You go along down and ask ner fol
la piece O rope" he said briskly. ar
lyou tell her you saw Jim Granger VI
lon the top, and he told O she was
la powerful good cook and the snlartes
woman in kentuck, and he was feel
ing so nightly mean he lowed II
might be coming home before night
but don't you let a word out o yel
mouth about widders, nor yet wilder
Ie-s. Stranger!"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Cautians Senator Allison.

Hes a trimmer. he is, maintained
lSam Swopes doggedly, SAYS the Cleve-
hand Plain Dealers Washington let
tier. Why that man., he never made a
statement in his life hat wasn't quail
fled. I don't know where he stands.
mo more do you. He don't know him
Ihelf. And you'V elected him senator
All of which being fatty danieo.
lSvopes, driven to bay, declared fhat
money talked. I'll bet So" he de-
lclared. that you, Ike Peters, can get
this senator of yours to make one plain.
definite, unvarnished assertion nor yet
statement on any subject Whatever
lin fifteen minutes Of conversation.
Ozone" hotly retorted the Peters
lperson. and pat to the occasion The new
senator appeared. He joined the
lbovs, with cheerful greeting in his
pheasant way while they hudled about
him in suppressed excitement. SWopss
Igrinned sardonically, in the BACK
Iground. There passed a HOOK Oh soieli,
Ibid thoroughbred sheep just escaped
ifrom the hand of the s:Iearer. 1t DelnS
Iowa. the talk turned upon them. with
Sudden Joy Peters turned to Alllsoii
land remarked inquiringly:
You know something o sheep
yourself, don't you, SENATOR? 1hcre
Twas even a little compassion LOT
lSwopes in his tone. 1t seemed sucn az
~Iunfair wav of taking a fellow-citizenS
ls1N. even such an eXasperating fellow
IcitiZen as SWopes.
4 pause ensued. Allison looked
Ithoughtfully at the flock.
Ten dollars. Peters, muttefer
lSwOpes vindictiVely.
The crowd shouted. Allison icoh9"
lhawildered. Peters was red and saw
lage. Fifteen minutes ain up YET
he snOrted viciOusly.
sheep have just peeh Shedtee
haven't they, SENATOR he suggested
dasnarateIv. returning to the charge,
lAgain Allison looked over the tloch-
with tina reflective air.
They do look as if they had from
this side he admitted.
Ten dollars repeated SWOpes ne
loot his money,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Origin Of ':Ben Hur.'

In his new book. ON the Trail of
peats Gen. Lew Wallace's story OF how
he was inspired To write his great
novel. Ben Hur.'
I had written a serial story Of The
Nativity but laid the manuscript
away. On a railway train l met Col.
Robert Ingersoll, who invited me to sit
down beside HIM.
Well. if you will let me dictate the
subject. 1 WILL said 1.
"'Certainly. That's exactly what l
want
81 took a seat by him and began: is
there a God?'
Quick as a flash, he replied: / don't
know; do you?'
lis there a heaven"
Il don't know: do you?'
Us there a help
II don't know: do you"
Is there a hereafter"
- don't know: do yOu|
Il finished, saying: There 0 have
the texts. Now, go ahead
And he did. He vas in a prime
mood. and, beginning, his ideas turned
~ SDteCll, III" ~ q IlcdlCu IlNSl-
When We separated at indianapolis
1t was a long distance to my destina-
ton. but | preferred to walk, for / was
in a confusion of mind not unlike daZe-
ment.
To explain this, it is necessary now
to confess that my attitude with re-
spect to religion had been one of alb
solute indifference. | heard it argued
tunes innumerable. always without in
terest. So, too. | a read the SER
mons of great preachers. but always
for the ~surpassing charm of their rhet-
Oric. But-how strange, To lift me
only strong affirmatiOns Of things re-
garded hottest would do. Yet here was
| moved as never before. and y. what?
The most outright denialS OF all hu-
man. knowledge of God. Christ. heaven
and the hereafter. He had made me
ashamed of my ignorance, and then
here is the unexpected of the affair
as l walked on in the cool darkness
was aroused for the first time in my
life to the Importance of religion. And,
while casting round how to set about
the study to the best advantage.
bought of the manuscript in my desk,
It's closing scene was the child Christ
in the cave of Bethlehem: why not &C
on with the story down to the crucifiX-
ion?
Il did as l resolved. with results
first the book. Ben Hur.' and second,
a conviction amounting to absolute be-
lief in God and the divinity of Christ
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
RVILDING on THE BRAIN.
n Cardvel and Other Columbia
People Talk About the Wonderful
IL story Building.

Colonel u. Cardwell, of Columbia, 5.
&C.. i H. Charlotte. and like every other
man n halls from Columbia, 5. Co. ne
cant keep from talking about that l.
story iron and steel building that IS at
Itracting 50 much attention in his town.
1t Will b IL feet high and it Will
Ihave a flag pole i feet at the butt and
40 feet high" declared Colonel Cardwell,
land then he thrust his hands in his
pockets and waited for a Charlotte man
10 say a word. Nobody had anything
Ito say.
Never was such 4 fine building"
lsaid Colonel Cardwell. People come
Iron miles around and bring their din
hers with them; and they just sit
around and watch the building be
Ibuilded by the builders. Billy Barn
willie and old man Lumsden and lots
lof others of our prominent citizens that
could name without any trouble at
Ian do nothing all day long but tilt their
IchinS with their right hands and rub
her at the tall structure.
.Tis truth. Never was such a build
ling. 1t ought TO be Incorporated ana
managed as a public institution-to be
lever in the process of erection. What
the Columbia people will do when the
Thing is completed n can only sur
mise. They watch the structure by day
land dream OF it by night; are as Valn
labout it as if it were twins. though II
lworries their brain as much as the relo-
~leration OF Mark Twain's Punch Broth
lers. Punch"
'Tis like this:
From Columbia. sir?'
Yes"
Now speaking of Senator Tillman?'
l"Blank Tillman. Lemme tell you about
iour l2-stOry building"
Oh. its fiercer han the tower OF
IBa bel.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
Minister COnger's Protest.

Washington, Jun S.-Minister Con-
gers protest against Count Cassinis
published Interview concerning the
Russian occupation of Manchur:a.
has reached the state depart
The department officials suspect
that Mr.. Conger has perhaps seen =
version Of the interview SO closely alb
breviated as TO convey an
as TO what the ambassador
really said, and they are disposed 10
move very slowly in forwarding the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

ternoon entertained a number Of young
friends, complimentary to her guest.
Miss Jennie Murchison, of Wilmington.
Miss Isabelle Black, OF Wilmington,
is the guest of Misses Smith on Cool
Spring Lane.
Mrs. r. H. McDuffie is visiting her
uncle, Captain H. 3. Short. at Lake
Waccamaw.
Major M Mrs. B. c. Graham have
returned from an extended southern
trip, after attending the Confederate
reunion at New Orleans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
-.
Five Miners Drowned.

Frazer, Iowa. June S.-Five miners
lost their lives. here today in the Des
MoineS river.
The men were employed in the Frazer
coal mines and crowded into a small
boat 10 row across to Frazer. When
the boat reached the middle Of the
stream il was caught IL the current and
capsized- The men struggled in the
water for a few seconds and all disap-
peared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12
The Coast Line Not Delayed.

Washington. June S.-A dispatch from
the general passenger agent Of the At
iantic Coast Line at Wilmington, y. e,
to A. L. Reed, the agent Of the line here,
states that there is no delay on that
ine on account Of high water.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-12

E.,-s a The Kind You Have aw3yS EcGr"'
NAr [

You Know In You are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
it is simply iron AMI Quinine in a
tasteleSs form. No cure no pay, Soc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18
BY $tedltby Footsteps
By CHARLER E. PEARCE. ssss
Way LuoknN
! & +
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
By CHARLER E Pc ARCE.

On the day of great national festivity there
is fashionable gathering at Hugh Tremaine' 8
mansion In Piccadilly, London. All are gay
except the wealthy merchant and his daughter.
The former explains that he Is worried with
Nan affair Of business and Eleanor Tremaine
has seen watching the house from the street q
man OF sinister appearance, with a huge scar
on the left cheek, and her mind is filled with
vague apprehensions. When the company have
gone Hugh Iremaine sinks into an apoplectic
fit. The same night unknown hand pushes
into the letter box envelop address ITO the
Tremaine family" Eleanor opens 1T, and to her
horror draws out n sheet Of paper marked with q
smudge Of blood. Next day Hugh Tremaine II
better, and Eleanor goes for a walk in Ken
|sington Gardens. There she is met by Hargrave
Denton, wealthy young man Of her acquaint
ance, who posters her with unwelcome attentions
ending in insults when she pointedly dismisses
him.. A stranger intervenes, handsome young
an affair Of business and Eleanor Tremant
sight. and Hargraye gets the worst Of the en-
counter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18

People are making money every day
thru the Journal Want Ads. Bring or
send yours in o-rnorrow morning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18
CHATTER v.
A Queer Customer.

q y j gs ii [. - - = . :.
Had Eleanor been a few minutes sooner
in her resolve to give the young artist the
thanks she thought were his due, she
might have been the witness of a meet
ing which would have explained much that
as time wore on was to her mysterious and
terrible.
After his we'll merited punishment Hay
grave Denton skunk away, his face 1ivid
with rage, hatred and modification con-
vufsing his whole being.
His rage was none the less because he
did not know the man who had SO promptly
come to. cleaners assistance He might
be passing stranger, or he might be the
lover whom Hargrave Denton had insinu-
ated Eleanor was waiting to see.
There was something to be said In IA
yor Of both suppositions. Mere strangers,
as a rule, were not ready to rush into bat
tie on behalf of young ladies who object to
be kissed for how could stranger tell
the objection was not piece Of coquetry?
On the other hand, Eleanor showed no