The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

was the noblest he had ever seen-better
than Mount Edgecumbe"
Ihis coast was great place for SNUG
Cling In the old days, and altogether 1t
has plenty of local color for Lord Kill
marnock If no means to write more
stories.
From Boston.
England has learned with surprise that
one Of its chief colonial officials is an
American, and. what's more. that he halls
from Boston and was book agent
4 This progressive American born citi-
zen is Hon. ]. S. Jenkins. and he's premier
of the State of South Australia.
Twenty years ago. he went to South
Australia to take subscriptions for book
published by a Boston subscription house.
He sold his books, liked the country,
and now he's the head of the State
Book agents may not be the most popu-
lar persons on earth, but nobody may
doubt that they are hustlers.
Big Fees For Physicians.
DR.. Lorenz. the famous knifeless sur
geon who discovered SO many ovations in
America and recently spent some time at
the hospital here, was very coolly treat
ed by his English brethren, who point to
the fact that others besides DR.. Lorenz
have been able to charge great fees for
their unusual skill.
The late Sir Morell Mackenzie got S., 900
for trip to Berlin to examine Emp eror
Frederick. the present Kaiser's unhappy
father while he received in all s65, 900 for
attending Frederick through his illness.
A former president Of the Royal Col
lege of Physicians was once offered 500 :
001 to go to Cannes and stay there three
months with 81 wealthy m tiapt
DR.. Dimsdale. an ancestor Of London's
most recent Lord Mayor. got $50 900 for
going to St. Petersburg In 1862 to yacci-
nate the Russian Empress Catherine III,
In addition to this royal fee. DR.. Di1ns
dale received a pension of $500 year
for life.
Each Of the four physicians who attend
ed King Edward during his illness last
summer is reputed to have received
100000.
Salvation Army.
While the Salvation Army up till now
has worked exclusively among the very
poor, 1t has during the last few days
arranged to invade the fashionable West
End, seeing that SO many OF our cubmen
are sadly in need of temperance reform.
The New Licensing act has given them
the impulse but the army will not use
Mrs. Carrie Nations strenuous methods
of smashing and wrecking.
1t is the intention to establish shell
ter for clubmen who are found intoxl-
Gated and army workers will invade all
the high-class bar-rooms and will try
in quiet way to persuade the custom
ers from drinking to excess.
The army will also keep an eye upon
people returning from theatres, and late
suppers and who, while not actually in
toxicated, arc apt to fall In bad hands.
II the scheme works we'll New Workers
may expect to see 1t introduced in Amer
lea within a few weeks.
Killed by Eating.
Let the Americans boast of their pros
perity when their paupers die from eating
too much, rs our English. paupers have
a chance to do.
The case OF John Taylor. an inmate of
St, Pancrass Workhouse, shows how well
we take care of our public charges here.
Taylor came into his ward, having fin
ished his days work. and sat down to his
meal,
lie ate so much that he suddenly col
lapsed and before doctor could be call
ed In he died,
st.JPancrls Is very proud of the verdict
Of tho coroner's jury, who found that
the man died from y cerebral hemorrnaEu
caused BY overloadlng. his stomach.
3sHa $3.50
Not all actresses make bad wives. Miss
Rosie Boot who won tho heart of her
husband. the MARQUIS of Headfort, as
Nalsie In "rhe Messenger Boy" Is a
striking proof to the contrary,
The marriage took place two years
ago. when the Marquis was a lieutenant
| in the First Life Guards, and his marrI-
age was objected to by every member
4 Of his family