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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
FRESH NEWS NOTES
FROM STATE AT LARGE
Especial to The 1mes.Dispatch.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. June 2:-The
City county, and called Norway, has been
changed to Novaila. quite a. u l,ini s OF
lots have been sold and building VIII soon
begin.
LOUISA, VA 5Jee, Talley, white +. mar mar
Court, here this morning for creating a
disturbance on the east bound G. d O.:
passenger train No. Is. Saturday even
Ing.
GATE CITY, vA.-Pat Hogan, Jr, who
was reported In last weeks Times Dis
a Fort Blackmore. BY Pat Boatright, is
improving and it is thought he will re;
cover from the effect OF the wounds and
shot through the head by Dayton Salyer
at near Dunganuof, this county, on the
same day on which Hogan was SWoundeetd
was reported to. be alive on SATURDAY WIN ,,an
has not, been captured. There has been
a reward offered by Ra1ney's friends Tor
Salyer's arrest and return TO me -, Gus
tody Of the Scott county authorities.
BRISTOL. vA.-Jesse Pitts, twenty four
years of age, popular brakeman on me
to-day from injuries sustained by belng
e eausir DI last evening, His home was at
BenhamS.
NEWPORT NEWS, vA.-Clyde Adams.
the four-year-od son OF EdWard j..
Adams a street car motorman. was Sc
riollsly scalded this afternoon by falling
into q tub Of hot water.
WINCHESTER. VA.-!t Is believed that
Judge r. TaIyenner Ct Too o{s,i W,
81 the nomination from Fr re- srhaar and q
Judge Of the Shenandoah County Court.
and is the son of Mr.. Jonah Tavenner.
of this county
NEWPORT NEWS. v,A.--The home Of
j. J. Fountain. colored Councilman In
Phoebus, was almost totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The blaze started in
Kitchen attic. The property was dam
aged to the extent Of fifteen hundved dol
lars. and was Insured.
COMORN, VA.--Owing to the heavy
rains of the past week all farm work is
| at standstil. and the public roads are
| as muddy as they were In the early
| spring The crops and pastures have
responded to the rains. and are -four
| ,shing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
PEA CROP A FAILURE
Warm Competition Between Steamers
on Rappahannock.
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s TAPPAHANNOcK. VA. Jun 2,-The
pea season has about ended along the
Rappahannock. and It has been very
disastrous one for the growers scarcely
any one having paid expenses and a
large majority Of the growers being heav-
ily In debt on the crop, and you hear the
cry from every direction. No more peas
tor me.
very hot contest Is still going on
between The Caroline. OF the Wcems
Steamboat Company. and the Tourist, of
the Peoples Steamboat Company, for the
passenger travel and freight traffic to
and from Fredericksburg along the river
as far as Urbanna,
1t is reported that there Will soon be a
new line OF steamer from this river to
Crisfield. Md. and also 10 Cape Charles
and Norfolk. Va, The Rappahannock
Valley Is destined to become one of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
SICK HEADACHE.

Watch for the first indication OF an
attack. as soon as you feel it coming on.
take three OF Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and the attack may ba
warded of Mr.. George f. Wright, OF
New London, New York. says: For sew
eral years my wife was troubled With
what physicians called sick headache OF a
very severe character. She doctored with
several eminent physcians and alta great
expense only TO grow worse until she
was una BILE TO do any kind OF work. About
a year ago she began taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
to-day weighs more than she ever did
before. and is real we'll" For sale BY az
druggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
zxaREERsSsEn
The only perfect polish
(1ORHAM
SILVER POLISH
Reduces labor to a minimum
Does not cake OF fill up interstices
i All TIssro s.sIt as cents package

s a.
greatest freight shipping sections OF Vir-
ginia. With It's immense quantities OF fish
and oysters and trucks. 1t has a great
future before 1t.
There was great alarm at one time for
fear that the protracted drought would
bring about a failure In the tomato crop.
but since the rains there are plenty OF
plants. and the prospect for a tomato
crop is bright at present. The wheat
crop In this section is very poor. and the
corn planting will be very late. Peaches
and apples are In abundance hereabouts.y
A grand cofcert was held Tonight IN
tine Town Hall at huntsville. Va, for the
benefit OF Rappahannock Christian
Church, Of that place. 1t was largely
attended and proved q grand success In
every particular.
Judge Thomas Croxton, former popular
Congressman from the First District. has
been very sick, and still continues very
unwell.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
CLUSTER SPRINGS ACADEMY
Judge Mann Makes the Annual Address
to the School
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SOUTH BOSTON, VA, June Com
mencement exercises at Cluster Springs
High School ended yesterday evening;
Professor Hampden Wilson pre PRESIDED;
PRAYER by Rev l.. B. Johnston, of South
Boston. Hon. William Hodges Mann, OF
Nottoway county, made the address on
'The Laws OF Liberty" Judge Mann was
Professor Wilson delivered the distinc-
tions. The first scholarship. medal was
awarded to Mr.. Paul s. Epperson OF
Halifax. who made an average over 70
per cent.
Rev. l.. B. johnson presented the schol-
arship medals. and Mr.. j. W. Easley pre-
scented the department medals.
Mr.. Joseph Stebbins. Jr, presented the
declaimers' medals.
A special train from Houston and South
Boston carried aslarge crowd.
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SOUTHERN SEMINARY
Interesting Glass and Commencement
Exercises at Buena Vista.
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Exercises at Buena Vista.
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BUENA VISTA. VA. June 2,-The
thirty-flfth commencement of the South
ern Seminary at this place is now In pro
auspices The baccalaureate sermon was a
preached Sunday morning by Rev. J. ~
Armstrong, d. pa and the anniversary
Of the Southern Seminary Missionary So
ciety which Is conducted by the young
ladies' of the institution, was celebrated
Sunday night, the sermon having been
preached by Rey. =. NJ Hope. one e,,p OF
mond Christian Advocate.
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock the class
day exercises came. the following being
the programmes:
Miss Smith, OF West Virginia. presided.
Vocal solo. by Miss Smithwick, OF North
Carolina.
A poem, THE Year" by Miss Paxton, of
The "Will." by Miss Ferguson. of Lees
Tie Re Prophecy" by Miss Marks, Of
Texas.
An instrumental selection, by Miss Kel-
lam. of Virginia.
The exercises continued last night and
to-day and conclude Wednesday, morn;
ing with the graduating exercises and
annual address by Mr.. Denny. president
of Washington and Lee University. This
institution Is closing altogether. the best
year In Its history.
Of wi virginia i N III, e K. Smith s'S West Yr'
gnia; Mr., 2. =, Midyetse; Of your CITY,
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travelling gown of dark blue. Mrs. =.
". richardson performed on the organ.
There was an elegant reception at the
residence OF the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wickliffe Roberts. the night before
the marriage.
After the ceremony the joyous couple
amid the congratulations and adieus OF
friends, left on the midday train for
Washington and other cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
WEDDING CARDS
Death of an Old Colored Character Who
Claimed to BE a Centenarian,
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AMELIA COURTHOUSE, VA. June
Boards have been received here an
nouncIng The marriage OF Miss Jessie
Garland Adams. Of Blackstone, to Mr..
take . place ,i5,ne Sth. Miss Adams IS the
popular and attractive daughter. of DR..
and Mrs, John r. Adams. who Formerly
lived In this county.
Mrs p. II. Coleman, VIE OF me Alne'la
county clerk 10 quite sick at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. w, II. Robertson, !.
this place, who died Yesterday afternoo On
and belonged to the Dance family or
Nottoway. His photograph has often
been taken with his steer ana cart 5h ana
exhibited for sale N Wasnihsto.' th .h
delphia and New YORK As oHe OF the
unique negro characters.
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NEW LINE INSTEAD
OF a DOUBLE TRACK
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wINsToN-sALEM, N. c.. June a.
A mass-meetins will be hold here next
week. when a resolution VIII be adopted
asking the Southern Railway to build
a railroad from Riedsville to Gastonia via
Winston Salem. instead OF double-track-
Ing the main line from Reldsville to
Salisbury. as now proposed by the COM
pany.
Rev. W. c. Cash. young divine Of
Lexington. KY. has accepted call to
the Christian Church here.
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FinaIConcert.
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STAUNTON, VA, June 2.-The young
ladies Of the Virginia Female Institute
gave their final concert last night, which
was so largely attended that number
of the visitors could not gain entrance
to the large chapel,
Miss Louise Hoffman in a selection from
Mendelssohn, proved herself a piano So
lolst of high attainment. Miss Susan
Adams in her clear and sweet voice. gave
an excellent account Of herself. Those
present were highly entertained.
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Robinson-Curtls.

Especial to The Times Dispateho
3oo w Robinson and Miss Irvine NJ. Cur
ia hoth OF this town, were married quiet
~ this afternoon at the home OF the
pprrnnnfs father. Rev. w. II. Robinson,
,5b error the ceremony, Dr. ROBINS
son. belongs to the Marine Hospital Ser
Vice and Is young man OF great prom
iaa
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WILLIAMSBURG.

Especial to The Times. D!spq.t,ch0 nil
1y ph.s RurT one of the most popular
Iadies nf the city. was united In marriage
this AFTERNOON to Mr. Th9m "a RGIlar of
~, y ~ Eniscopal Church. The wedding took
t pjace 1 ut the beautiful home Of the bride
On Grove street. After the e, ceremony te1 ~.
tM;mata friends OF the contracting par
les. Mr.. and Mrs, Williams left, on the
afternoon train for an extended bridal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
EIGHT BERRIES
MAKE A QUART

FnnpfsER sa'itct K 3 If VA, June ARA
Plymouth Rock hen belonging to NINA.
o. Mays. on Stafford Heights. ',b , iNS
measured SHX6H Inches and 'notwithstana-
Ing It's unusual size was perfect IN snaps.
Mr. Peter Heflin, OF raanatt $ ~ - |,
neghborhood.. In Stafford county raiss,nsd1
took only eight Of them to make quaYt.
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sister OF Mrs. w. NJ. Barber, Of Green's.
boro, and has many friends In that city.
where she has often visited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
HALF RATEToI INDIANAPOLIS IND

Via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Tor the annual meeting Travellers Pros
tectiye Association at indianapolis, Ind,
VIII sell tickets to indianapolis, Ind. and
return al one fare for the round trip.
which rate from Richmond. Va, is $3.50.
Tickets on sale June 7th Sth. 9th and 10th,
with hnal limit June 18Th. Two fast trains
With unexcelled service.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-Clyde Adams
the four-year-o son of Edward }
Adams. a street car motorman. was Sc
riollsly scalded this afternoon by falling
into q tub Of hot water.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
Satisfied HIS Curiosity.

The curiosity of the natives of wild
countries as to everything belonging
to the traveller often leads to amusing
situations. J. w. Wells tells, in Three
Thousand Miles Through Brazil" of
his visit to one settlement where the
only shopkeeper of the place proved
very inquisitive. He was a frequent
visitor, and would carefully examine
the few belongings Of the traveller. His
curiosity was finally punished III a very
funny manner.
On one of his Wits, writes Mr.. Wells,
he found my bottle of spirits of ammo
mia on the table, and seeing it was
something he had not hitherto inspect
ed, he naturally laid hold Of it, and
asked Of me, what Is this?"
"Only a medicine" replied; and with
a perhaps unworthy satisfaction
watched him hold it up to the light
look at it all round, and finally remove
the glass stopper and then take a good
sniff
l had to rush forward to save ms
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath, and calculated, 81
am dyingw By dint of much slappine
of his back and dousing of cold water
he quickly recovered; but nevermort
did he touch any of my things.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
BOUGHT MAGIC BONES.
Florida Negroes Seeking Invisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.

Florida Negroes Seeking Invisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.
"For good many years" said
Florida man, who was up this way
recently, 1--WE have been familiar in the
far South with the schemes which Ge-
signing negroes with the money-mak-
ing instinct have been working upon
their ignorant fellows to coax the coin
from their clothes. I'd hate to say
how many thousands of dollars the
more ignorant negroes Of Florida alone
give up every year for connections,
manufa ctured out Of nothing worth
while by the crafty negroes, for whit
ening their SKINS Then there are the
multitudinous lotions or ointments or
whatever you call them on sale by
foxy negroes down our way for taking
the kink out Of woody hair on negroes
heads. Colored women, especitlly the
younger ones, fall victims to this kind
Of stuff for all Of their spare change,
and there are plenty Of young black
bloods who eagerly give up SIS and even
$40 for fake contraptions that are al
legged to be designed to make their
noses aQuiline instead of fiat.
But an ancient black schemer was
put away down in Florida not long
ago for springing and successfully
working an entirely new one. The
foxy old darky made literally thou
sands of dollars out of his dodge be-
fore he was nailed. He passed the
word around among the ignorant ne
gro men that he had a consignment of
charms, in the shape of small pieces of
bone, that would come pretty near
making their purchasers bosses Of ev-
erything in sight. The owner and
| wearer of one of his bone charms, he
announced, would be rendered COM
pletely invisible to human eyes. Well
you can readily imagine how a charm
like that would take down in coun'
try where yeller-legged chickens are
thicker'n bees, and where watermel
Ons just pop out of the soil out OF
their own volition. The ignorant blacks
fell to those little bone charms oil ir
a bunch, and they dug up from SIS tc
$15 apiece for the things at that.
"They absolutely and implicitly be
lieved that the wearing Of the charms
would render them invisible, and fol
months the darkies down our way
provided with these charms have beer
attempting to help themselves to al
sorts Of things that didn't belong t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
Picturesque Names of Wales.

Wales is making a gallant effort to
invent new names for its Joneses,
Owenses, Eyanses and so on. There Is
a certain town in which the caretaker
of the gas works is called Davies. He
came to be known as Mr.. Davies the
Gas. Hsi sons were known as John
Gas and William Gas, and now that
they have started business for them
selves they are advertised as John Gas
Davies and William Gas Davies. An
other odd name is Topshop Jones. That
shop at the top Of the street will beget
a name to puzzle the historians of the
twenty-ffth century.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
FIRST WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER.
Learned the Art from Daguerre
Half a Century Ago.

Learned the Art from Daguerre
Half a Century Ago.
Miss Mary Anne Meade Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who has just died. was the first
photographer in New York. She was
born i'll London, England, on Dec. 9,
1926. At about this time Louis Da-
guerre made his first experiments in
photography, and Miss Meade's two
brothers, becoming interested in his
discovery, journeyed to Paris to learn
the art. While in the inventors COM
pany they had the honor Of taking the
first photograph Of DagIerre, which is
now preserved in the Smithsonian in
stitution in Washington, D. c.
At the age Of IS Miss Meade's FAM
lily came to the United States and made
their home in Albany. Here brothers
and sister practiced the art Of Da-
guerre, and in 1910 opened. a studio at
233 Broadway, Manhattan. PhotOgra-
ply was then coming to be a popular
fad and was no longer in an expert
mental stage, so that it was pot long
before the establishment becamU fam
GUS.
Through photography Miss Meade
met many famous people. She treasur-
ed an autograph given her by Churies
Dickens through an acquaintance made
with him at the studio. OF the stage
folk of the time, she knew Lester Wal
lack, Edwin Booth, Jenny Lind and
the famous Lola Montez, who fed
from Bavaria to find home in this
country Indeed, almost every famous
person who visited the metropolitan
district during the career Of the studio
selected her gallery for their pictures
With the success Of her gallery 9th
err competitors soon entered the city
and after her brothers died she gave
up the business, about 1860. Seven
teen years ago she went to Brooklyn
and has since then been a constant res
ident of the borough. Oddly enough
although always intensely interested il
photography, she never sat for por
trait after she was %.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
haps deceived into thinking it a new

haps deceived into thinking it new
mass Of bloom yet unexplored. diveu
at once in its direction and succeeded
in alighting with a moments dispatch
directly under a pink chin, with the
rough wings brushing a dimpled
throat.
1t was all over in a minute. A
startled cry of feminine terror, panic
stricken spring for the other side Of
the canoe, and John found himself
knee-deep in black, Shiny mud, with a
bedraggled and dripping little figure
weeping Historically upon his shout
der, and an overturned canoe within
his reach.
1t was then he saw his chance. mil
licent, stop your crying. I never saw
a worse looking creature in my life"
A white face of establishment turned
up to his. And, for heavens sake,
take off that black, oozy thing around
your neck" Unconsciously a muddy
fist stole up and dragged off the cling
ing mass of slime and dropped it with
a shudder.
"Now, Millicent, will you marry
meY" Not till then did the face show
any comprehension of the words being
spoken. Then a flash of color appeared
under the streaks of black and a quer-
ulous little sob escaped from the
trembling lips as, burying her face
again on the wet, heaving chest. she
answered, solely, Eyes, John"-Phila,
delphia Item.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
WEAK IN THE ALPHABET.
Some Letters that Men Can Never
Learn to Make

Some Letters that Men Can Never
Learn to Make
"Why is it that with some men some
letters of the alphabet are harder to
make than others, and in fact that
there are some letters that some men
never learned how to maker" asked
young man who takes considerable in
terest in the matter of handwriting, in
the New Orleans Times-Democrat 1T
is rather singular fact that nearly ev-
cry man, outside Of the experts, is weak
on one or more of the letters in the
English alphabet. Sometimes the letter
involved is capital letter, sometimes
it is of the smaller kind. Sometimes 1t
Is one letter and sometimes another. In
any event, you will find few men who
are exempt from the failing referred to.
| know of one man who, in spite Of
the fact that he does a great deal of
writing, has never learned how to make
capital P. He simply makes stagger
at it, and as a rule the result Of his ef-
forts will look more like small p than
like the capital P. know another man
life. He can never get the lower part
Of the letter below the line. He makes
| it look like a club-footed b instead of
an f. There are others who, when they
| try to make the small b, give it the
long shank, and it looks more like the
letter f. 1t is rather singular that these
traits should hang on to mans writ
ing for lifetime, but they do 1t just the
same, and If you make few inquiries
among your friends and acquaintance
you will find that but few of them are
exempt from this fault. 1t is very much
like the habit Of spelling certain words
incorrectly. Many men who are rated
as first-class spoilers pass through life
without ever in single instance spell
ing certain words correctly. 1t is due
to habit largely. If you should ask then
how to spell the word they would tel
you. But when they go to write it, tina
is quite different, and they will get +
wrong every time. So they know, too
how certain letters should be made, bu
they simply can't put them down OF
paper. 1t is a curious, but common
fault"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
Fully Qualified.

The story is told Of man who by
some unaccountable blunder by the ap-
pointing authority was made judge of
a minor court.
He could neither read nor write, but
that did not give him any uneasiness,
although it aroused some fears in the
breast of his wife.
"What are you going to do when
there's any reading or writing comes
into cases ?" she timidly inquired.
"The folks that bring the readln'
will read it, and the folks that want
the writin' will write it" calmly replied
his honor, cor if they can't, l shall com
NIT 'em. All I've got to attend to, Hit
ty, is the judgin', and can do that as
quick as anybody"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18

ply comes from the Chagres River, to
the eastward of the canal route. That
stream joins the latter near Gamboa,
and widens out into a lake (Bohio)
twelve and a half miles long. Much
Of this can be utilized for the canal at
very little cost. The general course
Of the Chagres is northwestward, and
it empties into the Caribbean several
miles west of Colon, having flowed
through a low, marshy country much
of the way. From Lake Bohio the
canal follows a different route from
the river. 1t is proposed to have the
bottom of the canal 100 feet wide. The
slope of the banks, and hence the
width at the top, will depend on the
nature of the soil through which the
canal is cut The canal is to be thirty
five feet deep.
To the first stretch of twelve and a
half miles southwark from Colon there
will probably be no interruption. In
order to reach the level Of Lake Bohio
two or three locks will be necessary.
General Fl. V. Abbot advised having
the lake, whose height will be deter.
mined by a dam across the old path
of the Chagres, only seventy feet
above sea level. The United States
commission adopted ninety feet as the
standard, although in the driest season
this may fall off to eightyAtwo. Where
the canal taps the lake two or three
locks are to be introduced. The com
mission favored only two, each making
difference Of forty-two or forty-flvt
feet in the water level. Although sucf
locks are feasible, 1t is remotely posi-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-04-18
Railway CompaDv's Logic,

A woman in Belgium whose husband
had lost his life in railway accident
received from the company 10000
francs by way Of compensation. Short
~ after she heard of a traveller who
had lost a leg and had been paid 10000
francs. The widow at once put on her
bonnet and shawl and went to the Of
fee of the company.
Gentlemen, how Is this?" she asked.
"You give 10000 francs for leg and
you allowed me only 10000 francs for
the loss of my husband"
Madam" was the reply, according
to the New York Mail and Express
'the reason is plain. Twenty thousand
francs won't provide him with leg
but for 10000 francs you can get hus
band"