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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
DENU.DATlON
OF LUMBER
Supply Seems to Keep Pace
With Mills.
PARTRlDGEs NUMEROUS
The Game Law Gives Satisfaction and
the Game Wardens Are Expected
to Enforce it--New Road that Is
BIessing-The Destroyers.

YORKTOWN, VA, Oct. 1o.-To ono who
ful indeed, what the Old Dominion Is
still able to do In the line of lumber
production. For yeaAs and years back
aawmlls have come and gone, but still
It seems as " the supply OF timber
meets the most strenuous demands put
upon It. The number Of mills increases
each year and yet they all find something
to cut. Notable among these is the Mo-
hawk Lumber Company's plant, situated
on the old Indian Field plantation. This
ID acknowledged 10 be one Of the finest
mills In eastern Virginia, although q
small plant. They manufacture every
thing used about house but sash, doors
article OF flooring. Added to the saw.
mills is the everlasting drain of the coru-
wood business, which runs from year 70
year without nterm.ssion and by both
railroad and water transportation. Cord
wood makes O. rapid growth and is 4
paying business.
Sportsmcn report an unusual number OF
paTtIluScS tNlS SedSou, dltuOuBu IUc Oltoo
arc yet small, the WOODS a.e reported
full OF squirrels and az TO old '.a.oliy
Cotton one can be kicked up most any
hour OF the day out OF amy prlar patcn.
The restricted season enforced by the
now game law, meets with approval and
IL The source of salvation to hundreds OF
young btrds hardly more than aole 70
fly. Under the old law, the first Of thu
present montE found NUMBERS of Inc
young yet unable to care for themselves,
when fell victims to r1erc.less man The
game "ardens Will prova OF Dc benefit.
so 1t Is declared, Ii TIN only do their
duty. There Is plenty 81 wild growth,
tho natural food Of the denizens of the
woods and hard winter is confidently
predicted by TIE weather wise.
The new road across Brlck Kiln stream,
connecting Poauoson with Hampton, Is
being heavily patronized. This road was
opened by order of court about two years
ago, and saves six miles in the route
to Hampton. 1t is the greatest public
blessing which the people OF the lower
end of the county have had In years.
Messrs. Peter and Tom White and Cleve
Moore were the successful winners Of
trophies at the amateur tournament
held at Watkins Store during the past
week. The occasion was only a ne!gnbor-
hood affair, but will be followed during
the fail by one Of some magnitude. Mr..
John Eudgins. who was 50 painfully In
tured while fitting Is again able to be
out,
The second torpedo flotilla of the United
States navy, commanded By Commander
II. K. Benham, have been here during
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
PEOPLE IN LOUDOUN
Daughters of the Confaderacy Elect
Offlcers-Ma~ y Guests.

Especial to The T4mes-Dlspatch.)
LEESBURG, VA, Oct. 7.-Mrs. Cassits
Lee. of Alexandria, has been the guest
Of Mrs. Janet Harrison for several days
during thu week.
Miss lockwood. of Charlottesville, IS
visiting her aunts. the Misses Davis u
this town.
Misses Josephine Cook and Katie kel-
ley. of Norfolk, are guests or Mrs. Berk-
ley Ward, at Talbot" Mrs Wards
country home,
The local Chapter Of the Daughters 81
the Confederacy has elected Mrs. Sterling
Murray and Mrs. Janet Harrison. OF this
place, delegates to the Norfolk conven-
ton.
Mrs Harrison H. Russell. OF this place,
has returned from an extended visit to
irie rds In New York,
Mrs BERTHE offt.ker. OF WILMINGTON.
Del. ~ visiting he, aunt Miss Ella
NYc islcy
Captain William B. Lynch OF the
Washingtonan Mirror. was the guest OF
his brother, Judge Lynch. OF Frederick.
Mrs Janet Harrison accompanied
her daughter. Mrs. Walter IA, TAYLOR,
to Norfolk ON Wednesday,
Miss Patsy yandevauter. OF Paeonlin
Springs, has been visiting Miss Em.ns
Alexander, daughter OF Captain John H.
Alexander. of this place.
Miss Rideout OF Roanoke, Is tins guest
OF Mrs Armisteed Rust
,Lr. and Mrs. Gillette, accompanied oy
Miss Leta Lutz, have returnGd iforn q
visit to Capon Springs
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Staunton Personals.
oNUNV'VF' VI oS''"S
pecial TO THE Times

Especial to The T!mes-D lspatch,)
sTAUNTON, VA, Oct. 1o,-Mr. W, W.
Sale, Of Norfolk. has been visiting sew
eral days In and around Staunton. He
is a native of this county. -.
to Miss Aninie Patrick, in company with
her sister, Miss, Claire Refine, left this
week for Hot spTbng where she bo VII
John w. Weade, of Massachusetts, but
formerly of this county, has been SPEND
Ing his vacation near Staunton. visiting
relatives and friends.
Eugene r, summerson, formerly OF
Stanton. but now OF Richmond. Is In
staunton visiting his parents. Mr.. Sums
merson is very popular here,
Miss Laura Mccoy Is visiting In Rich
After weeks visit to friends In this
city. Miss Emily Johnson returned this
week to Norfolk,
Hon. A. G. Braxton was In Union, W,
Va, this week, where on Tuerday night
Miss Halle Echols Patton to Mr.. Ogden
f. Edwards, OF New York city.
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new STATION FOR
CITY OF STAUNTON
Plans to Be Submitted to the
Board Of Trade and Work
to BE Begun Shortly.
(special to The Times-Dlspatch,

especial 10 Inc IlUeS-DlSpatCIl,J
STAUNTON. VA, Oct l0.-Dr, s. G.
Neff, of Stanton and Miss Gertrude B.
Hollar of Roman, this county, went to
Washington Monday night and Tuesday
were married In that city, reaching
Staunton Wednesday night.
DR.. and Mrs. Neff will make their III,
ture home In Stanton,
Mr.. Albert X. McCutcEan, prominent
young man of the county, and Miss Flor
I, - NJ dune. uul or TINS county,
were married ut Mlddlebrook Thursday
"a .'4,.!ase nSenee aas peen issued IN
the county clerk once 10 ,Ii,s eari Q
B, Gregory and Mr.. Albert Willis, both
OF this county
Mr.. William Mckee and Miss Lille r,
Perry were married ut Dorcas, this
county, Thursday evening. Miss Perry
Is an attractive young lady,
Messrs, Hugh c. BruSton, Henry Lang
and j, NJ SPOTS, COMMITTEES appointed
by the Board of Trade to act In conjuNc-
ton with committee appointed by the
City Council to confer with President
Stevens, of the chesapeake and Ohio,
with reference to building new depot
here. made their report this week Presi-
dent Stevens assures the committee that
the plans for remo6sling and building an
addition to the depot here would he sub
mitted to the Board OF Trade and be
subject to their approval, and tina; the
improvements will commence very soon.
At meeting of the elders and deacons
OF the First Presbyterian Church OF
Stanton, 1t was decided to celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary.
The Daughters of the American Reyo,
luton held their regular meeting We'd
nesday, One of the most important Items
OF interest was their decision TO give
a play Lady of Lyons IN the neas
future
Kenton II. Doom. keeper OF Thornrose
Cemetery, was badly hurt by being
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the week. and have been undergoing tor
pedo drills. The fleet consists Of three
destroyers. the Trenton, flagship. Whipple
and Stuart, and one gun monsters Of
their kind. They are long, low lying craft
with four tunnels, and are painted tor
pcdo green, which seems to make them
almost invisible. Tho run from Newport
here was made in twelve hours, an aver.
age of fifteen knots under easy steam.
At Newport. the torpedo apparatus was
overhauled and repaired. They carry only
q small crew, not over seventy 20 each
ship, and also one medium sized rifle and
good secondary battery to destroy. the
tricky torpedo boat. This fotilla is de-
signated by two yellow hands around the
forward funnel to distinguish 1t from the
first flotlla. which only has one. Their
home station is Norfolk. where they
left in July. ordered north to take part
in the mimic war operations. in which
this fleet made a most excellent showing.
Mr.. ]. E. Crockett. OF Grafton, received
few days ago a portion OF the goods
stolen from his store about fifteen days
ago. HE loss as near as be can estimate,
was about $50. The work aeems to have
been done by tough characters who also
robbed other stores In other parts OF
the Peninsula.
DR.. D w. Morris. who lost his dwelling
In Bellfield. In the early part Of the
year, has decided to rebuild by the coming
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Clements. Of Hal
stead Point, whose unfortunate loss by
fire OF his old homestead, has caused
widespread sympathy. is exepected TO re-
build in the little village where several
of his children are located in business.
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kicked by horse Thursday morning.
The little two-year-old son Of Lon
Floyd was playing with one of the trained
ponies Of the Wallace show this week
when the pony kicked him in the fore
head. The boy was knocked senseless
and a bad and painful wound was In
flicted 1t necessltatng several stitches.
Mr.. John G. Fulton. OF Mt Meridian.
returned from Saranac Lake this week,
where he went to take his son, FILLS, to
be treated for consumption.
Miss Ellora Chaplin, of Richmond. Is
visiting Mrs. Arch Kenney here.
j. D. Walters, of Richmond, aftar
spending some time III staunton left
this week for eastern cities.
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.INVENTS A JACKET
FOR TIME TABLES
Mr.. ButterWorth Patents a
Device Which Will Prove
of Great Convenience.

Mr.. Paul S. Butterworth. assistant tick
e: agent of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company. at
Elba Station, has been granted patent
on a handy and most useful device to ba
known as the Rotary Railroad Time
Table Jacket which nils a long-felt
want and from all Indications. prom 'ses
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11

to be universally adopted by railroads
where the "sheet Timetables are used
II is especially designed for the convent
encs of engineers and other persons con-
stantly using time-t table, and they cam
not but appreciate the advantage Of tho
device shown BY the accompanying Illus
tratlon.
Tho Time able Jacket consists of a
casing formed OF sections. hinged togeth-
err with slot extending the entire length
ana a spring roller, also containing a
slot, mounted within. to which one end
OF the tdme-table is attached and held
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11

BALTIMORE & OH O RAILROAD.
one,Way colonist Rates TO the Wes

OneeWay G oIonist Rates 10 the West.
Tickets on sale daily until November
Goth, 1903, Inclusive, at all ticket Offices
of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad to
points in Arizona. California Colorado.
idaho, Mexico, Montana. Nebraska, ,.e-
yada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah, Washington. Wye
ming and British Columbia at Greatly
Reduced Rates,
For full information call on or adj
dress Arthur q. Lewis. s. P. A., 10 CRANKY
ST., Norfolk. Va.
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Home Nilsson Work

The Christian End-avorers OF America
titute portions of the United States.
Twenty-one of these have been built by
the Christian Missionary League Of the
tian Endeavor gifts from this denornina-
ton during the past year amounted to
so Al
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1.-The second torpedo flotilla the United
States navy, commanded By Commander
H. K Benham, have been here during
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
The hIuaest Hanalnn ReII.

What Is perhaps the largest hanging
bell in the world is to be seen in
Mandalay. This is the Mingun bell,
on the right bank of the Irrawaddy,
almost opposite the city Of Mandalay.
This immense bell measures as fol-
lows: Height to crown, IL feet; FL
feet high to the top of the grifhn-like
monsters; diameter at the lip, 16 feet
inches; thickness of metal, from 6
inches to IL inches. It weighs about
80 tons, and is suspended on three
massive round beams Of teak placed
horizontally the one over the other,
their ends resting on two pillars of
enormous size, composed of masonry
and large upright teak posts. This
bell was cast at the end of the eight
zenith century under the superintend-
ence of the reigning king.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
MAKING Trees eat.

In the Crimea scientists have been
making queer experiments with fruit
trees. Instead Of trying to increase
their growth and yield by heaping fer
tilizers around their roots, they have
been cutting tiny holes into their
trunks and inserting salts Of iron in
both solid and liquid form. An ac-
count of these curious experiments has
been read before the Imperial society
recently and it was declared by the
men who have been thus feeding the
trees that the method has proved itself
to be highly successful. Photographs
were shown of nine hundred trees that
had been thus treated, and the pic
lures appeared to prove the truth of
the allegations, for all the trees were
beautiful with foliage and fourishing
excellently.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06

been foraging on the floor Mr.. Rat
was very fond of certain sorts of fish
and was sure to venture forth pros
pectingly If the SAVIOR were strong.
One day Mr. auckland turned his back
in order to give his pet a chance of
selling the coveted morsel, which he
was not long in doing. Fastening up
the ladder with his piscatoTial prize,
he had 1t fixed by the middle of the
back, and found that this prevented
him drawing the fish through the mar
row portal of his den. This, however,
did not disconcert the rat at all. He
laid down his capture on the little
platform before his door, went in him
self, turned around, poked out his
head, caught the fish by the nose and
pulled him in with easy triumph
and shortly dined sumptuously. What
is more, Mr.. Rat never again tried to
house his provender sideways.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
Lost-A Secretary

Ripping sort of girl Don has for
secretary" drawled masculine
voice, whose owner was evidently
lounging on the piazza
yes, burying ones self in the coun-
try to become the novelist of the hour
is not half bad with such an amanu.
ensis in attendance"
But what cannot understand"
continued the first speaker, us how
a girl of that type can endure country
life in winter. With that hair and
those eyes any manager would jump
at the chance to put her in the front
row of the chorus, and she'd be the
rage in no time"
And girls with that hair and those
eyes are generally looking for higher
game. Probably she knows all about
Don's substantial bank account, his
social position-and the law of pro
pinquity."
Il say, you fellows" sang out
third voice, there's an hour or so
before luncheon, and I'm in the mood
for golf. Come along"
The two men on the porch swung
| themselves over the low railing and
disappeared with their host in the di-
rection Of the links. Silence reigned
for a moment or so, the soft, tender
silence of an ideal spring morning.
Then a long-drawn, quiveriDg sigh
broke the stiffness. A tall, graceful
figure was framed in the French win
dow. The face beneath its aureole Of
copper-colored hair was very white,
and her hands were tensely clasped
around a roll of paper.
What chance has a woman to be
judged on her merits" she murmured
bitterly. "a man starts out to earn
his living and gets credit for honest
motives. A woman must always be
accused of some hidden purpose. That
l should want to support my mother
decently and should select a position
which removes me as far as possible
from the memory Of happier days and
other circumstances, is clearly past
the understanding of those men. Per
haps-could 1t be possible that he
feels the same way about my work.
A wave OF crimson covered her face,
She turned into the quantity appoint
ed drawing room, treasure house OF
traveller who knew art centers bet
ter than his Baedeker, and set to
work with feverish zeal, first reading
the transcript made from yesterdays
notes. then with mechanical accur
acy, but almost unconscious of what
she was writing, she transcribed the
few notes Mr.. Phillips had dictated
before his guests had finished theil
late breakfast.
When Donald Phillips hurried in
ten minutes before the luncheon hour
a dozen sheets of paper covered witt
neat typewriting greeted his gaze.
Now isn't that something scandal
Gus, Miss Anstey," he said, "wt
shan't have that book finished unit
fall at this rate. But can't imagine
what has come over me unless it Il
the spring weather and the sight o
those chaps. If this keeps up l shall
endanger my championship"
He threw back his head an,
/ laughed. Helen Anstey usual,
shared his mirth, but just now sh
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06

sea. There are about 100000 of them
all told and they furnish 10000 men
for the army. They are sent out by
the various Cossack states, each OF
which equips, clothes and arms its
own soldiers. They belong mostly to
the cavalry and are among the finest
horsemen of the world. Indeed 1t is
said that the average Cossack can ride
bareback, standing up like the athlete
Of the circus.
The Russian army is one Of the
great civilizing forces of this country.
The peasants are very ignorant and
there are but few schools. Those
drafted into the army are taught to
read and write and they are sent back
home with new ideas got through their
service in different parts of the Rus
sian world. Indeed the change is so
marked that man who has had mill
tary service can command 20 per cent
higher wages in almost any pursuit
than those who have not served
Utica Globe.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
eIaantlo Weddlnn Eeast.

A monster banquet has just been
given by a wealthy landowner at
Quimperle, in Normandy, to celebrate
the simultaneous wedding of his four
children, two sons and two daughters.
No fewer than 1000 guests sat down
to the feast, which took place in the
open air. The bill of fare included
five cattle and sixteen lambs. So
lavish was the scale of ordering that,
though the 1000 guests are reported
TO have had magnificent appetites,
there was more than enough for all.
Nor was their thirst neglected, for the
guests emptied ten large barrels Of
wine and fifteen of cider, besides dis
posing of much else of a liquid charac-
ter
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
Boy Buried Alive.

Immediately after the burial of her
only son at Naples, signora Cupolo
cried out that the angels were whis-
pering to her that the child was still
alive She attacked the grave diggers
and began throwing out the earth,
while friends. taking pity on her. as
sisted Finally the lid was unscrewed.
and It was found that the child had
suffocated; the little body was lying
on the stomach, the clothing torn
into shreds and the finger nails red
with blood The body was still warm,
but efforts to revive the poor boy We're
futile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06

"Wen, as an explanation for my
thoughtlessness, you will at least per-
nit me TO bear the expenses Of the
little trip for yourself and your moth
er. 1t will be added to your next sal
airy check"
Three days later the guests at Ora
ham Court, as the old Phillips place
was known, took their departure, and
it's master sank back into his big
library chair with a sigh that held
considerable relief.
The three days afoot and afield had
been delightful, but now-well, he ex-
planned his restless feeling by the
fact that his publisher had written
him a somewhat urgent letter.
Talbot" he said, as that worthy
responded to his ring, send one Of
the boys into the village with the
trap, and see whether Miss Antsey
has returned"
Excuse me, sir, but there is a
young man here who says he comes
from Miss Anstey."
For full five minutes the young man
sat silent and depressed while his
prospective employer studied over the
following note:
MY Dear Mr.. Phillips am send
ing you with this young man whom
/ believe will prove entirely capable
OF picking up the work l feel com
PEELED to drop. His experience is
ample, his references unimpeachable.
l trust that you will not regard me as
| hopeless migrate. | appreciate
everything you have done for me and
my mother You were good enough
to take me as your employee without
explanation or reference. VIII you
not let me leave your employ in tho
same manner and still believe me,
yours gratefully,
HELEN FINLEY ANSTEY."
] So she disappeared from his life az
completely as Il the earth had opened
up and swallowed her. At the village
| postofIiee she had left no orders for
forwarding mail. Personals in yari
Gus papers brought no acknowledge
ment. Phillips was to proud to em
ploy detectives, and plunged back into
his work.
/ Six months later, on board an oceaI
liner. he met woman whose name
stands high up on the social ledger
She was talking Of his new novel.
'fTo be entirely frank with you
Mr.. Phillips. was disappointed Il
the last few chapters. The beginninl
was SO strong, so virile, but towari
the end you seemed to taper of, a
If you were just dreadfully tired an,
bored with it ali"
ITO be equally frank, was bored,
was his reply, Somehow my Who'll
life seemed to be tapering of jus
them
He was boxing out across III
stretch OF waters. his brow drawn s
a frowp.
II expected SO much Of that bool
for ! had In my employ young won
an who had been your secretarl
and
Phillips swung round and claspe
j the hands oH his astonished compai
ion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
RAT SHOWS IT'S sAeAcIrY.

Rare intelligence Displayed by Pet Of
Famous Writer.
That delightful writer on natural
history. the late Mr.. Frank auckland,
used to be particularly fond of watch
ing the various ways in which his pets
would thieve. He told a good tale
about a rat that he had which not in
frequently terrified his visitors at
breakfast. Mr.. auckland had made a
house for his pet rodent by the side
Of the mantelpiece, and this was ap-
preached by kind Of ladder, which
the rat had to ascend when he had
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06
MusEuM rs pRlzg eoRlLLA.
Monster Of the Woods slain by Ger
man Traveller

Monster Of the Woods slain by Ger.
man Traveller.
There has just been placed on exhi-
bition in the Umlauff museum, at
Hamburg, the biggest known specimen
of gorilla. It was shot in the Came
room Territory, in West Africa. After
much difficulty II was removed to
Hamburg, stuffed, mounted and placed
on exhibition. 1t measures feet 10&
inches from the crown of the head to
the middle toe. and across, from mid
die finger to middle finger, 8 feet S%
inches. It was largely matter of
chance that the commercial traveller,
Herr Paschen of Schwerin, shot this
gigantic gorilla.
When the natives came to the
agency at CAMERON with stories OF
the big monkey" Herr Paschen did
not take much stock in their yarns, but
when the native troops started out to
hunt for the gorilla the German trav-
eler took his carbine and went along.
After some hours travel they came to
the patch of bush where the gorilla
was supposed to be hiding. The ma
tives surrounded the bush, and sud
denly the beasts head appeared. Herr
Paschen made a path through the
bush with his bush knife and when
within range took air and fired.
1t was lucky shot, for the beast at
once fell with the bullet through his
head. He fell with a crash and was
almost instantly dead. 1t was not an
easy matter to remove the gorilla to
the coast and thence to Hamburg, but
there it is now, almost lifelike in APP
pea-ance, so carefully was the mount
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-08-06

"Will three days be enough?" he
inquired, with an air of mock sever
ity. Il am sure you will spend all
your savings in that time, and be glad
to come back"
The girls hands we're clasped con-
vulsively, and she bit her lip. His
next words we're even harder to bear
IL realize that l have been very
selfish, Miss Anstey. You should have
asked me for the vacation before, but
the book has been going so beauti.
fully, and"
pray do not mention it. I have
not really wanted to go, but / think a
little pleasuring would do you good"