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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21

Tho editor OF tho childrcns page ao-
knowedgcs with pleasure the receipt OF
n childrcn's nonsense story from Mrs.
y. Watson Fudua, OF this city. The story
nppears In this Issue. and tho editor
would be glad to have many moro like
II from those who arc interested in The
Times Dispatch Contributors Club and
It's success.
Tho acope Of the club has wIdcned as
It's membership Increases. and the con-
trblitlons Of this week are gratifying,
by reason OF their diversity OF subject
matter and their merit.
Next week II is hoped that tho de-
partmcnt In amateur photography will
be gotten under way and that new IN
tcrcst will be developed amohg tho Con-
tributorS' Club.
The editor would Hike to hear from the
members as TO tho manner in whic,
their summer win be spent, and wbnt
objects will chiefly engage their atten.
ton during July and August That VIII
be blackberry and huclleberry time In
the country. a time OF pure and un.
mixed enjoyment for many lad ana
lasslc who goes berry picking.
Between the berry limo and tho pres.
ont. however. looms mp the Fourth OF
July. day full OF inspiration for the
patrioticnlly inclined. The editor PC
iicyes that the boys OF tho T. ID. G.. g.
nrc already boarding their pennies 10
buy pop crackers. and that the girla are
already having visions OF delight in look
ing forward to Fourth Of July picntcs
THAT tho Fourth OF July Will s'iEgest
good ideas for stories and claradcs 10
thing which goes without the saying.
ANSWER TO sCIIARADE.
,rhe answer to last weeks charade.
Gent IN by Master Gus Davis. is Mozart.
"A yo,thf,,I Poet.
Editor of, the Childron's Page: 49,,
would like 10 Join the T. D. g. C;;, ,,lun.
herein enclose n piccc of poetry. I.iN cAoc
send me a badge as soon as you eau. y
49, ~ LUCY LEE. s5ss
When Lucy Lee wHs very wee ~
ps sne s,is aid she. no ono took me.
To my mamma q wedding
VeFT Z. 1.-Two HeflNwoop CARTER.
The Elephant.
Editor Chldrcn's Page: ..1.bo
SRI send YOU story hhout. az ~
Eiephart." Please send me oaqee.
The elephant is \ very interesnns a Ia
mai lie in very large and stronE y. 40 nn
tnhab,ts The iungles Or India and AFRICA.
Tie nativns OF India sometimes tram no 70
cIephant 10 attend $to chill dren. some a srd
pI,ants are taught to- build wal iss.: a.tu
hoi,sog The elephant}is very anectjiolitnrt We.
and sometimes lie saxes his mastcr i E,a'
liz Is $yery much afraid OF mice J. .ir
Ma NE. hidea arc 80 tough that an orul-
nary rife bullet can not rcnetratc the''''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Lizzie,s Gitt.

Editor Chilire,,'s Page:
r received the badge Tuesday and y
+btpI, Il is very pretty. ] thank you xfry
much. / send you piece called L is.'
"'ie' Yours truly.
WATSON SHEPHERD:
Milboro. Va.
once there was a little girl and her
name was Lizzie She WAS kind ana
neipcd her mother very much. one day
hsr Ii iiI,.e wan: want you to take these eggs
"Ai L. right mother., said Liszis and nd
SHE went TO get her hat sho hao 70 e
a'tinKing OF bells and she looked around
and saw pretty fairy g:a and - she eoo oaia will
Il give you a magic wand.
Lizzie went home and gaveIt to neT
mother and soon they were quite Tlch.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUITS.
Marvellous and Unlocked For Results
Are Gained by the Crossing
of Different Varieties.

THE most extensive experiments
ever known for the improvement of
fruits have been made at Sawbridge-
worth. a>charming, struggling, red
rooted village Of Hertfordshire, Eng
land. Day after day the experiments
go on there. Natures occasional
freaks are looked for, and eagerly
seized upon when found. to be utilized
for the breeding Of new varieties.
Marvellous and unlooked-for results
are gained by the crossing of different
fruits. And it is these experiments,
carried on by three generations Of the
Rivers family, that have resulted in
those marvellous peaches of the nec-
tarine flavor, those massive cherries
on tiny trees, those high-bred oranges
that are In demand even in such places
as the West Indies and the Cape, where
orange growing is one Of the great IN
dustries of the country.
These experiments" (Which are de-
scribed in an interesting article on
The Marvels of Fruit Breeding" writ
ten by Mr.. Marcus Woodward for
Pearson's) have increased the size OF
the peach from circumference Of six
inches to a circumference of nine
inches, and Of the nectarine to cir
cumference of IL inches; and the value
of the fruit has increased proportion
ateiy"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Won Bride by an Euu.

"On this day, the day of our wed.
ding, l shall eat nothing but eggs, for
it was through an egg that won m,
wife, " said George Malcolm, of Cleve
land, recently, as he ordered a dinuer
which consisted of eggs in every style
and description known to the chef OF
the Grand Pacific Hotel.
II have said that it was becanse Of
an egg that first found the woman
who has become my wife," ne con.
tinued, with glance at Mrs. Malcolm,
land l will tell you how it occurred.
just one year ago yesterday I arrived
in Chicago and registered at the Well
ington Hotel while making pleasure
trip in the Lake region. The first
thing that l ordered was an egg, and
on receiving it I found in dainty pen
ciled lines on the she'll, Rose Edmond
Aberdeen. o. 1 wrote to her the fol-
lowing night and to-day she is my
wife" he added. THAT is why l am
80 partial toeggs. Can anybody blame
me?''
Mrs. Malcolm admitted that she had
written her name upon the egg, but
said she little thought at the time that
it would win her a husband. ut was
while packing eggs to be sent to
Chicago, she said, ''that 1 thought it
would be fun to write my name on one
of them and see if would ever hear
where it was sent -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
REScUING THE PATIENTS.
nation Among Little Mistresses
in New York City.

At q recent fire In a large fiat house
in New York, when all the tenants
had been safely accounted for, says
the New York Sun, and the firemen
were at work on the fire, little cir
ran into the roadway and shouted:
20 Nellie! Poor Nellie will gel
burned up, cause she's still in the
house,"
Didn't Nellie come out with your
inquired the battalion chief.
mo-" answered the child. Nellie
and Minnie, too, are still up there on
the second floor on the parlor sofa
My mamma don't know muffin
about it."
The battalion chief sent some men
up a ladder to the second floor, but
they returned with the information
that there were no children there.
Then one of the firemen questioned
the child who talked about Minnie
and Nellie.
why. they're my dolls" she ex-
planned. They were in the hospital,
getting new legs on"
Several other children had gathered
on the block and were begging the
fremen and police to rescue their
dolls.
1t was learned that the janitor of
the building had for the last 20 years
conducted dolls hospital in the
neighborhood, and that there were "a
crippled dolls In his infirmary when
the fire was discovered.
When the firemen had got through
with their work the children made in
quiries as to whether any of the pa
tents had been burned. Fifteen dolls,
which had fully recovered and were
well enough to be taken home. were
turned over to their owners.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
GETTING A HEARING.
1t IL q Thorny Path the Average Sing.
er Has to Travel-Cost Often
Exceeds Returns.

1t is the bitter truth that fairly goot
musicians too often find, after years
Of study and expense, that it is almost
impossible to secure a hearing, and
that money must go out where 1t is ex.
pected to come in. says Everybody
Magazine. The debut of a singer not
unfrequently involves serious outlay
including paid manager whose duties
cover not only such details as the rent
ing Of hall, advertising, purchase OF
floral tributes, etc., but the drumming
up Of paper" audience as well; and
free tickets are not always rewarded by
applause or press notices. The greatest
check to an artistic career is to become
a fad with the so-called smart set
whose interest is fleeting and undiscrim-
mating; yet bills must be paid; patron
age represents money, and few can re-
sist the temptation to seek it. Finally
1t is a short-sighted policy for a novice
to appear side by side with an expert
enced artist. 1t may bring financial re-
turn, but when an obscure young per-
son makes first bow to the public "as-
sisted by celebrity, comparison is in
evitable
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the trou blesome causes. 1t
never fails to tone the stomach, regu
late the Kidneys and Bowels stimulate
the Liver and clarity the blood. Run
down systems benefit particularly and
all the usual attending aches vanish
under its searching and thorough eff
fectiveness. Electric Bitters is only
SOC, and that is returned if it don't
give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed
by B. F. Hughes. Druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Sunday Proposals are not Legal
ly Binding.

If you promise on Sunday to marry
a girl you can back out OF it, legally il
not gracefully, providing you are not
incautlous enough to repeat the troth
on Monday or any of the other work.
ing days.
This ruling of Judge Beitler is what
won for Andrew Jackson Tull, on
Friday, suit for breach of promise
brought against him by Miss Amelia
Powelassak.
1t was Judge Beitler's interpretati.
on of the blue laws that saved Tull.
Tull's attorneys urged that, even had
the proposal been bona fide, it was
worthless, because of having been ut
tered on Sunday, and subsequently not
acknowledged by Tull.
Judge Beitler's instructions to the
jury we're: "Under the laws of Penn
sylvania a contract made on Sunday
cannot be enforced, but if there is a
subsequent recognition of it by the
parties it is good and bindihg."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Fight Will Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual recon-
nendation of DR.. Kings New Discov-
-ry for Consumption, will have long
ind bitter fight with their troubles, if
iot ended earlier by fatal termination.
Read what T. r. Bean of Beall, Miss.
aas to say: Last fall my wife had ev
cry symptom of consumption. She
took DR.. Kings New Discovery after
everything else had failed. Improve
ment came at once and four bottles en-
eirely cured her." Guaranteed by B
E. Hughes, Dru ggist. Price SOC, and
$1.00. Trial bottles free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11

The chemist of the agricultural de-
partment have shown that ability to fi1
the nitrogen, which is infinitely abun.
out fields of the world, will enable man.
kind to cultivate what is practically
virgin soil forever. The only available
nitrogen is the nitrate of soda beds in
the, rainless strip between the Andes and
the Pacific, which are owned or con-
trolled by the Chilanos This inter is a
product of guano, there being no rain to
dissolve it out. A plant at Niagara
Falls is taking nitrogen from the air by
electrolysis, but not yet in commercial
quantity.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
WHEAT KING OF KANSAS.
A. ]. Rice Has 200, 900 Bushels Of Wheat
10 aranarIes-his Hobby IL the Plant.
Ing Of Orchards

l JUN W ~ 000s Nc
With 200, 900 bushels of high grade
wheat In his granaries, A. ]. Rice. O.
Atchison county, may be called ths
wheat king of the West-which means
OF the world. says the Wakeeny. Kan.
correspondent of the New York Sun
He is the owner of ia quarter sections
OF land, scattered over three counties
in Western Kansas.
John Stewart. hitherto known to
fame as the millionaire wheat grower
OF Sumner county, struck bad year,
aud be falls back to second. place. He
has nearly twice as much land as Rice,
but the low yield in Sumner county
leaves Rice with more wheat.
Eight thousand of the nearly 70, 900
acres owned by Rice were sown to
wheat last fall. The biggest of his
wheat fields contains l 900 acres. An
other field contains 800 acres. Some of
this land produced as high as forty
bushels to the acre, while the average
is not far from twenty-five.
Rice came to Kansas thirty re years
ago with q bad case of consumption
and little money. He hailed from
New York, where the eight other mem
oers of his family had died from pull.
monary troubles. He started in a
modest way, accumulated some money
and invested in land. He seldom sold
farm once he became its owner.
Whenever he has little time hang
ing on his hands he goes around to the
real estate agents and picks out a farm
Once he gets deed 1t goes out of cir
culation. One man, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hanna, has sold Rice sixty eight
farms in the past ten years.
Rice followed the wheat belt west,
bought land when 1t was cheap. and in
thirty cases at least every years crop
more than equaled In value tho sum
represented by its cost.
His hobby is the painting or orchards.
ae makes it rule to plant fruit trees
IN every farm he buys, and no man be-
comes tenant Of his unless be can
prove bis ability to take careof the or
chard.
Another of the hobbies is the rear
ing of turkeys. He has theory that
ahey clean the grasshoppers off the
;rops. He keeps great droves of tur-
Keys on his farm, and if his new ten.
mt has none he gives him a flock to
raise on shares.
Rice Is a bachelor, and is estimated
20 be worth half a million. His income
s almost a fifth of the valuation put |
lpon bis total wealth. Most of his |
surplus income goes into new farms.
ind at the rate bic wealth is pulling
lp be will be able to count 200 farms
.s his own before be reaches bis Cob |
,ear.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expen-
sive. occasionally life itself is the
price of mistake, but you'll never be
wrong if you take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Head
ache, Liver or Bowel troubles. They
are gentle yet thorough. 25c, at B.
F. Hughes. Drug Store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
why is THE SKY BLUE ?
Some Explanations Advanced BY Men or
Science.
What makes the sky blue?

What makes the sky blue?
You probably began to ask that ques
ton when you were child, aud yor
have been asking it ever since without
getting satisfactory answer. AS {
matter Of fact, the question has puzzl
ed the greastest scientists of all ages.
1t is known that the blue tint is caus
ed by the reflection of the blue part OF
the sunsrays from small PARTICLES Of
water, oxygen and nitrogen in the
higher parts of the atmosphere. But
Just why the blue rays only should be
reflected by these PARTICLES, while the
red and yellow rays seen at sunset and
sunrise are singled out by the air low
er down. is not apparent.
The original researches which led to
the partial solution of the problem
were made more than 200 Years ago by
Sir Isaac Newton. He attributed the
blue to water particles in the air. Then
In 1859 Prof. John TyndalI astonished
the world of science by producing
"blue sky" In bottle. Lord Rayleigh
spent many years in the profoundest
mathematical research on this problem
and Prof. T. J. J. See, of the United
States Navy, has added several more
years to the lifetimes that have been
devoted to this nature puzzle.
These results have shown that the
PARTICLES, Of which there are billions
in a column Of air foot so uars, are
somewhat less than one. one hundred
thousandth Of an inch in diameter.
Tyndall's famous experiment was
this: He filed glass tube about a
yard long and three inches in diameter
with air of one-tenth the ordinary
density mixed with nitrite of butyle
vapor, which is extremely volatile.
Then, on passing through the mixture
powerful beam of electric light, in
room otherwise dark, the mixture pre-.
cipitated beautiful blue cloud which
In color rivaled the finest Italian sky.
Professor See, the leading American
observer, noted the color of the sky in
various attitudes in high mountains
and In dry and moist countries. such
as Egypt and Greece, Arizona and the
Mississippi Valley, according to j. W.
Davidson, in the Scientific American.
His conclusion is that the beautiful
red colors of sunsets and sunries arise |
from water vapor in the lower layers
of our atmosphere, absorbing the blue
and transmitting the red light. Ac
cording to DR.. See. the reddish colors
come from that part of our air within
five miles of the earth's surface, while
The deep blue of the sky arises from re-
dections of minute particles in the
higher parts of our atmosphere.
The water vapor does not extend
very high, clouds never rising higher
han 10 miles above the earth.
Above our atmosphere the sky has
Ill the blackness Of the darkest night.
Professor See has watched the dura-
lion of the blue sky after dark ard
found it to continue for about an hour
Ind Is minutes, and from this be shows
hat OUT atmosphere extends to q
leight of fully 130 miles. Astronom-
RS have usually found the height of
he atmosphere by computing the
height of meteors, but none ever nade
he height of the atmosphere over 100
York World.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
A Frightened Horse.

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. 1t behooves everybody to have
a reliable Salve handy and there g none
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Burns. Cuts, Sores. Eczema and Piles.
disappear quickly under its soothing
effect. Csc, at B. r. Hughes. Drug
store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
These Balloon Specials.

Where have you been ?'' asked the
friend.
i've been down to the wholesale
house to get enouge cloth for three or
four pairs of trousers" responded the
small tailor.
why, you only have an order for
one pair ?''
YES, but it's a dude. ."-Kennebec
Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Play IL Important.

When the child plays, it is literally or
ganizing its brain, and we should recog-
nize the fact that the boy or girl en-
gagged in vigorous, joyous play is carry
ing out an important part of the actual
work of education and preparation for
life. DR.. Hutchinson claims, therefore,
that play should be organized, and that
for every dollar spent on school build
Ing half as much should be spent on the
playground
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Slightly Different,

Ethel-He has promised to give nee
every dollar be earns.
Papa Better make him promise IN
give you every dollar he gets. He has
apolitical job, you know!-Puck.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Sick
Blood

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
"teens are permanently cured
of the peculiar disease Of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weakness andnervous-
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
It is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
of the blood sickness from
which so many young women
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
Steel Shot 4

Steel Shot for Drills.
Chilled steel shot are now successfully
used instead Of black diamonds for core
rock drills.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
tn cur. . co,d IN one Nav

To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
ALI druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Grove 3 signature
8 on each box. Csc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11

suffer.
We will be glad to send
q sample to any sufferer.
Be sure that this picture in
the form of a label Is on the
wrapper Of every bottle el
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE.
Chemists.
4oo Pearl St. New York.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
SEND US
A Cow,

Steer, Bull or Horse
hide, Cali skin, Dog
skin, or any other kind
of hide or skin, and let
us tan it with the hair
on, soft, light, odorless
and moth-proof, for robe,
rug, coat or gloves. /
But first get our Catalogue,
giving prices, and our shipping
tags and instructions, so as to
avoid mistakes. We also buy
raw furs and ginseng. -
THE CROSBY TRISTAN FUR
116 Mill Street, Rochester
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
The Tariff Wall.

Senator Bacon of Georgia, if cor
rectly reported in a recent interview
which is being widely circulated by
Republican papers, appears to have
absorbed some of the regulation Re-
publican ideas concerning the tariff.
He is reported as saying that while he
is low tariff man he is aware that a
full realization OF such an idea is far
from practicable. He would "pull off
some OF the bricks from the top OF the
tariff wall" but would not "raze the
wall to the ground" He would lower
the rates to a point "where labor
would still be safe" and at the same
time withdraw federal protection from
interests that are now sheltered be-
hind prohibltive tariffs and are en-
abled to charge extortionate prices.
Why should any Democrat encour-
age the idea that the tariff makes high
wages at this late day, when the pre-
tense has been thoroughly exploded
Here was our coal tariff, for example,
which was greater than the entire
labor cost of mining and loading coal,
and the operators refused TO increase
wages to such an extent as to let the
men have four-fifths of the tariff
tribute. But under agitation the tariff
has been temporarily removed, and al
the same time wages have been in
creased 10 per cent. What has th,
tariff to do with the wages of Goa
minersP What Is the point "whert
labor would still be safep"
The simple truth is that the presen
tariff has nothing to do with wages
and wages have nothing to do with tb,
tariff. There is hardly an article OF
the tariff list, that is produced in thi
country, which we are not exporting
and selling in foreign markets in com
petition with the products OF "paupe
labor" Of other countries. 1t is onl.
the consumers OF this country who pa.
the tariff tax. and it Is not paid for tb
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-09
A VALUABLE MEDICINE
For Coughs and Colds in Children

For Coughs and Colds in Children.
II have not the slightest hesitancy
in recommending Chamberlain Cough
Remedy to all who are suffering from
coughs or colds" says Chas. M. Cra-
mer, Esq, well known watch maker,
of Colombo, Ceylon. at has been
some two years since the City Dispen-
sary first called my attention to this
valuable medicine and | have repeated
ly used it and it has always been bene-
fetal. 1t has cured me quickly of all
chest colds. 1t is especially effective
for children and seldom takes more
than one bottle to cure them of hoarse-
ness. | have persuaded many to try
this valuable medicine and they are all
as we'll pleased as myself over the re-
suits" For sale by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.