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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
BLOWN TO SPLINTERS
Great Destruction Done by Ternadoes
in Eastern Nebraska.


in Eastern Nebraska.
OMAHA, NEB., May 26.---Eastern Ne
braska was visited by another series or
storms last night and to-day, several OF
which developed into tornadoes. One Wis
tied Hastings, near the scene Of Sunday s
heavy storms. and blew several buildings
to splintcrs.
Another struck Herman, twenty-five
miles north Of Omaha, and the scene OF
n tornado five weeks ago which killed a
dozen people The home of D. r. Parish
was demolished, and Mr.. Parish. his wire
and child We're seriously hurt.
Omaha also experienced storm Whlch
blew several houses from their founda-
tons and unroofed others In the south
west part OF the city.
Accompanying the severe wind IN every
Instance was n rainstorm OF unusual Sc
verify, and ms n result several towns In
Eastern Nebraska are flooded.
The financial loss has been heavy, ana
estimates place 1t at several hundred
thousand dollars.
Davey, small town northwest of Lin
coin, which resulted In the injury OF thir-
teen persons, none fatally. Several per-
sons, however. sustained broken limbs.
The report received from there states
that every dwelling and outbuilding IN
the town was wrecked. The storm IN
Lincoln did great damage In that city,
the loss on buildings being estimated at
100000.
To the local Weather Bureau during the
past twenty-four hours seven distinct tor
nndoes have been reported, varying In Sc
verify Rain continued the greater part
of the day and tonight, The country Is
soaked and railroad traffic Is badly ham,
pered by soft tracks in many localities,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
DATE OF HORSE SHOW
1t is Fixed for October 18th to 18th.
Held in Amphitheatre.

The third annual exhibition of the
Richmond Horse Show Association will
be held at the amphitheatre at Reservoir
Park on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October 18th to nth, in
elusive A matinee performance will be
given one day probably on Saturday. A
the Horse Show would be held this year
on the vacant block south OF Main Street,
between Jefferson and Madison, but Sec
rotary Warthen, of the association, au-
thorZes the statement that 1t Will be
held in the amphitheatre, whore the last
was held.
The list of classes and of premiums are
now being made up, and other prepara-
tons for the great annual event Al
ready nearly all of the boxes have been
engaged, and the prospects are that the
show Will be greater in every respect than
than last Year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
Wanted in Hayward Case.

Mr.. B. Ed. Finnegan. of this city, was
an eyewitness to the Haywood Skinner
tragedy In Raleigh. N. c. Yesterday Mr..
James Fl. Pou, attorney for the defense,
and Mr.. Strong, counsel for the State
both came to Richmond to secure Mr..
Finnegan as witness in the case or to
get his affidavit. Mr.. Finnegan cannot
testify, and as his affidavit would not
be admitted as testimony, he will not
be heard in the case. This celebrated
homicide case is about to be tried.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
NEW YORK CELEBRATES
ITS 25OTH BIRTHDAY

tBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, May 26-New YORK Off
cially commemorated the 250th anniversary
of.,he establishment OF municipal govern
ment in New Amsterdam afterwards call
ed New York The whole city was gay
with bunting. In the public schools half
a million children took part In special
EXERCISES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
ca s ORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature s;sss sss q ls>zzzz711zax
CLOCK
Four Hundred Years Old Keeps Good

Time,
A clock four hundred years old keeping
good time and with pipe organ attach
ment that plays eight different airs, none
of which has ever been heard before by
any living musician, is in the possession
OF gentleman in New York City. The
human System requires more care than
any piece of mechanism, and death Is
often the result of some simple malady
DR. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound will
expel the poisons from the system and
fiji the veins with rich, red, healthy
blood, You can get 80 days treatment OF
11r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
JOHN NOONAN IN
PLACE OF DEVERY
Ry Associated PEI

tBy Associated Prey,)
NEW YORK, May 26.-lrammany's Elk
ecutivn Committee tonight selected Joan
Noonan leader, of the Ninth Assembly
District in place of William $. Devery.
who was elected, but Was refused his seat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
q "a 81 q R L "a.
Besrstb 4, 1ha Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of XszhAzz1za<
TWENTIETH TRlENNIAL NATIONAL
SHNGERFEST

Of Northeastern saenserbund, Baltimore,
Md.-Reduced Rates Via r., F. & p. r. n.
One fare, plus 81. for round trip for
Individual tickets; one fare for round trip
Cor parties Of twenty-five t25y or more,
going together on specified train, and
returning separately Zee of twenty-five
cents charged for valuation Of each ticket
at Baltimore.
Tickets on sale June 1ath. l4th and 18th;
dnal limit June I'D, inclusive.
Apply 70 ticket agents, Byrd Street, I'll
ba and Main Street Stations, or Rich.
,uond Transfer Company. No. $40 East
Main Street; Jefferson Hotel and Muir
W. p. TAYLOR,
41 Traffic Manager
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
RAIN WAS
BREAKING
Graphic Description Of the.
Automobile Race.
NEGLECT WAS CRIMINAL
No Precautions Taken to Keep Crowds
of the Course and Result was the
Killing and Manning Of
Many Persons.
NEGLECT WAS CRIMINAL
tDy Associated Press. J

fBy Associated press.l
LONDON, May 25,-Joseph Pencil, the
scrlpIon of the first stage OF the Paris.
Madrid automobile race to the Daily
Chronicle from Charities. After descriD-
Ing the assembling Of the crowds ana hoy, nov
tho top of a hill. he continued:
"As the cars fell there is no other
word for 1t, down the slopes and ap-
preached the narrow bridge, Jumped With
up the rise beyond one could see by tha
witch of the wheels. not half OF which
was caused by the road; how agonl22ihtS "
was the strain on the driver. forced 70
controlled crowds which Uttered the fohu
from Paris to Bordeaux. Much as ons
may esteem the broad-minded views "
the French government IN encouragin li
lect to protect the course was crlmlnnl
and nothing else Measures for preserV-
ing the safety of the public were either
non-existent or of the most ridiculous
Mr.. Pennel then describes, the scenes
at the headquarters at Charities ana tho
appearance and often hysterical demeanor
Of the drivers who We're out OF the race
and says:
Further up the street was another car
with huge cash IN the tire OF one
wheel. the other tire down and the whole
twisted and bent In. the hands or y
dozen workmen.. Walking away there,
over one ear and part Of a pair of goggles
over the other, pastered with mud ana
oil, In the rags and tatters or what
had once been a suit of clothes; II open,
ed it's mouth and said in voice choked
with tears. and in the American language:
II do not mind breaking down again.
hut ii makes me so very angry.
IT was Mr.; Vanderbilt ana ne hao peeh
in ditch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27

u,up,,,N TEx.-Two companies OF militia
,ra, 5rereli ma Dallas have been ordered here to
rrotect a negro who is charged with crlminally
pln uIt,r " =" N while woman. This afternoon
"nnt Formed with the asowed intention of hnrn'
mo the negro, but the arrival of the troops
doubtless Will aay the excitement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27

Nj DO so mHCH or use the SaHle
IN intelligence that our own
American work men and
women are capable of. That is why
America Is now beating the world In
manufactures all due to tho brain
and muscle of our Yankee tnen and
women.
Unfortunately where there is smoke,
dirt and dust and little sunlight there
also can be found the germs OF dis
ease. Naturc's great disirfectant is
sunlight. Sunlight and fresh air pro-
mote the growth Of animals and plants
but kill the germs of disease. Air,
free from dust, such as we have on
the sea, never permits the germs OF
disease TO have any. chance for growth
and development. II is in the fac
tory, the Workshop, the Office, that
men and women suffer from diseases
which are in the dust and the bad
mir. Such disease geitns enter into
tho blood in two ways, either through
the lungs or stomach. If the blood
is pure and rich, tho liver and stom-
ach in healthy active condition, the
germs Of disease cannot find a resting
place there to multiply. Disease of
the lungs, bronchitis and consuinp-
ton, are very apt to spread through
factory where there is much fine
dust in the air. The lungs become
irritated and the germs find fertile
field for growth. Extreme weakness,
feelings Of nervous exhaustion, coughs
and colds are the warning signals
which should be needed. One should
put the system in the very best posi-
bic condition right away.
After years OF experience in an ac-
tive practice, DR.. Pierce discovered
remedy that suited these conditions
in blood-maker and tissue-builder,
which at the same time alleviates the
cough. He called 1t DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery--an altera-
tive extract that assists in the diges-
ton and assimilation OF the food in
the storlach-so that the blood gets
what 1t needs for food and oxidation,
the liver is at the same time started
into activity and there is perfect
elimination Of waste matter. When
tho blood is pure aud rich, all the
organs work without effort, and the
body is like perfect machine; if,
however, any part is allowed to rust,
aud this human machine does not
get its full supply OF rich red blood
(which acts like oil OH machinery,
then new fields are created in which
the bacteria or germs OF disease thrive
and multiply. The germs Of g.ip.
malaria, catarrh or consumption find
q fertile field if the body is not kept in
perfect order and the blood pure. No
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27

The buildings of the institution are
situated on a slight rise and were mark
for the heavy wind which swept down
on the structure with terrific fury. The
boier-room, including some fine ma
chinery, lately installed, is wrecked. The
eleven girls who were injured are being
cared for In the hospital, which IS IN
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
ARABIC PROVERBS.

To the dog who has money men say,
"My lord dog"
Consult thy wife and do the reverse
Of what she advises.
When the moon is with thee Of wha
account are the stars.
Joy lasts for seven days, but sadness
endures for lifetime.
He who has gold is beloved, though
he be a dog and the son Of dog.
It is better to commit ten sins In the
sight of GCi than one in the sight Of
men.
Those who are learning to shave
heads practice upon those of the Or
phans.
The beauty of man lies in his in
telligence; the intelligence of woman
is to be found in her beauty.
When thou seest two people in con-
slant converse thou mayest know that
the one is the dupe of the other. y
Shun hiIa who can be of no use te
thee. In this world he cannot serve
thee and in that which is to come he
cannot intercede in thy behalf.-"Tu
niSia."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
PIaythings I'm Court.

Some very curious models have from
time to time been produced in court in
various lawsuits. There was model
Of mill produced lately in a patent
case where the patentee claimed his
patent to have been infringed. The
patent was in connection with some
part of the machinery of the mill. The
model mill was set working in court
while judge and counsel watched its
movements with much interest. A
model steam engine was once produced
in an action against a railway compa-
ny. The judge insisted on having the
whole working Of the engine explained
to him, whereupon the counsel who
was speaking asked for an adjourn
ment Of the trial for twelve months,
when he would be able to give the re-
quired explanation.--London Taller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13

Like Washington, Jefferson delighted
in farming. 'The hope of nation"
he wrote in his youth, 'lies in the till
ers of the SOIL" In his final retirement
at Monticello a guest addressed him
tremendously as president Jeffer-
SON."
Farmer Jefferson" the distinguish
ed statesman interposed. 81 would
rather be Farmer Jefferson than to
have all the titles of Europe"
His garden book, covering period
of half a century, shows the precision
with which he farmed at Monticello.
Here, for example, is an excerpt from
his memoranda for July of one year:
July 13.-Cucumbers came to table;
planted out celery; sowed patch of peas
for fall; planted snap beans.
July 22.-Had the last dish of our
spring peas.
July 31-Had Irish potatoes from the
garden--Leslie's Monthly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

High and gravelly soil is the best for
E.uit trees.
Mildew is the worst enemy of the
gsoseberry. Pruning is the best rem
s8v.
Rosin and tallow in equal parts is
saE excellent covering for wounds in
1sgit and other trees.
To cultivate among trees use a whit
Astree as short as the horse can walk
with. Turn the hooks in.
The weeds must be kept down around
Sae small fruit trees and vines if the
SuIt is to mature and ripen rightly.
Look over the orchard occasionally
Do see that no suckers are growing from
Eke roots of the trees to sap the strength
EEDm the main tree.
Plants in windows should be turned
ssace or twice week. A fine form,
which is half the beauty of a plant
aannot be attained without this.
Wood ashes not only help to keep
aSUrers from the roots of trees but the
.sgees make healthier and more vigor
BUS growth and bear much sounder
Syuit when they are used.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
In the Streets of Benares.

Through narrow street lined with
shrines. temples and shops the way
leads toward the sacred river. Here
and there it is necessary to pick ones
steps. One of the first sights to at
tract the eye is dead rat fostering be-
fore the door of a dwelling, and the
rats are said first to have spread the
plague at Bombay. A moment later a
dirgelike cry breaks upon the ear. 1t
is Ram, Ram, Ramv' in memory OF
the saintlike prince Of ancient India.
Four bearers are carrying body to
be burned. So narrow is the street
that it becomes necessary to crowd
back against a temple wall te let the
dead pass by. The body is wrapped in
muslin, and the face is covered. The
pail is sprinkled with drops perhaps
of rosewater, perhaps Of the sacred
Gauges. This is the path of the dead.
No guide is needed except to follow in
the hurrying footsteps Of those who
were. carrying the corpse to it's resting
place upon the pyre.-Professor A. v.
W. Jackson in Traveller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
AND TROLLEY CARS
Unsuitable Curiosity Caused a Long
List of Casualties.

Unsuitable Curiosity Caused a Long
List of Casualties.
When the trolley system was install
ed in Mexico City the native Indians,
apart from their wonderment as to
what unseen force propelled the cars,
were anxious to test the new power.
They began by trying to stop the car
with their hands, and later with their
heads and bodies, until the list Of cas-
ualties became great.
Then a brilliant idea struck them.
They had often been to bullfights and
at certain of these had watched pc
culiar opening ceremony which or,gi-
mated in Mexico and later was intro
duced into Spain. Before the bull is
set loose in the arena man clothed in
white from head to foot poses as a
statue in the center of the ring. His
face and hair are whitened, and he
stands without movement or fiutter
of clothing or anything that would
tend to show that he is alive.
When the bull is released he first
shifts the air and makes mad rush
for the pedestal. Getting quite close
he stops and snorts, gazing at the fig
ure. Seeing no movement, he gradual
ly retires backward in amaZement. His
attention is then attracted by others.
and the man escapes.
The Indians decided to try this on
the cars. Dressing themselves in white
and putting flour on their faces and
hair they would stand motionless in the
middle of the car tracks facing the
coming monster.
There were many ambulance calls
before they learned the difference be-
tween a bull and trolley car.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
S4ue1ched.

Feline amenities show themselve
most forcibly at committee meetings
There was one of these latter gathere'
together to discuss a charity bazaar
The chairman smiled sweetly upon thu
artists wife and said:
you'll get your husband to let u
have some little thing Of his for the ar
table, will you not, Mrs. Maflstick?'
"Well, you know husbands are no
always easily managed, my DEAR"
"Ah, but take him after one of You
nice dinners and then put in wor
for our worthy cause. But remembe
we are not allowed to have anythin
which sells for over $25."
"Indeedv' And then Mrs. Ms eye
brows went up alarmingly. "The
perhaps he'll induce one Of his pupil
to dash off something for you. Ne
York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13

A Limerick tobacconist of the name
of Lundyfoot, doing comparatively
small trade, was unfortunate enough
to have his establishment destroyed
by fire. On visiting the ruins next day
he saw some of his poor neighbors
among the debris gathering the half
baked snuff from the canisters which
had not been entirely destroyed by the
fire. He tasted what he considered the
worthless article and to his surprise
found that the heat from the fire had
added pungency and aroma 90 the snuff.
Profiting by the discovery, the shrewd
Irishman at once set about baking his
snuff in ovens, and the fame of the
Backyard SNUFF was established and
an immense fortune soon made by
Lundyfoot. founded upon mere acct
dent and growing out of misfortune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
Gretna Green In London,

There is one ''chapel>royaP' which is
really not 2 royal chapel at all, says
the London Taller This is the one
known as Savoy chapel, which pertains
not to the crown, but to the duchy of
Lancaster Properly speaking, it is the
chapel of the Hospital of st. John the
Baptist, if one must give it the only
title that is historically correct. A cou-
pie of centuries ago it was kind Of &c
clesiastical Gretna Green in London
with five private ways to 1t by land
and two by water" as the touting adj
vertisement put it, and runaway lovers
were clandestinely united there with
the utmost privacy, deceney and reg
,llarity'' at the nominal expense Of one
guinea inclusive. The old ways have
been reformed by act Of parliament,
but the famous chapel Is still favOrite
with those who fancy quiet wedding.
You can drop in casually and unosten-
tatiously and after the ceremony adj
journ to a neighboring restaurant, In
accordance with the latest custom of
the best society.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13
BUOYANT MIDDLE AGE.
1t DaIIies JauntiIy With Youth In
These Progressive Days.


Half a century ago a man of forty
five was regarded almost elderly, and
woman of the same age was expected
Ito have long since cut herself adrift
from all ties binding her to her youth
and to assume the appearance and de-
pertinent of staid, exemplary matron.
All this has changed in a particularly
interesting way, of which the prom1-
nent feature is seeming contradlc-
ton. If the three year-old child OF to-
day is as knowing as was the s1X-year-
old of half a century ago and the ten
year-old boy of today is in many re-
Epects quite as much a man as was his
grandfather at eighteen, one might nat
urally expect that in due graduation the
modern middle aged man should be old
beyond his years But such is not the
case.
Middle age, SO far from ha. rying on
into senility, so far even from standing
still, would seem actually to have
stepped backward and marched along
side of youth. There is a iauntiness, a
buoyancy, an elasticity, about the mid
die age of today at which our fathers
would have shaken their heads as I'M
seemly. The gulf which once separated
the middle aged parent from his chill
dren has been filled up. The curtain
which shrouded the middle aged man
generally from the eyes Of youth and
which caused him to be regarded with
respect if not with awe has been lifted,
and in obedience to the same influences
which have made the schoolmaster the
friend of the schoolboy and the regi-
mental officer almost the comrade of
his men the middle aged man OF today
is never so happy as when working or
playing upon an equality and actually
in connection with youth.
AS with men SO it is with women
at which women are considered most
eligible for marriage has been very
notably advanced of late years, and
we know that the lament of many a
matchmaking mamma is that the most
dreaded rivals OF her darling are not
to be found SO much among the girls
OF her own a. is among women who
not many years ago would have been
relegated to the ranks Of hopeless old
maidenLood. The fact that the middle
aged lady of today is much younger In
manner and tastes is of course not the
only reason for this, but 1t is among
the most potent.-London Spectator.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-13

In a church where the prayers are
made at the discretion of the minister
very strange intercessions are some
times presented. I remember well
ages since hearing old DR.. Muir Of
Glasgow, who was real though &C.
centric genius in his day and of whom
no English reader ever heard, relate an
incident which had been In his own
knowledge. ",1r. Smith was preach
ing at Drumsleekie, and he had come
to the concluding prayer, where we
pray for all and sundries (sic), when
he suddenly remembered that he had
forgotten to pray for the magistrates.
So he put in the prayer just where he
was, Have mercy upon all fools and
idiots and specially upon the magis-
trates of Drumsleekie.' He meant no
evil. but the magistrates were not
pleased. "-Longman's Magazine.