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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
- on gave me such good adj
II vics once that 1 thought I
would ask your advice
=. again. l saw IN q paper the
Z. IL VI tia :. S,~e dav That hohies should

wear bands Until after their second
aim mar R. Nov. 4 have two friends. They
hnth have boys. One OF them never had
a band on. He Is n months old. The
other one il Il year old and only wore
bands unfit he was months old MY
baby il q girl s months old. Should I
keep bands on her through the hot
$weather7 And her little shirts are half
cotton and half WOOL Should | put thin
cotton ones on her during the hot
weather. Should the bands be the ones
that Din around, or should they, button
on the shoulder7} Thanking YOU In adj
vance for your Kindness. I remain.
53,iTT 1. s:}2 a. h, ANXIOUS MOTHER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
Advice to Mothers.

The advantages Of the band are two
fold; It main ms an even temperature
OF the bowels. and, BY gentle pressure,
lessons, II 1t does not absolutely avoid,
the danger Of rupture. F'leshy babies
often rupture the thin inner wall Of the
abdomen BY fits OF passionate scream-s
Ing, coughing and violent straining the
body backward In the manner peculiar
to enraged infancy. ts
The day has passed when Mrs. Camps
muscular fingers strapped the tender
trunk up In divers swathings Of stout
flannel, bound It into the likeness and
hardness OF . drum, and assured the
anxious mother that 'its little instdess
would never keep their place without
the band was kept tight all the time,
day and night " Tho band Of today VI
4 light and easy burden ~ comparison.
I It should be made Of gauze flannel-stlk
warp IL best-bound eli around with
white ribbon or nne silk galloon and
fastened smoothly about the abdomen
with small safety pins. Il ID kept from
slipping down or UP BY being pinned 70
the waist and the napkin. In summer Il
ls q valuable safeguard against sudan
chill, and by keeping up q very slight
B friction prevents the ''looseneas whioh
j s often 9 prscusor Of "SumIner oou-
8plalnts n, 5 S5i - 8585F
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15

Let her cover the Ink with paste
made Of butterm!lk and salt-quite
thick. SO 1t will not run into the unin-
tured parts OF the carpet-and leave y
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
AFRO-AnERICAN NOTES.

MIR. and Mrs. Thos. Tou,son ceIe.
brated the 18th anniversary of their
wedding April 3rd, 1908. The af-
fair was very elaborate. The house
was profuseiy decorated with potted
plants, evergreens and Chinese LIANT
erns. The ceremonial rites were
read to them by Rev. ID. r. Cham
berlain, after which the couple re-
ceived congratulations from the
many friends present. The bride
was handsomely attired in white
dotted mouseline over blue silk and
attended by Mrs. Robt. W. Ball,
who wore navy blue broadolotb
trimmed in white satin. The bride
carried bouquet. The groom was
becoming in an evening suit of black
serge. A delicious supper, catered
by Mr.. Morgan Norris, was served.
Many handsome presents were re-
celved from white and colored
friends. After an enjoyable evening
of excellent music and pastime, the
guests left in the "wee sma' hours
of the morn." AN OBSERVER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
Ss)F I CORE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
the veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs of red blood are
found In the soft core of the
bones called the marrow and
some say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
are full of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS
Emulsion is a pleasant and rich
blood food. 1t not only feeds
the blood-making organs but
gives them strength to do
their proper work.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists.
sos. and Sr.oo all druggists. ~" - :
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
On Road Building,

Please permit me to give my ideas
on the question of improving the pub
lie roads. The roads now are almost
impossible, and when the commits
sioner gives out the contract for re-
pairing them he should specify very
plainly the work to be done and the
manner in which it is to be complet-
ed, and let the bidder know what he
would have to do before the work
would be accepted.
All holes should be poled. This
would cause them to keep in good
condition several years, and paw the
extra expense in the saving it would
be in wear-and-tear on teams. Poles
are plentiful in every pant of the
country and make very good road
material when we cannot do better.
We should have better roads, even if
1T should be necessary to raise the
tax levy several times higher to meet
the expense. But don't think of
issuing bonds and be at the mercy of
the money-lender and pay high in
terest. Raising the road tax will be
equal on all.-O. L. Massey, in Po-
t0mac Progress.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
High License.

The people are to be congratulated
on the passage of the new liquor IL
cense bill. High license itself cannot
result otherwise than in good. The
fewer saloons the better. If there
were none at all, that would be best,
but experience has proven that it is
impossible to do away with them alto
gether.
There is no occasion to consider
the welfare of the saloon keepers,
since their business is hurtful to the
community; but it is fact that the
high license will be moral benefit to
those who remain in the business.
So far as the business is capable of
being made respectable, it will be
made so by this law. The low grog-
geries will be to great extent elimi-
nated.-N T. Nail and Express.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

often wondered about the experiences
one meets with in death, and now
that he has been called upon to pass
through the dark waters of death,
has been brought to know its secrets
snd deeply hidden mysteries, we who
are still left to see through glass
darkly would love 80 to know his
new born thoughts aud feelings. We
can imagine him so happy in his new
home made bright by the presence
of God himself. II is with hesitancy
that we speak of some people being
in Heaven, but all doubt seems to
flee when we speak of Heaven being
Walters home-we know this by the
life be led. We ar. prone to exclaisn
with Moorei
Thou vert not formed for living here
For thou wert kindred with the sky.n
A FRIEND.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
LITERARY NOTES.

The April McCaUre's Is above all dis.
tinguished for the freshness, sparkle, and
humor OF It's contents. Ii is also a par.
ticularly strong short story number. The
leading article, Masters OF Their Craft "
by Adrian Kirk, will do anyone good TO
read. The authors master craftsmen
are cable car gripman, the driver of a
Fifth Avenue 'bus, compositor on a
great New York daily, two railroad en-.
gineers, and pick-pocket-al of them
as the author shows, artists In truer
and broader sense than many dsubers OF
canvas and moulders of statuaNy.
Countless Americans have iourneved
TO the beautiful estate of Mount Vernon
on the Potomac, where the great Wash.
ington passed his last days; but not every.
one Is aware that scattered in Virginia
and west Virginia are numerous other
MONIES or the Washing gtons, each of which
Is an architectural achievement of note
ard replete with historic associations. In
the May DeliaeGsoT Waldon Fawcett des-
cribes four OF these fine old edifices, Ken
more, Hardwood, Ciaymount, and Aud
ley. They represent she highest type of
Colonial architecture, and are Character
lied by degree OF elaboration seldom
attained In that period. The origin al
furnishings are preserved Exce!lei I
Illustrations give additional interest TO
the paper.
The April Rsoiew Of ReUieus Is well
stocked with good articles on live topics.
The editor, in "The Progress of the
World" discusses the financial side of
the Panama Canal proposition, which
was taken quite out of the category of
academic questions by the Senate's action
In fatifyiug the treaty with Colombia.
The Delaware situation and many other
matters OF political and social interest
are also editoriaily treated. The award
OF the Anthracite Strike Commission is
reviewed and analyzed by DIR. Walter f.
Weyi. Professor Harry Pratt Judson
sets forth the municipal situation In
chicago on the eve Of the city elections.
Political Conditions In Russia" apropos
of the Cars recent manifesto, is the sub
ject of well-informed article by n. l.
ksnpa
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP.
Cured by One Bottle of Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy

Cured by One Bottle of Chamberiain,s
Cough Remedy.
when had an attack of the grip last win
ter (the second onei / actually cured myself
with Que bottle of Chamberlsins Cough Rem
edy," says Frank w. Perry, Editor OF the I'm.
tcrprise. Shortsytile. N. Y. ''This 10 the honest
truth. at times kept from coughing myself
to pieces by taking teaspoonfll OF this rem
edy, and when the coughing spell would como
on ~ night would take dose and it seemed
that In the briefest interval the cough would
pass on and would go to sleep perfectly free
from cough and its accompanying pains. To
say that the remedy acted as most agreeable
surprise ts pntsing It very mildly. Il had no
idea that IL would or could knock out the grip.
simply because 1 had never tried it for such a
purpose, but 1t did, and IL seemed with the
second attack OF coughing the remedy caused
1t to not only be of less duration, but the
pains wore far less severe. and had not used
the contents OF ono bottle before Mr.. q rip had
bid me adieu." For sale by Messick. Long 4
Co.. Irvinstoni W. A. Cameron & Bro. weens;
@. w. s@ndeu \ Son. White Stone,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

Duo notice is hereby served on the public
generally that DeWitts Witch Hazel Salvc is
the only salve on the market that is made
from the pure, unaduterated witch hazel.
DeWttt's Witch Hazel Salve has cured thou
sands OF cases of piles that would not yield TO
any other treatment. and this fact has brought
out many worthless counterfeits. Those per-
sons who get the genuine Dewitt's Witch
Haxei salve are never disappointed. because
&c cures.
For sale by L. J. Hay don & Son. Irvington:
IA. y. Rowe x Son, Heethsville; J. J. Crowder d
Son. Rcedville; l.. ID. Stoneham. Molusk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
'xETcE-AwLs" FROM EvsaywHEsr.

Giving the devil his due proves
that there is always the devil to pay.
The fellow who is perfectly salts
fed with himself is not always per-
feet.
Local option is good Democratic
principle, in whatever reasonable way
it may be applied Times Dispatch.
The oyster is one creature in all
the world that doesn't look forward
eagerly to an opening.-Philadelph
Record.
Perhaps it takes several larks to
make summer, but it doesn't take
many swallows to bring a fall
Cornell Widoa0.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
A Thournsfu, Man.

NJ. NJ. Austin, of Winchester, Ind, knew
what to do In the hour of need. His wife had
suoh IN unusual case OF stomsch and liver
trouble physicians could not help her. He
thought of and tried DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only KS cents ~ Ellis g. Richardson's.
Rilmsrnock: T.J. Hayaon & Sons. IrvinKton,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
Makes a CLEAN swseu.

There's nothing like doing thing thor
oughly. OF all the salves you ever heard OF
Buckien's Arnica Salve is the best 1t sweeps
away and cures burns, sores, bruises. cuts,
boils. ulcers. skin eruptions and piles. It's
only 25 cents and guaranteed to give salts
faction by Ellis G. Richardson, KiImarnook
and Il. j. Hayden & Son. Irvington
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
Not a Factional N;atter

To make long story short, it was
a Martin mau who upheld the pure
election bill and a Montague man
who male an attack or Clifton
Forge Reriew.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17
NUMBER 20.
IMPORTANT TO FISHERMEN:

et us have netting orders Spring rush
and
fore. "0N fN'Aei
quaiy neing
anu ne OF All has
our goods always to be the best, the
~ ''" tn,.es snymng you may need in
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
114 and 116 South St RAJTIMORE NM
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

NOTES. pure. sweet and delightfully."- en-
chanting captivate the ear. It is this very
charm Of tone that ruost distin guishes
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

Over forty thousand Virginians,
white and colored, and nearly ten
thousand West Virginians are now
residents of Maryland.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

Come and see what we have done, and
are doing. If then you are not satisfied
that we do all we claim, we will pay all
your expenses.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

For work on the Panama Canal
the West Indies and the Southern
States will be drained of negro labor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-17

Don't waste your time. You will
need it all before you die.
Coffee drinking people, it has been
demonstrated, are little given to
alcoholism.
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04

land, and it is just as probable that they will build to Catalina as it is that they will build to San Diego, unless they are driven to do SO by some competing rail road.
 Whether the company will adopt the Imperial and Gulf road as the main line from Old Beach to Yuma remains to be seen. There is no doubt that the surveyors have at last settled down to the proposition of making a careful sur vey to determine the feasibility of that route, as compared with the old one, and when the survey is completed, if you had eyes that would carry there you would see the chief engineer or one of his assistants at the main office sit down with a lot of tables and charts and study over the question of distances and grad ients and water supply and the need for avoiding the drifting sand on the old route, and when that work was finished, you would find that there was simply question cf dollars and cents in operat- ing expenses, and if this was in favor fl the Imperial ryute, as 1 think will be the case, you would see the Imperial r ad extended just as soon as material could be obtained.
 'But to come back to the San Diego and Eastern railroad project, now don't
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04

for moment believe that the people of
 San Diego are through with this matter.
 The fact that the Phelps Dodge people
 were ready to take it up and that the Southern Pacific people were ready to fight it, furnishes the best recommends tion the road has, and you will see the San Diego and Eastern in junction with the Imperial and Gulf and the Nowhere and Whitherward here in Inn perial within two years. The road is go- ing to be built.
 You remember the famous speech of Daniel Webster at Rochester, do you not? Well, Daniel had been giving him. self up to his one great weakness, and when he appeared on the rostrum he was hardly in condition to face an aud fence. But, nevertheless, he launched forth on his favorte theme ,and when he had grown eloquent he said: 'The na- tional debt must be paid, and thrusting his hand into his pocket, he added: and it shall be paid, if have to pay it my self 1 was in San Diego a few hours the other day, stopping over on my way from Timbuct DO to Sha lghai and I can tell you the people of that city have caught something cf the spirit of Dan- iel Wooster. Tn1y ln)w thlt the road simply must be built or their town is ir-
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04

retrievably lost and they will come a good deal nearer building the road than Webster did to paying off the national debt"
 Just then the chef appeared with Bologna sausage in one hand and ham sandwich in the other, and the reporter excused himself and left the genial rail road magnate to enjoy his sumptuous repast in private.
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04
Almonds in Arizona

To THE EDITOR II notice in recent issue of your paper in answering Sub scriber" from Tancred on almond grow ing, you say none are grown except i'll California. We Arizonians are quite proud that we can grow tbem in the Salt River valley. There are quite number of orchards in this valley. This is my fourth year in charge of the or chard owned by J. M. Locke, of Cincin- natl, o., It is good paying property F. H. SIMMONS, Mesa, Ariz.
 We are glad to know it and hope the future will be satisfactory also.-Pacifc Rural Press.
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04

A Salt River farmer invited real estate agent to prepare an advertise ment of his place as for sale. The agent prepared the notice and read it to the farmer, whereupon the latter declared {: "I believe I'll not sell. 1 have been looking for just such place all my life, and did not know had it. .'-Phoenix Democrat.
The Imperial press., 1903-04-04
SAN DIEGO AND EASTERN
A Story of It's Affairs Not Made Pub-
 lie Heretofore

where and Whitherward railroad, spent a portion of the week in Imperial, his palace car being held up by the quaran- tine officers on the suspicion that it is afflicted with hollow horn. Jack is famous throughout the height and depth of the country. It is he to whom refer enc is always made by such favored newspaper expressions as: cone who knows" "lt is sem-oflicially announce ed," and "It is stated on the hgl est authority"
 Jack was kind enough this time to actually permit his name to appear in print when he was interviewed by the Press, and he committed but one ffense in all he said That was by repeating once more those words first spoken by Adam about making the desert to blOs- $ m as the rose.
 But as usual his main talk was alb 3ut railroads. Said he:
 "Gou may que te me as saying hat the real cause of the sudden terminal tion of negotiations with the Phelps Dodge people to build th4 road was that the Southern Pacific Company was cute enough to head off the San Diego pre- moters. There was a pretty definite un- derstandng between the Phelps Dodge company and the San Diego railroad people that the road would be built by the former. No contract had actually been entered into, but the deal was about to be consummated, and of a sud den President Marston was summoned East few weeks ago. It was thought the summons was to close the deal.
 ''But that's where the San Diego peo- pie got left. The Southern Pacific men are not asleep. They have kept very close watch on the San Diego and East ern project from the first, and when they saw that the Phelps Dodge people were getting ready to build the road, they started a counter movement, by threatening to invade the Phelp Dodge territory in Southern Arizona. That would mean a long fight, and the con tention was ended by an agreement sol emnly entered into between the Phelps Dodge people and the Southern Pacific Company whereby each would cease building toward the others territory for three years-and there you are."
 "Well, now that the Phelps-Dodge interest is out of the question for the time being, will not the Southern Pa cific or the Rock Island build to San Di- ego?" was asked.
 "All this talk about the Southern Pa cihc movements aside from continuing the Imperial and Gulf to Yuma is hot air." said he. "At the last moment, when it seemed as though the Phelps Dodge people were going to build to san Diego, the Southern Pacific threw force of men in here, and began making all kinds of pretended surveys. Why, when the men got here they had no in- struments, and yet they went tearing about the country hither and yOn, as busy as briefess lawyer. They were thrown in here so unexpectedly that there was no provision for them to carry on the work, but the mere fact that the surveyors were here was sufficient to en- able the officials in the East to convince the Phelps-Dodge people that they had q tipht facinp them if they ur0cepdpd
The sun., 1903-11-13
CUBAN BILL INTRODUCED.
1t Is Entitled an Act to Carry Into Eject
the Reciprocity Treaty With Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Nov l2-The bill 10 put
into effect the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba was introduced in the House to-day
bv Mr.. Payne Rep., n. ", read by title
and referred to tho Committee on Ways
and Neune. TEs committee will rnaet at
1890 Tomorrow morning and be prepared
10 rcpoIt tho Cahan Reciprocity bill rs soon
as the House convenss. Ii will br called
up OF ,ionday, when s;e ial r"lo will We
rercrcd preclud!rg amendments and
tine viii he fixed for debate. Several
Democrats have prepared tariff seceches,
but so far as tie Republicans ore lclcerned
there will be little spoC@t,na ahing Chairman
PAYNE expects to be able to send the measure
ove. 10 the Senate no, '.,.T han Thursday
of ne,. ween Four Nj h,yan Republicans,
Fourdney, Loud, D.rraeh and McMorran.
are expec ted to vote against the bill. At
least one-half of the Democrats will sup
port it.
The Democrats of the House have issued
a call for caucus to be held on Saturday
night for the purpose of defining their posi-
ton on the Reciprocity bill. They have
several amendments which they desire to
present, one providing for the removal
of the dfrcrential IN 'eiined sugar, but they
Will be preciuden from onering ii " Il siiiS
from the Committee on Rules
Tho text Of the i'll follows.
Section w. That whenever the President
of th- United States shall receive. satisfactory
evidcrce that the Republic of Cuba has made
convention between the United States and
the Republic of Cuba signed on tho nth day
of 70 !. sss Se his @ as
thsreupon. The @ me- on s' the tenth day after tSs % eI.
The sun., 1903-11-13

by Mr.. Bunau-Varil'a that the commission
from the de facto G,vernment now on It's
way to Washington was TO act only IN an
advisory capacity to Mr.. Bunau-'ariiia.
who was fully empowered 70 negotiate a
Canal treaty and transact other business
The Navy Depart ment received the follow
ing despatch this afternoon from Rear
Admiral Glass, at Panama. commanding
the United States naval forces in lsthmian
waters.
"All is quiet on the Isthmus There Is
no sign OF any dissatisfaction. The brltish
steamers Quito and Manari we're reported
not to have been molested.
In a later despatch Admiral Glass said
that only few Colombian troops were at
Buena Ventura, the nearest port to Bogota.
The Colombian gunboat Bogota left Buena
Ventura with some troops. but had put back
to port again, This despatch shows how
closely Colombian ports are being watched
by American men-of-war.
II. A. Gudger Of North Carolina. United
States Consul General at Panama, who lett
here on Sunday for the 1sthmus, Is to be
appointed diplomatic agent TO the new
republic. Legislation by Congress VIII
probably be necessary to raise him 70 the
rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.
Mr.. Bunau-Varilla got word from the
Isthmian Junta to-day that it would take
his advice I o receive Col. Reyes Vice-Presl-
dent of Colombia. and its peace commits
Rionae, provided he came accredited to the
Government of the Republic Of Panama.