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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
Storm at Klnston.
Special to The r4mes.pIspatcb

Especial to The Times.D ispatch)
K1NsToN. N. G., February ia tarx
rifio wind and rain storm prevailed around
kinston last night, One Of the hardest
rains fell for about two hours. and WAS
followed by terrific Wind storm, dolns
considerable damage. The roof OF larta
brick storage and packing house Of the
Kinston Furniture Company was blown
entirely from the building causing e.
damage OF about $4,000. Trees, fences
and awnings were very much damaged
by the wind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
BLEW BIG GUNS
Southern Bobbin Factory In Green's
boro Unroofed.
(speclal to Tho TimessDispatch.)

. b y Z. I
special to Tho TlmssaDispatch,
GREENSBORO, N, c., February IT,
The wind storm here last night was
something furious and alarming, especial
" from u to 3 o'clock.
It had poured down rain all day, Will,
slight intermission In tho morning. but
from 2 o'clock P. NJ. until o'clock It
raInsd In torrents, and fires were needed
only OH account Of the dampness.
ocloels. blowing great ,atI guns s on, Hut few
people slept when the gale was at lts
climax. for the shrek and roar OF the
elements We're something not calculated
to soothe or quiet,
Everything. this morning was stiff
frozen. even tho mud which has so an
noyed pedestrians and teamsters for the
past month, was happily solid frozen
mass OF block. as hard as brick
The casualties 50 far heard from are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
In Louisa County.

Special to The mcs-Dlspatch.)
LOUISA, VA, February 1.-THE heavy
rains Of the last few days Followed last
night by sleet, snow and a bitter cold
wind. which has continued to blow all
day, Is working o great hardship on Tho
people Of this community invarious ways,
some being almost entirely without fuel.
Others have no feed in place for their
stock. The roads throughout the county
arc almost impossible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
At Mckenney.

Especial to The Times Dlapatch.)
M'KENNEY. VA. February lE-rhs
condition OF the roads has been severe.
for the past two months-so bad as to
delay lumber shipments materially. as Il
ls impossible to haul over them in thelr
present state.
a german club has been organized by
tho young men at McKenney. and plans
have been arranged to erect nice hall.
They expect to give their first dance Eas.
ter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18
AMERICAN LADY coRsETs.

~ ror les ths new Longis!o Models WIZ
hips and producing perfectly smooth
slopipg surface, are IDEAL for correct
dressing, Hose supporters come With the
models, 425 and $50 at Il and $3.50, At AL
dealers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-18

Pink Carnations IS cents per dozen a
Hammond's, lo7 East Bread Street.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
WOULD NOT DO IN AMERICA.
Primitive Fire-Fightin9 Methods In
Vogue in Russia.

In st. Petersburg the arrangement
of fire alarms is decidedly unique. and
the fire alarm telegraph is an un-
known thing. Instead, a fireman is at
all times in the tower of the city hall,
and he watches the surrounding city
to catch the first glimpse of fire.
When fire is discovered during the
day he runs up black balls on the top
of the tower as signals; at night red
lanterns are used. The number of
balls or lanterns shows the district or
ward in which the fire is located. AS
soon as the signal is seen by the man
on duty at an engine house he rings a
bell outside which calls together the
members of the company, who may be
scattered over a couple of blocks. This
method is not conducive to quick time
in reaching the scene, and from TWEEN
ty minutes to half an hour is good
work unless the fire happens to be
near an engine house.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Peanut a Popular Edible.

Il don't suppose it is generally
known, but nevertheless it is fact,
that the ladies are great consumers of
peanuts" remarked the proprietor of
fruit stand located on prominent
downtown corner. Il am somewhat
or an observer and have been forced
to take note of this particular fea-
ture of my business. Nearly every
night belated husbands stop here and
load their outer pockets with the fes-
tive goober, the purchase of less than
two bags being an exception. To my
nlnd the pean-!t trade has made seri-
Gus inroads upon the fried oyster busi-
ness, for my regular customers tell
me that their wives prefer warm goo.
bers to bivalves done up in cracker
crumbs for late supper. Washing
ton Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
MAY REVIVE SQUARE PIANO,
Recent improvement Adds to Effect.
ivcness of Tone

Perhaps the square piano will come
into vogue again now that Mrs. John
Mitchell Clark of New York has dis.
covered that piano top, shaped like
the upper side of a brass viol adds
great clearness and resonance to the
tone of the instrument The top is
concave within, something like the
roof of the human mouth, and 1t
serves the purpose of collecting and
distributing tone. 1t Is tone re-
Hector, in fact; and, since the tones
are not exaggerated, but simply col
lected and carried, this invention
seems particularly adapted to the
heavily curtained drawing room.
When the piano is closed this lid
shuts upon it like shell, having
much the effect of the Louis XIV fur
nlture, eliminating forever the posi-
hlIity of the instrument being used as
& depository for bric-a brac.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Fight Over Palm Trees,

The intertribal fighting in Algeria
respecting palm trees involves prop.
erty of considerable value. There are
in the cases about 100000 palm
trees. of which about three-fourths be.
long to the Mzabites, or aboriginal in
habitants, and the other fourth to the
Arabs, who have taken to the sword
with view to short methods of in.
verting the proportions. Their de-
privations have caused damage to the
extent of 100000, besides the blood.
shed resulting from the Mzabites de-
Tending their property.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
The Flood of Books,

George Brandes, the Danish critic,
Is appalled, at the worlds literary
deluge. He has been compiling some
figures and finds that about 10000
publishes 1000, Great Britain 1900,
Russia 1000, America rather more,
France 600, Italy and Spain about 500
each, Japan 450, India 200, Egypt a
dozen, etc. In twenty years the United
states and most European countries
have doubled their output Of books,
and Dr. Brandes says that no library
Is large enough to contain all the
Books that appear in the course of
ten years. 1t will be seen that the
problem of the librarian is becoming
more serious every day.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
One Honest Statesman.

Assemblyman George B. Clark Of
the Twenty-ninth New York district
has not only returned Pullman
sleeping car pass sent him by the
company bnt has sent the secretary
of tht organization 81 in payment for
ride in a car which the conductor
had failed to collect. knowing the Off
cial position his passenger held Il
called on the attorney general Mr..
Clark said in speaking of the occur
renee, land was informed by him that
1t would not be right to use a pass.
That was enough for me. immedi-
ately returned the pass with my check
for the amount of the palace car
charge"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE.
Writer Urges That American Girls Be
Taught to Work.

Any American girl is possibly, and
probably, going to need to fall back
upon her own resources some time.
The ups and downs of fortune are too
certain,t too conspicuous to need point
ing out. To bring up girl without
any training in useful occupation
is not simply improvidcnt and foolish
but it is wicked. Feminine character
needs independence to make and keep
it sweet and perfect. The darkest
tragedy of life grow out of the ignor-
ance, helplessness and dependence of
women. Courage, training in work,
independence of character and self
reliance-these, with high ideals Of
womanhood for inspiration, are what
every girl needs. Only through in
telligent work can the highest char
acter be attained and the growth of
character is the whole purpose of this
school which we call the world
Woman's Home Companion.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
To Exterminate Gypsy Moth.

"The gypsy moth fight seems to be
on once more says the Springfield
Republican. The Gypsy Moth Com
mittee of the State Board of Agricul-
ture in its report declares that the
moth was under control when tho
policy of determination was aban.
doned. 1t holds that at present that
abandonment has resulted in i'm.
mense loss and in the impending
danger that everything in the eastern
Now comes the mayor of Maiden and
petitions that the work be taken up
once more, and that the state pay
100000 for the beginning"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
ELOQUENT and Effective Plea.

Representative Hill of Connecticut
had bill up for the relief of post
master in his district who had lost
money through the theft of stamps
from the postotfice. He showed that
one of the thieves was serving time
in Illinois and one in New York. Rep
resentative Boutell of Illinois came to
the rescue OF Representative Hill and
made an eloquent plea for Hills claim,
beginning thus: "Mr. Speaker, here is
where Illinois and New York join
hands-through Joliet and Sings Sing
to help this worthy citizen of Con-
necticut."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Russians as Lrnuuists,

Every educated Russian knows
three languages besides his own, and
many of them four. knowledge of the
guages is considered necessary to cul-
ture. A family having small children
employ two to four governesses, from
whom the children learn foreign
.ongues before they are taught the
r IRE difficult Russian. This com
l. nd of language makes possible the
fa1. that Russians have better
kno9 edge of the worlds affairs than
any other people.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
WOULD DECREASE PENSION LIST.
why Adult criPpIes Would Not Seek
Or. tcrerz

Or. Aaolph Lorenz had much to say
IL regard to his cordial reception in
th!s country. Our pie-eating propeu-
SUES astonished him; our rapid
methods and irregular habits caused
MN to hold his breath and the appre-
cation with which we recognized his
aDl!lty pleased the doctor.
10 gathering OF physicians DR..
Lorenz remarked that he did not care
TO undertake the cure of cripples who
mad reached maturity
And if you could cure such cases,
doctor, | do not believe that very
many cripples would apply to you for
relief, said one of the gentlemen
present
"No?" asked the Austrian surgeon
In surprise.
Don't you see, DOCTOR" explained
the gentleman, IF you cured them
they would be removed from the pen
sion roll."-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Improved Telegraph System.

Delany's high-speed telegraph sys.
TEN, recently perfected, is capable of
transmitting 100 to 5000 words a
minute over a single wire-the speed
depending on the distance and the
electrical properties of the line, that
is on the electrostatic capacity re-
sistance and inductance of the circuit
Eight thousand words minute can
be recorded over a line of fifty miles,
while 100 words would be about the
limit over No. copper wire be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Merits of Ohio Statesman,

Congressman Mick" Longsworth
who succeeds Gen. Shattuck from Gin
cinnati is millionaire who went into
politics because he likes the game
making his way to Washington
through the ward, city and state hur'
ly-burly. Now he has his eye on the
senate. Mr.. Longworth. is tall man.
amazingly bald-headed and golfer of
note. He once won bet of $500 by
driving a golf ball from the hills back
of Cincinnati through the city, across
the bridge tht spans the Ohio river
and into Kentucky in a certain speci
fed number of strokes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Appropriate Western Epitaph.

According to President Harris of
Amherst word that is looked upon
the deepest sentiment out west, in
proof of which he tells the following
story: "A rough miner died out west
and was laid away by his fellow labor
ers with common slab of stone to
mark his resting place. On the stone
was this inscriptions: Bill jenkins
died June 10, 1901. He did his
damndest. Angels could do no more"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
To Fight Tuberculosis.

The British commission which has
oeen investigating tuberculosis rec
ommends rigid laws. Some OF the
points proposed are: Reporting of
cases; compulsory confinement of re-
calcitrant patients in special institu-
tions; prohibition of infected persons
from acting as nurses, teachers or
erection of municipal
phthisis hospitals, the state bearing
half the cost and the extremely poor
being treated free of charge.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Swiss Use improved Rifle.

Switzerland is a country of rifle
men and many useful inventions were
first adopted there. AS early as 1851
the rifle of small caliber QO.2 milli-
meters) was introduced into the
Swiss army, and in 1868 the Veterli
repeating rife. At the present time
the army is being provided with a
new repeating pistol-the parabellum.
At fifty meters the projectile will
traverse sixteen centimetres of ash
wood or eight millimeters of iron. One
hundred shots a minute can be dis
charged.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Foreiqn to His Belief.

Il begin to suspect" said Mrs. Old
castle, that your husband is a good
deal of an altruist."
"Oh, no." her hostess replied,
Josiah amt one of them at all. He
thinks things just happen according
to the way they are at the time"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
The Real Need.

"Td like to have some good, old
fashioned home cooking" said the
man with permanent sour express
sion.
What you mean." said the physi-
clan, sis that you would like to have
the digestion that you had when you
were boy
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Living Drama.

II am supposed to die of broken
heart" said the unmanageable act
ress. Nov, how am l to know how
person with broken heart behaves? ?"
I'll tell you what to do" answered
the cold-blooded manager. You study
the author Of this play after he sees
your first performance of it."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Speaking Only Of His Own.

But, my dear husband, it really is
unjust OF you to abuse mothers-in.
law SO. There are good ones"
"Well-well, never mind. have
not said anything against yours: it's
only mine I'm grumbling about"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Effective.

Bjenks-"Do you believe in the pos.
sibility of the cure of disease by sug.
gestion?"
Bjinks-"Why, certainly. was
feeling pretty sick last week, and my
wife suggested that I 30 to doctor
and it cured me right away"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Saw Her Mistake.

Mr.. Plain-You are sure to admire
him. He is strikingly handsome
man.
Miss Rosebud-I'm glad he is.
simply detest homely men. Sudden
ly starting and blushing)-Oh,I | beg
your pardon! l didn't mean to say
that!
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
No Doubts ABOUT IL,

How do you know it is rheuma-
tism?" asked his friend. you haven't
seen a DOCTOR"
81 know what it is, all right" replied
the victim. rheumatism is one of
those things that doesn't need an in
PRODUCTION"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Inference Was Natural.

Caller-Is the editor in?
Office Boy-No; he's i'll.
Caller-I wonder if-er, he got the
poem l sent him?
Office Boy-I told you he was i'll,
didn't I?-Stray Stories.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
A Dilemma.

Dennis-You seem in shtudy
about sometin'.
Mike-Oi am so. Me boss sent fur
a man to come an take his measure,
an OF dunno did he say Coffin & Co.,
tailors, or Taylor & Co.. collins.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
an Evidence Of Good Faith.

Customer-Why don't you drive
your cat off the table water?
Waiter-Well, you see, sir, it's
stewed rabbit today, and the guv-nor
he says the customers like to have the
cat in hevidence on these days.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Unnecessary.

"Have you given Mr. Staleight any
encouragement" asked the impatient
mother.
mo, mamma" replied the confident
daughter; 80 far l haven't found it
necessary"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Not So Sure About That.

'They say that death loves a shin.
ing mark"
Does he? Well. it seems to me I've
noticed that the fellows Who wore the
most gold lace had no trouble in
lodging danger when any real fight.
ing was going on"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Her Dainty petour

Madeleine is such a dainty little
person!"
Isn't she? Why. 1t Just fascinates
me to see her nibble her way round
hole in bit Of Swiss cheese"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
A Clear Case,

Jaggles-I see the scientists have
determined that only the male parrots
learn to talk.
Waggles-That's probably so, to
Judge from the language they USE
New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
His Soul.

do you know" said the Sunday
school teacher, addressing a new pupil
in the infant class, that you have a
soul?"
Course I do" replied the little fel
low, placing his hand over his heart
81 can feel it tick"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
SpeciaI.

Patron-"How it is these programs
begin with the second act?"
Manager-"Oh, they are intended
for the boxes. You know, the ultra
theater-goers never arrive before the
second act"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Merely a Suggestion.

Il suppose" said the scoffer, "you
can call up any spirit | want to talk
to-"
Perhaps" replied the businesslike
medium. pocketing the proffered coin.
but wouldn't you rather call some
spirit down, young man."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Made Il Clear,

Made II Clear
The patient rushed up the dentists
steps with a bill in his hand.
Look here!" he said. You're ask.
ing me to pay for two more sittings
than l had
Those were engagements you
failed to keep" explained the dentist.
I'VE always charge for absent treat
ment."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
Tracing II Back,

Brown-Old Noah was the origi-
nator of the mother-inlaw Joke.
Green-How do you make that out?
Brownie neglected to take the
old lady in out Of the wet.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06
A Deep One, Too.

"Yes. Bingham has written a great
problem play"
And what is the probiem:"
well, it seems just now to be find
ing an angel to back it."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-06

No Cause to Worry.
Mr.. Bacon-When all the fools are
dead l don't want to be alive
Mrs. Bacon-Well, don't worry; F;
you won't be.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

1t is the popular impression that the
native Indian pony could outrun any
thting on Eearth. In connection with
this w. w. Baker, who spent many
years in this vicinity when it was part
of the Indian reservation, tells a story
which seems to prove that the Indian
pony wasn't in the same class with the
fieet-footed Kentucky racer. Shortly
after the Indians were removed to Des
Moines Tom Foster, father of Mrs. G.
T. McCarroll, 726 West Second street,
got possession of Kentucky racer
called Gray Eagle. Baker purchased
this horse, took him to Des Moines,
and took in Sacs Indian as partner.
A match race was arranged between
Gray Eagle and a field of horses be-
longing to the Fox. Gray Eagle was
kept as much in the dark as possible.
His training was all secret. So far as
the Fox Indians knew he was simply
a Sacs pony. BY the time the day for
the race arrived the interest and ex-
citement in the outcome was intense.
The Foxes were confident Of winning.
They bet every pony, saddle, blanket,
and treasure in their camp. There
was hardly an article of any value
whatever in either camp which was
not "up' on one side or the other.
The Indians were wild bettors and up
ON this race they had bet their all.
The day came and the race was run.
When Gray Eagle finished there
wasn't a Fox pony within quarter of
a mile. Baker and his friends made
a killing and the Fox nation was
strapped" @. q. d.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
THE TRIUMPH OF HASH.

New York Sun: The Hull House
Woman's club, of Chicago, has said
and done many things for the bene-
fit of many sciences and the world;
but we are especially grateful to it
for its recent utterance on hash. Do.
nestle economy is an inexhaustible
subject, and even the smallest contri-
button to it should be accepted with
thanks. Thus, Hull house econom-
list tells US that old cravats should be
made into sofa pillows. 1t may be
that everything can be made into sofa
pillows, a fact that explains, in part,
the universally of those articles. AS
the proverb says, you cannot see the
lounge for the pillows. We can't live
by sofa pillows alone, but there is an
analogy, perhaps an esoteric relation
between sofa pillows and hash, as ev-
erything can be and has been made an
to hash. Hash is as general as the
casing air and almost as vital. Hull
house AYERS that hash is the cheapest
thing for human natures daily food,
sound and kind as diet, hygenic
Strengthening; in short, infinite rich
es in a little room. And Hull house
speaks the truth.
But not the whole truth. Who can
give to hash the multifarious praise
or justice its myriad-sided virtues
merit? Hash is the fifth element.
Hash is the quintessence of all the
ailments. Hash is the perpetual ten
tium quid, the almagest of the table,
tho grand secret of the alchemy of
4 the kitchen. 1t is the true democrat
ic, liberal, all-containing, composite,
miscellaneous dish. Not even sociol-
ogy can compare with it in extent of
table of contents. Hash is master
piece of creative art. 1t is capable
of all the flavors and fragrances, mel
odies and symphonies. Let Scotch
men sing its brother, haggis. We
stick to hash and shall stick until our
hash is settled.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
VALUE OF TROLLEY LINES.

People in the cities, especially in
the west, do not fully appreciate the
value of interurban trolley lines from
business standpoint. In time theiI
full value will be recognized, but val
liable time is being wasted waiting for
full development of the system. In
terurban trolley lines will some day
cover Iowa with network of tracks,
and the cities which first inaugurate
system will be the first to feel the
value. Some cities in Iowa are doing
this, and are already feeling the eff
fects of increased business and sub
stantial growth.
looking into the subject of trolley
lines, and reaches this conclusion:
Suppose, fancy, imagine that we had
the last four weeks, trolley lines radi-
ating from this town to all the villages
in the county; the tracks laid on ma
cadam; carrying passengers and light
freight like butter, eggs, vegetables
flour, groceries, dry goods. What a
difference it would have made in the
comfort of all and also in trade. The
east has these lines threading CON-
munities like spider cables, and the
west will have them inside of twenty
years"
There is a great deal in what the
Gate City says. For fully a month the
country roads in many localities have
been almost impossible, and people in
our rural communities only came to
market when absolutely forced to do
so. Had trolley lines passed by their
homes, trade from that source would
have been fair average, instead of
nearly nothing. Because farmers could
not market their products the cost of
living has been higher in the cities
during the season of bad roads Trolley
lines are thus double benefit, and the
more of them that are built the bet
ter for all concerned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON THE TRUSTS


uerance The President
the but
hensve statement the legislation
for the purpose of evil President Roosevelt eterates
roled At the he approaches that
eliminates vesige of demgogism political He
emphasizes the
without doing legitimate
slaton The President will
that the
regulate them with and
making them subse public The administered
SUCH of the awabidng
The President concsvey establish
mnt of the
Elkns bill prohibiting discrimination
The striking
anything that attempted The Presidents
what has been the justice
those who have closely followed this
realized
the socaled
declaration
the obviously
faith High the latter
question of the tariff
the prosperity Of the trusts by putting the
nation but the price action high
lis A. Lee