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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
OF HUMAN INTEREST,";
STORIES OF THE DAY
Monstrosities Not Wanted
The st. Louis Democrat says

The st. Louis Globe-D Democrat says:
Worlds fairs are said TO be highly cdu-
cutlve In their influence, and after three
or four dozen of them have been held IN
The United States tho knowledge Will DC
quite generally disseminated even Into the
futtermost byways and to the remotest
hamlets that the management OF u WORLDS
.tair Is not looking for three-toed children
and monstrosiues of various kings 70
.rlaco In It's exhibits showing the resouTi,G;-
zatlon.l AT prescott this Is not well KNOWN ne,
All over the country districts In distant
States the most confused notions pfcsail
about the character and purpose OF
worlds fair, Offers are daily received Of
freaks, which are usually seen IN u dilno
museum. Tho tdebaslnE effects OF oline
museums is clearly exhibited in thus desire
among the d spays at a worlds FAIR.
There Is ansindstlnct demalkation in some
minds between what Is interesting ana
What Is sick en4ng. 1.-THE human snake
or some such cnormity Is looked on as q
perfectly proper object on which to 1east
ones eyes. But there seems to be no
,burcau OF rights" connected with the
been an Intentional oversight NO one
could be found who was thorough con
llOIsscur in misshupen mortals and brute
creation. or who would undertake the
headship of such a department. II Will DC
disappointing for q great muny people
who are writing letters Offering cholce
horrors, calculated to I'LL you with shGd.
| horrors at all-not Il single shocking, OBJ.
| ject worse than t! totem pole. II we near
| OF any one wanting a horror we may lei
you know, you know.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

The suggestion that the Confederate re-
,nion Of 1905 should be held IN Baltimore
is n good one We believe the veterans
would like to go there, knowing that
they would be among sympathetic and
Jhospltable people, And then, too. In q
sense, tho war may be said to huvc begun
in that city on tho 10th Of April, 1861,
when portions Of a Massachusetts, and q
Pennsylvania Regiment, IN passing
through, were stoned BY as indignant
concourso Of citizens. Several men were
killed and many were injured, and thence
forth the heavy hand of the Federal GOV
ernment was laid on that city and state.
Baltimore Is a suitable city ~ which
to hold a Confederate reunion. There
nrc thousands of old Confeds resident
there, and many others would gladly at
tend reunion there. a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
Personal and General.

Israel zangwll is writing a book on
zionism, In which he deals minutely, nnl
at some length with the problem Or the
return Of the Jews 10 Palestine
Headed by its secretary, Rev, Roland ID,
Sawyer, the Anti-l'rofan.ty League has
begun a crusade IN Eostop, the leaS.
thinking that such crusade Is macn
needed In the hub.
Mrs, Thompson Il, Ferguson wife OF
PAPER women in that Territory, haYlng
been actively engaged IN journalism for
a number OF years,
James Robert Sturgeon, late secretary
of legation for the United Stu,eB AID
charge d'aRa!res at MonroY!a, IIhcria,
Africa, has been spending sayeral days
beria, where lie Is to hold a, cabinet posi-
ton under Preslden f., Barkley, .%hQ vii
assume Office on January lst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

because he opposed the Presidents Philip li,
pine policy. r.
But the thing that interests US most
lust now is tho question whether tho sen-
ute will allow tho President to put It
into d position where lts-nnly privilege is
TO confirm his acts.
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Business Arrangement

rho big fat man was annoyed, says
are sc SO ia MUCH n larger than the average
man we'll have to make an extra charge
Tor your suit" III. -.
Tho Big man had heard tho same prop
csiton before, and he did not ikc IT,. !,
do you mako reduction 70 small
menu he asked. !,
f7'''Well, no; that isn't our CUSTOM"
the tailor admitted.
The fat man felt the tailor thus Sc.
cured an advantage which no ouEht not
to nave.
suit for q man OF good size, DuI NOT
too large to get In at regular pricc! no
asked. I'm other words, what's the max
ifnum you allow"
the tailor told him.
Suppose order double that amount
of c.o.h made UP into two 'su1ts1
"rhat's ali right" said tho tailor, but
don't see what good 1t will do you."
"lll get them both at the regular
price, won't Il" @ 1a
certainly"
81 the same amount OF material IN each 0r
q lot in one and very little IN the othef!''
All right, Just take my order for two
suits, I've got it fixed with Lutte skinny
fellow in the next block tO, go In with nc
on this, and We'll just, about make the
average right. Ia rather divide what
/ savo with him than let Il tailor give
mo the worst of 1t.
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Selected the Best,

senator Tillman recently told Of a Grim
,nal case In South Carolina In which the
accused was acquitted because Of the
uroving OF an albi set forth IN masterly
fashion by the learned counsel, says the
AZ tho Conclusion OF the trial the lawyer
W question Was soon suFrouhasd ny
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Alaska does not wish to be left out in
the cold. 1t has held the convention
and elected delegates to the National Re
publican Convention favorable TO the
nomination Of Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t heads
the list We believe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
With a Comment or Two

Tho Richmond Tlmes-D!spatch thinks
the Advertiser wants TO stop Mr., Gle, e.
land from hunting ducks and force HIN
to run for President anyhow. Not qui- g
SO bad as that. for he can take a day OF
while a candidate, We don't want to cut
him Oft entirely from mis- iavor.te sport
Montgomery Advertiser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

The total number OF eligible voters here,
who have paid the poll tax Is 6,573,
Among these arc numerous veterans, who
would have been qualified to vote w1th-
out this payment This is fact to be
considered when calculations are made OF
the grand total But, in any event. Rich
inond has a very, very small electorate
for city Of her population.
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tractcd troublo tnay be brought 70
happy ending.

A London correspondent tells this story
OF the late Herbert Spencer:
't1e Used in hts later years to pay visits
to Mr.. Grant Alien. between whom and
himself there existed II great friendship.
Oh ono occasion he came provide with
two curious objects tied behind his ears.
These excited tho curiosity Of the COM
puny. Their purpose was soon disclosed
for whenever tho conversation took q
turn which dld not interest him he pulled
tie things over lis ears, and SO obtained
silence within himself. Ho called them
eur-cips."
Very good; but not SO simple as tho
,,lun adopted by Judge Robinson, Of
North Carolina. AS bcfoi,s related In
this paper, the Judge, after vnihly plead.
Ing Will, II lawyer 10 cease talking, filled
his (IIs Honors) ears with raw cotton,
and then proceeded to read Ills newspaper
In peace. This Same Judge Enough Re-
publican national committeeman lately
distinguished himself by refusing TO sit
down at Mr.. Hanna's dinner table with
q a negro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

In Philadelphia day or two ago the
syndicate which deals In Christmas trees
found itself overstocked, and therefore
caused thirty carloads Of spruce and
pines to be thrown into pile and burned,
The normal demand Of Philadelphia Is
for fifty thousand trees; there are on
hand now about thirty thousand with
which to satisfy It. and prices will there
fore rule high accordingly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

The Grown Prince Of Germany seems
to be something Of rough rider also,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Tho Richmond Councils have passed an
ordinance raising the salaries of tie four
city Judges from SS20J to $iOJJ y SeAf.
This Is d movement IN the risht direction
and sets good example for the City OF
Noriolk.-N Nirglnlan-F Hot.
Cheap judges often prove to be costly
officials.
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!. North Carolina Sentiment.


The Durham Herald dlsposes OF that
preachers alleged attack on the press
thus:
Massee because he thinks. some news
rapars, should be- muzzled, We may thinks
the same thing OF some preachers
The Winston- Salem Sentinel touches on
the same subject briefly thus:
Some PERSONS idea about free speech
Is that the other fellow should be barred
from the privilege
The Charlotte Observer says:
II General Wood Is Innocent of the
charges being brought, against him, i
would seem that he should pc brousht
II he he IS gully, II IS PROBABLY Just as We'll
- allow him 10 stay over there for The
present.
The Scotland Neck Commonwealth puts
much In this paragraph;
Some people think that too much Is said
about the negro, and perhaps I - true,
nut when men like, President Roosevelt,
pr I3assett and Senator Z Hanna NIX keep e
er W6ras e as so ae eSs may we
the people Of the South to disregard u
The Wilmington Star makes a point In
! tho following;
A senator who was being interviewed the
| other Gay on Il question or great PUBLIC
s1 70 Ss wou Haao like p u
| be quotod,' * man whose opinion Is
Worth anything, ard hasn't got me co ..1,
b. to s III II NIB pseep o9T oo many many
lrlmmers ike that get positions by then
adroit straqdling or their knaek Of steer,
J Ing clear OF The questions Of the day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Flo shifted his nose up III tho mir
And tossed his royal head M,
FIG scor1ed to make acquaintance with
Tho street dog, lowly bred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Senator Smoot seems content to hold
his peace and let his enemies weary the
public Newport .SeWs Press,
Smart man Is tls,s Senator Smool,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Mr.. William ]. Hammer, consulting
electrical engineer of New York, deliv-
cred a lecture in Baltimore night or
two ago on the subject Of radium. He
said that five thousand tons Of pitch
blende are necessary to produce little
III excess Of two pounds of radium, and
when at last tho product Is obtained, It's
value is s22,7o1,555.90.
That is figuring down to an exact
point. Heretofore we have had very
vague statements with relation to the
price Of radlum. Mr.. Hammer says ra-
dunn looks very much like salt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

Haywood county N. c. has produced q
tree which will bring its owner $1,000. 1t
is curly-poplar measuring Z feet $
inches through at the butt and whose
first limb is 50 feet from the ground
The tree is said to have been worth
more than the tract Of land upon which
it was grown"-rnore than the tract,
minus the land, we suppose.
1t is a pity that such a monarch OF the
forest should have been cut down. Prob
ably It would have grown in value as the
years went by. 1t seems extremely I'M
likely that any substitute, for wood in
the arts and industries ever will be found.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
Social and
Personal

The first german Of this season. given
by tho Richmond Cotillon Club, was
danced last evening iii tho Masonic Tens
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
ANIMAL STORIES
FOR OUR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
SIR RuPERT-PRIzE DOG.
Y RllDerf ,rOre u ribbon bright

About his neck, and SO
lie walked sedately down tho street,
The prdudest dog. you know.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19

One OF the prettlest teas Of OF tho week
viii be given to day from 4 to Z P. NJ. BY
Nrs. Gary Ellis Stern, at her homo, NO.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
FAVoRS TREATY.
Municipalities Send Petitions &c
Colombian Congress.

Municipalities Send Petitions to
Colombian Congress.
Panama, Aug. IS. - The following
cablegram in favor of the Panama
canal treaty was forwarded yesterday
afternoon:
"The Vice President of Colombia.
Bogota: The municipalities of David,
Aqua Dulce, Santiago de Veraguas,
Soma la Mesa, Montejo, Chepo, Chame,
Ghorrerora, San Carlos Emperador
and numerous others request congress
&c approve the Hay-Herran treaty,
which signifies the salvation of the
isthmus, | am sending by mail the
original petitions. Inform the house
Of representative and the senate and
publish. -Demetrio Bird
President of the Municipality of Pan.
anna"
Nearly all the municipalities Of the
isthmus have already answered favor
ably the request of the municipal
council here to send a petition to
congress in favor of the ratification of
the canal treaty.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Resume Of the r1eWS.


Egyptian state railroads bought
last year s3,757,239 OF material, OF
which England furnished $2,s65, 900.
Belgium s4SS,O00, Turkey s19S,UOO
and the United States $4,000.
Princess Radziwill, who was sen.
terced to two years Imprisonment
at Cape Town for forgery in connec.
ton with notes purporting to have
been Endorsed by the late Cecil
Rhodes, has been liberated and has
started for England.
Orders have been issued for the ex.
pulsion from Finland of Baron Won
Trail, Michael Lindhen, chairman OF
the city council of Ekenaes county,
Gustav Kreitz and HIS family of seven,
and other prominent F1nlanders who
have opposed the classification Of Fin
land.
The Casino at Trouville, France,
caught fire and panic ensued among
the players present A bucket brigade
was formed in which many million.
aires took places, passing the buckets
to the fire. The west wing was de-
stroyed. The Casino had recently been
redecorated at cost of 100000.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Otherwise.

The Mexican government will be
officially represented at the eleventh
national irrigation congress at Ogden,
Utah.
w. X. Ryan, a son of Thomas f.
Ryan, vice president Of the Morton
Trust company of New York. pur.
chased control of the Portland Gold
Mining company, owning the Portland
mine at Cripple Greek, Colo, for the
Whitney-Ryan syndicate and the Gug.
genheim Exploration company. The
price paid is said to be in the neighbor.
hood of Sc, COO, 900.
Joseph Goodman G. Sons, Memphis,
Tenn, were the successful bidders for
the diamonds struggled into this coun.
try by Michael Leinkram, paying Sg4..
600. Leinkram was caught with the
diamonds, numbering nearly 900. con.
cea.ed In an abdominal bandage. He
was convicted of the crime of SNUG.
Cling and sentenced to two years i'm.
prisonment and fine of $4,000.
Action of foreclosure has been com.
menced at Hartford, Conn, by the
Mercantile Trust company against the
United States Shipbuilding company
and the Eastern Shipbuilding company.
builders of the Minnesota and Dakota
for the Pacific trade, on a $4,000 600
mortgage given the plaintiff to cover
that amount of bonds held when the
shpbuilding companies were merged.
Jessie Hart, pretty young domestic
OF Geneva, N. Y, falls heir to 50 600 !.
coo by the death of her uncle. James
l.. Hawley of Seattle, Wash. By The
terms Of the will she must marry Ia.
rome Medley of Dawson City. Alaska.
or the fortune will go to other "ela.
tives. She is engaged to farm Ia.
borer near Geneva.
Thousands Of men, women and chill.
dren of New York who spend Sunday
near Long Island had great difficulty
In getting back to the city on account
OF a strike on the New York e. Queens
County Electric Railroad companv's
lines running out of Long Island CITY
on account Of which the police re.
serves were on duty during the night
Allen Franz of olivet, Mich. who
disappeared on his wedding day a
week ago, has returned. He was can.
tured by tramps and taken to Goshen.
Ind. where he was held for a reward
but he effected his escape. The wed.
ding will take place in the near fu.
ture.
-.
Thirteen years ago the five.year.o,a
son OF Xavier Moreau OF Gatineau
Point, Canada, disappeared and was
supposed to have been drowned. Word
has Just been received that ne has ef.
fected bis escape from a band of gym.
sizes who stole him at the time OF his
disappearance.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Great Britain Takes II Up.
RIVERS ARE VERY HIGH.
Traffic Between the Two Kansas
Cities Is Suspended.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 1S-Notwith-
standing the fact that the Kansas riv-
er at this point had risen a foot in
twenty-four hours up to o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when it became sta
tionary, and that further rise is ex-
posted to-day, no great damage is like
ly to occur. West of here at Lawrence
and Topeka the Kansas river has risen
slightly since Saturday night, and at
Salina and Junction City its tribu-
taries. the Smoky Hill and the Repub-
lican rivers, are rising at steady
gate and sending the water this way.
Most of this water will reach Kansas
City within twenty-four hours, but
while further two-foOt rise here is
predicted a fall from that time on is
looked for. Traffic between the two
Kansas Cities is still suspended as the
temporary public bridges are unsafe.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Casualties.

Three italian miners were fatally
and five seriously injured by an ex-
pioslon of powder in Monongahela
Mine No. 2 at Fairmont, w. Va.
David Parker of Chanute, Kan. was
probably fatally injured and four 9th.
ers less seriously hurt by a collision
on the Santa Fe road three miles from
Olathe. Kan.
BY the laundering of the barge Flor
rie near New Bedford, Mass, Mrs.
Cobb, the captains wife: a ten-year.
old son, boy named Jones, the engi.
neer and the cook were drowned.
Charles Letter, nephew of Mrs.
Charles Fair, who with her husband
was killed in France, has been serious.
ly hurt in runaway near his New
Jersey home. He will probably re-
cover.
In collision between the yacht
Celeste and the excursion boat How.
ard Carroll at New York, two-and-
one-half-year-old girl was thrown from
the yacht to the deck of the Carroll
unhurt.
A three-year-old son of ex.Fire Chief
Samuel of New York. and the four
year-old son of Andrew Mccormick
were drowned by the caving in OF a
section of the embankment near Cen.
trail bridge.
Conrad Schroeder, contractor and
builder of Scranton, Pa, rated as a
millionaire, shot himself in the head,
dying almost instantly. His family
say the revolver exploded while he was
changing it from one pocket to the
other.
Frank Virone, George Peters and
Michael Krecji were killed in the
furnace of the Cleveland Furnace com
pany at Cleveland. The bell used to
regulate the draft of the furnace fell
upon them. The opening of the new
plant will be delayed for some time.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Personal Mention.

Eaton Stone, once a well-known cir.
Gus performer, is dead at Nutley, N. J.
Father Carl Speckert has been
chosen as principal of the Pennsyl-
vania province of the Order OF Ca
puchius.
Bernard Cavanaugh, the artist, is i1-
sane at Niles, Mich, from excessive
cigarette smoking.
Mrs. Mabel Mckinley Baer, a daugh.
ter OF AOner Mckinley and President
McKinley's favorite niece, has decided
to retire from the stage.
Adolph Busch of st. Louis has of
fered cup worth $500 for the best
exhibit of hops to be shown at the
national congress at Ogden, Utah.
A suit for divorce has been brought
at Phoenix. Ariz., by Mrs. Murphy,
wife of N. o. Murphy, former delegate
to congress and recently governor OF
Arizona.
John Gilbert Shanlin, for many
years a leading Democrat of Indiana.
died at Evansville. Ind, after long
Illness. He was formerly editor of
the Evansville Courier. He served one
term as secretary of state.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
Sin and Sinners.

Kent T. Snow, who killed his wife
at Buffalo and then shot himself, died
at the hospital.
The night clerk of the Chelsea hotel
at Atlantic City. has disappeared.
Shortage, $4,000
Mrs. Mary T. Gordon of Murfrees.
boro, Tenn, who shot herself at the
Auditorium in Chicago, is dead.
M. l.. Lipman of New York. owner
Of several plantations in Honduras,
was assassinated on one of them.
Sheriff Henry l.. Williamson was
probably fatally injured in a pistol
duel with County Surveyor w. II.
Moody at fernando. Miss.
In neighborhood feud at Guthrie,
Okla, James Cooper shot Sam Barrett
in the face and in turn he and his faith
er, William Cooper, were shot and
killed by Barret. Barrett Is in jail.
j. HALTER. white, district organizer.
and B. l.. Greer, colored, vice presi-
dent Of the Alabama Mine Workers,
were set upon by five men at Birming-
ham, Ala, forced to kiss each other,
then both were beaten and HALTER was
shot.
District Judge Levy of Henderson,
Texas, succeeded in saving the life OF
Isom Strong, who was in the hands of
a mob which was making preparations
to lynch him for attempting to enter
the bed room of Mrs. Mary Lacey,
widow.
Fourteen of the eighteen miners
driven from the city of Georgetown,
Col. have returned and have been ar
rested charged with completely in the
blowing UP of the Sun and Moon mine.
The mayor and other officials have
been arrested for expelling them.
II is stated that the shortaca of
100000 reported to have been discov-
cred recently In the accounts OF a for
mer officer Of Dunlap & Co., which fell
almost entirely upon the Dunlap pri-
vate estate, of which the man was an
executor, has been !-aade good.
William J. Moran was slashed in the
thigh and Louis Snyder, friend, was
cut In the neck by one of crowd of
ruffians in Catherine street, New York,
where they had stopped to protest
against the taunts of the gang aimed
at decrep,t female beggar. Their in
juries are not serious.
The grand Jury at Danville, H., re-
turned indictments AGAINST some
twenty-five OF the Jail rioters on three
counts, viz. defacing the jail, rioting,
and attempting to enter building
with intent TO commit murder on pris-
oners held by the sheriff. States At.
torney John Keesler will vigorously
prosecute the cases.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-08-20
From the Capital.

The postal receipts OF the fifty lead
Ing Offices during July show gam of
almost per cent over the same month
last year.
The postmaster general is to be
asked to issue stamp certificates for
use in the mail order business OF Bos-
ton and other cities.
Caleb p. Bourne of Winona, Mimi,
connected with the dead-letter Office,
has been appointed chief clerk of the
bureau OF posts in the Philippine as
lands at salary of $4,000. He will
leave for Manila at once.
Secretary Shaw removed Mr.. Cobb,
special architect for the Chicago build
ing. No cause was assigned for the
action, which has been under consid-
GRAFTON for some time. The Chicago
building has been under construction
for over eight years and now stands
without either windows or floors.