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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
TIME OF THE MAY
FESTIVAL Is DEClDED@

Tho Music Fes tival OF the Wednesday,
Club will be held the first week In May
1901. This was decided upon Mt O meeting
OF the Board Of Governors hold last
night at the Commonwealth Club. ~
Mr., Gooklns, the new director, Is CIV
ing great satisfaction both choruses are
large and enthusiastic, and the prospects 4
are bright for n most successful festival
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Damage Suits,

Especial to the Times pispatch)
i Ier and Benjamin. Rawlings. postal CLERKS,
tho Ia tier from this place.. have brought
sot aEanst t ana ;s re-
lively, for injuries caused In q collision
on that road, near Springfield, Va, Oh
JlIIv CSth last. .fs5ss#E fsl3las .IEleth i3.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
TOBACCO MEN MEET.
Tie g. P. "A. Adopts Constitution
and Elects Officers.

Especial to The rimes-D lspatch> 1,
90 Growers Protective Association, or
den-Sidney to-day and adopted a constl-
taining to tho welfare OF the farmer were
discussed, and tho meeting. adjourned 20
meet in. FarmVlllo Wednesday,. December
toC North Carolina, Will he present, l n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Imperial India" Illustrates

Tho third number Of the association
course will be given tomorrow night 9
Monday at $40 O'Clock, In the Central Il
X. M c.. "A. Frank r. Robertson, unsur-@8
passed by any Illustrated lecturer, Will q
be the attraction, Imperial India his n
theme. The pictures to BIO presented are
magniflcent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
SIS 900 sewerag e contract for the city. ~ ~
new contract Involves $50 s5 81
Architect Paralyzed.5 II

Especial to The Tlmcs- DlspatcH,1r =,
5GRHENSBORO, NJ G., Dec. III. ".
Beaman, or Washington. D g, govern
.n,ent supervising architect OF the t'eder Q,
building undergoing repairs here, teu
IN 4 the street tonight, stricken WITH
PARALYSIS Of the entire left side OF ms
body, Flo was taken to his family, WIG ~
ira temporarily residing here, where ~
now lies unconscious his psins
pronounced critical by attenalrs pl's q
clans. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
DR.. TAYLOR to Preach.

Tonight at s o'clock the annual meet
ing OF the Young Mems Missionary Soci-
ETY. Of the Second Baptist Church viii be
held. Rev, w. g. Taylor pastor Of the
First baptist Church Of Petersburg, will
deliver the sermon. There Will be speclal
music, and the entire exercises will be
interesting,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Contract for Sewers.

(specal to The Times Dispatch.l III
petitiyo bids for thirteen miles OF MAJ
terial sewerage for the city, Guild y
Company, contractors, OF Chattanooga,
were awarded tho contract to-day, their
bid being 5000 less than the lowest, and
s., 600 less than the highest OF slx bids
The successful firm has Just completed 2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Plaintiff Wins.

In tho city clycuit Court yesterday, in
the matter OF the suit OF r. r, Gaskins
VS. the Richmond Ice Company, the YER,
dict was for the plaintiff for $500 The
suit was for s2,500. alleged damages. A
motion to set aside the verdict was made
and oysr.yvled by the court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
December Term.

The December term OF the Law and 4
Equity Court will begin at II o'clock to-
morrow and the docket will be called i
through and all cases set The clerks
requests that all lawyers in interest \;
be on hand promptly. = PHI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Wedding Notice,

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
H. w. Clark announce the marriage 81
their Daughter, Josie M Clark to Mir,
Jcseph Martin, Jr., tho ceremony to take
place In Un!onville Christian Church, on
December oath, 1909 at z O'Clock u Mr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Law. and Equity Court.

W.
In the Law and Equity Court yester-
dny, suits were Instituted BY tho Will
liams Slate Company VS., j. y. Melton
Tor $500, ana Baylor & Minor VS. the
Chess pcuke and Ohio Railroad Company.
Sc, for 500 damages, alleged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

copy of the law which allows the people
to vote in the matter, and has ordered
the election to take placeson tho 22d 5,of g,
December. 51' # ss5g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Dro1lpl:]pred Dead.

fSpecial to The ,rirnes-D ispatah.)
BrAuNTON, YAY Dec: 12.--Rosa Hous.
ton. a robust coloTed Girl aeyents years
lad been working hard ali, day. and re !,
turned ia her home and died shortly after
satlng q hearty supper 83s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Riclmonders in New York.
(Spocial to Tho Times ispatqh.)
NEW YORK, Dec, IA lbert, G, L. Col
v: Victoria, 3, IL, Ellilrst ton.
a NEW AND ATTRACTIVE FEATURE
TO TRAVELERs RETWEEN RICH
MOND AND WASHINGTON.

Pullman Huffett sroler ParIor Car on
RI F., and F.. Railroad and w,
s.. Railway,
"A Pullman Buffet 3roiler Parlor Car
between Richmond and Washington has
been placed in service on the following
leave Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond.
s A, NJ Sundays only, due to, arrive
Washington 1901 noon.
Leave Byrd Street station, Richmond.
1o;05 r. NJ, week days, due to arrive
Leave Washington 4;65 p, M. daily. due
to arrive Richmond $3.50 T, NJ
Steaks, chops, etc., will DO cooked to
w. II. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

Z. Smoke Half Shell Cigars. %, Mild,
sweet. fragrant Havana Cigar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
Half Shell Cigar, the finest

Read the great ad, Of $. Ullman's Son
In this issue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

"The Message Of the ,Colossians" will
be tho subject OF the sermon to be
preached in West End Christian Church
this morning by the Rev. Henry Pearce
Atkins. His evening subject will DO "The
Miracle OF Miracles"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
InE CIRCULATION INCREASE.

There was a net increase of over
/ $7.S00,000 in circulation during May,
making the total increase for the twelve
months ending May 81, s127,70o,000, or
, s1.10 per capita. The most important
change during May was an increase of
s13,7000o0 in bank note circulation as
result of the operations Of the treasury
in substituting per cent bonds for
those less available rs 2 basis for bank
note issues. Among the kinds of money
which showed an increase during the
year were gold certificates, which in
creased s75,1O0,0 600; silver dollars, s4,-
100000; silver certificates. sS6O0,O00;
J, subsidiary silver, s9,200,000; green
backs, $2,000,000; and rational bank
notes, S41,4O0,O00. Gold coin showed a
failing off of s7,9OO.oOo and treasury
NOTES Of 1890 of $11.20OOOo.
Last year. when the pressure for
money to move the crops came, there
was needed about s10o.000.O00 more
currency than there was on hand. If
all of this s127, 100000 increase in circu-
lation could be counted on for use III
moving the crops this fab there would
be no reason to expect any particular
stringency in the New York money
market. But no one can tell to what ex-
tent this increase in circulation will be
in the place where it can do effective
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
ABOUT STREET FAKIRS.
fred Oak EXPRESS.

Council Bluffs is at present making
a roar against the general practice OF
using tbs principal thoroughfares for
public sales and stands for street fax
irs ana itnerant men with graft, we
don't believe in such thing, ourselves.
and Red Oak would be better off 1t
every street fakir was run out of town
the minute ne made his appearance.
1t hasn't been six months ago since a
certain CRATER stationed himself at
the southwest corner of the square ana
inside of two hours had tleeced at least
fifty victims of dollar apiece. our
city government gained about 80 by
this deal, while the citizens lost $50.
There isn't merchant around the
square who would consent to nave a
fakir competitor selling goods from a
stand in front of the merchants store
Every such fakir who strikes the town
sells his goods in competition with
some of our merchants, and carries
away with him the money that shoule,
have been left at home. Besides,
great majority of the street fakirs are
notorious cheats. and they prey upon
the inexperienced youth of the town.
or upon persons who. though older IN
wears, is thru ignorance duped. The
fakir with graft does more harm
than good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15

lect the prayer and class meetings
Criticise your minister freely: praise
him sparingly; find fault plentifully;
pray for him little or none. Give your
self no concern whether his salary is
paid or not Also discourage your fell
low members. and as far as possible
destroy the confidence of the commu-
nifty in our fidelity and the future of the
church"
The Glidden Graphic says that the
'Des Moines Daily News in recent
issue printed fake page from a ficti-
tious country paper for the ostensible
purpose of ridiculing the custom of the
average country paper in printing news
items of little apparent consequence. In
the city news columns of the same
paper was chronicled the very impor-
tant 60 fact that certain hardware
store had presented the fire depart
ment with a lawn mower. The country
papers, as matter of fact, are not no
tably different from the city dailies in
the quality and kind of news dissemi-
mated"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
luri auuu, 7nndap ue l5 1909

first evidences of civilization we saw
were the submerged ice houses near
the brick yards. 1t seemed especially
queer to me, as / knew well enough
that the country back from the river
contained rich farms and fine farm
houses. But along the river there were
no evidences of these, and one might
have supposed that he was travelling
thru wild country instead of a great
center of civilization such as Iowa.
Most amusing pictures of the scenes
in ami about some of the quaint log
cabins along the river are given by MI
Bicknell. With their crude scows the
men and boys navigate the swollen
stream with ease and skill. Not a few
of these people are from the border re-
eion between southern Illinois, In
diana and Ohio. They are rough and
shiftless, but honest as a class. The
women smoke, the men hunt and trap
and fish, and altogether. as Mr.. Bick-
nell describes them they SAVIOR as
strongly OF the characteristics OF the
backwoods types described in fiction
as one would find anywhere in this sec
ton OF the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
low A NE w S..
PAPERS = = =
KERosENE OLE ROUTES.


The telephone and the free delivery of
mail are not all modern conveniences
that the farmer OF today enjoys. In
this day and age of the world the far
mer is going to have his kerosene and
gasoline delivered at his door, William
Stiles Is now engaged in the work of
delivering oil to the farmers and all
ready enjoys good patronage in the
country. He will establish regular
routes In different directions out of Mt.
Ayr. and the business is paying al
ready. 1t is a great convenience to the
farmers. Heretofore they brought their
Kerosene can with them when they
came to town to trade, and often times
the can would leak and a sack of flour
or perhaps graceries We're often spoiled
by coming in contact with the oil. tThe
old fashioned oil can with big potato
stuck in the spout for stopper. will
soon be a thing of the past in the
country grocery store. Mr.. Stiles had
the discernment to see that such bus
mess would pay and he will make a
success of 1T.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
Du chailIu's First Gorilla.

| In the first of his books, Adventures
! in Equatorial Africa" Du Chaillu gives
the following description of AN encoun-
ter with a gorilla:
Suddenly an immense gorilla adj
vanced out of the wood straight to-
ward u.s. and gave vent, as he came up,
to IA terrible howl of rage. as much
as to say, Il am tired of being puf-
sued and will face you.
1t was lone male, the kind which
are always the most ferocious. This
fellow made the woods resound with his
roar. which is really an awful sound.
resembling the rolling and muttering
of distant thunder He was about
twenty yards off when we first saw him
We at once gathered together. and
was about take aim and bring him
down where he stood, when my most
trusted man, Malaonen, stopped me,
saying. in a whisper, Not time yet.
We stood. therefore. in silence gune IN
hand. The gorilla looked at us for
minute or so out of his evil gray eyes,
then beat his breast with his gigantic
arms-and what arms he had.-tneh
gave another howl of defiance and adj
vanced upon us. How horrible ne
looked / shall never forget 1t. Again
he stopped. not more than fifteen yards
away. Still Malaonen said, Not yet.
Good gracious what is to become OF
us if our guns miss fire, or IL we only
wound the great beast?
Again the gorilla made an advance
upon us. Now he was not twelve yards
off. / could see plainly his ferocious
face 1t was distorted with rage, his
huge teeth were ground against each
other. so that we could hear the sound.
the skin OF the forehead was drawn
forward and back rapidly, which made
his hair move up and down and gave
truly devilish expression to his hide
Gus face Once more the most horrible
monster ever created by Almighty COD
gave roar which seemed to shake
the woods like thunder / could really
feel the earth trembling under my feet.
The gorilla looking us in the eye and
beating his breast, advanced again.
Don't fire too soon," said Malaonen:
''if you don't kill him, he will Kill
YOU"
This time he came within eight yards
of us before he stopped. l was breath
ing fast with excitement as l watched
the huge beast. Malaonen only said,
STEADY as the gorilla came up. When
he stopped Malanen said "Now!' And
before he could utter the roar for which
he was opening mis- mouth three mus
ket balls were in his body. He fell
dead almost without struggle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15

United States in the ten months ending
with April. 1903, was SS,.44,427, and of
foreign merchandise $S9,03I, making
the total shipments from that island TO
the United States in the ten months
ending with April $s,SS3,464. In the
month of April the shipments from the
United States to Porto Rico were s931,
$50, and from Porto Rico to the United
States $1,919.023. These figures indicate
that the shipments from the United
States to Porto Rico during the fiscal
year which ends with the present
month will aggregate about sl200o.ooo.
and those from Porto Rico to the United
States nearly an equal sum.
An Anamosa man has evolved pen
ny in the slot machine that gives kline
toscopic views of local Maquoketa
scenes of years past. Ore of the pic
lures is of a sham battle away back in
the eighties. He probably got his
moving pictures by mental photo
graphy.
The numerous American tourists in
Egypt will hear with pleasure that q
great improvement is about to be made
in the present system 10 supply the city
of Cairo with drinking water. Actually,
this is yet furnished exclusively by. the
Nile and it is easy to understand how
dangerous is that system, since cholera
and other epidemic diseases are known
tc be transmitted thru Egypt mainly
by the Nile waters. But soundings have
been made and they have discovered at
Cairo large underground sheet of wa
ter, perfectly pure. An agreement has
been concluded between the Anglo
Egyptian government and the company
OF the Cairo waters for the establish
ment of artesian wells in all the quar-
ters of the city.
VIII Stevenson. a Tana county boy
and at one time reside3tsof Goldfield,
has been made traffic manager of the
western division of the Great Northern
railroad. His salary is $4,000 yearly.
If you could tell $1,000 people that
YOUR farm is for sale some one Of them
would buy it. The T.-R. will tell them
he story for Is cents invested in For
Sale" ad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
BUSINESS FEATURES.

There is no indication of hard times
week was an eventful one in some re-
spects and manufacturing returns We're
irregular largely on account of idle
ness in the textile lines. Stock market
liquidation depressed the average of the
sixty active railway shares to the low
est point since May 8, 1901, and many
stocks were even lower than on that
day. Cotton rose to within a small
fraction of the high point in 1890, and
eclipsed all other records for score of
wears. Floods caused great destruction
at East ST Louis, while the drouth on
the Atlantic coast was broken ana
crops were greatly benefited. Labor
ktroubles decreased materially. especial
Civ at New York, where il became pos
ssible to resume activity in the building
Grades. Altho some of these factors ex-
'kartei a baleful influence. on the trade
Situation. the net result Cor the week is
encouraging. Except in those branches
Sef business that are always quiet at this
season reports indicate q steady de-
'5nand, and prices of commodities are
#irIniy maintained.
I Retail trade in seasonable merchan-
4ige is active at Boston. dry goods job
yers report larger sales than in preced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
in bright shades where muslins, linens

in bright shades where muslins, linens
and such fabrics are concerned.
A dark blue serge frock made recent
Iy for morning wear had skirt which
cleared the ground all the way around
and was arranged in small kits. The
little coat was tight at the back, fin
ished with wide band Of blue tafeta.
The front fell loosely over a plain
waistcoat. with chernisette of muslin,
completed by a very wide butterfly
bow. The three cornered hat of blue
straw was trimmed with a curiously
striped blue taffeta ribbon.
The plain skirt has certainly fallen
from popular favor. The very smart
models seel to show tuckingS and
plaitings. These plated skirts are con-
fined around the hips by means Of
yoke or rows Of stitches, and they arc
allowed to flare from the knees out
ward. The newest fashion is to have
the held in effect, made shorter in the
back than 1t is in the front.
The skirts in the illustration are both
chic and pretty.
JUDO CHoLLET.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
THE BIG FLOODS.
TTama Northern.J


Does reoccurence OF the floods of
last year seem to be the regular annual
program? A writer in the Sunday In
ter Ocean predicts that very thing
and lays. the cause of 1t at
away of our forest area will create a
climatic disturbance may be expected,
but !. is not without remedy. Plant
trees, let everybody plant trees, and
the government should make greater
efforts in this direction. They should
be planted wherever they can be
made to grow. All waste land should
be in shrubbery. 1t is said that China's
vast deserts are due to the destruction
of her timber areas. If all this Is true
we cannot begin too soon the work of
reformation. Every land should have
it's timber area. We believe 1t to be a
fact that there is double the timber
area in Iowa today that there was fif-
ty years ago, but the vast timber belts
of pine that existed in Wisconsin and
Minnesota twenty-five years ago are
gone. 1t is true that young timber is
taking It's place, but this land is being
sold at low figures, cleared of It's young
growth and cultivated. This condition
can ne ldFSely lHouileu ny tie pant
ing of groves in those parts where there
has been no timber for many years
But perhaps the writer alluded to is
wild in his prophetic utterances. We
sincerely hope so. We recollect a few
years since a local seer declared the TIL
ing of the sloughs was making Iowa. a
Sahara. He was plausible in his state
merits and the facts as they existed
bore him out In his conclusions. But
for the last two years they have been
wet enough. SO far as our memory eX-
tends, and we have lived in Iowa nearly
fifty years, we have had dry seasons
and wet ones succeeding each other and
probably this order will continue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.

4 Mr.. Roosevelt's apparent nomination
( Tor the presidency by popular acclaim
! confines speculation upon the next re-
publican national ticket 10 the vice
presidency. Senator Beveridge, of In
diana, is reported from Washington to
be positive candidate: Governor Cum
minis and Secretary Shaw, of Iowa,
have been suggested and are likely to
! be receptive candidates with small hope
Of success; Senator Fairbanks is an
other vice presidential possibility and
Governor Taft, of the Philippines.
would make an excellent running mate
for Mr.. Roosevelt. Now comes the Chs
cago Journal with the suggestion OF
Senator Hanna for second place on the
aucket.
Governor Taft and Senator Hanna
have both been objected to as men too
aarge for the place, but this objection
lis far from being well taken. The
events of the past three years are SUI
'iiciently convincing of the truth that
mo man is too great for the vice presi-
dency. OF the last nine men who have
been presidents of the United States
three have succeeded by accident and of
3of Lincoln's second term and the ex-
gpiration of the term of the present in
icumbent nearly eleven years will have
been under the administration of acct
dental presidents. The logic Of history
calls for vice president of strength
! and ability almost as insistently as for
No man is too great for the vice presi-
dency and its possibilities. The Office
is not to be despised by Governor Taft.
Senator Hanna or any other. No Amer
lean citizen can outgrow his citizen
ship.
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. Hanna
would refuse a nomination as vice
president. He has held o.her hopes and
has seen them wither. Perhaps he still
has an eye fixed upon the executive
chair. He could scarcely bring him.
Belf to play second fiddle to one SO in
timately connected with the disappoint-
ment of his life. This attitude of Mr..
Hannas is pleasing to the masses who,
recognizing the greatness of his serv-
ices, have never learned to entirely
trust him and his nomination for vice
ticket outside of his ability TO command
subscriptions to the campaign fund.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-15
Worst Of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience Of Mrs. S. n.
Newson, Decatur. Ala. For three years
Newson, Decatur, Ala. For three
years." she writes, II endured insuffer-
able pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all remedies
failed. At length l was induced to try
Electric Bitters and the result was mir
aculous / improved at once and now
I'm completely recovered" For liver,
kidney, stomach and bowel troubles
Electric Bitters is the only medicine.
Only SO cents. It's guaranteed by
George p. Powers, druggist.