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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
DEATHS.

JOIINSrON.--Dled at 11:25 A. NJ. May
II. 1904, at his residence. 700 East Leigh
Street, Major ROBT. +. JOHNSTON, in
his siXty-nlnth year.
Funeral from Second Presbyterian
Church FRIDAY EVENING al O'clock.
lnterment in Hollywood.
PoWERs.,-Died, at e:l5 p. NJ. May II,
1901 at his residence. 81 \. Twenty
NTH Street, II, G, POWERS, In his fifty
fourth year, TIe leaves n wife, Berta b.,
Powers. and four children-Gray A., Eva
q, and Linwood G. Powers and Mrs.
Bertha Nj. Slagle, and two sisters, Mrs.
Sarah Reuss and Mrs II, Williams, and
one brother, Benz Powers.
Funeral will take place from Calvary
BAPTIST Church at $3.50 I, NJ FRIDAY,
May 18th.
ROYAL Died; attthe residence of her
cousin, Mrs. Robert H. Peasley, Miss
MARY A. RQYALL. IN the eishtieth
year OF her age,
Funeral from residence THIS EVEN
ING at o'clock,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
a perfoot MINI FOOD

-is Bordeu's Peerless Brand E,ranorated
Cream It has a delightful natural fla
cream. VITA Tie added INSURANCE Of ben,,S
sterile. Always carried BY soldiefS, sttI-
ors. hunters, campers iapd eNploieris
AslH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
Action Endorsed.
MECKLENBuRG HOTEL.
Splendid New Iostelry Brings
Sos, 500 Under the Hammer.
. The ll'Imes- DIspaloh,

Especial TO The Times Dispatchl
CHASE CITY, VA MAY lathe Neck
lenbure Hotel, built TWO years ago MAS
sold 1T auction to-day bS sutton and
COMPANY, real estate agents Or Rich
,tctina for himself and others, being the
purchaser lr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
Miss Mamie Robinson.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. May H.
Miss Mamie Robinson died ut her home
here yesterday. after n lingering illness.
aged thirty years. and the remains were
taken to-day to Spotsylvania county for
I'M crmeuf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
Mrs. M. w. Remine.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
OsBORN'S GAP. VA, May 1l.-News
has just reached here of the death of
Mrs Rcmine, wife of Professor NJ. w.
Rcminc. principal Of Clintwood College.
The deceased was about forty-five, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
Mr.. 1ohn Darby.
fsnenlal III rrhn ,rimns-risna 4

Especial TO The Timcs-Dispa tch.)
Nf'kENNY, DINWIDDIE COUNTY,
VA, May l1.-AIr. John Darby died at his
home. near here. early this morning. Had
he lived until July next Mr.. Darby would
have celebrated his eighty-seventh birth
day. He was ono Of Dnwiddies most
respected citizens. He is survived by
a widow, three sons and two daughters.
Tho funeral will take place tomorrow
at 1.2O O'Clock from Buckskin Church.
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Mr.. Joseph H. Harwell.


n 7
PETERSBURG, VA, May n.-Mr. Jo-
scph II. Harwcli, aged sixty-three years,
died Monday at his home, near Waver-
Icy In Sussex county. The body was
brought to this city yesterday. and was
Inferred by Messrs j. I. Morris and Son,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12

We have thousands Of testimonials
from mothers concerning the benefit OF
Peruna to their babies
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12

called upon all to lay aside past differ
cnccs and present a united front for the
New York iurist, there was prolonged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
BATTLESHIP OHIO .
HAS SPEED TRIAL
Vessel VIII Probably Be Able to Mako
the Required Eighteen
Knots.

Santa Barbara, Cal, August 1.-The bat
tleship Ohio was given her speed trial in
Santa Barbara channel yesterday and re-
turned to this port at l o'clock this af-
ternoon. Until tidal allowances are made.
1t will not be known whether she made
the government speed required of Is
knots, but the actual record of the trip
shows she fell very small fraction of
knot below the figures fixed by the
government. The course was up the
coast thirty-six miles to stakeboat, OPP
poste Point Conception. On this run
the Ohio more than made the required
speed, and she swung around the stake
boat at fun speed was half a minute
ahead of the time required to make Is
knots.
On the run down to coast the tide and
wind were against her, however, and she
lost a minute and half in the thirty-six
miles.
Rear Admiral Whiting, who acted as
the governments representative aboard
the Ohio, and Captain Forstyhe, repre-
sentlng the builders gave as their opin-
ion that the Ohio would show a speed of
eighteen knots and possibly little more,
when the tidal allowances shall have
been deducted. Captain Forsythe said the
Ohio will have another trial run whether
she exceeded eighteen knots or not
This second trial will occur possibly
within q week or ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
MAKES PHENOMENAL RECORD.
Miss May Sutton Has Never Lost :
Set at Tennis.

Chicago, August miss May SUIT
ton of Los Angeles, Cal, added
the title of western tennis champion
to her string of victories, which also
includes the national event Miss Ma
bel McAteer of Pittsburg failed to ap-
pear on the Kenwood courts today to
defend ner title against the challenger.
Miss Sutton, who won the western
tournament.
In winning the western champion
ship, Miss Sutton made unique rec
ord. Up to the finals with Miss Winner
on Saturday she had not lost a game
in the tourney, having captured thirty
six In the finals Miss Winner sue
ceeded in winning three from the Cali
fornia girl, leaving her a record of hav-
ing won forty-fiye out of a possible
forty eight. In the five years she has
been playing, Miss Sutton has never
lost set in tournament play, some
thing heretofore unheard of in tennis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
Receipts and Expenditures.

Washington, August 1.-The compare
tive statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures for the month
of July, 1904, shows deficit of 81, 4O7 72s,
as against deficit of $7.776,613 for July
last year. This large deficit is accounted
for by falling off in the receipts from
customs and internal revenue. and in
creased expenditures on civil and mis-
eellaneous and war and navy account.
The total collections for the month of
July were $46 1856, 1857, as follows:
Customs, S19 1873, 749; decrease as COM
pared with July, 1903, $3,662, 75s.
Internal revenue. s2O,2S4.0o4; decrease,
S1,725 1885,
Miscellaneous. s7OeSs92; increase. 49,
56SSO7.
This increase in the miscellaneous reve-
nues is largely accounted for by the re-
ceipt of $2,SS6,504 in discharge of a Central
Pacific note for that amount
The expenditures for July, 1904, aggre-
gate $64194115 and included:
War, SIS, .2S4; increase, $3.50, 900; and
navy, $12,16S653; increase. s45S4. OO0
There was an increase in the interest
payments of 100000, accounted for by the
fact that last year the July interest was
anticipated to large extent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
FIGURES GIVEN ON
COST OF LIVING
AVERAGE FAMILY IN THE UNITED
STATES CONSUMES 34e POUNDS
OF FRESH BEEF DURING THE
YEAR.

Washington. August 2.-Mr. Carroll D.
Wright, director of the labor bureau
In the eighteenth annual report of the
bureau which has been made public gives
the results of a comprehensive inquiry in
to cost of living since 1896. and the aver
age wage rate during those periods.
Concerning wages which has been made
public heretofore, an investigation Of
519 occupations representing 81 indus
tries in 3,429 separate establishments hav-
Ing shown an average increase in wages
during this period of 1876 per cent. The
inquiry into the cost of living shows that
living for wordngmen's families hav-
ing under 1920 income per year. has in
creased during this period 1876 per cent.
IN order to ascertain this average in
crease, the labor bureau secured the In
come and expenditure in detail Of, 2567
families in SO states, retail prices being
taken. The statement showed that the
2.567 families consisted of an average Of
5.d persons, and that the average income
of the year 1901 was sS27, the average an
nual expenditure for all purposes $685.
and the average expenditure for food
1926 per family.
The principle items of expenditures
were: for food, 42.54 per cent of the total
expenditure; rent, 1895 per cent: cloth
ing 14O4 per cent and taxes, insurance,
organization dues, religion. charity, books
and newspaper, amusements, sickness and
death, and intoxicating liquors. 1451 per
cent. Each family consumed $40 pounds
OF fresh beef during the year at cost
of $50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
Proposals for Distribution of Acts,
Journals, Etc.

NUHTEUTIItTyI lNTdr zKUBUSt 7,
Sealed proposals will be received In this
office until u o'clock noon on August 20,
1904. for distribution of the reports Of
the supreme court journals. laws and
reports of the departments of the state
for two years. beginning October /. 1904.
The maximum price for such distribution
is fixed at y cents per pound for reports
of the supreme court acts. journals, laws
and reports of the departments.
Persons making proposals must be gov
erned by section 1878 of the code as to
bond and other provisions.
Bids received after the time above
specified will not be considered
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
No deviation whatever will be made
from the foregoing.
e. R. MDAvID,
s.i-10t Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
Proposals for Stationary.
Department of State.

Montgomery. Ala, August l. 1904
Sealed proposals will be received In this
office until - o'clock noon, on Saturday.
August 20, 1904 for furnishing to the state
stationery supplies for two years, begin
ming on October /, 1904
Estimates of kind. quality and guam
tity, also blank forms upon which to
submit bids Will be furnished by this Of
flee at any time after August s. 1904, and
not earlier.
Bids will be opened on Monday, August
20. 1904 and contract let on same date Cor
as early thereafter as practicable) to be
effective October /. 1904
Bids received after the time above
specified will not be considered
Persons making proposals must be gov
erned by section 1878 of the code of Ala
bama, 1896. and amendments thereto. In
all matters pertaining TO bids: and MAX
ing bonds.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved
No deviation whatever will be made
from the foregoing.
E. r. M'DAvID
S-l-l0t Secretary OF State.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
1.-THE ROCKAFELLoW."
u. S. PUTNAM, pronrietor

y. 5. PUTNAM, Proprietor.
Homelike. Select. Bounteous table
Moderate rates Bathhouse under same
roof. We employ no drummers We are
on our merits Write for booklets. Half
rate round trip, 60-day tickets on sale nv
all railroads every Wednesday and sat
urday.
Our porters meet all trains at depot.
7-Sl-1m-su -wed fri.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
Parker Accepts Invitation.

ST. Louis, August Information
has been received at the New York
worlds fair state building that Judge
and Mrs. Alton B. Parker have ac-
cepted the invitation of National Com
mitteeman Norman e. Mack to be his
guests on New York day, October 4.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE, ALA.

A School for Teachers Enrolment
402 last session from 40 counties OF
Alabama. Prepares for State Exami-
nation. Board $40 per month. Tul-
ton free. High and healthful loca-
ton. Twenty-second session begins
Sent. 20. 1904. For catalogue address
c. w. DAuGETTE, President.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
SPECIAL Low RATES VIA SOUTH.
ERN RAILWAY,

Eureka and TIot Springs, Ark ~,
turn. One fare plus 50 round trim Tio,,as.
sold only on Wednesdays and saturds We
Of each week during the months of June
sixty days for return.
ST. Louis and return, account ,ro,s,
fair Season tickets. sixty-day ticl,ats ~.
dfteen-day tickets are sold dali, a ~
tuesdays and Thursdays of each ~.
during month of June coach excnrs,or
tickets will be sold to st. Louis ~ 1 ,non
than the one-"ay standard rate. limited
ten days for return.
Summer excursion tickets are NV
ale by the 'uthern railway to all nr,n-
cipal summer resorts. Thos, who oan
template taking a trip this summar
should get a cop. OF the "Summer
Homes folder, which gives fun and a-s.
plete information regarding the diffe.ni.
resorts along the line of the Southern
railway.
For a copy OF this folder. rates. ara
other information write 10
Boston. Mass. and return account Ma
tional Encampment G. A. r., Aurust *
20. 1904 Tickets on sale August ~ 10 "A
AT less than one fare for the round trir
limited to August 20 for return. with nr,r
iIege of having final limit exrended ~
September 80 by deposlting tickets 1,,.b
joint agent Boston. and paying fee Of
so cents.
The rate from Birmingham VIII be as
follows:
Via all rail. s2S.O5 Via rail 70 New
york and sound. $2s.o5. Via RAN 70 Nv Nv
folk and steamer. $32.O5.
The Southern railway offers It's patrons
excellent service, Pullman and dnins
,ars the entire route. Leaving Blrminge
ham $40 a. m. YOU reach Boston follow
ing afternoon $40 Leaving Birmingham
5:l5 p. m. you reach Boston second day
at p. m.
For detailed Information. sleeuing or
reservation, tickets. ETC.. call on or ga
dress. ]. N. HARRISON
District Passenger Agent
r. B. CREAGH. Travelling PASSENGER
Agent
Both phones 617. Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
One of the First.

General Dunwoody was enc of the first
army officers to take up the study of
wireless telegraphy and to recognize the
superiority for military purposes of the
De Forest system, since then adopted by
the United States government. It was
under his direction that the tests in New
York harbor and during the army and
navy maneuvers last year at Portland.
Me. were made
For a number of years General Dun
woody was connected with the weather
bureau, when it was part of the army.
and in recognition of his services in this
bureau, received from the Columbian Elk
position q diploma and medal for Tex
haustive scientific investigation resulting
in valuable contributions to human
knowledge"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
FOR HEALTH OR PLEASURE.
WAYNESvILLE, n. c.,
beautiful"
Haywood White Sulphur Springs
HOT M

In the "Heart of the Mountains
In the Celebrated Land of the Sky
at an, altitude of 1880 feet Opens
June Sth, under the supervision of its
new owner and proprietor,
MR.. BENZ. J. SLOAN.
Superior accommodations for ESQ
guests. Special rates for the season.
month, week, with or without bath
Write for 1904 booklet Addl ess
Mrs. E. J. Ring Manager,
Yaynesville, North Carolina.
6-5-3m- SUI we-fri
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Ordered to Cuba.

In December, 1898, he was ordered to
Cuba to reorganize and reconstruct the
telegraph service of that island, and when
the Spanish turned the government over
to the United States on January l, he
was designated to receive the surrender
of the department of public works Gem
eral Dunwoody remained in charge of this
department until relieved by the secre-
tary of public works of General Brook
cabinet.
He remained In Cuba two and one-half
years In charge of the military telegraph
service, and under his direction 600 miles
of telegraph line, extending from west
to east across the island was constructed
within ninety days and every garrison on
the island was placed in Geographic COM
munication with Havana. The import
ance of this work and the efficiency with
which 1t was performed was officially
recognized by the secretary of war In a
telegram to the president and was COM
mended by the chief signal officer of the
army
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03

All forms of scrofula. salt rheum. and
eczema are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the blood purifier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03

Please don't forget Hermitage. the sign
painter, can be found at the Miller house,
Third avenue and Twentith street au1 at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
DUNWOODY PLACED
IN CHARGE OF WORK
Will Conduct Washington End
of Wireless System
HAS MADE GREAT RECORD
Performed Wonders During the Span
ish-Amerlcan War in Handling
the Telegraph Feature of
the Contest.
HAS MADE GREAT RECORD

Washington, August Especially DIR.
Lee De Forest and Mr.. Abraham White
of New York. president Of the American
De Forest Wireless Telegraph company,
were in Washington recently arranging
with the navy department officials the
details of the contract recently awarded
the De Forest Wireless company for the
erection and maintenance Of an extensive
system of stations, embracing Cuba, Key
West Porto Rico and Panama.
1t was announced by Mr.. White that
Gen. Il. II. c. Dunwoody, U. S. A., re-
tired, would be in charge of the Wash
ington office as yiee-president and a di-
rector of the company, and be the person
al representative of the company in its
future dealings with the government
Washington offices will be opened within
the next two or three days and a sta
tlon will be established for the trans
mission of messages to Baltimore and ad-
jaeent cities.
General Dunwoody was retired from
the army only few weeks ago. after a
long and honorable career covering a pc
riod of nearly forty years. He was grad
uated from West Point in 1866 and served
as captain of artillery prior to his promo
ton, as the result of a competitive ex-
animation to the position of major in the
signal corps, with the history of which
his name has since been so prominently
identified, In the Spanish war the vol
unteer signal corps was organized under
1t 1T
In service within thirty days after au-
thorized by act Of congress. General
Dunwoody was made colonel in this corps
and the thoroughness with which the
corps was organized was officially recog-
nized as contributing largely to the un-
interrupted success of the corps In active
service
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ALABAMA NORM

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ladies boarded college
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
FIRST.CLASS INSTRUCTIONS

railroad fare paid; capital stock 100000. Be
catalogue. Address Birmingham. Ala. or
Houston Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03

Elegant passenger service to the
South and East. Trains leave Mont
gomery at $50 A. NJ. 400 P. M. and
1:45 P. y. Through sleeper to Jack.
sonville leaves Birmingham via L. 4
N. at $40 p NJ.
!. A. TAYLOR. T. P. A.
Montgomery. Ala.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Desire Drummond was writing the
first entry in her new diary, for it was
New Years Gay. She had opened the
little book with a queer sense of unac-
quaintedness and hesitation. She al
ways felt that way about opening new
diary, she told Roxy, the cat.
Il feel as if I'd ought to be introduced
to it, Roxy" she laughed softly. When
you've written in the old one 365 times
--summered and wintered with it and
told it how bad your rheumatism was
you feel at home and real intimate with
it. But when you open a creaky new one
that won't stay open, but keeps shutting
up as if it didn't want anything to do
with you or your rheumatism-when you
do that, Roxy, it makes you feel like a
perfect stranger"
She made wry face as the little white
pages creaked and protested against
being turned. But she turned them reso-
lutely, and dipped her pen in the ink bot
tie
I'm thankful it's nice day, Roxy.
always like to write Pleasant the first
word in new diary. 1t seems kind of
propitious way to begin the new year.
'Blustry' or Showing or Cloudy starts
you in wrong. You'd feel all these
things, too, my dear, if you kept diary" "
In tiny, old-fashioned. neat letters the
sputtering pen traced "Pleasantaron the
clean page of the new year Then Desire
paused and looked meditatively out of
her window searching for inspiration.
A faint dab Of red caught her eye from
The leader., 1904-12-31
HERE AND THERE.

I'm making good butter there is al
ways plenty of time to do everything
just right; if you find there is not
time, then you are not making good
butter.
Every shepherd likes to have his
eve flock in as presentable condi-
tion as possible, but sometimes his
ambition in this direction is the cause
of loss through high feeding.
Preparations for the coming lamb
ing season should be made well ahead
Of its arrival. Small portable pens
should be made. for the use Of the
newly -weaned lamb and its dam.
Feeds Of vegetables not cooked
are liable to impart their tastes to the
flesh and eggs Of fowls. So never feed
onions, celery, ETC., unless you want
that flavor. Celery-fed ducks com-
mand high price in market.
While it is generally understood
that the intelligent farmer will give
his pregnant cows the best care the
fact remains that few farmers give the
heifers who are about to calve for the
first time the care they should have.
Great Britain is our best meat
meat market Out Of something like
sls6. .000,0 900 worth Of meat products
exported she takes about $11S,000, 900
worth, and of about $52, 200. 600 worth
of live stock she gets about $40, ,OO0. 900
worth
The leader., 1904-12-31
PROLIFIC COTTON.
4 South CRrolinian Greatly surprlss
ed By the Large Yield or This
Years Crop.

It is quite uncommon to see cotton
bolls with more than four or five
lCcks. BoIls with six locks are most
uncommon, and never before this sea-
SON have bolls with seven locks been
heard Of, but they are to be found in
many localities.
Mr.. H H. Peoples, of Savannah, who
is engaged in extensive cotton raising
in South Carolina, passed. through the
city en- route home after a WIT to
his plantationySn the state across the
river, and says that he has found any
numbersM bolls with seven locks full.
sizSe With cotton in them. The bolls
are very much larger when open than
those with the usual number OF locks
in them.
Mr. Peoples stated that he had been
living on a cotton plantation off and
on all his life, and never before did
he see such a phenomenon His atten-
tion was called to several of the prodi-
gies by one of his employees, and he
had several of the curiosities with
him. Mr.. Peoples has not changed the
seeds he has been using for the past
ten years, and attributes the excessive
fruitfuiness of the cotton to the good
season which has been prevalent.
Mr.. Peoples said further that many
planters in South Carolina had already
finished picking their cotton, and but
few fields are seen scattered about
tho fn xSfhn tba 6oc o1
been picked, and these in his opinion
will be cleaned within ten days.
In all my experience in the cotton
raising business | have never seen a
season just like this" said Mr.. Pee
pies. "The seasons have not only
been ideal for the growth of cotton,
but have kept down the grass and
have in no way interfered with the
gathering of the CROP When the cot
ton season is over there will be less
cotton left in the fields in this section
to rot, ! venture to say, than ever
before. The class of staple is the best
and the colors are excellent, all of the
cotton having been bleached perfectly.
In this section the planters have
been most successful, and it is no.
ticeable fact that the negroes have
benefited much by the high price Of
cotton. They have received good wages
for their services, and are now in a
more prosperous condition than for
years Many planters are paying 60
cents for picking, and when the last
is done it will probably amount to an
average of Is cents. and the average
hand can pick 300 to 500 pounds per
day
Mr.. Peoples said that on his, Caro-
lima plantation there was no trouble in
securing enough labor and that, de-
spite that the early and late crops
opened about the same time, he had
NO trouble in getting it picked.-Au-
gusta (Ga.) Herald.