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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
The.
MAN
ABOUT
TOWN
s(BY HARRY TUcKER.)

Shows may come and SHOWS may 90. i9 l8
But the coming Of spring is mighty slow,
Things to cat nro getting high; AZ
Tho price OF flour is UP to the sky.
In the race OF life there's little show
s For tho fellow whose bank account Is low.
III SHOWS were only good to cat
sfWe could pick up riches In the street. 4.
We'd fill our flour barre! with snow;
For Ma bre ess and dinner We d cut some
FOR luncheon and supper we'd eat some
oh, for, signs Of gentle spring. /, !.
That warmer weather. along may bring!
Alexandria February. 1904.
I One hates to leave this Old town after
the sun comes out,
During the rain and snow 9Ss,, and slh fai
like taking the first train for the most
distant point.
tho folks 6a wfr9 y Sc 'n so0G d
sAlexandra. They stand around on the
corners waiting for people to entertaia,
and. when one starts In to be entertained
te co iors john is s. Harwood told US he had
fine time on the ayd and and s Sergeant IN
Voolfolk must.,haye had q, GOOD time tor
Then there was the fine old entertain
menlt given by Major smith who took
Captain SklpWltl, hCupthln Myers anu
Captain Smith, and the other officers
We just hope TINT the ed of February
will not be so many days long next
year, for VIC hate to tell people that we
have tho pneumonia and the grip ana
other things, when the fact Is that we
have q severe case of uyef-lndulsence
in Alexandria hospitality.
& we hope to be mt lome opce more ny
tho time the Easter bonnets bloom ~. \.
5S4.i434 u
A charming lady, with eyes that pierce
cannot help,giying 1t 10 our dear readers
= One dny, DURING thunder-storm, three
year-old Willis came 70 me with the
question. "Alamma, what makes the thun-
der? oh. know, It's God playing nine
3pins!" Just; then q heavy crash rent tho
air. when the little fellow excltedly OK
claimed, There! lie made q ten-strlke
them
Two.year-old Phil was playing with his
5jumping-jack, when the string broke.
fWitn a long face he brought It to me-.
saying, Careless fellow, he's broke his
5striEG.' VI
4 The graveyard was Just below our
home, and tho children always watched
With n good deal OF Interest when funeral
professions passed the house One day
we paid aaylsit 10 distant relatives, and
drove from She station IN q hack.
II was tho ilrst time tow-year-
old Frank had eyer been IN such y yehisle.
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| Almont Barnes. late U. S. Consul to Venezuela
S. A.; ex.chief of Bureau of Statistics of State
Department now in Bureau of Statistics in Ag-
rcnlttre Department, Washington. D. c.. writes:
"Peruna is not only n remedy for catarrhal
troubles but equally effective for colds and
aches arising from the same 1t is a most ex-
my friends have used 1t successfully, and have
no hesitation In giving 1t my Recommendation.
4--Almont Barnes. 5s a&
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Go Unrestricted.
Especial to The Times DlspatchD

WILLIAMSBURG, Vas Feb. 27,--The
Republicans OF this city met last night
in Joness Hall and elected delegates TO
majority of those present were whites,
Postmaster Thomas q. Peachy was chosen
delegate TO tho State convention and
n, 3. Malone delegate to the district
convention. liN3j S
Resoulons endorsing the Republican
administration and also of CONFIDENCE On
the death of Senator Hanna were adopted.
The delegates go unlnstructed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

q Peruna 4 cures various diseases Is OF the.
nose throat, lungs, stomach! Kidneys or
pelvic organs. because two-thlrds OF sthc.
ills OF mankind arc duo to Il atarrh.s
With healthy mucous membranes cll-;.
mate diseases lose n their terror the s;:s-
and health follows inevitably. B.
S Catarrll Of the lungs Is. ordinar ily,
known IS 4 consumption; also called "A tn
has usually found Its way into the lungs
by the gradual extension OF the disease
from thet5 throat through tho bronchial,
tubes. NJ Consumptioni5t Is the ma tural ter
minatlon&of&a cases Of neglected chronic
catarrh.S Every onegW who is afflicted with
chronic ca tarrl Is liabeHto be attacked
with consumption at any time. In the
first stages a OF the disease Peruna is g,
sure cure; IN the later stages q OF the
disease Perunn can be relied upon to pro-
lduce great benefit. and y IN IA large per
cent. of cases produce a permanent,c cure (
All those afflicted with This dread dis $.
ease should begin at once treatment with
apStYSN \
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3mony ushcrs in the better matches. All
the1members of tho two higher classes q
athletes march on to tho platform To-
gether Each of them wears his apron,
Witch ID the pride of avery Japanese 81
wrestler, rhesG aprons nrG eS SteHlely
gorgeous and valuable garments IF gold
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Looking about him with a sud, serious
expresslon, he asked: /" Mamma, is dis ~
funeral ~ q "a 33}SS SS4s8g

expression, lie asked: Mamma is dis sai
funeral ~ IL a K 4 isss1l gS
Arthur, atthe age q q three; S sll9 y 81
his mother1busv answering questions.
. One day he was sitting ct her feet Ig7aa.5
Ing tie winaoWWhen said 'l4Gs
ee s1ie mad deo them Sa D
SAD ma@s 5tat Rasse G sama ma sas
lie hen make the eworld7's asked Arthur, ins
Msnneaer lald az yoans poso,
pier: what did he stand on? .8}5
Ono day We were riding on a street I
when the mapm asr9 w asEea RR ssssa
That said ad'i mam ai1 wagon to pas
bad men in to carry them to, 5ail, When
they Do zomsthiabE sex
i should fink dey'd make 'em walk. !
wouldn't let EN- wide. II a Y rs D. s4
While teaching school II tho sIerra & |,
had for a pupilGa bright little half breed;
OF OF I. mischief, a a. B q
/ kept him out-of-doors ms much as pos-35
slble. that his. antics might not disturb
was unusually restless. j sent him to the
blackboard, TO dlaw, BEING SO small he \
unfortunately placed 1t with the back
toward the school after drawing re-,
stepped back to admire his work, Over
went the&chalr, boy,and all, but he was
up Ike flash AND sanarin, re- OF as
lie buck-ho do" FL
After trying vainly to make tlyee;yenr-3
old Herbert read n sentence. finally derSy
scrhed a picture that recalled the twords
to his mind, After. repeating them IN ..
relieved tone of voice. he set the schDol
In roar by saying to me- II couldn't
think what in de debbIl you meant 81
ssBt 4aa
Wa can / help giving expression to tha.E
pleasure We Experienced In witnessing
the splendid work OF rhomas j.. Tempest
as ..Ioe,' In Cripple Creek.
His work Is thai oi q painstaklng stu
dent of character, md with his, hand,
some physique and stage presence, he hal
all the house with MIN, as man of
consummate skill, %
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upon the wealth and standing of the
owner. i s5stA
< AS upon the result OF these great Sc mi
annual matches depends the e ,lt OF
the contrasting wrestlcrs from one class
to the next highest, with 5as5 corresponds
ing increase in emoluments, the Japanese
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+. S. Davidson, late lieutenant y. & Army.
washington, D. c.. care Of IT. S. Pension Of
i flee. writes: 1854
ITO my mind there Is no remedy Tor Tor catarril
comparable to Per,lnn II not only strikes at
the root Of the maady.s butt tones and strength
ems the system in truly wonderful way. That
has been its history7in my case cheerfulIy
and unhcsitatingy recommend it to those at
fllcted as r nave been. '''-IS. S Davidson.
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#REPu Rl.lcAN STATE CONVENTION
Norfolk, VA, March Sd to 9th,
,H E5F38skU M, r. e n Route #g8 W. "A

Via C. G. o. Route
For the above occasion tho Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway will sell tickets from
Richmond, VA, to Norfolk. VA and res
turn on Marcl, LIST, Cd. and Sd, With final
limit of March 7th,& At rate OF $3.50 round
trip,
Fast trains leave Richmond at a.
Nj, daily and p. NJ, daily except Sun.
day. only two hours and twenty-five
minutes, "a XII Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Hon. NJ. a. Dzalynski. present Judge NUM-
cipal Court, former Mayor of Jacksonville. Coun-
: ty Commissioner for Duval county, also former
City Treasurer, also County Tax Collector. writes
from Jacksonville Fla.
My experience and that Of my family has
been that Peruna Is an excellent medicine for
colds. general debility and stomach trouble. l.
am, therefore. pleased to endorse it. as ] fully
appreciate its merits and believe that 1t is an
honest medicine well worthy the confidence of
the public a. Dzialynski.
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Mrs. Cora Whit
+ ney.e 100 South So, \ D d..
vison Street, Buff

Let me add my Testimonial TO NY. ..lI
many thousands ofSgrateful persons ,sn
tine tim u suffered from tarrh OF the,
eves. nv eyes were red the Ids were
thick my vision vas burr rs, tines &
= honghs there were sand In them all the
/ time. and the suffering greatly inconye-
nienced me. Upon the recommendation
OF a friend. who had been greatly hen rel
a. thorough trial, with the result that
Il was perfectly cured, I. and my eyes are:
now as strong as ever.
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1 Rye, 47slAsl,land Boule-
ILL.,, alto 4Arion Musical

Miss Mabellc Rycc. 47ssAshland Bonle-j
ward. Chicago. H. alto -Arion Musical
Society. writes: l5s 81 l.8st "a
Last winter Il was exposed to the
rain for hours In the extremely cold
weather. and was {drcnched 70 the skin.
The result wrs that | was laid up with
and catarrh sof the pelvic
organs. What to do. did not know.
advised me * o@try Pernna. & a
change for the better took
place in IL few days. and3in few weeks
dine Perlns5 has been my medicine
chest. Iahnd that 1t cures constipation
Indigestion and liver and stomach trou-a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Hon James NJ. Morgan. 1,73o goth ST., WASH
ington D. c. who IS ex-lieutenant u. S. Navy.
ex-leutcnant Confederate Navy and ex-Consul
General to Australia, writes:
THE use of your ,Pcruna remedy or cure
for catarrh by many of my friends. who have
been benefited by the same as well as my own
experience as to its efficacy and good tonic prop
critics. causes me to recommend i. to all per-
s"-Jnmes NJ. Morgan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Is the national sport
of Japan. Traditionally its lils-
tory in the island empire goes
far back before the birth of
Christ. More recently the t,a-
uitinn relates that III the year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

E Philip filchborn. Rear Admiral u. s. Navy, i
writes from Washington, D.. c., as follows
After the Use OF Peruna for a short period =
can now cheerfuy recommend your valuable
remedy to any enc who is in need OF an invigo-
rating tonlc-'t t5s3
Peruna is Of national fame as a catarrh rem
edy. is the only internal. systemic catarrh
remedy known to the medical profession 1t
makes diseased mucous membranes healthy,
whether it Is the mucous membrane lining the
nose. throat. lungs stomach, kidneys Or pelvic 4
organs t5ss7l 5ifaiF k
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with catarrh almost ever
since / can remember. About five years
ago 1t settled In the middle ear. caus-
Ing great difficulty in hearing. l am
indeed grateful to say that three bot
ties of 1'cruna relieved me SO greatly
that X felt encouraged "a to continue It's
llse. After taking eleven bottles more
Il was entirely and permanently cured
! had spent hundreds OF dollars on hot
ties of medicine, without relief. while
sl4 spent for Pernna cured me within q
few short weeks. .5&5s5ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

DR.. q. b. Grove. "a physician and a very in-S
fluential man In Alabama. and chairman Of thu
Populist State Committee, in a recent letter to
DR.. Hartman. of Columbus, Ohio. says:
Washington, D. c.
fords me unlimited pleasure to testify to the
merits of your remedy as O. catarrh cure. have
used it such and find It Is OF very great peneI
heartily recommend Peruha to MI whose ner-5S53
sVOuy systems are derangedo--C IS CroW w: WV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

is the only scicntlfc remedy for catarrh
yet discovered. a. copy of DR.. Hart
sman'selhtest book on chronic cntarrh
scht FREQ by the Perlina Medicine CO.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

gBIf Pcruna is used the cold never be-
comes chronic, and hence. catarrh Is pre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Y Catarrh usually bcglns as n cold In tho
head or throat. and is neglected until IL
becomes chronic: then II begins to dawn
on the victim TINT he has catnrrh. u Hess
l,e Is very foolish indeed he will not rest
easy until the catarrh Is entirely cured !.
payne attention to 1t Until
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

Mrs. May "A. Daily 2es Richmond Street,
West Toronto, Ont. writes: AZ "a 5Si;
edy. I t'' saves us US doctor bils1and Keeps
us all we'll. found that u Is y s :,
for catarrh Of the head OF stoma y. an
/ know of nothing Swhic Il WI So auitcsKtSly,fS
3relieve@ tho system from ~ he g fleets DE-
d cold find 1t especially desira Ole TOE 81
children in cases OF Fl collie. cram ps 81 ors
colds. I gladly recon1mend itts to par. Il,
ents. as IL know by experien &c e n 1iat WI
will save them much sic ltness, as Y y elt
as money! N y b W " Jf
Catarrlt ID almost n nationnl & curse 4
Nearly everybody has had 4 me re5 or Less
a majority Of people who have catar
I'M Its incpient stng SO don II! Ga ":
starrh will produce so many III fferent icot,-ga
;ditions that 1t Is no wonder tina III ~ I
not often recognlzed.& ilska Il rs IS. .3S
catarrii viii produce dea fticss will af1f:-
fect4t eyesight. e u. IN Il . N, &. &.
& Catarrhf will enlarge the tonsils and VIII
nuke the throat sc II. ri
"A Catnrrh will cause CONSUMPTION uys-5
aDepsin, 3 kidney disease s aid %sg so Sl$manys
other mnladies that It is no onder&t Ia =
doctors fail to recognize 1t. 4. 33$ ,ss9
III yo,, do not derive prompt and sa t-8s
isfactory results from the Euse Of F'erllntis
write atSonce to Dr.. Ha rtman,8 e. wing ~
sfullGstate1nerlt OF your cnsc,S and he W. M
be pleased to give you his valua Die ad-
vice gratls.S d. SKI KID y IN
q Address DR.. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarum, RS Columbus, a. Ohto.3as
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Miss Alice Bielkc, treasurer Young
Women's Society Of the Lutheran
Church. Menasta, Wis, writes:
81 gratefully acknowledge tic good
that Perunu did me after ] had been IA
sick with Ia grippe, which left me in M
avery weak ard cmaciatcd condition.,
with catarrhal trouble Of the head
and cars. MY mother suggested that
= takeIt to build UP my strength and
rid myself Of the troublesome caiarrh,
and jt$actcd With wonderful speed. gI
was able to resume my work inside Of two
months, and 4 am In splendid health
now
8IvATARRH has been so generally
X thought TO be d disease confined to
difficult to gel many people TO under
stand that;cntnrrh may affect any part of
the human body. All the organs Of he
body are lined with mucous membranes:
aliatlle passages of the body arc also
l!ned with Mucous membrane. w herever
there Is a mucous membrane, there ca
tarrh may exit. is5 i.f
Prruna is not a cure-all. II cures ca I
1arrh. This Is all thstsis claimed for It.
ID Very fcw&people can honestly say that
they tire entirely free from CATARRHAL
cough Is caiarriI Of the bronchial tubes.
"A cold Isl acute catarrh. Chronic catarrh
Is simply an old cold. The people who
catch cold easily have catarri In he
system thousands OF people have ca
tarrh who do not lnistrllst It. Peruna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
DUE TO OBSTlNACY.
President Reyes Explains Colombia s
Loss of Panama.

New York Oct. 1.-Copies have just
been received here of the report to his
government of General Rafael Reyes,
now president of Colombia, who was
sent to this country on a special d1p1o-
matte mission in an attempt to modify
the action of the American government
in regard to Colombian interests in
Panama. The mission was without re-
suit.
The report which is of considerable
length, severely arraigns the shortsight-
edness of the Colombian representatives
that led to the misfortunes which be-
fell Colombia after the negotiations
over the Hay-Herran treaty fell
through.
In conclusion the report says:
1--WE must admit that the United
States government granted to us by
way of compensation in the Hay-Her-
ran treaty much more than we had ask
ed in the memorandum of our minister
in Washington, which served as a basis
for that treaty. Comparing these two
documents, the government of the Unit
ed States might well point to the gen
erosity of it's dealings with COLOMBIA
and obtain the public opinion of the
civilized world, especially that of the
as an indisputable fact that the OBJ
stinacy- of our government was the only
real obstacle to the construction of the
canal by the United States which was
the only agency capable of bringing to
a completion so colossal and gigantic a
work"
few moments in the private apart
ments When he came out he. said he
felt much encouraged regarding Mr..
Payne's condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01

and Wyoming railroad is fully $75,-
900 in addition toxthe r. weakening of
the $4,000 bridge at Sppris, which
may fall. Two miles OF track be-
tween Sopris and Jansen is gone. One
thousand feet of Santa Fe track is in
the river at Jansen and the bridge at
Starkville is gone.
Twenty-Four Bridges Gone.
The Colorado & Southern roadbed
in Riley canon is wrecked, twenty
four bridges and 10000 ties having
been washed away.
A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held today to devise measures
for the relief of flood sufferers. Con-
struction of a temporary water main
to the south side to replace the mains
that were washed away was begun
tOday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
INDIANA IN DOUBT.
Senator Fairbanks Personal Organ
Declares Situation Is Puzzling.

Indianapolis, Oct. 1.-Senator Fair
banks personal organ, the Indianapolis
News, publishes a remarkably frank
statement as to the political situation
in this state, based on the canvass of
a member of it's staff.
The News admits the situation is
puzzling, and says:
There is nothing in the political con-
ditions, as they exist now in Indiana,
that juStif1eS the extravagant aSSer-
| tions made by the managers of any Of
the parties. The Republicans can JUS
tify their declaration that Indiana will
go Republican. because it has been go
ing Republican for almost ten years
and upon no other basis as shown by
existing conditions. They say that the
people are satisfied. But the polls in
numerous places show an unusually
| large number of voters who will not tell
how they intend to vote-these are
| in Indiana there is an immense number
| of them.
"There is another proposition the Re
publican leaders must get away from
i-the reported great dissatisfaction
among the Democrats because of the
nomination of Parker. If the Republi-
cans expect victory through Democratic
diSsenSiOnS they might as well close
headquarters and shut up shop, for
| these dissensions do not exist to the
! extent alleged by the Republicans.
Despite reports to the contrary, the
Democrats are organizing, and for that
matter they are better organized than
| they were at this time in the campaign
of 1900.
| "About as much dissension exists in
the Republican party as in the Demo-
icratic party. The difference is that it
\ is getting to be a great deal harder to
| line up the Republicans for their ticket
than it is to get the Democrats back.
The reason is simple. The Republicans
| feel that their votes are not needed,
anyhow, and as they do not like some
of the things going on they will not
| vote.
"Men who are familiar with the politi-
| cal conditions in Indiana, and who can
speak of them without bias, know that
| if Senator Fairbanks was not on the
national ticket it would be the tossing
| of a. copper as to how the state would
60 If the Republicans carry Indiana
| by a big plurality it will be because OF
the desire to honor Senator Fairbanks
more than for any other reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
WASHOUTS IN WEST.
Rock Island Sending Coast Trains
Through Fort Worth.

Washouts caused by the highs waters in
New Mexico between Santa Rosa and Ell
Paso on the Ell Paso and Northwestern
railroad has made it impossible for
through passenger trains of the Rock Is
land to get through over that line. Rock
Island passenger trains for the Pacific
coast, west bound, are diverted to the
south at Herington, Kan, and turned
over to the Southern Pacific at Ft. Worth,
Tex. East bound Pacific coast trains are
coming over the Southern Pacific to Ft.
Worth and from that point over the Rock
Island to Herington and the east
The FL Paso and Northwestern is under
separate management from the Rock Is
land and the definite news of the trouble
can not be had at the Rock Island offices
here.
The regular train service between Kan
saS City, Topeka and Santa Rosa is be-
ing kept up. The trouble is found only in
the operation Of trains which must pass
the washouts south of Santa Rosa
The Canadian river is just about half a
mile west of Santa Rosa and has been on
a rampage on account of the continued
heavy rains.
1t can not be announced at this time
how soon the repairs can be made and
through traffic resumed via the usual
route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
FUSS WITH POSTMASTER.
Citizens of a Brown County Town Drop
Mail on the Train.

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 1.-The little
town of Baker, in Brown county, is
having troubles of its own. The citi-
zens of the town are at outs with the
postmaster and they refuse to mail any
letters at the postofffce there and have
been mailing them on the train until
the postmaster got onto the fact and
appealed to the authorities at Wash
ington. The postmaster general has is
sued orders to the mail clerks on the
trains to take NO mail up at Baker
other than that in the mail bag. The
citizens now carry the mail to the
train and watch for some one they
know and give them the mail to post
at the nearest town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01
WEATHER is GLOOMY.
Light Rainfall and Mercury on the
Down Grade.

The showery, murky weather is
continuing today. The mercury in the
government thermometer began nearer
the bottom of the tube this morning
than 1t has before for weeks. While
the air seemed to grow more chilly to-
day, the forecast announces warmer
weather.
The forecast for Kansas sent out
today from the Chicago Office is Gen
orally fair tonight and Sunday, ex-
cept showers southeast portion to-
night; warmer Sunday The wind at
noon was east, blowing five miles an
hour. The rainfall last night amount
ed to nine hundredths of an inch.
The daily corn and wheat region bull
letin will not be issued again until
next spring.
The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer to-