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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
HORSES And
H0RSEMEN.
Peter Paul, Son Of Aloha, Start
ed iii 1.llirty-two Races
ii, 1908.
WAS FIRST FOURTEEN TIMES
Ctaraxus Sired Many Winners.
Lard Of Clover Champion
Stceplechascr.

Peter Paul, tile brown gclding, by Al
OLA dam Enlnencc. BY imp. Kyrlc
DAILY. bred by Robert Bradley. Greenwny
Farm, Wilcox Wharf, Va. ranks among
the big winning two-yenr- Of 1908.
In tho number OF races won lic fends
ali others, having started no less than
gthirty-two times, getting first money In
fourteen, second pnd third In six each
and being unplaced III SIX others, his to-
tai winnings footing up sS,1G5. HAM
burg Belle heads tho list in the amount
OF money won. however, having to her
credit SAC, 900, for which she only started
seven times and was placed first In I'VE
OF the contests. Tile filly contested In.
the big classic events while the Nir-
glnn bred geldlng was forced to con
tend for comparatively small purse events
Of tho overnight order mostly. Peter
Paul Is wintering finely at Greenway, and
owner Bradley looks for him to land the
American Derby of 1904. MIR. Bradley re-.
fused $4,000 for tho son of Aloha last
season, and stated that an offer OF dou-
bic that amount would have been TUNED
down. 5@
@ The meeting OF tho Virginia State Vet
Urinary Association held In this city a
few days since was harmonious and pro-
ductivc Of good results.
Officers were elected and matters OF
Importance discussed DR., Favillem, of
Norfolk, was chosen as president; Dr..
Thomas Fraser, Of Richmond, as vice.
president. and 4Dr. Gichrist. Of. Norfolk
as secretary and treasurer. The Board
of Censors consists Of these officers: Drs.
Drake, Bannister and Eppcs. Dr.. ]. e..
Ferneyhough, who occupies the position
of State Veterinarian at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg, read q
most interesting and valuable report Of
his work. while other papers Of interest
10 the profession We're also read and dis
cussed. on adjournment of the .Asso-
citation the State Board Of Veterinary FIX
aminers, consisting OF Drs. Gichrist,
Drake Bannister and Willis, met and pro-
ceeded with the examination OF appli-
cants to practice in the State.
Truly imp. Charaxus, the dead son OF
Distin and sappho, sired n lot OF high
stud at Ellerslie. he handsome bay stall
lion has been dead for several years, but
his get are still winning races, among
them being the bay horse Mr.. Robinson,
now nine years old. This horse, whose
dam was AYigile. by Eolus, was recently
returned q winner at ascot Park, Call
fornia, where. he ran six furlongs In ZIG
over a heavy track and six other horses
finished behind him. One day later OH
this same track Charawind, also by Char
axus. but out of Helwind. another daugh-
ter Of Eolus, won q hurdle race at ~.
miles. Charawind is seven years old and
was one of the best steeplcchase horses
out in 1908. Poorlands. bay geldlng s.
another Virginia bred horse. by INN
Woodlands, dam Lizzie NJ. by Eolus.
was second in this race.
OF the thoroughbred sires standing for
service In Virginia that are credited with
winning three year olds in 1908 E.on heads
the list with three In Diamontfna, Rhoe-
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'TERR.APINS OF THE
HOME MADE VARIETY
New Infant Industry Just Start
ed iii a New York
Hotel.
NEW YORK. Jan. %. ---LouIs tho night
lSncciall 10 Tho Times pIspntchl

NEW YORK. Jan. .3.--Louls, tho night
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.)
chef In tho Gregorian Hotel, has q pet
Eterrapln which lie had named Grover.
Cleveland and on the back Of which he
carved the initials &C. G" The other
night Louis discovered two terrap!n eggs
on the kitchen floor, whereupon some
ono suggested that the terrapin should
have her name changed.
''Vy not incoobation dem eggs?"i s,,g-
gcsted Fritz, the Kitchen boy, "Yhcn
dey are incoobationed into life tcrrapins
We don't have to buy moro life terra
pins down South. We can make for 1t a
sign by der restaurant, Homemade ter
rnpin soup to order from our own
farm.
Louis thought that a good idea, ana
prepared terrapln incubator, consist
ing Of tin pan filled with sand, into
which they placed the terrapin eggs.
maintaing temperature IN the sand
or from 7s to so degrees, Every few min-
utes, night and day, the hotel chefs
watched the work of tho incubator until
4 o'clock this morning, when Louis dis
covered two little terrapins moving in
tho sand, The discovery of these ter.
rapins caused him to shout with JOY
over the success of the lmprovlsed incu-
bhtor,-speclal to Philadelphia Ledger.
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BROAD ROCK.
FORT CAsWELL.
Former Confederate Fertilization
/ Second Strongest in Country.

h Second Strongest in Country.
Especial to The Tlmes-D isYatch)
WILMINGTON, N. Co., Jan. 23---The
Nineteenth Company OF Coast Artillery.
which is one Of the three last remaining
companies Of the United States troops
on the Island Of Cuba, will leave Havana
on January 31st, and Is expected to arrive
Mt Fort cuswell, N. C.. before February
TO- where 1t will be assigned for duty,
Fort Caswells development as an army
most has been meteoric. when the war
broke out nothing could be seen there
EXCEPT the ruins ut the old Confederate
ifortilca ton. To-day the place IS one
Of the strongest fortified posts on the
Atlantic coast. In fact it stands as Sec
ond In relative strength At first thero
was room enough for only one company.
later a second was sent and now all
nronarat lons arc complete for receiving
the third company. Tho populatlonsot
tho barracks will DO increased SO Id per
cent.
That the government purposes 10 max
Fort Caswell one of It's greatest fortified
posts there is no doubt. The foundations
nro laid and the development Is really
wonderful OF course tho exact plans
of the government are not known 70
tho publc, but there is every reason TO
believe that within q few years the fort
will rank among the first OF the country;
Since 1898 the government has expended
several millions Of dollars ~ improve
ments and the post Is strictly modern IN
every detail. iV
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BOARD FORGOT RULES,
Would Dismiss Man Who Obey
ed instructions as to Caution,

II Gu l!lSll uCSAC4to az w ~ NSAS''
ratroman William Ilahle OF the Jersey
City police, had n close call from being
branded a coward and dismissed from the
force because OF an lndiscreet remark.
An intoxicated man crawed into the cell
lar of tho dwelling house of ex-Postmas-
ter John Gopsill early one morning @. law
weeks ago Iiahlo was sent to the mouse
on arriving there lie blew a call whistle,
calling Patrolman Wohl.oben, who was
doing duty on that post Tho two police
men entered, and arrested the man, each
claiming that hts was entitled to the credit
for the arrest.
"why didn't you go in without calling
me?' inquired Wohlleben,
~ would have been q = fool II ! had! y
replied Iiahae.
His utterance was accepted as a con-
fesslon of cowardrce and charges were
preferred against him, b
The Police Board heard the case on
Monday night, and tho unanimous scntiv
ment was that Kahle had shown the
white feather and should be dismissed
form the force. Chief Murphy, luckily
for Kahle, was at tho meeting, and burt
ling out 'That man Is no coWard!' ran
into tho room to enlighten the commits
sioners. There is a rule OF the depart
ment which requires all officers cal'sd to
building in which burglar or burg
lars arc supposed to be to blow a whistle
to call assistance, to have tho house sur
rounded put the approaching officers on
the abort to seize any suspicious persons
hurrying away and to obyinte reckless
ness ana have, II possible, mora than
one man enter the building. kahle had
referred to this rule, for, had he entered
the house without blowing the call Rhisr
tie and a real BURGLAR had been ~ the
house and had escaped, he would have
been held responsible for violating the
rules and have been Severely punished,
lyIlho. exp anation saved Ilahle from DIS
n,issa /. vlNs, X. tribune 3ss 81 5y sS
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Commonwealth than In any State IN tne
Union. This Is due to n constitutional
clause, which when first looked into
was thought to sound the death knell TO
participation In the exposition. Tor 't
forbids tho Legislature approprlatlhx
money for such an enterprise. But atter
the Texans nude the discovery they de-
cided to do privately what they could not
do as a corporation, and, that q glorious
end might DO reached. every man. wo-
man and child was appealed to. The re-
suit Is that $4,000 had been placed IN
tho treasury fund by New Years day
and contributions promised will swell the
amount to $500, 0O ssa
No better plan Of exploitation could
have been discovered than this raethod
Of direct appeal to tho people, and they
say in tho Lone Star State that BOZ, 600
persons will visit st. Louis IN the spring,
summer and autumn.
The building which will be the home
of those travellers from the land OF the
Rio, Grande has cost $4,000, and Is as
undue in construction-heng n five
pointed star-as 1t Is beautiful. The ex"
hbits will be principally In the Palaces
OF Agriculture and horticulture, and, OF
course, cotton will be king. Here again
comes the revealmcnt OF processing
fluffy bloom being shown on the plant
and also the gins In operation. III tho
Palace OF Mines and In the outdoor dis
play adjacent will be shown the lates.
discovery III the Texas istbterranean re-
gons, principally the oil that has made
so many persons wealthy.
vIRGINIA'S BUILDING.
Virginia first calls attention to her
state building, reproduction Of Montt-
cello the home of Thomas Jefferson,
which rivals In historic interest the
Cabildo of Louisiana. This Stnte will DO
strong In both mining and agricultural
exhibits. to properly display which the
Legislature appropriated 100000, and an
additional $4,000 was raised by private
subscription.
North Carolinians are disappointed in
that they have no State building on the
grounds, but they point with pride 20 the
splendid museum at Raleigh, (which -
being transferred bodily to st. Louis and
distributed throughout the different main
exhibit palaces. The appropriation of this
state is small, but sufficient to cover all
expenses of transporting and installing
the museum IN it's entirety.
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L. w = r j
be and Runic; then follows The dead
Charaxus with May Combs, Aloha with
Peter Paul, Ilatlnnds with La Grecquc,
Wyaluslng with Susie Christian, and imp.
Water Level with Fox Lake. Russell.
the Virginia bred son of Eolus, now owned
In Kentucky. ties with RcqutRl for first
honors In this field, each having four-
teen winners credited to him, hut the
sons and daughters Of Russell Won thirty
nine races and those OF Requital arc
credited with but twenty
yesta, the chestnut mare by Catesby,
dam Stella, by Vauxhall, owned by Rob-
crt Neville. Melbourne, Va, was bred
during the month Of December. 1909, to
imp. Contract and dropped. on November
9th last, bay colt. This younsster may
take after others produced by Vesta and
develop into high-class steeplechaser,
as did her daughter, the chestnut mare
White Carriers, by imp. RiEolctto, who
was also bred by Mr.. Neville. Ycsta is
also the dam OF Netala, by Tom Ochil-
tree. who was bred In 1896 to imp, RI
goletto and the following season foaled
a brown colt, Tho latter was christened
Eophone and as member Of the un-
seNed IN division was prominent az
a steeplechase winner. Eophone ia
now owned by the former Virginians
a. B. and J. Temple Gwathmey, who are
winterinG the son of Rigolctto In Cam
ada
a meeting OF tho Stanton Horse Show
Association, Of Stanton, Va, was held
there recently and plans formed fer an
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Two Great Errors,

Two capital errors In the training OF
children frequently come to notice. errors
that prepare tho little unfortunate for
NERVOUSNESS or fairly drive him into It.
pleasures and duties beyond, his years.
second, magnifying his Importance, N ths
family and society T. Is quite as as y danger,
adults as to require OF them the labor,s
al tho mature. In the beginning the fault
generally lies in a mixture OF vanity and
igE6rance on the part of parents, They
ana they like to see them indulglng In all
tho pleasures and excitements Of our cons
nlna' social existence. - ...l i
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7, p. Guntnor.. William a, drubert ana

S. G, Neff,
In land of Glover, Charawnd, lmperl-
GUS. Poorlands, Gum honey and few
others, Virginia furnished some OF the
best steeple chase horses seen out during
the season or 1908. OF these, however,
Land OF Glover not only headed he vlr-
gin.a bred division. but tho bay geidlng
ranked as champion steeplechase MORSE
Of America Land OF Glover, who IS
bay geldIng, 6. by Flatlands out of Lucky
Glover by Borsan, WAS bred IN the rors
Chlswel Stud Of j. II. AlcGaVocN' WN'p!4
Is near Max Meadows, IN WytAe county,
where his sire and dam are owned.
One Of The highly priced brood mares
in the Kingston Stud of Baker y Gentry
Lexington, Ky, is the Illlersie bred mare
Churola, chestnut daughter OF mp.
Charax,Is ana Cola, the sister to Eole, py
Eolus, dam the famous Warsopg, by war
Dance Tho first foal OF Charola. my,
was sold at auction in New York last
spring for $l,s0O. She has Just aroppe4
her second foal, handsome cheslAN'
colt, by Jack Point.
William w Bennett, whose stud OF
thorongnpreds is kept on his fam. near
lsnchana, Botetonrt county, Va, has re-
Gently added to his collection the chest,
nut mare Sea Drift, by lknlght Or liners
lie. dam Sea Foam, by Lisbon. me tul,
lner good race horse and now succe ssh
sire OF hunters and Jumpers Bone ma ri,
son Of Ten Broec9SI who heads me 'heAv5
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exhibition this year. The Association has
secured the services Of Julian Norris, who
successfully managed the Lynchburg
Horse Show in 1908. The officers Of the
staunton Horse Show Association are:
Hon. Edward Echols, president; J. N.
Mcfarland, vice president; L. G. Stratus,
treasurer: Hugh C. Braxton, secretary,
while the Board Of Directors is made up
OF s. f. E.erson, w. w. King, L. l..
Bowman, Julius WITT, Raleigh Carrier,
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UNIVERSITY BALL
SCHEDULE FOR 1904
The Most Complete a Virginia
Team Ever Had to h
Play.

ESPECIAL to The es-pispatch)
cIrARI .(1TIESVILLE VA, Jan. 3D.
MI, +, ". Someryille, of Mltchelis, rhn
manager OF the Universally Of plrg 5;n
base. ball team has arfauseI w. go, son or
ing schedule of games sor$tho season "
1901. ~ f,hor.
lottesvilie. "a r,ho,,ottos.
Mar March 22-st. Adams, at charlottes-
willie. "a, 4. as,,,,.
Sarci 2s-Trl1lity, at Charlottesville.
March 9O--St. Joints. 1T Characteristic
April 2-Yale, at Norfolk, 81
April 4-Yale, at Chariot ties " lle:r
AEriif s-Ponnsylyanla, at Charlottes-
.yilie. u. y, {, 4, !,
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Cranberry Meringue

slew richly colored cranbcrries till very
sor. press through q sieve and sweeten
to taste. Beat with an ogg whip. and
mix lightly with an equal quantity OF
,ffly whipped cream, slightly sweetenedd:
Keep on ice till ready 10 serve. or, II
poss :ble, freeze slightly and serve In
orange shells.
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THE LIE,

WHO could lnYe thought IT would stay BY
All night and drive away the sleep,
Close in her arms, and tell her there
And then we said a. little prayer, slc
And mother kissed the lie away,
And when j syypkestt was o-day,
IHr q. 5Aatsoosl
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Among the two-year- olds in the string
OF. j. o. keene, the Kentucky trainer. who
invaded Russia in 1902 and won more
races than any one else, is Certiorari
chestnut colt, by J1on, dam Cara Belle
by imp. Charsxus, dam Ada Belle. by
T3olus. Cetiorari was bred in the Ellers-
lie Stud, Charlottesville. Va. where his
sire, the son of Eolus and War Song.
rules as premier.
Geisha Girl. bay hlly. 4. by Gurus, son OF
Eolus, dam Emma A.. by Lisbon. Is win
ming on the California tracks this win
ter. Sho was bred by ]. s. Stark, Over
ton Va This fly was developed by
Bernard Dosw at Bullfeld and sold by
him during the Washington meeting In
1903.
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Morris Chairs.

What's left OF our Morris Chair
49, ,ss as Franz MORT. $1,000
o,; 81 Oak ak, Frame Morris $1,000
,, - M Il 1! i Finish $3.50
.it Oak Morris chair. $0.75
5 .ia.oo Oak Morris cha'r, SOS
nOw...... ......'... ...t.. &
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nett Stud, is winterlng nicely and prom
ises to be we'll patronized during the com
ing season.
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They always single lis out for the bestowal Of
patronage. We are appreciative and always
eager to build UP and increase the merit that
makes this storesopopular. This week we offer
exceptional opportunity for the close buyer.
Money-Savng Values in Every Department
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.Parlnr Tables.

81: 80 ,, 1s'.,a .ia'osany r.. $3.50
81, $500 nov s" ''.'.'', Oak e., $500
o,s $500 "oG CHARTERED OAK e.. S3.o5
81. 800 SoS CHARTERED Oak Ia ST. rs
rs &c. n mshosany r.'n'l'ed ST .48
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Parlor Furniture.

Parlor Furniture.
IA Over a hundred styles Of Parlo:
Suites. Newest designs In frames
and coverings-all greatly reduced.
a1 s,.9 : par'or suite, e. $4,000.
,u sas5 = Par'o' suite, re. $500
,,; 500 T par'or suite. r. SIS. 100
au s,soo i Par'or suite. r.. $500
a,; $1,000 = Par'or suite. r.. $500
au $4,000 s Par'or suite, re. $3.50
ss $1,000 y Par'os suite. s. Splits
!. oG :ss'e ! Par'or SUITE. r.. $14.5O
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Metal Beds.

Brass, White and Colored Enam-4
4 cled Beds, in large variety Of styles. II
a,i So 40 y. Brass Bed. re-. $45.O00
o, So Al y Brass Bed. re. $500
,,,; So, AZ Y Brass Bed. re. 500. so
o,; $40 ~ ~ Brass Bed, re. S22.
,,; 81 E e Bed, re. So. rs
a,; So p e 'ea Bed re. $6.75
,,; $50 j, aname'ea Bed r., $4.b5
,,: ss;se T an nam Bed r. $3.75
,,i So !. anameled Bed r. $1.48
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gowns. tea gowns and ladies underwear,
but before long, when the demand taxed
the resources OF the workers, 1t became
evident that Paris had been ransacked,
and that the French market had been
requisitioned to produce the dainty stock
which It was necessary to keep on hand,
and the shop lost It's philaAhropic char
acter, and after an unsucce&ful struggle,
1t was finally closed.
But 1t must not be supposed that TIE
generality of titled traders work 70,
pleasure or for health; they work TO
make money. and In most cases stern
necessity has driven them into the field
OF commerce. Madame la Mode has as
a rulc profitcd by their talent and artis-
tic gifts. for personal ndornmcnt Is un-
questonably the most lucrative opening
for making n fortune. Speaking general
~. tho creations of the aristocratic brain
must be literally paid, although Lady
Rachel Byng, whose millinery is now
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she must rely on her own efforts II life
were to be worth living. Gifted with a
real genius for design, and with bold.
fascinating sense OF color, she decided
to turn her talent to account. Well known
In society and distinctly popular, 1t was
suggested that tho stage offered a ca
reer for her artistic capabilities, and that
her particularly graceful duncing would
become "a rage She resisted the
counsel. prefcrring to trust to het own
brain rather than rely on what might be
a precarlous success She started on
her career as a tlrcss1naker in two. small
rooms. employing only three women. Sho
soon made a reputation by the ndividn-
ality OF her work, a feature for which the
Maison Lucille is still celebrated.
Lady Duff Gordon, or Madame Lucille,
as she Is called in business, has a. re-
17arkable talent FOR preserving the lndl-
vid,cality Of her patron and adapting, her
dress so as to bring out her best points.
Her models are as fanciful as their
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which, 1t was said, was cancelled In con-
sidcratlon Of this service. The girls
name was not associated with the house
Of business, and only after some months
was 1t discovered that u terrible breach
OF court etiquette had been committed.
and the presentation wasr cancallcd
Nowadays It Is we'll known thnt many
OF the STOPS where beautiful hats and
gowns and underclothes can be obtained
IRE kept by ladies' whose names are
found in the pceragcs OF Burke and De-
bret.
Some OF these fair traders hnvc en-
tered the ranks OF business In order to
make q better opening for disposlng OF
work done on their estates. which other
wise would be poorly paid in tho open
market a shon bearing the name OF
THE Countess OF Warwick" was OPEN
ed In Bond Street. where country pro-
tegecs were trained 10 produce bcwitch.
ing garments In the shape OF dressing
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names. '~rhe Red Mouth Of venom-
outs Flower Is an evening gown In red
SILK, with touch Of black ceverly In.
troduced. "rhe Vampire Is composed Of
that CLEANS like bats wings In tho moon
light. Madame Lucille believes that dress
must reflect the mood Of the hour. Tho
Dawn of a Brighter Hope. The Tangi-.
BILE Now, are among the fantastic names
which she gives TO her sartorial designs.
Her rnoni5 are n NOS Isl si,y
decorated In soft shades OF green a
throne raised with steps occupies one end
Of her ateller Electric lights CLEAN
softly, and beWitchng young ladies' wear
ing dresses called Might Has a Thous-
and Eyes" silent Appeal" or Tho
Dirge Ger the Death Of Pleasure" stand
before the admirlng eyes OF her Gus.
toners. who are only too often flied
with regret that even should their re-
sources be endless, nature has not en-
dowcd them with the charms OF these
ssreas OF the. showroom t,tt Ni34.h.i
Lucille has done something which Is
distinctly useful, as well as ornamental. ;.
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widely known, undertakes to supply a
hat for guinea. Lady Rachel is render
Ing much service In inc,ilcnting good
taste. In her South Mouton Street es-
tnblishment she not only carries on her
millinery business, b,it she gives complete
practical training in millinery, buying
and selling and general business manage.
ment to lady pupils who may wish 10
qualify In this respect. 1t would hardl,
be possible to spend n few months In
closa touch with her without making
some progress in the practical side Of the
love OF the beautiful Dolls and dolls
millinery are not forgotten IN her estab-
lishment nor exquisite embroidery for
both church and home decoration.
vcrtable romances could be woven
from the sheer hard facts which have
given rise to such efforts on the part OF
ladies' who were born with q silver spoon,
IN their r1ouths Lady Duff Gordon is
case in point Left widow. she found