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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24

4 il a.
.,nr,,ed from twenty-four wale! t as,''
,,oi,'srs az the Niclausso marine lype. : NV ~
bn,,ors vii be arranged in sis water
t,"ht compartments. Tho total crate sut
sace az the twenty-Cour boilers VII ps
asS square feet and the iotu hcA, 1
s,,rface viii 30 57,5Sl square iees, ~ ~
en- ,te pipes will be three III nun 2e''
standing fore and art ..,,, 40,
81 below and three feat al<ye normal
Ifnd line from stem to storI', y VIZ ~
II inches thick Mt the TOP and mex n, q,
,ha bottom. The maximum thickness wv.
~ im' preserved for adepth Of i've zee.
rom the top The armor VIII taper 9.
the, stem and stern to u thickness O.
inches. The nrmor on tho supefposeu
iIchborn. balanced, oval turrels WIN
inclined port plates, VIII he - ine, ,hs
Trick on the port plate, 5 nches ON ~
sides and G inches thick on me rear,
Bnttery--The main battery VIII consist
Of four 12-inch hreerh leaalng f.tles,
mounted two In each superposeu 'urlsl
on the center line OF the vessel, aHu e'sMs
S.inch breachloadmg rifles, mounted Two
n each s,perposed turret and two IN each
sid,a tirret There will be tselve bFlnen
az twelvs 3-inch and twelve a-pounaer
rand fire guns and a secondary battery e
r T besides four l-pounder automatic,
guns and two 3,Inch field guns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
BOOK LISTS )!
Nl.A.Di.E|:'U!...P
The Result Of tile Compel
for Places Oil yistgNot Yet 55j
Announced. 8f5s' erss
II COM PE1l1oRs.
Lists lii Each Case Will Ili,1-
brace 8l'our Books, Generality
I. RatllcrSTllan Two. III


rhe state Board Of nducation nd !,
yourned at 1880 last night, d fter Ydcvoting
almost tho entire day to the work Of
comparing tho merits OF tho text books
I Tor use In the grammar and primary
grades or the public schools OF the State.
.l'he bids were opened nnd tnbulnted,
tiirty-four publishers being among lie
A competitors. The multiple list OF books
a1as been practically made up. but Is
subject 10 final revision before announces.
mcnl to.dayn1t Is probable that there
will be In most cases four rather than the
minimum two books In each case, owing
toSthe many meritorious books offered.
In the afternoon the board took n re-.
cess, . while the secretary and an h OIL
clal and stcnographlc force was eiga ged
III opening ana tabula}ihg the bids for
4 the convenience Of the board In scpmpar.
ison. ls5 VI "A n 81 4,
time limit In which the local aschoolbook
\ committee may meet and select books to
!. be recommended for use in their respec
tive cities and counties. The matter will
be reopened to-day, and some time not
earlier than the latter portion OF April
or early June will be fixed. his VIII
Z eivc the boards mprc time and is better
for the smaller publishing houses. 6 .55
sf Nothing but Tho required studies for
the grammarsand primary grades will be
adopted at this meeting Much oflthc day
was spent yesterday In going over 4 and
4 discussing the relative s m erits5 OF the
books offered and comparing prices on
them. Indeed the work Of the board
81 substantially completed. but nothing
will be given out until the list no ", y 9 81 eed
on has been revised to-day. f.l 3tt
i;s g Nc M IN LIST o IF BIDDERS.
M Here is the list IL bidders for ss the
p hooks. some offering books In but few
studies: !,
4 Ba con-. u. Appleton and Company j & z,
He'll Compan ny, Columbia Book Company,
Educational Publishing Compa ny. ED
redge and Brother. CHM and Company,
Globe School Book Company, RI =. IS ca. y
and Company. Houghton. Mifhin and Com
pany The Fill Printing Company. he
g., F. Johnson Publishing Company - Tf1e
( 81. 3. N Isirplncott Company, D, l Lot
Publishing Company, y. The Macmillan
Company. Maynard Merrill Company.
Myers, Fishel and Company. Tho Morse
a Company. The National Publishing Com :
pary, Newson and Company. Fuo nc!
school Publishing Company Rand. Nc
Nallyl and Company. Richardson. Smith
and Company Silver, Burdettt a no ! Com
many Southern Publishing Company,
4 CHRISTOPHER Sewer Com pal,y, Cha ries
Scribncr s Sons, b. II. anborn and Com
pany. Scott. Foresmn n nd $Compa!y..l7nlee
Thompson Brown Company. z ne 4 Y NJ y
h versity Publishing Com pany.t W. 2 2
wheeler and Compan y nd Ia =. Nase % %
Y and Company. IN, Y, W =
.rhe re suits will proba bly, be anllhuncca
4 this evening 10 the anxiously waiting
representatives OF the publislte rs. and ! Y 9
work OF these alert and 5ndeiati eaDie
gentlemen will have ended until l& me
county and city committees get 70 ~ork =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
Wedding Cards.

WINCHESTER VA, March 23.-Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac w. n Russell. OF Amherst
Street, Il have announced the engagement
their Miss Meta,o al Rey !:
r 4 nopular member Of the younger social
circle and has been prominently iden;.
tiled with. the local amateur musical
iotEanlzat Ions. 3.S W. IL
business mc,, Of this section and Is senior
. member Of the firm Of Russell and Green,
Tie largest dry goods house In the valley
MIR. McAllister was last.yea!r, professor; so
Seminary, but accented a call,to the Pres,
sbyteriany Church at Farmville, Va.
The marriage will take place about the
middle OF May at the brides home, No.
23i Amherst Street, 5}
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
INSANE WOMAN JUMPS
So INTO JAMES RIVER

H Especial. to The Times -Dlspatch.l IA
Z IYNCHBuRG,5Y VA. March 2},-A8 IA RIM
er & from buckingham cached here his
Afternoon With his sister. al nddle-agcds
lady. whom he was taking TO the asy-
slun1 for the insane mt Stanton. Soon.
uftcry th.s train arrived at the depot, the
worna n made her escape and attempted
IL drown herself in the James. She wa s
first seen by a railroad man who plu nged5
into the river and held the desperate wo-j
ma n uDti her brother cnrnc UP. The two
men, III water up to their necks, over
came the struggles OF the woman and
lore hertz a place OF safety, Shortly
afterwards the farmer and his sister left
for Staunton. 4ii N IS N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
ASKING FOR RETRIEVE.
Another Effort Being Made to
Save Charles Peoples.

lSpecinl%t to The TlmeS-D!spaat ct'.2
WY'rHErLLE. VA. March q Pc
+,,ion has been forwarded TO Governor
Montague asking him to reprieve Charles
PEOPLES for thirty days. Unless the
chief executive acts favorably upor ms
peoples will hang next Friday Tor me
murder OF John Seagle, number OF
Il people signed the petition. while others 'er.5
refused to sign.
men. who viii repel any attempt to take
tho condemned man out and give him his
liberty. There has been q good deal , (, OF
talk OF attempted rescue. and the ON
GERS are taking no chances.
Your correspondent visited Peoples & q
the jail this morning. He would ada
nnthing 10 the statement he has con-
atantly made-that the blow which seagle
aimed al him with the axe DISCHARGED the
gun, and that he is innocent OF any,
attempt a murder. Is Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
"A ..1'IP'L.Ul.C'K''YIv.|v. J !.
And What She Was Able
to Accomplish.
Has q Remarkable Experience.
{shs was 4 n Hard Working Person, and 4
i55. THIS viii interest all Workers.

All kinds OF diseases and weaknesses
leave theirnia 3on the system. II Is
very easy for8thn stomach, liver bowels
ana Kidneys To .becotrc 1rranged and
whenfthey do the person sodi, feels tired, 81
languid weak, low .spirlted and gloomy
$f'rhc nerves become weak, and insanity
or lysts may follow. The blood gets
bad there lis seated Etongue, bad taste
grows sallow. and life looks dark. All
persons complaining o any of these tro t'I:l
bles viii read With wonder the following
letter from Mrs. Kate Austin. 40 Jenny
Lind Avenue, Somervllc, Mass. She says
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
Baker-Prior.

Especial to The Tlmcs-Dispatch
!. MANCHESTER, VA. March 23.--Mr.
Edward Y. Baker, son OF Mr.7W. II. Baker.
OF this city, was married Ut o'clock gel; tbs
AFTERNOON to Miss Mary Prlor, ~ new
his brother, Mr. Albert Baker. was best
Mr.. Baker Is connected With his father
lions and candles. aud tho firm IS one
OF the largest in tho country It's fac,
tories are located In New York State. and
n handsomely equipped office is main
tanned OH Broadway. IN New York city,
bit but the business is directed by MI. Baker
from his home office, in this city Tho
groom's father Is the president OF tie
Winchester City Council. s NH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
y |||| BE2 q!
(:lll|SllEJIl$S$a Sl!GllI:lI

acauittal this morning, and ch tla.tll,
va released. 49,.
nut claimed he was Justified in doing u
in Iself-defenseE during "a Quarrel with the.
The city Council will meet in special
1 session. tomorrow night to consider = the
tax bill for the coming fisca ! year; y
Ia II expected that the tax rate will be
Einreascd from sl.4o to $3.50. An fort
made 10 do this last year failed. The
large number OF pro jected improvements
are given as the cause for the proposed
increase. 5 K 6 Il s54 {f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24

r. had a pa In in my side for seventeen
years II a lso suffered with terrible bac OK
ache and heada che--sl,ch an awful head
gache-and had not bit of appetitc.
ii cried with#pain from womb B trouble ~ Die
q nd was az pale as ghost. = was u tcr i. 4
time and had rheumatism in my shoulder
/ aud arm I. I suffered everything q nobody
hit God knows how suffered. Z weighed
los pounds a friend recommended Or.
C;recnc.s Nervura blood and nerve s re m
cdy.5 and u commenced to take It. { was
SO weak anct run down that4s9the faflrsl
bottle did not do me much \ good, put ~
kept on. 8 and the second bottle did & me
good ana 81 began TO gain. After akin 8
2tl,c Nery,,ra L never ha q IA pa In IN my
side. lnorSany headache, and i sleep well
and have a. good appetite. don't believe
there Is any medicine IN the wnrld fo
/ z bod e as Or. Greene'sS Eervura ~ did
me good right off. and have had no re-
turn OF my womb trouble. had e 'l.'l5
rhoea. but since taking Nervura that has
Disappeared u feel strong. and last sum
mar. was bile to do the work for fourteen
n family. and L weighed 81 s3 pounds.
r was so weak before. nobody knows how ON
I worked !: but I had to work for m y emil
fdren. n sent two bottles my brother ~
Nova. Scotia, and 1t did him lots OF good.
recommend DR.. Greenes N Merry .fil y
every one. IN Sd n Il Va. 3, 4, 81.
IF you have any OF these som plants ,, @.
for a nv reas on don't feel jus { as. we'll as
you want to- ia Ike DR. Greenei 3 W.T.
blood and nerve remedy. and YOU viii vi pc
ma y we'll and strong. 1t positively cures
all such com pain sEi5 gs i. IL
NJ Al physicians recommend IT, as u rs Is
t,,e discovery and prescription Of the most st
successful specialist in curing nervous Ae ", ~
and chronic diseases, DR.. Greene. Of i VI
fifth Avenue, New York City, fie san 1s pc
consulted free. personally or BY let''er.S
REooMMENDEp@A AND FOR SALE By Il AL 4
DRUGGISTS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
THoS, |. ALFRIEND & SON, Agents,
a Ills East Rain Street,

until further orders. No more informa- 4
ton than this will BIO given out by the
secret orders OF which Hughes was sas
member and whose officers have beer m
communications with his relatives.
Edna Allen, who was here s'lth Hughes
lives In Atlantic City. n liz 1t Is stated,
She met Hughes In Baltimore. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
Fitzsirnons Pollard,

Especial to The Times pispa tch,)
Nancy Fowler Pollard aud Mr., Omer
Zes Fitzslmons were married this even
Ing at Sis O'clock at the home OF the
BRIDES parents, Mr.and Mrs. Charles
n, Pollard, by the Rev. r, M Wheeler,
Of the Methodist Church, assisted by the
Rev u. j., Smith. ID r., OF tho Luz
tI,erari Church, and u reception followed
the wedding Mr.. and Mrs, F'itzsimons
Will reslds here, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
Current in culpeper,.

Especial To The Times Dspatch.) Is
z ORANGE. VA. March y, Up. G, Atkins.
doing a mercantile business at Isanch.l
IN Assignment yesterday, with AZ NJ
BROWNING as trustee, 5 u
Queen Sale. a NEGRO woman, wac NJ
restcd and lodged IN jail at this piaiaS
charged With burning d tenant house Oh
the farm Ut Mr X, q, IIalsoy. about
twelve miles east II here, si'e confessed
her guilt
Ernest TAYLOR. negro man, was alsai
arrested as belrs implicated IN the burns
Next Monday tho first term OF the new
Circuit Court will convene. s. 98S;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
SUICIDES BODY
HELD FOR ORDERS

Especial to. The Times.llspatch])
= NORFOLE., VA, March %. THE fatheg-
lln.law az 70. Paul Hughes, the l'lttspurss
man wha5eompittest suicide here Sestef-
day telegrashed to,dasy to h9la MS AaaS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
Observation-Disclosures.

4 Especial to The Times,D ispatol,.)
l, RAMokB &, Va March 23Mr sha5las
ment OF the Norfolk and Western shops
here. and Miss Nicie a Tick. daughter d
Mr. and Mrs. N 81 tics ,8ere married
/, shIpmaR officiating.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
An Unfortunate.

,a (specialsto The Times Dlspatch)
SUTTON, VA, March .2a,-Mr.Calhoom
from tho staunt on Asylum, was Ca FRIED to
Courthouse Monday, 2lst,'
for safe-keeping until arrangements can
be made to carry him back to the insane
ASYLUM. u. lLla 20 lssflslH .as n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-24
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
.Childress, Of Danville, Now a
Free Man-Increase Tax Rate.

Especial to The Times-Dspatcll.)
GDANVILLE, VA, March 22S.-Ihe Jury
In the case against Thomas Chidress.
white, who was charged with the murder
OF Alexander Clements, colored, here q
month or two ago. returned q verdict 5of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
Caring for the Old.

One thing is very hard for US to
realize, and that is that old people
though so childlike in many ways
in innocence, in lovablenes. often, too
In eager interest in the activities 70.
ing on about them-are not at all
childlike in one important particular
they are not teachable. Nor is this
their fault, but the fault Of old age
itself, OF that hardening of the tbs.
sues OF brain and nerve which consti.
tutes old age. The spirit dwelling
within may be gently meek and full OF
humility and wisdom; but the organi
ism no longer nimbly responds. A
sort OF slow petrifaction is going on.
and although in noble natures this
process results in preserving thoughts
and feelings Of fernlike delicacy in
imperishable beauty. yet it does not
lend itself to the reception of new i'm.
pressions. The central growth may
go on. and new ideas which harmonize
with the old may be received into the
organism, but surface things, such as
daily habits are set beyond alteration.
-Harpers Bazaar.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
Two Queer Names.

A correspondent of the Louisville
Courier-Journal gives an interesting
explanation of the origin of two queer
names Of places. The mountains OF
Kentucky afford many queer names of
streams, peaks, towns and villages.
but perhaps none are more remark
able than Kingdom Come and Why
Not. The first of these is the name of
stream in Leslie county, is taken
from the Lords Prayer, and is the
scene OF John Fox, Jr.'s, recent story.
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
The second is tne name of a small
postoffice in the county, and originates
from the old song Why Not To-
niSht?" 1t is said that an interesting
religious revival was once held in this
locality, at which this song was sung
great deal, and the people became
so carried away with the music that
the place was ever afterward called
Why Not.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
Parade Of Child Laborers.

Chicago Is to be shown in dramatic
fashion how many thousands Of chill.
dren are employed in its industries.
The Federation of Labor is planning
for a great child labor demonstration
for the Fourth Of July, when all the
juvenile toilers Of the city will be in
vited to march through the streets,
bearing banners announcing their
tasks. An outing in Lincoln park will
complete the days program.
"The demonstration will afford an
object lesson to the citizens of Chi
cago." said Organizer John Fitzpatrick
of the federation, who has charge of
the affair. 1T will show what an
army Of little ones who toll at ages
when they should be in school the city
supports. We have chosen Indepen-
dence day for two reasons. It is the
only day in warm weather which the
children will have to themselves, and
it will suggest freedom and equality
whose disappearance has made such
extensive employment of children DOS
sible.
Il believe there will be 10000 little
ones in line. They will come from
the sweat shops, the candy factories,
laundries. stores and telegraph COM
panies. Every line of industry will
contribute its part"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
EFFECT OF AUTO RACING.
French Doctor Says It Will Produce
EIonoated Brain

Elongated Brain.
A debate recently took place in
Paris between brain specialist and
an eminent physician as to the effect
high speed auto racing had upon the
brain. There was a marked disparity
in the views set forth. and this has led
to much discussion on the subject.
The brain specialist predicted that
motor maniacs will be represented in
the insane asylums in the near future.
There are few already there. and he
cOntended that many more should be
confined although driving their cars
unmolested at the present time.
1t remains to be proved how fast
the brain is capable of travelling; if it
cannot acquire an eightymile speed
per hour, then on auto running at the
rate of eighty miles per hour is run
ming without the guidance Of the
brain. and the many disastrous results
are not to be marvelcd ar.
II this be true, it must be said that
automobiles run remarkably well alone
and without the aid Of a guiding brain,
for even at their best speed not more
than 20 per cent of them meet with &C
cidents. and a large percentage of
these are Dire to defective machinery
The brain specialist predicted that the
future highspeed automobilist will
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
A Rat Show.

A successful rat show was recently
held at Cheltenham, England. There
were sixty exhibits of black, gold
gray, white. piebald and tan rats.
Some agricultural journals. comment
ing on it, maintain that the rat has
an economic future and may become a
table dainty in England, as it is in
China. To many people the show is
the first correction Of the impression
that rats are all alike, whereas the
varieties of them, all more or less
alike In characteristic, are quite nu-
merous. The first display having been
a marked success, others will no
doubt follow. and the rodent be studied
with increasing attention, the Pros
pect, however, of finding out any.
thing good about him being not at all
promising.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
Rattle Box Explodes.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
N. Votaw of Arkansas City, Ark,
died in agony from burns received
while playing with celluloid rattle
box. The baby was sitting on the
floor near a hot stove when the rat
tle-box took fire and exploded. The
flames were blown into his face and
set fire to the clothing, burning the
flesh. The flesh of the hand in which
the toy was held was blown away nv
the explosion. There was no one in
the room with the child except an
older sister. The baby was about
four feet from the stove when the &C.
cident happened.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.
"Sheep.Eater's Monument" in Gold
Region of Idaho.

| HSUiOT VI I0dlc.
One Of the most remarkable natural
curiosities on the earth is to be seen
in a rugged and almost inaccessible
part of the newly-opened, but already
| famous Thunder Mountain gold region
| in Idaho. This strange freak of ma
| turc is called "Shc"p-cater' mOnu-
ment." and is said to have derived its
name from tribe of Indians formerly
inhG biting the district.
The mountain is seventy feet high
and consists of rough shaft. com
posed of boulders and gravel, taperns
slightly upward, and capped by huge
irregular rock. whose weight is CSti-
mated at rot less than fifty tons. The
cap rests on slender projections from
the shaft that are gradually being
worn away by the elements. threaten
ing the eventual fall of the great
stone. The monument stands on the
slope of ridge which rises 900 feet
and desccnds 500 feet from the site
1t was undoubtedly formed by erosion.
The surface of the declivity has been
for centuries, and is yet, being washed
away by water. the result of melt
ing SHOWS and rainfalIs.
Originally the capstono was sta
toned on the ground, but gradually
the soil surrounding it was carried
away, narrow vertical section just
under it being left intact. owing prob
ably to some hard cementins sub
stance in the conglomerate and posi-
bly, also to the direction in which the
eroding torrents expended their force.
How long time was required to form
the shaft may De only partly realized
when it is stated that there are trees
not far away taller than the monu-
ment. AS tho Crosivc process con.
tinues, the shaft is likely to increase
in length unless soft spot should be |
reached under the present surface. in |
which case the curious formation |
might tOpple Ovor and break into |
pieces Montreal Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
A Pullman Automobile.

An automobile, costing $4,000 and
equipped with an engine of 3O8 horse
power, said to be the largest auto
mobile in the world, has just been
built for Louis D. Schoenberg Of
Cleveland. In its appointments 1t is
probably the finest automobile in the
world, the interior of it's Pullman body
being made of mahogany and uphol-
stored in leather. There arc sleeping
car berths at each side OF an aisle
separated from each other by cur
tains. The automobile is lighted and
heated by electricity furnished by a
seven-horsepower dynamo on board.
There are also dining room and
kitchen and cupboards.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-13
London RuILseye,

Lewis C. bennett of Saco, Maine
has a London bullscye watch, which
is nearly 200 years old.
The watch was owned by lsaih Den
nett. grandfather of Mr.. bennett The
watch was made by Thomas Spruce
of London. While the watch has not
been running regularly for some time
a jeweler said that he could repair it
SO that it would keep as good time as
any watch made to-day
There aSe in the inside case many
slips of paper which give the dates
that the watch has been cleaned The
last time, according to the paper, was
in 1917, when Edward S. Moulton,
clock and watch maker of Saco, did
the work.