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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11
-WOMAN's IIOMu 4 MISSION.

The annual convention OF the Woman's
Home Mission Society was brought to q
close last night, fter8 two sessions had
been held and the business before the
convention had been disposed OF. The
reports showed that the work OF the
lsociety had been greatly extended the
past year. and that the efforts OF the
.npbe band OF workers were being crown.
ad VIII. SUCCESS, ~ s35Y wv 5iss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11

8 Mr.. James p, Colwell. who has been
very iii, Is able to be out on the streets.
",The Vinegar Buyer appears at the
Petersburg Academy Of Music tom
night S&lS s5 f'iiis IL fg
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/
duty to attend to the presidents wants
and to the comfort Of the guests whom
he always has with him It is during
periods Of this kind that the president
| delights in entertaining little stag
| parties. He surrounds himself with
his bachelor friends or those who are
in temporary widoWerhood on account
lilies and a jolly party sits down to the
table morning, noon and evening.
Any of the presidents friends who
happen to be in the city are captured
and brought into the, bachelor circle.
The president IL famous for discussing
matters of state and politics at his ta-=
bic, and it is a common practice for
him to invite statesmen and politicians
to luncheon or dinner for the express
purpose Of discussing public issues
with them. When he is alone in the
white house this custom is followed
very generally as a stag party about.
the table can then devote their atten-
ton exclusively to politics or states
| manship, no ladies being present to
require attentions and courtesies or to
divert the drift Of conversation to 9TH
er subjects.
Among those whom the president
delights In having at the white house
are Attorney General Moody, a bach
e1or of the cabinet; Commissioner of
Corporations Garfield, Familiarity
known as Jimmy" special council in
the post Office Investigations, Holmes
Conrad; Secretary of War Taft and
half dozen other men in official life
noted for good fellowship and for their
sympathy with the presidents poll
eies and purposes All the time is net
devoted to the discussion of great top
les and high politics, but the
president and his official fami-
" unbend, joke each other, tell
stories. repair to the tennis court and
have a swift game or mount saddle
horses and have a gaIIop through the
suburbs. The president manages to
put in several hours each day in this
sort of relaxation.
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AS IL Was intended


A certain clergyman reports the fol.
lowing incident as occurring just in.
side the entrance to one Of the largest
and most popular New York churches
during crowded service.
It was during the reading of pray
er, and the entire congregation were
kneeling. A man of rough appear
ance. evidently unused to ecclesiagtt-
cal surroundings, stroIled through the
open doors and stared in apparent
wonderment at the silent and knesI
ing congregation He looked mo-
nent, then, turning to the sexton, who
stood nearby, remarked, briefly:
We'll, this beats the devil!''
The sexton turned serene eye on
him.
That is the intention he replied.
Harper's Weekly
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face of the ground. at the side Of the
| owners house. The Iatex being thus
spread out over a very large surface,
Il with a deDtI of an inch or two three
davs exposure to the hot sun COM
nletes the process. This large thin
sheet of rubber is then cut and rolled
up. ready for market. The prospective
buyer cuts into these rolls and finds no
moisSure-f1led bubbles or watery
streaks in il. Neither does he find it
scorehed or burned or containing a
liberal admixture of dirt or other for
eign substances. The result is that
this old gentleman has always re-
ceiyed the ton-market price for his
rubber.
Tobacco. as fine as anyone might
wish to smell or smoke, is grown in
Tabasco. and many fragrant So
called Havana enjoyed by European
ROYALTY is the product of her soil
Cattle are also a source of great
profit to many planters. Very few
are bred and raised in Tabasco. but
large numbers are driven down from
mountain ranches in the adjoining
State of Chiapas. where, surprising as
the statement may seem, apples and
wheat of very fair quality are grown.
These fine. large animals, very lean on
their arrival. are bought cheap, and
after feeding i've to six months on
the rich, succulent pasturage awaiting
them, are fat and heavy and sell at an
advance of about twenty dollars, Mexi-
can currency. per head. One acre per
animal is required, and the same land
easily fattens two herds per annEm
Corn Yields two heavy crops, aggre-
eating about seyenty-five bushels per
acre. per annum. Rice and beans like
wise grow luxuriantly and yield enor-
mously.
These staple products are all sold
at excellent prices in home markets,
easy to reach. The State of Yueatan,
with its peculiar soil SO largely de-
voted to sshenequen' plantations,
which are Immensely profitable, culti-
Yates very little else, and with its
large and prosperous population. is
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on the Whhe house
every morning, Just before heahad to
give up work he made blunder that
betrayed his failing faculties. He ran
up the flag Union Jack down, the sig
nal of distress. The mistake was quick
ly discovered and rectifed, but Uncle
Jerry never got over this blunder. He
took it as a sign that he was failing
and the time had come to give up
work. He was relieved from duty and
soon took to his bed, where he now
lies slowly passing away with cancer
of the stomach. In his modest little
home he has not been forgotten, as
President Roosevelt, National Chair
man Cortelyou and many high officials
have called to inquire after the old
man and to let him know shat he IL
well remembered.
Uncle Jerry is a Virginia negro and
was first engaged at the white house By
Gen. Grant. Up until the last few
months he was man Of striking ap-
pearanee. Fully six feet tall, broad
shouldered, with erect carriage and
wearing a snoW-White mustaeh and
imperial, Jerry Smith was regular
eolored field marshal. He was univer-
sally esteemed for his good nature.
cheerfu1ness and willingness. no one
ever heard him grumble about work
that might be required of him. During
his 80 odd years service he was en-
ployed in all sorts of positions, frem
cook to head usher at an official fune-
ton OF late years he seemed to be
the official buster in the executive man
sion, for he was never separated from
a large feather buster, with which he
was continually brushing furniture and
windows. In manner he was a colored
Chesterfield His death will remove 8
very conspicuous landmark from off,
cial Washington and will leave Arthur
Simmons, North Carolina negro who
came to the white house as a refugee
during Lincoln's administration as the
remaining link between the old and
new white house regimes.
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The Care That Prevented a Horror.

ne Care mat PFeVenIed fi0ffoFs
A train was running away down q
steep grade on Saluda Mountain in
North Carolina. The speed increased
with every foot travelled. The air
brakes would not work Trainmen
were helpless. passengers In stats
Of hopeless fear.
Just at the moment when the worst
was expected the train ran up a short
incline and stopped The next moru-
ing In the New York papers, in place
of the lists of the dead and injured
that might have been, there was the
story OF how safaty-switch had
worked and had saved many lives.
This was a story of preparation.
The railroad company in North Caro-
lima knew of certain dread possibilities
on its route. It provided against them
and has reaped in the happy conelu-
sion Of a terribly threatening incident
the reward for its forethought.
When the slocnm took fire n the
East river the first fact revealed about
the boat was lack of preparation
against the horror Lnen Impending
Yet the possibility OF what was hap
pentng had been demonstrated many
tlmas-with what should have been
everlasting force in the case Of the
SeaWanhaka
What is the difference in the eSla.
cation Of passenger-carfying corpora.
ton which brings It about that in
North Carolina they take care while
IN New York they take chances -
New York World. July 9. 1904.
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official business The only way he
can entirely separate himself from
work is to get out Of reach of rail-
roads, telegraphs and telephones. This
Mr.. Roosevelt did last year on his big
western tour w!ae1 he. escaped into
the Yellowstone park for a week and
got out of communication with his
secretary and the rest of the world.
At Oyster Bay the president enjoys
many personal privileges that are de-
MED him in Washington He is per-
mitted to spend more time with his
family and can indulge in sports and
pastimes of which he is fond to a
greater extent than when in the white
house. At the same time he devotes a
good portion of each day to the trans
action Of official business. He signs
papers and listens to official business
just as faithfully as he does in Wash
ington. SO that his vacation at his
summer home is largely in name only.
Now that he is back in Washington he
will feel the full pressure of official
life. Scores and hundreds of poll
ticians have been waiting for his re-
turn to discuss with him the situation
and to press requests for appointments
and if possible to secure promises to
be used in the campaign.
AT Oyster Bay any one desiring to
see the president has to make an en-
gagement and in this way Mr.. Roose-
yelt's time is to1erably well guarded.
In Washington he is at the beck and
call of any citizen who has legitimate
business with him.
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distinct Eartisanship IN that direction
an effort was made by the Parker
democrats to prevent his selection as
secretary of the congressional commit
tee, a place which he filled two years
ago. The advantage of having a man
Bof Edwards experience, acquaintance
and originality overeanle the Parker
opposition and Charlie Is now assist
ing Chairman Cowherd in trying to
persuade the voters of the country TO
elect q democratic majority to the next
house.
Secretary Edwards accepted the re-
9sult at st. Louis with his usual COM
placency, although he has sacrificed
none of his opinions regarding the is
sues the party stood for in 1900 and
1895. He was asked the other day
whether the proceedings OF the st.
Louis convention really committed the
party to the gold standard We'll
now, said Edwards, Il think can
best illustrate the situation by relating
q little story Of the experience OF q
travelling man, a friend of mine.
AAAo III u1AASkg zOu Ills 1Otut0 14OlA
his first trip on the road turned in an
expense account in which was such
items as a pair Of shoes, $3.50; one
shirt, SO cents; hat, $780, and a few
other things of the same nature.
T" Here, what does this mean? said
the head of the house. we don't mind
being liberal in expense allowances.
but We are not buying wearing appar-
Ell for our agents. You've got to nx
up q different expense account
The next trip my friend turned in
his expenses, which footed up a larger
amount than on his first trip, but it
was paid without nurmur That's
something like an expense account.
said the head of the firm. You don't
see any overcoats mentioned among
the items?' asked my friend No.
Go not. was the answer Well, the
.overeoat is in there all the same, re-
sponded my friend with a grin.
THAT g the way with the St Louis
platform and convention laughed Ed
wards, you may not find the gold
standard among the items, but 1t is in
there all the same
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fusion of gold paint, with evident sat.
lsfaetion for they concluded to locate
there permanently. They selected q
cornice, In which they placed a nest
made Of excelsior. which has for It's
background the gilded dome on which
$4,000 worth Of gold leaf was used.
The example Of this pair Of pigeons
has been followed until now quite it,
tie flock gathers daily on the gold
dome and their grooming can be dfa-
tinetly heard in the reading room By
low. The birds fly through the yentiIa.
tors every day in search of food aud
are very much at home in the beautiful
building. The library authorities do
not know how to get rid of them with
out ciosfng the ventilators, which
would not be comfortable in the pres
ent summer temperature.
The pigeons are Of the ..tumblar"
variety and In flying about the rotunIa
they sometimes startle the readers -
the paGIic desks.
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In Prolific Colorado.

Last Sunday three pairs Of twins
were visiting together at Thos. Black
Wells. They were May and Fern
Woo1ey, 3 years old, Raphealita and
Juanita Cavalier, years old, anil
Thomas and yinton Blackwell, 2
years old Chester and Raymond
stoneburner. Q IL years old, who were
expected to be at the twin reunion
we're not there. The group were lined
up to have their pictures taken.
and nicer lot Of children wouli
be hard to fnd.-North Fork {CoI.)
Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
The Unknown Great.

Wasn't famous man born around
here somewhere" asked a sightseeing
visitor In Caldwell, NJ. ].
sHuh?" queried his driver.
Wasn't a former president OF the
United States born In this neighbor.
hood"
Him. Not as ever heerd of. What
was his name ?"
"C1eVeland-Groyer Cleveland"
Was he president? %
Yes. indeed-twiee2
shot An was he born up here?"
Eyes"
There goes Jim Duggs. I'll ask
him. HI, JIM
Mr.. Duggs sauntered up.
Did you ever hear about a man
bein president up here-felIer named
Cleveland ?''
Nav. He lived in Brooklyn or
somewhere, didn't he?''
He lived in Buffalo, explained the
visitor. He was born in Caldwell
q never knowed anybody by that
name replied Jim Duggs, an I've
lived here thirty years
Cues you must be mistook, Mister
said the driver IF there'd ever been
president IN these parts Jim,d fa.
knoWed about It long ago. Exchange
z
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
Guess AGAIN.

An old lawyer tells this story of one
of his experiences, years ago, In cross
examination. The witness seemed to
be disposed to dodge his questions.
Sir" said the lawyer sternly, you
need not state your impressions. We
want the facts. We are competent to
form our own impressions. Now. sir,
answer me categorica11y''
From that time on he could get lit
tie more than yes" and mo out of
the witness. Presently the lawyer
said:
You say you i've next door 4 4ao
defendant 2"
Eyes"
ITO the north of him."
no"
TO the south2s
well, to the west, them
No"
sAh," said the lawyer, sarcastieally,
I'VE are likely at least to get down to
the one real fact. You live to the east
Of him, do your,
No
How is that, sir2a the astonished
attorney asked. You say you live
next door to him: yet he lives neither
to the north, south, east nor west of
you. What do you mean by that. sir %
Il thought perhaps you were COM
petent to form the impression that we
live in a fiat" said the witness, calm
ly; 4but see must inform you that
he lives next door above me-
Spent Part FooIishly.
At a reception given recently TO
Gen. Chaffee by the militiamen at
Poughkeepsie, the general told this
story:
Not long ago soldier in the regu-
lar army stopped me on the street and
asked me to lend him 3 quarter.
Why, yesterday you received your
months pay, did you not? I asked
him.
Yes, replied the veteran.
Where is your money now
Tt is like this he went on. I left
the post and crossed to New York with
that $3.50. met friend and we had
dinner was nightly surprised
when the bill was SIS. Then bought
81 worth of cigars, and we went to
the theater for 81 After the tileater
we went down the Bowery, and /
spent So there
That is SIS. I replied. What hap
pened to that other 50 cents?
The old fellow seemed puzzled.
Finally he answered:
must have spent that foolish
1y' -Washington Times.
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OF congress for q
mating and nest
ing place. This il
probably the most
ornate and expen-
sive dove coat or
pigeon roost in ttle
W 0 RI d A I Q "
weeks ago a pair
Of birds entered
one Of the ventila~
tors of the rotun-
d a an flying
around surveyed
the gorgeous fres-
co work beautiful
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03

all WOIk ana gen
eral fac t o t u m
about the white
b o Il S e. A fe W
months ago falling
health compelled
him to leave the
o! d m a N S i o n,
where he h a d
served SO faith full
ly since President
Grant S first adj
ministration. One
of his duties was
the running up of
the American flag
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
NoWonder
Is hot enough

We'll. old boy, is this hot enough
for your
Il should say not"
What! Goodness, gracious. man,
what's the matter with you"
Nothing. just bought out m Ice
company"
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home the white
house is turned
into q sort Of
bachelors hall. A
free and easy life
is led, no fornali-
ty being exacted !,
b Il t everything
eonspiring to COM
fort and coed fell
I o W S h / D. T b e
corps of servants
is limited, some
being on their va
cation and others
at Oyster Bay,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03

newspaper man of
most unique and
original character.
He is Charlie Ed
wards. who came
TO w q 8 hington
from Texas sever
al years ago. and
was at once placed
In the same class
with that inimitabIe
Texas philosopher
Col. William Greene
sterrett, n b o s g
fame has spread
all over the coun-
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stay at Oyster
Bay has been re-
garded in the
light of a vaea-
ton. It has been
as much Of a va
cation as a presi-
dent of the United
States can take.
The truth is that
the highest officer
in the land gets
no real vacation.
Wherever he may
be he has to at
fond tn a certain
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03

AseoaAs fry between Wash
Ington and the Lone Star state. Both
these newspaper mes are renowned
for their originality, auaintness of ex-
preston, blunt honesty and the habit
Of speaking their own minds.
Edwards has been rampant, shout
ing Hearst man and on account Of hts
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
VALUE or HUMAN Lives

Some Pertinent Suggestions Araes,k Thy
Duty Of American Railroads
The startling information IS con
Eveyed in the report of the Interstate
commerce commission. relating ta
railroad accidents, that during 1906
there were $3.50 fatalities in America
from this cause. It is shown that
deaths from railroad accidents ID fh.s
country average one person TO every
100000 that travel, while in Great
Britain the rate is one death to every
100000 passengers. The railroads
of Great Britain and Ireland in 1865
carried 1,194,S33,000 passengers, and
of these but 123 were killed and 991s2sss
Injured During the same year Ansri,
can railroads carried only 694 1881 ,535
passengers, and out of these there
were 355 killed and 1921 Injured
These figures also include employees.
The commission reports that since
the adoption Of the airbrake the fatal
ilies from accidents have been reduced
SO per cent. There are thousands 0f
freight trains running every day
throughout the country without this
seemingly necessary appliance. Laws
enforcing the use Of airbrakes exist
il, many States, and the reeonsmen-
dation is made that It become ma
tfonal law
From the appalling record as shown
BY the Interstate comm cree commits
sion, It would appear that some great
railroad corporations hold the value Of
human lives too lightly. Hundreds of
Innocent children, affeetionate wives
ard mothers, intelligent and tnva1u
axle men are hurled into eternity in
an instant: any why? It is because Of
negligence on the part OF the railroad
companies? # SO, then there must
be a remedy. and that remedy must
be reached through the laws Of our
land. Modern appliances would pre-.
vent many accidents These appli-
ances are in the shape of airbrakes.
electric safety switches, block sgs-
TENS, crossing signals and many other
contrivances that go toward reducing
danger
For years efforts have been made
i. various States TO has,e enforced
laws that would compel the companies
TIC adopt systems tending TO reduce
the number of accidents, tut IN soma
instances these efforts have i.een met
with strong opposition,.-Danver News
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1,n,,t the size of II

Teacher-Now, tommy, how did AasHa
fall?
Johnny Suffered side down rsek~
lyn Life.
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Old White House Servant.
Old Jerry Smith is dying. For a third
of century he has been the man Of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
WASHING ON LETTER
SUMMER DAY GOSSIP OF Ma.
TIoNAL CAPITAL.
KEEPING BACHELORS HALL
aow the President Lives When His
Family Is Away-secretary of
the Democratic Congressional
Other Items.

Washington-Presiden Roosevelt is
back in Washington hard at work. His
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
Quaint Charley Edwards.

The democratic congressional CAM
palgn committee has as it's secretary
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
Expensive Dove Cnt

A flock Of Washington pigeons have
preempted the gold dome of the library
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
Keeping Bachelors Quarters.

When the president is in Washing
ton and his family at his Oyster Bay
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
The Sumner Resort Appetlte

Waiter Girl with rising indeetionl
Chicken pot pie, roast leg OF lamb
,r
Summer Boarder-All three.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-17
M. M. |.
EXERCISES

THE FIELD DAY SPORTS YESTER.
DAY WERE SUCCESSFUL.
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RAPP LEAVES.
Will Make Report on Court House
Last Of Week.

Will Make Report on Court House
Last Of Week.
Architect Rapp, of Las Vegas, left
this morning for his home. Mr.. Rapp
arrived in Roswell last Friday and
has thoroughly examined the court
house with a view to adding to it OF
tearing it down and putting up an
entirely new building. Mr.. Rapp said
he would mail his report to the Coun.
ty Commissioners the last of this
week. 1t seems from his converse
ton that Mr.. Rapp believes, although
he did not definitely say so. that il
would be much better to put up an
entirely new building. Mr.. Rapp was
favorably impressed with Roswell.
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All Of the young women who COM
pose the graduating class are anna
BILE, progressive and beautiful. and
will doubtless be heard from in the
future. The one young man IL very
promising and has been nj of the
most attentive pupils Of the school.
The program for Thursday and FRI
day will appear in tomorrow's Rec
ord. Kindly bear in mind that all of
the exercises will be given In the
Methodist church and will commence
promptly at $3.50 p. N. each evening.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Col. Austin, of the Territorial SAM
tary Board, is in the city. Col. Aus
tin was here. two years ago and also
in 1879. He spoke of the great pro-
gress made by Roswell in the last
two years and predicted great things
for the future. Col. Austin spoke Of
the greatest need OF Roswell. the bull
ding of the Santa Fe Central to this
city. and believes It to be only .
question Of time