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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Few PEOPLE Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is tho safest and most efficient dlsin-
fcctant and purifier In nature, hut few
realize It's value when taken into the
human system for the same 5clea nsins
purpose.
Charcoal is remedy that tho more
you take of 1t the better; it's not a
drug at all. but simply absorbs tho
gases and impurities always present IN
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out of the system
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after ealing onions
and other odorous vegetables,
Charcoal effectuully clears and improves
the complexion, It whtenH the teeth and
further acts MS a naturalFa and eminentl!
safe cathnrtic.
It absorbs tho Injurious gases which
collect In the stmach and bowels; II dis.
infscts the mouth and throat from the
poison Of catnrrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another but probably tho best char
coal and the most for the money Is In
,stuarts Charcoal I1ozenges they are.
composed OF the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
In tablet form or rather III the form of
large, pleasant tasting lozenses, the char
coal being mixed with honey,
Tie daily use Of these lozonges will
soon tell IN much improved condition
OF the general health, better complexion,
sweeer breath and purer blood, and tho
beauty Of 1t is, that no possible harm car.
result from their continued Use. but on
the contrary, great benefit.
a buffalo physician III speaking Of the
benefits Of charcoal, says: u advise
Stuart s. Charcoal Lozenges 10 all pat
tIents suffering from gar In stomach and
bowels, and to clear the complexion and
pur!fy&the breath, mouth and throat; ]
also believe the liver ls greatly bene-
fitted By tho daily use of them they cost
but Twenty-Five gents q box at drug
stores and, although IN some sense a
natent preparation. set believe get
more and better charcoal In Stuart
Charcoal Lozenges than in any Of the
Ordinary charcoal tablets"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
Second Chapter OF Miss Blair,s
Sketch Of the Cemetery and
Its Noted Dead.
70 MANC Es BROUGHT oil hit
Lieut.. Gibbons and Miss Con-
yers-Ritchie- Peasants Duel.
e Brave Peter Francisco.
By Louise Coleman Blair.

:5 CONTINUED from last Sunday
Wherever we go throughout old Shoe
4 Zoe VIC lind like simplicity There is
bu, one coat Of arms in the cemetery.
4 that is John An1blcrs. OF Jamestown.
4 The period following the Revolution was
devoted TO the cult OF things republic
can. &
Worthy lawyers there are all around Join.
Marshall.lall keeping silence now. Once
the town, rang with their debates Among
them we find the .Gabells, Daniel Call,
4 benjamin Watkins Leigh. John Wickhan,,
the stanards, Philip Norbornc Nicholas
s William and George Wythe Munford, Corr
don Baccleus. John Meredith, and a host
more. or the last named. how fifty II is.
engraved that "a good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches
All the professions are represented In
I 6hockoe. As well as III the present time
80 III the past, Richmond was fortified
by its able physicians, They were OF
4 The old school; these gentlemen, large
y IN prescription and In loving Kindness.
icisurely OF manner. and the personal
friends of their patients. Household
names theirs were Throughout he town.
by THE north gate we find Il monument
TO-
Andrew! T.elhcr. NJ. y. Al
a tive Of Edinburgh. Scotland.
For many years
u prominent physician
OF this CITY,, "a
Here is a simple inscription to another
1ell-known doctor:
Albert Snead, NJ. d.
!. lS07.lS7a.
Clark and Foushee,
over there q big dark shaft OF granite
Tin memory OF
as DR.. Micajall Clark,
Surgeon In the War of 1917,
and a Dractlcing physician.
A brilliant ornament OF the community
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In earlier days was Foushee. whose me-
mortal descry es 10 be given In full

in earlier days was Foushee, whose me-
mortal deserves 10 be given IN full. 81
To the memory of
DR. William Fousllee,
a Ejrginian by birth.
a patriot In his principles III 4,
In his manners the accomplished
~ gentleman.
He was distinguished
physician,
and graduated at
Edinburgh.
So great was the confidence
reposed In his skill.
and 50 bright and cheering
his countenance,
even after tho age of @
threescore years and ten,
that his very presence at
the bedside OF the sufferer
seemed TO- operate as q
balmy medicine I.
upon the heart Of the sick.
1749-1S2i. III
Or. Toushee S services were not at tho
bedside only. The Common Hall (as the
City Council was formerly called well
knew his worth. almost without an in
terruption- through a lapse Of near half n
century his services were rendered to the
city OF Richmond with equal. unwaver-
ing, and steady devotion to It's welfare"
the records of the council SAID When he
retired as president
Grave of Parson Blair.
DR.. I"oushee and his associates in pro
fession were not the only order8of physi-
clans hurried IN old Shockoe. Ministers
to the soul await here their maj re-
ward-servants of God, be It noted, notsa
few, A bout the centre ofethe enclosure
a simple slab desgnates the grave Of
the Rev. John y. Blair, "Parson Blair"
as he was famlarly called. slender
shaft OF white marble rises above the re-
mains of the gentle and beloved VIII
liam Norwood, long rector OF st. Paul's
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Richie and Peasants.

Editors there are here. Brilliant flow
ers are growing by tho grave Of James
Mcdonald. editor Of the Richmond NVhig.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth til, and
Acknowledgement. At little distance q
shaft records the genius Of a brilliant
young Vlrginlan and brings to- memory
the victim of n famous duel. Thomas
Richie, called the Napoleon of tho Press,
was the editor of8the Richmond Enquirer,
which lie had founded In 1901 The edl-
tor aud his paper stood for the Demo-
cratic party. John Hampden Peasants.
aplly styled tho Bayard Of the Press a
much younger man than Mr.. I2ltche, had
founded IN 1924 the Richmond Whlg. The
brilliant attachments Of both gentlemen
have been sketched In u most interesting
manner by Judge Robert Hughes IN an.
address which he delivered before the
Virginia Press Association. l Is tho opln-
Ion OF Judge Hughes that these two mon
we're the founders of journalism, because
their newspapers were tho first TO dis
cuss In the modern sense great public
questions of the day. Judge Hughes
said: s" SEE.
"For a long term, OF years the Enquirer
and tho Whlg were arrayed against each
OF her In the political world, but their
writings were limited TO political and,
not personal criticisms, In 1876 Thomas
Rltchie was in Washington editing the
!
Democratic organ there and his sons
we're conducting the Enquirer There ap-
peared in the Enquirer about that time a
Communication over the signature OF
"Aiacon, jstating that Mir lheasants
was about to found IN abolition journal.
At that time no more mortal insult could
possibly have been offered to Il pubic
man In Virginia, MI, Peasants did not
approve of duclling, but fetscompelled 20
protect his character and show tho pub
lie that lie shrank from q duel only be-
cause he did not wish the blood OF q
fellow-beIng on his hands. BEING IN the
position where he must OF necessity nave
been tho challenging party duel
had been fought, and not being able to
bring his mind to the point Of sending q
formal challenge. he sent q message to
Mr.. Thomas Richie Jro to the effect
that on tho morning Of February p, 1916
he would be at Il deslgnatetlt place ON the
south bank of the river near Manches,
| ter armed with side arms only and would
attack him. Mi. Richie protested against
the arrangement and expressed his VIII
| llngness to receive "a challenge, but stated
| that he would be on hand,
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Other Military Heroes.

Other military heroes In the old bury.
we'll deserve the laurel Of our
membrance. Near the northern entrance
IN imposing siaft$rises. i Is handsomely
ornamented With swordsaand belt carved
in the marble. under0 these trophies we
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06

D.
Marshall section. a small iron standard
with cross and mnlitc-man witnesses to.
ills patriotism. Behind this rusty decora-
E.ioil a wooden headboard bears the fad-
Ing woris- AZ. I'LL
Peter Francisco.
Standard and board are both inconspicu-I
GUS iii the long grass. So fades the
memory Of one of the most delig VI ' OF
our city characters, whom the eminent
men OF the community, sorrowIng, car ;l
ried In his huge coffin to the grave.
Other Military Heroes.
Other military heroes in the old bury
irE-ground we'll deserve the laurel of our
remembrance. Near the northern entrance
an imposing shaft$rlses e IT Is handsomely
ornamented With sword land belt carved
in the marble. x Ulidei,0 these trophle we;
read :AaSt l'si 3sAts 5al "a 5f
Lieut.. Archibald Bolts, &
S who died a
Camargo, Mexico, eSS
January i, 1S4I.
he graduated at the United States
Military Academy. His classmates have
erected this monument. Ia
Elf these 8long-a goswars ID o mot stir our
blood, our hearts soften when We follow
the simple lines:
Edward stephens Mccarthy, Il
Captain OF the Richmond Howttzers,
Born February. q, 1885, Ia
s5.i Killed In. the battle of as5s.s 1a
Cold Harbor, Va, sf2
June !, 1864, e. "a
a bright spot CLEANS over there in
the green gras IS. We find 1t to be the
rich colors of Confederate flag, which IS
flying over the grave Of the, lamented
Norman Randolph. He sleeps IN the
ranks of not a: few other war here es. sf
We are in the company Of q once busy
world. To instruct yes, even to a1nuse,
may be the function Of the good citizen
Hero Is the record OF a brilliant tongue
and pen now silent.ac NH FIR NYD4 VI
liam 5Bagby did far more than nmuse. lie
INSTRUCTED, he uplfted his people. FITS
sketches are classics that cannot be
spared. IN another sphere Of writing. that
Of the antiquarian. there is the loss, difficult
to hll OF that clever and agreeable gem
tleman, DR.. William Price Palmer. Here,
too, lies the admired and beloved VIII
liam Munford, progenitor OF the Munford
family In Richmond, active In city. life
and In the ofesslon OF the law, and
we'll known besides for his translation of.
the Had. We find also the tomb, of his
distinguished son. Colonel George Wythe5
Nunford, TWEEN ty-seyen years unanimously
elected clerk of the House offDelegates,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth. wise In
Inc law. 10 whom was committed the re-
vision Of the Code OF Virginia IN 1860
Colonel Munford was the author. In ad-
dition. Of popular writings.
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apart when Pleasant advanced upon
Richie in tho most determined manner.
Richie, knowing the courage and chtvalry
Of the man who was to confront him,
naturally was fully armed. having sew
cral pistols and a cutlass.# Peasants had
two pistols, though but single shot, and
Il sword cane and, after his SECOND had
left him the previous night, he drew the
ball from one Of his pistols. Everything
Indicated that he had mo inten ton Il Of
seriously wounding Richie. and had
simply put himself up as a target, though,
of course, this was unknown to Rltchie
When Peasants had advanced thirty
races Ritchie fired and wounded him In
the shoulder Peasants fired the only
pistol which had a. ball Iii it&and missed
Ritchie, probably Intentionally He con-
tlnuedfto advance. and by tho time he
had reached the point where Richie was
standing he had received five wounds
When up to Rttchie he fired the unloaded
pistol, tho only effect, OF whichw to
stagger Richie from the force OF the
concussion and the wad. Y He did not evep
unsheatll8 his sword cane, but struck
Richie with sit,s knocking off the sheath
and bending II SO that It was useless.
BY this time the shock from SO many
wounds caused him to fall and he was
borne from the field. lie expired two
days afterwards. ys4
The painful affair produced an lnde--
scribable shock throughout the State.
When THE ractsi became known u was
plain that Peasants had practically inn
molated himself upon the altar of pub
lie opinion. and had given his own life
rather than take the life Of another.
Ills funeral was an era In tho history Of
Virginia. Friend and foe alike shed
tears over his bier. His death was not
IN vain, for the rcvulsions against the
duello began from that time, and its oppo--
nents became more and more numerous
SdUpon his monument 4 is the following
Inscription written by Edward william:
Johns ON -. -
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John f1Iampd ll, Pleasanrts
Died February q, 1916,

Il Died February e, 1915, Z
f In the hfheth year Of his age.
A Republican Wing Editor from principle.
OF 'unquestioned ability and patriotism.
Of self-sncriicing. gallant, and generous
bearing, the nnyielding advocate Of the
great principles Of the Constitution as
understood and spracticed by Its founder,
with 4s
"a genius about talent,
ia A courage above heroisn.
This monument Is erected to the memory
Of their distinguished Editor by his sur
yiving brother Whigs, "A. D.. 1916.
Cro be concluded next Sunday)
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The Memorable Duel,

\ Early the next morning they met upon
the ground, which was between two deep
canals not more than thirty feet wide,
THE two groups were two hundred yards
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
ITO sE,aIsT.RoNoLY PRESSED.
congresswill Be Asked to Extend
g Powers#of Interstate Com
merce Commission.

Washington, Dec, Enlargement
of the powers ofathe Interstate com
merce commission is one Of the ques-
tions which will be pressed vigorous
ly. at the present session Of congress.
Il can be aid that, in the mind Of
Presid dent Roosevelt, no problem more
important than this to all the people
of the country is likely to engage the
attention Of congress this winter. In
conferences with members Of both the
senate and the house Of represents
tives the president has emphasized the
arguments he advanced in his mes
sage In favor of an extension of the
powers Of the interstate commerce
commission. Western members Of
congress have told the president that
no question is of greater importance
to the people than this, and they
really are more interested in It than
they are in the proposed revision Of
the tariff. The president is in entire
agreement with this view, and pro-
poses to exert his influence to bring
about consideration Of the subject at
the present session.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
ONE IS Acquitted. y.
Jury in Land Fraud Case at Portland,
Ore, Finds Four De-
PENDANTS Guilty.

Portland, Ore, Dec. THE jury in
the land fraud case which has been oc-
,cupying the; attention Of Judge Belling-
er's court for over two weeks brought
in verdict of guilty for all the defend
ants. with the exception Of Miss Marie
Ware, Tuesday afternoon after As min
utes' deliberation. The verdict Of the
Jury follows: .sWe, the Jury, ind the
defendants, Emma L. Watson, s. A. d.
-Puter, Horace @. Mckinley, D. w. Tarp-
ley and Frank H. Wolgamot guilty Of tho
crime of conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent out Of partof Its public lands
situated in township IL south Of range
2 east, as charged. We find the defend
ant, Marie L. Ware, not guilty" %F
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
DISASTER IN A MINE.
Explosion Of Fire Damp Causes Death
Of Fourteen or More Men
in Washington.

Burnett, Wash. Dec 9.-One Of the
worst Of the terrible calamities that
has ever blighted the mining industry
of the state of Washington has occur
red in the Burnett coal mine. Without
q moments warning at least IA lives
were snuffed out and it is believed that
the death list will total 16. Searching
parties were Immediately organized,
after working necessarily for about
eight hours, IA burned and mangled
;corpses were recovered. There are
known to be at least. two other miners
in the shaft, but it was deemed unsafe
to continue the rescue work and the
effort to. rescue them was, abandoned.
1T is believed that fire damp was re-
sponsible forsthe disaster, but this will
not be known until an Investigation
has been held.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

A London wholesale haberdashery
concern has introduced species Of
paper undershirts and hosiery, sam
pies of which series are now being
shown in the New York market.
These goods are offered at popular
prices and save laundry bills. Japan.
csc paper handkerchiefs are selling
more freely than formerly. A special
~ constructed wallet" is on sale to
go with them. Separate divisions are
provided for clean and soiled 'ker.
chiefs, the latter being burned.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

It may be surprising but doubtless
gratifyingsto he.pnblicsto know that
the Bible IL still the worlds best-sefi-
ing book, the announcementsso of ,secu-
lar publishers to the contrary notwith-
standing. Recent reports show that
the British Bible society has since its
establishment distributed 1s0,0Oo.0oo
copies 81 the Scriptures, while the AM
erican Bible society has added more
than 100000 to the flood Of volumes
poured into all the countries of the
world. - ~ "a -
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

The entire diamond output Of South
Africa Is exported from the Cape of
Good Hope to London; yet, strange
TO say, it finds no place in the British
official publications showing the i'm.
ports into the United Kingdom. After
South African diamonds leave the
Cape Of Good Hope all official trade
record Of them seems to be lost. The
only record of the exports Of these
diamonds is the attestation Of the
Cape Of Good Hope customs officers
that over $26,000,000 worth are annu'
ally exported to London.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

Naturalists can not fail to be sur
prised 1t the weight Of some of the
deer caught in Vermont woods this
season. These scientific gentlemen
have been laboring under the impress
sion that, about 225 pounds was the
maximum weight of any deer ever
found nsthis section Of the country.
In Windham county this season one
specimen weighed over 800 pounds,
two others at least close to that figure.
and nearly all the bucks brought in
were In the 200 class or over.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
At MERCY OF JAPs. :
All Russian Battleships and Cruisers
at Port Arthur Destroyed
a by Shells.

London, Dec. 9.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent before Port Ar
thur telegraphs that all Of the Russian
battleships and cruisers, together with
the gunboats Giliak and Fusadneek,
were sunk or destroyed, and that only
the torpedo boat destroyers remain in;
tact. According to a special dispatch
from Toxic and Shanghai. giving un-
omctal reports. the crews of all the
Russian war vessels IN the harbor Of
Port Arthur were landed, and appar-
emily no effort was made to move the
vessels. The Japanese will now turn
their attention to the torpedo boat de-
stroyers. and when these have been de-
stroyed the guns will be directed
against the steamers and transports in
the harbor. The vessels of the Rus
sian feet, which were destroyed or
sunk. are the battleships Pobieda, Per
esviet and Retvizan, and the cruisers
Pallada, Bayan and Sevastopol. ,.ss'
st. Petersburg. Dec. 8.-The report
OF the damage to the Russian fleet at
Port Arthur has deeply depressed the
:" - 0AAAS0s Al InS ACWS ~ COuuTm0U IL
means that all hope of sortie is gone,
and that all that is left is, If the worst
comes. to sink the remaining ships of
the squadron SO that they may not fall!
into the hands Of the enemy. .ses.s..v,.,..sss,
London. Fec. 10.-Having destroyed
practically the entire Rus sian fleet at
Port Arthur, the JaIanese. now are
preparing to turn the great guns from
S203 Meter hill upon the last defenses
CT the fortress. The guns still will be
directed against the tarbor until
everything in it is destroyed. Then
Will begin the batteriag of the forts
still in the hands of the Russians,
with the view of reducing the entire
stronghold before the arrival OF the
: Russ an second Pacific squadron.
Headquarters Of the Third Japanese
Army, Dec. z, via Fusan, Dec. 1O.-In
the fighting of November 80, the Sec
ond son of Gen. Nogi was killed on
2o3 Meter hill. Gen. Nogi's eldest
son was killed in the battle of Nam
shan, and he is now childless.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

Three buildings for the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research in New
York will be completed in six months.
Superintendent Simon Flexner has
studied the most recent methods ol
scientific research in Europe and the
most approved facilities and equip
ment will be installed. Water cpre
for akin and eruptive diseases will be
AmSn the first things investigated.
and SfAborate baths are provided for
the animals to be experimental on.
Photographic records Of all expert.
|ments m to- be kept in. the build
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
Found Guilty.

Mount Vernon. Ind. Dec. s.-Horace
Porterfeld, charged with the murder
gof Richard Swanson At Evansville Sep
stember q, was convicted by Jury IN
the Posey county circuit court and sem
fenced to Michigan City prison for life.-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
TRADE SHOWS PROGRESS
The Slump in Wall Street Was Not
Due to- Reaction in Com
mercial Lines.

New York, Dec. TO- r. g. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review OF Trade says:
Wall streets severe reaction was not
due to any setback in the commercial
world, all measures of legitimate
trade showing wholesome progress,
and confidence in the future is I'M
shaken. Manufacturing plants report
increased output in almost every in
stance. except where inadequate water
supply provides temporary inter-
ruption. This difficulty is most Sc
verely felt at coke ovens and paper
mills in Pennsylvania. Seasonable
weather has stimulated retail trade in
wearing apparel, and holiday goods
are in great demand.
Failures this week numbered 239
in the United States, against 331 last
year, and rs in Canada, compared with
20 a year ago.
Bradstreetss says: while distribu-
ton displays more irregularity, manu-
featuring industries, with few excep-
lions, continue very active. The lead
ing lake cities show improvement in
most lines. and in collections. Whole
sale distribution, as usual at this sea-
son, tends to quietness.s though in zex-
cess OF asyear ago. Holiday special
ties in groceries, dry g DDS and fancy
articles have had a large SALE, The
feeling is-one Of soptimism in trade"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15

Italian journalists are scofing ct q
catalogue prepared by the govern
ment. This catalogue was to contain
specifications of the valuable art oh.
jects that it will not be permissible
to sell to foreigners without the gov
ernment's consent. The printed list
gives. however, only 40 such art
treasures for all Italy!
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
Missouri in the Cabinet.

St. Louis, Dec. 1o.-Coincident with
the return Of National Comm: tteeman
Thomas J. Aikens from Washington
report gained currency among repub-
lican leaders that Missouri will be
represented in President Roosevelt's
cabinet and that all signs point to- the
selection of William H. Thompson,
president Of the St. Louis National
Bank Of Commerce, as secretary Of the
treasury.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
soldiers .Couanit; Murrdler-

Soldiers Commit Murder,
Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 10
John Dollar. q painters foreman for
the contractors at Fort Casey has
been instantly killed by an unknown
soldier. Dollar was in a saloon when
several bullets crashed through the
walls, one of them striking him In the
head. Five soldiers who had q erudee
against the place fred into the build
ing and fed. #