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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
Beckwith in State Of Collapse.
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OBERL1N, OHIO. December 6.-Presi-
dent c. T. Bcckwith was practically in
n state OF collapse to-day as result
OF the trying ordeal through which he
passed yesterday in connection with his
hearing before the United States COM
missioner at Cleveland. Beckwith is COM
rplctcly Frustrated. and his grief lis pltta-
bic. In discussing his troubles. the voice
OF the aged banker is choked with emo
.tion.
To-day. II speaking OF the Carnegie
notes he vchemently declared that II the
signatures were forgeries, then the hand
OF the law should be laid upon Mrs. Chad Z
wick if
WHY. should stand the brunt OF all
this trouble. which has been brought
about by The acts OF that woman?" he
cried
Continuing. Mr. Beckwith said: "
II had every reason to believe that tho
notes were sEentiine Indeed. Mrs. Chad
wick swore they were. She solemniy de-
clnrcd that she had seen Mr.. Carnegie
write his signature on them. TO confirm
this she brought MI attorney with her
who declared that lie was the legal rep
rescntative Of Mr.. Carnegie. and this at
gtorney. whose name ! cannot now state.
DECLARED that lie knew positively that The
signatures were genuine.
a3'sIt is true that We tAlr. Spear and my.
self did endorse the notes. but, Of course.
we had no idea that they were to be
but to the use that they were afterward.
Then, again. we had the positive as
,surancc of lri Reynolds. secretary OF the
Wade Park Bank Company. Mt Cleveland.
that he had the securities that Mrs Chad
wick claimed he had.
"Oh. my God'' exclaimed that old man..
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MILLET SEED FOR HOGS,
Pays Almost as Well as Barley,
But Is Short of Wheat.

The South Dakota Station has been con-
Quoting m experiment with millet seed,
wheat and barley as hog feed. The nils
let yielded 80 bushels OF seed per acre.
Barley tho same season yielded 32.7
bushels and wheat 1913 per acre, IN tho
feeding test purevbVad Yorkshire hogs We're
used. One lot was fed, ground wheat;
one. ground barley: and q third, ground
mllet. Each lot was fed all they would
cat OF the one grain. In addition they
received waller daily, salt, aand soft coal
twice per week, These feeds We're fed
eighty-fnir days.
For the first hrty-six days OF the test
The lot on barley gained 1884 pounds, per
head daily, the let on wheat La pounds,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
FIGURING Mill Burns.

(speclal to The Times. DIspatch,)
y BEDFORD CITY, VA., Dec 6-The
Touring mill belonging to w. a. aTa lconer
and operated by f.. s. Fisher was burned
to the ground this evening. The alarm
was sounded at 1:45. when the building
was In a light blaze. At one time tho
Ice plant and several small buildings adj
Joining caught fire, but were finally saved
The loss Is about 5000.
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Don't Like Change.
tBy Associated Prcss.)

Wy FTcSe,1 9--IT--7,
/. CftARLESTON. S. c.. s Doe. G.-'rhe
4 Charleston, Cotton Exchange to-day adopt
sense OF the exchange that the method
adopted by the Sensus Bureau in issuing
the report of cotton gnncd by install
Hents. instead of sum total ms done by
a serious dctriment- to the cotton trade
I this season. nnsettling the market values
of spot cotton and creating erroneous I'm
presslons as to tho final outcome OF the
cotton ginned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

Thursday. An effort will be made to.
discover II any crimes we're committed
which come within the jurisdiction OF
the court Obcrlin is in Lorain county.
1t Is reported that the action OF Prosecu-
tor Stroup was taken upon the request or
complain OF Andrew Carnegie MS re
port, however. cannot be confirmed.
Subpocnas have been issued for Prest-e
dent Bcckwith and Cashier Sp!cr, OF the
closed ObcrIn bank to appear before the
grand jury to testify.
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SORGHUM FOR PASTURE.
Something the Southern Farmer
Ought to Carefully Consider.

Something the Southern Farmer
Ought to Carefully Consider.
The drought in Virginia and other
Southern States this summer and fall
caused not only great distress to thou-
sands or cattle. but.sactua loss to their
owners. The results. Of the Kansas ex-
pertinent station witlifsorghum MS a pas-
lt,irc are 80 valuable that any farmer ought
TO consider. the question carefully With
a view OF using tits plant for pasture.
OH July 1st. twenty-sevcn mich cows
were given al the alfalfa hay they would
cat ana then turned into a sorghum field
of g. acres for fifteen minutes The:
sorghum was from Is TO q inches high.
The next day Tidy remained thirty min-
utes, and the third day 40 minutes and so
on Increasing is minutes daily, until they
reached nm hour and 30 minutes. when
they were left to run at Will. During
this transition period the cows were given
all the alfalfa hay needed TO keep up
The normal flow of milk For the first
nine days this amounted TO nearly "a
pounds daily per head. After Il days,
tic cows were allowed to pasture tile
sorghum at night, as we'll as during the
days. For the rest of the month these
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
Still Has Hopes.

u ~ TT3y IAHsOc1ntCU Prcss.J ITlII-I1
FALL RIVER. MASS, Dee. G.---Captal In
g y. Davis, proprietor Of the ship yard
~ stonlngton. Conn, which has sus-
pended temporarily because of the prob
able loss OF two schooncrs. said to-day
that he expects n favorable wind will
bring the vessels to port. He believed
they were blown far out o sea in the
recent gale.
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were but two COWS 1.-THE Guernsey, Mary
Marshall and the Jersey Primrose Parks
Prude), which produced butteratso small
cost peripound as did Queen
Queen was not a freak Or sport
that Gust happened but her ability TO
produce butter economically vas inler-
tied from her ancestors,
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.wenty years. Several years go 7 began
to discoversthat thcre{was much difference
in the amount OF beef that ] would get
from some cattle and the small amount
that others would net me. One day | was
riding through the country looking for a
herd Of beef cattle. and 4 met farmer
who had a very fine herd to sell. The.
market at.tllat time was only 31s cents a
pound, but this man would not sell for
less than four cents. After looking tho.
cattle over very closely decided to give,
him the price asked After butcherng
I found that i could we'll afford to pay!
him tho extra half cent as his cattle
nctted me a. great deal more than any
that had ever handled. They dressed
out about ten per cent. more than the
common cattle 1 had been using, or, In
other words. ] zoo pound steer was
worth Sc more than a common steer Of the
same weight and appearance. We do not
buy cattle for what they weigh alive,
but for what We think they will weigh
dressed. This experience taught me a les
son, and after that ] always looked for
The better grade of steers. fl began to-
look for those straight legs, for the broad
hips. straight backs, deep tanks and
heavy bones, ] always had a fancy for
nice cattle and always look for those
of good color v.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
OLD HOW1TZERs.
Twenty-ninth Annual Banquet
to be Held Here.

Tho Richmond IIowitzer Association.
one of the oldest, military organizations
annua fb aSau S G'q is MSyrpys
Hotel on December 18th. as
The invitations have been sent out. ask
LOBBY att o'clock r. NJ. on the day ,'' named.
Judge George l.. Christian and Messrs.3
Walter Blair and w. y. Word constitute
the Committee on Invitations, and 1T is
enjoyable one, @4 i3 tss5,5EEot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
different colors planted In one pot '
produce a fine effect,

&
"a writerl4in a contemporary Journal
warns its readers Of the jaldinicre The
warning Is a needed one unless the ut
most, care is taken. and examination made
cvory day, water is almost sure 10 accu-
!mulate to tho great dctrlment or the
plant in the pot, 4 lt&is no doubt tho ca use
OF much of the nalai Of plants.
There Is great danger to house plants
In the fall and winter months BY too
much rather than too little heat In our
stove and furnace heated rooms; a cool
side room, off the living room, Is a de-
sirable place for them. and then be care
full about overwhelming when plant growth
is slow.
The Chinese primrose Is ono OF tho best
of winter blooming plants, but it is amucl.
neglected, for the reason that some little
skill and q sood deal Of patience is re-
quircd To raise good plants from seed.
But a good show of these plants Is a
fine test of ones ability rs q plant grower,
and they deserve more attention than
they usually receive.
After chrysanthcmu plants have fin
ished blooming they should be kept In n
cool temperature. with hut little water,
aud be looked over occasionally to dis
cover insects. which, II seen, should be
destroyed, The last OF February or the
first of March is early enough toistrike
cuttings from them; then the old nants
can be thrown away. Young plants from
cuttings are more satisfactory than those
obtained
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
Market Collections,

The C{nm3 N On Markets met IN ne
received reports showing collections for
sanitary tax amounting TO sl24,7O at the
First Market; $500 1T tho Second and
$3.50 at the Third. "A .'
Mr.. G. II. Wooddy was elected to the
position Of helper at the First Market TO
~ g ', vacancy M. John z; West was
Of Mr., Y. b, Williams. resigned.
The payrols and bills were ordered
paid. and other r0ntina matters disposed
OFF.
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Special Grand Jury.

(ByG Associated Prcss.) 81.
ELYRIA, O., December G.--Judgc Wash
burn has called special grand jury at
direction Of Prosecutor Lee Stroup Of
Loraln county, to inquire into the ober-l
lin bank failure. The jury will be drawn
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area required for the production OF Q
definite amount Of food, point of vital
Importance In the matter OF growing
forage for selling purposes. In other
words II Is shown that not only is there
profitable gain, but that With these
crops the application OF nitrate of soda
made 1t possible to double the number OF
cattle or the number of cows that could
be kept on a definite area.
In the case of the wheat and rye, me
application was made when the plants
were we'll started In the spring In the
case OF the spring or summer seeded
crops the applications we're made after
the plants were we'll started and root
systc,ns we'll established and ready for
tho rapid absorption OF food.
In raising forage crops the best re-
sults-In fact, satisfactory rcsults-can
only be obtained when grown under the
intensive system. The soil must be we'll
prepared and an abundance of all the
clements Of plant food supplied. Hence,
tho application OF nitrate may be greater
than Is usually recommended for grain
crops Under the extensive system.
STEER WORTH THE MONEY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

#"if ! could only have. mylfe to live over
again for the past two years that might
save my name from this great uishonor
that has befallens me- =
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Gets Small Verdict,

In the suit of Helen Byrd Cha nlber-
4layne VS.. the Passenger & Power Com
ipany for $1,000, the Jury found for Tho
plaintiff and fixed the damages at $780,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

We Guarantee, that Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery does rot contain alcohol opium, or
anv harmful drug. IL is an Alternative extract
from roots Of most valuable medicinal plants
Persons making Worlds 0spensa Medical Association,
s ssss;s@;2 x s. e. g. OVN:f,4<<,>
,,rnSec ufed
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Take Action Against Woman.

=
Fl CLEVlcLAND, December 6-County
prosecuting Attorney Harvey l.. Keller
stated ths afternoon that he was work.
Ing along certain lines with a viewsto-
ward taking action against Mrs. Cassie
j.. Chadwick on behalf Of the State OF
Ohio. While he would not Indicate tho
line along which he WIS working. he in
.tiinatcd that the action II brought. would
bc on the charge of obtaining money u,i-
der false pretcnsc.
Receiver Locser has secured n restrain
ing order Of the court preventing the
i!s;ria Deposit Bank from selling or re-
Moving any OF the chattcls Of Mrs. Chad
SICK from her home at the corner OF
Euclid Avenue and Gcnessee Street. ..lc
bank holds chattel mortgage on Mrs.
Chadwick's household effects. and recent
5ly put a keeper in tho Chadwick home
stead. Locser has also secured tenn
liorary Injunction against Henry Wuerst.
OF Elyrla. who is said TO hold as security
for n loan. a large quantity OF Mrs. Chad
wIck's Jewels. Reports vary MS TO the
value OF the jewelry in question. One
report places tho worth. at 5000, while
another says 1t is only $1,000. Wuerst
himself refuses 10 discus .he matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

Swamp Root is pleasant to taxed
II you are already convinced
that Swamp-Root IS what you
need. you can purchase the reg
ular fifty-cent and one-dollar
size bottles at the drug stores
everywhere. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root. Dr.. kilmers
swamp Root, and the address,
Binghamton, n. r.. on every
bottle.
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HAYES
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patch.
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The House Flower Garden.
Bulbs Of the oxalis Grand Du chess,
are now offered in three colors-pink.
white and avender-veritablc gems for
winter blooming, Three or four bulbs of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

j. used to be considered that only urinary and,
b)edder troubles to be traced to the Kidneys.
nut now modern science proves that nearly all dis
eases have their beginning In the disorder OF these
most important organs
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out OF
order, you can understand how quickly your entire
body Is affected and how every organ seems to fall
To- DO Its duty
II you are sick or .,feel dy." begin taking the
grea Kidney remedy, DR. KIlmers Swamp Root, be-
cause as soon as your Kidneys begin to get better
they will help all the other organs to health.
trial will convince anyone.
! eheerfuy recommend and endorse the Great
bic and bad liver have used and derived great
benefit from It. believe It has cured me entirely
Of kidney and liver trouble, from which ! suffered
terribly.
Most gratefully yours,
q. g. Reynolds, chief q . Police,
Columbus, Ga.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys responsible for
many kinds OF diseases. and II permitted to con-
tinue much suffering and fatal results are sure to
follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes
you dizzy, restless. sleepless and irritable Makes
you pass water often during the day and obligcs
you to get up many times during the night. I'M
healthy Kidneys cause rcuma tsn gravel, catArrh
Of the bladder. pain dull acc IN the back. Joints
and muscles: make your head acne and back tche,
cause indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, sou
though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty
Of ambition but no strength: get weak and waste
away.
The cure for these troubles Is DR.. Kilmer's
taking Swamp. Root you afford natural ;.cp to Ma
iture. for Swamp Root Is the most perfect healer
and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to
medical science. t5
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How to Find Out.

n there Is any doubt in your mind as to your con
dion, take from your urine on rising about four
plice il in glass or bottle and let It stand
twenty four hours II on examination It is milky
or cloudy II there is brick-dust settling. or II
sms II particles float about in It, your kidneys
In need Of immediate attention.
p Swamp Root is pleasant to take and is used in
tho leading hospitals. recommended by physicians
in their private practice and Is taken by doctors
themselves who have kidney ailments because they
recognize in It the greatest and most successful
remedy. for kidney. liver. and bladder troubles y
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NJ CONFERENCE
WITH CARNEGIE

Continued from First Page,
wck's son went TO the public telephone
IN the hotel and called up DR.. Albcrtus
A.. Moore. lie asked the physician TO
hurry at once to his mother. who. he said
was very i'll. u
Or. Moore said later:
.Mrs. Chadwick Is suffering from ner-
.Nous prostration, the result Of her re-
5,iioval from the Holland House to this
hotel and being followed BY secret SER
vice mon and reporters
One Of the hotel clerks said the son
had told him his mother was in n critical
condition from nervousness. The coach
used BY Mrs. Chadwick, her son and thu
maid was driven TO Gramercy Park after
lcavn. the party. ss
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ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands Of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It,

TO Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy SwanpRoot Will Do
YOU Every Reader the Richmond Times. Dispatch
May Have a Sample Bottle Sent ABB
solutey Freely Mail
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J"LAxo for sale By all drussists'"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-13
REYNOLDS Weapa.

New York, Dec. 12.--The aged Sec
retary OF the Wade Park bank pre-
sented a pathetic picture today as he
answered question after question
which brought out his confidence In
the woman who was twice indicted to-
day by the grand jury Of Cyahoga
county for forgery and uttering OF
forged paper, However, It was ap-
parent from the stand taken by Iri
Reynolds, that protection would be af-
forded no longer. though, apparently,
he still believes his trust is justified.
There was but one question which
he attempted to evade-that was the
answer in regard to how much of his
personal estate had passed into the
possession of Mrs. Chadwick.
At this his eyes filled with tears, he
hesitated. and, while his every express
sion was hung upon by his questloners,
he asked, in way that could not be
refused, to be excused from answering.
The question was not pushed by
either attorneys or the Interrogation of
the Inqulsitor,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-13

New York, Dec. l2.--Mrs. Chadwick
today expressed herself as Of the opin-
Ion that IL she must face the charges
accommodating against her, she would
better do so In her own home city. and
70 Cleveland she has made up her
mind to so.
Mrs. Chadwick's counsel, which had
In view the tenability Of an insanity
plea for a defense. has strongly ad-
vised her against the step. but Mrs.
Chadwick Is superior, as yet, to the
wishes of advisers, and will leave in
custody today for the Ohio city. and
will face the charges of those interest.
ed in the fall Of the Oberlin bank, and
OF the other financial catastrophes to
which she is alleged to have been the
chief contributary cause.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS

sore structures upon the conditions OF
quarantine that cause the casual OBJ
server, even, to reflect. OF II he says:
In consequence Of the lack of ap-
pliances it is necessary to use the pot
method Of fumigatlon by sulphur, be-
cause vessel with three matches can
not be used without moving the ues-
sci several times, wherefore the pur-
chase of galvanized piping and Of the
necessary lengths Of rubber hose is
recommended.
In view Of DIR. Earle's recent expert
enee with the steamer Elleric, the In
terview that has been reported and
denied as having been given by the
mate Of the vessel, the bearing of the
report that was submitted to the cham
Der Of commerce last night, at a read
ing by the secretary, has an import
ance that could not have been voucn-
safed, were it not for the recommen.
dation of the chamber that Senator
0Noh OC lCHdNStCus upOn tbt StTcIBtu
of unanimous vote of the chamber,
to forward the recommendations in
the quarantine officers communlca-
tion to the department.
Senator Fulton win have hard job.
The remainder of the report. as sub
mitted and referred to legislative ac-
tion Is the same as has been printed a
number Of times before, and the sig
nificant part of the submission, as at
present quoted, is contained in the ac-
tion of the chamber in referring 1t to
the senator from this district.
Other proceedings at last nights
session were found in the dropping
from the rolls Of derelict members, the
request being made that names be
not printed.
A copy of the report of DR.. Earle was
ordered sent to Tom Richardson, who
will doubtless be glad to have it. The
weather is rainy and discursive litera-
ture, since Kant has been read and
Emerson condemned, is scarce.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-13
she oETs ASHES.
Bum Joke Of q New York German on
Sweetheart.

New York. Dec. 12.--According TO
the provision OF his will. the ashes Of
Fritz Herlxhei. a weil.to-do merchant
OF Haledon. N. j.. will be sent TO ais
bereayed sweetheart In Germany. He
loft Germany under orders years ago
because OF socialist expressions and
pledged his troth TO young woman;
but after time In America he married
another and reared family. Memory
OF the object OF his early love In Ger
many always remained fresh In his
mind and through his life he corre-
aponded with her. when his will was
read II was found that he had left his
estate TO his son on condition that his
body be crcmated and the ashes sent
back TO the woman. This has been ar
ranged and rhe ashes will be shipped
by mail.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-13
Imprisoned Oysters.

New York, Dec. 12.--Great South
Bay. Long Island, the home Of the
blue point oysters. is frozen over for
the first time before Christmas in
the memory OF the traditional oldest
inhabitant." The recent mild weather
afforded immense shipments of oysters.
both to European and American
houses, but the sudden freeze up has
stopped all traffic and tied up many
boats. The life savers on South
Beach are cut off from the mainland
by Ave miles of treacherous ice.