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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08

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turned home after q pleasant visit to his
daughter. Mrs. Egbert Claiborne. FL
& Mr. r.. II. Murray has returned to his home
at Ochre. Chesterfield county. after brief
visit to friends. s
Ivy Shelton. tho elevcn-yenr-old daughter,
OF Mrs. a. j. Shelton is quite sick at her
Mr. and Mrs. wesley. OF Suffolk. Va. who
have been visiting their deushter, Mrs Je.
rome Sherry on Louisiana street, ,et rs 10y, aeW
make their future home.
Il w. N, Hoover OF Healing Springs Va. who;
has been visiting his son. VT. Hoover.
on Louisiana Street. for the past two weeks.
left a few days ago to spend the chriotmas
holidays with his son, mo Rev. Milton Hoover.
who livo In Louisiana. tS;4 5st
\ Miss 5Sallie Irvey is visiting her daughter at
IL G. Mckenzie, a former colporter will b
In charge OF the Fulton Mission daily from !
Mrs. William Brown continues quite ~:
Mrs. Heny Ball and her sighteen-y ar.o.d
son John Ball. continues extremely III at their
home on Graham st rect ,
Mics Florence Montgomery continues quite
Ill at her home on Nicholson Street
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THREE OLD CRON|ES
TAKE THEIR! own Lives /:
Remarkable Series Of Suicides
in New York
City.

The details OF remarkable series OF
suicides were supplied when the body Of
Wilhelm Nissman was reduced to ashes
at the Fresh Pond Crematory, Long Is
land, on Monday afternoon. Wissman
was the last of q trio OF old German
crones. all Socialists. all exiles from their
native land, who took their own lives IN
identically the same manner within a
week s.t vs.
First to kill himself was Lebrecht
Stamm, instructor in the school connect
cd with the Labor Lyceum, Brooklyn.
Stalnm was fifty years old and had been
teacher in Germany. but his political
opinions In the days Of Bismarcks war
on Socialists drove him to America He
was much beloved by the students, but
recently became Respondent, and on Tues
day Of last week he shot himself behind
the right ear, leaving for his family the
statement that his life 9had become use.
less.
stamm's body was cremated at Fresh
Pond. on Thursday. Christian Pattberg
pronounced a eulogy and others, among
them Oscar Haasc, a fellow Socialist and
close friend, spoke OF the fortunate lot
OF him who was gone.
Oscar IIaase was sixty-two years old,
, Architectural Ironworkers Union, No. A.
Lately he had been out Of work, and
Respondent Returning from the StanlN,
memorial meeting to his home No. sol
East Seyenty-sixth Street, he put a pis-
! toll .behind his right ear and shot him.
self. According to his last wish his wife
had him cremated on Saturday.
Wilhelm Wissman was sixty years old
q man Of education and an official OF
| tho Social Democratic party. For some
| time he had been out OF work. With his
last money he bought n revolver on Sat
urday, and showing It to his wife at their
| home, No. ga Diamond Street. Green.
point, remarked that 1t would be best fol
| linn to do MS his friends. Stamm and
] Haasc, had done Ills wife took the re-
yolvcr away.
In the afternoon Wissnan went to the
| home OF Undertaken Peter Blasius. No
1873 Norman Street, Greenpont, and there
| shot himself as his two friends had
| Friends are caring for the widow. who
had only twenty-five cents left when her
husband killed hlnscf.-New York World
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4 CARD ON THE
MILK QUESTION ||E|::.s' On
Richmond Dairy Company,
20A North F'oushee Street,
Richmond, Va. December. 1901

Richmond, Va, December . l9pk
TO the sPublic,-In view Of the fact that
the Impression seems to prevail In the
minds OF some that the recent advance
in the price of milk from 7 to 8 cents per
quart was due to the adoption Of a%the
Pure Food Ordinance. We think It proper
to state plainly and clearly our position
on the subject, so that the public may be.
able intelllgently to Judge whether that
position Is reasonable and Just.
We desire to say first that We are IN
hearty sympathy with any plnn the OBJ
ject OF which Is to guarantee to the citi-'
zens OF Richmond pure. wholesome milk
OF n high standard and quality.
TO this end We favor the objects OF the
Pure Food Ordinance. There are some
provisions OF the ordinance to which the
attention OF the Board OF Health has been
ana which tho board now have
under consideration. The proposed amend
ment, however, does not contemplate the
lowering Of tho0 standard OF quality or
affect the true objects OF the law IN any
way.
There are some small items Of extra
expense incident to the operation OF the
milk business under the Pure Food Ordi-
nance. but this Is not the cause OF the
advance in price. AS a matter natter Of e FACT.
the price OF milk should have been adj
5vanced before now. for numerous ren-
sons Two years ago we paid ST per ton
for bran, It now costs us $2l In car
load lots. Corn meal cost us then sI
per ton. 1t As now S26. These are the
principal food stuffs bought for the cat
tie. Other dairy food stuffs have also adj.
syanced Dairy labor costs us ut least 10
per cent more now than two years ago.
and all these things considered, the adj
vance OF one cent In quart In milk does,
not seem to us unreasona BILE, particularly
when It is remembered that NIL other food
products have also advanced In price to-
a. marked degree. In Baltimore, Wash.
ington, New York and Philadelphia, milk
Is sold at from 8 1-2 to 10 cents per quart
and In our own. city of Norfolk at 10
cents.
AS to our methods of.handlng milk, we
would say that In aadditl lon to the esls
used BY u.s. a reliable chemist Rich
mond, employed at our expense, takes
samples OF our milk, and furnishes us,
with a statement Of his analysis each
day These statements we keep on file.
for our own use and for inspection BY any
one who cares to see them. All this IS
in addition to- and Independent of tho In
specuon made and samples taken ~ tllc
city Inspector, and the analyses Of the
city chemist, we GWoulu tstec!'l y
pleasure to have representatives Of the
press and others, who us consumers Of
milk. or otherwise have an interest IN
this question, to so through our estab-
lishment and thoroughly acquaint Them
selves with the methods we employ In the
handling Of milk
Respect fully,
4. III RICHMOND DAIRY COMPANY
j. O, SCOTT, &. ,'t3s z, II BI4ANToN,
SEQ. and Treas. III President,
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THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.

EFew People Know How Useful It ls In
&6si Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
is tho safest and most efficient dislnfec-
rant and purif!ersin nature, but few
realize It's value when taken into the hu-
man system for the same cleansing pur-
pose, \, n
take OF It the better; ut Is not drug
a t all, but simply apsorbs the gases and
Impurities always present in the stomach
and ntcstines and carries them out OF the
system. i3{ Va
Charcoal swoetens the !, breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous Vegetables,
Charcoal effectuaAly clears and Improves
the complexion, it whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natura! ana &nl!hently
safe, cathartic, III 5s a IS
1t absorbs the Injurious gases which col
lect In the stomach and bowels; 1t dlsn-
fects the mouth ana throat from the pol
son of catarrh. 8
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, hut probably. the best cpar-
coal and the most for the money IS in
stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they IRE conf
posed OF the finest powdered ilaow
charcoal, and other harmless antlsept'es
in tablet form or rather IN the form OF
large, pleasant tasting lozengcs, the char
Goa being mixed with honey, e
The daily use Of these lozenges Will
soon tell in a much improved condition
OF the general health. better complex
ion, sweater breath and purer blood, and
tho beauty OF It Is, that no possible harm
can result from their continued use, but
on the contrary, great benefit. II
i, A Buffalo physician. In speaking Of the,
benefits OF charcoal. says ~ advise stu-
arts Charcoal I.ozenges to all patents
suffering from gas In stomach and bow
els, ana to o!enr the complexion and puri-'
~ the breath, mouth and throat; also
believe the liver Is greatly benefited by!
the daily use OF them; they cost but twen,.
ty-fye cents box at drug stores, and
although in some sense q pa tent preparar5
ton ton, yet belteye / get more. and bettes
charcoal In stuart-s Charcoal 1tozenaes
than In any Of the ordinary charcoal tad
let's.
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MAY CURE pneumonia
With GOLD AMI. SILVER.
French Physician Reports SEN
sational Discovery to
Academy.

The New York Herald publishes tho fol-
lowing from Paris:
A sensational communca ton was made
to the Academic dc Medicine oslay by
DR.. Albert Robin, who reported his dis
covery OF the fact that certain metals,
such as gold and silver, very finely sub.
divided and employed In nfnitesimal
doses. exercise q considerable effect on
tho vital phenomena 55z
Reduction OF the metals 10 the desired
state is obtained BY their electrical dis
solution in water. The metal SO trca ted
acquires the property of developing a
force similar to that Of a ferlnent This
popularity Of the phenomenon has led DR..
Robin to use the terms"metalic ferments"
in reporting his discovery,
His metallic ferments & are employed in
cases of pneumonia in hypoderntc injec-
tions OF from five to ten cubic cent?
hundrcdths TO two-tenths OF milli-
gramme OF gold, silver platinum, Sc,
produced a brusque defcrvescence Of the
malady In six cases out Of ten before the
seventh day.
Thirteen cures were obtained In four
teen cases thus treated.
There is q complete similarity between
the natural favorable crisis In pneu-
lnona. and that produced bytmealic fer
ments. These fcrments. therefore are
capable Of producing, aiding or Fastening
this natural favorable crisis.
After one or two infections the tenn
peraturc falls suddenly, almost always in
definite manner. The employment OF
these metallic fcrmcnts does not constl-
tutc the complete treatment Of pneumonia.
for complications and the predominnnce
OF certain symptoms necessitnte access
sorry therapeutics. but great progress
would appear to be made BY their use ~
tho treatment OF this frequent and serI-
Gus ma adv, 5f.ltj s3s a3 iilH 3Is Nc
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All Druggist.

II : y ].
with the methods and practices Of Amerl.
can railroads.. and has just matriculatcd
as a member of the senior class Of the
department of philosophy Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. ,S i3
The Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific is making q fine traffic record.
Within the year there has been an In
crease Of 25 per month In the number
OF freight trains operated. During the
past month 12,0lO were handled as against
10, e67 during the same time last year.
The Big Four has bought the handsome
observation car exhibited at the st. Louis
Exposition by the Pullman Company II
Is the finest specimen of this class Of
equipment ever turned out, and will run
between Cincinnati and Detroit
The Chesapeake and Ohio has been de-
feated in legal contest with the Deep
water for right OF way through a noun
tain pass where the latter had located
It's line
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Supreme Court Proceedings,

Proceedings OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday were;
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany vs., Smith; argued by ,, r., Lcake
and A. x. I>cakc for plaintiff In error,
and Gray 81 Gray for defendant In Or
ror, and submitted, 49, =
vs. Spralley by &C.; argued by Richard
- Ilnstall for plaintiff In error, and
continued Until tomorrow morning
The next cases TO DO called are;
Warner Moore d Company vs.. Western
Assurance Company and Norfolk and
Western Railway Company w. town Of
SpmOlk
Mr.. y. s. Turner, of Warrcnton. Va,
and Mr.. p 4. Gray, Of Palmyra, Va,
This county.
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Endorsed and Approved.

On, OF the stories attributed to Bishop
Potter concerns n young and inexper-
fenced Clergyman who had Just beeh ca,leo
to city charge. At the end OF the first
month his salary was paid by q check
and he took 1t to the bank and passed
1t in at the paying teler's window. It he
official looked at 1t and then passed II
back. cts perfectly good. &c said. but
i will have, to ask you to endorse IT.,
The young clergyman took his pen ana
wrote across the face OF the check: I
respectfully subscribe to the sentiments
herein expressed"
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MA TELLS COUPLE PA
HAS BIG GUN LOADED
Especial 10 The Times pispatch)t

U WINsTEp. CONN, December 7,-"Hcl'o
Mamma, Leon and / are married" tclephone9
Miss Ida Fowler, fifteen years old from NJ Her
ton. M Y.. to her mother here Monday
night. FAN 8
'sYou had better remain away from VIM.
sted," Mrs. Fowler responded, .if you know
what's best for both OF you. Your father has
got Ills sun loaded"
n Miss Fowler and leon Grant, WHO'S about
twenty. eloped Monday, and their whereabouts
was not known until the receipt Of the tells
phone message s,f
The couple has not returned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
TRAVELS $500 MILES
TO go ITO COURT

tspoclal 10 Tho Times. pispa!eh,) =
tcoLUaiHIS. O., December 1m = a. q
Amos colunhus man. bought 'nree bnt hev
Wore stoio, on shin on the way home; The y
steamship COMPANY asspsta Ia and arrested 2
srhree imrs MT. Amos has been called to
Now @ Orleans cans as Witnesa b the irla!., ne q
eessanF 1900 mlleS q s5syeh, as fon that
viii. Tho \ accussd Ii no doubt guilty, INA
ircinrnl ,l,o,irl has no tursdiction,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08

tits gospel truth to SAY that
no DISEASES such IS rheuma.
tism, neuralgia, biliousness,
collie, cold, sore threat, backachs,
hollis, bowel troubles, skin erup.
lions, and all those caused By
local inflammation, can be 90
quickly, safely and surely cured,
Is BY the use Of HAnL1NS
WIZARD OIL.
It gets right down in, around
the nerves and blood vessels OF,
the affected tissues, where tho
trouble is, and gently soothes
and coaxes them back to health.
For oil pain, chronic aud
acute, it is . remarkable rem.
edy, and has no equal in safety
and effectiveness in tho medical
world. Price SOC and $1.OO.
Fully guaranteed.
For sale and recommended BY
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FULTON NEWS.

~. ru,,n, N,,a.on for Inc Relief OF tha
Poor. WITH. headauurtrs ut No. 1915 WI lllams'
burg Avenue is meeting with much aEprova!,
Mr., Morris, OF PoWhatRH county, lHs -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Thanks Will Come.

Teach your girl how to cook. and II she
does not thank you. somebody son will
thank you for her.-Europa, Ala. Prog
rCSS. tt3 IA 5s ~ 3gs
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REVOLUTION IN
ROAD METHODS 4. |: ] | / d s
Many Marvellous Changes Made
in Equipment and Track
Bed.
ELECTRICITY AND STEAM - IN
Concrete Ties Instead Of Wood.
Steel Cars and Coaches
in Prospect.

The first four years Of the twentieth
century have been more prolific Of adj
vances In practical ralroading and In
revolutionary changes and reforms than
the preceding two decadea. The next five
or six years promise to bring about sucl,
radical changes In railway equipment,
road-beds and operating methods as prac-
tically to revolutionize the system. Ger
tainly nlarvels have been wrought since
the days OF the old wood-burner locolno-
tlves, dlminutive engines with their great
.top-heavy bulging stacks that emitted
sparks like n volcano and attained n,
maximum, speed Of about twenty miles an
hour with light, fragile train. The To-
connective Of 1870 is a dwarf. indeed, be-
side one Of the mammoth locomotives IN
use to-day by tho great railways Of the
country, and the average passenger coach
or sleeping car Of to-day Is as far ahead
OF those Of thirty or forty years ago as
the modern locomotive is ahead Of the
primitive. ,..8 5
Among the rel forms and progress sive adj
vances Of the Immediate present may be
mentioned the large expenditures by var-
Gus systems in Strengthening out curves
and reducing grades. thereby effecting q
great saving in time in fuel expense, IN
liability to accident and in distance and
cost Of rails Iii order to successfully
compete with well euipped railways,
whose grades are minimized BY scientific
engineering. other roads must Increase the
hauling capacity of their locomotives by
reducing grades and cutting out curves.
Earth fills have been replaced at great
expense BY substantial stone or metal,
a permanent Improvement that reduces
the cost for repairs and maintenance OF
way. While all these improvements are
heing made, the cost of maintenance Of
way. is, Of course, materially increased
and this detracts somewhat from the
showing Of earnings, but this is merely
temporary In a few years the railways
will be reapinE the fruits of expenditures
now in progress in decreased operating
expenses.
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Important Reforms.

But the reforms in rairoading are more
radical and remarkable than these merely
physical improvements in the properties.
Revolution Is conspirng against steam
as a motive power, and already success
full experiments have been made wit,
petroleum as fuel. Railways are now be-
ing operated in Texas with oil as fuel
and the oil is being further utilized TO
increase the comforts and attractiveness
OF travel by allaying the dust. With dust
and cinders both eliminated, great ad-
vance has been scored already But this
is not ALL Experiments have been made
with gratifying results in the use Of cleo
trio locomotives, the New York Central
taking the lead in this direction. The
electric motor car or locomotive has been
demonstrated to be a success in drawing
heavy trains at n greater speed than Is
safely attainablc with steam as q
motive power Yet the possibilities OF
electricity as a motive power are
yet but vaguely and dimly be-
ginning to be realized. In some cases on
short lines the steam locomotive has been
discarded in favor Of the electric cur
rent. 1t promises soon to be more gen
orally used for yards and shifting pur-
poses The cost Is the chief item. and
when electricity has been demonstrated
TO be easily practicable and OF no great
er cost than steam. the doom Of the loco
motive of to-day will be at hand
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Have Concrete Ties.

An even moro noteworthy development
is now noted. The Lake Shore Railway
has determined to enHngc4l in the manu-
facturc OF concrete ties instead OF wooden
ones for their tracks. Thousa nds and
tens Of thousands and even hundreds OF
thousands OF ties are used yearly in re-
placing those rotting away on the varl-
GUS roads, Owing to the increasing cost
OF oak and cedar ties, the Lake Shore
has determined to make this experiment.
In fact. the change has already beer
determined upon. after experiments for
over three years. The durability OF tho
concrete ties is more than double that OF
wood 1t is only a question of time
before the various roads will supcrscdc
wooden ties win some permanent or Ger
talnly more durable material. 1t Is not
improbable that concrete roadbcds Will
ultimately he laid Instead Of the ballast
and wooden ties Of to-day. All these re-
forms are being brought about through
q desire TO reduce the cost Of maintaining
roadbeds.
Another noteworthy DEVELOPMENT is tho
construction OF steel cars instead of the
moro pcrishablc and less capacious wood.
en- cars. For some years coal cars, OF
gondolas, as they are known, have been
constructed of steel, these being built Of
the pressed metal with q capacity Of fifty
tons per car, az compared with thlrt%five
or forty tons for the largest Of the wood.
en- cars. Now. the Erie Railroad has taker
the lead in experiments with u steel bag
gage car One il now on inspection at IT.
jersey City terminal, being constructed
wholly OF steel. 1t is non-inllammuble
and less liable to be telescopcd. thereby
offering greater security TO both life anc
properly, and protecting the rear coaches
from the shock OF collsons 1t Is an.
nounced that 1t Is the intention OF the
Erie Ia build Its passenger coaches along
this line. The passenger coach OF tho
future will be OF steel.
Tho construction OF freight gondola cars
OF steel IS so successful that tho Pressed
steel Car Works Of Plttshurg is getting
all the business It can DO. Last year Il
delivered 10 tho Chesapeake and Ohif
Railway 1000 Of these flfty-ton double
drop steel gondolas, and recently the Same
company gave an order for 600 more Of
tho same pattern.
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KSolidAConfort.

All the same, If anything serious be-
falls the country within the next four
years they can't lay it on US Demo-
Gratis montgomery Advertiser.
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II E-H ETJM ~ TT$M

rheumatism OF the most painful
an excess OF uric acid in the blood the
knees hlps wrists
Eoes OF the feet
geFous OF all The dieaEe
catlng
practically
Botanic Blood Balm
Of the malay and counteracts the condition
solves ana osspates the rheumatic relieves the
the joints and builds the
disease remedd and tho
and yigor Of perfect health
eases where doctors hot spring
failed.
botanic Blood BALM tB b. 81 is sold by all druggists
~ SlO0 bottle, nteet IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08

Botanic Blood Balm %, Il, b. also cures
Blood Poison, scrofula. Cancers, Ulcers. Eo.
1ems, carpuncles and all Skin Diseases. 1t is
a free sample and medical advice win be aent
: 10 anyone writing the colnpany~und statinr
symnloms OF his or her disease. Write to-
day -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08

Mr.. William W. Robertson has re-
lnquished his position as stenographer IN
the office of the assistant general freight
agent Of the Southern Railway, TO ac-
cept q position In the office OF the DIS
trict passenger and freight agent OF the
Z Atlantic Coast Line in this city. He will
be succeeded by Mr.. Fritz Baugh, Of New
York, for7nely OF this city. Mr.. Robert
son has assumed his duties with the Coast
Line.