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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Fire in Gloucester

tspeeial tn The Tlmes-D ispatchj
GLouGEsT5RI ~ g g M TGA aorg Jan # sshe
Was destroyed BY IRE at, $3.50, O'Clock this
morning. There was only time, to save
the horses and other stock. The corn,
rroyender and implements We're, destroyed,
The property was partially insured Tho
origin Of the fire is unknown,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Approaching Wedding.

(snecial 70 The Times-Dispatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG,v VA, Jan. 52e.-Mr.
the approaching marriage Of their A daugh.
ter. Miss Jane c. Gouldman,3to Mr.. Smith
y. Putnam, Of Washingto D. CT, the
ceremony to take place at the home Of
the brides parents. on Prince Edward
Street. In this city, on Wednesday eve-
ming, February Sd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Curtail Production,
;necinl 10 The I'imes. plspatch.)

(Special to The Times-plspatchl 5
BURLINGTON. N. c., Jan. 26-The rep
resentatiyes of the cotton mills Of Ala'
rance county to-day unanimously re-
solved to curtail the production one'
fourth on account OF the present high
prices ol cotton and the inability 10
soil goods at a profit.
There are twenty cotton mills IN this
county, comprising shout 10000 spindles
and 5000 looms, employing thousands Of
hands.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
HoNoRs JUDGE 4 NORTON.
The Bar Of Orange Present Him
With a Loving Cup.

@9 Especial to The TIMes-DlSpdtCn.J l2l Z
ORANGE, VA..6g Jan. 26.--The closing
term OF Orange County Court was held
hor. Monday, The bar and officers Of tho
court passed resolutions highly compli,
pc sented him with a loving cup. Mr..
~, w. Scott recited the history Of the
County Court. and made the representation
spccch, to which Judge Morton feelingly
1JSDc nded gs3i- tf(;, Jf3l 81 " a7S}{ EtA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Elopers Return.
Especial to The

Especial to The Times Dispatch.>
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Jan, 26.,-
II. W. staHler and Grace Ellis, who
eloped and were married sunday ii at
Weldon. m .Ss c., returned home to-day,
she g!rvs parents bjeeted to the match,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27

Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company.
to-day, he said that the difference paid
this season By his mill for the sans
number OF bales as used 30 far last sea
son was over 10000. This extra sum;
goes into the pockets ~ the farmers. and
the goods having basn sold on . baAlsI
way below the present price, II v platlI
10 be seen that the present high prscss oes
cotton Is pretty hard on ths 2, sautAess
turers, as they will dellysE thu xooda ~
sold. les the prise Va what \ nAs. S.S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
RETAIL II GRocERs.
Held Enthusiastic Meeting Last
s#a Night on Cary Street. "

The Retail Grocers' Association met last
tniCiit at its rooms thirteenth and Cary
Sticets. The session was very entA usia s.
vast deal Of business was transacted. The
business session was followed by a smoker,
which was much enjoyed. In q drawing
mater that was held, MT. a. Pohlig,
treasurer OF the association was the
lucky man. THO prize r,us barrel Of
Ballard and Ballard's Obeilsk flour, given
BY that firm. slg q E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Re-Elected Officers.

he stockholders of the Meclaplcsyille
turnpike Company held their annual
meeting yesterday, The beard q dlrss-
elected MIR, II. Sitterding president and
MI. William Northrop secretary and
treasurer. fs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Fire in Loudoun.

,, sERsHsn1ht T. w. W. JAM s5rhe livery
slatlc and adjoining structures, owned by
mir. J, NJ. Corbln IN !oudoun county,
were burned last night. The loss VIII ap-
I.oxinute observation-disclosures
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Norfolk and Western Appoint
uents.

Especial TO The Times Dlspatch,l
ROANOKE, va, Jan, 28.-'The follow
ing appointments were announced to-aaS
from the Office of President 7, ~ Johh-
son, OF the Norfolk and Western:
n AZ G. Needles, superintendent Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
BIG TOBACCO SALES.
Record for Season Will Probably
be Made To-day,

Heavy sales of tobacco arc expected to-
day on all the Richmond breaks. The
receipts yesterday were very large, and
tho seasons record will probably be bro
The sales yesterday aggregated some-
,saamed TO be aatisfactory to all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
KEEPS HIMSELF WELL.

a"paine's Celery Compound Is the only
medicine Il have taken Tor years, and SO
5lons as It benefits me 80 much / shall
never take any other. Il always keeps
me wcil.',--GUS.8 3. SEM 8404 s.. b way
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept, 1903
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
AUTOMOBILE sPOKEs.
Richmond Concern Making Their

Richmond Concern Making Them
for Northern Market.
The large business of the Virginia
North Carolina Wheel Company has BEEN
for the manufacture Of spokes for auto
mobiles. g.
The company has already built up a
bic business In this line. and many OF
itng their goods from the Richmond fac
tory. 7.
my, has just returned from the South,
where he went In the Interest Of the
company. He said last night that the
oLt.cok for the year was even brighter
itlun last s } i3 Ri M.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
Tough on Manufacturers,

(Specinl to Tho Tlmesr I1lspatch.ll
WELDON, N. CT, ian. d 26.v-Ip tai King
with Mr.. w, n, Hood. president os ~
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
ROCKEFELLER AS a TARGET.

No other living is subjected to the abuse public
and private, from pulpit the columns of the news
papers poured out daily John D. Rockefeller the
richest only in the world but the richest man of all
history The Vanderbilts Goulds, Carnegies Morgans
ct al long left Croesus the shade and discounted
of the Rothschilds for wealth But Croesus
and the Rohschds paupes compared to Rockefeller
Rockefeller for wealth above the other capitalists
of this country of as the washington monument
above the spires domes pretentous edfces of
the Capital city He is the greatest organizer of men
and measures this country produced His oldest son
talks of saving faith and of religion while the old man
worries with his chronic dyspepsia and goes on
pling UP his millions. He knows only business"
Mr.. Rockefeller owns up that he began business on
money borrowed from his father per cent interest
The main thing unite even small amount of cash
with SO supreme business genius People who burn 70
succeed in making big fortune and somehow fail are
much worried over the Rockefeller accumulation Ida
writes about him and takes McCIures checks with 5ov
Paragraphsts get their luncheon money out of iab at
the mutmillonaire and grave economists make books
about him. at the same time fattening their bank
counts while he goes on and continues ever make
money day than all his combined critics make
in yea.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
FOR CLUB-WOMAN READERS.

The late decision Of the court of Ohio fixing
limitations of the mother-inlaw and defining the rights
of soninaw, may be good law in Ohio, but it would
prove letter in the cub-woman ridden state of
Kansas. A Kansas would be cutting unwarranted
swath and which would later for him much
humiliation should he dare attempt intruding invited
guests his domice before gaining the of his
wife daughters and the hired girl Of the hus-
band fguratiyely head all houses in Kansas
where the real head is member Of woman's
club but imagine the masculine courage equal filling
his home with friends uncongenia and undesired by
the mistress of the house Ohio supreme
decision alluded to holds that the husband head
of the house. and that he may choose any reasonable
place mode of living the wife there
tc. The husband may also decide who shall visit
at the home if the wife the home Thus is
the long downtrodden male beginning get in
nings The American husband, derided by Europeans
will be able to hold his head up. The Ohio case
turned the right of Oscar w Green to keep his
motherinlaw. Mrs Martha Hibblethwaite, out of his
house. The highest in Ohio decided once and for
al that la belle be kept outside the door,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

The problem of irrigation in the upper Arkansas and
in the valleys of the tributaries is apparently simple
but actually difficult The soil, fertile there is in
the world is there The needed water is within few
feet of the surface But successful has yet been
found get of the underow to the of the
ground large quantities. That the problem the gov
ernment experts asked to solve and is proper and
reasonable work for the undertake. Find
the way and the enterprise and capital of the people will
do the rest
IF the underfow in western Kansas be thus util
lied the soil is capable Of great production and the
country will be able to maintain large population.
Surely there is much of call for the general
help in this good work there is for it to bull
dams and in rigabe sections
in the mountainous countries"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
xuRopATk.N AND HIS COFFIN.

Mr. Andrew T. Bantro, editor of Polonla, the Polish
weekly newspaper is in close touch with what Is going on
the east and scarcely week passes but what ne
receives an interesting letter from the front
In one of the letters the writer that among the
baggage of General Kuropatkn is burial casket on
which is silver plate with his full name-Aeksiej Neko
age Kuropatkin-engraved it. The reason for his car
ryng given that he confidently expects to
be killed before the is over.
Some months ago it is said, he had dream that he
was killed in battle and that his body was so badly
mangled that he was not identified and buried in a
with the prvates This dream was sc vivid that
when the front he told his family and friends
that he would not alive The carrying of the
ket is said to have very dsheartening effect the
troops but nothing can change the generals mind
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
WON'T GIVE 1T UP.

The in the Wichita mountains put their expert
against the conclusions of the Washington experts
their faith that there gold to be had
paying quantities in the mountains number of these
companies still digging away and their enthusiasm
remains unabaed their fath undisurbed. By the dis
patches see that fftyon mill is being erected at
Cache is said this will be in operation. The
purpose of the company in putting in this mill is not SO
for the reduction of thoroughly the
quality and value of of the mines owned by this
company down 100 feet and they claim the be-
ing taken from that drift is of especially high grade
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

FROM AN INTERVIEW
BY MARIA DODSON.
Wonder why that instrument in the
| photo gallery. er-studio, is called head
rest, not TO mention what it does 10 ones
back hair.
This may strike the average reader as
exaggeration, but 1t is true that there
are men in Wichita who would rather
have the SD degree of Masonry con-
ferred upon them than to be elected gov
ernor of Kansas. This degree cannot be
obtained for the asking. nor can IL be
earned by fame name OF rank in other
directions Admiral Schley, whose fame
is world wide. has only attained the ed
degree. No doubt he would value the SD,
if attained, as one of his highest pos
sessions. 1t takes great zeal in the
science and knowledge of Masonry TO
win the honor which must come unsought
- -
Colombia has notified the American gov
ernment that il need send no diplomat TO
Bogota This looks like locking the
stable after the horse has been stolen.
People near Boone. Ia, would better
look out. a brace of blood hoDnds has
started out for murderer and there is
no knowing at whose door they will stop
the right man?
C)G)O)
Lady ON, the favorite of the emperor
of Korea, is losing her influence. As evil
dence of this it is pointed out that she
sought to dictate an appointment TO office
and picked the wrong man. She should
have found out whom the emperor wanted
and then butted in intelligently and thus
maintained her ascendancy.
-:-:-:-
It is a question whether the odd people.
Fflipinos, Aleuts. etc, will afford as much
pleasure to fair visitors as said visitors
will to them.
O..--i..D
That big battle wherein thousands were
slain was reported and afterward the re-
port was confirmed-not the battle but the
report of the battle. The battle itself
hasn't been fought yet.
ioi.. .ioi.
1t is fortunate that Colorado is such a
large state Prince Philip Ernest Zu Ho-
henlohe Schillingsfurst is visiting in that
section.
Ia 1t
PARAGRAPHETTES.
Billionaires inspire no poetry
What won the lover should hold the
husband
The diploDa of the reputable physician
is the most trustworthy testimonial.
Tell me who is the wisest man and
will tell you who is the "beautifuliest
woman.
Breathes there a poet but oft has said,
They'll buy my poems when I'm dead.
&C. T. +.
..Iol. .lo..
There is no doubt that the Russian
cruiser Bogatyr went aground in log.
for the dispatches for a week past nave
iterated and reiterated it. If IL Is told
many more times the readers mind VIII
be grounded in a denser fog.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

Says S. Marsden in the current number of Success,
talk boys, he truthully and analytcaly says
the whole thing: when boy tells that he just
for education that he longs college,
but that he has telp him other boys have
that if he had rich father to send him to college he
could make something of himself perfectly well
that nat boy does for education but that
he would simply like have if it could be gotten with
out much effort He does not long for it Lincoln did.
When boy today, says that he not go to college,
though deaf dumb and blind girls manage to do it. know
that he will only miss COLLEGE, INT will probably also
lriss most Of what is wcrth while ,n iif5
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
KANSAS CUREEN IS

it is not desired 10 start anything.
| hut wouldn't il be well for the railroad
to be getting their cars sidetracEed II
Kansas?
Construction of subways is being asi-
| tated at Newton and the railroad hdsn
| offered an objection. That's one nice
| thing about corporations. they never cur
| tail free speech.
There is trouble at Hutchinson over the
| town lights. II seems 70 be the aRti-ma-
| chine fellows. however. that are par
ticularly finding fault.
The congressional redistricting has
been called up again- It is said to oe
obligatory for the next legislature % take
such action notwithstanding the next leg
islature isn't in existence yet.
Governor Baileys alleged aspirations tn
go to congress will cause trouble IN the
First district in the reappointmeni of the
districts. il Is said. Well, Bailey y Ger
tsinly entitled to a few heil-raising priv
ileges
Notices were served Tuesday on the
owners of business blocks at Hutchinson
that their buildings will BE- held for nnes.
costs. etc. If any evidences of hop tea
dealings are found in them II caused a
great boom in the for rent" Columns OF
the papers.
Miss Doran has returned from 81. Louis
and the torTedo nets have been set out
again at Macksvilie.
Lieutenant Poindexter. the recruiting
officer stationed at Wichita, IS a witness
in the Ewing case al Fort Riley. II Is
being heard tnis week,
a ConeyvfIle woman has given birth to
FIVE children IN eleven months The stork
must use natural sss fer fuel too.
Arkansas city would rather have gas
than a wireless telegraph station. ac-
cording TO TIE Traveller. Wichita - 20
have both
A new gasoline launch made fve-r-1iis
trfp M The river - Ernporiz ~ twenty
three minutes Hear the auto gtgsle-
Mosquitoes in great dyovss have pat IN
their bills az Topeka Aid again TIE debit
side os The food account Is Increased
Tbs Barber County Index has started
IN its txenty-foursh year with 81 -
Iargenne7f &c a six column sasrto- Ihe
Index is against expaass0T-tast =. -
TIE other feiIoV-
WIrnsld votes On schocl bor5a frops-
s5tfor next TUESDAY. ard rot bant has
teeu raised soEarss prspar1ng fer ops %
follow Those gru-Dpterz SEEN - have
great faith II the strength q habit
Ed. Howe sayH: I'VE dont dislike Goa
xreex-azn Curtis bssr we dislike tsse r1E
be r-zrsxs-s 70 keep Folng al ;he ;.=ss-
Tarrenes saze-.e- Tbss t5rnz q - TIE
Eanszs CITY gour-ai that rsszlssrsct@c
Eanxas - couTrsssSonzl purposes Df
r.oss-se ssse re<1ss,Tscg4rx an~< mt aErs<
Srfta TIA; Gene ~ sEr s-ar- also - kzr-
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cErzEre-r1~us Ezcs r41<r zan n =
Up g. s1ff ke7eelf z78 tn21 tnsre SiA4
- great scrap o.. al fsz tfs pErP0~e
fg1rznlf;fss fke ToF~sS cp-Txsfsn esrfs
& ,apse tzS pzE~Es - tara tSslE sal
AREA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
FIRST SETTLER IN KANSAS.

William Hutchinson, the Oldest clerk in the pension
Office who died at Washington Tuesday night, aged 81,
a pioneer Kansan. Mr. Hutchinson born in a
Vermont village January "a, 1928. graduated from
the country schools Later he established the Randolph
Herald and in early manhood married TO Helen NJ.
Fish.
Fifty years ago William Hutchinson of the
party of thirty who the first settlers of
renee In fact these thirty founded Lawrence The
only members living Of that party. knowledge
Sam Tappin Hugh Cameron. the Hermit and the writer
who was in charge OF the party from the to Law
renee, which that time unnamed and with
settler. Starnes within its limits There may others
living. but think not
Hutchinson was a of considerable ability who
had prospered in business interests during life He was
IN early days strong free man. afterwsrd radi-
cal Republican conservative in acton-Leavenworth
Times
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

! Enid is to have horse races on Decora.
ton day. Not even the regular annua
protest of the G. A. r. has been made.
| Roy Bingham was arrested at King
| fisher Tuesday on suspicion of being VIII.
liam Gardner. but was later released. He
| left Woodward about the time of the
murder and was followed most of the way
| by Woodward officer.
The commencement exercises at King.
| fisher college begin Sunday.
/ Fremont F. Bert. who was charged with
Illegal voting in the city election at Hen
nessey. was acquitted in the probate cour;
| Monday.
William ]. Vincent. 31-years-old vet
eran died at his home near Mutual or
the eth. He was the father of eighteen
children.
The Oklahoma Enterprise has substi-
tuted Mutual for "Persimmon" in its
date line.
There were sixteen in the graduating
class at Perry Monday night. The colors
! of the class were red and cream the lat
ter OF which indicates that the girls pre-
dominated.
Union meetings are to he held in Perry.
/ beginning Sunday. The big tent is already
on the ground.
The Shawnee Herald began an evening
publication this week and the Evening
| Quill changed TO morning.
"old Subscriber" is certainly working
overtime in Oklahoma as correspondent
The cause of the fire that burned the
ice plant at Ponca City is still a mystery.
Plums. peaches and apricots are short
in crop this season Everything else IS in
abundance.
The Blackwell News is great adnnirer
OF Henry watterSon. hut as yet IL hash Z
denied itself its editorial column for the
sake Of the reader.
The Mount Sheridan Miner says: "op-
porturity knocks once al every door. II
doesn't mention Bain's propcnsiiies IL this
line.
county has been put in operation out Of
Ft. Cobb. Il runs north and east.
\ correspondent of the TT Cobb Record
calls herself Bright Eyes It's a win
ming eet that she's widow.
Day County Progress: The Blackwell
20 -. Sun says a Kansas woman who
had never seen a railroad or train o
cars went OF a trip- Arriving AT TIE depot
ahead of tine she was Eiver seat n fhe
waiting room She sat very still fer hslf
az hoar and never saif a Scrd. tsea saS~
rudred her 1eizhbor and said. 1t rides
real easy don't Il II was probably =
member Of the same family xHo lived r.
Czss cosnty. No, many years zgo EH@a
The NJ X 7. was built f-nrn Ho.Seu
No 10 Ps0iz- Kan Sc listened % re
railroad discussions as q the szriaz -
hauling grain and stock 70 market and
as 20 how theT could 3srrp ~ TIE czrs
and e, 20 iAe city. etc. Enfis afs>- a feE
weeks she became interested Ard Sad
y do hore ywhez thzt railroad causeS
through here Il viii come IL daylight for
7 xAr, - see -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

People claim that they eat too much
and can't help it. Let these people never
go to the table without their babies or
their laps It's a. sure cure for german
dizing.
Isn't 1t about time TO be starting an
other interurban road?
U(o)-(o)Il
The Man With Green Parking said yes
terday: I'm mighty glad the citl council
came to its senses and granted the bicy-
clists the use of the sidewalks, for how
would they get along on a day like this
for instance Yes, the council did good
thing there but in order to. avoid dis
elimination think it ought TO grant the
automobilists the same privilege. The
latter, poor fellows, have to go to their
work a foot or pay street car fare, for 1t
is simply impossible to run an automobile
along any of our streets these days
ll(o)-(o)H
Jupiter Pluvius and CASTOR Todd seem
to have gotten the idea that the natural
'.wetness'' of Wichita did not meet the
requirements of a Masonic visit
:..)o-o(..)
"I often wonder" remarked the man
in the back seat, 'why the street car
company doesn't patent these fiat wheel
cars and then offer them at an advanced
price to his satanic majesty as an i'm
provement on anything he has in hell.
O-O-U-O
DoctorI don't believe in too much
bathing
Patient-You believe though. don't you,
that cleanliness is next to Godiiness?
Doctor-Yes, indeed. It's proximity is
almost as great as old age itself.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
JAPANESE cOURTlNG.

In Japan when wants wife he does not WOO
her He does choose her for himself but asks
friend whose taste he rely to find him charm
ing beautiful girl the Chicago News The friend
his and asks the approval of the young girls
parents.
Then party is given by mutual friend of the per-
concerned and they invited to it, that they
may what they think of each other The girl is not
expected have opinion of her but if she has
any marked dstaste for the man. she is generally
obliged to marry him.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

commercial traveller died at his home in Des
Moines Iowa in the of his WIFE, the other day The
announcement of his demise brought two additional
widows with their offspring to his funeral of them
from Denver the other from Texas After comparing
notes. the three relics agreed divide the property
equally and attend the funeral a body to mingle
their tears of regret loss the of
connubial felicity the average Mormon elder can't do any
great amount of growing this Iowa drummer thus
promscuousy and genuinely regretted
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
THE PROBLEM OF WESTERN KANSAS.

The Hutchinson News in editorial under the above
caption says that Congressman Murdock has done a
good work for his constituents securing from the gov
ernment the detailing of expert irrigation matters
To investigate the conditions and possibilities the upper
Arkansas valley in Kansas. While the direct benefits
OF this work will TO the people from Dodge City west
to the state line it is Indirectly the advantage of the
entire district and especially the city Hutchinson
which is interested in everything the benefit of west
Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
THE WOMAN THAT DID THE THING.

A woman who has had much to do with creating early
public sentiment against the Mormons, Mrs Fannie Stem
house died few days ago Angeles, Cal She and
her husband had embraced the Mormon faith and ad-
hered it until Salt Lake elders tried compel her
husband to take a second wife. Then both left the
church. and she book that finally led to the
taken by the government suppress polygamy Utah
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26

Chicago minister declares that the Smoo nvestiga
ton inspired by the Mormons for the purpose of
getting the doctrines of the Latter Day Saints before
people About the only thing yet divuged by the nvest
cation is that President Smith testified that he has
buxom wives and fortytwo healthy, happy children But
Smith seems too slippery to be implicitly believed