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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
DIsPENSARY RECEIPTS.
The One in Southampton Pay
ing Institution.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Tlmes-DlspatcIlJ
SUFFOLK. VA, May 5.-Though Court
land. Va, is small town. its dispensary
has been making some money during the
past year. a report of the board of
managers. r. A. Wynns. w. J. Sebrell,
Jr., and E. Whitfield. shows that the
dspensary sales for the past fiscal
year amounted to S2o,4l9.oo, and that the
profits for that time We're S5,24T.73.
one half of the net profits go to the
public schools; three-eiGhths to district
schools, and one-eighth to the town
school. The town OF CORTLAND also gets
three-eighths and the State one-eighth.
Among other items In the report are:
Salaries. $l,270.20; stock on hand, S2.l0493;
purchases for tho year, $lS,9S4.52; house
and lot, s325; cash on hand, $4,s92.S0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
TERMINAL SITE.
Persistent Rumors of Option by
the TideWater Railway.
tsIs clal to The Tlmes-pispatch.)

(Srscial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. May 5.-There
is persistent rumor here that the back
ers OF the Deepwater Railroad Company
are negotiating Cor a site at this city.
The report that deal for the Sewell $
Point site had been closed. Is said to be
consideration. This Is supposed to be Il
branch OF the Wabash Railroad and ever
since options were secured upon ma
jority Of the Old dominion Land Com
pany stock which company controls all
available sites for terminals on this Side
OF the river, there has been much specn-
lation regarding the matter, especially as
the option Is said to have been deposited
in bank known to be friendly to the
Gould interests.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
Park in Full Blast.

All of the amusement. features OF the
west End Electric Park, including the
roller coaster, carousel and boats on the
lake, are ENJOYING, their fun share Of
R Rshoot Ii the Whirlpoos and Scenic Wa
treway" have been enlarged. The seem
cry Is now being Installed, and they will
he open W the public In q few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
"Uncle Jed's" Fidelity.

The students Of the Daniels's School OF
Acting presented the three-act drama.
''Uncie Jed's Fidelity" before an audi
once which filled the Danielss private
theatre last night. many people being
turned away before $50
The play was well staged and the yarl-
Con. b. l.. Jones, II. Q, Marable, B. f.
Tinsley a. l.. Osborne, y. l.. Kitchen. !.
III. Burke, j, w, t3urrett, Miss Geneva
Rrashear, Miss Lois Cole and Miss Gladys
Cole, The students eYinced much talent
and showed the. result OF careful training
under Mr.. Daniels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
JULIUS sTRAUs & SON, Agents,
1918 East Main Street.

driver until stopped at tho corner OF
Bond Street and First Avenue.
While crossing the railroad tracks ut
First Avenue. 1t is said the wagon just
missed being struck by a passing train.
and II is thought the shock caused by
nsr oueeney Issued a burial certificate.
and, after viewing the body, said ha
thought death had been caused by fright.
Mr.. Potter was about slxtyrnfe ySs1S
old.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
All-Night Service.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch,)
FARMVILLE. VA, May 5.--Mr, Fl. b..
Cliborne, night opera tor for the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, has received In
structions to handle all Western Union
messages after eight o'clock, the closing
hour Of the office on Main Street. This
means an all night telegraph service
which Is much needed, Heretofore, the
town was shut out from the world IA out
OF every a hours.
The establishment Of a night service is
due to the action OF the town council,
who at It's last meeting passed resou-
lions condemning the present service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
Danville Politics.
fsneciaI to The Times Disnatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
DANVILLE. VA. May 5.-The contest
for the nomination in the Democratic
primary on May 18th for seats IN the
TO warm up. While the VETS have
not appeared TO be eyinclng much interest,
1t is admitted that the temperance people
are bringing every energy TO have a ma
jority In both branches Of the city gov
eminent. to be chosen in June. Thus far
Mayor Woodng. has no opposition, and
he will In all likelihood be rcnominated
and reelected for another term
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
WINCHESTER FIREMEN
TAKE THREE PRIZES
(speclal 10 The Times-Dispatch)

NSpGClhl W i'S = Ss7i|'SpNlSH'J
WINCH ESTER, VA., May Sat the
third annual convention of the Cumber-
land Valley Firemen's Association, which
began in Martinsburg, w. Va. to-day.
the Old Friendship Fire Company, OF
this city, won three cash prizes as fol-
lows; The largest company the best apr
pearing in parade and the handsomest
and costliest hose carriage.
The company was given an enthusi-
ustic ovation upon their return tonight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
HUNG JURY IN
THE LEWIS TRIAL
(sneclal 10 The Times Dispatoh.)

LIVINGSTON, VA, May 5.-The trial
OF u. II. Lewis for the murder Of John
j. Dolan in January last, which began
tuesday, resulted this afternoon in a
hung jury.
The Commonwealth was represented by
B. H. Gordon and s, B, Whitehead, of
this place, and the accused BY Caslie
and Coleman and John l.. Lee. OF Lynch
burg
a large crowd was in attendance. in
Guiding about fifty ladies'. All the argu-
ments we're of the highest order, and
were greatly enjoyed by those In attend
ance. The trial excited widespread In
1erest in three counties. The second trial
Of the case was set for July.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
Railway Auditors,

Especial to Tho Times DispatchD
NEWPORT NEWS, VA May 5.--The
Railway Auditors Association began II
three days session at the ChamberIin
Hotel this morning, General Auditors re-
presenting the leading transportation
lines of the country are In attendance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
HIS POLICY HELD.
A Farmer Injured Within a Few
Hours Of Insurance Expiring.
1ecial to The Times-pIspatch.l


SUFFOLK, VA. May 5..-E. S. Norfleet,
a we'll known farmer near Holy Neck,
Va, to-day. while hitching a wild horse
fleets legs. the horse jumped off and
broke Nj. Norfleets thigh. The sama
man had one leg and one arm broken in
Norfleet had $1,000 accident policy
expiring at noon to-day and had previ-
ously ordered its cancellation. He will
disability, which promises to be long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
MAN STILL HOLDS REINs,
THOUGH NO LONGER ALIVE
(snecIal 10 The Times- Dispatch

(Speclal to The Tlmes-DisPatcH'l
AsRfIRY PARK, N, j., May 5.--Wm,
Potter. of No, is Pharo Avenue. Nest
Groye' while driving q wagon along FIRST
Avenue this morning, was. stricken with
heart disease and died the morse con
clutched In the hands Of the l!ielsss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
Was a Complete Success,

night for the benefit of the street Clean
ors' Association was q complete success
The programme was a varied and enjoy
able one, and the large audience was
we'll pleased,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06
Head Broke Paling.

Dick Johnson hit Bill Mack over the
head with n paing, The paling vas
broken. Dick Is under arrest at the first
station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

that no man can afford to drink liquor,
either at home, in a club. or in saloon
dedicated by a bishop. We also believe
that it is disgraceful for a bishop OF
the Christian church to dedicate sa-
loon where all varieties of Intoxicating
liquor are sold. There are a few facts
that must be admitted: the foremost
one is, intoxicating liquor is the fore
most enemy of mankind. 1t seems 10
US that the New York reformers have
gone into the saloon business, with the
encouragement and assistance of Rish-
op Potter. Possibly the bishop owns
stock in the venture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

CFrom the Philadelphia Record.)
Many an actor who is perfectly bald
has q good part.
Sound judgment doesn't always make
the most noise.
The more a fat man gains in weight
the more ungainly he is.
It's the love of other peoples money
that is the root of all evil.
1t isn't always the 1onesome-looking
fellow who is good for loan.
When the early bird goes for the
worm he gets it in the neck.
The fellow who blows his own horn
is always popular-with himself.
When a girl reaches 80 she begins TO
hide the family photograph album.
The umbrella wouldn't be of much
use if it didn't have it's ups and downs.
The elevator boy gives lots of other
people a lift but he can't raise his own
wages.
Some people are so constituted that
they can get lot of enjoyment out of
being miserable.
Wigg-'This is an age of precocious
children" Wagg-"Yes, it is no longer
necessary to teach the young idea now
to shoot off his mouth"
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream
IT'S the girl who eats cucumberS
With her lunch, and then ice cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
BISHOP POTTER's SALOON.

| Bishop Henry c. Potter made the
principal address yesterday at the for
NAL opening of 1.-The Subway Tavern"
a model saloon, says Ed Howe in the
Atchison Globe. The purpose of the
promoters of the enterprise is to serve
pure liquor and food, at low prices.
under the best possible moral condi-
lions.
In his address Bishop Potter said the
keynote mad been struck by this attack
upon the liquor situation. He said he
believed in the old village tavern as a
meeting place, where long evening
could be spent without the necessity of
intoxication.
4 belong to a dozen clubs" he said.
IF 1 want to go out to dinner or a So
cial evening. I can do so in any one of
these clubs. But what of the man who
lives in two rooms with five small chill
dren? He has no club. To get his glass
of beer with his luncheon, ne must go
to the saloon. This is the greatest So
ciaI movement New York has ever
known. 1t is a movement every one
of you must take into account if you
would save the republic"
The promoters of the enterprise ex-
pect to make per cent on it's capital
stock. Outside and inside the tavern
looks much like other saloons. except
it's appointments are conceived in
more sprightly vein. The wide front
door opens into a room occupied by a
soda water fountain and a cigar stand.
This is far as women or girls are
allowed, and behind it is barroom.
Every drink known to the saloon
world. intoxicating or otherwise, is on
sale at the bar.
Think of a bishop of the Christian
church defeating a saloonl Think of
his stating in his dedicatory address
that more saloons must be started to
save the republic, Think of his stat
ing that the starting of a new kind of
saloon is the greatest social movement
ever known in New York; We have
long had suspicion that Bishop Potter
is a colossal ass. Now we know 1t.
The facts are, no sort of saloon is
necessary to the happiness of man. In
toxicating liquors are harmful. They
are artificial: they do not supply any
natural craving. The men who have
started this new kind of saloon, ex-
pect to make per cent on their money
That is all money is worth in New
York. A saloon with pictures on the
walls. and books on the tables, is not
new. There is no lack of books; there
is no lack of pictures. There is no
lack of free lunch. But there is a de-
cided scarcity of saloons endorsed and
dedicated by bishops of the Christian
church.
We are not a crank" on the tenn
perance question, but We do believe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.
CFrom the Atchison Globe.

CFrom the Atchison Globe.J
A mans last complaint is that he is
sick and old.
Any man can be wise If he will make
the best of things.
Did you ever read a love letter that
didn't sound foolish?
An Atchison restaurant man goes
home to dinner every day.
When a man worries over his debts,
his creditors know he is all right.
An Atchison man refuses to firt be-
cause he doesn't know this year
rules.
A boy has no money. but he sees
all the circuses and ball games just
the same.
A man is unreasonable if he expects
a 16-year-old girl to talk and say any
thing.
We believe we never knew anyone
who didn't talk too much about the
weather.
It is no sign that a woman is pleas
ant at home because she is disagree
able in society
If you discover something important
for yourself. the doctors say they knew
it all the time.
They say Wesley Blair has such fine
table manners. We'd like to see him
tackle a roasting ear.
Women are more patient with anna
teur singing than men. Men Will say
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News. ]

From the Chicago News.
Many a strong-headed man is weak
minded.
Age makes some men wise to their
lack of wisdom.
1t is getting the kite on a string
that makes it soar.
Men love women less than they love
to have women love them.
Spinsters look upon the engagement
ring as a promising affair.
A bachelors idea of fatal Irritation
is one that ends in marriage.
Many a man who thinks he is wedd-
ed to the truth is grass-W1doWer.
A man always likes his mother-in-
law among his most distant relatives.
His satanic majesty never offers to
go into partnership with busy man.
1t isn't necessarily a compliment to
saw a man is sound. Some men are all
sound.
An up-to-date Cincinnati divorce
lawyer has on his business card "Misfit
marriages a speciality"
Fifteen million clocks were made in
this country last year. yet there are
men who can't get tick at the corner
grocery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
JAYHAwKER JoTs.

The best Rice county can do is to
furnish seven inmates for the poor
farm
Council Groves finances are at such
low ebb that murmurs of an occupa-
ton tax are in the air.
Dighton young ladies give frog par
ties. You're at liberty to guess the
programme. Tt begins at the creek.
A Marysville man must be expect
ing lots of company. He advertises:
Wanted, at once, 500 dozen eggs
A prospect of fifty tons of grapes
on the Hutchinson market has sent
the price tobogganing down below 4
cents.
For fifty-three years a Stafford pas
tor has carried a watch and only had
one new crystal to buy in all that
time.
A dull day story comes out of Law
renee about featherless chickens. Has
the Bowersock dam ceased to be an
issue?
Thanks to dazzling circus posters
over Concordia, the fruit trees are suf-
fering but little from the raids by the
small boy.
Perhaps the most bitter newspaper
fight in kansas exists in Barton coun-
ty. How it started and what it's all
about no one seems to know.
A party of fifteen Clay Center
sightseers will take advantage of the
"A. X. rates TO WISH I1l1A anu
sample brown bread and beans.
Sunbonnets are selling in Stafford
for 10 cents each. That's a snap.
There's nothing on earth more be-
coming to a sweet faced girl than
sunbonnet.
Stafford woman took bundle to
the sewing circle expecting to do
good afternoons work. When she
reached home at o'clock the pack
age was unopened
There has been some complaint of
Sunday baseball in Topeka, but how
about the public exhibition of fast
killing and dressing of beeves on that
day at Junction City.
A prosperous Stafford business firm
has the picture of the tortoise and the
hare on their delivery wagon. 1t only
shows that the fellows that keep ever
lastingly at it get there.
A Sterling man packed his suit case
this week and left for a trip to Buenos
AyFes with less ceremony than his
neighbor's wife departed for a two
days visit to Hutchinson.
On three separate occasions last
Sunday lightning struck a Burden
home. Isn't it about time for the
head of that house to review his past
record and see what's wrong?
This years harvest developed two
persons near Lyons whom age had
touched lightly. One S7-year-old man
rs acres of grain while
woman over 10 cooked for fourteen
hands four weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
'cut it out" but women will say:

"Cut it out" but women will say:
How lovely"
After a woman has been married
five years, her love for her husband is
made up largely of tolerance.
We don't see what is to prevent
the powder on woman's face becom-
ing dough this hot weather.
'I'll try three more" said a canta-
loupe buyer today; "if they turn out
poor, I'll go to shooting"
A woman was putting up plums on
Sunday, when a neighbor dropped in.
isn't this awful the woman said to
the caller.
When a woman travels, she doesn't
get much enjoyment out of it, through
watching her things, to see that no
one steals them.
Nothing makes US quite so mad. as
for a woman to return from the eX-
position at st. Louis, and talk like a
school book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
A REMARKABLE CHANGE.

TBy Guy Forester Lee, the Poet of the
Seventh District.l
There was a time when Jones' air
Was naughty and his gaze a stare:
With courtesy but scant he'd greet
acquaintance he'd chance to meet:
And when he'd buy glass of beer
He'd fail to see a neighbor near
But in him there's a change most great
Since he's become a candidate.
Jones goes to church each Sunday now.
Before, ii was too hot, he'd vow
While formerly as tight as bark
Jones now is found an easy mark
Jones used to term the rabbie. slime.
But now he shakes hands all the time
@. what a happy turn of Fate,
When Jones became a candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

The Deputy was alone in the sher-
ifs office. 1t was late in the evening.
and he was going over some papers.
Sheriff Lucas was reading The Fire
side Companion, by his own fireside.
and the Deputy was alone in preserv-
ing the peace and dignity of the state
in Shawnee county.
| There was a noise in the hall, and
two excited and boisterous individuals
wild and disheveled, but the Deputy
did not notice that their excitement
wa sdue to uncorked spirits that had
been imbibed of too freely.
| He's-he's there yet; if you hurry
you'll get him; go quick!" shouted the
| First Individual.
He's a bad man to. get: he has two
guns and he's a crack shot," shouted
| the Second Individual.
Who are you talking about?"
asked the Deputy, and he glanced at
the door as if the bad man mentioned
might be just outside.
The First Individual looked at the
Second Individual. Their faces bore
every evidence that they were afraid
of the monster they referred to.
Hes pitching hay out near Silver
Lake" said The First Individual.
He was on the hay stack when we
left" said The Second Individual
1t was then o'clock and The Depu-
ty doubted If the inhab itants of the
Silver Lake country were pitching hay
at that time. He tried to quiet the
individuals and get the story. The
First Individual tried to tell the story
Hes been up there pitching hay for
with cotton and he wears a breast
plate of armor and a bullet won't
touch him. He wears two A calibre
revolvers and is the worst man ever
saw
'It isn't safe to go within a quarter
of a mile of him. said The Second
Individual. ''He will shoot anyone
who gets closer to him. He can shoot
blue jays head off at 40 PAGES
The Deputy, true to his profession.
evinced no fear but announced that
the man who was pitching hay, wear
ing two large revolvers, was padded
with cotton and protected by armor,
must be captured.
I'll go after him in the morning.
said The Deputy. There is only one
thing to do, that is to take along
rife and get in a tree a quarter of
mile away and shoot him through the
head
you must hit him the first shot"
said The First Individual.
IF you don't he will get you,' said
The Second Individual.
II will go in the morning" said The
Deputy who didn't appreciate the bunco
game.
The next morning The Deputy
thought he would ask advice of the
county attorney and that man of the
law, seeing through the joke and think
ing that The Deputy might go out and
shoot some peaceable farmer off his
own haystack, advised him not to go
as there was no warrant out for the
bad man.
Later the sheriff arrived. Did you
get that man?' he asked of The Dep
uty, but not giving any indication of
the fun he was having. He had heard
the story.
mo, 1 didn't go after him. the coun
ty attorney advised me not to-, said
The Deputy. Il wasn't afraid to go,
though
well, who is running this office. we. |
US and CO., or the county attorney?'
asked the sheriff.
I'VE are, and I'll go right now and
shoot him through the head If you say
So" said The Deputy. I
''Well no, on second thought expect |
they need him to pitch hay" said the
sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.l
A girl likes to go yachting if it makes
her hair nice and wavy.
Every grown up forgets he was once
a child, and every child that he will be
a. grown up.
Some men would rather be in a
breach of promise suit than not be in
some kind of trouble.
There is more fun in having griev-
ance than in thinking presidential
election depends on your arguments.
The queer thing about the clothes wo-
men wear in summer is you nave a feel
ing If they won't be bashful about them
you ought to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

1t is particularly gratifying. says F.
G. Dun & Co, to find such small ag-
gTegate of defaulted liabilities in July
because the half yearly settlements are
calculated to disclose weak spots in
the commercial world. 1t was well
known that collections were slow
among interior storekeepers. and to this
must be attributed the unusually large
number of suspensions in the trading
class, notably grocers, general stores,
etc But the strain was withstood very
successfully by the larger concerns,
such as wholesalers. jobbers and manu-
facturers. while there were only that
failed for as much as $700, 900 each. Con-
sidering the very large number of I'M
employed. the unrest in the ranks of
labor and the manufacturing complica-
lions. the insolvency statistics for last
month were much better than might
have been expected. and. in the light
of bright agricultural prospects. the in
dustrial outlook has already begun to
show encouraging symptoms. Conf