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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
HISWIVi'T|E|:'R|i'''..I...
The WORST
Northern Neck Scctio, Bound Ind
BY Heavy snoW-Stori1tll5 the
.ss Whole Season through.
BALTIMORE THEIR ! !: 7 B SUPPLY y y
$T'hc Great Fire Puts the North ','h
crn Neck People to Great
Inconvci,icnccfand Loss.
tsnecIa, 70 1,hc TI,nes.Dlspatcho

especial 10 Tho Tlmcs.Dispatch5
1yEATusv1Ll.E, VA. Feb. 2o.--Ths
section has again been visited by DIE
snow storm rho snow fell to u depth
Of about eight inches This Is the Sec
ond big snow storm Of the season, more
snow having fallen encli time than has
bo1n gecn here for a number OF years
MANY OF The older citizens here declare
that. taken as whole, tils winter has
been the acvorest they have ever seen.
Although during the blizzard Of 1893 the
weather was as cold md pr0bab Ply even
rolder. IL did not last as long, and never
hns trade with tho nearby cities been
20 blocked ms during the past Two
months. Although partridges and other
birds havo been rapidly increasing dur Z
Ing tho past fcw years. J 1t is not very
probable that there will be many next mex
YEAR az large numbers Of them nave ma,
either been frozen or starved TO Il dcal l
during the snow. !. u
The business OF N ths section Will be
& seriously crippled by tho Baltimore IRE.
Il early all the large wholesale houses
with which the merchants8ot the North
81 trI, Neck used to do business nave neen
bnrncd. and they are trying ~ g h devise
ron,e means by which they ma y conVf-
,iently procure supplies IA y 5i
MIanY oyster tongcrs of this section nave "a
been violating the law lately as to taking
annil oysters. Five colorcd tongers and
1wc, white were fined SO each and told
51lla t II caught again their license would
$be taken from them. 81 T he ~ W brca kcrs
we're: Edmond GnskDs, Thos Mutt,
James Taylor Jerry Thomas and VIM.
Jones tcolored> /, and W. $. schools ana
g. l.. Atkins twhite).
Ii One OF the beacon lights at the mouth
q NJ Carter's Creek was shot recently ana
+ broken by come unknown person, II Is
Thought that Il was done by parties IN
h little boat from Url}anna. The gov
eminent has offered ~ reward Of $3.50 $for
i the apprehension of the. guilty party.3ttii
I f VIEW 11AlLfRO UTE.
rhe department has decided to estab-
lIsh a mail route from White Stone via
ia "a. =, or and Treahle & to Fisherman In
lower Lancaster county. This route will
begin March 18th. Bids have been al.
ready closed. The people below White
stone have had no mail service except
Via Baltimore. Although within easy
reach OF White Stone, mail had to be
gent 10 Baltimore and returned to the
county via b., G. &. a. boats.
Mr.. n. *. Pratt, deput y postmaster. Of
Il tvareaw. has announced that he will at
s,ho March term OF tho court, apply for
licensef 10 sell Intoxicating liquors In q
\ building now occupied as an oyster ga
y loon. Most OF tho citizens of Warsaw
; are opposed TO license being granted, ann
II Is thought Judge Wright Will refuse
grant the Same. Since tho Mann bill
went to effect there has been no bar
1porns III q Warsaw. and Judge Beale.
while on the bench since that time, had
no one to make application to him for
license. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
,rext- Book Committee,

1.AwRENC hYI LIE, VA, Feb. 20,--
The County School Board at Its last meet
ing appointed the following committed,
consisting of trustees and teachers, to
select the textbooks to be used IN the
public schools ofthe county: {.
Red Oak Dlstrlnt---M. A. Jones, jones'
boro postoftlce; Sturgeon pistrict-R a.
Raney, Smoky Ordinary postofice; POW
elton pistrict--F, y. Pugh. Valentines
Spostotflce |; Totaro Dlstrict- y, sleage.
LnwreneeYlleg postottice Miss ,ou's y
sISat pssssa
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
HIS "ALFALFAs."
Speech Became Entsngled and Lost
Its Way In the Foliage on
Speakers Face.

At the live stock show recently held
in Chicago Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson was one of the speakers at q
mass meeting of cattle men. Behind him
on the same platform, relates the New
York Herald, somewhat screened from
observation, sat Norman j. Colman, the
first man to hold the portfolio of agri-
culture.
Secretary Wilson made happy speech.
and because of his popularity with the
western ruralist he was the shining. CEN
trail figure Of the gathering. When he
had finished talking lusty lungs and sun
burned hands gave him noisy appreciation.
The applause had not ceased when Ne
braska farmer, with whiskers like Senator
PETERS, arose in the back of the hall and
said:
.Gentlemen, we are all mighty glad to
hear Secretary Wilson and are ready to
do him honor, but let u not forget the
other great men we have with rs. We
have on the same platform tonight the
alfalfa and omega Of agriculture
It was as far as the speaker ever got
His few remaining words were lost in the
shrieks of laughter.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
Coed Advice 10 cetton-Planter..


The United States department Of
agriculture has issued a circular to the
cotton planters In the southwest. con-
tanning the following timely advice,
which Is especially applicable where
ever tho boil weevil has made its APP
pearance:
sPlant early. and secure seed from a.
far north as possible. Better replant
than to defer planting and have the
crop mature late. The practice Of come
planters q making two paintings, to
avoid all the work Of chopping Chin
ming out) thrown into short period.
IL very bad policy from the weevil
standpoint
s.Under the identical conditions. early
cotton Of improved varieties has in
variably yielded from two to three
times Is much as native cotton under
the same conditions. and in many cases
much more. Planted ct the same time.
the early varieties tegin to bloom from
IL to IS days sooner than native cot
ton.
Fields q early cotton Of either ma
tiye or improved varieties have almost
Invariably yielded twice - much -
late-planted ones
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21

animal is blowing away as much feeo
as was required to produce that heat.
plus the energy that was expended by
the animal extracting the heat from
the feed.
Now, 1 know there Is q time-honored
notion-and even old things are not al
ways entitled to our respect-that ex-
posture Is conducive to healthfulness,
and that to make an animal strong and
robust and long lived one needs to train
its muscles by letting it shiver, or de-
velop its bone by forcing it to move
on to keep from freezing, to let every
cold wind blow around 1t for the fullest
lung-expansicn. But we are not 50
much interested in the long life OF the
pig as we are in his profitable one, so
we can afford to make him more COM
Portable for the sake of more profit.
At the Kansas agricultural college
two lots Of hogs were fed. One lot
was sheltered in a warm basement. the
other was kept in an open yard with a
board fence on the north. The hogs
in the barn consumed 2,S7S pounds OF
feed, ard gained GOA pounds during the
trial period of ten weeks. the amount
OF feed required for 100 pounds of gain
being 476 pounds. The ones in the
exposed yard consumed 2,S44 pounds
They made a gain Of 47e pounds. and
required 593 pounds OF feed for 100
pounds of gain, or about one-fourth
more feed for 100 pounds OF gain than
the sheltered lot The hogs were BerR-
shires, weighing from 200 to $50 pounds
each, and were evenly divided into two
lots of five each.-W. F. McSparran. In
Farm and Ffreside.S
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21

don't know whethe: farmers gen
orally appreciate the advantage they
enjoy along this line. They have the
full right to grow any kind OF crop
they wish, and to make the yield as
great as they can. No "order" or or
ganization" can compel them to grow
any certain crop, or to limit the yield
to the acre The farmer may not be
getting as high rate OF interest on
his investment as some people, but he
can Offset this by the entire indepen-
dence he enjoys. intended to discuss
the fuel question, but have gotten en-
tirely away from it Probably some
Of these things will right themselves
in time, but it is good policy to take
some steps In the direction of cover,
so that one will not suffer when the
storm bursts. I would advise all who
have an acre or two Of natural forest
ON the farm to give it good care. and
to fill up vacant spaces with rapid
growing trees. Those who are entirely
without wood should plant some this
spring. Last year we were without
coal in this locality for several weeks.
Those farmers who had maple and 9TH
er groves on the farm thinned them
out and piled up stacks of wood. and
as soon as they learned how to man
age 1t as fuel they got along swimming
|ly, while those who had no grove were
raking and scFaping up cobs. chunks
and sticks wherever they could find
them. We don't know how soon anoth-
er fuel famine will be upon us. and 1t
might be good idea to drop an anchor
to windward and get ready for 1t.
have found that q stick of almost any
kind Of wood is an excellent aid In
making a hot FIRE In an open stove or
steady one in q tightly-closed heater
when burning cobs. Less cobs are re-
quired, ard the fire is held much longer.
Mrs. GruEdy, in Farm and Fireside.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21

Under date OF January 10, 1897, DR..
~ Hartman received the following
letter:
"My wifshad been suffering from n
complication of diseases for the past %
years.
Her case had baffied the skill of some
of the most noted physicians. One Of
her worst troubles was chronic consti-
patton of several years. standing.
"She also was passing through that
most critical period in the life of q
woman-change of life. In June, 1895,
wrote to you about her case. You ad-
vised a course Of Peruna and Manalin,
which we at once commenced, and have
to say it completely cured her. She
firmly believes that she would have been
dead only for these wonderful remedies,
"About the same time wrote you
about my own case of catarrh, which
had been OF IS years standing. Attimes
/ was almost past going. commenced
touse Peruna according to yonr instruc-
tions and continued its use for about .
year, and it has completely cured me.
sY0ur remedies do all that you claim
for them, and even more. Cafarrk
cannot exist where Peruna Is taken
according to directions. Success to
you and your remedies.
John O. Atkinson.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
MR.. AND MRS. ]. 0. ATKINSON, INDEPENDENCE, MO.

In letter dated January I, 1000, Mr..
Atkinson says, after five years expe-
rience with Peruna:
al wiuever continue to speak a good
word for Peruna. In my rounds as q
travelling man am q walking adver-
fisemenf for Peruna and have induced
many people during the past year to
use Peruns with the most satisfactory
results. lam still cured of cafarrh. -
John O. Atkinson,
Box 2z2, Independence, Mo.
When old age comes on, catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh is al
most universal in old people.
Thisexplains why Peruna has become
so indispensable to old people. Peruna
is their safeguard. Pcruna is the only
remedy yet devised that meets these
cases exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally /;
nothing but an effective systemic rem
edy could cure them. This is exactly
what Peruna is.
If you do not receive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
For Growing Girls.

West Pembroke, Me-, March 2l.-Ms.
A. l.. Smith, Of this place, says that
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best remedy
for growing girls. Mrs. Smith emphasizes
her Recommendation by the following ex-
perience:
Ny daughter wa. thirteen years old
last November and it il now two years
aimee she was first taken with Crazy
Spells that would last week and would
then pass of. In month she would have
the spells again. At these times she
would eat very little and was very yellow,
even the whites Of her eyes would be ycl-
low.
The doctors gave Us no encouragement,
they all said they could not help her.
After taking one box of Dodd's Kidney
Pills, she has not had one bad spell. OF
course, we continued the treatment IN
til she had used in all about . dozen
boxes, and we stil give them to her oc.
casionally, when she 10 not feeling well.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are certainly the best
medicine for growing girls"
Mothers should heed the advice of Mrs.
Smith, for. by 30 doing they may save
their daughters much pain and sickness
and ensure = healthy happy future for
them.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
n. Ealter Of the n.r.l rev Yorker

1hs Edlter Of the nsral new Yorker,
than whom there i no better Potato
Expert in the country says: Salzer's
Earliest Potato i the earliest Of 80 ear
liest sorts, tried BY me, yielding 46a bu.
per acre.7 Ealser,s Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 736 bu.
Der acre. Now Sal1er has heavier yield
ing varieties than above. Sec Salxer'a
cafalog.
JUST BEND 10c IN sTAN1s
md this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co, Il Croae, Wis.,, and receive lots Of
farm Sod samples and their big cataloe,
which u brim fun Of rare things for the
gardener and farmer, easily worth $4,000
q. every wide-awake farmer.
Il describes 6alser's Tsosinte, yielding
10000 Ibs. per acre, Of rich green fodder,
GAlser's Victoria Rape, yielding oo,0o0 lbs.
II sheep and hog food per acre, together
NTH Salzers New National Oats, which
has record cf 800 bu. per acre in 80
States, - also fun description Of Alfalfa
Clover. Giant Incarnat Clover, Alsike,
Timothy and thonsands Of other Fodder
Plants: Gra9es, Wheat epeltz, Barleyu,
ste. TX II
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21

Henry Soulo, Of Pultney St, Ham
mondsport. N. Y, says: For eight
years I suffered constant agony from
kidney complaint endured the worst
torture from gravel and the kidney
secretions were excessive and con-
tanned sediment like brick dust I had
to get out Of bed from ten to twenty
times . night and the loss Of sleep
wore me out Indigestion came on and
the distress after eating was terrible.
Doan's Kidney Pills effected . COM
plete and lasting cure, and after the
symptoms Of kidney trouble were gone
my stomach began to work ~ It
should. This lasting cure. especially
In Z pers0n Of my age. proves the great
value Of Doan's Kidney Pills more
convincingiy than could any words Of
mine"
Doanss Kidney Pills sold b. al drug
gists: price 80 cents per boa, o. nailed
% receipt a. price BY Foster lilburn
Co. BuAAlo. n. :. Write fpr free
Hla1-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21

Automobile Dealer-This machine N
guarantee can be stopped in three lengths
going at full speed" Prospective Pur'
Town and Country.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
EIGHT YEARS OF TORTURE.

No suffering more
keen than kidney sUf-
fering. Sick kidneys
make bad blood; cause
weak, stin and aching
backs; cause blind.
sick and dizzy head
aches, lack Of appetite
and loss Of sleep; keep
you all tired out and
spoil digestion.
To have perfect
heGith. you must cure
the kidneys. Read how
one man was cured BY
Doan's Kidney Pills
after eight years ct
torture.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-21
Evening It Up.

Townc-Hear what Snifkins did when
the collection plate came round to him
in church last Sunday?
Browne-No. Dropped button in, l
suppose.
Not even that. He leaned over and
whispered: I paid the pastors fare in
the car yesterday morning. Wen call It
square. Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
BASE BALL NOTES.

Bernard J. Cassidy is new player secured by Springfield. He played with Lowel three terms.
 Mike Mccormick. with Holyoke last season, is to be retained by the Brook lyn team. He pleased Hanlon in prac- tice.
 Frank Fitzpatrick's friends in Fall River are preparing to tender a sub stantial welcome when Holyoke plays there this week.
 Pitcher Cy Miller has reported in Springfield He has spent the winter at Matteawan. N. Y., the home Of many great players.
 Pop Foster, the Bridgeport captain, is the Hercules of the league. He con- ducts gymnasium in Bridgeport and has physical culture class.
 Ed Connors, who is wanted in Springfield, is said to have signed with Montreal. Several teams have had hard luck in trying to get Connors.
 Steamer Flanagan says he had ratn- CT play with Springfiel Id than any team in the league. He said the same thing for 9Ieridep when he was with that team.
 George Lachance, who is playing star ball for the Boston American team. was visitor to ais home in this city yesterday, running up here from New York.
 Percy Plank may have to walk the plank. He has not reported inWorees'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
WRESTLING.
MONEY TALKS
 IN CHALLENGE
A Naugatuck Enthusiast Throws Down the Gaunt- let to Several Waterbury WreStlers-NOtes.
Naugatuck, April IS, 1904,


 Editor of Waterbury Democrat: Gentlemen:~--I would like to use a small space in your valuable paper to ind out just how much real sport ing blood there is in the packers of Kelley, Picket and Brennan.
 list, I understand that Kelley has made the statement that he can throw Ed O'Connell three times in one hour. I will back O'Connell for any part of two hundred dollars on the above named terms.
 End, I have boy here in Naugatuck who has never been on the mat in public. I will bet fifty dollars he can throw Dan Picket two falls in one hour, Picket can weigh ton if he wants to.
 3rd, I will back Jack Lawson against Jack Brennan at one hundred and fifteen pounds, to q finish for any part of one hundred dollars
 If any of the above named or their managers will post forfeit with the Naugatuck News will cover same on ten minutes notice
 No stage money accepted.)
 Respectfully,
 ". P. STAPLEToN.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
HART AND RUHLIN MATCHED.
DIXON DOING WELL.

George Dixon, who is called the evergreen fighter by some of the Eng fish newspapers because of his long campaign ln the ring. has four fights on hand, and is contemplating two more. Most of Dixon's bouts are above ten rounds. Of course, when he can not secure fights of longer duration. he is satisfied to sign as lon~ as there is enough money in it fo" him. Outside of Dixon's match with Cockney Cohen, which is to take place next week, he has also signed papers ta meet George Moore of Barking. Rudolph Unholz, champion fnatherweipht of South Af- rica. and Spike Robson Dixon is proud of the fact that he has been able to secure so many arrangements, while a number of English fighters have gone unmatched. ''When was cham pion," he said in a recent interview ''I would rather fight tban eat. 1 feel the same way now. although am not on top. A fighter ws.o fights at the drop Of the hat will be popular even if he
 does not win all tho time. I don't care about doing any talking. I leave that all to my manarer That's what be is paid for'' Judgine from Dixon's plans he does not intend returning to Ameri-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
BLEACHER SEATS FELL.

Paterson. N. J., April 1S.-The open ing game of the base ball season here yesterday, in which the Washington American league team and the Pater- sons of the Hudson River league were opponents, was marred by the collaps- ing of the bIeacher seats. Five hun- dred persons were thrown to the ground and more than thirty were hurt. Richard Thomas, an elderly man, had his leg broken. Mrs James Booker, colored, was cut about .Ae head and had her right arm broken. They were taken to the hospital. Five thousand persons were at tF game and it was impossible to keep the throngs from the seats. which broke down just as the game was about to start. The game went on after the ex- citement subsided.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
To stop Sunday Ball Games.

IMAGINATION, N. T.. April 18.-- The largest public meeting that has been held in this city since the McKin- ley memorial meeting was held in the West Presbyterian church here to pro test against Sunday baseball, Ex-Con- gressman Stephen c. Willard presided. A committee was appointed to take steps to prevent playing ball in this city on Sunday, as the managers of the local state league team have expressed their intention of doing. This commit tee will again call on the baseball man. agers and ask them to reconsider their determination, as it is desired to settle the question amicably if possible. If the baseball men refuse to grant this request, legal steps will be taken to prevent Sunday rlaying.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-18
BICYCLING.
YOUNG PENN WON THE
 FIVE MILE HANDICAP.

Champion Kramer came very close to the record time for the distance when he won the half mile handicap yesterday at Va1lsburg cycle track 4n 56 1-5 seconds from the scratch mark His runner-up was not Root nor Ely ing Dutchman" KrebS, but the Vetr eran Hadfeld. Kramer was teamed with Fenn for the race, and the latter had swung wide at the last elgntA pole and hindered Kramer slightly. Hadfield and Dorl0n swung into the stretch a little ill advance of Kramer and the new "pro," and the oldtlme road rider gave Kramer a great bat tie for victory, the champions ad- vantage at the tape being less than a length.
 TWenty-two men lined up in two rows, were sent away in the five mile professional open, which had dollar prizes for the leader at each Jap. Adam Beyerman of New York, who was making his first effort as a pro- fessionaI, won the prize for the first lap. The other lap prizes were well scattered, though Calvin and D0rlon each annexed five. Kramer, with Fenn following, Went.to the front just before the bell, and Fenn led into the straightaway for home with Roof. John Bedell and krebS almost on even terms with him. Fenn kept enough of his lead to land the race by foot from Menus Bedeli who had come through on the pole Root nosed out Floyd Krebs for third place and John Bedell was fifth. Summaries:
 Half Mile Handicap, professional Won by Frank l.. Kramer. East Orange, scratch; Charles Hadfeld, Newark, 10 yards, second; Oliver Dor lon, Coney Island, 40 yards, third; Menus Bedell, Lynbrook, l., L., 20 yards, fourth Time, 56 175 seconds.
 Five Mile Open, professional Won by W. S. Fenn. Waterbury, Conn.,; Menus Bedell, Lynbrook, l.. l., second; l; F. F Root. Boston, third; Floyd K~ebs Newark, fourth: John Belell, I4yn- brock. L. l., fifth. Time, fY minutes 4s 5-5 seconds. Lap prize winners: Calvin. 5: Dorloa, 5; Newkirg, :: Sul- livan, 1; 1'ogler, |; Sehreibe:. l: Root, 1, Ecycrman, 1; Achorn, l; Kramer, !.