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shop cannot be gone into here, Suffice it
to say, the company soles and half-soles
100 to 1sn pairs of shoes day Think
of II. half-sole your shoes while you
walt. and you won't have to stay there
much longer than you have to wait In
q barber shop to get shaved. How many
people in Richmond are aware OF the eH-
fstence of an establishment to which half
worn out shoes come from all parts of
the State to be half-soled. repaired and
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Valuable Portrait Presented.

u Governor Montague has received from Mrs,
Letitia Tyler sempe. Of washington. p. q,
daughter Of President John Tyler a beanttiul
of Genoa Italy, painted in 1862, and presented
to Mrs. Sempe, ~,
domated tfis work OF art to the state, and
for the present It will be hung upon the Ialls
Of tho Executive Mansion
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to return the cancelled policies. and made
no claim that they We're in force until
after the fife on February II. 1895
rs Ahlo Ton+a,,+ ;or, s5 t Se{N

no ~
a fter the fife on February II. 1885,
Able Contention.
The opinion of the court lin deal ling fur
gther with the case. says: he Language
of an insurance contract is to receive
reasonable construction, like any other
contract. A 8 already seen, the defend
ant In error was constantly and persist
emily in default In the payment Of his
premiums He had relied on the agents
TO keep his property Insured "a nd nd keep ''p
up his premiums, and they advanced
money for him on that account untll the
running insurance account between them
showed a balance In their favor OF
s11O.55, which he refused to pay ana
owed when the policies were Cancelled. In
view Of the method OF dealing between
the partes-Browning making no speclnl
application of such sums as were PAID
by hinl--the agents had rlsht 10 Apply
those payments among the various poll
cies in the way best calculated to pro-
tect themselves from loss in consequence
of his default The cancellation notice
showed on, its face that the only I'M
earned premium on all the policies %
@gether was $3.50, and It informed the de-
PENDANT In error that the sum nentioneu
was due and payable when he returned
the policies and called upon him to return
them without delay. This he never did,
u
the FIRE. In absolute silence, acquiesced
in the terms OF the cancellation.
Other Opinions.
other opinions handed down We're as fol-
lows "a \
ministrat tor, VS.. Virginia Carolina FailWaS'
Circuit Court washington county. At,rms 90
BY Judge Whittle: Samuel y FieninEer ,, W..
Thomas =. Peery. Circuit Court. Blana cou"-
ty Reversed. ,,,, :,
Bristol, Circuit Court. Bristol. Reversed.
nv Judge Keith: Ashworth ct aus W
jTrammeli Corporation Court OF Bristol Az
firmed. pr,u dr.
cult Court washington county KeVerse'
: nv Judge White; Calvin Pardee vs. COM
monwealth, Circuit Court. Wise county he -
BY Judge Buchanan Hyatt trustee, etc.
VS.. zion at ais. Circuit Court Lee county.
Reversed. III, y
.corporution Court Roanoke. Reversed ~
Az Judge HARRISON; RameyGvs. Counts, Clr-t
c,iit Court Wise county Affirmed.
py Judre WhIttle; Va. and S. w. Ry, Co.
Wv, b, Cowers's administrator. Corpora
ton Court, Bristol, Affirmed
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FAIRBANKS MAKES
PLATFORM SPEECH.
Vice-Presidential Nominee Re
ceived Great Demonstrations
on His Way Hdne.
n. A ssofciat fed Ipress. "

(By Associa ted Press.)
+ CHICAGO. ILL. June Ex-senator Fair
banks, vice-presidential nominee, left
Chicago this afternoon for his home In
indianapolis, where a great demonstra-
ton will be made In his honor tonight.
Among those in the party accompanying
the senator was Postmaster-Ge General Hen
ry c. Payne and George B. Cortelyou.
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee.
The senator is scheduled to make
number Of stops between here and In
dianapolis the first stop being nladeYat
Fowler, where Sena tor Fairbanks is ex-
pected to speak for five minutes. A stop
of thirty minutes was arranged to be
mnde at Lafayette. where a. delegation
from Indianapolis will meet the senator
From Lafayette the party Will travel In
a special train and stops will BIO made at
lColfax, Thorntown, Lebanon and zlon-s
VILE, reaching Indianapolis at 7:20 p, M. 4
The indianapolis demonstration will be-
Of a non-partisan character, a gathering
Of home people, of nelghbors and friends.
Addresses will be made by Mayor Holtz-
man and other prominent citizens
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White Nrapper Sale

1 Nv. VWIIG" VVTdppcT 06AI0
X Special sale OF white Light and Dark Wrappers.
white Lawn Wrappers with coored figures and
stripes ana black and navy, with white figures and
stripes fancy trimmed, deep hounce, 7Sr
Sheer DIrnity and Lawn Wrappers, some trimmed
with lace and embroidery; former prices + m
$3.50 and s1.sS Observation-Disclosures l.OO
q Sheer White Persian Lawn Wrappers, large sailor coll
sailor collars, lace trimmed all deep flounccs.
extra full; former price s2.4s Ec1 -
Sheer Persian Lawn Wrappers, large sailor col
lars, embroidery trimmed. full sleeves e O2
embroidery trimmed, deep founce... " l 80
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Frictionless Metal.

- y
lished in Richmond little business be-
fore unheard of IN these parts. It Is
not much heard of in Richmond now,
hut every city in this Union and a large
rumber of those in Europe in which ma
chinery is used have heard of 1t. 1t is
the Frictionless Metal Company. Have
YOU ever heard of 1t before? The COM
pany is composed of only two men. who
have a little shop down on Cary Street
They are the discoveries and the owners
of a secret process. by which they make
metal that is not victim of friction,
and not only that. when mixed with other
metal, it saves that other metal from
the evils of friction. They call 1t Bah
bit metal. Twenty high-class trav-
cling salesmen are scattered throughout
America and Europe selling the product
of this little Cary Street factory, and
the proprietors are coming money. The
machinery and office fixtures and stock
In trade arc all small, but the shop en,-
ploys not less than fifty people and do
an annual business that runs away up
in the thousands.
WILLOW, RATTAN AND REED.
About four years ago Mr.. Phillip Weber
came to Richmond from somewhere up
IN New Jersey and In a little store on
Seventh Street commenced to manufac-
-
baby carriage foot mats, door mats,
toys, ornaments, everything and any
thing that can he made of willow, rat
tan and reed The necessary machinery
was introduced and the establishment
was named Old Dominion Willow and
Rattan Works On the death of Mr.,
Weber. his widow and her son took
charge of the business and continued to
push and enlarge 1t. To-day Mrs, Weber
is finding ready sale for all the goods
her little establishment can turn out and
the Old Dominion Willow and Rattan
Works has become one of the promt-
nent small Industries of Richmond. In
the matter Of wages, supplies. &c. this
concern turns loose a large sum OF money
every month.
Bamboo Furniture.
lust one more by way Of illustration.
Less than a year ago Two young men
who did not have money enough TO n'1y
out lot OF factories and form u trust
opened IN a modest little factory at NO.
144s East FRANKLIN Street, put In some
modern machinery and launched brand
new enterprise. new In Richmond and
new to the South, being the only factory
of it's kind south of Pennsylvania ~ IL
a bamboo furniture factory.
Merrs. Harris and Harrison are the
young men who have launched m Rich
mond this new enterprise Al the an-
nual Furniture Trade Expositions soon
to be held in New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago, this Richmond establishment
will have large displays of its products
There are said to BIO less; imam len
factories in the country making bamboo
furniture, but the goods are becoming very
popular and doubtless the Rifhmopd
establishment will In short Time sroW
to great proportions,
What Bamboo Furniture Is,
The New York Furniture Trade Review,
an authority on such subjects, says;
"Bamboo furniture appears to DO In
creasingly popular and has become ~
many parts OF the country a. real staple
article. Dealers who have handied PAM
iu,a in towns where II has previously been
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sold find that there is a steady de-
rnand for lit. In@the other towns, where
bamboo Is unknown, they find that IT. IS
a simple matter to originate a. demand
The reason for the general popu larity Of
this class of goods Is that. at an equal
price. there is no other furniture, to be
had which compares with 1t in attrac-
tiveness and ornamentality. a person, for
example. wishing to buy a. bookcase al
81 could find nothing in q hardwood a 7
that price, which would compare In point
of appearance and general nertI with
book-c of bamboo. Certain It Is
that bamboo goods have been Offered In
great quantity at low prices this spring
all round. Oriental rooms abound. where
bamboo is the staple article. In
fact 1t has its place everywhere, ana the
manufacturers of bamboo goods in New
York are kept busy.
The new factory of Harris and Har-
rison is putti5s out book cases. settees,
chairs. music cabinets. fire screens, Ia
bourets, plate racks and all manner of
battak bamboo furniture pieces This
is on. of the small industries in Rich
mond destined to grow to be great things
And There Are Others.
There are many, very many. other
envelope factories. candy factories, paper
box factories, pickle factories. shoe-sole
factories patent medicine factories and
various and sundry other establishments
that may properly come under the head
of small industries. but which In the
aggregate employ a great many men and
women and help to keep Richmond moving.
The majority of them sell the most of their
products out of town, oil over the coun-
try, and as has been shown, some of
them ship largely to foreign lands. thus
bringing money from every quarter to
help enrich Richmond
For tho smaller industries. such as
have been made the subject of this arti,
Gle. Richmond is the most favorable To-
cation to be found in the South. Here
the small manufacturer finds water,
steam and electric power mt his hand
that lle can rent by the month or by the
year. and is therefore not freed to put
in a great and expensive plant In order
to do business. Here he finds all manner
of facilities, and here. when he has some
thing of merit to put upon the market,
he can find the bank and money accom-
modations necessary for the TRANSACTION
and enlargement of his business, for, as
has before been shown, Richmond stands
at the head of the list OF Southern cities
as a banking center. The small indus
tries of Richmond are bringing lot of
outside money TO town, and all Richmond
should encourage every one that Is now
here and those that may be attracted
by tho advantages of this most favorable
location.
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The elements OF energy will ban'powe push nltatye the
ability to command All lie waiting you IN FoRcE.
It's haky delousness combined minute atoms o. a
gluten phosphate salts which are eagerly
Into the blood to build vitality j. \, y. F
for brain blood issues as FORCE
Try II for week and see 4s7
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The CLOUDS
PASS AWAY
Maryland Daughters Of the Coli
federacy Are No Longer
Aggrieved.
THE DAVIS DESIGN MODIFIED i:
M1l the States Will Has: Equal
Reprcsentation-All Now
Satisfied.

#i Appended is an exceedingly Interesting
letter, showing that tho n1iaunderstand-
;ng heretofore existing between the Mary
land plvisloii, United Daughters Of the
confedcracy, and the Jefferson Davis
Monument Association, with reference to
n1arvland's representation on the me-
mortal to President Davis, has been hap
PLY settled:
,ro Mrs. S. Thomas Mccullough, 'Presi-
dent of the Jefferson Davis Monument
Association:
Dear Madnm.--As director for Mary
land or the j. u. M. A., am requested
by the president and officers Of the State
y u)yision OF the United Daughters OF the
Eonfcderncy, to state that after care
fully considering the design for the JEFF
1erson Davis monument, with the mod-
ficatons III the original drawing sug-
sestcd by you and other members OF the
Central Committee, and adopted by the
architect. Mr.. holland. as shown In the
print he exhibits. they are satisfied that
y Maryland's claim to equal representation
.sfully rccog nizcd.
5",I'hc notifications referred to are men
tioncd IN full In the statements forward.
4 cd by you to me. az director. and sub
,mtted BY me to Mrs, Wright. president
or the state Division. U. r. c., and TO
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Poe. vice-prcs'-
dents or the Baltimore Chapter. also to
\ the board Of the chapter. to our adj
tiso,y board and to representatives from
5 The chapters OF the State division.
"Thesc notifications. as stated by You
81 your communication OF May Slst, are
rs follows:
.""rhis association dhe Jefferson Davis
Monument Association withdraws all
symbolism from the thirteen columns In
the coionnadc. They are not named and
do not represent any particular State,
but as every state represented Mary
Z land Included, Will be represented only
by It's coat -of-arms. Maryland will have
exactly the same individual representa-
ton that any other State will have. The.
y number Of columns only gives (~ith the
two end PILLARS fourteen spaces for the
fourteen coats -of-armss
with this statement the Maryland d.
Eison OF the United Daughters OF tho
Confederacy declares itself satisfied.
tSigned)
'.ELIzABETH w. HALL.
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and yet this Industry sells sole and heel
plates In nearly every State in the Union
and has large customers among the shoe
and hardware dealers in every leading
city. A half dozen travelling men carry
their wares to the utmost parts. and their
postage bill In doing business by mall Is
simply immense. On the same floor In
the same building is another little In
dustry that brings lot of money to
Richmond In the course of a year. This
little shop simply makes trunk straps
that is all But they are patent lock
straps. and they are sold to trunk max
.ers and trunk dealers in the leading cities
of forty-one States. A small Industry it
is, but it spreads over a lot of territory
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
MUSKRATS DRIVEN TO CANNIBALISM.
Deprived OF Food On Account of Winters Icy
Grip They Eat Their Own Found Caught 10
Traps Set Along the Marsh Lands.

THoRoUGHFARE NECK, Feb. 3d.
This has been an unusually severe win
ter with muskrats, rabbit, quail, and
other game, but the muskrat has suff
cred most and has indeed, experienced
trials and tribulations the past ten
months. Having a price on his fur
that caused his human enemies to be
more Jealous than usual in his capture
and driven by frost and flood from his
only refuge, the house, the mercy of
dogs, foxes hawks, etc. but worst of
all his food supplies, which consists of
the roots of various aquatic plants, has
been almost entirely cut off the greater
part of the winter by the unusually
cold weather. The rats have been
driven by hunger even to devouring
their fellow creatures that are caught
in traps which is something very I'M
usual as the animal is suppose to be
entirely herbivorous. This strange
fact has been reported by several trap
pers, and came under our own obser-
walton after the recent snow when a
carcass of a muskrat which had been
caught in trap in furrow in a bank
near the marsh was found partially
devoured while a path of muskrats
tracks was leading from this to and
from the marsh. Around the carcass
newly fallen snow was trodden for
several feet where the rodents had
fought over their grewsome repast.
The numbers of muskrats will in all
probability be greatly decreased this
winter and the effect it will have on
this source of profit, which is more
than the wheat crop of Thoroughfart
Neck, will mean a great deal to the
many persons who thus prOfitably EN-
ploy themselves during the winter
months.
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
TEMPERANCE WOMEN PAY TRIBUTE.
Commemorate the Lie and Good DEEDS Of
Miss Frances E. Willard Wednesday
Afternoon With Appropriate Exercises.

The program Of the Miss Willard
commemoratiou meeting held AZ the
home of Mrs. L. VI Price last W-jles-
day afternoon, under the direction OF
the president Mrs. Kate f. Smlrh-rs
was as follows Opening Devotional
Service, consisting Of singing, scripture
reading aud prayers. Mrs Price had
prepared a number Of white car. a.
souvenirs Of the meeting with a p.c-lre
on each one the white bow ~ one
corner and a written quotation from
Miss Wizards writings which Vas
read by the possessOr Of each card a-i
there were tweuty-four altogether.
Reading, In Nemoriam, Frances t.
Willard, by Mrs. John 2. Burd=tte
Reading, sketch Of Miss Willard. by
Mrs. William Doushten, and Mrs. J.
Brinton; Reading, Miss Wizards
Optimism" by Mrs. Wilmer Porter
Reading, The Flower Of Temperance
Chivalry," Frances t. Willard by
Mrs. Sarah Prettymau; Reading Poem.
Goods Way" by Miss Irene Roberts
Personal recollectious Of Miss Willard
given respectively by Mrs. Kate T.
Smithers, Mrs. Albert Chandler and
Mrs. l.. VI. Price. Two new members
sent their names, and dues in advance
of the year to the Union at the meeting.
Before closing the beautiful service
offering asked by the National " c.
L. L. for missionary work was voted 20
be sent to the treasurer Of the Frances
E. Willard Memorial Fund.
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
LOCKERMAN NAMED DEPUTY COLLECTOR.
Townsend Man Succeeds the late p. B. Ayars
As Deputy Collector OF The Port.

Collector of the Port Robert G.
Houston Saturday announced that he
had appointed BENZ. G. Lockerman of
Townsend to be deputy, succeeding
the late Capt. Peter B. Ayars. The
appointment is for three months, it be-
ing temporary because of the fact that
the place Is on the civil service list.
The appointment was made by Mr..
Houston several days ago, at the sug-
gestlon of the department at Washing
ton, and he has been advised that the
appointment was confirmed. Word
has been received from the Civil Ser
vice Commission that an examination
of applicants for appointment for the
position will be held in the near future
The annual salary is $1,000. Mr.. Lock
erman is a Regular Republican and
was a candidate for State Senator.
He is 55 years of age.
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
HOME MISSIONARY WOMEN
ENTERTAIN At PARSONAGE
ENJOYABLE QUILTING PARTY AND BOX
SOCIAL WITH 50 PERSONS PRESENT.
Women Met Early Monday Afternoon to Make
a Quilt and Invited a Large Number in at
Evening for a Box Lunch and Musical.

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety gave "Quilting Party and Box
Social" at Asbury NJ. E. Parsonage
Monday afternoon and evening which
for wholesome entertainment and
pleasure was one of the most enjoyable
held recently The women met at two
o'clock in the afternoon to make a
quilt for their missionary barrel that
they pack every autumn for some
needy preacher on the frontier. They
were unable to complete the quilt and
another Quilting Party" will be held
at some future date These good and
faithful members of the Society
brought with them a box lunch and
invited their husbands and gentlemen
friends to eat supper with them at $50
o'clock, for which they charged nom
inal sum of 10 cents. There were sew
enty at supper including the members
of the Society. Others came for the
social evening that followed, making
the total number about eighty persons.
The entertainment committee had ar
ranged a splendid propram, which
opened with chorus lead by Mr.. Wal
ter 0. HOffecker During the evening
there were several orchestral selec-
tlons by trio composed of Miss Mar
! garet Walls, Irving and Carlton Walls
Mr.. l.. NJ. Price gave two vocal solos.
Miss Bertha Price presided at the pi.
ano. Miss Rebecca Collins rendered a
vocal so and an instrumental selection
was given by Miss Elizabeth Collins.
Pastor Collins had the company on the
tip-toe Of excitement as he related a
ghost story, the climax of which pro-
duced considerable fun and amuse-
ment. A quartette "Sweet and Low, y
was sung with good effect by Mr.. and
Mrs Walter o. Hoffecker, Miss Lizzie
Mcdowell and Mr.. L. NJ. Price. At
ter an evening of good fellowship and
friendly intercourse the company
united IN singing "Auld Lang Syne. .
Pastor and Mrs. Collins were extended
many compliments on the splendid
hospitality furnished the Woman's
Home Missionary Society and their
friends.
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
CALVIN BOGGs on MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
His Cruiser "Maclas" Had on Board I've
Handsome Lions for President Roosevelt.

CHEswOLD, Feb. .. - Mr.. Caleb
Boggs has received q letter from his
son, Calvin, on board the Z. S.Cruiser
''Maeias" in which he speaks Of their
cruiser having received Consul-general
Skinner heading the diplomatic party
who had visited King Menelik Of
Abyssinia, Africa, and returned with
two lions as a present for President
Roosevelt, also three deers as mascOts,
enc for each of the three ships in the
European feet, the cruiser Machias 70
deliver them at Port Said on board
steamer for Genoa, Italy. It might Be
interesting to Cslvin's many friends to
know that besides the animals above
mentioned their cruiser carries what
might be termed a floating ZOO. II
numbers at least one goat, one dog.
three cats, one monkey, one leopard,
one porcupine and several species Of
birds.
Smyrna times., 1904-02-24
EARLY MORNING FIRE AT KENYON.
Family of James HAZEL Awakened to Find
Mantel in Flames and Floor on Fire,

KENYON, Feb. GA serious confa-
grafton was narrowly averted at the
home of Mr.. James HAZEL near this
town early Thursday morning and but
for the timely awakening of some of
the members of the family the house
and everything might have been in
ashes. The family had retired early
the night before leaving everything in
as good condition as usual. About
five o'clock Thursday morning they
were startled with the cracking of
flames and the smell of smoke. On
going down stairs they found the man
tel in flames and hole fully three feet
square burning in the floor. Quickly
as possible they procured some buckets
of water and began to fight the fire,
which they extinguished after consid-
cradle difficulty. The family is unable
to account just how the fire occurred
and they feel that had they been thirty
minutes later in making the discovery
they could not have saved their home.