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PRIMITIVE BOOKS.
How They We're Made BY the Ancient
Battsks of saasatra.

Battaks of samatra.
A near approach TO the form OF q
modern book was made by an obscure
people called the Battaks, who ia old
en- days inhabited the island Of suma'
trA They invented, or adopted from
some unknown source. q form Of book
consisting Of a long strip Of bark fiye
or six INCHES wide and closely resem.
bling a piece Of Egyptian papyrus.
They seem to have taken distinct
step forward In the b0okmaking art.
for instead OF rolling their strips OF
bark In Egyptian fashion they folded
them Into accordion plaits, 40 that
they took exactly the form Of modern
books with uncut leaves.
Wooden covers were then put on el'
ther side. and the whole was some.
times bound together with piece OF
snakeskin. Had the Battak scribe gone
one step further by cutting the leaves
and writing on both sides the result
would have been an exact prototype Of
a modern book.
The HIndoos used a, palm leaf two
or three inches wide. cut In sections
and dried. Each section may be com.
pared with the leaf OF book, and
they were piled up IN sequence or per.
fornted and strung together like We
netian blind.
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KNEE eREEcHEs.
Their Poiats Of Superiority over the
Long Trousers.

Their Peints Of Superiority over the
Long Trousers.
The long trouser has every fault
which II IN possible TO combine In 0
single garment. II rubs at the ankle,
which IN not true OF the knlckerbocker.
II you turn UP the trouscr, then you
create horizontal crease. which IL just
as bad as the rubbing OF the edge. A
band OF leather does not really save
the trouser from attritlon against the
boot.
Then consider the knees. No amount
OF pressing or stretching will really
save d pair OF trousers from becoming
baggy at this sIngularly inopportune
Joint The man who IL true 10 his
trousers must never sit and must new
er run. Only by standing still or ut
most walking slowly can he preserve
the contour Qf his costume.
Here again knlckerbockers solve the
problem. The chief beauty OF knicker.
bockers Ia that they are baggy at the
knees. Their virtue Ia the trousers
vice. And there are other advantages,
On a muddy day man with long
trousers iinds that they are covered
with dust He cannot send them TO
the wash and has to trust entirely to
the clothes brush or vacuum cleaner.
But in the case OF stockings, all he has
to DO ~ TO put on n new pair next
morning,
II In therefore no wonder that two
pairs OF trousers are necessary to last
out one "coat and vest" whereas two
"coats aud vests" are necessary to last
out one pair OF knee breeches.- London
News.
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APPEARING OLD
Acts as q Bar 20 Profitable Employ
menf.

Acts as d Bar 20 Profitable Employ
ment.
You cannot afford TO grow old.
In these days Of strenuous composition
Il Ia necessary 10 maintain. as long as
possible ones youthful appearance.
II is impossible TO do this without re-
tanning luxurious growth OF hair.
The presence OF Dandruff indicates the
presence OF burrowing germ when
lives and thrives on the roots OF the
hair until II causes total badness.
Newhro's Herpicide u the only known
destroyer OF this pest. and II is as encc-
tive as II is delightful to use
Herplcide makes an elegant hair dress
ing as well as Dandruff cure.
Accept no substitute-there Is none.
seld by leading druggistsL Send ioc. In
stamps for sample to The Herpicids Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Eagle Drug store. s5i-s5s Bond st.,
Owl Drug store. $40 Com. st.. T. r.
Iaurin. Prop. Special Agent"
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CHEAP SILKS.


they DO Not Wear Well because
They Are Heavily Aduiterated.
The woman whose silk skirt splits
the second or third time she wears II
Is apt TO sigh for the silks Of her
grandmother's day. with their seeming
ly imperishablc qualities, but az q mat
ter OF fact silks are much better now
than they were before. The ancestral
silks, which were woven on hand
looms, were never OF an even texture,
whereas with modern machinery the
last inch Of hundred yard piece
comes out exactly the same a. the irst
one. The art Of dyeing. too. has been
brought to a state Of perfection never
known before, and communication be-
tween the silk workers OF the world is
80 rapid that a discovery made by one
Ia soon known to all the others. The
reason 80 many modern silks do not
wear Ia because they are adulterated
10 meet the demand 'o~ """""-~--
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Butcbers ot netniiai GrerD, I.,nuvn.
were surprised recently at the suddeI
popularity OF sleeps heads with Their
customers. They could not begin L.
supply the demand. Inquiry deveiopc1
the fact that gold had been found h.
the teeth OF the sheep which had been
shipped in cold storage from Australia.
The sheep evidently came from soine
region where there are gold outcrop
pings on the surface, and close grazing
left some Of the particles In the teeth
Of the sheep. An attempt will be made
to ascertain from what region the
sheep were shipped.
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STOPPING A HORSE.
swhes" seems 90 De the werd Fer
II All Over the World.

u All over the World.
"When | started on my trip around
The world intended" said horseman,
ITO find out what was the word for
whoa In every language. | had lit
lie book. aud In II intended 70 make
Q long list Of che various words for
whoa
DO you know what ! discoveredf !
discovered that whoa IN the same In
oil the languages The Russian stops
his horse with whoa the Persian
stops his with whoa, the Chinaman
his with whoa and tho Dutchman
his with whoa
"And whoa | discovered. has been
from the dawn OF time the word 70
stop horses with. The Greeks and Ro-
mans used Il In a slightly different
form. 'ohc.' The old English whoa
was 'ho.'
"A philologist told me the other day
that many Of our animal wofds'-the
words we order our animals about
with-are as old an or older than
whoa Take. for instance, 'co.boss,
the soothing call TO the COW. 'Co.boss'
comes from the Sanskrit root gu.
meaning 10 low, Another COW word.
'soh. soh.' which might bc translated
please keep still.' comes from the San.
skirt 'sough. meaning to stay motion.
less. And you know our chicken word,
chick. chick, chick. the word spoken
In u high key whcrcwilh we summon
our chickens 10 their mealsi Well.
that comes directly down TO IN from
the sanscrit, 'kuk.' q domestic FOWL
Louisville Courler'Iournnl.
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Doctor-oh, we'll cure you In a very
short timei Patlent-You'd better.
The longer II takes you to cure me the
longer It will take me TO pay your bill.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger,
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-24
NOVEMBER 24THIN WORLD s HISTORY

Tempars In England appropriated
knights
Instituted 111s consisted
the
infidcl
A
Matthew De constable Of France died He
himself occasions the fio himself qual
a j Il
Knox, celebrated died
81
New purchased Of Monaugun sacbem of
OF French and scissors
by royal amntlon
should edon
the them. +
1850
Ptsburg PENNSYLVANIA taken by General
Forbes. b. 4 IA Il.
given to money first Issued in France
President OF the United States born
Ell
between the United States Great
Britain
Champlain Canal declared to be navigabe
Philadelphia; editor Of tho Aurora
which
Plus
disguise di Geta. Il If
Belmont died.
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ceivcd as TO true. conditions and as to
popular sentiment. We do not predict
VIVA, the result will be, but II Is encour-
aging 10 the people OF Russia that they
have been permitted to hold this meeting
and To bring their petition to the Car.
If he has been ignorant, lie can no longer
plead Ignorance as ali excuse. The situa-
ton has been fairly represented to HIM.
The Russian democracy has, III n peace
able ana RESPECTFUL manner, presented
its case IN tho Imperial court, and has
made manly plea for recognition, At the
last moment the form of memorial was
altered TO make 1t appear al, expression
of The hope that 1t was the Wish OF the
Emperor to summon a national assembly.
The authority of the Gear is not opposed.
but the people are asking for a national
Legislative body, to be composed largely
OF their representatives, that they hay
have at least Il voice in the MAILING Of
the laws under which they are governed,
The Gear IL an autocrat and he may
throw this petition contemptuously aside,
but he will do so at his peril. His sub
jects, or at, least a goodly portion OF
them, are thoroughly aroused, and this
is the beginning of a new order of things
In Russia A revolution is Inevitable.
With the consent Of the Car 1t will he
a revolution Of peace: with the defiance
of the Gear it will be a revolution Of
force.
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Bronze Pete was and is the pride of a
flock Of fifty turkeys on the. Bellevue
plan tation, and as he gobbles his way
with proudly strut through the broad
acres Of his domain. he little remembers
the days when only by playing truant
his life was spared ana ne was welcomed
home as the returning prodigal.
Bronze Pete, when ten months old,
was the ideal OF the plantation. All the
summer through he had grown and de-
veloped, until now that the leaves were
turning russell and the nights were grow
ing cooler, he strutted and gobbled with
such importance that Mrs. Bolton de-
cided to put him UP in the coop, victim
for the Thanksgiving dinner, promising
her family O royal feast on that day. 643
IT was now the first week in Noveln-
Der. Each morning ut dawn the flock
of turkeys flew down from tho old cedar
tree in tho lawn. where theE roasted.
and after some strutting around, made
their way across the house lots to the
cornfeld in the lowgrounds where the
hands were shocking out the long
white ears from the shocks. Here they
Toasted on the piles of corn til the sun
neared the meridian, after which they
spread out over the grass field, picking
up light refreshments of various sorts,
returning towards their roostlng place
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RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL;;
A THANKSGIVING PASTORAL

with lantern in hand, crossed the lawn
10 the old cedai' tree. In vain no reered
about, seeking for Bronze Pete, rhe
other members OF the flock ''sobbled"
sleepily, disturbed by the flare OF The
lantern. The next morning after break
fast Jake reported as he passed the
waffles around that Bronze Pete done
gone" y,
The truant himself graaed around with
his wild COUSINS that afternoon. and when
they. loft this field to sock their loosting
place In tho big woods he went along.
The young hen OF the allnring glanccs
shyly addressed him once or twice but
the leader Of the flock, a fv-year-olds
gobbler with heavy plethoric red waffle
and long beard. struck at him twice,
jostlng him pretty badly. Bronze PETIT
struck hack hut he. was no match for the
old gobbler, so he ellsto the rear among
the younger set. and before the i'ock
had reached their roosting place he had
been challenged by three ambitious COB
sblers, whom he engaged In combat. one,
after another. receiving many a hard
peck and thump, but giving a good many
IN return. BY the time they had reached
tho big pine tree In which they were to
spend the night he was exhausted to a.
degree, and his beautiful plumage was
much disarranged; but he was rewarded
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BRONZE PETE.

by an encouraging glance from the SOL
eyes Of tho young hen: so he spread his
shining wing and flew to the lowest
branch OF tho big pine. where he slept
until morning.
For the next three weeks he fed and
roasted with the wild flock fighting the
young gobblers and making desperate love
to the young len. but at times no longed
for the orderly life he had led with his
blood kin on the old plantation. and sew
eral times his mind reverted to the pleas
ant and peaceful chats he had enjoyed
with tho sate-colored hen, who was very
beautiful and attractive, On tho after
noon before Thanksgiving the two flocks
met again in the timothy field inetr the
big woods Bronze 'Pete's heart was sore.
Twice had he had battles that day with
his wild cousins and now the young hen
was flirting with the gobbler fho had
defeated him that morning; AS the hocks
separated, Bronze Pete stood irresolute
for some time. The wild young. hen
called to him In the language of the
woods. and he started towards her. but
stopped to gaze once moro ut the receding
forms of his kinspeople,
Then 1t was that the slate-colored
beauty called back to him, asking him
how lie Jared among the "wild, unedu-
Gated things no was associating with
The taunt stung him, but the habit of
civilized life was too strong, and lie
flonged once more for the old cedar tree.
the long white ears OF corn, and the
shocks and the attractions OF n cultivated
sweetheart. With a loud gobble he raced
till no Joined his kinsfolk. They had
much to tell him, among other things that
his brother had been, killed that morning
for the Thanksgiving dinner. *
j, NJ, BELL
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WHAT HAVE cot TO BE
,TIIANkFUI.# FOI}?''

no use rubin, ct in to tn Daypublicans.
They done their bist-at Taste l hope they
did, All tn indications pint In that drec-
ton, anyhow. I'm not denyin' twas q
they'd done amy betther we'd had
,nothin' lit but Texas an Tnmlnany. An,
to show how thu nkful "a spirit ! posses Id
a been wtllin' to give thanks for that;
cheer.uP an pass your VI pla,e t tpin
TO be thankful for. Take tn eminun i
jIhrlst, for instance. 4 don't seem 70
want amy white meat. he says; 'bnt y
you've got nice neck ha my. or ~, loT Ies
Thank We for that whin think ay what
might have happened to mo 4 "a been
piayin' cinter rush on q football team :
he says. ! can't expriss me graItude
that was only r.!nnln or pfr nIeh Ma an ye
been wor-r-se II I'd been caught IN an
uughtymobIll accident, Some nv thin
ar-r-e very painful. Annyhow tn cares
ay great ONCE arre VERY y h ndicae that
! have escaped thin. Thank ye III take
a iitthle moro ay tn oysther stuff7n' This
mkt year promises to pc great wan , lyI
canned asparagus an the otncr pTouuG;ts
~ the farm I've neard tnu st fm H We
another small piece ay tn dark meat.
while tn air here at Esopus Is pure an
invigorratin Whin ] think nv tn NUM-
Dcr-r AY poor la-R-uh lIltt <1i~i " ' VI ~
an kilt ha tn, sthreet carers ivry day l
can hardly exprss me thanks for me own
good fortune
thank va. \ no saws, 1--WE ct crow so often
that really got like ~ =, tns ste ay IN !,
ths no. so ricN me- az snecai cause av thanks
on tbs beautiful Novlmber day? TIL fact
that announced ne resignation t' n,nnt an hi rs.
fure got fred is enough to make amy
man feel that fortune has been k 81 y, e
him.. Besides, says Misther HUI w1nRlh,,.
table, did ye hear the sthory about me
an May Irwin? Can yel blame q young
fely for feelIn, risky an good ,natured
whin people .ar-r-e sayIn' things like that
about HIM What's What Pot aayy a9nE an ye
iii lake "a Ildy-flnger an couple nv.
kisses a $ 70 for DESSERT, il 70 please, They was
a la-a-d told mo to-day I didn't look !,
AVN thank We, ] don't care u I do
s'"'I have. great cause to be thankful this
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when the shadows OF evening we're length

fsAlnS. 5 e5t,. 5si855 sl & ~ alig y,
Twice during their afternoon rambles
In the far end Of the timothy field had
the flock met and chatted with flock Of
wild turkeys. who Joined In pleasant
converse with their tame brothors. put
only to separate when the time came TO
20 to their respective roosting pla ces.
Now, whether Bronze Pete overheard Mrs
Bc!ton's remarks about having him grace
the Thanksgiving feast. or whether the
soft and alluring glances OF a very grace
full wild young turkey had influenced him,
is not recorded. but this was the thing
that happened: At the third meeting OF
tho two Aocks Bronze Pete, without a
word, went home with his new acqualn-
tance. In vain did his father, mother.
sisters, brothers and aunts demonstrate
with him. while added TO these chldlngs
were those OF a beautiful young slate
colored hen. who had been given TO Miss
Caroline Bolton by one Of the neighbo'S'.s
AS the flock reared their roosting place
in The old CEDAR feeding on their way,
Mrs. Bolton told Jack. the dining room
boy to look out for the particular s|mp
upon which Bronze Pete sat during inc
night. telling him to take a lantern attcr
supper and TO go out and catch nm ana
put him In the "fattening COOP.
The stars are shining bright and q RIM
OF frost was forming on the Grass III the
lawn when Jake loft the eleven, nna'
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Why Not Sun-Curers, Too.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
iir.~-Tobacco growers in various parts OF the
State have organized lodges Of the American
society OF Equity for this purpose OF getting
fair and reasonab bic prices for their crops and
IT is high time that tliu growers OF sun
cured Oron0co tobacco should be IN this or
ganizaticn, II IL too well known that the
growers OF spn'cured tobacco IN Louisa and
some adjoining counties have Il nor%poIy
which cannot be taken from them orr de-
stroyed. We are no. getting much more than
ohe-haif Its value from the tobacco trusts
manufacturers who are compelled 10 have sun
cured 10 supply the ever Increasing demand.
Let us get into the American society OF
Equity, and see II organization and co.op4ra-
ton wont bring some good results United
we stand, divide; we fall A
ROBT. a. CRAWFORD, =
Louisa, Va. November 20 1904 @
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"IF YOU'VE GOT a NICE NECK
q HANDY OR TIL LOWER JINT Az
TIL. LIFT HIND Lie. 2

now riddy to sittle down for good and
pass tn. rIst av me life surrounded be my
great great-grandchildren Win ye
think that 1t might have been my 1ate
four years yell be able to appreciate now
crate ar-r-e me reasons for gtvin'8 thanks
AM It's q great cause for thankfulniss 10
discover that tn American people have
a lot more slnse than TIL la-nds that man
aged TIL Dlmmycrat convention at 81.
Louis. x u. }l8
II have nivir set down to Thhnksgiv'n
dinner wild a betther appetite than I have
to-day. says Willum J. Bryan. % can
put tn silver service. on tn table an
ton, stuffed wild pulver.zed Dave I'LL an,
garnished Wild hot Wall Sthrcet sauce
That chestnut dresstn' tastes pretty good
to me. Thank We. We can I'LL up my glass
again Wild tn same old stun. always
thought twas good breE XII Si y ye ,,s can
bly, taste for thataklnd av game was nivir
betther. Heap up tn plate wid tn. ray.
turns from New Jersey and Connecticut
an don't be afraid az my dist N my
silf lis long time since I've :. nag |fa 1, q
Willy Hearst. the bye wonder. WIN sing
They Thought They Vas All tho old
crowd ar-r-e invited to line in tn. chorus.
shall be at home Chusedays an Fridays
81 shall pass TIL day, says Tamm.s
Taggart, .enjyin, a mud bath ut me will
known summer, en- whittier raysort,
where, 1T me nlintlon In passn,' amy van
so dcsIrin. can also partake ava quiet an.
gintlemnly game az draw w y, ,sr,e chlps
bein' strictly on tn square. From noW5A
shall dayvote most av me valuable attn.
ton to this. me legitimate business. an
shall waste no more time in attlmptin' 10
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NO POISON IN cHAMBERLAiN's
COUGH REMEDY

From Napier, New zealand, Herald:
~ south Wales. Australia, had an
.malysig made OF all The cough medicines
nat we're sold In that market, s$ Out Of
the entire list they found only ono that
they declared was entirely freet from all
uotsons. This exception was Chamber
ia,n,s Cough Remedy, made by the
Chamberlain Medicine Company, pes
MONIES Iowa. U. s. "A. The absence of
ali narcotics makes this remedy me
is VITA a feeling OF security that any
mother can give 1t TO Eer little ones.
Chamnerialtis Cough Remedy Is especial
~ recommended by It's makers for
coughs, colds. Group and whoopins cough.
When taken In time It prevents pneu,.
n,onia. This remedy is for sale py all
Dr,,.gisH
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Step in the Right Direction.

For years this paper has desired "A
change in school hours that would allow
the pupils TO get, their principal meal at
an earlier, hour When the schools close
at 3 p, NJ, in the very nature Of things
ii is impossible for children 10 get home
ana Sit down 10 dinner before $50 O'Clock,
and il IS far too often O'Clock before
dinner is served,
Under tho customs which generally pre-
vail here, this means breakfast at s.,
some sort Of lunch at u, 4 heavy dlnper
al = and supper al :. Such nours are
demorallzins TO good health ana eonsc,
1'len'ly are a great hindraaee to good
study,
WA-a ws arst urged change in school
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S. ULLMAh'S SON,
Maln-street Stores, 1e2o.1s2e East Main
Street; Marshall. Street Store, 500 e.
Marshall street.
'Phonea at our Two Stores.

. ! II # d = y. .
hours we asked that the school hours be
SO arranged as to give an opportunity for
real meal at home during the recess
hour, and We still believe this to be the
healthicst and wisest way. The men.
however, could not be persuaded to ADAM
don this customary afternoon dinner,
and as the housel1eepers naturally re-
bclled ut serving two dinners, the whole
plan failed Of adoption.
4 Tho change which has been favor
ably reported by the committee Of
the School Board is step in the :igit
direction IL the parents will have their
dinners at $3.50, instead $3.50, and there
by give the children a longer time for
play In, the open air and 4 better chance
to digest one meal before sitting down
to another. 57
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Hello, Fellows!

Welcome, and two welcomes, and three
welcomes, and tiger TO the University
boys-to our boys and the boys from
across the border, and may Allah inspire
their songs, their stunts and their kicks !!
Their coming adds zest to Thanksgiving.
They bring good cheer and the rich
aroma Of college life, and make the old
folks feel young again. They come as
pilgrims from what is now to US old
fellows but Greenland, bringing a revival
of sweet memories and fulfilling the prom
Use OF our college days. "Haec OHM mem
inisse juvabit. ;"
The thereafter" has come, and it is
pleasant to remember, and it Is pleasant
to see and to welcome the pilgrims, who
bring us glad>t ldings.
Have good time. fellows. Make the
wenzin ring with your shouts and your
songs; wave your banners high. and
"dike" the whole blooming town. It's
yours; we arc your subjects, and you
shall reign over US. and exploit your
Imperialism.
But the games the thing. and may
the best kickers win. y