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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-11
]. NORMAL SCHOOL F: !. q J =.

STATE ATE. n RArAL SCHOOL. FARM
WILLIE, Dec. a TO- Through the cffor ts OF
Miss Freebor the head of the kinder
garten department. the Normal schoo!
has enjoyed recently an exhibit ton. o.
pictures Of unusual interest, t consist
ed Of many large carbon pho ograplls,
photo gravures, and colored prints lent
$by a Nv. Elsom & Co., of Boston. The
large collection contained excellent re-
productions of the masterpieces OF art
! of z ali ages and Countries. Egyptla Ian.
art r omun. and 4 G reekB architecture and
sculpture. the great cat he'd rails OF ~ the
Old World, famous portraits and hls s
cal pieces. and t l}cf works Of great! animal
painters wero Of deep Interest. BY far
the most attrnctiye.par OF he display
however, was that comprising the very.
best reproductions Of i the master nlecesi
OF the italian Renaissance, as 3 wen ~ ~
selections from the q Dutch ?!
Flemish, English, French, German and an
Spanish schools OF palm ting In fact, to
see the originals Of this instructive COLI
lection, 1t would be necessary to visit,
almost every great art gallery Ii IN the
world. IA 4.
Another decidedly interc ting feature OF
the collection was the loan 4eX hiblt OF q r
,tistic pottery and j apaneso prints kindly
furnished, through Miss Coulling's In
5fluence, Sbyfthe 5Grenby ENaience Company
and BunkloT Mat snki.i
The purpose oftithIs three days exhl--s
,bition was two-fod ST. show to prospec-i
tive teachers here the kind Of art pre-
pared for use In tho public schools; and
to secure money to buy some OF these
for the kindergarten and
grade-rooins III our training school. The
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Negroes Demand /" Hard Money,

s THE negroes wtsa pick cotton demand
hard money In RETURN for their labor
and the silver dollars ars the accustomed
medium, Before the cotton plcking sea-.
son began there was ". dust twice the
vaults than there Is NOW, This Is an an
snuals occurrence a II this time Of the year,
hut It Is surprising how lapdly this
money finds 1T way ba ok to TIncle SAINTS
store-houses NJ "A very small per cent, IA
kept BY the negroes,
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Ills ;Firch, ISIS It'll N Her, Miss Anita
Poor, and Miss Harriet Switzerland. Mrs y
Fairbanks and Mrs. ~ chtbald Hopkins Ad:
will receive " the 81 guest is while the pa1-
5tronesses are Lady Durand, Madame
Juse rand. Baroness sternberg, Baroness y
Mayor des Planohes, Madame a Asproz,
the Ladies OF the Cabinet Mrs. John r..
Mclean, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs.
Herbert yvadsworth and other well Known
society: women. .s ss . Y,
Mrs. Cromwell, Mrs. VIM. Elroy Curtis,
Miss Fitcs, and Miss Ridgely are among
those who Will entertain q inner on the
evening OF The 18th. with 81 View g az &
tending the ball lat er, s5 Nh III & ~ s.
e The first large ball Sof the sea son%w 2!
given on " ednesd Sof this week; BY
tho board Of lady. managers OF the George
Washin gton University HOSPITAL better
known as Columbian Hospital. The ball-
room at the New Willard, which was "a +
tractivcly;. decorated for the occasion, ia
the largest and best equipped room 3of
the kind south Of New 7 ork, and made
a charming setting for the dancers
The Reception Committee consisted OF
Mrs. :Adna r. Chaffee, Mrs: Henry Ktrke
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entertainer tel, proved very popular. 7 he

entertainment proved very popular. y ne
interest ii, the pictures was Increased
On Friday and Saturday even ingss & ~ BY
desert ptionss and storlest'of the pictures
given by members OF the faculty.
Tho Normal School was honored BY q
visit, on DeoemberA Sth and ptll; from ron
/ Hon. W. Nv. Stetson, su perrin tel len + OF
schools for Maine, N All depa rtments Wero
/ gladly 4 opened for u his ms pecio n.5 On
Thursday evening, a large aud ience Us
tened to his excellent address II on a the
different kinds of school children and,
the right kind of teacher for them. Su-
perrin tendent Stetson proved himself 4 q
speaker Of unusual X ability and charm,
sklfully combining with deep thought
Eplest wit and aptest II lustrnt Ions. 4 At the
earnest request Of the girls she was n?er--5
asuaded to talk to the school again ut
exercises Friday morning. His
theme was THE Mother Tongue ~ and his
words werc full Of $tinsprntion to- those
who are yseeking more skilflll express
4 sion. ~ HI
Mn, stetson was the cues Of MIR. and
Mrs. J arman duringShis stay.
Mrs. LaWrencegS Thurston.S travelling
secretary for tho Student Volunteer
Moyement was IL recent vlsl tor to the.
scho ol. Mrs. Tlnrston has served as a
missionary In Turkey and China, and
made most interesting talks on the GUS
toms and needs OF thoso countries. She
was entertained by Miss Pat tespn. with
whom she had been pleasantly associated
III college work at Mt. a iplynke., ssh
II MI. j. i, Jarnlan@ and Dr. Q. b, Sears
attended the recent meeting of the CO.
operation Education Cmnmissl on ut Nor
folk. President JarlnanE taking part also
In an educational rally ut Smithfeld
Wednesday, night. f SStsS & li5: *;
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.SiWYTHEVILLE, VA !. 4.
5(Specialt to The

s syVYTHEvILLE, Dec. 10 Jud &c & g.
Jackson held court in Carol M county
this week. sss sss sls4
4 Mr. Jackson Guy Davis, Of Marion, .Has
the guest of friends an town on s st1l T.
i day. lfl q % Ssil1s
8 Miss Bessie Thomas has returned from
{ q isagthyS trlp to Kentucky 55Bs .ss8
5 Mr. Fl. b. NJ aupn, who has been tra-
yelling in West Virgi nia q For some time,
Is at home sick s3is 33ts5 igE
8SsS Miss Rose Williams has returned from
a house party at Damascus. Il ssss .s5
4 Mr. William Todd Dc VAN who spent
3Thanksg giving Day at his home. Sunny
Crest has returned to Philadelphia,
byS Mrs De Van.
Miss Mary Prest tom. Kent entertained
1 the bridge whist club Friday evening
5s Mrs, WI liam II, RI bible. Sri, has been
quite sick at her home, ION Main Street. IN
Fl Mrs, e.. Miller has returned home;
from q visit Of. some weeks in Eastern
Virginia, rs NJ
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How Kafir$ Corn Ripens.l

There seems to be d genera belief
throughout the country that Knffir$ corn
natures quicker than common sSvar iet.lei
of Indian corn. nd that much a fter this
to plant. either on ground that has notl
been pla nted or in fields that have to be
,rcplu nted on account OF q partinl stand.
way. We have planted red Ia # lr corn
WHICH u from ten, days to two weeks
earlier than the white, fGand our Vel low
variety, Q f. dian corn on the same kind
OF soil at the same time, In fact. on the
same day, and there was not three days
difference in the stage OF ma turity whom
fall came. f13 s85 81 37f s{2SS
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Most OF the Southern contingent in
the National legislature have homes OF,
their own. and as they keep open house
in a quiet way. arc seldom without house
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Ills young daughter, Miss Anna Ewing
Cockrell, will spend the winter IN Paris
with Miss Wilson, 4 ia daughter Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, and Miss Walls z.
daughter Of Mr. Thomas F. Wnlsl,. Miss
Cockrell succeeded her sister, Mrs, z.
Nj. GalIaud 1t. as the head &of her IA theirs
household. and with the exception OF
Miss Catherine Ridgely. daughter OF the
Comptroller OF the Treasury. was the
youngest hostess in official society last
season. she Is a pretty blonde and more
than usually popular with the Soungeri
set. The last entertainment she gave
before leaving Washington was luncll-
con In honor OF the Misses Stone, daugh-
tiers OF her y father s colleague In 4 the
Senate from Missouri. \ ss M q,
& Besides her social duties. Miss Ridge.
sly is deeply interested in philanthropy:
the object Of her especial attention be-
ing the National Junior Republic, founded
for the benefit of, homeless boys and girls
OF Baltimore and Washington. As Pres !. Il
dent Of the Junior League. she Is bpsilys
preparing for a ball 10 be given ut the.
New Willard, December 16, for the Re-
public. The committee on arrangements,
includes Mrs. Oliver Cronlwe II. Miss EN-
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HEN R :, 1 HATCH kansas
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ESSEX ESSENCES. s55j
Victims Of Kimberlin College
Fire Thanksgiving Essays.

u
ts Especial TO The II ines Dispatch.)
| ;DUNNSVILl1l1. VA. Dec. q 0-Rev
Ritchlc Ware, OF the Christian church.,
and his nephew. Mr. Francis Fl. Scott
both of Essex ENTHUSIASTICALLY by the
burning OF Kimberltng Heights College,
Tenn, last week. where both OF these
gentlemen were studying for$the ministry!
They report tina t the entire building was
destroyed. bringing a loss Of $50, 900 and
no Insurance.. Some two hundred stu
dents We're rendered homeless for the
night and some Of them had 10 camp
out until funds could be received from
their homes, MI: Ware and Mr.. Scott
ares expected home daily. iSAf #
| AZ Mr.. Lewis Henry Cox has been visiting
his mother. Mrs. Martta3tAnnA Cox, for
the pact week. Mr.. Cox killed forty
one rabbits, *; He leftssforl his home in
Baltimore yesterday, 81
Some thoughtlcss boys while shooting
roman candles n few nights ago, set
fra to q shade tree i'm from Of II, w.
Dunn s, store. The fire was not noticed
until a slnto hour and the tree q ~ blaze
and about to fall Fortunately " there
was no wind to drive the fro towards
tho building.
Mr.. Robert T. Ware, Jr., bought q curl
osity rat "a public sale yesterday. IT
was, ana old marble apothecary's mortar
and %pestlc. Slt must be one hundred
years pld J, and II is heavy enough to
stand the pounding OF IN cyclopS and large
enough 10 hold oil tho medicine needed
by Aesulapus for a season. They pc
|tlieyed in solid things in those days.
7Hf Mr. r., G. Meals, Of BOWlers, reports
|Sthat the oysters on the beds In that
portion df the Rappahnnnoclt are very
large ana In prime conditionEnow. :
Miss Pct Taylor won III tho irhanks-
giving Essay contest for the High School
Department OF the Dunnsvllle Scnool. unt.
Nj. Dabney| Warning. was the successful
contestant in the Grammar School De-
,par,mcnt. All OF the essays were lin
| iited to forty words. Aliss Tnylor's es-
saysread thus: II am thankful for living
insthis christian landsw!tn friends and
loved ones around inc, land for.the nectsssl,
ties Of life. ]. am especially thankful
for good schools and kind teachers, and
Cor ssvery other hlesslpg.'''
E Mr. Warnings laconic ithanksgiving ~
an thankful, first, TOR my race and
natlonality,l' for, a number Of friends, for
the benefit OF modern Invention, for my
past health. and for MY religious and
educational advantages Hon. William
Campbell, Rev. J. IT. Watson, and II. W.
Dunn, Esd, composed the committee 70
decide the contest l5. q,
Miss Mary Ellen Young is quite sick
at her home near Ware NVharf. z
Mr.. Carroll Itulnpkn VIII begin the erec'.
tio,, Of a large blacksmith pSd coach
shop In punnsyille In 81 few days,
Negroes Demand Hard Money
THE negroes who pick GOT ton demand
I hard money In return for their labor
ana the silver dollars are the accustomed
s Maa'g Began et there Mas dist t tWioe tho
amount OF silver money Iii the nutlonalt
vaults than there Is now, This 3ls an an.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For the Benefit of our Busy Readers.

Six freight cars and locomotive were wrecked at Groton Saturday night, due to the collision of two freight trains in the yard at that place. No one was hurt, but the west bound tracks were blocked for several hours.
 Compulsory church attendance has finally been abolished at Wesley an. The trustees at their annual meeting last June voted to leave the final de- cision with the faculty. As soon as was convenient last week the faculty were called upon to vote ''yes'' or s'no' on the questios of compulsory church attendance and their decision was no. The decision is a popular one. Those who wish to attend service will do so in the future, as they have in the past Those who do not want to go may stay away. The faculty voted to reduce the number of unexcused chapsl cuts per term from twenty to seventeen.
 Saturday afternoon, few minutes before 3 o'clock, while the Rockville local reight was being made up in the Manchester freight yard, Frank Lou bey of East Hartford, brakeman on the train, received injuries that result ed fatally few minutes later. Brake man Loubey was working on about the ly car. No one saw the accident, but it is supposed that he fell off. Three coal cars and the forward trucks of the fourth car had passed over him be- fore 1t became known that he had fall en from the train. The train was stopped and Loubey was picked up and carried on stretcher to the passenger station and Dr Harry Sharpe was called in to attend him. Loubey was unconscious from the moment he was picked up.
 Two automobiles while racing on the Stanley Quarter. New Britain, road about 7:30 o'clock Saturday night ran into a team. The horse was Knocked into the ditch, the carriage overturned and one of the occupants of the wagon seriously injured. The person was Mrs George Hamilla, who lives near the Hartford reservoir. She and her husband and two children were in the vehicle. They had turned the horse into the gutter upon the approach of the automobiles, which were going at a lively clip. One was large touring car, while the other was smaller f11a- chine. The latter struck MT HamfI1a's $ horse The automobildsts stopped and assisted in the care of the upset party The woman was taken to the house of Christopher Flood. A physician was called and later she was taken to her home, and 1t is reported that her injur- ies may prove very serious. The horse was struck in the head. It was taken to the barn of J. s. Kflbourne and it is thought that 1t will come out of the accident all right. The vehicle was badly smashed. The automobfI- ists said that they would return this morning and see how Mrs HamiIia was getting along. It is said that they admitted that the accident was due to their fault
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
A FLEETWOOD FREE.
Hampson-Sellew Co Offers Democrat
 Readers a Handsome Range.

Mrs M. F. Hogan of Driggs street, Waterville, has received handsome rocker from the Hampson-Sellew Fur niture Co. The rocker is the prize offered by this progressive furniture company to the person sending the first correct answer containing the number of times that the word ''furn1- ture'' appeared in their advertisement from September 19 to the 3Oth. The advertisement appeared in the Demo crat exclusively. MT Hampson and MT Sellew were surprised at the large number of answers, hundreds of persons sending in replies to the ad. The answers were opened on Saturday night by Charles D. Nye, president of the Waterbury Business Mems associa- tion. Mrs Hogan was the winner. The exact number of times that the word furniture appeared was 75.
 It will pay you to read this com pany's ad on the first page of the Dem ocrat every night during October and November. Keep track of the num- Der of times that the word Glenwood or Glenwoods appear in 1t and send in the number to the furniture store. The answers will be opened on December 1 and the sender of the first correct answer opened on that day will re- ceive free of charge a handsome, large size Sunny GlenwOod range with high shelf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
LYNCtitha or m01nlsoN.
SIayoR of w. IT. Floyd Hanged by
 Mob at Nfmgstree, s. c.

BXayer of w. T. Floyd Hangea by .
 Mob at KfnGstree, s. C.
 CHARLESTON, s. C., Oct. 8.-Fur- ther details of the lynching of John Morrison, the white man who killed Will T. Floyd, on Saturday at Ker- shaw, have just been received.
 A special from Kingstree says that immediately after the killing of Floyd and the arrest of Morrison feeling be- came intense. There was little said, but it soon became known that the sherin of Lancaster was on his way to assist in protecting the prisoner. An electric light had been placed before the guardhouse, and policeman was on guard.
 At about o'clock the light went out, and q crowd poured into the alley, overpowered the policeman, took the keys and brought Morrison out. He was taken just outside the town linn its and hanged to tree with a pair of buggy lines. Two shots were fired into Morrison's back as he swung.
 Sheriff Hunter of Lancaster with deputies arrived at Kershaw on spe- eiaI train a few minutes after the guardhouse was forced, and he heard the pistol shots. He began searching for the lynching party and found the body about midnight. Troops from Camden arrived later. An inquest was held and the usual verdict rendered. No arrests have been made. Tftrfa 9ffse
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
DRANK CARDOLIC ACID.
Victim is Now at the Waterbury Hose
 pisai and May Recover.

Mrs David Spasser of 216 Cherry street swallowed a dose of caTbolic acid yesterday morning and was im- mediately taken so i'll that she cried piteously for medical aid. The neigh . bors sounded the alarm, which was taken up by Police Officer McEvoy, and soon Dr Lally and Dr Graves were on hand and it is believed that their timely assistance saved the WOman's 8 life. She was removed to the hospital
 The Woman's husband is a watch man at the Waterbury Clock Go, and states that he is not aware of any reason why his wife should want to take her own life, but of course the busy y-bodies know more about the do- mestic relations of the Spassers than the head of the house does, and say that all Is not sunshine there and that the woman has. repeatedly threatened to do away with herself. They have two children, the youngest of whom is but 10 months old. Mrs Spasser's father lives with them, and it is Isaid that his presence there has been the principal source of contention, MT Spasser being opposed to him and his wife insisting that her father should have home with her. Anyway, 1t seems they opened Sunday mornings exercises with a sharp row and kept it up until MT Spasser withdrew about 9 o'clock, and Mrs Spasser turned to the deadly fluid for consolation. That's where the devil got in his work, and if Mrs Spasser Tecovers and returns to her family she will be likely to pause before letting the evil one get full control of her again. At the hos pital this afternoon it was stated that the patient was doing very we'll, but they were not prepared to say posi- lively that she would come out of the ordeal all right. They could not tell to what extent she had been injured internally.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03

Four Arrested at Camden For N1aXx~
 ing Fake Life Belts.
 WASHINGTON Oct. 3.--A conspiracy which has been developed by officials of the department of commerce and labor and of the department of justice has resulted in the arrest at Camden, N. J., of J. H. Stone, Fl. o. Quintard, Charles W. Russ and James Russ, officers of the Nonpareil Cork works
 They were apprehended, it is said. under an indictment charging them with conspiring to defraud the gov ernment and prejudice the adminis- tratton of the steamboat inspection laws by putting upon the market compressed cork blocks for use in making life preservers, each of which blocks contained in its center a piece of bar iron about six inches long and weighing eight ounces. The iron bar was inserted and concealed in the block for the purpose of increasing the weight to the legal requirement of six pounds of good cork for each life pre- server.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
LITTLE HOPE HELD OUT.
POstmaster General Payne In a Criti-
 cal Condition.

POstmaster General Payne Tn a Criti-
 cal Condition.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The condt ton of Postmaster General Payne holds out little hope that he will re- cover from his present illness. His family have been informed by his phy- sicians that his condition is extremely serious.
 Although the patient has taken and retained nourishment and there have been other slightly encouraging symp- toms, his spells of unconsciousness are considered very alarming.
 Last night Postmaster General Payne's condition was extremely criti- cal. Hss family and the assistant rec tor of St. Johns church were summon ed to the bedside
 President Roosevelt called and had a talk with the attending physicians, gaining from them an accurate knoWl edge of Mir. Payne's condition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

The Hampson-Selle rocker went to M. F. Hogan of Waterville Saturday. Watch for Glenwood range count.
 Fill your stamp book at the Great A. & F. Tea Co.'S this week. 40 stamps with 30c order. @a.
 Grfeve, Bisset $ Holland have put out their stock of blankets and com fortables for your inspection.
 E. J. Finn has good shoes for the children who romp and kick, 75c to $3.
 The Upson, Singleton Go are selling best 5Oc and 75c neckwear at 45c.
 A pretty collection of the fancy silks in seed effects at Currans; 2,5OO yards on sale tomorrow at 59c yard.
 J. c. Twfning is selling S4 iron beds for $2.1O, $3.5O soft top mattresses ar $2.25, nickel tea kettles 98c.
 Ladies' enameIed shoulder watches in coIors are made by the New Eng land Watch Go.
 Monroe's business college has just placed two more pupils in situations They give personal instruction. k The Colby Sherwood Shoe Go have a new $8 shoe; only got them Saturday and sold twenty three pairs.
 1[OOK lOI tuC lCduIl5 COlOES HI nery at Cowles' store on Center street.
 Porterhouse steak at Castles for 1Sc pound, short steak 1211c pound.
 Read about the two bargains in silks that Miller & Peck have for sale.
 Frank the shoefnan would like to have you give their boys shoes a trial.
 The White-Simmpns Go have lot of pure maple syrup for sale Try the gal lon, quart or half pint.
 Reid & Hughes have new line of women's and .children's knit under wear ready for inspection.
 Holczer has a S2.5O shoe for men that stand whole lot of hard wear.
 Best loin chops at the Public mar ket for 15c pound; leg mutton 1Oc a pound.
 Look over the list of articles Mail- 11fot is offering for 25c each. Look in J. B. Mul1lngs & Sons win dows this week for underwear, Bank and South Main streets.
 PheIan, the tea man, is giving coal bod with a pound of baking powder this week.
 See the Tuxedo suit at Jones, Mor- gan & Co.'S, $25. to $45; dress shoes $3.50 to $5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Root,n successfuI Hunt.

HALIFAX, N S., Oct. 3.-Forrner United States Secretary of War Elihu Root stopped in this city on his way home from a successful moose hunting trip fn Newfoundland. The ten mem- bers of the party secured three heads each, and one shot black bear. The party was registered at the King Ed ward hotel, where a number of promi- nent people, including Admiral Doug las, called upon MT. Root The Ameri- cans have left for Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
Roosevelt Attended Dedication.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. = President Roosevelt yesterday attended the dedi- cation of the new church ediace of the Mount Pleasant Congregational church. He was accompanied by District Com- missioner Henry L. West, who is 8 member of the clN .ch. The sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. George Bar ker Stevens, professor of systematic theology in the Ya,e Divinity school, of which the pastor of the church, Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, is graduate.