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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-02
War Craft Enters Shanghai Harbor.

SHANGHAI. Sept IA japanese.
torpedo-boat entered the harbor at
1870 o'clock this forenoon. 1t is be-
lleved she came for dispatches for the
feet.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-02

in this direction to scheckmate such a
movement
JAPANESE PLUNGE INTO PITS.
The Japanese crossed at point
called Sakankankwantun. twenty miles
east. and somewhat above Liaoyang,
and marched in force directly west
ward, with the evident object of cut
ting the Russian line of communication
with Mukden. Their exact strength was
not established, but a division was
made out.
AS soon as the Japanese found that
the Russians were retiring from their
outer positions on the south they re-
sumed' the attack there, although 1t
was then quite dark. Thus pressed,
the Russians arrested their movement
to the rear and again forced the jap
anese.
With the view of eventual retirement
from their positions, the Russians had
dug large number of pits, with stakes
concealed in their bottoms. The pits
were artfully concealed among the high
Chinese corn. When the Japanese
charged after the Russians they fell
into the pits in hundreds and were en-
gulfed and impaled on the stakes and
their lines were thrown into confusion.
When the Russians faced about and
returned to their old positions they
found these death traps filled with dead
and diving
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-02
DECIDES IN JAFAN's FAVOR,
Sir Robert Hart Orders the Release OF
the Independent.

CHEFU, Sept. 1.--Sir Robert Hart.
chief of the Chinese marine customs
service, has decided that the steam
ship Independent be allowed to pro-.
ceed to Newchwang unhampered.' =.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-02

in this direction to checkmate such a
movement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
A Progressive Euchre.

Mrs. Ambrose Lindsay, Of Portsmouth,
Va. gave a delightful entertainment GU
Tuesday afternoon. The entire lower
floor was decorated in the Yuctlde colors,
crimson nnd green and holly red carna-
lions and ferns were used with artistic
effect. AZ, Il
Progressive euchrc was played and the
score cards were tiny Christmas BELLS
painted in holly. Tiny green and read
bags filled With candy were used to
score the games.
Mrs. Lindsay wore n gown Of pink
crepe dc chine and was assisted In re-
ceivng by Miss Belle Nash, who wore
white mousscline de solr over blue
taffeta,
pretty feature Of the occasiin WAS
the presence of the four brides, Mrs
Lucius Dnnghtrey, OF Richmond: Mrs.
Stanley Graves and Mrs. Alonza Carney.
OF Norfolk, and Mrs. Frank L. C1ocker
of Portsmouth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
WEEMS IN LIMBO.
"a Man Of Many Names and
Many Crimes.
(From Our Regular Correspond ent.)


iALEXAND RIA, VA. Dec. 12.-The grand
Jury In the Corporation Court, Judge l..
c. Barley presiding. this Afternoon report
ed an Indictment against Fitzhugh. Lee
on the charge OF breaking and entering
freight cars in the yard Of tho Southern
Railroad and stealing therefrom.t Neenls
was arrested last night BY Officer Young
and held for the grand jury II the Polls g 9
Court this morning. He is Identified us
the same man who, under the name Of
\ Joe Neal was confined In the Henrieo
county jail, near Richmond, and who
escaped from that institution December
4th by digging his way out through the
wall. When arrested hero he gave his
name as George Carter.
2 Three indictments were reported against
him. The grand jury also reported In
tdictments against Winter Crupper John
Thomas and John Gordon, ell charged
with breaking and entering cars and steal
ing thcrefro m. An Indictment was J. found 70
charged with shooting a negro named
James WINFIELD with intcntt to Kill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
Pushing Along the Pigs.

B A. T. L>oyejoy, one OF the best farmers
in Illinois. says ground oats is poor feed
for young pigs unless the hulls are
taken out. He finds the best feed for
developing young pigs from the time they
begin to ca t until they weigh 100 pounds
or over to be n combination Of wheat
middlngs, cornmeal and digested tank
age. about as follows: 60 pounds OF mid
pounds OF digestive tnnkage, fed In a
very thick Stop Of mush and mixed fresh
for each feed. This will develop plenty
OF bono and muscle and ,at the same
time furnish fat enough to keep the anil
mails in n smooth, plump condition.
After they weigh $50 pounds little
less middllngs and a little more meal and
tankago should be used. This digested
#tanknges contains over 30 per cent. pro-
tein, which is the portion OF the feed
that produces The bone and muscle. and
VIC consider it even better than sweet
milk for developing young pigs. 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
PROPERTY Transfers.

Richmond: James II. and Annie e.
Blackwell to Benevolent Investment and
Relief Associations trustees. % lip feet
on north line OF Leigh Street. No. "a
West, subject to deed of trust, 5000. 70
A. Rufus Yarbrough and wife, Sallie
Shield and Ophelia and g. g. Minor to
Gilbert F. Parker. ITO feet on south line
Of Broad Street, southwest corner of
Twcnty-third Street $500.
q Mary A. Paincs trustee to Mary J..
Downing, II Ia feet on west line of 81.
Peters Street 1872 IL feet north Of Baker
Street, $500.
Cassie NJ. II. Baker to A. s. Robert son
81; SIP feet on north LIMO of Clay Street,
101 1-3 feet east Of Twcnty-seyenth Street,
$1,000
Gilbert +. Parker to William II. Par
ker, ITO feet on south line of Broad Street.
southwest corner Of Twenty-tnird Street
$500
John D. Potts and wife to W. L.. Car
neal, % feet on north line OF Grace Street.
Ill SLIGO feet west Of Lombardy Street,
s1.6SO. # M
James Keegan and wife to j. D. Car
neal, 49, -4 feet on west line Of Park
Street 40 feet south+of Hanover Street.
Henrico: w. M. Barnum and wife to
Robert II. Wade, so 6S-100 acres on the
northeast side OF the Old Deep Run Turn
pike, about II miles northwest OF Rich
mond s405.d4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
A Surprise Party.

a surprise party was given Mr.. Ed
ward Thomas. tho eldest son OF Captain
and Mrs, William L, Thomas. Saturday
evening the occasion being the young
Erntleman's eighteenth birthday. Mrs,
Thomas WAS into the secret, and had pre-
pared q delightful supper for TIE young
people. Games and other amnsemcnts
served To make the evening a most en-
joyable one.
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i j ! J. I . j
pie on this CTuesday) afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Every member is urged to Mt
tend
Personal Mention,
Miss Mary Drake. who has been tho
guest Of Miss Mary Hunter Bethel, Of
Danville. returned to the city last night
Miss Drake was one OF the guests at tho
brilliant german given in Danvlle Fri
day evening.
Mrs Lucius Daughtrey Is tho guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John u, Daughtrcy, Of
Portsmouth,
Mr.. s, Hamilton Graves, who has been
to his home in Roanoke
Mr., II, 3. Watkins spent Friday in
Harlisonburg, Va,
MIS-, stephen Pdlpey has gone TO
WxtAeyl!e to be w!A he. father. Col
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13

\ Carlisle was an Interesting recent event
In Washington's social circles. With a
distinguished grandfather, Mr.. John q.
Carlisle-the statesman and famous gold
Dclnocrat--tlley have All important place
among the seasons dcbutantes.
were introduced to society by
their grandmother ut her home i'll
oGrancrcy Park
n Tho Misses Carlisle are nleces OF Mrs
Thomas rutherford, of Richmond, their
mother having been, before her marriage
Miss Kate Thomas. daughter OF the late
we'll known James Thomas.
The wedding of Miss Eleanor Moale to
Mr.. ODonncll Hileh, will take place
this month in Baltimore. Mrs. I. Town
send Burden, the aunt of the bride, &C.
lccted the tlplEsseali in Paris, so society
is much Interested In these details of the
marriage. @
Mrs Elliott Schenck, the mother OF the
groom, will leave for California inmc-
adiatcly after the wedding, with Mr..
Schenclt who Is much occupied with his
musical work.
Gravely-Lipscomb.
A wedding OF great social interest 10
that of Miss Ethel Lipsconb and Mr..
Willis Trcdway Glavcry, which Will be
celebrated on Wednesday evening. De-
ceinber 2lst, at o'clock in tho First Bap-
list Church at Danviile, Va
Miss Lipscomb is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Henry Lipscomb. ana
Is one Of the most popular young Indies
In Danville. Mr., Gl'aveley Is the cashier
OF tho Union Exchange Bank.
Immediately after the ceremony
large reception will be given at the home
Of the brides parents, No. S54 Main
street, Danville, Va.
Monday-Whitley
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Whitley. Of
WILLIAMSON, NJ c., have issued invita-
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4 4 F.. 4 : - 4.
pers, and the snow man. will appear. fol-
the benefit OF little people. among whom
he will dis tribute snowballs IN the after
noon.
Miss 13ertlla Adnmson WIS one OF the L.
Ruests at the german Friday evening
given ~ The Senior German Club, IN Nor
folk. Va.
Miss Carrie Neal was tho guest OF
honor at q ten last Wednesday after
noon given by Mrs. W W. Hite, IN
Louisville, Ky. She will also be the
guest Of honor at dinner party to DO
given Of, "wednesday next
Miss Lucy Marshall Willis, OF Winchess-
ter, who Is the guest Of Miss Mary s.
Penriieton, Tho debutantc daughter of
Mrs. Nathan S: Pe,,dleton, OF Baltir,orc.
will attend Ehe 1unor cotillon given
tonight In Baltimore. ts
Mr. b. y. Chalkley, a we'll known cit
izen,. isIqtltc sick ut tho home OF his sol,
on Grove Road. .gi'tat *, a4 4{s "a "a 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
HAIL INSURANCE.
Many Farmers Sued, But Nearly
All Compromise.
Especial to Tho Times Dlspatch.)

84 Especial to Tho Times-Dlepatcn.)
BOYDTON, VA, December 12.-Flfteon
warrants were brought In the Magistrates
Court here on Saturday by tho Mutual
Insurance Association Of Virginia against
that many farmers who had taken out
policies against hall and wind storms on
their tobacco crops. w. NJ. Justice, a
Richmond lawyer, was here representing
tho Insurance association.
Tho policy holders claimed that the
company had never paid any Of their
loses in full and that they were not
therefore bound.
Before the cases were tried however,
nearly all OF them were compromised;
only one or two were appealed to the
Circuit Court. rs 1t was evident that the
policy holders had no legal defense.
There arc twenty warrants Of tho sanlo
kind brought BY this association against
farmers In Buclthorn District In Neck
lcnbul'g, 10 be tried Wednesday, {.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
A Birthday PARTY. ii

Miss Marie Nuckols, the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nuckols. had q
birthday party on Friday evening from
s. to - clock at the home Of her parents,
No. 200 Tairmount Avenue, l4
The evening was pleasantly spent In
playing games and with several musical
selections. after which a delightful sup
Der was served. ....E 49,. 800 49,. -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13

Masonic Home Auxiliary.
There win be an important meeting Of
the Masonic Home Auxiliary IN t!e 4em-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
onel Withers, who remains Quite sick a
his home, "Ingleside." y

Miss Katie NJ Smith Is the guest 0
friends In Portsmouth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
"A Unique Entertainment.

The petty officers and gunners of tho
torpedo boat floilla gave a masquerade
ball Ia the sail loft at the Norfolk navy
yard On Tuesday evening. A prize was
giyon to the best dancer snd most conf
cal couple present. The ball was opened
by Lieutenant John u. Marshall, United
States navy. who is In command of the
flotlia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-13
In Honor Of Mrs. Halves.

Mrs, Tazewel Taylor, OF Norfolk, gave
luncheon Mt the Country Club. on
Thursday, in honor of her sister, Mrs.
Horace Halves, Covers were laid for ten
and the table was tastefully decorated
with American Beauties.
Those enjoying Mrs, Taylor's hospitall-
ty We're Mrs, J. Leighton HUBBARD, Mrs.
James b. McCaw, Mrs Gustav s. Friebus
Mrs, Southgate Taylor, Mrs, Richard
Brooke, Mrs. Laurence Groner. Mrs.
Henry Baker, Mrs Haincs and Miss Jcn-
ME DreWry sa ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
CROPS IN ORCHARDS.
They Can Be Grown for n Few Years
or Until the Trees Begin to
Show Thrifty Growth.

There is no particular objection that
can see to planting garden crops for
a year or two in a newly-set orchard.
The thorough cultivation which pota-
toes, cabbage, onions, radishes, carrots,
beets, turnips, or any other ordinary
garden crop require, and the good feed
ing usually given to them, will also help
the trees, and give them start and
push which will keep them booming for
years to come. But do not imagine that
you can grow good garden crops and
good trees on the same land at the same
time, without proper feeding-I might
say, without double ratiOns. Potatoes
require much potash; cabbage requires
still a good deal more of that element
in fact | know of no crop which takes
the potash out of the soil as fast as
will cabbage and caulifower. Trees will
not thrive without a good lot Of potash
in the soil. Do not expect big crops of
cabbage and big growth of trees when
thus planted together, unless you use
potash, either in ashes or muriate, or
other forms of potash, with very lib
eral hand. In many cases you might use
500 to 800 pounds of muriate of potash,
or it's equivalent, to the acre to good
advantage, and it would be a mistake
to use less. Strawberries often do
first-rate in a newly planted orchard,
and / would not hesitate to plant them
in such position, Of course looking after
their proper feeding, which means the
use of plenty Of potash, too. Such crop
ping will do for a few years, but when
the trees begin to make q thrifty growth,
and to shade the ground to consider
able extent, it is time to give the entire
ground up to their exclusive use.-Farm
and Fireside.
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HIS FATHERS TIN LARK.
1t Had a Cover and Handle and
His Father Got Beer
In 1t.

One day Miss Bailey brought her Shell.
ley down, relates a writer In McClure's,
and read his ode to the Slylark.'
Now, don't you think that's pretty
thing?' she asked. Did you hear how
the lark went singing, bright and clear,
up and up and up INTO the blue SKYE"
The children were carefully attentive,
as ever, but not responsive. Morris Mo
gilewsky felt that he alone understood
the nature of this story. 1t was meant
to amuse; therefore it was polite that
one should be amused
Teacher FOOLS he chuckled. "Larks
amt singin' in Skies"
How do you know?" asked Miss
Bailey.
"'Cause we got a lark by our house.
It's from tin lark NIT a cover"
"A tin lark! With a covert" Miss
Bailey exclaimed Are you sure. dear,
that you know what you are talking
about?"
Teacher, yiss ma'am, I know" Nor
ris began, deliberately. My papa ne has
lark. Its from tin lark NIT cover.
Und it's got handle, too. Und my papa
he takes it a.! times on the store tor
buy lark of beer"
Lager beer! O., shade of Shelley
groaned Miss Bailey's spirit, but aloud
She only said: mo, my dear, | wasn't
reading about lager beer. A lark is a
little bird"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
THE BOY AND THE COON

imagination, using his name to give
force to their attempts at wit. Mr..
Lincoln was the purest-hearted man
with whom I ever came in contact"
After the confederacy had been
crumbled into ruins and Jefferson
Davis, it's president, had been cap
tured, and confined, the govern
ment was worried with the ques-
ton as to what they should do with him,
and it came to be pretty general re-
mark that Eve had an elephant Oh our
hands" He was guilty of treason and
hanging was the punishment for this
crime, but there were few of our states
men who favored that, although it was
hard to see how they could consistently
give him his liberty. One day leading
minister called on Mr.. Lincoln and
asked him what he was going to do with
Jeff Davis.
WELL" said Mr.. Lincoln, 81 believe
[ can answer that question by telling
you story. There was once boy in
Springfield who bought coon, which,
after the novelty wore off, became a
great nuisance. One day, after he had
been dragging the coon through the
streets with a rope attached to the ami
mails collar, he sat down on the curb
stone completely tagged out and dis
consulate. A man passing by stopped
and asked him what was the matter.
oh was the reply, the coon is such
trouble to me- why don't you get rid
of him, then? said the gentleman.
Hush, replied the boy, don't you see
that he is gnawing his rope off? l am
going to let him do it. Then I'll go home
and tell the folks that he got away"
During the course of the war friend
asked Mr.. Lincoln one day how many
men the confederates had in the field.
'Twelve hundred thousand" was the
prompt and decided reply. The inter-
rogator in amazement exclaimed: "Is
it possible that they have that large
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
FRAUDS IN A BALE OF HAX
FRAUDS in watch Cases.

According to an article in the Cincin'
natl Commercial, fifty-one pound stone
was recently found in that city secreted
in bale of hay of eighty pounds.
This is not as bad as finding lump OF
lead of nearly one-half the weight of the
solid gold watch case secreted in the GEN.
tx of the case.
Gold watch cases are sold by weight,
and no one can see where this lead Is
secreted until the springs of the case are
taken out and the lead will be found Sc
creted behind them.
These cases are made by companies who
profess to be honest but furnish the
means to the dishonest to rob the pub
lie. 1t is not pleasant for anyone to find
that he has luggcd a lump of lead in his
watch case.
Another trick the makers of spurious
solid gold watch cases is to stamp the
case ~. S. Assay" The United States
does not stamp any article made out OF
gold and silver except coin, and the fakir,
by using this stamp, wants to make the
public believe that the government had
something to do with the stamping or
guaranteeing the fineness of watch cases.
Another trick of the watch fakir is to
advertise a watch described as a solid
gold filed watch with twenty or twenty
hve-year guarantee. These watches are
generally sent G. 0. d., and if the pur-
chaser has paid for the watch, he finds
that the Company which guaranteed the
watch to wear is not in existence.
The Dueber Hampden Watch Company
of Canton, Ohio, who are constantly eN.
posing these frauds, will furnish the
names of the manufacturers who A~e In
this questionable business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
The
Religion of Lincoln
CURPRISE has often been expressed
= that so many of our public men are

OURPRISE has often been expressed
-. that so many OF our public men are
unprofessed Christians. Lincolnun-
til the last days of his life was such, and
vet he believed, no doubt, the principal
tenets of the Christian faith, at least
those he expressed in the Apostles creed.
His life was pure and if black spot
ever stained his character the historical
cynic has failed to put it on his printed
pages. During his administration as
president one of the lady members OF
the Christian commission had several
interviews with him in regard to certain
government matters concerning the
cause she represented. At the close of
one of these interviews Mr.. Lincoln
said to her:
Madam, | have formed a high opin-
ion of your Christian character, and
now, as we are alone, have a mind to
ask you to give me, in brief, your idea
of what constitutes Christian"
Her reply was at some length, but, in
substance, she said that it consisted of
a conviction of ones own sinfulness and
weakness and the personal need of
Christ as a Saviour. She said that views
in regard to doctrine might and did diff
fer, but when one was really brought to
feel his need of Divine help. and to seek
the aid of the Holy Spirit for strength
and guidance, it was satisfactory evil
dence of his having been born again.
Mr.. Lincoln listened to her with deep
attention and visible signs of emotion,
and when she had concluded said: eff
what you have told me is really correct
view of this great subject, I think l can
say, with sincerity, that l hope that |
am a Christian. l had lived, until my
boy Willie died, without realizing fully
these things. That blow, however, over
whelmed me. 1t showed me my weak
ness as l had never felt it before If l
can take what you have stated as test,
l think | can safely say know some
thing of that change of heart of which
you speak. And | will further add that
it has been my intention for some time,
at suitable opportunity, to make
public religious profession"
In many of his utterances, and in
many of his documents, the president
showed his trust in Divine providence
and his religious nature. In a cabinet
meeting during the darkest days of the
war he said to Secretary Chase: 81
made a solemn VOW before God that if
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Historic Route to Florida.

The shortest and most attractive route
from Chicago or ST. Louis to Florida is via
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta, over
the historic Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Ry and Western & Atlantic Il. r.,
via Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga Park,
and through the famous battlefelds of the
Civil War This is the route of the
Dixie Flyer" the sll-year-round train
Jacksonville and st. Louis and Jackson
vile. 1t is also the route of the Chicago
& Florida Limited" soild vestibuled
train operating during the Winter season
between Chicago and St. Augustine, with
sleepers between St. Louis and St. Au-
gustine If you contemplate taking a
Southern trip, and desire interesting lit
erature about the route, write to b. g
Marquette Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
The Happiest Man on Earth.

The man is to be envied who has a
good farm well stocked and paid for
There is no life as independent and as
free from care, unless one puts lot of
useless worry in it. The poor farmer
deeply in debt certainly has an uphill
pull, but even SO, he is infinitely better
off than his brother in the city in similar
circumstances, for with little effort the
soil will give him living and the poor
man in the city is gambling with fate
to a large extent. A well-equipped and
well-managed farm which is capable of
turning out every year good crops and
good stock is a kingdom in itself. No
capitalist in the city lives better and
more comfortably nowadays than the
well-to-do farmer who has the telephone
and the daily mail. He generally has
what the city capitalist cannot buy at
any price-peace and contentment-
Chicago Daily Sun.
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in which the large wheel with solid
stone center runs. The diameter Of
trough is about 25 feet The apples are
put in trough and then horse is hitched
to pole outside of wheel and that
cEushes the apples Two little scrapers
follow the wheel and keep the apples in
center of trough. The wheel is about Is
inches wide, feet in diameter and
weighs several hundred pounds.
The presses are made of heavy hewn
oak, some of them being 16 inches
square. The screws were made by hand.
This is probably one of the Oldest cider
mills in the country.-Orange Judd
Farmer.