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RECENT LITERATURE.

RESCUED FROM FIERY DEATH. By
Wesley A. Stanger. Published By Laird
Lee: Chicago. III.
This is narrative of the Iroauois fire.
into which the author weaves the threads
OF romance with pleasing touch.
FOUR GREAT AMERICAN PREsI.
DENTS. GARFIELD, MCKINLEY.
CLEVELAND. ROOSEVELT. BY
Frances NJ. Perry and Henry w. FL
son. Published BY ]. NJ. Stradling &
Co., New York City.
This is the second book of the Famous
Americans Series, and the sketches of the
TOUR notable men are written i'm a remarka-
Oily clear and concise manner, bringing out
their determination under trials unusually
great, but who by their perseverance and
VIII achieved such great success.
BACK IN WAR TIMES. History Of tho
144th n. Y. By James III. Mckee
Published by Lieut.. Horace f. Bailey.
Cnadilla n Y.
This is an admirable history of an adj
mirable regiment, told in a loving. admir-
ing, sympathetic but very accurate way.
by member of that organization, who
shared its fortunes from first TO last. and
had full apprecia ton of his comrades
and all they did. 1t is story of the deep
est interest to all. for it tells of experiences
in campaign of great Importance. The
book Is excellently illustrated with
portraits. maps and scenes. is well printed
and bound. and is in every way a most
credltable memorial to the gallant men Of
the 144th n. Y
THE ARISTOCRACY OF HEALTH. Ry
Mrs. Mary Foote Henderson. Published
by the Cotton Publishing Co., Washing
ton, ID. c.
Mrs. Henderson. who is the wife of Ex-
Senator Henderson, of Missouri. Is a WON
an of marked ability i'm many lines of i'm
teliectual effort. and this is a study OF
physical culture and of the principles gov
erning nutrition, health and longevity. 1t
also takes up the question of ''our fayorite
poisons." of 1.-THE attainment of and main-
tenance OF beauty. and the cause of dis
ease 1t is very instructive work.
Magazines and Notes.
McClure's for April has collection OF
excellent stories and beautiful illustrations.
The Booklovers Magazine for April ap-
peals to wide variety of tastes The
articles are not only timely, but have a
permanent value besides.
Scribner's for April. with its attractive
cover. Is IN every way up to its usual ex-
celience. A series of drawings, by Jules
Guerin. gives a very effective presentation
of the architecture of the Worlds Fair at
st. Louis
The Century for April is an exceptional
~ interesting number, containing among
other good things a very instructive and
entertaining article on the great Siberian
Railroad.
Everybody's Magazine for April has
some capital fiction, especially the pampas
story by William Bulfin.
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A HGHLY=INTELLIGENT CONTRABAND.
By CAPT. HENRY A. CASTLE.

chattanooga or Atlanta. where the shoe
operations could be resumed with
equal benefit to the cause and with less
risk of untimeiy interruption.
Preparations We're made i'm supposed Sc
crecy to send him and his wife southwark
early on certain Sunday morning. But
by some of the occult and mysterious
means of communication available often
to the slave population. he learned of the
scheme a day in advance. and gathering
up all his money and portable valuables.
he left with his wife Saturday night for
Nashville. So well was he known through
the region and SO swiftly did the news of
his exodus spread among the coiored popu-
lation. that 40 or 80 negroes joined him
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numerous. Ii he migrated northward lie,
no doubt entered upon a fairly successful
career as an Industrious mechanic and a
faithful, reliable citizen.
A TYPE OF A CLASS.
To have met and become thoroughly
acquainted with such man, just released
from the CALLING bond of human servi-
tude, was privilege to any one DESTROYS
of knowing the inside facts as to preva-
lent conditions of the time. 1t has often
been claimed that the hero of Uncle
Toms Cabin was an impossible negro.
exalted by the imagination of the gifted
authoress of the novel and idealized by
her anti-slavery enthusiasm to plane
higher than any ever attained by the
down-trodden victims Of this relic Of bar
barsm. But Uncle Hardy" was really
flesh and blood; we knew him well and
talked with him often. He came in and
went out among us pursuing the even
tenor Of his way with absolute fidelity, in
telligence and prOpriety. Such an expe-
rience goes far to reconcile one to the ad-
mission that Uncle Tom." though excep-
tiOnal. was not impossible. and that in all
probability there were scattered through
the Southern States hundreds or thou
sands of black men held in lifelong bon
dage, but possessing many of the attri-
butes and characteristics Of sterling man
hood.
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OF INTEREST TO PENSION ATTORNEYS

OF INTEREST TO PENSION ATTORNEYS.
The National Tribune is prepared to fur
nish to attorneys and others blank forms of
application under the recent order of the
Commissioner of Pensions. Price. 65 cents
per hundred. Address The National Trib-
une, $50 Pa. Ave. n. W.. Washington,
D. g.
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The best and beneficial of all habits by taking Hoods sarpaa
Thousands have this good habit and the
Spring. follow them through the debility
generally conceded by physicians
to that Hoods saapaa purifying Spring
Medicine in world
Fifteen Thousand Testimonials received by Hoods sasapaa
903an of SO business dyon years cures
unprecedented in the history medicine of great
and unequaed merit
Spring apguor that tired feeling gives
life appetite strong pmps
bo erupor rheumatism and catarh
indigestion, dyspepsia and stomach troubles
1t makes you look better better
Buy bottle of Hoods sarsaparlla to-day. everywhere
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INCREASE OF PENSION.


write
THOSE WHOSE
HAVE BEEN REJECTED OR ABANDONED SHOULD WRITE
"a v 1ERnEY CO., Aeraeys sos Filth ST. ". Was In on D. O.
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the expiration of this time Mr.. Maddox
Ga.l, who had threatened to stop the pro-
ceedings by point of mo quorum" when
the pension legislation was finished, in
sisted on the point. and. as there were but
few members present, the House ad-
jOurned.
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A RELIABLE HEART CURE

Alice A. Wetmore, Box 81, Norwich, Conn.,,
says if any sufferer from Heart Disease will
write her. she will. without charge, direct
them to the perfect home cure she used.
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PICKET SHOTS

From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
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March 31.-The attention of the Senate
was divided between the bill for the repeal
of the desert la4a. the timber and stone,
and the homestead communication laws and
the Post Office appropriation bill. The re-
peal bill was taken" DIP only for the pur-
pose of discussion, and Mr.. Clark. of
Wyoming, was the principal speaker. He
contested the poaitj9p taken by Mr.. Glib
son that there Have been great frauds in
the administratinn q the land laws in the
West. He declared that there is lobby
in Washington iHtte interest Of the repeal
bill, and engaged AIa sharp colloquy with
terized the stateanf!ehht Of the other as un-
true. ! .a;h.
was confined lapeelsa.to a speech by Mr..
McCreary and Interruptions by Republic
can Senators. MH McCreary charged in
the main that the policy Of an early ad-
journment OF Congress had been adopted
In order to avoid legislation not desired by
the Republican leaders.
Consideration of the Sundry Civil An
bill was concluded in the
House, and the bill was about to be passed
when Mr.. Sulzer forced roll call on a
motion to recommit the bill, with instruc-
tions to strike out the paragraph appro-
priatiug .$136, 900 for rental of the New
York Custom House. The vote showed q
quorum was not present, and so an adj
journment was taken. The right OF Boa rds
Of Directors Of State Homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers to retain certain Dor.
lions Of pension money received by the in.
mates was discussed at length. Mr.. Bell
(Cal.) a@ailed his own State for permit
ting canteen to be established in tia
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j. X. Lave. Co. +, 18th Wis, Breed
Wis. sends the following i'm response to
the request Of comrade made through
this department.:
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possession OF his wife. That was mani
festation of "chivalry" which seems to
have been very common in that region at
that period.
Uncle Hardy" was through all this ex-
periencs and during his whole active life
a man of high reputation for honesty and
business capacity, a consistent member
and class-ieader in the colOred Methodist
Church of Franklin, and not word of
complaint was ever heard against him as
q workman or a church member. As the
sears went by his circle Of acquaintance
enlarged until the best people for miles
around knew and trusted him.
The Union forces occupied Franklin at
different times for short periods, never re-
manning long. and such was the confidence
OF the Confederate authorities in their
ability to finally conquer the State of Ten.
nesses that little disposition was shown
TO change their methods and habits until
after the arrival of Rosecrans's army al
Nashville. in November, 1862 Then the
Sohthsrners began to doubt their ability
to permanently expel the Yankees from
their sacred soil, began to fear for the
security Of their movable property, and
slave owners commenced sending their ne
kroes further south. The preliminary
emancipation proclamation Of President
lincoln, just before that time, may also
have had something to do with stimulatin
this desire to get the slaves further away
from the Union lines.
Hardy" was at this time running
A sHoEMAKINa ESTABLISHMENT,
working Is or 20 negro men, all engaged
In making shoes for the rebel army. /,
was hard to spare his services, but his
master. af' r comforting with the military
authorities, decided to ship him to safer
distance from the Lincolnitss. possibly to
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WANTED, "A QUALIFIED BoOKKEEPEH.
I nm office man salary $50 to start; fair
chances promotion Box 706,5 postoffce, city.
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.CROsS-EXAMlNATl0N.
Testimony ,2n Of the Prisoner Was
lspecial 10 The TImes-Dispatch.).

Especial oSThe Tlmes-Dispa tch.)
CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 60
In tho Isbell murder case to-day tho de-
rendant, Frank b.. Lickliter, was placed
on tho stand Lickllter said he left
S1sbell at IIandley in the watermelon car.
which was on a siding opposite tho rail-
road Y. NJ. C. a. building there. lsnell
was engaged In sorting out his melons.
Two tramps were in the car eating g
melon no had given them. They had ap-
nlied at the car tho night before 1or
PLACE to sleep, but had been turned
away by Ishell, The witness stated that
he was not there when the car was
moved on the Ilandley yards He was was
rot at coalburg OH the 18th OF Sep
TENDER and was not west Of landley
on the trip.
1ackllter did not deny having con-
siderable sum Of money when he Ieturl-
ed to his home at staunton, after tho
trim with Ishell. stating that no had been
saving 1t from his wages for some
months. with the Intention OF going 70
school, He was subjected to a rigid
eros s, exa animation by Prosecuting Attor-
ney. Avis. He denied the statement OF
a fellow-prisoner In the county jail that
he IAckllter) sawed off ono Of tho locks
in an attempt to break jail,
The prisoners father, Joseph Llck-
liter, OF Stanton, Va, was also on tNe
stand to-day, Argument OF the a''os'
neys Will probably begin tomorrow
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IMPORTANT BILL.
Governor Has Measure Extend
ing Terms Of Commissioners.

The first bill passed by the present
General Assembly and signed by the pre-
siding officers of the two bodies and
which now only awaits tho approval OF
the Governor In order to become law, Is
one OF great Importance, and relates 10
continuing in office the present commits
sioners in chancery. Governor MONTAGUE
is away, and the new court system be-
comes effective on Monday, though Ills
E.xcellency Is expected to return on
that day, and there Will be but little
delay in the matter. The bin was offer
ed in the House and Senate simultan-
eously, and it Is now in the hands OF
the enrolling clerk.
il reads as follows:
Whereas there Is grave doubt whether the
commissioners In chancery OF the present CIR.
cult courts may continue to act after the hrss
pending before said commissioners N chan.
Gerry for report therein. and II Is iinportaht
to at once determine and define the extent s, OF
the powers and jurisdiction OF SAID commas
!. BE II enacted by the General Assembly OF
Virginia, That the commissioners in chancery
of the presen, circuit courts shall continue IN
Office ana shall have authority and jur sdctnn
as II the present circuit courts and the clIcui
courts established under the G Institution OF
the State Of Virginia, adopted by the confen'
lion of 1901 and 1902. were the same. the terms
OF ! office OF such commissioners In chancery
10 be subject to the PROVISIONS OF sectlo1 a5t'
OF the Code OF Virginia aha the acts amenda
tory thereof a,
preamble OF this act there Is an emcrgen y
That demands It's Immediate operation. and the
same shall be in force fran Its passage.
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OF ) HUMAN INTEREST;
STORIES OF TODAY y ]
The French Housewife.

The vel. known thrift Of the Frencah
housewife is reflected IN the natllo'n'all
finances. it is a fact that the d ilh'0 I
ton Of wealth in France Is wldor than ian
i any other European country, although
the records are not available ,1 for as.
tna records of the courts OF probats In
England and the notaral records IN
france afford data for comparison be-
tween these two countries. N nns Ian
tho 81, 2s3s estates administers lasI year
amounted to 81, 44O, QoO. 900. while in Franco
,sla estates only netted so54,425 Dol In
other words, while the English fortunes
we're much greatsr individually than th ne
French estates, the number OF property
holders in France were five to one COM
pared to england, This Information
should be. q severe shock to those Of w, !,
old school who are prone to regard az!
French people as extrayagant. ana
fthoughtless, while, as o matter Of fact,
they are a thrifty, self-denying ra
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CAUCUS TUESDAY NIGHT.
Both Sides Hard at Work in: IN the
1udgeship Fight.

a.a y 7IF@ U-E
iy1-hi,a I'm Ia last night there had been
no actual call for n joint caucus OF the
Democratic members Of the General AS
sembly to nominate q candidate loI
i,dge of the Fourth Circuit, to succeed
the late B. A. Hancock, yet there seems
Ia he pretty general understanding
between the friends Of Messrs. watson
and Mason. who are now the only aspl-
+ rants for the honor, that the meeting
L will be hold ON Tuesday night. 1t is ar
sued that the joint meeting would no.
! interfere with the House caucus cameo
for the same night. as It will llkely not NJ
require more than thirty minutes to as
pose of the judgeship
~. NIessrs. Watson and Mason both nave
their rooms at Murphy's and great
deal of activity prevails on both sioes.
IT appears that the Watson people are
4 the more confident. though the packers
OF the Petersburg man are very actlVe.
Judge Asa y. Watkins and Congress-
h men southall, who are warm supporters
of Mr., Watson. declared last night that
the Nottoway man was now "out of the
woods and they said further that :sthey
{ felt certain Of victory for their favorite.
Tie Mason people pulled up some yes.
terday in the line of gaining local
strength, but they were not making fore
casts as to results last night. They were
very active. however, and were unwilling
to concede the claims OF Mr.. Watson's
managers. While the programme for the
caucus has not been definitely made out,
It is likely that Mr.. Watson's name VIII
be presented by his long time friend,
Judge William Hodges Mann. and that OF
Mr.. Mason by sepator y. B. Mc1lwaine'
= Of Petersburg. \. a..
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'oh we must do something to catch the
Yankee vote.1
Colombia AS It Is.

y T. o ~
some facts about Colombia which como
by way of Washington are in point Just
now says the Harper's Weekly. Colon
ba not counting Panama Is as large as
California and Texas combined and has
over ten times the population OF Panama.
on estimate made In 1881 puts the figures
at q, COO. COO. exclusive OF the people Of
Panama 3ogota, It's capital, has been
called "the Athens OF South America"
It's population is 5000; the national
luniversitytsis located there, and the city
has an excellent library OF $1,000 volumes,
a picture gallery, an observatory and a
number of learned institutions: Twelve
days are required to get from tho coast
to the capital. Ono lands at Barran-
quilla at the mouth of the Magdalena
River, goes UP the river by steamer to
Honda 5o22hs miles from tho .coast-then
by rail for twenty-five miles to La Do
RADIO, by nlubs Journey for forty-five
miles to Facatat!ya and from there. by
rail again to Bogota, twenty four miles. i
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Both Ancient and Modern.

The missouri State HISTORICAL Society
VIA, is believed TO be The most valuable
collection OF ancient Jokes in existence,
included In 1903 annual nlmanaes, da ting
from 1875 to tile present, nOrlglnal .5olk 81
a aseiS and the curious part OF TITS to
Sc. how many of these 'orig;nal jekes'
nra still doing heroic service to-day Sen
ISL Almanac fl With scarcely q change from
tho Generally accepted version used to-
day. Some Of tho methods Of the old
inln,anacs might with profit be adopted
linn. For example. the alleged funny
merits, the "point'' OF the story, was al
wayy printed in italics, IN this way
grsatly ass;stng the Tsxds|I, AlS9 vtwo
Funny (WHICH still further facilitate and
clarified the readers task.
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To Catch the Yankee Vote.

1t iis common enough In tho East 10
nut a German or Hebrew or an Italian
on the ticket to catch the German,
Hebrew or Italian vote, as the case may
be. says the New York Tribune, Tho new
citizens OF the West, where those Of
foreign birth often outnumber the native,
have not been slow to adopt the. same
policy. secretary Shaw tells Of the wor-
ries he had trying to select county
ticket In a district where there we're
many swedes. II met a swede who Is
big farmer in my district he said. "and
talked to him about tho cand ldates,
Olaf, 7 asked, whom do you thinks We
should nominate for county judge?'
tank ols oleson ban root man., he said,
fsAnd for district Attorney 'Yon 4on-
son., iAnd for county treasurer?' 'N',tls
Peterson 'And for sheriff. 'It tank
James Smith, But, Olaf protested,
you l,aye named q. swede for every other
position why not q sWede for SHERIFF.
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WANTED, A GOOD BooKKEEPER; ONE
who can use typewriter; state reference and
salary expected Address p. o. Box sos. at
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-. =. -, 3. =, =
The THEATRE |: |. 3. | N !
.BILL. !. |
sC.onproiilise Measure Reported,
Which Is Satisfactory
to All.
.juDeEsHIP TUESDAY NIGHT
The Stands Land Bill Reported
B Measure Extending Terms OF
81 Commissioners in Chancery.

4 Tho bill offered by Mr.. J p. Royal, OF
Tnzewell. to provide proper and l sa1e
exits for persons attending thea '
public halls &C., was yesterday unhn'-
+ 1,,o ,,slv reported from tho General Laws
"A r.otnmittee of the House, after having
\ been so modified and amended as 10
meet the approval Of the theatre people
Manager Leath, Of the Academy, was
nresent at the meeting, and he and Inc
Il ratron conferred and reached q COM on 4
4 ,,on,se which was not only satisiac-
Il tore 10 themselves, but to the com mn.
tee. Thc new billJ which. like the orlsi-
4 nal one, is designed to protect nu lI1a,.
4 life. In case of fire and panics, IN p ~,
4 houses, &C.. and READS IN iu l 90 -
lows: A,..,,,,v ~
vr s That il BE- 'he DUTY rs Of on
owners essees Of PUZZLE s nais and suf-
elen exits to said buildings ana a,sa IN du up9ls
said exits shall i remain sna IN ali Gases ope
outway and the s a5of for hs Of
II nInvs theatrical performances or any puo'''o
IN ecs and having police Ell. and ao s
~ fire departments and the mayor o. such
elty town shall as 9omn' ali buildings
5tnspect at ,ea1 Me net which ara located in
mem ctv or town and SEQ that the provision
complied no With n an4 and ire DE-
70 " r,amis The mayor and two memhers Of ths
Sssetea BY c the as9F Of e three
t G,sy ~ aii buildings located In their city OF
y inwn sen.annuuily and see that tho provisions
Of this act are complied With h. ~ anv such
building Who shall violate anS q 5ha hf ns q
,o nt ,oas Than one hundred nor more thun nve
Hundred dollars be SIX er by more tha
men, ~ ,nnihs or both, and the continuation
failure to co wspE W.h no oaS
o. a.,s I've nvner or lessee of said buildings
sbat the exits are unsafe or insufficient sha'l
Ia deemed q separate onense, !1t@ t%
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THE MAN
ABOUT
By 9.a9
Harry Tucker.

Look at that old man.
What is he doing?
He is throwing snowballs
Why? do you say?
Because H., remembers the big snow OF
'57, when he was a boy, ana now no
Is boy again, a.,st L..
It's a nrce thing to be boy again, but
it's a bad thing to have the rheumatism
afterward,
Hurrah for tho old boys! n M.
The fellow who wrote that beautiful SONG
OF snow, beautiful snow|
II he came along now we would 1oHy
Flo wouldn't have much Of a show!
We'd take him way up to some pinnacle
tai.
With smile we'd look down below;
Then we'd give him push-what an aW-
ful fall, IN
For the author of Beautiful snow'
If Bill Stcope ever gets through tho
snow to st. Louey, he'll have lot OF
things to lay at the door OF Harry
, sWhittet, and Lee Peters. and Billy Beat
T, lie, and Ernest Wells, and Dr. Hardy.
Bill cams from st. Louey TO brlns a
I, prisoner to Norfolk and on his way back
he got held UP here by the snow storm
He is from the police department
! After Bill got held UP he called or
Gus Davis, and Mr.. Campbell and Harry
Madden. and Jim Mum.
He saw each ors individually, and Their
they saw him, and then they saw eact
other. and by that time the other huncf
saw him.
Bill was from Missouri, but you dtdn
have to te2 him.
~ JJe invited the whole crowd to COM
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~ SIGNS, SIGNS, SIGNS.
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~ ISL # . II va T.
to sec him during the fair. and they all
said they would.
Now We are getting up g. st. Louey
club, and all who wish to Join may 40
SO by sending In their. names.
Buckwheat cakes and 'lasses'
Sweet later pio and milk;
Better'n veal and sasses, ~ (, ~
Fine as any silk.
Possum in the wood pile, ,#g
Squirrel on the rail; &8
Coon don't think 1t worth while
To waggle OF his tais
Snow down In the medder;
Snow up on the wood;
Pow'ful snowy wedder,
Change 1t ef could.
settin' round the fireplacs.
Warmln' OF my shlns:
Wlshin' for fox chase.
Wen the spring begins,
Putin OF the cob pipe,
Torkin bout the snow;
Wonder why the street cars
Go so awful slow.
Wake up In the mornin',
Snow and slush and slcet;
Tork about the weather! i
Richmond can't be beat 81
1t snow use talking. this is great. !
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accrued since that date, or which would have ~.
accrued II the lands had not been purehnsehn q, py
been bee paid to the State. counties and districts;
2 The motion for release must be m sod ahn
interest, paid prior to July |, 1905, The Com.
NOW ealth's attorney must be present wne eo
such motion Ia made, and the records OF tAe
court must show that fact \
g. This act shall not apply to any non
resident of this State, etr4