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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05
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1900. O-o-o-e-o-o-A-o-0.

Tho Roanoke World is careful about
calling names, But says:
There now seems to bo no doubt that
Inc Panatt1n Canal treaty when It comes
1Hfo5s s vte1 snH7 sen v 5ps thn
the necessary two thirds vote OF That
bod ", The disposition Of Senators I'ill-
man Bailey ana Other southern sea iqrs
po nnt5n sr t eosas eu fro hs s seeon
VIII not avail. Southern people ore
Democrats us u majority, but they are
beginning to see that he il,oss,.Dac,K POL
government Oil every nnt ional issue works
too often to the 'detriment Of tho material
Interests of this section to be followed
longer With that blind obodence realfed
The Tarmvtllo Herald reads lecture
to that alleged good government crowd
IN Norfolk, In which, It says:
Throw OFF your disguise, We criminal "a,
cotspirntors. and II yc. Will serve i the
devil. have tho courage to wear his NV,
ery.' Democracy has never vet lowered
the flag in the presence of open Zoe, put put
the bravest or earth are not safe from the
stub Of an enemy masked as 4 i s,,.in,;
now must be , ndded the terrors q a
general fuss the Democratic family.
The Norfolk Landmark suys:
"a A member OF the House OF 8Lclesatcs
has introduced Il measure imposing q ilne
on circuses for not furnishing all tho fea.
lures they advertise. Now member o ,I
the State Senate should introduce bill
to make It a crime for circus puradiG4s 70
be more than fifteen minutes late. 3Wcll
all be happy vet, maybe. IL M
Speaking Of tho German and Englisn
proposed effort to dethrone King Cotton
In America, US reported by the consul q
Berlin. the Newport News Press says; .s4a
Even If the dethroncment predicted by
the CONSUL general becomes an accom-,
plshed fact. 1t might not be m l,inmiXed
wero allowed to take tho place OF; the one
crop iden, whether cotton or sonnet thing
else, there would be n much grea'tser4
chance for permnllent prospcrlty.ssSsll M u.
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Mayor Mcclellan has had to have closed

Mayor Mcclellan has had to have closed
eight theatres, the managers OF which
declined to conform to the fire ordi-
nances Of the city. They would not make
the alterations in their theatres which,
had been required OF them.
The Mayor Inns a public duty to per-
form, and the public would not excuse
him II he neglected it and loss Of life
ensucd.
Theatre managers cannot successfully
fight public opinion on this subject. They
must make their places safo-or close
them.
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FITz CHIEF MARSHAL,
u. S. Troops Ordered TO Take
Part in Celebration.
lspecial to Tho Times,Dispatch'l

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Feb, 4,-General
e Titshugh Lee has announced 10 the g gorge
washington birthday Celebration As = 20,
.ciation his acceptance of their lnYltatl91n .
t. INN to be chief marshal OF the pafAue
here on February o. t,,a
NH TIa War Department has notified the h,,
commIittee that squadron Of cavalry
from Fort Myer and q company s any, Of fsT 1an
Iro,r HINT. have been ordered to this city
{, take part In the parade.
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Miss Iavinla Mcconnell, daughter OF
James S.. Mcconnell. of Chicago, and q
niece Of Edward II. Conger, United States
minister to China. is living at present
with Minister Conger and his family m
the palace OF the American legation at
Pesin, and has been received into exc!i,,
sive diplomatic circles Of the lmper4a!
City.
The Grown Princess Of Denmark en,
ioys the double distinction Of being me
wealthiest and tallest woman OF sher
rank in Europe 5sr o Roy yd ha te an-
i ,oi 'orandmother, as we'll as the bulk Of
her her fathers fortune, She is slx feet tall
su,edon prohibits the importation Of
ar am ImI contaIning arsenic. The lazy par,;
teuary Affects the sap9s ana t 81 Me
>kkWbila II is admitted that aniline dyes,
ochre coors and manganese Csc ,Tare u m ~
contain traces OF arsiemie se ef tese there.
Z & i
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II Is getting time for Japan and Rus
sia to fight or quit blowing. There has
been talk enough.
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All Broke Their Hips,

lSneclal TO Tha NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
D, 6nlki feil upon the Ice on Cork Street
Monday evening and broke her hip. she
rs the third sister In the plnkaa fanny
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The Chesterfield weather prophet, who
was supposed to have followed the
ground hog In the hole, was out long
enough yesterday to predict a snow for
tomorrow.
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washington is getting too warm for
Senator Smoot. even though tho mer-
curry In the thermometer hangs low. Tho
congress of mothers is hooked for an
carly convention In that city,
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II all the bills now in and those to
come shall pass the Legislature, tho next
edition of tho acts will be an immense
volume = y
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IA Few Foreign Facts.

81 DR., H. M churton Protestant Episco-
pal bishop Of the Bahamas was drowned
on January goth while attempting to SO
aboard a mission yacht off Rugge's IS
land, near Nassau VII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05

Colonel Bryan Invaded Colonel Waiter
sons bailswck With a kind Of fire and
birthstone banner In his hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05

The storm lowering over the police de-
partment has a splendid opportunity to
do some very fine atmosphere Clarity
Inc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05

While in Kentucky Mr.. Bryan ought to
nave compared his presidential black
list with that OF Colonel Henry Waiter
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- meet With a similar accident since son. son.
Inc to town several, years sinc Elm and and
49, 1Iep twice. and Miss Maria has broken
her hip twice.
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While Mayor Harrison has his hand
In no might try to close the mouths Of
some of those University professors.
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Personal and General.

Mrs. Leland Stanford is said to carry
a. larger amount of insurance than any
other woman in the word. Her policies
amount to more than s1.0O000
Najecb ]. Arbeely, formerly United
states consul at Jerusalem and editor I
tho Star OF American IL paper printed
in Arabic In New York city. Is dead.
John NIillikan, the oldest editor In the
State OF Indiana. lives in Crown Point
in good health and at the age Of 50 years
He is still connected with the Lake Coun-
ty Register
Miss Elizabeth Howard. of New Bruins
wick, N. r.. has Just resigned, after
completing more than forty years I, Of
continuous service as a. teacher in the
public schools Of that city. s
Representative Wiley of New Jersey,
said to be the only civil engineer IN
Congress, Is proud Of a. lineage extending
back to the first Postmhster-Ge General OF
the United States, Samuel Osgood, VINO
Was a citizen Of Massachusetts A
Bishop Potter has Just purchased
gthirty-flve acres Of shore-fronc land near
Mem Haven. Conn., which lie Will con-
vert into a fresh mir summer home for
New York children, In whom he Is IN
tercSted SF
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White House that gave MI Hanna that
chill
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F ~ - hgHNf, d
Fresh Malag a b Grapes, pound ........12hu
pure Leaf LARD pound .,s.s. 4.I.,.t.,sc.
WhoIe Grain Hioe, pound. et.,.
GOOD quality Green Rlo Coffee, per ID 100
q pollrde Evaporated Peaches for. .25c.
pearine Washing Powder, 2 for....., ..5s
Fresh oyster Crackers and Cracker j5i2
4 Dust, pound ,...,.i...l.... ..,......oc s
Small California Hams, pound..f....s.sc 90.
z sounds New Hott, Try and Grlts for. TO-.
f2.sprlns Broom, a.strlns, 12oJ =.
large juicy Lemons, dozen. .........t2c.
Best city Meal, per peck...........,.tsci
or, bushel $50.
New cleaned Currants, lib paokase...so \
eest Cream, Cheese, pound 15c.
Brown sugar, pound ..,.......,........4o
Canned Tomatoes, large cans. .........7o
New Clipped n errlngs, 9 dozen for....2so
Good Lard, pound. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO.
{ Mountain Roll Butter..... .15c.
Gibson, xxx, n Mt Vernon, Oscar
Fepor Old Brands Whisky, bottle. 7sc.
4 Cans Salmon for... $50
Blackberry or CataWba Wine, quart.12o.
New Dates, SO. or 8 lbs for......... 3. ESQ 7
salt Pork per pound ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
8 bars octagon Shaped Soap for..... 25c.8
Quart Mason Jars Vanilla Syrup ..,..1oo
God Green or Mixed Tea, .pound... 25o.
New Virginia Ruck%h,at, lbs. for Csc.
White A sugar. 9 lbs for..... $50
PIp Feet pound ...,......}... 1890. 6oi
snow Flake patent Family Flour,
Duf,y's Malt sWhlskey, per bottle. soo.
S. ulLMAN'S SON,
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Al cnien lea all np Annitr ~ i'm.
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It seems that Tammany IS in favor Of
giving the Democratic nomination for
President to Mr. Cleveland So far as It's
policy is disclosed by the guarded utter
If that policy is carried out, the organ
ization is assured Of the active support
OF many prominent Democrats who, In
1890, and again in 1900, opposed the cleo
ton OF Bryan. And then, too, as 1t is
quite certain Mr., Cleveland would not
accept a nomination. Tammany would
have in 20 Cleveland delegation" what
would amount to an uninstructed delega-
ton, whose vote 1t could throw any way
It wished.
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The, Tim. J! $ Dispatch.
II Published Daily and Weekly

Al No. a North Tenth street,
Richmond, Va. ENTERED Janu.
ary n, 1908, az Hlchrhond, Vs.
q seeon class matter, under
Act o. Congress o. March 3
1879. S5.
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The Charnber1ains.

.'My right honorable friend, the member
from West Birmingham" Is how Austen
Chamberlain IS said to haye described
Ills father in the debate in tile House OF
Commons on the opening day.
1t was an odd situation. For the first
time in years Joseph Chamberlain took
his seat as private member of the
House Of Commons, and was separated
from his former colleagues in the cabf-
net by the gangway. From this seat
says the London correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, che saw his son act
as leader Of the House, a position which
Joseph ChamberlainA with all his years
of parliamentary experience, never at
tanned" l'romer Balfour was hid up
with influenza, and was, therefore, unable
to DO present.
Austen Chamberlain spoke haltlngly
and under evident strain. Yet when he.
referred TO his father, it was always
as ''member for West Birmingham.
Occasionally, as he proceeded in his ar
gument, peers greeted the young man,
and then always his father turned an
angry glance in the direction of the Of
fender.
We are told by the Tribune correspon-
dent that tho House was HEARTILY glad
when the speech was over and when "the
proceedings Of what was one of the most
extraordinary personal situations that
ever had occurred were ended.
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a Disgraceg to the DEMOCRACY.
That as what tho action of the Dcmoo-
cratic caucus OF the House in the mat
ter OF the Norfolk county members was.
IT must Sraise9#in the mind Of every
thought full Democrat the serious question::
Is the Democracy of Virginia becoming
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las restin' place at midnight. an ct clod
from his mound three nights hand runnin
l burned all his ole shoes an scattered tn
ashes. I've done every mortal thing that
could be done, but it don't seem no use. Eff
1 could jes' git aholt O. tn ornery wiffet
reckon I'd about yank out them chin whisk-
ers o. his'n and stuff EN- down his throat.
Mis- Naggin,' said Martha Green, SOL
erlnly. 'They's jes' one thing, an tn
surest one, tibet ye hain't done yit. You
want to turn your house around on the
foundation, so the backs at tn front an
tn fronts at the back, an Jonas's hant will
never know it's the same place. 1 give you
my word that eff ye do that he'll never
bother We no more"
But she never had the chance to try it..
That night Jonas came back in spite of
the moving, and tainted her so much that
she burst a blood vessel in a fit of rage.
Then Dozeville was treated to a real noise.
Bedlam broke loose in earnest. The air
was full of shrieks and bowls and angry
jabbering and the clank of swiftly flying
chain. Around and around houses and
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to loan money or his second bull to the
Governor. The custom house brings III
considerable income. What proportion OF
Korea's assets gets into the imperial treas
ury it is difficult to say. From all sources
the total receipts is small. and foreign in
triguers with money to their hand have,
in the past. had an influence with the Ko-
rean Emperor. 1t has been rumored that
the recent Russian concession in the tim
Der lands of the Yalu and Teumen was OBJ
tanned by means Of a liberal bride. And
50, next TO the Emperor's fear of his per-
sonal enemies come his financial worries,
which are perennial. and at times Of most
serious character. The government has
been urged into spending considerable sums
for useful purposes, such as internal inn
provements and education. A number of
schools, English, French japanese and a
normal college are maintained, professors
and students. by the government
The Emperor is personally pleasant to
meet, and we have ii under the hand of our
American minister that he is clever, SEN
sible man, DESTROYS of helping his land
Mrs Isabella Bird Bishop, in recounting
her interview with the Emperor, noted his
attention to and consideration for his son,
the crown prince.
L have seen his Majesty on two occasions
Once he appeared at one of the side gates
of the new palace when a game of tennis
was in progress on the courts of the Seoul
Union, the foreigners club. When he ap-
peared the players stopped the game mo-
ment, but proceeded when they learned that
the object of his visit was to ''see the
game For some time he watched the
play. soon beginning to understand it's lead
ing features and applauded good plays by
smiling.
STRANGE FUNERAL.
When again L saw him it was under mar
velously altered conditions 1t was on the
occasion of the burial of his murdered EN-
press Min in November, 1895. The marvel
Gus funeral pageant, which no pen could
describe, had occurred in the early morn
ing, before sunrise; the glittering sarcopha-
gus had been borne three miles out OF
Seoul. where, at O'Clock the next morning
the interment was to take place. Ten thou
sand dollars had been spent by the En-.
peror in erecting buildings in which tc
house for one night the foreigners who
were TO be present at the burial.
In the evening preceding the ceremony
banquets were spread for the official and
the unofficial guests, after which all re.
tired to rooms in the temporary buildings
These were overcrowded, but, as were
all TO be aroused at 2:3O a. m, those of us
who found no cots lay down patiently or
the floors in blankets. Having some SWEEP
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and il grew on her as the days wore on
And no wonder! This was the first time
in her life anyone had ever continuously got
the better of her. 1t was we'll known after
the first day or two what made all the hub
bub in Dozeville, for Jonas had appeared
vigorously to a dozen or more of his pet
enemies. AS for Jonas, he never in all his
life had so much fun as he did after he was
dead 1t was one protracted halloween
celebration for him. Night after night he
would howl and CHATTER and bang and rattle
until he had Dozevllle half out of its wits
and nearly dead for sleep.
Night after night he made life miserable
for Mary Jane and all his old-time en-
emies, and day after day Mrs. Naggin
schemed and schemed till her head ached
trying TO think up way to turn the tables
on the ghost. She never gave a hint or
sign TO the neighbors. though, until one
day she surprised them all by driving into
town from the country early one morning,
with all her household goods packed up in
the big wagon. There was no way to avoid
explaining this TO the crowd that stopped
her in front of Hen. Worley's store.
IL reckon we all know so drafted much
about 1t that they's no use o beatin' aroun'
tn bushr she calculated. I'm a-tryin' t
fool Jonas. ole Granny MCGEE tole me
how. an tn abidin' wonder L me is tibet
Granny hain't tole everybody, yit, that 1
come to her. TIL idear is { pack up all
your belongings at night when tn hant is
aroun' an start out along tn road most
anywheres an drive till daylight. o course
tn ghost follers along L find out where
you're a-goin. but when daylight comes
he nachely has 4 go back L his grave.
Then you turn aroun' an drive back home,
but tn hant thinks you've moved away
sommers an don't come back no more. Jes
goes a-nosln' an pokin' aroun all over tn
country fer tn res o. his days tryin' L
find out wherever you've moved to-
well, ] vuml'' said Old Man Higgs
THAT certainly does SCUM like a right
smart notion"
Il don't know" observed Mrs. Naggin.
YEARLY. 1--WE most give up. You-all don't
know what I've done L keep that mans
drafted spook from pesterin me an tn rest
o. tn town. l burned three hairs from a
black cat on his grave. / set spook traps o.
three rye straws an toad skin all over
tn place. / hung mules ankle bones up
over both doors o. tn house with gray
horse hair. said charm words over his
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Henpecked Jonas
Naggin's Spook
By George Randolph Chester

HERE probably never was a mean
er ghost than the spook of Jonas
Naggin. He had been so meek
in life and took henpecking so
naturally that there wasn't q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13

For the last two years courses have been
dropping off, until where a banquet of
twelve courses formerly served. ii has
now decreased to eight. The menus of the
old-fashioned dinners look like gorges
through which nobody would find it possible
to sit to-day. Oysters, soup, fish and roasts
and a few vegetables, with the proper
desert, are all that is served at the din
ners given by persons who are in the habit
of going to and giving the best in the
city. Banquets, of course, are little more
elaborate, but they are not the feeds
they were. Where il used TO take two
hours and more to serve the menu now 1t
takes much less, so that more time can
be given to speaking.
AS banquets formerly were il was i'm
possible TO get any enjoyment out of the
menu, because the courses were so numer-
Gus that guest would only get one or two
mouthfuls out of the dishes of each course
If he tried to eat from every dish. as he
was supposed to do, he could not have gone
through a quarter of the meal before he
had reached the limit of his capacity. Even
with the abbreviated.li lists of dishes society
folk find dinner too long. and may keep
on shortening 1t until it will be as bad in
|
a man attending dinner will have to eat
a luncheon before he goes so as to be
sure not to get up from the table hungry.
The reason for abbreviating the dinners
is no doubt due TO the fact that people
cannot endure sitting in a room, which is
generally overheated, for two hours or
more. There are often social functions,
waiting, too, such as dance or a game of
whist. In the latter case too much dinner
makes it impossible to play. When a dance
is to come after il is injudicious for the
guests to eat a very hearty meal before
hand, for it is injurious to them and they
do not enjoy themselves. In the case Of
either a game or dance the dinner is the
least important function Of the evnirg. so
far as the practical side is concerned, and
it is the first to be cut down.
The idea of shortening the dinners or
iginated in the East, but the people of
the West, seeing the advantage of II, were
not slow in adopting the plan. Dinners this
year have also been shortened by serving
the courses more promptly. There is
| scarcely time time to eat the food with de-
| liberation, which is necessary to good di-
gestion The portions are small and the
walters numerous.
Superintendent Hurley, Of the Columbia
Club, bears out the statement that the
| dinners are getting shorter and he con-
| tends that il is better for every one. He
says that a reputable hotel or club does not
| lose and that the person giving the dinner
| knows exactly what he is getting; also
that there is much difference between the
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history tells Of a Korean general
who had so many enemies that
he was afraid to sleep like other
people at night. and was also
afraid to sleep naturally in the
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barns and sheds. down in the mill and UP
in the church belfry, down chimneys and
out at broken windows, through streets and
alleys and across back lots, up trees and
down wells and through cellars and attics
grooming and scoldng and yelling, pounding
and banging and rafting, went the most
terrific clatter that ever made youngsters
scream and old folks cover under bed
clothes. Above and through it all rose the
voices Of Jonas and Mary Jane Naggin.
"O-w-w-w wow don't, Mary janet One
voice would say.
I'll teach We, drat yer the other voice
would exclaim. Then would come a louder
howl than ever.
"O-w-w-ww-, WOW, wowi' Jonas would
yell I'll go back to my grave an stay
there, l swan L willi
III teach We. drat ye," Mary Jane would
reply.
Then would come another howl
"O-w-w-w-w-w, wow, wow Don't Mary
janet O-w-w-w-"
That howl. dying away over the hill to-
ward the cemetery, was the last sound that
was ever heard from the ghost of Jonas
Naggin. They do say that Mary Jane made
a beautiful corpse and wore a calm peace
ful smile as she lay in the coffin next day