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long tables for the leading members Of
the royal house CT kedah and their
European fr.rrdy while 1he Malay Off
Gals were entertained in the adjoining
roonla Two lefrc.ll,nnnt bars were kept
open III the courthouse day and night.
FREQ 70 everybody, during the two months
OF the ceremonies Many temporary
buildings were also put pps for the en-.
tcrtainment Of all classt:s: -
Second-Seventh Days.
y From the second to the seventh day a.
round Of junketings was given, begin
ming sometimes az early a IS nine in the
morning and lasting till L next morning.
4 Here is a typical day: 8
. A. NJ. 70 2 r. N MIA riouss per forms
hnces.
II. M.-Tifln IN
to s p. NJ. Sports and Malay fencing.
7:3n p. MI Dinner. 3
Q p. NJ Fireworks.
~ A. M.-supper.
7:30 Pm. to I "A. M.--Various per-
+ f0rmances ma III III
# Numbers OF open stages were erected
on the roadaides throughout Town on
which the various performances" were
given. Every class of inhabltants-and8
the town is as polyglot as Babel in-t
Nl1idJS,9a
sncse, Mahomedans and so on-had a
p1ge to itself While these play-acting8
performances were being given. the Eu-5
lropeans had plenty OF sporting facil-
ties. for many shooting parties were or
ganized by the Snltan's brother. the
sRajah aiuda Of kedah, the father Of
the bride.
Eighth Day.
III AS classford Bell would have said, the
scene was changed on the eighth day
The usual performances were4givensuntil
1as O clock, when q procession round! the
.t3wst began in whicl, ali manner OF
quaint and curious things were carried
about. such as big boxes made up In the
shape Of birds. while people of tnpor-
lance were carried about IS part Of the
procession.
The procession lasted an hour, and was
followed by one of the most Nnteresting
and vital parts Of the ceremonies, name
~. picking OF email"
This oollsls:nd of the entlic procession /
parading seven times round garden
planted with artificial flowers. Then he
great ones got out OF their ornamentcd !
seats and walking to the center Of thcfi
artificial garden picked two .1ianffuis Of
the leaves from the enai trees. These
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.SCOTTsMIIaIzE, q VA.

Special TO 'rhe 1'imhssD lspatcl.)
sSCOTTSVILLE " Al Sept, q. Rev c..
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because Of Its being our nations palace,
lis the agricultural showing. Hefe we see
new methods again and whole arid wastes
sn9t the West by means of irrigation have
been converted into fertile gardens, whose Ns
products are second TO none. in the world.
lit is only recently, too, that the COY
ernment thaa4 taken account Of our ma t N
less woodland wealth and adding TO the
Department of the Interior Bureau ol
Forestry. DIN. superb trees are being pre-
served and AL interest fostered In tree
planting and forest growth. our. manu- NJ
features have now become at once the
envy and the despair Of foreign produc,
crs, who declare that no finer looms are IN
Europe than those which turn out me
silks and other fabrics in the United
States to-day. l}f e
tested by the finest collec ton Of pictures
and sculpture ever seen ~ on a merlcan
soil. Among our own artists appear tho
best eT y!er q aS Wnsiow
For the first tImi we see at the st,
Louis Fair whole great building de-.
voted to education and social economy,
and the fact thatsthis is given the place
or honor among tho other palaces Is
truly significant. Of the trend sofSthe times;
Inside this building one is struck With
the same spirit Of progress, shown IN
every department of educational work
that charaeterIzes everything else seen a5,a
at the Fair Here arc to be seen the
schools Of the United States, but, the
make especial mention Of the school ex-
hlbits OF Germany, who is true TO her
saying. "Whatsoeyer you would have in
the nation, let that also appear IN the
3scho Isl ,l
The Japanese schools are undoubtedly OF
the highest order, while the kindergarten
principles In their educat ional, system.
are second to none In the world, It Is
snn) SO strong for elementary education
to see the growth Of the kindergarten, af-
,er F'roedels methods IN the schools Of all
tho civilized wor!d--st Louis IS It's AmelA-
earliest labors Is an Interesting field OF
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The LlME BATH WHERE
From the Mouth

4 : Z. y Z, vs. &
family were present, together with many
hundreds of natives In the yard. Then
the gates were locked until the ceremony
was finished.
| Mysteries Of the Lime Bath.
Isl The bride was then carried in and the
groom walked In supported by two best
men and sea ted them selves on a golden
bench pcrched on pla torn. They were
IN their best sta tie dresses Of silk and
spanked with gold and diamonds. When
they were seated some twelve old Malay
ladies began walking round and round
the couple, first on the highest step of
the platform, then lower and lower until
4 they reached the bottom and disa ppeared.
Two ladies' STAYED behind. closed all the
curtains around the couple. took off theft
>.tlaabie dresses ana Jewels and dressed
them in light garments. When the cur
I; Ia ms were aga in pulled open the serpents
which formed the sides of the throne be-
gan to belch out water on the couple,
3drenching them to the skin Il,
Drencl1ed With Scent,
The next part OF the ceremony astound-
ed the European specta tors. Each native
seized a bucket, dipped 1t in a huge tub
filled with scented water. and proceeded
to ,drench his neighbors with the contents.
1t was impossible for anyone to escape
for the gates were locked. Not till every
drop of water was used wt7e the gates
unlocked When this was done there
was a perfect stampede for dry clothes
Mr.. Naulfuss, who supplies us with the
fine series Of pictures reproduced here,
adds that all the Weddings were pretty
much of the same kind. It would be ms
.teresting. however, to know whether the 4
European ladies attended the 8''lime BATH
Of the marriages which followed that OF
the Crown Prince.
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( s IL
the Filipino savage. as ne complete
parative susceptibility of such primitive
tribes to systematic teaching Of the
English language. The advances made
by the Igorrote. Moro and Negrlto under
the same system Of teaching Will be
wa tched with interest and especially by
the Berlitz teachers. as they arc planning
for the introduction OF their system of
Teaching English into the Philippine
islands.
AS the, Model School Is not large enough
to take In any hut the children, and as
it.swould not 10 to empty the villages
offall Ethe natives the board did not know
Mlla I ITO do t0S satisfy the thirst for
knowledge which had sprung up in the
savage breast as a result ~ of the school
started at the Exposition. The offer Of
the Berlitz School OF Languages solved
the problem and Mandae and his J,anao
Moro friends are to have all the instruc-s
ton In English that they can take caro-
OF. 81 a &
An hour is given to each village and
only those natives accepted as pupils
who have no knowledge OF English.
Tile Ignrrpte has been declared by
etllnologists to offer unusual opportunl-
ties, having shown evidences Of being
capable of rapid development.
IL The Negrito is regarded as ono OF tho
most primitive races ever discovered,
His mental qualities are utterly untestcd.
Tho Model School is in session with
the Visayan or higher type Filipino from
o to 1880 each morning and from 1880 to
1880 with the Igorrote. Moro and NegrIto
children. az
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FILIPINO 4 MODEL SCHOOL,
Natives From All Villages learn
ing English at Worlds Fair,
Special to The TInes-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
E,,sT. LOUIS, September 24.-7IThe Filipino
native tribes have reached that fortu-
nate position at tho Worlds Fair whero
they arc being made the objective point
OF keen scientific Investigation. Follow
ing hard upon the visit Of the plaster
cast expert who is to preserve the DIFF
ferent types for the anthropological se-
ipartment the Berlltz School Of Langua-
ges has Invaded tho midst OF thu Igorrote,
Moro and Negrlt 0 camps with daily les
sons In English, Most valuable deduc-
lions from a scientific standpoint are ex-
pected " result from the efforts with
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leaves were afterwards taken to the
house Of the bride ana bridegroom and
sprinklcd over them. an address being
delivered to each OF the happy pair sep
arately, for they had not yet ne: each
other. sS3 !. 4
The Ninth Day. III
The ninth days programme was the
same as that OF the second. the natives
reyellina In fencing and cock fighting.
favorite form of recrea ton At 10 O'Clock
in the evening, however, the bride and
bridegroom met for the first time. They
we're carried through the town on
throne borne by now fewer than 200 ma
5tiyes. s5,S :,
The Tenth Day.
3.,s Here is the round of gaties for this
. 4. NJ. to 4 P. ~ Various perform
~ p. M.-Tifiin
i 4 to 6 p A-sports and Malay fencing,
7:30 P. M.-Dinner.
P. M.-Fireworks.
The Eleventh Day.
The eleventh day was very similar in
character:
P. M.-Tiffn.
1880 P. 5M.-Dinner.
1880 p NJ. to i a M.----Illuminations; va
rlous performances
"A. M.-Supper.
The Twelfth Day.
This day was more crowded with
round of rejoicing: si.a 81
d IN. y P. M. Various performances.
II Pr I.-Tiffin.
40 p. NJ. Sports and Malay fcncing.s i
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sTON COLEMAN.

observation, and her whole public school
system shows the benefit Of her eS en- !,
we're ample evidences that manual train
ling has come to stay, beginning In the
,kiNde IgaTten and perfected In tle hlgn
,sc1oo ] where one can seeSthe even Pa ~
sEept between the trained mind and tue,
iskllled hand. n The entire fair Is one
enormous object lesson of the processes
by which the world has beer carried foT-
own ans esnsfsl a sAe i her gh
place among the NATIONS or the ear ',.
IL quite agree with DR.. Walter Tage, who
declares the most wonderful exhibit 20,
vast tllrong, one throlobing desire to
know and even II, as is said by Euro
peans, "the Americans see with the TIPS tip!
of their fingers, II is the NEST kln Sa
Not even in the rush for the ears ut the
tired days end, when one realizes the
st. Louis scale of Measurement. when u
There is no unseemly pushing nor dearth
very fine i opportunity for children, such
as are over II or - years Of age DO.
ne worn a whole years schooling. Hero
they may realize far better than any
teach the bemp pae ptahnta
Kentucky; the tobacco OF Virginia; the
wheat Of tho Northwest; the cotton of
the South; the fruits of California, and
the corn Of everywhere! II needs only
n trip through this great building to SEQ
that ours Is the country that may feed
the world, and clothe n large portion Of
the same. This is the school Of patriot
ism, where sight of the wonders OF
the government building will tell more
than an entire volume Of United States
history. ass
For many obvious reasons the attend
ance at tile fair will be larger for the
next six weeks than at any time since It
opened In May. and those who avail
themselves OF this opportunity OF seeing
this world In miniature will have cause
to be thankful
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REMARKABLE WEDDING CARNIVAL in SIAM
MARRIAGES EXTEND THROUGH TWO MONTHS

1880 p. M.--Dinner
. r. M.--F'lreworks.
1880 P. Nj, a. .-1lluminations, va
rious performances.
f9 j A. M.--supper.
The Thirteenth and Last Day.
The last day OF all (Sunday) was mark
ed by very curious ceremony known AS
the lime bath C"ber iimoh''5. which great
~ Interested the foreign spectators. al-
though 1t must have made the Euro
pean ladies who were present very indlg Z
nant considering the damage to their
dresses.
The celebration OF the lime bath was
held In a beautiful little pavilion sur
rounded by a high brick wall with only
two gates. each Of them being guarded by
policemen. At p. NJ all the European
guests we're directed to the pavilion.
where the Sultan and the whole Royal
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FLUVaNNA- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BUILT IN 1880.

- ttt M iSt2S5 i9s TIL st}tt5 N tti s55
by only ono vote, It IS over kept before
:Jle public mind by haing tho pnce from
which the reports OF high water come
when the James il on rampage, Among
the mercantile establishments at CO.
lumbla that are doing a thriving business
are those OF a, Walton, 8. NJ. Harvey.
A.. II. Richardson and Company, l.. G..
Smltller n. j, Amos and Company, fk j.
Noe and others, III
Fork Union, another lively little Town,
boasts Of several prosperous business
houses, The firm Of 3, a. Borgess.
Brother docs a fine mercantile business.
also buying and shipping large quantities
OF tobacco; DR.. n. Norvell also manu- rae-
lures much tobacco; W. s. Brett and 3.
A. Weaver run flourlshing general ner-
chandise houses. f
FORK UNION ACADEMY, s
The Fork Union Academy, established
q few years ago. has become one OF the
most popular schools IN TIM state ana
DR. w. u, Hatcher, who Is connected
with 1t, has Increased the attendance az
students each year until last session they
numbered ono hundred and forty, This
Academy Is Il preparatory school to the
Richmond College Fluyanpa county is
we'll supplied with schools and churches,
The Virginia division OF the CT s. O Rail
road runs through the county, A tele-
phone line, owned by the Tluvnnna and
James River Valley Telephone Company
extends over seven counties alons James
River, giving mos. excellent service,
Among the best known OF the old ante
5belum estates are Carysbrook, once own
cd by the Cary family later by ], RI,
Richmond, and now the property OF G. H.
Jones. Oak Lawn the MAIDEN homes tead
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having held the position for twenty-slx
years brother of Ivanhoe Slaughter. con-
nected with tho stA.S treasury oflca OF
Richmond; ~ 7, Coward, county treas
.urer;t Pembroke Petit (son OF Colonel
William p. PettiD, Commemorative at
torney (also member Of House DIT Dele
gates and State Senate at different tlmes);
II. 8. Campbell, sheriff;.J, @. SHEPPARD.
now acting as superintendent of public
instruction, owner OF tho VirgInla Mid
land, a weekly newspaper; also dealer in
real estatc-all natives of tho county,
Palmyra Is, the center OF n iargf, trade,
and the mercantile establishments Of w.
H. Haden and Son, IT, @. IIaden, and =.
w. Haden and Company, all do a fine
business The liostelry run by Mr., Iladen
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8FREDERICK'S HALL, VA

(speclal to The Times pispatch.)
FREDERICK's HALL. VA. Sept Is ~
AZ handsome new Epis Gopa,ls Church y 3in5
B Miss Richardson, of Amherst county,
who has been a recent CUES Of Mr. J. 8F.IE4
: Holiday. has returned home. q $is
s53 Miss Daisy sYaug han is ting relati
Z in Ashland and Richmond. 4s5 ,a
E III Mr.. r c. Garrett, together with his
family, are visiting their old home in
sRoxbury, a. 4; s 95i Iss
Miss Kate Williams, Of Richmond. e Isl
the guest OF Mrs. DIR. E. a. Terrell
III Mrs. j. r. Lamar, OF "a tlanta, Ga, Is
spending some time with the family Of
DR.. L. s.. Pendleton. 25H 5s ;;5sGs u N
~ Mr.. Richard A. Perkins left a few days
ago for school a t Fork Union .S.5 q
Mr. G.. W. Goodwin Is spending Vtr-A
gnta Day In ST. Louis. Is
Miss Sadie Harden ergh Is visiting her
brothers In Richmond 9a5 t' 3S 5s s9s5
S4 Mr.. Il. G.. Hllyer8 has returned from 81
trip to ale!gh. N. G.. Ar Il II
Miss Boatwright. of Buckingham coun-ss
ty, is teaching In the family Of MI. IL H.a
Crank this SeSS lOn $ @ l55E
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formerly the property Of Colonel VIM 81.
Haden; Bremo, the ancestral home Of the
Cooke family; w ilmington. owned by the
Perkins, and marry Others. &. The general
outlook for then farlnsrso Of Fluvanna y Is
good. They are holding onto and greatly
Snortherners are buying. up surplus lands
and seem well satisfied with their dopted
homes. & 81 5s7 i3 SIS
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ed meeting at the Methodist church here.
Mr., ". 5, Heal left on No. 10 IVednss-g
4 Miss .Anuls Nicholas is visiting friends
at Arvon. 5stfi Il.
DR. James Hart left on Monday for
Louisa. E&{l ssy M II
Miss Florence Grafton, Of Nashyille,
Is q guest OF her sister Mrs. g, H.
Harris. sssS
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Pereira visited Char
lottcsyllle last Week sf
Rev. Daniel Dillard OF Missouri. u q
guest at his old home. Chester. si fSg.
soon at Esmont. a joint stock COMPANY
having been formed. The size has baen
selected and tho arcbitact's design apy
Mr. Wesley Z Lane, Z OF I4ans Brothers \
Company. Esmont./ visited ScottSylle
Monday. u {s 4 IN.
The state herald., 1904-06-03
! CAPTURE OF KIN CHOW FOLLOWED BY
EQUAL SUCCESS AT NANSHAN HILL

a A Fan P Mon "
report t thu Cs etoseun eGeeR H b than tn rv
the Japanese wmrPot ar
tina myof 15 oJapam mvst " tho n portion { the
dom Of id
% ding the Jaane investing
deny two arpdob bsun Port b ca
Nanh
Tim ne pa antyc aedH tn h o
N last hr they edth " IN t y H byt to b
he y an 10 tn
per assault
Fneyh hv a the ment this sdebnw reached n Jaan ud IN in ba
Ety I d var
a w determine a
gun enter is fire umn c @
overt bodies the d ad h rfse U p hh charge the en-
every p the t etn Jar suaed dfowad In lnr inc
e It
o SUI we loo
n Ian ~ hR he
SO"
The state herald., 1904-06-03
Assault Of Nanshan Hill.

Toxic. May 3O.--The japanese as,
sault on Nanshan hill was one of the
iercest and blOOdicst affairs in mod
ern warfare. In the earlier rushes Of
the engagement every man participat.
ing was shot down before he reached
the first line Of Russian trenches.
II was found necessary 10 stop these
infantry charges and renew the artil.
lery fire from the rear before the final
and successful assault ON the Russian
position could be made. The success
of this assault was brought about by
one detachment Of Japanese troops,
more intrepid than their comrades.
who succeeded In piercing the Russian
line.
a splendid stroke Of fortune was the
discovery and destruction by the Jap.
anese OF tie electric wires lcudlag TO
the mines at the eastern foot OF Nan.
shan hill, This prevented the Russians
from exploding these mines when the
japanese infantry crossed the ground
where they had been placed. II Is pcs.
sible that the fortunes OF the day
hinged uron these mines II the Rus.
SLAMS had been able TO explode them
at the right timo. the losses among
the Japanese troops would have been
tremendous. and II II possible also that
the Russians would have bccn able To
hold the hill
Nanshan was Splcndldly defended.
Nearly fifty guns ~ various sizes were
mounted on the various cmplacCmcnts
and there were also two batteries Of
qulckhrlng Held pieces ran with them
around the behind lOopholc trenches
ON the terraces of the hill. The In
iantry manning the field pieces ran
with thom around the hill, thus using
these guns for the protection OF the
most Important points,
The Japanese began the fight by
bringing all their field guns into ne
tion and concentrating their firc on
the omplacementH on the hill By II
o'clock In tho morning the principal
Russian batteries had been hilenced
| The two RutHlan field batteries then
| withdrew 10 Nanquaniing hill. and
from there continued to FIRE on tho
Japanese until nlghtfail,
After the russian batteries had been
! rllcnced. tho japanese artillery opened
| on the enemy'H trenches the japanese
| Infantry advancing. meanwhile. Il
/ within ride range The Iainnose grad,
unlly worked NJ to within 400 metre,
OF the Russian lines, where they on.
countctod wire and other cntanRle,
montn They succeeded In discovcrlnp
sn opening In these obstacles and get,
ting finally 10 within 600 metrra of III,
Russian trenches, they rushed for III,
| line, Several successive charges weri
made, but every ef'leef and man In ih'
attacking prty Was shot down twenty
or thirty metres from the line
The charges we're then stopped AMI
the tapancHe artillery renewed ~
| preparatory nfH on the sn1my'H posi-
tion. Towards evening n detachment
of Japanese carried section of lh'
Russian trenches, breathing through
Tho enemyH line Hundreds of ih'
comrades 0f these men, inspired b,
their succesa. Hpfahg toward. and thot
tho entire Japanese line swept up th'
Hill, driving the Russians from theft
positions II waH IN the deenurnto In
fahtry charges that the Japanese HuH
taihed the bulk uf their iUHHrs
The state herald., 1904-06-03

Under the caption, THE Union Pa
ciic Railroad and Louisiana Terri
tory" the new Worlds Fair folder is.
sued by the advertising department of
the Union Pacific, which has attracted
such general attention, recites these
interesting facts:
while the construction OF the
Union Pacific Railroad. its trials and
triumphs, are a part of the history of
the United States, the important part
played by this railroad in the Develop
ment of the Louisiana Purchase can
hardly be estimated. In the building
up of this vast domain II has been one
of the chief factors.
One hundred years ago the popula-
tion of the region was estimated at
10000. Up to the inception of the
Union Pacific Tin 1S60) 1t had in
creased to 3.233, ,529. In 1900 it num-
bered over 100000 of inhabitants.
In this wonderful growth. with its stu
pendous increase in all the many-sided
phases of commercial, material and
intellectual prosperity. the Union Pa
cifc-as a glance at the map will
show-has had a conspicuous share.
1t has opened vast regions OF fertils
country to settlers. and brought great
areas of an unknown and unproduc-
tive wilderness into close communion
with metropolitan centers and mar
kets. Thriving cities. towns and ham
lets, through its efforts, have sprung
up in every direction.
II may be of interest TO know that
the total number of manufacturing
plants. and the value of their outputs,
combined with that of the national
products as reported in the census OF
1900, give an aggregate production for
the Louisiana region OF $500. .000, 900
annually, or 223 times the original pur-
chase price. The same census reports
u900) also show the total population
TO be l3.3i3.255. of which s,303.096 in
habitants are living in the states and
territories reached by the Union Pa
cl1c. On the 1900 census figures, It Is
estimated that the true wealth of the
Louisiana purchase can be stated at
about sl3O5i .s6s. 1853, of which s9.360.-
G2l,Ss7 is represented in the states
reached by this great railroad"