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The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08
10000 TROOPS IN PORT ARTHUR.
European Refugees From There Tell
of the Conditions.


Chefoo, China.-Eight European ref
ugees who left Port Arthur ia a
Chinese junk, were picked up by the
dispatch boat Fawan. There were five
men, two women and a child in the
party. They belonged to the upper
class. The information they gave
seems reliable.
They state that the Russian fleet now
consists of the following ships in good
condition: The Czarevitch, R~etvizan,
Pobedia, Peresviet, Poltava, Askold,
Diana, Bayan, Novik and twenty tor
pedo boats and smaller boats. The
torpedo transport Amur is damaged
and the battleship Sevastopol slightly
damaged, but they can soon be re-
paired.
There are 10000 sailors and 10000
soldiers in the fortress. The women
Are mainly engaged as nurses. There
are $50 artisans and 1000 citizens. The
1000 have now been drafted into the
army and are drilling daily. There
is plenty of food, but the Government
Is controlling prices in order to pre-
vent speculation.
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New York fruit growers are ad.
vised that the crop of many kinds OF
California fruit is smaller this year
than for MANY seasons. The heaviest
shortage is reported in lemon cling
peaches, the crop of which is said to
be about one-tenth of the average. Ow-
ing to the shortage, some OF the can
neries will not operate this year.
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Big Demand For Tin Plate.

The canning factories are making
large demands on the manufacturers
of tin plate. The large fruit crops
throughout the Southern States n
the outlook for a good season for many
other products which are furnished to
the trade in cans have caused a heavy
business for the canning factories.
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Two Girls Drowned.

A containing Evelin Bliss. aged
fourteen years, and Nellie Kane, aged
fifteen years, was carried over the
falls in the Merrimac River, neal Law
renee, Mass, and capsiZed. Both girls
were drowned and Seymour J.. Leigh
ton, a fireman, lost his life in attempt
ing to Gov their bodies.
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Tn Exnnrt Peaches.

Preparations are under way to ex.
port peaches to England. The Elber-
tas raised in the Ozark Mountains
seem to stand the voyage better than
other varieties, ard probably a good
many will be sent from Arkansas, Tex
as and Missouri; and Georgia peaches
also may be sent to Liverpool.
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On a tombstone at the head Of a
grave in n of the dog cemeteries in
Paris is this inscription to the mem
Dry of a brave st. Bernard: "He saved
the lives of forty persons and was
killed by the forty-first." n. Y.-2S
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TORNADO WRECKS MOSCOW.
Nearly 200 Killed in the City and
Nearby Villages.

Moscow, RUSSIA tornado swept
the city, causing enormous damage.
Forty-five persons were killed, and
thirteen injured are being cared for in
the hospitals.
Two villages near here were de-
stroyed. One hundred and fifty deaths
are reported there, while e~ighty-fve
persons were hurt. Hailstones weigh
ing three-quarters of a pound fell. In
one grove of 250 acres only one tree
was left standing.
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Kill Grasshoppers by Tons.

Four tons of grasshoppers have been
destroyed within the past few days in
Central Utah, particularly in San Pete
County. The pests have grown to be
such a nuisance in recent years that
the last State Legislature offered a
bounty for the insects, paying one cent
q pound.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08
Dnmont,s Airshin Injured

NJ. Santos Dumont's airship, brought
to America to compete in the aerial
races at st. Louis, was slashed by van
dals, and the Brazilian may not be
able to take part in the contests.
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CO-EDUCATION BLAMED FOR IT.
President G.. Stanley Hall Thinks 1t a
Leading Cause For Race Suicide.

st. Louis, Mo.-Higher education and
co-education were blamed for diminu-
ton of marriages and race suicide"
at the meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association.
G. Stanley Hall, President of Clark
University, Worcester, Mass, did the
blaming. He commended that too much
education and too much mixing in the
process make girls less sentimental
and romantic and boys less vigorous,
and made both less prone to matri-
mOny.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08
10000 Miners Laid Off.

All the collieries of the Philadel.
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany closed down, not to be opened for
six days. Forty thousand men were
affected by the shutdown.
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Two Drowned at a Picnic.

W. bIUW H0U ut q ICIIC.
William II. Jones, one of the most
promising young business men of
Eatontown, Ca, and Miss Myrtle Har-
per, of Hancock County, while bathing
in the Oconee River, a few miles below
Oconee Springs, We're drowned. The
bodis were recovered later. The occa-
sion was the annual Fourth of July
picnic.
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William Powell, a retired farmer, of
Rising Sun, Ind, killed himself with
a shotgun. He was a rejected juror in
the Gillespie murder trial, and the ex-
element of the murder, it is believed,
unsettled his mind.
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A partial list of Fourth of July
casualties throughout the country, col
lected by a Chicago paper, puts the
dead at twenty-five and the injured at
1884.
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a Rrigadier.

President Roosevelt ordered appoint
ment of Colonel Theodore A. Bingham
to be a Brigadier-G General.
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Took $4,000 of Banks Money

Colonel J. H. Plain, cashier of the
German-American Bank of Aurora,
ILL.,, has been arrested for embezzle-
ment. He admits having m%isappro-
priated 100000 of the banks funds.
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Maine Rennhlicans Meet

William T. Cobb, of Rockland, was
nominated for Governor by the Re-
publicans of Maine. The platform de-
clared for protection, and Endorsed the
National ticket.
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The Norge Unsafe.

The steamer Norge was licensed to
carry only 4SS passengers, had only
n fire pump and 700 life belts, ac-
cording to its certificate filed in New
York City.
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H. H. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ca, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
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Steamboats, Must BE Reinsnoctod

President Roosevelt ordered the i'm.
mediate reinspection of all passenger
carrying steamboats, in New York Har.
Dor, and steps were taken by Secre-
tary Cortelyou to put the instructions
into effect.
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best seats at the disposal of the com
mittee on arrangements. These have
been given to distinguished visitors
to Governors of States, Mayors of
large cities, Senators, members of
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08
Trade Moods Warm Weather.

A long spell of warm weather IS
still regarded as necessary II retail
trade in %seasonable goods is to be
stimulated.
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Hopkins Delegates Seated.

The Democratic National Committee
seated all Hopkins delegates in Illinois,
casting out Hearst and Harrison dele
gates for whom Bryan had appeared.
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New York Delegates Meet.

The New York delegation at st. Louis
met tremendously and made Hill a
member of the resolutions committee
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Trade at Baltimore.

A fair jobbing trade in fall ines oil
wearing apparel is noted at Baltimore,
where collections also improve.
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FITS permanently cured. No fit sornervous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer ,S2trial bottle and treatise rce
DIR. +. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931Arch St., Phila. Pa
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c.a bottle
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Gold is being electrolytically refined in
the Philadelphia mint.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08

The Government Of Queensland offers a
prize q S25, 900 for a method OF extermin-
atlng oputia, a species OF cactus I'M
ported ON America.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08

A mosquito bite caused blood-poi-
soning to J. P. Glove, aged sixty-two
of Toronto. Ontario. and two weeks
after being bitten he died.
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The mileage of the railway system of
Mexico now aggregates l0,078 miles.
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American Yacht Beats Kaiser's.
The American yacht Ingomar beat
the Kaiser's Meteor III.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08

IAmsurePiso' Cure forConsumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Rob-
BINS, Maple ST., Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08

The United States leads all countries as
a consumer Of coffee.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-08
GbeMMqBkcts
Wholesale Prices Quoted in New York

MILK.
The Milk Exchange price for standard
quality is &c. per quart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
The Blackeyed Pea.

a week or more ago, the following
paragraph appeared IN this column.
Speaking about old Virginia luxuries,
tsuch as good weather, blackberries. wa
termelons and such like II may be
we'll to remember that blackeyed peas.
butiermilk and corn pone are getting
mighty fashionable In some parts OF the
old State Just about now
q friend has clipped this paragraph
and gent IT to us Nth The query:
why do not Virginia cannerles can
the good old blackeyed pea as they do
Tho English garden peal il is superior
70 the English pea and It's canning would
be profitable Industry"
We will answer our correspondent yam,
kee fashion by asking another question:
Has any canncry or any inventor ever
discovered a process for preserving the
taackeyed pea that equals natures pro.
| cessf Isn't the blsekcyed pea which
cans itself by drying on lis vine In tn.
good old summer ,inc. Just as psia,ahle
when IN the winter II is properly boiled
with ham bone OF rniddling, AZ II was
1 when taken from the green pod in the
| hpt months
J ecpld any canning vroseIs sya stYs1t-
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Let us Have Peace.

Concerning the attitude or The Times
Dispatch towards those Democrats WHO
are not altogether pleased with the plat.
form and candidate of 1904, we accept in
good part and In good temper the friendly
ending Of our esteemed contemporary
the Blackstone Courier 5l
Family n,iartels are proverblally bitter,
and this family quarrel has been no ex--
iception. We have not said as harsh
things of3others as others have sa Id OF
us. Rut we i re willing TO let bygotles
be bygones. The fnaking-ur time has
come, and we are glad of ita3 We are
for harmony. we nre heartily enjoy;
Ing the family reunion. We are In
splendid llunor for a genuine love feast,
and II at times we should get too hilarl--.
ious and should poke a little fun at any
member of the household, we hope that
tile blackstone Courier and all other es-
tocned and we'll beloved contemporaries
OF the TRUE faith will call us to order,
and administer an affcctionate rebuke.5
There are no Democratic anin1osities in
this sanctum and any Democrat who
has any doubt on that score may como
hither and search US. "Let bro therly
love continue. 55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
The Study Of Trees.

CITY Engineer Cutshaw is right in say
Ing that the city's tree nursery-or as
little Richmond girl called 1t. the cradle
Is an educational institution. There are
few boys and girls in the city who know
one tree from another. Such ignorance
sery within easy reach where instruc-s
ton in tree nomenclature and tree cuI.
ture may be had for tho asking.
All nature study is profitable, morally
as well as mentally. but There is some
thing especially inspiring in the study
I Of trees. the noblest specimens Of plant
life one of the most delightful of all
the sketches of Washington Irving is his
dissertation on Forest Trees" In speak
Ing of the love OF the English lord for
the trees on his estate. he says:
II have heard a noble earl descant on
lark and forest scenery With the sciencs
\ and feeling OF a painter, He d@ell on
the sharo and beauty of particular trees
on his estate. with az much pride and
technical precision as though lie had been
discussing the merits of statues IN his
collection. found that he had even
Z gone considerable distances to examine
Trees which were celebrated among
rural amateurs: for 1t seems that trees,
Ike horses have their established points
OF e1cellcnca; and that there arc some
\ In England which enjoy very extensive
celebrity among tree fancivrs from be.
q ing perfect in their kind
There Is something nohly simple and
pure in such a taste. II argues think,
sweet and generous nature 10 have
this strong relish for the beauties oI
vegetation. and this friendship Tor Tho
hardy and glorious sons OF the forest
There is a grandeur OF thought connect
y ed with this part OF rural economy. Il
Is, II 1 may lie allowed the figure. III,
heroic line of hnsbandry, II is worthy o
liberal and free born, and aspiring men
He who plants an oak, looks forward I,
future ages. and plants for postetity
Nothing can be less selfish than this
He cannot expect TO Bit In Its shade
4 nor enjoy It's shelter; but heexuits in til
4 idea that The acorn which lie has burie
In the earth Will grow up INTO loft
pile and keep on flonrlshina, and In
ereMsing. and benetitins mankind. ,5n
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The Bridge Question. !,

6 We publish in another column a 8 ate
\ mentsfrom Mr.. James y, 5Crump. In which.
The replies TO certain points raised by The
Times Dispatch in regard to the immediate
tpurch ase Of Afayo's Bridge. We have had
no purpose or desire to impede the wheels
q OF progress OF this community. We be-
lleve, as We have repeatedly said, in the
principle OF free bridges. II seems appar-}
ent that a free bridge over the site OF
Mayois Bridge would be a most destrab BILE
avenue to this city from Manchester and
the country beyond. There are many
obvious reasons for It, which We not only
recognize but emphasize. But We know
y how often public interest lacks that yea
stluiis guardianship which is given to pri-i
svate affairs, and as we and all other cit,
3 izens OF Richmond are as it were. stock
holders in the corporation OF Richmond.
we have been invoking a painstaking in
yes,gation Of the facts an accurate
knowledge of which is essential to a right
judgment about the value Of this bridge
Ito the city OF Richmond,
Mr.. Crump himself admits thath Is not
lin fun possession of the information de-
sired. II, however. this information can
& be obtained before the time OF the option
on Mayo's Bridge expires, and tie results
OF that Investigation are satisfactory, We
should waste no time IN closing up the
contract and taking the steps for as
speedy a construction Of the bridge as
i possible Let those who are especially
charged with protecting the Interest OF
the corporation Of Richmond and those
6 who are. especially interested as citizens
in the construction Of this bridge. bestir.
themselves and bring out the facts. and
Il The TImes-D Dispatch will give them all
the help 1t can in arriving at a just con
clusion in the matter. And we shall APP
proach the question with a sincere desire
10 promote the enterprise in every way
that we conscientiously can.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
Who Are the Assass in Russia?

5vtl1Okf1AC&lllClf AoSdoSA1lo9All$N uSold.S
Editor OF the Tlmcs-D Dispatch:
Sir.-The entire world is interested and
anxious to know who t threw the bomb n I
Won sPlehYe. 81 5;Ss
The police Of st. \ Petersburg say that
the prisoner refused u to L spcak and that
1t Is possible to es ia bllsl his identitS.
p 1t is plausible that he did not tell his
name for on the front and last pages of
every Russian Revolutionary paper and
magazine is printed In conspicuous type
FREFRAIN FROM living THE POLICE
OR THE COURTS RIGHT MAMIE,
nevertheless 1t Is probable that the
assassin after such a splendid achieve
ment from his point OF view, with pride
and dignity told the polceHof the exis !.
stence Of such a party. The police are.
however, concealing everything In order
not to give his associates a chance to
Sdisband even for a short time. q
g ITO what party he belonged Is very
hard to- ascertain, the indications are,
however that lie lis a member Of the
,.Fighting Brigade, a II branch OF the
Ssocialistic Reyolutio airy Par .ai355
OF the few reyolu tona ~ organizations
existing In Russia, the Socialists Rev
5olutionairs', Is the only one known to
have Terror" as a part Of their pro-
gram, The word Terror '''---extreme
sfright-the Reyolutionairs Of Russia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

after he shall have ceased TO tread his
paternal fields indeed, It is the nature
OF such occupations TO lift tho thoughts
above mere worldI,nsss. AS tho leaves
OF trees are said To, absorb all ncsious.
qualities Of The air and to breathe forth
n pnrer atmosphere, so II seems TO n,cs
as if they drew from lis all sordid a,id
angry passions. and hreathed forth peat q
and phlanthrophy. Thore Is serene
and settled majesty In woodland scenery.
that enters into the so,il. and tiiates md
eevatcs. and fills 1t with noble lncllna-5
tons.
If there are sermons In stones, how
much more are there sermons stin trees
for were not the groves Gods first tenn.
pies s
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Personal and General.

Lady Duff Gordon is the latest ernber
OF the English nobility to 80 into trade.
She has become a designer Of cost umes. q
4 Bernhard Betlluann who Is we'll known
In Hebrew educational circles the country
over as president of the Board of Cover
nors OF the Hebrew Union College ,.$in
Cincinnati, celebrated his 10Th 81 birthday
last week.. 81 4 l355 sgis8
# Miss Lavinia Egan. the retiring secre-
.tary Of the Board of Lady Managers Of
tho Worlds Fair, assideas Of her own.
She wears only tailor-lnade dresses. Tor
instance, and thinking long tresses q
burden in the summer time she cuts her
hair short every spring 3
h Miss Lee kue, the CllinesoAwoman who
has become a cattle queen in rizona, a r.
rived In San Francisco the other day en-
route for China. whittier she Is escorting
the ashes of her father who died some
time ago, leaving her heir to extensive
ranches In the Southwest, e
The Archbishop Of Canterbury. Randall
Thomas Davidson, who Is coming to Bos-
ton In the autumn togattend the etrlennlal
General Convention Of the s,F Protestant
Episcopal Church In America. Is The
eIghty-nfth archbishop to bear It hat title
and has an income Of $7b 900 q year, ,ss
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III Our Heroes in Black. (.
Editor Of Tho Times Dlspat ch; 4


n sir-I have read with interest your
tribute 10 Albert Comfort. Of spo tsylyahia.
ana Bill I2lils,f or Goochland. two colored
men OF the ellum ! ype.
3I have known Bill Ellis for eigh ut years :
and bear willing testimony to his worth.
He was a useful and respected citizen IN
his nelghborhood. SIS a4 2. I, e !. i, !
The ex- Confederate Is grateful to the
old-time negro. In South q q tlloitT
ument has been erected TO MN. Z. ...s.
Virginia people can never get his 10y
l atss JOHN LAME
Richmond ,5Sf Va. AT d isS8S} S33 .4s g9l
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&c Much j. ashing.
The Ti,nes- Dispatch:

Editor OF The II s.E
@ SRI have just returned from n u sit ' g
New York city, which in my humble opinion
Is not 10 be compared With our own dear
city in natural beauty beauty and grace q
arch,t ecture, hut alas was most forclpiy
reminded on my return that our sbeantiful
city has blot on its escutc hcon--.Santon5
cruelty. During the five days spent in New
york was almost constantly m tho street,
but have the first time to see horse
forced beyond 4its strength and numerically
bea ten IN fact. + saw n whip used but three
tines and that q, q mere touch. tut II neIe
late int night--uselessly and Scrue! In the
Office N which II am snplo ed, the crack ot
the whip In the hands o. drivers ~ vlcihltX
of q Eleventh and Cary Streets t3ls Leard ~
most "a Econtnuouely as I he tick OF the clock.
u Ought we TO let our north trlehas ON
al rim us in humanity We lla noble banuB
of Workers = know IN the Interest Of dumb
animals, but should ilTtreatment DO aIlowed
to reach the limit OF downright crue,t " BE-.
unnecessary heating is&due \ believe not ,i ~
much 10 lnnat b viciousness as from hnb
Thc driver ins the whip at hand and there
Is the horse to apply It to, fi 5s3}s
e Public sentiment has never been q rouseo
against II and consequently untold SUFFERING
II inflicted on helpless victims. which 70
Judge from their faces are willing and anxious
to give {kat lsfactio S 4s IS VI, I'll s
f5Will you not speak a word In tbeir be.
half through the columns Of Your pa per 4; ~
wllhno doubt help the cause and l she ~ e s.5
teen 1T q personal favor, 4 ss5 Ell 5s 81
rs f' 'lns sou' 2 ELIZA DRAWER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

Mr.. Claude A. swanaon declares that
there Is spo' truth IN The report that he
aah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard are go.
ing % pool .tsIsg
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/ cd make IA better or more healttfu1 win
ter dish than the old Virginia 4blackcyed
pea that has been scannci" in he pod
by the sun, as 1T was tossed by the sep-3
te1nber winds on the vine The black-
eyed pea docs not need TO be canned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

The effect OF the fall Of Port Arthur
on the powder market Will hardly be
noticeable. There will be enough burning
OF tbs Same In other quarters.
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There ia n good deal TO be said and
done In this campaign before the voting
besns Up TO the present writing nobody
seems to have swalkover.
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:. :: = ., : =: IT:

General purokatkin needs 10 adopt n
new style Of report blank. rheione fur
ntshed from 81 Petersburg doAs not seem
10 1T the situation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

Although 1t is something Of q ghost
itnell the Populist party has admitted
ihatit does not stand a ghost Of a show
In the present campaign.
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ia an excmplar OF constant industry.
and long continued. Russell Sage has
knocked the ant clean off the teachers
chair in the school for sluggardy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

The fail of Port arthur may he. most
llkely viii be denied before the newas
ssn stale, but In any event the fall Ia
o. will bt great. y. s8aS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

II Governor Yardaman didn't write It.
and he says he didn't, then he has the
Postmastcr-Gencral on the hip. and from,
all accounts the Governorsis one Of those
fellows who always pursues an adyan-
stage. s 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

North Carolina political enthusiasm Ia
drifting oyer ~, State line to some
extent. and Pittsylvania, Henry and
some other border counties are feeling
the effects.
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Lit Is hard to say .whlchiis the most
mixed up II, the daily reports. the chi ~
Scago strike or the 5Russo.Jap mill.
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Keep your eye on the Tee Dee Want
gAd Columns. They vii interest as we'll
as entertain, you, and, most likely WIN
be tho means of locating something 81 for ''
which YOU have long desired