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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-03
AUCTION SALE OF IN.
Real Estate Belonging
10 the School Fund
OF FAIRFIELD DISTRICT,
y sHENRICO{ COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

/
by auction, Up n the respective premises,
In the order following, on e
4tTHURSDAY,f N november 3, 1904.
commencing at 4 o o'clock sharp
h First lot Of land 81 by $50 feet to an alley
Is feet wide, on northwest corner OF
Thirty-sixth and Clay Streets. The tm-
sproyements upon his lot are !compa Tive
~ new and susceptible Of being converted
into q snug cottage.
Immediately Thereafter, say at 4: l
O'Clock p M, 40 by 122 feet to an LEY
ls feet vide on the vest line Of 81, Thl,.
provements upon this lot consist OF a
large franc house, out of which material
car. be had which will go largely towards
building one or more houses a
Third say at 400 p. NJ, lot Of. land,
with Brick Building thereon on south
side Of Cedar Street near Mechanicsville
Turnpike. This lot has q front Of III by,
a depth of ST feet. Z
Fourth, say at 80 p. NJ lot OF land in.
the plan Of Howard IS Grove. This lot has
front of 81 by liza feet, upon which are
two small houses. which can be reclaimed
at a small outlay.
NJ, lot on Boiling Green Road a to $3.50
feet to Wood Street, upon which Is a
comfortable brick building, suitable for a
meeting house or other good usage; and
thus you have offered an opportunity to
secure one or more bargains on tho same
afternoon. Please be prompt {: the sales
will be made as scheduled. Should you
be late you will be left.
d +; EDWARD S. ROSE COMPANY.
Oct 29-tds Auctloneers.
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GEORGE ROOKIE DEAD.
Famous Old-Time Fighter Died

Famous Old-Time Fighter Died
Of Pneumonia, Aged 62.
George Rookie, at ono time the middle
weight champion prlzeflghter Of the world
died in ST. Barnaba's Hospital. Newark, n.
j., on Monday night at the age OF sixty-two
years, Death was due to an attack Of pneu-
monia. y 0
Rookie was considered one OF the greatest
John l., Sullivan. gave an open challenge to
any and all corners. never hotharing partlc-
ularly about gate receipts or time or place
of battle le5
IIs fought all of his opponents with bare
knuckles, winding up his pugstc career by
defeating Paddy Ryan In Chicago Just twenty
years ago.
In his prime, Rookie fought In England and
Australia, as well as In different parts OF
the United States and Canada.
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ROBERT N. POLLARD.
Special Commissioner.

In the Clerks once Of the Circuit Court
of the County Of Henrico.
Henrietta Nimo Taylor....... Plaintiff.
against
Taylor's Admr., Sc........... Defendants.
III hereby certify TINT the bond In the
above styled suit has been duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk of the
said court this 26th day OF October 1904.
SAMUEL p. NVADDlLL. Clerk.
Oct 29-tds
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Brono Quinne Tablets,
All druggists refund the money u It falls
to c,lre, Il. W, Groves signature is on
each box.--Ady,
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Trotting Is Postponed.

n tBy Associated Press.)
MEMPHIS. TENN. November THE sup
Elementary meeting OF the Memphis Trottirg
Association scheduled TO begin to-day. has
been postponed on account OF the bad
weather. ,#F
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AUCTION SALEs--This Day.
BY Sutton & Co.,
Real Estate Auctloneers.
BY sutton &c CO.,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
~ OF a
Large Tract of Land on the r., II.
and P.Diailroad, at Taylor's Cross
ing, In the Upper End OF Hcnrico
County, Containing About 515
Acres.

In execution of 81 decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Henrico county. In the SUIT OF
Henrietta N. Taylor VS.. Taylor's Adml NJ !,
istrator and others, entered on the "a
day OF October, 1904, the. undersigne
Special Commissioner, appointed thereby,
will offer for sale at public auction, upon
- ff + NOVEMBER 8. 1904,
at o'clock p. NJ, the property anoye e
described Tho property lies well, and i Is
bounded. on the west by the r., Il; q
Railroad, on the north and east by me
Chlckahominv River, and on the south py
the lands of Sheppard ana others;
The property will be sod as a whole or
subdlvded, as may be deemed best on the
day Of sale. a plat Of the whole tract.
showing the divisions. Will be shown nt
the sale. and can be seen at the Office or
the auctioneers before the day. OF SAFE.
This property, lying on the railroad be-
tween Richmond and tho growing town
Of Ashland, with so many passengers
trains passing each way every day, should
attract spectators. as the day cannot be
for distant when this whole section VIII
be built up and greatly enhanced IN valle.
TERNfS-On e- third cash, the balance in
two equal lnstallments. at one and two
years, with interest from day ofSsale. pay
nbe semi-annually, the purchasc ser or pur-
chasers to give their negotiable notes for
the deferred payments. with separate
notes for tho interest to accrue. and the
title Of the property to be retained until
tho whole Of purchase money, with Inter-
est. Is paid and a conveyance ordered ny
the court. $50 fa.4s g.-.ss. t5s -sf83s5se
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$1,000 BY j. IIlVIIPaUIl T'FUW!t " SV.t "
Real Estate Agents and Auctloneers.
ELEGANT
GRACE ST. RESIDENCE,
CENTRAL LOCATION, ss
No. COS East Grace Street.
A CHOICE PHYSICIANS HOME. &

. .
At6the request OF owner, who mas re,
moved permanently from the city, we VIII
sell ut public auction, on the premises
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER ~, ilSoi.
AT 1880 p, M.
The above most desirable !, m g e. !.
residence Is on the south side OF Ora &c
Street, two doors east OF Westmore lang
Club, where the great convenience 9. O.
having meals served at any time can %
arranged at moderate prices. q. L. u
The residence Is three story, With maI-
sard and basement above grouha az
mirablv adapted for me once. ~ corr OH.
tains twelve rooms, with latest modern
electrical, plumbing and heating app't--
aH The lot fronts % feet with a. depth of isa
feat q inches, wide alley to Sixth street
abutting on rear end OF the lot. -
The late public improvements 20 Sra at.s
street making the finest ROADWAY IN. tilo
entire cily,5alN me close proximity OF Ihe
residence to all public buildings ana bns,,
ness centres renaers this property very
desirable. -, \, y, "
5000. per cent payable seml-annnally.
and 81 100 due October 18th, 1906: and pa,
ance in twelve months, secured oy deed
q trust. j, THOMPSON BROWN s co,
Nov alt
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Court Sale Of Two Choice w. Broad
Street Building Lots, on South
Side, Between Adams and Jeffer-
son Streets, and Adjoining the
Masonic Temple. Being Sold to
Close Up an Estate. They Front
3Ox137 Feet Each, to u Wide Alley.
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Fl. Seldom Taylor & Co..
Real Estate Agents and .Auctloneers.
North Eleventh Street.
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BY Edward S. Rose Company,
Real Estate Auctloneers.
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Il BY virtue OF two DEGREES of Richmond
Chancery Court, one entered June. 18th,
1900, and the other June 2lst, 1901, in the
son and others, we will offer the q bove-
mentioned attractive and valuable lots
for sale at public auction, on the prem
l'e THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 4 1904.
at 4:30 r. NJ. .s
Very little property In this locality is
on the market now, therefore ca pitalists
real estate that Will steadily Increase in
value. ~
TERNIS-One- fourtil cash, balance 6, 12
md is months for negotiable notes. with
interest added, and title retained until n
conveyance is ordered by the court; or
ali cash, at the option of the purchaser.
ls~J1 t57 ri e. $B.5ADDlSON, q
& S WARMER MOOR
oct 2S-tds Special Commissioners.
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II. r. POLLARD,
JOHN a. LAMB,
Special Commissioners.
BY Harrison & Grant.
Real Estate Auctloneers,
No. Q N. Eleventh st.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE

- '711s71711
OF
Frame Dwelling, No. sos and Brick
Store, No. $40 N. Foushec, or st.
James Street, Between Clay and
Leigh Streets. Nice Lot-3Ox13O
Feet.
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The Virginia State Company. Of Rich
mond, is one Of the plaintiffs in the
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verdict is not expected tonight and
mistrial is generally predicted. The
Insurance companies claim that the fire
started from sparks thrown by engines
using wood and equipped for coal, the
railroad being therefore negligent and La
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b. H.0WUo -. ~
e. NJ. ROSCHER.
Special Commissioners

The bond required by the above decre0
Of The Special Commissioners has been
sduly given. CHAS.sO.8 SAVlL!.E;
My ssstds Clerk.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-08
THE pRoBLEM OF Farm HELP.

A reader down in New York wants
to know what is to become of the
farmer unless he is able to secure hired
help on the farm at lower wages than
are now demanded by the farm hands
He writes that the condition has be-
come so serious down east that much
of the land will remain uncultivated
this year and that help is almost i'm
possible to obtain. This condition of
things is not confined to the east by
any means. 1t prevails all through the
more productive western country as
well, and it is a condition which is al
most paralyzing farm operations. In
a locality not far from where the writ
err lives, covering a large area, the
farm hands have organized and de-
mand of the farmers $50 per month,
board, washing, the keep of horse
and ten hour day. No man can prof
itably carry on his farm work under
such conditions, and thousands of
farmers are turning this way and that
to devise some plan to be rid of the
hired help question. 1t is like hiring
a man to milk the cows and giving
him all the cream for his labor in so
doing. Some are seeding their farms
down, some are selling part of their
land, some renting, and the very best
and safest business in the county is
being disturbed and almost democrat
lied by the existing condition of things.
We venture to offer one or two sugges-
lions which in some cases may tend
to better the condition. Seed all the
land down which cannot be handled
by the owner himself; keep sheep,
which one year with another will pay
as well as cows and demand but a
minimum of work and care; procure
every available machine or implement
which can be made to do the work of
a man, and use horsefesh instead of
men. Let the calves suck the cows
and raise baby beef. This will insure
the fertilizing and renovation of the
farm anyhow, and what is made the
farmer can put in his jeans. Times
may change.
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PANAMA CANAL WORK.
Programme of Its Construction he
scribed by Walter WeIlman.

scribed by Walter Wellman.
The work of constructing the PIMA
ma canal will naturally be separated
into three grand divisions, considered
from the engineering and purely CON
structive standpoint, says Walter
Wellman in the American Monthly
Review of Reviews. First is the com
paratively simple matter of "omplPt-
ing the excavation along the level
stretches and including the famous
Culebra cut, which, though a big OPP
Grafton, is not at all complicated or
difficult Second is the building of
the Bahia dam, which Is to create
the interior fresh water lake. This
calls for engineering skill of the high
est order, and it is possible that the
commission may decide to do this part
of the work itself instead of letting it
out to contractors. 1t is well known
that this Is the only phase of the
project which gives the engineers any
anxiety, for they realize its difficulty
and delicacy. Probably also American
workmen will be sent out to build this
dam, as it requires the touch of skill
full and experienced hands and cannot
be left to Jamaica blacks or Chinese
coolies. The third division will be
the construction of the locks and the
harbors and piers at the ocean ends
of the channel.
But apart from all this is the task
of disposing of the flood waters of the
Chagres, the sanitation Of the entire
district, the drainage of vast marshes,
the effort to mitigate the mosquito
pest and danger. the introduction of
an ample supply of fresh water and
the civil and judicial administration
of the canal zone, with it's population
year or two hence, or perhaps forty
or fifty thousand rough and ignorant
people. 1t is quite apparent that the
members of the isthmian canal com.
mission are going to have their hands
full during the next few years.
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GRlNNlNG MATCHES,
An Accepted Form of Sport In Earl,
English Days.

Am Accepted Form of Sport In Early
English Days.
That grinning matches were an ac-
cepted form of sport in early English
days is shown by an advertisement an
nouncng gold ring to be grinned for
by men on Oct. 0 at the Swan, Coleshill
heath. in Warwickshire, which appear
ed in the Post-Boy of Sept. II and II.
I'LL, supplemented by the suggestion
that all the country fellows within ten
miles of the Swan should grin an hour
or two in their glasses every morning
in order to qualify themselves for this
extraordinary competition.
Addison gives detailed account OF
one of these controversies of faces"
telling us that the audience unanimous
ly bestowed the ring on cobbler, who
produced several new grins of his own
invention having been used to cut
faces for many years together over his
last"
His performance was something like
this: "At the very first grin he cast ev-
cry human feature out of his counte-
nance; at the second he simulated the
face of spout. at the third that of a
baboon, at the fourth the head of a
bass viol and at the fifth pair of nut
crackers" Addison adds that comedy
wench, whom he had wooed in vain for
more than five years, was so charmed
with his grins that she married him the
following week, the cobbler using the
prize as his wedding ring.
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THE WINTER OF 1881.
Coolest of the Nineteenth Century In
New England.

The winter of 1861 was noted for be-
ing one of the coolest. and, in fact, it
was the coolest one, in the century.
The coolest day of the winter was Fri
day, Feb. 70, and is known as cold
Friday There had been a heavy
storm of light, fine snow 1t cleared
off cold. and the wind blew a perfect
gale. thus making the cold more fear
full The air was filed with snow so
thick one could see only a rod or two
in any direction. Men who were oblig-
ed to be on the road persisted and were
found frozen as hard as marble statues.
A very few travellers survived the or
deal But few had thermometers in
those days 10 tell how cold it really
was. but what few there were regis
tered 40 to 30 below zero in Androscog-
gin. and in Aroostook county it was
even lower. Penobscot bay was frozen
over so solid that Sam Randall of
Vana lhaven took a horse and sleigh
and, together with the Hon. Martin
Kiff. who was the representative to the
legislature from Vinalhaven. cruised
from Vina Haven to North Haven. then
to Saddle island. then to Camden and
thence across country to Augusta.
where he left Kiff and returned to vi
nalhaven again safely Portland harbor
and Boston harbor were frozen over
solid. Thousands of the Boston people
availed themselves of the fact and the
ice on the harbor was covered with
skaters.-Lewiston Journal
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In Cuba there has never apparently
been any dearth of face powder even
among the lowliest. The Cuban wom-
an, octogenarian as well as sweet sew
enteen," considers powder a more neces-
sary article of the toilet than soap and
water and utterly Indispensable to her
attractiveness. which it is her absolute
duty to preserve All classes of the
community are devoted to the powder
puff, from the little six-year-old orphan
in the asylum to the lady of high de-
gree. In any Cuban school teachers
and pupils are alike unsparingly pow
dered. and a powder box is to be found
in every desk and as likely as not keep
ing company with the chalk used for
the blackboard.
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influence Of women ON Politica.

1t is said that the presence of ladies
at the town meeting in Berwick, Me-,
has lifted it out of the old time rut.
when the men came in their old clothes,
redolent of the barn and some of them
under the influence of cider, boisterous-
ly proclaiming their choice and ready
to annihilate any one who dared to
oppose them, writes the Berwick cor
respondent in the Kennebec Journal.
Now there is change. Nearly all
come dressed in their best, quietly.
AS each article comes up 1t is discussed
and voted on TO the best of their be-
lief. The old ways have been relegat-
ca into oblivion. and no one expresses
regret The ladies of the Free Baptist
church, who had charge of the lunch
counter. are the ones who have assisted
in the change and deserve the credit.
They cleared about So on the last
meeting
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FROST FAIRIES.
The Wonderful Designs That Win
dow Panes Picture.

The Wonderful Designs That Win
dow Panes Picture.
When the frost fairies have a mate.
rial ready for original design they often
produce in the hours of darkness most
exquisite decorations The window
panes are their drawing paper, and the
window frames serve as picture frames
on those particular occasions. There
are said to be no less than thousand
forms Of snow crystals every one of
them of the finest finish and of unim-
peachable symmetry. Some are like
the patterns in honiton lace, while 9th
ers are elaborated with geometrcal
patterns so complex that it is difficult
to analyze them. But on the window
panes the frost pictures are by no
means confined to what are standard
patterns" in snowfakes, but show the
most various and dainty schemes of
ornament. Some are like starry flow
ers, set with stars in the center and
with starry shoots and comets flying
into space around them. Others take
the shape of leaves arranged in set
form by some human designers. The
endive pattern is among the most beau
tiful. the curves and motive" being
often scarcely distinguishable from
those in which goldsmith of the days
OF Louis Nv. modelled the ormolu in
which he graced some priceless vase Of
jasper or crystal Scale patterns. like
the scales OF fishes. with sirated Hines
upon the overlapping disks wavy pa;
terms. set with stars. fcrn patterns
moss patterns and formalized sprays
of maldenhair are among the choicest
on the list. = London Spectator
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MANNER OF STICKING A SHEEP.

necessary for neat work. Water OF
blood on the wool makes it very diff
cult to dress the animal nicely.
If the sheep is an old one it may be
stunned before bleeding. If young
one the same purpose is served by dis
locating the neck after cutting the
throat. This is accomplished by put
ting one hand on the poll or top of the
head and the other hand under the
chin, giving a sharp twist upward.
Lay the sheep on it's side on the plat
form, with its head hanging over the
end Grasp the chin in the left hand
and stick a knife through the neck
just back of the jaw (see the first cut.
The cutting edge of the knife should
be turned toward the spinal column
and the flesh cut to the bone without
cutting the windpipe.
Mr.. Boss describes the logging out"
of the sheep by splitting the skin on
the back of the front leg from dew
claws to little above the knee and on
the hind legs to the middle line. The
latter are skinned around the hooks
and down to the hoofs, and the feet
are cut off at the toe joints. Next the
knife is run between the cords and
bone back of the shins, and the legs
are tied together just above the pas
tern joints. The skin is opened from
brisket to chin.
The sheep should be hung up by the
hind legs before starting to skin above
the hook. Start at the brisket to fist
off, the skin by grasping the edge of
the pelt firmly in one hand, pulling it
up tight and working the other with
fist closed between the pelt and the
body. The listing Off is downward
over the fore quarters and upward
and backward over the hind quarters.
1t is unwise to pull down the skin over
the hind legs, as the membrane cover
ing the flesh is sure to be ruptured and
an unsightly appearance given to the
carcass The wool should always,ebe
held away from the flesh for = - bse
of cleanliness. The skin on the legs
should be pulled away from the body
rather than toward it in order to pre-
serve the covering of the meat. When
the pelt has been loosened over the
sides and back it should be stripped
down over the neck and cut off close
to the ears. The head may then be
removed without being skinned by cut
ting through the atlas joint.
The manner of opening the carcass
and removing the entrails, heart, lungs
and other organs is shown in the Sec
ond cut For home use split the breast.
bone and remove the heart lungs and
diaphragm together. For marketing 1t
is best not to split the breast and to
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Probably even in prehistoric times
men dave noticed the face of the "man
in the NOON" Plutarch noticed it and
even wrote whole book about the face
in the moon. But. besides this. many
other objects are supposed to be visible.
The dark markings on the surface are
likened by the Chinese to a monkey
pounding rice. In India they are said
to resemble a rabbit. To the Persians
they seem like the earth's oceans and
continents reflected in a mirror.
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clip with mower three times the first
year and let clippings fall on the
ground. If it comes on all right the
next spring he can probably grow al
falfa; If it comes out yellow and
patchy and sickly he probably can't.
There is no way but to try it and see.
Before sowing the seed send to the de-
partment of agriculture and get a
package of the bacteria essential to its
growth, which will be sent free of
charge, with full directions how to
use it,
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FGUe rnat CupIu gave-a~ rose to Har-
pocrates, the god Of silence, as a bride
to prevent the disclosure Of the amours
Of Venus
There are many records Of roses
carved upon ceilings in early and in
more modern times as reminders to
guests that words spoken in convivial
moments should not be repeated.
1t is said that in 1925 roses conse-
Grated by the pope were placed over
the confessionals in Rome to denote Sc
crecy.