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seemed 70 be under It nervous strain
all tho time.
ibid you ever see any difference In
tho treatment OF the two children while
they were with your
mo, STR
do you know anything about tho
child's hnir r.
Yes; his hair kept dropping out.
havo seen 1t drop out. never saw
any ono pull 1t out"
WAS the child a clumsy chIld?''
yes. II he tried to run he would fall
down. lie would fiji down In crossing
the floor. Hc would never play with
other children
Cross Examination.
Cross. examination by Mr.. Page: Where
wcre you living in Brooklyn when you
mot Mrs. SMITH"
with my wife's aunt, Mrs. Hughes"
was Mrs. Smith boarding therc?"
1 mo, si; she was q friend OF Mrs
Hughes"
when did you leave?"
December 20, 1899.
Where did you meet Mr.. Smith,"
"At my house In the summer of 1899"
when did your wife know Mrs.
Smith,"
"As children on Staten Island"
Are you connected with the Smiths?'
mo, sir; none whatever"
'When did you first become aware Of
the evil practice Of the child2'
"soon after they came to- live with us
in F1uvanna county, 'E
ibid they ever tell you where they
were narried?"
Yes: in New York
You say. YOU watched the child to
see II he was addicted to evil practice? "s
X Yes
'Whyy'
because have three small children
and I would rather see them all dead
than have the habit"
(Witness here testified in detail as to
the habits of the child, answering ques-
lions of Mr.. Page0
Rc-examina ton by Mr.. Smith:
What were the symptoms Of the boy?"
HE was nervous. He cried when any
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one Nm HIM. and he seemed fright
MIR. Ashburner then Stood aside. "a
Mrs.4Ashburner Called.
Mrs Lionel Ashburner was then called.
She was born n.Ganada ,a and is the daush-
When did you first meet Mrs. Smith,"
II met her on Staten Island at the
home of my aunt. Mrs. Smith was stop
When did you meet Mr.. Smith,"
i When did you know that they were
I'm June of 1899. She came 10 our
house, in Greene Avenue, and said that
they We're married. We were the only
ones who were told, as 7 believe. she
said she had been married by an alder
man.
when did you next see her?"
she came to see US just outside Of
Richmond.
at Columbia, when the family came
to live with US, to board.
when was that?"
In November 1903.
Are you any relation?
"No."
| "Why did they leave?''
"on account Of Ralph. I thought, he
CWitness here explained in detail about
the ehid's vice, and the means hat Ia
were TAKEN 10 attempt W cure .SIlll. SHe
stated that they had consulted medical
books concerning the matter0
"Have you ever seen her whip him?"
YES; but not more than any one else
! would whip child
did you ever see her abuse the
chic? 2"
WAS she nervous on account OF the
child's habits?"
| Yes"
"Was she suffering herself on account
of any trouble of her own?"
Eyes. and has been for years
| (Witness here entered into n descr.p-
| ton OF the trouble)
What were the characteristics Of the
child?"
HE was very stupld."
What else have you noticed?"
He was listless and dull, and did not
| care to play with children"
did his mother try to make him play?''
Yes
"Was he nimble?
"He was stlff-jonted. should say
he was awkward and clumsy
,,, III you gu sp p9k TO him suddenly. what
wo oHs w SyN u; start tart; and sometimes he
Would he brulse himself when he
Yes
Did the bruises disappear qulckly?"
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Littleton Female College !

Splendid location Health Over boarding pupils
lastyear High grade Of work. High standard Of culture and
social life Conservatory advantages Music Advanced
IN Art and Eocution Hot water heat Electric lights and
modern Improvements.
Remarkable 1ealt, record only death among pupils in
20 Close personal attention the health social de
tcopmcnt Of every pupil High standard of scholarship All
pupils dress alike all public occasions CHARGES VERY LOW
oath Annual Session will begin Sept 18TH 1905 catalogue
address, REV j. M. RHODES "A. M. KID
as .44,is#9$s President, Liteton, N. C.
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SHARP WARNING
From fHE.,JUDGE
(contInued fror, first Pase.)

iaHl9gr- \CONllUuEU ETOIsl y IIbI IlHSS'yA a
rived. Mr.. Smith entered first, Shook
hands ana chnttcd, smillngly for, n mo!
nent with tho prisoner. rhe record YAs.
read by Clerk Duval to which Mr.. Smith
listened attentivcly. The jury was called.
Mr. Page still looking very unwcll sen-
tered and took his seat. He addressel
the court and stated that he desired TO
express his thanks for tho courtesy that
had been shown him.. and said:
II desirc to say that l can give every
reasonable assurance that the case will
not be further delayed on my account.
Mrs. Turncr,swh had been desperately
iii, came into court and continued her ties ;.
timony.
Mr.. Page asked regarding the intimacy
that existed between the family of the
Smiths and the Turner household.
''Thcrc was great intimacy. The children
came back and forth"
'Whnt did you state about hearing
rumbling sounds?"
'They sounded like tho falling of
child
How many times did you hear them?''
Twice"
''What was the difference In her treat
mcnt OF her chidrcn?''
''shc treated Carroll good and was
rough to Ralph?''
How did she correct the younger
chld?"
"she used n little switch and struck him
on the drcss."
did you ever see Mrs. Smith strike
Ralph with mallct?'
Yes. when she was teaching him and
he could not remember
How hard did she hit him?"
with all her strength"
What did you say about her tying
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Ralph o.

Ralph?''
Yes. she tied him and threw him on
a sofa and went to Richmond for two or
three hours
did you ever see any burns on him? ?"
Yes. on his hand"
Did you see Mrs. Smith treat him bad
~ during the wintcr?''
Yes. ! saw her throw him In tub of
water In February"
II was on my back porch and I saw
her come out and push him head first into
at tub OF water. IT was very cold and ne
was In his little night shirt He was all
trembling. He rushed out of his back door
az though some one was behind him. He
was ''snuffllng" as though he wanted to
cry and was afraid.''
What kind OF tub was it?"
"a large Zinc tub--undcr spout to
catch rain water"
Were you called on the night OF
Ralph's death 2"
Yes she called me twice. She asked
me to come. ! asked her what was the
matter. She said Ralph was dead. l said
] was toe nervous, but I would get word
to the nelGhbors and send some one to
her. My husband was III and i could not
leave him. II was about o'clock.
Cross Examination.
Cross examination by Mr.. II. NJ. Smith:
How many times did she call your
e Twice"
How many times did she come to the
fence?''
THE first time she stood by tree and
asked me to come to her.{I said what's
the matter, and she said that Ralph was
gone"
THE second time she came to the
dividing fence and called again. She
asked me the same thing. had
just gotten back to my husband. came
out again on my side porch. She said
three or four times Ralph Is gone and
then she said Ralph is dead
How many times did she tell you in
all that Ralph was dead?"
six or eight times. I said couldn't
come but that would send a neighbour"
did she say over and over again.
Ralph Is gone?'''
Eyes"
"You said that you were Mrs. Smiths
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SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO. NIAGARA
FALLS viAER.,F. e. p. r. r. AND
s4&sHs CONNECTIONS X

Leave Washington, D.. c.. as follows;
Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
Lehigh Valley Railroad, 1900 a. NJ. Fri
days. July 18th and 2sth, August
4th and 18th, September 1st and 18th;
via Pennsylvania Railroad and Buffalo,
{ 55 A. M. Fridays, July 18th and 2lst, Au-
gust nth and 25th, September Sth and
( 22d, and October 18th. Round trip rate
from Richmond. sl3.50. Tickets on sale
for afternoon trains of days prior to ex-
cursions from Washngt ton limited to
reach Washington, returning, within ten
days, including date Of excursion from
that point. (,
apply to ticket agents. Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad. s
w. p. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager.
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condition Of the children whom she had
DR.. Hodges Called.

noticed) I. #
Dr.. Hodges Called.
DR.. j. Allison Hodges was next called
.to> the stand. He stated that he had
as sdc II for tMeny He
of Medicine until last Saturday. when
he was succeeded by DIR. Stuart Mcclure.
He succeeded DR.. Hunter Mcclure, He
Is now professor of nervous diseases In
the University College OF Medicine,
Is there any doubt that tho disease Is
3lndulged In by children Of tender years?'.
.At irst they would be physical and
Witness here went Into a discussion
Of the effects Of the evil habit upon the
eh mq. Il ST. Smith stated 4 bvnotbst,ca,
and the state Of his health, his condition
and moods, and then asked the question
dlcted to } the htase evil i habit spoken Of. -
DR. Hodges: %All of those are symp-&
tor. 8 of the ordinary cases except the
May not child die from a slight
blow that puzzles all physicians 2"
], Would not !. much less blow cause
that at z was Y" very debii i1ttst Z?
III "a a woman was in a state Of III.
health herself, what would be- the effect
If her child were, addicted to this vice?'' 4
First. she would feel regret; second.
She would be nervous wreck; third,
she would become weak
What would 10 the effect upon a wo-
mans mind who was suffering and had
woman's trouble, who had a chi.u who
was addicted to that vice and who prac-
fticed 1t several times a day? u mean
a woman of high strung nervous tem-.a
,'The effect would be irritated in her
mind.'
What would this irritated effect lead
cerned?" : = !, = ! \ - ''s' 49,.
tyr" ]. '
1T might, but number OF other
factors would have to be considered. a
systematic study Of the case would have
take e examine ,he patiens?
examination '..Yah alo o"oi
,"Co,ta you make the examination with
felt + < t I no was in harmony with you?''
Nav. Ma Eop ever examined the prisoner q
Ibid know what your answers would
mo. SIR s.s
G CT a's sS by Mr.. Page:
Isl
We're not in favor of nom partisan
board to enquire into sanity?"
II meant to imply that would not
care to make an examination in the
was not open to conviction"
Juoge cIopton Interrupted to warn the
witness to be careful OF his answer, for
he said the case would be noted one
and that he must care for his reputation.
Mr., Smith objected to the court adj
dressing such remarks to the witness. as
he had not spoken In this way to the
experts for the prosecution. Exception
Was noted. and Judge copton stated that
he had confidence In pr. Hodges.
DR., Hodges then continued to answer
technical questions regarding the health
Mr.. Page asked the. Hypothetical ques-
tion, he has asked all the experts, de-
scrlblng the condition of the child before
and after death. -
Mr.. Smith objected.
The court ruled out the question
Mr. ~. NJ. Smith then re-examined wit.
ness, and Pr, Hodges stood aside.
Judge, Clopton then adjourned court
until this morning at 10 o'clock. 81
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4LYNcHBURG AND RETURN, $500.
ROANOKE AND RETURN, $780,
G. WESTERN RAILWAY.
GOING JULY 18TH, RETURNING JULY
18Th

Special excursion will leave Richmond
1910 noon, Saturday, July 18TH. via Nor
folk and Western Railway Returning.
leaves Roanoke July 18th. $500 round
trip to Lynchburg. $500 round trip to
Bedford, Montvale, Blue Ridge and Ron
noke This train will be run on fast
schedule and will stop only Mt above
named stations, delightful three-day
trip to the mountains. Full particulars
Mt company's Office, S3s Tast Main Street
JNO. Il. WAGNER, c. II. BOSLEY,
CITY Pass. Agent Dist. Pass Agent.
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FIRE HORSE SHOW,
& JULY 18TH .13TH-REDUcEDR RATES

VIA r., F. & p. f. 4. ~
Rate-Farc and one-third for the round
trip to Fredericksburg, Va, from all sta
tons. Tickets on sale July nth. 18th and
18th, good returning until July 14th In
elusive; continuous passage iniench direc-
ton. Apply to ticket agents. r., Il. &
p. r. r. w. p. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
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INAUGURATION OF THROUGH PULL
MAN SERVICE TO BIRMINGHAM,
ALA. VIA SEABOARD AIR LINE.

ALA, VIA sEABOARD AIR LINE.
Commencing Sunday, July Cd, tho Sea-
board will operate a through Pullman
sleeper from Richmond to Birmingham,
leaving Richmond 1000 p. NJ. daily. I'm
mediate connection Is made ut Birm,ng-
ham for Memphis, Kansas City, Little
Rock. Meridian, Vicksburg Shreveport.
New Orleans and all important S,loth-
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Ia any OF the above cities. For schcd-
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nation, apply to nearest Scnboard agent
or to
Dist Pass, Agent. City Ticket Agent.
MONDAY MORNING SPECIAL FROM
WAYNEsBoRo, VIA c, g. Q. RY.
For the accommodat ton OF patrons hay
Ing their families on tho line Of the c.
& o., &the Chesapeake and Ohio vii. have
special tyaln to leave Wayncsboro at 600
A. NJ, commencing Monday, July 10th,
and continuing each Monday thereafter
until August 2sth, inclusive, stopping ut
ali intermediate stations, arriving Rich
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trains of Saturdays, good until Monday
following, at rnte OF one fare for tho
round trip, plus twenty-five cents.
"FiNEsT coAsTWisE TRIPS IN THE
WoRLD."
Richmond to Boston and return. $500;
to Providence and return. s2l.e0 lnclud-
Ing meals and room via Merchants and
Miners TRANSPORTATION Co., from Norfolk,
daily line to New England, Tickets on
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\ the above poluts,
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& Mr.iH. M. Smith stated hypothetical
and the state Of his health. his condition
and moods and then asked the question
II such q case could not have been adj
DR. Hodges: %All of those are symp-f
toms Of the ordinary cases except the
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What Is the effect OF the disease? r.
At first they would be physical and
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of the burial service, as one by one
the collins were lowered, and the
first spadeful of earth cast upon them.
Ted Burritt stood bareheaded be-
side his new friend, the doctor. Sud
denly there was a commotion among
the crowd at little distance and he
heard sharp cry. Then the crowd
opened, as though to make way for
some one, and he saw young man
leading a figure in black, whom he
recognized as the widow, whose hope
less grief he had before been wit
ness of, but who now was clinging
to the arm of the youth who support
ed her, and seemed as though her sud-
den joy were almost more than she
could bear.
Il was never in the train at ALL"
he was assuring her over and over
again. ut was quite a mistake!
What made you think you recognized
me?"
There was a bit of cloth just like
your coat-but oh, my boy, to think
I've got you again." And the couple
passed on, followed by the sympa-
thetic murmrus of the crowd.
well, now, what d'you think of
that for sentimental episode? Sort
of thing one reads of but doesn't be-
lieve in, Ell? Dear me-" and the doc
tor took off his spectacles for no APP
parent reason, and polished them
carefully on his silk handkerchief.
you didn't see the meeting between
them, did you? The women were cry
ing all round me, and they've made
my spectacles quite dull"
Then, passing his arm through the
others, Come along" he said, you've
had quite enough of this. Come and
spend the evening with me. You
know where live? No? Well, any
one can tell you that. Goodbye. l
must be off-got lot of sick people
to look after"
Ted had no difficulty in finding out
the house. The door was opened to
him by an elderly woman servant,
who, as Ted thought, seemed to re-
gard him with a certain amount OF
suspicion. Howbeit, she bade him
enter. From an inner room a voice
hailed him.
"Hullo!-that you? That's right
be with you in a minute. Just wait
until I've finished poisoning off the
parish" And, through the half open
door came the clink of glass and the
sound of liquids being poured from
one receptacle to another.
The next moment Or. Cartwright
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Temper Powders,

Sir Lauder Brunton, famous Eng
llsh physician and surgeon, is quoted
by a special London cable to the New
York Herald as recommending
temper powder" consisting of bro
mide of potash and other drugs,
which should be taken whenever one
is subjected to "some irritating occur
renee" or some depressing news"
"to take away the sting of either, so
that in the place of being much wor-
ried and unable to turn attention to
other things a person feels as if he
had slept over the bad news or worry,
and is able to obtain relief by turn
ing his attention to something else"
According to this dispatch. Sir Lau-
der Brunton recommends the ITEM
per powders" as a means of prevent
ing chose constant explosions of tenn
per on the part of a member of the
family" which may affect the health
of the other members, who have their
appetites spoiled, their digestion i'm
paired. their nerves shattered, and
their pleasures In life destroyed by
the mental suffering induced by the
irritable temper OF another. For
these patients the best treatment is to
administer temper powders TO the
offending person, when the distress
ing symptoms of the other members
of the family will be relieved"
This is, indeed, an easy way out of
trouble; but it is a dangerous expe-
dent, and In the end will only make
worse trouble, for the effects of bro
mide of potash and other Supplying
drugs are to leave the subject in a
state of increased irritation when the
effects have worn of In order to
cure bad temper, then. by this plan,
the only effective method would be to
keep the patient under the constant
influence of the bromide of potash, or
opium, or some other nerve-depress-
ing drug.
Bad temper, In a great proportion
OF cases, has for its foundation, in
digestion, nervous exhaustion. or
some other physical III, which may be
relieved by the removal of causes and
the adoption of suitable physiologic
measures. In certain cases, moral
remedies are oecessary, as we'll as
physical.
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CHAPTER x.-cnntinnea

Long before the service was over
there were sounds of lamentation and
wailing from many of those present.
ana several were compelled to quit the
church from the violence of their emo
ton.
AT last 1t was over and the numer-
ous and variously compounded congre-
cation broke up.
After partaking of a frugal meal.
Ied sat down to await the arrival of
Dr. Cartwright He hoped that moth
ing unforeseen would occur to cause
MIN to put off his visit, for he was
beginning to rely a good deal upon
the energetic little man, who had
shown himself at once shrewd and
kindly in his dealings with him. He
could scarcely believe he had met
him yesterday for the first time-and
here he became aware of a brisk and
familiar voice below.
How do you find yourself to-day.
Mrs. Jinman, and how's your lodger?
Hope you're looking after him we'll
giving him plenty of new laid eggs
and cream and that sort of thing ?
There's nothing like good living to
soften the effect of a bereavement.
Ted heard the voice gradually
mounting the stairs and the next mo-
ment the doctors head was put in
side the door.
"Hullo!" was his greeting. there
you are. Well, how are you getting
on?"
Ted said that he felt pretty we'll.
Glad to hear it," was the next
remark, as the maker of it allowed
the rest of his body to follow his
head. "By the by, saw you in church
this morning. Sad probationary,
Shall we be Off"
They left the cottage and made
their way in the direction of the sta
ton.
When they came in sight of the line
they saw that there were still parties
Of men at work, searching among the
heaps of rubbish for money or jewelry
or anything else that might have sur
vived the general ruin.
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The station master was watching
their operations from the platform,
and to him DR.. Cartwright addressed
himself.
Look here, Mullins, want to know
what you've done with that carriage
the fourth from the engine-that
we managed to save from being quite
destroyed with the others. The one,
you know, in which we found"
He whispered the rest in his ear
The station master replied, with
glance of curiosity and sympathy COM
bined at the young man, who was the
doctors companion, that the carriage
or the remains of it had been left at
the side of the line, about one hundred
yards farther down. They soon found
1t.
"Ah, yes" said the doctor. this is
the very carriage. You see, it is a
good deal damaged; but l think, for
all that we may be able to find what
we are looking for. The first COM
partment is the one that concerns US"
One door of this had been smashed
and beaten in by the force of the con-
cussion; the seat had been splintered,
and showed that The fire had caught
it in places, and the flooring was torn
up. The other end of the compart-
ment, though less wrecked, had re-
ceived more damage from the fire, the
cushions had entirely disappeared, the
woodwork was black and charred, and
-
a single hinge.
Now" said the doctor, taking off
his coat before clambering in, you
had better stop outside; there isn't
room for two of us in here at once.
1t was in this corner"-indicating that
end of the carriage which had re-
ceived least damage from the fire
that we found him. He was lying
there, with his head against the back
OF the compartment, and the lower
part of his body damned between the
broken door and the seat. His head,
as you might say, rested here" point
ing out a particular part of the pad
ding which yet remained. "The bul-
let, which passed through it, must
have lodged somewhere about there.
If so, we are sure to find It,"
Cutting what was left of the cloth
In strips with his knife, he began to
pull out the stuffing in handfulls. 81
don't know whether the railway com
pany would have anything to say to
.his," he remarked. as he carefully
passed the material through his fin
gers, before passing it on to his com
panion outside, who did the same
but whenever I'm in doubt about my
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CHAPTER XII.
Or. jeremiah at Home.


The inquest, which took place at
noon on Monday, was held in the
school house. The jury, having been
sworn in, proceeded to view the bodies
and on their return from this mel
ancholy duty the coroner made an
unexpected announcement, which
caused great sensation among the
closely packed audience.
at having been brought to my no.
tice that one of the supposed victims
of the late disastrous affair, instead of
losing his life, as was concluded at
the time, through the accident in
which so many have, unfortunately,
persisted, has come by his death
through foul play, it is my intention to
hold separate inquiry upon the body
at the same hour tomorrow. l shall
now proceed with my inquiry as to
the manner in which the other pas
sengers met their death. Call the first
witness"
Later in the day hundreds of people
gathered in the churchyard to witness
the interments.
The body of Silas Burritt had been
taken back to the vestry, where it
would remain until his son fulfilled
the promise he had made and brought
it home. Earth 20 earth, ashes to
ashes, dust to dust. came the words