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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18

Especial to The Timcs-Di spatch.) Is
II skIPAvITII. VA. April II .--Y eaterdays
there was q snow furry for a few min
utes, and this morning there was ice
more I han q quarter of an inch thick.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
No Damage on Southside:

Il PETERSBURG A. " April Little
damage Is reported in this vicinity from,
last nights B cold. High wind and no
frost: to-nig clear and cold ;g Killing
frost expccte S$ II u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
In 9Fauquier.
(Spccial 10 THE Enthusiastically

y WORTHWHILE. AZ. April 4 There
vas Il light fall OF snow ut this place!
+ Sunday morning, followed Il by' very cold
$Weat hcr. ft6;Ss KIN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18

and the crops suffered slightly, but II Is
understood no great amount Of damage
was done ss VA,
pieces on the beach by the storm. ys
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IDAltlAG E TO CROPS
IN THE FAR SOUTH
Cold Weather Injuries Fruit In
Some Sections, But Wind
Tfelps Plants.
fBy Associated Press.l

S44s (3yi Associated Press.) 4
GAINESVILLE GA, April 17.--Almost
si Vas se sYR Hight 4ssss
Growers state that there Will not be
enough, .peacnet Erown 4 for + q single ship-
rig ternismeter regstereap s . va deg es!
and Ice was half an inch thick
killing Frost.
t1sy Associated press., II
rest aoyspsa e}ro 1 aeco KLINE
do1pk asasS q tnef
yo 9 corn and cotton Is ssported Killed
tender plants being killed outright. Thin
ice WAS VISIBLE IN r, lev damp places The
orcha rds, Il any cannot yet bo de.
terinined. thouEhi hope is expressed that
heavy follnse prob,loly protected, tas
q to.niyl,tsas the weather is clear and
Cotton and Vegetables Killed.
Il ~. -. tDy Associated .Presso
co GoihiuM ny 1A April 17.There was
cotton was killed. Young vegeiablesy y were
also killed It rs cold Tonight and frost
again to-morrow morning would not be
Wind Saved Fruit.
(By Associated Prcss)
Of Georgia fruit region the heavy as Winds Winds
saved tho fruit from frost Garden truc6
stEhx soeS rsH here f;
corn Were somewhat affected.
Damage Not Great. ..
fBy Associated Press
,r EoR J, VALLEY Z; .,, APRIL 1.-THE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
/ Fruit DESTROYED.

Special to The Times Dlspatc,.) s5
LEXINGTON. VA, April ia cold
wave. accompanied by snow squall. visited
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18

a. Great Climate.
6urnam. in Dutch Guiana, has the smallest
range # Of temperature Of any place in the
world. In summer tho average is Is, and In
winter. u Ia degrees. q n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
Cotton and Vegetables Killed.
Wind Saved Fruit.

d MACON, Ca, April 17.--1n the middle
Q. Georgia fruit. region the heavy winds
was slightly rirred. There were films
OF Ice throughout the region. Cotton and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-18
CHAPTER Ix.-contlnued.

"Them cuttings will be In the wash
tub a Monday, though faint great
while sence washed 'em; but l will
keep neat If I don't do nothin' else.
See, here's his brush, with few hairs
sticking to it," and she held up one
for the inspection Of Mrs. Hamilton,
who sat spellbound, it seemed to Mrs.
Fry. What was the cause? She knew
many months later, but not then.
There amt no light color to the roots
ont" said Mrs Fry, striving to attract
her regard.
No, there was not. The hair showed
no indication Of having been colored.
"Perhaps he attends to 1t every
day." said Mrs. Hamilton, arousing
herself and shaking off the occult in
fuences of the room.
"Well, then, the hair dye must be
round handy. Shall look in the
trunk? The lock is broke, see."
But Mrs. Hamilton stood looking out
the window and apparently did not
hear her. for she did not reply. Mr..
Fry lifted the cover and began to
rummage the trunk.
mot thing here that would color
a rats whiskers," she said. You
look"
ooh, no." said Constance, shrinking.
"You are right, presume"
"Well, here's one of them marked
shirts 1 told you about. Amt that
H. Az"
Constance came eagerly forward and
looked at the initials put on with
lndelible ink.
Eyes, you are right. The letters are
H. A. If they indicate his name it can
not be Primus Edes."
"Wall, you see there amt no dye
stuff in the room, an no signs of
nope," said Mrs. Fry, Strengthening the
room little preparatory to leaving it.
"Do you want to look any more?"
NO" said Constance, rising from
her seat at the window as If to follow
her from the room. But as she passed
the bureau she deftly extracted from
the hair-brush the few strands that
chung there, and with them hidden in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-18

II suspect such things-always did"
he said, "for never knew people OF
the sort to count in suspected per-
son. Guilty people, or those with any
thing to conceal, don't give one name
and carry about articles of clothing
marked with contradictory initials"
II should think your reasoning good"
said Constance, much impressed. Per
haps Dan Fry is right in thinking that
some one gave him the articles"
81 will find out If l can" said the de-
tective. And he did to his own salts
faction that very day, for he learned
that Dan had asked the question al
ready, and been answered to all ap-
pearances truthfully. "A stranger gave
them to him." he said.
"He is a harmless person, you can
see that" said Swan, land an ignorant
one. Dan Fry says he cannot write
nor read, but is anxious to learn. /
saw copy that Dan wrote for him and
the fellow tried to follow. Here 1t is.
All capitals! Down here he has put
some Of the letters together. CON.
Your name, as l live, Mrs Hamilton!
remember you signed your letter
Constance Hamilton"
Eyes," said Constance, woefully
ashamed of the miserable scrawl
which told so much to the keen-eyed
detective.
HE is evidently trying to learn how
to write your name first of ALL" and he
looked at her hesitatingly. do you
think-may l ask"
ASK what you WISH" she answered
with an effort.
"Then perhaps you will tell me
whether he seems to regard you with
more than ordinary INTEREST,""
81 am afraid he does" and Mrs
Hamilton mentioned the fact OF his
having watched her house many times,
but forbore to speak of his glances at
church, though not that he had
touched her little girls hair.
Swan smiled little, but looked puz-
zled.
az should dismiss the matter from
my thoughts if were you, madam he
said, after little thought. This man
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-18

her hand went down into the sitting
room, as she thought, unobserved; but
Mrs. Fry had seen the act as she
CHANGED to glance back. and wondered.
Mrs. Hamilton's first act after re-
turning home and removing her wraps
was to write to Swan and send him the
three strands of hair, neatly gummed
to paper.
"The hair" she wrote, was combed
from the head of person resembling
my husband in some respects. Do not
mistake me. do not believe the man
to be Mr.. Hamilton, but wish to know
that he is not. Please submit the hair
to a specialist in such matters, If such
a one can be found, and learn whether
it has ever been dyed"
Swan knew of no specialist in such
matters, but he felt convinced that a
practiced dealer in human hair might
give him points of calculation. Ac-
cordingly he went to the large estab-
lishment of Springer & Hollis on
Washington street, Boston, and as 1t
CHANGED was fortunate enough to see
Mr.. Hollis and state his errand to him.
There is one person in this build
ing on whose judgment you may rely.
Ambrose, tell Mr.. Hawkes. to step this
way"
In a moment a quiet, gentlemanly
individual made his way toward them,
and Mr.. Hollis showed him the strands
of hair, after introducing the detective
and stating his errand.
Mr.. Hawkes. took it and disappeared
with 1t for few moments. When he
handed 1t back to Swan the detective
fancied 1t to be slightly wet
"Well?" said he, interrogatively.
ut has never been colored. 1t is the
natural shade"
You may count on Mr.. Hawkes.
opinion as reliable" said Mr.. Hollis.
us 1t what you expected to learnf'
Hardly. suspect the one who sent
II to me thought it might be colored,
| replied Swan.
The detective answered Mrs. Ham
| ilton's inquiries in person and he could
see she was relieved somewhat when
she learned what Hawkes. had said
Indeed, she told him so. At his re
quest she told him the few facts she
had learned. regarding Primus Edes
(which, however. did not appear to i'm
i press him much until the matter -oi
the marked skirts can't Up.
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evidently has no connection with the
subject of your husbands disappear
ance He has seen you and admired
you, that is all"
A simple solution of a great mystery,
thought Constance, if only she could
believe it. 1t looked plausible after
she had thought of it awhile, and she
was indignant with. herself that she
had allowed so slight a matter to
ruffle her, when she was already borne
down by such heavy burdens.
Primus Edes did not come to her
house now. She never saw him ex.
cept at church, and then he did not
glance at her. But he did at Perley,
and one Sabbath the boy surprised
her by leaving her side and walking
off with Primus Edes. When repri-
manded by his mother he only said:
"Oh, know him. I've seen him
lots, and like him. He has made me
kite, and now he's at work on a
ship for me-"
but is he a good man, Perley?"
asked she, seriously.
ooh, yes. He says l must mind my
mother, and he hurries me to school
so won't be late"
Incontestible proofs to Perley, but
not to his mother, though she could
not think wholly i'll Of him. Indeed,
the time was coming when she was
to feel inexpressibly grateful to him.
One day Periey did not return. as
usual from school, and for some time
his mother was not alarmed, as she
supposed he had called to see his
friend Edes, but by six o'clock Mrs.
Hamilton experienced sudden thrill
of fear that he had not returned.
She went to the mill at once and to
her uncle's office, but he had not seen
Perley.
where does Mr.. Edes work. the one
who boards at Mrs. Fry's? Perley may
be with him.
"Edes? oh, he takes away from the
saw. will go with you"
1t was the first time she had ever
spoken to him. she thought for all this
wild. questioning Of her heart and Of
other people. But it was but for an
instant this occurred to her. for she
was not a little alarmed about Perley.
81 will go out and hunt him up" he
said, putting on his coat that lay near
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-18
FIT FOR PRIZE RING.
Prize Fighters Verdict on His Portion
Of the Steak.


Richard Harding Davis, when he was
a reporter in Philadelphia, delighted
to disguise himself as tough" young
man and to mingle with the odd char
acters of the Ninth street district OF
the Quaker City.
Mr.. Davis got to know this district
with peculiar intimacy. Its prize
fighters he knew especially well. Not
seldom, in the gathering of some news
item, he would accompany third
rate pugilist to his cheap boarding
house and dine with him on the most
unpalatable fare.
81 used to know one fighter" said
Mr.. Davis recently, who was char
acter. a wit, a man of no mean INTEL
lect.
"One day dined with him at his
boarding house. a typical boarding
house. one of those where the land
lady sits at the head of the table and,
serves the dishes to the submissive
pensioners ranged in two lines below
her.
my friend got a piece Of steak that
was full of gristle. Finding this steak
tolerable tough he began to anuse us
all with burlesque attempts at carving
it. He turned back his cuffs and,
carved. Then he took of his coat
Then he held his knife like a chisei
and pretended to hammer the handle
with a biscuit
THE landlady, up TO this moment.
had been too busy serving 70 notice
the pugilist's antics. Now she spoke
up.
ais there anything the matter with
your steak?' she said in a stern voice.
The pugillst smiled politely and an.
swered:
at IS a trife overturned. perhaps,
madam; but. really. never saw a
harder music"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25

proceedings were heard. Why
not place the blame where it
properly belongs Has it never
occurred 20 the Lantern that
public sentiment and the juries
of tho country have something
to do with what are generally
regard I'D rs miscarriages of jus
tice?
The position taken by our
esteemed contemporary strikes
us as a most remarkable one.
Why, you might with equal
propriety hold the woodpecker
responsible for the keyhole, or
the squirtbug for high tide.
The Lantern asks us if we
can recall a case where "any
man out on bond ha3 been con-
Vlcted OF murder. There was
a case of that kind at the court
here just closed, to 60 back no
farther. John Sadler, who had
been granted bail, was found
guilty of murder, with a recon-
mendation to mercy, and is now
in the penitentiary serving life
sentence. The granting of bail
evidently had no effect on the
jury in his case; nor do we be-
lieve that it has any appreciable
weight in any case, but we see
no prospect of convincing our
Chester friend Of the fact.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
Saturday, October, 25, 1905.

Editor Connors of the Lancas
ter News wants the streets of
that town cleared up for chur h
going people, even if the work
has to be done on Sunday -
Chester Reporter.
Yes, and 'hey are going to be
cleaned up," too, but the work
will be done Saturday nights
and not Sun3ay mornings, so
Mayor Wylie informs us. The
Mayor heartily commends the
stand taken by The News IN
this matter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25

example. An overwhelming
majority of the citizens of Lam
caster county who voted in the
recent election having declared
themselves in favor of prohibi.
ton, it now behooves all citizens,
irrespective of their individual
views, or how they voted,
whether for or against the dis
pensary, to do ali in their pow.
er to carry into effect the ex
pressed will of the majority
Let every man do his duty. If
you know of the existence of a
blind tiger, report him to the
officers of the law. The people
must uphold the hands of the
public officers if they expect the
latter to achieve substantial re
suits.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
The PUbtic ,ROdds.

Road overseers should by al
means heed the notice of Super.
visor Gardner, which appears
elsewhere. There is much com
plant as to the condition Of the
public roads and it is to be
hoped that the overseers will
hasten to cooperate with the
county supervisor in his effort
to improve their condition. -
There are about two hundred
overseers in this county, and
while some of them have dis
charged their duty bv having
their roads worked, there are "a
number of others who have not
us yet made any move in the
ma ter.
Let every overseer who has
not already done so, order out
ut once all hands in his territory
liable to road duty, and see if
he cannot ma the road Tor
which he is responsible show up
better than it is doing now.
Road worsing is, # course,
an unpleasant sort of duty, but
travelling over bad roads is still
moe unpleasant, and the way
to avoid the latter is to dis
charge the former and have the
matter over with.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
Death of Mrs. Wesley HtItors.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Hilton, widow
of the late Wesley Hilton, died
suddenly last Monday morning,
about 6 O'Clock, at her home in
the Halle Mine section. She
was the second wife OF Mr.. Hill
ton and was about 30 years of
age. She was a most estimable
lady and leaves a large circle of
relatives and friends to lament
her death. Mrs. Hilton is sur.
vived by the following children
Mrs. w. M. Clanton, of this
place: Mrs. A. l.. Jordan, of
Harlsviile; Mrs. Frank Threat,
of Newberry; Mrs. John Sims,
of Columbia, and Messrs. l.. D.
and P. l.. Hilton, of this coun-
ty. The remains were buried
at Pleasant Plain church.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
MORE APPRECIATED PRAISE.

We have received many letters
filed with generous praise since
The News was launched on the
troublous sea of journalism, but
none more appreciated than the
following from our good and
scholarly friend the Rev. r. L.
Robinson, pastor of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church OF
Camden, Alabama:
"As | have been out Of this
state for ten days | have not had
opportunity hitherto to express
to you the pleasure | feel in see.
ing you at the head of the new
consolidated papsr-THE LANCAs
TER News. 1t was no snrprlse t.
observe on turning to the edi-
torlal page that you had been
selected as its editor IN chief; it
would have been surprise ii
you had not been selected. You
come to the new paper after
long apprenticeship ip-when you
have had time to prove to the
people the stuff of which you are
made, and they in turn have
learned to admire the honesty of
your convictions even when they
differ with you: so | am sure you
were selected because of the
popular demand. You have been
5ittlng in an editorial sanctum so
.ong that 1t is about as natural
0 go there to find you as it would
De to go to a river to find fish.
In recent years | have hoped
hat you might round out your
lie of public service at the head
It a large city daily and this
may be step IN that direct on.
should re- jolce to see you the
editor. in chief of such paper.
Acquaintance, though, Is to
professional man what goods are
% merchaDt-his stock IN a
rade; and this is largely thrown
ay when a man changes his
Ilace OF business. And, say
what one pieases about city law
gers. city doctors, city preachers,
and city eaitors, there is some.
hing 70 be said for those follow
nc slmiIar professions Ia a small
roWn. 8mie / nave not seen as
mach as y"u IF human life, |
navc G&s@ryaG-aE3 you will
3,ubtless a8rec with me IN the
ub.ervatioL--Grw more delightful
relationships Oetwr en- men than
hose uniting a town lawyer, a
., wu n..a'CIdU. a town teHCI"r,
II town editor with hi people.
Friendships OF tins 'tInd Zurich,
enn obie, strengthen, bless. The
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25

Thomas Dixon's play, "The
Clansman," now being pre-.
sented to Southern audiences,
is provoking no end o! discus
sion as to It's merits and de
merits. Some editors are de.
nouncing the play in unmeas-
ured terms, while others are
enthusiastic in its praise. No
having seen the "The Clans
man. we are not in a position
to commend or condemn it. The
chief ohjec ion to it seems to be
that its rendition in the South
intensifies the feeling between
the two races. If it is really
having that effect the sooner it
is taken off the boards the bet
ter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
a. II. Il. Presbytcry to Meet at
,SLjIOh-
Shiloh.

The first Presbytery of the A.
R. p. church will meet at Shiloh
on the 31st instant About 65
delegates are expected to attend.
The opening sermon will be
preached Tuesday morning at
IL o'clock, by the Rev. j. S.
Grier, of Sharon. Presbytery
will remain in session two days,
Tuesday and Wednesday. On
the latter day the holy commu-
Mon will be administered. The
Rev. IT. B. Stewart, of Back
Greek, n. c., is the moderator.
elect.
1t goes without saying that
4he members of Presbytery and
other visitors will be handsome
ly entertained by the hospitable
pc ople of the Shiloh oommuni-
ty.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25

President Roosevelt continues
10 draw immense crowds at the
various points in the South he
Is visiting. 1t is estimated that
fifty thousand people gathered
in Atlanta last Friday to see
and hear Teddy. His speeches
are all conservative in tone and
filed with praise and admira
tiOn for the South and the
Southern people. In one of his
addresses last week the presI
dent took occasion to say n good
word for the Cotton Growers
Association, which he said shall
have the support Of the nation.
al government. Mr.. Roosevelt
was in Mobile Monday, Mont
gomery an! birmingham yes
'erday and today viii visit Lit
tie Rock. Tomorrow he goes
~ New Orleans.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25

quick. moving years do not weak
en-, but strengthen the ties which
bind the area of influence un-
consciously widens ii the passing
years are faithfully improved,
until wide shadows are cast; the
Joy in service more and more
overshadows the mere return in
dollars for the service rendered /;
and should one 1--we to be what
the world calls IAN old man" he
weaves his personal qualities
into the lnmost lives of host of
people who give him back affec-
tionate interest in return for
what he has given them; and
finally when his work is done and
his place is' vacant sincere sorrow
is felt by those among whom he
has lived. Of truth such life
is worth living; it is worth seek
ing for; 1t is worth denying ones
self many Of the luxuIies and de-
lights of life in a large city.
l read only last night a little
volume, "Music and Other
Poems" by Prof. Henry van
Dyke, and was impressed with
one of the poems, the Three Best
Things. Here is his ideal of work
which | venture to suggest as the
motto of your new sanctum:
Let me but do my work from day to
day,
In field or forest, at the desk or
loom,
In roaring market place or tranquil
room;
Let me but find it in my heart to
say,
When vagrant wishes beckou me as
tray,
"This is my work; my blessing, not
my doom;
vi Ill WHO i've, am the one Oy
whom
This work can best be done in the
right way"
Then shall I see it not too great, nor
small,
TO suit my spirit and to prove my
powers;
Then shall [ cheerful greet the labor
ing hours,
And cheerful turn, when the long
shadows fall
At eventide, to play and love and rest
Because know for me my work is
best"
Of course | wish to have nv
subscription for the News" c0n-
tinued. The home paper, like
the home letter, is not a dispen-
sable luxury.
Assuring yon Of my continued
interest in your welfare and your
work, and hOpIug that the last
turn of your road will be the best
always, | am,
Yours verV sincerely,
R. l.. Robinson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-10-25
Business Notices.

"All Notices inserted under
this head at the rate OF ONE CENT
A WORD for each insertion. No
notice to be counted less than 90
words