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Presidency in 1908.

lzp.- 4I,o%
,rhcrc is no doubt about the fact as 9 tnat,
tho name OF Secretary Taft is heard Elole
frequently than any O lel, ~ ~, Z
tion With tho Republican nomin tion !, " J. !.
~ !. nres,dency N 1908. The general peilel
frat Mr.. Roosevelt wishes TO see MS eccs
retary of War become T he FreslaenI -
the United States, appears ~ ~
the candidacy Of Judge IaIt' ~ ,i,a
be called that at this cart Guy 1 49,
candidates are not anno ulc ' 81, Go.
dent has the warn,est admiration for sec,
retnry Taft. HesisTan admirable llN4all'i :
heard one of the lending Democrats O.
the House of represent atiYes say ABOUT
/, year3 aeo TINT he would not DC lem pt .a
~ vote Tie Republican ticket save under
one certain circumstances That one CT
cumstance was, the OF ,lsl!,
ly" Taft TO the presld ~ ~ L Ell
President Roosevelt called nm Y q !, IVY =.
lie speech Il year TWO ~ !, -
said that Secretary TAT anu Ii's
while Judge Of tho United States Court q
ohio back in the nineties, may eSlst
against him, Questions Affecting the
rights, or alleged rights, OF labor Or Or
| ganizations were involved, al'a t9e Wy
cisions were not pleasing g lsne 'hpof
men. IS
Absence Of President.
Business is not ipainss Up at the White !, ] I
House, owing to the abse noe a9t ~ estuenl
Roosevelt The merely routlne l sn.a,s u
are easily disposed OF without Felsfs ~
to the Chief Executive. rms q |, T. ao III,
when he is in Naahlng ton .uI .s A W.
more important matte ssqm .,.,, ~
personal attention, sven ~ ~, , issInns are
laid before him by Secretary Loeb. Wh "
penetrates the mountain Businesses !, =
which the presidential party is tra.eFn = e
Ing with g1tsziies olyes' Mons = 4. a w
other Interesting dsnizena ~ me .fspeAlss
The appointment clerk q one g s s.,' ",
! partnents said to-day that aside te9f' IS (
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Mrs Walter W. Foster, of No. II North
First Street who has been III for some
weeks, is slightly better, but is still un-
able to be out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Miss Margaret Len OF Philadelphia. is
visiting Mrs. r. w. Miles, of Floyd Ave-
nue.. This Is Miss LEAFS first visit to
Richmond, She Is much charmed with
the appearance of the city and tho cor
diarity of the people t5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

The Southern Colony In Washington is
giving It's best efforts TO the Dixie
Dance" to be given in the Confederate
Veterans Hall the evening of April 27th
under the supervision of the Robert E,
Lee Chapter. of the Daughters OF the
Confederacy. OF Washington.
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Personal Mention,

ton, formerly of New York. have re-
turned TO Washington from prolonged
stay in their country place in TIE Blue
Ridge Mountains They will come to
Richmond the latter part Of the week
TO spend Easter. They will attend the
wedding of Miss Margaret Watkins to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Mrs Louis G, Dennis, of Milwaukee,
the guest OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A, Kratz, OF No, 20l4 Jefferson Park, q
for four or five weeks. Mrs. Dennis $
friends are giving her warm welcome
back 70 the old home, where she was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

The Misses Easley, Of Houston, Va,
viii be the guest. during Easter week.
of Mrs. Robert Lancaster, No, 9o4 Park
Avenue. Miss Elizabeth Easley VOL be
one OF the attendants at the De Saus-
sure Watkins wedding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Miss Leanore Bastran and Dr. William
]. knight, OF Newport News, are visiting
friends In the city. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Miss Katie Buford Is visiting Mrs. jun
ius Lynch, in Butte Street, Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21

Messrs. w. G. Moseley and L. w
Brander are spending few days N
Staunton.
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Mrs. ]. r. Clark, Of Lynchburg. has
with friends in the city,
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Mrs. Morrison, OF this city, is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. George Minor
Meredith, In Wiloughby Avenue, Bran
bleton, Norfolk.
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Miss Julia Stiff is visiting her brother.
the Rev. J. w. Stiff, of Portsmouth,,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23
ixth form. a fv,s court. and 50 on

sixth form. q fiv,s court. and 50 GA.
Mr.. ScrateilCy was urhaucly received
hN Mr.. Lewis CraWcour and introduce i
Ia Hi> wife. He refused an inVitatjoH
Ia Say 10 tea, and after partakn@ of
mild refrcshmcnt IN the >hap" uf e,il.r
and Wine he commended lack IL L.
new tutors care gave him hair 3
crown. told him to hc Il good boy aHG
write and. shaking him hy the haut!
'aok his leave with the air of Il ll,4t
VII" had done n diSagrt"dbIe duty and
lead u Nr&ht Of his mind
1t WAS a half holiday. and the hoNI
We're roaming about rs they pHea>ra.
Some Were in the cricketin@ field. anG
others We're lay the river Lea. Which
was not far off Some tishcd. SOM
rowed. and some We're bathing all III
DER the superintendent of Il resident
master. as Mr. trlwcour WAS fond oi
hoastjn@. Ihc principal took Jack int
his study and. opening Il sort of hoax
ease. showed him about fifty canes of
Nari.2HS sizes placed in holes prcpartt'
for them.
tTo BE Continued)
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NGRESSIONAl CONTESTS

In several of the Arkansas congress
sional districts there will be interest
ing contests in the campaign close at
hand. In The First, Congressman r.
b. Macon has declared his candidacy
for another term. and while the names
OF several prospective candidates
have been mentioned, no one is form
ally announced as yet. Some of Mr..
EdacGn's friends predict that he will
Lave clear field.
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I'm the morning at lrt takfast MIR
Se.a,cllley s*it. '9HcE. 90 !"t
fully realize the fact that yo'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23
CHATTER, ~.

TN the mor1:a. at breakfast Mr.
Sc.a,cllIey sid. zach. 60 !"0
fully realize the fact that YOU
are going to school,!
eyes, and i'm net sorry replied
Jack
"Not sorry" cried Mrs. Scr"tchley.
holding up her bands in a SORT of pions
horror This IS naraitude for YOU.
Why. I've been slave to that boy
"If ycu have. you've been paid for
it," Jack sale! boldly.
Mrs Scratchley gasped for breath.
paid for IT, she repeated. WAS
there ever sacli anCacity:s
"Leave him to NE. my dear. Mr..
Scratch!ey exclaimed mildly. II will
question him. Young man. by whom
have we been paid? Answer me that
II don't know; by somebody
"Who told you so?'
'"rhe neighbors They say your kind
ness, as you call it, to me is not disin
terested. You were paid for adopting
me; that is all know. They may be
right; they may be wrong. give then
the benefit of the doubt
"You are a most precOcious YOUTH
observed Mrs. Scratchley.
''He has been too much with grown
up people, my dear said her husband
that is what has spoiled him. But. de
pend upon it, he will get the nonsense
Knocked out of him at school. Th'
inest thing that could happen to th'
mischievous imp is to go to goot
school"
III it is good school," replied Jack
What do you mean, sir?"
II am afraid it is too cheap to b'
good. ! saw the advertisement OF Po
mona House you have underlined, ant
must tell you don't think much o
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GIRLS FLOGGED IN ODESSA.

An official acquaintance from Odes-
So gives me the following, among 9TH
CT and similar causes, which later
led to the attempt upon the life of
Col. Golovin, police master of the
Southern capital, and may be taken
as corroborating the statement that
the attempt was more Of personal
than political nature:
a month before the young Jew,
Stillmann, shot Golovin there We're
127 political suspects under arrest in
the Odessa prison Among these We're
five girls. four Christians, and a Jew
ess, whose ages varied from IS to 21
and three OF whom had been attend
ing the higher course lectures for
women. Without any form of trial OF
even Interrogation by judge d lin
struction, these yGms women were
stripped completely nude and cruelty
fogged.
This outrage was inflicted by gor
odovois, and in the presence of sew
eral inspectors of police. There was
nc female wardress present. My in
formant believes that Stillmann is {
brother of the Jewish victim.
don Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23
NATURE SPARES
The Stricken Rose From Grief

What a. fortunate provision oe nature
1t is that derrives the rose OF menta.
suffering; for how poignant wcu.d be liz
grief to discover, in the height Of II
blooming glory. that 2 canker fcj at l.
heart, and that its beauty and feas.aI
were doomed forever. Mature ava.
spares the suffering; she is a vcy.ta;:
stcre-house of pleasing rewards,
those who seek her aid. In tie yca:
gone by falling hair and grayn IS ha
cast a Eloom over the lives Of thousa.
of young women. but thanks T. :ao
vestigations Of scientists TIC ;Isic c&l
Of hair destruction is now known to
germ or parasite that burrows i,
he hair follicles. Newhros IIerti.
absolutely destroys this Ge':a. Il
permitting the hair 10 grow a>
ture intended. Sold by leading q
sists. Send 10c. in STAMPS f
% The Herpicide Co.. Do+r-
For sale by Coon and Bedell, specia
agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23

head in.
Good night, sir" he said. II :;
COIN. to bed. and. please. Eve hror@ln |
the gcHtlens;;;ls l;it and umbrella.
"Vcrv thoughtful. put it down"
replied Mr.. Sriatchley.
.Jac> did So. and went away.
Little Emily and her 'll;ulu.a We're
sitt;nc together on the sofa. and as
.Iack exchanged u glance with her She
siAiied.
Not all bad" remarked the princi
nal The 10y is respectful to yen
and thoughtful | am obliged to hln
for bringing me my hat
He wished MI. Scratchley good
njuht. ,atted Emily an the bead. anG
said with y sigh: An. how Ike my
dear !.ct:ti,. riy one-my ai4!y girl |
mean. have bat two a son and :,
daughter. They We're always brought
III in the fifth commauQmcnt, bless
them
Walking to the deer, which Mr..
Sclatcilcy held open for iiini, hc put OF!
his hat.
'"Hhis is strange" lie lnuttcred. at is
unusually heavy, and fancy some
thh9 is falling about me. How odd.
| VIII remove it and investigate this
matter.
lie did so, and as he took Off his hat
abou, a pound of -four descended il! 4
wEjte cascade, rendering his glossy
black coat as much like miller's as
possible
at il again. I never did see such a
boy. lie has given You a rare turn.
nir Grawro'lr" said Nr. Scratchley.
WLo could not hep laughing at thy
lud.crous plight he vas in.
1T is all ve.y We'll to laugh, sir,
crifd Mr.. era wcoui. N {, rage.
"i{e. he hc..' came from the sofa III
feminine tones.
Even Ms Scratchley could not re-
sist the infection. and Emily. Who was
as full Of mischief as Jack, fairly
roared with delight
"lf ! thought there was any com
picity on Your part, sly. continued the
principal. White With rage, "id-l'ds'
"Dunt forget the high principles yoa
have been advocating" interrupted
MI. tNtsIsittlISN nut II IL Nh'-
ing. Never mind 1t doesn't matter.
Wen soon have it Off will a brush"
Suddenly he caught sight of Jack.
who iii a corner Of the passage MAS
convulsed With laughter at his OWL
joke.
Reg the gentleman's pardon this in
etant''
Jack did SO With apparent penitence.
And how brush him down.
lie handed Jack the clotbeshrush,
and the -four speedily disappeared.
"Goodhy. my friend. | spoke warmly
just now; but. no matter, we under
stand one another" said MIR. CraW-
cour.
"Certainly'
peace be with you and with this
house"
when Jacks out of it; not before"
excla lined Mr.. Scrat:hley.
"You will honor my poor establish
ment with your presence tomorrow
about midday
"Fare thee well,' said the principal,
'and you. my young friend. Believe in
the sincere regard OF yoIrs truly, said
Crawcour. I'VE shall meet again
socn''
The front door opened, and he went
out. He arrived bone late at Lille
bridge and Was not in the best of tcn
pers There was y GooG dc3! q! canning
the next morning, and tie h"ys went
about in fear ana trembling.
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'Is she one of those horrible girls
who know enough to set men right?a
''No; she's one of those delightful
girls who know enough not to. =
June Smart Set.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23
WE LEARNED ALL
4 BOUT TEETH

In the best dental schools in the
country. Then we acquired skill and
experience in years Of practice. Now,
We offer you the best modern dentist
~ III all branches at moderate rates
Tel us about your tooth troubles.
Our office is newly equipped with
the latest appliances known to the
dental profession With our Nitrous
CNide Gss. Nitalized Air and Electric
al appliances makes Filling, Clean
Frightening. Crown and BridgeW oYk
ard Extraction absolutely painless.
We are the largest dental company IN
the South, and owing to buying cur
rlaterial in large quantities, are able
to offer greatly reduced prices in ali
branches of dentistry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-05-23
Jobbers, Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS.
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gLUFF CITY COMPANY
Manufactures dealers
9oo1s House is our siee ly Cheap
fut tuGns cur buildings laHne
earth
FURNITURE COMPANY.
Our The strongest
able sabsfaniate siod price.
pupDEPHArr FURNITURE COMPANY
OFFICE AND SAiESRUOM
Wholesale street near Cotton Belt do
pot cordial invitation extended
visit us and inspect cur line
FOX BROS, HARDWARE
Hardware sove, Wire Nails.
cept Our Fair Dealing 4 Gu.
When anything n VOW
oUEeNsWARE COMPANY.
We are wholesalers crockey
glasses, stoves
Headquarters your
cry business cay in the year
department In Goods. Furnish
Quick 10
22 a. 26 Is Main Pine
vcsMisxsoN MERoHANTs
wEs1eRook COMM COMPANY.
We sell Tor Line Cement Plaster Fire brick Fire Clay
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BUSINESS COLLEGH6.
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soici the patronage Ct &nbitous young men and women
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in.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

The greatest battlefield in the Western
Hemisphere lies around and near Fred
ericksburg, va. It is sixty miles north
of Richmond and t1fty'six miles south OF
WASHINGTON city Inside a, the e. Limits OF
ragged In this locality, Involving Aye
hundred thousand men and entailing
loss OF nnety-cight thousand IN killed
thirty-two thousand while the Federals
lost sxty-six thousand. In all these ac-
lions General Lee was the Southern
Sore paeem5er &c. a g. Sfn
side commanded the Federal army. ~
charlottesville, ten miles vest May "a
and 3d.. 1863, General Hooker was the
miles west OF charlottesville May 5th
and 9th, 1864, tho Northern. army was I'M
{ der command OF General Meade. ne
great struggle, May 10th, and 18th, 1884,
at SpottsylYnn!n Courthouse, twelve miles
southwest Of Frederlcksburg. General
Grant, as head OF all the Federal armies,
was with General eMade rs counsellor,
but with no purpose of displacIng him.
Cienet4tl Lees Victories up to the spring OF
1854 had caused the removal from the
head Of the Federal r. army or Ge ne1a
General Meade confronted Lee to tho end
OF the war.
General Leo and stonewall Jackson OBJ
burg, choosing Father to gyo battle be-
hind l. the South Anna River halfway be-
tween fredericksburg and Richmond.
They were 9verre1 by the
Much w territory y as s possible, Herein lay
the defective defensive policy Of the Con- on
federate Administrations, Heretofore tho
their bases of supply TINT Lee had found
It Impossible to reach their flank and
rear so us to accomplish their destruc-
Euttlenolds have for me n peculiar at
traction. a kind OF sacredness attaches
to those spots where Immense masses OF
men and nntagonistio pfi Isp ~ nave v ms1
excitement and elevation of spirit that
possessed me as I walked oyer tho plain
Of Waterloo on the last Sunday afternoon
tied = tho historic fields In and around
fredericksburg, In this article there ls
no purpose Of ae,ailea dsIot ~ her
W, .re y pa Genial medley Of facts and figures,
ss, ~ incidents and military criticisms.
General Leo said IN Decemp t lS ~. ma
tl tie Il lis lines ran sx miles on tho south
bank OF tic Rappahannock River Gen,
ernl Furnishes task. with ono hunared
ana sixteen h9pTand Vent ho us
1 pregn n'sp'p POSITION He Issued Twelve
days rnons e hy tr9eps Wp should II be
furnished In Richmond,
Over hfty thousand of Lees army meyer
fired II gun during tho battle on the l3th
of December. Only twenty thousand We're
employed against the fifty thousand Fed,
erals who made the attack that day, Of
those engaged on each side, one-fourth
We're killed or wounded It was, per-
hans, the easiest victory Lee ever won.
His enemy attacked him In those very
pieces where he was strongest. His head
quarters We're just behind the middle
int nf ia
round him all day long, Burnside had
his headquarters two miles north OF the
river, oman elevation about as secure
from danger as Washington city. There
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left. Intact, GONE OF the met had gone
clear away to The, right and others to

left. In fact, come Of the met had gone
clear away to The, right and others to
tho left. n rs #
A short line vas hastily formed Of the
foremost il1et which moved towards the
Federal works. One or two itieii were
wounded by the fire Of men III tic rear.
There was no support In sight, on either
fight or left. trhe line after moving q
short distance towards tho Federal works
fell back. The men knew nothing Of
Gordoh's PROGRESS and success on their
left; they evidently felt that IL charge by
than aagnst the Federal works was
forward until 1t dissolved.
rho brigade was collected IN tho night
Iii the Wilderness, between the Confed-l
crate and Federal lines Of brehst works..
and moved back lneo the works early The
next morning The upshot Of tho, matter
ns think, was that tho oxtent Of the
SUCCESS OF dordon's movement. brilliant
and successful III It was, was checked
and restricted III Its results by tho fail-
,lre Of combined and concentrated co..
operation OH K the part Of Pegrams o.
l1ary's old brigade, And that thnt fail-
t,re resulted from tho separation OF the
brigade Under tho conflicting orders.
ain sure thut tho dlsorganznt lion Of the
Fifty second Regiment, the center regi-
rne,t OF tho brigade, practically cut the
brigade Ii, two at the very important
moment when. II was most needed ana
this DISCRIMINATION resulted from the
conflicting orders, combined with the
very difficult ground over which the
regiment had TO move. s
AZ JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR,
December s, 1904.
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Scouting in a Balloon.

Editor OF THE Times Dlspatch; T. vo,r
co e,t, Column of Captain J. r.
pyans scouting in balloon; and read
VIZ sps sadoa nff fem % Ssssus Point s' q
I,an t tn"r II was in tho spring Of 1862
INIT luuN10w Was running the soop Demg u, ts
T. v ho stera 70 sesi
n nya ar,der,s army, and was loaded at
W "st POI Point one eyenlnw with what was
said 10 be balloon packed up up M M0. s1oog
, p,nu t%s balloon, and the people IN charge
y9 .ams DOWN IN duo 10 f tnNs
nna of the balloon. He soon found
out That that wns from Gloucester, like
himself and he proposed a ct once w,b th hI
should 80 up IN the pa ha% hc w,'n II the
babt of running by water. and could not
navigate In the air, SO declined,
], +. ROWE,
Achilles, Gloucester county, Va,
Scptembcr 80. 1905
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that the regiment on tho lott was. iii
connection with Gordon's right, and the
other TINT the regiment on tho right
was 10 connect with OUR line Of BREAST
works.
'rllc Fifty-second Regiment was In the
center Of tho brigade. In moving tho
Fifty.second hal to cross marsh, covs
cred with fnllon trees and dense
growth, of underwood and british, inter-
laced WITH Vines and btiers, and tho mud
and water III tlaces was half-lcg deep.
In struggling through this difficult
ground, moving MS frapidly ns4possiblc In
order to keep abreast OF tho line, tho
men necessarily became much scattered.
Conflicting orders were repent teddy glvcn,
one order was to drcss md close to the
right the other order was to. dress and
close to the left. heard both orders
several times While forcing my way
through tho swamp. After getting
through The swamp the ground was still
very difficult; there WIS no time, Mt
least none was given, to reform tho reg
ln1ent, On reaching the immediate
front OF tho Federal works the mon
wero III scattered groups the rearinnst
otios twenty or thirty yards behind the
foremost II ones ma no company t1tider
tile effective control of It's plain. The.
place was probably far To the right OF
tho position tho regiment should have
occupied III It had been kept closed up
towards Gordon. Il HEX &s
rho catered, 1t would be be mn ex-
nggerntlon to say, the dlsorgahlzed reg
Iment, confronted at short range, the
Federal troops Iii their works, who, az
vet, were unaffected by the attack Of
Gordon. who wns sweeping along tho
Tederul flank md rear. way off on rs
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Fired With Enthusias ISM,

uslr," said tho Junior clerk. approaeh-
Ing his employers desk and beginning
his carefully rsheAirsed little speech. ~
stantiy Increasing interest in the busl-
ness and the resultant value OF my ser-
Vices to the firm, a slight raise In my
salary hgures would be appropriate Just
Aired with enthusjasm"--
"Yes James, that's Just the word
was trying to think of--you nre,' warns
~ interrupted the old man. preparing to
return to his morning paper You may
cnll at the bookkeepers desk as you pass
out and draw your pay UP to next Satur-
day t,"-Ned Barney. " Judge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

Early's old brigade, commanded by
General PeSram, broke up its camp on