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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25

work. 1t has been truly said that his
ca gcrly ANTICIPATED as tie coming of
spring or THANKSGIVING Day.
His Personal Side.
Tie same writer, speaking OF Jeffer-
sons personal side, said
MIR Jefferson Is under the !,,., ordinary
which, lighted by n pair Of genial, win
ming ewes, beams good nature. Those
brought In contact with him always feel
the benign Influence of u pure and noble
soul. and no American actora mas ever
been more esteemed and beloved: He is
one OF the most generous ana charitable
OF men. and his deeds OF Kindness are as
rs they are ,ihobtrnsiye. Let
ness can vouch. Not many years ago
an aged resident OF Washington, poor ut
the time. but previously PROSPEROUS, and
even wealthy. yet through all vicissit,ides
of fortune universally respected. sat one
winter evening by the light Of q tnlow
candle In a small and somewhat cheer
less room. examining and 2 IRA rrr;aong s the
young friend kept him company. The old
Eentleman's old dog was lso present.
sleeping on ths hearth before the low
wood fire. Paper. after paper was drawn
forth from tho dusty pigeon-holhs and
quaint rccesses Of the desk. generally
with some brief remark concerning each.
and nov and then some pleasant nrht ,h Or pa pa
man was living Ills past life over again,
all Its animation and color, seeming to
be restored by the magical notes and
letters. 5t
,riHere's one rom Joseph jefferson!
Dear old Joe! the best friend ever
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
PETERSBURG TEAMS WIN.
CANDLES Hill Boys Meet Defeat
3.ll Ia Cockade CITY. 81. "

The CANDLES Hill team was defeated
in Petersburg Blythe Jefferson Streets In
tho morning at 11:30 and In the evening
by the Park View team. iii.
THE morning game was close, the score
being s to 7. The features of the game
in the morning We're the good pitching
OF Jones ana Harvey and the good catch
Ing of Glazebrook on the Richmond.
team. and the good playing OF Rogers and
Beazley, OF the Petersburgs, ~
The players ran as follows In batting
order:
Richmond team--Lyle. first base Jones',
pitcher: Glnzebrook catcher; MCGEE.
shortstop; Ieake. third base:, Harvey.
right field and pitcher; Mercer, second
base; Cofelt. center field; Whtel1orn, left
field 4$ Al
Petersburg team-Stevens,4 left field:
Lufsey center field Dalton, second base,
Buckhart. third base; Whitehorn, right
field; Scott first anase Young, short stop;
Rogers pitcher, Beazley catcher,
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had let me see',-taking Up, the candle l
spectacles-''yes-the money, 7 lent him
once. in his theatrical trouble"
rs that the actor Of whomAI have
heard you speak n
The same" 55f q
},$.'' And the man equally famous IN our
day. bearing a like name
Grandson of Old IL e.'
have seen his Rip Van Wrinkle: 1t
Is wonderful. VIII you give me that let
ter ~ ss
Certainly. It is interesting and valu-s
a BILE as the writing of so great genius
noble, too, and just, as well as great, His
debt to mel know he would have paid
~, but misfortune overpowered him, and
then came DEATH He died the very
month In which this letter was written
forty-one years ago. A week later the
presented him a; letter-a letter from the
grandson OF his ancient friend. Il warmly
gratitude and inclosing5 .
check for the sum due, with interest
That amount, carefully employed, rem
juered the old man comfortable, at least.
TIL the day he died. No deserving mem
per OF his calling when In distress ever
appealed to Mr.. Jefferson in vain and
he has always been prompt to relieve suf-
ne a., ], Kept < T, from poverty Clergyman who
had bitterly denounced him from the
pulpit When in poverty. sickness and
want, this divine was found fed and
ciothed BY the man he had so uniustly
attacked Gould there be more striking
PROOF thani this Of the largeness and the
SWEEP 1catholicitXi of the nature OF joseph
= 1.eiI No one can fill the space
Whlch the death Of such man will leave
\ NJ.
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.Ct:LEVELAND'S TRIBUTE.
Former President Mourns Death
OF His Actor Friend.
.(Ry Associated Press.

~ ftsspCIdteu tfTeSS. +
q. --:PSRilNCHFON, N. j., April 24.-Groyer
cleveland to-day paid tribute to Joseph
= fferson. wlo$died at West Palm Rea h.
Mr.. Cleveland seemed deeply. affected.
He said: 1T Is difficult for me to speak
Of Mr.. jefferson He was so closely nv
friend, his delightful traits were SO made
manifest to me in confidential intimacy,
and my love for him was SO great that
his death caused me to feel like a
nlourner, whose sorrow should be silent.
All knew my friends professional SUI
.premacy, and his conscientious service in
professional work; many knew how ,jeal-
ously he defended dramatic art, and how
completely he Illustrated the Importance
of Its cleanliness: many knew how free
he was from hatred. malice and all un-5
charltableness; hut fewer knew how har-
noniously his qualities of heart and mind
and conscience blended IN the creation OF
an honest, upright, sincere and Go d-fear-i
Ing man. M
II believe TINT In death he has reached
a world where the mercy of God abounds,
and I know TINT In the world sofsmen, the
sadness OF his loss will be felt the most
by those who knew him bcst,' 4 4
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told a story 81 an amusing play he Wit

told story OF an amusing play he Wit
messed in the West. A. Al
n 1t was a play in which the whole plot
centered In the dying confession Of a
convict in the first act, who is killed by
the hero. # :ss
The curtain went up on an exterior Of
n prison, with the convict filing. one Of;
the bars OF his window, He finishes his
work, crawls through the opening and
drops to the ground. Out rushes the
hero with an immense pistol, crying:
8"Hold, or / fire." He pulls the trigger
and-there is no sound. Both actors look
fearfullyl embarrassed. when the convict
said. In stage whisper: "I'll go back
and file another bar" Back he went.
filed his second bar. and dropped a second
time to the ground. Out rushed the
hero with the pistol, and again the trlg-
ger snapped without sound. This time
the embarrassment OF actors and au-.
dience was fearful. There was q pause.i
and then the obliglng convict whispered
.hoarsely: Oil swallow the nle." This
he did, with deadly results made his con.
fession. and the play went on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
LOVED RICHMOND.
Joseph Jefferson Once Lived ed
Here-Beloved by Her People.

Joseph Jefferson Once Lived
Here-Beloved by Her People.
M. Joseph Jefferson always had an
especially tender spot In his heart for
Richmond. About three years ago when
he was playing here, he drove around the
city with a Richmond man, an intimate
and lifelong friend. Turning to his
friend, Mr.. Jefferson said, with tears III
his eyes. do you know + simply
love this dear old city?"
@ Mr., Jefferson $ father had played here
in the old theatre which once stoo % upon
the presrnt site OF Monumental Church,,
1t Is thought that Mr.. Joseph Jefferson
tnlayed here first in 1897 and continued
to come to Richmond throughout the 4O's.l
In 1854 he became manager OF the old
Marshall Theatre, named in honor OF
Chief Justice Marshall, that stood on the
corner OF Seventh and Broad Streets ". me
first production OF that season was .'Ihe
Sea OF Ice," followed by THE Naiad
Ouoen." Amongst those playing With
Jefferson at that time lin stock" were
Miss Agnes Robertson. Edwin Forest ana
Mon 3Roucicault, who afterwards reWroto
"RIp Van Winkle' for him.
Joseph Jefferson was known here as q
most genial gentleman Of exemplary hh
its and he counted among MS 1rlenus
many OF Richmonds most prominent GIL,
OF that Gay. taA1C A'NSSA
swan Tavern, building which occupied
the site upon which now stands the new
Bijou Theatre, l.. 600
,,,,i,o walking up Broad Street past the.
Ta o it M M. 5ssres saia t e..
nv bow died here" (polnting 70 swan swan
Tayern} "but the truth !s that we l y, 9
in the second story q the Trans 1rame t'TT
On tho corner OF Ninthfand Broaa. l III
Some years ago At dinner gye 1sf h,m
~ y. t Nc ! asked to tell OF the most appre-
e eIi audience he had ever played De-
fore, l., Australia.
mi In the bush.' and played before q. az
audience entirely e9mnGsse ny e psy hap
sen. ot ~ Va y o THE Ticket Of Leave Man.,
p pad was fearful as to how they would u
receive II for YOU know no tnsy nl msts to
such nm attentive audience"
AT this same dinner the famous 49,.
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PLAYERS CLUB ACTS,
Will Send Member ia Attend
Funeral of Mr.. Jefferson.

NNW YCRK, April 24,--At a meeting OF the
directors OF the Players Club this afternoon.
q committee Of three was appointed to draw
up resolutions on the death Of Joseph Jeffer-
club OIL Friday afternoon. The committee
consists OF y. y, Mackay, William Blspham
ana Charles =. Carryl. En- SUI
the funeral OF Mr., Jefferson At Huzaards Bay
next Sunday.
1T was the sense of tho meetlng,n said
Mr. Hodges tonight, .'that there ought to be
zone sort OF service over the body In this
city, va
ed to Mr.. Charles ID jefferson last night re-
questing him to make arrangements 10 stop
An this city. 80 that the body may lie IN state
have also tried to make arrangements with
the pastor, the Rev, George q Houghton to
conduct the services. II the arrangements for
the stop are made We think 1t may he
possible to hold the service on Wednasdax
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
REDUCED RATES VIA sEA7oARD
AIR LINE. Y Z,

-
ATLANTA, GA, and return, account
meeting National Association OF Manu-!
fhcturers, the seaboard will sell round
trip tickets to Atlanta at one far Q Plus
Is cents Rate from Richmond, SIS. 10.
Tickets sold May 14th and 18th, and good
returning until May Goth. BY payment
az 80 cents, tickets will be extended un-$
~ June 18th. Tho Seaboard has very fast
and convenient schedules between Rich
mond and Atlanta. and operates two daily
trains with Pullman sleeping cars, cafe
cars. and the best Of day coaches.
KANSAS CITY, MO-. and return. account
az southern Baptist Convention. the Sea-
hoard will sell round trip tickets at, one
way fare plus 80 cents; round trip from
Richmond $1,000. Tickets sold May 7lh2
to 18th inc, limited to return on or be-
fcre May 2Sd, 1905. The seaboard has
q yery attractive route to Kansas City:
via Atlanta, with exceptionally convenient
schedules. For further information rela-5
tive to any OF the above reduced rates. Y
icall at Richm ond Transfer Companies
office, Main Street Station, or to the +
undersigned. p Il
All Information cheerfully given. and
gour patronage respectfully. solicited.
w. M. TAYLOR,
City Ticket Agent.
II. S. LEARC, 55
District Passenger Agent. E.
$50 East Main Street, /.
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woMEN,s yadeRM4gEMo %JSfA!o 'VA. s9MsA.59TY
MEs s.5 F sGPaEclAI AATEs VIA

,s6o round trip, Richmond to Ports,
mouth. Va, and return va IhesapehKe
and Ohio route, when IVY INV ,pasa ~.
n ~ anh al limited for return May sth,
~ ms, as trains leave Richmond from Main
81 reet station at A m, ana 4 Pm,
daily = ,,,e,t y. ,va minutes
go ~ ,,,chmond to Norfolk, and twenty
,an, later arriving Portsmouth, Va,
( A .ricsat . sold Richmond Transfer co, and
Main Stree, Station,
For other information. applyto
~. o. IykARrIIEE, p. A.. g, n g. ny.
Sco Dast Main STRAIT \ 2 hliass.na IA.
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DAMAGE IN FREDERICK.
Loss BY Recent Frost Will Not
be Less Than $4,000.
lsnaclal to the Tlmes- pIspatch.

h Especial to the Times plspatch.)
WINCHESTER. VA. April "a, "A pronl-
inent member OF the Frederick county
gallon and reports from n majority Of tho
fruit growers OF this county has Issued
tho statement that the recent cold snap
damaged the country peach crop ato the
The crop Is not wholly ruined. and It Is
not yet definitely known whether the
other fruit Is badly injured, This was to
have been the peach season in ,Frederick
county, and the loss will he seriously felt
ny Winchester business men.
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!. II. BOs14DY.
District Passenger Agent.

s2e.75 TO BATON ROUGE, LA. AND re.
ST TURN VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Fl
April 25th and eGth. Southern Railway.
will sell special tickets to Baton Rou6e,
La. and return. from all points on 49,
line at one fare plus twenty-five cents
for the round trip, Return limit April
Both, 120,75 from Richmond and compare
lively low rates from other polnts. Two
limited trains daily. Superb dining cal
day coaches.
g. w, WE3TBuKY,
p, r. A., go East Man Street,
4 t Richmond, Va. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
Charter Granted.

The State Corporation Commission yes
terday granted II charter to the Phoenix
Lumber Company ,lncorporatedl, Dam
Vile. A. M southall president Dan
Vile; F. H. Wheauey, vice,president: w
II, Barker, secretary and treasurer. Cap-
SAsl stasI SCI. 900. objects: j. -Aaag ard
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District Passenger Agent
81 $50 East Main Street,
5WoMAN'ss HOME MISSION SOCIETY
MEETING, PORTSMOUTH,

Account above occasion. the Norfolk:
and Western Railway Company, viii sell
round-trip Tickets from Richmond 10
Norfolk Mt $3.50. Tickets will be sold
s1ay LIST, I'd and Sd, good for return pass
sage until May Sth, The Norfolk and
Western Railway. via Petersburg. is the
quickest, best and only all-rall line, be-
tween Richmond and Norfolk Three
daily trains. For tickets and further
Information. apply Richmond Transfer
Company Ticket Agent. Byrd Street Sta
ton, or Mt company's office. S3s East
Main Street, 56
JNo. b. WAGNER,
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Jacobs G, Levy.
7o5 EAST BROAD.
Everything Drcssy for Man and Boy.

cies OF refined torture, lghtened though
1T was by the amusing and often gro-
tesque experiences OF which ne has given.
Autobiography. The father died OF yell
low fever at Mobile In 1872, and se:cn
years later. he mother. a woman Of fnees
character and unusual talent as an ac-
{ tress, also passed away. n 3a
Young Jcffersons progress in his art
was slow but steady and before he was
seventeen he had acted in support OF
AZ The opening Of tho Mexican war he
Joined a strolling company, 3mannged by
a man named Hart, and, folio wing the.
cid Spanish theatre in aiatamoras in the
spring OF 1916. The company prospefed
amazingly until the army advanced into
E ians behind, and then. for want OF pat
ronage. II was forced to disband
@ Thrown upon his own resources. and
young our III Jefferson. With Fellow. actor.
opened q stall for the sale OF coffee and
cakes in. the corner OF a gambling hell
and the partners saw q fortune almost
within their grasp. but ono night there
Was as,a q fight IN the gambling house. their
their other effects destroyed. and they
were compelled to retire from business.
sstill5 light-hear ted and undespairing. Mr..
where he waited until his half brother.
Charles Burke. could send him the money
for the journey to Philadelphia. While IN
New Orleans he fell in with John e.
Owens. then just past his majority, and
afterwards anlous us Scion Single. and
Il a friendship was formed that ended only
with OWENS death. When the money for
travelled up the Mississippi and ohio.
Rivers by ST Gamer to " heeling. where he
took a, stage over the old National Road
( to Cumberland, and from there travelled
by another stage route to Phila delphia,
where he had a Joyful reunion with
Charles Burke and other members OF his
family whom he had not seen for several
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sell and handle all kinds Of lumber; 10
manufacture all kinds OF bullatSs& SIP,
,j,s,laa pade OF luuahsSs -.
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fTheatre, New York. He had now gained
perfect and facile command OF his art,

Theatre, New. York. He had now gained
perfect and facile command OF his art
and though among the male members =
MISS ksene.s Company were Blake, Eou,-
dock, Sothern, Whenteigh and stod..
became an estatllshed metropolitan favor
lite. He remained with Miss Keene for
two seasons, after which he went to the
Winter Garden Theatre and supported
Dion Bouclcaut during a season made
historic by The Octoroon" and a num- m
he jo,rneyed to California as a star, but
the extravagarlt announcements OF his
advance agent led the San Francisco pub
lie to expect too much of him. and his
engagement proved a comparative fall
IRE.
Rip Van Wrinkle.
Jefferson's cold reception in California
cused him to resolve to tempt fortune IN
Australia, and lie accordinsly TOOK pas-
sage n the first ship leaving San Fran
cisco. Arrived In sidney he rented a
theatre and engaged 3 company 7, and an,
He remained IN Australia four years,
playing in the English comedies and gain
Ing all the time In reputation. fortune
and skill as an actor. When he regret
fully left Australia 1t was to visit Now
Zealand, and go thence TO South America.
AT Panama he took ship for England
w,hout Visiting the United States t 9, On
debut as Rip Van Wrinkle. Charles. Burke
had adapted 1rving's famous story. and
produced It In philadelphia in 1850. In
this production Mr.. Jefferson played
Seth, the Inn Keeper.
In this charming autobiography he tells
us that he was lying on the hay In a
barn In Paradise Valley. Pa. In the
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THE FAVoRITE ROUTE no sALTI.
MORE, THE NORTH AND THE
Wv l.E EAST-YoRk aRIYERN LINE. z

4 Leave Richmond daily. except SUNDAY.
connecting for philadelphia, New York
and all the North and East Low rate
excursion tickets now on sale daily.
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or Thursday Mr. Frohn,an was commits
stoned to send wreath to the funeral
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The
Asks q

Are you 16 or II years old7
Any boys round the house this
interesting age7
Here's line Of snappy Suits
5(57 altogether) for boys 16 and
II years old.
The ~ varieties are single
breasted mostlyiight and me-
dium weights. Been selling for
10, II, IS, and some for as much
as 10 dollars.
$6.75 entities you to your pick.
If you come quick. FL q
Z Doors open at 8 A. M. n
Seen the cRossETT 1905.
Oxfords? 81
They're showing clean pair
of heels to the rest OF the Blacks
and Tans-priced three-hfty.
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His Last Moments.

The last moments OF Mr.. Jefferson were
calm and peaceful. Al his deathbed were
his wife. his sons, Charles r. and Frank
Jefferson; his nurse. Miss Mabel Bing-
ham Or. r.. b. Potter, and Ills tatth:ul
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-01

1t Is said of DR.. John Brown, the gen.
ial and much loved author of "Rab and
His Friends" that he was personally
acquainted with every dog in Edin-
burGh Once while out driving he stop
ped in the middle of sentence and
looked out eagerly at the back of the
carriage.
'ls it some one you known asked
the friend who was with him.
"No," he replied. ITS dog 1 don't
know"
An old resident of Edinburgh tells
this story: A dog had recently been
brought to the city from Iceland and
for long time apparently suffered
from all the pangs of homesickness.
Dr. Brown became much interested
in the animal and tried frequently to
comfort it. At last one day he came
TO the house of his friend, DR.. Peddie.
with Il smiling face and said:
THAT dog is all right now. He went
out last night and saw the pole star,
and that has made him feel quite at
nome here"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-01
DON'T BOLT YOUR FOOD.
There Is Pleasure ms Well ms Health
In Deliberate Eating.

Fast eating is sure to be injurious
because to properly prepare the food
for digestion it must be thoroughly
masticated.
Rapid eating is still worse when 1t is
caused by the hurry of business or by
anxiety or nervous irritabillty or by
the common habit of "bolting" the food
Such eating is sure to produce indiges.
ton or dyspepsia.
The teeth, as well as the stomach,
are made for labor, and neither can
have their proper work to do If only
paps and broths and puddings and
hashes and other soft and artificially
prepared foods are crowded into the
stomach as though the cook in the
kitchen could masticate and digest the
food better than the natural grinders
and the chemical action and assimilat-
ing power of the stomach.
Those people who shovel great vulgar
mouthfuls of food into their mouths
and bolt 1t down as though they had
but ten minutes for q meal are gor-
handlers instead Of polite people.
They know little Of the pleasure of
deliberate eating or the luxury of sat
isfying hunger, and certainly they are
laying the foundation Of disease
Dry, hard food, vigorously chewed,
stimulates the flow of saliva, strength
ems the teeth and keeps them healthy
and invigorates the digestion.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-01
Fidelity and Affection of n Horse.

In the memoirs of General Count
de Segur," an aid-de-camp of Napo-
leon, the following affecting incident is
related:
During the nocturnal attack of the
Ullra, on Dec. 23. was unhorsed. My
animal had been wounded by bullet
In his chest, from which the blood was
streaming and as he could no longer
carry me / had been forced to leave
him, loading his equipment on my
shoulders. When l had reached our
first outpost, about 300 PAGES off, sat
down to rest before the fire, in some
grief at the loss of my mount, when
plaintive sound and an unexpected
contact caused me to turn my head.
1t was the poor beast, which had re-
vived and had dragged itself in the
wake of my footsteps. In spite of the
distance and the darkness, it had sue
ceeded in finding me and. recognizing
me by the light of the campfire, had
come up groaning to lay its head on
my shoulder. My eyes filled with tears
at this last proof of attaehment, and
| was gently stroliing it when, ex-
hausted from the blood it had lost and
its efforts to follow me, in the midst
of the men, who were as surprised
and touched as myself, it fell down,
struggled for moment and expired"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-01

George Washington's head gardener
was from some European kingdom,
where he had worked in the royal
grounds. But coming to America he
left his wife behind. Homesickness
for his guide" woman's face soon be-
gan to prey on him, and Washington
noticed the anxious eye and dropping
spirits Of his servant. Finally the man
went down to the river and declared
his intention Of shipping to the old
country, when who should come up
and lean over the side of newly ar
rived vessel but his wife. The kind
hearted general had secretly sent for
the woman, and she fortunately sur
prised her loving husband in one of. his
fits of despondency.