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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
NEGRO CLERKS HAVE
lost THEIR JOBS
Only Ones in the Newb0rt News Views
Custcm-H House Not TO y
be Retained.
Especial to The Times pispatch,)

tSpcGlRt w stC
NEW1PoR Tf NEWS, VA, APRIL l1'--W,.
III. q Brown and James I, Mitchell, The
only negro clerks employed IN tho local
custom house, have been given notice
that their services will not be required
after April 18th, II is believed that the
releasing Of these men is the only re-
duction Of force contemplated IN the
office at this time !,
Brown and Mitchell are leaders among
the negroes In this section, and Vt IL said
that their friends In washington VIII
make strong effort to have The order
revoked.
The Norfolk Presbytery last night de-
Fcided to allow REV. T.. r.. Watson, pastor
Of the Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian!
Church, of Berkley, to accent the call
from a church In Newcastle, Md MI
Watson resigned some time ago but his
congregation did not wish to give him MP
and it was decided to submit the question
to the prcsbytery.
John Tappin, ", II, Saunders and ], 7.
IIogg,, farmers living In Elizabeth City
county, were summoned TO court to-day 20
answer to the charge Of selling their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
The Prison Association.

AT the request OF member, wo an
nounced in yesterdays paper that the
of Virginia would be held Thursday
night. However, as the hall in which
II was proposed to hold the meeting could
not be had, W was announced In the adj
yertising columns that the meeting would
weelf, we had no knowledge OF this
change at the time: hence the confusion
We now repeat that tho meeting will bo
held al The rooms Of the II. r. 4, mex,
Tuesday evening, and President Hulzle,
and other officers Of the association vii
be glad 10 have as large an attendance as
possible A board Of directors is to bt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

constantly giving OF tl,eir time and means IAN,
toward : kos conduct Of the orgnnizat.itoan..
They cheerfuiiy acknowledsgftG, ~ me lie
a ara and dignity Q, t.e to then, because
81 thaS5rp oa pa ,.ttl' IN this most Important
W0rk thoush,a w sIt5e9 eo sq arexot sTs
ssfalne M 1 %th o. 81 fffa ~
h a best 5e eIy t of t Mso fStS Ssy
The abhy oa ana Of f0i Diirectors acting IN az.
cord Wiz us,,ggesions from some WHO
have signified the amounts !, t u W'
give toward the mo, mSye ,he most desirable
location FOR the new Y. M, q a. ou'lo-
gentlemen q this p sity Th nnd fn ss
tlrgent#netd Tor larger building. nave g
Erasiousy said they VII eon,r1lpnte az
ddsKresate sum ,s Of twenaes dollars eanh
one, five thousand dollars; one, two !, thou ~,
sand dollars The Assoc1atnm bI}ar "a
RESTLESS ssiGfEsa themselves . 'l'ss 9.
Sew friends Of r9rity Il mannsed p p
s snd fe for p 5ha s IS our brother
we apteslato you. both men ana women ~
OF means, to aid us IN TINS hisl anu ilop.e
tho gateway S t. the pr sepeh
GUS among her cues, ne, ,.n,,,i,t sof
ali other Communities. cannot afford to :,
SATISFIED With present ans sona,o Of oe on of
our most liberal contributors: Nothing
In reason. is too good for Fichmond, and
we ought not to be satisfied with any
thing less than the. best; 9
GA. HAWKINS. President.
Nv. y. DUKE.
KIM CliAS. u. BRA.UDR.
sIIRSIsYs ". ,yS3s + ic,,
ls iss5 JNO.. b. MINOR. b.
y JANIiIIS w. GORDON.
t9TJAS5 LEWIS ANDERSON.
,e 10. N. NENM AN. s
G8fSfNV.s j. NVIiITEHUE ST. *. %
gs sNOLIVDR j, SANDS.
TIC. WILLIAMS, JR.
SV.}9D. STILLS. &
r.. r. SUTTON.
r.. NJ. SMITH.
III XII s3 LIT CHRISTIAN. 88
s5ft III 8JNO. II. NANCY. " A
L.. M. WILLIAMS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
Flood and Montague.

Congressman Flood cannot sustain hin1-
self in the charge which he has brought
against Governor Montague that the Gov
ernor has neglected the duties OF ms
office in going about the State and the
country making speeches. So FAR as we
are Informed, and we have watched the
Governors course closely, he has met
every obligation OF his office conscien-
tiously and courageously. In addition 70
the discharge of his office duties he mas
Undoubtedly performed q public . service
In going from place to place making
speeches III the interest of public schools,
good roads, good government business
enterprise and good morals. He is one
OF the best known Governors In the United
states to-day, and he has done the part
of a good citizen in bringing into public
notice the advantages and resources OF
Virginia. Wherever he has been ne has
attracted attention md reflected honor
and credit! upon. the office Which he holds
and the State which he represents.
Governor Montaguetis a.Sfino speaker
and always drawing card. He has
helped along many q good cause and many
good institution by spealSingsa word In
season in their behalf and z no is to be
commended and to be thanked for Tho
good service that he has thus performed
Mr.. Flood knows very we'll that II thu
Governor had selrishly refused to respont
to these calls and remained bound UP il
Rlclmond. he would have been condcmnet
as a man who loved his comfort and cas-
better than he loved the public interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
An Open Letter.
c,ltizens of RICHMOND:

To the Citizens Of Richmond.
yssns sy The R Y1Sng en
Christian Association Of RICHMOND. Ct
Main and Sixth Streets. was erected.
At this time, the membership was about ut
four hundred. The average membership
Of to-day is twelve hundred, with q
daily attendance Of fully. five hundred.
Tho capacty Of the building Is nG ~ c 9ve
PEELED to request the boys to leave the
building in tho early evening that the
men may come in and have the use OF
a tS sGea no EHenS thougRu nam
and woman will agree that such cohu -
lions ought not to exist Tho -, ten 70
fifteen year old lads OF today VII pre- pre-
;hcm interested In and under the m
fluence of this institution is 70 help to
keep them pure in spirit mind and body;
all the trouble and cost Of reformation:
which,. even when best effected. cannot
be relied upon to produce SO GOOD men
We must admit that to DO compelled 70
ask him to leave tho building during the
very hours onG be best spare e Sest
Way Way to w" warm ' tise boys heart TO the or
ganization. This. too. Is usually about
the time when 1t Is desirable that 7, ! h ~
should not be forced to flnd amusement
In the streets.
Our conditions is just this--we cannot
properly take care OF our present mem
bership, much less invite additional mem
bership with any hope OF extending the
privileges In all departments because o.
| lack Of ROOM Ought such a condition
| to obtain In the city Of Rchmond2 Arc
there not enough good citizens n !, ]. Rich.
mond with means, who are willing tt
| contribute the amount required 10 erect
such a building as istnecessary, at some
suitable and desira Bile location, to tn.
your men and hoys spiritually and t
| good citizenship? Such! as these abou
whom we are concerned are, to make OF
mar the future OF Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
[RHYHE1Slii2i 'T.l[ 0DE7
President Roosevelt's Parting In
e+r,,c1;o. !, Cacratar,, och

structions to Secretary Loeb.
I1arkee Loeb IT'S my vacation.
Far from mortal habitatlon.
In the Swilds that I love best
Pray don't think this affectation
Or Jest.
Telegraph me at your. peril,
Wipe mo off the u. s.. map,
Leave me lonely In the sterile
Waste or snowy noun tain- cap, Z,
Where no Tom or Dick or Jerry'l
Name. not to me old Domingo,
Venezuela do not name FL. ,,nao.
Now I seeks@a hunters fame
Twas to wing oh, the namingo
That came.
Let the 5Japs lick tvensky.
Politics have little sensky
To er Sssr 1nn me a1sfn.
i5 ~ @Ra stsS VI Witch CHI '''
Mentions not the name Of K g. :, e.Isr
d Let the Germans take 9IanGler, s.s,a
Let mieTbe no whit the wiser
If the&Ffench are acting Queer
AS Il stalk near fonming geyser
For a&deer:
Trusts ofs Beef and oil and butter
Must notr come to mar my Sport
Leave me- be though war news flutters
IL saahEur2R pfe ,eGS cutter
In, ,o2p tAlspprties
Far from on val and wire and cable
17;Let me hunt the Horned knu
! And the dinosaur Of fable
1 And the mink: and ma gpie. 90
All Of whom I'll ship with labep
| Ito the zoo. ~
Let no startling morning pa per 81, -
/ b Come to mar myt.care,lree cilase
After porcupine4 and tapir--, II. A
Let glne fish ain7p fei,o,,s Tor Or nen
4 Round the place,
. The nations I, Loeb, are but my cl1essmer
| THEY'LL not stir till i am ready,
And long forrest and less men
Hanging round--1nf short, dear f,reuu'
Keep tn Associated Freshmen
s Tsr frGm I noeSs Christian name
IN reality William but, for sufficient
! obvious reasons, it has seemed pest
change it here.) ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
What Is a Bow Worth?

An open letter printed elsewhere, and
signed by well known citizens. emphasizes
the great work now being done by the
Young Men's Christian Association. and
appeals TO the public TO aid the associa-
ton in getting new building. Without
another word, IL Is 3 auficient tribute
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
Rhame-Hundley.

Especial to The Times D!spatch.)
CAPE CHARLES, VA. April 13.-Miss
Rev. John ~. Hundley. pastor OF the
First BAPTIST Church OF this city, and
Claude Rhame, young railroad man.
also OF this city, were united In mar.
riage at the home Of the bride to-day
at noon, Rev. Mr.. Hundley, father OF
the BRIDE performing the ceremony,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
ARRAY in the Mountains.
1snec,al q The TImney- pispatcl.)

Especial to The Tmes-DlHpatch.l -
PAST BRADFORD, VA, April ls:-Tom
frnm Walton for treatment with an ugly
wound in his stomach inflicted ~ jim
Martin, Of the same place. It Is thought
he will recover. MA'tln is still ut large
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
Fletcher-Swartzel.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
e ROANOKE, VA, April 13.-Nliss Eva
May Swartzcl, daughter OF Mr., a. II:
awartzel, and Mr. John Fletcher, OF 81
night a t the residence OF the bride. Rev,
III D.. Hout, officiating. Mr.. John Cog
hill was bcst man, and Miss May Minnich
was maid Of honor. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
chosen end all members who can do SO
should 90 present.

CHOSEN tEu liiSuAo'SA " -
should 90 present.
In the editorial article on the double
and single primary question. printed IN
Tho News Leader yesterday, there was
not tbs slightest purpose to accuse Tho
| Tlmes. Dispatch, directly or indirectly, Of
treachery to the primary principle. Wo
regret that 1t is n fact that an expression
IN that article was capable Of such con.
structior, but dlsavoW distnctly su ven
p,,r,osc. we very strongly suspect that
there Il m ,lndercurrent Of treacherous
hostility to the Whole primary system,
h,t we believe that The Tanes-Dispntch
Is a sincere friend OF that system inno-
Gently allowing itself to be drawn into
striking d deadly blow against tit.-NeWs
Leader.
That Is n gentleman's disavowal, ana
We gladly accept 1t in tho spirit IN Wh M o !
At Is made. BUT our contemporary neeo
give itself no concern on the score that
The Times Dispatch is being used as q
cats paw 10 serve the ends of those w mo
are opposed to the primary plan. II "
will make dligent inquiry, IT VIII asc ,e
tain that some of those who are most IN IN
4erested and who arc champions OF the
primary plan In general are yet heartily ar. "
In favor Of holding separate primaries ~ 7
order that local and State contests may
not be confused.
=.
rho following startling bulletin appear
ed in a special edition of the Atlanta a
Journal: /,
Happy rfunt.ag Grounds, Colo. April
% ,rhn o,tizana Of this section who are
following President Roosevelt on his Vol
hunt were a....,neu Il orso and lap up
ident leap lroi!i ~ }:'s,I .sss1t IL +I,o
water from pulla ., r....., ~ thn
1,Ise 'i ..,,,a,, y 49,, 49, int human being
drank water and survived"
-========a= - a,,o
q 1>ot wy ~ : $500 ,i' fo,ao+ ton
of which we regret TO tIlttN " .loi 6ostSA''
80, I ,7aa And tells a gratifying
t,,t, /, th,s nara graph:
..,,,o sor,,, a. showing the President
that while It's politics may be cut on tne
.,i,c ooca s,onolly 1t always Keeps ltS
n 6laT IN straight, 4. j.
-=s.= : - :, =
John y. F F.Gr q. a.. -, !.
t ''ae NY ~ W. "a ,,o,,.+au
fcred currency u Tue, ie sLSSSPesS-s
hnt he would like to know whether the
- u,nq Of rebates from railroads is a, thing
altogether unknown to the gentlemen Of
the cloth.
80 "a 5#
Hon. Austen Chamberlain, England
chancellor Of the Exchequer, announces
fiat the financial year closes with a sur
800 'HZ9sf y t5g :, :, M ooo Secro-
plus amounting - s'o''0 S'Y'.s -,
tary Shaw Woulo pc 2l'ie'seu = - I
he did II. Flu
5lt --------'.----'-- - =, :,
Edward Atkinson says woiia''
dress on S65 q year. wy "ou'u 800. N'.l
moro of the verdict were II. SlSlleu u ny
M rdyord With a postscript cxpluin-
~ ~ ,,o,,. ..
i''9 49, - 49, - .-.----------- fa..
$50, a,.,,o,ts ,roIwoiting with Interest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
RPernel Hawkins.

m Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
BuRKEVILLE, YA... April la,-pernesi
Hawkins died April nth at the nome 81 o.
his mother, Mrs. j. T.. Hawkins, agGe'd
twenty-five years, after q lingering ~
ness He was buried yesterday IN BURKE
vile Cemetery. ~ s !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

Entered January az, 1903, at
Richmond, VA, aa secohd'clasa
matter, under Act OF Congress
Of March 8, 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

John D. rockefeller thinks 1t strange 2
that the church looks askance a his pro {,
fcred currency True, he accepted rebates
INT he would like to know whether the
taking Of rebates from railroads Is q thing Mn
altogether unknown to the gentlemen Of g
the cloth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

A Northern Republican paper, the name lame
of which we regret to have forgo TIC ten
says a great deal and tells q gratifying 'l
truth in this paragraph:
1.-THE South is showing the Presldens
that while Its poll ties may pc cut on ny =.
bias occasionally, 1t always ~ Keeps i' 10 10
hospitality on straight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

All Unsigned Communications will be
discarded. 80 -. no
Rejected Communications will not De
returned unless accompanied by stamps
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

General Lincvitch Is rapidly, nearing
the regret to report condition. Z.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

Manchester Bureau: Carriers Drug o 'o' y
No. 1102 Hull Street.
petersburg Headouartcrs: J. Beverley ;, , no.
risons, No. 400 North Sycamore Stsee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

Hon. Austen Chamberlain IN siah 90 :
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, announces
that the financial year closes with a sur SUI
plus amounting to some s7ooo'ooo S ecre-
tary Shaw would be pleased to hear how
he did it..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful it is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature,
but few realize it's value when taken
into the human system for the same
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking. drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectualIy clears and i'm
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts rs natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels;
it dsinfects the mouth and throat
from the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the
best charcoal and the most for the
money is in Stuart's Charcoal
LoZenges: they are composed of the
finest powdered Willow charcoal, and
other harmless antiseptics in tablet
form or rather in the form of large,
CcN$i
being mixed with honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condi-
ton of the general health. better COM
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of
the benefits of charcoal says: Il adj
wise Stuart's Charcoal LoZenges to all
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat: I also believe the liver is
greatly benefited by the daily use OF
them; they cost but twenty-five cents
box at drug stores. and although i'll
some sense a patent preparation, yet
I believe l get more and better char
coal in Stuart's Charcoal LoZenges
than in any of the ordinary charcoal
tablets"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

Well, I have broke the show all to
pieces, just by not being able to stand
grief Everything is all balled up,
the managers are sore at me, and
afraid OF Csing sent to Jail, and pa
thinks i ought to be mauled.
1t was this way: When we left
Washington WEI cut loose from every
home tie, and plunged into Virginia.
and the trouble began at once. We met
Q lawyer on the train, on the way 10
Richmond, and fed him in our dining
car. and got him acquainted with all
the performers and freaks, ana ne toiu
us that we would have 10 be carefuI
in Virginia, cause all the white peeple
were first families and arIstocfatlc
and if any man about our show should
fail to be polite to the white people
they would be shot or lynched, but IL
we wanted TO shoot niggerS the game
laws were not very strict about IT,
cause the open season on niggers run
the wear around. but you couldn't
shoot white people only two mouths
in the year. He said another thing
that scared pa and the managers. lie
said If q travelling show did not pA"-
form al il advertised the owners we're
liable 70 go to State prison for 20
wears. and that each town had men
on the lookout to see that shows diin't
advertise what they didn't carry out.
Pa and the managers held Il consul
tation. ana couldn't find that we ad-
vertised anything that we didn't have.
except the ourang outang that we took
on at New York. which eats and
dresses like a man, cause that animal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

had filed the cigarette with snuff,
and after blowing out the smoke | be-
gan to sneeZe, and the audience fairly
went wild. l sneezed about eight
times. and at every sneeze the pin in
my spine hurt like thunder, but L
never lost my temper, till about the
seventh sneeZe, when my monkey
mask flew off, and then a boy about
my size. right in front of me, yelled:
ut amt a monkey at all, it is little
niger" and he threw a ripe persim-
mon and hit me right in the eye. |
said right out in plain English:
You're a liar and 1 can knock the
stuffing out Of YOU
/ pulled off my dress coat and
started for him, but pa grabbed me
on enc side and the monkey trainer
on the other, and they tried TO get
me to return TO the monkey character,
and chatter, and pa put my monkey
mask on me, but l struck right there,
and pulled it off, and told him and
the managers that / would not play
monkey any more with a tail pinned
TO my spine, my stomach full of
cayenne pepper and my nostrils full
CT Scotch snuff and my face all
puckered up with persimmons.
The crowd yelled: Fraud. Fraud!
Kill the bald-headed old man who is
were making a rush to clean out the
show when the dressing-room door
opened TO let the hippodrome chariot
racers out, and the way the chariots
scattered the crowd was a caution.
That saved us from serious trouble,
for the chariots run over a lot of ne
aroes. which pleased the audience
and they let us off without killing us.
They got me back to the dressing
room and had to take a pair of pinch
ers to get that safety-pin out of my
spine, and on the way to the dressing
room some one walked on my monkey
tail and pulled it off, and that was
dead loss. Pa sat by me and famed
me, cause / was faint, and then he
said: My boy, You played your part
well. until the persimmcn hit you. and
then you forgot that YOU were an
actor, and became yourself and / don't
blame you for wanting to punch that
boy who called you little niger, and
said l was your pa. After this chariot
race is over we will go around in front
of the seats. and find the boy, and
you can do him UP. Your monkey
business was the feature of the show
to-day"
We went out and found boy that
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

looked like the one that sassed me,
but he must have been his big broth
er. cause when I went up to him
and swatted him in the nose, he gave
me a black eye, and 1 am sight.
That evening, at the performance.
we cut out the educated ourang
outang, and the lawyer we met on the
cars came to the show, and said we
would all be arrested for not perform
ing all we advertised, but he could
settle it for a hundred dollars, and
pa paid him the money, and he went
out and got jag and came in the
show and was going to make trouble,
when pa took him to the cage where
the 40-foot boaconstrictor was uncoil-
ing itself, and the Virginian got one
look at the snake and went through
the side of the tent yelling: Tive got
'em again. Catch me. somebody"
We got out of town before morning.
and nobody was arrested, except the
negroes that got run over in the
chariot race.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

outang had been trained to eat like
a man and wear mems clothes, that
his tail was in the way, so at a great
expense the management had caused
Dennis tail to be amputated at a New
York hospital. and while we always
carry the tail along, it was only used
when a critical audience demanded
it, but if this refined audience SO de-
sired the tail would be attached to the
intelligent animal.
The crowd yelled: PIN on the tail;
the tail goes with the hide" and the
trainer began to pin it on. Say, /
could have killed that trainer. He
run that safety pin about an inch into
my spine, and l jumped into the air
about four feet. and was going to use
q cuss word that / learned in Phila-
delphia, but l had presence of mind
enough to grunt just as Dennis used
to, and chatter like a monkey, and
the day was saved. The tail was on
and l turned my back to show that it
was on straight. like a woman's hat
when pa said to hurry the perform
ance to a conclusion, because he could
see that there was a spirit of unrest
in the audience, and he would not be
surprised any moment to see Virginia
secede and go out of the union.
There was nothing more for me to
do except to drink my cup Of after
dinner coffee, and smoke my cigarette,
and quit, and / was patting myself
on the back at my success and
squirming around in the chair. cause
the pin in my tail hurt my back, bat
never said q word The attendant
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

He usually makes bale to the acre.
This year it is short a fourth, and
many farmers will not make over fifty
or sixty per cent. of the crop made
last year. Mr.. Smith added:
Seventy five per cent. of the cot
ton in Harnett county has already been
ginned. Last year at this time / do
not think one-half of it had been
ginned, for we run our gins into jan
uary Two weeks from now we will
not have a bale of cotton to gin. We
begun to gin earlier this year than
last year. We had more rotten locks
and faulty locks this year than last.
The first picking was an inferior grade
due to the untoWard seasons"