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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
NEW YORK LECTURER.
Dr.. Henry w. Leipziger to De-
liver Address Here.

Dr.. Henry ", Lepziger director OF thu
public lecture courses OF the city Of
New York, VIII deliver an address be-
fore the Richmond Education Associa-
ton, at the Mechanics Institute, on Mon
day evening, November aIth, 8ii
s The subject OF his address will be 'srha
school as the centre of community life"
The lecture Wll fbe Illustrated vs.
stereopticon views ga:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
LoWENBERG STRICKEN j
Prominent Norfolk Capitalist and
Promoter Partially Paralyzed.

NORFOLK, VA. November 23,--navid
I.owenberg. one OF Norfolk's most promi-
,nent citizens sustained a stroke Of pa
ralysis In his apartment in tho Month
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
STRUCK ON HEAD,
Harry Cain Killed BY Plank at a
Saw Mill
Especial to The Times D.spa tcb,

f WINSTON-SA,EAl, N, c., Nova,, 10 >
23.--Mr, Harry Cain, OF Mocksville was
struck on the head e, by a plank at Gains
sveng and received in5ufes af feom ussda a
he died last night n =
He WAS rs years old and recently re-
turned home from q two-years' stay In
San Francisco, He was the son Of Mr..
have been married in December 10 Cal
,forn!a lady.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Rici1n,onders in New Yark.

(special to The Times Dispatch
NHW YORK. November 2s.--NNaldprf--
nm. 5Stens. Manhatt an-7Airs, NJ, ", Wsl-
cunlherland,-M Mrs, Sanders; Hotel Aator.-
Nv, u. Barrett; broadway S'entral--K.
Crawley; Herald squarerrH, T., Cole.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24

OF Mrs, Robert Page Grymes Mrs. A. y.
Warren. Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Templo, ana
Mrs. Robert Grymes. Mrs, Greer and
Mrs, Gentry served the dainty refresh
ments q Y Az IN 81 " 54 i s34'
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
Prof. johnson Dismissed.

A great deal of comment has been
caused by the dismissal of Prof
Johnson by the board of trustees
from the head of the Collbran
schools. Prof. johnson has often
visited Grand Junction and is well
known here. especially in the educa-
tional circles. In speaking of the
matter the Plateau Voice has the
following to say:
So many stories are scattered
abroad concerning Prof. Johnsons S
dismissal from the Collbran schools
that we will give the story just as
we have it from the directors. There
is very little to tell, in fact. For
some time the board had doubted
Mr.. Johnson's capability, in certain
respects, to deal with the school, and
as he had no contract, they decided
that according TO the best of their
Judgment it was wise to dismiss him
and hire someone else in his place.
The Voice knows nothing about Mr.
Johnson's ability as a teacher or
disciplinarian, but we found him to
be high-minded gentleman and we
regret that it was necessary to make
the change.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
Nine. MantelIi Coming.

Thanks to the management of the
Park opera house, music lovers are
to have a night of real grand opera
on Saturday evening next. when the
Mantelli Grand Opera Company.
headed by the peerless Mantelli her
self, late prima donna of the Metro
politan opera house, New York, will
be heard in a repertoire of popular
grand opera, embracing the best
acts. scenes and musical gems of
"n Trovatore,' Carmen" and
Faust"
The Mantelli organization carries
no chorus. but this omission is more
than made up for by the appearance
of list of eminent grand opera ar
lists who appear in all the principal
roles, under the direction of Sig
Gaetano Marcia. the well known Ital-
ian conductor.
Each opera is presented with ade-
quate special scenery and handsome
costumes.
The company is now on its first
trans-continental tour. having during
the past three weeks filled phenom-
enally successful engagements in
Butte. Helena, Spokane. Seattle, Ia
coma, Vancouver. Portland, San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Denver,
in each of which cities leading news
paper critics have almost unani-
mously pronounced it the best organ
ization of its class that has ever
visited the Pacific coast.
From Grand Junction they jump
direct to Salt Lake City for three
performances at the Salt Lake thea
ter 1t is fortunate, indeed. for low
ers of high class music in this city
that Manager Haskell was able to
arrange this engagement.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
Aged Lady's Death.

Mrs. Elsie A. Bancroft died Satur-
day evening at O'Clock at her home
in Palsade. after a protracted illness.
Asthma was the primary cause of
death.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon from the Baptist church
at Palisade. Rev CroweIl of that
church conducted the last service ov-
er the dead. Interment at the Pal
isade cemetery, Undertaken Gour-
ley in charge.
Mrs. Bancroft was II years of age.
Her native home was in Maine. She
lad been resident of the Grand
valley for the past four years and
was widely known in the Palisade
community Four children suryiy-
ing her reside in the valley. They
are Messrs. B. y. Bancroft, formerly
of this city. now of Palisade; r. N
Bancroft. the well known Palisade
real estate man; Emory Bancroft,
and Mrs. Reed. Another son re-
sides in the east.
Mrs. Bancroft was lady of no
BILE character and was a devoted
christian. She was highly respected
by a large circle of friends.
The daily sentinel., 1905-02-13
Eli Perkins lecture. March 10

Eli Perkins lecture. March IL.
Cut flowers of the choicest varl-
cites at the Grand Junction Seed
Company.
Notice the program of the Must
clans ball which appears in this pa
per tonight.
Superintendent Allen of the city
schools and George n. Faleoner. ''Ye
Bookman." have heard Mrs. Bertha
Kunz Baker of New York. who will
give a reading from "Parsifal' Mon
day evening at the Congregational
church. and both gentlemen state
that she is a reader of the most
brilliant talent. and an entertainer
of the highest ability.
On Monday evening, February 20,
at the Congregational church, Mrs.
Bertha Kunz Baker of New York
will give reading of wagner's
great music drama. "'Parsifal." IN
der the auspices of the Woman S
Club. Mrs. Baker has national
reputation as a reader and large
audience will doubtless hear her on
Monday evening. Admission. soc;
and 25c.
For fresh cut flowers for the ball
go to the Grand Junction Seed Com
pany on Main street Many varieties
and all beautiful.
The statesman., 1905-09-22
MY Gentle Harp.

Ny gentle harp once more | waken
The sweetness OF my slumbering str6.n
In tears our last farewell was taken.
And now in teaIs We meet again.
40 light Of joy hath DER thee broken.
But like those harps whose heavenh
skill
OF slavery. dark as thine. hath spoken
Thou hanEst upon the willow still
And yet. sinre last thy cho-d resoundcd
An hour Of peace and triumph came.
And many an ardent bosom bounded
With hoIes that now are turned tt
shame
Yet even then ~hlle Peace was singing
Her halcyOn son Ger laud ard sea.
Tho joy and Ope to ctheIs Bringing.
she only brought new tears 10 thee.
But cone-f vet thy frorrp can TOR Nv
Ors nFeatn Of joy. oh breathe foI rne,
And show the WORT. in chains asd sof
row.
How sweet thy m rsic stil can be.
How. giyly. even n gloom surrounding
Thou vet canst Eale at pleasures
TIN
Like Meroro7's bro en iware s"'' 49,
Mid dcsolai'ou tunefal still.
Thpwas McJs
The statesman., 1905-09-22

quet. with silver sets valued at $4,000.
says the Philadelphia Record.
Solid silver was handled by the road.
sters and outcasts as II It we're nothing
more than ordinary tinplate and the
story of the night dinner rivals that
Of the Millionaire club.
The scene OF the midnight feast was
in grove near Perryvllle. A freight
car had been broken open and some of
Tlffany's finest art gems In solid silver.
consigned by the New York house tc
parties in Washington. were stolen
and carried TO the grove.
Foraging parties we're sent out by
the nomads and soon silver chaflne
dishes we're used for frying chicken
and gold-lined goblets we're utilized for
quafflng the foaming beer
In the height Of the frollc police and
detectives swooped down on the mer.
rymakers and made one or two ar
rests, but the majority OF the Weary
WlIlles" made their escape. The rail-.
road authorities have been keeping the
real facts quiet,
The statesman., 1905-09-22

about 500 yards up the sidin'. soon's
we stopped | got torch n hustled
hack to see what had made us lake
the switch
We'll, sir, would you believe It,
that last bolt of lightnin' had hit the
sidin' switch right on the point, beLdin
the point of the split switch over ~
that it touched the main rails, causin
us to, take the sidin'. If we hadn't
gone on the sidin we'd hit that big
rock goin' at a good clip n there
would have been terrible wreck.
"one of the passengers hearin the
story of the rabbits foot, offered me
considerable sum for it, gut | re-
fused. Not because I'm superstitious.
Oh, gracious. no! Well-er-mebbe
it was just from sentiment However,
the rabbits foot is still in the order
clip"
The statesman., 1905-09-22
RIGHTS OF THE SLEEPER.
Cleveland Newspaper in Defense Of a
Bad Practice,

Ddu TEdCtiCSs
A Daniel-come-to-judgment in Mem
phis. Tenn, recently fined a church
member 500 for snoring In church.
He called it breach of the peace and
treated it accordingly. And now there
is every evidence Of profound dlsmay
among the brethren. They are for
the most part inclined 10 assert that
sleeping In church Is only a breach
OF etiquette at the worst. As for
snoring, that's something over which
the offender has no control. He s-ores
unconsciously and involuntarily. II
is the result OF a peculiar construc-
tion Of his piping outfit, a construction
that was carried to completion with
out his supervision, and certainly
without his consent From this point
OF view the judge was clearly wrong
in inflcting punishment upon the in
nocent victim of an unfortunate flaw
In construction.
AT the same time the members do
not show any overwhelming desire to
carry the case to higher court. They
are too much stunned. as 1t were, to
do anything-except pay the fine. But
the time may be coming in Memphis
or elsewhere, when the right of a man
to sleep where he pleases. and to gar
nish that sleep by trombon or other
nasal form Of accompaniment, will
be fully tested and defned.-Clevelan
Plain Dealer
The statesman., 1905-09-22
Tho KInk That WON'T Come Back

You can make your hair Just "a
straight and smooth as you want to BY
using the Original ozonlzed OK Mar.
row, and the klnk that was there be
fore win not come back. The ozonized
OK Marrow also keeps the hair from
falling out. cures dandrutf and makoa
the hair grow. II never fails. One
bottle does II. Sold over forty years
to ladies' OF refinement all over the
country, giving perfect satisfaction.
Send US so cents and we viii ship you
a bottle express paid Address Ozon.
lied OK Marrow Co.. 76 Wabash Az
enue. Chicago. III.
The statesman., 1905-09-22
TRAmPs HAD ROYAL FEAST.
They Dined OF Gold and Silver Taken
from a Frelaht Car.

According to the statement of a
railroad man who lives in Chester, Pa.
and was an eyewitness of the affair,
tramDs and yeggmen who frequent the
line of the Philadelphia, Baltimore G.
Washington railroad between Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, held Z royal ban.
The statesman., 1905-09-22
WHY ENGINEER HAS FAITH IN
RABBITS FOOT.
Had to Do Powerful Roofing" to
Avert Disaster, but Was Equal to
the Task-Lishtning Bolt Also Had
Something to Do With It.

III ObbNi oiNN-iOOh Nooh PAIN
much attention to the woods on either
side of the track, when a swiftly NOV
in rabbit tried to cross ahead of us"
said the fat engineer, according to
the New York Sun. Before you could
say Jack Robinson we'd overtaken it,
n as Murphy said when we ran over
the Dutchman's dog, the wheels took a
turn for the wurst, n he was a dead
rabbit.
"Suthin came ayin' up through the
cab window n l ducked to miss the
left hind leg of a rabbit which was
tossed up by the rapidly revolyin'
drivers. I was for tossin' it out of the
window again, but Murphy wouldn't
stand for it. Mercy, no.
$50 stuck the rabbits left hind leg
up in my order clip. For the remain
der of our westward trip felt just
about the same as that feller Damo
cles, who sat in at the feed with the
business end of a sword dangling over
his think emporium. A feller would
feel little more secure in that place
if he-knew the sword was fastened up
with Hopper safety clutch.
I'VE got to the other end of our run
without encounterin' anything bigger'n
woodchuck. When it came time for
US to bring our train back in the even.
in there were black n omlnous
clouds gatherin' in the sky which fore
told Of the first thunder n lighthin
storm Of the season.
When we started on the return
trip, about o'clock, the storm broke
in all its intensity. have seen some
right husky thunder n lightnin' dis.
turbances, but this one took the blue
ribbon.
THE rain came down in sheets, n
you couldn't get fifteen feet ahead of
tie pilot except when the linghtnin
flashed through the sky. Then II
would be as light as day for an in
staIit but after the fash died away 1t
sot so black as to make the ace Of
spades look like snowflake.
"As we came aroun' by the old
stone crusher sidin' in Coopers noun
tain a fash of lightnin' which made
the ones precedin 1t look like the
splutterin' of parlor match lit UP
the sky for fully minute n ! was
paraiyzed by the sight the sudden H.
Elimination revealed to me. Right in
the east-bound track, hardly 500 yards
ahead of us, just beyond the point OF
the crusher sidin', was big rock
weighin' about fve tons, which syi
dently had been washed down by the
storm. The rabbits foot would GER
ainly have to do some tall rootin' to
lujitsu the impei din catastrophe.
Il slammed or the air brake so
hard that some of the car wheels
were ground fat lr'n a cornet out Of
tune But | knew It wouldn't have
&;ch effect in slackin' the speed Of
tie train before We struck the rock
Suddenly there was another stun.
min fash of lighthin' n then streak
OF blue fire seemed to run up the
rails. The engine seemed almost to
vault from tie track n in a second
could tell from tae lurchin that we
had taken the stone.erusber sidin',
we cane to STOP after soin
The statesman., 1905-09-22
onIy American LIfe ouar.I.

Marshall Roberts occupies the more
or less enyiable position Of being the
only native born American who eve,
became an officer in the British liz.
Guards.
The statesman., 1905-09-22
OF Course You Want
THE SHORT LINE

When going to Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, Cripple Creek or 10 Texas,
then take the Colorado g. Southern
The statesman., 1905-09-22

Its not only the Sh RI Line but offers
superior service to these points. All
rains fast and punctual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22
AN ARKANSAS VALLEY DowsER.

The divining rod, or, as it is called IN
England, the "dowsing rod has been
the subject of wonder, alternating IN
admiration and denunciation, for the
last 250 years. There have been cpl
denies of interest in the dowseT and his
strange operations many times, and IN
between. periods of years when nothing
has been heard about the subject. But
the finding of wells Of sweet water by
the aid of forked sticks has been going
on all this time without interruption,
says the Wichita Eagle.
It is no exaggeration to say that the
agricultural population of the world,
particularly in Great Britain, Europe
and in parts of western America, has
been saved millions of dollars of need
less expense by the advice Of the hum
BILE dowser.
At the present time there is another
epidemic of popular interest in this fas-
chatting subject, owing principally to
by Well-known dowsers in the south Of
England, which recalls the fact that
Wichita has a dOwser, who goes the
Englishrnan several better for he claims
to be able to locate oil as well as water
beneath the earth's surface. His name
is Peter Isch and his home is on Brind-
! ley avenue near Whitney, two streets Of
the West side. Ayear ago when the oil
button scheme was started, Mr.. 1sch
visited the commercial clubs and the
Eagle office and making the assertion
that he could find oil, he desired to To-
cate a site for drilling for the button
promoters. When questioned concern
ing his method he departed and return
ed with a forlxed stick a piece of a
peach tree. Taking this in his two
hands, the end Of a fork in each, with
an under grasp, he proceeded through
the editorial rooms to the back of the
building. At several places along the
way, the Joined end of the fork deS-
cribed slowly a circle in the air on a
plane at right angles with the floor
Time and again different members of
the force tried to stop the fork in it's
revolutions, apparently without any
muscular exertion from Isch, the stick
twisted on and out of the grasp of ev-
cry man. On Isch's reaching the back
of the building, the fork fairly whirled
over and over. Thereupon the dow
SER explained that there was oil be-
the force brought to mind the fact that
the engineers oil cans on the first floor
were directly underneath Mr.. Isch
Col NJ. M Murdoch when a young
man on the frontiers of the west, had
this power and found it most useful
and successful in locating wells on the
prairies for himself and his neighbors.
In his hands the bark would often be
peeled off of the fork in his muscular
endeavor to prevent it from turning.
The English "dowsers'' invariably
uneducated, simple in their habits and
living very close to nature, have in
the past six months not only pointed
out the exact spots where hundreds of
living springs have been discovered
below the surface in apparent barren
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

varre You remember other camps
and other courts and acqult yourself
accordingly. Then at last when you
are ushered from this anteroom into
thu. presence of death, you make your
entrance like a gentleman"
His manner becomes lighter. AS
he pauses those seated at the table
laugh-aH save one or two, who re-
spond to the echo OF his voice He
turns again to the window.
at is for this I watt for a light
o'-love-never," he says. Stung by
the skeptical amusement of his COM
rades, Debonnaire draws from his
breast a small oval object hung from
Since you insist, though it goes sorely
AGAINST the grain, III silence you, and
be done with your badinage. Look
you, messieurs, at this faded minia-
He hands the oval to the colonel
who looks at the face portrayed
thereon and passes it on, each sue
cessively doing the same in silent
wonder.
None other. woman's face; but
where's the woman? Ask Of the night,
ask of the air the sea, the sky; ask of
the pale cold moon above US
RTessieurs, she must have entered the
court I speak OF fun two Ger, centuries
ago. You see the hair. Thus they
wore it when Louis XI was king. Be
hold the eyes Such guileless eyes are
not in fashion now. This is the pic
ture of some Mademoiselle de Cadillac,
who lived long years ago. Through
generations it has come down to me.
Do you wonder that no other face has
charms for Debonnaire %
The picture reaches the governor;
ne starts, and gazes more closely, and
looks up in amazement.
This is no lady of old" he declares.
81 tell you she is alive and she is living
today Unless I am blind or mad, this
is the niece and ward of Monsieur
Raoul de Cadillac, the present French
secretary of New Amsterdam"
After further parley, Debonnaire &C
cepts a wager of two thousand crowns
that he will go to New Amsterdam,
win and marry the original Of the pic
ture in miniature and return with her
within a certain time.
A condition of the wager prevents
Debonnaire from disclosing his real
name his rank and station in life and
his great wealth; he is to go to New
Amsterdam as wanderer, with no
one to vOuch for him, and thus seek
out the lady of his love and win her.
Debonnaire wins, but his troubles
do not cease, and there is sword-play
enough to make ones blood Jingle in
the last act.
OF course It ends nicely, and the
couple live happily ever after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

q big contract on hand to complete be-
Iofe can expect to indulge in any such
pleasure
Pleas. Please writ. write to me yourself also.
ours truly q. S. GRANT"
MRS Boggs tells many interesting
anecdotes OF Grant, among them of the
only speech she ever knew Of his max
ing II was after the war, and the
members of the Grant family were
away that Mrs. Boggs attended a
theater with General Grant. During the
performance it became noised through
the audience that Grant was there. Re
tween the acts there was a storm of
cries OF Grant! Grant! GrantP' The
general did not wish to respond but
Mrs. Boggs urged him to stand up and
say something. The general arose and,
bowling, said I thank you and sat
down.
During the war and while Mrs. Grant
was absent from ST. Louis, Mrs Boggs
cared for the Grant children and it was
with reference to them that the general
wrote the above letter in which he made
the characteristic statement that he
had "a big contract on his hands,
Mrs. Boggs' brother, John Catick,
lived on one of her farms north of the
Kansas river for many years. He died
last year. During her visit to Topeka
years ago Mrs. BOggs became well &C
quainted with the late DR.. F. S. Nc
Cabe and gave him a Grant letter, now
in the possession of Judge Arthur Nc
Cabe, which reads as follows:
Headquarters Military Division of the
Mississippi.
Nashville, Tenn. March Is. 1864.
Dear Cousin:
It will take advantage of Fred's re-
turn to St Louis to send you one hun
bred dollars for the use of the children
in paying board, buying clothing or
anything else you may think proper.
Julia will go with me to Washing
ton but will not probably remain over
three or four weeks. She will then
make her home with her father so as
to be near the children in future If
am so situated that Julia and the chill
dren can join me during vacation, 1
will have them do so and would IKE
you to come with them.
Fred will give you all the news.
yours truly,
~. S. GRANT"
Mr.. BoImar will present the Boggs &
Grant business card to the State His
torical society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

districts. but have been of the greatest
use to the British war department in
locating inexhaustible supplies of
fresh water at its various military and
armament stations about the south
coast of England
The recent agitation has not only
brought the general attention of the
public once more to the work per-
formed by these men. but has caused
the formation of organization, COM
posed of leading scientists. who have
gone to limits never before attempted
in seeking to discover the true source
of the dowser's power. These bodies
have even compelled the dOwsers to
abandon crooked sticks in connection
with their water finding, and to use
instruments of the same shape made
of heavy metal. with handles so ar
ranged as to make the theory of cum
ming muscular movement utterly uIl-
tenable.
And yet, in spite of all. precautions.
it has been showed beyond any
question that there are many men.
even among people who never before
realized that they possessed the gift,
who are able to walk with a crooked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-22

headquarters Armies of the United
States. Culpepper c. H, Va, Apl.
"a. 1864
Dear Cousin:-Julia has gone to
New York city and viii probably re-
main a couple of weeks before going to
St. Louis. In the meantime shall not
hear from the children unless they
write to me direct. I wish you would
urge them all to join in letters to me
every week feel anxious to hear from
them always and then it improves
them quite as much to write letters as
to study their lessons. How do Buck
and Nellie progress in their German?
I hope they will place me in their
debt, the fine gold watches I promised
when they learned to speak the lang
uage.
Jess has cut his eye teeth mingling
with Washington society. He has be-
come very Independent and great IA
vorite with both ladies and gentlemen
at Wizards hotel He As still very anx-
ious to get back to st. Louis to go to
school
Kiss all the children for me, and the
young ladies too II you like. I should
like to see you all very much but have