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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
T'HIS'5DA4Y INHISTORYt
May 9th.

1ooI-A secret treaty signed at Paris be-
85s tween Louis XIV. and Cromwell for
the ruin and destruction OF tho proud
and tyrannical monarchy OF SPAIN"
F1767-Cassini observed by the position OF
certain spots the revolution OF the
planet Venus on It's axis
517se-Sally from the garrison OF st. Jean
d'Acre, when they succeeded in spik-
Ing four cannon within the French
lines. }
1so4-Owing to the large emigration to
America. Ireland was said to have
suffered a severe decline In Its linen
sl " trade.
1eo5-Frederick, Schiller, an eminent Ger
man dramatlst. died. He is also the
author Of n history OF the revolt or
the Netherlands from Spain, and nu-
1s2e--An epidemic OF smallpox broke out
at New Orleans. n
1892 Camille Philip Louis Borgheso, an
italian Prince OF immense wealth..
died.
1s53-An earthquake completely destroy
ed sch!raz In Persia; 10000 lives were
lost.
31s54--A new mall route was established
from Sydney Australia to Panama.
1se4-The Union General sedgwick was
killed in skirmish preliminary 70
the battle OF Spotsylvania. Va.
E1s73-Information was received by the
President OF the United States that
a portion OF tho crew Of the United
States Arctic Expedition. under Cap
tain Hull which sailed from New
York in August, 1871, in the ship
Polaris, together with five Esqulmaux,
arrived at Bay Roberts, Newfound-
land, being rescued from n floating
Ice foe on which they had remained
1877 days.
1s7e-Nashville Convention Of colored
mon adopted address favorng mlgra-
ton from the South.
1ss2-Mr. G.. o. Trovelyan appointed I'M
der secretary for Ireland and 10000
pounds offered for the apprehension
OF the assassins OF Cayendish and
Burke.
1ss4-El Mahdi followers In the soudan
refused an offer OF money to enable
"Chlnese Gordon to escape from
Khartum. Z3.
1se1-Madame Blavatzky, the noted theo-
sophist. died.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
OLD VIRGINIAaHOME
Two Magnificent Estates Sold to
Wealthy Men From Afar.
4 Colonel W.. Miles Cary and Mr.. w. e.
Harris have just contaminated sales Of
some OF the lovliest Of Virginia country


property.
They have sold to men OF large means
two handsome estatesup the James. The
first is the place known as Bendover."
the home Of the stanards, in Goochland
county, twenty miles above Richmond
This beautiful property. consisting OF
1925 acres, was purchased by Mr.. w.
Horace Rose. OF Johnston, Penn. who In
tends to become citizen Of Virginia
and live at 'Bendover' Mr.. Rose is a
man Of large means and proposes to ex.
pend $4,000 or more in rehabllitating and
further beautifying the old place. Fla
paid $4,000 cash for "Bendover."
The other place, sold by Colonel Cary
and Mr.. Harris, is Dover two miles
above 'Bendover." and contains 1900
acres This was purchased by Mr.. w. A..
Jacobs, a very wealthy gentleman OF
San Francisco, California, for $4,000. Mr..
Jacobs also will make Virginia his per-
m mar home, and VIII expend large
This well known Virginia estate was
formerly the home of the Morsons, but
In late years 1t has been owned by Mr..
T. II. Oliver.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

City Point. 4 pet cat, belonging 70 Gen;
seral Grant,&liad presented the Sic1nsr ~
with q little8family OF kittens; On tne!r
owners departure, tho l'resident !, too ,s
them into This care; and, during al th ,ess
days Of battle, in the Intervals, WINS iinle
he waited for patches, he renewed me
pressure upon his heart and praln py
playing with these kittens. When ~ Rich n
mond had fallen, and he was ABOUT ~
start for the front he t ,es, UP y, one nc
OF the kittens, and said: Little ki..en -
must perform5a last act OF Kindness tor
He then manipulated the closed lids as
tcndery as a mother would handle her
child, until he had accomplished ms
purpose Then he put her down, andf
rs he stood enjoying her surprise at be.
ing able to- see, he, said sadly: "Oh. that
! could open the eyes of my blinded fell
ANw-countryrnen, as easily rs have
those OF this little rrcatureN Tho eyes
of his blinded fellow-countrymen were
soon orenedt but alas! 1t involved the
closing Of his own" Mr.. Holland ls very
much mistaken when he says their etes
were opened. Booth tried to open them,
but heHfailed ito do It. They were too
young. No one could have successf fully
opened their eyes at that time. but Mr..
Lincoln himself But had he opened their
eyes the trick he had played upon them
(esreclallyffof (. the North they would
have stared with moro surprise than the
little kitten did when her eyes We're
.opened-but Ne UJincoln)h would have
been undons!l He had changed our free
governments
CHARLES a. BURNHAA1.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
MONTAGUE RESIDENCE.
Mrs. ]. Mason Miller Purchases
Beautiful Franklin Street Home.

Mr.. Meredith Montague. who having accept
York to reside, has sold his handsome resi-
dence, No. 4l2 West Franklin Street. to Mrs.
]. Mason Miller for sl3, 500. Tho deal was made
agents.
Mrs, Miller was we'll known in Richmond
John u. Young She spent her married lIfo
In Stanton and after her husband 8 dealt re-
turned to Richmond and will now make It her
permanent home. q .tg 80 ~ 5f fsi
]. d. Carneai trustee for l.. N. Haslefr and
wife, has sold to Henry s.&Wallersten the
dwelling and lot No 207 East Franklin Street,
for the sum OF 1000. &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Meeting Of "Wednesday Club.

The annual meeting Of the Wednesday
Club viii be held at the Young Mems
Christian Association building tonight OF
$3.50 o'clock. and all The members are
asked to DO present Business will in.
clude reports as to the seasons work and
the festival election OF officers and board
OF governors for another year.
The members OF the present board OF
governors are asked to meet at 8 o'clock
at tho same place to hear tho reports as
to the festival and to transact any sneces-
sary business before the hour for tho
ANNUAL meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Richmonders in New York.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch)
NEW YORK, May Sly ork. B. :. Pc
tiers; Grand. w, B. Day and WIFE, J. a.
Guide; Imperial, ]. F. 3. Jurgens. ] Bur-
ford. Jr.; Herald Square, J.3H. Ficke;
Continental l., w Rea and wife; New
Amsterdam II. O, Williams; st. Denis.
"A. w. Duckhardt, PC. Warwick, Jr,, and
wife; Marlborough, r. B, Wood and
wife; Manhattan, D, w. Weist,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Schiller's to Celebrate.

Schiller Lodge, I. o. o. r., Will observe
tho anniversary OF tho famous German
poet for whom the lodge was named,
with a banquet at Gisselbrecht's to-r,1or-
row night ut 0 O'clock. S
q business session at Thompson's Hall,
at which addresses will be made by DR..
Nj y. IIoge,& G.. Zank and others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Acca.s Pilgrimage,

rhc Imperial Council OF the Mystic
Shrine will meet this year ut. Niagara
Temple, OF this city, will go in body,
and n fine time is anticlpated.s Noble 8.
II. Bowman has charge OF tho party, and
oil who anticipate going are asked to
see him. W. S8t3ii l9st .Asga-- rs 5 s f3A1a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
FOUND

tn. quickest and surest road to GOOD
health has bcen found by thousands Of
sufferers from stomach. liver aud kidney
ailments. They took Hostctter's Stomach
bltters at the very first symptom and
IN II found the only remedy that could
cure them. Every sick person should
follow their example. u cures Head
ache, costlyeness, indigestion, Dyspep-
ola. Sour Stomach, Liver or Kidney Ills
and Female complaInts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
that their work was admirable.
The only drawback to the movement 10
a lack Of funds t8 pay expenses
The Tidewater Democrat says..

=-=-..-=--s--:----= ytlss !ss5
The Tidewater Democrat says:
L from information CLEANED directly and
Indirectly by us the surveying corps are
much pleased with Tidewater and this
section OF It. One of them remarked q
few gdays ago that the construction of a
railroad was for tho building UP Of tile
country, whereas they had found the
country already built UP for the road.
And this Is true"
This road will undoubtedly open ur a
fire country and Richmond will get the
benefit of It's fine trade. BY tho way,
the statement was recently made that +
all the railroad building now going on,
more than half Is In Southern territory.
--=======---
He sold a little block of stock;
Now sorrow fills his cup,
For from tho moment that he did,
Up.
Right.
wa Went 55
Thing
Blamed
The
New York Sun.
He bought q little block Of stock;
Now just look at that frown,
For from the moment that ho did,
The
Blamed 4
Thing
Went
RSht
Down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Mount Vernon Board.

Governor Montague yesterday. named
the following members OF the board OF
year: Messrs Archer And erson, OF Rich
mond; Thomas Smith. OF Warrenton; RI
B. DAVIS, Of. Petersburg: Gardner L.
Berryville. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
In the patrol wagon. He is we'll known
and was promptly bailed. III K 4.
Two New Charters.

terday granted the following charters:
Eastlnnd Company Qncorporated), Roa.
noke; Lake Garrett president, Roanoke;
j. D. Crhwley, ce-president; r. II. Nc.
jects-to conduct general real estate
business.
qrubb Brothers (lncorporaed), Lees-
n. T.. Robey vice prcsd 5nt, He,ndon;
II. j. Grub, secretary, Leesburg: cap.
ital Stock $1,000; objects-to DO a general
Insurance business. IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
|RHY0ES'i!i2. TQDB7
,>he Open (Side-) Door for Scot

lhe open (oloe-) LOOT iOi oC l'-
land.
(The authorities OF Glasgow, ''prerna-
lturely convinced OF the reformation OF Its
citizens" closed tho public houses on
Easter Monday with tss
surrounding towns)
Convinced their town had turned teetotal
The Aldermen OF Glasgow
/ The pubs where each Scotch lad and
They closed on Easter Monday tight,
Much drink was there, but out Of sight.
Ali day dry men found In Glasgow town
Bars shut TO fist of crow-bar,
And vainly Scots sought up and down.
Each like the zemsky--sober.
Z Tho day wore on. till noon. think, q
And not a Scot had had drink.
And then all these abstemious Scots
Had rea ched a stage quite frantic,
They beat their breasts in sheltered spots,
With many q savage antc-
IS When nll at once did rumors come
That nearby towns were selling rum.
At, once the exodus began 5js
Some 80. 900 scotchers-
Few rps ssye dT bshn ne suss as
The railroads did a splendid biz,
The best in many a year. | wis.
Ye town Of Paisley drew the most;
BY 3 o'clock twas dry Z;
The Whiskey which had been Its boast
~ Appeared nor low nor high.
For all had gone to make much cheerier
Full many dry Glasgow Interior
No drop was left and many thirst
Had need TO go upquenched-
Yet NIL OF those who {got there first
We're one in all quite drcnched.
The Paisley. station-house grew jamncd:
The boobies cried: Glasgow be
hanged. 81
At night the home-bound trains were
loaded,
y Likewise the Scotsman In them: s &
The Councils hopes were quite explode ed:
Crushed truth thus rose to pin them.
SAID one dlsillusoned morality prober:5
YES Glasgow was dry-but scarcely
III Il q n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

acceptance Dy the etFlTBlIliL aIIesS @.so"
citation Of the invitation to hold joint
meeting with tho press of this State
at Ashevlle IN July. Everything possl-
bic will be done to make the visit OF
the virginians pleasant and thoroughly
enjoyable. The exchange Of ideas VIII
be mutually beneficial and much good
must result from the joint conference.
The meeting should he one Of the best
attended ever held III either of the states
Let the North Carolina editors be present
in full force TO welcome the virginia
bretllren.-Ch Charlotte IN. G. Democrat.
,rhere "a a good time coming for the
editors.
Booker Washington said in recent
address in New York:
IT have always been proud Of my race,
and I am prouder of it this afternoon
than ever before. No temptation, were
1t physically possible, could make me PC
come a Jap, a Chinnman. an Englishmnn,
or any one but an American negro. 8.l
Booker Washington is more OF a sue
cess as a. negro than he would be MS a
white man. but If he wants the American
public to believe in his sincerity, he'd
rather be black than white. He doesn
mean it.
| I 4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q
Doctors are great on figures. One who
lives up in Minnesota has cphered out
that the American people are now paying
out annually sSO,oOoooo less in doctors
bills and medicine than they did a decade
ago, and that they are living on an aver
age, ten years longer than folks used to
live.
Candidates for the higher offices in
Virginia are pretty spry, but Just wait
until the candidates for the Legislature
and for the county offices peel their coats
and get down to work. Then we VIII
see some hustling.
-----=======
! a BOSTON preacher has come TO the
| front with a few figures that go TO- show.
that about rs per cent of the money that
NAYS the bills Of the public school sys-
tenn is Of the tainted" brand.
Al the not continues 70 boil in "a merci-
less way Secretary Taft is getting very
tired holding down the lid and Will pc
the first to welcome the Presidents to
Washington.
Any American citizen. Official or otn Quiet
wise. in search Of trouble need not go
to San Domingo, South America, or to
the Philippines. Just stop off at Chi
cago. ,@3 .iassg \
The new mayor Of Chicago is seriously
suspected of being little too much In
eyrnpathy with the brick-bat-throwing
strikers.
=--==-===-@-est
The Kaiser has a lurking suspicion that
away down under the rose bush there
is something like unto an Anglo French 'a
alliance.
The annual wall from Kansas IS now
floating on the air. She wants 10000 grain
barvesters this year.
MISREPRESENTATION -
Togo and iRojestvensky are stu fgnt-.
ing that battle on paper or In their Hlnds.
Observation-Disclosures
Nan Patterson and the newspaper
readers arc in need OF rest
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .1lfz.
Nav has commenced already to borrow
some of Junes sunshine.
====--=-=-
A Co.,. 81, Fr0n the North.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
A Strange Cry From the North.

r. . i
7,a,+or ~ The Timcs-Dispatch
SirIWhen that amiable tyrant julius
Caesar. paused before the Rubcon, he
satd TO one OF his generals: II | pass this
river. what miseries shall bring on my
country! and IL / do not pass ", anl
undone." He passed 1t. When Abranan
Lincoln. that amable tyrant and prob
able successor OF Julius Caesar, on Ih!s
continent, In his speech at GaAna, H.,
OF 1856. which was copied into the Illinois
Estate Journal" OF August 8, 1856 and
afterwards printed In the Century Maya
zine. for May, 1857. cracked his tyrant's
whip over tho head OF the weak South.
telling them that they should not secede
and that II they tried IT. I'VE Will not
let YOU" he perhaps foresaw the miser-
les he would bring upon his country, but
II was quite likely) his best and only
successful bid that he could make for
the Presidency In 1850. This election as
President OF such n man after such a
speech was sufficient reason for the Sc
cession OF any State, south, or North.
In tIys spring OF 1865, after the war
which he had Inaugurated had been about
brought to an end in his favor, he visited
Richmond, tho Capitol OF the Confeder-
acy. opposed to him. His blographer.
DR.. j. G. Holland says OF him while at
City Point: "Of the feeling OF Mr., Lin
coin. as he sat In his tent at City Point.
receiving tho dispatches, which informed
him OF the momentous movements In
progress at the front, no imagination
can form an exaggerated estimate. But
he could not sustain the excitement OF
those days without relief; and he found
II In a way which none but he would
have adopted Just before he arrived at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
Virginia.

Editor OF Tho Times Dspatch:
Sr,-The endorsed lines are so touching ant
appropriate to this sad time when all yirg!nlt
Is mourning her grand chieftain, and so lik'
his own bright sunny nature and great Low!
for his dear old Virginia, That you thinl
we'll of 1t, ] know many OF Virg!nias people,
would like to see II In print again.
AN OLD VIRGINIA REBEL
VIRGINIA.
The roses nowhere bloom so white,
The sunshine nowhere shines SO bright, /. /,
AS In Virginia; III 5
The buds sing nowhere quito 80 sweet,
And nowhere hearts so lightly beat,
For heaven and earth both seem to meet,
AZ Down In Virginia. ~
Tho days are never quite SO long,
sT AS in Virginia; Il
Nor quite SO filled with happy song
n As In Virginia;
And when my time has come TO DIE, z,
hist take, me back and lot me he,
Close where tho James goes rolling by, ~
~ Down In Virginia.
Then nowhere Is a. land 80 falr, 4
AS old Virginia; Ss 4
81 full OF song, no free OF care,
And I & bsli lie t Happy Land,
THAT God has made for mortal man.
Ia built exactly on the, PLAN Is
- OF old Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

I'm The spring their "Alma Mater"
Waves them each a glad God-spead
IN the spring they send back answer
nPour Diru ct Droit," where eer there's
need.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
The Trained Nurse.

80 5000 ITO II s., M 333IIl.9N78 n p Il
~ the spring the budding roses !,
4 Promise fragrance on tho air;
In the spring a modest maiden
Looks her winsomest and fair,
Il 81, snrlng tbs well-trained nurses
y Inw aside their gowns of pink; !.
IN the spring as white winged angles
Fly away to duty's brink.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

m CHARLES a. BURNHAN1.
Derry, N. H.. May 5. 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

May has commenced already to borrow
some of June's sunshine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

IN int the spring tho M Dis also
\ Angling 90 for maiden true;
In3the spring they wisely fish for
.--G FORGE ROSS, N, p,
Richmond Va, t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

Nan Patterson and the newspaper
readers arc in need OF rest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

The annual wall from Kansas Is now
floating on the air. She wants aoooc gram
harYesters this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

a Candidates for the higher offices IN
Virginia are pretty spry, but just wait
until the candidates for the Legislature
and Tor the county offices peel their coats
and get down to work. Then We Will
see some hustling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

Togo and Rojestvensky are stu 1lsht-
ing that battle on paper or in their minds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

Any American citizen Official or other other
wise. in search Of trouble need not go
to San Domingo, South America, or to
the philippines. Just stop off at Chi
cago. ,@ ti5a,el =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

AS the pot continues to boil ina m 1ta1',i
less way Secretary TAFT is getting very
tired holding down the lid and VIII pc
the first to welcome the Presidents to
Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

The Kaiser has a lurking suspicion thas
away down under the rose bush there
is something like unto an Anglo French
alliance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

A Boston preacher has come 70 the
front with few figures that go to show
that about rs per cent. of the lrpo that That
pays the bills Of the public school sys-
tenn is Of the tainted" brand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09

The new mayor OF Chicago is seriously
suspected of being a little too much in
eynpathy with the Notwithstanding
strikers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-06-16
\. P. IN IRON LAND
The Company Buys Grow
WinE County Ore
~
IN l and

Brainerd Dispatch: Two big min
ing deals have been closed in Duluth
ana in one of them the Northern Pa6i-
DC railway company becomes heavily
interested BY leases under which it
will spend large sums of money ct
once In developing work commenced
at four points on the Guyana range.
Pickands- Mather company have also
made arrangements to begin active
mining operations on this range. The
company has already proved up q
body of ore 90 valuable and extensive
on sections 8, IS, - as to warrant ita
beginning operations at once and a
large working shaft will De sunk.
These latter mining plans mean
much to this city and county and vim
dictate former claims az to the extent
and value of the new range.
Cuyler Adams. the gentleman who
discovered the ore here, and who has
been working for fifteen years to in
terest capitalists in the ore deposits
here, Ia jubilsnt over the outcome.
He Ia at present In tho east. It is moi
known what amount of money or what
the terms were involved In the trans
fer of these leases to the Northern
Pacific and Piokands- Mather com
pany.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-06-16
Nervous Dyspepsia
A Disease That Robs You of Every
Pleasure in Lffe-Hungry and Cant
Eat-Makes You Nervous. Morose:
Sullen, Irritable and De-
spondent.
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The reason for this lies in the close
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