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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

these arc customs which survive IN the
twentieth century-the decorating with
eFergreens holly and laurel. the burning
az tho Euie log. and the singing OF Christ
mas carols. which are tho evolution OF
tae ancient hymns OF praise TO Saturn
and baccnls and other heather gods
II vas not until tho sixth century, tnar
~" whole OF Christendom united lu s.ecg-
ing Christmas on tho same day Tie
reasons for this delay So lnsututinr the
feast are summed up by an AUTHORITY.
Who explains that IN the first place. no
corresponding festival vas presented b-
u" 'ld Testament. as I'm tho cas-. az
led yer and Pcnt~rost. second. tlo day
nnd month ~ tho birth of Christ arc no
Where stated in gospel history. ana cam
not certainly hc determined. third. that
tho church fingered At first about the
death and resurrection Of Christ. The com
pieted fact Of redemption and made tNfs
the centre OF the weekly worshin and
me church year. and fourth that tie
earlier Toast NJ Epiphany afforded "a SUBJ
sutute FOR Tho cstvai OF she Ma
uvity.-Jane a. Stewart. IN LosIc.s
Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Let AS try to imagine what scene the
world would present If all men the earth
around could have and enjoy one perfect
Christmas one day I'm which the Christ
mas spirit should manifest itself in every
human heart in all its happiest. trucst.
largest meaning. What fOretastc of
the millennium such day would be,
What sorrows would b. mitigsted. what
misery assuagcd. what enmities, jealou-
sizes. bittcrn asses. would be buried. never
10 bc renewed such 70 Christmas, even
for ono day. would be- a source OF inn
measurable blessing % the world II
could not fail 20 break the crust Of
human seifshncss beyond restoration and
set many springs Of kindness and good
viii flowing, never TO cease. While such
Christmas. even for a day. can only
exist in tho realm OF dreams. IL 81 within
our power 10 make each recurring Christ
mas mcasurcbly like it 10y translating our
wishes into deeds By making the best OF
Our means and opportunities 10 make life
little brighter and little sweeter for
those around us. and a littlo nearer like
the lfe we could truly wish for AN man
wind. IL slic's Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

THE RAVEN" BY Edgar Allan Poe
Art edition. limited to 800 copies; price.
$1,000. For sale by Bell Book and Sta
tionery Company.
Lovers OF Foe. and particularly those
Who have "a taste for tho beautiful i'm art
and literature. Will bc deeply Interested
in tho recent edition Of ''The Raven q"
10y HartwcI. ENaus and COMPANY. They
eau II an art edition. and IL Dis limited TO
9oo copies.
IL is without TYPO or Icttcrpress work
and shows probably the most elaborate
treatment over accorded tho classic ..Ra-
Won" or possibly tine work Of amy South
crn author. Tho book ls SNIO inches. and
contains thirteen etchings. made from
original oil paintings. Tt is printed IN
ecDia on heavy handmade Japanese vol
lum. interviewed with Japanese silk tis-
Suo. hand illuminated in colors and gold
leaf. and bound in soft uudrc~s leather,
with silk lining and SILT cdges.
The portrait OF Poe is unusually good
ms splendid forehead. with deep. nlclau-
choiv eyes. being brought out clearly and
definitely The sad and sombro hero Of
The story is depicted as "a man 81 tho
period Of the Cavaliers The opening il
luStraticn shows him in tho light of his
candle bordering over "quaiut and
c''l -ous' volume. hut with startled aud
cApecJtnt expression as no hears tho
tapping ou his chamber door The rest
OF tho series Of illustrations take Won
step by step through tho experiences OF
tnit dread night and at last leave YOU
with the impression that YOU have lived
in the story.
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through Hunter & Company. Of this cftv-
include 'Shoemakers' Best Selections for
Reading and Recitation" christmas So
lecuous.' compiled by Rosamond + Nc
Naught. Sketches. Skits and stunts" b,,
John T. Mcintyre; 'Ventriloquism. b,-
Charles II. Ohn, and Journalism. by
Olin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Our History Contest

will
OF
be publ led January eth.
advento the
wi whic tho
Januarv
history
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Delight English. who was left in Salem
while her father went TO England, who
was falsely accused Of being "A witch.
and underwent many trials in conse-
Quence. but who found "A firm friend I'm
Lady Phips who protected her until her
father came 10 claim her again. and
take her home TO Boston. There is
hint of "A gallant young sweetheart 10
lend "A proper spice 10 the narrative.
"The IIttlo Runaways." by Alice 1rr-
nor Curtis, is very charming Juvenile
book that shows "a very pleasant side of
human nature and tells the story Of
two little orphan children. Catherine
Berry and Phineas Trot. who ran away
from the asylum. had the good fortune TO
Dee adopted by Mrs Burton. and so truly
adopted, that they became the real chill
dren OF their adopted mother. and most
happy in her home.
With John Paul Jones" is written by
John r. Mcintyre. and is fun of the
flavor OF adventure and daring Tho
scene opens I'm Philadelphia am such
Revolutionary heroes as 8onn Hancock.
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
and Richard Dale are Familiarity men
toned Tho period - the nook is that
Of tho Revolution and Ethan Carlyle. on
The seas and ina France with John Paul
Jones. and serving as q Lieutenant in
q regiment of horse under Washington
IS IT'S hero.
James otis is the author Of Among
thc Fur Traders" that contains an al-
count Of SOW the New F'ur-Trading Com
pany came into existence. tho story being
taken by the author from the manu-
script of old John Wills who belonged
10 the Y Company. The dangers OF
the traders life and It's excitement is
related I'm chapters that tell about hunt
ing the buffalo an Indian war dance "A
real fight. and snow-storm IN the will
dcruess The book IS very interesting.
and has the merit Of being altogether un-
4 Aackucycd.
/ story Of quite another sort Is "rrho
J Young Musician" by Horitfo Aieer Jr
/ I'm this. tho account or n young boy. who
4 s. left alone by the death Of his parents.
/ and who succeeds in establishing q reDu-
tauou as vioiinist. and thereby his
ability 10 sustain himself and his right
/ 90 Independence. and finally nnds friends
10 aid him in procuring an education. is
told 300 most interesting manner All
boys VIII bee charmed with this book
"tAcr booklets from the Penn Company.
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Magazine Notes.


an attractive cover design by r. A. Fors-
berg. and, az fronuspiece. a rcproduc-
tion from prOtrait Of Dr Theodore Gill
bther contributors 10 this number ara
Rene Bache Ruuedge Rutherford, Henry
NJ. Hyde. 2. A Talbot James Cook.
Mills. NJ Glen Fling. W. q. Fitzgerald.
Merrill Hildrrbrandt. Lillian r, Zeh. VIII
nam Thomas Walsh. T. 4. TruebloOd T.
g. Perkins. Dennis II Stoval. ] Hartley
knight. Paul orr. r. Peterson. Dr. Alfred
Gradenwitz. Max A. r. Drummer. H. D.
Jones. and Z. G. Ferguson.
H"crestion has very quaint and at
tractvo design for its cover. by the edi-
tor. Articles Of specials interest include
Nlvienne' 10y T. j. Harding. Dutch
Corners Days by Roscoe Brumbaugn.
The Christmas Dance at Jimmy Fri
gay s. by SID Howard; "A County Gone
Mad. Joy J. Williams Macy. Jr.; with
the Mountain Cow Boys by Edwin J..
Sabin.
The leading pages Of the December Ma
tional Review ara devoted to f. con-
sidcration Of the Episodes % the
Month Writers for this issue are Lord
Newton the Rt Hon. Sir Francis
Mowatt d l. Garvin, the Hon. Sir
Charles Darling Valentine ChiroI the
Rev Frank L. Norris. Home Gordon, A.
Maurice Low. Josiah G.. Wedgwood NJ
T.. Poseu. =. w Jowett, NJ p; Bernard
Haliand. g. g.. II. w. Wilson, tho Hon.
Henry Lyon.
Tie Christmas issue Of The Scribbier."
magazine published by tho Gamma
Delta Society, Of StonewaIl Jackson In
stltute. at Abingdon. Va. appears. APP
propriateiy clothed in red covers and gilt
lettering. the society cOlOrs being ia Grim
son ard gold. Tho officers Of the society
and star Of the Scribbler arc Misses
Annie Fleming. Virginia Clark, Edith
Campbell. Louise Howard. Marybelle
Scott. Elizabeth Humord Almedla Is I'M
kel, EVELYN Nelson. Rcbokah Fitzgerald.
jamie Hunord. Mary Cecil, Gertrude
heister. Cherry May Preston. and G. r.
Lay. The magazine. in text and illus
tration. is most creditable publica-
tion. and speaks volumes for the clever
Young girls who have made up It's table
Of contents.
Christmas Ola the Range. by Maynard
Dixon. appears as the cover design for
the December sunset magazine. the verse
Tor which has been written By John
Vance Cheney. Alberta Bancroft Marion
Cook. Geraldine McyTtck. Isabella In-
saiese. Elvira -. FOote, Mira Abbott
Maclay. and Nora May French Other
writer's OF action and articles Of weigh
tior nature are 10y Elizabeth GriwmeU
Charles W. St0ddard. Elizabeth H.
Strong. Adolne Knapp. Edwin Emerson.
Jr.. D. 81. Spearman. a. J. Wells. Her
man Whitaker Arthur North, Chude
Harold. Fay Boerickc. Clara r. pouglas.
Isabella nkalese Frank J. Bramhal. j.
w. Bedngtou. 4. j. Waterhousc and
james i. Wright
Alue.e January number has tle maid
and the man .u the moon for it's cover
design. executed by A. G. Learned The
novelette, for the month is by Edith Mac
Nan'. and the writer's are Mary Aimee
Goodman. r NJ. Sincur. Clinton Scol-
/ lard. Anne Warner. Margaret sutton Bris-
7 Goo, Ihcodosia Garrison. Kate Jordan.
Jane IS Guthrie. Martha McCulloch vii
Iinms. Beth Slater Whitsou. Churchill VII
iiafns. ~ q Tinckom- Fernando. Henry
/ a. Row Wand Mary Aimee Goodman.
| George iiibDard. Charles Hanson ToWne.
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The frontispieco in color for tho Janu-
airy metropolitan is reproduced from r
drawing made for the Metropolitan maya
zine by Biendou Campbell The cover
design IS also the work ~ Blendon Camp
bell Tho writer's for tho magazine are
Gilbert Cunningham Terry. Iurana W
sheldon. Ethel Watts Nufnford James
Francis Cooke. David a. Gates. Nar,- d.
StcNney, Leonard Merrick. Henry Alex
ander Norwood. Madison Cawein. Charles
Neville Buck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Postal inspectors have arrested l.. 7.
Srowu. farmer. near Richmond. Va.
FOR robbing a mail box
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Martha Friedman. residence unknown.
hanged herself iu her room at the Martha
Washington Hotel New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Ifth HUMOR OF LOVE. Edited by Tom
Masson and published by NIoffat
ard and Company. of New York
Love. In all its phases. as told in prose
and poetry. has been touched upon by
AR Mason ina his two little volumes
that contain selections from the works of
the best known English and American
authors, To eNempify the meaning OF
ms title The poems arc. many of them
as beautiful as they are witty and
humorous
The books are among the pretty Christ
mas publications.. bound in green covers
with "a design of hearts surmountod by
Cupid. Mr.. Massons arrangement OF
tho humorous side OF tho tender passion
is as excellent as IL is original and at
tr5ctiyo-
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j. Walworth Brown, Ethel NJ. Kelley.
johnson Morton, Mary Manners Con
stance Smedley and Pearl Humphrey.
Wallace Irwin Claiming Pollock. Archi-
bald Lowery Sessions.
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Poems You Ought to Know

Whatever and
with affairs
Hot Norton -'' $3.50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Child's Song.

BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.
II
What is gold say,
Worth O
Worth
Hide
Hope
What is love worth
Worth a
Golden
Lie the
OF
Woods without a
Gold &
Loves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

emerging from tho Middle Age influence
Nisconu, Duke Of Milan. has lust
made himself master OF Verona.
taken Isotta d'I,ste prisoner and driven
her husband into exile.
From this point the action OF tho book
is swift and stirring Isotta's husband
with tho help OF dEtcs, is triumphant
until betrayed by their baseness. The
final climax Of tho book Is reached IN
the death Of Nisconu beside the bodies
OF his victims. Isotta. d'Este and Della
scala, who had tried in vain to rescue
her.
The Viper OF Milan however.
lived long enough TO do much evil and
cause much suffering. His was "a nature
IN which no natural affection or gentle
Impulse survived. and when his end came,
Ike Sampson. he persisted in the ruin that
he had wrought The book is considered
to be a remarkable ono for a very young
ein Ike Miss Bowen TO have written.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

"a MafI of salem Town u. I.. F,.-
ter Madison. is 70 deeply lrtlr..fnr .t.r,.
About New England maiden, ~ name
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
TOP MINNOWS TO
EAT MOSQUITOES
BY Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, July T.-A propo-
.sition to use top minnows In stagnant
pools in place Of oil to destroy yellow
fever mosquitoes to prevent their breed
ing, was advocated today by Dr. Quit
man Kohnke, city health officer of New
orleans. In an interview he said:
TOP minnows are more efficient as
mosquito destroyers than the gold fish
which are reported as Kidding water of
mosquitoes in Havana. In stagnant
water l believe that the minnows are
better than the use of oil which spreads
over the surface of the water. At
present on the city's drainage canal
there are sufficient minnows to destroy
all the wiggle tails which develop into
mosquitoes. The top mlnnows breed
rapidly so that If properly handled their
supply can be made almost nexhaus-
tible."
The city of New Orleans is at pres
ent spending $500 in campaign
against the mosquito pest, cutting down
weeds to dry up stagnant water pools
and oil wherever the ponds do not
readily evaporate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
SPECIAL JURY TO
TRY STANDARD OIL
TRANSPORTATION METHODS TO
BE AIRED
This Decision Reached, 1t Is Said,
Because of the Discovery
of Important Evil
dence
BY Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 27.-Standard Oil
company methods of transporting its
products are to be investigated August
6, when a federal court grand jury will.
convene In Chicago to take testimony
on that subject.
The decision to draw special grand
jury was reached late this afternoon
after an all-day conference between
the government lawyers in the case
and Judge Lands in the United States
district court.
District Attorney ]. j. Sullivan of
Cleveland, Assistant District Attorney
Francis Hanchett, Special Agent
Shimble of the department of COM
merce and labor, Assistant Attorney
Gen. Oliver e. Pagin and Special
United States Attorney c. B. Morri-
son were in the conference at which
it was decided to call a grand jury
instead of fling an information against
the DEFENDANTS to place them on trial
1t is declared that new and import
ant evidence was discovered today
bringing about the change in the pro,
gram.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
NEVADA MINERS
MAY QUIT WORK
T0N0PAH MEN DECLARE FOR
EIGHT-H0UR DAY
Those at GodfieId, Manhattan and
BuIlfrog Promise Sympathy Strike
If Necessary-operators
Are Firm
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.--A strike
of Tonopah miners will be declared.
The miners by almost unanimous vote
have declared in favor of an eight-hour
day. The demand will be submitted to
Frank A. Keith, geenral manager of the
Tonopah Mining company. Saturday. If
1t is not granted a strike will be de-
clared August l.
Goldfield Manhattan and Bullfrog
miners promised to go out in sympathy
If necessary. Nine hundred men voted
eight hundred for and one hundred
against an eight-hour issue. The vote
was made unanimous.
The following top men now have. to
work nine hours and are striking for
eight Machinists, blacksmiths. cleo
trfcians, carpenters and surface men
generally. Car men, engineers and un-
derground miners work only eight hours
now.
An undertone of intense excitement
and uneasiness exists among business
men, as the strike will kill the southern
Nevada country for the time being. In
the face of the unanimous feeling of the
miners and the known determination of
the mine owners not to accede, there
seems no alternative but a strike, which
will be new experience for Nevada.
Alex Main, president of the Miners
union, and J. Lewis. secretary, say the
union will stand determined for an
eight hour schedule and will force the
strike if necessary. The mine owners
also are determined not to give in.
All depends on conference tomorrow
between Keith and the miners COM
mittee.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
COURT DECIDES
AGAINST DOW|E
DECLARES ZION CITY BELONGS
TO CHURCH
overseer to Be Elected by the Men,
bers in ptember-SuitabIe
Provision Made for John
Alexander
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 27-Judge Lands in
the United States district court gave
between the adherents of John Alex
ander Dowie and Wilbur Voliva over
the property at Zion City.
The court holds that Zion City and
its industries do not belong to Dowie-
that, while the contributors of the fund
did not express a formal declaration
of trust, the trust was created and
Dowie had no right to treat the prop
erty as his own.
The court refused to appoint Alex
ander Granger receiver for the reason
that Granger made vow recognizing
Dowie as "a messenger of the covenant,
the prophet foretold by Moses, and Eli
jah the Restorer," to which vow "all
family ties and obligations and all re-
lations to human government shall be
held subordinate"
The court said he was not Obliged tc
repose confidence in q man so consti-
tuted that, living in this public, he
would serenely vow his readiness at all
times to abandon his family and be-
tray his country.
The court ordered an election on the
third Thursday of September Of a gen.
eral overseer, all members of the
church residing in Zion City, male and
female, to have one vote.
He announced that suitable provision
would be made for Dowie on account of
his services as trustee.
In the afternoon representatives of
both factions appeared before Judge
Lands. Receiver Hately was in court
and his bond was approved. Soon after
the receiver left for Zion City i'm
mediately to assume full charge of the
city. The court announced that Dowle
is to remain in possession of Shiloh
house and to have complete freedom of
the appurtenances, including his IL
brary
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS
Refuse to Assist Revolutionary Parties
as Planned
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 27.-The
efforts of the revolutionary parties
except the rightists, in the lower house
of parliament, which at the proper
moment were to proclaim a provisional
government, came to naught todav.
owing to the opposition of the Consti-
tutional Democrats. who apparently
are afraid of compromising themselves.
while one wing, headed by M. Nabou-
kon, already had been won over to the
side of the ministry against the pro-
gram OF open revolution
In spite of the activity of the police
representatives Of four parties in the
late house, the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis, the Democratic Reformers. the
Socialists and the Group of Toll sue
ceeded in assembling this evening in a
private house. where they deliberated
on the proposal of the Socialists and
Group of Toll to form a joint commit
tee with power, when the Situation
Justified an outbreak of a general
strike or armed revolt, either to con-
woke the old parliament and assume
the reins of government or proclaim
constituent assembly.
The Constitutional Democrats OBJ
Jected to, the plan and proposed in
stead the appointment of four COM
mittees which would work in co-opera-
tion but without formal union.
Editor Favors Radical stems
Editor Hassen favored more radical
steps, but M. Naboukoff defended Pre-
mier Stolypin and denied that the ad-
ministration had as yet proved itself
reactive, asserting that 1t should
be given chance to justify itself. M.
Rameschwili, a Socialist deputy from
3 Continued ON page two.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
DESCRIBE FIGHT
WITH BLOODHOUNDS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, July PA dispatch
TO the Constitution from Pensacola,
Fla says.
With big welts and bruises all over
their arms and bodies and with their
clothing torn by the fierce attacks OF
bloodhounds which had trailed and
caught them, three more men arrived
here today from the camp Of the Jack
son Lumber company's camps at Lock-
hart, Ala and asked for protection.
The men are John Cook and Harry
Lyman, Americans, and Vendll Kelor-
shult a German.
I'VE tried to escape last Saturday
night" said the men, but they put
bloodhounds on us and we we're trailed
down. Cook was so weak and ex-
hausted he could scarcely walk"
Lyman said: I'VE were given forty
lashes each and taken back. The
bloodhounds would have torn me to
pieces, but 1 saved myself by a hard
fight. Our second attempt to escape
was more successful and we came to
Pensacola to report the matter"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
FIND BODY IN BERRY PATCH
Mans Head, However, Discovered in
Hay Fieid-Ohio Tragedy Sur
rounded by Mystery
n Assoclated Press.


WARREN, o., July 27.-Much excite
ment prevails today at Leavittsburg,
near here, as the result of the finding OF
the headless body of man in a berry
patch.
The head was later -ound in a near
by hay field Both body and head were
badly decomposed. In the pockets were
found letters showing that the mar was
Albert Kennedy of Ellis Mo.
He had recently been living at Man
tua, where brother now resides. Ken
nedy is known to have mad $500 just
before his death. Only rs cents and a
silver watch were found in the pockets
of the dead man.
Kennedy went west a few weeks ago
to sell his farm, and he intended to
bring his daughter back to Ohio with
him. If his daughter accompanied him
she has disappeared
Kennedy was last seen in Kansas
City June 26 He was a temperate, quiet
man of about so years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
WILL PAY LESS
TiAN SIX-BITS
BY A ssocia ted Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The
Home Fire and Marine Insurance COM
pany of California will be able to pay
only So 1-3 cents on every dollar of it's
81, 500, 900 loss in San Francisco
Its directors, who announced the
practical insolvency of the company
last week, propose to divide the assets
Of the company equally among all the
creditors, in this case the policyhold-
ers. They ask the insured to consent
to. this method of going out of busi-
ness as the cheapest for all concerned.
The policyholders will meet and decide
whether they will consent to this plan
or ask settlement through the courts.
The Fireman's Fund Insurance COM
pany. which owns the Home Fire and
Marine, will make it's first payment on
its policies August IS. President w. j.
Dutton said last night that the Fire
mans Fund assets will probably not be
more than rs per cent of it's losses, al
though he cannot make an exact esti-
mate at the present time.