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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
Mrs. M, Picardat,
fSDeciai ia The Times-Dispat,

lSoerlal9iO The 'Times-Dispatcli.)
PETERSBURG. VA. March 22.--Ars.
Mary r.. Pcurdat died at O'Clock last
night Mt the home of her son. Mr.. J. =.
Pcardnt In Chesterfield county. Il short
distance from this city. Mrs. Pcarlat
was seventy-two years old and Is sur
svived by three sons and two daughters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
James Goodwin.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
.GORD0SSyILLE. VA, March 2-AIr
James Goodwin. one OF Gordonsville's
most highly esteemed citizens. died to-
day Mt his residence on East street. after
an illness of several months OF heart
trouble, aged sevcnty-one yesrs. Mr..
Goodwin had lived In aud around Cor
louisville for forty years and was u
Very successful cattle buyer noted for
fair dealing with all his patrons He
Leaves N wi ia and ely childrcu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
Miss Eliza Potter.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch,
CHATHAM. VA, March 22-Nfiss Eliza
Potter died at the homo OF DR.. n. S.
Keen. near Nashti, Sunday. after an
illness covering several months. She was
sevcnty-eight years old and is survived
BY one brother. Moses Potter. InterInent
was near Sage Monday - Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
GREAT EARNINGS
FOR LOUISVILLE
Amount Expended for Bettertnent
Greater Than First Re
ported.
EIGHTEEN PER CENT. EARNED
Illinois Illinois Central Gains Entry to
Birmingham Kentucky's
New Road.

a few days ago It was arthoritively
stated that by the end OF the present
fiscal year, louisville and Nashville
would have diverted from earnings,
since tho closing OF the construction ac-
count in 1896, for purposes Of building
up the property. between s41,oO0Oo0 and
s42 900, 900. 1t is actually nearly s43,-
100000.
The total: amount, with moderate as-
Inmates for this year. Is s42,e53,6s5, or
nearly three-quarters Of the capital
stock, which is $50. 1000. 900. The invest
ment Of such an Immense sun, In proper
ty accounts for the present great earn
Ing power OF Louisville and Nashville.
Dividends spdid were as follows: 1898.
3 IL; 1899. 4; 1900 s.; 1901. s; 1902. 5:
1908, s; 1904. 5; 1906. per cent 1t will
be noticed that Ill recent years espe-
cially, great sum has bcen poured back
into the property. The company has
now larger surplus after paying 6
per CONT than 1T had when 1t paid
per cent: It had larger SURPRISES after 1t
paid per cent. than 1t had when 1t paid
o per cent; and larger surplus when it
paid 4 per cent. than when It paid 31-2
per cent. This year it Ia easy to calcu-
late. 1t will have not less than s6.5ooOOO
surplus. as compared with 81 ,42sss4 tho
Year 1t paid 1-2 per cent. The COM
pany could pay per centsaand carry
forward S5,900,0O0 or 40 per cent more
reserve than the year 1t re-establlslicd,
dividends on n 31-2 basis. and at that
time tile management was criticised for
Its ultra conservative dividend policy!
The company could now pay IL jer cent.
with greaters ease than 1t paid 31-2 per
cent In 1898. II the dividend olicy was
ultra conservative then. what is 1t now?
Nothing short of conservatism run mad.
In 1898 1t had Its own earnings to de-
pend on alone. whereas now 1t has, in
addition to It's great surplus earnings,
most valuable equities. in other pro-
.perties by which 1t can largely increase
its income at will. Louisville and Nash,
vile's earnings least year were larger
than is generally supposed In fact, It
Is einphatically stated that It's earning
power Is greater than that OF either st.
Paullor Northern Pacific Louisville and
5Nashville's actual earnings In the last
fiscal year may be shown as follows:
Gross earnings..st.f 1850. s3s,51IoIo
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21
Asylum Christmas Tree.

Miami, Fla, Dec. Is, lSO6.
To Florida Editors.
Miami will raise 100000 or over to
give the unfortunate inmates at Chat
tahoochee a little Christmas and sun
shine If other towns and cities in
Florida will do as we'll they will have
a feast at once year in the future.
| appeal to all big hearted ~citi-
zens of Florida to help this worthy
cause.
Hon. John Stockton, Jacksonville
Fla, will receive all sums sent for
this purpose and make the purchases
ANY communities can send their gifts
direct to Superintendent Whitner
Chatahoochee.
appeal to all papers to publish
this notice.
II. DOVE ALLISON.
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SONG OF uNDoINo.

NJ, pulled a million weeds or more
~ and still they keep on growing,
20 shoveled of a block of walk and
yet II keeps on showing;
hreathed a lot of air in just now
my lungs are such a bother,
b sooner is a breath gone out than
\ take another;
put my foot down there just now
what wisdom is there in it?
70 walk have to pick it up a doz-
en- times a minute;
N seems to me in all the world there's
n only trouble brewing,
nd half the time | spend is in I'M
doing what I'm doing.
might as we'll not go to bed, for
think how great the blessing,
Should I avoid the trouble both of
dressing and undressing;
The tie that cost me such lot of
effort to make pretty
a must undo again tonight-now, isn't
that a pity?
All my bin quite full of coal-a
task Il was TO earn 1t,
And then-waht mockery it is
have to go and burn it!
And all the winter days are spent in
making ice from water
which melts right back again as soon
as the spring days get hotter!
often wonder what's the use; A
dollar bill make it,
And then no sooner Is it made than
must go and break it!
The maid who spreads my bed sc
smooth with not cover crumpled
Comes back another day to find the
sheets and pillows rumpled!
MY heart goes breathing red blood ou'
no sooner gets it going
Then IL comes straight way bacf
again! Oh, what sorry showlng'
Does human effort make, vow! 1t;
not at all uplifting,
rye half a mind to quit outright an(
let the world go drifting!
j w. Foley in New York Times.
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Agatheridan Society.

The Agatheridan Society held its
regular meeting Friday evening.
After the minutes of the last meet.
ing had been read and approved the
following interesting program was
rendered:
Song-"Adieu," Society.
Oration-"Cyrus the Great" Marga
ret Anderson.
Essay, "The Oracles," Curtis Crom
Defamation, THE BeleaguereC
City" Roy Cappleman.
Recitation-"Ancient Idea of God,
Ellen Clarkson.
Recitation Tine Builders" Lol
Mckinney.
Oration-"Infiuence of Geograph!
Upon the History of Country" Huge
Mcintosh.
Recitation - "At the Spinning
Wheel" Mary Julian.
Recitation-"A Childs Influence,
Carrie Pelot.
Notwithstanding" Ruth Dunn.
Oration-"Thomas Edition." Georg
MacKay.
Debate-"Resolved that Football /
Beneficial Exercise" Affirmative
Warner Smith, Genevieve Smith; nee
ative-Edward Green, Charlie Izlar.
The judges, Carl Lyle, Dan Cal
pleman and Mary Burford, decide
in favor of the affirmative.
Paper by the editor.
After the critics report there b.
ing no further business the societ
adjourned to meet December q, 190'
MAGGIE LYTLE, Sec.
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Some Fine Pineapples.

The editors of this paper were not
nresent at the banquet in Tampa
when Gen. Gilchrist, known all over
Florida as the gentleman from De-
Soto" presented the guests with fine
speciments of pineapples grown by
him at his place in Punta Gorda
This delightful manner OF al
vertising the peculiar and magnihcen'
resources of his county has oeer
more or less criticised by the press
of the state and some have gone sc
far as to say that the general toof
This occasion to bring over the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21

newspaper editors so that they would
nurse his gubernatorial aspirations.
AS We set out to say we were not
fortunate enough to be present at the
time so that General Gilchrist noting
our absence and knowing our pen
chant for good things" and true to
his generous nature. has sent us a
whole box of this most delicious fruit
and in the letter accompanying them
says:
| Heretofore it has been no crime to
present an editor with a pumpkin, a
potato or squash, so if your imagi-
nation can run riot kindly consider
this fruit to be pumpkins; or, if you
do not like pumpkins or pumpkin pies,
kindly associate them with something
suggest sweet potatoes as they are
suggestive to me of potato pone and
potato pie"
We have known the general since
he was a curly headed flaxen haired
boy and we know that he is never sc
happy as when doing a generous act
and there is not within the bounds
of the state of Florida a more whole
souled nor pleasant gentleman ant
if he is ever fortunate enough (and
We hope that he may be- to be gov
ernor of Florida, he will make his
administration memorable in his eff
forts to perform kindly, noble anC
heroic deeds.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21
How Diptheria is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, "My
child caught a severe cold which de-
veloped into diptheria," when the
truh was that the cold had simply left
the little one particularly suscepti-
BILE to the wandering diptheria germ.
When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is given it quickly cures the cold and
lessons the danger of diptheria or
any other germ disease being con
tracted. For sale by all druggists. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21

In his letter to Mrs. Bellamy
Storer. in which the president ad-
dressed her as my Dear Maria" he
intimated very strongly that he would
be glad to have Bethany in the cab
met. saying, 81 should count his re-
ligion in his favor" Mr.. Roosevelt is
a Protestant, while Mr.. Storer is a
Catholic. These being the facts was
the utterance of Mr.. Roosevelt that
of a politician or a statesman?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21
Torture of a Preacher.

The story of the torture of Rev. D.
o. Moore, pastor Of the Baptist
church, of Harpsville, N. Y, will in
terest you. He says: 81 suffered agon-
les because of a persistent cough, re-
sulting from the grip. had to sleep
sitting up in bed. l tried many rem
edies, without relief, until took DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds, which entire
ly cured my cough, and saved me
from CONSUMPTION" A grand cure for
diseased conditions of throat and
lungs. At Tydings & Co., druggist
price 80 cents and $1.00, guaranteed
Trial bottle free. m
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IMPORTED WINES.

Port, per per gal. E. e. $500
Sherry =. 4-UV
Per Bot.
White Seal Champagne, qts. $500
White Seal, Champagne, pts. E. 200
G. H. Mumm, Champagne, ats. 400
G. H. Humm, Champagne, pts. =. 200
Laubenheimer, Rhine Wine, pts. 80
Laubenheimer Rhine Wine, CTS 100
Nersteiner, Rhine Wine, OTIS 200
Niersteiner. Rhine Wine, pts. LOO
Hochheimer Berg. Rhine Wine, ct. 200
Hochheimer Berg. Rhine Wine, pit. LOO
st. Julian, Claret, pints 10
st. Julian, quarts =. LOU
Pontet Canet, Claret, quarts 200
Pontet Canet, Claret, pints LOO
Bergundy, quarts LOU
Bergundy, pints E. 10
NJ G. & Co., Port 1.50
Amontillado Sherry l.oO
WINE.
California Port per Gal. =. =. $500
California Sherry Z.O0
California Catawba 2.U0
California Scuppernong 200
California Blackberry 1.5O
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/ OCRLN MOUSE WHINE ROOMS
! Fl, J. PRECF4T, Manager Co@2-4A-A, lila

Crabano's Sloa Gin -. $50
Phosphate Gin, OTIS. the only
genuine =. -. =. =. $50
Phosphate Gin, pints, the only
genuine =. 49,. 20
Phosphate Gin, IL pints, the
only genuine =. -4U
Mobile Buck Gin, full quarts Sl.OO
Per Case. .'1V'ou
Mobile Buck Gin, full pints Hoo
Mobile Buck Gin, full II pints .11.5O
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-21
A MIC E
CHRISTMAS PACKAGE

One Quart Mark Rogers
One Quart xxx Rye
One Quart Port Wine
One Quart Sherry Wine
$3.75 F PsEpAT6.
Put up in neat package, with no
marks on wrapper.
HOW TO ORDER - Write orders
nlainly Give both your postoff1ce
and express office. Send money by
nostoffice or express money order, or
by registered mail.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
Table Decorations.

An attractive feature OF table decor
ations this see son is the use Of the low
ing cup. 1t. however, appears more at
small dinners than on formal occasions.
when imposing centerpieces are neces-
sary.
The three handled loving cup is the
one most popular, and the mode is TO
have a little stand built for II. that It
may be given additional height This
stand IS made Of wood, perhaps six
inches high. and is then covered with
velvet Of whatever color the hostess
most affects.
The loving cup is invariably filed with
flowers and often there are. as well,
vines buried about the velvet base TO
, prevent its looking too prominent. Roses
are usually chosen TO fill a loving cup.
The ideal bases for holding loving cups
are of Dresden china, but since these OF
the right shape and design are not
easily found the wooden ones prove a
happy substitution
There is. as well, a novel and hand
some lamp that is considerably seen
this year in the center of up-to-date
dinner tables In itself the lamp is a
thing of beauty, being made Of ex-
ouisitely colored glass in something the
shape of little parasol, with stem of
green bronze. 1t is not Contrived for
kerosene. but has underneath the tor
four electric bulbs
In order to use this lamp the dinner
table must be left open for about an
inch where Il comes together in the
middle, and the tableclOth also cut, in
order that the electric cord may be
slipped under the table and along the
/ floor to the base receptacle
The advantage of this light is that
/ il lights the table beautifully, and when
! the rest of the room is kept dim il
| brings the decorations into most bril-
liant prominence. To the highly artistic
/ eye, also, il is a relief from the newt
able Candelabra. Sometimes these lamps
| are of plural colored glass and blended
/ together Ike q mosaic
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Arriving in Washington today is a
woman whose advent is sure to be Of
interest TO others Of her sex. This wo-
man is Mrs. Feodor Alexiovitch Mach
now. whose husband. the Russian giant.
Of that name accompanies her.
Properly speaking. one might say that
she accompanies him since he should be
jentitled to precedence If only by reason
Of his gigantic stature. Machnow's height
is nine feet three inches. and So far as
known he is actually the tallest man in
the world. He is coming 20 Washington
for the purpose Of shaking hands with
the President and also with intent to
visit the sights of he Capital
His wife is a woman of ordinary
stature. typical Russian peasant, al
though somewhat better educated than
the majority Of her class. for she was
formerly a school mistress in a tiny
village where her husband earned his
living as a farmer.
Mrs. Machnow is the mother of two
children, a boy, NiCholai, aged two
years. half as tall now as his mother.
and little girl Of normal size. aged
three years and z half. who is called
Marie
The giant could only be induced TO
visit this country for exhibition Dur
poses by having his wife accompany
him he is very jealous of her and
does not want her out of his sight for
nve minutes at a time. At the same
time, she Is better able than any one
else TO manage the big fellow She
admits, coyly, that when all else fails.
she resorts to the usual woman's wea-
pom, tears, which never fail.
Machnow. although tremendously
Jealous of his wife. Is nevertheless a
very good husband. SO she declares.
one Characteristic. at least, is sure to
be approved by American women, that
IS the big mans generosity. He turns
over every cent OF his salary, and it
Is 9 considerable salary, too. TO his wife.
Upon their arrival in America on Sat
urday last. Mrs. Machnow prevailed
upon her large liege lord TO allow her TO
go shopping In order 10 puy him some
new shirts She soon discovered how
ever, that the very largest American
sizes would not suffice 20 cover his
nuge bulk, so being a practical little
body she bought quantities of material
and. returning TO the hotel. sat down at
once 70 the task of making 1t into gar
ments for the big man.
She shipped them out as deftly as pos
s1ple with large pair of shears, and
without patternl Then she sat down
and pegan 10 sew them. all by hand.
Think of the task Of the ordinary house
vile and mother who mends and darns
and patches for her husband and chill
dren and then compare it with the work
OF the giants wife Fancy what il must
be TO darn such gigantic socks and TO
patch such terrific spots as he must
wear out. And all the while she sits
mending. the big bulky form of her giant
husband is there beside her in a huge
Morris chair, for he sits and admires
her by the hour and never tires of tell
Ing visitors what a wonderful woman
she is. who is contented with the old
order of things-to sew, and mend and
take care Of her children.
Probably Mrs Machnow does not
know OF the existence of such modern
institutions as women's clubs
There is a little romance connected
with the wooinS OF the giants bride
While she was a schoolmistress in
kuStuoki In the province of Titebsk she
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
FiOe Lighting.

Most people when setting a fire lay
the wood fiat, criss-cross over the paper
in the bottom Of the crate. but let them
try placing the wood sloping from the
sides Of the CRATE to the center. This
forms a funnel for a free passage OF
air and as the flame travels up the
stick more quickly than II does across
the result IS that fewer pieces are re-
quired. and the fire burns up more
brightly and In half the time that II
usually takes Then when placing a
lump Of coal. on the fire, IL you wish il
20 last a long time lay II with the grain
Of the coal running across. as the fiarle
travels more slowly across than up-
ward.-Woman's Life.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
PLucking FolOLS.

The following IS the Australian
method OF plucking fowls. and nay
prove 4 useful hint AS soon as the birds
are dead. plunge each into a pail OF boil,
ing water. into which a pint and a half
OF cold water has been thrown One
minutes soaking IS generally sufficient.
Every feather can now be stripped OF.
IN the easiest manner possible-in fact,
they can almost be brushed of. The
skin never tears and the insects thai
!nfest all chickens VIII have disappeared
-Woman's Life
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Many persons make cherry pie with
out stoning the cherries. That Stoning
them is a trouble is not 20 be enied
but the result is so satisfactory that II
really seems worth while to take the
pains TO accomplish II. In stoning cher
ries use harp knife and save all the
juice. Grease a deep pie dish and line it
with good pun pastry FIJI the pastry
shell with the cherries and Juice that
flowed from them in the stOuing process
Cover with a thin crust. cut e''-e IN this
for the escape Of the steam and bake.
Eat cold.
This IS the Marion Harland recipe for
cherry pie.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
a Disclaimer.

Rat-tat-tati
The old soldier stood on the doorstep
and liSte led.
Washing day." he muttered; mo luck
here, that's pretty sure"
Il expect it's only another botherine
beGgar-drat emf muttered the sharn-
faced woman within, as she hasfii1-
snatched her hands from the steaming
WaShtub Snd marched grimly forward
TO meet the base disturber of washing
days ancient rites and ceremonies
IF you please, num-" muttered the
ancient hero. I've lost my leg"
We'll, I amt got it," snapped the
woman fiercely-
And the door closed with an awful
bang.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
7OlIE, ITS PROBLEMS AND INTERESTS
@8sWONIANtS gae
INQUIRY COLUMN

Letters to tie V-oman'S inquiry Column
are invited. They should be addressed
to Editor Woman's Inquiry Column,
Washi-g gton. Times, and should reach
the Office before Saturday to insure
an answer the following week Each
letter must bear the full and correct
signature and the address of the
sender, not for publication, but
merely as an evidence of good faith.
Unsigned letters will be ignored.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20
Wife Of Russian Giant
Escort Of Big Husband
On Trip TO Washington

was courted by a priest OF the Russian
church, whom. 1t is said. she loved.
But a stern father declared that she
should marry the giant in whom he
foresaw the possibilities of future
wealth So the obedient daughter mar
ried the giant and, strange to say. they
lived happily ever afterWard- She has
grown very forS of her husband and
declares now that she would not change
him for any other man in the world
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Beat a fresh egg with an egg beater
turning the wheel twenty-five tifrIes, and
after adding a tablespoonful OF olive
oil, beat again with twenty-five revolu-
tions of the wheel Add anothea- table
spoonful Of oil. and again beat twenty
five times. Continue adding oil a. d beat
ing until the dressing is as stin as you
desire II this rule is faith-u.Iy followed
the dressing viii not curdle. Flavor to
suit the taste A tablespoonful OF 1uice
from a lemon (never use vincsyar), a
Scant teaspoonful OF salt, a good dash
Of black pepper. probably half a tea
spoonful. and a pinch Of cayenne will
be found good proportion OF condi-
mentS
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

The little vacation froes being considered by PTOvdent
dressy looking This white lawn dress variation
adde
straps the straps extending the WaIne
appearance " the frock made either
The vacation the
be
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Every day that is born into the world
comes like a burst OF music and rings
itself all the day through and thou sbal,
make Of II dance, a dirge or 81 life
march. as thou wilt-Woman's Life.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

If il is a china silk or a soft silk
skirt you can wash IL in warm water
with A pure soap but IL IL is a taffeta
or stif silk I would advise talking it
to the cleaners. It is very q difficult
TO clean silk Of this kind at home.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
VIII you kindly tell me What Will
remove chocolate stain from a black
and white silk Skirt2 M NJ
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Editor Woman's Inquiry Colum-n:
VIII you please inform me where the
words of THE Spider and the Fly
may be obtained. Also who wrote it2
SUBSCR IBER.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column
Please publish a recipe for che rTy pie.
HOUSEKEEPER.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

am sorry i cannot give you the in
formation you want in this column but
II you viii look In the back of the city
directory under the heading ''Nuulismat-
lists" you will find the name Of a man
who can tell you ali you want TO know
on the subject.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

I am sorry, but this is not in my
collection VIII some Of my readers
answer this question for me?
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Please let me know through your
column the value on all rare Un-<ed
States money Please let me know this
week If possible. H c. s.
The Washington times., 1906-06-20

Editor woman's Inquiry Column
Please give me a recipe ror making
mayonnaise dressing
YOUNG COOK