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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
VIRGINIA REGIMEN q.
s2 NOW AT CHICKAMAUGA
{By laAssociate ted Press.

lItT E3YiT kABSUCId lEU TcHb, III
" CHATTANOOGA, TENN. !, July. 29---'To-
morrow flye-daysgJ programme OF In
struction begins at Camp Chickamauga,
according to detailed orders Issued to-
day "A by General 4Bubb 81 commanding.
There are now In camp. besF1ns the 5regll-
lar troops the First "A labama, Third
South Carolina and Seventy-first Vir'7
ginia Regiments. H II X q
Tho first days work will consist OF
company instruction by all organizations,
including battalion work, and squadron
drills will be the order for Tuesday \. Is:
Wedncsdaysthe forces Will be out In rcgi-
mental formation, and at night will
study signals. Thursday will be devoted
to practice Soutpost duty. All OF this leads
up to the last fivt days, when tactical
problems are to be solved, ty vi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
Y GLENDALE BRIEFS

y Mr. Eugene Gatewood continues cri ticallyS
grave doubts as ID hiss recovery.
Mr. and Mrs j. NJ Ilnre have tho SYM
pathy OF the entire community In the loss oe
two weeks dura tlon. Tho young man was a.
great favoritea with MI awbpi knew him
aMay nohn WP eeassaa
For many years he c6na ,ittrd a,blAcksn,n = shop
Shop" Of wartime fame, His genial Edisposl-s
ton won friends on every hand and many. 4.
pleasant hour has been spent under the
spreading branches Of his favorita hickory tree
BY the passers-by, who stopped 10 pass q joks5
with the joyal smith. Ga III
"And children coming hone from school. ;335
Looked In the open door; IA
They loved to sec the flaming forge Si59
Z And hear the bellows roar
4 The little ones were always welcomed atsth
shop. and to-day both old aud young will thi3ks
witt, sorrow Of their departed friend, .f1 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
sHUsBAND ARRESTED
For URDER OF WEE
my Associated Press.) ",

"a my Aasoclated Press) &. 3. p,
CHICAGO 2e;--The BODY o. J, ! ~ ~ 8;
Ernestine Voss, 43 years old. was found found
burned 10 3 crisp In the, ruins Of her he.
home this morning. The circumstance n &c
of the case led the police to arrest her
!, husband. John Z. 'Yoss, and he VIII pc
held pending the resultof q 4 coro .l,3
Inquest. iii 81 s. (, q. Z, az
corpse revealed fifteen pellets OF metal.
In the body near the backbone. me
body was found In summer |, k,'e sa,s
whicl, was tho last part OF the ih '''
10 take fire. 5 t!Is &, {. 4. \.
,yoss is said to have asserted that his l4s
vic was away from home, and In no
danger from the flames Neighbors told
the police that the pair had quarreled
frequently over money. y II IA Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
INTERCHANGEABLE NEWS

Mrs. Leo Stewart. Of the Pike, left Thurs
day for Columbia, Va.,5 where she VIII VISIT
AGs s'sE fHs sSsSae 'in
home on the Pike after u stay of several days
Mrs Mrs. ~ i. w. Christian and isle daughter.
Cecil have returned home nftSr bpsaIsaIs
stay q three weeks with Mrs;c nrls''ah
5sSE s$|sss ses$5y
Mrs, INV II, " BAILEY 81 chelsea INV. who
has been al for ne past tlye weeks la able '
Z Miss r. Fang Slaughter slowly recovering
g .sGsy a ssass MsSsof M MnG
on Very nicely ut tho Yrginla Hospital
.istar Il ,bsSer w sog as p pa
months Will return to nor home tsFs s''oNs
Nj. BIO. Mahanea. OF Bowling Green Read - q.
has returned home after stay q Ten M days
II the Blue ,y hdfe taaet Il In
prSy fs after an Inndspos.on q several weeks
. Mrs, Laura lauorhack has re.urnen M ''s
y re,srSSfhna atsf snenas aashte
isqn y9 ss psesnsy is
Mrs Frank TANNER q no ss S Monnt N Ne.
Tmbarake for the past two weeks, & ret turned
Ss sss e "a sh
where he viii visit relatiyes, q, ssn , friends
turned to home during tho past week sftteT
Mary Norris, on Mechan!csyille Turnpike, /
ps MrS S whers she Win spend tan DAYS vita
'' Mr. wlllan culley, Of Wood Street, is ahle
Master la Frank nm Is rapidly recovering from
very sueeessf1l opsratlon f9r appsnas,'ss.
able to be out again after an indisposltoni q
Mi Mrs. Fanny Crane, OF Bowling Green Road,
left during the past week for alabama, where
Z Miss Myrtle Smith. ot Shady Grove. Henrlco
county, d Visiting her friend Miss Edna Ton,-
lin, on the Pike. t3 III ~. .3 NJ
Mr.. John Tssmnn; ~ l.yray. Va. u, : INC
Miss Jessie Kirby has returned home after
q pleasant, stay with her aunt Mrs. 'i9faoh.
4 Miss Nora Ferrish. OF North Garden, is y.s,
itiRg hsr cousin Mrs V, Railey,5oef chel'
B Miss Mamie Ricketts,. d Rock Castle, Y+t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
MAXI HOUSES IN
single I.! / I ] CAST
Thomas a. Edison Inv rents. Z.
Process for Making So Solid ll.s.
4 Concrete ii ouse. ..f5$
8T1UuSE. 70
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

lSpeclal TO aSIne G1lIIes % tsS1i.l
NEW YORK, july % w hole le'l ses.
nodded In a sin gle casting out Of SOLID oil
concre te, " III Will proviue 90 ~ homes
for Workingmen at a. cost OF from one
sixth to one fourt h OF 55wha t. tho average
mechanic pays o-day, Is q goal which ,i
Thomas a Edison is striving to reach
BY a plan The is onfldent will work O. out t
successfully. Describing the plan he IA 9
devised Ed son says a. "a I, y.
Stsf II purpose, after obtaining the designs,
Ia have metallic rolds mad III to CORE =
spond With them The mold {, for &, each 7; !
house will be made, in Diet achnble paris;
There Will be SEPARATE plates and small
irnolds that can be screwed togother cas-
3iy5to form ono mold for an en- tire house,
That fine finish may be OBJ tained tho
inside surfaces of the parts VIII be- nice
aited.b After "a mold for q whole
house is set sup 1t will be a. very simple
and ae corner 1 The pumping process wlll.
not require more than al few ours, IA tier
four days, that at most WILDE necessary
for the "A hardening Of the concrete, the
parts or mold will q be unsore wed and
taken off and a soil concrete house VIII Y
remain. Il l3.3 III M 5ss z ~
circumstances the concrete villas will not
cost more than from $500 to 5000 each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
4. ELK Z J 8 IilI'.I VI: J.

MI. Is! & N. Gil has Ere turned from aE businesr
a Mr. Stanley WoodfIn left recently for sufolk.is
where he has accepted n posi- lon: /,
Ntessrss s, +. GA Sharpe n nd e E., Nv hi tl0ck
spent Wednesday, IN Is r Richmond. s495
Miss Ela Baker Is Speeding some i in,e w ia
her sister. Mrs r. Durret I, of Fort Lex. asf
N lsses Annie Talley. Lola VIII lock and M ra.
Frank Adams 81 OF Y r edmond { were recently
guests OF Mrs. " e Adamls. IA
Z, MI Ne and Mrs 81 r. n. Good y and children
have returned TO their home In Richmond attsIs
IL pleasant visit with William sharpe g nd
Mr. q. NJ. vim, who has been visiting HIS
idni1rhte en-; Mrs Chester Meredith. Of Louisa
county Is now with his son. Mr. y. b. NM
Eustnce anu Thomas Flsher.recentlygysv islted 4
friends In Petersburg {35 ~ St
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
NOBEL P|:'.R.||.z, TO.
GOi.T01 !: | | ]. !
Word r. ceived Y !, BY American
81 Peace Society That MI. Roose-
Welt Will G et Trophy.
sr,eG,c.i ij "a The Times- Dlsrp1,agItch.l

Especial to The Times-D ispatch.)
-BOSTO MASS \, il " 29.;----yy Word S has
been received unof1icially by the Amer
lean Peace Society, with l.eadquar ters In
Boston, rs tia PRESIDENT q Roosevelt will
receive the N oloel peace prize, annually.
awarded to the man s. who has accom-;
,plished Y the greatest goodstto humanity,
and amounting to- about so, o0o.a MI
THE award rs to be made next N oven1-
Der. The declsionsto give the next prize
to resident Roosevelt Is biased fuEol, the
practical results he has accomplished It
being held a that he has i actually done
more to further tllesf cause ofEunlye
peace 4 than an Their man during the,
past year. ~
President Roosey elt's mo ninati ton twas
made BY 4 Prof. 81 Henry p raft Ju dson,
acting president University OF Chtcago;5
Prof. Charles S. Bald win, Y ale Prof.
Heinrich Harberger u University Of 4 Alu--ii
Mich, and BY the faculty or George WASH.
Slngton U University, Washing ton, p. e. Isl VI.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
OBITUARY.! ] !
Funeral Of Infant,

Funeral Of Infant.
The funeral Of John Michael, infant
his fathers residences yesterday day a iiss
noon at g o'clock. Tho interment was
In Mount Calvary. % b,
u. Dowell.
tspeclals to The Times Dispatch. )ysss.. 1
GORpONsYILLH. VA, July 29--.Mr.
I. DoWell died at his home here satui-
day afternoon about Il q clock, after an
illness of two weeks with heart trouble.
In his SEVENTEEN year 81 Il as {25
II. He leaves g widow md two sqns--7yzyV..
Il. Dowell. OF CiordonsYille. and Eugena
fDowall, OF Richmond. Deceased was
the senior member ot The dry goods and
grocery firm OF Z, Dowell 8 Son, h2d
built and engaged IN business here at
the close of the Civil War, His fair and
honest dealings won for him. the con-.
fidence Of the entire community, " J,
His burial took place from bis !! resi,2
at q O'clock Burial in MaplYsw'oods Gems
etery. IS ssssa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
LOSS in SAN FRANCISCO
n B FIRE WAS $132,823;O67
slBY ASsoclated Pres

RI AZ ,TA NY N. y. e July q. ate superin-
&mdent Of /. insurance X elsey tonight
made public the results OF his investiga--l
:tinnIsns to the losses Of fire !nsuranc
,eompar les in tho San Franc sco v disa IS
ter. /, y W !, \, u, Is, /,
nv all-163 comp niestwas s222, sS6, So7 the
e.insl1rance, SOS, 2i6. III !; sal wage SIS 81
ass and actual loss s1S22, 81, o667
m I'M cornpa,,y with the largest net loss
q IN, h hartford Fire, OF Connecticut, ac-
cordinr to the report, It's loss Is Sc ISL, 7Ol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
IS TTTRAVE A 4.
NJ DECORATED TRAIN.
s,ssociated Pre-

BY Assocla ted 7Press.J ~
RIO DE 8J,ANEIRO. Jul y.E 29.--s Secretary
Root and Il Senior Nabuco the \ Brazilian
.Anbassado the United States. ac-
sconrpanied Z. by their families left here
on q special boat. The train, which
carried them from the head Sofs the bay
to Petropolis, was decorated withs flags;
At Petropolis the visit ors.zwere greeted ,n
sons. Baron de Rio Rranco. the Il Bra
lillian Minister Of Foreign a fairs con-
Quoted Secretary Root to the summer
palace of President Penna. on the Rlo
3Janeiro, to spend Sunday IL 2t4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
SPECIAL SERVICES I'm
, HONOR OF PRESIDENT
EfBv a saoclnted Press. j,

OYSTER BAY, July n %, President
Roosevelt and family attended service
to-day at the Presbyterian Church and
listened to a sermon by the Rev. Charles
r, Thompson, secretary OF the Board
OF Home M. sslons. The President usually
attends Christ Episcopal Church, but
special services were held to-day In his
shonor9at tho Presbyterian Church. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
Denounced Gork,y,.
! nv :, a sscsociafed Press. J

RI1TFAI,O. N. " July 29.-The fifth
anna II convention Of the Anleric Fed
GRAFTON Of Catholic socie ties opened here
4 today With a mass meeting at Conven--s
ton Hall. Bishop McF'aul, Vi Of Trenton
n, ','J,. spoke against the evils Of social
ism and divorce, and, cidentallly, de-
nounced Maxim Gorky.SSs Isl a n III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
! Pc ople Witho2luttWater,
(By Associated Press.)

~ 07I7T q I3yE ASsocIuted NITeBHJ - By
U BOKHARA, CENTRAL ASIA, July 20, ---
on account Of. the long continued drought.
the water supply Of the l<hanatefo Box
,hara is practically exhausted. The peo-
pie are drinking from ,thick,f stagnant
pools. The cotton plantations are scoroh-
ed by the heat, and, unless rain falls
within week. the oasis will be swal-
lowed up by the surrounding desert.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
GOOD Their Escape.

lrAYYrTDVIII.D, N. Gu July 20 Rob-
ert Thompson, In jail here for Illicit dis.
tllling, who would have given bond to-
morrow. and another white man by name
order for a Jug of whiskey on the express
agent, sawed tho iron bars of their cell
IL two and made good 4 their escape at
noon from the jail here. s5s5 Il AZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
Soon toICorne, Home

/ BAYREUTH, July 22s.--yY tn the excep-I
ton of one day, which was taken up
lby an automobile excursion to the AUS
strlan bans, Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth spent the entire week here, IAey
left to-day by way Of Nuremberg and
Munich for Paris. They will sail next
Saturday for tho United sta tes. 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
Mems OF the Suburbs..s

has returned home after pleasant stny "a
two weeks With her sister, Mrs Emma pol t3
lard OF the Pike 75i; sF nj AZ "
Il Mr. John Mason, Of the Pike, $lsuulto sick at
his home With ma arial fever. 9i s
t Mrs. Sarah Haddoff and fanil ". OF Chefs
II III Ell expec to leave N "a few w Z fer
JCoocila,d county here tney vii spend so1lle3
time wi Il r.a Ives lsj
4. Miss Carrie Norton or Fluvhnna@ county.
Is listing her cousin, Miss May Fleming ofS
Bowling Green Road. . ki} Z I'm
(, Mr. James NORMAN of stnunton. Is Waiting
his friend, Mr.. h Edward Johnson, on Bowling
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-30
lRichmonders in New Y ork. !
lsna6isi to- Tl1a Tl.fea.D ispatch.)4
n ',,lia .rlnies. llspateh.,

NEW YORK, July 20:--st, Denis, 9, p;
sG 81 fs Proa dsa Gsnirsi. 5. KaRni Con.
itinentaI r. IT, Moncurei Imperial, NJ,
w, Pace. H..H. Petty Seville, II; =;
Bryne and wife, ]. Giloolyi Hotel AS
tor A, Pizzlni. II sa.8
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-26
CRYSTAL LIME AND CEMENT CO.

The superior advantages of the geo.
graphical situation constitutes Salt
Lake one of the best adapted markets
in the country for all descriptions of
building materials, and all the products
essential to constructive works. A
large part of this field is covered by
the CRYSTAL LIME AND CEMENT
COMPANY. The company established
here about one year ago and is one
of the leading sources of supply for
the essentials that are used in the
great number of buildings now being
erected in Salt Lake and the surround
ing territory. THE CRYSTAL LIME
AND CEMENT COMPANY will build
one of the largest cement plants in the
northwest. Plans are now being per-
fected. The officers of this company
are as follows: Charles B. Stewart,
president; George l.. Atkins, vice pres
ident; j. ID. Fife, secretary and man.
ager; Barnard ]. Stewart, treasurer;
Florence j. Atkins and George F. At
kins, directors. The capitalization is
100000, fully paid in, and they
own unlimited deposits of lime stone,
as well as unlimited quantities of sill
lea, well suited for the manufacture OF
glassware. They also have the finest
fire-clay beds in the intermountain Sec
ton. They operate at present a num-
Der of lime kilns, which have a daily
capacity of 400 bushels. The COM
pany's Office is located at present at 80
Richards street. All orders at all
times will receive prompt attention
for white lime, fire brick, fire clay, sill
lea sand, crucibles, sewer pipe, plas-
ter fibre, grey lime, Portland cement,
red mineral paint, plaster, hair, and
tile pipe. Prompt delivery to all parts
of the city is made, and they are CIV
ing the building trade the best salts
faction of any house in this section.
Contractors and builders trade solic-
tied. Our motto, Prompt delivery, full
weight and honest dealings at all
times. If you are not acquainted with
us, give us an order and find out COZ
COURSE).
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-26

dividends and recouping themselves
for the money lost in the early days of
the industry. The stockholders, how
ever, are not the only people who de-
rive benefit from the beet sugar in
dustry. The farmers derive large sums
from the sale of the beets to the fac
tories and the hands employed are paid
very good wages.
Beginning in 1891 when 1,112,8O0
pounds of sugar was produced, the in
dustry has grown until the production
in pounds was: In 1896, 9,150,000; in
1901, 32,000,00O; in 1902, $4,000, 900; in
1903, 47,500,000; in 1904, 52,200,000; in
1905, approximately 100000.
The Utah Sugar company's offices
are located in Salt Lake City, and
Thomas r. Cutler is general manager.
The company has declared dividends
twelve out of fifteen years of its exist
ence. The factories are located at
Lehi, Garland Ogden and Logan, with
auxiliary stations at Provo, Springville
and Spanish Fork.
From these stations the beet Juice is
pumped to the Lehi plant, the extreme
distance being over "a miles, the long
est line in the world through which
juice is pumped. A new factory was
located at Lewiston, near the Utah line
in 1905.
In addition to the factories above
named, Salt Lake is headquarters of
the officers and general manager of
Beet Sugar factories at Blackfoot,
Idaho Falls and Sugar City, Idaho; and
also under the same management 1t is
expected that at least one more factory
will be built in the state of Idaho in the
near future.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-26
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

The beet sugar industry is one of
the most important in the state. 1t
brings more money directly to the far
mers than any other product. About
Is years ago the first beet sugar fac
tory in the intermountain country was
opened in Utah. It was hard strug-
gle for the promoters for years and the
dividends were all assessments, but
with money, courage, patience and Ia
Dor the industry became an unquali-
fed success. The quality of sugar pro-
duced in Utah and also in Idaho is in
every respect equal to the best. The
stockholders in the various companies
are receiving more than satisfactory
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-26
SALT LAKE MATTRESS G. MANU-
FEATURING CO.

This company is one of the repre-
sentative manufacturing interests of
our city shipping their product
throughout Idaho and Utah. They oc-
cupy a large two-story building at 1853
West First South street where they
employ sixteen people. They are man.
ufacturers of woven wire springs, cots.
touches, and all kinds of mattresses,
pillows, etc. They also have a we'll
equipped upholstery and repair de-
partment. F. Eberhardt is president
and general manager, and A. e. Eber-
hardt, secretary and treasurer,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-26
Marching Forward.

Well now for some more Truths.
Salt Lake has entered upon sea
son of unwonted prosperity. Nothing,
outside of miracle can stop it. Geo
graphically it is in the place to be the
big city between Chicago and the Pa
cific coast. Nature has favored it. 1t
is growing every day. New railroads
are coming, not railroads on paper,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
TATE SPRING.

Tate Springs Tenn, August 4.-(Spe- cial. .)-Another pleasant week has added to this well known mountain resort a number of guests. and while the manage ment can still care for the daily arrivals, the hotel and cottages are comfortably filled. There have been several bridge whist parties during the past week, and more than fifty couples are to be seen dancing each night. number of new names are added daily, among them being MT, Mrs and Miss Chiffon, Montgomery, Ala; J. l.. Andrews, Sheffield. Ala; Mrs, Alfred Trutt, Atlanta; Herbert F. Haley, Macon Ga. l. Loeb, Montgomery, Ala; Mrs Flaspoller and family, New Orleans; E. A Spence, North Carolina: J. b. Coop CT and wife, Atlanta; J. ". Neal, wife and son. Houston, Tex; J. E. Rehander, Chattanooga Tenn; Senator s. R. Mall lory and Misses Mallory. Pensacola. Fla Mir and Mrs. William Kennedy and Mrs. Elizabeth Slaughter, Knoxville; Mrs. K. H. Cornwel, Savannah, Ga. Miss Lizzie Watson Pulaski, Va; V. c. Huff and wife, Wytheville, Va; W. c. Callicott and family. Mississippi; D. Brown and liar vey Hill, Atlanta; Mrs. C. V. Peel, Austin, Tex; S Buttrell. Knoxville; Mrs. Fannie l. Kicks and maid. Mississippi Judge Norman I<ittrell, Houston. Tex. W C, Lanier and Miss Lanier, Atlanta J. F. Simmons and family, Pine Bluff, Ark; W. L. Murfee, Marion, Ala; Mrs. J. w. Cabaniss and Miss Cabaniss. Macon, Ga; William B. McIlwaine, Petersburg, Va; Mrs. c. w winstead and family, St. Louis: pr. J. T. Broughton and wife, Greenville, Ala; Mrs and Misses Price, Dayton, Ala J. R. Padgett, Atlanta; MT Wyman. Misses Wyman, Montgomery Ala; Judge and Mrs. John Haralson' Montgomery: Mrs. and Miss Roden, Bir- mingham; Zeno T. and Mrs Harris, Mem phis Rev A. l.. Andrews, Alabama. MT and Mrs. w. M. Haynes, Atlanta F. w. pettus Alabama, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
Kites That Carry Men.

From the London Times.
 This year has witnessed a remarkable deyelopment of the hobby of kite flying. which It's devotees hotly maintain Is a scientific pursuit rather than a mere pastime.
 ou would be astonished, declared Mai. F. s. Baden-Powell, well-known expert "at the number of people who have taken to kite flying recently. If were living in a suburb l should cer- tainly adopt 1t a hobby is fasein- ating sport"
 The war office has been making ex- periments with man-lifting kites at Aldershot and has reached point in the development of the kite where men can be sent mp to the tremendous height of pO0 feet practically immune from dan ger from shot or shell and in a com manding position for taking observations
 The meteorological office also makes use of the kite in it's work, sending up kites with self-regstering instruments attached and thereby ''-- valuable information to be used in the weather forecasts. Bird s-eye photographs are obtained in the same way
 The box kite( the invention of an Aus tralian) is the type used for high aseents tthe record altitude Is i400 feef'. but the diamond shape is still greatly favored by amateurs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
HALLE-RANDOLPHMFG.C GO
 

man, formerly an accountant They have no native labor, but do the whole of the rough work themselves A few days ago they were literally existing upon mealie pap. Then two small stones were found. and today they are again eating white mans food Many a curious his tory could be told by the diamond dig gers of the Vaal. Here are men who have travelled over half the globe, all ways driven onward by the passion for finding the wealth which nature hides so cleverly. Hope leads them ever onward, like a will O the wisp Another blank day today? Never mind; there is to- morrow; and then, perhaps. Alas! an old digger told me that only five per cent of the diggers ever do even moderately well. In most cases. those who have luck squander in a few hours the wind fall of a minute.
 There is a trouble brewing on the banks of the sunny Vaal You notice that, although there are evidences or past digging on the Transvaal shore, all the diggers have removed to the Orange River Colony bank. This is not because the Zoutpan's Drift side is the richer. The bend of the stream on the Christiana side is believed to contain far the greater wealth. During the little work that was done there a stone of B carats. which was sold on the spot for 9472. was dis covered: while In all the digging on the opposite shore the biggest diamond has been 19Ia earats. the sale price being 41.0. But further licenses for the Transvaal side have been refused. It has been ruled that the bed of the river Is crown land. This necessitates it's formal proclamation by the government, and there will be considerable delay before this can be done.
 AS the river falls there will be great influx of diggers from other parts of the river. as well as from the Rand. A thou sand are said to be coming down. These men will find the O. R. c bank fairly filled up. and yet before their eyes a po- tential Eldorado. which. for some reason they cannot fathom. is a closed land. The danger is-and 1t is not a remote one that the diggers will defy the law and descend into the bed of the river AS soon as the water is low enough and begin work Once established there it will be hard to get them to shift.
 The diggings realize between 9looo ana ei1OO a month in diamonds. and the tradc which results keeps Christiana. which IS the seventh or eighth largest town Tn the Transyaal solvent. The season IS short one. and the rains may come down in october or November and stop all work. Unless some action is taken the season will be lost, and the town