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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
Washineton's Last Portrait.

Another century-old but heretofore
generally unknown. portrait OF General
Washington has come to light. It is in
the private collection OF the late James
F. JOY, railroad builder. who died re-
Gently Mt Detroit. Mich. This portrait
was painted by Crawford. n pupil OF
the noted Peale. 1t is probably Wash
ington's last sitting. and shows him
in the buff blue uniform of a
Revolutionary soldier. According to
letters and other authentic documents
in possession of the Joys, the portrait
was made at Ringgold Manor, near
IHagerstown. Nd. during visit by
Washington to his old crony, General
jRinggoId. T,e picture was for years
IN possession of Colonel W. r. Mason
McCarty. of Hngerstown, at one time
engineer In the Russian service, under
Skobelen. Tho American sold the heir
loom only when he broke up his home
to live permanently abroad. This pic
ture is exceedingly interesting. Com
pared with the usual Washington type.
Crawford's study reveals much native
merit. For one thing, 1t shows the
general without false teeth Note the
dropping upper lip. Then, too the strong
lines of the face are not retouched-
after the fashion sfamiliarly seen in
portraits OF. the first President. Craw-
fords painting was originally bought
at the Ringgold sale. in the year 1925.
1t passed to N1cCarty. through Will
liam Freaner. a large landowner of
Washington county. Maryland. Freaner
died, aged elgtty-two. in 1868 He
willed the heirloom to his son-in-law.
McCarty, who In earlier years was
wont to exhibit 1t on each recurring
Washington's birthday. General Ring
Colds first wife was a Miss Cadwal--
ladGr. OF Philadelphia. She was great
favorite with Washington. The gem
eral paid frequent visits to the Ring
gold manor. At one time A. Il
Stewart, of New York. made efforts to
buy the picture from McCarty. but
failed. It seems probable that pic
ture of so great historic value will
eventually. be given place in some
Leading public museum.-Leslie's Week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
NOTABLE TRIBUTE
TO DIR. HAWTHORNE
Leading Baptist Paper Contains
Sketch OF Widely-known
Richmond Minister.

In reccn Issue OF The Standard,
one OF the leading Baptist weeklies IN
the United States, Rev. Henry r. LOU
than, professor at William and Mary
z College. pays notable tribute to Rev.
DR.. j. B. hawthorne, of this city. Ac
companying the article is picture of
the Richmond minister
After giving a brief but comprehen-
sive sketch of the life OF DR.. Haw
thorne. Indicating his great success as
q pastor. Mr.. Louthan has the follow
ing to say concerning his gifts as an
orator.
"He has n magnificent physique and
stands six feet four inches in height.
This gives him recommending presence
and secures attention before he utters
word. ! heard him preach the annual
sermon before the Southern Baptist
Convention In 1895 at Washington. His
text was, Thou shale call His name
Jesus: for He shalt save His people from
their sins | have listened to some of
The greatest speakers of America, but
none has come 80 near my Ideal OF what
Demosthenean oratory should DO as did
James Boardman Hawthorne that day
when he was picturins the purpose OF
the Christ.
II have heard some men whose words
were like the silrery ripplings of the
woodland brook, Others who spoke with
the sublimeness OF the ocean storm. still
others like the tender mother to her
troubled child, and yet others like unto
OF Benjamin to his father. DR.. Haw-
thorne has the power OF all these, and
yet a power all his own. His words
convince the Judgment. kindle the
powerful impulse to the WILL
DIR. Hawthorne Is as great on the
platform as in the pulpit. and has
spoken often In many parts OF the coun-
Worlds Great Orators among whom
he should be included. In an address
delivered before the Boston Social Union
on October 10, 1898. he. declared that
torious flag of the Union did or did not
contemplate such result, the truth is
that the triumphs which they achieved
brought to the white race OF the South
q deliverance immeasurably greater
than that which came to the ensiaved
negroes. The slave. system OF labor
prevented any multiplication or diver
sity of industries. But, he continued.
now our mountains are giving up their
coal, iron, marble and minerals OF every
kind every neighborhood Is making use
of her exhaustless supplies OF water
power: the people are dotting with sails
and steamers the magnificent harbors
along our whole seacoast; and every
element of wealth and progress Is at
our doors.
"The Southern Baptist Convention
will meet in Richmond this year on DR..
Hawthorne's seventeen birthday. He
upon Some things on which 1t behooves
the Baptists of this generation to put
supreme emphasize
ION account Of III health he has re-
gently resigned his church in Richmond.
the resignation to take effect July 1st
Ere long he will HE away to Virginia's
blue mountains, which have been his
summer haunt almost without inter-
mission for moro than score of years
Thousands are hoping that health will
soon again be flushing his cheek and
that for many years he will be spared
we'll"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
PHILIPPINE TOBACCO.
Greatest Consumers of It Are the
Filipinos Themselves.

Philippine tobacco Is sold in thirty
ave different countries. From Canton
to Pekin the most expensive and also
most generally sold cigarette comes
in q package OF Manila tobacco put up
in Austria. Manila cigars are the most
popular in Japan. and sell at 80 sen
(15 cents American money!, though
the JapanAse government itself main
tains q tobacco monopoly. But the
value OF the Philippine tobacco crop
sinks into insignlficance when COM
pared with the worlds increasing sup
ply and demand Tho value of the
tobacco manufactured in the Philip
pines in 1905 is estimated at $5,494,627
-$S02.561 worth of cigars and $14,250
OF cigarettes. or total of (manutac-
tured tobaccos, s906,S11, and $1,374,S92
of leaf tobacco (manufactured) was
exported; s3.212,924 worth Of 1nahufac-
tured tobacco therefore remained In
the islands. Besides this. presumably
enormous quantity of leaf OF an In
ferior grade was sold or traded to ma
tives of the Philippines. who often
roll their own cigars before smoking.
When manufactured in other countries
the manufactured tobacco brings
from thirty to fifty times Its selling
price.
The greatest consumers Of Philip
pine tobacco arc the Filipinos them
selves. With population OF over
100000, practically all of whom, oven
the non-Christlan tribes. are incessant
smokers, usually including women and
children as we'll as men. and with
many districts where tobacco is not
raised for family consumption, tho
consumption of tobacco must be many
times the value of tho export. In tho
Cagayan d unique custom prevails
among tho women, who smoke a hugo
cigar, the Tobacco grande, which
reaches length OF from thirty inches
to three feet, and is several inches In
diameter. These huge cigars are
smoked of and on for n day and a half
or two days. Sometimes Tobacco
grande Is suspended In the middle from
a rafter In the dwelling, and all tho
women folk of the family puff III
turn. The men smoke the cigarettes
of the ordinary sized cigar.-Scientinc
American
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
Daughters in forwarding tho erection
OF tile ID A.. X. building on Jamestown

Daughters in forwarding tho erection
OF tie y A.. X. building on Jamestown
Island.
The building Is reproduction OF
Malvern Hill, the best known speci
mon OF Colonial architecture. All mod.
crn conveniences have been added
and genuine Colonial furniture, tho
gift of the Virginia Daughters. viii
be Installed. Tho st. Louis Chapter
also contributed $25 toward tho fur
rishlngs.
Friday. June eth, was settled as tho
date for the formal presentation of the
building TO the Association for the
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities,
It's future cubtodians. -
Mrs. Purcell also reported SUCCESS
in collecting Revolutionary relics for
the history building at the exposition.
These include tent used through the
war as Washington's headquarters;
Washington's sword. Jeffcrson's chair
and the desk at which he wrote tho
Declaration Of Independence, and Ma
sons desk, at which he drafted tho
Virginia Bill OF Rights.
From the floor Of tho House It was
reported that Commonwealth Chapter
of Richmond had contributed $500 for
the building on Jamestown Island.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
THOUSANDS ENJOY
FINE SPRING DAY
Streets and Parks Filled With
People Yesterday-Many See
Ruins at lakewood.

Ideal spring weather drew thousands
OF people QUE OF doors yesterday, and
from church time In the morning until!
dark, when the air began to grow cool.
people, many OF them on their way to
or from the city and suburban parks.
Congregations at the churches werc
generally reported to be large. Fol-
lowing the morning service the parade
up Franklin and Grace Streets was be-
gun 1t was the first real display OF
tho Easter flnery, 90 long kept back
these streets was notable. The early
afternoon found the parks thronged
with people. the greatest crowd of all
congregatiug at Reservoir Park. where
the ruins LETT by the lakewood fire
proved an irresistiblt attraction.
Along Monument Avenue thousandg of
people could be seen duriDS the after
noon, summing Themselves and incident-
ally admiring tn enew Stuart and Davis
monuments, now being placed In posi-
tiion. The day was one of the fairest
and most enjoyable Of the present year.
and the relief from lowering skies
aroused q general hope that the wintry
days have at last given way to spring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
Senators as Presidential Possibili
tieS.

That superstitious belief that Sem
ator is i,npeded In his ambition to go
to the Presidency had not yet been gem
Grated at the time that Clay. in 1S42,
resigned from the Senate and became
a private citizen. He was, In private
life. however. enabled to push his can
vass for the Presidency more success
fully than he could have done If in Of
flce. He gained the unanimous nomi-
nation In 1874, but he was beaten at
the polls by Polk. Many persons think
that Spooners chances OF getting the
nomination are improved by getting into
private life. On the other hand, there
are several senators-Foraker, Knox,
Dolliver La Toilette and others. beside
the able and popular presiding officer
OF the Senate, Vice President Fair
banks--whoae names continue to bo
coupled with the higher office. 1t Ia
we'll for the country to bear In mind
that several political traditions and
presidents have been smashed Ny
Roosevelt. Possibly. the Senatorial
may be- destroyed by some-
body In 1908, 81 eslie's Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
CANADIAN RUGBY STARS
MAY PLAY IN ENGLAND

NEW YORK, April 21.-The Hamilton
Tigers. who won the Rugby champion
ship OF Canada last season. are to be
signally honored II they win the cham
pionahip a second time. A Rugby en-
thusiast here has volunteered to reward
the heroes by financing tour OF Eng
land, which will last several weeks.
this fall. Should the team decide to
60. 1t will not cost the players cent
The tour will likely be undertaken
even Il the locals lose the champion
confident that they would make great
hit in the old country. He asks in re-
turn for his support that should the
tour abroad prove financial success,
he be given interest on his money.
Triumphal tours OF England have
been made by the New Zealanders and
other teams and the Tigers would
ers have not yet decided to accept the
proposed junket to Philadelphia, as
proposed by the Montreal club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
BRICKS ON TRACK.
Westbound Cars Blocked Seven
Minutes Saturday Afternoon.

BY the dumping OF q pile of bucks
Eighteenth and Main Streets, the entire
street car line going west was blocked
for seven minutes. The bricks slipped
through the bottom Of a wagon. bei1g
gon was crossing tho tracks. A dozen
or more cars were forced to wait until
the bricks were cleared away. They
were removed by several motorrnen and
conductors and the negroes assembled
around l3-H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.
w. and L. Meets Bucknell at
Lynchburg on Thanksgiving Day

we oAAA ~ ava
Lynchburg on Thanksgiving Day
NEW YORK. April 21.-Manager
Thompson. Of the Bucknell University
football team. has practically coma
pleted his list Of games for the 1907
season. One OF the ten games on the
schedule which Is OF interest to the
Southern colleges. because 1t will give
followers of the game in that section
an opportunity to compare the South
with the North in this branch Of
sports, Is that with Washington and
Lee at Lynchburg on Thanksgiving
Day, November 2sth. The complete
schedule follows:
September 21-Mansfleld Normal. at
Lewisburg.
September 2s-Gestysburs College, at
Lewisburg.
October 5-University OF Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia.
October 12-Prtnceton, at Princeton.
october 19-Carlisle Indians, at Car
Isle. .ts5fe-
October 2s-Westem University OF
Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg.
B November 2-syracuse University, at
syracuse. e aaiF Z
November s-Lafayette. at Easton.
November 1s-Dickinson, at Lewis
burg.
November rs Thanksgiving Day.
Washington and Lee, at Lynchburg,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
"The Gingerbread Man.

"one OF the novelties OF the season is
THE Gingerbread Man." which will be
seen at the Academy friday, matinee
and night. This promises to be n most
elaborate extravaganza. and 1t will be
played by a strong company. prominent
among the members Of which are Ben
+. Cirinnell Mae Phelps, Eddie Redway,
Grace Belmont; Nellie. Lynch. Ross
II. Mack and Will bonnelly. The play
Is described az q fairyesqus. The II
Ranken. and was his last work. his
death taking place shortly before the
piece was produced. The music was
supplied by A. Baldwin Sloane. COM
poser OF LADY Teazle" The play tells
a story OF Santa Claus land. and In
volvea the disappearance Of Princess
Sugar Plum and her transformation
back into the princess. She forgets
Jack. and he has to win her over again.
Jack Homer Is impersonated by Mae
Phelps. Grace Belmont plays the prin-
fairy queen. and Eddie Redway plays
the Gingerbread Man" The charac-
ters are all taken from child life.
The sale OF seats opens at 8 o'clock
this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
MAN DROPPED WATCH
AND THEN DISAPPEARED

Policeman Bryant. "hing OF Hot
Water Alley" found a gold watch on
Broad Street yesterday afternoon. He
turned the timepiece into the First Sta
ton, and the owner can get 1t by prov
ing 1t Is his property.
The officer was on the car when a
passenger alighted at q cross street.
He saw the watch fall out Of the mans
pocket, but before any one could notify
the man or bring the car to a stop the
loser OF the watch was out OF sight.
The watch is solid gold, and Is one Of
the handsomest ever seen by the off,
GERS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
His Pound Of Flesh.

please wrap up all my purchases"
said tho grouchy customer.
why, I've done SC" replied the cash
grocer.
Beg pardon, but you haven't" re-
torted the &. c,
"What have I left undone up?"
THAT thamb of. yours that you
weighed up with tho butter!" snorte,l
the s. G. II want 1t for dog meat
Wrap 1t up"-Judge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22

are not going to stand any trifling.
The white man who ia losing his
land is not in humor to stand any
undue bullying. The Indian women
carrying the babies, for whom the fam
lily home was to be claimde, stood
near by until tho crowd about the door
became so dense that the police
rescued them for fear OF injury in
the Jam or illness from exposure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
MANY FRENCK WALTERS TO
WEAR M0USTACHES NOW

PARIS, April 2o.-The number OF
rsI'HtEs IN most I'M instances the en-,
ployers granted Che walters principal
olaims-namely: the right to wear
inconsistencies. About 2so walters still re-
fuse to return to work. ob1ectlng to
agreeing to pay for breakaEes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
HISTORIC RELICS
FOR EXPOSITION
Tent and Sword Used by Wash
ington During War, Jefferson's
Desk and Others.

Mrs. Benjamin L. Purcell. of Rich
nond. regent of tho Commonwealth
Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution. and chairman of the
Jamestown committee, last week made
her report to the Sixteenth Continental
Congress, receiving therefor the unan-
Amous vote of thanks of the body, for
her own work and that Of the Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
A Wicked Question.

a Tennessee minister declares that hell
is a place OF strong drink. tobacco, base
ball, theatres and peekaboo shirt@alsss.
o Death, where Is thy sting?-- Kansas
City Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acade My-Dark.
nijOu-"It's Up. to You, John 1ienry."
nOstOek's-Wild Animal Show.
MISUNDERSTANDING Riuk,
At the Biiou..

11v VH0 b1JUU' lI'1I
Mr., John dunno, Of the Wells, Dune
& Harlan Company. Ia in the city to soc
the arat prodpction here q Charley
.Joha Henry" which will be given at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22
Richmond
to Exp position
Without Change, April 10Th
Round Trip, $3.50
Via N. g.. w. Ry.

Fast special train will leave Byrd
hg direct to Main Entrance Exposition
4 grounds. and leave there returning at
700 2, NJ. Quickest and most comfortable
route. s.. -. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22

Mr.. Walter D. Botto. business man
ager OF the Lottie Williams company,
is in the city at the Allen. He has Just
returned from Atlanta, where he met
Major "Blll' Sharp and Hugh Cardoza,
old Richmonders. The Williams COM
pany in my Tom Boy Girl" played to
will 70 to Norfolk from here. where 1t
will close for the season. Lottie VIII
liams Is Richmond favorite. having
appeared here upon number OF occa-
ajons
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22

the BijOu all this week. MIR. Dunno
was present at the rehearsal on Satur-
day night, and says that from critical
standpoint It Is one Of the best musical
farcns he ever saw.
Some years ago Mr.. Dunno, was one
of the leading critics In New York.
His reputation as Il critic is considered
high here. lie passes on ali the shows
owned and controlled by the concern OF
which he IL member.
"The play In which Mr. Grapewin will
be seen this week." said Mr.. Dunno Mt
the Richmond last night. "ls to my
mind the best he has ever appeared in,
and that Ia saying a great deal. when
his Mr.. Pipp' is recalled. The situa-
tions are funny and the music IL bright
and catchy. There are number of
musical turns, which ! think will ap-
peal TO tho theatre goer as good"
Tho last rehearsal Of the piece will
be hold Mt the Bijo1 this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22

In reccn Issue OF The Standard,
one OF the leading Baptist weeklies IN
the United States. Rev. Henry r. LOU
than, professor at William and Mary
DR.. j. b. Hawthorne, of this city. Ac-
commanding the article liz pictu:e OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-22

Mrs. Small. Of Fifth Avenue. who has
been quite sick for several weeks Is I'M
-
The Globe-republican., 1907-07-18
/ KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Onerated at a Loss.

]. c. o. Morse, receiver for the
Uncle Sam Oil company has made a
report to the stockholders. In his re-
port Mr.. Morse says the poor system
of bookkeeping used makes 1t diff
cult to obtain an actual statement Of
the companys condition and $74,129.S5
is still "unaccounted for" Although
the books OF the company show that
the Uncle Sam Oil company was OPP
Grated at a loss, says the report, yet
on June 20, 1906, a dividend Of two
mills upon each share of stock sold
was declared to the stockholders and
checks payable in sixty days were is
sued. A large number of tnese
checks We're returned by the payce,
and stock in the company was accept
ed instead "On December 20, 1906,
a dividend Of three mills was declared
but none of the checks was ever
paid" The report says that the stock
was sold by means Of advertising and
that 245,15038 was spent in this way.
The postage alone amounted to $751;
3C4.22.
The Globe-republican., 1907-07-18
THE STORY or A WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.


The following Is cory Of letter,
Of which the Agents OF the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta, Dec. Z, 1906.
Agent Canadian Government.
Watertown, s: D.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
] see that you are still at work per-
suading people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. ! must tell you that
owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that / wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. hope that you will be able to
induce more TO make a start out to
this part of the country.
Now | must tell you what I have
accomplished since l came out here
and 1t won't be three years till the LIST
Of July. l shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day 1t is
worth $4,000 per acre, but 1t Is not for
sale. Then year ago last May I
bought 800 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared profit of $4,000. How is
that for the Northwest? | now have
800 acres of land and all paid for Is
head Of horses, 80 head of cattle, %
pigs, 2 sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought s lots in Calgary and
7 in High River We gave $470 for
the Is lots and they are paid for. At
present l consider myself worth $751;
10000, and when left Wisconsin less
than three years ago | had about
100000 This year threshed little
over 1000 bushels Of grain, have
about one thousand bushels OF fine
potatoes and about five hundred BUSH
els Of turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel sold
about 5000 worth of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
of others in this community who did
as well as did in the same length Of
time.
The family and myself are all we'll
at this writing and hope this letter
will find you the same.
Yours very truly.
(Signed) PHILIP BEISIEGEL,
Cayley, Alta, Canada.
The Globe-republican., 1907-07-18
SOMEWHAT OF A REFLECTION.
Naive Comment Of Debutante That
Amused Hostess.

A charming hostess Of one Of the
big houses as they are called by
those who are welcomed into them,
has the added beauty Of premature
white hair That which seems to her
contemporaries an added charm may
appear to the crudely young a mark
of decline, at least so it appears in
one instance of which the hostess her.
self tells with enjoyment.
The lady is a connoisseur of an.
tiques. At one Of her teas a debutante
rich with the glow of youth, but sadly
constrained with her sense of novelty,
was handed cup Of tea; the cup
was beautifully blue and wonderfully
old. The hostess desiring to light
en- the strain on her youthful guest
by a pleasant diverting remark, said:
THAT little cup is hundred and if
ty years old"
oh" came the debutante's high
strained toes: How careful you
must be to have kept 1t so long."