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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-11
SICKNESS AND MISERY
These Given by Young Man From New
York M RcnsOns for Suicide.
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ROANOKE, VA, December TO-
Frank w. Smith. young man en-
ployed at the Virginia Bridge and Iron
Works. committed suicide at his board
ing house this afternoon by shooting
himself in the temple.
He locked himself In his room. wrote
a short note and shot himself. In the
note he gave as cause for suicide pro
longed sickness and misery" In the
note he gave the name OF his father
az John A. Opel, No. 407 West Thirty
sixth Street. New York. He was about
twenty-four years of age and unmar-
rted.
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S,ix,.r Inhil..

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SALISBURY, n. c.. December 10
Sunday was great day with the
Catholics in Salisbury, the occasion
being the silver jubile in celebration
OF the twenty-ffth anniversary OF the
church in Rowan county. Bishop Had
preached an able sermon. and reviewed
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FEDERAL COURT MEETS.
I,csins on Very Heavy Docket-Ficlds
Case Not to he Tried.

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RALEIGH. NJ c.. December l0.-A
two-weeks' term OF United States Dis
trict Court convened here this morn
Ing. Judge Thos. r. Purnell presiding,
there being about 400 cases. the heav-
lest docket this court ever had. The
case against Mrs. Annie c. Shields. of
Moore county. charged with retailing
whfskey. was in progress to-day. She
is well connected in Moore county. a
case that Will probably be tried to-
morrow is against Frank Goodwin. a
negro. in Sampson county. charged
with holding a negro boy II peonage-
Later on this term there will be pray
er for Judgment against James Blue.
OF Richmond county. who pleaded gull
II, at the last term to retailing.
He was formerly one OF the most ex-
iensiye government distillers in the
State. and after the Legislature made
Richmond county dry. he established
Z sawmill near Hoffman This was
seized by revenue officers and a large
quantity of whiskey found concealed
there.
The case against James and Bas-
cum Field. charged with robb;ng the
mails between Durham and Dunn OF
y package containing $4,000 shipped
from Richmond, Va. to Dunn
bank Will NOT he tried at this term
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shoulder Frncturcd.

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CHATHAM. VA, December 10.-Sfrs.:
John L. Christian, of West Chatham.
sustained a fracture of her left shout
der by very severe fall not many
days since. For a few days she suf e
sfered very much. but is now resting
comfortably and no serious conse-,'
,quences are anticipated.
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HAD no GAIL PONCE.
Decided Lack OF HARMONY SIN In the
Harrison Street Church.

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PETERSBuRG, VA. December To-
The 11rst business Meeting az. the men
OF Harrison Street Baptist Church coll
ing BIZ order of the TfustinEs Court
was held I tn q church last night, with
the idea that harmony would prevail
between the Tartt and Rnti-Tartt fac
tons; put 9 motion bv some member
OF the Tartt marty that several mem.
!bArs Of the other marty be expelled for
carving the controversv Into court
raised @ row that resulted In thu call :
ing Of q mol lice officer and the adjourn
.ment OF the meeting until q later date.
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the history OF the organization as
whole. and particularly at Salisbury.
Father Marion. OF AsheNille. assisted
by Father Leo, OF Salisbury. and Father
Cornelius. OF Belmont, sang the sol.
emn high mass. There was a large
attendance OF Catholics from this sec
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between the trestle and the main chan 4
mel Of the river. The trestle was rails
ed byaa railroad wrecking force In or v
der to permit the passage of the.
back from Wedding Tour.
[ Special TO The Times Dispatch. /

BEDFORD CITY. Decemb er TO-.
Judge and Mrs. j. r. Tucker have re-
turned from their wedding Journey, ami
are Eat home" at: the residence OF Rev.
S. S. lambeth. d. D. The many friends
of Judge Tucker are much pleased TO 3
welcome his bride. and will make every
effort to render her. life in Bedford
pIea SAINT. Aa ia 20 y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-11
THE DREDGE PASSES THROUGH.
Railroad Trestlc Raised so 1t Could
Make the PassaRc.

PETERSBURG, VA, December TO-
The big suction dredge at work on
the new channel OF the Appomattox
River. passed under the temporary
wooden trestle OF the Atlantic Coast
cut Just north OF Pocahontas, this
morning. in order to commence work
or. the last section ofsthe new cham
mel, which will pass through q stretch
OF meadow about 400 yards long, lying
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Llceu.e. to Wed,

Licenses 10 Ne0.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday, as follows: Emil A. Leiss and
Emma G. Quarles: Henry Koch and
Margaret G. Loving.
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In Honor Of Mis-, Lloyd.

Miss Gay Lloyd. who has been visit
Ing Miss Myers in Norfolk. and is now
In Richmond. was, with her young
,l:ostess and Miss Ida Martin. the
guest OF honor at card party given
last week by Mrs. kirkland Ruf1in, OF
York Street. Norfolk. Seven In hand
euchre was played, and decorations
wcrn in yellow chrysanthemums. Those
present were: Miss Honoria Mitchell,
MISC Lutte Myers. Miss Cay Lloyd
Miss Ida Martin, Miss Thurston, OF
Atlanta. Ga; Miss Diana Wake and
Miss Lucy Thorn. DR.. Herbert Old, Dr.
raul Greene. Mr.. c. j. Collins, Mr..
James Martin, Mr.. Robert NJ Hughes,
Jr., Mr.. Randolph Cooke and Mr.. Rich
ard Cooke
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SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

-HE wedding or Miss Elizabeth,
Nottingham Upshur. daughter
OF Or. and Mrs. John N. Up.
shur. OF No. 210 West Grace
street, to Mr.. George Benson,
OF Charlottesville, Va, will be tele-
!brated at p. NJ. to-day, In st. James
Episcopal Church.
Miss Upshur, who is connected with
many Of tho Oldest Richmond and vir-
eInta families. made her entry into
society here several years ago and has
slnee been great favorlte.
Mr.. Benson. though his family be-
longs to the Piedmont section OF the
State. has spent much of his life In
this city, and will reside here after
January 1st,lat No. 1881 West Grace
Street. There will be no reception az
ter the church ceremony. as the bride
and groom leave at once for wedding
tour.
Several very pretty ante-nuptlal en-
Upslur's honor by her intimate friends.
Tucker-Hnryey.
Miss Mamie Pcgram Harvey. dauRl,.
Ter OF the late W. G. Harvey and Mrs
Ellen w. Harvey. will be married to
Mr.. William Gregory Tucker this even
ing at $3.50 o'clock in the First Bap-
tist Church.
The bride. who will come In with
her brother. Captain William Graeme
Harvey. Will be attended by Mrs. Rob-
5ert Roberts ns matron of honor, and
Miss Mary Wilson as, maid OF honor.
Mr.. Leslie Ellis. OF Ashland, Va. will
be beet man. and the ushers will be-
Messrs. Bruce Harvey, Floyd Tucker,
OF Ashland; Henry Miller, Eugene
Hartsook and Percy Hall. of Ashland
and Fowlkes, OF Randolph-Nlacon Col
lege.
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Mrs. bradley Honored.

Mrs. Lillian Baird Bradley. OF Jellico,
Tenn. grand treasurer OF the Zeta Tau
Alpha Sorority, who has been the guest
OF Miss Josephine Mcleod. in this city
for several days. was guest of honor
at a dainty luncheon given on Satur-
day last by the Richmond Alumnae
and Iota chapters. Zeta Tau Alpha, in
the sorority hall at Richmond College.
Those present were Mrs Bradley,
Mrs S. c. Mitchell. Misses Josephine
Mcleod. Mary Urner. Virginia Binford,
Isabel Walker, Helen Baker, Matte
Brown, Alice Welsh, Bertha Knapp,
Lizzie Kizer. Caroline Holiday, Mary
Simpson. Mary Halves Tyler, Julia
Rarnes and Lorena Boyd Mason.
Church Sale.
At No. 3 East Broad Street the Ia
dies Of Grove Avenue Church are hold.
Ing their annual sale OF handmade In.
fants and children's garments and
fancy articles suitable for holiday
gifts. Handsomely dressed dolls will
he a speciality OF this sale.
U. d. G. to Meet.
Richmond Chapter. United Daughters
lar meeting at Lee Camp Hall this
morning at II O'Clock. Visiting
Daughters and all chapter members
are asked to be present.
Sale aud supper.
The Earnest Workers. Society of
Mtzpah Presbyterian Church.; Chestnut
Hill. will hold their annual Christmas
sale and supper on Friday afternoon,
at o'clock. In the lecture
room of the church. Fancy articles
of all descriptions will be for sale, and
supper Will be served by young ladies'
of the church. A very interesting pro-
gram has been arranged. and q pleas
ant evening is promised to all who
attend.
Auxiliary to Meet.
Church Hill Auxiliary. Retreat for
the Sick, will hold very important
meeting at O'Clock tomorrow! after
noon in the home OF Mrs. r. II. Clarke.
No. 1905 East Broad Street. Every
member is urgently requested to be
present at this meeting for the neces-
sary transaction OF business.
Patrons Day.
Patrons Day will be celebrated at
Barton Heights School on Friday, Do
,cember Goth, from to o'clock in the
afternoon. a simple but attractive
program OF songs. drills and recita-
tons has been prepared, and q pleasing
little comedy will be enacted by num-
Der Of students from both grammar and
primary grades.
All the patrons OF the school are
cordially invited to attend.
DIR. and Mrs. johnson Mt Home.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson
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Miss Linz Shields is visiting Miss
Mary King Nash in Portsmouth, Va.
Miss Harris and Miss NJ. p. Harris,
OF No. 2O3 East Main Street, Will leaYe
this week to spend some time with
their brothers IN Louisville, KY.
The Rev. DR.. r.. N. CalIsch has re-
turned from stanton w.. where he
was called to otiiclate ut tho Edelman-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
THE JUNE SMART SET

j. H. Twells, jr., is the author of the
novel which opens the June number Of
The Smart Set. The story is entitled
Zone mans Hour and is a purely ro-
mantle tale, full of action and adventure.
A young English publisher falls in love
with beautiful American girl and fol-
lows her to Paris, where the real story
begins. The remarkable incidents which
follow should cause the most jaded reader
to become enthusiastic. Other contrib
utors to this number are: Zona Gale.
John G. Neihardt, ]. Lee Matherson.
Mrs. Henry Dudency, Gelett Burgess.
w. j. Henderson, Catherine Carr.
Arthur Stanley WHEELER, Katherine Met
calf Roof, etc.
Arthur Symons, the distinguished
English essayist, critic and poet, is the
author of ga London Contrast" +" one of
the most delightful papers which The
Smart Set has ever printed. The poetry
is of that excellence which readers have
come to expect in this magazine, and is
from such favorite verse-writers as
Archibald Sullivan, Theodosia Gar
rison, Edward Wilbur Mason, Richard
Duffy, Martha Gilbert D. Bianchi, John
Vance Cheney and Beatrice st. George.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
HOW BATTLEsHIpS DECLINE.

The recent sale of number of once
powerful but now obsolete British war
vessels at an extremely low figure calls
attention anew to the rapid depreciation
of this species of property. Among the
vessels sold was the Sans Parell, a first
class battleship, built only twenty years
ago at a cost of $4,000, 900. This expen-
sive piece of property brought only
$133, 000. The third-class battleship
Conqueror, costing 81, 100, 900, brought
$S5, 600. The first class armored cruiser,
Undaunted. which cost 81, 200, 900,
brought $72,0 Three other vessels
were disposed of at bargain prices.
The stipulation that the vessels
should be broken up in England pre-
veted their purchase by foreign powers
for war purposes, so that these once for
midable fighting machines were sold for
the material used in their construction.
In these days of progressive improve
mentin fighting craft there is no telling
how soon the most costly vessels will be-
come useless.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24

phitheatre. A herd of thirty-five buff
falo representing one-tenth of the buff
falo, now living, and large drove of
long-horn steers are features of the
livestock exhibit.
Admiral Evans, a Virginian, has prom
ised Governor Swanson that Virginia
day shall be the occasion of a great
naval exhibition. 81 will see that Vir-
ginia is honored by the navy the 18th
OF June" said the Admiral. Governor
Swanson will come into the Roads on
board the Virginia State yacht Commo-
dore Maury, flying the flag of the Chief
Executive of the State. A Governors
salute of seventeen guns fired by the
various American and foreign war-ships
Will welcome His Excellency, who will
steam down the line in review and re-
celve the foreign and American officers
on board his yacht. On landing. the
Governor will be received by President
Tucker and the officials of the Exposi-
ton, together with the army and navy
officers stationed there, after which he
will deliver an address at Lee Parade
and review the troops and marines.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
SOME NOTES
VI Interest to Truckers, Farmers
and Stock RaiSers.

The crop of caterpillars is large this
year and many are applying the torch
to rid themselves of them. Instead of
burning them out and thus injuring
the trees, on the authority of a prom
lnent citizen of the county, the better
way to kill them is to put a few drops
OF kerosene in their nests early in the
morning. Peninsula Enterprise.
The Journal of the board of Agricul-
ture, published in London, recently
gave a remedy for treating gapes by
the fumes of corbolic acid, which is
reported to be success. The chicks
to be treated are placed in basket over
pail containing corbOlic acid in which
a hot brick is placed for the purpose
OF volatilizing the acid. 1t would not
be unwise to begin with mild solutions
of the acid, increasing its strength in
successive experiments.
TO KEEP THE HORSE HEALTHY.
An unthrifty condition of horse is
frequently due to sharp edges on the
grinding teeth. whichprevents mastica-
tion of the food. Have these filed off.
Imperfect chewing may be partly a
habit, and the horse must be specially
cared for to overcome it. Nail a four
inch strip at the top of the manger SO
that he can not throw out his hay, and
sprinkle the grain through it SO that he
will be compelled to eat the grain slowly.
Feed whole grain separately from
ground feed. Sometimes no other
treatment than the foregoing is needed
to restore horse to good condition.
The addition of pint of oilmeal to the
ration is help. Farm Journal.
SALT FOR DAIRY COWS.
Extensive tests and Investigations
have been made by the experiment sta
tions to determine the advisability of
adding salt to the ration of dairy cows.
AS result of these trials, it is recon-
mended that dairy cows be given at
least one ounce of salt per. day. Ex-
ceptionally heavy mixers will require
more than this. The uniform results
obtained with all cows employed in
these trials indicate that salt in addi-
ton to that obtained in their food is
absolutely essential to the continued
health of dairy COW while producing
milk. 1t is evident, moreover, that the
amount of salt which must be supplied
directly will greatly vary in different
localities, it being more at high eleva-
tions and>at places remote from the
sea.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
FISH and OYSTER NOTES

The alligator, like the larger pacher-
derms and mammals, is fast becoming
extinct. The chief cause for this is that
the young ones are caught and stuffed
by taxidermists and used for playthings
by the children of large cities.
Shad fishing is fine in Chesapeake Bay.
The fishermen at the head of the Ches-
apeake Bay are enjoying the best catch
they have had in fifteen years. Quite
a coincidence is the fact that a large
number of small fish, particularly rock
and herring, are being caught in the
shad gill nets.
In Alaska is found kind of fish that
makes capitol candle when it is dried.
The tail of the fish is stuck into the
crack of a wooden table to hold it up
right and its nose is lighted. 1t gives
good, steady light of three-candle power
and considerable heat and will burn for
about three hours.
From an old we'll at Lexington, Kv..
was taken four pound bass which like
the fish of Mammoth Cave had no eyes.
The well was built in 1871, and is fed
by two springs. 1t has been closed for
twenty years, and the fish is believed
to have swan into it from subterra-
mean creek under the city.
People marvel at the mechanism of
the human body, with its 248 bones and
sixty arteries. But man is simple in
this respect compared with the carp.
That remarkable fish moves no fewer
than 1886 bones and muscle every time
it breathes. 1t has 1920 veins, to say
nothing of its ninety-ninemuscles.
Horace q. Deming, a student in the
University of Washington, has made
the valuable discovery that an oderless
iish fertilizer can be manufactured
without affecting the value of the by
products. Deming asserts that more
than 400, 600 tons of raw material, capa-
BILE of being manufactured into first
class fish fertilizer, are wasted every
year In the Northwest. Fishing Ga
zette.
The trial trip of the new fishing
steamer PeterC. Struven took place last
week at Baltimore. The run was made
down the river as far as the Seven Foot
Knoll, during which time a thorough
test was made of her engines and the
speed attained was about Is miles an
hour. The Struven was built for Messrs
Bellows s. Squires, of Ocran, Va, to en-
gage in menhaden fishing, and named
after the late Peter c. Struven, of Balti-
more, who was for many years identi-
fed with that industry in the Chesa-
peake Bay. She was built at POGO
moke City by E. J. Tull. Her length is
130 feet over all, % feet beam and 10
feet nodded depth. The machinery was
built by f. j. Codd. The engines are of
the steeple compound type, with cylin-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
MY SUIT OF CONFEDERATE GRAY

| never was one of the careful kind.
For saving and boarding away:
If it were not so I'D never been
AS poor as l am today.
| hadnone of the care of the thrifty anc
keen,
When the wages of toll could claim
But ever to me the best of it all
Was the pleasure of spending the same
But there's just one thing would like
to keep
AS carefully boarded away
As the gold of the miser-and that one
thing
Is my suit of Confederate Gray.
1t was made in Southern loom, of WOO
From sheep that were Southern bred
1t was fashioned and sewed by the dear.
est hands
That ever used needle and thread.
1t was handsome and bright when 1 put
it on;
And proud as prince was /
Of my wife, my suit and the cause in
which
1 was pledged to conquer or die.
| dreamed not of failure, thought not of
defeat,
As | turned to the conflict away;
Away from wife, mother and children
and home
In my suit of Confederate Gray.
[ marched and paraded, l rested and
drilled,
] ate and slept; night and day;
| skirmished and fought, advanced and
fell back
In my suit of Confederate Gray.
1t was slashed and ridded by saber and
ball;
1t was soiled with the edust of the road; /;
1t was notified all over with ghastly
stains
Of my own and another's blood.
But it's fairer than silk and satin to me:
1t is dearer than gold this day;
The treasure and pride of my heart and
my life
Is my suit of Confederate Gray.
For, after one battle, came General Lee.
And relned in his steed where lay
In puddle of blood, between comrades
slain,
. In my suit of Confederate Gray.
I'm sorry, my friend. Would God
had been
In your stead on this terrible day p'
Were his words, and tear from his eye
fell down
On my suit of Confederate Gray.
The fields of our battles are covered
with grain,
Where we fought is now smiling and
gay;
But nothing can brighten or freshen
again
My suit of Confederate Gray.
1t can nevermore be as saw it first.
AS the hand of its fashioner, fair:
Like the Southern heart, the rents and
the scars,
And the egashes and stains are still there.
Oh, 1T carries me back I'm a soldier
once more,
>. Light-hearted and daring and gay;
I'm Southern rebel whenever look
AT my suit of Confederate Gray!
Put it on, when my form all breathless
and cold,
In the dust of the grave We shall lay:
For l want to rest till the Great Cap
tain calls
In my suit of Confederate Gray.
F. H. MARI, in Baltimore Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-24
EXPOSITION NOTES.

Old Liberty Bell will be removed from
Philadelphia to the Exposition grounds
July 18th.
tomorrow Saturday noon will see
the grand opening parade on Norfolk's s
streets, free, of the wild west and wild
animal arenas.
The Methodist" the canoe owned
by Joshua Thomas, the famous ''Parson
of the Islands" now over one hundred
years old, will be on exhibition at the
jamestown Exposition, together with
pictures showing scenes in his life.
Officers of Admiral Evans fleet are
mildly excited over the fact that had
Hayti been represented in the intern a.
tional lfieetit would have been by flag
ship in command of vice-admiral, who
is squat and fat and as black as a black
cat. And, as vice-admiral, he would
have received precedence over all
others.
Mail, whether ordinary or registered.
intended for delivery at the jamestown
Exposition should be addressed to Ex-
position Station, Norfolk, Va, and not
to jamestown, there being a postoffice
of the latter title distant from Norfolk
and the Exposition grounds. Care
should be exercised in this matter to
avoid annoying delays.
After taking the first of the series of
races, the Americans have been clean
cut out. The second important dav
was won by the Austrians. British
second and Americans third. The great
day, Monday, three of the four races
were won by the Italian seamen, with
the Americans way down the list. The
fourth race was given the American
rowers because their boat was accident
ally fouled by the Italians.
Gov. Swanson and his wife, the official
host and hostess for Virginia at the
jamestown Exposition, are anticipating
a trying summer. The Cover nor will
spend probably half his time at the Ex-
position, meeting and greeting the vari-
Gus organizations who will make the
Exposition an excuse for holding their
annual gatherings in this State. He
will alternate between Norfolk and
Richmond throughout the summer,
meeting his official engag gements on the
fly. Mrs. Swanson will extend the
courtesies of the State to the many de-
legations of women, who will visit the
Exposition, and officiate at receptions
and other formal entertainments.
An invitation has been extended the
Virginia Press Association to visit the
famous '10l Ranch" during the coming
convention of the editors June 1912.
The ''101 Ranch" with its Wild West
annex and its complement of over 500
cowboys, cowgirls, Indians and Mexi-
cans, is now being moved from Bliss,
Okla, to the Exposition Grounds. A
spectacular Wild West performance will
be given the editors in an amphitheatre,
which has a seating capacity of is, 900
and they will also be entertained with a
barbecue, prepared in genuine Western
style by the cowboys and ranchmen.
The barbecue will follow a tour of the
Ranch and the performance in the am