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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-13

ofwhom were widows. Thirty pensioners
were allowed an increase from SIG to $50.
Supervisor w. T. Wilson, OF Dan
River District and chairman OF the
board On Wednesday announced his can
didacy for the upper branch OF the Cen
eral Assembly from Pittsylvania county
and Danville, and Colonel J. 3. Pannili
has announced his intention Of being a
candidate for foater Senator from the
counties Of Henry and Plttsylvania and
the city OF Danvle.
Major George Il. Rison who repre-.
scented Pittsyvania and Danville In the
last Senate, and Senator Garrett, his
colleague from the counties OF Pttsylva-
MIA and Henry and the city of Danville
will both stand for reelection, and tho
legislative fight promises to be the most
aggressive of the ticket.
So far not one OF the major county
officers have opposition, and from pres
5ent indications there will be n,ane. For
supervisors of the various districts can
ididates will be numerous, and although
one of the most important offices of the
county very little attention is paid to it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-13
DAMAGING FIRE.
Z Lexington, N. c., Has Loss
Na,r1,, AP1ocL
Nearly Entlre BLOCK.

aE3sr special to me Ilfnes-Dispatch.l
LEXINGTON, n. c., April 12.-Thc
most 2 damaging fire that Licking toni
has suffered In several years occurred
this morning at 1890. originating in the
grocery store Of Motion Loftin & Son.
The stock together with that of the
Lexington Housefurnishing Company,
was totally destroyed. The block. With
the exception of the corner, owned
by Everhart & Co.. was also total
loss The stock Of Everhart & Co. was
damaged by the water and removal
The losses arc as follows: Motion Loftin
& Son, $4,000; Housefurnishing Com
pany. $4,000 Everhart & Co., $4,000;
w. f. Curry, owner Of tho building,
$1,000. All was covered by Insurance
with the exception OF building, on
which there was only $1,000
The adjoining property was saved
by excellent work Of the fremen, who
did themselves proud. keeping the fire
we'll under control. Four streams OF
water We're kept upon the flames with
a high pressure until tho fire w.s ex-
tinguished. The building will be re-
placed as soon as possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-13

sionary force has been doubled every
decade. In lSl4 one native commune
cant ca (T az Akoo, now 10000; 10000
uprs n soo First aflyese an Dnns s
sionary., Robert Morrison, to whom d
centennial in the form OF a Y. NJ. G. a.
building Is erected in Peking costing
The House of Commons votes in
favor of disendowment and disestab.
lishment of the Church Of England.
r. J. Campbell. Of City Temple,
tendency toward liberalism in modern
religious thought popularity called New
theology" which is defined as an at
titude and spirit rather than creed,
the seat Of authority being within
( mot withouD the human soul Move-
me Mt more than a concensus Of opinion
and Is organized into a League for
the ENCOURAGEMENT of Progressive Re-
ligious Thoughts" of which DR.. Camp
bell is president.
independently of Zionism. there are
movements looking to return of Jews
70 Palestine. More than thirty colonies
m Jewish hands: forty per cent. OF land
l near .Joppa, seventy-tive per cent near
Ilberlas, owned by Jews. Large districts
east OF Jordan reclaimed for agriculture
by Jews. Jewish contingent in Jerusalem
now surpasses that Of any other one
nat onallty-numhering as many as in
the time Of Nehemiah. Periodicals.. school
textbooks and other literature printed In
Hebrew language. Hebrew means of In
tercourse between Jews of various ma
tlonallues as they meet in Palestine. He
brew letters appear again upon Jewish
coin. ~ -
The Volunteers of America finish first
decade OF history. President Rallington
Eooth issues report. 1906. Indoor attend
ance, lloo0o outdoor. 2,SoO,o00; 15, 900
open -air meetings.: eighteen institutions
Ior men. seven for women. four for chill,
dren; $50, 900 lodg ings, $3.50, 900 meals given.
st Gregory Emergency Hospital. New
YORK. surgical cases and dressing. 10, 900
Homes; $4,000 enrolled In Volunteers, Pris-
oners' League. 7s5
DR.. Stephen S.. Wise. founder OF the
FED ton Iionists. becomes the advocate
within the Jewish determination advocats
ing change OF day of Jewish worship
to Sunday; also undermining the form Of
synagogue worship. Social Service
Watchword OF the new synagog. Purpose,
to reach those without synagog anchor.
age. - u
{, The Rev. John Gibson Patton. eighty
three dies at Melbourne. forty three years
missionary to New Hebrides. Five OK
ms ~; companions murdered BY cannibals.
All the Islands now evangeized. Bible
Translated into twenty-five dialects
Professor Adolf Harnack. probab BILE head
OF church department of government In
German Empire in address on Emperor's
birthday. deprecates the deep-seated break
between different classes in Germany
caused by the confessional split, and sug-
gests as accurative means: "a Absolute
dis4rse of Of fhureh from politics. go full
preference to any; (3) all unnecessary
controversies to be avoided; (4) scholars
of all churches to seek to understand
each other and to appreciate the good
existing In every church; (5) peace-ioy-
ing parties in each church to be given.
leadership
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Newspaper Tributes.

On tho demise OF the late
Henry Clay Payne. a concern IA
New York gathered from the
papers published throughout
the United States 1855 news
paper stories Of the life and ca.
roer OF the deceased.
These items were carefully
mounted on Irish linen leaves
and bound In volumes, 400
pages to the book. A cover Of
genuine seal was appropriately
lettered In gold and the entire
material, representing the work
Of many people for several
months. has Just been delivered
to Mrs. Payne at Milwaukee.
Mr.. Burrelle, who makes 9
speciality Of this unique method
Of preserving family history.
also compiled four volumes con-
tanning the letters, kilograms
and cards Of coincidence received
by the family. all constituting q
family heirloom that will be
handed down to future genera.
tons.
This work Is one Of the sew
eralr Developments Of the press
clipping industry and Mr.. Bur-
relic has made q special study
Of the work he crented several
years ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-13
GIRL BABY'S
AWFUL ECZEMA
Sight ofEye Destroyed by Disease
Tried Five Doctors but Grew
Worse In Agony Eight Months
Parents Discouraged, Until
They Tried Cuticura Remedies
IN ONE WEEK ALL
SORES DISAPPEARED.

"Our little girl. one year and q half
old, was taken with eczema or that was
what tho doctor said 1t was. We called
in tho family doctor and he gave some
tablets and said she would DO oil right
in a few days. The eczema grew worse
and we called in doctor No. 2. He
ssh we're Sst sho sf s ses wesa q po az
tor No. 8 said 1t was eczema. BY. this
time she was nothing but q yellow,
creenish sore. Well, lie said he could
help her, so VIC let him try 1t about
8 week. One morning we discovered
q little yellow pimple on one Of her
eyes. OF course we 'phoned for, doctor
No. 3. He came over and looked her
over and said that he could not DO any
take her to some eye specialist, since u
was an ulcer. So We went to Oswego
to doctor No. 4, and he said tho eye
sight was gone, but that he could help II.
We thought we would try doctor NO. 3.
Well, that proved the same, only no
charged $40 moro than doctor No 4.
We were nearly discouraged. saw
ono of the Cutioura advertisements IN
the paper and thought we would try
purchased set Of Cuticura Remedies,
which coss me 81, and in three days
our daughter, who had been sick about
eight months, showed great improve
lnent, and in one week all sores had dis
appeared. OF course 1t could not re.
store tho eyesight, but II we had used
Cuticura in time ! am confident that
ttwould have saved the eye: We think
trouble or impurty Of the blood as
Cuticura, Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Abbott,
R.F, D. No, 0, Fulton. Oswego Co.,
N. X, August II, 1000.''
Complete External and Internal Treatment 10,
( Every Humor OF Infants. Children. and Adults
SeInsits q Gut9'lga soap. d(2tcl e Cleanse ~
and cgteiifs Nesoiysnt {ioo, in the form 81 Choso
d0assS aa xS 81 81;
4 Chem. Corp, Sole Props.,5 naston. Mas
2 - Nansd Free, On INlnon d E1.tp And Scalp.
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air meeting will be hold at the Rescr-
voir Park Sunday by the Salvation
Army. All the comrades OF the corps
viii take part. Some good songs will
be sung and q number Of bright testi-
monies will be given.
At s o'clock, in the hall, an enrolment
Of soldiers and a salvation praise meet
ing will be held. AS this is the first
day OF self-denial week, special songs
vii be sung, and Mrs. Fowler will tell
Of wonderful victories won through
this effort in past years. number Of
new recruits will also speak, and a
true self-denial story, -avlll be given.
All are invited.
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Novel Case Of Blue.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatchl
ROCKINGHAM. N. c., April 12.-The
case Of James Blue has developed some
peculiarites. He was under bond to ap-
pear at the September term OF the Su-
Legislature moved the term back to
April. Blue claims that his bond was
not forfeited by his failure to appear
The court has the matter under con
der new bond to appear later In the
week. There are fifteen cases against
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Y. M. c. A. SCHEDULE.
Two Big Meetings to Be Held
T0.Morrow

AS announced last Sunday, the Y.
NJ. G. "A. mems meetings of April. and
perhaps of early May, MS we'll Will be
of an unusually attractive character.
At Manchester last Sunday there was
a unanimous request from the men
that the association continue to con-
duct mems meetings there. This Sum
day two big meetings will be held at
$3.50 O. clock. Mr.. John Henry Simons,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y. the noted evangelist
and lawyer, will speak at the meeting
to be held In the Grace Street Bap-
fist Church. Grace and Foushee
Streets. His subject will be, Deceive;
cd" A large mixed chorus will lead the
music and tho Grace Street Baptist
Quartet and Mr.. Haddon S. Watkins
will sing.
The Manchester meeting will be held
in the BainbridEe Street Baptist
Church. Eleventh and cambridge
Streets, beginning promptly at 500
mixed chorus will sing, us will also
the male quartet and Mrs. r. T.
Shifictt. Rev. r. w Forsyth. rector
OF ST. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rich-
1nond, will address the meeting. His
theme will be "a IVithcred Hand" It
is expected that large audiences Of.
men will attend both meetings.
The Boys Sunday Afternoon Club
will meetSat the Y. M. G. A. Building,
Main and Sixth Streets, at 2:l5 p. NJ,
opening with a service OF songs In the.
dark. Rev j. * Jolliff, OF Central
NJ. e. Church, Manchester, will talk to
the boys.
The Conversational Bible Class will
meet in the Association Building, boys
rooms. at $50 o'clock to study the
Interna tionni Sunday School Lesson for
Sunday, April 2lst. Joseph Sold by
His Brethren
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Pore issues cncyclcal on French
se5nrntioE question, affirming State
has forced issue. urging French Cath
olics to union, declaring acceptance Of
conditions OF the law Impossible.
French bishops in council In Paris
thank Pope for encycllcal, and pledge
obedience Of Church. To the govern
ment they affirm consent to try or
tsantzations of public worship accord
Ing to late law. on condition that con-
tract between bishops, mayors and
cures give the latter places OF wor-
mnncnce and security of ligious ser
vice and safeguarding of hierarchnl
principle. This Is supposed to have
II. BRAND to mayors authorizes them
TO lease churches rent free for eighteen
years to associations or to clergymen
Tor purposes OF worship alone. Mass
meeting OF Roman CatnGlic clergy and
laity In New York expresses sympa-
thy with French Cnthojics--7. 900 pres
ent. Speakers: Archbishop Farley,
John G. Agar and Justice James Fitz-.
gerald. Parish priests in distress be-
cause Of withdrawal Of pensions occa-
stoned by refusal to comply with new
lay LAY Documents I,as seized at papal nun.
nels o. paris edue 9 pc
meets in Rochester. n. Y. Henry 'G q
King. .president-3,ooo members. $50
John Alexander Dowie dies at zion
City N''oA
United States Senate refuses by vote
@. ~ 70 AZ 70 pass resolution for the
Antl-clerical demonstration in Rome
on On, the 7sO7th anniyersary OF the burn
'nS EeM s sunaov elEsSrnary 1Stha
eha sa'e'fsd cEsnff ahnE n Gayted
STA sss Tptatses for Rna
900, Catholics; $4,000, other churches:
400 900. Jews.
Evangelical ministers OF Providence
A. A. III L; favor publication Of Testimony
the greatest moral lesion OF i the esi age
Congregational ministers of Spring.
field, Mass. take similar action. Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Bishop Greer, and 9TH
ers Oppose publicity.
urges that missionaries be treated with
courtesy like all other foreigners in
order that China may DO shown to be
civilized nation.
re mense Of Lords By ,s m7seIty q 49,
schools" House OF Commons BY ma
5jor!ty of 800 rejects proposal Of Lords
which was designed to create a sys-
ten Of religious State schools. ..
Eddy, founder OF the Christian Science
Church, by her next OF kin, to have n
receiver appointed for her property on
the ground that she Is mentally In
Scapacitated.
Great meeting at Carnegie Hall. New
York. to hear DR.. Grefell's story Of Kis
mss,on to hshornen of Labrador.
Henry NJ. Field. editor Evangelist.
dead at s5-last of four distinguished
5ligious Journalists OF the world.
Century of Protestant missions in
missionary, now s,a7o. Since 1907 mis- MIS-
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rho blow which jacob received was no
light accolndc. 1t crippled him. But as
lie passed over peniel hating on his
thigh, tho sun shone on n prince, an
lsraeite indeed out OF whom tho guile
had been taken.
orthodox Jews to this day religlousy
abstain from eating tho nerve that fast,
ems the thigh-bon6 In Its socket. That
particular muscle is carefully extracted
ut the Hebrew abnttoir This Is a trn-
ditional usage serving to remind tho
eater OF Jacobs wrestlng-match. There
Is no law for It. It sprang from awe Of
the member in which tho patriarch was
wounded, and Is q collateral evidence Of
tho reality Of the circumstance,
Ho prevailed not against him. Tho
Almighty often falls yet In Els wrost-
ling with tho stubborn Wills of
men. There Is m ultimate ele-
inent Of selfhood In man that
can and does successfully assert itself
against God. There is a central cita-
del OF our being which Omnlpo tence
never storms, and, as we are constl-
tuted, cannot successfully assault. The
terms OF Jesus message are yet, III
any man will Us willing, consents
agrees to t) be My disciple. let hin,
deny himself and take up his cross
ana follow Me"
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Church Notices.

BAPTIST. i "a
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH lBRoAD6 AND
iWeitth eetsl.-The pastor, Rev. GEO. w,
McDANlEl1 will preach at. both services
- a. ~ and =. NJ. Sunday School Cd. S.
all. ~
4, :. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH CORNER
p astar and Anaans@IDr WH sMIrI
n, Sunday School $3.50 a. NJ. Thomas
Fl, Stnrke, Supt. - a
y GROVE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
., iaANvIHORNE D. d., misunderstanding
at AZ a. NJ. and p. NJ Sunday School
a. W., 9;ds A.. NJ Midweek prayer-meeting
d. GRACE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
GO CORNER Grace and Foushee streets) .--.lsev
Sunday School at $40 4. NJ. Preaching NJ
the pastor at II A. NJ. ana 8 p, NJ. Prayer
meeting M1II "wednesday at 8 Pm.
{Groye Avenue and Meadow Street ---SVNl,
LOckEiART, BALL. pa misunderstanding at II
a. n n and ssp " Sunday School at $3.50
NJ, Seats free. Everybody Welcome. ri
METHODIST
\ CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH
streets rev. ". ]. YOUNG. d. D.. pas "a ~
tor---ServIces and sermons by the pa sto at
1 iI,A M NJ, ,ua NJ; Morning subject
evening subject Insane Men who Have
Created tho Worlds Wisdom" Sunday
School at $3.50 a. NJ, All seats free; ali arc
(Twenty-fourth and n streets1-Rev, r. NJ
Nancy, nnstor,--prca ching mt II a. NJ. and
r. NJ. Sunady School mt O:aO "A, NJ
PRESBYTERIAN.
FIRST PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH. DIR.
p 7. MeFADEN, the pasSor, Will I'LL the
pulpit. both At the morning and evening
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Roy. hussELL CECIL: D p, pastor. ---sls!-
nj MT n "a A AZ
SERVICES AT GRACE STREET PR1sBY-
terrain Church at II a.. NJ. nnd s r. NJ. con-
duet Quoted by the pastor, Rev. JERE WlTIIER-
CHURCH OF THE 5coyENANT--REv.5 j.
cALVl N STEWART, ~ p, PASTOR Divine
services tomorrow at Il A, N, and r. NJ.
$3.50 A. NJ. Devotional service Wednesday
CHRISTIAN.
SEVENTH STREET. g IT r l s. II ( a
Church.--Scrvlces sunday mt l a, NJ. and
p M. conducted by the pastor, Rev. j.
i llALhY MSpnns suIjes wngs and
Church?" Evening subject, Religion and
Common Sense"
II, NJ. Sunday School $40, Christian En-
deayor o'clock. Prayer-meetlng Weanes-
WEST END christian cuuRcH ION
Morris between Main aid FLOYD Ayenuel.--
r p,ann ArT mHr as ' sna HENgI
@ EPISCOPAL, ~
,McMuMENTAL HuRcII.--DIvINE SER
vice mt II A, M. and 6 r. NJ, conducted by
the Rey. WI, con, of Washlnpton. u. G.
CHRlsTIAN sCIENGE,
FIRST CHURCH. OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST
Corner Belvldere aud Main Streets .---Sun-
day norning, Il o'clock; subject Doctrine
meeting every Wednesday eyenlnp;@at 30.
The rendngrroom Is located IN tbs Cfiam,ber
Of Commerce Building, and isS men every
week day from 40 TO 2, All are cordially
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SUBJECT az nlsht VIII be, Tho Cruel
fed Christ"
At Park Place NJ. Z. Church, corner
Franklin and Pine Streets. the pastor,
Rev. NJ. S. Colonna, will preach at II
1.-THE Awakening OF Church," and
"Forcing the Kingdom Of God" for
morning and evening. respectively
DR. Young's subjects at Centenary
Church will be as follows: Morning,
THE Promise of the Life That Now Is;
evening, Insane Mon Who Have
Created the Worlds Wisdom"
At Broad Street Methodist Church,
the Rev, George II. Spooner will preach
at both services. In the morning his
subject will be, Catching the Spirit OF
Religion" and he Wall talk at the
evening service about Trying Some
thing Else"
Tho service at Monumental Church
tomorrow Will be conducted by tho
Rev, w. J. Cox. OF Washington, ID. ca
at II A. NJ, and p. NJ.
Rev. b. II. Melton will preach at
the Marshall Street Christian Church
both morning and evening service All
are welcome.
At the First Presbyterian Church,
tho pastor DIR. Il. T. McFaden, will
preach morning. and night
The regular services OF First Church.
OF Christ. Scientist, will be held in
Belyidere Hall, corner of Main and
BelVidere Streets, tomorrow at IL
o'clock Tho subject Will be Doctrine
of Atonement."
At tho First Unitarian Church, tho
services Will he conducted Sunday
morning at II o'clock The subject of
the sermon will be "Thc Rationale OF
Prayer" Sunday school Will open at
10 o'clock.
Rev. c, Broxton BryanuD. d., rector
of Grace Church, Petersburg, will
preach at Emmanuel Church. Henrico,
| Tomorrow morning Mt 11:15 O'Clock
! Tho postponed Easter celebration OF
+! the Sunday school will be held In tho
church Tomorrow afternoon at a
| O'Clock.
Rev. Edward y. Dadmun will preach
| at both services In st, James Methodist
| Church Tomorrow. Tho morning sub
! ject Will be: Hrhe Universal CALI;
theme at night, IN satan's SITTER
At Clay Street Methodist Church tho
I3pastor, Rey. II. Mon. Simpson, will
| preach morning and night. IA
IYe,fher permitting, q large open
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-13

SONS FROM THE PATRlARCIIS, III:
JACOB
Jacob Is the patron saint of too largo
q part of tho modern commercial world.
stole a blessing and birthright. There
was q faint In all he acquired. Jay
Gould, when a schoolboy, wrestling
with q playmate-the rule Being catch
as one can and no second hold
threw his antagonist, who. springing up,
cried .'You took second hold" Jays
laconlc reply was, well, but got you
down. Fair or, foul. get your COM
cob paid dear for his unethical gains.
So does everybody. All life, business,
social, domestic, must be ethical to be
successful in the highest sense.
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"Onto" Mr., Taft.

Tho fact that the Cubans call Mr.. Taft
j"the Jolly man" rather indicates that
they are quite next to the purpose Of Mr.,
Tafts work rs the administration travel
ing lnnn,--Indianapolis News. ~
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The Handy Doctorin Y our
Vest Pocket

TITS thin, round-cornered LITTLE
Enamel Box 81
When carried in your vest pocka
- it means Heath-lnsurance.
It contains Six Candy Tablets of pleasant
TASTE, almost as pleasant as Chocolate.
Each tablet is working dose OF Cas-.
carets, which acts like Exercise on the
Bowels and Liver,
i will not purge, sioken nor upset the
stomach.
Because Il Is not "Blle-drlver." like
Salts. Sodium. calomel, Jalsp, SIENNA, nor
Aperent Waters.
Neither sit like Castor OIL, Gycerino,
or other Oily Laxa1iyes that simply lubrleate
the lntestines for transit Of the food stopped
up in them a! tina! particular time:
The chief cause OF Constipation and
Indigestion is q weakness Of the Muscles
that contract the lntestInes and Bowels.
Casoarets are practically to the Bowel
Muscles what Massage and Cold Bath
are to the Athletic Muscles.
They stimulate the Bowel Muscles to
contract. expand, and squeeze the Dlges-
tive Juices out Of food eaten,
They don't help the Bowels and Liver In
such a way as TO make them lean upon
similar assistance for the future.
This is Why. with Cascarcts, the dose
may be lessened each succeeding time
instead Of Increased. as 1t mus. be with all
other CathartIcs and Laxatlves.
caaoarets &C! like exercise.
II carried In your vest pocket, Tor carried
ilnlMy Lady's Purse,) and eaten Just when
yon suspect you need one, you will never
b:ow a sick day from the ordinary Ills ofllfe,
because these Ills begin In the Bowels,
and pave the way for all other diseases.
Vest Pocket" box 10 cents, 1877
Be sure you getthe genuine. made only
blythe Sterling Remedy Company, and never
sold In bulk. Every tablet stamped "Ccc.n