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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-11
What the Music Box Played

A wealthy man about town recently had a summer home built at a seashore resort. He made special effort to have the furnishings and appointments made elaborate and took great pride in the bath rom. This was built of white marble with silver trimmings and it contained a concealed music box. Shortly after its completion an Englis- man came to visit this man and was in vited to spend few days at the sea shore. Naturally, the owner asked the Briton whether he wanted to take a bath and accompanied him to the bath room, turned on the music and left the room. An hour later the host met the guest and asked him: "How did you like the bathroomq" "Oh, it is beau tiful, responded the Englishman. "Well, how did you like the musicq" To which the guest replied with evident disgust: "The music boxl The bloom ing thing played God Save the King and l had to stand up while was try ing to bathe. e.'-Philadelphia Record
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-11
Impartial

An English clergyman, recently settled in small town in Perthshire, met a farmer s boy while visiting the members of his congregation. In the course of conversation the boy said his parents had an aunt staying with them. The parson, not having much acquaintance with the Scottish language, and not quite comprehending what the boy said, asked:
 "Fhen, do l understand that your aunt is on your father s side or on your mother SD
 To which the young agrieulturist re- piled:
 "Weel, whiles the ane an whiles the ither, excep' when feyther feathers them bath. "-Dundee Advertiser.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-11

A woman who gossips is bad enough, but man who listens to gossip is worse.-Chieago News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
CHOOSE ROLLER
THEIR PRESIDENT
Firemen Begin Their Annual
Session in Newport News
With Election of Officers.
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Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
NEWPORT. NEWS, VA. August 2s.-
Business for the year was disposed OF
tonight by the Virginia State Fire
mems Association, which met here to-
day for its twenty-first annual con-.
vention, with about eight hundred
delegates and visitors in attendance.
Harrisonburg was chosen as the mex.
place OF meeting, and officers we.e
elected. az follows:
President. Colonel o. b. Roller,
Mayor OF Harrisonburg; Senior Vice,
President, John p. Fraley, Newport
News: Secretary. George s. Cumming
Portsmouth,; Treasurer. Thomas j. WIZ
liams, charlottesville: Statistician, j..
II. Dwyer, Harrisonburg.
The flreiaen arc Il, possession of New
port News tonight, and Mayor Bua-
ton haG given them the keys to hold
until It'iday when the convention will
close with the annual championship
reel race. II IS expected that there
will be more than twelve hundred. fire.
men here for the parade Tomorrow.
AT the opening session this afternoon
Mayor Buxton formally welcomed the
visitors, and Attorney j. Winston Read
extended a welcome on behaif OF the
local firenen. r. w. Withers. of SUI
folk, responded flor the visitors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
NORFOLK WILL FIGHT
b0hRD' S INJUNCTION
Especial to The Times. plspateh.

4lSpeclal toSIne Sllines-DlspatGil.I
NORFOLK, VA. August ga spe-
cial session of the Norfolk City School
Board was hold this afternoon to take
action In the contest with the State
Board OF Education over the purchase
of desks for the Omohundro Avenue
School. Plans for fighting the injunc-
ton obtained by the State Board for.
bidding the local board from receiving
the desks purchased from Andrews &
of Chicago, were discussed
at length,
City Attorney Duncan, who attended
the meeting, and who Is to represent
the city in he controversy, asked that
he be given legal assistance, in view
of the fact that Attorney General An-
derson who is to represent the State,
Is to have assistant counsel. Mr. Dun
can desires former Judge D. Tucker
Brooke to he associated with him in
tho case. Tho School Board granted
the REQUEST for assistant counsel ana
the services of Judge Brooks, Will be
obtained, Ind disc Tazewell Taylor 1t
was later decided.
The, desks, five hundred OF them, the
OF which made the trouble
arrived In Norfolk to-day. City At
torney Duncan says that the desks can
be used pending the disposition Of tho
contest BY tile giving of a proper bond
on tho part OF the School Board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29

Especial to The Times-Dspatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, August 2S.-Rev.
Richard T. Wilson, ID. u, one OF the,
most prominent and, beloved ministers
of the Virginia Methodist Conference,
died of heart failure, at his summer
residence in Dinwiddie county, near
this city, at 1890 o'clock this morning,
aged 'fifty-nine years. His death will
prove a serious blow TO the church
and shock to his host Of friends
throughout the state DR.. Wilson was
man of great influence and ability,
a forcible preacher and a great worker.
He was q native of SUSSEX county and
was educated for the profession of
the law He built up larga practice
In the courts of thisScity, which he
gave up TO accept the higher call To
the ministry. The wisdom of this step
by his gracious and abundantly sue
cessfu work in the religious field;
MS genial manners. his social chat
acter, his benevolenco of heart, Won
Tor him the love and respect of hosts
of friends in all denominations, while
his force in the pulpit, his profound
enthusiasm and lahors In behalf Of the
Masters cause made him power in
the church. DIR. Wilson was for years
the superintendent of the Market
street Church sunday school. and af-
~ MS pIdllluliOn was SuCGeSSlNely AS
signed as pastor of Wesley and Market
street nj. u. Churches, In this city He
was FOR one or more terms the presd-
Ing elder of the Petersburg district,
and Mt the time of his death was pre-
siding elder Of the Richmond district.
Conscious 10 the Lnst.
While practically an invalid for some
time past, his condition changed for
'he worse Yesterday, and he sank,
I" quiet and peaceful end this mora
ing. he was conscious To The last ana
ms peaceful death was a hitting close
I'to MS long and useful life.
Pr. Wilson Is survived by his wife.
i,Who was Miss Bessie Garland. sister
Iot the late Rev Dr j. Powell Garland.
and BY eight children: three sous
lSiahnrd u, Garland and Samuel MIL
son--and' five Observation-Disclosures Bes-
sic, Daisy, Leigh and Helen Wilson, and
Mrs, Lillian Martin, of Berkeley.
The funeral will take p,acs triday
afternoon at 4 o'clock from Marker
Street Church i'll this city, and the In
terineht Will be IN nlandford Cemetery,
Death of u Confederate.
MI Cannon stewart, highlysre-
speoted citizen of Dinwiddlc county,
ldled at his home at ChurehaRuud this
morning lie was aeventy- eight Years
old and a native OF ahe county. MIR
lsleWart was a gallant Confederate scl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
EAGLES FLOCK TO
NORFOLK MEETING.
From All Parts OF Land Where
Eagles Live Still They
Come.
.---------------------
BELL APPARENTLY THE MAN
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Is Now More Prominently
Spoken OF for Grand Worthy.
Seattle Next Near.
BELL APPARENTLY THE MAN
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Especial to The Times Dispatchl
: NORFOLK VA. August as.-Eagles,
Eagles, Eagles, from all parts of the
land where Eagles live, continued TO
arrive in Norfolk to-day. and affairs
are rapidly shaping up for the big
convention of next week.
Eagle politics is boiling. too. The
contest for the grand officers OF the
order will he warm. There will he
no contest among the cities for the
honor of entertaining the next con-
vention, Seattle. Wash. where the
Order of eagles originated nine years
ago. will be given the honor by n
unanimous vote. The celebration of the
big birds next year Will he a big one.
Theodore a. Bell is now more prom-
nently spoken, of for grand worthy
president than any other candidate.
William Linn. of Norfolk. has been
Endorsed by the Norfolk Aerie for the
position OF grand worthy trustee, and
his election TO that Office is regarded
as certainty.
Convention Committees.
President Edward Krause has named
the following standing committees for
the convention:
Committee on Finance.
Finlay McRae.S chairman, Helena.
Mont
THOMAS f, Murphy. Pittsburs. Mass.
T. u. Purcell, Fort Wayne. Ind.
John S. Parry. San Francisco, Cal.
Martin I. Gray, New Haven, Conn.
Committee on judiciary.
Judge James a. Fechtig. chairman,
Baltimore. Md.
senator Thomas f Grady, New York
CITY. n. V
II. b. GoodseIl. san Bernardino Cal.
Judge II. c. Brady. Kansas City, Mo-
Judge James W. Mccarthy, Jersey
City. n. j.
ssss Committee on Crcdc entails.
John Il. Sheehan. chairman. Boston
Mass
NJ j German. Central Falls. r..
Charles A. Nee, Vancouver. b. G.
DR.. W. c. Mckinney Saginaw. Mich.
On Grievances and Appeals.
Charles p. oMalley, chairman, scron-
Harry N Applebaum, Gloversville,
srharles l. Flynn. Baker City. Ore
George NJ. Holloway. Seattle, Wash
j. A. Tutthili. Omaha, Neb.
Committee on Press.
Harry i. Lea. chairman, Seattle,
Wash
A. r. Burton Princeton. Ind.
John W. Carney. Revere, Mass.
a. L. Mahoney. Portages Wis.
B Il. Bonner. Chester Pa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
atE,:1a Gsgpgl Is ss,to .siia,n

Science has never gone beyond o.
above simple stato,nGtt ofscripturc. 81,
lit has illuminaacd that statement an
given tia meaning ever broadening wit
tho Increasing breadth Of knowledge
When the blood is ubad CT Impure d
Is not aono tho body which suffer
through disease. Tho brain is ais
elouded, Slle mind and judgement arr
effected, and >npiny an evil deed or impure
Thought 70 sIS'>be directly traced to the
lmp'ss.fyof the blce1ls EQn!, impure blood
can be made -nnre BY tho nssaa OF De
pierse.s Golden Medical Il Discovery. I
cllrlches ind urllias tla. blood Thereby
curing, pimp!cs, blotches, eruptions and
other cutanoous affections, as eczema,
tetter, or salt-rheum. hives and other
manifestations Of Impure blood.
@ Q % 20 O %
In the cure of scrofulous swellings, en-
largcd glands, opon eating ulcers, or old
sores the oldenMedical Discovery has
performed the most marvellous cures In
cases Of old sores, or open eating ulcers,
It is we'll to apply to the open sores DR..
Pierce's All-Hoaling Salvc, which pos
sesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the, sores in con-
junction with the use off, Golden Medical
Discovery las q blood cleansing consLi-
tutIonal treatment. III your druggist
don't happen to haze the 'All-Heallng
salve" in stock, you cnn easily procure It
by inclosing lfty-fonr cents In postage
stamps to Dr.. r, Y, Pierce, 663 Main ST.,
Buffalo, N. Y, and 1t willlcomo To you BY
return post Most druggists keep IT IS
well as the sGolden Medical Discovery
@ @ o @ O @
You can't afford TO acceptany medicine
Of ,tnk7,o1cn composition, ~ q substitute
for Golden Medical Discovery, which Is
q. medicine or KNOWN COMPOSITION,
having a complete list Of ingredients In
plain English on.lts bottlc-wrapper, the
same being attested as rect5nnder oath,
y DR.. Pierce's Plensant Pellets reEnlatti
cnd inYigorate stomach. liver aIad bowels
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
WILLIAMS QUARR|ES
ARE IN FULL BLAST
Work in Other Quarries, How
ever, Only Desultory-Many
Foreigners There.
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ARyoSLa, VA. August 2s.--The
strike situation here. az a whole. re-
mains unchanged. pesultory work is
going OF in ali the Quarries, but the
Williams quarrics are the only works
in which fun forces OF laborers are
The Italians, Poles Hungarians and
Span.ards brought in to work in the
Virginia Slate Company's duarries are
all at work, and are apparently we'll
satisfied.
Mrs. sparti. wife of Labor Agent
Sparti, or Philadelphia. brought in a
number of Italian laborers for the
Richmond Slate Company to-day. Mrs
Spart is g woman of considerable In
Intelligence and culture. and she speaks
men who accompanied her were all
well dressed and apparently far above
the average immigrant. One. of them
Is & graduate OF an Italian university.
and is young man Of considerable
scholarship.
A meeting of all the operators in the
Buckingham slate field was held yes
terday afternoon. Meetings Of the local
Slate Makers Union were held on the
evening OF the 26th, and again last
night II Is not known to those on
the outside what transpred in any Of
these meetings.
Plans are known to be on foot for
the settlement of the trouble by ar
Ditratioit. hut whether or not the OPP
orators and the workmen can come 10
terms Is another question.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
DIR. CpPESHEIal's DAUGHTER
STRICKEN WITH FEVER
tsnecial TO The Tlmes.bisnatcl,l

Especial to The Times Dispa tell.
NORFOLK, VA, August 2s.---,rhe lit
tie daughter OF DR.. Oppenheim. of New
York, rear commodore OF the Motor
Boat Club Of America, was stricken
with typhoid fever on the way here.
DR.. Oppenheim took his daughter home
by rail. Els flagship, the Mao H.,
after few slight repairs, will return
the Motor Boat eI club Of America ia = ana
the American Power Boat Association,
which leave tomorrow night on the re.
turn for New York via Chesapeake Bay
and the canal route.
The hurried return this morning of
Dr.. Oppenlieim resulted in a break of
the entertainment program scheduled
for to-day at the exposition grounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
] -IFE.PRESERVERS
DRIFT ASHORE
Customs Inspector Said They
Didn't Come Up TO Standard.
Threw Them Overheard.
Especial 20 The Times -oispatch

NORFOLK. "a. August sS-Hun-
drsds of iits-preserFers. conveying the
appearance 81 wreck in the harbor
alsTs beer drifting ashore from Hamp-
-sa Roads and ths Elizabeth. Thay
Nere s55a sceoautsd for when bills
6ersz73Ing payment FOR them com
-zsres5 co,aiz.- iato tha local custom
stst5sa specISI Customs Inspector
Gardner !. staaseoro is Responsible for
+ Az IN Inspecting iite-preseryars on
5Sz;s rs IRE farbor he claims 10 have
foand many THAT ala no; come up to
the requirements ht The Law. and those
hs tarew overheard, soEas Of them
Tirpsd oper,
tsssi-own@rs claim thar many OF.
the life prcservers were ali right and
rad been pa aGed by. the local steam
hoat Inspectors. The bills followed
Fifteen hundred Of :hem. is is esti-
mated. have been thrown overheard
which cost, perhaps, 81 each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
C g - PURELY
aaa1s eaze 80 XEGEI BI, =

a great blood medicines contain
other mineral These ingredients and often
system by affecting the upsen
ton and sometimes damage by eating
tissues Of the body the use Of g
This medicine the distinction
blood the market entirely from the
of healing cleansing herbs Of the forests
and fields gathered under our own In the
and blood diseases disorders s. efficient remedy
from the blood all impurities huo posons and safely
condition
forty years recognized as the hest R
Purifier and the of all Tcaics.
blood and skin diseases which to ali who desire
them and will also furnish medical advice
TEE. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA cal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
wed. Young rohaeconlst.

Especial 10 The Times d ispateh.l
pANyiI.LE. VA. August 2S.-Miss
Mabel Hines. daughter OF Councilman
and Mrs. ". A Hines, of this city. ana
Pleasant j. Carlton, a young tobacco
mist, who Is at the head of the plant
OF the imperial Tobacco Company at
Greenyille. y. G., were married here
this afternoon at 3 O'clock at the home
of the bride s parents in the presence
of only the immediate families of the
contracting parties. Roy l.. II Raw.
iings officiRted. After the ceremony
they left, for Southern honeymoon
after which they will reside at Green
Nilln
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29

der, enlisting in the Petersburg Cav
airy at the beginning of the war and
serving TO the close of that great strug-
gle. He is survived by four sons, Geo.
H., of Newport News; d. j., of Peters
burg; S. A. Of PORTSMOUTH,, and, j. /.
Stewart, .ofnGhurch Road
Series of Accidents.
William Hargrave, colored, of South
ampton county, was taken through this
city 10 a Richmond hospital this morn
ing, suffering from injuries that may
prove fatal. Hargrape was employed
at the Shaw Lumber Company's plant
near Ivor Monday night, after work
he sat down on the company's narrow
gauge track and fell asleep passing
engine struck him. breaking several
ribs, and INJECTING serious injuries
about the head and body.
Engine Strikes Lady.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lockett. an aged lady,
residing on South Street. while cross-
ing the track OF the Norfolk and West
ern Railway this morning in front OF
the Battersea Cotton Factory, where
she works, was hit by the engine Of
passing freight train. She is some
what deaf and did not hear the train.
Her right shoulder was bruised and
collarbone broken. Otherwise she was
not much hurt, and is getting alone
sell.
Master Bernice Paul. little son of
Mr.. II. Y. Price, the ietter-carrier, fell
from the rear porch AT his home yes
terday and broke one OF his collarbones
in two places
Mr.. L. C. Wright, residing at Bur
gess's. in Dnwiddie county, was
brought to the hospital here this morn.
ing for treatment. He is not seriously
sick.
DIR. G. r. Alexander and Dr. w. A.
CroWder. colored physicians of this
city left this morning for Baltimore to
attend the National Medical Assocla-
ton, which meets there this weak.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
son. SAYS NOTHING OF
FATHERS FIRST NARuI.cI,

NORFOLK, VA. NIAuSust 2S--Nrs
Annie Baldick widow o. Charles Bal
dick murdered at Ocean View last
spring, and who is reported to have
left another wife in New York. to-
day received a letter from Ross Rpl-
dick, son of the murdered man
Nothing was said IN 1t about another
living widow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
PROMINENT LADIES HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE AT CROSSING
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tSpecial to The Times Dispatch.l
WINCHESTER. VA. August 2S.--.
Mrs. Shirley Carter and Mrs. j. Brad
Beverly narrowly escaped death at the
baltimore and Ohio crossing in this
city to-day while on their way 10 the
Horse Show at Berryville. The sudden
approach of freight train frightened
the spirited animal they were driving.
and both ladies' jumped. however, ana
escaped injury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
TAKES CHARGE OF SCHOOLS
IN NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)
4 REI) ERIGk SR1rRE va aNnnct ne

EbEPIS - SPTPE f,''V " ISpa1Un,l ,s
Mr. FL. II. Mclean. of this city, "a
graduate OF Fredericksburg College, has
gone to Washington, n. c.. where ne
has been appointed principal of the
city public schools. which consist of a
grammar school, high school and
school of manual training. Mr. Mclean
Will have charge of fifteen teachers
and 72o scholars Washington has n.
population of 1900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
WHITEHEAD WINS FOR HOUSE
FROM NELSON COUNTY

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
ARRINGTOS, NELSON COUNTY VA
August 2sComplete official returns
from Nelson for the House of Dele
gates are as follows; Whitehead, 526:
Everett, 3is; ii. II. Martin. 1856.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Treasure in Old Dump.

Deadwood s n-Underneath the
recent announcement that S. r. Nc
Kinney, mining man who has been
working over the old dumps around the
idle Golden Reward smelter in this city
has nettcd over $40 600 since the first
of the year. lies an interesting story
which is Vouched for by one OF the
pioneer mining men here Something
like ten years ago. when the old Dead
wood 4 Delaware Smelter passed into
the hands of tn. Golden Reward com
pany, OF which f II Hartman. the
New York railroad magnate. is the
head, SOW Of matte which was val
ued at 10000 was taken out and put
on the dumps Although the D 4 D.
people knew its value they figured that
il was too heavy tn carry off and that it
Was perfectly safe. as no one out
side the company knew of its value.
Later 1t was to be broken up and sent
To a refinery,
Slayonian workmen. not believing il
to be Of value. soon after covered il
up with other Stag, and the SOW.
which is matte run into trough to
cool. was lost sight of
II Is ptltNsl tAat mis- IS "hat NC
Kinney found while cleaning up the
old dumps left by the D & d. people
and that it furnished the start OF his
large stake here.
BY the installation Of magnetic sep
arator. the Beaver Creek Mining Com.
pany hopes to save practically all the
values In the pay dirt il is handling
by the placer system. The company
recently put in large steam dredge
and extracts gold at a cost of but 80
cents ton. The lodges which are OF
magnetic iron contain not only high
per cent. of gold. but sufficient iron &c
make the loss in recovery heavy un
less separator is used So far the
company has made a neat cleanup.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Falls from crass to Death.

Canon City. Colo.-Miss Eugene
Goold. aged IS years. a trained nurse
OF this city. was instantly killed BY
falling on a high blum above Howard.
Miss Goold. who was a sufferer from
hay fever. accompanied a party of
campers ten days ago to a point To-
Gated above timber line on the SanEre
de Cristo range. Several members of
the party went out this morning for a
climb to the crest of the range, where
they could look over into the San Luis
valley.
On reaching high cliff Miss Goold
and a young man of the party sepa-
rated from the other members and be
gan rolling rocks down the cliff for
amusement Miss Goold is said 10
have taken stone and ran to the
edge OF the clin. throwing ii as far
out as she could She missed her
footing and plunged over the precipioe
TO the Jagged rocks below. Her com
panion climbed down the mountain
side as quickly as possible and on
reaching the body found that life was
extinct The other campers were mott
ned and assisted in bringing the body
, to camp
Genevieve Goold, a sister OF the dead
woman. was in the party and tele-
rhoned the facts from Howard to Dr.
c. II. Wilkinson in this city. who noti-
ned the coroner. The body was badly
crushed in the fall and it is believed
that death was instantaneous.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-24
Debris Stops Saratoga.

Idaho Springs. Colo-The raise from
the lateral to the Saratoga mine, three
miles in from the portal OF the New
house tunnel. which was connected a
week ago and became clogged after
several shifts. is still in that condition,
although every effort has been made
TO open the passageway
Some Of the timbers IN the raise
have been loosened. but several blasts
Of dynamite have failed TO dislodge the
debris. A stream OF water carrying
about 100 gallons a minute is still com
ing down the raise, making the work
more difficult. Candles could not be
used for light. and string OF electric
globes was run up the raise but al
though the wire was insulated the
lamps were short-Circuited A mum
Der OF storage battery flashlights were
ordered from Denver for use in the
raise.
Attempts were made but SO far the
workmen have been unable to effect a
connection. The men can get within
fifteen feet of the top OF the raise. but
cannot get into the Saratoga mine
level above, on account of the air and
condition of the lower workings OF the
mine
The work is dangerous. but the man
agement is taking every precaution 10
see that none of the men is injured
should Caye-in occur