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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
TWO FRIENDS DIE.
Clerk Gray Receives Distressing
News.

d; sfj Isl 5a- IN cWS. 4rf5E
Especial TO The Times Dispatch,l
WINCHESTER, VA, February 81
Clerk Richard r.. Gray, of the Corpora
ton Court of Winchester, to-day re-
ccivcd Intelligence of the deaths of
two relatives, one, his brother Isaac
r. Gray, at his home in Washington
yesterday, after an illness Of asthma,
aged seventy seven years, and the 9TH
CT was Captain VIM. T. West super
intendent OF Richmond division of the
Southern Railway. the father of Mr.
Gray's daughter-in law. Mrs Charles
Gray, of Memphis. Tenn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
Married in Washington.
tSpeclal to-

WASHINGTON, February 27--Rioh-
ard u, Walsh and Mabel Doughty, both
of Rlchmond, Va, were granted we'd
ding license here to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28

screens and distractions are required
TO be removed.
The next election will likely take
place shortly after September 14th.
The following officers of the league
have been elected: John IL School-
field, president; f. q. Moseley. vice.
president; J. L. Gravely. secretary, and
II. S. Williams. treasurer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
In Excellent Condition.

The semi-annuai reports Of the Bish-
op Payne Divinity School. colored, 10
the trustees at a meeting here yes
terday, show an excellent condition
OF the Institution, and large number
OF students. Bishop a. NJ. Randolph,
of the Diocese of Southern Virginia,
who is president of the school, pre-
sided at the meeting.
Both because of the subject and of
the many Communications by the press
Colonel George NJ. Edgars lecture on
General Stonewall Jackson. which Will
he delivered at A. p. Hill Camp hall, In
this city. Thursday evening. is antici.
pated with especial interest by an
unusually large number Of people, and
will probably be heard by a big aa-
! diGnca.
General Stith Boiling. the PETERSBURG:
postmaster. today returned to the
bcndcrs in this city ali post cards oil
class excluded from the mails by a
Post-Otiice Department order forbid
ding the mailing OF cards ornament.d
with PARTICLES of glass. mica, or other
sut% uinces likely to injure the person
of those handling the mails, unless
such cards are enclosed In envelopes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-28
FATAL BURNS OF
LITTLE DAUGRTER.
MIR. and Mrs. n. L. Andrews
Broken-lIcarted Over Child's
Tragic Death.
----------------------
sLlNG !; CAUSES TROUBLE
Petersburg Negro Fined sloo for.
Carrying Concealed
Weapons.
sLINGsHoT CAUSES TROUBLE
Especial 70 The Times dispatch

Especial to The Times l,ispatci.l
PETERSBURG, VA, February 27.--
Pauline Andrews, the three. yaar-old
daughter of MR. and Mrs. III H. An
drews, was fatally burned yesterday
afternoon near the home or her pa
rents, in Chesterfield county, short
distance from the village of SWIFT
Creek, and died there carly this morn
Ing. The childs skirts were ignitec
by u small trash fire, made ~ har
brother In Il Held near the house, ana
the little boys efforts to save hts
sister were unable to prevent fatal
injury before the mother reached sheni.
AS to Concealed Weapons.
The case OF Wyatt Johnson the nc p
gro who WAS arraigned in the Mayors
Court this morning on charges of sell
ing whiskey without license, and
carrying a concealed weapon produced
an interesting argument between cour-
gel az to the construction OF the law
prohibiting tho carrying OF concealed
Z weapons. Johnson had been arrested
mt his residence, and taken to the pc
lice station Where a slingshot was
found on his person HIS coun-
sci, MeSsrs. Lassiter and Drewry, coii-
tended that there was no evidence
that their client had gone about the
streets with "A weapon, and that he.
WAS entitled 10 carry weapons on his
own premises as long as he did no.
interfere with the rights OF Others, for
which reasons they asked for DIS
missai of the charge. commemorative
Attorney r. III. Mann maintained tia,
the law made no distinction in its
prohibition or carrying concealed
Weapons, and that johnson violated It's
provisions in carrying a slIngshot on
his person. whether at his home or
anywhere else. The Mayor fined tho
accused one hundred dollars for carry :
ing the weapon, and acquitted him OF
the charge OF the iITc.t selling OF
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
ENGLISH TARRED ROADS.
Hygienic Value Demonstrated at Bir-
mingham, England.

The hygienic value of roads paint
ed with tar is thoroughly appreciated
in Birmingham, England. The road
is first thoroughly cleaned by dry
sweeping, then roughly distilled tar
is poured over it and spread evenly,
after which sand is thrown on and
the road is Immediately ready for traf-
fic. A fortnight or three weeks later
second coating is applied, and in a
short time the road has the appear
ance of an asphalt street. 1t appears,
also, that short stretch of road in
Beckenham was treated with tar oil,
which is poured over again and again
until the pores Of the road exude the
preparation. This, however, dries up
quickly, does not make an oily and
nasty mess in wet weather, and is
said to be much cheaper than the
tar process, but it requires more fire.
quent renewals. A comparatively small
quantity of the material is available,
and this is a difficulty in the way
of it's general adoption.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
CORN MUST BE TESTED.
The Only Method to Be Certain oi
terminating Qualities.

A good many people think they can
tell when corn will grow, and when
it will not, without testing it. Hun
dreds of young men from all over
Iowa come to the college at Ames for
the two weeks short course. One year
l let each member of large class
take 40 acres to examine and study
for two days and see if he could tell
which would grow and which would
not. They did not know that l had
set little trap for them by mixing
up good ears and bad ears and ears of
weak vitality, all of which l had test
ed in germinator ten days previous
ly. When their judgment of each ear
was compared with my record of its
test it was seen that they had all
made mistakes. When we were through
l asked If there was any one of them
who thought he could pick out corn
that was safe to plant without testing
it, and not single hand went up over
the audience. You may often tell by
examination when kernel is dead,
but you cannot tell when it is weak
or low in vitality without the ger
minating test.-Prof. P. G.. Holden.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

une Natlonal ANNUITY ASSoclaulon, 3,
writes:
"My health was excellent until about
year ago, when 1 had a complete COL
lapse from OVERRIDING socially, not get
ting the proper rest, and too many late
suppers. My stomach was IN a dread
full condition, and my nerves aH un-
strung.
81 was advised by friend to try Pc
runa, and eventually bought bottle.
took it and then another, and kept
using it for three months.
.'At the end of that time my health
was restored, my nerves no longer
troubled me, and felt myself once
more and able to assume my social
position. ! certainly feel that Peruna
Is deserving of praise.
There are many reasons why society
women break down, why their nervous
systems fail, why they have systemic or
pelvic catarrh. Indeed, they are espe-
cially liable to these ailments. No won
der they require the protection of Peru
ma. 1t is their shield and safeguard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
FARM WORK.

Thorough cultivation of the corn
field before planting pays big.
Have you provided pasture for the
hogs? Don't leave it out of your
plans for the year.
Take away the unsightly chip-pile
and put it ON thin piece of ground
The result will be more bushels of
corn or oats next fall.
It's a good plan to set an evergreen
windbreak three rows thick around
the house, barn and yards. 1t will
save fuel and add greatly to the COM
fort of everybody and every animal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
Irrigation in France.

In France many of the irrigation
enterprises are under private man
agement and are backed by private
capital. A report recently made to
the Academy of Sciences at Paris says
that the ignorance and conservatism
of the farmers stand as obstacles in
the way of the success of enterprises
so backed. The writer of the report
advocates government control of the
enterprises and of the selling of water
by volume instead of by fixed flow.
This would make It possible for each
farmer to use just the volume OF
water needed by his land.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

run down from 1S0 to 1876 pounds. 1
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
doctor tapped it night and morning
until 1 could no longer stand 1t, and
then he advised amputation. 1 re-
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
ally, the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. I
have been we'll now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
;s's,,p,,ROADe D AZ ANR N1RF91I9'
sSGslllsSs ss!!l ~ alEA R ''''1A
11alIPRI0V7E4fft5S{fe :
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DOOR LATCH.
How a Serviceable One Can Be Made
from Carriage Brace.

I have plan of making latch for
corn crib door which l have used and
found to be very satisfactory, writes
a farmer in Prairie Farmer. I took
an old buggy top joint and bolted one
end to a door, as shown in the Illus
tration. / allowed the other end to
swing loose. Next 1 spiked a 2x4 to
side of crib and bored hole in the
end on level with latch. The carriage
top bar is bent as shown by dotted
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

says: 81 had been
showing symptoms of
kidney trouble from
the time 1 was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life 1
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, diz-
) ziness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. 1 was weak
and helpless, having
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
Door Latch from Carriage Brace.

line, the end is inserted in hole 2x0
and then pulled down into lock.
l have found by experience that this
latch cannot be rubbed open as is so
often the case with other latches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

It's easy to laugh at misfortune
when it visits the other fellow.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

TO live but one day IL good win 70
all men is to anticipate and hasten
that day when all men shall live in
good will.-Bliss Perry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
trial bottle and treatise. DIR. R. H. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

For constipation, biliousness, liver dis
turbances, and diseases resulting from inn
pure blood, take Natures remedy, Gar
field Tea. 1t is made wholly of health
giving herhs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

Genius is superior aptitude to pa
dence.-Buffon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19

Whether you be men or women, you
without courage. 1t is the greatest
quality of the mind, next to honor
James Allen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-04-19
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How a Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation of a Limb.

B. frank Doremus, veteran, Of
Roosevelt avenue, indianapolis, Ind,
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
SOME OF THE LORDS.

In view of the talked of agitation for mend
ing or ending" the British House of Lords, on
the ground that it Is an anachronistic body, OUT
of touch with the nation, incompetent for pub
lie labors and for the most part nothing but per
niciously obstructive in It's functions an analy-
sis has been made of that house with some
Instructive results There are about six hundred
and twenty members. OF these no fewer than
ono hundred and fifty were formerly members
of the House of Commons for an average Of
,yrelve wears or rather more than two parlia-
n,ants each Some of these. the Duke of Devon
shire and the Marquis of Salisbury, for exam
pie. were translated to the upper house through
succession while others were purely common
ers and were created peers in recognition and
ror,.ard of their eminent abilities and services.
In both cases these one hundred and fifty men
nearly one-fourth of the House of Peers were
tho freely and in general. the repeatedly chosen
-anresentatjves of the British people. 1t is
nlausibly argued that, having been then in
touch with the people and having been accept
able representatives of the cOmmonalty, they
ara scarcely 10 he supposed now TO be entirely
divorced from sympathy with the people. desti-
rute of knowledge of popular wants, or devoid
of aptitude for public service
SiItv of the peers hold or have held important
nIaces under the government thirty-one Of them
OF Cabinet rank. and of these latter thirteen
are Liberals and eighteen Unionlsts- Sixty-four
bore been active members of municipal and
other nnhlic bodies, including ten mayors and
eleven charmen OF county councils. No fewer
than twenty-one have been governors OF colo
nies including Vceroys of India and Lords
Lieutenant of Ireland; twenty have held diplo-
matte posts FIVE have rendered distinguished
military services, and two have been Speakers
of the House OF Commons. These figures are
held to show that many of the peers are men of
knowledge and experience in public affairs.
fairly representative of the nation, and quite
competent TO participate in the work of con-
structive legislation. In reply, moreover, TO the
reproach that the House Of Lords is an anti
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04

Convention and put in nomination a candidate
who would command votes enough TO make a
promising fight against Mr.. Roose-
velt for the majority of the Electoral College
But the first step is TO dispose Of Mr.
Bryan
1t is the first step which counts But if the
Democratic party has to wait for victory until
it has taken the first step on The Times's" pro-
gramme. it will find itself still manGuvring at
the post long after the Presidential race OF
1908 has been decided. 1t is one thing to ask
the Southern Democrats to be sensible and 10
vote Mr.. Bryan into retirement. It is quite
another thing 10 convince the South that II mas
more to gain than to lose by repudiaung the
Nebraskans leadership. The South burned It's
fingers badly enough in 1904 trying TO pun
chestnuts out of the fire for the Eastern Demo
Gratis, and it is hardly in the mood to-day TO De
used again for fetch and carry purposes
What Northern Democratic leader is there
who can replace Mr.. Bryan? EI-Judge farker
was from the vote getting point of view, an
unhappy substitute. Who wants to try to bell
the cat to head the movement for 'diSposlnG
of Mr. BRYAN? Senator Tillman put the case
rather brutally, but not inaptly, when ne sald
the other day that there was no full slzen
Democrat at the North except the Nebraskan.
Mr.. Bryan committed a year ago haGrahl
error of Judgment from the politicians point OF
view when he declared that he favored govern
ment ownership and operation OF all the IN
strumentalities of interstate commerce lie
thereby chilled the devotion of the South ana
grossly affronted the Northern conservatives
who were getting ready to welcome him as a
potentiaI conservative" Yet, what advantage
has beer taken by Northern opponents OF TINS
tactical blunder? Mr.. Bryan has been aiioWeu
10 spend a year reefing and filling on the gov
ernment ownership issue and the South Is
turning 10 him again the partys only avali-
able Presidential candidate, since it reaIlzeS
that he can hold together better than any one
else the heterogeneous elements fighting under
the Democratic banner. The party needs MI
BRYAN even more than he needs the party For
that reason 'disposing' of him is at present
what might be called an unripe and oarreh
ideality.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Alfred @ Vanderbit's coach Venture "iiiCi "
gins on Monday it's series of daily runs ue'
the Holland House and Ardsley for puoIlC III =
will ston each morning at the new Plaza aolel -
take on passengers. 1t is tlmed u iN
10.4O o'clock every morning
October so has been set as the date OF 'i4e nc No.
- 80 Miss Harriet H Hoyt. daughter OF MIS-
ro,nas Otis Hovt to ]. Frank Phllhps ut ~ ~
church of the Heavenly Rest The cereiiions
he followed by reception given oy MlS- ih0''
her home in West 18th street
Colonial Sir John Harrington's marriage 10 MISS
.nov Mcmillan daughter OF the late Cnlleu olo,e'
eoro+o, lanes Mcmillan, of Michigan Will taAe
n1ace on October 12 at Eagle Head Manches'e
~ 49,. Sea Mass Baroness Won Kettler. formerly
Miss Maud Cass Canfeld. of New horh' "n ~
husband was killed by the Boxers "hlle
Minister at Peking during the siege Oh inc -,
tions IS staying at Eagle Head WIN 'iiSs W. -
Ian and will be one of the very few guests at .i'
..o5d,ne ~ Sir John who is British Minister
Plenipotentiary in Abyssfnia
Mrs John Jacob Astor is staying at Warter
Priorv. Yorkshire with Lady Nunburnhoine' VINO
was Mrs Charles Wilson
William Waldorf Astor is staying at inc
scbweizerhof Lucerne. Switzerland, and VIII re
main there for a fortnight or more
Mrs william Metcan Bliss is booked to sail this
month for Europe, where she Will speno lii0
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewis Morris. who returned
Yesterday from the Thousand Islands. leave next
week for the South.
Mrs Peter B. Wyckoff has been spending seVei
davs with her daughter. Mrs. Arthur " hiIney' o'
Bernardsve. y. j.
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius c. Cuyler. Mr. and Mrs,
James Speyer Mr.. and Mrs Pembroke Jones anu
Mr. and Mrs Hugh J. Chisholm are due mere to-
day on board the Adriatic
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Gilman returneN
Yesterday from the Adirondacks to their country
Mace AT NorOton Conn. for the autumn
Mr. and Mrs Alfred wagstaT. jr-. have started
On a three weeks motor tour through New Jersey
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hill Thorndike have taken
for the autumn Miss Adele Thayer's villa In west
Manchester Mass. Mrs. Thorndike's parents. MT
and Mrs Walter s. Curnee. have the P1nchot
place at Bar Harbor. for the remainder or the
season
Mr. and Mrs Dallas Bache Pratt are at their
country place at Orienta Point on the SOUND
Their daughter Miss Beatrice G. Pratt Is staying
with Mr. and Mrs. William Douglass Sloane at
Lenox. Mass.
Mrs Alfred c. Vanderbilt will leave Newport this
week for Sasannore Lodge. her place in the Adj
rondacks where she will entertain house party
of forty more
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
TIE ESE OE HORDS.

The first rule to be observed in using words Is
that they must fit the facts TO which they refer
And the first law of criticism prescribeS that
the appropriateness of words and not the pare
words themselves shall decide their literary
worth Words taken apart from subject mat
fer are neither fine nor foul, save as mere
sounds When, therefore, its readers find our
neighbor The World" combng out OF Presl-
dent Roospvelt's recent addresses mass OF
broken phrases and adjectives and using these
same poor mutilated fragments text for
sermon on Government by Denunciation. IN
which the President is warned against substi-
tuting seedlings for government by mpartially
administered law. they must feel a strong de
sire to drop into a certain nearby mail box a
presentation copy of the Critics Primer
The World" says that the fragments whlch
it has culled are models of what chief execu-
tive could pro1taby seek TO avoid. including
as they do, THE man who swindles and cheats
government by a mob" "the poor who plum
dered the rich" "timidity" "sloth.' "shirking
duty" foolish sentimentalty, hard AFRO
gance" and the like. This is puzzling The
World" expressly says that it is ohjecting TO
the dicton and style; from which we neces-
sariIv infer that certain words and phrases,
however much they may be needed TO describe
certain situations. must be forsworn by men
holding certain posts. If there happen to be
citizens who are shirking their duty, a PreSi-
dent should not speak of them in these words;
and so in all other cases. How the ideas nor
maIly expressed by these forbidden words are TO
be expressed our contemporary does not tell It's
readers. Shall II be by silence. euphemisTns or
an algebraiC sign? Or does The World Sc
cretIy believe that the first duty of a chief ex-
ecutlve is to abstain from having ideas on sub
jects calling for the use Of vigorous English?
New-York tribune., 1907-09-04
THE AsHokAN DAM CONTRACT.

From The Journal OF Commerce
The critical spirit that is always the alert
TO attack and assail and exercises no intelltEent
discrimination is of no service TO the public II
i is of no serious injury IL is because II loses its
force by a failure TO appeal to the general sense
Of fairness That kind of spirit was quick TO
pounce upon the decision of the water supply
Commission 10 reject the lowest bid for the con-
structfou OF the Ashokan dam. though II has been
made plain that the decision in the interest
~ the nublic The criticism is mild and gentle
compared with that which would have been in
cured a few years hence when the consequences
of an in1provfdent and shOrtSighted bargain had
begun 70 appear Fortunately the Water supply
Commission is made up OF men whose character
taton will not suffer from such Carping has
heen tndulged in The proposal that its action be
investigated bv the Board OF Aldermen was moth
ing short Of grotesque, but II is natural in that
body to suspect evil motives Inc suspicion rises
out of it's consciousness
THE vast scheme for proViGlng an additional
,,atar supply for this city is one demanding
and scrutiny at every step II VIII be tremen-
he no waste of funds But the danger of waste
lies not in contracts terms that will insure
feet material. thorough work. steady progress
and a fair profit to those engaged upon IL. but in
iarL ~ adequate calculation and foresight and
tho failure Of contractors to keep up 10 the
nuired standard and fulfil their obligations in the
axacution of their work in point OF quality and
time of completion. The risk of delay and ultimate
cost from contractors undertaking losing Job is
one against which the commission is bound to
guard as scrupulously as against one involving
Zoo great direct expense. II is its business TO
have careful estimates well careful specifca-
ticns made and know better than anybody else
What every part of the work will cost TO do in a
satisfactory manner II has to exercise its judg-
he NE arithmetica relation Of figures In the bids
and IL performed It's imperative duty In rejecting
or nj considered offer. 1t should be commended.
not denounced. for doing its duty.