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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
MORE MONEY ASKED.
FOR THE BUILDING
Mr.. Jones Hopes to Get $4,000
Additional for Fredericksburg.
Dredging the Rappahannock.
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FRED VA, April o.
Congressman w. A. Jones, of this dis
trlct. has introduced a bill for an addi-
tional appropriation OF $4,000 for the
public building to be erected in Fred
ericksburg by the government. Mr..
Jones secured from the last Congress
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
building, and is hopeful of increasing
the amount to $4,000 through this
bill.
The United States government has
awarded to the Bowers Hydraulic
Dredging Company, of Camden N. j.,
a contract for dredging $4,000 cubic
yards in the Rappahannock River here.
This will involve an expenditure of
nearly 100000. The contract Is the
largest ever awarded for work here,
and the contract price is at a lower
rate, it being ii 9-10 cents per cubic
yard, prices heretofore having been in
some instances as high as 80 cents.
This is the smallest contract the de-
partment has awarded under the con-
tinuing contract system, tho Rappahan-
mock now being worked under the same
plan as the New York and Baltimore
harbors. The government is now put
ting in dykes, and Mr.. j. Fl. Davis, of
this city, is building some stone jetties
under contract with the government.
about the latter part of May. After
this is completed it will require only
u small sum each year to keep the
river in good navigable condition for
some years to come.
The Business Mems Association OF
fredericksburg has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: r. III.
Harris, president; Captain NJ. 3. Rowe,
II. r. Crismond W. A. Bell, vice-pres-
idents; DR.. j. Garnett King, secretary.
Isaac Hirsh treasurer.
The residence Of Richard Cox, near
White Oak in Stafford county, with
contents, was destroyed by fire last
evening. The son of Mr.. Cox came from
Washington some weeks ago with
smallpox, but has now recovered from
the disease. The house caught on fire
from the attempt to fumigate it, There
was no insurance
Governor C. A. Swanson has accepted
an invitation to be guest OF the
Masons of this city one night during
the carnival, which will open April
goth and continue for week. He VIII
make an address OH the OCCASION
The Democrats of Stafford county
will meet next Monday at the county
seat to elect delegates to the State
convention at Roanoke.
Fish are becoming more plentiful each
day. A large number of herring are
now coming into this market from
nearby fishing shores, Herring are
now selling for from 40 to so cents
per 100 Shad and other standard va
rieties are also becoming more plenti-
full and cheaper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
lune 9th, as the Democratic candi-

'uhe olH, aS tle belhocfdtlc caHdl-
date.
Monday. the 18th of April, tho Demo-
cratic County Committee meets here.
On the same day 81 meeting of the
Will be held to elect teachers for next
session. rhe board OF supervisors also
meet on the 18th and, AS there Will
Is expected that considerable num-
Der of business men Will meet here 70
transact such business as the renewing
licenses by merchants and others. Un-
der the new law the courts will be
Just one month later each time than
they We're held under the old order
Of things.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
coma, and Miss Carrie Crews
There Will be a leap year shadow
party at the residence of Mrs 3. NJ
Swoope on Friday before the fourth
Sunday in April. The girls will bid
for shadows made by the boys.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR DRINKS.
Young Men Who Broke Up School
Fined and Sent to Jail
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MONTERREY, VA, April 9.-Justice
A.. !, Jones, of Mcdowell, yesterday
administered . stern rebuke to drunk
onness and disorderly conduct, giving
the most severe penalties ever imposed
in this county for like offense Three
young men, charged with being drunk
and breaking up one of the public
schools OF Eastern Highland, were
brought before him for trial, and a
fine of something like $50 and thirty
days in Jail was the result Mr.. Jones,
in his capacity of magistrate, Is en-.
phasiZing Highlands stand for law
and order and is becoming terror TO
eyildoers
The three young, men were brought
here last night and locked up.
Sheriff Arbogast has gone to the
state border in Allegheny to arrest q
family of five Italians, charged with
stealing lumber from one of the mills
OF that section. Should he land these
the Highland county Jail will have ten
prisoners, the largest number by more
than onc-half, ever known in the
history Of the county
Captain j, G. Matheny, clerk of the
court, is critically i'll, and but little
hope is entertained of his recovery.
Highland county has no more popu-
lar, useful or beloved citizen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
10 Try thu Rioters.

T6ptClHI 70 TIC IIIHts-DlsputcN,I
NORFOLK, VA, April 9.-Sylyanius
Conquest and Samuel Burton, two of the
Accomac negroes recently found guilty
or rioting, and each given one year in
the State penitentiary, Will be arraigned
in the Corporation Court on the 21st
to answer to the charge of firing into
a mail coach with intent 10 kill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
tspeeIal 10 The Times-plspateh j

T7VVCIHI 10 IIU IIfTlts -DIs putCH.
NORFOLK, VA, April 9.-Thc Their
mopyIae Company, of which +. a. Hum.
phries, of Washington, D. c., is the
head Will erect and operate s50,00G
plant in Norfolk for the manufacture
of preserves, pickles, sauces, table con.
diments, etc. 1t will be one of the
largest plants OF the kind in the South
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
Edgur BOYD Acquitted.
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ISneclaI 10 The TImes- DTspatch,I
STANTON, VA, April 9,-Edgar
Boyd, who had once before been tried
for horse stealing, was today acquit-
ted on his second trial in the Corpora
ton Court. This is the peculiar case in
which he claimed a swap for 10 TO boot
meaning 10 cents, when the other man
meant SIS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
Date For Lyncl,burg Primary.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
LYNCETBlJRG, VA, April 0.-The CITY
Democratic Committee has fixed upon
May 9TH as the date for a primary IN
which candidates will be named FOL.
Mayor and members of both branches
OF the City Council, Mayor Smith thus
far has 40 opposition for recollection.
but it is believed there will be quite
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
REV. MIR. JENKINS CALLED
no THE HAMPTON CHURCH
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TaptUINI 10
HAMPTON. VA. April 9.-The con-
gregation of the Memorial Baptist
Church has decided to extend call to
the Rev. r. j, jenkins, of Woodbury.,
n. y The Rev. T. Ryland Sanford, who
has been pastor of the church for sew
eral years, has accepted Il call from the
Baptist Church at Chatham, Va, and
Will leave shortly to undertake his
duties in the new field.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Purifcs and
ENnICrtEs TrJI, uJOOp

and builds UP tho whole system.
1T radically cures all blood diseases
from pimples to scrofula.
1t is the only Spring Medicine worthy
that name.
1t is the best remedy for catarrh
rheumatism and dyspepsia.
These statements are confirmed daily
BY cured men and women.
over 10000 testimonials received in
two yoars-an unequaled recordl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
Make Preserves and Pickles.

a, number of candidates for seats i
the Council.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
$3.50 IlIMONOs, $3.50.

Ladies' Long Crepe kimonos, in
light blue pink and red. with band
of lowered silk to match.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
zoe CORSET COVERS, SOC.

Ladies' Nainsook Corset Covers,
with round or square yoke OF Val,
Swiss. beading and ribbon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
$3.50 BLACK TArTETA, osc.

A saving worth securing. For
full yard wide Black Taffeta, only
use. Soft, lustrous, chiffon finished;
very dependable quality.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
s1.:5 LADIES' KiMoNos, oOc.

Ladies' Lawn Short Kimonos and
Dressing Sacaues, neatly trimmed
with Val. and nainsook insertion:
loose and fitted back; a variety of
dainty stN1es
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
s1..5 SHEETS, soc.

For homes, hotels. lodging houses,
in an excellent Sheet. az yards
wide by 2E yards long. with 4-inch
hem. hand torn and ironed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
$3.50 LADIES, I1EloNos, s1.7o.

Ladies' Short Japanese Figured
Crepe Kimonos, with trimmings OF
China silk to match
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
$500 rAFFETA, s1.1o YARD.

Every yard guaranteed to give
Ting Quality. Full Yard Wide kid
Finished Silk. sells $500 yard In
other stores; as long as 1t lasts,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
zoe LADIES PANTS, c1c.

zoe LADIES PANTS, &c.
Ladies' Neatly Made Muslin Pants,
with flounoe.
Sl.l0 WHITE LAWN WAIST. zoe.
Ladies' Neatly Tailored Waists, of
white India LInon. with large tucks.
sI.3O WHITE WAIST, 0sc.
Ladies' Strictly Tailored Waists OF
white figured madras. with side
pocket and long sleeves
$1,000 MEMS SUITS, $1,000.
AT this price you can select from
500 styles; all wool and hand made;
new shades of grays, browns and
blues. Remember. you get $4,000
Suit for $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
FACES DEATH
CHEERFUL MOOD.
Thurman, to Be Hanged in
brfolk This Morning, Says
He Is Willing to Die.
YES STORY TO BE PRINTED
hes This Sold and Money
i 10 Mother-Pays Penalty
for Dolsen Murder.

Special TO The Times Dispa.ch.1
|lrOLk, VA, April 9.--ln the
| ( humor and declaring that he is
ice With God and absolutely re-
| 70 HIS fate, Leo C. Thurman to-
declared that he is anxious for
law TO take It's course, and end
luspense in which lle has been
'fcr~th past thirty or forty days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
5000 MEMS PANTS, $500.
:5c MEncEn1zEp DOTTED SWISS,

A good fabric for waists and
dresses: never sold less than 25c
yard, 10 :-3c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

1 the door quickly and held it, the mother instinct in her aroused. Nelson started towards her. The burglar waved his gun threaten | ingly. Don't be alarmed, madam" he said. | "Just a little matter of business between l your husband and me. There's about l two hundred around here that l want. l Tell him to hand 1t over quietly and I'll ] go. Hurry up there. woman, I've got no time to losea 1 Here's a hundred" Nelson lnterposed | quickly. take il and go. It's all I've got"
 No, Frank!' his wife commanded, mot one cent" Her face was ablaze with anger, her form erect and her eyes fearless
 Be quiet, Nelly" Nelson insisted. "We are helpless. Here, you. take this money and go. Do you want to kill my wife?'
 He threw a roll of bills on the table and the burglar picked them up, stufing them into his pocket.
 Put that money down." Mrs Nelson ordered, without a quayer Do you think I am afraid of your revolver? You wouldn't dare shoot If you did, you'd never get out of here. Just one cry f-om either of us and the whole apart ment house will be on your heels. Put 1 that money down on that table and you can go."
 "oh, l don't know-" the burglar drawed.
 Nelly, Nelly" her husband pleaded. ''let him go! What Is a hundred dollars? Remember the children and yourself, dear"
 No, Frank. no! This sneak wouldn't dare shoot and he can't get out of here without our giving the alarm. The min ute he closes the door we can rouse the whole apartment We're oh the sixth floor. He could never make the street in time. He shan't have t! Why why-why. Frank. I believe you are afraid of him."
 No, Nelly, no mol It's the children?' Mammal Mammal came paintive little voice through the door, please, pul-lease come back
 The knob turned and rattled. The mother clutched fl quickly and held it.
 Tn a minute, dearie, in a minute" She forced herself to speak calmly, gent ly, lightly. There is some one in here now with your father.
 "Ohl Oh" cried the little voice. '1s it Santa Claus? Is 1t Santa Claus? Let us come in, let us come in'' And child ish fists pounded on the other side of the door insistently.
 You see," laughed the burglar, there you are--,"
 And suddenly he fell silent.
 Her back to the door, on which the small fists still pounded, Mrs. Nelson stood non plused.
 Her husband, alert for an opening, moved slowly nearer the burglar, who seemed lost in reverie
 ' Oh, hell!' the thief exclaimed sud- denly. Here's your money!'
 And he pulled the roll of bills from his pocket and tossed them onto the table.
 Nelson stepped forward quickly to pick them up.
 Stand back" the burglar commanded. threatening with his gun. I've something want to tell you. Don't you touch that rolll'
 "As for you, madam" he continued. you're dead game, but you're dead wrong once outside that door, they'd never get me in the big halls of this building. l could have walked right out that door with the swag. But l won't. l guess I'm a fool all right, all right, but can't help 1t.
 "They thought I was Santa Claus, did
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lected by Solomon for the Temple, which had been despoiied by the Assyrians. But most marvellous of all were the 30 golden pennies Melchior gave. They had been coined by Terah, the father of Abraham, and Abraham paid them for the cave of Machpelah, in which to bury Sarah. Pouphar paid them for Joseph, and Jo- seph received them from his brethren again in exchange for corn when they came to Egypt during the famine. Joseph in turn paid them to q queen of Sheba. for spices to embalm his fathers body. The later Queen of Sheba gave them to Solomon upon the occasion of her famous visit; they were placed among the treas ure of the Temple were carried away by the Assyrians, and thus came in to Mel chior's hands.
 How Money Does Circulate.
 The later fortunes of these 30 pieces of money, which seemingly represented the total volume of currency in Biblical times, were no less wonderful. On the flight into Egypt Mary carried them tied in a napkin with the other gifts, but Herod's scouts being in hot pursuit, she dropped the treasure by the wayside. Here it was found by a shepherd, who hid it. In punishment for his dishonesty he was afflicted with sleprosy, and many years later this man, repenting his evil deed, was healed by the Lord. This man wished to give the treasure to Jesus, but Jesus directed him rather to give it to the temple. The frankincense was offered up by the Levite; from the myrrh was made the bitter draught offered to Christ on the cross; the 30 coins were paid to Judas for the betrayal of his Master. When
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seems more probable than that he was troubled by the birth of an obscure child
 A Roasted Fowl Crows.

seems more probable than that he was troubled by the birth of an obscure child
 Roasted Fowl Crows.
 The kings made their peaceable errand known to Herod, who was just seated at table. They were informed by the elders and priests that the birth of the Messiah, according to the prophets. should take place at Bethlehem. Herod declared he would not believe the account unless the roasted fowl on the trencher before him should crow-and straightway it crowed thrice. Then Herod asked the kings to let him know if they found the royal child, which he secretly resolved to kill, fearing for his own throne.
 When they set out for Jerusalem, the star they had seen suddenly reappeared and went before the three kings, stopping at last above a mean stable The kings entered, fell upon their knees and made their offerings gold, frankincense ana myrrh, the customary tribute of subject nations, here also symbolical of the three fold office Of the Saviour. his royalty his humanity and his divinity. The Christ child tn return gave the wise men perfect faith, meekness and holy love; while Mary also gave them one of the bandages In which her son had been wrapped. This piece of linen, when cast into fire, was not consumed-a sign which later led many to believe.
 The gifts of the Magi-which originated the custom of our Christmas gifts-had most miraculous history. They were of priceless value, for the three kings had fallen heir to the entire hoard of Alex ander the Great all the riches of the Queen of Sheba. and all the treasures col
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Nelson glanced quickly at his wife. She nodded acquiescence.
 The roll of bills lay, untouched, upon the table.
 Very well' Nelson agreed. You are wise. You could never have gotten out of the building and if you had shot the noise would have
 Now look here, mister" the burglar interposed, almost sayagely, ''cut that out! l could walk right out now with the roll. Put that in your pipe and smoke it And to show you, l will"
 He rose quickly and stepped toward the table. reaching out for the money.
 He was the strong-arm burglar again. ''Oh, Frank his wife interrupted, how could you say thatl Don't you see that he could do 1t without raising an alarm, and-think of the children"
 The burglar paused.
 ''I think you understand, lady," he said. "I don't know what it Is, but l don't want that money. This Christmas busi- ness and those kids thinking I was Santa
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~ HE grand Cathedral at Cologne, lik- 4 ened by Goethe to a vast tree S spreading forth broad branches unto heaven. contains the most precious re- ligious relics in the world-the so-called bodies of the three wise kings who saw the Star in the East and journeyed to Judea to worship the worlds newborn King. About this story of the Magi as told by Matthew, there chambers a beau tiful vine of legend and tradition, having it's roots in the apocryphal gospel of St. Thomas, and expanded by medieval chron- ieles into wondrous fragrance and bloom From the earliest times the people of the East had treasured certain dim prophe- cies transmitted to them. Seth. the son of Adam, had told of a wonderful star which would appear; Balaam, thought by some to be Zoroaster himself, spoke of q star which should rise out of David; the Zend Avesta made a prediction of similar import.
 In the utmost parts of India, so runs the legends, the prophecies had been pre- served with pious faith. Twelve of the holest and wisest men of the nation were set apart to be always on the watch for the expected star. These holy men lived only upon fruits and honey, and durst touch no meat; they wore Wnlte fdlmenI ana dWelI upon n1gn rock, called the Mount of Victory.
 At last strange portents m f pied, leading the watchers to believe that the fulhllment of the prophecies was nigh. One of them, the king over Chaldea, saw an ostrich hatch san egg, and there came forth from it lion and a lamb, which lay down together as a prophet had long since foretold. Another, the King of Tarshish, was walking in his garden when there sprung up before him a flower richer than any rose the flower opened, and a pure white dove flew out, with voice like the sound of a harp, tell Ing of the Christ to come. A third king, ruler over Nubia, had a son born to him-the fairest child ever seen; it also prophesied of Christ; but ins33 days the child died-just as many days as the 'Saviour's years were to be upon the earth. -.. 1-..
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Judas, stung by remorse, returned them, 15 were paid to the Roman soldiers who crucified the Lord, while the remaining 10 were used to purchase burial held.
 The wise men, warned by a dream, did not return to Jerusalem, but repaired to their own land by another way. They em- parked upon a swift vessel in the port of Tarshish, and so escaped. Herod, ind ing himself thwarted, flew into rage and ordered all the ships In the harbor to be burned.
 As soon as the wise men had departed from Bethlehem another wondrous thing happened Like flash the star fell to the earth, into a deep well. Devout pill grims in later ages, looking into this well could see the star passing from one side to the other, though Gregory Of Tours ventures the skeptical conjecture that 1t was merely a sunbeam glinting across the water.
 The star remained in this well for many centuries; but one day it was again seen in the skies, appearing in bright noon day as a triple star. Upon that day three great champions of Christianity were born-St. James of Menavia, St. Am prose of Siena and St. Thomas Aquinas These three learned Christian doctors were said by some to be the Magi re- turned to earth again, as it had been  the three children in the. fiery furnace told of by the Prophet Daniel.
 Wise Mems Later Fortunes.
 The homeward journey of the three kings occupied two years, and in all that time food and drink never failed them. Some legends say the star led them back, but this seems to be a fiction of me dieval pilgrims, where the wish was father to the thought, for most of those who visited the Holy Land relied. upon stars and angels to show them the places they wished to see, and then to conduct them home again.
 Arrived in their own country, the Magi led holy and secluded lives, till St. Thomas, coming to India 40 years later, baptized them and commissioned them to preach Some say that the kings each returned to his own land, and when St. Thomas came to India star again ap- peared and guided them to where he was. They set out to preach, and sui fered martyrdom at the hands of the heather.
 Helena, the pious empress of the East. caused diligent search to be made for all manner of holy relics, and so the bodies of the three kings came to be discov- cred in far Indian city. The delightful odor of the bodies when the sarcophngl were opened proved that these were, in deed. the three kings. They were placed in the church of St. Sophia, in Constan- tinople; later they were presented to the City of Milan as token of special fla vQr; and when that grim old warrior, Frederick Barbarossa, besieged and took Milan, he gave the priceless relics to Cologne, where the grand Dom was spe- cially built to provide worthy shrine
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Panama Hats Never
 Made in Panama.

BA ANAMA hats are made in Peru.
 They are made in Colombia and they . are also manufactured in Ecuador but never by any chance is a Panama hat made in Panama. The name arose from the fact that Americans who visit- ed Panama first came across these hats there and purchased them. When they returned home from Panama the hats were forthwith dubbed Panama hats by the hat trade. The value of a Panama hat is chiefly the cost of the labor ex- pended in making it, for the average sive Panama hat could never exceed Sy or 40 cents, and for the cheaper hats the cost of the straw is about a dime.
 The labor also,is exceedingly cheap, but a great deal of it is necessary to pro- duce q single hat. It takes one man fifty hours to produce a single cheap hat worth about dollar. Two weeku are required for one workman to produce a hat of the finer grades worth from $1.25 to $3, and six weeks to turn out fine $20 Panama hat. In manu- facturing Panama hats the straw in the finer grades is never allowed to be wet yet it is necessary to have 1t moist in order to get the weave of the straw close and fine. Therefore, on the highest grades of Panama hats, the early hours of the morning when the dew is on the grass and the atmosphere is filled with moisture are alone used.
 On cheap grade Panamas the straw is wetted and work can go on throughout the entire day. The workmen are na- tive Indians and their pay for month about equals that of an American labor ing man for single day. However. they can live on penny day in their own countries.