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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
ANYTHING TO WIN,
COLONIES POLICY

Continued From First Page.)
ism, asserted that he stood by ali /
have saod East ana West"
People lave sometimes spoken OF
mo as a menace TO prosperity. lie told
the crowd at Manchesters II have
menaced Just one kind OF prosperity,
and that Is the prosperity OF the crook
led corporations and business men.
That shall continue to do with all
my might"
Tho ex-Prcsident told the Concord
throng, which massedxitself before the
State House, on the steps of which the
| colonel spoke, that he was in full SYM
patty with the platform adopted by tho
New Hampshire Republicans, In which
there is Il declaration for a revision
of the tariff by commission.
I'm my own State there are one or
two planks I'd have written differently
If + had my say so,' the colonel went
on, barking back &c the Saratoga CON
vention. He said he wanted. to see the
Republican party perfecta,.the tariff a
a principle, and not as a tumble OF
preferences" ,3
at Concord. as at the other stops
made by the eS-President,. old-time
campaign spirit was evinced by the
crowds. The colonel had to.make his
way through jostltng, cheering masses.
A drizzling rain set in when the ex-
President reached Manchester, and he
had to keep his hat on when he spoke.
The $500 people on Merrimac Common
got ~rainsoaked, and SO did the colonel,
Candidate Bass, Governor Quinby and
latter of whom are running for re-
election and had journeyed With the
ex-President and sat; in the rain listen
ing to him.
The cx-Prcsident had to speak In the
City Hall at Nashua because Of the
rain. The hall was jammed, and out
side there were 1000 men trying vainly
to get In. The shops had been closed
down to let the, workers hear the col
! onel.
: Hits "ricker Crowd.'
Colonel Roosevelt told of the cam
paisn to elect Stimson against the
.ticker crowd Going back to the
{ Saratoga convention, he observed
those who went against me at Sara
toga had nothing to- fear in the way OF
! punishment. could not have hurt
: them if l had wanted to-. can't do
!. 1t now. Those who went with me had
no reward to expect, because ] could
not offer any, some newspapers said
after the convention that was a boss
!. We'll. J. wa not
Talking directly9to4 group Of men
wearing Grand Army buttons. the col.
onel exclaimed: you men know what
attributes are needed In making thu
good soldier-thea right sortsof citizens
You never ~hcgrudgedS any soldier who
was made a general when he deserved
II. But you conldsSnot stand for this
general who would8Wear hfs uniform on
Broadway and not on#the battlefield
You could not stand for seeing a mar
promoted merely becauseShe had mar
ried the daughter of a Senator"
The audience was lnystiied as II
whom the colonel@meant sinShis refer,
ence to the general3Who paradcdsBroad-
way and the man who Married the
Senator's daughter but Colonel Roose.
vclt did not e%lucidatc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
oBlIuARY
Charles AuEustus Letdv

Charles AuEistus Leidy.
Che rles Augustus Leidy died at the
William Byrd Hospital on Friday
morning at 4:45 O'Clock. Hc was the
Oldest son of James NJ. and Juiia
Leidy. OF 621 North Twenty-sixth
Street. and was aged twelve years and
fifteen days. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at 8 O'Clock from
Union station Methodist Church, and
the interment will be made In Oak
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
James w.

The funeral OF Policeman James w.
Matthews, who died Thursday at 7:4O
O'Clock r.. NJ. at his home, 40I West
Clay Street. in his .slxty-second year,
will take place this afternoon at j
O'clock from the Marshall Street Chris
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

EH&alaHESaS ,.E NEHlgHsh - ->.s.
There arc three saloons on Syca-
more street within the area specified
By the Mayor, and there are between
4thirtS-4.ve and forty liquor houses in
the entire city. mostly confined to the
business sections or the city. Judge
Mullen8lon g decided that he would
grant no licenses for'the sale OF liquor
In the suburbs or in the residential
sections of the city. The judge has
the Mayors letter under consideration,
and will act when tho time for action
comes.
Operation for Appendicitis.
Ohn T. Evans, a popular8!ounS ciu-
zen. eldest son of City. Sergeant John
#B. GSans, was operated on for appen-
dicitis at the Petersburg Hospital THIS
morning by DR.. Stuart Mcclure, OF
Richmond. assisted by Drs. Hains and
EARLY, OF this city. The,
dicitia is concerned, hut complicatlon
were discovered which. tits thousht
may delay rapid recovery;
Reception to Federal Veterans.
q campfire was kindled IN NJ HI
Camp Hall last night. n honor39f Gem
cox Post,tG. A. R.Eof springt0ld, Mass,
and a most Observation-Disclosures given
BY the Confederate lne
Visitors. Mr., Andersona1s r.eally q com
rade IN. !, I. Hin Camp; BENG lhn non : N
terms OF closest friendship with thu
Petersburg veterans. comes down te
visit them frequently. and is AWAY
welcomed with open. arms. MT, m,
derson made a graceful .speecn at3tnt
added toRthes occasion by friendly talks
hY Il. S. Beckwith, {Captain james
M Gallagher. General sttth sHoillng
and Robert Gillian, ST.. Of the camp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

The cx-President had to speak in the
City Hall at Nashua beca use of the
rain. The hall was jammed, and out-
side there were 1000 men trying vainly
to get In. The shops had been closed
down to let the workers hear the coll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
THE w EA Their

CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
Partly cloudy, Thermometer at mid
night, 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
CONDITIONS IL IMpoRTASTsollIEEs
Id NVAIlfiltEs, /, ,n,in

Morning ...,.,.. ~,,i,,,,IS,, 49, e..sssi 500
\ /, y. 4, , ',5',t,a, ''Ss' . q. IS !. Il,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

Funeral took place from Union
.Station Church Friday. at $3.50 q. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

N Married. at
the residence OF the BRIDES parents.
In this city, Octobers19, MISS HATTIE
BELIZE WILLIAMS and MR. OSCAR
THOMAS ALLEGREE, of Charlottes-s
VILE, Va.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12

ing, whereas those who had jewels were close
ly questioned as to their origin, and when
they were proved to be stolen the trinkets were.
returned to their rightful owners
In country places the pawnbroker's shop does
not exist It's work is done by Jews, who keep
general shop or do factors work in the neigh
borhood among the peasants and 'squires.
These men lend money anything. Some will
advance 1t on condition that they take all the
farmers milk eggs for some time. Others
give money to the 'squires when the corn is
still young, claiming the crop when it has been
freaped 1t does not always happen that the
pawnbroker has the better of the bargain The
Russian peasants and squiFes are often far
from honest in their dealings squire will
manage to borrow money on one field of wheat
or one crop of clover from three distinct Jews
In three districts. When the two last come
they find the clover has gone They do not.
as rule trouble to go to law about it. as JUS
tlce is tardy as well partial r. -
sometimes those who have thus been taken
IN are quite enthusiastic about the other mans
cieverness There is a sporting spirit on each
side. and the man who gets the better OF the
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12
INDIA STILL HAS
ITS MURDERERS
oiscoVerers of Buried Treasure Feel knotted
- Handkerchief.

India has many false delusions one efsthem
oelng that crimes practiced in days gone by
are now extinct
have seen it written that thuggee has
been eradicated. 1t has been generally accept
ed that the fearful method of making away
with mankind disclosed years ago by Mr.. Tay-
lor In The Confessions of a Thug" has disap-
peared; but in my opinion as long as India is
India that ancient system of murder will re-
main as an heirloom to the race of Asiatics
prone to that particular crime, says writer In
London Field The story have to relate is
indirectly connected with dacoit Tantia and
his followers.
1t was in 1884 that / searched certain
water course In the Asseerghur jungles for
tracks Of tiger. found them about five
miles from village called Kakria. in sur
roundings that suited my methods in every
way for the erection of machan. and called
upon my followers to tie up the buffalo and
prepare the place for a KILL Near by was a
temple, ancient and moss bound.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12
Not This Time.

Look at that scrawny woman
across the room," we whisper to the
gentleman we have met but few
moments ago.
(Which one?" he asks.
The long, lean, skinny one; the
one with big freckles on her face, with
nose like can opener and chin
that runs straight back to her neck.
Isn't she the freakiest thing you eyer
saw" ~ I
The stranger looks, but says MOTH
ing. A terrifying thought leaps into
our brain This is one Of the in
stances, of which we have so often
read Fool that we arei He is to-
tai stranger to us, and so is the wom-
an. No doubt she is his wife. or SIS
ter, or something. Oh, if the floor
wouldn't kindly open and swallow US!
If we might vanish into thin air, leav-
ing nothing on which he may wreak
his wrath except a crumpled suit and
a penitent necktiei Never again!
Hereafter we shall keep our opinions
to ourself. =
/. After a prolonged scrutiny of the
Woman-evidently a ruse to enable
him to think up some sufficiently
scatching remark as prelude to
smashing the furniture with us, he
turns, smiles. and whispers:
80 Isn't she a sight to behold?. won.
der, who she Isl" r...sg,,,.
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snops IN their grip According to law they
are not allowed to take more than 6 per cent
per annum But to this they add per cent
tor accommodation and 6 per cent for insur.
ance.
The owner of the largest six pawnshops is
Count Lubienski, man of good family and
considerable wealth The owners of the 9TH
ers are all well to do Needless to say they
nno the business most lucrative and have ex-
pressed their determination to use all their in
nuence against the Introduction of these new
pa"nsnops Nobody will pay them IS percent
"nen they can get the same thing for g. They
know only too well that their days are num-
oereo as soon as the project becomes law.
Inc rich owners of these pawnshops are cor
oially mated by the poor classes and by the So
elahsts. From time to time they are attacked
oy the latter. Not very long ago there was an
epidemic OF pawnshop raiding in Russian
towns. Some socialists armed with revolvers
ana supported by large following, attacked
Tue snops, took away all the pledges. returned
tnem TO their owners and told them to take
them nome. Those who had pawned bedding,
warm clothing and such necessities paid moth
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.The ExperimentaI STAGE.

'Ah," says.the young man who has
called. Il observe that you are already
doing some of your holiday decora-
tion''
"Yes2" inquiries the beauteous young
thing. -
Yes. notice you have a. sprfg OF
mistletoe tied to. the chandelier"
"Oh, ! just put that up there as an
experiment. I've heard so much about
the properties of mistletoe that I
thought / would see If it really worked
before trying 1t in earnest"
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Much TO my surprise. my men refused en-
masse to help me in any way. They at first
offered all sorts of feeble objections to the
position. which did not deceive me.
l felt that there was some strong supernat-
ural repugnance which made them hostile to
a machan being erected on that particular
spot. went to my tent and pondered. and
while sos doing my head shikaree approached
me and told me that he would explain matters
to the best of his ability
What the shikaree said to me I will en-
~deavgr to repeat in his own words "Sahib,"
he said. Tantia the dacoit is in these regions
He is friend Of the poor, but a bitter enemy
OF the Feringee sahib and the rich He has
murdered many men and the riches he has
gathered are hidden in many places. Cheetoo.
one of his followers. has served you well and
he once knew what / am saying is true.
1T had become known that Tantia Pheel
had hidden half lac of rupees in the vicinity
of the temple. near where you wish to erect a
machan.~ Cheetoo. your late hunter, knew 1t
also and he communicated the news to his
brother They both resolved to gather the
wealth while Tantia was elsewhere and having
collected some digging implements they set
out at sundown for the temple.
4The treasure was actually buried beneath
the temple idol. Cheetoo and his brother Ru-
goo never returned to their homes. and when
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12
ILLUSTRATE CRUEL PRACTICES.

The New York Antiviyisection society of
which Mrs. Diana Belais is the president. gave
an exhibition recently of the work on animals
showing stuffed creatures fastened to boards.
furnaces in which the. trial by fire was made.
and other demonstrations of viyisection The
ladies go on the principle that what one sees
Is more convincing than what is read or heard
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12

two of their relatives set forth to find them
they likewise returned not ~.
Some days after these events brother
OF mine was hunting for thatch in the neigh.
borhood of. the temple and came across four
dead bodies, Two of them were skeletons. the
third was partially devoured. but the fourth.
which was inside the temple. was-owing to
the incident having occurred about Christ
mas-in a fair state of preservation There
were no wounds on the body. but simply a
dark blue mark around the neck proving
strahgulation by the thugs knotted handker.
chief, and bruise aat the nape of the neck %
The shikaree added that Tantia had in his
employ two renowned thugs who could Kill
their victims before they reached the ground
and those experts watched Tantias treasure
was not surprised that the shikarees avoided
the spot, though it was known that Tantia
had long lifted his illgotten gains and planted
them elsewhere.
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shops at the present
moment. The accounts
will be audited by a
branch of the imperial
finance control. In time
private pawnshops will
be bought up by the
state.
The authors are con-
f1dent of success and
there seems little doubt
that the enterprise will
prove a very great blow
to similar establish
ments kept by private
people or small com.
panies. These are per.
feet sharks. In some
towns they have found
ed a trust, so as not to
lend money on pledges
at less than 1S per cent.
This is the case in
large cities like Peters
burg, Odessa and War
saw. In the last there
are two enterprises
which hold the pawn
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bargain earns his opponents approval for hav-
ing done good thing. There are cases, too,
of diamond cut diamond -
But these rural pawnbrokers have nosfear OF
the new project. 1t cannot affect them, be-
cause they advance money on things which Inn
perial pawnbrokers cannot. and run risks they
would not -
A mfserly peasant in the government of Mos
COW used pawnbroker for the sake of depriv-
ing his sons of their small inheritance. He was
on very bad terms with them, and committed
suicide. But before doing so he pledged his
crops and cattle, determined that his children
should have nothing but debts after he died.
They searched for the money when he was
buried, on learning that the estate was pledged
for gold, but could not find it. Years passed
and they forgot about the trick he had played
them. The other day they were told that their
fathers corpse was to be removed to another
part of the cemetery One son went while the
transfer was being made and when the grave
diggers opened the coffin they were astonished
to find inside the skeleton. a number of gold
pieces. which the man had evidently: swallowed
before committing suicide
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Holiday Terminal sEaciIItIe.

Il don't know what this is for and
| don't know to whom to give it," says
the lady. holding up fancy-work con-
trivanee.
Never mind what it's for; give It,
to the preacher" suggests her hus-
band. with a man's ready method Of
disposing of problems.
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after 'shaksspe.re.

This worlds a stage and all the men
And women have their parts to take up.
The men may miss their cues. but then
The women never fail to makeup.
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12

An 1 guess I'm a boy that has never
grown old
''or 1 make the gay jumpin' jack fold
an unfold
An 1 chuckle at him when he'll bend
and he'll prance
)r keep time with my toes when he
strikes up a dance
For there's something, you know. In the
cock of his head
That's as friendly as anything he could
have said
D, the jumpin jac'
With his humpin back
An his wigglety leap like he'd set on .
tack
He's as old as the hills-Why. he's older
than fun!
An 1 hope that his gayness will never
be done,
For his splotchedy eye keeps a-winl<in'
at me
An were just the best friends that there
ever can be.
So I give him stretch. then take up
the slack
In the merry old,
Airy old
Jumpety-jacki
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12

lantly plants a salute upon her ruby
lips. ~
Harold" she exclaims. That
isn't mistaetoe. It's smilax.ss
NO harm done. then," cheerily re-
spends the young nan. I'm not Har:
old, either" -
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One Mistake corrscts the other.

One mistake Corrects the Other. =
Coming upon the; young lady in the
shadows of the hall, and noticing that
she Is Standing beneath a cluster Of
green foliage, the young man gal
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12
VERY time the car goes

VERY time the czar goes
travelling adds ten years
to the lives of his minis
ters. and precautions
without number are ia
ken to insure the safety
of the Little Father. Con-
sequently, when the czar
announced his intention
to visit the king of It.
ally a somewhat worried
look stole over their Of
ficially smiling faces
Barbour County index., 1910-01-12

Contrary to public report, Nicholas
IL. Is not the terror-stricken being
VINO when he is not immured In the
palace of Peterhof, is securing the
seas In his private yacht. where he
may be secure from the bomb, knife
and revolver of the nihilist. AS a
matter of fact, though he has been
acting on the advice of his ministers
and Keeping in retirement, he is real
1zlng that to show fear Is to court
the fate of his grandfather, and he
mas lately taken to driving through
the streets of st. Petersburg without
his usual escort.
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TFHE oMRn
: VI MleuR D NEsBIr. /.
THE EeUJMDIN'
CACKs

o. the jumpin' jack.
With his humpin'
back
An his wigglety
leap like he'd
set on a tack!
He's popular now as
he, always has
been. =
With the green on
his nose an the
red on his chin,
An his stripedy coat
81 an, his spottedy
vest
An . his spindledy
legs that are
never at rest.
You can set out
. your J wonderful
new tangled toys
But the old jumpin'
jack is the friend
of the boys,
An the rich an the
poor an the lit
tie an big
Shake their fat lit
tie sides when he
dances a jig.
An they lick off his
paint an they
set up an weep
IL they can't hold
him close when
you sing them to
Sleen-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-10-28
TEOLIND Il AR[JS WhWIH/
mn WDRW AT AA/V(TM
mr. SRESLDNO"

The storm passed and there followed the silences,
weird, uncanny, OF dripping water, of moving
things underfoot. Ultimately she heard the splash,
ing of kindly American boots. and looking outside
saw q wet specimen of Private Sammy. marching
philosophically up and down on sentry go. she
called to him, half hysterical, and he answered
her with cheering words. Reassured. she waited
for her husbands appearance, wrapped IN an
army blanket. chilled to the heart. Later. when
her husband and daylight had come, she learned
that she had been sitting opposite a window with
a lighted candle by her, offering a splendid marx
for the providing Filipino sharpshooters.
This was an experience and one which the rat
gentleman in the bank had never imagined. 10
the army this ignorance and n~arrowness is lncom-
prehensibie. The agony and bloody sweat or
hiding death had gripped him so often that Pri'
waite Sam cannot understand why the gentlemen
who employ him for this class of work do not
realize that, there are particular horrors connected
with it. Being Of the army. he does not speak OF
them. but his gorge rises within him when fat
gentlemen sheer at the uniform which he has
made respected.
But he remembers the pursuit of happiness
and the day comes when he is ordeEed home,
Then it is that the army and its women. gathered
aft. watch the walls of Manila fade from their
vision. The crowding thoughts chase each other
across their brains, forming themselves into mem
cries, horrible and happy, of cholera and poisoned
bolo. OF the perfume of the ihlangihlang and the
love hcurishing while the constabulary band
played songs of home. around the the Luneta.-
San Francisco Call.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-10-28
Romance OF the Sweet Pea

yellowest bloom at present known is the creamy
Clara Curtis.
A novelty in the form of a striped flower was
offered in the year 1887 by Mr.. James Carter, and
In the year 1860 there appeared the first bloom
Of the choice picoteeedged varieties which are
so popular today. The latter was raised by Major
Trevor Clarke. 1t was a fine white flower with
an edging of blue. and Major Clarke scored a
double triumph, for his new flower was also the
first sweet pea with blue coloring.
The greatest revolution in the history OF the
sweet pea, however, was inaugurateu on July rs.
first exhibition, held in the old Royal Aquarium,
at Althorp park. displayed the famous Countess
Spencer. a beautiful pink variety with a wavy
instead of The conventional smooth standard. The
growers at once and during the last ten years so
rieties after the Spencer type that the latter now
rules the sweet pea world.
Some hybridists are engaged particularly at
present in adding to the list of marbled varieties.
of which the blue-veined Helen Pierce is so choice
an example, and it is possible that much more
effort may be expended In future in the attempt
to produce flowers with a striking and delicate
venation.
Just a few figures In conclusion, showing not
the least striking phase of the romance OF the
sweet pea. The Sicilian monks ponderously
named plant has become about 900 different vari-
cites grouped into p classes, according. to color.
Over the culture of these flowers a national soci.
ETY. numbering 93S members and mebracing 10t
afhliated societies Watches
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-10-28

The most highly regarded and widely grown
annual in Canadian gardens of today, no matter
where In this howerloving country the garden be.
or whether it belong to cottager or man of means.
toiing clerk or park-owning municipality. the
sweet pea FIRST came to us from the Sicilian nuns.
Franciscus Cupani. a monk, who was also a
botanist. sent the first seeds to England in the
year 1899, consigned to an Enfield schoolmaster
named Dr, Uvedalc. The old Middlesex dominic
was both a botanist and horticulturist, and he
grew the first sweet peas ever seen in England.
Cupani called the plant Lathyrus distoplaty-
phyllus hirsutis, mollis ct odorus-an nnwieldy
name, out of all harmony with the winged grace
of the sweet pea. Later Linnaeus cut down the
clumsy designation to its present form of Lathy-
rus odoratus,
Or UvedaIe found the seeds produced a plant
with purple flowers. and so here we have the
color of the original sweet pea.
The stock was gradually multiplied. Sad about
thirty years later one Robert Furber, { Kensing-
sale.
was slow in those remote days, and 1t was not
Cupani's consignment OF seeds) that any new col
ors became known. In the year mentioned, how.
ever, a catalogue was issued, which described
black. scarlet and white varieties.
What became of the black and scarlet sorts. II
they ever existed In those true colors, is not
known. The black must have been a deep purple.
The blacklist bloom Is still the dark purple Tom
Bolton. In this connection. seeing that for years
past hybridists have been trying to produce a
pure yellow sweet pea. 1t may be said that the