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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-04
RIVERSIDE RESORT

Country homes 4 mile from Guer1eville; ideal
epot: = mile OF river frontage; IS 70 $40 per
week. For particulars, MRS. n A. stage,
Proprietor. Guerneville Sonoma county
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

most up-to-date, booming city of the
Burma 1t is growing faster than
Calcutta
1t already stands third among the
great, ports of the indian Empire,
crowding the heels OF Bombay and
there are many who prophesy that
1t will eventually be the biggest city
Of Southern Asia Lying here at the
mouth of the Irawadi, it forms the
only gate 10 one of the richest valleys
of the world, and in time, by railroads
already projected, it Will be the gate
way TO Western China as well. The
city has now a population of 100000
II runs for miles up and down
the river and extends back into the
fat alluvial Irawadi delta.
II is backed by some of the biggest
rice lands of the world, and 1T eX-
ports more rice than any other port
on earth. The amount to be shipped
this year is valued at s65,000.000. and
the river is now filled with great
steamers loading for Japan. China.
Australia, India. Europe and North
and South America. Among them are
river boats and barges which have
brought rice in from the country, and
there are great fleets at the mills
loading and unloading their carEoes
Rice Is the money crop of the coun-
try and it makes the Burmese COM
paratively rich.
Bnrmn In Birds Eye.
But before l go farther, let me give
You hrd's-eye view of this country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

dragged over tie roeas in carts by the
bumped cattle of Hindustan. and great
loads of goods are pushed and pulled
along by half naked men. The men
white sweat stands out upon their
black skins as they drag the freight
onward.
There are also fine carriages. owned
by the Europeans. and even automo-
biies, with HinGoo chaufeurs in tur-
bans. l ride about in a gharry at a
cost OF about 10 cents trip, and my
baggage was carried from the steamer
to the hotel on cart drawn by
breech- clouted Hindoos. On the way
saw Burman riding a bicycle plated
with nickel. He had pulled his red
silk skirt high up his thighs, and
observed that he had silver clasps on
each leg. Just over the knee. TO hold it.
He wore turban and Jacket. and sat
straight as he rode
This afternoon I took street car
trip out into the country. The railway
was an overhead trolley. and the cars
were divided into two classes, the first
OF which costs double the price of the
second. In order to see the people,
rode second class. sitting between .
Bengal Hindoo in Jacket and calico
trousers, and a Burmese girl. dressed
in cotton sarong, a Jacket and pink
shawl which was thrown over her
shoulders, She had a fat cigar in her
mana, ana ASkeu llte 10 STloke.. beHlnu
me were two Hindoos wearing skull
caps embroidered with gold. and
Burmese gentleman. welt clad and
wearing amber plugs in his ears. In
front was Burmese woman, with a
baby In her arms. The chiId's head
was shaved clean. excepting a patch
on the crown the size of .. dollar And
then there We're Mohammedan woman,
close yelled: Arabs in fez caps. East
indian soldiers in turbans, and Chinese
with queues hanging down their silk
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.sssas'--

AS it is now. Why? Because people have conf
dence in firm and know the price is always the
lowest a more carefully selected stock could not
have been secured than the one offer you to-day
in all of our departments.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
Bowling Green Social News.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Bowling Green. Va, April ls.--Miss
Lucy NJ voolfolk, Of near, here. is
visiting relatives in Alexandria.
Mrs. Charles T. Jesse has returned
TO her home in Washington. after
spending several weeks with her
parents.
Cecil G. Parish. OF Richmond. and
Lewis r. Parish and wife. of Clifton
Forge, are visiting their father, Keel
Ing r, Parish who is quite III
Mrs. Joel Haines and Master Thomas
and Granville Valentine spent por-
ton of this week in Washington.
Mrs. S. A. Anderson and Miss Linda
Anderson, have returned from Sayan-
nah. Ga, where they spent the win
ter.
Mrs. f. C. Moncure. Mrs. T. B. Gill
and Mrs. Cordie Lee Moncure have
returned from a short visit TO rela-
tives at Taylorsyille.
Mrs. j. c. Lyon has returned from
q visit TO friends in Richmond.
Miss Matte Mahon and Mrs. Mamie
Butler, of Bagby. spent portion of
this week with the family of DR.. Z.
e. Butler.
L. NJ, Robinson, who underwent a
severe operation in Richmond several
months since. has again returned to
Richmond for medical treatment.
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i.sL WHITE ELEPHA Mt OF SIAM.
Every white elephant contains the soul of n hero.

sawmill ] saw two beasts, each as
big as Jumbo. pIling LUMBER working
together. Each had a Burman. clad
in turban and gown. seated upon his
head, and he was directed by him.
The man used both hands and heels as
we'll as word of mouth to tell the ele-
plant what TO do. and in addition a
sharp brass hook, which he jabbed into
him IL he did not obey. The logs
handled were of great weight. /
measured some, which were twenty feet
long, as thick as a cider barrel and as
tall as a two-story house. Either of
these two elephants could lift one
such log on his rusks and carry it
across the yard He would knee1 down
before the middle of log, crowd his
tusks under it, and then. throwing
his great trunk over the top, would
raise it bodily and carry it to the
truck upon which it was to be pushed
TO the buzz saw. If the log proved
very heavy he would rest one end on
the ground and drag it.
In another part of the yard watched
an elephant piling lumber. He would
lift the timbers up and lay them down
on the Others as evenly as though he
had measured each piece Some times
he rested log on the pile and
pushed 1t into place with his trunk
At other times he kicked it up with
his right hind foot. In some cases
where it was necessary to carry two
logs at time, the men tied a rope
around them, and the elephant would
pick UP the end OF the rope with his
trunk and place it over his tusk, and
then, raising his head. walk off with
1t.
The elephants gather up the scraps
of lumber and lay them SO that the
workmen can rope them into bundles.
They also work at piling the boards
and loading them for the steamers.
The managers tell me many o. these
beasts are employed in the forests and
at the lumber camps up country. They
are used for all sorts of heavy trans
portation. They not only carry the
logs to the streams, but aid in form
ing the RATS and boo>ls. They wade
or swim about. according to the depth
of the water, towing the logs this way
and that. When the logs come to the
ports they break the booms by push
ing out the key log. They then take
the tlmbers out of the water and put
them on the cars. which carry them to
the mills,
In some places the elephants work
together. and | am told there are boss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
A DOZEN FAMILIES
CURED OF ITCH
BY CUT|CURA
Showed No Marks but Whole Body
ltched Like a Million Mosquito
Bites Sleep Out Of the Question
and Life Became an Inferno.
DOCTORS AND DRUGGIST
TREATED THEM In VAIN

The Cuticura Remedies are the best
In the world, as | know from experience.
In Dowlais, South Wales, about fifteen
years ago, families We're stricken whole
sale by disease known as the itch.
Believe me, it is the most terrible dis
ease Of its kind that / know OF, as it
itches all through your body and makes
your life an inferno. Sleep is out Of the
question and you feel as # million
same time. Yet you could see nothing
on the skin. But the itch was there all
right and | sincerely trust that l shall
never get it. / knew dozen families
that were SO affected The male mem
bers and myself belonged to the same
society and, as steward, it was my duty
TO visit the sick members once week
for sick benefit until they We're declared
on. That is how became SO familiar
with the itch,
The doctors did their best but their
re- remedies were OF no avail whatever.
Then the families tried druggist who
was noted far and wide for his remark
able cures. People came to him from
all parts Of the country for treatment
but his medicine made matters still
worse, as o last resort they Were advised
by.a friend to use the Cuticura Remedies.
! am glad to tell you that after~a few
days treatment with Cuticura Soap,
Ointment and Rcsolvent. the effect was
wonderful and the result was a perfect
euro in all cases.
may add that my three brothers,
three sisters, myself and all our families
have been users Of the Cuticura Rene
dies Tor fifteen or twenty years. Thomas
Hugh, 1850 West Huron St., Chicago.
ILL.,, June IS, loO9.''
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
co Teay ipTor o. Infants Chdren and Adnlts
SSu,ieeuIa ointment l50c.y TO Heal the Skin. and
Suseuta keaoiHent t50cJ {or In the form OF Choco-
a BLOOD 4, sold Ihroughout tho world Depots; Lon-
ebauss. dnntn " PS1s 70 Rs de-
coss SoIs drfops iss Columbus Ave- Boston Mass,
isy on the Care and Treatment Of Skin and Hail.
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BY FRANK C. CARPENTER.

4 AsSAiis5pVb' =" LS'
have spent the day visiting the
sawmills and lumber yards of Rang
where the elephants aid in preparing
teak wood for shipment abroad. Teak
is one of the chief exports of Burma.
1T is so valuable that It is sold by the
ton. and II brings in S7,OOl,O0o or
SS,o00,000 a year, The trees are gir
died in the forests, and after cutting
are loated down the streams and riv-
ers to Rangoon Both in the forests
and at the ports the handling of the
timber is done by elephants, They
drag the logs TO the streams and ar
range the booms they stack the
planks and thcy carry all sorts of
lumber at the direction of their mas
tiers. Every sawmil here has its ele-
plants, ana there are some compa MES
which employ several hundred. The
average institution, however, can at
ford but few, for the animals are cost
". green one bringing $500 and a
prize worker often as much as $1,000.
The elephants come from the forests
of Upper Burma, The wild ones are
all owned by the government, which
has an elephant department to catch
and care for them. The elephant COM
missioner Keeps track of the wild
herds and annually sends out men to
hunt them and catch the young bulls /
The COW elephants and certain num-
her of bulls ar6*turneIs back into the /
forests The bulf calves are kept and .
trained and are finally disposed of to /
the lumbermen, a few being retained I
for the government use.
In hunting the elephants they are
sometimes captured in pits and some
times led into corrals by means of
tame elephants trained for the pur
pose, The tame beasts mix with tho
wild ones and lead them into the pens,
the elephant hunters sort
out from the wild ones those they wish
to keep and turn the others back into
the forests. Most of the elephants at
have come from the govern
ment herds.
In the Lumber Yards.
I wish ] could show you some of
the huge beasts at work in the yards.
They lift great logs on their tusks
and stack them in piles. They carry
timbers to the saws and lay the planks
in order for shipment. Their every
action shows reason. and they seem
to calculate cause and effect. At one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

gowns at the back. AS We rode on VIC
horses. with coachmen and footmer
gorgeous in livery. and a troop OF out
riders in front. We went by rice mills
and lumber yards, in which elephants
were working. and at every turn OF
the wheels. saw n new picture of this
Burmese biograph show, which Is ono
of the strangest Of the Far East.
Copyright, 1910. by Frank G. Car
penterl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

-
.convicllons. and lis allegiance, pelfs
In tho very nature OF the Govern nl lei =
OF the country, due to his native ''ta't g 9.
lie could not be seduced from such
snlleglanco BY tho promise . Il power. and
this Is ono Of the cate gori' M. re P''
sons why hc should DO held ~ " hoho y
by the Nation aud by brave men en- ~ ~
ways. We do not expect Hepburn 70 20
SEQ 1t this way; he is still working ~
a blind Bride. Then there was Leo ..
after tho war. The senator from Ida Ida;
ro VIII ind iii nearly NIL That has
been written about the war by North
crn historians such estimates Of Lee 20 as
a soldier, as a citizen. us man man as
ought to I'LL his soul with contempt tenn
for himself and his flatulent patriot 'l1 lot
i.,,,, ID r / a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

The story that word has been passed
down the line that the income tax
amendment must he passed by the
Virginia Legislature is not true. we
hope for the honor Of tho House Of
Delegates and the good of the party.
Tho time has come when the men
who have been elected to make tho
laws should be permitted to do so
without direction from any source
iWhatsoeyer.
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Daily Queries and Anspers
for this column to query Editor
problems Will be solved no coins
81 stan,ps valued and dealers will be given
dispatch on March q copies OF which
my be seCtlrod ut our bualncsa Office.

Dispatch on March I. copies oil which
may be secured ut our busincss Office.
"IrrIcndahip.v
Please tell me OF q. bookstore whore
can get te book named ,h f1n
me Times Dispatch can SECURE this
for you.
fNntty's hook.
the ie sssk 's wheS e G ehfistle a.heWson
wrote on his fa''1ou x sgIRst,R MaY;
See tho answer to Render above.
Dutch 5ncveilc's Address, Etc.
u. What Is Dutch Revcllc's address, i s.
9. When will lrallcy's comet be dis
cernible 70 the naked eyeY ~
/. Portsmouth, Va. Reveiie viii be
In Richmond within n few days. ~,
2. BY Marcl, ! 8. y Is now xlslD,s
In the southwestern skies with the aiu
OF ordinary opera ylasscs.
Tic First Railroad Into Itich mo nd.
G; T. r. furnishes the following note
on early American railroads: The
first railroad into Richmond suggests
the following facts recorded In the In
ternhtiona1 Cyclopedia that should be
lea the first locomotive constructed for
, act ual service was built at the West
Point Foundry, New York, for the
South Carolina RailropS and made It's
first trip on January Is. 1881. ns1sa3
The South Carolinn Railway was
opened over Its whole length OF LID
miles, and was then the longest CON.
ttnuous line OF railway in the world.
Old Books.
Please give me the name OF a !. frn
that would buy old books x K /. k g
Once again we must say that We
cannot print dealers names In Wills
| column II you will send us SELF.
addressed. stamped envelopc we VIII
| give you the names OF dealers who
buy such books.
job nson-ketcheI Eight.
| Where was tho recent Johnson
ketchel fight held. and l., WHO =, vas ~ sic-
ltor7 w. NJ IL. Jk-
son won in the twelfth round.
information Regarding Horses.
Please tell me how to cure warts
on horses. REhDEh-
lG NJ Ferneyhoucil. Burkcvillc. VI for
i Information on this subject.
Please tell me If Ogden Armour. the
i meat king, lived In Cambridge. Cues
| nev county. Ohio. In the year 1858.
| Was his origin in Washington. d. CO
Was his mothers name EAtkinson !, or
4 Atkins? REaDnh'
= mind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

NOrtI,crnern Ii, Our Army. +,
sw w Wsqs Sse tbe g nsssfe
Arn'S How nan, officers or southern
spnrentage were III tho Northern Army,
and from what states were we're /, they Y u
II ana 2. There liz no way to ascertain
til ESQ facts. Among tho best known
Northern men IN tie Confederate Army
were Joseph Gorgas w. !, g. I, Smitn I, ". w.
George II. Thomas was the best known
southern man in Northern ranks.
Selling Homc-Spuli.
person having d small crop Of tobacco
TO sell II In twists privately. -
sucl, sale Is prohibited. unless the
tobacco be gold In the natural lear.
unaltercd or untwistcd.
our Premium Contest.
How much money do you send with
the coupons FOR set OF dlsn ,,rsi,,,,,,
Is cen cents additional il sent by express.
Confederate Pensions.
The widow of a Confederate soldier
received pension last year with direc.
lions to apply again the first OF April
this year. VIII you kindly tell mo
now the appllCstLloH s'io III W. u1e r.N y
re your papers have already been
approved you have only TO file ne ~. ~
request for Il pension with the pension
clerk Auditors Office. State Library
Building, Richmond, Va.
Richest Men In America.
1.What Is the correct pronunciation
Q. Who arc the richest men in Amer
fcna READER.
/. The name is pronounced car:-nee:.,
gy, with the accent on the second g.,
or car-nc-gy, with the accent on tHe
first syllable.
9. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Car
negie and j. p. Morgan are generally
accredited to be the richest men IN
~, Your other question cannot be an.
swered In this column.
Measuring with "a Tape Line.
81 d board Is ten Inches wide By a
correct rule, and tape line says y
| is ten and one-half inches. has the
tape line stretched or drawn ,ip;
II the second measurement was made
some time after the first. there rs
| possibility that the board may have
stretched and that the tape line may
be correct. otherwise VIC would say
| that the line has certainly stretched
SVe SEQ no other solution OF the PROB
lem.
Shooting Robins.
please give me the law in I, reg g
70 T lGs'n law was printed in The Times
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

q The Wash!ngt on Herald lis the only
paper whichy has violated al 1 nara
graphical ethics by saying that n op
smith made some New York rs hop
ping mad. All of viii goes to show
that age A tell N Is on our w asfingt ton
Ifriend. rs ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Presbyterian minister is reported
to have declared In a recent sermon III
Fort Worth. Texas. that .'the fires Of
hell do not exist. but are merely a
figure Of speech" Isn't 1t strange that
anybody should abandon this cardinal
doctrine in Texas?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

II those French women want to get
the genuine chanticlcers for their hats.
we would respectfully recommend some
Of the wing-before-day ROSTERS Of
old Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

The best reason We have seen for
the existence of New York is given
by tho miserable Houston Post. the
Cone Johnson organ of Texas: "1f New
York were not tough and naughty. few
of us would ever want to go there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

They have discovered a white musk
rat UP in New Jersey, which suggests
the fact that there are no rats quite
as big as those on the banks of the
Geemes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

They fined man $4,000 for selling
whiskey in Spartanburg the other day.
He can stand 1t. He knows what a
thirst those Spartans have. and he has
been at the game before. we presume
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Some Afghanistan fanatics have fired
on a party of American pilgrims. which
means that the Honorable the Score
tary of State can play lin the Penman
once again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Governor Swanson is back home once
again: but somehow, the people have
q Erudge against his domestic peace.
Watch him move.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Those Malta Societies which are gun
ming for r. r. when he lands ought
to remember that he did not leave all
of his ammunition in Africa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

signor Caruso is growing reckless.
He rode four squares in a taxicab the
other day to swear out warrant
against two blackmailers. He'll be
walking alone before very long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

After seeing Bertrand, we all know
how it happens that Andy Carnegie is
such a fine fellow. Call. again. Mr..
Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12
THE BLUES AND THE OTHERS.

Nobody doubts what sort of inspec- |
ton report Captain F. S. Hutton will
make on the Richmond Blues His
findings can easily be anticipated. He
will give our Richmond boys clean
inspection, and will doubtless, in the
fulncss Of his admiration. add a few
choice compliments. If he did other.
wise, however much we may admire
his six feet two inches Of service uni
form, we would prefer charges against
him for incompetency.
OF course the Blues will be approved.
OF course they will be rcckoned, as
heretofore, among the best drilled and
best equipped militia companies In the
Union. Everybody knows this here in
Richmond and everybody who ever
saw them marching In Washington, be-
side the club-footed, limp-legged re-
cruits Of other National Guard regi.3
ncnts. knows that our boys drill and;
parade like regulars.
the Blues and in their companion artil-4
lery battalion, the Howitzers. Both
commands contain some Of the best
young men of the city, and their old
rosters contain the names Of many man
splendid soldiers of three wars. Their
! present is inspiring and their past IS
heroic. The Howitzers and tho Blues
saw service III the older wars OF the
Republic, and they fought with the
bravest OF the brave in the great War
for Southern Independence from 1aepub-
| lican domination. They had also ~ q
later. less glorious day, the high honor
of getting mosquito bites on tho shores
! of Florida, and some Of them. II we
recall correctly, carried muskots IN the
streets Of Havana. S#g, s.
The ranks OF these companies mus
never grow thin. They must always
romain as the soldiers bout#Whon' the
traditions of our glorious old city,
A past cluster. In fact. we should
]. like to SEQ them modelled fte'
some OF the crack English militia com
panies, in which son serves afterssire
I until tho same name shines through
J gene rations OF muster rolls and lonl
I scrolls OF field returns.
We wish Major Rowles all success
i with his new armory, and we wis
! Captain Myers all honor with HI
command whether it makeaa record
breaking march to Norfolk or hnste
/ with Its field pieces to meet a real 70
; on the borders Of our State. The Fay
otto Artillery is dead; the Parker Bat
!. terry lives only In tho memory Of y
= survivors and in the pages Of IT
noble history the otoy Battery ha
ID disappeared In the dust OF tn
2 past. The Blues and the Howltzet
:. and the "Old First" remain, as stron
: as in their YOUTH as patriotic as !
= their prime. and may their standal
= never fade! III AS &
N DIDN'T TAKE MIR, WELLDlV'
~ ADVICE. as;i h
Mrs. Mcknight, widow, has bee
or sued by Mr.. Catterton for breach \
ae promise of marriage. 4 Mr. Catte teri
OF lays his damages at $4,000. and ~ ~
OF for the recovery Of thai sum has be-
an filed in the Court Of Common Pleas \
lis Baltimore. Mrs, Mcknight Is sixtt
lis eight years Of age and Mr,s 'cattert
ty| has seen 4 twenty ei hit sum raers, &
ann
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Writers Of fiction. hatling from Geor,-
gia, say that the peach trees are re 81 y
bloom, We never comment on sue 2
a thing as that here In virginia.
Everybody knows that every self
respecting peach tree shows its blooms
here about the fifth Of March.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

II the House keep on raising the
limit of the appropriation bill. it will
be up to the Treasurer to call them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

b Tho Washington Herald Is already
beginning to give some apostrophes
on the peck-a- boo shirt waist. We
would respectfully suggest that these
garments & appear to their best adj
vantage when Worn by Richmond
star-eyed blondes. I'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Some New York papers arc running
black borders this morning because
Morgan Is not dead
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

Tt will only be about a month now
before Richmond will be showing Roa-
noke what a real baseball team looks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

: Another earthauakc in San Francisco.
This is the first one since the last
graftcrs were nut behind the bars.