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Ono of the essentlals ol the happy hotnes of to-day la a fund of vj^
Information as to rlght living and the best ,methods of promoting
health and happiness. With proper knbwledgo, each hour of
recreatlon, of enjoyment and of effort may be made to contribnte
to that eud and are of not lese value than the uslng of the most
wholesome foods and the selectlng of the best mediclnal agents
when ueeded. With the well-lnformed, mediclnal agents are used
only when nature needs asslstance and while' tho importance of
cl eanslng the system effectually, when blllouB or constipated, has
long been __Wttj yet until wlthln recent years it was, necessary
to resort to oils, salts, extrocta of roots, barks and oUier cathartlcs
whlch were found to be objectlonablo and to call for constantly
Increased quantltics. , _ vn
Then physlcians having learned that the most excellent laxatlve \Sjs,
and carmlnative principles were to be found in certaln planto, >K
princlpally ln the lcaves, the Californla Fig Syrup Co. d scovered ^
a method of obtaining such principles in their purest condltlon and
of presenthv them with pleasant and rcfrcshing liqulds in the form
most acceptable to the syBtcm ond the remedy became known as?
Syrup of Flgs?aa figs were used, wlth the plants, in making it,
because of thelr agreeable taste. '
ThiB excellent remedy is now rapldly coming into universal use asthr,
best of family laxatives, because lt is Bimple and wholesome and cleaneu
and sweeteus the system effectually wlthout dlsturblng the natural
functions and without unpleasant after effects and itB use may te dlscon
tlnued when it is no longer requlred. _-',_'_ _.
All who would enjoy good health and ita "blesslngB should remember
that it ls the ono remedy which physlcians and porents weJl-informed
approve and recommend and use and which they and their little ww
alike enjoy, because of its pleasant flavor, ita gentle action aM ita
benefidal effects. ,"'' . .. ,'??__
Syrup of Figs ls for sale by all rellable druggists, at the regular price
of fiity cents per bottle, in origlnal packages only, having the name of
the remedy?Syrup of Figs?and the fuU name of the Company?
Californla Fig Syrup Co.?prlnted on the front of every package.
AMMA.IM mWF t
San Fr__cSsco. Cal. ? _, _
I_oul.vl.lo, E7. New _??*_:, K. V.
MALADY IN
THE COUNTY
Many School ChJldren Have
Whooplng Gough.
CANT RECITE LESSONS
Somo Wembenof Committee Will Be
In Favor of Ono Hlgh School for
the Entlre County?Myer Angla
for Magisti-te.
Tbe wldespread prevalanco ln certaln
neotlorw of Henrico county, pertlcularly
among the school chlldren, of whuopltiK
oough, ls at once a pecullar and distress
tng condltlon whlch ls giving eomo ccra
tera to teachere and ?chool offlcialfl.
The lafectod reglon Is partlcularly ln
Ihe ndghborhood of Glendale school and
the Cemotery school, but there are oUier
placos ncarly as bad. The trpuble ls of
eouitio contagious, and under ordlnury
clroutustances a. child aflllcted wlth It
would be requlred to stay at home untll
cured. But the malady has pervaded
aorne of th? achoola to such an extent that
lt la not rrecessary to make the chlldren
stay away; thoro are no others to catch
lt; all have lt already.
SuperiiiUendent Kussell aald yesterday
that the teachors In the lnfected parts
are no llttl? worrled. Bo far as ls known
none of them h-ave fallon viotlms, but
the wonder ls why they haven'L Under
the olrcumstnnces lt ta well-nlgh lmpos
Hlhlo to conduct school. The scholars
can scnrcely bo expected to reclto les
eons and cough at tho eamo tlme, or
?whlle the nolse Is golng around the whols
room.
Whooplngr cough, as stated,. ln conta?
gious. It vory rarely, however, proves
dangerous or fatal.
Tho county schoola wlll begln to close
for tha Bftsslon two weeks from next
Frlday. The flrst to olose wlll be those
ln Vnrlna dlstrlct. The last wlll clos?
about a month later.
Beforn the openlng of the next aesslon
the sobool board hopes to have ln opera
tlon a plan for elevatlng the etandard nf
the schoo-la throughout the county. The
ppecial cf>mmltteB on the matter has
oomploten much ot Its work, and wlll be
gblo to make a report about the mlddle
of next month, A unlfol-m gradlng of
the schools wlll be adopbed and many of
those now ln axlstenoe wlll ba abollshed,
Coneolldatlon, more or less, wlll prevall,
pnrtlcularly ln Brookland dlstrlct
It wns learned yesterday that eome of
tlio membera of tho commlttee wlll be In
fnvor of ono great hlgh school for tho
ontlre county. Thls would mean the
nbolltlon of two of thoso nlre&dy In exls
tence. It ls hardly belleved that, In the
llght of past exporleno?, BTieh a scheme
could be put Into practical oueratlon.
Tha greatest interest ls felt ln the
county ln the conslderatlon by the
County Court to-morrow and Tuesday
of the appllcatlons for llcenso from those
ealoon-keepers who, livlng T>eyond a half
mtle beyond the clty, httvs to meet tho
requlremonta of the Mann blll. Beveral
petltlons, unusually Interestlng for the
names they have upon them, wlll be
presented to the court.
Thoro wlll also bo aeveral contested
cases. Cno or two petltlons praylug,
that the oourt do not grant llcense to
certaln persons have alrea_y been flled.
The Vlrglnla Passengcr nnd Power Corn*
pnny wlll present opposltlon to the np
pllcatloii of tho nathskeller, the plaos
conducted hy tho Weat End Park Eleo
trlo Company.
Mr. Myor Angle han Just reoelvod lils
appolntmexit as notary publlo. Mr. An
glo announoos that In tho eomlng eleo
tlon he wlll bo a candldate for Justlce
of the peace from Falrfleld dlstrlct.
?*->u^?, __, Blri, the nejrro who gave
up hls .ob at the T. C WU11__b Tobacco
Company because he thought the sale
of that concern meant that he was to
become a slave of the government, was
trled yesterday before a commission of
lunacy and -was adjudged Insane. He
wlll go to tbe Petersburg aaylum.
Lynchburg for Next Meetlng.
(SpecttfJ to The Tlmos-Dlspatch.)
DANVI___, VA., AprU 25.~The welfth
annual convention of the Truvelers' Pro
tectlvo Assoclatlon closed Its aesslon here
to-day at noon. The convention has been
very succeasful. Lynchburg waa selected
as the next place of meetlng.
FOURTH DISTRICT
TEACHERS GATHER
Insplrlng and Helpful Ad
dresses Dellvered at Con?
ference In Petersburg.
(KiwcIkI to The Tl_eii-Dt?p_tehJ
PETERSUtfRG, VA., April 25.? The con?
ference of tho teachers of the Fourth Dis
trlot closed to-day after an exoeedlngly
Interestlng and Instructlve sesslon. Thla
morning, Dr. Rlchard Mcllwalne, of
Ilampdan-Bldney College, addrassed the
conforenca lie deprecated the low sal
aries now pald rural school tfcnchera, but
was confldent tbat the splrit of the pres?
ent educatlonal rovlvaj ln Vlrglnla, to
gether wlth tho hlgh type of mon and
women who are engaged ln thls work
and thelr already long record of falthful
ness of duty, would ln the near futuro
remedy thls deflcloncy and stuto of ln
Justice.
Dr. George I_ Denny, presldent of
Washlngton and _ee Unlversity, spoke
on tho subject, "The Rural BchonJL
Toaclior." He polnted out that not only
the rural school-teacher, but the -women
rural Bchool-teacher, ls to eavs the. State,
nnd In thls oonnectlon referred to the
emall Btate approprlatlon mado to the
Femole Normal School.
Mlss Vlrglnla Reynolda, of Farnivllle,
followed Dr. Denny. Her subject was "A
Plea for Nature Study." Bhe pleaded for
more llght end a brlgliter Ilfe ln the
sohool-room, less of drudgery and dry
porlng ovor boohs, nnd moro of pleasure
and the lnvlgoratlng study of hooka or na?
ture. Tho aesthetlo and rennlng tnfluenca
of nature etudy a_ woll as lla ednoatlon
al atrength and ennobllng bifluonce ar.d
Its economlo value were affectlvely plo
tured.
Mr. Btearnea, tho Btate prealdent, ln a
brlaf Bpeech, thanked the teachers for
the Interest irumlfeated by tham ln the
work for better Bchools ln Vlrgrlnla. He
pralsed warmly the effeotlvo und falth
_ul work dono by the vlce-prealdont of the
Fourth Dlstrlct. Mlss Sallle B. Dlcklnson,
of li'armville. He appealed to all the
prlde and chlvolry of the men and wo?
men of tho dlstrlct to support Mlss Dlck?
lnson ln her great work.
Dr. B. H. Jones, of the Btate Female
Normal School, had aa hla aub ect "The
Idea.1 Teacher," Ho pleaded earnestly
for teachers of real worth, and urged he
i-olo efCort ln gettlng rld of the lnefflolent,
untrolned mon und womn, many of
whom are dear nt any price,
C.ScO. SUNDAY SEASIDE OUTINQS
Commence Sunday, May 3d.
Newport News, Old Polnt, Buckree,
Ocenn Vlow and Norfolk II round trlp.
Cape Henry and Vlrglnla Bouch, J1.25
round trlp.
Two epeelal fast tralns leave Rlchmond
.B-,30 A. M. and 8:00 A. M. every Sunday,
parlor cars attoched, 8:30 A. M. traln for
Buckroe, Old Polnt, Ocean Vlew and Nor?
folk vla Ocean Vlew. 0:00 A. M. traln for
Newpovt News, Old Polnt and Norfolk.
Returnlng. leava Norfolk, Ocean Vlew
Itallway 7:00 I'. M-l Ocean Vlew, 7:30 P,
M? and Old Polnt, 8:15 P. M,, arrlvintr
Richmond wlthout ?tops, 10:15 P, M.
Tlcket also good returnln.: on Chesapealte
and Ohio traln. leavtng Norfolk 4*0 P,
M., Old Polnt, 4:-5 1*. M., and Newport
News, 4:56 P. M, ,_
Passengers for Cape Henry and Vfrglnlo
13euch handlod on Chesapeake Translt
cars, new elentrlo llne, runnlnrr ?v?ry half
hour Norfolk to Cape Henry nnd Vlrglnla
Beach. A dellghtful rldo along the coast
ln full vlew of tlie ocean.
Most attractlve aud dellghtful Sunday
outlngg so far awanged vla tlie Chestt
jpeaka aud, Ohio to the> eeuslde pesorU.
SURPRISE
Russla Can't Understand the
Vlew Taken of Her Action.
PROTEST IS PROBABLE
Thls Will, Howevert Be Made to Chlna
and Not to Russla?Germany Wlll
Not Likely Join Other Powers,
But Remaln Neutral.
(3y _i>ocUted Pre?i.)
BT. PBTERSBUHG, Aprll 25.-The of-'
flolals of the Forelgn Offlce here ex
pressed to the correspondeut of the As?
soclated Press to-day that Intense sur
prlse over the report that American
publlo oplnlon ls dlsturbed by the news
regarding Manchurla. They deelared the
people of the Unlted States were belng
rnlsled by tho Japanese and sald the Im?
provementa whlch were ln progress ln
Manchurla certalnly Would beneflt lnter
nutlonal comiuerce.
The Forelgn Offlce offlclals added that
no now fundamentaj oondltlons wore be?
lng Imposed, decloring that what aro now
ln profrress are pourparlers concerning the
act of evncuatlon ltself and the organlza
tlon of the Chlneso admlnistration to
assure order. The Chinese admlnlstra,
tlon, however, Is not ready. Rusgla de?
slres an assurance that Cliina wlll main
taln a sufficlotit pollce forco to repress
local dlsordors, whlch are coi:C'.i.uous
throughout Manchurla, especlally ln the
mountalns. The detachments of RusBlan
troops romalnlng In the oountry have no
object but tho malntenonce.of ordora lo
cally untll Chlna ls ,abte to gua-rantee
that order wlll be malnto.lned.
Tho Forelgn Offlce adds that the num?
ber of rallroad guards ultlmately wlll
not exceed 20,000 unless under excep
tlonal droumstances.
THE CAA1PBELL CASE
It Wlll Be Taken Up Tuesday by the
Senate Committee.
The Campbell case wlll be taken up by
tha Senate Commltteo for Courta of Jus^
tlce nt a eesslon callod for the purpose
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock ln the I..I
brary bulldlng. Then lt la hoped all the
twelve members who are partlclpatijig ln
the conslderatlon of the matter wlll be
prosent and that a report may be formu
lated at* U> the flrst cla.una of the rcw
lutlon of reforenoe, which requlrea the
commlttee to report as to tho legal statuo
of the case. It seenui probahle that the
commlttee wfll dlvlde evenly on the Issue
nn to the logollty of the House procedure.
In that ever.t the Senate ltself must settlo
tlio matter as to the Ugality of the aotlen
of tlie Hoi? e. In the event that there la
a ba_? <juorum of nietabera, the report
wlll bo deferred.
There ls reason to belleve that t.ho Sen?
ate wlll flret deolde as to the legullty of
the procedure of the Houue before tak?
lng up the matter of th* "concluslona as
to the evldeace taken ajid prlnted In tho
cause,"
Mr, MeHwolne la known to be the leader
ln tho vlew that the actlon of the Hou*?
ls detectlve and must be remedled before
the Sonate can properly act on tho vmx
TORPEDO BOAT FIREMAN
KILLED BY AN ENGINE
(Speclal to Tlie Tlines-DtapatcH)
NOiYfOI-C. VA, Aprll ?.?Fred Kelly,
flreman on the torpedo boat destroyer De
catur, waa horribly margled by a froljht
traln near tlie navy-yard to-nlght. He
fell undor a frerght traln belng pushed
Into tlio yard, nnd tlie forward trudts
of a car passed ovor hlm. He dled before
he reached the Nuvu.1 Hoapltai.
INSFECTOR
ACQUITTED
Trlcd for Unlawfully Shootlng
a Negro Tongor.
SUBWAY UNDER THE C. & 0
Marriaga of Lleutenant Ennls, of For
Monroe, and Miss Edra Totten, the
Daughter of Prof. Totten, of
YaJe Unlverslty.
(Speclal to Th* Tltnes-Dlspatoh.)
NEWPORT NlffWS. 'VA., AprU ISL
Oyater Inspaotor Thomas Blnolalr waa
aoqultted of the chargs of unlawfully
shootlng- George Oregory, a negro tonger,
ln Justlce Jonea' oourt ln Uloodneld to
day. The caae W?i eubrnltted to the Jus
tloe wlthout ar_ur_ent, and ha _ave hla
dodelon at once. Four wltneBses for
the Commonwealth woro eiaminod. and
all of them told praotlcally the same
etory. Tlrtlr etory waa to the efleot
that they dld not oboy Intpeotor Bln
clalr'i order to drop the anohor and
lower the aall of thelr boat tho eloop
Wltohcraft, and that tha lnipeotor flred
on Qregory aa he was golng to tho gtern
of the eloop. Inapactor Blnolalr and Mr.
Davle, who waa ln the InapeotcWs boat
when tbe Wlteheraft waa boarded, were
the only two wltneaaee for the defense.
Aocordlng to thelr testtmony they
cuught the crew of the iloop ln the act
of tonglng- oyater* and boarded the boat
to arrest the men. GeoTjre Oregory
made an effort to reach a shotgun ln
the etern of the boat The officer o>
dered hlm to atop, and. when he dld not
Btop, flred.
The negro waa wounded in the left alde
and was removed to the hoapltaL He la
now eald to be out of danjer,.
It waa reported thls morning that the
frlends of the oysterman would go to
Bloodfleld In a body and "clean out" the
authorltlea, and Chlef Johnaon, SergeantB
Reynolds and Crafford and Officer Phll
l!ps, of the looal force, went down to
attend the trlal and to be on hand ln ca??
of trouble. The. negroes were present
ln numbers, but thore waB no attempt
to Interfere wlth the nuthorltls.
A force of enplneers from the offlce
of Chlef Englneer Scarborough, of the
Chetaapeake and Ohlo Railroad, arrlved
here to-day and beran the survoy for the
proposed subway under the Chesapeaka
and Ohlo tracks from Eflghteenth Streot
to TwentJeth Street and JofferBon Ave?
nue. Thls subway wlll glve a more di?
rect route betw?en the Acre and other
sectlona below the railroad termlnals
and the hoart of the clty and Eaat End.
The Councll wlll take np tha subway
proposltlon Monday nlght at a speclal
meeting.
Lleutenant W. P. Ennls, of Fort Mon?
roe, and MJbb Edna Totten, daughter of
Professor Charlete L. Totten, of Yale
Unlverslty, were marrled thls afternoon
at the resldence of Captaln Harrls at the
fort, by Rev. Father Fallon. A recep?
tlon followed, and thls evenlng the oovple
left for Waahlng-ton, to go later to New
York and to Norwlch, Conn., the brlde's
home.
Mayor Moss Is confldent that the Legla
lfttur* wlll pasa hls blll for the lsrsuance
of $100,000 bonds for the erectlon of a
clty hall. market and armorv bulldlng.
Th* blll hns had Its second readlngr ln
tho House.
Tho now Paclflc coast steamshtp FVan
cls H. Le&gott Ball?d thls morning for
San Franclsco. She wns bullt at the
?shlpynrd for the Haramond Lumber
Company, of San Franclsco.
HOW HE PROVED IT.
The Colored Wniter Thought Joe Jef
ferson a Real Rip Van Wlnkle.
Hero ls a pretty story about "Rlp Van
Wlnkle," whlch Joseph Jefferson relatea
ln hls "Autoblography:"
"There 1b ln the vlllage of Catsklll a
Rlp Van Wlnkle Club. Thla aoclety dld
mo tho honor to lnvlte me to act tho char
acter ln thelr town. I accepted, and when
I arrlved was met by the worthy Presl?
dent and other members of the club,
among whom was young Nlcholas Vedder,
who clalmed to be a llneal descendent of
the orlglnal "Old Nick." Emulatlng the
splrlt of evolutlon tho cltlzons had turnod
the skntlng rlnk into a theatro, and a
very respectable looklng estnlbllsment
lt mado, though ln ltn transltlon Btate, the
marks of the roller? dld "cllng to It stlll."
I was taking a cup of tea at the table ln
the hotel, whon I was attracted to tho
colored walter, who was glving a graphlc
and dotalled account of thls logond of tbe
CatsklU Mountains to one of tho boardera
who sart nearly opposite me,
"Yea, sah," he continued, "Rlp went up
Six Physicians )
Said Biatetes.
Brlght's DIsoaso ond Dlabetca
Are Posltivoly Curablo*
John A. Phelps, of the Hotel RepeMer, T81
Butter Btront, an old-tl_u San Franelsoo busl.
ness mac, latervlewed DooemberEl, 1001:
Q.?;t ls aard for people to bellovo Hrlglit'i
SUeaie ?nrt DUbeteb are curablo. Wlll yea
let us meotlon your oase I
A.?You may. V*o told many about lt.
Q.?Dld phyplolnns drolare lt Dlabetes t
A.?A holf doion dld. For Uiroe year* I de
ellned bteodilj tlll 0Do;iy I bad to ?ell my
buslness. The luwt doetor thought I'd Uve only
ebout alx weeks aud advleed ine to stratgbluo
eut my affulrs.
Q.?How kuim dld rou begta to niead under
the Fulton Coimiouuds 1
A.?TheipooUlogrovl'.y aooa began to drop,
but it was uoarljr a yoar before I waa perfeotly
Houud.
Q.?Dld imv wliniu you told of it uh.b lt 1
A.?Sorural ca-i u pf liluboita und IlrUM'e
Dlaeatie, upsn hi'iir'.iib' my dipurloi'oe, .voult lt
and reooToie.i.
Q.?Oau you recull the nuinea t
A.?I ilnu'i hke to meutloo Jtiera trIthoul
thelr permlsslou. ?U' ??? a frlend ln Collln
wood, Ouio, wliC'iviis p-tmloued off hy hla com?
pany aa liiouriiln. J'" roeovored. Another
was that of awellto-do lady tu thla clty. who
was also glven up by her physloluns. She ls
now perfeotly woll.
Q.?Whatdo jou thlnk now of tba eurablllty
Of ohronloUrlclit'd Diaoaso and Dlabetos ?
_._I hsTe known for several yeitra that they
are ourable.
Q.?Hut tbo books say that they aru not?
A^Cbrwluly tbey do, ?nd for tliat raoBon
many will not at flrst bellove lt, but thuy wlll
gradually.
Medtoal works agro? that Brlgbt'e Plseuso
aud lilutiJtes Hia Ineuiahlu, but U7 per eont. uro
pojilttvely roooverliu; uuder the Fulton Cozn
pouads. (C(iL3-.,.i "u ton .o ot lildnu} oomplnlrit
h(A rhtwwatlnu oftor l-ut Hli'ort resUlaaoe.)
Frloe,(lnr ti'> flrlght>?Bil?ija?o and ?1.60 for
tbe Dlabuilo Cumyouna. Jobh J. Purtoa Co.,
idJ Moutsomory St, San Franouob, aplo ooin
pouuders. Freo to?t? mude for pfttlenta. Do
scriptlve paaipblut mulled froo.
Owciis _ Mlnor Drua Co.. Dlstrlbutors.j
GET THIN.
Thls ymi wti | eontimie to do nnless yon tone
r.p yonr dlgeatlre orgtol.
HOW SO?
Do fvot dlrt, ett ceod, n?iirl?hlng food, aad
4ak? otteptlllmraeaiamij tf to cecht-nl.
This Is our Prescrlptloru
djl w___ s ptsfufsia f__l
Tske oor adTlee and rarebase to-day.
We keep them for sale. Price 28 ct?.
Whlta wrapper lf conatlpated. TaUew II
txrwelt are f egoUr.
rvVe are after
Take
',you.
fDlt.J.A.DE?CRCO*
FOR SALE
TRAGLB DRU
Into de tnountalne, alep* for twenty yonra,
and wh<_ he come book here ln dla berry
town hls own folk.i dldn't know hlm."
"Why," sald hls llstener, you don't be?
lleve the Btory's trti<o7"
"TruoT Ob oourse lt ls; why (polntln*
nt mo) dat's do man."
BUSTS OP WASHINQTON
Qlft to Wlnchester Schools of Peter y
Wlnchcstor Rouss.
(Bpecfftl to The Tlmee-Dlnpntoh.)
WTNCHEBTER, VA., Aprll 2S?The two
whlte'mnrblc busta of Georgo WashlnR
ton, whlch were prosented to tho publlo
nohools of Wlncheater hy Petor Wln
ohoater Rouss, of New York, were ao
cepted to-day wlth approprlate exoralsei
In tho Clty Hall, whloh was taxed to Its
utrnoet to nocommodate tho vast throng
pf poople who gathcrod from far and
near. Addresses were made by Rer.
Charles D. Bulla, Clty Solloltor R, Gray
Wllllams and former Btate Senator Jarae*
C, MoCune. The busta wete prwented by
Mayor W. C, Graychen, and wor? accept
ed on behalf of the schoola by B. P.
Holmea Boyd, ehalrman of the board,
who ln hli address expreseed the hope
that busta of Lee would ahortly stand
by those of Waahlngton. The busta are
roproductlons of tho -elobrated orlglnal
by Jeane Antolne Houdon !n Rlehrflond.
They stand elv f-ct hlgh, lncludlng tha
brackets. It ls p \rtlcularly approprlate
that a Wlnchester echool ahould be the
flrst ln Vlrglnla to place a bust of Wash?
lngton ln Its corrldors, ? tor lt was here
that Washlngton epent much of hls tlm?
when a young man. One of the busta was
preaented to coloroB schools, and e_er
cllses were held hy the puplls.
EXPRESSMAN ARRESTED
Charged Wlth Steallng Valuable Pack
ages In Brlstpl.
(Spocial to The Times-Dlepatch..
BRlfcjTOL,, VA., Aprll 25.?Frank J.
Carpenter, an eraployee of the Southern
Expresa Company here, was to-day ar
rested and bound over to court ln the
sum of one thousand dollars, on charge
of larceny. Durlng the last few months
a number of valuable expreos paokajges
have been mlssed from the offlce, and
threo or four employea have been dls
charged on eusplcton. The peculatlons
dld not Btop, however, and to-duy Carpen?
ter was arreeted. When hls room wus
searchsd wnw of the rrrtsalng artloles
wero found. Carpenter has not yet glven
bond.
He ls of good famfly, and up to the
present tlm^ has been esteemed as on up
rlght young- man.
HAD A FINE TRIP
Members Enjoyed Run Up to Unlver?
sity on Yesterday.
The members of the Leglalature who
accompanled tho educators to the Unl?
versity of Vlrglnla on yesterday reportod
thnt thoy had a flne trlp upon thelr re?
turn last nlght. Only the members of the
Senate and House Commlttees on Schools
arfd CollfrfeB went, and then enjoyed the
day greutly.
Hon. E. M, Carter, ot Scott, wao elated
ln dlseusslng the trlp at New Ford's
last nlght, and he sald he was very gl^
he was ln tho party,
Mr. Carter was dellghted wlth the edu?
cators whom he met, and he says the
wholo affair was mnnaged. bo ns to mako
tho pllgrlmnge a very happy one for
all,
ITALIAN COUNTRY CLUB
Reorgnnlzatlon and Re-Electlon of
Offlcers to Take Place to-Day.
A reortrnnlzntlon of the Itallan Country
Club wlll be effected at tho olub-houBo,
on Brond.Street Rond, thls afternoon at
3 o'cloak. Thls ls to bo done bocnuue of
tho now llcense laws of tho Stato, nnd
Immorllatoly nfter tho reortranlsntlon tho
oloctlon of ofllcors wlll bo held. Mr.
Chasle trrnflerl ls tho prosldent All
members nro asked to bo prenont.
BENSON FIRH-SWEPT
The Largest Part of tho' Business Dls?
trlct Was Burned.
(Rpectal to Tlie Tlinos-Plspiiteh.)
BENSON, N, C, Aprll 25.?About noon
to-day a firo broko out ln the business
portlon of thls town whlch consumed the
lnrgfr part of lt, flftoon atoroa belng on
tlrcly consumed. The Iohs Is ciitlrnatod nt
from flfty to aeventy-rve thousand dollars
wlth Insutnnco of not moro than ten thon
snnd nt tho most. The orlgln of the flre
li unknown.
TO CONSIDER TWO
INSURANCE BILLS
Sonator W. P. Barksdale, of Hallfax,
chnlrniaii of the Senate Commlttee on
General DawH, luia sot noxt Tuesday at 10
o'clock na tho tlme for flnally consldnr
Ing tho Bruco blll to ro-onuct the Wliar
ton antl-compact liisuranco lnw, Thore
havo been ropeated efforta to obtaln Uie
prcscnoe of a quorum wlthln Ihe laut
woek, and tho>' havo nll fnlled, hut Son?
ator Barksdale says he wlll make a epe
clnl effort ln thls llne for Tuesday. The
Coneral I_\vs and Ronds Oommlttooe of
tho Houso wlll consldep the Balo blll to
creflto a Dcpartment of Iiistiranee and the
Cttton eiil?Utute thorr.for at 4 o'clock
to-morrow aftornoon.
Set for Wednesday,
For tho renson tho same partles ln Dnn
vllle doslre to be heard for and against
tho bllla offered by Colonel George C.
Cabell, Jr, ln the charter of that clty,
they hfl't'e been set for h.mrlng by the
Commlttee on Counties, Citles and Towns
for Weitne.iday' next at 4 o'olock P. M.
The blll* aro considered of Importance
to tho people of Danville.
Brakeman Run Over.
(Speclal to The Tlmea-IMspatch.)
CAPE CHARLES, VA? Aprll 26.?Fred
E. Emcrson, a brakerann on the Now
York, rhllndeliihla and Norfolk Rallway,
was run ovor ln tho yard at thls place
about 0 o'clock last nlght by a -shlfrlng
englno and hla left leg mashed off Just
below tho knee. He waa falton to a hos?
pltal ln Sallshury, Md.
Mrs It. S. I.umpkln nnd son, Mastor
Rvissel) Burton, of Farnhiin, Va., ara
ivlslling her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
T. Walker, of East M?rahall Str*?*,
HELP WANTKO-MALE.
WANTED, A OOOD, flOBER, WHITE
HARRBR; wlll iruarantec ?11 dOUaji ?
week. Adarens W. J. OOL08CIL Con
oord. N, 0. _
WaTttED, A OOOD, ioRER YvlltTE
MAN to work on farm; slngle man v?
f?rred; a good home to the rlght rrrnn.
Anawer Monday B A. MI., WO N. Flfth
Btreot, Rk'hmond, Va.
o.':
WANTED,' BODA CLERK', ONR WITH
Bonio knowledge of dmg biiBlnOBs pre
ferred; must have roforenco frorn last
employor; good chanco fpr a brlght
young mnn. Address BODA "? O. Box
1, Newport News, Va.
r?6oM_~FoR rbntT
wantfd, a coitple or oetntle
mnn to occupy a brlght rury room: rur
nished. Apply 22 East Maln._
A BINOLE aF.NTLT3MA_N CAN OBTAIN
a pleasant front room. wlth good board.
In prlvato famlly, at modernte prlce
Lnootlrm very coutraT. A_dre._ ORACE
STREET, cure of thls offloe._
WANTISI). OCOtJPANTS FOR FTJRNmljL
ED room; convenient to bath and board.
Applv 108 North Twenty-nlnth Btreet.
~ FOH~RSNT.
FOR RENT, FOR THE BUMMER. MY
dellghtful resldence. furnlslied: at the
UntverBlty of Vlrglnla. J. M. CITLLLN,
CharlotteHvllle, va._
FORlltENT-UNEXFIRED I.EARE OF
houso; ln good noighborhood: only fow
mlnutes' wolk from nity Hall. A~_re?s
LEASE, care of Tlmes-Dlspatch.
L08T^
LOST?WKDNEBDAY, A WHITE ENAM
elod stlok pln; dlamond center. Llbcral
roward lf returnod to 216 East Maln.
LOST-A iwALE FOX TICimlKR;
black irpot In center of forehead: black
strlpes on each choek. reut of body
whlto. excopt black spot on tln of t?Jl|
aiiBwers to namo of "Oyp." Medal No.
114. Ubcral reward pald to flndor at
REUBKN JACOBS". 001 East Cary
Btreot,_
FOR 8ALB.
FOL BALE?FOR WANT OF USE. ONE
HUREKA MACIHNE. fpr maklng eteam
flour paate of all klndfl. JAMES F.
THURSTON, No. 803 North Flfth Btreot
FOR SALE-I HA.VE A NTCB PjAMI,
bulldlngs ln good condltlon dwolUn _ of
g rooms: acvera.1 hundred thousand faot
of tlmber; 1b fertlle: bas several sprlngsi
400 acrea. 278 cultfvatlon. Wlll sell or
trado for a houso in or near clty. IN?
FORMATION. 789 North Fourth Btreet,
clty.____________
wantIcI
ostrich feathbrs and boag
clenned, curled. dyed all oolora, Plumns
made from tlps: Panama Hats hleached,
blocked and trlmmed. THURSTON'S,
808 North Flfth Btireot_
jviTaCELLANEOl/JT
WANTED, YOU TO KNOW THAT W_l
are now propared to do your cleanlng
and repalrlng, presalng and dyelng ot
the lowest flgure. Work guaranteed.
Ladlos' work a apeclalty. Torms cash,
Call 'phono 29R6. WTOST^END CLJ-AN
INO', REPAIRINO and PRE8BINO CO..
No. S00 West Cary Btreet_
REED FURNITURE REPAIRKCH ALSO
Babv Carrlagca. BCHREMP & TTIMA,
817 North Flfth Street_?__??__
BUSINESS WANT8. _
WANTED, A BOOKKEEPER'S BTANTX
Jng doBk: must bo emnll. AddresB, stat
tng lengih and brondth and cash prlfl0.
THE STRICKLAND MACHXNE CO..
clty._
WANTED, AT ONCT. A TTRST-CLASS
WHITE BARBER. HALL & STEPH
ENSON, 113 Sycamore Street. Peters?
burg, Va._
WANTED, REMTNGTON TYTET^PJTER.
No. 6 or 7 preforrod: stato prlce. H,
P. O. Box 82>^
TadTes' COLUMN.
T'NTXR HEAD OF LADrES* COLUMN..
PEATROSS IS SELLING SROE8 AT 1E
per cent reductlon at 11 West Broad.
PEATROSS' 19 THE PLACE TO HAVE
your shoofl nlcoly flttod._
"rr" you buy "your shoes from
PEATROSS he will glve you 16 per cent
reductlon._
PEATROSS' SHOB STORE IS AT 11
West Broad. _
11 WEST BROAD IS THE PLA.CH TO
buy shoea. That ls Fe.ntross' store. H?
glves 18 per cont reductlon.
qaFandTamp ______________
r.AS AND LA^U_^5CTITR_S REFrN
Ishod In flrst-clnss rnanner, PLIPl KN
PUTINOWORICS, _m; East_Maln_St.
GENTS' COLUMN/_
BEFORE ORDERING THAT NEW SUrT
c'ime ond eee tho nlce nsvortment M
fil'tth and Maln. Sults, $16 up: Trouseta,
K up. RICHMOND TAILORLNG CO.
Chaa. A. Bpence. Tdanager._
NO TROUBLE OR CHARGE TO MAKE
eatlmates on roupholstorlng old fut-rd
turo. Get your work done now at Ots
count prices. JL7RCENS'. _1 Eaxt
Broad. ____________
75C HALF BOLING MEN'fl SHOES;
Ladlea. 00c.: beat leather; every pnh
restltchcd; no nalls no wga. DREA\ a
ELECTRIC POWER BflOF. FACTORY,
716 E Maln; 'phone 2CG7. W_letfla?d
dellver. Thls odvertisontent cood mr
? 10c. payment half sollng. _
HAULINO.
DHITEL'S Dl'lLIVETRY. TEIJKPHONE
Your patronago Hnllclted. ALBERT E.
DEIIEL. proirrietor. 16 Bouth Short
Btreot, Richmond. Va.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT3.
$l.ro AND OT I'OR SXIALL INSTRU
ments. Headuuartera for B.^^bic^
tai-s. Mnndollns, eto. FLRUUSba-i
HROS., 11 Went Broad._________
===::^TanT8"_aN D~F LOW-RS.
WANTED, LOT OWNKRS TO KNOW
that RTOivIng plants nnd flowera can
bS had for hAutlfvtng thelr Bectlona
ot the fir__wri.*nY?s grekn ?ou_ss.
ncar tlie malu ontrunce.
Tarasols.
DON TIIROW IT AWAY. CHARLES
at:HREMP, tho paroaol maker. can re
,_>ir it and make lt Kood as new for
llttlo cost. Alao (U-ctrlo bell worU. JIT
NorUi Flfth Street
PATENTS.
PATENTR-PROTECT l'OL'il IDEAB. NO
iillowanco. no feo; consultation tree.
E-Ua'iu'hed W -Mir.0 B. STEVENB _
CO., "tfl, Uth 8t? Washlngtun.
pIantsand flowers,
WANTED, LOT OW.NERS TO KNOW
that Qrowtng Plants nnd Flownrs can
bo had for beautlfytmr their aectlons at
tho Cemfttery'a Oreeu nousea, near tho
maln entrance,
PIANOS.
'beatttiicCyoii betV the D.VVEN
PORT-TREACY PIANOS; largoiand ns
oorted stock always on hand FTSR*-'7-"*
BONBHOS.. 11 JVeat Bro-d. ^_{
PHQTOOIRAP.Hft._
DAVIS GALLBRY 1B STILL THE MOST
rellable pluce for photouraphs. Compani
our woi_ and prlces. Frorn Bc. up; ?1
and 817 Hroad. _ _
?^dtlfTRY 8UP'PL)'EB.
trT*~ba by*~ SiiiO foou lfi-tlh
chieks. FANCIlCft SfTPPLY CO.. KT-Ol
West Rroad Strout._
k"cGS" FOR HATOHINQ': ALL VARIH
ttvi. FANCIER SfrilM.Y CO.. J17-M9 \>.
Broad Street
~TtEDUC_D p"r1c"B8.
I'RICES REOCCEO ON \V_TOH WO?<K:
Cleanlng, fl\ Maln 3nHng ?l! twenty
years' exporlonco. WM. TOB1EN. 3t?
iu* E. Hroad Street, Rlcvhmond. Va.
Spectuclea und Eyet'lasoa, 26c. i ull work
PLUMBINQ AND TINNIftO.
C. H. COBBT, fS WE3T" BHOAD
Btreet You can hars your plumbiosj
and tlnnlng done promptly and ntora
repalrcd. old 'phona 2726.
?... ...j-.? ..? ? ,...;.. --...._?
RUNABOUT8 AND WAGONS,
FOR NEW AND BK.COND HAND RUM?
nb'>uta, Wngons, l'hsictons, Burrey*. E>a.f*
tons, como to icee me. W, C. 8M1TB1,
Hn.SU^Nortb Flfth Street_
"rUQ8 ArTD^^R'PEfs~CL_ANE'D.
-?????.,.?-.-.,....m
CARPKTS AND RUOS CLKANED AND
Rt'jrrd. THE MODKL DYEINO AND
CLKANINO WORKS, _2 West Brond,
'Phone 2M5. '
80DA WATER.
SO-DA, THEY ALL 8AV1 THE BODA!
at Polk MIlleT, Coleman and Co's. ls
the best and purest ln the clty; try a
__Kl nss,
__8UMMBj^jOARPgftfl ? WANTED.
WANTED, BUMMBR BOARDBRs't
honlthy locnllty. Address Mrs. M., Rose
Mills, Nolson county, Vs.
8EE_?
WE CA.V 8T7RPRTSB TOIJ IN PRICES
on seeds, fertlllzer. hardwere. piln':i,
briiahes. screcn donrs, potiltry nettlns
and farmtng lmnlements. Call or wtITo
BOUTHERN SEIiD CO., 116 North
KUrhtoenth Street, Rlchmond. Ve. Mal|
ordera fllled.
BEEDS, HEEDS-ALL KINDS OF SEEDB
at lowest price* nt Seed Headquarters,
T. J. KING COMPANY, 608 East Mar?
Rhnll.
SHIRT8.
SEE OTTtl NEW ARRIVAL8 IN NEOLL
gee Bnlrts, Summer Underwear, Fnney
Ilalf Hosui all now goods ?nd re.llshle
makes. W. S. CONSTABLE & CO.
SPECIAL.
TES. IT 18 A FOSmVE FACT; JTHU
OHNS' Blr TJpholsterlng Dcpartment ls
offerlng blg dlncount prlcer on reup-i
holaterlng durlng tho next two weeks.
'Phone them; tneyTl call, make eetl-<
roatcs free of charge. 421 Enst Broad.
SUITS TO ORDER.
'EVERY STITCH MADE IN RICH.
mond." Nlce nssortrnent of Bttltn, J'l
np. Trousers, JS np. RICHMONXi TA?
LORING CO., Slxth and Maln. Charles
A. Spence, Manarer.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
"vVATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY AND
SHverwnre nt wholesuile prlces. Csll at
J. WEINSTEIM's, 1501 E. Maln Street
TO MT FRIEND8 AND THE PTTBLICt
I no longer work for Taylor A Brown,
J. A. Grlpg Shoe Co. or the W. L.
Douglas Shoe Co. Do not accept tbs
name aa my work. For the same hlgh
grade shoe repnlrlng send work directj
lf It la not the noatest and best worH
done ln Rlchmond there wOl be no
charpe. J. G. LELAND, 206 N. Flfth
Street
"TORAGE ROOM.
FOR CHEAP AND DRT BTORAGH
room apply to -Rlchardson tc Chnpi
pell, No. 601 Weat.Maln Street CBeM
dcre Biilldlngr).
i. _e= ..?.,, .. :.: '=?
6ILVER AND NICKEL PLATtNO.
WE DO gr_V_R AND NTCKEL FLAT.
Ing. FLTFPEN FLATINO WORKS,
1307 EaBt Maln Streot
8AWED WOOD.
BAVE MOKBV BY BUTTNG YOUTi
Wood at H. S. TJRBAN'S. Sawed Phte,
T4.K) and to.60; Oak wood. J5.7S. ' Bows
and Mnrshnll WStreeta. Old 'phone ?JO.
TRUNKS REPAIRED.
WANTED. THE PTTBLTC TO KNOW
that thla is the only eororoWre tnrrde
and bag repalrlng cEtahllshrarrnt tn. tho
clty; rlght pricea and goodworkman
shlp Kiiaranteed. HENR.T 8I_GE_, 2M
Nlnth Street
UPHOLSTERINS.
BTO DrSCOHNT PRICES ARE NOW
offe.rod on reupbolsteTins: rarnitnre by
JUR.-BN8' Blf OpholsterhJg Depart?
ment duruijr dull season: no charge fot
ostlmatcs on werk. _l East Broad.
JACOB UKLAtTF, 70& W. MA.TN STREET.
We do nll Mnds of ophoist?ry: mako
nlce Hair Mnttresses to order; raak.e
ovor Hair Mattressea llke new; pack and
Bhlp furnlture, Chlna, etc; cct and mak?
Efllp Covers. Prlcesl always right Ball
'phnne 3?2. _^^^
C. C _EVY. NO. 6+t BROOK AVEUMUK.
TJpbolsterer nnd Mattresa paker. Old
Hair Mnttress mad* pood as new. I
pnek nnd shlp Afnrnlfnre; also rnaks
Cushlon and SUp Coirers to order.
'Phone 1036.
WOOD.
n.H FOR HALF CORD _C|,_N-DRl_D
cooking and ktndltng -wooll; oak and
plne wood Tche?t?est. cookte/r taei. Sea
or 'phone J. Xt. LACY._
^i^waut.m!a^3^l^SS!!SnS
, Toc?v3\SShce!_cs_per_
; Apply 17_i and Dook Kts-,
| Monday, bot^recn 9 and 11
A.M.
COWillslim, BFA-LEY,
t7=mii*immawM'iiw^^
__> .??.
The followlng ?ro tti4 vuczeattui
number* woak tindina Aprll 23th.
0-1378.,., $3.00
03937. 1.00
00008.-. 1.00
OSlTtf-..? 1.00
wo-in.^.-. 1.00
CUISI5V. 1.00
yovs77.?. 1.00
06639?*?. l.j30
03138. 1.00
05770.-. 1.00
0889Q. l.(X>
06310. 1.0?
07100. 1,00
03858. L00
02t509-,. l.<??
02072.?., t00
you owi got. Pnco, $ 1,00=
T. A. ESUl^R, hi. .;
619 EtST BROAD STREEr.
