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W1LLSEETHE LAUNCHING Leglslaturo Takes a Recess Untll Monday. COMPROM1SE ON TONNAGE Pendlng Bllls Dlsmlssed flnd New One Belng Drawn?Medlcal Blll Dis cussed In House?S ssion In Both' Branchts. Both houses of the General ABaembly adjourned ovor yesterday, untll Mon? day at noon, In order for the members to attend tho launchlng of the West Vlr? glnla at Newport News to-day. In the Houso thero were two mattors of importanco up. Tho flrst was ln relatlon to tho tax on mlnoral products, and all tho pendlng proposltions were dlsmlssed, lt having been agroed botween the op poslng sldoB to awalt the reportlng of a substltute In tho nature of a compromlse, whlch ls belng prepared by McsBrB. Boaz, Folkes and Angell/a subcommittee from the Committee on Flnance. Ono subBtituto, %mlch wlll be ready by Monday, wlll llko )y provldo for a, spoclal assesBment of mlneral lands by tho commlsslpners of tho rcvenue for tho varloUs countlea, ?whloh assoBsment shall bo subject to re vlBlon by tho Corporatlon CommlBBlon. rrhe partles aggrleved by the asBcssment shall . have the rlght of appeal to the :CIrcult Court. It la bollevod that such a subBtituto wlll provall In both branches. Tho other matter of lnterest ln the House was the Senate blll requlrlng all persons holdlng themsolves out as healers to stand the regular Stato medlcal exum Ination. Mr. Bland, of Portsmouth, of? fered nn'' amendment to exempt Chrls tlan Sclcntlflts from tho operatlons of the blll, and a number of spcoches wero made ln lts favor. Tne body adjourned wlth? out taklng nn/ nction on the blll. ? In tho Senate, Mr, Wlokham reported the blll appropriatlng 1200.000 to the Jamostown Exposltlon, and several other approprlation blllB. Tho corporatlon blll carrylng Into ef fect tho corrospondlng sectlon of tho new Constltutlon was reported from the Roada Committee, and the Lynohburg wnter works blll was pasaed under sus Jienslon of tho rules. -i Tho Senate also passed the Halsey blll, amondlng tho Mathows dog laws so as to protoct valuable dogs In cltles from thlotps and mlscreanta. Another blll pass? ed was that offered hy Mr. Anderson, to provldo for the desbjnstlon of clty Judges to slt for ono another In caso of lnablllty from slckness or otherwlse.v The Senate. Tlfflre were twenty-nine Senators pres? ent when Presldent Pro Tempore W1ck ?ham callcd the Senate to order at noon yeaterday. The proceedlngs were opened wlthout prayer, Mr. Wlckham. calllng Mr. Barksdalo to the chalr, presented the report of the Committee on Flnance. The committee reported favorably the Jamestown Expo 5 U,0JG^bl11," oarryfng an approprlation of $200,000; tho Senate blll for a crop pest commlsslon, appropriatlng $4,000; the Sertate blll appropriatlng J5.000 to tho Vlr Blnla, Normal and Industrlal School. The ? commlttoe reported adversely on the, blll appropriatlng J1<0,000 to the Vlr? glnla Polytochnlc Instltuto; on the blll tinpropriailng $75,000 to the Stato Female ?Normal School, the flremen's rellef blll and the blll to penslon dlsablcd teachors. Tho commltteo reported wlthout amend? ment tho blll appropriatlng $50,000 to the cnlargement of the penitentiary, but ac companled tho recommendatlon with a writton protest agalnst the practlce of cxceedlng approprlations for spociflc purpoaes. In thla caso the Bupplemontary approprlation ls'made necessary by the deslgn solected for penitentiary lmprove ment. ? CORPORATION BILL REPORTED. Mr. McIIwaine. for the Jolnt Committee of Courta of Justlce and Roads and ln ternal Navlgatlon, reported, wlth amend? ments, Houso blll No, 102, concernlng cor? poratlons, thelr organlzatlon, charterlng and government. The blll wns read by lts tltle. Mr. Halsey, of Lynchburg, asked to dlschargo the committee from further consideration of the House blll amond? lng the oharter of tho cltv of Lynchburg, whlch is designed to enablo that clty to take Bteps to acqulre and malntaln a new water supply. Tho committee was dlscharged, tho bill taken up out of lts order and after a morely formal amend? ment passed. J :? . ADJOURN UNTTL MONDAY. Mr, G'old offered a resolutlon provldlng that when tho Senate adjourn It adjourn ?untll Monday at noon. Mr. Shands BUggested that the House had adoptod a simRar resolutlon, and that the Gonoral, Assembly was Invlted to nt tend the coromonles connectod wlth tho launchlng of the Bhip at Newport News. Tho Gold resolutlon was nnally adopted by an ayo nnd no voto of 15 to 11. On motlon of Mr. Claytor the, Senate blll 'to provldo for submlttlng to tho iiuallfled votora tho questlon- of ostab llshlng dlapenaarlos, on lts second read lng, was mado a speclal order tor next Thursday at 12:15 P. M. THE BILL HELD UP. Houso blll No. 124. to amend the act provldlng for a buroau of labor and in? dustrlal atatlstlcs. on ita second resding mot some objoctlon, and was passed by. Tho purpoao of the bill' Is to enlargo the . powers of the Commlssloner of Labor In Bocuting lnformatlon and Btatlatlcs, to extond the torm of that ofllco from two to four years and to make that otllclal eloctlve by tho people, instead of ap polntlve by the Governor, us now. Mr. Llyo, ln oxplalnlng tho purposo of the blll, doclared that it conforred no ' dangerous powers. that the oxtenston of the term was to mako lt conform to the ?terms of other olllcers, and that the pro .vlsion for popular electlon of tho com? mlssloner wns to take the oinco out of '"'to^protect VALUABLE DOGS. The Senate passed a blll of great m terost to overy owner of a valuable dog. It was Senate bill No. 807. offorod by Mr. Halsey, of Lynchburg. and drawn by hlm nnd several well-known Lynchburg law verB. Tho object of tho blll is to protect fiogs ln cHIob from thleves and miBcre ants, and to that ond to mako them pet sonal properly In cltles. Just aa they are nlrendy In the countles under tho Ma? thows dog law. Tho blll was amended so as to provlde that any county hav mr ti ?peoiul dog tnx law may by tho actlon of lts Board of Superyisora exemnt dogs assossed In such countlea. The blll does away wlth the State tag law, but does not intorfere wlth nny existtng county or munlolpat law. Tho blll now goes to the Houbo for lts actlon. ?_ ? ANDERSON BILL PASSED, Mr. Anderson, of this clty, secured rassage under susponsion of tlio ruioa or ho Senate bill to amend sectlon, 3040 of tho Code, rol'atlng to Judges. Whllo gen? eral in lts provlslonH thu blll la designed to meet cnnt'iltioiiB In this clty. whero two of the clty judges are 111. There is now no provlflion for deslgnatlng a judge to not In tho stead of a clty Judge who ls 111, save by courtosy of some otner Judgo, for whose remunoratlon thero Is no pro vlslon. Thls bill putB tho judgos of clty courts on tho same basls aa clrcuit Jiidgea and proscrlbes compensatlon for a judge actlng ln the stead of u clty Judge. HOUSE BILLS PA8BKD. The Benate put in a buay day on the colondar, passing these Houso bllls; For the protectlou of ilsh ln Baok Bay, To amend act ln relatlon to oystera. To amend sectlon 2148 of Code ln rela? tlon to oyBtors. ' ... To amend Bectlon 20S6 of Code relatlng ' To amend chapter 66 of Code ln relatlon to organlzatlon of the penitentiary. y To amend act relatlng to condltlonal To amend Bectlon 233 of Code in relatlon to appolntment of dlrectors apd surgeoit Of the penitentiary, ? . . ?'. " , %a amend act to autboWie dlrectora o| MEDICAL OPINIONS OF BUFFALO Lithia Water "NOTHINO TO COflPARE WITH IT IN PREVENTINO URIC ACID DEPOSITS IN THE BODY." Dr. P. B. Barrlngar, Prof. Phyiiology and Surgtry, University of Virginiat "After more thwi twentyyeer* of prtctke, I hate ao besitation ln Bt-tttig that for prompt resultB l lb|* *?_?/? llTHIA WtfTER have found nothlng to comp.re wlth OVlWniJU MWHUk WIUEK. IN PREVENTINC1 URIC ACID DEP0SIT3 IN THE BODY." "HAY BE RELIED UPON TO OIVE MOST SATISFACTORY RESULT3." Dr. Alaxandar B. Mott. o/Ntui York, Pro/tssoro/Surgery, Bellevue. HospilZtMdiJiCoUege, Surgton Belkvu, HotUiat: \Ifaatemade ittffi. ?peutlc propertles. Iti the Oouty DlathaaU, Chronlc Inflammatlon of the Bladder; and other dlseases affectlng the uriniry organi, lt may be relied upon to glve mott satlafactory resulta." "THE MOST VALUABLE MINERAL "WATER IN USE." Dr Graema M. Hammond, of New York, Proftssor of Diseases of theMMandNeriousSydtmintit ^tvyorkPost-Graduale Medical School andHospital: "In all ca.es of BRIOHT'S DISEASE [havefound ?_.___. _ _. ?.__.-,- iir-_-.il of the greateat aerrlce In increaalng BUFFALO LITHIA WATER the qulntltv of urlne and In ELIHI. NATINO the ALBUMEN. In certaln ca?e? of Melancliolla, accompanied b? eicMslva ellmlnatlon of URATE3 and URIC ACID, lt is often the, oniy*"medy necesaary. In QOUT and RHEUHATIsri lt is Wghty|bene KVegarSS BVIFALD LtTHIA ?ftOTR S^SWKS* BUIFALO LITHIAWMTR *?&* Groce" **"*** Testimonlals whlch defy all Imputation or queations ?ent to any addreas. Hotel at Sprlnga opena Juna tgth. PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA 8PRINC8, VIRCIMIA. PURCELL, LADD & CO., Agent*, ? - ? - ' ' - -. ? -_Richmond, Va. the penitentiary to employ asslstant To amend act authorlzlng the superln tendent of the penitentiary to purchaae a To empower Clarke county to purchase rock crushors. , . To provlde for Improvement of public rcada ln Shenandoah county. > To provlde for holdlng electlonsi ln towns upon quoatlon of bond Jssue. SENATE BILLS PASSED. These Senate bllls were passed: To amend sectlon 3049 of Code relatlng to judges. , , To authorlze tho Improvement of rcads in Frederlck county. To amend act imposing Ucense tax on To'prevent encroaohment on or chang Ing'llncs of public roads wlthout permis flion of the court. .___' _ INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. These bllls were introduced and reforrc-d to commlttees: By Mr. St. Clalr: To amend leotlen 18 of an act for the maklng and keeping in repalr the public roads in Pulaskl county. . _? ? .- ? By Mr. Revercomb: To amend tne fourth subdivlslon of sectlon 834 of the Code as amended by subsequent aots. aa to annual allowances payable out of tne county treasury ahall be made to attor? neys for the Commonwealth. clcrks and sherlff ln the varlous countlea. By thp same: To amend sectlon 3528 pr the Codo and to repeal sectlon 3o26 In relatlon to fees of attornoys for the Com? monwealth. ?, . . By Mr. Barksdale: Preacrlblng and de flning the rlght to an attorneys llen in certaJn cases. so as to give the attomey securlty for hls fees. By Mr. Moon: To authorlze the coun? tlea of Bucklngham, Albemarle. Nelson and Fluvanna to establlsh and malntain public forrlos across James Rlver. The Senate at 2:15 P. M. adjourned untll Monday at noon. The House. The House was callod to order at noon by Speaker Ryan and there was no Mr. Stearnes offered a resolutlon provld? lng for adjuornment untll noon pn Monday and the resolutlon wns advocated by the patron and qpposed by Mr. Boaz. The object of tho resolutlon was to allow members to nttend the launchlng of the West Vlrglnla at Newport News to-day. The resolutlon was advocated by Mr. Green and adopted?ayva, 32; noea, 25. Mr. Churohman moved to .reconslder the vote by whlch the House had voted on take a rccess untll Monday, and hla mo? tlon was advocated by hlmself and Mr. Whltehead. ? Mr. Stearnes lald before the Hpuse a telegram from Mr. W. A. Post.of New? port News. invltlng the House to attend the launchlng, and Messrs. Vvhltehead. Mort and FeathorBton opposed the motlon. By a vote of 22 to 47 the House. refused to reconslder. bo tho recoss was ordered. BLL3 OFFERED. The followlng bllls were offered and re By Mr. Ow*n: To approprlate $30,000 for improvementa at the State Normal School at Farmville. ?? ., ?.. By Mr. Davls; To amend sectlon woz of the Code in relatlon to nttachmonts agalnst tenant movlng hls effects from leased property. ..._... When th-e spoclal ordar, whlch was the further oonBldoratlon ofthe tonnage tax bllla came up at 12:30 P. M.. Mr. Smltli, of Clarke, moved to dismiss all the pend? lng propositlons, and the oldi flght broko out afresh. But lt waa cut oft qulckly by a motlon calllmr tho pend ng Questlon, and lt waa ordered upon the motlon to dismiss. whlch 'wv adopted wlthout Tho?nes:t speclal order was the consld eratton ot the Senate bllls regulatlng the practlco of medlclne. to which tlio Chrls tinn Sclentists have urged such strenu ous objectlon. They aro companlon mea sures, and the flrat ono wns passed wlth? out amendment or dobate. ^TFIERE THB FIGHT CAME. But when No. 148, which ls the other companlon measure, came up. a not con? test began. Mr. Duko. of Albomarle. ad? vocated tho Bland amendment. allowlng Chrlstlan SclontlstB to practlce-thelr pro fesston ns under tho present law. Mr. Duke contendod that tho advocates of the blll were Inconslatent. Hei sald that the Kellnm Cancer Hospltal, the Keeley Instltuto and tho osteopaths had at flrst been put under tho ban. but that now they had been let out, and only tho TheTest of Pure Silver In England the official symbol of the sterling quality of lilver is the Hall-mark. In Amer ica its place is taken by the GORHAM trade - mark 5 this is even better than the English Hall-mark, for it vouches not only for the fineness of the sil? ver, but for its artistic d e s i g n and capable workmanship. AU re sponsible jewelers are glad to point to this trade-mark on the sil? ver they show to their best -stomcrs,' Chrlstlan BcientlstB were almed at. He denounced the blll aa claaa leglelatlon and defended the Chrlstlan Sclentlats. whorm, he declared, should not be forced to Btand oxamlnatlon before a board whlch was opposed to them. OTHER 8PHAKERE) Captaln IV. W. Baker, of Chesterfteld, advocated the amondment, and he clted many caees that had come under hls ot> servatlon where Chrlstlan Sclence had relieved human BUfferlng. ._ The gentleman from ChoBterfleld argued In bebalf of the amendment. , He appealed from St. Paul triumphant to Lord Byron dcBpondont, and he was cloeely followed by the House. Mr. Henlay, of Mathews. chalrman of tho Goneral Laws Commlttee spoke for the blll and agalnst the amendment. Hla speech was brief. and was made on be half of the Goneral Laws Commlttee. Colonel Nowhouse, of Culpeper, spoke warmly for the amendment, and declared that he aroso todefend the Chrlstlan re; llglon from the moat "damnable thrusts he had ever hcard agalnijt it. The House at 2:115 P. M. adjourned to meet at noon on Monday wlthout reach Ing a vote._ | &ulton Tfows. I Fulton Bureau, 1 People's Drug Store. ) The funeral of Mlss Vlola Bohanon, who dled Thursday at the resld&nee of her parents, will take place to-day at 11 o'clock from Denny Streot M. E. Church. Mlss Bohanan waa the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VV. T. Bohanon, of No. 301 Loulslana Streert, and ia BUrvived by her parents and several brothers and sls tors. Mensrs. Arthur, Karl and Ho-ward Corn wall hava returned home from Roohester, N, Y., where they went lost Bunday. ac companylng the body-of their mothsr. Mr. Charles L. Beasley and daughter are vlsltlng frlends In Cllfton Forge. Misses Matllda and Llllle Nolson are the guesta of Mrs. J. T. Routton at Newport News. Mlss Pearl Bmlth left to-day to attond the launchlng at Newport News. Elght oandldates were lnitiated Thurs? day at the meetlng of Henrlco Councll, No. 733, Royal Arcanum. After buslness the members indulged in a eoclal and smok'er. Chestnut Jfcill and Jfciffhland $*ark\\ Misseo Phlllps, of Brooklyn, N. T.. are vlsltlng at tho home of Mrs. McGraw. on Fourth Avenuo and Cliostnut Streot, Mlss Marlo G-. Carter has been qulte slck, but Ib now enUroly recoyered. Mlss Marvcl A. Cease ls vlsltlng Mlss Janle Galnos in Henrlco county. Tho Earnost Worfccrs, a soclety work Ing in connection wlth Mlzpah Presbyte rian Church. wlll meet thla afternoon at 4 o'clock at the resldenco of Mrs. Davld K. Walthall. , .. ??.,??? Cards aro out announclng the marrlaga of Dr. Dlrk Adrlan Kuyk. of Hlghland Park. to Mlss Margaret Packer Forcoo on tn* 30th Instant. at the home of tho hrlt?* 'winiam'R^ya^bf Hlghland Park, ls ablo to bo out after a protracted apell ?MlBseGiadyB E. Cease ls vlsltlng, Mlss Lllllan Agatha Grayat hor home. Wll low Oaks." ln Henrlco county, Mrs. Kenn th Morton. of Seoond Aye nuo, Who hSi been qulte slck, ls greatly '~l?|rs03VeAnnlo I.oulso Aiwtln. who has heen vlBitlng Mlss Josephlne Scott on WMt Grace Streot, returned yesterday afternoon to her homo. ?_i*__ ??? The programme renderod EasterSun j.? mornine by the cholr of the Methp dta" _plSoo~archureh. Hlghland Park -KHisted by Mr. Wlll am H. Dunn and Mr john wrQuarles, wlll be rapeated by'request to-morrow mornlng. Wrs Charlos Harwood. who haa been vlBltfng hor slster, Mrs. Alnaley. on Soc? ond Avenuo, Hlghland, Park. haa ro. turnod to her home ln Richmond. . Mra Brlttnln a tho guest of Mrs, Wll? llam Bpratkylr. Hlghland Park. FIREMEN'S APPROPRIATION State Associatlon Asks for Protectlon for Famllles. The Vlrglnla State FIremen's ABsoola tloh ls makng a_ strong llght for the uDDronriation of *2,600 for the rellef gf lrePmon inJured oralsableo whlle attead '"Ul^wVfc thls llne has been dono for sevon yeara by, Captaln J. H. Rodwood, of thls clty. chalrman of the Lfia,orth?'m"} n8tho associatlon are uniiinteers who got nothlng for their servPoes! and upon many ocoaqloni they nre called upon to ilsk llfo and llmb ln Hilvlng other penple'B Uves and property. Tlvev thlnk thls small approprlat on ?4 b.,ilven them for the protectlon of themselvoa and famiuea, SOUTHERN STOVE WORKS t Has No Idea Whatever of Golng Out of Buslness. The Sonthern Btove Works announoes that reports clreulated that It oonten) plites wlndlng up Ita buslness are entlre ly unfounded. On the contrary, trade la constantly Inoroaslng, and 1003 ' ia ex pected to be a banner year. The Hannop Y*s, There will be a called meetlng of the Hannon ?'? Monday nlght. April 30th, at the home of the presldent, Mlss Besale H. Sadlar, at 8:15 o'qlook. All jnembere aro most urgently roquegted to ..attend, aa there la much buslnes? o| vHal Uft _artaa.ee to b? tr?n*?9(f4. VARNISH WORKS TO HAVE WAREHOUSE Plans Have Been Drawn by Architect?Alclerman Ba? hen a Prlnter. The Atlantlc VarnlBh Worka Company ls oontemplatlng the ereellon ot a large faolory not far from the alto ot thelr platit, No. M29 Loster Btroot. Plans hnve alraady beon drawn by mi arohltoot of tho olty, ho It la utidcrBtnod, and tu bullder la mnklng cstlmatea on tho oost. Alderman James Bahon, of Jackaon Ward, has purohOBod tlio prlntlng ostnb Ushment owned by Counollmnn John West At the auotlori salo Mr. C. W. Haundere bld It In, and Mr. Bahon put In nn upaet bld. Tho Baughtnon Btntlonery Company put In an upsot bld to Mr. Bahen'a nnd so Mr. R. L. Peters had the property knooked out to hlm. IIo at onco Bold It tn Mr. Bahen for J3.375. Mr, West wlll oonduot the buslness for Mr. Bahen. It ls known as the J. E, Ooodo Prlntlng Company, and ls known throughout the State as tho publlshers of tho Worrock Rlchardson Aimanuc. Mr. H. C. Hoopcr, of the Roal Estato Trust Company, has returned from 8t, Louls, whero ho dlsposed of an offlco bullding owned by tho flrm at the hand somo sum of $175,000. Mr. Hooper ls very enthuslastlc over the preparatlons for the exposltlon. He says money ls beinu spent llke water, and St, Louls ls to be beneflted by many permanent Improvements. ^999909999900900999900009% | tftarton Jfcotghts. \ #0000>Sffi00000Pa000?f00000#G'>. Mlss ClaraOVmg has returned from a trlp to WaBhlngton. Mrs. H. R. Alvls ls Improvlng. Earl Hopklns la qulta slck. Mlss Marion Moftat, who has been qulte-slck, ls out agaln. Mrs. C. R. Cullen left yesterday for Petersburg. , \ '????; Mlss Ida'Lee has returned from a trlp to Washlngton. . Mrs. Barbara-' Crovo has returned from a vlsit to Waflhlngton. Mr. R. N. Pollard has retumed to King and Queen' county. The R. M. A. Club wlll meet at the homo of Mlss Ada Scott to-day at 4 p j[ Mlss Holen Croucb Is able to be out "iSrsl N. B. Croxton left yesterday for Petersburg. , ,'' .'', Mrs. Parsons Ib qulte slck. ??_._ Mr. W. J West has returned to Hamp ton from a vlsit to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. AM?s?'s Clara Long and MIbs Ida Lee have returned home from a trlp to Wasn ln_lr?.nR. N. Pollard of Klng and Queen, is visltlng Mr. and Mrs. J. B. \N ood WThe Rgv Lloyd C. Moore. pastor of the Methodlst Episcopal Church haa re? turned home from a trlp to Washlngton. The Easter music w!1 be repeated at the Eplphany Episcopal Church Sunday. ^ss^Ro^ snadttoerTld * haB returned hoftmfane?rSa vlalt to friendsJ"ColumbU. Rev. Alfred Bagby wlll asslflW?|J/^ T Hundlev. pastor of the Barton Hei^nt8 Baptlst Church, ln the ordlnatlon of dea cons to-morrow. _? BA'l'L COMMISSIONER Bill Reported by Courts of Justice Com? mittee With Amendments. The Senate Committee for Courts ot Justice held two sesslons yesterday af? ternoon. lnstlng from a few mlnutesi of 4 o'clock untll nearly 6. An onen ses? sion was had, at whlch two b ls were reported. Afterwards .an eiecutlve ses? sion waa held, at which tho resolutlon ot tho Senate referrlng to tho committee the actlon of the House in the Camp bell case was taken up. . At the open session the Houso blll for the appolntment of a ball commlssloner was taken up. The Senato had suggested an amendment to the Houso blll, maklng the clork of the court the ball commls? Bloner, but a subcommlttee to whom tho matter was referred reported to the IIoiiBe recommended to the full commit? tee that the Houso blll deslgnatlng a commlssloner ln chancory as ball com mlssioner be accopted Instead. The com? mlssloner ls to be deslgnaited by the court. Hls feos are to bo doublo thoae now allowed n justice of the peaco In Commonwcalth cases: The blll wlll bo thus Teported. A supplementary blll, amendlng the Code so aa to glvo tho ball commlssloner the necessary powers. was also reported. The committee declded adversely to tho Harman blll. proposing to deslgnate a justlco of the peaco, wlth jurlsdlctlon In all cases up to J5O0, and wlth power to grant ball and hold court ln other por tlons of the county than at the county seat. Such an olhcor. ln the oplnlon of tho committee, would be a trav-ellng court, wlth powers equal to the present county courts. The patron of the blll recognlzed the defects and acquloscecl In the commltu>o's actlon. Growing OlsB Otigbt not to mean growlag weak nnd feeble, It does not mean weakngss or feebleness for those who eat wlth good appetite and eouud digestiou. It Is of tne utmoat importance that old people should retain tlie power to dlgeat and asaiuiilate food which is the sole eource of pbysical strength. When age briuga feebleness lt la generally becauae of tho failure to assimilate the nutritlon con toiued ln food. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medtcal Dlscovery curea diaeases of the stoinach and othet organa of digestiou and enableu the per* feot dlgestlon and asalmllatlon of food, It Invlgoratea tbe liyer and promotes general phyalcal well belng, "lt la wlth gratltude we acknowltdge what Dr. Pitroe'a mtdlalnc haa 4ou?tor g^dwjtU er>i good, in fact it aascured her/WrtUs Mlss Carrfe Haukcr, of Perrysburjr, ofclo. 'iShe had doctored wlth aeveral physlcleui but found no rellef untll Dr. Plerco adviitd her what to do. She ha? taken only threo bottles of' Ooldea Med Jcal Dlscovery' and js entlrely well. Bhe 8uf fered with b?1b la kldneyi, bladder ead Uyerfor ieu yeara, and her Uw.ba wte ?w*U?4 wlth Sick people are Invlted. to consult Dr. R. V, Pieroe by letter, -frtf, AJl cwr* reapoudence is held as etrjetly prlvato and oacredly conudential. Or. Pierce'a rkasaul Pellets rcguhtte the bowaU, The career of a fortune-himting earl in America is brilliantly recounted in Golden Fleece VAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS You will be interested and amused* by the caustic pictures of society in Nett) York, where the earl lost his first heiress J TZostotij where he encountered a spirit rival; Washington, where he met some very queer fish; Chicago, where society hunted him and where he fell genuinely in love with the wrong girl. SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRISON kFlSHER JSfOTE.?Owing to criticisms by various persons more or less prominent, who thought that they recognized their own or their friends1 portraits in the serial publication of " Golden Fleece" the author wishes it understood that he has draivn types, not individuals, PUBLISHED BY McC-URE, PHILLIPS & CoMPANY, NEW YORK Crocker-Wheeler Compeoiy, Manufacturers of DYNAMOS and MOTORS. Electrical Engineers for an economical drive of Pumps, Blowers Hoists, Printing Presses, Machine Tools, etc. Washlngton Offlce: 1417 New York Avenue. Offices and Works. AMPERE, N. J. THE STATE WILL RA1SE SOME DOGS The Governor Permlts Bill to Become Law Without His Signature. The Governor has caught up -wlth his work of readlng and slgnlng bllla, and unth 2 P. M. yesterday hls desk was clear. Hls Excellency permitted the blll pro? vldlng that tho Stato shall ralsa blood hounds, to be furnished the sherlfts of couutles for catchlng crlmlnals, wlthout hls signature. Judge Gooch, enrolllng olerk, brought the Governor several bllls yestorday af? ternoon for hls perusal wlthln the next flve days, Commlssloner of Labor Doherty waa much grleved yesterday over the death of hls frlend, Mr. Charles R. Boyd, which oc curred on Thursday nlght at Wythovllle. Mr. Boyd had been_ engaged by tho com? mlssloner In makifig a sunvey of the State wlth a vlow to proparlng a map and reporta on the mlnerala to bo found here. Judge Dew, second audttor, who has been so suceesstul In gettlng an Important clalm Vlrglnla had agalnst the general government, Is layrng low on the others just now, excopt In so far as 110 ls get? tlng what data ho may to fortlfy the clalma whlch are to be presont?d later, N'n actlvo stop can bo taken untll Con gress meots ln the wlntor. STATE COUNCIL Junior Order to Meet in Lynchburg. Secret Order Voto. The Btate Councll of Vlrglnla. J, O. U, A. M.. wlll meet In annual seBSlon ln Lynchburg next Tuesday nnd contlnue for several days. Delegates from thls clty wlll loave on Monday. Councll man K. W. Mlner, of thlB clty, ls State coun Joff'erson Lodge, K. of P,, colebmted Its thlrty-second annlversary last nlght. A programmo of oxcellonco wuh carrled out and rofreshmenta wero sorved. Messrs. Jofteraon Wullaoe, H, L. Klng and Douglas Leake have boen appolnted a committee of Ivanhoe Lodge. K, of P? to look Into the advlaabnity of tha erec tlon of a bullding for meetlng purjiosea of all the lodges. _ Rallroad Notes, Charles lt. Capps, general frelght ngent of the Saaboard Air Llno, has appolnt? ed G. P. Butler travollng frelght agent, wlth hoadquarters at No. 887 Broadway, New York, The appolntmont became opo ratlve on the 16th of thls month. DlBtrict Pussenger Agent Warthen an notineoa that a porsonally-conducted ox cursion from Washlngton wlll arrlve ln Rlchrnond Saturday at noon ovor tho Cheaapeake and Ohlo. Several hundred Washliigtonlaiis wlll vlsit RIohmond, re malnlng ln the olty until Sunday nlght, when tlie rotum trlp wlll be undortakon. The company haa made arrungoments to eatcrtaln tho visltors royally and all polnts of lnterest about t.ho clty wlll he '.Isltecl Saturday uftornoon and Sunday. Oouncil is Called. Presldent 8. L. Blaomberg has called a meetlng of the Common Counoll for Monday ovenlng at 7:S0 o'clock, to con cur ln tha aubatltute ordlnanco passed by the Hoara otCwing room? ln th< Cjjty ..Hcll t? tfce CwjioraUoa ConynUalcu. mmm lace gurtains ls a branoh of tho Laundry btiBlnoss that most lnundrymcn do not fully untlorstnncL But we do. Wo'mako a speolalty of laco ourtalns. Wo guaranteo satlsfactory work. THE MODEL LAUNDRY, TWENTYY-FIFTH AND BROAD STREETS.* Old 'Phone, 692. AT HALF PRICE YOU CAN BUY THE Standard Improved Drop Head Rotary Shuffle Sewlng Machine. Why? Becattse we have deolded to dls contlnuo handllng them and are closlng out. They are brand now. nover been unorated, aro fully guaranteed by the Standard Company. You can buy ono ot theso Machlnaa for 130.00, delfverod at your depot, shlpped. C. O. D.. wlth prlvllege of examlnatlon. Sond us $2.60 aa guarantee of sood faith; you can pny balanco after examl? natlon of Maonlno, Aa to our rollabllity we refor you to the National Bank of Brlatol and tha mercantlle aganciea. Hamllton. Bacon & Hamllton, lirlatol, Tcnn. J, O. U. A. M. Annual aossion Stata Councll of Vlr? glnla, L-ynohburg, Va., Aprll, 21st to 25th Inoliiskvo. 16 round-trlp via Norfolk and Westam Rallway. Only llne w|th throa (8) dally tralns ln each dlreotlon. Tlokata on sale Aprll 19th, 20th and 21st, good untll Aprll 27th. For tlckets and further informatlon, apply at oompany's otlloe, 836 Kaat Maln Street; John 10. Wagnor, Paasenger Affanti C, II. Bosley, Dlatrloe .!'*a_aeii_or Agent. SEABOARDAIR LINE RAILWAY Speclal Rates to Atlanta, Qa., Acoourtft National Conferenco of Charltlei and Correutlon*. May 6-12, 1903. On acuount of tho above moetlng, the (Seapoard, Alr Um Rallwajy w|U ?el) tlckets to Atlanta, Ga., at rata of ono fare for tha round trlp, plus 23 cents, from al| atatlona nn lts llnes. Ticketa wlll be sold May 4th and oth, flnui iimu May Wh, W* "We make no exceptions when we assert that THREE JARS OF will positively oure any case of piles, no matter of how long standing. You mnst confess that we have lmlimited con fidence in our Tannopiline, to say nothing of nerve, when we ofi'er the sum of $5.00 for any case threo jars fails to oure. Eemember, we do not require a physician's oertificate. $1.00 per Jar. ONE TREATMENT 3 Jars, $3.00. Tannopltina Manufacturlng Co. For Sale by OWENS & MINOR DRUG C0., RICHMOND, VA. ??BiW"' We make a specialty of Hlgh Qrade FIELD BEEDS, buy ln large quantltles and are prepared to make low prlces, quality con.ui?r?4. Wrlte us when buying. N. R. Savage & Son Graln and Seed Merchents, Richmond, Va. HAIR BAL8AM