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BAD KIDNEY TROUBLE,

Gertrude Warner Scott Cured by the Great Kidney

Remedy, Swamp-Root.

Have KidrieyTrotibleaiidN

of Norfolk,1- su'perrleiri's Inspector of"ste'an >

vessels" for; tliiisdlstrlctjjMr. ,15.' T. .Larhbt-general! agsn'tVof the Southern^rallxrayjat''Norfolk;.Mr; SI. B. Crowell,fgeneral asjent'of.the; Old Dominion Steamship -Companyat Newport :Newsi and

-:Norfolk;.;; Judge

James^ Keith,.:of,Rlclimbnd, Senior judgeof the. Virginia Court of

'Appeals; Mr.:John "Skelton "Williams, of '-Richmond;

Mr. H: Midderidorf,! of•- Baltimore;•Mr.Horace: See," of New; .York*;/Mr..'. lrvinTVeisiger, general manager., of the Vir-ginia Transportation .Company, , •:Rich-mond; :Mr. J. M. Blankenslilp," super in-;

tendent of-the \Merchants and'- Miners*..

Transportation ;Company, >.'^.SOME OTHER- ;GUESTS.;-

Other guests of the Newport News Ship-buildingand Dry-Dock Company, at thelaunching and at the breakfast were Gov-..ernor William Thompson, of the NationalSoldiers' Home, at Hampton;} ColonelRichard Inch, United States'n&vy. super-vising inspector of machinery at the ship-yard; Naval'-. Constructor. A. "W. Stahl,superintending constructor at \u25a0 the ship-yard, and Mrs. Stahl; Naval ConstructorH. L.. Ferguson, Lieutenant-CommanderLeo D. Miner,/United' States navy; andMrs. Miner, Lieutenant-Colonel Strong.

United States army; Mr. J. G.Hunter, surveyor for Lloyds' Register;

General Superintendent Walter A. Post,

of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-

Dock Company, and Mrs. Pof=t; AssistantSuperintendent A. L. -Hopkins, Mr. FredJ. Gauntlett, auditor; Mr. C. F. Bailey,

chief engineer; Mr. "W. C. Foley, assistantsuperintendent of construction ;Mr. Lc-roy F. Boggs. private secretary to Gen-eral Superintendent Post,, all of the ship-

yard staff; Colonel George A. Kceler,

manager of the Chamberlin Hotel at OldPoint; Superintendent of Terminals H. E.Parker, of the Chesapeake and Ohiorailway; Mr. Walter S. Upshur, superin-

tendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio ele-

vators: Dr. Joseph Charles, Mr.\u25a0 W. 11.

Landon. local agent of the oia. DominionSteamship Company; Mr. L.C. Saunders.agent of the Merchants and Miners

Transportation Company; Collector-

of

Customs J. TV. Elliott; Mr. R. G. Bick-ford Mr. E. M. Braxton, .Captain B. F.Jacobs, of the Morgan Line steamship

El Mar; Chief Engineer C. L. Gilbert,. ofthe steamship El Mar: Captain W. P. S..Porter of the Pacific Mail steamship

Siberia; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cooke, Miss

Annie M. Miner. Mr. J. B. Henry, Mr

Morris K. King,Mr.J. E. Davenport. Mr.

M T. Spicer, Mr.L.R. Dashiell, Mr.L.B.

Manville. superintendent of the Old Do-

minion Land Company, and Man-

ville- Dr. S. W. Hobson, Mr. Fred Palen.

THRIFTY PETERSBURG ALSOHAS A LAUNCHING.

Heavy Ocea Going Vessel Triumph-

antly Enters the iHiirlior-Built

l>y-Coctaide City.Iron-

\u25a0Worliß.

in Men's Fashionable Fall Suits are on the counter for to-

morrow. They are typical "Burk" offerings, matchless forquality of cloths, matchless for style and tailoring excellence,

and matchless for the cheapness of the Maker-to-WearerPrices at retail. The opportunity of Undervalue BuyingPossibility, right at the outset of the season, is unprecedent-ed, and stands before prudent economists as a rare bargainevent well worthy of investigation and prompt response.

, Bargain Special No. 1/

Men's Fashionable Fall andWinter Suits, made from goodquality, strictly pure-wool Che-viots and Cassimeres, in a bigvariety of stylish mixtures andsolid colors, extraordinarily

well tailored and superblylined

—Suits that have every

expression of style and goodlooks as much costlier gar-ments, and present an excellentopportunity for slim purses to

dress well at small outlay.Standard $10.00 values-

Bargain Special No. 2.

Men's Excellent Fall andWinter Suits, immense assort-ment of Fine Worsted ScotchTweed and Cassimere fabrics,

; in choicest and nobbiest pat-tern effects, including smooth,rough and hard -finished Blacksand Blues, Fashioned, Tailoredand finished with every regardto newest style, swellest ap-

pearance and accurate fitting,: to meet the requirements of

up-to-date dressers. Standard v

$15.00 values —-special to-mor-row only

—

Bargain Special No, 3.Men's Finely- Tailored Suits

jpeers of Fashion, Form-Fit-ting and durability, made fromnewest Coronation Tweeds

—Swell Scotch Mixtures, prettypatterned Worsteds and excel-lent Black and Blue Soft orHard Surface fabrics. It takes"BURK" skill and "BURK"manufacturing facilities topro-duce garments of such elegant,stylish appearance, that rivalthe costly tailors' productionsin every respect. Standard.$16.50 and $18 values

—

Bargain Special No. 4,

Men's. Finely Tailored Suits,peers of Fasrio'n, Form-Fit-Suits, made from costly for-eign fabrics, inall the nobby ef-fects and colorings adopted infashion centres. No mer-chant tailor produces garmentsin better style, sweller appear-

ance or better fitting thanthese gems of Burk TailoredReady-to-Wear Garments. Ex-tensive assortment of all thepopular fads in Single andDouble-Breasted Sack styles,Suits that tower way aboveanything offered at.- S2O any-where else.

Manufacturing

Headquarters,615. 617, 619,

621E. Baltimore St.,

Baltimore,Md.

Makers of the ClothingThey Sell,

1003 East Main Street.

Stores at

Baltimore,

Norfolk.• \u25a0 Nashville,

Memphis,Dallas,

Richmond.

Economical buyers will find to-morrow a most interestingday at the Big Store. The Suit Departments are now at thepinnacle of completeness, and comprise an aggregation ofMen's Fall Fashions never before' assembled under any oneroof in the city. It is a magnificent representation of themarvellous resources, enterprise, manufacturing and mer-chandising facilities of the Burk Stores. Excellence in sopre-eminent degree is present in every Burk Tailored Gar-ment, and the manufacturers' wholesale figurements at retailso emphatically less, and much less, than similar qualitiescommand at other places, that the Inimitability of Valuesand Prices are fully established at sight to any discerningand judicious buyer. \u25a0.-,

FOR THIS WEEK.

Vinton. lowa, July loth. 1901.DR. KILMER& CO.. Binghamton. N. Y.

- -• Gentlemen:-My trouble began withpain in my stomach and back, so sever*

that itseemed as ifknives were cutting me. Iwas treated by two of the best physi-

cians in the county, and consulted another. None of them suspected that the cauat

of my trouble was kidney disease. They all told me that Ihad cancer of the stom-

ach and would die. Igrew so weak that Icould not walk any more than a child a

month old, and Ionly weighed ninety pounds.- One day my brother saw In a.papei

your advertisement of Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy. He bought me abottle at our drug store and Itook it. Myfamily could see a change in me for tn«

better so they obtained more and Icontinued the use of Swamp Root regular y. 1was so weak and run down that it took considerable time to build me up again. I

am now well thanks to Swamp Root, and weigh US pounds, and am. keeping hcnisa

for my husband and -brother. Swamp-Root cured me after the doctors had failedto do me a particle of good. ; .

(Gertrude Warner Scott.)

Women suffer untold misery because the nature of their disease Is not cor-

rectly understood; in many cases, when doctoring, they are lrd to'believe that

womb trouble or female weakness of some sort » rcsponslb,e_ £r |h«!r »£when, In fact, disordered kidneys are the chief cause of their distressing trou-

bl°The mild and extraordinary effect or the world-famous kidney and bladder

remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, is soon realized It S.^V 'Jmcl -^JIts wonderful cures of the mwt distressing cases A trial will convince any

one—and you may have a sample tottle sent free, by mall..

Sample Bottle of Swamp-Root Free by Mail,.

EDITORIAL.NOTE.-If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney or bladdertrouble, or Ifthere Is a trace of ItInycur family history, send at .°«™£ D,J-K-ilmor -t Co Bin-hamton N. V., who will gladly send you by mail. imnie.M-ateS wfthout cost"to "oT'a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, and a book telling

lirDoutSwin" Boot -and containing many of . the thousands upon thousanrtaaf tPß°lmonial letters received from men and women cured. In writing to Dr.

..ffltaer & Co.. Binlharnton. N- V., be sure to say that you read this gener-

ous offer in The Richmond Sunday Dispatch.

Ifyou are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you car.

purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar-size bottles at the drugstores

everywhere Don't make any mistake, but remember the • name, Swamp-Root,

Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the .address. Binghara ton, N. V.. on every boc

tie.

PRESIDENT DIDN'TREGISTER.

GEORGE WASHINGTONAS A FREE MASON.

oneof the great events of the century.

Col. W. R. Aylettdelivered the oration otthe- day

'

at" the; courthouse, 'and -was, re^\u25a0reived with thunderous applause.. Thewidow of Gen. George B. Pickett andmany other prominent ladies were present.:,;Below.: is given a list of those present on

that occasion:- ...j|General Plckett's >Staff

—Major Horace j

W.i Jones, Major R. Taylor Scott, :ChiefSurgeon W. H. Shield, A. S. Darden,

Thomas R. Friend. . . ; '/"First Virginia Regiment

—Capt B. P.

:Reeves, Capt James E. Phillips, LieutLogan S. Robins, Lieut." E. W. Martin.Sergt. Charles T. Loehr, Sergt B. M.Crow. .William- J. Armstrong," D' A. Jar-vis,-V> ...iam; F.Phumphry, W.-;N. Ander-son, Theodore J. Robertson, George \W.Allen. Val BrownV.M. Angle, E.B. Lov-ing, J.. J. Slnnbtt, Robert E.Dibnum, H.T.. Miller, E. S. Ferneyhough, R, J.Smith, H. C. Ferguson, C. L. Parker,Sergt. R. H. Howell.

Third Virginia Regiment—

Col. JosephMayo, Capt.-.; John C. Fulford, Sergt F.T. Tyman, R. A. Hutchins. John C. Lee,P. H. Miller, Robert E. Murchell. W. D.Minitree, V. Wren. P. C. O'Donnell, JohnH. Cieny, James E. Cheny.

Seventh Virginia Regiment— Capt Os-wald Fry, Capt. Thomas B. Harris, Lieut.N. T. Hartley.' Sergt. Maj.David E.-John-ston, j;E. Wayland, Ol Yager, MichaelWallace. W. H. Fray, Dr. C. C. Conway,A. S. Bowles.

Eighth Virginia Regiment—

Capt. Wil-liam N. Berkeley, . ~

\u25a0 Ninth Virginia Regiment— Major W. J.Richardson, Capt. C. T. Phillips. Adjt. J.F. Crockee, Lieut. Richard Vermillera,11. O. Phillips. R. G. Matcher, CorneliusBrooks, James W. Findley, John W.Wood, Oncy H. Edwards. J. T. Stuart,R. \u25a0 H. Henning, George W. Ferebee,. W.A. Johnson, George K. Barnes, Robert.Daughtry. . , \u25a0.'- . <

\u25a0 ..Eleventh Virginia Regiment

—John

Kelly.Fourteenth Virginia Regiment

—Major

E. M. Chappell, Capt. S. P. Read. Lieut.George B. Finch, Lieut. William C. Cur-tis, Lieut. M. A. Cogbill, Lieut.'. R. P..Smith, Lieut, Thomas A. Hatcher, Sergt.H. E. Smith, Sergt. W: j>.. Elam, GeorgeW. Jones. T. A. Park, D. B. Easley, M.Sizemore, Thomas L. Sizemore. J. \u25a0 V.Perrin, A. B. Ferguson, W. C. Gill, R. J.Smith, A.L.Edwards, C. B. Edwards.

Fifteenth Virginia.Regiment—

Alex. Jen-nings, C. A.Henninghausen, R. E. Tillar,Henry' Boone, -Sergt J. H. Haw, R. H.Fox.; -, .: - . .. . .

Seventeenth Virginia Regiment— HenryS. Petty, P. S. Bueford, B. W. Petty.

Eighteenth Virginia Regiment— Capt. Z.A. Blanton! R. A. Booker, R. M. Burton,R. D. Miller, O. T. Wicker. S.. W. Pau-lett. H. C. Paulett, E."A. Richardson, C.D. Lindsey, J. B. Glenn, J. E. Leath,' C.M. Walker. J. A. Scott, A. W. Drum-heller, J. Armstrong. Lieut. Richard Fer-guson, James T. Ovcrby, Omahon-dra. Lieut George Pollard, James Reems.J. S. Harris. • .

Nineteenth Virginia Regiment— Col. C.C. Wertenbaker, Cupt. John .. C. Culm,Lieut W. N. Wood, Sergt. R. S. Bowles,Sergt James' Peasly. G.:W.\Gillespie. W.M.lFoster, J. M.Baker.

Twenty-fourth VirginiaRegiment— LieutCol. W. W. Bentley, Capt. O. W. Barrow.

Twenty-eighth Virginia Regiment—P. L.'Terry. 11. S. Trout.

Thirtieth Virginia Regiment— Dr. S. S.!Burrows. Capt. John K. Anderson, GeorgeiE. Chancellor, '» W. Coates.

Thirty-second Virginia Regiment—Lieut.J.'i. Parham, R. B. Shelton, J. H, Cutch-ins, Isaac 'Wheeler.

Thirty-eighth Virginia Regiment—

Ar-thur S. Segar, W.B. Meacham.

Fifty-third Virginia Regiment— Col. Wil-liam R. Aylett. Col. B. r L. *arinholt.Major 11. A. Edmundson, Lieut. RobertTyler Jones, Lieut. Irving Sale, P. H.Sweet, H.- C. Hudson, A. B. WilUngham,A.R. Green, T. T. Carter. \u25a0

\u25a0 .•'.-.Fifty-sixth Virginia Regiment

—Col,

Timoleum Smith, Capt. H. C. Mlchie,Lieut. Mat Brown, L. Smith, William H.Young, James AY. Breedlove, J. E. Trot-ter, George W. T^lor, George W. May,T. W. Scott.

Fifty-seventh Virginia Regiment— JohnD. Blackwell.

Artillery—

Col. H. Coalter Cabell; Col.W. T. Poague, Major John T. Callaghan,Capt. William I.Clopton, Capt. WilliamW. Parker, Capt. J. Thompson Brown,Charles Polndexter, E. A. Moore, J. C.Tatum, E. F. Chesley, Pleasant Wright,B. M. Cox, Peter McCurdy, T. J. Todd,A. F. Southward. Thomas H. Vernelson,George W. R. McDonell.

Rev. T. R. Handy, the presiding eldeiof this district, was also returned to hitappointment here.

DEPARTMENT INTERRUPTED.Great Britain Before Evacnating

Shanghai Demands Deflnite Terms.

PEKIN, October IS.—The negotiations

for the departure of the internationaltroops from Shanghai have been inter-rupted. Great Britain before consenting

to the evacuation, desires a more definitearrangement in regard to her status inthe Yang Tse valley and more precisestipulations concerning alienation of ter-ritory in that region. :

Four minutes ahead of. the appointed

time yesterday afternoon-at 3:2Co'clock—the large ocean going hydraulic steamer

constructed by. the Petersburg^ron Works

Company for the.use of the United States

Government in the harbor of Charleston,

S C started from her birthplace and.gliding as gracefully as a swan, enteredthe Appomattox river, within sight of the

historic Crater. As if to welcome her,

the waters of the AJ/'omattox rose in awave twelve feet high and submerged theopposite shore., creating much mirthamong the spectators.

A REMARKABLEFEATURE.The launching was particularly remark-

able in that, after attempting to get the

vessel to take her plunge on Wcflnesday,

the Petersburg Iron Works discoveredthat it was necessary ;'t'# lifther from theold ways and reset them, because, on .ac-count of the terrific pressure, there hadbeen too much friction. This was success-fully accomplished, and four minutesahead of the scheduled time. the whole ofthe 1,500 tons had been lifted, put backagain, and the vessel was ready for itsplunge.

IS UNUSUALLY HEAVY.The vessel is heavier than any that have

yet been launched at the Trigg Shipyards,in Richmond, and will be engaged inriver and harbor improvement by thecorps of engineers of the United Statesarmy.

The Petersburg Iron Works Company

have constructed a number of vessels forvarious departments of the United StatesGovernment and private parties engagedin river and harbor work, and they arenow building a scow for the city of Rich-mond, to be used in keeping the Jamesriver open.

The oeneral Abbot, the name of the ves-sel just launched, is 1.000 horsepower, andwill carry as her load an equivalent to astrip of material three-quarters of a milelong, three feet wide and three feet high.

The machinery is of the best approveddescription, and the vessel as a whole isone of the finest examples of modern me-chanical skill applied to specific require-ments.

Her dimensions are 200 feet length, 40feet width, 20 feet depth. of hold, and shewill carry about 30,000 cubic feet of ma-terial.

CREWE- CHITCHAT.

Uut He "Will Go to Oyster Bay to

Vote.WASHINGTON, D. C, October 18.-

While President Roosevelt was unable togo to Oyster Bay to register his vot»for the November election, he *• will g«

to vote. The President Is progressingfinely toward complete recovery, and itnow unable to move without crutchesor even a cane, Uut his physicians hay«

advised nim not to travel any distancefor at least two weeks. For this reasonhe willbe unable to attend tho inaugura«tion of President Woodrow Wllaon, o\Princeton University, altthousrh he hadexpressed his particular desire to be prea»

ent when President Wilson is installed.

TO CONFER WITH TENANTS.

WILL INTEREST EVERYBODY.

INVESTIGATION OFMORGAN'S MERGER.

The One ttnndred and Fifteen Anni-versary of His Initiation is to

Be Celebrated.PHILADELPHIA, October IS.—lnvita-

tions have been issued for the celebra-tion, by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylva-nia, of the sesquiennial anniversary of

the' initiation of General George Wash-ington in tha Masonic Fraternity, anevent which took place in the lodge atFredericksburg, Va., on November 4. 1752.

The grand masters, deputy grand mas-ters, and grand secretary of all the grand

lodges, with which the Grand Lodge ofPennsylvania holds friendly relations,

and other prominent Mason, have been in-

vited.The celebration will be held in the Ma-

sonic Temple, in this city, on Novembersth, the formal exercises being held in

the Corinthian or Grand Lodge Hall.President Roosevelt, who is a member

of Oyster Bay Lodge, is expected to bepresent and make an address. GeneralStewart L. "Woodford, Minister to Spain,

will deliver an oration on "Washington

as a Citizen," and James M. Lamberton.Harrisburg, Pa., one on "Washington as

a Free -vlason." Greetings will be receiv-ed from visiting grand masters.

Irish Landlords Wltn Favor ItIVill

Canvass t t;e Counties.""

DUBLIN. October 18.—The minority otIrish landlords, who,- In a recent sessionhere of the Irish Land Owners' Conven-tion, supported the idea of a conferencewith tenants on the purchase question.believing the convention was not propertyrepresentative, have formed' a committeewhich includes Lord Dunraven. the Ear!of Mayo, Viscount Powers Court. Baros

Castleton. .and others, to canvass th«opinions, county by county, of the land-

lords on this subject.The minority is convinced that a large

number of landlords will bo found iefavor of such a conference.

TSRILUXG'RUNAWAY ACCIDEST.

Personal Items—

A Meeting; at Jen-nings Ordinary Clinrch.

CREWE, VA,. October IS.'— (Special.)—Mr. O. A. Bradshaw, a fireman on theNorfolk and Western railway, who hadhis arm broken about a month ago, wastaken to Richrr.ond yesterday, to havethe member examined by means of theX-ray.

Mrs. Delia Nash and little son, ofRichmond, who havo been the guests ofMrs. E. L. Snead, have .. returned totheir home.Mr. C. W. Ellington, of Petersburg,

will spend Sunday at" the home of Mr.C. N. Payne.Mr. C. E. Downs, who has for years

been a merchant in this place, has ac-cepted a position aa. book-keeper in Roa-noke.

Mrs. F. F. Thornton has returned froma visit to her home, near BlacKstone,

Mrs. Samuel Burton and son,- of .NewYork city, are the guests of Mrs. "W. TI.Manson.

\u25a0 Mr. "Willie Collinirs. of Norfolk. Is vis-itinghis brother, Mr. T. J. Collings.

A meeting which was conducted . atJennings Ordinary church, a few milesfrom town, by the Rev. J. E. 'Cook, ofRichmond, closed last night. A greatdeal of interest was shown, but onlytwo conversions wero made. Mr. Cookis an excellent man. and a fim? preacher,and made many friends in this commu-nity. ..

Two Prominent People <luite Seri«

bnslj- Injured.

COVINGTON. VA., October IS.—(Spe-cial.)—A thrillingmnaway accident occur«red here at noon yesterday, two prominenfpeople being injured, to what extent ItUas yet not known.

Mr. Thomas Luke's carriage was pass-ing the Intermoht Hotel when the horse,

a spirited thoroughbred, took fright anddashed oft at an alarming speed. Wheethe runaway animal endeavored to turna corner, it ran against the iron picketfence, surrounding the hotel, tnrowing tn«occupants of the vehicle to the groundThe animal was Impaled upon the fenceand may have to be killed. Mrs. Thomaj

Luke escaped with a few bruises, bu*.Mrs. "William Luko sustained iniurtcjabout the head. ;and Judge C. F. Moor<was considerably bruised.G. A. n.Here In 1005.

There ia an inward movement reported

on foot to have the Wolcott Post, GranuArmy of the Republic, of Milwaukee, visit

this city in ISOS. and hold an encampment.

These members recently visited the city.

Kentncky's R. K. Commission "VVill.

Start the Proceedings—lnter-

\u25a0tate Commerce Coinmls- .slon May Follow.

tca^ttiNGTON D. ~C, October 13.—(cTedaO-The attempt of the RailroadSSion of Kentucky to start an in-vestigation into the legalitj of J.P.. Mor

merce Commission has .not «Pc^fvet to take up the rase, and it wiirnot

make a decision until the-complaint. of

tvie State Railroad Commission nas been

mid here and its various allegations gone

|^nfgS^StfTne KentuckyCom-

1^!:surancV of producing something tangible

the Interstate Commerce Commtesion will"tart the \u25a0 investigation, and all of _ the

men interested in the merger of southernrailroads will be put upon the witnessstand and examined. - -:; .

If the Baby in Cutting Teethbe sure and use that okl and well-triedremedy. Mrs. "Winslow's Soothing Syriipt

for chitdren teething. It soothes thechild, softens the gums, allays all pain,

cures wind colic, andi3the best remedyfor diarrhoea! Twenty-five cents a bot-tle../

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\u25a0" 'TAZEWELL TIPS.

REMEMBER.

Personal Item*—Visitor* to theHorse Show.

-TAZEWBLL.VA.,October IG.—(Special.)Mrs. Kate C. Peer>v who. has been sickatiher home, two miles east of town, is

greatly improved! ; -_ "

Major R.R- Henry nd h!3 .daughter,

Mlse Charlßtte. .and Mra. A. J. May. Jr..and her daughter, Miss Jcani arc all Inat-teridanco on the Horse Show inyour city.

Judge S. C. Graham is inBoston on pro-fessional business. ... : ;

\u25a0Rev. R.- A. 'Kelly was returned to theM. E. church here by;the.Holston'confer-ence just;adjourned/ which.r'is pleasing

not only. to}his congragation; but to thecommunltxiat tlarge*

The Great Sew York Rone Shovr,

Sovember 17tl» to;22n«1.The Old Dominion Steamship :Coin.;

pany's ninth annual personally conductedexcursion to New .York, ncconnt of theHorse Show, leaves Richmond -'Saturday .\November 13th. As New Yorkifs'crowOed-during Horse Show: week, early.- apptjcnV'tion should be made to secure good steam-'s r and hotel reservations.

-JOHN F.';MAYi^i:Ai:ent.r

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- ." ia2;eastaiaia'3tre«tiit

Miss Berkley, of Berkley, Va., who hasbeen the :

-guest of Miss Hunter Fergus-

son- during the Horse. Show, -will;returnhome Wednesday. She will be accom-panied by Miss Blanche Mastin.

Mr. Jack Cranston, of Georgia, was inthe city yesterday.

Mr. Leslie Creecy, of Fairmount. whohas been illat the-- Virginia'Hospital 'with'typhoid fever and pneumonia, is conva-lescent. •

Miss Alice McNamara, of Lynchburg,is the guest of Mrs. Frank P. Burke, 804east Marshall street; "'during the

t HorseShow. / . . ./

Miss ICatherine Douthit, of Atlanta, Ga.,is. visitingMrs. W. P..Stultz, 2223 Pleasantstreet. •

I-lon. J. L. "White, who has been theguest of the Micses Martin during theHorse Show, has returned home.

Miss Mary Coffman, of Harrisonburg,who has boon the guest of, Mrs. Henry

T. Christian, returned home yesterday.

Misses Mamio and Maude- Hamilton,who have been; visiting,their cousin,. Mrs.Alice Thomason; of Twenty-first street,

will.return home to-morrow.

Mrs! Stella J. Austin, of Terre Haute,Ind.,;who-ha3 :been the guest; of Mrs. S.•B.,West,^ill re turn horns to-morrow-, eve-nln*-"V\u25a0''\u25a0',:.-; .U'•' :. •' :'X\;:- '\u25a0 "\u25a0-.— \u25a0/•^S'^^-fc*"'

CHiEFLY.PERSONAL

Or at Least Everyone Who Suffers

From Catarrh.

Catarrh in its various forms is a nation-al disease, and the fact that nearly every-body suffers. from it more or less leadsmany to neglect its proper treatment.

Nasal catarrh is a: common cause ofheadaches, .destroys sense of smell and ifneglected reaches the throat, causing im-pairment and sometimes total loss of voice.:Bronchial catarrh ; leads easily to con-Isumption. Catarrh of stomach and liverjare very serious and obstinate troubles,

while it is now generally admitted thatcatarrh is the most common of air causes

of deafness.Allof the more serious forms of catarrh

begin with nasal catarrh, the local symp-

toms being a profuse discharge, stoppage

of nostrils, irritation and frequent clearing

of the throat, sneezing, cougning and gag-ging.

The old style of treatment with Douches,

inhalers, sprays, salves, etc., simply give

temporary relief, and every one who hasused any of them knows how useless they

are and their inconvenience is such thatvery few have the time or patience tocontinue their use. •

A radical cure of catarrh can only, beobtained from a treatment which removesthe catarrhal taint from th©blood, becauseno one will now dispute that, catarrh -is

a constitutional or blood disease, and localapplications can have no effect except to

temporarily relieve local symptoms.

A "new remedy whicn has been remark-ably successful in curing catarrh is apleasant tasting tabiet which is taken in-ternally, and acts upon the blood and mu-cous membranes. . •. \u25a0-

Itis composed of antiseptic remedies likeRed, Gum, Blood Root, and similar "cleans-ing specifics which eliminate the catarrhalpoison from. the. system.

The tablets being/pleasant to the. tasteare dissolved in the mouth and thus reachthe throat, trachea- and finally the stom-ach and entire 'alimentary canal.' They^

are sold, by druggists- everywhere underthe name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.

"

If desired, when there i3much stoppage

of the nose, the tablets may be" dissolvedin warm ..water, and used as a. douche inaddition ;to 'internal 'use, ;.but a- doucna.Usnot at all]necessary. A few dissolved inthe mouth daily will; be sufficient. 'Dr.Ainslie -" says :"The regular, daily'.us« ofStuart's Catarrh .Tablets taken, internally

will 'cure'

\u25a0the -whole .catarrhal troublewithout resorting.to ,tne Inconvenience ofa. douche, or an- inhaler.":.;. .\u25a0 \u25a0. >\u25a0 . . .

They seem to give a healthy tone_ to thewhole mucous membrane and ;it is really

remarkable how 'soon -they will clear thehead ;and" throaty of

;the "unnatural and

poisonous Jcatarrhali 'secretion. _\u25a0 . \u0084<' .->-\ ,- Stuart's Catarrhal. Tablets is undoubted-ly,the"safest, .most- palatable and "certain-ly:.:the!'m6st efficient arid convenient-rem-cdv.tor'anyform ot catarrh. __ _J - -

MONROE LftUNGHIHG•. nJ» «*•\u25a0 *T

-MONTAGVK CimiSTKXS

TUi: PAI'ACK OF THIS SEA.

MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.

\u25a0 l,r Ol«l nnmininn Steamer Glt«lci»

Into the \u25a0lumen Wlthont tlic SHcht-

p^t Hl«ol>—Dl»«incnls?icd Vlsltorn

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Sonic .Hnndaiome

«onrrnirii.

sE -v\-pORT NEWS. V.V., October IS.—,c*^ ;,» ,_Tho Newport News Shipbulld-

-•\u25a0& Dry Dock Company added an-,*.\u25a0 t<> its long list of successful launches

-\u0084- rr.oniiJip. when itput overboard the-,~r and palatial passenger and freight

\u0084 ... 5,,,p Monroe, building for' the Old

v :nior, Steamship Company's service

1'..-n New York, Norfolk and Newport

kYv Mrs. Andrew Jackson Mantaguo,

;ic pf the Governor of Virginia, chris-

,-i the/new palace of the sea. named

.:. r , r0 of the Old Dominion's most 11-..•',-js sons, fi»nd an assemblage esti-

\u25a0

\u0084 -; :.: from S.OiX) to aO.COO people saw

v..-' \.r-i~ black hull, graceful even in its

.•• '\u25a0•>. c state, glide from t.ic ways on\u25a0- ;t was buili.to the Waters of the

<\u25a0(\u25a0-,,- James river, whose landmarks of;days have furnished names for

,\u25a0..-,-,-> ;; an one of the vessels of the pop-

;sr Old Pominion fleet.

WHAT LENT THE CHARM.\?jde from the launching of the. ship,

(\u0084>\u25a0\u25a0. ;s not an uncommon attraction in•••-

c- shipbuilding city, the christening of

ji<- embryo quocn of the American ceasi-

ng, :-vt by tho lirst lady in the btate

»-\u25a0•• an event of more than ordinary in-

.,.-. • rv.ir-.c: to the wide popularity andracial standing of the Governor's

r.iing and nuractive wife.

.• < .;• fitting clof* to tiie ceremonies of

.:.... Ihe officials of the shipbuilding

npany jrave a post-launching breakfastii'Lioxvl Warwick in honor of the fair;::' thcr of the shipyard's newest pro-

Covers were laid for about 150:iie«»s and the dining hail of th» hotel'\u0084,.- w».!l filled;.

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS.Almost every line centering at Hampton

;,. :•• brought visitors to the city,; -\u0084. launching; President C. B. Orcutt,

• shipbuilding Company, arrived from,. V.;k yesterday --^morning to be here

advance of to-day's event. President\. L; Guilleadeu; of tha Old Dominionfttamsliip Company, also came down

ioni New :York yesterday morning and

v t;.v afternoon, accompanied by Mr-. M.

:. Crowell, the steamship company's

xzctiX 6i Newport ICews and Norfolk, he•.\u25a0•:.: up to:.Richmond, returning early this

,;:;.)\u25a0},\u25a0 on the new Old Dominion .steamer:\u25a0• :;v!o:;. accomj'anicd by a party of thecompany's guests from the State capital.

rise Brandon, decorated with flags, wasied ;:p at the shipyard prior to thebunching, aftorwards going to the Old

Pier A. where, after the break-,-iFt at Hotel Warwick, she was boardediy the jpuests at that fuuctioj> \u25a0 for a trip

Dound me harbor.The regular Old Dominion steamer fromv. v York this morning brought a party• people who came as guests of the Olddominion Line and the shipyard, and an-ither parly came down from the metropo-

is nvcr the New York, Philadelphia andS'rrfolk route, coming up to the city

\u25a0:;; Old Point on the palace car Old\u25a0in; Comfort, of the Ncwport fNews ana•.:Point Railway and Electiic' Company,fhc Paltimore and Washington steamers.

\u25a0 -.'.\u25a0' :! as other boats touching nere, alsoimiigirt launching guests. The regular

\u25a0ti-inaer from Norfolk brought a numberi•. ::-;iors, as did the ~pecsal excursionfiin ever the Chesapeake and Ohio fromP.irhmcnd ard the electric lines from\u25a0:;.r.p(on and Old Point.

s Governor's party traveled in pri-;sie cars attached to the excursion train,:. the Chesapeake and Ohio. It wasir.nouuced that the guests from Richmonds u!d make the trip do-.vn the James onbe Brandon, and the Governor's partyi;- s cxpectec when the steamer tied upi: the yard. It was decided, however,

:\u25a0 tome by rail snd about 10 o'clock the• In Lrrived at the yard from Richmond.'::: Momicue, the Governor and the!; dies, of their party, were driven in car-riatrcs to tlie platform ?.t the bow of the'\u25a0: roe, which rested on the ways under:'•- thud crane in the north end of tne

\u25a0 waiting to talre her plunge intothe James.

ACHING PREPAKATIONS;Tho shipyard gates were thrown open

w;i£ not long befoie an immense crowdI \u0084.i,!i\u25a0 .;\u25a0•-•., in ilie opening between vie'

•\u25a0•. s holding the Monroe and those onfchlch 'h-. monster armored cruiser WestV i ririia rests. From a point several hun-5r«:0 yards beyond the platform, at ihe: ' of the -ship out to the pior, the crowd• v>\u25a0"\u25a0l'd.

'It was a well-dressed assem-

5 ••. .'.nd as rc-presentative" as any that•;gathered htre for a merchant launch-

j\u25a0 nr r>vrral hours prior to the time set"

'•\u25a0 • event, which was at 10 o'clock, a\u25a0'r v 6f workmen had been engaged pre-r-;ihng tiie vessel for her journey. Alli";-.t(•AAing around -the .towering hull was

mby«l and one by one the shores underbulging sides of the ship were knock-

: out This work completed, the men1 \u25a0\u25a0':•\u25a0! their attention to driving home

the wedges which raised cradle orling.ways from the ground ways.... ilr'-vi; preparations were going on

iow, the guests were arriving and talc-*ii-ir places on the platform!. In the

lisor's booth, erected on the platform;• -r the steel prow of the ship, wero Gov-rnor and Mrs. Montague, Mr. Orcutt,' Gi!leatidcu, Miss Annie L?e Bcrke-

\u25a0\u25a0 Mrs. Montague's maid of honor;:';' • Virginia McCandlish, of Saluda, and-

iit-i-.-n Stevens, of Richmond, the1P-'msor b attendants. Around tho boothw*-4:^gathered the larlios and gentlemen'

'\u25a0 \u25a0!>•'• . liiehinond party, including the

READY, START!

An Athletic Event.

You want, everybody wants, brain andmuscle, wind and stamina, and can get*h«n if fed properly. This is an athleticR« The man or woman who is weak ors'Ckly, j.s riot in the race: success sociallyw inbusiness goes only to the strong and'•\u25a0'.Ithy. U is largely a matter of choice"•'••;'n. any one for proper living, andP'-Ql^er food will bring the prize.

An athlete in Chicago tells of the goodhe has obtained from proper food.*-'

(- r--ys: "Last rpring Ibojjan to train

•'t!'] to become an athlete in track eventsWrfl to stronger: Inow know thatwhat strength and victories Ihave se-'t

:*:* iis due to the use of Grape-Nuts,\u2666•'hen In training for an athletic meet, I**ould just live on Grape-Nuts alone forthrc* days before tb« event was to comeoil During this time 1 won nix chamMwiship race: out of two athletic meets.»n a 300-yard run my time was 35 seconds,;-!i^ in the 75-yard dash the time was 9Kxonds. both being a good record.

Grape- Nuts has given me a stronger'nind and also bodily strength which no(i'h'r food <-ould have done in so' short a'•lie. jhave gained strength in a mostf'^iiiikahle way since using Grape-Nuts.

"Members of our football team have aMinim* table on which may be foundJir« or all the 'athlete's favorite food,wapfj-Kuts.* "

Name given by PostumLatUe creek, Mich. : ;

through. The sound of cracking woodwas the signal to the sponsor. Mr. Or-cutt had previously instructed her as tothe simple art of christening a ship, and,at the proper time, Mrs. Montaguegrasped the bottle in her right hand, andas the hull started away from the plat-form she dashed it against the receding 1

steel wall. "1 christen thee Monroe," sheexclaimed, the bottle breaking, and thefoaming champagne racing down the side,falling on one of the ship-yard officialswho was beneath, directing the finalpreparations.

Down the ways the Monroe glided, gain-ing momentum as she neared the water.With a splash the new ship, rode outupon the bosom of the James with perfectbuoyancy, leaning neither to starboardnor port. She was soon picked up bytugs and tied up to one of the yardpiers, where she will receive her engines,boilers, and other machinery.

The ship-yard was emptied of spectatorsin half an hour, the guests 'for the oc-casion repairing to Hotel Warwick.

THE GOVERNOR'S. PARTY. .In the Governor's party, besides \u25a0 Mrs.

Montague and their little daughter Gay,

were Miss Annie Lee Berkeley, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Landon Berkeley, ofDanville: Miss Virginia McCandlish, ofSaluda; Miss Helen Stevens, of Richmond,

who attended Mrs. Montague .at thelaunching; Colonel George C. Cabell, Jr.,

Colonel John S. Harwood. Colonel MannValentine, Colonel "Hunt Chipley, ColonelGrnndy. Colonel Jo Lane "Stern, ColonelHenry M. Lewis, and Colonel Robert N.Harper, of the Governor's staff; Mrs. Lan-don Berkeley, Mrs. Mann .Valentine, 'Mrs.A.M.Drew, Miss Selden, Miss Irene Fitz-gerald. Mr. R. L; Montague, and Mr.Horace Hoskins. . -\u0084.

Others from a distance were Mr. \V.L.Guilleaudeu, president of the Old Dorhin-.ion Steamship Company; Mr.H.B. Walk-er, general traffic manager, SuperintendingEngineer H. -C.-- Hlsgins- and AssistantEngineer R. S. Hahrht, of.the Old Domin-ion Steamship Company; -Mr.- Calvin ;B.

Orcutt. president of the Newport; NewsShipbuilding, and SDry-Doclc JCompany;President, George . W.. Stevens, ,of. theChesapeake. and Ohio .railway:/Mrs..railway:/Mrs..>Ste-vens, nnd Miss-Stevens; General 1Manager

C. E. Doyle, of thYChesapeake and'

Ohiorailway;.General' James lofWashington, '\u25a0'. supervising inspector-generalof'steam vessels; Colonel V,Joha

*,W.:Oast^

'

Used in the Launching of the Steamship

MonroeBy Mrs. A. J. Montague,,

and* Presented to.Her by the

Old Dominion Steamship Company,

October IS. 1002.

On the reverse side were the initials,

••A. J. M.." in large monogram. The pre-

sentation of a coaster to the ship's spon-

sor was a novelty. It has never been a

feature of launching ceremonies here.

The presentation of a coaster, with a spe-

cial bottle of champagne to take the

place of the one broke at the christening,

took place at the breakfa st. The brokenbottle wss also given the sponsor as

a memento of the occasion.

THE CYNOSURE OF ALL. EYES.The fair god-mother of the ship was the

cynosure of all eyes as she stood in the

booth awaiting the final word that every-

thing was in readiness for her part in the

ceremony. She is a strikingly handeome.woman, "with charming manners anu sun-

ny disposition, and from her position shespoke :to a number of her acquaintances

on the'Platform, and frequently leaned

over the railing to converse with her

friends from Richmond. She was attiredi-i s. beautiful imported sown of old blue

cr^'-e and Irish point lace, wearinr a ha.,

trimmed entirely with violets. She car-

ried a white, hand-painted,, chifton para-

sol and an immense bunch of violeta.The ladies on the platform described -her.-own as a veritable •'dream." The men

were ignorant the- details, but they

acrcea with the ladies."°

THEN.-CAME THE CLIMAX.,-/V,*All of.-the-- preliminaries completed; the

selected -workmen commenced to saw the

last restraining timber* under the ;bowthat heldUhe vessel in place. The "swish v.of the largo 'instrument could be -plainly,

heard on the platform as it cut -its .way.

members of the Governor's staff in uni-

form.

THE BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE.The bottle of champagne with which the

ship was to-be christened was suspended

from the top of the vessel by a long rope.

It was encased in a silk net of gray, andllowing from the neck were half a dazenribbons, the colors of the Old DominionSteamship Company, each one having let-tering or a decoration. The bottle, before

it was arranged for the ceremony, restedin a sterling silver caster, which borethis inscription on one side:

s