[TRIAL OP BEV. J. E. R. RIDDICK CI 11/1 TH mPl H UI

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IT PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THEMOST INTERESTING IN VIRGINIA

FOR MANY YEARS PAST.

BRUNSAVICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

THE MURDER WAS A GREAT SHOCK TOTHE PEOPLE OF BRONSWICK COUNTY

The Man Who Was Ki'led Was One of the Most Popular in

His Section of the State anci No One Had Known Him to

Give Offence to Those With Whom He Was Associated,or to Have Any Difficulty Wi:h His Neighbors.

THE LATE DR. V.*M. II. TF.MPLf..(Who "Was Shot and Ivilled by I.iddick.)

RIDDICK CLAIMED DR. TEMPLEINSULTED HIS WIFE BUT THE

'HYS1CIAN DENIED THIS.

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REV. J. E. It. I.IDDICI-..BRUXSWICK COrXTT JAIL.

(Where Itev. Mr. Riddick is Confined.)

CLOSE C0MF1HEMENT IN JAIL HAS MADETHE PRISONER PALE AND NERVOUS

He Reads a Great Deal, But Has Given Orders Not to BringHim Any Newspapers Containing References to His Crime.It Is Said the Accused Does Not Wish to Flead Insanity,But His Counsel Will Probably Do So.

A. B. TCRNBULL.(Sheriff of T^runswick.)

HON. "_**".. S. TLT-NEULL.(Judge of Brunswick County Court.)

C. 1. M'i- .....l.L.(Jaiier o£ Brunswick County.)

HON. E. P. BUFORD.(Commonwealth's Attorney of Brunswick

LAVVRENCfi, A'A.. Apiil 23..Special..0*he trial of Rev. J. E. R. Riddick-fconurd< r of Dr. Wm. il.

n.ence in the Coun.county -.lext I"hursThe triaJ pr >mis<

cost inter. sUng .".-. ;

in this s. :rio i :'number of witnon each sule an 1 tcccupy ei^'i: or tenThis murder w t-

ipeople of this couithe wii >le State, ow

of ihe slayer .an.lRev. J. E. R- ¦**"

yc-_rs of age, anlbeen a -n.-mber ofence of ihe al'. io

nnd ln"" been lnBninswlsk Clr

DR TDr. Tomple was

vcar and was one of

and succe"*3ful physicians m the county.Almost every one rtvho knew Dr. Tenipie

'¦:. ,i him, aud no one ever knew him logive offense or have a ditlicalty with anyone.As (previously stated. Srt this corres-

pohdenee, Mr.- Riddick rode up to thehouse of '!>:.. \\". li. "iVrnple. about sun-ri.se on Sunday morning, March 11th, anddismounting, went to the front door. Dr.Temple 'met Mr. Riddick and extended his.:.:.:, thinking he came to .ummon himto attend his wife. as he (the Doctor) hadbeen called to see her the Wednesdaynight before and was expecting to be call¬ed again at any time. Mr. Riddick, In¬stead oi' taking the Doctor's hand, drewa pistol and fired one shot whieh missedits mark and took effect ln the wall.

in-. Tomple ran out into the back yardand was closely pursued by Mr. Riddick,who fired four other shots, ail of whichtook effect, and then mounted his horseand rode off. Dr. Temple lived one weekand died on Uie afternoon of the follow-

ing Sunday. Mr. Riddick claimed be¬

fore the magisirate's court that Dr. Tem¬

ple had insulted his wife and for that rea¬

son he shot him.DR. TEMPLE'S DENIAL.

On his dying bed Dr. Temple cieniedthat he had ever'injured Mrs. Riddick byword or deed. Dr. Temple was consciousto the time. of his death, and asked liis

friends to do no violence, but let the lawtake its course.Those TVho knew Dr. Temple do not

believe he has been guilty of anythingimproper and it is said when Mr. Riddickin the charge of officers was permitted to

visit his home. that Mrs. Riddick was

heard to tell him that he had shot Dr.Temple without any cause.

REV. J. E. R. RIDDICK.Mr. Riddick has been in jail at this

place since March loth. He was aecus¬

tomed to a great amount of outdoor exer-

cise and the consfinement is making himpale and nervous. He has his meals senthim from the Brunswick Hotel and has a

fair appetite. He never refers to hiscoming trial.

Ile rcads a great deal, but has instruct-ed the jailer not to bring him any news¬

paper -which has in it any reference to hiscrime.

TIIE INSANITV PL1.A.It is said ho does not wish to plead in-

sanity, but it is the opinion of the peoplethat this will be the move of his lawyers.The Commonwealth will be represented

by Hon. E. P. Buford, who is a brilliantand able lawyer. Ii is said that he willbe assisted by Hon. E. XV. Saunders. ofRocky Mount, Va., win was speaker of thelast House of Delegates.Mr. Riddick will be defended by Messrs.

R. LI. Davis. of Petersburg, Va.; E. C.Goode, of Boydtpn, Va.; and W. S. Poage,of "Wytheyille, Va.It is probable that a change of venue

will be asked for, but it is not thought ne¬cessary here and will probably not begranted, as the people of Brunswick arecool-headed and it is believed he can se¬cure an entirely fair trial here.

LAST STEP IN THEREORGANIZATION

John Skelton Williams Succeeds HisBrother as President.

CHANGE OF DIRECTORS, TOO.

Mr. AV. lt. McKcnney Rcsisns and

Jiio.Al.SlHHWuod -PakcstlJo.Place.The Gilliam Case AVill l'roba-

bly l>o Transferred.

PETBRSBUIIG. VA., April SS-fipectalMr John Skelton Williams was elected

preeddent of tho Seaboard Air Line Rail¬

way at a meeting of ihe Board of Di-

areetors of that company, held in Peters¬

burg to-day.Mr. Wiliiams was elected to fiil the

vacancy caused by the r.si-riiation of

__Ir> E. Randolph Williams. wWcB was

r__*eivt-Ct and apcepted at the meeting thisinor.ung.

T1IB DIRECTOKS.Tho old" directors ot the Richmond,

Peter-hurg and Carolina Railroad re-

s-igu-'d. and the following were chosendirectors or thc Seaboard Air Dine,which ls now the name of ,the road:Mwssr-.. John Skelton Williams, S. DavisAVarf'i-d. Robert C. WTllIamS. James H.Doolev. William A. Marbury, William P.Cockran. C. Sidnoy Shepard and Jc.in W.__j____-_er____r_. ilr. John M, Sh.-rwood was

chosen in place of W. R. McKenney, re¬

signed.THE GILLIAM CASE.

The case of Thomas M. Gilliam, whichwas certified in the Hustings Court ofthis city severai days ago, will probablybo transferred to Prince George countyfor trial, where the oftence with which

BETTER THAN TIIE KNIFE.

Pymm-'l Pile Cure Cures Piles Quick¬ly, Palnlcssiy, "Without I.at.__er.

People go along for years, sufferingwith piles. They try this and that, andthe other thing, from carrying a buckeyeto getting treatment from a physician.They obtain temporary relief, maybe, butthey ara never quite eured. A littie stramin lifting, excessive fatigue, a little con-stlpation, or a little diarrhoea, and thepiles come back.They don't seem to amount to much, but

they banish sleep and appetite. No posi¬tion is comfortable. There is intense localpein and that dreadful, agonizing feelingol" weight in the perlneum.Maybe in the early stages some of the

many of the saives on sale will affordtemporary relief. lf the case is of Iongstanding there Is oniy one speedy andsure remedy. It is Pyramid Plie Cure.Even in light cases it is the safest thingto use. Other applications may cure andmay not. Pyramid Cure is always cer¬tain, elways reliable, always b'rings com-fort at once. Its prompt use savesmonths of s.v< re suffering. In oxtremecases it wil! save surgical operatlons andtheir attendant dangers and discomforts.It is better than the knife. Will cureeasier, quickcr and safer. Thousahds haveused it Thousands have been cured byit. The cost is trifling compared* withwhat it <loes. Tiie price is one doliar.Most anybody would giadly pay ten dol¬lars to be rid of piles.Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure. lf

yours hasn't it. he will get it for you fromthe Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich.,eole manufacturers.

Gilliam is charged' is said to have beencommitted.Another horse attempted to walk across

the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge,which crosses the Courthouse Road justbeyond the limits of Blandford. No one

saw him in the act, but Mr. Pennier, ofPrince George county, while on his wayto the city, saw the injured horse lyingin the branch just beneath the bridge.

ALFRED VANDERBILTTO MARRY

HisEn__-a__*enient to Miss Elsift FrenchAnnounced.

XEW YORK, April 2S..The engagementof Alfred Gwynn A'anderbilt, second son

of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, and

Miss Eisie French, the daughter of Mrs.Francis Ormond French, was announcedto-day.(Miss Elsie French and her mother and

Mr. Vanderbiit are in London.It was learned at Newport that Mr.

Vanderbilt and Miss French will be mar¬ried there in September.The father of Miss French was a well-

known New Yorker, the president of the.Manhattan Trust Company. IJe le__t afortune which has heen estima'ted ati?i5,e-oo,ooo.Alfred Vanderbilt inherited the great'er

part of his father's enormous fortune.Ha is twentyJtwo years old and a gradu¬ate of A'ale.

Pt-'-sideiitinl Electors.NORFOI.I-, A'A., April 2S.Special..lt

is understood that Representatlve JohnWhitehead, of Norfolk, and Colonel J. CParker, of Franklin, are slated to bepresidentia! electors from this district.The knowing ones expect Judge '"Torn'' iH.Wilcox, at present one of Norfolk's nolicecommissioners, to be Police Justice dur¬ing Mayor Johnston's second term. Thesalary is $2.-00 yearly. Judge Wilcox isunderstood to be the admlnistratlon can¬didate as against Justice Tomlin, the pres-'ent incumbent,,

MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPEIt Is Nor Probable Tliat lhe Britisli

Will Oyertake the Ki.r___her__.LONDON, April 29-3:30 A. M:'.Tlie tota]

absence of news from the seat of war inSouth Africa, during the last twen'ty-fourhours, it is presumed, indicates that ope-rations are progressing which it is deem-ed prudent to keep secret.The main body of the Boers composed

of the forces reeently holding Thaba N'CtuiLeeuw Kop and Dewet's .Dorp, is retir-ins; probably with a view to joining inthe neighborhood of Ladybrand, the com-mandoes from the vicinity ot" Wepener,¦which acording to dispatches from AliwalNorth, have headed for LadybfahcT.Generals Hamilton, French, Brabant

and Hart are in that vicinity, while Gene- iral Rundie is on the spot. The Britishthus have an overwhelmingly superiorfevee and ong'ht to wipe out the Boe-s. ifthey succeed in overtaking them. andbring them to bay.

It may be assumed that the Boers areto the east ward of a line drawn fromThaba N'Chu to Wepener. The retreat,lt seems, was carred out without fight¬ing, which indicates that the Boers havea good start, and the dis-patohes saythat they are not hampered much bytransports and leave no visible wheel-'tracks behind them on the veldt.The chance seems even that the re-

treating eonwnandoes may get awaywithout being forced to turn and fight.

Stopp-'il the Wnj_.bi.__.BRETCiRHA. Friday, April 27..The rc-p-

reser-taitiive of' the Reuter Telegram Com¬pany. With the Fede-rals at Brandfort. isinformed that the British- at Jarrrmer'sDrift trie.l to get am.mmicat.on throughBasutoland, but that the Basutns stoppedthe wagons and infonned General Dcwet.

A State organization has been formedin New York by 11 unions of the tMeta!Pollshers, iBuffers, Piaters and Brass-¦workers'-Union of North America.-

WORDS OF ADVICE FROM WELL KNOWN MINISTERSTO Y0DN6 MEN WHO PURPOSE ENTERING THE MINISTRY

REV. S. R. MAXWELL. RABBI E. N. CALISCH. REV. HARRY MINNICK-

One of the Preachers Says He Was Nervous When He Preached His First

Sermon. and Those Who Heard Him Were Glad When He Quit.Circumstances Under Which Their First Sermons Were

Preached, and the Subjects of their Discourses.

The Times recently sent out to severalministers in Richmond a series of ques¬tions wlth request for answers.

Beiow wiil be found some of the re-

plies to these questions, which were as

follows:"When, and under what circumstances

did you .preach your tirst sermon, andwhait v.-.is tne subject of your discourse'.'""Wero you nervous or frightcned

wii .'. u pr< hi ^i it?""What sugestions, with a view to en-

couraging and helping him. could yougive to a young man entering the minis-try?"

Kev. S. lt. Maxwell.Rev. S. R. Maxwell, pastor of tiie

Third Christian Church, said:Edltor of The Tlmes:

_.*;;:*,.Y'ou a-fk me to answer some ques¬tions. I will do so to tho best of myability.

Ques-ti--"!! 1..When, and under -what cir-cum_J_an<d_s did you prtucii your firstsermon?The date I cannot lix exactly. The cir¬

cumstances were these:I -was cducated for tho business of

civil eisgineerlng. I Ibefcanse a. Christianin 1SS5. An oid xr.iini-s'ter in the city ofArm_-3'h, IreCand, where I wa-3 resid'ing,declared I otrght -to preach, and one even¬

ing he prevalled upon me to go into the.country and speak to a ..or.grega.-ronthat asseimbled ln a schoolhouse

I went. My text was John iii., 3. Excepta man be born again he cannot see .tiieKingdom of God.Question -..Wero you norvous?I was, and -hc surroundings were enough

to make a fraiw penffiiyte tremible.The night was cold, the audience small.

and the cttd prea -her sat down in front totake in my intellectual and' spiritualdimep.sion-s.

I tremhl-d like an aspeu leaf. throatwas dry and my ideas refused to come

forth a.t -my command.I felt _h!ait I had 'some jneasure of

abiMty as a speaker before I got up, butwhen" I rwas up I began to think thatI was a fool.When I finished I wa-s dlsgusted with

mysc-ii" and J Imagined everybody elseheld me in cor-tempt.Question 3.What advice would you givo

a young man entering the ministry'.''l!,\\*I. THH PROPER MOTIVE.

I would te!.! him to be sure he hasthe proper m^tive. My son. if you imag-tne the minlstry ls an easy Hfe you are

mistaken. No man has any right to en¬

ter the ministry with a low or mereenarymotive.Be sure you have the- qualifteatiorcs of

brain and heart and body.Be prespared for anything: no experi-

ence that is poss-ible to man need sur-

prise you. All phases of human nature-...-;", be rovealed to the preacherKeep cool amd collected: .neve.r allow

your heart to run away with your brains.Don't fool with theology, the world is

tired of dogma: people want facts andsimnle truths. The masses are driftingaway from the churches because thechurch is drifting away from Christ.Don't fool with higher crifclcrsm. Since

1S_0 these critlcs have invented "47 theor-ies concer.ntng the Bible; 603 of thesehave died a natural death and the re¬

maining 111 are afliicted with leprosy.,

and wiil soon need ihe services of theunderfcaker.The criticism that d.-mu..!.-* the atten¬

tion of tiie preacher la the slna .>*' therace. Your time U too predous to fool.c.v.iy in i-.lle and simple thsory whensouls are perishingThere are three things you must know

to succeedt.God, The Bi'oie, Human Na¬ture.

I-.-ibbi K. N.Caliseb.Rev. Dr. E. X. Calisch, R_.bbi of Beth

Ahaba congregation. said:Editor of The Times:Sir,.Iu answer to your querles

as to "when and where andunder what clrcumstunees" [ delivered rnyflrst sermon, what was its subj ;ct and ifI was nervous or frightei ed, I beg to saythat my maiden sermon was delivered lnSeptember. 1S.S4, in Canton, O.. PresldentMoKinley's native town. I had then justpassed my nineteenth birthday by :i fewmonths. The-occasion was the eve of our

festlval of the New Year. There was noregmarly organized congregation In Can¬ton. There were Iiving there ab.nu t'lt-teen Jewlsh families. Dfsiring t.. havepublic worship on our great holy days o:'New Year and Atonement. they per.- I da temporary organization, and I cam** upfrom Cincinnati. where I was attendingthe secular and theological colleges, andtook charge. The services were heid in a

Knights of Pythtas hail. with an impro-vised amateur choir. The subject of thesermon was 'The Dying Year."I do not remember that I was especi.l-

ly nervous or frightened-, though I was

rimong strangers. Possibly I had the cour¬

age of ignorance; that fearlessness tliat

youth lends to those who "rush ln whereangels fear to tread." But I will saythat even to-day yet I rarely enter my

pulpit, or face an audience anywrv¦-, -*.

without being keenly conscious of an ever

present sense of responsfbllity. And sime-

times that. sense of responsibility is so

acute that it amounts to the next tiunsto stage fright. though I do not believethat mv audience ever detect lt.

SHOULD BE CALLED.***\Vhat sugestlons, with a vle-*

to encouraging or helping him. wouldI give to a young man about to enter tne

ministry'"" I would no: encoiirage him.I would try to discourage him. I d > not

believe that the ministry is a

profession that young men need en-

couragement to enter li ls o le '"or whieh

they should feel so decided a "call" that

not only should they need no encour-

agement. but they should perslst in the

face ot obstacles.When once he is ready and ins'.stent

upon sending out his ship of iire upon themlnisterlal sea, then I would counsel him

to possess his soul nt" an uuinite optimismar.d an endless patience. He must not

fondlv Imagine that all is a fair sky, a

j favorlng breeze and a fiowing "tea. There

aresqualls ever imminent and clouds that.rather on the slightest provocation.He must remember that, as ready and

willing as people will be to do him honorad applaud him if successful. there is no

more pitiable wrec'k on the shores of timethan an unsuccessful ministry. As highas he may rise in popular favor whenhis star is at its perlhelion, so correspond-fngly low may he fall when welghtedwith Incapacity and' popular disfavor.The recognltion of his work is to the

minister n-jt only his bread and butter,but his cake and pie as well Yet I

would point out to the aspiring novittaieth it tlwre is no profession ln which its

re work is so litt.e understood andaoDreciated The eloquent sermon ls

duly loplauded and praised, even as tho

Crag, .': 0f a ro Ia inh ded and enjoyed.But verv few people stop to think otthe sunshine and the rain. the wind andthe soll and the crystal dew that are allnecessary t.. produce that fragranee.And few persons consider the study andthought aud patient toil. not to speak ofthe. ment ii strain and the physical effortof the delivery. that ara necessary to

produce. not one, but successive sermons.that are to be acceptable an.l effeet-ve.

WORDS OF ADVICE.I would adv_3e the young man not to

look for the b*1--* ar.d ,most enduringresults of his work in the compiimentsthat may be paid him on his pulpit work.but t-> seek to make himself felt in thohearts and th- homes of his people. to

have t.iem regard him as the weicomeVisitor. the honorecl friend and counsellorat .-¦-., ry tireside.

I would' advlse him to denl justly wltn

his people. to honor the face nf the poorequally with that of tiie wealthiest

porlshoner: never to let the fear otpossible results sutfer him to condonewrong or patlate Injustlce. In his parablebefore King David, Nathan the prophetpleaded th- caus- 02 the man with thor.ne ewe lamb and tlurg his rebuke in

tii.- fa ¦>. of tbe mighty m>>narch.'_ would advlse him. above all things.never to tose the enthusiasm or the

idcals of his y.-uth. for he will oftenstand in sore need ot them.

All these things may sound as so many

platitudes, but they are none rhe less

the makings ot" the true minister, andonly such aa have the spirit to endureana the faith that shlnes as an unUmmedstar in the darkness would I encourageto nndertake to b* a worker in thevineyard of th<> Lord.

K<*v. Harry Blinn-cfe.Rev. -Harry Minniek. pastor of Mar-

shalt-Street Christilan church, said:Editor .if The Times:Sir..I attempted t > preach my flrst ser¬

mon'during my third year iu college ir. a

country church In Mason co-urty, Ky.,In _SS5. The subjeeS >_ my lesson was

the Pharisee and the Fubiican-*I_uk_.xviii.. l'l-il-You can judge of nsy nervous condition

w] .... [ tell you 1 lad .mpleted a forty-mlnutes 'sermon in fourteen. Eeing afraidt.> cease then, i i"'- tn on another forty-mirsutes' sermon and had completed" both.ta twenty-flnr minutes. The people seem-

__*_. last qui ry Includes so much thatI cannot say much. A young ministershould Br :-r the difflculties tn

overcome md thei the extrayagant de-mands which are n iw made upon the mln-Usters r»f the gospel. Wh-n he bas weigh-ed these as iccurately as his inexperlencewil! permit and he still has a sir^w; de¬sire to enter this, the noblest of ail ealt-Ings. let him secure as thorough trainingln the schools as time and means willpermit ar.d then study two books dallyand earnestly, viz.: The 'Bible and hu¬man nature. The life ot a true ministerls a "blessing to himself and to those heteaches.

BUSY BRAINSOF INVENTORS:

r.uttcns are easily cleaned without re-

nioval from the garraent by a new ma¬

chine", which has a slotted base. in whichslide is arranged to open and receive

the.* bulton. with a Orush suspended atovothe opening to bo .evolved by a crankand scrub the button.

.¦....A Washingto.g, man has patented a

new cross-cut saw machine. to be work¬ed by the legs. having two I_.-sh.ipfdIevers pivoted on a frame, the long endof one L projecting up and the otherdown, twith pedais on the short ends, which

re.-iprocate a bar attached to the saw.*

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\ comfortable foot rest for carnageshas been designed by a Massachusettsman, c-ompri-Ing a -pair of bracelets se¬

cured in tlie front of the wagon box, withcurved scckets in the bracelets, in which

spindles are set to carry a bar, which israised or lowered to the right height.

Water can be drawn from a well andcarried to' the house by a new apparatus,having a carriage. riding on a cable andcarrying a windlass. which is revolvedby a gear wheel, the latter being ope¬rated by rhe movemet of the cable, whichin turn is driven by a crank to move thecarriage and windlass in either direction.

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A folding ladder has been patented bya New York tnan, comprising a tube eut

in tiwo sections lengtbwlse, wlth a row of

pivot pins in each half to support therungs, whieh are loosely mounted to al¬low the two parts of the tube to shut upand contain the rungs in tiie interi-or.

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In a new hat and coat holder provisionis made to support the hat against thewall above the coat hook. a loop ofspring wire being Inserted in soekets on

the upper side of the hook, the loop press-ing against the wall and surrounding thebrim of the hat.

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By the use of a new steam radiatorattachment the air is drawn from the in-terior to admit more steam when theradiator cools, a thermostat being con¬

nected with a valve to op-en the exhaustout'.et and allow the steam to'flow inwithout regard to the other radiators on

the circuit.* .

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An improved hat hanger for church pewholds a hat of any size rigidly in place, a

bar being held in brackets at the rear

of the under side of the seat, with a co!l-cd spring stretched aeross the front. tobe pulled out and allow the hat bri.n tobe inserted.

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Two Montana. men have patented a

handy knife sharpener. -which has a pairof small grindstones ip-sened in movable

j iws, with a system of gearing inside a

casing, t'"> which the jaws are atui-.-hed, a

rrank being used t.> r< volve the train andturn the stones rapidly over tho blade to

be sharpened.. *

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Paw-'er for flashl'ght pictures Ls re-

pla^ed by gas in a r.. >v invention, whiciihas the gas stored ln i jar, with a ;!:i;nein position to ignite it when the j.:r Is..;¦ ced by rpn ssure on a ipneumatic bulb.the lattor also operating the shutter ofthe camera.

.".'-.. .Parallel lines can be rapidly drawn "n

a blackboard by a new cbalk-holder,which has a wooden stock provided wlthtransverse grooves, in whfch the crayonsare inserted, being held in pl ic y <

flat spring crossincr them at ri-ht angles,with a spring grip to be held in thehand.

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A Missouri woman has patented a

device by which thes can b<* .¦::¦¦ i

from a-boiler without tearing them or

scaldir-g the hands. a pair <"._ levers beingpivoted end to end on a rigid b-ir, withtoothed ends on the bar and one iever,the opposite ends carrying grips to closethe jaws on the clothes.

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An improved spade for breaking upearth into line particles has a steel frameshaped lik*- a sbo'vei bla te. \s'.:':i the inter'or

portion cut away and' strung with wir.-."*.which are headed in the iower edge ofthe blade, and have screw-threaded endswhich are tightened by nuts to stiff.-nthe spade.

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To prevent stock from jumping over

fences a VIrglnian h ..- designed a aarnosswhich *iIeaves ,Ithe animals' heads freeto graze, comprising a crupper andhalter. connected by straps rimnin-?between the aalmal's forele-rs, whichprevents lifting the head high enoughto jtimp.

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I.iquids will nor spiil ove»- in fillingbottles if an improved funnel is used,the tube being inserted' in a rubberstopper to tit tlghtly in the neck of thebottle, with a small tube inside to*exhaust the air, and an internal .stopper,which cuts off the Ilow when the bottleis full.

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An improved tobaeeo-pipe has a

removable di.i-hr.igm stretched across theInterlor bf the bowl" to strain the smokebefore it enters the mouth, a springframe cngaging the edgo of the bowlto hold ii rinsr in place, 'n>::-!--. with a

strainer stretched across the ring.*

A Frenchman has designed a neafcdisinfecting devi.-e for purifying rooms,comprising a etip to be suspended overthe top of a Iamp-chimney or gas-jet.in which the Uquid ls placed for ev_apora-tion, with a horisontai fun above th**

cup to be n vohred by the heated air.an.l spread the dlslnfecjtant.

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By a n-w opei t-gla .ttachment thafocussing of the glass is made easier,the spinuie being rotated by a ruck bar.

r: the frame. and hasa serrated knob projectlng over the top.to be reciprocated by the tinger and openor close the glass.

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To project the sounds from a pr.nno-graph to ;'!! parts of a hall a New Yorkman has desfgned a new arrangementof horns, having a recetving-tube extend-ing vertiealiy above the record. with 3

dlr tlons from tha upp c ad of th '. tube.

A n-'w bath seat has a pair of steelwire hooks t.. engage the edges of thetub. with a broad ban-t of heavy fabriolaced between the books an.l secured by, flat buckle, ..¦:. m - ti bolower. <i or ralaed by tengthlng or short-ening the band.

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Tn a new starting maohlne for racecourses .;¦- :' cars travel on r&IIa on

either side .>:' the track, supporting a

up to V.i: the starting bat when the raceis ur.der headway. the cars being rua by.a. mot .!' to '.< !» ... with the contestantaat the start

SE\0H LAGOST ACCEPTSHe Will Siiccred Get*. Rivera a.**> Sec-

n*i; ry >»r A^rienltrire.I r.VYA .VA, April 2S_.S-mor Perfect..

Lacost has accepted the offlce of Seeretaryof Agrfculture, m.. i-* vacant bv :ti-- r-.--.-:-nation of General Ruls Rivers._*enor Estr.uia Mora. aetfng Mayor of

ll :-.;:.i. wiii be offered thn ma;. ..ralryfor the resnalnder oi tha t- nn.

Richmoii'I "SCmi "ilafce-* W'.'r ..*.-.

Nl-TU' YORK. April .S.-The^E¦.-.tmeui-cal Conference opened to-day with <Uj-votional services, ln Carnegie Hall. at_>:_-» A. M.. led by Rev. H. C. Mable. Inthe Central Presbyterian Church. "TheNon-Christian XeUgions"' were the topic*for dscussion, with a view to hmilng thabest method for reachlng Japan. Chinaand India and other Iands. The speaker3Inciuded Dr. JO-U-3-on. of Richmond.

Co- iu Wii-eim-l Xai!.*-.BIRMIXC-HAM. AI.A., April _3.~Tha

Alabama Steel and Wire Company, whosewire and nail mill. at Rensler. recent'.ybegan onerations. hn announced' a cutln the price of its products. ln oppositionto tho American Steel and Wire Corr_-pany.

The co-operatlve societies tn Krsglandand "VVales paid durmg the last quarterST.Oft-KI a_t dividends-