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tilfl.. nnd -1)011 II ln roiilrr... ns Ul_
SntlMR Brnunti; miVsld-J of thn Pnylor
lirv. v n?rnlrro. pnl. ?ul one mnn. who
tfoppos-ir to hioitlilng tho ?8VlW"M
ln nnv nnrli-u nr, sulcl to-dny II II is
declded lci Ink- such nrllnn ho ihwiht
lt woSlrt he to the advaiitni.e /???_. '\?
Btnloto requlre tho rontinft <**-5?g*J
land to he mado on Applleatipii nnd hy
80-clnl net ol thfl Lenlslntiiie. lt U? {'?_ nM
te.oplnlon lhat Ihls Inelhcnl 9 far no
eUhinersoinfi. lt lo thougiit 1liu t 11 *'
Voy wll olther be mndo of all -llie.inya
found to bo bn.rr.11. aml thnt lt ?l
openod to ronter* n* other lands. ,?.f-V,"}S
lt be rented 011 appllentlon, nnd nfter
turvoy mndo by ifm .Btnlo ? Bonrd, nf
frishorlM. Thil mnjnrllv of tho l>Ml?rS
thlnk that the .niclhod flrst mentloned
ihonld bc tho one adoptod.
STATE 8 NA\ \. , ,.
Tho protectlon of tho Stato W"*?a
Is tho gr-oat ltom of e_pcnse con iccloii
wllh tho oyster Indu.l.y so.fnr ns lo
Btato govornmont ls coiicerncd, T??uj
thoi.fl_nd dollars It cost ?, -nr. nnd
there ls not yot nn ofllclont forco im mo
work requlred. . . b,nntl
TheBtatC. navy conp\*U oftlMoa wnau
glehmers nnd 0110 snllh? ,},^c'' .,,',,,
flngshlp of the sniin.lron la t 0 Jvecotr ac,
tin_er Cnptaln Jnrvl.. T '^c is. lio "' R
very much to rocommotid tho Acepmfld 10
the nffectlon. of tho crew or tbe __5"""
?or Tho ounrlors nre vory cramped for
tho' crew of ?lght meni nm lt renUlres
but n ?llght soa lo t-nu.e lier to roll .IIRB
a gourd Tho Chesapehke wns sold n
short tlrno ngo. Sho was n much lnrgcr
vossclnnd faaier sailor than tho Aeco*
mnc but " t too honvy drnft; ns thn nys
R? 'plrate- could tnko ll.plr craft into
shon im tor whero tha pollco boat could
no" roach thom. Tho Accomac ls of much
llghter draft, but not nonrly so sea
*Captaln AV. E. Jtudglns Is ln command
of the Rappahnnnuck. a smnller boat,
whlch doos servlce chlelly In tho Rnp
pahannock, _i '__,? --.,_
Tho James Rlver, ander Cnptnln .VI n
dor Is a very stnnll vetJSOl; nnd 0110 wliion
]. unanlmously voted by those who see
hor nnd by thoso who work on her to
be n cllsgraco lo tho Stale. Sho does
duty chlelly In Jnmes Rlvor.
Tho Pocomoko Is n salllng vessel, whi< 11
crul.es nlmost entlrely 111 Chesnpeako
Bil>'* THE ARMAMENT.
Thfl armamont of oach of iho vessois
In tbo Stato navy conslsts of a small
rapld flro gun inounted at tho bow. .1110
guns are loaned to tho Stnte by tho na?
tlonal ijovoniment. They havo never
been fired nt nnybody, hut on several oc
cnslons tho captalns of tho ,vcssels put
a shot across tho bows ot bonts of oyster
piratos who have rofused to stop when
.ignalled to do ,.o.
There aro a few arrests made by tho po?
lice boats v.hon the number of nffendors
is tnkon Into conslderntlon. The great
extent nf terrltory to bc covered, nnd t.hn
vigllanco ot the plrntos, accounts for tbo
small number of arrests. There nre also
many ways In whlch llio plrate cnn dls
gulso the fact that he Is taklng oysters
when he Is ovcrhaulcd by the police boat.
And then much of tho plracy ls done at
nlght, and It Is a prnctlonl impo. slblllty
for the pollco boats to tako nlght tonge.s,
Tho solutlon of the whole uajlor ls In
tho strlct ob.orvanco of tho laws gov
ernlng tho taklng of oysters. Tholr vlo
latlon by tongor and pjantor allko ls nt
the root of all tho trouble concernlnc thn
oyster beds. lf tho pooplo nnd tlio otll
clals residing In tho oyster section of
the Ststo were ln sympathy wlth efforts
to enforce the Inw there can bo no ques?
tlon thnt the numhor of vlolntlons would
ho grently reducod. nnd tho oyster
grounds of tho Stnte would be in a floiir
rshlng condltlon. But the oyster riucs
tion would ..tlll be In polltlcs.
WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
"tJndld the collar from hls throat
Ancl blew a hcarty bugle noto."
?Scott.
A man must bo an old soldlcr to bo
truly, gcnulncly thrllleil by tho stlrrlng
notes of a buglc cnll; How tho herol.
sound i-wiik-hs tho slutnborlng memorles
of twoscore years! And then let tls go
hnck to tho mnrllal musle of tho olden
days. Do you not rccnll thnt grand old
Ronian splrit that thrlce daily from lier
walls, In trumpct tones, soutided n
hcarty deflance to tho boslcglng hosts of
Hannlbnl?
At tlmes when I havo been visitlng, tlio
"Eternnl Clty," my wllllng feet Invarlnbly
took me to the low-lylng plnlns stretch
lng along for mlles wlth Invltlng rcst
fulness between the grand old clty and
the dlstant Alban hills.
There in the dow ot the morning, thu
glare of tho noondny, tho purple haze of
evenlng. the qulet, darkenlng pall of
nlght, for many weeks. oncamped a
mlghty host under nn lntrepld leador,
who came to destroy Rome. But tho
great slege was ralsed, and tho herolc
old clty was spared for the nonco among
the numeroiiB vlclssltudes ot hor varled,
changlng fortuncB.
Tho fnr-reachlng, sllvery notes of Ho
land's famous librri wore futlle to pro
vent tho torrlblo dlsasl'er ni Ronces
valles, and whlle Imperlshable valor had
often raliied around the same tnsplra
tion, the sjylrlt of herolsm stlll llves, and
was not then dcstroyed, dld not go down
ln utter defeat and nnnlhllatlon. ?
At Waterloo up to thc hour of 3:30 P. M.
M wo are told that nll the honora of a
terrlble confllct wlth tho nssured prospoct
of an early vlctory, rosted wltli the
French nrmy. And then tho tido ot battle
only turned whon Napoleon saw a host
of Prussians under Yon Bulow, wlth old
Marshall Blucher In the van, rapldly ad
n-anclng to tho ald of the sorely pressed
"Iron Duko." Then for tho onco Ihe
soundlng of lnnumerahle trnmpets, the
Btlrrlng notos of a hundred bugles failed
to arouse and flro tha French heart,
failed even In the presonce and under tho
eyas.or thelr belovcd T.mperor, It wns an
army no lonKer on the offenslvo, hut nt
once put on tha defeuso, only for the
Old Guard to dlo whlle thelr comradOB
hurrledly fled the fleld.
Whlle very many herolc flcods have had
as thelr Insplrat-on the thrilllng musle
of buglo nntes, history only records n few
Instances when mon dld not rally tn nll
the sweet charms of tlielr valorous plead
ln_.
Perhaps among nll the herolc deeds of
the nlnotecnth century there ls not ono
shining wlth greater lu-jtrn in American
history than that ever gallant and suc?
cessful chargo of the battallmi of Lex?
lngton cadots at New Market, Va., May
16, UGl. Behold 250 hoy soldiers capturlng
n battery of the onemy's gu'iis ln tho pro_
enco of two applaudlng artnlcs.
Wlll not iho triirnpets nf fame
Long and loud sound thelr namo?
_...??._ # ? ? .
I faney there wlll never como n tlme.
whllo men aro men, that a bu_lo oull
Wlll fall to orotise the true vnlor of ?.ery
oaurageou- heart.
Q. A. RICHA1.DHON.
Danville Tobacco Repor!.
(Special to The TImes-Dlspatch.)
I'.ANVII.I.K, VA., AiiMust 2_.-~Tho of
ferlngs fnr Ihe p:i-t WPelt havo beon llght,
coiisl-ting mnlnly r,f pid tobacoos, good
flllera and common to medlmti wrap
pers, Prlces for wrappera are hnldlug llp
flrm; other grades allgtitly lower,
<IITerlli?s OUt (if new prop .Qntlat uf
ordlliary prlmliif.:-. n:\A prlcoi un- iiulte
lnw,
Movement ln hogihead tobaccos qu|te
activo; several largo lots havlng chunged
l.-nria thls week.
About Cheese.
A German exchange says that over
2.0 varleiltt of cheese are made m
France. Bavarla pro.nc.s aboui 25,00.
tcns of el,e_*e evory year, llnll ,m| pm
riuew over fnriy varleiles of ch.-e.c. Fnii
jerland about forty-flve, luly 200 kind.-,
and Deninark slxiy hr.nd*. The Freivli
varletles are bogl known and chicily
exported are Gervals, Carnembert, and
_Ho<_ueforl
A SICK MILLIONAIRE
18 POORER THAN A HEALTHY PAUPER.
You may not bc wcnltliy, but yml may be slck ntld aro ahxloiis to know
"^/pcrsnn of ordliiary means eannot npcnd tlme nhd money ln scnreh of
health, ond to Stloli people cspoclnlly hns
Echois Piedmont Concentrated
Iron and Alum Water
Wat.i< ls tnkon as ii metllclno (tenspoonful ll ?"?'????? &* f'?*_? Xn
four tlmes n dnv). nnd tho dlfferent ?mlnerals contalncd thciclni 11 o a kci
up hy the sysleni ln sufTlclent qunntltles to loslo.o ev.vy organ of tho bntl.
tn n hcnlthy condltlon. .1 . _ ?,,??_,?-,! wltli nnmo
We aro pnrtlculnrly anxlous for twaoM who >V6;..^^^^
money refunded.
For Sale by OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO., 1007 EAST MAIN STREET,
and all drugglsts.
8-OUNCE BOTTLES, 50c
' (EQUAL TO 10 GALLONS OF THE NATURAL WATER).. fi:
18-OUNCE BOTTLES, $.1.00
(EQUAL-TO 25 GALLONS OF THE NATURAL WATER).
If your driigglsl wlll not supply you, the large slue wlll bo. sont on re
celpt of prlce. express prepnld. x ^ EcHOLS CO., Lynchburg,'Va.
FOR THE T. P.A. ROOM
IN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
THE $450 HORSE AND TRAP.
The members of Post A., T. P. A., are
working hnrd to ralso .1,000 for a "T. P.
A. room" in Memorlnl Hospltal.
They have hlt on a hon'el plan to secure
the fiind and one that Is mcntlng wlth
great sliccess,
A splqndld horso and runabottt, valued
at $150, ls belng rnfllcd, and tho pro
cceds aro lo be devoted to tho lnudablo
object of 's'ustalnlng a room In the Me?
morlal Hospltal. Thls room wlll ho at the
dlsposal of not only members nf the local
post. but every post In tho Stato divlslon.
nnd of 1ho Natlonal Assoclntlon.
The tunns ot the ralTlo are iinln.ua. Tho
"chances" are put up In small envelopes,
sea led, and on the outslde of the envolope
ls prlntod; "This enVelope mny contaln
the wlnhlrig fr_fmber. Benoflt T. ,P. A. Me?
morlal Hospltal Room. Prlco of chances
one cent for each unlt of the number you
draw." There are a number of dlfferent
classes, nnd each class contains seventy
...o chances, so that It cannot cost more
than soventy-lVvo cents, and may C03t
only one cent.
When Iho chances aro all sold tho draw
lng wlll take ploco at tho T. P. A. Head
quarters, at whlch functlon all holders
of chances wlll btf wolcomed. One num?
ber wlll bo drawn from each class for a
place, and then ono number from thoso?
wlnnlng a place wlll ho tho prlzo winner.
The horso ls "Farmers's Boy." b. g., 16
hands hlgh. welghs 1,200 pounds. has
(2:331-2.. dam "Bell "Wllson (2:20, owned
hy W. B. Thom, Farmer's Boy ls perfectly
kind and gontle, and can be drlven by
any lady.
The runnbout ls one of the handsomest,
ttlbber tlred, in tho clty, made by the
Columbus Company.
I Tho harness ls handsome, and cost $40.
LESSONS LEARNED
BY FLAT DWELLER
Some Reasons Why Qotham
Ites Are Not Sociable Like
Country Folks.
"Sometlmes," says _t writer ln the New
York Sun, "a man who hns been brought
up In n smull town or In the country
comes lo Now York to live, and nbout
the flrst complalnt he makes, lt ho llves
In a llat, Is ihat licoplo ln tho clty are
not so nelghborly as tho peoplo whero
ho. came from. lf ho stays ln New
York long enough he gcls a gljmmer
of tho reason.
"At least one man dld, who growled
tho llrst year ho llvod ln New York be
ciiuso people wero not soclablo. He was
a flnt dwoller, nnd l>y hls Incessant cl
forts to become aequalnted ho finaiiy
Kticccerled in knowlng a lot of peoplo ln
hls bloclt. ? .
"The llrst summer t was hero, lio
says, "i had no vacatlon, and it nston
lHhed me to llud oui how lliut Informa?
tlon got abroad, . ,
"Flrst one of tho nolghbors sald ne
and hls wlfo wero golng away for 11 few
weeks, and as 1 wns golng to Btfiy.Ui
tho bulldlng they iiioug.it maybe 1,1 ?ke
to tako thelr cauury whlle they woro
away. .It would be oompany for me, and
they would furnish the soetl and tho cat
"I had rather forccd my acqualntanco
upon these people, anrl, of course, 1 felt
mysoif under obllgatlons to do nny litilo
lli'liig they uskecl. I took tho blrd.
"A frlend, or rather ?n acqualntanoo,
a few dnurs iiway, whom I had won hy
contliuious atlentlnnH, camo ln a few
ovenlnus aftor nnd afkcd tne If 1 llkerl
dogs, As we say ln our country. I was
ralsed wllh dogs.
"lio sald ho had a very geutlo cieiituro
lluil was nearly ?s iiiuch company us u
Hood story tcllcr. ljU hnd to go away
and ho dld not know _-M.it lo do wlth tho
dog He dld iml want to turn hlm over
to nny body. Mnybo 1 would llko to
take ho dug for 11 couplo of woeks'/
"Whlle l love a dog 1 thlnk ho lias hls
place hut 1 do not ihink nny dog was
evor bbni to live in 1 New York llat. lt s
bltd onoiiBll for 11 rnuii to have 10 live ln
one. llul n man can get even, some
tlmes, llowovor, I took tho dog us an
iici'iimniiidatlon. ? , .
''WllOII ihe people who llvo iipstalrs
asked me If 1 would allow thom to store
a |ot of thelr wlntor clothes and some
helrlooms ln my qMartors for snfety
whlle they wero au-iy I wondered if
thoy thoui.it 1 had nothlng ln my flat,
bui us Ihoy lluil .xleiidcit some hosjil
talltlos to 1110 011 several oconslons, I
gloeftilly told 11:0111 in send down nnytlilng
they wanted to puri wllh, 1 nctliully
ipoved dut somo or my own truck to
ITiiiko I'liom for ihvlrs.
"Ai tho Iiihi nioincnl they unhi llioy hnd
fnrgut ahotii the pnrrol 'ind ihounlit
inuybo 1 WOUld llko 10 have It nddeil tn
tho llsl, It was tpo lato to make anv
other iiriaiif.emeiitN, .ui.l I look tlie par
i-nt, with tho under?tnnillifc thnt the jaiit
lor wiih lo enmn nfter ll Iho noxt il'iy.
'?Tlml fiiin'tlnnary hns slnco iiifoiined
1110 ihui ihe noople hud novor _a,ld parrat
ln hlm. iind lluil he had sworn off nn
parrots when ho quit keaplng u blrd
Hore 011 Tlilrd AVOtlUO. Th'-r? was
polhtng (or mu lo do excepl keep Ihe
parrot,
"Thu peoplo ilown-Htah a dld not go
away, The mnn ln 11 Kroiichmun. li's
wlfe Ik un llallan, IiIk flr.t w'fe wns a
Swedo. There are two sets of children,
tlu. lu iiiic prt >. 11 >. iwo |n aiKiiher.
.1 niad* 'ii" misiake of my llfo ln v?i
ilni. Hcqiialnted with that Krciuliman He
tlii'ilii I am lono.om., and ho rftlsca all
tlie windows 011 ihe court ln hls llat. nnd
I I --t ilv benent o{ Ihe psdUu. that tak-s
I place dfiw't) t'nevo every nlght.
"Iie haa taken uuinc-budy's cat to board
for the summer, and the cnt howls In tho
court tho whole blessod nlght. It beglns
about tlio tlme the French-Itnllan-Swedlsb
'brood hangs up for the evenlng. ?'
"When the cat brenks out It lo tho slg
nal for tho dog I am keeplng to make hls
presence felt. and when the dog starts
tho parrot wakes up and trles to get
even.
"Tlio pooplo who llvd on tho thlrd floor
?I falrly forccd my acqualntance on
thom?hnvo suddenly become qulte llter
ary, ancl thoy havo borrowed every book
I havo, so that I havo to buy now oces,
wlilcli 1 lilcl utidor tho mnttress. ancl If
1 am readlng ono when thoy come down
for an ovening I chuck lt under the.rug.
"T nm golng to movo when my lcase Is
up. and whon 1 get Into a new nelg.
borhood I nm golng to be a real New
Yorlter, 1 am not golng to know any
hody.
"Renl New Torkers used to make me
tlred, but I have come to. the concluslon
that they know moro __out tho problem
of belng happy In Hats than I do. Tako
'em as a wholo, they aro a protty cute
lot."
PEABODY CONSERVATORY OF
MUSIC OF BALTIMORE, MD.
Stcndlly nnd Biirely wldenlng lts scopo
year hy yoar, the Poahody Conaorvatory
of Musle of Baltlmore, Md., has bocomo
not only tho great inuslo contur of tho
South, hut nn lnstltutlon unsurpassod by
any other consorvatory In tho country,
nnd a notablo forco ln tho qulckcnlng of
Americnn muslcal appreclatlon and ac?
tlvlty. It Is under'tho dlroctlon of Harold
Rnndolph, and a staff of forty omlnent
Amerlcan and Europoan mastors.
Numorous places havo bonoflted by
George Peabody's munlflcanca and broad
sympnthlca. Here a school; there n town
hallj horo a llbrary; thero a publlo fund
for tho support of young nrtlsts, or,, as
In London, a "Poabody Squuro" ofTodglng
housos fnr tho poor?nothlng glvon lmp
haziu'd, but plncod always where most
iieodod nnd usoful, Thus has tho name
of Peabody bocomo u houaohold word to
hundrods of thousands. Espoclnlly ls thls
tho caso In Rnltlrnoi'o, where tho phllan
throplo lald the foundation ot his for
tuno and whoro tho great Conservatory
and Llbrary give ovldonco of both hls wls
doiit and hls llborallty,
Ono of tho lmportant now appointments
for tho comlng season ot tho Conservatory
ls that of Mi\ llownrd Brock way ns one
of tho profossnra of hurmony, composltlori
and plano. Hc Ih conslderod ono of the
most glftod of the rlnlng tiittlvo Americnn
poinposors, hls works ahowlng strllilng
Indlvltlually nnd power, ns woll ns nd
nilrablo mastery of |ils urt. ln ifftO Mr.
Brockway went to Borlln lo srudy, nnd
ln lc-'9ii tlio young niunlclaii j;avo n concert
of hls own compOHltloiia that won for
him linniPtllatfl rociognltlon from Iho dis
lltigulslioil iiiiislcliins nnd erltlos presont,
..Ubseqiiontly ho roturnod lo thls country
aml sottled lu Now york. Hls compnal
tiiins havo been fraquently heard lu pub
1U-, notnbly nt tho pormriiinnco hy thn
BnsftiMi Sympony of hls Byl'.nn Bnllo; hy
tho Holdl Orclionlrn, of hls Biillndo; and of
hls r?*_y nmnllor works at liiiiiiormin
I'OnilnlB, Hla 1'ist Inrgo work, n Balladi'
for nimoi .iinpnniod olght-part phorilB, will
b?< liiniifilit mit next soiiion hy tho Mu. lc .1
Al. Boclely of Now Vork. Among othor
leading professors at tho Pealiody. aro
otis 1. noiKo, w. i.. Hoipiaiidn.ii 3. c,
Van lliilsteyn, Ernest lliilolieaoii. Plotro
Minniti, ii;rnni. litjel Wa'rt, J, K. Back
wulli nnd Alfiod lioodv.lti.
Thn Conservatory rnnf.rs a numbei' of
aciiohirshlpa every yoifr, and lls awarda
cnimlit of Dlplomna mi'l Teiirhcr's i.'ortl
I'liatef" glvon lo thoso who _ ueoessfully
lOtnplolo Its COUraea, Ptiplla of all xi'.ide*
nro cecolved and Iralnod to he cipabla
teachers or accompllahod cuncort ooiform
era,
NOW FOR
THEJMCIIS
Everything Ready for the
Clrcus Next Saturday.
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WILL BE A NOVEL SIOHT
Rlchmond!* Promlnent Pro.esslor.l_l
, and Business Men to Appear In .hs '
Saw dust Rlng-A Varled " '..
Programme.
Now let the hand play. After tveeks
of preparatlon, thn much tnlkod of attm-.
teur oirous ls to he glven nt the Ho^ho
Show bulldlng noxl Saturday at two per?
formances, i
Everything Is In readlnoss for the blg
exhlbltion. Thnro Is a smell of sawdust ln
W. Q. FREEMAN.
the Alr, whlch ha_~even pervaded the cor
rldors of tho Clty Hall.
If some of the elty offlcials appear
absont-mtnded thls week; lf the lawyer
In hls ofTloo on Bank Street aeems to
forget hls latest brief, and the Maln
Street merchant has a far-away look on
hla face, the amateur clrcus may be held
responslblo,
For clty offlcials, lawyers and merchante
aro nll clowns In tho blg show, and the
flt of thelr costumes and the mlrth
provoklng qunlltTca of the jokes they have
ready to sprlng on the publlc, aro mat?
ters just now occupylng a good deal of
tholr attention.
Tho small boy has had a laugh on hls
father. It wlll ho some weeks .before
the stern parent can regaln that respect
whlch hy Virtue of hlsposltlon as, head of
tho household has been nccorded hlm In
hls home. Tho small boy haa seen hls
father ln a clown suit, practlolng before
at
rf.
HARRY C. GLENN.
the mlrror, and the slghf"w_(S' not one to
Innplrd the lad wlth a sense of awe, It
is safo to say that tho old man wlll not
dellver nny lectures.on dlgnlty between
now nnd the dato of the clrcus. He |.
not on sponking terms wlth dlgnlty Just
now. It Is an unknown qiiantlty ln hls
housohold. Thero wero days when dlgnlty
and tho uld rtvrm-r.-tlfced hand ln hand.
but thnt was beforo tho head of the house
camo home wlth sawdust cllnglng to hls
coat-tall.
A NOVEL SIG-HT.
Next Snturday Itichmond wlll wltness
n slght whlch only once boforo lt has boen
prlvlloged to suo. Tho sconoa of tho flrst
amaleur clrcus, ivht.h look place at Iho
Audltorlum, wlll he repeatod at the
Horso Show bulldlng. "Practlco makes
C. O. 8AVltl-B.
ncrferl " and If thero wero nny Imper
r>;_, ?;.,->",.iiiHi ???"?"??? ^
bee,, ?u -nl. d _H_lnst ln tho MUllMtinu, t?
bo glven noxt Rnttu'day- ., .
?" ????'"? '? ,,effai. {kftlial'lTw
th? audltorlum. howpver. ??? ???' " **?
the mo.. nnlque, most r\e\er. snd no
^iiteitalnlnc amateur pei-Otmunco tjuu
hnd eyer bfton gv?n ln ftlehmoiul, fthd,
fpllowtnj. tho oxampioof tlmse who patttUi
tho proresslondl cirutis, tho oomlnif exhl*
blllbn Is tlocl_rod to bo "grontor ond bef]
CHARLE8 H. PHILLIP8,
ter than evor," Cortnlnly, tho prepnrntlnns
huve beon on a hirger.Bcnlo, nnd inc rn*
ollltlos aftorded at tho Horso Show bulld?
lng far stirpasn thoso nt thu audltoi'linn,
The Hgrse Show bulldlng suits tho pur?
poses of tho clrcus ns nlcely as though
tho strueturo hnd boon erected wlth thnt
solo Idea In vlow. It has nn Immon.o
aentlng capacity nnd yet overy sont com
mnnda a perfeot vlow of the ni-enn.
REAL CinCUS ACTS.
. Tho progrnmmo arranged for the clrcus,
ns nlrently prlnted, ls ns vnrlod ln lts
natui'e as thnt of nny tentod iihow lhat
hns evor been seen hero, Every kind or
act whloh would have a placo on the pro?
gramme of a iravollng clrcus. ls down
on tho bill to bo prcsented next Saturday.
Thero nre two sonsiitlonal aorlnl acts,
whlch were not socured wlthout trouble
nnd cxponso. Thoro nro riding acts, hlgn
wlro. walkers, acrohats, jug?lors, oqulll
brlsts, contortlonlsts, trlck dogs and don
keys and trnlncd ponles. A band of twen
F. W. CUNNINGHAM.
ty-flve, unlformed in bright red, wlth gold
atrlpos, will play real clrcus mnsic. Tv/en
ty olowns will mnko tho children screinn
Wlth dellght nnd will keep tho grown-up
pooplo busy ln an ntteinpt to identify
each. Thoro will be tho "Rube, Just
come lo town," who will causo lots of fun
for half an hour beforo tho porformnnca
commer.ces, Then there will bo a trumpet
call, tho band will play. ancl ten perform
ers and two snow whlto horses will mako
UONNIE WILSON.
their appearance. and the alr wlll seem
Ingly be fllled wlth gold spangles and
plnk tights, as ten acts aro prosentod
slmultanoously. Oh, it ls to be a blg
show, a regular Bajnum nnd Balley af?
falr, ajid nono of your Uttlo one-act-at-a
tlme clrcus. To present tho acts slngly
would requlre a crood many more hours
than people would flnd it convenl'ent to
remain at an entertainment.
That tho Amateur Clrcus Is to be a
succoss ls already an assurod fact, and
tho publlc, llko tho small boy, Is watch
ing and waltlng for tho day,
QUEER DWELLINQ-PLACES
Towns in Trees, and Cities ln Cave.
and Craters.
Man wlll seek out almost any place for
hls abode. Ho enslly adapts hlmself to
almost any rnanner and method of llvlcg.
lt ls a mlstako to suppose that. the
wholo ot tho 1,500,000,000 of tho earth's It>
habltantB live upon the surfaco of Iho
world. They do not, Somo of them dwell
undornoHth it. Tho peoplo of Tupuselol
havo no need to travel far whon thoy
want to tako a snlt-wator bath. Tho town
is bullt on pllos, whlch havo been drlven
lnto a mtbmerged ?coral reof nltuatod far
oui Iu tho Torres Straits, to the south of
New Gulnoa.
Opposlto thls extranrdlnnry settlement,
on tho malnland. Is another vlllage that
ls perqhed hlgh ln the air, among the gl
gantlu pnlm trees wlth whlch the can t
is frlnged. The objoct of both oommnnl
tles in chooslng theBe eurl.nus sltcs for
thelr tlwolllngs Is Idoiitlonl. They doslre
to nssure th.msolves ngalnst be ng sur
prlsod by thelr mimorouii rnemlos, aud
esp.-lnlly thoy Book unto'.y from th.
prowllng T-.vnk hnnd-huntor..
Peoiilo nflllolRd wlth dlsoase not Infro
fiueiitlv dovelop strango fads as regarcls
the oliolce ot thelr ithldlng places Not
long slnco, for lnstnnco, n number of cou
siimptlVOs agreed togothor to dwoll wlth?
in tho rllsmnl deptha of tho Mammotli
Covo, Kentucky. ln pur.siiunco of Iin
cxiiuordlnurv project, bulldlncr molorlals
were tictunliy carrled lnto tl*e cnvo nt
coiisidorablu Irnubl. and .xpeiiau, uiiiln
iinv HiiliteiTiu-OHii vlllago sprnng by d?
kt_c. into oxlstence. When IKwiih coni
plelcd lt waa InhnbUod by thlrteen fam
Bul ns mlaht h'ive been foieseen, the
prnioiiiid sllenco nnd eteruul darkucss of
ln, i co exei-t.d upon tlio iinlorli'imlo
InhuhlliinlH n (loletoilous oflect whlch ur
, " _ nny heiiefit dorlved from tlie
undoul'tcdly 1??'0, dry alr and oqunllo
^Somrof'tlio luvalldfl dhd. otlioru gay'e
in?The oxi-rlmont ln dlsgus j and tha
, ,.? ?,, itrangelV Hl.?. Mhorlously bullt
l" now- glven over lu tramps, mitlaws
n,i .hor slmllni' cliaiice ?ijournors.
i'.i - nck .8- at onded tlm Mlle col
oi" "r i _ iple slm'larly l-ffl pty, who, a
tli v-c.b l ck, scttlert withln ihoMaiid
i-ekea .ra.er imV whlPh constltiitea piyior
nll ? IhW'Vtll"w ty*T\0V Of tl.e volcanlc
.land o_ St. P-uil l? H-? Indian ooeiin,
liorn thoy nro entirely protected ug-in.i.
al.wld.no miittor from what uimrter
of u.e .onipass lt rrmy chnnce to blow.
whliee,io.miat..rnl balhs ?t ynrylng tom
^r^^S^Ki ai ., cnn
?'__... sea slephants' flnn and tAl.s. OW,
r>tv nnd tho succulent _veij,ueieu i.at.
baco."
MECKLENBURG
COSMOPOMTAN
The Bat Ponclre Was a Brll
llant Success?A Full
Social Calendar.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
CltASlii CITV, VA,; Auguflt __.?The
season at tho "Mocklenbut-g" hnS heen ln
full swlng durlng tho past week, From
fnr nncl nenr tho peoplo come, und nl
Ihoiigh opened for so short a tlme, tho
fnmo of thls bciititlfnt hotel hns gono
forth to (ho t'licllln Const nnd tho Uulf
of M-fclco, North, South, East and WcbI
nto nll icprosonlocl here-Ciillrornln, Tex?
as and New Vork Bond us most uhnrin
Ing pftoplo.
The soclnl citletulnr has Indeed been
full. Tho bnl paiidro so cngcriy looked
foi wnrd tn was n grnnd success.
The Vlrglnln rcol, dnnccd by mnrrlod
nnd slngle, old nnd young, opened tho
ball. Then fojlowctl Iho eollllon, and
vnrlcd nnd beautlful wero tho flgures.
Thn cotlinnes woro unusunlly himilsome.
Among tho many prosont were Miss Bur
hnm, Whlto flllk rnnll over plnk tnffctn,
penrlBi Mlsa Kate Flournoy, organdy nnd
luco: Miss Mnry Wood, whlle muslln;
Miss Fity Parker, lavender organdy, lnco
borthft nnd poriiift; Miss Kdnn Wood,
whlto ot-gniidy, penrlfll Miss Almn Elnm,
hlnek iiet over liiffeln; MlsN Olbbs, a
To.vaa debutnnle, whlle eluny lace gown.
wlth whlte forgct-me-nots In her hnlr;
Miss Roper, oream sllk strlped gntizo over
dream tnffctn. trlmmed wllh crush plnk
rofS.s! Miss Jsabol Norvell, whlto muslln
nnd lnco ovor blno tnffeln; Miss Bowoll,
whlte niunlln nnd lacoi Miss Rnohel .011
moro, hluo .111. miiBlIn! Miss Bolsscnu,
black net! Miss May Davles, whlto or?
gandy and eluny lace; Miss Vaun, blue
sllk; Miss Splcor, green organdy; Miss
Lnvlnder. blue crope de chlne; Miss Gor?
don McCabe, Whlte embroldered chlffon
ovor plnk taltetn, dlamonds; Mrs, Klrk
P.tirlsh, whlte Parls muslln nnd lace,
dlnniond.: Mrs. W, D. Norvell. crenm
VOlle, wlth whlte chlffon trltnmlng*. Mrs.
"U'ntklna Qoode, gray sllk mull nnd whlto
Chlffon: Mrs. A. B. Flnch, blue emhrolil
t-i-od chlffon; Mrs. Culp, black Iflco over
tartota, dlamonds, and many others.
Saturday nlght euchre hns become nn
event ongnrly looked forwnrd to nnd nl
ways thoroughly enjoyed. Tho plnyers
on last Saturday were Mosdames Culp,
Roberts, Miller, McCabe, .Varwlck. Bll
lupa, Hawklns, Pnrrlsh. Mlsses Splcor.
Bru-ham, Roper nnd Thornton, Colonel
Keenan, Judgo Wllrox, Me.srs. Sulllvnn,
Purilsh, Culp. Roberts, Plnner. Lynch,
McCnhe, .Varwlck. Mrs. R. R. Roberts
-nrl Mrs. Thornton were tho two fortu
nntc- ladies. Mrs. Roberts recelved a
lovely shlrt walst sot for flrst prlae, nnd
M!?s Thornton a sllver helt pln. Mr.
Culp wns givon iho flrst prlze for tho
,?011. n palr Ot cuff bultons, nnd Judgo
Wllrox the second, a fcarf pln. Tho
boiiby was won by Mrs. Smith. Thls wns
n sllver stlck pln.
Bowllng nnd bridge stlll continue th.
popular g.'imes, and howllng parties nro
pveu every mornlng. A coachlng pnrty
glven thlB week by Mr. Gordon McCabe,
of Petersburg, was enjoyed by n gny
P.rty.
Miss Roper, of Pctersnurg. and Miss
May Davles, of Vlrglnla, nro two moro
eharming glrls- added to the falr contln
gone already hero.
Colonel Thomas Kennn nnd Mr. Btisbee,
nf Rn lelgh. N. C. nnd Judge .Vllcox, of
Ncrfolk. nre a dlstlngulshed looklng ancl
dlsllhgulslied trlo.
iV most delightful danco was glven on
Wc-dnesday evenlng.
Tho arrlvals for the week wero Cieorgc
P. T.ynch. Rlchmond, Va.; Mrs. II. O.
Mnn.on nnd maid, Rlchmond, Va.; Wll?
liam M. Musaens. Baltlmore; J. A. Hels*
lor, Rlchmond; H. II. Mahone, Danville;
Mrs. E. A. Rolfe, Forest Clty. Ark.;
Miss E. O. Fleld. IT; V. Felty, Phllndel?
phla; Paul Schonck, North Carollna;
John G, Smith nnd wlfo. Blrmlnghnm,
Aln.: Mrs. Anne M. D. Wlngflold. Benl
cla, Cnl.: MJss Emlly B. Roper. Peters
l-urg. Va.; TTowanl Dalrymple, Camdel,
N, J.; E. B. Barbeo, Raleigh. N. C.i A.
Li Lehmnn, Rnlelgh, N. C; S. L. Watts,
Lvrichburg. Vn.; R. XV. lasslter, North
Carollna; John XV. Tnto. Lynchburg; A.
If. Apperson, C. E. Blanton. Rlchmond;
Mlsa May Davles, Vlrglnla; Thomas H.
.Vllcox, Norfolk; George Schoen. Rlch?
mond; D. W. Williams. J. B. Owon, North
Carollna; AV. Gordon McCabe, J. S. Epcs,
Miss M. I,. Thornton, Charles W. Culp.
G. F. Jones, R. R. Roberts, O. Warwlek,
wiro and two chlldron, Vlrglnln; J. H.
Hawklns, E. F. Danlel, IT. G. I. ivhuler,
Vlrglnla; C. C, Qlbbs, Vlrglnla; T. II.
Biisbee. Raleigh, N. C; M, H. Mnrcus,
j E. Cosby, Vlrglnla; C. H.- Burgess,
H. D, Cayre, Wllliam R. Barksdale,
Vlrglnla; J. P. Burgwyn, North Carollna;
CJ. B. Peaaeloy. A. L. Philllps. G. P.
l.r.wry. Georgln:, T. A. Alcott. ponnsyl
vniila: S C. Va'nn, North Carollna:. C.
Norrel, W. S, Hnrrls, Ml.a Hemmingwny.
Miss Btisbee, North Cnrollnn: Mrs. W. J.
Irvln, Reldnvlllo; R. S. Watt, Rnld. vllle;
,7. B. Florn. H. F. Butt, N. S. Groome,
Vlrglnla; Mrs. C. G. Elllott. Mrs. XV, H.
Whito. Miss' Bello Coopor. Norlh Cnro
llna; Miss Noroll, Mrs. .Vobcr Hoen and
son, Mrs. Welslger.
SECOND BAPTIST CHUROH. j
Dr R. J. Willingham will preach nt
tho Second Baptlst Church thls mornlng,
Dr, XV. XV. L_ndrtim belng dotalnod ln
King Willinrn county on account of slck
noss.
8T_AMBOAT_,
OLD DOMINION
STEAMSHIP CO.
Mlsrht llm (it Norfolk,
Ueava Rlchmond daily (foot of Ash
Street) 7 P, M. 6te_mera stop at New?
port Newt ln both dlreetlona. Fare J2.B0,
includei stateroom bcrthi meali, 50c.
each.-?-??
FOR NEW YORK.
By Cheaapoako and Ohl<? Ry.. 0 A. M?.
?I P. M.i by Norfolk and Western Ry., D
A. M.,-a P, M. All lliios connect nt Norfolk
wlth direct stenmors lor New Tork, nall
lnc clallv (oxcej)t Sunday) 7 P. M, ,.
K. F. CHALKLEY, Clty Tlcket Agent.
808 fe. Mnln Btroet.
JOHN F. MAYER, Agent. Wharf Foot of
Ash Stroelj Rlchmond, Va.
H B WALKi.R, V- V. & 'J'- M.. New York,
VIRQIHIfl WAVIGATiOH COMPANY
JAMES UIVER DAY I./NE,
Steamer POCAHONTAS leavea MON.
DAY. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY nt
7 A. M. for Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old
Polnt, Newport News, Clurejnont' and
jamos rtlvor inmlliiBs, uud toniiootlng ut
Old Polnt for Wnshlngton, Baltlmoro und
tho North. Stute-rooms reaerved for tha
nlght at moderulo prices. Rlectrio cars
dlroct to whart. Fare only $1.50 uud $1 to
Norfolk. Muslu by Granfl Orchestrlon,
Fi-olght recelved for ahove-nnmo:] plnoes
nnd nll polnts ln Enstern Vlrglnia' und
North Carollna. JRVfN VbiSiORH,
Oener.il Manager.
E. A. BARBER, Jr., Saerelury.
BAY tlNE .0 SAL-HKIBE
Via 0, _ 0, Rwy. and 01_ Polnt.
V. H MAIL ?OUT_.
l.i'civc! lllrliinniiil vlii 0. - O. dnlly
.?.pt Sunday, nt 4 V. M., eon
n-ctlnK at olrt Polnt wlth atonm^M
of Old Mh. I.lno. I.htIws ?U8.;!;<
M.. nrrlTlnp nnlllroora 11:80 A. *???
cnnnactiiiB JVurtti, Es?t and Wrat. Hor tloKrW
.umI Infonnollnu unplj to 0. & 0. wftjn.Hl?'
nunij TTanafer Comnnn.. nr 830 p?a> M?ln at,
Olfde S_e?si.ip Oo.'s
rmr.ADBLPHiA, ___.__,
RICHMOND AND NORFOLK UN'fi.
Kreight recelved and doll vered daily 41
C. & O. R'w'y Co.'a depot, a?V<HHM0tB
imd Broad Gtreets,
RAILROADS.
Chesapeake
g^ & Ohio Ry.
2 Kouri ind 26 Minutas toKorlolk.
l.liAVU lll_U.VlUNI.-_A8T_OU.NIJ.
7:44 A. M.?Dnlly?Local to Mcupurt News
nnd way stailona. j
? lOO A, M.?Dnlly?Llinltnd?Arrlvea WlllUma.
Imi'g 0:60 A. M., Nowport New* 10:80 A,
Mt. Olrl Polnt litOO A, M.j Nnrfolit ll;_8
4i00 1',' M.'?Wotlc daya?Spcelnl?Artlrea Wlt
rt-amaburR 4.M V. >!., Newport Nawa Biafl
I. M,i Old Polnt d:00 t. ?., NorfolS
.lOO 1. M,~DaVly?_or*l <? Old Polnt.
MAIN MNB- WMHTHOUND,
IOiIO A. M.?I_icnl?Dall. lo Cluirlottimllle,
e.eept Huiida. to cllfton 1'orge.
8i00 I. M_Daily?Special to Clnelanatl,
L-ulnvllle, flt, Uuls aml Chlcnio.
BlIR P, M.?W_i>k daya?txicial la OordotisTllI*.
10i90 P, J..?Dnlly?Llmltod tn OloolnnaU,
Loulavllle, Ht. I-unls nnd Ohlengo.
JAMES IllVKIt IjINB,
10IM A. M.?Ually?BxptoM to. l.yttchbtiff,
Cllfton Forico aud prlnclpnl atntlnna.
BilD !?*, M.?Wppk daya?t/iral tn Warron.
Tlt.UNB AltlllVI) I11CI1MONI) FIIOM ;'
NorfnlK nnd Old Potat 10:08 A. M. dn I.,
11:4.1 A. M. Kx. Hon.. and 7:00 P. M. daily,
Newport NO.- f.cicnl 7:W> P, M. daily.
Krotn Clnclntintt and wp?t 7:4fl A, M, dnllfc
nnd .1:110 P, M, dnlly, Mnln Llno f/vcat from
Cllfton Forge 8:10 P, M. Kx. finn, from Cllftoa
Forgo, dnlly from ChnrlnttHTlllo. OordonsTlllt
Acpom. 8:110 A. M. Kx. fiun,
Jnmps Illrpr l,lae Local from Cllfton Forge
Oiitn P. M, daily. Wnrren Accom. 8:40 A. U.
Kx. Him.
C. _, DOY1.B. W. 0, WAItTHHN,
? .den'l Mannacr. I?ta_ _-?>. Agt.
RE ?B Rlchmond, Frederick-'
I ?? IX I ? burg & Potomac R. fl
Train* Leavo Rlchmond?North ward.
1:61 A. M? daily. Byrd St. Through.
6:45 A. M., daily. Main St. Through.
7:10 A. M-, week daya. Elba. Aahland ao*
commodatlon.
5:00 A. M., Bundny only. Byrd St
.hroug..
I:t0 A, M., weok daya. Byrd St. Through.
i_:'J5 iiooii,, week daya, Byrd St. Through.
4:00 P. M., w??k daya. Byrd 8t. I.ed*
erlcksburc aceoinmotlatlon.
C:0G P. M? daily, Main Bt. Through.
C:_> P. M., week daya. Elba. Aahland ao*
commodatlon.
1:05 P, M.i daily. Byrd St. Through.
Trjalns Arrlve Rlchmond?Southward.
E:.0 A. M.'i week daya, Elba. Aahland ao*
commodatlon,
8:15 A. M., weok days, Byrd 8t? Fred*
erlcksbur* ncoomniodatlon.
1:16 A. M., dnlly. Byrd St. Through
11:66 A. M. week ditys. Byrd Bt. Through.
2:05 P, M? dnlly, Main St. Through.
3:00 P. M., week daya. Ktha. Aahlnnd ac*
cnmmodnlton.
7:16 P. M., daily, Byrd St. Throurh.
fv"tJ P, M? dnlly. 1-yrd 81. Through.
luT.9 P. M.. daily. Main St. Throuah.
Note?Pullrnan Sleeping or Pnrlor Care
on all tralns *xcept loral aceommoclntlon*.
W, D. DUK R, C. AV. CULP. W. P. TAYLOB.
Gcn'l Man'r. ,,-a't r.i<n'l Man'r. Traf. Man'l
Juno 14. 100a.
ATLANTIG COAST LINE
Tl-AINS Li-AVlS ItlCHMOND DA1L_
_$_HD-_TK1_1_T STATION.
l.FFJ-CTIVH SUNDAY, AUG. 2D.
9:06 A. U. A- C L. Jflxpreaa to all polnta
Boutb.
t>vyu A. M. Fetersburg and Norfolk.
12:10 P. M. Petoi'3bur_ and N. & W, WeaC
3:00 P. M. PoterHburg nnd Norfolk.
14:10 P. M. Clnldsboro Local.
5:50 P. M. Pntprsfoiirg Local.
7:26 P. M.. "Florlda and West Indlan
Llmlted," to all polnta South.
?:40 P. M. Petersburg and Ni c_ XV. West.
31:20 P. M. Petersburg local.
TB.AINS ARR1VB ItlCHMOND.
J:43 A. M? 7:36 A. M? 8:25 A. M.. oxcept
Sunday. 31:25 A. M.. 11:00 A. M.. 2:06 P.
M.. 7:20 P. M? 7:45 P. M.'i 9:10 P. M.
t Excent Sunday.
C. S. CAMPBELL. _ Pass. Aff_
XV. J. CRAIG. Gen. Pasa. Act.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
SCHEDUI.E IN EFFECT AUO. 12, 1U03.
7.0U A. >t.?Dally. Loeal lor Guurlutie.
l_;50 P. M.?Dally. Limlted, Buffet Pull?
man to Atlanta and Blrmlngham, New
Orleans, Memphls, Chattatiouga and all
thu South.
1 _:C0 P. M.-Ex. Sunday. Chaso Clty lo?
cal. il ..
11:06 P. M.-r-Dally. Limlted; .Pnllrasn
ready _:_. P. M., for all tho South.
YOKiC BIVEIt illfE.
Tho favorltt, route to Baltlmore and
eastern points. Leave Rlchmond 4:30 P.
M. Dally. except Sunday.
B:00 A. M.?Except Sunday. Local mlxed
for SVest Point. _ /"__ .
2:18 P. M.?Local for West Point._
4:80 P. M.-Exccpt Sunday. For West
Point, connecting wlth steamers for Bal?
tlmore and rlver landln.- ..?
TUAIUB AHRIVE RIUHMOKD.
6:55 A. M. and _:_a P. Al.?From all the
South. . . L_ ,
3:2- P. M ? From Charlotte'nnd Durham.
8:40 A. M.-From Chase Clty.
8:15 A. M.?Baltlmore nnd West Point.
5:10 P. M.-From West Point._
C. H. ACKERT. S. H. HaRDWICK,
... M. O. P. A.
C. W. WESTBUliy. O. P. A.. Wrhmn .1. V?.
?_:T.'",'?a?u
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILT.
9:00 A, M.. NORFOLK LIMITED. Ar
rlvos Norfolk 11:20 A. M. Stops only at
Petersburg. Waverly and bjBoik.
0:05 A. M., CH1CACO EXPRESS. Buffet
Parlor Car, Petersnurg to Lynchburg and
Roanoke. Pullman Sleepers Roanoke to
Columbus, Bluerield to Cincinnatl: also
Roanoke to Knoxvllle, and Knoxvill. to
Chattanoogn and Memphls.
12:10 P. M.. ROANOKE EXPRES3 for
Farmvlllo, Lynchburtr and Roanoke.
_:00 P. _.!.. OCEAN SHORE LIMITED.
Arrlvos Norfolk 6:20 P. M.Jtops only r.t
PetersbfirK. Waverly nnd Su-T. k. Conrtecw
wlth steamers lo Boston. Provldence. New
York. Baltlmore nnd Wiishingtpn.
7:25 P. M? for Norfolk and all statlona
enst of Petersburg. ??,.__,, VIO .,,ml1,
_:.0' P. Al.. NEW ORLEANS SHORT
LINB. Pullman Sleepers. Wohmwd to
Lynchburg and Roanoke: Petersburg to
fctsL RadTord; Lynchburg to ChottanooM.
Memphls and New Orleans. Cafe Dlnlng
Traln* arrlve from the West 7:35 A. M-.
2:06 P. M. and 0:10 P. M.'? from Norfolk
11:00 A. M. and 7:20 P. M.
Offico No. .38 [tast Maln Street.
Y. fl BEVII.L. C. H. BObLET.
Gen- Pass. Agnnt- Ols. Pasi. Agent.
SEABOARD
Air Line Railwast
TRA1NS LEAVE RICHMOND _ SAtLY.
i:M P. M.-beaboard Mail?WlJS P. *-.??
Seaboard Expreas-To Sayaiuiah, '..uck
Bonville, Atlanta and Soislhwoat. ?
9:10 A. A-.-J-Ocal-Far Norllna and Ham
Trains arrive richmond DAit^r
fl-85 A. M.?No. 84?4:6s V. M.??0. WV?
From Florlda. Atlanta and Southweat.
6:00 P. M.-From Norllna and local
P<_?lVy'TIokot Offlce 830 East Maln Slreet
'Phono 406.
PJCHMOND AWD PETEflSBUBO
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
L.fcimmig Ap-il ?st. 1802,
Cars leavo obnier Perry ond Sevcntl.
Stiects, Maii-h--l-., every hour .on the
hour) _rom _ A. M. to w P. M., last car
"cars" leave Petersburg, foot of Syca
muiu Stroet, uvery huur from 6:_0 A. M.
10 FWDAYMAND SUNDAY SPEOIAL
' EXCURSIONS. ?_,?_._.
10 OBNT8-ROUND TUTF-W OHNTi.
WEST POINT, VA,
Sp.ctal chart.red trains leave 8o.
__fi& Rs p9l? S..?. ur.V8.?p._!i.' .*?'i.-_
DAILY TRAIN .5 E. XCBPT SUNDAY.
Leave Rlchmond 6:30 P, AL Return?
ing, leave West Polllt 10:30 P. AJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
L'va Rlchmond O'.-O A. M. &. 4 P. Al.
L'vo West Point 8 P. M. &? 10:80 P. M.
