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HOW -1*012 SILVr.ll DOLLAR IS
KI'J'l' Ai I'Ai:.
The Congressional Record contaln'.ng
the spcech made iby Hon. Wm. B. Allison,
last Tuesday. upon the currency bill, is
out. and we copy from lt the following.
?which deals with a matter that all free
silver people fai! to understand:
ilr Tillmau-AVlll the Senator allow me
to ask him a QUesUpn right here?
Alr. Allison?Certalnly.
Mr Tiiiuiun?Tho Senator lrom lowa
says'ihat it is not the purpose to degrado
tbe sllt-er ceiuiflcate. At the present
time I ibclicve. when a silver certlficate
is presented at tbe Trcasury the holder
can recelve silver dollars for it.
Alr. Allisuii-Cortainly.
Mr Tillman?">"ow. if those silver dollars
are not considered good. and the man
?wants them turned into gold dollars, how
does he get them?
Mr Allison?Does not the .Senator con?
sider them good? They always have been
Kuod.
Alr. Tillraan-Dut what I am ofter is 1o
have 1he Senator acknowledgo, if he will.
that he wants the grovernment to redeem
tbe Bilv-er dollars with gold dodars, If a
man demands lt. ls the silver dollar a
dollar, or is it simply a promise to pay a
cold dollar?
Mr. Alllson-It is a dollar. The Senator
from South Carolina and myself certadnly
<lo not dlsagree aibout that. lt is not a
promise to pay; it is a dollar of the Dnited
States. lt is made a dollar by our cr?- dt
and our autborlty, and it is a dollar
which, unless we discredit and disgrace
oursclvcs. will be kpet at par with gold.
Mr. Tlllman?llow can you keep it at
par with gold unless you redeem it with
F<ld, if Bomebody will l* fool enough to
think lt is not?
a\lr. Allison?1 will answer the Senator
bv rcferriiiK to his own experlence and
dbscrvatlon as to the history of twcniy
one or twenty-two years. and ask him
has he ever 'been ablc. 10 buy a silver dol?
lar at a discount? Every silver dollar
he has had. every silver certlficate hc- has
liad. has been worth in every m*rt and
every market place as much as a gold
dollar..
Mr. Tillman?If the Senator will permit
?me. lhai is merely dodging ihe question.
Mr Allison?1 Jiave no doubt the Sena?
tor 1'hlnks so. 1 Rlve him credit for being
honest ln his juagmcni; and he certalnly
wouid not aocuse mc oi dodglng the ques?
tion If hc does not ihlnk so.
Mr. Tillman?Cortainly not.
Mr. Allison?1 attribute to the Sena?
tor
Mr. Tillman?But will the Sonator
Mr! Allison?Ono moment. I attribute
to the Senator the same honesty that I
wa-nt him to attribute to me.
Mr. Tillman?Will tbc Senator permit
mc to call his attention agaln to ihe ques
:! :-.V Tho question Is. How will you keep
a silver dollar on a par with the Rjld
tioliar unless you redeem it in gold?
Mr. Allison?We know that the sun wiil
j-hine to-morrow because it has shone the
flay before. although we may not be la
miliar with the niechanism that produces
i;. We ?iil keep the silver dollar at a
par with irold because we have kept it at
a par for rwenty-tTwb years; and notwltn
ptanding all tlie shaking up an<? the d:g
Hi!i:r up and deprociating observations
?m.^dc by people in various ways. the sil?
ver dollar has remained as 1irm as the
Q.VaBliington Monument, and has never
d.\'t-ri;Td a iiairs bread tb from the stand?
ard.
liut tbc Senator asks me wiiat we are
gedng lo do now. and 1 wiil teli him.
Mr. Tillman?Very well.
Mr. Allison?Wc are going to ?tr?-iiRihen
and invlgoraU' tbe silver dollar. How*"
We are Koing to do ii by providing how
people ?who do not want silver doilars,
but who want silver certilicates and small
money. mi'.y obta.n them.
How floes Greal Britain keep her silver
in ciivmlalion. and how does France keep
her silver money ln clrculatlon? There
are ono hundred and twenty-livc millions
of silver ln rirculatlon in Great Brituin.
or a'bout one-fourth of the entire gold
circulation of Great Brltain. How is the
siiver there kept at par"1
Mr. Tlllmnn?Hecause the silver is re
dccmalile at the trcasury in eovereigns.
alr. AUlson?lt ls nol redeemabie. That
is Avhere the S.-nator is mistaken.
Mr. Tillman?ln certain amounts.
Mr. Allison?Not at all. AVe are the
only countrj- in the world that redcems
fra-jtional notes. end 110 country ever re
itr-i-ms fraciionul silver except our own.
J-'rancc does not do it; Germany does not
do it. look at tho II marks per capita
of silver elrcubitlng ln G?rmany, and in
addition one hundred millions of full legal
t.-nder silver. Not one dollar ot lt is ex
ebuutprublc under the etatutea -of the
?Oennan Emplre Into gold dollar*. <"reat
Britain does not do lt. She ucea ai much
eiivcr to her gold eoin as eho think* lt
wUe 4itid oan k#r]) in clrculatlon. bu: she
nevier rcdoems a dollar cf it.
3-rar.ee has never exchanged her golfi
f"r silver. althourh sh? hai larrely more
n' ver ln clrculatlon than wo have ln the
United States. *8be redeeme her paper ln
slver ?md ln rolo. and maintalmi tbe
7*ri<jr of botb ky * oantvl Umlt tt tbe
<juantity. and the silver ls current ln every
rr.arkc-t place. Here silver ls a full legal
tender. It is hy law receivablo for all
public dues and taxes; its clrculatlon 3s
limltod ln quantlty, which has shown that
It 1. not cxcesslvc by actual experience.
But we have added ln tlils bill a provlslon
which will streiigtlu-n its use *_s a cur
rency.
Mr. Alllson did not deal with this mat?
ter as radicaliy as it should have hcen
dcalt with.
It Is quite likcly that if there were no
.provlslon of law at all for protectlng the
silver dollars they would ho at par with
the gold dollars, while thc quantlty of
them -was kept. within reasonah'e limlts.
They are the coins of tho -wealthlest
government in the world, and whether tho
laws of that government provificd for
their ultimato redcmptlon, or whether
they did not, men would have an abiding
contidencc that somchow or other the
government would take care of them, and
would, therefore, recelve them as and
for real dollars. _3ut the law-s of the
United States do, in effect, provide for
their redcmptlon ln gold. The taxes aro
paid in cold dollars, and tho law pro?
vides that the taxes may'bc paid in either
gold or silver dollars, and thfs is, ln sub
stance, a provision for redeemlhg them
in gold dollars. While the quantlty of
silver dollars is kept within reasonable
hounds, this provision will always keep
them at par with gold dollars."
BRYAN'S MAGIC.
We take the following article from the
editorial columns of the Euchanan (Va.)
Banner:
Macauiay, ln his essay on "**.*IIliam
Pitt, tells that lhe great commoner was j
once ln Paris, and in a conversatlon with
a v.-ell-known Frenchman the latter ex
presscd -surpriee that PUt's great rlval,
Charies James Kox, liad such a hold
upon tho English people, notwlthstanding
his habits, whieh were notorlous. "An,
sir!" Pitt replied, "you have not been
under the wand of lhe mngiclun," To
those who are surprlsed at the wonderful
eiiihusiasm -lhat accompanies Bryan ln
his tours through the country the same
reply might be made.
Ju his speeches ln the Xorth Mr. Bryan
expressed a sympathy for the strugglirig
Bot-rs. lt was .said he dl'd this for the
special benclit of the Iarge number ot
Irish and German voters ln the northern
cities. and he was waraed against ex
pressing simlla.r sentlments when he
came to speak in Virginia.. lt was with
some interest that we read tbe account
of Mr. Bryan's lUcbmond speech to see
whether he made any allusion lo the
BriUsh-Boer eonfllct, and it was with
surprlse that we r<ad lhat when he de?
clared in lhe course of his speech, "The
Hrlllsh soldiers have not yet reached
Ladysmith, and Cod grant they never
may." there was great and prolongcd
ajppla-jse from the Richmond audience.
lt will be remembered that Ladysmith is
in British territory. General White, with
a British garrison, is there hemmed ln
by the Boers, and Mr. Ifryan's wlsh ls
that he will be stnrvod or whlpped Into
rurrender before he can be relieved by
Buller's army. We do not brlleve the
tumultuous applause that gTeeted Mr.
Hryan's urterance expressed the real.
solit-r sentlments or his auditors. ? * "
Before Mr. Bryan began his spec-ch he
had worked his spell upon his audience?
they were under the mnglcinnV wand.
in 1:0 other way c.itn we ex*>lain the
fact 'lhat a Virginia aurllenee should for
get their Anglo-Saxon blood and wildly
cheer a wlsh for British defeat at the
hands of an alien ra'ce.
The Br.nnor is a. strict party paper nnd
has ever been an enthuslasttc admirer
of 'Mr. Bryan. Therefore. in this laith
ful porlrayal of Mr. Bryan's powers
there is 110 suspiclon of pre.iudice against
him. The article interests us no little,
as lt is live wiih views expressed time
and again ln these columns. Mr. Bryan
is indeed a "magician." and when lie
waves his wand over a popular audt nce
he liypnotizes his hearers and sways
them with the mighiy power of his ora
torv. When he expressed the hoi>e that
lhe beleaguered garrison of men, women,
and children at Ladysmith would never
be relieved, his spcll-bound audience n>
Kirhmond gave a cheer of approval. But
suppbse a vote 011 this question had been
taken a few days later, after men haa
had the opporumlty to study tha facts
and think, how many ot these men
would have voted with Mr. Bryan?
We said the other day that lf Mr.
Bryan could from time to time address
all the voters in lhe several States, and
at each meeting. while the- people were
under lhe spell of his eloquence, take a
vote. he would in all probability carry
the country lor Bryan and Bryanism.
But when men go to the polls to vote
they are swayed not by their emotlons,
but by their judgment.
IH-LATED HEP1-XTAXCE.
In a recent novel Mrs. Frances Hodg
.011 Burnett makes one of her characters,
(a preacher). say: '?Rej.entance comes too
late. We say a. man .saves his soul by it.
HIS soul! We are a hase, cowardly lot.
Our own souls are caved-yes! and we
hug ourselves and are comtorted. But
what of the thing we have hurt-for no
man ever lost his soul, unless^ h? lost it
by ihe wound he gave anotiier?by in
lll-ting in some other an agony? What ol
the one who has suftcrcd?who has wept
blood. V"
As related to others this is a dangerous
line of thought. A t-oward lies in wait,
strikes down his victim, anM sends him
into elernity steeped in sin and "with
all his Iropenfectlons on his head-"
The assassin is aftcrwards apprehended,
tried, convicted and sentenced to be
hanged. ln the nicantime he repents,
makes his peace with God and gives
assurance in his last moments that he Is
going to join the angels.
Another coward hetrays the woman who
has trusled him, and Ieaves her in sliame
to sweat blood, while he shmes as a fa
vorite ln society. Finally he repents, and
ln his dying moments tells the attendants
at his bedside that his justlfied spirit will
soon find rest and peace ln the company
of the pure in heart.
We dlsmiss this aspect of the subject
with the saying tliat Is writ ten, "With
God all things are possible." But will
any man who beileves in a hereal'ter
take tlie rlsk? Will a sane man senc
another to a hell .beyomT, or condemn
another to a hell on earth, with the hope
that he may dlnd. through repentance,
forgiveness and salvatlonT
With God all things are possible, but
no man has tho right to expect more
thaji this:
"That raercy 1 to others .how,
That mercy ehow to me," ? .
A L/ESSOX FROM THE BOERS.
One of the greatest accompllshments of
ihe J3o?r aoldier la his rood znarksman
?hip. 3i? ?*a hit a, maa ? mUs ?_., a_ut
when he shoots he shoots with a dis?
tinct purpose. He does not; flre at ran
dom, as Is the case -with most soldiers-.
He does not load and hang away. ahd
load~-igain and'lbang away again, at the
empty air. When he shoots he takes alm,
and the bullet usually finds tho mark.
He plcks out some spccial soldier ln the
ranks of the enemy, and when he pulls
the trigger an Engllshman is apt to drop.
IT hc can't see the mark with his naked
eye, he uses a fleld glass, and he does
not waste a cartridge lf he can avoid It.
That ls the sort of work that tells, in
peace as well as in war. A man rarely
accomplishes anything at haphazard. It
ls directness that tells. To attain any
good end, one must have art object in
view, and having focussed his alm, must
focus his energies. A scattering shot may
flush th?*?"birds, "but if It bagrs any" game,
It is by chance.
CORRENT TOPICS.
The Richmond Christian Advocate says:
. Thc "FIfteenth Amendment'' ought to
sulfer the fato of the Jackson resolution
In thc Bnitcd States Senate?expunging,
by a black par.tllelogram of heavy pen
rnarks drawn around it a verltable cofiin
of ink! Let the parchment be purged
of this national scandal.
The "negro problem" about which the
northern people talk so much will never
be solved until that provlslon of the Con?
stitution shall have been repealed. lt
was concelvcd In a, spirit of h.itrtd to
the South, but has outllved its day. lt
was also framed in the interest of the
negro a.nd tlie Bepublican party, but it
has been a curse to both.
"Ccrtain Xew York preachers." says
the Chicago Chronicle, "led by the pes
tiferous Parkhurst, have determined upon
a crusade against tlie nasty plays which
are now hoiding the boards at some of
the theatres m that city. Such a cru?
sade will, of course, merely serve to ad
vertise the objectlonable plays. and Park
hurst and his coadjutors know it pcr
fectly well. But tney count upon ob
taining some nptorlety for themselves,
and that is the true object of the cam
paign. Your sensational preacher is not
happy unl.ss he has his name in the
newspapers every day. and Parkhurst
has been lost to sight since he went the
rounds of the ?divos' and witnessed the
?hootthy-kootchy.' The hullabaloo against
inunoral plays is for thc purpose of re
calling atteiition to Parkhurst and his
gang. lt has no higher motive."
Dr. Parkhurst has been agitatlng Xew
York for many years. and has been one
of the mosl conspicuous performers 01,
the vaudeville stage. but he has done
nothing more than to give a more or
less interesting show. By his own con
fession he has not made Xew York any
better. Had he devoted his talent and
his energies to holy work within the
church instead of plsying lea.p-frog ln
the slums he could ho doubt snow oettcr
n suits".
We wondcr lf Dr. Parkhurst ever com
p-ires results with Dw'ght L. Moody?
True, Mr. Moody did not confine his work
to the narrow contines of thc church.
ilis fieia was the world, but wherever
he went he preached the Gospel. He
tried to build men up and make them
better by getting religion into their
hearts ile never went slumming. and
he never adopted lhe Parkhurst method.
Parkhurst has his imitators all over the
eo.intrv. but if .any of them have ever
accomplished anything for religion and
mbrciinv it is not yisible to the naked
eye. Moody and his imitators count tliL-ir
converts by tbe thousand.'
WITH THE VIRGINIA EOITOP.S.
Tho Brunswlck Gazette belicves in the
vlva voce method of votlng. But how
then would the worklngrhan be able to
follow the advice given him in 1S-0S, by
Mr. rtryan?make his employer believe he
is going to vote for tbe goid standard,
b :; east a secret bal'.ot for free silver?
Should the Legislature adjourn without
making arrar.scments for a prompt en
largement of the -penitentiary, it will
have done violence to every sentimenl of
decency and humanity iu the State.?
Staunton News.
That is strong language, but it is the
s::np!e truth. The State has the right to
Imprison a convicted crinr.nal, or even to
deprive him or his life. But it has no
moral right to deprive him, while he lives,
of ipure air, and that is what the State
is doing to the convicts in the peniten
tiary.
* ?
Xewspaper has gone up" to 2 3-4 cents
a pound ln Iarge lots. and is exp-cted soon
to reach 3 cents. Isn't lt about time to
take off tlie dulies and give the consumer
a chance? The trust has milked him long
onou_h.?'Louisa Xews.
Quite right. The Times doesn't believe
much in so-called antl-trust law*s, but we
have no sort of toleraiion for class laws,
that enable trusts or individuals to swell
their profits at the expense of the con?
sumer. All such laws are a disgrace to
a nation that pretends to be governed
?by Democratie principles.
? . ?
* * * But knowing that our readers
seldom read a Republican paper.?Cul
peper Enterprise.
Yirginians had good reasons in days
past for scorning Republican newspapers,
for such papers were usually filled with
vile diatribes against the South. (But
that ls not lhe case now. We see many
of ihe leading Republican papers of the
Xorth and AVest, and it is rarely that we
see anything in their editorial discuss.ions
that could give offence to a Southern
man. Indeed, we more often see kind
and compllmentary references to the peo?
ple and iustitutions of this section. There
ls now no suiiicient reason ,why a Vir
ginian should not read a Republican pa?
per. Indeed, we think that It is unfortu
nate that our people have fallen into the
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habit of reading- only one side of the J
public questions of the day. lt tends to j
make them narrow-mindcd. There are \
two sides to every question, 'and tne man j
who is searching al'ter truth, who wouid I
broaden his views, wiil read both sides i
and then judge for himself wlHch is right.
Of course we don't want our Richmond
friends to lose their shipbuilding plant, ,
and we don't desire to disappoint our j
Alexandria friends about gX-tting the
Trig-g- Company's plant, if it is to bo
moved from the State Capital. but we rise
to suggest that if anybody is looTcing for
a shipbuilding site that cannot bc sur
passed in the world?a lot of terri'.ory
that nature seems to h.ivo cut out just
for that specific purpose;?it can be found
right here at Xorfolk.?Norfolk Ledger.
Xorfolk is, indeed, an exeellent loca?
tlon for a ship yard, but if .Xorfolk is
looking for such an industry, it is wast
Ing time to be casting- shecp's eyes at tho
Richmond yard. That is a Richmond in?
stitution, and it is here to stay.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Annual Convciitlon to Bc Held in "Win
chesteron tlie 27r.li.
The Virginia Knights of Fythlas will
assemble in Winehester on the 27th in
stant. A great deal of business is to
come up before this gatliering.
There will be the usual interest in the
electlon of officers. the lowest position
within the gif't of the Grand Lodge being
the bone of contentioh among tlie mem
bership. The present officers of the Dody
are:
Grand Chancellor, Robert Catlett, of
Lexlrigton.
Grand Vice-Chancellor, Charles T.
Bland, of Portsmouth.
Grand Prelate, W. H. May, of Alexan?
dria.
Grand Keeper of Kecords and Scals,
Walter A. Edmonds, of Norfolk.
Grand. Master ot Excliequer, T. L.
Courtney, of Richmond.
Grand Master at Arms, E. L. Cunnlng
ham, of Berkley.
Grand Inner Guard, J. al. Xcwton, of
Pocaftontas.
Grand Outor Guard, James W. Gordon,
of Richmond.
There is on toot a movement to Have
a supremc reprcsentaUye eligible ror
only one term?not to succeea himself.
The present A'irginia representatives are
Hon. D. C. Richardson, of Kichmond, anrl
Colonel Dan. J. Turher, .Ir.. of Xorfolk.
The Grand Lodge will also pass upon
the question of holding sessions blennial
ly instead of annually, as now. The rea?
son for this is obvious. The Suoreme
Lodge mcets only biennlally, and it is
claimed that the best interests of the
order are subserved by as little legisla?
tion as possible.
Tiie represeritaUyes from Richmond will
leave on Monday, 2Cth instant.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
tiovetlOiics Carried lo'TSieir Last Rcst
Iiijj Places.
The funeral of Edgar Wellington. the
infant son of alr. and Mrs. Joseih F.
Jamlson, who died at 5:30 o'clock yester?
day morning at th- residence of his
unclc, Mr. Charles E. Richardson, No.
lSiti Taylor street, will take place this
afternoon ut *! o'clock from the resi?
dence. The interment will be in Oak
wood.
Miss .Tosie Virginia Hardin, who died
at her l'ather's home, in Henrico county,
on Friday, was buried in Oakwuod Ceme?
tery yesterday afternoon. The funeral
took place from the residence. Miss
Hardin was a beautiful yoimg lady, and
her death is greatly dcplored by a large
circle of friends.
Tlie funeral of little Miss Augusta
Tlmberlake Scott, who diedat her home.
ln Henrico county, took place from tliere
Friday and the remains were brought to
Kichmond and Interfed In Hollywood
Cemetery.
Cangiit at lias:.
Joe Gjdsey, who esoaped from. Henrico
county jail about four moni'h" ago, carry
ii:g with him a suit of clothes beionging
fcq Mr. L. L. Fusseii. has been captured
and is now ln the jail:
Godsey was a triisty about Ihe jail, doing
the outside work and attending to the
office and the rooms of the officers. He
was allowed many privileges, and had only
UiirU,- days to serve.
Ono night Mr. Fussell returned and
found that Godsey had taken liis depart
ure antl liad carried with him a suit of
clothes beionging to that ofiicer.
Searcb for the missing man proved fruit
le?s until day before yesterday v.iien Mr.
Joseph C. Mann, Daputy Sheriff, was at?
tending to some business ntar Gayton.
ile heard that Godsey had returned to
Gayton. Friday night about 12 o'clock. Mr.
Fussell and Mann drove to Gayton, where
they found Godsey and arrested him with?
out r.ni- trouble.
Godsey will have his time increased for
steallrig the suit ot" clothes, if not for
his cscaae.
Henry Eacho, charged with assaulting
and atousing Moses Adalarisky, was before
Justice Lewis yes>terday mormng. The
case was dismissed with payment of
costs.
Riclimoiid Grays.
A meeting of the Richmond Grays ,was
held ait the Armory Friday night for the
purpose of electing a lirst lieutenant to
lill the vacancy caused by che resignation
of First Lieutenant John E. Metzger.
Upon calling the 'roll it was found that
three men were iacking to make the ne
cesary numbers to elect. The meeting
was, therefore, adjourned to Tuesday
?vigOiit, February 2C/th, at S:1G o'clock, at
whrifh time it is expected all Who take
any interest in the company iwill be pres?
ent.
A greait deal of oarnestness and deter
mination to brlng the old company up
to its former ihigh standing were express
ed by those ipresent, and Richmond will
soon have a crack company of the boy&
in gray again.
May Recover tlie Gims.
The twelve guns, three batterles of
Stuart's Horse Artllery, which were
?never sttr.rendered. will in all proba
blllty be recovered. These guns now
lie buried ln the soll of Campbell coun?
ty. From Information reeently acqulred,
lt is belleved triat they can be located
without any very great difficulty, and
their valuu os rellcs and for ornamcntal
UBe in iparks will bo roadlly appro
ciatcd.
Ayprovetl by Mnyor Taylor.
Mayor Taylor on yesterday aipproved
tbe resolution relative to the pur?
chase of Justis Island, also the ordinance
requlring public buildlngs to leave tho
door* open whl !? balot occupied.
THE SMALL TALK j
OFLEGISLATORSi
Political Slate Just Made Upis Attrac
. ling Attsntion,
MEASURE TO HELP FARMERS.
A ITij-Iit "tVHI he Made Asainst Mr,
CartlweH's Game Bill ? A Rooster
for Mi'.I'itziKitrick?Mr Pilcher
Op--6.s*?d . to Oyster Bill.
The work of political siate-Tnaking is
still going u;i in Legislative clrcles.
The "Duke of Albemarle," as he ls
calied by his admiring colleagues, Is
being urged to stand for the Democratie
muninaUon for Lieutenant-Governor, and
his baokers seem to favor the following
combination:
For Governor?W. B. Bowles, of Salero.
For Li'eutenant-Governor?W. R. Duke,
of Albemarie.
For Attorney-General?John W. Church
man, of Augusta.
Mr. Churchmah, while not a practiclng
attorney, is yet learned in the law. and
has signiliod his intentlon. In the event
of his nomination, to go immediately be?
fore the Supreme Court ar.d obtain his
license.
It is argued that the above ticket would
prove an cxccedingly strong one, a. lt
wuuid appeal ciot-uently to the young
Democracy of tho Commohwealth, of
which all these gentleman are typ'.cal
renresentatives. The result of the coming
struggic will be awaited with interest.
Hon. J. L. Shelton, of Louisa, Intro?
duced two very important measures in
the House on yesterday. The Ibllls seek
to amend sections 603 and 604 of the Code
in relation to the time when the five per
cent. penalty shall be added to tax bills.
Under the present law the penalty is
adeed on December lst- and the treasurer
b.gitis to receive taxes on July lst.
Mr. Shelton claims that during the pe
riod between these dates the farmers
have no products for market, and the
iuw is, therefore. hars'n on them.
(His amendments propose to requlre
the treasurer to begin to receive taxes
and county levies on the first day of Oe
tefber, and not_ to begin adding the tive
per cent. penalty omii the tirst day of
March.
The bills also change the time of set
tlement of treasurers with the Auditor
froni June 15th to September 15th.
Mr. Shelton thinks the above changes
in the law will be of great benefit to the
farmers. in that they will permit them
to market their crops before being forced
to pay their taxes. He says he proposes
to make a fight for their passage.
Hon. J. D. Honikcr, member of the
House from Smyth and Biund, is iu
receipt of a letter signed by a great
number of his constituents, asking that
he and Senator Tate use their efforts
to del'eat the bill recently introduced
In the House of Delegates by Mr! Card
well, of Hanovc-r, in relation to the
protection ot" game in A'irginia. The
letter, or petition, as it might be called,
goes on to recite that it is ridiculous
to proteot hares, as they are very de
struc-tive to young orchards, gardens.
&c. It is furthcr stated that to proiuutt
their killing during deep snows would
brcak up the fun of hunting them in
that"section. as well as the market for
same, and it is looked up.-ui with much
disfavor th'roughout Southwest Virginia.
Mr. Hor.aker said he proposed to use
his best endeavors to defeat the meas?
ure in the House, and if unsuccessful in
this, he would ask that his counties be
e'xenipted from the operations of the
law.
Hon. J. IM. Gwyn, ex-member from
thal district, was seen in regard to the
matter, and said that the proposed law
would ser'ously affect the fruit gTowers
and farmers of his section. and he was
glad it was Mr. Honaker's intention to
resist its passage.
Mr. O. W. ' PIllow, chairman. of the
Legislative Committee of the Virginia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Eczema!
The Only Cure
Eczema is more than a skin disease,
and no skin remedies can cure it. Tha
doctors are unabie to effect a cure, and
their mineral mixtures are damaging
to tlie most povrerful constitution. The
whole trouble is in the blood, and
Swift's Specitic is the only remedy
which can reach.such deep-seated blood
diseases.
Eczema broke out on my daughter, and con?
tinued to spread until
her head was entirely
covered. She was treated
by several good doctors,
but gr2w worse. and the
dreadful disease spread
to her face. She was
taken to two celebrated **"?
health springs, bat re?
ceived no benefit. llany
patest medicines were taken, but without re?
sult. until we decided to try S. S. S...indb-* the
time the lirst bottle was flnished, her head be
g-in to heal. A do_en bottles cured her com?
pletely and left her -'-in perfeotly smooth. She
ls nowBtsteen jrears old. and has aninpnifleent
growth of hni'r. Not s sign of the dreadful
disease has ever returned. ,
n.T. SltOEE.
2701 Lucas Ave.. St. Louis, Mo.
Don't eipect local applications of
soaps and salves to care Eczema. They
reach only the surface, while the'di?
sease comes from within. Swift's
Specific
is the only cure and will reaoh the most
i |obstinato ca3e, It ia far ahead of nii
jslinilar reir.edies.becauieit cures ensrs
iwhich are beyond their reach. 8. S. S. ia
jpurely vegetable, and is the only blood
remedy guaranteed to contain no pot?
ash, mercury or other mineral.
Books mailed free by 8wift Specific
Company, Atlaata, Georgia.
has presented Hon. A. B. Fitzpatrick j
with a thoroughbred Irish game roosttr. ?
as a token of appreciation of the lat
ter's splendid speech in behalf of thj
\employer:-' labillty bllS, when: .tbat ,
measure was before the House of De'.e
gates.
This bird. which is a beautiful one, :
weighlng six and a half pounds, bears .
the name of "Fitz," and was, at tho ;
request of Doctor Fitzpatrick, shipped ?
to his home in Nelson, where, upon his j
return, he expects to pit him again_t j
every "bantam" and "Cochin-China" in |
the county. " ,
_ 1
Hon. T. C. Pilcher, of Fauquier, is to ?
thc Virginia House of Delegates what ,
the late Judge W. S. Holman, Indiar.a, :
was so long to the Isaitonal House cf ;
Representatives, the -great objector." ;
In addition to this, he is a "highlander"
from "way back," and if a Tidewater j
member gets a piece of fish or oyster ?
leglslatio.i by him, he"s "a good one.-' ;
Hon. S. Wilkins Matthews had a bill '
up on Friday to regulate the^ taxlng- j
of fishing devices in the water.'of Vir- j
ginia, and the member from Fauquier j
"juinped on" the measure "with both
feet" After a long colloquy with |
Messrs. Matthews and Gouldman, Mr. i
Pilcher succeeded In having the matter
go over without aetion. If. when. U
comes upon the calendar again the Fau?
quler statesman happens not to be in :
an objecting mood, he will let it pass.
Dr. Fitzpatrick, of Nelson. ligures in j
many of the humotous ihcident- ot the I
House. The other day a mction to recom- ]
m't a bill was pending and the me_r*?r !
fio.-n Nel?. n v.as rec-ignizcd. ar.d asked by |
the Chair (Mr. Bmbrey) ii he desired 10 i
oppose the niotion. He said he did, and ;
the Chair ritled him out ot order. Th ?
Doctor quickly replied if ho was out j
of order 011 that side. he would take the !
other. The House laughed as ho resumed j
his seat.
During Mr. iBland's speech against
the Norfolk and Berkeley bridge bill yts- j
terday, he had several tlmes called to: \
water. Finally Dr. Fitzpatrick asked the j
Portsmouth statoman if he would have I
some rrrore wwter. Mr. Biand repMed: "I
thank you, Doctor. T wi.--h you would
bring me a gk-iss." The Dootor agreed to
do so upon the condition trrat Mr. Bland
would cease srpeaking tl'.l he returned. It
was quite a picture to see the "old gray
eagle" -V.aving the part ?i a Kouse pa.ee.
The Dootor put ctn Hon. S. L. Xelley's
overcoat yesterday and --.tuc.k some im
porian*: doeiimen's in the pockets. Mr.
Kelley soon captu.red him orid g.-t his
coat. and in a few mo.rr>ents the member
from Nelson was pursulng the Richmond
legislator in quest of his papers.
Hbn. John W. Churehman. of Augusta.
says the Dct tor kept him on the hunt for
his overcoat nearly all last session, when
the tv.-o sat near each other, and had
i coats very much alike.
The Governor has attached his s'gnature
to tihe bill lncorporating the Junior Order
of American Mec'nanics.
*Ton_. R. J. Tuok and J. T. Lacy. of
Haelifiax; left yesterday to spend Sunday
| with their families.
Hon. R. S. Parks, .the "game cock" j
, fr.-.m Page. has returned to the city after
f a few days' visit to h'.s home. and was at
the holm'in the General Laws Com-n'ttee ,
! yesterday and also in his seat ln thc I
House.
PR0H1BITI0N CONVENTION,
To Mcct in This City Next Week for
Business, ;
The Prohibitionists will hold their State j
convention in this city on next Thurs
I day, the 3"Jd of. February. It will be a
I mass convention of those who propose
l to support the Prohibition party ticket .
i in the next general election. I'romi- '
nent Prohibitionists from the various j
' sections of the Commonwealth are tx- j
I .pected to be present.
State Chairman W. T. Bundick. oi \
Accomac, will preslde. Mr. Bundick j
I has quite a dlstinguished reputation as
a temperance orator, and has made a
: successful tour of several States.
Among the well known and earnest
champions of the Prohibition cause who
will bo present is Rev. L. A. Cutler, of
j Louisa. Mr. Cutler is l:now*n far and
iwide as one of the a'olest and most
zca'ous Prohibition advoeates iu the
country.
t The chairman of the National Com?
mittee is iMr. Oliver W. Stewart.
| There will be a public meeting in
I Smlthdeal Hall on Wednesday evening.
the 21st. at 8 o'clock, at which Mr. Bun?
dick and other distlnguished orators will
make addresses.
The convention will meet in Smlthdeal
Hall.
Help tlie Poor.
Editor bf The Times:
Sir,?The Citizens" Reiief Association
begs leave' to ask the kind consideration
of a mo.-t charitable pub'.ic to consider the
poor. suffering little children. and old
people. who "have applied to us
for help, saying: "We have no food, no
fire, and very little clothing."
We sit by our comfortable fireside. not
even wliling to look out at the bleak
weather; but take life easy, our homes
happy, plenty of food and all the com
forts of life. but there are others, weak,
hungry and cold.
HENRY LEE VALENTINE.
P. O. P.ox. 217, or
1013 east Main street.
Traction Company's Meetiti".
The stockholders of the Richmond
Traotion Comrpany met y-Sterday morn?
ing. 'Mr. John L. Williams presided,
and the ordinance reecntly passed rela
t"ve to taxation was adopted by tiie
stockholders.
The former tax was 5 per cent. upon
the gross receipts of the company. The
new ordinance. provides for tlie retru
lar assessment of $1.40. and 31-2 per
cent. upon -the gross receipts up to
J-00.COO; 5 iper cent. to $300,000; 7 per cent.
to ?$-i0O,0CO, and 10 per cent. upon all
gross receipts above that amount.
The President's Keport.
The annual report of the president of
the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. S. W.
Travers, has heen printed in pamphlet
form and Is now being distrlbuted. The
report wtas _>ubllshcd in full in Tho
Times a few weeks ago.
Atltlrc--- by Dr. Wheeler.
Prof. Eenjamln Ide Wheeler, who ha*
been dellverlng a course of lectures at
Richmond Coilege, will on Tuesday .af?
ternoon at 4 o'clock, address the Alumnae
Association of the Woroaa's Coilege In
the' eolege chapel. The faculty, trustees
and students of the ' coilege ar? lavited
to attead. _':?.-..
A DOLLAR SAVEB,
That's v.hat it amounts to
when a man invests
KllS AllLeathers,
All Styles,
Ail Sizes,
One Price.
SHOES SH1NED FREEn
GpoositeChnmber Commeree.
e
r7SE have been
i%3 obliged to..
increase
cur mechanical plant 50"^
in order to meet the.
growing foffizM
k?<rl
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6 This sirnply means |
' of Smith Premiers | ffitft USCFS
evervwhere
ftmm poptiiarity
grows.?
daiiy...,
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ON
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-*500 FEET EDEVATION*.
"The New Homeatead/* with all modern
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gether with the bath-hou.se. Open the
year round.
Invalids made perfectly comfortabln.
V.'ondcrfu! results to siifferers trom gout.
rheumatlsm and nervous troubles.
A.UL'SKMKNTS AND SPORT3.
Riding ar.d drivlng parties daiiy: new
btcycfetraclt gold grounds. lawn tannid.
po"l and billiards: tishlne and hunting.
* For winter rates and accommodatlona
anply to
FRED. STERRY.
Manager. Hot Spring3. Va.
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The Best
ottr
on Eartli.
THE THOMAS POTTS CO.,
Mlllers' Agents. Richmond, Va.
service iu the adjustment of spec
tacles and eyeglasses is essential
for the improvement and preserva*
tion of the eyesight. We fnrnish
such and gttarantee satisfaction ia
all cases. Prescription work is
our speci'ilty. O'.ir
Phofographic
department is also in charge ol
professionals, with daTk room on
the premises aud free instructiou
in photography. Our line of Ko
daks, Cameras and Photo Suppliea
is complete. Developmg aud prinN
iug finely executed at moderata
prices. Slail orders promptly at?
tended to,
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Manufacturfag Opticians
and Expert Adjusters of Spectacles, Eyo?
Glasses, Artificial Eves, *c.,
i CORNER NINTH AND MAIN.