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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1902.
EDUCATION
T'io meeting of prominent Southern
?educators In Richmond on Saturday last
?was in pursuance of thc programme map?
ped out some time ago by the Southern
Educational Association. The purpose of
this Association is to awaken interest tn
public education in the Southern States,
and we arc gratified to know that Air.
Harry St. Ge-se Tucxer. dean of th->
Law Faculty of Washington and Lee
University, is lo lend his valuable aid
to this movement, indeed, to take a lead?
ing part in thc work in Virginia- Air.
Tucker is a scholar, a statesman and an ?
orator, and ho will do a great public scr- j
vice in identifying himself with this |
?movement.
The term education is a very broad
term, broader than ever before in the his?
tory of tho world. It means training,
training of the head and of the heart as
well as of the mind. The question has
been raised in tiie South as to whether
or not educ?a tion is always a moral
agency. It is quite true that "a littlo
learning is a dangerous thing," but it
cannot be disputed that the right sort of
?education is always a moral agency. In?
deed, character is largely a matter of
training. There is a great deal in in?
heritance, both of good and of bad, but
the children of bad parents car. be mad?;
good men and women by proper train?
ing, whereas, the children of good pa?
rents often go wror.g for the lack of
proper training.
One of the best articles o:i this sub?
ject that we have seen is a paper by
John Graham Brooks, which was read
before the recent meeting of the South?
ern Conference for Education. Air.
Brooks spoke particularly of the reform
??.lories of Massachusetts "and Now York,
Baying that thc youth who were com?
mitted long enough at Concord and F.l
m!ra to'TJrlnffto bear on them the steady
discipline of moral and industrial train?
ing ior at? least one year showed results
at both these reformatories that are new
and .hopeful In the history of procedure.
He derlare? that under Mr. Brockway's
?management, the reformatory al Elmira
was a great and busy manufactory **>?
habits. "From the morning bath : nd the
gymnasium," ho continued, "through the
day's systematic work ;?? so -
thirty crafts under the eye ?? ? trai;
Instructor tn the closing of the
military drill, the hours were .as crowd?
ed as the work of the German army of
a model factory. Il is not simply routine
labor like so much of the toil of modern
industry; It was throughout preliminary
education. Tiie feeble will and lack Df
eclf-control. the easy yielding to the play
of every impulse, the hatred of persistent
and consecutive activity arc the common?
est weaknesses of this class. The whole
ech?me of training was guarded rigidiv
to the end of strengthening the weakest
links of character. It is seen at last
that no preaching or praying, no giving
of good advice, no reading of improving
books <?an make what these delinquents
lack, namely, habits?habits of continuous
thinking and doing?habits of controlling
the muscles and the will."
Mr. Brooks thinks that this is the sort
of education that the youth of the !??.?.'
should have, not merely those wh
oonfin<?d in reformatories, but those v. "..
arc not. "It is proved," says lie, "that
?btr. society fills its next edh?cativnal
dtt*. by organizing in every cdicol and
fo*. ?ery youth until the sixteenth year,
thorough compulsory courses in art and ?
tnsnual training, many of tho most dan
gwoas sources of youthf-.il lawlessness
will bo closed." He asked the manna!
t?iacher at Elmira what effect, in hit
opinion, this instruction would have
upon the reformatory' if it were brought
to every child in the country and con?
tinued, with other studies, until the six?
teenth year, and the reply was that it
weuld practically clcse every reforma?
tory. Another warden of long experience
in Massachusetts said that we should
perhaps have one prisoner, where we now
have ten. Mr. Brockway. who has had
fifty years' experience, said that if all
tho boys In the reformatory could have
had, besides the necessary book work,
three years' systematic manual training,
very lew of the fifteen hundred would
have been there or in any other penal
institution.
The Time? docs not believe In compul?
sory education, but wo do sincerely be?
lieve in this sort of training, this training
of tho head, this training of the will,
this making of good habits. Thomas
Jefferson, Who was a great philosopher
as well as a great politician, believed
that work was the surest preventivo o?
??-rime, as lie believed that Idleness was a
Su'?;? source of evil. The great purpose
Oi all education should be to givo the
pupil complete mastery over himself. We
believe that this sort of education is
particularly needful for the colored chil
dren of the land. We said the other day,
in discussing, this subject, that in the
days of slavery the colored children were
under discipline and were taught the
great lesson of obedience, were taught
to control "themselves, wore taught les?
sens in manners and morula But in this
day the great majority of them are with?
out such instruction. They grow up, in
fiany cases, without restraint end in?
dulce themselves until they become
slaves to their eppetitcs and passions.
The hopo of tho' rolored race is in such
training as. piagli, give them habits of in?
dustry and habit? of self-control.
THE NEWS FRO?. FLORIDA.
Aocordlng to the Times-Union and
?Citizen, tha State of Florida is making
great strides in industrial progresa and
ii in better condition from every point of
view than ever before in its history. Our
contemporary says the State has grown
out of the dlfllculties of the past. That
oranges will bring as much money as
ever in a tew years; that most of the
groves have gone so far south that they
are safe from Jack Frost, while im?
proved methods of protection have been
adopted in thc northern belt. It says also
that the season's crop of vegetables will
bring moro money to the State than any
in lier history, but- that cabbages and
potatoes aro no longer in the lead?cel?
ery and berries have forged ahead, while
canteloupes are emerging into a placo
with tho leaders. That the lands along
the edge of the Gulf Stream have been
brought into cultivation, and that the
-??optilation along both sides of the gulf
'ccasts is growing by leaps and bounds.
I That the farmers arc improving their
! lands and their live stock, and manu
j facturing establishments are growing at
? a gratifying rate o? Increase. Florida ???
? bacco is now competing with Cuban to
I bacco, and the manufacture of cigars has
i grown into a grc.it industry.
"But more suggestive and promising
! than all other changis combined," adds
our contemporary, "is thc revolution in j
thc minds of the people. The wild-eyed
political prophets have ceased to expect
their dreamland on the day following an
election. None of us now* look for hap?
piness and wealth as the effect of legis?
lative discretion any more than a pass
to heaven from the Tallahassee officials."
This is a, gratifying statement, especially
so as it comes from a paper that was a
little while ago preaching Bryanism and
free silver. The people of tho South are
now working up to a realisation of their
advantages and the power that is within
themselves. They are learning that suc?
cess in life is to be achieved by endeavor
and not by legislation, asd the more the
South learns that lesson the more pro?
nounced will be its progress*. t
TALK IN "?lib lONVcNTION.
Taking the cue from some of thc A'ir?
ginia newspapers, *w.? observe that some j
ci ilio outside papers are now ridiculing J
thc oratory or the Constitutional Conven- j
tion, and saying that the convention '.s j
being talked to death. There has been j
a great deal of talk in the body, and |
probably some of it has been unnecessary j
talk, but a great deal of it?thc great ma- ?
jority of it?has been enlightening ?and
instructive. These men have a most dif- j
flcuit task to perform, and it will not j
do for them to jump at hasty conclusions. |
They have been interchanging views, j
They have discussed all the questions thai
have come before them from every point
of view. The discussions have been made
public and sent to all parts of the State,
so that the people could see for them?
selves all sides of all questions, and in
cons?quence of these debates communi?
cations from thoughtful citizens have
bean printed in the newspapers for the
benefit of the delegates. The Constitu?
tional Convention is a deliberative boely,
and we think it most fortunate that it is
ich. it would be easier for the dele
gates to act than to talk, but they real?
ize tho responsibility upon them, and
they are unwilling to act until they have
had a thorough exchange of ?-iews, until
arguments pro and con have been heard,
until objections and defects have been
pointed out
If the members of this convention had
met in secret conclave and adopted this
ordinance and that without discussion,
then would the people have had a right
to complain, find they would have com?
plained, and we should have heard a great
deal about Star Chamber proceedings and
snap judgment On the contrary, how?
ever, the members of the convention have
taken the public into their confidence,
;;nd have sought by long discussion and
the most car.:';.: deliberati : weed out
. . ? ns anii ce: . - . * :t tnem
ves into ... safe and
jjsl ? ? . . .: ?.-art, vc think
thai ??? gates aro to be commended
and no : leaned fo;* the earnest and
instructive debates that have character?
ized tho proceedings of the convention.
They have been having a shaking up in
newspaper circles down about Newport
News. Recently thc Morning Herald and
the Evening Times were consolidated, the
management frankly declaring that then
were two many newspapers in the field
for profit Now the Hampton Monitor,
which recently jumped into the daily
field, has resumed publication as a week?
ly. It becomes more and more apparent
that publishing a newspaper is a rn<itter
of business
In reply to a question from an enquire?.*
as to what is ihe religious faith of the
new Governor, the Newport News Times
Herald, whose editor is a Baptist, say;??
Governor Montague is a Baptist. Ha
is a member of the First Baptist Church
of Danville. He is a Bible student and
for many years had a large- Bible class m
the Sunday-school of this Danville church
in which he took great interest.
By the way; Mr. Montague is the first
Baptist who ever occupied tho Governor's
chair. We had not thought of it before?,
but this calls to mirfd an interview a JN'c??,?
York reporter had with John S. Wise a
few days ago. Wise was commenting in
his inimitable way on A'irginia politica.
Among other tilings he said that times
had changed in old Virginia: that the
James Hiver Episcopalians had lost their
srip and that the despised "Pea-ridg?*?
Baptists" wero coming to the front He
predicted that within ten years a "Pca
ridgo Baptist" would be in the guberna?
torial chair, and he added that is might
be good for the old Commonwealth when
a representative of the faith that origi?
nally dared to attempt the disruption of
church and State should hold the reins
o? government.
Montague seems to be the fulfillment
of Wise's prophecy.
At last a jury has been found that
knocked all the starch out of tho "speak- *
easy" fellows. They feared to trust their
cases in tho hands of tho reputable men
whicli composed the misdemeanor jury
at the recent term of "Lancaster court,
and threw, themselves upon the presumed
friendliness of the court, but their reck?
oning was at fault Judge Ewell put
linea upon the chief transgressors at fig?
ures which all supposed would cause them
to desist. For this thc judge is to bo
greatly commended, and we congratulate
him that he retains the confidence of th?
best citizens of tho county.'?Virginia Citi?
zen.
Good for tho bravo Judge. The Times
does not believe in prohibition, but it be?
lieves in enforcing tho law.. When the
ofiicers of thc law find a statuto on tho
books it is not their business to pass
upon its merits; it is theirIsworn duty
to ?snforce it. It is as surely lawless for
a man to sell liquor in a community
where a prohibition law exists, as it is
for him to run a lottery or conduct a
gambling hell. Such lawlesssess is not to
be tolerated by those who are sworn to
uphold tho law.
Owing to an unexpected break down in
the Free Press" Alci gcnthaler machine
further editorial comment is- impossible,
in to-day's issue.?Danville Free Press.
That is disappointing. From tho origi?
nality, and brilliancy of the editorial col?
umns of the Free Press we had sot sus?
pected that its editorials wero machine
made.
A special from Austin, Texas, says that
New York srtys that a Japanese concern
has concluded arrangements through a
New York concern whereby American
firms will furnish tho equipment, valued
at $300,000, for the first electric traction
system in Tokio. This will be-the largest
contract of its description ever awarded
to as American factory by a far Eastern
company. It is a splendid tribute to
American industry. We aro rapidly be?
coming tho greatest manufacturers in
the world.
A special fro mAustin, Texas, says that
an oil syndicate with which ex-Governor
Hogg is associated has disposed of a
part of its holdings situated in the Beau?
mont field to tho Standard Oil Company
for about SS.000.000. The remainder of the
holdings of this syndiratc is to be merged
into a powerful English corporation, with
a capital stock of ?2O,000,00O. Tho idea of
Governor Hogg's being associated with
the Standard Oil Trust, and, worst of all,
with a British trust, is hard for those of
us who have followed his distinguished
career to comprehend. But it makes a
very great diiferer.ee w-.hen an anti-trust
mon is in the trust.
Dr. Parkhurst preached a sermon on
Sunday against foot-ball. Wasn't that
sermon a bit imreasonabl*? What's tho
matter with golf?
17 Xainly /\}
.AINLY ?O.EOUtJL EOPLE
The condition of Sanitary Ollicer A.
Burnett, of No. 2315 East Uroad Street,
who has been ill at his home for some
time, remains unchanged.
Hon? David H. Loake, member of the
House from Goochland, is in the pity.
The regular meeting of Shockoe Coun?
cil. Royal Arcanum, will be held in Lee
Camp Hall to-morrow night at S o'clock.
ATr. R. R. Rodgers. who was in the Po?
lice Court in connection with a fight with
Mr. Fernandez, was not Air. R. R. Rod?
gers, of No. 510 North Twenty-eighth
Street.
Air. Tilomas G. Sydnor, of the Sydnor
Pump and Well Company, is at the head
of a movement to organize a company
for the purpose of supplying the city with
water through the Artesian well system.
Aliss Lottie H. Derieux. daughter of Rev.
Dr. XV. T. Derieux, No. 2203 East Alarshalt
Street, had the misfortune Sunday to
lose her class-pin. received at the Wo?
man's College. The pin was small in
size but was valued very highly by Miss
Derieux. It was lost at some point be?
tween Twenty-second and Alarshall
Streets and Chimborazo Park.
Installation of ofiicers will bo held at
Taylor's Hall by Hickory Camn. Wood?
men of the World, to-night Fol?
lowing this ceremony, there will be a
musical entertainment and refreshmc-*nts
and ? Innre attendance is o^i^cted.
Branch No. 1-1.1, Catholic Knights of
America, has elected the following of?
ficers: J. H. Nagle, president; D. Alurphy,
vice-president; ?. B. Wissmann, record?
ing secretary; F. Catogni, financial secre?
tary; Juan A. Pizzini. treasurer: P. Ryan,
sentinel: E. Alererfith. S. ?.; John Alur?
phy. John A. McCrady, and Thomas
Byrne, trustees.
MONUMENT TO M'KiNLEY.
Virginia is Invited to Aid In Raising tbe
iMoney.
Governor Montague received a telegram
from Air. Geo. ?. Nash. chairman of the
Ohio Division of the AIcKinley National
Alemcrial Association, last night, setting
forth that it was the object of the Asso?
ciation to erect a fitting monument to the
great leader at his grave in Canton,
Ohio, and asking the co-operation of the
Virginia, people.
Hon. AV. D. Day is president of the As?
sociation, and the monument is to cost
?f>50,000, of which Ohio will contribute
$300,000. Wednesday, January 29th, which
is the fifty-ninth anniversary of the late
President's birthday, is fixed as the date
for the paying in of the contributions, and
it is suggested that all churches hold me?
morial services on the preceding Sunday
so that an opportunity may be given for
persons desiring to do so to contribute.
It Is requested that persons making con?
tribution.?, however smali, send their
names and addresses so that the com?
mittee may forward receipts. The move?
ment is caid to be a very strong one, es?
pecially in Ohio and the West.
Branch Office liete.
Hon. D. C. O'Flaherty, member of the
convention from Warren county and
senior member of the law firm of _Ta
herty & Fulton, of Front Royal, yes?
terday rented room No. 37, second floor.
Chamber of Commerce, In which his firm
will conduct a branch law ofilco. Air.
O'Flaherty will remain here nnd "?Lr.
Fulton will conduct the -uslncss of the
office at Front Royal. .Mr. O'Fla
ixrty has not yet determined whether
or not he will remove his legal residenci
here when the convention adjourns.
Positively cured foy t&ase
titilo PUIS.
They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indijjestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per?
fect remedy for Dizziness, ^Nausea, Drowsi?
ness, Bad Taste in the iiouth, Coated Tongue
Pain in thc Side, TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate the Bowels. . Purely Vegetable,
Small Fill. Small Dos?,
8mall Price?
SOCIAL a??
?PERSONAL:
The Masonic Temple was the scene of
brilliancy last night, when the twelfth
night german. of the "Richmond Assembly
was danced The german was gracefully
led by Mr. Adolphus Biair, who intro?
duced a mask ball just before supper,
which was greatly enjoyed, and caused
more amusement than is generally seen
on such an occasion. Ghosts and pnan
toms were brought to ? the onlooker's
"mind. Tho decorations were of pink car?
nations and hyacinths, and pink shades
in the dining-room.
Among the dancers were: Mrs. Frank
Powers, In scarlet creps ci'o chine, with
ecru lace; Mrs. Adolphus Blair, maco lace
over white satin, appliqued, rosette of
pink liberty satin;? Mrs. G. L. L. Davis,
blue imported muslin, lace and velvet;
Airs. Murray McGuire, white organdy
over pink taffeta, real lace; Mrs. .lohn
Faxland, black net over taffet?, trimmed
with pink roses; Mrs. Georg* Elliott,
.pink and' cream Persian dress; Mrs.
Clay Drewry, white lace over silk, Mrs.
Richard Wilson, black and pink trim?
mings; Mrs. Carter Scott, black iace
ov.er taffeta; Mrs. Robert Blankenship,
white ta?eta; Mrs. Bernard Gunst, white
dotted Swiss, trimmed with narrow rib?
bon; Mrs. Austin Brockenbrough, black
silk, jetted net; Mrs. XV. S. P. Mayo,
white applique net over silk, chiffon and
blue panne velvet; Mrs. Benjamin Palmer,
white dotted net over silk, blue trim?
mings; Miss Janie Wingo, lemon panno
crepe, with laco yoko and trimmings;
Miss Esteile De Saussure, in black and
muli jewel passementarie and scarlet
popples; Miss Ad'alr ?Minor, pink And
white stripe satin, pink roses tucked in
hair; 'Miss Rebecca Bell, salmon sfiK
mull and' chiffon; Miss Doulie Whltlock.
white tucked chiffon, pink flounces; Miss
Lucy Hayes, red silk crepe, ecru lace
and chiffon; Miss Mary Ball, white tucked
organdy, pink appliqued roses; Miss Dane,
of Alabama, pink and blue striped organ?
dy, ribbons; Miss Bessie Smith, of the
University of Virginia, white organdy,
black insertions, pink ribbons; Miss Car
rio Milnes, blue mousseline and roscbuos;
Miss Margaret Shields, w-hite dotted net,
laco; Miss Daisy Chamberlayne, pini:
crepe, yoke of tucked chitfon; Miss
(Maude Morgan, blue silk, jet trimmings;
Miss Grace Shields, black silk mull ; ?Miss
Alice Boiling, of Kentucky, pale blue
and lace trimmings; Miss Josephine Put?
ney, black net and yellow 'lowers?; Miss
Lily Hill, black chenille, with yellow vel?
vet; Miss Elise Davenport, white pleated
chiffon, blue forget-me-nots; Miss Eliz?
abeth .Davenport, whito tucked organdy,
with pink flowers; Miss Nannie Cook,
blue organdy, tiny lace ruffles; Miss Nate
Meredith, blue silk, chiffon trimmings;
Miss Sophie Meredith, red silk, with ecru
bands; Miss Mabel Walker, black net
over silk; Miss Bessie Denham, Savan?
nah, Ga., blue silk crepe, lace and pink;
Miss Agnes McCarthy, pink and blue
mull, lace trimmings; Miss Sue Spiliman,
cream tucked chiffon, black roses; Miss
Catherine Lindsay, Nile green silk mull,
white flowers; Miss Marie Webster, white
satin, blue velvet and lace; Miss Amelia
Pilson, pink silk mull and forget-me
nots.
Among the gentlemen were: Messrs.
Richard Wortham, Frank Powers, Mun
ford Cole, Maury McGuire, John Far
land, Edward Benson, Frank Hill. George
Elliot, Frank McCarthy, James Watson,
Leslie Read, Tom McAdams, Carlton Mc
Kenny Horace Stringreiiow, Aluert Tan?
ner, Randolph. Cardoz.a, James Mullin.
Henry Hotchkiss, Robert Blankenship,
Diehard Wilson, Harry Carrington, Clay
Drewry, Joel Perrin, Ranson Guy, J. Bid
good, Edward Barbour,; XV. J. Wallace,
Granville Smith, G. Harrison, Robert Wil?
liams, George Lathrop,' E. Moseley, John
Coke, Hugh Skipwith, George Warren,
Willie Bridges, Charles Evelyn Smith,
Carter Scott, Bernard 'Guest, XV. S. P.
Alavo, Austin Brockenborough and Ben
Palmer.
The Woman's Club was unusually well
pauonizc? yesterday b,y the members and
their visiting friends. Miss -Landoni?
Dashieil was the chairman of the even?
ing, and, in a few remarks, introduced
Mrs. W. T. Robins, who discussed "Fresh
Gleanings from American Folk-Love."
Mrs. Robins was listened to throughout
ner talk with closest attention, winning
applause by her cpiaint quotations of Un?
cle Remus and recollections of old super?
stitions, such as the four leaf clover and
old shoes, which have been handed down
from generation to generation. The sea
is always the fountain of folk-love In all
countries. America having borrowed all
she has, and taken it as her own, with
variations.
At the reception, which followed, Mrs.
E. D. Hotchkiss poured chocolate and
Mrs. Emma Reade Ball coffee. Among
the guests were: Miss Peterkin, of Parks
burg, XV. Va.; Miss Mucur, of Wilkes
barre. Pa.; Mrs. H. Fakoner Grant, of
Charlottesville: Miss Seabrooke, of South
Carolina; Miss Boiling, Mrs. William An?
derson, of Lexington; Miss Alice Boil?
ing, of Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. George W.
Carpenter, Misses Conway. of Rapidan;
Mrs. Taylor Garnett, of Mathews Court?
house; Miss Mary Dammann. Mrs. Ge?rge
Harrison, of Staunton; Mrs. R. Preston
Means, of Birmingham, Ala ; Aliss Annie
Eiden, of Staunton, Va.; Mrs. Thomas
Ballard, of Washington; Mrs. Frederick
Sinn liman, of Chattanooga; Mrs. Dun
bar Roy, of Atlanta; M!?.?* Shepherd Afe
Cue, of Waivne-sboro; Miss E.'oise H. New,
of Washington; Mrs. Mary E. Nee", of
Willl-imsbitrg; Miss HaiTelc and Mist-?
Moore, of Selma, Ala.; Mr**?. M. E. Bry
ars, of Bristol, Va.: Mr. and Mrs. G. XV,
Stamrd, Airs. Thomas C. Gordon:. Mrs.
Herbert C. Claiborne. Mr. Clarence Cab-'i!,
Mrs. John B. Lightfoot. Mrs. Herbert
Funston. Miss Lillian. E. Rucker. of F?*v.t
crujer.
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Aliss Margie Knowies ?eft yesterday ror
a three-months' stay in New York, where
she will study under th? direction or
Madame Iln.li, one cf the greatest celeb?
rities of the metropolis as a vocal teacher.
Miss Knowies is the daughter of Mra.
E. JI. 'Clowes, and has a clear, sympa?
thetic voie??;, being one of the most ac?
complished young vocalists In the city.
Miss Alary Deane Scott left yesterday t?
visit friends in Greensboro. N. C. Sha
will later visit other Southern cities, and
it will bo long before, she returns to Rich'
mond. She is onu of tne most popular
girls in the city, and '"Id be greatly
missed by a large circie.
? ?
A?iss Mabel Claire Williams ana Mr.
?Horace- Stillv.'ell, of Savannah, Ga., were
married at the Second l'apt'.st cr.uroh
yesterday afternoon by R2v. Or. '.v. K.
L. Smith.
The bride is the charming tla-.--3m.er or
Mrs. George W. Williams, of tin? city,
while the groom is a native of Savannah.
Among the out-of-town gussts was
Miss Stillweli, of Savannah, Ulster or tne
groom.
?. . ?
inisa Louise ??. Mosmii?er will ba mar?
ried to Mr. Sebastian J. Hook, of t?al
timore, at the home of her parents tms
evening at D o'clock. Miss iMosnniier is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank "ios
miller, while the groom is the senior
member of the firm of Hook and Com?
pany, of Baltimore.
1? ?"?/?'"
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At the meeting of the Entertainment
Committee of the Colonial. Dames yes?
terday at the residence of Mrs. Arthur
Lefroy. tho following committees were
elected for their annual ball, : which wiil
be held at tho Mansion Friday January
nth by invitation of Mrs. A. J. Montague,
who lias tendered the uso of her home
for tbe occasion: Mrs. Boykin, chairman
of the invitation; Mrs. John Lottier, u'eco
ration; Mrs. Virginius Hall, arrange?
ments; Mrs. William G. . ara?ara,
speeches; Mrs. C. XV. P. Brock, music;
and Mrs. Arthur Lefroy, entertainment.
The ball will bo a marked social event
in the society world, and will be follow?
ed by an elegant banquet, tho chairman
of which has not yet been appointed.
? . *
A well attended meeting of the Chari?
ty Ball was hela yesterday at thc
residence of Mrs. Carter Scott, when the
following named: patronesses were pres?
ent: Mesdames A. J. Montague, L?..
T. Robinson, G. L. L. Davis, John D.
Potts, James Branch, Barton H. Grundy,
Charles P. Stokes, H. W. Hazard. John
J. Farland, J. Alston ?Jabel. Thomas C.
Gordon. It was decided tfcat the ?.lisses
Wallace should furnish the supper, whian
will be on an elaborate scale. Mrs. Scott
desires that lady patronesses, who havo
tickets in charge, shall report to her as
soon as possible.
As matters are progressing so favor?
ably, no further "business meetings will
be held.' It only remains now for the
young belles and beaux o? the occasion
to anticipato and realize one more
charming evening to be spent with the
patronesses of the ball.
? . *
Airs. ?Charles E. Borden will givo a
tea Tnursday afternoon from 5 to
7 o'clock in honor of her guests, Aliss
Leila Bellamy and Aliss Fannie Taylor,
of Wilmington, N. C. Later on in the
evening Airs. Borden has issued invita- *
tions for tlic gentlemen to meet her
guests and receiving party.
Miss Alice Parker, who went to Wash?
ington to spend the hclida.ys, has returned
to the city.
? . ?
Miss Claire Guillaume, who spent the
holidays in St. Augustine. Jacksonville
aad ?Charleston, has returned home.
? . *
Miss Dorothea B. Lee has returned to
tho city after a delightful visit to Wide
Water.
? . ?
Miss Justine Aloran, who won so many
friends when the guost of Miss Sopliie
"White, returned to her home ia Detroit
Saturday.
? a ? <
Air. and Mrs. John G. Williams, of
Orange, Va., will be the guest this week
of Airs. J. R. V. Daniel. No. 11 North
Sixth Street. They will attend the wed?
ding of their son, Mr. Lewis C. Williams,
on the Oth instant.
Miss Sally R'eed Anderson Is the guest
of Aliss Margaret Tabb, of Homestead,
Gloucester county.
? ? *
Mr. Aleck Earie, of Gloucester, has re?
sumed his studies at tho Union Theologi?
cal Seminary.
?
Air. W. Bailey J. Saunders, Miss Ella
Jackson and Miss Alamie Hunt are among
the guests at tho Afton House.
? *
Dr. Oppenhimer and Air. J. AI. Bell, or
this city, wero among the guests of Mr.
and Airs. H. S; Saunders. of "Upper Shir?
ley" last week, where they so charmingly
entertained the Alagaztno Club.
? . ?
Mr. J. C. Goode was tho best man at
the Goode-Tompkins nuptials last week
in Staunton.
? . ?
Dr. J. Woode Jordan, who has recently
recovered fromt typhoid rever, is vlsit
in his parents, in Hanover county.
? *
Airs. Andrew Gray, who has, since De?
cember, been with her parents in Wil?
mington, N. C, will return to Richmond
Wednesday. Airs. Gray will be accom?
panied by her mother, Airs. John Spring?
er, and b?y her little son, John Springer
Gray.
? . ?
Misses Louise McAdams and Martha
Bowie will leave Richmond to-day to re?
turn to the National Cathedral School in
Washington.
? . ?
Aliss Lulie Whitlock was among the
guests at a supper given after the bal
poudre in Petersburg Friday, the charm?
ing hostess being Airs. Preston L. Roper.
? . *
Air. Charles Pickett Stokes, Jr., and
Air. Russell Bowie will also return to
their respective institutions of learning,
Mr. Stokes going to Woodbury Forest,
and Air. Bowie to Harvard.
? * ?
Mr. Allen Freeman left yesterday for
the Johns Hopkins University, after a
pleasant ' visit to his parents, Air. and
Mrs. XV. B. Freeman, of South Third
Street.
? . *
Airs. Bryan, of Charleston, S. C, is
visiting her daughter. Airs. Robert
French, at No. 313 South Third Street,
? . *
Airs. XV. H. Perkins and Aliss Perkins
are contemplating a trip to the Charles?
ton Exposition sometime this month.
? * *
The Alisses Conway. of Rapidan, are
the guests of Mrs. A. E. Warren,
? *
The Central Committee of the S. P. V.
A, will meet to-day at 12 M.
Tho annual meeting of the German
American Ladies' Aid Association of the
Virginia Hospital will talee place to-Q'ay
ac 4 o'clock, in the Virginia Hospital.
Officers will be chosen and the yearly
reports will bo read.
** * *
Mr. Lanier Carter, of the University
College of Alocicine, has returned from
a week spent with his parents. Mr. and
Airs. James Carter, of Chatham, Va.
A?lss ATinio Sydnor and Aliss Winston
and At?*?. Wiliiom Evans were among the
guests attending a o'elightful yerman
given last week at the home of ?Air. John
Wool! oik, at Hanover Courthouse. A
Hiring band from Richmond furnished the
music.
m .
Alessrs. Irvine Stltli. Robert Vaden and
Henry Hurt are bac?: from Chatham, Va,
whore they went te keep Christmas last
week.
? ?
Misses Augusta Nixon, Inez Montague
and Ge?rgie Xannon. of Ashland. Va.,
are being entertained by relatives and
friends In this city.
? ?
*
Mr. A. B. Chandler, Jr., has returned
from a holiday visit to friends in War?
saw, Va.
? . *
Airs. Nannie D. Brooka and Air. Trav?
ers Daniel. Jr., spent a part of last
week with frl?*jids in Culpeper, Va.
? *
Miss Gertrude Canini, Miss Katherine
Tyler were among the dancers at tno
brilliant german Friday in Norfolk. Mis?^
Charlotte Young and Miss Page were also
among the Richmond beilea.
? ?
Miss Sophia Pitt hits returned to Bal?
timore, after a delightful visit to her
cousins, the Misses Meredith, in this city.
Miss Charlotte Young was one of the
prize-winnefs at the card party given by
Miss Bcssio Doyle, of Norfolk, last we???..
? *
*
Miss Evelyn Gordon is the guest of the
Misses Neely, in Portsmouth.
? *. ?
Miss Lily T}*er Is visiting -~t*s. Barton
Myers, in Norfolk.
? ?
*
Miss Randolph Cardoza ?3 visiting
?riend3 in New York, having arrived there
Saturday.
? * ?
Miss Eyta Sycle, of this city, who is
visiting Aliss jessie Mor/itz, in Norfolk,
will bo tenderes a reception to-night.
? * *
Mr. nnd ?Mrs. Frank It. Jefrress. of
Greenville. N. C. ?vho have Been visiting
their parents, (Mr. and Mrs. Davis, in this
city, have returned home.
? ?
Miss Laura M. Stebbtns, who has been
spending some time in Richmond, and
was the guest of Mrs. Henry C. Stuart
durin gthe holidays, has returned to her
home ait South. Boston.
m * ?
?9? and /?round
&he jiotels.
"New York is at last firmly convince?*
that it hae killed Richard Croker," said
Mr. Gerald .McLaughlin, a Brooklyn man,
W1.0 was identified with th? campaign
of Mayor Seth Low in xew York last
fall. "Of course, 1 know every time
Tammany Hall gets a set-back that is
said, but at the samo time New York is
convinced at last that Croker U d*?ad
politically, as it is believed the combina?
tion of Reformers and Republicans will
stick together.
"In the Reform party of New York are
all manner of polit.es. r is the expres?
sion of Republicans and Democrats alike
against the ring government of New
York, and, struggle as it may. there is
no belief that Tammany Hail will re?
gain its former prestige. Croker's oaring,
and ti.at alone, kept tho Hail together so
long, and now there are rumors of splits
even in that organization, and if this be
true the end of thc greatest political ma?
chine the world has ever sera is in sight?"'
"Farmers along the Jamos River have
suffered more from thc late ?lo?>d thr. ?
they have from any other cause tor
many years," remarked Dr. Julian Hari?
cot, of Newport News, at New Ford's
yesterday. "Houses. barn?*, llve-siock.
nearly everything was swept away, and?
It will bo some time before things along
th; river reach a uoi?uaI ?^?.????,?.
Along the Chesapeake and Ot-io Road
nearly all' tho farmers were cailed Into
service repairing railroads just ai* ter
tho flood, but whatever they may have
made from this by tha use of their farm
hands was more than lost to them
through the high water."
Professor W. B. Alwood, who fills the
chair of horticulture and vegetable pa?
thology at Blacksburg, State entomolo?
gist and a government expert in fermen?
tation, now at Alurpiy's In connection
with the meeting to-day of the Virginia
Horticultural Society, was talkine yes?
terday of Virginia. Incidentally he saia:
'?The reason Virginia is not a prosper?
ous Stato is because since the war there
has been little farming. People these
days aro Inclined to ???? upon farming
as degrading, and It is steadily decreas?
ing throughout the State. Strang?!y
enough, some people believe that farm?
ing will' ruin the health. I am a farmer. '
That would apparently dispel any
doubts as to farming being aealthy.
Professor Alwood is one of the health?
iest men In the State, and as de from his
professional duties devotee his entire at?
tention to farming.
"Chicago will furnish the next Presi?
dent of this country?or. at least, b-lleves
sho will." declared Air. Carter Y. Zimer.
a traveling man from Chicago, yesterday
"Who is it? Mayor Carter Harrison, ot
course. The Harrison boom is on and
Chicago believes that Harrison will be
the next President, whatever the rest
of the country may think; about it.
This is a comfort at least to Chtcngo.
"Harrison Is a man who is tremendous
!y popular with all classes and has done
a great deal for Chicago. Now it is
hoped his reward is nearly at hand,
i seo that tho Cook County Club is com?
ing down this way soon. Look 'em over
when they get here. They show what
kind of politicians Chicago has. and in
this they tire immensely interesting
throughout the South, particularly at tho
time when eyes are turned to Harrison
as a Presidential ncssibility."
"There seems to be a general misun?
derstanding throughout the country as
to the Charleston Exposition." said Air.
Hamilton Flrt'i. of that city, at Mur
nhv's yci.Terc'ay. "G noticed in this city
and wherever else I have gone every?
body seer, s to think that th<> Exposition
is a frost. Ihis, I believe, is a mistake
"As a matter of fact Charleston was
hardly ready, but the crowds are grow?
ing ri-vi*.*- and statements to the con?
trary are erroneous. I think personally
that Charleston deserves a vast d<*>al of
credit for what she has done when the
Government absolutely refused to aid
her in any way. and the press of the
country is doing our Exposition an in?
justice. We have the crowds nnd wo
have the Exposition, one of tho most
notable of its kind1 in the history of the
country as showing the development of
our Colon ?al possi^ssinns."
A?any pr^min-mt Virginians were In
Richmond yesterday. Among these was
Air ! S. Brjsnt. of Crewe, a tvother ot
Senator Ju'ian Bryant. He will remain
in the city for a couplo of days on pri?
vato business.
Rev. Dr. Edward A. Temple, of Front
Royal, was at the Lexington yesterday.
Dr. Temple is now on his way home
from a hunting expedition in the South?
ern part of the State. He will return
to his home to-morrow.
Air. Henry Easley. a banker of Soutn
Boston, ras in tha city yesterday, ac?
companied by his wife. He was at the
Lexington,
Several members of the Constitutional
Convention, who went home over Sun?
day, returned to the city yesterday.
Among these were Mr. John W. Lawson,
of Isle ?* Wight county, and Mr. A.
Fletcher. Mr. J. J. Boaz. brother or
Air. W. H. Boaz, a member of the con?
vention, was also in the city, at Ford's,
accompanied by his so:*.
From Danvilfe yesttrday there came
a party consisting of Alessrs. Q E.
Cabant?S. H. C. Fan-.'sh. a ?. Watkins,
and ?G?. ?. G. Kerr.
Other prominent Virginians in Rich?
mond yesterday were: Aics.sr;-. C. C. Eliy
and F. J. Fuller, of Lyi.chburg; Air. E.
L. McClelland, Fairfax; Prof. J. L
Phillips, cf Blacksburg, here tc attend
the Horticultural Society Convention; Mr.
il. L. Price?, of Blacicsburg. here for the
same purpose; Air. ?*. T. Page. Jr.. Mr.
R. A. Aver, of Big Stono Gap; Air. li.
?R. Boyd",. Wytheviile; Air. S. B. Cun
lingham*. Fcirrh ville; Air. Withers Massie,
of Massio's Mills, all at Afurphy's: Air.
? M. S. Tugglc, at the New Ford's, and
Air. Roy XV. Sexton, of Wytheviile, at
the Lexington.
Dr. Filward Hart, of Jersey City, ac?
companied by Airs. H. Coyle and Alisa
Coyle, was registered at Murphy's yes
*erday. This is a tourist party bound
Soutn.
Well known visitors to Richmond from
"?ther States at th,* various hotels yes?
terday included': Mr. F. E. Dodson. of
'?alamore: Air. N. F. Wilson. New York,
irai Mr. W. Hulsey SmitTl. of New York.
nt Murphv's, and Alessrs. H. H. Ballarti
-?nd D. Ta. Lilly, cf Charleston, and Air.
T. Harris, of Baltimore, at the New
Ford's.
Asfcs About His Father.
Major Howard has received a letter
from William H. Booth, of No. 250.**,
West Fayette Street. Baltimore, asking
for information of David F. Booth, his
father, from whom he has not heard for
many years. He was nn auctioneer in
this city shortly after the war. and if
living would bo about seventy years old.
roil wy.
FOR RENT?A FURNISHED ROOM ON j
Grace Street near Henry. Address
??HENRY." ?re Tim? office '
"^MASONS HEALTt?OEFENDERS,
m /vsor i*-s ? en.-y?v tabip? cu w e ,
DYSPEPSI
TABLCTS Ci)?:|
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the blood
This often leads to many serlota
troubles; stimulate the Hver, eie?
the head, Improve circulation?use
Mason's Brown Tablet!
WAM'Ki?
wan-t???d^-^^
SAPE, cither a medium size or lar?
or.e; give price. Address SAFE, can
Leader Office.
WANTED. OO STRONG. ABLE-BODIE?
men. measuring -?-J and H breast, to bui
our surplus stock of large size Suits an"
Overcoats at ST.&'i anel S'ATU?one-hall
value. O. H. BERRY & CO.
WANTED ?TO RENT A MODER"*
house of about six rooms. Address U*
S.. care Leader Office.
WANTED. 150 BOYS THAT WEAB
long pants to buy our surplus stock o|
Lenir Pants Suits at from ?."> to Si?". 7"?,
wh;ch Is about one-haif price. O. ii.
BERRY & CO.
WANTED. EVERYBODY TO BUY ?
STOVE from us. Special -?rices. JUR>
GENS. 4*21 E?. Bread Street_^^
? M.l* ??. A"> U'!>?*?-????.
WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able
bodied, unmarried men between aires a
21 and 83-, citizens of United States, oj
cooel character and temperate habits win
can speak, read and write English. F?J
further information aoply to RECRUIT
ING OFFICER, 110 East Broad.
WANTED 15 TO CO NON-UNI03
BRICKLAYERS. Apply to E. 1
MANKIN. ti 10 West Cary Street.
WANTED. AGENTS TO INTRODUCE .'
new imported household necessity ?->!
souiiii" commercial value; good commi;*.
sions. DUNDEE MFG. CO.. Ens-Am.
Bldg.. Atlanta. Ga,
WANTED?A BOY OR YOUNG LAD?
for office to answer 'phone ?ind tak'
tnessagrs; must be strictly business anj
write a good hand*, answer in owl
hand writimr. suiting wages p-r v. ? ?
with references. Address PAINT Cu"**?
TRACTOR, care Leader Office.
. '.. ? '... "--?-: " ' -3
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MT. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. COURSll
of Studies?Classical, Scientific and Con*
mereiai. Terms: Boarders, pet 9 ?
of five months, ."l?.*"?. Students admitte?]
any time during th?-? year. For iurthei
information address BOARD O E DB
RECTORS. Station D. Baltimore. Cata*
logue sent on application.
Richmond. Va.. Jan. I 1902
DISSOLUTI? .W?THE FIRM OF IiA'u
TON & CHAPPELL has this .! r I ?
solved by mutual consent. Mr. F. S
DALTON buying the interest of J. 1?
Chappell. and assuming all liabilities oj
the old firm. All parties having claim?
against the old ilrm will please nresi-rc
them to F. S. DALTON ?& CO. for pay?
ment, and all parties indebted to thi
firm will please .?all and settle prompt's
DAI/TON & -""HAI'i-'ELL.'
Mr. F. S- DALTON will still continu?
the Plumbing. Tinning. Gas-Fitting a ij
i?'? ??'. ' --?-iness. in all its hranches. ??
the old stand. No. Iti Governor Street
under the firm name o? F. H. D'ALTO
& CO.. where he will be pleased to serv
his friends ar.d public generally.
Mr. J. H. CHAPPELL will bo at Ne,
12 Governor Street until April 1st. th*n
at No. T'jl Ensr Main Street where l*
will be gl.'id to serve an ? one in p?-?? a
Plumbing Tinnirli. Gas-GIttlng. Steal
and Hot Water Heating.
Lnsr AS l? FOUND.
LOST?AT OR FROM SOUTHERN RAIT;
road Station to Eighth and Mai
Streets, a ladies" BROOCH. Sonda?,
nicht. Finder mav return to OMfper ?
STUMPITS RESTAURANT. Eighth an
Alain Streets.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN?C?N\
Blue Belton Setter BITCH; very thii
and poor, about 4 years old. Liberal rn
I ward if returned to ARMOUR COM
| PANY'3 MEAT HOI'SE. corner of Ut
ion and Grace Streets.
LOST?BETWEEN 9***2 PARK A'.'FXI"'
and 1110 West Avenue, large Solitali*"
Diamond RING". ? liberal reward fdvet
if returned to Br CHAS. E. CARRING
TON. 03f* Park Avenue.
LOST?LADY'S SOLID GOLD HUHU,
ing-ense Waltham WATCH: wat -
fairs tw*q miniature photoi; "Beulah*
engraved on inside of ?-as?-?. Reward "
returned to No. 55"> Brook Avenue a
P. L. ?.. care Times.
| LOST?A P.ED FN'AMELED WATi*Ti
Sunday afternoon between 4 nm] 5:.**n ?
M. Liber?*l reward If returned to 2CO V?.
Franklin Street.
? "ill'sF"?" G NTS
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TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY MATINEE.
ACADEMY.
??9 *?* ** * *? ? ^tu? ? B\
Direct from Daly's Theatre. New York.
75 People in the Company.
SPECIAL MATINEE FRIDAY.
Charles Dalton,
SupportedbyaStrongCompanyof well-knyn\
?!3vers, in Wilson Barre' t's remari-rible Dranu
THE SGN OF THE CROSS.
PRICES?Night, 25c to Si. Matine*, 2Sc to 7{
POPULAR WITH THE PEOPLE.
Ttt,fT' BIJOU w"?s
Onllav.* Troupi-, Fred Niblo. Harry LeCla"*
The Keatons. Howard Bros.. Nelson'?
Comiques and Pierce and Esbert,
and the debut of
Miss EVIE LEE BOWCOCK.
8i A ?> PUOPO-sALS.
WANTOT? '??' *"3 TO FURNTSH SUT*
PLIES fo --?UTHWESTERN STATI,
HOSPITAL or the months of January)
Februnry ani March. "?>"-*". Bi'H n*m
be sealed ami marked "BIDS TO FUR.
NISH SUPPLIES" anil addressefi to tht
Southwesteni State Hospital? accompu.
nicd with samples of tcood-* offered. an?;
must b?- in bv 8 o'clock A. it of "Ja
lith DAY OF JANUARY. laO"! A IU*
ot sjch ?roods as are ?anted ??? ?
furnished upon apo?eatio-i. A? ro-**??""?
muni be F. ?. ?.. Marion. V.l.. Depot
The rUht to aeoeot or reject any o? al
bids offered Is reserved.
This Jan- th?*? -?th lOoe.
A. H. GIBBONEY. Stewsnl
WANTFD, 3 OR 4 FIRST
CLASS PLUMBERS. Ap
ply between 9 and 10 ttii*
A. M. to
A. J. HINES, JR.,
At Hurphy House.