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ITREET.
; DAY.DLCL.\1B__.21,1897.
THK fiv.xi: commission.
The Common Council will meet to
Disht. and the chief bui-.!ne?<s before it
rin he the i imalilelsllna of tha paspoeed
chang?- in the City chai i? r to provide
for th- creation of a board of fin
Tbe proposition Is to leave to tha City
Council tbe duty of legislation and to
Impost? upon the board the onerous work
Of iippirtkuiliiK to th?' several depart?
ments of our municipal government the
money that may be rais, d by the Coun?
cil's levies.
We think the plan Is a good one. No
one can pretend to tx I i ? ?. that th
Inane? s of Richmond have been wisely
Bdmlntst. ted during Ihe dedada or two
lust past. There is not an Intelligent man
living who would consent to have his
?wn monetary affairs managed as ours
bare been. Those who bsve sert?ad us
ts councllm? n have been, for the most
sort, good men, but they hav? I
t\andi"ai|. d by a cumbrous, antiquated,
_nd Inequitable system. Now, the time
v.h.n we may have our char
t?PT amended by the Legislature, and
when we may commit our finances to a
board of experts, who win give them
that attention which is so nee?
Whatever bill is proposed by the Citj
Council the Legislature will pass with
ut objection.
The propos 'd change is defensible a;
I financial move, as a political move, an
ts a move to keep Richmond abreast o
the progress of the age In municipal (!?
velopment. New methods are needed t?
enable us to deal with new conditions
and It Is better Tor the Democratic part;
to Inaugurate them than to compel tin
people to seek relief elsewhere.
Yes, we believe the pending measur
Is in the Interest of th I?t mocratlc party
and what Is more, it is in the interest 0
many of the very men who are mos
active in opposing it. But they wi
not see it in that lUht. Alas! that the
Should be so blind.
The bill has been very carefully pre
pared by competent men, but quite po*
slbly It may be further Improved. It
friends will welcome nny nmendment th;
Will tend to perfect it. All that they as
Is for fair dlrcus-don and unprejudlce
consideration.
They could wish for nothing bett?
than that the attention of the publ
should be riveted upon this question ft
awhile, because they believe that wh?
the people fully comprehend th.* meri
of the ?i heme there will be an Irresistib
force of opinion In favor of Its adoption.
Ot'R DlTY.
Discussing the financial condition of th
Btate the Petersburg Index-Appe
speaks as follows:
"There should be no delay, and we a
gratified to note that there seems to 1
Bo disposition to delay, on th?? part
tbe Legislature, in starting the work
reducing Stale expenses and inuug
rating a uniform system of retrenchm
-and reform. The preliminary mea su
Introduced hy Mr. Ople providing for
graded percentage reduction on t
sala. _ culls for Imm?diat? uctlon
make It applicable to incoming oflleei
It Is not to be expected that it will pa
Without a struggle, but there ought to
no opposition to It, serious enough to _
lay it or threaten Its passage. The i
oessltles of the 8tate. present and pr?.
pecilve, make these reductions impei
tlve, and certainly there was no mi
dominant Issue In the late campaign th
that of reducing State expensf? As
party, the Democrats cannot afford
fail in the performance of this duty
th. y would n??t see an ally now we
and almost despitx-d energised into a ft
mldable. if not vlclorlous, enemy. T
Populists of Virginia, though small
numbers, are by no means contemptil
in Intelligence and personal character. ?
an Issue of violated faith and abdicui
duty that party could rally to Its stai
nrd against the Democracy not only 1
Republicans, who are natural enemies
.the Democrats, but that large class
Democrats who wear party obllgatl?
lightly, and who regard party as a met
father than an end."
The Dispatch agrees with the Ind
Appeal "that ther* seems to be no dla
flition on the part of the Legislature"
delay m.asures of retrenchment i
?BBOtiomy. Almost without except!
members are ready to do their duty.
they see It. But. unhappily, as yet th
Is not that coincidence of opinion wl
Is -o necessary to produce satisfactory
? Hilts, everybody is ready to cut dt
fevlmlnai cjsts "in the abstract," a.?
were; but when It comes to agrei
npon deutle, the greatest possible
^eVeuee of opinion arises. Moreover,
hold It to be vain and Idle to hope
yhUtaoeh te th? total amount needed
the ousts et urUnluai _x_?euses ul
Mu? h may be sav?d (here, but cuts will
ratn ha.vc to b?' mule In mnny other ?II
rertlons,
Mr. Ople's proposition Will have friends
and enemies. It contemplates a scheme
of reduction graded according to salaries.
No mittcr what plan is a?r,o*>ted to put
rctreiuhment Into effect, the work of 'he
I** glslnture will ?>e dlfhcutt and diasgree
ble, It would be obviously unfslr to cut
the pay of the officers nn?l employees ?if
the State ?Ji.vernm? nt proper, and not to
SUf thai f ih?. SSSUers and employes of
the Institutions that aro sup|K->rteil by
State fund?. Vet ?c may see some of
th? members representing the districts
In which these institutions ?re located
strenuously opposed to reducing these ap?
propriations, while supporting ?nils In
.?th. r directions.
\\. speak from experience, not from
knowledge t?f the position of any member
of the present I#eglr'.ature. Human nn- j
tara is pretty ?aneh the setae the aortd
ever, and at all times, and It is put to a
particularly BSVSTS strain when retrench?
ment measur? s arc und?*r consideration.
So it was here in Ulchmond. wh?n our
Council undertook its work; so it will
be, ?JM ?build not, when the l^l-datur?.
undertakes Its ungracious task.
It Is the duty of the people to hold up
the hands of the legislature In the ef?
fort it purposes making to adjust the
St;,t- s ggpecaei to Its future income.
We have t?> remember that in the year
MM there will be a reassessment of the
real ?state in this Commonwealth. It
would also be well to remember that each
.iti/.'ii anal each community may b? st show
lhe sincerity of his or its retrenchment
faiith by offering to submit to retrench?
ment where he or It Is particularly In?
terested. "Don't send the collector off
P. your next door neighbor; say what
you yourself will give to the cause."
V. . repeat, that the Legislature wlstv-s
to do its duty. Some time may elapse be?
fore th-re will be the necess.iry crystal*
Illation of opinion as to the method to
b? ai-I' pt.'d; but ?SO hope It will come in
time. Indeed, we know that it will, If
irumbors are sustained by their con?
stituents in the manner we have Indi?
cated as desirable.
If this Legislature falls to do the work
expected of it; If lhe year 1900 shows ai
larg?' reduction in land values, there will
be a p'.pular demnnil ."or a constitutional
convention which nothing can defeat.
And then-. H?.wever, we refuse to
PUS? as a prophet of ?'vil. Wo prefer to
think that from every quarter of the Old
Dominion encouragement and sympathy
will come to the Legislatur., und that
?v.ry Individual and every later eel will
express willingness to make sacrifices
to lighten our good ship of state over
the shoals that arc in Its way.
V\< ( I>ATIOX.
sniiii-pox ha?* prevailed ait Atlanta for
some months past, but not In a waiy to
or?ate ganara] alarm. The ai wspapers
of the city have discussed the pros- nee
of the disease there in the most matter
of-tact way, Instead of trying to conceal
the truth, as some would have had them
do. Tho result of this wise cour.-e Is
that the situation is thoroughly und-.r
atood . t boato and elaawhere.
Atlanta's population is now so thorough?
ly vaccinated It Is not possible for small?
pox to do much more harm ?here. But
tho vaccination business is not only ac?
tive In Atlanta, but In all that section ol
country. This is a fact of which Rlch
monil ami all other Virginia cities should
take note of.
Slneo our lust small-pox BOara, son?
ft ais ago, thousainds Of ?hildren hav?
been born, few of whom have been vaie
dnated. And searching as has been oui
work of vaccination In the past, ther?
arc still thousands of adults who hav?
n?ver been vaccinated. This large bod?,
of ii'in and women Is composed of thosi
who have "dodged" the doctors hitherto
or have come her?* of late from countr]
districts, where little thought is givei
to vaccination.
< mr i aople ought to keep well vaccl
nated all of the time, If they would del;
small-pox with all its train of evils.
Japan is reportad as being ladignan
because a lot of Russian warships huv
dropped into Port Arthur, and propoa
to spend the winter there. Tho worl.
however, need not fear that Jap.n v. i
do anything rash. Japan got indignar
when the Hawalbin treaty question wa
first agitated, and still more indignar
when .the Germans, landed uf? K1ac
?hau bay, but, on second thought In bot
Instan?.s, took a seat on a cooling boar?
She Is likely to do the same thing ?
second thought In this case. The fa.
is that Japan has been Intermittent'
Indignant ?ver since her little affair wit
4~!hlna gave her an attack of big h?a
but when it comes down to business, si
knows who to kick.
United States Consul Bartleman,
Malaga, under date of October 22d, trau
mlts the following statistics relativ*
the beetroot crop of 18a97-'i?8, as given
El F??m?nto ln.lustrlal y Mercantil,
Madrid, In Its issue of October 10th:
Germany is expected to produce fro
1.750,000 to 1,950,000 tons; Austria, fro
750,000 to 830,000 tons; France, from 750,'
to 830,000 tons; Russia, from 750,000
8#,000 tons; Belgium, from 215,000
250,000 tons; Holland, from 120,000
146,000 tuns, and other countries, 185,4
tons, making a total of ?,6?JO,O0O tons.
In 1896-'97, tho crop was 4.9X5,749 tor
Comparing ;his with the coming err
there will be a deficit of 418,000 tot
Taking the maximum quantity, th?- i
crease would he 164,000 tons; the medlu
a ?lettclt of lf.6.000 tons. The maximu
how. ser, is more likely to be the case.
Thomas Edison, Jr., Is being call
upon to prove his allegation that he c
photograph thought. It won't be t
easiest thing In the world for him
lind a subject with real thought to oj
rate upon.
"!'?istm.ist?r-General Gary declares
Is not n candidate for election as Unit
States Senator from Maryland to s?
c??ed Senator Gorman." That Is,
course, we suppose, unless he can j
elected.
It appears that Aranguren was e:
cuted a.ong with Ruix, the Blanco env
by order of Rodrigues. He was too mi
disposed to listen to the Spanish ov
tuns for surrender.
Secretary Alger has adopted a r
color for all army tentage, leggins, t
s clothing generally. It Is report
and that color is gray. Has the G.
R. heard of this?
Pardee Hall, the main building of ;
fayette l'olleg?-, Pennsylvania, was
a second time practically destroyed
Are Saturday night. It will be promj
rebuilt.
"Serious trouble Is threate betw
out Sweden sad Norway." There have b
gab 1 dittlcuit inounulna between ths? alwi
SI-'MTOtl CIIA?DLKR'S LETTER.
Senator Chandler, of N? w Mampsmre,
nas wrltt-n a letter to the Washington
Peat, in which h>? oppose? legislatt??n by
tho present (,'ongress In the matfr ot
currency reform. Mr. Chundler takes the
position that the Gage scheme of reform
Is impracticable. He ?pintos Mr. Gage's
own language to show that the object
of the Secretary's bill Is to commit the
country more thoroughly to the single
gold standard, and after arguing that
the Immediate effect of agitating UmOBO*
rctury'a r?*commendatlons would be to
throw doubt upon the sincerity of the
president's declaration In favor of con?
tinuous efforts to secure bimetallism, pro?
ra, ids Io enumerate many other result?
"disastrous" to the Republican party,
which he thinks will follow any attempts
at ?urrency legislation. In Senator
Chandler's opinion. If Congress takes up
the subject political turmoil will urlse,
angry discussion will be precipitated,
business enterprises, funds, and stocks
will be disturbed, and the Republicans
will loso the congressional elections In
1898, as they did In 1890. This loss, Sena?
tor Chandler predicts, would be beyond
the hopo of reaction in 1&J0, at which
time, he continues, n Bryan Democratic
pi.sid.nt und Congress would be elected. |
Senator Chandler then ehargSS that Mr.
Gage Is being pfSSaad forward by the
"GoH-St.indnrd Lengue of New York,''
and tho self-constituted National Mon?*
lary Conference; exi>ress?s th?- hope that
Mr. McKinley will stop his Secretary In
"his in Jane career," and declares that
tho Republicans ought to await "the
progress of international bimetallism, the
?nlvnt of business prosperity, and the
filling of the Treasury by the normal
workings soon to be seen of the new tariff
law."
Mr. Chandler's letter contains many vio?
lent assumptions. One of these Is that
the public ever had any confidence In
President McKlnley's declarations in fa?
vor of continued efforts to secure bi?
metallism. The bimetallism subterfuge,
as worked by Mr. McKinley and his ad?
visers, both through the Informal repre?
sentative that was sent to Europe and
tho commission, was too thin to dSCStVS
any thoughtful man on cither side of the
?.? ?an. Mr. McKinley's declarations, past
and more rtcent, have no more con?
sistency In the eyes of the people than
had this dodge. Another violent assump?
tion Is that the Dingley tariff law will
ever fill tha Treasury. Still another Is
that the business of the country expects
ths existing Congress to do anything wltn
the currency question. Fortunately, the
buetnees of tho country expects nothing
of the kind, and has largely discounted
the Juggling with the matter that will
probably take place.
It will not ?io to encourage the hope
that agitation of the curr?.ncy problem
by Oongreea e/UI ha eatirery unaccom?
panied by unsettlement of values and
buslmss disturbances. The speculative
Sh ment may bo trusted to see that no
such desirable condition prevails. But
by long odds there will be no Buch de?
moralization as S? nator Chandler fore
K?."?, or professes to fores?*?-. Senator
Chandler has been communing rather wltri
his political fears than with his know?
ledge of the business situation. Howev? r,
business ?an well afford to take tho risk?
Of all disturbance the futile agitatlor
may involve, If the agitation shall eventu
ate in the rsaMaattofl of Banator Chand'
ler's crowning fear?the sweeping of th?
Republicans out of power In 1'jOO and th?
election of a Democratic I'resident an?!
Congress; and for the reason tnat wi
shaill never have genuine currency re
form, guarantee against business dis
turban?-.-, and permanent busin? ^s pro
gr. m and prosperity until thait consum
mation shall have been attained.
BAD MAIL SERVICE.
There is great complaint among ou
people on account of the delay to whlcl
we are subjected in receiving the Rich
mond papers. It is hard to locato th
blame, but somebody is responsible. an>
we Intend to find out who it is, If thi
thing keeps up.
Government officials- are supposed t
havo furnished us the facilities for get
ting our Richmond papers the day the
are printed, and Richmond papers ha
better assist us in seeing that we do s<
or their subscription ll>ts will be greatl
curtailed.?M at he ws-Middlesex Herald.
We saCer from the same Inconvenlenc
that you do, Brother Herald, and for
month now we have been tracing up th
cause. The postmaster at Rlchmon
writes that it Is frequently because, th
papera are not mailed In time at his- 0
flee. We have requested the Richmon
pri j to try to ov.-rcomc this difficulty.
Then, again, it is often the cas?- th,
the. Shackelford carrier does not wait f<
tho West Point mail. The government ht
promised to remedy this difficulty, if po?
siblf. So, hereafter, we think the Rlcl
mond papers will show up on time.?In
lngton Citlsen.
In this connection, we wish to stS1
that while at times In the past we. hai
faih-d to catch this early mall, wo b
lleve we have now. In all human prob;
bility, provided against slips of th
character in the future. Wo will take as
kindness any complaint of tardiness
the delivery of the Dispatch.
St. I/iuis had another costly conflagr
tlon Sunday morning. The HSRBSd
facoard retail tsareUy atara, one of tl
largest establishments of Its kind in tl
world, was burned, and a quarter of
million dollars' worth of gems and wor
of art Is buried in the ruins.
Russia's "winter" In Port Arthur w
probably turn out to be a pretty loi
season.
Letter from Caiitaln Cussoiin Hepl
Ina to General Hund?. ?.
The following appeared in the In
issue of the Times, and being an SMS
'.a Qaaetal Hundley's letter, which w
printed In the Dispatch, we reproduce
here as a part ot the history of the at
troversy In question:
Editor of the Jimes:
Sir,?I am very sorry that Gene:
Hundley does not approve of the vie
which I took or the testimony which
gave whilst under examination by I
recent Investigating Committee. I i
sure that I would cheerfully make a
reasonable effort to win the Genera
approbation, or to appease his res
men t, but it really seems to me that
demands too much.
Ylis opinion Is that the proper tl
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[f E||q of Justus von Liebig: Q _} ?J
for me to have accused his client would
have been when the evidence was weak,
and with it the season of action. Achill???,
accusation altogether when the evidence
ha?l become strong. Or, to employ his
o\\ a vivid and picturesque Imagery
"Achilles shoultl not have sulked in his
tent" When Hie first vague conjectures
arose, and when all was doubt and dark?
ness, but should have promptly sallied
forth, smiting the shadows,- and doing
battle with the intrenchant air.
While, when the evidence had gathered
strength, when the dawn approached,
and with It the season of action. Achille.-.,
responsive to demands of sarcasm, swiftly
changes shape Into Jupiter tonans, ami
thus, by a more or less dexterous Juggle,
which is doubtless full of meaning if on?
had but tho clue to it, wc see the very
type and embodiment of deeds converted
into a mere symbol of sounds. This sud?
den chango of figure Is a little bewilder?
ing to the uninitiated, and so, on this
point, I will simply say that I shall be
both proud and glad to sit at my critic's
feat, and under his kindly guidance to
study the mysterious transitions of the
mixed metaphor.
A PALPAHLE ERROR.
Hut now I approach a graver subject.
Qeneml Hundley distinctly charges me
with having made "a terrible arraign?
ment or prosecution of Colonel Stubbs"
"for exercising his constitutional
privilege in voting in the Houso of 1? le?
gates for Mr. MBBBay, the man of his
choice for Superintendent of Public In?
struction."
This gross and palpable error of Gene,
ral Hundley's shoultl be to him a life?
long warning to never again trust his
memory mi a subject of any moment.
The words which I utter?*?l r_N a part ot
the record, and General Hundl. y miv?ht
easily have found them. The Incident
alluded to was a simple one, and free
from all complications. Mr. Mass.y's
supporters had brought Barnes's history
into the Bane, defending Ihat book, and
with that issue before the House, Colo?
nel ?stubbs had voted for Mr. M | I
t.[i"k?' not at all of Colonel Stubbs's
constitutional rights, but merely of hi?
in?-..n.-i.-ten? y, for he has publicly de?
nounced the Harnes history over an?]
over again. And now, sin? QenafUi
Hundley has been thoughtful enough tc
recall this matter. It Is obviously In or
der of his client. Colonel Stubbs, t?
solve another problem by explaining hi.?
reas'ins for voting In this month of l?e
cembci for the maintenance of n. statin
Which he had promised to do his best t<
overthrow during the approaching spring
Of Qenatnl Hundley's scathing crltl
clsm of the Examining Committee I wil
not trust myself to speak. Than w_
certainly no member of that body bu
who felt the pain and disgrace of the sit
UBtlQII ut least as keenly as did the uc
BUOed; BBd yet, in their pathetic sorrow
an'l in the tenderness with which the;
delivered their reluctant Judgment, Gene
ral Hundley can discern nothing bu
the marks of a vacillating weakness.
HIS TRIPLE Dl'TY.
I am willing to make every pOMtbl
allowance for Generul Hundby on th
?core of his zeal in his cll?:nt's behalf, th
more so because he has defined his dutie
as being of a threefold character f.r??i
In his relation to the case aa a VOluntOBl
than at th?* call Of his client, and flnallj
at th" solicitation of friends. Hut I stl
think that he has don?* me a gt ?.? SB
needlem wrong in charging that I mad
"a terrible arraignment of Colon? I B1 ibl
for exercising his constituti??nal priv
leges."
Indeed, so careful was I to avoid eve
the remotest intimation that Colon?
Stubbs had done any unlawful thing, thi
I dedar* d in the strongest language *
my command "that I did not call in quei
tlon his lawful right to make lawfi
traffic with any man," and 1 have n?-v.
ha?l th" shadow of a doubt but that 1
would be able, before any legul tribun:
In Christendom, to scatter to th?* wini
any charge of unlawful conduct _s ftasl
as the roused lion shakes tho dewdro*
from his mane.
Hut that has never been th?? question.
No one has accused Colonel Stubbs ?
any Infraction of the written law.
OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Hut there are other duties and othi
obllgation-i which devolve upon us?obi
g?tions which are more commanding ?u
more .-acred than those whbh are li
Serlbed on any statute book; obllgatloi
which neither congresses nor courts ci
define and which neither "Reef s nor arml
can enforce; obligations which began
emerge when men ceased to b- nVUgl
obligations which a man may ignore
betray and yet go unwhlpped ??f hum?
Justice; obligations which BIB BS COTta
to incite derision in the pettifogger i
they BIS tO awaken all that is noblest
.he man; obligations which hBVS u-ith
sanctuary nor citadel save in that SOB
of honor which is the crowning glory
th.; moral BSUttaBBBta of mankind. Ai
It is to those sentiments that a soldi
appeals when he asks Judgment by 1
..unrades on any charge which may PM
to touch his personal honor.
I know how prevalent ta Ihn <"vi
corn which sneers at any mention
"mere s?*ntlment." And In that scorn
may w?-ll descry one tit the darkest p(
tents of th*. times. For it Is neither mi?
nor less than tru?? that?sentiment apar
there remains nothing hut abject fe
to restrain the statesman from bi
tering his ballot or the solder from s?
lng his flag. JOHN 0C8S0NB
Richmond, Va., December 18, 1897.
Kot a Candidate.
Wytheviile, Vs., December IS, 189*.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Allow me, If you please, through t
columns of your paper, to correct the f
lowing statement made by your Wsahii
ton correspondent in his letter of di
December 11, 1887:
"It la authoritatively stated that 1
M. M. Caldwell. of Wytheviile. Vs., I
son-in-law of General James A. Walk
will be the clerk of the Elections Comrr
tee of which the General Is the cha
man, and which will have the conslde
tlon of the Virginia contests. The
sition is a lucrative one, and the w?
Is not excessively hard."
Your correspondent has b??en ml?
formad. I am not an aspirant for
fice, have had none tendered me, i
hope to continue my law practice
Wytheviile for many years to come.
Yours truly, M. M. CALDWELI
?i'r
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Doesn't Work lioib Ways.
(Chicago Record )
"After all, a Christmas present has
real value except as a token of love
: m? mbrance."
W.U. It's all right to feel that s
about what you get; but you don't d
go out and buy gifts on that prlaclp.
Fore? of linbll.
(Boston Traveller.)
-% "Dltl you ever notice the queer, rot
B| gesture Mr. Chllkoot always makes w!
mw his wife ringt for the butler''
a* "Yes; you si*, he used to be a mol
a, 1 man before ht weut. to Klondike."
The Thrifty Explorer.
(Chicago Peat)
"Do you know why It Is that so many
explorers s?-ck rh?* Arctic and so few the
Antarctic regions?"
"Well. I think I could make a pretty
go???! guess."
"Why?"
"The Arctic regions are not quite so
fair away from the !i?-ai'niu.liters of the
niain.igcrs of the lecture bureaus."
Veil.?..I In Ills Madness.
(Life.)
Jabbers: Going to get married on the
2.'itli' Will, you are a chump!
Hivers: Why?
"Because all your friends will make
one gift do for both wedding and Christ?
mas pri-s.-nts."
"< if cours?'. But hereafter I can do the
same with my niiniv> rsairy and Christ?
mas presents to my wife See?"
N?> I.onic-l'elt Wun?.
(Chicago i'veiling News.) i
Mrs. Maiden: What are you going to
giv.- your husband for Christina? .'
Mrs. Atkins: Really, I don't know what
lo giv?- him. I've ben looking through
lbs house this morning, and I can't think
of a thing w?' mid in the way of furni
tur?' or decorations that Is within our
A Scientific I-'.tperlment.
(Carolyn Wells in Judga)
I took som?* heroines of romance
From ? ml da. James, an?l Hop?
T?> view with scientific glanco
Through my dUOTOSi ?p. .
I though! th?ir flimsy charms would
fa I. .
Their character appear,
Ar>l show in .ach symbolic maid
The author's m? nlng char.
Hut m.ni anachronlsma lurk
In the romantic cult,
.Ai ! when the rays performed theli
work
This was the dire result:
Nothing wais left of each fair girl
Except Some diamond tears.
Two rows ?if teeth Of shining p?-;irl,
A pair ol' sh II Ilk.- ? a"?.
Tha marble brow without a sp?*ck,
Tin- ivory arms were '!,
A perfect Blabaater nsch
And long gold (plaited) hair.
The aapphlre eyes wsrs frtaged with jet
Th.- lips of ruby BhoiM ;
And. Iiblden In ?-ach gay coquette,
A heart of flint or stone.
The truth at last I can but see,
And Bcteaee aeesss to teach?
The heroin*' of romance must be
i u.lv a form of speech.
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IMOLTIISier
RLACK FENDERS AND FIRE SETS,
tde 14-Tu20
MEETINGS.
ELECTION MITKK.
Notice is hereby given that an !?*< ti<
for directors of th.* Rosnsy Iron ;u
Lumbar Company (Umlt?*d), acciirdlng
|be by-laws of ssld company, will be h?
at the office of ssld c- mixiny, at Rosno
Hucklngham county. Va., on MONDA
the 10th day ?>f January, A. D. 1838, t
twe*en the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock P. M
?MIARLES T. UEIKHNH'l'H
.1. .1-TuA-Etd_Seci
TUB REG? LAR ANNUAL MEETl.**
OF THE sm*CKHOLDER? OF Tb
DISPATCH COMPANY will be held
their office on TUESDAY, the 11th day
January. MS, at 12 o'clock M.
H. THEODORE ELI.YSON.
deliMd_Secretary
.STOCKHOLDERS' IfBBMTNO.
A meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS ?
THE UNDKRWOOD bTEMMING-M
CULM: COMPANY Is call. d. to be h?
In Richmond. Va., at the office of t
company, on JANUARY 3, im, at
o'clcick noon.
Ry order of the ITcsldent.
de 17-t.l J. J. H1CKOK, Se<-retary
Planters' Nation, 1 li,.
Richmond. Va., December 10, 1st
THE RKQULAR ANNUAL. MEET I
of the stockholders of this bank will
held at its building on TUESDAY J
uary 11, 1.S98. at 13 M. o'clock.
RICHARD H. SMITH,
de 14-Tu.W*Thl*?t Cashle
WHI3KEY.
WHISKEY.-OLD AND ?S?t?*OL\
the low price of 12 per gallon?Old Mon
gahela, ?lid Standard. Pride of \"lrgli
oil Mountain Dew, Ooldeu Eagle, K
tucky Bourbon; also, Pure Apple Hran
Corn Whiskey, Fine Qln. and Med?
Rum at the sume price. Dixie R>?. \vi
key al 1150 and ?ood Whiskey at X]
Always In stock, Gibson XXXX. H
Montlcello, Elite, Logan's Valley, Ci.
mer, 4Ju? kenhelmer, and Pure Malt Wl
k-y, also. Imported and Domestic Frr
h andy. Wines?Sweet Catawba for
p?r gallon; Fine Catawba for 75c. p-?r i
\on; Imported Sherry at U per rail
hSr-kberry Drandy. 11: lilackberry XX
t? Oc. per gallon. Demijohn? and J
rurnlshed nt coot price. Goods dellv?
anywhere in town or shipped to any p?
outside. Special inducements to com
merchants who do not sell liquors
take orders. A. W. ROSENE Llqi
Dealer. No. 25 south Thirteenth str
Richmond, \a?_** 2?-Tu&Su3
ROSI-} bt E. Broad St.
WE INVITE YOU ALL TO OUR GREAT SALE
OF
Holiday and Housefurnishings
towl carpfiilly -nil ?-boni ?nr Pricos' You may think not1"' '
?stdiiish vou?these prioei will.
DOM.? AM) TOY?
muai be dosed out. Prices for this wee
Kid-Body Doll, bisque head, clo?
sing eyes, shoes and stockings,
21 inches tall, reduced from UM
to .I T,
Jointed Doll, bisque load, 16 Inch
'- tall, reduced from 60c. to.... Si"
China-Head Don, stuffed body,
I" ill' lies tall . fl
l.'.-lnch Washable Doll . H
18-Inch Kld-Ho?ly Doll, reduced
from 75c. to . SW
?Magie Lantern, reduced from
70?'. to . BB
Piano, reduced from 50c. to . II
Baby-Carriages, reduced to . 45
Large Express Wagons, reduced
from $1 to . ??
Large Iron Wheelbarrow, reduced
from Be. to . OM
?-p. Decorated Carlsbad China
1 eg ?Set, all laig? pie? I, re
?luced from tl.'J) to . H*?
23-piece Decorated Carlsbad Chlnn
Ten Set . II
14-pl? . Britannia '!' a Set . n>
China Tes Bel . >
Moving Iron Toys . 1?
60c. Kettle Drum for . '! "?
Nickel-Plated Train . l?
Ihillding Blocks .
Dirge Kid-Hod v Doll, ? losing
. M
Boys' Velocipedes, redi.l ti??m
?1.75 tO . 1 ***>
?'.iris' Tricycles, reduced from Hi?
to . '? * ? *
Bb. Magic I-ititcrns . -* ">
Tin Toys, assorted styles . ?l
N;.'k"!-i'iat.Mi Pistols . a
(HIWWAIli:.
Qold-Band China, ?'ups an?! Sau?
cers . IB
I ? to .rait ?d ?'hi?a Mugs . -'I
Carlsbad China ?'up. .-?ai.tr, and
Puste Bet . ?
Decorated Carlsbad china Cuspa
dores . '
Be. Carlsbad China Cream Jug--.. IO
1 i.??irat,,1 China Shaving Mugs.. ??
ll-tneh Iron-Btone China i?ish.... *>
D- .orated Carlsbad China Plats,
*?'. dozen kind . ?*?
American ?'hlna Cups and Sau?
cers . 1
l?_0-plece Deeorat? d (.'bina Dlnn r
Bat . i_; ru?
Decorated china Cracker Jars . ?ttt
English Porcelain 10-pl. Deco
ratfd Toilet Bet, been ?".
to-day . * B?
12-plece Flow Hlu?* ?'humli-r Bet,
reduced from $-.50 to . ? BB
G6-pie, s Decorated Carlsbad China
Tee Bet, red-s-sd from .' : in
day at . *' 91
American China 7-lnch Plates? *
? . ? I . ? ? ? - ' I _<_ ?... ...
farvlne* Knife and Fork?. 10
liiick-Handl?* Carving Knife? and
Korks . nu
CocoB>-Handle Knife an?l Fork
(set of ?? . a.?,
Rogers Hrothers' 1847 T?-a?i
(set of 4) . ill?
Plated on Steel Teaspoons (set of
?) . K?
!4-lnch Hasting Spoons . ;t
Plated Knife, Kork, and ?Spoon
Set . to
v. la an WARE.
(' !'-ry Stand . f?
Pooted Preserve Stand . n
c.'.k" Bslver . m
J*?lly Howl . I?i
Thln-Hlown Table Tumblers. _> .
10-lnch Cake Plates . B
Jelly Saucers . _ .
Jelly Glasses and Mugs . |
Celery Trays . >
Crystal Goblets . :t
Cut-Glsss Flower Vbsb . k?
Imitation Cut-Oiass Howl .
Celery Dips . i
Half-Gallon Olas? Pitcher . lo
(.11 \MTK.IR01Wllli;.
It-quart Granite-Iron Dish Pan .
2-quart Granite-Iron Coffee Pot.. i*>
4-quurt Granlte-lron Coffee Pot.. :'.o
.?-quart Granite-Iron Tea-Kettl .. _?7
9-ineh C.ranit.-lron Ple-Plai ?... ?I
3-quart Granlte-lron Pudding-Pan H?
9-inch Granlte-lron Jelly P h
l-quart Granlte-lron Sau?
with Covet. 1.1
LAMPS.
Brass Hanquet Limp . 1 o?
Hsn.l-l'alnti'd Banquet Lamp,
it.d. 8-Inch Globe, c,,m
? . 1 V!h?
rated ? ?? 'wing Lamp. .-.*?
? Stand Ump, t'ompl? t? Hi
Hall Ump, Ruby, Etch, and
Opal . ? *M?
Night I ?amp . l"
Handsome f'e.or.it.'d Tabl? Lamp
iced from UM to . 7.*.
fOrWABH.
9-inch Pie Pl.t.-s . S
ll-t|uart Hlock-Tin I . 1 ?
4-quart ?'offce Pots . !?
Hlock-Tin Cake-Mould . H?
Jelly-Cake Pana . <
4-quart Tin Saucepans . <<?
Large, Double RoaatlBg-Pana..., uu
|-quart Pudding Pan- .
. ?'.raters . I
Japanned Toilet Bets . mo
?-quart Pall. With Cover . IK
*4T<)\ BS.
No. 7 cooking BtOVl . IB
, Alr-Tlght Stove. JIM
Oil H-atlng Stove . :t ?<?
(las Haling Stove . I to
--_ ? i-;.... tr.?lo. lian... ?1 11!?
?I ?|.gJ.lg)M>n?C>' >-'> ?g gj. t-fj-ff- tJ*>^?**--*h.*^aa^..^.?a.lft.,.ta.??-.?^??^
[The Bear Jewelry Co.,|
t
t
Leading Broad-Street Jewellers and Opticians,
609 East Broad Street.
To give the public tin- advantage o! the low prices nt which
| we have beenselliu" 4>nr
Silver Novelties,
Wl shall continue our sale until Christmas as folkrwi :
Starling Silrer Hooks and Files, large sice.
sterling Mirer Hooks and File?**, ra-idlum slz .>"
bterhug Sllvsr Hooks sud Kile?, small sis?.- . I?
(This ?leo includes Cuticles, Com-knire?, Ink-braisers, 1 aTuezer*?. etc , at the same
l.ricoe.) ' -
Merllni ?Stiver Nail-Polishers.
MerllufC SHrer Shoe Horns..
?stertlni Stiver curlers . . .-.
Sterlluf Sllrer Tooth-Brush???. '
Sterlings lverStoi-klue-Darner?, large tit*.SI J
Sterling Stiver *>6al*.
Sterlln* Silver *Hari'(-ureSi-t??ors........?
Hterllne Mirer Km broidery SciKtwr?;.
Sterllui silver Lndles'Combs.
Merlin? Silrer Match Sato?." .,-.
Sterling stiver com?, aad Bruak. *
Sterlln?; Silver Clotb-Broabor?. I 00
Steril lie ?Silver Sta'u p-J?o!<*H<?Q?>r8.? H
Me'lltif Mlvfir H. nier- Hu?tors, wtto handles. 1
Bterllas glirer gtusas-Csaas..;.-. i ,:"
sterling Stlvor and' u -<!las.i Vinaigrettes. .
Sterling Silver Baby Kattl?9s. I
Stsrllng Silver V>hlsk-Brooins.
Sterling Stiver and Cut-ulas* Pomade Bozas.- " <:., V?a tu I <?.
Sterling Silver Puff-Boxes, Cut (J Is ?a.
Storing Silver Uirr rs.?. S M
eterling Hllver-Mount*Kl i?arters. ;i .'u
Sterling Silver 1 ie-Claipe. 60
Remember, this is no dry ?goodl atore silver, hut it is all
935-1000 line, and it is thick enough to be ?iiltiy.-I. We hav?-*
also a c?)mpiete line of Watches, Diamonds, (told .J?>welry, Solid
Silver Flat and Hollowware, Silver-Plate(hvare,Clo<'ks, andBric
a-Brae. de 21-Taft.Fr
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i leeeeeeeee oeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ???I
?J. A. Qilmore & Co.,
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FURNITURE,
1MO. 7 EAST BROAD STREET. ?
? ?-S96St?tt*969SS(r?e*9??*a>
i In Holiday Attire.
Our buyer has just "-(?turned (mm the northern ?partai.
while he has selected tli4) Most Artistic Une of Christmas Presents
at exceedingly low prices, and as we are always satisfieil with
T?sry small profit, W? are able to show you Christinas pi? scut*.
that will satisfy your taste and pocket-book.
Beh)w we give you a faint idea of what you can h?-e by
giving us a call:
Combination Cases, from $10 to 940.
I.aiili? *" Desks, In all wootis, Irom s.;.7."? to .yj."?.
Kockcr* at all price?. See the lino and ?ompar?*.
?iiu-i.il Chairs will surprise you in prie?? ami stvle.
What ?it ?th eliai j?e #.*> lor we sell lor $3.00.
rarlor Suits, IVoni SJ_* up.
Our line 4if Odd Corner Chairs will make a gram! present
for your wife 4.r sweetheart. Your sweetheart will be tur*
happy if you will give her one of our Lovely Music Cabinet?
or Ladies' Dressing-Tables.
Kemember that we make Easy Chairs and Couches of all
kinds to y4)ur own taste. Our prices on these goods cannot be Bei
?. A. eiLMORE & CO., 7 East Broad Street.
(deS I -TuAK)
HARVEY & CO.,
FLORISTS,
No. 5 West Broad Street.
ROSES, VIOLETS, CUT
FLOWERS, FLORAL DESIGNS,
AND DECORATIONS. Order?
by mail or wire promptly attend?
ed to. oc 31-8u.TuaT"?3m
CITY TAXES.
OflW Collector City Tuxes,
Room 7, Firm Floor, o?v Hall.
Richmond. Va . DecemL^r 1. In*/*.
SOTICB TO TAX-PA Y KR?.
! >
B
The r?*a?ldu?s of ?'It y Tax?-* f?ir IW"
N?)\V DUB AND I'AYAHI-E at tin? ofM- ?
Five per cent, added to billa not half
pal?! In June; d per cent, will be ud.l?*?! to
half billa not paid by ?-ml of :h<* v.-hi
Interest at I pet cent. al*> attact)
) ail tax-bills ss soon ss report?'-! d?lln*
??ii.-iit.
laatf male ?Q years of age. and every
tiornon kea-pln? house or doing; buslne*-*
j In the city in aase**?.! fur pereon.il.'
I and thuae who have not ?at?! any city
I taxe.*? during the year will pi?*?? call uni
M-Ul?*. so ss to avoid being p<>at?**d .
1 ltnquent.
ORAIUNO. I'AVINt?. FIPK. AM
I 8KWKK CONNECTION Hlf.U? are al*
; ?iu<*. and will have to be declaro?! delln
1 quent if not paid on or before end of th?
O?K AND JOB WORK NEATLY yw'oPFlcK opkn I'Ntiup m
XT UUTU) AT TUg D1SPA ICli PBIHW | F. W. Cl' N NINOH A M
?tuiioUs?. d0 e-?a Collector o? cny T.U?*