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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1903.
1 ' Lobbying.
, The lotter which Mr. B. B. Munford,
, of this city, addressed to the City Court?
jolf, and which was published in yesterday's
paper, is of more than passing Interest.
It is more than a personal communica?
tion, for it deals with the situation in
this city that must sooner or Inter com?
mand tho devout consideration of tho
peopl*.
It appears thai on Decomber 17th Mr.
Munford appeared boforo tho Council as
attorney for the Southern Railway Com?
pany, to ask for his client tho re-enact?
ment of two ordinances, under which, for
many, yoars, It had been given certain
train .privileges',.cm the street* of Rich?
mond. The ordinances had been pond?
ing in tho Council for moro than twolvo
months, and Mr. Munford ascertained
that three legitimate grounds of opposi
tino had been expressed by somo of tho
members of tho Council, to-wlt: Tho fail?
ure of the . company to pay delinquent
tases, duo by the E. C. Mayo estate on
a pleco ot property .which It had pur?
chased of tho court and the purchnso
money deposited therewith; tho opposi?
tion of certain merchants unless Hhe
ordinances wore amended, and lastly,
? the suggestion that the company should
bo compelled to bring Its general ?fricos
to, Richmond.
Mr. Munford was further Informed that
form intimations theretofore mado to the
oflleials of the Company by parties, out
side of tho" Council,. these latter would
secure a speedy enactment ot these ordi?
nances. If they were paid for their ser?
vices, and in default of which their oppo?
sition might be expected.
Ilo was likewise advised that the offi?
cers of the company had decided not to
seek in any way to Influence tlte action
of the Council' except by an open presen?
tation of the merits of the measuros.
Mr. Munford proceeds:
"I took charge.? of tho ordinances and
was the recipient, of .tho utmost'eourtesy
at the hands of the members of the Sticet
Committee, before whom they wero pond?
ing?both tho subcommittee and the gen?
eral committee?who, In due lime, re?
ported the measures, with their appro
val, back to your Ijody. ""
"On tlw Saturday preceding tho meet
Ins; above referred to, I mot by chanco a
friend, who was well acquainted with tho
location of theso tracks and their groat
Importance io tho business enterprises
situated In that section'of the city. In
some way tJiO'.tsubject came up, and
knowing hjs" Jurj^?''acquaintanceship in
the Council, ?" requested him to pr.esont
?tho merits and importance of tho meas?
ure to such of the members as ho might
know, and to inform mc If he could find
out what were tho objections Ilion being
urged to their adoption, all of which he
very kindly ngroed to do. On tho night
of the meeting of tho Council thin gentle?
man Informed mo that there wore parties
on tho outside of the bodies who fell that
they ought, to be paid for their services
In securing'1he passage of tlie.se ordi?
nances; that "Ilio boys," as ho expressed
it, would turn in and exert their influence
l'i tho company would pay thom. I told
my friend rhat tho company proposed to
do nothing o? tho kind, thoiiRh 1, of
course, appreciated the kind motive
which prompted him to give mo this In?
timation.
"A few minutes later 1 met an ac?
quaintance In tho lobby of tho City Hall
*nd. in reply to a question as to why
I was attendine the meeting of tho Coun?
cil. ? stated my huslness, coupled with
tho regrnt that tho matter had given my
partners and myself so much trouble.
He thereupon said that If ho had been
employed all this trouble could have been
saved, and the ordinances could have
beon put through. 1 told him that. I had
no authority to employ any one, and that
I was satisfied that tho company would
not do so. A fovv minutos later ono,
and possibly two. members of the Coun?
cil carao up, with some outsiders, and
allusion being made to my mission, this
name party expressed to the councilman
in my presence his oposltion to tho or?
dinance, avowing that tho company
ought riot to be accorded the privileges
referred to."
Mr. Munford does not give tlif namr
of this ''acquaintance," and wo know not
win, hu is, but ho is one of a class of men
in Richmond whose, business it ?ecms to
be to ai:t an tho paid lobbyists; of corpo,
rotions, and work for or against some
pending measure In the Council for the
pay which they receive. Manifestly, it
matters not to a professional lobbyist
Whether the niMKuro bo for or against
tho city's interests; If lie Is paid for bis
?ervlcee ho works lor it; if he l> not
paid his opposition may be expected
And the worst part of n ull is that the
? paid lobbyist seems, In the eyes of some
pf the corporation?, to be worth la? hire.
Evidently corporations value hid services,
otherwise they would not employ him.
It has been etated time and again ?hat
auch lobby'*1* have been employed and
handsomely paid by corporations that
were asking for franchises or fur other
legislation In their Interest. But the
putillo would like to know why It is
necessary for a corporal Ion, or for an in?
dividual to employ a lobbyist to put
through (Ho' Council ?- t?toasure - that
should ?taiid of'frill accorditi*? to it?
merit, ?t> It he inorltorlattB, wh>? ?m?
ploy nn "outaldor" lo buMonholo and
harangue and "Influence" (?) mombors
of fho Council? And If It he not merito?
rious, why should nil (ho paid lobbyist's
IH tho city be'fi bl? lo sectifo Ite passage?
Tho whole system hns degchfcrated Into
an nbiiet) and a --public scandal, nnd It
tl'ine for It to stop. If the Council
will not put n slop to 11, It Is timo for
tho peoplo to act.
Wo tiro glad Mi?. Mutt ford refused tho
aid oE lobbyists nnd .brought tho whole
matter to light. Hollier applicants for
meritorious ordinances would refuso nuoti
aid, tho business of tho parasitic lobby?
ist would end, nml, moreover, tho murky
atmosphere around the Council would bo
clarified.
ChristmaB Observances.
Christmas Is a timo when young people
expect to havo more than ordinary lati?
tude allowed them In the enjoyment of
their games nnd pastimes, nnd this privi?
lege is readily accorded thom by tho com?
munity, so long as' the merrymakers do
? noi. trespass upon tho rights or com?
forts ot other persons. Mut no ono Is en?
titled io nmko pleasure for himself at
other?' discomfort.
There have been times when tho Christ?
mas observance In Richmond was marked
by regrotablo Indulgences on tho part of
thoughtless young men. Of lato years,
wo are glad to say, matters have Im?
proved much, and wo hope thoy will con?
tinuo to Improve, Lot Joy be unconflnod?
provided only that due regard and respect
bo paid to tho rights and welfare of mem?
bers of the community generally.'
The police authorities havo an excocd
Ingly difficult part to play at Christmas
Thoy uro expected to "discriminale,"
whon It Is not always easy to do so. A
good rule for them to follow Is to bo ns
lenient as possible to tho children, hut
to keep a tight i-otti on noisy, frolicsome
young mon. Chlldron can bo very exas?
perating, too, and can do much mischief
with their firecrackers and tin honiB.
Publlo worship can bo easily disturbed by
thom. Horsos can " be ' run . off' In mad
fright, property can be burned, the timid
and sick can bo scared out of tholr lives
almost?all by "mere children." Right
horo the police should bo aldedby parents
and guardians.
However, wo are not ploadlng for a
Christmas with all the "fun" taken out.
Oh, no; hot that, but for a good whole?
some decorous season of merrymaking,
which all may have reason "to look back
to with delight and non?<'Withr.rogret or
displeasure. . ...?;... '?.'. hi\c
How the Queen Shops.
Queen Alexandra of England Is one of
tho largest shoppers In the world, but
she gets very little fun out of it. For ob?
vious reasons tho Queen does hot go Into
tho shops and make her purchases ns
ordinary mortals do. If she should do so,
she would be the obso'rved of ?ill ob?
servers, and would Vie ^embarrassed no
little by. tbo stares^'.of,.,the;, ?,?????G?????.
Thcrofot-o -the Queen does her shopping
at homo. Sho notiflos the shopkeepers that
she is preparing for Christmas, and orders
them to send to the Pala co tho choicest
of their wares. Tho order Is obeyed with?
out question, and soon a room In Buck?
ingham Palace, sot apart for that pur?
pose. Is filled with Jewelry, silks, bric-o.
brnc and Christmas novcltleB of all sorts
and descriptions, ' ' '..;'::?; ' ;? ?;?.???
Nor-does the Queen .allow herself to-be
troubled by salespeople; the shopReopers
display thir wares and then go away; no
one dares to solicit the Queen's patronage.
In the quietude ot the Palace, without any
salesmen whatever, but only with her
ludles in waiting, tho Qtioen looks over
tho choice goods nnd purchases according
to her taste.
This sort of shopping has Its advan?
tages, to be sure, but It Is utterly lucking
In tho sport- which other women receive
when thoy go out to mako their holiday
purchases. Indeed, one American girl,
Who was in London recently and' heard
about tits Queen's manner of shopping,
said that if sho could not bo both a Queen I
and a shopper, sho would rather bo a :
shopper.
How different It is on this side of the
Atlantic. When our "Queen" gets ready
for Christmas she goos Into tho crowd
and,.elbows other women, nnd does exact?
ly as other women do, and enjoys herself
as other women enjoy thmselvos In tho
sho ni,
it Is a fine thing-to be ? Queen, but
it Is h finer tiling to bo a freo-born, In?
dependent, self-reliant American woman.
All our women are queens.
A Northern View.
We referred editorially the other day
to the address which Governor Aycock,
of North Carolina, niHde hefore the North
Carolina Society In Baltimore, The New
York Times makes this address the sub?
ject of a lending editorial, and in tho
course of its remarks says:
"If the North Is to undertake n cru
Fado to punish tlie policy of tho North
Carolina Constitution nnd others llko It
now adopted In eleven Southern Slates
by a reduction of representation, the
Aycoeks will go down ami out und dem?
agogues will como Into power and stay
there for a long time, Wo do not see
how any other result can follow auch a
course. What good would that do to the
negroes'? What Infllnlto harm would It
pot do to Iheni, to the South and lo the
whole tuition','
"The race feeling, the race pr?judice,
If you will, exists among the meat hotly
of the Southorn whites. We of the North
aunot root it out if we would. Wo
can. if wo shall egret?, defy il, punish
the people who entertain It, and thus
Intensify and poipetuutc It. We can
mako il the chief, factor In Southern pol?
itics, and in the action of the South in
national politic* for another generation
Is It worth while? Is It not Infinitely
bettor to co-operate In all posslblo ways
With the policy of justice to the negroes
advanced h>' Governor Aycock?limited
mid paillai justice, we muy say. but
within Us limits real Justice? If that
policy succeed? wo shall liavu tho tie
groe? gradually educated, advanced. In
industry und In prosperity, and assured
ot their rights apart from political con
tio|. On the other hand, we bhall havo
ill? Intelligent, fair-minded, loyal whites
of the South free to act In Statq and no
tienili politics without reference to ruco
fe*|lng. The Judgment of true patrlut
I itin und of common tense seems to us
very plain "
I The .North ?mould have ietirued by (hi?
time tlittt the more It meddles with till*
question In the flottili, the moro, troublo
it Will bring upon the negro, It Is a
B?titherrt problem, and Ilio South must
solve it in its own way, Thoro are many
loading men In all tho Southern States
like Governor Aycoclt,'who aro willing to:
ftc?ord Jtlstlo? to tho black man; to givo
him his rights In tho courts, to givo
him tho opportunity to accumulato and to
ifarit him tho prlvilcgo of voting whoh ho
shows hlh'ieeji, to bo qiiatlned. Mut It Is
absurd to say that the whites will per?
mit tH? negroes to rule over thom, or
that they will permit Ignorant and vicious
negroes to hold tho balance of power In
politics. It Is a practical question, and It
must bo dctttt with according to the'con?
dition, The North line mado a sorry moss
of lb whorovor and whenever It has at?
tempted to Interfere, and tho sensible mon
of tho North should havo learned by this
timo that tho best thing they can do for
tho negro is to lot him alono.
Tariff and Trusts.
It 18 explained that the bnlted States
Steel Corporation has determined to cut
tho wages;of Us employes 00 per cent.,
and ?o s?vo $8,800,000 a year, in order to
lower tho cost o? production of iron and
steel, and onablo the corporation to sell
these products for lower, but still profit?
able, prices. "The question," says a
protection newspaper, "is whether do?
mestic or foreign consumers aro to bene?
fit by tho lower prices, if the former,
thousands of' small American manufac?
turers with whom stool Is a raw material,
will bp put In position to do business
to larger advantage. Thoy will bo put;
in position whero thoy can offer their
goods for less monoy without loss, They
will? bo enabled to competo more effec?
tively nt homo and abroad with foreign
Mvalf. ?/.,. .:-. ?.? . .
It docs appear.to. bo tho policy of. the
Steel Corporation,to.encouragO domostlc
Industry, although it behoves strongly In
that policy so far as Its own interests
tiro concerned; : It Is cutting down wages
and low'crlng tho cost of production so
that It may ho In a position to supply
foreign, not domestic, manufacturers and
railroads with cheaper.steel.
Thoro Is a pitiful exposure of tno pro
toctlvo pol Icy..-Tho. Steel Corporation is
tho largest and strongest?.corporation in
tho United Statosy yot .It'junJpys'tho same
protection ot. government .that was given
originally to, the "Infant Industries,"
which were weak and young. It is con?
cessoti' by this protective newspaper that
It would bo of great benefit to tho small
manufacturers, and, Indirectly, to the
people nt largo, at tho United States
Steel Corporation to como .down to a
comi'elitlvo basis with tho foreign man?
ufacturers. But-It Is for this giant cor?
poration to', say- rwhotheiy or -not. ? it will
do so. If there wero no protoctlvo tariff,
it would 'bo c?rnpellod to meet foreign
competition. As thoro is a protective
tariff. It may or It may not do so, as It:
Gleets. It expects .to cut wages and In
this way sell Its products abroad in-'com
petition with'foreign manufacturers, but
tho foreigners will get tho benefit of tho
reduced price, while Americans. will pay
a higher prlco, and American workmen
will havo their pay reduced. ,Yot, tho
protect lonlsts. .toll--the,., workingman., that
protection Is for his benefit, and operates
to keep him out of competition with for
eig'.vworklngmen. '
.Tin? who?o system is wrong, nnd fraud?
ulent, and sooner or later tho American
people will abolish it. Wc tiro able'to
competo with the World, and It la to our
Interest to make International trade, as
free as possible , .:.???
London's -, Poor; _ _
It Is salci that this J s-.likely?" jro "be one
of the worst winters"for the poor of Lon>
don that theyi;have ever itaci to face.
Thousands arc idle and without the
means of support, and a London news?
paper declares that there aro about 30O
applicants for each position advertised in
the city papers,
Men and women aro . forced to herd
together like' so many, animals.. It de?
veloped recently in court that-In many
of. the- poorer ?lIslrTcCs adult males and
females were crowded Into the same
n pa rimonte' without regard to relation?
ship. In one caso a room had been sub?
let by its tenants, so that in addition to
the family that had originally leased the
place, there wore ten men and women
occupying It. Thoy slept oh the floor and
In boxes, ...?'' ;;].?
Contentment.. Is. to. bei.found, If found
at all, by comparing-one's condition to
those who aro. worse off, rather than
with those who aro better off; than ho Is. '
There Is distress hi the United States,
but al fcast there Is cause to bo thank?
ful that wo are bolter off than somo of
our cousins in England. .
'l'ho determination of tho chlof of po?
lice of Chicago jlitit the striking, livery
mon shall not "picket'' tho houses where
dead bodies Ho nwnitlng burial affords
a gleam of hopo In a dark situation.
Rather thon that non-union drivers Bhould
servo at funerals, ? he union loaders would
leave tho dead unburled. This Is nion
ttrous, and wo cannot but think publlo
.sentiment In Chicago will sustain the
chief In taking aggressivo measures to
put a stop to It. Moreover, wo do not
believe tho rank and filo of tho strikers
will approve tho picketing or tho Inter?
ference with funerals, nor that they un?
derstand what Is means.
The spectacle of tho great powers
clutching Colombia and trying to prevent
hop from rushing Into war with tho
l/nitod States Is ono that the cartoonists
will not fall to take notice of. Certainly
It Is iib&urd enough, Tho war that Co?
lombia ought to make Is on her stupid
and probably corrupt officials who gave
the Panmnluns and their American allies
tn? very opportunity they wanted to got
pc-escsslon of tho Isthmus. Co'lombla can't
make much of a war upon this country,
'but It can make a row, and lhat It seems
resolvod to do.
"The 1'e.tlt Parisien," which came out
as a lour pago shoot ton years ?so. Is
now .published in twelve pago form and
has a ch'culutlon of over ?i million'u day.
Its success lias been astonishing and
it has mudo its proprietor a muUi-mllHon
ulri?. And yet we doubt not that there
uro thousands. of people |n Perls who
think they know better than ho does how
to run a newspaper. By the way, his
ti?>ue la fd, pupuy, ami ??? udcd to bo ^,
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AMD
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The worst forms of Kidney nnd BlftadM
trouble, after every intelligent remedy
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llghtfufly plenanht tasting medicine, that
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Agonizing pains in the back, swollen legs
or abdomen, discharges from the urethra,
neuralgia of the bladder, burning sensa?
tion or difficulty In passing water, also
a frequont desire or even Involuntary dis?
charge of the Urine, catnrrh of the blad?
der, stono In tho bladder, disagrijeablo
odor of the tirino, scanty nnd hlgn-col
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in bones and hack. Death may frequent?
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Por , any of theee aymptoms
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Gin and Buchu sweeten? the urine,
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past 20 years m hospitals and private prac?
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bailiff nnd made his living by serving
writs.
Ono of tho Joys of Christmas and a rnre
Joy, too, is,the handling of clean monoy.
At this festive season tho banks make
special efforts and tho public, for once in
a long whllo.are treated to the delight ot
handling crisp, clean notes and snlny sll
vor,
At othor limes tho torn, mangled, germ
iaden and filthy notes that are handled
In tho, daily business of tho country at
largo aro a disgrace to our system of
banking.
Speaker Gully, of tho British Houso ot
Commons, purposes resigning. If ho does,
ho will havo a pension of $20,000 a year,
and will,have' ? poerage, conferred upon
him. Ho is of woll known, but not of
"gentle," llneogo. His grandfather was
famous as a prlze-flghtor, book maker,
racehorso owner and derby winner.
A London special says It has trans?
pired that ? Herbert Sponcor's auto?
biography was sot up secrotly by various
printers and. the typo distributed. Care?
fully revised proofs wero, however, saved.
It Is presumed that in duo season this
work will appear, suitably edited and that
.It will be sent forth to'-.?? public In a vory
? accurate form. ? /
. Somehow, Mark Hanna's refusal to run
for. tho presidency does not scorn to carry
.with It quilo as much emphasis as does
tho refusal.of Mr. Cleveland, Just what
duck hunting/lifts!? :to do with the differ,
once we do,not njjetond Jo say.
Thoro conies a runl'?r from Loulsvlllo
to tho, effect (tha ?,Colonel Watterson Is
closely watching tho holiday plans of the
Now York 400, and that he may,open up
tho now year with somo conclusions that
will simply starilo civilization.
? very small ,. boy within a hundred
milcB of Richmond seams to bo suffi?
ciently woll aware of the fact that Christ?
mas will come only onco this year.
Tho gunners and the bummers, and tho
blarstcd blasters In the James River will,
it Is hopod, tako a holiday and give tho
small boy a chance.
Revolutions among tho big financiers
aro getting to bo nearly as frequent as
among Contrai and South American re?
publics.
The wholesul.3 hardware dealers and
retail hatohot ?oilers aro accused of en?
couraging Carrie Nation In much.of her
"dlvllmlnt,"
"Ono man In four go?a to church in
Now York. Tho others belong to Tam?
many," says tho'St. Lout's Globo-Demo
crat.
Toiiama fevers will hurt American
troops much worse than Colombian bul?
l?te, In caso there shall be a fight.
Smoot Is a polygamlst la theory only,
so he says. Now let a less guilty sena?
tor hcavo tho first brickbat.
Texas wants a whole lot of boli weevil
powder in ils stocking. That's what
Texas wants,_ _?_
Colonel Brynji nnd tho Caar of all the
Russlas swapped Plotu?|^___.1_ul'y'
With a Comment or Two.
But wo cannot bellcvo that thoro will
-bo necessity for opltapha ??? Iiinemi ora?
tions. If every man In Uldowutor -Vir?
ginia will do his duty.tho remaining
t'Mmo worth of stock will bo subscribed
hefpro noxt Saturday nlght.-Nowpurt
ITesS.
?J'hat's tho kind of novel? give uji tho
ship doctrino that will tell.
Northumberland county In this stato
has made great industrial improvement
aurW recent years, but what is oyen bol?
ter Its court recoma show that tho eoiin
ti Is about as froe from crime and crimi?
nals as any county in tho-State. A dis
putch from Henthsvlllc, tho county seat,
to tho Richmond Times-Dispatch says:
The County Court of Northumberland
tins been exceptionally free of criminal
casee during tho past few years, in fact
moro has been only ono prlmlnal case ot
tiny Importance in tho last flvp yeurs.
Only ono criminal was confined in the Ja I
hero during tho lust two. yeurs.-Norfolk
Lodger,
If Congroseman Glass can gel the gov?
ernment to erect buildings in Radtoid,
Bedford City and South Boston, why can?
not Congresemun Bombali do likewise fur
.'armvllTe?
Kospectt'ully referred to that honorablo
gentleman for nnswor.-Farmvlllo Herald.
?fut it (?iiould be remembered that it
Is one thing to Introduco bills Into Con?
gress and quite anothor thing to have
tttem passed. Mr. Glaus will come as near
lo iiettlng his bills through as any new
niombor could, but we filiali be much
surprised if ho does not have to endure a
reason of probation, Just as others lave
had to do.?Petersburg Index-Appeal.
But the introduction of the bill mimt
conio lirst.
Colombia ha? not yol moved troop?
against Panama, although the excitement
is still high and the greatest vlglluuce U
observed??l''roacr|cksburg Bwr,
Ves, sho has. She sent up uAjhty men
yOBierduy.
Vron? of TShoughi
ff ? 7)txto Xana
Augusta Chi'oivlclet
Thal New York le or supromo Import
anco lo Democratic victory will bo coli'
ceded, Imi. that the presence ot the con?
vention Is oltlior essential to currying
tho State, or likely to materially Ihiluctice
tho result Is an opon question.
Chattnnoogn. Ti ni?s ?
ifrom Itidiotttloits now apparonl thoro'tl
be mighty llttlo scratching of tichela noxt
year. Tho linos ? io going to bo drawn a$
tl?htly us they were In ISsli and thoBO
Who aro not for one of tho groat ryirtloB
aro going to bo for the otlior. /fhcro's
going to bo mighty llttlo Wasting of
votes on side Issues this timo,
. ?'a???villo Americani
Phil Kiiox muy bo a trust lawyer, but
he doesn't talk Hito ono. Truth Is, Mr
Kiiox Is firing somo protty hot shot Into
tho Northern Securities Company.
Dallas Times-Herald!
Dr. Crum's name has boon sont to tho
Senato onco moro from the executive
mansion, Tho President should try Crum
on Boston or Oyster Bay. He has tostod
Charleston and tho proud Palmettos
signalled back a bouqiiot of undlsgulsod
contempt.
?M?rlda Times-Union:
Colombia declares that wo cahnot crush
her army, Sho Is moro than half right?
wo havo got all wo warit to do to crush,
out the scandals In our own army.
. . . ? ? ?
A Few Foreign Facts.
Shooting at o Ilvo ndvorsary with wax
bullets,'*'by tho way of, duelling practico,
Is' tho latest exercise of Parisian Votarlos
of the rovolvor.
Paris Is mourning tho loss of Its oldest
troo an olm planted by order ot Sully. In
lfiOO, In the rtuo St. Jacques. It Is leaficss
thin year. y
Kumassl, in Aahantl land, Is now con?
nected with tho coast, ISO miles distant,
by railroad. Trains began to run In Octo?
ber. Tho lino was begun In 1S?8.
. Women are now being. substituted for
mon In tho Italian postal service. Signor
Galimberti, tho Mlnlstor of Ports and
Telegrams, Is responsible for tho chango.
Ferocious sharks, which havo not been
seen In tho Baltic for moro than a con
ttn;v, havo again appeared off the Danish
and Gorman coasts, and give tho llshcr
men much trouble. .
Tho longest canal In tho world Is that
which extends from tho frontlor of China
to St. Petersburg. 4.172 miles. In India
thoro aro 11,000 miles of canal, irrigating
?,???',??? acres of land.
North Carolina Sentiment.
The Greensboro Telegram Joyfully ex?
claims:
Wo thought all tho whllo that North
Carolina would bo tho first to seo a flying
machino that flics.
The WJnst?n-Salom Sentinel says;
When the Pearl of the Antilles comes
tindor the Stars nnd Stripes, as sho will
some of theso days?It will bo after sho
has herself knocked at the door for ad?
mission, nnd American Immigration .md
capital has prepared her for Statehood
in thq greatest republic of all history.
Tho Charlotlo News lays this down as
good I?W:
The News believes in tho co-operation
of capital and labor, At the same time
it recognizes that tho public hns Its rlg'-its,
and the public has votes and can make
laws, and when It has to pay too much
for what It gets, through tho greed of
capital or of labor, or of both, it can put
the stronfi, nano of Its own laws Ui/on
tho offendors and say. Thus far and no
farther,
Tho Raleigh Timos says:
-The publishers can woll afford to .pay
the -Methodist preachers' ? expenses tp and
from conference for ripping "The Oho
\voman" up tho buck. As soon as it is
said u. book Is Indecent a lot of peopio
run for It. .
Personal and General.
Vf. P. Gannett, of Providence, R. L,
lias a tiny silver candlestick that Isn't for
sale. Edward Everett gave It to Daniel
Webster many years uro.
Jilas Holen Miller Gould announces
that sho will be present at tho oponlrg
of tho St. Louis Exposition, and wilt
spend much time in the city during tho
big fair.
William C. Rodger, criof of tho Chcro
koes, will probably be the lost to nold
that position. Ho has little Cherokee
blood in his veins, being nearly white.
There Is tall; In Atchlson, Kas., of
Shorileld Jngalls, son of tho late Sen-tor
Ingolle, running Tor the Legislature Mr.
Ingalls lives In tho Ingalls homestoid
at tho odKo of town and his legislative
district extonds to the west end ot the
county, thirty miles away.
Rev. S. W. Howland,. who has boon
connected with tho Ceylon mission of the
American Board since IS7.1. has been elect?
ed professor of theology in Atlanta Theo?
logical Seminary. Ho Is a nativo of Cey?
lon and a graduate of Amberei,
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE, SOUTHERN
RAILWAY, EFFECTIVE DE?
CEMBER 27, 1003.
Following changos will take effect In
sohetluloB of the Southern Railway, De?
certi bor 37th: Train No 71, mixed, daily
except Sunday, will leavo Richmond 4:413
A.M. for West Point, instead of 6 o'clock,
as at present. Train No. 9 from West
Point to Richmond Will bo operated on
Tuesdays and Fridays only. Train No.
10 from Richmond to West Point
will ohe operated on Monday, Wed?
nesdays and Fridays. Train 16, between
Richmond and West Point, will bo oper?
ated dally except Sunday. Train No. 10
between West Point and Richmond will
bo operated dally. Train 117 and US nu
tween Koysvlllo and Chase City will bo
withdrawn December 27th, but trains 17
and 18 botweon Richmond and Keysvllle
will bo operated on present schednlos,
C.(W. WESTBURY, D. P. A, '
THE FAVOFclTE ROUTE TO BALTI?
MORE, THE NORTH AND EAST.
Leavo Richmond, Southern Railway,
Fourteenth Strcot Station, 4:30 p. M,
daily, except Sunday, arriving Baltimore,
S;'?O P. M,? Philadelphia, 11:37 ?. M.; Now
York, 1:10 P. M. Faro to Baltimore, one
'way, ?2.60; round trip, 51; to Philadelphia,
?o.SO; round trip, *?; to Now York, one
v/ny. *8.W>; round trip, $13,
Aftor Docomhor ??, llXXl, steamers via
this route will bo run on a trl-wcekly
sollecitile, connoctlon leaving Richmond at
4:30 P. M., Mondays, Wednesdays and
Ft ?days.
? C, W. WESTBURY, D. ?, ?.
NOTICE, FREE CONCERTS,
Our storo will bo open every evening !
until 10 o'clock until Xmas Day,
WALTER D.-MOSES & CO.
103 East Broad Street.
THE BEST WAY TO REACH FLORIDA.
Vl'i Ilio .Southern Railway, Two limited
trains dally, with "Dining Cars," .leavo
Richmond 13:30 noon, arrive Jacksonville
following morning 0:L'6, connecting for all
Florida points, Nassau, N. P., and Ha?
vana, Cuba, Excursion tickets on sale
daily.
C, W. WESTBURY, D, P. A.
CUT FLOWERS, FiO?ES, VIOLETS
The largest stock of Roses, Vi?lete,
Lilies ot the Valley, Chrysanthemums
and Cut Flowers, Bridal Bouquets and
jjesigns, shipped t? all paints. W, A.
liunniiund, No. 107 E- Broad Ht. - <
CUT FLOWERS.
Rose?, Carnations, Vi?lete, Mums, Lily
of Valley, in large quantity, at MANN &
CROWN'S No. d Wool Broad Street
Xmas ?ifts!
Char Watohes,Rings', Dia-.
Jt?lads', Brooches, Chains,
?lifts,, Studs, Ouff Butions,
?fiJIlvar Mounted Umbrellas,
;an,d: Silverware ,?and Silver
? - T?tllet, Artioles oomprise the
.mast bri 11iant.and varied
aaaortment ever? shown in ?
Riohmond.
These articles make hand
??????? and useful gifts.
Op an evenings until Xmas..
Aumsden.
731 Main Jtreet.
J. S. Moore's Sons.
WHOLE SALB AND RETAIL
Grocers and Feed Dealers
I7S1 Eut Main Streit. -
Phon? 607.
? \.
Fancy Nuts, Candies, Raisins
ani all Xmas Goods.
Fler?da Oramges. ...,.-..,?-..??..,?..*.. .-??<.??<?*? .25 dozen
California Oranges. .12 dozen
Fine Applica;., p...??......,.., .25 peck
Large Le moins .. .-?.??. ...........-..,. ^ .12 dozen
Best French Candly;....?...,.....,.15 pound
Choice French Candy. .........'. .?.,..... 12 1-2 pound
Good Frenuli Candy.... .?.?.?. . 8 and .10 pound
Plain Mixed Candy..,......,.?...;...! .08 pound
Chocolate Drops.'???.*<* .15 pound
Fine .But.t/erx; wp Candy, 5-lb;. pails;- ..?.-.''..l....'..Xj^deicttpri
Sultana R ansian s..'. ...10 and 12* 1-2 pound
Best New ???????? Layer Raisins.?. .10 pound
New, Clean Currants............8 and .10 pound
Best Muscatel Raisins.......-...,..-,..... .09 pound
New Seeded IRais?ns............................ .10 pound
New Figs,?,.,,......................, .08 pound
New Figs, ?-'1?>, package...............?..*, .to pound
New Datei?, ?6 lbs", ? or.....;.., .25
New Dates,, ii-lB. package..? .06
New Mix?icJ Nuts...?..?....'.?........ .12 pound
Best Soft S h ell I erf Almonds... .?.?.?.?..:..?? .15 pound
Best Shelled Almonds. .>.?. .?... .30 pound
Best Pecans ?....,,....,......,..?...,..121-2 pound
Best Filberts .?,.1. ..,...?.....-...?...?.?.....12 1-2 pound
Best Paini Nuts..... .........................12 1-2 pound
Best Englislli Walnuts.?...,..?..?-..?f...... .15 pound
Best Cocoantrts . ?....., .04 each
New Ci troia ......................... .14 pound
New Orang? Pe*!............... .?..,.12 1-2 pound
New Lemoaii Peel. 12 1-2 pound
Choice Evaporated Peaches, 9c, or 3 lbs. for. .25
Fresh C0UJ11?17 ? witter....................... .1 .22 pound.
Fresh Country Eggs.;.:.'.i..i......?:..,.,.?. .30 dozen
These peaces are for cash strictly before goods are de?
livered. Posto nice orders or registered letters must
accompany al out-of-town orders.
N. C. Corn WhUkey._.?.?.-,., .$2.00 gallon
7-year-old Maryland Rye.......-,........-. 4.00 gallon
Old Crown Rtye.,.,,..I,.....?..... 3.00 gallon
Old Keystone Rye,......................... .?. 2.50 gallon
Old Excelsior Rye..........&,-,..... 2.00 gallon
; Old,Capitol [Rye.. 1.50 gallon
California Sherry Wine............. 1.00 gallon
Imported Sherry Wine...................... 3.00 gallon
Catawba VViwe^..?..,...?.^.?.-.;........... .45 gallon
Jamaica Rtunni-'?. ?.?..... .?..v??;???? ? ? ?..... 3.00 gallon
New England: Kiuna,.?.*...'.-..?,..,..'2150 gallon
Virginia Apelle Brandy, 4 years old........L. 3.00 gallon
Maryland Arjpile Brandy......',......... /., .2.50.gallon
B. B.'-Brandlyv *?,, fn.,.,.....:.. i ?..,.,.. .45 gallon .
Port Wine, v,?*, ? ??;...??????,?...,1.00 gallon
Pure Appi? Cider.?,.,.....?......,. ,25 gallon
Geneva Gjw?? ?-,................... .,.?..,.., 2,50 gallon
Holland G?ni? ?, f., *.,..??????? ??'? >'* ?" \ 3'?? ga"on
Virginia Moiipwitaan Whiskey, 4.years old,... 3.00 gallon
Duffy's -Mart: Whiskey. .80 bottle ?
Wilson Whf?fcisy,,.,.....,...,,,,.,......, 1.00 bottle
Fulcher WMakej/.?.??.? ,..?.....,'.. >.,,,,..... 1.00 bottle
Buchu Gin??**,?f.,.,..,.,.,,.,,,, i.oo bottle
Paitf Jones Wlt?skey.?...,,,.,,.,..,, 1.00 bottle
Special e? ttentaon to out-of-town orders,