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EUOIM MlNUTEB THE man who takes his ris ingtimefrom au Elgin Watch is npually on time throughout the day. From sun to sun the watchword is G. M. WHEELER Model 16 SUte ; PendanJ Wipdlng and Eelllnz. Scventecn icwcls. Rubv ami sanphite balancc and cenler lcwe.it, CpnfpensaUngba.ance, Bregutfhalr. r.prliw, with micromctric rtgulator. Adiusted lo lirnneiatnre, isoclirnnism, three posltions. Palcnt recoiling click and sell-loeHJnK ,Mtnng devlce. Dustrlng. Plates damaskeened. En sravinB Inlaid with gold, inc cases. Opc'n lace and* hupl In Fllled Gold Cases, fto opd up. (n ?3olld Gold Casea. |80 and up. Othcr Elgln fflodcls at other prlces accordlng to grade ol movement and case. All Rlgin models are sold by jewelers evcry wh?ii\ and are lully guaranteed. E&GIN NATJONAL wXf CH COMPANY. . flgln. IlltooU. Social and Personal. THE UBUal roceptlon and. hOP wlU 4" glven thle afternoon at the Her mlUKe Qolf Club, and tha flluh. )iouso la all ln Its holiday attlra qf holly and mletletoe for the occmIqiV Those invlted to recelva thia aftepnorin are: Mra. Jamea T. Rutperfoprd, M,r?. llcorgo l>. Mayo, Mlason julla Joynva. Mary Crump. AUcc Doylc, Avlo Grant upd Anittt Purcell. Aithough the Now *"Mr recepUon. la tho feature of the year'? cnterlalplne at the Hormltage, tha Chrlatmaa Day hpp w|H be a very attractlvo affalr and largcly attended by eoclaty. ipen.I Wlnter ln Wnablngtoo. Mrs. Michle and Miss Michle. wlfe ana dauajhter of Captaln M!<0ll$. -?r riv^ $\ Wa?h|ngtc-n wednegday, and are at tlje Gonton, where thej/ i w|H : pend the seaaon. Mlas Michle waa a tlebutante of last wlnter, havlng her coming-out party with mibs Aieshlre, daughter of General and Mrs. Aieshlre. Miss Michle has recently been thC Syest of Mlss Kfjnnlo MUler here. ?H". Hawca'x Tea, Mra. S. II. Hawea has eent out Invl iatlona for a tea to be glven on Wedt rtesday afternoon. December 29, from S to t o'clock, at hor home, Wlptly I<nowle, Glntcr Park. The cardS of ifieses Rose Dlcklnson and Blate Ilall aj>e ajio Inclosed ln tflS IrtvltaUons. .1|J?? I'miicU to Wed. Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Francla have iseued Invltatlona to the marrlago pf thelr daughter, Mias Ethel May, 10 Dr. Hampden AulIcK Burke, tfoe Kero? mony to bo perfornied at St, Jopeph's Catholic Church, January 6, at 12 M. AJso to a recapUpn on ipe evenlng of January 5 at tho reeidonco of the brkle-alecfs parcnts, ln Petersburg. Of IntereM Hrre, Thomas R,. phanhord. aop of tha l&ta Alexander Hhspherd, of Wuhhlncton, wp,B marrled at El Paso. Tex.. Wedi naaday to Ml^s Charlotte M^ncUTG Blackhitrii, daushtor of jnbn S. Black burn, of Alexandrla. They will apend their Chrlutman hoHday*. *nd tho,r honoymoon maklng a journey o? *our daya on horaehMU ovor the ipountains of northern. Mexleo to the Husband Mlne-s. at BatOPllaa, tha rlchest sllver property ln MfHleo, dlaqovorcd and dovcloped by tho Ute AUxandor Shep hcrd. vi-.it I'ostnoncd. On account of thq HJnaes of Mastor .lamcs Danlel, Mts. P. H, V. Danlel was unabla to leave Charlottesvllle and spcnd Christmas |n RIchmond as ap tlelpHtod. ' In and Out ot Town. . T. A. Turner and Mlseea M. E. and M. H, WHU?niP. Qf 110 Weat Avenue, wHJ leave this aftcrnqop to apend Sunday wlth Mr. and Mre. H. F, WU Harrn at Old Point.. Mr. and Mrs- A. W. ThUUe have gon* to Phlladelphla, where they wlll be the suenta of frlenrts (or the holldaya. Dr. and ^lr?r Frapk L. Brown, of fieorsla, are the guests of Captaln and Mrs. James Ballty for the hojl days. Mlss Polly Roblns, who is sponding the wiiiifir )n New York, l? vlaitlng her mother, Mrs. gally Nelgon Roblns. 31(5 East Frapkjln Street. M|sa Beasie A- Steames, who je a student at Vassar College. Is spcndlne the holldaya wlth her parent at 10Q5 Weat (3raco Street. MJsseH Salllc and Norma DOswelJ arrlved on yesteVda.y from Charlottes vllU' to anen* a week wlth frelrids Jn th|p clty, John Johnson ls spcndlng the week* ?rtd wjth relatlves ln Loulsa. Mlss Borpice Stahl ls the guest of rcUtlvee ln this cHy for tho hoitday*. Mrs. Frank Parklnson and Mlss Pearl Jeffrles havo returtjed to thelr homo Iri a?Qttsvl|le, atter a few days' vljlt hero. JJias Kilhournie Barret, who has been bnendlng a week ln this clty aa the guest of Mlss LMIan Watsop. hxa A Mary Xrnas May this Christmas be an especially bright, happy and cheerful one to all users of Purc, Light, Flaky, Wholeaome kitter Nut Bread The Bread that brings good cheer and lends char.m to the grand or eimple -meal. Nolde Bros.j, Exclusive bakers of -Butter'Nut Bread. . *'The Bread that all grocers eeH.", f r f Are extended to our friends and patrons who have helped to make our record of the pasaing year one of unequaled growth and proaperity. * It ITas been our constant endeavor to produce only attractive and salable goods, and that our efforta in this direction have met with unprecedented auccess ia proven by the constantly increasing demand for them, We are confident that the new goods which we shall offer during the coming. year will even exceed those of former years in popularity. To our customers we cor dially acknowledge tlie favors shown us in tho past, and feel confident that our goods will continue to corn mend themselves to their favorable consideratton. i 1 I "JSngravers to Those Who Know>" 915 E. Main St, Sam Iseman, Pres. & Gon. Mgr. &^*^^:^^>>^ returnod lo Lotil^in. Mr. and Mrs. Wnrwloh C. Whlte ar? upenfltng tionio tlmo wlth tlioir parents, Mr. and Mra. Thnmas g. Whlle, ueur Loxlngton, Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Allen nnd datusb tnr. Mlss LoiiIro Allon, nre vlsltlug frclnds ln Norfolk? Mlss Burnett Kublott. of Forast Park, BnUlmoi'*!, la vlslllng ner rnothnr, Mrs. V. If, fiuhlatt, on nighland Park, for the holldaya. CONTINUKH TO JJIPIUIVE. Vhjulrlaii" ]top? ffir l ItlmiiU: Itocorcry at Mlwi .lliimlniir. [Sfieclal to The TlmoATpispatoh, J NQftFOLK,. VA., Decomber ?l,?Mhn Mar H?rul Mur?|ia|l, tho younjf ivrJUr, wull K"?wh by h?r Jouriinll?t|c work lu Now KiikIuihI und Now York, who roccntly a,' lunpisd Blllnldi ut Vlrglnla Bcae|i by put tlng thre* bullote Into her hend. qontluufls to hulil her nwii. qnd the utlatidliig uhyalelana are now uncouraKud to hope for her uiil njale recovory. Hho wus beltor to-day than rho has been, and ln nor/ u|jl> to talto nqur Inlprthnt v.-Uh moro oiun} than huretofore. It I* foarod, howevor, thqt llia alpht of ouu of her i-y>t? wlll bo Impiilreil, If not whplly deatroyud, aa tha reault of ono of tho self (nflleted buikui, whlch punetrated the ncrve eovernlnir thla member. Tho glrl who nrat daalred tfiat ?he bo loft to dlo, ia now ro ported froi,i the hosplto.1 aa bclna; au:-.Ioua (o k'i.'. woll. Jtflaa MarahaH'a fathjr, allll ln Norfolk, kcepi hlmaelf weit out of reach of tho ncwa panar men- "?> haa not yct aoen hla daugh Jer. ZXtU-OMOy ON J/ATWCK. Three Men Scaldcd by IMowlnir Out of a Boller Tub, r.Spenlal ta Tho Tlm?s-Dl3patch,J NOBFOtiK, VA-, Decomber :?.-Three. m?n were scalded. one, Coxawaln Thompaon, ipjlto Ijnrilv, by the blowlng out of a boller I Lub on a Norfolk Navy Yard luunch to-day. The luunch, in. chargo of Lleutenant-Coin. niander A, if. Cook, wlth flvo aallora uboard. waa eo rom? from tho ijuvy yard to tho navul magaglno. ln St. Jullen'a Craek. when tha accidant occurrcd. Commandsr Cuoli eacaped unlnjnriid. Thompaon, who Jumotd lnto M'e rlvar, waa' qulcllly r?seued. Tho Injurtid wore sont to tho Naval Hoapltat. '.. ?? ., ?-? ? i SUNTEXCB IN TIIOItJITON OaSE. IformfT C??h|er OeiH One Vear hi Fcnltefl tlary and Flnefl 8700. (SlHClaJ ta The Timaa.Dispateh.] BUH15KA Mlbt-s. va., rjecomber Ji.-The Jury'a vardlot ln tho c-ib} agalpat F. C. Thorntc-n, caahlar of Charlottc Bonkinir and Inmiiaii' 11 Company, for allegcd falaincatlon of hla renort to tho Corporatlon rjommlaalop, ivaa glven nne year ln tha puii.tmuiury and a rtna of 9700, Mr. Tborntonto bond waa flvad ?t 11,400, ManfVith theDagger Tongue By EUA WHEELER. WILCOX \ Jinow two women, and one ls chaete. And cold as the anowg on a wlntcr'e waste; 6t&|n!eH8 ever, ln act and thought (Aa a man born dumb la speech. errs not), But ehe h?P mallce towarrj her Hlp<3; A cruel ten&UP and a Jeajous mlnd.; Vold of p|ty atid full of greed, She Judges the worid by her narrow creed; A brewer of quarrels, a breeqer of hate. Yet eha holda the Jcey to "Soclety'a'* gate. The othor woman. wlth heart of flame, Went mad for a love that marred her name; And ?wt of the grave of her raurderod falth Shn ro.sQ j|ko a aoul that has pasaed thro' death. Her alras are nobJo; hor pUy so broad U oovara the world llke the mercy ot God. A eoother pf diaeorda. a healer of woea; Peace followa her footetepa wherevor she goeo. Tho worthler llfe of tho two, no doubt: And ynt "Soclety" locks her out. ?Eiia Wheeler WUcox, in "poeros of SonMmeot-" Willlam Wotaon, tha English poet, has glven tho world something un usual to talk about ln hla poem, "Tho Wonmn With tha Eerpent's Tongue." U la # atrong poem, and ono whloh rapraaantj tha acanflal-mongcr ln all th* oolora of life, Mr. Wat6op haa rjone the raco a ser. vlce In wrltlng thia poem: but he made a aerloua mtatahe in aliowlng any tn qulaltlva minds to learn from hlm the name of the woman who inclted hls muse to actlon. In the interviews upon tho Bubject Mr, Wataon waa jed Into detalla whloh Indtcatod that the vlctlma of this par> ticular "serpent'8 tonguo" wero maln* iy men, llving and dead, Mr. Wataon ahould now supploment hia poem by another deacriblng the "Man Wlth the D&gger Tongue." A woman's siander of a man, how evar cruel lt may ba, can naver do tho dajnage or giva tho sUfterlng whlch U oaugPd every day ln tho year aome ^where by tbf> careloss, mallclotta or ravengeful calumniea uttered by men rairaratng woman Women Nbt Gr?atea< Qoaalpa. Women are not the greateat gossipa of tho world to-day. And tha harm one woman may do to tho roputatton of another woman la inflnUeslmal be side the harm a man can do when ho deacends to th* Ignoblo poaltlon of tho goaalp-, Tho "man goaeip does not balong to any one claeo. He ia more froquently found among the Idlo rloh, porhaps, than elsowhore, and ho la froquently a bacholor or chtldlCES wldowor who has boeonte aourod and dlslUusloned wlth llfe through havlng too many of htg dealrea gratlflecl, and havlng had too littlo exerclsa for his splrltual tjuallties ln the great School of Kccea aity. They are m*h who oH about oliibs during tho fow day. houra they are awake, arid who vary thelr two- ocqu patlona?dlntng and gambllng?wlth the vlvlaeatlon of thelr acqualntancea,. Bitter mallce and evil-epeaklns dvop from the Upa of suoh men ln evory large fashtonable club ln the world, And the vlctlma of thelr venom sealc ln valn to traco the Ho to Ue aource. Slan'a Attitude Of Envy. But the "man wlth tho dagger tongue" \s found elsewhere. Ho iu found ln art clrcles; ho ls found in the newspaper oltlco; ho la found among tho mualotans. a?d ho ls found in shop and factory, Tho great rueh of woman Into the flelda ofondeavor, Into tho arts and trades and prifesalona, has craated an unfortunata feellng of jealausy in tho hearta of the smaller and meaner typo of mon In the world to-day. Jealouay, emasculatod of all bps v|rT Utty, becomea tho more desplc"a.blo thlng?envy. Once upon a tlma there was no euoh faeling posslble ln tho mln of man toward woman aa envy. He could n? more envy hor for any aohievemont of hora than-.-t,ho' BUtt could envy tho moon. But ware the moon to shlno all day, ana ?t tlmoa with a radlanco aa'-great ae that of tho sun. parhapa tho aun would develop.-anvy, Antl pevhapii, IIHo man, tho aun would. not reatten that had ho betin falr and JuHt.i'n the tllatrlbutlon .of hla 'rudlaut bcams. the moon would never The Season '$ Creetlngs To Ihe Fubiic Wo doslro to express our ?Pt preclatlon of your jroticrotm patron a?e durlng this, our mo?t succostt fill yeur. nnd Irtiat that your satlst factlon wlll morlt a contlnuance. To ono and all wowlah A Happy Xmas and Prosperotis New Year and to those whoni wo wore tm able to sorvo on oecourii of tho lurgo crowds durlus the. hol|day rush wo itslt that we may bo fjlvcn anothor opportunlty. /. S. JAMES, 7th and Majn St Jewclcr. . Opiician. wlth B. p. Eggleatou aa aecurlty, llls coun ael wlll appeal his caac ?~~.?.-??<?i i ,.ii. i i"urntrtr liobbcd by Hlshwiaymeu, [Special to 'IhoTImcs.Dlspatch.l CAPE CHARL.ES, VA.. December 21 ?'Jamea Wcatherby, n woll-knowi farmer, resldlng near Wallopa Lane waa hold up and robted of ovor fi0> by three hlghwaymen In a clump a woods whlto 6n his way home la? nlght, it is bcjteveri tho rebbere h*< watcbod the movomenta of thelr vlo t)m, and wore awate of tha amount o monoy he had ln hts possesslon. J search U belng mado for the bandlt* h/tve trled to ehlne out of her oiti spharo and tlme. It le always the weak man?the mai I who ls undevoloped tn somo of thos i etrong, maply characterlstlcs whict j make manhood worthy of the name who becomes tho envlous gosslp, yvJIi L^-_? i Our Christmas business this year has been the great est in our history?an evi dence that the peopie of this community have been pleased with our Cakes, Crearns, Can dies, etc. We extend to our patrons, both in and out of Richmand, our best wishes for a Happy Christmas time and a Pros perous Year We are prepared to serve you during the holidays. Shepherd's, Orders Taken at 406 E. Main St. or 405 E. Broad St. To You We Extend Christmas Greetings May' it be the rnerriest ever, rich in love, in friend ship, in material blessings. Your Iiberal patronage is deeply appreciated. We thank you. J. T. Allen & Co., Jewelers, 1323 East Main Street, Richmond, Ya. detrnctit C*'o!^? rronmn's uchlovopientUi and who, tn orrlr.r to Insscn her nd , va..corrifint, fllbpjps to vlllfylng l|is, Lttt Mr, Watson glvo tho wot'l'l ?? ? pocrn on tho men of that typo. lt le 1 needed. fCopyrlght. 1003, by tho New Ttorfc Byenlng .lournal Publlahlng Company.) Wlll l,o-.- Slght Of ISyc. fHnoclal ln The Tlineo-'Dlspatch.l CAPE qf!Aht#B8, VA., Deeoinber 31. ?Klcked by a horse which hc waa cttr- '? rylng at thn farm ot Thomajj Hol- I land,.at Mltlway, Thonma W. Smlth,' u young man of Georgetown, wlll loso . hla nyeslglu. The k|ok brpHe und ahn.t* i terrja' l|m bones nvor tho eyes. ilpd al- j thougli nftur a do'Uato oporatlon thQ | ehatterer) b|ta of bone woro removed. | thrd^la but littlo hope that he wlll bo ablo to see again. ? .I", '? -.??-, ?...' -i Tottey?Mr. Ca rt hy, IBpor.lal to Tho TIpieo-Dlapatch.J TjTNCnBURO, VA-. Daccmber :t.~.Tos<!PU F. Tolley and Ml?a Arin Muyd McCarthy, daughter of Mr, and 51m VV. U. McCarthy, wevo iiKirrteil yesterday nrternoon Ht thq xcBldanca of Bev. |. T. .lacobg, the offclatinir mlnlator. They lart Immadialely aflerwarda (or a vlalt wlth relutivos ln Clirton Korso, after whlch they wlll ro?ldo here. ' Toachera Vlalt Lyncliluirg s,lu,ol?. j rSpm-l?l to Tlm Ttiaes-OlKpatrli.J ' bTNCHBURO, VA- t)?combvr IH.-Superln trurieii'. I". T. Atkhifoii. r.inn'i Inii-nclont nf tlio public gchonla eC I'rim-i- l-Muunl county, and twenty uschcrs frorn hla nchoola paid a vlalt to the pubiii- school) of thia dty to-day. Tho vlalt waa for gtejiic muthodi used in tho varjoua u;hoob of tho city. : New Cliy Orricera Quallfy. ! [Spaoiat to Tbi- Tlm??-t?>?patch,.l kY.VCHBUHCl. VA.. IHceml.cJ Sl.-City Trea(ur*r tl.- P. Adami, Clty Bej-goaut ?. H, Johnion, Hl*h Constabla n. B. <1code aud Commouwealth's-Attornoy B. p. i'ancoy, all of whom wero ro-elcctad lusL Novarobcr for tarma ot fuur yuarn. Imvo. quaiinod ln tha Corporatlon court tor tlio nqw tcrm whl'-'h bcRlns January l. 'IWASlliiSO WftSBESSIEDEVCIE Goqld's Lawycrs May Make This Defense; Wedded Actor, Is Claim. TQURED WEST WITH HIM Plamtiff in $300,000 ^uit, How ever, Says lt Must Be Another Girl. NEW YQHK. December 21?Tho ateorneya for Frank J. Oould, who was sued by Bea8le De Voe. the Fred-> orleksburg, Va., actrcaa, for 1200,000 for breach of promWe, hav? recelved information that a Besale De Voe toured the Weet aa a Mra Bwor" ln a vaudevllle team whlch dld a BOft shoe dance. At that ttme she was known as ? the wlfo of Bwor, and no. amount of Inqulry oould flnd a reeord of dlvorce. j they eay. ] Dfspatchep from Omaha, coupled with ! an interviow wlth Mlas De Voie. only serve to render tho caao more porplox. ing. The aispatchee atato that Mra Swor. of tha 8oft ahoe act, waa Itnown ln the WeM not only as Mlaa De Voe. but alao aa Mlss Van Dorn, the name hy whlch the young woman who la aulng Mr. Oould ia Known off tho atage. "Oh. U la an awful mUtahel" ex clalmed tho plalntlff in tho actlon agalnst Mr. Gould, aa soon aa aho heard tho story. "That Besaic.De Voe la not me. I apeU my name wlth an V tt ia only another Qf those torrlble rumora which are heing clrculated about me to hurt me. tn tlme they all wlll bt poven talae," Gould Attorney TnlUa, Whether or not the Gould lawyers ?will make the aoft-ahoe danolng team m?tt?r any partof tho defenae of the mllltonairo aa eho^tng there could be no branch of piomtao actlon lf the *c treab had never been divoroed wa? aels ed oi ono attorney yestetday. ue aaid: "Wo have heard of a 3easlo De Voq who appeared on the atage aa tho -wife of an actor, I don't thlolc U wlll bo necesaary, however, to use thls aort ot evidonce, Tho oourta havo held that a woman haa no claim for damages ln a broach of promlse ault, lf she knowa the man ln tho oaae la marrled. lt also makes no dlfference in such ap actlon whether tho man Intonda to get a dl\oroe, oreven Ifadlvoree la pendlng," W. W. Colea, managor of the Trao*? dero Theatre, ln : Oraaha, when the 6wor team waa pUylag thoro, aaid: "I ramember tbe couple woli. They got 850 a weoU: That waa back In isps. Whlle here Besete Van Dorn, or Beaale De Voe, atul har partnet Swor. had many quarrola that threat ened to break up the show. She fua?. ed and fumed so mu.oh wlth har hua band that we were foroed nnally to glva them aoparate dresalnga rooraa. ?Thelr Act a JofcC* "Tholr aot waa a joke for those behind the scenea. On tho stage Mra. Swor was sttppoaed to fall on Swor's neck, and gWo hlm Iwo'ov threo klaaes. Off the atago we oould hardly get the two to look at each other. From Omaha the owors wont to Chlcago." Bocauee of a strenuoua day Chrlat. moa shopplng, the aotrasa who wanta 8200,000 heart balm from Mr. Gould reached har apartmonta too tlrod to talk much about detaila. But she dld eay: "1 havo heard of thls team of Swor and Dc Voe, but let mo say that I havo had nothlng to do wlth lt. ? have never mot any Swor ln my llfe." Thop it waa auggested that Managor Colo, of the Trocadero, says that tho ? Beasle De Voo who dancod there was also known aa Beseln Van Dorn. "That la all a feart'ul mlatake," ox clatmed tbe aotress. "Whon will peo? ple got tlred of ua-ylng horrld things about mo? Why. that Trooadoro ls a. burleaque house, l would never thlnU of golng Into ettoh a placa. I would not even sl( ln the audltorlttm, to say I nothlng of golng on the atago there." '?JK'evar ninrrlod. Indeed Not.M "Whore ware you playlng at that tlme?" waa aakod. "Now, pJeaae don't let's talk about thls any more." ahe ploaded, "Perhaps I ought not to aay aa mueh as I have. But U is my naturo to apeak out whon thlnga ui'e aaid about me. r. want everybody tu know that, ."I am absolutely justltlcd ln brlng Ing thls breach of promlae suit asalnst Mr. Gould, 1 elneeroly boUoved he was to make mo hls wlfe." "Aud you havo nevor been marrled?" "Indood, notl" repllod tho ?aotreas, wlth an urgent omphasla on tho "not," STJiriiiTiLLS RUSHED Bmployca Wlll Not 1(3?? tbe Vatiat Te?i I'tuUilnj-a. , PITTSBURG. PA.. Docombar 34.?The LTnltod Statea St<?al Corporatlun will glve ita thouaanda of ernployea fn the Pittsburg dlatriot a Chriitmaa present tn addltlonal work- Not ln years havo tho ordor booka. of the corporatlon mtlls beon sjo orowded in mtdwipter us now, and notioe'e Aveve poetod at all the ? lai'go. mllla liv 'TTomestend, Braddoolc j| und other wuiuu thls afternoon thnt We dlaanr* <to isscprraaa ?ugi? appsre ci&fcitagi ifoy ttlh? ?'Oua0dl?!rfic? "ira pcjs^dl. in nns ffoir ft!h? year cfloasrag^ andl ^Ssaift <tw evsiry ?(rifoirS wsilflb? &?. ?uTi<$iri& fclh? fFaivtoir ?if yomif fftujtair? patron? age Wo Triak you hoal^ihi, Imppitaeas; V<?yy Ssimeeirdly. only forty.elght hflurs would bo al? lowed for ChriaAroa-e polidays, ln?.tn.i-.i of tho usual l?n iiavn to whlch the men have heen accustomed. Tho Jones * Laughlln inwests have also glven tho men notlec that tlicy wlU not. got the ueual holldayH. Tweri* ty tbomand worbmen In tha coho re g|on? havo also been, natlfled that they wlll get only thli'ly-slx houra off, owlng to tho ruah ln ocders. DRUNKEN MAN EXCUSED Curloua t?w ReBnrdlog?*Ahntdve nnd Iiidecent i,t|nirimBc. FATJ3B8QNi N, J-. peoember 21.--. Py decision of the Court of f>mn\on Pleaa here yoeterday a drunHon man who utters ofCeuMvo and indecent \nr\*\ f uage rjommlts no Qffe.n?!.. whoreas a | sober man uttoring tho samc languaga { ls gulity of ? mlHdemeanor. The oplnlon was glven, lu tho casej of WUUam Champln, who was grtplg-; Ingly dlacharged by tho court. and; with the oomment that. thougp 'he ln* tent ot the iaw aa lt stands is obsoure, Its e(T?ct l? olear'y ridiculou* nt\d should be reinedled elthor by repeaj or amcndmont oc tho statute. i.ynchhiirg Jlnsonn Bleet OIRcct*. l/YNCHBUKO, VA., December 21-?* The HIM Clty Lodge, A., P. and A. Mv has uleoted tha t'ollowlng offioers for the onsulng term: Jdastor. S. O- H*m nar: seplor warden. .1. P. Harv-ev-, junlor wanlon. C. L. Pemott: treasu? rer, T. N- Pavls: secrotary, W- P< T-< Walker; sonlov doacoti, F. >l, Tkfanl.S* lunior deagon, H. G. Morgan; cb.apl&lru Rev. I?. B. HIU; mer. A- ?? Soatwrlf ht.: >'ew Uoll Tejepboqe oirectory m |o prerja; aooni There aro wore tn? 11,000 telephones ln u?e in Htehmoud, lf you nre not a subserlber, c?ul M?? maungcr to-d?y und controct fqf (er vlce. MERRY XMAS Qyeen Quality Shoe HQFHEIMER'S fi&&& We Greet You With the, Compliments oftheSeason May a Merry Christmas, fiUed with all the good />* things of the seasou, be yours, and may the New Year Yt \ be crowded with' prosperity and happiness. [ { Also, let us thank you for your exceedingly liberal A trade during the year. and to assure you that the UtUe kS store that savcs you money, and which is located on the H wrong sido of Broad Street, thus enabling us to ahare w our profiu with you, will be glad to servc you in the fY\ futurc- Y) SUTflERLAND & CHERRY | To friends and patcons we wish a Christmas of purest joy, And we tender thanks for your liberal buying of Furs. Chas, Haase &Sons? FURRIERS, 207 East Broad Street, ??> - Richraoad, Va. Here's a Merry Christmas toYou You will certainly have it if your house is heated with our coal City Coal Company, Lombardy and Broad 29th and Dock ,?A Merry Christmas to You... / v $ ? And a New Year rich in prosperity and happiness. Accept our thanks for your generous patronage and good-will. C. LUMSDEW & SON, Jewelers. ? ^4^^s^^^^^^S^^^?