Piffiil TtHKE
GStRMOaDTTQIES
??!?;,; TTNITED OHARIOTD3.
A few days since, when visiting' the
able assistant secretary of the United.
Charities, Mrs. Goodrich, at her office
in,,, the Masonic Temple building, on
Freemason street, a touching example
of want -was brought before mo. Dur?
ing a conservation, Mrs. Goodrich was
obliged to stop and give an order for
somp coai to bo sent to a poor woman
who had money In tha house, and the
. weather was oold. Such scenes as
these make one realize the worth of
this splendid organization, which is
doing such a grand work In sending
fomi its visitor to minister to the sick
aha*- needy, some of whom havo been
aided by this association ever since
It .started.
Captain John I* Roper, the founder
arid,! ?resident of the United Charities
of.':',', INoilfoik, lias been engaged for
seventeen year3 in this beautiful
ehardty work, and the good ho ahd
his'associates havo accomplished can
nepy.'er be told.
JJprfolk people have generously sup?
ported tho United Charities. There
are! a'bout 200 contributors, who give
altogether, on an average, from $2,GOO
Vo;-'$:i,000 a year. Tet the poor arc al?
ways In the majority, and this season
especially many touching stories have
to. be listened to.
The City Union of the Kings' Daugh?
ters, whose work is essentially among
the sick poor, have been doing their
usual annount of Christmas charity
work this year.
Donations have been coming in the
post week to the Kings' Daughters'
Home, No. 251 Fenchurch street, and
the large ChrisUnas stockings which
have been prepared are filled to over?
flowing with neecessarles and dainties
to gladden the hearts of little children.
For the small boys, suits of clothes,
shoes, candles, oranges, etc., will be
furnished, while the girls will be sup?
plied with dresKes, toys, and all the
good things that remind one of Christ?
mas tide.
?M-n-ny Individual dinners will be
furnished on Christmas day.
The two nurses furnished by the
organization have been doing n splen?
did work this year, and the Daughters
feel that their untiling efforts have
been encouraged.
This being a non-sectarian charitable
association, many people are reached
wlijO otherwise might suffer.
THE DORCAS SOCIETY.
The Dorcas Society, which is a non
sefiturlnu Institution, and the oldest or?
ganization in Norfolk, having been
founded In IS10, will give their usual
Christmas gift of $:i.00 worth of cloth
lng'lo the pensioners this season. Only
the very old and poor are helped by this
eoclety.
There are twenty-five pensionern on
the list, each one receiving SI.00 a
month for six months, beginning in
November and ending in May.
The Howard Association aids this
Institution to the amount of $100 a
year.
THE GIULS' HOME.
The Board of Managers of the Girls'
Hpme are preparing for the regular
Christmas dinner at that institution.
While this Is not a charitable Instltu
I tlon much work Is done In the way of
charity, and donations will bo very ac?
ceptable.
There will be a meeting of the Board
of Managers on Tuesday at 11 o'clock
at corner Brewer and Charlotte.
THE BOYS' HOME.
The Lady Managers of the Boys'
Homo are expecting to give an enter?
tainment at that institution probably
on Tuesday evening.
Christmas carols will be sung, re?
freshments served and presents of cra?
vats, books, etc., presented to the
children.
THE JACKSON ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Tho lady visitors Interested In the
Jncksou Orphan Asylum are busy pre?
paring Christmas gifts for the children.
This asylum was founded in 1SS5, and
called after the Rev. Mr. Jackson, who
collected the little orphans left desti?
tute by the great yellow fever epidemic
of that year.
There are fifteen children In the asy?
lum. The Institution Is supported by
the three Episcopal Churches, St.
Luke's, St. I'uul's and Christ Church,
and by the money which has from time
to lime been left to the asylum.
NOTES.
Captain John L. Roper will give a
Christmas gift of between fifty and six?
ty chickens and turkeys to beneficiaries
of the United Charities.
The Home Workers* Society of the
Cumberland Methodist Church will dis?
tribute among tho needy baskets of
groceries, fuel and garments.
CHILDREN ENTERTAINED.
A'bout sixteen little children, ranging
In age from three cmont.hs to nine years,
were given a special holiday dinner
yesterday, at 12 o'clock, at the Day
Nursery Home, on the corner of Wide
and Culvert streets.
It was interesting to note the happy
faces of these little ones, who had
been brought to the home at 7 o'clock
in ihe morning to stop until their
mothers returned from their day's
work.
The ob.lect of this worthy Institution
Is that those mothers who are obliged
to work out during the day nnd who
have no one to leave In charge of their
children may lcnvc them here and feel
that, they will be well taken care of
during the working hours.
This worthy Institution was started
tlirce years a.go by Christ Church Con?
gregation, during the pastorate of Dr.
Barten.
Children of any faith are taken
charge of, and people of other denom?
inator.s frequently send contributions.
A matron keeps everything In good
order, and the home is a blight and
most happy one.
At Emmanuel Chapel, opposite the
home, Wednesday night, beginning at
7 o'clock, there will be a Christmas
celebration for the children, when pres?
ents will bo distributed.
MEMBERSHIP AND DONATIONS.
List of memberships and donations
to United Charities for th" week end?
ing December 23d. 1S09: E. C. Fos
btirg, %'2'f, Ri S. Cohn, treasurer. $25; a
friend, $10; Charles M. Barrett, $10;
Mrs. ,T. R. Todd. $5; G'orge H. Wales,
$10; A. H. Grandy. $10. Distributed dur?
ing the week to forty-eight families.
NOTES CROM THE
CYCUXfi WORLD
b- _
"Are bicyclists taxed in this town?"
inquired tlie stranger. "Yes, occa?
sionally," answered tlT-- wheelman, ns
he.removed a tack from his flabby tire.
American bicycle manufacturers are
beginning -the preparation of their ex?
hibits for the Paris Exposition. It Is
needless to say that American bicycles
will easily overtop those of other coun?
tries in the show. The only question is
as to how much superior they are.
In Gloucester, England, has been
found what is thought to be the tirst
blcyclc built ?nun the lines used at
present. Though made of wood it has
the same shape, frame, pedals, handle?
bars and. what is more Important, the
chain. It was made by a man named
Sh.ergQ.ld, a shoemaker.
They were riding together- She was
fair, witty and pretty; ho was strong,
manly and very much in love with her.
She said, "What is the difference be?
tween me and a cyclometer?" He
wasn't to be caught, for quickly came
the answer: "The cyclometer' tells me
the miles I have ridden, but you make
me forget them." Cards were soon out.
Since the bicycle trust has been
formed there has been much conjecture
as to how the bicycles mado at the
different factories would be advertised.
It has been decided to divide the coun?
try into advertising districts and each
will have charge of its own appropria?
tions. In this way the makes that have
become so well known to the public will
not lose their identity.
Mr. E. Stanley Thomas, of Fremont,
O.. will, with the co-operation of I->. A.
W. ollicials, contest the question of a
wheelman's right to ride on the side
waik. when the street Is out of repair.
It is .contended that a city must keep
its streets in renalr or take the con?
sequences. The outcome will be looked
for with great interest and will bo re?
printed In this column as soon as
known.
The Austrian Touring Club has ap?
pointed T. J. Keenan, Jr., ^president of
the league of American Wheelmen, ns
its ofilclal representative in the United
States. Through his etlicient work In
behalf of international touring, Mr.
Keenan is recognized as the authority
In this country on nil that pertains to
that feature of the pastime of cycling,
and this appointment is a part of the
recognition.
Tacoma; "Washington, has twenty
two miles of cycle paths within the city
limits. These paths are. from eight to
twelve feet wide, are placed at the side
of the roadway and cost about S40 p?r
block. We are making an Investigation
of the system used at Tacoma. road?
beds, cost of labor and material etc
and will give a full description of them
as tsoon as wo get tho Information
. In malting the ofTio/ial announcement
?,0f the terms of the agreement with the
Cyclists' Touring Club, thanks are due
President Burnett and Secretary Ship
ton, of the C. T. C, for the cordial
manner In which they met advances in
tiie direction of International reciproc?
ity, and the powwerful support which
they gave the proposition whin it came
before the Executive Council of their
organization for ratification.
Through the efforts of the Maine Di?
vision, I,. A. \V.t the town of Pittston,
Maine, has b>cn Indicted for failure to
maintain guldebonrds as demanded by
the laws of the State. The cost of
erecting and maintaining guideboards
is so light and there Is so great need
of them as a convenience for the trav
| ollr.g public, that there Is really no ex?
cuse for the failure of any town to neg?
lect Its duty in regard to them.
All the prominent concerns now In
the American Bicycle Company have
.cojiirartcil for rpace in the-enming New
York Cycle and Automobile Show,
which sets at rest all doubts whether
the makers in the cycle trust would
support shows. This action of the in?
dividual concerns, at least under in?
structions from officers of the Ameri?
can Bicycle Company, shows that the
policy of vctgoroufl advertising will be
continued by the allied firms as well as
by the individual makers.
Maine has a law which compels
towns to erect, guide-posts, nnd if any
unreasonable delay occurs, a penalty of
$f.O may he imposed, nnd in addition
a line of S3 fur every month's neglect.
Chief Conctil, C. \V. Small, of the Maine
Division I* A. W., is vigorously at
work In the sign-board cause, and has
?ervod formal complaint on the select?
men of those towns thai have not com?
plied with the law. giving them until
June l. inoo, to complete the work. If
the work neglected beyond that time
they must tnko the cnnseciuenees. which
means a ?."o fine nnd $5 a month addi?
tional for each neglected sign-board.
Justice Nash, of rtorhester, recently
returned a verdict in favor of the de?
fendant in an action brought by Wil?
liam Pair against Ford Covlll, for
S5.000 damages for Injuries he claimed
to have received by hoin;r run down by
a team driven by the defendant near
Brockport in September. 1898. The de?
fense proved that there was a. sidepath
for bicycles at the plare where the ac?
cident occurred, and that Fair instated
upon riding in the street, even thiy.igh
it was crowded with tennis rctur.iing
from the County Fair at the time.
Contributory negligence on the part of
the plaintiff wart set up. The decision
of Justice Nash, while not favorable
to the wheelmen, is looked upon by all
as just and reasonable. ?
Now York and Florida.
(By Telegraph' to Virginian-Pilot.)
Macon, Giu, Dec. 23.?Closing of traf?
fic arrangements " to-day between the
Gainesville nnd Gulf rallro.id just
completed, from Snmpson City, Fla., to
Gainesville, Flo... nnd the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad fur?
nishes the shortest routs h tv.een N w
York and middle Fl ? da. Fast freight
and paps.n.^tr service will be put on as
soon as possible. The line will handle
over 1,500 cars of early vegetables from
Florida' to the Fast each spring, put?
ting them In marlcjt many hours ahead
of any other lino.
KU. 9. CLAUS IS mESEXTKD WITH THn FREED 031 OF TUE CITT.
UM 1YLNKIE FOUND
SANTA CLAUS
BY MRS. MARY B. THOMPSON.
His name wasn't Winkle sure enough.
In his mamma's big Bible, with the
lovely pictures in 'it, it was written
down, "Bernard M. Chanler," but no
one ever thought of calling such a lit?
tle fellow anything but his pet name of
"Wlnkie." Now, Winkle had been
down town with his mamma, and had
sfcen?really seen?Santa Claus, in the
big shop window on Main street, and
Wlnkie's mamma had told him site was
very much afraid Santa Claus-wouldn't
bo able to lind 'bim,ami as there was no
accommodating fire-place in their room
for him to warm by? their room be?
ing warmed on very cold days by a
small oil stove?he had decided as
Santa Claus couldn't come to him, h?
would go and Und Santa. His little
head was full of plans, and his heart
full of love and trust in the children's
patron saint. Now, this was Christ?
mas Eve and Winkle knew there was
no timo to lose, so. ns mamma had a
very bad headache, and he had rubbed
it for her for ever so long, she told him
he might play for a while outside the
front door, as theirs was a quiet neigh?
borhood. Indeed he never meant to do
wrong, but it seemed that something
just kept pushing him farther and far?
ther from the door. His little head had
but one ideaihe must find Santa Claus;
and almost before ho knew It, there he
was, right In front of that lovely win?
dow. Oh! how grand it all was! The
colored glnss balls hung from one end
of the window to the other, the toys,
the drums?oh dear, everything. Win?
kle was just wild, and over It all stood
Santa with the finest red robe on!
There were so many people crowding
around the windows It was hard for
Wlnkie to see real well. If be only
knew whore Santa Claus lived?it must
be near his supper-time?perhaps, if he
walked very fast he might reach his
houso before ho did, for of course,
Santa Claus would ride home- Two
young Indies were pausing for an In?
stant to gaze at the well-arranged win?
dow, and a sudden thought came to
Winkle. He would nsk one of them:
"Please can you tell me where Santa
Claus lives?" The young lady looked
down at the small figure and answered
laughingly, "Why, nwny up town, of
course;" then she turned to her friend,
saying: "I wonder who the little fellow
is? Strange, but he someway reminded
me of Louise." But her companion
hurried her on, and the child was for?
gotten. "Away uptown, Oh dear."
sighed Winkle. "I wonder If I could
find It? Anyway I'll try." So off he
started, keeping as close to the young
lady as ho dared, for he felt sure she
must live near Santa Claus. Thoughts
as to mamma's missing him did come
Into his little head, but he tried to
case his conscience by saying he would
kiss mamma's scolding nil away; and
he did want Santa to bring mamma a
new dress. Why, she hadn't had a
now one In ever so long. He just
know his mamma was prettier than
the young lady with whom he was try?
ing to keep up. If he only had a
grandpa, now, wouldn't It just be fun?
Winkle knew a boy who lived upstairs,
who had a grandpa, a nice, fat, jolly
old fellow, and that 'boy did put on lots
of airs. Just because he had a grandpa,
and had told Wlnkie great stories of
what he w;i3 going to have In his
stocking.
Once Wlnkie had asked his mamma
why he didn't have a grandpa, like
Jim-, but mamma's lips had grown so
white, like they did when she talked
to him of his papa, that Winkle had
hugged and kissed her over and over,
never daring to ask her again.
The boy's mamma upstairs said
grandpas just spoiled boys; but Win?
kle thought he would like to try the
"spoiling."
The winter evening was passing very
quickly, and Winkle was growing very
tired, but he kept on manfully as he
wondered if ho was not almost up?
town. The stores were all passed up
now he .saw nothing hut rows of hand?
some houses. Worst of all, the young
lady had disappeared, and Winkle felt
even more lonely, nnd began to think
very longingly of homo and mamma.
Ho wondered was mamma's headache
better, and was she missing her little
boy. Ho began to realize he was hun?
gry,ton. Rut he could not go back with?
out findlngSantn. Claus. Mamma did so
need that new dress, and Wlnkie decid?
ed it mils'- be trimmed Just like that
young lady's; but there, mamma
always wore black. Great tears welled
up In his big, brown eyes, but he chok?
ed them back. Should he turn around
and go home? But, then, suppose ho
was lost! Sadly 'he turned his
hack Vin the row of brilliantly
lighted houses. It was no use. V.u',
Just then, one of the large doors was
:hrown open and an old gentleman
stood in the doorway, looking out into
?he gathering gloom. "Why, bless my
soul, I believe we arc going to have
. snow for Christmas." Winkle stood
spell-bound, with a queer rushlnx
I sound in his ears, his little feet seemed
rooted to the spot. Surely this was
Santa Claus! Wasn't there the same
suowy white hair and beard, and the
same long, red rohe worn by Santa in
the window down town? He rushed up
the steps, and seizing the old gentle?
man's robe, he cried: "Why, I did Und
you, didn't I? 'Won't mamma be glad!"
The gentleman looked down at the lit?
tle fellow In'amazement. "Why, whom
have we here?" "I'm Winkle, sir, and
I've been looking everywhere for you,
Santa Clause, 'cause mritmma said you
couldn't find us, and I Just hud to try
to find you, 'cause I know you would
feel bad If you missed any little boy.
Wouldn't you? You are Santa Clause,
ain't you?" lie drew Winkie Into the
hall and called "Anna," and In came
Winkle's young lady. "Why, papa,
who is this?" "That's what I'm try?
ing to find out; be seems to think I am
Santa Clans. Who are you, my dear,
and where did you come from?" "My
name Is Bernard M. Candter"?and the
young lndy saw a strange look creep
Into her fnthor's face?"and I came out
to try to lind Santa Claus; I want
drum, and some toy soldiers, and a new
dress for mamma; she don't wear any?
thing but black, but I tell her she Is
pretty enough to wear anything, and
when I'm a man, I shall buy her the
prettiest one I can find; red, most like
this," fingering the red dressing gown
very tenderly. "Are you Santa Claus"
daughter?" he asked of the young lady. |
"I guess I am," she answered smiling?
ly, "but tell us, dear, where do you I
live? Mamma will be nnxious about
her little man." "Yes, I do want to
go home to my mamma, but you told
me Santa Clan? lived way up town, and]
so I followed you. He is Santa Claus,'
ain't he?" "I guess so, dear," and then
she left the room to return again pres?
ently with a tray full of cakes and some
large oranges, but Winkle couldn't eat
a thing. The old gentleman looked
long and earnestly at the little
stranger, while strange feelings filled
his heart. "I want to go home to
mamma. I always bathe her head
when it aches." "Where is your papa,
dear?" The young lady asked the ques?
tion, for the gentleman seemed unable
to say much. "Oh, papa died ever so
long ago, when I was a tiny baby, and
T'm most five. I guess it is years and
yen.rs ago. You see," be went on, "if I
only iiad a grandpa, it wouldn't be so
bad; the boy upstairs has a grandpa; I
guess he Is most as old as you are, but
he don't wear nice red gowns like this.
T wish Santa would find my grandpa.
Once, I asked mamma about It. but she
only cried. Please, can't I go homo
now?" "Yes, dear, I will take you
iiomp." said the old gentleman. He said
something to the young lady, and she
again left the room, nnd when she re?
turned she was all dressed to go out.
"Come, father," she said, and before
Winkle knew what he was about, he
was lifted Into a nice warm carriage
and being driven homewards. During
the ride the three were very quiet. The
old man's thoughts wore very busy. Ten
years ago his oldest, daughter had mar?
ried against his wish, nnd since then |
her life had been a sealed book to him.
He had only just returned from Kli?
mpe, and knew not "whether his long
lost daughter lived or not. It remained
for a little child's hand to unlock the
doors of his heart. The young woman
was thankful for the prospect of meet?
ing1 the dear sis! er whom she just could
remember. Winkle was too sleepy to
talk: but at last the carriage paused,
and the eonebmnn nssisted them to
alight. Then, some one rushed out and
caught sleepy little Winkle in her arms,
saying, "Oh. my darling baby, where
have you been? T thought you were
lost!" "No; Louise?daughter?he has
only found grandpa." And then such a
hugging nnd crying nnd laughing yon
never saw. The staid old coachman
was scandalized. At last, they were all
in the little room, and when Winkie had
been tucked up in his tiny crih. Ih?
three older ones had a long talk. Winkie
wan too happy to sleep. Just think of
It! there hung his stockings, but. better
than all. there sat his really and truly
grandpa: nnd just then the chime-bells
right across the way rang out "Peace
on earth, good-will to men," and to
their music Winkle closed his happy lit?
tle eyes.
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throughout the I'niicd Stales. Tho ad?
vance in Norfolk, however la not so great
us at most points elsewhere.
iS O F T
On the other hand, the railway rates on
Soft Coat In Virginia have not changed,
and It gives us pleasure to announce that
on and after NOVfciMBEU l?t, the price
of our
Toms Creek Lump Coal 1st REDUCED lo
$4.50 per Ton of 2,240 Pounds.
This Coal makes a bright, cheerful fire,
producing a maximum of heat with a
minimum of ash. TOMS CREEK COAL,
may always be known by Its peculiar
A ?Si l.
Trlgg & Wilmer, Agents.
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co.
Roth Phones. Citizens' Rank Building
md 7-15 Xivlson street. Norfolk, Va.
We Make Prompt Delivery
With First-class Articles.
JOHNS BROS.,
< COAL and WOOD.
Down Inhvn Office, 117 Main Street
Both phones. 7S6. .
We wnnt more bright-Vybuhs
'earn Shorthand and Typewriting1 **";lfM
cannot begin to supply tho demind toads*
upon ns for competent young men in'thlit
capacity. Position certain/as soon-? ptwl
tlclency is ptta'.ned. Dayvan'd'!nIgh@*Wa
slona. Call, wrlto or phono .tori?fli?l?fot
miUlon desired SOUTHERN--'i SHORT
HAND AND IWSINKSS UNIV?fl?Sf^
or _J. M. RES3LEIt;CP^3IdlS
.Seems to have much in? st?ro'.f
If you've novcr used our :C&irt?ate
Coal, there's a greiit'.'deauf^W^^
Order a ton now and we. knownVe'i
tlnue to order it fofcUSlKg^
^ ear. . ;
Geo. W. Ta?
GIGranbySl., HO^foif?
NOTTI?E;iMi
WHOLESALE
3 or theOiSsM?^
'NO frbni^|i^PP
Wo now hav^.,
freshly mined f:g2
Our customers NHt
their orders and:laV
Ply while the coal Is
Pocahontas
a specialty. Get.ouiftprjt?s
elsewhere.
Pine andj'j^f*
of the very fcest'fc?,?!
sawed, split and?rt?jr
Your orders ars'/rSM'
NOHI
ODD 'PHONES
NEW 'PHONIM