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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20

OkDAlN SECTION -, tiiAI fsh -,
AMENDED AND REORDAINED BY
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING AND kE-
ORDAINING SECTION u. CHAPIER
=. OF THE CITY ORDINANCES, con
CERNING WATER-WORKS,' AP-
PROVED JUNE IS. 1890.
approved April 1G. 1881
Be II ordained by the Council Of the
city Of Richmond That section IL. chap
ter u. of the city Ordinances, as amend
ed and reOrdained by an ordnance en-
titled, IAN ordinance amending and re-
ordainng section IA, chapter q, OF the
city Ordinances. concerning water
works" approved June Is. 1880. be amend
ed and reordained 30 as 10 read as fol-
lows:
n. In any case not herein provided FOR,
the water rent shall be at such rates as
may be fixed by the Superintendent OF
the Watcr-Works. subject 10 the COM
mittce's approval The Committee on
Water may place water meter on the
service pipe or pipes 90 such premises,
as il may deem advisable. and whenever
"a meter or meters shall have been $50
, placed. by the order OF the Committee
on water the following rates shall be
paid by the Wdter-tdker, or by the owner
OF the premises. if the premises be rented
or leased by more than one tenant; and
IT, In any case, "a tenant shall abandon
or vacata the premises. leaving am uu-
paid water bin. the owner ~ the prem
Uses on which the water has been used
shall be responsible for the water b.l,
left unpaid, 20 the amount of one quar-
tcr's bill; and the water shall not be
turned ON said premises until the said
bin has been paid.
For each and every lot or premise
having ole or more hylrluts or faucets
on the service pipe. the charge shall Doe
four dollars so per auuum, payable to
!he Clty treasurer monthly on quarterly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure 25c. The genuine has l.. Il. q.
on each tablet
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20

for all premises having only one service
pipe shall be borne entirely by the city
except where persons furnish or have
furnished their own meterSl, ana All
meters so placed shall remain the pro-
perty Of the city, and all meters. by
whatsoever furnished. shall be under the
supervision and control of the Superln-
tendent Of water Works and the Com
mittee on Water.
An bills shall be paid to the city Urea
surer monthly or quarterly. as the Com
mittee on Water shall i'm each case de-
termine and when made payable quar-
terly. said bills shall be paid at the
times and under the conditions as laid
down in section Is, chapter o. OF The city
Ordinances.
The Superintendent or his subordlnates,
under his direction. shall have the right
10 inspect any and all meters, and re-
pair the same when necessary. All re-
pairs 10 meters. whether chargeable 10
the city or owner Of the premises. shall
De made under the supervision and % the
satisfaction Of said Superintendent.
Whenever any bills FOR repairs OF
meters. or bills for water used. shall re-
main unpaid for five days after presenta-
ton, the Auditor shall notify the SUPER
iutoudcnt who shall have the water
turned off the premises. and n shall not
be turned on again until the bin or bils
have been paid Ar amounts received
by the city Treasurer or Collector of
Delinquent Taxes for the repairs or re-
neW1I- OF meters shall be Ccrtiuol hN the
respective officers t0 tho Auditor Of me
city. and lt shall DE the duty or s1ii
Auditor tO place all such amounts t1
the credit OF The Committee on Water
for the purchase and repairs of meters.
The Auditor shall place al delinquent
bills in the hands Of the Collector ar
Delinquent Taxes. who shall proceed 10
collect them in any manner IN Whi.h
amy other delinquent tax bills may oe
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
Phone US--0ld 'phOne 81.
Write Us for Prices.
ian I7-suNN1 81
MINEnAL WATERS, &C
1895 BICYCLES DOWN TO 80

NEW 1875 MODEL LADIES' AND
Observation-Disclosures are now being
sod an casv eShlltiOus as low as 81;
others outright ~ 1885. and high-grade
9t si9.s5 and So 90 10 be paid for after
received AZ you viii cut this notice out
and send To SEARS. ROEBuCk a CO.,
Chicago. they Will send you their 1898
bicycle Catalogue and full particulars.
ap l5-26
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20

Ola papers Tor sale At ths p''''''n
Office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20

WE SELL. THE BRAJrNsCHWEIGER
MUMAiE MALT EXTRACT, the best OF
all M Sl.35 per dozen.
THE WAGNER DRUG COMPANY.
ap 2O-2t corner Sixth and Broad streets.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
Rubber hand For Headache.

departmental headaches are a dis
tinct malady, " remarked a we'll known
physician To a reporter, land IL is some
what of a surprise how many sufferers
there are among department clerks
from this trouble. The thing seems to
grow among them. and they have their
headaches ms regularly as they have
their work.
A simple remedy which ID worth try
ing is TO put a rubber band around the
head just above the ears. The band
should not be tight enough to stop the
circulation Of the blood. The band
known rs the string band is generally
sufficiently heavy for the purpose. IL
should be applied just as soon as it Is
noticed that the headache is setting in
and taken off the moment the pain
ceases. In many eases the rubber band
works nicely. though it affords no re-
lief when the headache Is the result Of
stomach troubles or biliousness.
II find also that IA rubber band twist
ed about a toe between the corn and the
foot is u handy remedy to stop the pain
from "A jumping corn. Oorns are very
liable to be troublesome when there is
much humidity in the atmosphere. The
rubber band seems TO temporarily quiet
the nerves in the toe, and in this way
stop the pain. As in the case of a band
around the head, the pressure should not
be tight enough to stop the circulation
of the blood. Washington Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
Gained % Pounds in 8 Weeks.


Alderman Louis w. Camp, of our
city, has quite astonished his friends of
late, by "A remarkable gain in weight.
He has gained 22 pounds in five weeks.
Those Of his friends who do not know
the facts of his sickness will read with
interest the following:
II was broken down in health and
utterly miserable, y said Mr.. Camp to
our reporter. Il was unable to work
much Of the time and SO badly aflict-
ed with a form OF stoamch trouble that
life was a yeritable nightmare.
IL tried various remedies, but dur
ing the six months OF my sickness | oh
tanned no relief. had always been "A
robust, healthy man and sickness
bore heavily upon me.
about two years ago | was advised
to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. l purchased one box and
received so much benefit that l used
five more and was entirely cured. |
gained twenty-five pounds in five
weeks. Since | stopped taking 1.-THE
pills | have scarcely had an ache or
pain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
ROUTE TO THE OCEAN
GREAT DEEP WATERWAY FROM
CHICAGO TO THE SEA.
Plans and Purposes of the United
States Deep Waterways Com ission
Most ~stupendous Work of Internal
Improvement Ever Attempted.

Chicago Is TO become the headquar-
ters for n great oceansearrying trade.
Vessels of the largest size are to be
loaded there for foreign ports. and car
goes will be received direct from all
parts of the world without breaking
bulk at the ~seacoast. Ocean going
steamers will take on loads OF grain
from Chicago elevators aud convey
them to European cities without tran
shipment. and people who wish to cross
the Atlantic on pleasure or business
may sail from the Windy City instead
Of from New York, Boston or Philadel-
phla. Ii will be possible for vessels
to make the trip from Liverpool to New
Orleans via Chicago and st. Louis by
using the great lakes, the drainage
canal and the Mississippi river. To
secure this result will necessitate the
expenditure OF probably $500, 000, 900.
This Is not the idle dream of an en-
thusiast. 1t Is the project of the United
States deep waterways commission, In
dorsed by act of congress. fathered by
engineers of international reputation,
and surveys for which are now being
made. 1t Is "A mammoth enterprise, one
that Involves years OF hard labor and
the expenditure of hundreds of millions
of dollars. the largest and most stu
pendous work of internal Improvement
ever attempted by any country In the
world. but the men Interested say It
will be carried through to success with
In a reasonable length of time. The
plan. In brief, Is TO unite the waters
OF the great lakes with those of the
Atlantic ocean by means of canals deep
enough TO float the largest ocean-golng
vessels. 1t sounds easy, but when the
physical obstacles TO he overcome are
understood the hereulean character of
the task becomes apparent.
SO far back as February 8, 1895, Sen
ator Villas. of Wisconsin. introduced in
to the United States senate a joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment of
a commission TO investigate the practi-
cabllity OF connecting the lakes with
the ocean. with the understanding that
the Canadian government was to CO.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

being made up Of elevator charges at
Buffalo and the seaboard, frelghts on
the Erie canal, commissions. etc. 1t
costs twice As much to carry a bushel
of grain from Chicago to New York as
It does 10 send the same grain from
New York of Europe. though the latter
distance Is more than twice as great as
the former. If an ocean steamer could
clear from Chicago or Duluth or any
other upper lake port for Europe 1t
would ave the time and expense 10
required In breaking bulk at two inter-
mediate points and the cost of carriage
would be reduced by one-half. This
same reduction would give the grain
ralsers and handlers of the west a bet
ter opportunity of competing with the
cheap-grown grains OF Russia and In
dia and South America.
THE same argument holds good OF
iron and lumber, in both of which an
immense business Is done on the lakes
and for which a larger foreign market
might be found IL carrying charges
could be cut down. Thera Is not a farm
er. merchant, manufacturer or laborer
In the west who would not be imme-
diately benefited by the opening of
such a waterway as that now being
surveyed"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
THOUGHT HIS LEG WAS BROKEN.
Slang of an Up-to-Date Son Startles
His Good Old Mother.

In these slangy days. when children
just beginning TO lisp simple words
paralyze their dear mammas by telling
them they are not the only cans on
the dump" 1t is refreshing 10 run
across an innocent soul who Knows
nothing OF these things that we hear
on the streets. \ good old mother re-
celyed a shock the other day when She
read d telegram from her boy. who is
enjoying himself In the East. and at
the same time a%ffording some amuse-
ment for the up-to-dafe members of her
family. The boy. who is having a good
time in New York. telegraphed his
father for more money. The father,
not relishing the touch. took the tele-
gram home 10 the mater. who read as
follows: Had my leg pulled. Broke.
Send me fifty by wire" The good old
mother was startled. My poor boy"
she moaned. He must have been in
one of those cable car things. Send
him a hundred. father, and tell him 10
get the best doctor in the city."-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

When the furniture of Charles James
Fox, the famous English orator and
statesman, was sold by anction. there
was among the books a copy of the first
volume of Gibbons Roman history.
1t appeared by the title page that the
book had been presented by. the author
TO Fox but no considerations of senti.
ment deferred tho recipient from writ
ing on the fly leaf this anecdote:
1.-The author ut Brookes' said there
was 10 salvation for this country until
six heads of the principal persons in ad-
ministration We're laid on the table.
Eleven days after this same gentleman
accepted a place Of lord Of trade, under
those very ministers, and has acted with
them ever SINCE
Such was the ayidity Of bidders anx
ious to secure the least scrap of the writ
ing and composition Of the famous own
er of the copy that owing to the addi-
ton IF this little record the book sold
for 3 guineas. a large sun for the times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
Arae,n.d.r,. wit,

As Hansen was Germany's greatest
master in mathematical astronomy, SO
was the venerable Highlander in the OBJ
Sensational side of the science, says
Professor Simon Newcomb i'll The At
lantic. He was of the same age as the
newly crowned emperor. and the two
were playmates at the time Germany
was being overrun by the armies of Ma
poleon. He was held in love and respect
by the entire generation OF young as
tronomers, both Germans and foreign
ors, many of whom were proud to have
had him as their preceptor. Among
these was DIR. b. A. Gould, who fire.
%auently related "A story of the astron-
omer's wit. When with him as aestu-
dent, he was beardless and had a good
head of hair. Returning some years lat
err. he had become bald, but had made
up fer it by having Il full long beard.
He entered A~rgelander's study unan-
nouuced. The astronomer looked at him
with some surprise, not at first recog'
nizing him.
''Do you not know me, Herr Profess
orr
The astronomer locked more closely
"Mein Colt! 1t is Gould INIT hi
hair struck through"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

"Dr. Williams Pink. Pills restored
me to health and | most heartily Ter
ommend them"
L. W. Camp On oath says that the
foregoing statement is true.
W. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
Following is the physicians certi-
fieate as to Mr., Camps present condi :
ton.
> ! am a regularly licensed physician
of Macomb, McDonough County, III.
| have very recently exmined Mr.. l..
w. Camp as to his general physical rom
dition, and find the same to be all that
could be desired, appetite and diges-
tion good, sleeps we'll, and has all the
evidences OF being in a good physicl con
dition. Sam'l Russell, NJ. ID.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
his 80 tn day OF September, 1897.
W. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

DIR. Evans asked him to write on
black cards or tablets the size of the
slate, when he had occasion to COM
municate with him Why" asked the
prince. Il want to have them as a
precious relic for my wife" The re
quest was complied with. Very sell
dom, indeed, did the handwriting be-
tray weakness, but 1t became sharp
and attenuated. 1t showed an habit
ual wish to give a noble air to what he
wrote. There was something In the
general character that reminded one
of Queen Vlctorla's signature, but 1t
was more emotional than hers. Dr..
Evans, while speaking quite candldly
of his human weakness. called him a
lump of goodness.-London Truth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

The question as to the holder of the
Oldest patent in this country has brought
out from the heirs Of Joseph Jenoks
some additional facts which tend to
show that be wa the first inventor in
this country. Patents granted from the
sovereign power Of England for land,
water aud other privileges were not I'M
common in early colonial times. Joseph
.Iencks of Lynn. Mass, "A number of
years previous 70 receiving u patent for
an invention 81 a scythe had been
granted ono for ian application of wa
ter power to mills. Biographical notes
state that Mr.. JenCks introduced TO the
Massachusetts colony the idea Of patent
ing inventions. aud that he might pro-
tect and introduce his ideas seems to
have been "a reason for coming to the
new country. The grass scythe patented
in 1902 was perhaps the most valuable
of his inventions. The improvement
over the old English scythe, with its
short. thick blade, like a bush scythe,
consisted III frightening the blade,
making il thinner aud welding a square
bar at the back and strengthening it
Today this scythe, practically unohang-
I'd. Is used in Europe and America. The
patent was withheld from Mr.. Jeneks
for nine years. as it was thought to be
too valuable to be monopolized
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
An Elephant Had Fun with Him.

\ young traveller and sportsman who
has lust returned from a hunting and
exploring trip through Africa has lived
10 tell how il feels to play football With
an enraged elephant for the center rush
on one side and yourself as the whole
team aud the football On the other.
Round Lake S~tephanle," he writes,
I'VE had some excellent sport. and 1t
was here that | was hurt by n wound
ed elephant. My escape was nothing
less than miraculous. The great beast.
mad with rage. was charging me when
at the critical moment my gun failed.
and | had TO turn and run. But the
elephant soon caught me, and going
on his knees tried to pin me to the
ground with his tusks. Failing in this
he caught me with his trunk and flung
me round under his body. with the
idea Of crushing me 10 death. How |
escaped | do not know, as | was in
this situation for half IN hour. Al the
end of that time the great brute got up
and kicking a piece of wood which he
doubtless took to he my dead body,
made off to his retreat. C~uriousiy
enough. | had no bones broken
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

The following remark is by n high
land clergyman. In his sernon preached
In IA small church ia %Strnthspey, after
i%nyeighing against slothfnlness, lac said
IN closing. do yon think Adam and
Eve went about the garden of Eden
with their hands ia their pocketsf''
Last year. Ia the north Of Ireland,
the following came under my obserya-
lion. In "A hotel the porter. for my in
formation aud dutifnlly in furtherance
Of the interests Of his employers, re
marked, IF yon want u drive, sir, you
needn't 20 out Of the hotel, = meaning,
Of course, that carriages formed part Of
the establishment. Another bull was
in "A conversation overheard between
two workmen. ono put the ques-
ton. "Were you acquainted with So
aud 10 which tho reply was, mo;
he was dead before | knew him,
An Irish friend of mine was deserib.
ing IA dinner party he had been ut. Ii
was "A great success, as two noted talk
ers were present, each Of whom was
talking 80 fast that neither could get in
a wotd.-Spectator.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

miles in the dead of arctic winter over
the frozen Alaskan wastes, from the
mouth of Minook Creek TO Dawson
City. Mrs. Humel was one of 600
persons who left Seattle In August,
1897. on the steamer Humboldt. When
they reached st. Michael's they found
they could go no further In the vessel,
but a boat was built by 300 of the pas
sengers In which they started up the
river. At Minook creek 1000 miles
from Dawson City, their progress was
blocked by the lee. The party
proposed TO camp there all winter, but
to some the delay was i~nsupportable,
and among these was Mrs. Humel, who
owned Il claim In the Klondike, Sc
cured by a deputy and upon which she
was anxious to begin work. She made
the journey on foot, enduring ~frlghtful
cold. sleeping at night In n bag of
skins. There were ten in the party
that started to make the journey on
foot, but five gave up and returned.
After Il journey of ~thlrty-fiye days,
with the thermometer 60 degrees he
low zero. the plucky five arrived at
Dawson City.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
SelEReIianee.

Henry Ward Beecher used 10 tell
this story OF the way in which his
teacher OF mathematics taught him 10
depend upon himself:
Il was sent TO the blackboard and
went. uncertain, full of whimpering.
That lesson must be learned said
my teacher, in a very quiet tone. bnt
with IA terrible intensity. All explana-
lions and excuses he trod under foot
with utter scornfulness. 4 want that
problem; | don't want any reasons why
YOU haven't IT,, he would say.
II did study it two hours.
That's nothing to me: | want the
lesson. You need not study it at all. or
YOU may study 1t ten hours. just 10
suit yourself. | want the lesson
1T was tough for a green boy: but il
seasoned me. In less than n month
had the most intense sense of intellec-
tual Independence and courage 10 de
fend my recitations.
lone day his cold, calm voice fell up
ton: NO
Il hesitated. and then went back 10
the beginning, and on reaching the
same point again No. uttered In a
lone of conviction. barred my progress.
THE next" and | SAT down In red
confusion.
HE. too, was stopped with No" but
went right on. finished. and as he sat
down was rewarded with Very we'll
why. whimpered |. 1 recited II
Just as he did. and you said No"
why didn't Won say Yes and
stick TO III 1t Is not enough 10 know
your lesson: you must know that you
know It,. You have learned nothing
till you are sure. II all the world
says No your business is 10 say
Yes and prove it.'"-Good Stories.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24

In regard to the suggestion which is
sometimes made that n way 10 relieve
agricultural depression in this country
would be for the government to allow
and even to encourage the growth Of to
bacco, it may be interesting to note how
long the prohibition has lasted and how
sternlv it has been enforced. This may
be gathered from the following extract:
"Cornet Wakefield with a party of
horse marching out of Glocester upon
the last of July to Winehcome and
Cheltnam to destroy the Tobacco plant
ed in these parts. the Country did rise
against them in a great body, to the
number OF . or 600, giving them very
revileing and threatning speeches, even
to kill them horse and man, if that he
and his Soldiers did come GU, insomuch
that the tumult being so great, he was
constrained to draw off and nothing
more done" (Mercurius Politicus, 90
July-5 Aug. 165s).-Notes and Queries.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-24
SHE WON H a
He Couldn't Sanction the Union. but
Things We're Adjusted.

Il tell yon. Grace" said the head of
the big law firm as he sat that evening
with his only daughter. II can't con.
s~cientiously sanction this proposed
union. The young man is a briefess
barrlster. The chances are perhaps one
in fifty that he has the qualities which
win success. but ! do 0 propose to
subject you to any such hazard. You
may consider his suit rejected
But is there no testY Must two lives
be spoiled because you cannot fathOm
the future far enough TO see hat he
VIII honor your profession? Up 10 a
certain point | will obey you. father,
but ! decline to be made the victim of
any fatuous prejudice. Is there no way
In which a young man can prove his
w%orthiness without waiting years for a
chance TO show his mettlef"
20, yes, my dear. II you do not care
TO await the somewhat tedious process
of evolution. This young IA IS 10 try
a case against me tomorrow. ! admit
that the law and the evidence are both
OF my side. but It's the best | see for
you now If he wins the case | will
sanction the marriage
Did She sleep that night; Not II her
W word be allowed 10 settle the mat
ter. She wrote note after note. and
each note Went by messenger boy. She
urged her young knight to do his best.
and not TO yield as long as there was
n fighting cha nPa thai ha might win
In the small hours of the morning came
one OF those inspirations that only come
with dreams. With the s~tealthiness %
a burglar. she concealed every material
article OF outdoor wear that belonged
10 her dOting but self-opinionated faith
er. The young man won by default.
In the secrecy OF his chamber the Oh
lawyer swore like a pirate. bur he
had promised.-Defroit Free Press.