The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-19
THE WAR FEVER
IN THE COUNTRY
Intense Interest Taken in the Stirring
Events Of the Day.
OFTEN DISTURBED BY RUMORS'
A Handsome and " ell Deserved Tr-
butte To the Toilers i'm the Small
Hours OF the Night Who Unfaiiing-
ly supply The Times TO Readers

HOLIDAY, VA, July 1s.-Special.-
The war fever has never reached TINS
peaceful community. Remote from any
great city. and lacking Geographic iacili-
ties. We nave remained in happy and con-
tented ignorance OF any cause for eX-
element at times when in every town
crowds were surging around the bulletin
boards and waiting in painful anxiety
for the latest intelligence from the seat
of war or the national capital
No mail reaches here on Sunday, and
several times since the beginning Of trou-
Die with Spain this day Of rest has passed
ia perfect quiet when every city OF the
Union was ln a state or ANXIOUS ana
GeNcIlsh excitement.
Kumors or great events DO sometimes
run ahead OF the mails, but rumors gem
orally prove to be faise. Thus the nrst
report OF the great naval battle or Ma
Mia bay was 10 the effect tndt three OF
our SHIPS mad been sunk by spanish tor
pedO boats. An nour or TWO later the
mail arrived with the tldings OF Dewey
miraculous victory
The five months which nave passed
since the Maine was blown up have been
the most important and the most exciting
In the history or our country Tor more
than thirty years. and there mas oeen a
t'r.''Ntta i"-'''tn
events.
Newspapers were never before in such
demand, and everybody is anxious Tor
the latest tidings. Even the little chill
dren have taken 10 reading the papers.
4 few days ago little girl Of ten years
might have been seen walking from the
pOstofice with a daily paper IN her
hands. absorbed In the stirring recital OF
the deeds of our brave boys on land and
sea.
During this exciting period delays in the
arrival Of the newspapers have been OF
frequent occurrence and the employees
OF the postal service have mad 10 bear
the blame for "A great deal of dis8ppolnt-
ment. But n they have been al fault they
have shown a singuiarly wise capacity
for thoughtful discrimination. Ihey nave
sent as every day a safe and careful
news gatherer in The Times.
UNBROkEN REGULARITY.
other papers from Richmond. New
York, Washington and FrederieksDuI
frequently fail 90 come 10 hand when
due, but during all the stirring days OF
the past six months The Times has
arrived with unbroken regularity, ana
always fresh. crisp. brlmful or the lates'
and most Important news. served IN ap-
petiZing and enticing courses, splced with
pungent and stimulating editorial cond4-
ments-a thoroughly wide-awake and up
tO-date newspaper free from the rot and
filth of the yellow journals, and compar'
ing favOrably with the leading repre-
L
II might be invidious to compare Inc
service In the mailing department or / n'
Times with that Of other Journals N
Richmond or elsewhere. but the emplOyes
of The Times who have charge OF lts
mailing list cannot he too highly com
mended for the thoroughly capable pusl
ness-iike and satisfactory manner IN
which they have discharged their duties
al "A time when every department or q
newspaper must have felt the pressure
due 20 popular excitement. notwlthstand
ing the fact that these duties must D.
performed with the utmost haste ant
rspldifv i'm the small hours of the morn
Ing. when the average citizen drifts "a
peace on the sea of dreams.
PERFECT SYSTEM.
Certainly TO out-Ot-town readers nolh
ing Dr. more absolutely essential 10 IN
/ success of newspaper than promptnts
and unfailing regularity in the qeliVerl
of its issues TO tine post ana notnins pr
! It's news columns or Do JUS tuiloIla
columns can atone for dclinduencles u
| this respect.
The annovances which country reader
| have 90 endure from negligence or eIro
on the part OF employees OF the news
| pauerS or OF the postal service are s.
| common as 20 make IN "a duty as wen
| "a pleasure TO beAr testimony 10 the Yer
| eXcepfiOnal regularity with when IN
| 4 TERRIBLE FIX.
| Residents of cities cannot realize, ever
| I'm "A faint degree, what ~ means u
"a country subscriber TO miss his news
| manor unless thew vii. endcavOr 90 i'm
! acine what their own feelings would D
| af lam anxious and trying time II a news
| paper could not be bought at any price
| Now that is just The uN we l"ih5 on Liu
! counfrv side are in when our newspaper
| fail 90 come 10 hand. 20,
In conclusion. { trust The Times vii
hermit me. on behalf Of IFS rural readers
| to tender 20 the employees OF rs maliinl
| de,,rtnfnt "the assurance Of their mos
| DISTINGUISHED consideration.