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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
The Accident TO Mr.. Brown.

Oliver, Hanover. September p. iS9
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Allow me 10 suggest some corrections
to your notice Of my accident at Elbi,
on the 18th instant. l boarded Trac-
ton car at the corner OF Madison ard
Broad streets. and asked to be- put, u
possible, on the noon train at Elba.
l jumped from the car just as DO s0t
up 10 the engine Of the then moving train.
The car was not moving rapidly,
but slowing up for the stop. know
not whether 1 fell or was knocked iowa
By some one of tho cars. When 1 be-
came conscious 1 had q distinct impress
sion OF having walked around the back
Of the car and made Tor the Ashland
train. This, however, may be men'd.
halucination.
When 1 came TO myself ] was sitting
up in the railroad shed al Elba. with ny
bundle on the seat by me- A lady's hana-
korcrier. saturated with water was
lying on my right temple. kept boz place
by my hat. instead OF baniIge. ant
another one with which the blood nid
been m0pped In my pocket. / asked
very small boy how 1 came There. 10
replied: You are the man tlat ieh
of the cars" l saw no other human
being near until just before tne arrival
of the 4 o'clock train. j was Informed
"You QD were brought IN by the lfae-
ton folks"
No ambulance attended. no physician
administered 10 my wants on hurts
was left alone. or with p very 'mal
boy. In on unconscious state Nith ny
head very badly bruised. unbandasei
broken rib uncarei for. and s1'i|
bruises OF my body not looAci afi,n
The only evidence Of amy attention VS.
the lady'S wet handkerchief cooling M,
heated head. God bless herl W0l.d ih''
/ knew her name. VIII not some o"s
kindly inform me by postal 40 whom
am indebted for this act OF kindness
| regret 10 say that l cannot D5 --'
greatest effort ~ my mind and memlil'
and the exercise OF the largest cnifi.l'
persuade myself 20 believe that ] aga .H'
debted To the charity or hospitality p.
the metropolis Of my native state i-
the service Of an ambulance or ole.'-
for Il seems incredible 90 believe iA' =
man knocked out OF his senses N''.
CHASTITY wounds and bruises upon ni- 80
and head and br0kep ribs would h''
been left alone In an open shed ~ .F
doctor, much less by one OF spcn Do.
ligenc0 as 10 be intrustcd by the ,."
with the care of ali accidental ij'ii''
within the corporation.
write my name In full that my ", 90
may know me. though by 30 dolng / r,
come obnoxious 10 a sentiment ult'i."
| By President Andy Johnson, IN my pre-
ence. more than forty years ago
Respectfully. ....,..>,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
RrcuMoxD's PRosPECTs.

The extraordinary activity in the Dulld-
,nes trades. and other industries OF Rich-
mond has attracted the attention Of news
papers beyond our borders, and it Is con-
coded we believe, that no other southern
city anywhere near rivals Us.
II is also n gratifying fact that our
prosperity is not the result of any sudden
ar feyerish movement, but Is the out
growth of plans matured long ago ana
deferred until the present time on ac-
count of financial conditions which af-
fected all sections Of the country.
In brief. we are now realizing hopes
which we long INDUCED. Thus we are
soon TO have two new passenger depots'
which We have needed and talked about
for several decades. Thus we are now
"electrifying" the power Of the falls of
James river-power which we have al
ways counted upon TO make Richmond
great manufacturing city.
Ship-ouilding is something new with US,
but we built several ironclad gunboats
here during the civil war;" and twenty
years ago the late Colonel Frank G. Ruff
fin wrote pamphlet setting forth our
clty's advantages for ship-yards. SO, too,
the transformation Of a part Of our river
front is no new conception. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio viaduct, which is thus TO
run midstream for two miles, was TO
have begun three years ago, but was de-
layed for good reasons. The dam across
James river 10, of course, an indispensa-
BILE part of the electrifying plant.
So. while we may truly boast that mil
Hons of dollars worth of mechanical
work Is going on here in connection with
new enterprises, the activity in which we
reioice is not Of the boom" sort. No, it
Is not a spasmodc movement, but rather
the result OF natural and healthy condi-
lions. attending growing city.
1t is to our credit, too, that new rail-
road Oichmond Petersburg and Caro-
lina) Is fast coming towards our city, and
that this years statistics will show about
half a million dollars spent here in new
college buildings. Our manufacturers and
jobbers, too, are doing well. Altogether,
Richmond is prospering. And that new
population is coming i'm is evidenced by
the fact that fewer dwelling-houses are
vacant now than at any time IN many
years past.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
A HEAD-ON COLLISION.

IL Is very apparent that the ope-
rator charged with the details Of run
ing the administration policy and cam
paign trains has taken an occasional
nap ON post. This is not TO be wondered
at, considering the many trains on the
road. But that Is neither here nor there.
The point is, that In several instances
lately proper signals have not been
given, or harmonlzing orders have not
been promulgated. and. as result. there
have been annoying musings Of con-
nection' ard damaging collisions.
A few days ago. as our readers know
the train bearing Mr.. Hanna. the gene
raj superintendent Of the whole system.
missed connection with the Hay train.
From last accounts the former had not
caught UP with the latter. Each was
running on an Independent schedule. In
the sense that the information the two
We're distributing as regards President
Mckinley's sympathy with England and
English methods didn't coordinate. IL
seems that the Hay train started out
under emergency orders. but there was
neglect 10 caution Hanna. As a conae-
qnence. there is confusion IA Ohio, not
unassociaied with fear Of serious trouble
ahsad.
But that Is not the worst of the stu
snon. Roosevelt. one of the most faith
ini and trusted conductors connected
WIN The system. recently ief, the main
TRACK, made 4 wild detour into the ex-
ee'S'on nei9 q magazine literature. and
wound up In head-on collision With the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
GOOD ROADS LESSONS.

There has recently been built in Bed
ford county, with convict labor. hne
road connecting the head of Goose creek
with Montvae and a correspondent Of
the Buchanan Banner writes to that pa
per that while formerly ii took four
horses a whole day to haul load of tan
bark from the head Of the creek to Mont
vale. now, over the improved road. two
horses haul two loads a day between the
points.
The Banner, after calling the attention
OF its readers especially TO this state
mcnt. says that another Illustration Of
the great advantages OF good roads may
be found i'm Botetourt our contempt
rary's reference is TO a ten-mile piece OF
macadam road i'm BOtetourt. the country
along which it speaks Of as the garden
spot of the county--a distinction, it is
admitted. due almost entirely to the fine
highway running through ii.
II. argues the Banner in concluding its
article, there was more such road in
Rotetourt there would be more such
beautiful and prosperous stretches Of
country i'm the county
True. And what is true Of Botetourt
is true Of nearly every other section OF the
state. That good roads pay the farming
community in the end is not debatable
question. That fact is fully established
by both experience and cold-dolar-and-
cent calculation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

conflicting nominations, or what not DC
referred for final adjustment to the s'a''
Committee at It's meeting In this city on
tho 18th:
'The majority OF Democrats desire 'he
triumph of the party rather man tnat OK
individuals If left alone the rank anu
file of the party would have no opJecuon
IN allowing differences to be settled oy
an impartial tribunal. like The tate Dem.
ocrstic Committee. composed II nieu
Democrats from all over the state, VINO
would as fairly and impartially ksten 10
evidence as would be In the power OK
men so TO do, and decide without preJu-
dice and to the best interests Oh INC
party They, too, want harmony anu
success above persona, desire. ana 'hcss
who would not follow their !ecision "ou'u
not follow anything 'lss, .i1less 'hsy
could dictate the decision, aud that 10
their own wishes"
wei and forcibly stated. And parties
to fractional fights or MISUNDERSTANDING
in the Virginia Democratic ranks cannot
better prove their loyalty 70 oemoera,lc
principles, and hence their PATRIOTISM
and their loyalty TO the interest OF their
State, than by acting on the advice en-
braced in the Herald's words.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
A Card Concerning Charlotte Affairs

keysyille, Va, September %, 1893.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
From several communications which
have recently appeared in your paper
from this charlotte county. | think an
impression erroneous and hurtful to the
Democratic party. whose nominee l am,
is quite likely to he made on those OF
your readers who are not familiar with
the situation.
The situation is just this. was nomi-
mated on August 18th by a viva voce, re-
corded primary vote of the white Demo-
Gratis of Charlotte, called by a vote OF
the County COmmttee-26 TO IL. This
committee, with few exceptions, Is COM
posed Of men who have called all our
primaries for the past sixteen years. My
opponent Withdrew from the contest,
leaving a clean field 10 me. and though
nearly 200 Of my friends thought IL un-
necessary TO vote, / received, in round
numbers, $50 votes, and was awarded the
nomination by the County Committee,
who canvassed the vote. The largest
vote ever before polled i'm primary here
was in 1897, when Tyler and Ellyson were
candidates for the nomination for Gov
ernOr. and when five candidates were
voted for for the House and Senate.
Then the total vote was something like
loo
At meeting called for September ith
TO elect new county chairman, there
was such disorder and confusion thar
between two candidates for the chair
manship no vote could be taken nor an
nOunced. Both claimed to be regularly
elected. and as n result We have dual
county party organization. One faction
in the mass-meeting named a candidate
against me, but at a meeting Of their
Executive Committee. on the 10Th instant
they decided that their sovereign peo-
pie" had gone too fast In naming their
candidate. and that they did not know
just which "sovereigns" We're regular.
so they decided TO call together some
more "sovereigns" for next court-day,
and to remand the question of regu-
larity TO them.
IL is useless for me TO say that this
committee was selected from those
known 10 be opposed to me. | have
taken no notice Of the silly newspaper
stories about ''the great uprising OF the
people i'm Charlotte" but | now desire
10 say TO the public that no five. six,
seven. nor eight hundred people have
repudiated my nomination. and that the
Democratic Executive Committe OF Char
lotte has not ordered mass-meeting 10
nominate q candidate.
The whole matter Is now in the hasds
Of the State Democratic Committee and
at its meeting on the 2Sth the validity OF
my nomination will be passed on. At tho
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

Coeburn. Norton, Wise, Big stone Gap,
and perhaps. Bristol and Roanoke, soon.
Ben. Kenady who keeps "A clothing
store at Clintwood, has young cata-
mount. which was captured on Cane creek
a short time since. The animal is kept
chained. and is rather a yicious-looking
specimen.
There was some talk just after the
legislative nomination az Clntwood of an
Independent Democratic candidate IN the
person OF II. J.. Counts OF rOeuurn. but
Mr.. Counts has decided not 10 make the
race. and has expressed ME intention Of
supporting Harry i. Ayers the nominee
OF the Clintwood convention. from tho
legislative district composed Of the coun-
ties OF Wise. Dickinson, and Buchanan.
il is not yet known as 10 whether the Re-
publicans will have a candidate IN tho
field.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

To those who are interested In Eng
lish grammar and more particularly in
the subtle distinctions between the aux
inary verbs "shalW and will" the
dispute between u. Clarence Eddy, the
musician, and Ferdinand W. Peck, Com
missioner of the Paris Exposition, will
appear most instructive. II seems that
the Commissioner promised to make Nj.
Eddy the official American organist" Of
the expositon-or, rather, Mr.. Eddy says
he did, and that answers our purpose
just as well. At any rate, Mr.. Peck
says he did not, so there the dispute
hinges The difference between the two
gentlemen appears 10 be purely one of
lenses. Some time last spring accord
ing to our authority Mr.. Peck met the
musician in company with Mr.. Ulrich,
and said: MIR. Eddy, l will appoint you
official organist of the exposition" This
remark caused all the trouble which is
now brewing. Note the possible meaning
of the auxiliary will" as interpreted by
the Chicago Tribune:
Assuming" says our contemporary.
chat Mr.. Peck did say this, Il does not
follow by any means that Mr.. Eddy is
official Organst. Evidently Mr.. Eddy
does not understand the significance of
the future tense Perhaps AR Feck does
not When Mr.. Peck said Il viii
he implied a willingness TO make the
| appointment. IL he had emphasized the
verb it would have implied the deter
| mination to do so. 1t was not only a
future but a future conditional OF the
subjunctive quality. II involved condi-
| tions and also time. No time being fixed
MIR. Peck might put of the appointment
| 10 the last day OF the exposition period
If Mr.. Peck had said, L shall appoint
| you official organist' this would have
implied not only volition or willingness,
| but a sense of obligation. If he had said:
| appoint you official organist,' that
would have settled the matter and Mr.
| Eddy could have collected remuneration
| even had he not pulled stop or touched
| key What Mr.. Peck should have said
| was: 4 may appoint you official organ
| ist Then he should have said later 1
may not and, stin later i will not.
| 1t IS not our purpose to hurl ourselves
| into the vortex Of this controversy,
though we rather think the Tribune has
| correctly stated the grammatical niceties
| of shall and will" AS Il matter of
| fact, however. Commissioner Peck is not
alone in his disregard Of the re-
| quired distinctions. Thousands of people
make the same mistake and If the maxim
'usus norma loquendr' prevails, the
term is assuredly justlhable. Indeed
we have but recently seen note by a
grammarian who says there Is an ever
increasing tendency to discard the dis
tinction between the words and that
| the tendency is always in favor of will"
And. by tAc way, in quoting the Chi
cago Tribune, we also wish 20 say that
we concur in its opinion that music is
not one OF the fields in which we can
compete with Germany and France. The
most patriotic of us could not say that
we equal them In "the divine art" In
the words of our astute contemporary
..Nr. Peck no more needs an Official or
eanist than hen does two teeth"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
Ont I'm Dickenson.

DWAIE, VA, September 3.-tSpccial)
Arrangements are now being made 10
buIld a line OF telephone from Coeburn.
Va. to Clintwood. as "A central point.
There will be private wires TO other points
IN the county. There seems 10 be some
trouble IN getting the right OF way from
the landowners along the proposed route.
This line, II built, VIII connect US with
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

80 ,,,no the contest for the organiza-
.tna ,..,,, ia decided. as we'll as the func-
flows ~ a county committee denneo. !
will cheerfully respect the comm's, .r,s
decisions, and / am sure eyer ,ne
Darancratic in Charlotte will DO tue
Respectfully, A. s. PRiDDf.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

fore using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve;
now my health Is fully restored--I feel
like a newborn man.'-Conrad Strange
Pierz. MINI. 4 soothing. healing prepara-
ton of standard merit. beware OF worth
less counterfeits Bodeker Bros, T. a.
Miller
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

The great success Of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy IN
the treatment Of bowel complaints has
made II standard over the greater part
OF the civilized world. For sale by All
druggists. Sc 9-Sa. SuS.W
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

be sure and use that old and vel. 49,
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing ss'sF,
for children teething. IL sooth.s
child. softens the gums. allays az h'' ,y
cures wind collie. and Is the best reia..'
for dlarrhoea. twenty-five cents p0'''~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE.

The Shenandoah Herald has this to say.
In the course OF very conservative and
timely article, urging that all differences
in the Democratic party, growing out OF
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

The divorce fad is still the vogue In the
higher social civilization of New YORK.
The Herald announces that members or
the fashionable colonies Ia Garden City
and Tuxedo Park were keeniy Interested
Friday In the report that Mr. and Mrs
Richard II. Hunt and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Wilson Watrous had separated. and
that news OF the separations was con-
tir,ned by members of each family
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-16
CHRISTMAS
Mrs. Hudspeth-B Benson Gives
the Children Their Delay
ed Toys.

The old adage, Better late than never,
was demonstrated Saturday afternoon, in
Columbia Hall, G%reenville, when a COM
mittee of charity workers distributed
hundreds of Christmas presents among
inelement weather had no effect upon the
attendance, for the hall was packed to
the doors, the little ones coming IN
swarms. Every available bit of room
was utilized, and every chair and bench
that could be had was occupied. Such
a gathering has never been seen IN that
hall, and it is estimated that presents
were given to about eight hundred chill
dren-
AS early as two O'Clock the little ones
began to arrive, and the doors were
then opened to receive them. Their mer-
ry chatter and happy faces all helped TO
make the event a memorable one. Mrs
Hudspeth-Benson, as chairman OF the
committee, was on hand early to look al
ter the gathering. She has not entirely
recovered from her recent attack OF the
grip. but said the little ones would not
be kept waiting any longer Tor their
Christmas presents.
An entertainment preceded the dlstr1b-
ution of presents. Mr.. Charles Herig
sang, Master Mitzenius. recited, Miss Mel
lie and Miss Gussie Barry rendered sew
eral piano solos, Miss Myrtle Tannernlil
sang n Master Denhart recited- AS the
tots filed out, a toy and q box OF cahdy
and fruit was given to each NOT untll
six O'Clock did the event terminate, ana
all the children went away supremacy
happy, Mr.. Joseph Kaiser put the hail
at the disposal of the following ladies,
who were in charge:-Mrs. r. Hudspeth,
Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson, Mrs. Harness,
Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Judson, Mrs. Carey,
Mrs. Duhart and the Misses Harness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-16
The new COOKING CLASS
Mrs. collard Will Open Her
School in the Culinary Arr
On Thursday Afternoon.

e Mrs. Brice Co1lard has completed all ar
engagements for the opening of her cooking
class in ST. Andrews rooms, Grand street,
on Thursday. january 10, at three o'clock
Mrs. Terhune-Herriek, Marion Harland's
daughter. who was to nave acted as IN
structor and lecturer combined, is III, SO
her place will be filled by Miss Carrie II.
Fielitz. from New York.
class. though originally planned
for the poorer classes, will be open to any
who wish to join and already has on its
membership list many of the prominent
philanthropic workers and members OF
sociefy. Miss Fielitz will cook as she
sayory dish. The course will consist OF
ten lessons, and a small fee to cover rum
ming expenses will be charged
The art of cooking today is looked upon
not only as q means of making the home
more attractive. but can be also utilized
as a means OF livelihood even by those
who have no desire to hire themselves out
for that purpose. The woman who can
cook and cook well is in demand, and
many an instance might be cited wherein
these women of refinement have sustained
themselves by baking wedding cake or
preparing chicken salad for churches and
receptions, so that these girls OF Mrs.
Collard's class are practically being
taught a means of livelihood, while leafn-
ing to improve their home life.
There are about five hundred girls in
the sewing school, most of whom are
eligible as members of the cooking school,
SO that this new department promises
as large a membership, with a
large corps of teachers. At present Miss
Fielitz will lave this latter field all to her
GOLF