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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
,,opr.xCE OF VACCINATION.
Ridden Urges IL opo"
DE Everybody.

,ro tho Editor of the Dlsp" article
several wears ago l wro.e oord TO the
for your valuable paper paper !" Now. as there
necess.eS a0nrenensIon OF tnls ,,,ced into
disease (small-pox) being M NJ the state.
our citv from other sectoh,S oye deemed 1t
our muhiei pronar 10 ADOPT preca"uV.s,
WISE 90 10 prevent It's intIuca IN
uav,ng mad considerable Hhave been
d3nnection with vaccination, On I'm, the SUP
o,es,ad m give my views on -,ar. a
feet which will be to some tnougn
yevs,tssrafio, of my FORMER articie'
.. anplicable now as then,; and tho
az nave great faith In ef lcle,, s rooted in
| rough vaccination MY y,e rn1s' About three
ops.. aster began the practice oi Ill
yeai ,bis city. in the fall OF 100 isn in
| ING nosde its appearance; anu sailDnox
-iSSi-'S2 we had an epioeinac ~ one of the
| On the city. I was appoiilaeu y9occinators
| IN Iue Commissioners, or vaccine ,,ot
,s hotb ~ these outbreaks. during soo ner-
ti,,o vaccinated upwards OF 49, while
sons Of ali classes ana cVIIn' a., ,o,, otilce,
vsccinated a large NUMBER III ;ho tall
w.. from house TO house III VIC so,,,
rS7o and in 1gSl-'S2 / vaccinateo t ir1is
Sausa 10 house IN special loca,tlSS' ,rere
was very important, peoauie nave never
cerYair people VINO Would IA" 'S nd
49,. u.ccinated unless looked aI.er ""'
,mnressed with the Importance -, ,,arsons
IN M question IS often asked by PeiSoI',,
u,ho have been vaccinateu 49, az II
have good cicatrices on tlctt -, Tho,
nss ooossa~v TO be vaccinated asalh. = a. a >,
~ under the impression tnat ~" -. 4
nrotected for life against saun,i,,teIv nro
r. ditHcuit n say who is apsolutSy -
.octed While there may be proDaD'y ,,ap" y,i
tecler .'or,, ~ protected by one 49,
SUI otfopp al not believe we can ai" 80
,. u,i,b degree Of certainty W WIZ. ~ 4
%: conssouently they are ens'uJJdI n
49, honeft ~ the doubt, ana shouIu =
snaccoinated Whether or not the VaScin -
r, tian nroves successful, they VIII O7
n '' In nv experience / yaccinatedi ma q
Il nersons who had well-dennn e.,,es vacc
'. their arms the result OF ~. 30 The,
: nations. and a large ma1oIl.y mo Ther
l. 49, 49, ~ infamed sore perhaps, OUT - =
ID o,no, ton resulted. This seems TO p I0|
10 Eet me protective influence OF lO' az
racc,nation mad become inenecu'e'
,.,orr ont of the system On TINS ppii,
hoyyever. there may be some u'eiS'''
!, opinion. - - danons tra
TO that vaccination Is not inconslsIeht ~,
nj GOOD reason. and ] would not a nss,t ~,
n. fne propriety OF advising Na00iil.
whenever there is q probapiltY ,o Vn
n, endemic OF smallpox. 10 en -
Io suppress smallpox isolation anu na Saa
% ough vaccination are aDsoiu'e'S
- sary ,,or+ap,
he THE above views on so lmportdut
s. subject NAV not meet with the approSs
Ter of All bur they are CONCLUSIONS pc
Gated on experience and Observation
an over twenty-five years practce
a. az THOMAS J. RIDDELl NJ. ~,
VI Richmond. va. llB Capltoi suee'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
WHAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR.
"Arguerv Asks whether it WIS
q or 1.

To the Editor Of the Herald;
have read the controversy In regard
20 when the twentieth century begins
and IT certainly seems TO me th'' it,
the truth OF the argument, depends en-
,irelv upon the beginning Of the nine
teenth century, which in turn depen1'
unon when the eighteenth century Deb"n'
&c. back 20 the first century.
NOW IL there ever was year "tIlleA
rms January list, year 0. as l suppose
there was. then the twentieth century
naust begin a minute after midnight OK
lie 3lst of December, 1899 but II th'
first year Of the present system OF Ao'F
ing time records was January ISL !.-'
then the twentieth century beslhs at'''
the 3lst Of December, 1900. No"' -
prove this 1T us suppose pic9 e.'..
starts on a century run, gong at liie az
OF one mile a year. He starts Win us
| cvclometer reading Q. Let Us say Pc
starts at the dawning Of the lst OF Janu'
arv wear o. Then the minute that lhs
one registers on his cyclOmeter OF me
minute that the LIST OF January, year l.
dawns. he has travelled one mile s9
the minute that the LIST OF January l~
dawns he will have travelled ninty -n'h'
miles. and the minute that the year iN
| daWns he viii have traNeIed W ii'
IL he continue to travel during the yea'
100 he is travelling on his second hunlle.
mile So If we start from zero. $50
complete a century the second Of mid
night OF December 81, 1899 and begin
new century with January LIST. 1900, u !"
/ start from year 0. IL We start iron
: year l. all the succeeding centuries pc
gin with l0l, 1901. What WAS the numeH
!. cal name OF the first year?
AN ARGCER.
New York, January TO- 1893.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
vhnt Inspired the Gar
c. rrancisco News-LetterD


4, the recent banquet in San Francisco
t., frv,ng NJ scott. the builder OF the
Oregon. upon his return rom huS.,a,
Mayor James d. Phelan caiied ior,n 'iu
,,ay6its OF the evening by a Speech IN
rh,ch he described the interview between
the car and Mr. Scott. as follows:
..Having heard so much about the
builder II the Oregon said the Mayoi,
..the car sent for him when ne wanted
IN build some nice. new battleships oil MS
own ..,.os
"Tet me see your schedule OF prices
said the Emperor Of all the kussias.
..NIr scott handed over one or MS price
,rho czor glanced at the first inquire
that caugh, his eye, Then he retired ''
study them over. ,xoc,s, n,
".Beforo awarding the contracts. ~
sa,a 20 Mr.. scott. L want to examine thes'
prices carefully 49, ,.us,
.on the following day the Car issue'
his famous appeal for the disarmament
the whole world"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
RUSSELL Ii. CONWELL TO LECTURE
Before the Richmond Lyceum-hiS
Remarkable Man md His WORK.


puseeu ~ Conwel will on THURSDAY |
night anpear for the second time before
tba Richmond Lyceum. No lecturer III
last wears course was more enthusiasm
caly received than MI Con"eh' MS
mo cn,Ncent lecture on "Acres OF Dia-
,,orde" will never be forgotten py
those who heard it. Mr.. CONVEX Is pdstoi
of 1.-THE Temple" Philadelphia the iai So
church and congregation III AhleII "a,
So sharp Is the desire to near MN "a -
that hundreds are turned away -. A.
doors every sunday, and visitors VINO W
COT IN have TO apply several days IN ad-
Yance for tickets. Sometimes he mas
three services going on at once, ana o'o0o'
or more persons are listening 10 sermons
in the building. But that is only d sinhi'
mart of the preachers claim 10 puplc AZ
tention. He has built up college, cnar-
tered by the State. with a curriculum
modelled after Princetons, WneFe V'VV
students are getting instruction DAY al'eI
dav and riaht after night in all sorts oil
studies. This college has FACULTY OF
OYER forty professors, who give lheii
whole attention 10 the work. In addltlor
tn this Is the Samaritan Hospital Wit
fortv-tvo beds. There is no busier place
% In PHILADELPHIA than this church and col
leoe Every day from 9 O'Clock IN TN
morning until 10 or II at night the churci
y and college buildings are s"armlhs WIZ
:, persons. and activity is going on III
: forro that might be characterized pro
- nerly as intense. Mr. Conwell. the ma
II !, Who has accomplished all this, started [
= nreach I'm Philadelphia fifteen years ag
. with church Of ninety members. Nj
y Conwen is not sensational preacher !
= The generally accepted use OF that tern
= He often speaks on topics Of current ihte
a rest but me also breaches What might
- called doctrlnal sermons. His gospei
= the gespel Of love. He never saws u
- air with theatrical gestures and Aev'
m uses violent language 70 attract 'he I"
- tentlon OF the newspapers. lie mas
:. elovv de'iberate speech. resonant VOC
.. uses the simplest words, recites anecdote
% . gives much popular information IN
always speaks extemporaneorsly. he h'
=. Nv, yr,rten a sermoG or address Tor Z
TX m ~oers and often changes his subject all
70 he takes his place in the pulpit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15

Thought Of the rats and on inyest,s oosem
dIscovered big round hole In ,ns s, woy
walk walk Of the passageway. :, by sn ms way down
the pIanks were ripped up, ahd the s' missing
in a furrow OF damp earun , We're found.
bag and its precious s no Mrs. Levine and
They were returned 70 INV hv all concerned
a sigh Of relief was give" ,u ~ the hands OF
that they had not laii smm nan
some I ,hat Is why & life pension awa waits
And "a tn sray - rat at the back door T d,ss
the O," sc his arrival to claim his que
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15

and then. smelling the battle rom an" NE
os she sees others in the thlSh ,s =,
fray she may even irnmoiate - that
wise advice with the consclousil7I,5 ,,a,,Iv
r. rosult will not touch her SO seen
e. IT, anv fate in the matter OF clotheS'
~, hannv woman is ready her "aiN
robe &c ali IL will be for this tifhe' anu
sbe is the mistress of herself anu III
longer the slave Of her next gown
THINGS OF BEAUTY.
| MT. a,rino onenings are not only Things
| 20 hoo,ftv Int a ioy for the season aheau'
| some one asked me quite recehly
"nIaase write a good letter on pronlilsn'
women and dress" 1 do not see the 'o''
nection. o,, saw while
me iNo Os ~ Mary Walker. and dress
ar,ic1a on that subject would, natura ,,,
O. shrouded in doubt and mystery. Inc
Doo,or has not been without tollo"eis-
.Lo,'eh thov are called the Jenness-Aliliei
advocates. .o,,,,e, Woman
Interviewed a. charming young woman
on This subject, and listened 10 lho rO
ol t', vii. 80. that il might be gwen
IO"ine Iii tho exact truth about the dl-
iSod sl.irtsi When l bought one tne
Ell and her money parted-llke the VI
furcated garment. Polite language ldn1
- 40 iustfce 10 what l endured "nen
wore II. Talk about divided sKllt pe'n ,s
60, 10 walk i'm, and not impeding one
,ooyements, Why, it's the clumslest' ny
niaet article that a woman can put y"
zach section gets wrapped rounu an.
49, Iilfa n loose sail about Dodt
! $50 and IL Says down behind ana UP
e a. front in the most unlooked-tor man
I ~ And the uginess, Venus heI 81
G I'D scare the crows in It's uhsaiitls
e foIGs that hang without form, anu ms =
Q 90 we'll be void, since it opliteIatos 9,
Y dIstinction OF beauty! why ulu "" 90,
= 10 well wore 1t once TO 90 pendi,e $50
g teach me to run after false gods ilo M 81,
l. The weather has been ihtense'' 70 Sc
II here. and very fine lce-haiNe'' -
u cured. - ham fine sine
e c,irist,,oos several large parties being ou'
rrbe week has been dull soclaily'
ia Miss TIly Slower is visiting her a"'i
Z: Nc parnell. at Willow Sprlns' ,,
g. NJ Nat PEBBLES gave most enJoy AD,
~ - az his house Tuesday evening ;,
h. ,,,bicb the bellies and beauK or Nelsoi W
= ell irstIce in praise Of management al
20 true hospitality. noo, visi
n Nr Johnnie Hays, who has peen N'''
r IT, az Todebar. returned home frluaS;
/, IL" " Tohn s. Hays, who is in Washil'
a. ,on will probably remain a month. -,
- Me- carrie Hill. Of Charlottesyle, WI
81 hos been the guest of Mrs. l. W. "00
III Ice returned home THURSDAY ,,
~ Niiss Leila. Martin, OF "Giehuo"eL
ne ~ Guest Of her cousin, Mrs. LUCAS
stanton. ,.c,,s,t. IIiII vim
NE, vard IS spending the winter IN Was"'i
ore ton with her aunt MIS- i-ou''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15

Southampton Democrat, ~,

Southampton Democrat .,,S
AS might be expected, the To- n sss
nts,a.ch's Ncw-lear issue was ssy.
pa rs repleie with the news Of ,ns d,
aercsnti:e world. real estate ,.,n nsry' AMI
,snerai condition OF the Gov nnis.,patea
'I q newspaper tina, every ylrs 81. ,esom r
rcus OF and II Justly merits 'ns re pis
n poou OF oftsa paid IT, Lons may ,0 Wy ~
. ns,ch live and work for It's 90" ,n.rp
state. and the old psmoefA"'
inch II Sc, persistently does
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15

-. ,,raot wizard Is almost a
Sarsnhold word among theatre-goers ana
Alexander Herrmann's nephew, Mno
xnw annearing before the public IN the
me IF his famous uncle, is SAID 10 DE d
worthy successor TO the man VINO 0auseu
the world to wonder at his teats oi leee
domain. Adelaide Hermann, VIM III
many years was the assistant ot ne nrt
hand. is also taking up the iat'ei a. -
ma IN an act entitled "a Night in Japan
narforrs some of the tricks, a knoWledSe
~ which she acquired from the great
..xvonaor worker" The dancing OF Ado
,s,da uerrmann is we'll remembered, anu
his season she is executing weird ana
santostio dance. which she calls the
,sWitoh." or the Resurrection OF she
because its conception was sagsesleu O5
rider Haggard's mover. .,.
ON a darkened stage, AMIDST 'humue'
and lightning, one sees the lalh' o ,1,-.
~ an old decrepit woman resembling q
s,,ch.-with drawn face and scraggy
rms supporting herself with a crook or
.ttch,s staff. AS she drags herself around
he stage imploring help from ABOVE 10
rive her youth and strength hre Is seen
eurstins through the centre OF the stage
seeing this. and remembering the magic
1. Are tIat bestowed youthfnlness 10 she,
IN witch" deliberately throws hefseN
INTO She roaring furnace. After Wissnht
l., agony I'm the flames for short ufne
n sudden change shows her TRANSFORMER
into beautiful being.
Roland Reed this season contemplate
producing "rhe Voyagers,' new pa
written for him, but when the piece wa
carefully rehearsed and put on II prove
failure. While the Richmond admiret
az this clever comedian Will not, there
fore. have the pleasure OF seeing nm /
something new. yet in his Old success
ssThe Norman Hater," they Will, no oouo
give him a hearty greeting when he al
Gears as Samuel Bundy Tuesday evenini
N course, lsodore Rush is In the cas-
and she is deserving OF as much inehlo
=, the star She enjoys the reputation
h.lng one OF the best-dressed women @
the stage. Her gowns are always ma
.s,s OF art, and the feminine members
her audience generally feast their ey'
upon the dainty fabrics worn by Il
setr,ss. and acquaint themselves wi
every detail OF these dresses, for I'M
ssnow that in them may be seen III
very latest"
Ia Loyd's clever comedy, 1.-THE Woml
Halter" Mr. Reed has an excellent vel
lie for his talents. and one that n
served him for many years without tir
the public The comedy Is something
a farce, but 4. Is so brightly and witt
written that II does not seem as extraN
giant as the many uproarious situate
might imply. Its four acts are repl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15

act Helen Tuesart is one OF lhVSo
soubrettes, styles as dainty Inc SAM
b rule applies sometimes OF the stase'
/ bin viii be closed with the moving PIC
tires ofthe American vitagraph, and none
+ az the views OF last week VIII pe
again presented but all of them VIII De
nov Those who witnessed the PICTURES
last week pronounced them the pest ever
seen here. They are almost starthhsH
lifelike.
John Pbilip sousa and his celebrated
| concert band will give verltapie ledsl
of music at the Academy OF MUSIC III wv
concerts. on Monday, afternoon anu
ming January sd. Sousa's repertoire Is
80 o,toneivo that each concert he gives
&c a model Of excellence in every respect
and is bound to suit the most fastldlous
and exacting auditor, for he has large
! Geld unon which 20 build his programmes
| He Is not unmindful OF the fact, eitner'
that his own compositions are In popular
demand with the masses, and ne gives
of them freely at his concerts.
II is in these many efforts TO please the
neonla that sousa has made himself popu-
lar wherever he has appeared. lie knows
lust what they like and gives IL 10 then
without solicitation. The band was never
in such superb condition az at present
some few changes III lne pciSNiiiAN' -
ing materially improved the ensemble
Sousa always is choice in his soloists
For the present tour his soloists are MISS
Maud Reese Davies. soprano; MISS Doro
] thv Hovle. violinst; Mr.. Arthur Pryor
trombone, and Mr. Herbert l.. --arKe
9 cornet.
+ The average playgoer may see little
= nothing to please him in the melodram
y that is classed under that head Whlch III
r occupant OF an orchestra seat can
$ rot" but the great push known
!, the "ouarter rush" thoroughly appre
It ciata this STYLE of dramatic composition
# and those in the pit who squirm apou
e through the blood-curuiing acts wonde
N What the gallery gods see in the thin
IS IN cause such outbursts of applause an
g laughter "Side-Tracked," as produce
y last week, brought this fact forcibly
Is mind
n sousa. the great March King,
heading this way, and the lovers
as music. and particularly the ADMIRERS
n the compositions OF the famous pan
re master. are looking forward to the re
N, mond engagement with considerable pie
sure.
es The Kelcey-Shannon Company Is ma
ty ,ng its first southern tour. The organ
IN, cation opened in Louisville by" l
ed Christmas week.
ere
TO "secret Service" is down on the Aca
10 envy booking for this season.
ou
OF 1t is announced in New York that Eul
ca ME Blair is to be seen shortly on tour
lie "a Lady Of Quality"
es-
ich Mrs. Eske is playing a four-weeks'
USE gagem in Boston
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OPEN LETTERS FROM
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-13
News of the State.

The Queen of the Hills mine at
Neihart has been closed down for
the present.
A. contract has been let for mail
delivery between Sun River and
Augusta three times week.
The Granite Mining News says
that the reports of prosperity at
Garnet have been oyerdrawn.
Several small bridges or the
Montana Cent? al have been washed
out and trains are running late.
All streams in Fergus county
are very high and Lewistown i
cut off from communication wit
other towns.
Reports from FIathead count.
state that coyotes are dying off b
the hundreds from some disease
presumably mango.
In later revised .Ist of th
wounded members of the Montau
regiment, appears the names {
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-13
Teachers Examination.

A teachers examination will be
held at Choteau, Teton County.
Montana. on Friday, April 2l,
1899.
Fannie E. Chenowetb,
County Superintendent
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-13
Montana in Brief.

Area, 92,033,4 400 acres, or a little over
145,300 square miles.
Average width north and south is 275
miles and average length east and west
about 535 miles.
Total railroad mileage in Montana,
1888 miles, controlled by eight separate
corporations.
Population in census year 1890 was
132,l59. Estimated present population,
225,0O0.
The territory Of Montana was estah,
lished by an act of congress on May "a,
1864. Stateho daes from Nov. s,
! 1889
Vote for C ngressman in 1899: A, J..
Campbell (dem) 23,35l; T. c. Marshall
j trep) 14820; Thos. S. Hogan (popl IL :
GOT.
Montana is larger in are than New
York and six New England states CON
binod; larger than the area of England,
Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Montana newspapers number about
one hundred, OF which MAE are publish
ed daily. The Helena Herald is the
patriarch o. Montana newspap RS, its
publication dating back to 1856.
i Taxable property in Montana in 1897
Real estate d improvements, s68, ,549,.
42l; personal property, a5l, 267,517; rail
road property. s13, ,581. Total value
Of all property, $l33963519
The first discovery Of gold in Montana
was 1852, in Deer Lodge county, Ten
years later the first quartz mill was
erected at Bannack, in Beaverhead
county. Clpper was discovered in 1864,
Mineral output for the year 1897: God
94496 430; silver, SCI, ,730,71O; copper,
G26,793 915; lead, 1929 619. Total, s53,
954,674 mineral product since 1862
estimated at 8757 87I ,453.
Montana live stock assessed in 1893;
Horses and muI;s, 297.55; beef clttle.
33393; stock clttle, 472477; COWS, co.
$50; sheep, 2,967,901 head, Total valua-
ion OF live stock assessed, over So, ,000.-
O00.-Dillon Examiner.