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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23
SELECTIONS for To-Day

First -ace-sehsnlssu. Una Colombo. Schiller
second raoe-Mortgage. +. ". Broee. Rec
CherrN.
rliri race-Miss Marion, Balsta, Alleviate.
Fourth race-Lovesi. Jennie REID. Judge
W7nofd.
Fich race-southern Girl. Princess Zelka.
Windy jim.
Sixth race-Horton. Lou Rey. Mike Rice
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23
HUGHES, PERCENTAGE BEST

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-The seasons
records of the pitchers OF the National
Baseball League were given by President
Young to-day. The list OF leaders, as
shown by the percentage Of victories OF
each pitcher. follows:
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23
To-Day's Entries.

First race-seven furlonEs. selling; three
sear-0lls and upward.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23

Tiun-A 2s1: - u Good except The OF
and third driving Winner ] Gibsons ch g. by Felowcf
The suited which has bad shoulders
track made up the quarter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
WAS A REMARKABLE MAN.
Had Probably Preached i'm More
Places Than Any Other Minister.

DIR. Hoge was a remarkable man. He
combined in rare measure much of the
tenderness and sweetness of the Master,
much OF the imagination and fervor Of
the early apologists, and much Of the
aggressive spirit and hammer-like force
of Calvin and Knox. He would have
done high credit TO the old Covenanter
mould. But living in calmer days with
most of the sects at peace with each
other. he was peaceable and charitable,
and singularly tolerant Of the views Of
all God-fearing people. lie was, indeed.
on the best of terms with all mankind.
And yet he was Presbyterian of the
Presbyterians-a fearless and ardent ad-
vocato Of the principles and dogmas
battled for and cherished by the reform
ers OF the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles. He recognized the fact. however,
that truth is seen from more sides than
one, and he was always ready therefore.
to welcome into church fellowship ali
who love and strive TO follow the Lord
Jesus. A weil-known rhetorician. In pro-
nounclng a eulogy on his dead brother-a
United States Senator some years ago.
said: I'm every storm of life he was
rock and oak, bu. in the sunshine he was
vine and flower" How truly these words
would apply to this Richmond divine.
DIR. Hoge perhaps preached more fire.
quently in various parts Of the country
IN various parts Of the world. as for that
matter-than any other minister in the
United States He had addressed Freat
audiences In Louisville. and there is
scarcely an important southern town
where his voice had not been heard He
had preached in every large capital OF
Europe. and he had also preached in Asia
and in Africa.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
In appearance Or. Hoge was tall,
straight, thin and soldlerly. His complex
ion was tawny. and his face was wrinkled.
though not from age. for It was always
full or deep lines. He wore no beard
save a short moustache. His eye was
piercing and his manner nervous.
On a cloudy day. when the Second
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
A MODEL HEN-HoUSE.
Plans Drawn by Woman anu
cuted by Her Husband. >,

,evvbar we moved TO our present home
satd the man who was telling the STORY
occordino 70 the Detroit Free Press, we
found no place to keep the few mems that
,vA had. As fresh eggs are solileei'li
that the entire household insists upon, !
resolved to build small chleheh i'0u7''
that would be a model or us hlhu'
But l found it no easy matter 10 p,,'h
a house that would not take up H't-
room, and at the same time DC
tlonable 10 the neighbors. r., o,o
~ puzzled over the situation for some
time and the day my wife left for snoit
visit TO her sister / was about TO give II
ND. when | CHANGED to see scrap oil pa
per that my wife had left lying on the
dining-room table.
"Absently picking it up TO draw rev
more plans upon. | noticed that VS.
already covered with some sort OF ueSi -.
Lacking IL oyer. / was thunderstruck 10
see that my wife had solved the problem
that | had worked so long upon
.Neyer FOR a moment had | suspected
that my wife possessed any talent IN ina
direction. but there it was before me IN
black and white with It's runaway anu
laying boxes. its roosts and dusuhs-pan''
a perfect model Of it's kind
81 hired a carpenter, and we went 10
work TO construct the house along the
lines that my wife had drawn out WIN WIN
so much care. We were puzzled niue
over the meaning Of some OF the llles,
but we managed TO follow the pan very
we'll. and whom ~ was finished l was hon
estly proud Of II. ,fEeNY
"When my wife returned nome l. tooN
her out and showed 1t 10 her. ana CON
graduated her upon her success. one
asked me what / meant, and ! showed
her the plans that We had used.
" 'Goodnessg she gasped, mat ish
plan OF a hen-house; it's the plan OF my
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
TRIBUTES TODR H0GE,
CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAGE)

nenury His long and faithful passionate
i'm Richmond will be remembered from
generation to generation. the fact that
81 was. as he himself styled 1t, His nrst
and only love-" and that no offers, how
ever alluring, could make him leave II
makes 1t most unusual.
These imperfeciy prepared words can
not be closed without mention or the
sweet personal relations that existed be-
tween US. He was as friend and father,
and the honor conferred upon me by the
good people Of this Commonwealth was
the desire OF his heart. -Four years be-
fore IL came to me he told me OF MS
great desire TO be spared TO make the
prayer at my Inauguration, and there was
never n prayer for another delivered
with greater earnestness. or sweeter
notes TO fall upon the ear than that
glorious petition from the lips OF this
sanity man OF God, who was llhKlns
with hooks OF steel my heart already
bound TO him I'm the firmest ties or Trend
ship and xlnship. j. HOGE TILhh'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
"REMINISCENCES by DIR. JONES.
Epenks Of DIR. Hoge from nm Ac-
abundance of Many Years

I first saw DR. Hoge when ] was STU
dent at the University OF Virginia during
the session Of lS57-'5S, when he came 10
deliver an address before our Young
Mems Christian Association, which had
lust been organized az the first college
association in America or the worid. l
saw and heard him frequently during the
owar between the States" and admired
greatly the patriotic ardor the untiring
energy. the consecrated tact. and the
fiery eloquence with which he threw him
self into the struggle for Confederate in
dependence. and made himself felt by the
officials Of the Confederacy and the Con-
federate Congress. as well as In the
camps and hospitals. | remember well
the admiration with which our chaplains
heard OF his brave act I'm running the
blockade and encountering ehe "periis OF
the deep" that he might secure I'm Eng
land Bibles and Testaments for distribu-
ton among our soldiers. and the JOY with
which we hailed the grand success OF hts
mission Those copies OF Gods WORD
were as/warmly welcomed and as enge-Y
received by our brave boys In the armies
Of the Confederacy as II they had been
goldsn guineas for gratuitous diStloh.
ton. and they were. indeed, 10 many OF
them more precious intn fhbi''t t"''
valued than zine gold" Men all over
the South to-day treasure those Bio'es'
and I'm many southern home they are
priced as precious souvenirs OF loved ones
gone before" Among my own treasures
is one OF those Bibles. and l never see y
that ! DO not think OF DR. Hoge ana ihahh
God for his trip to England and its far
reaching results.
l saw and heard him frequently during
the intervening years but when | came
10 live in Richmond. In the autumn OF
1872 / saw much more Of him. heard hin
more frequently. and was proud TO mum
Der him among my friends and to count
myself among his most enthusiastic adj
! mirers.
FEW EQUALS AS A PREACHER.
AS preacher OF the simple. soul-savin'
truths OF the Gospel. and the great doe
| trines OF grace--as an expounder OF God
Word Az an instructor OF the people, a
an eloquent. powerful pulpit orator-DI
Hoge had few equals and certainly dc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
PASTOR FOR FIFTY-THREE YEARS,
Had Served But the One Churcb-No-
table Anniversary Celebrations.

When at home DR.. Hoxe. up 10 a few
months ago. usually occupied his own
pulpit during both services on the Sab
bath. though II would often give him rest
were he 70 invite somS other minister TO
take his place. Until recent years he
preferred 20 go abroad for recreation. The
bracing effect OF the sea voyage and the
mental and physical invigoratlon derived
from the social NE and eyer-varying
scenes and incidents OF travel in the ola
World secured for the oyerworked pastor
not only needed rest but fresh stores Of
information which he turned TO good ac-
count on his return for the benefit Of his
own people.
Hts longest absence was during the
year 1850, when he visited Egypt and Pal
esune, returning through Bulgaria and
Hungary by way OF Rrstchuck Bucha-
rest. Budapest. and Vienna TO Paris.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
serves to rank amors the great pre,.
of tho centuries,

serves to rank amorg the great prea,1
Of the centuries. is
AZ platform speaker, as an ors,o.
college commandments. or on off,.
ca2ions. he was simply in'mitable V'-
pastor he had zeal. q tendefrs-,t
wisdom, n consecrated tact which
never seen In another so Beautifully Us
bined. ''i-
Dr. Hoge was a Presbyterian ..
conviction. and sought IN an lagi..e.1n
ways TO promote the interests M s
church. But his broad sympathlos -
out 20 the work OF all evangelism c,,..'
tians and he was ever ready % give 49,.
a helping hand and 90 encour1ea IN
by his presence and his speech. Ia
sisted I'm more welcome service,p !.
pastors OF other denominations ana NJ,
present upon more interdenominaf,l,
occasions than any other pastor M,
ever lived In Richmond. and Tor y,,,.
he had been recognized as the friend s-'
brother OF us all
AN INCIDENT or INTEREST
Just two days before the sad casuai,
which has been so widely deplorof Z,
called on the young pastor OK the Iolrs.
Street Baptist church. ana myself "a
l never saw him brighter, more cheerful
or more hopeful OF the future of III,
great church recall this Incident. uars
he gave us with evident pleasure
He said that when he was very al at M,
White sulphur Springs last summer AMI
Or. Mcclure one day was evidently 10.
pressed on account Of lis condition. b,
said to him: Doctor. I will get up fr,-,
here, and on the last day OF October. IL.
fore breakfast I will canter on In0r,
by your house and leave my card 20,
you"
The Doctor replied: ''Wer a.
lieye that your determination viii cuaA
you 10 pull through
"On the last day OF October" c0rtlrgs
DR.. Hoge II had company going M q
the early train, and could not ride befsn
breakfast and that forenoon had
funeral 20 attend But In the afternoon
I did canter by Or. McGuirc's Office ana
leave my card for him.
| shall never forget the charm ~ his
conversation that day or The pride wh
which he showed us his bcautu horse
Lucille. ana how he had only t0 M bop
by name and she promptly came across
the street 10 him. and received and ga
with gusto the slice OF bread ha gave
her.
GONE TO THEIR REWARD.
II has been my privilege SINCE ls2 io
know and love most Of tho pastors n
Richmond @nd nObler SGT of me.i nl
community was ever blessed With. and
a number Of them have "fall. on sleeps"
Drs. Minnegerode, Peter.n W0ol-
bridge. Newton, Powers. Das.'0.'. J.'er
Burrows. y. w. Wilson. Preston. DUNE
can. J. r. Edwards Doggctt. and Others
have finished their work, and gone I'd
wear their crowns. And now pr Hogs
follows. cnd | fancy that there VIII oo a
bappv meeting Of the "MiuisterIal Union
as he reports 10 them the condition q
things in Richmond. we may '-,'N
evcIaim IN sadness. "a prince and a
great man has fallen I'm Israel lit we
may Join I'm full acclaim in singing he
song he loved 50 well:
servant OF God, well done,
Rest from thy loved employ
The battles fought, the Wctorys Won
Enter thy Masters Joy
J. WILLIAM JOINS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06

An Honor Conferred Upon Him
Which No Other Man Ever Enjoyed.

DR.. Hoge died a Mason. He entered the
noble brotherhood but a few weeks be-
fore his death. having become member
OF Dove Lodge. No. 81. OF which Captain
j. W. Lockwood. Jr.. Is worshipful mas
ter. The eminent minister had the distinc-
ton OF being the only man upon whom
the Grand Master Of Masons OF Virginia
ever bestowed the honor OF comforting
the degrees I'm person at a private resi-
dence. This interesting ceremony occur
red in Or. Hoge's chamber on the eve
ming OF November 2ei. and was Witnessed
by number Of distinguished members Of
the craft DR. Hoge had been balloted
for as a member OF Dove Lodge. and was
not. therefore. made a Mason at sight.
though Grandchildren r. r. w. Duke. Jr..
communicated the degrees and declared
him a Mason.
II was through the fundamentally OF
Worshipful- Master Lockwood that this
great Masonic honor wss conferred upon
this distinguished man. The matter had
been under consideration for nearly
year. but the details were not arranged
until after the severe accident to Or.
Hoge. AS soon as the candidate was
strong enough TO sit up and receive the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
Mr.. Hobson's kissing Tour.


The unimpaired energy shown by Mt
Hobson. of the navy. will be joyous read
ing TO those dear creatures whose Tor
tunes place them in his smiling path
ways. As he swings ardently around the
kissing circle his capacity broadens and
his generosity is royal In lavishness. The
nouveau has become a master, the dihi-
cult and primal essay by the sea Is now
an art and the hysterical women yet
incoming i'm his orbit may be sure their
devotion will In season. reap It's due re-
ward. With what jealousy must less
fortunate heroes watch his progress, and
with what acclaim must his brother ori-
GERS hail the fresh renown he Is bringing
through new and amazing performances
20 a service OF which he IL the stellar and
only original osculatory attraction. one
cloud alone dims the delight and ecIpses
the gayety OF such envying females as are
yet unkissed A stern edict OF the depart
ment is forcing Mr.. Hobson into a
temporary exile at Hongkong. where his
opportunities will be limited and his
charms are less known. His stay may be
long there. his denlas great, but even
these can be borne with fortitude by the
nation which has learned OF late to Won
der - HE S@~da
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06

nntd. cordial, and uDstinted hospitality.
L4t all these tender ties are now broken.
Thank God for the faith that they shall
be re-establlshed In Heaven honor him
as a man Of refined culture. elevated sem
timents, and high purpose. ! revere him
as n devoted minister of Christ / re-
member him az the genial gentleman,
full OF the milk OF human kindness, anx-
ious 10 be Of service to his fellows; pure,
gentle. and true. lament him as
friend and as the friend OF those whose
memory Il dear az life. mourn for him
as the lifelong. consistent. and ardent
friend of Hsmpden-Sldney College.
RICHARD MIIWAINE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06

people overlooked the import n,. 80
permanently beneficial effects ana , 80
satisfied with transient action. eDs h
that II is generally known that : l'i.l,.sl
Figs will permanently overcome ~ wf.
constipation. well-informed peol' ar 4
not buy other laxatives, which ~. Ent
time but finally injure the system ~
the genuine. made BY the IAA''''
Svrua Comnl ".
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06

other tributes from Richmond '''''
men will appear later.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06

DR.. Hoge married April 10. 1874. Miss
Susan Wood. OF Prince Edward county
The good wife, who was so long the JOY
Of his life, died in this city twenty-four
years afterwards. Four children survive
him. DR.. Moses d. Hoge, Jr., who has
an extensive medical practice here, is
his Oldest son, and Mr. Hampden Hose
IS In business in New York city. His
Oldest daughter, Mary r., is the wife OF
NJ. NJ. Gillian, Esq, attorney at law,
in this city She was active I'm assisting
her father in his work, and Miss Bessie
l.. Hoge the youngest child. was his
loving and helpful companion, taking the
keenest interest in all his church work.
Besides the above. DR.. Hoge had one
son and two daughters, who died in in
fancy. His grandchildren are Mr.. Hoge
Gillian. Miss Mary Marshall Gillian. and
little Alice Aylett Hoge the last-named
being the infant daughter OF DIR. NJ. ID.
Hoge. Jr., who married Miss Alice Aylett,
daughter of Colonel Aylett. Of King VIII
liam county. three years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
rbe chalk plate process is being usad

The chalk plate process Is being used
with satisfaction in the various month
~ reports of the Climate and Crop Sery-
Ice.
Married people outlive the unmarried,
the temperate and industrious live
longer than the ~gluttonous and idle, and
the residents of civilized nations live
longer than those of uncivilized coun-
tries.
Sir Robert Ball makes the statement
that OF 30, 10000 suns the existence can
be proved scientifically. Around each
sun its planets revolve. The electric
flash which girdles the earth seven
times in less than a second might travel
straight ahead for $500 years and not
reach the farthest of these known suns.
Liquid air is so cold hat mercury inn
merscd in it turns solid, and can be en-
ployed to hammer a nail. Yet, when n
glass tube containing liquid hydrogen
is immersed in liquid air the hydrogen
gently boils, and gradually turns into
vapor, like water simmering over a slow
Gre. The temperature of liquid air is
312 degrees Fahrenheit below zero; but
that is "hot" compared with the tenn
p~erature Of liquid hydrogen, which is
about 42e degrees below zero.
The st. Lawrence canals will attract
a great deal of trade when they are COM
pleted. The capacity Of the canals now
nearing completion will at first be
about 100000 tons a year in one direc-
ton. but by degrees as ships are built
more TO the requirements Of the trade,
the capacity may be doubled, and when
the power Of the falls for lighting pur-
poses is fully used and the canal system
comes under the governments control
IL, 10000 tons each way may be han
died.
A shaft which has just been COM
pleted by the Bethlehem Steel company
for the Boston Elevated railway is 81
feet 10 inches long. and the diameter
Of the flywheel fit il 81 inches; the
diameter Of journals, 81 inches; the
diameter Of the crank disk fit 90 inches.
The shaft Is hollow, the axis hole being
17H inches in diameter. The weight
is 65,410 pounds. The shaft 10 of fluid
compressed nickel steel automatically
forged on a mandrel, oil tempered and
annealed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
STARTLING RAT STORY,
A LOndon District Post once CLOSED
and Houses Overrun by
h Rodents,

About q year ago an important dis
trict post office in London was closed.
Ii had been opened for stamps, money
orders, post office orders and kilograms
till midnight, and it was in the center
of a thickly-populated district. One
day the doors were shut and n card af-
fixed, stating that il was closed for re-
pairs. Weeks passed and 1t was not re-
opened. The postmaster general re-
ceived complaints by the score. But
the weeks became months, and still the
doors remained closed. And the peo-
pie around wondered why.
The truth Is at last out, and some
of the families residing near know II
to their cost. The post office in ques-
ton had to be closed because IL had
become the happy hunting ground VI
vast hordes Of rats, who consumed let
tiers by the bagful, and many postal or
ders, money order forms and other Of
fetal papers. The rats forced the post
Office to be closed, and after numerous
attempts to rid the place of the rodents,
1t was found possible to do so only
by putting down entirely new cement
foundations and entirely retimbering
the place. AS nearly as possible the
post office had. but for its mere shell,
to be rebuilt. That done, the troubles
ST the immediate neighborhood became
accumulated. Driven from the post Of
fee the rats have journeyed to the sur
rounding houses, which are now in.
Tested with them.
The correspondent from whom the
above information comes has had sew.
eral cats in his place. and they have
done something to keep things down;
but, to use his words, ito go home il
to find the wife and the maids with fly
ing p%etticoats rushing up the stairs,
servants won't stay in the house except
for a very short time, mats and pictures
some of the latter several feet up the
walls, have been consumed, my wife
is terror-stricken, and when / reach
home at night l often find her locked
half starved, in an upper room afraid
to move about and too nervous even tc
60 near where the food is kept until
come in" The informant states tina,
his experience Ia similar 70 that of many
reading near him ."-London News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15
COUNTED BY MACHINERY.
1ssts About Each Person VIII Ne
Tabulatsd for the Census
BY Electricity.

Our first census, made in 1898, showed
the population OF the United States TO
be 5000, 900, and the count cost Uncle
Sam, who was comparatively poor then,
n cent for each person. Ii is esti-
mated that the twelfth census. 70 be
made in June, 1900, will show that our
people number $4,000, 900, and that the
item Of clerk hire. in the census bureau
alone, will exceed 81, 1000, 900. Although
the work of enumeration will he com
pleted by the LIST Of July, il will prob
ably be W or ever three months later
before the last of the schedules are
received at the census Office; for not
only must they all he examined by the
supervisors, but in many cases they will
probably require revision because ct
some error or ~informahty. The actual
counting of the people will not he done
until the schedules are turned into tn,
census Office. The enumerators simpl,
gather the facts, and the Office force IL
Washington does the counting and, tn,
compiling, which is done by electricity
In 100 days all the facts relating 10 rs,
000, 900 people will be tabulated.-Chf
ford Howard, in Ladies' Home Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

There is a disease prevailing, in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result Of kidney
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed TO adj
vance the kidney-polsoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness Of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease, the worst form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.R00t the new dis
covery Is the true specific for kidney. bladder
and urinary troubles. II has cured thousands
Of apparently hopeless cases. after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
BY mail, also a book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Or. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. and
mention this paper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-15

heard two South African sportsmen
discussing the other day the possible eff
fects a campaign spread over q large
area might have on the dwindling big
game of that region. The conclusion
they arrived at was that the game had
already receded beyond the possible
sphere Of influence of such operations.
At the same time wal has before now
had strange and far-reaching effects
on the distribution of local fauna, as,
tsr instance, when the cannonading in
1901 drove great bustards across the
seas and into u eastern countries In
numbers unprecedented since that mag
nifoent bird forsook this island for
good and AL many years ago.--Londos
Leader.