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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
CM SOUTHERN
'' -c1lE RAILWAY.

SCHFDl Lh EFFECTIVE NOV II. lsla
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.
leo L. al, NO. ii, southern Express
aaiiy Tor Atlanta. Augusta. Jacks0n-
vile ana points South. sleeper Tor
DanvllIe. Greensboro, Salisbury, ana
Charlotte. open al Richmond 1880 p;
NJ stops tor passengers az local
stations. Connects al Danville and
Charlotte with New YORK and
Florida Express tNu. $50, carrying
through s.eepels between New YORK
and Tampa. WIN connections LOT dIt
Florida points. Also. connects al
DsnvHle and Charlotte with Wash.
ington and Southwestern Limited
$50. 80 carrying through sleeprfs
between New York and NASHVILLE.
New York ana Memphis New York
and New Orleans. with connections
for all points in Texas. MeNico and
S S9i9is Nood As2 weanelaays round and
Fridays Washington 90 san FRAN
cisco without change.
tG;0l 2. NJ. No. T. soiid tran iai'y, tor
Sharlot[s N g: eonaS55S p AZ Ma
railroad. At Keysville for ClarHs.
vile. oxford. Henderson aud Dul-
ham. and al Greensboro for durham,
Raleigh and Winston-salem. at Dan
mail solid train. daily COR New
Orleans and points SCUM "Hl. o1
Vile and Miami FOR Nassau ana
Hayana. Through sleeper salisbury
10 Mcmphi5.
600 p. ~. no Z, local. daily, except
SUNDAY. for Keysv.ie and lnterme'
TRANS SPPIvF 1T RICHMOND
500 a. NJ. From Atlanta, Augusta and
6:25 p. NJ Ashevllle. and all points
$40 4. NJ. from keysvins snd local
LocXE FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos. 81 and 81 between Manchester
and Neapolis.
YORK RIVER Line via NEST POINT.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE NORTH
LEAVE RICHMOND.
f:30 F. ii. No. 10, baltimore Limited.
daily except sundays for West Point
aud intermediate stations, mak4nE
close connection al West Polnt wllp
steamers for Baltimore Alcnadss'
Wednesdays ana FRIDAY NJ,
2:3O p NJ. No 10, local express. Non
DAYS, wednesday and Fridays Tor
West Point and intermediate r.'
tions Connects with stag a- l-I,..'
Manor for Walkerton and iapp"neln-
mock. also. al West POINT VIII
steamer for Baltimore. sSoYa @' '''
ZOO a. NJ. No. "A. local mixed. Lfayes
dauv except Sunday from virginia
Street station for, IVES rom I'm, dr,g
wifh staes al Lester Manor for
Wsikerton and Tappah1nn9ck.D
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RI sIOND .'ith
900 a. NJ. Daily from west 3.hl Nt ~
connection from Baitimlre tuesdays
Thursdays and samriiy ..,,.,..
1o.a5 M WEDNESDAY and tiicays
go p. ~, Daily except sunety Iem
Wv West Point and intermediate s'a'
stss s,UnS. leave West Point Mondays,
Wedne@days ana Fridays go ,, ~ ar. ar.
Tfr JS' Haitimore $50 following morning;
fSturning leave BaltimaaTe sal 21 I% = M ~
! uesoay, Z; point 80 sud Ilchmona
o' stea 1n,,y can at an landings on York
q w. WEsTBURY. Tray Pa ass. !la
=. c.r,r - w A. TURK.
j. N. - = shta,arer Gen. Pass. Agent,
=, - ~ .NNON. Third Vice-Pressdent sps
Cent Manager Washington. d. c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
Two Men Drowned.

CLAREMONT. VA, DC. 25-Spec'al-
George Davis and General Whiting. both
colored. were drowned yesterday "a james
river. opposite Lexington while crossing
the river with a coffin for the son Of the
former
The bodies have not been recovered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Security Bank. Dec. 49, 1890.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have declared a SEMl-ANNUAL DlNl-
DEND OF THREE PER CENT. free
. of taxes payable 90 the stockholders on
and after JANUARY .. 1900.
deas 4. q. BLAIR, Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Orice Va Fire and Marine ms CO..
Richmond. Va, Dec. 10 1899.
DINlDEND-THE BOARD OF DlkEC-
TORS have declared a SEAii-ANNlAb
DIVIDEND or FOUR PER CENT.
Gree Of taxi, payable 20 STOCKHOLDERS
on aud after JANUARY 1sL Checks
for this dividend will be mailed 90 stock
holders. Changes Of address should be
promptly notified 10 the company.
W. n. MCCARTHY.
delg Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

NOTlCE-THE BOARD %
Directors OF The Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company
have declared DIVIDE END OF FOUR
DOLLARS PER SHARE on the Com.
mon Stock and Dividend Obligations OF
the company. nayahle on January the ID,
1890. to holdcrs OF the same of record on
December ~. 1888. from which date 10
the 9TH OF January. 1900. the books OF
transfer will be closed.
J. b. WINSTON,
de12 Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Richmond. Va. Dec. - 1899.
THE DrRECTORS or THIS BANK
have today declared the regular SEMI
ANNUAL DIVIDEND or SIN PEt
CENT. ON the capital stock. payable ON
and after TUESDAY, January ?, 100
RICHARD III. SMITH.
aooa Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
rine md TRUST COMPANY

Richmond Va. Dec ~ 1870.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY have
this day declared DIVIDEND or
TWO AND a HALF PER CENT. ON
ms caDitai stock. free of tax. payable
ON and after JANUARY >. 1879.
JNO. TYLER.
de9f Secretary and Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

But take DR., D4vid's Cough Syrup of
Pure Pine Tar. Horehouud and WIG
Cherry. II stops the cough and prevents
il from ssttlips on the lungs, 49,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
hlchmord Perpetual Building. Loan and
Trust Company.
fOOf east Main street.

Richmond Va Dec ~. 1890.
THE BOARD or DIRECTORS or THIS
company have declared from the net
earnings OF the past six months DIV
IpENp or ONE DOLLAR PER
SHARE ON the paid-up stock ana rata
hlv ou the running stock. payable 40 nc
office OF the company ON and after JAN
t-ARY =. 1900
HENRY $. HUTZLER.
dc9f Cashier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
MOTHERS WITH CRoUPY Chill
RlklN

VIII and Dr. Davids Cough Syrup the
best Oh earth for Coughs. Colds Group.
Bronchitis II cures the cough and gives
sleep and rest 10 the patient.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

The State Bank of Virginia.
Richmond Va. Dec y, letl
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
have declared q DIVIDEND OF THREE
AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, gaya-
bic on and after JANUARY 2 1880
WM NJ. HILL.
dapo Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
8. ~. l..

SEABOARD AIR LINE.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV ). 1892
LEAVES BYRD STREET STATION.
9:O5 A. M. ,0a;h,
900 P. M. Oa'F
for Henderson larfSe Durham daily. ex
eept sunday. Raleigh Sanford. Southern
Pines, Wilmington, MadesDOrO Monroe.
Charlotte. LincOintOn, Shelby Ruther-
fordton. Chester, Clinton. Greenwood. Ao-
beVilIe, EDertOn, Athens ATLANTA.
Augusta Macon. Montgomery. New or.
leans Pensacola, Jacksonville, Chatta.
nOoga, Nashville, Memphis, Texas Mex
leo California and the West la MemcAis
or New Orleans.
Train leaving at 800 =. NJ. runs through
solid to Atlanta without change OF cars
Sleeper ready for occupancy al $40 Z. NJ.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
Sis A. N. Daily, except Sunday (Suu.
day 500 A. NJ
100 p. NJ. Daily.
For tickets. baggage checks sleeplnS.
car reservation. ETC. apply TO
Ii. NJ. BOYKfN,
General Agent
$50 east Main street
Il. ST: JOHN Nice-Presldent and Gen.
eral Manager.
V. %, McBEE, General Superintendent.
II. W. b. GLOVER. Traffic Manager.
l.. 5. ALLEN,
GenoTHl Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Richmond Va. Dec. 20, ls't.
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
have this day declared q SEM AN
NTAL DIVIDEND or TWO AND
HALF ca PER CENT, free ct tax
payable on ana after JANUARY =. 1900.
H. A. WILLIAMS.
DOH Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE. BUSINESS HOUSE md
LOT. No. 2lOj Jefferson avenue lev.
stands in the city Apply 70 No; $50
corner Fourteenth and cary slsses5,fs
Richmond, Va. -4 u---
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
FINANCIAL.
LOANS.

We will be pleased 10 make Loans on
Government Bonds on time al per cont.
per annum. 1 . -
THOMAS BRANCH q CO.
Merchants National Bank huhding.
dc23 Richmond. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
A LARGE BLACK MARE,

about nine years old and very fat.
A liberal reward if returned to
above-named place orto zoos Grove
avenue, orifinformation about the
same is phoned to the TIMES OF
FICE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Annual meeting for election OF officers
etc. at the society's house. I01 east
Franklin street, WEDNESDAY. Deem
Der 25th. at j, NJ All the members
OF the soclcty should attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Guarantee Building, Loan and Trust Co,
Times Building,
Richmond. Va. Dec. q. 1893
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF this company will
be held at its OFFICE. No. . north Tenth
street. TUESDAY. January> .. 1900. at
4:3O O'Clock =, NJ,
GEORGE c. JEFFERSON.
de93 Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

"HE MISTAKES THE EFFECT for the
cause" That is what the person does
Who tries To cure rheumatism or any
other disease by alleviating the symp-
toms. Hoods Sarsaparilia removes the
cause and permanently cures.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

NOTICE THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF the STOCkHOLDERS OF the MEIi-
CHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF RICH
MOND will De held at their banking
house Oh TUESDAY the 9TH day OF
January, 1900, al Il o'clock N.
JOHN +. GLENN,
dec Cashier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
DON'T NEGLECT A COuGH.

HOODS PILLS do not grippe All drug
cists 25c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
American National Bank,

American NdllNHdl Damn
Richmond. Va. DEC. :, 1880
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
OF the STOCKHOLDERS OF this bank
will be held at II NJ. o'clock on TUES
DAY, January .. 1900, at the bank
J. W. LOCKWOOD. JR..
deI3 Cashier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26
MEETINGS.

Richmond. Va. Dec Is 1899
NOTICE.-THt ANIMAL MEETING
OF the STOCKHOLDERS Of the KAMA
VIVA COAL COMPANY Will be held al
the onice of Eugene c. Massie. Esq,
iu this city, on THURSDAY, January
Is. 1880. al II o'clock NJ
r.. r.. BROOKE.
dei0 Secretary and Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-26

Early Christmas morning from the
farm of c. l.. Wingfeld, in Hens
rico county, near Barton Heights,
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
CHEAP LABOR OF THE SOUTH
From the Chicago Record.

T iOiii liic NHiNdSO iNV1Olh.
 When cotton mills began to be establish ed in the south, it was contended that the cheap labor there would give the southern states an advantage over their competitors in the north that must result in transfer ring the cotton industry to the south un- less wages and labor conditions generally were lowered in New England. So much were some persons impressed with these statements that the legislature of Massa- chusetts was asked to wipe out it's admira- ble system of chid-labor and factory legis- lation that had done so much to preserve high labor standards in that state. Such a step was necessary, it was contended by some, to prevent the cotton mill industry of New England from being transplanted to the south, where wages are low and hours of labor long and where there is no inter ference by law with the employment of small children.
 This reasoning overlooks entirely the fact that low-priced labor Is not efficient labor. Massa achusetts and the other cotton mill states of the north refused to be stampeded by the arguments put forth into abandon ing the progressive legislation that was an evidence of their superiority.
 It is interesting to have the testimony now of an observer of good judgment that the handicap of Ithe south in the cotton mill industry is the lack, of skilled labor. P. Forester, manager of the London City and Midland bank of Liverpool, has been in this country for some time making a study of industrial conditions from the in- vestment point of view. When in Chicago the other day, fresh from tour of investi- gation in the south, he said: 1.-The southern cotton mills can not hope to compete with the mills of the north or with those of Lancashire, England, until they introduce higher skilled labor" The south had many natural advantages, Mir. Forester said, but its cheap labor was not one of them. In other words, before the south can expect to take the cotton mill industry away from New England it must do as much for the improvement of labor eff ciency as the states of the north have done.
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
The Laws of the Last Legislature.

The Selma Times calls attention to the eact that laws passed in a session that was ended four months ago are still un- published and, of course, undstributed. The judges of the courts and the lawyers and other people in the state are thereby seriously inconvenienced.
 "Section s4e6'" adds the Times "reduires the secretary of state, within five days after they have been deposited within his office, to furnish and certify to the public printer copies of all acts of the general assembly. Section 3iO7 provides that for each days delay of the secretary of state in furnishing to the public printer the copies of the acts, at the time respectively required for their delivery, he shall forfeit the sum of s2o to be deducted by the au- ditor from his salary accruing after the times limited. And that the auditor must not pay the secretary of state any salary accruing thereafter, without having re- ceived a certificate from the governor that the provision of this section has been com piled with or its penalties paid by the secretary of state. Section 3410 provides that the public printer must within forty days, after receiving copies of the acts, print and deliver the same to the secretary of state."
 Forty-fve days are thus allowed for the printing of the laws of a session, and that time expired in April, and yet in June the laws of the last general assembly are with held Why is this? Who is at fault? Why are the laws kept from the people? This is a matter of considerable importance, and it should take precedence of politics even of the extra session variety.
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
Coal and Iron in the South.

MT. J. B. Killebrew recently discussed the coal and iron interests of the south, bring ing out many facts tbat had been forgot ten, presenting some new conclusions and grouping several very interesting tables of statistics. From a summary of his paper, it is seen that coke furnaces were unknown in the south prior to 1868. when General Wilder built one about seventy miles from Chattanooga, in Tennessee. Birmingham began to be heard of in 1S70-a town that now has within it's district twenty five fur naces and is annually making more iron than the United States made in 1865.
 The growth of the pig iron industry in the south has never been interrupted. The annual production, including that of the Virginias, had reached 1, ,011, ,4S0 long tons in 1SSS and in 1898 it stood at 2OS3,726 tons. The product of the present year will prob ably reach 2,5Oo,OOo tons, or about 20 per cent. of the product of the country.
 Every family of iron ore is found in the south, but the red fossiliferous is the most valuable of all, because it lies in big veins in stratifed form close to coal and fiux de- posits. The veins in the neighborhood of Birmingham are particularly thick, thus permitting the production of foundry iron at cost that cannot elsewhere in this country be closely approached.
 The coal of the south lies under 55,279 square miles of surface, and it is believed that 47,oOO square miles of this vast terri- tory hold seams of workable thickness. One-third of the available coal of the coun- try is in the south, and very much of the southern product is admirably adapted to the making of coke and the manufacture of pig iron. The production of coal in the south was only 6,o37, 169 tons in 1880; in 1897 it had risen to S4,O16,975 tons, thus showing that in seventeen years production had been sextupled; and it is believed the production of five years hence will be double the out put of 1897.
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
4 TuNEFuL SPEAKER

Correspondence of the Chicago Record.
 When David B. Henderson becomes speaker of the house of representatives you may expect that the proceedings of that body will be opened with the singing of hymn well as with prayer, for Da- vid has a tunefu soul which loves to ex- press itself in that way. As General Flaw ley of Connecticut is choir master of the senate so is Colonel Henderson the choir master of the house, and his strong tenor voice was built especially to guide a chorus.
 Thomas B. Reed is no singer. He has no music In his soul, although 1t is not quite fair to quote what Shakespeare says of such men in this connection. He would never have a song sung at the opening of congressional proceedings, nor even at a caucus, and if he should be required to lead a chorus he would fall down in confusion. But when David B. Henderson raises his Ebenezer the effect is so inspiring that everybody has to join in.
 Colonel Henderson's musical repertoire is quite extensive in numbers, but limited in variey, and Is composed mostly of camp meeting and Grand Army songs. He can sing a few old-faShioned Scotch ballads with pathoS that makes the water gather in your eyes and the gooseflesh rise along the spine. within a Mile of Edinboro
 
 Gone for a Soldier" and Annie Laurie" are his favorites, but when the military spirit is aroused in his bosom he sings Scots Wha Hae wi Wallace Bled" to make the windows rattle.
 However, in the opinion of the most of his friends, Colonel Henderson's rendition of Onward, Christian Soldier" and Hold the Fort, for I am Coming surpasses that of any of the love songs that he sings, otheri in plain English or what he calls a Scotch dialect. The great advantage of singing dialect songs is that you don't have to pronounce the words accurately, while to forget verse of Rock of Ages" would be a great modification to a man of Colonel Henderson's standing in the re- lgious community.
 Of military airs Marching Through Georgia" and "In a Prison Cell Sit" are Colonel Henderson's favorites. Some years ago he learned an Irish ballad en- titled Are You There Moriarity?" from the late lamented Ben Butterworth, who was his most intimate friend in congress, and although it is a rollicl1ing song, Hen derson does not sing it nowadays without tear in his eye.
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
NEW WORKS BIG RIVER HOUSE

New York Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch.
 New York has many things to boast of. that are to be found in no other city in the world. Shortly it will have added to this list the largest electric power house in the world. which is now in course of construc- ton. When completed over B, ,0OOOOO will have been expended upon it. This wonder full institution, which occupies the block between Nlnety-fifth and Ninety-sixth streets and East river, has a frontage of 390 feet and a depth of 400 feet. It con tains many marvels in mechanics and cleo trical appliances. When the tremendous dynamos, generators and engines have been placed in position and put in working or der the plant they constitute will furnish power for the entire system of the Metro poritan Street railway. The Broadway cable road will by that time have discarded its 'snail-crawling' cable cars and been converted into an electric road; all the horse car lines will soon be abolished, and this plant will furnish the motive power. Its completion means a revolutionizing of New Yorks surface roads. The plant has a chimney 353 feet high and 55 feet in diam- eter, with a core p feet wide, making one of the most powerful draught fues on earth. The building itself is 12O feet high. When all the machinery is placed into po- s:tlon there will be Il railway generators of 1000 horse power each in the building. There will also be Il vertical Corliss en- zines, one for each generator. The steam power for the great Corlss engines, which will set the electric railway generators whirTing, will come from S7 boilers, which occupy one-half of the house, filling the half section from cellar to roof. The big plants steam system is as economical as it is powerful. All waste steam is con- densed, and the hot water fed into the boiler, allowing steam to generate quickly in case the supply runs down. This won- derful plant Alll be in full operation in a short time. .s ,1 In r.. :.
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
PIq Iron Production in Germany.

Let us not be so sure that pig iron can be made more cheaply in this district than in any other section of this world. There is such thing as being too cocksure, and perhaps in the matter of pig iron We have underestimated the possibilities and eeono- mics of our German cousins. The London Iron and Coal Trades Review asserts that at least two iron works in Germany pro- duce pig iron at very low figures. These works are the Peine iron works, near Hanover, and the Voelklingen iron works on the Saar, near Alsace-Lorraine. Tn both cases" it says, "the coal and ores arc worked in the immediate neighbor- hood of the blast furnaces, and at an ex- ceptlonally low cost. The Peine works have been producing basic pig for the last twenty years a an average of less than 2Gs. per ton, and over the last three years
The age-herald., 1899-06-10
Our Wild and WooIy Rome.

The esteemed Montgomery Advertiser ob- jects to a paragraph in The Age-Herald relating to the erection of a stadium ill Chicago. The Ase-Herald desired to pro- mote the building of stadium to hold 100000 people on the water front of the classic city. There is no reason Why the valued Advertiser should oppose the erec- tion of a stadium in Chicago. Its specific objection seemed to consist in the spacious ness of the proposed stadium. It did not see how 100000 people could sit on, in or near a stadium. We have mislaid it's arti- cle, but it's purport is not lost. The trouble is, the Advertiser is not conversant with the breadth, depth and scope of Chicago stadiums. The Chicago stadiums differ in many material respects from Montgomery stadiums, which are, we are free to admit, unequal to the task of sheltering 100000 people on one occasion. They might do it in the course of year or two, but not in one day. We are forced to quote from the Chicago Record in support of our OrlSlnal proposition ulat (n1caSO IS entitled to a stadium if it really wants one at its own expense. Says the Record:
 Among the projected features of the fall festival is a stadium for athletic exhibi- tions. The plan is to provide seating ca pacity about the field of exhibition for 100 900 persons. The only satisfactory place for this structure is the lake front. There should be no objection from any source to the use of the lake front as the stadium site. Let the public make evident it's de- sire to have this feature of the fall festi- val located in the place where it will be most accessible, and technical objections will not be allowed to interfere with it's wishes.
 We claim that the Advertiser has no right to interfere in this matter-that Chi cago has right to build several stadiums If 1t so desire, and that its noble ideal of prize fight on the lake front in a Roman building is fully justified, especially if the spectators be compelled to appear in Ro- man costumes, even if the sheet market be cornered-