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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
LEATHER MYSTERY IN WALL ST.
Many Believe Roc<efeilers Are Buy
Ing Control OF the Trust.
(NeW York Herald, l2th)

Speculation in the shares Of tho Leather
Trust continued the feature OF tho stock
market yesterday. the total lealings in
common and preferred stock being nearly
10000 shares.
The common stock rose more than a
point. 70 l0B, the highest lgure that II
has touched IN a year and a half. accom-
panied by all sorts OF iumors. The most
magical Of these was tho one that tho
ROckefelers have secured control OF tho
property and put I'm orders 10 take al
the stock that was offered.
One broker bought more than 5000
Shares I'm two days and the question was
frequently asked on the door. II the
Kockefellers are not back II the move
ment who Is there that Is likely 10 take
that amount OF stockY
Brokers sometimes employed by tho
Standard Oil interest We're unmistdkably
heavy buyers. but this Is an old ruse fire.
quently employed in Wan street when IL
Is desired 10 cover up the operations OF
"a pool and 20 make stock look attrac-
tive 20 the public
Some were unkind enough 10 inslnuate
that the "inslders" In the Board Of Direc-
tors. who have the heaviest holdings or
stock have long been anxious 70 iiquldate,
and that they think the time has come 20
put their plans into execution The fact
was recalled that several times before
when market leaders tried 20 pull Lea
thor stock. some Of the directors sold out
their holdings at proht.
Reports about clearing up the back dlVi-
dends on the preferred stock, amounting
10 about 80 per cent were not inconsist-
ont with the supposed desire OF leading
interests 10 Sell out This same report
has done duty before.
some persons thought they saw lndica-
tions Of James r. keene's hanq IN the
Leather movement Of the last TWO days,
hui Mr.. Keene said that he had nothing
to do with IL. .., -. .,
u have a little OF the preferred stock "
he said. but that is my only interest IN
leather. | was once quite largely IN
terested. The stock has had compare
tivelv little rise, and Il seems 10 be going
nm IN rs merits. | am not, however, ac-
guainted with the plans OF the manage
ment. and hence cannot say what IS to
he dome about the dividends on the pre-
erred stock. l ann told that something
nm probably be done soon 20 adjust
them i'm a satisfactory way.
as Sor the report that the Rockefellers
hove secured an interest In the Leather
Trust 1 have no means Of knowing whe-
ther they have or not.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
NOTICE
NOilN l..
MEETING or THE


A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDEBS or TIE NATIONAL
BANK OF VIRGINIA will be held at Tho
banking house OK said bank. at tho cotrhr
OF Eleventh and Main streets, In the city
Of Richmond. Va, on TUESDAY, tho Ih
day OF september. 1883, AT ~ O'Clock NJ,
to cOneider ana vote on tho racpnfnsnda-
ton OF the Board Of Directors OF said
bank TO Increase the capital stock thereOf
from $4,000 70 10000 for the purpose
OF cOnsdIida ton wrh the C1tizens' Ex~
change Bank, ~ Richmond, Va, aud also
To consider and vote on an amendment
To section OF the articles 81 assocation
of raid bank. 50 as 10 increase The num-
Der OF the Board Of Directors thereof 10
NOT exceeding twenty. and aay changes
In the bylaws OF the association which
may then be deemed necessary and pro-
The books for the transfer OF stock viii
be closed from Angus, 2lst 10 September
9TH both inclusive.
(SigneO GEORGE i. CHRISTIAN.
au s-dtse5i President
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THE TOWER.

with the family Of Mr.. John l.. Hen
dersOn.
Rev. Henry p. Hamfl is visiting his
mother. I'm Maryland.
Misses Mary Preston and Mamie Graz
ham have returned from Rockbridge
Alum Springs.
Mr. Gamer and wife and Miss Evelyn
Nelson have returned after en- extended
visit 10 Atlantic city, n. j.
Miss Rebecca Sachs has returned from
a pleasant visit OF several weeks TO
friends in Roanoke, Salem, Norfolk, and
pdrtsmOnth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
Citizens Exchange Bank,

Richmond Va, August T. 1899.
A GENERAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS Of tho CITIZENS EX-
CHANGE BANK will be held al che said
bank, Ninth and Main streets richmond
Va. TUESDAY, September B. 1890 A. 10
O'Clock This meeting is called In pur-
suance OF a resolution Of the Board or
Directors OF the said bank, adopted Au-
gust 2, 1899 W. NJ. uABLJSTON,
President.
4. X. sands Cashier. au sd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13

here without previous engagement find
difficulty In securing accommodations.
Rev william G. White Is Mt home, after
an absence OF some weeks.
This section has been much benefited
10y frequent showers I'm the past few days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
TOWER.
MEETINGS..

MEMBERS Or FRATERNAL
LODGE. Mo- 81. \. r. and A. NJ: Ny
Attend a stated communication OF wv
your lodge at Masonic Temple
MONDAY EVENING at 500 o'clock.
Members OF sister lodges aud transient
brethren are fraternnlly invited
BY order of the Worshlpful Master.
L.. BOTTIGHEIMER.
~ l2-Sub2dMts Secretary.
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~ l2-Sub2dlfts
NEIISoN ENCANIpMEN.

NELSON ENCAAlpMENT, .....-s..
No. ?, l. .. o. F.-The next ,1f1s
regular meeting OF NELSON -N7ct,S.r
ENCAMPMEHT will be held rr'"N
Main street. on next TUESDAY NIGHT.
the 18th instant. at o'clock. The Patri-
archal degree will be conferred on THIS
occasion, and seasonable refreshments
Will bee served. 10 is desired that all MEM
hers be present. and patriarchs Of other
encampmenta are cordially invited.
Fraternally, y: H. DAVIS,
au Belt thleI IaiFliict'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13

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mon IL as master remedy for all dis
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lanes NJ Thomas. NJ. ID. IN American
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Brothers. T. A. Miller.
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sure TO please you.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
BY KENNETT F. HARRI:

A maid sat ON window-sill
(Sing hey, but she was sweety
And rubbed pane with right good will,
A story from the street.
Fer form it seemed Of passing grace.
! You could not see that maiden face,
Nor could you see her feet.
Her sleeves tucked UP showed dimpled aTnA
(Sing hey, her arms were Whitel,
I mentioned that her other charms
Were simply out sof sight
She worked upon that window-pane
With a wet sponge and might and mainA
Also with main and might
a man came walking down the street
(Sing hey, that man was gay),
You could not find a man more neat
Wherever you might stray.
His hat was new, red was bis tie,
His collar was extremely high;
As for his clothes well. sayI
The maiden1ooked upon the man s
iSing hey, his Sunday beat)i
She; dipped her sponge within her pan
lis sadstos tell the rest @s
The sponge with soapy terdripped.
b Out from her needless hands it slipped
And plunked him on the vest.
1T splashed his tie, it splashed his hat
(Sing hey, but he was sore); !;
It sprinkled every garment that
This wight unhappy wore.
His collar was fatby string,
His tie was soiled like eyeryt thing
As remarked before.
The maiden looked down from her ain
(sing hey merry freezeL
She called out very sweetly:: VIII
You throw that sponge UP, please
The man looked up. His face was red. 5
But what he to that maiden said
Is shown by things like these:
g
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
RECEIVED WITH THANKS.

''The Spaniards have many traits to
be criticised" said the man who had
made tour of the old cities, ssbut we
Americans would do well to ape them
in the matter of politeness. | left se-
vile on foot after stay of week. and
was 90 miles away when overtaken by
the landlord of the hotel where had
stopped. He rode alongside of me for
an hour before he could get his courage
up, and then he began:
eff the senior and God pleases,
made mistake in his bill yesterday
'How?' naturally replied.
81 forgot to make a charge for his
candles to light him to bed!'
But, it being moonlight, / had
none
ss'Then, senior, with the help Of God,
forgot to charge you with the moon
light"
"His charge amounted to two cents
in our money" explained the tourist,
'sand he had hired an ass and rode 20
miles to collect it. While was aston
ished over the trifing charge, it struck
me that it would be un-American not to
kick, and so I blessed his eyes for a
robber and offered him cent to settle
the bill. He worked up a beautiful
smile and held out his hand and replied: ::
ss'I take it with thanks, senior, and
God will bless you for an honest man!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
rhe 1vn,ter Knew ,Em.

A downtown restaurant was in the
turmoil of the busy dinner hour. Care
worn business men rushed in and swal-
lowed a lunch as though millions de-
pended on their haste. Walters bal
anced steaming platters on the tips Of
their little fingers with the ease OF Jap
anese jugglers, and everything seemed
confusion. Yet there was certain de-
gree of discipline among the walters
and they seemed to know their Gus
toners and their usual choice of dishes.
For instance, when a pair Of lantern
jawed actors without an cement
entered, the waiter that listened to the
order yelled to the cook: Two supes
and Ham-omelet!" - Detroit Free
Press,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11

It was in the fall of 1883 that the
Barnegat folks got so jealous of squan
Creek that they wanted to see our
town wiped out by tidal wave. We
had beat 'em on fish, oysters, Holsters
and clans. Two whales had come
ashore on our beach that summer, and
Barnegat got nuthin' but the wreck OF
a sand barge. We had built new
meetin' house, organized fire COM
pany and had half mile Of board
sidewalk, while Barnegat hadn't even
put new shingles on a house. There
was lot of other things we was anead
in, and they felt so mean about it that
they couldn't keep still. One day the
mayor of Barnegat shows up in Squan
Creek and says to silas Bebee:
s'Afebbe it appears to you that you
are steppin' purity high in this town"
''Yes, it does appear that way" says
Si1as.
s.Pve heard it did, and I've come up
to say that pride goeth before fall
and the stiff-necked shall not live out
half their days. We may be leetle
behind on fish and CLAIMS, but it ain t
no use to deny that we are long ways
ahead on brains
'sBut / do deny it,
'sThen I'm willin' to prove it, says
the mayor you've got Liars club
in Squan Creek, which has sent forth
some bewtiful lies, but we've got one
to beat it. Your club is four years old,
while we haven't had but five meetin's,
but I'm bettin' all my airthly posses
sfons that we kin discount you"
ssII never believe i'll" shouts Silas,
as he begins to git mad. "We've got
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
A11@08a @rU0OoQ Q1pSe~@DV VSs~m1 oSGN@S@
SQUAN CREEK FOLKS
JEP JONES TELLS ABOUT A. Ap By M QUAD
4 A BARNEGAT TRICK. &S e" Copyrighted

that contest with gunthin' bran new.
I'll begin right off tonight as soon as
I've got home and washed my feet, and
if I can't think up yarn to make that
hull audience wipe their weepin eyes
and vote me the prize I'll move out O.
Squan Creek
The contest was arranged to take
place in three weeks, and that Aaron
might not hev anything else on his
mind we made up purse of SIS fur
him. He did nuthin' but sit in his back
yard and make up tic lie he was to tell.
When he got 1t all made ap he would
go over it in a loud voice, the same as an
orator tryin' his speech. Nobody but
members of the Liars club was admit
ted to the ward, though everybody in
Squan Creek knew that Aaron would
win that prize or perish in the attempt.
1t was the bewtifu1est lie anyone could
hev thought of. 1t opened with howl
in gale and a sobbin' rainstorm. 1t
had a drowned fisherman weepin'
widder, five wailin' children and a
funeral in it. There was IA different
places in it where Aaron choked up,
turned red and wiped tears from his
eyes, and it was all so natural that his
wife cried with him and his dog howled
mournfully. When the day of the con-
test arrived 100 of us went over to
Egg Harbor. There was 100 folks
there from Barnegat. We took along
every dollar we could rake up and we
give. odds of two to one on Aaron. 1t
was more excitin' than a circus or the
! Fourth Of July.
The champion selected by the Bar
negatters was freckled-faced, hum
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11

The gimlet-pointed screw has been
responsible for more wealth than most
silver mines.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11

a dozen different men who kin beat
anything on top the ground in New
Jersey. The critter amt born yit who
kin take Squan Creeks reputation
away"
ssMebbe you call yourself a prize
.liag?" queried the Barnegater.
3sI amt no slouch at it, though not
as good as I used to be before I had
fit and fell downstairs. II we was
to hey lyin' contest fur prize l
shouldn't compete, but we've got a
dozen who would jump at the chance .
81 was thinkin' that we orter settle
this trubble between Barnegat and
Squan Creek. As it has come down to
a question of brains, and, as nobody
without brains kin lie, why not hold
prize contest? We could hev it come
off in the town hall at Egg Harbor,
and a committee from that town would
give fair decision. The prize need
not be much. Sposen we make it only
five dollars?"
GLOW many liars would compete? p
asks Silas.
"Only two. You kin pick out your
best and we'll DO the same. Each liar
kin hev half an hour in which to tell
his yarn. Them Egg Harbor folks hey
nuthin' to do with our quarrel, and
whatever they decide will be right. II
you folks will agree to one thing I'll
put up the prize myself. want our
liar to hev the fust chance. It amt
that he kin lie any better by standin'
up fust, but it's because he's allus in
a hurry to git a lie off his hands and
heY it over with"
That evenin' meetin' of our Liars
club was called and the proposition
laid before it. There was 38 liars pres.
ent, and every one of 'em was enthusi-
astic to be champion. After two hours
of strugglin' the man selected was
Aaron Richfield. He wasn't one of the
oldest liars in the club, but it was gin
orally agreed that he was the slckest
He allus told lies with sorrerful pint
to 'em, and he would choke up and
shed tears til he teched everybody
heart. A New York reporter who come
down to hear him lie and write uI
sunthin' about it was so melted by his
very fust yarn that he went to his
room in the hotel and tried to commit
suicide. When it was settled thai
Aaron should be our champion he riz
up and said:
ssFeller Liars-I feel that there j:
others Jest as well qualified as I be
and perhaps better, but I accept tht
honor ana will do MY level best. The
lies I've bin tellin' fur the past year he
'peared to fill the bin, but I'm goin' init
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
The wgla4r o DlsconTEnT.


There ia heap q foolish chatter bout the
way the world y run
Men an women alIus teilin' o. the way 1t
might be done,
But it seems to me the wIsest jus to let
her roll an siz.
KNOWN discomfort is catchin' as the yelo'
fever is.
Billy Carter had cabin on quarter-sec-
tion; great!
Land was Iicp as all creatioH-warnt no
better u the state.
Bill KEEP, workin' late an early--kep the
children at it, too,
s'Ceptin' when the school was runntn'-
would flai pulled the mortgage thro'
If he'd had mite O. backin'; but his wife
/ she couldn't see
Amy future les'n famine-case in pint you
must agree,
..Fnr Bill caught her discontentment-got
discouraged, lost his grip,
AN the auarter-section dwindled to a
gI tWenty-acre strip.
Mercy Meredith.s another-allus cheerful,
- peart an spfy n
As'n April mornin' robin, or a flicker in
July,
Father died an left the humsted, houses,
land an all to her;
Everybody said 'twuz proper; well, she
married Jacob Burr.
Proud an selfish man wuz Jacob-holdln
gladness as a crime,
KEEP a-naggin' at her, preachin meek sub
s mission all the time;
Jacob had no cause to blame her, Ell IN
time she turned to find
In some other voice the music that wuz
singin' in her mind.
Course she's got to bear the burden, but
twas him that sowed the seed
O. the discomfort that druv her to commit
the willful deed.
Where's the use O. seekin' trouble2 glad
ness dwells in everything.
Moles that burrow in the meadow, birds
that mount an sail an sing,
Are the care O. Him that made 'em-they
are happy one an all;
While a man can leap the ditches ne mas
no excuse to crawl.
You may ride higher stopper than the
gentle nag own,
But my roam may still be joggln Wnen
your handsome bay is blown.
RuH$1n' streams'll tell story just as sweet
To you or me
If we've tuned ourselves to hear it. Ali
that's best in life is free
Man may carry all o. heaven 'thout his
shoulders bein'. bent,
But is crushed to earth with bearin' hall
a pint O. discomfort.
So 1t seems to me the wisest just to let the
old world siz,
KNOWN discomfort is catchin' as the yelLo
fever is.
Charles Eugene Banks, in Chicago Inter
Ocean.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
IT WAS GOING.

'sIt was this way explained the
farmer to the family after he had got
home from seeing New York. 4 was
on street car So was another teller.
Bimeby he says tome:
:" Hey, old man, what's the timep
DUNNO says {.
Why not?' says he.
Cause my watch amt goin.
But I'm sure 1t is
But know it amt
'Then he got off the car and looked
for my watch. to see If she was goin'.
She was. She was goin off with that fel,
ler!'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
NJ QUAD'S Fun
esssssee COPYRIGHTED -sssss
uHAT THE COLONEL WANTEI

WHAT THE COLOAEL WANAGO'
was in one of the village stores to
make a purchase when a colored raan
came in with bottle in his hand and
was greeted by the merchant with:
Hello, boy. Yo' are Col. Ihompsoh's
man, amt you
es, sah.' was the reply, an de
kurnel lie dun wants
"Oh! Z know what the colonel wants,
and yo' wait a. minute and I'll draw
quart ofswhisky."
| The man didn't seem quite satisfied
as he waited around, and presently he
said
s.Mistah Walker. Kurnel Thompson.
he dun tod me to come yere wild dis
bottle and AK yo'-'''
ssof co'ae-of co'se," interrupted the
| merchant. s'The colonel wants quart
of the same, and III be through IN
minute. Mighty good brand, that, and
I knew he'd send for more"
! The colored man walked to the door
and back, and by that time the mer-
chant reached out for the bottle and
said:
ST told the colonel it would touch
the right spot, and wonder he didn't
send for a gallon"
sAlistah Walker, de kurnel ne dun
| said to me"
"Of co'se-of co'se. Be careful of the
bottle going home !,
| The bottle was taken to the rear end
of the store and filed, but when it was
handed to the colored man / noticed
that he looked perplexed and embar-
4 rassed. He started off after bit, but
was back in three minutes. to ask:
| sMistah Walker, is it whisky in dis
yere bottle" 2"
1 "Of co'se-of co'se, yo' stupid niger" +"
ssBut Kurnel Thompson de dun said
to me"
/ 'LaWd save us man, bus 60 on! The
colonel sent yo' for a quart OF whisky,
and yo've got it, and now git along
nome
The man went out and mounted a
| mule and started off, but after going a
quarter of mile he turned and came
back. AS he dismounted at the door
the merchant caught sight of him and
| exclaimed:
1 "Befo' the Lawd, but Col. Thompson
has got the stupidest niger in all the
land! What's the matter, boy
"Mistah Walker, Kurnel Thompson
dun gimme dis bottle and told me to
''To get it filed with the same brand
of whisky, of co'se. I've filed it, ano
yet yo' keep botherin' me-"
mo, sah-no, sab. De kurnel hs
didn't say whisky
tsWhat. What!"
''No, sab. De kurnel he dun said
was to git lie in de bottle"
s'oil? Oil? Col. Thompson sent yot
for oil instead of whisky?'
Eyes, sab. He dun said lie ober TO 'ty
times, so ] shouldn't furgit it. lz'
suah, sah-dead suah. Jest wants lie.
'sOil, eh?" unused the merchant afte1
wondering over it for a long minute
well, If he wants oil instead of wbis
ky he can have it, Of co'se, but If tha'
Col. Thompson amt getting ready II
commit suicide, go out of politics o.
leave the country then I'm ready to ad
NIT don't know human naturei'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
HE OBSERVED SOMETHING !.

ssI'm no kicker said the Buckeye, as
he paid his hotel bill, s..but do feelit
my duty to OBSERVE
sJust watt" interrupted the land
lord, as he reached under the counter
for his gun. Now, then, you had got
as far as to say that you feel it your
duty to observe
ITO observe that you have gun,
sir
ssNothing further
Nothing further, except to hope
that you won't let it go off until after !
departed"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
Where are the bills I've fooled away.

Where are the bills I've fooled away
The VS. and Ks that ] knew
For some brief spaee-at most day~-
Before they spread their wings and flew
wish to Moses that knew
Some sort of plan to make them stay.
Or even to hold back few.
Where are the bills I've fooled aways
The bills that I have fooled away
Would buy me lots of things I need
A goodly steam yacht and a sway
Backed Daehshund of the purest breed
a. trottfng horse of record speed
Would be my own without delay.
I'd buy an overcoat, indeed,
Had I the bills I've fooled away.
The bills that I have fooled away
Are badly scattered everywhere,
And who has got those bills to-day u
I do not know and do not care.
What worries me is how. to spare
Enough Of them the rent to pay
One can't pay rent or railroad fare
With bills that one has fooled away.
L'ENVOI.
Prince, pithee, only show me where
can dig mp some dust to-day
Let me but line my wallet bare,
And hang the bills I've fooled awagl
at
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11

D1e-1CQk1u WIZ 1oOh <AS
if he knew 'nuff to nail shingles on a
hogpen, and after we had got sight of
him we raised the odds and give four
to one. We kept Aaron in the back
room of a grocery until time to go to
the hall, and he was rubbed down with
alcohol and given all the buttermilk he
could drink. There was sich jam that
scores had to stand up, and before the
lyin' come off the mayor of Egg Har-
Dor made speech and introduced the
champions. He said it was to be fair,
square deal and that the slickest liar
would surely win. The Barnegat man
come on fust, as was agreed on. lie
seemed stupid and dazed, and we
looked 10 see him break down before
he had begun, but he pulled hisself to-
gether and let her go. hadn't got
out 20 words when a groan passed
through the ranks of the Squan Creek
ers. A minute later we was in despair
and mad huff to bust. Whatd'ye think
that critter did? He had bin layin'
around Aaron Riehfeld's back fence
till he'd got that sorrerful lie by heart
-sobs, tears and all. He hadn't any
lie of his own, but he started right in
on the stolen one and got it off in fust-
class shape. He didn't equal Aaron,
but Aaron hadn't no lie when he was
called upon. If any of his old lies had
bin good. 'nuff he was too upset to tell
one. He Jest shet right up like a jack
knife, and of course the decision went
again US. There was about 40 fights
| in the hall and about 40 more on the
street, but we had bin played by Bar
negat and went home dead broke and
disconsolate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-11-11
would need Some OF If.

Hazel Sandstone has asked me TO
lend him S25, and don't know whether
to do it or not. Would you?
Mute Earnestly IL would, old man.
lie invited me to dine with him this
eyening.-Stray Stories.