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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
Soldiers, Armored carriase.

In the picture is shown rather novel
idea for protecting soldiers under
fire from the enemy, the apparatus being
intended primarily for use in operating
the small machine guns which are much
in use in the modern army. The princ!-
pal part of the apparatus is the steel
shield, which is mounted on the single
axle, and provided with number of port
holes through which either machine or
hand guns may be operated. Behind the
shield is shown q seat for the men. who
are thus enabled to go into action in
small numbers without the danger OF be-
ing entirely EXTERN mated by the enemy
before their guns can be brought INTO
action One popularity about the arpara-
tus is the method Of transporting it on the
battlefield without extreme danger to
horse or driver. Projecting from the rear
OF the carriage is a pair Of long tilllis
which end in cross-piece, TO which the
whiftietree is attached, enabling horse and
rider TO. follow the carriage instead Of go
ing before it, and provision is also made
for reversing the animal to draw the car
rage from the field with the same degree
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

Here is a combination toilet article
which will probably be much appre-
ciated by the traveller, as it combines in
one two necessary adjuncts to the outfit
of the tourist, travelling man or visitor.
The inventor is David j. Archer, OF To-
ronto, Canada, and his idea is TO place
the dentifrice in the hollow handle of
me brush. providing at the same time
q mechanism by which the powder can
be fed to the bristles without trans
ferring it to another receptacle. To ac-
complish this a spring cap on the end of
the handle controls an internal plunger,
which drives q. jet of air through an
opening at the inner end of the handle.
The drawing shows the bristles cut away
10 expose this opening, and illustrates
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

Las: Sundays Times contained some
observations upon thu personnel of the
membership of the Virginia State Senate.
1t is the purpose of this article to bring
ou.s some of the characteristics of the
House members, the recent call for an
extra session in January having brought
the lawmakers Of the State again promi-
nently into 1.-The public eye
When Speaker Saunders raps the House
10 order at noon on January 23d two
familiar figures will be missing from the
distinguished assemblage. and two new:
members will occupy their places Since:
the adjournment of the Legislature last
spring Captain B. G. Patterson, one of
the members from Rockingham, and Hon.
Alex. King, who represented the counties
OF Greenesville and Sussex, have answered
the final rol-call and gone to the lone
couch Of their everlasting sleep
The former had served several terms
in the House, was q faithful representa-
Siye of his people, and q most lovable
type of the ..old Virginia gentleman. !"
The latter was serving his frst term,
and was one OF the most consenlal souls
that ever sat il the body. They Will
both be sorely missed. for they counted
all the members as their friends, and had
won high places in the affection ana con-
fidence of the entire Legislature. hon.
Frank Rolston has been elected 70 sue
cesd Captain Patterson, while the mantle
of the lanented King falls upon Hon.
z. II. Birdsong, of Sussex.
SOME UNIQUE CHARACTERS.
The House of Delegates has upon its
rolls the names of some highly UNDUE
characters, and, from fair acqua'ntahcs'
with the personnel of the ehtire mem
bership, the writer feels warranted IN me
ASSERTION shat those of T. G. Piicner; 20 OF
Fauquer, and "A. B. FitZpatrick' VI Nel-
Farmer" Pitcher. . or the "old Cochin
China" as DR.. Fitzpatrick dubbed him.
in one of the debates of the last SESSION;
is indeed diamond in the rousn.
He is the free lance, Of the house or o.
Delegates. He does as he pieases o - az
occasions. rides rough-shod o1ei Luz -
who dare oppose him in debate. 100 a Ia,.s
a "holys terror, to the younger spee1h ns-s,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
EUSEFUl, DEVICES
WITH PATENTS.
Some New Inventions Which arc Worth
Knowing About.

Astrong, steady Hight. without shadows
is an end Which, has been sought by In
rentors and others for years. and a num-
Der of lamps are already in use which
seem to accomplish this purpose, but ii
has remained for German inventor
Richard Reese. of Dresden--to invert the
incandescent gas mantle and apply it
so as 10 throw no shadow. The illus.
:.afien shows the pattern of lamp USED
and the manner of suspending the man
tie Before the mantle is burned out it
is slipped over a tubular sleeve depend
ing from the top of the lamp. Inside this
sleeve is the feed pipe from which the
gas escapes and incandesces the mantle
when ignited- It can readily be seen
that as The mantle projects to a point on
q level with he opaque portion of the
lamp it Will throw no shadows in
downward direction. and the light rays
being unobstrncted on any side, the walls
and a portion OF the ceiling also are
perfectly lighted. The lamp may be nttl-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

in the body. His timely humor and biting
invective have often driven his opponents
ingloriously from the field. and the man
has not yet been born of whom he is
afraid on the floor Of the House. He
has long been a "thorn in the side of
the oyster people Of Tidewater and,
while he and Hon. S. Wilkins Matthews
are good friends personally, yst the "Old
Cochin China is continually battering
the armor of the "mild-mannered men,
ber'' from Accomac when the bivalve
question is up
He LAYS FOR HIS MAN.
When the Fauquier farmer is preparing
to raise Cain in the House and make
she wool fly" from an opponent in debate
he never wore more innocent expression
on his rugged face. He sits with a lazy
appearance in his seat, to the left of the
main aisl:i lowers his steel-rimmed spec
tacles to the end of his shapely nose
and now and then casts a careless glance
over them at his antagonist who. has the
floor. He never makes note of what
the other fellow is saying, and would
be the last man whom the spectators
in the galleries would pick out as a sue
ceSSful "Scrapper.' But wfsn he rises
to reply the House is a sea of expecra-
sion. The members know Something Is
going to drop, for the breaking loose
Of the "Old Cochin China is no meaning
less occurrence.
In a moment he is after his adversary
with gloves Off and the House is in
perfect uproar of laughter and ap-
plauSs. II any dare question him while
ne is on his feet he will brush them
ASIDE with Shortly, don't bother me-
or Save you breath; I know what you
are going +, TO ask, and don't want to
Z hear 1t Hen pretty generally wins
enough votes to carry his proposition
through, and. withstanding his rough
and ready style on the floor Of the House,
ne retains wonderful hold upon the.
friendship of the members,
Everybody likes 'Theo." Pitcher, as his.
friends call him.. and really there, are
few more warnl-hearted or companionable
men in the Virginia House Of Delegates
than the big. staggering member from
Fauquier. He is serving his fifth con-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
THE TINES: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY. No - .p19

Cal, has designed the fruit clipper which
is illustrated herewith. 1t comprises a
pair of blades pivoted together at one end
and provided with rings to attach the clip
per 70 the thumb and foreflnser a sllglt
pressure with the thumb and finger is
sufficient 10 close the knives and sever
the stem. It will be noticed that the clip
per allows the use of the hand to catch
tbs fruit the moment the stem is severed,
thus enabling it to be gathered rapidly
with one hand, while the other is used for
drawing in the boushs Of trees or for
holding a receptacle. The clipper could also
probably be- used to advantage by florists
in gathering their flowers for market. BY
adjusting the position of the two rings
the leverage of the clipper can be in
creased at VII for severing large and small
stenmed fruits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
Cha,.ss the line Automatically.

The chalk-line is very often a great
convenience to the carpenter and other
mechanics, and yet it may bscome Yeri-
table nuisance in the way of chalking the
hands and clothing, to say nothing OF the
inconvenience of discovering just at tie
tine the line is needed that it has not
been chalked in so long that it will not
make a clear mark. These objections to
the ordinary line seem to have been over
come in the apparatus illustrated here
with, whiCh is the invention of Joseph A.
Vernon, OF Homestead, Pa. y metallic cas-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
AUTOMATIC POWDER FEED FOR
TOOTH BRUSHES.

how the powder is forced by the jet
of air through the opening into the
l,ristles BY replacing the air vent with
a valve mechanism ii would be possible
10 use a liquid dentifrice with the brush,
pressure on the handle opening the valve
and allowing a small quantity of the
liquid to percolate through The hristles
and commingie with the water used in
the cleaning operation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
Rapid Fruit-stem c,inncr.

In sections of the country where large
crops OF fruit are harvested every year
il IS tiresome task to pull each Individual
apple, pear 10 peach from the tree with
The hands, and yet this is necessary in
order to preserve the fruit to the best ad-
vantage. As an aid in accomplishing this
work, Nicholas B. McChee, Of Orange
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
AGAIN AFTER MADLIsTER.


When the liability bill was before the
House Committee on Roads the ''Od Gray
Eagle got another wliack at his friend
from Bath, which took the latter com
pletely off his feet Captain McAuts'er
sought to have the bill 50 amended IN
committee as to cripple the chances OF
its passage through the House. but AGAIN
and again while speaking TO his amend
ments asserted that he was in favor eli
the principle involved in the measure.
Dr. Fitzpatrick in making reply, SAD
.ha member from Bath reminded him OF
a story he had heard OF youns man man
who. being fresh from collzSe, where
he had studied astronomy. took his old
farmer father out in the yard one night
and, pointing heavenward. said: "tatner.
do YOU see that star? Well, that niue
star. that twinktss up there above US.
is many times as large as the whoie
earth
The old man shook mis- head and gravely
renlied: ..All have to say, my boy
is this: If that star is larger than .he
earth it has d. poor way OF sno"iHs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

ing surrounds a rel on which the line is
wound, and attached to the side Of the cas-
ing is a small compartment for the re-
ception of a quantity of pulverized chalk.
a cover is provided, attached to the inner
side of which is a spring. This latter
presses u plate against the chalk to aid in
maintaining it in a body around the line
In drawing the line from the casing it
passes through the chalk compartment and
is thoroughly powdered. The reel on which
the line is wound may be operated either
by crank or a cooled spring, and the
implement Will be found very convenient
for the purpose for which it was designed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
PROVIDES A sUFFIcIENcY OF SUP


the handholds perfectly rigid. It will also be
noticed that e double row of loops is
formed. which will be much appreciated
by people CT snort stature. WHO find it
difficult TO reach the straps now in use.
II this device were brought into general
use 1t would greatly decrease the disagree
able feature Of crowded trolleYs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

secutive term, and is likely to come back
30 the House as often as he desires thu
honor, for he is as invircible before the
people of his county as he Is in the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

Old Lawyer-"How' I get my start?
Well, shortly after / was called to the
Ear, rich uncle died and l came into
possession Of a cool hundred thousand"
Young Lawyer On surprise)-"But ] never
knew you had rich uncle!
Old Lawyer-'I didn't say I did; it was
clients rich uncle who died. Puck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
A RIT1NG APPLICATIONS.

Turning to the man from Bath the Doc
for continued. ..And If You. sir. are
in favor Of the railroad companies OIL
this State paying for the killing ana GRIP ~,
pling OF their employs. through sns
neglisencs of felIow-servants. you ha.e
d. poor way of showing II 70 tA''
intelligent COMMITTEES. an
bfz amendments were lost. and he re-
served the rest of his ammunition TO ne
wasted In the same manner wneH ene
bill was tr:umphansly carried through
: the House. -
Like Mr.. pitcher. Mr. Fitzpatrlck Is
serving his fifth term in the Honse,
though his service has not been coat'n-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

Of safety The patentee of this shield is
Adrian Hit, of Jersey City, n. j.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
THE OLD GRAY EAGLE.

THE OLD GRAY EAGLE.
Although the style of Hon. a. b. Fitz-
patrick. the gray eagle OF the Nelson
Democracy is altogether different from
that of his-friend and colleague from
FauuuI.r, yet he Is an equally interesting
and striking figure on the floor of the
House Sometimes they lock horns In
debate, and che members go wild with
delight 1t is a nip and tuck game
when these two masters of humor and
sarcasm cross swords. and the battle
generally results in a draw
No man in the Houe is quicker or Dexter
at repartee than the M mber from Mel
son, and his speeches fairly bristle with
timely anecdotes and humorous thrustS
at The men against whom he is pttted
in dsbate. He is a man of distinguished
appearance, and the happy faculties above
mentioned, combined with a fine command
Of the English language and deep, but
-uodulated, voice, place him at once
among the moss powerful and effective
speakers in the lower branch OIL tile Yen
eral Assembly.
During the debate on the employers
liability bill in the House last session
DIR. Fitzpatrick conferred fapEi 5Aatlon3
upon ;;hree of his colleagues which will
follow them to the end of their political
lives.
Captain ". D. Cardwell. of Hanover,
and MeSSTS. P.lcher, Oh tauquiet, <ttIi
McAllister, of Bath, had spoken at length
against the massage of the measure, and
Captain R. S. Parks. of Page. had just
concluded his powerful argument in Its
favor The member from Nelson rose
to reinforce the position of the advocates,
and. after addressing himself briefly to
she merits of the bill, turned his atten-
ton thus to those who had preceded him:
Mr. Speaker, Hanover has a rising
star and 1 hail its glories coming Ger
the hills, but when the ''Same-cock" from
Page (who blazed the way, and made
it so plain that wayfar!ng man
though a fool, need not err therein }
struck the little bantam" from Bath
and the ..old Cochin China" from Fau-
ollier, if he didn't make the feathers ny
I'm q Dutchman."
The House fairly shook with laughter,
and it was some moments before the
member from Nelson could proceed with
his speech.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
CENTRIFUGAL TESTING MACHINE.
Carries It's own Tootl.-powdcr.

tons. The inventors are Edward Bausch
and George Hommel. of Rochester, n. Y.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

magnificent spring cage, tl.Itcd back,
s a? ss sst5s5 p isss' 5 Ra5. S3375
A S45 value, for 49,. ~.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

1 m q DutCulildil
The House fairly shook with laughter
and it was some moments before the
member from Nelson could proceed with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25

Large handsome carved n'1''os'
frame silk damask g. y III
covered Parlor Suite, .DLO.J'
s35 value, for.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

stnh Correspondence OF Gazette md Journal
New Castle, Aug, 20 In the absence
of President EIiason, Mr.. Ferris pre-
sided at the meeting Of thu Board of
Education, last night,
4 Mr.. Mahoney Of the committee on
school property reported that the chin
Eeys of No. School and the roof OF
No. 2 needed repairs. The committee
was instructed to make further in
ysstlgation. Also, 10 have q wire fopoe,
about 2 feet 4 inches high, with two
rows Of barb wire at the top, placed
around No, 3 School.
Mrs. Cecilia Weggenmann Ries. aged
20 years, months and 20 days, wife Of
john Rios, and sacopd daughter Of
Mrs. Mary L. Wageenmapn, died this
morning Mt her hume, the Atlantic
House, on South Third street, after an
illness OF 10 days OF typhoid fever. The
DECEASED was wall and Eopnlarly known,
and bar death has cast gloom over
the community. No death ip this
vicinity 10 recent years has caused a
deeper feeling Of sorrow. She was mar
riad lass than 20 months. A child two
months old Is left behind. Mrs Riss
was member Of the First PEasbyter ian
Church. and for several years sang in
the choir. s.es,
Joseph II. Dopgherty has received q
lettar from tho Ray. Edward l.. Brady,
pastor Of ST. Peter's r. q. Church,
who WINS in Rome when it was written.
Father Brady said he was in excallent
hoslth hnd will return home about the
first oflOetober. 81,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
KEPT FROM HER DEAD.
Mrs. burgess said Neglect CAUSED Hei
Husbands Demise.

Mrs. burgess ssia Neglect Caused Her
Husbands Demise.
Philadelphia Ledger, yesterday.
Ella May Burgess, ycung woman,
giving her address as No. 1851 Lambert
street, called AT the coroner's office yes
teiday and ASKED Coroner Dugan TO
give bef an order or letter permitting
her to see the body Of her late husband,
Giles j. Burgess, who died of con-
sumption last Saturday. She averred
that she was married to Burgess on
December 4th, 1893, at Wilmington, by
q Clergyman whose namo she had Tor
gotten, and that at that time she was a
widow. She said they lived together
afterwari at No. 1886 Brown street, No.
$685. Race street. No. 1908 WiIlingto ton
street, No. 24l7 Turner street and finally
at the home OF Burgess mother, No,
1920 Columbia avenue. She said that
after Burgess became seriously i'll in
February last his mother advised her to
look for employment, and that she left
the house and made an Intellectual
search for work, and finally went to
board at No. 1871 Lambert street. She
said that during her husbands sickness
she wanted doctor called 10, but that
her mother-in- Law objected, and said il
was not necessary, and that she would
have Christian Science DOCTOR as
she believed In that creed. She said
Burgess dcmurred at first to undergoing
such treatment, but finally yielded
MIS-. Burgess said she believed her
husband s death was due to neg leot and
the want of medicHl attention. She
said his mother had now refused her
permission to view his body.
The visitor said she had no means to
bury her husbands remains, and that
all she desired was the privilege OF
seeing his body for the last time. Mrs.
Burgess subscribed TO an affidavit en-
bodying all these facts.
Coroner Dugan gave her a note to her
mother in law. |
Coroner Dugan also received letter
from DR.. f.. +. Biscoe, No. 1898 North
Thirty third street, who, III appeared,
had been called In with d ID, Holcomb
to prescribe for Burgess when the
| Christian Science methods hid failed.
DIR. Biscoe stated that he haa learned
that Burgess had been under the Chris.
tian Science treatment His condition
was hopeless. He said he last saw
Burgess on August 23d, and was mott
fed three days later Of his c,eath and
was asked to issue certificate. Coro-
ner Dugan said he had not yet fixed a
day for the inquest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
REGISTRATION APPEALS.
The Cases Heard in Kent County by Juds
paunautII

The Gases Heard in Kent County by Judge
Pennewi1l.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Aug. 29.-Judge Pennewill sat
in the Levy Court room yesterday to
hear registration appeals.
The first case was that Of Martin
Benson, colored, who had bsen refused
registration because OF failures to pro
duoe sufficient proof OF his age. He
had brought the family Bible, 10 which
bis age was given as 81 years, but this
record was not ACCEPTED because the
hook did not contain memorandum Of
the ages OF his brother and sisters,
When the registrars questioned Ben
sons father concerning the omission,
he replied; They were too young, aud
We never thought of putting their ages
in the book. " Judge Pennewill directed
that Benson's mother be sworn, after
which she testified that be 10 81 years
old. Attorney Shockiey. representing
the Democrats. objected to the tasti.
mony OF the witness, declaring that he
had heard Attorney Davis, representing
the Republicans, instruct her what TO
soy. Judge Pennewill said be had not
heard the alleged prompting, and
ordered that Benson's name be put on
the registration list.
The name OF Alexander Watson,
co!ored, who had beeE refused rsgistia a.
ton because Of alleged tampering with
the record Of his age, was also ordered
Eut on the list, -.'
The following cases were continued
until October 23d, when Judge Penne-
will next will sit to hear appeals: Henry
+. Hepburn. who resides In Philadel.
phia, put claims kenton as his home
John I. McClain, who resides 10 phila.
delphia, but claims Kent county as his
home, and William Hamilton, colored,
who had been refused registration
because his name appears on the certi.
fed oonricts' list. An
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
sim arowilnE Abou. the Census.

Boston's population, as announced by
the Census Bureau, is soc, 1892. as against
44s, ATT in 1890, an increase of 1l2,4l5,
OF 25.07 per cent. The census of San
Francisco shows 342, 1872, against 29S, gaT
in 1890, an increase of 43, 1855, or l4.64
per cent. 1t is doubtful If either will
be satisfied, however, rs nearly every
city thus far reported has growled over
the figures given out Most of them
have protested, claiming that the num-
her is much less than estimated by CITY
authorities. 10 Cincinnati police
census was ordered after the Census
Bureau. figures had been given out, aud
ina total population Of more than 3oo,.
600 the police found only 6,0Oo more
people than had the government enun-
orators.
In explanation of the general COM
plants, Director Merriam of the Census
Bureau says: 1.-THE principle reason
that the populations OF cities have not
reached the figures estimated by the
local authorities is that the boards Of
| health, ponce, &c., over estimate the
population, The health boards do this
to secure lower death rates and thus tt
make city appear healthy, and de-
siIable place of residence. The police
are Invariably interested in having Q
big enumeration in order that then
number may be added to. Local pride
and booming also operate to swell thu
estimates unduly, Whenever specifi,
charge is made that people have beer
overlooked in the count of a city, th,
bureau will investigate it," After THU
very reasonable explanation, Whining
ton people will doubtless be prepared t,
ACCEPT without complaint the figures o
their city's population, no matter wha
they may be.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

1t is announced from Washington
that President Mckinley has asked
Former Presidents Cleveland and Har-
rison to act as two of the four members
on the part Of the United States Of an
International Board of Arbitration, as
authorized by the Peace Conference at
The Hague, to take steps towards set
thing existing wars by arbitration. Tho
move is good one, and the selections
are excellent But will the administra-
tion 20 act with respect to China, and
to the Philippines, as to make this
move of President Mckinley's entirely
consistent? "Y.