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THE MINERAL EXHIBIT
 ONE OF STAR FEATURES

All of the mineral exhibits were not com pleted yesterday, but thess were enough in place to give the visitors an idea of the scope of that department. The exhibits represent every kind of mineral found in Alabama and the manufactured products of the minerals in so far as they are worked up in this State.
 Pyramids built of iron ore, coal, coke and limestone are arranged along on either side of the walk that extends through the section devoted to the mineral display. These ores, coal and stone are from mines and quarries in Jefferson and adjoining counties and were furnished by the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company; the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company; the Republic Iron and Steel Company; the Ivy Coal Company and others.
 Marble from Tailadega and Franklin Counties occupy one corner of the mineral section. The mammoth marble shaft from Talladega County was much admired by all visitors to the fair yesterday. It Is pure white and as good as the best Italian marble ever imported to this country. This
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CHAIRMAN JONES ISSUES
 ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS

of the club, vote promptly and then give the remainder of the day to what may be necessary to be done. Let those who can do so place teams and vehicles at the dis position of the committees to bring the old and infirm to the polls. See that everyone is reminded of the day and urged to vote.
 Let those whose duty 1t Is to watch the polling and counting do so, for every in- stance of time from the beginning to end, from the opening of the ballot box in the morning until the returns are signed and sealed at night, and all will be well.
 JAMES K. JONES, Chair. Nat. Com"
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THE STATES EXHIBIT
 IS HIGHLY CREDITABLE

The States exhibit, under the direction of Commissioner of Agriculture k. k. Poole. is the most complete exhibit Of the kind ever seen in Alabama.
 It comprises samples of every variety or farm products and of the garden and the vineyard.
 The space in the woman's building oc- cnnied by this exhibit is beautifully dec- orated with grain, hay, cotton and vines indigenous to the soil of the State. Ex- perts decorators were engaged to arrange inc exhibit. and they got tt up with the
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Chicago, November 1.-Chairman J. K. Jones of the Democratic National Commit tee today issued the following address: gro all who favor the Republic and op
 pose the Empire:
 ''The election is already won. We now have only to maintain our present position. I urge that every man interested in pre- serving the principles of government which have come down to us from our fathers shall consecrate the entire day on Tuesday next to the great cause. Let each go to the polls early either singly or as member
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The Alabama State Fair threw its gates open to the public yesterday, and several thousand persons viewed the exhibits and saw the Midway performances and the races during the day.
 The day opened cloudy and threatening, but notwithstanding the weather the pro- gramme for the day was carried out to the letter. It began with parade through a portion of the business section of the city and out Fifth and Second avenues 10 the fair grounds.
 Tn the procession were Col. J. M. Falkner, preident of the Alabama Fair Association, nen, who is also general manager of the fair, Oliver Chalifoux, members of the City Council and police com mission, Commercial Club, Board of Trade and other bodies. A squad of mounted policemen headed the procession.
 On arriving at the fair grounds Colonel Falkner made a short address. in which he referred to the success with which the man.
  their efforts to secure State Fair for Bir- mingham and congratulated them on the splendid exhibits they had been able to bring here.
 At F o'clock noon President Falkner touched the button that started the ma- chinery In machinery hall At the same in- stant nearly all the steam engines in the city blew their whistles signal that the great Alabama State Fair was open to the public.
 The multitude of people who went to the fair grounds during the day and night were repaid for their time and trouble. In addi- ton to the splendid exhibits of the States resources they had the opportunity of see- ing over twenty of the best Midway at fractions ever before brought to the State Two races were run in the afternoon, but on account of the condition of the track these were not exciting, although close fin. ishes were made in both.
 Conterno's Battles of the Nations last night was one of the best attractions ever brought to Birmingham, and he thousand or more persons who saw the performance came away singing it's praises. Conterno's concert band and Memoli's band furnished music throughout the day and night. Both bands will play during the entire fair.
 From whatever view the opening day of
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ALABAMA FORECAST: FAIR FRIDAY ANR SATURDAY; LIGHT NORTHLY WINDS.
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the State Fair may be considered it was success and pressages the most successful and most interesting fair ever held in Ala bama.
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Admission, after p. m., 25 cents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
VIRGINIA EO2TICULTURlSTS.
Officers Elected for the Ensuin" Year.
Ann, onri;;tjon Wanted

Officers Elected for the Ensuin" Year.
App. opriation Wanted.
y STAUNTON, VA, Jan. 1.-THE second
days session of the State horticultural
Society convened this morning at .
O'Clock, President Samuel 3. Woods, of
Charlottesville presided. Chairman o.
the COMMITTEES on nominations, w. e..
Atwood recommended an amendment to
the Constitution providing for 4 re-
co:tlirG secretary, and Il corresponding
secretary ant! treasurer. Carried
Tie following nominations were made:
President S>-irGe: E. woods, Charlottes-
vile. ana ave v:se-preSidcats in order
nan.es;: a. +: Messy, Rithriond; ]. b.
Watkins, H:l.:socro; W. 4. Boase,
CoYes!;lle; ". g. Atwood, Blacks
burg: Da~d o'Eork. Stanton; Re
corG!nS Secretary, Geo. a. Muir
rel. Fnn:clla; Corresponding Sec
retary AMI Treasurer, Walter Whately.
J. c. FAINTER offered resolutions of
sy-nlpa Thy IT the death Of Geo. 4. Nichols,
OF Bedford, cilas. Gentry and r. O.
.tndcews. o. Aibenarle; also that a COM
raittee cor, pose: OF s. r. Woods, ". e.
-,.wcoG. NJ. l.. McCue, Geo. E AIurrell,
aid C!.:,S. Wayland be appointed To pre-
pare and present to .te legislature 4
petition sor $2,G1 Ia be Used for the
;uitiia-a:lns OK the best interest of the
state Horticultural Society.
The place OF next meeting was left with
ENecuii.ye Committee. The convention
then adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
NORFOLK TRAGEDIES.
Work to Commence Shortly on the Pig
Point Railroad.

NORFOLK, VA, Jan. I-SDecia'.-
Miles Powell, a bricklayer. fell from the
II moor OF the new Tazewell build
ing to-day. Death followed shortly He
was from Suffolk, unmarried and thirty
one years old.
Joe Kelley, 4 coiored brakeman. was
crushed TO death between cars at the
Norfolk and Western depot here.
Jessie Waddell. in fight with other
1legresses. threw concentrated I've upon
her adversaries. Marie Goings' face was
badly burned, as was the body of Vera
Oldham, whose clothes We're also literally
burned up.
The work of constructing the Ports
mouth and Pig Point railway will begin
shortly. The iron has oeen ordered.
This road viii afford quick transit be-
tween Norfolk. Portsmouth and Newport
News. from which last town a ferry will
cross the James 10 Pig Point.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
lYNCHBURG GAS PLANT SOLD.
Young Men in AppomattoX Arrested
rC 1Iri!S

Young Men in AppomatoN Arrested
for Improper Use of Mats.
LYNCHBURG, VA, Jan. l..-SDeclal.-
The plant OF the Lynchburg Gas Light
Company has been sold 10 r. II. Shelton
and the Real Estate Trust Company, OF
Philadelphia and r. d. Apperson, of
Stiunton. for Si6l,S2S.
The stockholders receive by this sale
an advance of forty dollars over one hun
bred dollars in par value Of stock. and
with the division Of the surplus will re-
ceive more than double the original value
of shares. The plant has been 4 verita
BILE gold mine
Under the new company Iynchurg will
be furnished gas at a thirty per cent. re-
duclion.
Deputy Marshal T. l.. Felts brought to
Lynchburg to-day from ApponnattoN and
lodged III the city Jail two young men.
w. A. Coin and j. II. Ferguson, Oh the
charge OF using the mails for immoral
purposes. The scheme operated by them
was OF a remarkable character. From
their humble homes il the woods near
Fores Store i'll AppomattoX county. they
sent out circulars, SO it is charged, all
over the county advertising vulgar books,
cheap watches. etc, and their induce
ments were such that money rolled III by
came enormous.
An Investigation of their business by a
postotiice inspector led to their arrest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
In EOcrlunti

This amusing account of her experiences
was; written by woman who was travel
ing in the Transvaal q short time before
tho c.ar broke ont She says: "-As We
drew I'D, an enormous woman GAME 70
the door, filing the aperture wholly up.
a stiff white cappie covered her heaG.
from, under which peeped jolly face and
twinkling eyes. Her dress consisted OF
different color print skirt and bodice,
utterly devoid Of waistbantl or waist
Round her hips was tied tightly co.a'
which punched her dress up in bund.e
ard shortened it nearly to her knees, III
approved Dutch fashion for WorkinS
hours-aud Ii dodge taken from the ordi-
,:arv i<aIt!r In her hand she held big
breakfast CLIP of Black coffee, whien she
was vigorously stirring with the broken
handle OF s knife She welcomed US
warmly, and patted ME Familiarity on the
back with a heavy fat hand, and oeamsd
ali over with delight and good temper
Tile front entrance led straight INTO
the foue-kamer or sittins-roonl. which
was a low square room with Wo3den
ceiling. small oId-fashioned cottage VIM
dows, four or fiSe doors leading 10 differ
ent parts of the house. and Z smCo n
mud floor The walls were lined with
nrints and photographs of all descr.p-
with small ornaments, glass images ana
wax flowers. most OF which were tsed up
in different colored muS!lES and hnisned
off with ribbons. What amused me most
was an old piano, which stood before the
fireplace, as much enveloped IN It's cover
ing OF blankets as was possible. It's legs
being carefully drawn into a large pair
of old white and black striped stockings
with the feet cut off, and long pale pink
ribbons tied into q careful bow at the
top to keep them un- Do what | would,
L could not help smiling at the comical
EXPRESSION it lent to the little wornout
instrument
SIN the corner of the room, sitting IN
an enormous wooden kitchen-chair, was
an old woman, who I was introduced to
as sOom ma or lady of the house, and
grandmother to our first friend. Her head
was tightly incased in a small black CAP
pie. which came close down over her old
shriveled, wrinkled, brown face. showing
no hair at all. Beside her chair stood
small deal table, and On it large old-
fashioned tea caGdy and three or four
pipes. On nail just above her head
hung a heavy bunch Of keys, which were
evidently in her charge, and long piece
of biltong dried venison). and on a hook
at her side thick stick and a ro0my
black shawl
Her footstool attracted my attention
at once. Under her feet was square
wooden box about q foot in height. coy
cred with tin and punched with many
holes. and. fitting the box underneath.
stood an iron shovel OF glowing, smo,der-
ing wood Imag CINE this on a day when
the sun was 80 fierce that, resting my
hand on the walls Of the Sraals. they
burned my fingers so thatI had to draw
them away. They gave us seats. and
sTgnts (Anntet JohaEnah, the younger
~ oman, brought Jus coffee and Ne began
1 u sta,k..-Chicago News IKE
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parents that Mr.. Williams had whipped
him. and it was not learned from him un-
til after a little girl VINO was at the school
tol,. Mrs. Chamberlain and then EARNEST
told his story@of the trouble. Upon near
ing that Mr.. Williams had whipped MS
son. MIR. Chamberlain said he went at once
to see the gentleman. but did not tn eaten
to thrash him: simply told hi.l he fft2Edei
IL have the law in the case enforced
which has been done.
The occurrence has created much com
ment and op Mon III the matter seems 10
no about divided II is ru!Eored that rhe
affair VIII net be allowed to drop, sut tfat
some action Will be taken against Mr.
Chamberlain What this action IS couid
not be found out last night. but several
Of tie citizens seem to think there vas
something in the air
Mr.. Chamberlain owns property on the
Heights and has matle'that his home for
several years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
NATURAL HISTORY.
The Beauties Of the Out-of-Door World
Being Tauoht.

The Beauties Of the Out-oc-Door World
Being Taught.
Mr. William T. Fox is doing great
deal toward having the children in the
public schools taught natural history.
He has inaugurateG the rule of supply
ing the school libraries with some OF the
most entertaining and instructive books
on birds. seed. fish. flowers, trees, rivers
and seas, mountains, farm scenes, and IN
fact books on all of the beauties OF the
out-of-door world
All of the pupils are required to write
compositions on the above >Suhiects and
each one becomes familiariZed with them
through the explanations and Instructions
Of the teacher.
Children delight in writing about snow.
winter, woods and forests, AID the
scenes in the animal and fowl kingdom.
They are afforded no better scope 10
improve their irtellects on these interest,"
ing studies anywhere in the country than
the opportunities the:- have for studying
them in the public schools of Richmond.
The public schools of the city have
adopted n system of using many books
by Virginia authors. which are published
in this city and Lynchburg. They are
now using Maury's history. Miss Hem
ning's books, Mrs. Johnston'S books, and
others. They are also using Johnson's
readers. by Mr.. E. c. Branson. teacher
OF peda gogy in the State Normal Schools
of Georgia.
Some alterations have been made in these
readers in the way of pronunciation.
dividing words. and definition Of same,
so as to make it easier for the scholar
to apprehend them. and eliminate the eN-
ira. work. TO which d teacher is put in
writing the words in sylables on the
blackboard. The readers have been care
fully rccompled and reprinted and copies
o: some have been submitted to the School
Beard for approval
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
FINED THE PEDAGoGUE.
Trouble at Barton Heights Reaches a
(limnv

~
Troubles that had been brewing for
some. me reac.lsd 4 climax when Suoerin-
tenGen- r. W. Williams. of the Barton
Heights school was fined five dollars by
Mayor Starritt Tuesday night for whip
pins, 4 son of Mr.. Jeha Chamberlain
Excl enient has existed in this usually
peaceful Locality since Monday, whan sew
cral boys began throwing rocks at the
school house. ard VIXEN the surerinten-
dent. Mr.. r.. w. Villa ms. could rot IN
luce them to des.st by expos tulauo:l. he
took the matter mo his own hands and
whipped one Of the boys.
The boy that got the thrashing was
Earnest Chamberlain, age eleven years.
son of Mr.. j. L. Chamberlain. who lives
only a few, blocks from the school mouse,
and is employed in Richmond at the p.
zWhitlock branch Of the American Tobacco
Company.
The story OF the affair as told by the
father last night. is in substance this:
Earnest Chamberlain, in comps ny with q
larger boy, was trying 10 throw rocks
over the school-house AMI in that way.
struck tts building, Earnest was not a
sn,lpil In the school. over which Mr.. VII
tia.ls had charge. nor had hi been for
several months, The boy did no. tell his
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causing his skull TO be crushed.s He
was the son of Henry Thorne and was

causing his skull TO be crushed.> He
was the son of Henry Thorne, and was
about twenty years old.
Charles Alexander is butcher who
lives near Lexington. He has "a numer-
Gus family Seeing their father kill
hogs and cattle, their initiative qualities
were developed to the extent that they
frequently would play butchcring. ~
child would be led out Oh all fours.
when one of the others would strike him
in the forehead with his fist. causing
the beef to tumble. The screams of the
baby in an upstairs room attracted the
mother the other day. when TO her horror
she discovered that several of the chill
dren had the little one on the floor and
were saving across its throat with Z
stick as they had seen their father do
in killing hogs. The child's shoulder
had been dsocated anu arm broken with
the rough! treatment.
Captain II. Page Andrews. Of the base
ball nine Of Washington and Lee Unlver-
sity, has commenced practicinE Tor the
coming season. Numerous applications
for positions on the team have already
been received.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
BrAuY-CIcarN.

NORFOLK, VA. Jan. 1i-Spccial.-At
The Sacred Heart Catholic church here
to-day Miss Maud Agnes Clearly. of New
York, was married to Mr.. Edward j.
Brady Of Garrett Park Md. Rev John
.. Whitney. S. J., president of George
town College. with Rev. Father Wilson,
ofiiciated. Miss Marion Reeves. Of Nor
folk, attended the bride. Mr.. Maurice
Brown Kirby. of New York, WAS best
man.
Tho wedding WAS d social event. many
society folk from distant cities being
present. a reception at the residence of
lieutenant Commander Reeves. L.. S. N.
followed. The brides parents. Judge
and Mrs. J.. n. C9eary. of New York,
were present at the marriage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
GON=tEY1llS.

CAPE CHARLES. VA, Jan. 11.-Srec-
ial.-Centenary NJ L. church South was
the scene of a Very pretty wedding this
morning al 1890 o'clock, when Miss Nclye
Marguerite Evans became the bride of
Mr. Percy Powell Cox. of Eastern. Md.
Mr. William J.. Hull was best man and
Miss Susie NJ. Cox, a sister of the groom
was maid of honor. The church was taste
fully decorated with ported plants and
<verercens and Il large crowd of friends
assembled to witness the ceremony, which
was performed by the pastor, Rev. George
Il Barrett. Immediately after the ccre-
mony the wedding party left on the day
express for Easton. Nd. the future home
of the bride and groom.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
MAJOR PATRONS SUIT.
Confident Of Winning Before the
Knitted States Sunrcu,c Court

CnttGu s>tltcS supreme SDHit.
WINSTON. n. G.. Jan. 17.-Speciai.-A Ma
jor j. D. Patton, of Richmond. left here
tonight for Washington to look after
the big suit brought in his name against
the government in the retroactive clause
OF the tobacco tax.
The case is to be argued before the
United States Supreme Court February
list
Major Patton feels confident of winning.
He says SS53,lH1 is involved
Captain Il. s. eileen, counsel for Wall &
Huskc, in the Gilbert bankrupt case, left
tonight for Charleston, s. c.. to make
a motion before Judge Simonton for the
Circuit Court of Appeals to exercise its
supervisory powers i'll reviewing the re-.
cent order made by Judge Ewart, of the
Federal Court, in which he appointed a
receiver to take charge of the stock of
hardware.
If the motion is granted the case will
be heard i'll Richmond at the February
term of the Circuit Court of Appeals. l..
NJ. Swnk, one of the counsel for Gilbert's
creditors, also went TO Charleston Tonight
TO resist the granting Of the said motion.
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FINED FIFTY DOLLARS.
4 Co,orcd Boy Dies From an over,los

COjOrcu Boy Dies from an overdose
Of Whis;cy-Wct!tiing Cards.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Jan IL
SpeciaI.-Thc case OF Isaac S. Hall, cN-
policeman of the city, charged with
shooting c. S. Joseph, was before the
Corporation Court yesterday. The pris-
oner was fined fifty dollars.
The shooting was the result OF an
altercation in September last between
Mr.. J. Frank Kelley. superintendent of
the Albcmarlc Telephone Company. and
iNlr. Hail. resulting in the accidental
woundnG of Mr.. Joseph, merchant of
Batcsvillc. who was i'll company with MIR.
Kelley, and driving down Main street
at the time.
Invitations arc out for the marriage of
Mr.. Churchill Gordon, son of DR.. J. {.
Gordon of this city, and Miss Corneiia
Eorst. OF Culpeper, on the 9TH of Feb
ruary.
Howard Scott a colored boy, aged
nineteen years, was found dead Saturday
on the farpl of Mr.. Tucker Coles. near
the city. An inquest resulted in the be-
lief that the boy came to his death from
the use Of an overdose OF wiskcy.
The clerk of the County court issued
this morning marriage licenses TO Mr..
Robert I. Griffiths and Miss Dora Halves
Sinclair. and Mr.. James a. Favish and
Miss Bessie y. Newton, all of Albemarle
county.
w. +. Duke. representative of the
House of Delegates from Abemale cOlln-
ty, accompanied by Representatives w.
a. Blakcmore. of Rockingham: w. r.
Bowles, of Salem; Carter Wexford, of
Richmond and Lancaster counties;
Thomas n. Jones, of Isle of Wight, who
came up Monday on visit to~the Uni
versi,y of, Virginia and the Miller Manual
Labor School. returned to Richmond
this afternoon.
Mr.. Duke was accompanied by his wife.
who will remain with him until the month
Of March
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Marriage at N1aidanS.

MAlDENS. VA. Jan. 17.-Special.-A
pretty wedding took rlacc at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Thomas Nuckols. iii the low
er end OF this county. yesterday after
noon.
The contracting parties We're Mr.. Cole
man Hobson Tucker and Miss Elise Ar
liugton Bowles, daughter OF J. t. Bowles,
Esq.
The ceremony Was performed by Rev.
II. p. RaSland.
A reception was given the couple at
NIaidens last night by the groom's father.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
Chase CITY Affairs

CHASE CITY. VA. jan 17-Special-
The tobacco market has opened up again
for tire new year, and sales and prices
have been very good.
AS an evidence of the good order of the
Town, not a man was placed in the lock-
UP last Year.
Mr.. E. p. Turner, who has been assis-
tant cashier of the Bank of Chase City
for a year or more, has left TO assume the
duties as clerk of Greensrille county. to
which position he was recently appointed.
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oyster rrcspassers Fined.

SUFFOLK. VA. Jan. 17.-Special.-The
J. u. Armstrong Company, Norfolk oyster
packers. after two days prosecution,
conducted by an oyster league. was this
evening fined $50 and costs for rliaw-
fully stalking of natural oyster rocks
The court gave warning that II the
grounds in dispute were further trespassed
oa before :: settlement of boundaries. the
extreme penalty of Sl,0oo fine would be
inflicted. The warrants against Thomas
Payne and William Winder. for ILLEGAL
dredging. were dismissed.
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Snlal,roxin Sussex.

fr0cKE1R, VA. Jan. 17-Specinl.-M.
Y. lone. near this place, broke out with
smallpox last Thursday. Mr.. Home stays
at lBelches, Va. He is head clerk and
genera; manager of the branch store OF
r. f. Moss. Agent. Booker. Va, al
Belches.
He came home last Wednesday. as he
had been feeling very unwell for several
days. and on Thursday a physician was
called in, and his diagnosis OF the case
was smallpox in a violent form.
No steps have been taken to stop it by
the county authorities.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-18
E,,erallof WE. N. Holmes

william Henry Harrison Holmes, the
faithful servant for the period ofStwenty'
years Of Mrs John Stewart, Of BROOK =:
SHi!l.at died Tuesday night at u o'cloc.l,
His funeral will take place tomorrow
Z By strict attention to duties he won the
respect and esteem of his employers.