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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

at the Broad-Street Station, Richmond. at
half-past o'clock Saturday, June 2. 1900,
and Immediately before the arrival Of the
train the last spike completing the sys-
tenn will be driven in the main line OF
track at this point.
These impressive ceremonies Will take
place Immediately on the arrival of the
train. when the officers and directors OF
the system, together with the guests. will
proceed TO the Capitol Square, where ap-
propriate ceremonies will take place under
the auspices of the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce. Addresses by the Governor and
others Will be delivered from the east
portico OF the State Capitol, and after
these ceremonies carriages will be found
ii waiting to take the invited guests for
a drive about the city. y banquet will
be served at the Jefferson that evening.
Next Wednesday morning at O'Clock
two trains, composed of five Pullmans
each, and one bearing the private car OF
President Williams, will leave this city for
Tampa. The party Will go direct 10 the
southern terminus of the system. ar
irving al Tampa at o'clock Thursday
morning. There will be about two hun
dred gentlemen in the party, and they
VII be given a breakfast a the Tampa
Bay Hotel. At 1 P. NJ. they VIII start
on the return trip. arriving at Jackson
vile at P. NJ. An elegant dinner will
be served in Jacksonville, and at midnight
the journey will be continued. Savannah
!, will be reached at I a. N. June LIST, and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

of the United States District Court Oh ''he
Easfer~1 District Of North Carot.tla,
With the driving of the so'u1.i
spike in this city June %, next, ana t1ie
formal opening of the Seaboard Air Line "a,
Railway will be the consummatiol o. ue
great project in which so mucn lano-'
energy and capital have been invested
THE SHORT LINE.
The system will be known as ths
..Florida and West Indian Short Line
and will operate its own trains IRON. !n1
National Capital through the cafl'a
cities Of six of the South Atlantic ana
Gulf States. touching Richmond, Ratelsn'
Columbia Atlanta, Montgomery and TAI
lahassee, besides taking in every lmpot :
ant seaport town from Baltimore 10
Pensacola. including Baltimore, NorloiN'
Wilmington, Charleston. Savannah, fer-
nandira ard Jacksonville. on the AtianS!c'
and Tampa, Cedar Keys and st. Marks. on
the Gulf of Mexico The important m
land. towns on the line are, besides Rlch-
mond Raleigh, Durham, Weldon. Hender-
son and Charlotte, N. c., Chester, Gan
ton, Clinton and Barnwell. S. q. Au-
gusta, Athens Atlanta. Columbus ana
Albany, Ga, as we'll as the leading places
throughout Florida. Among the famous
winter resorts to be reached by the Sea
board are Jacksonville. ST. Augustine
Palm Beach, Miami. Tampa, Fernandtna
Southern Pines. Columbia, Athens. ana
besides. all the intermediate points
The first train from Tampa will be due
the party viii stop there until ?. u,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
GETTING READY.
Feeding Ahead of Hot Weather.

n. . ~~>..'.fs
mot quite so much meat 10 spring
tine: use the cereals. as they neat t.se
blood less" seasonable advice from an
old practitioner. 49,
If one uses some care as 70 1000. aiie
coming hot weather will be passed as
comfortably as any season In facL
person possessed of perfectly balanced
set of nerves can be happy and COMFORT
able under most any conditions.
The truest food for building up Tne
nervous system to a perfect condition as
Crape-Nuts The makers are skilled IN
their art, and knowing that nature nus
the brain and nerve centers with q sotI
sray matter. which Is used up more or
less each day and must be replaced, !or
nervous prostrasion sets IND. and also
knowing that this gray matter Is MADE by
the combination Of albu1nen and 2hos.
phate of potash. they select the parts OF
the field grains that contain the needed
materials manufacture them into dell
clous food, ready cooked, predtsested.
and of a fascinating favor.
The use OF Grape-Nuts quickly proves
that 1t really does rebuild and strengthen
the nervous system In a, most certain
manner. It is sold by all srocers and Is
In daily use in hundreds of thousands Oh
the best families in America.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

dresses: $50 P. M.-Dinner of the Alumni
Association at the Jefferson
Thursday. y M.-Award OF cerIshca ''Ess
and school diplomas; SIS P. M.-Delivery
of degrees, and commencement address.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler, Phi. d.,
Ii. D., of Columbia University, New
York. editor of Educational Review
Rev. S. II. Green, d. D.. by whom the
commencement sermon will be delivered.
Is acting president of Columbian Gnyer-
sity, and a most eloquent speaker. Pro1.
Nicholas Murray Butler, Phi. D., LIZ y,
of New York, is editor of the Educaiaona!
Review. and considered one of the most
n-ofi1e educational writers in America.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
GROWTH OF GREAT
SEABOARD SYSTEM
Continued from First Pase)

OF New York. was made presiosn., aiiU
Mr. ". r. Mckenney, OF Peteiso4i7 -
general counsel. Within the past w. ~
years work was again taken up on tne
road and pushed 10 q SUCCESSIVE coihp-s
ton under the direction OF the set'hGa. :.
Air Line Railway, whose connecting i'iiN
it was to be. %
few months ago the Richmond, re
tersburg and Carolina Railway Cosnpai.s
wa. empowered to change its name 70 tie
Seaboard Air Line Railway ComIaiiy'
and his change was made. Mr. smith
was succeeded by Mr.. e Ranco pm Wi
l;ams OF this city, as president. ana re
in turn by Mr.. John Skelton Williams.
TIE GREAT SYSTEM,
Other roads Were gradually abSofbeS''
and the greater Seaboard became aa eI
tabltshea fact. The various lines w !. .,,a
compose this system al the present tsillts
ana gives the Seaboa-d through line OIL
its own from Richmond to Tampa, one
hundred miles shorter than any OF IS
competitors, are:
seaboard Air Line Railway. from Ricn-
inond to Ridgeway.
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, from
Portsmouth to Weldon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
Delegates to Louisville.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, May o.
Special.-The following delegates from
John Bowie Strange Camp will go to the
Confederate Reunion in Louisville. Ky
General Thomas L. Rosser, Captain Mica
jah Woods and Captain II. Clay Michie
aiternates-Rev. DR.. George L. Petrie, Ser
geant James Perley and K. w. Duke
Captain Micajah Woods will take with
him his daughter, Miss Mary watts
Woods, chief maid of honor for the South.
and other ladies; Also the following old
veterans: w T. Jones, Colonel c. c..
Wertenbaker, W. C. Payne, Mason Cor
don. George r. Minor, A. L. Holiday,
l.. ". Cox, James Brown, WILDER kebiin-
ger. Il. C. Vandegrift, n. c. Wood Lew
Moore and others
The party viii leave here at o'clock P.
N. Monday over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
oar Monday Sales Set the Pace for The Economies of The Week.
Tai1Or-Made Suit Sensation.
Crash, Linen, and Pique Skirts.

Crash, Linen, and Ffque SklrtS.
Talornade Suits is simply phenomenal
express We have never offered suc
values or made prices positive loss to you
not to buy now The Wash Skirt in full swing and we
offer splendid variety popular prices
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
THEY HAD A GAY TIME.
Miners Paid Of-They Celebrate and
One Is Killed.

EAST RADFoRD, VA, May 2s-spe-
ciaI-The city was overrun last night by
Iaborers from the Walton and Luck
Camps. They were paiG off and came
to town to get liquor. Many tried 70
catch freight trains out, and six vera
seriously hurt, one dying this morning.
The police had their hands full
Someone tried to hold up DR.. Rind last
night. but failed.
Late this evening J. Iinkous. a respect
able citizen from Wicker. tried to board
moving freight to come to Esadford: Id
fell and the wheels crushed his left foot.
He was brought 10 East Radford and his
foot amputated between ankle and knee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
THE COLLEGE
COMMANDMENTS.
Exercises at the Union Theological
Seminary This Evening.
THE WoMAN's COLLEGE.
celebrated orators to Deliver Adj
dresses During tho Exercises at
s.chmond College. Which viii
Be Otherwise Attractive.
THE WoMAN's COLLEGE.

The commencement exercises Will beS1n
z; the Union Theological Seminary this
evening at o'clock with The delivering
of The annual missionary address by the
Rt. Rev. L. Rondthaler, y. D., OF oaieIn'
N. C. The exercises will be held IN the
Assembly Hall.
On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock the
annua! meeting of the Board OF Irus-
tees and Directors will be held me
final and graduating exercises. anciuoins
the delivery of diplomas and address 10
the class, will take place Wednesday
morning at II O'Clock The address viii
be delivered by Rev. r. Is. Campbell. u.
d. The graduating class this year IS
unusually large, and it is probable more
than thirty Will receive degrees.
ON Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock the
Junior n!odle classes Will give a reception
to The outgoing senior class and their
friends.
WoMAN'S COLLEGE
The commencement exercises OF the
Woman S College will begin next Sunday
evening with the delivery of the
baccaiaureate sermon by DIR. w. a. Barr,
al the First Baptist Church. On Monday
morning Inc CldSS uds SaSt St>'S.' 49,
be held in the College Chapel. The e1l-
ercises will consist OF the planting of the
class tree and the usual bonfire
The following class officers will take
part in the exercises: President, MISS
Mary Is. Hancock. of Chesterfield; Ora
tor. Miss Cornelia Merritt. of Macon
Ga: Prophet, Miss Julia Griffin BROWN
OF Richmond; Poet. Miss Lizzie Ihona-
son, of Richmond; Bonfire Orator, MISS
Jenevieve Pettet, of Fluvanna; Tree
orator. Miss Gay Broaddus, of Sparta;
Class Historian, Miss Bessie Clay Hogan,
of Richmond.
AT Q O'Clock Monday the alumnae
luncheon Will be given at the JEFFERSON
Hotel. complimentary 20 The graduating
class
On Monday evening at O'Clock, IN the
chapel at the college,. the annua! concert
will be given.
Tuesday night the regular closing eX-
ercises will be held at the Academy of
Music. The exercises will consist of the
awarding of diplomas and short addresses
by persons yet to be selected.
RICHMOND COLLEGE.
The sessions work at Richmond College
is rapidly drawing TO a close The COM
management exercises viii begin Sunday,
June 10th and continue until the following
Thursday evening. The exercises will be
held in the Assembly Hall of the College.
and the following is the programme:
Sunday. Sis P. N.-Comrnence1nent
sermon. Rev. s. II. Greene. D. D., LII
D.. of Washington. acting president of
Columbian
Monday. SIS P Manual celebration
of the Mu Sigma Rho and the Philolcgian
Literary Societies.
TUESDAY, SIS P. M.-Exercises of the
graduating class.
"Wednesday, P M.-Uuveiling tablets
In Memorial Hall and commemorative adj
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
.Inirc iiunliIcy,s Court.

KEYSVILLE, VA. May 26.-Special.-
Judge Hundley has just closed his special
term of the Circuit Court at Smitavlle,
called for the purpose of hearing the ap-
peal from the County Court, which re-
fused 10 grant liquor license 1t brakes
Branch and fSmithville. The judge at
fir,ned the decision OF the County Court
and refused TO grant license at either
place.
Charlotte county gave about $50 ma
iority in favor OF the Constitutional Cen
vention. Most OF the negroes voted against
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

during which time a breakfast, to which
distinguished citizens of Savannah will be
invited, will be served
Leaving Savannah at / P NJ, the trains
will reach Columbia at s P NJ. and q
dinner Will be served in that city Al
II P. NJ the start will be made from Co
Iumbia, and Raleigh will be reached at Z
o'clock on the morning OF Saturday. June
I'd. Breakfast will be served in that city.
and at 1890 the trip will be resumed. At
o'clock Petersburg will be reached, and
there an elegant luncheon Will be served
in library Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
POTtSnlou'

Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, from Wei
Palmetto Railroad. from Hamlet to
Durham and Nontl1ern Railroad. from
Durham to Henderson.
Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad
from Raleigh to Hamlet.
Ches terfield and Kersaaw Railroad, from
Chesterfield 10 Camden.
carolina Central Railroad, from VIII
minston TO Rutherfordton.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad,
from Hamlet TO Belt Junction.
seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad. from
Belt Junction to Atlanta
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, from
Montgomery TO Lyons, and perpe'suai
lease TO Savannah. besides lines 1resn
Columbus to Albany.
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroaa,
from Savannah to Jacksonville; from Jack-
sonville to the habtahoochee River; from
Fernandina to Tampa, with branches,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

tuesday night the regular closing ex-
ercises will be held at the Academy Of
Music The exercises will consist of the
awarding of diplomas and short addresses
by persons yet to be selected.
RICHMOND College.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
Tailored Suits.

Tailored Suits.
Without question, the most unique
bargain affair in modern suit trad
Ing, a sale which money saves you
elmoHf hal former on e eyias, 60 OK
One of the seasons most important
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
ELECTION DAY.
How II Game to BE Tuesday After
First Monday In November.

How II Came to BE Tuesday After
First Monday In November.
The designation of the day for hold
ing the presidential election is left to
congress. The first act passed by it re-
lating to that subject was in 1872 1t
provided that presidential electors
should be appointed within 81 days
before the first Wednesday, in Deem
ber.' This left each state free to select
a day to suit itself within those limits.
Pennsylvania chose electors on the last
Friday in October. Other states elect
ed theirs on different days between the
beginning and middle of November
When Harrison was elected in 1910,
the Democrats asserted that his sue
cess was due partly to fraudulent vot-
ing, which was made possible by the
lack of definite election day. 1t was
alleged that Kentucky and Ohio Wings
had voted in both states. the election
being held on different days. So in
1913 the Democrats passed the law
now on the statute books making the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
election day.
At that time but five of the % states
had their elections in November. In
Michigan and Mississippi voting was
carried on through two days-the first
Monday and the following Tuesday.
New York had three election days-the
first Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day-but had finally confined voting to
the middle day, or the first Tuesday
after the first Monday. Massachusetts,
chose state officers ON the second Mon
day in November and Delaware on the
second Tuesday. So congress selected
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day to consult the convenience of three
states out Of five, one of the three be-
ing the important state of New York
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
Read This Before You write.

Never write poetry until you are at |
least 80. unless you fall in love- when |
it will come to you like the measles
You would better begin with stories
that is, if you have Il leading idea and
can invent $ Nations. Do not attempt |
the novel u, you have passed your
fortieth year \ novel requires |
knowledge of men and manners,
study of human character, and powerSel
to create dialogue and invent surpriseshe
| know that there have been instancesIe
when very young men have writtenn-
clever poems and novels. but these h
were freaks of genius which do not n
often occur Avoid attempts at hund
NOR That mine has already beende
worked for more than it is worth, anded
the best of it seems to be labored OF
What the funny men do produce is notht
equal to the unintentional humoTe
which is to be found in COMPASSIONATE
speeches on the tariff, and in the old
fashioned epitaphs in the country {
churchyards.-Tho Dunn English t
in Success. az
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
lie Despised Tobacco.

The healthful or reverse action of toy
bacco has been an absorbing question:
for decades and one hard to settle
Emerson, cautious as he was was once I
drawn into Il discussion on the subject
and, being a nonuser of the weed, vase
an ardent advocate of it's abolition as
a marketable commodity.
Did you ever think about the logic
of stimuants?" he asked. Mature sup
plies her own. 1t is astonishing what
she will DO if you give her a chance.
In how short time the gentle eXcita-
ton of cup of tea is needed! Con
versation is an excitant, and the series
of intoXications it creates is healthful.
Bun tobacco, tobacco-what rude crow
bar is that with which to pry into the
delicate tissues of the BRAIN"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02

"An. enlisted man once put the presi-
dent of a court martial in difficult po-
sition," says a writer in Cassells Mag
azine. "The court martial was trying
the soldier for some fault or other.
When the evidence-and it took an I'M
usually long time-had been given, the
president asked the prisoner if he had
anything to say in his defense
"Well. sir, said the man, i can't
see how this ere court can sentence
me, for Major Jones as been reading a
paper under the table the ole blooming
time. and Captain Smith as been max
ing me into karicatoor on the blot
ting pad. and as for Lieutenant Brown,
e 'asn't 'ad his commission a year, and
don't count anyways!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02

A French commercial traveller was
expecting a large order from country
tradesman, but had the misfortune to
arrive in the town on a fetc day. Find
ing the shop closed, he inquired as to
the whereabouts of the proprietor and
ascertaining that he was attending the
fete, about a mile out of town. set out
after him When he arrived there. a
balloon WAS ON the point of ascending.
and he saw his man stepping into the
car. Plucking up courage he stepped
forward, paid his money and was al
lowed to take his seat with the other
aeronauts Away went the balloon.
and it was not until the little party
was well above the tree tops that the
commercial" turned toward his Gus
toner with the first remark of And
now, sir, what can | do for you in
calicoes?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
BEST GAMBLING SYSTEM.
The One That Will Surely Beat Faro
and Roulette.

and Roulette.
every confirmed gambler in the
world has spent more or less time try
ing to figure cut some system to beat
the game" said well known northern
sporting man. The commonest and
most plausible scheme is the one known
as progression. 1t is simply a dou-
bling of bets until 4 winning occurs,
and theoretically it is perfect, but the
trouble is that all gambling games
have 4 limit. and the doubling process
Increases a wager with such enormous
rapidity that it is apt to get over the
stipulated amount before the winning
takes place.
Il was at Monte Carlo last spring."
continued the speaker, and was sur
prised at the number of touts who in
tested the grounds pcddling sure
thing systems to break the bank The
ludicrous part of it was that most of
the peddlers were seedy and poverty
stricken in appearance, yet they pur-
ported to sell secrets which would in
fallibly enrich any purchaser. | asked
one fellow why he didn't try his sys-
TEN himself and buy Il new hat, and
he replied very glibly that he was
working for a syndicate and under
bonds not to play
"Ncarly all of these systems are
based on progression ana would be i'm
possible in high play owing to the ca
sine limit. Nevertheless saw a num-
Der Of small progression players at the
tables and was told that they have
been a fixture there for many years.
They were nearly all horrible looking,
bloodless old women, who began with
the smallest possible wager and quit
when they won 20 francs, or less than
81. \ house official informed me that
they were tolerated about the place on
account of age and infrmity and that
their daily winnings were regarded in
the light Of Il pension.
'In the days of open gambling in
New Orleans | remember there used
to be several broken down sports who
were said to make a living off the
games by progression playing | have
my doubts about it, however. The
best system and the only system that
will beat faro d roulette is to stay
away" u New cans Times Demo
crat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
WASPS ACT IN A TRAGEDY.
But They Come Very Near Turning
II Into Il Comedy.
zone Of the most laughable scene

One OF the most laughaDle scenes |
ever witnessed during the representa-
tion of one of Shakespeare's TRACE
dies, said Il we'll known theatrical
manager to the writer the other day.
happened to the late Tom Keene
when he was performing in northern
New York town The company was
playing Julius Caesar. and ut the
last moment it was found that the
property man had failed to send up the
regular throne chair used i'm the SEN
ate scene. ana an old rustic chair was
hastily procured from the left of the
theatcr and. after being covered with
draping, was pressed into service. In
the midst of the scene Il large waspS'
chair ana its inhabitants. becoming
indignant al the disturbance they had
suffered. began to swarm about the
stage seeking revenge upon the Ro-
mans in their low ncckcd and short
sleeyed dresses. The waSps seemed to
be particularly offended with Caesar
and it is doubtful If Caesars death
scene was ever acted with more feel
ing, for at the moment hc was being
pierced by the conspirators' daggers
the wasps were most Industrious in
their work
IN the tent scene where Caesar APP
pears TO Brutus one might almost have
doubted its being the real Caesar. 1t
was the same in form and Dress but
the face was no longer the same. In
the last act Brutus had one eye closed,
Antony a swollen lip, CassiuS an en-
larged chin. Lucius an inequality in
the size OF his hands and Octavius
Caesar Il nose that would have done
service as the famous nasal organ of
Bardolf in Henry w
The tragedy came very near bccom-
ing a roaring comedy when Mr.. Keene,
as CassiuS, said, Antony. the posture
of your blows is yet unknown but for
your words; they rob the Hybla bees
and leave them honeylcss,' and the
actor who was doing Antony replied,
Not StinglcsS too washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02

"When my grandfather was a young
man." said the boy with snub nose,
che could run ten miles without stop
pin"
81 heard my grandfather make a
prayer % minutes long once at a pray
er meetin." responded the boy with the
dirty face, ian it didn't feaze him.
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
The Bedroon.

The simplest and most economical
plans for purifying the air in bedrooms
are as follows: Heat an iron shovel.
then pour on it a few drops of vinegar.
If possible, have windows and doors
open at the time. Again. have some
Jumps of camphor in an old saucer,
heat the poker till very hot (but not
red and touch the camphor with it.
The smoke that arises will take away
all disagreeable odors and leave no OPP
pressive scent behind.-London An
swerS.