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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
DANVILLE COTTON INDUSTRY.
To Build Dam to Control Il Larger
Wnter Power.
lSneciul L\ipatch to The Timcs.)


DANVIL4LE, VA. Dec. 29.-At a meet
ing Of the Riverside Cotton Mills 1t was
decided that a new dam would be built
A committee was appointed to look into
the cost of this dam and report same 10
a meeting to be held next Week Hlsh
authorities in the company were to-day
interrosated on the subject and SAID that
the new dam would be built for the puf-
pcse of holding back Il head OF water as
an extra supply to the power when the
present dams afford, The location Is a!so
such that new cotton mills can he con-
structed further up the river when ule
occasion presents Itself 1t was further
decided that -hour-per-day system
OF labor should i,e put into effect in W.n-
ter with an eeven-hour system III sum
mer-
Improved machinery has been put into
one of the upper mills on test. rms
machinery saves waste in broken inreaas.
The test has thus far proved satisfactory.
The building OF the dam UP the river
will be begun as early as possible. IL =
thought that the cost of the improvement
will be about S1CQ0G0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
An Elegant Reception.
fsnocial Dispatch TO The Times.)

ToANO, VA, Dec. 29-The reception
given by Miss Annie Christian Marston,
on Friday night, in honor of her Trend
Miss Fannie Warren Mccurdy' OF fsich-
mond, was a social event or sredt ENJOY
,,,o,t and will ever finger in the memory
IF all present as one of the most pleasant
If their lives. Miss AIarston was assisted
in receiving by Miss Louise CoWles, Miss
Fannie McCurdy and Miss Miriam Mar
SION in their usual charming manner.
Al IL O'Clock an elegant supper was served
in the beautiful dining-room, which was
beautifully decorated with eversreens:
Those present We're MISS MARY WelhnS-
4o,, fsoddfn. Miss Annie Gatewood, Miss
Hannsh Wilkinson. A1lss Louise coWlsA.
Mas Ti,A cottrell OF Newport News;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

newspapers were bribed by the DeBeers
Company to oppose the Boer cause.
The United States Senates Gction on
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is much dis
cuSsed. The National Zeitung CNational-
Liberal. generally friendly TO the
United States, devotes a lengthy leader
to this subject this morning. The general
tone Of the press is strongly condemna-
tory of the Senate without sympataiztns
with Great Britain
The German private ship-yards in 1860
completed $4,000 tons of vessels, which
is three times above the tonnage turned
out in 1896, and fifth per cent. above
the tonnage of 1898, British yards built
in 1900, tG0.cEo tons for German account
and the German yards built in 1900. 1ono0o
tons for Germau account md itS.oG0 tons
for foreign account,
Seven lu dred ships. in Ill over 7ie.0o5
tons. are building for German account in
German private snd foreign y IDS. FoGty-
eight warships are being built in German
private yards.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
a Chance for Richmond Capital.
1sattor of The Times:

Editor OF The Times:
S.r-l-nder separate cover ] send YOU
by same mail :, pamphlet, compiled unde'
Inc supervision OF General Wood, treat
,n- of the civic conditions Tn the prov
.,,,.ss of Santiago and Puerto Principe
Though this pamphlet is more than Il
wear old. The main points mentlofieu
therein are equally true of to-day, OWNS
10 the Foraker bill. which has kept most
a. ire t,ir enterprises which would othef-
wise have been launched from getting d
footing. This biil will be modlileo.
think. during the coming session OF Con-
g.ess: sput. even if ii is MOI, there are
sail plenty OF opportunities Ter invest
.lents. IN which hope Richmond men
viii set their share OF the pfol'S-
merely send it to you, thinking III misht
give YOU some facts hitherto uhkto"h
which might 9oe Of use TO YOU
Several days ago | wrote to Mr.. j. ;.
Goodman traffic manager of the ken
.nona Chamber of Commerce. IN regard
to the piacticability Of operating a me
OF steamers between Richmond and Ha-
va,a and Santiago. My only object IN
writing 10 either Of you IS because OF
The Influence You command. ana because,
as q citizen Of Richmond. il would please
me very much 10 see Richmond men take
hold OF the scheme and push it through.
am not informed on the law governing
the subject but il is my belief that the
health regulations of Virginia would per
init OF a vessel from a So-called yellow
fever port passing on by Newport News
and Norfolk to Richmond, which, OF
course. would need no quarantine against
NelIow-fcyer. FROM New York all Inc
way around 10 Galveston quarantine is
In force during i've TO eight months in
the year. 50 Eou Will readily see what
an advantage This would give to Rich
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
AIR. pcrry,s Fun .,,,oncro,io,.

ROANOKE, VA, Dec 2s.-it became
known to-day that NJ. Slmcox aud wife
have left the city. leaving a fine of so
and costs of trial, imposed by the city
court, unpaid. They We're convicted Of
assault on j. S. Perry, a well-known bus
mess man, on Thankssiving-Day. The
woman. alleged, as Justification of the as
sault. that Mr.. Perry had insulted her.
The courts decision was ~ complete
Ytndication of Perry. 1t was shown in
the Testimony that Mr.. Perry had seen
the woman but once before the assault,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
Descendants of Deronsfliro Families.
7 he Manor House E,XbGuruc r s o.

Descendants of DerOnSflire Families.
The Manor House. Exbcurnc. r. S. O..
Devon. England, 5th Dec. 1900.
Editor of The Times:
Sir,-As presdcnt-clect of the Devon
shire Association for 1901, ] am DESTROYS
OF submitting to the Association, at its
meeting in the coming year. some notes
on the history and the distribution Of the
descendants of DcvonShire families per
msncntly settled in the British Colonies,
or in the United States of America.
] also wish To invite any such who may
chance To be visiting the old country in
August. 1851. 10 become members of the
Association, and To attend the three
days meeting in Exeter.
] shall feel greatly Obliged to any per
sons OF peronslirc descent or Devon
shire connexions ROW in the Colonies or
IN tho United States who may see this in
Fitation, if they would be so good as to
write me. as soon as possible, to the fol-
lowing address: Sir Roper Lcthbridge
The Manor House, Exbournc. II. S. O.
Devon, England, with any particulars
they can give me of the emigration of
Their family and its subsequent history.
together with the names and addresses
OF lis living members.
Hoping Hou viii he SO good as IN aid
me in making this invitation known By
kindly inserting this letter,
/ am. dear sir.
Yours faithfully.
ROPER LE,rHBRIDGr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
Miss Bertha Davis. Miss May Eliza Viii

Miss Bertha Davis. Miss MaE- Eliza Will
llnson, Miss Ellen Cowles, Mis- Nora Will
hinson, Miss Laura NarstOn, Miss Miriam
Marston, Miss Fannie McCurdY Miss Mary
Henley Spencer, Miss Lola BarIes: Nessrs.
Edwin Cottrell, Oliver Iiocka1ay, K. c.
}Cowes Lenard Will1ini2on, Joseph X,
Hubbard, r. Ile,nper TAYLOR, Eoel Mar
ston, L. II. Cowles, Jr, ID, NJ. Wilkinson,
Geo. y. Marston, w. Lawrence lakewood,
Samuel Cottreu. W. Walker Ware. Prof.
Frank Simpson, Edward Petit il. 7.
Wilkinson. JOIN Barnes, Jr., William
pettitt, w II Cowles, j. L. Farthins,
Mr.. and Airs. NJ. l.. Cottrcll, of riewport
News.
At 10 o'clock the merry party all de-
parted for their respective ZONES. ABIDE
claring the ev,ning one Of tie most pleas
ant ever spent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
7. =. =. III Roanoke
SneciaI Disnaicb In rh. ,r,,,,,,

tSlt1lai HisRalch 10 The Timcs)
ROANOKE. VA. Dec. GA local Coun-
ell of Commercial Travellers was organ
ized here tonight. twenty-five Lynch
burgers coming UP 10 perform the initia-
ton The Council Will start off with about
thirty-tiVe members. The visitors were
entertained at Hotel Roanoke
NJ SlmcoX and wife. who attacked ]. s.
Perry, have gone To Norfolk but it was
With the fun knowledge OF the police au-
lhoIitles and lawyers. he having secured
4 good position III tha; city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
CuI,c-Ewr,
Especial pispatch to The Times

Especial Dspatch 20 Tho Ilales.J
PROVIDENCE FORGE. VA, Dec. 90
Miss Maud Eye, the only daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. James Eye. and Mr. Jacob
Cane, of Boston. were married on Thurs
day evening. December 2Ith- at o'clock.
The bride. who is striking blonde, was
becominSly attired in a gown of dark blue
cloth with gloves 70 match.
Immediately after the ceremony. per-
formed by Rev w. ]. King, a reception
was held. aud later a sumptuous repass
was enjoyed by the many friends who
had assembled. Mr.. and Mrs Cane Will
leave soon for their future nos1:e.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

and that for a period of ten minutes,
during a visit to his office, all of which
time there were others present SimcoX
and wife were comparative strangers here
and were little known, both having come
to the city recently. They were married
after an acquaintance of two weeks, the
woman having come from Jersey City
and SimcoX from Tennessee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

Below wiil be found several comnlun'-
cations from friends and readers OF me
Times. While The Times neither under
takes 10 endorse or to deny the correct
ness of the views expressed, the columns
OF the paper are cheerfuily thrown open
10 its readers and friends to discuss ques-
lions of interest TO the public
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
legs Crushed on.
;,.,c,af ui,,..teh 20 Tic Times )

RoASokF.. VA, December %
.V..Stam Heymun, young man. was
fts.sp., OK ,he Norfolk and Western main
..sss near the shops. this morning with
S,st &. legs cruss,cd just below the knees,
rs......s.s taken to the surgeons Office and
hia Ks4t,s amputated. lie was under ~
hlsszrs Of Henas.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
The Minister Ia Wed.
,snecial dispatch to The Time,

DREWRYvILLE. VA, Dec. 2e-Cards
are out announcing the marriage os Miss
Euuice Fox and Rev. Charles Pennington
Ryiand. at the home of the bride. on
Monday December 31st- The bride and
groom will. leave on the noon train for an
extended northern tour, and win be AT
E,nporla. their future home. after Jauu-
..rS- och
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
Bristol Assignment.
ie,,c,,, Dlsnoich To The Times. )

iSnccial Dispatch TO tn" 1lmosJ
BRISTOL. TENN. Dec. 29.-Geo. {.
pile and Company. general merchants in
Bristol, made an assignment to-day Tor
the benefit OF creditors throughout ehc
country. Liabilities eight thousand DOL,
lars; assets estimated at three thousaiia
dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
VIEWS EXPRESSED ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
BY FRIENDS AND READERS OF THE TIMES
SUGGESTIONS for Richmond Capitalists Seeking In
yestments--A Search for Members Of Devon
shire Famlies-Demand for GoodiMen for
the Constitutional Conventional Re-
DIV to Mr.. James P. Harrison.

whose hunger is never appeased, ana
whose craftsmanship is nonchaant
PUBLICE.
Pulaski City, Va, December u, 1870.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30
Worst Feature of II
rs there anything worse than dyspep-

..Not Il you have to live with the one
vie q troubled With tt.'-CaicaEo Post
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

lNdPK11Io u71U 1dUlc N111C11o
Huck Towels, henmed, To-
large size, for. AON
Turkish Bath Towels. COX m.
40 inches, heavy weight, for. AUI
Huck Towels, hemmed, all ri.
pure linen, for. AA2S
Danask Towels, knotted ~.
frlnged, colored borders, for 1f(
Huck Towels, hemmed, 1oa
extra heavy. for. -. AVA
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21

The first and foremost essential is
absolute cleanliness, and this applies
to the COW stable, the milk pals, milk
pans and all other utensils, the milk
room, etc, says q correspondent of the
Ohio Farmer. When the milk Is
brought IN, strain 1t as soon as posi-
bic, filling each milk pan half full If
or other living rooms, place newspa-
pers over the pans to keep out the dust.
Do not break into the cream IL 1t can
be avoided and do not let the milk go
over three days without Swimming.
Put the cream In large stone jar and
mix 1t over well each time fresh cream
Is added Keep the dish In a rather
warm situation if possible. Sixty de-
grees E. is about right Empty into
the churn whenever the jar is full, and
after the churn has become half filed
churn the cream into butter. In cold
weather the process may be quickened
by setting the churn and all In dish
pan of hot water. In churning let the
strokes be firm and even and do not
leave off until the butter has come.
The butter should be gathered In q
wooden bowl and quickly worked over
TO dissolve the salt and eliminate the
buttermilk. Then it may stand for a
few hours. when 1t should receive its
final working over. A few dipperfuls
Of cold water should next be added TO
help dissolve the salt and to get the
butter into shape for packing. The
main point Of mixing the butter is to
make It of a good consistency for put
ting In the jars. 1t should not be work
ed over too long or the salt grains will
cut the globules, thus making 1t sticky.
Butter should be worked over at a
temperature of about 90 degrees.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
Az Amerlcan Dinncr pnrtx.

Here is Clement SCOTS picture of an
American dinner party: You are no
sooner ushcred into the reception room
than you feel at home in half u second.
Conversation is general and animated.
Your hostess is genial gracious and an
artist in the difficult ceremony of in
PRODUCTION. The room and the atmos-
phere beam with fricndliness. Intro
duced to your dinner companion, she is
determined that you and your partner
shall be friends at once. You have not
to make conversation. She makes it
for you. If you know anything, she
will drag it out of you In double quick
time, and you have some difficulty in
holding your own against her readi-
ness. wit and sly cynieism. She can
discuss everything and knows some
thing about Ill she discusses, but with
out pedantry or affectatlon. She has
the art of appearing TO like you and be
interested In you whether she is or not
This may be humbug, but it is delight
full humbug all the same.
1.-THE elements of Irritation are never
TO be despised by man or woman of
any age. This social art is generally
ignored In England, and that is why
American women are so supremacy
popular. And what is the consequence?
You go home from dinner party In
England tired and bored to death or
wander off to your club to try to for
get 1t all. You go home from an Amer
lean dinner party exhilarated, a little
proud of yourself and saying sincerely,
1T has been n jolly and delightful even
ing At least that is what have felt
whenever have been honored with an
invitation in New York. San Francis
co Argonaut.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
Good Feeders.

"A hostess of the west end, Washing
ton, who proposed giving dinner to
some doctors visiting a convention in
town said to the caterer when she had
finished with her order:
"Now, Mr. X, trust you will make
this dinner as fine as possible, for my
guests come from all over the country,
and / want them to see how well we
do things at the capital"
els it the doctors you're going to en-
terrain, them" asked the caterer.
Eyes" responded the hostess. 81
have invited number of the doctors"
"Give me my list, then" said the ca
terer, and be forthwith proceeded to in
crease the q',4ntlty of everything upon
the meri and to nearly double the
amounl of wine.
what do you mean by that?" asked
the patron. "Why have you increased
the quantity of everything so mate
rialIyr
81 was all right at first for the ordi-
nary guest, madam" said the caterer,
with an ex cathedra air, but them
sawbones does eat and does drink
they does eat and drink. Their trade
seems to give 'em an appetite. "-Ex-
change
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
He Rought a section.

A Plttsburger who has money TO
spare had to go east on short notice.
He Is a man given to exclusfveness,
@d he detests travelling In a public
conveyance because he is thrown in
with so many persons of whom he
knows nothing. When he does take a
trip, he takes a stateroom wherever he
can get 1t, or falling in that, If his
business is urgent, he takes a section
in the sleeping car. He had little time
to make arrangements last week, but
his first thought was of stateroom.
He called one of the employees and
hurried him to the ticket office.
Get stateroom, if you can" he
said, land, If you cannot, get section.
You know what a section is-two
berths"
Eyes, sir" replied the man as he
started off.
He returned soon with the informa-
ton that there wasn't stateroom to
be had on the train.
''But got two berths for you. sir, !"
he said, handing out two tickets.
He nearly lost his job when his en-
ployer examined the tickets and found
one for upper 3" and the other for
upper S."-Pittsburg News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21

For this story of the relation of poll
tics and medicine the Philadelphia
Medical Journal vouches: A physician
was summoned in haste to attend the
child of a family that lived In two
rooms in the heart of large Ameri-
can city-not New York. The child had
been seized suddenly and seriously
and just at election time. The mother
was in despair and when the doubtful
prognosis was given she broke into
wailing and violent self condemnation
for some horrible sin of the family to
which she said the child's illness was
due-a direct punishment for their
crime. She would go and curse the mag
istrate for it all, her husband should
resign from 1.-The force and such evil
ways should be renowned forever.
Curious to know how the magistrate
could be held responsible for the child's
Illness, the doctor finally secured the
confession that the crime of the poor,
conscience stricken woman consisted
in allowing the names of many fraudu-
lent voters to be registered as residing
in her house, in swearing to the lie,
etc. The magistrate also had demand
ed this of all the neighbors in return
for indescribable political favors.
The child recovered, and the magis-
trate paid the physicians bill.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
a VALUABLE PUBLICATION.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 1900 Sun
MER EycrrpsroN porrru poor

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 1900 SUM-
MER EXCURSION ROUTE BOOK.
On June l the Passenger Department of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
publish the 1900 edition of its Summer
Excursion Route Book This work is de-
signed to provide the public with descrip-
tive notes OF the principal Summer resorts
of Eastern America, with the best routes
for reaching them, and the rates of fare. II
contains all the principal seashore and
mountain resorts of the East. and over
seventeen hundred different routes and COM
binatiOns of routes. The book has been
compiled with the greatest care, and
altogether is the most complete and com
prehensiye hand book of Summer travel
ever offered to the public.
The cover is handsome and striking.
printed in colors, and the book contains
several maps, presenting the exac routes
over which tickets are sold. The book is
profusely illustrated with fine halftone
cuts of scenery at the various resorts and
along the lines of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road
On and after June this very interesting
book may be procured at any Pennsylvania
Railroad ticket Office at the nominal price
of ten cents, or, upon application to the
general Office, Broad Street Station, By
mail for twenty cents. 81 1900 2ts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
Adiourned by Renortera.

well, that bumps mep said the colo
mel. 81 know that the cheek Of those
newspaper reporters is always in full
flower. but didn't know that they as
sumed to legislate for the state"
"All l know Is" asserted the judge
again, that two newspaper reporters
once adjourned a session of the Illinois
senate"
How'd they do it-choke the speak
err with copy paper?
''No; they were very civilized about
it 1t was one day when everybody ex-
pected a dull session, and only two of
us senators put in an appearance,
counting Dave Littler, who was in the
chair.
"T want to get an interview with
Littler when this things over said one
newspaper man.
$50 do L, said the other I move
that we adjourn he shouted at Littler
at second the motion said the first
reporter.
lit is moved and seconded that we
now adjourn said Littler solemnly
Those in favor will signify It In the
usual manner
layer shouted both of the report
ers.
"'Carriedr said LittIer."- Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21
1;sz2GalEzIs4ssRNmz
lELRstNp GRRDEN
- - So
USE OF NITROGEN.

Field Experiments Conducted at the
New Jersey station.
The results of field experiments car
ried out at the New Jersey statiop to
test the relative usefulness of nitrogen
in different forms when used In con-
nectlon with a sufficient abundance Of
minerals are valuable and warrant the
following general suggestions as guides
to successful practice:
That it Is a desirable practice to use
nitrate of soda on crops which, to be
highly profitable, must make rapid
growth In the early season before soil
agencies are active.
That on good soils and under average
seasonal conditions the largest return
from the use of nitrogen on crops of
this class may be expected when the
best forms are used.
That the kind of crop and character
Of soil and the amount of nitrogen ap-
piled are important factors In deter
mining the profits that may be derived
from the use of nitrogen.
The largest profit may be expected
when used on crops of high market
value.
The largest return per unit Of appli-
cation may be expected from soils in
good condition.
That on soils regarded in this state
as good for this class of crops the
amounts of nitrogen applied may
range, according to the kind Of crop,
from "a to so pounds per acre, an
equivalent of 100 to 500 pounds of nj
trate of soda.
That on good soils forage crops,
which belong to the low market value
class, may be profitably increased by
the judlcious use of nitrate Of soda
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-21


While the milkroom should be well
ventilated those who still use the open
pans should be careful that there is not
direct current of air blowing over
TIE pans, says The American Cultiva-
tor. There are two reasons for this.
The outside air is not pure and sweet.
II may be laden with dust or It may
bear with It odors which are not de-
ssrable IN the butter or bacteria that
will produce bad fayors or early de-
cay. But even If the air is all right 1t
toughens the surface Of the cream so
that in cburning 1t does not break with
the rest. but either goes away in the
buttermiik or mixes into the butter.
usually most of It doing the latter, and
then the butter Is filled with white
apecks which are simply sour cream
that viii not only impart an undesIra-
bic taste to the butter, but cause 1t to
become rancid very quickly. We learn
ed this by a little unpleasant expert
ence Of our own many years ago, as
we have learned some other things. and
we advise our friends to be warned
before they have to pay for the lesson.
One may remove these particles Of
tough cream by stralnIng the whole
through fine sieve, but 1t is easier not
20 have them. Place a screen between
the window and the milk shelves If It
a necessary TO open the windows TO
cool or gentilate the room.