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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

bus also 10 the melc bae
gambling mabia collections
sloW and uneefiaa Some 81 Bhe m
ers ganhie away thef ehsals s5oa
s. reeaiveds
tn eeu1e % the gambling houaes
displayed the signs 8Checks easned
here The cheeks tae wares are
eashed with Faro eheele and the
minor loses them before learing tha
table. Before entering the gambling
den the miner eashes his check AZ 5
counter where sits a haWkliSe fellow.
something ike q pawnbroker he
knows that the greaeer part Of Sc win
never return-that the miner will
perhaps leave empty-handed. These
gambling hells are located on tie drst
floors, within easy reach Of the pass
ing miner, who sees the game in full
blast as he enters a saloon to take his
constitutional which he thinks Is
necessary before returning from bis
work TO his needy family. He sees
the Hcappers Of the games winning
stacks 81 checks and he thinks that
he viii risk a few dollars and SO
double his h~ard-earned wages. He
little knows that be IS playing against
a brace game-with ell chances TO
lose and not one to win. The cards
are shaved so that they can be
stripped into sections. It may be no.
hced That the dealer always takes tho
last shuttle" and it IS this ashutia''
that places the cards into the brace
position, no matter how long the
outsider may have shumed them.
The roulette wheel has a hidden
spring which the dealer touches and
makes either the black Or the red "a
win. he swiftly calculates the
amount Of money placed ON the sides
and numbers, and touches the spring
so as to throw the balance Of trade
in favor Of the game.
There are AZ gambling tables in the
city, most Of them located in saloons,
so as to bring custom into the bar
rooms, and the reverse. Some Of the
saloons have three or four tables-a
variety of faro, roulette and keno. In
some Of the low resorts, run for ne
groes, are ''crap" games, for the me-
gro is more at home at that game than
any other. The free zone known as
Poverty Gulch" is set apart for the
negro element, and it has not its coun.
terpart for wickedness in the United
States-the slums of New York and the
Chicago "levee" not excepted. The
stranger who ventures into Poverty
Gulch" after nightfall is either veryig.
norant of this "darktown" section, or
very i]mprudent. The gambling tables
are assessed ten dollars each per
month. There is an unofficial" OH.
cial who makes the rounds on the first
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

:
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tee aaa his
b eat
One az fesa
ergea under cron
aeash q
Restoration 81 Wa
Prince Arthur 8 eannaa
tered the hoJa Mill
hurst as gentleman ea 81
inafion of che suuaef Yac
win pursue the usual
Thomas Nelson
thor to testify tptie virtues - foh
as 9 brain stimuiant He hfneeIf
smoker and always smokes 4a
faAins up bis pen. aud mere
while writing.
John Hayes who op4nsd tte
copper mime im this eonntEg.
ing ia Cleveland. That N All
shores II Lake Superior s6
His wife, who is also living 81 81
" At tAe NIab WING women TO A9~A
on Lake superior. Two years
output q copper in the United Sta
was s9,241 TONS gsued 81 S63 l29
Few persons knows Henry 5ur
ION other than Is a aywrieht.
however. the president 81
turing company with an Office Is ole
81 the tan building 6n Hroa New
York, and there spend all the amanet
devoted to thea ica Imatte Ihecora-
pany manufacture Mr. CatletoH1s own
electrical inventions, which are m1nv
and successful.
Mark Twain does not enjoy travelling.
# seems that when asked about re-
cent voyage, he replied; do tt for
the sake Of my family. MIhad my way
I'd settle in spot, and never move.
In fact I can't understand how any
writer can be persuaded to move 81 his
own accord. Old Bunyan was in luck
when they threw him into prison. IL
had been in his place they'd never have
got me out
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Scientific Men Everywhere Engaged
in Studying Their Relations.
Workins Together q Perfecting q
Rational System % Suggestive
TherRpeuticH-AmeRfca
Leads the Wor1d.
IspsaIal chIeago Letter.l
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS concerning

NHE announcements concerning
the international congress of
experimental and therapeutic
hypnotism, recently held in Paris,
have awakened a general interest In
the systems Of healing Of disease by
suggestion.
Since the time Of Mesmer, France
has claimed to lead along this line Of
investigation. A recent issue Of q
Wsl-known English magazine con-
tains descriptions Of scenes that may
Be witnessed at the hypnotic" clinic
Of DR.. Edger BerilIon, in Paris, and OF
the means he employs for inducing
q state which is characterized as
sound sleep" in his patients Gin which
condition they will accept any sug-
gestion, however untrue or absurd),
and which is considered necessary in
order to obtain the best results freU-
EuogaaAs~seEedUudenG. BerflI0m hat
ssd his system upon the theories
of DR., Braid, of Manchester, ENGLAND
Gharcot. of Galtpctriere snault.
end Befhhelm ~ sheV sehool
end other at0rs to whose tira-
tts the Warld Is greatly in-
dabted for the light they ha4a thronn.
on certain phasee 1 psychic phe-
nousna. Although his methods
- aizned to be up to date in every
particular, they present nothing new
to Americans. Five years ago prac-
tically the same ideas were held, and
the same results obtained in a similar
manner, at the Chicago School of Psy-
chology. DR.. Herbert A. Parkyn, its
founder and principal, believing firmly
In the beneicent results to be OBJ
tanned from intelligently directed
mental suggestion, has been employ
ing all the resources Of his great in
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

could exist without the gamblers, the
gambling houses could not exist with
out the miners. There are about TO-
O00 miners in the Cripple Creek dis
triet. OF this number about 5000 are
tributary" to the city Of Cripple
Creek. Each miner receives from two
dollars and fifty cents to four dollars
a daylight hours constituting a
days work. The mines r worked by
relays, or reliefs, Of eight hours each,
and the gambling houses are run on
the same plan-they never close their
doors, nor stop their games. And the
mines never close down, except for re-
pairs, and the furnace fires Of the
mills are ever. burning.
The miners average $50 a month
each, and more than half Of them lose
the greater part Of their earnings at
the gambling tables, Many of them
lose an, and then buy provisions for
their families at credit prices. Others
fail to pay their bills, and this ham
pers trade. The gambling houses are
not only a detliment to the miners.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Htion in which suggestion has am ex-
a~ggerated effect. While a person in
a deep somnambuHc slumber(0
win apparently believe everything
that IS said to him and may receive
q healthful suggestion from an OPP
orator and be benefited thereby much
greater and more lasting effects are
secured when a patient, after care
fiji instruction as to the results which
lt IS desired to obtain in his case, and
the means to BE employed to compass
them, places his mind in hearty intel
Heent cooperation with that Of his
physician But, strange as it may APP
pear, there + patents who feel that
they cannot BE benefited unless they
are thoroughly .hypnotized, hence
DR. Par6yn teaches owe 100 methods
for producing tbs condition which
IS considers rather q symptom than
3 state Many persons are muscular
ID sugresHble "a whom complete hyp-
uolia cannot be induced On some
days there are over g hundred apple
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
HARD LANGUAGE 10 LEARN
"A Jesuit Missionary Once said tho
Devil Invented the JarEon 20
Keep Christians Out.

All lingiusts that have investigated
the matter pronounce the Chinese the
most difficult Of all languages to mas
ter, says a London paper.
Every student that undertakes TO
acquaint himself with this language
finds himself sympathizing with the
Jesuit missionary who, years ago, saids
II believe the devil invented the Chi
nese language to keep the missionary
out" The most appropriate name for
the Chinese language would be aIe-
gion," for there are many. The prevail
ing idea in the occident Is that there s.
but one language in China and man
dialects. The truth ia The case is this.
There are many different languages in
China, as there are in Europe, and they
differ as radically as English ana Ger
man. Then these various languages are
broken up into at least 200 dialects
some say there are as many dialects
Us Tnere IRE dBys IA the year.
Chang, a district city Of 1000 fnhabi&
ants, the people speak Annoy, Eoo-ch0w,
Hinghua and Mandarin; and Dir. Doug
las (there is no greater authority Oh.
Chinese language question than he)
SAYS These r not dialects Of one
language they are cognate languages.
bearing to each other relation similar.
to that which subsists between the
Arabic, the Hebrew the Syriac and
Ethiopic,"
On the steamer with us going over
to China were 900 Chinese, all Canton-
csc, except two who were from swatau.
Canton and Swatau are in the same
province, yet these two classes Of men
could not converse with each other iii
their native languages. They commune
Gated with each other in the mongrel.
tongue called Pidgin-English, that IS
used in California as well as in all the
principal ports of China and Japan.
The leading languages Of China are
Mandarin, spoken by about 200, OoO, 600;
Cantonese, spoken by 20, OO0,O 00; Annoy,
spoken by 100000; Shanghai, spoken.
by 8,OOO,OOO; Foo-Chow, spoken by
100000; Swatau, spoken by 100000,
and Hinghua, spoken by 2 100000. And,
says a SYNAGOGUE, "the rigid adherence
of all to the theoretical standards is
more perfect than in the European lan-
guages.'
The court language is the Mandarin.
which occupies the same position in
China that French did in Europe leo.
years ago.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
SKIN 81 the Cameo Gutter

The cameo cutters occupation is
very exacting. He can put in only
a few hours work at a time as a
usual thing because Of the tension
on the nerves. A quavering hand
may be responsible for the single
stroke which win spoil a weeks work.
He must have an eye almost like a
microscope, and a very delicate
touch; he must be an artist in soul,
and as skilIful a craftsman as is a
matchmaker; he must know how to
model and draw, and he must have a
knowledge of chemistry, SO as to
remove offending spots. The work is
executed in relief on many kinds Of
hard or precious stones but essen
TALLY the |ehalcedonie variety Of
quartz and On sheIls-Chicago Chlon-
ie1e.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Mrs. Homespun cautiously 7
think Ethel has her mind set on Lieut.
Leadpill
Mr.. Homespun-Got her mind set on
.himi Great Scotti When looked in
the parlor the other evening she had
#ker entire being set on himZJudge.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
AFTER THE DOLLARS.
Dwellers u Mining Camps Have No
Other Aim il Life.
4Rue Picture Of MtGe "a CFlpule creek
-Gambline ~ carried Or Open-
1y-A VerEtnble inferno in
Miniature.


tepeclak Cripple creek NColl LetteH-J
fI MINING town or city IS called .
~ camp" whether the population
be 500 or 10000. Cripple Creek
has about 20,oo0 population, and the
miners rarely dignity It with the title
Of city
Life ia a mining camp is both pic
turesque and real. Here human ma
ture is seen in its every phase-au sorts
and conditions Of people migrate to a
camp to better their i'll fortunes. Here
may be seen humanity in its lowest
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

2WEAM3 MGAAA EAAAEA Win MAAEEa
Some fairly successful experiments
have recently been made ia drilling
holes in and engraving on metal by
means of el~ectrolytic solutions. A
nozzle of special construction was
used. The lower end, which Is pressed
against the metal plate. is divided.
into two compartments, through
which the e~lectroIytie fluid flows.
The upper end has two openings,
through one the %electroIyte flows In.
down to the lower end against the
plate, and finally up and out Of the
other. The end Of the nozzle. which
is pressed against the plate to be-
drilled, is fitted with a rubber wash
er, whose shape determines that 81
the hole bored. A strong electric
current is caused to flow through tine
plate into the e%leetrolyte and back
to the source Of electricity. The
nozzle circulation Of the electrolyta
in the nozzle carries of the metal
as fast as the e~leetrolysis 6beultes 81,
Some Of the best results for iron
were obtained with sulphuric acid
as the e~lectrolyte, but good work was
also done with ordinary salt water
Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Billy-Got a new watch, eh9 What
did it cost YEP
Jimmy-Taint settled fur yet.
whats de charge, den2
'If dey ever is amy charge I guesl.
ten be highway robbery -Philadel.
phia Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
DANyILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
DauyilIc. Va Dec oe 1000
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, DEC. %, 1000.
ARRIVED.

PORT OF RICHMOND, DEC. p, 1000.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. James
River landings and Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers, Virginia Navigation
Company.
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion
Line.
Steamer Yemassee. ONeil, Philadel-
phia, Pa, merchandise and passengers.
Steamer Rosaie Willis. Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion
Line
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, DEC. %, 1900.
Barge Nancy Pendleton. Portland.
Barge City of Atlanta, Providence
Schooner Nathan Lawrence, Norfolk.
SAILED
Schooner Cora Green, Norfolk.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, DEC. 26. 1900
Steamer Katahdin. Providence.
Steamer Mokta, New York.
Steamer Tampa, Galveston.
Steamer Ramleh Pensacola.
Steamer Phoebe, Galveston.
SAILED.
Steamer S. J. Murphy, Providence.
Steamer Bucna Ventura, Boston
Steamer Tampa. Hamburg.
Steamer Ranleh, Genoa.
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED, DEC. &c.
ARRIVED
Schooner George. S. Richardson, Purnell,
to load lumber.
PORT OF RICHMOND, DEC. &c, 1900.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Albemarle. Glover. Norfolk.
merchandise and passengers, Old Donln-
,on Line.
Schooner Charles II. Trickey, -, Del
aware Breakwater, fish scrap, Richmond
GuanO Company.
Barge Thomas NIcNally. Seward, Balti-
more coal, S. II. Halves & Co.
SAILED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves, Norfolk
.nd James klver landings, merchandise
ana passengers, Virginia Navisa ton
Company.
steamer Albemarle. Glover, Norfolk.
merchandise anu passengers. Old Domln-
ION Line.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
,Tu,.pju-GravcIy.
.noeinl pIspa,ch 70 rhe rlmcs.l

Especial Dispatch 10 The Timcs.)
DANVIIiLE, VA, December S.-At
noon to-day Mss Name Gravely was
united in marriage 70 Mr. George L. Tur-
pin. a weI-known Louisville tobaccouist.
Miss Grayely is the daughter OF Captain
pevton Grave!y and IS 4 social leader.
The young people took the noon tran for
Louisville and other cities.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
Crowds at H. lIywond,

More people visited Hollywood Tuesday
than on any occasion during the year.
with the possible exception OF Memorial
Day.
II is estimated that at least looo per
sons went through the cemetery gates
The most Of them carried wreaths TO
place upon graves.
This was a most unusual occurrence.
AS rule but few people enter the ceuae-
terry on Christulas-Day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
Norfolk and Western Earnings.

The statement of the estimated gross
earnings of the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company are:
For third week of December, $500, 51S;
increase Si41
Total for month to date, s914,2iS; in
crease, $l50 $50.
July i, 1900 to latest date, s7,47s1a; in
crease, $9IS035.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

N-Eyv vGDL- ~. nj 0Trp W.,
~ ,,. C,ai,l,i,,. Mia ~ u
fr,S', ptI ',tSt'41is iiN'
r. = no y. t<T -, ~ a, o.,.4
DG1K " i1t1+A n 49, tt-e1u1el
SS1H> NJ ', - - ~ 81 I'S'uS
G GO, Z Nh
i y E:T ~ lLstoad,-
I 3-NisI'i I; ~ "a
Io:1IIt-i. =. VI VI. A-Duii' . l -csy,
if-+A i-opoL ed95 NV, ~, 40 IT, = -,
l. o. u. "iioat. oPtIolia "itiiSu $500. W., -.
small WofIu 5 shlpliiei!ts az id5ii; 49,
mss. put ltt;i c.tSsSu on 1870
duceu ny an 'llGftdSg III 'iit hIo
statement anu io"er i ilIieh N,'n7
SioseI easy az &c; l,e' @ 1ooo,,s ~ Cr
c SIJs a. ''Ae'' Ni'S ''e'
'iISi, g.. :, . ,-,lo o,o,,,-
oIS.\-:9l'ot eas4ei ~; aTI4J
lor. onions were ~. ouit 81! 10 80 III
eaSS 1,tiiihs ot t+t +o " ;,,e -
~ nS ~ tt. ,.isiI,Io md fnai iaIiino
d u.s. ~ ne 80 +;f ~ ~
Nm nii eioTan cIosad a a. AZ;
NJ M. IA, r,ooI,1{,<'.' ,oIIc -
,,rS g.. Ill. NJ y 'S1at O,+io,s
. ~ -opot Gun. NO '-'%ie' options
i't HI!t = on H',isr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 2G.-Board Of Trade
markets We're very dull as a rule to-day.
The prospects of n beariSh Government
report tomorrow and the absence OF out
SIDE support depressed wheat. May closing
&c. lower. December corn closed lc.
lower: January a shade higher. and May
unchanged Oats closed unchanged. Pro-
visions at the close Were 2l2@I1.c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows,
Open. High. Low. Clos
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
BALTIMORE MARKET
I TIMORE, MD, Dec. 2G.-FLOUR-

WHEAT-Dun; spot and December 7ol4
6D72assc: January. 12lz@sGlI24c c.: May, T177l4d.
7777a5c Southern, by sample. 6SffIic.
CORN-Firnl: spot, old, -t2AGCl2lac.: new,
41Wc.: December. new or old. 413s@41Ac. !:
January. i1&@41i9c.; February. 41iaI
4l4c Southern white corn. 4lIt43c.
OATS-Frm; No. white, 3oKG31c
RYE-Dull; No. nearby, soc.
SUGAR-Steady and unchanged.
BIrTTER-Steady, and unchanged.
EGGS-Steauy and unchanged;
CHEESE-Steady and unchanged
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
The Christmas Mails,

The Christmas rush at the post-oGice
was greater yesterday, perhaps, than on
Monday. Carloads of packages came
in, and the carriers had moe work than
they could do.
Two men were assigned exclusively to
the duty of delivering registered pack
ages.
The outgoing mail was not quite SO
heavy as it was on Monday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
Fnx-Hun,er's Leg Broken.
Special Dispatch to The Times

BOYDrTCtN. VA. Dec. e6.-E. W. Over
bey. cashier of the Bank OF MecklenbUrs.
had his leg broken yesterday while out
fox hunting by his horse falling with him.
He was in an unconscious condition for
half hour. His wound. while painful.
is not regarded as serious. Mr.. Overbey
Is very fond OF fox hunting. and keeps
q pack OF hounds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
CoTT0N-sEED OIL MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 2G-COTTON-sEED
OlL-WaS very dull in absence OF tor
cign news or orders, with no change in
prices. closing steady. Prime crude bar
rels. &c. Prime summer yellow, 291@0
:;Oc. off summer yellow, 29c.: prime
white ;i56:i;jc.; prime winter yellow, $50
.;;;;Ic Prime meal So
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27

1ru YORK DRY Coone M.REET

NEW YORK. Dec. 26-DRY GOODS
The market has Worn quite a holiday ap-
pearance to-day 1s,e there having been only a
partment. There have been no transac-
lions of any moment reported in either
cotton or WOODEN Goods, business ruling
quiet throughout. The tone OF the market
prices. and neither buyers nor sellers are
looking for any Developments of conse-
quence for the balance of the year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
TOBACCO MARKET

Richmond, Va, Dec &c. 1900
Private sales to-day were as follows:
Wrappers. / hogshead: filters, II hogs
heads
Internal revenue collections were as fol-
lows: Tobacco. S2,7olTS; cigars, S15.4l.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
NAVAL STGRES

CHARLESTON, s. C. Dec. c6.-TuR-
PENTINE-F'irm at 31l.c.
EOSlN-Eirm ana unchanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
pEAS;;'r MARKETS

NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 26.-PEANUTS-
Steady: fancy. 23sc.; strictly prime, 2sssc.;;
prime, &C. Spanish, soc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
rOT1ON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-COTTON-1t has
been many Gays since COTTON speculation
has been confined 70 the i!ieasre oeaihss
Fluctuations were hardly IN harmony
with the apathy, reaching a matter OF ii
points On the first caH the feeling was
steady but few trades We're made i'll the
absence or news from the English mar
ket, which was still closed.
Prices were unchanged to : points
higher on first sales. and for the rest of
the forenoon did not airy ) points The
room element was seriously handicapped
by scarcity off orders from the public
Information from the crop country.
The afternoon session was somewhat
more interesting in the way Oh changes
in values. Soon after the noon hour an
estimate for large receipts at New Or
leans tomorrow led to nervous light sell
ing, which came at Il time when buyers
We're few and far between Prices suffer
ed accordingly, and broke some TO ii
points from the best level of the morning.
There was nothing in the WY of excite
1nent. Soon a.Iterward the pit presented
OF the day business dragged YEARLY,
or so.
...orts were made nervous by fears of
4, squeeze in January and March and by
reports that desirable grades of spot cot
ton IN the South We're scarce and held
at slight premium. The market closed
barely steady. with prices net unchanged
to IL points lower.
COTTON-Futures opened steady: De-
cember, o96 January, o.64; February.
y.to: March. 0.46: April. $50; May, 9.3S;
June, 30; July, $50; August, 9.0t; Sep
TENDER, SD: October, sol.
Futures closed barely steady; December,
$50; January. 9.53: February 9.33:
March, 9.;}3; April. $40; May, o2G; June,
80; July. 9.1S: August, $50; September,
SIS: October. 500.
Spot cotton closed dull; middlins up
lands, 10 5-16; middling gulf. 10 GIG;
sales, 2,O22 bales.
CCTTON-Dun: middling. 10 JIG: net
receipts. :21:5 bales; gross. 4,22t4 bales:
sales, 2,022 bales; stock, 6l,9G6 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain, 800 bales; to the
Continent, 2,043 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts, 26,39S bales:
exports to Great Britain, 1888 bales: to
France. 1858 bales: to the Continent,
;',Hn6 bales; stock 95::;4 9S bales.
ConsOlidated-Net receipts. 141.520 bales;
exports to Great Britain. IS.G0J bales; to
France. 22,153 bales; to the Continent,
1907 bales.
Total since September fst-Net receipts,
$50 2SG bales; exports TO Great Britain,
1.G090S3 bales; to France. &53.19S bales;
to the Continent. 1,112,oi7 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2G-COTTON-
Futures steady: December. go bid: Ianll-
airy. 9.30M9.31; February. 9.27@9.2S:
March. a.5Gl92G: April. 9.2lM9.25; May,
2.2i@9.22; June 9,19@o2o; July, 9.16@9.1S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Dec 26.-Seaboard COM
mon. 1oISGl04; do. preferred, 27a4G2i!s
bonds, as, I1l&.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27

Professor Charles Kenworthy Francis,
of Atlanta, Ga, is spending the holidays
in the city, the guest of DR.. Henry Froeh-
ling. Professor Francis Will read paper
before the Southern Educational Ass0-
citation Friday afternoon He is an old
student of Richmond College, q graduate
of Brown University. and is now Adjunct
Professor of Chemistry and in charge of
textile coIoring IN the Georgia School of
Technology, of Atlanta Ga.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27

yat If is no more lovely than hundred
othar attractions along this superbiy
ottS ii iass beautiful are the NORTHERN,
or SE ASIA, and the CENTRAL. or OG-
DFV1 ROUTES. The internal attractions
If those trains, the Service and the
CUISINE. are also inimitably alluring to
~ ,,,ost tastidiouS, whether travelling for
PTST HEALTH. or RECREATION.
Snecial through trains. consisting of
s,asniy.s and dining-carS, leave New York
SSSitfrIIys, Tuesdays and Thursdays, con-
ns.tine directly with the Sunset Linn
49,, At New Orleans.
~ ~ full information, free illustrated
~ r,nhlets, maps and timetables, also
tot,.ast rates. sleeping-car tickets and bag
eaee checked. apply to SOUTHERN
hpuaSSIFIC COMPANY, $40 Broadway. or
! battery Place fWashington Bui!ding),
Nov York city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27

The annual Christmas festival at the
Masonic Home of Virginia Will De given
to-day at 3:I5 2. NJ. The programme for
the afternoon will include many interesting
numbers.