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things the Daily had said under
tine heading, he Dali W. aie was was
+ quite feature during the height OF tho
war fever. Against something that was
said one daytime News, SO strongly OBJ
ject ed that it caused d letter to be sent
to him rom It's attorney. There was a
good chance for "a law suit. but after
getting the reply OF this cratic genius
/, the offended paperthoughts better OF it
That .retly was: Go to tho -.
One would Ed like to find a chinlx In
the armor Of a man like this. Those who
CONG Gown In such a four-fcoted. whole-
bodied way upon the sins ana fralleses of
otners. ought certninl to be caught sin
ming themselves, III it can posrlbly be
done. But il seemed impossible so ga teh
this fellow. You deal in baeizs.s'
said-"what do you do with bed hooks9
You surely don't either buy or sell then?"
I'VE buy snct, books he replied, when
they come TO us With let OF others,
hut ,1sclean books he neye~ sell: snert=
Ing teoss," 10 eentiated, .iana zaagn-
zines Of thst elae-, ne do sell, yet eaiy
to- places like the British Museum Or
saG1io library which g Obliged to Keep
copies % everything
\ CLOSE TRADER.
All the eaf1e this f1ti'l. I an sure. can
dr:ve q close bargain. for while my In
teTviet' was in progress he was aiekeFiHs
v44.h 9 man Of end on for nearly an
hour end didn't bulge an inch. The
trada was nade II last. but not Upon the
ether teilhye'e terms,
SONS ot hsa r,crte-s It WIS evident. had
raaf:cnce to the Methodist E'eunenical.
Conference. Here is 81 specimen: The
Wcsleyans at City Beads had better re-
pent and return to their first works In
stead Of holding windy conferences and
pntt'7z one another on the back. Evil
IDENTIFY. too this open critic of everything
ii.at tr In heaven above or In tho earth
boie-{i, tco5-'t approve of rresent-daT
r,.lp,t performance. Ono Of his full
,-,.t,.:'oHa Is: 'sloo7v subjects preach
CT about hrln- forth s1c2py th'nG4 CALI
Cd rr-er" Under tho head OF n1nss
-7ce 3reo chod cbn1t 'ho mentions two
s"Ret,I-,,,n- the things You pri-;-ed and
li,-.n- r,elo~v yeur irc-r~e.' to which ne
adds the footnote: ''f you Cont I've
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, On the third floor will be -located the
bookkeeping, natural philosophy, cher1-
istry and electricity departments The
fourth floor will be used entirely for
drawing, such as mechanical free hand.
naval architecture and architectural
drawings.
In the basement will be located the
heating apartments and the modelling and
exhibiting rooms The exhibiting room
is q novel feature of the school and has
been provided so that I'll manufacturers
and dealers can secure a place at small
cost in the centre OF the city convenient
and accessible at all times where they
can display their wares and machinery
and goods to the public.
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND
TEACHERS.
The following are the present officers.
directors and teachers of the institution:
w. j. Whitehurst, president: j. J.
Montague, vicc-presidcut; William E.
Simons, treasurer: Thomas Elicit, score
tary.
Beard of Drectors-E. r. Archer. Jos.
3. Welsh, James D. Cruinp. L. 7. Chris
tiar. John Chamblin. Peter T. Green
wood, a. Rargamin, Edgar II. FERGUSON.
Mann s. Quarles. Thomas c. Williams.
Jr. Henry e. IIolns =. ]. Bcsher. Marx
Gunst. II. N. StaTke. J. T Jobson. Thos.
T. Jeffresss Z. 2. Valentine, VIM s. Nor
ris, Henry S. Hutzlcr, John ". Rothert.
q. Rand Wexford
INSTRUCTORS.
c. P. Z. Burswyn. A. B.. c. e, Earv.:
A. Am. Soc. c. e, Principal and instr:lc-
tor of Applied Mechanics
Wm. Floyd Lee. Instructor Of Arciitec-
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Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT May g. ieot EAvH
BYRpSTREET STATION

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NAY %, 1901. EAvs
BYRp-sTREET STATION.
$50 \. M., Daily, for Washington ana point,
onantieo., slcepess to Weshinston and Se~Yor
$50 A: NJ. Sunday only. for Washington and
local stations: Ashland to eaantieo inclusive.
$50 NJ 5s!y saaaa'x for e, was s'ss
e Roinii
400 81 bslly szcep. suna4y i, for WashiREtsa
as Ash md posTsIi, Milford. TfsdsriesseaET
eaa Seahse Limited hn r at
7:Is VI. Daily. for Washington and n9 INT
Ss n Brooe and quantities
stops other stations sundays ssieepGrs Rish mon"
10 New York and Washington to Philadelphia
ARRIVE BYRD-sTgEET STATION
Fredericksburg. Milford. Boswell. Ashland and
Elba. Stops other stations Sundays. Sleeper New
is psly eocsp: sg1as spP, a.
1Ssa. Alien sni Hiha B9ss
2:te P. NJ Daily. stops Mt fredericksburg. NIL
ford. boswell. Ashland and Elba
63. P NJ. Daily. stops at Fredericksou-s Dos.
we'll Ashland and Eliza, Pullman cars from Ne"
fsrs ;o and washington !, s,o,. >, ,oca, stations
oaansico to o. ashland inclusive. Glen Allen aud
klba- Bu;fet Parior Car.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINa
DAILY. except Sunday1
1savss EhPA ,G5 AshIaP Static. for
$50 P NJ Leaves ELRA for Ashland.
6c:0A VI. Arrives ELIZA from Ashland
S35A NJ Arrives RYRD-STREErS Station from
Fredericksburg.
s:s.P NJ. Arrives ELLA from Ashland.
S. a. L. THROUGH TRAINS VIA $. A. L. JUNG
BRoAD-sTREET STATION.
G:s0A A. NJ. Daily, for Washington and points
North. Stops at Fredericksburg and Quantico.
sleepers to New York.
a:s5 P. NJ. Daily, for Washington and point,
ouantco Sleeper to New York
ARRIVE $. A. L. BRcAD-sTREET STATION
2:35 z. N. Daily. Stops at Fredericksburg. MIL :
ford. boswell and Ashland. sleeper from No"
1890 P NJ Daily Stops at Fredericksburg.
10 syll and Ashland. Seepers from New York
EFT, D.Mrxks. PzeA ". p TAYLOR, Traf M:t
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federate Army. but she is eninently fit
ted for the honor, being a young LADY of
rare accomplishments and many charms
of manner and person. She is a true type
of the Southern girl. graceful and win
some is very popular, and has many
friends not only at her home. but WHEREBY
er she is known. Miss Cannon among
he- other accomplishments. is a gifted
musician and is possessed of a sweet
voice Her grandfather and father were
citizens of Tennessee when the war came
on, and entered the Confederate service.
Capt. James Polk Cannon, her father,
became Il minister Of the Presbyterian
Church after the war and at one time
had charge of the Third Presbyterian
Church of Richmond. Miss Cannon is
connected with some of the most prom-
merit families in Virginia and Tennessee.
Her mother is of the Virginia Langhorne
family.
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day at least an hour ana a hal IN the
morning and two hours and a half in
the afternoon. while his boast Is that on
three occasions he spoke continuously for
naD-c than fire hours without taking even
a drink os Hater. s.sSf s.. - S.
DANGEROUS TO ATTEMPT.
These park audiences are E-eat, not
only IN listening. but IN talking back
Interruptions are courted: ttes: add in
Teresa AID give the orator a chance to
s2loE his rossT OF repaztee. Woo betida
the ezn3sJ-heaGed noodles who DEeSuuc
10 crcS arguments with this sTaigh:-
speaking, slcds;s-f.a1nner genius from Pa
tecuoste- Row! They Go 1t sometimes.
left Of them. SIC. I had no Ints-Tup-
tons yesterday. bat had lots OF fun''
he said. .'aH tho same. Net far from
my stand they ttie:s to hola pro-
Boer meeting. and the crowd vo.lIdnt
let them 1t took fifty policemen to keep
order. How acl:et to go over and give
a blast in favor OF the war; bu. [ cossis
not, for fear of being arrested for iacIi-
ing to riot. But you can bet gave
some hot shot from where I was" What
lin6a Of hot shot he gave the reader may
Judge from three placar6s which found
that morning In front Of his book stalls.
One said: "Pro-Boer fools believe that
God made a mistake when he said right
eousncss exalted a nation; they think
peace at any price e:Salts IT." Another
read: Most of the lopsider parsons pray
for peace-a GoG-fearing man prays for
Righteousness to reign The other was:
when the people so Intelligent they will
see that war may be as righteous as a
prayer-meeting.
GREAT FtFN.
"a man of these views HrOJ1d at,1ro ~
think it Jolly fun to see a Pro-Boer
meeting broken up. And another bit Of
fun he had at Peckha,n Rye that day
was when, as he EXPRESSED ito he SPOT
ted in the crowd he was addressing a
man, whom he'd often seen selling tips
on the races. from appearances he. was
now down on his luck, said my friend.
So he went for him in true outdoor Lon
don-Parlz style. saying: Look at
him! Is he a, dirty hGmbug or is he a
man? That dirty monkey-he. sells tips
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The handsome new home of the ETir-
s.nia Mechanics Institute at Eleventh and
Broad Streets. will be ready for occu-
pancy on November the LIST. At this time
the 18th session OF the school will begin.
The school was refounded In December,
1884, and has grown rapidly since. ,rhe
Virginia Mechanics Institute was irst
founded several years before the Civil
War. but was destroyed in the evacua-
ton of Richmond in April. 1855. Frcln
that time until 1884 when II was re-estab-
lishcd there was no such school in the
city.
The home of the school is one Of the
handsomest buildings in the city and is q
credit to Richmond rs we'll as its found
ers The building is of white brick with
stone trimmings and is five stories high,
including the basement
The cornerstone of the building which
cost something over $4,000 was laid on
March 10, 1901, with impressive Masonic
rites.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
On the first floor Will he located the
4 Office, waiting and reception rooms libra
Try rooms ana the applied mechanics class
room. In the rear of the first floor Is
ilccatsh the spacious auditorium of the
schoos. In the auditorium the free lee
/ lures one OF the most important features
! of the school will be given. This build
ing was constructed on special plans and
F. has been Ged looking TO The perfect
ing and carrying out in the fullest details
of the popular lectures.
On the second floor arc located the
arithmetic algebra geometry ana Eng
fish class rooms of tho school.
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on the races to working men. but he
makes so little out of his own TIPS that
he can't even afford 40 buy q pocllethand-
kerch;ef but wires his nose on his sleeve.
| should say he does, at least. judging
from it's shiny appearance This was
rough and heavy, but it is the sort of
language you can hear from public speak
ers in the parks of London any hour Of
the Lords Day. You can also see such
language any hour of any weekday con-
spicuously posted up in front OF that
secondhand book store in Paternoster
Row.
HIS PET PHRASE
DIRTY Monkey" seems to be a pet
phrase with this plain-spoken genius. one
of his poster-parasraphs asks: IS not
he a dirty monkey who lives in sin and
for sin, and then, when dying. sends for
a, carson. as If it could do him any
rcod?" He is evidently down on this
class of persons. for near by is q :plac-
ard saving: almost any fool believes
no can be saved ct the eleventh hour. hut
the Bible don't teach any such ----,
the last word being quite too coarse to
mt into print. although in the gentle
mans own handwriting it stands out
Mainly enough for everyone to read An
other nlacard one would hardly dare to
transcribe verbatim is one in which a
liberrous term is applied to the Irish mem
bers of Parliament. For language no
worse the editor and publisher OF a Lon
don daily were called recently to the
bar of the House of Commons and made
10 retract, "Why is no notice taken of
this?, I couldn't help asking the man.,
for there it was in full sight of everybody
passing. and it had Been there week.
..What saves me-. he said. lis that it s a
ouotation-the other fellow said it: only
conv it and express the opinion that.
il IS true But in English law this
would not save him in case anyone took
IN the cudgels.
CONFESGES FAULT.
.sR1rt bless your soul" he said, I've
had trouble several times, In the years
I've been doing this. If I'm wrong In
-hat say.zI take it back and confess
nv fault. If not I let it go and defy
the devil to do his worst. The Daily
chronicle, caught me once in unintentlon-
allv misrepres the attitude of It's
editor toward the war. and when saw
NV error / retracted it, but the Daily
News. rye defied. This paper is OPP
nosed to the South African War. which
the bookseller of Paternoster Row so
heartily indorses that he has. been lfi ght-.
ing the Beers and their allies with paper
bullets ever since the fracas began. For
a long time he: used daily to put out
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Especial Correspondence of the Sunday

Especial Correspondence of the Sunday
Ilnes.l
LONDON, October IF YOU were to
SAY ali the nice things TO Your wife that
YOU do to the barmaid she, too, would
smile. Unless she knew you to be an Ola
liar THIS rough handed fling at one OF
the good old social institutions of Eng
lane. viz, the dealing out OF drink in
Public houses by gcod-lookinG young wo-
men and the Interchange of pleasant,
com Elementary speech To which 1t leads.
was one of n any outspoken signs which
i found the other day in front of a sec
ondIland book store in Paternoster Row,
and Il Fortunate find il was for 1t brought
me into contact With one OF the most
eccentric and sensational characters in
london This man is a reformed on his
ows hook. and he publishes a paper. de
doee ii on tbs Chinese plan. What he
1hinhs OF his fellow creatures and OF
~ Ding events he expresses in piacar6S
WITCH are as much in evidence all over
the windows ard stalls OF his place OF
bufiness as are the books he has TO sell,
and which are decidedly more attractive
,s,n his books if one may judge from
TN. crowds which stop to cape and smile
at them The language of thase poster
pare EraI.hs is not chosen with deilcacN.
III Is sometimes not grammatical. nut 1t
cnaarly has a SAVIOR of Scripture about 1t.
This IL might claim Il for no other rea-
son from its frequent illusions to His
Satanic Majesty BY the side of the
placard already quoted was this-apropos
OF what had just occurred in the United
States-"The wisdom of the world can
dsal with n 1nao-dog or a mad bull and
theee are anpeis to thosa Shiny devils
called anarchists. The civilized world
should shoot the devils and burn their
houses"
A FAMILIAR FIGURE
To properly size M this Giraffe genius
one must know little Of his life and his
business. He has lone been p. familiar
f,:1rre IN Faternoster Row. To find his
,>lace n that historic thoroushfara one
needs only TO locate the SPOT where the
,,ost people are. SO attractive Is his
rfacsrd ner's~arer that the crowds stoD-
ring t. read & have often to- he told nv
.he ,ciice~s-n ~ move on. Generally.
too. The editor h'n'sA'f viii he found III
FONT RI his hook stn-a ready to tarkin
aii cllssct,rs and t. defend his, nubi'ehca
nn,Hions by word ~ mouth This tends
~ ,rc-cr-e boz, 80 crowd a~1 tho f--
,orert He is a stoc,,y, robust f,fil-bear5-
n --,e-> Of rhort Hst~. Generally he Will
10 IN his shirt sleeves. for he 1s a man of
act!vtty as well rs IDEAS. ead the only
.e,.~h ~ ranaticfsrn about him IS his long
l,,Ar His near reirs,,,a,s in hus,nece are
~. ---n-t I-erdon Pih,~ hnr-o- s,,,a Tho
r,,flishnrs % some Of the most resncct-
a,,le Of London'a periodicals a rew ano.s
away Is the h,ne of t.-t> "7r'tieh Week
iy,'' whose asitar. DR.. Nicoll, Is known on
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below your income you will be damned. y
: Perhaps after all, though, this strange
genius is doing some good. Everything
has its use, they say, even hornet.
But this man doesn't occupy himself
wholly in stirring people. for as con-
spicuousy as he denounces those who
differ from him does he also make offers
which, Should people fall in with them.
would surely advance true religion.
Madam CGTon's Life and another book
on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost" he
offers to lend to anyone not able to buy.
and the Life and Lectures of Charles B.
Finney. the great revivalist. he sells to
all corners at a small price nd after
the book has been well-read and has be-
come Well-worn from use. he redeems il
at The price paid when il was new
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! Doth continents as the "discoverer' of
snch writers as Barrie. Crockett and Ian
McLaren
LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS.
Ills immediate surroundings are both
'literary and religious-just the situation,
one would think, for Il prophet bent on
bringing the Old Testament TO bear
against new forms of evil. Everybody
knows OF course, that from Paternoster
Row it is only a few steps, through Can
on Alley or Ave Maria Lane TO Il full
view Of St. Paul's Cathedral, and il this
latter-day rebuker OF sin wanted help
from the Clergy. or wanted by contact
with its highest Representatives to new
ly whet his sword against the Church, all
he would have to do would be TO saunter
out of Paternoster Row into Amen Cor
ner. and thence into Amen Court, and he
would be at once amongst the dwellings,
Of more bishops and canons and deans
and curates than can be found anywhere
else in all London. Similarly, too. might
This outspoken genius get inspiration OF
a certain kind by calling up old-time
memories, for il was to Paternoster Row
that Oliver Goldsmith Went to whip a
publisher named Evans and got whipped
himself. Here. TOO, Shakespeare used to
come. TO get from his low comedian
Richard Tarleton. who kept the Cas-
tie many of the puns and quips which
eniiven his plays
CALLS SPADE A SPADE
This gives the setting of our man. He
might still. however, be a fool, despite
his intellectual surroundings, and q hyp-
ocrite Notwithstanding his proximity to
bishops and churches and great Bible
emporiums. But he isn't either. His
mind is as keen as a whip-end To re-
spect his intellect one has only to contro-
vert some of his views and see how ably
he will defend them He is a capital rea-
soner and q vivid Illustrator and if these
GefenceS fail him, he then brings strong
language to bear. 1t isn't exactly swear
ing, but it would be on the lips of any
but a professedIy good man. AS he says
of himself-..I call spade a spade. When
You speak plainly people understand YOU
II I see that men are fiat-headed fools or
blooming asses, tell them So" Speak,
ing to me the other DAY OF the latest
American invasion. one in the interests
OF temperance, he said: We've got Dr.
Henry of New York. owe" here. one Of
the most sIashing men on the Temper
ance Question that God Almighty ever let
live, and we're going to set London on
fire in the right way Remarkine to
him upon his extreme views and strong
language. he said: "Yes, If I go in for
anything / do it with all my soul and
strength For instance, If kiss my wife,
don't give her little tantalizing socie-
tv tir hut give her a buster that means
something's
Happily married IS this giraffe, Ia.ssa.
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THE NEW HOWE OF THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE

tural Drawing-Class "A
Gwynn a. LyeN, instructor Of Arcnitic-
tural DTawing-Class B.
VIM. ]. Regain, instructor of Mechanical
Drawing-Class a
Howard L. Whitlock, Va. Mech. Inst.
instructor of Mechanical Drawing-Class
B.
William L. Sheppard, instructor of Free
Hand Drawing.
.. W. DeSylvia. Va. Mech. Inst. as.
sistlnt instructor of Free-Hand Drawing
a. w. Martenstein. instructor OF Arit!l-
raetic.
James G. Harwood, B. a, instruc,o:
of Arithmetic.
a. II. Fitzgerald. instructor of Arith
metic.
John s. Fleming. NJ. and c. E.. instruc.
tor of Algebra-Class A; and Geometry
Plane
John S. Fleming. NJ. and G. e., nstr:!c-
tor of A!ge bra-Class 3: Trigonometry
solid and descriptive Geometry.
H 3. Boudar, instructor of Boollkeap
ing.
c. II Urner Va Mech. Inst, instruc.
tor of neutrality-suspicious. A.
f. NJ. BEDFORD, Va. Mech. Inst. instruc.
tor of BoolSlSeeping-Clas 3.
James Nj. Whitfield. NJ. D.. instructor
OF Chemistry; instructor Natural Philo-
sophy.
Charles r. Winston. instructor of !1lec-
trcity-Classes a and b.
Richard Ducl.hardt, instructor Of Mod
cling.
Committee on Night School-NIann S.
Ouarles. Chairman: T. 2. Valentine Thos
F. ;ccrress, Jas. D. Crunp, E. J. Bosh-.'.
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No Soul for Music.

'Tenderly. drearnily. soulfully. tue maid
en- at the piano had sung, When the
Swallows Homeward Fly" and hush
still pervaded the company.
It was broken by F'weddy.
by the way, Miss Purdy,' he said. 81
ask for information. When do the swal-
lows homewar6 fly %
She flashed an indignant glance at him.
but made no reply.
The reason for this. however. according
to statement subsequently made by one
of Miss Purdy's dearest friends. was that
she didn't know.-Chicago Tribune
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In tbe Wen War.

Naval Commandments the motion pic
ture machine in readiness?
Subordinate-Yes, sir.
Naval Communicative the witnesses
placed at the proper stations?
Subordinate-Yes, sir.
Naval Commanders the stenographer
ready?
Subordinate-Yes sir.
Naval Comnandsr-Has my lawyer
been notified by wireless telegraph to be-
gin preparati tons for my. defense?
Subordinate-Yes. sir.
Naval ComEander-Then let the fight
begin!-Baltimore Sun.
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Train No. II leaves Richmond $50 a. NJ. daily
for Petersburg, Noriina. y. c.. aad all inte-meot
ate points Connections p. Norlina with train
arriving Henderson 2lo p. and Raleigh 500 p
m. daily. and Durham i:i5 p. IN. daily except sun
day.
Trains leave Richmond for Washington. New
York and the East daily. No. - a: $40 4. H. an!
So 6G Mt 1875 D. m.
Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa for all
Florida East Coast points, and Cuba and Porto
Rico At New Orleans for all points III Texa@
Mexico and California.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND DAILY:
Gee a. M No. 81 From all points South an !
So! D. M 10. Go Southwest.
s46 r. m. No 36-Fron Norlina. n. c.. Peteri
burg and local points
SLEEPING-CARS SERVICE.
Nos. 81 and S+-Florida and Metropolitan LIN.
ftcd Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars and
Through Day Coache. between New York and
r upa Through Drawing-Room Buffet Sleeping
Cars between New York and Atlanta
Nos. % nd 66-Florida and Atlanta Fast Mail
Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars be-
tween New York and Tampa, connecting az Hhr'-
let with Sleeoing Car to and from Atlanta. In
connection with which Through Pullman IlcketI
sre sold Finest Day Coaches
T. P. SMITH. District Pass. Agent.
CSC East Main Street Phone 4oo.
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istV 2. & Gsu'I HIang'r. Gen'l Pass- AGENT
Portsmouth. Va