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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
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kansas, .2o.a: Mississippi ITS. Virginia.
Il S. SOuth (rarol{pa-
tIs TUT ia %

kansas, 20.a. Mississippi, It's. Vlrsinia'
zl:6; South Carolina, 10.7.
It is estimated that about ls per cen L.
OF the corn crop of 1901 was sun ~ az
hands OF the farmers on NovemDer :;
1902, as compared with As per cert an ",
the crop OF 1860 in farmers htnds %
November /. 1891 ss.
The preliminary estimate OF the yif.a
per acre of potatoes is eS-i ou%Hs
against an average yield per acre OF ~
bushels in 1901.
Of the el.ven principal sweet-ppo tI,.5,
producing States. six. including Gs9sRs,
and South Carolina. report average ste' II
per acre of sweet-potatoes III sNcSs1I
their 10-year averages. and FIVE. inclNa!nss
yields below such averages. e..s
All OF the ten principal! tobacco s, 500
except Pennsylvania. report as ~
yields per acre OF tobacco in excess ~
their 10-year averages The GuiaS
the tobacco crop Is fai,.
The estimated production OF sugar SS.
in percentages OF a full crop , IS as 81 s:
Georgia. 81: Louisiana. 81. South ~ I'd
lima; IS: Florida. IS; Mississippi. IL
Alabama. 81. ~
The estimated average yield per acre :.
rough rice. in bushels, Is as lo's"s"s
Louisiana, 25.5: North Carciinaa. t' Si
South Carolina. g. 3: Georgia, Siu. isA
ida; 20: Alabama. 81: MISSISSIPPI.
and Texas. $50.
Teacher-..And the alst OF pecemoes -.
the shortest day OF the year. IS II w.
TommF-.S Sometimes
Teacher-.only sometimes ...xs
Tommy-ssYe m. When it's noisa-
Philadelphia Press,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
ASKED FOR HEARING.
James River Committee Wants Way
Omen 10 Buy $4,000 DrcdEe.

A meeting of the subcommittee on
James river Improvement was held at .
o'clock last evening in the office OF the
Richmond Trust Company. The commit
tee consists Of Messrs Minor,a Curtis, My
ers. Ferguson. Crenshaw. and El1yson
The subcommittee decided to ask for
hearing before the Finance Committee at
the next regular meeting. in order to pre-
sent to them the urgent necessity for some
action to be taken authorizing the sub
committee to contract for new dredging
equipment. On account OF the recent
freshets the accumulation Of mud and
debris cause a serious condition to exist
so far as navigation is concerned. and the
request is made at this time in order
that no delay may be experienced when
funds can he appropriated for the pay
ment thereof. 1t will take from four to
six months for the necessary dredge and
scows to be built
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
YIELD FOR ACRE OF CORN.
Also of Sweet Potatoes, Tobacco, SUI
Gar Cane md Rice

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 10
The preliminary estimate Of the average
yield per acre of corn. as published in
aPor Of OF snH
bushels as compared with an average
yield of 16.7 bushels in 1901. 25.3 bushels
in 1900 and 1899. and 10-year average
Of 23.4 bushels.
The following table shows the prelmi-
nary estimates Of average yield per acre
in bushels in 1902 for the Southern
States: Missouri. A.0: Texas. ST.. Ten
nessee 30: Georgia. 90: Kentucky, N0:
Alabama. 81: North Carolina, 142: Ar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11

sister. Mrs. William Kent, and by other
members of the Lorilard family
Mrs. Taller, who was Maude Lorillard.
q daughter Of the late Pierre Lorillard.
got a divorce from T. Suffern Taller at
Sioux Falls. S. D., in August, on the
ground of desertion. The Hon. Cecil
Barring is member Of the firm Of Barring
Brothers, and came to this country
number of years ago to represent that
firm. He is a brother of Lord Revel-
stoke and heir presumptive to the bar
ony. Mr.. and Mrs. Barring have both
been members of the Tuxedo colony. The
Hon. Hugo Barring, brother Of the bride
groom, is now at Tuxedo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
Bank Clearing. to Nov. 1.t.

The bank clearings OF Richmond for
the month OF October were s1SS99. 500. 335.
The total for the year 1902. including Ocy
tober. were s177.775, 1854 Now you have
only two months TO figure on. November
and December. and II your estimate is
received by us before November 18th and
is nearest correct an additional SIS will
be added. making the total first prize
s525. Read the big advertisement and act
promptly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
Cleaned Out the House.

Alice Bradson who lives on Ross street
near Governor. was the central figure II,
an exciting scene in that neiShborhood
i,-ac+ar1ay Alice is a white woman Yes
terdav She began to imbibe, and before
the day was half spent she was good and
drunk Being drunk. she proceeded TO
clean out the home. much to the annoy
ance Of neighbors. who reported the mat
fer and asked that she be locked up.
She was taken TO the First Police Sta
ton and charged with being drunk ana
L. l.a1.11
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VIRGINIA HORSES,
AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF THEM EN-
TERED AT BENNINGS.
MRS. PEYTON AT WHITE HOUSE
President Promises to Make Her
Son. Frank, a L7eutenant-Gen.
Rosser Says Slemp Is Elected, But
Rhen VIII Get the Certificate.
IRIS. PEYTON AT WHITE HOUSE
President Promises to Make Her
WASHINGTON, D. c., November TO-.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 10
Especial. 1.-The fall meeting of the WASH
ing ton Jockey Club began at Bennlngs
race-track. this morning Mr.. Alge ger On
the club, who is a Virginian, sad TINS
morning, that the meeting would prove
the banner one in the history OF the clun:
of Virginia horses have been entered
tor the races, and that Virginia is last
gaining a place as a race proouc-
guests for the races. Among : tn3 Sa from on
Virginia are the following: $. S; Rhoades,
charlottesville; J; A. ferries, n: Is SIN n
Parr, Richmond; w. D. Hawley and 4.
c. Lewis, Culpeper.
Hon. William A. Jones, repr ;; Re
from the First District OF Virginia. IS
here attending to some departmental
10 : \ v1RGINIAN, ABROAD.
Virginia, but now Democratic national
bia, has. reached Berlin and will leave
The following Virginians are registered ed
at Washington hotels: y. G. Wampler
and wife, broadway; p 1894 1a1i WI W,de u ana
Fra, Kin Fred Harper Lynchburg: i,
r. Winsotte and wife and Charres +.
Stearns. Richmond.
to Wilbur 4 .Pomeroy and Eta Thomp-
son, both of WeStmoreland county Kew.
r. Outwater is named as the officiating
INFO RossER AND MRS. PE1ToN.
lotresville called on the President to-
day in company with tn MIS-; peyton. Of Of
her son, Frank Peyton, to lieutenancy
in the regular army Mr.. Pe s;snI Zoo was a
the Virginia Military Institute. and grad
uated fourth in his class The he, P re: I
received his visitors very cordlall$ and
assured General RosSer and MIS-: Peyton
that he would do what he could IN the
matter. which means the young man viii
probably be appointed. SO hearty was
the reception accorded Mrs: Peyton ana
to shed tears Of emotion at the assn
RANGES of the Presidents interest In her
son.
sIemp was - elected, but Congressman
Rhea viii get the certificate. There viii
be contest in the House a an ME- o Khea
slem PENSIONS Ms; s.; FOR ViRG1NfANs.
Pensions We're granted to Virginians to-
disrs . Home. Elizabeth city, Sc.
Increase. reissue. etc.-Madison Pome-
tives-Allce Z. Valentine. Richmond $
{XaT with spqM!2 i Hnpana N ~ Mesa
Arena Arena. Jones' s. White Shoals, sls
MRS. Taller NOW MRS. DARING.
Maude LorilIurd Married In London
to Baron ncvcl.toke,a Brother.
(Scw York sun-1oth.l 81
The report that Mrs. Sunern Taller
was married In London on Saturday to
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NEWPORT NEWS LEADS.

Nearly $4,000 Barrels of Flour
Shipped from There Last Week.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, November 10.
Especial Newport News last week led
all American ports in the expectation OF
flour. shipping abroad 1852 barrels, Bal.
timore being second. with 113,I61 barrels
The total amount exported from The
United States was 551. 77s, the largest week
ly record in years.
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Bullet Thro, Car window.

A pistol shot from some unknown per-
son barely missed inf1icting serious in
jury and possibly death to lady passen-
ger on car ITS Of the Lakeside line yes
terday morning.
The car had just reached Jackson street
when there was crash of glass. and it
was discovered that it was made by a
bullet. The escape of the lady passenger
was almost miracle. as the bullet pass
ed through the window Immediately In
front of her face and scattered pits OF
glass in her lap.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11

Favorable Reports Received mt
LiverpooI-Crops Mature In 80 Days.
LIVERPOOL. November 10-Alfred
Jones, president Of the Liverpool Chamber
OF Commerce. has just received reports
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A Capitol Caller.

DR.. J. D. Pendleton. of Louisa. former
lv Clerk of the Senate for many years.
was caller at the CapltoI Eesteroa!.
where he was warmly greeted by his
many friends.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued 10
Charles o. Evans and Maggie II. Cobb;
Thomas B. Stuttlcfield and Florence Dill
Lay
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"cOMFORTS OF HOME
WAS DULL AND DRAGGY.
pIay nj Academy Last Night, as
Presented by Gifcn Co., n sad
Disappointmcnt.

.'.All the Comforts of Home. as PLAYED
by the Giffen Company at me Acaae1ll.
was tiresome. dull drasgy. Silence reign
ed when laughter should have held sway.
1t was not the fault OF the play, not
at all but the trouble lay with the play
ers The Gillette comedy is full Of real
~ clever situations. witty dialogue. ana
brilliant humor. 1t is one OF those com,
cries however. that must be interpreted
by clever people to attain me ,. one o 3D.
In incompetent hands 1t has, ana always
viii. fail TO hit the mark.
The PLAYERS last night grunted ana
swcated under weary load. IL seemed
have needs broken the Giffen dramatlC
back No set of actors ever worked
harder to please and 10 upset the risa-
hilities of an audience. but me iaesns
Time was when Gillette in All INC
Comforts of Home" was wont to set his
audiences in a roar But that's ar.
was perhaps done by Miss La Verne as
Josephine Bender. 1t was straight
character part. and Miss La Verne rs
never more at home at IN TINS me OF
work Her portrayal was in. marked
contrast TO that of the child of the de-
sert. Cigarette for which she was entire
MISS BLOCK PLEASING.
Miss Block made her first local appear
ance with the Giffen Company, and while
She had only a bit as Fife, the French
opera comiuue. left a pleasing impress
sion. She is pretty. wlnsome: ana en-
dowed by nature with handsome fig
ure The part gave her an opportunity
to display several stunning gowns; She
did what little she had to do well-that
was. look pretty and snow a certain
Harry Bakemore a S Bender perhaps
aged TO get more laughs out Of his
part than any one else in the long cast
stiff and awkward, and the other mem
bers of the company failed to conceive
their roles.
Taken altogether, the play last night
inclined>,o make the small audience long
for ..An the Comforts of Home, even
with anthracite at S12 ton. The COM
edy will be presented at the maunee
Reilly & Woods musical farce comedy
began a weeks engagement at the blJou
last evening. The show is one that VIII
please lovers of robust vaudeville, fancy
dancing, and speciality work. Herbert
Lloyd. jester and magician, caught the
audience. He is head-liner: and a good
1ns W Shaes w s.h a Wsre as good y
seen here. The female Hocaists evident
~ We're not recruited from grand opera
stars. The costumes are pretty ana the
musical numbers lively.
Save your king Dodo play-bill when
you visit his musical majesty at the
Academy on Friday and Saturday in this
city. The names Of the chorus singers
of that organization are going to bios
som ont into stellar eru!gence before
long. No more promising group OF young
debuntantes probably is at present APP
pearing, upon the comic opera stage as
that which lends volume TO the King
Dodo'' ensembles. The Dodo chorus girl
Is young. handsome. shapely, and above
all. she can sing. One of these days each
member of the ensemble hopes to be a
that prints her name In small type viii
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MIR. Fox smooths Things.

Mr.. Fox was averse TO doing anything
that would look like a reflection on the
Council Every man had 4 right to his
own opinion and right to exercise il,
hut he wanted Ia know what it was that
the Council had done exactly. Had they
rejected the Carnegie offer or had they
merely rejected the site. il the former he
would move to resign. 1t was useless for
the members To waste their time coming
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coTroN-GRow1NG IN WEST AFRICA
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Maude LorilIurd Married In London
To nnron NevclAtOke,a nrOther.

(Ncw York Sun-1oth.l
The report that Mrs. T. Suffern Taller
was married In London on Saturday to
the & ION! Cecil Barring was confirmed yes
ierday a Tuxedo, by thu brides
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11

Taken altogether, the play last night
as presented by the Giffen Stock Co. was
inciined> to make the small audience long
for 'All the Comforts Of Home, even
with anthracite at Sl2 ton. The COM
edy will be presented at the matinee
and evening performances to-day.
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MRs. Taller NOW MRS. nAn1SG.
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STORY OF THE SLUMP /

FEATURES OF A BAD DAE FOR
WALL STREET BULLS.
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the quaint and ancient cut of his habil-
iments. which resembled the garb of an
Italian mental of the fifteenth century
He was a man of fifty years, his Shout
ders were bent with toll, and he had
the air of a trusted servant. He re-
garded me with an eager and deferen-
tial air.
"And who are your" l asked.
GO to, Timoteow he exclaimed.
"Dost thou not know Clan Jacopo, the
lifelong servant of thy honored house,
the friend who watched over thy child
hood and was the companion of thy
adolescence? A murrain on thee for
thy ingratitudew
cha! Now indeed know thee, faith
thou art much changed since l saw
thee last"
"Santiddio! Well indeed 1 may be,
most excellent young master, for it is
twenty years this day since thy revered
father and I let thee down, callow
STRIPPING of sixteen, with this same
rope into the lower world of thieves
knowest. Thou vert the sole surviving
hope of thy race. The enemies of thy
house had sworn to murder thee that
thou mightst never succeed to the posi-
ton which is thy right Each year,
upon this same day and hour, accord
ing to our arrangement, we have let
down the rope. Wherefore hast thou
AL -
The matter was beginning to interest
me inordinately, and l determined to
keep up the mystifcation little while
longer that might learn more.
st is long story" said l. LET it
suffice that this is the first opportunity
of coming up which l have had. But
how has the world used thee, trusty
Jacopo"
Hardly, eccelentissima, most hard
ly. We have pretended for all these
years. according to the plan which thou
wottest Of, that thou vert an invalid
confined to thy chamber, and in this
manner have kept the knowledge of
thy flight from the authorities. The
care and worry about the matter, to-
| SGIuSl Will Lie nSdl lolNhHCoS VI nOpS
deferred and latterly the grievous sick
ness of the august signor, thy father,
have been sore Affections"
"Haw l exclaimed. "My honored
sire is i'll! Tell me at once the nature
of his malady."
"It could not be much worse, and
greatly l fear me that it will be his
last Old age and a broken spirit are
his chief ailments. Let us hasten tC
him lest he happen to depart this worlC
before seeing thee. | have here tri
fling task to perform and l will be witt
thee"
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Proposals Wanted,

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of F. T.. Gray, city clerk,
at Kalispell, Montana, until o'clock
p. M, Wednesday, August 20, 1902,
for the erection of a $4,000 public
library building at Kalispell, Mon
tana, according to plans and specifi-
cations prepared by Gibson G Shan
ley, architects.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the office of GIBSON & Shan
ley, architects, rooms 25 and 26, Con-
rad bank building, Kalispell, Mon
tana, or at the office of F. L. Gray,
city clerk.
A certified check for five per cent
of the amount bid must accompany
each bid, checks to be made payable
to the order of R. E. Webster treas
urer. The check of the successful
bidder will be held as a guarantee
that he will enter into a contract to
erect the building and file the re-
quired bond. All other checks will
be returned upon awarding the con-
tract
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish the city council a
satisfactory surety company bond,
equal in amount to one-half the con-
tract price for erecting the building,
said bond to be for the erection and
completion of the bidding according
to the plans III specifications, and
for the payment of all material and
labor bills incurred in the erection
of the building.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Building to be fully completed on
or before the goth day of January,
1908.
Copies of the plans and specifica-
lions may be had by applying to the
architects.
F. L. GRAY, City Clerk
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though they had been in so many
boats on rough sea, and when they
got up and went out in the morning
and took look around, 10 and behold,
their island had shot up with the earth
quake 1,200 or 1900 feet out of the
lake, and they beheld themselves high
and dry upon the top of mountain
whose sides were so precipitous and
smooth that he who should attempt to
descend them would face certain death.
They were, in fact, as completely sep
arated from the rest of the earth as
though they had been suddenly trans
planted to another planet. They had
small world completely and incontesta-
bly, their own, and here, at the time
when l made my ascension, they had
been living and dying and marrying
and giving in marriage and working at
their businesses and fighting and max
ing peace and what not for more than
400 years.
The number of persons upon the is
land at the time of the earthquake in
1892 was something less than a thou
sand, and by the natural law of in
crease in the course of a century or so
it was fair to suppose that the popula-
ton should have passed the supporting
limit of the land. Such, however, had
not been the case. At the time of my
arrival Firenzalino contained a little
less than 10000 inhabitants, of whom
5000 dwelt in a well built, walled city
which stood at the eastern end of the
mountain, and 1000 were scattered
about the remaining territory, engaged
| in filling the soil or as herders or
woodsmen. Nor could learn that the
number of these people had at any
time been greater during the 400 years
| of their history.
The reason for this was obvious.
| There had been no fewer than forty
eight revolutions in the republic or
| principality or duchy of Firenzalino,
most of which had been accompanied
by devastating and cruel wars, and not
one of which had passed without blood
shed.
From the time of the earthquake
down to the date of my appearing
among them the inhabitants had been
divided into two great political parties,
the Elevationists and the Depression
lists. The Elevationists believed and
maintained that at the time of the
earthquake the island had arisen or
shot up out of the lake to lbs present
height. The Depressionists, on the con
trary, believed and maintained just as
stoutly that the island had not stirred
from it's former position and that it
was the lake, as well as all the sur
rounding territory, which had gone
down or had become depressed. This
honest difference of opinion had been
the occasion of most of the forty eight
revolutions though there is no doubt
that hatred, revenge and thirst for
power had good deal to do with
bringing them about.
With forty-seven of these revolutions
have nothing to do, but my tale is of
the forty-eighth and last.
(To Be Continued)
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my name. 1t was merely a coinci-
dence, than which 1 had known of
many much more wonderful.
Certainly I am" said l.
The old fellow went back to the
Y5sndlass, and 1 assembled six or seven
feet farther and then again came to a
stop. He looked over the precipice
again and once more addressed me:
"Now, perdio, sayst thou sooth-art
thou really the prince?'
Some people would have been idiotic
enough to answer no. 1 was not of
their number. 1 was still walking
upon air, and 1 felt that policy was
better than honesty as long as was
dangling above 1000 feet of ether.
"Old gentleman" said 1, 81 am the
prince and none other. But hasten
with thy hosting, as my position is
becoming somewhat fatiguing."
He seemed satisfied with my reply.
Once more the windlass began to turn,
and in a moment more I had gained
the top of the mesa.
now found that stood upon stone
wall some four feet in height, which
stretched along the edge of the preci-
pice as far as could see. 1 leaped
down upon the ground within this wall
and stood beside the old man. He
gazed at me with look of surprise and
wonder, and 1 did the like by him.
The knickerbockers of my climbing
suit seemed to have much novelty for
him. and in my turn was struck with
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Notice to the Public.

At a meeting of the school board
of school district No 5, held May 81,
1902, on account of the lack of school
room, and a lack of funds for the en-
suing year, it was ordered that no
pupils from outside the district could
be accommodated next year except
on the payment of tuition. The tut
ton was fixed at $40 for the school
year, to be paid in advance, half at
the beginning of the school year,
half at the beginning of the second
term after the holidays. Pupils re-
siding outside of the district will not
be admitted to the schools except on
producing a receipt from the clerk
for the tuition as stated above.
This action is taken not for any
desire to exclude outside pupils from
the schools, but because the school
buildings are oyercrowded and there
is not sufficient room to accommo-
date the pupils belonging in the dis
trict.
BY order of the board of trustees.
A. d. MACDONALD,
Chairman.
C, R. GRIFFITH. Secretary,
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land. they fortified themselves. and
they sent for their possessions, cult
waited the island and worked at their
several handicrafts. Eventually they
prospered and increased in numbers
and made something of place of it.
And it was in the summer of the
memorable year of 1892, the year of
the discovery of America by Columbus,
of the death of Lorenzo de- Medici, of
the fall of Grenada and of the expul-
sion of the Jews from Spain, when
there came up one night great storm,
followed by dire earthquake, which
so shook the island that all the exiles
rocked back and forth in their beds as
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CHAPTER II.

Y a RHILE we were talking Clan
AWS Jacopo had been hauling
" " the rope from the windlass
and paying it out over the
cliff. When it was about a third out,
it began to run very quickly of itself
until the whole 1000 feet had gone
down and the windlass stopped with
jerk. did not think to remark about
the matter while he was busy at it, but
now, when saw him pull long knife
from his girdle and draw it twice or
thrice swiftly across the rope. real
lied his intention and sprang toward