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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

A number Of guests from North Caro-
lima, Norfolk and Danville will be pres
ent, and it is probable that aparty from
Richmond will be present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Margaret Lynn Cochran, of Staun-
ton. is the guest OF Miss Virginia Bland
at no. 10 West Grace Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

county. but formerly for many years a
successful merchant of this city.
Mr.. Mountcaste is an employee of the
First National Bank.
Miss Susie Edwards. the sister of the
bride vii! act as maid of honor, and her
nephew. Master Wallace Ncale. will be
ring bearer.
The ushers will be Messrs II. D. w.
Wilkerson and John Bates. while Mr..
James a. Richardson is to be best man.
The Rev Carey + Morgan will Officiate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Virginia a. Hayes has gone to
spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs.
George Z. Olcutt, of Hartford, Conn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mrs. H c. Johnston has left for Sa-
vannah, Ga. where she will be during
Christmas with her father, Mr.. Wood
harrv
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

The charming Mrs. Herbert Watts. Of
Lynchburg, is Spending several days at
the Jefferson on her way to visit friends
in Gloucester county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Margaret Oula Powers. the pretty
little daughter Of II. and Mrs. Frank
Powers. has issued invitations for
Christmas tree Friday, December 26th.
Miss NARY Nichols and Miss Maud 5.
Ainsle will also entertain on the Goth at
4 P. NJ.
Miss Mamie J. Shelley, of Washington,
D. c.. will reach Richmond Monday next
to visit her aunt, Mrs. Murphy of No.
East Clay Street. and will be glad to see
her friends at the above address:
Miss Irene Trice, Of Buckner's Station
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. n. NJ. Sibert,
at No. GA East Grace Street.
Miss Julia Calhoun, a prominent deb
utante of the Souehern society set in New
York. was presented at a reception given
yesterday by her mother. Mrs Jefferson
Davis assisted Mrs. Calhoun in receiving.
and Miss Lucy Hayes a granddaughter
OF President Davis, was with Miss Cal
houn.
Miss Ragand has returned home from
New York. accompanied by her niece, Mrs.
r. II. Doggett, children and maid. Mrs.
poggett will spend the holidays with her
parents
Mrs. H. L. Pelouze and Miss Jennie Pc
louze will spend the holidays In Washing
ton, D. c.. the guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Frank H Pelouze
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Duggins and
son. of Little Rock, Ark. are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Susie T. Goddin, of
NO. 1904 Park Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Frise, of Little
Rock. Ark. are also with Mrs. Susie T..
Goddin-
Mr.. and Mrs. A H. Martin and chill
dren. who have been travelling In the
South. have returned to the city to spend
the holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
! Mrs. c. D. Farmer. of South Pine Street.
Miss Bessie Hunter. Of Maysville, KY.
left for home last week greatly to the
regret Of many friends and relatives in
Richmond
Miss Flora Stegar will leave in Febru-
airy to visit her brother, Mr.. Arthur
Stegar. in Mexico.
The Christmas dance to be given by
the Chase City German Club at the
Mecklenburg Hotel on December 18th,
will be very brilliant affair. The dance
will take place in the dining hall Of the
hotel. one of the finest In the State. and
A1eu detail Will be handsomely execUtd-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mrs nellie Sweeney Palmer, one of the
leading vocalists and vocal instruct ors
OF this city. Will spend the holidays in
New York. While there she will study
unoer able instructors. She expects to
return to Richmond about January 10th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Misses Ethel Aston and Katherine
Claiborne Cabell will be among the
charming little ladies who will have
Christmas tree entertainment next week.
Their friends will be asked to meet
their cousin. Master Henry Coalte! Ca
bell, who will be their guest of honor
for the occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
ST Patrick's Church

The following programme will be rem
dered at st. Patrick's Church Christmas
morning at and 1890 o'clock:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mr. Garvin Thomas, of Louisville. Ky,
will be the guest of the Misses White. in
their home, No POD East Franklin ST. et
next week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mr.. Herbert a. Claiborne has return
eu from ST. Adams to remain until the
New Year with his mother, Mrs. Herbelt
A. Claiborne, of West Grace Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Margaret Oula Powers. the pretty
little daughter Of II. and Mrs. Frank
Powers. has Issued invitations for
Christmas tree Friday, December 26th.
Miss mary Nichols and Miss Maud 5.
Ainsle will also entertain on the Goth at
i ?, NJ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Flora Stegar will leave in Febru-
airy to visit her brother, : Mr.. Arthur
Stegar. in Mexico.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mr. and Mrs. A H. Martin and chill
dren. who have been travelling In the
the holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. D. Farmer of South Pine Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
Personal Mention.

Mrs Hardin Temple Burnley will en-
terrain at cards at her home, No. 9S7
West Grace Street, Tuesday afternoon
at 1870 Those invited are Mesdames Alex
ander Brown, John Harrison, Conway
Knox, Richard Wilson, Beirne Blair.
James Tyler Kenneth Anderson, e D.
Quarles. John "A. Coke, Jr., Robert Bruce
Bowe Lewis Catlett Williams, Egbert
Leigh Jr., Dana Rucker Allen Lyon,
Charles Selden, Charles Blanton William
Wood James Hickok, Chi.es Felrell.
Eppa Hunton, Jr., Frank Duke: Misses
Sue Leigh Gengie Wilson. Lucy Wallace.
Daisy Wilson, Kate Bidgood and Mollie
Wallace.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Mamie J. Shelley, of Washington,
o.. c.. will reach Richmond Monday next
TO visit her aunt, Mrs. Murphy of No. 3
East Clay Street. and will be glad to see
her friends at the above address.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. F'rise, of Little
Rock. Ark. are also with Mrs. Susie T.
Goddin-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Bessie Hunter. Of Maysville, Ky.
left for home last week greatly to the
regret Of many friends and relatives in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Miss Irene Trice, Of Buckner's Station.
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. n. NJ. Sibert,
at No. GA East Grace Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

Tea viii! be served at the Woman's
Club Monday afternoon from to
o'clock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
"Far West" Wiped Out.

y publishing house in this city, says
the Chicago Chronicle, has received
an order from the Yukon region for
books expressive of what is now the
far" Northeast. The order includes
Gibbons Rene, Macaulay's England,
the writings of John Stuart Mill, Of
Flammarion and other engaging SCI
cntists, graphic novels. humorous
stories, but none of Bret Harte's. The
Far West of Bret Harte is at the van
ishing point. y hurry postscript OBJ
served that the navigation season is
short and that only letter mail is car
ried over the ice.
In truth. there is no longer any
"far" West or far" Northwest. The
rugged and often illiterate humanity
that cleft the mountains and swan
the rivers, opening up new empire
for all the world, is also of the past.
The universal free school sends diff
fcrent multitude now to the advancing
frontier. Sturdy but not illiterate,
the new pioneers want books wherever
they go, and science and the organized
forces of civilization enable them to
crafty their taste. Culture is no lon
ger monopoly Of the older portions
of the country.
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WORK OF THE SHADOW.
MEN WHO ARE EMPLOYED TO WATCH
employees OF BANKS.

There Are About 600 or Them In New
York City AIone-One of Them Tells of
His Methods - The Story Of One Fool
ish Young Man-Discbnrged Employees.
In the borough of Manhattan every
DAY there are somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 500 persons shadowed,
none of whom knows as he goes his
way that he is being watched. Nor
does he know that the sword hangs
over his mead suspended by thread
that may be cut at any moment by
his shadower. These men whose fate
is heldin the palm of the hand of
private detective are all employed in
banks, national, state and savings
There ere also other big corporations
which employ detectives to follow
their employees after hours, 80 as to
get line on the life that they lead
after hnurs," detective employed in
this particular line put it to-day. Many
bank presidents believe that by en-
ploying5a a detecrive to shadow every
tody employed in the institution the
chancee for deLaulter are reduced to
miuiElun.. And yet the case of Sam
uel c. seeley, employed for eleven
years as bookkeeper in the Shoe and
Leather National Bank, might be cited
to demonstrate that this method Of
vigilance Is not infallible. Through
Seeley tthe bank IN eleven years lost
S354,000. He was model bookkeeper,
the real kind of home man. That was
shownaby the fact that he got for his
share In actual cash only $1,000 and
most Of this he spent in ioctors' bills
for Instantly.
Seeley, like every other employe in
the Shoe and Leather Bank, was sha-
dowed2 his home life was known; he
was reported as model man. Where
the. vigilance of the banks manage
ment vent astray was in not shadow
ing Seeley's accomplice, lawyer wao
had many real estate transactions. The
accomplice one day overdrew his ac-
count. iSeeley knew that if he notified
the cashier he would be discharged.
so hescalled on the lawer and asked
him to refund the money (it was only
s1OO. The lawyer explained that he
had big real estate deal on and he
could not put it through in time to
save Seeley unless he had more money
$4,000. That was the beginning of
Seeleys' downfall. The model home
man consented. When the lawyer on
the following day presented check
for S., 200, the paying teller asked See
ley how the account stood. Seeley said
that the check was all right and the
lawyer got the money.
To cover up his tracks, Seeley de-
detucted from accounts that never
were touched, so that at night his ac-
counts balanced. He never took vaca-
ton 3st 5S szsR sftg 10 Day off in eleven
s,eaf{nl Thevs,N ices ne was a no
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Curious Surgical Case,

The popular belief that man who
receives wound from bullet In the
heart is bound to lie therefrom almost
instantancously is now seen to be un.
founded, for at the last meeting Of the
French Academy of Medicine Dr. PPy-
rat told of Il man who was restored to
health after his heart had been pierced
by ball from revolver. The wound
ed man, he said, was placed In a hos
pital in Paris, and DR.. Launay, q notod
operated on him there with
great success. According to DR.. Pey-
rat this is the only case of the kind
on record. True, statistics recently
compiled by DR.. Dcntrl, show that out
of every hundred persons who receive
wounds in the heart from swords or
daggers from thirty to forty-two are
cured, but. though medical books have
been carefully searched, no record has
been found in them Of man who
has been rescued from death after his
heart had been perforated by ball.
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people, is striking example
Of how the world becomes dependent
on what may be termed the latter-day
progress of mankind. Just 100 years
ago Philadelphia received her first
shipment Of anthracite ccal. 1t came
to the city in two great river arks, and
was used to gravel the sidewalks. \
small quantity Of this coal was burned
in a CRATE, but the experiment was not
a success, and in 1906, when another
ark load of coal tied up at the wharf
In the Quaker city it was rejected
no one wanted it, In 1865 Judge Fell,
of Wilkesbarre, successfully burned
anthracite in a CRATE. In 1912 another
effort was made to market anthracite
coal in Philadelphia, but nile wagon
loads which were sent there from
Pottsville had to be given away.
The real history of the anthracite
coal industry begins in 1920, when 3G5
tons of coal were shipped to Philadel-
phia from the Lehigh region During
the next ten years the trade from the
Lehigh regions was firmly established,
and the Schuylkill region was opened
up upon the completion Of water COM
munication with Philadelphia. During
the latter part Of this period tile Della
ware and Hudson: Canal Company was
organized and began the Shipment of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
anthracite from Carbondale by tho
canal and the gravity railroad.


canal and the gravity railroad.
From this time OH the trade rapidly
increased, canals and gravity roads
multiplied, only to he replaced by loco
motives on their advent. One Of the
first locomotives used in this country
was for the purpose of hauling anthra-
cite.
The process of mining anthracite coal
consists of two methods-stripping and
closed work. Stripping rs the process
where the coal lies near the surface
Of the ground as it does in many in
stances in the anthracite field The
closed work is that done under ground,
or at the bottom of shaft. Owing to
the character of the deposits the room
and pillar system is employed. When
the Shaft cannot be placed SO as 10
reach the lowest point Of the deposit,
tn coal below is reached by insidc or
blind shafts or inside slopes. These
shafts, which are sometimes sunk to
depth of over 1000 feet, usually have
several compartments, one for the.
pumpway and ladder. and two or more
for hoisting. \ common size OF the
hosting compartments is 7X12 feet
The coal is brought TO the bottom of
the shaft from the inside or blind shafts
by means of small cars, and in some in
stances sheet iron chutes, according 10
the inclination of the shaft, according
as the blind Shaft slopes up or down
from the bottom of the shaft from the
surface.
Anthracite is mined with hand rotary
drills and by black blasting powder.
Dynamite or giant powder is used for
rock work, sometimes for driving
gangways, and in some locations for
blasting coal itself where fire damp
neeessitates flameless' explosive. The
mines are ventilated by rotary fans.
The law requires that each miner shall
be supplied with at least 200 cubic feet
Of air per minute. Fire dampi is preva-
lent in many of the anthracite shafts,
necessitating the use of safety lamps
by the miners.
He SOSl VI llllllIlls, ilHtllIdCIlc CUtil lS
greater than the cost Of mining bitu-
minous coal, and this cost does not end
when the coal is landed at the surface
of the mine. Anthracite as it comes
from. the mine consists of Jumps of va
rions' Sizes and intermiXcd with these
humps is a. mixture of rocks. These
Jumps must. be broken and assorted
as to size before the anthracite is ready
for, the market. since the ccornnic Use
of anthracite requires that txr Jumps
must be of as near uniform size us pos
sible,, and rs there is a greater demand
for! the intermediate sizes. the larger
Jumps must be broken down 10 smaller
sizes. This elaborate preparation
greatly increases the cost of the coal.
Anthracite is.preparrd for market in
what is known us the coal breaker. n
large building, usually built of timber
but sometimes of steel and iron. The
coal is broken up by machinery con-
sisting of toothed rolls. after which it |
is screened in circular rcvDlving
screens. The slate is picked out by |
hand by boys and old men. who sit
along the chutcs through which the i
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

broke. Well, from Canfelds' my quar-
ry went to the tenderloin, and there
blew in s1OO. dropped him at his
home at $50 A. M. He was discharged
Immediately after my report was re-
ceived.
Nov there was foolish young man
as | afterward found out He was not
short in his accounts. He had plenty of
money Of his own, but he was dis
charged just because of his high roller
tendency. However, the president
would take nc chances with him. sup
pose that in all the while that have
been in the banks employ fifteen or
twenty men have been discharged be.
cause of my reports on their lives out
side the bank New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
Transportation in New York.

The elevated railroads of Manhattan
md The Bronx are unmatched by any
)pen-air steam railroad system in the
world in the number of passengers
carried each year. The report of the
business done by these elevated rail-
:oads for the year that ended June 80
ast shows that in that year 21J.000000
passengers Gound numbers We're
transported without accident to one
,f these passengers excepting some
rifiing bruises.-Philadelphia Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
SALTED HIS WELL IN VAIN.
Failure of Farmer to Sell His Farm ms
Oil LanI.

Failure of a Farmer to Sell His Farm MS
Oil Land.
"Some years ago." said tn, narrator,
IAN oil boom hit Litchtfield, ILL.,, and
everybody for r.iles around was seen
shifting for oil and every stranger was
suspected of being an expert looking
for a good thing. An old farmer named
Loomis had big place three miles
out of town, which would lave been
fortune for him had he rot been pos
sessed Of mania for swapping, mani
fest in a perennial attempt to trade
off his land for twice its value.
when the boom was at the top
notch Loomis received visitor who
took so much interest in the farm, so
like,l its appearance, location, etc.,
that the old farmer scented a petro-
leum man and say visions Of incalcula-
BILE wealth. Being a shrewd man, Loom
is did not care to take any unnecessary
chances with Providence, and on the
quiet he sent the, hired man out the
back way with orders 10 dump the
kerosene can into the well. The visi-
tor liked the entire place, inspected
the barn, the chicken yard, anu then,
as if by chance asked for drink Of
water.
'Loomis was waiting for that, and
hauled up brimming bucket before
the mans own eyes and poured him
out gourdful of liquid with fine, op-
alescent scum upon it. The visitor
smelled 1t, tasted it made wry face,
and asked if the water was always
like that. Oh, yes, said Loomis, but
you soon get used to the taste, and
our doctors say this is the finest wa
ter On earth for the stomach Well l
am ding DANCED if I'll ever get used to
it, was the unexpected response. am
looking for farm, not an oil well, and
# | have got to haul my drinking water
three miles from Litchfeld guess I'd
rather buy nearer town.
1T took Loomis six months to get
the taste of oil out CT his III, and by
that time the boom was over and moth
ing was left of the oil craze but rot
ting derricks and abandoned shafts"
New-Orleans Times-Democrat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

coal passes. AS far as possible the
work of sorting sizes and picking out
impurities Is done by machinery. AS
the illustration shows, the general plan
is to sort the coal over Inclined bars.
then to pass what goes through the
bars over revolving or shaking screens,
While what goes through goes directly
to the loading bins, or else is broken
up into smaller sizes by rolls and then
separated into the various sizes by
screens. The capacity Of the average
breaker is from 1000 to 5000 tons Of
coal g day.
The tendency of recent years has
been to use more Of the smaller sizes
OF anthracite. and consequently the
breaking has been done with this end
in view.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
The Dangerous Lie.

The most dangerous thing about lie
is that Il word once uttered can never
be obliterated. Some one mas said that
lying is a worse crime than counter
feiting. There is some hope of follow
ing up bad coins until they are all re-
covered, but an evil word can never be
oyertaken.. The mind of the nearer or
reader has been poisoned, and hum s'l
devices cannot reach in and cleanse it.
Lies can never be called back.-Nev
York News. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
a woman's UnwieIdy Load.

Hardly anywhere in the world does
the traveller see men, women and chill
dren staggering under loads so I'M
wieldy as in Mexico. The photo. re-
produced-taken in Pcotlan, Mexico
shows native girl with both hands
full of baskets and a stack Of hats on
her head which would crush an ordi-
nary American man. y Mexican wom-
an will walk the streets all day carry
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

Judge Henry Redwine the other day
took to Phoenix, Ariz., story of an
active volcano in smoking lake 81
miles from TeXica at the base of the
mountains across the Mexican line.
The Indians who formerly lived in the
neighborhoou have moved away since
the lake legan spouting columns of
mud and fire. The white settlers are
seriously considering the same course
The lake is IA miles long and three
miles broad. The water is almost con-
stantly boiling and at times gigantic
columns are thrown up amid which
fire plays.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

ninety-seven pounds and measured
over five feet, considerable more than
the little lady who made so successful
a haul. The catch was effecte from
a steamer anchored in Union Bay,
British Columbia, a strong salmon line
and salmon bait~being used. and so
delighted were the crew with her sue
cess that nothing, would satisfy them
but that the small fiShcrwoman and
her giant fish should photographed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

10 the weacer when on duty. Slung
around the left arm is the trumpet
with which warning is given to pedes-
trains and others of the approach Of a
train, and in the right hand is seen the
red flag, which is kept rolled round
the stock when the road is clear, and
only unfurled as danger signal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

The Hungarian minister Of the inte-
rior has issued a decree ordaining that
all mattresses in cafes, restaurants,
tea shops and so forth must be at least
40 years of age. The decree came into
force on Sept. 1, and threw many
young women out of employment
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
4 Erionfl In Nn,,I

Bcotem-Pshaw! | must have $40
by noon today. aud left all my money
OF home IN my other clothes. Can't
you help me ont?
Wisema,i-Sure. I'll lend you car
fare to go home for it.-Philadelphia
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
Andrew jackson.

Like .severafof the early Presidents,
Andrew Jacllsol was buried beside his
wife, at his. homestead, The Hermitage,
near Nashville, Tennessee. This COR
Ter Of the estate was afterward bought
" the women of Tennessee and given
% the State. :
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03

Hogs have a strange habit which
those who have noticed them at night
are acquainted with. If you pass a
fog bed On the side of the road or in
sn old covered bridge, sometimes one
will follow or trail you for miles. 1t
Goes not seem vicious, but just keeps
near. Perhaps it is a lingering instinct
of its wild nature, following as a kind
OF sentinel to see that the other hogs
are not threatened, just as the wild
horses in South America, when a foe
appears, will wheel into 4 semi-circle
and present 10 their enemy an un-
bl oxen phalanx of heels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-12-03
The Telephone in Corsica.

Ajaccio, in Corsica, the birthplace of
Napoleon, has new telephone service.
At present it's subscribers are three In
number.