davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
AUCTION SALES

W.D GORDON, UCT10NEER, 841 GUAR
anty Loan building; Is years experience.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

CAN SELL YOUR BUSINESS OR REAL
estate, no matter where located; if you want
a business. write me; I have it. H. A. Wood,
RenYilie. MINI. - = -. - 80 -. !.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23


wE EHVE A FEW IMPROVED AND UNIM-
proved farms which we Will exchange for
stocks of goods or city property Write soon.
w n. Morse Land Co.. Crookston. Mimi:
BIG BARGAIN-N RED RIVER VALLEY.
ideal farm, 480 acres; $50 acres in cultivation; I;
100 acres pasture, fenced; 100 acres meadow;
So 900 improvements; with one-third fine crop,
$2S. N Estaque, Breckenridge, Mimi.
222 ACRES ON CEDAR LAKE, IN AITKIN
county; one of the most beautiful spots IN
the state; 80 acres cleared; onlySon mile
from railroad station; thousands of cords Of
maple and other hardwoods on II, which will
pay for property. a. snap. Becher M. Hun
gerford, Aitkin, MINI.
i60 ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE IN THE
neighborhood OF Colfax, n. D., at $15 per
acre: will take automobile as part payment;
prefer gasolene engine. NJ. j. Jacobson,
wheaton, MINI.
587I1 RICH DESIRABLE ACRES, 20 MILES
St. Paul, three City Hudson; $4,000 spent;
make most delightful spot northwest price
s12, 600; half cost improvements, land thrown
in. United States Land, Andrus building,
MinnneaDolis. 5
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
MUSICAL

FINE OLD VIOLINS Pure silver wound q
and genuine Italian violin strings. Expert
renairing. Rose 8 Eayiers, 41-43 9th st 8.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

LAUNDRYMAN WANTED; A NAN THOR
oughly acquainted with the work; good wages
and steady employment. H.. s. Besuchet,
I iaho
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
l7'sl--Ntl3s7-77 x = >.
FINANCIAL

MORTGAGE LOANS4-Rate low; any sums;
no delay Jus sures Gale &sCo., N. Y. Life.
WE HAVE A .BLOCKsoF EASTERN MONEY
tot loan at g. per cent on choice residence
property. Thorpe Bros. Andrus building.
MONEY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES; NO
delay. Thayer & Gale, 213 N. Y. Life bldg. =
MONEY ALWAYS -ONsHAND to loan on city
property at favorable terms. Minnesota Loan
and Trust Coz gig Niceilet av. |E7'% &s& ~ g
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

MFG; 81, 900 salary besides 20 per cent div,
GROCERY; neat corner stand; consider house
CIGAR, CONE; $40 daily; neat stand.
HOME BAKERY; money makers. HOO Lum-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

oOo ABSOLUTE SECURITY AND 5 PER
ooe cent ought to, be satisfactory to anyone.
zee The Savings Bank of Minneapolis,
Adam Hannah, treasurer. 107 18th st S. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WHO HAS A BARGAIN IN TRACKAGE TO
sell for a cash deal? Who will invest IN a
farm wagon factory? Address 5544, Journal. s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

wANTED-MANF > CAPABLE OF KEEPING
planer, hatcher and siding machines IN good
working order for Montana mill; good future
for willing, steady man. Apply to Northern
Machipary 10 2d at - city- "a .
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

SALESMEN WANTED-TO SELL. ON COM
mission a manufacturers line of popular
priced ladies' dongoa shoes to the retail trade
IN Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota. North and
South Dakota. Address F. w. Heckrich, Jr.
l72S Aldrlch av y. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
OFFICES

;. KASOTA BLOCK, HENNEPIN AV :.
= and 4th st; one to three rooms; steam
5. heated; +frst-class service. Walter l..
). Badger ITO Kasota block, or 217 New =
!. York Life building.
s>+:. -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
. . . . . . e:>.s 90 ee . .

Q . . o. e>e oOeeeees
. WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
Q Must vacate by Aug. !. AS all goods
Q must go at once, we will sell our new
and secondhand complete house fur
. nishings aud Office fixtures at less than
halt price. =. - M ,. sy-.5S 4 ;E5s
. -- CAMPBELL & ERICKSON.
o 215 Nicollet Ay.'' &s3y22, q z
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

e.. FURNISHED FLATS z.@
A FAMILY OF NOT OVER THREE CAN
make an arrangement for home with lady
having a comulodious, cheerful, handsomely
furnished apartment, centrally located; very
reasonable terms for one of some means; ref
erences required. Address 5379, Journal. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WAMTED-GOOD sALESMEN FOR MINNIE
apols and all towns Of state; attractive spe-
cfalty; coed side line; quick seller; liberal
commission. 531 Andrus building, Mpls
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-LADY OR GENTLEMAN WITH
IS. 900 to take one half interest in established
paying business; will bear investigation; no
agents need apply; don't answer unless you !
have the money and mean business. Webe,
2374 Hennepin. e., -z,.a.zs - 49,. q :
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-YOUNG MAN TO WORK FOR
his board Bon Ton restaurant, 2S 9Th st S..
WANTED-A GOOD ALL-AROUND' TAILOR
at once. Must be sober. H. Hanke, Hutch
Mimi
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

[HG8-a-1-H-0-6,Hvg.H-H-9v
q MONEY TO LOAN SALARIED PEO-z q
q ple-We are" prepared to. loan reason q
q able amounts to salaried people hold q
= ing steady positions with responsible g
II concerns, on easy weekly or monthly g
q payments. 90 We conduct our business q
& strictly confidential Lowest rates and q
q fair treatment guaranteed. 4. Room 306, q
& Bank of Commerce building q
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WlANTED-INSTRUCT ON MANDOLIN
and guitar; permanent position; state salary
address Up-to-Date' Music Co., 425 Main st
La Crosse, Wis., Apply Immediately. Trans
portation naid.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-PARTY. WITH SOME CAPITAL
to manufacture a new, original patented ar
tcle in household line. Millions in it. Ad-
dress RIB Journal
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

:. LINK sTOREss IN.
ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR
RENT. THORPE BROS, ANDRUS. BLDG.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-DRIVE WE'LL MAN, ONE WHO
can curb; also two non-union carpenters. SOB
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED - GOOD CABINET-MAKERs.
Steady work. Minneapolis Office and School
Furniture Co. sol Sth st Sc. st
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WATCHES CLEANED 81; MAIN SPRINGS.
81: warranted one year. Pasgels - so sc >,
u YOUNG MEN FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND
vicinity at once to prepare for positions In the
government service. Apply to Interstate Cor
reg Inst Gedar RaDldS Iowa. Z.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

good cash business, together with grain agen-
cy, paying $500 - yearly. Consider trade.
kurtzmanE Phoenix building. .---- -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-A NO. / SCANDINAVIAN GRO
Gerry clerk Best Of references required. Ad-
dress 549S journal, .-r
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
STOVE REPAIR

REPAIRS FOR ALI STOVES. GREAT
Western Stove Repair Co.. n2 Hennepin ay.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-AT ONCE, AN ALL ROUND
butcher; single: will give good wages. Ad-
dress Peter Polesky, ,Aeercrombie, N: D. : z
CABINETMAKERSa WANTED, ON BANK
tirst-class men only st. Paul Furniture Co.,
St Paul Mimi 49, -.- ---'s
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED - GENTLEMEN CANVASSERs,
outside cities. 5491, Journal. -
YOUNG MAN FOR OFFICE WORK. MUST
write good hand. Mcclellan Paper Go.
GOOD, LIVE SOLICITORS FOR 4 PROFIT
a hle nosition- at 522 Guaranty building
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

"A FIRsT-CLAsS HoRsEsHOER AT ONCE.
Sober man; steady JOB the year rouno. r. d.
Davidson. Valley City, n. D. =.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANNED-THREE MACHlNISIS VANU TWO
bolermakers for out of city. Hotel Beaufort,
room 63. d"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
AGENTS WANTED
MOVING

AGENTS wANTED-FOR GOOD sELbEl
Over 4 Sd st s., room 4. = :. !. -. :.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

YOUNG LADY WITH SIX YEARS EXPE-
rtence III office as cashier and assistant book
keeper, desires position; can furnish refer
ences. 55s3, Journal. So
WANTBD-Pos osLTION AS HOUsEKEEPER;
small family preferred. 3136 Stevens av. {.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTY WITH $3.50 TO
double money in short time in city. Call room
49, Beaufort Hotel, s.. - ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

LESMAN-ToTC CALL ON BUSINESS AND
professional men by introduction and request
only. Must engage With view to permanency,
capable OF presenting in forceful and con-
rinoing manner a strictly high-grade propo-
Rition. Preference given to man 25-46 years.
Compensation, $1,000 yearly. =, Address l1a
National Life building Chicago. for Mime
aDOlis interyiew
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

DRUG CLERK FOR MANUFACTURING
concern in Helena, Mont. Inquire Lyman
Elial Dr,1n Co or call 607 I'd ay S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-FOREMAN AND CARPENTERS
for grain elevator building. Steady work for
good men,. S. H. Tromanhauser, S0S Phoenix
Nuild
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

s1.5O AN ACRE, 40, 600 ACRES, ONE BODY:
smooth, level land; Wyoming; ten miles from
town 10000 people; good investment. M. P.
Hobart, 302 Phoenix building. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

restaurant, good location, in town of 1000;
further particulars and reasons for selling.
Write W. M. -Ercickson. Lake Mills, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

WANTED-PERSON WITH A FEW HUN
drew dollars for partner in restaurant busi-
ness in North Dakota; good crops, good town.
Io,,rp o1
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

FOR SALEITHE STOCK OF CIGARS AND
fixtures formerly owned by Brown & Wheel
ock and situated at II 4th st s. will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder on
Friday, July 25, at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, at No.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

MIDDLD.AGED GERMAN WOMAN WITH IA
nov wishes place as housekeeper for widower
or small family; good reference. Mrs. 81,
"a
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

u. OF M. STUDENT WITH $500 CAN PAY
his way through the whole course. Webb,
care Typewriter Exchange. 237 Hennepin.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23
!. BUSINESS CHANGES

JUDICIoUs. SYSTEMATIC SPECULATION
in wheat Is very profitable; $50 Will margln
1000 bu cents; send for free books, Facts and
born Grain Co, sl5 Phoenix building, Minne-
apolis. Members Chamber OF Commerce
A FIRST-CLASS BUSINESS SUIT MADE TO
order for s25. Turnquist, tailor, 6l6 lst az 9:
FOR SALE OR RENT-BEST 81 DAY. Ho-
Completely ELY furnished; electric and gas light.
steam heat; three railroads. etc. Address
427a, Journal.
FOR sALE-AT A BARGAIN, A LARGE.
tSw9,,story hotel doing good business IN e
retire from business. Address o. "A. Allen,
Hector, MINI.
FINE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST $2,250 IN
high.payn capital stock and secure active na
eral store in North Dakota town. Position
open at once. Cash required. Address own
er, No. 1920 9Th. avn, Minneapolis.
FOR. .sALE-THE BEST EQUIPPED STEAM
laundry in northern Wisconsin. Write for par
ticulars. 6133, Journal
BANK AND REAL ESTATE BUSINESS FOR
sale in North Dakota town, 400 inhabitants;
only bank good chance; poor health reason
for selling. o079, Journal
merchandise stock in exchange for Minnesota
lands. L. T. Alnunds. Litchfeld. MINI.
WANTED-JOB7 PRINTER TO TAKE IN
terest in and mechanical management OF
weekly; permanent. $ooo 70 4,VUu fequiIeut
give references; confidential. Address 6286,
Journal. S
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTY WITH $3.50 10
double money in short time in city. Call room
49,, Beaufort Hotel.
FOR SALE-A FIRST CLASS UP-TO-DATE
restaurant, good location, in town OF 1000;
further particulars and reasons for selling.
Write w. M. Erickson, Lake Mills, Iowa.
FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR DESIRABLE
farm lands, a 1rstsclass book and stationery
business in city OF 1900; the leading city
in The state; the business has paid net
profit of 1S per cent over and above all ex-
penses, salaries and depreciations. Can give
good reason for selling. Address Box bS,
Fargo, N. D.. /. = - - .-Lz.
FOR sALE-DRUG STORE IN GOOD SOUTH
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

SAFES-SEVERAL GOOD SECONDHAND,
at your own prices; must sell quick: easy
terms. L. B. Waugh 229 1st st N. ~
800 LOADS BLACK EARTH FOR COST OF
hauling; also large quantity paving sand.
Apply 725 7th av S, Or 100 Lumber Exchange.
BUY A QUICK MEAL GASOLENE STOVE
and keep cool; of course you know they are
tho best. C. Herbert Smith, 424 Henneptn ay.
THE LAMBERT TYPEWRITER-MoDE q
of this very popular machine now offered the
public at $21.50. Send us 81 and we will ship
one for examination; easy payments. - =
- GENERAL TYPEWRITER CO., - PA
Dayton Block. Seventh and Nicollet. a.
$35 HEATER, s12; -DoCKAsH RANGE, So;
$26 mantel bed, $40; SIG baby buggy, S.; all
frst-class condition; : must sell by Friday.
2815 Clinton av. -,
ALMOST NEW NO. 9 WHEELER &. Will
son sewing machine, s1s; party leaving CITY,;
call evenings at 2215s Colfax av S.
WANTED-TO EXCHANGE PORTRAIT
work. hand copying from small photos, for
upholstering: -5524, Journal. -
ANY OLD PRTCE-BEsT OFFER TAKES
any one of an elegant lot Of shopworn and
secondhand typewriters. Get samples.
Typewriter Exchange, 2S7 Hennepin.
FOR sALE-CHEAP, MANICURING TABLE
and two chairs 55s1 Journal. .z5a5@s -. =
FOR -sALELFINE LOT OFFICE FIXTURES
and desks; almost new; cheap for cash. 637
AuuTuS UulluluB.s 49, =
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-23

I HAVE LAND AND CASH FOR GOOD
clean stocks Of merchandise Can close deals
quickly. Give particulars Kurtzman, Phoe-
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New industries Reported In the
 South and West.

Chattanooga, April 2s-Among the mere important new industries reported by The Tradesman for the week ended April 2s are s1OOOO brick works at Me bane, N C., $lO.0O0 cotton gin at Crys- tai Springs. Miss, a $15o,ooo fertilizer fac tory at Americus, Ga., a foundry and machine shops and round house to cost s15C, 900 at Texarkana. Ark; $10.000 grain elevator at Galiatin, Tenn; s25.ooo hardware company at Thibodeaux. La.; a $1o00o land company nt Gulfport. Miss. a s5o0OO supply company at Atlanta, Ga; @ $1O,0O0 oil company at Yaxoo City. Miss; an oil ard gas company at Jelico. Tenn; s50.O0O cotton oil mill at An guilla, Miss; $eO.oO0 oil mill at Fore man, Ark: a telephone company at Merietta, Ga; a $S0.0o0 oil mill and gu- ano factory at Windcr, Ga; a canning factory at Lttleton, N. C.; $25,0O0 con- struction company at Wheeling. w. Va; si50.000 bath tub manufaoturing com pany at Birmingham. Ala; a $25, GOO oil company at Brownwcod, Tex; a s300O,- 600 oil end development company at San Antonio. Tex; $200.ooo paper mill at Lake Charles, La.; cotton mill at Nor wood, N. C.; veneer factory at T;lba. Ala; brick works at China Grove, N. C.; s1c,ooo canning factory at Way
The age-herald., 1902-04-29

pound; lard, 2 cents a pound; live poultry. 3 cents a pound, and dressed poultry, cents pound. In every way and direction the beef trust is fully protected by Dingleyism. Canada exported last year to European coun- tries animals and their products to the value of $47,94S,4 ,491, and If there were any real desire among the Re publlcans who control Congress to re- press and check the extortions of the trust they would repeal these duties. Mere promises on the part of the meat trust are not sufficient. Timely relief can be had through a repeal of the duties that promoted, if they did not create, the high prices of meats.
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
TRUST GOING TO GERMANY.
Vlrgnla-caroIina Chemical Company Trying to Secure Potash Works.

Berlin, April 2S.-The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, which is a large buyer of German potash has been trying to acquire some works in the Hanover potash district. These negotiations are the only basis for the report that the company is seeking to acquire control of the entire German potash industry.
 The Virginia Carolina Company has ob- tained options on two potash companies, and has received offers of sale from or inquired the price of, several other com panies. These are all small concerns, and outside of the great potash syndicate the taking in of the lesser fields would prac- fically be under one head. Agents of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company are making persistent efforts to gain a foot hold in the potash industry here, and Dr. Schneider. the company's attorney. is ex- aminfng into the titles of potash prop critics for them Half of the potash pro- duced in Germany is sent to the United States, and 1t is believed that large in- termediate profits could be saved if the American importers owned mines here.
 The Disconto Geselleschaft is financially interested In potash, and a representa- tive of this company has said he does not believe the American Company will be successful in obtaining control of any potash concerns except those outside of the syndicate.
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
Improbable Stories.

"One is not surprised to find in newspa- pers published in small cities improbable or made up stories, known in the vocab- ulary of slang as hot air. but l can not understand why New York papers print improbable reports" said Wash ington man at the Morris.
 'I read only last week in one of the New York papers that the advance in the price of Southern Railway shares was supposed to mean that the Southern was about to get control of the Louisville and Nashville. This was a. silly story in view of the fact that there is no secret about the status of Louisville and Nash vile control Morgan & Co.,, who con- trol the Southern hold majority of the stock of the Louisville and Nashville.
 Another foolish rumor printed in a number of New York papers was that the Pope had dictated letters to the American bishops with a view of creat- ing Archbishop Corrigan a cardinal. The Baltimore Sun, which Is reliable or noth- ing, stated on authority soon after Cardinal Gibbons return from Rome last fall that no new American cardinal would be created while his eminence of Baltimore was living. True the Pope might change his mind, but his holiness would not write letters to the bishops about 1t. If editors that indulge the habit of printing groundless rumors and fake news, would use a little intelligence and have their reporters make up thinkable or supposable stories they would not be criticised so often as they are."
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
Popular FraternaI Order.

''The growth of the Knights of Colum- bus has been phenomenal" said a man who had been recently knighted "The order is less than twenty years old but its membership is now about 3OOOOo, and at the rate 1t has been increasing in the last year or two 1t will not be a great while before 5Oo.OOO names will be en- rolled.
 "The Knights have an elobarate and impressive ritual and have yet to find one of the initiated who was not de- lighted with 1t.
 'The only other order that I know about which swept the country and grew in a few years from nothing to a mem- bership of hundreds of thousands was the Knights of Pythias. In the seventies nearly every man I met wore a Pythian watch charm or badge on his vest or coat. The Masons and the Odd Fellows, I believe, have always had a steady growth. The Masons have been estab- lished in the United States for more than 16o years and the Independent Order of odd Fellows since 1919. They are, therefore numerically the strongest. The Pythians and number of other fraternal societies are more than holding their own, but in ten or twelve years the Knights of Columbus will probably have a million members"
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Sol Smith Russell.

The death of Sol Smith Russell will be lamented by every playgoer in America. The last time MT. Russell appeared in Birmingham he was at his best, and every one who saw him remarked his well preserved condition. No one ever thought of him as an old man. and yet he had been on the stage for nearly forty years. , He belongs to the same high class of comedians as Joe Jefferson and the late John Sleeper Clarke of England the father of Creston Clarke. His acting was quiet and natural and he never had play that was not refined and altogether wholesome. No clergyman, unless he was hopelessly narrow in his prejudices against the stage, ever objected to member of his family going to see Jeff ferson in Rip Van Wrinkle" or Russell in "A Bachelofs Romance or any other play in which he had part.
 Socially MT. Russell was great favor ite. He was a man of good morals and of general culture, and his genial man. ner and grace of character made him welcome guest in the homes of the best people in the land. Many a sympathetic tear will be dropped over the grave of Sol. Smith Russell.
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
Silver Very Low in Price.

An ounce of silver Is now worth
 about fifty cents in New York, thus
 bringing the metal value of the silver in a standard dollar below forty-one cents. This downward movement is said to be due to the payment of the huge Chinese indemnity to the allied footing nations in the West. The sil- yer Is gathered by taxation, and turned into the banks in the Chinese ports The banks issue exchange, taking the silver in payment. They thus become well loaded with silver, and in order to unload they have been selling some of 1t at market rates. This Chinese silver is as a rule in the form of Mex ican coin.
 If this be an explanation of the fall in the price of silver bullion, similar movement may occur every time an installment of the indemnity is paid. But the production of silver, which stood last year at 175,700,000 ounces, may have something to do with it. The mines in this country yielded last year 59,6OO,OOO ounces, and, those of Mexico a good share of the balance. This great product of the two repup- lies Is absorbed in the arts, and in the Orient, the greater part going to the Oriental countries in the form of Mexican silver dollars. The price of silver bullion really turns upon the demand from the Far East for Mexi- can coins. An expansion of trade in China may lead to stronger demand for silver, and in that way the price of the metal may be carried back to former figures.
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
Travelling Mans Observations.

All the cities of the South are grow ing, and as for Birmingham, 1t is mak- ing rapid strides" said Mir Isaac May of Richmond, the well-known travelling man who represents an Eastern shoe house. "I had not been to Birmingham before for about three years, and the improve ments have been marked. This is cer- tainly going to be the foremost city of the South. Everybody away from here takes that view of Birminghams future that I do.
 "Richmond Is going ahead rapidly. In the past two years 1t has made wonder ful progress. New industries have been started. the old ones have branched out and many large handsome buildings have been erected.
 "John Skelton Williams, banker and president of the Seaboard Air Line, has been an important factor in Richmond's recent prosperity. While the cHy has had many able bankers and business men, Williams Is the first one of Its citi- zens who has attained national reputa- tion as a financier. The fact that he has to be reckoned with by Wall street Is big thing, not only for the Seaboard Ar Line, but for the prestige of Richmond. Many Southern men, when they get to be famous in the business world, move to New York But Williams Is devoted to Virginia, and as he is a man of senti- ment as well as a great man of affairs, he will continue to make Richmond his home to the end of his days. He Is not yet 37 years old. He was not born to for tune nor is his prominence due to luck or any adventitious circumstance. He started with nothing but an education, health, character and pluck, and with this combination he rose from clerk ship to wealth and commanding position. Richmond is proud of John Skelton Will liams."