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The Washington times., 1903-07-19

the bottom of butter frkin. caught
dead TO rights; he couldn't climb out.
nor could he spring because he couldn't
get no purchase with one of his forelegs
gone. 1 goes over to get the kettle TO
scald him 10 death. but 1 couldn't do it.
was thinking of the Little Folk. and
the banshee, so I let's him be and goes
out TO the forge to think.
II was first for turning him out and
letting him go with his homemade
crutch- Then l thought Of something
else. II he was one of the Little Folk
could square myself in great shape by
making him a wooden leg That was
fine idea, for I knew his crutch was
handicap to him. and figured out in my
mind just how TO go about making him
the les-but making the leg was ono
thing and putting it on was another.
Say. I'd rather put maiden shoes on an
OK, and II any OF you FELIX'S has ever
seen that done. you know what l thought
of fitting the crutch 10 my captive.
A Hard One to Handle.
But I had pair OF smiths leathern
gloves as hard as nails and as pliable as
a hairspring. so put them on and goes
and gets Mr.. Rat And maybe / didn't
have a swell time proving TO that rat
that I meant him no harm. He squirmed
and he squealed and he bit at them
gloves like all possessed. Two or three
times was tempted 10 throw him in the
furnace. but kept thinking of the Little
Folk and the banshee. and 1 finally got
the proper measurements for the wooden
leg Then 1 puts Mr.. Rat back in the
firkin and gives him food and drink while
I was q contriving of a wooden leg ami
q way to put it on.
Say. you would have laughed to see
how gentle and tame that rat was the
next morning when l took him out OF
the firkin and fit the wooden leg to him
The stump where he had bit his leg of
was fully healed, and I fixes him out in
way 10 make a professional cork-leg
maker jealous. After I fixes II on him I
puts him down on the floor. and he was
caution to look at. he was that
| pleased.
Clumsy Over the Hurdles.
"He played around on the floor while
and then he hikes away upstairs. 1t vas
eomical to watch him getting upstairs.
| He was all right In the fiat. as the
horserace people say. but he was some
clumsy over the hurdles. so to speak.
But he got up them stairs all right. all
right, and 1 could hear him thump-
thump- thump around to beat the pibroch
until went to sleep that night.
Say. that rat and myself got so
chummy that he would come out to the
forge when was alone. and climb into
my tool chest and examine the tools like
he knew how 10 use them. And funny
thing followed. He scared all the other
rats away from my house and forge. AND
hght7 Why. I've seen cats doubleteam
him. two corking big Toms tackle him
at the same time, and what he would
do to the twain would be a plenty and
remainder Cause why? Why. put
spikes on that game leg bigger than
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

ing space as we'll: the washington
with the -bathing pools. These pools are
graduated in depth so as to suit the
grown man and the small boy equally
well. General dressings rooms have been
placed on a strip of land between the
inner and outer basins. the latter being
a part of the former bathing beach. This
arrangement has met with great favor;
it allows a bather, after getting into
swimming "togs" to enter either the
inner basin. or TO walk out on the
platform and take dip" in the float
ing baths.
The floating bath houses have sides
shutting off all view CT the people in
the pools. Friday has Teen set aside as
Ladies Day" on the boating baths;
women attendants are n charge and all
men are excluded
One portion of the new beach is for
white and one for colored bathers. The
provisions for the races do not differ in
the least.
Provisions for Safety.
/ w. X. Stevens. superintendent of the
: bathing beach, will tell you that the
number of bathers sometimes reaches as
high as twelve hundred. The percentage
OF drownings for .his large number i:
{ infiaitesimal.
Frank B. White is head lifeguard
with J. W. Smith and ]. y. Salkeld as
assistants. These men are all splendid
swimmers. and are constantly in at
tendance. a rowboat is always plying
in and around the group OF bathers.
Mr.. Stevens. well known figure and
a strong swimmer despite his age and
I white hair, is helped in the work OF
supervising the beach by Maynard J.
Simmons, assistant superintendent. and
W. H. Brooks, clerk. The boys who care
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
The Steel Traps Work.

Finally I tried steel trap. such as
we used 10 put in the preserves before
we come 10 the land OF the free Sure
enough, one night heard the trap click;
tken 1 heard a squeal, and as / turned
over to go TO sleep I says to myself:
One OF youse is down. anyway
Bright and early the next morning ]
went downstairs TO the trap. and behold
1t was empty-no. not empty, for II had
a rats leg in 1t. Believe me. a rat had
been caught. and he was a jolly big one
toe. but two inches above where the Jaws
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

big as Paddy Harris bulldog that
couldn't whip Scotch terrier"
"G'wan wild ye." said Jawn. they was
rats; an they wasn't two; they was
four. an they was following the Boss
waitin' for chanst to take the meat off
the platter 10 was carryin''
1.-The wonder Of it was We didn't see a
flock of green rats with purple heads
and yellow tails the day. But had they
been rats, and oolored like the Rosen-
felt bye's calico pony. they would be
fools to the rat that come near 10 get
tin Jimmy Kennelly's wife Until trouble
when she came back from the ould sod
the first time she whit across" and the
Boss put two hands on the counter and
smiled refectively while Jawn drew a
sample from the Holland schnapps
"'Well?'' came an interrogative chorus
after we had smacked our lips in con-
cert ond drew the backs of our hands
across our lips in unison like primary
class going through calesthenic exer-
cises
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
Mrs. Kennelly's InsinuatiOn.

The same says Mrs. Kennedy, as
ye'd enjoy a trip back TO Italy II the
laws was such as ye could go back for
the man was short and stumpy and dark.
and had curly hair. and had Dago writ
ten all over his map. and Mrs. Kennedy
was mad the morning. for she had
caught the back-wash OF the neighbors'
The Washington times., 1903-07-19
Not a Pipe Dream.

the Boss. We'll. We shall; but woe to
him that mixes up this story with the
pipe dreams the likes Of ye swap around
the Cozy Corner, for It's the gospel
truth I do be telling. was there. an
I seen the lace with my own eyes"
'The LAGER" Another chorus. And
then solo from the venturesome
printer with the. white moustache. And
what has lace to do with a rat story?"
'If We do but hold your peace for long
enough TO blow the foam from a glass
OF beer you shall End out.
Mary Kennedy went over TO the old
country to see her father. The old man
had been in the coast guard for years
without number. until the home Office
found out that the only smuggler he
ever seen was the one foreninst him
when he shaved his ugly mug, which the
saints knows was seldom enough.
We'll, Mary comes back, and when
she gets to SwampoOdle she was ever so
much thinner than she was when she
landed in New York. and the neighbors
begin 10 talk. SO one day a man comes
down in the Poodle from the Treas
ury Department and he goes to Mrs
Kennelly's house and he says TO Mrs
Kennedy: The top or the morning 70
you. Mrs. Kennedy. an how did We en-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
THE PATTERSON
BANKRUPTCY CASE
Affairs Of the Railroad Promoter
Placed in the Courts
Hands

Several days ago Mr.. u. r. Patterson,
through his counsel, Mr.. Edgar Allan,
entered petitlon OF voluntary bank
1uptcy in the United States Court and
the case was put into the hands OF the
Petersburg referee.
Neither the amount Of liabilities or as-
sets was mentioned. and they Will not
be known until the matter before the
referee is inqulred into. Mr.. Patterson's
creditors will be asked to file their
claims, and then the amount OF assets
will be determined and the matter VIII
be adj Indicated.
Mr.. Patterson was vice- presidsnS ana
manager of the Blackstone and South
ern Railroad, a company which he y
said to have promoted, and which was
to run between Chase City and Black
stone. The scheme was a big one. Con-
siderable capital was required Tor the
enterprise. AS an evidence Of the good
faith upon which he worked he settled
himself and his family at Chase CITY.
and the proposed road was surveyed
and the grades laid out. Il mas gone
no further, however, but 1t Is probable
thht Mr.. Patterson may make good to
a large extent whatever liabilities ne
may have contracted. A franchise was
secured and 1t is said that a number OF
the citizens Of Blackstone and Chase City
went into the deal.
Mr.. Patterson had some dealings In this
CITY with Mr.. j. r. Tisdnle, William
Hartle and the John A. Waters Company,
but his dealings seem to have been IN
the regular business way.
The hearings In the bankruptcy proceed
ings will be held IN Petersburg. and IT is
a question us to how they Will end.
Mr.. Edgar Allan, counsel for Mr.. Pat-
terson. could not be found last n,ght'
and II was said that he was in Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
FALSE WEIGHTS.
This is Allegation in Suit Against
Cotton Gin Manager.

SALISBURY, N. c., Nov. 13.-An UNI
usual suit has been instituted In this
county against Mr.. Charles kluttz, man
eger Of n cotton ginning establishment
near Salisbury, for false weights. It Is
alleged that'h has been defraudifg his
customers this fall out OF hundreds and
perhaps thousands of pounds OF SEED
cotton. which had been. hauled to his
ginnery.
The suit was brought yesterday by Mr.
j, r.. Walser, farmer living east OF TINS
Mace. who claims that on several occa-
sions he has Weighed his load OF cotton
before taking 1t to the Kluttz gin. where
the weights nave varied from fifty to
two hundred pounds in loads OF LOCO
pounds to 1,4oo pounds. A dozen or more
other farmers living In the same commu-
nifty, it Is said, have met with the same
experience at this gin, and dozen OF
more indictments are to follow.
The law requires that all scales must
he examined once every two years by
the county keeper Of standard Welgnts
and measures, but 1t is learned that, TINS
statute has not been complied with IN
this case. The case was on yesterday
moved from before Justice F; NJ. Lamp NJ
sin, OF Spencer, upon an afiidiyat OF the
defendant, and will be heard next week
before Justice Fespcrman.
MANY were the tragic scenes enacted
at the various voting precincts In the
local option election held in Salisbury
Yesterday, not Of bitterness and fgthins,
hut of beseeching and entreaty. Laales
BEING at nil places of balloting. mothers
were to be seen pleading With their sons
to vote dry" Many fatty refused.
BUSINESS men with hoary heads were
seen begging their employees to vote dry
While each side made desperate ef-
fort. Vet the election was conducted With
out strife and bitter feeling. he tenn
perance workers made gooo shoWtns.
md take their defeat gracefully. while
the saloon element is jubiant over thelr
victory. sy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
CORPORATION COMMISSION
CONSIDERS FREIGHT RATES
especial 10 me rlmes.pIspatchl

Especial to The Times. DspatchL
GREENSBORO. N. c., Nov 13.-The
North Carolina Corporation Commission.
which has been In session here for the
past two days hearing the case OF The
greensboro Ice and Coal Company
against the Southern Railway, adjourned
tonight and the entire day has been con-
sumed in the eyasnInation Of witnesses,
lie q ttorneys in the case. addressing the
commission briefly just before adjourn.
ment. It is commended BY the railroad d
that tho Corporation Commission has no
right TO force railroad company to
bui.. q side track off OF Its right 81
way. or to place cars on track Ill
Another contention Of the railroad Is
thai the Corporation Commission has no
right to make an order affecting snip.
ments from without the State, Both OF
these contentious are denied by the ice
and coal company. No, decision was
handed down by the commission tonight,
and it may DO several days before o
decision is rendered.
ME commission went to Charlotte TO-
night where they will hear an application
i Tor a rendjustHens OF the freight rates te
on tve senboard Air Line galway =! no
tween Charlotte and Wilmington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
FOOTBALL TO-DAY.
Struggle Between the Tigers and
Ellis at New Haven.

To-day the greatest game Of the entire
football season is to be played on the
Yale field at New Haven, the annual
championship struggle between Princeton
and Yale. This promises to be one OF tho
most spirited and hard fought struggles
of the year. Yale is the fayorite. though
Just why 1t should be does not appear.
Princeton has the better record of the
tw o for the season, and has heavy aud
uniformly powerful team, both In dcfen-
siye and offensive play. 1t Will be strug-
ele OF grid!ron giants with the result as
un c ertain as 1t has ever been In tho an-
nual meetings between the teams OF the
two great universities. Yale has the adj
vantage OF playing at home, and FRINGE
ton must travel a long distance on the
eve of the game. Yale men are SAID 70 20
in perfect condition, while one or prlhco-
TOMS stars has just been disqualified by
the faculty and may not be In tho game.
THAT one Is Full Back McClaye. Odds OF
two to one are being offered on YALE ana
many predict the wearers OF the blue VIII
score 10 points. There Is no betting that
Princeton will not score,
& Cornell and Columbia, two well matched
teams, will meet on Percy field, at ithaca
to-day, Harvard will meet the splendid
swift Dartmouth eleven ut Camprluse
this afternoon, and University OF rem.
syIvania will play the Carlisle Indians ~
FRANKLIN field, Philadelphla: Georse-
town will play Columbian University ~
washington. and North Carolina VIII
meet Clemson College at Chapel ll.i,, ~
this city. Richmond college anu W'n'a"
and Mary will play.
Columbia ought to defeat corneil on inc
showing Of the teams, but by a small
margin Harvard will outpolnt pari!'ou ,a !.
to ii points, and the Indians should pay
Pennsylvania to a standstill though m oh
lighter. Pennsy has no wallsover, but
Win BY small as maF Gin G aolusSsn
( osition In Clemson.
ono Of the most Interesting games !, OF
the season. arording comparlson Of the ne
hest teams Of east and west. VIII be
t vos sama at West Point to-day between
the Cadets and tho strong University Of
Chicago eleven,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
SHERIFF BELL in
LIBERTY STAKES
Takes Race by Head From the
Favorite, Carbunclc--Four
Favorites Win.
(By Associated Prcss.)


NEW. YORK, Nov. l3-Four favoritcs
ind two second choices divided tho money
OF Jamaica to-day. Sheriff Bell won
tho Liberty Stakes by a head from the
favoritc, Carbuncle. Summarizes:
First race--slx furlongs-Ma,1ie Worth
4 to p first, Princess Tulane Is to y
second, Tho Captain go to y third. Time:
Second race-selling: mile and fur
iong-Wi!d Pirate " to % first. Hood.
third. Time: 1:55 3-5.
Third race-handicap: SIX furlongs--
ReL.cent q to y first, Pot Roger ~ to
q second, Reliance ~ to q third. limo:
1:14 rs.
rourth race-the Liberty Stakes: mile
and q sIxteenth-sherift Bell g to Z
first, Carbuncle (even) second, Ethics Qt
to u third Time: 1:47 40.
t1tth 1ace-fiye an dc. hall furl ,,nI ;:
Bcllemend e to y second, Gananogue (St
10 ~ third. Time, l:Os.
Sixth y race-selling:s milo and q; six.
tcenth-Unmasked q to ~ FIRST. Grayna
10 to 81 second. Hot q to y third. Time
1:f7 Al.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
COUNTY LIBRARIES.
A Committee Appointed to Con-
fer With Andrew Carnegie.
(special to Tho Times Dispatch.)

Especial TO Tho IlmeS-DlSpatcn.)
RALEIGH, N. c.. Nov, 1.-THE State
Literary and Historical Association at
their annual meeting last night selected
Or. C. Alfonzo Smith president and ex-
Judge r, ". Winsttosn, OF Durham; Mr r.
W. Hunt, OF Washington, n. c., yice-
presidents. a resolution was adopted ap-
rointing committee TO confer With An
drew yo1d as TO 70 To eaabsh
circulating library IN each county seat
Tie association adopted 2 resolution ap-
x. Ashs, judge W, a. Montgomery, Capt,
II. r. Bond, Major II. A, london. Judge
A. c.. Avery and Major y, ]. Fiale a
committee 70 take under T., coinsldterrati ,n
lis part In the history of the Civil War
and that this committee report to the
next meeting OF this association az soon
STATE Auditor Dixon, as secretary of
the state Pension hoard. announces that
nere arc on the conieagrae pension ae5 ro!l
I pension saG and sTso widows. This IS
an increase OF 7A5 pensioners over last
s ssd PSSe els viii III year very
crease in the amounts OF the individual
pensions this year as compared with
go Governor ns; Aycock ordered two special
terms OF Burk County Superior Court
yesterday, The first TO convene January
18TH, Judge Long presiding. and the sec
ond January gath. with Judge Shaw pre-
Governor Aycock this morning granted
| pardon to Mrs, Dora t;rlssom. who was
ccAYlcted In the Granville County Cour,
| IN November. 1880, of murder IN the sec
ond degree In killing her own child. Ben
ME Grlssom, Her sentence was fol
twenty years and she has served thirteen
! s&S bag been weil-behayed prisoner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
EPWORTH LEAGUE RALLY
Christian Advocate Report Elk
pected to Cause Discussion.
(stnff OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

(Stanf Correspondence
Z CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, NOV. 49,.
tn little Conference Church, tho occa.
Sion being an Epworth League rally of
lugc dimensions. The addresses we're
some of the finest ever heard II r,s char ir,
Of speakers included such names as
those of tho Rev. F. J.. Prettyman, Of
Wa shington.. chaplain Of the Unite 9
States Senate; Prof II. M. Hammti, OF
Dubosc, general secretary of tho Ep-
worth League Society.
The service was long. but OF the very
greatest interest to all.
tho afternoon an danother at night
Rapid Roadway 1t is said Is being made
With the appointments. but the brethren 2
ere STU kept Sere nnsfors
1uur big churches are engaged IN royal
tight over DR.. W. ]. Young. Or. john
sons people, some Of whom are here. say
change viii have not the slightest refer
ence to tho recent disturbance In the con-
The Rev, W. 4. Christian win Ger,
he Contrary notwithstanding Mr.. Chris
tan said tonight. that SO far rs hs
knew. tho Kelam affair. was u dead is,
sue. He didnt.belteve' Kellam intended
II is expected by some that !, the he, .,a!,
when 1t comes up to-day. Opinion on
this point, however. is divided Others
feel that tho recommendations are salts,
factory to all sides and that they WILL
20 through without much, talk. The
Stockholders OF the Advocate Company
met tonight and discussed the situation
at the conclusion of the session they
announced that the report of the com.
mittee was satisfactory to them with a
few minor changes. which they will pro-
Iose to-day. a.9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
VIOLATION OF
BARKSDALE LAW
Voters Bribed to Stay Away.
From the Polls-Many
Contests.
Especial to I he TImes.Dispatch.)

Especial to 1 ne IlTes.DlApatcH.)
F TAzEWELL, VA, November 1a-Thsi
fact has Just become known that whole
sale bribery and fraud existed In tho req
cent election held In this county and that
there will be contest for the county ana
district at present here seems to be nal
doubt 1t Is rumored on the streets tina e
one man living in the east end o. thesg
county was offered five dollars to stay
away from the polls and not vote. me
man who wanted him to stay away sug5sl
Eested that he go hunting
In another instance prominent poilt'-5s
clan told voter that II he would get q
certain Judge at the Tazewell PRECINCT 70
mark his ticket that there was . IN IT foTi
Other instances could be cited in which
the Barksdale pure elections law was
violated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
CASE SETTLED.
Street Litigation That Has Been
IL the Courts Sixteen Years.

Especial to The Tlmes-DlsPatcnJ
no GS street IMITATION, which was argued
before the CIRCUIT Court OF Appeals in
Richmond this week. has been compro,-
missed and everything IS nov settled tee
gets Gets the street, the seaboard road anoth..
Or party to the litigation, gets the right
Ct track UP the street Ct h small cost son.
tention between the city and the road,
ia ~ he built at once. This lltiEa ton be-
gan sixteen years ago and has beer, u a..
thot time. large sums Of money have
, been spent and much bitterness engend-
u now Wt ssttsS T. rom 11 a tsa
courts Mt once,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Annie Hicks.

Mrs. Annie Hicks, wife of William
Hicks, died Wednesday night at Highland
Springs. Mrs. Hicks was but twenty-five
years OF age, and had been married less
than eighteen months. She leaves an In
FAINT daughter only one week old. She
bore with Christian fortitude her last
illness, thinking more Of the q icted ones.
especially husband and baby, than OF her
own suffering
Her funeral was preached at New
Bridge Baptist Church yesterday ut $3.50
p. NJ, and the interment was made Gloss
beside the mother. who preceded her to
tho grave less than two years ago.
Besides her husband, she leaves q
father. three sisters and two brothers.
Hosts Of FRIENDS witnesse ditch last sad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
Results at Latonia.

(By Associated PressD
{ CINCINNATI, o., Nov. B.-Results at
Lntonia:
First race-mile-Sailor's Dream g TO y
iirsr, Melbourne Eclipse Is to u second,
Choice Is to y third. Time: LA 3-4.
second race-five and half furlongs-
Annie Hastings e to y first, Sjambeck q
to y second, Athena 90 to y third. Time:
1:lO Ia.
Third race-mle and sixtecnth-Lubin
" TO ~ first, Love Labor Il tol) second, Tut
(20 to y, third. Time: 1:5l 3-4.
Fourth race = steoplechase; short
ate as to p second. Crlton "a to y
third. Time: 1908 Ia
Firth race--six furlongs-Alajor T. J.
Carson lis TO y first, Variore Qb to j
second, Idle Q5 to j third. Time: LII
l-2.
Sixth acknowledgements (even) first
Trocadero 70 to - second, Jigger to y
third. Time: ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
@(i,l:{3 1aS1
W.. kn-.- AN.---@>
MEN & BOYS OurF,TTERs.

that the Virginia Conference Brotherhood
will hold its twenty-second anniversary
on Monday afternoon. The secretarys
renort viii show that the brotherhood
has raised and paid out to the widows
OF the four members who have died this
year more than three thousand dollars.
An invitation from the University OF
Virginia to visit the, institution was ro-
ceived and accepted.
!. CONFERENCE ADJoURNS.
About 1880 o'clock tlh, conference ad-
journed until tomorrow morning.