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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
BUILDING .
AND SALES
Holidays Will Seriously Affect
VI Bott-Ncw Forces Begin
In January.
FINE INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Two Pieces Will be Offered To
morrow and Tuesday--Build-
ms Progress.

little building will be done and little
real estate sold until nov year BE-
Sins.
This week and the remaining five days
Of the old year are regarded In tho finnn-
cin1 world pretty. much us holidays. IRON
Tomorrow mprnlng until midnight o.
Thursday tho shopping district WI a.
most literally be rushed to death, ana me
commlsslcn merchants on cary street
viii tic hus.lng. but In the Wholesale dis
ericis. Il, thc real estate world, In the
building world, things will move Slows
~. Work Is being pushed right ahead
now b. the I'ennocks on the American
Bank structure at the southeast corr er OF
Maii and Tenth Streets, The steel rlns
arc icing swung into place and soon the
hkeleton OF the edlfice, showing inc out
lines, will be complete.
The Ponnooks arc making very good
progress with tho new Cathedral ct Lau-
Fl Street and park Avenue. For thirty
feet tho handsome structure mas oeen
built IN, and presents already an I'M
posing appearance I,
Work Suspended.
Work ha, been suspended until !, the
Insurance company's office building at
the northeast corner OF Fifth md Main
streets. This was determined upon "nel z
TIM contract Cor the foundations and first
floor was lot to Mr.: Ancarrow'
rhe residences. now In course OF cree
lion. In Lee District, show good progress.
TO now contracts have been let Wh!cn
have not already been noticed.
An event OF special interest IN the puiia-
49,, ,porld schedulcd for January, 10 thu
award OF Itho contract on January lsth,
Tor tn. erection Of the mammoth otfice
building Of the Mutual Assurance nee soE'e.
..,.t corner OF Ninth and Main Streets.
Some Som p property viii DO offered At public
auction this week. Tomorrow lternoom
at 4 o'clock j. D. Carneal and SOD VIII
Sell the elght-room, detached. frame
dwelling, near the corner OF Twenty-nlnth
and q Streets. This is very desirable In
vestment property. on5Tuesday nfteTno. n
at 4 o clock J. Thompson Brown aha - So.n-
nany viii offer No. 1912 Wcst Cary street.
This is also valuable property Tor IN
Sestment.
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good-sized rooms and a. snall room also
a bath ss25 aASaSR l.2{tDs
! Tn the attic there are two rooms finish
I cd and excellent storage place.
Width 20 feet 6 Inches and 6-foot side
porch; depth, 81 feet Inches over all;
first story, 8 feet; second story. feet
6 inches. i75sstfS " 81 - A
The house is finished with poplar stain
ed to initiate chestnut, old. mission or
golden oak, dun finish; BY Q proper Sc
lection OF these, colorlngs "a most at
tractiye and artistic interior can be made
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Tho hall has a very pretty staircase
arrangement; and to the right is the par.
Tor with a wide opening, Intended to be;
hung with curtains. The library opens
sliding dooN into the dlning-room. The
lattor has very pretty bay and an.
excellent china closet. good pantry
connects 1t with the kitchen. This lat
ter is MISC equipped with q good closet,
range, sink and tubs. III.
On the second floor there arc three
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This is an attractive, stylish and con-.
vonient house, two full stories, and space
fer rooms In the attic II desired, 1t Is
intended for q narrow lot. The balconies
add much to Its appearance.
Tho walls arc clapboarded and the roof
shingled. Z
1t has a piazza on two sides OF the
house. and also very pretty balconies.
BY extending this house 1t could he
made. into very good two-family house.
such as are popular In the New England
states and In New York. n
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BY Richmond Aurton Co..
q 12O6 East Main Street, 4
Geo. II. Valentine, Aucuoheef'

B aS5R HR E9hsDAs.e Rsess'A "a
M sDsss xskt yayssH Hsones s
ures S. Handsome Pier Mlrffrs Oak S Z =,
iIss Files With ~ draMSss farh rs sest th t'
ber, Dining room and PlTlsri extra quality
New carpsls, prussets, Russ end Lace caF'3
For General description SEQ TUESDAY
MORNING s Times 2 iepatc Regular aales
TuEspAYs and TauRSpA s. N Cons snAsH "
so1's aEo,f II. VALENTINE. Apctl9neer
Richmond Auction 60. M III ss b
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AUCTION SALES, Future Days
By ]. Thompson Brown & Co..
1113 Main Street.
TRUSTEE SALE
MODERN 1W0.sTo!RY /.
Frame Dwelling,
fAio W..Sra,u SS
No, 1872 West Cary ST.

d d b. y 4 H. a.. . {.
BY Virtue OF deed Of trust. da ted juno
9Th, 1891, and recorded n Richmond Chan
Gerry Court, D. B. 152, A, page 81. to The
Undersigned trustee 10 secur; certa n no .es
the. elm described. default being made. and
being required SO to 90. VIII sell at pub
- .rGEsDAY.. DEC. 93D, AT i$P: III.
tho property described In said deed. as
follows: Lot OF land with frame tenentnnt
the. con beginning 10 feet west Of Hervle
Street thence running westwardly along
II fcet inches, and running back Le--
tween parallel lines l2o feet 70 an alley II
TERMS-Whllo the deed prescribes other
terms, by consent they will be IA cash,
balance 9, ~ and Is months; 6. per cant.
Interest added, secured by decd OF trust.
It will pay We'll as an INVESTMENT Or
make nnug.. home. The house contains
6 rooms, double parlors and wide 'hnll;
front and back porches.
WALLACE 3. BROWN
Brown g. Co.. Aucuoneers
dec 17-tds
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At !. THE hi RICHMOND BAZAAR.

will have 200 Horses and Mules for
next Wednesdays sale,
The Horses are reported Of extra good
quality, consisting Of Southern Chunks,
Heavy Drafts. Drivers. saddlers and gen'
eral purpose horses o,o
the Mules run In size from 900 to l,sVo
pounds and are of extra good quality,
viii also sell one standard bred Stallion,
DON'T fail I'd attend the sale IT n need,
as we are going to have clearing OUT
sale to make room for tho new year, IN,
IA here next Wednesday, as they VIII
sell cheap. and they will be hlgher after
Christmas, ,,s As1rrmR
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I REAI, ESTATE--For Sale, b
OF. Sale

NICE FARM or LEO ACRES slMoRl' OH
lcss), ON the parbylown Road and about
three miles from the city, With house 10
good condition, and all necessary out
buildings, 80 acres cleared. balance IN
WOOD will cut about 1000 cordsl, The
clay on this farm Is suitable for brick
making, and, owing Ia location, would
mako an excellent location for brick yard
j. A. coNNEsLY g CO.,
I'LL East Main Street
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REAL ESTATE--Fors Sale.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
Valuable Country Business
Property,

LOCATED IN HANOVER COUNTY.
miles from Alice Station; consisting OF
s l-2 acres of highly improved land, with
large tw,o-story store. blucksmitG shop,
also small dwelling of 4 rooms. Can
DO bought, or rented at a low figure.
One Of the best locations for general mer-
the country. Owner has been engaged In
tn IS business on above promises success
fully for over. 80 years: Apply to-
Ti6 G., l.. s. Fl. H. &DENOON.
s2l East Main Street. III
Richmond. Va, &
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Geo. ", Mayo; Auctloneer,
ITO North Seventh Street.

3LORsE,r BUGGIEs. sHoWcAsEs.
q GXEpgrs ,, ST ~ Y{,ri NEW nT RRA
FURNITURE, Sc, AT AUCTION. = t
I will sell at my auction house At 1890
~ NJ MONDAY. DEC. alsT. 1908
/ Work Horse, Z Buggies, Nickle> Frame
a eoo Il al ana SMeating Stoves % Pair Nav
CHAIRS, Mif,eogr ni Letter Press ia
Dozen Mems New Shirts, Sewing Ma.
CHIMES (io-Carts, and N large lot ct
handsome Parlor and Household Fnrnls
w "a. r, MAYO. Proprietor,
" -. u. Montgomery, Salesman, N
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REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE.

WE ARE FREQUENTLY CEItp1D
for not talking UP property we have for
in the talking l,ncs5f have arrived at
that period Of life in which II Is necessary
for us to save our wind, We are, how
ovor, proud to claim that should you wish
will show you some that can speak for
themselves. So Is you are In the market
come and see us. 1t will cost you nothing
unless you buy,
A. EDWARDS. ROSE COMPANY. II 3,
Real Estate and Loans,
No. II North Eleventh Street.
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+ AUCTION SALES-Monuay.t
Nv Tho Valentine Auction Co.. Y
6l2 East Broad Street. y
Hand Furniture.
AT AL eTl0A
TO.MORROW (Monday) DlURNlNSt
DECEMBER asst, 1923. M
beginning 1880 O'clock.

=
~ r,,,, se,l ut our warerooms. No. el2
East Broad Street, entire household of
iecfs Of party aeclin1g hoaS1e ,ss nsrei
INK hnmb Der Suit OF III pieces HandsoIne
WaF nn sfoo Ns aas Oak
iu pnI,,nr ;rape, Massive QUnrtered OAK
S.deDeard. with large French p!1it1 m|! IN
ror Aandsomee e,,or vaF on fuSr 1aG Oak
Igsfh S lot COMPARATIVELY new; once
Ksyoyng Chair Aa"Ss sSnie G zen nense
ia niea seyeral 10 and piece npdlum
Chamber suits, Medium :, War r ! ,tt,s
Enanleled Iron Beds, Large ldeatlnG S SWeod
suitable for store: several other " ooo
and Coal Heaters TWO Good Cook Stoves.
Line Of HANDSOME Pictures. New HUGS
and Diuggets und Table Crockpry, ana
other Good Furniture, sc,
At 1880 o'clock we will sell several
slightly used Rrussals and Velvet Carpets.
THE VALENTINE AuG.TIoN CO,
BY The Valentine auction Co,
',,t355. Aucttoneerp, n
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C OF lNSEW FnRSITuhIl,A r & q Z
HAST BR 6 b sTRhWT |FRo Gxhs 'G II y
iGMaSS1naayS oDi}iEcESSiREW 2lsT. saIs 1920
and \, NJ. daily, Everything VIII posi-,
lively be sold. Great sacrlces aIs heln .g
ts.n added, This Will be tho lust week
We Will offer this handsome stock VI fur
nltute. 4. 1,a,,
open half hour before sales.
IS THh VALENTINE AUCTION co.
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days

By oliver & Jones, Auctioneers.
lis west Broad. Phone 1910
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NJ ORGY TO Lend
MONEY TO LOAN

- n. W. BOWIE, l#8t
North Eleventh Street.
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s BY Sutton & Co., Auctioneers.
Real Estate Auctloneers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15
.Jai Alai In New York

The justification for Bishop PoTTER's
protest against the proposed establish
ment of the game Of Jai Alai in tho
vicinity of the Cathedral depends upon
the terms of the license granted by the
city authorities and not upon the special
conditions of the game itself, Bishop
POTTER and his associates resi- their
objection upon an understanding that
the esta blishment ia to be gambling
resort
The Jue0o de Pelota, commonly known
as the Jai Alai, is not in itself gambling
game any more than is baseball or lawn
tennis. II may be made a subject Of
betting just as may either Of these
Whether it is or not depends upon tho
local authorities rather than upon the
proprietors. Betting was permitted in
the Fronton erected in the City Of Mex
loo. After a time the place became 80
scandalous and 40 demoralizing to the
community that the authorities took
steps which resulted in driving the game
out Of their city. As the game il played
in Havana it il no less scandalous and
demoralizing than it was In Mexico
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15

The Prohibitionists have been winning.
for the cause Of enforced Temperance,
more victories In Texas. their new zone OF
activity. Their success has been accom-
panied in some parts OF the Lone Star
State by collisions between the friends and
the foes of local option. In the town OF
Hampstead . hundred shots were fired.
saloon was riddled and it's contents were
DESTROYED At Swift. in Sacogdoches
county, q riot occurred and military com
pany was summoned from Houston.
1t is in the South west that the temper
ance men are gaining. AS the old conservs-
tive New England States. Vermont and
New Hampshire. have cast aside prohibit
ton, and even Maine has been considering
its abandonment, . new territory for re-
cruits to the prohibition cause has been
found in Texas. Louisiana. Arkansas and
Mississippi. In the last -uamed State there
is general election this year, and the
Prohibition party. which has heretofore
numbered 80 few voters that no electoral
ticket was run in the Presidential campaign
Of three years ago. is now making local
nominations in nearly all the counties.
The purpose is to force the jackson Legis-
lature to submit to voters q prohibition
amendment 70 the Constitution. In Texas
more than t&o-thirds Of the counties are
either entirely or partially dry In
Louisiana twenty Of the ffty-nine counties
are now under prohibition. In Arkansas
fifty OF the seventy-fve counties have
adopted prohibition locally.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15

The Time - Learn BSrssGn language.
To rzs EprroR OF THn SuA-Sr: Having had
considerable experience In the teaching Of foreign
languages at schools and colleges with pupils Of
all ares and both seXes, have come 10 the conclu
sior that there are two periods in hfe best adapted
10 ACQUIRING the knowledge OF foreign tongue.
The nrs, - the nursery and the seeond Is the time
Af,ef the nf.eenth or sixteenth year has been
attained.
No, only does the child or youth acQulre foreign
LANGUAGE more readily during the time stated By
reason OF the processes OF Intellectual development
then prevailing but also for the reason that ~
those periods OF life the routine and drudsery Of
an elementary education have in one case not yet
been begun, and In the other case they have been
overcome leaving the mind free TO give ia whole
attention 10 the study Of such an eneroAans sub
jecs as the acquisition OF even documentary
knowledge OF another tongue.
Prom a practical point OF view there Is no doubt
tina. the knowledge Of languages acquired between
the ages OF SIX and nfteen is nearly always useless
unless the study Ia continued As mental q" :
e,p,,ue the German language Ia far too intricate
sor the average boy or gin. hence II will nail IN this
purpose and only overburden the memory with
n.,,e.s MATTER There too many other sub:
,eosa which are absolutely essential 70 every boy
=, IN and an Ignorance OF which will put him at
. disadyautase in life and lower the standard Of
ciuaenxhip.
Tho sentimental view OF the matter should be
entirely ignored. This Is purely practical quea-
lion German may b. useful 70 . few. certainly
. luxury or a bore TO the many. and indispensable
mr. eucauy 10 none. Ny suggestion 10: Lsavs
foreign languages entirely a. an elective study.
70 the high schools. 'uAASrAAhsicAH'
NV YORK June IL.
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The War in Shepherdstown.

In the case OF q nonageDarian whose
desire TO get married was interpreted
a. evidence or proof of insanity, Judge
MARIAN of the Supreme Court of New
York has lately ruled that love cannot
be regarded as form Of insanity Such
an opinion was necessary for the protec-
ton of the public. Sema insdn,vtmus
o,nnes: we've all been there. If falling
in love and being in love is legal in
sanity. all the worlds Bedlam; and the
curmudgeons or unfortunates who never
sighed and painted should be housed in
sane asyiums. But law is not always
truth and even facts may b. contra
dicted or overruied by considerations
of public policy. The psychologist and
the alienist may neglect this noblest
form of mania; but Judge SHAKES
pRARE, Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court of Literature, has left irreversible
medco-legal decisions in regard to it.
He classes together the lunatio, the
lover, and the poet Once, twice, it may
be thirty, hundred. times, when the
imagination is impressionable and elias
tic. most Of ,is have been smitten by this
lunacy and poetry. Lovers and mad
ness have such seething brains" says
Judge SHAKESPEARE. ] wonder what
he can see in that woman the ladies
exclaim. Judge SHAKESPEARE under
stands:
The lover. ali AZ frantic
S.cs HxLyNs beau" IN a brow o! Egypt
Loves madness, loves a flame;
these are the commonplaces OF the poets,
those lunatical alienists Deeper still
and soundcr yet, perhaps, was the view
of the wise ancicnts and many wise
modern savages that the liver is the site
of the soul and OF love. Love, then is an
affection Of the liver. the vulture that
gnaws the immortal liver Of mankind
and womankind. Tell us where is fancy
bred. or in tho heart or in the head or in
the liver; Rays. emanations. influences
electric currents, waves Of emotion, mi
crohas of madness pass from the bcauti-
full object. who may be as ugly as Erebus
and old Night in all but the victims eye
He is shocked. magnetized, inoculated
intoxicated. bewitched, bedevilled.
But let US jump of this high horse Of
philosophy and see an actual instance oil
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In nsfsses Of the Hoo.lcr.

To TIE EprToR or TIE SUH-!sr: have read
the letter In to-dAys Sux from Edward r. Gale.
Who seems 20 have derived the Inspiration for his
supposedly witty communication concerning the
manners and customs OF the Hoossrs from the
funny papers Of . decade or two AGO. In those
days II was quite the thing for would be humorists
70 81 in their hall bedroons In New York and
oonjure up yarns about the blcoiic and untutored
Hoosier. This line OF panheaded wits would seem
70 have died ont. until Nj Gale decided 70 blossom
forth into print.
As an adopted son Of the good old Hoos,er state
] protest against the resurrection Of this hoary
chestnut. haunS aeen something Of NE IN Z
fail 10 that the Hoosler al al lacking 10 breed
ing He AZ least respects the ancient adage that
Clothes do not make the man, and H. q I very
much doubt MI. Gale did and such . Eondrous
crop Of ancient tles. russet shoes. east Oh Prince
Alberts" and rubber eollan IN Indiana polla your
true Hooser would consider him so much the less
a gentlemen for ndicul'ng them
A to the HooMers treatment OF woman. ASK
any maid or mstron who has visited 10 Indiana
II she would nike TO repeat the experience Her
enthusiastic ar rmai,ve viii 60 far toward ciea nne
the Hooser OF tn. ridiculous charge OF boonsh.
ress. IL
PAaAIc, n. j.. june II.
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A Field for Energy.

There never was Presidential en-
terprise surer OF the support Of all good
citizens OF all parties than that which
Mr.. ROOSEVELT has undertaken since
his return from the West.
II there is fraud in the Post ONCE De-
partment uncover it, no matter whose
feelings are hurt.
II there are rascals in the service turn
them out, no matter who they are or
whose friends they may be.
II the affairs of an entire department
OF the executive branch Of the Govern
ment need ventilation and publication,
let in the clean air and inject the carbolic
acid with a fearless hand and an I'M
hesitating aim.
II anybody. in anybodys interest or
supposed interest, has been trying to
construct within the United States Post
Office an unlawful system Of political
mechanism and incidental personal graft,
with a view to possible usefulness in
1904, as we'll as to private profit, rip 1t up
before the campaign begins.
II the laws OF the United States have
bean violated by any person or any
number OF persons employed to admin
lister them, apply impartially and meroi-
lesaly the legal provisions for the pun
ishment OF the guilty.
This is work for President OF the
United States. and THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ia the man for the job.
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thing may be said Of tho annual rental
which, under the treaty, would eventu-
ally be paid. Nor IL this all. The in
dstrial and commercial development
which Panama and Cauca may reason
ably expect after the construction OF the
waterway would be continually impeded
by the pecuniary needs or greed OF the
Central Government. Under any cir
cumstances, these two provinces would,
soon or late, refuse any longer to be
plundered for the benefit Of Bogota; and
the refusal OF the Colombian Congress to
ratify the canal treaty would simply pre-
cipitate an uprising that was toleraoiy
certain to occur.
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Yet Gen. wooD gave it not only hi.
personal countenanoe but also Legal
status which cannot easily be shaken.
His official Endorsement Of the institu-
ton, under date OF May 7, 1907, Is tanta-
mount to the establishment OF q vested
right which il secured TO its holders by
the terms Of the Platt Amendment.
The concession which he recognized
and to which he gave validity, though
possibly in violation OF the Foraker
law, contains description OF the game
and its attendant conditions. In that
document, under the caption OF Ap~estos
(bets or wagers), there appear twenty
two articles or rules regarding the bet
ting. Under the caption Of Corrsdores
the agents or mediums through whom
bets are wont to be made), there appear
fifteen rules or regulations determining
their functions. In this element. recog-
nixed and Endorsed by Gen. WOOD,
the institution.
As an entertainment involving dis
play Of athletic skill the game has much
to commend II. and presents nothing
which could or should lead to its con-
domination. Stripped OF it's gambling
adjunct, it would not live for fortnight
in Havana. 1t might find support in
this city from that large element which
enjoys the spectacle Of skilful play
simply for the sake Of the play. Bishop
PoTTRR's proper point Of attack is the
authorities who might turn a pastime
which is, in itself, as innocent and as
harmless as lawn tennis game into an
establishment as VIGOROUSLY demoraliz-
ing a. Gen. WOODS adopted institution
in Havana.
1t Ia understood that previous at
tempt to establish a Fronton in this
city was abandoned because the pro-
prietors were unable to secure a betting
privilege. The hackers OF the new
project may have more confidence in
the attraction Of the game simply as
game.
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Out Of the foods the Hon. J. A. SoARD
swims gayly into fame and our Freshman
Class. Mr. SoARD is 50: he was married q
little more than six weeks ago. The raging
Platte, half q mile wide at its narrowest
point. parted him from his beloved. his
HERO ACQUIRED a. he was. he plunged
in He reached the shore and Mrs. soARD.
This aneodote teaches US several things,
but especially that boya should learn TO
swim.
The new member OF our Senior Class ia
Mrs MARY MURPHY Of Kerrtown, Pa, vino
is going on 1879. she retains nearly
all her faculties and she takes drink
Of whiskey occasionally This anecdote
is encouraging, in a way. but it teaches US
nothing Of positive medical value. Oc-
casionally il too elastic q term.