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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
CLEAR WATER BASIN
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(SncClAl 10 no 1lmeo'AAoPh'SA'J
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, March IA.
\ There has been so much complaint OF ting
muddy drinking water In Richmond that
1t may be of interest to the readers of the
Times Dispatch, in that city. as well as
I'm other parts OF the State to know or
!he success Of the clear water basin which
\ Is used in connection with the water
works of this city. The following inter-
view with Captain S. ]. Quinn. superin-
tendent of the city water works here, IS
of especial interest. Captain Quinn, When
asked for, statement with reference to
his success In supplying fredericksburg
with clear water during long periods OF
rainy weather, said:
THE clearwater basin In connection
with the Fredericksburg water-works
was constructed in 1889. It affords q sup
a ply Of water for pumping into the dis
ttrbutng resertolr, while the waterti In the
river is muddy, and has proved decided
success. Since the construction OF this
basin no muddy water has been pumped
Into the distributing reservoir, and hence
the supply to tho city has been clear.
This basin is located near the pumping
station on the canal that furnishes power
lor the pump. and is filled through q large
pipe, which Is closed when the water IN
The river becomes muddy.
5# The character of the water OF the
James and the Rappahannock rivers is
much the same. The tributary of the
James furnishing the most muddy water
3 the Rivunna and its main tributaries.
he North and Mediums rivers that head
IN the northern part of Albemarle and
Green counties, while most Of the muddy
water of the Rappahannock comes from
the Rapidan and It's main tributaries the
Robson and Conway rivers. that rise In
Greene and Madison counties. All OF
these rivers pass through portions of the
State where the clay Is SO fine and light
that the sediment with which the water
Ia filled settles very slowly, hence the set
:linE basin will not prove as satisfactory
Is clear water basin large enough to
hold pumping supply from one muddy
Season to another.
''There Is this difference between the
Two cities, which is favorable to Fred
ricksburg. Richmond is probably NOR
than l5O miles from the source OF the
streams that give her 30 much trouble
calculating their meanderlngs, while Fred
er!cksburg is not more than seventy-flv'
or eighty miles from the source Of hers
Therefore the Rappahannock river vii
clear much quicker at Fredericksburg
than the James will at Richmond"
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II, Berlin could be prontably established.
These are. Cologne, Brsslau Dresden,
Leipzig. Munich, STUTTGART ana stras.
burg. q
American Music for Germany.
i It Is strange that VIC should be giving
tho Gerunans, one OF the chief tnusical
peoples, musical Instruments. 1t is never
theless true The graphophone grarno-
phone ana the phonograph ore all sold
In large auantit TICS The grnphophone poo
pie have their cylinders put UP In boxes
covered with a picture OF the Am erica an
flag and when the Empress OF Germany
bought machine for the crown prince
last year the records thus boxed were
sent to the palace
The manager Of the German t4rapno no.
phone Company, at my requcst. 10Y IN n ~
how that sale was made, saia ny: ns
advances came from the royal taflilly any. any
not from Us. Ono dny ono OF tne On
prose- indies In waiting came IN one n'. o.
! the royal carriages to our office on frleu--
eriohstrasse and asked that soi,e ma-
chimes be sent to the palace Tor OK
animation on tho morning following: We
aet,t several, and with them one or our
|. best looldng German employees 70 sho"
how they worried. , ~.
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presence Of the empress, the crown prince '11
and others. The empress wanted one OF
the cheaper machines, but the crown IN
prince insisted on tho best and got It.
Tho money for 1t was paid at once; ana
within a few weeks others were ordered.
90 that now a half dozen are owned by
tho royal family am, am tod ond tina, iha1 uses nss
Majesty, the Kaiser, nov ana .'er - u a,r
plan tation melodies. HEX
Yankees Renting the Corners.
The Americans appreciate the advantage
Of location better than the Germans ans.
They are rapidly getting hold Of tho best
onrnars In Berlin for their different busi-
ness enterprises. This is so with the
shoe store above mentioned. ] Is on o.
the corner Of the two chief retail streets.
rhe rcnt7is high. but 1t pays. The build
ing, which as i have said belongs to an
American Insurance company Is one OF
,o,nss II fit. including the United States
consulate general and several American
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arc not. Mems clothing, If you take the
flt and style into account, costs less In
New York than in Berlin. can have
suit made here for 120 marks, or $50. but
It will not have any better stuff. nor fit
as we'll as ready made srrit which |
can get in New York for from Sl2 to
SIS. a suit made to order at s2' In New
York Is betterSthan any you can get here
made to order for $50. 1t is tho same
with women's clothing. AS to prices the
kinds Of shoes we are selling for $3.50
were formerly sold for So, Sc and 81 a
8pair. Then only the rich bought them.
Now they are used BY the middle classes
as WELL"
K lone word more about the American
shoe Consul General Mason, Of Berlin,
has done as much as any man IN our
consular service TO Introduce 1t. lie be-.
gan to urge its sale six years ago, and
at last got our3leadlng factories to send
several drummers and finally to estab-
fish stores in some Of tchhcpcmfmwyp
aIJn saws that there are six or eight big
German cities where shoe stores like this
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learned the difference, and they are now.
trying to Initiate our shoes They come
hero and buy samples for models They
have some big factories, burt none 30
large as ours. They ought to BE- ablc to
inhnufnott1re moro cheaply but cannot mot
although tholr. men receive only one
slowly and cannot get the work out Of
their machines n n
''WiIi the Germans pay high prices for
American goods7' I asked. r. s.
Eyes, IL the goods nrc worth II. the
people know what they wait and they
pay welt for everything thought prices pro,
were low here before cnmo ever. Tliey
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dollar more than the sans shoes cost
anywhere In the United States.
How one American Succeeded,
4 dropped into this store tho other day
and had q chat with the proprietor. He
Is a young New Je1.scy1te OF twenty-five,
enthusiastic rs to tho prospects for
American trade. Hero IL his story ns 1t
came out insresponso to my Questions. Z.
About three years or 80 ago my faith
or and sold out o,ir shoe business In
Newark, N ". and looked around for q
place To- open another My father had
been In the habit Of coming to Europe
every summer on account Of the rheu-
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snace, At is a marvel how MI Monroe
managed TO entertain his numerous
guests, yet his generous hospitality was
IN no way limited by his limited sur
ro;ndings. for his house was always full
Of genial friends, who Jared most sump-
atuousy. ,oo,
After tile death of Mr.. Massey IN lgol
Ash Lawn descended to his son, Mr., Wa!-
ter W, Massey, Its present owner, who. y
ever ready to show the visitor this most
interesting spot. where lived ~ humble
contentment Yrginia's most illus tFlous
son, whose memory should be honoFed
and reyered and his home q ash IAW'' I
be tho object and care 81 the n naI = As
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matisnl. and in looking about came to
the conclusion that Europe might be n
good place for an up-to-date shoe store.
He now visited the chief cities, and tin
ally decided to open one III Vienna lie
tried to rent a place thorc. burt MS soon
as the people found what he was about
to do they raised the rent, and 1000 of
the Viennese shoemakcrs held d meeting
and threatened to wreck the store II It
should be opened. He then came to. Ber-
lin and finally rented this place. lie ca
blcd me to send on a stock Of shoes. I
did SO. we sold from $500 to S1,0O0 worth
a day at the start, and have been doing
better right along. We have since es-
tnbished shoe stores IN Frankfort one-o
tablished shoe stores In Frankfort- on--
doing we'll. &
America vs.. Germany.
What Is the difference between the
American and the German shoe asked.
'"rhero is no comparison" was the re-
ply THE German shoes lacks shape,
American shoe has. The Germans have
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and Mrs. Monroe. the little home at Ash
Lawn WAS embellshed with many fine
pieces or antique furniture, with rlch
paintings and works of art. brought fIoI.
Europe in 1902. A fine large portrait o.
Mrs Monroe elizabeth KortrighD paint
ed by benjamin West In London, ltso'
hung in the little parlor, There were
also fine miniatures of Mr., ana MIS-
Monroe. taken by Sine In Paris, lle s
These are now In possession OF ms grant
daughter. Mrs. Gouverneur, OF ~ aslllilg-
ton. D. g, The handsome fluted mante1,
which adorned the parlor fire-p!ace,
around which Monroe entertained his
friends, Is still TO be seen, and the Old
floors with wrought nails and whip saw
clap boards GaIe Just % IN l.is tlmes N Ls
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s,lll seems indigenous to It, but this was
afterwards changed by Mrs. Monroe for
the more stylish name OF lash Lawn,
In 1905 Mr.. Monroe sold $50 acres OF this
original tract for $6 per acre, just double
what he paid for It, part OF which the
University OF Virginia now stands upon;
and just twenty years afterward o por-
ton OF this same land sold for $500 per
acre!
During his term as Governor OF the
State In ll9S and ISL followed byr his
appoIntmapt as Secretary OF State under
Madison, and then as Minister to france,
ME-. Monroe was very seldom Ash
Lawn. WHICH MAJ loft to the cars Of az
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mountain range, extending nearly to the

mountain range. extending nearly to the
James river.
For this wild tract Of land. mostly COW
cred with original forests MT Monroe
paid three dollars per acre; but the soil
was rich and he began at once to clear
the land and build u small ono and a
half frame dwelling, the cellar of which
was dug In the side of a hill which almost
obscured 1t, TO this humble home he
brought hle young bride, and lived for u
few years, until called to public Office.
At first the place was called "Ashfisld."
for the lpyge growth Of noble ash which
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oyerseer. who took most OF the profits Of
the farm, lie was, however, living there
when elected to the presidency in 1916,
and then mounting his horse. rode from
his little front gate to WASHINGTON, quiet
IL and without ostentatlon, 70 take the
oath OF Office March Attn, 1911 BY his
Will, Mr. Monroe left Ash Lawn to his
daughter, Elizabeth, Afterwards Mrs, Geo.
Hay. who died and was buried ~ France,
The rest of his property ne dsylsea = 20 MS
daughter, Maria, afterwards MIS-. samuel
Gousernour, OF New York. whose ~! husband
was then postmastersos Nef ! ot =, s1fy,
ana al whose house Mt. Ai9tlyos o'ea IN
1881. HI ig 55s :
AZ the t,ms Of lis o9oYk sR3y ~ All,
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Medical works uyroo that Bright's Diseass
aud Diabetes arc incurablo, but 81 por cent, an
positively recovering under the fu!ton oom
pounds. Common forms OF kidney complain,
and rheumatism offer but short reslstanoo'l
prtcs, 81 for the Brlght's Disease ana y % fo'
tho Diabetlo Compound. John J. Fulton 70,
Iao montgomery street, San Francisco, sol<
~, nornders. Free tests made for patients,
Descriptive pamphlet matledireo.
ovens s Minor Drug Co., Distributors.
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PIONEER.
Brl.ht's Disease and Diabetes
Arc Positively cuDabIo.

Whom tho San Francisco business men werS
Investigating the Fulton Compounds they
heard that Dr. @. D. Zoilo had both Brighfs
Dsease and Diabetes, and was given up ~ IN
durable, and they waited on him and got him TO
take It. Now for the sequel hiA letter waV
written omonths later:
"5ea Pacific ST., San Francis 90. Sept. :, teo1
t5l Dear Srs: I have conducted my own pnar
macy on my own property on Pac1hc 81. lor 1oe.
4 ty eight years, hence my associates nun oes
some OF tho best old school physicians. nad
chronic Dright's Dseas and Diabetes o. long
standing, which got SO serious tina 10 OotoCoI
g last the Judgment OF my medical friehds WIS
that thr ca months would see the end we aiI
looked upon the mere suggestion OF o cn8e ~
EN- pir cal and visionary. But yielded 70 Inc
enrnestness OF the parties, and tho inslstcnol
OF ono OF my family. and went on tho kut!on
Compound for 3right's Disease as test LIn "a.
first week I Improved. but thought " oolnct
dence But every week thereafter the improve.
meut continued Tho time for the latal 1nH
\ pussed and was still growing stronger. tsM
Continued till Juy,when the Inst traoe OF pot1
albunen and sugar disappeared. suppos !!
have given tho Compounds to dozen, ana tney
ali reported favorably. However unreasonaple
It mny appear. tho cure has been !onL =
/ II those interested care 70 coll 81 my olu9
store I will be glad to toll MI know concern.
Ing this Important matter. Tho discovery y
second only in Importance 10 the discover
v! GUY Az wv .o4pr D. ZEILD. u
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TUFTS Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
A Strong Fortificatiot1.

A Strong Fortificutlot1.
Fortify the body against disease
nv TUFTS Pills. an absolute cue
for sick headache, dyspepsia, ma
laria, constipation and al kindred
troubles.
1.-THE fly-wheel of life.'
Or. Tut; Your Liver Pills are the
ay-wheel Of life. ] shall ever bs
( grateful for the accident that
1 brought them to my notice. j.
pairleigh, Platte Canon, Col,
TUFTS LIVER PILLS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01
CONVICT SHOT WOMAN.
Sent Bullet Crashing into Her jaw
Because lie Was Angry.

On charge of assault with intent
to murder, George chatham, alias IT.
vim, an ex-convict, was arrested near
the Mill Haven Companys works yes
terday morning by Chief Deputy Sher-
ifr T. I. Sweeney.
The negro shot Ella Nair west of
the city Saturday and the woman lodg-
ed complaint with the county officers.
The bullet entered the jaw and came
out of the right cheek. chatham only
recently completed term of five years
for burglary committed in Cobb coun-
ty and had worked at the Mill Haven
Company's place. He claims that he
was re-employed when his sentence
expired
The prosecutrix charges that Chat
man kicked her a week ago and prom
lsed to pay her if she would keep her
mouth shut She went for the money
Saturday and alleges that the ex-con-
Wet told her he would fix her so she
wouldn't need any money, at the same
time pulling his revolver and firing one
shot in her face. The prisoner claims
that the shooting was accidental. He
charges that the woman was after
him with stick and that he pulled
the pistol to brighten her. when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01
REV. C. A. JACKSON
ON PRIZE FIGHTING.
From Pulpit Declared Killing in
Prize Ring "A Disgrace.

The subject announced for the SER
mon at Grace Church last night was
THE Wage Farmers Burden but be-
fore going into a discussion of the sub
ject, Rev. Charles A. Jackson, the pas
tor, said:
Savannah has at last disgraced her
self. Not only city authorities. but all
in the crowd who paid their money to
see the prize fight the other night are
tonight murderers 1 am told this is
the third murder the Savannah sport
craze has committed and they care
about as much about 1t as the Roman
plebians who stood in the forum and
heheld with giddy spirits men kill
each other-this being their finest pas
time.
III the American girl in low dress
needs the gospel as much as the savage
in no dress the people here still need
the remonstrances OF Cicero the heath
en- orator, against such bloody and
beastllke performances. / hope now
savannah will have done with this
relic OF barbarism
Nj jackson announced that next
Sunday night he viii preach on the
subject, Christian Rights and Duties
Of American Labor" In connection
with this subject he said
Il do not believe the doctrine Of TOT
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01
A Marked step in the Direction of
True Temperance.

The decanter with strong intoxicants,
which from the earliest history of our
country was found in almost every
home, in the cupboard of the humblest
cottage, or on the sideboard of the
mansion, is practically a thing of the
past, and is a marked step in the
direction of True Temperance. This
is mostly attributable to the introduce
ton of, and the now universal use of
bottled beers in households.
In the early seventies, the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association began bot
thing beer under the pasteurizing sys-
tenn and were the first to bottle beer
for export successfully. Always fol-
lowing their motto in brewing, Not
how cheap, but how good" and con-
stantly on the alert to secure the most
modern machinery and applying the
best methods for bottling. the venture
proved a wonderful success. From a
small beginning their business rapidly
increased, so that during the year 1902
the consumption of Budweiser alone
reached the fabulous figure of $780,
800 bottles and proves conclusively that
this wholesome and refreshing bever-
age has become the accepted American
drink.
Budweiser is the standard of quality,
and the greatest proof of it's worth is
the many limitations both in name and
similarity of label, constantly being
placed on the market by INSCRIPTIONS
competitors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01
PRETTY CEREMONY
AT THE CATHEDRAL

May DevOtions Closed with Process
sion of Sundny-schOoI Children.
A very large congregation at the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist last
night witnessed the pretty and inter-
esting ceremony that closes the May
devotions. 1t was the procession of
the children of the Sunday-school and
they looked very sweet and pretty, as
clad in white and decked with flowers,
they marched in and through the
aisles and crowned the statue of the
Blessed Mother.
Bishop Kelley was present, with the
clergy attached to the Cathedral
parish, in the sanctuary, and the
Bishop made brief address to the
children. touching upon the beautiful
ceremony and its significance.
The evenings services were con-
cluded with the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01

stoi that the Christian should willing
ly lay down all rights and never seek
redress for wrong. There is time
for war as we'll as a time of peace.
The Christ who said put up thy sword
also said under different circumstances
take sword with you 1t was
false prophet who cried peace, peace
when there was no peace No peace
now in the social world when society is
debauched. Next Sunday night | want
to show that there is no peace in the
industrial and business world"
The subject of the sermon last night
was The Wage Farmers Burden"
and the text Gal 6:2. Mr.. jack
son said in part: The constitution of
home, business and social life makes
us mutual helpers. In all its rela-
tions the human race is but a large
family, whose members are mutual
burden bearers. The rich have their
burdens. According to Emerson's law
of compensation there is but little diff
ference in life. A horney-handed son
of the soil said to a rich banker: 4
wish / had your money" The banker
replied: II would freely give it all
the trifling laborers, the sham work.
men, the minister said: Half the
men laying the new pavement on our
streets work only when the eyes OF
the 'bos' are on them, and that is hard
ly three hours a day, while the honest
laborers by their side suffer for It,
Many of the city employees are mere
parasites on our body polite, and
everybody knows why from year to
year they are clothed and fed"
In speaking of the labOrers burden,
among other things, Mr.. Jackson said:
THE poor street car men hardly have
time to eat. They get nothing for their
time, and yet their employers are get
ting rich. l am told that the reason
these overworked men are not paid
more is because they are suspected of
misappropriating funds on the cars.
Why not trust these young men and
give them respectable salaries and re-
move the temptation to steal what they
feel already belongs to them. MY
heart burns within me as l go into
homes of wage-earners who do not
have enough money after paying house
rent and grocery bills to dress their
children for Sundav-schools.
Il speak for Gods day and for Sa-
vannah wage arners. Many of these
working people are religious and hold
offices in the church till they come to
the cities, where their religious hab-
its are deranged. 1t takes
strong nature to stand Sunday work.
There is something in it that under
mines the moral character, and often
these young men go to the bad. Nine
tenths of Savannah Sunday work is
unnecessary. Many of you make it a
day of cooking and eating, forgetting
the lessons about cooking on Satur-
day your mother used TO give. You
had better eat cold dinners on Sun
day than break Gods command. Do
you know what it cost for you to keep
cool on Sunday? 1t cost the hard
work of many poor icemen, who lug
ice to your door, and hundreds of soda
fount walters. Why not get your ice
and beef on Saturday? You better
keep a little warmer in this world, and
escape burning in the next"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-01
THOUSANDS FLOCKED
TO THE RESORTS

Ideal Resort Weather Gave the Rail-
roads Ala They Could Do.
Ideal resort weather yesterday caused
large crowds 10 flock to the Casino,
Isle of Hope, Montgomery and Tybee.
The Savannah Electric Company had
more than it could do handling the
crowds at some stages of the game and
the Tybee Railroad carried full trains
Several thousand people went to the
Casino for the. concert by the First
Regiment Band and the vocal selec-
lions by the new vaudeville company.
Both were enjoyed. The swimming
pool was literally patronized and
large number remained at the Casino
for supper. In the evening the Cecil
ian concert was given and the vaude-
Williams again appeared.
At the Isle of Hope Mr.. Barbee en-
tertained an enormous crowd. The
cars on this suburban line were all
crowded and hundreds went in swim
ming. Barbee's restaurant was liber-
ally patronized and those who made
the trip had no occasion to regret it.
Manager Kidder promises that by next
Sunday the new cars will be in service
and the crowds will be handled with
less difficulty.
A large number visited Tybee Island
and the train that left the city at $3.50
O'Clock was crowded. There was mu-
sic at Hotel Tybee and Rosenfeld's Or
chestra held forth at Bohan's pavilion.
Both places were literally patronized.
The surf was not at its best for bath
ing, but quite a number went into the
water The train that left the island at
GAS o'clock brought a crowd back to
the city, although a great number
waited for the late train.
There was quite a crowd at South
End and Proprietor Bohan gave an
excellent cafe service. 1t was the
opening of this popular place on Ty-
bee, and nothing more could have been
desired. Mr.. Bohan announced to his
patrons that the regular weekly balls
will be inaugurated Thursday night.