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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27

Oh my way To MI ssissirpi, am today
embracing the opportunity 10 study the
public library of Atltanp, with u view
Ito discovering whether the experience "
Georgia capital throws m light ot18tt :l
situation tn Richmond. First, let me
remark upon the beauty OF the Atlanta ia
building. tits OF light stone, substantial
tasteful, constituting d real ornament to
the 8nrchil lecture OF this city, " thin
everything plenses the eye.& he reading
rooms, are light, niry, capaclous. and and
used BY a ttfhng 81 people. THE whole
plant Is 4 busy workshop y, ISL 4. M; "A;
WHAT. 1T Cosr ATLANTA. & ,3s,iy5
4 For the public library OF Atlanta, Mr..
Carnegie gave. In 1881, ono hundred thou
sand dollars, and since that time forty.
five thousand. !The lot was given BY
citizens OF Atlanta, costing about thirty
five thousand dollars. For the support
OF the library and the purchase OF books Q
Atlanta gave4iri 8 Il "A ri II 3si rs j5Ss3
}i5 y 5, GOO
NV
1902. 9 c egg,
1901 200
4 1t will be seen from these figures that
the city Council OF Atlanta has within
five years more than doubled the amount our
for the use OF the library, 80 positive have
&been5the advantages from j t. IS 33sl "a
{. Moreover, 1t will be- observed that g n
public library for city Of the size ~
Atlanta cannot be run on q sum 1 e less
than so, 900 per year the amount which
Richmond Is asked to- appropriate. ~
NJ Atlanta has found that, tlout any
suc1, condition imposed BY Mr. Ca rnege,%
it IS desirable to spend ST 200 the present
year ii sustaining the public II rary
WHO MAKES USE FS1'IE BY R !, Ar
4 Il More than u fifteen thousand peop people
are drawing books from tn the At. A.
Ian tn library tho present year. Besides Be sides
this, d steady stream Of people consult 'lllt
books ana periodicals In the library y, IL
SELF. Half of:those who draw books belong
to tie school population, K o., half are
I'm der twenty years Of ag ''rl,e public
library Is an adjunct Of our pubic.
schools SO a citizen here relna me- !, to-
ext to stands the list
3 + working people; men II nd women who no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
Yellow Fever. in Cuba.

With II view to investigating sanitary
conditions IN Cuba, the New York. Herald
has sent several experts to the island, and
ore Of tho number, DR., Woifred Nelson.
OF New York, reports that he has found
two cases near Santiago. one in smelling
works at Punta de Sal. opposite the city,
and the other at III Cobra, twenty miles
dlstint, Both victims were new arrivals.
the one an American and the other q
spanlard Here we are" says he. lin
the very beginning of the inYlerno-w winter
or dry season." i Is hot. not warm.
Onei is bathed during the day. In Il gentle
persplration. The whole subsoil is con-
taminated-the old. old time conditions.
the truly wretcied laissez fairo Of tho
old regime. The condition has been inher-
tied, no more, no less. 1t EXISTS. That
indeed snfi,ces. and constitutes Its peril.
Two eases of yellow fever do not make
an epidemic. but It Is alarming that the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
SSL|E|TER bride
Earl! d /: . {: { ok.
Marriage Occurred at Noon. Yes IS;
terday in ashingt ton and |
Was Very Quiet 53$ s,Is
! (By Press IS

5yyAsIIINGToN,D d II Ct. December 90:
Miss Marguerite Hyde .Daisey'0
Letter, the youngest daughter. of the late
levi n Letter and NJ Is. q NJ aryS g =. Car
5verJ Letter, OF Chlcag 70. were married ut
noon today to Henry M olyneaux8sll 'agct
Howard, the nineteenth Earl OF Suffolk
and Berkshire The ceremony occurred
at tho Letter residence. the Rev Roland
Cotton Smith, rector, Q G ST. ohm 8 B Spls-
&copal Church, officiating: Only q fans
5ily party witnessed Il the service. The
bride was escorted by her brother. Jo-
5seph Letter, and Hon. Lionel Guest at
tended the groom as best man. The cou-i
pie left hero later for New B York and
will sail for England next Wednesday, y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
Editor Of. The Tim es- Dispatch.

Editor Of The Times dispatch: 5$ {$ s#
81 me tive need Of a public library is
81 III the feeling which every
cato discusses it, have been interested II reading
the various points of view, from the School
the oBoolover and my own being pressing N
8is hoped this may be found worth the read1n
For years Ihave earned money by artistic mechan1-
cal $paintin gwork in which certa expensive pooks
on conventional design etc. are necessary
two or three Of these books can be found IN
libraries In the city library has anything llke
fullllne Of art study Now, can such books as tney
81 "a ia talk from these libraries for home use
Think what 1t would be for those doing suoh Work
az mine to be able to ask and get books 50
ble and SO utterly 70
III ase III Think also Of the ambitious boy, g me-
~ electrical turn Of mind, If he could have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
The Pure Elections Law

s Mr. Christopher I3. Garvett, associate cd
itor or the Virginia Law Register, calls
attention to q serious defect in the VIZ,
glnia pure elections law. sss s.
# Clause nine OF the act (scctlon #l 14snf,
Virginia Code Anno.) provides that
statements Of any ls person testify
Ing under this act shall not be useo
against him in any way" i.5
II ...But,"'$> says Mr. Garvett #"under the
rulings OF the Court Of Appeals Of Viz
gina and the Supreme Court OF the
United States, this clause does not grant
the witness complete Immunity. and md.
therefore, sl,e can avail 2hinself Of his
constitutional privilege Of efuslng TO M
criminate himself, And lie can claim this
privilege not only ina criminal proceed!
Ing under clause two Of the act hut
also in a proceeding contrasting the cleo le
ton, under clause s. Before tho privi-
lego guaranteed by section OF tho Con
stitutlon Of Virginia ana the fiftll
amendment OF the Constitution OF
the United states, can IS be IA cll
AWAY, there must pe! eplhlittsl a'uHeS-l
ty MS to tho witness, (. q complete
wiping out Of The offense as to him. so
that he can no longer be prosecuted
therefor, This clause does not provide
complete amestyr and, therefore, does
not take away tho constitutional prlyl-
lege." Fl
For authorities, Tho reader Is cited to
Cullen vs.. Commonwealth, "a Graft. 62l;
Counselman vs.. Hitchcock" l42 VI s,
SAT, y Sup. Ct, 195; l1merys case, 107 Mass,
l72; and note 10 U. s. VS.. Goldstein, 10
Va. Law Reg, 429
This appears to be a serious, II not n
fatal defect, and 1t should be remedied
by the next Legislature. The law Ia work.
Ing well, and there Is u general demand
throughout Virginia that 1t be made as
near perfect as possible, and that # be
rgidly enforced,
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An Associated Press dispatch from
Berlin says that the betrothal Of Atom
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27

SO, king OF Spain, and the Duchess Marie
Antolnette, daughter Of the Archd luke
Paul Frederick, Of NIecslenburg- sc cfis' g
rim, is now regarded as settled. III VII WI.
be formally arranged on the occasion. OF OF
the visit Of King Alfonso to the y Kaiser S' +
In February, W. n5
The young King was born on May nay ~
1885, and will he rather a youthfu " bride rig e..
groom. N But Kings IRE privileged cllaract 6
ters5 and we extend our hearty co7!ngr1a at
ulations. " # "a III III ,5S. # III
q Tho old Yirglnia Christmas beats them
all. Up to the present writing we nave V
heard OF nothing but good Will, good cheer ,fl'
ana real Christian apprecat ton 4Soof ~ Z; ne
day. There may be Some later report a ss
hut 1t looks now as II the goodness VI
the day Is largely IN the, majority oY 'l.
the badness. That is the old iVlirg l II ia
way. A
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l5S
There are In this day and u me AZ Tee q.
many facilities for having a gosod. time tint
for old timers TO come around t3 alktsn'yg
about returning to the simplicity of2 our
fathers our fathers would have had 'l
Just as much fun ms we are having Z y
they had had tho fatilitlc "a.
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{ISlropatkin didn't take his Christmas
dinner Iii Toxic and Oyamtl seemed 20
BIO very We'll satisfied With what he gRot
in}the camp, a good ways off from N l X
den, Things don't always pan ont a 'f;
cording To carly boasts, @ .5s ga
ELL = = IA
II II tho water ing5t the Ice trust STOCK
should hit a decided cold wavel renl
freezing no,,wester, 80 to speak wat ter
ed stock might for once prove y BLESSING
to those who have 10 drink at the founri
tain next summer. 81
All English Judge has official " a dn-
,clcd that u school teacher. IS no y gen
tleman, AT least saYenty-ilye per cent.
of those In this part Of tho world arc
rot they being women.
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Prophet Dowio may be lacking ~ tl'e
mattero Of honor In his own country, but
when he needs credit lie hunts Il up "a
foreign helress and II seems lle cant
keep her very long, "A, Il
f az ELLEN r.-E--=.---.----------s- 9agE
The Intentions Of the police We're COOL
but the small boy ard the cannon crack
or could not be entirely suppressed on
Sunday, and maybe 1t Is Just as swell that
they couldn't,
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IT is estimated that $l5o,OOo, 900 In 'diyl-
dends Will be distributed from New York.
in the month of January. In the main
this money win go to people who have no
need for II .eXcept to invest I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
The Arbitration Treaties.

Senator Foster OF Louisiana, has warn
a Orleans, \ that the Southern States may
4 be affected adversely by the arbitra-
f ton treaties now pending In the United
h States Senate, particularly iii respect
II to State bonds which were repudiated
III his suggestion was first made. we think
& BY the Clan-na- Gael an irish organlza-
4 ton OF Philadelphia and the following
4 Btatement.o OF the case from.tncr point OF
view was recently sent to Governor Mon
a tague:
Il; The claim made by Mr.. Simon Schafer
& OF New York, / tina t the bonds which North
n Carolina readjusted in 1879 "can be used
Il to- great advantage by foreign govern
a ments," and the recent speculative suit
81 against North Carolina by South Dakota
II to- recover the principal and twenty-five
81 years Interest of bonds donated to South
& Dakota by Mr.. Schafer and associatcs
h gives sinister Significance to the attempts
1 made In 1897 and the present year to
acoerce the Senate Into Intfylng treaties
a of arbitration with foreign governments.
5Sssss5 The controlling motive OF the arbitra-
Il ton project from Its inception has been
n " VI lOSdtc fINle - III alIIc
ii amendments to the Constitution, and
& then. through, an International court,
compel the Southern States and Atichl-
& gan to pay with interest the bonds
which they "readjustedH on repudiatel
n before and after the Civil War, Mime
n sofa may also be involved, as that State
< forced a fifty per cent. readjustment Of
" its bonds and coupons In 1881,
5g' The arbitration campaign began In tho
n Northern States. after many Southern
n States had completed their REIMBURSEMENT
r. programme and after 1t had become GER
tain that the United States Courts would
"A rot and could not set aside the eleventh
+ amendment TO the Constitution It
reached MS climax when the Olney- Pau,i-
cefote treaty was sprung upon the
X country, In tho meantime large sums
i OF money had been spent In trying to
!; create n sentiment In the New England.
Il Middle and central Western States in
favor Of arbitrating 'all differences"
Il With England Enissaries OF peace app
h pealed In the name Of humanity for a
Y treaty To prevent war Financial assist
4 Ance with moral support was offered 10
n Irish American Societies IN aid of Par
4 nell, ~ they N return would favor ar
4 Filtration. a
THE Senate and House Of Representa-
tiYka that had rejected thA sillamherlail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27

disease exists at all, as the world az has las
been led TO believe that was IS en- tlrely
Grad Gated. $ a subject In which which me
neople Of the United States are profoundly y
interested, We gave Cuba q good cleanins 8
stamped out yellow fever t and y stloWeo
the ,natiycs howsto prevent its reapp 'teai
ance 1T is now up to the cubans 70 keep
thelrisland free from the yellow re peril
III they failsto do so, we shall have to
maintain d close quarantine against them
Ye cannot afford to have another lmpor-
:taton Of yellow fever III RI 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
by DIR. s. 3 mitchell u,

live on small SALARIES and who yet de.
sire to improve themselves by. good books.
There ID d special department. FOR chll.
idren linden fourteen years 81 q SCI ia
charge OF u chlldren's librarian. 5g5i
IN order to nscertnltia what clnss Of peo-
pie make use 5of the public library The
following stntistics were complied from
the first 5000 persons who Registered at
the library: y III 4, 81 u u .si!s isSs
Day lnborers 1o2
u Tea cheers 22o7
4 CLERKS, N bookkeepers and steno--
piers .,.......ss ISL
Bank erg ...ts: =
Lawyers, doctors and prea Oh ers.. 15S
Railroad employees 4. y. y
Telegraph ana telephone operators.". 60
Dressmakers and mi liners ..... E.....5 NJ 30
sStudents...s.. Wv
Policemen and firemen...... 50
3Housekee ........ 100 100
Merchants and anufact,lrers........ III
Insurance and real cstate...... $500 g
Cotton men ~. ...... ssii :
Newspapers and printers X. g
Trained nurses ~
Laundry ~, 70
Artists Is q p
35s.$ The average issue Of books is D over 800
volumes per day. The library sta f num-
Sbers nine persons, and two appren tees &c
VIVA r ABOUT 1tElll5 NEGRO Es - Rpm? & N
II was thought best by tlanta TO 5lnake
the public library q success first forst the
swhte people, sin the hopes that T. u tho g
proper time d branch library could % pc
established for tho negroes exclusive IS Use
lrhts pollcy was ndop ted tn he hearty t'al
approval OF Mr.. Carnegie. Now, since n g. the the
main library Is d success for the whit hit s es,
steps are being taken erect e. - branch
4 FOR the negroes. u 70 this branch 4 library,
Mr., Carnegie has SO, ooo, and . the
annual support OF twill cost only about
81 600 as the administrative is @ II under
the starr sc the main library. THAT L.,
Atlanta has dealt with the library 9 r lIas
ton Just as nll southern cities have dealt at
With the school tues ton-se Sc pa rat: rate
libraries for each race as wo have scpa-, 4
"a to echool s for ca Oh race. am told
that the negroes, relying upon " tho Just l'
intentions and. PRIV surances Of AZ NJ
larta citizens we're gratifled with this this
lGV} j-y \ -
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AR i AND THE LlBRAR Y

at a public library the best the most costly ct the
scientific literature Of day to satisfy ana morn
"a him! 5 355 3ssS 5sss* rs
Again, these libraries acquire prints and photo
graphic reproductions Of pictures Of scenery
VI archtecture,s etc rs 3$
Not long ago iny a Northern city wished it, study
the works and life Of Beenn the great Venetian mas
ter 81 went to the public library, was shown into g
tiny room with inclined stands on which were set
portfolios containing splendid pho
8tographs Of all the masters work a small, condensed
.ife was handed for the further lucid alton OF
the matter and there sat at leisure for two hours
practically in Venice. 5s III 81. 5s8#
Can any man or woman Of thought 5grudge the price
Of two cents the hundred dollars which give
to all the people Of their8 city such 9 priYllege
585 "a WORKER8 IN ART. @
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Fatal Cutting ARRAY.
Especial totThe4Tlmes- DISPATCH

HEI Especial otThe IImes-Dlspat Nh
e G,IiARSTON, IA, N December 20 --At
White and Walkers Mill, near ClarlSton,
Fisher Childress. d young white mail,
married. was cut Thursday last by ttnifs'
5infthe hands of Jim Dennis. colored J, from
{which4he died Saturday. evening. Both
were farm hands living With George +,
Jennings renting bellevue farm NJ on
$Staunt on River, and ssow ned q by former
State Senator w. r.. J ordan. Jim Dennis,
co!ored, made his escape, and lis still
at large and has left this ton JiiS'
Dennis Isl a small mulatto, very light,
aged. about thirty. lie Is wanted by thf.
authorities. 3 8ts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
TUESDAY DEcEM B Err q, 19 'CE4I., s y.
& Cautious Objections.
lof381,he 1,lmes-D Ispatch:y

&S Editor OF The Tim es- patcn /: ~, !. :
slr-Anent Mr. Carnegie's prone, OIL
s Ss i, Hi Thinking that it is coupled With
he condition ~ hat f; the city shall
appropriate $4,000 for its proper ops :
ssSS1naintenanceP If 81 So, NJ suppo se }sS Ina :
the citySshould, for some good rea ION, fa y
TO 8fulnl this condition, In whom sW e Y
1.-the legal title to- the library re vert n 2
that case Mr. carnegleS or MS ghears
su nder such !n ition,5 would a n OF PC
gydust d we'll Cor better for Richmond . to
N Law aside Its $4,000 a year for ten years
s3#a nd then build dts own 3Sunillculnbered
III library? 1t lis well to look ut the dues
ton from every point OF view, n g according
Y Is the view Of Y ours truly,
If r. edmond should onterinto an agree
mett with Mr.. Carnegie to- accept his
gift upon the terms he proposes, t would lstl
III be & a legal contract, which could and
sSwould Ibe enforced by law and the ap-
4 $propriation Of $1,000 a yea to support
n the library would have to lbc made. unless
S3 Richmond should become bankrupt. But
n as our Correspondent has asked a cues
Y ton and made a substitute prop osal, 4 we
shall ask him a question. 1ffthere Is dan
Vi ger that r lclrnond WILL foil to continue
Nj an a precipitation Of $40 900 a year to main
Y tain$a gift library, what sort OF guarantee
81 can our correspondent give that she
would maintain a library which she had
8&built with her oWn money 5s5,
8ssi.a All such objections as that rails ed by our
h Correspondents seem to us Ito be purely
captious tits absurd to say tia t4df this
a
II and so secure a fine "a brary, she would
ri then abandon. the institution Such u con-
u TIL gency3sis SO remote that It is not 10
a be n considered. Mr.. Carnegie seems to
& have inoreBfa faith in Richmond tllan some
a Of our own people have. He knows per-
\, fectlyi we'll that il Richmond accepts his
terms she Will never think OF breaking
faith with him.. H knows very well that
& if the library Is once established 1T Will
u go5 on forever. E8i43 G
Let our correspondent aud all doubt
4 ers and objecters read the Instructive
n article in to-day's issue by Dr.. S. G.,
Il Mitchell, Of Richmond College, Let them
%refiect on what Atlanta has done. She
4 accepted a library building from Mr..
Carnegie, ana III 1899 she expended 5000
4 FOR support and the purchase OF books.
r. Next year she spent 5000 In 1902 she
II spent S 900. and in 1904 S11 200, That
Y shows what an educator a public library
Sts.5 Dr. Mitchell also tells us how At
lanta solved the negro problem.as related
to the public ltbrafy: Ills letter Is an
unansWerable argument in favor Of q pub
81 lie library for Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
Poor Whisky In I" Old y oep 9 otties-T his
Is What DlstIlIers Charge In Fode. ssss

Poor Whlskey In q Sid y oep 9 ottles-T his
Is What DlstIIers Charge III In Foeie. 2ssS
raj Suit sAgaInst F. oebus Man.
Judge Edmund Waddill, o r. tho United
States Circuit Court, for the Eastern Dis
!trIct OF Virginia, yesterday issued an
order temporarily restraining Nicholas
Leonard, Of Phoebus,, Va, from max lts
use OF the name Old Joe YYhiskey and
from using said words M part Of ~
label or brand for liquor sold by him.
The order also cites l.eonard to appear
in court hero January 1G. 1865 and SHOW
cause why said Injunction should not be.
made permanent ;$
Process was Issued by Clerk Bowdenj
and given to Deputy Marshal tJanles -.
West to serve upon Leonard &lmmedia ttt
Ely aften receipt OF Judge Naddi!l. IS or /
der. s IS. VI f
The order was issued upon nett tton55tfot3
Aaron lBluthenthll ard NJ. I'll y. l'iclIart,
trading as Blutllcnthal sand Blcknrt,.
Wholesale liquor dealers, q atlanta, Gn \,
who al,cge that Leonard has! fully
sinfrlnged upon their Trademarks The
scomplainunts set forth that ! heir largest
selling brand of " I3. & b. "a the con-:
Germ ia Familiarity known. Is Tho famous
4,Old {Joe'' YYlilskey, over 500 COO bottles
of which have already heer sold = his yen =.
They claim that Leonard has been refllt,
Ing the original sOld Joe hot les' WIFI
inferior wlliskey and selling,i lac genuine
Tho conlplainants also claim that he do
PENDANT viollted their rights by the IN.
lawful sale or AN inferior whiskeyS he
called sold joel" that lie succeeded in
getting empty pold JoeN bottles which.
lie refiled and sold as the genuine ar
sticle.T The complainantsI say tina these
acts of the defendant have caused them
great injury but they cannot state with
certainty tho exact amount, but believes
tho same to te fully 5000.
Recently Msssrs, Blnthenthall ~ Bick-
art have filed suits and obtained lnjunt,$
ton in Montgomery, Ala, md jack
sonpllle, Fla. 81 5s
Agelasto q Miller. Of Norfolk, are cour! 7,
against 7 Leonard, The attorneys yester-5
day gave the required bond q { a ,ooo With
the Atlantic Trust and Deposit Company,
surely Norfolk Yirginlan- lot,
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STEAMER AND CARGO
DAMAGED B Y FIRE
(B,y,.. ssoclated Press.

8$} NEW YORK, December &c. II he steam
ship Colorado. OF the Mallory. Line, and
part OF the cargo were damaged By fro
and water to-day to tho. extentsof from
10000 h to s25, 600, according to the est
mates, Of the firemen. The Colorado arr
rived ain port ion Saturday from Brtns-Ti
wick, Ca, with 2 cargo Of lumber n .. !;
5rosln and cotton Tho fire was confined
to the cotton. 1T Is thought to have orig 4
mated from spontaneous combustion.
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It q agar a and st such investment can
but have a good effect IN the way Of gen

lit again and at such Investment can
but have a. good effect in the way Of gen
eral prosperity.
"a ~ 5t =====-====-SS Hils 5lif ~
X BY the way, Bandit Raisull ought to be
able to write pretty interesting article
on frenzied finance II some OF the syn
dicates should see proper to engage his
services.
a953 }at SS#=-==-=----- WV A
THE gentleman who predicted a real
mild, italian kind OF a winter has not
dared show up In this section for some
time and IT Is we'll that he hasn't.
5==-==-=-----3 Iii Sss$33 Il WI
Why wait until New Years Day to
make those good resolutions, Lots OF
people are In fine shape to make n "re-
I}solute" or two even this morning,
t55SEi eS& ti3i y
Considerable money wenc up in smoke
! last night and the street force will have
good time to-day sweeping up tile
debris, S I'll III 5S s}5 S
We sometimes grove that Christmas
comes but once u year, but then most Of
us are glad when It is over. 8i.t 3335
I3fg B3 s"=-=------- ls3 ~ Asaa.S = 3F5
Chadwick nerve tonic il IT was on
|}tho market. would be much in demand
this morning ..5 III q
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The Mormon saints, q who have been
,stestlfylng in the smoot case terribly bella
their name. ls5t ri a, SiSs Ii, s5 ~
tsgs Ri s-E--=-==E--- "a II!
BE careful about those new yearpledgcs,
They, too, come once a year.
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Cheer the Poor. I, 85i q
Merry bells ring In the Yuletide,
Happy laughter fills the air.
Smiling faces greetteac other
There Is not a thought Of care, y. a
Iii the homes of wealth and splendor,
luXury relns supreme, Y IRE
Every hearts desire is granted. hi s. X 3 Is,
AS 1t were a. lovely dream.
But III homes OF those less fortunate.
I Where IL laugh ls seldom heard,
|fTheres constant. painful longing, ~
For a pleasant look or word,
II you have a merry Christmas,
Shut 1t not behind your door, II s Il
Let It shine among the needy, w
Let lt8cheer tho wrctched poor. 4
And tho Christ, whose birth you're keep.
Ing,
,yyill reward you In Tho end,
For He also loves these people s9S 4.
no Whom " helping hand YOU land 4
ai 60. tn City,.
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The Atlanta Arrives.

I03E a Especial to- The Tmes, pihpatclIl VA rs
United States cruiser Atlanta arrived
to-day from Trinidad, Joining the wars
ships assembling here for the review,
which lsFto take place In Hampton Roads
January 9th,