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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23
Best Christmas Story of TIE month

habited that place-about as big as one
Of Man Fridays footprints-for going
on four weeks. When tide was in,
held the box on my head to keep
my powder dry. Long toward the end
of my visit, just before the ship that
saved me hove in sight, l began to
feel mite tired of that place. l kind
O. felt as If I'd saw about all they
was INTERESTING on that there island.
thought I was unhappy and l had a
sneaking idea I was lonesome. But
see l was mistaken. l hadn't spent a
Christmas night alone in a big city
then.
Then once when I was prospecting
for our mine, I was showed up in a
pass. / reckon I've told you how l got
typhoid fever and wrestled it out all
day by my lonesome; unparalleled
thirst, Boston baked brains, red fan
mel tongue, delirium dreamins, and
self-acting emetic, down to the final
blissful Where am at?" and on
| through the nice long convalessense
till my limbs changed from Irvine
strings to human members. Six weeks
doing time as doctor, patient, trained
nurse and fellowMason all in one,
was being alone right smart. But
it wasn't patch on the little metro
polls of Manhattan on Santa Claus
day.
Then once had a rather unrestful
evening out in the western part of
| Texas. A fellow sold me horse right
cheap, and later crowd of gentlemen
accused me of stealing it, and l was
put in jail with a promise of being
| lynched before breakfast. That was
being uncomfortable some, too. But
[ wished last night that my friend,
Judge Watson, hadn't come along
| that night and identified me. 1t would
have saved me from New Yorkitis.
Then there was the night when pro-
posed for your hand and you sent me
to your pa, and he said If ever come
near again he'd sick the dogs on me.
spent that night at a safe distance
from the dogs, leaning on fence,
and not noticing it was barb wire
till / looked at my clothes and my
hide next day. l watched your win
dows till the light went out and all
my hope with it-and on after that TILL
as the poet says, till daylight doth
appear.
Then theirs the time told you
about when-but there's no use OF
making catalogue of every time I've
been lonesome. l have taken my pen
in hand to inform you that last night
beat everything else on my private
list of troubles. My other lonely
times was when was alone, but the
lonesomest of all was in the heart of
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23

the biggest crowd on this here con-

the biggest crowd on this here con-
tinent.
There was people aplenty. But /
didn't know one goldarned galoot. l
had plenty of money, but nobody to
spend it on-except tiptakers.
was stopping at this big hotel with
lugsury spread over everything
thicker than sorghum on corn pone.
But lonely-why, honey, l was so
lonely that, as l walked along the
streets, | felt as If I'd like to break
into some of the homes and compel
'em at the point of my gun to let
me set in and dine with 'em.
| felt like asking one of the bellboys
to take me home and get his ma give
me slice of goose and let her talk
to me about her folks.
There was some four million people
in a space about the size of our ranch.
There was theaters to go to-but who
wants to go to the theater on Christ
as?-it's like going to church on the
Fourth of July. There were dime
muzhums, penny vawdevilles, dance
halls.
There was big dinner for news
boys. The Salvation Army and the
Volunteers gave feed to the poor. But
couldn't qualify. l wasn't poor. l
had no home, no friends, no nothing.
The streets got deserteder and de-
serteder. A few other wretches was
marooned like me in the hotel cor
ridors. We looked at each other
like sneak-thieves patrolling the same
street. Walters glanced at us pitiful
as much as to say, IF it wasn't for
shrimps like you, I'd be home with my
kids"
The worst of it was, 1 knew there
were thousands of people in town in
| Just my fix. Perhaps some of them
were old friends of mine that I'd have
been tickled to death to foregather
with; or leastways, people from my
State. Texas is big place, but we'd
have been brothers and sisters-or at
least cousins once removed-for
Christmas's sake.
But they were scattered around at
the st. Regis or the Mills Hotel, the
Martha Washington Of somewhere,
while was at the Waldorf-hyphen-
Astoria.
1t was like the two men that Dick
ens-I believe it was Dickens-tells
about: Somebody give A concertina
! but he can't play on it; winter COM
ing on and no overcoat; he can't
wear the concertina any more than
he can tootle it. A few blocks away
is a fellow, Mr.. B. He can play a
concertina something grand, but he
hasn't got one and his fingers itch. He
spends all his ready money on
brand new cvercoat, and just then his
'unt sends him another one. He thinks
he'll just swap one of them overcoats
for concertina. So he advertises
in an exchange column. About the
same time, A advertises that he'll
trade one householder concertina
fer a nice overcoat. But does either
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23
Colonel crockett's Cooperative Christ
mas.
BY RUPERT HUGHES.
In "The Saturday Evening Post"

(Of all the strange gatherings that
have distinguished Madison Square
Garden the strangest was probably on
the OCCASION last Christmas, when
the now well-known Col. d. A. Crock
EFT, of Waco, rented the vast audi
forum for one thousand dollars, and
threw it open to the public. AS he
is going to do it again this coming
Christmas, an account of the con- in
and reception of his scheme may in
teresU some of the thousands who
find themselves every Christmas in the
Coloneps plight My plan to describe
1T was frustrated by the receipt, from
his wife, of three letters he wrote
her. 1t seems only fair, then, that
the author Of an achievement which
is likely to become an institution
should be allowed to be the author of
its history. l SHALL therefore, con-
tent myself with publishing verbatim
two of the Colonel's own letters
Rupert Hughes.)
New York. N. Y, Dec. 26, 1903.
Friend Wife:
The miserablest night I ever spent
in all my born days-the solitariest,
with no seconds-was sure this iden-
tical Christmas night in New York
city. And I've been some lonesome,
too, in my time.
I've told you how, as boy, shipped
before the mast-the wrong mast
and how the old tub bumped reef and
went down with all hands-and feet
except mine. You remember me tell.
ing how l grabbed aholt of a large
wooden box and floated on to dry
spot. 1t knocked the wind out of
my stummick considerable, but | hung
on kind of unconscious till the tide
went out. When l come to, | looked
round to see where in Sam Hill l was
at, and found was on a little pinhead
of an island about the size of freckle
would be on the moon. All around
was mostly sky, excepting for what
was water. And me with nothing to
drink it with!
set down hard on the box and
felt as blue as all the swear words
ever swore. There was nothing in
sight to eat, and that made me so
hungry that me and the box fell over
backward. AS l laid there sprawled
out, with my feet up on the box, l
looked between my knees and read
them beautiful words, East Buggins'
Biscuit"
Well, me and friend Buggins in
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-12-23

A or B ever see Be's or AS advertise
ments? Not on your beautiful dag
uerreotype.
That was the way with us all in
New York. The town was full of
lonesome strangers, and we went mop
ing around, stumbling over each other
and not daring to speak.
They call us "transients" here. It's
like private soldier that's killed in
a battle; he's only Casually" So us
poor, homeless dogs in New York are
only transients. Why, do you
know, I was that lonely l could have
stood out in the square like a lonely
old COW out in the rain, and just
mooed for somebody to take me in.
I'd have telegraphed for you and the
children to come to town, but Texas
is so far away, and you'd have got
here too late, and you couldn't come
anyway, being sick, as you wrote me,
and one of the kids having malary.
How is his blessed self-today? hope
you're feeling better. Telegraph If
you amt, and I'll take the first train
home.
Well, last night I ate a horrible
mockery of Christmas dinner in
deserted restaurant, and it gave me
heartburn Tin addition to heartache)
| and whole brood-stable of night
mares. l went to bed early, and
stayed awake late
I tried Philosophy-the next station
beyond Despair. I said to myself,
You old fool, why in the name of all
that's sensible should you feel so ex-
cited about one day more than an
other?" I wasn't so lonely the day be-
fore Christmas, amt. so lonely to-day,
but then I was like a small boy with
the humps and the earache on the
Fourth of July. The firecracker will
pop just as lively another day, but
! well, the universe was simply throwed
all out of gear, like it must have been
when Joshua held up the moon-or
was it the sun?
You remember reading once about
| i reckon it was Mr.. Aldritch's pleas
ing idea of the last man on EARTH
everybody killed off by pestilence
or something, and him setting there
by his lonely little lonesome; an
what would he have done II he had
heard his doorbell ring? Well l
reckon he'd have done what I'd have
done If I'd met friend-given one
wild whoop, wrapped his arms round
his neck, kissed him on both cheeks,
and died with faint gurgle Of Joy.
Finally, T.swore that IL 1 ever for
saw myself being corralled again in
strange city on Christmas, I'd put on
sandwich board or something and
march up and down the streets with
sign like this:
Pm lonely!
I'm homesick for a real
Christmas!
There must he others.
Let's get together!
Meet me at the Fountain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
VERY TIGHT PLACE.
Times-Dispatch Railway Carrier
Caught Between Railway Gates.

- u
The Times Dispatch Fulton carrier,
Mr. j. II. White, had an exciting exper-
fence about s clock yesterday morning.
Mr. White delivers The Times Dispatcn
from n wagon similar to those IN, use
by tho post Office; It being drawn by q
nice looking black mule. The conVeyAnce
came into collision with a chesapeake
and Ohio shifting engine attached ~, 10
several freight cars running oyer Nh the
liamsburg Avenue crossing.
Mr.. White had just delivered some
papers near the gas works and was re-
turning In the direction of Richmond:
The lower gates had just been closed
behind him when an engine approached
going in the Same direction that he was.
One Of the upper gates was out OF order
and failed to close but TINS tac GU was ,,,s
excited. Mr.. White stepped, from the
wagon and seized the mule by the bril-
die, but by this time 1t was unmanage-
able and Mr.. White was forced to let
60 In order to save himself The mule
dashed toward the train sWerVlng OH
slightly and swinging the vehicle. 30 close
struck the rear Of the wagon. turned It
over and threw tho mule down near the
track. Struggling to release Itself, one OF
tho mules hind feet was caught under
tho car wheels and cut on,
| DR., Fraser A. Smith was sent to
| make an examination and on his recon-
mendation Mr.. Emmett G. Taylor agent
OF the. s, r. g. A., shot and killed the
animal, releasing It from Its suffering
condition,
Mr.. White was not hurt. as he was
not In tho wagon when the collision oc-
! CURED and he continued on foot deliY-
ering papers to his entire patronage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
DAYS OF ABSENCE:
CHARGED TO them |. lem.
Policemen Will Lose Days at
Home on Account Of Family
81 Sickness,

The Police Commissioners met in rcgu-
lar session last night and transacted much
routine work,
Commissioner Duke moved that when
officers obtained leaves OF absence on &C.
count OF sickness In their families. that
this time be taken from tina time al.
lowed them as + turlough, The motion 'sa' 81
Mr.. Duke explained that he had been IN
formed that the privilege had baen abused
by some Of the ottlkeera e a I'd, as q safe
Captains Hulce. OF the SECOND ,DlstrlGt,
and Whltlock Of the, First Dlstriet. SUP, :
saloons saloons and clubs In their respective dis
Ftrcts, I, Z. 70 ~ an WHIT
lock- Expresses the belief that clips Snn ARE are
more dangerous and haFmtu' 'haH ope,'
bars. IL, - ,,,o, a ha
aSefs once prop sssssti ts hay Tha
ma at viii be attended TO at the hs* 's
meeting. 5 .,..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
WOMAN S HAT FOUND
ON BRINK 0F LAKE
Many Believe That Practical
Joker or Misguided Press
Agent is Abroad,

When Euln p. Dodd and John Bullock,
two workn,en at the West End Park. were
going around the Reservoir yesterday
morning shortly before 6 o'clock they
found lady's patent leather chatelaine
articles. nolis Of particular value, forty
six cents and q ticket to one OF the
amussments al tho park
The authorities were notified, and
search was made Divers were brought
out and 1t was suggested that all the
water be turned of, but this will not be
done, EarlY last night a lady's shoe was
found on the bottom OF the reservoir.
This suggested nothing, for had It have
belonged to the person who committed
suicide. II would have remained on tho
But tho thing that attracted the most
attention was the note found pinned 10
this handbag and hat Thers was no
though some one had signed It and then
scratofed the name out. 1t read: ~ hope
God. will forgive mei my parents would
MANY Many believe that the tieke, explains
the whole mystery, and the prevailing
view last night was that the flnd was but
Rave m ussa Tha eFxss adYss
tlsanept columns t-s ~ =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
ALL AST|R|.. FOR
THE ENCAMPMENT
Regiment toiLeave for Basic Next
Tuesday-A Pleasant Time
Anticipated. 81

Preparations at the arnory of the
Seventeen Virginia Regiment of Volun-
.teers for the annual summer encamp-9
ment, to be held this year In Basic, Va.
August 10 to 22, inclusive, proceed apnce.
The excitement incident to the coming
trip Is manifest In the faces of the men,
who drill with even ore snap than usual.
Company A, Captain William NJ. King.
First Lieutenant J. b. Brady, will hold
a special meeting at the nrnlory next Fri
day night, for the purpose OF making
necessary arrangements for tho outing
In the Mountains Privates Henry Aaron
and William Beachum, Of this company.
are out of the city, but are expected
back In several days.
Company r, Captain Anthony w, NIL
Ter First Lieutenant Within a. Stack.
drilled ut the arinory In open order, and
received instructions as to the duties OF
company meeting was held. Upon the
accommodation OF Captain Miller the
following officers In the company were
appointed, to he obeyed and respected as
such on and after the It'll instant. pro-
NOTED from limo sergeant to orderly SER
gcant, q. r. Anderson; to be color SER
geant, p, i. Newell; to be corporals, G.
M. shopperson, o. s. Walden and w. T..
Taylor. ai
Lieutenant W. II. underwater. OF Com
pany "F" who WAS taken III last Thurs
day with appendicitis. is convalesolng
rapidly at his home. No. lib North Firth
Street. nnd,,will doubtless no able to go
with the regiment. Every alternate Tues
day the mon Of Company ~ drill IN COM
petition with each other, tho prize for
excellence being a handsome gold medal,
This medal is at present IN the possession
OF Sergeant i'll, Fairfield, whose LITTLE
son recently died The men OF. the COM
pany wish to express their sympathy with
Mr.. Hairneld In his bereavement.
A special meeting will be held Friday
night TO consider preparations for the
An order uosted at tho Armory Tues
.,ay und., the direction OF AdJutant-Gen-
oral Nails states that attendance of al
mon In the regiment az me oaihp'he'l
rs compulsory, i,
This order has caused uneas'l'ess -
some OF tho men whose prlVate oee9pa'
tIon Is of such n nature ~ .ot prec'u ~.
even a week'b leave O absence ~ th'
time specified for the encampment
A special train VII leave elaln stree
station Tuesday, the lbth instant, az
o'clock and will TRANSPORT the regimen
10 tho coolness OF the Shenandoah Valley
Every man anticipates ~ pleasant 'lme.
anrnett,s extract OF Vanilla
Is thc best. perfectly pure. highly con
~. .H H.N . A ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
HEAVY PRECIPITATION.
Temperatures Have Risen Locally
Over Country.

The barometer pressure Is highest on the
North Paelc coast In the central ana hs so Nnw
England and Middle Atlantic coasts. and It Is
l low over Montana in the upper Lake RI, re
gion and on the central dnlf coast Isl nl ne
r rcEion. AeSa,na and U,ah fallen In Idaho
Wyoming and northern Nevada NJ rGn,a'h &c q
occurred during tho past q i,nrs on n, ;, tho
Middle Atlantic coast, IN the south Asiane.c
and locally n IN the upper Mississippi Valley.
sayy fel . q. R1snmona a. wa
~ q. 2. ii Inches Augusta Ga, 1.01 Inches;
savannah Ca 1lS Galveston r.po aexd
a' " a c snn.,iie ria Wilmington, y. G.. Dn-
vonport, La, FL Paso. Tex and Phoenix T zoe TX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
FIGHTING IN !. HARD.
f0R:. .|| / Nd.
Governors Friends Organizing ii,
II Their Efforts to Capture
This City.
eovER 3 B ITO q. 9 i. HERE
Expected Hc Will Viii Speak On Or
Monday, 10Th Senator
Speaks Saturday. It'd
3ovERNER ITO LOSE HERE.

A strenuous fight Is being waged by the
adherents of Massrs, Martin and Monta-
guo to carry Richmond. For a long time
the supporters ftthc Governor, have boon
screnely confident OF carrying the city by
a. handsome majority but recently tho
quiet activity Of Senator Martins sup-
.portcrs In the city have aroused Sthe
Governors friends, and they are awake
to the situation. Some of them now
ronceda that tho Governors majority will
not be large and some even express h fear
that he will not get a majority Of tho
votes pollcd oil the I'D.
Mr.. Charles v. Meredith ono of thu
staunchcst and most influential support
ers OF tho Governors candidacy. has Just
returned from vacation trip to the far
North. and he and various other friends
OF the Governor have been actively ut
work ever since his return. Some Of the
Martin men assert that Mr.. Meredith
was called home earlier than. ne expect:
ed 10 return. The Governors friends nave
had several conferences at tho Mansion
or elsewhere during the past week ana
have begun, TO perfect their ,orga nizatton,
which has not been compact and strong.
according to admissions of his support
ers up To this time, Their movements
are naturally guarded with as much sc, sc,
crecy as possiblc but 1t IS KNOWN n,, t H,at
tlley arc now hard at work, me mrs,
conference was held last Thursda.' nnd
since then there have been several. ~,
forts are being made to effect a Waru
and precinct organization, SO a to pol
the vote and to get the voters out to tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
M0otrl.e,-Brown.

Especial ID The Times Dlspatch.l
WEST POINT. VA. August s.-Mias
mildred Jane Brown was married to Mr..
James ], Moore In the Methodist Epis-
scopal Church at $3.50 o'clock "Wednesday
evening. Rev. IL r. Cuthreill officiating.
The bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
AL. Brown: \ tile grooms parents were
Mr.. and Mrs James J. Moore, all OF
west Point. Dr. L. s. Folks and Mr..
Leland Treat we're the ushers. The con-
trncting parties will not take trip.
They viii make their home In West
Point yss5 .t}ffs III tsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
NO BEERS j. Will
WAITING |I|.I|!|.I.|.T | FOR CAR.
Justice John Fines Manchester
Man in Unique
" KEEP: N GOOD COMPANY
This This Was N; Admonition 81 the Sage
70 Suspicious Char
acter.

Mr., a. L. Powell. Of Manchester, was
fined 80 by Justice Crutchfeld In Police
Court yesterday morning for resisting a
conductor OF tho Passenger and Power
Company when requested to pay a faro
or leave the car.
The case consumed about three hours
OF the courts time. Mr.. Gilbert X. Pol
lock ably defended his client, and Captain
A. B. & Guigon for the company contested
every inch OF ground, bringing out all
the possible light on! the subject.
1t appeared that Mr.. Powell. in com.
pany with friend, Mr.. Thompson, OF
Amelia county. left Manchester to go to
tho Casino. They paid their fares on the
Manchester cur and asked for transfers
TO the Broad Street line At Seventh
snd Streets they stopped for se
glch and tak s, glass Of beer: Both mr..
that they did not remain In TIE PLACE
time he, left Manchester until no was
arrested BY the conductor on the Broad
ond Street. that not more than twenty
Ave minutes had elapsed.
The conductor testified that the trans
that he. SO Informed Mr. Powell, who
refused to leave the car, and after at
tempting to put him on, he placed him
under arrest
in rendering his decision ustice crutch-
Conductors may make errors In punch
lug transfers. But II. this gentleman
d dIsa,s him. Then he resisted when
ne wanf a . +, b h S
tho car after tEe eondli cor had placed
his hands upon him, and then he would
have recourse, but this thing OF being
d!sordory OF 70 car da must Stop III, ny
that he acted gentlemanly In every way.
and that he only made mistake IN re-
Mr.. Pollock promptly noted an appeal.
Jack Goes Down.
Jack Schmidt. alias Jack the Butcher,
gas Eiyen six months IN AZ Dy 1us'ce
charge OF stealing medicine case from.
: r; "; Haden. Mortimer True and 10.
| raigned as suspicious characters, but they.
were dismissed with a warning. Justice
John. instructed the police. to arrest them.
| II they were found around dlsreputable
| part OF the city again.
! Then came allother family row.
~ don't intend to wash any dirty linen
A lady had been charged. with trespass
| Ing upon the premises Of another lady.
and there was row and old things were
out Tee Snss drunk and %
spend ten days In the villa.
William Mccoy. noSro, was sent u 10
tho grand Jury tor stealing 2 purse a'Is from
= &C George Pieasants, Henry Christian and
Eliza Crump were fined $3.50 each for
being disorderly. !, :,
Tho. DRINKS passed on, solno - 's 81 St thai
| n 1 q. , t5 q . H &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
NO NEWS YET.
Navy Department Waiting ait
Hear From Young Jackson.

(By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. D. c., August o.
Nothing has been heard at the Navy De-
lpnrtment regarding Midshipmnn Robert
Jackson. OF Virginia. since his mysterious
disappea rance from tho bnttleshlp MIS- =
souri, at New York a week ago last Fri
day, The officials have no reason, how
ever, to doubt the&report thnt the young
officer has been located by his father IN
Quebec and has agreed to return TO the
Missouri now at Bar Harbor, Maine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
News From the Hospitals.

Mr.. J. p Hunt. No 1oa South Third
Street, is undergoing treatment at the the
Retreat for the Sick. !,
N Mr. Herbert Gray Watson. who has peen
nj the Memorial Hospital several weeks
is better. ,. ~
Mr,5,y. c. Coke, OF DARLINGTON - -
W. Mas operated upon Tuesday, tne stn ~ :.
slant, at the Memorial ftosplta. a''. :, =, -
from the palmetto State, and Is staying
III the BcattIe House, No 22s Governor 'iIlt'
Street. ~ ~ nv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
Death Of Mrs. Lucy Morris Hicks.

Miss Lucy Morris Hicks died It ner
residence, No. 100 North Beech Street.
last night at 0 o'clock. She has ot t1
teacher In the Central Shoot of the Rich
1nond rublct schools for nulnocr OF
Years, ard was member OF the ssc1nd
i'iesbyirria,. Church Of this city. She
Is survived by her sst ,rs, Mrs Join =.
Adams Blackstone. va: Mrs. John, y.
Sallie d. Hicks OF Richmond. She left one
brother-N1r. jesse B. Hicks, of this city.
She was Il woman Of high t.hi Ian char.
acrer al,u was beloved ~ all WHO krrW
her. as45i
pn1 r l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
Panto,rnime Of Hymn.

Tonight at tho tent-meeting at the
corner OF Twentieth and Grace gtreets
there viii be given a panto7nima Of the
fayorite hymn, Nearer My God, to
Thee; BY, two little girls, who. 4 ! y
a ftcr this d nfteen-minuto service Will
be- held by Secretary Thomas. of the
Y. NJ C. A. Rev, George II. Wiley Will
nrench at half-past 8,
The exercises will commence promptly
ntf q u NJ fftaA 4tHtF