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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Physicians Raise Fees.
Special to The T,lmes-plspatc,

Especial TO TIC TImes-DIspatch.J
NORFOLK, VA, November 1.-THE
Norfolk Medical Society has decided that
any call sent to q physician between r.
NJ. and z A. NJ. shall be considered a night
call, ana that the visits In response to
such nalls should be charged for at the
rate OF five dollars. It was also considered
wise to bring this matter before the pub
lie. though the charge for night visits
has not been raised.
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Struck II Rich.

Especial to The Tines lspatcA lls8if5s5s5i
& BlJISNA VISTA, VA, Noyemb Der 1L--ThsG
newly discovered iron mines here are nowl
being successfully and probably workeu
Indeed, the owners have struck u riot-''' vi
They are averaging 200 tons pen day. n
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JUDGE ORDERS RULES
AGAINST CITY COUNCIL
(specIal to The Times-Dlspatch.

--.1' 1SpeCIaI 20 TIC I111Ees'I1SUIIEn.I ---
ROANOKE, VA, November 17.-Judge
Wood, Of the Corporation Court, has In
struoted Commemorative Attorney Per-
kins to issue rules against the members
Of the Board of Aldermen and Common
Council II they do not act OH the report
of the jail Commission. which made
for n number Of needed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Wedding Cards,

Especial to The Tlmes-plspat :, ! !,
TINS. Harriet Il, Wight. OF this city,
announces the marriage OF her daughT
ter Miss Theodore Wight, TO MT. JoAn NJ.
Klein, R Of philadelphia, ~
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Next Meeting Place.

the next meeting Of the association ap.
pointed this morning which have before
ii propositions from the citizens OF three
Virginia cities to have the next meeting
in their respective towns, possibly more.--
but three anyhow, They are Bristol Roa-
nokc and Richmond.
The capital city has not had the Assoc
citation for several years and the Baptist
hosts there are beginning to get anxious
for 1t again. The probability Is that they
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iShio"Si Wy A)b.rtIIlll, ol lLlCQQOnQ.4 ana
DR.. Pickard of Lynchburg.
State Missions.
The report on State Missions was read
by President William Ellyson, Vice
President Henderson in the chair, which
was in1part as follows:
We present to the Baptist General AS
ISOLATION OF Virginia the most glorious
annual report ever made by our board,
and we would call upon our entire broth i
acknowledgement to God for His nnspeak-
able goodness. which has m,4.e it possi-
BILE for US to accomplish the work that
has been done during the past yenr. Dur
evangelists and field secretary under
appointment, being the largest force ever
In the service ry q. our board. These bretf-
tisms and the organization OF 10 churches.
The churches have contributed to our GEN
eral work s29127.23. the largest gift eve ever
made BY vrginMia1 ss Baptlsts in any one
!eh Buang Fund Seceg issaos 10r Ps
Income for 1901 wns s15, lO6.47; for 1902,
SS!5ss f for lsSa ssa1asS f Gg s at
ter sum. with the s45s.02, almost reaches
the amount Of 100000. asked for this
year from the churches. 3a
The great encouragement In our work
is due not only to the heartness with
which our brethren respond to our call
for enlargement. but also to the ability OF
our board to secure strong and valuable
men for our mission fields. In the mat
ter OF gifts, not only are many of our
churches far exceeding their former con-
trlbutions to the work, but tho Interest
which ter pashtors are " fnke n tafm
condition of the state, and Of their ability
to meet Its needs, has greatly strength
ened the spiritual life OF our people, md
has tended to quicken their Interest In
all of our denominations work.
Z Your body endorsed tho recommenda-
ton made In our last annual report that
manent fund. to be known as the, "clmrch
building fund.- and instructed the board
to adopt some plan for the collection of
such n fund. At our suggestion a num-
her of our Sunday-schpol classes and
Sunday-schools took up n collection for
this special purpose, which resulted In
placing, our hands the sum OF s45o.o2
during the coming year to adopt some
plan for materially increasing this
We desire here to recognize the growing
interest of our ladies' In our State Mis-
sion work. This year they gave to State
Mission the sum Of $4@1li, being an 5in-
crease of SllS5,27 over last year.
been dlligent and faithful, yet we can
services rendered by our devoted Field
Secretary, r. p. Garland. In season and
out OF season no has been among the
churches pleading far an enlarged mis-
sjnt3s,ry sfirlt and Rreatar gfts 10 our
work and not simply enllstlng the
churches as such In greater llberallty,
put likewise bringing MS personal infur
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fat rolls of white dough. broad shelf
ran along behind the railing. and the
woman watched the baker make her pizze
on this shelf.
He took one of the fat rolls and with a
few slaps on the shelf hatened ii until it
was little thicker than pancake and "A
little larger than an ordinary pie. After it
was hattened he dabbed bits of lard all
over the surface. Then he sprinl;ed it
with grated Roman cheese from dishful
which stood beside him. Then he poured
on cooked tomato, and on top threw a hand :
full of aregata, the spicy, aromatic herb
which is a favorite Italian seasoning.
The whole operation had not taken him
broad. flat long handled paddle, and thrust
it into an oven beside him. In two minutes
he pulled it out, and sent it to the table on
a big round pewter plate. Also he sent
individual plates-this in Difference to
American patronage.
bread dough and pie crust, and was not
lacking in suggestions that when cold it
might lie with some heayiness in an unac-
Gust omed interior. Nevertheless, it was
enticing by reason Of its holiness and crisp
ness and the blend OF spicy f'avors,
'Pizze cavuie,' said her escort, "means
simply hot cakes You won't find the
words in the dictionary, because they aren't
Italian, but Neapolitan dialect. In Naples
they sell little fellows on the street for a
the doors of the bakeries in Naples is Ca
pummarola o alice which is dialect for
with tomatoes and anchovy.' They make
some Of them with anchovy over there,
but never saw any in New York"
As they strolled away from the pzze
shop the Dago stopped the woman before
the window of n little bakery.
There is something in that window
which forms link between the New York
of to-day and pre-Christian civilization,
said he, as he pointed out to her some tiny
cakes made in rings. the holes in the center
scarce large enough to admit lead pencil
Those are the Neapolitan tarallucci,
said he; you don't often see them in New
York. When the excavators first got
under ground In Pompeii they found ovens.
In the ovens were pans, and in the pans
were true Neapolitan tara llucci; witness to
the Immortality of a good cooking recipe.
The tarallucci were we'll done. They had
been In the oven ! 800 years
He took her into the shop and orde cd
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of the Order, Of which he ia the supreme
chief about sixty. I should say, all with un-
covered heads and draped in the Orders
ample long cloak of scarlet velvet. Court
attendants, pages and yet other heralde
followed and six men-at-arms carrying on
enormous cushions Of red velvet the cloaks
OF the newly elected knights, who that day
numbered six, and six more pages with
six other cushions on which rested six
enameled collars which the Emperor would
himself hang around the necks OF the nov
knights.
After a short pause, we'll calculated -
to effect, came the Emperor himself, loo king
like the realization Of some knightly tale.
his long red cloak trailing behind him, on
his head a golden helmet, with vast plume
OF white feathers. At his appearance an
invisible orchestra Of trumpeters broke into
changing voice, while all those present bowed
low to the ground. wv"
"The new knights then approached the
throne, knelt. swo re some formula that did
not comprehend, and then the Emperor
invested them with cloak and collar. Altar
this he gave to each three, rapid sonorcus
kisses, one on each cheek, and one on tho
forehead, delivered with that impetuous
haste which Is characteristic Of him.
This ends the first part. The second con-
sists OF supreme chapter held by the Order
where none but the initiated may be present
and where none save them will ever know
what takes place. A special adjoining
salon Is reserved for this. d
After deflling before the throne. in .
large semicrole, silently, their eyes I'm!
mo vably fixed upon the Emperor, these
scarlet clad figures, reflected again and
again In the mirrors that line the hall and
therefore giving an effect Of an endless
procession Of red robes, pass through the
lateral doors and disappear. For time
no one else moved and the Emperor seemed
absorbed in deep thought, his eyes fixed on
vacancy.
Then at last slowly he, too, rose, and
unpreoeded and unfollowed. walked With
stately. slow and solemn step toward the
door OF the chapter room and then passed
through its silver portals which fell to with
cang behind him There was something
indeecribably mystic and dramatic about
the ceremony.
whether the others felt it do not know.
/ am sure the Emperor did and I shall not
soon forget it nor the moment when the
imperial symphony was played by an In.
visible orchestra hidden in the roof, and all
the lances, swords halberds and flags
were lowered in salute at an invisible signal.
! perhaps glance from the Emperor
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STUDY OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR MADE WHILE
HIS PORTRAIT WAS BEING PAINTED---HlS BELIEF IN
HIS DIVINE; MISSION AND HIS LOVE OF PAGEANTRY---

at at ely presence, and then her hair has
zone quite white and she wears II In some
fluffy way around her face, which soft ems
and dignifes it.
Il want to tell you Of two ceremonies I
att ended at Berlin, just to show you how
good the Emperor was to me. The first
was on Jan. is. I do not remember the
name, but it seems that on that evening
bet ween and 4 nearly all Berlin has right
to come to the palace and file before the
Emperor.
AS saw 1t was the proper thing to do
went too, and walked behind my Ambassa-
dor. One simply files past-not word
is spoken and it's very quick affair, though
many ladies have new gowns made on
purpose.
when passed he saw and beckoned to
me to come to his dais.
"'You must see this sight. 1t Is pic
turesque for an artist he said, and he
kept me there among the Princes and
courtiers till not soul was left.
Then he stretched his legs and rubbed
them, for they were stiff with standing still
all those hours, and in his family tone and
with his intimate smile, he said to me:
NOW, you see for yourself that 1t IL
not always amusing to be sovereign
"But the next was even higher honor.
It was an invitation to assist at the core
mony Of investing the newly chosen
Knights of the Black Eagle.
"The ceremony, which took place In one
OF the most richly ornamented rooms OF
the castle, overladen with seven tenth
century fresoos, sculptures and ornamental
tons, seemed fitting frame for 100000
act. 1t is one Of the Emperor's rules that
every function should have its appropriate
setting, that the eye should always be filled
and II possible gratified.
when l entered the great hall found
some 100 courtiers assembled. They
formed the only public allowed to be
present. They were clad in fantastic and
bright coored uniforms studded with
gems and covered with gold. huge
monumental throne awaited the advent OF
the Emperor
Il must tell you that this is purely mas
culine ceremony; not single woman, not
even the Empress is privileged to be present.
Below the throne stood twenty heralds, also
dressed in rich seventeenth century dresses
of gold brocade. and at a given signal they
blew the royal fanfare on long silver trum-
pets from which pended the Teutonic
orifamme. This penetrating signal an
nounced the entry of his Majesty.
He came preceded by the elder knights
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Marriage Comedy Played Before the A|imony Clerk
Couples Each ohe-H"ban
Who WoudR aher Wed

who would get her prevents my aooedins !"
the request"
comment when she heard the decision.
And the humane husband has paid 80
a week for fifteen years rather than let his
wife marry again.
Reconciliations come about now ana tnen'
and names are taken off the books. Tho
alimony clerk is usually the official go
between in these.
A man came in one Saturday to pay his
weekly alimony. The Office closes at noon
on Saturday and his money was rel used.
he had to leave his work at any other time
of the week. 4.
1t was suggest I'd that ne could send It
by mail, but he replied that he could not
write and it was too great bother TO gett
some one to write the letter and make OUT
ing his hat, and finally said sheepishly;;
II tell you, Mr. Kelly, it's 80 much bother
fussing over the blame thing. if you'll speak
to the old lady and see if she'll take me
hack III make it Up Us less hs sro tha AZ, e
mony.'
Some men, said the alimony clerk re-
fectively, that have been calling their
wives every name they could lay, their
tongue to. will come sneaking around with
in three Tssas t to ct me to get their wives
Some couples that have done their level
best to kill each other will make 1t up and
60 to living together again as happy a
clans. Why, the Corporation Counsel
sued bondsm nan , the othsr hr dsE Ihs
He was a busy man, and thinking his
brother was out Of job he paid the ALI
mony for several weeks before he got time
to look him up. Then he found the couple
living together, enjoying his money.
But there are Others continued the
almony clerk, that wouldn't live together
again Il you paid them million apiece.
OF this class must be the man who has paid
his wife S13 a month for the last thirty three
years. Another has been paying SO
over in Jersey has paid his wife 81 a week
for twenty-nine years.
Another has sent s. a week for eighteen
years. Throughout that period he has
sent 1t by registered letter without COM
ment or inquiry; But recently he broks
was sending this money.
He had not heard word Of his wife for
eighteen years, he said, and would like to
know whether she was dead or alive. Mr..
Kelly put the question to her the next time
All right. Mr.. Kelly" said she dryly,
you just tell him to let up on the money for
week and he'll find out whether I'm alive
or not" =.
Both parties. particularly when first
nagging at each other. The alimony clerk
has learned never to give the addresses
OF wives to men who inquire for them.
as such action has been followed more
than once by the loving husbands going
around and raising a rough house. AZ for
the wives, they are less contented when tho
husbands pay regularly than when they
don't, as then they have nothing to complain
about
THE only man that keeps quiet and pays
Kelly. "is the one that doesn't want any
inquiries made into his private life. He
pays on the minute and keeps his mouth
shut. And when man gets that we'll be.
havod that's just when I'm suspicious Of
him." The alimony clerk is confirmed
skeDtic.
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already given one to an Italian paper and
to a German one and when he heard of
it he telegraphcd instructions to prohibit
the publication. He has also forbidden any
photograph to be sold and means to keep
them all himself for distribution among
his private friends. And if you could see
the huge size he has had them made!'
"Can you at least show me one?'
-Yes, it happens ! can; though even
may not have one, have had proof sent
me for correction"
He went way and brought back huge
paper.
aThis is the size he has had them made"
he said.
How like him! Always grandiose and
n bit exaggerated"
"You are unfair to him, you do not like
him"
IL cannot get over the thought that he
play-acts to himself and to the world"
And | assure you he is sincere. He
thinks such actions regal and demanded
OF him by his position.
And now let mo explain to you my
portrait and tell you why | planned and
painted it AS | did. To begin with, have
placed him with his left arm toward the
spectator, while almost invariably he is
painted and photographed the other way
ITO keep his right hand covering his
smaller and useless left, as in my picture,
is his usual attitude He always covers
that hand or supports that arm whenever
he can He is obviously very sensitive
about it, and it is useless to say it is not
noticeable: it is.
Il have painted him standing, as you see,
with the proud imperial carriage and eS-
, preston he assumes for ceremonies, and that
it is assumed and as a duty | can attest
for | have seen him pull himself together
and grow as white as your gloves before
he has to carry ont some ceremony or
special act where he will be the cynosure
of all eyes.
This splendid white uniform. with the
high black boots, is the dress of the house
hold guards which his father before him
loved to wear and which gives him that
character Of a royal Lohengri that
wanted to convey. And this pleased him
quite particularly, for it showed him that
had grasped his aims and his ideals
"Over that chair you see hangs the velvet
cloak of the Order of the Black Eagle.
the highest Prlssan Order, like the English
Garter or our AnnunZiata; and on it rests,
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LET us go and get pizze cavuie, said the
Dago.
The Dago is a graduate Of a technical
school and has a place with big electrical
Arm. He says he does not mind being called
q 'dago," but that he will not be called n
ginney.
4The term 'dago,'" said he, "rose when
the great and glorious American race pene-
trated to the Pacific Coast. They found
there a population of Spanish landholders;
and to their excited imagination every other
Spaniard was named Diego. So they called
them all dagos, and let it go at that.
America has since applied the name to every
man born south of Marseies. This origin
Is not lacking in picturesqueness. and
origin of ginney | don't know, and can't
find out. and won't stand for it."
Don't be 80 eloquent said his COM
panion. whats pizze-pizze-wh did
you call them?"
Some and see," said the Dago. There
are only two places in New York where
you can get real, genuine Neapolitan pizze.
One Ia on Spring street and one on Grand.
The rest are Americanized substitutes"
They took a surface car downtown, trans
ferred to a horsecar and logged placidly
eastward to the Spring street pizze shop.
On the window were the cabalistic words,
"Pizze Cavuie," and the window itself
was piled high with Italian cheeses.
Within was long black table, covered with
a bright green oilcloth and surrounded
by long black benches. Along one side
OF the room ran a row of little private st alls
about the size of theater boxes, with par
titons of black wood between and a black,
table and two black benches in each.
Its something to eat, said the woman,
but what is itp"
II you had ever been in Naples" said
the Dago. you would know pizze cavuie.
Every tourist IL bound to taste them as one
OF the features Of the city"
Back Of a railing which cut the shop in
two in the middle stood two Neapolitan
bakers. They were clothed in white, with
white caps upon their heads, and they had
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Chased Down Mountain by Big Hear

From ne Montrosc Enterprise.
One of tn. largest black bears ever killed
in this country was brought in on saturday
from the Cimarron by Uri Hotchkss and
Maurice Diehl. They conquered the big
fellow only after n lively fight.
1t seems that Mr. Diehl had gone over
into that country with a load of trout fry.
intending to place them in lsep Lake. lie
found the snow deep he could not get in
with the fish so he started back to the Harris
ranch He heard Ur llotchkiss. who was
riding for cattle. shouting, SO he went over
the ridge to see what the trouble was.
Iri and the bear were contemplating each
other. Fri had wounded the big fellow.
but having but one cartridge left. he ddn
feel like risking it until he had to do 30. Just
then the bear took notion to 90 some hunt.
ing for himself. and, though Vri is almost
as big as common bear, Bruin started after
the hunter. and down the hill they went
through the deep snow.
Mr.. Hotchkiss probably thought II would
be a good plan to coax the wounded bear
down near the wagons before he killed him.
hut he almost missed his guess, for the bear
came on with rush, and II loo ked as though
it was all day with Cri. Maurice pelted the
bear with rocks in an effort to stop him, but
be got pretty close to uri. when the latter
fred his last bullet. striking the brute In the
end OF the nose and rooseveltizlng him In
good shape. The bear was brought to Mont
rose.
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strive in every way and in every particular
to carry 1t into effect"
Como, be frank; we are talking among
ourselves. Ia this not a bit Of pose, a bit Of
his theatrical medievalism2 In these
latter degenerate days the idea Of king
by the direct grace OF God is too big an
anachronism for an intelligent person to
hold or to swallow. 1t may do for benighted
Russians; but for intelligent Germans!"
I can assure you 1t is no pose, but en-
tirely sincere, however much OF an anach-
ronism 1t seems. Believe me l have
got to know him we'll, may even venture to
call him friend; he showed himself to me
without reserve. he admitted me into his
most intimate family circle. l not only
saw him as sitter or on state occasions.
He seemed to take fancy to me and he
wished that l should SEQ him In all his
phases, that I might the better sum up his
idioeyncrases in his portrait.
1T Is no question Of conoeit. He really
and truly holds that he is the elected and
anointed Of the Lord
But when he Is not In face OF the public
and what you call posing and he would call
filing his position, when he enters his pri-
vate apartments and Is all alone with his
Idulliy duu uo COuEtleE ny, hhu udNc
often been privileged to see it, the mans
whole nature and expression seem to
change. He becomes like a schoolboy,
merry, light hearted, full OF pranks and
jokes, the life and soul OF the whole family
circle
THE Empress Is stupid, is she not''
| -No, not stupid. She has not wide
horizons, as he has; she is essentially
mother and a housewife, but she suits him
as no brilliant woman would. He must
always be the chief person. 1t is he who
at the family table does all the talking.
leads and directs everything in the family.
"A woman Of initiative and originality
would not have been tolerable to him.
But she is very amiable and kind and, like
him, is charitable and good"
snow good Is not the epithet I should
have applied to him."
And there again you are wrong. You
have no idea how considerable he Is to his
subordinates, how he dislikes to reprove, or
| how long he turns the matter over in
his mind before he formulates reproof."
(which falls like thunderbolt and cuts
! like knife when it comes
THAT is Prussian, and they are not sensi-
tive or thin skinned. like Italians
-He is a good taiker, is he not'"
AN enchanting cduseur when he chooses,
! picturesque, graphic, concise, q good OBJ