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HON. II. ST. GEORGE TucKEn.

HON. H. ST. GEORGE TUCKER.
OF the receivers. It was learned that
influential friends of the exposition
and stockholders In the company are
now in Washington consulting gov
eminent officials who are much inter.
ested in the plan. So great is this in
terest and so far has the movement
progressed that some official announce
ment Is expected within short time.
No, only Norfolk. but Richmond also
would share directly in the benefits of
the training school apart from Its SER
vice in improving the militia of the
State. Wives and friendss.o of officers
always follow an encampment In large
numbers. These people would visit
Richmond and would advertise her
beauty and natural advantages to the
world.
For All States.
The point is made that the grounds
would be of great service to the militia
Of the various States for annual en-.
campment purposes. There the army.
navy, Marine Corps and National Guard
could work advantageously; school
could be established for the benefit Ut
the Guard
The government owns expensive
buildings and docks. the accommodd-
ton and Facilities being ideal, and
sentimental, too. for permanent
monument would littingly commence
rate the first settlement at Jamestown
Island.
Officers f.the National Guards from
q number Of States have been active
in Washington with the hope that the
present Congress would adopt the sug-
gestion OF army and navy officers who
have officially Investigated the adVls-
u t Was % Urged sed That H. NJ Kerr be
named as one OF the receivers because
of his close relation with Influential.
authorities at the national capital. Ma
tional Guard officers have ,e, worked .kaa
something could be accomplished II
the matter was properly presented to
Congress.
or Great Value.
Apart from the sentimental view and
the fact that the government purchase
icreditors Of the exposition. the annual
encampment of thousands OF soldiers.
sailors, volunteer troops and others,
would be of enormous value to tho
Virginia, which worked heroically for
the success OF the enterprise.
What the exposition needs most at
the present, according to those watch-
ing Its AFFAIRS, is thorough bookkeep-
Ing system to determine the value Of
citizens to urge upon Congress tho.
importance of maintaining " for per-
mansnt purposes. The interest shown
by, Governor Swanson In the Virsinio
tNoluntegr Is manifested again in WASH
lnston BY the National Guard Of the
4 1iferent states, who see the value Of
jamestown rs training station and
camp ground.
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taxes in person. With this statement
made by Treasurer Herman. those who
have watched the case brought Mon
day. are confident that it will fall fiat.
1t is not denied that politicians paid
the taxes of number of voters. 1t
VIII be impossible TO reach and correct
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missionary Addresses Made.

TSpeciaI 20 The TimHs- Dsnatrh
NORFOLK VA, December 10.-The
first quarterly conference of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of
the Norfolk District. M. Z. Church. was
held in Cumberland Street Methodist
Church this afternoon. The features
of the meeting We're addresses by Mrs.
s. w. Brickhouse on China. Presiding
Elder L. Is. Betty, Rev. W. L. Bull.
to Korea. and Mrs. W. G.
Starr.
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RECEIVERS NAMED
FOR EXPOSITION
the penalty OF $4,000. conditioned
for the faithful performance of
their duties ms such receivers un-
For Trniniuc SCHOOL.
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der this Decree

Concerning the future of tho exposi.
ton grounds end buildings definite In
formation reached Richmond yesterday
of a plan to have the United States
government acquire the, site for n
great army and navy training school,
which will be used for the benefit of
all sections of the country and which
will prove of inestimable value to Vr-
ginia soldiers and sailors. Almost
simultaneously with the appointment
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Wines,
Liquors and Cigars

We have always been known
as the one house to adhere
strictly TO absolutely straight
or pure liquors, which resulted
in establishing cur brands as
byword in homes and the
sickroom as synonym of
perfection and rurity. Every
thirg desired in Imported
sherries. Ports, Clarets, Bur
gundies, Sauterne, Champagne
etc, can be had, or the best
quality and reasonable, All
leading brands Of Imported
and Domestic Cigars. packed
in all-size boxes and OF any
color. with many very attrac-
tive holiday packages suitable
as good presents to gentle
men.
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Olives, Pickles,etc.

Never before has such a va
riety of epicurean strategy
ben displayed-of items from
every point of the earth.
Chow, Almond, Celery and
Anchovy, stuffed; King Olives.
queen in bulk, Homemade
Chow. Stuffed Sweet Mangoes
and Pepper, Pin Money, Chut-
neys. Chilli ana other Sauces.
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Candies

For those who want a pure
article, made of sugar and
cnit, our stock offers endless
suggestions in Mo!asses, Pea
nut. Butter. Cocoanut Taffy,
.Old-time Cream, MINIS of ali
colors, in dainty style: Choc-
plates. of the most beautiful
naSor, with finest fruit.
i!ace Fruits. assorted or
separated. per pound, and put
up IN all-size fine. fancy pack
ages. Glaze Pruaes, stuffed
delightful morsel. Fancy
Bon Candies, many small nov
elites. good and cheap. too nu-
mcrous to mention.
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YOUNG woman FINED.
FOR EVAD|NC BOARD.
Miss Nessic Pierce Assessed
Fifty Dollars in Norfolk and
Takes Appeal.
SERMON PREVENTS SUICIDES
Especial 10 Tho ,mes-plspatot. /

Especial to The Times Dispatehl
NORFOLK. VA. December lo.--Miss
Nessie Pierce. cashier in Trotters Drug
store, was fined $50 and costs to-day
by Police Justice Simmons on the
charge of jumping her board bill. The
action was brought by Mrs. c. L. Cher
ry. of SCI East Main street. Miss Pierce
denies the charge. and entered an ap-
peal to the Corporation Court.
Miss Pierce admitted that She owed
tine bill, but charges that her room
was robbed of clothing and money,
about which she. could get no satisfac-
ton. Mrs. Cherry claims that the girl
was backward at all times in paying
her bills, and that she removed the
clothing herself. and finally. when
pressed for the board bill. left the
house, leaving behind trunk full OF
brickbats.
Saved From Suicides Grave.
rev William G. Starr, pastor of
Cumberland Street Methodist Church.
to. cay received communications from
two young ladies and one young man
that sermon he preached on Sunday
night saved them from suicides
grave. They declared that they had
1lade up their minds fully that there
was nothing in life to live for. and
NOulQ efiQ IL al. Alter nearing MS
sermon, they saw matters in differ.
ent light.
Dr. Starr preached on How can we
arrest this epidemic of self-destruc-
tioll, which seems to be sweeping
acrcss the continont?' and the sermon
was cast on an optimistic plane, in
which he declared that if those bent
on self-destruction would look abou.
them, do the best they could. smile and
trust in God, they would commit no
rash act He dwelt at length on the
many things in life to live for, and
urged that these be embraced. His
final appeal was to Christians to do
their duty, not so much in handing out
charity, but lending a helping hand to
those who desired to help themselves.
He Cannot Tell.
While he will answer the summons
OF the court, City Treasurer Herman
declares that it will be impossible for
him to designate who did or did not
pay their poll taxes in person. He is
AZ loss to understand how his office
force could differentiate between the
two classes.
From an investigation he is salts
fee, that no one on his force could put
theiT finger on name and declare pos
i.ively that they did not pay their poll
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Canned Goods

Under this head We can Of
fer the most complete variety
Of fruits and vegetables ac-
cumulated. comprising every
variety and kind. with prices
% suit any purse, and with
that fine, new flavor sugges-
tive OF the fresh garden, and
q little better.
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Plum Pudding

of that toothsome flavor ever
recalling the desire for an
other, IN one, two and three
pound cans. Sauce in cans.
ready fpE use.
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Nuts

All OF the best selections.
Inc and sweet. Almonds,
Palm. Pecans, Walnuts, Pc
cans (paper shelD. yValnuts
tpaper shelD. Filberts and
sull assortment Of Shelled and
Sailed Almonds, Walnuts. Pc
cans, Pistachio.
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Threatened to 1911.
George Johnson. colored, was arrest
on A. warrant hcargingf him with as.
saultins and cutting ~, g, Wood,
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Mince Meat

of fine and delicate flavor,
suggesting the best | ever
ate. Homemade, in bulk,
quart and half-gallon lars.
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Raiisiins

Fine, large. juicy kind, in
all-size boxes and by the
pound.
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Coffee and Cheese

After all q Gani-tasse OF
schnnidt's Arabian Mixture
Coffee. with a lnorsel Of flne.
ilch cheese, establishes that
perfect contentmeut.
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Fruit Cake

Just full of the finest mate
rial, luscious and tasty; to be
had in one-half and five
pound packages.
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Branded Fruits

The finest selections of fruit.
packed in pure French Cog.
nae, small and large lars.
Teaches. Pears, Figs, Marrons.
Cherries, etc
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Old Virginia Hams

II the finest cure. made from
1omefed, small hogs, tender
and poignant: any size. In
10Th Orange County and Cen
uine Smithfield. Cooked on
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IT,
figs

The best quality. sweet and
ilicy, in fancy pulled or layers,
packed In boxes of one, two,
three, Ave and ten rounds
each.
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fiEST LOoR n AN

The house herewith Illustrated is
treated in the Colonial style. An
attractive feature of the exterior is
the large brick chiinneys The founGa-
ton walls above the ground and the
chimneys are built of red brick, laid in
white mortar. The building above is
wood; and the exterior frame work is
covered with sheating OF good building
paper, clapboard of wide guagc. The lat
ter and also the trimmings are painted
white. The blinds are painted greer.
The roof is covered with shingles and
is stained a moss green. The Interior
of the main building is trimmed with
pine and treated with white enamel
paint The plan shows the central hall,
which contains an attractive staircase,
one with turned balusters. ana a
inahogny rail, ana IS well-lighteGi by
"a cluster, Of windows. The dining
ROOM has an iagle-aook and a large
Open fireplace bitiII OF red brick.
with the facings and hearth.
built Of same. The livingsroona ana
den also have large. open tireplaces
with 1scings ard hsarths built OF red
hr5ea Ar attractive feature Of this
pan * Tie room of OF hal! just be-
.sora entering the den or library, which
can De used for q toiiat-rootn il 50
desired The china closet, or buffers
vsns-y. IS fitted up with cases, sinks.
etc, and 2 place Tor rafrigerator There
:s aaso of Of Kitchen large pantry and
& c1pSet
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The second story contains four he'd
rooms plenty of closets, two BATH
rooms, two servants rooms, anu Il SER
wants bathroom, which cuts OFF the
servants quarters entirely from the
main portion of the house. with a back
staircase leading from kitchen to the
servants quarters. The attic contains
ample storeroo,n.
The house Is planned with all modern
conveEIences.
Height of basement, eight feet,
height of first floor, eleven feet; Sc
cond floor, ten feet.
FOUNDATION.
Just how deep to excavate to start
the foundation of a house depends on
the climate and soil. Always dig
trenches below the frost line in any.
soil. This is sufTicientif the sllhsoil is
SOLID; If the subsoilis not solid, go deep
enough 70 reach solid earth
IN saying this, I suppose you are not
building in swamp. where II is often
necessary TO drive ,iles upon which
10 start q solid Foundation Stone Is
generally l,se,, for foundation walls
where 1t is convenient, ana 1t makes
tie best. Hard pressed BRICK, laid with
mortar, composed of one part Of
hydraulic lime and two parts sharp
sand. makes q foundation not inferior
TO stone for all practical purposes. BY
using the above mortar, dampncss VIII
not ascend from the ground to injure
the noor joists.
Mortar nlo1a FROM common lime or
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SAINT fir,,. W...a>ses several lots OF Jack
sAsa Ward i,lTestmen. property.
. saiidans operations are becoming
more extensive as tne sprinG TING gets
Under wa, and while they hare been
somewhat retarded by the unseasonab!e
weather, every contractor IN the city
Us crowded with work, and each one
IS doing mis- level best totc!ean UP d.
layed contracts within ths required
time.
1t is said that this spring and sum
mer win be RECOMMENDATIONS in The
building line in the Lee District The
architects are busy planning fine
houses for that part Of the CITY.
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ON GAMBLE' 8 HILL;
INDUSTRIES SCENE
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dfyiae and sripDing factory is not
far away, ana there the weekly pay
ron putB big piie Of good money
IN circulation among tlie retail stores
eSarg geek In the year
The Allegheny Boz Company which
c,Hploye about a hundred hands, is an
industry That Is growing ut. a rapid
among the iafser Industries Of Rich
plopd They make thousands lpon
thnaeands 81 cigar and tobacco boxes
~ courpe, tho pgtd Street depot
Gitif an Important figure IN The view
IRON GanlblF,H iiiil and With tle hum
dfe1s 81 trains that centre there in a
CRY stid 81 baeit and forth over tho
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featur,, in the whole Southern outlook
Is found In the present state OF rail-
way transportation. The South Is not
suffering half so much from money
scarcity, from the lack Of an unskilled
labor supply.aor from any other cause.
as 1t is from the practical INABILITY OF
the railroads to handle the rapidly I'm
crcasing volume of freight, which it
has been the good or evil fortune Of
the roads themselves to help to de-
Tclop too rapidly for their own good.
The entire section Is Handicapped be-
cause in the development Of its work
ing forces farm and factory have in
creased their facilities to do business
at a iluch more rapid rate than the
railroads. The stomach Of a boy cam
lot do the digestive work for a man.
No1nore can the railroads of the South
With their present facilities and re-
sources Distribute with advantage to
themselves or to their patrons the
traffic which comes TO them for hand
ling.
Combination Remedy.
rhc remedy ia not In any one thin~
but rather inn an attitude of patient CO.
operation 70 build up the less Develop
ed member OF economic organization
10 q state Of adequate efficiency. In
doing SO there must be much less Of
the delegation OF Responsibility to
Anbordinatea sand more Of the stead
1 fast attention on the part OF the heads
of railway systems 10 the business pro-
! hiems which embarrass tho lines from
end 1osena, This cannot be done wholly
from tiit financial end OF the line, nor
| Wholly from tho operative Offices; but
50 new spirit Of pulling together must
| be Infused in order TO bring out that
high quality OF business ability which
ltsnpthorn life has always shown itself
| capable oR furnishing when emergcnc
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sand, though ccmrtonly used, is obiec-
donabe for foundations, because damp
ness Will ascend even above the floor
joists il the floor is not several feet
above the ground. 1t is often the case
that hydraulic lime cannot be con-
vcniently had. in that case layer Of
slate laid between the brick joists be-
low the line of joists, Will answer the
same purpose. and is less expensive.
See that the space between the joists
is filled with brick, flush with the
underside of floor boards. This pre-.
vents rats from gnawing into the
rooms above, or climbing between the
partitions to the upper floors. If this
little matter is attended to right,
neither rats nor mice can enter the
house except through the doors. To
keep them from brrrowings underneath
the foundation walls, let the thickness
OF one brick project outward at the
bottom OF the foundation. On burrow-
ing downward, q rat reaches this shelf,
and follows it around till he arrives
at the place lie started from. II is al
ways better to have the foundation
broader at the bottom than the sthick-
ness OF wall intended to be used. This
IS necessary IN all brick houses, unless
on rock bottom.
See that the space under the ground
flopr is left clean OF rubbish before
the floor is laid, and grating built in
the wall for ventilation. This opening
can be closed III winter to secure ad-
ditional warmth
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EuR GAlI-QEE E(ull.
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the results OF tho examinations, analyses,
and 50 forth, as they may deem proper #
!, That no person, by himself. or agent
shail knowingly manufacture, sell. oppose
tent 10 sell. any article OF food which is
anolterated or misbrnndeh within TIA means
Ing Of this act; and any person VINO shall
violate any OF tho provisions OF this net
shall be guilty OF a misden,eanor and for
such nffenses shall be fined not exceeding
Two hundred dollars for the first offcnsc.
and for each subsequent offcnse not OK
teedins three hundred dollars, or be con-
,iped IN inil not exceeding one year. or.
both, and such fines, less legal costs and
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3. That the chemists or other experts of
the department OF agriculture shall mako.
under rules aud regulations prescribed by
the board OF agriculture, exumin k1ons of
specimens OF food beverages, and condl-
mcnts offered for sale in Nlsrinia which
may DO collected from time TO time under
taetr directions in various parts OF ttn' state.
II It shall appear from such examination
mat any of the provisions of this act havo
been violated, the commissioner of ngrcul-
ture shall MT once certify tho facts to the
commemorative attorney for the city o
county in which the offense shall have been
committed. anu furnish that officer with a
copy. of the result Of the analysis duly nu{
tilentcated by the analyst under oath
4. That II shall be tho duty of every
commemorative attorney to whom the COM
missioner OF agriculture shall report any
violation of this act, TO cause procee&insa
to be commenced and prosecuted without
delay for the, fines ard penalties in sucl
eases provided.
The other sections, nine in number
define at length what is meant by
.'adulterated'' and "misbranded' foods
and drinks, and they cover every imagin-
able thing and all the ingredients OF
pretty much everything that man and
beast can eat and drink.
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luiSg bridge crossing tho river, tho
seSnc ~ ois or constant activity n
Over the River.
AithonEh much further on, tho lsicl-
itoni l'aper Mills, the Chesapeake and
0hio GRAIN elevators the power plants
W tho street railway company, ana
VIC Noxcha OF smallcr establishments
a't along rs far ~ tho eye can reach,
lsresent nrinspiting sightgto those WHO
lsNe to SEQ tho Industrial world moving
atoms with twentieth century Nigor ana
energy,
y glanrc across the river shows busy
Mnnchester and tho hundred AMI one
oonterpusoa that line the riyor OVER
Ruisre, among them tho Southern Hail.
Nay shops, Wingo, Elliott & crumpls,
niE shoe Warehouse tho Ntsnenoster
Taper Mills tile Warner Moore lrioui-
ina Miliy, the STANDARD on compnny,s
rlnnt. and others too numerous To
mention
Il Truly II Is very pleasing Industrial
s!Rht one can take In from tho lnoIj{
on Guinhle's nm. ,s1s
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n ' n : NJ
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nent, buying into the best neighbor-
hoods.
Gsnter Park lies beautifully. above
the general ieycl of Richnond's high
points, has all IN. advantages of tic
city IN the way Of improvements, and
Is free from q bonded debt, which
improved sections usually have to car
~, The only taxes are those Of the
State and county, being about one
. half OF the city rate.
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Parsinlonious Legislatures.

But, as before stated, the law was a
dead letter for lack of funds to inforce
1t. Finally the sum Of $4,000 was an
propriated, and the last Legislature In
creased that to $4,000, that sum to last
at least two years. That amount is hardly
enough to pay the travelling expenses OF
the one Inspector who has been put on
the road to catch UP with adulterated
foods in the stores and markets through
out the Commonwealth.
Mr.. John a. Stuart is the inspector, and
ne Is required to travel through the
State, buy samples and send them to the
Agricultural Department here for analy-
sis. 1t can be readily seen that il the
law Is ever properly inforced it will be
after the Legislature has appropriated a
much larger sum for the purpose ana
more Inspectors put in the field.
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.(jUTLQ0 IN SOUTH
is RRIs H1ENING
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ing tobacco manufacturing city has
instructed its agents TO take no &C.
count whatever OF rumors of business
depression, but TO Sell goods with the
fullest freedom and without fear OF
money stlngency or any curtalmcnt
in the capacity Of the merchants to
pay and consumers 10 buy. The quea-
ton Of restricting output seems every
where TO be answered negatively, so
far as producers ana consumers are
concerned.
certain industries which are more
closely dependent upon railroad tran
sportation than others for handling
their raw materials as well an pro-
ducts, have had to accept some COM
nulsory restriction OF operations.
Among these the iron industry
and the lumber trade have prob
ably suffered most Commercial
| houses dependent on numbering
operations have, In not II few raseg.
| found the want OF shipping facilities
| for lumber TO act as restriction upon
sales. Lumber machinery has like-
| wise gone forward much less rapidly
| on this account, and 20 has farm mach
| inery. In fact, market interests COM
| plain very widely of the drawbacks Of
| the freight service by rail-
One Weak Spot.
There is no doubt that the weakest