davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

The company make these
and maintain the high efficiency required by the
OF this has useless
fights and competition. 1t the make such
Improvements unless is assured that protection capital in
vested which offered by other communities similarly situated
If the company furnishing adequate
ny way which, could remeded through the ordinary
Of control and regulation, there might be argument
favor competition but competition under the conditions existing
and which have been proved Richmond only
duplication the already had OF
ton which loss all the end dis
the development the and depreciation
the condition OF the the rendered and
ultimately the consolidation OF the companies which large
the burden of this unnecessary of capital
would unavoaby be loaded the public be borne for all
time
This IS the experience o Richmond the experience of every
other community similarly situated, the inevitable logic of the
situation Other communities have proited by this
and have refused competitive franchises relying upon
proper regulation and control Why should Richmond profit
by that experience and invested capa The
tion-why 60 back the old methods?
2. TO GRANT THESE FRANCHISES WOULD BE UNFAIR
TO INVESTED CAPITAL IN THIS COMPANY.
Those controlling the Virginia Railway & Power Company
have asked the people of Richmond for any financial
assistance and have only asked fair play.
The right OF the Council of the City of Richmond grant
pettve franchises questioned and that right should always
be reserved final protection the people of this community
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
5
CHARLES DICKENS
"PickWick," His First Long
Work, Written and Publish
ed When He Was "a.

Il remember on one occasion when
she had presented us with family of
kittens she selected a corner Of ia
ther's study for their home" writes
Miss Dickens. :.She brought them
one by one from the kitchen and de-
posted them in the chosen corner. My
father called to me to remove them.
saying that he could not allow the
kittens to remain.
II did so. but Williamina brought
them back. Again they were remov-
ed The third time. instead Of putting
them in the corner. she placed them
all, and herself beside them. at my
fathers feet and gave him such an
imploring glance that he could resist
no longer. and they were allowed to re-
main.
"As they grew older they became
more and more frolicsome, swarming
up the curtains. playing on the writ
ing table and scampering behind the
bookshelves But they were never
complained of and lived happily in the
study until the time came for finding
them other homes. One of them was
kept. and. as he was quite deaf, he re-
ceived no name. He was known to
the servants as the masters cat be
cause Of his devotion to my father.
He used to follow him about the gar
den like dog and would sit with him
while he wrote"
Thare is "A nurt of London sentimen.
tally called the Dickens country. though
1t is fast disappearing. In almost ev-
cry one of his books the great novelist
dealt with the curious hooks. quaint
corners and ancient buildings in 1t that
had attained great age in his time.
He gave notQriety If not fame to many
shabby old house. TO numerous dark
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
THE HUNDREDTH
Of BIRTH OF
Centenary Of the OPENING Of
the Career of Worlds
Greatest Novelist.

N A .LLIONS of Dickens lovers are
w u celebrating the centenary of
the worlds greatest novelist.
One observance Of the occa
sion Is the movement to raise ii fund Of
100000 to he applied for the benefit of
Dickens five granddaughters, all OF
whom are in poor health and In need
The plan is to raise one half Of this
sum in America and the other half in
England
In London $4,000 was raised for
the Dickens fund by performance at
which leading English actors portrayed
the characters in the Dickens novels
Ethel Allandale was Oliver Twist, H.
G. PeIlesier was PiCkwick. Vera Co
burn was Nancy Skies. Kenneth Doug.
las was Scrooge. Lawrence GroSSmith
was Mr. Pickwick. and Unity Moore
was Dolly Warden
Although 2G.0OO0OO of the famous au.
thor's books have been sold in the
United States. his heirs have derived
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

laide Baylis for little friendly encoun-
ters. unjudged and ever SO private.
Sybil Marston Of California picked up
the gauntlet This match, however.
was called off at the eleventh hour OH
the ground that Miss Marston was IL
physical culture teacher. and to meet
her In championship contest would
destroy the baroness standing IA an
amateur.
Then Mrs. 'Dewar accepted the chal-
lenge The two women met at the
Colony club. New York. and cup
was offered as prize by Mrs. Payne
whitney. The baroness wore black
fencing tights with white jacket. and
the Philadelphia woman was clad In
an abbreviated skirt Of black velvet
with similar jacket Of white canvas,
Mrs. Bewar was handicapped by set
eral inches In height.
Mrs Dewar was on the offensive
from the very first and won the match
by score Of to |.
: The respective husbands Of the fen
GERS were witnesses OF the bout
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
H. q. PELLEsIRR AS pIcKwIcK.

II. q. PELLEsIER AS PICKwicK.
aristocratic residences He made the
fortune Of many shabby old tavern
Every little while news goes out thai
another landmark in Dickens London
Is doomed The news il becoming
more frequent than ever. With the last
dozen years ut least a score of place,
in the metropolis associated with Dick
ems or his novels have been demolished
to make way for the greater city.
The novelist has peopled London
with his fictional characters How
many sentimental Americans hunt up
Liant street in the borough to see II
they can identify the house in which
impudent Bob Sawyer lived or make
a pilgrimage to Goswell. street 10 seek
the house from which Mr. Pickwick
started the memorable morning when
he began his famous journey?
Liant street and the small. retired
thoroughfare to which Pickwick gave
celebrity are no longer as they were
those many years ago Mrs. Raddles'
select lodgings are not TO be distin-
guished: but. as In Mr.. Pickwick's
day. ..the opposite side Of Goswel
street is over the way"
So little Is left nowadays Of what il
lovingly called Dickens London" that
the glory Of what remains is greatly
increased. Undoubtedly some Of Dick
ems London Is spurious. It was not
the novelist's faHlt. Where be strove
to be indefinite his admirers have
sought to be particular
It was not until after the death of
Dickens that systematic attempts were
made to identity the places mentioned
In his novels There is today small
library Of volumes devoted entirely TO
preserving for posterity pictures and
descriptions Of these structures. There
are guides to be had in London who
will take admirers around the city ami
point out buildings in which the char
acter lived. where Mr Pickwick stop
ped. the gardens where Ruth Pinch
waited TO meet her brother Tom. the
old stairs where Nancy Skies held the
fatal interview with Mr. Brownlow
and Rose Maybe For years thousands
have visited shop in Portugal street.
believing it to be the original of Dick
ems "Oid Curiosity Shop"
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

TROOPS CHANGING STRIFE ERs AND GENERAL
PEARSON WHO Is ~ COMMAND OF srHE
MILITIA.
Pacific stock has advanced to $3.7I5 a
share. a gain of S445 per share In q
year. In 1907 the Pacific mills paid an
extra dividend of 20 per cent In cash
The Arlington mills have $8,000.000
capital and a surplus of $2.S24. 800. In
1905 these mills paid an extra dividend
Of 33 per cent In cash.
The strike has been In force for near
ly mouth and seems likely to resolve
itself into n long struggle Arbitration
has been spnrned. and the strikers de
clare they will hold firm for their de-
mands. which include an increase OF
u per cent In wages. the abolition Of
the premium system and double pay
for overtime.
The loss Of pay occasioned by the
strike Ii felt keenly by hundreds OF
families. and soup kitchens have been
osta blished
Fifteen hundred state militiamen.
under command of General Gardner
W. Pearson. are on duty at the scene.
with orders to use their bayonets and If
need be bullets to put down disorder.
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

no benefit from them because he wrote
before the era OF International copy
right ~ 1t exists today.
America has always loved Dickens
and bids fair to continue TO be the
most faithful Of his admirers. Ameri-
cans buy more of his books today than
his own countrymenq do The libraries
report that .Oliver Twist" and David
Copperfeld" are the favorites. but the
others are in pretty constant demand
Charles, Dickens was born on Feb !.
1872 His first long piece. .'Pickwick."
was written and published when he
was twenty -four The book came out
IN, monthly installnIents printed In
pamphlet form with gre..1 paper COW
ers. and there were twenty of them al
together
.Pickwick" began publication as an
experiment. and only 1000 copies of
the first part were printed. The sue
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
MAYOR oAYNoR OF NEW YORK IN ofJsKINs
AND soU'wEsrER

MAYOR 6&fNQk OF NEW fOKk IN OlbshlNo
AND soU'wEsTER.
feet below the river bed. turned the
switch that discharged the final blast
necessary to shatter the rock remaining
between the two bores that led from
either side. The alignment was al
most exact. the two levels being only
an eighth OF an inch apart
Mayor Gaynor and his party wore
oilskins and sou westers.
This Is one Of the greatest feats In
history or in fact In this world. de.
clared Mayor Gaynor. and the men
who achieved 1t will i've in the history
Of 1t forever Frontinas is the his
forian OF The Roman waterworks. and
ours Will hnve their historian, The
cross section Of this aauednct is sey.
erteen feet The largest of any Ro-
man aqueduct.s,is ! remember 1t. was
i've feet by ihTe feet | say this for
the benefit of those who are always
saying that past ages are better than
THE present
The siphon will cost. completed. ST.
8Mb.0nO
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

AN ELECTIoNEERISo DOG.
strength. which was fifty-three. at time
Of the dissolution and twenty-nine
above their previous maximum in 1903.
The reichstag Center is the next
strongest individual party. with nine
ty-three seats. which is falling off OF
ten.
One of the most striking features OF
the elections is the fact that the Cler-.
icals. for the first time since 1881. are
no longer the strongest party and no
longer hold the casting vote among the
parties.
A Socialist, DR.. Liebknecht. captur-
ed the coveted kaiser division" Of
Potsdam. where the principal resi-
dences of the emperor. the crown
prince and other members Of the i'm
periaI family are situated.
This is the first time in the history
of the empire that one of the kaiser
seats has fallen into the hands of
Socialist.
1t remains TO be seen whether the
emperor will carry out the threat as
cribed to him by the Conservative
press that he would quit Potsdam.
close his own and the other royal pal
aces. withdraw the crack regiments
and ruin Potsdam from commercial
standpoint If a Socialist were elected.
.
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

uouncement of the doctor that a face
cream or depilatory L. harmful. while
IS increasing multitude OF women are
provin 1he contrary.
"A tb the use OF n.akenp 1t is uni
verSal. and the moral aspect of the
question Il becoming settled. New &.
6erly duchesses and Knickerbocker
xrandmothers feariessiy and scientifi
caliy handle the complexion brush. the
<1cs cream. the powder puff and bold
s. F.fsk the baxard of the dye
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
Remark able
Feat OF
Engineering

~ engineering feat requiring pro.
~ fessional skill of the highest
excellence has just been com.
pleted In the construction of
siphon tunnel under the Hudson riv
er at Storm King. near West Point,
n. Y. The siphon tunnel is the most
Important link n New York city's
great 1877 mile auueduct. which is to
carry water from Esopus creek into
Croton lake. from which the city oh
tains its water supply.
The building of the aqueduct is de
signed to end the water famine with
which New York has been threatened
almost each year The project will
accomplish the transporting of water
from the western bank of the Hudson
to the eastern.
The tunnel had to run through solid
granite and 1t took two years and Dor
ings at fourteen different points before
the engineers found favorable condi-
tions. II is 1.153 feet in length and
cross section measures seventeen
feet.
The ''holing through Of the tunnel
was made the occasion of some cere
mony. A party of city, officials made
the trip to Storm King and Mayor
Gaynor. standing at n point l,l5o feet
from the surface of the river and 900
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
Or. RUPERT BLUE.

He is Surgeon General Of the Pu' lie
Health and Marine Hospital Service.
DIR. Rupert Blue, who has been ap
pointed by President Taft as surgeon
general Of the public health and ma
rine hospital service. was born In Scot.
land county. a. c.. May 30. 1867. AMI
was taken az n boy to Marion. s. c..
his present home.
He was educated in the public and
private schools of South Carolina and
studied at the University of Virginia
He was graduated with the class of
1892 at the University of Maryland
DIR. Blue was on special duty at
Genoa and Naples, Italy, in 1899 and
1900 In cooperation with the officials
Of the immigration service. In 1906
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

oNue HH anu
The cold cream
Jar Woman is
ben usifn,. says
the editor. "or
should be on ac-
connt of one of
natures wisesi
provisions Only
too common is
the ofhand pro-
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
PRINCE ADALBERT.

Son Of Emperor William Who viii
Visit America on a Wa-s!,iI.
Prince Adalbcrt of Prussia. who Is to
make an unofficial visit to America this
year. Is one OF the three bachelor SONS
of the German emperor. He Is twenty
eight years old and is attached TO tlfc
navy. He is now kapitaen leutnant
the next rank below commander. His
present assignment at Kiel ends IN
July. He viii then take leave of alb
senee before tnking up the next stage
of his naval career.
The German embassy will he re-
moved from Washington temporarily
during the summer aud early fall. and
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

ETHEL ALLANDALR AS OLIVER TWIST
cess was so immediate. especially aft
er Sam Weller was introduced. that
the iffeelth part was in an edition OF
10000 copies.
A first edition of 10000 VAS print
ed OF one of the Christmas sketches
There are probably thousands of house.
holds today. almost seventy years since
1.-THE Christmas Carol was written.
where 1t is read annually as part OF
the Christmas observance.
There are innumerable stories about
Dickens. stories that bring him before
one In such reality and vividness that
It is hard to believe that this is the
centenary of his birth
Animals as we'll as human beings
loved him. GadshilI was always well
supplied with cats One cal in par
ticular. Williamina by name. became
devoted to him.
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
sE sIsi1ssi. i So .-...s
LAWRENCE A MILL CENTER.

Scene of Textile Strike is Home OF Big
Paying industry.
Lawrence Mass. where 10000 opera
tiveS are on sCrike. is one of the great
textile mill cruter~ Of the world, The
American Wooden Company. owning
the biggest mills. hats Il capital of 500.
100000 and surplus of SLIT ,454
1t pays : per cent The Pacific mills
nave $3.nG00OO capital, surplus of
$G.I27 900 and pay more than II per
cent The market price in 1912 Of til"
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
HiRs. WILLIAM II. DElIAR.

Phila3sipA@a Woran Who pefeated
Earracss de Aeyer at Fencing.
Mrs ty6nam II. 41ewat. who re.
Gently defeated ihe BaroneS$ de Meyer
~ .hrFceiyE fohGht 3teneins bout, is
qnirt !itllr woman from Philadelphia
The baroness had come over from
London with large reputation for
prowcss with the fois. Society and
amateur fencing circles became inter
ested in the question whether or nor
she could be bestcd by any American
woman.
A challenge was issued. and the
baroness awaited replies. She took on
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Jr., and Ade'
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

he was on duty at New Orleans In
connection with the yellow fever epi-
demic there. His most important
service was his work In charge of the
governments crusade against the bu
bonic plague on the Pacific coast in
1907 and 1908
He is fellow Of the Royal Society
Of Tropical Medicine of England and
has represented the United States gov
ernnent at several important medical
conferences. among them the interna
tionai congress of physicians and med
icai men held in Buenos Aires. Ar
gentina, In 1911. He afterward tray
eled through Chile. Peru and Other
South American countries investigat
ng plague conditions.
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18

THE BlLLPOBEEh M wohn.
working majority of the Conservative
center In the last reichstag and placed
the control in the hands Of the Ma
tional Liberals. who will be able to
form majority by throwing their
strength with either the Right or the
Left.
This makes the National Liberal
leader, Ernst Bassermann. q command
ing figure in the next reichstag he
will be able to swing certain ayowed
National Liberals. who. under prop
er inducements. would probably be
prepared to cooperate with the govern
ment on most questions.
The Socialists return as the strong
est individual party. their total being
110 This is more than double their
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
THE NEW PEICHSTAG.

"HE recent elections In Germany
for members of the reichstag
were marked by some unusual
features In campaigning. Of
fetal bulletin boards were used eT-
tensively and these were bIankete1
with posters setting forth the merits
of the respective candidates. Colonel
Gaedke introduced perhaps the most
conspicuous novelty when he dressed
up his poodle dog and sent him through
the streets bearing banner Vote for
Gaedke" in an effort to attract atten-
ton and gain votes for his master.
Although only municipal. the cleo
tons had n national significance. The
results completely overthrow the
The Caucasian., 1912-02-18
ROUGE AND POWDER.
Kind Words For Them From Source
Formerly Hostile.

rouge POI among eyer the most de
mure and staid feminine members Of
fanilies has become so recognized a
feature Of modern life ~ TO have at
last rallied the medical profession 10
1t1 support The New York Medical
3onrnal. one of the mesi orr thodox pub
lications. has come oui In fayar of the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
A Genuine Service.

Il believe" says an old subscriber,
that every time The Youths Com
panion enters a home it does that
home a genuine service" That de-
scribes the purpose of the publishers
exactly. The paper is not filled with
mischievous or idle thoughts to I'LL
an idle hour. 1t provides healthy
pastime, recreation, that builds up.
1t is to the minds of eager and i'm
questionable young people what
sound athletics are to their bodies.
At cost of less than four cents a
week The Youths Companion opens
the door to a company of the most
distinguished men and women in
America and Europe. Whether they
are revealing the latest discoveries in
science. or describing great indus
trial achievements, or telling of their
wanderings in strange corners of the
world, or feeding the imagination
with rare stories, they are giving the
Companion readers the best of them
selves.
Seven serials at least will be pub
lished by The Companion in 1913, and
nearly 200 other complete stories, in
addition TO some so special contrlbu-
tons, and a treasure-box of sketches,
anecdotes, expert advice as to athlete
sports, ideas for handy devices round
the house, and so forth-long hours
of companionship with the wise, the
adventurous and the entertaining.
Announcement for 1913 will be sent
with sample copies of the paper to
any address on request.
Every new subscriber who sends
$500 for the fifty two weekly issues
of 1913 will receive as a gift The
Companion Window Transparency
and Calendar for 1913, the most ex-
quisite novelty ever offered to Com
panion readers; also, all the issues
OF The Companion for the remaining
weeks OF 1912. free. The Youths
Companion. l44 Berkeley St, Boston,
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
tils ONE SUPERSTITION
Wilson Ee,ieves Horse Chestnut Is
Lucky.

Philadelphia, Oct S1.-Governcr
Woodrow wills j has just one super
stition-he always carries a horse
chestnut in his p- Oket for good luck.
Today as the Democratic nominee
started into New Jersey for his
second day of Campaigning on behalf
of the Democratic legislative ticket,
he displayed new horse chestnut.
An admirer in a western town, who
apparently knew of the governors
belief in the pocket piece, sent half
dozen big horse chestnuts to him.
The governor looked reminiscent
at the chestnut, which he had kept uD
cracked and unbroken for long time
and replaced it with one of the new
nuts.
ITS the only superstition I've ever
had," he said with a laugh.
Governor Wilson was TO arrive at
Cape May, N. j., at 1915 a. m, and
go by automobile to Wildwood. leav-
ing at 4:36 p. m, for an evening
speech at Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
Giving the Bandit Away.

They were playing The Bankers
Daughter in one night stand town.
and the property man had failed to pro-
vide a revolver that was TO be used in
the second act. The manager saw a
six footer standing about in front Of
the theater with big gun strapped to
his hip.
"Let us use that gun In the play"
said he. "and I'll give you box seat"
The man drew his gun, broke It,
emptied the chambers and handed II
over without word. In the second act
the bad man OF the play presented the
gun at the cashiers head In the bank
scene and demanded all the cash in
sight. The Texan, oblivious to every
thing but the play, was leaning far out
over the rail of his box.
MAKE fight for itr' he bawled In a
tense whisper. tibet gun amt loaded"
New York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-31
$40 TRUSTEE BILL
PASSES HOUSE BY VOTE OF 1859
TO 60

Montpelier, Oct. 31.-After an hour
day passed the trustee process bill
exempting from trustee process wag-
es to the amount of ten dollars, thus
releeming one Republican platform
pledge and disposing of a matter that
past six years. The bill originated in
the Senate and passed that body two
weeks ago, by vote of "a to 3. The
vote of the House was, yes los, no So.
Notwithstanding the fact that ON
the stump no longer ago than last
August the Democrats and Progress
sives criticized the Republican party
severely because this bill was hot
passed two years ago, the chief oppo-
sition in the House came from Demo-
Gratis and Progressives, though both
their platforms favored the measure,
and their floor leaders in the House
voted for the bill.
The speakers in favor of the bill
were Ryder of Rockingham, Miller Of
Bethel, Howley of Burlington, Wat
son of st. Adams, Adams of Marlbo-
70. Jose of Johnson, PelKey of Fair
Haven, and Hulett of Rutland. These
who spoke in opposition to the bill
were Martin of Bennington, Robbins
of Newport, Gleason of Richmond,
Comings of Richford, Mcclure of Der
by, and Clayton of Londonderry.
The Senate yesterday afternoon
took the lead in tax reform, by order
ing to third reading, iwth only two or
three scattering votes against, Sena-
tor Rabbits bill exempting from tax
alton money loaned at the rate of five
per cent or less ON real estate in this
state
The Senate yesterday spent some
time debating the bill to raise the
pay of jurors in county court from 81
to SO per day. The bill was finally
put over until this afternoon for vote.