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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08

vide from tho canal to tho bridge.

wide from tho canal to tho bridge. d
In return for the acquisition OF this
,nroperty. tho city viii permit tho
Southern Railway Companyto move its
tracks Mt this point q few feet west.
so as to permit OF the switching of
freight cars into tho spur track OK
tending Into Virginia Street. Tho
Southern Railway Company Will also
acquire rights on the south sidofof tho
riyer. where 1t will have double
track crossing on the southern ap-
proach to tho bridge. and extend n
company will also be permitted to
erect. a combination freight and pas
senger station, with an overranslng
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08

was equally talented with tho brush.
and in these pictures. both oils and
water coiors. the wide variety Of his
work is shown.
A Very flne canvas OF William, Byrd.
the original of which is ut Brandon. is
one OF the show pieces of tito exhibit,
and ranks with a copy OF Gilbert
Stuarts washington No. cataloguing
has been done as got, but the COM
mittec will have everything IN rcadi-
sistance of Mrs. Sheppard. who has
loaned tho pictures. Among hts earlier
paintings arc some excellent studies of
Latin types. The head of an Italian
woman. no longer young, is most at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08

'tractiye. The head OF u Patriarch dono
during Mr.. sheppnrds days spent in
tho Latin Quarter In Paris, is a strong
bit OF work.
1t was during his student days that
he was recalled to defend his beloved
homo during the War Between tho
States, 50 mis- Soldiers and Sailors
Monument. SO familiar to RichmondcrS
aud Visitors as we'll, WAS Inspired by
standing shoulder to shoulder with
those In the trenches.
Other Sheppard statues in Siclimonu
include The liowitzcr. the General VIII
liam Smith, and tic 4. J.. iIill Monu-
iment on hermitage Road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
RIsE. IN MEAT PRICES
NOT NOW JUSTIFIED

Especial to The Times Dispatch.I
WASHINGTON, November 7.--Arbl-
trary. increases In the prices of meat
arc .untustified by tho foot and mouth
disease, in tho opinion of DIR. J. X.
Mohler, assistant chief of the United
states Bureau OF Animal Husbandry.
and chief Of It's pathology division.
lie says II is impossible TO say how
long 1t Will be before conditions Jus
,ify all increase In prices. but declares
that right now tho available supply
should be increased instead OF dimiu-
ished, as farmers In districts not yet
uuarantined will rush their stock to
the killing pens. rather than take "a
chance OF losing the animals through
Infection.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
bungalow roof.

,DunSaIoW roof. "a
tween the city and the railway COM
ipany as to the dedication of tho prop
serty In question. and 1t remained for
President Fairfax Harrison. of the
Southern Railway, to OBJECT a COM
promise agreement, under which the
city gained it's point without harm or
Inconvenience to tho railway company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
ART CLUB WILL EXHIBIT
PAINTINGS BY SHEPPARD
,wideiy-t<novn Richmond Artist WAS
t&r ms Fnmous for Brush AZ
, In SCULPTURE.

Preparations arc being mado at tho
Richmond Art Club to show number
Of Important paintings By william l..
Sheppard. The exhibit wiliSopcni Tues
day. and will continue until December
1.
Mr.. Sheppard was, better known to
the Richmond publio;as n sculptor, but
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
FRIENDLY SUIT ENTERED :.
By CITY AGAINST SOUTHERN

Court Order Necessary to CONFIRM
Agreement ms to wideuinx
H. Fourteenth street.
Friendly suit was entered In tho
Hastings Court yesterday by tho city
OF Richmond against tho Southern
Railway Company to acquire from tho
railway company by condemnation pro-
cccdinSs a strip OF land to widen -Four
tcenth Street between Cary Street and
Mayo's Bridge. Tho strip to be 40
duired Is sixty feet wide from Cary
street to tho canal, and eighty feet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
Theodore Chooen IPre,,d,nt.

PORT Att PRINCE, HAITI, Novem-
ber 7.--Dayilmar Theodore, leader OF
the recent successful rebellion. against
President zanor, to-day was elected
president OF the IIaitien Republic by
Congress. The city is calm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27
LJMBERMiEN LOSE
THEIR SKY PILOT
The Rev. Frank f.. Higgins. Spiritual
Guide to Workers i'll the Woods,
U~ndCrCCcS Operation.

Undcrcocs Operation.
New York Herald.
Word was brought here yesterday
by j. Ernest McAfee that the Rev.
Frank r. Higgins. Humber ack sky
pilot" probably never again will be
able to go into the forests and sing
and pray with the boys" of the lum-
Der camps and talk TO them about
their souls. He said "I-umbcr Jack
recently underwent a serious opera
ton in the Mayo Brothers Hospital,
Rochester. Mimi.
Mr. McAfee. who is a secretary of
the Presbyterian Board of Home Mis-
west for the Board. While there he
heard OF the illness of the lumber
lack preacher, vino Is one Of the tell
inc missionaries Of the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. Higgins still hopes 70 be able to
make church addresses for the sup
port Of Christian work in lumber
camps, which he originated nearly a
score Of years ago. BIT when a word
Is said about his going "a The trait
tears roll down his checks-hecause.
although he al endure cold and
hunger and long tramps in the wilder
ness, he can also cry like 4 baby. and
he IS not ashamed Of il either.
According to Mr. NCAfee Mr. lI.--
gin IS a martyr for his cauSe. the
operation hayi1 been made necessary
" the strainv # carrying . heav
pack IN long tratapS trough the
woods. The work u" started viii not
stop. however. for the Presbyterian
Board has i.uaer Its direction from
fifteen to twenty -lumbcr Jacks" all
graduated from "tEe Higgins Train
ing school who ~@ from camp 90
camp in the woods ~ ms Northwest
y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

The street scenes of Santiago are a
combination of the old and the new.
You still see the donkeyS and mules
carrying their panniers Of vegetables
and fruits about from door to door.
You still see horses close to the side
walks hobbled by rope around their
front legs, and the Ox-cart still creaks
it's way through the town. At the
same time there are cabs and auto
mobiles everywhere. The street cars
have great numbers on them indicat-
ing their routes and there are motor
cars hat carry the heavier merchan-
disc and all kinds of building mate
rails.
The people have changed and the
characteristic costumes OF the past
| are tramped upon by the heels of the
| nresent. There are Paris bonnets and
slit skirts everywhere, and also Won-
| en- and girls clad in black with mantaS
or black ShaW1S covering their heauS'
necks and shoulders, so that only the
faces show out Of the black. rms
! costume used to be common with the
rich and poor. 1t is now dying out
among those who can afford the more
costly modern clothing, and the rlch
and fashionable now confine It's use
almost altogether for going to church-
/ The laws of the church here proFlde
that no woman can come INTO a re-
li0iOuS service wearing d poiiet' ahI
the only acceptable costume is oeau
black with a mania of black crepe
vrapped around the face close under
the chin and fastened there with a
brooch. Or it may be pinned at the
back of the neck with a black pm.
some of the young women &.e no"
wearing black wells instead OF these
mantas and not a few OF thenl HaNe
black dresses that are cut rather low
of the neck. | have seen girls IN
mantas wearing shoes Of white kid aho
licht-colored gowns, but this IS not
considered good taste.
The manta is often used Tor snop-
pine during the morning. .ne u
"a he+woen 5 and Z in the AFTER
noon. the hours when every one goes
Long the chief business streets &c
SOC and be seen. The manta mas lht
advantage that it can be thrown Oh
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27


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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27
SANTIAGO IN 1914
Queer Features Of Life and Business in the
Chilean Capital.

,,.,..-cyc View From Santa Lucia
RI. Ncw stores and How Bust
Methods are Changing-The
p,.sing Of the Manta-Social Fea-
-Tbe Theatre and the Races
,h,ri,ie, and How They Are
u,nascd-Thc Worlds FINEST
r.mc,cry-Somcthing About the
rhurcl, and Press.
...-rirht. 1914, by Frank q. Car
! penter.)
..iogo CHILE want to give you
n;ctures of Santiago. 1t is the
s'IH' nolitical, and business heart
so',S'; country. 1t is the pulse OF
ol mation and the people move as 1t
me 60, or slow. 1t contains all OF
lf''s nsmnn and most Of the money.
N tno center of all great move
y and in fact, it might be called
NJ iteelf. The Santiago of 1914
.ins FULLY ~one-siXth of all the peo-
-, inside the republic. IL mas q
p"',,l,tion of over 5OO,0O0 and mas
a,arLied i'm size in the past hfteen
RS II has grown Ill beauty ano
modern improvements. II mas Wiz
Ia rs streets and paved them WITH
'n IN The Alameda has become
"farand boulevard, with a garden
! I'M through the center AND
.arove ON each side. The COuSinC
-" III tho Gift OF the millionaire fam.
-, mai owns the coal mines, has
"u,n~ M on one side of the city
o,rd = forest park has beer created
sg;rtirr both of the banks of Mapo
~, river. The Quinta Normal ha!
Noon greatly improved and Santa Lu
-, the table mountain that rise
gtraipht UP out of the heart of tn
city has developed into a creation
more wonderful than the Hangin;
Gardens Of Babylon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

women conductors, who will give nc
d seat on the rooT for five or civ
cents or we can get an utomoh
uuile as cheap as in any town sin
North America. We choose the motor
car n fly this way and that through
lle Town. How big the houses are
and how low! The older ones cover
acres and but few of them have more
IMAM TWO stories. They are made of
prlck, plaStered with stucco and naint-
ed IN the brightest colors. In the
pest parts of the city the architecture
Is Greek. The doors are upheld bv
piiars and venture there are more
Santiana ana Dorlc columns in
santiago than in Athens. Others Of
residences are like Italian
palaces. and not a few have each cost
$ioo,O0O n upward. Nearly every
great house has some legend connect
ed with 1t. There is a magnificent one
on the AImeda whose plans were
drawn in Paris and sent out to the
builders. In some way they got the
plans mixed and put the back OF the
house to the street, and so it is to this
day.
Now we are in the business part OF
Santiago. Here there are many fine
buildings that lave grown up within
the past few years. There are mag
innocent stores with the goods of the
N>NS Alum EuIOpt IL LOW 4
is noted for it's fine window displays
and it's many arcades. The business
blocks are large, and the fact that
they are not skyscrapers makes il
possible to cut these covered passage
J ways through them, roofing thu
arcadeS with glass. often a bloch
containing several acres will hav,
> arCadeS that cross one another a
!, right angles. Each is a favorit,
> promenade, for the opaque root shut
out the heat Of the sun and at tn,
same time gives plenty of light. TIL
stores in the arcadeS bring good rents
a | find a great difference in tn.
. stores of Santiago over those that
I saw here about fifteen years ago. A
that time there was no attempt q
r display. The prices were not marke'
t on the goods, and nearly all dealin
was a matter Of bargain II sale
Now every large store has it's plat
e glass windows and the price mark
v are changed from day to day. Til
s revolution was caused about four year
g ago by the Inauguration Of a depart
ment store. This was a branch of
IS big BuenOs Ayres establishment.
d sold goods at fixed prices and had e1
# pert window dressers who changed tn
% display every night. The people too
l. to it and they forsook the dc store
If in such numbers that many Of thei
n failed. Today a new class of bus
ness establishment is going up. tt
buildings are of several stories, wit
IF a more regular sky line than that
e our American cities. They are MOI
y like the shops Of Germany and Franc
IF than those of North America, and, IL
al deed, in many respects the town is
miniature Paris.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

wish | could show you Santa
1rci,, No city OF the world has a
nuhlic park to compare with 1T. If
you could drop down into the very
center OF Philadelphia, Baltimore, or
Noston. a mighty rock with almost
pr-cipitous walls of 800 feet high and
will a base of 100 acres or more you
might have the park as it was at the
beginning. To make it what it is now
YOU would have to cover the walls
with vines, plants, and trees until n
whole became one mass of green.
This mass would include eucalyptus
and palms. oak trees and pines and
Semi-tropiCal plants and flowers or
every description. The rock is SO
rough that natural grottoes are form
ed in its walls, and as you climb your
way up you go past fountain after
fountain and waterfall after water
fall. You walk through paths shaded
b. gigantic fern trees and flowers of
many colors. the names of which are
unknown In North America. Every
step upward gives a different view Of
the city, and at the top a beautiful
little park at the height of a thirty
story fiat OverhangS the capital Of the
Chilean republic. In the center Of
this park, right on the top, is a level
space iioored with tiles, where the city
band plays of an evening, and there
ON a curtain stretched across the rock
Is an open-air moving picture show
wnere the people sit out under the
clear sky Of the Andes, as the doings
Of other parts of the world pass be.
fore them.
me view from Santa Lucia shows
tne magnificent location of Santiago
lhe town lies in flat basin or valley
surrounded by ragged blue noun
Jams. 1t is 100 feet above the Pa
,l'c ocean and in plain sight of tn
ANDES. Around one side of it flow
tne MapoChO river, further down i
.ut Maipo. and beyond them are tn
IN farms, orchards, and vineyard
~ me great central valley. The cit,
: Isht under and all around you. l
81 vast eXpanse Of gray roofs, Gu
neIe and there by wide streets tina
D''SS one another at right angles. L
n$ center is the Plaza des Armas, O.
%Suni'h stands the cathedral, the cit
H., t anu other great buildings, and
So further over, taking>up "a Who'll
rf'"le' Is the Chilean capitol O
ln5t11St' OF Congress, one of the fines
ratt''iSS or all South America. TIL
GG+r''ot building is surrounded by gar
"' Hlied with tropical trees, includ
ar97 eIe3t palms, the trunks of whic
alt, large around as a hogshea'
tbiSrr,oush they are not more tina
''i['F feet high.
rirhp" look down over your fee
tn y, under o begins the Alamed;
VI hhSyivania avenue or Common
ed - avenue of Santiago. 1t is liz
roro' hlagniiicent buildings al
Won 9nu mere ovcr the whole CT
can see tho ,r;ro. rot
ViS'n@ ahov" the roofs of the buiidina
can also see trees apparent
tr.""lS right out of tho houses. Tho.
rl1ta arc in the patios. Many of IL
MIN '"1S are of Spanish style. rul
ana "p'ut gardens, filled with ros
'''"S and other tropical trees.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

cf, 49,, Us 30 down from Santa Lu-
The axe "A ride through the city.
"e plenty of street cars with
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

who did the most 10 save the women
vas the American minister. = man
named Wilson. He received a festt-
fnoulal from tie city fer his courage
II - stili remembered there
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27

FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10
his nasty wounds and rebandaged

his nasty wounds and rebandaged
them with pocket bandage / hap
pened to have with me. The soldier
fumbled in his pocket and at last pro-
duced a crumpled five franc note,
which he offered me. refused 1t.
"'Why do you refuse good money for
good deed, madame? he said.
"'Because / am an English woman
/ replied, and English women do not
take payment for good deeds. however
small or great they may be-
az cannot believe you are English
he said, but you are an angel, and an
gels have no nationality. May kiss
your handT
II held out my hand. He bent low
and kissed It. There were tears In his
eyes, and / rather wish now | had ac-
cepted the five franc note to keep as a
souvenir of Prussian gratitude"
Thought Shells Were Fireworks.
The London Morning Post prints an
extract from letter Of n cavalry off,
Ger giving an account of how the In
dian troops behaved in their first en-
counter with shell fire. Although cav
airy officer the writer was serving in
the trenches. In his letter. dated Oct.
"a and written from Belgium. he says.
might before last we were told that
the regiment was going to be relieved
by the Indians. | was delighted till
heard that my troops were to stay out
to give them moral support, as it was
their first goa compliment, suppose,
although ! didn't think so at the time.
1t was the most weird sight I've ever
seen.
"There were six farms and a wind
mill blazing, all set alight by shell fire,
when these fellows, with their turbans
and with flashing eyes and teeth, came
up out of the darkness. The undefeat-
ed dragons, Of course, became firm
friends with them at once.
"Well, these natives had hardly got
into the trenches on either side Of me
when the Germans opened fire. 1t was
the worst half hour I've ever spent.
AS, Of course. / couldn't make them
understand and as they had never seen
shells before, didn't know what they
would do. They behaved splendidly,
and l think they thought the shells
were fireworks let off for their benefit.
''The officer in charge OF them told
me that morning that he was most
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10

is Of shade to match the suede The
mouth of the bag is drawn together
with a silk cord finished with fluffy
tassels. A large tassel to match is at
tached to the bottom OF the bag.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10
IN NEW STORIES !
BATTLEF|ELDS
English Indian Troops Think
That Bursting Shells Are
Part of Fireworks
Display.

neXt2 Another man down. VIII they
move us now? No, the battery is still
there. At last it limbers up to move to
a safer spot, and we fall in and march
off to shelter, without haste. the last
ones lingering to help the wounded.
"In the trenches we are less exposed.
You cannot imagine how many trenches
we have dug since we have been ON the
firing line. Trenches Of all sorts, from
little molehills to deep bitches that
cover us entirely. Talk about the Ger
man trenches-ours are as good,
think. And we have furnished them
with every convenience possible.
"Over our heads n furious artillery
duel is raging. Often-too often-we
foot the bill Yesterday two captains
were wounded. today the colonel and a
general
"Oh, well, we don't think about 1t
any more. When we hear the whistle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10

Photo by American Press Association.
DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER AS RED CROSS
NURSE.
is far different from what little boys
who maneuver their lead soldiers on
the floor imagine It.
Since the commencement of the
campaign our regiment has taken part
in nine engagements of which three
were big battles, and has been men
toned in the orders OF the day. And
with all that there are whole compa-
MES the men of which have not fired q
shot-not a single shot And these com
panies did not have the easiest work.
either. To them fell the most thank
less, most perilous, most grueling mis-.
sion OF all-that Of supporting artil-
lery. This is how we carried it out:
THE soldiers are there, behind q
crest Beside them fifty yards away
are the believing guns. The enemy Is
far away, but his cavalry is mobile.
A platoon of uhlans, we'll led, might
attempt to carry off the guns. 1t is
necessary to have infantry supports.
At present the German guns are re-
plying. They do not know where our
battery Is, but they are searching for
It. Their shells come nearer and near
er. Our soldiers do not see the enemy.
They lie there with their useless rifles
beside them. They look at-what?
The shells. which are bursting very
near now. A terrific crash-a wave OF
earth covers whole section. The men
get up and count themselves. No; this
time nothing. But the next? Who
knows?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10
YOUNG Girls, Party Eroeks.

Young girls always look nice in sim.
pie lingerie frocks with sashes of any
desired color, with bows on the hair to
match the sash. A fine grade OF can
vas slipper may be worn or white kid
without gloves. IL 1t is inconvenient
a girl need not wear gloves. and may
choose either silk or kid. A fan is nice
to carry and may be worn on a string
Of pearl beads or on ribbon. She does
not need to carry flowers, but a pink
rosebud pinned on would be pretty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10
No Foe Near, but Must Stay.

Are we going away? Who WIFI pro-
tect the battery? No; we must stay.
"The aviators have signaled that
there are no parties OF the enemy In
the vicinity. but nevertheless one never
knows. It Is necessary TO stay.
And now the German shells are
bursting over us as we crouch. offering
rs small n surface as possible.
"a shell bursts on the right. The SER
geant's canteen is smashed by flying
bit. He has escaped. Shell TO the left
two wounded Right I'm the center this
time-no one hurt, by miracle. Five
gre wounded now, and we patch them
up with first aid bandages. The rest
OF us look at each other. Whose turn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-10
! HUMOR, PATH0S
FROM EUROPE'S
Soldiers Become FataIists.
ANGELS Have No Nation"
Says Wounded
German.
- CORRESPONDENTS at the front

@ORRESPONDENTS at the front
or marooned in obscure places
~ while the great European con-
flict RACES manage daily TO get
through some grlmly humorous or trag-
ic side lights of the war. Here are
some OF the best that have come over
the cables or by mail:
Vivid is the description Of life on the
battlefield as given in a letter from a
French soldier printed in the Figaro.
Shrapnel searching in deadly gusts
over infantry which can do nothing but
wait, card games in the trenches, he
role cook details who every day march
from their shelters back to the kitch.
ems under fire all the time-these are
incidents related by the 'piou-piou."
He writes:
Spades are trumps-the king of
hearts / cut.
do not think that am writing this
on the marble topped table Of cafe
while a quiet game of cards is going
on. No; the Germans are two kilo-
meters away from us, and my COM
rades, their loaded pieces beside them.
are playing a few hands Of MANTLE Ga
popular French card game) in the
trenches while waiting.
'"They have been waiting for six days
Courage Is Not Enough.
at IS not sufficient for soldiers to be
courageous. They must also have pa.
tience-lots Of patience. For war today