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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
EXTRAORDINARY NDUCENENIS
AT
FREDENHEIM'S
Millinery i Dress Trimming Establishment
FOR THIS WEEK.

cases BLACK FELT HATS and BON
NETS, all good shapes and perfect, AZ
soc:
10 different stylish shapes In coors, all per.
?, latest sly les FRENCH FELT HATS and
BONNETs from SIC 75c.. and 81:
All the latest shapes for Misses and Children
in scarlet, Cardinal, brown, navy, and
garnet; ....,s ....,.,..,,,,
HATS in velvet, plush, astrachsn SC, at
less than manufacturer prices;
Another line OF those NELVErEESS In
black and colors from 25c, up;
9ILK-FINISHED VELVETEENS suitable
for finest dress goods equal TO SILK vel
vet, black sDd coiors. 22 inches wide, at
sc worth SIC;
BLACK ard COLORED SILK VELVETS.
extra quality, Of reduced prices; ,.u
10 and 2O-incn BLACK and COLORED
SILK NELVETS. very best quality, all
shades. at importers prices;
a. pieces SILK PLUStiES, ~ and 2O'inch,
all colOIe and black, very best quality,
srkIPFD and FANCY VELvErs and
PLCSHkS-an Immense assortment for
MiniDery and Dress parposes-at less
than New York prices:
NARAB BOUT MOSS. ASTRACHAN, CHE.
NILE pRhSS RIMMlN GS IN silk and
worsieds-the largest assortment best
designs and lowest prices OF euy mouse
this side OF New YORK:
BEADED PASSAN ESTERlES. GINP3.
GALLONS. DROP TRAININGS Of ali
descriptions and styles very large vnrie.
", less than importers prices;
BEA AIDED DRk rS SETS. Il = Il ID
FLOI NClNGS BEADED LACES OF all
Gescr pi ops at prices to suit the wants
OF all customers:
OSTRICH and FANCY FEATHER9.-We
have the largest snd most varied aSSOrt-
ment that can be found anywhere and
at prices that defy competition; former
Is manufacturing these goods In New
York for eight years.
RIBBONS In satin and velvet. and SILK
RIBBONS OF all descriptions and
widths al the lowest prices.
CORSETS.-We have nifty different sty es,
all OF the best makers and filters, every
one bone, and warranted TO give salts.
faction, from 40c.
Remember, SPECIAL BARGAIN-DAYS.
balance OF this " eek. and II will do you
good 10 pay us visit;
Closing out our own i'm pOrtatlon PATTERN
HATS al soc. on the dollar.
rradt supplied at FREDENHEIMS,
uo2l.su, TuS1h Gil east Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
rup p1nHMOND OVERWHELMINGLY. DECEMBER 8. 1886

the helix Of baudpbone, cat,sine them %
act simultaneously and In concert with
each other by winding the coils 10 the same
direction and using carbon diiphragm
with three carbon contacts, enabling the
usc Of q large amount OF battery. sun.
DAYS test was msde with three cells. For
short distance no battery whatever Is re-
auired, the automatic dynamo current be-
ing sufficient 10 articu'afe win great dis.
tinctnsss and steadiness. The inventors
cain that they can talk from New York To
san Francisco With The same distinctness
as shown In Sundays test. A caveat has
been issued on the new instrument, and
the patept.ofcc Is now considering an APP
nlicatiou for a patent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

stream. II required year or two o.
Democratic Administration TO wear Oh
sectional prsjuuiccs, and convince tho pro.
rIe Of the north thxt the South was part
Of the country and not = foreign enemy
No doubt Democratic Administration
has had something 20 do with bringing
northern capital into the South. Buto con.
temporary should remember that the south
crn boom started ss soon as the several south
crn States were enabled 10 throw OF, as Tar
as their own governments were concerned,
the Radical yoke. This fact as much as
anything else renders 1t certain that the
South will remain solid against Republican
misrule.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

ar With sppars ntiy no cause nj oil. ohiiis
and fever, thought To be cured, germlnatss
and tsfiuctifes In the system. This giaV
: nopg distsses cannot be laid out With quo
ripe. The opiy way TO give IL a fiusi snd
The hatiopsi entidofe 10 miasme poison
HOsfttief's Stomach Bitters. which roo's | I
Ont com pletely. The process OF cure Ia OF
course much easier ~ the Biiters Is used ss .
persors who are not acquainted with the
naiufe OF the ~ N ptoms are sotpetl nes In
error Ms to their CO use and neglect the 81 N.
pie end pleasant remedy. OF nj others best
suited 10 check the progress ~ this dresdss
soiou,ntis IN, najariOus localities will
moreover, act the part OF wisdom N they use
the BitieIs rs pieos native: rheumatism.
eonstipation. biIiousness. Indigestion and
Kidney troubles are removed BY tho BIT
fera. de 7.tu, th(w)&ss
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
Important 20 Travellers.

When you visit New York stop at the
Buckingham Hotel, Fifth avenue. kept on
the European plan. Very centrally located
for either transient or permanent guests |;
near the Grand Central depot, and quite
accessible by either elevated or surface rail.
roads, also by stages which pass the door
every few minutes. THIS magnificent hotel
is elegantly furnished, aud has splendid
public parlors for ladies and gentlemen,
smoklng-rooms, blliard-rooms, private
dinlng-rooms, &C., &c. 1t has rooms vary
ing in price from 81 per dav upwards |;
also, superior accommodations for families
Wishing to make either long or short stays.
The restaurant Is unsurpassed and the
prices reasonable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
THALHIMER BROTHERS
DECEMBER GREETING TO THEIR PATRONS.

being
will
In
The
marked for h
tbaf ranno
m made n .
wool
10 the
peyerb eep zee
mtotsl the
3 $
L.
C,aT $40 worth $40
XTRE , n A n 4
AI-PI
or themselves inc seH
and o
THALI/ANER BROTHERS,,
FIFTH AND BROAD STREETS.
de
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

The Cincinnati Commercial Gozette is
advocating a new crusade against United.
States-SenatOr PAYNE, OF that State. TO
what goods EvARTs and LOGAN have
taken their position In that case. The Sen.
ate has decided it once. tits settled. What
new evidence can be ofleredi None. Mr..
HALsTEAD is a malignant. That's all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
The Nashville Ameriean SAYS /:

"Tbe boom In southern industrial enter
prizes Is exciting comment oil over the
country. The surplus capital Of the north.
erp States, which has heretofore suubhed
Che South, and blledly refused TO profit By the
wonderful opportunities for profitable In
vekfmeLt Ltid out from this section, IL now
flowing In this direction In . steady
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

This time 1t was the printer. He made
us Say yesterday that 1t would help the
State "some" for the taxpayers to buy
coupons at SO cents and pay them at 100,
when We wrote that it would help the
State none"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

.'some OF the grave and reverend states
men OF the Senate fell fast asleep while the
Presidents message was being read
They should not have taken their cold tea
80 soon In the morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

No objection will be urged to giving Lii
IBERIA one OF our alleged war vessels, pro.
yided 1t is proposed to give BILL CHANDLER
along with IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

"The fellows who believe that every man
has his price as q general thing can be bought
dirt cheap" And the man who buys them
will get swinded at that.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

"It is currently reported that diamonds
have been discovered near Paducah, Ky"
1t would he safe to wager that the rest OF
the pack IL not far off.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

Some Of the papers are booming THOMAS
Il. CoNsERY, formerly managing editor OF
the Herald, for Minister TO Turkey. Our
own opinion Is that the Sultan needs edit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

The Providence journal says: "Gene-
raj BuTLKR is an able lawyer, but now he
knows what kind Of client he is when he
employs himself" II he now knows him.
self as Others know him, he is disguised.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
DRUNKENNESS

on the LIQUOR habit Can BE- Cured without
beRuoN Ittzruf he Patiently Admin
istering Dr. Hain,. Golden Specinc.
u INSTANTLY destroys al; appetite for
Alcoholic lquoiH Can be secretly admin
iefpted in cOiiee. tea. or any article OF food.
e. pu 90 lquOI iiEe.G win : fNEk-FAll.-
INGrfsulfs Thousands OF drunhsrds hass
been cuIti VINO to-day believe they quit
dliukipg OF their own free viii En'Orsei
by eyery body bat saloon-keepers tnrsais
b. T. ROihRI~ BAKER
9Ie cast Main street.
70 Ie-eOfl56t Richmond. Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

The President discusses the numerous
subjects which claim his attention in
plain, business way, and most OF his sug-
cestions are wise and conservative. We
need not rccapiiulale them here, a the alb
stract OF the message published yesterday
mas been read by all those who care for
,uch details. As whole the message will
commend Itself to the country at large for
the tone OF moderation and fairness which
charactcriZes IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
BRIEF CON- NEN1.

Even the British Government will think
more kindly Of the Fcnian Brotherhood
when it is known they have fired Rosa.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

We have the Dec amber No. OF The South
ern Clinic. c. A. BRYCE, NJ. d., editor and
proprietor, Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
THINKS HE WANTS A SECOND TERN.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Rep1
The second message OF President Ceye-
land shows clearly that he has reached a
stage where the visions Of a second term
and the consideration Of the means OF Oh.
tanning it are ever present to his mind.
The main points upon which the message
rises to the dignity of discussion are the
tariff, silver, and perhaps the Indian ques-
fion
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
tIsE TAXES.

OFFICE or CITY COLLECTOR.
RICHNoSp, November 80. 1853.
This OFFICE WILL BE OPEN
DAILY
between the hours Of 0 O'Clock \. =. auI s
O'Clock Y. VI. from the
l5lH TO TIE 3lsr DAY OF DECEMBER
1855. INCLUSIVE,
for the purpose OF receiving from al pee
cons
TAXEs DUE TIE CITY or RrIN ND.
ANY person who shall fan tops Bis H'Nr'
within the time so limited will be I.s ''.'i
delinquent, and viii be charged . p'nt .yoi
FIVE PER CENT. and later.st a. ile r,'a
OF per centum per snnun.
a. H. WOOD~)N
de- lin cry Collector
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
UNPRETESTlOUs AND PATRIOTIC.
lNeW York Times. Kep.l

on the whole the message is one to which
hardly any exception can fairly be taken,
being unprctentious, patriotic, straight
forward, and busincss-like. His reference
TO civil.scrvice reform shows that he does
not IN the least swerye from his earnest
faith in the value Of the system established.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

Wherever an external remedy can be
applied salvation Oil will reach the case
% cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
LSssG, CGsfASg. 80.
ADNEATIsIS. AGENCY.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
- fur q check fOr twenty do.lsns Sc DO
mint atsn-lLe adVett isrmeLf 40 4 100000
Issues og leading American u"Nsptl~ q, ahI
con pete the WORK witnin ten ttts lnis
- ~ the rate Of only uu1 n.fn ~ cent
line for 900 circu atou' iEs aiNrr So
M Ut Wiil appear ~ nui SINCE ''lr @, HNg
10 Dsr. and couseuut GfiI te PLACED Dee
,oIo one million frrent D. 80 tiri our
chakeis-or FIET MILLION ~ tnE = III li :
trl.c. as Il somet.m's STATED. tltt every
newspaper Is looked NJ b. 1se p'rs'ns Ga
an average. Ten lines "il accom- l-ol i,'
about seventy.rye NoiGs. A'uI'ts. ~.
copv M advertt .euent Aui cu,ck. or ornd
so ceuts for book ONO pace
GFORGh =. RON Eli & 60.
10 spruce street. Now lofk.
no 2l-d swSwtDc<7
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
NOIENUNIT1 IVH VILANNE'7@s
FLORIDA Times. Union, DEM.

Like all President Clevelinds State pa
pers, The message is noteworthy for clear
ness and force Of statement and Tor uu-
adorned and unstudied grace OF style: IL
is very able review Of the public aifIrs
Of the country, and has the unmistakable
tone OF candOr and sincerity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
THE MESSAGE.
WHAT soxx LEADING PAPERS HAVE
TO GAY.
Various opinions on the Documsnt-Dsm-
ocratic and Independent commenda-
tions and Republican snarls.

We extract the following comments
upon the Presidents message from our
exchanges:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
ISaYannah News, Dem.l

The Presidents message, which we pub
fish in full this morning, can hardly fail to
be read with interest by all classes. IL is
an able and comprehensive State paper,
touching upon all important public qne'.
tons, making recommendations where
they are pertinent. and giving brief but
ineligible statement Of the main points
of the workings Of each OF the depart
mpnts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
PILES. FISCULA, &c.

DILES, FISTULA. AND ALL Dis
l. EASES OF The kECrUM SpEEOiLf
CITRtY WITHOUT TIE USE OF KNIFE.
LIGATURk, OR CAUsTIC, WITHOUT
PAIN OR DETENTlON FROM BUSINESs
Many years OF my life have been devoted
TO the study and treatment OF tho diseases
n entioned and withio the past Few years
have diecoy cred remedies that enable me
10 assert that they can be cured w,thou,
combining the patient TO bed-witnout pain
or Inconvenience.
TO those afflicted shall be glad to de-
mopstrate the truth OF these assertions.
Consultation aud examination free.
W. n. SMITH, NJ. D.,
All north Ninth street.
de 4 Sa, TudTalzt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
MILITARY NOTICES.
A CSEM ENfs.

A CADEMY OF MUSIC.
THREE NIGHTS ONLY, commencing
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9rH.
MATlNEkB FRIDAY and SATURDAY at
ppm
The popular comedian, BENJAMIN MA.
GlNLEY. in his great creation. Uncle
Bartlett" In Belasco's comedy. drama,
MAY BLOSSOM.
presented with new special scenery and An
excellent company, under the management
Of GuSTANE FROHMAN
Next week. 1UESDAY and WEDNES.
DAY. Howorth's GRAND HIBERNICA.
1HURSllAI, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY,
DADS GIRL.
secure your seats. Prices OF admission,
is rs IS ard soc DAG
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
EnnQPnl HOfIe0a.

The funeral OF BLAIR WINSTON will
take place from the second Baptist church.
corner OF Main and sixth streets. TO-DAY
Thursday, December 9th. at IL O'Clock
noon.
The funeral OF GRACE, infant daughter
OF Mary Evelyn and Isaac = Tower, Will be
attended from the residence OF her parents,
80 100 south First street. THIS Thursday
MORNING at ii O'Clock. friends OF the
family are invited to be present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
N T. STES.s-

NOTICE is II EREBY GIVEN
~ thatthe annual meeting ofthe STOCK
HOLDERS OF the RICHMOND AND ALL g.
GHANY RAILROAD COMPANY will be
held at the company's Office, Richmond,
Va. on TUESDAY following the second
Monday. being the l4TH DAY OF DECEM-
Der NEXT, 1885, at IL NJ, for the purpose
of electing a Board OF Directors TO serve
one year and for the transaction OF any
other business that may be brought before
the meeting. f.. X LELAND.
Secretary Rich mond and Allegheny Rail-
road Company. no 30-td
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
hey ESTABLISHED IN l843.
tde o.eodl

ESy ESI n bLlSt1ED I'm loto.
OSCAR CRAM & CO.,
IMPohTERs AND DEALERS IN
FINE WINES, LIQUORS, AND CIGARS.
beg leave to call attention TO their large
stock OF the aforementioned goods, most
OF which are OF their own importation from
the first houses in Europe.
sHERRIES OF many different qualities,
nom the lower to the very finest grades;
MADEIRAs from ten to fifty years old;
BRANDIEs, vintsges nom 1877 TO 1884.
Their stock OF fine RYE, BOURBON. AND
SCOTCH WHISKEYS, JAMAICA AND ST.
CROIX Rum, APPLE AND PEACH BRAN
DIES, Is not surpassed by any house In this
citv. de 5-tDe3t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
Dividends.
DIyIDEND NOTICE.

At meeting OF the BOARD or d.
RkCTORs OF THE RICHMOND. FkEDE.
RICH BURG, AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
COMPANY, held November IL 1855. IL
was Ieeolved that o dividend OF Six PER
ONT upon The common cap tai stock OF
his company, and upon It's dividend ooli-
gallons, be declared for the year endins
septem Der 80. 1850, payable on and after
January /. 1857, to stockholders OF record
on the hooks OF the company ~ the date OF
December 20. 1883. from which date 10 shs
sd OF January. 1887, the books OF transfer
shall be- closed. J. h. WINSTON,
de 4, eodtJal Treasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
7 EtIsN TFTVHs
New York Herald, Ind. ]

II is good message-clear, plain, not
100 long, and the facts II sets forth are such
a. may make every American Justly proud
Of his country and happy that he belongs to
Il. II the gentlemen in Congress will agree
together to carry out Mr.. Cieyeland'S re.
concentrations and suggestions they will
do themselves credit aud will stand better
with their constituents and the country
than many Of them do now.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
iPhila deiphia Inquirer, lud.I

Philadelphia inquirer, Iuu'I
The message OF the President TO the Con.
oress of the United states, presented 10 thil
body Yesterday. IS a plain, direct, business
lie document. such AS that which the
steward OF vast interests and the controller
Of important affairs would present OF ms
stewardship. IL is not characterized ny tne
cruces Of rhetoric nor Illuminated, except
leIe and there, by the wisdom OF profound
craftsmanship; bot that which II lacks W
either Of these particulars is compensated Tor
~ lis comprehensiveness. The message Is
fairly exhaustive OF the policy and the ope-
ratlons Of the present Adminlstr ltion during
The passing year, and he who reads IL cam
moi fail to know pretty much all that tue
Government has done and failed to do, ana
what 1t would like to do during the coming
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
EPILEPSY FITS.

One dear to me. as well o. very many
Others / know OF having been CUHfp o,
TVS terrible disense, Will, Tor humanifys
SAKE, send the receipt tree %, al change to
any one addressing
MRS. l.. BECKLEK
1884 Vine street,
50 2S-eodsm6W3m Philadelphia. "a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
New York Eyening Post, Rep.I

President Cleycland's public utterances
have thus far compared very fayorably with
those of his recent predecessors, both IN
slyle and method. He touches on nothing
which he does not understand and proiiers
no opinions which have not the ring OF SIM
cerIty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09
COLD COMFORT TO sPoILsaEN.
fph,Iadelphia Times, Ind.l

In his allusion to civil-service reform the
President gives cold comfort to the spoils'
men. lie not only reiterates his determl'
nation TO stand by his promises upon teis
subject, but shows that reform OF tins
Kind is an imperative necessity In order TO
enable public officials to attend to public
business. His reference to the civiling spirit
which assails the reform, both from open
enemies snd from pretended friends. is par
ticularly trenchant and effective, and his IN.
vocation OF the ungrudging support OF
Congress in sustaining the law will have
response from all true patriots.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-10

that were very hard to fit in nicely, and in
stead of persevering until they were right
she hurried them in any way, saying to
herself, 4" ooh, well, it won't matter if such
little bits are crooked. 1t will look we'll
enough"
But it looked very bad, the crooked
pieces spelling the whole page.
When her father looked at the book he
said, "Im very much obliged to you,
George; but-I'm afraid my little girl
hasn't very straight eye"
sob, yes I have, papa" said George.
81 know those pieces are little crooked,
but it was so very little, thought you
wouldn't mind"
Her father said nothing more, but he
never aeked her again to paste in pieces,
and once when he brought out the book
to show certain political article to a
gentleman he was talking with, she no.
ticed he turned the botched page over
very quickly, us if he was ashamed of it.
That is about the way George does
everything, and if she does not break
herself of this bad habit of doing things
just any way at all, she is not likely to
grow up to be very useful and reliable
Presbyterian.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-10
BETTER THAN WISHING.

"Jf could only have what want by
wishing for it, how happy should ber
Such is the thought of many boy who
has been reading the adventures Of
aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" Oh
porting over some modern fairy tale
Stop moment, my boy, and try to pict-
ure such life for yourself. Just see
how, shorn of all need for effort, it would
soon pail and lose its interest. In this
human life of ours, the necessity of toll
adds to the delight of possession. A
bunch of crisp radishes gathered for the
tea table from your own garden plot
upon which you have bestowed much
labor, possesses for you an interest be-
yond any other radishes. The little doll
chair fashioned by you for your sisters
new doll may be much clumsier than the
elaborate toys furnished by the shops;
but the interest of making it, and the
pleasure with which brothers and sisters
watched it's progress have given it val
ne in your eyes far beyond that of any
"boughten" toys. When next you are
inclined to ask for any good, thank God
that you have the power of laboring for
it, and remember that sit is only good
for God to create without tolls. s..
Advocate.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-10
SPIDER-SHOWERS.

Gilbert White records in his "History
of Selborne," that in 1741 he saw shower
of spiders, which continued for nearly a
whole day. Mr.. Darwin saw one in 1882,
while at sea, and each spider was sup
ported by tiny parachute, composed of
few threads of almost invisible gossa-
mer. A writer in Chambers Journal
describes as follows spider-shower he
saw in September, 1875
"On the morning of the shower there
had been some electrical disturbance.
There had been one loud peal of thunder,
but no rain.
"About ten A. NJ, noticed small spiders
running over my coat-sleeves, and had to
brush off several trails of gossamer web.
Looking round, found that brick
walls, houses, branches of trees, etc., had
these webs dangling from them, and that
other gossamer- webs were continually
falling from above, and adding TO the &C.
emulation.
"By midday, long fence was festooned
from point to point of its triangular rail
tops with ribbon-like ladder of gossa-
mer and this was growing broader and
broader as the tiny creatures kept rum
ming along this ladder, each increasing
the breadth by adding its own contribu-
ton OF another silken thread.
"All along this ladder the little strang-
ers were running in an excited and hur-
rIed manner, as if they had lost their way,
and had got into a strange country.
"Some, in travelling over their impro-
vised road, made mistakes, and got into
bordering webs of the garden spiders,
where they were speedily devoured.
"About ! P. NJ, the clouds cleared of
the sun shone out, and noticed that
some of the spiders had begun to re-
ascend into the atmosphere.
"Fixing my eyes upon one OF them,
observed that as it left the gossamer
pathway, it selected clean spot on the