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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-14

After Cortez conquered the Az.ecs and
established himself III the valley Of Mex
leo, the Tarascans sent ambassadors &c
him and asked for teachers who would
instruct them how to approach and make
terms with the all powerful Christian
gods. The Spaniard forwarded mission
aries. who turned the Tarascans by thou
sands from their idols and baptized them
into the Catholic faith. The Tarascans
became allies Of the Spaniards, paid tri-
butte and were loyal. When Nino Dc
Guznan, the first president of the first
andeacia, as the Spanish form Of gov
crnment was called, started out 10 con-
quer the country Of Jalisco, on the west
crn coast Of Mexico, lac called on the
calzontzin. the king of the Tarascans, t.
furnish 10000 warriors and a vast
amount of gold and silver. The
calzontzin promptly supplied the men,
but told the president he could
not furnish all the gold. Guzman
affected 20 disbolievc Inn and burned
HIM, at tho same time torturing many
subordinate officials OF the Tarascan
dynasty 10 make them reveal the sup
posed hiding place of the treasure. The
1'arascan dynasty fell the aftrighted
Indians hid among the hills and noun
tains about Lake Patzcuero. They have
never forgotten that awful persecution.
The good Bishop Quiroga spent lis life
trying to undo the mischief wrought by
Guzman. He won the Tarascans back
to the faith and to great personal love of
himself, but the portion of the country
they inhabit has been the breeding place
of so many revolutions that 1t las become
known in Mexican history as 1.-THE cradle
of liberty. Cor. Globe-DemCcrat.
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WOMkN'S WORK AND PAY.
How Production Is Produced at the tx
pense 81 Human Flesh and Blood.


at Is not true a." said a well known
woman engaged in the amelioration OF
the condition Of women, that steam
power applied 10 sewing machines les-
sens the labor Of the operatives. 1t
merely increases production. When foot
power WAS used the operator could rest.
in a measure. by working at a slower
pace. With steam power no such lati-
tEde is possible. IL is a continual drive
Ia keep up. a half hour Is allowed for
lunch. Occasionally three or four min
utcs are allowed absence by permission
from the room. hut minute over tins
time brings its fine. The contractors for
cheap work give out the finishing Of
coats by the dozen for four cents each.
The finishing of coat Is understood TO
mean everything but the machine work.
\ mother and daughter, coat finishers,
by working fourteen hours a day were
able to finish a dozen each. That is to
say, twcuty-oight hours labor earned
ninety-six cents This Is a good record
for such work.
Goat iinishers, continued the re-
former, "for such goods as are sold by the
larger Broadway houses. receive eighteen
to thirty-fivo cents How neatly and
carefully such worl: is done the wcarcrs
Of these coats know. 1t would be a very
expert worker that could finish more
than two Of these coats in an ordinary
day labor.
Coat finishing is done under contract.
I = O. II
lishcd houses 70 believe that they do not
know the conditions under which it is
done nor the prices pad The contractor
IS indeed employed to spare them thought
and annoyance III the matter Here Is
specimen casc--scventeen men and wo-
men arc huddled in "a small room There
Is q roaring fire for the irons. The room
reeks with heat aud the sieaming odor5
from the workers. These, on account of
the heat. are scarcely decently clad. The
opportunities for breeding disease and in
iocting The garments arc limilless. Il is
not only the cheap shops who endanger
tie public health.
~ woman. for making pair Of cheap
trousers, receives nine cents piece the
usual price. By working all day and
INTO the night she can make two pairs.
On the eighteen cents a day she cams she
supports herself and four little children,
for she Is widow Fully one-third Of
The working women Of this city are out
OF employment. From dag to day they
watch and follow tho weary trail Of the
advertisements in the newspapers. Such
are the changing conditions Of labor that
women who used to earn from $lJ 10 SIS
a week as feather curriers' can now make
but from so to Sl2 . week. The same
rate Of decrease IS seen in other trades
New York Evening sun.
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\ Play I'm Prison.

"Of all the experiences | ever had,
remarked Annie Russell, 1.-THE most
sineuhr was when ! was a child playing
in juvenile 'Pinafore' company We
were 10 give a performance on Christmas
day in Auburn pcnityEtiary before the
couvicts. shall never forget the feel
ing chat came over me as / passed
through those frowning gates. We
dressed behind screens on all imprOyised
stage. and while we were so occupied we
heard the wardens speaking to and ar
ranging the prisoners. | had never be-
fore heard human beings spoken 10 50
roughly When | came out upon the
stage and saw that sea OF faces, many Of
the most repulsiye type, ana knew that
nearly every crime had its representative
there, ] could scarcely go on. At first
their laughter was terrifying. 1t was
so coarse it seemed bestial rather than
human. But little by little the charm Of
the music and the sight oi the fresh
young faces softened them. They quoted
down. till from their behavior ore could
scarcely have told them from an ordinary
audience. And at Mst saw many weep
my and some sObblng almost conyul-
sively. IL WAS "a wonderful experience,
and 10 not regret having known it, but
| do not think anything could tempt Ine
To 90 through 1t again. New York
Tribune
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In "A French Insane Asylum.

The expressions of insanity, however
varied their form, are not interesting TO
the specialist unless they give indications
of mood differing from those character
izing q mental state already .classed.
.Aubertin. the would-be murderer Of VI.
Jules Ferry, belongs to the very common
class OF which the larger half of his
family of insane is composed-the gen
eral paralytics. The symptoms are cas-
lily distinguished Come and see for
yourself, said the professor, who had
spied four women under the guidance Of
a nurse passing before the window. We
met them as they entered tire hall.
"Well, where are you golngf" he asked
one of them. ITO fetch the soup, an
swered the woman addressed. with a
slight hesitation Of speech. Nov
watch her walk, said the professor 10
me as the little procession moved on. |
noticed the same incertitude of motion as
of speech. These are the symptoms
whereby 10 distinguish the general para
lytic, whether his illness manifests itself
under the form of hypochondria, melan-
cholia, mania, mOnomania, Juror, hallu-
cinaton, or softening Of the BRAIN
Paris Cor. New York Post.
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The Horse Cars of Russia.

At Moscow and st. Petersburg the
street cars are similarly constructed 10
those IN Paris, but are a little larger
They are almost as long rs the passenger
coach on a steam rOad--have double
decks, or two stories, and accommodate
over sixty passengers without crowding.
A stairway winds up at the rear Of the
cars leading 10 the long seats above, over
which is wooden roof OF canopy, and
the passengers have the privilege Of a
seat in the breeze above or In the in
closure below, the latter being like the
interior of American street cars. Eight
horses are used when there is snow ON
the ground, four of them being hitched
abreast In the summer four horses, two
abreast, do the pulling. Three men run
the cara conductor, driver and man
who rides the off horse hitched in the
rear The driver rings bell cOntinu-
ously, and when any one attempts 10
cross the track in Gloss proximity he
rings more vigorously and rails Ill several
languages. The fare is usually twenty
kopecks which is about ten cents. The
street cars in Russia are not old institu-
tons and are not very literally patronized.
- Philadelphia Times.
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How PAPER car Wheels Are blade.

Richard Y Alloa. pe inventor of the
paper car whocl. is b.. Town just now. He Is
here TO Inoc. George Pullman When Allen
made his first set of popcr car wheels III 1869
he was laughed at. and 70 was with difficulty
that he got the use Of wood cor for ST.
months 10 test bis invention. Tho Pullman
Palace Car company gave him his first order
for 100 wheels in 1871, end a few years later
the Allen Paper Car Wheel company made
Il, 900 such wheels in one year. One of the
first sets Of wheels experimental with under
a sleeper is now on exhibition in Hudson, y.
Y. 1t has o record OF 3O), 900 miles travel.
Only the body Of the wheel is OF paper.
The material is caoudered rye straw
board, OF thicS paper, made at Morris,
Ills. This is sent % the works IN circular
sheets Of % 40 inches in diameter Two
men standing by piles Of these rapidly brush
over each sheet an even coat of flour paste,
until there arc a dozen Of them, which make
"A layer The layers are subjected TO by
drau.ic press, with "a pressure Of 800 tons
After various other manipulrions several of
these twelve shoe. layers are pasted together,
until there are formed circular blocks con-
tanning 30 10 lCJ sheets each, compressed 70
Il or l. inches thickness. just the size to
fit the inner circle Of the tire Chicago
journal
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Tho Camera nf Hnme.

1t is believed that in time Photographic
apparatus will become part Of the general
household furniture Its use will be as dis
tinct a 9ource Of pleasure and profit as tel
escope Or a tennis set Besides the fun to be
derived from tal.in- portraits OF ones friends,
il would be the dearest comfort TO those at
distance 10 have illustrated letters from
home. II Is the cas- est thing imaginable 10
buy the dry platos by the dozen, and when
the arrangement OF an apartment Is changed,
an entertainment IN process, additions made
TO the houge or grounds or any OF the num-
berless little variations going on that make
charmingly presented 10 the absent ones by
means of the camera. Now Orleans Times
DeIuO.rar
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Tobacco Market.
RICHMOND. Va. March Is

business on Change yesterday and to-
day was OF most undressing char
acter with sales Of six packages OF old
wrappers distributed among three sellers.
4 few fine filters were sold, but for the
rest the trade was very dull. Receipts
are very light, and neither the weather
nor the unsettled tax business IS con-
ducive 10 lively transactions. Planters
are Lusy with tobacco plant-patches, so
the interior markets are doing very little.
Several Western factories have closed up
for better trade, while the leading hurley
brands have been again advanced. Dam
Vile is booming big tobacco fair for
this fail, and pushing a bonded ware
house scheme Oxford, y. G. is rejoicing
over new railroad connections, and is
taking q fresh start as "A fine tobacco
centre OF sale. The planters journals
arc full OF tax articles and ninetcnths
favor the tax repeal and yet Congress
does not know how OF will not act TO re-
licye the trade. II was reported that
Messrs Allen & Ginler had shut down.
We learn that they are only awaiting the
arrival of some necessary cards and
labels TO 20 ahead on.
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III GRAVE AT HOME.

i-hc maid who binds her warriors sash
With smile TIA. wei hey pain disserib'os,
Whiic bfcath ;hc dropping lash
one starry tcarirop hangs and trembles,
Though heaven a.osc socords the tear,
Aud fame shau never Know her stony
Her heart hos shel % drop as dear
A9ecr beloved The Geld OF glory.
III wife who girls her husbands sword
MID lf;lc ones who weep or wonder
And braycly spcaks ne cheering word,
wha, though hcr heart be rent esUuder.
Doomed nisll, IN acr dreams T. hear
Tho to,ts % death Ground him rattle,
Hlih shed sacr,i blood ~ Ger
Was pourcl WON tAe hcid Of batlle
Tho mother who ccnccab her grief
While 70 her breast her son she presses,
Thcn breathe - brave words and brief,
kissing the I.u1ot brow she LleSses
With no one hut her cecrct God
TO know Ne pain hat weigh upon her,
Sheds holy Llool as ccg the sod
Received Oh freedom field Of honor
It Buchanan Read.
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Patholosicaly considered, the electric cur
rent has been and is doing vast amount Of
good, and physic, of the highest repute
do not to-day consider themselves fully pro-
vidcd with the quota u their requisites until
they have Il standard set of instruments.
Electricity is by tA-m applied 10 nervous dis
orders, and by surgeons IN cautery 70 great
advantage
But why not 70 q step farther 1t Is a fact
that properly applied. the electric current
eifectually destroys all disease germs in i'm
pure water Then why not destroy similar
germs and organisms IN cellular pathology I
Why not apply tins attribute TO the extinc-
ton OF all cancerous growths and skin or
tissue diseases There - room in the sugges-
tion for much interesting experiment We
do not mean elcctro-cautcry, but the applica-
ton Of what We may term electrolysis TO
organic life, and It's resolution into its harm
less elements.-Elcctrical Review
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Bangs for COlofcd Bellies.

AL the world does not know that there are
hair stores in New York where colored bellies
can fit themselves out in artificial bangs,
switches and knots all ready to set on. These
institutions are few, 10 bc sure, and are
located on unpretentious avenues and humble
streets; but they undoubtedly fill very
noticeable "long felt want" The hair used
In the manufacture OF these things Is blackcr
than Egyptian night, 'ery shiny, aud seems
10 lend itself TO the kinhiug process with the
greatest abandon W|ore does it come from
Echo answers "wLe.er The propretress Of
one Of these stores, on being questioned,
evaded the point In fact she said She didn't
know. Sho bought It Of a dealer Where he
got II she could not tell Anyhow, it is long
enough 10 put into respectable switches and
hraids and would go u good distance iii en-
HANGING the attractiveness OF ladies OF color.
New York Press Every Day Talk
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&C. HIGH, 1898 f. Nam street. Watches an,
loWelry neatly repaired.
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Useiess and Dangerous Animals.

1t is a consolation to know that while
mans selfishness, as well as idiotic folly,
is obllterating the elk antelope and
buffalo, as web as depopulating the
streams of finny inhabitants, great deal
is also done annually to rid the world Of
animals OF a more useless and dangerous
sor:. Twenty thousand rabbits the other
day were corraled, by men, women and
children, in one of the valleys of Cali
fornia, and killed. Thousands more es-
capped, but the rabbits were sufficiently
reduced to make agriculture possible for
the coming year. There is no section Of
the civilized world where man fails now
to fairly cope with dangerous animals,
unless it be with the snakes of southern
Asia. Globe Democrat.
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Exhibition of st. limos Fire.

A remarkable exhibition Of ST. Elmo's
fire was recently witnessed by the writer
Oh the summit of the Sonnblick noun
tain. in Austria, about 10000 feet above
the sea level.
The synoptic weather chart shows that
there was ut the time a ridge Of high
pressure over central Europe, with light
and variable winds at the lower level
stations. On the Sonnblick it had rained
all day, with southwest TO southerly
gale. The pressure, which was high
nearly 207 inches, the normal being
20.3 inches, was falling irTegularly, and
the temperature was about 81 deg5.
Fahrenheit. About 6 p. IN, with a sud
den shift of the wind to the north, the
pressure rose and the temperature fell 10
30 dogs. Fahrenheit, causing rain TO
change to sleet and snow. About this
time brushes of violet light were noticed
outside the observatory upon the points
Of the lightning rod, the thermometer
cups etc, and even upon projecting
pieces of rock. From the heads OF the
observers and from their outstretched
hands similar brushes of light streamed
resembling the positive discharge from
an electric machine), accompanied by a
cracking noise and a pricklipg sensation.
THIS continued until the wind, which
meanwhile had fallen to calm, changed
its direction 10 southwest, and the press
ure became stationary. The temperature
soon rose above the freezing point, but
the snow continued to fall for some
hours Electrical Review
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Chinese Gamblers Superstitions.

Chinese gamblers are more supersti-
tious than the mass Of their countrymcn.
All cOlOrs. save white, are carefully
avoided by the owners in the walls and
decorations of their gambling rooms.
White, the color OF mourning and of the
robes worn by the spirits Of the dead,
always considered inauspciOus, is as
sociatcd with the idea of losing money,
and is believed to bring bad fortune to
their patrons, with corresponding gains
10 themselves. Even the inscriptions to
the tutelary gods are always written upon
white paper. and white candles arc
burned before his shrine instead Of the
red ones ordinarily used. Gamblers on
their way TO play fan tan will turn back
If any ono jostle5 them or they happen TO
come in contac. with any obstruction. If
a player hand encounters another's &c
he lays his stake on the table he Will not
put his money on tie number toward
which he was reaching
Gamblers refrain from reading books
before playing. and books are not re-
garded with favor in gambling houses
from the word "she" book sounding
like she" TO lose money All inau-
spicious words are avoided Thus the
almanac, Hung she, Is always called
Cut sing through unwillingness to
utter tho ominous she" This book is
Of daily use among gamblers, for in its
calendar Of lucky and unlucky days there
is special mention of the days favorable
for PLAYING aud, besides, 1T always con
tains a dream book, and they attach
much importance to the Interpretation Of
dreams. New York Times.
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Not without Hone,

IL can never be- more than sister u your
said buxom widow, tenderly, TO an Old
bachelor who had prop )sed
"Ah, madam, yes you can" lie responded,
CALAMITY. Il am not man 10 lose hope
''Yes, but l say cannot, she persisted.
you have daughters, madam, be said,
''and you may yet be my motherin-law."-
Washington Critic
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1t is, perhaps, not generally known that 1t
is absolutely essential that every maid OF
honor a; the English court should be good
horscwoman and ii correct reader Of music
at sight The favorite pursuits Of the Princess
Beatrice are riding and trying over new
music in the form u duets and no "maid'
is chosen who Is not al adept in both arts.
Demorest's Monthly.
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"Mr. Lincoln" said Dr. y. W Miner,
him in Washington during tho war, and rs
we met distinguished generals AVID senators
he gave the customary salute, but when We
met common soldier and he presented
arms, the president would rise from his seat,
take of his hat and make a bow 10 the sol
der New York Tribune.
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Hard study Not Unhealthy.

Hard study is by no means the un-
healthy factor in college life which it is
popularity supposed TO be. Professor
Pierce. of Harvard. publishes some tables
in the last tricnnial catalogue which
clearly establish the fact that the excess
OF deaths during the first ten years after
graduation is found in the class Of stu
dents whose scholastic work and attain.
ments were below the average. Even
ignOraInuses are not necessarily the
healthiest or the longest lived. Chicago
Times.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
cr.,, and Cotton Exchange.

Grain 0nd COttOH III
RICHMOND, Va, March Is.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
Wheat $40 bushels.
Grass seed 1872 bushels.
SALES REPORTED To SECRETARY.
Wheat White, bushels fair at 0Oc.
Mixed. $50 bushels very good on priNa
terms Longberry, 100 bushels common Oh
Orchard grass seed.-ll0 bushels at ii 70.
COTTON REPORT.
Market unsettled.
Quotations. -Middling, l0c low mid
ding, 9;c.: good ordinary, 1'l6c.
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GROCERIES AND LIQUORS
FOR THE "LENTEN SEASON

MACk sREL. something very ancar, o.,
StnMoN. saifed, smoked. spicef. anff'.
nhkkl NGS. roe, smoked. ami oipl.rf '''
toDtlSu, extra nne aud bOre.c,.
ANCHONlS. In salt and ln oil.
sAhl-lNES, French. Russian. and Small,
Ions Eh, fresh In csn,aad pickle. m. Xxx
MACAhONI, Spsguetfl ana N,rul..., .'''.
APhll OTIS, Z esh in cans and tNat. 100
PEACHES, fresh In cans. e,atoiaf.+ Il.
sun drlcd 'Ni
APPLkS, eyaponted and sun-droI
- fht Me-, great variety of Fu.roh ,.t
Turkish. '' hll
PhCNELLEs, Italian. sklnnet. anff,..,
LIMA BEANS, California. dri u. ana f,'..
in cans. ''''l
BEANS IN cans. N'
French anf 4 mesii, GREEN PPAs Ir..-.
Dried SPLIT, GREEN. and BiACkfyt
PEAS d" BE- D 2
LENTILSaud WHITE KIDNEY RFAN.
English and domestic PRESERVES. t.,.
fire '.v
srILTON. RoQU EFFORT. srd ppfr
tHtE>t. Our celebrated nye yeart.I
PREMIUM MIli~k ENH scll. .t| L.. s.-.
a gallon ~ HERMANN ~CiINI|
~ ASD be BROAD, CORSER Fifru -rtt.-
ifInf. Do
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{. EyEhsEN. Proprietor
FOR sAIi.

DARTlES HAVING FORFEl hp
| pledges with me must nae ilr"4i
redeem Them or pay interest on samr .-
before
THURSDAY. MARCH l5rH. l''''
as longer indulgence cannot b. auoNcl ~
Inredeemed viii be offered Tor $40 at -.-'
auction on that day. ELLIS AK AM
ql0 tast Broad s,fcel
o"'0 " tiessJ
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The dreadful billiards are made up Of
many soft and balmy breezes. Ii is the com
bination, organized into trust, as it were,
that is terrible when let loose.
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Oilicc. No 10 Nor Eianth street. Guaun.
zee 10 cure colds, rdirTIh. aid ali head and
throat troubles. Free tc-I given at oh,o.
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Women carpenters have appeared in Lon
don When one thinks about II there Is
nothing in carpenters trade that "A woman
cannot master.
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4 Nneer Irnxe.

An fpsilanti man has queer craze-that
OF collecting axes He has ninety two differ
ent kinds, and yet his wife complains Of a
scarcity Of kindlng wood.
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Dsemg Establishments:

Mrs. \. ). PYLE. SO y. Fiftnstrcet. lN,mi
cleaning, securing, ana carpet cl,un DO.
Manufacturer OF the Acme keuoului.
Mrs. II. BANNISTER. slU T.. NrOa1 sf.e.f
Lace curtains a specially,
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\. &. HOUSTON 5t B. H.r -titpt.
JOSEPH +. WINGF!EID. corner Of Laurel
and Broad streets.
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AikFIELn DAIRY formerly Wpstram). il2
y. seventh street, ari llj T.. Nam street
Fresh milh. cream, butter. tutor mi'a. and
cheese.
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OLIVER u. DYER. ga T.. Marshall street
wholesale and rcfan. Sole agent FOR ~
Cherokee Cough Drops
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Candy Manufacturers

WALTER F.. BBAUER. stall No. T. First
Market. smoked beef-tongues speciality
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1t is growing custom in Germany tc
place Christmas trees Oh the graves OF
children On many OF them are burn.
ing tapers and rich decorations.
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II Is little funny, isn't it, that draught
causes a cold, cures a cold, and pays the duo
tors bili-Philadelphi Call
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RICHMOND STEAM BAKERY. r. Adrr
proprietor. II ;. Twelfth street. Whole-e
and retail.