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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
THAT CARPET SALE
HAS BUT
One ZGleeN MLoAe,

during which We mus. sell out half OF our pres
ent assortment 80 that We can move tho stock
for Xmas Goods. II you Wsnt 10 buy any kind
OF Carpet for less than the ectual cost ~ make
here's an opportunity:
Yart-wlde Ingram Carpet l0c.;
2-ply Wool Ysrd-Wide Carpets, l2 OF the pref
test patterns Of tho season, now 5oc. yard;
Tho best grade Of Moqusnes At si.25 yard;
The 81 Tapestry Brussels for s5c yard;
The eOc. Tapestry Brussels for 65c. yard;
The Sc Tapestry Brussels for 5sc. yard;
The 75c. Tapestry Brussels for SOC. ysrd;
The Coo. Tapestry Bruseeis for s7Nc yard;
Yard Wide Cocoa hrtlings, Striped and Solid,
25c. yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
TOILET ARTICLES.

Tetlow's Swansiown, including a bottle Of his
celebrated Perfume for lOc:
Double Distilled superior Florida Water for the
toilet only l9c. for a hslt-pint bottle worth
s5c.
The genuine large size Turkish Bath Soap for
&C. a cake-3 SOC. n dozen:
Imported Triple-Distilled Bay Rum, tho very
best made, with patent stopper, Tor lgc.
worth 75c.:
25c Halr-Brushes for only &C.:
White Floating Soap, warranted better than tho
Ivory. for So:
Fingernail Brushes for &c. worth 25c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
BUSTLES---SPECIAL--- BUSTLE

No. Spring Wire Bustles for &c. worth 2Oc.
Tho Celebrated 25c. Lotta Busties for i5c.
The PR,snt Improved Lotts bustle, with Leather
Tips. for 23c. worth J0c.;
hxtra vide l5c. Dress koods. with Rubber at
tached-tho best Reed on tho market-for &C.. ;
Extra Large Pure Linen Fancy-Check Dinner
Napkins for 81. worth 0c.
Magnincens styles in faDle-Covots, 30 Inches
square for 43c worth 7jc.:
japanese heed Splashers for 7c. worth 25c..
Ladies' shetland shawls-all colors-for 45c.
worth 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
THE REASONS ARE PLAIN.

We buy them at tho same prices ss Go the
wholesaler. For wo buy Just a. many. Honce
it Is 20 your interest 20 buy Of us. The moro No
sell tho cheaper We can sell Don't buy yoar
Underwear wasre ihsy buy them by The dozeHs-
You want 10 come 70 q houss IKE oors shrrs
thousands OF dozens are sold q veek; shsre
ths bss, value for tho money can always oo got
ten; who're special sales are constantly going
on ; where every piece can DO seen together
for comparison
For o0-. vs sell Mons cameIs Hair shirts ohesvy
..in:sr "eishp that retail s'sr''nsr' ''''
Ladies MsrIno Vests 81 c-sssShers thsy sell
for &C..
The 81 quality msdicatsd scarlet shirts for Geo.
tleRen are nov 75e.;
Ladies' Alb Wool slssvsiess Scarlet ysse.
hlooed Jsrssy n;sins, ;ns a. sS' such 's's
svits Conds. heavy Englisa Ribbed Scarlet shirts
And Pants thas sen IN eysry furnishing store
for 81 80. az our counters for tllo oseh;
Ladies' nns quality Ribbed White Zephyr 'esss
atN;
Our a heavy Australasia Wool shirts fer oes,is-
men cannot DO sought slseshefs Tor iess
than $50:
Ladies' Jerrsy Citing Swiss Ribbed yess rith
long siseses az 80. The SANE Ness arc sold
ia other stores ss a big oargsin a. &c esch;
Ladies Heavy Neriuo snk stitched tvlnier
welghD yosss al sc. A lighter weight sanis
quality for sec:
The An Wool California Crib B;ankeis ve eel
for SIS arc worth fally s2e0
GENTLEMEN'S ATTENTION
"a called to sbs coaiiaons saving tney can ar-
c0npiisa Dy buying their f9nlshioss a. our
coanters. We are nov selling solif colof All
Wool sOcks a. 2oc. pair, quality thai usually
cells for Az.
colored Bordered Hems,ilchod HaEfkerehiefs.
lOc. each. Q quality tEat Usually soas Z for
6oc;
Whi,. aud coiorsd s1spenders q, ioc.;
p,,ye linen 4-Ply Collars 10 seven diferenf
shaies lsn ihe pesesf asa mcst styllsh)
nsuAlly sell for soe. our pLi:a oc. escn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25

new lot Of Gloria Umbrellas Our pew prices
have caused tremendous run and yon should be
one Of the many to take advantage Of such low
prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS.

Fancy Check Double-Wldth Cashmere for 81.
worth l6c.
Beautiful styles 10 Fancy-Chcck Dark.Gray
Dress Goods for NC. worth lsAc;
Single Width Honrlettag-all tho new leading
shades-for II 80 worth 20c
Double Width Fuli-Yari-Wide Henrettas-in
all the new shate-, Including Red (Which, by
tho way, makes up beautifully In Norfolk
Jackets for Ladies)--st 9Jc. worth 5Jr.;
Ga Double Width Gray Dress Flannel for iec.
worth 81
All shades in iS-nch silk Plush reduced 10 40.
Ian. Fawn, and NayysBiue ~ BroadclOths re-
ducsd from Sl.75 10 s9c. ynri;
Cable-TWill CashmOres for NC. worth lYkc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.

Double Bed Very Heavy Bed Comforts FOR 69c
worth 81:
Extra Heavy Large-Size Bod Comforts for &c.
worth si.25:
TurSey-Red Lined Comforts at &c. worth 81. 50 !:
Extra Large White Cotton Wsdding Bed Com
forts for fi2i worth -;
Fancy-Figured rurkoy-Red Bed Comforts. with
White Cotton Wsdding, for SIS worth s2.b0;
Beautiful styles in French Satin bed Comforts,
with White Cotton Waddng and Turkey-Red
Lining. for $3.50 worth 81;
Double White Blankets for csc. worth $3.50;
Half Wool white Blankets for $40 worth s.. 80;
AIl-wool III White Blankets for s.. Is worth S.;
Full l2-4 Extra Hoayy All-Wool California Blan-
kets for t4.62 worth g..
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
Nevada's Angry Tree.

In some parts of Nevada is curious
plant called the 'Angry Tree" 1t is a
native of Australia, and somewhat re-
sembles the century plant. Its name is
due to its apparent veXation at being
disturbed. When transplanted each,
separate leaf stands up in a different di-
rection, like Guills on a porcupine or
hairs on the tail of an angry cat. At
such times it gives forth an unpleasant
odor, like that of rattlesnake when
teased, and sometimes it is fully an hour
before its leaves resume their natural
condition. Another curiosity in the
plant world is peculiar kind of weed
which grows in the Arkansas Valley.
1t is shaped like ball, and varies
in size from one foot or less in diameter
to five or six feet, some specimens being
as tall as a man. When ripe these balls
snap off their stems, and go tumbling
over the prairies with every gust of
wind. They present a very strange ap-
pearance, and in the distance hunters
have mistaken them for bisons. Often
they come bounding along in hundreds
at great speed upon the hunters, who
are compelled to crowd upon the ground
to escape being hurt.-M. Y. Voice.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
Ciugston Departed in Haste.

"Matilda," fervently exclaimed the
lovelorn youth, II con no longer en-
dure this suspense and uncertainty.
must know my fate this night. For
months have carried your image in
my heart. You haze been first In my
waking thoughts, last in the reveries
that have filled my midnight vigils.
and your lovely face has been ever
present in my restless dreams when
sleep has kindly sought to ease the
burden that opprcsses me-. You have
been the-the-"
1.-THE lode-star of your existence and
the Ultima Thule of all yourhopes, Mr..
Clugston," suggested Matilda, observ-
ing that the young man hesitated.
"Why, how did you know what l was
going to sayp" he demanded in aston
ishment.
II got 1t from Lula Bilderback and
Mary Jane Wheelhouse," replied Ma
tilda; ''it's the same thing you said to
them. l can repeat the whole speech,
Mr.. Clugston. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
Fact. About Razors.

"The finest grades of razors are 90
delicate that even the famous Da-
mascus blades can not equal them in
texture" says an English exchange.
ut is not generally known that the
grain of Swedish razor is so sensi-
tive that its general direction il
changed after short service. When
you buy fine razor the grain runs
from the upper end of the outer point
in q diagonal direction towards the
handle. Constant stropping will twist
the steel until the grain appears to set
straight up and down. Subsequent
use will drag the grain outward from
the edge, so that after steady use for
several months the fiber of the steel
occupies position exactly the reverse
Of that which appeared on the day OF
the purchase. The process also affects
the temper Of the blade. and when the
grain sets from the lower outer end
towards the back you have O tool
which can not be kept in condition by
the most conscientious barber. But
here's another freak OF nature. Leave
the razor alone for q month, and when
you take it up you will find the grain
has resumed its first position. This OPP
GRAFTON can be repeated until the steel
10 worn through to the back"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
FARM AND ElREslpE.

BE careful not to put too much Paris
green on the potato vines. A tea
spoonful in fifty quarts Of water, APP
piled twice during the season, good
authorities claim is sufficient.
Graham Pudding: Que cupful oi
molasses, two cupfuls OF graham -four.
one teaspoonful Of soda, one cupful Of
sweet milk, one cupul OF raisins, seeded
and chopped. Steam :or three hours
and eat with Kentucky sauce. Good
Housekeeping.
Cherry Pudding: One teacup OF
cream, one of sweet milk. Que egg, one
tenspoonful OF soda, one teacup OF
seeded cherries and Hour 60 make
batter, add the fruit last. Bake in a
butte,ad dish, and serve with sugar
and cream.
Many good crop is almost ruined
by neglecting to- harvest 1t at the
proper time. Corn fodder becomes dry
and weather-eaten If allowed to re-
main too long in the field. Oats, buck
wheat rye and other grain crops waste
very ripe If allowed to stand after they
are ripe.
Timothy is a good grass, yet it
stools but little, thus showing plainly
that to keep it well in the ground and
TO protect it from upheavel by frost, it
should be grown with such other
grasses us will come on we'll to the hay
harvest and also form a good sod.
| 1t is the verdict OF many who have
had experience that it is throwing
away money to doctor hogs already af-
Aicted with swine plague. The ounce
of prevention is better than the pound
OF cure Western S,Oincherd.
Farmers should consider that corn
Is not u proper food for young stock.
1t will fatten them, but does not en-
courage growth. A young animal
should be made to secure bone and
heavy frame, not fat. 1t can be fat
tened after maturity. 1t is simply
wasteful to feed corn to young stock.
The clover should not be over
looked. For pasture the white clover
may be advantageously used. For a
grass crop to be move ed, and the ground
| uSSu COEll ditcr Iuc SOu 10 UuthCu
under, red clover has no equal. On
light soils it may be seeded in the fall.
and on heavy soils in the spring, on
grain land.
Mutton should be as plentiful as
pork. There are hundreds of farms
that could he devoted to sheep, but
which are now improbable. 1t re-
quires less labor for sheep than for
hogs, while the prices for choice NUT
ton and lamb are at times very high,
though the markets at such times may
be well supplied with inferior grades
of carcasses.
For grape butter, stew the grapes
and squeeze out each pulp from the
skin, removing the seeds; keep the
skins in a small, thin bag; to each
pound of pulp allow one pound of SUI
gar, half pint Of cider vinegar, tea
spoonful of cloves, one of cinnamon
and one of nutmeg; boil this slowly
putting in the bag of skins, tied secure
ly; when it jellies by dropping in cold
water it is done. Put away in jars.
For an ornamental dish it can be heated
| over and MT into mOlds tn iallv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
OUR COAL PRODUCTION.
An Increasing Output Indicated by o
ficial Figures.

An Increaslng Output Indicated by OF.
ficial Figures.
The following statistics of coal pro.
duction in the United States are fur.
nished from the department at WASH
ington:
The total production of all kinds OF
commercial coal in 1887 was 12S,965,-
255 short tons Gncrease over 1886, &c.,
283,046 tons), valued at the mines at
$173, 3,530,996 Gncrease, $26, ,418, ,24D.
This may be divided into Pennsylvania
anthracite, 39,506,255 short tons Tin
crease, 2,SO9,780 short tons), or 50, ,273,-
442 long tons Gncrease, 2,5OS,732 long
tons), valued at 79,365,244 Gncrease,
$7,8O7, 11S); all other Goals, including
bituminous, brown coal, Ignite, small
lots of anthracite produced in Colorado
and Arkansas, and 5000 tons Of
graphite coal mined in Rhode Island,
amounting in the aggregate to S4,459,.
600 short tons Qncrease, 13,473, 266
tons), valued at 1914, 1885, 752 Gncrease,
1851, ,123).
The colliery consumption at the in
dividual mines varies from nothing to
per cent. of the total output of the
mines, being greatest at special Penn
sylvania anthracite mines and lowest at
those bituminous mines where the coal
bed lies nearly horizontal and where
no steam-power or ventilating furnaces
are used. The averages for the differ
ent States vary from ITO to G IL per
cent.
The total output of the mines. in
Guiding colliery consumption, was:
Pennsylvania anthracite, S7,578,747
long tons Qncrease over 1886, 2,725,-
$40 long tons), or 42,088. 1877 short tons
increase, 8,O52,751 short tons); all
other GOALS, 87,S37, 800 short tons
increase, 14.129, ,403 tons), making
the total output Of all Goals from
mines in the United States, ex-
elusive of slack coal thrown ON
the dumps, l29,925,557 short tons
Qncrease, 1882, ,154 tons), valued as
follows: Anthracite, $84,552,1 ,181 (in-
crease, $8, 43S,061); bituminous, $97,-
9S9. $3.50 (increase, $40, ,45S, ,6OO); total
value, s182, ,49l, 1887 Qncrease, $2z,891,-
66D. The above figures show nota-
BILE increase in 1887 over 1856 in the
aggregate output and value of both
anthracite and bituminous coal.-CAi-
;Ggo Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
AN ouTcAsT's LIFE.


How II Begins, Develops and Goes Ont In
Misery aud Sin.
A city missionary gives his conversa-
ton with one Of these outcasts:
"Well, my boy, what do you wantp"
IA home, please, SIR"
''What is your namep"
"Hain't got no name, sir; the boys
call me Pickety."
well. Pickety, where do you live."
Don't live nowhere, SIR"
"But where do you stayp"
81 don't stay nowheres in the day
time. but 1 sleep in hay-barges, sir, and
sometimes in dry-goods boxes, and
down on the steam -gratings in winter,
till the M. P.'s came along, and just
now cove has taken me in at the iron
bridge at Harlem"
"Iron bridge! What do you meanP''
"Why, them holler iron things what
holds the bridge up. He got it first,
and he let's me in"
"Pickety, who is your fatherP'
'Hain't got no father, sir; he died
afore knew, and me mither she drink
cd and bate me. and we was put out by
the landlord and she died and the city
hall buried her!'' And something like
a shadow came over the cunning blue
eyes.
"Pickety, did you ever hear of
Godp"
"Yes, sir; I have heard the fellers
swear about him, and know it's lucky
to say something to him when you sleep
out in bad nights"
'Did you ever go to school, Pickety,
or to church,"
mo, sir; never went to no church
nor school. 1 should kind O. like to
learn somethin,''
My hearers, these unfortunates are
all about us.
When they got up from their hands
and knees to walk their first step was
on the road to ruin, and every day
since they have been plunging down to
lower depths, and wilder despair, and
deeper darkness.
| There are many about us in boyhood
and girlhood in comfortable circles that
are going to be something very good OF
very bad, very bright or very ignorant,
and they will yet make their parents
| glad with an infinite gladness or pain
them with infinite sorrow. They &c
bounding through the hail; they shout
in the yard; they sing in the school
This activity that now strikes the ball
and runs the race, and rolls the hoop
and flies the kite, will soon be ready fol
the higher game of life, where fortunes
are to be made, and regulations
achieved, and temptations combatted
and immortal souls jeopardized, ant
kingdoms of glory won.
Call up that child push back his hair
Shall this face be ever frightening W
with benevolence, or SCARED, ant
pinched, and blasted with low excesses
Shall those eyes become more and more
intelligent, or shall they acquire tht
dishonest glance and the servile dowr
castP Put your hand on that child''
heart. Shall it always beat with noble
impulses, or will it be thief's heart, /,
towards heart, a traitors heart?-Ial
| nla1e'S Sermon.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14

"A novelty in the way of commence
ment exercises was seen at New York
grammar school. After the singing
and recitations the girls made straw
berry shortcake and poached eggs in
the presence of their guests and dis
tributed them among their friends. One
of the trustees said in speech that the
time would come when, if any one
wanted a cook, he would come straight
10 the school to get one.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14

The American Is an energetic van
dal in carrying away relics. lis said
that "to such an extent has vandalism
been carried on at the new court house
in Pittsburgh that visitors are no longer
admitted. Some OF the miscreants
Clipped handsomely ornamented mar
BILE pillars and did much other irrepar-
able damage"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
SERviCEABLE FENCING.
Description of q New Plan of Building nj
Old Style Fence.

Description OF q New Plan OF building m
Old Style Fence.
AS every farmer is more or less inter.
ested in fencing, will describe new
kind of fence, or rather a new plan OF
building an old style of fence, that
number of our farmers are building.
In order that no one will think he
might get himself into trouble by build
ing such fence, will add that man
in the neighborhood applied to the
department for a patent nearly year
ago, but his claim was rejected on the
lack of novelty. 1t is in reality an old
style Of fence, the only change being
that barbed wire staples are used in
the place of nails as in the old plan.
There are two advantages connected
with it. One of these is, all kinds of
rails can be used, and that without any
extra work of trimming or getting
them ready. It takes up but little
room and is easily built. The posts
should be set in line, the distance apart
being determined by the length of the
rails, eight for eight-foot rails and far
ther if longer rails are used. A sup
ply of No. IL wire and also of barbed
wire staples should be secured.
After the posts are set, two are neces.
sary to put up the fence to any thing
like good advantage. Commence at
the bottom of the post and staple the
end of the wire as close as you want the
first rail to the ground. Lay in the
hnt1 ha wi, nd no
then pull the wire on the outside OF the
rail, and staple to the post again. Then
put in another rail and then staple the
wire to the post again, and so on until
the desired height is reached. A panel
should be laid up ut the time. Some
of one post and on the inside of the
other. while others put all of one panel
on the outside, and all of the next on
thetnside. The latter plan is the best,
for the reason that If any of the rails
should happen to be little longer than
the others, the ends will stick out too
fur. The old style OF building this
plan of fence was to use nails instead OF
staples, driving them into the posts not
quite up to the head, and then giving
the wire twist around the head. The
staples are better and easier to use, and
do good work. Where there is IL supply
of old rails that it is desi.el to utilize,
IL very good fence can be put up in this
way, and one that will not occupy much
room, and Mt the same time be effective.
The claim is made that it Is I'm easy
fence to repair If any of the rails rot
or get broken, being in place BY itself
1t can be taken out and u new one sub
stituted. Less wire is required than
with the old style of rail fence, and in
many cases by purchasing wire, staples
and posts. II good fence can be made
out OF an old one,-Cor. Farm, Fietd
and Stockm an.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
Tho Last Man on Earth

To recklessly experiment upon himself with
hope of relief Is the dyspeptic. Yetthe nos.
trums for this malady are as the sands of
the sea, and, presumably, about as etfica-
cous. Indigestion, that obstinate malady,
even if of long perpetuity, is eventually
overcome with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
an appetizing tonic and Alternative, which
cures constipation, fever and ague, bilious
remittent, rheumatism, kidney complaint
and feebleness.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14

In l742 there tiourished in Boston
an original sort OF character, homas
Fleet, who was II printer and the most
popular auctioneer of his day, Among
other rare bargains he offered at public
sale was this; "A negro woman to be
sold by the printer OF this paper; the
very best negro woman in this town,
who has had the smallpox and the
measles; is as hearty as shore, al
brisk as a bird, aud will work like a
beayer."o
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
From the Ex.President Of the New
York State Senate.


STATE OF NEW YORK, SENNTK CHAEBEH,
ALBANY, March II, 1886.
I have used ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs
in my family for the past Ave years, and
can truthfully say they are a valuable
remedy and effect great cures would not
be without them. have in several in.
stances given some to friends suffering
with weak and lame backs, and they have
invariably afforded certain and speedy re-
relief. They can not be too highly com
mended. EDMUND L. PfTTs.