The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-19
WHAT YOU NEED,
AND WHERE SOME OF YOUR NEEDS
ARE MET.
The signs of the Times and what They
Imply.


"ON THE WALK" January Is, 1890.
We have five senses. said 10 have. some
haven't any. Two (sight and hearng) are
worth a very great deal. The senses OF
smell and touch are only auNiliaryi ana
"speech" gets us into heap OF trouble As
have been "On the walk over hichhlgnu'
and i'm and out Of your business houses rye
taken especial note OF what is generally
termed .'push." and l can lay my finger ON
the individuals who are making, or VIII
make. "A success Of their business, because
they are adopting and pursuing correct
advanced. and aggressive measures
have never known 10 10 fail. anywhere I've
been. that the man who groets you win "a
. good.moruing 49, will DO double the Dusi-
ness of the one who comes sneaklne. OUT,
and drayls. % good -m-O-r-f-l-ll-g,' ana
then let's his voice fan as II IL was 700
heavy for him. The man whose actions
are : : is twice the success IN life as the
ones who are only semi-colons Oh energy.
Don't YOU think so II you DON'T let me
tell YOU something.
It's rare gift 10 be able 90 pose person
well for photograph. The actual effect Is
nm i'm the posture and Lighting. OF course
10 isn't to be- supposed that nature is going
10 bow down and worship camera; oul
YOU who want 20 look real poorly ana
nave every curve of beauty God has given
YOU brought out IN the best possible man
ner then YOU want 10 90 10 gallery Wheie
they understand posture, lighting, ana nave
taste IN introducing all the accessories tnal
enter into nice or artistic Photographic
composition. hoffman, of Montreal, Is the
greatest .DOser' in the world. Next
-ar0nv Of New York. ! asked irien@ Of
mine here what gallery in the general
ID iniOn, cxceled i'm this particular in Rich
mOnd. s-Why." said he, The Davis, OF
course. There is no diversity OF opinion on
that point So. as "A test | went up 10
the Davis gallery. 40. s2l East Broad
street. and studied just how the operator
posed me. ! could see instantly be knew
his business. Don't take long. on can
perceive much at a glance. sense OF sight
seer And then again, rom an ihe lalor-
able mention people make about this gallery
we have the other valuable testimonial
hearing. You couldn't have better evidence.
A Tells. sight and hearing are sort on
cOpartnership of conviction. Depend ON III,
if Won want "A good photo" Of yourself ana
one your friends will want and ADMIRE the
Davis gallery is the place for you 10 Nlsit
This is not one Of your needs. You are adj
mirably supplied i'm this regard.
don't suppose there is young man m
Richmond who has any employment at all
T.
something out of his income. What he should
do-if he wants protected investment, and
wants % put his savings where De VIII have
an eyer-cOn,ertible collateral, and in some
thing where the security is substantial-is
tO nyes. i'm that which the most prl-
dent and sagaciOus men Of the country re-
gard as good enough for them-insui0hce
lfyOu're Young man with "a family, or If
YOU even expect 20 get married, 10 Is your
duty 10 make just the sort Of am Investment
[ have suggested % YOU. WhYf Because
it's good sense: because it's safe and se-
cure; because it's bona Hdc property be-
cause it's Understanding that is, dlyi-
dend bearing. and because it's am invest
ment within your means, and one which
will cost YOU less the sooner you buy.
know Of no company Ia America which
stands higher than the Equitable Life As
-nrance society with its S22,JOO,uO surplus.
Nor do know Of any better or more COM
mendable feature 10 0fcrs than the ''indem-
nifty bond" This bond Is ISSUED % run
either for fifteen or twenty years. and IS
PAYABLE i'm cash at maturity. or you may
extend il. and 10 will yield YOU interest
Moreover. (and best Of all for young men
with limited means or lncOmes,) these
bonds can be purchased ON the instalment
nlan: and YOU have the investment and the
assurance combined. suppose You think the
matter over, see ii Pm not right; and any
thing further you want iO know about 10, or
ANYTHING YOU don't understand, drop into
PeytOn a EllersOn's office, No. Liz East
Main street. They are the general AGENTS.
some years ago. after the return Of Henry
NJ. Stanley from his previous trip 10 Africa,
he came 20 Washington. ! was news
paper kid" then. and was there laying
the foundation for the colossal fortune / had
begun. and have not yet completed. One
day / heard him say: "A piano in Africa
would create as much Of "a sensation as "a
living God among the idolaters OF India"
have often thought Of that smile. In fact,
| never hear a piano played that it doesn't
occur 10 me. You know there are some
things make great impressions upon us. /
find myself the recipient Of impressions
daily. j am not "a musician. Can't sing as
well as guinea hen, and couldn't play any
known instrument any more than a mule
can preach. But do love music. ] could
live on music-(and other things.) But
when / hear "a rich. mellOW-tOned piano re-
spOnd 10 the def touch Of skilled fingers,
can Gf YOU will permit the cOmparisOn)
almost imagine that 1.-THE Divine spirit eX-
presses itself upon the resonant and respOn-
dent strings Of harmony \ man who
hasn't music in his soul is Ike boy devoid
of mischief. He's ''nO good" Yesterday
was passing the piano warerooms OF SAN
ders a Stayman, No. l2lI east Main street,
and some one II don't know whO) was tap
ping the chords 10 WOO the echoes.
couldn't restrain the impulse 10 enter.
was charmed with the power. action, melO-
DIS and richness produced from the lives *
Pond" pianos.
This house is also agents for the celebra-
ted Chase Brothers" piano, and the famous
"Estyr organs. BILLY FORD.