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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-06

The seventh annual grange camp and
far of the District Grange Of Northern
Virginia opened at the camp-grounds, ON
the Washington and Ohio railroad, yester-
day. Addresses of welcome We're delivers
ed by leading Changers from all over the
State and the fair was duly inaugurated.
This is the great fair week OF the farmers
OF this section, many of whom spend the
whole Of the five days the fair continues
on the camp-grounds.
During the fair two tournaments for
handsome prizes will be given, balloon
ascension with descent in a parachute
will take place, a baby-show will be held,
beside the usual exhibitions of agricultu-
raj and m-machinery, ladies fancy-work,
&c.
The lair daily draws large throngs from
this city and Washington.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-06
1g}'(oFEN
(9!MlPAfY
40

The store closes Mt o'clock every
evening except Saturday. This is one
OF the two weeks in the year after in
ventory when hundreds and thousands
of goods are culled from the various de-
partments. reduced, and marked out
to sell at some price-msny OF them,
perhaps, just what you want. None
among them that we want, and there
fore we make the price tell the whole
story.
We spoke of the many
pairs OF India, Chenille CURTAINSI
and Lace ~
before. An odd single curtain to pair,
many pairs, handsome pairs, too, thrown
out for one half the price We can buy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-06
dren's KnitjTNDERWEAR is sellil

for less than wholesale cost. Need the
room for the coming season must have
il. Silk, Cotton, or Worsted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
Delights of Tobo2gauiDp,

You sit astride your toboggan, and
when it begins to rush down the descent
along a road as hard as iron, with the
speed of light, your first feeling is that
you would give everything you have in
the world to be anywhere but where you
are. There is, however, a wonderful
fascination about rushing through the
crisp, sharp air, taking corners cleverly
by means of guiding pegs, and sailing
down triumphantly on to the broad
bosom of the lake. So many accidents
had, however, taken place upon the lake
run that we of the awkward squad were
disposed to give it wide berth. A snow
storm altered, however, the complexion
Of affairs.
Two or three inches of snow on the
hard, slippery track made the pace less
rapid; and if. blinded by the snow and
the monotonous whiteness above, below
and around, you ran of the course,
as l did, you and your sledge simply
rolled over half dozen times in the soft
snow without the Inconvenience of
broken bones, much less of a broken
neck l cannot close this letter without
abiding 70 the effect Of this glorious
out-of-doors life upon the nerves. ] am
fully persuaded that all the bromides in
the world are incomparably inferior to a
good draught of Engadine air.-Cor
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
Prepared for Emergencies.

f'Well. when our advertising car got
along there last season the men wanted
one side of q cooper shop to display some
of our finest pictures. The owner want
ed S2J in cash and ten free tickets for
the privilege, but we refused to be
robbed. He finally came down to $50,
then to S15, and we offered him So He
said he would take an hour to think it
over and at the end of that time l went
to get his answer.
"'What do you estimate the tickets
worth? he asked.
Fifty cents apiece
"'And can sell miner
off you wish
"'Well, you see how it is. Ny wife is
very sick and liable to die. If she lives
we can use two Of the tickets to go to the
circus. If she dies l can use one, but
I'll have to give the other to my sister
in-law for helping at the funeral. That's
what 1 have just agreed to do. Make it
$1,000 and ten tickets, and you can have
the shop
"As business is business, I agreed to
his terms, but never ached harder in
my life 10 give anybody good licking"
New York Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
TnIucky Thirteen.

From the fact of Christ's betrayal bv
Judas the latter is supposed to have been
the original of the unluckv thirteenth
who brings disaster upon feast. This
superstition is very general, and so strong
has it been in France in particular that IN
Paris there existed years ago. and NAV
very possibly now, class of professional
diners out called Quatorziemes, whose
business it was TO be always prepared
with dress suit handy for summons to
take the place of some recreant guests.
and thus prevent an aSsembIage of the
unlucky thirteen. In regard 70 the or
ganizarion of Thirteen Clubs il NAV be
observed that this superstition mas never
been considered 10 hold good except where
the number thirteen hes occurred acct
dentallv. The absurjIry. therefore. OF
the formation OF special clubs To meet on
the 18th. 10 dine AZ l3 tables or To do any
thing else with IS in II. becomes at once
obvious. Such institutions do not fill the
bin.-New York Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
A Small Boys Reasoning.

In small city in western Wisconsin
there is a small boy who lives with his
parents. One day not long ago he and
his mother were walking quietly down
street when the little fellow noticed a
number of young cattle grazing along
the edge of the sidewalk. Said he:
Mamma, wish Mr.. So-and-So would
keep his 'halfers' off the street." His
mother, thinking to correct his pronun-
citation, said: 'Heifers. Paul, not
'halfers. The boy looked at her mo-
ment and replied. No, mamma; I think
I'm right in this matter. Amt they half
a COW and half calf: l guess they are.
and according to that they are 'halfers, p"
said the boy, triumphantly.-Chic
Herald,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
sIesneric Influence in Business.

at is surprising the amount Of mes
meric influence some men possess" re-
marked an expert bookkeeper. Some
time ago in New York / had to go over
the books of firm that had dissolved to
straighten out matters. When l started
the balance sheet showed S25, 900 in favor
of partner No. l. Well, for days and
days we worked on the books. 1t was
the most tiresome work l ever under
took. Partner No. l was remarkable
man, persuasive and affable in demeanor.
Sometimes he would come In TO go over
some of the figures with me. These are
not right he would say. l knew they
were and would say so. Then he would
start to argue with me. and l felt myself
giving way. Finally I would have to
leave the room. In the hall l would
walk up and down, saying to myself,
You're a fool. You know your figures
are right When ne had departed l
would recover and be able 10 go on. But
all the while l felt the mans subtle in
fsknce. I struggled against II Do
your duty l kept saying 70 myself.
Finally. when 1 reached the result,
turned pale. Partner No. was short
$3.50. 600. he came il. Well: he said.
There Is the result | answered. He
looked at 1t and never WINGED You are
sure the figures are right Yes, : l said.
I struggled desperately and this time be
was nos able TO conquer me. Wen he
said. If those figures are correct, the
money will be paid
And he did pay it, every cent, al
though i. took ali he had. You would d
astonished 10 know who that man was.
I attribute his marvellous success T.
his magnetic personality. Every one
with whom he comes II coniac,
feels il. He associates with many
men IN great undertakings. but lie al.
WAYS gets the kernels while they geE the
shells. and. moreover. everything IS dcEe
- Per contract Year bv year watch
this mans career with added surprise
aud alwars congratulate uayself that
was aole 70 withstand nina. he g ihe
Only man I ever nlet who could for tie
time being make re doubt ny matt9e-
-A@si.al a7aas-~~'- - TA~sEAs9 4sae r7s-A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
The Telephone in Germany.

The telephone service is admirable, as
is testified by the public appreciation,
there being over 10000 instruments in
use in Berlin. There are no private tele-
phone companies in Germany, the tele-
phone, like the telegraph, being a branch
OF the postal service The price for tele-
phone service is low, the annual charge
for an instrument being 100 marks, or
something less than $50. The long dis
lance service between the principal cities
of the empire is being rapidly introduced.
A telegram received for person who has
telephone is at once delivered orally
from the central Office, and the written
message then forwarded by the local post
Likewise a telegram is transmitted by
the sender to the telegraph Office by tele-
phone. The telephones in use are manu-
featured by Siemens & Halske, the great
electricians, and are said to be a great i'm
provement upon the Bell patent, upon
which they are based.-Cor. Mexican
Financier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
A Permit for Smoking.

Nowadays Germany might well be
called 1.-The smokers home" Every Ger
man has his pipe and can smoke when
ever he will, and within certain limits
wherever he will. There are no restric-
tions against the use of tobacco, and
ones desires in that direction are only
circumscribed in particular places-such
as churches, lecture rooms, opera houses,
etc. But at one time III certain parts of
Germany man dare not walk on the
street or highway with pipe in his
mouth without special permission so to
do, for which permission he paid a year
IL stipend. Buffalo Commercial.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
The wasl.crwouaen Of the Treasury

It takes 500 towels . day TO supply the
treasury department, and one month ID
the neighborhood OF 1900 towels were
used. \ great part Of the treasury wors
Is dirty work, and every room has a new
towel every day. The washing OF these
towels is done ok women who are paid
thirty cents a dozen and who are charged
with every towel they take away ifany
are lest they have 10 pay for them, ard
Uncle sam watches the corners mighty
close In all o; ms business. w sshInGton
Letter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27

When Baby was sick, we gave Der CastoriA,
wher she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When sh- became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Csstoria
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-27
The Importance of ocoupo.;on.

There is nothing that adds more to the
zest of life than an interesting occupa-
ton; even if 1t means hard work. there is
a recompense in the enjoyment Of well
earned rest. No work ought. however,
TO be empowering or so exhaustive that
ones energies fall below their aspira-
lions. On the other hand, no life is so
thoroughly wretched as one where the
necessity and desire for work is entirely
wanting; and this Is particularly true Of
persons OF education and intelligence who
allow themselves to fall into that unset
tied condition Of mind where nothing Ia
Of interest.-Herald of Health.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-29


owned two beautiful Angoras, but il is not
Known whether they have quarters in Blen-
heim Castle or not. Mrs. Paran Stevens
has or had some handsome feline pets, and
Mrs. W. 4. Vanderbilt is very fond of them.
There are many handsome ADgoras
among the pets of our famous stage beau
ties. Lillian Russell owns an An
gora, Patti T. never without one
and Sarah Bernhardt's tiger-cat is
~ notorious. Mary Stuart, the handsome
girl with phenomenal contralto, had q
twenty-pound cat named Sam, which was
her constant companion from childhood to
womanhood. Sam was wonderful AMI
NAL, as intelligent as u human being, and
never failed to subdue the most inveterate
cat hater by his friendly ways and amusing
little tricks. He was a vegetarian, and ate
green peas. green corn. asparagus tins, let
tuce and even olives in preference to any
thing else, neglecting the choicest morsels
of chicken or fish and eating the vegetables
instead. Sam strayed away and was lost,
while his mistress was with the London
Gaiety company. and she has been discon
ISOLATE ever since.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-29
Health is W alth!.

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MENT, guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi-
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Premature Old Ag,, Barrenn ess, Loss of Power
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat-
orrhea caused by over sxertion Of the BRAIN self
abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains
ono months treatment. 4L00 box or six boxes
for $500 sent by ma prepaid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEES SIX BOXES
To cure say case With each order received by ns
for six boxes, accompanied with $780, We will
eend the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money il the treatment does not effect
2 cure. Guarantees issued only BY H, N. Parchsn
CO., druggists sole agents, Helena, Montana.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-29
VISITORS

Are cordially invited visit whether
tending purchase where will be pleased show
the largest stock every department displayed
Larger stocks than by all Helena competitors
baed and prices they cannot will dare
shipments all from Direct and in such quantities
to the very of freight and bought for
spot cash only.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-29
$500 RFWARDy

Tc Will pay the above reward for any case Of
digestion, CONSTIPATION or Costiveness We cannot
cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills. when tho
directions are strictly complied with. They are
lion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes. containing
50 Pills, rs cents. Beware of counterieits and
1oaS only
by II. d. Parchen d Co.. druggists, Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-29
u Mammoth Furniture House K


Palor bedroom Office and library furniture mattresses,
pillows springs comforts blankets sheetngs and ali kinds of bed
ding magnificent line OF paintings etchngs and engravngs
Ioer SETS mirrors picture frames moudngs An
carpets and wall all the shades and coog VIM
dow shades lace and chenille curtains curtains poles
Sole Agent for lna for Tie Ctllata Dmtse Swim IGlils.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

Pipes for gas, water, and electric cables
made of paper have recently appeared at
| Vienna.
A new method of storing grain is being in
| troduced. Steel tanks are filled with grain,
| and by a suction pump the air is partly eX-
| hausted and a quantity of icarbonic ACID gas
| admitted.
One of the steel scroll saws at the Wash
| ington Gun Foundry recently cut through
piece of un-caIriage metal inches in width
| by inches in thickness in twenty minutes
| The saw is OF English make.
The Dutch Indian government offers
prize of 10000 forms for the best practical
answer to the questi0n-In what manner
should the salt which is sold in Dutch India
in small packets be packed up so as to keep
dry?
Standard time has peen fully accepted in
Asia by not less than 4O,00O,0O0 people; in
Europe by almost an equal number, and in
America by more than 60,000.000. What Is
now thought an essential is a standard unit
of measurement.
NJ. Eiffel has invented form of bridge
capable of being used in time of war for
temporary service, as we'll as for permanent
use 10 peace times. 1t is composed wholly of
steei that can easily be put together without
machinery and by unskilled labor.
Nature produces the light given by the
FREELY at about one four-hundredth part Of
the cost of the energy which is expended in
the candle flame, and at an insignificant frac-
ton Of the cost of electric light or the most
economical light which has yet been de-
vised.
Count Won Moltke, who completes his 9oth
year on the Goth inst, has been invited by
the Kaiser to spend his birthday at Berlin,
but the venera' lie field marshal, with char
acteristic modesty, has declined the invita-
ton. In honor Of the day Munich confers
upon him the freedom of the city.
The most interesting of the European
publishers announcements for the autumn
is volume of letters and journals by Marie
Bashkirtseff, delineating the social side of
her life and dealing with what may be called
her salon in artistic bohemian Paris. 1t will
be illustrated by drawings of her own. This
lucky find Publisher Hinemann made
through friend of Marie's mother in Flor
ence, and he has secured provision that no
FRENCH edition shall appear for twelve
months.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

We exclude from our very concise and compre-
heusiye report OF the Norton trial, all the un-
printable testimony that has been so eagerly
sought for by other Journals. We are aware thaC
such trash Is read eagerly by great many peo-
pie, and so would lots Of other matters thai these
journals would not think for moment of pub
fishing. There should be a penalty enforced
against such Observation-Disclosures Journal.
We suppose if Fairfield parson should
enter his pulpit next Sunday and assert that
the filthy details of the Norton murder trial
were eagerly sought for" by the newspa-
pers of this State the Fairfield Journal would
rebuke the aforesaid parson in its next issue
for unjustly aspersing Maine journalism.
1t would say that while certain Jour.
mails did publish the filthy details, the great
majority of them refrained, and that there
fore the parsons sweeping denunciation
was unjust. And the Journal would be
perfectly right. 1t requires no great courage
to denounce the whole world as sinful either
In the pulpit or in the press; and, further
more, 1t does no particular good. But to
pick out the sinners and denounce them does
require courage and does do good The
precise error 1t would have condemned In the
parson the Journal commits itself 1t says
the filthy testimony in the Norton case was
eagerly sought by "other journals" leaving
II to be inferred that newspapers of the
State generally sought for and published
these details. The Journal is well aware
that such an inference is unjust. As rule
the newspapers of the State pursued the
same course as the Journal, published a
mere outline of the case, expunging every
thing Objectionable. 1t was perfectly proper.
indeed IL was highly cOmmenable. in the
Journal to criticise the papers that treated
the case otherwise, but it should have called
them by name, nr at any rate have indicated
that they constituted but small minority of
the journals of Maine,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

1t may be little late to refer to the Yer
mont election; but as it has been heralded
far and wide as virtual Democratic vic
tory. it may be well to refer to it briefly
The Burlington Free Press publishes the
full, official majority in Vermont. he lar
gest majorities were given the lieutenant
governor, the secretary of state and the au-
ditor of accounts. The majorities given each
OF these officials were above 10000, and did
not vary one hundred votes. The vote OF
these three officers is certainly fair basis
for comparison. Lieutenant Governor
Fletcher's majority is not the largest of the
three. but it reaches 1928, and the Free
Press claims that this is the fair party ma
jority in the State 1t further claims that
these figures do not represent majority
sufficiently reduced to indicate a change of
sentiment as regards the Republican party I;
and gives very good reason for this view.
In 1878. when Redfield Proctor, very popu-
lar and distinguished MAJ, was candidate
for governor, his majority was only 1868
No one then claimed that there was any Re-
publican dlsaffection in Vermont, and it was
shown that there was not when, two years
later, In 1880 the State gave an old-time ma
Jority Of twenty-five thousand. The Free
Press claims that equally satisfactory re-
suits will be shown in 1892, and no one who
knows the sterling Republcanism of Yer.
mont will doubt it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

Farmer" Charles E. Allen, who may be,
we suspect, a candidate for the vacant posi-
tion sof leader of the Democratic party in
this district, complains in the Argus that
Republican statesmen ''try to justify their
practices by pointing to what the Democracy
did Ia the dark ages" Well, Republican
statesmen who would make useful COMPARE
son ofthings done are forced to point to the
times when the Democrats have been in
mower
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

Inc Dominion government has placed near
~ nVe hundred million young Holsters in the
various bays of Newfoundland this season.
wouldn't five hundred million young lob
sters disposed along the coast of Maine.
make broad smiles on the faces of the fisher
men, the summer boarders, the men who run
canning factories and the legislators who
study natural history by changing the lob
ster laws?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

Five pieces regular $3.50 Guinet Black
Silk, for three days sale, at $I.19 per
yard.
Double fold Black Hsnriettas 25c per
yard.
Black HindoO Serge, all wool, 40 inches
wide, SOC.
Our $1.O0 Guinet Black Silks, three
days at 79c.
1000 yards of double width English
MOhaIr Brilliantine 39c per yard.
zoU YARDS pure Silk and Wool Henrietta
Cloth. the $500 quality at S1.39 per
yard; this grade, at the price we quote
above, presents an opportunity In this
rich and elegant fabric very seldom
offered.
46 inch Black Henrietta, silk finish and
made or pure Astrachan Wool, at Soc
ayard; after three days sale you will
have 10 pay me S1.25 for this same
quality.
Our 50 1-2c Goinet Silk, every yard
warranted. at soc.
Double fold BLACK TricOt 25c.
Double fold Black TricOt 3gc.
EnefAh Rroadctoth. black. Zoe.
Extra line quality Black English Broad
cloth Csc.
We are offering splendid values In Black
Velvets.
Black >urah Silks 59c, soc and zoe.
Ladies'Astrachan Shoulder Cspes SI.75,
1926, $3.50, So 90 to $40 90.
p ush Cspes in all sizes and qualities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

A foreign editor in Halifax, who has been
reading with New York Democratic news
paper in one hand and the Decline and Fall
OF the Ron an Empire in the other. writes in
this strain:
III these things things read In the Democratic
newspaper be true, It Is apparent that the repuD
nc nas fallen upon evil times, and tar the preva-
tic affairs Will prove but the precursors of an fneV.
liable decline and fall, more terrible in its far.
OF the Romans.
Well, perhaps the Goths and Vandals are
really upon us. There are surely some signs
that they have already obtained possession
OF great many of the Democratic news
papers of the land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

The Concord Monitor says the Democrats
are preparing to carry on still hunt in
New Hampshire. If still hunt in New
Hampshire means the same as it does in
Maine the Granite State Republicans ought
to be happy In the prospect of an oyerwhelm-
Ing victory 1t was a stin hunt that the
democrats conducted in Speaker Reeds
district.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09

to keep it well in hand" '"'S al s0ins
Inc rise in tin and in wool may be attrib-
uIao,e IN some degree to the tariff; but 1t
WI. % observed that tariff causes are at the
oo.tom OF only small part of the general
disturbance.