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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09
BY n. W. Rowe,
Real Estate Auc,looeer.
III on MES KERS
INVESTORS, ATTENTION.
HERE Is YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
TIE EXCELLENT, CENTRALLY-LoCATRD
MODERN THREg-sToRY BRICK RESI-.
DgSCE OF MIR. NORMAN
RANDOLPH.
AT TIE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLAY
AND TWELFTH STREETS,
AT AUCTION.

At tho request OF tho owner, who IL leaving
this sweet homo simply because It is too small
for his family will sell by auction, on the pre-
misc, on
TUESDAY. JANUARY IS, 1891.
AZ 80 O'Clock =. NJ, the VERY ATTRACTIVE,
WELL-ARRANGsD. NORTHUMBERLAND
LATED, BRIGHT. and SUNNY RESIDENCE
above referred 20, containing parlor, library.
and dung room ON the frat floor. three bright
cham bers on the second floor. and two chambers
on the third floor, and In addition TO these there
IL a splendid kitchen and servants room. Inc
bath and pantry are we'll supplied with hot and
cold water, AMI nearly every room has clothes
press.
Its central. quiet location and splendid neigh
borhoOd, combined with many attractive fea-
lures possessed by tho house itself. gender this
one OF the mOet desirable properties on the mar
Ect, whether as @ homo or rs an investment. IL
can DO seen any day between noon and O'Clock
7. VI.
TERMS: Very liberal-say one third cssh;
balance within i've years.
\. W. BOWIE. Auctioneer.
y. B.-Thls house may DO bought privately
before the auction. la3
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RooK AND JOB WORK MnAyLy
10 MIcuTRD A. TIN DneAcxu snlMk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09

RICHMOND. Va, December u, Is51
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP HERE
Il ToFORE existing between W. w. TribDett
and w. e. Taylor, doing business as TkIbbhi,
a TAYLOR, expires this day by limitation. Al
debts due the late concern must DO paid 10 W.
II Taylor, who assumes all liabilities OF It'd
hstt q Tavlor. w. w. THfBbErT,
WRIT Z. TAYLOR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09

y. B.-Thls house may DO bought privately
before the auction. Jas
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-09

ByJ. Thompson Brown q Co.,
lli3 Main street.
A IL PER CENT. NET INVEST
IN MRST
To BE SOLD by AUCTION
WITHOUT LIMIT OR RESERVE
TO TIE HIGHEST BIDDER.
BEING THAT TwO-STORY FRAME DWELL
ING
No. 1926 NORTH SECOND STREET, NEAR
FEDERAL.
BY request OF tho owner. a nonresident We
will soil az public auction. on the premises,
FRIDAY, JANUARY ora.
at Az T. NJ, the above PROPERTY, containing
four rooms, aud is occupied by No tenant at
SO q month. The lot fronts 10 feet by about 1%
feet deep, and has city culvert and water con-
nection. For n gool-paying. small investment
nothing better can be secured.
Terms: $3.50 cash: balance six and twelve
months per cent interest added, secured by a
deed Of trust
j. THOMPSON BROWN & CO..
ta6 Auctioreers.
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| close by my car on tin pan. The morning
! dawned: mist was on the hills. n fresh accum-
Ulation OF rain imminent on Pioa. and the
whole harbor gray and serious like Scottish
loch. AS ate and wrote in my diary. the beat
OF the wooden drum-tho pa.G-from the next
village told mo tho protestants were gather
ing to worship. and smiled 1T my last nights
illusion. A bell on Tutuila! what an ideal"
was thinking. when bell hogan indeed For
some while it rang from the far shore. and
boats were secn to pass the harbor in the
showers: then it ceased. the congregation was
within. the mass begun. and I was left to re-
fleet upon the war Of crecds. Tho wooden
drum collects the Professionals: m iron drum
in u belfry calls the Catholics. To the Catho-
lies the wooden drum Is an ohepce. something
barbaric. idolatrous, perhaps unclean: they
will not use It themselves. they wish to havo
others prevented: and the politics o: Samoa
were not long since convulsed on this question
OF the paid How various must be tho mes
sage OF tho bell in such a place: to tho
natives. n loud outlnndIsh thing. OF a money
value scarce to be computed: in the cars of
the priests. calling up memories OF French and
Flemish cities: In those OF my Mormon neigh
bors. sounding with voice OF Utah: in mine.
talkin: OF the gray metropolis OF the North, OF
vanished faces and silont tongues. AMI there
were yet others within hearing. High up on
the wooded mountains dwell! certain melan-
choly maroons. lnborers I'VE do not say slnves)
from different westerly and northerly islands.
They say theyare very well used: but 1t seems
they do not like good usage. or not that kind
Tho woods OF Opolu. our chief island. are filed
with runaways: much Of my land was cleared
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FAGAIIoA BAY. SAMOA.

by their hands, a round dozen were arrested
OH my property. and often when take my
walks in the bush pair OF bright eyes will be
watching me from the thicket. Sometimes
their rude hamlets are found in remote places
OF the forest, sometimes their plantations. and
occasional disappearance and the occa-
sonal discovery OF bones keep alive in
the minds OF the native profound
terror OF those black-skinned and cunnibal
alien refugees. And on Opolu round the great
establishments OF the German firms. the thing
is natural: here, on Tutula, the presence OF
escaped labor Is miraculous. They were five
in number. who had grown weary Of good
usage: under cloud OF night they fashioned
rude raft out Of timber on the beach. and put
to sea without food or compass. 1t must have
blown from the Toward. for the course OF their
random voyage lay duo east. and the raft was
cast on shore near by the mouth OF Pango.
pango harbor. At the time Of their landing
tho refugees had n leader. Il man from tho
Gilberts OF great stature and courage: as lon.
as he lived they maintained u fierce front. and
raided the inhabited low lands but rs soon
MS he was shot down. in the act OF carrying of
the maid OF a village. the survivors shrank into
the forest There. in the rains. in the rude
thickots, they await age and death. Stress OF
hunger occasionally goads them from their
woods to steal bananas: In all else. since the
death OF the Gilbert Islander. they are quito
harmless: but the fear OF them Is not the least
abated
Long ago. say the natives the houses were
continuous round the harbor. They are now
shrunk into five hnmlets: at night 1t is only
here and there that light wrinkles. in the
morning only here and there that the smoke
OF cooking drifts and disperses In the forest.
A path girdles the whole shore. rude enough
causeway. which falls II you sit upon its mar
gin. but makes passage easy. The near hill
climbs abruptly. making u profile OF leaves
upon the sky. The path. as 1t follows on by
promontory and recess. now plunges you In
breathless heat, now brings you forth In
broad draught OF alr. From the hottest corner
Of some patch Of cane YOU may look little
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m's,nsy; thil dollars and haif doIIars. English
maddening currency OF the islands. An hour
later Y. We're summoneh TO the presence Of
the chiefs. and went hearing tho price in q
sists "f n high pitched roof OF thntci, sus.
tanned Ivy an elegant frame 81 broad fruit and
rie ROOT post IN The midst. f III" srac" a ia.
tween the cyterna! pillars may be closed with
Ths a S"S n" sry " Gs s
boundary is demarkrd with n roamng Of c,n-
sldrranle stones, Thu, blind, in the house to
II was close. The Ire had not been lit. and tho
single petroleum. lamp scare" enabled us to
girls who sIuatted there upon ilc mats, PASS.
Ing to and fro banana leaf cignrritrs.,
tend",ll to summon The NTH: hr did not come
, hnt You may he sure we We're snrrlicd instead
lands Of excuses. When one II your boys gets
hews II tn" illness OF a Inrnnt, and asks leave
I'm %aS w,nT Inn by the aha you will ,,s
happy, AND liz On tHe Per q 4 house tpr
could make Int onH deduct nn- That the chief
% Ssnsr "w% re- ns That "TT e id M. apr
prove Of the ,-nlr, or that II" Who'll" company
were, Wsrs PLAYING fast and loose and sosarntIy man.
WAS tod tfS& cnley F ",sssy
tho boat builder. AMI tho four chiefs plunged
in tho meanwhile into their fnvorite
diversion q. public speaking, Solemnly
arguments; solemnly they encouraged each
other with "lelei the samoan .hrNr." The
her their audience consisted Of two girls and
our internrrtcr. The ground of tho dispute
was noteworthy The homes were tn bcdug up
suppose they should now accept the purchase
money. were. they not constructive!y selling
the bones OF thor nncestnrss This flnO
scrupe prevailed; the hnr gain was signed but
the money was banded over tor trustee until
made and public speaking resumed In a more
playful key: W. were each praised and intro
duced by the t,hauucey Depew Of Fangatonge.
bravery needless: for the kava was made In
the ancient. almost obsolete manner. an often
slye pk1eesA 40lknT LOUIS eTEYENsoN.
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OF the Trade Flashing from dusk to silver.
and thrusting forth strange horns and pro-
montories. the clouds sped with 80 impetuous
n motion that the ear wondered they should
pass In silence. Thelrlev was not 30 high as
seemed: the Trade. although so strong In cur
rent, is shallow stream. Even rs l gazed a
cloud grounded on the summit OF Ploa: 1t SEEM
cd to hang md gather there. and dnrken as It
hung. and Was soarce fed to shelter ere the
rain struck and roared about the house. AS
the sGuall declined was aware OF q sound,
familiar. but unexpected Mt that place and
time-that Of church bell ringing slowly mt a
distance. II had not thought there was such
an instrument on Tutulla, but I made no
doubt it was some holy duy not observed by
Protcstan:s. and that tho bell was ringing In
the dark from the far side OF tho hurbor
whence tho Catholic missionary looks across
upon his Mormon rivals from Salt Lake. I
had sharp mental picture Of the church all
lighted un. tho priest in his robes. and II scanty
flock gathered for the nocturnal celebration.
All night tho squalls succeeded. With the do
cline of each tho boil began to sound again
from tho same distance. till l perceived at
last 1t was no more than an eavcsdrop fallin:
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Killed the Rear with n Penkulr.,

PAIKEEsDuRG. W. Va. Dec "A big yearling
bear was killed on last Friday on Little Noun
tain by John Hall. II years old. and Mont
Black. II years Of age. Tho boys were coon
hunting In the mountain when the dogs treed
the bear. They had an old single barreled
shotgun. loaded with bird shot, and an axe.
Brought the animal down. Then tss o dogs n at
tackled II. but they were beaten off. One OF thu,
boysran in and struck at the bear with the axe.
pocketknife and went at the bear. He was
pretty ba1ly scratched and severely bitten On
t ths Sst L the ssat SoSa
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THE SOUTH SEAS.
LIFE UNDER THE EQUATOR.
LETTERS FROM A LElSUaElY TRAVELLER.

TuTU1LA: THE AMERICAN HAnpoI.

OroLu. Samoan Islands. October. 1901
The island of Tutulu is tho least visited and
the most often scen OF the Samoan group.
A while ngo tho liners between San Francisco
and the colonies passed by tho east end. and
several nights in the month bonfire burned
for their guidance on tho islet of Annuu. The
course is now changed: Annuu is dark
throughout the year. and tho steamer passes.
and the globo trotter has an opportunity to
sec West Cape. with its rocky islots. and tho
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18
Not the Philadelphia Way

Judge (severely)--You have been
found guilty of stealing the peoples
money, and you are sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary, and to pay
a fine OF five hundred thousand dollars.
Great Boodler-'-Yes, y'r honor
Judge-"But as YOU will never he
able to pay the fine, the fine Is remit
ted"
Boodler-"Thank you, Judge
Judge -"And if YOU conduct your
self properly the law will allox time fol
good behavior, and you can get out ir
about 4 year and half
Boodler-"Thanks' Judge"
Judge-''And, by the way, if yor
happen to feel i'll in a week or two, the
court will issue an order allowing yor
to go home to die
Boodler- Thanks Judge; but sup
pose l don't die?"
Judge-"Don't mention it. Call tn,
next case"
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A Skillful Flatterer.

Bob Van Slyck called on Madison
avenue family, in which there were
two old maiden sisters of about fifty
years of age. Van Slyck is an old
friend Of the family, and one of them
being in bantering mood said:
"Mr. Van Slyck, which of us do you
think is the Oldest p
Van was in a dilemma, He did
not like to hurt the feelings of either
He looked from one to the other anc
asked:
"You want me to say which of you
two girls is the oldest p
"Yes."
"Neither Of you looks older thar
the other. Each one of you girls
looks younger than the other. er."-Iera'
Strings.
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I Am an Old Man.

Shall be IS years of age next June,
and for the last six years have suffered
from general debility and old age. A,
times | could not get out of bed with
out help. l commenced to take Sui
phur Btters. In week felt strong
er and got mighty fine appetite.
still continued their use, and to-day
walked over three miles without feel
ing tired, something l haven't done ir
five years before Sulphur Bitters il
a right smart medicine. - Georg,
BrO,o,s, Heokuk, Io,ca. 9-IS-2t.
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PHILLIPS

Spring days are at hand and
premonitions Of warm weather
bring with them a desire for
cooling dishes. We shall keep
Ice Cream Of many havors
from now on, and will serve it
in our parlors day or night.
Families and parties sup
piled. Get our prices.
The Cafe is open, and the
kitchen is in charge of an ex-
perienced cook. Catering for
parties, lodges, weddings, etc,
a specially.
Fresh bread and cakes daily
in the bakery.
M. M PHILLIPS & SON.
Proprietors Of
"PHILLIPS' CAFE"
Bloomsbury, Pa.
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LIKE J0KNSTOWN'S FATE
First Details OF the Great Span
ish Floods.
DEATH, DEsOLATION AND DESPAIR.

Several TowSs We're Swept Away by tn q
Raging Waters, People Were Drowned
In Their beds and the Total Number
OF Victims Is at Least Two Thousand.
MADRID, Sept. 16-The floods which
have caused so much damage, and which
are already known to have resulted in tlss
loss Of thousands Of lives. have been gen-
eral in the south Of Spain. The damagv
done is simply terrible in its extent.
In the province of Toledo the rush OF
water from the Consuegra river was So
sudden and unexpected that hundreds OF
people were drowned in their beds. The
aspect of the town is positively srightful.
Four hundred bodies have already been
recovered and at least n hundred eorpses
can be seen Coating in the swollen rivers.
a national rellef fund has been opcsed
Thousands Are Home less.
The wine AID grain csops, Naturally.
have been destroyed throughout the aood.
ed sections Of she country The towra Of
Urda, thirty-twS miles from Toledo; yisla-
franca, twenty pliles from St. Sebasti,n:
Camunas, feberes, twenty-cae miles frs.a
rho,,I- -
i.'Ni''ie' "ie 1othieiess 3i'D
hellei Trains are Ssing sent r@
the scenes of the disaster
Two Th-nsand Desl,.
An estimate, cla.sed as a rrDderate one.
and which is within rather than over tbs.
actual number. ,>laces the fatal Of tha
death List at 2Ooa. LARGE ,nmbers Of
eorpses still rest where they vere fnund
Unless they are socu inferred w, epidemic
oil lever ~ feared,
80 lar as possible the boCfeS- of the
erowned are beng gathered from the
screams, mud banks and rui2s and are
heihs buried In trenehes dug ion their re-
caption. Aany OF the bodies fosnd are en-
tireiy nuus, showing that they must have
seeh washsd from taelr beds or else in the
aurry TO escape the drowned people must
nave jumped IN night Aress irori. the win
Sows OF their habiaSons only to meet
eea'h In the es"oileh waters surgsng around
N"eih'
-,', ''"es-
.,,,' . '"e i'set "ahas' near 'ie s'%hes OF
w Us 'eiei! N'sheu uistrlH's' heart-
.e.t.Ns . osuuiiences are "i1heSse" houriy
f.,,;r;os ..I.f, Va t.li'IoHV eN'etAi' ih"ve'
- r''7 'He 'ncii ueau shu Try 'o
,',o,, - -. s"i'ien. '~'hhe COM
=, -. ~ nHaPPh!N Uhe "oisI
nr;vn+;o,,. a,,J . ,..u ,no.sns ',ss al 'erriple
e. ~ ~. ,nu oHesehe sutie,Nis are oe'
The go. t,o'ei.sheu SURVIVORS
han.as - D1 M. 'a'.ie aNePV away
auJ ~, 49,. ,ouom ,s,, iurn,ts'e ruiheu'
I,raad a. 10. 80 i,Ls 80 Iiaole h tm!h 10 earn
~ - Ssat' ~ oemea'h 'He torrents
,,;,,a .,N,, "nien iiase roiieu o"'s 'o"i anu
AN "A i'
1'aseu ny starving Hsn.
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Duel Between Two Well-known Clubmen
A MIDNIGHT COMBAT.

The police ascertained at an early
hour this morning that a sensational
duel took place last night in the par,
lors Of one of the most exclusive clubs
in the city. One of the principals is a
wealthy young artist His opponent is
said to be the son of 4 railroad presi-
dent. One of the combatants lies at
his home attended by several physi-
clans. The other has escaped. 1t is
rumored that very beautiful young girl
is the cause of the trouble. Full par,
,iculars can be found in 'Estellas Hus
band" by May Agnes Fleming, issued
to-day. Price IS cents. Ask your
newsman to show you copy.
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Moorhead & McLsan's Statement,

PITTsBURG, Sept. 16-Moorhead g. Nc
Lean, OF the soho Iron and Steel works,
have issued II detailed statement of the
financial condition of their firm. The
statement is reassuring, and shows bal
ance in favor of the assets of $l.37l. .454 3a
1t is now almost certain that the creditors
Of the firm will grant an extension.
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Secretary Tracy and China Troubles.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Secretary Tracy
says, respecting the policy of the navy
department in strengthening the United
States naval force in China waters, that
six vessels are now on the China station,
which is about the usual number which
has constituted the Asiatic feet for the
last eleven years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18
A BIG piTTS5URG CRASH.

The MOOrhead-McCItun Company Ask
an Extension of Their Creditors.
PITTsBUEG, Sept. l5.-The Moorhead-
MCLEAN company, one of the oldest iron
and steel manufacturing establishments
in Pittsburg, has asked for an extension
OF time on paper amounting to about $500, :
900. The assets Of the company are esti-
mated at from 81, 600, 600 to 81, 500, ,OOo The
extension is asked from the principal
creditors, banks OF this city The members
of the firm say there is every probability
that the extension will be granted.
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A Close Observance.

Little Girl l-Tomorrow will be Sum-
day, won't it
Lady-Yes. How do you expect
to spend your time
Little Girl-Wishing it was Monday.
Good Ners.
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ItnlY's NYarIlke PrepNrAtions.

ROME, Sept. B,-Ih view Of the gravity
of the European situation the government
proposes to increase taxation 10 the
amount of l5,000 900 to 2OU0,O00 lires The
government is privately urging the speedy
completion Of men of war All merchant
men classed as cruisers have been ordered
to given points to ship guns and munitions
- xx.or
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18
New York Heads the Hon List,

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-The census Of
fee has in press bulletin showing the
production of hops in the United States.
Hops are grown for commercial pun poses
in seventeen states. IN the year 1889 80, 2O3
acres of land were cultivated in hops, pro-
ducing 80, l63,270 pounds. New York heads
the list with $3.50 acres, yielding 20,063,-
900 Innnds
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18

Our dear little daughter was terribly
sick,
Her bowels were bloated as hard as
a brick,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18
Drowned at Stamford.

NEW HAVEN, Sept. l8.-Russell NJ, Todd,
aged nine, whose parents reside ia New
York, was accidentally drowned at SIAM
ford, Conn The body has been recovered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-18

homes in the country, but few of them
are occupied by editors. The fact is,
there is little money in the business ;
for it is curious fact that it costs more
to produce the newspapers Of America
than the people pay for them. Run.
ming a newspaper is like rowing boat
upstream. A man may pull his boat
slowly against the current, if he works
steadily, but he dare not rest, and he
cannot anchor. Every time newspa-
per goes to press the editor has the
feeling that his sheet might have con-
tanned more news, and more advertise
ments, without a dollar of additional
expense, and in this business more than
in any other there is constant clamor
for more work, for harder pulling at
the oars. The best weekly paper
know of is edited by an old man who
is particularly clever as writer. publish
er. and printer, and although he owns
his own home and his own Office build
ing. he is compelled to work very hard
WY Nel' oullSSi hhSh liOt bdu ~
industrious or capable have made a
great deal more money. There NAV
be an impression in cities that country
editors might do very much better if
they would, but the fact is many man
has failed to make money a, editing in
the country who has succeeded in the
clty.-From the Century Magazine
for September.
Our dear little daughter was terribly
sick,
Her bowels were bloated as hard as
a brick,
We feared she would die
It'll We happened to try
Plerce's Pellets-,hey cured hsr, re-
markably quick.
Never be without Pierce's Pellets in
the house. They are gentle and eifec-
tive in action and give immediate re.
lief IN cases of indigestion. bilioumess,
and constipation. They do their work
and leave no bad effects.
Smallest, cheapest, easiest to take.
One dose Best Liver Pill made.
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Rupture.

pS, Aty,oa We the undersigned, are en-
AtHHtAA6s tirely cured OF Rupture by
Dr. j. B. MAYER, S3l Arch
St, Phila. Thomas b. Hartung, New Ringgold,
Pa, !. sandt, South Easton, Pa, L. p. & z. A.
Deturck oley, Pa, II. q. Stanley, 42i Spruce
D; B. Noll, Limekiln, Pa, VIM. T., Hartenstine.
PhoeniXville. Pa, w. NJ. Leinbach, ga Wash
ington 81, Reading, Pa, !. G. LYME. 1910 w.
lassyille, Pa. DIR. MAYER is at Hotel Penn,
Reading, Pa, on the end Saturday OF each
month. Cali to see him.