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insurance. She thought OF pretty
gowns-to be worn as a bride. Then
she sobered up. David would think
her silly, he was SO practical. She
was sorry tor David.
About a month after the engagement
John Alroy was made postmaster OF
Garrett. He was young, quick and
clever, and handsome.
Joyce. was ousy at the store, so Mary
often went to social gatherings with
out hin. he calling for her later on in
the evening. He did not dance; Alroy
did. 1t gradually dawned upon him
that Mary danced a good deal with the
postmaster. He also found that the
postmaster often met Mary by chance
when she took sunny walks.
In April he made his usual spring
trip to buy goods. He had been away
a week when he received a letter from
Mary. She asked to be absolved from
her engagement with him. He was
stunned and FASTENED home. The
calmness with which Mary met him
told him his doom.
ut is Alroy, of course?!" he said.
1T may seem to you that | treat
you badly" she returned; but l never
knew what love was till / met him.
and Joyce went away.
Throughout the summer he saw little
of the happy pair. invented business
xcuse taking him much from home.
Winter came, and the store claimed
him. April doomed up-the anniver-
sary of his shattered hopes-and he
heard that Mary would he married in
June. In June the marriage was put
off till autumn.
at Garrett was third-class. Out of his
salary the postmaster was expected to
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Keedick Ito her sister)-"M

Miss Keedick Ito her sister)-'Mr.
Linger has been coming to see me for
several years, SC / told him that if he had
anything to say it was time he said it. "
Miss Margaret-"What was his reply?''
Miss Keedick-'The horrid thing said
he never was much of . conversation.
aliSt"-VoRue>
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his head. Now would come his re-
venge for all the pain he had silently
suffered; and yet his revenge would be
only his honest duty. His face grew
hard and grim.
A post Office expert testified among
other things that Alroy had openly
boosted that he would raise his office
to second grade SO that the increase of
salary would warrant his marriage.
Two other witnesses testified as TO the
facts already known.
SWELL gentlemen" said the foreman
of the jury.
81 move that a true bill be found"
cried a juror.
II second the notion" said another.
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Two Mothers.

Fond Mother-That new boy across
The street is a bad boy, isn'the, my pet?
Little Son-No'm.
isn't he? Then why don't you play
with him?"
His mother won't let mcleod
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Worst Kind of Failure.

Miss Walton-Is marriage a failure To
-FOUR cowr, Mr.. Outvest?
Mr.. Outwest--I'm sorry to say it Is
Miss Walton-Why?
Mr.. Outwest-Lack Of women-Lifa.
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EY May of Advice.

Be careful walking on the side
Walk. Pray do not neglect it;
Because you always find the slide
Just where you don't expect it.
-IlidC
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What She Gave.

All, Amy, you're the one 1 love,
Crue girl, you know I'm smitten,
Jasked you for one tiny glove,
And all you rave me vas the mitten.
-Tr,fh
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Alice-Oh, Billy! | didn't think it OF
you; walking with another girl after
what you said to me yesterday.
Billy-I've had a rewulsion O feelin'
since then in favor OF broonets-yester~
day was a blonde day with me.-Life.
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Worse Yet.

"John, yon are not listening to q word
I am saying!"
"Why. my dear. l am all ears"
81 know you are, and that makes it
al the more provoking."Jury.
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copyright. 1892, by
- the Author.


HE day Mary
Harmon d ac-
cepted Joyce,
Ter m o t h e
han ded her a
tn ousand-d o l.
lar bond, her
share of her
fathers life
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
THE RICHMOND DlspAroH-sUNDAY JANUARY 49, 1893!

the immigration features embodied IN
that bill when these have been stricken
from the House bill later on.
On the application OF II. King and
Others, Judge II. c. Honey, Of the Rich
mond County Superior Court, at Au-
gusta, Ga., has appointed j. Hsverhill,
of South Carolina, temporary receiver
Of the Georgia portion OF the Fort
Royal aud Augusta railroad.
Pat Wells, negro. was lynched Fri
dnv night five miles southwest OF
Quincy, Fla. He had robbed the house
Of George Fletcher while the latters
barn and stable were burning. Officers
were bringing Wells TO town, when he
was taken away from them by the lynch
ers and hanged.
Tho Reichstag Committee on the Ger
MN army bill has concluded general
debate on that measure. and yesterday
nroreeded with discussion OF the several
clauses. The closing debates showed
An increased disposition TO accept the
Governments proposals.. the only mate
rial opposition being offered by faction
of the Centre party, led 10y Herr Lieber.
In the Federal House yesterday Mr..
Enloe offered for reference to the Com
mittee on Rules preamble and resolu-
ton reciting the charge that General
Casey. chief OF engineers of the army,
has unfairly and unjustly Disseminated
against domestic marbles in awarding
the contracts for the finishing OF the
new congressional library and directing
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to investigate the truth OF the
charge.
A lumbermcns excursion train re-
turning from Chicago to Minneapolis,
consisting of six cars, was thrown from
tho track 10y a broken rail near Kent
Hills yesterday. The baggage car and
following coach went down an embank-
ment and tipped over on their sides.
The two following coaches went down the
embaukment and remained standing up
night. ". f.. Ackers, of Minneapolis,
was killed and eight others. all men,
we're iniured-none fatally.
In the Federal Senate yesterday the
army appropriation bill was reported
from the committee, being the first OF
the regular appropriation bills reported
10 the Senate during tue present ses-
sion. In the House the Burrows reso-
luton respecting the whiskey trust was
referred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary for investigation OF the
charges made, and resolution
in lieu Of the Fellows and
Geary resolutions touching the Panama
Canal Company, the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, and the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company was reported IRON
the Committee on Rules and adopted
without debate. Mr.. Tom Watson made
n speech on the so-called southern ques-
ton from tho Populists' standpoint
Both houses Of Congress adjourned over
the time Of Mr.. Blaine's funeral. in order
that members might attend the funeral
services.
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The American Turf.


GrTT vnUrG, January 2S. There was
a slaughter Of fayortes to-day, but there
was some very exciting sport neverthe-
less. and the time made II three Of the
events was extraordinary
First race four and one-half fur
longs Gladiatot won Red LIN second,
April Fool third. Time, 81.
Second race-three elghthso OF a mile
Blossom won: Blue and White second,
Tody Smith third. Time, b..
Third race six md ono half fur
lonos-Pausy won Jack Rose second,
Sir George third. Time, 1:2ii.
Fourth racc-siy furlongs-Estelle
won Prince Howard second, Air Plant
third. lime, l:li..
Fifth race-six and one-balf fur
longs innovation won Inferno second,
Bcnwood third. Time, l:22.
sixth racc-sevcn furlOngs-Dagc
won RENO second, Eightaway third.
Time, I30..
GtoucE,rrR, January 29.-The book
makers were hit hard to-day. Favorltcs
won and other winners were we'll placed.
First rco-fiye turlongs -Llttie I'M
won Congress second, Lord STANLEY
third. lime. 1901.
Second race five furlongs-Suspensc
Cfllyl won; Procida second, Karl 3.
THIRD. UMe, 1903.
Third ra,e-six and one-half fur
longs -Tioga won; Grand PIX second,
Gloster third. lime, l.2i3.
Fourth 1ace-four and one-half fur
longs Havkeye won; Censor second,
Mollie Y. third. lime, D..
Fifth race- one mile-Fernwood won
Rose Howard second, Silver Queen third.
Time. l:i5.,
Sixth receive furlongs Yosemite
won; Ieunysoa second, Hangar third.
lime, l0I3.
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TcIrgraphic Brcvitics.

The father of Congressman Meredith
died at his home. near NokesUlle, Prince
William county yesterday. lie was 81
years OF age.
The lincolenm-works at North Aller-
ton, in the West Riding OF Yorkshire,
England, have been destroyed by fire.
Loss, $780, 600.
Chancellor John A. Foster, OF the
southern division of Alabama, died at
his home, in Clayton, yesterday morn
ing. He had been on the bench many
years and was highly esteemed through
out his state.
Maior.Gensral Samuel Sprigg Carroll.
United States Army, retired, died at his
residence, Bellevue" Tacoma Park,
near Washington, ID. c., at , o'clock
yesterday of acute pneumonia. after an
illness Of SIX days.
"Katahdin is the name Secretary
Tracy has bestowed on the new battle
ram built at Bath, Me-, on plans sug-
gested by koar-Admiral Ammen. The
vessel takes its name from Mt. hatah-
din, Names greatest mountain.
The construction OF bridge across
the st. Mary's river between the states
of Florida and Georgia by the Florida
Central and Peninsula railroad Is au-
thorized by a bill introduced in the
Federal Senate yesterday by Mr.. Pasco.
Both houses OF the Alabama Legisla-
ture yesterday adopted resolutions Of
sympathy with the family OF Mr.. Blaine.
who, the resolutions state, assisted
Samuel J. Randall in saving the South
from ruin by defeating the first force
bill
4 fire which broke out Friday after
noon in the cellars OF the new Central
Market at Berlin, Germany. was not
subdued until o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The structure was completely
guttCd. Loss. 100000 marks $780,
000).
Senator Chandler yesterday reported
TO the Senate from the Immigration
Committee bill establishing additional
regulations concerning immigration.
The bill has no relation to the quaran-
tine bill recently passed by the House.
although it is probably the Intention OF
the Senate 10 allow it to replace all Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
1t Wa, still Running.


"Whon Was fishing on the Kankakee
some fifteen years ago, said the man
with tho cigarette, "a whrlwind came
along and carried OF my vest that was
hanging on limb Just over my head.
Il had NV watch IN IT and a tallor's
account. Well, the whole outfit
sailed out of sight in less than aminu.c.
Seven years afterwari party of us
were camped upt the same river, only 100
yards further up. II was my turn TO do
lhe cooking, SO | started out for some
dry wood. stepped on log, which caved
in' and 10 as the story-books say,
there Law NV watch. with the same Old
tnlor's bin twisted through The ring. Ii
was still running.
"Oh. come on You want us to ak
YOU how such n thing could he, and
linen youll explain that the whlrlwind
wound YOUR watch up 50 tight that 1t
ran for seven years. .
Il didn't say that the watch was still
running" said the story-teler, ms he
lighted another bacillus eAtorminator ;
- had reference to the tnlor's bill
II is running yet.
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ho obtained-cost fabulous sam, for
one bright golden dollar was then worth
S2S in Confederate money. Sugar was
from - 10 $40 per pound, turkeys $50
apiece. aud flour SO per pound.
"ChrStmas, 1864 the last Christmas
81 war times -dawned. and what
gloomy festival i. was for the people OF
the South OF manufactured products
we had practically none. Our hair
pins were made Of long, black thorns,
with ball 90 scaling wax on one end.
We had made into dressc1 every
scrap OF available material, and now
our gowns consisted OF window
curtains. 'homcspun. and paper mus
liza or colorcd cambria that hGd once
done duty as n lining. while our feet
r. uncased IN homemade cloth shoes.
At . Christmas dinner in typical
southern home That day the festive
board pres, ntcd a turkey that had cost
5000, n ham worth $500. hominy
and potatoes at correspondngly high
prices. and black mOlasscs-as dessert
at $50 per gallon. The Confederate
dollar was then worth Just 2 cents
in gold. Wood was 500 per cord,
beef 3 a pound, flour 5000 per bar
rel. butter $50 per pound, and sugar
so per pound. All was silent in the
negro quarters There WAS no singing
or dancing there as usual. The slaves
having heard of do Emancipation procla-
ration, knew that they we're froe and
had all scattered away. Desolation
seemed TO reign over everything. OF all
tine Chrstmas-dnys / have known, that
last Christmas IN the South in wartime
j. the one OF all others that J an most
certain never to forgot"
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ROBBERS CAUGHT.
THEIR ATTEMPT TO LOOT a
KANSAS BANK.
They Kill One Of Their FUR
sucrs and Fight Des-
peratcly.
rBy telegraph 70 the Dispatcs.l

WAyFRLY, KAN, January 2S.-fester-
dav afternoon two masked men entered
the front-door of the Waverly Bank,
and. covering Cashier Dugal and AS
sistant- Cashier Converse with re7olvers,
coollv proceeded to rob the vault and
cash-drawer. While thus engage
O'Noill, a merchant, entered the bank
10 make deposit, and at the risk OF his
life Duyal called to him to run and
alarm the citizens O'Ncill ran across
the street and gave the alarm and the
robbers ran for their horses, which we're
in an alley behind the bank, closely pur-
sued 10y n number Of citizens. Fore
most IN the pursuit Was 4. >. lDgleman,
and as the first robber leaped into the
saddle he turned and fired at lngleman,
sending ball through his heart and
killing him instantly. A fusilsde OF
shots followed, but the robbers got
away. About two miles from town they
were surrounded, and surrendered after
their horses had been killed and their
ammunition exhausted.
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John WiIIiamS&SOnS,
BANKERS,
CORNER MAIN AND TENTH STREETS,
RICHMOND, VA.
SPECTLAIING ST(CESSETLLY on E s's.s::

Wheat send for book FREE. UNITED STATES
AGENCY, Nj. Vernon, n. Y. WohsyeiD inside TO-
IA 2T-F&Su9t
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Stretch Little.
Chicago Tribune.l


Trufrlng along the slippery street.
Two childish nggrce WITH aching feet
AuI hands benumbcd boy the biting cola
Nero rulely lDstlei ty young nd old,
UIr-t.r. huulrward ~ close 81 day
Dyrrtlc cltys broad highway.
Nobody noticed or seelnci 10 care
FLOR tlr lttle. ragged, Fhiyorng pair;
Nobody saw how close the5 cropt
lut0 mo warmth OF each ga. jet
Which fuuE atr0ad It's mellow hght
Ifom The gay shop windows in the night
"Como unlo- my cont enid little Nell.
s. f.q-- ran down Joe's checks and TEL
Ou nor oWu tu.u fingers. stif with cold.
..ItsrDf vr-y big, bat guess twill hold
Both y.u and me, n only Try
TO stretch it little. 30 den cry.
Tho garment was small all tattered ard thin,
luz joe vas lovingly folded I'm
Close fo the heart Of Nell, Who knew
That stretching the coat Tor the needs OF Two
Would double fhr warmth ana halve the pain
Of ue cutting wind and he icy rain.
"Sf7etch 10 liftlc,' O, girls and boys
I'm homes Dcrf1W ng Niih comforts enlloys,
500 low tar YOU can maze them rench-
Your helpful deeds AMI your loving speech,
Your gifts OF service, and giits Of gold;
Let item stretch 70 houseu0ils manifold.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
The Dog Of Fashion.
TI4TV'rs t'In1r'I

The dog of fashion Is an expensive
luxury ID our day. lie requires almost
as many belongings as his mistress -ele-
CANT upholstered apartments. satin and
velvet cushions. and bed as good as
.ao house affords, travelling satchels
uI mapping baskets, various garments,
allo service and toilet articles, play
things. ribbons, costly harness, and
valuable Jcwrlry SGT with gems.
There IL hardy On end to his
possessions. Reside this he often
has maid specially devoted TO
uis service and he gives luncheon
PARTIES. When nj he is attended 10y the
family physclan, if he il either very
humane or oiraii of losing patronage /;
and when he dos heis buried III costly
c8ekot and commcm0uted by marble
monument. though sometimes he is
scientifically preserved, placed ID a
Iew,ici receptacle too valuable to be
buried and kept or exhibition IN the
home hs death has made desoluto. 4
dog thus treated has almost ceased to he
ID dog. he rs a product Of fashion, and
ems hardly TO belong to the race OF
doggy dogs, whom We all love and
I.e 10 have abOutus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUSINESS
CENTRES OF THE WORLD
Prices OF Money, Bonds, Stocks. Grain.
Tobacco. Cotton. &c.. and the
Weather Indications
fRr ,olerrnnh TO the Dispatch. ]

- WASHINGTON. January 2S.-Forecast
RIM flor twenty four hours-from midnight TO
'hIn Intimidation Virginia: Generally fair
-Jweather, probably preceded by rain;
warmer during sunday, colder Sunday
night: fair Monday, winds shifting 70 westerly.
For North Carolina: Cle9ring weather early
Sunday morning; colder, winds shifting TO
westerly.
Weather conditions: The storm central OF
tho California coast Thursday night has 40.
yanced 70 Illinois. 4 second storm Ia central
this evening over Northwest Washington. IN
area OF high barometer has moved slowly east
ward over New England and the ~. Lawrence
Valley, and a second area OF high barometer
occupies the Northwest
marked rise in temperature has occurred IN
the Lake region aud the Ohio and upper
Mississippi valleys. Between the MISSISSIPPI
river and the Roxy Mountains the temperature
has fallen. This evening the temperature Is 80
20 81 degrees below zero north Of Montana me
line OF zero temperature reaches South Dhko'a,
and line OF freezing temperature Is u@ced 10
Oklahoma
Rain has fallon in areas in the Lake region,
the Middle aud Southern Atlantic anu Enst-iuit
States, and snow s reported IN the upper Mis-
sssppi and Missouri valleys AMI In the North
PRcihc-COast States. Warmer and generaiy
cloudy weather, with rain or snow, IL in1lcated
Tor tho Middle Atlantic and New hngIan
States In the Central valleys the weather VIII
be cold and clearer.
Signals are displayed at Grand Haven, hanis-
tee, and Milwaukee.
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Cola wave and Western storm,

New York Herald or January "Sthl
Tho LARGO "cold wave ' which has
been moving from the Pacific to the At
lantic side Of the Continent for four
DAYS deyiatcd yesterday morning from
ia oastellv course TO one slightly north
Of east. and hence 1t will not strike Me-"
York with It's iuIl force.
ON Thursday strong depression from
the Pacific was borne east Of the Rocky
Mountains into Wyoming by sonth-
westerly current, which seems to have
subsequently become powerful and sw'it
enough to carry both the storm and the
cold wave unusually far to the north.
ward. It is probable, there'o-e, that
New Yorl, VII get share OF both dis
turbanccs. ,,. =,
The temperature in the "cold wave -
north OF Ontario yesterday morning wSs
as low rs As below zero. But as the
wave is advancing eastwardly it's hkeely,
os the Hcraid intimated yesterday, that
the mercury will rise somewhat to-mor-
raW
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Cnld-Wcathcr Philosophy.
-Annnta ConstLiutIon.l

ATLANTA GonHututou'l
The shiveriug editor has one consoia-
tioD this cold weather He won't freeze
hereafter
A corner in coal " Is very comfort
able thing when the mercury Is below
zero.
one Washington hand'press, one case as,
Of secondhand type, one grocery OH;
and desire for wood make a fnll-iiedged
editor. .
wen with the thermometer out OF
sight and coal at So ton and still rlsinR'
TINS world is the best world that We were
ever IN.
Remember the poor in your prayers. !;
all thew need in this cold weather Is
frozen religion and sympathy with icicies
on it,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29

RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
RICHMOND, January 2S.-Receip's; 400 head
cattle, Az sheep aud lambs, and 74l head
Sales 200 head cattle. 927 sheep and lambs,
and "a 1 head hogs
Prices:
Cattle. best. 4i5ajr. gross; medium TO good.
3lia4lic. gross: common 20 fair, 2aJc' gross
Bulls, 2i4a3c. grOss-
sheep, 4a5l6c. gross.
Hozs, 7lsagc. net.
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200 FOR 4 TURKEY.


4Ir--
"..al very memorable Christ
....t.e South during the war,
.u.1 o.. Vance. wife 0i the
..i States .ooator from North
"ilat OF ISL VAS different
tat bad preceded It, he
.. iu arms against the fede-
I. ..,nt. AID many of the
a. southern homes that day
.... .....l.t. uniforms Much Of
... Christina, r-,ablc
.. ..rl battles ami marches.
..,rcn'I fall OF hope and cont
IOr southern bravery and fight
.uu. could lcno such thing
. .I.H strIe,le, aud We hai
t., slightest doubt Of tie iunm-
...,s. oi oar clu-e. The old
...Uiv of southern hospitality
n... .. height that Christmas
negroes came Up from their
...tf.r. SIN tie early morning for the
.. .r. .a, rrs.' and as each one was
......... remembered with such tokens
b. f.. .uI,sA African nature most de-
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Conrcdcratcs in Yankee Garb.

.s,. Lo1is RoputlcJ
"I 81 me tell YOU q queer fact. re-
marked Major j.. b. Harlow to the Man
AboutTowu one day the past week.
" don't know that the idea has ever
occurred 20 another person, but l have
asked many OF my friends about
u. and their experience and OBJ
seryatiou tally With mine. Now,
10 tho point II IS curious truth
that inst after the war whenever a
'Yauk bought suit Of clothes It was
gray. pepperuuI. salt, for instance, while
the 'Johuui,s. when able 10 do so, III
>arpllv bought hlue, When l came
out 81 the army bought suit OF gray,
~ ucppcr-and- salt, and al tho Union
-1ldi rs ! hayo asked about the matter
did the same. while the COntcderates
houpht blue. have often Won
dcrod WHY Il was, and have come
fo the conclusion that after from
three TO Gya years service IN
the Union ranks the men became
tired Of the blue, and their first wish was
to gct something rs for removed IN color
as possible consequently they took the
grav. II Wa thc reverse on the part O.!
tHs Confedcrtcs. and they took the
Hue. When Won realize that the only
c.lors I'D use for mems wear are blue,
h'ack. brown, and gray you see that the
election was circumscrDcd. Now that
tho fact is dying out and sentiment
growing the lanL, are returning to the
blue and thejOuluies cling to the gray.