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ABSOLUTELY PURE
The Ruin of the Ragpicker,
ABSOLUTEEY PURE

The chiffonneirs Of Paris have lost!
their trade-at least it has become so
totally modified that they no longer
pursue it in its ancient form. The
waste and dirt from every house used
to be poured out into the street bel
fore the front door each evening at 9
or 10 o'clock, and the chifonnier, With
his lantern and his hook in his hands,
and his basket on his back, arrived at
once and raked the heaps over, to see]
what he could find in them. But it
became forbidden either to throw the
refuse into the street or to bring it
out at night.
It was prescribed that it should be
carried down in the early morning in
box, which is placed, full, at the
door, and is emptied before 9 O'Clock
in the dust carts, which go round each
day. The chifonniers, therefore,
have no longer the opportunity
of picking over the dirt, for
it has ceased to offer itself in an ac-
cessible form; they have, for the
most part, to carry on their trade
after the refuse is discharged from
the carts at the depots, and, conse.
quently, have almost disappeared
from the streets. They cannot be re-
garded as a loss, for they were, of
necessity, dirty and bad smelling, and
looked, as they prowled about with
their dull lanterns in the dark, like
spectres of miserable evilness. But,
all the same, they were thoroughly
typical of old Paris.-Blackwood's 3
Magazine. .." 4
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Our National Habit of Whistling.

The right of a person to whistle, to
the paralysis of other persons nerves,
is becoming almost as burning .quesi
tion as the right OF persons to smoke,
to, the mental and bodily detriment of
others. We Americans are probably
next to our own colored people in
the Southern towns, whom We have
educated in the art-the whistlingest
people in the world. There are, ap.i
parently, two reasons for this. One
is, that we are the most nervous of
people; we have got to be doing some
thing; we can't go down stolidly at
our work like Europeans, or sit silent!
and contemplative; 80 we work off our
figets with whistling. The other rea-i
son is, that we are really cheerful
and expressive people, in spite of all
that has ever been said in the con-
trary. The national whistling habit has
resulted in the production of great
number of really skillful and musical
whistlers. With one consideration
and another, there is a tremendous
amount of whistling. 1t seems cheer
full, and sometimes, to the whistler, itI
is really cheerful. Now, undoubtedly
this would be very nice if every ones
whistling were heard only by himself.
It would be blessed way of workingI
off ones nervousness. But the otheri
fellow has nervousness too. What;
about that? An ordinary whistler'si
performance gives absolutely no pleas
ure to any one but himself. BOSTON,
TRANSCRIPT.
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Some Valuable Scissors.

A remarkable present has just been
made to the Kaiser-namely, pair of
scissors, but scissors so exquisite as
are seldom, seen, and valued at $4O0.
The giver, q steel merchant at Sohlin-
gen (where all the best German steel
comes from). has had the scissors
manufactured, of course, out of fine
steel-engraved with a portrait of the
Kaiser, with historic buildings and
other things; the engraving alone
took practised worker five. years to
complete. His Majesty was very
pleased with the strange gift and ex-
pressed his thanks. The Kaiserin
Augusta once had a similar present
made to her, which is exposed to view
in the palace, only in this case the
value of the scissors is estimated at
exactly double.-London Society.
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4 Boa Constructor Swallows Its Mate.

One of the strangest incidents in
the experience Of the management of
the Geological Society's menagerie
has occurred in the reptile house, the
scene being one of the compartments
in which the boa constructors are con-
fined. Two large 5oas occupied the
chamber, one snake being nine feet
and the other eight feet long. When
the house was opened in the morning
only one boa was found in the cage;
the other had disappeared. Though
the survivor was only foot longer
than the other snake, there was no
reason to doubt that it had completely
swallowed it's companion. It was so
aistended that the scales were almost
separated, and it was unable either to
coil itself or move. There is every
reason to believe that in accomplish
ing this almost incredible feat the
snake acted by mistake, and it de-
voured it's companion by what de-
serves to be called an accident. The
large boa was fed with a pigeon before
the house was closed for the night.
It swallowed the bird, and the other
boa was then given pigeon, which it
had begun to swallow when the snakes
were left for the night. It is believed
that the larger snake then caught hold
of the part of the pigeon which pro-
iected from the others mouth, and
gradually enveloped, not only the
bird, but the head of the other snake.
Once begun, the swallowing process
would 60 on almost mechanically. As
the swallowed snake was only one foot
less in length than the swallower, and
Of nearly equal bulk, weighing about
fifty pounds, the gastric juices must
have dissolved the portion which first
entered the snakes stomach before
the remainder was drawn into the
jaws. Though still rather lethargic.
the surviving boa is not injured by
It's meal. It coils itself up with diff
Guilty, and its scales have the beauti-
full, iriddescent bloom peculiar to the
skin of snakes when in perfect health.
London Despatch. ...3.
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Zones Crushed to Powder.

The captain Of one OF the American war
ships on the Asia tic station has written home
OF some very intere sting things that he has
seen. Describing a visit to the Japanese
field hospital, near Nagasaki. he says:
'There got fair conception of the kill
ing and wounding qualities of the new
small.bore rife hat all Europe is adopting.
The Japanese in fantry arm is the Murata,
the invention of General Murata, now Chief
Of Ordnance OF apsn. The caliber OF the
gun Is .315, and the bullet weighs 2S5 grains.
~ saw Chinese officer who had been
struck in the knee joint by one OF these bull
let's. fred at distance Of about 1000 yards.
The thin steel envelope of the bullet had
broken and the joint was simply a mass Of
finely comminuted bone spiinter5: The
knee was perfectly soft, without bone in it
unbroken an iuch long. OF course the leg
had to be amputated.
"The hospital was the admiration OF the
French and English surgeons as we'll as our
own. The medical staff were all Japanese,
who had graduated In medicine and surgery
either In America or England, then taken
post graduate surgical course in clinics ar
the Paris and Berlin hospitals. They had
the best modern instruments and systems,
the newest ntiseptics-everything hos
pital on modern lines should have. And all
this is the work of a generation. Truly the
Japanese Is wonderful man.
MAN for man and ship tor ship, my pro-
fessional opinion is that the Japanese COM
manders are equal to any III Europe. They
have courage, a high professional knowledge
and fierce fighting spirit that nothing
dpunts -
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The Sparrows of Washington.

There is less complaint now than
formerly of the English sparrow nuis-
ance; but no one can visit Washing
ton without having the subject em-
phatically and Extensively brought to
his attention. That city is over-run
by the noisy, dirty birds. The ap-
proaches to the Capitol are kept in q
positively filthy condition by them.
The impudent little pests appear to
have picked out the seat of the Ma
tionsl Government as q fitting place
to put in evidence their bad breeding.
IL ever there shall be in this country
an anti-spsrrow crusade it might well
enough take it's start in Washington.
Forest and Stream.
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Search Lights In Warfare.

Whether or no the powerful search
lights used as safeguards in coast de.
Tense and on board ship are OF much
practical service against attacks from
torpedo boats is still an open ques'
ltion. Tests recently carried on BY
the Government show that good tor.
Ipedo boat carefully managed can ap-
(proach to within 800 yards of thepro-
Hector before being sighted, although
she may be directly III the beam OF
light. This distance is the maximum
torpedo range, and, as guns cannot be
trained instantly under the most ia
vorable conditions, boat would have
time to make great progress, and per-
|haps inflict fatal damage, before she
could be fred at. The German Gov.
ernment is having its boats painted
|blueish gray, as this color seems to bs
least visible by electric ht.-New
York Mail and Express.
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Biggest in the United States.

The largest oil we'll in the United States
was drilled in, a few days ago, by Kirk
brido Brothers. OF Toledo. Tie we'll is
located about four miles southeast Of Glib
sonburg, Ohio, and Is within two hundred
feet of another monster that the lucky
operators finished short time before. The
we'll was drilled over fourteen hundred feet
in the sand bofore any sign OF oil was seen
and it was supposed that the hole would be
Il dry one. Suddenly it was noticed that the
tools were coming I'D and the rope was
slack. Before the tools could be withdrawn
a stream of oil mounted high above the top
of the derrick. The we'll is conservatively
estimated at 1000 barrels day, which
makes it the banner we'll OF the country,
the largest we'll previously being the
Dukate we'll in Liberty township, Wood
County, which spouted 1900 for tho first
tWenty-four hours.
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spirits take fight. It Is time to accept
the help offered in Doctor Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription. It's medicine which
was discovered and used by prominent
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orders which arise from it The "Pre-
scription" is powerful uterine tonic and
nervine, especially adapted to woman's
delicate wants for it regulates and promotes
all the natural functions, builds up, invig.
crates and cures.
Many women suffer from nervous pros
TRITON, or exhaustion, owing to congestion
or to disorder of the special functions. The
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and the system invigorated with the "Pre.
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Beware OF Ointmeurs for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.
res mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering il through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good yo9
can possibly derive from them. Halls CataTrn
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure get the genuine.
III Is taken Internally, and Is made in Toledo,
I Ohio, by +. J. Cheney g. Co. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists. price 75c. per bottle.
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A Pertinent Paragraph,

g sour country If right, should bekept right /;
II wrong should be put right" Is political
maxim which paraphrased applies to other
conditions OF Life, thus: our health II right,
should be kept right If wrong should re put
right, especially in bodily ailments, such as
pains and aches, which st. Jacobs Oh
promptly cures. Many out OF work should
heed 10 give II a chance to cure and It will
give them q chance to 60 to work cured.
Another adageis: che doeth best, who doeth
WELL" Well, Of course, you want to be we'll
from all sorts Of aches, and the best thing to
do Is 70 use the great remedy. He who does
80 Is doing well indeed.
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In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance OF peIma
nently beneficial effects and were satisfied
with transient action. but now that it Is gen.
orally known that Syrup Of Figs will perma-
:nently cure habitual constipation, well.in-
formed people will not buy other laxatives,
which act for a time, but finally injure the
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women often e

women often feel
the effect Of too
much gayety-
balls, theatres, and
teas in rapid
succession find
them worn ont, OF
rundown I" by
the end Of the sea-
son. They suffer
from nervousness,
sleeplessness and
Irregularities. The
smfle and 0ood
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A house of ten rooms In Pompeii cost the
builder nearly $4,000.
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I Dr.. Kiimer's SwAMP-RooT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binphamton. N. Y.
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Worms never frequent the eucalyp-
tus tree, nor the earth to which its
roots reach.
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Karrs Glover Root, the great blood purifier,
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A Dose in Time Saves Nine of Hale's Honey
of Horehound and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure In one minute,
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Ripans Tabules.

Slip Vial into your vest pocket and aotsr
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\ and all Kindred ailments. One gipes TctisJ.
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IS In 1874 well-wrtten Bible was sold for
fifty marks, about S170. sr..' ...
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Ifaflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
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UIOkou OoWu pllo VI urlchS u uOZeQ yRruS
from the gate. Long grass now, but then O
blood spattered, bullet scattered opening in
the wall.
As we stood there, although the scene was
thirty y-seven years ago, 1 saw them come in
-Havelock pale and sick, but triumphant,
and Outram, whom oil the equestrian statues
IN Calcutta and Europe cannot too grandly
present.
"whst then happenedg" ssic &c ny es-
cort. "Oh," he said, "that is impossible to
tell. The earth was removed from the gate,
and soon all the army OF relief entered, and
some OF us laughed, and some cried, and
some prayed, and some danced. Highlan-
ders so dust covered and enough blood and
wounds on their faces to make them un-
recognizable snatched the babes out OF
their mothers arms and kissed them and
passed the babies along for other SOL
diers to kiss, and the wounded men
crawled out OF the hospital to join in the
cheering, and it was wild jubilee until, the
first excitement passed. the story OF how
many OF the advancing army had been
slain on the way began to have fearful
effect, and the story Of suffering that had
been endured inside the fort, and the an
nouncement to children that they were
tatherless, AMI to wives that they were
widows, submerged the shouts Of joy with
wailing Of agony.
"But were you not embarrassed by the ar
rival Of Ravelock and 1400 men who brought
no food with them?" He answered: "Of
course we were put on smaller rations i'm
mediately in order that they might share
with us, but we knew that the coming OF his
reinforcement would help US to hold the
place until further relief should come. Had
not this first relief arrived as it did in day
or two at most and perhaps In any hour the
besiegers would have broken in, and our end
would have come. The Sepoys had dug six
mines under the residency and would soon
have exploded ALL"
After we had obtained few bullets that
had been picked out OF the wall, and piece
of the bombshell, we walked around the elo-
quent ruins and put our hands into the scars
of the shattered masonry and explored the
cemetery inside the fort, where hundreds Of
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tations were performed without chloroform.
All the anaesthetics were exhausted. A
fracture that in other climates and un-
der other circumstances would have come to
easy convalescence here proved fatal. Yon-
der was DR.. Fayrer's house, who was sur
geon Of the place and is now Queen Victor
las doctor. This upper room was the off,
GERS room, and there Sir Henry Lawrence,
our dear commander, was wounded. While
he sat there n shell struck the room, and
some one suggested that he had better
leave the room. but ne smiled and SAID
lightning never strikes twice In the
same place Hardly had he said this
when another shell tore of his thigh, and he
was carried dying into DR.. Fayrer's house
on the other side OF the road. Sir Henry
Lawrence had been In poor health for a
long time before the mutiny. He had been
in the Indian service for years, and he had
started for England to recover his health,
but getting us far rs Bombay the English
Government requested him TO remain at
least awhile, for he could not be spared
in such dangerous times. He came here to
Lucknow, and foreseeing the siege OF this
resilency had filled many OF the rooms with
grain. without which the residency would
have been obliged to surrender. There were
also taken hv him into this residency rice
and sugar and charcoal and fodder Tor the
oxen and hay for the horses. But now, at
the time when NIL the people were looking
to him for wisdom and courage, Sir Henry
is dying"
Our escort describes the scene. unique,
tender. beautiful and overpowering, and
while I stood on the very spot where the
sighs and groans Of the besieged and lacera-
ted and broken hearted met the whiz OF bull
lets, and the demoniac hiss Of bursting she'll,
and the roar OF batteries, my escort gave me
the particulars.
"As soon as Sir Henry was told that he
had not many hours no live he asked the
chaplain to administer to him the holy COM
munion. He felt particularly anxious for
the safety OF the women in the residency,
who, at any moment, might be subjected to
the savages who howled around the resi-.
dency, their breaking in only matter OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
The Weeks Amue ementS.

The outlook in the line Of theatrical
amusemcnts for the week opening today
ig "a very good one. as Manager Leath
mas secured two good attractions for tn
Academy of Nusic-Cnarles Dickson Mon
daV and Tuesday evenings and Tuesday
matinee. and Milton Mobiles Friday and
Saturday evenings, and Saturday matinee
Charles Dickson IS a delightful actor,
easy graceful. and very natural IN his
methods and we'll deserved the title
which the New York Mirror gave him,
the cleVerest comedian in America.
He has good supporting company,
ana altogether the engagement is looked
forward TO with great expectation.
Nj Dickson plays "lncog.' on Monday
evening and Tuesday matinee, and on
Tuesday evening presents his new pay
- Jolly Good Fellow"
Milton NObl - so we'll known for ms
good work. and especially remembereG IN
bis really good sensational play, me
Phoenix" comes 10 the Academy OF
Music for two nights beginning Septem-
Der 1ith with a matinee Saturday, sep
tembor 9TH. He Will present his Pldys
called For Revenue only" and FROM
Sire 20 Son 70
Mr.. W. Greanor Neal. the always ana
bic Mirror correspondent, tells me that
ne saw Mr.. Charles Dickson play
jolly Good Fellow" in Washington late-
ly.
Mr. Neal does pot ordinarily enthuse
or boil over with admiration or theatricN
performances. but ne TOOK especlal occa-
sion to say how very pleaSeu ne was
with this play, ana with Nh
and his excellent supporting cpiC-aIly'
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NE VAS DISMISSED.
The Case of Betrayal Did Not Materiali'r.
The Police Court.

...,., d., little stiff as re-
Justice Jo"' ''' .t..t t.
suit Of the base-nal game d." '''''"
Toured SD extensively ou iriiay tFeHiiA'
.,..f.es he DISPOSED of the fol-
put htF''
loMlhE Gus pollard CHARGED with the
. ,'l az ,ular promise of marriage or
et.l55 'st,u.D Boucla~s was called for OK
StI $3.50 o1 II win be remembered that
l.,a.f Of the cigarmaNer was effected
tHe c,rah r. Clements. Miss Doug
by MIs' ,'', ga offor - Icer.rato attempt
lass nIrt of the YOUNG lady tO end
her own ITS'5i,,,,'i,~,,r5 THE ro.son was
AN ounce llr...,'.3... ,,c~,'irt. \\hou tie
taken ld@1 .,,,.J iaf,ra mo,
youn5 Hi', 7,,.rufn,~ Mrs.
Justice W 't,,-i,t.~ f,uei 10
Clements anI u.l S.i'.. ,,.or. i..,i..I
appear d-4.-9' MN. ,,I tho accf...i
for then ny ' .G +'-tu YESTERDAY.
was comm ,l,,i i hi,, C.rnm.n,yealtn's
Attorney ~. 'i , . IT, e.1tcd H. Inc
case 10 " Va. f,.-.....,.. hnd visited
Jns'IC.gG e"" .,,i ,,.,rss-,I nor desire 10
his ONCE anu tll'l,s''' ~, ti,-,e d..
Withdraw thc Warrant ~ Wv ti'' wv
had COM ,Ittl WAL. 'cs,,i.t s',ii f+r+h.,.
gardlnB me v"9.' ~ ~" - ,,ld
that ne ull Iiol ,Iililh W. - 7, IN.
be SUSTAINED by lne eEi'Tl n',o 90 az i
and he would therefore, iTTtu0'' s.,o , No
charge az the pi So''''' ''0
tneIrul'oI ,l. ,.ourf- negro charged
Robert brown inc C"h6 nc7t1 ,''-' .
with assam ms cu''lii-' i al
wounii1s Pnlhp i'f!,, al 49, 'C"ir,r.
man, was sent on 10 ."e iius ms OV p'l' =
DAVIS was attdch ny ilo"" 49, 4, VIZ" IL,
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Heurico County News.

The special grand jury OF the Henrlco
County Court cOnvenes tomorrow for
the September term.
The Fairfield District School Board met
In the bOard-rOOm at the courthouse
yesterday and transacted routine bust
ness.
The public schools OF Brookland district
open for the session September 18th, those
of Fairfield and Tuckanoe on the 2+th, and
Narina on October lst. The teachers ap-
pointed for the BrOokland ana Tuckahoe
schools VIII meet the School Board and
sign thei contracts for the year on the
loth. Fairfield teachers Will sign on the
pa and the teacher for Narina on the
S'th.
Andrew Woodbridge (coloredD was COM
mitted 10 the HenricO county jail yester-
day f1r examination on the charge or
pocket picking.
Oliver Ducky (colored who had been
caught iu the act Of stealing chicken,
vas also committed
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The Legion has for It's objects To unite
fraternaily for social. benevolent, and in
tellectual improvements male Rom1n
Catholics OF sound bodily health between
the ages OF eighteen and fifty-hve; 70
AFFORD moral and material aid to It's mem
bers and their dependents by establishing
fund for the relief OF It's sick and dis
tressed members and 20 establish n benefit
fund. Well-known citizens have inter
ested themselves I'm this movement. and
among those who have signed the charter
for the first council IN Richmond are
Messrs. G. Oh. Cowardin. W. r. Reddy.
Andrew pizzini Jr. Dr. Daniel J. Cole
man. James Hayes. Andrew J. Cava-
naugh, J. r. lie Bron, ". j. Quigey.
7. X. a. Burke :. Il. Kelly. William b.
Pizzni, and others.
1t IS understood that the council Will
be instituted the early part OF next week.