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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

one of Her Friends Innocently sent Her
q Racket of Pears.

The Washington News yesterday ai'er-
noon says:
Miss Flagler, who shot and killed
vounr Ernest Green. and who is only
beeinulug TO recover from the prOstration
attending the tragedy. has received a
terrible shock. the innocent cause of
which was one OF the young iady's most
devoted and sincere friends.
Green. as is known. received the fatal
shot from Miss Flagler's pistol while
I'm the act of picking mp pear which
had fallen from tree. Miss Flagler
friend who is e young woman living IN
tho country. without thinking OF the sig
nihcance attaching go the sending %
several specimens Of fruit 20 her and en-
tirely out of the goodness of her heart.
expressed a baskctful of pears 20 Mss
Elizabeth Flagler. and enclosed friend
" note. Miss Fiagler Glanced TO see
the package. and with her own hands
opened IL. The first thing She saw was
the large and beautiful pears carefully
packed I'm the basket. 1t seemed 10 her
the work OF some vicious mind 20 send
such "a package. So violent was the shock
20 Miss Fiaeier that she was seized with
commissions. a physician was hastily
summoned and grave fears were enter
tanned for her for some hours
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THE TINES RICHMOND VA. FRIDAY AUGUST, 49, 1895

was served o, thIrtv-s,x small tables in
the dining hall the breakffst-room, ana
the billiard hall. Ten chefs ana a num-
dred walters were engaged TWO days II"
preparing the supper f....-
At O'Clock Lispenard stewart. uali0i'e
spirited cotllion, which was danced III the
whit a-and-g0ld hall. Sherrys phnp' r2in
Narragansett Pier. was located III tne
drawing-rocri. and Mutlaiy's NcWpor, "a
sino orchestra had position III INC HUI"
~. -. -. ,,.t.,.
The.favors were shepherds crooks WIN
rich ribbons. sashes. imported na'S an"
fans for the women. and scarf pms.
The floral decorations were oi ID. -, a.,
not and American Beauty roses ussl III
nrofusion in loose punches and IN csus,
ters. with maiden-hair fern. fo,Ied
nlan.s rom iha Vanderbilt greenhouses
vyera also used 10 advantage. There were
$50 persons present at the ball
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

TERRA ALTA. W. VA. aug. N.-While
William u. White was cleaning out a
drain and laying some sewer pipes Erie
day. from a remarkably ite-ccld spring
one mile west OF town. he discovered
some nicely-dresscd stone that attracted
lis attention. and on removing cousidera-
Die ground. be found the top OF Wall.
He ~ once set men 60 work To nud out
what the curiosity was. After removing
several tons of earth. IL was found that
the wall vas built for dam. and had
been completely covered MO. IL stands
eight feet high twenty feet side. and
backs the water up 10 the spring. dis
lance Of thirty feet. II is made OF six
layers Of stone which makes &C. about
four feet thick. The last layer next 10
she water the stone IS made in the shape
OF wedge and set I'm. and ga front Of
that IS found fre-clay There is none
of this clay to be- found within a mile
Of this place The oldest settlers never
knew q such q dam.-BaitimoFe Ameri-
can
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millions OF dollars II that would nave
wrought The change We were very
much struck with the following, teie-
craphed last Tuesday from Denver Colo
racO
The Rocky Mountain News says To-Day
cdiforially. Lending authorities s'd''
that the product ratio this year between
silver snd gold viii he sixteen ounces Oh
the one TO one ounce of the otner' q
rave every reason 10 hcfefe that ','i'
ANA may be safely dropp 4 IA az ~
trrc discussions Of the financi1l pro"i'ii'
II has had It's day"
If the mines continue to yicld GOA az
they lave been doing for the past -"
years. such a result is by no means I'M
probable. II gold does become so anuiI-
ant that one ounce OF Il is worth no more
than sixteen ounces Of silver, we WONDER
how many free coiners there would tAeh
lac
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16
ISAAC SYCLE & co.
REMNANTS-REMNANTS
IN EVERY DEPART NEaT 4 CONSEQUENCE
OF TEkE.
AUGUST CLEARING Sale.

Remnants Ladies' Tsc g. and So
shirt Wafsts-your choice now. zoe.
frns si asy a i1es rror ~ 20 isc
t,rir~c ,ro,,,ic g.. are '''''"'
Remnants a,'inch Gloria Umbrellas. sc.
Remnants press Nools-o Whole coun-
hroiinr.d qo1, s l'''' ~ pc.
now Joe. each
Remnanfs En-. Ladies. Combination
.-,rt,@see and l5,,-a1 t,
Remnants Linen Lau-Rohes AZ surpris-
ing urices.
Remnants White ped-Snroads-76c.
Spreads. &c.: $40 Spreads. SOC. si.@
Spreads. 81
remnants Dinifv irish lawn. Tfsse.
Oreandies-au l2isc goods. now 4isc.
va~I
Remnants Hammoeks- prices an re-
Remoanfs Writinr pancr % boxes rom
T. TO fOc. So pounds good Paper from
. &c, TO- Ice. 30 boxes Envelopes each CON
tanning % PACKAGE now lsc box
Remnants Rugs. Carpets, On-Ciofh.
Remnants Of % and &c. corsets now
Remnant Yelling. newcs. effects at
way-down prices.
"""">' ""'"
Cheapest Book store 30 me city.
The price Of our regular l'e- hooks Is
Remnants Of 20 and I5c., elegantly
bound. ~ mos. l9c.
Remnant Sets az onc-haii Of cost price
ret George Eliot 2 Vols, from - 70
SIS
now 81 % set
Remnant sets sels-'''N
Vols. from 3 q So, .,,,,, c,.,c.-.s
kEMN Ant NtN bo,i>,,' ,r,.ai f
/ Marriage. hv "typ. nee MISS t@Nati' ~
this CITY. Dolly Dialogues, ny AntnoNs
Hone. Mystery Of CloOmber. 400 OF 9hst-
! lock Holmes. Around the Eea lamp ~
DOYLE. The Yelled Doctor. by Naflha Je"'
Davis-ali az heavy cut prices.
sn, frira-seraans from ig 20 Zoe. each.
Remnant prices i'm Ribbons-5,e'o yards
an roiore and widths
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TnE"BREIKERs" TnR0B-N opEy.


NEWPORT. Aug l. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt asked all society TO the Break
ers last night 10 small dance. as her
invitations stated. But the entertain nent
NAV well be called A grand ball. 1t was
the first large function that has yet been
given In the villa. and was In honor OF
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. Ars. Nqna T.
bHt. assisted by Mise Gertruie, re,es*ed
i'm the white-and-goli nall Of the new
house NJ $50 o'clock. but only thirty were
biaden at this hour. and they were youhs
people for dinner.
al 10 others began TO arrive. I'll the
house was well filled. The Secretary or
The Navy was a guest. There was gen.
eral dancing til midnight. when supper
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. l5.-General
Warren T. Edgarton. chief Of the postal
Inspectors OF this district. has received a
dispatch from Inspectors Holden and
Lewis stating that they had almost cor
nered two Of the notorious post-of.ice
thieves who recently escaped from jail in
New York.
The men cannot he captured without a
battle. and no attempt 10 corral them VIII
lie made without the aid OF a posse A
fight is expected to take place. and a
sensational outcome may occur in a day
fttHA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

Two American Citizens who Had Been
Arrested.

WASHINGTON. Aug. i5.-The state
Department has received dispatch
from Secretary OF Leagtiou Jackson.
charge d'afiaires at the embassy OF the
United States at Berlin giving a state
meut concerning the arrest of two Amcri-
can ciilzens-Fred. and Ferdinand kort
These men were born In Germany. ana
ia 1855 came 20 the United States being
then seventeen and FIFTEEN years OLD. zee
spectivcly They We're naturaized at
chicago in 1894. Last September they
made a visit 10 Germany I'm March they
were arrested and fined To- marks for
failure 70 perform military duty. The
German authorities. upon an inVesii-1-
ton undertaken at the inst0nce Of tne
American embassy. anuuiied the proceed
lngs. and ordered the return OF The
money Mr.. Jackson says that the broth
crs. having finished their visit. returned
to the United States. Their present
Whereabouts is unknown, and The em-
bassy cannot learn If the money has been
refunded nor transmit 70 them their cef-
tinCati0n of naturalization papers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16
rOTNG COrrER hILLED.
He Was Captain of Last Years George
town University Football Team.

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA young man
was struck by train on the Washington
and Southern railroad late yesterday AZ
tcrnOOn To-day ne WAS Identified as y.
b. Cotter. son OF Policeman Cotter OF
this city. Young COttef WAS graduate
Of the Georgetown University and Cap
tain Of the University last Years. foot
ball team when his father Identified
ne bCdy he vas completely prostrattd
anl had 20 be carried away by his
friends
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

MI Frederick J. Vogt of No. To- north
Bond street, has invented a pair Of shoes
for walking on the water. They are
shaped Ike boats and are about four feet
long on the bottom IS a sort Of paddle
which folds when the foot IS moved for
ward. and projects when the foot rs
planted on the water. so as TO secure a
grip Mr. NCgt gives an exhibition OF
walking I'm his queer shoes each evening
al Chase's wharf. and a large crowd oi
poople are attracted thereby. Mr.. Nosi
has also constructed -..!t iu which
ii is possible 10 float on the water and
propef oneself by the arms baltimore
American
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

MEXICO CITY. AUG. "a sharp up
ward movement of the earth was noted
a. Tehuacan. in the State ~ PUebla. As
this shock was felt rowhere else. in has
given rise TO much discussion Among
students Of seismic phenomena Il is the
general opinion that a new volcano rs
forming IN one Of the lofty mountains
near TehCacan Suhterranean rumblngs
more or less prolonged have been heard.
and the natives are paulc-stricken. Some
o. them have lied from the VILLAGES.
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Want, $4,000 for Losing an Arm.

READING. Aug. l5.-Harry Feck has
brought suit against Henry III. Jackson.
proprietor OF Jackson's Rope Works, for
$1,000 damages owing 10 the loss OF ms
right arm by an. accident that occurred IN
the works in December 1897 lie was
employed in feeding a picker. and he
claims that il being unguardcd his right
hand was drawn into the machinery and
belt. and injured TO such an extent that
II bad Ia be ampntafrl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

LOUISVILLE Aug l5.-Huhbard Bush
ana Theodore Diersen. courthouse jani-
tors. while destroying old papers, letters.
and envelopes found some Odd-looking blue
stamps A local collector informed the
finders that the stamps We're known as
The ST Louis Bear variety. issued Ia
i6t-T. and now very rare st. Louis and
New York ST. mp-c0ilecting firms offered
bids for the lot and an agency IN the
former city paid 10 the lucky janitors
5000 for their collection
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16
Fouud a sss Pearl in an Oyster.

SEA CLIFF. J.. l., Arg. l5.-Every body
is digging oysters hire. Last night the
ba;hlng-master at Halls pavilion dug
some bivalycs frcm tho bay. and ate
them for supper. The first oyster he
opened contained pearl, which has
been appraised at 81 oY village jewel
Ter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

BERLIN. Aug IA dispatch from
Gmueuder says fears are entertained
that eX-eneen Marie OF Hanover. the
mother OF the Duke Of Cumberland will
become totally blind Spots are forming
on her right eye. and IL IS feared they
will extend 10 her left eye The ex-
queen is very popular. and her danger
e2cites much sympathy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

YANKTON. $. D., Aug. B.-Twenty
wears ago Charles Wright, a boy. was
sent By his step-mother, In Fox Lake.
WIS. to buy a clothes-line. He did not
return. His parents moved to Wilmot.
:. D., where Wright found them yes
terlay. Hc brci GIT the clotAes-line, a
wife, and four children.
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CInIm. $500: Interest. SEQ

NEW HAVEN. CONN, Aug. ED.
ward shelley has presented a bounty
claim for t9o. with interest amounting
10 500. and $50 Tor the care OF his family
while ne was absent. IL is now esti-
mattel that bounty claims will amount 70
SI1uO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-16

AKRON. o.. Aug. l5.-Mrs. Henry
Moore or Monroe Falls. has Just given
birth TO her sixteenth child In eighteen
years. They were all single births, and
fourteen are living and healthy. Mrs
Moore is thirty-six years Old.
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II is to be hoped that the next Legisia-
ture will not turn a deaf ear to the re-
quest Of the mutos. and that the blind
may see their way to some more hospi-
table quarters.
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TINES BUILDING,
TENTH AND BANK STREETS,
RICHMOND. VA.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-14
GOT EVEN WITH JOHN.
These Smart Girls Tried to Play q Trick,
but 1t Miscarried.

These Smart Girls Tried to Play Trick,
but 1t Miscarried.
From the Washington Star. -
Girls, I've got a scheme that will help
us to get even with John for some of his
practical jokes on u.s." said a young lady
to her sister and cousin on Capitol hill
Thursday night. Where can we borrow
some little alarm clocks?"
II know of several" said the sister.
and by dinner time they had managed to
borrow and smuggle five into Brother
Johns sleeping room. While the rest of
the family were at the dinner table the
girls went up to Johns room and the
alarm on one clock was set for / a. m.
and the timekeeper hidden behind a pic
o'clock and placed behind his looking
glass; The o'clock alarm was carefully
placed behind the washbowl, while the 4
o'clock alarm was laid away in good
shape under the bed. Then they fixed one
for o'clock and hung 1t by string be-
hind the center of the headboard on the
bed. BY this time they were ready to
dress for the theater
About O'Clock Johns grouty Uncle
Henry came rather Unexpectedly from
Boston and as the best thing to be done
he was given Johns room for the night
OF course he was very tired. 1t was
nearly midnight when the girls came
home and they knew nothing of the
change in sleeping arrangements. They
awaited the first gun. When 1 o'clock
was w-h-i-r-r-e-d out by the clock be-
hind the picture the girls heard a rolling
over in bed and one or two indistinct
grumbles. At O'Clock there was some
muttering, and 'curse that clocki" came
in a gruff voice from under the bed
clothes. At 3 the machine behind the
washbowl got in its work and the girls
heard the occupant of the bed bounce out
on the floor and an evident skirmish for
matches, accompanied by several re-
marks in full-faced italic. Then when
o'clock came:
a, ''Blankety-b that blanked clock to
blanknation!" was the suppressed howl of
a hoarse voice, as a heavy body bounded
out of bed again. What the ID has got
into the blanked thing, anyway" and the
girls heard him rumaging around and fan
over chair. They had kept awake to en-
Joy the fun, but the explosions were get
ting so hot that they became frightened.
Finally quiet reigned again.
At O'Clock the alarm tied to the head
board commenced it's reveille and 1t was
too much for the old man.
We'll, I'll be blankety' dash-blanked!
I'd just like to smash the face of the
man who made the internal thing and the
blanked fool who bought 1t, tool"
The girls heard him land on the floor
and begin singing things around the
room, all the while growing to himself.
In a short time they heard the front door
open and close, then they went to sleep.
The early morning train north carried a
very frate Boston man toward home, and
at the breakfast table on Capitol hill the
opinion was expressed that Uncle Hem
ry. must be late sleeper" The reason
for his hasty departure is still a mystery
to the old people at the house. but was
given to a Star man in confidence by one
of the young ladies.
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science

Science is knowing how" "
The only secret about
Sc0tt's Emulsion is years
of science. When made in
large quantities and by i'm
proving methods, an emul-
sion must be more perfect
than when made in the old
time way with mortar and
pestle a few ounces at a
time. This is why SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil
never separates, keeps
sweet for years, and why
every spoonful is equal to
every other spoonful. An
even product throughout.
In other emuIsions you arc liable to get
IN uneven beneflt-either an over or
under dose. Get SCOTS. Genuine has
saamon-coiored wrapper.
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A SNAP FOR BUYERS.
The Merchants Are Cutting Throats and
the Consumer Laughs.

the CONSUMER Laughs
Missoula. Dec. 12-The University
City is In the throes of an epidemic of
closing out sales. remnant sales, clear
ance sales, bargain sales, puzzler. sales
and the like. The scourge has became
so prevalent that there is hardly a
business house in town that is not
holding out some inducement in the
way of bargain sales to attract the
buyers of household necessities and
luxuries. And the purchasers are be-
ing attracted at a rate that is amaz-
ing. Men and women are buying in
quantities large and small, not so
much because they need the articles
as because the prices are so low
Every day some new house enters
the race and the prospects are that in
10 days more. some enterprising mer-
chant will make an offer of cash
premium to every person who will take
away goods from his. store. 1t is by
long odds the cheapest holiday season
that Missoula ever saw. The price
war has involved nearly every branch
of business and the contest has only
just begun. On the fronts of stores
that have heretofore been noted for
conservatism now appear flaming pla-
cards of the true Bowery type, telling
of the extraordinary bargains to be
found within. The slash has not yet
tcdCntu the nlBHt luncf. WdSOnS, out III
is expected almost any time and the
night is not far distant when hot ta-
males and ham and egg sandwiches
will be on the cut list. When that
happens, there will be Joy in the
hearts of the Owl gang.
Even the bucolic vendors of Christ
mas trees have caught the fever and
there is no household in the city that
cannot become a veritable bower this
winter. provided that some of Hoke
Smiths emissaries do not gobble up
the tree peddlers for cutting timber
without a permit There have been so
many of these men in these parts
lately, some with Washington .creden-
tials and some self-appointed, that it
is not at all improbable that there will
be a few Christmas tree peddlers in
United States Attorney Leslie's sack
before the season closes. ..a.
In the meantime the war goes mer-
rily on and the thrifty householder
smiles When the fight is over, there
will not be much business for anybody
to do. There will be no demand for
any line of merchandise and there will
be no more money to spend. II is like
ly. too. that some of the bargain sale
plungers will find when the thing is
over. that they have loaded them
selves with stuff that they never did
want and never will want. in the ex-
citement of getting things cheap. But
they will not make the discovery until
the stampede is over
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The December Forum.

The December Forum has for it's leader
a striking article by NJ. Paul Leroy Beau
lieu. the distinguished Freneh poliadai
economist, entitled Conditions for Amer
fcan Commercial and Financial Suprema-
cy." From the point of view of a sympa-
thetic European observer. NJ. Beaulieu
discusses the financial problem now con-
fronting the United States government.
and points out its only possible solution.
His article contains many observations
OF profound significance to Amerioai1v
and IL Is probably the clearest diag agnosls
of our financial troubles that has yetl A.
peared. Mr.. W. ID. Howells. in yThe N -
ture of Liberty" contends tina che xzn1l
who Is in danger of want or in even IN
dread OF want is not free man: and
that country which does not guard
him against this danger and this dread
or does not assure him the means OF
livelihood is not free country-in other
words. that liberty and poverty are In ;
compatible. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
writes about '-nbemss Bracket Reed and
the Fifty-First Congress-" describing the
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conditions which confronted Mr.. Reed
when speaker of that congress, and COM
mending him for the course which he
took to suppress filibustering. Mr.. Albert
ID. Eaudam, author of AN Englishrnan
I'm Paris" follows THE Trail of "Tril-
ibyssE giving the places and characters in
sfTrlby" their real names, and making
sMrs Bu Maurier's book a peg for his
own recollections Of the Quarter Latin
and Bohemian haunts during the Second
empire-an uncommonly interesting pa
per. Mr.. Glen Miller. a resident Of Salt
Lake City, asks. Has the Norm On
Church Re-Entered Politics?" and says
that 1t kas not. His article contains
letter from the presidents of the Mormon
church, written by them, at Mr.. Milier's
request. Tor use in The Forum. answering
certain questions as to the ohurch's reaa-
ton TO politics. Mrs. Margaret z. Sangs-
ter, editor of ''Harper's Bazar," contrib
utes a very interesting paper ON Editor
ship as a Career for Women" Mr.. AL
fred c. Cassatt writes about The Mon
roe Doctrine" contending that the occa-
sion which called 1T forth has long since
passed away and that 1t is now practi-
cally imperative. President William De
Witt Hyde, of Bowdoin college, writes ON
THE Pilgrim Principle and the Pilgrim
Heritage" presenting statistics to show
that of nearly 5000 families residing in
Plymouth county, Massachusetts, m ore
than 1000 (or 40 per cent? contain no
adults who attend any church regularly
a startling condidtion for a county which
was once the home of the Puritans. 9th
er articles in the December Forum are
Thomas Carlyle; His Work and Infiu-
ence" by William r. Thayer; THE Eth
les of Party Royalty" by George Walton
Green, and Crime Among Animals" by
Mr.. William Ferrero, a young Italian
The number closes with a
reply to his critics by the author of the
Confessions of a Literary Hack" which
in the July Forum, and which
aroused so much discussion.
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The stamp Drawer.

once talked with man who had
served a term in prison for embezzle-
ment: he said that the first step in his
downfall was the stamp drawer. The
clerks in that store, as in many, helped
themselves to stamps from this drawer
for their private letters, using the firms
stationery also. What more natural than
THAT hey should take few more stamps
IL they were ordering some trifie by mail ?
Having made this start and seeing no
trouble therefrom, how easy 1t was to
take larger amount when a more ex-
pensive article was wantedi The step
from the dollars worth of stamps to the
dollar itself was not a very long one and
then to larger amounts, followed at
length by discovery and prison. This was
the mans story and 1t set me to think
ing g--Hardware.