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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19
BY !. H. Valentine. Auctoneer.
1886 cast Main street.
TRUsTEEs AUCTION SALE.
JAMES WOODALLs BIG STOCK.

Sale 10 commence every day at 1880
A. NJ and continue until enife STOCK Is
sold ont The trade and public request
ed 10 attend these sales. All goods must
Ic sold al auction. Some very desirable
goods 90 Doe sold this week. Gail Tor
what YOU want any time during the sale.
Ne win trv and accommodate You.
W r.. McCRARI. Trustee
T. IT. VALENTINE, AuctiOnecr
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AIfTION sAIEs-Monda


Il -
I'm execution Of certain deed Of trust
dated January .. lS'2. and recorded lh
Hcnrico County Court on 18th January
itg3 I'm Decd Book l42 ~" page n.
the undersigned. being required SO 10 90
hv the holder OF the note therein 30
cured. default having been made 80 the
payment Of the same, VIII offer for sale
on the premises, on
MONDAY, the 10th Day Of May, 1875.
az O'Clock l.. NJ. the REAL ESTATE
doqcrihcd in said deed as IAN INDlNlD-
I'D MOiErY IN lot, beginning ~ ~,
intersection OF Twcnty-hrst ana \ silt,t
fadioiuing FairmOuut. fronting on lh1
southern line OF y street Ibl fcct. thence
south and parallel TO Iwcnty-irat ttc't
q feet thence south 60 point on lho
county road ~ rect Wcst OF u H, ~
FIRST street. thence east along sail IoaI
a. fcef 10 Twcnty-frst street, thence
north along Twcnly-trst street ~ ieel
TEENS. cash as 10 cost and expenses
Of sale and 10 pay on note on 'N' ~
with interest from January %, lNh, nal-
enco anon terms 70 Doe given 40 tlme
of sale either by the grdntor ~ tho ueen'
a. h. tie default. by the trustee.
SAM EL ~. PILblAM, trustee.
H. 4. NcCDRDN, Auctonccr.
nag-td
I am authorized by the trustee in the
above SALE and the party owning the
other m1iety OF said property, 20 state
that should bidders desire g. that the
aforementioned property viii be offered
in lots at the time Of sale. according 10
"a plat then shown. and that an parties
in interest Will unite iu the conveyance
of the same thus giving the purchasers
" '''' a A. McCURDY, Auctioneer.
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NJ EfI>GS.
REMOVAL.

IL
We have removed our seed-stOre ard
10 l32., Main street. where we have IN
creased capacity and improved facilities
for the conduct OF our business. our
seed warehouse will stu remain at 10
south Fourteenth street, connected at
the rear with the Main street Offices and
store Address all letters. as heretofore,
10 4. w. WOOD & SONS,
mal9-3t SeedsmcQ. Richmond. Va.
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MRS ALBERT e. BRUCE SCHOOL
vi OF MUSIC Twelve years expert
ence Voice culture Ulmperus meinoll
sight Singing Piano MASON system or
Touch and Teculc Theory and Ahtil
slsl Lectures on Music and Literature.
studio Will De open AUGUST loI oiiea-
ton central. between First ana tlfih
streets. AIRS Bruce Will be- 40 per MUSIC
Saturday, from a. ~. 10 i. u.
mails, .l&-t
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Chestnut Hill Lots
=. AT AUCTION. :.
On Friday, May oath,

al 500 T. NJ, on the promises, ! will
sell SIX BEAUTIFUL LOTS on Third
and Fourth avenues, between Alder ana
Chestnut streets.
The owner OF these lots made the first
purchase. and had the choice of lots ln
this attractive and beautiful addition TO
h. selected the choicest lots in this sec
lion. All the attractions OF the country,
with city comforts. can be enjoyed. IA
cellent street car service, good water,
sewerage &c. and no further from the
Capitol than Laurel street Healthy To-
cation, beautiful surroundings, good 500
cletV and the cOnyonienccs 10 town
should attract all home seekers 20 Chest
nut Hill As the property lays IN the
line of the city's natural growth. IL is
steadily enhancing in value. Come 10
this sale. you Will profit by II.
Usual terms.
mai0 r. 4. CATLIN. Auctioneer.
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TAKE A TOUR OF THE WORLD

,nl ,oud
spor,yo uwilw
nunaief
lot the West Ind
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BY E. A. Catlin, Auctioneer
3 and Z north Eleventh street.
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We Have Money to Loan.

on City and Suburban Real Estate DO
sums % suit POLLARD N BAGbf.
malq SO. II north Eleventh street.
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THE FINANCE TRADING CO.,
TO LOAN.

Money, and plenty NJ It, on hand at
g per cent on Richmond city Real rs
tate Charges moderate.
pENOON, TUPPER g. CO.,
mai9-1t S2l Main street
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SATURDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF MAY.
Ienl.

The above sale is POSTPONED until
TUESDAY, May DIST. at same hour
II. a. McCURDY,
ma1o Trustee
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When an agent sends as a subscription
under our clubbing arrangement We viii
not allow any commission Address
THE TINES COMPANY,
- - Rlchmond Va
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-01-23
CURIOUS ARMS.
Ancient Implements Of War Which
Are Now Quito Obsolete.

Ancient Implements of War Which
Are Now Quito Obsolete.
Among the arms now obsolete
which formed large part of the in
fantry equipment in the days when
the army was started was the pike,
which was in the form OF a spear,
with a fat and pointed head,
mounted ON staff from thirteen to
eighteen feet long. The firearm in
general use at the time was the
matchbox.
What would q sergeant major Of
the present day, with his men armed
with the magazine rifle, think Of
such a weapon as this: ATTACHED
to the lock OF this musket was a pan,
also q cock, the hammer of which
was somewhat in the form of q
birds, serpent's or dogs head; this
head was split, and q screw COM
pressed or eased the Sits. The
piece being loaded first with powder
and then with ball, some powder
was poured into the pan; the pan
was then shut to keep this printing
from dropping out and to keep it
dry. When the soldier wished to
fire, he fastened his burning match
into the slit Of the cock, opened the
pan, looked to his priming, pre-
sented, and pulled the trigger; the
match, falling into the powder in
the pan, fired it.
Between the pan and the breach
of the barrel communication was es-
tablished by means of a small hole;
when the piece was being loaded the
grains of powder were naturally
rammed and shaken down close to
this hole, and when priming, the
soldier took care to perfect the COM
munication Of the powder in the pan
with that in the barrel; thus the ex-
plosion in the pan caused the, igni-
tion of the charge" All the Year
Round.
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a GRITTY CAT.
Puss Kills an Eagle and Takes 1t
Home.

Homes
Charles Wiswell, of Carbonate,
Lawrence county, Mimi, has cat
that is king of it's kind. Besides
being a good mouser, this remark
able feline is death to mountain rats,
night hawks and other small game,
not long ago bringing home as the
result of its prowess large jack
rabbit. But the most remarkable
incident in the cats history hap
pened few days ago.
It was an encounter with a full
grown bird Of freedom, and pussy
was the victor. The cat was sitting
on pile of quartz patiently await
Ing the reappearance of chipmunk,
which but q moment before 1t had
chased into hole, when suddenly
the sky abovo the cat became lark
ened, and an ominous swish as if
from rapidly moving body fell upon
pussy's ear. The cat sprang aside
with motion so rapid that the eye
could scarcely follow 1t, and in the
place it had occupied but moment
before stood a full-grown bald eagle,
its plumage rufled and thirsting for
blood. Pussy had sand and accepted
the gauge of battle, and in less time
than II takes to tell 1t. the famous
monkey and parrot" time was
being re-enacted. It was desper-
ate struggle, and, although pussy
was pretty badly scratched by the
eagles talons, it, when taking the
initiative in the fight, secured de-
cided advantage, having landed on
the eagles back. For a few mo-
ments the air was filled with fur and
feathers, and the ground was all
torn up, but pussy held on, and in a
short time succeeded in biting
through the neck Of its antagonist.
The struggles of the eagle grew
weaker and weaker, and soon ceased
altogether, and pussy, exhausted by
the violent exertions and sore from
wounds inflicted by the eagles tai
.ons, rested for a moment, then, as
calm as though sitting on rug be-
fore the kitchen hearth, went care
fully over the ruffled fur, made it's
toilet, and, seizing the body Of the
vanquished antagonist, drew it with
much difficulty to the home of it's
master. Laying it at the masters
feet, the cat purred its satisfaction,
and in this way boasted of the VIC
tory.
The combat was witnessed by
number of people, everyone of whom
expressed a desire to buy the cat,
but Mr. Wiswell says he would not
sell it for the best mine in the Black
Hills. The eagle measured six feet
four inches from the tip of ope
wing to that Of the other.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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One of the most remarkable
characters in the United States is an
old soldier known to the G.. A. r. men
of the East as "Comrade Chase.
Chase served in Maine battery dur
ing the war, and carries the scars Of
nearly 100 wounds, 48 Of which were
received in the single battle of Get
tysburg. During the "period Of con-
Aict" he is said to have received more
wounds than any other man who
fought on either side, and lived to tell
of his marvellous escapes, and exhibit
his numerous scars in proof OF his
wonderful story.
= Clerk am to be married short
ly. Could you not manage to increase
my salary little i? Employer
Couldn't really. But I'll tell you
what I'll do for you, my boy. III
shorten your hours during the first
three months 80 that you can spend
your evenings at home, and after that
I'll lengthen them again, so that you
will have an excuse to stay away.
AT banquet in Denver, given
in honor of the women candidates for
the Legislature, local wag offered
this toast: "To the women of Col
orado-God bless 'em Formerly our
superiors now our equals.
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The Missing Check.

Here is a story, told by the New
York Herald, that illustrates two
facts, first, the foolishness Of making
bogus wedding presents, or if not bo-
gus presents, pretentious gifts; and
second, that no matter how carefully
you may invite your guests to your
marriage, it is well to watch them, for
people in good society will steal.
As far back as 1855, in small
Hudson river town, a young woman
was married to her fathers confden-
tial clerk. In addition to winning his
bride, the young man secnred part
nership in his father-in-law's concern,
and on the day Of the wedding there
were displayed, as was the custom in
those days, the presents. Among
them was check for $40, 900 from the
bride father.
The couple lived happily together
for nearly 30 years, when the husband
died. At intervals the wife visited
her old home, met and conversed with
her old friends, reared her children in
the fear of the Lord, and was in every
way good member Of societ,. A
few years after the death of her hus-
band her father, then venerable old
man, died. When his estate was set
tied the daughter and widow found
herself charged in the will with s1O,-
900, to be deducted from her portion
of the estate.
"But," she said to the executors,
IT never received this money. And
it is not fair to deduct it from my
portion of the estate. don't care to
contest the will, but 1 think there
must be some mistake about it. l
recollect the cheek among my we'd
ding presents, but I never saw it
afterward. I suppose my husband
took it, and if he did it was all right,
but have no proof Of it either way. .
The executors were in a quandary,
and in some way the story of the
missing check became known in the
village. Then surprising thing
happened. One Of the most respect
able citizens Of the town, prominent
member of the church, came forward,
and, after a good deal Of hesitation,
drew from his pocket faded slip Of
paper.
"See what my wife found in an old
suit of clothes,' said he. "1-I-
don't know now it came there, but l
thought it might be Of some service to
you"
1t was the $4,000 check. Whether
in jest or with the intention of steal
ing it, the respectable citizen had put
it in his pocket. Having it once in
his possession, he found it an awkward
instrument. He was equally afraid to
use it or mention the fact Of his hav-
ing it, until 30 years later, when the
discussion regarding the will made it
possible.
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The Successful Advertiser !

Is tue man who writes something the
peop!e will rsai, and reading, believe In
this aga of education ard enlightenment,
when men raad end think for themselves,
all that stuff abou. "scllins goods cheaper
than your competitors buy them" being
the "only compc!ent dealers in the line,"
"handlipg better stiff THAI anybody
e'se," sc, IS mere clap trap, and subjects
the writer and the irln back of it to the
contempt of all right-thinking people. The
man who has something to offer, and then
tells the folks about in plain, business
way, is the man who ''eets there" and
getting there, stands.
Lots of people handle Paint. Some
handle one kind, some another, but they
all realize, if they have any business sense
at all, that in order to make that business
permanent success it is absolutely neces-
sary to give the people the very best ma
terial This we have tried to do, and at a
price that puts it in the reach of all.
In this connection we call attention to
the fact that crops are about laid by, time
is plentiful and little paint not only
froshens and beauties, butimproves won
derfully the sanitary condition of the
premises. If your house is all right may
be the fence needs a coat. A little Paint
would keep that old buggy from falling
down, and the wagon might last year OF
two longer by spending seventy. five cents
or dollar in Paint on it.
Remember this, the longer you put ii
off the more it takes and the less good it
does. Remember another thing, it costs
just as much. and tak.s just as much time,
to have cheap paint put as it does good
Paint. Always buy the est, even if you
pay more for it.
HILL BROS, Druggists,
ANDEPCON n
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Mrs. Grant Talks.

Mrs. Grant, the widow Of General
Grant, is now living in Washington at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Grant-Sartoris. In speaking Of her
husband recently she said, among
other things
s'I was with the General through
nearly the whole Of the war, and I
must confess 7 am fond of the army.
I was glad to be with him, and he al
ways arranged his headquarters, if
possible to do so, in order that I
might share his lot. remember when
he was stationed in Nashville he sent
for me to come, and few days after
my arrival he was ordered away to
another post. He came into head
quarters looking very much depressed,
and when told him that some of the
ladies had remarked that he always
ran away when I came, he said he had
been planning all in his power to re-
main where he was, but that Long
streets movements forced him to 50
to the front. In his last campaign in
Virginia I was with him, and lived
for several months in log cabin on
the banks Of the James River. We
had waited long and anxiously for the
surrender Of the South, and l remem-
Der how gladly he hailed the news
that Lee was ready to lay down his
sword. The General had severe
headache when the tidings came, but
he said it vanished instantly. He
was glad the war was over for the sake
Of the Southern people. He bore no
feeling of animosity toward his oppo-
nents, and often he has told me that
for the good of the South he wanted
to end the struggle. They are peo-
ple,' he sometimes remarked, like
ourselves. They have struck out
wildly, and for their own sakes I wish
to bring this war to an end-the soon
er the better for both sides, for di-
vided nation could never live. We
must be a Union And always his
expressions were full of feeling that
longed to bring the whole nation back
into harmony. Few, perhaps, know
that Gen. Grant was slave holder,
but the fact is he had several in the
State of Missouri, and these were
freed, like those in the South, by the
emancipation proclamation. These
slaves" said Mrs. Grant, "came to
him from my fathers family, for I
lived in the West when I married the
General, who was then lieutenant in
the army. I lived in the army then
for awhile, and afterwards we farmed
in Illinois. When the war broke out
I followed him to the field"
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For Christmas, 1899.

The close of the nineteenth and the
dawn of the twentieth centuries are
to be celebrated by the ringing of the
Peace and Liberty Bell in Jerusalem.
The committee having in charge the
celebration has invited the Peace Bell
Committee to meet in the Holy Land
Christmas Eve, 1899, on the spot
where the shepherds received the
message, "Glory to God in the High
est. The cornerstone of the great
temple to be erected in the Holy Land
will be laid at the same time.
1t is proposed to have the bell con-
nected with the cables reaching to all
parts of the earth. Then a half hour
before the time set all telegraphic
business is to be suspended, and every
system connected with the Jerusalem
wire. Every congregation in Christ
endom will be assembled in it's place
of worship, and when the bell is rung
the message "Peace on earth will be
flashed over the world at the same
moment.
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Tho "Man.Eater."

Lower California is the home Of
species Of lizard which appears to be
at least second cousin to the famed
"Gila monster" It 3 Of q notified
yellow and brown color and only
about fifteen inches long. The na-
tives Of that region have given it the
terrible name of "Man- eater" be.
cause it has a habit Of attucking
every human being it sees-going at
them open-mouthed-but does not
appear to mind either wild or do
mestic animals. The man-eater's
body is almost as brittle as that of
the mythical "ioint-snake."
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Sympathetic Painter.

The language of hints is Greek to
children as rule, and they interpret
it after a simple fashion Of their own.
"Where have you been all morning,
Dick?" inquired Mrs. Sampson of her
1O-year-old son.
"I've been down by the old saw
mill, watching a man paint picture, y
replied Dick, whose chubby counten-
ance was decorated with paint of var
ious colors.
ri am afraid you must have bother
ed him. said Mrs. Sampson, as she
began to scrub her sons besmirched
features.
"No'm, I didn't bother him bit, .
said Dick, in moments intermission
between the applications of soap and
water. "He was real interested in
me; Icould tell by the way he talked. .
"What did he say?" inquired Mrs.
Sampson.
"He looked at his WATCH" replied
Dick, "and told me he knew it was
most my dinner-time. He knew a
boy of my age must be hungry, he
said, for he'd been boy himself. y
Youths Companion.
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Cotton Pods for London.

A young woman from South Caro-
lima has been paying long holiday
visit to New York, all the expenses
of which have been betrayed from the
outcome Of trifing incident which
occurred to her two years ago. At
that time her sister was at school in
England, and, thinking that the alb
sent sister might like to see something
of home, she sent her cardboard box
containing a couple of twigs Of half
opened cotton pods. These were seen
by a London florist Of ideas, who
found out what they were and where
they came from, and thon commits
stoned the schoolgirl to write to her
sister, making the offer Of very nice
price for any number of such sprays
delivered to him in good condition, to
be used for decorative purposes.
The proposition was accepted, and
for two seasons now the young woman
has sent over each year three big
packing boxes of prime pods, bought
cheap from her fathers plantation
1t rather dashed her good spirits when
she learned that the decorative pur-
poses" for which the half-opened pods
were to be used should really have
read mortuary purposes, the shrewd
florist having conceived the idea that,
tied up in white or pale mauve ribbon,
they would form very pretty emblem
for departed buds and other young
persons. But the draft that accom-
panied the revelation was so hand
some that it considerably modified the
shock, and, as has been said, one OF
the results has been long pleasure
visit to New York on the net profits
from this odd transaction in South
Carolina cotton pods.-M Y Sun.
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She Silenced a Bore.

Miss Maud Adams is a member of
the company supporting John Drew,
and good story is going the rounds
concerning her quick wit. One after
noon she attended a luncheon party
and met, among others, young man,
recently married, who is noted for his
bold manners, and who has won the
name of being the biggest bore in
society. He asked Miss Adams a
number of personal questions, and the
hostess was about to speak to him but
received his just punishment from the
young lady he had been bothering.
"Nliss Adams" j" he asked, will you
tell me if you are marricdY
IT am not. . 49,,
'Do you contemplate such step?'
"I give it no thought
"And why, pray2'' he persisted.
"Because I am not so easily pleased
as your wife was.
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thorough insight Of values, manufac-
lures and inventions. 1t requires
much study not only Of things but Of
men. Say that you are willing to
begin at the lowest round of the lad
der. In tho daytime you arc obliged
to wait on the patrons of tho estab"
lishmcnt. At the close of the day the
manager says: ''Nlr. Brown, we shall
need your assistance this evening to
pack and bill the goods, for they must
be shipped early in the morning y
Another feature is the city boarding
house for men and youths, who can
only afford so much per week. Per-
haps you will be compelled by neces'
sity to occupy the same room with
chum; possibly also the bed. Who
is your roommate 4? 4 stranger to you
most likely. His tastes and yours
differ. He smokes, you do not; he
drinks beer, or something stronger,
you do not; he goes to the play and
you do not care to go; he talks when
you wish to read or sleep; you cannot
make him stop without giving offense.
What are you going to do about it ?
Now just here a word of caution. He
or some other chance acquaintance
may try-most likely will try-to
laugh you out of your good habits
first by insinuation, next by ridicule,
etc. If you are so unfortunate as to
have sick spell your little savings,
under the most favorable conditions,
will melt like snow furry in May.
You will most likely miss your
favorite dishes which your mother
knew how to prepare, the abundance
of cream and fresh berries, the nice
butter and such bread as bakers do
not furnish, and last, though not
least, you will miss your own room
and your own bed, and the sound and
refreshing sleep. "The sleep of the
laboring man is sweet, whether he eat
much or little,' so we read in the
Book.
You tell the old story: II will 60
into the city and stay there year and
buy and sell, and get gain. Well,
you may, others have done SO, and so
may you. The chances from the best
information obtainable are that 80 out
Of every 100 merchants fail, that is to
say, fail Of making fortune. More
than so out Of every 100 fail complete
ly DO more fail and rally and make
precarious living, and only one or two
out of every 100 make a fortune.
Fine clothes, genteel appearance,
going to concerts, lectures, etc., be-
longing to club, may be or arc desir-
able; but they cost money and cannot
be INDUCED in often, if you intend to
save any Of your earnings, because you
ought to give something for benevo-
lence and aid in sustaining associa-