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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

WANTED, BRIGHT, ENERGEIit
BUSINESS WOMAN. with small hin ~
OF money to enter into new and prohtdbie
h. sirese Address PA rE ZEE. kocm
Lexington Hotel. Richmond. va.
d. ME
500 PER MONTH. OR MORE.
Chances 10 make money by speculation
are better now than ever Nice incomes
afe made from small Investments. Whea
and Stocks offer excellent opportunit.rs
for those with limited means TO max,
money We always work for customers
interests. Write for advice and booh
showing how TO do II free
COMACK & co.
de S-Su&W WY 90 Broadway. New YORK.
~ Buy whefe you ger the l.-,i a.
~ f1f yoHr money Artsu' tiltaid
pool and nation tar esa s'<es.i
= SALOONS. h.te >, tiuI's tni hlii - ns-
a. in j. pfice or s4s %, and -f~aifN,if
Guiding f nj complete ofti ali rrn for pyi e fis' IN
men til IT pa sncycuf> "a tNs - io* lp"@fi
~ l.ol ais. isncy sific AMI nuni cred Vac g
D. . o., ei nd c.,hi ~ r.. it.o ~ as Ahb
frs ~ g.. balls massct rls- eha r. best Is yos. -
o. .r. Leaders, red So li-l ct. So raes pea
non -atners lol o. ckei ne> les ~0srd leF srt q
ting fringe so. cus tip assor cd si1rs. IN boz be-
az Bil.rd -n Pol I4bl- ,ufT-s u esery desenpton
loves D ic-s on and B.i fisimc> Il low hsafes
Write flr 80 que =. ,.., a..
c. DEAN. Mar fnri d. Nehnaoho'' "
Zoe 25-3ml
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT SUITE OF -FOUR
ROOMS on first or second floor. Latest
Improvements Centrally located Refer
ences required. Address l.. r. o.. care Of
Dispatch. a. n-lt
FOR RENT. THAT MOST DESlRA-
BILE DWELLING, No. $40 south Laurel
street. cor tanning six rooms and usual
COnveniences lt Is a most desirable
dwelling, and can be rented az an eX-
tremely low figure. j. b. ELAN & CO..
lib Main street.
phone 5?4 de 6-l0t.
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L'Ok SALE.

ONE OF THE HANDsOMEsT NEW
DWELLINGS on FLOYD AVENUE.
Perfect In all its arrangements. and nn-
ished i'm best style can and let us tell
you about this gem OF a home.
RO. II. GILLIAN q CO..
de Hit Ninth and Main streets.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
-
MOZART ACADEMY.

Engagement Extraordinary.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER Nth,
MATINEE AND NIGHT.
GRAND CONCERTS
by
SOUSA'S INCOMPATIBLE BAND.
5O-ARTISTS-50
Prominent SOlOists de S-bt
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EE'S SA LII
DE
NEW.pETACHED BRICK DWELLING
on :" OR NENA NILE SIkt = i,,,
RrTWEEN THIRTIETH AND THIRTY
FIRST STREETS.

by virtue Of a certain deed Of trust,
dated November 80. 1881 and duly re-
cord Il i'm the Richmond Chancery coirt,
Deed-Rook l5s {. page 395 to secure
mote therein descr bed. default having
been made and being required by tne
beneficiary so 20 90 ] will sell at pubic
auction. on the premises.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER II. 1895,
at4P. NJ. the REAL ESTATE Aescrb d
In said deed as 10. oWs: beginning on
the said south side OF % street al
OOlnt distant 10 If.t est u i.n .I "r-
.eet.on of said south side OF 20 street,
with the east sidl W. lhirtietn street,
.unnIng thence ess WaIdly on sad q
treet and front ug thereon 10 fe [, thence
al !lsht angles Win said 20 street l33
feet TO the north side OF az alley. IN com
side OF said alley westwardly 10 feet,
thence by a straight line TO the point
OF beg ming on said lot there is a
nearly NEW DETACHED STOCK
BRICK FRONT DWELLING Ct four
rooms. hall etc, besides other improve
ments.
TERMS: Cash, as to expense of sale
and 10 pay a note of $500. VITO interest
from December 3. 1885. and balance as
grantOr in said deed may prescrlD or.
In event of his failure so to do, as the
trustee may prescribe.
ED. II. BROWN,
Trustee.
J. Thompson Brown & Co., Auction as.
Note.-Whi bile the above terms are pre-
scribed by the deed. arrangement can be
made so you can buy with on.y Si00 G 81.
and balance monthly. de 8
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RICHMOND RAILWAY
AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Main Office AMI Light Department
foot OF seventh street. telephone 6jL
CiIy DIVISION, office Nam aud Vine
streets Telephone oii.
Union DIVISION. office Twenty. ninth
and + streets. Telephone 6'6.
Manches er Office, Semmes avenue.
Telephone 23-
Aic ana Incandescent Lights aud
Electric Poser at reasonable Rates
Electric Lignt A" inng speciality.
Parties desiring Electric Lights or
Power by notifying the nam office by
mail or telephone will he waited upoa
by represent tive Of the company.
M 2V-tn
vIoLETs, yIOLETs! vloLErs,
I have a fine crop OF the beauutul
"Narie Louise Violet" II you Wish any
l will send promptly c. .. u, In answer
To A postal or q. ter. NJ. X. cRENSfitN'
Park-Avenue Flower Garden, care ar
rier -. dc s-so~"N
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EsT-MAIN-sTREET RESIDENCE.


WEST MAIN-STREET RESIDENCE.
AND
LARGE CORNER LOT.
NO 1901 SOUTHWEST CORNER MAIN
AND PARK STREETS.
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust
dated April %. 1896 and duly recorded
In the HenricO County Court Deed Book
therein mentioned, default having been
made, and being required by the benz
ficiary SO 10 do. | Will SELL al public
auction. on the premises.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER i2TH.
at4P. NJ. "all that lot OF land. with Ina.
provements thereon. beginning al the
southwest intersection OF Main and Park
streets. thence running wcstwardly. along
Yhe southern line Of Main street ana
fronting thereon % feet. inches. and
running back sOuthwardly along me
western line Of Park street. and between
parallel lines. IFS feet . inches. more or
less, to an alley
tachei houses on Wesi Main street. u
unusually well construct D. confirms
seven or more rooms. an In good order
: ables cOw-hOuses, etc. OBJ thf luf he
sides room for the erection of several
small houses
and 10 pay a note for 81. with interest.
from October p. 1895; balance as follows.
Ninety-six dollars ana SD payable April
d 1896 and balance as grautOr or trgg-
tee I'm said deed may prescribe. or hy
consent more liberal terms may b. an.
nounced. EDWARD ii. BROWN.
Trustee
]. Thompson Brown & CO.. Auctioneers
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MEETINGS.

RICHMOND VA, November 20. 1895.
THE ANNUAL htbTING OF THE
i STOCKHOLDERS or 1 Hi NlEGlNiA HOl
SPRINGS COMPANY. for the purpose OF
elecling directors and Tor the TRANSACTION
of such other business as may lawfully
come before the meeting will he held at
the office of the company. In the Virginia
Hotel. Hot Springs. Va, on TUESDAY.
books will be closed at =. NJ, December
4. 1895. and remain closed until 10 A. NJ
Wednesday. December II ISIS.
G.. Il. WEXFORD.
no 26-tDel0 Secretary
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WHEN REAL h, LATE 10 sOLp .hh
TAXES FOR THE CURRENT CaLEn,
OAR YEAR ARE TO BE PAID PKO
RATA BY THO VENDOR AMP THE
vENDEE .,,,.
BY II. Seldom Taylor & Son.
Real Estate Agents and Aucuoneers'
Eleventh and Bank streets.
COURT SALE OF
THAT LARGE. wELL-ARRANGED,
AND CENTRAILY-LOCA BRlCh
DWELLING
NO. 400 CARY STREET,
BETWEEN
FOURTH AND FIFTH,
NOW OCCUPIED. BY GEORGE saw
AND ADJoINniHSfG MAJOR GINTER's
APARTMENT- HOUSE,
KNOWN AS "BELLENUE."
THIS Us. r EIRST-CLAsS HOM iGGN All DE
BY virtue of the decree mentioned be-
low We will, as special commissioners
thereby appointed, proceed TO sell tne
public auction on the premises. on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II. 1895,
at 4 o'clock p NJ.
Few residences are better arranged for
comfort, and none more convenient as
to location. or more substantially built
or I'm tier condition. II contains II
rooms and the usual modern improve
ments The lot fronts 3lxl4s fee, 10
l5-foot alley.
TERMS one fourth cash: balance at
six, twelve and eighteen months. for ne
gOti8bl. notes, with interest added. thle
TO be retained until the whole purchase
money is paid and deed ordered by
the Court.
A. w. PATTERSON,
BENZ. III. BERRY,
A. r. COURTNEY.
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Buy your Holday-Presents where yot
can save money. Right nov, when inei
chandisa Is at its height 81 value. am
every merchant is reaping his haIVes,
have we reduced our entire STOCK =
manufacturers prices to cle.r our coun
ters of it~new and Stylish clothing-1
fore moving-time. Every article must y :,
turned into cash If low prices VIII 90 1t
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EMPLOY MENT WANTS.

WANTED, YOUNG LADY WHO IN
DERSTANDS BOOK-krEPlNG. with OF
W thOut stenography. Address, giving ase,
expert nee and salary exp -.ci,
''MANUFACTUkER." Dispatca Office.
A.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11

LARGE CORNER LOT.
NO. 1901. SOUTHWEST CORNER MAIN
AND PARK STREETS.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF AN ATTRAC-

by J Thompson. Brown & Co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11

BY T. NJ. Workman & Co..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
Tenth and Bank streets
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Bows Long Pants Suits.

1875 for Boys Long-Pants Suits, neat
designs reduc a from $50.
* * for BOYS ATWOOD Suits. perfectly
made and well-ftling, reduced from ~
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BY ]. Thompson Brown & Co.,
lli3 Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-11
THE FURNITU aE, DESK. ec.. OF

Georgs ". Mayo, Auctioneer.
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The Press., 1895-07-04
No DOnht AhOIIf 1t.

"Do you play by note?" inquired one of tho summer residents of Blueville o1 the violinist of the "Berry Corners or. ohestra, '' which had been disooursing ear piercing strains at a lawn party.
 "Nivver a note do Oi play by, SOFT, '' replied MT. Flaherty, mopping his heat ed brow with handkerchief of sangui- nary hue.
 "Ah, by ear, then?'' said the sum- mer resident, with smile of gracious interest.
 "Nivver an ear hilps me, yer honor, 7 responded MT. Flaherty, returning his handkerchief to his capacious pocket
 "Indeed! May I ask how you-what you do play by, then?' persisted the in quirer. <
 ''By main strin tn, be jabbers, said Mir. FlaheCty, with a weary air, as he plunged his ancient instrument into it's green bag. 'An it's moighty dry wurrlx, an that s thruth, SOFT. Youth $ Com panion.
The Press., 1895-07-04
A Paragon of Parsimony.

"Misers have their varieties,'' said Squire Ben. "Nollekins the sculptor, was accounted a paragon of parsimony, if such a comparison is allowable. In his own house candles were never lighted at the commencement of the evening, and when ever he and his wife heard knock at the door they would wait for second rap be- fore they lit the candles lest the first should have been "a runaway or mis- chievous person, and their candles be wasted. Nollekins' biographer was as- sured that pair of mold candles by being nursed and put out when company went away once lasted a whole year!
 ''By his wife begging clove or bit of cinnamon to take some unpleasant taste out of her mouth, and such mean shifts, the parsimonious pair contrived to keep their spicebox constantly replenished. One day poor old artist was asked by Nolle- kins what made him look so dull. I am low spirited, he replied. Then go to the pump and take drink of water, was the advice in return, and in justification of this strange advice Nollekins asserted that when he was low spirited the pump al ways brought him to. A mean old scamp, to be sure, though still man of genius.- Boston Herald
The Press., 1895-07-04
stronger evidence i'll a little story which heard quite recently.

stronger evidence i'll a little story which heard quite recently.
 Not long ago an ambitious young writer composed his first story. He was rather skeptioal of its merit, and being a great reader and admirer of Kipling $ work determined to send his literary firstborn to Kipling for criticism. His friends tried to dissuade him from the idea, telling him that he would never see his story again. But his faith in his favorite author was strong, and the story went to Kipling. A week passed by, and finally nearly a month had elapsed. The young writer suffered keen ly from the ridicule of his friends in the meantime, and, truth to tell, his faith began to waver. During the fifth week, however, a letter came postmarked "Brattleboro, Vt.," and the young writer opened it with feverish haste.
 There was his manuscript, true enough, but scarcely could he recognize it. Kipling had evidently put days of work upon it, making corrections, sug- gestions and interlineations until the story contained more of Kipling than of 1Gs Orlg1nal auGnor. with the manu- script came letter, in which Kipling said that he was not Gin the habit of doing this sort of thing, because it took so much time. " But in this case he saw good chance to make $5 for particu- lar fresh air fund in which he was in- terested, and if MT. - thought the work he had put on this manuscript was worth that sum he would be glad to re- oeive it for his fund and would send a receipted billi
 The $5 was sent. nt.-Philadelphia
The Press., 1895-07-04

MT Troude IS NC were stro1ling one aft ernoon in Chelsea. Had Lord Tennyson suddenly demanded to know whom thought to bo tho gIeatest poet of the day l could not nave been more dunn. founded Noting my hesitation and per laps guessing it's cause, MT. Froude quickly added: ..Ah I naturally thought you would say Rnskin, who is certainly & master of descriptive writing. at his hest exquisite. Newni ia1l, too (and Mat thew Arnold in less lr degree), had lu- oidity and the gift of irony. but lacked alow and color. To me he is always cold My own favorite is Charles Lamb
 Seeing that was greatly interested, ltewent on to point out the beauties of Dream Children and then quoted the lovely passage in The New Years live" beginning, And you, my mid, right darlings, my Folios." That, he said, was the high water mark of modern ltnglish prose. equal to anything of the seventeenth century, "the English as pure and beautiful as that of the liturgy itself ''
 MT. Froude was a great admirer of Bret Harte. Tennessee s Pardner" and ''The Luck of Roaring Camp" he used to declare were of the immortals When once said feared that Mir. Bret Harte was no longer the fashion, Froude mere ly replied. tSo much the worse for the fashion. Ill this appreciation of the American story teller, as well as ill his affection for Charles Lamb and his re- spect for MT. Chamberlain, we see that Froude was no thrall to academic con- vention. National Review.
The Press., 1895-07-04
FAMOUS ENGLISH SWORDS.

Some Noticeable Weapons That Are Ex-
 hfbited In the Tower of London.
 Whoever visits the London Tower may enjoy veritable feast of swords, but amid the numberless array of weap- ons there are one or two that are espe- cially worthy of notice. There is the sword of state, which is girt on the monarch's side after his anointing at the imposing ceremony of coronation, which girding is more honored in the breach, one would suppose, when the monarch is lady. The sword is first Sonsecrated by the primate, and by him handed to the lord chamberlain, who completes the function. It is two hand ed weapon, with rich decorations on hilt and pomme1 and soabbard. Of scarcely less importance is the "sword of mercy, l" borne before the sovereign in the ooro- nation procession. This sword is named Curtana, but though undoubtedly very ancient it can hardly claim to be the original Curtana forged by the famous Munifcan.
 This original Curtana was the magic weapon of Ogier the Dane, bold knight of Charlemagne's most warlike days. Our own Curtana is in any case many centuries old. It is square pointed, with the look as though the point had been broken short; hence possibly it's name. A fine gold wire covers it's handle, and the soabbard is remarkably ornate. Two other swords are carried at the corona tion ceremony-swords symbolioal of spiritual and temporal justice, the first with an obtuse point, the latter sharp. Curtana and these two justice swords are not often called upon to make pub io appearance. It is happily more than half century since they were last re- quired at coronation, but whenever the sovereign opens parliament in per son the sword of state first mentioned is called from it's repose.
 The lord mayor sword is even more familiar to the general public, and not only London, but most other corpora tions, have their sword and sword bear CT. It is picturesque survival of the middle ages, which one would regret to see abolished-part of the ritual of state customs, which ritual is by no means meaningless. Public action must often be of figurative character. Such is the mode by which the city of London some times does honor to those who have ren- dered the nation good service, presenting to them swords of honor. These civic swords have been given to men like Lord Napier, Lord Clyde, Lord Wolse- ley. Wellington received one in his day, and so did the Prussian Butcher. Lon don Standard.
The Press., 1895-07-04
Tn Ennt r.nnflnr,.

Moving up the street past the display O3 hardware and crockery, the Dutch herring man and the puryeyors of the internal ar engagements of sheep and cattle giving 8 fearful glance at certain grewsome look ing boards, whereon one sees exhibited 3 number of small heaps of animal food, which the salesman is bawling at two pence lot, ladies, where you like on'y twopencen Owe soon reach the millinery and soft goods department, the dealers in bric-a-brac and hawkers of the hundred and one etceteras always to be seen in these places.
 Thrown together upon the ground are dresses and dress skirts in silk, satin and stuff; petticoats and corsets, bodiCes and blouses, here pile of bedclothing, there window curtains and carpeting, while in close companionship to these are boots and shoes of every description and in all condi- tions, the soiled dancing shoe of beauty hobnobbing with the heavy cIouted boot of the navvy.
 Women are trying on jackets and man. ties or cheapening cloaks and overalls, buying for few pence yards of ribbon or cards of lace, and for less than the price of friendly drink setting themselves up in flowers, feathers and fancy trimmings. There is always pretty thick crowd of womankind hereabouts, turning over the frippery and flnery appertaining to the sex and unconsciously proving their close af- finitV to the divinities of the social Olym- pus-Chambers' Journal.
The Press., 1895-07-04
Golf.

A game with 8 history of more than 400 years must necessarily have some interesting records. Golf has been great ly liked by kings. In the time of James I it was generally praoticed by all classes. The unfortunate Charles I was devoted to golf. While on visit in Scotland in 1641 as he was deeply en- gagged in game news was brought him of the breaking out of rebellion in Ire land, and the royal golfer threw down his club and retired in great agitation to Holyrood House. When he was inn prisoned at Newcastle, his keeper kind ly permitted him to take recreation on the golfng links with his train. It-is said that Mary, queen of Scots, was seen playing golf in the field beside Seaton few days after the mutder of her hus- band. In 1887 magnificent gold medal was presented to St. Andrews by Will liam ", to be played for annually. One of the earlier kings forbade the impor- tation of golf balls from Holland be- cause it took away ''na small quantitie of gold and silver out of the kingdome of Scotland," and at one time "golfe and futeball and other unprofitable games" were forbidden in England be- cause archery, so necessary in the de- fense of the nation, was being neglect ed in their favor.
The Press., 1895-07-04
Ancient Mechanics.

The ancients, while excelling in polit- ical science and in literature, were woe fully deficient in a knowledge of the laws of nature and their application in human affairs. That it should be so is easily un- derstood because, according to the histo- rian Rankine, it was both an ancient and medieval belief that there is a double sys- tenn of natural laws-one theoretical, geometrical, rational, discoyerable by con- temptation, applicable to celestial, ethereal, understandable bodies, and being an object of the noble and liberal arts; the other practical, mechanical, discoverable by ex- perience, applicable to terrestrial, gross, indestructible bodies, and being an object of what were once called the vulgar and sordid arts. The mechanical knowledge and practical skill of Archimedes, which rendered him so illustrious, were by men of learning, his contemporaries and success sors, regarded as accomplishments of an in ferior order, to which the philosopher, from the height of geometrical abstrac- tion, condescended with view to the service of the state.
The Press., 1895-07-04
when q Cow Taa Deer.

This animal, known as nylghau tor blue cow) in Oudh, and deemed by Hindoos of that province to be sacred, as one of the bovine tribe, was known in Deogarh as ghoraroz and counted by the local Hin doos as one of the deer species, which it was lawful to kill and eat-as fact it is, suppose, one of the antelopes.
 This divergence of views entertained by Hindoos of different localities, is nothing as an anomaly coElpared with the vary ing treatment extended by Hindooism universally to different members of the bovine kind-on the one hand, the vener- ation for the COW, which makes the ami malls life something sacred, and only per mits of the twisting of the venerated crea- ture's tail; on the other hand, the general practice at the Doorjah Poojah, and on other occasions, of sacrificing buffaloes to the gods by beheading them before the al Magazine,
The Press., 1895-07-04
DEATHS RED LIGHT
1t Was Waved at an Eiginuer. T3etoken-
 ing His Mothers DrI...<r.

It Was Waved at an Engineer. i:etoken-
 ing His Mothers DrI..Sr.
 ''The most peculiar G;,., ever heard of, '' said telegraph oftlator, occur red in our family. NJ 1aiItlr was all engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, running into Richmond One night while quite a distance from the latter city and nearing his run he saw bright red light on, the track several hundred yards ahead, The signal was also seen by his fireman and the front brakeman. The train was at once stop ped, but not a trace of the signallnan or light could be found, and the track was all right Father looked at his watch and noted that tho time was 8 o'clock. The train pulled out, proceeding eau tiously for some distance without meeting any obstruction Several miles farther the light was again seen Once more stepping, another search was made, with no more success than before. This happened at S:28. Father was new CT superstitious, but this was inexplica- ble Much mystifed, he proceeded on the way, only to be stopped third time by the red light at 8:51 o'clock. Anoth- CT search by the crew failed to disclose the slightest trace of the mysterious sig nalman Finally, giving up the search, the men returned to their posts, and the train at last pulled up into Richmond without further mishap
 When father alighted from the cab, a telegram was halltted him announcing the death of his mother kfifEol,5 delay he went to her home. witch was sey, eral miles out of the city, on tic f;ail road. Soon after his arrival he learned that a telegram had been sent to him while he was ont on duty, suminoning him to grandmother bedside The time at which father nal seeil tlo Elys terious red lights WIS itlelibly i'm pressed on his memory, and hv loariled upon inquiry that Ut precisely tho min ute at which tha first rcd light Aeas seen she had asked if he had come She then repeated the question at the time he saw inc second light, and the appearance of inc third light was simultaneous with ter death. Richmond Times