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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06

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Leaves. vines. and dotted designs,
Turkey-Red Table Damssk, d incnes,
2Oc.
New line OF SOC. Imported Turkey
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Pansy Blocks and Spider-Web.
Turkey-Red Covers, yards long, Tor
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Scotch Blue and Red Covers. 2'5
yards long. 81.
Red Checked Ai-Lnen Towels, &C..
Double-Twisted Bath Towels, lbxS1,
&c.
Extra-Large Bath Towels, 23xi6,
12i1c value, for loo.
All-Linen Huck Towels, l7x3o, pretty
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Frineed Damask Towels, l9x3s, lZi3c.
Large Hemmed Buck Towels. lsxSs'
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dealer will not deceive you regard
ing the Comforts Filings. Our
Comforts are made to our order, Of
carefully selected coverings and
pure, clean, snowy cotton filling.
You take no chances here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06

wear Department last fall. Know
if now. lis better we commenced
where we left off last season.
Ladies' Fleece-Lned Ribbed vests
15r
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Stamped Tray Cloths. Bu-
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GOOOS. Pieces. Any size or
lind Vol, uant he.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06


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The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
A Cure for Headache.

can excellent and never-failing cure
for nervous headache" said an apostle
of physical culture, sis the simple act Of
walking ackward. Just try it some
time if you have any doubt about it. I
have yet to meet the person who didn't
acknowledge its efficacy after a trial.
Nobody has yet discovered or formu-
lated reason why such a process
should bring certain relief Physicians
say that it is probably because the re-
f1eX action Of the body brings about a re-
flex action on the brain, and thus drives
away the pain that when produced by
nervousness is the result of too much
going forward. AS soon as you begin to
walk backward, however, there comes
a feeling Of everything being reversed,
and this is followed by relief. The re-
lief is always certain and generally
speedy. Ten minutes is the longest I
have ever found necessary. An entry,
or long narrow room makes the best
place for such promenade. You should
walk very slowly, letting the ball of
your foot touch the floor first and then
the heel, just the way, in fact, that one
should, in theory, walk forward, but
which, in practice, is so rarely done.
Besides curing nervous headache, there
is no better way to learn to walk we'll
and gracefully forward than the prac-
tice Of walking backward. A half hour
Of it once a day will do wonders to-
wards improving the gait Of any wo-
man."-New York Evening Sun.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
.uu,,",.tH MSS JONES. -THNMT

You may mention her name. but It ne: n
conveys
| An idea Of the exquisite tones
OF her voice or her sparkling, bewilder.
ing ways,
For her name-k Is simply. ''Miss Jones"
It gives you no hint Of her golden-brown
hair:
OF her eyes that outshine precious
stones;
bred air.
When they merely allude to ''Miss
Jones'"
1t leaves you to guess at the men in her
train,
And her suitors' expiring groans;
At the charm that proves fatal to many
swain
Unexpected in everyday Jones'" -
But when you have seen the effect Of her
glance
On raw youth or decrepit old bones,
You'll admit that knight never shattered
lance
For Queen of the Lists" like "Miss
Jones'" ,,. ar.a.seas
If her name could be changed. what a
gain it woul be
A fact which she cheerfully owns;
But, at present, you see. she's confided
to me,
She prefers to stay simply - "Miss
JoneS1'
A.. Harry Romaine. in Life.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19

! the Arctic region, as became a pioneer
| in this most hazardous of all avenues
of exploration) was followed by Sir
Martin Frobisher, by Davis, by Henry
Hudson and by many others Of less note
down to our own times.
The disastrous outcome of Sir John
Franklin's attempt in 1845 to penetrate
from Lancaster Sound to Behring
Straits did not deter but rather stimI-
lated explorers, and as a result Of the
attempt begun by Willoughby in 1853
the Northeast Passage was actually
completed by Nordenskiold in 1879 He
was followed in 1889 by Capt. Virgins.
who made a trading voyage to the Yen-
essei River in Siberia, Opening up
new route of great Importance to COM
merce' The passage around North
America was made by Capt McClug
in 1850, though in a very indirect way.
He was frozen in the ice with his ship.
and after passing the winter was res
cued by Sir Edward Belcher. who had
entered from the Atlantic side. For this
achievement Capt. Belcher was knight
ed and 10000 was voted to him and bis
4
In all attempts to reach the North
Pole the West Greenland route has been
the favorite. 1t was followed by Kane
in 1853. by Hayes in 1860, by Hall in
1871, by Mares in 1876, and by Greely in
1S81-1S84 when by means of overland
sledging Lieut. Lockwood reached the
nearest point to the Pole ever attained
This point, however, was only SO de-
e-rees and "a minutes of north latitude
only about fifty miles further north
than Capt. Parry penetrated in 1921
There is absolutely no means of know
:lg what has become of Capt. Nansen
TEe may have been swallowed up in the i
ice, or may be even now drifting in his \
staunch vessel, the Fran, across the
Pole. 1t is two years ago, on August B. H
1893, that Nansen bade good-by to the
friends who had accompanied him as
far as they dared, at Cha aoarowa, in the
PROV of his boat toward the Pole The
pack ice soon surrounded him, and he
drifted, with his hardy companions
from sight. Will it be forever?
Nansen's boat. the Fran, was provis.
ioned for five years. He expected to
drift across the Pole, and reach South
in about three years. It will
be another year before serious doubt
will be entertained for his safety.
Whether or not Nansen perishes, Arc
.ic exploration will go on.
A new expedition is now being organ
zed with the design Of reaching the
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19

Pole by balloon. The protector is PROF.
s. a. Anderson. a distinguished 5|e1'
ish scientist and eronaut
He is now in Paris experimenting the
construction of the balloon. It viii con-
tain sleeping rooms for three persons
and dark room for photograph pu'
poses. 1t will be equipped with ST
Of sails which will serve to keep It I'd.
der control and propel it, and boat. o.
gondOla. of considerable size. VIII .
carried.
A great number Of heavy cables VIE
be provided so that in case the BALLOON
should suddenly sirk it will be relieves
OF weight by the contact OF The Nh7'
with the earth. 1t is intended to nla",
the trip. starting from SpitZbergen an'
crossing the Pole to the shores OF bT"
ring Strait, next year, in June, when ~
atmospheric conditions are most Ia'O-
able to aerial navigation.
A heavy snowstoTm would pToDay5
be disastrous to the balloon. but III ~
early summer they are infrequeht'
is estimated that not more than a "ssn
will be consumed en- voyage. Ihs To-. 70
that the ice which surrounds the ~
and has been an unsurmOuntaoie 20,
rier to ships will not have 10 De IaA -
into consideration constitutes one Oh
chief reasons for believing that Oa
loon expedition may succeed
those by vessel have been failures
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
A Born DipiOmaf.

Charley was caught mapping on the
porch of the summer resort. A pair o.
s3ft, little hands covered his eyes. and
a sweet voice commanded: Guess who
it is''
Nothing very dreadful for Charley in
this, you think; but, then, you don't
know that Charley was engaged to two
girls. and, for the life of him, couldn t
decide which voice it was, which made
it very embarrassing situation for
Charley. A wrong guess would lead
to complications awful to think Of But
a happy thought inspired Charley, and
he announced: IT'S the dearest, sweet
est little girl in all the world"
''Oh, you lovely boy!" gurgled the sat-
isfied one. as she removed her hands.
And now Charley thinks of applying
for foreign ministry, feeling that his
talents would be wasted in any other
diplomatic field.-Puck
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
S o u r III E RN
so q T III E RN RAILWAY
FOR THE
COTTON STATES
AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION,
ATLANTA, GA.

The Southern Railway operates nearly five
thousand miles of road in eight of the Southern
States and its lines enter Atlanta Ca, from Ave
different points of the compass Washington
ID. G., is the Northern or Eastern terminus Of one
OF its lines, which is operated in connection with
the pennsylvania Railroad, "the standard rail
ROAD OF America, between New York through
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D. c.,
Lynchburg and Danville, Va, Greensboro and
Charlotte, N. c., Spartanburg and Greenville, S.
L, Atlanta, Ga, Montgomery and Mobile, Ala,
and New Orleans, with connection at Salisbury
tor Asheville, Hot Springs, Knoxville and Chat
tanooga, at Charlotte for Columbia Augusta, Sa-
vannah and Jacksonville, and at Atlanta for Biz
mingham, Memphis, Macon and Southern Geor-
gia. Solid vestibuled limited trains with
through day coaches, Pullman Drawing-room
Sieepers and DIning-cars. Time between Wash
ington and Atlanta, eighteen hours, without
change OF cars of any class
Inc Southern Railway is the only line which
enters and lands passengers in the Exposition
GROUNDS, and no effort or expense has been
spared Dy the management in the Improvement
of its roadbed, increasing the number of its
coaches and inaugurating its own dining car SER
vice preparatory to handling expeditiously and
comfortably the heavy travel to and from Atlanta
during the Cotton States and International Expo-
sltlon, which opens September IS and closes De
cember 81, 1895.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from September
~ to December 70, inclusive, excursion tickets
will be sold from Washington, d. C., to Atlanta.
of SALE ~
=, Excursion tickets will be sold every day from
September 10 until December IS, inclusive, from
washington at SI925, good for return 20 days
from date OF sale, and excursion tickets for the
entire Exposition season with final limit of Ianu
airy 7, 1896, will be sold from September 16 until
December IS, inclusive, at sz6 Is.
:. Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleeping
Car reservations made upon application
L. S. BROWN,
Gen'l Agt. Pass. Dept
!. M CULP, w. A. TURK
Traffic Manager Gen. Pass Act
Washington, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
The New Man.

Here she said, impressively. 90
nave a book personally descriptive o
American female writer's and their ad
mirahle contributions to literature
Il shall take it" he began.
She beamed. and opened her orde:
book
If he continued. suavely. cit does
not say of a certain writer: She il
prouder Of her pork pies than of hei
poems.
II believe in one biography therc
is mention of something of the sort
rs there an assertion that anothe.
author pays attention to every detail o.
her housework and takes particuia1
pains that dust shall never be permit
ted to gather in her domain?"
II think there is"
Does one paragraph declare that 2
well-krown novelist makes a boast O
darning her table damask with No. Is
dread"
Il recall a reference to that effect
And is it averred of another celebrity
that she fashions and remodels Ilei
gowns with such skill that her neigh
bors and associates believe them Paris
.an-made?"
ldl lIlueeu, SdlQ sOI a DrlillaNl
poetess."
And is it also asserted in any rart
that a popular woman of the pen takes
more pleasure in the knowledge that the
suppers prepared in the chatting dish by
her own hands are exceedingly success
full than in the popularity of her nov
els?"
There" (faintly) lis something of the
sort"
so / supposed. When you bring me a
book dealing with what women have
done in literature without any apology
for their having presumed to do it /
shall gladly buy the volume. 1 have not
read that Ruskin put his ability for
chopping kindling-wood above his bril-
liant criticism, / never heard that the
chief argument in favor of Howells was
his deftness in putting up stovepipes It
is yet to be announced that Riley takes
less pride in his poems than In white
washing cellar. There may be people
who think that a compensatory domes-
tic sop should be offered to the Cerberus
of mediocrity by every woman who ven
lures to send her soul beyond the four
walls of the kitchen. But such people
would hot buy the book anyway They
would borrow it. They shall not borrow
1t from me. Good-morning!"-P
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
A'I91|E
Yankee Whist.

Old whist players will probably be
surprised to know that it is possible to
play very interesting and scientific
game Of whist with only two players
Double dummy" and Single dummy
were never very popular with the vota-
ries Of this game and were classed in
with old maid and casino and other
games which allow time for gossip dur
ing the play. The new game. while not
so interesting or so scientific. fills in
very we'll where there are not four play
ers to make up a regular game, and
gives very good opportunity for dis
play Of skill. 1t is generally known as
Yankee whist, and, as in option whist,
ill disputes about your partners play
and the possibility of drawing a poor
partner, are done away with. In play
ing the game the whole pack of cards
is used. First deal two cards. alternate
~, first to your opponent and then to
yourself. These cards are kept separ-
ate from the other piles. Then deal the
cards face down in twenty-four piles.
twelve in front of the non-dealer and
twelve in front Of the dealer. Next deal
The rest of the pack face upward on
each of the twenty-four piles already
dealt. Each player will then have
twelve packs of two each in front of
him. The two cards first dealt are taken
DIP and looked at. Then the non-dealer
looks at the two cards in his or her
hand and the twelve face up on the
board and names the trump, whatever
suit he or she thinks to be the most
favorable from the cards which are
aurned UP. The game then begins with
.:he non-dea1er and is carried on the
,ame as in an ordinary game of whist.
You must follow suit if you can. AS
soon as the card which is exposed is
played and the trick on which it is play
ed is taken up, the card underneath is
turned up and the game is continued
until this process causes all the cards
to be exposed, but not, however, until
long toward the close Of the game. Con-
sequently there is always enough un-
certainty about the strength of your
own hand and that of your opponents
10 give plenty of opportunity for careful
and thoughtful playing. Every trick
taken over twelve counts as one point,
and the game is usually ten points. al
though. any number of points can be
played. The game has not been intro
duced very extensively at present. and
in many whist clubs it is practically
unknown. Where the game originated
is unknown, but if played properly it
will be found to be very interesting
Boston Globe.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
attached to Captain wetherley?"

is-attached to Captain wetherley?"
Fraser-"Reasons. mum? There was
the hincident OF the lilies. That came
fust. And after that seed them, doz.
ems O. times-when you was a-drivins
in the afternoons. principal-a-sittins
on that seat near the border which ]
was a-beddiag out. Miss Lyddy-she
don't say much. She hangs down her
pretty head and a color like one of them
carnations comes into her pretty
cheeks. And she says, Yes, George,
and No. George once or twice, uncom-
mon soft. And the Captain he talk and
persuade her. You'll be brave, Lydia.
won't your and she says, You don't
know how 7 dread seeing Sir Francis.
Hang Sir Francis says the Captain,
and she cries. Flush, George!' very gem
tie and shocked. That's how know.
mum. And by the way she looked at
him, with eyes all dim and soft like
Pollie's."
Mrs. Maltravers-'I think you mean
well. Fraser. believe you are fond Of
Miss Lydia. So that you will be glad
to hear your master and shall do moth
ing-have never intended to do any,
thing-to force her inclinations. You
are-quite sure about Sir Francis
monetary difficulties. I suppose. Fras-
er?"
Fraser-"As sure as sure, mum. It's
been 9 good deal discussed-in our class.
Is 1t true, mum, as the upper housemaid
tell Chawls, that the Captain is a-stay-
Ing In the vicinity and a-purpose to
get glimpse Of our Miss?"
Mrs. Maltravers-"Really, Fraser, T
don't know. We can't all be as omnis-
cIent as you are. But If he Is"
Fraser-"Well. If he is. mum, you tell
MISS Lyddy. with my duty and respects,
as the lilies are coming on prime, and
1t isn't Fraser as IL say she shan't pick
some Of 'em-aye, strip the beds shame
full as she did afore-for the sake of her
Captain. IN. and T.. in Black and
White.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
UNWILLING TO BE PoLLEp.
Jury That Felt Apprehensive of the Re-
of Tfs Uerdlrf

Jury That Felt Apprehensive Of the Re-
suit of It's Verdict
Some years ago I was prosecuting at
sorney down in North Carolina" said
Judge w F. Loekett, of that State, al
ihe Hot'l Page. "A colored citizen of
bad antecedents had been indicted by
he Grand Jury and was on trial TO:
The larceny Of some hogs. There wasnr
doubt of his guilt. for he had beer
;aken red-handed in possession of the
ftolen swine.
The prisoner had no money to pay ar
tttorrev. so the Court appointed
oung lawyer who. up 10 that time, hao
never had a case. to defend the accused
The youngster wasn't lacking in shrewd-
ness, D he called for a jury of colored
men, as he had the right to do under
the law. ! then went forward intro
3uced conclusive testimony to establish
:he guilt of the prisoner. and sat down
without making any speech, for it was
too plain a case to call for an argument
But my legal opponent got up and made
q fiery harangue. He wasn't an impress
sive looking man. nature having denied
aim all physical graces, and endowed
him, moreover, with a pair of circular
shaped legs that caused all the small
boys in the community to jeer aloud
when he appeared on the streets. But
he had talented lungs and these he eX-
ercised with good effect for his client
that day.
The jury Of his peers wasn't out over
ten minutes when they came hack will,
4 verdict Of not guilty Everybody
was astonished, and the Judges face
.eddened with indignation. Then he let
MT and told the jurymen in plain Eng
ish what he thought of a set of men
who would render such a travesty on
ustice. In conclusion he said: L guess
will have this jury polled,' and was
about to give an order to that effect
when the foreman, great, strapping
fellow, plantation hand, black as the
zee of spades. rose evidently in great
mental perturbation. and said:
No. Jedge yer Honah. please don't
poll us-poll dat little bow-legged law
yer over dere: he was de one what told
US to find Bill Jones not guilty -
Washington Post.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
Shorthand and PrOlixify.

1.-THE general employment of stenog-
raphers and typewriters," said a busi-
ness man, "has effected a great saving
of time, but 1t has tendency to develop
prolixity. A man can dictate a page
easier than he can write four sentences.
In the days before typewriters he would
have expressed himself with much more
credit and clearness in the four sentences.
1 am afraid the old-fashioned business
letter, which was model of compact ex-
preston, Is passing away."-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
One Limitation,

Yeast-I expect to live to see the day
when the bicycle will take the place of
the horse entirely.
Crimsonback-Well, I don't. They'll
never be able to make frankfurter sau-
sages out of the bicycle. Yonkers
Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
Toads Like the Electric Light,

Toads in the parks have discovered
that the electric light is great purveyor
to their simple wants, and they frequent
the territory in the vicinity Of the lights
TO gather up the moths, bugs and other.
insects which perish there every night
Chicago Times-Hera,
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
Onto Him.

Old Sagely-Young man, when 1 was
your age 1 though. like you, that I
knew it all; but now 1 have reached the
conclusion that I know nothing.
Young Swift-Huh! I reached that
conclusion about you long time ago.
Puck
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
Next Morning,

Paw" asked Johnny, what grows In
q beer garden?"
The head, my son." groaned Mr. Jag
way, applying some more pounded ice.
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
In tho Tvcntiesh ceutur1.

In the Twentieth Century.
Ella-Isn't that book that you are
reading a wicked onef
Stella-No: it's not exastty bed. bat
shouldn't care 70 have my father -
Brother read H.,
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
THE PROBLEM OF THE poIs.
PUBLIC ATTENTION NOW co..
TRATED UPON DIR. Nassr,

ssF
He May Succeed where Psary HasF,s..
Perhaps He 10 Now Drifting Ae,,..
Pole-A sweedash Explorer wmr
Reach the Pole IN . Balloon.
Now that Peary has returned 4-ou.
Arctic, defeated In his attempt N .a.s
the Pole, public attention VIII cona'
trate upon DR.. Nansen's expadIss0
Peary accomplished much for scI.-N'
md penetrated further into the 80
zone by the Greenland route tha1 ea aF1
other explorer has done, but ne Ias. ~
problem Of the Pole as profound q r,u1 20
terry as ever.
So far as the world has knowledys =,
first voyage into the Polar seas -
that of Eric the Red, in the wear 1rs
In 1897 Cabot discovered Labrador ~
Hugh Willoughby began in 1853 ths -
ebrsted struggle for the Norm.
Passage which gave Polar expIors,,.N
its greatest impetus. In the atternn, !.
find the Northeast and Northwest n.s
sages Willoughby (who lost his Iifs =
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19
H. j. EU ROP e,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
426 Fifth Street N. w. Room Sup
Stairs.
WASHINGTON, D. @.

Real estate bought, sold or exchanged Houses
rented, rents collected, insurance placed, loans
negotiated.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19

A woman takes the stT 60 o@s-s
man must love some re a Man
her husband shows ser.
begins looking az
man.-AtchfSo
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19

Logwood is the marrow Of peculiar
Tree in the West Indies. 1t is shipped in
long, thick pieces OF firm, heavy dark
red wood. 1t Is split up and moistened by
wafer or acid for Use
The Washington bee., 1895-10-19

Here" she said, impressively, 81
nave book personally descriptive Of
American female writers and their ad-
mirable contributions to literature
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-02
t~copyriqhi, 1857
II,

"Hallosl" said !, standing stock still,
and laughing to think how simple 1t
was, $40 this ia your game, IL IT. my
ladyP You brought him here TO dance
on theRresn, oh2 And he's fool enough
to come up smiling, like a lamb to DO
shearOd. l wonder II you heard that he
picked up money at yiOnna-lt looks
like It, anyway"
Certainly, It did look like 1t, for there
no was hanging over the cloth like a
boy over a rdil, and throwing tho money
away, ] did not doubt iuSL like a man
pitching pebbles into the sea, As for
the others, they wero as deep in It as
thoy could be; old MRrmnntal sitting
with a great pile OF gold at his elbow,
and young Lord Beyton throwing tho
notes about as though they were spills,
Yet, thia was curlous-m adRmo herselt
was not playing. She was sitting at
the uian0 EtrlmmiGg q WaltE; Rad
though / watched her for nearly au