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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25
JULY 90. 1906.
THE SATURDAY DARGAIN-DAY
is placed here by
1'5!lS!iHEE:N!:,!..(a

for mutual accommodation. To
make an otherwise dull day a
buster one. To be of service to
our public when they mostly re-
quire our help. Scarcely an article
that smacks OF other peoples prices
on that day, and binding with the
same store-goodness. Perfect and
biglkstgrades of wares for the least
money.
Fans, Hosiery. Ribbons, Umbrel-
las, ready-made fixings, and deal
of stuffs at special prices.
These prices are made to rush
this stock of Hosiery out quickly.
5000 pairs Ladies' Finest Grade Import
ed Hose, silk finish, Hermsdort aye,
high linen spliced heels and double
soies. were made to sell at soc. pair
Cohen's way of selling makes EN- ltc.
2.2GO pairs Ladies' Fast-Black, Royal
Dye, Full-Seamless Hose, never soid
for less than l5c.. for l-4c. pair. .,
Boys Fine Ribbed Bicycle Hose, fuil
seamless sizes up to IL, for &C. a
pair; our former IL 1-2c. grade.
Children's Csc Fine Gauge Haif-Hose,
sizes up TO 7, l5c. pair.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25

BY Chewing q Rose,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
No. 6 north Tenth street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25
PRICES ON sHIRT-wAIsTs

aS ON w
until it's as cheap to buy new one as
to have them laundered.
SIS. $50, and s1.75 Fine F'ull-Laundered
ShIrt-Waists, new. pretty designs LOT
No slip-shod Waists ever come in this
stock. We offer you to-day so dozen
Double-Yoke-Back Full-Front and
Sleeve Shirt-Waists, made OF real
French percale, nicely Numbered, per-
lection in point OF ht sizes 80 to ~
inches, cost Gle. 10 make, for 2sc. each.
Our $3.50 Handsome Shirt-Waists, perfect
fitting nicely gotten up, are Si.oo now
s. and $3.50 Shirt-Waists for $3.50.
ANYBODY CAN OWN A NICE UNI
BRELLA.
Cohen's way Of dealing 'em out makes
IT possible.
800 Sample Sum and Rain-Umbrellas.
handsome silk serge. new, pretty handles,
straight or crooked. $3.50 kind, in &C. or
2S-inch, for H-25.
5000 yards Of Ribbon Bargains are being
distributed by us. Can't help telling you
how cheap they are.
AI-silk Ribbons, nches wide, all
colors, for &C. yard
s-inch All-snk Taffeta Dresden Ribbons
for u 1-2c.
4-inch All-silk Polka-Dot Ribbons for
Sc. a yard.
All-silk 1-inch-wide Ribbons. any color,
for 1c. a yard.
2-inch All-Silk Ribbon, with satin edge,
for sc.
Hundreds more.
We make
BARGAiN-DAy ON KID GLOVES
lively one.
Here are Is dozen Of Ladies' White Cha
mois Gloves that were N.25 pair
for CSC.
Al dozen Ladies' 4-Button Dressed, En-
broidered Kid Gloves. In Black and
colors, the $50 grade, for 6sc.
THE GRETCHEN
is something new In ladies' and misses
neckwear. Made OF inserting and en-
broidery-sl, si25. sl.5o. sl.ss, and H.sS.
All STYLES Ladies' Linen Collars, stand
ing and turnover. lOc.
Turn-Back Cuffs. 19c.
SATURDAY IS CORsET-DAY.
Read these prices If you doubt it:
81 Ventilatng Corsets for 65c.
Sc Corsets, extra long waist, coutiiie,
for SOC
The Stella 6-Hook Corsets, N.25 value,
for soc.
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= y 1F7'l777I--l1e. =
WHEN REAL ESTATE rs SOLD TIC
TAXES FOR THE CURRENT cAr.Ena
OAR YEAR ARE TO BE PAID ppc
RATA BIZ THE VENDOR AND TEy
vENDEE. A
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25

BY n. w. Bowe,
Real Estate Auctioneer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25
BY J. Thompson Brown q Co..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneer..
No. lib east Main street.
TRUSTEES SALE OF
Il TWO FRAME DWELLINGS

NORTHEAST CORNER OF LAuRru
AND HOLLY STREETS,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25

Read these prices II you doubt 1t:
81 Ventilating Corsets for 65c.
Sc Corsets, extra long waist, coutilie'
for SOC.
The Stella 6-Hook Corsets, N.25 value,
for Sqc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25

Phone 20
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

IRade OF cypress. were perfectly sound
after 60 years of use, when they were
taken out TO make way for doors of
Drass; and il is said they even then re-
tanned some of the original odor of the
Woou. Slngletary's father-the oldest
MIlle settler in that part of the state.
having come soon after the Indian wars
mao never heard Of the island or buildings:
ana the Indians, many of whom We're
sun IN the adjacent everglades, could tell
nothing about them
IN the absence of certain knowledge.
there are cOnjectures, some of which
at least seem plausible.
All trace of a Spanish colony on the
southern Gulf coast of Florida, antedat-
ing the foundation of ST. Augustine. was
lost ana what became of them has never
builders.
In the early part of the century many
saves escaping from owners i'm Geor-
ga and the CarOlinas, took refuge with
the Indians in Florida; and a party of
THESE, under an able and resolute leader.
may have been driven to the swamp 10
escape pursuers, and discovering the
islands, may have built these houses.
here, at least, they could be free
Or the builders may have been refugees
from justice, or from religious persecu-
uon-who knows? And who, among
aLchaeologlcal savants, will undertake an
calculation?
Meantime, Mr.. Singletary says that if
any gentleman is honestly searching for
a lodge in some vast Wilderness" whore
he can live, 1.-THE world forgetting and by
the world forgot" he can tell him pre-
clsely how 10 get there.
r. G Robinson
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

remarked one Of the COW punchers that
remained to drive the cattle.
What exclaimed the boss.
He says he's the other Ed
Uncle Dan pulled up short Then I'm
moment he sent spurs into his pony and
flew across the sand regardless OF the
we reached the spot where the lynchng
party had stopped in the bed Of an arr
roya. where cottonwood tree cast a
Hold up, there Hold upr shouted
the old man as he got within calling dis
''The lynchers desisted at the word Of
command and stood motionless until we
came up. We were none too soon. Tho
halter had already been thrown over
stout limb, and the wretch was about to
engage in the final prayer that is allow
ca even by the eXecutioners of Judge
Lynchs statutes.
Jumping from his pony Uncle Dan
hurried up to the kneeling fellow Shak-
ing him by the shoulder, he exclaimed:
DO you say you are the other Edg
Yes, sir
Then why In the world didn't you
say 50 while ago? Stand up till 1 get
look at you
hlng ana wiping his hand over his eye.
by gosh, he's right IL Is the other
I'D. Turn him loose, boys. Wen, Well
The old man was so excited he didn't
know what to do and only by a variety
OF well-turned profanity could he relieve
himself. He could only stare and stam-
UeF OUT questions. Al last he got suffi-
cient of the alleged thiers story to ex-
plain everything added to what he al
ready knew.
Riding homeward he explained things
TO me. 1t seems Uncle Dan was born
and raised somewhere in Brazos county.
Near his fathers place lived a squatter
named Simmons who had two sons
twins, Edwin and Edward by name. SO
alike in appearance their father could
scarcely distinguish between them. Young
Dan Spinner grew up with the twins
They were his playmates Later IN life
when he established a big ranch out
west in Tom Green county he took nd
win with him as his most trusted servant
About month previous TO the scene /
witnessed Edwin got a letter from his
father Offering to buy a bunch out OF IIn-
Gle Dams stock. Edward mentioned this
to Uncle Dan, but no deal was made
though Uncle Dan would have made old
man Simmons present of the stock IL
he was in need. About that time Edwin
went home on visit A couple Of weeks
appeared with 100 head of stock The pur-
suit and capture followed. Then ii was
learned that 1t was not Edwin, but Ed
ward who had returned, and the stock
he had driven off was the bunch pur-
chased by his father, the understanding
being that the deal had been perfected.
The twins were so much alike in dress.
beard, voice and manners that even Uncle
Dan, who had known them all his life
could not distinguish between them.
THAT night there was a big time on the
ranch. Liquor was turned loose. There
were pony races and target practice, and
next day Edward was started on his way
home with his stock and a big hur-
rah."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

opening lines. moreover, contain COM
parison utterly insqpportable by all rules
fair" there is absolutely no point OF
resemblance between a woman and
night unless It be the case OF LADY Of
eDOn hue"
one stanza runs as follows:
what to me the starlight still,
Or the moOnbeams splendor.
If ] do not feel the thrill
OF thy fingers slender2
Summer nights in vain are clear,
II thy footstep be not near"
This is about the rockiest specimen %
writing one would ever find In any author
OF repute. "Rockiest" is not very good
English, but positively II is as good az
the poem. We might expect such things
now from Mr.. Coogler Of South Carolina,
70 selling his poems Ito get along" he is
liable to find himself in a position SINH
lar TO that of a certain Mr.. johnson OF
anything OF the kind from the pen Of q
poet laureate, Of EngIand.
Fingers slender Is weak compared
with SLENDER fingers" OF course thu
former Is employed for the sake of the
rhyme, but that is the way doggereA Is
written, not great poetry. Besides, What
does he accomplish by the clumsy ex-
preston? He makes an unsatisfactory
rhyme-splendor and slender are not 4
particularly good rhyme, and a barely pass
sable description, for the word "splendor's
is scarcely suitable to apply to moon-
beams.
we may ldHcy an antiquarian coInrnens
tator about the year 300 endeavoring Ia
get at the meaning of the first line of tha
quoted stanza, and writing for the fnfor.
nation of students Of o1d English as fol-
lows.
"There are almost as many opinions re-.
garding the meaning Of this line as there
are editors of the poets works OF course.
the most obvious meaning, and the one
generally accepted is the one involving
the natural order of the words as then
prevalent in England That is 10 consid-
er the word still" a substantive, meaning
liquor distillery. This, however appears
to have little connection with the general
sense Of the poem. Others think "stiil''
is an adverb Of duration, meaning about
the same the old English word YETI
Still others, and in this opinion we our
selves rather concur would make "stilIs
an adjective, with the meaning of 'quiets
or "nOiseleSs." But even this is singular.
for at that time the starlight never was
otherwise than STILL" the stellaphons
not having been invented until several CEN
turtles later"
To give a glimpse of he mental caliber
OF the poet laureate, 1 will only quote an
expression from a recent letter on the
Anglo-American dispute, published in all
the English papers.
II do not believe the United States will
ever commit the awful crime of declaring
war against this country, and assuredly
England would never assume the appall-
ing responsibility Of declaring war against
the United States"
Thus, for US to declare war with Eng
land would be to commit an awful
crime" while for England to declare war
against us would be only to assume an
appalling responsibility" Could greater
nonsense be imagined coming from q
alleged man of letters?
Mr. A. Austin should have six or eight
inches trimmed from his ears before he
writes more poetry or dabbles again in
international politics. Democritus.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
AN ALGERIAN AIssAOUA.
Startling EXhibitiOn-Human Bod
les Apparently InsensibIe to Fire
and Wounds.


From the New York Post
Sid Mohammed-b en-Aissa, a mara bout.
who lived holy life some four centuries
ago near Mequinez, in Morocco, aroused
the jealousies of the sultan Noula-Ts-
mail, by his increasing influence. and was
driven out with his wives and children
and those of his disciples who were faith
fuI enough to follow him into exile Sus-
tenance failed them on the way, and when
mis- hungry followers asked for food. the
saint bade them eat poison, if they could
and nothing else, and himself set about
searching among the stones for scorpions
and serpents, which they devoured with
out harm. So runs the legend. The sect
they founded has been perpetuated TO this
day, and the AisSaout 1t is pretended
not only still have the power to resist the
poison of venomous beasts in themselves
but can cure its effects in others. If the
story represents its origin, the cult. fur
thermore, on its way down through the
centuries has been broadened, for it's vo-
taries now profess, besides, immunity
from physical harm and an absolute in
sensibility to pain of all kinds. The mem
bers of the confraternity nowadays ex-
hibit their powers of endurance to native
audiences, or are even willing to turn an
honest penny, at times, by giving a spe-
ciaf show to Europeans. Such an exhibit
ton, whatever it may have been in more
fanatical times, now more than smacks
of sleight of hand. If appearances are
to be believed, it successfully imposes,
however, upon the credulity of the native
spectators, who recoil in horror at a par
ticularly daring feat, and some of its
brutalities, the result of long practice,
are unquestionably real. All of it is done
with an amount of clumsy cleVerness suf-
fcient to conceal the imposture, if it ex-
lists. 1t is only interesting for the local
color which 1t Enthusiastically possesses, for
although some of its features may be
found among other people, there is sure
ly. as a whole, nothing like it elsewhere.
The particular AiSSaoua that / saw and
shall attempt to describe was held at
night in the court of a Moorish house, in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

A good deal Of mild surprise is felt on
this side of the Atlantic at the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Alfred Austin as poet
laureate, succeeding the great Tennyson,
for he is little known. and his poetical
merits scarcely recognized here.
For that matter, it seems much the
same case at home; even the London
Times, every ready to support all official
acts and appointments, can only give
Mr.. Austin little of that faint praise
that damns on Jan. the Morning News
published a specimen poem of the new
laureate, "A Night in June" 1t is hor-
rible; too bad to the republished. TO be-
gin with. the whole style Is awkward
and stilted, owing largely to the constant
recurrence of thee" and thou thou
and J." etc. Neither the subject or gem
eral elevation Of style justifes this strain
ed diction, and the piece really becomes
absurd at the first line, by commencing:
Lady In this night of June,
Fair like thee, and holy;
for no lover, unless he is a maniac, would
ever address his sweetheart as lady"
in a poem Of this style. at least. These
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
a Shoe sfore NIrsterx.


From The Boston Traveller.
A friend tells me Of a servant girl in his
family who recently purchased a pair OF
rubbers at a big department store, and
having taken them home, was astonished
to find in the toe a pay envelope contain
ing 81. The name was traced to an East
Boston corporation, but they said the man
had not worked for them for eight year.
How did the money get into the rubbers?
My friend has an ingenious theory that
the wife of the labOrer purchased the pair
the toe Of one for temporary safe keep
ing Afterward she must have concluded
that the rubbers did not fit and, forget
ting all about the pay envelope, returned
them to the store, where, by some chance
or other, they remained unsold for eight
years This Is certainly a clever expla-
nation, and for want of a better | VIII
accept it.. The laborer, by the way, cam
not now be found.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
Who we're The BUILDERS /?
remarkable Structures OfCypress Wood on
an Island in a Florida Swamp

Turkey Gave the c,ov r.,
village lies of Almost Innassah1. No..
Baeherer johnson & Raoheuer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

at it, mind you, all the time, and Bill he
was the fullest up of the lot. One day
there came news that gold had been
struck heavy to the northwest matter
of twenty miles off or so. Bill was wild
to be eff, and though we heard that
there was no water found yet it stood to
reason that somebody would find it, and
anyhow water carts were sure to go
where there was gold. The new field
was out beyond the Red Sunset range,
and we concluded to see what it was
like. Twenty miles don't sound much,
buttwenty milesover half sandyridgcs,
carrying q tive-gallon keg of water as
well as tucker and tools totes up o
good bit of job by the time ye gets
there. ] won't say but what Bill was
all there at the job-he was mostly al
ways keen, was Bill.
We campted at last in likely look
ing spot all by ourselves. Tom called
it Dry-grass gully, by reason it was one
sheet of some sort of short grass as
yellow as gold and as brittle as straw.
There was no time to lose, for do your
best you had to drink more or less,
and there wasn't a sign either of water
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

golden grass, and the low bushes, and
the water that flashed and quivcred in
the low bottom where the sunlight
made yellow haze round the trees that
stood here and there with dropping
boughs along the course of the creek,
but not a living creature in sight-not
u sign of the mate we had risked SO
much to find.
We stood for a minute, and then Tom
whispered hoarsely: "Loolk here, mate,
wot's the odds about Bill? Here's wa
ter as is better nor nuggets" We stag
gered rather than walked down the
slope with the level sun shining in our
faces. 1t was hard work even with the
sound of the water In our ears, but
somehow we did 1t. We dragged one
heavy foot after the other doggedly,
slowly, feebly, we did it, but somehow
we did do it. The sun sunk lower and
lower till it seemed to rest like great
red circle on the top of range that
was far away in the west, and at last
we were getting near the creek for we
could hear the water rush and tinkle
among the stones In the bottom. Tom
had got a few yards ahead, and of a
sudden Tom stopped. AS come up ne
pointed to one side and he whispered:
"Lcok mate, Bills there!" He was.
Parched as we were we couldn't pais
him. The gush and the whisper of the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

water was in our ears, but we couldn't
pass Bill-could he hear 1t too?
We neither of us tried to speak, but
we crept over to where he lay. He was
half sitting, half lying against bowl
der, and he was looking the other way
so that we couldn't gee his face, but
Tom had been right. A big, rough,
shapeless mass Of almost pure gold was
lying on the sand beside him-his hand
lay beside it on the ground-his fingers
somehow looked as il they had been
stroking it.
BILL" ! said, as loud as I could
"Bln!"
He never turned his head-he never
moved. l went closer--I looked in his
face--then l knew. Bill was dead. His
hollow eyes stared out straight before
him; his head was bent little forward
as If he was listening, With the sound
of the water in his ears, with his mug
get on the ground at his side-Bill was
dead.
We looked at him, but we said moth
ing. Then we staggered down to the
creek-it wasn't fifty yards off from
where he lay. There we crank and drank
again. There we let the water run over
our hands, and dipped cur dry faces in
the stream. At last we went back to
Bill.
We stood and looked ut him, did Tom
and me. "What's that in his other
hand, mate?" said Torn, in whisper.
It was letter. worn and brown, and
frayed along the edge. Lets bury II
with him, Tom" said "Not us, mate.
Fair docs atween mates-that's wot /
5ay-mayhap it'll tell who it belongs
to. Read it, mate; it can't hurt no one
now"
| read the letter as well as could.
No need to say what il said, but when
had read it both Tom and me looked in
Bill's dead face, and then we under
stood. 1t wasn't new story-I had
heard it often before story of n
young and delicate wife and her little
children brought to wrnt and disgrace
by thoughtless husband and father,
and yet seeming to love him all the
more. No wonder Bill was eager to
get gold-no wonder he looked anxious
and eager.
whats the address 7" Tom asked me,
after bit. told him what was on the
letter Tom stopped nac lifted the big
nugget in both hands. Right you was,
mate" he said, 81 reckon there's enough
here to give them n start" Not an
other word was said. So Tom gave up
his share; so Bill got his nugget after
all.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

NOTICE is hereby given that p. NJ. Swee-
~ ney, of Freeland Pa, will file in the
Office of the secretary of the commonwealth
for the purpose of regis ration under the acts
of assembly approved May s, 1889, the follow
and of the names and marks impressed there
on:
FIRST GLASS; Made of white flint glass
known as quart syphon, having impressed
upon them the following names or marks in
circular form, "P. NJ. Sweeney, Freeland, Pa"
SECOND CT ASS: Made of light green glass
and known as II half-pint soda water bottle,
having impressed upon them the following
names, up. NJ. Sweeney, Frceland, Pa" and
on the reverse side, This bottle not to be
sold"
THIRD CLASS: Made of light green glass,
cylindrical in 70 m and about ten inches high,
having on one side the following names i'm
pressed upon them: On one side, in circular
form, ''P. NJ. Sweeney, Freeland Pa" and on
the reverse side near the bottom, '"rhis bottle
not to he sold.'
FOURTH GLASS; Made of white colored glass,
one pint capacity. having impressed on one
side in clliptcal form the following names,
"P. M. Sweeney, Freeland, Pa" and under,
meath the above the word "Registered;" the
lower portion of the bottles is encircled by u
scalloped design.
All persons are cautioned against filling,
using, buying or selling said bottles or having
the same in his, her or their possession for the
purpose of dealing or tfaflicking therein, as
doing so is crime punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment. Chas. Orion Stroh, Attorney.
Freeland, Pa, July 30, 1896