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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
THE GREATEST DRESS GOODS SELLING OF THE
YEAR!

seasons best this greatest Dress Goods Congress thck
sprnked with savings Don't expect to lind the Whole stock
cheaper than it last week 1t ism t-halt OF 1t was
fourth below the market then half the rest OF 1t is eXc
sivelv ours leaving us nothing to compare with.
BLACK GOODS
Figured Mha entirely line choice design 2 the YARD
Imperial Serge fine thread oeauu Color u.s. inc
yard. 40 Dy -, L.. N..,.;,.
42inch Black Sc Beautiful Black, M the yard
Light Weight AW Black Diagonal wide wa crisp and wlry
row. soeh Figured Pore Eoha r Wool Are, with
stripe, aetua value e9c; priced here 50 the yard ,
value price, here, the yard. -
5Omch Fine French carefully evenly twisted threads rich
43nch Rh Cny Crepon very u Black 7 the yard regular
l6nch Pure Figured Novelty elegant O Black very handsome designs
46nch Crpon alt WOOL extraordinary vue @ ting yard
SHEPHERD PLADS
36inch Black and White Shepherd 25c. the yard.
38neh and White Shepherd Plaid two size Checks 97 the
' Shephs Plaid Black checks 5O the yard
COLORED GOODS
27nch Stripes and Figures neat and drey q 2 the
36inch Atwood Spring Saing Beautiful checks and mixtures neat and deS z''
the yard. ,s. Ok
eheet the yafa
FineA n-woo Cashmere and mixtures $50 the yard r,
Smooth Evnouria Novehs very i0 DN
FinG Wool Novelties bautul oOngs actually worth 1851
36insh Figured Brown Reda and Old B 5C the yard
geneel 5N the yard
Wool Mixtures rich imported effects IN handsome an and
D ocb B~iny Cmtncd Silk Imported exquisite cOOngs 81
the yard. - + H., .o,.I at Psc,
ITc ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
HEAVY BLACK BROCADE SklR =
ING AND SUTING SILK.

A little lot of about three
hundred 800 yards of the
heavy, sturdy kind of p
inch Beautiful Black Bro
cade Gros-Grain Silk with
large, handsome designs, ex-
tremely swell and stylish, 1t
is we'll worth the price gen
orally asked for it. but we
price it specially for Mon
days selling
St.O0 the yard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
leans DRAWERS.

Bleached Jeans Drawers. well made, all
sizes Doc.
Brown Jeans Drawers. good quality, well
made 31i.c.
Bleachcd Jeans Drawers. made or good
quality Pepperell jeans, 3li4c.
Bleached Jeans Drawers, made OF the
best quality Pepperell Jans. sizes > 10
Is. zoe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
MEMS Bells.

Leather Belts. tan. orange. and brown.
Leather Belts. tan. orange, and brown.
leather Belts. tan. orange. and brown.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
LACES AND LACE COLLARS.

Have YOU seen our Lace
Department within the past
week ? No? Then you'd
hardly know the place. We
are showing everything new
soon after it is out-and we
popularize the goods-give
You the newest stufTs at
smallest prices. Laces and
Lace Collars in unlimited
quantity. The Linen Ef-
fects are newest, the best
assortments are here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
PRIESTLEY' NUNS VElLINGS.

The name "Priestley" is
sufficient in speaking ofNun's
Veilings. These are a new
lot, ~ inches wide, with
woven border on each side.
The Blacks are perfect, the
weaving smooth and regular,
but the prices
42-lnch Prlestley's Atwood Nun's-ver-
Ing. j0c.
42-inch Priestley's Atwood Nun's-ven-
ing. OJc.
42-inch Pr.estIeys All-Wool Nun's-ven-
inG' Zoe.
42-inch Prlestlcy's All-wool Nun's-veil-
inc. 81.
42-,inch Priestlcy's snk-warp Nuns
Yelling. 81.
.422,inch prlestley's silk-warp Nuns
Yelling, S1.25.
42-lnch- Priestley's Alsnk Nun's-ven-
Ing, Sl.25
42-ineh Priestley's Atwood Nun's-ven-
=. finch Priestleys sik-warp Nuns
422,-ineh Priestley's silk-Warp Nuns
Yelling ~.
42-ineh PriestIey's ATWOOD Nun's-Veii-
Ing. So.
42-lnch Priestley's All.srk Nun's-veil.
ing. 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
MEMS SPRING UNDERWEAR.
MEMS SUMMER UNDERWEAR.

Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, shirts
long and short sleeves. DC.
Gauze Shirts, long and short sleeves,
2Jc.
Balbr.ggan Shirts and Drawers, shirts
long and short sleeves ajc.
Fine Imported Balbrlggan Shirts and
Drawers, shirts long and short sleeves,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
SILK BETTING,

and 2-inch Heavy Faille and Armure
SIX Betting. in black. navy. and red
regular price 70 and 2Jc.; tomorrow, l2hc.
THE WARD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
MEMS FANCY SEIIRTS.

Percale-BO Shirts. JDc.
Fine French Percalc-BOsOm shirt, per-
feet fitting, IJc.
Fine Imported pcrcale-Bosom Shirts,
detached cuffs. best make 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26

nr,ze IN tho greatest chess tournament
plavcd for many years. at Hastings Eng
land. Tschigorin was second, ana l'ash''
,nird. others were Terrasch. steinitz'
placl,burnc. Bird. and dozen more.
10 Stick Labels to Tin.
Please give formula Tor paste that VIII
stick labels to tin and glass.
The best paste for this purpose Is made
Of rye -four mixed with glue. To the glue
add nnsecd oil. varnish, and turpen'ine
d-2 ounce OF each to the pound OF giue)'
This is a waterproof glue or paste
Origin of the Custom.
What IL the origin Of the custom Oh
throwing old shoes and rice aiter "o"
,y-wcdded couple?
The throwing a shoe after bride was
symbol OF remuneration Of authority over
bor bv her father or guardian. Rice Is
then thrown in the hope that 1t may be
TO the new pair a symbol Of plenty.
Which is The Largest?
Which religion IS the largest. Roman
Catholic Protestant, or Mohammedan!
Probably the Roman Catholic Recent
statisticians estimate its strength as 49,
$4,000 The Mohammedans number about
177.COoOO0: the Protestants, 1f3,20oOo.
Even allowing for the children OF Protcs'
tanis not included, their number would
not place them ahead Of the Roman
Catholics.
aaron Burr.
Why IS Aaron Burr called traitor. anG
why did jury acquic him on his trial!
Burr was called a traitor because 1t was
believed tnat he intended 10 set up king
dom in the Spanish possessions ON this
continent, and to seize certain parts OF
tho United States. When he was tried
nothing reasonable could be proved, so
he was acquitted. He was disliked so
generally. however, that his acquittal did
not help him.
He Can Get H.
Can an honorably-dicharGcd soldier get
100 acres Of land without having TO i've
on 1t for five years?
Yes. lie may choose his homestead and
after filing O. declaration with registrar,
has six months before he need enter on
the land. lie must reside on it in person for
at least a year. but the entire time neces-
sary for completing the entry is FIVE
years less the time Of his service, or II
he was discharged for wounds, less the
time Of his enlistment. This applies only
to veterans of the civil war.
Horse Power.
How much horsepower is gained by the
use of electricity? How many horse-pow
or units of electricity Will twenty-horse-
power engine create?
None nature does not give back more
than it gets. The reason for the great
spread Of the use Of electricity is not be-
cause from electricity do you get back
more force than you put in in generating
the electricity. but because electricity can
be used in so many ways. some Of which
are cheaper than steam power. The loss
in changing steam power to electric power
is nearly twenty per cent, so that a
Neutrality-suspicious. engine would not give
more than sixteen-horse power in electri-
city
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
SPECIAL HOUR ITEMS.
UNPRECEDENTED SALE OF NEW
NECK RIBBONS.

Seven hundred (700) yards
Of the seasons newest and
best Taffeta Neck Ribbons,
plaids, stripes, jacquards,
Ombre effects, Dresden, Per
sian and mourning effects in
black and white, and black
and violet. Every yard new,
every thread pure silk, 4 to
5 inches wide; regular price
IS and 9Sc.; for tomorrow
59c. the yard.
A smallish lot, enough to
last about two hours, of +
inch Fine All-Silk Taffeta
Ribbons, very handsome
chrysanthemum design in
violet, pink, tan and corn on
light colored grounds; regu-
lar price 800; tomorrow
19c. the ward.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
MEMS NECKWEAR.

Washable Fancy FOur-in-ianis. lOc.
Washable Fancy Band Bows Zoe.
washable Fancy Shield Bows. Toe.
washable Fancy club Tics, a..
Washable White L. *. FOur-in-Hands,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26


CremOna / ammo, 1871 on the bach is
the word "Stainer." Can you tell me II
the violin IS really old and what the i'll
scrptions meln2
The inscription on a violin does not
necessarily indicate the age Of the in
strument. The counterfeiting of valuable
violins is a very common form Of fraud.
You will have TO get some expert 10 in
vestgate your fiddle. Jacob Stainer. Of
Absam. in the Tyrol. was a famous maker
Of violins, whose instruments are not now
initiated, and the instrument may be
really old. We cannot translate or sug-
gest the meaning Of the long inscription.
Easter Day. 1885,
Please explain how it is that Easter
comes on the 9TH of April instead Of
March 29th this year? The moon being at
its fun on March 2Sth, should not the
next day. the 10Th, be Easter according
10 the rule?
We take our Church days from Rom
or London, which for the purposes Of
Easter are identical The "Pascnal full
moon occurred in Rome and in London
shortly after midnight on the morning OF
March 20th, so Easter came on April 9Th.
All places west Of the meridian Of Chi
cage had the moon fun on Saturday,
March 2Sth. and, if they had kept Easter
by their time, would have kept it on
March 10Th. But as the celebration Of
Easter comes from the East we follow
the Eastern calculations.
The Latin Union.
What nations form the Latin Union,
when was said Union entered into, and
how long did II continue In existence
Was there f.ot a clause in the articles OF
agreement between the nations forming
the Union requiring each nation TO re
deem its own coins every FIVE years that
were in circulation in the Union?
The Latin Union was formed in 1855 be-
tween France Italy. and Switzerland.
Belgium. Greece, and Roumania joined II
later, and Spain. servia, Bulgaria, Rus
sia, and Roumania have followed It's sys-
TEN. but without joining it. The Union
was TO last for fifteen years; each country
was 10 coin silver money Of the same
value. whatever ii might be called. BY
consent, the Union ceased TO coin silver
in 1876. The Union has been renewed
several times. When it finally expires
each member Will return the silver it has
received from the other countries ac-
cepting its own. No such return has been
made yet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
MEMS FURNISHINGS.

Best choosing where the
pick Of the seasons best
goods is before You. That's
why this greatest Furnish
ing Goods Business keeps
gaining in volume; that's
why exclusive stores are only
exclusive in their loneliness.
MEMS SPRING UNDERWEAR.
White Merino Shirts, mcnlum weight.
2Jc.
White MorinO Shirts. medium weight,
fine finish, French necks, soc.
White Half-Wool ..Alrts aud Drawers,
White ATWOOD Shirts and Drawers,
Australian wool, fine finish, 81.
Camers Hair shirts and Drawers, flll
finish, patent seams, 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
zee
Great April Sale Of
New, Seasonable Stuffs

Such scat tering of Spring and Summer
Merchandise as has been going on here during
the past week has proven with what pluck
we pick and serve Bargains for the pubics
benefit. The great selling FORCES ahead with
unceasing vigor. The widest scope of wonder
fnl values ever under one roof is to be found at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26

10 Enlist IN the Navy.
How does a man enlist in the navy?
What is the monthly pay?
He should 30 to the nearest navy-yard
or naval station. taking recommendations
and his naturalization papers, if he has
them. The pay of an ordinary seaman
is nineteen dollars month. with one
ration Uhree meals a day.
The Correct Expression
How did the expression originate "Po-
lite as basket of chips?'
The correct expression. so FAR as there
is one. we think. is "As dry as a basket
OF chips" The meaning Of that is OBJ
vious. The expression which you sug-
gcst is wholly unknown to US.
Tax on Plug Tobacco.
What is the tax on plug tobacco, ana
what does the government receive year
ly from the internal revenue?
Plug tobacco is taxed, as manufactured
tobacco. at six cents a pound. The ag-
gregate receipts from the internal rev
cnue taxes IN the fiscal year ending June
so. 1895. were Sli3.2lG.O7s.
First Day of Swan.
Kindly tell me on what day and month
OF the present (Englishl calendar the 2lst
day OF the Jewish month OF the Swan
came in the year 1872
The lrst day OF Swan, A. NJ 5G37 came
on May -. 1871 the twenty-nrst day
then came On June 30.
Girl He Leit Behind Him.
Who was the actress that got a di.
vorce from John H. Raymond before ne
married Rose Fytlnge'a daughter?
Mario Gordon; she got a divorce in
1880. In 1881 Raymond married Court
married Rose Eytingc's daughter?
her frs; marriage. Mrs. Raymond is now
Mrs. Washington Nathan.
No Commercial Value.
/ have Mnia.s New Complete and Uni
veTsal system OF Geography" IL Is very
old, but has no date. Can you tell me
anything about 4?
Tho book Seems 20 be George Millai's
two volume geography. published probably
In E6iburgh ia 1882. 1t was In two vol
tunes folio. The book is out Of print. but
though rare. has no commercial value.
Champion Chsss.Player.
Who "a the champion chess-player OF
the world?
H. N. Pillsbury. Of the Brooklyn Chess
Club. On September 2, 1906. he won FIRST
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21

Gen. Weyler's attempt to force an ir-
fedeemable paper currency upon the mer-
chants of Havana shows the utter DOW
erlessness even of military dictator to
make money. Weyler's power is unlim-
tied. he can imprison or hang or Danish.
And yet with allss the agencies at his
command he has been unable to compel
the people to accept his paper money ex-
cept at heavy discount. He succeeded in
forcing some of it upon the retail mer-
chants at a parity with gold, but when
the retailers undertook to pay it to the
wholesalers the latter would not take it
except at heavy discount. Then the
retailers asked Weyler to compel the
wholesalers to take it at par, and his at
tempt to do SO was followed by a refusal
on the part of the wholesalers to sell at
all. Either Weyler must desist, or see the
loyal citizens of Havana become rebels.
Hunting the rebels in their Businesses in
the swamps and mountains is small
job compared to forcing an irredesmable
currency upon the people On parity
with gold.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21

Affairs in Turkey have once more as
sumed a threatening aspect and agita-
tion in England for the relief of the Ar
menians has broken out again. The in
creasipg weakness Of the Sultan q govern
ment and the consequent danger of a
sudden uprising in Constantinople and
at other points in the Sultan's dominion
and general massacre of the Christian
population seem to make speedy action
on the part of the powers necessary if
the threatened outlook is to he averted,
But unfortunately Russia, as she has
done for year past, still bars the way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21
Costly Dinner Plates.

The plates that are most popular among
Eulti-millionaires are of Minton ware.
They cost 81, 97 each. A plate of plain
gold costs just about the same sum.
These gems for tie tables of the rioh
have an exquisite painting in the centre
of each. They are painted by the cele-
brated Boulliniere. and the designs are
taken from old miniatures.
The picture is surrounded by lace
like pattern in raised acid gold. The
edges of the plates are open-work in
lace design, decorated with a running
pattern in gold.
Next to these ia popularity come the
plates of English Crown Derby. These
are much cheaper, costing only 81, 63s a
dozen, or s136. SO piece. Nevertheless
they are very beautiful. Each one has a
gem of painting for it's centre. A large
number OF them are miniatures painted
by LIE Roy. There is no other decoration
on the plates, but the edges are finishe
by filigree of gold.
This year the craze has been for Delft
china, as every one knows, and the shops
are full OF the modern limitations, which
are made IN Holland, France and Eng
land. but of real Delft there is not a
scrap outside Of some few collections.
Also, it is worth much more than it's
weight in gold. Connoisseurs will nav
quite fabulous prices for cracked bit
of this beautiful old ware.
It is claimed that there is but one com.
plete dinner-set of Delft now in exis-
tence. and that is comparatively modern.
bearing, as it does, the OATS of 1885. II
was made in England, and not in Hol-
land. 1t is very quaint and beautiful.
and is very valuable. 1t belongs to Mr..
Joseph P. McHugh, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. e. W. Ranger. the Landscape
painter, has an old blue and white Dutch
plate that is declared by connoisseurs to
be worth $3.50. He found the plata
among number of other petty trifles
while travelling in Holland, and paid
twenty-five cents for it. 1t was only
when, upon arriving in England, he
showed it to dealer, that he learned its
real value.-The Household.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21
QUEER CASE OF INSOMNIA.
How Farmer Used His Failing for a
Profit.

"Was ever troubled with insomniaY',
exclaimed the Chicago drummer in re-
ply to the question of an acquaintance.
"Only one season, when was about
Is years old. but that was enough. Don't
care for sny more of it in mine. thank
you."
'Do you mean to assert that Won had
insomnia at the early age of 1922 de-
manded the other.
Didn't assert anything of the kind.
I said was troubled with insomnia, no,
hat l b d it. The party who had it was
an old farmer for whom I was working
at that time, and he had the queerest
and also the most persistent and malig
nant case of it l ever heard of. Couldn'l
sleep mornings after O'Clock, and be
u sed to get under my window and begin
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21

concert OF action has been prevented up
to this time by the refusal of Russia to
consent to any plan, and her consent is
TILL wanting. On the other hand action
oy any single power, England for in
stance, is also prevented by Russia's
threat that II England or any other pow
er undertakes to interfere in Turkey she
great northern power. England no
doubt would be ready to send fleet to
Constantinople and depose the Sultan, If
1T were not for Russia's warning, but
she is not ready to run the risk of gen.
eral European war. The attitude of Rus
STA is taken, no doubt, in the pursuance
of a general policy, which has for its OBJ
jective the seizure of the Turkish domin-
ion, and especially Constantinople by her.
self. She Is the most favcrably situated
to invade Turkey. Her troops are on
the borders of the Turks dominion, and
only few days at the most would be
needed for her to occupy Constantinople
and other important points both in Fur
key in Europe and Turkey in Asia. But
while England fears Russia, Russia also
fears England and the other powers, for
the same reason that England hesitates
to move. But she is biding her time in
the hope that general solution, and the
threatened massacre Of all foreigners
will reconcile the other powers to an in
vesion by her armies in the name of hui
manity and for the Ostensible purpose of
protecting the Christians. Once there,
she has gained a tremendous advantage,
and an attempt to drive her out would
precipitate general war. For hundred
years Russia has had her eyes ON Con-
stantinople. The Turk would long ago
have been expelled from Europe, had he
not been useful as buffer between Rus.
STA and the other powers. He owes the
indulgence that he has received to the
jealousy between the other powers, and
their inability to agree as to what should
be done with the dominion after he had
been driven out. That same jealousy
still protects him. By it English indig-
nation is paralyzed. Even Gladstone
refuses to advise English interference if
the result of it will be general war,
and Russia says that that will surely be
Its result. So England expresses sympa-
thy with the Armenians and denounoes
the Turks, but goes no farther.
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s lifting wood and singing like whole
campmeeting.
No use trying to sleep after that, so
1 used to take the hint and get up and
go to work.
Then evenings his insomnia used to
come On again SO he couldn't get to sleep,
and to kill time he would take lantern
and 60 out to the barn and thrash grain
or hrsk corn until about midnight, and,
of course. I was expected to go along and
keep my end up.
swell. things kept on in this way un-
til that insomnia of his came plsRuey
near running my constitution, and then
I collected my back pay and quit. That
was my last experience on a farm.
Keeping awake nineteen hours day, moi
to mention the hard work, was a trifle
more than could stand, SO decided to
get out and go into some business where
I wouldn't have to hang around the
premises and help sit up nights with my
employers insomnia, in case he happened
to have it. That's why like travelling
my boss can have insomnia, or fits, or
anything he likes, and won't know
thing about it until I come to draw
my months salary. Detroit Free
Press
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-21

Georgia will answer Maine on October
z. Georgia has thirteen electoral votes
and Maine has six. When Georgia's vote
is added to that OF Alabama, Tennessee
and Arkansas, the net result of the fall
elections will show forty -four votes in
the electoral college for Bryan to offset
the ten votes of Maine and Vermont for
McKinley-Bangor Commercial.
Is this the best you can do in the way
of consolation to your discounted free
silver alliesP If it is they are likely to
say with Job that you are poor comfort.