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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Mn lie the Main Attraction on the oh
The third concert of the Metropolitan
series VIII take place Tuesday. January
ljth, al the Academy of Music. and viii
present 70 us patrons as aolO.et Camilla
Urso, whose wonderful playing upon the
violin has given hcr a. Worldwide rcputa-
ton, d many have been the culoeles
of the world b best critics. who have
written learned dissertations upon her
style. tone. command of the finger board,
and her grace. expression. refinement,
and charm, proclaiming her the true
artist. But. perhaps. TWO of Tine CONF
plllnents paid her that She appreciates
the highest were those expressed oy aa
old farmer I'm Peoria ana % Boston man
during of her tours.
The Illinois farmer wished TO show bis
respect ~ admiration in some way. but
could think # nothing nearer Dis heart
trar "a barrel of apples aul d basket ~
iicsh eggs. 81 come lftecl miles %
hear you play ma'am. j amt much of
a critic, ana 1 haven't much 20 offer you.
bat j want 10 give YOU these / hope
You viii accept them. for + want to say
that your playing was the silkiest lddling
] ever heard"
The Boston man who heard her for
the first time i'm Music Han had "a diff
1erent mode of expression. Ia his enc
thusiasm he remarked TO n friend: 81
tell YOU. q woman who can play Ike
that ought TO vote
Arrangements may De made with
Messrs. Walter j.. Moses * CO.. whereby
the balance of the course. which includes
such stars as JOseny and R0santnll may
The prices for these last thTee concerts
have feen materially reduced. and ticfcts
are now ON sale at the store of Mcasra.
Moses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
nnR rIorURnIN rHA MIRROR.
Strange -Phenomcnou in which a woman
aud an Organ Figure.

Strange Phenomenon pa hi'h '''"
aud an Organ Figure.
Mossrs. Walter j. Moses & CO.. have
at present in their store o. very curious
phenomenon. About four yeaIs ago they
sold 10 n party near Charlottcsvllle a.
cabinet organ. The 0rgau hid lh IT'S
framework. just above. me hey-poA %
thrco plntc-Class mirrors. The othet cay
Inc organ was returned. One OF lne
mirrors had evidently been aIccled 10y -
flash of lightning. The siivcr-plaunS h"n
haen partially melted. and its reflective
powors nearly destroyed.
In the mirror. however, is me picture
Of n woman. which can Doe plainly seen.
This picture is traced IN thc silNer-pittlni
on the back Of the glass. Tho other TWO
mirrors are perfectly intact.
The only ground upon which the picture
can bo explained Us that some woman
was standing i'm front OF the mirror Whel
Inc 0ash of lightning came. ID D. an
tabl.shed fact that pictures can De ,.H.n
bv "a flash of lightning. ana cl'n'
have proven this by successful expert
mcnts. 30
Mr. Moses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
q
TIE fic- u
siri!s IN q
s,r,strra/ "H-@% crefg
NH" N[[c%LW wrapper.
Its Year Of Great Prosperity.

Hartford. Conn. Dec. 3i-While there is
no reason to expect that tho forthcoming
life insurance reports for 1896 viii prove
an exception 20 the records of general
business depression. the Aetna Life. of
Hartford. Conn, is the first OF the great
companies 10 announce a. year OF uu-
usual prosperity. It's report shows large
gains i'm every department. while ITS losses
by death claims, etc. are $4,000 less
than I'm the previous year. 10 has also
paid increased dividends to policy-hold-
ors..
Mr.. w. w. Hardwicke IS the special
agent Of the Life Department of the
Aetna for Eastern Virginia. Ills office
Is No. z north Tenth street. this city.
where he also does a General Insurance
business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

BY George T.. Crawford & Co,
Real Estate Agents and A~uctioneers'

BY George =. a o.
Real Estate Agents and Auctloneers'
Y VIRTUE or \ DEED OF TRl5l
II TO me. dated May rs. 1906. ana duly
recorded In the clerks office or hanoNSr
cornfv Court. default having been made
I'M Inc payment Of the amount secured
therein. and being required 10 dc 50 ny
the holder OF the note. ] VIII sell at
nuble auction. ON the premises. OF
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. 1891.
at o - H.. the REAL ESTATE described
i1 the Aforesaid deed. as follows. That
lot OF LAND In Ashland district han-
n,,r counfv. Va. contaifulng % ACRES.
Ionuded on the north by Luther Nash
and in. g.. D.. Jones. on tho south by h.
II. Mooks. and On the west hy the graded
TERMS. Cash as 10 expenses OF sale
and 40 nav "a note OF 5000. with interest
from MAY 30. 1886. balance on auch terms
~ C.. 4. CRAWFORD.
AM e. Trustee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

once Virginia Fire and Marine ms. Co.,
Richmond. Dec. -. 1896.
~ INIDEND-THE DIRECTORS or
- this company have declared "a SEMI
ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF -FOUR PER
CENT. free Of tax. payable 90 stock
holders on and after January 2. lsll.
WA. II. MCCARTHY,
de23-3w Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

A uo.t Useful Book to BE Issued by the
Virginia Federation.

aANFf
We wish to- call the attention ol ID
- and professional people ol iAe
Stale mat feel am interest in tho welfare
and upbuilding of our Organization 10 ."o
flct tnat the Executive Board or the VIZ
ginfa Federation of Labor al its resuiar
meeting in Norfolk. Va, December -al"'
lSo6. decided TO publish "a directory oI inc
labor organizations OF the State, with the
time and place of meetius. presidents.
secretaries. and their addresses, history
of trade unionism. It's objects and pur-
poses. factory laws, lien laws. ANA all
other Jaws Of interest % the working
classes ina the State. and article OF an edu-
c|ational character written by ablD~ and
well known writer's. We hope the adyer-
Using pages Will Doe literally uatronized by
our friends. The directory VIII be dis
tributed free among the members of OLE
ganized labor, and the patrons of The
book. With kindost regards. / renain.
Yours respectfully.
Il. T.. SHANNON.
Chairman, Publishing Committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Raw Line James River Route
for Baltimore.
cloee Connection for All Points
North.

Amounted sl..qg days, every
Tuesday. Thmsily ana saturday
At p N. Freight received daily
UNI p. NJ. Elegant state-rooms,
heated by steam and lighted by
electricity.
Far tickets, state-r00m reserya-
tions and further information, ap-
ply TO d. W. o.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

4 CARD-TEMPORARY REMOVAL.
owing 20 the recent fire at Ninth ana
Min Streets. we have fitted up our Office
at $40 east Main street. where we are
ready TO transact business. Rents coli
iocted. loans negotiated; private and pub
Die sales. deeds written and acknowledge
mcnts taken i'm city or ounty
RO. ~. GILLIAN & CO.,
laI-2t Real Estate Agents.
no WHOM TT NAY CONSERVATIVE
letter given by me 90 Mt. g.. g..
HARRINGTON. authoriziuc him to 500
licit subscriptions TO tho Virginia Hos
pitfalls annual report. has been cancelled.
T.. ID. TAYLOR.
pital. la1--i'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
G20f Chesapeake and
% Chic hallway.
71uTE

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER o.. 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
BKOAD-o4ELLI STATION.
$50 a. VI, Daily, With DAar "a Tor
local stations, Newport NcMs.
Ola Point, Norfolk. 4ud Ports
mouth. Connects daily with
old Dominion atldmal hips Tor
3.s5 +. ", Daily. with Pullman. for
local stations. Newport News.
old Point. NORFOLK. and Ports
1000 A.. NJ. Local train. except sunday.
for w.. Clifton Forge. CON-
meets az GoraonatlIle for
orange. Culpeper. ,alyertoa.
Manassas. Alexandria and
Washington at Onion station.
charlottesville. for Lynch
burg. az Basic for Halcr5-
town, az stanton for VIM
Ok p. NJ. Daily. with Pullmans TO Cln-
~ ciuuau. Louisville. and ST..
Louis. stops only at important
stations. Connects az C0hlu.-
ton, Va. for NirsIuia Hot
Springs. Aieals served on DIM
iag Cars. no q Local Train.
except Sunday, follows above
train from Gordonsyllie 10
stanton.
s.ao y NJ. Accommodation. except sun
O'0v day. for charlottesville.
u:Oo p. NJ. Daiiy ilr Qci 5Si51,dd WIN
and G~0rd0usville 90 Cincinnati
and Louisville. Meals served
on lining cars. Connects al.
COVingtOn. Va, daily for Viz
glnil Hot Springs.
LEAVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
on NJ Daily. Tor ~Lynchburg. Licking
Gov ton, Va, and Clifton Forge
Connects at BrcmO, except
sunday. fer ROsney az Lynch
f.re daily Wlt n. a. ~. r..
r.. and the Southern railway
for Southwest and South. and
Ia ~. clifton Forge with No.
Tor Cincinnati.
,oo ID ~ frvrfrt Sunday. Local ac-
-" eorrmOlntiOu Tor Columbia.
IT'D ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
iHpOAD-STREET STATION.
con ~ DAILY. from Cincinnati.
1i.90 A. NJ. Daily, from Noriolk and Old
2.ao p. M TBaiiy. from Cincinnati and
Louisville.
$50 p. NJ. Daily, from Noriolk and Old
Point.
Tax p NJ. Except Sunday, from ". Cif-
ton Forge.
rPA rNS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
$40 A. NJ. Except Sunday, from Co
e.5O p. NJ. Daily. from Lynchburg Lex
ington, Va and ClIton Eorse.
JOHN -. POTTS.
Assistant consral Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
WIN. |. royal,
Atforney-af-Law,
9ii Main Street, Richmond, Va.

MIR. Royal has formed a part
nership i'm New York city with
George L.. Carlisle, Esq., and
the office OF Royal Sc Carlisle
is ar 81 Nassau Street. MIR.
Royal will give his personal
attention TO all business in
trusted 10 the New York office
as well as 10 fhc Richmond
office
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Planters National Bank.
Richmond. Va. Dec. d, lNt.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
/ STOCKHOLDERS OF this bank viii
he held on TUESDrN. January -, 1870,
at l. NJ. O'Clock. in the bank building.
RICHARD III. SMITH,
defg-td Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
M nv uank OF Richmond

Richmond. Va, Dec. -. 1895.
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
have declared the usual SEMI-AN-
NUAL DIVIDEND OF THREE PER
CENT. cut Of the earnings Of the cur
rent six months. payable on and after
January .. 1897. j. w. SlNION,
de25-lO Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

NOR RENT. DESIRABLE FIRST
L FLOOR ROOMS. IO etst FraukIn
visible daily @ A.. 81. to ! p. M, and
throughout evening. NJ. O., Times office.
Ja6-lUF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

ID OSEMARY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

- OSEMARY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
20l east Main street. Best and latest
Books and Magazines. Circulating. 500
yearly. de2Q-sm
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Richmond. Va. Jan. ! ltsl
THE ANNUAL MEETING j THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF tle
MONT GOLD-BELT CHAkIEELl, ''-I
pANY will be held on TUESDAY no l'lh
dav of January. ~ room 2. Merchants
National Bank building. ~ u NJ
J.. p. HolIf.
ja3 Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

7 osr, sCMEWHERE BETwEEN
me First Baptist church (white).
twelfth and Broad streets and Third and
D4ker streets. Sunday night. the 80 in-
SAINT. THREE GOLD RINGS. one con-
tains initials and is set with three emer-
Sfle surrounded by pearls. The other
crrfqins lam emerald while the third has
NICK enamel 4 liberal reward VIII De
sid Ear their return 10 the Planet. Sli
80 broad street. ja6-lt'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Rishmond. Va. Jan. z
THE REGULAR ANNUAL Mtftl lS ~
of the STOCKHOLDERS o. w
RICHMOND TELEPHONE toMi
will Doe held no tho company ou.'
Timcs building. TUESDAY, January l-'
1se1. at - O'Clock ~.
RICHARD n. SMITH.
.q7-td Secretary and Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

T. 81. gouE. Us..Pr,,s.st ssd a'aerai sa''g~.
g.E. EsBra. G,r--sl sapatztsai'a.
q. y. s. aLOfta. I'd hDshsv',
NsAs Eantsus esaafh INV -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06
Atlanta, New Orleans, Augusta,
Macon, Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Memphis, Texas.
NO EXTRA FlaE on any rRGlE.

Ho. Ao3.-"The Atlanta Special" leaves
Eichmond, DAILY. "a 1890 night, for
henderson. lAwrn Dcrham daly, except sun
daYI Raleigh. sanford. Southern Pines. Whining.
tn Wadesboro. Monroe, Charlotte. Iincoluios.
Shelby. Ruthefordton Chester Clinton. Green
wood. AbbeviIc. Elrrt0n, Athens AriANiAs
Augusta. Macon. Chattanooga Ngbrlle. Memphis
Trxas he1IcH. California and he Wet Wis
Memphis. solid Limited Train. siih Palnes
4 fff 7ioauars aua Fsgtbuied Coaches
No. Al.-"The a. n. =. express ieSt"s
Richmond. DAILY, nte0b am, for heue.i'
sanford. Southern Pines wilmington, Ma''''
- N,n~o, Charlotte. Chester. Clinton, Greea'
wood. Abbsviao. libeliou Athens AikANtN :
Macon. Pensacola. Claltanooft NN'ns
Nsmphis Montgomery Sew u.'ans leh-'
pe,ieo and tho Southwest via Now ore-nsi.
Solid Train. with pliintn Sleeper ~oaoA"i
NC. Sleeper Hamlet - Wlningtoh.
Arrive Richmond, 6toams pm. daily
Tor tickets. baggage checks. sleeping oar rsasr
VnnOns, ITO, apply 70
3. "A. BOYKIN. Sol. Pass'r Agent,
SO Ea,t aals 81, RlCAhOap, ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

YOU WANT MONEY. so DO WE.
Join our INVESTMENT CO-OPERA-
TIVE SYSTEM. which last month de-
clared a dividend of 10 per cent, and
guarantees this much or more monthly.
Send for circular explaining. BUTLER &
Co. 1l0I II east Main. hlchmond' Va.
Box 81. Jdl8-col
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

THE ANNUAL MEETING or IliL
l STOCKHOLDERS Of thc ~
AMERICAN BANKING AND BUILDING
COMPANY will Doe held at the COMPANY. 5
Office. 30. 10O6 east Main street. W f-)-
NEsDAY, January ~. 1881. mt ~ QclocA.
CHAS. IS. WILLIS.
lorn-fd Snnrofnrv and IroasuIor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Richmond. Va. Dec. 10. 800
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF Ihh
i STOCKHOLDERS OF the hANA
VIVA COAL COMPANY will be nelu ~
tho 0mce of Eugene g.. Massic, E-q- ~
This city. ON THURSDAY. 18th day OF
January. 1927. at D. O'Clock M.
R. r.. BROOKE,
dcZQ-td Secretary and Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-06

Richmond. Va. Dec. ~, lJh .
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
j Of the STOCKHOLDERS Of this lanA
VIII be- held 900 tner banAing-house W ~
NESIAf, January -. lssa 10 Y > cloch u.
de-3-td WA. NJ. HILL. Cashier.
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GAY & LORRAINE co

ANTED. OCCUPANTS FOR LARGE
W FRONT ROOM at the valentine
House.. Smith amid Capitol streets.
JlG-lt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
GAN SEW UP HEART WOUNDS.
They Are Not the Kind Made by a
Mailen,a Glnncea. Either

They Are Not the Kind Made by n
Maiden's Chances, Either.
Can prompt surgical aid save the life
of man stabbed through the heart?
1t has always been held that any at
tempt to operate directly upon the
heart was worse than foolish, and that
to sew up lesion in the heart prop
er without killing the patient would be
an absolute impossibility, says an ex-
change.
Yet DR.. Rehe, of Frankfort, Germany,
at meeting of the surgical congress
In Berlin recently, reported success
full operation of the kind-the first in
the history of surgery-and produced
his patient living and well before the
assembled scientists to attest it's truth.
Describing the case, DIR. Rehe said
the man had been stabbed in the right
side of the heart. He was conveyed with
great haste to hospital and taken di-
rectly to the operating room. The sur
geon laid bare the heart in a few sec
onds and found wound in the right
side of the organ. He sewed up the or
ifice and applied general treatment for
arresting hemorrhage. The heart
worked violently during the operation,
but the commotion of the organ grad
ually subsidized. and in due time the
wound healed and the patient re-
covered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
A BLACK CATS VISIT.
Fate of a Woman Who believed
Drought Good Luck.

Fate of a Woman Who Believed It
Brought Good Luck.
The black cat superstition certainly
has q strong hold. A strange black cat
came to the residence of a Troy fam
lily during the present year, and it was
occasionally fed by the kind-hearted
woman of the house. The cat kept
coming, says the Troy Press, and in
sisted upon demonstrating itself, and
the woman laughingly remarked to her
friends that it was a sign of good luck.
But she had no children, and did not
want to be troubled with cat. She
/ told her husband that he must get
rid of it. They disliked to kill the cat,
and finally decided to take it into the
country and drop it.
Late one afternoon they put the
cat in a bag and drove about five miles,
when they united the bag and freed
the cat, after which they returned rap
idly. The woman died inside Of half
an hour after reaching home, an ac-
,cident Detailing her.
If it be good luck for a black cat
to come to ones house, it surely must
signify poor luck to take or drive it
away. The woman was familiar with
the omen, as she had repeatedly re-
ferred to it, but probably never stopped
to consider that such a sign would
imply evil consequences if the harbin-
ger of good was turned away. AT all
events, she took the black cat away,
and was killed almost Immediately
thereafter. While we take no stock
whatever in this popular superstition,
we know the facts to be as stated.
i A few days after the funeral the cat
came back.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
HE WAS REAL NICE.
This Telegraph Clerk, and She WI
Patronize Him Exclusively.


Patronize Him Exclusively.
She sailed into the telegraph Office
and raped on the receiving clerk win.
dow. The receiving clerk remem-
bered that she had been there about
ten minutes before as he came forward
to meet her. He wondered what she
wanted this time, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
"Oh," she said, "let me have that tel
egram wrote just now. Iforgot some
thing very important. I WANTED to I'M
derscore the words perfectly lovely in
acknowledging the receipt of that
bracelet. Will it cost anything extra ?"
mo, ma'am," said the clerk, as he
handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy lines
beneath the words and said:
cts awfully good of you to let me
do that. twill please Charlie SO much"
Don't mention it, said the clerk.
IF you would like, I will put few
drops of nice violet extract on the tele-
gram at the same rates.
ooh, thank you, sir. You don't know
how much I would appreciate it. I'm
going to send all my kilograms through
this office, you are SO obliging."
And the smile she gave him would
have done anyone good to have seen,
with the possible exception of Charlie,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
Shading Marble.

A newly discovered process for treat
ing marble or other similar stones in
order to give them any colored shade,
veins or spots, consists in leaving these
stones in one or more baths composed
of solution of alcohol and one or more
colors of aniline or other coloring ma
terials. The coloring materials are
fixed by leaving the colored stones in
bath of oil or any other fat SUBJ
stance, or by applying upon the stones
layers of the same stuff. The absorb
ton of the organic coloring materials
and Of the fat substances by the stone
may be accelerated by heating or boil
ing the bath which contains the stuff
to be treated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13

Possibly it has been reserved for
Hillsdale IN. j. Methodist parson to
solve the problem of systematic be-
nefcence." The Church Economist re-
ports that he has adopted the plan of
having the collection taken up by the
handsomest and most popular young
ladies of the flock. The young men
are In desperate straits. They must
either give up going to church alto
gether, which won't help them with the
young ladies, or they must do the
proper thing" when the basket and the
belle come around. Temporarily, at
least, there is great increase visible
in the collections.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13

congress of 1916, as rag money" men
unworthy of confidence, because, in
their estimation, they were departing
from the Democratic creed. This law
of 1916 was in force for sixteen years,
through both Democratic and Wing
administrations, admired by all as
the perfection of financial wisdom,
until it was repudiated through the
influence of Wall street in 1862 The
Chicago platform of 1896, the Popu~
lists and Silver Republicans favor the
embodiments of the features of that
legislation again incorporated into
law.
The hard money, comprising all
that can be coined from both gold
and silver, is needed to pay off the
principal and interest of our vast in
debtedness, public and private, but
we want the Treasury notes for the
active and productive business of the
country, us the only paper money of
the nation according to the law of
1916. In these times there are two
classes claiming to be democrats.
One is in favor of national banks; of
syndicates; of trusts; of continuous
issues of untaxable interest bearing
bonds, for tue investment of those
having surplus of money, viz; Wall
street democrats who seek to control
the party in opposition to the views
of Jefferson, Madison and Jackson ur-
on this subject. The other is opposed
to the Wall street policy, to the ma
tional banking system, to syndicates
that force the bond issues made for
the protection of that system of pro-
viding the public with the money
required in the daily transactions OF
the people. These all believe in the
aw of 1916, and they are more than
90 to of the Wall street class. The
ninety and nine favor hard money,
but they also favor having Treasury
notes in use with it. This we know
to be the early democracy of the
fathers. The Wall street democracy
is the new sort invented by John
Sherman and for which Grover
Cleveland stands as sponsor. His
class are not, thank God, numerous,
merely serving as a tail to the repub
lican kite, where they had better GO
at once: that is where they belong:
their only use being to aid the re-
publican party to perpetuate policies
antagonized by democrats in times
past.
Continued in next paper)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
What Tommy Said.

Uncle fJohn-Well, what do you
mean to be when you get to be man!
Little Tommy (promptly)-A doc
tor, like pa.
Uncle John (quizzically)-Indeed
and which do you intend to be, an
allopath or homeopathic?
Little TOMMY don't know what
them awful big words mean Uncle
John; but that don't make no differ
ence, cause I amt goin' to be either
of 'em. Pm just goin' to be family
doctor an give all my patients Hoods
Sarsaparilla, cause my pa says that
if he is doctor, he's 'bliged to own
up that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
best family medicine he ever saw in
his life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-13
CAJOLED THE JURY.
An Interesting Incident of MemOra.
bic Lawsuit


The jury in the Martha Washington
case, famous trial of 40 years ago,
wherein the captain of the steamboat
Martha Washington and others were
charged with burning the boat to se-
cure insurance, was chosen with diff
Guilty, says McClure's Magazine. Dur.
ing their five weeks service the mem
bers of it were assailed on every side
by the Jealous feminine sympathizers of
the accused. By every art possible to
youth. beauty and wit and the reckless
abandon of lives largely spent in the
companionship of Adventures were
they approached eff you do not go into
that jury room and vote mot guilty in
an hour you will be dead man." said
the wife of the captain, confronting an
aged juror on the staircase. Sprung
from an old and respectable Massa-
,chuseuts family, she was a singularly
beautiful, brilliant. dashing woman.
She had gone in early girlhood to the
west and became enamored of the pic
turesque river captain, who dad not see
fit to marry her and went off to Mexico
and opened his gambling house on the
Rio Grande. One day as he sat dealing
faro there his affianced presented her
self. Disguised in a mans attire and
armed with a brace of pistols, she had
made her way without detection to the
Rio Grande. She was skilled shot and
could hit dollar across room. Level
ing pistol at the recreant lovers head,
she said in a short, sharp voice: "Marry
me, or take this in your head!" The
astounded captain replied: "Why,
Ollie, my dear, is that your" The mar
riage ceremony was performed that
day.