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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
Toy Basement Now Open.
u.AM >so Three Great Sales.
-%uzEEzM1Quw% DRESS SKIRTS.

1sN>s]&S s|hNtsAs
Sealskin collars, Persian lamb yoke
and collar, fancy silk lining. 81.
Genuine Astrachan Capes. high
storm collars. heavy satin lined. S4.eo.
Opossum Stoles. 10 tails. Sl.Io.
Genuine blue Fox" Scarfs ana
Muffs, with natural heads. tails, and
claws. $50.
Genuine Red Fox" Scarfs and
Muffs. with natural heads, tails, and
claws, S1T.j0.
ChiIdren'S Fur Sets.
White Angora Mufs and Capes. 81.
Imitation Ermine Muffs and Collars,
soc.
Colored Angora Muffs. with wide COZ
lars. SLAB.
Colored Angora Sets, with wide
sailor collars. S22J.
White Persian Lamb Sets, heads and
tails. satin lined. Sl.i9.
White Erminc Sets. with heads and
tails. fur trimmed. Sl.i9.
Real Persian Lamb ChiIdren's Sets.
Angora trimmed. satin lined, 500.
Dress Goods.
40-inch Serge Sultings. solid colors,
fine cashmere twill and heavy weight,
worth DC. for Zoe.
3s-inch Fancy Novelty Suitings.
changcable color effects in Bourette
styles: overshot checked designs and
fancy mixtures, worth 30 and 45c., for
25c.
3S-inch Fancy Bourcttc Novelty, in
changcable. mixtures, worth Soc, for
poe.
3S-inch Covert Sultings. all pure wool
and newest color mixtures, worth SOC.
for SOC.
45-inch Imperial Serge. French make.
all pure wool full line solid colors,
worth SOC. for 39c.
50-inch Habit Cloth. all pure wool.
fine finish. and full line solid colors
worth 59c., for 4Sc.
46-inch Crepon Novelty Sutings,
heavy raised figures in changeablc coll
orings. worth 73c.. for SOC.
3S-inch Tailor Checked Suitings, Ia
changcable effects. all pure and French
fabric worth s9c.. for 4Sc.
4S-lnch French Armurc Sultngs,
made of wool and mohair in handsome
designs. worth Sl.25. for soc.
52-inch Tailor Covert Sutings. all
pure wool fine finish in changeabla
colOring-Red and Black. Heliotrope,
and two shades. Gray and Confederate
Gray. and Tans-worth $50. for 15c.
52-inch Fancy Woven Cheviots for
separate skirts. Navy, Green. Brown,
and Olive. worth Csc. for Tsc.
36-inch Black Eoule Serge. camers
hair finish. worth DC. for 12I2c.
4O-inch Black Storm Serge. fine twill
worth 29c.. for l9c.
J0-inch Black Mohair Brllliantine.
bright black, heavy weight worth 4sc.,
for 29c
50-inch Black All Pure Wool Storm
Serge. worth 50c, for 3Ilac.
45-inch Black German Henrietta, fine
silk finish, Get black, worth 69c., for
l9c.
j2-inch Black Lroadcloth all pure
wool finish. worth Toe, FOR SOC.
J2-inch Black Fancy Weave Chev-
lots. newest patterns, separate. skirts,
worth Csc. for zoe.
HAp>s<eD5- GszH oeF2solsz
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07

VI III ~. AVA F-''
Imported Tan
Cloth Coats. look
just like this pie
ture, silk lined;
also same Coat.
+ h ield front.
storm collar, a
verita bic SO
coat. for $500.
Tan Gov er (
Cloth Coat. fancy
silk lining. shield
front. storm col
lar. all-wool ma
terial. a $3.50
value. for $500.
All Wool Black
Glossy Soft Bou-
Gle Coats. shield
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
Goats, Capes.

Heavy Beaver Coat. box front, storm
collar. well made and warm. Sl.49
Heavy Boucle Coats, shield 'front.'
storm collar. in Blacks aud Colors,
worth 81 for 500
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-07
CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-All the grain and
provision markets were quiet and com
paratively narrow to-day. May wheat
opened lower and advanced but broke
badly on very liberal seeding and esti-
mates. and closed lsc. lower. Most OF the
statistical news favored lower prices
Corn and oats We're unchanged at the
close. while provisions showed small ad-
vances.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low Close
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The Nrarhlehe.d Box..

Speaking of boys reminds me of a
story which Polly told me the other day
when she came up from Marblehead
Neck to cheer my nlalarial gloom. 1t
seems that Marblehead boys have the
reputation of being the worst in the
state, and worthy minister who went
there to fill vacant pulpit one Sunday
had occasion to verify the truth of this,
for on his way to church he was I'M
mercifully hooted and stoned. Filled
with righteous Indignation, the worthy
divine remarked from the pulpit in
mournful tones upon the depravity
manifested by the old towns boys.
Some time later he again visited the
place. and this time he met with no
insults, and did not even see single
hoodlum on his churchward walk. Be
ing just man, he desired to praise as
well as blame, and SO he said that he
was truly rejoiced to see that the youth
had seen the error of their ways, and
had turned aside from the path of evil
doors. Thereupon arose a small boy in
the gallery, who shrieked forth in glee-
full malignity: Don't you believe it,
They've just gone down to Barnegat to
stone a funeral, and when they come
back won't you catch iti"-Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette.
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"FROSTED HTS PIPES.
The Troubles of a CuIprit I'm - J ustice
ShOn.


He was sorry-looking specimen as he
climbed YEARLY up to the witness chair in
Justice Severson's court. His eyes were
discolored and his features awry. He raised
bunged looking fist he took the oath to
but the truth. ''swelpimgod His voice was
pitched in squeaky, high falsetto and
seemed doubly comical coming from such "A
husky looking specimen.
Speak up shouted his honor; what s
the matter with your voice."
Me pipes is frosted, Judge your honor.
squeaked the prisoner.
I'll frost your pipes for you, remarked
the court. What was it all about2"
well, We see, judge, your honor, / went
home to play wit my kid. Dye see now ?
Me mother-in-law she kicks. Dye see now
! says, here, now, I'm goin' to play wit the
KID. Me an her we got to chewin' about
the kid an she gives out boiler. A copper
comes chasin' in an when goes to explain
he grabs me pipes and twists EN-. Say
judge. | can't talk no louder than this if |
was to hang for it.
How about this officer" said the Judge
The two of EN- fightin, Judge. and
separated en- replied the guardian OF the
peace.
"Where is your mother-n -law?'' said the
court.
That lady stepped forward calm and with
out mark OH her face
James,, said the court addressing the
gentleman with the frosted pipes, you seem
to have gotten the worst OF that mix-up
Don, let it occur again. Call the ne xt case
Discharged. Chicago Chronicle.
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WELDED TO TEMPTATION
With n Soul Above Selling Lace III
Thought Only Of Love

He was clerk in dry goods store. and
her beauty and grace simply turned his head
1t was in a Chicago dry goods store. which
is ID its way unique, and the Chicago dry
goods clerk Is creation indigenous to the
plant he serves. The ''booful' lady was
young. albeit she is a matron, and as she
stood entranced before remnants of lace and
tried their different effects by spreading
the mesh over her lily-white hand. he, poor
fellow, was entranced too.
Isn't it beautiful she asked, enthusi.
astically. as she laid another specimen over
the back of her small. plump fist
Exquisite! Divinet'' CALCULATED the be.
wildered clerk, with an energy that ought
to have sold all the lace in the establish
ment,. but which, was lost on the object of it.
lis it pure white OF cream" she further
demanded
Pure white, with dimples. 'respondedthe
lost knight of the yardstick
There was one more question for the shop.
per to ask and she asked it
is it hand made?''
No, answered the poor fellow. rushing
on to his doom, lit is heaven made.
1t took the manager of the department
some little time to square the matter up and
sell the lace, and now the too susceptible
clerk is transferred to a department where
he vii be out of the way OF ten ptativH Chi
eagD Times Herald
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CHAPTER XIV

A MARKED NIGER WON'T HALF SELL"
The morning of the Goth of August
when the sun arose Cashier White still
sat bound in the armchair in the bank
facing the vaults. He could hear the
football of early passers-by on the pave
ment on the outside, but could give
no alarm; so there he sat in agony until
nine o'clock, when the president of the
bank arrived, and, finding the bank
locked. supposed that something I'M
usual had detained the cashier at home,
and with his own key unlocked the door
and entered to find Raymond White
half unconscious, tied securely in a
chair. and the vault doors opened.
Good God!" he exclaimed; robbery
and ruin!" and with shaking hands he
cut the cords-tha bound the cashier.
That gentleman could neither speak
nor stand for some moments, but when
he could he told his tale, and concluded
with the words: THE manager of the
affair was the man with the long, black
beard for whom 1 cashed the checks
on yesterday"
What. the captain of the slaver?"
THE same; what is his name, or
whom were the checks made payable
to-"
'The checks were made payable to
Baker & Mills, the auctioneers, and in
1Orsed by them payable to bearer"
The president rushed from the bank
to the courthouse for officers to board
the schooner and apprehend its captain
and crew.
At the courthouse he found all in
connection. The Jail had not been
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LAGER, ALEs uNo WINES. "
Meaning Of Ill. A. w. Hotel as lex.
planned by a German.

planned by German.
Among the many advantages set forth by
the L. A W. to riders to join the organiza-
ton are the special Accommodations extended
to members at the official hotels in cities and
towns 1t IS the custom in suburban places
for proprietors of official hotels to display
a sign like this: Il A. W. Hotel" in some
conspicuous place. Naturally riders patron
lie the official quarters, and as a eonse-
quence the keepers of road houses and of
hotels IN the country are now hanging out
IL A. w Hotel signs The practice has
been called to the attention of the league,
and hts officers are trying to compel the non
official houses to remove the signboards.
Complaint was made to the New Jersey di.
vision of the league that hotelkeeper on
the outskirts of Jersey City not entitled to
display the official sign of the L. A. W. was
an offender y visit to the place developed
the fact that the owner was not disposed to
aeeede to the demands of the leagues rep
resentative. The latter, finding that mid
persuasion was futile, became indignant and
threatened legal proceedings The propri-
etor, German, also waxed warm. and in
response to the remark that he was using
the official sign of the league without author
ity, retorted:
OF know aloud veelmen-s leegs? Dot
don't shtand for holdings like dot. Dot
sign shtands for lager, ales und wines hotel.
ilretty yet: Dot my leeg, togedder''
The explanation amused the officials so
much that no legal move was taken-N. Y
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opened and the jailer was missing-his
hat was found on the ground at the
foot of the steps leading to the Jail door
The key could not be found in his
apartment, so a locksmith was pro-
cured and the lock opened.
In the cell of Plunkett and Cobb was
found the jailer. He was bound hand
and foot; the cords were similar ia
those that had for SO many hours held
the cashier in the chair.
Plunkett and Cobb, who on the NOR
row would have been hanged by the
neck until dead, were gone.
The jailer stated how he had been
duped into opening the jail by man
who represented himself as captain OF
a vessel and stated that he wished tic
have two drunken sailors locked uu
until morning; that this man was ac-
companied by several others, among
whom was large pock-marked nah,
with one eye missing and scar on his
left cheek like a saber cut.
"This man." said the jailer, 81 am GER
tain l have seen in Charleston before. ~
The description of the man who led
the liberators of Plunkett and Cobb
tailed with that of the one who had
managed the plundering of the bank.
and 20 armed men, headed by the sher-
jf. together with the banker and the
lailer, Immediately proceeded to the
wharf to secure boats with which to
board the Ranger.
The schooner was nowhere to be seen.
AS they were marching up the wharf
one of the deputies remarked: Sheriff,
speaking of a pock-marked man being
one of them, there's a pock-marked
man runs this bar; Jim Holland is the
name he goes by here; he's been under
suspicion some time"
We'll go in, then" said the sheriff,
land interview him.
Moll was found behind the bar.
where's Jim Holland, my good wom-
amp" said the sheriff.
'I b'ain't yer good woman, We guy. I
were Jim Hollands bad 'un, but 'e's
skipped"
where has he skipped to, woman? !
am the sheriff"
''The skeriff? An what do We want of
Jim?''
The bank was robbed last night, and
two murderers taken from the JAIL
Jim were not there, skeriff; 'e's too
big a coward. f 'ad good bit NV
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money about 'un last night Wen e left
here, an l be skeered e were kilt and
robbed. Leastwise wen e left ere e
SeZ:
Mol, 'ere's bill of sale fer this
ere gin mill. If anything 'appens me
you'll have 'un ONE
Poor Bill--er Ji1n-'e were great
man for 'ome, sheriff A nice, quiet,
peaceful 'ome, sez Jim, fer our ole age,
Moll, is all as we want, and now skeriff.
to think that 'e's gone-'e'd never left
ONE. skeriff, unless e were habducted -
Abducted, woman, do you think any
one would abduct Jim Holland?
81 knows it, sheriff, he were hab-
Quoted onc't before"
who abducted him then 2" asked the
sheriff
''She were Poll Blaisdell She were
younger nor L, an 'ad more money nor
l did then, an she habducted him; but
he come back to his Moll agin. skeriff. "
Come, men, said the sheriff, there's
nothing to learn here"
After they had gone, Moll turned a
glass of gin:
'Erc's to you, sheriff! 'Ere's to you!
Jim's VERY peaceful, he is, when he's
asleep; but Bill Gibbs, skeriff, e's an
ard one"
When the wholesale house of Miner &
Strong was opened that morning.
Julius, the black porter, a trusted slave
who had been raised by Miner, failed to
appear.
Sam and Sydney, two porters at the
Charleston house, could not be found
number of other citizens reported
servants missing, and the morning of
the 21st the following startling article
appeared in the Charleston News:
BOLD and Successful Bank Robbery
Two hundred thousand dollars in gold,
silver and bank notes taken from the
vaults of the Charleston bank.
Successful Jail Delivery. = Plunket
and Cobb, the murderers of Planter Os-
borne, who were to have suffered the
penalty of their crimes this day, re-
leased from their cell, and Jailer How
ard found bound and gagged in their
stead.
mo Less Than Eighteen Negro Men
the property CT leading citizens, report
ed missing"
Then followed long statement of the
circumstances as narrated, and the arti-
| Gle concluded as follows:
MANY of our citizens probably
noticed the schooner of dark green
hue, that lay anchored in the Ashley
river since the night of the 18th.
"Thatshe wasa SLAYER no one doubted
as 40 negroes were taken from her hold
and sold in this market on the 10Th.
THAT she was a pirate, now seems
| equally certain, as her captain, who was
man of stalSart frame, with an i'm
mense black beard, but whose name is
yet unknown, as it was not ascertaine6
by the firm who sold the negroes (the
captains of slavers generally desiring t.
have their identity unknown) was un-
doubtedly the manager of both the
bank robbery and jail delivery.
1T is also believed that either he OF
his agent, in some manner, enticed the
missing negroes aboard the SLAYER and
sailed with them, in which event the
schooner will probably land at some
port on this coast and offer them fo1
sale. keeping them tongue-tied by terror
until their object is effected.
THE name of the schooner, as dis
played by bold, white letters on he1
stern, was The Ranger
"a couple of merchants from Will
mington, who are yet here, viewed thu
Ranger when lying in the river, and
state that the schooner is the exact
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ENGLISH AS SHE is SPOKEN.
One Way to Spell Tomatoes, Five to
Pronounce Ii.


Pronounce Ii.
One word in its time has many pronuncia-
tions. For instance: Mrs Housekeep the
other day was doing her mornings market
ing. With her had come the stranger who
was spending a week or two within her
gates Standing by while she snapped the
beans between her fingers to see that they
were tender. parted the husks to make sure
that the corn was ripe, pulled the pears out
OF their paper wrappings and conducted her
self generally after the manner of a careful
housewife, was the clerk, order book in
hand, and obsequiousness on his brow The
visitor began it with:
These tomaaytoes look nice. Get some
there's a dear"
To which Mrs. Housekeep replied: "Why,
certainly, if you like them," Then to the
clerk: How much are Tomatoes this
I'm not sure; I'll ask. JIM" calling to
fellow clerk. chow much is them termait-
ers?"
I'll ask the boss. Say" passing the word
further back, watcher gettin for tomat-
toes today"
mats? o, two baskets for quarter,
l guess
Therefore, to please her guest who loved
"tomaytoes," Mrs. Housekeep invested in
some Tomatoes" and Jim, who was inves.
tigatlng the price of Tomatoes" for the
benefit of fellow clerk who. wanted to
know Nhow to sell ''termaiters,' was en-
lightened as to what he should charge for
mats" And the bystander was left mar
vellng at the infinite variety of English as
she Is spoke. "-Chicago Chronicle
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"Parson," said the dying man, "do you
believe in deathbed confession?"
Under certain circumstances" said the
reverend gentleman.
well, It is this way Years ago was .
passenger on the Great Consolidated Street,
railway
Yes, go on"
'Oh, hsse to tell it.
Go on"
And one day in a moment of vicious iu-
sanity, beat them out of nickel farei"
He sank back exhausted
Listen, said the reverend man, lit may
comfort you. Can you hear me:"
Yes, yes
ing that gang of robbers out of a paltry
nickel beat 'em every chance geti"
/ And the dying man passed away with o
peaceful smile.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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An Expen.ive Box,p. H,h,,

Among the number of Baltimore fresh air
fund children who passed through Washing
ton few days ago, bound for the cool hill
country of Virginia, there was one little
fellow who found the very best quarters in
a hospitable farmhouse at Front Royal.
When the cows came up in the evening to
be MIXED, so friend down there writes me,
the little Baltimore boy went down to the
The cows were standing about placidly, and,
as rs their custom at that time of the day,
were contentedly chewing the cud The boy
watched the milkmaids at work, and his
eyes ,dwelt. with growing wonder on the
eeaseless grind of the cows jaws At length
he turned to his host and said:
And do you have to buy gum for all
them cows" Washington Post.
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wanted Her Money. wortb

II happened on a west bound Suffer street
car. The car was crowded Some of the
passengers were strangers. At the corner of
Franklin street the conductor gave the sig.
nal to stop. He called out Fourteen hun
dred." Nobody moved. He shouted again,
more Justify; no response He repeated the
call, louder each time. At last he walked
up to lady in the farthest corner of the
car and politely told her that it was the
fourteen hundred block The passengers
looked at him a moment somewhat per.
picked.
''But / want to get off at fourteen hun
dred and four she snapped at him. saw
agely
The other passengers began to smile, and
the lady left the car in fit of silent indig
nation-San Francisco Chronicle.
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Circumatnnces Alter Cases.

"This here speculatin' in wheat on the
stock exchange is gambln' pure and simple, -
strict dsciplinarian, "an' the Lord won't
prosper them that wins by it,
We'll, father" replied his son, I'm
sorry to hear that, for placed that money
you gave me and made 5000 by the deal
The old man coughed, wiped his glasses,
and then said:
well, well! Providence does work in
mysterious ways! The parson wuz sayin
last week that the church needed paintin
an besides-thar's mortgage on the farm
that orter be lifted, an one o two other
little accounts that's got ter be squared
We'll, well!"-Atlanta Constitution
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.swIft water BiII,s" Bride.

Miss Gussie Lahore, formerly of Juneau.
has made the most desirable marriage, from
a pecunary point of view. 1t is fact that
Swift Water Bill was so smitten with her
charms that he called on Miss Lahore the
day of her arrival He wooed her with $50
900 of gold dust in coal-ol can, and the
next day she became Mrs. Swift Water
Bill The man, whose real name is not
known to any of the Mckay party, came up
the Klondike early in the rush He did not
have dollar or enough grub for square
meal when he arrived He located one OF
the richest claims, and is now a millionaire
and bridegroom. His claim is l3 Eldorado
-Alaska Cor. Chicago Chronicle.
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No wonder He Objected.

A certain learned professor in New Yorl;
has wife and family, but, professorlike, his
thoughts are always with his books One
evening his wife. who had been out for
some hours, returned to find the house re-
markably quiet. She had left the children
playing about, but now they were nowhere
to be seen. She demanded to be told what
had become of them, and the professor ex
planned that, as they had made good deal
of noise, he had put them in bed without
waiting for her or calling maid. Il hope
they gave you no trouble, she said NO, >
replied the professor, with the exception
of the one in the cot here. He objected a
good deal to my undressing him and put
ting him to bed" The wife went to inspect
the cot. Why" she exclaimed, that's
little Johnny Green, from next door
Chicago Tribune.
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inst as Virgins was ready to leave HON,
the other morning to go down to his office
his wife said to him
John, ] wish you world stop at Blank 4
Co. 5 department store and have them tt
send me up three yards of goods to match
this sample
All right said Virgins, reaching fol
Il don't remember exactly replied hi.
wife. Its % or 40 cents a yard"
But | must know the exact cost" he
persisted, ''or l can't stop for it. am in d
rush this morning to get down TO the of
fee
''But what difference does it make
asked Mrs. Virgins, ''about knowing the
cost of the goods to the penny"
"A whole heap of difference snapped
Virgins. 1T will save my losing IA couple
of hours waiting for my change. Ohio
State journal.
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BoundIesn Erofisnr-

You ought TO give up trying to sing.
Don't your neighbors smash your windows
when you sing of an evening"" said Gilhoolv
to vocalist.
They don't do that because my singing
rs bad; on the contrary, they smash nv win,
dows 80 they can hear better--Tammany
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wallie,s Ide. of 1t

Papa" said Wallie, 81 wish you'd
buy me shovel. get awfully thirsty
in the daytime"
what on earth has a shovel to do
with that?"
well, somebody told me that ON
farms when you wanted water you had
to dig Wallpapers Bazaar.
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where lie Agreed with Him

What, What"
The irate old man choked with indigna
ton
You want to steal my child from me, to
His rage got the upper hand of him and
he gasped some more
Rascal is no name for you"
The young man was perfectly calm
You bet it isn't" he said, slowly: "and ii
anybody says otherwise there's liable to be
trouble"
In the face of such sublime gall what could
the old man do?-Puck