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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
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being put on the table all at onle. Is COM
prsed OF easily arranged dsncs. In the
center OF the table should DO a great dish
of stuffed eggs, garnlshed 18th parsley;
then there should be platter of tEinly
cut cold ham and another OF hot wiener
wursts. A salmon snlad garuished with
water cress with potato sal0i. tomatoes,
with French DRESSING small dishes OF
cheese. sweet and sour pie'Slos, olives,
slaw, brown bread and sneatxase should
be included Prezels ard fruit may finish
the meal. For something to drink beer, OF
course. L. the proner thing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
THE TWO RAINnOws.

The bright hard morn is glowing
Ger emrrald meadows gay.
with many clear gem strewlng
The early shepherds way.
fe gentle elves. by Fancy seen
Stealing away with night
To slumber in your leafy screen.
Tread more than airy light.
And see what joyous greeting
The sun through Heaven has shad
Though fast yen shower be fleatinr
His beams have faster sped.
For lo' above the Western haze
High towers the rainbow arch
In Sold span of purest rays;
How stately is Its march.
Pride OF the dewy morntngl
The swain's experienced eye
FROM thee lakes timely warning.
Nor trusts the gorgeous sky.
FOR well he knows, such drawings gav
BriLs moons OF storm and shower
And travellers linger on the way
Beside the sheltering bower. -Keb,e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
HATS AND MUPFs FOR DAY AND EVENING.

r-in-law, who lived next door to her.
was in the habit Of throwing plates and
dishes over her wall; and what pas especi-
ally remarkable was that the missile crock
cry was part of "a dinner service which the
mother-in-law had presented TO her son en-
his marriage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
TALLEST WOMAN ON EARTH.

Minnie Powers of LOckport Lacks
One Inch of Eight Feet.
Eight feet. lacking an inch, is the
height of Miss Minnie Powers Of Lock-
port. N. Y. She is the tallest woman in
the United States. How greatly she sur
passes average women Is shown by sta
tistos. The average height OF American
women, according to William Blake, the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
THE JACKET CAPE.
A Distinctly New French style That
VIII become Very Popular.

They are making jacket capes OF pearl
gray broadcloth. The style halls f,cm Paris.
Its distinguishing feature is that Il is close"
fitting to the waist line. where tire Jacket
is finished with heavy ;stitchngs CT grey
silk. The sleeves are little individual capes,
also stitched with the gray silk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
HEAVY WINTER DRESS.
4 New shaggy Ribbed Woollen Ma
terInI In Two Lnlnrs.

terIai In TWO Colors.
Truly the winter fabrics are remarkably
attractive, and the woman who has % little
TO spend is grievously in doubt as 10 her
choice of goods. These new winter stuffs
are very heavy, and NEST Of hem have a
rough surface. something like cancels hair
They are so thick that they almost require
a silk lining or in a gale they VIII twist
around the limbs and become uninaE. ge-
able. In this connection /. may be stated,
however, that there come inexp ansiye lin
lngs that have the feeling of silk.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
GRAY CLOTH JACKET CAPE.

Over this are worn collar AMI rsvers
OF silver fox, and muif OF silver fox is
carried
Women who do not wish TO Lide the
figure with the uncertain outlines OF cape
find themselves particularly suited W tn this
JACKET cape. It may be aade Of any ma
teral and looks we'll of diagonal or serge.
with collar revers Of Persian o'oth edged
with astrakhan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

MINNIE POWERS, EIGHT FEET HIGH.
expert on physical culture, is five feet
four inches. English women are two
inches taller, which Is doubtless due to
many generations of outdoor life and
sports, The modern American woman.
however. is following her English cousins
IN their passionate love of athletics. with
the result that the younger American
women have shown wonderful growth
and more pronounced tendency to ample
physical proportions
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

thoroughly comfortable gown that " as
worn on the breeziest day Of early Eave,r-
uer was a brown and blue sha.sgy woolen
goods The waist was a Pussian llous a
trimmed with revers OF blue velvet, With
BANGS OF white leather set unon them.
Tiny blue steel buttons dotted the leather
a white satin vest. with tucts anc collar
u blue velvet.
me nat was Of blue AMI browa cherge-
Of paradise and lace.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

II you want TO fish 90 20 Unalaska.
one evening We walked along the beach
and came upon q little haif-brced boy
lying on his back on the sand, with his
hands clasped under his head. lie was
fishing. 4 quartcr-inch rope was tied
90 a stake. with "a little OF the slack OF
II looped around his foot, and II ran out
into the water. Almost Immediately af-
ter we came there was a bite. The boy
looked indifferent. but sat halfway up
and pulled I'm the line. which was about
sixty feet long. and made up OF as many
pieces as the tail OF a kite. lie had this
time a hallbut that would weigh perhaps
twenty pounds. Drawing IL well upon the
bank he released the hook and cast II
out again. In two minutes more be was
pulling out a Goldfish nearly as big as tho
halibut. Then he caught a couple OF
founders and another cod and 80 IN.
When he arose after awhile 20 20 the boy
wound in his line said "a few words In
Aleut about the weather or something
else and. picking out one OF the fish that
suited his fancy. went home.-Chicaso
Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Miller & Rhoads.

stripped Of provisions for man and beast
hy the two armies of General Lee and
General Grant, We made a. detOur north
ward, and when some six or eight miles
north of the line of march of The Two
armies we turned into a. plantation Tor
dinner. 10 was occupied hy negro,
Qulzzlcal kind of fellow. who soon served
us an ample meal of ashcake and fried
middllng, under the shade Of the trees.
lie had heard the artillery nrug Irudy,
saturday, and Sunday morning, when Il
ceased suddenly and finally. lie was anA-
iOu5 10 learn the news from the armies,
and We were not anxious 90 tell what
we knew and eyudcd his questions. Dis
pairing Of extracting tho news from "a.
the cunning fellow dropped his head, and
in "a sort of sOlilOquy spoke this illesory
at our expense. when ] was "a young
man, one time I was I'm RiChmCnd, and
standin' at de foot o. MayO's bridge, an
here come "A old hyar runnin' for TIE, an
she took right across de bridge sine did;
and presently here come pack o. hounds
right arter 'er. dey was. es hard as dty
could 20. an barkin' at every jump. Iilt
de time dey got 90 tothcr can - de bridge
an at once dem hounds stop dey hnrkcn,
right sudden. Folks round me AK What
dat mcanY Some on em say, de hynr
done got away from De dogs. and somo
on 'om say She done got in hole, but l
tell 'em. No. sir - dat hyar gone iu
hole dem dogs would be barkn' no dat
hole: an of the hyar got away from ON.
some de- dogs would De stridn' her track
an barkin' now, no. sir. no, sir; dem
dogs done cotch dat hyar."
Three days before Gen. Grant captured
MS by his enormous force; now r. cunning
dorkey captured us by bis wit.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Hr SIID "POKE md BEANS"
he allure of Georgia Man 10 Pass Him
A.lr ON ~. u NnnLen

no 4 allure OF a Georgia Man 10 Pass Him
SELF on a. Yankee.
Joe Cavan. who has had "a whrlwind
experience in the South and West said
20 the crowd i'm the same old place. the
uptown hotel:
My advice 20 YOU an u.s. be natural.
DO not Try 10 deceive people with your
affected talk or in your clothes. You
viii be certain % show the cl0yen foot
somewhere. / Was az "a dinner once in
~. Louis. II was given by GOV. Mar
madukc. Before We had given our orders
for az Western dinner every man has
tho privilege of saying what he wants.
the Governor asked each one of his guests
where he hailed from. one was from
Tennessee. one from Illinois one from
California. The East was not represent
cd. 50 / handed in my card from YER
mont. Just then the waiter passed the
bin of fare. and my ruling passion assert
ing Itself, Poke and beans" said /, in
my natural voice
'Cavan,' said the Governor Of Nilsson
ri. vehemently. you're frfn Georgy. No
man from Vermont ever aid poke and
beans and YOUR scheme of passing for
a Yankee. sun. is reprchonshlc, and will
cost you the wine
Il have sailed under my own colors ever
since. New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Miller e Rhoads.

Ned, thanking him, went into the back
4dil, lu order iu get as far ass possible
Liom the shouts and laughter of the boys
VINO were already collecting ON the Wiz
lihe green Tor inc game. As no paced
ldDA ara forth ln the yard ne WI, trying
To settle an his mind whether it would be-
.'llei I'd run away tor 10 stay and face
lhe inevitable revelation. Disgrace was.
sure in either case, and before he had
reached 81 decision tho author OF his
trouble abruptly coming up, said roughly:
Give me nvcr"
How can It' Ned asked in voice OF
Wlto!a appeal. 'lt is an i have, and l
II ay have 10 seek another home"
1ou ceitaiLly viii lf you refuse 20 ac-
with uudoubted nrmucss.
well. said Ncd as he norvouslv count
en- out the entire contents of mis- purse.
IL you take my AN. you ought 10 leave
me ~ peace. Take il and 20, and never
say "a word about us having -
lie stopped abruptly and looked IN
war9 as he heard slight sound az tie
window above whore they stood And
with crimson fnce hc started 90 run bilt
was arrested by Dir. Barnley who in his
Come up here. boys. I wish to speak
Don't be n goose" said Gabriel. as ma
linked his arm in Ned's. Face tho music
IKE man. mn declare I wouldn't ia
Duilehed with your pride for all the
wealth Of the AstOrs."
Meeting them no the door Mr.. BARNEY
after seating them in the warm parlor,
ASKED IA grave tone.
why is IL, Ned. that you are paying
ms boy hush money. D."
did not answer. "Ue
Why don't you tell him Ned?" asked
natilci III you don't / will Here f4ke
your money back. 10 was wrong Tor me-
10 take it, ''' ''0
Tell me yourself said Mr.. Barnlov
WIN one mana on Ned's shoulder what
ever 10 Is, don't wait 20 be told On
With an enOrt 10 check his sobs Nod
began IN a low qulvering voice:
Aiter my mother died. 1 was ike IN
s'dtFe, anu - Dut here bee broke down.
ANA catching IL up, Gabriel Blalk said.
lie went 20 1--we with saloon lleerDr
10 Is --, and It's merry times / used
~ nave 4dubulAs at Ncd because ID
ground on him so 20 iu the glasses and
wait on the topers. 1 diIn ike tn..
business 10 more than the society mn
we were bound % DO something or
starye.' "a
Il knew it was wrong" sobbed Ned
ana leIt IL as soon as / could"
We ran away together" interpcIated
Gabriel, and stayed Tor awhile al the
same place, but 1 Kept teasing Ned about
telling Of where we'd come from. ana ne
slipped of and LETT me- 1 was glad no
ma him agaIn, and wouldn't have teas
ed MN Tor awhile II he hadn't been so
mortal stir with me-
Reproaching Ned gently for not trusting
him. Mr.. Barnley added. Il hope we shall
have nc more secrets. and this one shall
be- kept inviOlable. Now, boys. shake
hands and be kind 20 each other"
Miping his beaming face, Ned. Offering
his hand asked.
"Wll you forgive me- Gabe?"
III you will me" replied Gabriel as he
I warmly clasped the extended hand.
Gabriel was engaged 10 assist Ned IN
the store. And as they Joined the fam
lily and guests az the THANKSGIVING oin-
ner two more thankful boys could not
have been found than Edward Taylor and
! Gabriel Black. G.. b. ACUTE.
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Miller & Rhoads.
NED'S SECRET:
AND
The Result Of It's Betrayal


Sod TAYLOR Whistled chcerlv as he
,.ith ottf.D ,.i...,.. .t.,... -.
. '''
'l"'H ana ""-l N34N. tphdlu5 the pave
meut before the store door. Tomorrow
was Thanksctvine-i.r. and ..s was
,nIn,t-,, 80 49,,
lHi4lhIAb Oh INC Hieis CAUSES tl-i.4-
fuincss no had.
lie had come TO E.rtrI.. ...r-
t,.,.. -. .... ...
D'-oic' %" Ol4il"" "''"o'' " .---"" H'-
ing relative. a small bundle canned care
mAy ia one hand contained All OIL his
v.orldlv euters
Nr. sarulev. the owner Of the Store
had. ia rrsD,nse tO Dls earnest auu...I
lor WORK. sl1eu n!m o4l JODs al ur-t. and
nttle by AltIo as nc io4Ad MN trustw or-
tuy, had promoted LM ull now Ned ,sAs
his r,.yettcd clrik. jon vuofa .,I riI.-
toners uaa klud Jock and IL pleasant
word. Iuls MAS ID good deal 10 bt t..f,.-
iul llr. but ue ielt U!Ou4er OF me l4Dt
tuat tuo keys OF tuc establishment were
often Iutrusled 10 JOS DdIc. AND au0lncr
tlem iu the list Was ilat ue Was allowed
some time fOr study. wnlcu with INC as
sIstauce OF Ills hlul lMployer. ne impr0t-
cd 10 the utmost. lOl Ncu Was very lOu4
OI books.
III he had looked up as he carefully
swept the pavement Ls would nave seen
q boy OF about MS own Size STANDING ou
the opposite sidowaIA aAd gazus alten-
lively III him. This boy face had Il
pale. pluched look. and his clothes were
worn ana shabby. u.l with hls nat SET
Ola lauutIy as IL lie 4ll uOt know IL w.ts
almost Drimlcss. He Arst wnistlei AID
failing o. attract Ne4 rs notice la tnis wa,.
called out i'm q hearty voice:
"uuuO. TAYLOR. Mo4t you look al an
old c0mlaGe.
Looking up ia surprise, Ned almost
Tor 81 moment. said lu o. constrained tone:
is that you. Bia-k?" then went on
with hi. sweeping.
10 be sure its mo- alive and KICKING
but Id begun 10 thiuk YOU dead for I've
these three wears. and thls H. M. -
liuus. I've -oor ~ .ou. i'm o,,'f''I ga
10 See van Nrd lNnr don't Won - = nv ,,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Miller & Rhoads.


tho tep-rcom by this time. and tho 9pec-
tators crowded around tlr players lu
their cagcfnosa TO sec the game ln Mnlch
"a woman was playing Tor her iieeuuin'
Irmblo dealt the cards.
81 don't believe I'll draw emmy s'ln
Eaton with I'll griu OF triumph ass ht
spread bis hand out ca the table. lie hdd
three queens and "a pair OF jacks
Give nee five cards. said aophy.
reckon faint no use ter 60 against blil B
luck ter night
Trmbie threw down the cards face zap.
The first was 30 queen. the next deuce,
then TWO moro deuccs FELL Another deuce
would beat EatOns fun hand. For the
first time in her life Sophy showed signs
OF excitement. She chcWed her lip till 10
blcd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

inch double lawn founce. edged with deep
T0rchon lace regular $l.oy value Tor inns
sale. price ST.
skirts. fine quality cotton ruiiio Of dain-
IS design of Hamburg. 2 rows OF tuck5
above rlnlc regular $Li9 value Ioi lAl7
sale, price SlL5.
skirts. oxira-nne quality cotton, with
doeD nouuco OF cambria. inserting or j vi
chou. with fine tucks ana deep i, ...l,a
lace. regular Sl59 value. for this s"'''
price 1875.
skrts-a beautiful lire OF skirts 10 Sc
loct from-tho handsomest kind or lam lo
burg TO be had, deep founcc. reg JILL Si'''
value for this SALE price >i.'l.
Corset Covers. N-shape neck or ., ,"7 Sa6-
ing. finished with narrow cmproiutIy' IDH-
al seams. pearl buttons. regular o'o'
value. for this sale. price 3c. each.
Corset Covers square neck, trimmed
with 0ue quality TcrchOn lace around
neck and alm-hClcs. regular 7'c' Fal"e'
for this sale. price s'c. e"cn. ., NTH,
Corset Covers N-ncck, trimmed WIN
wide embroidery fine quality calnDilc'
ncarl buttons. regular Oec. value TOT lh4s
sale. price Soc. each.
Corset Covers. elegant. good. choice
STYLES. we'll alc. and trimmed IN hlhIlF
styles. we'll worth ST. for ihl- saIe' price
l5c each.
Corso, Covers. finest quality cambria.
trimmed fun around neck. with oalhty
design Of HomLmg. positive bargain
at ST A.. for this sale. price 81 each.
White Flannel. FUN % inches vide
strictly All wool. very hne quality. Iesu-
lar 29c value. for this sale, MONDAY only
l9c. yard.
LADIES' AND CHlIDRENS COATS.
Coat-rccm talk. our entite line OF chill
drou's Coats. Ladies Coats ana 'aIe7 "'
reduced prices. go
Ladies Coats. regular price $50 ~. CIV,
Black Beaver. Black kersey Brown ana t,
Black BDuclc Black and Tan frel@e' III
clearance sale price, $3.50 each.
Ladies Coats. I'm Black hersey' BACK
Beaver. Boucle and Plush Goats ies u'1I
price Sl5 $3.50. $ly $50. and SZ-.o' al clear
Ladies' Goats good heavy Black Beaver
Cloth six large buttons. shield 'front.' hl-H
spring collar. latest rlAlc 7i-'' e'' -'''''
price $3.50. clearance price >-.4t. a.
Chidreus Coats, sizes ana f.ti 81, ~
Navy Red and Brown betNei D''~', ,ri'o
i.htI off with gold braid, regular pilN'
So. clearance sale. SIS. ,.., ,. ,...,r,
Chldren's Goats. sizes % ana i' ,.ta
i'm Brown. Navy and Gray-MiNei SAliii-
cite. 4-huttCn front, regular price f'''''
clearance price. Z.ot ,t .,..
Chndrens Gretchens, entire line SIC
1l and 10 years, cohrlnllii- OF Ni'N''
Cheviots. Satinette and Ioucle, al 'io"i
'%bildien's Grctchens. size years. reg
ular price $3.50 and &c. clearance price,
$3.50. .
ulqr price 1850. az clearance price. 80
Ladies Capes. Black Beaver Clqin, ...It-
inches long fun sweep, lnlsncd WIN
black braid and small pearl buttons, reg
uiar price 81 60. clearance price. $lIa
Ladies' Gray and Brown Mixed 'hcNlot
Cloth Double Capes. with inlaid velvet
collar. trimmed With narrow nr1ld, iesu-
No.. rr,oe e. Ed clearance price. StsN
Ladies' Black Kerscy Cloth Capes, en-,
,ire hack. trimmed with small covered
buttons. inlaid velvet collar regular price
$3.50. clearance price $'..N.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Miller & Rhoads.
HER HAND THE STAKE.
the POKER GIUE ~ UBICH so
THIiLEE BIT HLESEIF.


4 few years ago south Jersey hdd
Well-AuoWu poker player ln Use person
Oi sophia Ice Supu5 size was called lui
ebert SIZE WAS Woman OF masculine
Characteristic. She always declared lhdl
she Mas capable OF taking care OF hci-
sell under auy and all circumstances, ana
che proved % Dy DOING 500.
She was bonn ana bred ln cape May
county. lcr father ushtd for uNlnb the
year round iu Delaware Bay and the ln-
lets on the east coast. ouphg was an
only child. ANA from carly sliinood unul
her father went tc thc bottom OF the sea
ia his fishing boat umlus southeast
sale she Was his companion on ldnu ana
water. She knew the waters OF bciaW"ie
BAY and the east coast by heart couid
take up q pound met as well as IL man.
and there wasn't "a point about hahdilHb
"a boat with which she was not ldihlilaI'
After her fathers otatn sAo tpoh pos
session OF ms nets anu "e's' min
about earning "a lNlns for heIaeu, WHiet
ln. df1 a..Iiv Tho woman was ldn-ut
to play poker by her lathtI' VINO ".o
looked upon as the stucal pi's or %.
South Jersey. ne N"' --""' . iott ,,.re
not al work, and the pots me ioal M.l.
moi 10 bee compared with the number Aht1
DE won His success AT h'iui"5 '"i u'
Won for him the name LUCKY JoD Le'' "''
abbreviated. Lucky jon. ....,... ..,.,fl
When eighteen years or age SONNY 'N"i"
play as clever "a game ass any OF the oiu-
timers. and at the age or twenty UNI &c
there WASH poker lit9 CT iH N"1 800,
Nm her She seemed 20 have inherited
Trr faffer,s luck and. besides, she had
tie courage 10 meet an kinds Cf buns
half Way. and dld not hesitate 20 MAKE
one herself when She was satisfied that
sae Could carry il through successfully.
job Iee hld a friend OF the name OF
William Eaton. who was a fisherman.
Eaton was twenty years oluer IMAM 81"
phy. but boz Was anxious 10 have her for
MS wife. When lc made the proposition
10 job his answer was. go win her Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
NOTIONS, HOSIERY,

az ,ottcr and
our Nitrilh i''. ftt+r ueo better
costs less. We st" u,.l tr man
grade OF ulihii,' ,',Drcv iark IL You
o'h't "IN,i'' 900
"'" "0' --.
Iirh or LoW-Ncck CamoIio tOlaos
Covers. l-5c. u limit TO custoinel
ia urrvrut Merchants getting our bpyuS(
,,. Ito, f,u tcrotb
Gowns, Hle pAlitf w. ,,..,'i,',, s.,,9
onI Width " ltcn, yoh' y. .... 30 ,'f
tucks. rune on o.ii'oi 81. i ,''' MIC
sitrtta' I's1'"' w. ''''N'
w. e..,.. t,u sizo hlebon
GOWNS I.i gu ,i,,r Coli@r neck and
Sleeves i"ih' '"ii"' .cl" - c,,,,-
sleeves ldllr Ntu V,i WIZ "'. -, -r.,
brl, loho ol cn''' 0''''''
',.',' W $50 o,o cotton fun &c
s..r .,,.. ei.e,-ce V-neck. nne
1870 .,li7 49, a. insrrtinF regular $40.
yaine. G4resin price Cgc. each.
&c.. ,tt. re fnoboa
'o"D'i '..,,.,ttt li.',,,, sleeves rufie of
i''.-. '' ,r,,,rd M and sleeves. woke
t.rti,-,, re4rI buttons. regular 81
,alfo. our price l5c. each.
49,. .,,.i.s made Of cambria
towns. ,'ii ~ ir,Scs ionc. extra wide,
rf.,',ir. ef,ir also SQUARE neck. yokes
. ..,,siif,, inserting mock and sleeves
tri.f.d I'M with fine quality Hamburg
and tucks. regular I.o9 value, choice OF
the entire lot. 81 each.
gotrra oxfrY fine quality cotton. I'm
rire stvie shirrod front. finished off with
c.en HAMBURG. deep rn-baCk cuffs.
edged with rume of Hamburg, regular
81 D value. our price $l2j.
Clowns the new novelty 1897 Gown, made
Of fine quality cambria, yoke of tucks.
double rufiio of Hamburg down liont;
the latest style double poA-piealed
sleeves. extending from thc htch' "t'p
runic ~ Hamburg, hnished OF WIN btau-
ing and Inc tucks. regular $l', NtIue'
az special bargain price &l.a' each'
Gowns. made of fine cambria. entirely
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10
Crusade Of Courtesy.

A Crusade Of courtesy" Is about 20 bs
started in Chicago. William ". clay, Of
that city. has ISSUED the following cir
cular: ''rhe zion of the men Of
Chicago Is Csf l.T solicited In a cru
SADIE OF COulte -Dc tendency on men
and boys % l.iflu seats in public con-
veya.css. while women and girls are COM
PEELED 20 stand. is growing 10 such an
extent that even the presence or elderly
and feeble women b gradually being
ignored. IL Is believed that the attention
OF the average man need only be called
10 thl. state OF AFFAIRS 20 impel his aid
I'M Graduating this growing and humilia-
courtesy shown 10 women in this re-
spect. regardless OF age or personality.
viii be elevating In TIA effect upon men
in broader channels than mere street
oAx conduct
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

Ladies' Plush Capes. l6 inches Irrng'
braided and beaded, high spring coii@is
trimmed with ThiDet full sweep 81, ~ H' 'oi
81. 80 value at clearance price, N.'''
Ladies Plush Cepes. ~ inches lonsi
fun sweep. SIX serge lined. beaded ah9
braided. trimmed with marien iuf hlouuu
collar and front regular SO value az
clearance price. SN9,.
Ladies' Electric Seal Capes. q inches
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

Rev. A c. Hopkins. ID. d.. OF Charles
town. W. Va. furnishes Tho Times
with the following amusing incident or
tho late war.
on the 18th day OF April. 1865. Or. Hun
ter Mcclure DR.. Jno H. Straith, and the
writer left AppQmattox Courthouse al
paroled prisoners 10 go back into Amelia
county. AS the shortest route had osaa