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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
The Gloves.

Well-gloved hands mark the
woman of refinement. We give
better glove values than any
house in town. Here's proof;
The Beatrice Kid Glove, large pearl
buttons with Black and self-sutching
made OF fine select skin, and every par
perfect fitting, in all Of the popular shades
Of Tan and Brown, A.oO.
The Yale Kid Glove. our celebrated 81
Grade co well known as 10 fit and quality,
In 4-button and Fosters patent nook
Black. Tans. Ox-Blood, Brown WHITE
Pearl. and Butter shades, 81.
ARutton BLACK Kid. with White stitch
ing on back. made of soft, pliable skin,
very stylish only 75c.
4-Button Fine White Washable Chamois
Skin Gloves. 75c.
2-Clasp White Washable Chamois Skin'
very stylish and durable, only Sc; regu-
lar 81 value.
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Innings.
Soft and Rustling Cambrics, &c.

Soft and Rustling Cambrics, &c.
Moire Antique Gros-Grain. Fast Black
Rustling Taffeta, sc inches wide, not
affected by sun, age, or washing, soft
finish, regular y 1-2c. value, special price,
Sl-3c the yard
Fast-Black Rustling Taffeta, sc inches
wide. beautifully watered, regular IL lie
value, our price l0c.
Heavy Canvas, our 10c. value. special
price, Sc.
All-Linen Canvas, very stiff, regular
II 1-2c. value, our price 10c.
Figured Blackjack Silesia, &c inches
wide, regular u 1-2c. value, our price lOc
Fancy-Figured Setback Slesia, Sc
inches wide, regular Ice. value, our price
u l-2c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
Hosiery.

Ladies' Plain Fast-Black Hose, Ladies'
Black and Tan Dropstitch. Balbriggan
and oxford Gray Hose, worth &c., only
&c. pair.
Ladies' Imported Balbriggan Hose,
seamlesh dropstitch, for only &c. pair.
Ladies' Heavy Weight. fine gauze, alb
solutely fast and stainless black, Sc. pair.
Ladies' Seamless, Crown Dye. Fast
Black Hose. worth II lie. pair. for l0c.
pair: spliced heels and toes; real MacO.
Children's Fine Jersey Ribbed. Double
Heels and Toes. Guaranteed Fast-Blacb
and Seamless Hose. worth II lie. pair,
for only 1Oc. pair; sizes TO H.
Boys Heavy Xxx Ipswich Dye Hose,
that are worth l5c. pair for II 1-2c. pair.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
A REGULAR BLIZZARD
Strikes the Wytheville Section
Fears for the Fruit.

WYTHEVILLE, VA, March H.-(Spe-
cial)-A regular western blizzard struck
this place this morning, covering the
mountains and valleys with several
inches of snow. The freezing weather Of
Yesterday and to-day has greatly in
jured the fruit. it is feared, as many of
the trees are in full bud.
b. II. Men, owner Of Hotel Alamo, at
Rural Retreat, and one Of the leading
citizens Of that town, has been convicted
before a magistrate Of selling liquor
without license, and was fined $3.50 and
given three months imprisonment. Men
has appealed giving bond in $500.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
LADIES SUITS.

prices-'nough said.
LADIES SUITS.
sPECIAI.-Ladies' Suit item, made OF
strictly Atwood qadies' cloth, IN Navy
and BLACK; skirt full yards wide; per-
caI,ne lined, fell seams, nicely nnisnea'
ysefer Jacket regular IS quality; our
ONE MORE SPECIAL.-I.adies' Navy
md Black Atwood Serge Elton SUITS
finished with Black braid, deep collar
sIIk-serge lined; skirt full yards VIDE
nerosline -Qined. veivet-bound, fell seams;
regular $40 quality; your choice, So'SS'
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
uurdreds OF Choice and Stylish Skirts.
~oaSe OF heavy Black twill serge. full
width. lined throughout, regular Sl.75
quality, but they 90 at each
Feucy Black Brocaded BriHlanun-
s,,irts. 4 yards wide. percaline-lfned vel
yet-bound. regular $3.50 quality; to 60 at
sl75 each. a.
plain Black Serge and Mohair All
wool skirts, extra wide, cut full; also,
,orge assortment OF Figured Brllliantine
ey,rts percaline lined. regular $3.50 quail
~. on sale here at $2.4S each.
A. n 29-Skirts-an the New and Stylish
rIack and White. Brown and White,
Green and White. Shepherd-Check Skirts
full s3-4 and yards wide; also full line
Of Brown and White Mixed Novelty Suit
ing. percaline lined, velvet-bound; regu-
Oar s1 quality. at the low price OF S.S9
each
At so.es-Black and White, Brown and
xyh,te Green and White, Large Size
Shepherd Check Skirts, very swell; regu-
lar 81 quality; opening price OF this lot
1898 each.
At ss69-Handsomely -Brocaded Bril-
liantine, 7-Gored Skirts. peroallne-lined,
velvet bound: regular s. quality; choice
of this lot, $3.50 each.
Moire Velour skirts. 8-gored perfect
ntang. very stylish. nicely lined. finished
seams: regular 81 quality, 70 so AZ SlsS.
Al s3.ea-Plain Black sicilian, .uH IA
Yards wide. extra fine quality. rich lus-
IRE: regular $50 quality; price. only
1888. V
AZ N.5o--SNk Velour, the latest Dress
Skirts. S-gored. nicely finished through
out regular $40 quality; on sale at N.SO
each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
A Noble Purpose.

II man has a noble purpose In life he
will succeed. But the man must have
health and strength. Many men have
started with noble purposes and have
failed. because OF weakness, sickness,
disease. How TO get back health and
strength IS the great question, the great
desire. DR.. Greene, 81 west Fourteenth
street, New York city, the most success
full physician in curing diseases, has dis
covered in his medicines the sure road
TO health. You can consult DR.. Greene,
personally or by letter. free. Write TO
him and be cured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

All skin-diseases, humots, teiter. psoriasis,
salt rheum, eczema, old sore, pimple', blotchss,
piles. and itching piles, cured %
OuAlm YIN iMnNi 25c. oil druggistA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

2S-inch Pin-Checked Dress Goods, In al
the new spring colors; l9c. values Tor
y i-2c a yard.
Ss. inch Navy-Blue Mohair, the regular
3ec. goods; this is "a great bargain, lSc
yard >,.,.,..
Ss-inch Atwood Checked Novelties
very pretty and stylish 81 l-2c values;
25c. a yard.
3s-inch Silk-and- Wool Dress Goods, IN
beautiful line Of colors. in Checks etc.
S9c. a yard. .
3s-inch Large Magnificent Patteths III
the new waffle designs; this is inc new
set goods for suits and separate skirts;
only SOC. a yard.
A0-inch Checked Novelties, In all the
new STYLES of checks; instead Of &C. they
are Soc a yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
Ladies' Suits and Sc.
parate Skirts.

Carefully woven fabrics, fash
onablv cut garments, high class
tailoring, and ridicuously low
prices-'nough said.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Old papers for sale at the Dispatch
office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
Dress Goods.

We tell of six items only, but
they're enough to show the gen
eral low-price tendency OF the
entire stock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
Georgia and Alabama.

The approximate earnings or the
Georgia and Alabama railway for the
third week in March, were:
1897. 1896. Incse.
For week ending
March 2}d.........s ls,OSl lO,'2O 1871
Three weeks ending
March 23d........ 6O'Ol9 S2,1a 1922
January LIST to
March 23d......... 246.Ol2 1854 10 1868
July LIST TO March
2sd ........ 49,. N, 20S A4,75O $50. AS
The evening times., 1897-12-25
CURRENT FUN.

Jack-1hat is my fiancee over there in
the corner. IsB't she beauty?
Tom-SM Certainly is; but you must re-
member that beauty is only skin deep.
Jack-weil, what do you think 1 ami
cannibalc-Chicago News.
"Pa, what is-the difference between a
violinist and o fiddler"
Pa-Anvwhercfrom one to five thousand
e year.-Boston Transcript.
Even the infant has his trials in life.
There are some things that come in bis
way that It is simply impossible for him to
put Into his smouth.-Boston Transcript.
zone of the meanest men I ever knew
said the oldest loafer, was an old fel-
low over near Plunkville who used to go
in for vcgetarianism every winter, until
THANKSGIVING and Christmas were over.
Just to keep fIom buying turkeys for his
family y."-ILdianapolis Journal.
Attorney Have You formed or expf .sscd
any opinion concerning this case?
venireman- All I've said about 1t Is III,
like to make So a day settin' on the jury.
Chicago Tribune.
Association Of IDEAS said the Cornfed
Philosopher, lis much. After wire's Ca
resses have once become fixed in a mans
mind in association with a parting from
some Of his hartlearned wealth, they give
him that tired feeling even when he knows
there is no request 10 follow them."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The evening times., 1897-12-25
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 25, ss7.
Notes of the Day.

1t seems fitting time now while the
ing bells and merry greetings of that
Divine Child who came into the world
eighteen hundred years ago, to say some
thing ahGut other little children who
have 50 small a demand for the divine
in their stunted lives that one almost
doubts that it is there. \ bill is before
Congress asking for an appropriation for
free kindergertens in the District, here
in bright warm, sunny place, out of the
street, and taught innocent things. The
slightest reflection VIII show that this
institution would be not only a great
charity but thoroughly economical Inea>-
ure. is things are now, there are hun
dreds o. little ones whose fathers aud
mothers are obliged to be at work all
day, and The children are left, perhaps
in care of an ignorant older lid, per
haps locked up in the house alone, per
haps III the street, where they learn very
quickly TO run wild de gang" The
schools of the District are notoriously
overcrowded. There is not room for
Numbers of children, who Certainly ought
to be in school. But even If this were
not 50 the fact remains that a child W i,o
has been used To the free life or the street,
without restr amt or education of any
useful kind, cannot be much influenced
by few hours of school discipline wher
he arrives at school age. The free kin
derearten would take these children while
their I inGs are still receptive and quick
10 respond TO good influences, and would
increase 10y at least half the teachers
chances of Going something with them
four or five years later. 1t would,
by placing the Children in Lealthfur sur
roundings, materially lower the death
rate, and it would, by giving them somc
moral Il aiming, at a time when they were
susceptible of training. decrease to a
considerable degree the crimes of future
years.
The evening times., 1897-12-25

A Government expert has been at work
ON the pool PEOPLE Of New YO.kcity. There
are spasmodic fiurries of excitement Iver
the extfavagance OF the poor, and this
Government expert has started one. He
says that the main cause OF poverty in
the New York tenement districts is that
weight or bulk is sought in food, rather
than nutritiye Value. He advises the Do IT
to buy cheap meats, and says that man
ought to be able to live on 20 cents day.
He cites the case Of a poor family VIII ,se
food cost 81 day for five people, ami
says they were extravagant in buying
goldfish. condensed milk, and bananas, md
that 10 cents worth of peanuts would
have given them more solid nutriment than
an equal value Of any other food eaten by
them.
UndoubtedI there is considerable n ourish
ment in peanuts. and t ma y be that the
Christmas committees of our charitable
bureaus would do letter to buy large
baskets of peanuts than to invest the money
intrusted to them in chicken, turkey,
flour and coffee. But they won't. And
the public will be very glad to know IT,
Imagine a poor family sitting dowl an
Christmas day around q table whose sole
ornaments, were 3 large dish of peanuts
au naturel. or even roasted. and { pitcher
Of hot waterI- Cheerful picture, indeed!
And then. Of course, flannel and leata.r .ie
The evening times., 1897-12-25
HUMAN LADDER SAVED FISE
womeL and Chfldred Reach Safety
From. Fire by Novel Meth pd.


Cralford. Nd, Dec. 25.-By means OF a
two children and q aservant girl were saved
from perisfihInin the Flames OF their burn
Ing home here yesterday.
The fire started Just after midnight.
Mrs. Neustadtar was awakened by the
cracking sound. The room was then filled
with smoke, and the blaze had already
made fLII ace Of the stairway.
Mrs. Neustadter awakened her husband,
and til. y were just able to drag their two
children through the iense smoke to the
roof of porch. This roof was on level
with the second story, and to jump to the
frozen erounc meant probable death.
By this time the flames had conimuni-
Gated t. the house of n. r. Foster, town
committeeman, who lives next door to the
NeustadteIs. After getting his own family
To sa fety, Mr. Foster went to the rescue Of
the Ncustadters. He ran for W. 3. Clark,
another ne'2hbor, c nd they formed a human
ladder, Clark stationins himself On the
ground. and Foster mounting his shoulders.
Neustadter. tten lowered himself TO the
shoulders OF Foster. and Mrs. Neust adter
passed the two children down. The servant
next made her way to safety over the hu-
man ladder, and Mrs. Neustadter, W no had
bravely Kept cool throughout the danger,
was the last to leave the burning building.
Neustadter dropped from Fosters shoulders
TO those OF Clark and then TO the ground
Just as the porch fell.
The intense heat scorched the rescuers
and Mr.. Foster IS clot hing was ablaze when
he reached the ground.
The local fire department arrived after
the rescues had been made and the sOl
untecis fought hard to save Mr.. Eos
ter's house. Ttat of the Neustadters WAS
by that time too far gone for there
to be ally Lopc of savinsit. In spite of the
firemen's efforts, both houses We're Ge-
stroyeG.
The houses Were located In Berkeley ye
hue, one of the prettiest parts Of Cranfrd,
and each was valued at So 900. They v-eIe
fully insured.
The fire is supposed To have originated
from defective heater in Mr.. Neus:a tiers
house.
The evening times., 1897-12-25

1t has been reported that Gen. Lew
from Indiana. Gen. Wallace has been
keeping rather quiet of late, a nd building
himself a large and ha ndsome house out NJ
the money lie made from his famous novel:
but that does not indicate that he has lost
all interest in mundane things. He is
after Senator Turpie's seat, and has an
idea that he can get 1t. He spends a
good part OF each day chatting with the
politicians who come in from ut-of town
districts, and has some good strong ba cking
among these gentlemen. OF course, If
he Were 10 go into any such campaign he
would have to run more OF less on u
Ben Hur' platform which would be some
thing of a disc diva nta ge in comIa rison witt
those gentlemen who have records not so
far away or 50 far back; but the campaign
would ADJ itise his book tremendously.
and that would do him some good. More
over, it might give him material for an
other one, and though the press of the
country would be deluged with inforrna-
ton about 'Ben-Hur'' and how it was
written, ond what 1T was written for, ana
all about It, until most people had time
to be tired, still there would be one edu-
cational adva ntage in the business. 1t
is probable that the public in general
would know enough about the book by
the time it was all over, Sd that nobody
would call it "Ben-She.'' There is 10Th
ing like political campaign for educa ton.
The evening times., 1897-12-25
Twins Fifteen Times.

In 1872 the Chester Chronicle rec or ded the
death, ffon; old age, OF Mr.. Jshn Jonas.
furniture broker, Chester. Deceased, VIII O
had been married -fifty-three years, had
had thirty three children, thirty of them
twins. Fifteen times was Mrs. Jonas the
happy inother OF twins. She survived her
husband, and at his death was in her
seventy seventh year. From Investigations
made ty DR.. Cory, of st. Thomas hospital.
it appears that the tendency to give
birth to twins frequently runs in certain
families, and out of seventeen cases he
found liz thirteen there had been previous
birth o" twins among near relatives Of
either the father or the mother.
One case of y a-amily was recorded by an
othe r doctor which showed twins in each
-four successive gener ations, namely: A had
twins. Second generation. B, daughter OF
A, had twins. Third gener alton, c. daugll-
ter of B. had twins twice and triplets once.
D, daughter of B, had twins. Fourth gen.
GRAFTON, E, daughter of D. had twins. A
woman in Vienna, the wife OF weaver, is
stated tc lave had thirty-two childr en-.
Twice she nae foar at a birth and trip
lets four times. The proportion OF twins
in each , Coo births Is in England, France,
Germany and Scotland, 13, aD,l in Ireland.
II. One hundred and sixty triplets and
eight 1uadruples occur in each 1 .0G0 900
births.
The evening times., 1897-12-25
Original of Uncle Toms Cabin.
(From the Atlanta Constitut.on.l

Lewis George Clark, the original OF
Harriet Reecter stoves character OF
George Harris in Uncle Toms Cabin
who died here recently, was man in tile
story of whose life there is a wcrld OF
interest.
CLARK was eighty-s;x years old and his
last days were made Comfortable by Con-
tribu,ions sent him from all parts of the
world for the sake Of the character In
Mrs. stoves book. He was three-fourths
white. His mother was the daughter Of
Samuel Campbell. a Scottish slave owner
of Kentucky, and his father was Daniel
Clark, puTe-bIpoded Scotchnlan. His
maternal grandmother was negress and
he was born in slavery. Heand his broth r
were sold to a Southern planter, and the
thought of tie dreadful cotton fields II
the Southinsp.redt the boys with superhuman
courage.
George hrUSe away, and after incredible
adv entuieS. succeeded in reaching Canada
on horseback. There he was taken in 10
the family OF a niece Of Mrs. Stowe, and
there the authoress met him. She listen
ed to his stories OF his slave life and work.
ed them into Ter famous book. His OWN
ers in Kentucky heard OF him lnd at
tempted to get him hack, but he haff,ed
them, ard went into New England. where
he was safe. There he made living by
lecturing.
When the great war was atan end Clark
returned to Kentucky free man. He
lived near his old home, since that time
and Of late wears was supported by Lind
hearted persons, who gave him enough TO
keep body ard soul together.
The evening times., 1897-12-25

An illustration of the great truth that
people are good-natured at Christmas time
was observed on ali electric car the other
day. The car was crowded with passen
gers who had evidently been shopping for
Christmas. Among them was a poorly but
neatly blessed woman, who carried bas-
ket, in " hicii was 4 hen, the hen being tied
by the legs. The car whizzed ra pidly mp
the street; tie hen, apparently quiescent,
was refiectingon the joys of Christmas from
Il sallinacecus point of view, aud presently
work her feet free of tie fastenin.s
rose out OF the basket and flew down the
street. The owner of the hen, in great agi-
tatioI, implored the conductor to stop tie
car, and as he good-natureiiy did so, IN
the middle of the block, she descend ed,
leaving her ba SIX ct, her umbrella and her
purse il: the seat, and started on lively
chase aft er the hen, with odds ON the hen
The conductor did not know what to do
He did not want to 20 on, taking the poor
woman's property away from her, nor lid
he want 10 keep two Towded cars full
OF people waiting while that hen pursued
the way TO freedom. He compromised by
getting off the car and joining in tue chase
-Four other men followed his example
The rest OF tie passengers poked their
heads out and watched the hunt with in
terest. The hen was finally, by the united
efforts of six people, caught and firmly
held, and the owner returned to the car
with her guard of honor, her triumph. aud
her hen. Then the conductor breathed n
sigh OF relief, rang the bell, and the car
went on. And nobody swore.
The evening times., 1897-12-25

In the December number of the Nine.
teentE Century, Lieut.. Col. George 7. De'ii'
son, .: Canada, has an interesting and
able paper on the precarious situation tf
the United Kingdom as to a food suppl y
in the event Of war with Russia and this
country. Commenting upon the article, the
New York Sun says:
This candid observer regards his mother
country rs nation In the position OF an
impregnable fortress which has been armed
with the finest artillery, supplied with
lmitless munitions and material of war.
garrisoned beyond its needs, and stored
with water for years S to come, bI. in which
no provision has been made for secure
and adequate supply of food, without
which all the other precautions are abso-
lutely useless.
Col. Deuison proceeds To prove this by
incontrovcrtibie statistics. lie recalls, for
instance, that in the great wars with Ma
po!eon the United Kingdom was able to
feed itself, and that even as late as the
Crimeau war. In 1S5455, the home pro-
duction Of bre atlst ufrs, after deducting
seed, was l6, ,427 ,742 quarters, while the
imports We're only 2.Ss3 ,OGO quarters
In $50 NO fewer than 4,213,6o1 acres
were still sown in the United Kingdom, as
dSstluSt July L ls4oO ,sUV uCIes rOhh
1886. At present England is living
from hand to mouth to an extent of which
few OF her people have any Idea. Col.
Denison found. from the best authority he
could obi ain in Liverpool. that last August.
the supply of wheat in the hands Of
importers was for between three and four
weeks only. He goes on to say that a
stoppage of the Importation OF foreign
wheat for two months would reduce the
ra,icns for the British people to about one
fourth of what they require.
Let US look at the proof of this last as
sertion. According to the Corn Trade Year
Book for 1886, the United Kingdom i'm
ported that year 23, ,431 ,OG0 quarters Of
breadistuffs and herself produced for home
these Imports, Russia and the Unite d tates
together control. directly and Indirectly,
about 10 S.l6U,o00 quarters, leaving only
4.271 900 quartz RS imported from countries
free from the control OF those two powers.
Col. -Denison shows that the nations
other tlan Russia and the United States
which contribute to EngIand's food sup
ply nc w sell her no more than 4,271, 600
quarters of wheat, and could not be
counted uron in addition to produce As
expoitabIe surplus more than very un
important part Of the kinglcm's demand
for 1915 O,UOO quarters additional.
British statesmen are quite wcIl aware
OF the difficulties and ia ngers Of the
situs tioii, and that is one of tie CHIEF
reasons why they are moving Heaven and
earth Ia tie our hands with an arbitrat ton
treaty. All alliance bet ween America
and Russia is one thing that England has
dreaded for many years.
The evening times., 1897-12-25
BIRDS THEIR MODELS.
Inventors Of Flying Machines Offer
Them TO the War Department.

Inventors Of Flying Machines Offer
Them to the War Department.
Inventors CT flying machines have brosen
out afresh. Two Of them consider rf4eir
inventions as suitable for war purposes and
have sent descriptions to the Ordnance De-
partment of the A my, with the informa ion
that the Government can get the right to
use them il it will pay enough. Both N
ventOrs propose to use birds for the motive
power of their contrivances.
One invention ia based on an arrange
ment for guiding pair Of eagles from a
selflevelling chair in which the operator
Sits. The eagles convey the operator over
the camp of an enemy, and the chair is so
well balanced, ,Jfike the cars of the Ferris
wheel, that heEaalobserve every thing be-
meath without difficulty.
Theother rinvantuxuses an ordinary ba loon,
but he overcomes sperverse air currents by
having dozep stOrks carry it in the di-
rection he wishes TO go. The driver sits
in the basket and guides the feathered
steeds. A drawing submitted with the
description shows the storks harnessed six
abreast
The evening times., 1897-12-25


They will be subjected to less language
from. impatient old gentlemen who do not
see-the necessity for all this delay y, and less
tears from impatient and apprehensive
ladies who are sure their trunks have been
lost. 1t is not stated whether or not they
will be willing to foot Up the damages
should some person go crazy through pent-
upemotion, AID n.ither Is 1t sta ted W neither
they will auest and haul before the police
judge any young man who should forget
himself and step over the line and hurri
edly salute his sister-w hile she was stin
engaged IL conversation with a custom
house officer. But the idea, to anyone
who has ever Travelled. seems to contain at
least the gems of sanity.