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sheep and bullocLs and chickens for
food they would do without flesh for a
long time. 1t takes hard heart and
a strong man TO butcher lamb, and yet
it has to be done. ] don't mean hard
ened heart, but heart that will not
faint at sight of pain or blood. Ny
mother would not kill chicken, but she
would dress it and cook it without OBJ
lection. l have wrung their heads eff,
but l wouldn't do it now for my own
sake. AS we grow older we grow kinder
and have more respect for the life that
God gave to all His creatures. That is,
except snakes. | never hesitate about
killing snakes. Uncle Sam killed lit
tie one in the lower corner of the garden
last week and my wife hasent been in
those parts since, for she still insists
that where there is one there are two.
But don't blame woman for her an
tipathy to snakes. They gave old moth
er Eve a great trouble and it has sur
vived to all her daughters. IN sorrow
thou shalt bring forth children and thy
desire shall be to thy husband and he
shall rule over thee" What an awful
curse! especially the last.
1t was hard, very hard, on Eve; for
the command not to eat of the tree of
knowledge was not given to her. but to
Adam before Eve was created. Maybe
Adam did not tell her in an impressive
manner.
Nevertheless the curse is upon her and
will remain so until she joins the angels,
| reclion.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Consti-
I'm
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ORIENTAL SHIRT WAIST.
4 New Creation for the summer Girl
of This Season.

Another important and wholly new
creation is the oriental short waist.
Shirt waists in plain colors, in stripes,
checks or brocades will not be the Ill
trafashionable style for summer wear.
The novelty in separate waists this
season will be a combination of oriental
colors with modern fabrics The coll
ors in these new gauzes are in exact re-
production of the vegetable dyes OF
eastern lands, and the combination of
hues is copied from the priceless shawls
s. OF cashmere, from the ''chuddahs" worn
by Hindoostanee women, from Madras
curtains and Phulkarie embroideries.
Terra-cotta and dull blue are COM
bined, reddish brown and orange, yell
low, blue, and red, pale green and gold,
and sometimes every hue known to ORR
entail looms are woven in one vivid color
scheme.
In spite of the gorgeous effect of the
material the style of making is in the
fashion of the simplest shirt waist. A
tucked, square-cut yoke, with full
blouse effect over the bust, fastened
with studs in narrow plait, is pop
ulnr design. The sleeves are the old
style shirt sleeves.
The fashionable athletic girl may have
any number of sporting gowns, for
golf. for the wheel, for hunting and
Yachting, but her wardrobe is never
complete without one or many dainty
tea gowns, or ''lounging" gowns, as the
muscular maid would say.
The very newest design in these
'lounging robes is of liberty silk, or,
better and much cheaper, China silk,
which can be bought 80 inches wide for
40 cents a yard. These most esthetic
gowns, which are of pure white, are cut
with Vatican plat in the back and full
in the front. The neck is slightly low
and square.
Long, pulled sleeves come well over
the hand and are edged with lace. The
large shoulder puff is also deliberately
garnished with lace extending from the
lace insertion which trims the neck.
4 white satin ribbon is fastened trim
ly about the waist and forms trim
ming at either side of the square-eut
neck. Such a tea gown can cost all
the way from eight dollars to $40, ac-
rerding to the material and value OF
lace Philadelphia Times.
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Yet All La We'll.

"Bthy and the baby are both doin as
well as you could expect along about this
time of the year, and in the fullness Of
time l reckon Dave will recover. But
for two days and nights it did raley look
TO me like the crazy asylum was right
seriously threatened with his manly
presence" and with that Aunt Nancy
went fumblin and foolin around in her
thanky bag after her pipe and tobacco.
"That night when the doctor first made
his landin with the baby Dave looked
like he didn't know which he had better
do-take wings and fly away, or faint
and fall over in it. His eyes got as big
as a pair Of cups and saucers, and bulgod
out till bless gracious if you couldn't
of took q stick and scraped EN- off. lie
couldn't lie down, nor set up, nor keep
still no way he could fix it. He was IN
plum swivel and in everybody's way.
BY daylight next mornin he was outand
gone to The lot tendin to his stock, and to
see him stirrin around people that
didn't know nothin about what had
come to pass would Of thought he was
runnin of a siX-mule farm and had got
three weeks behind with his work.
Before breakfast that mornin Doc
Mipters he come over to see what was
what and who was who, and turned in
by the lot loolSin for Dave. He didn't
find Dave out there, but he found his
signs, and that was a gracious plenty
10 tell the whole story.
"Now what do you reckon Dave had
went and done, Rufus? Bless the
heavens IL he didn't feed his horse on
cotton seed and goober vines, and then
whirl in and give the COW ten ears OF
corn and two bundles Of fodder. And
when Doc saw the general signs of the
times all he had to do was TO come on
around TO the front gate and ask what
4 was-a girl or a boy.
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"Watch and Pray

Il never am to disremember the time
when l sawed Parson Dick Majors off
at the knees and got two drinks instid of
one" said old man Hiram Lucas to me
oncst upon another time.
"Recollect, Rufus, that me and Dick
Majors was horned and bred and brung
up on farms ajinn, and had been good
friends from our carly youth up to the
present writin. But in the run of time
it would seem like we had come up to
what you mought call a forks of the
read. So Dick he went his way as a
blood Lucas and natural-born horse
trader. One day we met up together
in town. The weather was most hella-
tious cold, and finally at last by some
hook or mercrook got Dick to go with
me for change of breath. We nomi-
mated our pizen and poured out the
drinks, and then nothin would do Dick
but he must stand by the Scriptures
and offer up a short and fervent prayer
before he took little somethin for the
stomach's sake. And in the main time,
whilst he bad his eyes shet and was
giyin thanks, | climbed up around his
drink as we'll as mine.
Where's my sperits?' says he, when
he opened his eyes and saw the circum-
ference of the calamity.
"Ask me no questions and | will tell
you no lies says /. but accordin to
the Scriptures, Dick, you must watch
and pray-watch as well as pray
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The "Lnte" Mullins nahx.

Don't you remember Rufus, when
Dave Mullins and Bithy Lester got mar,
ried?' says Aunt Nancy, like as if
didn't have n blame thing to do but
keep the weddin records of the country
| told her | remembered the weddin
clear as bell-particular the music and
the dancin and the tremendous big in
fare dinner which followed-but to save
my life | couldn't recolect exactly the
year and the day when it all come tc
pass.
well, it was II years ago the third
day of last November since Dave and
Bithy took to miXin clothes for better
or for worse" Aunt Nancy went on.
And night before last the good Lord
blessed EN- with their frstborn baby,
and boy baby at that. Consequentially
you understand the general eircumfer-
ence of the surroundins at their house,
and you will take my word for 1t when
| tell you that the outdoinest and most
gonebyest confusionmenti in the history
of Huckleberry Ridge is now goin on
right around there in the Mullins settle
ment.
ITO be certainly the news was ruther
somewhat student and surprisin to me
when / first heard about it, cause it did
look to me by this time like Dave and
Bithy never would fulfill the Scrip
lures. And now, naturally of course,
to be there and see their proud looks
and silly ways you would think it must
be the onlyest baby in the round created
world, Now jest betwixt us gals, as it
were, l have seen a whole passle Of
babies in my day and generation, Rufus,
and | didn't find nothin so very eXtry
and pluperfectly fine about the late and
the new and the unexpected Mullins
baby-which at the same time it is a
right promisin boy. But yet still at
the same time it is only baby, and
about like all the rest so fur as | could
see with two arms and two legs, and
two hands and two feet, and two ears
and two eyes, and the general marks and
experiments of plain American baby
boy. And at this late day if it is pleas
ant for Dave and Bithy to take unto
themselves the flatterin, fool notion that
they have got the onlyest baby in the
whole discovered country what's the
difference to us? -
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He Saved the XaIunhles,


One New Year Old man Hiram made
u runnin trade with his good wife,
which was to the general extent that
every time he bought quart of sperits
for himself he would buy new dress
fer her. From what they say the old
man was as good as his word clean
through for ~ months. Amongst other
family records and relics, Andy Lucas
has got paper which shows old man
Hram's store account for that particlar
year, and to look at it you would think
he didn't buy nothin much but sperits
and new dresses. All down the line
you will notice these items:
II quart of sperits, so cts.
81 frocl for Mandy, so cts.
81 quart of sperits, so cts.
81 frocll for Mandy, so cts.
81 quart sperits, so cts.
81 frock for Mandy, so cts"
And so forth and so on all down the
line.
But l started out to tell you about
the terrible time when old man Hiram
Lucas driv his wagon into a railroad
wreck and didn't save n blessed thing
out of the smash-up but his own life
and "the yaluables."
The way it come to pass-the old man
hooked up his mule aud his one-horse
wagon and went to town. It was then
way up into the fall of the year, nearly
in the Christmas. OWN to the stage
of the weather and the season of the
year he had bought half gallon jug
OF spcrts that day and two "new frocls
for Mandy" On his return back home
that evenin it would seem like he got
most ingloriousy and superbly drunk
Consequentially he was "sleepin it Off,
when he got to the railroad crossin, and
the first thing he knew his mule and
wagon had run into a tail-end collision
with a railroad train.
BY some strange hook or crook or
freak of nature, when old man Hiram
come to his senses his mule was killed
dead and his wagon smashed into
kindlin wood. But he didn't have q
bone broke, whilst he found his jug OF
sperits and the bundle of dry goods safe
and sound.
After supper that night somebody
hailed at the gate, and when went out
to sec, who shopid it be but old man
Hiram Lucas-vhich he had left his
wagon and dead mule at the wreck and
was now footin it towards home. He
had a jug in one hand and bundle of
dry goods under his arm. He told me
70 the best of his recollection all about
the smash-up, and then wound up by
sayin;
"Hit was a most hellatious bad scrape
for a white man to drive into, but any
how. Rufus, you will please take no
tice that ] come out alive and saved the
valuabes"
With that old man Hiram ambled on
down the road towards home with his
Jug Of sperits and two new frocks for
Mandy"
RUELSsANDERs
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settlement from pleasant trip over on
Huckleberry Ridge. She had been over
there unbeknowance to us Oh little
family visitation around amongst the
Mullinses-which you recolleet Dave
Mullins, he married Miss Bithy Lester.
Now from what they tell me Miss
Bithy's mother was a Newton, though
| never did find out for certain the full
degree of kinnery between her and Aunt
Nancy. But anyhow, that dear, delight
full old soul driy three miles out of her
way and come around by our house to
tell me and mother the latest and most
freshest news from over there on Huck-
leberry Ridge.
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"Oncst upon time, l recollect, when
l had made big land trade with Uriah
Beverly-wherein, to tell the Bible
truth, | had just naturally snapped the
socks of of Uriah so smooth and easy
that it makes my head swim till yet
when think about it. Well, at any
rates, | wanted the deeds and title.
ments fixed up bomb proof, so | went
to Judge Pickins and gotshim to write
out the papers. But then | never did
read them papers clean through. l
never have saw such q hand writn 10
my whole entire natural life. | raley
couldn't have no serious doubts but what
the judge knowed his business and had
writ everything down aeeordin to law
But you see | wanted to know all them
things to a dead and buried certainty.
So the next time he come round on
the circuit | took the papers to the
Judge and told him | would love for
him to read his writin through and
through with me. He looked at the
papers few minutes. and then says
to me, says he:
"'Hiram Lucas, did write out them
papers?'
Judge Pickins, you did, saysI.
"'No mistake about that, Hiram?'
says he.
"'sho as gun is iron and God made lit.
tie apples,' saysI.
"Well, Hiram,' says he, you will
have to wait till can throw down about
three or four good, stiff drinks before
can read that writin. l was drunk
when l wrote out them papers,"
Now as for me, never could worry
the story down without right smart
sprinkle of salt on it, but old man
Hiram maintained till the last that
soon as the judge tanked up sufficient on
the necessary drinks he read them pa
pers through and through as clear and
easy as you could read plain print.
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Tic Neccssnry Drink.

Old man Hiram Lucas used to tell a
mighty good one on Judge Pickins-
Observation-Disclosures both of them have
since then throwed their hands to the
rack and went the common way of all
human flesh.
Il have saw the handwritin of many
suudry luen, Rufus. but II there ever
was a man that made a plum bust and
fell down on it every time he went TO
write. his name was Judge Pickins,"
said old man Hiram IL giyia me the
cory.
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The Cause of the Row.

Gibbs-How did Differs come TO hit
you2
Snoggs-Oh, it was all on account of a
triAing difference OF opinion between
us.
Gibbs-Difference Of opinionP
snoggs-Yes; l thought he lied, and
be thought be didn't.-N. Y. Tribune.
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and rejoieeth much,
for a man child is
borned into { h e
world, " or words TO
that extent. One
day last week Aunt
Nancy driy by our
house to say good
by and howdydo.
She was on her re-
turn back home to
the Panther Greek
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News from HuckIcberry Ridgc--The
Late Mullins Baby-Eiram and
the Preaeher-When Drinks
Were Necessary.

Accordin to Aunt Nancy Newton and
the Scriptures, "she forgetteth her pains
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FROM THE FORKS.

People and Things at the "Confiu-
once Of the Streams"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15

cd session In the Council Chamber 10
night at 100 o'clock This meeting
will possibly take some action In the com
munlcation presented by tho Street car
Company In relation 10 paving Hun
street. 49,.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage cf Mr.. Chas. II. Kabl, or swans.
take place ON the 26th Of January: Miss
Pitt is the daughter OF the late W. l. Il''
OF this city.
The services at the different churches
were very poorly attended wednesday
night on account OF the snow.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
tho Water Commissioners heid IN the ~
pcrintendcnts Office next TUESDAY night
Mr.. James Belwood, of Chesterfield, Ie-
Gently returned from visit 10 CANADA
He was in the city on Wednesday
There will be a meeting Of the Earnest
Workers OF the Presbyterian church al
the residence OF Miss Louise Lipscomb
on Twelfth street. next Friday at 4'"1
O'Clock.
A business meeting Of the Manchester
Cotillon Club was held Tuesday evening
last. when Secretary Samuel a. Patteson
and Mr.. ". /. Beattie offered their resig-
nations as members Of the club. a ger
man will be given on January 9th.
Repairs are again being made in tho
flooring Of Mayo's bridge. The work ne
cossitates the transferring Of street-car
Messengers on tho bridge.
Mr.. william G. Hartwoll is up, after
being confined TO his bed by sickness for
the past week.
Mr.. Francis Nunnally is detained at
home by sickness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15

In reference 10 the statement that has
been printed. regarding the proposed ac-
ton of Governor Bushnell as TO the ap-
pointment of Mark Hanna 10 the uncN-
PRED term of senator from Ohio. TO
i'm the place that Will be made vacant
by the resignation of Senator sherman.
who. il is understood. viii accept a
position I'm President Mckinley Cabi-
net a prominent Republican of this citv.
in speaking TO a representative of Iae
Times. says
There are few Republicans. il any,
who have a stronger hold upon the con-
fidence of the party i'm Virginia than
Senator Sherman. While the party IN
this State has unbOundcd faith IN
Major McKinley's judgment and patriot
ism. there are few of us whose assurance
will not be strengthened by the announce
ment that Senator Sherman Will be one
of the advisors of his administration.
/ am confident that the presence i'm the
Cabinet Of no other man could have
impaired so much of confident hope for
the future as does the seemingly au-
thoritative statement from "a Washington
paper that Major Mckinley has called
TO his official family so able a coun-
sellor. and one I'm whom the American
people. irrespective Of party recognize
all the elements of national statesman
ship"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15
MORE OFFICERs ELECTED.
Annual Meetings of Stockholders Held
Yesterday.

Annual Meetings of Stockhoidefs beih
Yesterday.
Tho annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Dime Savings Bank Of Richmond.
which started business April ], 1896 and
which held its meeting on the 18th instant
10 begin its fiscal year with January
made a most encouraging showing OF us
business for the nine months it had Deeu
IN operation.
The election Of directors for 1897 result
ed in the unanimous continuation or
the old board. consisting of II. SwineforO
S. G.. Fairbank. l.. i. Sullivan, {. -.
Larus, Charles Lorraine. a. G. Becker
and +. w. Banner
The board Of directors then met and
reelected II. Swineford. president, 5. q.
Fairbank. vice-president, and D. IL.
S0uthall. cashier.
Tho stockholders Of the kdnawha Coal
Company met AT the Office Of Mr. Eu-
gene G. Massie at noon yesterday and
elected the following directors: Messia-
w. J. Leake Roosevelt Page Il. r. Brooke
A. w. Patterson. A. T. Chandler r. w.
Maury ana Eugene G.. Massic. The de
rectors in turn elected the following Of
flcers: Hon. W. j. Lcakc, president, MIR.
Roosevelt Page. Vice-prcsident. Mr. X. L.
Brooke. secretary and treasurer
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Union Bank of Richmond
held Yesterday at noon, the following d.
rectors were chosen for the ensuing year:
w. w. Timbcrlake. T. W. Pemberton, n.
W. Bowe. b. Alsop. Charles Davenport,
II. T. Arlington, Jr.. a. J.. BOulwaro.
The directors reelected a. J.. Boulware
president and J. y. Beasley cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15

IN tre circuit Court the CITIZENS Ma
tional Bank instituted suit against c. b.
Neal for $50 yesterday.
The following deeds Of bargain and
sale were recorded i'm the Chancery
Court G. X Pollock, trustee To j. A.
Goode. property valued az $1,000; j. W.
Shields and wife TO DIR. Chas. VI. Shields.
property for So consideration.
The following cases We're disposed Of
In the Hastings Court Mary Magda-
lene Thomas. for housekeeping, was Civ
en- nine months i'm jail and fined one cent:
Elijah Stokes. for felonious assault. got
six months in jail and was fined ono
cent. The case OF Darlington Brown.
charged with murder, was postponed for
one week.
In the Law and Equity Court ycster-
day suit was instituted by w. A. Webb.
administrator OF Mary J. Foster against
the G. and q. railroad for $4,000 The
suit is brought TO recover damages for
the killing of Mary j. Foster by am en-
CINE on that road near crossing I'm Hen
rico on February 49, 1906. The case may
come up for trial to-day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE RAPID
INCREASE OF HEART TROUBLES.
DO Not 30 Alarmed, But Look for tho
Cause

Heart troubles. at least among Ameri-
cans. are certainly increasing and while
this may be largely due to the excite
mont and worry OF American business
life. ~ is more often the result Of weak
stomachs, Of poor digestion.
Real. organic heart disease is incur
able, but not one case in a hundred OF
heart trouble Is organic.
The close relation between heart trou-
bic and poor digestion Is because both
organs arc controlled by branches OF the
Same great nerves. the Sympathetic and
PneunoSastric.
IN another way. also. tho heart. II af-
fected by that form OF poor digestion.
which causes gas and fermentation from
half-dlgostod food. there is a feeling Of
oppression and heaviness in the chest
caused by pressure Of the distended
stomach on the heart and lungs, inter
fering with their action. hence arises
palpitation and short breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood,
makes IL thin and watery. which irritates
and wcakens the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
troubles is 10 improve the digestion and
20 insure the prompt assimilation Of
food
This can best be done by the regular
use. after meals. Of some safe, pleasant,
and effective digestive preparation, like
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. which may
be found at most drug stores, and which
contain valuable harmless digestive ele-
ments. in a pleasant convenient form.
II Is safe 10 say that the regular, per-
sistent use Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
at meal time will cure any form Of sto-
mach trouble. except cancer OF stomach.
Full size packages OF the Tablets sold
by most druggists al 30 cents or by mail
from Stuart CO., Marshall. Mich.
Little book on stomach troubles mail
ed free. Address Stuart Co.. Marshall,
Mich.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15


Richmond. Va. Jan. ~. 1897.
I y THE LAW AND EC llil W i1l
/ FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND;
+. NJ. Crutchheld. who sues, etc. Plaintiff
The Newport News Company T.. T..
Montague trustee. and W. u. DcSdus-
sure trustee .............. .DcIc uddhl =.
Extract from decree of January l5 ln'i.l
The Court doth further adJhdte, oi".t
and decree that this cause ne IritiI.u ~
one Of the commissioners or thls couI 9
who Is directed 10 inquire ana report do
follows:
i. The names Of an the STOCKHOLDERS Of
the defendant the Newport News COM
pany, together with the uuiHeet on siiai 4
taken or agreed 10 be- taken by each, ana
the amount of money. IF any, still owing
and unpaid on said stock 10y any OF tn. KY,
and the manner and mode ln Whlch ule
said company was orthiA@-', anu ".s
stock issued as fully pald, ana NE H. LIVE
ner and mode I'm which such AtoIh ""'
paid up, II so paid up.
-. 4 statement OF all the proper'y ana
assets or said company OF Wa ',i 90
and wherever situated. together Win IFS
Zee simple and rental value. s,
g. A statement of all the debts OF SAID
company 10 whom due, their chaiacl'i'
amounts and priorities. If any, ana
Il. Any other matter specially stared
deemed pertinent hy the ,pliinF .l.I 81
required by any party TO be so stated.
Before nroceeding 10 make the inquiries
and statements required, said commission
err shall give notice OF the time and place
Of making. and stating. the same by pun
week for four successive weeks I'm some
newspaper published in the city of Rich
mond which notice so published shall be
equivalent to personal service on all per-
sons interested. except the deien1ant COM
pany. the said Newport News Company,
on which actual service Of said notice
shall be made"