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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

tale. that the waiter was very nearly
right.
when Costello undertook 10 clear a
house or a ship OF rats ne always made
Il a condition that he must choose his
own time and must be watched or inter-
fered with by no one. He was so
thorough In his work. and his charge was
so moderate. that none Of his customers
ever thought Il was worth while TO antag-
onize him. once or twice the more inqui-
sitive undertook 20 watch him from an
other building. through an open window.
They saw him moving about the rooms,
looking from one side 10 the other, and
apparently taking 20 himself. He car
ried a coffee bag I'm his left hand. Every
now and then. a rat-sometimes two or
three-would come scampering out to him.
He scooped them gently into his bag.
Sometimes he let them run up MS arm
10 his shoulder and played with them De-
fore dropping them into the bag re
never left a rat behind him. What he dld
with his bagful he never told, nor dld
any one ever find out. Sometimes he was
followed when he started toward the
water front with them. So long as ne
was followed he did nothing.
DO YOU drown them?' asked one
"'perhaps" he said none too pleasantly
and showed his teeth. 1t was the com
mon belief among those who knew MIN
host that he let them all run free New
York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

There was a confusion Of Gathering pans
and dumping feet, and through the open
door of the sitting room Ann could see
Tom Capering and praucing, whistling
and coaxing by turns while over and
above an was the sound of q chiIds cry,
ing. All at once Tom ceased his gyra-
lions and clutched both hands I'm his
hair, stamping with vcXation.
ron. waugh waugh. waugh, theni Ycll
away If IL does YOU any good. you little
viper, I'm hanged if I'H make a jumping
jack Of myself any longer. Oh. Ann" II
ever there was welcome I'm anyone's voice
there was welcome in Toms then. "Do
see If you can make out what Is the mat
ter with him. It's my Aunt Clara's young
hopeful, YOU Sec and she's gone with
mother TO the station to meet company.
A nice row for them to come back 90,
I must say"
what did YOU do 10 him. Ann asked.
as she knelt down by the screaming child.
do? Nothing, It's just pure cussed-
ness. Why ne was tn a great gale laugh
ing and hurrahing as 7 swung him
around, when. all at once, nc went off tho
handle like this. Clyde. you monkey. stop
your noise"
Something is hurting him" Ann in-
sisted. She was accustomed 20 children
and she knew the difference between the
angry cry and the cry OF pain. ooh. see
here. his poor little arm Your knife
Tom, quick Cut away the sleeve. Oh.
dear. II is out Of joint and look how it
has swollen That makes 81 very bad!"
"Out Of Joint" echoed Tom incrcdu-
lousy. cit can't be. You'u be saying
next that J aid IT,"
Continued next week.
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her late resolution as she took up the
basket
Now that's right. Don't you ever be
ashamed OF anything honest, Ann. or get
20 fcelin too good for what puts the
bread in your mouth. ] don't want you 10
have to wash for livin'. goodness
knows. but it's a lucky thing for all that
your mother can"
Ann knew this. a widow with five chill
dren must do what she can. and 10 was 20
her credit that she was a thoroughly
good washerwoman; yet Ann could not
help nervng herself on the way for the
encounter that she dreaded. Suppose
Tom should let her I'm and announce her
in some ridiculous fashion. say as Miss
Rub-a-dub, the queen OF the tub" as he
had called her at school until the teach
or had forbidden such personalities.
But the things we expect are seldom
the things that happen. and Il was so
IN this case AIMS timid knock at the
side door OF Judge Taylor's house was
not answered. There was "a great racket
somewhere inside. and the door itself
was ajar. 50 Ann stepped into the hail
and stood waiting for the din 10 subside.
so that she might make herself heard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

made the soap bubble mixture and the
gas blew the bubbles. instantly great
air castles would form and would come
sp0utiug ont of the end of that pipe as
though 10y magic. Such big bubbles never
were blown before. nor so fasti They
would come ont of the pipe at the rate
of ten O. second. and the room would
be filed with bubbles IN q minute.
II we had two gas jets we could blow
the bubbles just so much The faster and
the room would be fun just so much the
sooner.
When the bubbles were all blown We
turned off the gas and fell 10 knocking
the bubbles around. That IS the way
TO have a soap bubble party. BE care
full when you do 80, though. that there
is plenty Of suds I'm the pipe OF YOU may
set the house atirc. Tn fact, this recipe
IS noted for fits clcvorness I'm setting fire
TO things: but II you have plenty Of suds
I'm the pipe there is not any danger
We blew them With long stem pipes
tho other night no our reunion bubble
party. but when YOU read I'm the "Socie-
" Notes" the next day Of very fash
ionable soap bubble party at the house
of the swell Mrs. < YOU were read
ing only of an ordinary soap bubble oc-
caeion, made a little more interesting
by the size Of the bubbles and the fact
that we played battledore and shuttle
cock with them. They were not the
genuine Nassar bubbles.
As for the Vassar soap bubbles, oh.
they were different Each as big as a
root tub and as light as n feather. The
smallest too big for a battledore and
the largest too large for a sofa cushion.
We had 20 bat them with sheets which
we held taut. so that the bubbles could
bound on them. and when We got tired
we would put out the lights and leave
the wet bubbly suds TO dry by them
selves before morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
Boys Mustn't Cry.

The great French writer Victor Hugo,
tells this story about his own child
hood-his father. be It remembered. was
one OF Napoleons generals.
When was five or six years old, I
was crying. My father who heard me,
did not reprove me. but this is the way
he punished me:
Why, the poor dear little girlr he
said. in cool ironcal manner what's
the matter with her? Who has been max
ing her cry? she shant be found fault
with. It's right for little girls 10 cry.
But how's this? What have you been
dressing her IN boys clothes for? Make
her a pretty frock at once. and to-mor-
row she shall so and take a walk in the
garden OF the Tuileries.'
sure enough, the nurse put a girIs
dress on ne, the next day. according
70 order, and took me 20 walk at the
Tuileries. l was well mortified. as you
may. perhaps, imagine.
But never cried again from that day
until I had become a man grown
Wstchman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
A WOMAN. AND A MANS DESK
What the Man Found i'm It AFTER lie
Got IL in the Flat.

A man whose genius is pickering by
bocl, window I'm n fat I'm upper New
VII boue-ht = desk-a roll-top analr-in
which 10 keep his twinklings' ana on
which 10 work out the problems winch
he Matched. .,,
When the desk was delivered II could
not pass the portal OF the house I'm whlch
tho fat was stored away. When the man
reached home at dark the desk was on
the sidewalk. n target FOR the boys IN tho
block. Tho ianitor was a cross between
a carpenter and a stoker, and 10 him the
Job OF getting the desk I'm the fiat was
awarded. Tho desk came 10 pieces WIN
case. but 81 required several days to get
the pieces 20 dovetail.
II would not add 10 the happiness or
anybody to tell what on this cost the
owner Of the desk. He knows which
cost most. the desk NJ the furniture store
or the desk as it stands in the fiat
The desk has twelve piceonholes. six
on either side. The pigconholes in the
desk % n literary genius who looks out
OF a back window on dead walls are sup
posed TO contain aids 10 his work.
A few days after the dcsk was in place
the genius sat down TO It TO plume the
wings Of his fancy and 90 hammer out
He reached into the pigeOnhole con-
tanning choice quotations and pulled ont
a woman's button hook and hat pin.
He put them back concluding not 10
quote.
He reached into the pige0nhole contain
ing data. II was so labelled. He pricked
his fingers until they bled He had found
a woman's needlebook and loose pins
Patient genius "a unmOved by trides He
said nothing. sucked his wounded fingers
and thrust them into the pigeOnhole
labelled "War stories" He pulled out
the following: One pair Of scissors
broken eyeglasses. pincushion. pattern
cuf from a woman's magazine, and side
comb.
He looked AZ the label OF tho pigeon
hole and smiled The articles were re-
turned and the Genius shut HIS eyes as
he explored another receptacle labelled
"City notes" The chain OF n lorgnette.
a button hook. an invisible net-why DO
they call e. invsible?-a piece Of chalk
loose buttons such as mon do not have
on their garments, and bottle OF red
ink-all these fell out OF the pigeonhole
labelled "City notes"
He did not feel I'm the remaining pigeon
holes. He looked He glanced at the top
OF the desk. where he had put his die
tionary and a few other books which he
spoke Of as his library when he could
find anyone downtown to listen TO him.
and they were not to be seen. A wo-
mans hat q womaus cape. n woman's
gloves. and a. veil hid the library Of the
waiting Genius by the back window
which looked ont on a whitewashed wall
To would not help other waiting ge-
muses. by back windows 10 say what this
ono did when he saw the top OF his desk
N Y. Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
SOdpBubb|GR Reception
MODELLED FROM NOTE BOOK OF AvAssARALUMUs.

restaurant fell to talking across the table
of the utter futillty and brainlessness OF
rats. Tom left his supper and sidled over
10 them. In the most deprecating way in
the world he touched the loudest mouth
ell one on the shoulder
Don't" he said, in a shrill hal; whls-
per. wait"
lie sat on the edge Of a chair at the emo
OF the table and rested his two hands on
the edge OF the cloth The two market
men looked al each other in stupid sur
prise.
"reH me-" he said how many Jumps
OF sugar there are I'm that bowl-without
taking the cover on.
The TWO smiled al each other as though
they would say: Here is one more drunk
than We"
There are three" said Tom. "seer"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

Here IS a Nassar soap bubble recipe
which you must learn II you are ever
going to have a soap bubble party. Take
some white CASTLE soap and shave IL
fine. Cover It with water and heat until
the soap melts. Add n cupful Of glyce-
rine for every quart of water. and soon
YOU will have a heavy, greasy yet pleas
ant mixture which reminds you OF soap
bubbles when you look at IT.
At Vassar. where we do things up
fine. we used 10 take the gas pipe, such
as YOU may use on gas lamps, oil stoves
and tho like. This pipe we would at
tach TO the gas and one OF ms would
hold up the end OF the pipe while the
others poured I'm the soap bubble mix
ture. Then we turned the gas on.
Phewl How the. gas would escape.
you will say and what an odor there
must have been. Not at all. We had
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
CHAMPION RATMAN DYING.
Pied Piper OF Hamelin Worked No
Greater Maryels.

Queer Tom Costello the river-front rat
catcher was found nearly dead in his
room at Guerin's Hotel. near the foot Of
Vesey street. the other morning It is one
OF his many cranky ideas TO sleep with
the gas burning, although his room IS lit
tie better than a closet and has no win
dows. The gas was shut off in the hotel
cellar on Wednesday. At night 1t was
turned on again. No one thought Of
Toms habit Of leaving his gas burning
and he was not warned. When the gas
was turned on again the room filed with
II. His stertOrous breathing attracted the
attention Of the night clerk who dragged
Tom out Of the room and called the pO-
lice At the HudsOn-Street Hospital IL was
said that Costello would probably die.
II will be a sad blow to those who ever
suffer from pest Of rats II he does die
The Pied Piper OF Hamelin was not a
worker Of greater marvels than he-if the
stories told by those who knew him are
true. lie has been an honored resident
OF lower Nesey street for years. He Is
sXty-one years old. short. and slim. lie
has queer. sparse gray mustache that
grows straight out 20 each side from un-
der his nose. The nose itself IS long and
quivers nervously when he moves his
narrow upper lip. This is most percept-
bic when his dinner is put before him.
When he IS startled he has a queer habit
OF Jumping 10 one side and looking back
over his shoulder with en- exclamation
very like a squeak.
he was never a sociahie or an argu-
mentative person. He never Joined a con-
vcrsation univited except once. so far as
is known. That was when two half
drunken Washington market men IN thu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
JokeCorncr.

A teacher asked a little boy 70 spell
responsibility" which he did. Now.
Tommy" said the teacher "can YOU tel
me the meaning Of that big word?"
"Yis. num-" answered Tommy. Tf I
had only four buttons on my trousers and
two came or all the responsibility would
hang on the other two "-Tit-Bits
Mary and Martha. two little sisters.
had been promoted 20 the dignity Of a
big bed. where they slept together.
81 sleep on the front side" announced
Mary. with an air Of Importance.
And whore do you sleep, Martha?"
inquired the visitor.
II sleep where Mary doesn't" answer
cd Martha, with a rueful glance at her
restless little sister.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
HERE THEY COME.

The Prizes, You Know-Did You Get
One?
First prizc-Thomas Bodine Powell, Sls
west Main street. You are. as we have al
ways said. "a very nice boy. Thomas. and
your prize is "a pocket knife
Don't cut our acquaintance, please. Ia.
Hai That's "a joke.
Second prize-A box OF dainty Irish
linen letter paper-gocs 10 Miss Emily
Schenck Oak Tree Va. who found 1852
persons BOO last Sundays Times. Crowd
cd paper. was 30 not. Emily?
Let as know when you receive the
prizes. like good children.
THE TIMES.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
NOW LOOKI
The May Prizes arc What You Must
Look At.

T. TO 20 10 the boy or girl who dis
plays the greatest care and neatness in
answering the questions which appear
each Sunday No child can compete for
this prize unless no or she takes part
"a each Sundays contest.
: TO go TO the child sending I'm during
- ponth the best letter. You may
vFits about anything you choose. but
must write on every other side OF the
sheet Now then. Onel Two, Three! Go
ahead and fin the Mail Bag.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
Z. S. Managsr-MARTIN BENNETT.

s Manage
n u. s.,
Organized Incorporated. 1873: commenced business 1880
I-cAPITAL
stocks
Of
H.
Value OF real by the ...
l no u Which not more than one years interest due
All said
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buildings morgaged S0@0m
Total fsaidm premises nide).
BONDS OWNED
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
FOR THE LADS
AND LASSIES.
Two April Prizes--A Pocket Knife
and a Box Of Paper,
TH0S. POWELL ! EMILY SCHENCK

Read About Next Months Prizes and
See What They arc For-LoOk Care
fully Now-An Unfinished Story
OF HowPridc Had "a Fan.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
THIS SUNDAYS CONTEST.
To be Taken Part in by All Who Want
That First Prize.

Answer these questions.
D. Where are the Philippines. where
the eyes q all the world are looking to-
day2
% How did they get their name?
O. TO what country do they belong?
g. What are their chief products?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
l. ION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON

AFFAIRS
COUNTS COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN PURsu ANcE TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08

my little girl hope you tried
Your very best 90 be "a
Quite ladyllke and well-behaved
Whom you were out az tea.
And that you said. yes. ~ you please.
When things were offered you.
or. No. 1 thank you quietly,
Just as i told YOU to-
'Wel. mamma, dear. I smiled and said:
Yes. fhauk YOU. so polite;
And. II YOU please. and sat up straight,
And always acted right
fTr7rrr- r7t11 81.
q didn't say. NO. thank YOU though,
Because. mamma, you see,
] wanted an they helped me 10
When 4 went out TO tea
Sydney Dayre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
HIS THRONE TOTTERS.
King of Belgium Threatened
by MObs.

Paris, Jan. 6.-FrOm reliable news
which reaches here from Brussels there
is every reason to believe that Belgium
is on the verge of a revolution, threat
ening the existence of the dynasty and
which may be said to owe it's origin to
the persistent effort of the king to rem
der military cOnscriptiOn more rigorous
and obligatory service in the army uni
versal.
Anti militarist demonstrations are
the order Of the day in all parts of the
kingdom, and at Brussels, at Liege. at
Antwerp, Namur and other great cen
ters of industry, professions and pa
radeS of WOrkingnen and working wo-
men are constantly taking place,
phrases such as down with mill
tarisrn,' down with the barracks" :" no
more lotteries in human flesh" and
down with the German colonel the
latter a slur against the king, being
inscribed on the banners and transpar4
encies carried by the participants in the
demonstrations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
ROBBERY IN A CAR.
One of the Robbers Found Dead
by the Track.

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-Charles Dayton,
who is supposed to have lived at 115
Fourth avenue. New York City was
found dead under railroad trestle
across Kahokia creed in East st. Louis
Ill, today. He is supposed to be one
of the robbers who were thrown from
an Illinois Central train last night af-
ter attempting to rob a passenger in
the smoking car.
The two men got on the train at East
St. Louis just as it was pulling out
from the relay depot and took a seat at
the back of the smoking car. After the
train had passed the Viaduct and was
going at considerable speed, the men
arose and approached a prosperous
looking man who sat about the middle
of the car. They asked him to change
a bill, and when he drew a roll of mon
ey from his pocket for that purpose,
one of the robbers grabbed it.
In the fight that followed between the
robbers and passengers, one of the
former jumped from the train and the
other was hurled to the ground. The
conductor was Informed of the robbery
but did not stop the train. Only $12
was secured by the robbers. Dayton
who was identified by memoranda
found in his pocket is, supposed to have
formerly been a. property man for some
theatrical company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
THE SENATE.
Senate Votes 100000 for an Indian
Show.

Washington. Jan. 6.-In the senate
today Mr. Allen OF Nebraska called up
and the senate passed the bill providing
for the holding Of congress of the
representatives. of different Indian
tribes of the United States in Omaha
in 1898 and appropriating 100000 there
for.
Some minor amendments to the bill
We're made.
A bill appropriating $175.OOO for a
public building at Fergus Falls, Mimi,
was passed.
The bill to protect the name and in
sigma Of the Red Cross was passed.
Mr. Gray explained that Miss Clara
Barton several years ago asked that
the insignia of the Red Cross society be
protected from those who would use it
for commercial or perhaps fraudulent
purposes. Under the treaty entered
into by majority of the civilized na-
tions of the world, the sign of the Red
Cross is known as an insignia of a hos
pital corps or charitable organizations.
Other nations had protected the insig-
mia of the society and the United States
ought to protect it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
HOGG FOR BOB TAYLOR.
Ex-Governor Hogg Denies the Story
of a Vice Presidential Deal
With BRYAN.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 6.-Since w. J.
Bryan's visit to this city, stories have
been in circulation that he and ex-GoV
J. S. Hogg of this city arranged for the
latter to run as vice president with
Bryan in 1900 and further that Govern
or IIogg intended moving to New York
at once with a view of getting SOLID
with Dick Croker to secure his support
in his presidential race.
Today ex-Gov. Hogg authorized the
statement that there was no truth in
any of these statements. He said that
while he had been offered excellent po-
sitions in New York, he would not now
nor in the future accept any, as he was
too we'll pleased with Texas; that he
was not now nor would he be a cand1-
date for vice president, but at the
proper time he would support Bob
Taylor of Tennessee for the position.
He also stated that henceforth he was
out of politics, save as to his personal
supDort from an unbiased standpoint
of party nominees and party principles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06

F. on the theory that she is the only
near relative and is therefore entitled
to the property by inheritance. The
discovery of a daughter will upset all
the plans which contemplate securing
the estate for the sister, for the child
will have the prior right to the land.
Who the girl is for whom the proper
ty will be claimed is being kept a Sc
cret. 1t is claimed that there viii be
no difficulty in establishing the fact
that she IS really the child of DeBOis-
siere and was recognized by him be-
fore his death. In the transfer Of the
property to. the trustees of the odd
Fellows $50 acres of land was not in
cluded in the deed This it is claimed
was intended as the legacy of the il
legitimate child. The deed has never
been placed on record and it is claimed
that the person who holds it is only
waiting for the final settlement of the
fight for the property.
When an examination of the deed
giving the property to the odd Fellows
was made it was found that $50 acres
of the best land was not included in
the conveyance. Troutman & Stone
went to work on the theory that If
they failed to secure the part of the
estate bequeathed for an odd Fellows
home there would be nothing to pre-
vent them from getting in the name Of
Madame MartenelH the $50 acres not
included in the deed.
But if the 16O acres has already been
decided to this daughter it leaves Moth
ing which the contestants can fall back
upon IN case or being defeated in the
court. They will have had all their
trouble for nothing.
The case was to have been called for
trial in Ottawa this week but it has
been postponed and will probably not
be tried this month.
G. A. Huron who is one of the trus-
tees of the property named in the deed
of DeBoissiere is inclined to think that
there is nothing in the story of the dis
cOvery of a daughter and heir. we
know nothing of any child" said he.
80 far as we have been able to dis
cover there is no daughter or any other
near relative except the sister who
lives in France. When DeBofssiere
made the deed I drew it up and he told
me then that the only relative he had
was his sister in France. As far as the
$50 acres mentioned is concerned that
was left out of the deed by mistake and
we have made a motion to have our
deed reformed to include that I do
not believe that there is any other deed
to the property"