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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

a ,.oc.-sheer lawn, tucks. 3-lnch Tor
chOn lace ruffle.
At 73c-Fine cambria, wide umbrella
ruffle inserting and edge Of Point do
Paris lace.
Many other styles Of fine Partisan Draw
ers. from 81. 10 10 Sf0S pair
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
Toilet Linens,
Table Linens.

Bought months ago and inn
ported direct for this sale. The
most sterling values-every one
of them. No limit to quantity
you may buy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
PETTICOiTS.

At 30c.-i styles OF heavy muslin and
fine cambria. trimmed in Valencicunes
lace and embroidery.
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REDUCTION SALE OF BOYs' PANTS.

We started last Wednesday sale or
Bows KneS-Pants. The assortments
are so extraordinarily large for Rich
mond stores that there are plenty
left, though the prices are nearly half.
Sweet. Orr q Co.'S $3.50 and Sl.75 Cor
duroy Pants for boys; choice. 81 20.
Ali of the 81, SIPS, and s15O Knee-Pants,
somewhat over 800 pairs, all made or
French worsteds. and In all sizes, are
TO DO sold for .....,.,....;:....';; zoe.
All Of the IS and SSc knee-Pants.
somewhat over 500 pairs, made OF
fancy Scotch cheViots and kerseys,
are 10 be sold Tor ...... SOC.
All OF the soc and some OF the 7jc
Knee-Pants somewhat over 200 pairs
OF Navy-Blue. Black. and fancy
checked cheWots. are 10 be sold for
3Dc.
All OF the 800 Knee-Pants, OF wool che
viot, somewhat over 200 pairs. are 10
be sofa lot s.s.ss..s.-. ......s..s...- SIC,
All OF the 10 and pc. Brown Twill Knee
Pants. somewhat over 2l5 pairs, are
TO be sold for ........... ............i0c.
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Velour Mats fur border, all bright col
Ors, sold at 75c., for 3Sc
2,OCO YARDS FLOOR OIL-CLOTH.
Yard wide, first grade, sold at 4Oc., for
20c.
Yard wide, second erade. sold at SOC, FOR
ne.
Above come i'm Al. Ga. and 81.
100 pieces extra grade of China Seamless,
fine weavos. sold at 100, for ~ 1-2c.
% rolls Damask. heaviest made, sold al
3Oc.. for l5c yard.
10 Japanese Rugs, size Ski yard,
sold AT $40, for $3.50.
Japanese Rugs. size 4x5 yards,
sold AT So, for $40.
20 Japanese Rugs, size 1x2 yards,
sold at 1915. for $1.75.
3 Wool Smyrnas, size Sxl yards, sold
81, for SIS
2 Real Turkish Rugs, large size, sold at
$l5. for $22.5
7 Turkish Rugs, 30x60 inches sold at
$500 for S2.75
900 Linen Nindow-Shades. in all
the new coIOrs, 3NG feet, mounted
on good spring rollers, with all
fixtures, sold at 33c., for 22c.
$50 Shades. slightly damaged. sold up 10
Soc, all fixtures, for Sc. each.
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HE WHITE SALE OF BLANKETS.

California white Wool Blankets. soft
and heecy. fun IA size. White silk
binding. worth $3.50. this sale. Sc OS
pair.
Heavy White Cotton Blanket. crochet
edge ii-i eze 9Sr n pair
LADIES' WRAPPERS.
ladies Charming tiannellette Wrap
pers. $40 styles fancy make with
rufiies. one and many over sleeves or
around yoke; also. braid. full wide
skirts. reduced 90 ..................7oc
Ladies Attractive House Robes. in
eidefdOwn Of soft and 1eecy texture.
dainty and becoming colors ribbon
banded edge. silk cord girdles, reduced
from - TO ............ ............ S3.0s.
:. N717,se @'I'Hf1nr saw. g mr. a. I'M
DsrtIeal.s. 81 .aeXal0Z0z
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FIRST EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTION S

of Fine Furniture only After much elaboration to whether
would be wiser give the public stated discount OF twenty
five to thrtyh from marked or marx doW
each separately adopted the latter course ana you
will find pieces marked down % per cent some 35 per
cent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
A Change in the Management
Of the Furniture Department,
with all Of its consequent Investigations inventories of stock
and overhaulng the buyer the
fact that have a stock of
ONLY FINE FURNIT IRE

far in excess of our needs, and as new
be given full sway, we invite you to our
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

ThrouGh direct connection with resident OF 81
Gall the head of embroidery manuiac-
urers we have many years maintained leading position III
The of this White Sale more
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Cost of ent,

An ingenious Englishman has figur-
ed out the cost of an hour of govern
ment since the beginning of the CEN
tury. In France the figures show an
alarming tendency to increase. Under
Napoleon an hour of government cost
$4,000 francs; under Louis Philippe,
$50 900; under the second republic 103,-
900; under Napoleon Ill. 249,oOo; from
1870 to 1880, 100000, on account of the
raising of the average by the cost OF
the war with Germany, but from 1880
to 1890 the cost was 100000 francs an
hour. A French paper remarks that
this seems to prove the undesirability
of paying q government by the hour or
by the day. Payment by the piece.
according to the work done, is the only
way, it thinks.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
No Longer Needed.

Wife reading the paper)-Well. l
declare, If that isn't the queerest thing
l ever heard of! What's
that? Wife-Why, here in the paper
is an account of a wedding in Man
chester, and among the wedding pres
ents was bull terrier, given to the
bride by her father. Husband don't
see anything odd about that. She was
the old mans youngest daughter,
wasn't she? Wife-Yes: but whats
that got to do with it? Husband-Why,
of course. If she and all the rest were
married, he had no further use for the
dog,-Rival.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
A GREAT FREN cHMEN.
Tho New President of tho French
Senate.

The new president of the French
senate, Clement Armand Fallieres. has
been a political factor for over twenty
years, although he is only So years OF
age. He was elected to the chamber
of deputies as Il Republican in 1876
and in 1880 was under secretary of
state. When Carnot became president
of the republic, the first prime min
lister he thought of was Fallieres. and
he asked him to form a cabinet, in
which the latter failed to succeed
Nevertheless he became member OF
three cabinets under Carnot's presi-
dency. That would be enough to show
what kind of man he Is. But his
whole career shows it as well. While
his first chief, Jules Ferry, was unable
to be chosen as prime minister for fear
of the animosity of his foes. Fallieres.
who belonged to Ferry's whole minis
try and was a genuine opportunist, was
looked upon as an excellent choice.
1880 to 1889 he has been eight times a
member of the government. He has
been once prime minister and minister
of foreign affairs 1SS3), twice minister
of public instruction Q8S3 and 1880
twice minister of justice (1Ss7 and
1922 and three times he has occupied
the ministry of the interior, in 1885,
1882 and 1887. He is not looking
president. He is somewhat too stout
too fat and too heavy, and the cartoon
lists have often taken him as their tar
get. But he is an orator of great skill
Moreover, he is a man OF absolute in
tegrity, whose whole career is above
suspicion. Nothing is more important
for great body like the senate, which
has sometimes to face unpopularity
than to be represented by man whose
character is unquestionable, and whose
purity cannot be assailed
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

and to such good purpose one night re-
Gently. Dickman was employed as
night telegraph operator at the Peters
station. While crossing the railroad
yard to deliver an order to the en-
gineer of freight train he was struck
by through train and thrown forty
feet from the track.
He lay unconscious a few minutes.
but when he's came to he remembered
that the order he was to have delivered
to the engineer was to detain the train
at Peters. He crawled up the en-
bankment to see IL the train had gone.
His progress was slow. as both his
legs were broken and he had sustained
a deep wound in the head. When he
reached the top of the embankment he
saw that the train had departed. He
knew that unless he could reach the
telegraph instrument in the station
and stop the train in time it would
crash into the regular passenger train
that would soon leave Madison. 1t
was a hard race, but the man won. 1t
was believed that Dickman would die
from his injuries, but the strong con-
stitution that stood him in good stead
that night promises to triumph over
his injuries. and he is now well on the
way toward recovery.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
A PAWNEE'S CALL.
How H. Repeated the Hour "a. sent

How He Repeated the Hour ms Sentinel
Western hurlor is overcharged and
frequently recoils into caricature. For
instance, remarks rs Companion.
an officer. characteri@.ng General Dun
ean, d Jolly, clustering old fellow. but
good Indian fighter, said: No In
dian bullet can hurt him. He has
been shot in the head with a cannon
ball, which did him no harm, but
glanced off and killed the toughest
mule in the army" The general HIM
self was the cause, on one occasion.
of bit OF humor SO grotesque as to
set camp laughing. He, in 1870, led
an expedition from Fort Mcpherson
into the Republican river country, and
the famous Pawnee scouts accompa-
MED 1t. The general ordered that in
camp the sentinels at the different
posts should call out the hour of the
night thus: Post No. 1. 9 o'clock,
all is well!" The Pawnees took their
turn at guard duty, and were ordered
to call the hour as the white soldiers
did This was difficult task for them.
as few of the scouts could express
themselves in English. Their COM
mander, Major North. explained to
each one that when the man on the
adjoining post called out the hour. he,
the scout must call it also, copying
him as nearly as he could. The at
tempts of the scouts to initiate the
white sentinels were amusing. For in
stance, a white soldier would call
out: Post No. /, half-past nine
O'Clock, alls well!" The Indian stand
ing next to him would sing out some
thing like this: "Poss number half
pass five cents! Ugh! / don't care!
The general seeing that his system
was more ludicrous than beneficial,
countermanded the order.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Mr.. Editor:-For the good OF suffer-
ing humanity, and particularly those
suffering from that most dreadful dis
ease, rheumatism, we desire to INFORM
your readers that the only specific IN
the world today for this disease Is our
Five Drops" remedy. Five Drops
is the name, and Five Drops" is the
dose. 1t is not only acknowledged
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now acknowledged to be such by the
medical profession. many OF whom use
this remedy In their daily practice. and
they state to us that 1t is the only
thing with which they can cure the
rheumatism. This remedy not only
positively cures this disease. but 1t
never has failed and 1t never can fail
to cure any and all of the following
diseases: Sciatica Lumbago, Neural
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Nervousness, Asthma, Heart Weak
ness. Toothache, Earache, La Grippe,
and diseases of the liver and kidneys.
Five Drops" is not a patent medicine,
but was perfected only after vast re-
search in scientific fields, and at great
expense. 1t never can be fully appre-
ciated until 1t is used. Many OF its
cures border on the miraculous. Words
are almost inadequate to express the
great benefit which suffering human
ity is daily deriving from the use OF
this most wonderful remedy. Its
merits and medicinal properties are as
far above the other remedies offered
for sale as the mountain is above the
valley. 1t is worth its weight In gold
to anyone suffering from any OF the
diseases for which 1t is recommended.
The price is low and within the reach
of all, 81 per bottle for full size 600
doses). prepaid by mail or express, or
six bottles for SIS. Anyone desiring to
test its efficacy without ordering full
size bottle. can have a 25 cent sample
bottle sent by mail until May 10. by
serdinS 1C cents to the Swanson Rheu-
matte Cure Company, 167 Dearborn
street. Chicago, Ill.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
HIS OLD YELLOW ALMANAC.

changed my pace of d~ elm
To daughter sus.es styiisn house. right
In the city street,
And there was Them, before came. that
sort of scared me teiiin'
How. would md the town-folks ways
50 diftlcuit TO meet.
They said I'd have no comfort in the
rustlin'. nxeo-up throng.
And I'd have to wear stir collars every
Weekday right along.
find take to city ways Just like duck
to water.
1 like the racket and the noise. and
never tire of shows:
And there's no end OF comfort In the man
sion OF my daughter.
And eysrythlns nor. ,s right at hand and
And hired help is all about Just lstenin'
for my call.
But l miss the yellow almanac from OF
my kitchen wall.
The house Is full of calendars from attic
They're painted in all colors. and are
fancy-like to see.
But Just IN this particular I'm not a no'-
And the yelicw-covered almanac is good
I'm used to il. I've secn 1t round from
boyhood to old age; 81. hot,ou
And / rather like the jokin' at the oo''o"'
OF each page.
1 like the way the Ss.isns. IsT stood out to sh0"
I'm these new-fangied calendars the
DAYS seemed sort of mixedl. -
And the man upon the cover, though ne
was MT exactly winnin' an,
with lungs and liver nll exposed, sui
showing how we are fixed;
And the letters, credentials that was writ
to Mr.. Aver.
I'VE often, on rainy day. found readln'
very fair.
tried 10 find one recently; there want
one in the city. -
They toted out great calendars In every
sort of style;
1 looked at 'em In cold disdain' ana an
swered 'em in pity:
"Id rather have my almanac thah HI
And though take to city life. I'm lone
some. after all,
For that old yellow almanac upon my
kitchen wall
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. in the Century.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
CAPTAIN CHAS. RATH.
HE EXECUTED THE LINCOLN
CONSPIRATORS.
Recoilections of Event rha: Thrilled
the Whole world-IIc La Now an
Employe of the Railway Mall Service
of the United States

Captain Charles Rath of Jackson,
Mich, was saw more of the Lincoln
conspirators during their confinement
than any other man and who was de-
tailed by the war departmet as the eX-
ecutioner of those who were condemn
ed to death, is now an employe OF the
postoffice department, being clerk in
the railway mail service. At the
outbreak of the war he enlisted in the
Seventeenth Michigan, with the rank
of second lieutenant. and saw active
service until the close of the war. He
was given the position of aid on the
stan of Gen. Hartranft, and was serV-
ing in this capacity when the general
was hastily summoned to Washington
early in April, 1865. Although the gen.
eral and his stan started Immediately
for the capital, it was not until the
news had spread throughout the army
that the president had fallen under
the bullet of an assassin. Then those
on the staff understood the reason for
their going. 1t was in some way con-
nected with the punishment OF the
criminals. On his arrival at Washing
ton, which took place after the killing
of Booth and the Imprisonment of some
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
aInnt Japnne.e Soldier.

A Japanese paper says that a soldier
of gigantic stature and enormous
strength recently had the honor of
being presented to the emperor. He
is Private Yamashita. of the Third
regiment OF Nagoya field artillery He
enlisted in December last, and is now
22 years OF age. His muscular strength
is so great that he can carry q field
piece on his shoulder and climb up
mountain when horses are not avail
able Yamashta regularly receives
two mems rations, and his uniforms
are made to order
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

now forced to remain permanently at
Cairo, while Slatin Pasha, who spent
SO many years as captain of the der
wishes at Omdurman. has thrown up
in disgust his commission in the
Egyptian army, his cautious remark
here last week concerning Lord Kitch-
ener and his policy making it clear
that he did not part on altogether
friendly terms with his former COM
manding officer. Lord Kitchener. when
last here. was so much lionized that
there was bound to be a reaction. 1t
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
II. 4 %. New s,ce, Rails.

The recent purchase of $4,000 tons
of S5-pound steel rails by the Baiti,
more &: Ohio Railroad brings the total
amount of rail bought since March l,
1896. up to 115,30O tons, enough to
relay $40 miles of track. or the new
rail ordered eight thousand tons is to
be laid on the lines west OF the ONO
river, and twenty thousand tons is 10
be used as follows: Forty-four miles
on the Philadelphia division, IL miles
on the Second division. 13 miles on
the Third division. 80 miles on tine
Fourth division, 81 miles on the Firth
division. 10 miles on the Connellsville
division and 81 miles on the Pittsburg
division. Much OF the rail- that Will
be taken up is still good enough 10
be relaid on branches where traffic Is
not heavy. The Southwestern divi-
sion, between farkersburg and st.
Louis, will have forty thousand tons
of rail to lay this spring.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
TIMING A TRAIN,
How to Tell the Rate of speed vhe,
Runninx,


RunninE.
Not one person in hundred who
travels has any idea OF the speed of n
train, and even large percentage OF
the regular trainmen cannot tell with
any degree of accuracy. Engineers use
their drfving-wheel as a gauge. Th ~
know, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean,
Its circumference, and by counting its
revolutions within a certain time can
tell very accurately the speed at which
they are running. A favorite method
OF timing among passengers is to count
the telegraph poles. AS rule these
poles are planted thirty to the mile,
but In prairie countries, where only a
single wire is used, the number di-
minishes to twenty-five. SO that rule
will not always work. The most ac.
curate method, and the most in use by
experienced railroad men is to coun,
the number OF rail joints the train
passes over in twenty seconds. The
rails on nearly all roads are thirty feet
In length. and the number passed over
in twenty seconds is the speed per
hour train is running. For Instance
II passenger can count thirty clicks
on rail- joint in twenty seconds. the
train is running at speed of thirty
miles an hour. Actually this method
falls little short. as in the example
given above, the speed would be near
er thirty-one than thirty miles. but 1t
is near enough for all practical pur
poses.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
First Uses CT Rubber.

1t is worthy to note that one OF the
earliest industrial applications of the
gum made in Great Britain followed
the example of the Mexicans. who
were known in the seventeenth cen
fury to smear the milk of tree upon
their cloaks to render them waterproof.
Mackintoshes, as they are still called
abroad. began to be made Mt the close
or the last century, but after the faD-
ric was coated with turpentine solu-
tion of caoutchouc it was necessary to
cover 1t with some flocculent fiber to
overcome the sickness of the vended
product. Indeed, 1t was this sickness
that hindercd goods manufactured of
rubber from general use, until, seventy
years ago. Goodyear showed how this
udheslvcncss could be obviated by the
use of nitric acid.-Self-C Culture Maga-
zine.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Missouri, is the daughter of United
States Senator Francis Marion Cock
rell of Missouri. The new man-of-war
will be ready for launching in October,
and the ceremonies will take place at
the Newport News shipyard The peo-
pie of st. Louis and Missouri
will endeavor to make the event
a memorable one. The governor
and thousands of eminent men
and their families will go to the
shipwards via Washington, where
they will be joined by the president
and government officials Miss Cock
rel is beautiful and accomplished
young lady. and representative
daughter of Missouri. During her res
idence at the national capital she has
become well acquainted with the secre-
tary and Miss Long his daughter. and
it is said that old acquaintance
prompted the secretary to ask Miss
Cockrell to christen the finest battle
ship of the navy.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Plant of Life

There is plant in Jamaica called the
life-plant, because 1t is almost impos-
sible to kill it, When leaf is cut
of and hung up by string. it sends
out white, thread-like roots, gathers
moisture from the air, and begins to
grow new leaves.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

carly called his "pigtail." shedding his
oriental robes and his lofty turban and
appearing in pants" coat and vest
of American cut and stiff derby. This
king, like many another royal oriental.
has been harried and worried by his
more powerful neighbors until now he
has been driven to putting on bold
front with American clothes In the
hope of awlng his external and internal
enemies. His entire suite have adopted
the new style Of dress.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Gain and Loss,

Your wife doesn't seem to improve
in health" NO; as fast as she gains
strength sic uses it up telling people
what is the matter with her,"
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
REWARD FOR A RAILWAY HERO

(Edwardsville, ILL.,, Letter.
John f. Dickman, the hero telegraph
operator at Peters, near here, Will be
substantially rewarded by the railroad
company which he served SO faithfully
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Husband-"What! Another hundred Z
dollar gown? Didn't L tell you that you>
must keep within your allowance?'' Wife
uriumphantly)-"You said unless in case
of absolute necessity!'-Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
Do Your Eco. Ache and surn,

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Jimmy-"Dey tell me dat you said you
wuz goin' to break my face II l didn't
watch out" Tommy-"Well. you're
watchin out. amt yer? You've been
watchin' fer me ever since ] said dat
New York Journal
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

What is n patent lawyer" Hes \
lawyer who gets people put in Jail for in
venting things"
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

Esteem it a great thing always to act
as one and the same man.-Seneca.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

ANY fishing out you way YETI" Yes:
every night as we go home we fish our
rubbers out of the mud"
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21

has now set in, and is daily becoming
stronger.
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
THE KING OF coREA.

has played havoc with the traditions OF
his subjects by cutting off what is vul-
The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
WILL cHRlsTEN THE MISSOURI

Miss Marion Cockrell. who has been
selected by Secretary of the Navy
Long to christer the new battleship