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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-14
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-FRIDAY. APRIL ID. 1899.
RAILROAD LINES.
q = aR ssssEE aERR
r 2 G D Richmond, Pfeta'
41'j Il u 1 .fickSburS & Potomac
Schedule in Eject January 40, 1890.
LEAVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.

Schedule In Effect January 40, $500.
LEAVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
1888 A. NJ, Daily. for Washington and
points North. Stops only at
clifford and Fredericksburg.
Pullman Sieepers 10 New
York.
$40 A. NJ, Sunday only, for Washing
ton and points North. stops
at Elba, Glen Alien, Ash
land, TayloTsyille, boswell,
Ruther Glen. Penola. Mt!-
ford, Woodslane, Guinea,
summit Fredericksburg.
Brooke. ana Underwater.
Pullman car.
Washington and points
North. Stops az Eba. Ash
and, Tsylorsyiile. boswell.
Ruther Glen, Penola. Mil
ord. Woodslano, Guinea,
Sum m :. fredericksburg
Brooke. and Whitewater
Pullman car.
1900 NJ, DaiIy. except Sunday. for
Washington and points
N S;Irn satsBf AT az EI6@, .S Gen
MILFORD. Fredericksburg
Brooke. ana Whitewater
Parlor car. Also, connects
with Congressional Limited
al Washington.
TAO p. NJ, Daily, for Washington ana
points North. Stops AZ Elba
Ashland boswell Milford,
Fredericksburg Brooke, ana
whitewater. and other sta
lions Sundays Sleeper Rich
mond 10 New York Sleeper
Washington - phuadeinhia.
ARRIVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
o.sU II. NJ, Ds"y $50 a. ,sIueWater,
BrOOAe, FREDERICKSBURG, an.
ford. boswell, Ashland and
Ella, and other stations
Sundays. Sleeper New York
to Richmond.
$3.50 p. NJ, Daily, except Sunday. s.ops
at W d g w a err Brooke
fredericksburg, summit
Guinea, WOOdslare Milford
Penola, Ruther Glen, Dos
well, Ashland. Glen Allen.
and Elba. Parlor car from
Washington.
7:IO P. NJ, Daily. Stops orly at Frede-
ricksburg, Doswel. ASH
land. and Elba pullman
cars from New York
$40 T. NJ, Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Fredericksburg'
summit. Guinea. Woodslane,
Milford Penola, Rutner
Glen. boswell Taylorsville.
Ashland. Glen Allen, and
Elbs. Sleeping car
FREDERICKsB'G ACCOMMODATION.
DAILY except Sunday)
q 90 p. NJ, Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
s25 A. NJ, Arrives Ryrd-St-aet Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday)
0:42 A. NJ, Leaves Elba.
$40 7. NJ, Leaves Elba.
$40 A. NJ, Arrives Elba.
O:O5 p. NJ, Arrives Elba.
W. p. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
f. 7. ID. Myers. President. ia IS
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4 f. I ATLANTICC0AST
A| " LIZ LINE.
Schedule i'm Effect April ., 1899.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND-UNION
DEPOT.

900 a. NJ, Dany. arrives PsteEs burs
y:5l A. M; Norfolk u.4 y,
81. Stops only at Petersburg
WaYerly, and suffolk, We
300 "A. III, Daily Arrives Peters6urs
$3.50 y. NJ, Weldon u:ss
a. NJ, Fayetteville Ais L
NJ, Charleston 1920 K. NJ,
Savannah L 50 \. NJ, Jack
sonvil!e 1880 4. NJ, Port
Tampa $40 p. VI. Connects
at Wilson with No. Il, ar
irving Goldsboro' $40 p. NJ,
Wilmington $40 L. NJ. Pull
man Sleeper New York to
Jacksonville.
1880 A. NJ, Daily except Sunday. Ar.
rives Petersburg 1905 z. NJ.
stops Manchester. DreWry 3
Buff, Centralia, and Chester
s.ss P. ~, Daily. Local Arrives Pc
tersburg AIS p. NJ. Makes
$50 p. NJ, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
6:ZO +. NJ. Makes all local
stops Richmond and Peters
ours railroad.
1880 Z. d., Daily. Arrives Petersburg
S:A Z. NJ, connects with
Nortolk and Western for
Norfolk and intermediate
points; Emporia $40 (con-
meets with 4. and ID. for
stations between Emporia
and LaWreaCeVlle), Weldon
s.i2 l.. NJ, Fayetteville %
A NJ, Charleston 6.Q2 a. NJ.
Savannah S.06 A. NJ, Jack
sonyille +. NJ, Port Tampa
new LINE TO MIDDLE
GEORGIA POINTS.-Arriy-
ing Aiken e:2S A. NJ, Angus a
$40 A. NJ, Macon IL A. NJ.
Atlanta 1918 Z. NJ. Pullman
Sleepers New York 10 VIII
mingtOn, Jacksonville, Port
Tampa, Aiken, Augusta, and
Macon.
300 p. NJ, Daily. Arrives petersburg
9.39 L. NJ. Weldon II 20 =
NJ. Makes local stops be-
tween Petersburg and Well
don. Arrives Lynchburg 2:15
\. NJ; Roanoke Va, 4:3O A.
M; Bristol, Va, 1870 Y. NJ.
pullman sleeper Richmond
10 Dynchburg.
1O:4S P. NJ, Daily, Arrives Petersburg
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
1923 A. ~, Daily from Jachs0nWHe'
Savannah, Charleston. At
lanta, Macon, Augusta, ana
all points South.
a.16 A NJ. Daily except sunday, At
e'io a. 49, lanta. Athens, Raleigh. Hon
derson. LynchburC. and the
s.,- n. Daily. Petersburg local
: % 4 Il. sunday only, from Atlanta,
SUI - ''- Ethens. Raleigh. Henderson
Lynchburg. and the Vest
HOB 4. NJ, Daily. Norfolk, Suffolk. ana
"a. p NJ, Daily. except Sunday from
''"' Petersburg. stops Chester,
Centraia Drewry's Blum,
and Manchester on signal
7.2O p. NJ, Daily. Jacksonville, Sayan-
nah, Charleston. Whining.
ton. Goldsboro and all
points South
6.55 p NJ, DAILY Norfolk. Suffolk,
Waverly, and Petersburg.
6S p. NJ, Do ~ c'Creburg Lynch
Ourg, and the west.
]. r. KENLY, It n EMERSON
General Manager Traffic Manager.
H. NJ EMERSON
General Passenger 4 gent
G. s. CAMPBELL.
ia Is Division Passenger Agent
DEPART RE OF SIEANEII>.
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Y0RK-RIYER LINE VIA WEST POINT
THE FAYORTTE ROUTE NORTH
LEAVE RICHMOND.

4.oO L. 81, no. 40, 4.a.-tl-44A~ Limited,
daily, except sundays, i0r Wcst
Point ana intermediate stations.
making close cQuecuOu at West
Llut on Mondays, Wednesda}s.
and Fridays with steamer f0r bs.-
timore. also, with Stage at Lester
Manor for Waikertou and IHlp1-
haunocK on Tuesdays, thursdays.
and Saturdays.
2:3O y. NJ. No 10. local express. None
DAYS. "Wednesday, aul Fridays
Tor west POINT ana intermediate
stations Connects with stage at
Lester Manor tor Nalkeri0n and
Tappahaunock. Also at West Point
with steamer tor Baltimore sto.J
at all stations.
600 A. NJ. No &C. local mixed. Leaves
daily except Sunday from NiIlila-
Street station FOR West Point ani
intermediate stations, connecting
with stage az Lester Manor f0r
NN,flcrfrv and fT4rr. rnmuD.f
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A USENENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

MATINEE AND NIGHT, MAY 2, 1899,
entertainment under the auspices of the
POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
Tickets now on sale. an Ait
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Why Are Groves Quinine Liver Pills
4 H.

Because they are the only liver pills
containing the tonic and stimulating pro-
pertles Of quInIne mat is all. 10 and DC
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CEILING. DESK! BRACKET.
THE DIEHL ELECTRIC FAN is POSI-
lively THE BEST.
SAVE REPAIR BILLS BY HAVING NO
ArtrIrD
(! DESK!
BR

OTHER.
1t has stood the test Of years I'm our
city and is Incompatible ASK THOSE
WHO HAVE USED IHEN-and there
are hundreds-what they think of them.
We are quoting a very low price on these
celebrated Fans this year. and solicit
call or correspondence. our styles Nos
q and % OF the same make-THE
DIEHI-are beauties. and the low figure
at which We are quoting them puts them
within easy reach OF every intending pur-
chaser Of an Electric Fan. AN IRON
BOUND GUARANTEE WITH EVERY
FAN. our REGULAR No. u is finished
in Oxidized Copper. 40. "a in Japan. and
No. p OXidl2ed Copper. Nickel or Brass
All fans have switches at bottom. with
two or four blades. We are the sole
agents for the Diehl Fan. and no other
person or firm Is authorized TO sell them.
Catalogues free on application.
ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY OF VIRGINIA.
No. 800 Bank street.
Gap INV F&Sun2m)
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On SOUTHERN
CN RAILWAY,
schedule Effective March -, 1899
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND,YA.

Il.Oo L. NJ, NO. IA, southern Exor...
daIy for Atlanta Augusta. aai
points SCUM. ; tcper for Dauyl.e.
greensboro, Salisbury and Char
totte open at Richmond go p a.
stops Tor passengers az local sta
lions.
Connects az DanyUe and Char.
IOtte with New York and Florida
Express (NO. 80. Carll.u- thr0ug1
sleepers between New York auI
Aiken and New York and Tarr.
win connections for aI FI0rI4
points. Also, connects 10 UanfIle
and Charlotte with Washington
AID Southwestern Limited go ED
carrying through s.eepcrs between
New YORK and Nashville. Nrw
YORK and Memphis. auc New Y0r,
and New Orleans, with connections
California.
1901 =. NJ. No. 7. solid train daily a,
charlotte. y. q. Connects 40 Nfnr.-
icy Win tarmyiIe and PoRb4an
railroad. At kcysyi.le Tor Car...
vile, oxford, Henderson. lr. UIr.
nam, and az CIR -b0r0' fr r.r.
nam, Raleigh, az. Nnston-SlIer.
at Danyille with So. Inref
states fast mail. solid train. daily
for New Orleans ana points s.ur-
when carries sleep. New YORK
70 New Orleans and New York 10
JacksonYille and Miami nr Nassau
ana Habana. Through sleeper SIC
Iispury % Momphs .ls. Pullman
tourist sleeper every Wslres9ay
and Saturday Washington tO -a.
Francisco without change
o'Oo Z. NJ, No. H. local daily cyrerr
sunday. for Koysvie AID irter-
mediate points
TRAINS ARRIVE IN RICHMOND.
800 a. NJ
800 L. NJ From Atlanta. Augusta,
Asheville
$40 A. NJ. from Keysyine and local
stations.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos. 81 and 8. between Manchester and
Neauolis.
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Book and Job Printing neatly executed
at the Dispatch Printing House.
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TRANS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.

o:17 A. NJ, daily.
1910 a. NJ. " ednl days and fridays
only.
GAO +. NJ, daily except sunday. rn
West Point and intermediate s,--
tons
Steamers leave WDst point az T. 81
Mondays. Wednesdays. and Fridays ma
Baltimore al . i. ~. Tuesdays Thus
days. and Saturdays.
Ticket office az station .toot of E-
n and from o3O J. ". 10 ~ A VI. City
ticket Office. e03 east Main street.
c w. WESTBURY. Trav Pass. Agent
920 eaTt Mali street, Richmond. Va.
J. W. CULP. ". A. TURK.
Traffic Manager. Cen. Pass. Agent
+. :. CANNON Third Vire-presid mt and
General Manager Washington ID. &.
Ga 10
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WEnNESnAY CIIn-

SIXTH ANNUAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL
ACADEMY OF MUSIC, APRIL p %
Subscribers list is now open at office OF
Virginia State Insurance Company, lO0
east Main street next door TO post-ofiice)
Mr. NJ. l. WILLIS in charge. Preference
in reserving seats according 10 date OIL
listing. an l2-9t
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
PHILADELPHIA RICH fEfA
MOND AND NORFOLK --iAiin'sssas
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Appointed sailing days: Every TUES
DAY, FRIDAY. and SUNDAY at day
Agh..
Freight received daily until F. II.
Fare Including meals and BERTH, s., on
Passenger steamers.
For further information apply to
j. w. MCARRICK,
General Southern Agent; Office. Rockets.
w. +. CLYDE g. CO.
ia II General Agents. Philadelphia.
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!" One Grain Fills not a Sack,
Bat Helps It's Feiioqvs. 4"


In Spring evork, qve SOU
grain and expect a harvest.
The cioddy ground Is ploaved,
narrowed and cross-haroaved
until avah proper fertfliSing
It is in condition to respond
heartily. Ho0U about yonr
blood? It should haze atten-
ton; the clods of ftnparify
need dissolVing and purifying
Svith Hoods Sarsaparilla.
If this is done, the grains Of health
(corpuscles Of blood will bring you
into a perfect state, making you better
fitted for LIES duties and pleasures.
Hoods nercr d,srppoints.
Sore Eyes 80 " Humor in the blood
made my daughters eyes sore, so that we
feared blindness. until Hoods Ssrsaparilla
made her entirely well. L. q. GIBSON
Henniker, y. H
Ery3,r,elas-" Ny little girl is now fat
and healthy on account OF Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla curing her 81 rysipcas and eczema.
1t Is our family medicine, as We All take it.
MRs. H. o. WHEArLEY. Port Chester y. \.
CatarYh-"I was so low with catarrh
that / could not get around the house.
Tried all sorts d remedies. Hoods Sarsa-
parllla was the last. II cured me-" MRS
CHARLES RHINE, 1885, Oak Lane, York, Pa.
Dyspepsia We all use Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. II cured my brOther-in-!aw and
myself OF dyspepsia. ] owe my lie TO H.
NJ II. KIRK, COZ Franklin ST., Philadelphil
Sick Headache ." Dizziness, loss OF
appetite and sick headache made me dis
couraged Hoods Sarsaparii.a made ne
better at once. Would not be without it,
Mrs. MARY SwENsoS, Rutland. VI.
Nervousness was weak. nervous
and very delicate. staggered in attempting
TO walk. Hoods Sarsaparilla and HOODS
Pills made me well feel like another ,
person." Mrs. LIZZIE SHERBERT, Conduit |
Street, Ext, Annapolis, Nd.
ScYofu,a-" Rob. our little boy had the |
grip. which was followed by a mass OF |
scrofulous sores. After trying other medi- |
cines without avail Hoods Sarsaparilla |
made a perfect cure. 1t is great blood |
purifier" MRS +. SHORT, Thompsonyille,D De-. /
H00dJ cSa,daho,iM |
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Erie Medical Co., Buffalo, NY.
THE; Il. J.. 4. STATE CONVENTION.

Il ESD. W&T&weow
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TRAINS ARRIVE IN RICHMOND.

Nos. 81 and g. between Manchester and
Neauolis.
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TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTB-srnEEf
STATION

10 80 a. IL, Daiy. Tor Lynchb1ls, Leo
inglOn. Va, and Clii
Forge. Connects. eIoeDt
sunday wan HUHe.ht
and Alberlne branches. 9ns
az CiNfOn Forge Win So
: for Cincinnati
2 90 y NJ. Fveept Sunday. for Co.niS
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o 80 Il. Nj,
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ARRIVE BYRD-sTREEr STATION.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION

daily except Sunday)
400 p. NJ, Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
s:25 A. NJ, Arrives Ryrd-St-aet Station.
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Unpleasantness of
Pleasant Surprises.

Surprises" quoth the knowing woman
Of experience, ARE dangerous things
! are deadly things. For the worthy house
| keeper next door who is about to be sur
prised by her friends. the prayers of the
| congregation are desired say L.
| OF course, there are surprises and sur
Drises But most surprises turn out 20
be the wrong sort. Even the right sort
are the wrong sort, as a rule.
When comrades OF mine are projecting
a surprise for me II their motive is really
to give me pleasure, let them surprise me
beforehand by letting me into the secret
A surprise even OF the most agreeable
character intrinsically, must be more or
less OF an ordeal. or a shock, simply be-
cause it IS a surprise.
Tew of Us are at our best when taken
unawares. Our equilibrium IS upset, II
nothing more. We are at a disadvantage
and the thing is never quite fair.
i know better than 20 surprise even my
nearest and my dearest The joy IS just
a. great, and a little greater. IL you've
been allowed to taste Il a wee bit IN an
ucipauon, and 70 collect yourself for its
heartiest reception.
ones out-of-town friends and relatives
complacently observe. oh we never let
Kate know before hand we are coming.
We are always sure OF welcome al her
house, and it's so pleasant 10 drop In I'M
expecledly" But alas. too often. II the
good souls but suspected IT, Rates gal
vanic smile Of greeting is but disguised
dismay.
Not that the entertainment Of these
self-same relatives IS not Rates dearest
pleasure, abstractly speaking oh.
the dropping in"
II she had but a warning, she would
not have planned a junket with Jack and
the boys this afternoon dear boys II
would be a cruelty 20 disappoint
them). or she wouldn't have LEI
Bridget take this Identical period for her
visit 10 her sister. FCrewarned. she could
just as we'll have put off papering the
solitary guest chamber another week. or
given the guest prompting it more con
yenlent date.
Oh! II dear friends and relatives would
only break themselves OF the surprise
habit
To the mature a pleasure sprung too
suddenly Is at a discount Let the bloom
he off the surprise a little before you
0rx 1t. IL is the wiser and more consid-
crate plan. and the surprised will enjoy il
Embellishments Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
M7lnl5tor Plays SolE

"Its a noble game, an elegant gamer
The minister said to me.
As he took his stand with his cluo IN
hand,
While he smiled most cheerfully.
"Just watch mo drive it's easy i've"
And he moulded a two-lnch tee;
But he missed it clean-"Thats awfully
mean ..4-
The minister said TO me.
1.-THE greatest thing IS an easy swing
And carry through" said he;
Then he slammed the Wen, III
be bound"
The minister said TO me. d.
"This turf is soft. so think I'll loft"
The minister said to me;
But he struck the wall and he lost his
ball
That's very hard luck" said he.
He reached The green I'm about sixteen,
But &c might DE worse" said he
Then he hit bis foot in siN-inch put
"Prof oking" said he to me.
Now, I've heard strange talk In that
three-mile walk.
And I've heard men fOozle and miss;
But not In years has there reached my
cars
A collection that equaled this.-Puck
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on one and stripes on the other are the
very latest Yes. she just must have
pair 70 wear with those stunning red-heel-
cd slippers. Two ties at x.25 apiece be-
come necessities also, and there Is a
stock at $3.50. a perfect love, nth pink
polka dots all over 1t. Then there is a
big silver locket she simply cannot live
without. and that turquoise buckle she
has been dying for she goes right off and
buys. The latter she has 10 pay $ for,
then she reflects it's worth st, and the
locket is certainly almost given away at
$3.50. Then she meets her friend Elsie on
the way home and in the fullness OF her
heart asks her in TO have ice cream soda.
The chocolates i'm the case are 50 tempting
that she tust must have a box. This
takes 60 cents and leaves exactly 10 cents
OF the allowance. which has disappeared
IN two days. The JOY Of the spending IL
tempered somewhat afterward when the
girl has 10 ask for change for car fare
and other trihes, but nothing can dim
altogether the enthusiasm crowded into
that Independent forty-eight hours-Times
Herald.
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Don't Talk Too Much.

A very clever woman-clevcr because
she knew how 70 hold her tongue-was
once heard telling n friend in confidence
when asked why she had not taken part
in a conversation Of the previous eve
ming I'm which nearly every one had join
ed. that she had kept quiet because sho
was ignorant Of the subject under dis
cussion. whenever 7 am not thorough
" informed on a subject and feel incapa-
bic Of talking intelllgently, why I just
hold my tongue j believe ] have the
reputation Of being good talker, but "
I talked about what ] did not understand
T should soon lose g." but then, one
appears to stupid 20 sit still and say moth
ing when every one else IS talking" was
the reply. 81 do not mind that IN the
least" she answered. Il am wiling 10
run the risk"
This establishes en- excellent precedent
IN the art Of conversation. n one finds
oneself suddenly and without warning
surrounded by a. lot OF people who know
IL all" it IS far better 20 keep silent than
10 launch forth into the discussion Of an
unexplored subiect.-Bunalo Times.
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tits decoration.
lie walked by her side. as they strolled
anart

He walked by her side. as they strolled
apart,
Through the lonely poisoning ways.
49, rrorn the bugles and rolling drums,
The psalm of a nations praise:
Afor from the crowds that fingered there
Mid the sunlt graves and the headstones
fair. "a ISL
They. too, with the reverent throng had
bent,
And In dear remembrance crowned
with palms and laurels and garlands
bright
Full many a grass-grown mound.
Ana heard the voices of comrades tell
How nobly the horses fought and <ell.
But now. in silence, they turned away
Through meadows with daisies spread
Her face was grave but her eyes were
sweet
with the languor Of tears unshed:
And she held a rose in her finger tips,
RED as her own sweet rose red lips.
'You were kind to the dead" he said, at
last -
Tn a pleading. injured tone.
"Rut what OF the living soldier brave,
Who in daily fight alone
Must strive FOR duty. nor dream Of fame
pare he no token OF honor claim?"
She turned with a smile, half tears, and
placed
rfer rose on his bosom. There
NV one last flower. It was meant for
you,
But | was not sure yOu-wOuld-cre,
We give. unsought. TO the noble dead
But the noble living must ask" she said.
Madeline $. Bridges.
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Streets Kor tie Streets
Women's Passion for Candy is Not Re
Gently Acquired.

There are few women now days who
nave not "sweet tooth" and II II was
not for the sex the confectioners would
soon be forced out Of business. The lik-
ing for sweets has not been recently ac-
CURED. In an ages 20 has ben the prerog-
alive OF women 20 indulge their tastes for
CONNECTIONS almost without limit. Sugar
plums date back from Roman times, for
the Romans were The first TO think Of
covering almonds with layers or sugar
The inventor was q certain julius Ora
gatus. q noted confecuoner, who belonged
10 the inustr0us patrician family OF Ia
bius. He made this great discovery,
which has wrought so much damage 70
our teeth for twenty centuries, in the
year 177 B. C.. These bonbons, called drag
au after their inventor (dragees IN
FrenchD remained the exclusive privilege
Of the family of Fabius. But at the
birth or marriage of one OF that family a
great distribution Of drag.ta took place.
as a sign of rejoicing. The custom IS
still observed by many Of tho nobility or
Europe. The pastie SIS OF far later origin,
having been invented and introduced into
France 10y ON italian coniectioner the
rlorentine John Pasulla, a Dartege OF
inc Medicis. When Maria De Medici
married Henry " Of France, Pastilia ac-
COMMANDED his sovereign 20 the French
court where his honbous had tremend-
ous vogue. Everybody wanted the Flor
entines pastlcs. and, strange TO say they
were perfection from the very beginning.
1fo made Them with an kinds Of fiavors-
chocolate coffee rose. violet, mint, wine,
strawberry. raspberry. vanilla heliotrope
ana carnation Burnt almonds are purely
o. French origin. owing their inception 70
fno rluttorv Of n certain French mer-
cn7nt one dav Marshal Duplessis-Pralin'
an old eourment. sent for Lassagne VINO
had already invented many toothsome
DAINTY and was a man Of resources ne
searched. he reflected, he comolheI. l I',.i'
r~,ii,. Ia conceived delicious bonbon'
which he baptized rloriously with the
name OF his master. Praline. the French
Cor burnt almonds This As the history
m tbe invention OF bonbons. for all others
are merely combinations or deVeiopHlol.S
- .bcso fbree-the sugar plum. the pas
tic and the burnt almond.-Chcaso
chronicle
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
Whore All Women Can Marry.

u rs authOratvely asserted that there
S one country on the globe where all
the women. no matter how unattractive or
disaerccabie they may be. can be certain
~ obtaining huebands-under stated con-
ditions. Of course. This is IN far away
siam and the method by which the state
~ single biesseduess IS avoided IS this:
lcvery woman who has chcd a certain
age without finding a husband In the Gus
tomary way. may n she choose, be reg
,stercd as one Of The young daughters OF
.he king an act which PAGES her under
yoval protection and cOmpels the king
20 provide her with n husband. The roy
al ruler discharges this duty very simply
however II q male Siamese commits a
crli. or Is guilty OF a misdemeanor he 10
neither fined nor sent 70 prison but Is con-
oemned 70 marry one OF the women under
the protection OF the king The selection
Is made according 70 tho gravity Of the
offense committed by the prospective hus-
tands. those whose violations Of the law
have not been very serious, being allow