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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
THE sEwER-FoREMAN QUESTION
IL VIII he Aired Before the Alder
men Tonight.

IL VIII he Aired Before the Alder
men Tonight.
The Board Of Aldermen Will meet to-
night in regular session. The most inter-
esting feature 10 be disposed Of will be
the deadlock between the City Engineer
Department and the City Auditor, brought
about by the refusal OF the latter TO
acknowledge he position Of sewer fore
man. or meet the payroll with such an
officer designated upon II. The cry At
tGrnev and CITY Engineer will both be
present at the m ating tonight 10 eN-
plain their positlo IL is expected that
Mr.. Warren also viii be present Inc
Civ Attornev said last night that the
ordinance quoted by the Auditor IN his
replv to the statement from the City En-
ginecr's office had crept into the codifica-
lion. but had not been re-enacted. lie
holds TO his opinion that tile Auditor Is
wrong. and must pay the sewer fore
man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
Curious Ear OF Corn.

Mr. u Carter. Of Henrico county,
rs ssnt - the Dispatch Office where II
Is now on exhibition. large ear OF
corn. surrounded by seven smaiier go
growing out from It's base. IL ID qui'0
u curiosity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
TrsT~rer. y~1ET.
@ae NaezSeszNl0ze
WEATHER BUREAU OBSERVATIONS
Conditions Prevailing In the frinc'-
mi CITIES of the United states

The following observations. taken at
A. NJ. yesterday by the United states
Weather Service, show the maxlmum
and minimum temperature for the pre-
yious twenty-four hours, and the rainfaii
i'm the principal cities OF the United
States
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
MiII-Fnds Brussels Carpets, 33c.

The very finest Ten-Wire Tapestry
Brussels Carpets--not remnants that are
the tag ends OF a shop-worn stock, out
the mill ends, or short pieces. fresh from
the mill, of Pure Wool-Faced Tapestry
Brussels Carpet that cost up to sVc'
yard. You can find almost any length
desired. from 1 IL to 10 yards, ana these
We sell you for, per yard......... .ooe.
beautiful Rug Fringe can be bought TO
y,atob thoqa nor ward .................l Oc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
A Ribbon Sale

that will again stamp the Meyer Stote
Ribbon stock as the only one selling KID
bons at cut prices. :,
I5c. for fresh, new Ribbons, pure, all
silk, reversible. MORE antique, black only.
41-2 inches wide, costing everywhere
and at all times S2.25 block, here $40
block. or 15c. a yard. Milinors, Ribbon
dealers. far and wide. should send for
sample and get their supply quickly.
I5c. for the newest Plaid Ribbons, MADE
to sell for 25c. but our syndicate bought
the mills entire production at a special
price. and by close-proht selling we have
II at 15c. instead Of 25c. Prepare TO De
surprised at the newness and richness OF
the coloring.
zoe. for All-sllk Taffeta Ribbons, any
solid color. not a few shades. but White
pink. Idght-Blue. Dsrk-Blue, Red, Violet
Purple. and other fancy shades. THESE
are inches wide; same Ribbon, Inches
wide. I5c.; same Ribbon, +l-2 inches
wide, tic.
25c. for CSC. entirely new design OF
Fancy Ribbons. copies Of the latest Pari
sian Ribbons, finest grades, first time
| shown In Richmond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
A Rock OF Safety in a Sea of Trouble.

81 had terrible cough something over
a year ago and could find nothing to stop
II, or even to do me a particle of good.
CHANGED to see an advertisement OF yours,
and forthwith bought bottle Of your in
valuable Golden Medical Discovery Be-
fore had taken bali bottle was entirely
well."-J. NJ FAR, Esq, Of Cameron,
Screven Co, Ga.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
A Sensationin Mems Shirts
at $50, or 3 for ST.

Several hundred men this morning have
come To realize what a sale at Meyers
means. These Shirts are made OF the
best percale, In the newest and best way
OF making shirts, full Numbered, snort,
stir bosoms, with a pair OF cuffs. ana
were thrown on the laundry-man's hands
through some imperfeotion In laundering.
which you would not detect were your
attention not called thereto They come In
sizes from Il to II. and at present rate OF
selling will not be here many more days
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
Fine Rain Umbrellas, $50.

Here are a lot OF Twilled SIX Umorei-
las of stlrdlest quality for rain. with
handles pretty and stylish for show pur-
poses. Mems handles are bucknorn,
crooks. hooks; ladies' are the now-styiish
straight Princess and fancy woods.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
Corded Taffeta Silks, soc.

Strange how The Meyer store constant,
" sells the very latest fabric at special
prices. but IL IS our facilities for buying.
These are Black Taffeta silks with coros
running through the entire width, ana are
such as offered you at 81 yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12

If in doubt as to what remedy
you should use, write us; it costs
you nothing, and your case will
have our careful attention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
The Trade Sale Of Carpets
is first on the list of attractions,
for it is proven one OF the
greatest things the store has
ever attempted.

Wilton Velvet Carpets. q designs. ooc'
Special Contract Wilton Carpets. -'oc'
Genuine Hartford Administer carpets
DC.
Genuine Smiths Administer Carpets .eoc.
True Royal Wilton Velvet Carpets.N.z".
s775 buys "A roll of ss good quaiiIy
of Carpet as any money will buy. VI
course. the patterns are not the choicest,
but you viii not turn them down on TINS
account. Forty yards TO the rot' worth
S5c. yard, now count that up an .or
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-12
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The rain worked hard to
keep you away yesterday, end
though many of you came,
those who stayed away missed
nothing, as everything is here
again to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Watch Us Grow
Ladies' Hose Free.

Please return to us check No. As
II the goods you bought here
Thursday, Sept. %. and receive as
a reward fine pair of ladies'
hose, worth 35c-check must call
for purchase of SOC or over. No. As
appears in red,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
Fine TOiI't Soap &c

Sold only to those bringing
this part Of our advertisement.
Fine toilet soap, actually worth
10c and 15c cake, for 4c.
Each cake highly perfumed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

READ OUR OVERFLOW FURNITURE AID ON PACE
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
BANNER CYCLONE STORY TOLD
xhs Takes the PrIzs. and n BapPoa.s
IN KAasnA

A1n9uA
Speaking Of cyclones. I saw a won
derful thing last summer" said the
Kansas man, looking around. The
railroad runs right In front OF our
house and we have a cyclone cellar be-
tween the house and barn. The depot
Is about half a mile down the track.
and the telegraph operator Is a young
Chicago woman, Miss Eva Brent. She
has a horror Of cyclones; she read so
much OF them before coming out there,
and she was nearly scared to death
every time the wind. blew a little
harder than usual or she saw a dark
cloud In the sky. She told me one day
that II a real cyclone ever came up
she would run over and take refuge
In our cellar. One day the alarm was
given. and on going outdoors l beheld
the funnel-shaped cloud rapidly APP
preaching. Looking down the track
l saw the young lady running at full
speed toward the house, while the ex-
press was dashing down the track be-
hind her. I yelled and shouted and
waved my hands. but the girl was too
frightened to see me- AS was looking
she fell on her face on the track and
the train passed over her There was
nothing more to be done, so I dove
down into the cellar to save my own
life. There l found the rest OF the
family, ahead of me. Well, we waited
fifteen or twenty minutes, time enough
for the thing to pass over. and then we
emerged and looked around. expecting
to find our house and barn and corn
crib scattered all over the country.
Nothing had been harmed. The cy-
clone had turned on just before reach
ing us. Then we ran down to the
railroad track to pick up the remains
Of Miss Brent, but she also was IN
hurt. She was lying. half insensible
and too weak to get up. right across
one Of the rails"
why on earth didn't the wheels cut
her in two?" asked a man in the uni
form of the Seventh Illinois volun-
teers.
why. 1t was this way" replied the
Kansan. las the cyclone rushed by
1t created just enough wind to tip the
train up on one side, so that the wheels
on the other side passed over Miss
Brent's body without injuring her.
Now, I'm not a pious man, but caN
that providential."
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
SIZE AND cArAsrLiry.
ne Asistie E,eph.ns Il Likssy - n
A. H-

Ths Asiatie Eiephant Il Liksiy - N
crease In Nunbsrs.
In many cases the difference BE-
tween brains and no brains. or very
little. has preserved ons species and
consigned the others to destruction.
says the Spectator. Size makes no
difference at all In this general result,
which applies equally to the elephant
with the rat. or the survivals Of the
giant beasts" Of previous ages. erea-
lures whose mere bulk is on q scale
quite removed from the animal life OF
today. one. the Asiatic elephant, not
only maintains itself, but is even like
ly to increase In numbers under the &C
tive and interested care OF man. Omit
ting for the present the case OF its Afri'
can cousin, we find four other gigantic
beasts nodded almost on the same
scale. two OF them inhabiting the same
regions a. the Asiatic elephant, all
vegetable feeders. and requiring no
more specialized food than their sue
eessful compeer, elephas Indicus. These
are the rhinoceroses OF India and Of
the Trans-Gangetic peninsula and the
white and black species Of southern
and central Africa. To these must be
added the hippopotamus protected by
q fortunate adaptation to aquatic life,
to which the great rivers Of Africa af-
ford unrivaled chances Of survival. All
these giant beasts. except the elephant,
are vanishing, almost solely from lack
Of brain power, which protects the ele-
plant both directly. In making him
vigilant, cautious and resourceful when
wild, and indirectly, but even more ef-
fectively. in these days by making him
q possible and in some cases an indis-
pensable servant to man. That the
rhinoceroses in their wild condition
have died out almost in proportion to
their stupidity Is obvious from the case
OF the South African species. The
white rhinoceros, now believed to be-
extinct, was. after the elephant, the
largest Of land mammals and almost
the dunest. Il was sleepy, short
sighted and stupid. Hunters shot 1t,
as It lay, before 1t was awake. The
black rhinoceros. while equally stupid,
is a more vigilant animal. with quicker
senses; hence its partial survival. The
Indian rhinoceros is q duIler creature
than the smaller species found in the
Straits settlements and the south OF
the trans-Gangetic peninsula, and 1t Is
certainly far rarer. though this may
be due to an originally circumscribed
habitat, as well as to its sluggish
habits.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
AS A SENTINEL
Walked on Guard &C Valley Forge to r..
Ilsvs q Starving Soldier.

walked on duaro - NAAey rorEe to Re
Iisvs . Starving Soldier.
William Perrine gives a graphic Dict.
ure OF Washington's memorable win.
ter Of suffering at Valley Forge in Ii,
December Ladies' Home Journal
'Sentinels pacing In the snow on the
outpOsts took on their caps and stood
In them to save their feet from freez.
ing" he writes. Here and there could
be found even officers in n sort Of
dressing-gown made Of old wooden
bed-covers. The stOut-hearted women
Of New Jersey sent their quilted
clothes as Christmas presents. with
the patriotic jest that as women were
said sometimes to wear the trousers
SO now there would be an excuse for
men who might wear the petticOats
Washington, who never exaggerated
said that few men had more than ole
shirt, many only half a one. and some
none at all. Nearly three Thousand
men were barefooted, and occasionally
might be seen a soldier who was all
but nakedi Sometimes there was
nothing to eat In the camp but rotten
sailed herrings. Men were known to
snatch at the dough Of half-baked
cakes In the kitchens Of the farmers
wives. The contractors and the CON-
missary agents and the Continental
Congress had brought twelve thou
sand men to the verge Of starvation
and the blood OF General Wayne ran
hot with rage as he looked on his poor
fellows weak with hunger. Indeed.
there was but one horn tumbler and
also but one wooden dish for every
mess. Washington himself dined one
day on potatoes and hickory nuts
My good man. he said to the sentinel
In front Of his headquarters. pacing
up and down In the bitterness Of
cold morning, have you had anything
to eat? No, SIR was the rept.
Give me your musket, then. and 20 in
side and get some breakfast and The
tall commander gravely walked I'd
and down as guard over his owl
house."
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
WHEN WELCOME IS WORN OUT
Tactfui Hats OF Hosts who Are Weary
of Guests,

Tactfui Hints of Hosts who Are Weary
of Guests,
An Ohio host, wearied out of all en-
durance by the persistency Of his guest,
chose as his medium the family prayer
after breakfast, and said: 20 Lord,
bless our visiting brother, who will
leave us on the 10 O'Clock train this
morning" 1 prefer the subtlsr and
more reverent method of another
Ohioan, the father Of Willism Dean
Howells, the novelist. His practice
was, when a visitor had worn out his
welcome. to be called away On BUSH
ness and to say to his guest: Il sup
pose you will not be here when I re-
turn, so / will wish you good-by.'
Excellent and highly appreciated by
the boys was the formula used by DR..
Vaughn, when. as headmaster Of Har-
row school, he had to entertain the
highest form in the school In patches
at breakfast Commiserating the BASH
fulness OF the lads who did not know
how to leave and yet wanted to do 50,
the doctor would say-apropos Of moth
ing: Must you go? Can't you stay?"
This was the signal for departure. I
admire very heartily the transposition
Of q laundering narrator, who, in tell
ing this story. gave the formula as
Cant you go? Must you stay?" A
fellow feeling makes one wondrous
kind to this revised version.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
Presence of MInd.

A melodrama Of the most striking
kind was being given at a theater In
small provincial town. In one Of the
critical scenes the hero suddenly be-
came aware Of the fact that he had
come to the stage minus his ponaird.
without a moments hesitation he
made a dash at the traitor. exclaiming:
"Die. villain. ! meant to strike thee
with my dagger. but left the weapon
In my dressing-room. and VIII, there
fore, strange thee in the presence OF
this indulgent audiencel" It is scarce
Iy necessary to say that this variation
from the original brought down the
house.-Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
SUN RUNS THE CLOCK.
Ii Has Not Been Wound for Th<es
Years

Years
NJ. Burton OF indianapolis has two
novelties in his home. One is a clock
which has not been wound in three
years and six months, but which has
run all the time. says the Indianapolis
News. 1t is wound by a more reliable
agency than anything human. 1t may
be said to be wound by the solar sys-
TEN. In this invention the axiom OF
heat expanding and cold contracting is
the basis. The clock is wound by
changes in the temperature. the prin-
cipal force being in the day and night
differences. Mr.. Burton found that
there is an average difference Of TWEEN
ty degrees in the temperature OK the
night and the day. The day Of course
is the warmer. The heat OF the day
expands the atmosphere and the lower
pressure Of the night contracts 1t. This
is how Mr.. Burton applied the force to
his clock-an ordinary old-style clock
using a weight Outside Of his home
he has a tin tank. ten feet high and
nine inches in diameter. II is air
~ a IuON. AANO NAN
cellar. This tube leads to a cylindri-
cal reservoir. which receives the air
from the tank. In this reservoir there
is a piston, whose rod moves with a
ratchet between the chain on which
the piston depends. The heat OF the
sun expands the atmosphere in the ex-
terror tank, thus forcing any excess in
to the reservoir near the clock. Dur
ing expansion the piston rises In the
night time the contraction Of the air
in the exterior tank reduces the air in
the reservoir and the piston lowers it,
self. The ratchet arrangement winds
the clock. Another scientific novelty
Is a copper globe. 1t is divided into 4
number of alright compartments.
During exposure to the sun this globe
revolyes, because Mr.. Burton says. OF
the expansion Of the heated air in the
chambers facing the sun and the con-
traction OF the atmosphere in those not
exposed to the heat Of the suns rays.
The globe was made by him to demon
strate his theory that the revolutions
Of the earth are regulated By the ex-
pansion and contraction Of the atmos-
phere.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

The great drawback in Porto Rico Is
a lack of roads. There is only one
good road on the island. and that is
the IaiIitary road extending from San
Juan to Ponce. a distance Of about 80
miles. This road IL described as a
marvel Of engineering skill and one OF
the best roads 20 be found in the world.
Other parts Of the island are traversed
By bride paths or narrow roads in
miserable condition The telegraph
system, which is operated in conjunc-
ton with the postal system, Is one
horse affair. It has been taken in
charge by the American military au-
thorities and is now operated separ-
ateIy fro-7 the postofice.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

Lady Frederick Cavendish lately ad-
dressed meeting for young women in
England, and referred to government
interference in "our great complicated
labor market" What English states
man could better her simple afirma-
ton: 81 am sure there is more to be
done for ourselves than can ever be
done for US by any government, sim
ply by trying, employers and employed
alike, to act toward each other on the
great Christian principles Of truth,
honesty, unselfshness and brotherly
love"
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

II Ii Hung Chang lives until next
February he will be rs, so that it is
hardly likely he win come into office
again. II report be true. he is the
richest man in the world, his colossal
wealth dwarfng even that Of the As
tors and the vanderbilts. II is. per-
haps, the most remarkable testimony
to his astuteness that through all the
vicissitudes of his political career he
has always managed to keep the i'm
periaI fingers on his pile" Ii is also
diplomat
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
AS TRUE As GOSPEL.


Speak well Of your friend, OF your
enemy. say nothing.
He who says what he likes win hear
what he does not like.
A mans manners are the mirror in
which he shows his portrait
Learning is either good or bad &C
eording to him that has tan excel
lent weapon. II well used: otherwise.
like q sharp razor In the hands Of q
child.
Life is no idle dream, but q solemn
reality based on and encompassed by
eternity. Find out your work, and
stand to f.; the night cometh When no
man can work
An brave men are brave in initis-
tive, but the courage which enables
them to succeed where others dare not
even attempt Is never 30 potent a.
when Il leads to entire self-forgetfni-
ness.
Not unrenembered Is the hour when
first friends met. Friends. but friends
on earth, and therefore dear; sought
Oft. and sought almost as oft In vain.
vet always sought, 50 sst.He to the
heart; 50 much desired and eovesed By
all
Human happiness has no perfect Sc
curity but freedom, freedom none but
virtue. virtue none but knowledge has
snv freedom, virtue nor knowledse
has any yigor Of immortal hope except
IN the principles Of the Christian faith
ana In the sanctions OF the Christian
religion
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

According to the estimates OF the
treasury department the war with
Spain since the outbreak Of hostilities,
April u, has cost SIS, s2s.s41, or q
traction over $1,000, 900 q, day. The
civil var cost ss.oe5. 41s.125, or an ay-
erage Of 81, SIS, 156 day. The largest
amount paid out during q single day in
the spaniEh-Ameriean war was 34.l1o.-
900. This was just before Spain sued
for peace. The next highest expendi-
lures were ss,775.00o. The dsily ex-
pense Of the war frequently rose above
Sc. 600. 900. The highest daily expen-
eIture was sufficient to construct and
equip battleship Of the size of the III
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

Some people fancy that they can dis
card tie bridge Of faith which spans
the swift stream that separates time
and eternity. In the chill atmosphere
which their doubts produce, they make
the attempts to cross on the thin ice
Of their own human creation. 1t Ii
too thin. and the outcome Of all hu-
man philosophy is well illustrated by
the predicament of its unfortunate vic
tins in the following scene.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

she independent voter has become TO
be potent factor in city elections. and
his influence viii be sim more potent
" exercised in future elections. He
has no respect for what Is known as
regularity" apd tales no stock IN ;as
snaehine theory that to Tail to vote
straight is to destroy the purpose Of
the parfy. He sees that sustaining
Whatever the party bosses may propose
leads to the betrayal OF the party cause
10 say nothing Of the party hcnor.
quite as Einch a. opposition TO 'regu-
iarity.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

A gold coin passes from one to an
other 1000, 900 900 times before the
stamp or impression upon It becomes
obliterated by friction. while a silver
coin changes between 3,250.oo0. 900
times before IT becomes entirely ef-
facaA
The broad ax., 1899-01-14
Reputation.

AT last" he said, Il have arranged
1t so that people viii talk about me"
Howl" his friend asked. Il have just
told q woman that ! was chosen by fate
to do great things and charged her not
to breathe II to a living soul"
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

In one particular no stove does Ehli
Is advertised for II. Pictures of mes
stove always represent a woman with
white apron on and her hair curled. %
picture OF neatness, engaged in COOKING
the meal As we said before. no stove
does all that Il advertised for it.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

I'm surprised to hear that you're 50
enthusiastic over golf. Sngher. Do you
play?" mot In a thousand years; would
not know q link from a balloon. But my
wife n 50 completely taken up with the
game that she has quit trying 70 run me"
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

A Japanese admiral receives. BY 4
recent ordinance. 5000 silver dollars
year, = vice admiral 1000. while 1rst
and secoDd-class captains get ASS and
2,2ss respectively.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

No matter how proud a girl may be
Of her family name, she's seldom
aVerse to changing 1t.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

How did that girl happen to break
the mirror in her room? She's not so
homely." mo: but she's from Boston
dare say she looked at the glass and
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

Gen. Gomez is holding out stoutly
against disbanding the Cuban forces,
but perhaps he is open to PROPOSE
lions.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

Perhaps the periodical topper realizes
that there are periods in his life at
which he should come to full stop.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

1t is said that the whisper Of a beau
tiful woman can be heard farther than
the loudest yell of duty.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

Electric Wagons thu Cheapest.
Experiments made in Paris show that
an electric wagon costs AZ per cent
less to run than q horse wagon and
80 per cent less than q petroleum
motor.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

The voice OF the man popping the
question has the true engagement
ring.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

solomon was the wisest man in his
day, but then. Of course. that was long
before your time.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

It's well to know myself" and IT'S
just as important not to give thyself
away.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

IT'S all well enough TO be up to date,
but IT'S foolish TO borrow trouble
ahead.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

The revolts of intelligence are more
dangerous than the insurrectsons Of ig-
7orance.
The broad ax., 1899-01-14

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to users OF Diamond &C. Soap write
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