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HIGHEST CLASS FANCY BLACK

every piece pure dye; the slossiest
Blacks i'm the following styles: SATIN
Brocades. Figured Taffeta. Pekn
Stripes. Box Check. Corded Tafeta'
Polka-Dot and Satin Stripes, Baya-
deros and Seeded Marvelleux-not a
yard OF which is worth less than N.o'
here al DJc. yard.
All-Silk High-Lustre Black Satin Ouch
ess. q inches wide, made 10 retail at
Sc yard, for foc.
Liberty Satin. all silk. large variety. OF
shades. light and dark, % inches wide
T5C. yard
Changeable Glaze silk. o inches wide
zoe. quality, at zoe. yard.
Fine Colored silk Poplins, every yard
pure silk. q inches wide, 81 yard.
superb Black silk POplln and Heavy
ku-Suk Black Duchess, every yard
warranted to wear, Soc. YARD.
uOys' PERCALE WAISTS, 25c.
Waists for boys to - years of age
made of real percales, beautiful pat
terms. attached collars, pearl buttons,
full Numbered. with stiff bosoms,, JUST
like mems. really fifty-cent KIND as
many as you want Zoe.
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ELEGANT CORDED TaFFETA.

picture Of richness and elegance
one OF those clear, straight pictures
OF harmony which makes one remark,
That's good taste" This SILK comes
twenty-one inches wide. in ten coiors'
worth $l2j; price 3sc. yard.
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sOROSIs SHOES.

lust 4 word about Sorosis Shoes.
Spring fashions are here and spring
weights, and there Is somethlhs aoou,
Sor0sis Shoes which impels a woman
who has once worn them to think less
of the $3.50 price than of the 90
worth of value and comfort 20 bt
gotten out OF them. Probably nc
other shoe was ever so universally
liked"
only TO be seen in Richmond at Mey
er's.
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mo" was the prompt response.
"Aud Why"

"And why .,,,a,,ire,
plain." he said but ! just uoi "an'
10 DO not like law-books' ana the Seel,
nal squabbiing Of lawyers f"llci
,s,r,er and what / have seen or Jaw
- life I don't like. / do not want 10
f,raver disputing with people. ana
,oid and argue opinions just because l am
paid 20 do so. -, -. ,o,,,o
"hnd besides. I Want.t0 live TO DO some
,.,,d,. como positive good and be or some
nee IN somebody, ana just don't DeheNT
,a,,,,,cra do much good only yesterday !
h.,rd "a Young lawyer say ne hau Ju9t
,otten good spite fee Ana When
as<ed him what ne meant. he said that
his client was sure the otner size was
right and would get the judgment pu'
rc omnloyed me 20 harass him and ms at
.ornev All could. just for spite.
.~rhen why WON'T you be preacher' as
,-o,,r mother wants you 10 be- asked the
nrofessor ..You could be- as good as you
pleased" ,.,...,
~ bslleve. Professor. that The ministry
ia the noblest calling Of all, and II c,ui'
eel that I would rather preach IMAM o'
anvthing else. / would be 20 glad tol
mothers sake, and also for mine but
do not want to be a preacher ana
| don't think / ought TO be.
| .sTeu me. then. what you would ra'he
he than anything else in the world
"A doctor" he replied. quickly
are you really sure OF itF
"Indeed. / am In earnest. look Oh
a,,er, ohyslcian see as he hurrles 10 fe
lisve The sick with almost veneratlon
and read every book about medicine
can find. And when l am out waiNi''
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FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
specinIs offerings To-day.

Fine Parlor Tables, 30 inches high. j.
inches across top, highly polished,
oak or mahogany finish. bought 20
sell for $3.50. but the maker !. siii 49,
too many: consequently, we place them
on sale at $3.50.
IN THE CARPET DEPARTMENT..
Large Carpet Hassocks, new shape
made of all kinds Of carpet, sc.
Real Scotch Reversible Rugs i'ihs'u
ends, 30 by 60 inches, aoc.
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IN THE GARRETT DEPARTMENT..
TAIIOR-MinE SUITS.
a Wonder sale.

Elegant Quality Venetian Cloth Suits
ran. oxford Blue. and Gray, IN,
tailor-made drop front. short-ieng.,
Jacket and Empire back skirt, so.Vs
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Mr. George b. Bun protested against
his tax being so much larger than that
Of any other fish-dealcr. There were COZ
ored people who peddled fish and oysters
about the streets. and sold TO smaH sIo-
ceries said MIR. Bull. and their dahy
purchases were as large as his.
Mr.. Bull was asked 10 furnish the com
mittce with q list OF people 90 engaged
but he declined 10 90 this. There Wei
between $50 and 200 hsh-dealcrs ia lhe
city. many of whom only so into business business
after the assessment IS MADE anu - go
OF business before the time comes RUN"
for the assessor TO go round again.
Mr.. Bnil said if a specific license were were
imposed. it would lead to better 1 a 'sass
with tbe pricc-cutting that was running
the business. o....o ,,,or
lawyers, and others who asked as,ar iV ybi ry
.,-.. o~,,,,nittee went into executive ses'
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Cost of Filtcring water supplies.

Late Sergeant. Walker Light Guard, Com
pany y, Second Virginia Infantry.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

I'M
Hurt asked Duncan
brave tried rise. but fell to ths
ground groanng spite OF himself IT'S USE he said II can't
ss a fS n Sn heard % y Sg and he not s9 :
thousand these blood stained brutes
can't afford to leave grip tha he ordered
He He thrust a the rife rife into to- the CAPTAINS
The able
you' SIR Gladwin, keep
back we & can e4y 90 IT. never was in such fine form This sort
Come must said Duncan
ried him the Of
sto59s aa will keep them @ back Bit said s
little Gadwin reloadng his magazine II
cyary Just listen
Thank Cod exclaimed he captain fervenly.
% S @ out Gd @ Glad a VIII win, 81 give - EN- fair Held 49,
of ezeed men as
Just tmeF the leader the
It'll be bell like Payn M polo % S ORned @ fadw M Lord how they'll
air of man who had done his duty;
up to my
hard this war anyhow answered
How getting
had arranged all that-I should blown up"
DSihn e we s' souid haTe taken the with SuPp0s
the nbaIten % Good old ethics But what NAVE cared b9 o @ n@er @
@ have shus 81 @ % oTs @ n odn d hTe @ % 9p prefer to keep my
finish They coming back Ali bring
s. change gqwlsd @ the
bit e Fl @ dm6unted heped Unwilling @ % on 1aco to
s eg Prdae b a@ 3sr and
died Pa % o @ @ the % o nsd their the hSs5 %
poverty
unhappy exclaimed
ing g 6 s s f9n ~s @ to as Bns nsn
sSsR sHd @a, s 9s the beginning the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
4Hez<7h0<1. IN 0uanal Story of tie Muqge and tito
~ce77ou It 0aught a Eooush Wo1chnuh


@ e @ lu9 9Rs9 ' to "f s @ t9 % 4gs a
words Of the s @ s a and he sat sat- thus he reenered
mo f6 at t Instant % fq ali w Tay an or though be but their
and When m @ the yed T2fs the he smiled for Pead & did not love
65ftfrhE f with wings Fshsd not love his
ana the crawling tortoise and the dancing
m there happy beyond the dreams of man
himself wis arise ne nd @ Fo m afad a M
van hs 9a6 o%ea e se % Tsh gb5d n3rs sb been M %
% shen over against the place Fhad Cairo
knew 'e's ana they laughed for they
M MFsyshad robbed placed his sack of jewels
ers es sTsn the the f2nna md m op1 oT
nqng f that that he vas buTyipg they Would eR R
@ his 5 b9u & and nd began walk Fa Mo
paused shop Fl obir " the Goldsmith and sa,zi
f 81 81 fd % %enGGHSed With tguo cried E Nobr
P nor turned his head 50 Feyshad the @
altar sP 6ss s S HSyhaa ass s4 With % S S IF s
Who eapdat at tha @o 3f gSd with
prevent % % from fae faRh t m he being
tened home Feon with the his has
naars is mPGssf that could been than 'ae 6
pursuit utefa ffSa wS S a9by G9qbrtyard
IT'S goa @ a and m his W gpGr the @ had @
Feyshsd felt thirst from his the sight 90 ~
bs.B he & P @ his ] SAX @ I stolen the gnr
that have never loved else the M cB happy
M M @ levels % here @ return % 10 the a6nGa my @ thirst the and
But Sire Allah reaches even % o i ba land .,
the clear waters of the fountain he behed his wed % & for
s M Sire Ssfa t PS S mnsp f 3 o@ Ing ss
spec Upon the % send h yhhhed like
shad ~ ~ was Fey
again the the l9 leaR Of were ere
to-day Sire he Cairo begging aims or wand
nd Of Happy & ~ ~ ' on'e were nls-1n the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
IpE loeTING q 7F 3nYoY j
+ jS > 81 @e!5EeMs5o -
e Y

side nf D cs s the n5 P 5 and the kept well along
rather Dp@ INC more e. slowly
Te ead fhs stern Buss nf p1sd f
the the soldier Older lived he they
knives him as they si had
obedience to the captains Will Come conn % what Mlco @
Epef b @ such & dea & aid should not fall into the of the
which these very were @ 6 were those VINO ha0 the guns
Duncan and the @ % m9re casting an ANXIOUS % @ look to see how
tha ha they tine @ % F s 5 & at rate not
qg h s nd obP h a sa r as5 as on % e9 n cried con-
leave AnoheT 10th m shot laid mn nuisteer his feet Hes dead wouldn't
little pass there before the hmer cut GU m M God ne
VINO nep themselves and
I've sturdy private
named Gadwfn who had halted for
Pot as hard
conrs rum n sort . of % order an mos mot the drill
yes s TO- sfras the ss sSs al all @ sst aops like s1 3 ok @
% n was gdns The first was ALREADY prspang descend
before
captain he gets to the ground and the
Z good a play it, said
What is 2" demanded Malcolm, hobblng
sag s shouted q 5sp GdTq W m M ut
rife debay at @ he ieadng aG h % d
9%9ss 5ss a2Ss sS % man third
trust an for sS shouted % G % Mr.
now % If a T the ss s1@ @s You ass sp s8s VIII %
tfa1win a
a
The magazine in handy Crumbs! Thr pepper
ter
the The helmet rdded
ba Ro4e @ r6e S head 5S s5 s9
cam @ '
P ona 4sss nsr as " e'eS 5. M"ss% s s3T
NJ her man off
settled
VIII
shelter abandoning the head Ga OK
0 he
IL
tai lghander Nla<Vel heaued it,
You be
Judging the legged
ueteer man might collect b,
wits struck him with fist in the back over
he n -
n roare he
him had
had been when under fire BY Of further
each passing mule a resounding
o the
the head in advance of the tail He
Of hin
men that Gadwtn had shot rolled down to his feet
That settles the ledge dodge he exclaimed
a badlo tt he %
looked the hillside Of
ead safely sir
o
If taking part in
nc mule tfeea
afe de o the
"A show word! said Duncan
the
Scotch youe ever tasted WI we out Of his 0 u
o Here addia -
Max
two unda legs
a had had st,r,t,os
hosted him his broad shoulders
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
HePE ST9 We lAsT = q Gao lern

HERE hns said the captain H. which soldier
the very IN
The rolled his stuck
.Yu haven't been you?"
RESPONDED Malcolm responsibility
choosing officers the command Of the conveys the pass
am proud indeed the confidence which the general has repo
Sort Of the
mac It when first appeared in my kilt thought the heart OF the world
Don't be tdioto Duncan" captain shortly
your
as ] say, frs in
impatenty
But greatly enjoy
ing 5 % % chance OF eEasag his dearest friend Lord he
40 % & @ m t5 Ism M ] DON mean to say you re turning traitor
y He sober
Why continued Duncan youII be false to the nickname and the
and will give flesh?
more TSa Ss % 4s5msB s8 IT'S as 9 5 & than no % 5
easy you said nd rs S mPan. @ 8H WSo 'S ss eoud
Silence there capan laugh out
an mpa5bettc they reiotcad
Of a. ' qs9 sTas ser @ n the "a & who had laughed ] Louder IN
WITH % a that n 23s @ 3 % bo oaF5 s66 95 e n 3na
geneTaiy.
is hardy S the SS Dee f6T Rs s % 5 the ' d 8 Of the ] my and % %
in Keeping spirit
BY 5oy ssd e. the somewhat suDdud su9atsrn
brought y6" up didn't @ you uoh elastic % n 2Sf the sSba Those who
"s sa ase and 'f5 for 9s @e s a9 6 f
dangerous mountain pathvay
said to be alive With danger We are in an % gnnt may @ @
b dnv9 If ike 5e t5s at @ @ TO b attack & from IN h stF9ns & % sen5e @
the & e caTn as we DO stores and 3onuqion was about here
G0feh @ % % & ] 5 I MAS G GH to pieces & er m soldier M and and eser @ was
life he could have died
incident?"
@ 9 b b dd 3 with Wit seems @ to snS S he S mdd s hat od a chap
IT od i'd baye been b @ Malcolm aT 'ns neptd n q of the
= wonder what
The same thing; replied the captain
That if attacked
And each other?'
That goes without saying"
fellow You sp5a p" n ff S
driving it in rejoned the cap
@ Don't these hills remind @ ] you of the be
what you said the ubaltern
When them they'll swarm % '@in Rith illicit
% & % the @ as @ 9as s being ss95 f5or of ss @ ass ss qss
the than one 6S % @ 8 aTs sre ssy 5 sfa 5siss sss ss1
aE b Of Fod missionary orE at fa Of so them w T9p 6o IKE rss
Bro Of f @ ' the barley 0Fee And think as good Scot of the
As he spoke emerged in
H1Ttsslng Tt ing niue @ coi1n1n upon small plain
and m @ @ @ @ 5a @ @ 3 tRS b sheteT @ the rocky path and
right the captain saw puG of smoke nd oos T at the side
exclaimed Malcolm
view the o 3 the that % n week h' aso a s Rmsn anns of And
even when they're taught by
You post of honor said the captain quickly M
eoony Take Mil and cover the c9 out
any Of US are DO @ mat in no
NN"
a9 the @ % sn ss a 5 sad tt the '4s @
Meanwhile shots the
laden with of the
through forelegs
his rolled again ''Ussleo
Leave him!" mind the stores
another
ammunition to
transferred TO another Iaden |i was
no n on @ asSd nH there % shouted @ the captain but required
hands
,s waste shot cried Malcolm, following tho
eao bazed
private near him loud fell cant.
the
PUSH on' he shouted, letting the
Push - ~ -Aies or
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
BY H. DE WERE sTACPOOLE.
ade told the CaIinh this

~ he his
in a ourn
the he
of the
- a his belt
of the ecoloro
Of O
merchant in
not who of
desert
the there
Of
He turned the east and to the the north and
Ito
where sand devil danced
uent a. deision of Feyshad
Alas! cried the unhappy merchant he his
fnd
his in
Nass start
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
:" FevShadi .


distant white
i would swell to the form of stout "
of the desert
mel thing reallusion. am 'iNe
- -0-iN-
planted Feyshad Its
the leaves Of the moved in the
of
shadow
Andt
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

TN
life of the discha
the which reposed him b
/ superior officer"
The subatern rolled fresh cigarette with his fingers and ST
which
n O a convoy before,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-23

the time they were accosted. Some OF the
blindness Is caused by the pollen OF the
sugar cane getting into the eyes while
working. and l am told that the iaborers
on the plantations are especially liable 20
II. have seen blind children in all parts
OF Porto Rico. and doubt not that II largely
comes somewhat from insufficient food and
hereditary diseases.
In the cities OF Porto REQ there Is one
Cay OF the week when the beggars are ex-
pected to go about asking aims This has
always been the custom. and IL Is so well
established that our governor general has
sanctioned !, under American rule. The
day Is Saturday. On this day every mer-
chant and business man expects a cali from
the beggars and puts a pile Of centaeos
(coins. each worth six-tenths OF cent?
on his counter or desk. The heggars come
In one by one. They each take one coin
and no more and then depart, blessing the
giver.
The Poems.
The above Is the condition OF the poor or
the towns. The poems out In the country
fare far worse. The meanest negro OF our
Southern states is richer than score OF
the farm .aborers of Porto Rico. His cabin
Is worth dozen Porto Rican shacks and
his monthly wages are equal 10 the earn
.Ees OF many Of these people for year.
The nominal wages of the iaboring classes
here Is fifty centavos day, or thirty cents
OF our money. This Is for first-class labor
and Is the highest sum that has been paid
The average planter however. does not
pay his men in money. He pays them in
tn disks. the size of a nickel. which are
only good at his little store on the planta-
ton. Each of the disks Is labeled with his
initial. II represents centavo and can be
spent nowhere else. Upon some OF the
Plantations money IL not paid at all The
people are given SO many bananas for their
days work and their steady work lasts
only for about four or six months In the
year.
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upon the work which they get in San
Juan. Few OF the men receive more than
% cents day. and many Of the women
who are servants get much less. When tho
Americans first came many OF the children
In the courts were naked. but the nudity
Ii now confined to the babies.
The Bexwars Of san Juan.
The population o. some OF the courts 10
largely made up Of beggars. They arc
filed with the lame. the half and the blind.
San Juan has more professional beggars
than any town of It's size n the United
States. Indeed. heggars fare better here
than they do with as. The wsi.-te-do peo-
PIE of the island are very charitable. and
those who have money will alway~ give
something 10 those who have not
This Is especially so a. 10 the blind.
Blindness prevails very largely. and II Is
considered an affection OF Providence
have seen men borrow money 10 bessow
II upon the blind when out Of change at
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-23

NOT many people know Bow this unit
measurement ~ mechanical power. called
aorse power. received it's name II orig
mated wsta James Watt. one Of whose frs,
steam engines wss built 10 work the pumps
OF Nhtiereaa's brewery. These had hith-
erto been acfu2ted by horses. and to fuI-
I'll the contract. which demanded that the
engine should supply as much power as a
szFoTs horse Wait kept an exceptionally
powerful animal working for eight hours
without resting. and found thai IL bad by.
IT'S eze-ffons succeeded IN raising go 6aD
gallons Of water. From this was deducted
tie present Unit OF horse power, which e
the act Of lifting lssA pounds to q heigb,
es three fess per second. II must not be
thought. however. that the average horse
could to reisei upon TO provt1e this power.
lis lifting strength being only from es TO
% pounds three fest IN a second
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A PEON's HOME:

6saa Of cleaning has been done. bat not
until thorough system OF water works Is
established and the householders are forced
to put in modern eoByeniences can the
poor become sanitarily safe.
inside the Courts.
During my stay here have visited many
OF these courts and have taken pictures OF
the people who I've In them. Their inmates
are as cieaniy as could be expected In their
crowded condition. and considering every
thing are remarkably peaceabie. Few OF
them have any furniture. with the excep-
ton OF perhaps q single table ana chair.
The cooking - done on little iron bowls
filed with charcoal The howl Ia about as
large N a good-sixed washbasin. II has a
hole In the bottom for araught and Il 8
SO small that only one thing car he cooked
a, a time. and in some OF the courts In the
evening a dozen little stoves viii be going
al once.
The people who iuhabit the courts live
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Sunday IL the poems market day. ON
this day you will see the country roads
lined with men, women and children on
their way TO market. Each man carries
a bottle, holding IL by string tied 10
its nec.. The usual bottle IL . half-pint
and IL Is taken to bring back the mans
supply of rum for the following week.
A haif-pint Is not much. but this Is All
he wants, although rum 10 the national
drink and he takes some every morning
before breakfast. Indeed / have been
surprised to see so little drunkenness
here. The chief cases Of intoxication arc
among our soldiers, and l have so Tar
seen ten drunken Americans to every
drunken Porto Rican.
A Poor Mans Home.
wish I could transport ono OF these
Porto Rican huts to the United States.
/ would like to show President Mckinley
how some of his subjects are living on
this beautiful island. The house should
choose would be-o of common labor
ers on a rich sugar or coffee plantation.
There are thousands like Ii all over Porto
Rico. Here is how II looks. 1t II made
OF poles about as thick as the average
book cover and about half as wide as q
page of this paper.
The framework. including the bridge
roof is OF poles tied together. Then the
palm leaves are laid on and other poles
of about the thickness Of a oroomstick
are tied horizontally across the walls OF
the house to keep the palm leaves to-
gether. The floor of the hut is Of poles.
so loosely put together that all the dirt
drops through the cracks. The roof Is
so poorly made that the rain drips
through. and at night the cold breezes
whistle through the walls.
The hut has no windows. Its door OF
palm leaves can be lifted away during
the daytime. 1t has absolutely no fur
nture. The family sleeps on the floor.
The cooking is done in a ..ttie lean-to at
the back upon fre bed OF earth, the
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In the way. and don't sothers'' are as
busy In the Kitchen aud little people who
stand sroani waiting 70 scFspe cakeeans
or ca; crab claws are warned 20 get o1t,
and "Gnn'tea'' until they wanAer what
shey have ever done "a he So treated
4 third os the world - American par
en,s are 20 blame for making their cAil-
dren sNe alpha an3 omega q everything.
For putting ;heEn forward tn All wsys
ard at aIl times ard giving them eteS-
nailv the center ~ the stage. THIS binds
and fosters the spirit a. progress revaa "a.
bat retarsss tAe growth cs nzsiiuess. love,
tUs3les ard charity
Csne-tAlr4 q aGr coUnfrymsn and 1eFnss
bei1aS ta fEs "&eas bother" oFga.le.
These fathers ard mothers have TO tsrsEe
So talk. walk. play or study with the
growing generation Some CT these fAta-
ers are Toe busy making money tor thank
less children - spena 10 step aad explain
tne wo-.sea sampler which reads. Love
ore another"
Seine OF these rrntaers are too oIsy
soliciting ressy-rna3e garments IN whfca
- slataa re naked ores who 3wsil IN
tarefa tan3S 1o naESe and efact9afe the
H-axt-a tAas charity aeStuS az hsrnE.
An a,a stagksy oFcx SsFzc IA prayer
w&ta. Man su1 ofss&a - horned s@xt
cd man sarg nas. Let's Praise ae Lord
LcEt sAas there - oEe- third % the Amer