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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23

BY the Valentine Auction co.
No. $40 East Broad Street
SPECIAL.
AUCTION SALE OF FINE CARPETS,
MATTINGs. RUGS. ART SQUARES,
AND FANCY PIECES. FINE
FURNITURE AND FINE GILT
FRAMES, MIRRORS, ETC.

We will sell at our Warerooms, $50 east
Broad street,
THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 3.
at 1890 o'clock. for one Of the largest
houses I'm the city. - New Carpets,-such
as Moquette. Administer and Brussels. Of
the very best quality; also Art Squares,
Rugs and Mattings; 10 slightly used
Brussels and wilton Carpets also a few
pieces Of Fine Furniture such as
Bouffets, IN oak and walnut Enamelled
Iron Bedsteads. Oak Book Cases walnut
and oak Chamber Suits, Hat Racks, three
Silver Backed Mirrors ia Gilt Frames.
etc. Sale positive. Goods must be sold.
The ladies are most respectfully invited
to attend the sale.
!. IT, VALENTINE.
Manager and Auctioneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23
REAL ESTATE ArrRIvArE SALE.

FOR SALE-A SMALL FARM OF "A
acres, lying northwest OF Richmond
convenient 20 the city and near station
an the r.. h. q T. Il. r. Dwelling Of
four rooms. good barn. stable etc. Or
gard. excellent water Price 800
GRO. T.. CRAWFORD n CO, SJ5 east
Main street.
FOR SALE-SEVERA BEAUTIFUL
suburban homes lying along the r.. +.
& +. r. r., ranging in price form 500
70 $1,000 Also a few very desirable
building sites For further particulars
apply to GEO. T.. CRAWFORD & O. a,
S03 east Main street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23
INSURE YOURSELF against The a
An ENrERPRIsING DRUGGIST.

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23

CHASE CITY VA. Feb. 2-SpeciaL
A. Henry Baves died here this morn
ne Ge has been engaged IN the to-
bacco business for many wears here and
Inn the North Carolina markets. where ne
ie Well known. For several years me has
been I'm Colorado trying 10 regain ms
health Tie returned here "a few weeks
1go TO his father house Captain O. J.
Hayes. TO die with "a fatal pulmonary
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23

j. b Elan q o. AucIlOneeTs
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Beau Nash as a Gambler.

When the late Earl Of I'd was a
youth. he was pa%ssionately fond of play
and neve better pleased than with
having Mr.. Nash for bis antagonist.
Nash saw with concern his lordship's
foible and undertook to cure him.
though by a very disagreeable remedy.
Conscious Of his own superior skill he
determined to engage him in single play
for a very nsiderable sun. His lord
ship, in pr ortion as he lost his game.
lost his temper, too, and as he ap-
preached. the gulf seemed still more
eager for ruin.
He lost his estate. Some writings
were put into the winners possession.
His very equipage was offered as a last
stake, and he lost that also. But when
u generous gamester had found his
lordship sufficiently punished for his
temerity he returned all, only stipulat-
ing that he should be paid e5, 900
whenever he should think proper to
make the demand. However, he v
made any such demand during his lord
ships lifetime, but some time after his
decease, Mr.. Nash's affairs being in
(eic) the wane, he demanded the money
of his l%ordship's heirs. who honorably
paid it without any hesitation.-"His-
tory Of Gambling in England.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Too Much of IL

A high army officer whose fad was
ventilation was n day making an in
spection of a frontier post which was
much in need of repair. In some places
the roof showed the blue sky overhead
and the walls were ornamented with
gaps.
The brigadier general was escorted
through the building by the colonel in
charge. a sergeant going on before, as
is the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention in honor of the general.
As they proceeded the general asked
"And how is the ventilation. colo
nell"
Before the colonel could reply the old
sergeant, with a familiarity born Of
long service. said:
'Sure, general, and the ventilation is
bad. SOFT. vera bad, sorr. The place is
all full Of holes. SOFT. Detroit Free
Press 4,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Absolute indifference.

A woman who has been a victim OF
indigestion and is kept to dyspeptics'
diet most of the time was recently in
vited to a dinner. which she was anx-
ious to attend.
She went to her telephone and, trust
ing to a somewhat unreliable memory,
she asked to be connected by the ever
obliging central with telephone 1894.
When the connection had been made,
she began her plaintive query, without
any PREDATORY, sis that you. doctor"
II want very much to go to a little
dinner tomorrow night" she began
rapidly, land do you think it,would
hurt me if ate just a taste Of soup,
and perhaps a little fish or the least
trihe Of game and a bit of salad or ice9
! really think my stomach
Here she was interrupted by a voice
from the other end Of the wire.
Madam, it said coldly. .'eat what
ever you please. This is the Meteor
Rubber company. Youths Compan-
ion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
He Knew Chester.

MI. Gladstone had a nice taste in hot
mutton pies. One Of the Wesleyan Jour
nails recalls a conversation which R. w.
Perks had with Mr.. Gladstone at a pub
lie dinner in London, when the ex-
premier asked all sorts Of questions on
matters pertaining to Methodism. A
man who happened to sit exactly op-
posite, wishing to divert the converse
ton into another channel, asked, "Do
You know Chester, Mr.. Gladstone?"
"Yes, a little was the answer, an
ominous smile playing about the
mouth. "Do you know Chester. MI.
"Not very we'll" said the unwary
q%uestioner.
"Well, if you go to the city of Ches-
ter you will find a confectioner's shop
in such a street, giving the number.
go into that shop, and you can buy a
hot mutton pie, deliciously hot, and
here Mr.. Gladstone screwed up his eyes,,
and his face beamed with delight as he
recalled the taste and smell of those
savory pies, land all for threepence.
Then, turning to Mr.. Perks, in deep.
earnest tones he said. ''sLet us resume
where we left off.
There was no further interruption
from the opposite side Of the table,
st. James Gazette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Expert swimmers

The Siamese spend three-fourths Of
their existence in the water. Their first
act on awakening is to battle. They
bathe at II O'Clock. again at 3 and
again at sunset. There is scarcely an
hour in the day when bathers may not
be seen in all the creeks. even the shall
lowest and muddiesr. Boys go to play
in the river just as our children GO te
play in the street. A traveller tells of a
Siamese woman sitting on the lowest
step OF a landing place. while. by 81
girdle. she held in the water her infan.
Of a few months, Were not the Siamese
expert swimmers many lives would be
lost. for the tide flows so swiftly thar
1t requires the greatest skill and care to
prevent boats from running foul of OPS
another
A story is told of an English boar
running down ! small native canoe
containing a woman and two children.
In an instant they all disappeared. The
English1nen were on the point Of jump
ing to their rescue when they bobbed
mp. and the woman. upon recovering
her breath. poured forth a volley Of
abuse. Having thus relieved her mind.
she righted her canoe, ladled out some
Of the water and bundled in the chill
dren who had been composedly swim
ming around her. regarding with min.
gled fear and curiosity the barbarians
who had caused the mishap.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Eggs from Australia are landed in
London in such perfect preservation
that they are sold as new laid.
william B1ac.s.s Characters.

William Blacks Characters.
Sir Wemyss Reid notes that William
Black seldom allowed himself to be
drawn into conversation about his work.
One Of Reds recollections runs thus
Zone day. in the farof past. I was
walking along the sea front with Black.
at Brighton. when he said abruptly and
with reference to nothing that had been
passing between us: We are not all en-
gagged in running away with other
mems wives. There are some Of us who
are not the victims Of mental disease or
moral defornity. | DO not sven know
that anybody of my acquaintance has
committed a murder or a forgery. Yet
people are angry with me because I do
not make my characters in my books
odious in this fashion. l prefer to write
about sane, people and honest people.
and l imagine that they are, after all.
in a majority in the world.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Some Went to Glory.

once asked a district nurse, says a
writer in The Cornhill Magazine. how
the various sick cases had been going on
during my absence from the parish. At
once the look which / knew SO well
crossed her face. but her natural pro-
f~essional pride strove for the mastery
with the due righteousness which she
considered necessary for the occasion.
At last she evolved the following strange
mixture. .'Middling well. sir; some Of
ems gone straight to glory. but I am
glad to say Others r nicely on the
mend # V
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Her Opinion.

Mandy, said Farmer Corntossel,
who had been reading the back pages
Of a magazine, ''ef a cannon bali goin
at the rate of so miles an hour was
shot from the back of a train goin go
miles an hour. where would the cannon
ball light2"
II dunno exactly where 'twould
light, she answered. ''but / kin proph-
esy that it nd do q lot O. damage. 1t
couldn't hit nowheres without hurtin
q lot o. people that was standin around
without anything better to do than
speckle-ate on jes' sech doin'a "-Wash-
inRtuh Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
The story of a Letter.

The National Advertiser tells a story
Of an old bachelor who bought a pair Of
socks and found attached to one Of them
a slip of paper with these words: ~ am
a young lady of 20 and would like to
correspond with a bachelor with a view
to matrimony. Name and address
were given
The bachelor wrote. and in a few
days got this letter: Mamma was mar
ried go years ago. The merchant you
bought those socks from evidently did
not advertise or he would have sold
them long ago. Mamma handed me our
letter and said possibly | might suit
you. am Is years old.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
CAMELs HARBo7 HATRED.
Will Wait Until an Opportunity Ar
rivea FOR Reyerre.

@ rAVS6 rOF revenge ll
The Arab who has angered a came,
will throw his clothes upon the ground.
and the Infatuated beast, after stamp
ing on them and tearing them asunder
with his teeth. goes on his way. and
the driver is thereafter quite safe, as il
seems to be an axiom with the camel
that no man shall be put in peril of life
twice for one oHense.
The camel is stupid, save when angry.
and then seems to become almost pre-
ternatural in carrying out it's vengeful
designs. P%algrave relates the following
story Of a camel's revenge. which serves
to illustrate this point: "A lad Of "A
had conducted q large camel laden with
wood from one village to another at a
half hours distance. As the animal
loitered OF turned out of the way its
conductor struck it repeatedly and
harder than it seemed to have thought
he had a right to do. But not finding
the occasion favorable for taking imme-
date quits it 'bode it's time That time
was not long in coming.
"a few days later the same lad had
to reconduct the beast. but unladen, to
his W village. When they were about
half way on the road and at some dis
tance from any h%abitation. the camel
suddenly stopped, looked deliberately
round in every direction to assure it.
self that no was in sight and, find
ing the road clear of passersby, made a
step forward. seized the unlucky boys
head in it's monstrous mouth, and, lift
ing him up in the air, flung him down
again on the earth with the upper part
of his skull completely torn off.
"Having thus satisfied his revenge.
the brute quietly resumed its pace to-
ward the village. as though nothing
were the matter. till some men. who
had observed the whole. though unfor-
tunately at too great a distance to be
able to afford timely help. came up and
killed it. london Telegraph.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Politics, Indeed.

There is 9 rather crusty old gentle
man attending my church" says a De-
troit clergyman, land his absence for
several weeks led me to call upon him.
He is not a communicate, and I am
afraid at times that he is slightly skep-
tical, He is very pronounced in his po-
litical views, and as conversational ma.
teria] ran rather short sought to in.
terest him by asking, 'How's politics. 2
'How's politics7' he repeated with
out a change Of c~ountenance. 'How's
politics2 That's a pretty question for
you to ask when you know that /
haven't heard you preach for the last
seven Sundays. Exchange.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
NOT I'll ONLY ONE.
SDencers In That Locality Were AZ
Thick as Blackberries.

sDencers In That Locality Were as
Thick as Blackberries.
A half yearly meeting of the directors
who manage the Northampton private
asylum had just broken up, and Lord
Spencer, a member of that body. desir-
ing to reach Althorp Park somewhat
more quickly than customarily, deter
mined to return home by a route which
in%tersects the grounds of the asylum
and which is rarely used save as a sum-
mer parade for the unfortunate lunatics.
Arrived at the gate which separates the
asylum from the outer world. Lord
Spencer. much to his annoyance and
disgust. found it securely locked. A
keeper. however, happening to come in
sight just at that moment Lord Spencer
lost no time in explaining to him the
nature of his wishes.
The man surlily replied that his or
ders were to the effect that no II
should pass through that gate except
due notice were given to him to the
contrary by the authorities. and that,
being a married man with a wife and
a large family. he failed to understand
what special advantage was to be gain
ed by transgressing the rules and thus
placing his situation in jeopardy. OBJ
serving that the fellow was growing OBJ
durate. Lord Spencer thought it best to
reveal his name and rank. imagining
that a knowledge of the same would re-
call the man to his senses. Nothing Of
the sort happened. however.
The stolid features of the keeper sim
ply relaxed into a broad grin. and as he
turned to depart he gently explained
that Lord Spencers in that particular
locality were as plentiful as blackber-
ries in the autumn time. Explanations
and exp~ostulations were useless. the dis
comfited earl being forced to return the
way he had come. wit and Wisdom.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
One Of Too1e,. Joke..

One of Toole's greatest practical Jokes
was as follows: He once gave a supper
to 80 Of his friends and wrote a note to
each of them privately beforehand. ask.
ing him whether he would be 90 good
al to say grace, as no clergyman would
be present. It is said that the faces of
those 80 men al they rose In q body
when Toole tapped on the table as q
signal for grace was a sight which will
never be forgotten.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Diplomacy.

Mother gave each Of you boys an
orange. Charlie. You said you wouldn't
eat yours until after dinner. And you.
Jack. said the same. Have you deceived
met
Charlie--No. mother; we didn't eat
a OWE oranges. ! ate Jacks and he
ate mine. Sydney Town and Country
Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

Tho curious fact that corn. potatoes
and other plants thrive better when
PLAYED In rows running north and south
he's been proved by DR., Wollny Of Mn.
nich. This reduces the shading by each
other n q minimum, more uniform and
rs9nlv light. hsat aud moisture result.
Inv.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

4. Dynamite explodss 80 rapidly that its
torce is exerted in the direction from
which the greatest pressure comes. That
ID. II the dynamite be placed ON tho
ground the explosive force ia down; If
II be hung against Q wall Its force at.
tacks the wall; II 1t be hung under an
object its force IL upward.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

In Russia when cofins are covered
with cloth the color Of the covering 10
70 . certain extent distinctive. pink b.
Ing ussd when the deceased 10 q child
Of . yonng person. crimson for women
and brown fos widows. hut black 10 In
no case employed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Starting Him Right.

"Ahl" sighed the sentimental youth.
Would that l might install a senti-
ment in your loyal heart
"Sir. interrupted the practical
maid. I'D have you understand that
my heart is no installmen: concern. 90
Chicago News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Does This Strike You?

Muddy compilations, %nauseating
breaths come from chronic constipation.
Karl's Glover Root Tea is an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years on
an absolute guarantee. Price % cts.
and so cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Distinctions.

Did our friend retire from politicsP"
We'll answered the practical work
y. 1T wasn't what you'd call q re-
tire. It was a knockout. Washing
ton Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

The chief ingredients in the COM
position Of those qualities that gain es-
TEEN and praise are good nature, truth.
good ens and good breeding.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

Yes. it was the 6rst time she had ever
been on board q warship. "And this. !"
the lieutenant went on TO cay. ..is the
quarter deck. "And that deck over
yonder. she exclaimed. indicating the
f~orecastle with q pretty gesture. ''ts
that the 8 cent deck or the 10 cent
deck f"--Detroit Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
For insomnia.

A curious remedy for sleeplessness is
used by the inhabitants Of the Samoan
islands They confine a snake in a hol-
low bamboo, and the kissing sound
emitted by the reptile is said to quickly
induce slumber.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

Ladies and gentlemen, said an
Irish manager to an audience of three,
"as there is nobody here, I'll dismiss
you all. The performance Of this night
will not b performed, but will be re-
peated tomorrow evening"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

The skins of animals were the earliest
forms of money. Sheep and oxen among
the old Romans took the place of money
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
FIGHTING THE PooLRooMs.
sausaIitoans May Vote on the Cues
tior1 of Disfncorporation.

SAUSALITO, JULY IA petition for
the disincorporation of Sausalito,
signed by 1872 residents, was handed
in at last nights meeting of the Board
of Town Trustees and referred by Pres
ident Dickinson to a committee of the
whole. The object is to destroy local
seIf-government and in this manner
strike a blow at the poOlrooms. Among
those who have most earnestly advo-
Gated disincorporation is z. D. Spar
row, the real estate agent who has ac-
lively worked toward that end.
The law is mandatory as regards the
calling of an election TO settle the ques-
ton when a petition bears the requi-
site number of signatures, and Spar
row asserts that in case the Trustees
endeavor TO avoid the issue he will pc
tition to the Superior Court in manda
mus proceedings. j.. II. Pryor. clerk
OF the board, said to-day that a good
many persons had applied to him to
have their signatures TO the document
stricken out. but that aff1davits We're
necessary before such action could be
taken.
The board is sanguine that enough
names will be withdrawn from the Pc
tition to make the calling of an election
unnecessary
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
HANNA NOT IN DIsFAVoR.

NEW YORK, July ia special to
the Herald from the Isle of Shoals. y.
H, says: H c. Payne, the Wisconsin
member of the Republican National
Committee, said to-day when asked
about Senator Hanna:
II have observed some discussion in
the press in connection with Senator
Hanna on the management of the next
Republican national campaign, the in
timatiOn being thrown out that there is
some feeling against him in the ma
tional committee. If there is I am not
aware of it. There has been no meet
ing of the national committee, hence no
opportunity for official discussion. and
anything that is said concerning the
sentiment of the committee is purely
conjecturaL I have no sympathy with
the criticisms or attacks that have
been made on Senator Hanna. I would
not want to be chairman of the COM
mittee"