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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28
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SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE.

A YOUNG LADY OF EXPERIENCE
family; teaches all English branches,
Music, Mathematics and Sciences: AZ
dress Miss s., Box 81, Concord Depot
Va.
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WHAT IS A SIMPLEX? AS ME- NO.
120 Sycamore Street
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WANTED by AN EXPERIENCED
young lady stenographer POSITION in
lawyers office or copying to do at home.
Office.
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WE SHOW A LARGE LINE OF MA
terials FOR Walking Skirts. A. ROSEN-
STOCK & CO.
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AUTOMATIC ,GAsLlGHT-
OR. lights gas without matches; just
imported; sensational marvel; sample.
25c; dozen, $50. Don't delay, get some
to-day HAMBURGER GASL1GHTER
CO., 70 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
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eyANTEp-A GOOD. RELIABLE BOY
for general ocfIica work. Apply at once
10 MIR. MITCHELL. care l. N Jones
- son.
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WANTED, PLAIN SEWING TO DO AT
home. Apply 122 W. Cary Street Cup
stairs).
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WANTED, EVERYWHERE, COPY LET
ters home evenings and return to US.
We pay $40 thousand. Send addressed
envelope: particulars and copy. Address
GUARANTEE, Dept. 1856, Box 1562, Phila-
delphia. Pa.
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WHAT is A SIMPLEX? ASK ME. NO.
30 Sycamore Street.
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READ THE UP-TO-DATE SUNDA1
TIMES, delivered to any address IN
special carrier for cents. Leave your
order at No. 100 Sycamore Street
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WANTED, BY A YOUNG LADY, QUAIL
branches. Vocal and III Instrumental Music
and beginners in French and German, a
position as teacher in a school or fam
lily: references exchanged. Address
Miss H. c. b. care Of Postmaster,
Locust Hill Va
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yoTSG MAN. BooK-KEEPER, De
s;res to make change; understands
dn,Si,1a entry bookkeeping thoroughly;
refarance from present employer. Ad-
dress PROMPT. this office.
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wANTE,D-A GOOD RELIABLE WO-
man to cook and clean -or small Fam
lily, one that will sleep on premises pre-
fei,red Apply at once at No. ll19 Park
Avenue.
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4 COMMISSION BIG ENOUGH TO PRO
duce heart failure. for travelling men
with golden tongues and established
routes Address SIDE LINE. Box $685.
Cincinnati.
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LEAIN PRoOFRIGAD1NG; SITUATIONS
secured. So 10 s25 weekly. HOME COR
RGSPONDENCE SCHOOL, Philadel
phia.
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LADIES. WRITING AT HOME EVE
nings. 81 per week; particulars free to
ALL Send addressed envelope. FL
BERT, Dept. 1856, Box l4l1, Philadelphia,
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CIGAR SLOT MA
CHINE, Loop the Loop" make $40
daily; novel, unique, handsome; quick
seller, KELLEY MFG. CO, Chicago.
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POSITION WANTED BY AN EXPERT
enced lady stenographer and assistant
book-keeper, who is also a notary pub
lie; best Of reference furnished. Adj
dress T. S. X, care this office.
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WANTED, BY a LADY OF EXPERT
ence. position to teach in private fam
lily or public school; qualifications-Eng
glish, Mathematics, Latin and French:
references exchanged. Address P. Q.
Box 90 Chase City, Va.
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS ARE MAKING GOOD SALARY
and commission selling our guaranteed
Gold Bonds on installuent; reliable re-
representatives. wanted. AMERICAN
BOND COMPANY, 2l7 Broadway. Los
Angeles, Cal.
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WANTED. AT ONCE, EXPERIENCED
travelling salesman for Virginia: we
want a salesman; no novice need ap-
ply. Box 5l4. Chicago.
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YOUNG LADY WITH EXPERIENCE
would teach in refined family small
children English and Music on reason
able terms; object, pleasant home near
city. Address SCHOOL" care this Of
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TRAVELLER WANTED TO SELL CoUN-
try grocers; $75 per month and expenses.
Los ANGELES CIDER CO, St. Louis
Mo.
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NANT'ED-FIVE PAPER HANGERS AT
once: none but first-class union work
men need apply. CATLET'T & WALSH.
No I'D North Fifth Street
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WANTED-RELIABLE WHITE WOMAN
to attend children. Apply j. c. NJ, No
l416 Grove Avenue.
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LADIES-MAKE So TO S10, DAILY SELL
ING C;recian Bust Girdles: supports bust:
braces back. a corset rest needed by
every woman. Send 81 for sample and
particulars; give bust measure.
CLASSIC CORSET CO., Chicago
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Van TICD-AN EXPERIENCED BCl-
ilER: one who can drive prefAerred;
good wages to competent man with city
references. No. SIS West Franklin
Street
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CARRIAGES AND BUGG1Es.

THE DAVIS CARRIAGE MANUFAC-
turing Company carry the largest stock
Of vehicles of every descrSption. Har-
ness. ETC.. Agricultural Implements.
Lower than lowest prices.
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TED-SERvANT; SETTLED WO-
man: to do general house work. Apply
at No ITO Capitol Street.
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WANTED, POSITION AS STEM Ora
pher and typewriter by q, lady who has
had Office experience. and can furnish
good references; would not object to
leaving city. Address A. c. p, +. ..
Box II.
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Summer Resorts Wanted
HELP WANTED MALE.

WANTED. A REGISTERED OR, ASSIST
mt PHARMACIST; good salary ano
homo to good man. Address A1fS- ~
caro- this Office.
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GO TO HEADQUARTERS FOR Low
prices on best-make Engines. Thresh-
Ing Machines. Rusgies and all kinds
OF Farm Implements. DAVIS CAR
RAGE MFG Co
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WANTED.

FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND
every thing OF interest, take the SUN
DAY TINES 3 cents.
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wANTED-A YOUNG LADY DESIRES
q position to teach small children; mas
had much experience in that line; best
Box As. Houston, va
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J,ADIES WANTED TO WORK ON SOFA
pillows; materials furnished; steady
work guaranteed; experience unneces-
sarv. Send stamped envelope to Miss
MCGEE, Needlework Dept, Ideal Co..
CNhica
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WANTED-WORKIN HOUSE KEEP
er for. gentleman in the country. Ap-
ply at No. l0l7 cambridge Street
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WANTED, SEVERAL HOURS STENO-
graphic work in afternoon by expert
enced stenographer; Oliver operator.
Address STENOGRAPHER, care this
office.
WHAT IS THE PROvERB TODAY?
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LEARN PRooFREADING; SITUATIONS
secured sl6 to SO weekly. HOME COR
RESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Philadel-
phia-
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= BDGJSTERElD PHARMACIST, WITH
GOOD record, wishes position by October
18th. Address THENoL, care this Of
flee.
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A LADY WISHES A POSITION TO
teach English end Music; refers 70
former patrons. Address Teacher.
GLIB E. Leigh Street, city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

WANTED-C OLO R ED GIRLS FOR
light manufacturing work: good pay and
steady work LEWIS FRANK & SONS,
Twenty-second and Decatur Streets
Manchester, Va
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D ETEcTIv s-EvERY LOCALITY;
good salary; experience unnecessary:
INTERNATIONAL d d t Z Z l V Z
AGENCY Milwaukee,. Wis.
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AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED TO SELL NEW
line of Corsets with unbreakable side
steels; guaranteed large profits. Write
for particulars. FISHER COMPANY,
500 Masonic Temple. Chicago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

a. S. BRIGGS. First and Main Streets.
H. c. FORSTMAN, 6l9 West Main
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IT DOEs'T PAY YOU TO MAKE YOUR
own Muslin Underwear II you are with
in reach OF this store. A ROSEN-
STOCK & CO.
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WANTED, ALL LAWYERS WHO
want their copying done neatly and
accurate 10 address COPY" care t.ils
office
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AN EXPERIENCED AND RELIABLE
lady desires position as housekeeper in
refined family. or the care of an aged
or invalid person: good references
given Address NJ. a j.. care Postmas-
ter Station a, city.
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A POSITION OF ANY KIND
nv sober and honest young man. Ad-
dress X. Y. T., ID W Cary Street Cup
stairS).
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statesmen TO SELL LINE OF PER
fumery and toilet articles, suitable for
dry goods. millinery and general msr-
chandise trade. j. BREEN, Cotton EX-
change Bldg, St. Louis, Mo.
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HELP WAETED-FEhALE.

WANTED TWO YOUNG LADIES TO
direct envelopes and fold circulars; must
be able to write a rapid hand ana 1 lur-
nish reference. Address Box No. 8. Sta
ton a, city.
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FOR SALE-STOCK IN SAFE, PROFIT
able manufacturing business at % cents.
Will be advanced soon. Write to-day
for illustrated booklet. NICHOLAS
WILSON, Byrne Bldg, Los Angeles,
Cal.
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>4,ANTED--A YOUNG MAN l6 OR Is
Gears old, not afraid OF work. writes a
good hand and is quick at figures; enc
living in the West End preferred. Ad-
dress in own handwriting. p. Q. Box
is. city.
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WANTED, rosITIoN AS sTENOGRA-
pher by young lady who has expert
once and can furnish good references.
Address S. j. P. Alb S. Clay, city.
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WANTED, A GOOD HOUSE GIRL. AP-
ply at once at 102 E. Clay Street.
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MANTEp-A FlRST-CLASS PLUMBER
and Timer at once VIM. MEYER,
back OF Richmond Dairy. Foushee
Street.
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WANTED = cANVAssERS: HIGHEST
pay steady employment and good OPP
saortunity for promotion. Address MOD
EL a, care Leader Office.
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WANTED OUTSIDE POSITION OF
some kind by experienced collector and
salesman; experienced, references; sal
ary moderate. Address SALESMAN,
care this Office.
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sla WEEKLY COPYING LETTERS AT
home either sex Send stamp 10Y par
tcnlars. KING MFG. CO.. 24s Warren
Avenue. Chicago.
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mANTED-A FIIaST-CLASS STEWARD.
Apply with references 10 J. NJ. lIANIaA
HAN, No. lac Sycamore Street. Peters
burg, Va
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WANTED. "A POSITION By \ YOUNG
lady to do general office work: have had
several years experience; can give good
reference. Address Xxx, care this OF
fee
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LADIES TO DO PIECEwORK AT
their homes We furnish all materials
and pay from 81 to So Weekly SEND
Monroe Street, Chicago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

wANTTD a RELIABLE WOMAN. TO
clean and do dinlng-room work (Whlte
or colored): one with experience pre-
farred, Apply 2Oi E Main, between Sec
and Third Streets.
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WANTED-ALL MANUFACTURERS ES-
pecially II Richmond. to try US on Mil
prices. STRATTON & BRAGG, Peters
burg. Va.
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AN ENERGETIC LADY OF EXPERT
ence in public school work, who holds
first-grade certificates, desires a situa-
ton in some school; public school pre-
dress Miss B.. Postoffice Box us. Boyd
ton Va.
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100 PER CENT. PROFIT GUARAN-
teed Heat and power from the sun
without fire fuel. Greatest scientific
discovery; in operation daily; new COR
poration forming. Shares cts each; 800
references. SOLAR FURNACE CO..
st. Louis, Mo.
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WANTED-A MIDDLE-AGED WHITE
WOMAN to do housework and take care
Of children; good wages. Call at No. Gil
West Marshall Street.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

/ PER CENT. MONTHLY ON YOUR IN
vestment in an absolutely safe mining
company's stock. Ask for Sonora pro-
spectus and bank references. ROAM
OkE INVESTMENT CO.. Marquette
Bldg. Chicago. Ill
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ssAN1sED-To SECURE THE NAMES
of several Barlock typewriter opera
crs and prefer this ,nachne. Address
TARLOCI[, Box 426
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WANTE1D-WE WANT ALL. FARMERS
in Henrico. Hanover and Chesterfield
counties to know that we are headquiar-
tiers for Engines and Threshtng Ma
chimes and will sell cheaper than any
house In Richmond. SERATvTON 4
BRAGG. Petersburg, Va
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SITUATIONS WANTEp-MALE.

THE SERVICES OF A PRIVATE SEC
retary and expert stenographer can n pc y.
secured by addressing ACSOE1Aa a. T. =,
care Remington Typewriter Co.. too =.
Main Street, city.
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DECORATIONS.

AWNINGS FOR WEDDINGS AND RE-
ceptions: Decorations. NJ G.. COPE
LAM co. No loa North Ninth Strosz.
New phone LIE
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CAKES AND CREAM PUFFs.

LAYER CAKES. 5 kinds. at t5c-; Cream
Puts zoe dozen: Pound Cakes, Is 10
25c.: Jelly Roll. 10c pound Please send
order early; some came last Saturday
after all cakes were sold DRINK
ARDS. 1875 y. S,sta-
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CIGAR statesmen WANTED; IXPE-
rience unnecessary; good pay. EAIAN-
ttL & Co. Station ~, New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

NANTED--T r YELLING MEN FOR
Virginia, West Virginia, North and South
Carolina; salary $50 month, all expenses.
no canvassing, contract one year: SIS
cash security required. Call or address
MONARCH CO, Lexington Hotel.
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NNANTED-3 FIRST-CLASS PLUMBERS,
no othDers need apply; also one first
class Thinner. hppty TO j W. SAR-
GENT. No 60 East Main Street.
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FANCY PARASOLS ARE HALF PRICE
now. A ROSENSTOCK & co.
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petersburg Column

LADIES' AIL-LINEN Fl. 8. HAND
kerchtefs at SC. A. ROSENSTOCK a
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- POSITIONS; THOU
sands of appointments to be made. ex-
aminations soon il every State; hun.
have been appointed; circular 1S9 Civ
ing full particulars as TO positions, sal
aries, dates and places OF eXam nat
SP0NDENCE INSTITUTE, Washington,
d @
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LADIES WANTED EVERYWHERE,
coDy letters, home evenings and return
to US We pay SO thousand Send ad-
dressed envelope; particulars and copy.
Address GUARANTEE, Dept. 4Se. BOX
1862 Philadelphia, Pa.
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cOLORED MAN. EDUCATED AND EN-
ergetic. 10 travel and collect for manu-,
factll.er in virginia. $3.50 per year and
expenses Enclose addressed envelope
SMITH, Mgr, 356 Dearborn. Chicago.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

WANTED, A POSITION BY YOUNG
man u wears OF age, High School edu-
cation. as drummer. collector or ship
ping clerk: have had two years expert
ence in the provision business: Ad-
dress BUSINESS, care this ofilce
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BAKERS.
BICYCLES
BOOK BINDING.

BEST WoRk-THE PRICE GIVE Us A
call and get estimate. $ 3. ADhiNS
& CO, Governor Street.
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OH. DID YOU SEE IT? DID YOU HEAR
It? Wonderful What? Why the SIM
PLEN, OF couSrse. you'll miss half
your life If you don't go to No. 100 Sy>
carore Street. you have special invl-
tation. Everything sold for cash or
credit
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

NyANTED-e. SIS WEEKLY, bIlHER
sex: home employment; whole or part
time: day or evening; no canNasslns'
easy; permanent; for catalogue also en-,
close two 1c stamps. AGENTS fOICIa
co. l52 Eighth Avenue, New York
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LOST.

IOsT-A BABY,s GOLD BREAsTPIN,
with two diamonds and a ruby stone,
between Plum and Grove Avenue, Main
and Iombardy. Liberal reward il re-
turned to 14l0 Grove Avenue.
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HELP WANTED MALE.

WANTED "A YOUNG MAN AS CoLLEC-
TOR. Apply in own handwriting. state
references, Box 80.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

If YOU HAVE TALENT AND TASTE
for drawing and wish to save g years
time and at least 500 in learning 10
make money. address ART" care TINS
office.
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

WHAT IS THE PRoVERB TO-DAY?
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WANTED, A FIRsT-CLAsS SALESMAN
to sell orr la Carte goods ana Sene-
tian Chocolates. Address LIE ANY S5 f4-S
CANDY. & BISCUIT CO. Green Bay,
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"sHE's THE wARMEs1 BABY IN THE
Bunch" and the CABLE PIANO IS
the best Plano manufactured. THE CA
BILE CO.. No. 120 Sycamore Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

WANTED TWENTY WOMEN FOR
New York city; ten men for farm work;
transportation free; fifty men and wo-
men for this city SOUTHERN INTEL
LIGENCE OFFICE, No. 21l1s North
Sixth Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

FLAVoR1EG EXTRACTS.
ROBINS CONCENTRATED FLAVOR
ing Extracts, the best that are made.
Ask your grocer for free sample
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TrVENTY-FOUR PAGES CROWDED
with all the latest news. two pages OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28

week how to properly care for the hair.
BRIGGS DRUG CO., Broad and First
Streets
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FOR RENT.

WOULD RENT TWO FURNISHED
ROOMS to gentlemen at 2ltS East Grace
Street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

"And you say this man was nearly
blind: surely the darkness would have
made him quite sop
Not at all, sir. Contrariwise, every
time flash of lightnin' come he
sthruck out and hit me in the eye
1T was raining, too, l SUPPOSE"
1T was SO, sir"
Perhaps. then, as you are so exact,
you'll tell the gentlemen of the jury
the size Of the drops of rain"
Il will, thin: to the best of me rec
lection they varied in size from shil-
ling to eighteen pence
This hazy view of the size of drops
of rain is somewhat suggestive of a
drop too much of another sort.
AS 1 am on the drink question, let
me wind up my string of rich Irish
stories by saying that while there
are several weIl-known humorous re-
ceipts for mixing a good glass OF
punch, no apology is needed for adding
the following to the number: Mix
the materials in aqual portions-half
whisky and the other half whisky and
water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

and quarter OF a mile broad, hewn out
of the mountain to which it belongs and
twisted by some awful commissions of ma
ture. 1t is inaccessible except by wind
ing paths which were chiseled out of the
rock and are so narrow that men climb
only in single file Upon it's surface
Jonathan Maccabeus built fortress a
castle, a palace, a chapel ana other
buildings and surrounded them with a
high wall, with r-ndsome gateways.
Herod the Great occupied it with his
bride. Marianne, in the year AZ 3. c. and
decorated the palace in a most luxurious
manner He paved the court-yards with
moSalcs OF many colors. The designs
can sun be traced. He hewed cisterns
out or the rock for a water supply and
caverns for wheat wine, dates and other
rood stores which he sealed up in thes
caverns We're found in good condition
many centuries later
In 20 A. D., when Jerusa 'em fell, the gar
rlson fled here and was besieged by the
Romans. Flavius Silva, one of the gen.
followed down the mountains, extended
II across the plain and over 1t he
Drought siege engines. He built up
banks OF stone, level with the edge of
the rock, upon which he placed battering
rams, and after several years siege sue
ceeded in making a breach in the walls.
Rather than submit ITO capture the gar
llson killed each other. Ten men were
Drawn by lot to fall upon the rest. and
slew each other after they set fire to
the palaces and other buildings. The
last man did not die until he saw
flames burning fiercely. Then he fell
upon his sword. When the Romans
searched the town after its destruction
they found half-crazed woman and
hVe chlidren sun alive the only sur
ViVors OF q population of several thous-
and William E. Curtis, in Chicago Rec