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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Book News
for the Coming Week.

Have you read "Wallannah" by
Will Loftin Hargrave? It's a great
romance of the Carolinas during
Colonial times. Our price, S1.O8.
Audrey's popularity shows no
signs of waning, as far as sales are
concerned.
Miss JohnSton'S talents are shown to
no greater advantage in any of her
works than this latest Ole from her pen.
Hundreds of copyright titles in
paper-bound books at 39c. Among
them are:
The Black Douglass. {Croclsett)
A Gentleman of France. (Weyman.)
The Hearts Highway. (Mary E.
Wikins.)
We have a large lot of paper
bound books, the regular price of
which is SOC each. Our price. Csc
each. Few titles below:
A Rich Mans Daughter. (Riddell.)
Comrades True. (Thomas.)
A Ward of the King. (Macquoid.
Captain Jaokman.N (CIark Russell
A Splendid Sin. (Grant Allen: -
Our regular line also of cloth
bound copyright works at CSC each.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Saturdays
Candy Specials.

For Saturday only we have a fine
grade of Bitter Sweet Chocolate at
Csc a pound. Our regular price is
39c. It's dainty.
Boston Bean Peanut Candy
something new and something nice,
1Oc a pound.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

made a speech OF fine language and OF
much weight
At the conclusion of the programmes
an elaborate reception was held IN t.sc
society hall A large number of Rice
monds fairest daughters received. and it
was a very enioyable affair. Thilows
Band diScoursed music at intervals Dur
ing the debate and at the reception.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

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sure will be very popular at the price
$50. 90.
The jacket Is silk lined and trimmed
In wood silk, while the skirt is one Of
the new flared kind and trimmed in
wood silk and buttons.
A cheaper suit in price, but enc
of exceptionally good value, is a
Collarless Elton Cloth at $500.
The skirt has circular founce, with
MORE trimmings, and the jacket is
also fancily trimmed in strips Of
MORE silk.
For $1,000 we have an excellent Co
vert Cloth Blouse-Vest Suit, in grays
and blues. The skirt is made with
circular founce, and you'll not find
better $1,000 garment in Richmond. It's
well made and finished in every way.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

of ham and large mug OF coffee are given
at the Institute building. corner of Nine
teenth and Main Streets, for one of these
tickets or five cents. It can be seen that
no money can be made; it is only wise
charity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
ali WORKED OUT :
An Instructive Lesson in the Death
Roll Of Our Great Men.
DR.. Greenes Nervura a Protection Against
Premature Death. Value Of Vigorous
Nerves and Pure Blood

In the death Of great and gifted.
men and women, who have filed
the public mind and who are held
in tender and fearful rernem-
brances, how many have gone be-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Sketches attracting Attention.

+ Mr. John F. Kaufman, who made the
nine sketches and studies used for the
decorate ton Of the Monumental Church. is
winning a place. These sketches have
been placed on exhibition in New York
and haye attracted much attention in the
snefr0roiia - 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Get Five Cent Tickets for 3eggars.

Eight times in ton when YOU give SELF
raaled hungry man money on the street
mr. at your door, he finds out after getting
The sroney that he is thirsty instead OF
hungry and the money goes to the bsAf-
room and proves curse instead OF q
blessing. A safe way to dispense charity
10 such persons is to get fye-cent lunch
sfcl,at. from Rev George Wiley. super1n-
tendent Of The Methodist Mission, and
give tickets for lunch or lodging instead
81 eash Two Slices of bread and 2 silica
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Ifyou are worked out, If weak,
nervous, run down, or you fesl
s'out of Sorts, or if you want to
avoid the ills, weakness, and ex-
haustion. so sure to come, don't
delay. Get this grand restorer of
health and strength, DR.. Greene's
Neryura blood and nerve remedy,
at once. and it will make you well.
DR.. Greene's Laxura Pills act
in perfect harmony with the Nery-
ura. producingregular, natural, and
healthy action Of the liver and
bowels. DR.. Greene, of 101 Fifth
Avenue, New Y ork City, who is our
mostsuccessful specialist in curing
all forms of nervous and chronic
diseases, can be consulted without
charge in regard to any case, per-
sonally or by letter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Miller q Rl,oads.
xJeathar Forecast in soutE rain OF snow in
northern portion.
.Nelp Spring
Dress News
(zor Sa1uuav)
for SATURDAY.

Wonderful Isn't the business Of making suits
has CROWN business done these mas
though has openea door for shoddy
only senot to You'll not lind ANYTHING Of that
or II careful buy only the most reliable
secured the best qualities be had Tor the
prices asked and STYLE about all OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
The Great Glove Offer

Extended over Saturday at soc
pair. 50 dozen Kid Gloves, in
white, mode. tan, brown and
black, all sizes, equal to any we
have shown. Atthis price we do
not fit or guarantee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

CONSTANTINOPL.E March 7.-Cholera
has broken out among the pilgrims at
N1eeiin. One hundred and ten deaths
from the disease have occurred.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Rev. Carey E. Morgan will preach the
third of a series of sermons on Christian
Unity at the Seventh-Street Christian
Church tomorrow evening. The subject
will be ."rhe Christian Church and Chris
tian Unity This series have been large
Iy attended and considerable interest has
deYelODef.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08
Ribbons.

The ribbon man talks strongly
to-day, because the beautiful
show that greets you in the main
aisle more than vouches for all
he says.
Here's some 5-inch All-Silll Taft
feta, and only in the best shades,
too, at 1oc per yard.
Lot of remnants of Satin Taf-
fctas and Satin Liberties, 81 to
6 inches wide. They are left
over from the great ribbon sales
we've had. They're in white.
pink and blue and run from l =
to q yards in length. You'll get
| them at one half the regular price.
51s-inch All-Silk Taffeta Ribbons,
| and in all the most wanted shades,
that sell regularly at 800 per yard,
| Nc have Saturday at 22e a yard.
IL new patterns in Fancy All
Silk Ribbons. They have just
been received and are confined to
us in Richmond. Such combina-
ton of shades as white and blue,
pink, turquoise, maize, red. navy
and black, 10c yard
No. so or 4-lnch All-Sik Lrst1e
Taffeta Ribbon, extra quality, in
only the most popular shades, 1oc
yard.
! Our No. 40 Satin Taffeta Rib
1 bon, guaranteed the best value in
the city, all shades, l9c yard.
No. so Satin Liberty Ribbon for
/ sashes, the correct colorings, CSC
yard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Memorial Baptist Church, will preach
Sunday at II A NJ. and s P. M Two dea-
cons will be ordained at the morning ser
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Rev. DR.. W. z. Evans last night at
Monumental Church, delivered the sec
ond lecture in his series on THE Foot
prints of the Martyrs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Bishop Rowe. of Alaska, conducted the
service a Holy Trinity Church yesterday
afternoon. The contribution at the ser
vice was for the work in his mission field
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

The small courtesles of business arc
worth their weight in gold. A polite
Acknowledgement Of q favor shows
appreciation and cements friendship.
A word Of commentator for conscien-
tious work brings more of it. Taking
time to be cordial, even when there
is no Immediate profit in sight, is an
investment never lost. l remember a
manufacturer upon whom l called III
New York I told him there was
nothing he could sell to me then, and
perhaps there never would be, yet he
invited me to his private office, where
we had a pleasant ten-minute smoke
and chat. He impressed me as being
a thorough business gentleman, and II
has since been a pleasure to me TO
send my friends to him and to place
considerable business with him my
self-Saturday Evening Post.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Force of a CYCLONE.

Careful estimates of the force of a
cyclone and the energy required to
keep the full-hedged hurricane in ac-
tive operation reveal the presence of
a power that makes the mightiest Ell
forts of man appear as nothing in COM
parison. A force fully equal to over
400 100000 horse power was estimated
as developed in a West Indian cyclone
This is about fifteen times the power
that can be developed by all the means
within the range of mans capabilities
during the same time.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Solar System Running Down.

1t was believed by Lyell, the geolo.
gist, and other followers of Hutton,
that the earth was kind Of perpetual
motion" machine, that is to say, would
go on forever as it is, and has been,
illuminated by the sun and a habita-
ton for plants and animals, race upon
race.
But Lord Kelvin showed, in his doc
trine of the "Dissipation of Energy"
that the solar system was running
down like a clock and that within a
finite period Of time past the earth
must have been, and within a Ante
period time time to come must again
be, unfit for the habitation of man, as
at present constituted, unless opera
lions have been and are to be per
formed which are impossible under the
laws governing the known operations
going on at present in the material
world. London Globe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

the pupils are girls. or centuries
women and girls have been under the
ban and were Of no more consequence
In the household than doge or beasts
of burden, but now they are being lift
cd up and treated with humanity and
respect. If the work of our mission
aries accomplish no other good but the
rescuiug of women from the degrade
ton of the ages, it is worth ten times
it's cost. What is the cost but the sur
Plus Of our wealth, and that surplus
Is rot ours, but Gods. Libraries and
colleges are good things to build up
ono foster but how much do the mil
lionaires give to the cause Of mis-
sions? Most Of the charity, we are
told, came from those who are not
worth one-tenth Of a million. 1t is a
lamentable fact that the more a man
has the more he wants, and the less
he gives away in proportion to his
wealth. The parable of Dives and
Lazarus was intended to alarm the
rich and selfish, but most of them say
give me little more money and | will
take the risk of losing heaven. Paul
said to Timothy: Gain is not godli-
ness, but goodness with contentment
is great gain. We brought nothing
into this world, and it is certain we
can carry nothing out, and they who
would be rich fall into temptation and
into foolish and heartful lusts that
cast men into perdition. The love of
money is the root of all evil. There
is sermon to live by, but it is hard
to do. Somehow l can't help wishing
l had little more than l have got
no tor myself, but my wife would
like carriage and horses and ride
around and take the grandchildren,
and she would like to have some
money of her own to give away and
buy little presents without asking me
now and then for a dollar or two. She
does hate to do that, and l don't let
har when l have any to spare.
BILL ARP.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

The words Of a wealthy man, a large
giver to educational work, are thus re-
ported in newspaper account of one
of his recent speeches: For the teach
er cannot be a slave. She must think
and act fer herself On her depends
the training of the children of a free
people. She rocks the cradle of the
State. What profession is so noble and
so sacred? All honor to the eacher"
On the same evening he entertained
at dinner the designer of his yacht,
while the teacher of his children dined
with them, as always, in the servants
ordinary. Besides being the sole en-
ployer of one teacher for his own little
ones he is trustee of a great school and
has the deciding voice on the salary of
the women who do the chief work in
it, On his payroll are teachers at
$3.50 a year, in a city where hall bed
rooms and board at 81 week is not
considered high, though it is luxurious
for a woman who would have a bal
ance of 500 for a years expenditure
for clothing, books, car fare, amuse-
ments and everything else.
This gentleman in an interview on
salaries says: I'VE want the best
teachers, but we don't propose to pay
50 where 81 will do" He is not a
monster Of cruelty or selishness. He
is 4 genial, gracious citizen, generous
in various iroctions.-Willam Mean
drew, in the Worlds Work.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

A. MAYNARD Lyon of New York city
was in Washington, and wanted to
call on President Roosevelt to pay
his respects, says the New York Sun,
but feared he might be intrudlng, and
did not.
81 knew the Presidents grandfather
quite we'll" said Mr.. Lyon, but
have never met the President. HIS
grandfather was Cornelius V. 5.
Roosevelt, and his grandson faVors
him in appearance"
Mr.. Lyon is SO years of age although
he looks scarcely 60. He is in pos
session of all his faculties, and is in
active business as a stock under
derwriter.
"The Presidents grandfather" he
continued. twas one of the three men
who controlled the Chemical National
Bank many years ago. Another was
Robert Goelet, and the third was also
of Knickerbocker stock. I have been
about the stock exchange for half a
century and have seen the property
which Cornelius Roosevelt owned dou-
Bile and quadruple in value. He laid
the foundation of the Roosevelt for
tune, of which the President has a
part. do not think there are many
men in New York who can say they
knew the Presidents grandfather"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Danger From Postage Stamps.

The Londan Lancet has an article
in regard to the danger Of moistening
postage stamps with the lips or
tongue 1t says that, when one con-
siders how postage stamps are handled
and how they are left lying about in
all sorts of places, there must always
be a danger Of infection from septic
matter, SO long as the habit Of licking
them is persisted in. The Lancet claims
that cases of blood poisoning nave
been directly traced to this practice,
and the fact, therefore, that the postal
authorities do all in their power to
protect the public by the materials used
in the stamps does not do away with
one Of the greatest sources of dangers
to those who insist on moistening
stamps with their tongues.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

Mrs. Virginia C. Norton, a sales
woman in an Oakland, Cal, candy
shop, is a claimant for a portion of
the millions which were paid to the
United States government as indemnf-
ty for the destruction of American
merchant vessels by French priyateers
in 1899. Mrs. Norton is half-cousin
of Madame Lillian Nordica, the grand
opera diva, who, as a relative of lena
bod Norton, the continental ship own
er who lost through the energy of the
French privateersmen, recently filed a
claim in Washington through Thomas
B. Reed.
But Mrs Norton of Oakland, who
has retained an attorney to press her
demands, declares that she is Of closer
relationship to Ichabod Norton than is
the celebrated singer.
1t was through the publicity given
to Madame Nordica's move upon the
French spoliation indemnity that Mrs.
Norton decided to begin fight for a
share of the millions.
Woven about this old story of con-
tinental days is an interesting nara
tive, replete with romance of the sea,
and the preservation for more than a
hundred years of the record which, 1t
is hoped by the Oakland candy girl,
will reap a fortune for her.
Ichabod Norton was one of the
many ship owners Of New England
who suffered from the activity of the
tricolor privateersmen during the
troubles between France and the new
republic following the Revolution.
When France in 1903 paid over to the
United States some $20,O00,000 in set
Element of numerous claims a number
of the sufferers received compensation
Ship Owner Norton was a heavy loser,
but the record shows he did not bene-
fit by the indemnity.
His grandnephew, Thomas B. Nor
ton Of Plainsburg, MERGED County, who
is now more than Sc years old, learned
of Madame Nordicas move and decid-
ed to follow suit The diva is a
grandniece of Ichabod Norton.
On account of his years the Cali
fornian claimant has assigned all Of
his interests to his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Norton of this city. The trans
fer was made to-day, and the prepara-
ton of the papers to be filed with the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

"But oh, can't you learn to love
me? "No; never could study
Harper's Bazaar. --,..a4..- i3<.aas -. =,
Weeping, she told him he had no heart:
All, women, why will we wrong US men?
He had merely compelled her tears to start
Because his liver was off again.
Chicago Record Herald
Nodd-'I can't make up my mind
what college to send that boy of mine
to-" Todd-"How old is he?" Mold
NEARLY three weeks. "-Harper's Ba-
Ear. -.
Mr.. O'Toole (entering doctors Office
-"Shure, Docther, OF think OF how ap-
pindicitis." DR.. Smith-"Nonsense,
man! You haven't money enough for
that"-Judge.
Peanut Vender-"Say, pard, I heard
a good joke few minutes ago." Blind
Jerry-"Well, don't tell me about it.
1 couldn't see the point until after
business hours. Chicago News.
ooh, can marry any one 1 please"
Said he, and curled his lip conceitedly.
"You'l never marry, them" said Madge,
the tease,
"For there are none that you could
please, you see"
Philadelphia Press
Brown-"Are you interested in gen
ealogy? Ever looked up your ances-
tral tree? Black-"Never did. Fact
is, I'd be afraid there might be a man
hanging from one Of its branches"
Boston Transcript.
"And here" said the salesman, rs a
very fine umbrella. The handle, you
will observe, is especially attractive"
''That's just what L want to avoid. Ev
cry umbrella 1 ever owned has been
entirely too attractive. Philadelphia
Press. s~a ,
"Do you approve of realism in the
drama" Certainly not" answered
Miss Cayenne. "If people on the stage
talked and behaved as stupidity as they
do in real life there would be no ex-
cuse for going to the theatre-"-Wash-
ington Star.
Mr.. O'Grady (reading paper)-"Oi
see here, Bridget, thot a mon fell fif-
teen shtories down an elevator shaft"
Mrs. O'Grady-"Oh, the poor mon: Did
he die?" Mr.. O'Grady-"Naw! OF guess
he didn't hov tonne. The paper SEE
he wor kilt INSTANTLY. "-Judge.
Cant something be done, Maria, y
whispered the host, ito make the time
pass more quickly?" "I'n try" whis-
pered the hostess. Then, turning to
those near her, she said in voice loud
enough to be heard throughout the
room: in about half an hour from
now Miss Howler will favor the COM
pany with a song. "-Chicago Tribune,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Tolstoi Rumors Explained.

A st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the London Mail explains that the fire.
ouent circulation of reports of Toll
stoi's death is due to the widespread
belief that when the great Russian
shall die the censors will keep the
news from the public as long as pos
sible. The ecclesiastical authorities
cannot accord Christian burial to him,
as they have recently denounced him
as a hereto, and the refusal to allow
the performance of the rites of the
church at the grave is sure to provoke
an outburst of indignation all over
Russia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
Claims Part of FIilIi0ns


United States Courj O. Claims has been
commenced.
The Norton claim now amounts to
about 100000. Mrs. Norton is a
widow, and since her husbands death
has been a saleswoman in Standeford's
candy store. Tchabod Norton figures
as her Observation-Disclosures
Il have placed all of the papers in
my attorneys hands" she said, "and
I have no doubt that we shall be able
to establish the proof. We are in a
direct line of descent from the orig
inal claimant.
Fortune? Well I am going to stay
right here until something develops"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
A Jesuit CoIiepe.

Shreveport, La, March eat may
be stated on good authority that the
building of Jesuit college In Shreve-
port is assured, and that at no distant
day work of grading the plat, the
triangle between the Texas and Pa
cilc track, the Mattress factory and
Plank Road, will be commenced.
The plat is in plain view of Texas
avenue and Jordan street.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27
LIVED TO DE $40.
Native of Bengal who Attained Remark-
able Long evity.

able Longevity.
If Aaffens, the historian of the In
dies, can be believed. one Niemens de
Cugna, native Of Bengal. lived to the
astonishing age of $40 years. Although
the story is confirmed by Lopez Caste
guods, who, at the time of Cugna's
death, in 1856, was historiographer
royal of Portugal. and although it is
altogether the best proved instance Of
so great longevity, its correctness has
been somewhat doubted. But whether
or not Cugna or his friends mistook
the time of his birth by a century or
two. there is no denying him the dis
tinction of the greatest age of which
we have anything like reliable data.
He is described as a man of great sim
plicity of habit, and of very easy and
quiet manners; though wholly litter
ate, he was possessed Of q memory so
remarkable that he could recite the
even the daily events of two and a half
centuries. He is said to have had
many wives during his long life. and it
is related that the color of his hair and
beard changed several times from
black to gray and from gray to black.
The next greatest instance of longev-
ity known to us is that of Peter Zoe
trOn, French peasant, whose death is
recorded ON January %, 1924, at the
remarkable age of 1873 years. Imme-
diately succeeding Zoctron is the in
stance of Louisa Truxo. This person
was a negress of Tuscomia, in South
America, who, in October, 1880, had
reached the age of 175 years, and was
living in so good q degree of health
that she promised many years in adj
dition.
However extraordinary these facts
resided about 1870 in TunirvaX, in
France, furnished three particulars
each of which is without a known par
allel. l. The combined ages of the
parents amounted to 33S years. the
father, John Rovin being ia, and the
had been married 147 years, and what
is nearly as extraordinary, "they lived
throughout this long period in much
peace and contentment." 3. At the
time of their death they had three
children living, the youngest of whom
was 116 years.
England next enters the list and fur
nishes three remarkable instances of
long life in Henry Jenkins, Thomas
Parr and Lady Acton. The first, ma
tive of Yorkshire, lived to the age of
100 years, and once gave evidence in
court of justice on a circumstance |
which had happened 40 years before. |
In his time three queens and one king
were beheaded, a Spanish and a Scot |
fish king We're seated On the throne of |
England, and a score of revolutions |
had spent their fury and wrought their |
effects. Jenkins died in 1910 at Aller-
ton. Lady Acton, an Englishwoman
of quiet manners and even temper, |
was the widow of John Francis Acton. |
She was born in 1886 and her death,
as announced by the London Times, |
was at the very mature age of 1877
years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

the record for valor at West Point. He
is the only graduate of the military
academy who never was hazed the rea-
son being that he whipped every upper
class man who was pitted against him.
He soundIy thrashed five men in one
battle the fistic bout lasted twenty-six
rounds In his four years at West
Point he whipped one entire class.
Captain Schoeffel is son Of Colonel
F. A. Schoeffel of Rochester, N. Y.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-27

men Oh company
E, Ninth infantry,
with insurgents in
Samar. Captain
Schoeffel was one
of the first Ameri~
cans to scale the
summit of San
Juan hill In the
battle of Santiago.
He was also in the
forefront at the re-
lief Of Pekin. In
addition he holds
CaDtain SchOeffelu