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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
I tell you they do It. too. They are not
like paid help to do IT. It's a work Of

1 tell you they do It. too. They are not
like paid help to do 1t. It's a work Of
love-
Mr.. Davis spoke OF such estimab1e wo-
men as Mrs. a. Y. Stokes. Mrs. G. E..
Boiling, and others, and the splendid work
they are doing. II the city's record is
good. 1t is due to Them he said, taking
small credit to himself.
Whit the future holds in store. whether
It viii be possible to get through the win
ter and. meet the extgencies Of the case,
sion Is sorely pressed for funds.
some Cannot Be Reached.
There are some people that can't be
reached. butt Is a grewsome. heart-sick
tale. They are people, wrecked on the
sands Of life by some cruel twist OF the
fates. for no reason but one, the Great
One knows. No one will know until they
have passed to the undiscovered country
why this is.
Pride. like Chinese wall, stands be-
tween them and help. They die in silence.
They can't be reached. but there are
others that can, b4r. Davis says. and
funds are sadly needed. although much
success has met the efforts Of the charity
workers thus far.
Yet down in the dark quarters of the
town there is Need. standing out like
beacon in the night. childs cry for
bread. mayhap a mothers for warmth
for her babe. or some strong man suf-
fers untold misery because Of no pain OF
his own. but because he cannot alleviate
the suffering of those that are dear.
Some people are not so mean as they
try to paint themselves, and Mrs. Stokes.
Mrs. Boiling. and Mr.. Davis would have
-,
OF the scores Of good folk in Richmond.
who are forever and a day trying TO lift
the fallen and help the unfortunate-of-
tener than otherwise with infinite sue
cess.
There is a good part OF hard winter
yet ahead. and Mr. Davis does not want
the good record spoiled.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
N}hite Joques and Gowns.

White cloth dresses are beiig worn
sgith tooues or turbans Of white astrakl1an
trimmed with cocades or quilts or
Higrettes in a military manner. A touch
Of Japanese embroidery on green satin
forms an empiecement Of some kind. and
perhaps there is carried stole of plain
efhite ermine. the SINE on both sides
hemnaed with sable. and having fringe
Of sable tails. each of which is seemingly
fastened to the stole with an ermine
head
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
.RHEU. Mat ISM.
:Tortures. Cripples and b forms.

Rheumatism does not treat all alike.
Some suffer torture from the very begins.
ming, the attack being so sudden, sharp
and disastrous that they are made help-
less cripples in a few days, while others
feel only occasional tw1tches Of pain In
the knees, ankles, elbows and wrists, or
the muscles Of the legs, arms, back or
neck but this treacherous disease is only
travelling by slower stages. The acid
poisons are all the while accumulating in
TIE blood, and muscles aud joints are
filling with corroding, acrid matter, and
when the disease ,tightens its grip and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
FUNERAL OF MINISTER BUCK.

To Take Place at Arlington, the
18th Instant.
WASHINGTON. D. G. January ls,-
Adjutan-G General corbin is informed that
the remains Of Alfred F. Buck, who died
at, Tokyo while serving as United States
Minister to Japan. will arrive here
Thursday. January 18th, and will be
privately Inferred at, the Arlington Ma
stioral cemetery the same afternoon. This
information comes from Major O. f..
Wood, military attache a the United
States legation at Tokyo. who has charge
Of the remains. The late minister was
ii Union soldier during the civil war,
ard would be entitled to soldiers fu-
neral AT the request Of Mrs Buck the
usual military ceremonies 1.-THE cemetery.
viii be omitted. Adjutant-G General Cor
Din and probably other officials will meet
the funeral party at the station here
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

shades. in gun-metal, stone. and dove
grays. in myrtle and Empire greens,
in blue-srays and royal blue. The figure
is always diminutive, pin-points, dots,
hair-line. checks. or blocks stripes. or
zigzags. .Pipings are Of panne. or vel
vet, or satin in the same shades. Yet
occasionally. when the velvets We're Of, a
light shade. white satin or white peau
de sole was used.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
Your come pretty close to going right

You'll come pretty close to going right
them
Mr.. Davis is proud of Richmonds chart
ty system. People die every winter in
New York and Chicago, and Philad lphia
and Baltimore. and other big cities. while
they are waiting for the charity organt-
zation society to investigate whether the
applicant Is deserving
I'VE don't have any of that here, :" said
Mr.. Davis. THE city is divided up into
thirty-two districts There are two ladies'
in every district all of which are very
small, and they look after the poor. And
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
METHODIST INSTITUTE SOUP KITCHEN.

Hundre The
F1lls wi Good esomes oup
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
The: BLOOD.
AND
SYSTEM
RULED
BY !. ACID I L: ].

blood, and this is the cause Of every va.
riety and form Of this dread disease. Ex.i
ternal remedies do not reach the blood,
onseauently do no lasting good.
S. SIS. goes directly into the circula.
ton and atta.ks tie disease itself. The
acid poisons that cause tue inflammation
soreness and swelling are neutralized and
the blood purified and cleansed Of all irri-.
tating matter. and nothing is left inthe.
circulation to pro-
adAce other attacks.
4 ~ SIS. S. being ayege-=
u AsAS table remedy does:
q not impair the diges
-. ton or generalh health
like alkali and potash dies, bnt builds
MP and inyieoTates the entire system, and
atsthe same time max q Thorough and
permanent eur. of Rheumatism,
NYhite toropr free book on ssnati, !,
the ssNlFT fcifIe %. lliIasta. @
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Richard B. and Warren Lawrence. AL
vey Pemberton. J. Childrey, Arthur Field,
Harry and Cleveland Walrup. Walter
Bruce, Willie and Lorenzo Ford. Harris.
Andrew Tinsley, Howard, Warren and
Master Forrest Lawrence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
The --latest pslyet ~Juifs.

Many OF the velvet suits worn have
been made OF the new and charming COL
ored and figured pelvets, in castor
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Mrs. Humphrey Gard.

.z a tall, graceful figure, steady, .smil-
ing eyes, dark hair. touched with gravy
waving down each side Of an intellectual
attractive face-and yet there IS some
thing austere about Mary Ward Mrs.
Humphrey Ward IS thus described by a
London writer, who aptly adds that She
is OF "the type Of rsomanhood which ac-
cepts the responsibilities Of life, which
sees both the nobility Of motherhood
and the nobility of knowledge. Mrs.
Ward never permits herself to be inter-
viewed. but she can scarcely avoid being
written about. She has apparently excit-
ed more popular interest since the APP
pearance of her new serial, Lady Roses
Daughter than ever before.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
JUDGE INGRAM WILL PRESIDE.
To Sit in Hu.tins. Court for Judge

=. =
To Sit In Hastings Court for Judge
Witt To-Day.
Judge Witt is still confined to his room.
Judge Ingram will probably sit for him
to-day The case of Spott Green. VIII
liam Taylor, and Sherwood Thompson
will be heard. The former for robbery;
Taylor for house breaking. and Thompson
on an appeal from the Police Court for
petit larceny.
Suit was Instituted yesterday In the
Law and Equity Court by Hulcher and
Parkinson VS.. Huss Brothers Manufac-
turing Company. for the recovery Of $500
damages.
The will Of Oscar Cranz, deceased. was
probated in the Chancery Court yester-
day, and Pauline L. Cranz was appoint-
ed and qualified as Administrative.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Z, II. Lea has left for business trip
to Atlanta, Ga, and will be away for
several days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

The collections for raising the debt upon
the Baptist church are progressing rapid
~ The committee reported Sunday that
over $500 had already been raised.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
BARTON HEIGHTS NOTES.

The Rev. ". r. Hundley will leave
Jan. 20 for his old charge in Gainesville.
Fla. to preach the dedication sermon
of a new house of worship, which has
just been completed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
FACTS, FANCIES, And FADs FOR FAIR FEMlNINlIY.
Divers .9okss;.

Divers .90kss.
lF,rom the Herald
There was once a fish
Who expressed the wish
That there never was ice In the sea:
Said the Sawfish, and smiled
HIS teeth had been He'd
It's because you cam cut Ice like me- $
An electric eel :
Who thought he'd steal IS
Was put in an Institution;
But he picked the lock,
Ard it was g. shock.
When he died 81 electrocution.
There was once a carp
Who played on the harp,
And was sorry she could not sing:
It SO came to pass
Z She married a ba SIS.
And that proved to be Just the thing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Forbes s Co. have published for Sam
tiel Ellsworth Kiser Love Sonnets of an
Once Boy. The boy is In love with the
Office typewriter, to whom he addresses
the sonnets. twenty-eight in number iii
the Petraracl1an form. The best OF the
sonnets is No. iv. which really has con-
siderable merit as q humorous poem
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

The Rev ". r. Hundley will leave
Jan 20 for his old charge in Gainesville.
Fla. to preach the dedication sermon
of new house of worship, which has
just been completed.
The collections for raising the. debt upon
the Baptist church are progressing rapid
~ The committee reported Sunday that
over $500 had already been raised.
Z. H. Lea has left for. business trip
to Atlanta, Ga. and will be away for
several days.
Miss Edith Tomlinson is steadily Inn
proving, after her long illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiller. of Barton Heights,
are visiting hissmother. in Brook road.
The social and business meeting OF the
Epworth League Of the Methodist church
was held last night at the home Of Mrs.
DR.. Croxton. in Monteiro avenue. All
are welcomed.
Miss Marie Carter, who has been quits
Ill for several weeks, is able to be out
Mr.. c. c. Mitchell, Of Newport News.
has returned home after visit to his
brother, the Rev. j. W. Mitchell.
George P. Collyer. of Stanton Is the
guest of Mr.. w. x, Bache.
Mrs. AZ. E. Smithers, OF Brookland
Park. is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Will
kinson. OF Richmond.
Miss Helen Harlan. who has been Wis
ting her brother, has left for Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. ". K. Bache has returned from a
business trip to Baltimore.
Brookland district honor roll 70 q s. Z: fn 81
Maude stade, Grace Carter. Kittie
Pyper. Gilmore Carter, Payne. Floya.
Leonard Ganzert. Andrew Tobein, Wiz
lie Stude. Robert Whiteman.s Sadie Fer
rot, Nett.e Perrot, Hazel Schwa I'm.
w. H. Law, was given delightful
birthday party by his parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. w. NJ. Lawrence, at heir residence.
near Lakeside Tinsley's band Furnished
music throughout the evening. and games
were INDUCED In until late hour. hen
an elegant supper was served. hnsa
present were Misses Agte fIickerson,
Belle and Lucy Todd. l.ottie, ElleTaan.
Mary and Alice Kersey. salltA Kim.
brcueh. Hattie and Lula Ford. Genrge
and Grace King. Clara, Rear and Myrt!a
stone. Betty Iawrence Lucy mold.
Wren s,,ss,t ana Mrs E, 81. s. L1vrenae:
sA1esns sArswell.. Stone. Atttlg HdseI.
zWUlis, John contns altsss ~ -
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Miss Edith Tomlinson is steadily Inn
proving, after her long illness.
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couronne Marins.

] al 5ete des fluers dams la mer farouche,
Mon amour defunt bort au fond des
flots;
Roule, waste mer, cherche ben sa
couche, q
Porte lui mes huers avec des sanglots.
sois lui douche. mere. ct berce son
rere.
Gull repose en- paix sur ton sein gron-
Moi. je suis rivee aux rocs de la greve,
Eft mon amour bort dams tes profcn-
deurs.
CARMEN SYLVIA. &
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Chips for the Giferar1.

More letters Of Jane Welsh Carlyle are
soon to appear, two volumes Of them
with memoirs.
Hemlin Garland is to winter In New
York. He is engaged upon set of Indian
stories for Harper's Weekly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

There Is a good part OF a hard winter
yet ahead. and Mr. Davis does not want
the good record spoiled
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Tiller. of Barton Heights,
are visiting hissmother. in Brook road.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

The social and business meeting OF the
Epworth League of the Methodist church
was held last night at the home Of Mrs.
DR.. Croxton. in Monteiro avenue. All
are welcomed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Miss Marie Carter, who has been quito
i'll for several weeks, Is able to be out
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

George P. Collyer. of Staunton.. Is thu
guest of Mr.. w. x, Bache.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Mr.. c. c. Mitchell, Of Newport News
has returned home after visit to hi
brother, the Rev. ]. W. Mitchell.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14

Mrs. AZ E. Smithers, OF Brookland
Park, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. WI.
kinson, OF Richmond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
SPRING MILLINERY

modes, the simply trimmed Street
Hats are worthy of mention. They are
of particularly smart design-made in
all colors to match the new spring
costumes-great variety of charming
turbans and walking hats, at A TX
$500. $3.50 and. 49,. -. II. 10
We show an unusually complete line
of Imported Pattern Hats, real novel
ties of extraordinary beauty, at $500.
$1,000, $500, $1,000 g 00
and.... -. -.
Trimmed School Hats, natty and
serviceable, in several diff OK
ferent styles, for. -. -. - 'OO
Cuban Grass Hats, a special lot OF
so dozen, in turban and dress 400
shapes, for. -. $500. -. -. IOO
Semi Trimmed Hats-these hats
need but the slightest addition OF
flowers or feathers to pro- 40
duce handsome hat; for. 80.
A grand display of everything IN
flowers. fruit and foliage, absolutely
natural in appearance, and prices VIII
he within the reach of the most eco
nomic buyers.
Untrimned Straw Hats-Fancy Straw
Braid Hats, in all colors and styles.
Black French Chip Hats, in 02c
IL different shapes, for. -. Nv
Japanese Basket Braid Hats, In an
extensive assortment of TX
shapes and colors, for.
Black Hair Braid Hats, fan Q2c
CIV straw braid edge, for. -. wv
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accomplished by little water from the
railroad tank.
At Indio two huge locomotives are at
tached to the Southern Pacific for the
long climb over the Sierra Nevadas and
the desert trip draws to a close. When
the foot of the mountain Is reached the
scenery becomes more rugged, but is still
barren enough
1t is a long climb to Banning Pass on
of the land of flowers is reached and the
train flies down the slope into that magic
valley Of which Los Angeles is fifty term
ed the queen city.
On one side of the mountains are soft
sea breeses blooming flowers and golden
ladened orange trees; on the other Is a
waste of burning sand. Strange contrast
for single state California this side of
the mountains is a different country from
the fair smiling land Of the Pacific slope.
What Railroads Have Done.
The railroads have removed many Of
the terrors of the American desert, but
1t is still a wild, desolate country and a
bad place to wander around in. There are
stin enough Indians to stir up horrible
tragedies every now and then and the
'greasers" are numerous everywhere.
These low caste Mexicans are a villainous
lot, whom 1t is well to avoid. The press
dispatches contain frequent accounts of
their crimes along the border and they
are nearly as tough customers as the
Indians.
The American desert is not beautiful
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man the phantom lakes and islands are
fascinating.
Frequently the wind heaps the sand up
in vast drifts stretching away to the
horizon for many miles like the pillows
of the ocean. Through this barren for
saken country the Sunset Limited flies
along mile after mile on a perfectly
straight and level track, with the desert
landscape unfolding on each side with
unvarying monotony.
A striking phenomenon of this country
is the salt desert This is an extensive
plain of pure salt and at Salton a COM
pany does a thriving business by scooping
up this strange soil and shipping 1t
away.
The Sunset Limited carries an extra
tank car filled with water across the
desert, but even then stops have to be
made at a number of pumping stations
along the line, where the company has
sunk artesian wells and constructed
tanks. As the locomotives burn oil the
coaling feature is eliminated.
1t is remarkable how a little water will
convert a plot Of this sandy waste into
a veritabIe flower garden Indio, little
station few miles west of the Pacific
coast range on the Sunset route is an ex-
ample. All around the station is Moth
ing but burning sand. In the village it
self palm trees and flowers flourish lux
uriantly, and the quiet shady walks are
a delightful contrast to the barren waste
around. This magic transformation was
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the deadly RATHER, the horned toad and
the ''greazer"
1t Is wonderful how these Mexicans
manage to subsist amid such unfavorable
surroundings. Frequently a miserable
howell will flash by the car window with
one or two Mexicans lolling about. and
not a blade of grass or a drop of water
to be seen; only sand. These wretched
abodes are scattered along the Rio Grande
for many miles and frequently they are
seen crouched far out on sandy plain,
which seems limitless.
1t is no advantage to be near the river
for most of the time it is a mere ribbon
of sand.
Mexican HoVeIs.
These Mexican novels are poor in the
extreme Sometimes they are built of
adobe, but most of them are patched up
with old scraps of tin roofing, canvas
and boards Few of them would be con-
sidered good enough by the plantation
darkey to house his grey mule. Some
times a few half-starved goats or de-
lapidated wagon is seen about these huts
but how the owners make a living is a
mystery.
All across southern Arizona the same
dreary landscape of sand continues and
New Mexico Is very much like 1t. This
country is fearfully hot during most
of the year but at night the temperature
falls rapidly and the atmosphere Is de-
lightfully cool. The air of these plains is
like wine through the veins, and on a
crisp, cool morning is exhilarating in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
THE SANDY PLAINS
OF THE FAR WEST
BY PAUL COOK.

For the grandeur of boundless waste
nothing surpasses the Sahara, but this
country possesses some tracts of sand
that are as dreary, as desolate and withal
as hot as any one would care to meet
with.
After leaving San Antonio via the
Southern Pacific route, one gets the first
glimpse of the desert lands. The mes
quite bush fiourishes on all sides and the
country begins to take on that grey
sterile appearance characteristic of the
desert
Going west from San Antonio to Ell
Paso the scenery is solitary and desolate
all the way, but around the Pass City
it is especially so. Here the Mexican Dor
der is reached and the landscape Is
typical of the most sterile part of that
wonderful country. l,othing is more
gloomy than a succession of grey, isolat-
ed hills without a sign of vegetation
to redeem their nakedness. Ell Paso Is
shut In by just such hills and the town
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extreme. But woe to the unfortunate who
gets lost on the plains in the whitening
heat of a July day.
The air is so dry that animal decay
is almost unknown and frequently the
bodies of cattle that have wandered away
and died of thirst, are seen lying along
the track in a perfect state of preserYa-
ton. The air is also remarkably clear and
objects many miles away loom up with
startling distinctness. In this rare at
mosphere the red mountains of Arizona
resemble beautiful paintings. Every line
is distinctly drawn and the grandeur of
this rugged and yet beautiful scenery Is
never to be forgotten.
As there are no trees on the plains, the
Indians have devised very original
scheme for lettering their ponies which
is now practiced by the cowboys also. A
deep hole is scooped in the sand, the
end of the bride is buried in it and the
sand tightly packed. This would not hold
a bueking bronco If he chose to get on a
tear. but 1t is sufficient restraint in most
cases and is very convenient where In
some places there is not so much as
twig for many miles.
Most Impressive Desert.
The California desert is the most i'm
pressive of all. Besides Its vast size there
seems to be more sand and less of the
finty, rocky soil characteristic of Arizona
and New Mexico. The wonderful mirage
can frequently be seen anu even to the
traveller flying by in a comfortable Pull
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Newest Fashion Tendencies in-==
Wor1er7's Spring WearableS
<aa...--NOw IN GRAND REVIEW ------aaaA
SKIRTS.
(No charges for aIterations.)

SkiR D.
Never before have we had such an
excellent showing of the late modes in
Separate Skirts, Voilles, Examines,
Irvine Cloths, Broadcloths, Peau de
Sole, Taffeta, etc.
This week we will show a nobby
creation in Wolfe, with very wide ac-
Gordon plated fiounce, trimmed with
wide silk cluny lace, 40 OO
very swell, at. 80. fO.OO
Beautiful Voille Skirts, in black
only, trimmed with several rows of
taffeta, braid, ETC., with pretty ruffled
flounce, separate taffeta lin 90 90
ing. novelty, at $3.50 and. ~O.OU
The ever-popular Walking Skirt, in
great variety; Tweeds, Cheviots and
Meltons, in all the latest and most
popular designs, at 10 EO
So.OU tO.... sOO
The highest works of art in Sep
arate Skirts can be found here this
week in pretty box plated and
tucked Broadcloths, with hip trim
ming; swell Examines and voilles,
garnished with the very newest trim
mings, at prices ranging Ok M
from $3.50 to-. 80. -. OO'OO
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SUITS.


Our superb shown of the swell ere.
atoms in high-grade tailored suits and
semi-costumes was never SO great as
it will be this week.
beautiful semi OF best
shanting pongee, made with pretty
lace yoke lace cuffs, full puff sleeve,
entire suit handsomely tuck 10 M
ed and plaited.... -.
Swell creations in grey and mode
shades of Imported Venetian and
Broadcloth, made semi-costume style,
handsomely garnished with pretty
tucks and lace me- $500
dalliOnS. -. ..''
Handsome effects in novelty weaves
of Tweed, Irvine Cloths, Voilles, ETC.,
in walking and Dress Suit Styles, all
cut and trimmed to give that jaunty
effect so much in vogue on M
this season; $40, $25 and. oO'OO
A genuine bargain is offered this
week in a blouse Suit of Black Che
! viot, cut and made with low collar,
full sleeve, unlined skirt, nicely
tucked. entire suit trimmed with bands
of taffeta, beautifully TX M
stitched; only. -.