The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-12
MATTERS OF INTEREST 10 WOMEN
AND ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD
BY Marion Harland.

MAY suggest that Patient Waiting G"
who was swindled by q fraudulent al
yertlsement, report the case IN detal 70
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster. Gene
raj 4 Division Of Postomce Inspectors
washington, D. c.? Give name Of paper % '1
date, send copy Of the I'D. II possible.
also any correspondence or Or o, i
and will probably save others from loss.
n There ls q slight possibility that the
5comnnny would refund the amount II
warned that the complaint would other-
wise bo made. If either Patient Wait,
Ing or the firm Is in this city &would
bo glad to look into the matter,
No. 2,
I, En- closed flnd newspaper clipping CIV
ing some information asked Of you re-
Gently. I would like to add that there
are thirteen stripes on our glorious mas
that has always gone to victory with the
forces Of our country (excepung thas ~
ring the difficulty with Morocco and the
$3.50 4, .75is% FRIENDLY. IA
y Professor 81 q. "a, L. Totten, formerly
military instructor at Yale replying TO
the question OF a New Yorker whether l9oa
is to DO q lucky or an unlucky year,
says: what is the matter with either
Friday or the number thirteen AS 70
America, It bears thirteen oil over us US
heraldry. and Friday has been It's CHER
day discovery OF America, Declaration
OF Independence, eto.), We have thirteen
letters in n Pluribus Unum, tho motto
on our great seal. We have thirteen thir-
teen times repeated on that seal, TAKE out
new silver quarter, II you have one icy,
and count the thlrteenths even on ITS
diverse face, Mannnsseh was the thlr-
teonth tribe IN Israel, and we are t!e
people. Yours without superstition s' TO- :, +.
No. 8.
lam glad to be OF service In trying to
holm oblterate the foolish Idea OF frlduy
being an unlucky day, God mas sven -
man "the earth and the tullness .neIo,
of.m In Holy Writ there are no speclal
DAYS set aside for special purposes. Ok
cent tho Sabbath. Remember the sab
hath day and keep 1t holy Six days
shnit thou labor and do al thy work
In feudal times, when mems heads
were likely to $50 into the basket. AZ
any time, there was q business metnou
adopted for such wholesale sia ant snr
tho beheading This finally grew into Q
custom, which has descended to the pres
ont time. honce Friday Is hanGman's DAY;
o custom OF mortals not DAY &C &C.
cursed by God or angels. sena Q llat
OF few memorable events; nave seen
one of considerable length glylng th9
rnod things that occurred OH Friday. J
Rome this request win bring that forth
also:
America discovered on Friday,
| hIayeower landed on Friday, n,
washington born on FRIDAY
Battle OF Waterloo fought on FRIDAY
Battle of Bunker fought on Friday
Declaration OF independence signed on
NAPOLEON Ronapnrte born on Friday
Bastile destroyed OH Friday.
Moscow burned on Friday,
Battle of Aarengo fought on Friday
Julius Caesar assassnated on Friday
Joan of Arc burned at stake on pIlu"S'
King Charles I beheaded on Friday
Lincoln assasInated on Friday
Battle OF New Orleans fought on
Friday,
Shakespeare born on Friday
Queen Victoria married on rt, m
Nat No, !.
Dear Madam; AS am constant
reader Of your columns take the prlyl-
lego to answer the query made by ~
Y. S." In the paper Of January =, isoa, reT
gardlng surname OF Queen AlexanuEu'
They are as follows: Princess AleNah-
ORA Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise y lle.
Born Decelnbes }. 1Sat.aHd married Ma Fch