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me number Of hooks to b attached de-
Ponds upon the length Of tho rod. A 7-foot
rod with four hoops on each chain. the
chains being inches apart, would have
| hfty-six hooks.
One fisherman in Q boat can operats two
| of these
ACTION DEPENDS ON
HABITS OF CLANS.
The apparatus depends for its aotionAsn
the habits Of the CLANS or 'mussels." -
| they are called.
| They rest on the bottom Of the stream.
partly buried in the mud or sand. with the
| free margin Of their shells turned upstream
and with their shells separated to admit the
water.
When touched they quickly close their
shell. and II . foreign body 10 interpossd
| between tho valves 1t Il tightly grasped
and retained.
After rowing out into the stream he
| fisherman throws his 'crowfoot" apparatus
overheard and allows the boat 70 slovy
drift downstream.
As tho numerous pronss como in contact
with the open shells. the latter quickly close
on them and retain . tight hold
After drifting . short distance the drsdss
Is drawn in BY means Of . rops attached
and the clans removed from the prongs
7. great force sometimes being required -
| dislodge them
In order to facilitate the handing u xhs
| crowfoot the fshermen fasten two UPRIGHT
forks on each side Of the boat On which
| the dredge rod rests, the hooks swinging
| freely.
While the clans arc bsinG taken ffsm
the hooks. the other IL being dragEsd and
is ready to be hauled in BY the tina the
J first is stripped.
| Often when the CLANS are abundant ~.
cry hook will have one on It. and TIVE or
three and sometimes four are frequently
| caught on one prong.
When the beds are compact one man can
take 800 to 1000 pounds Of musssls In .
day. and . case IL reported whsrs 4So
| pounds wefe obtained by one man In ten
hours.
The average daily catch. however. Il assus
| GOO pounds
When boatload Of clans has besn OBJ
tanned or when night comes the nshsrman
rows ashore and dumps his catch int bins
built on the bank Of the stream.
| After he has obtained sufficient number
Of shells. or when. tho weather ID. stormy
and -disagreeahle ON the river. he boils them
/ out.
This Is done By shovelins them int. q
large metal boiler and building . IRE b.
| meath.
tBOILING-oUT PROCESS
REQUIRES ONLY A SHORT TIME
The boiling-out process requires only .
short time and il for the purpose Of OPEN
ing the CLAIMS 30 that the pearls may be
i found.
When they are thoroughly cooked the
shells spring open and expose the clam.
The pearl Is found in the muscle Of the
clam. or between II and the shell.
oftentimes II - attached to the shell. but
! vary frequently II u not. and great care
= ssquirDe q - that u = NOT let = ~
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THOSE IMPORTED FROM THE ORIENT.
Having Been Already Taken Out.

pearl fever in about every State OF the
Union.
The nrst large pearl ever found In this
country was picked up at Notch BROOK.
near Paterson, n. J., in 1851. 1t weighed
! ninety-three grains. and was sold by III
fany & Co. to the Empress Eugene.
The one pearl. however. was practically
the limit to the New Jersey fields. though
some smaller ones were afterwards found
In that State.
Then occurred at broken intervals. from
lseo till 1887, excitement due to the DIS
covery of the gem in Ohio. Tennessee, Wis :
consin, Arkansas. along the Mississippi val
ley. and even up into New England and
New York State.
None of these so-called discoveries ever
panned out. and after brief local excite
ment the bubble invariably burst.
In the Mississippi section. however. there
was always q wel.-grounded feeling that
pearls were plentiful there.
Until the Black River gems began to b
put into circulation the American variety
had never torne much OF reputation. and
the popular prejudice against them has not
yet been entirely dissipated.
ARKANSAS PEARLS LIKE
THOSE FROM ORIENT.
As the Arkansas gems found theiY way .
Paris, however. II was seen that they COM
pared favorably with the famed Oriental
variety. Indeed, In some few cases they e1-
celled.
And since then the European dealer has
been quick to take advantage Of the l0
price.
He has also taken advantage Of the Pop
ular prejudice Of the wealthy American.
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ZEBRULAS MAY ONE
DAY REPLACE MULES,

~
$3.50. III TEL sunday AsRu1430
~. nun pspe1 say the mule WIN prS6.
~. % rep.scea N the Twentieth csotmy
Ss. ro smSent snnna q II has oeso
tTe.m sa-.e any sne mule. the cross b.
Swsen morse ana donkey. II inferior TO the
9. Uss 49, rss nor ana ssbre. says Consul
~ S.s Tcnsro ouenthsf N report -
Tn,,.e,,. - tment nom frankfort.
..hr. -. ns op,non pfsvaued that tne
~ Ar-,ce ,s..esa..,s .1tinct. Inc opening %
val. 49, A.. s.,n sas ssteln pesS ~
Cc,rn.sss A Ia Sn, nn IN ieise numoera
possess rSc,,,s.. S"..s. INC estue. tney
imsnun. sssir.e ~ s.n.sss. - tney afe
6i..s.~ - ~. sne vey @neefoue morse
deathiy :.trsfsa;s ~ '-,- .''0 esss u
The ouesfion- So sh...e.
Or the zebra couid not ,or. $50 ~ , wne' n
~. mi. aa-N sSA NY az tne place Oh
s. ua.e comoniy used IN the tropics. The
SIeAeest credit with reference to the solu-
tion OF this problem IN due to Professor
Cossar EWart, who has been trvinS since
1856 to produce eroase. befveen Row.. md
ssbras. Win : Va" - Ss.s,aa, noi ses -
NAL assr,>rsnp g. 49, -
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who BELIEVES that everything that II ahss-
lutely correct and artistic must y
through tho European market.
He will purchase the domestic product
at q ridiculously low figure and send them
to India, where they are drilled and re-
turned again to Paris, stamped ~ Oriental
pearls.
Being thus classified. It was easy to pass
them on Americans travelling abroad at
exorbitant prices
Even New York importers have bssn
large buyers Of these pearls, believing them
to be Oriental.
Domestic dealers In New York have sssn
American pearls placed on display for sale
in some Of the big jewelry stores. while the
owners Of the stores themselves thought
they were genuine Oriental.
The dealer would know for . fact b.
cause he would recognise some Of the vsr1
pearls he had sold to Q Paris merchant
months before.
Arkansas pearls are. a. general thina
much larger than the Oriental specimen,
and while they win not run a. wen - Q
lot or paper" some few gems are supsr4ss
In color and lustef and size.
mississippi pearls are poorer IN quality
and size than the Southern or Arkansas
gems and are not found ~ plentifully.
Meanwhile some few rich discoveries are
being made IN the Cumberland River. n
Kentucky. and in the Ohio. which hithsrss
have been very backward IN this respect.
Undoubtedly the rivers sf the NIssiasappa
VALLEY viii continue to produce pearls for
centuries to coma. but they WIN Turn sus
such poor specimens and they VIII b =
few that dshing for them can hardly b
called IN INDUSTRY.
And unleas something IN ths way II lsgis.
iation ID done very soon The present IN
dmtry VIII turn out 70 b . bubble sinn1laS
to all Of those that have gone befora
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tie for centuries

-
tie for centuries
It is usually carried on by two men IN q
skiff, with the aid Of tonEs or shoulder
rakes.
The tonss are about or . feet long. and
are operated like oyster tonga The nsh-
erman gropes along the bottom Of the
stream with them. pulling up whatever gets
into them.
The rake Is operated in much the same
way.
The instrument us something IKE an or
binary garden rake. only larger and has =
longer handle.
:. A wire screen from the top Of the rake
hronss is attached to the handle. forming
seort Of SCOOP -
he raks Is dragged along the ground.
catdhing claps and other things.
Whsa Il ton e y anllsd - ~ -.
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process Of boiling and asserting.
The water in which they are boiled Is
carefully strained. and all of the meaty
parts Of the clam are pinched to see that
q pearl IL not missed.
Although extremely commonplace in de-
tail. the opening Of shell Is attended with
great emotions. Any one Of the pile Of
clans before the pearler may contain q
fortune for him
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Az he reaches for one after another Of
the bivalves hope hobs again into his heart.
and Is his hard. horny hand closes over the
shell preparatory to opening It he feels .
little thrill and his blood goes little faster
through his veins.
Psarling as an industry IN the United
States Is of comparatively recent origin.
dating back to about 1897. Previous to that
time there had been local outbreaks Of the
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76LRrT3 on The
HOOKS VILE Z
Ea5 III TIE boRT-

Nlx1x IL UUyDLulx yIElo1Kd
0e go 0eeAeo ween e Dsakas hAys
bsA 0ksa non IL Bisdk R1vF. tn AZ.
knA1a8 anA tho Inhabitants thsfsahouts
haNs hen naAs wsaltnys but ths xtyR nov
= - elana e wealth - . voistiss psaxiins
shsrs = esoA
Baeeay Q elan.Egts ensths. sanAeaRD that
G1sesA acroD ~ bottom e tne steam nks
IL runO e giane ladds.
WhAk = tue - he 1ladk niv@ = n1sd-
b heeonang tue Il al The psazi-esasine
rivers h ths 0sdaappt Valley.
The DsexAng industry shsrs y dyahG and,
. bc11nss0 weetA millions annnalH 70 tie
psopSs q that section and livelihood 70
. certain iclass sf dsslsrs In New 1sek y
declining.
( when it = entirely dsAA ~ ssatussv
should b Written b. . AramatiS. fof ~
other person could do Justice - ths fsvsr-
ish excitsmsnt Of its beginnins. the humr
ana Romance q its s1astsnes ana me pe1nea
Of IL sndtnG.
In . country whsre - . month ~ . ~
borer 10 excellent pay Thousands have ~
come tndspsnoent ana weenn1
Mortgages have bsen lifted. DrO1sFty has
been developed. towns hays been bum "
and whole communi,ee ana counties Jun1eee
to place % prs-eminenoe IN the sooaA
political and eemmsroial HE Of ths STATE
and section
TAie = pardeuia11L esus q AfHanAs.
Wisconsin and Iowa
The pesservaten &c ne clam the source
from which ramA an this wealth. has essn
entirely eiRs0axdsd
The seees1ao senss = lacking PAIRING
has 49, sAxxseo On vetnses mstneo sf
ssassnj thEs = ~ law 70 regulate II
Any 90 - ny time may nsh - many
s,ans from TIE water a. b nkes without
regard 70 DE eze the apparatus he uses
- ~ WaWndn9 season. ConSrsss has tried
70 Interfere and tho lss1aaturss q States
have bssn busy With measures regulating
tAe Aazs6ys be without syil
NAcADoUo 0U0o1AsCn
1o0a lGT1As 11AA
yfusAtWatR pearls oqas IA DANA
TAay 80 1ssnsd ~ . naozson sunstsncs
poured - Q grain Of sand that ssts int the
Ghsll
n dnmo aEo - IN ksss ana AesoEtudsn.
Aut sAU aeo 0DuaN2 about ~ largo ~ .
uanso palm. The shsll = thiek and black
ana yough
Thev axe Sound a an varieties q river
Sokts9a ffcm esp. thioh mud - hard.
white sana and gravel. ana In al depths
q vaSsA
The sxsns q ths pearl country b large,
q takso N the NissiAdppi River from La
Okeasa. WI. - New orlsapa, and reached
cut Into tn byUtrsama and tributaries OF
the 10 EivG for hundreds q miles
Primarily, this tsrTitoey 70 divided mte
stvo sections. each section has its market
centee ana around Il are clustered the rich
est pearl fields.
The northern center = for Mississippi
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z1823IunYlk1-IQ

1TH NECKLACE composed Of more large pearls than any
pearl necklace In the United States will
jIHI leave New York ths week for Paris
Il There II will BE sold for 100000
II From the French capital It viii probably BE scat
| to India and drilled Thea II will be bfought back
to the United States with a. additional 100000 tackled on to
the price and sold to wealthy Americas.
That b the way they do things In Europe and III
esea feature the value Of which has been learned
/ the otherwise shfewd American.
has long been popular conception fostefed BY jewelers.
that the Oriental pearl the oaly kind worth having They
are deceived.
Pearls daily coming into the United States from Paris
and London that fouud the Black and White Of
ArkansM and IN the Mississippi They 60 Paris which Is
the European market for PEARLS and from Paris India
They drilled IN that fafaway eountry because the
drilling better there done eheaply, indeed many
cheap but because India good place from
which have them billed London and the United
It's fact which b daily becoming Of interest to
pearl importers and domestic pearl dealers that the largest pearls
are found In the United States
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31

GOOD SQUARE PIANOS ALWAYS. ON HAND
Z from Sio so, $40, $50. SO and 500; taken IN
e1chnnve thoroughly overhnuled ana euaran'
t.-..i; easy time STIEFF, 43l =. Broad OF
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OF HUMAN INTEREST;
a. STORIES OF TO-DAY.
pope Plus X. as Thief.

S'i;rhe following story Of Pope Plus =. ap-
,ears IN Inc. Christmas success. IL was
Written by Salvatore CorLesi, ana is pail
AZ an article telng Of the rope poynoou
DAYS. when he was known TO hls COM ACES e'ss
as Leppo Sarto: ,.,. -, l,ho pone,
and was often in despair because tnore
wis nothing IN the nuuse 70 eaL nma an.
nOth.ng in The house with wnlch 70 Dua
tuUu. One day She had procured a mr.
p.ece Of Leet and had promptly put ~ II,
a not to maze soup. Near the dlhhei
hour she cane rushing 10 her ofother'
S';-l ne meat is stolcn!'
Perhaps it was the cat 49,.
,"Ihe cat! a cat cannot carry or the
pot tool" Tnereupon he added Insult 70
My Dear sAster. ! fear yo, do not
attend Very We'll to the kitchen. II was
I VINO took them, to give TO a poor man,
Who said his wife was Ill III pea ana
needed brotn. 49,
well, al least. suppose she could
not eat the pot! sad the other lnd.g-
nantly- NOW what are you going "
have for your dinhsr, ! should IKE u
know? am sure you have not con.
ir your POCKET" Beppo indulgent.y
turned out bis empty pockets and thel.
sad: Never. mind, never nina, sistet
God will provide torrus! But he did no.
pro .lue nnethe piece of beer Tor dlhhcl
that day.
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Why "Uncle Joe" Was Defeated

Many are tho tales being told Of Rep
resentative Joseph G. Cannon. the now
speaker Of the house, Some are true and
some are not Tut "uncie joe" as lie Is
says Success. Some OF the good ones,
which ale now forgotten, were frequently
passed from tongue TO tongue lmmed.ate-
~ atler he was defeated LOT the un.Ncd
Htate Senate, Instead OF Senator Snelpy
NJ. Culom. in some way, the impression.
Cannon luok his defeat mucn 10 heart. al
though later Developments seemed TO DIS
prove this. The corps of Washington cor
respondents gathered en- masse at has
hotel TO interview him. There were many
ve.led illusions as 10 what had happened
In The illinois Legislature and finally one
OF the corr esponcenls mustered UP cour-
age TO ask HIN outright:
NOW. Uncle joe tell us why you
were defeated
The other correspondents looked aghast
at their colleague. Mr. Cannon seized
from the group. and then, leaning close
10 his ear, whispered in STAGE tone
that could be heard throughout the small
nolel corridor, u didn't have votes
enough"
The roar Of laugher had hardly sub
sided when Kepresentatiye Rodrnberg a,
one time a member Of The United States
Civil Service Commiss on and now repre-
eenative to Congress, declared.
I'm tell you the TRUTH boys. Cannon
rot to be too much of an ar!stocrat for
his farmer LEGISLATORS
The assertion was received with SUR
prise by those WHO knew ,-l. G.....o" 81
ting his clothes and appearing on the
Moor OF the House as vel! as In his COM
httss room at the Capitol, and the ana
~ and hearty way Which be has Of
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Mr.. Roosevelt's Fist.

In all Mr.. Rooseyelts life on the from n,
tier says JACOB Rl.s, writing about the
President In The Outlook. .'he was mo
Tested only once, and then by drnn IKE,
and with a curse babe him treat. nj
the point Of his two lcyolvers, enforcing
gun play while a roomiu of men looked
sloldly on. Roosevelt was stranger 70
the town and mad no trends there. he
got up apparently to Yield to the lnevl-
table, pract4cing over mentaily the Wide
n famous lefthander that had done eXecu-
ton IN the ODD Harvard days. The next
instant the bully crashed against the wal
and measured his length on the floor.
His pistols went off harmlessly ~ the air,
lie oLel.ed his eyes TO ind the four-oyed
1enuerloot' stanoing over him. br.stlilS
with fight. while tie crowd nodded calm
~ 'se.yed him right lac surrendered
then and there. and gave up his guns
while Mr.. Roosevelt went to bed unmo-
Iesteu. Such thlnss carry. far. Oh the
plains. No one was ever after that heara
10 express wish to MI tins tcndertool
.tu! of holes even though he did wear
gold spectacies and iringed ansora
chaps
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f,S&a@svISsSSSs3 Ss:r8stSsras9EesS9
4 The season Of bills comes on apace;
" I Collectors are ready TO start the chase
,stThc Christmas stocking has cost heap,
Even though. Christmas goods were
q rs cheap. 5
wh.:. sarta takes oft his pencil and pad
And figures the money he wishes he had.
Hell scratch his head
.tor 80 To bed.
10 cream. @
a Or think up q schema 5
no stave off his creditors ono by one
But then the holidays bring such fun!
III we are getting ready to make our
Now Year calls.
Every year we do this, for It's one Of
the ways we have of saving our meal
ticket st
rhc theory Of saving Is impressed deep.
8 Is In our mind. but the practice is some
thing We can't get through oul'self.
I'VE know that II q fellow has s. In his
rocket. and needs shave. It's better for
\ him to nut the five In a bank and let
his wlliskers; grow.
Wa also know. too. that Of he has an.
other five. and looks In the flour barrel
( and sees the bottom, It's better to let tho
4 flour go. and put the five In bank.
f same case about the wood shed.
That's theory.
"A But when six Barefooted Ones are
standing around hungry and cold, we
\ cant see what good that ten in the bank
4 = Anu Il YOU haven't any other ten. that
4 1en must come out and be put III circu-
1ation.
That's practice.
n 3 But, an the other hand. II you have ten
I 81, your pocket, and look at the flour par
i>oi I,ot CHI tn fill, tho
x harre
4 1Hen The bank can get the other half.
That's supply and demand.
8 Dut a fellow with corn bread and her
I ring income can't get enough funds TO-
J; sether 10 put away to draw Interest on
D We sincerely thank Captain Shinberger
II for the beautiful match safe he gave us
fnr, New Years present
For years we have had trouble finding
4 the matches in the dark when we get up
& to make the fire. or to get drink O. w wa
i. ter for SIX bowling youngsters ~ a'oo
a. Nj ~, ,...
Now we arc happy, for we Will always
xnow how to steer ourself across the room
directly to that match safe, and we say
sra,n that Captain ShnherEcr has put
I us under obligations to him, ana we WISH
& hin, many happy New Years
We are sorry that We left Mister Joe
thinner off.
-He should have been included In that
x ,,st nr those present who received gifts
from the Elks' Christmas tree
lie vas there. and Santa Claus smith
rnw h, n, and he got a nice little game
Z called, GLOW to Catch BuElar.
W. are glad to add, however, that our
good friend toe knows alreadys now 10
catch burglar, and we don't see " ny TIC
should have been given such game.
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WANTED. ROOMS AND beard To.t THREE
clean and kept Glenn, Address F. Q. Box ~
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DAWANTED. ii

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u AT NO. 1911 EAST
Clay Street: terms reasonable
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
Rlchn,oni, Va, VIII be held at It's Ban,Sins
House 100 r. Main -, St l,ssi a. = ocl.cs
80 JOHN n. MILLER, Jr.. Cashier.
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meeting his friends with n slap on the
back ana Il hearty laugh.
ats true" urged Rosenberg. i heard
him make a speech III the caucus, and
mere he was shouting either and meth
or and sounding the ei' In that long ac-
cented way SO affected. 1t is popularity
erats knew that 'p Gannohs ~ race Was
osr'
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MEETINGS.

Virginia Passenger and Power Company.
PETERSBURG Va. Dec. Is, 1913.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF,
tho Stockholders OF the ylRG LNlAg PASSl5N-
GER AND POWER COMPANY will bs held
at tho general Office OF the compa ny. No. II
North Sycamore Street. Petersburg, Va. on
noon for the purpose Of electing dire tors and
for the ansaction Of such ether business as
WM. NORTHRoP. 4Asslttnn sccre.a.y.
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DON'T YoU HEAR THE SLOGAN? NO
nails. no pegs 8 every pair scwc L, Man
5 shoes hnlfsoed 75c.: ladies' &c. DIZZY
Is ELECTRIC SHOE FAC'rpRY,97l6 e. VAIN. 4
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DIVIDEND NOTICES,
V,rrinIa staIe Insurance Company, "

Richmond. Va: Dec. e. 1905.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF Kleh:
mond has this day dsclarsd z ~, s ZEN
the profits OF tho last six months payable
to the stockholders on and after the 20 DAY
~ 'FN's JNo. " GLENN. Cashier
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THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
the Stoe :hoIders OF the PLANT c,RS Ma
& TIONAL BANK OF Richmond. Va. win be
held on TUESDAY. January Il. 1904. at |. II.
4 o'clock In tho bank building. b
4 l tl RICHARD IL. SMITH, Cashier. i
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,75 FOR A GOOD SQUARE, PIANO THAT
y cost when now $3.50. Terms. s. and - per
month. sTlEFF. 43i r. Broad.
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GALL AND SEE u.s. We buy md soll second.
tn nd and new riit,rc, stoves aud henters.
Gull and see wa bn rgntns you can get -
81 g.. HALL AND CO.. 42S N. SiAth street. Il
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MISS DORA BERRY mo-. -, .ToRMERLf
OF Kirdwood'B s. will DO found at JH T!.,,.
Street. hereafter, where shc VIII DO G.ad
TO SEQ her friends. j{i5i.5 53 tl8 ia
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BoARDERs: CAN GET NICE
double and single nooms: newly puhted aMo
pnpered \; ntst-class botr1. all convenien .os !
4 terms very moderate, also tabla b Arlels.
NO. al Enst Cary Street. Ms IL iE &
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t&l "a Richmond, Fredericksburg
fi and Potomac Railroad Compa ny.
giH#9 s& Richmond VA. Dee al, 1903.
THE FREIGHT, sDEPOTS OF THIS -ON-
pany will BIO closed on Nav Yours D,y. Ian
nary |. 1904. except fer delivery OF pcrtshabla5
s goods, between tho hours OF s and 10 ocl ,ck.
A. 81. II. L. DUKE Agent,
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WHEN You DON'T KNOW WHAT TO !. ,lsT
IN to cat try II. C. HEC1fLER SAusAEC
they are flne; sold everywhere. Office; htali
%, First Market. 4sii *
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Tee-Dee Want Ads Will
Bring You New Customers.
BOARDING.

THiRi 5.~s + i5-Ei5AR WANTED; TWO
3 sunny, connecting front rooms; also single
room FOR Eontenien nlce table board. = Phone
246s; 10 S. Thlrd Street rs
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Richmond Passenger and rewer company.

~ s Richmond, Va. Dec 26. 1909.
THE REGULAR AM G "a :, MEETl,G SR u,
the Stockholders Of lhs PEt FLta 2 BANk ~.
Y No So East Main Street, Phhmond, Va, on
r TUESDAY. January l2th 1901. at Il O'Clock
N 49, D. G. EzoLLIcKoFFER. Secretary.