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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
What Exquisite Ribbons.

S the remark Of many a woman
S she steps in the store from
'road Street.
It's,been no light task to pick out
4 these beauties from among so many
but we now have the choicest pat-$
terms that 1904 has brought out.
Have you seen them yet ?--.wonder-
fult isn't Il how designers can think
out such pretty things and the looms
weave them into shape. such as our
heavy Taffeta Ribbon. 6 inches wide
in white. blue and pink. Floral de-
signs In self shades are embroidered
in this ribbon and It's only Soc.
yard.
Another ribbon at tho Same price.
soc. IL an All silk Pongee, s inches
wide, with bulls eye dots of red.
light blue, pink. white, navy, maize,
turquoise and black. S
Persian Ribbon, inches wide, in
the new champagne color. The ribs.
bon man says It's ribbon per-
/ lection In this style. He's right
and It's only 81 GOA yard.
All-Silk Dresden panne Ribbon, Z
inches wide, with red, blue or black
borders. a very, effective sash RIB
bon. $3.50 yard.
The han dsomcst Ribbon In Rich
mond Is the ~ lobe, - o inches wide.
with a satin border and enbroider-
ed In Globe. effects In gold. This
Ribbon Is exclusive with us In Rlch-
mond, $3.50 yard,
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French Handmade Underwear and
Infants Wear.
h-Street Windows.

The French peculiarly gifted in the art
Of fine needewok exempfd in decately made underwear
Richmond that
u .f5 /
addition
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The Stationery Department.

K Has all the new and stylish spring
Writing Papers. among them being Whit
ing,s organdle, In S sizes, from the dainty
note UP to tho new club letter size. soc.
box. e IN. Ia
Writings Dina Forget'Me'k otj "a
sheets paper "a envelopes; the new cloth
finish, in bright-neat boxes-special 30c.
IN v
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In the Book Store.
Oxford Teachers Bibles, $1.14

Oxford Teachers Bibles, $1.14.
A special price for four days This
Bible contains references, concordance,
self pronouncirs dictionary OF Scripture
proper ntmes. maps. and over 800
pages Of handy helps. bound in French
morocco. divinity circuit. round corners
and red under gold edges. special price
S1.14 copy Narno stamped in gold free
The New Testament, special TO. copy.
Bibles, Prayer Books, Hymnais and
T estaments-the best that are publish
ed.
The Oxford University and Thos. a.
Nelson series. at special prices.
Easter Cards and Booklets in
an endless variety from &c. up.
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Look at These
III Enbroideries.

Baby Embrolderles, in nainsook match
sets, nothing daintler made, 3 edges and 2
insertlngs, no. TO Doe, yard
Swiss E;FlouncInas, In blind embroidery
with narrow edges and lnsertings to
match. 26c to 600, yard,
swss Bands, In blind embroidery--2
widths to match--2 or 3 inches wide, 900.
and soc. yard.
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SIX Warp, Crepes, u.
EoIennes, 81. M h.
eros de LaInes, s1.25.
Novelty Mohalrs, zoe. and $3.50.
Metal Dot MohaIrs SOC.
Mohalr siclllIans, Soc. to ~.
New Dress Trimmings and
Buttons. \, #
The new Trimmings and Buttons
are even prettier this season than
ever and5thestyles more, varied, The
Gilt 1rards and Persian Bands seem
to lead IN popularity together With
tho. buttons Is match the, trimming.
RuffIpgs are very. hionable this
spring and more used for sleeves
andd dress trimmings than ever be-
fore. All kinds and al, widths. soma
with lace edge and inserting to
match; some In Hemstltched' Chit.
fons, othcrs:.nades Of Liberty !, Silk
and others, ots fine Cotton eat!ste or
Oraandy ,,1 @ ...
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Coaching Parasols.

And they're bicauties-all the
new effects this spring 8@#
qAll-silk Hensfttched Pnrnsols. III
@ all shades. a2.O Well guarantees
the cloth for one year.
Heavy All. SIX Body Parasols.. In 4
solid blacks and whites. with bor-3
ders.s 81 opposite colors. sos.
Heavy Taffetat SILK Covered Para
soils, silk embroidered. In all the
leading shades. handles OF all woods
and in up. to- date shapes. x3.DS.
Heavy FAlI-siik Herstltched and
48 Tucked Parasols, in black. white
blue. pink green, Drown and red
Handsome handles. %.
In addition to ! the Parnsols. we
have fine assortment OF Sun and
Rain UmbrelIas IN colors. US you
ever saw. Some OF them and good
ones-are as low as $3.50
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Women's Tailored Dress Suits.

Imported Broadcohs Covert Cloths Imported Mixtures
Chevots Bannockburn Mixtures Novelty Cloths Iomespun etc
artists and nad oy 1tst
. class lined with affeta
5 sure approval
styles at $40 Black blue
shoulder cape with Whl oroad-
with lite | ~ 5 5 8 &
4. Covert Cloth suits, With coNslcSa
Fo,rst Of Jackets. ,.x
couarless
Z M = 5E b
Covert Twosy les at
Jacket BroadcEh. coiar Exon
Hann Mtxture cape
trimmed Solid Homespuns' win pe
sting olo7 s. , Z 81 z . II
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RIehardson's Celebrated Satin Da-
mask. 81 yard.
German Damask, 2 yards wide
silver bleached. 1926 yard
Large Size Napkins 10 match, A3
Dozen
German Huek r ewels, 20x3S lnches
Plain, 49,; Hemstitched, zoe.
Turkish Bath Towels, l9x42 inch
es, zoe; 24x40 inches. 33c.
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Glass Ware.
Pretty Clocks '|' ks,

y Largo Eight. Day Clocks. trimmed with
brass. They strike tho hours and half
hours, TB.Os md @6.
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New Pictures.

zoe. for a t1xt4.inch Plcture-gilt
framcs--rew subjects Best value for
goo. we ever sold. fzyi
Elmo Pictures In colors or steel, 14x22
inches and 1920 inches, Doc. tI
Gnmc and Fruit Pictures. with three
openings. 10x40 inchcs--lnission wood
frames, 1wcro $2.26. reduced to $1.25.s
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SILKS.
Chiffon Foulards, zoe.
% inches wide soft and lustrous.
In wide range OF new designs as
we'll as the more staple dots.
Japanese Foulards, Zoe.
Printed Pongees, 5oc.
Novelty Taffetas, 50c. to 81 a
yard.
shantuns Poneees, 75c. to $3.50.
Pongee Crash. Toe.
Shalkai Silks 81.
81. Korean Silks. GOO.
80 inches wide and very lustrous.
SILK crepes, Doc.
CoIored Tatfetas, 6Oc
10 inches wide, strong and lus-
trous, In wide range OF colorings,
excellent for foundations.
Princess Crepes, Soc.
coIored Peau do Sole. soc.
Peau do Cygne, 5Dc.
Striped and Checked Habutal, 400.
Persian Striped Wash Silks, $50.
Corded Wash Silks 3Dc.
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Magnificent Showing Of
Silks. Dress Goods and Trimmings.

Many styles wcaves and patterns are in the
market this year. The best Of them are in this
store.
TO be bref-f had selections all to make over
again (ad they were made two months ago. would
change the least. believing do that to-;
3 day whole they have .counterparts in Richmond
worthy wanted goods at fair prices
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Natural Japanese Silks, 200. to ~.
colored Japanese Silks, soc. soc.
and zoe.
Crepe de Chimes, 75c. and ~.
Black Swiss HGbutai Soc. ~ and
S1.225. soft and lustrolls. fast black.
waterproof and perspiration proof.
Black Japanese Waterproof Silks,
6Oc. to Sl.5O.
Black Cream SILK, 69c.
80 inches wide, all silk.
Black Taffeta, 81.
SO inches wide, guaranteed to wear,
woven in selvedge.
Black Shanghai SILK, soc.
Black Pongee SILK, SIC.
Black Peau de cygne, 75c.
Black Peau de Sole, soc. TO 81.
DRESS GOODS.
Chiffon Volles, S1.5O.
This is a new Silk Warp Wolfe.
very soft and clinging.
Embroidered Volles, $3.50.
Melange Novelty TWnesI 81. NY
Grenadine VolIes, ri.
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/. First-C Class Linens.

Double Dansk ss5 equal anywhere
OF
continue
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and In appea yard. 4
ito
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30

exhaustion Of the noise producing ma
terial, though he insisted that 1t was
lust the sport Of the thing" that ap-
pealed to him. and that there was nc
sentiment connected with It. He de.
voted the afternoon to fixing up the
fishing punt for the evening fireworks
proposing that they be exploded from
on the water. and what Is more, he
asked that he might be allowed tc
shoot them off while the rest Of m
sat on the shore and watched the dis.
play.
It was after ten o'clock that evening
when the last colored ball from the
last Roman candle had burst in the
clear northern air, and Moore rowed
the punt back to shore. For some lit.
tie time afterwards he sat on q stumr
smoking. Finally he said:
Gentlemen, I'm an American. I was
born back there in the States, and the
blood's still In my veins. This lanC
of lakes and forests, this land with itf
wild red deer and its moose and III
black bear and its game fish, is a para.
disc the majority Of the year. But
gentlemen, while~I should like to be
with you next~year I will not be here
on the Fourth Of July. That one day
Of each year hereafter while live will
be spent in my native land. It will be
spent in old Vermont, where the sup
ply of firecrackers, and torpedoes, ant
sky rockets, and Roman candles. anG
pin wheels, and niger chasers are In.
exhaustible. / am going to put a new
kink in the lions tail that he will
never get untangled. At any Other
time of the year l am at your service
at Foote's Bay, Ontario. And now
thanking you for the most enjoyable
day of my life. bid you goodnight
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
TOY PISTOLS ARE FATAL.
Some Reasons Why This Favorits
Plaything Of the Fourth Is
Dangerous to Life.

The mortality from the toy pistol IL
appalling, and the death from it. which
is by lockjaw, is horrible. In Chicago
in one July those dying from thia
cause numbered 60 and in another "a
In New York city three consecutive
fourth of Julys yielded 9S such deaths
That the tetanus bacillus which
causes lockjaw is not present in the
powder or wad of the toy pistol cart
ridge has been shown by Wells Of Chi.
cago, who examined 200 of them; the
Boston health officers, who examined
$50; and army officers, who tested 675.
Therefore the microbes Of the disease
are on the skin and are driven into the
wound made by the pistol.
That they are on the hands of the
jollifying boy is--not surprising, for
their sports abound in many soils and
especially about stables. This germ is
harmless while exposed to the air. but
multiplies and rapidly produces its
virulent poison when given warmth
and moisture where air is excluded,
On this account all accidents from eI
ploding powder should be disinfecteo
by a doctor and should not be wrapped
I'm
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ter1alS-f Orker was the
artist Of the party-and l let 1t 60 at
that, and thought nothing more OF it
until we reached Port Huron, and the
Canadian customs official visited us.
Whats in that box?" he asked, az
ter he had examined our suit cases and
fishing tackle in a perfunctory way.
Nothing that Is dutiable in Cana
d." said Yorker. but the answer SIM
ply aroused the officials suspicious.
and, even though he was from Canada,
he had to be shown.
1t was just then that fellow pas
senger on the train called me to ask
for information regarding the fishing
In one of the AIuskoka lakes. and l
left for q moment AS l returned
heard the customs officer say, as he
walked away:
Don't think you could sell those
things in Canada, so l guess it's all
right"
That was the last said about that
box other than to condemn 1t as need
less baggage at times when 1t had to
be portrayed from one lake to another
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30

most under the guides feet, and he
unceremoniously took to the cabin.
From that safe retreat he poked his
head out of the door to curse Yorker,
and condemn in unequivocal terms
such "unholy carrying on"
"Hurrah for the Fourth" shouted
Smith, who had been too much aston
ished to give vent to his feelings earl
Ter. Where did you get the crackers.
anyway"
"Out of the box you were swearing
about at the portage the other day"
replied Yorker.
"Bang!"
That one had been set ingeniously
in the crack of the cabin door. and the
explosion burst 1t open.
"Crack-crack- acknowledgements crack"
Smith had gotten hold Of bunch of
small ones. and the continuous rattle
brought Moore teethe door to see what
was happening. He stood watching
the proceedings for little while, and
I could see that he was not so averse
to 1t all as he would have us believe.
After little while he came out and
took down his diminutive Union Jack.
ut don't belong in any such q din
as this" ne explained
The box was not very large. and a
portion of 1t was filled with fireworks
for night display, SO that the supply
Of explosives was soon exhausted, and
the crowd sat around the front of the
cabin wishing for more. Then 1t was
that Moore's turn came He had found
an old coffee can with a screw top, and
putting in goodly supply of powder
had packed 1t tight with paper and APP
piled fuse. Lighting 1t he slipped up
close behind Yorker and, before that
individual had discovered the presence
of the internal machine, 1t exploded
with q terrific bang that sent Yorker
into the air with bound!
In his pleasure at the success of his
retaliation Moore forgot all about his
early anger, and entered into the
spirit of the celebration with an en-
thusiasm worthy of a son of the rev.
olution. He donated his supply of
loose powder. kept carefully against
the day when his rifle ammunition
should run short, and when that was
exhausted, thanks to his assistance, he
got out his rife and amused himself by
firing into the air nBtil, firing of that,
he set to work to unload shells enough
to secure Sufficient powder to TX up
another coffee can.
Before noon came Moore was the
most hilarious one Of the crowd, and
the iOudest inshis lamentations ct Ne
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
POLLYS FOURTH OF JULY.
Even a Parrot Can Cry, "Hurrah fol
George Washington" at the
Proper Time.

Polly was a middle-aged parrot,
whose early days had been spent ir
the green forests of Yucatan in Cen.
trail America. l had long tried tc
teach Polly to speak, and had taught
her to say a few short sentences
About eight weeks before the Fourth
of July tried to teach Polly to say
"Hurrah for George Washington" But
she would not repeat it after me. Their
l thought 1t might be too long to say
it all at once-that she probably could
not remember 1t all. so tried to teach
her to say it word for word. But no;
she wouldn't say a word of it.
Yet she listened attentively when
repeated it, Then l got disguised and
gave it up till week or SO before the
Fourth: then tried to make her say
1t, but she would not listen to me now
So when the morning of the Fourth
came | went out TO Polly. She said:
Hello" ! answered: Hello. Poll;
can't you say 'Hurrah for George
Washington for me?" Then she be.
came furious and flew to the other
side of her cage and would not look a.
me. so finished feeding her. went
into my room and got my firecrackers,
went outside. and was shooting my
fireworks away when mother called to
come in for luncheon. After luncheon
l had to stay in the yard. so l wen,
and got Polly and hung her up on the
veranda, put up the hammock and
was reading st. Nicholas, when along
the street comes the street band play
ing "Star-Spangled Banner"
Then all of sudden Polly became
restless and cries as loud as, she can:
"Hurrah for George Washington
This is the story of Polly's Fourth
st. Nicholas.
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AN oLD-FAsH1oNED FOURTH OF

JULY.
These new-fangled notions are giving the
boys
A queer kind OF Fourth-one withou. any
noise:
With speeches and picnics no patience
have l,
And I pine for the old-fashiOnsd Fourth OF
July.
Then we rose with the dawn and the cannon
came first
We packed it with powder till ready to
burst
And my! how the glass In the windows did
When 1t startled the echoes of Fourth Of
July.
We hitched up old Dobin. and all tumbled
in
The roomy old wagon-the fat and the
thin
Even grandma was there. and as clipper
As any ANY, young Jung maiden the Fourth of July.
We went to the barbecue-who cared for
showers;
When the feast was a-fiutter with banners
and flowers;
And II down came the rain In the midst OF It,
why.
1t was part OF an old-fashioned Fourth OF
July.
The rockets and pinwheels. and firecrack-
ers, too.
At evening all Joined In the hullabaloo.
And Washington rode on his horse in the
sky.
A figure in fame on the Fourth OF July.
The band marching out in their uniforms
gay
Struck up by the light OF the bonfres to
play
The star-spangled Banner and Sweet BY
and BY,
And so ended a glorious Fourth of July.
-Minna Irving, In Woman's Home Com
panion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30

In getting into our fishing grounds that
lay a few miles west Of the Muskoka
chain of lakes Once the box was
slowed away in the cabin neither my
self or any of the others of the party
who had joined us at Toronto. coming
from the east and south, thought more
about 1t.
We had left Chicago that year the
last Of June for our annual pilgrimage
to the fishing waters of Canada. and
had planted our feet on the shores Of
Kahpeekog on the evening Of July /.
Personally had been rather pleased
at the idea Of escaping to the king
dominions for the Fourth of July. so
that I might escape the noise of the
city usual on that day, and think the
others of the party we're somewhat Of
the same mind. But by the evening Of
the third we were all ready to admit
that we might have missed something
by not having taken our vacation a
few days later and remaining in the
States to hear the eagle scream.
"This," said Charley, as we wers
sitting In front of the cabin after day
of unusual good luck with the rod. as
as near heaven as a man can expect to
get In this world-but.."
Il can finish that for you." said
Smith. but 1 would like to be in
Buffalo tomorrow to hear the eagle
scream, and shoot on a few cannon
crackers in the front yard. / am just
beginning Ia appreciate the Fourth Of
July. now that / am away from It."
THAT is one of the Injuries Of the
States that \ can get along very well
Y without" saia Moore. the guide.
Shouldn't wonder bit at that" re-
turned Smith. THE screeching of the
eagle isn't conducive to pleasant NOM
cries over here. Is it,"
"Qh. you can't hurt me that way"
returned Moore. 81 amt all Canuck,
even though do take of my hat ~
the Union Jack. was born down In
Vermont. but I am going TO tell YOU
fellows that this land is good enough
for me any day, and I'm not signing
any to hear the eagle screech."
Smith. who IS the most aggressively
patriotic of the crowd, started in to
Rad Moore lecture for having de-
serted his country, and things might
have gotten warm enough to explode
had the others not have made an ef-
fort to put stop to IT and hustle
everybody on 70 bed,
Yorker was the only one up early
TIE next morning. which vas unusual
fr Yorker, and when the rest Of us
1t out we found he had erected 3 nag
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30

A bit Of color against the blue:
Hues OF the morning; blue for true,
And red for the kindllng light OF fame.
And white for a nations stainless fame
oh! fling II forth to the winds afar.
With hope In Its every shining star;
Under its folds, wherever found,
Thank God. We have Freedoms holy
ground!
Don't you love It. as out II floats
From the schoolhouse peak; and glad young
threats
Sing OF the banner that aye shall be
Symbol OF honor and victory?
Don't you thrill when the marching feet
or jubllant soldiers shake the street.
And the bugles shrill, and the trumpeu
call,
And the red, white and blue Is over us ALI
Don't you pray, amid starting tears.
II may never be furled through age-lons
years?
A song for our flag. our country's boast,
That gathers beneath II a mighy host;
Long may II wave DER the goodly land
We hold In fee meath our Fathers hand;
For God and liberty evermore
May that banner stand from shore to shore
Never to those high meanings lost.
Never with alien standards crossed.
But always valiant and pure and true,
Our starry flag. red, white and blue.
Young People.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
By WRIGHT A. PATTERSON

pole from which Old Glory was flying.
1t was goodly sight. and our ap-
plause brought Moore to the cabin
door. When he saw the flag he an
nounced that It should not fly without
O Union Jack beside 1t ito keep It
company and take the curse off" and
got no breakfast until he had fished
out q diminutive bit Of canvas and
hoisted II onto a flag pole.
After breakfast, in accordance with
established custom. we congregated
about the front of the cabin to discuss
plans for the day. 1t was then that we
discovered what the contents Of York.
er's box were.
Moore was sitting on an empty
cracker box that was turned sideways
leaving the open side back OF him.
He was celebrating with all the ardor
of q born fisherman the gamey quail
ties of the bass to be caught in the
lake just south of us. and advising an
expedition in that direction, when
Bang! Bang!! Bang!!!
The explosion was terrific. The great
forest stretching out for miles behind
and on either side of the cabin and the
granite bluffs along the shores of the
lake in front reechoed the report.
Moore went three feet or more
straight up into the air. He always in
sists that he was blown up, but 1t Is
my private opinion that he jumped.
Bang"
It was another from the back Of ths
cabin, and Moore jumped again.
Bang! Bang!!"
Two more explosions. this time al
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30

lustrious state documents In all the
world. II Magma Charta gave liberty
to the English people, the Declaration
Of Independence assured a grand ma
ton to the world. contributed largely
to the overthrow Of the French monar-
chy, and has caused its impress to be
felt in every country, Russia itself not
excepted.
Hail, then, the anniversary, and well
come. Let It never cease to be COM
memorated with appropriate eere-
moniais, this august natal day of a
great and prosperous people, which Is
altogether free. Were II less esteemed.
the fact would foretoken a decline Of
patriotism-a forging Of links into a
chain for the binding of the limbs Of
liberty. WILLIAM RossER CoBBE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
A. Difficulty.

what we want" said the thoughtful
citizen, sis an old-fashioned Fourth Of
July"
"0f course we do" answered the flip
pant person. But you will encounter
the same old difficulty. It's ten times
as easy to set on pack of flrecrackers
as 1t is to recite the Declaration Of In
dependence. And you'll get 80 times
as many people to stop and pay atten-
ton to it."