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Have You Indigestion 2

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You owe it to yourself TO give it trial. You
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
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Ian 9Sth 1904. Sealed proposals (ins strlpll.
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ones containing proposals must be marked
Proposals for Bachelor Officers Building a a
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Notwithstanding the Enor-
nous Rise in Prices of
Cotton Goods, We Have
Prepared a Bargain
Feast For You This
Week.

One bale heavy Brown Cotton at &c yard
One bale fine 40-inch Brown Cotton, &c yd.
One case Remnants of Bleached Cotton,
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One case Barker Mills Bleached Cotton, SIC
yard.
Yard wide White Cambrics, 10c values, at
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1000 yards English Long Cloths, 12ic value
at 10c yard.
10 pieces 1914 Bleached Sheeting, SOc value
at 23c yard.
"a Heavy Brown sheeting, 25c value, at
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One case Apron Gingham Shorts, quality as
good as Lancaster's, worth 7lc at &c yard.
One case Seersucker Dress Ginghams, 6Sc
yard. ,o,.
One case Bates Dress Ginghams, 12ae
value, at 10c yard.
One case Sea Island Percales, 12ic values,
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25c pieces 4O-inch India Linons, 12lc value,
at 10c yard.
25 pieces Bookfold India Linons Slightly
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10 pieces White Check Nainsooks, lOc value
al &c yard.
one lot Fancy White Goods for waists Mar
settles patterns 25c values, at 19c yard.
Two special lots in White Counterpanes al
$l.00 and $l.25.
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DRY GOODS.
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White UnderclOthes Are
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FIVE CENTS-The best fine grain AMER
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
70 FAN i Ian e BROOKS
Soprano. Y;

Il
81 m In fractions. hut don't understand
10. TEL mo a bout some OF Il hese exam
pies M M s ~ Y
Certainly said her father. What's 3
the trouble 3 33 4, Is " 5i III 5; @a
SSs why, It says here that IL a man travels
81, $50 miles In 80 E1-2 days, how many
miles Will he travel IN one da y ?9's
4. y, if this doesn't remind me ct old
times, Il don't know hat does. + remei''-l
SberS that old log school u house g n the tll5
woods "a Ternembe or o n q da yT---' 55 Vt N
l." But, pnpa, IA interrupte Eva, tim in
a big hurry. 3 Ill ~ 81 IN 85
oh, yes Give me the example again ain
Now i 8haNe3it & Why, that 3ts easy. IS.
He figured and calculated and satd:
E"Oh!"Eand scratched gu and began again,
and at last said = S III 8!
Eva, Ill vs. sorters forgotten about this.
kind OF example. Ask your Their; per-
tllaps she. knows. y
ss5t. Mama, how do you do this example2''
" Eva, you--er. yoli--ser, find the
greatest common divisuE first 'sss
mama. what's the answer
q That's So Well. here, goes. Thirty
fYe goes In IS once; s. nto 8 no times,
and into So two times and 10. 3.5
SsFn,AInna, what are you talking about ''3352
he ~ say that any Ewo man who would un-j
dertake to walk 60, $50 MI les In IS 10 days
IA lust a plain, everyday fool She can t
dot. i never d ID know 4 ANYTHING about
fractto u 81
7s8 WI Ga VI V Petersburg ~ ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

moan an annual opera. seasa II he Eftias
sttre. 1Nlie singers arc rrac tically d. tnw
Voices to this section. There Is d score
or more, of prlfnh 81onras tenors, batiA
tones and tnases, Mr. il Savage having q
triple cast for each Of his orteras srhe
5etitlrc singing strength Of TIN, org n zagss
ton Will be brought otit during, the cotrt-
Ing engagement. An opportunity WI Y be
given TO hear j oseph sheehan, the superb
high q tenor; WI liam we genera the fltag-
merriam tenor, and Reginald Roberts, Tho
dramatic tnt1ory who has tsjtst returned
from two years trluriphs In Australia
and who viii be tho Don jose To the
fascinating Carmen Of, Marion 1yell, lie
Icontrhlto. Among tho prlrnn donttas sWlll
&be heard Gertrude Re1nyson, whose ELSA
In '1ohengrln'. has been favorably com
pared tDgtfat OF Nine. Games Jean Lane
BROOKS, nnotherSd dramatic soprano 4; Mar
aon well, whose Carmen has been q
sensation IN The North tho past two seas
SONS, and Rita Newman, the California
neutrality-suspicious. who will be heard the
Opening s@ night y Iii ~ Mime. q Schumanf,-
sHcink's favorite role or Crtrud, Other
singers lii the company are Nyinfred Golf,
America l artistic g5 baritone Arthur
SDcane, tho Covent Garden BARITONE:
STrancls J.5;E3oyle. the popular bnsso. and
Harrison w. Bennett, the bnsso chi =
An at tractlve featSre of3the opera sea-
sol, will be tho full grand opera orches-
ira Of picked mus clans from the New
York Symphony Orchestra Each opera
wlll5huve It's own ella boratc scenic produce
Ftion, and will L 4 be presented exactly MS
during the recent u New y ork on cement
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.Lollcngriil, Carmen, 1l@ u Trova--
Es5 tore and Tatll1l1atlser to
be the Repertoire.

IA.
Richmond socety folk. as well as music sic
lovers Will have occnsion fora display
gowns neg week during thu
opera festival to do given by the Savage
Grand Opera Comp lie fayorlte g X
lists In this celebrated orga tlisntloti lave '
Just taken Washington BY storm, and n
nfterss another week lin baltimore tho
company starts for n ow O lealls, stopping
1T Richmond and other leading t,it!s \, I,
ccntcrs Of! the South on Its wn
onjthc opening night Of he lvashins t;c' I.
Opera Festival the Eng lish-sillgltg song 8.
BIRDS were Welcomed by one $olS the most
and distinguished audiences
Of tho year In the cnpital. President and "
Mrs. Il oosevel gave az box part sitnne
ator ind Mrs. .odgc3 gethets with ne
Spanslls sjninister In djoinlng boxes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

people were given TO he celebrate OF
Christmas by tho most lavish generosity
and princely hospita llty w eeksa beforesl In
Bvitatlons were sent out to IL the \, Kindred e.
1nr .r, them oppsatt and Zone
3comings. They were expected to arrive:
main until the day fter New Years.
SerIl mansions were put Iii perfect order by
the colored servants; oil the IS VIM low
curtains were 5laundered. the lies on
them we're flNted and crltllped, q he wins
Tdows washed and a he " curtains nuns.
which gaYo THE chambers "a \ ss air. Of
y, All the ample tlreplaces were painted IN 70
bright red, while the andlrons We're nIaeh;
brightly ifthoy were brass. The drawing
dining 70 on,s received the same scrupulous
attention the mahogany furniture and
Sn6ols were rubbed until they. !, sho ne ike
H s1adde Ssfd Ss and slass
n The well filled larders were s!n,ply over r,
crowded with m o. sMtpp,,eds
brown sugar by tho barrel--while dozens
soTpe aaFP 81 GS s zhs!ves ays
san l tMlS Were msae
pyramid shape ana hcn Wfa ppea ~ y s.S'
purple paper Is Ell Z, 4, l, * I, /,
Tie preserves ana plekIles h a!5 been @,
away In the summer Recent butchering
Ind supplied the smoker onse with me ".
whole list Of elicacies made from porK'
Everywhere abundance was evident.
81 The finishing touches IN tho DISSERTATIONS
were to decorate all the rooms on the lllst
4 floor with Ivy crowfoot and the branches
< Of holly, whose bright green leaves .ana
red berrles were most effective FOR sucn
anIIrnoaes ThnS numerous servants We're
S53 list as much interested as the masters
and mattresses on these plantations, pc,
cause they came IN for much Ind lgeHce
and a very good time, .35 &, . & (, 7 j,
tlhe head cook and her assistants had
; been occupied yor days before christmas
making mammoth loayes OF frul {, ana Y! I,
pound Z cake. which, after being Iced
to snowy Whiteness, had been put away
carefully for ,oup conlpnn T. q "a 81
i,he iiiistressas, with their sewing Wos
men and maids, had he q equally busy saS
preparing surprises for friends anu ser,
wants, fancy articles Of oil Kinds, some nm
OF fine texture and rarns beauty ualntl!S
wrought, While those for the servants
were made for utlll " as well as beauty.
Bedlam broke loose Christmas ~ Eve
when Whlta and black hegan the. Gel pIA.
ton Of feastIng and drinking. the ns ~, Z, Y
securing passes ia so whore no !lsteth..
IN aonio cabins The toothsome 'possNM
was baked 10 Q turn, ans here We're 1sW
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makes the campaign excitement appear
mild In comparison,
Both. the book and lyrics are from the
pen of George NJ, Conan, who wrote the
comedy for the members Of his clever
family. Catchy music clever lyrics,
bright lines, keen satire and humorous
situations are the combination that maze
$'sRunning for Office, = the Four cohanss
great success OF last season. when At wa 8
played for three months IN New York
fifty nights In Boston, forty7flye nights
In Philadelphia and forty nights In chlaa-
so. 3.s IN y, 81
q The company. 1T Is said numbers fifty,
all clever coined ians, sda neers and I'm gers.
There IS q dashing chorus 9 SNpret tsy ll1tls
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and the man rho carried Custer's last
An Interesting feature i1I, Y i,ls IN
genuine indian brass bana raaaFes ma
characters are fltly3a strongly chosen.
White Eagle, tho young; RapPhoe, y a
good type q civilized indian as the stage
has seen In a. geneyatl Ills fa th y !,
Black ma gle, represents that section of
tho brave and I fearless, but not less be-
loved nlian,s whose AS u teNess and fal tllT
fulness was recognized and rewarded by
the United States GOV rnnlent, Colonel
Frernent represents q fine old ,type of 5ae-
two ana war scarred soldier. HIS dalgla,
ter, Mary. a Womanly maiden, hoso
bravery and love Fl for trntifu are
characteristic et American women, SYST lls =
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.CHRISTlM I'm SOUTH
ST. VERY TIMES
j BY$AfRS, JOHlNll. Z LOGAN
l.9I ssllI

1 black faces that lid not shine wi iieos.
pig house Christmas orning tol re-
two shi rts Z nd a pal Q Il tro user rs or,
eachsman and boy and L the WON their.
quota according whe Ither. they zero
S.$5 Tho extra gifts were .'bnndana".' hand
& kerclllefs, d KNITTED socks and 4 stock In gs.S
$nittens and sIspenders.5 For the maids
ssrng
big Chr1stmns dlnnerSWas beyond desprp-S
!2::: II, sumpt ess and nj en- ty.
Tho renatnde Of his a feas t, " III CHI
found its way to the various cabins. was
greater than that q the sloayes and ashes
In the parable. The planters granted
passes for eight or nine days for visiting
back and forth between the negroes OF
jnear-b by plantation They had t heir hoe-sS
downs (dances), 4 nddles, ban oes, tS.' 'jut.
tbas. clog dances and I'd olble shuftlcs,,8
characteristic OF the negro. rs @sSs
Early Christmas morning, II on no other
In the whole year, the children were il,p 4
ibetlMas Il to SEQ what they had In their
stockings. which We're n ways hung npa In
MAS or q a's'' room, az few had much
faith In Santa Claus other than their ms
dulgont parents, who rarely failed to I'LL
each stocking, little ana big, to overflow.
5lng. he ba by s stocking being generally
tho largest of all, through a. subterfuyes
3practiced by an older sister or brother,
Who wanted "Ba by''' to 4 have I he most,
and little stockings were useless as der5
ipositorles, Va. ~ " &. Es49
The shouts Of JOY. laughing and talking,
With, FREQUENT interludes of drummlng Or,
violent blasts on n wind Instrument with
which some lnjudlcious Individual had 3
favored the sclons OF the house, was nlad-5s
'dening during Its reign, usually lasting
until breakfast was announced,
The growll-up white people had y 70 ind
of pleasures, music, danciNg. driving and
general frolcking, Pupils mt boarding
schools and students from college always
went home for Christmas and had a Jolly
time during their vacation. NJ
New Years Eve the merry-maklng
reached the climax, With the religtously
inclined watch meeting was we'll "a teNded,
They prayed and sang tho old year out
and the new year In,
Early New Years morning the huge
bowls of egg-nogg were brong1 i into, the
library or drawing room, ready for the
callers, who came IN numbers on horse
back, In carriages or other Yehicles Y
through the day, which invariably closed
with al dance, the final number on the
programme being the VlrGinia reel, ny
Which nld and young danc ed5 WI N energy
10 tho t,,pet OF s'yYa Won't Go Home TIL Z
Mornln 81 " hose rosy Hight was alxays :
.dawnilig as the merry parties broke UP D
and wended their Ways to their ASls'ag
place4 II a q NJ Ssl
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SHORTHAND WRITIN''...

my sister Belle is awful smart,
s5 She's got fine posi- tior;8sS9 {#t n &
They say she's dandy at he art
OF writing from dicta'fon, IA &
SHE nlal,;,s the \ qu'seTest strokes and
mrSrlss, NE 81. y, 4 ISL
Which she calls shorthand writing
They look lust like electric SPARKS
All 4 tumblillg out like lightning,
My dad he says she's gone insane,
\ .IIcr brain has got he ricketts,;
lie says she better take q Job
RI A-writing Chinese tickle t. II
iBnt Pops n blacksmith, he don know;
He never goes to town
iHe8 hasn't got tho least idea ss
88Of wrltin shorthand down; #
My sister says It's wrItin, sounds i. N
This always makes mo laugh E s
I'm sure It isn't one bit like
Miss Johnson's phonos'ratll, s
And yet when ] went there one day,
Her boss came out and said i.t5
.Miss Brown. viii you take down some some
And then went on and read,
i kent right still and listened,
Just as quiet as could be; sS
7 didn't hear a. sound OF notes,
And that's what puzzles me, A
WHATS shorthand for, I'd Ike to KNOW
/. wish some one would tell
K cagl, get satisfaction SSs
out Of my Big sister Belle,
Ii guess I'll have to gro y up big
& Before understand;
And then perhaps l II know q thing
u Or two about shorthand,
But all the same, I d like to know
MI What shorthand has to do s
With writin, sounds or making notes,
Ss or anything, don't you
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,lrla. sbea.1ea q beautY llne ofs tallers show

girls, bea!dcs 81 beauty line OF taller sht,Ssi
girls. s5% 4, 81 81 u III q a s FL 81 F5S
kfessfa. 3t3sorgo Nj cofan md Sam II I.
Harris a,nve se,ected ID splendid cast nt,d
The entire original production will sbes pre-
sonicd 5ut tl,a Blot all ,tl,c week cot-
mencing With III specnl #.natlhec Monday
YChtistmasi Day, U and tie regular per-
,formaiices thefrafter.--every night md
regular inatinces ,fuesday, 'rliursdny md
Saturday. 3iss i. "A. Il N n \. 81 3is VI
Holiday Papers. 3.
8.rhc Now YORK; Dramatic Mirror cst,ie
out last week In holiday {tttire Tho
was interesting Il from, cove, III
cover and, was handsomely illuBtrdtcda
rite New York Dramatic News mas iss,ietl
its holiday number Of eigl ltS-cght pa gcs,
proruscly Illustrated, With portraits 81 Of
nil The lending actors NM act esses. no,
cover. In several colors was dc signed r by
the well known artist. Ernest HASKELL .las
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

sly,s possessing, as It does, such tine Spo-l
sliticalf$ satire. litlcal campaigns 4a ire
ever amusing TO the onlook kerr and 4 hat
OF John Tiger. OF the ina ginary Vermont
town Of FTigersyille. Is especially SO. ss
Tiger, a widower. married to a widow,
has "a grown daughter and she a grown
son, which fac t each Is concealing from
the other. Mr.. 4 igerB ca ches her HUSBAND
embracing his daughter, and he, In turn,
detects Mrs. Tiger kissing her son The
domestic storm that arises rs a resul Of
these discoveries s cyclonlc In fury, md
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

arc !a few of the prominent characters
Tie author has Happily Chosen 3as repre-
sentatives, ogetl,er#witli&a rascal y y AZ cx-
lean d. trcacheious lieutenant, " fun
loving negro and d witty Irislnans A
tribe b q sixteen Indians from their Wild
and picturesque homes q II native t S5 cos
tunes and wai. head dress, add genuine
ness and attractIvclicss u stage pictures.
& Attic Bijou.
Running for q ffice. VII l&be tho offer-
ljoii tliis week. The prcscrl-
ttulions Of this comedy 10 particularly time
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\ N. nat stlms i tookI thrss.

Men b he moved nnother man
4 An hitdhed UP to the boaeA sS
1 tack that, 100, wtiits NAV looked on
s An. NV. "a sire Jest roafed VI.
Men n klhiss go siiefs fts Wainta
BIT fore lie Knows where I'm %, IN ~
M Says Paw oroun that King y sgS
!'Net, II test moved the way they do
S8& Down there at driggsts'' store, . I'd.
Al, first thing paw knows he ain Y Y 9ot3I
! N checkers any more. N Il sSSSl
M Men he sent me % # bed.
sJ i can't SD v what ho 50 ID.
,.1,was sonpit,, bit Smart Aleck Kids
s' Men he sent be to be q. Il, fsS.
& 5s Selected by MARY 3. WATT At
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THE &c q AND III ID Is
VINEGARS CRLJET

On II the night ut 1T November ed my.
brother SslsterI mid r. sst at & tbs supper
table II study DIR lessongE for the next
.d;lS 81 on he 'lble a hni.a we're silr;iar
dishes and Ten eggs, With "A ~ yihega cruel i
besides. Alllntspnce we heard8,lsc cry from
the egg /, which sountled like young chick
ietls.s sPapa;; wi s king, alld he blew
soma sroya oil, sfheNc2Es and the cry. wa
more and louder. We picked up cache SO
md held BltF 10 OUT; ear and what do you
tthink 81 was Il We IA had ( moved al 6
irho eggs, and we = It'll heard the cry. C,lit
3yctt p rIiGsss what IT, vas? Why twas
tho vinegaratn the. vinegar cru II .txo king
shnI.8if sounded 4 ikefia7 young chicken. y
wish you could have been lierc and Heard
tho cry. rs W.
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