The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
ladies' Jummer Underwear.
ana q thousand dollars a day was added
to the profits Of the concern. M. !.

and q thousand dollars a DAY was aQdeo
to the profits Of the concern. {3
q Despite these small vexations In the
way OF stealngs, big tobacco concerns
seem to thrive pretty we'll as may be
evidenced in the many milllonaircs whose
fortunes are the growth Of the weed.
Then it is said on good authority that the
Cigar Stores Company already mention
ed recently offered 100000 down for tho
ten years lease OF a candy store elgibly
situated at the foot OF an elevated rail-
road station Mt Cortlandts Street. The
candy man declined the offer, By the way.
saylng&that his shop paid him 100000
year. and was growing more profitable
tobacco must be twin money makers, and
twin favorites for human kind.
No Thirteen in Wall Street?
The great Office building recently COM
pleted at - Broadway gives the latest
evidences OF the gambling instincts and
sup Srstltions OF Wall Street. That build
Ing will look to Stock Exchange brokers
for Its tenants, and accordingly has no
thirteenth floor and no room mo. ID, In
nll Its length and breadth and height.
This is the third OF the new down town
skyscrapers which has barred out the
hoodoo number, After while the pow
erful Stock Exchange may even see fit to
abolish the thirteenth day Of each month.
More than one broker on that puissant
board would be willing, to have every such
day made a legal holiday and tho ES-
clnnge closed ss
The bakers dozen is not popular. in
| Wall Street In domicile or date or duo
bill. Let the lambs have all the bad
| luck: the shearers want mono OF 1t!
Notes About Notables.
Lovers Of Charles Dickens arc inter-
ested in tho complete set OF his works
! I,1,Y r Z M nj
| umes at $1,000 q volume. The hooks.
which it will take eight years to finish.
will be printed on rare parchment, and
Illuminated by French and italian arr
lists. And yet 1t Is sometimes said that
Dickens enthusiasm is dying out!
4 woman OF wealth who is mistress OF
a swell establishment In Fifth Avenue,
tells In casual talk an interesting story
of her Japanese butler Zone morning"
she said, 'lle came to me bearing my
targets silver tray OH which lay q note,
and bowling very low he presented 1t
without word, opened the note, and
!, to my surprise found that It was from
himself and read: My heart Is almost
bursting because Of my countrys war.
and would have your gracious permits
sion to go to our consul and see u /, too.
may not shed my hearts blood for Ja-
pam
.
lady, land at once wrote n little note for
him and sent him to the consul, But In
a few days he was back again. found
him lying PROSTATE across a table, Sob
4 bling as II his heart would break. so that
H 1t took me some time to comprehend that
Sthe consul had said that my little Jap
I was one inch too short to be a soldier!"
Think of missing the chance OF glory by
/ Just one lnchI
q 4 ! i . '.l- IL. 4 4
! Edwin Markham's book-plate which
enjoyed seeing recently has q design sug-
gestive and appropriate. As u back
ground there Is n conyentlonallzeq sun
rising behind wide view Of hills and
fields, presumably Of Mr., Markham's own
country, In the foreground Is plow,
on one handle OF which perches a lark.
while the other Is enwreathcd With laurel,
The motto which forms an arch over the
/ Whole is from tho poets Desire OF the
Nations''-.
Come let us live the poetry we sing"
Tho death OF nAunt Rosa" reveals to
many persons for the first time the fact
that Delmonico's famous restaurant was
owned and managed by a woman. For
twenty years Miss Rosa pelmonico kept
sharp eye upon the establishment, and
| pocketed the handsome income thercfronl.
| irruc, she WAS not ia be seen about the
| Mace very often, but she mad the shrewd-
| ness To choose first class manager, and
| fra pren Ter sAssWSp9SS necessary to man