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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
Do You Want to Save
Money on China !?

Here's your chance III 5t THIS
,1id-wintcr sale Of lncrcl1an-
disc. t5l Fl
Richly. Decorated Salad Bowls,
reduced from 81 and SLID to zoe roc. Z Z
Covered Dishes. some Of French
China, ali prettily decorated, re-
d,iced fromssa and 50 to ~.
Few dozen Dinner Plates, large
alzes, .all now decorations, re-
luced from so.75 and $500 per +
dozen tosA2.
English China Plates, seven and
q. half inches in diameter, with I
Cup and Saucer to match
Light and Dark Blues and n
!. Greens, Toe. each @4Fi W
Seven and half Inch Plates, A
were $1.75 q DOZEN lie. each. Y
Bread and Butter Plates, were {
$3.50 a. dozen, lie. each.
Olive Dishes, wero $3.50 a
dozen, lie. each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
New Lot Of Embroide
Came in Yesterday.

Our reputation for the best Embroidcres in
the town at the aircst prices is SO fixed that the
mere announcements Of the fact that new I'm
broidcrics are here will bring hundreds OF women
into the store tomorrow. What priceless as
set good reputation is. BE critical IN your
comparison OF value and price tomorrow.
Cambria Match Sets, In SIX widths, all hand loom
goods 1Oc. 1910. and 1bc. yard for Edges and
lnsertngs.
Handsome Match Sets OF six widths. In superior
quality Of cambria Zoe. zoe and soc. for Edges and
lnserngs
27 new patterns In Nainsook Match Sets, from tho
narrowes baby embroldees to flolncing widths In both
Edges and Inscrtngs Prices from Zoe. to zoe. yard
according width
We carry line OF highcr-priccd Sets in Main
sock and Swiss which are exclusive with lis in
Richmond. The values are something beyond
the ordinary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
Blankets!
Blankets.

Does it sound like a loud call? Nc have great
values to show YOU Conc.
Good Fleece Blankets 1914 and II ~ white coorcd
borders for OSc., $T1:15 and HAS pair.
a' 1914 Wool Blankets, all wool, Silk bound Tor
Il EA,Os pair s5s5 as IA. 55s . Isl
rs ia Wool Blankets, all splendid qualities, white.
gray or scarlet, all bound III silk, for $i7b ~ -,
rs 49, HO. 80. ri. SO up to *l6 a pair.
1874 Wool Blankets splendid values for $500
German Fleece slumber and Bath Robes In art nouyoau
] colorings and designs. for *: ast@T
sIIkone Covered FIoss Comforts, dainty patterns and
j the quality that made MS 1.-THE Comfort House. for
OSc., 1925 alas, %l75 UP to F2.7b.
silk covered Down Comforts, the acme Of comfort
and refinement, for *12.1O and 5000 If
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

Auditor A. II. Plant. of the South !;i'fl
Railway system, has issued the following n3:
TIC drst week in January 1901: For tho
Week We" this year, $G95,s47: for the week last
year. SECS 1861 increase for week tins y ,ei1I,
1;nns For the week this year. $50 463; for
the week last year, StS. 327 increase 1or
the week this year, SGlS6. :
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Mr.. w. T.. Saunders, district passenger
agent Of the Rock !sland-'Frl system IS en-
Of railways, and Mr.: l.; T.. n Ina sood'
are both in the city and have opened th IN If
Main Street. The agency will have have. se y
make max business lively in, this city In the
railway traffic line. Both gentlemen on are
we'll known, here and are rapidly ex.t hara
HE extension will do their road most 81:
good. Their tineis surely going 70 get It's
share of business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

Z Just as good to you next year
ms now-but not to us. Packing
away one Scarf or Muff In cam
nhor or moth balls IS not much
OF a Job. Packing away HUNDREDS
10 another matter. But that's
talking about something thatll
not happen yet for eight weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
Miller q r hose s
Miller q Rhcads.

leaves i'll ts wake lot OF splendid merchandise that failed
there's apparent whatever but January
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

The Scaboard Air Line Railway has
issued the following comparative state
mept Of the earnings Of the system for
the first week in January: For the week
of 1904, S247 1872: for the week of the pre-
cecng year, sal 2&S; increase for the week
OF the current year, $6,33S, Earnings from
July list. 1903, to January Sth, 1904, $685.
7so, for same period of the next preceding
Iscai year, S,4i5,0i2 Increase for the Pc
ROD of the current fiscal year. S220747
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SOME CENSUS RETURNS.

HE United States Bulletin which just
deals OF with facts rather than with speculative
At the time only by the patient study of accumulated
facts that light be thrown the laws which
population which increasingly interesting
increasingly important The prsng of
for example which every
Of the world OF which statistics available Europe,
but which the United States than other
If such universal the problem would perhaps be
but that Europe should be the known
added factor which theory and investigation.
That OF the those
Europe should show large preponderance of females of
due the enlarged opportunities for the employment of
which be found in the of civilization. and the
will the prponderance the
An obvious explanation also be found for
Chinese said have been born the United
nearly reeourts males The desire of the Celestial
the exclusion laws irresistible temptation false
That the death of males should be generally higher
that females be remarkable
that the burdens and risks of life usually
upon But this by explains why this higher
male children under three age
incontestab only the United States but also
Europe.
Even without its delicate of
of the show that between
and twenty-five there than This how
according the Census Bulletin and for which
cept responsibility the number OF who
~erroneously' to belong to that age period.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
MARKING WEDDING GIFTS.

Among other of the good old-fash
ioned notions coming into vogue again
is one which concerns the marking Of
wedding gifts of silver. Leading jewel
ers of New York are now marking
solid-silver wedding presents with the
initials of the family name OF, both
bride and groom, coupled by the char
acter &" In modern times it has
been the custom to mark such gifts
with the initial of the brides surname
only. Whether this was intended as
special compliment to her, or
whether it was intended to signify that
the gifts, both of her own and of the
bridegroom's family and friends, be-
longed to her alone, is conjectural In
some instances this custom has given
rise to discord, for in many cases the
bridegroom's friends felt that, as the
bride was to take his name, the silver
gifts, being family property, obviously
should bear his initial, to indicate the
family name. However, the revival of
the former custom Of utilizing the sur
name Initials both of bride and groom
will obviate future difficulties, and, in
cidentally, make the silver markings
more artistic. The sudden popularity
of the revival Of this "old fashion" is
therefore easily explained.-Leslie' s
Weekly
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THE RIGHTS
OF CHILDREN

I'VE must interpret the laws for
the protection of the young against
cruelty. oppression and injustice" says
Henry Van Dyke in BNerybody's Maya
zine for December. ''as evidence of the
worlds growing sense of justice Be-
ginning with the factory act OF 1888
and the mines and collieries act OF
1892 in England there has. been
steadily increasing effort to diminish
and prevent the degradation OF the
race by the enslavement of Childhood
TO labor. Even the parents right OF
control. says the modern world, must
be held in harmony with the child's
right to life and growth, mental,
moral and physical. The law itself
must recognize the injustice of dealing
with young de1inquents as if they were
cid and hardened criminals. No more
herding of children 10 and IL years
OLD in the common Jail! Juvenile
courts and probation officers. asylums
and reformatories. an intelligent and
systematic effort TO reclaim the young
life before it has fallen into hopeless
bondage to crime-this is the spirit of
civilized legislation to-day. In 1903
no less than ten of the American
States enacted special statutes with
this end in view"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
Genuine COurtShip Should Find
Best Expression in Church Life
BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.
. Owe is not to-day a pagan god.
who comes to earth merely that
- he may sport with human hearts,

- Owe is not to-day a pagan god,
who comes to earth merely that
- he may sport with human hearts,
although one might so infer from
the numerous metaphors taken from
mythology which are still in common
use AS suggested in an article pub
lished recently that affection between
man and maid which is the basis Of
our family and social life is next OF
kin to the spiritual love which is rec
world
The attitude which a Rev. DR.. Will
liams, who was quoted, took on the
question was a wise one. To begin
with, he gave an exact value to the
terms he used. He drew a distinction
between Irritation and courtship, two
kinds of lovemaking which are. as Diff
ferent from each other as gilt is from
gold.
Filtration is what a witty French
man defined it-"attention without IN
tention, and il is nothing more. Like
many another form of trifiing, it has
its place in our scheme Of ,nings. 1t
serves as a training scnool of love.
wherein girls learr graces that attract
men, and mer learn accomplishments
which overcome the feminine fancy.
Each gains a polish Of personality and
nicely of judgment concerning the
other sex which it would be difficult
for either to acquire so well in any
other way.
Yet, using Irritation in this sense,
which is certainly it's correct meaning,
the church is not the proper place for
its cultivation. The drawing room or
the ballroom is decidedly more appro
pirate. Filtration is a role which,
played upon the mimic stage of life,
presupposes certain stage properties.
suitable background is necessary
palms. moonlight. stars shining softly
upon quiet waters; or the luxuries
which were bought by papa, an incon-
spicuous parsonage in the cast, but
nevertheless important. Good clothes,
the best that the players can afford,
is another essential; they form both
part of the background and of the ac-
tors makeup.
But genuine courtship, or even that
sweet companionship between the sexes
which implies itself merely, and the
interchange Of gentle courtesies, ought
TO find its best expression in church
life. 20 loye-making of this kind the
church offers a suitable trysting place.
In such surroundings girl can make
new acquaintances more safely than in
any other place outside of her own
home, and can also become intimate
in a pleasant and profitable way with
friends whom she already has. And
here. as well, young man. coming to
great city as stranger, can meet
nice girls and good women, who will
keep his ideals of womanhood pure and
high.
In order to fulfill lis mission a church
ought TO be a second home to it's mem
bers. whether they are old or young.
Religion and life should be a combina-
tion of noble motives and conscientious
practice for everyday use. And love is
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

There stock starte
first three days the OF the New York stock market
monopozed the the country that
metropolis had support
the haed market and had said the frenzed Boston peuator
Thus far shalt thou and aher the financial pool queed
down again and all business directly connected with the Walseet
market resumed its normal condition.
With the combined support of the interests under its
foundations the stock list ceased decline and quotations began to
and during the last half the the upward
and the volume of trading on the Exanpe tead decreased The
which all conditions they
TO in favor of market which records daily
sales OF from 100000 shares and would rather
the record under than per day. being healthier and
OF his cage again and run auck but if he does he will undoubtedly
be called down with sufficient There
against him.
leading New York fnancier saws of the recent stock panic
This break likely have any deterrent effect upon legitimate
business If checks rampant spirit speculation rapid
be the prosperous stocks have broken several
manufacturers will produce and sell the less and there will
be fall decrease the number of hands employed
There mouths feed and bodies
shelter and the activities industrial and business life will
60 on about as usual few schemes be held IN abeyanc espe
% those which depend deluded public buying but in the
the latest Nastreet shakeup will little effect upon gen
a business The situation vastly different from the panic OF
1908 when whole weakened
market 'p'" 49,
General trade continues exceptionally brisk for the closing
month OF the The bank cearngs still show remarkable in
last the gain for the week being per with
Cleveland the only city of the list show
: per normal OF The gain at New
York Pttsburg the iron and steel
Minneapolis
These figures tell the story of the expansion general
business The failures for the eel were 2z6 against 400 last wear
The staples continue exhibit excellent conditions The iron
and steel industry showing steady improvement The proper
OF idle machinery growing labor fully
al maintained Lumber and building operations quer
but the cold weather rather than
real decrease building But this cold
lated the demand for goods all the country
the holiday trade brisk The only reports Of inactivity
from the Pacific Coast which felt expansion
crossing the country from But there actual
ouiness produce already all
passed OF producers hands and prices during
past week large orders for hay barley pats and -four have been
placed Francisco Oriental supposedly either
the Russians japanese conditions
brilliant and could well be otherwise considering
have had.
It will be difficult find year better than 1904 taking
country the whole The first half already pointed quiet
and showed but the noteworthy activity
half has than Offset the queude OF the spring early
With bumper of and
OF money and unusually widely distributed
all OF merchandise shall probably pass 1904
1905 with our commercial banners waving merry the breeze OF
prosperity
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is responsible for womanly charm. De-
sire of it makes a girl careful of her
appearance, considerate of others, and
possession of it makes her willing to
assume a burden, never underrated to
her by her elders, which single life
would not involve.
Love. home and children, these are
the heart words of life" says H. G.
Wells, turning from study of men Of
Mars and the moon to that of peo-
pie and a planet nearer at hand. THE
toll of a mans daily life is rarely for
himself alone; it goes to feed, to
clothe, to educate those cardinal con-
sequences of his being, his children.
Even more obviously is this the case
with his wife. Even in rest and recrea-
tion life still manifests it's quality. The
books the ordinary man reads turn
enormously on making, his theater
has scarcely ever play that has not
primarily a strong love interest. his
arr rises to it's most consummate tri-
urg,pt,s IN Venus and Madonna, and his
music is saturated in love suggestions. :"
sLove, it seems, is the pivotal princi-
PIE of our civilization. Divorce it from
church influences and one takes a step
toward divorcinE the church from the
intimate and personal side of daily
life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

HEERFULNESS is TO a certain
kO extent a matter of temperament.
Some are constitutionally sanguine
and always fix their eyes on the
bright side They can see cause for
happiness even in times of trial and
misfortune How unfortunate you
are.'' said friend to a poor man who
had lost a limb by railway accident
TT might have been much worse re-
Piled the manned mcn cheerfully.
How worse?" Il might have lost both
legs" Philosophy does not often go so
far as this Undoubtedly the possession
of it adds much to the happiness of
any one blessed with it. His bright
views of life are contagious and con-
tribute to make those around him
cheerful. A household is blessed which
contains within it one of these apostles
of good cheer. On the other hand.
melancholy person depresses all within
the sphere of his influence. The psaimist
speaks of advanced age. with its at
tendant infirmities, as bringing days in
which man can take little pleasure, but
to the young or those in vigorous mid
die age there is no excuse for regarding
the earth as "a vale of tears" Even ad-
vanced old age need not be gloomy.
Few human lives flow altogether
smoothly Uninterrupted happiness and
prosperity are rare. 1t is the touch Of
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
STORIES OF OLD DAYS.

You never hear good stories now
The dear old-fashioned kind
These modern tales don't seem, somehow.
To satisfy the mind
L wish some one would tell few
Like those we loved of DID,
The ones we used to think were true
The stories mother toldi
When I was just little chap
AS soon as it was night
I'd climb up into mothers lap
And she would hold me tight
And tell of fairies, giants, and
OF warriors brave and bold.
Never have tales seemed half so grand
AS those that mother toldI
Tale after tale she'd tell-and then.
When she would say she'd done.
I'd always make her start again
And tell another one,
Until at last all tired out.
My eyes would lose their hold
On wakefulness-Id dream about
The tales that mother told!
Then by and by. there'd come a knock
And shed let father in.
And as she pointed at the clock
He'd give a sickly grin;
His business kept him late. he swore
And he'd explain and scold.
Till mothers tales looked pale before
The stories father told.
Cleveland Leader
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PACE THAT KILLS.

In New York and most Of the large
centers Of wealth there has been an
alarming increase of death from or
ganic heart trouble and Bright's dis
ease.
This need not worry the comparative
ly poor to any great extent, says the
Bridgeport Post, for these are aristo-
cratic ailments. Bright's disease comes
along with a rapid existence and late
hours and rich feeding and wines.
In 1871 in New York City the two
diseases mentioned killed 1888 persons
out of every 10000 of the population.
New York was little slow thirty-three
years ago. 1t had only begun to learn
how to burn up money. The rich did
the best they knew how then, and were
willing to learn more.
The pace quickened. and so did the
death rate. You can't fool the Old Man
with the Scythe You cannot sneak
late hours and highballs and thousand
dollar dinners in on him, and so in 1853
the deaths had jumped to 1883 from
heart disease and Bright's disease, or
21.91 persons in every 10000. In 1903 the
total deaths from the causes named
were 5947, and the number of persons
per 10000. 27.20.
The remedy is sane living. That
doesn't mean that one can begin living
sanely after he has sowed wild oats for
a quarter of a century. The crops put
in must be harvested. 1t means sane
living from childhood up. A look at the
vital statistics quoted ought to make
the average poor man who has robust
health fairly well satisfied with his
condition
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
The Value of ChG6PfulnGSS

adversely. the approach OF trial, that
tests the strength of a mans nature
To endure reverses with manly cheer
fulness marks a nature inwardly noble.
1t may be prudent to scent misfortune
from afar and groan over the prospect
but it is not likely TO add TO L man 5
happiness. The seamstress. who stitches
long hours in room on the fifth floor
of a tenement house, who cOntrives
with a bird or an humble flower pot 10
brighten her narrow life, is true
philosopher and makes the best OF an
unpromising lot Sometimes she Is
really happier than her wealthy en-
plOyer, for happiness cannot be bought
by those who have the most money.
An English poet calls happiness our
beings end and aim and it may fair
~ be presumed that cur creator is bet
ter pleased with cheerful and happy
than with morose and melancholy
faces. Beauty is a gift OF nature. but
it may be heightened BY a bright and
contented disposition. AS one OF our
poets has said:
The plainest face. If wreathed in smiles.
Attractive viii appear
The laugh which wells up from the heart
Is music TO the ear.
That mirth should light the human face
Is part of heavens plan:
God has denied this gift to brutes-
No creature laughs but man"
New York Weekly
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which this enrichment was bestowed.
The Roman made but $50 leaves. four
fingers square, with one ounce of gold
The metal row is beaten so thin that
one ounce will prbduce 24OO sheets
three and a half inches square and Of
the thickness of one-two-hundred-
thousandth of an inch. One ounce OF
gold so beaten will cover a surface of
about 100 feet square. Gliding with
gold leaf on bole ammoniac was first
introduced in 1878.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
A.. oWERS TO QUERIES.

SULLIVAN-CARDI City. In
a six-round fight with Patsy Cardiff at
Minneapolis January Is. 1887, John L.
Sullivan broke his left arm. Sullivan
was 20 years old at that time
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

the larger part of life, especially in
youth. 1t is love which makes the boy
man. If he loves happily the half
denned ambitions of his boyhood work
out naturally into plans for the home
ne means to make for the girl of his
choice. Should he love unhappily, still,
IL there is any manhood in him. love
will ripen his latent powers. And love
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City The
earliest mention that is made of gild-
ing is to be found in the Bible, Exo-
Gus xxiv:11. where there is an account
OF gliding on wood in forming a part
of the tabernacle of the Jews (1490
s. CO.. Gliding was practfced by the
Romans 145 B. c. According to Pliny.
the Capitol was the first building on
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

siyteenths of an inch in diameter and
ii is to be worn with two other studs
BY turning the upper stud the watch
is wound, while by turning the lower
one the hands are adjusted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

PENNIES-T. P, City. At the Tax
Collectors office the cashier is supposed
to make exact change. but if the tax
payer wishes TO be sure that he shall
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

of
II
n
severity, dresy
being placed either side of the front fastening this being
is
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
HE KNEW.

Edith (aged 6)-Say, papa, what is
the difference between a violinist and a
fiddler?
Papa-About hundred and nifty
dollars q week.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

not pay more than the exact amount
when the bin has odd cents. it is wise
to carry pennies and tender the exact
amount
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
SHIRTSTUD WATCH.

An English matchmaker has just
finished making a tiny watch in the
form of a shirt stud. Its dial is two
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

Townsend's California Glsce fruits IN
artistic fre-etched boxes T15 Market st
and Wakelees Drug store
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

This week best sold eyeglasses. specs.
2Oc 10 soc tsold in store $3.50. at 70 4th,
front Of celebrated oyster Restaurant
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

Special information supplied daily %
business houses and public men oy the
Press Clipping Bureau lAllen'Sl. 50 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1o44
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

Time TO send Tcwnsend's Glace Fruits
BY Express for Christmas.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.

D. but
be
by onizn
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
NO WONDER

He-My father never minds how hard
il rains.
She--Likes it, en-?
He-Yes; he's an umbrella manufac-
turer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
AT THE FRONT.

Colonel Rhunovitch-Genera the
Japanese have captured our right wing.
What must we do?
General Beatenallsky-Fly wttA ths
other.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

PANAMA CANAL-W. r. D., Red
wood City Cal. For such information
as you desire about the Panama canal
address letter of inquiry to c. E.
Grunsky, Commissioners, Washington,
d. G.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
WHAT'S IN A NAME.

Griffin-What do you think of Moe
Jiller's title for his latest book, Sum
mer jokes?
Finney (who has read it)-It is well
named, for some are not.
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