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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
WATCH REPAIRING.
JEWELRY sPEcIALTlEs.

SOLID GOLD EARRINGS I0 I-p.
solid Cold Signet scarf Pins. $40. Solid
Cold Signet Cufo-ttonS. $50 up. S0Hd
Gold Signet Rings 81 so up: Solid cold
set Rlnss. So up- A. So HER jew
eler established l6S1, 1850 East Main
Street opposite Old Market
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
COAL AND WOOD.

COAL AND WOOD.
THE WOOD MAN HAS ALL KINDS
OF wood on hand. Special this week "a
few cars OF 6rst-class dry Hickory
Wood for heaters or CRATE. selling an
kinds OF coal. too. +. T. LONG. 1901
West Broad Phones 1859 and loo.
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT TAlLoRs.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET PLACED
your order for your winter clothes call
10 see Us. only latest and attractive
designs az very low prices. Your pa
t-ouage rs kindly solicited. Call or
+ Main Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
SPECIAL NOTICE.

UMBRELLA BROKEN? PHONE Up
SCI HEME- Lna Lmnrella Man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18

EVERYTHING FOR THE SPORTING
man-guns loa o. shells. legeirs. coats
etc. HARRIS-ELLEIT HARDWARE
CO. next 20 the Zoe store
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
FINE TOBACCO.

MAHOGANY BLEND" TOBACCO
viii AFFORD pipe-smokers solid home Gem
fort
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
SIGN PAINTING.

THE BURTON SYSTEM nNC). THE
only large. cheap and best Sign Paint
ers- All work guaranteed. IS South
Eighth Street Phone lsI6. Richmond,
Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18

FOR SALE. SOME OF THE WORLDS
"'st BACK and White Mnorcas. White
ago blr Legnorns and Rhode Island
res fowls. an bred from prize win
Htfa az World Fair. 1904 They can
- ieen. Of address CHESTNUT HILL
IDt LIkf YARDS. Chestnut TuU.
richmond Va BOOSTERS sold cheap
u mako nom
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
HARDWARE

., FOR A GOOD WOOD HEATER.
axes. 'pC. up. Hand and Cross-Cut saws.
not BED sash. and a FUN line OF Hard
mare. call or write and get our prices
agents Tor International stock and
i"ul-fy Foods. 20. and -0c. a package.
SOUTHERN SEED CO. if6 \ Eigh-
t""ntn street. Richmond. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
Real Estate For Sale.

FOR RENT OR SALE. a NICE FARM
Df atrdfef ana tWo acres. nte miles
fr"rr l.i .urunul. between The Broad
street Road and tue Frrderickshlrg
Railroad. For particulars address
AMOS COOPER. station A. Richmond.
Nl. Carr er g.. or .. Il PLAG EAIAN,
-.f Vs. Broad.
FARM OF fI-- ACRES. ~ TIE EDGE
~ Oh. corporate limits. with nice O.
room -"N~- wells. nice ournouses Of
a script nr. alice grape whey ard D..
biggest bargain ever offered Apply j.
FEATifEk SO Avenue. Brook
land PARK Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
WATCHES

LADIES OR CENTS GOLD FILLED
Watches $40. Solid Silver Chatelaine
Watches. $50. Solid Gold Ladies
Watches. SIS. solid Gold Chatelaine
Watches. SO. A SCHEER, Jcweler (es-
tablshed $3.50. 1855 East Main Street.
opposite old Market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
TRUNKS AND BAGS.

WE WANT YOU TO CALL At zoo EAST
Broad Street and convince yourself thar
We have the largest and best iino Of
Irunk ks and Travelling Necessities in the
civ repairing done II. W ROUN-
IREE BRO. Trunk and BIG Co.
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stop THAT LEAK.

USE TAR PAPER. NE SELL. n. WE
re commend g. Write or phone us
CHARLIE VAUGHAN one square
above F-st 40. J.. Broad Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
STOVES
HARDWARE
SNOW. sLEET. RAIN"

@ rT READY FOR Ir. Use WEATHER
STRIPS o- Il- windows md doors.
phone VAUGHAN. lCi r. Broad St
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
GOLD ANp SILVER sUYERs.

HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR
Old gold and silver. ia any condition or
viii give watches. Jcwelry. sMverware
etc. IN exchange. A. NJ. MEYER <
BRO. Jewellers. 80. el5 East Main
Street Richmond Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
OIL HEATERS

THTsB TFRVF i'f'DFR mai. Order. .
FERFECTION-THAT IS THE ON-h,
every one wants We have them.
smokeiess and odorless. guaranteed 20
Do satisfactory. HOW Eli BROS o..
Last Broad Street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
The North Approach.

The north approach embraces the train
yerd and thirty-Jhree tracks, power
plant. express building. coach yard haV-
ing a capacity Of about $50 cars)s engine
aud repair yards, with the necessary en-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
Bride Becomes Miller
And Makes Good Flour
While Her Husband Worked the Farm, She
; Studied and Mastered the Art of Milling
In All Its Details.

READING. Pa. July Brewer places
looked more dilapidated than did the
Red NH OF BechtelsviDe and the farm
adjoining IL when Mahl0n Reltnauer and
his bride formerly Lydia Lands. OF
Hum Church. took charge Of Il as their
future home. There was demand for
repairs in every direction. Reithauer
was working might and main. and the
task was getting beyond him.
What about the mili2 asked Reit-
nauer. one evening while the pair were
al their supper.
oh. don't bother about the mill. II
you will see 10 the farm work ] will
keep that mill in good trim" was the
reply.
She not only said H. but she has kept
her word, and ever since the Red Mil
has been entirely in her hands during
the busy summer season and half Of
the time during the cold winter days
Her Famous Flour.
She rapidly acquired thorough
knowledge of everything pertaining 10
the grinding Of grain, and today the
"Reitnauer Red Mil -four" is known
throughout the historic FalCkner swamp
region. Her mill is a brick structure.
three stories high, and every floor is
filed with the wheat and corn which
the hundred or more farmers Of the
vicinity bring TO have ground
When the farmers arrive al he mill
they are met by Mrs. Reitnauer. She
is strong and muscular. and when the
heavy sacks Of grain reach one OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

upper floors, she. with one short twist
Of the rope, hurls the burden through
the open doorway with great ease.
Her Potent Arm.
She Ioosens the rope and pulls the
bag 10 the hopper, and with another
turn Of her arm the open end Of the
sack is thrust half way into the hopper,
and the task is completed.
She has mastered her work in every
respect She even cuts the millstones.
chipping from twenty % thirty little
burrows to an inch. a task which many
male millers have great difficulty In ac-
cOmplishlng
When she makes -four she is always
very particular that the reel Is in the
proper condition. She has mastered the
needle part Of the milling industry. and
when the fine sievelike silk fabric
that Incloses the reel gets punctured she
gets 10 work and closes IL up in a very
systematic manner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
TWENTY-ElGHT WARSHIPS
SOLD FOR $4,000 EACH

PORTSMOUTH, England. July s
Many Of Britain's old warships. have
haen sold out Of the royal navy at bar
sair-co,.nter prices. Twenty-eight
oI,solet,. vessels have been knocked down
a. suction in Portsmouth dockyard for
a total amount of $4,000.
Small powers adding TO their naEal
forces got good bargains at this sale,
for the restrictions compelling the pir-
chaser to break up the snip ana re-
straintng him from taking her abroad
were not enforced.
The vessels sold included four third
class cruisers constructed within the last
sixteen years, but now almost worthless
for fighting purposes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
viii Be Great Factor in
Developing the Great
er Washington.
FOURTH FOCUS OF CITY
Steel in 1t Weighs $500
Tons Total Cost Is
S14,0OO.00O.

The depot building alone will
contain 1900 tons Of steel
Three acres of foored bridges
have been laid over nearby
streets.
The dirt used in filling would
cover an acre of ground to a
depth of $50 feet.
The dir. removed would cover
a city block to the height Of the
Washington Monument.
The whole terminal improve
ments viii cover an expanse Of
100 acres.
The station, with its site and
approaches, viii have cost when
completed s14.OOO.OOO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
THE SUNSHINE POETESS
At CHEVY CHASE INN

Little Miss HalioweI who is known as
The Sunshine Poe. viii appear at
a testimonial benefit TO be given at the
Chevy Chase Inn next Friday evening Al
s o'clock. 1t Is announced that a mum
Der Of prominent people viii be present
There viii be Fecitation by Miss Halo
vel and others and a musical program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

yards Of sand. 1900 cubic yards of
crushed stone. and 22C0J barrels Of
Portland cement we're used. while tho
roof construction required the use Of l.
ois tons of structural steel. The exca-
walton for the cpen-cuJ work ct each
end Of the drift tunnel was confined very
largely 10 that renewed in the prepara-
ton Of foundations. as much OF the
actual work was built above ground and
afterward covered over.
Tunnels Side by Side.
There are several points worthy Of
special note in Connection with this con-
struction. as follows. First, the con
structiou Of two tunnels. side by side.
separated By a dividing wall but four
feet IN thickness. The work on one yun-
mel, embracing side wall and the mid
die wall with connecting arch, was car
ried on somewhat IN advance OF the
other. after the custom in building single
tunnels; the construction Of the other
side wall with its connecting arch then
followed, completing the two-track tuE-
mel.
Second. the enormous amount Of tim
her used ia supporting the everything
material during the construction OF the
masonry.
The crown bar system Of timbering
was first employed In the removal Of
the earth from the space In which the
arch was to be built. SegmentaI timbers
were then placed inside the crown bars
10 strengthen the work. The completed
tunnel VIII have. therefore. outside O.
the masonry, timber aggregating aoout
side OF the arch are being filled with
earth.
Transportation Problem
The transportation Of the various ma
terials entering into a work of this mag
nitude is a greater problem than might
at first be considered. There has been
delivered ia connection with the gen
eral terminal improvements at Wash
ington 10 date. approximately. the fol-
lowing: FirepToohng material. go cars.
stone ballast and screenings. II, $50; sand,
S.O0O; cement, 1870; cinders. h,590; brick.
l16O; structural steel for building. $780,
structural steel for bridges and girder
covered way. 300: granite. AS; new rail.
30; old rail. 60: frogs and switches. 105;
track fastenines, 100: limeoid, 90; terra
Gotta conduit. %; ornamental terra co..
ia, 30; terra Gotta pipe. il: cross and
switch ties. $50; waterproofinG material,
80; ashlar, !, 200; contractors plant lI5.
coal. SO; lumber for open-out and driven
tunnel. $50. cast iron pipe, 20: signal
bridges, 3; humping posts. 8; making a
total OF about $500 cars.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for
providing temporary quarters IN the
extreua4 east end OF the station build
ing. II. which it is proposed to handle
the pc ssenger business of the Baltimore
and Oslo railroad. This move is made
necessary by the fact that space at
present occupied by the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks and station is considerably
below grade. and VIII have to be nllei.
For this filling there has been retained
sufficient material on the site of the
coach ward, which cannot be delivered
until the tracks are removed. To facili-
the coach yard. II will be necessary 10 ar
tate the completion Of the grading IN
roTsa these Temporary quarters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
Tricks of the Trade.

"This watch" said the apprentice,
''it runs too fast. I'll regulate IT,
do pbthing of the kind" said the
jeweler.
"Why not?" the apprentice asked in
surprise.
Because" the other explained, ''the
owner teaches music"
But hanged if I see" began the
puzzled apprentice.
"Listen" the jeweler interrupted.
when watches are left here, never
regulate them unless there a special
order to do so. Some people-music
teachers, for instance-want their
watches to run a little fast. So do cab
bies. So do fencing mastrs.
"Other people want their watches
to run slow. Builders like slow-running
watches, and so do ministers, and so
do the men who play billiards by the
hour"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
CLOSING OUT SALE OF
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
of All Kinds of Musical Merchan-
disc During Coming Week.

We have decided to close our store
for the present, and the Peoples
Furniture Co." takes possession on
and after December Is. 1t is our aim
to sell every piano in stock before that
date and profits will be entirely ELI
minated to bring about this desired
event.
Our stock of pianos includes such
wellknown makes as Miller, Steger,
McPhail and others. Two fine "par-
lor grand pianos" will be included in
this slaughter sale-in fact everything
in our store is to go-phonographs,
self-playing pianos, sheet music, vio-
Inns, guitars, banJos, and all Access
sories, regardless of cost Time pay
ments can ge arranged if desired, on
interest basis. VINO wants the iden-
tical grand piano used and endorsed
by "Leoncavallo' while in this city?
This excellent piano is included in our
sacrifice SALE The early buyer gets
his choice. Remember the place, cor
ner Fourth and Main streets, Dacres
hotel building.
DWELLEY HERRICH MUSIC co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
THEY sQuABBlE FOR MILLIONS
Spinster Leaves Six Wills to Confuse
Her Descendants and to Involve
"a Fight Over Property.
PITTSBURG, Dec 10.-A bitter fgh

PITTSBURG, Dec. 10.-A bitter fight
for the fortune of Miss Nancy McCon-
nell, estimated at almost $1,OOO,0O0,
will soon be started in the courts
here. She was killed by train last
week and half a dozen wills have
been found. One will uneartned in the
vaults of the Union Trust company
is believed to be the latest. In it Miss
Mcconnell leaves her entire fortune,
which is stimated in the document to
be 100000 to the American Bible So
ciety of New York.
This will was made in 1896, and was
drawn by DR.. John Van Voorhis, of
Bellevernon, Pa, who is named as the
sole executor
Miss Mcconnell was aged and &C.
centric. She lived almost alone in
Gibsonton. She inherited a fortune
from her father, and with keen bus,-
ness Judgment, invested in real es-
tate, took mortgages on many farms,
wnich she finally foreclosed, and in
other ways added to her inheritance.
Although wealthy, she refused to
leave her old home, or to keep SER
wants, with the exception of one old
woman. She dreaded burglars, and
when she read of the numerous rob-
berries in this city, decided to take a
considerable sum of money from the
house to the bank
She took her old servant with her.
While crossing the railroads tracks
she was struck by a train and instant
ly killed. When the body was carried
home it was found that no sooner had
she left it than burglars had ran
sacked the house from cellar to attic,
taking household valuables.
Wills came fast. One left her en-
tire fortune to three nephews, another
left it to the Rehoboth Presbyterian
church at Bellevernon, a third en-
riches distant relatives, one of whom
rode at breakneck speed to Green's
burg as soon as it was discovered and
had it probated.
Persons who knew Miss Mcconnell
we'll believe she left a number of wills
for the purpose of causing ner relatives
to fight for her wealth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
"YAs." Neil Ali ha TharAW ~

"Yes," Well All be There" count on
US when there's a big feed" 1--WE
haven't missed a Pilgrim dinner yet,
and it's too late to begin. Let's see
it's Tuesday evening from to lent
it? "Yes," We'll all be there.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10

FOUND-LADY'S GOLD BRACELET.
Owner can have same by proving
property and paying for this ad. En-
Quire Statesman, SO
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-10
Prize Number Two
Prize Number Three

Will be awarded to the the third nearest
contained in the mentioned, and the prize is
Clock the choicest could buy at Davlsaser
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-09-17


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Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
Great Water Damage Sale
e. &c.; e. HAY l!.! $: 81; &,
Thousands of unavoidable BARGAINS

shown every day this great sale Clean unchanged stocks
brought forward from and sold at prices lower
than before known
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
BIG SPECIAL SALE TUESDAY
AZ 0mshs'e IRE affect GHoreHV Dent

a rich flavor and a very pAlatable
drink. To introduce It to the trade
we will sell 1t Tuesday only, per-
pound zoo
Az pounds for 800.
Fancy B. F. OF Sun Dried Japan Tea,
per pound Csc
BIG PEACH SALE TUESDAY.
Fancy alberta, Texas, Freestone
Peaches, packed 4 baskets in crate.
These are the richest favored peach
that grows and the finest kind to buy
for canning, Tuesday we will sen
them, per basket crate. 7OcS
Single basket, each Use
We cannot supply dealers and COM
mission houses at this price.
LIMIT crates to a customer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
Supply Your Linen Needs

a Of
a Of half
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24

6 bars best brands Laundry Soap. 1bc
lob. sack best white or yellow
Cornmeal ........... liz "a c
lib. package Corn Starch. .,..... &c
lib. package Cold Water Starch. DC
Xcelo Breakfast Food, per pkg, 90
2-lb. can Fancy Sweet Sugar Corn. SC
Large bottle Worcester Sauce. - II C
BIB. can Boston Baked Beans. ~ X C
lib. package Seeded Raisins. = II c
Bromangelon or Jell-o, pkg. .....7 II C
lib. can fancy Alaska Salmon :. 100
Big Flour Sale Tuesday-All the best
fancy high patent Minnesota Flour
at low grade prices.
SPECIAL TEA AND COFFEE SALE.
Porto Rico Blend-A combination of
the finest coffees that grow. 1t has
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24

40o turkey Ned Table Da-
mask, limit 6 yds fEa
to customer, at. AOS
CSC Table ID q m Q . 4
Pretty patterns, QSa
at ..... ...s.s
SOC Table ID q m q = L
newest designs, 0ER
at .........
S1.5o able DamRSk-
great snap, at, 7Ea
yard ...s....s....,aSS
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-24
tuesday is Wash Goods and Linen Day
All Undamaqed Wash Goods at Half

900 pieces Anods printed Swsse Aods printed batistes
Irish printed dimites and yard sold for less IL
than 15c to 25c will close entire lot Tuesday yard ~
500 pieces of Scotch Swisses organizes
dotted mu imported direct by every yard will go
actly half the marked price.
All Irish Handkerchief Linen all Art Linens all
Dress Linens will be closed at exactly half the regular price,
All India Linens all Long Cloths all Persian Lawns
all white goods all will go exactly half the regular price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Charles Manchester of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall line re-
sumed her place on the route to Mt. Yer
non yesterday after having been out of
service for about three months. While Off
the route the steamer has been given a
general overhauling of machinery, boiler
and house. and last week she went over to
Baltimore and was hauled out to have her
hull cleaned and painted.
Arrived: Schooner Silver Star, laden with
cord wood from down-river point: barges
Sea King and Bush. railway ties from Mar
shall Hall; U. S. lighthouse tender Holly
from a cruise on the river.
Sailed Schooner Lydia Vernon, light for
Swami Point to load; Scoops Blue Bell and
Fannie Shepherd, light for the Yeocomico
river to load cargoes of oysters; Ella HILL
light for Newbern. n. c., to load; schooner
Belmont, to a river point for a cargo OF
wood; barge John c. McIlvaine light for
Fredericksburg, In tow OF tug Edward @.
Gummell; schooner Amanda Lewis, light
for Potomac oyster beds.
Memoranda: Schooner Alethea Is loading
cargo of pine lumber on the Rappahan-
mock river for this city; schooner w. Z.
Snow has been chartered to load a cargo
OF street sweepings at this city for the Coan
river; bugeye Reba Sterling Is loading lum-
Der on Coan river for this city; schooner
Loon has completed the loading of her
cargo of street sweepingS at the wharf
Aoot VI lo12 Strcct SOUTHWEST anu Will sail
for Berkeley, Va, today; schooner Medford,
laden with phosphate rock from Port
Tampa, Fla, will arrive at Alexandria to-
day In tow of tug Yerkes; schooner j. S.
Lemprey sailed from Portland. Maine, for
this city 9th instant.
The schooner Geneva Is reported lying at
Port of Spain, Island OF Trinidad loading
a cargo of crude asphalt for one of the
paving companies of this city. The schooner
was first reported loading for Baltimore,
but recent advices have changed her des-
tfnation to this city. She should reach here
sometime during the latter part of the pres
ent month. and will unload at Georgetown.
The little tug Powhatan, which has been
employed In the service OF the Potomac
Dredging Company towing barges in and
out Of Piscataway creek. has been released
from that service. as the only machine
now operated by the Potomac Company Is
hauling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02

would clap their hands and shout Bravo,
bravor' BIS, bis" and other words of en-
enlargement TO the leading actors. The
audience. although they were perfectly
aware of the ruse, would generally follow
with enthusiastic applause.
The "claquers,'' like the ushers, were a
profession by themselves and very jealous
of their rights and prerogatives, but they
nearly all died out with the last genera
ton. The march Of progress and a ten
dency to economy some years ago caused
the invention of mechanical ciaque which
was introduced In one or two theaters In
Paris and pretty generally among the the
aters of Vienna. 1t is still retained In at
of the latter city. and illustrates the abb
surdity of the efforts that ere usually
made by managers to secure public appro-
baton.
The mechanical "claque was a series of
leather bags or bladders filled with air and
hung 50 that they could be made to strike
against one another by turning a crank
The result of their contact was noise SIM
liar to that produced by the clapping Of the
hands. and, at Intervals the stage mana
ger or the prompter set the thing at work
in order to start applause among the au-
dience.
of the ancient Greeks, who, | believe, orig
mated that demonstration of professional
approval at their dramatic performances.
In Japan the applause is led by a man, or
two men in the larger theaters seated at
the edge OF the stage in plain sight OF both
the audience and the actors. At the proper
moment he starts the applause by clapping
together two pieces of smooth wood, which
makes series of sharp reports.