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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-24
REAL TY SALES
. ON BROAD Street.
j. L. Elan & Co. and ] .T'homp-
son Brown & Co. the
Sellers.
HIGHLAND PARK is MOVING
The Ginter Property is Now Also
the Talk Of the
Town.
HIGHLAND PARK rs MOVING

One OF the largest deals made In Broad
Street property for some time was that
constmmated yesterday by Mcssrs. j. -.
Elan e Co., real estate agents. by which
block of one hundred and twenty-one
feet with three stores. on the north side
of Broad, between Graham and Han
cock Streets. was sold for consideration
In the neighborhood of $4,000. 1t is un-
derstood that the property was purchased
as an investment. Mr.. Lewis H. Blair
was the former owner of the property.
Washington's Birthday will long be re-
membered by the Highland Park Realty
Company as one of their banner days. No
less than one hundred people visited their
funded ISIS in car fares.
A. most gratifying feature of the sale
was the fact that all of the visitors went
out with the express Intention of buying,
and MIR. McComb says the Highland Park
worth of actual sales; 81 go of which
amount was paid in cash. It is an inter
e;stlng fact that since the fun page adyer-
in The Times Dispatch. they hnve sold
from to 4 lots. ranging from 20 to l40
intend building their own homes on this
property. and Mr.. McComb. is fully con-
WINGED that by the first of September next
ttlBnlanu ParR VIII nave from twenty
five to forty now homes. costing In price
from 5000 to 5000 each, exclusive of
lots.
THE G1NTER ANNEX.
The Lewis Ginter Land and Improve
ment Company are diligently preparing
for the active sale which soon their
property will have. Mr.. Thomas +. JEFF
fress. president of the company. thinks
that by next week he will be in full pos
session of the maps, drawings and all
details showing this beautiful property
as 1t really is in its present state. In
quirIes are already coming in, and the
property received a good deal of favor
able discussion on the streets yesterday.
After two postponements on account of
bad weather, j. Thompson Brown and
Company held on Thursday one of the
most successful auction sales in their his
tory. A large and enthusiastic crowd
assembled and the bidding started at
1900. and did not stop until the property
| at West Broad was knocked out to John
P. Branch for $1,000. 1t has frontage
of fifty feet and is 40 feet deep. This
property has unusual railroad and street
car advantages.
The sale OF Boulevard lots announced
| by Messrs. ]. Thompson Brown and Com
pany will be held on the afternoon of
| February 9th at 4:30 p NJ. full details
of which will be found in their advertise
| ments In The Times-Dispatch.
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BY virtue of a deed of trust from w. II.
Spindle and wife. dated May 20. 1902, and
duly recorded In the clerks office of Hen
rico County Court. default having been
made in the payment of the debt therein
secured. and being REQUIRED so to do by
the note-holder, I will sell at public
auction, on the premises on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1906
at noon, the real estate described in the
said deed of trust, as follows:
All that certain tract. piece or parcel
of land with the improvements thereon
and the rights of ways and appurtenances
thereto belonging. lying and being in the
county of Henrico. Va, on the south line
of the Charles City road. and containing
five acres. more or less, about two and
one-half miles from the city of Rich
mond, Va. 81 s{s
Terms-Casf as to the cost of this salc
any taxes due at tho time OF sale and a.
prorata of the taxes for the current year,
and to pay note of 500 and interest at
6 per cent from November 90, 1906.
Balance at one and two years.
WIN. B. PIZZINI, Trusted.
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Slow Work

Success is slow to young NJ, DIS.
vi Who yearn for llvings good and fat,
They gain their titles By degrees,
And must have patients after that,
Nh Catholic Standard.
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Out of Brighton Handicap.

.lI. (By ASSocEted -PreSS)
( NEW YORK. February 23.-The follow
ing horses have been declared out of the
$4,000 Brighton handicap OF 1905: Won
ahed1ant E sden; ana N1i,t;,.3as
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Gotch Defeats Hackenschnidt.
u (By Associated Press.)
ST.. LOUIS, February 23-Frank Gotch,
generally regarded as the, champion
westler of America, tonight won from
Charles Hackenschmldt Of Sweden. in
straight falls.
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/ Pensions for Working Men.

Nv N If5y AssOClHteua EreSS. = "A"
PARIS, February 23-The Chamber OF
Deputies to-day almost unanimously
passed the long debated bill providing for
workingmens pensions.
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A UcTION SALE OF DESIRABLE
n LITTLE TRUCK FARM OF FIVE
acres on Charles City road. about two and
half miles east of Richmond, together
with dwelling and stable, etc.
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d 5-' NOD 7nBc eldt,
Geo. w. Mayo. AucEloneer.

=. ANKRUPT SALE OF. THE BEApT,II,,
u F'UL AND NEWLY EQU!pPElL
RESTAURANT. KNOWN AS lie IId * pAt Z
MAIN STREET.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-24

William B. Plzzini Company and Harrison
& Grant,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
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TuoMpsoM BROWN co,
4.Hs !, .4 \
COURT SALE
IS WES1 END LOTS rs
Park Avenue, Franklin, Grace ndBoad Streets
West of and Near the Boulevard, and
.ee District
TUESDAY, FEB. II, 1906, 4::3O P. M.
Commence at Franklin Near Boulevard
Commence at Franklin Near Boulevard.

and
of
uary
TIM
in
s 8ssl
~ = NffS 1s1Fs 10. Commissioner
Thompson Auctonecrs.
Guardian. vs.
the CicuitCou
duly given SAMUEL wADD11I. Clerk
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Timber Land For Sale.

1 q COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
OF TWO TRACTS OF LAND IN
AMELIA COUNTY. VA. ONE OF As
ACRES AND THE OTHER OF 64j
-ACRES.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
An American Pyramid

it is supposed that it served both as a forti-
fled place and a site for worship. At the
top was a temple of the gods, and on the
terraces were dwellings, the whole making a
fortified pueblo, no doubt impregnable to as
sault in the days before gunpowder was
known.
This pyramid and the smaller ones in the
vicinity resemble marvelously the Assyrian
and Chaldean temples, which Layard and 9th
er explorers have so minutely described. Cho-
lula has never been explored, but doubtless
contains rare antiquarian treasures.
At the time of the conquest, in cutting off
an end of the pyramid to make room for a
more direct road from Puebla to Mexico a
vast hollow chamber under the structure was
disclosed to view.
1t was built OF stone and sustained by
beams of cypress. In it were two skeletons,
some idols and a large number of glazed
vases.
From the top of the pyramid can be seen on
the plain below some curious mounds, one
somewhat resembling an elephant-all unmis-
takably artificial, showing that this region was
once religious gathering ground, a sort of
American Mecca.
This view is substantiatcd by the number
of relies that abound. The natives ply quite
a trade in the selling of miniature idols, dug
up all around the pyramid and mounds. No
doubt some are spurious but by exercising
proper Judgment, many relics are to be had
that are undoubtedly genuine.
Cnoula mas one great advantage over
Cheops. The latter is built on a fat and arid
plain Cholula stands in the midst of mag
niicent scenery. Perhaps this is rather a
disadvantage, the pyramid being dwarfed in
appearance by the huge mountains which form
a vast wall. separating the valley of Puebla
from the valley of Mexico.
From the top of the pyramid there is to be
seen good-sized hill lying, up under the base
of Popocatapetl. II looks like saboat along
side Of the Great Eastern,
In other directions one secs Malinchc, the
most curious of mountains, and the lofty,
"star,shning" peak of Orizaba. The entire
district is beautiful, and at the same time i'm
pressive and should be better known to
American tourists
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
A Difference of Opinion

It's plain to be seen that I'm pig of dis
tinction, and favorite with the family, or L
wouldn't be treated with such care and con-
sideration.
Now, there's that old speckled hen out
There. wonder what pleasure she inds in
ife!-scratching about in the grass, or nearly
breaking her neck jumping after some old dry
bones of grasshopper, only to have those
greedy young ones of hers snatch it away and
eat 1t up themselves Poor, unfortunate crea-
ture! how | pity her!
And there's that proving old tabby cat,
watching all day for the chance of catching a
desolate life he must lead! I'm thankful 1
amt a cat'
And with another satisfied "humph,
humph!' the spotted pig. turned himself over
IN hls nice, clean mud" and went to sleep.
was lying curled up behind buckberry bush
and a clump of tall fox-tail grass stretched
out his paws, yawned and curled up again
Its a nice thing. to be cat" he purred,
medltatlvey, to himself. Il wouldn't enjoy
being, rabbit or a ground-sparrow now, with
the chance of being made meal of at a min
utes notice But what is there to catch a
cat? Old Growler, the housedog, chases me
sometimes, to be sure, if | venture too near
him when he's gnaTSng a bone. But | can
easily scamper up tree, and he can't touch
me.
and then Tn always well fed with the
tidbits that are left ON the table, and cook
generally gives me a saucer of milk to lap,
besides the 'leavings,' as she calls the crumbs,
that fall to my share.
II catch my fill of mice, and when / want
a bite of something extra, all | have to do is
to hide out here in the tall grass and pounce
on the first unwary rabbit or ground d-sparrow
that comes along.
"Oh, yes! it's nice to be cat Tn very
thankful | wasn't born to be pig, or a cross
old clucking hen like that one at the stable"
just then a, young rabbit showed, its long
ears not far from Sambo's hding-place, and
crouching. lower down, he prepared to make
la spring for it.
Cav! caw" cried a sharp-eyed crow, who
had sat perched on the branch of an oak tree
during the, foregoing soliloqqies. We are
Well every one to his taste, Of course; but
Iil that lazy pig, that old ,speekled hen and
was to be a crow, they wouldn't be so con-
tented after all.
And with loud Cav! eawl" away he
flew to join his mates in the next eorn6eld.
If any Of my young readers can pick moral
out of this little sketch, they are welcome to
il, for their industry.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14

But papa did not call again; instead, he
went quickly up the stairs, and turned the
key, which was on the outside, went back
again.
Robins head came out from under his
blanket and his fingers from his ears in
twinkling.
There was no mistalling the fact-be was
prisoner.
But what could he do?
-. Somehow, Robin felt quite sure in his guilty
little heart that his papa knew he was there,
and why, and had locked him in purposely.
Maybe he will come and let me out pretty
soon, he said, going over by the door and
listening.
But though he could hear them going back
and forth, there was no sign of any ones com
ing to his rescue.
Oh, dear, how very tresome il was up
there!
He began to be very hungry, too 1t must be
most dinner-time, and that thought eneourag-
ed him-they would let him out then, surely.
So he waited with what patience he could,
and presently, after what seemed to him hours
and hours, the dinner bell rang.
He sprang up and stood waiting, but no one
came. Could it be that they had forgotten him,
or did they mean to make him stay always!
He heard his mother come out to the door,
and he called to her, but she did not answer.
He never knew her not to answer his call be-
fore.
lie heard his father come in, and he called
again and again to him, but no answer came.
lie gave it up at last and throwing himself
down on the floor, cried as if his heart would
break.
They're just horrid, and won't love them
any more, never. Maybe I'll starve to death
up here-Im some starved now-and then L
guess they'll be sorry"
you are the one who ought to be sorry,
and you know it, too. You see now how nice
it is not to be answered, don't you" whis-
pered Conscience, pretty sharply.
1t was very uncomfortable way of looking
at the NATTER but in his heart Robin knew it
was SO, and he began to feel sorry and asham.
ed.
Il wish | had answered mamma, ] do
Half an hour, and then an hour, went by,
but never in all his little life had Robin known
such long hours,
Il want to see my mother" he sobbed.
just then he heard her step.
"Mamma-oh, mammal" he called, springing
to the door. please let me out? I'm so awful
sorry, and | want to see you sol"
Well, you would have thought that he had
been gone for months, to have seen him hug
and kiss his mother; and, truth to tell, mann
ma was just as glad to see him.
81 don't believe I'll ever be so naughty
again." he said, kissing mamma for the TWEEN
teth time. "Pll come the very first time you
call me, always-you see if | dont!"
And | think he always did. If ever he was
tempted to linger, one thought of those long,
dreary hours when no one answered his call,
hastened his steps in a wonderful manner
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a toothsome. ong-legged grasshopper, which
She at once proceeded to transfer to her eager
brood.
'"Cluck! cluck! cluck! I'm very nicely fixed,
I'm sure. Plenty of tall grass and fresh-turned
sod to scratch in, trough of clean water in
the shade of the pig-sty, grains and pounded
shells to keep my gizzard in order, and oats,
corn and wheat for the picking it up, to say
nothing of the ashheap in the corner, where
| can take dust-bath whenever | choose.
Then. | have the run OF the stable-yard all
to myself The other fowls have been turned
outside, / see expressly for my beneht, for
which / am very thankful, as that cross grain
ed old turkey-gobbler might take a notion to
peek my little darlngs. Ten of them | have,
and all as much like me as two peas-or ten
peas, ought to say-in pod And hkeller
brood of chicks no one need wish to see, L m
sure. if | do say it myself! The way they run
about and gobble up the insects l catch for
them is very gratifying indeed. Cluck! cluck! j"
Yes" continued Madam Bunch, I'm very
we'll off and quite satisfied with my condi-
finn | must say But what on earth that
stupid pig in the sty there wants to hive for
I'm sure / don't see Lazy creature! he does
nothing but eat and sleep. I'd rather die,
I'm sure, than to lead such a life. Cluck,
cluck! cluck!"
And off she strutted to hover her brood
beside the stable-door, nine weary little chicks
creeping carefully under her wings, while one
perched contentedly on her back,
"Umph! humph!"
The spotted pig raised himself in his sty,
and then lay down again, with a satisfied
grunt. r.
''What a happy pig I ami" he ruminated.
Here | have this elegant, commodious sty all
to myself, soft, comfortable bed to sleep in,
and plenty of nice. cool mud where l can
wallow at my leisure.
mo roofing round the woods after aeorns
for mel No fighting and squabbling over an
year or two OF corn, or for the warinest place
X, the leaves at night, as those lean, hungry
pigs / see through the fence have to do
am fed three times day on tbs, choicest Of
slop while, as for corn-I wouldn't stretch
out my snout for the biggest ear that ever
grew in cornfedl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14


ry lis almost to it's base. A branch of the
Mexican and Vera Cruz Railway runs from
Apizaco to Puebla, and horse railway runs
from Puebla to Cholula, about nine miles
distant, where the great pyramid stands.
Although it is on American soil, nobody
knows just when this pyramid was built. 1t
is very od-that we know-and maybe older
that than OF Cheops, in Egypt.
The Aztecs invaded Mexico thousand years
ago, and it was standing then. Perhaps the
Toltecs or the Omlees had hand in it's con-
struction, or perhaps it was there when they
came.
Who they were, what they were, why they
built this huge structure-al these are ques-
tions which have been asked in vain. Ger
tain it is that it was built by a civilized race,
one skilled in engineering.
The measurements of the pyramid differ,
Humboldt giving the sides of the base at 1440
feet each, and Bandelier made the north side
1000 feet. the east side 1926 feet, the south
The height is about 144 feet or more from the
base to the top.
A view which Humboldt gives shows that
formerly the four terraces OF the pyramid were
very distinctly to be seen, but now, owing to
the crumbling of the sharp edges of the ter
races by the action of rain and time, the py-
ramidal aspect is not so Immediately to be
discerned. But near view and not very min
ute examination shows at once the artificial
character Of the mound.
A broad paved road winds up to the top,
where in the time of the conquest stood an
Aztec temple This site is now occupied by
pretty church, built by the Spaniards. The
Aztec temple was dedicated to the mysteri-
ous fair god" Quetzacoatl of whom tradi-
tion is that he came from over the sea in an
cient times to teach the Azees the arts of
civilization
There is some ground for supposing that
this NEUROLOGICAL personage was a Christian
missionary who found his way from Green
land-in old times fairly civilized land-to
Mexico, who lived with the forcfathers Of
He was called the god OF the air." his statue
was crowned with a golden mitre; he wore
q gold collar, turquoise ear rings, and carried
scephe studded with gems, and shield
painted with emblems. OF the four winds
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
Copyright by James Eiverson.


tn lOBIN was the dearest. sweetest, hest
little laddie that ever lived. AT
@ least grandpa and grandma, Aunt
N&H4JI Nell, Sister Grace and Cousin Lou
said so on an average of a dozen
times every day, and mamma was
not inclined to dispute them.
occasionally, however, there were times
When the aforesaid Robin was not quite so
aear aud sweet and good as usual.
Ihere was great deal to be done at Robins
mouse, and even he was expected to help some.
10 be sure, there was not much that he could
10, but he could take steps," as mamma
called 1t, and run errands.
You would naturally think that he would
De glad to do as much as that for his dear,
loving, hardworked mother, wouldn't you?
Dut l am sorry to say that, though Robin
would trot from morning until night about
AIS play or on his own errands, he had
V8y great aversion to taking steps for any
one else.
1t made his mother feel very badly indeed.
cannot bear to think that my little Robin
Is selfish" she said to papa, but it certainly
LOOKS Ike it. lie isn't really willing to do
anything for anybody but himself"
we shall have to teach him lesson in
some way, said papa.
Inc next morning Robin was out in the
wood shed with Eddie Burt, playing Daniel
IN the lions den" An empty coal bin was
the den, and Bruno was the hon.
Mamma was in the kitchen. baking, and
through the open door every now and then
came fragrant whiffs that would have be-
gmled Robin in, only for the fear of being
drafted into service.
oh, dear!" exclaimed mamma. as she was
stirring her spice cake Robin was extremely
lond OF spice cake, by tine way)-"oh. dear!
my raisins aren't picked over, and haven't
u minute to spare
Call Robin to do it, said papa who hap
pened to be III the kitchen, just then. lie
can do it well enough, and as he will consume
ds much OF the cake as any one, he had bet
ter lend hand toward the making"
Robin, who heard every word of the conver-
satlon, looked at Eddie in dismay
on cut and run somewhere quick. and
then you won't hear her if she does call and
| IL run home a few minutes whispered Eddie
from the den.
Half a minute later Eddie might have been
seen slipping over the fence. and Robin whisk-
ed up the stairs into the little shed chamber
Robin! !" called mamma, coming to the
kitchen door.
But no Robin answered.
Robin" she called. again and again.
Eeere was no response.
The. papa came out
'Robm!' he said, with very decided ring
ID his voice.
l5ut there was no answer to his call either
rs Robin was at that moment crouched on
the floor, with both fingers in his ears and an
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
R Q bin's lie eeson

old blanket pulled tightly over his head.
Papa's face was very grave. He knew per-
fectly well that Robin had been there but a
moment ago, and he had shrewd suspicion as
10 the cause of his sudden disappearance.
Papa went to the foot of the stairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14

ly-so clearly that the young gentleman was
almost afraid that he heard him, in spite Of
his precautions.
However. as he was not in the habit of an
swering the first time. even under ordinary
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
OH N6aL I'M lHZYH/rJoM1
Ms m HhHIS.

He could not have gotten out of the door
without being seen; therefore, he must be up
stairs.
"Robin" he called, very distinctly and clear
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
Copyright by James Elverson.

LUCK! cluck! cluck!"'
Madam Bunch. the old speckled
hen, went scratching here and there,
now pouncing upon fat spider or
a plump, overgrown beetle, or jump
mo half n foot into the air to seize
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
Postage Speed Rates

7CLERK at the Columbia IS. c.
| postoffice was salutcd by an old fel-
j low outside, who said he wanted to
Al send off letter. "All right, said
81 the genial purvcyor OF stamps. Two
cents, please" I've Only got one
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14

spond now, under these rather extraordinary
ones
IL guess I'll have to answer next time,
though" he thought, ''if | think | hear"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
Copyright by James Elverson)

Copyright by James Elyersonl
UT IS not necessary to leave North
American soil to visit genuine
- pyramid which will compare in size
s9j with the Pyramid of Cheops itself.
. 1t can be reached without crossing
thn cnn In fnct n railu,nr will cnr-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14

cent" said the Old M
and let the lttter 80 slC