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Richmond and Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave 5AAnchesters HsVsnto no --ssrA
Streets. for Petersburg! :.
SO 2. q. 20. 10 u. II =. M y =
u:0o r. II. for Chester. S'o0 midnight Tor
Cars 4 isave Petersburg. too' Sycamore
Street, forf Manchester; g. y
I:i5. SIS, wal. '7:ss, a,ss. l,st. 'io,n. u:n
a. Is. H;s5 .l:as, 1855, s;sS. ":ss e;s6. SIN
s7:x,Ss;S6, S;s5. sl0:lo. ll;to r. II
4 Carries baggage and express
s5ss Limited. except sundays and holidays {
All oars trsm Pstsrshurg connect With cara
tor Richnopd. 10y
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FOR SALE. RUBBER-T1RED LONG
Observation-Disclosures CO.
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FOR SALE, CANNING OUTFITS AND
quart cans. Price and particulars
given on application. HOENNIGER-
SIZEMORE3 co.
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Norfolk and WesternRa ilway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
Schedule in Eject June II. 1910.
Leave Byrd street Station. Rtchmond. FOR
81, .4:lo p. NJ. 1900 P. II.
FOR LYNCHBURa AND THE WDsT:
.t:l6 IA, NJ, $500 "A. NJ. bl2:1c room; as:oe P.
II 1890 P. II. III sS
Arrive Rchmond from Norfolk: BLISS a.
NJ. a1l:4o "A. NJ. $3.50 p. NJ. b1e:25 ?. r..
I'll 70 p. NJ. From tho West: $3.50 A. n.
also p. M. b2:l5 P. n. 's:oS =. NJ 1900 =.
NJ. i "a
.Da!ly aDaily. ex. Sunday. bsunday only,
pullman. Parlor aud Sleeping Cars Cafe
Dining Cara. Q. =: bOsLhx
-.4-- a e. A.. ROANOKE. ..VA.
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FOR SALE. ONE SECOND HAND
Fairbanks-Morse gasoline engine,
sis IOENNIGER-SIZED co.
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FOR SALE, ONE LARGE HORSE.
twelve years old. HOENNIGER-
SIZEMORE4 co.
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FOR SALE, ONE oNE-HoRsE TRUCK
in fairly good condition. HOEN-
NIGER SIZEMORE co.
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FOR SALE, ONE GOOD MULE. TEN
years old. HOENNIGER-SIZEM
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J Goal AMI Q@onn.

.sl,60 'BUGYYs oN4s fhALF SGoED Pre-
pared pine kindling wood. suit le y fo g
summer cooking. Why pay SS,ao
when you can get the same resulIIs
from this Try q load SAMUEL r.,
8 1T. 81 s sl9 sEss Y.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY ARE
guaranteed from us, y We have oa *,
pine or slab wood and our prices
are right. We please syerypoay.
Phone Mad ison G913. NORTFt. CAH ~,
K LIMA Nv cd AND COAL sCS' sa sli
Brook Avenue. q
LONG is HEADQUARTERS E,Y sSlI n
hickory ana pine, sawed lengths to
sSs suit every home. viii ndynno23
later ~ usual My coal Ia t,olng8 at
n .summar prices, Place II order n, noN.
tss1500 syYests d road. 81
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0Mal1ten.

Manten.
WANTED. TO BUYFoR CASH. HOUSE,
hold goods In any quantity. Phi one
& Madison 3861.Sia WE
WANTED, TO HIRE b "A 3GAs0LNNE
runabout for two mont his I; must ha
in good condition; state terms. Al
dress G SIT. care Times Dispatch
WANTND, GOOD F4AMILY SURREY;
Nm good conditions. state price, sAd y
dress e S65, caro- Time esd ispntc S
WANTED, TWO OR THRBN GOOSE
feather beds fer my, ., use Y an not
General ~ eliYsry, RI hmond, va. 'i
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TWO h LARGE, BRIGHT SECOND
floor front rooms; unfurnished; no
children. Apply sig West Grace.
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TWO LARGE, BRIGHT SECOND
floor front rooms; unfurnished; no
children Address S12 West Grace.
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ECIIAY STREET HOUSE NEAR SEC
ond. Owner will take small house
\ as cash payment. Apply 615 Brook
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pnultrp..35el ann Iine 5tofh.
FOR SALE. one MALTEsE JACK;
nine years old: must be sold this
week; price right. Apply to II. t..
z FREAR. r. j.. D. No. 8. Petersburg.
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Merchant, and Miners Transportation Co

Norfolk to Boston. Mass, and
Providence. r. L
Steamers leave Norfolk for Boston. daily
except Thur; for Providence Mon. Thur.
and sat. at Z P. II. Passen gers and freight
taken for all New England points. Tickets
on salo at Office C.. & o. Ry:. N. 4 w. Ry..
8. n. Bowman. 7os East Main. and Rinh.3
Trans. Co.. go 3. Main. ~
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the Sixth District, announced tonight
that he cannot accept the nomination
because OF demands made on his time
by his business interests.
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FOR SALE, RESlDENCE8OF8J. l. EDS
\ munds, on Stanton River. Charlotte
4 county, Va, five miles from Aspen.
n, lowlands. most of them tiled: about
Il 100 acres meadow; 200 acres In
4 wood; splendid improvements: one
4 of the finest farms In Virginia. Price.
Sao,0oo Address uLIAN MEADE kA %.
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WANTED, "A REFINED WOMAN Fol.
house work for q small private fam
address e. N. G, care T'imes-bis.
patch. &
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BEABUARD ans LINE,

sis85 HEABOARD AIN LINE.
southbound trains scheduled to leave Rioh-
imond daily; s:1e a.. M.-Local to Norllns.
Raleigh. Charlotte. Whining ton. ] 10 r. M
Sleep rs and coaches. Atlantis. BlrmlnShan.
Eavann q h. II Jacksonville and Florida points.
1850 n. Sleeper and coaches, Savannah
JseksonYills. Atlanta. Birmingh ham and
NemphiA Northhound trains scheduled 20
srrlyS Richmond dsllyt S'S2 =. NJ t:Qs =,
NJ. kil0E Pr NJ q 4e3 s.
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Real estate VMalltcn.

n ]lNEN<g&10t*&OSs6S st*ssS''Vs47 ~
ITANTED, no LEASE a HOUSE Or
n seven or eight rooms; suitable for q
lored boarding house, Address
W. BY SEA-, care T. lime Il ispatc II. RI
q WANTED, TO RENT "a FuRNISHND5
q 1s$ horisa or al furnished apartme en- I, i on
n Franklin Street, from p ecember
70 May. "A ress 4, 9. Box No, 2t7,
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FOR SALE, A WATER SYSTEM THAT
delivers water fresh from we'll"
through your house. Particulars fur
spnished cheerfully. HOENNIGER-
SIZEMORE CO., 1893 e. Main Street,
Richrnnnd va .A.s..sa
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S14 EAST CLAY 4 NICELY FUR
nished rooms; large. small; bath;
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LARGE AND SMALL FURNISHED
rooms for rent. ITO East Franklin
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WANTED. POSITION AS COMPANION
or teacher for small children. Ad-
dress Box IS. Eikwood. Va. ssas
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EALEsMAN FOR SPECIALITY; VIR-
GINA and North Carolina: state age.
phone number and where last EN- EN-
pIoyed: also side line man wanted.
Address C 1884, care Times-Dlsratcn.
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Summer Boaroill1g..

sT.>Lo0ufs Cottage, ooGEAN VIEW.
Va, is now open for summer boards
ers; fine bathing and fishing; hoh.e
conf orts. Address MRS. =. j. BRAD
vi LEY. Ocean, View. $gs s ss
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BoIirIrprs ana xoalgsnleIl.

9UlI[IIUEH HIIU &OHiH3NtEtK-7 ~
saLEsSIEN WANTED@FfFTY SALES.
\ can make good: big money to right
+ men; write quick. giving references
and lines sold. Address BREEDES
MEDICINE CO.. Chattanooga, Tenn.
ETANTED, FIRST-CLASS COFFEE
specialty statesmen, having had ex-
perience; state references and terri
tory worked. Address p. O. Box 30S.
I New Orleans. la. i..l1
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Rooms for Rent.

Nicely FuKNTaHED STEAM HEAT.
ed rooms; double or single. Apply
BIT West Grace.
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for 6alt.

FOR SALE, ONE CANOPY TOP STEEL
tired surrey. slightly shopworn, at 9
bargain. HOENNIGER SIZEMORE
CO., Richmond, Va.
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II 5OWN OUTRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY
ISL and Jointly 18th associates. very cons
!. siderable standing timber tnostly
GreenesVille,S Mecklenburg Lunen-
burg and BrunswicK,#and Isswaull
Y be pleased to communicate with par
a ties who may be Interested In the
d! purchase of timber hra timber lands
4i8l In this section; i can name reason
able prices and terms, L. FL. SIt!ANEY.
~ 4I.aWrelc evil lei. Va. y.
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6ttuatiot1s, Drnfegs(onal.

eVttHt1ttUIIUt 41|utkbbtUltuI.
LADY or rsEVERAI YEARS ERIE
rlence, desires position as teacher
Eof Latin Trench, English, n1athe-
changed. Address Miss M, Box i.
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Real GBtaIe for Rellt.

FARM OF IS ACRES FOR RENT on
i shares; team and implements FUR
L nished; fourteen arabic; ten miles
from Richmond; two from Glen AL
lem Va. fine orSdairying. poultry.
I with.onea who has two hundred cash.
81 Address JOS. W. G.. GRAY Es. AIadi--.
son T3un Va g ~ fS sst
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tFURNISHED COTTAGES AT BUCK
roe Beach for rent; with all modern
sss convenienc from September to
November i 3 or long II !. deslr
Is Apply to JAMES w, LEE. Seapoard
II Bank Bldg, Norfolk, Va
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WANTED, STENoGRApHER AND AS.
sistant bookkeeper; good, permanent
position to competent man. ADDRESS
81 @ 853. care Times.Dsspntch. !
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Real GStatf fer S1alk.

rfaRMs cANbT 7fiS1BER GANDs.@SfY
= new catalogue contains 400 farms
h and timber lands, best bargains in
/ Virginia. pay your railroad fare.
Write for free catalogue. Address
r. ELAN. Box 267. charlottesville.
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ber80nals.
.IUMAN HAIR BOUGHT AND SOLD
at HUGHESS. 209 North Third.

GO TO 405- AND 407 EAST -MARsHALL
& HAT FACTORY and get your Pan
anna made to look like new: ladies',
hats cleaned. pressed, blocked.
bleachcd and dyed: both ladies' and
gentlemen's hats made to order.
YOUR WORK Is SURE 10 BE RIGHT
II you send II to BRODIE. 10 East
Main, the experienced cleaner and
presser: prompt automobile deliv-
cry. Phone $3.50.
ABSOLUTE PURITY AND FREEDOM
from organic matter--five gallons for
25c-Holly Springs Lithia Water.
Phone Monroe AIT.
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LAST CALI CAN AND WILL
prove that 800 will bring you 200
year in safe. sound, honest in
yestment; latest; best opportunity
on earth: write quick for particulars.
j. r. RYAN. Sec. Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich -. -
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WANTED, CARPENTERS, PAINTERS.
plasterers and laborers. Apply stop
Is. Ginter Park line. w. D. NEW
81 SOME ~
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FOR SALE, LL-ESTABLISHED
department store: best stand in city;
in large manufacturing city. COM
manding good trade; best of reasons
for selling. Address II 500. care
! Times:Disuatc oh ------
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Busitless Opportunities.

WANTED. WORKING PARTNER OR
tenant: work on shares: will fur
nish team. etc; two hands can make
y $1,000 worth tobacco; other crops in
proportions; wiIINsell tenant fifty.
acres; long. reasonable time. Ad-
dress Z. COLEMAN, Knoxville. Va.
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CAPABLE AND REPUTABLE BUSI-
ness man. under forty, may obtain
the Offices OF secretary and director
of corporation making good progress
by investing $4,000 as a guarantee
OF good faith; salary at start, $3.50
per month; quick action necessary.
Address, giving phone number. B
S2S, care 1imes-Dispatch.
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WANTED. MEN OF IDEAS WHO HAVE
some inventive ability. GREELEY &
MCINTYRE. Patent Attorneys Wash.
tugtpn ID g.
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AUTO ToPs-LET US BUILD YOU a
new top for your auto; expert trim.
lnera; beautiful w 3rk w. C. SMITH
& CO., 3I3 North Fourth Street
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.Tlar8 TOR Kent

Tlal6 TOR Kent.
eDEslRXBLE SECOND FLOOR, WfTa
private bath. Apply South Third
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of the peanut belt. wants peanut
mill and Will take stock with ex-
perienced mill man in such an en-
terprisc. Write SECRETARY COM
MERCIAL CLUB. Yoakum. Texas.
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ETENoGRAPHER WANTED TO SUB
estitute in railroad Office. Apply at
once G.. AND o. SEVENTEENTH
STR r. FIT SHOPS
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YOUNG LADIES AND GIRLS, WRITE
or apply 10 the WHlTLOCk
BRANCH. Twenty-third and Cary
Streets. Richmond. Va. In regard 70
n situation learning to make and
pack cigars; good pay; pleasant SUR
roundinEs 81 y
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FOR SALE. ONE SURREY. RUBBER
$40: one top buggy. rubber tires. $50:
several delivery wagons reasonable.
A. MEYERS SONS. 731 East Cary
Street. 49, -.
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caRRIAGE REPAIRS LET US RE-
pairs and repair your old buggy. sur
rey or wagon: we guarantee to
please YOU w G. SMITH &c CO,
sag Ala North Fifth
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AUTO REPAIRS-WE ARE EQUIP.
ped to do repairs on your car-body,
chassis or engine: experts In every
department. ". c. SMITH G. CO..
31s North Fourth.
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FOR SALE LARGE ANTIQUE MA.
hogany sideboard. with claw feet; in
good condition: Will sell Tor $5s II
taken at once. Address B SIS. care.
Times Dispatch.
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miscellaneous.

75cs HALF SOLE MEMS SHOES:
ladies'. soc; children's 4oc and up;
every pair sewed. DREW'S ELEC-
TRIO SHOE FACTORY. 716 East
Main. Phone Monroe 1857.
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MOB PRESS FEEDER WANTED. EIE-
~ KIEI12 South Eighth Street 49,

KIEI, SoutH III IetI - 9 y
WANTED. MANAGER FOR LARGE
farm In Orange county. Va, address
(with references and experience. n y,
stating salary cxpcctedl. 9. D.CREN-
SHAW. p. O. Box s74. Richmond. Va
DENTIST WANTED; MUST BE REGIS
tered in virginia. Apply 81 Granny
Street MORT folk Va.
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DeIp ManteD, MaIe.

WANTED, BY SEPTEMBER j. a
sober and reliable young married
(wflite) man to milk, deliver and do
general dairy work. Apply to c. r..
4 PETTYJoHE. Manager Tate Spring
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cARRIAGElTHE DRIVING SEASON
is here, and we are showing a nice
line of buggies. runabouts ana sur
reys. II you can't find what you
want at "SMITHS.'' 1t isn't In town.
w. c. SMITH & CO., 3li North Fifth.
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PRESSING AND CLEANING DONE
like new at BRODIE'S, 10 East Main.
Goods called for and delivered;
prompt automobile delivery. Phone
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CYPRESS TIMBER FOR sALE-5. 900
cypress logs. 20 to 80 feet long, for
sale. Address c $50. care Times
Dispatch.
T n SALE. CONCRETE MIXER, COM
ilete. with gasolene engine: good as
new: capacity, seven foot. i. BLU
FORD & CO.
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NpUCA ONAI

STUDENT GLASS FOR GIRLS, s1s
Cathedr ri ace; MISS IA. AZ. DANIEL
will be gin the next ession OF e her
IS, class u thursday septenbe or q,
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PIeu.nnt Automobile Tour.

John r. Jolly, ]. NJ. Newcomb, Jr..
and I. v. Parham, merchants of this
city. left for New York tonight,
whence they will take ten days au'
tomobile trip through Connecticut
Maine and other New England States
They will travel in Mr.. Newcomb's fine
automobile, which has been sent
ahead TO New York.
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FOR SALE. ONE ICE BOX. ONE PAIR
Ice hooks and ice ak. Phone Madi-
son 2e39-L
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bituatf0ns U1laltreD. 5fla!e.

lWANTED, BY EXPERIENCED YOUNG
man, position as clerk In grocery
store; can assist in bookkeeping;
salary no object. best references.
Address c $50. care Times-Dispatch.
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THE FALL SEASON IS ABOUT TO
open; don't forget THE PITTS FUR
NITURE. lit West Broad. and 1928
East Main Street, for your furniture
and carpets Cash or credit.
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BoarDlng.

Waited, BoARDERS FOR LARGE
de.irable rooms: also table board
ers. Apply 200 East Grace.
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WANTED. EXPERIENCED COOK TO
do general house work; must be
neat. stay on premises; good salary.
AMY 1o25 Perrs. Street.
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WANTED. HOUSE MAID. APPLY
MRS K. A. PATTERSON, stop no.
Il. Westhampton car line.
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oUOI1<A1N<A1S = 2 s111 ',l5
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN;
fail term opens Tuesday evening.
September G; prepares for larger sal
ary: arrange now. w. BUCHANAN,
sos East Clay Street.
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JUST GOT IN CAR OF TOP BUGGIES
They are yours for $3.50. Also nice
line of runabouts and Surveys. T. II.
DUKE &c CO., S04 Brook Avenue
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FOR SALE. GAsoLENE ENGINE:
Fairbanks-Morse portable; 4-horse
power: in frst-class order. Address
3 ~, care TImes-Dispatch.
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q ~ LYDIA, THE ANTIQUE FURN1-
ture and repair man. who has been
West Main, has removed to his new
quarters, 90 West Main, near the JEFF
ferson Hotel, with a select line Of
"a antiques, and Is prepared to do all
x repair work promptly. 5si7s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
To Protect Rugs, Curtains and
Upholstery from Moths in Summer
Wooens Thoroughly Cleansed from Dust by Airing
Summing and Beating When Left Closed oIiuse Silks and
Linens Must B Cleaned Also

ed, as Well as brushed and shaken,
before being packed away for the
summer. Silk curtains should be
carefully brushed or shaken TO re-
move dust before laying then away.
If there are woollen carpets on the
fiucrs and the rooms are to be dar-
kened, special attention must be given
the floor coverings. For example,
the carpets should be swept and
then wiped with a heavy cloth wrung
out OF strong amonia water. Then
the windows must be opened to dry
the carpets before camphor, tar balls
or other moth preventives are scat
tered over the rugs, &C.. and ground
into the KNAPP by walking on the
balls.
Closet doors, in rooms tightly clos
ed. must be opened 30 more air will
be admitted and the retreat be less
snug for moths. Whatever articles
are wrapped In newspaper should
be done 80 that no persistent IN
truder can get into then around the
edges, and tho safest way IT, accom-.
plish this Is n turn under the edges
OF tops and sides twice before tying
the bundle.
Rugs are likely to go through the
warm season In good condition IL laid
fiat on the floor putting plenty 81
moth preventive over the surface, ia
the carpets are treated.
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To prevent depreciation by moths
and other Insects in house closed
for the summer, cleanliness is nee
essary, as spots on fabrics and dust
or dirt ON wood attract household
pests. If the dirt alone We're not
reason enough for applying soap and
other cleansing agents, there is the
added fact that wasning or airing
will exterminate insects
1t Is not too mucn to say that
every inch If wood which is not in
the light of day should be washed
with ammonia water and soap, Att
bureau and dressing rabfs drawers
should be emptied, wiped carefully
with wet cloth and then put into
the sun for an hour or 10, to, dry ana
air. Fresh papers snouln then be
pa; in and every article that has been
In the drawers must be shaken and
aired
The fact that garments are n9t OF
material that moths will attack is
no reason for emitting the precnu-
ton of shaking then, for there are
buffalo and other insects that like
cotton as much as woollena. Lavtn-
der howers. or a few drops OF OIL OF
lavender in chests OF drawers act as
preventives.
An heavy drapsries must be sunni
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17

when the head OF Hailey's comet ap-
oarently erNwls across the face OF
the sun cannot be foretold. 1t Is not
probable that the comet will greatly
obstruct the suns light. Indeed.
there Ia good reason to suppose, as in
hes case Of the comet OF 1882, that
nothing at all win be seen.
The astronomers will turn their tell
escapes upon the sun asad-eiesely fals-
low that vanishingly small. speck-
ike comet In the hope that they may
learn something about the constitu-
ton of the core. Perhaps definite
evidence may then be gathered to up
hold their views on the nature OF
comets core, views which declare
that comet is In large part COM
posed Of solid particles as big as paw
ing stones. and also as small as
grains of sand.
From the popular standpoint, the
most interesting thing In connection
with the transit OF the comet across
the SUNS disc IS that Tor several hours-
tomorrow we will actually breathe
the comets tail while We are whisks-
ing through It,
A locomotive dashing through q
fog may be likened to our earth
piunging through the tail OF Haliey's
comet The fog. however. In q thick
blanket compared with the wonder
full disphanous texture OF that tail
Indeed. the air we breathe. or even
the vacuum in an fncandescent lamp.
is far denser; compared with q COM
cts tail, the ilmiest of fabrics to
coarsely dence. Hence 1t Is that tho
atmosphere will not be appreciably
contaminated by the tail Indeed.
except for a possible aurorat glare
and few meteors, the passage OF
the earth through the tail will be
-ssentfui.
To be sure there have been those
chiefly writer's of fiction and of what
passes for popular astronomy. who
have tried to picture the effects upon
the earth IL the tail were denser than
it is. Thus IL has been pointed out
that II hydrogen were present in
large quantities in the tall the at
mosphere would become "a bubble oe
gas. which would ignite with q ter
rife explosion. An excess or cyano-
gen mingled with the atmosphere
would also mean instant death. Were
the vapors composing a comets tall
go to combine with the air that the
nitrogen. constituting so per cent. OF
our atmosphere. were to be convert
ed into dentists laughing gass
mankind would dance deliriouslF
Happy 10 an anaesthetic death. Most
of these nightmares have been lurid-
ly dwelt upon by the imaginary Fsian-
marion. No scientist of repute takes
them at all seriously; they have mere
Iy literary value.
Copyright, 1910, by the Associated
Literary Press
TitIt. of To- Aiorrow'S Article.
FAMOUS COMET SCARESs"