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PRESS, AM. Dil: AS-'-' IATBDPRESS
OF THB STATE l ?>' ML'.' fi td..
DI Nl'V OH Cl !|\
Th" opinion of E if-State
Olney, thai! d i the righi
to :.
recognizing >'? ?
end laat akeuM he rete lt, and should
Congress pajra it over BU veto by
two-ti. rds trott
oppose1, tu t%) p ..ular view of tbe sub?
ject Thia in at v. .?. .. bick
ly many taw** -
!t. baaed ? clause
7 of th Tlon, anl Hie am
pltfl. Ton fy?l ???
j: vised
.
aUo* with
MUe.
Mr. Olney, effect,
that th- -I . ? . in
e cf a SI res an ex
? em to this 1
to recognlz-- tl Republic of
Cul
trlth c.. !': . i nt.
Mr. Olney may ll 1. lt ls
fair to assume ibu be la right il
nd would
an opinion publicly
. -o grave a m.itt. r Ott! - ii- v.
c. i tain lina h.- ? tbe
c..il. li- ld ;, it would appear unques?
tionable that i. ; by pre
. l-i.lt Ile- I. "??; nttiOB 1
t ? io by tt ta country or Hu- in I -
pendene of any State baa, it is claimed,
i tho ait of the President ?
Furtkeimure, iii. boped,
for the be -i i ia ts of T nntry,
that Mr. > ? ? v on sure
?ground. As mi>cb f With Mr.
ITev.-latel his cent M
dome ot!.' -' ? would t'
to know that h" nea Hie power i
Bent th'- ' 'am- 'Ci fi om I' -
cominis <'i" rel '? for the pre i nt si ?
Hut, whether he t , ? sot
v- are clad th.t .Mr. 1 I ; tin
Question. Tl ? n of it trill i
the jtngooa tb ta to moderate
their Zt el, a ? .ti dt v.Milly to
l ?? wtakf . ? hal Cn re
l- a aoabi tpli d with
j:r. Clevi
bounced In in- ?
-pn nm Bps n from I ikh any atop that
srsnld further Incense ike people of this
country.
Not that we do not /.- with
lin- t'utan i ? "at WC
* : ' ' isa tak.
pronipt and simm
Cuban Inane bould Ure national honor
end the Integrity of tho Monroe doctrine
I-. I Hi .: .'. o'lf-ht to
"be nure are ere r M before we k-< ahead.
1 s- ? .
?JMr. f level;.'
ri by tl
c, l Fltzh igh i ? - om C
r
|"
flt C-befl
cr ' ? ? ? hat they did nol
t By. Any
<
* ti to d< re "wai
v or cause Spain l tsume an at?
titude tba! ns 1
V lli.-t bl r, cl : lt '.I .
D tblng has o
ctirt i in conn, rtlon nitb tbs Oabsn ls*
I ... g* Was
la.'i t. that would .-iffoi :
that j
CtlltlS'l*). NS \NI) ll MID TIBBS.
'
In "nar-l tin ,? h ;>,-,. I,,-,
l pelting
I ree. S ?
fodowa youth, haul t ,v gOOd
>. rt tl
end in thu far future ?id mes and wo?
nnat who ate SOW t'Ls gad Balts will
l " k to this fhn.-'-. an Ute
Mresteet and banajlast ts their lives They
Will tftl the reBth of that far
: that "tli.-r- ure no such Chrlat
Ina-ea now."
Aa beauty la said to !?? |? the eye of
the gazer, so tb. Dal C**artstStSS la in thc
I of the eelebn I ? Tkt envious,
snarling soul is ??,. -?",,,? ,? ,?. ,,.,,,,,,,
Bl n-.D-r 1 |
laid before I:,., no Batter how .ump
tuoua the di n, ,,,,,
eely wauta all lint nc bur, /,-t ull thai
%
everybody else iga. Not so the kindly
;m I contented man. His regret ls not
Hml lie has not n-t-elvf-d mote present*-.
but thut he hus not been able to give
more. And rik'ht there |g where the hard
times xviii pinch. In tht- nature of things?
??I ratbsr in the unnaturally di ?
condition of bu Bin BBQ there nie many xvho
tbJfl year bemow such presents
US tiley have been In BM habit of be?
rt xxiii*. Bbl this ought not to make
them altogether miserable, Ho who does
his best docs his full duty. Who can do
111"! . "
In thS H..nth riming the war the be.-.t
t Brtetmaa lifts thal Wara ever seen in
gar land nore niven, nsf xx ire poor.
mean, shabby things In themselves, but
\)oy represented tba beauty of Ban i ?
lea and tbe hotlneoa ol tors, They nara
ringa of starring tsmtttee al home
to tbe : in., nia.. suffering BoMlcre in the
The] were sueb simple tbtnga
.?is st" binge, knitted by the Ugh! Of phi! -
ki...; :.!? 'i mada BBt of oKl clothing,
home-ma -? -. tobacco pouches, etc.
p. 1,1 atora bedewed arith taara of
women mothers, niven, aweetbearta, Hut
tbi y wi ngers ol ? ai ouregi mai I
tlmonlgla of affection, such iii. no
...nil nara bought. They nore of
s fashioning, bal ware atudded
ni . li : xx.tii the prac lona Jewi is of
. ? von.
Ah. those were hard timex., indeed. Yet
? luis did not omit his? Visita here,
? : ich xvas liLTht anl l:is
He i rous I i
< i * -11 -=: but ba 1 I "rag I ibtes" of
heine n '. . N'.. Prencfa candy bad ba,
.-is au eoold be made out of
Morburn. Of pretty toya there was a
? ? v. ara rai
?
were n I and si rr< I xx. r.
pf ;.:'.. WM
moat unmlatakably aeen in the efforts
made to civ- i full meal"
on Chrlstmaa-Dsy. PW thia ;
tuik.'x- wara contributed,
louring many ;i family* ? . And
yet those were nappy Christmassa t"
irsy-balred mea and
xx.i'!"ii xx im will assure you that there nra
Christmases now, and there ara
Tor thc ni.
Oh, bleeeed ba youth. No hurl
tlmea ooim- to lt. ThS touch of a hand
may gtys it ? .n tin- pur'.,et is
The glsnce "f an exe amy mi ki
.y day. It Is th"
derry period of Ufo, snd Cbrtatmaa gjv?
ai apsrkle snd -neat fragrance.
REED'S I'ltlK.ND i.AXiii.
it .v. ? ma to the i ttraj al ih that tba
y nu n In Virginia an> ox. ?
tba norh ol "sitting down" upon ?
man Lamb, of the State Republican
Committee.
. na tbe public bi aware, Lamb*!
i- thal i"- ama a i
of ,\Ir. Ri - : than Mr. McKinley
prior to the it Louti rmurention. For
-.ms ba baa bi a punished unmercifully.
During ? mpalgn be ana
shorn of in arly all power, and nt the re
eent meeting of tbe State Committee
::. ib Indlgnitlea xx.-.- bi iped upon him.
ii ti a> ..;i i - mast ba ra
. On "f Mr. Kalin i
if not with tbs sanction of air. McKinley
. take it for granted that Colonel
Kanili xxiii have no voice or share In
trlbutlon of tbe Federal patronage
in virginia. This abowa a good
long-bi psi Mr.
.: nut ly he baa no id' a of
!..iml) to build up a Rn i
party In Virginia at tim expense ol Mc?
Kinley.
Hut, as we bare said, the McKlnleyltes
OBgbt to make sure that they do not
Their norh and make a martyr
of Colo:.'1 Lamb, Tba popularity of a
nen adi lion la always very great
until its pa;: disposed of; after
that Hu Bted ones la-gin to W
pmlon of tbe President 'That
will douhtle**s occur in thia instance, and
that will be Colonel Lamb's opportunity.
Ung his time, lt cannot
be auppoeed thal Mr. ix.l ls nttbout
resentment In the matter, or will fail to
v.el Lamb. The fact 1-. tl v.
ndmtoMtrallon in Vir?
ginia may bs taken as illustrative
of their purpo i ererywhere to down all
k- ? i men, and beep them donni
ila
THF. oi.ll VIBCHRIA I I DUI.Kit.
What has ba >me Bf the old Virginia
ti Tiler, xvii"-' nssd to be In In
. ? tl - -'anon of the
year, and xvho wai bnawn and greati i
by all the young people for miles ground!
!if or; ? ? 'I be tv Christmas la
?v . un try without him. ile was as
vs able as the children's stockings,
the i - :. the roai led shoat,
the srdnce-pie, or tbe stuffed turkey. Ha
tba ia,po-tail i'u t ararj
out the ngaree In sn
uncbsUengeable vi i ta gren Boreel
i- he w ai im d up to his work
air old fi i> i red? Ks lils
1.1 ile crscki d, and ta i bow ui
lia- be been unsble t" withstand the in*
. lc. tbe piano and
ll,.- i iv:."-...-. ni : XV. :? ? XXV lu ii
of him very eetdom now; nherea . In iii'
linea ;iu<>i ?-, al Christmas ins nama wai
on avery tongue, and bl boa x a seep
tr" wit ldc ; t.v i- n: nix- Willing I
Happily f u- him thal be found soltsbli
? wt. i ir,
George xx. Ragby, thal great humorist,
aui playr upon tia lie.ut-st rilli;;; of men,
la numerous ; i.t-tt-hi-s. and the foundei
oi' this paper, ip ins delightful, realistic
\ a both '!?.- ribed sn i
Inuaortaliaed iii" old Virginia Bddler.
And xvii they did; for I .ming ai
ia tba buffalo upon the i
ern d bia day au i
a n "di iidii'
? ..v."
i*. \\ TOCXBR.
Let tis bops thal tbe Hon John Rna*
doll h Tocher, who is now very in at
ton, i ...
"wu genial and lovable self agata.
Virginia could ill-it*Tord to spars him.
has sin- lils equal ns a cunstitu
lawyer? Where his agaa] as a
t.it-.uiteii!?? Where a more loyal son?
He baa Barred ss State Attorney-43ene*
i ss esngri; -man, sad lg other
public positions, and now in the aretttngg
Of his life, |i ha;.I ily fir .-uiii-tv net .| BS
tl bead of the law Behool al Wash*
md Lea I*nl.erslty, tte has been
wotk there sad tiic. i it. May
I to continue lt, and to
;. axe thc Impress of his genius uni xxvt
upon the youths who sit ut his fvxt.
"Any old thing" won't do for a Christ
r-ias present. Time and attention arc
necessary to Basking proper choice, gad
nowhere are the heida of aeleetlon wider
or more fertile than In Richmond, as tht
edvertbuag columns of tba Dispatch duly
t.stlfy.
it u* only tbs Virginia Republican who
hus thc heatt lo shear a Lamb lu mid?
winter.
X
'
WORTH LOOHJBfl INTO.
Though the DhtBStSh la bent upon draw?
ing the attention of our people to the
Importance of formulating plans for more
systematic work dining Uta PSBf 189i, we
are Biassed ts BS able to nay thnt our
city lian stood the test of hard times as
well a. the u.\vrai;<> .Hy of thin country.
Indeed, we might make this Statement
much Mn-' gi r '"it ara prefer to err, If at
nil. u|M>n the aide of conservatism. Here
and there (here hus lu en a community
whli'h, BBder special conditions, has pros?
pered af i.it*. bat as a rule, the condi?
tions that have -in vailed here have pre?
vail-?' avery ebert etas.
The urban communities, In brief, ha\e
Buffered In company with tba agricultural
communities. The general report from
them lu of manufacturers working short
hours, numbera of workingmen unem?
ployed, very mederats railroad earning".
great aenrea toa la propsrty values ami
many houses vii.ant for will.Ti no tenants
can bs found.
Such is the average condition of Ameri?
can cities. When better con.llllons ob?
tain they ste das, la most Instsncea, to
transtanl eausen Bat sll slong the line
preperaUona ar- being made fm
times. Hope I" springing In tbs human
brassi again. St sir city .-ind town is
planning to Improve Its status ,luring the
coming year, ours ls the day of 00OOSB*
traii-d effort and combinations of capital,
and cities are no more exempt from the
.- than lndiV'd'.'.'.ls are.
it is to bbb t the boped fer incoming
tide of prosperity snd to compete with
those otho are orgsntatlBg to extend theil
trade that tile Dispatch WOUld !
own t . . determine to work to?
to make Li, dc -fill du*
ntit: tbe yeer IBB, "NNi-.at i in wo doP*
Well Wa abOUM think that WO OD
> -mmunitlea sra doing, or ara
achsmlag to -io. nn'- caa, Brsi of ail. pol
our bet ther and see how we stand.
? snottier. B ? i
make opei*tlnga for Beta -wtsriarlses. We
?i a etch our itu thej are af
I'.v raBtoad i ' aaovt roasts.
sty to do.
At this very tim ? Richmond Ought to
be helping tbe Ckeaspsaks sad Ol lo Bett
way Company to conclude enan.
with th- city of Mw towel
the Free bridge. Tin- feet is. if w- bsd
I Wide awak. as wa BhOOid lia',.
r WOOl 1
become a peri of Rici ra md, snd
Lien the pending queattOa between tbe
I
r end B I mond might to be
.
many y- -ir--, ted a anl tn Balgbl ta
i when lt was moe
than lt ls now If our people bed taken
on. Bot ob
., wbSt B*<
N ,i
' ter li
rca to Richmond In e i
which Involves tbs expenditure ol
millions* of doll ai -.
1- De- D ? au opporDinlty for <
pie to show th.-ir public tplrit* Might
'
arguments from us wbleb woold fell spop
Dom the ra
nany? Coul In'l ara al l the etan]
this matt! r7 Ar- w- tS Bl i'i 1 BtlU and
.*. .-tl.-, .Nie i\- n-d in
!? ni ? ? ? tor Isn'l
oblige tbe com] iny it may be d
to oblige Richmond. NN'hnt think
And then Utera la thi of ex
1.1. Ung our limits. It is one
that "will not down." and though 1* may
not come up In ai
it win ba revived eventually. Il ta bound
to be revlvi -l -unit ' willing
t,. aee her bu - - here to go Into
Henrico coonty to aetntra lowi r I
or into Mancbeeter t., ba nearer tha
Boothera Railroad troche! If our i
policy continues indefinitely ara people ol
Richmond will be In ihe position of tax
lag enrselvee to maintain a city which is
largely made us.- of as s convenience by
our urban and suburban nclghl
This, we should think, would be a sub?
ject which might profitably engagi Uti
etti nt L.11 c f OOr tax-pay.-rs.
Wa might Bay BOOlf thine here ns to the
desirability or oar .td"- cutting Town its
i I expenset until Un y aro safely
within 11 but this metter is non
1 hands. Th.- city Council is tho?
roughly aroused to tbe i I adopt?
ing s better financlsl aye-teao, und the
Council is bached by tbe tax-payers. Hut
I., fore the i a eat of im there
shu lld Ik- an organization formed BM
that ls ebie to employ conns. 1 a-. | i |
perts to aauuia sn sssessB*ant of our resi
estate upon tbl seme basis that I
menlo ate Banda in other cities of tali
State
If, for Instance, we assess at ?*". DOT
cent, or the true value and other cities
at '?''. per sent, we pey b to ttti
' h ui our Just pro?
portion Of Si.!- ta*. . BO tOt as fit >
ra c.io ri.cl, in proportion as th.
lin. -? ere di creased 11
will have to be In cres si i Bo thors arm
bs ic Bein th. re, except tbet our ;
will iinderstand, much i" n-r than they
?
i mm.nt.
Ab, friends, there is much i
I 'k thal 'an only D
whi a public at ni in.cm La deeply
and a ie ti the spirit ? ition i:
j fully We
j ti ry wi n, bul wa bsv< ireed ts
I poll sltogt Um r. Li t's leora thal .
iv.'7.
Dtapetek qooti
... mntty, ;is justlf].
Vt ..-inn. ,,,n's u..- ,,r "amongst."
in ii heh Sh . mph ys th
bon Ibis a ord t bia -sac-.
fence, lo tl ie, .'ii- . i.
other ni Bhakespeore'a pla]
.!,.'? .III....
1 ti', mm tn al crime; and, in tbi
moa! d i
-..ii. cl only in (fa
dramatist was ? * rub a
Of Composition, end, th,i, i,,i-. .,,
be feen I me . eui. it
-.v..uld bi el, ml toe .li hs "mo-d unkln.l
eet""1 si thor of ju lament or of
grammar, but that fact would not have
. a similar duplication <>f -
titi s by George Washington or any one
N-w fork Times
All right! since th.- Times has nile.! out
BaaSkeaseeie as sall and voil, and of iii,
account sa un authority, wt venture to
quote two Other authorities to support
Ceorge WaahdngtOO In the use of that
"truly horrible wu!," anani-st -to wit:
"He sent Ml apostles forth llk
AMONGST wolves."?Helkt. *g "Lift- O,'
Christ," Okaster xxxlv., page 409.
? nn- bear Dsssartsa laying it down
AMONOBT th.- gol.len rules for gstdlag
hts studios," etc.-"Pe yuinceys Hlstori
cil sad Crftleal K.?says," etc.; Volume J.,
pa ??? iw.
Tte Center*' Dicttoaary, under the head?
ing of "amidst," compureH the use ?>f UM
"si" hen- with its use In "amongst." The
analogy ls good and -drong nnd sraong
the aiilhoritles t|i:ottd wt using SStidSi
Ute Century gtVSO Adulaou, Milton, ami
Irxiii; Boii4MIS nani's, Ind'cd, In Engl!'>ll
literature
?The itaadard Db.Honan*** '"rh* Cen*
tti'-y Pl tloniiry," and other dictionaries,
Ire amongst a clean bin of benita, :
Now, we would nsk the Times, "with
great solemnity." if these authorities are
not eatttled to som. uomkleretlon; or, are
th-y all to be set down as Ignoramuses.
like our de, f ... | fe BBB, William Shake
. Wasblngtoni
The Cubana are doing all that they can
i'i ?]' a ai.. Americans from coming dawa
there. Beatty, the lillians are too busy
lighting the Spaniard! to pay the BOCee*
aary attention to I bibi bans, who ara
to fall Bleb within n few weeks of their
arrival upon the is'and. What the ln
surgeiit.s ask for are Cfit'.*, ammuniti ti,
and BB edi im;. (.Juinine, they particularly
neil, and aevsral large eootribntlons of
tata brag have already baaa amde by
dealers In lt. If Ki- would-i.e-w.hint'tts
w. mm itsy at home ani wbbM send the
Cubans tho amount of moue;.' that tbs
aforeesM voluateem an' willing to ?pm.i
to get to Cuba, the patriots' eaoss woold
b? iel t.r advanced. At any rv tv, tbs
'i:! in Juntfl have over and ovi r I | .
? rapbaticslly denied that any of the
.-..ai..i Cuban "recruiting officers" ara
whst ti,.', represent then) ''.res to be.
?Christmas eomea and christmas goos?
ll S 'li ur* never,
Hut tho Broad-Street bob-tall car
Mulo Bandi 'h ever.
nh, will lt bs always thus.
'Spite cf .i.i endeavor?
Cbs xxo not this sntiejustg
ii.'lld of mimi seyer?
Ask the winds of Oregon
Hill, that 1 Bl er;
Ask the Niri'li-St:. ? t-hill dorre drear
i lt ii ?i ni!-. *. Ililmea
BONG ' tl" rm-: CHIMNEY.
Tt-.e maaon comes, 'ho. manoa g tm,
Hut still tba 'i
If those wham Sa-ity's bounty greets
Are generally suited.
Tire children t.'"'k at ehlmney-plrice,
XX'ith horns with volume tooted,
And bi t be ? ea of the isms
We gui is that they sra rii. i.
put whether r*torklngs brim or not,
This truth ls ever bruited,
? th'- wag for Santy Claus
Ail I ?:: oted.
The ChrlBtssne sineuina,
I am ti-..' Chrtatmsa -'"king,
x?- ?? a ofi I it,
ABd I 'n tale of chimney nook,
Hut Pre ti ? i nag of it.
The lanoratora of to-day,
An 1 people cf that ilk.
Imagine I i ought to be
An article of rnttt
But ,splt? of modem fanclea
I often bare a dara,
And Uko i' ? fun- of Srmty Clans
Am ?? i in,
The Mnltlen'e Choice.
"My f ? ? ht of the year," she
exda!m< i.
As lar face in a halo of cournge shu
:i .:
"Is the night before Christmas, a night
? t secures
A peace that no other to mortal insure-.,
For then" and her ki ?' ned ef
; t ?
? !. ri <* i!.v;"> is goto*
?
Aninrereil A eon ni luis lr.
Lawyer (with thi hypothetical maniac
rig that tl ?
a- tar bael I ba 1 a i -
tainted
xvith evidences of dementis, or, whsl some
experts :
tridty, alwsya beering in mind th? bi*
proa . ... ? 1 man's
Irreaponsiblllty for Inherent ills of the
nesh, 'mg th.- plelntKPa act
with this theory as it has been Hiv
to you, xxhat would h.- your verdict .is
to this BBld plaintiff's culpability In the
I OMI llllmlon "f tho act with which he
stands cbargi I?
it ls.
A ?t neal ii.mi Mi- Prue.-eil i tilt.
"It hr.r lix- sn BM tO BM to I I tl
thine," remsrbed Jeeter, aa he saw his
wife opening I ? y, r,rp
parstory to banging tba Cbriatmas rp
i". intel Bbl If, "lar you
? custom ? vary yt sr."
With ' I l""k his xvife turned
from ber occu] itton for b BBoment, and
.-vitivfiy r> piled: "Waal ;
objection can there be to lt nay dear'.'"
"Why "ral mad her husband, "in view
nf the unvarying htndnem of Santy liaiis
to the members of our household, it
? il i' xx" BhOUld Op> n
the hose on him." *
A V. ell-!.mundell Conclusion.
! xml. MlBS, that I don't
all thal i
Candor: That I enl lr ly ii accord
xvith nbat I 1 rd ol
la tintv
?
vlf Iii ? Of talking '
Inrprtstagh taipei.
S.inkfr: Roodlemaa ti lt 1 WSB
trunk lasi n:gtit. Dobbb'I thal itemenl
surprise you?
Pytl
I rabi r: Why shouldn't it?
P las: xx:.:--. Indeed! it's bo unusual
for Boodleman to tell the truth.
A Timely ll in I.
Mr. LeighUnan: l am a great believer
la ti-" practice of Barty ristag; gig you
: ly ri-f-r. bl Pn
Miss Fr. ihlelgfa (looking Bl the clock):
That depends on tl of my guests.
Of course, it adds 'o tho exhilaration of
Christmas to havt- the stockings get full.
Young Indies are bad advisers; one
is apt to be mi---1.1 by them.
The victim of corns la very sensitive
to the power of the press*.
Tlie generous tlpt lt r ls a great believer
horn of ph n'.y.
It never reigns, but lt paws?the wild?
cat.
The watchmaker is n great time-server.
Tke I.niiin Forth.
(Mabel Barb). In Haipar'a Ra sar.)
Non ia:' along tbi dsrkened sward
The Winter snow is xxl.it...
l win go forte tv meet my i?rd
Ano \.. I. "in.- Hun to-night.
Th.- soi. nm stai i Heaven walt;
Tlie swax lng ?. a is dim.
1 will go out beyond my gate
And lind my way to Him.
In lighted fanes the choirs of praise
Lift np their anthem sweet.
I will go forth nixing tin- ways
To lin 1 and clasp His f,., -
A'i" '?? my hearth toe night wilds moan;
My doora are opens i wide
Into the night I pam alone
To lind my Christmastide.
.
BE IS DEPUTY CLERK;
MR. F. IsASTUBB titnxiiKiiM.i) RB*
OBI FM TIIK NI'fOIN I MI7NT.
IS A YOUNG SON OP JUSTICE JOHN.
_
Wrns for Two g*SBBB In the Hu.lint..
Court Offlt-e I'rl ir ta Hie Dritth of
Mr. liBttlan Issnannas ad -ile.
(Tiri.Hun nml .lo il ut- Witt.
Mr. Walter Christlaa, Clerh of thc
Ruatlnga Coori of Uta etty of m. Tmond.
?? i Mr. I*. K.u ton
Criit.T',1' -I ! as hit 1 '? city. Mr. ''
;;? I bbs 1 ????? t- ?! s Ith ii"- Clerk'a
tiitic... In a clerical cs]
. ?
il 'h.t he should be given tke
Borne ats or j
. I to give the place te
Mr. Jam..i j Button, a well-known book
/ ',x>1 '
*
' '\
MR WALTER CHRISTI \ N
? '. 11 ' ? rk.)
ki I- r le ? ? . . c ?
-. how?
ever, Mr. Button ' lill :
. ry h.mora'
? would release i Im from that
itlon,
nn ie ti the court ci ? ri i
B : Mr. i i bia
1 >.-putv. In laid:
"Tour 11
i . of n the place
of our tami ntl d frit nd I
I fully apt i? a you
i lu me,
:
to pt t di m the duties of tl
i of 1
public, it now my duty to
nominate to tho court i I had
: makins' itlon until
l ....
sight > rt ever
bad lc* one di puty, I ; : he sp
pointmi ni i" friend In I
my ever being Cli k ol I That
i I felt I I to
but be, of his onn accoi I,
?
?in Ute pi
aa I de rn proper, he did volun?
tarily, without snj lon from me
or any one i i are now to noml
tnan whom. 1 sm ? wDl
appro-,- . I b, lng 1
. tbs court Mr. I-'.
' I."
In reply to wi- | Mr, Christ!
'
sure that Mr. Ci I wo iM maki a
-,
? t Mi
Bclency, and thal bia i imi
to th- Court,
took gn -it pit aaure In ap] roving tb
.
Mr. Crutebfitrid t ? tnsde
I .'??-Clerk of th- li
Mr. Crutchfleld, tbe aew l ?
i ? tcbfield.
Hs eras firs! to tl
DBFUTT-CLBRK F. L. CRTJTCHFISLD
u I' Lin?
ton, on tba Bal of I ? r, thus
gil lng to the ..tr
Mr. i T
lin i ?i''i him to
.,!' two d.
s. nt th. t.- will i ?? but
field is i ' hla promotion ? I ;
tbe mt ml ty. B
was appoint' : - , rk of
few monti
' l
I D- r and val
: of th.- olti.
thei. With,
Thei Must Co, Rcpllss of Price.
N, LEM in AN,
827 east Broad street.
WE MEAN THE
HOLIDAY GOODS
Thc nn 'hole stock will be soKl
REGARDLESS OF COST,
AS THB BU8INES8 HAS TO
BE CLOSED UP hy thc first ot
thc year. Our stock is yet forge,
and suitable for presents for old
I and youn^?Ladies, Gentle*
men's, and Children?arc being
sold at halt the price you have
to pay elsewhere. Come early,
so you will not be disappointed
to
IM. Lehman's
827 east liroad street,
SUCCESSOR TO A. COIILN & CO.
(dc "0 Su.Tu&Th)
PRICE WONDERS!
Clearing Out Ail Remainder of
ENTIRE STOCK
AT ' *
Really Half Prices,
*mV% 'tviV^%%'SA%%'nyO-1
Mn Cutters and Distress Sales Bistancsd ii [
Amazing, matchless, and unheard-ol bar.
gains'for the Xmas shoppers. Never in ?
lifetime, or never in Richmond's whol
have goods been sold so astonish.
cheap?never were such values as tl
known?never in any store has there :
such stupendous tumbling down of pri_
and never such tempting offering
week will put forth for the cash-buying pub?
lic. Polite treatment, if you buy or no
besides, ior your further prote<
io all, and all goods marked in plain
Men's Suits, $2.50 and upwards.
Youths' Suits. $3.50 and upwards.
Children's Suits, $1.25 and upwards.
Men's Overeoats, $4 and up'.v.ir
Children's Overcoats, $1.75 and upwards,
A small lot of Men's Fancy Wm
Cassimere FrockSuits, in broken size.
sold from$15 to $28,your choice,co
ing to-morrow, $6.98.
Anion;:- our useful Xmas Presents ?vehavc
Cardigan Jackets, Gloves, Neckwear, '
Suspenders, Collars and (.'nil's, whir
now at cost.
B. FLORSHEIM,
Proprietor of tlie
ReliabSe Clothing House,
Fourth and Broad Streets.
j - t-s_
THEFOIIR$UREAN-Pr
HANUFACTURERS OF:
Couches, Easy Chairs, Odd Pieces Parlor li;
Corner Seats, Hair Mattresses, and S pri nj
Ail of the above goodl are made under thc | I
vison ot Mr. C. B. HoWBLL, whose reputation foi
well known in this citx*.
For Xnr^as Gifts
these goods have BO superior, being accep*
fui. We carry in stock a largeassortment for holi
Also, Braal and iron Bedstea ls, Children's ;
Concht >, i tc.
Special designs orCoreringi made to order in tin
?^'vV'?^.%'%%*%'%^%*?.%.'^%'b.-^^
THE FOURQUREAN = PR!CE CO.
? 2 -? - *'
THE J. W. RANDOLPH CO,
1309 ANI> 1804 LAM HUN * i Kl BT,
HAVE BOOKS POB THE YOUNO AKD THE OLD, l1
THE (iAY.
G i your tri- n.Ii good books, gad tin-y wi'!
lira, bat alnaya ad o-imfort, Wi..a mort
it than a I* et of Dickens, Balwer, Booti, Cooper, Jo
ac, ii ion! t.ir.i of ru:i: i. rj re, J
Mooro, Tennyson, ''mi*.iib _ Hunt, (lr:!
Father John B. Tabb, rom SI to $3.-0. ()r?.
tinti, for bVo,; Rudyard Kipling's "Fin - . Mayl
re tlu-iti froto 25a. io tba baal Oxford, a. Pi jrer-Book I
olio ! '. 3 ss; I '. in lbs eily, fr -..
list, Pn yti riri'i. Baptist, all urn Ladies'
oombtned and ?Ltp rsblets snd Writii _
Aiit'iv: p'j ; Chi . illustrated, boto lOe. toftOe. ; Jui
to SJ. . an l Boar I I
Fina btationerj Her*vxihgberrtaadothefg. (nisei,! .
ried ron maali ma to see and ezam ii i for vonraelf I
anil Paarl Don't forget I st ocr lies itifol I ts of I
s eleetrie ears riop at the corner of Thirteenth street '
j*ct to 6 oents dian mot tor strvt-t oas :.ir?. THE J. W. BANDO
il" SO : t B " ki
Holiday Present
Kurdistan Rugs,
Persian Rugs, UntlS*
Smyrna Rags. r-K^
i
Carpet- S wee pera,
Lace Curtains.
Carpet., awe. Wall-Papers.
ta U-P.Saai ragaa
W NIT HIS, JDNN BLBY. *C.
BABS NINS IN JBWBLBY.
A FINK si::. rOCIC AT
I. WI INSTI INS.
IIB | -red.
Silt'.'
-'..lid i! .ld and Silver Indies' ami
ii.-ii* '? m. 1
i Dhalna;
s.d:.i ti il Li.1. . s i Ringa Alao. a
i ho, cit of Fine Diamond,
Ring ?
1 Platt ' fi '? i Mare;
Fine. Solid Silver Novel
Gold Bsr-Rirtga. Breast !' na, Cuff-But
, arl l' ns, in gi I
si loo prk ? - to ult ii..' Dm- a
Call before buying elsi N
_ ,1 ? *- l-' Bu.TuAWtt
Old puucrs tot aale at the Dl3i-atcti
office.
J. ll. Dickerson ci Co.,
MULE MILLINERS
?m. aLtssm,:
Hitit) ts. NM' in 'NU*
Wa nwploj om, skUijHi y