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tl»e. Vol- 1
-*nne «ml Increase of tlio AVork ot
-Th© Onicc— Snrj-on»srt<uiy \T«rrltorr
Co^-«3"ed— blvluion ; intri. IHstrfctß;
Tftough every- cJtizen Is, dally brought
iVit^;; contact "wiUi theH iKJKt-oince ::herc;
probably, not: one > has ; evon a faint- con
sitGPtioni of ? the u imtnerise-. business which
•Us • traasacted' '*- -Uirbußh /.this important
. irtcry of trade and ; coirimcrccr A small
j^tmy..* of ;'-.; clerics, and .carriers, -working
-)>if>oavs>~sys! cm f -asr perfect as Uncle Sam
Tyiis* inalce, swarm in and : out "and.; aboutu t
th»: building every one of the 565. days dn
J> J'OSl'-ILtSTEP. VTRAT T. KXIGHT.
R. L. HARRISON.
POSMMSTER KNIGHT AND SOMEOFHpASSi^
: the/..; year, though; not so; numerously,
fortunately, on Sundays. /And yet, de
spltethe constant activity of this human
I machine : of many parts, he is a f ortu-;'
nate." component part who remains idle
I even a few minutes in a day. The" busi
ff»ess: of the office is; too great for even
the ".'apparently large force, and requisi
tions' will be made upon Uncle Sam on
tlie-lst of^July for more men. ■■'■.
■ ■' HOW IT HAS GROWN. f : \ ':■":
• > The postal ? business . of Richmond has
■{JSTOwn incredibly . fast' in- the - past ten
Shears, and especially in the last- two or
three -years. ; The. main office wa s supple
/mented -early, in the , last ■/ administration
of -former; Postmaster Cullingworth by
the establishment of Stations A; and B
in populous and widelyrseparated dis
tricts.. The business continued to- grow.
vSnbiStations 1 and^2 were added.; ~ x When
'Postmaster Wray T. Knight entered "upon
his administration he secured permission
•to . establish; two more /substations, Kos.
-3;ahd.-4.;. But the demands of the* com
riiunity continue to increase.- On July Ist.
;Uie; Postmaster will ask \\\c \ department
vto"i'«stablish, f; three"; more' -subrstations.-- ■ '
The rapid; growth of the;.; postal busi
iness '■■ 6l Richmond; is a' sure barometer
.bywhichto paugetlie wonderful business
•growth of the; city: t The rate of gain
was never greater than now. and the in
ference, logically, ;is that never, before
ftasVthe city experienced in: larger mea
sure the blessings; of prosperity. . t ,
x In* addition to the postmaster there are
on;,; the post-office'-." pay-roll here . fifty
rclerkE,; fifty carriers, half "a. dozen sub
■carriera,. six special delivery boys^ ..and
rwo^janitors, besides; twenty raihvay mail
; clerks:; .To pay off this^force::t; requires
7s ; , anriuallv-^53,71C.14 ■ for
subsilUJie- carriers,, boysr-and- janitors';
SsQ.^;TS«\for/pPTJ<?r?;. and 519.300.52 for rail
kTE&yjmaZY,clerks. ;;■■■•■-.- ■ • .^'-:.
..." ■ SOXfB AKNTJAL FIGURESr ; : ;
:g During the year from April ; i, , 1539; . t0
{.WcWanr .~ \
111 .Yoli-so- Know?
J T(i« WE IIME THE J
| Largest and' Most .$
111 v CGmDletei.4ne I
V ;, Of . . |
||f% Ofiice-.Desks, y
p||^ j^ling Cabinets $
'-__? Ever Shown inThis City I
J A FL'LL^LINE QT J
| Office Stationery. |
Cabinet work , of all- 1
ilfkinds made to,^>i : dbrr I
Come aiid see' us. - |
} Hos.-l;3;and' s South j
;Ararch!|:Sl;v;l9oo,\lnclusiv< t , tlrTe was .rn
'ceiyedg froin^ the & g6yermt>ont|; stoclc In
"stiiSps^pogtlUfc^ds.Ta^dfcnvclbpes, as*;
rsreffatiner in -"value" $270,557.35.' ; The ; total ;
.sales: of such ptock .during. 1 tff<* ifflo rl-rlo*l-v.HHr 1-
rlo*l-v.HH $2r»2,-34LE9. " . ;
fe£Th©?Richmohtf gSfflg I i Wl h m deposltoryi
for^ SW&fourthHclassSpostionicca, hi Vir r ;
gmSa' ?anU^ Nor th^Car6linaowhich^ paid"
tlnloJtHe v tr^nn^ofJlhploC|U|b^C6Vdur^i
|!ng : fthe'Hast^{lscal?year thcf;totaJi|6fj^9^;
226.82. S The^ aKffreßale?'inight^seemssmall-i
1 in: tl«c iliglit of the ) lare^nuniberjoiisuch^
'omces.sbut It : must ; be "remembftredithatj
Imany.fourth-classjqmc'esrdo/l^ellilf;^
pay expenses.
2 - The ;; Richmond } ofTlce 'A ": f or ward ed f-to j
iWash in'gtpn^' after.* payings offj th e'Tl3s " eni-""
:ployees .enumerated;; above; 'the/ total of:
5171.717.35 ; for- the ■ fiscalj year. _..•
.■;" ■ CO^IPARATIVB FIGURES.
> Comi»ariEons ars? interestlngr, as' they
show* th* convincing arguments-. of flgnr.es. -
'Here aro, a few:
Q Cotnparktlve>6tatcrnent.of registry : .busl--;
ness " of the Richmond Cpost-office;' 7 IS3S-'99
and?-1£99-l?00: '-,,'
;From April 1; 4 1S9^: to March;3i; 189^-:
letters land } parcels ;-regtstered:V.-7^' 2L, CS3'
Ueglslered "letters and .. parcels re-"*-. . '; .-."■
eclved for: de1ivery t....1w;:...^.\~ 65,681:
Registered packages received with ''■ .
matter for city'ddlivery; ......:.:. 57,141:
DATT. THORjfTOJf.
AXDREW G. BRIGGS.
i Registered . packages .received fiv ~
transit .., ...............:..........;. : . ' 52.?25"
Registered packages made up and
dispatched ; ; . ............ ..... ... . . . . I5 t i a
Through registered; pouches and
: : Inner-registered sacks) made V: up
: and; dispatched "9,154
; Through, registered pouches and
": inner-registered sacks' received /.'.- 9,5^
"Total .. . .7../:.::....... ......^;.r 260,328-
From April 1, l£S9, v ;to aMrch;Sl, ; 3&oO— •;
letters and parcels j registered- ■ . . . - 24,057
Registered * letters and parcels : fe- c; ■
' ■ eel ved for delivery . . '-. .... . . . . . . . . 76,747
Registered packages received with
. matter for city de1ivery , .......... 66,312
Registered packages received . in •-
transit . . . . .... :.....:... . .V-. ......... 95,4&5
Registered packages: made' up and' .
,- dispatched;.. ............... . 17.552
Through registered pouches and .-:
•pinner-registered sacks made up',.,
and dispatched .. 9,408
Through registered!"^pouches .and
, inner registered sacks received.. 9,937
' "Total '..'............... ............. 299,538
Total increase; 39,210 ! pieces. "
■/"' aiONET orders; . -.
• Comparative statement of money order
. business for the: fiscal year ending March
3ist: ■''--: ■ ■ ■■'■- ■ ... ;"■ ;:.--.;; " ;
; iloney orders issued— lß9S-'S9, 15,535; ! 1599
1900, 17,636; increase, 2,101— 13.5 per cent.
Increase] for the ■ last quarter [ was ■ 30 ; per
cent, rlncrease for .the * last month , was '
■29 per. cent. ;>; •' ;-- ; V. : : vV'.' ;: .;* ; - ; "' : : - "'■
: ~. Money; orders paid— lß3B-'99, : 73,156;. 1&93
: 1900, 80,811; . increase, , 7,685^-10.6 per -.cent.
The ;• increase j; for the last' quarter was
; 22.05 per VcentP. The increase' for the last
month.w as 3O.per ceiit. " : : -"~~ '■"■'■'"";. "■■ '
THE MAILIKG^DIVISIOK.
■ The transactions -in • tlie Mailing Diyision
engage the' entire time- every day in-'tho
year of a large number"/ of \ nien; who" are
\ "organized into an effective corps, a*rid
'! \york -by. a- system;- that, insures -the- best
results in : thevminimumj of time. • Some -
idea of -the. volume ;of; business i_ done* in :
the Maiiing. Division 1 may be gained by
considering {■ the . following figures, repre
sentlns^-what-. ";.-was done .one day. last
week:*pif!?. : "- ■- ' rV-i«-,' ■'■'*>*■ ■'-/.;>■ - . '.''■'.''".'. '■■'•.'.-'
..Number ;of locked^pouches (first-class
matter) received from t train daily, 132. .
. Number of sacks of second-, third-, and
fourth-class' i matter "received':; from ; train,
247.;-. : "; , - "
Number; of locked pouches dispatched
to train daily. 122. . !
■ Number of sacks of second-; third-, and
fourth-class : matter dispatched to train^
37& : T .' . . ;./,. . -
: Number : of trains : from' which mall Is
received at ;post-ofilcß, daily, 21:. -.■'.' :
(-. Number ' : of -trains, to which, mail is dis T
patched dally, 22."
;/ Number of .wagon strips. required to re
ceive "and deliver mail to i post-office;; 24.
. . Number of ' wagon trip's requiredi to dis
patch mail, from post-office to train; ; 24.
t'i Number. ;^of ;' wagon strips 'required Vto^
transfer, mail from train; to; train, 5. ".
?: Number. "of .-wagon ': trips; required to
transfer; mail from ;' Statio- A to : train, 4. ■
;; Numberjof -.wagon -. trips ; required each
.way/ between' main office "and; stations; 13;
eV. Number of pounds of I first-class matier '
dispatched; from; post-office "rdaily, 725. - ,
JSNumber/of pounds of second-class;niat
terldispatchediJCrom'Post-ofnce: daily, > 3,147/5
j > Number, of . pounds >;of v thrrd- : and fourth
class-.matter : dispatched from rp'ost-offlce";
jdaily; 1.30 i: v : ; *' VV v >: '■/. ; : -^;
i^Number ; of ipourids . of . gdvernment - f ree I
j matter, dispatched . from post-office daily,- 1
; 155. ; ' * -'■';'■■;.■ > r .-.; , "
j't;/Number.\; of ■; h pounds';-, of ij equipment
j {pouches. : sacks, eta) ; used daily, % l| 707 . ' -
] % -Total I number : of =pouncls; of mall ■< matter I
-and! equipment dispatched from post-office
daily; 7.033.
m T. he -/. ree deliVery mail service • has - been - !
fffre^ly}in«e^d|durta^thespli^e"ntfadi?|
jmihistratlon and the s , limits Marffely&ex"
-t«^d^; ;v; v The:^deliverySof4"raaliais^now;
% made- ■• to; points;;' within- Uvo
mUe» of th^. cHv.., post-office;-' and- the
l^| n «?^^i»n^s^vired ; ißlnv^knd^
■n ; half., v The I service :is : so¥ a rfariged? thati
■ p . let *- I ? e 'V;' l '»?e around' ttie -city • -
j|iPelly<?ry?!!= : mn<]e-jnnce daily at^Rivef^
|Vteg. on the south s'.t*. an d as fa£wlti
v.'. th<; village^ of 'Lisbon; and to Glppert's
Store^on^thojcast.
£:Hlghland-Park,.r!. thr ncuh^getEjtwo^
deliveries a day, and the TJnlon-vTheolp-
KicalPSeminary 'also-, lias"' two"- deliveries :
per 'day^;.:---, .- - if^M
L-vThe:': number of ■ letter-- and package^
boiestiocated^in; the ; ;suburban;v territory?
is : twelve. SThe'^ number^ ofjipersonsi aj ;allTi
ing Jthemse^vesHjoff the v registry ;- of Smail^
by "carriers SIs v daUy ; J Increaslng-^andlthel
county rpebploTwhoi are \beyondi,ttf&S limits %
;:areia3kin^|f6r|aif
extension"! ofhtbTeTseryice | imf orderj to|se|J
cure % the f advantages :, of city ■ delivery. < '
:";'S;^pmSION|Oiy.TERRITpRY. : -' : . ■
j The '•-, following vboundarysl^s^ lndicate?
thesiimitsfbf jthe\ city?^euyery:ft!All|ter^
ritoryl^west^bf y Bo we ;f rom vftheV
iUnibn:TheologicaySemjna^7onHhefnorth;^
asVjfar," ;westv asV Shej^afd's'jl^aneiiland '
therice-. south ward;- to ■'th'e>irlyer;--territbfy\;
east' 2 ffom:-; ; Union -Theological^ Seminary;,
to: Highland : : Parker Including;;: Chestnut-j
;Hill, staking; in : on : the east jthe (Mechanic^ \
;vllle;2 turnpike ;■". as;'? far ' 6ut;V:asl half ;:a:;i
mile- beyond s;Brauer*s;iane>i^ The f line is>;
then eastward C from ; ' ■" the;;\old : i I
-Fairfleld^Tbad {'(taking c in ;;the* ■• settlement i- j
of ; WbodvilleTi > to ; Oakwobd\ Cemetery gat^
and i to : Glppef t's ■ Store,^ in » He"nrico ■ couii-'r
ty.
: : The 'boundary. ■, lines marking - the i ter-
J. H. REDWOOD. X
FRANK P. BURKE.
except Fairm^n^Sch^ 1^, 8 ; 0 "'
the main office- ?■?} served from
all territo^
street.- fronT lravn'= t , - eet and Adams
RichmondiofflcJ delivers m^ Orth;/The:
Hvery | bef orJS r enjoyed free . de
bfflceJ 1 : ' efore a s made-a fourth-class
V- DISPATCHES TO STATTnvd • '-'
"I had stomach trouble ; twentv'v,.^'
and-gave-up ; hope:of being cured tili T f S
gan to use Kodol fesia r,!. n , be ;
doneme so^nruch' gooSSM^ Tt - bas:
or my life." ' wrifeV7w t> : 44 h n ? avior;
Albany; Tenn:^"^iJ t ;su7 kinson --
Bodeker Bro 5 ,..f. a? muict? ?t e^
J Bears the Tfiß Kind You Have Always mm
______ 3a 3-W,,F :&■■'. Sun- 2 -.yy ; ■-■ -'.-• ;.
I A-Trial ConViiices |
ITlie Most Skeptical!
I HEADACHENE I
p is made to relieve Headactes. fi
I ig- ip|r ice ,23 c£ ; i I
M TVA-MIT V A -M IL LER, 519 E. Broad, 1
<M ' Bracch Under Jefferson Hotel S •
- ' ■; ; : " ■ - : v-: .; ' paint.--- .\- "" -
A Full Line of First-Quaftcy Paints ,or
r • All Kinds; ■::■" ' '
• ■ -.- • ;■ " ." \ r^, j;,.; also, •.'..-. '■■■'.'.'■:.'-.'£.
V; LEWIS'S"- PURE^ LEAD,
PURE LINSEED OIL,'
':f?;-r.v?i" : ' -W'- : - '- ; -"for sale by
; PURCELL. LADD& CO..
, TTiolesate Druggists.
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MEETINGS.
. A:':iGENERAI^\ MEJETING^F^TK^
audlenc ? iroom'< of 1 th. 1 Chimbfi- . or ■W't
saryior.propar.forcarryhTff^n^tSt^ 0 , 063 -'
mmsaSß
a. BARBER Secretary^
:^^^^^^^i r '" i^fe^^ki^^y;' •-"-•',-. ;- ■- €
admirable in fit, fashion, and durability. Every suit is tailored, under the direct supervision of The Globe and ■*-
guaranteed irivevery ; respect^ These^ suits ; are made fro^fabrics ft J. 3
Germany, and France.: They are the^^ newest, ,vp 7 to- the- moment materials and^ patter^ maae:up ; after-\lielalp^t
models;of The Globe's^artists.^and tailored; by the ; best skilled unio^
acting req[ uirements of moderii^tailormgrinabsolutely^eyery respect/^ ; ' V ■
. The Saving Which The Globe Makes for You
is not savedout of the quality^or^
not have.to bear a share of ; wholesalers', jobbers', and middlemen's p^
accounts, discounts, or commissions. Here you buy from the maker /direct,^reta^Hng.on a common-sense -basis
CARNIVAL PRICES IN HATS. CARNIVAL PRICES IN SHOES.
All-Fur Knockabout Crusher Hats .' 4 8c Boys' All-Solid Leather Shoes
•Standard BlbcksJn 3)erbies>nd Alpines.. 6o c Men's Arcb Calf Shoes.oaewtoesY*^"" * **•••• ' 2™*
Fanc^Plaid Golf an J Golf Yacht Caps .-. . . . ... . . . . . .v. ;?5c BoysWibi andWillbw CalfSKoes ' * ' '■' ' "' ' : till
Newest:Shades;aridShapes,Derbies/and Alpines: . : . . .98c Men's Tan^and^Black Vici Shoes "* * *■* * * " ' * " " ' '' " *?-,
The. Celebrated Iron Felt Hat.^ ....... . ...,.-. . . .; . $1.90; Men's Vici and Russia Hand^eU' Calf ""**"* " *■ " '£'Z
High Grade Derby and Alpine Hats r. .... $2.40 Exclusive Styles in Hand- Welt Shoes . ..."*.**".".*; '$000
MONDAY-Boys' Knee Pant 5. ......... .,...;....... 9C THURSDAT-HandkercKiefei faxicyJa'pinet, hem-
Blouse Suits, .washable ?.-.-.• .■.-.;.■-.. ........ ;-. ...:,... 25c ." stitched . : J ■-.--. I™* 1-*1 -* uem
TUESDAY-Tan and Black Shoes, Solid Leather, > FIUDAY--Men ; s'* r^l^Sse, :^air"nVw* ; * 'fanrv""* C
: new^shapes :,.... .;.::. . ;■;•'. . .. . ; .;:... . .: . :-. ;^ . . 95c r : styles :. -- ': lanc y
WEDNESDAY-Men's Underwear, Egyptian Bal- SATURDAY^AIi * sp'eciiis * "on 1 " sale" "during the * wh^
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purchase fails to please. [ ■ _, ,&ggg..- •- f ■> _ * J-fP**- 1 - :
' *■'■ E£D£\ATV A RISV CE3\?T2?U*T 1 M €2*s*^ one year Tree.
AN ONLOOKER'S
I have been where . the sun was lying; -
' On mountain,' hill, : -: and - dale, - • '..'•'..
Where the- springtime breeze , was sighing
O'er ' : meadow, and:,wbod, and-vale. • :
. I haveVdreamt :-. through ;, the '! sunlit . hours,
Beneath ;the: spreading, trees:;.. .. , : . ;
And ..pulled -ofL. the} unfolding
.; 'Mid. niuEicTof: birds; and. -bees. • ■
6, I've and i dawdled"- -the dear
day through, . . : ; '-
Just lounging, ? and loafing; and dreaming
: Xot of anybody^in" -particular. , : I } just'
mean , that •I , have' been ; to t the country;-:
that- spring, is really ■■"' here— bringing;. with
it the balmy breezes, bright ; sons, -and
laughing - flowers) * not' : to ' ; mention ? fried ■
chicken, ; and strawberries,' ;." and ' straw.
hats^"-; ; - '- •--.; ""' : V-v. : • ';' ; -. :-:'-J '■'■■:,-'■■ '■' y'' y : "
Virginians, and= especially '.those"; -who
.are alumrii > of I Washington: and Lee Uni
;versity, : will ■ be interested- to . know- that
'a rieph^ of i'tha -late 'Hon/ David Dudley;
.Field; . of.' New-; ' York, -:one? of . ; the , bene
• factors of Washington^ and Lee, is" a
beiggar.: A New York paper recently pub
lished j a sketch, oosf s - the life of the; man,
tra.cing,his 'downward, career .from . .a posi^
. t ion :. of affluence • and'. importance in the
.business world to -the statejo'f ;"an;:ofdi-'
nary : tramp.; >■ He is a " son of . the • late
Cyrus 4 Field, : vwho -bore the^expense" : of
laying Itlie'- first \ Atlantic cable. •; : His son
began • life, after . having ; received his > edu-'
fcation, -as a banker. ■' ■ Fast : li^ng : .and
I bad -.-'habit's . carried : him down... '■:'. .'},'■
'"Since; the invention ; of: tlieT;. X-rays J
"never have a ..d oubt as"-. to > man's ' : - greatest'
:scieritiflc; J attainment,'! -said Van .veminent;
physician of Richmond to the '] Onlooker;
.the} other; night. He : has^ a 5 ' reputation"
as a' scientific" investigator ; in "many'; fieldsi
■■ '.'Think: of he ; ■
; a man i had told i you . ten -. years ago i that ;
- the ;.time ; was ~ at hand-.when i- you '; could:
see .through", a fine --- board, 'or . a brick Vwall. ;
I. am -free to say ; I would haveffelt^ in
clined;- tol- regard : ; him - as ; a lunatic i V or . v.
■ liar. - 1 have heard :• people : express manirj
opinions ; as to'(thV'greatest"-'oS : allj inyeh-,
;tions.:' Z lt is v-wonderf !ulSto iTsee:; carriages \
'running along -the: streets,|with.l.'non pullee ;
■ and no' pushee.' S The which ; en.-_*
-able^us to:talkiwithfi f frtend[^thousand ;
miles vaway^arid; recognize :hisiyoice;^the ;
■phbnograph,-3:the kinetoscope, \ and"aTdoze"ri
other^ modern :^of ;
knowledge, '■;« seeem t more : wonderful ; the]
longer • they,: are V studied. -
'■''■'■ "But ; they.: do ;ii6ti equal; the;X T rayviThej
idea? of ;f one -being^able : to Vtake^a^light:
by^i^diwith.; it jto = see;
:'throughV'attiabsolutely3opaque'?suibst^
■ : is> '"* to ■'-. my mind; : 'i as hear /a : conception.! of 'i
the miraculous as scientiftc discovery
has brought us."
"When I establish a hospital I mean to
require that the ; nurses .: ch ange
JtumesT three"; times :-.'ajday*,"^saidsa.f^un^
5 1 ady | convalgsc ent f atl on eVo f ith'e* hospitalsi tals 1
of cityethe ?bthetc day;?^THeTnurse3|
are>just- as sweet,: and 2 ; thoughtiuliSand!
Jpatient ,as i tlii»y : : can be, - and -s the - cos- s
tumes '■'are preUy , :i butjl/get so tired '6frßee||
s ing'P- the f same? stylefcapsljLndJgoTOs^oii|
everybody -day -in and day out; T Just
long for» theT j sigl)it76f i \%o.:san dressed 1
'■**$ \else." •?&&&
7 IeI c wis > struck >.by ; the '; expression ■; of ithisl
;jDpinion,'*oiylngjto?the fact that: l heard|
an^armyysurße'on-in charge of one of
;tha|fever jhospitals n.t Chlckamauga O.u~
(ring} thgSpanishj^war, (say l the : sanie '. thin^
in£almost^the^sanie words. He ha'dire-^
Fabrics selected irorh. the latest products of the hicrhesi: standard
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mills -and; tailored with special skill'and care — especially made for this
occasion. . / P ,:
>bJEP M ~ B raj' \a«J? H
I: Chanty, "who weratne nunisterins'anseis
r of the .'camp. , ; Possibly," hospital managers
Jmay.obtain^a hint from i the surgeon and
the convalescent. ■" ." .'■■
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: Target-shooting; promises to become a
favorite q pastime with . Richmond wo
men. The- devotees : of tlie sport already
! number v many .well-known^ladies, H and
they., are .;its ardent lovers, y : ; The valley,
on the; eastern side of Chiinborazo Park
is the favorite locality for,-the-amuse
. naent: . and : aimost - any - fine afternoon -
several of ;■ the : supppsedly- non-shooting.
sex may^be seen, there; was ting cartridges'
at the' rate of about a box'an hour.a Thre
e burned up no less ; than ) ten ■ poxes
of 'v fifty . each 'on .one- afternoon; re-^
icently.;- Rifles" of small: calibre - aregene
; rally/. .psed, /'although ; pistols - are f-:'occa
t'sion'ally'the weapons. » ..: •-■■; ■"'. , _V ;
A■-•A ■-• gentleman who is.-one "of -the- best _
: shots in .Virginia . has -frequently:';., had;
• charge ."of these; shooting parties. .-■_ H e. is"
rather . reticent concerning woman's t na-_
T tural". aptitude'f or -marksmanship, v ;_ :
"Do they.' htLVe; a steady nerve? I . asked;
! the "c .Onlooker. -. . * .. •.■■■.-■ -.- .■..■■'■;..■■ ■
■/jjt'Oh;' yes; I //guess- nerves ■'- are'
pretty^good," %as the; r<^ply : ?given in '.: : ar.
not .very enthusiastic manner. --'/'"'
"Their eyes /are all right."
--.;. .'.'Plumb centre pretty: often; do they ?"> ;
"I ; always take thenidownihto the", val
ley/kndlet them shoot towards', the* hill-'-
; sde.V.;- -: •- : --^--." " : - : --"^i- / : -"^" "'- .'
; "Why is that?"
. ii.To make/; sure-; of their hitting some- ;
■thing." ,'.'. '~\ '''..'.■ ' ... '''
; If President' McKinley; were: to suddenly ,
come face". to ' face ; some ■ day with Captain :
:Frank;'P;V:Brent.-; secretary ?;Of
,'Board ■of Education;-; the; President Vwould.i
1 all; bf •Ta- : -fhea.p,^tb luse"- an ex-'
pressive It ihas^heenssuggested^
.that ' ; he;.would'rthink !he stood \ in ifrontX
; of &■ portfaitfof '[ himself, "or?xaw7nis - imagel
in ; aj mirror. - ; ; The resemblance ; is .iirii Ver- 1
sally l:^ commented : i upon? ;K- Possibly;:" Mr; :
Brent / is ? a ; little" ;stouter.-;; stouter.-;. .Maybe- the" ';
coVering: which" nature ; placed » ohftheHop )
of: his ; scalp"; is'-a J little 'thinner : than 'that =
;' on .-v the Scrown^f /the/ President ';•. although \
\ the ■}. pate : [ is '■ • not v so :;
covered -asl once it was. But ; when: Mr. v :
Brent v gets * into^his ?Pfince 'Albert': and>
iPlaces'on^hisihe^^theVsoftvbl^k'lh'aU
'and j MrVf}McKiDley|airect;Sthe^
man:looking for. thejPresident; : arid' know-|
ring );: him. * by : ) hi s £ pictures*; : ' : only";f-. wouldi
surely;; f allhupb'nl Mr.v ßreritTas % th^? Chief i
Magistrate of ;Uncle;Sam: ; |Mr.^Brent*ffe-1
'quentlyj alludes :.td;^the'.resemblarice;;as hei
heMsiitXcbmmentedvupon'bS^'hisr'friends".^
■^Vschemevis jbeingaaJdltqVget^himfftb?
j^^shlß^qiTfs^i'3d^y_7?aSdfplay;ihlmTon!S
fon ttfie iDublic as ; the] President?r|lt> isTsa f e 1
itb) say;;he '^yould ■ bear his \ honors -with'the^
'dignity./ the r office .'demanded.
. . THE. ONLOOKER. i
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