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.^^^^^l__^ * "'-* '••' ' - -■-'--.- ■' .-- ..-;■,■. t- .i.,. , ■'„■•■ i •■ ■■ ~ s ' ■ ■•■ ■ -■ ■ ■ ...■.■..■,..--■< r ... , *■- • ■ ' ■j • ■■.■'.■■'■ . _. . i (^^^p fy'v-'.'.- s^MS^^^B^^P ■_'}, .... ,'-j> '•;- i ~v V* flM^^.^l^^^B^.-^BBl ■Bß^>j* *^888 - - ■ '.'■ ■■'■'-.. ■•-,•: " •. ■■'■ ■ ~ .-.'•:■■. r^^T.v'V*^ ; : /N7^/^-Vi^ ; ,..' .; .■ . :- 1 Calendar forte Academy of Music. Monday and Tuesday. ■Evenings— William Hi Crane in "David' Harum." * I' ■ - Wednesday Matinee . and Evening— Al. H. Wilson, in "A Prince' of [Tatters," . -.. ,;:■ . ' Bijou. Week- beginning, to-morrov/ evening and usual matinees— Ross and Fenton's Enter tamers. r . . ; v :; The past week has been the' most briK " iiant in the history; of^ local theatricals^ sine* the, curtain rang up on the season 1 0M902-J903. '' ' " ' ~-'\ ..* - ' '". Few cities In the country have pre sented, In the same space of time, . such, £v line of meritorious attractions, and ' few cities have shown in the matter of attendance such marked appreciation of what was offered. ' ' ' "\ . i The smart' folk have had an opportunity] - to" display their, most stunning gowns, and others perhaps not accounted' quite so --"smart," '.have "seized the chance to s;atis fy their appetites" wi th ., the good ; : things J tha t hav e been " spread upon the theatrical . | table. ; Air or which goes to show/that if j vtheirlght class' of attractions'" are pre-v seated here. : there will be no lack? either: of appreciation or; dollars. .-'- ; .y. ; i It has ■ been^ clearly . demonstrated flurrj Ing the present season: that mefitorius 1 offerings, stamped with" the ■approval of. .the j rnetropolls and other, theatre-going. places,; can- depend upon liberal and ■warm X plaudits In .Richmond. On i the other hand, plays that-smacked of medi ocrityihave met : the fate:: here they, de-; served, except in:afew*i cases.: where the; /public was mleled into going to see a show ■with a national; reputation. . but-. inter preted by a weak and. insufficient com- r pahy. In the light of tlie past : : week, it behooves the local : - management of : both theatres >to eliminate as far as- possible poor Eh'ows" from their bookings,- and: to : let' the public understand that, nothing, --but, the . best jittractions obtainable' will; . be presented for' its [amusement^ "When ■ this ; guarantee can be given, .there is. no rftason to doubt that Richmond ;will;; will; take: j " v ; Its place and . be r accounted .-> one ■ of the best show towns in the: country. \ '■:' RECO^O OF THE^WEEK.:;, . - The^ week: irasT opened; byEffie^Ellsler. who : appeared ; Jni thelSlarlowe v procf u.ctlcß \ of? 'iWhen Knighthood i '.Was .In* > Flower?^ * An audience that 1 tested I the' four walls of r ■ ' : the i Academy '■ "; was pfesen t ■ to i; weJco^ie /Miss. Ensler's'Vreturn^Oothis^city.^While : ! the play, was handsomely;stag'ed.and,cos ' turned, it wag "- haiid|capped by haying" a ; % -weak*' company i to ' interpret -; it: i. Miss ■ \ EUsler's . age- alfiol worked : against her. In j portraying; the; role^ of' Mary: Tudor, ; but ; ?dcspitcl these objections^ the^ play" eeeined; ? to i please ttheV large f audience. . ■ • i- John fj Drew's} appearance^ on \'\ -Tuesday,; : evening^ inj hisrnew4play^''The? Mummy; -^d;tbe:Hmmnihg^ird/ypr^ved;to;beHhej : ' eocf al rcyent lof the" season.' ■ The? Academy; \ ; tmalcrowdedt with the cuUure^andjbeauty; ] of l he city, and Drew was: given ;a'royal ; . r clcomo. While this, was^heTjQrstgbowl , 'lislha^^m&de^^iicG he -became, a star^ j vndeKC^arleß!'i^bTOan.::whs(^?;oc^^ ; ; <aeU«htfuJ - oonc^tJonSandS<Sellneatfon;;qf : ; Ktbcx^e^ri^rdll^xnleyitrlJasaajEread^v;: f -' eon* ilay^lJelaMU!«^U»an&iimprefEslon; \ ; returned to the place of her birth [Wednes day/evening 1 ." and the fatted calf ..wa's'lf Hje'd to '"' fittingly celebrate .her home ;comirig; that is. judging from' the large audience and; -demonstrations of . approval jin[f the Academy- that \ evening. ■ ';■"[■[ ''*--. :•"..;."":[ ; That [popular old actor. Stuart-; Robsori;' fi nlsh'ed tlie eventful weak in Hwo ' re vi vals of VThe : Henrietta," and '•The ■ Conjedy : of Errors." which were presented i respect^ tlyely at [[matinee : and evening "'. perf orm arices.i Both plays are- reviewed i in [ an other "column of this paper. ;r i V - Vv 1 :/ ;At the Bijou; - Phroso.VßosoiY's; midgets; and other vaudeville entertalnroerits "filled in the week, and managed to r do/a ; pro fitable business:^ ;:", '.:•'-' ,;. : : - y - 'COMING OF CEANI/,\ J: : ;> . By a curious coincidence, H. Crane follows ; upon the footsteps i of fhis. former co-star, Robson. and will ; be; seen at the" Academy to-morrow ; andiTuesday. evenings, in his famous dramatized •• yef-' sion of, Da\idHarum.: Perhaps; nb] actor, on- the': stage"; at the present; day more ' friends, or a more ' cultured Tclientele InUiiscity than Crane, and Hhe advance sale of seats indicates ; that' h or, Will?; re-; peat past itriumphs -when ihe I appears^: at the Academy to-morrow evenlng.jv ': ;^ In transplanting the Btory ■ ;from f /th'e book to the stage, the dramaUzerslwere careful to take few liberties" 'with -West cbtt's work: Into three acts \ the ;pl?iy * fa divided, and - all ; of the scenes 1 are" laid lln Ilonioville, XV V, In the "flrsUact^ the audience i - sees - David's 'bank \ i on. \ one i side, A.urit Polly's house ; across; the : road.:;ahd in the : background :the\bigjbarn;^vherein David kepthis horses. 'All of ithe;famillar. characters are quickly introduced.' -There is -' David's "factotum, Dicki^rab^o.^ and Dv" Robinson; who drives' the [stage ; from. thY; depot. Then - comes "that [toldftskra^, dint. - 'Zeke Swinriey. and i-; after iheclittle" Widow Cullom;ltheyrellct^of RiVp^Pisiilab' Blako ': then l \ puts iixi : an S^raifean' d^ ereln i^wherejthe^nly, introduced. '■>, • '- . 7 She comes toHomeV^oget Wgi«<* ins the .public : school; -^^&A^3 Lhat'foryears sheiwa^lde^«^gfg ?ral .; : Wolsey;; V Her [ itsolf/:fand-Ehe ; ;determines\rK|S l^r I .; awn : living, r: She f went' to; H«JRgp^£p :ause her mother; was '*. buried '^Sgjg^f viw irid—well^: because' after , theVdeM^lu^ 'ather^qhn llxmox ! went"! to i I *i?^jKf m e£ i'ld^llarum'sibank. John Lrftnc^Bg.-" nto view, and so does ipert alltt^BgJ-p nmsoj^Thefell^dear^oldJs^^^K^ Bill % Montaig^(Crane ; ; make's |j b[v£snsij^E|, raric^lislHaSTimt behind j ttia^ R<^yJ»!>W| .enltholbayjtids&Jwhi^ limVa-f- •■dutdb $ tough >f Uine|>f, I It" pn <*» Ivwlroi^ TbeTstaryi 1» Miult^l^«|Wslfe Perkins icCtmeift tWmsf&& :b<r bay/irhossV-over. and <*>^W»»»*^{! trmishi out of .the bam anaiflp^. to-tW Jbdiln'*" ' ■ ' - - r "*i^.,.. '• - i. . .. ..- .1 *..,„..* . 87/JOHNIW^AV£RY.: "'" ' '.--•'"■■-■" ■'-'- ;: .*W*i^K ■the i .'counting-room ) of; the : 'bank.><lt;"is ! essentially the - office T"of - ai>' man. who -Uovesi •horses./ In this act "there : is", the'- incident*! ;pfithe counterfeit' bills;;' the tussle;' with; ; Bili: Montaig; ?: the resignation;: of-: .Chet ■Tlmsori,; and: the securing>of^the^mort gages oni the ; Widow • Cullom's home. '7- ' f^ln)the^ third :act ; anbtber^phase]of?Dayld= Harum's character ?' is j; "stiown-^his y honie : UifeU^The^lscene;lsllald^ln^Auntl|Polly / a; ' room^ Tand ithe: time ; is Christmas, srnbrning. 7lt is ; snowing ;.i hard^outsider ~'Aunt -Polly Ishaving; John Lenox's .things; •surreptitiously .2 removed v from the Eagle; ! : Tavern to -her; spare . room. ■ The '■> Widow. ' Cullom ; come ? Iri ; answer] to .David's"? sum-; fm*qn"s^ expecting to \be bereft ' of her :• homei j :Th'ere : is the story 'of /David's; visit : it6}. the ; ! circus; -thei giving ;tolthei- widow; of ihir r i Home; ■ the •engagement of John -Lenox ; | Blake, andi the I cur tain 1; falls ■ ofi [■ the; j'ClifiEtmas >'dihner,^with opening, ! that' famous bottle "of champagne. - v ..-;.. GERMAN DIALECT COMEDIAN. ■The: many " r^uestsllpdged'at<the;b6 x^ ■ office "f or - the i engagement .' nex ; %Wednes 'day'at the matinee v and j evening; perform-, 'a'rice of 'A\ IL'.Wilsqh.ithelirermanJdialect "comedian. Is : a most healthful "of ;4; 4 the "esteem -^ here Ifor • t this 1 "son's' third ; season' as" a star.i he has proved , ! : , beyond \ a doubt t) he I is ; : to be j account-; Je^among l^^?^^^^^!^^;^^!^©?^^-;; p^"ciat'ed"play'ers : iwho ? come v toithls clty^ He be; seen .h^rein; ; '^A Prince; of Tat l tersl" ,;f ■ h? -£ ';s^f > v*M*£'^ *-?£'■ -S^-^ : li^The^supportingMcompanyJlsaa^ strong, ibneHeachVmemberJb]eing^^e^lyichosetf jarid admirably cited to thj rol assign; ed.~- IliTi^oughqufthe*ae^ion : :6fjthe"play^Mr.; J sings s six fnVw| and sqhgsj ?gi vjrigs ampleToppqrtunity^ f or^ the 1; en joy^J i mem *6& his '" rich:^ melodious ? voice^wv^ch .; jhasTlearned | f 6fj-1 him - the •;: title ji of IgTjtte' Golden Voiced . Singer.'' ••; ..;•;";. -"\ P%ROSS a|re .will be Ross and. Fenton and their jffainpusnvaudevinex^^ IW^»' the , fine * tayfinreE&uo " of WJdßvU * teuans Itra veiling • as [j a j company,=i thUfsea «bn." A, combination of vaudeville 'arUst. 2to«^ : "tof^h«r:.or'.a >hoj«. «ea«on iS?a4na^i»Uy ! affbrd ; a - ttiur «bow ;iha* «Ji!aibe booktd in pn^wHk. Ajp4! 4^; thi. ffit!^J^pr^^tfcirceinpany. . d b»w iutiaflaa UiaiMwJvM, aid u»t th» ahow j / smmMmMh ;I*.-.s^^k Is the best balanced and most diversified thaV^-theySb'aye^ey^^put^pnf.thcaToad^:! I Charles ;fj?l Ross j [and iMabel S[Fen[ ton;| j b{; ' ''"CQilise^/hiad £the fcorablnatioin^antl^OTili present ftheir] famous i travesty^ of jSardou:s: "Cleopatra." In.'. whlchrn^eVjSJnado^iJieirj fgreatestl hioi.wlille^me££[ers^pf I^WeVer,' ? and SFieldsV 1 : congress ot[ " fiuStnakers]|toj; New 'city. < . - " = They ; were only Induced to :leave^Weber ■> [: in [:New[;;Tork2 ahdStake^toj Hhe|r6a^|6ni.^^sh^winglthat^thje|^m|i pany" which ' wouid "bear^ their. ' names would \ ; ( ; be i the ? finest i : of Its :[;[[ character.; ■ Charles ■ J. Ross [wasVone of; themost : pop- i \ ularjcdniedlaris ; In ithia ':V,"/eber> and | ifold t J ;; arid Hihe ; great i German fcoraedians ) gavei him {up ; regretfully; §' Mabels; Fent'oh[ is" a 'talented ; arid .versatile ; acti-essSiTheir; ' travesty of ["Cleopatra" [is . staged, .arid::" is v scen.ically HheJirhbstV; pre-? : teriti6us ; off eririg I lnrvau^ville.:-.- Sufficient; > scenery ' is f earned 7 ; for;- tflu-j } act*» alone j- to. i equip an/ordinary : melodramaftThe -^Misses" iDelmore'ahdrcompariyAin' their? beautiful; ? staged picture^;* entitled?yii;[Brldegfoorii's^ ; Reverie, ',% present 7 another felaborate[[^ [act^ smoke ;[of a good [cigar, an? early i arrived sees ; visions ;; of ] 'formeri sweethearts:; in[ thc>pirgire[[abbvel ,tile fireplace. * - ' • ' The; Misses belmore appear; in itheVpic^; ture .and I sing and play upon -iri-j strunients. :C: C Both their, vocal , and'; instru r _? ; mental selections ■ are [[ gems; ; ; and! the" pic-; tures"-are*-b'eautifully.[Eet-as- ori a%riiinia"-r tiire stageJ : -Johnson and Dean, ; the f-','pre-lf -','pre-l niier N colored [ontertainers,'* : as r they.-, call themselves,- have just^ returned ;-7from^ a. •long.an d; successful; engagement [in Eu-'; ; rcpe. ; " They . . are undoubtedly .;.* the ."most I talented i" colored tcam^iri '■ .vaudeville.*; Out old r friends, : James ; " B: arid [Fanny.,; Dorio-: [vahii. who, [with ; their; rapid-fire "joUes T arid; ■ never; fail [to v score [.heavily >in : the -favor : of an ; au_.ence,-: and ; especialij'. an" audience - which "wants [- to laugh. "- 'xiiey kesp well up-to-date [with material rals63rarid^will;[doubtlessjbei'orie^of;;the strong cards of ;. tlie - programme. .[Julian ; Rose, : -the'V; Hebrew • ■-' parodist and [ ; nion6-,[ logist.ishas a --.budget of riew.t riiaterial,'[and ■is "not V- -onlyi'.[ doing?, the % best.; act he .has ever. doneVvbut is makirigjall:;. the; other. ■Hebrew; comedians in vaudeville- look jj:o their; laurels. '[ ln , fact,; his ''act;this season ] is';oh"a par"? with any;? of ; ; not^ a little better. 'The- musical specialty of the [bill will : ; be" , provided .- by a the : Musical Johnstons, . xylophone ' experts," 7 who also ihave : recently.;, returned; from [a. successful' tour ; of[ Europe^ ; >[There ; is'; ginger [and [Ufa. ;in :[ their ;, work : as i well . as -excellent . har mony; and : marvellous ; execu tioh. [-; [ "'[ : * ;^They ? swing [an [; audience^alongroh';a ; [wave ; of harmony,; that -is" 1 delightful. The Tomomoto' Brothers : "are* said ! to be the, most .[, sensational .wire artists : who. have" "ever [. come';: to this fcoun try ;[? and X Boranii anu':Nevarb ; acrobatic j and; contortion; ski t,\: entitled /'That's [a Cinch.';.: Mr.. Joseph Jefferson i begins his ; annual i GOOD RESERVED SEAT FOB 50 CENTS. }:; 11/"^% A* r*V7* |/'/|A( f^ : Tl ' il \A JANUARY V r - „ - CHARLES FBOH3IAN FKESENTS \A7¥I I IAM H f^D A'Mli^ '. ■ DAVID HARUM i M/&DNESOAY, JANUARY 28!I!H. ]|f CHJ|^S|HplJ|i|D^lD|EYig|to ,;« GOLDEN yOTCE I ? SINGER, J 'five weeks sprlnar tour *-.prn 13th In frash: I I Mies AmeHa BiEgham is the richest I jjactress on the American stage, and one of tbe best - managers in the -country.-; j. She can hold her own with any of "tho iTgeiitlemeh ; of the. so-called . -.''theatrical: i :'- ;^1 Sf-lSiuis;-;'Ja"mes;; and Frederick ..TVarde i.fce« I 'gan 8 their,.-: tdur/HnSW^igeniials iaridgKeixfg . per's ;• '■: spectacular i !,Teinpest"| September.' lst.iarid I wlthou tjex-^ ' !<septJqn g have § rotade[ Imoriey^ ißvery^week^ 'fytt is|aald|that>.Wagenhals^ and- Kemper i taddedgf3o.ooa % to^thelr^bank =: j account % in" '§tw&sty^waeks^.Thlsi is a pretty4good[ rshowingit orTold fßill \ Shakespearev^*&^^^ flf Miss {Blanche jßirigljwill Jmake? heridebut .ra3"^[i^riund^C^rg[e\W.-*^edCTOTr.sTmah : r E^tnent^to|-asplay?Vby^a^^^|Srfiltlr |fancyy|: > Brown/y The^' pr_o"ducU6njTtiU ibe= madeim; the early spring. '■'.""' : iniiegar;Buy^r'Vand;:is;C^lledy^elcoin6«; ; fdiaiSyou;alirkriow."^isitoici r amatlzeiEu- ' t gene iJrFieldTsjA'L.i ttle: ? Boy".i Blue.l?| Urf^Ar^ f thur? During will jbel Been •: tnvtnis]pla.y|nextj : ' seasbn.iand I a\blg! produc 'Cibp ] lsTprqmi,sed.l fine^and ;fpo werfuli; peiVj Iforrnarice i of, Yo-Sanlirii^Dayid ;Belasco[arid! ! John -A. Xuther ',;L6risr's .Japanese ': drama/ still £at-j |tra"ctlng7,treme[ndousYaudi^ [lasco ;[ Thea t^3 ln^ Ne^?[Tojk^.-\ JtJ|s^the ; artistic Tarid . sensational, hit , of ; >"; - ODDS AN£ ENDS.,' :[■ .St.- Petersburg '=. is: ''fighting ''a^ rat^ plague; : of il tremendous s>proportions.-^f?For- ; -;threek "successive y days^ratsii wanderings to 3 the} riveri to fdrlnk i have i early \. morni s • ing ; trains"! on 3 the y suburban f Newski > rail- i ; wayVvj-;- : The ; pblice ; arej: distributineirat^ . poison ; to ; all . housholders" free : off charge," :, : arid it soldiers '? armed iiwith ifsticks ;*,. watch .;: : the : road ; toj the :■ river } where ■ rats J procure * ;their;mo.rning;drlnk/r?^;.^;;;^^^V^":i'>J:;fn •:•'■': One of the": most ill [founded of 'all popu- [ •lar:delusions>is thatiblushingusith'e-spe^" 'cial. characteristic fof : the; fenialeEex,. says; ; the : Ne wrYork As : a ma tteri of ;^f act, ;exqent'[ inUhe r cas.e' of. \very, xoungf. !giris, s men. blush/ far. more .readily.;; than iwomen.-; : The.' well-bred "-.woman ■-- never..--' iblushes" at » all. "■> while it : is a. : matfer -'of i everyday^ experience ?. that I iw: the" - exel te^-. ment lof I business | or [political | discv>^:ns • :men's;cheecksu redden', with %very guttle; i provocation.^ ; V .Whate Wr ■: may [] have :-?been i the'casei a^hundred iyears . ago.^.the.imodT. ; ernp woman ; shows^ her : : emotioh,":not : by : blushing, but by turning; pale. ; .. ;. .-'.•', '-'■ .:- HAn Interesting experiment^ has: ibeen ; carried '-'. on at 'thy; artillery ranges* at: sSteinfeld,.;. Austria.-. *It M-is"- commonly; known. "that a'iballoon wasianchored "at the >helgh t i ? of i : 2,5Q0 ■' yards. ; the ':'■. gunners '■ being:kept in ignorance of "the range. It . took - [ twenty- two ; shots to get ' the ; ap proximate? range, but it ; was not? till. the. : sixty-fourth! round . ; that. the> balloon? was .hit, and .then only slightly/ , However, ; the small tear; was .suffleient ; to bring :'it islowly.; to' the ground; •: : -; : 4 " "^ v; - : Money has : more synonyms * than any. ;.word in'the English- language,-"! : balieve, ;if-:.you: include -. slang phrases, - : says ■.': & [ writer; in the Cincinnati v Commercial-: Tribune.? J- : will 'give a few; only ? adding ■that X the -list /might ' be > Quadrupled . 'in 1 lengths. .There;: are -in use coin,*" plunks,;; plasters,- soap, crocks, 'dust, dough, dlng-r bats, :■■.--'■ ducats, : ; pewter, - : needful, ; : stuff/. collat; rags; ; shekelsr; wad,^ roll, t- tin^. long \i green," grease, V bones, i balsam, ./chicken i feed, .rhino, : ; brass, gold, and on, and on. for a hundred additional. V-. * A curious' old marriag^^custom[ [called i ilbcally'-'-Vthe;-' settling." 1 still survives -in;; [County -Donegal, f; Ireland, c' and ;in: Ith'eJ Scottish "districts bfiKintyre. and^Cowal.' :, After ,Uhe i marriage ' : has j been i publicly . 1 announced,*;; the^ friends of : the ; : coupiv "meet 'at ' the * house of .- the?- bride's v parentu ' to/fix a;suitable;date? for."the ; ceremony/ -Avibottl'e ;^of i-whiskey . is and '- av v vachS guest :.i drinks to k their." happiness.' ■he ? names Ia p date, jan I average is * struck, and "settling"^ is .' complete.' : r-. Neither,; the bridei'nor.i'th'e'-bridegroom:;'ever;-thinks ■ of 'protesting : against "the , date/Jso ; curiously ch<ssen. It -would be bad ;luck • ;even[ to speak .of; alteration. V ;[ , j ■ -jToare s hag r been so much complaint' of ! ;iate Gn.therpart of ; the; dear girls that ;the ' men were ; not y5 anxious J for matrimony^" and^that^the, prospect *;of^singre-' blessed-" •ness\was '; becoming" more? and ter-r ;rib!e,- ,that-i; it - ; -is^; comforting-: to ; them:; to learn : that "stalistics are againsC-Mnvn. -rather. : than . against { them, says the Phil • adelphia ,;- Inqu irer. /r/ r .There ; is :-: a ; sort J-.0f .. •idea that;' there .; are;: constantly.^ ■ more rjwomen : .tha n - men. - and that -in conf^ sequence •; the 'latter -'have -their f. ; choicer i while the ! women must : face *.> dubious ! > prospects N with ', what fortitude . they > can !rnuster.-.;' j; ..: : v.-; ";.-■ ■:'.,;. y..-:'/'-; : -i-". ■ . / ./^--':- : -'"/~ : ;i>The" census figures ha\ r e been analyzed. ;and , it : appears that whatever . may r be ; the! 'situation £ in : some %asr a : whole . the women | of , marriageable age : are; 2,500.- j :!00: less', ttian 5 marriageable Jmen.".! so • that : the I chances* of | a .woman g getting • a • hus- ; band; are 'much better r . than; a-^man get-; . ting^ a -.wife.: This ;is accounted ;= for. in I many, ways, fsince -in:/ this ; country ' the sexes lare yery^nearlyXequahT'A.'wbman : ' becomes* marriageable' much' "earlier "than ' ja j man,'f.though \ p;erhaps xherjyears ?of ex^': i pectation ' are -less.7 Its appears that •: there ' ; were j- in V. this - country -..in-^IEOO : f he ' grand - total 1 of l lo.44S.ls3 : ; unmarried -men; and=, for ; these : ; there X were T only,' availabl'e. 7.500,000 iunmarmd ;.-■'? women. After. .: deductions are 5 made: for ; those ; who- in' either" sex \ ; can ;■; be [ supposed ;? to \ contemplate ' i marriage, J >; there " remains - i the > excess ;. or ; men ■;•; above " referred • to." Nor^ is •> this : aIL -There .; are ; 2.700,000 : ; widows and r; only : 1.200,000 :. widowers. ['showing :; that k1.500.C00 ■of ",th^ % latter." have ? married ' again;. : tnus :. I further supply "of .marriage i abl e % glrls?r : The ; widows • are ; evidently^ so •by * preference.- ; for > it-v-is ? well i known - mat ; j a .widow; has . a i much -better chance [at ---a 1 fetecpnd j matrimonial J yen ture I than |a- maid ;hasiata first.- but;itiseemS that -widows; iare^not-so : anxious;;to try/ <&: second ■imar-^ 1 riage/ . 'Also ? divorced men: seem v : to? rush . ! into ■ matrimony? agaln;%whi!e women \ sim-; '"■ ilarly/v situated rare more; chary. ■'-■'■•* : - ' ; that there* ls hope for .i all h th-e ; girls :l: l and ; mighty ■ for sa ; ■ ,'arge ■ portion ; of- the y male^ sex. : ; It ;• would ' (appear/; that; the reason why men; do; not; > marry \ is : because :they ; do - not -, get , the . op-; Ipor tunity. : -every ,:■> man ? should :t deter-) •nlr.ie to 1 found ; a : family ; there -would |need j 1 •■o^-be ; : a '" Sabtne ; raid • to'; satisfy ,S thefde-^ mand. In the ' cities the* men ? marry. : much I cilery in life th because '•■ they find '■ it : so ;= ex-; Joensive to -"[maintain - a;, .family V.in tithe; {■style*' which^ th ey wish, : and. . moreover. ; ; wh lch ' their wives .wish! There ; are ' many ; fading m-eniiriUhlscl ty? to-day. who Imar^ ?long ■ ago "\ and ;-.went ', to \ housekeeping • 'In?' the : 'most A primitive ;*ii fashion." Cltheln 1 wives "■ doing- thelhouseworkiand ■: doing ,i If I well: - Nowadays .• : there" are s few;,- young; \ wom'eh S who "wan tV to do '}. that.' ; arid ft they \ r pref er • toreafnr- their.; own allying j and i; get ; luxuries* rather ? than; -to.'ibe "the; "slave/ of '- a : poor 3 maruv^owever. > •: It '■:.. appears < that .i the - girls v- now;- have '■■ the . pick,.; and | ■ -nuch> ■ joy, : may;? thf y- g*et :; out of ; their, fpreserit^ strategic -position; --^'%y '^-~- -~\ . Fresh > Conn try Egg9," ':r% '*> -h- j ' Con gress H all -t^isk^jYOOTfcSjV^ k^^«* dozen . ; "- . . ..•.^■*SB|' .^quarttbottlcss^^f^SSsßaH Large canned : ■-.•^Virginia- o ,1 : Best A merican Grana^;-^/ as! fc^do^gtJoflfteHpoSad.%^^ Csatt^a«%el®lC^P^ii 'SilverjKtnf JFlour^alvgv^i liable, -V r -tiara^p||f|!^irdlp^lp^^p Table Q Sofe^icklwSfegal^^ Peaches, can.......:.. "C . Jon ; ....-ipC^ -pers, 2 packages nound IlC" west American ;^£ u ve t : imported Macaronir?/rfel bo? r: : T"V pound ' OC' Q° od Lard,;ppr. poancl^. y ySf i half ba^e?^S3^a^|#^My ■Pillsburv^s v;Vitas, ;:;i t wp^"{-^ { ;'6;popnd^Llri|Sl^a|»offP; '6 ;popnd^Llri|Sl^a|»offP ; ; packagesfor.. Starch f0r.... ; :=^R??^ _ J __. __ , . iRe 6 pounds new CalUor-^e^t Best City. Meal, peck.. IOC nia Prunes for iuC; White A .'Sugar, 6 r 1 pound pSk^^B^^^ Black Eye PeasV quarti. [ [ Carolina Rice, 6 pounds 25c Ladies! Shoe PoHsh\7aYgeY|l lor *. ■ bottles! ;..;;v<«s*H H^Ma|e:^ v Pr ; eser T es..^ c: j ;; S rgar[:Coim :^§^ it pound ;..... v^ s:; ;;.;;;25|g pe?L. "?.....!.?!!' 1 8c *w» wait {ll3^ e - v ''Bs(: : 2-rpound ?oans Best Table c^ Large Peache5;.;.:.........,... OC can ......;..>.......;.......... 7C> New Lemons, dozen 12c B lacfcbWry or'Cataw- t Large Boxes [Mustard /C^ ba Wine^quart;. ;^i.? llv^ ;;Sardines\^can -.%.... ..w^VV:: New Barley for /sonp^^^^ Boston Baked Beans, 6 pounds f0r.'...,!..-. /large: cans,; 8c; small v^i^i v Fresh • Ponltrv; >alwaY»fohf cans "t* hand. .'", S. ULL MAN'S SON, UUn InU 010 1 unto, r>OTVH' Town Store. Up Town Store, 1 820- l»^li Kast Main 7- treet. 506 E*»st Muribsil (Street "New Faoiie, 500; Old, SiO. Old aaU jiew 4'lioue, 3JL I Our Great Removal Sale |j <j Will. continue for the next ten days. Several carloads ot . ;.p ■j [0. HighTGrad^ Pianos and Organsso^ | <> Full line of Mandolins, Banjos and from ||? j| • Vl * Popular Sheet Music, 5-ioc. " '} ■' ; ,• -'.; .\ • ' V-j ;| In I: cFgusaOn JL>roS*t i ;|; | •| New Store No. 11 West Broad. 815 Hast Broad St. i i Thank You for the liberal patronage "bestowed upon us during ;the^past~ year-: and hbpejybjr strictf business nieitHodis : ';and: ifair dealing/- to^ merit a cori tinuance" of _sa'rhe. \Ve I'^ery,^ much to call \ your t attention to [our [dATERINGiv;BUSINESSi We are a speciaitjr; of catering: and would- be torriake Tan estiniat^ fprv your \ next[ receptipnT; Let us do your work/; we can save you .- money. H. W. Mpesta: W^^wsM. I MM Why not cure It? Havo doctors faiied S and 4 given - up & hope S of Icurtngr i you?i< We g will a CUKE pyou-^-or « you ] wilK'ibwesusjnothing! . '* - f^^m mWe ! posltivel3r!cure'«Cancers,^Tuinors^ "and I Chronic^ Sores busings a knife- . We are making;£wonderful; cures! every.* day.*?s Coirit ] and \ seel what wef arel dpln^. «- If ? then s you | are Mno t satiafledl we twills pay ?, all % expenses! EiP Slfiy6ufcannotfcome!6end':for/prlnted Siatter^J and % statejyour } case. !?'-~Do | not delay-corn^ j or,^wri te^totday.'%g: : ::; ;,|;^ iKellmiJalEflHofpitalil LAOIES!SSOOREW«BD ;,: iof obstinate suppression.* any^causelir path-" f6ldnr/pu^mbnftiljr,Teifu»atorj;r«tLito wUere^i S OI NCE THI WAR ' " "-. v „ i to continue . all .this week*— • close Fnday. night. . AJI I | medicine at 30 to 40 per § cent off.- HERE AREA^ B FEW of the many thousand : • we have on sale: p x 51-00 Wruna ' /afel ft r- lsd*Alc<ick'B i 'Pbiraui* rFlutersl9lS^ S IOC;. Bromo Selts^r .?fis^ftfj^§ J ■-. sc. f, Castlla ? Soap. .»»*.»• . . -« ♦ i. « ■ - SteJ^fi 1 : ?P |75^2^gHotiWat^Ba^^^pS 1 ■■,75c: ; ■: 2 : Qt. ; :- Fpvn talr^jnHij^^^goii^ :|l - Quinlnt: 3 Pills? tn : bottles: ata.l'l ll vsl.w:wampble^?Wp^i^lttgi| _ ,V, V « ' > " ! . _-; I iiagleiDni^Goinpatip 1 817 rEastiBroaayU-ife 1 ■I B^^l Ba J - I :BJ Bl : 'I 1?'I 1 ?' ' *'H L##tfc#f BhrwMi - iBbH ifwiNk' r ' '■■