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m \A Hltrricane Of Bargains in Ladies' Wearing Apparel Tnihr-Mxtdc Sutts. j ' Bfoadoloth flulta, collnrless blouso, taffeta llnod blouso trlnimod wlth straps and buttons, sklrt now flaro, trlmmod wlth thrco olrcular strnps, tunlo of foct, $1C,00. Nobby. Blotlso Sults, gmy canvas cloth, collarloss blouao, trlplo shouldor oapce, futl sleovcs, blouso taffeta tlncd, noiv tuckcd flaro sklrt on tralno, $20,00, I/iuls XIV "sults, cloth and eta rnlne, coats sllk llncd. shouldor oapes, whlto vcats, tuckcd, and tutilc sklrts, $25.00 and $.'10.60. Silk Waists. Black and Whlto Jap. Silk Wolsts, homstltchod, wlth clUBters ,of accor dlon plalts/ ln yoko style. full sleevo and now collar: speclal, $3.08. Blnek, Whlto and Bluo- Poau do Cygtie Waists, hemstltohed tucks, wlth yoko and tucks around, latost sloovo and collar: at $0.48. Handsome Whlto Waists, In allover laco, pcau do cygno, wlth appllquo laco and clilffon vestj tho latest croa tlona ln a sarriplo llno of waists; prlces, $10.00, $12.M, tlG.OO. New Shlrt Waists. Whlto Meroerlaod Madras Walst, tucked back, plaln front, trlmmod In largo poarl buttons, neat stook, plped wlth polka-dot madras; prlco, $1.48. Wo haVe provldod sotno elcgant val uen and strlctly novel Idoas In Whlto Llnon Waists, tuckod back, plaln front; prlce, $2.48. Erxcellent quallty Silk Madraa Waists, ln strlpcs and flgures, plaln baok, box-plaltcd front, wlth two rows of buttons down tho ifront; prlce, $3.48. Handsomo Hand-Hmbr'oldered Waists, plaln llnen and butoher's llnen, $6.48 and $7.48. Colored Dress Qoods. Our Colored Dress Ooods Dopart ment Is uow reploto wlth everything to g-ladden tho taste of tho most fas tltllous. Stapld' and substantlalj as welt as novel and fancy, The Whlto and Cream Dopartment Is brlni full of soft, boautiful fabrlcs, ranglng from tho most moderato prlce to finest texturos. Tho Colored Dopartment toams wlth beautlful creatlons ln tho soft crepy offeots, as well as the heavlor weavos for Tatlored Sults. Prlces to sult tho poople. Silk Shtrt-Walst Suits, Those ootnfortable, droBsy gartnenta Aro here ln foulards, taffotas and poau do soloi all the popular shades and prlcos; less than oost of matorlal, An olegant llno, $12.50 to $26.00. Qood Skirt Bargains. Walklng Sklrts, sevon-gored flare, stltehed seams, kllted bottotn, fln lehod wlth straps and buttons, In vertcd plald back, fostonod wlth strap and buttona, ln llght welght moltons, all colors; speclal, $5.00. _ Walklng Sklrts, ln the^new snow flako canvaa, tuoked, kllted bottom, trlpls yoko effect, flnlshed wlth srnall pearl buttons; an Ideal sprlng gar tnont; /'only $7.48. Etamlne Wnlklng Sklrts, colors, navy and black, tuoked and strapped, ln tho new flaro, perfootton of flt and flnlsh, $7.48 and $10.00. Throo speclal values In Sltk Dress Sklrts, bost grados of taffeta and peaiu de sole, trlmmed ln silk fagot tlng ond silk appllque, new flaro, full swoop; at $10.00, $12.50 nnd $15,00. Etomlno and Volle Sklrts are well roprosonted In our sklrt dopartment. DBtamlno Sklrts, navy and black, taffeta, trlmmed, en trains; at 98.00. Anothor etylo, better gtaile, taffeta trimmod, hlp trlmmlng and olroUlat bands around bottom, full flweep; at $T.48. Accordlon PlaJted Whlte Etamlne Sklrts, $10.00. Vollo Bktrts,' sblrred flounoe, tuoked abovo fl/junce, ovor good meroeflaed drop, $12.50. Imported Volle Sklrts, three pleoe tunlo effoct,' trlplo folds of taffeta to form tunlo, pmnel front, flnlshed wlth silk ornaments, 16.00, Ask to seo the new ideae ln double an6 trlplo sklrts, $17,50 and $23.00. Tha/himer's Milli Some very special values in Trimmed and Untrimmed Ready-to-Wear Hats. A splontlld qunlity of Jumbo Brnld Sailors, i;-?q_ wlth leuther sweat bands, eorno in black and whlto, *?&*' , Black Ohlffon Hats, wlth horso halr or strnw a ? c/l crowns, tucked brlm, at. ?P'?*w Mlsses' and Ohlldron's Tuscnn JTlats, ln tho new pat tcrns. Asprny of Ilowers or a nretty lx?w >cq - ,t_ at c/| wlll mako ono of theso a stylish hat. O^ lu V*'M Kolllng Blm Sailors for ohlldron, gn + <* ? cn bundreds to ohooso from.OUt, IU QO.OU Speclal for'to-morrow wlll bo nn exhiblt of 50 now ldeas In Shlrfc-Wnlst Hats. Tho buttorfly, belng tho nowest comcs ln solld black fcuokcd ohlffon faclng, worn ?3 j-yj off tho faco, stylish and becomlng, will bo.<P4,OU $1 00 valuos In Ohlldron's Sailors, a' small lot, -yCg-, whlch .will soon be plckod over, at....... *<>C nery Department Trimmed Hats. Those who have vlewed our magniflcent stock ot Trimmed Milllnery unhesltatlngly declare that lt ls the grandest ever seen In Richmond. There Is no doubt about thls fact. Our reputailon for milllnery Is world-wlde. The people well know that here they can flnd more styles and better styles, and more hats from whlch to choose than In any other retall milllnery house In the clty. Bvery new and correct Idea Is represented, and every hat offers a won derful moneysavlng opportunlty. We have revolutlonlxed the milllnery buslness here byglvlng the best styles and superlor workmanshlp at prlces whlch are always from 10 to 25 per cent. less than elsewhere. The inere fact that we are dolng thls enormous buslness, whlle we are modest about saylng so, tseaslly proven by the prettlest hats worn In town to-day come from Thalhlmer's. Wear a hat from thls establishment, cost no more, and wear the correct headgear. Colored Wash Fabrics. 80 Inoh Madraa; regular prlce 12tfc ynrd; thls woek, speclal, yard, 10c. 32 Inch Madras Glnghams; was 10 2-3c; now 12#c yard. j B4 Inch Mercerlzed Sklrtlng, ln shep herd pWlds and strlpes. 12>Ao yard. 20' Inoh Galatoa Cloth, ln all shades and strlpes, 15o yard. Blg lot of 5c Apron Glnghams, for 3'/jc yard. Silks. Si/ks. Silks. The Most Attractlve Sale of the Seastin. A speclal purchase from one'of New Tork*s largest Importers brlngs to us over 8000 yards of the seoson's latest Novolty Silks, at about one-half real worth. Check Taffetas and Ixmlslne. in all the latest color combinatlons; Pln Strlpes, ln an endless varlety of colors and patterns; Gun Metal ef fects, etc. If bought in tho regular way theso would sell for 75c per yard ?Monday, only 00c Laces. Never such a lace season; never so many klnds, and never were they used for so many purposes. We are show lng all that is good ln Cluny, Antlque, Appllque Vonlso, Irlsh Crochet, Mar quise, Chantllly and Alencon, in Bands, Insertlona, Galloons, Medal llons, Collars, Rovers, Edges oJid AU ovors?rloh and excluslvo designs and patterns all of whlch come to us by dlrect Importatlon. BPECIAD VALUES IN WASH LACES. Thousands of patterns in Fronch Torohon, Platt Valenolonnes, Polnt de Parls, Valenclennos Edges and Inser tlons, Serpentlno and regular Insor tlons. New White Qoods. 30 Inch Mercorlsed Damaak, small and large flguros, regular 880 value, for 20c. 28 Inch Mercorlzed Madras and Dam asks, wlth otamlne strlpes and flffures, 83c valuo, for 25o pw yard. ' Heavy Welt P. K., small and large welt, regular 23c value, 16 2-8o per yard. Mercorlzed Vestlng, somethlng flne, worth 98o yard, for 75o per yard. Short iongths at greatly reduced prlces. Basement Bargains. Whlte ChliMi Soup Plates, 3 l-2o. each. 6-quart Tln Mllk Pans for Ho. each. Thln Blown Tumblers, worth 69o. docen, for 3c. each. 19o. Tall-Footed Fruit Bowla for 10c, Heavy Wire Meat Forks, lc. each. 29o. Deoorated Carlsbad Cake Plates for 15c. Whlte Opal Gas aiobee for 18o. Tln Pot Tops, all siaes, for 2o. eaoh. DISASTERS TO FARMERS Potatoes Rot in the Ground and are Floughed Up. BLACK F1SH DESPORTING decomes Bolder Each Day and Mokes a Show For 1ho Country Side?The Scotch Broom In Bloom at Yorktown. (Speclal to The TimcB-DIspatoh) YORKTOWN, VA., ' Aprll 18.-Mattors among tho farmors ot thls sectlon of Tldewater Virginla are asaumlng a se lious state of affalrs. Mlsfortuno has ovortaken them and 111-luck has become tholr constant companlon. Sood sown In fortllo ground has rotted. owlng to excess ot unfavorablo atmospherlc condltlons, and brought forth mlsery, dosolatlon and loss. The potato crop has been a com ploto falluro. scarcely a farmor havlng escaped tho plague of too much raln, To a mftn thoy havo plowed up tho Bood, and *owed lt afrosh for a late crop by same, jthers aro puttlng It ln other crops wlth I'ptter chance of rucccsh. To ndd to tho rilstress tho poarlouso ls dally maklng greater Inrbads ln tho oarly poa crop, nnd Iti somo soctlons of tho county ro ports show thut tho AYnp ls ln danger of romploto annlhllntlon. Bolng n btand new wrlnklo in tho plaguo llne, dostroy ing thls partlcular pest Is somethlng whlch has baffled tho most Ingonlous, and sot at nought tho efforts of tho tient truckers to chock lt. 'Advlces show that York, Warwlck, James CJty and Gloucos ter countles, all sro suffering from tho evll. Where' theso bugs have beon the V/lnos presont a pecullar upiiearance, looking exnctly as If thoy had boon soorched by tho flre. As\a oonsequenco of theso unfortunato clrcu'mstances, the. agrlcultural populatlon Is ln diro djs tresH with a very llttlo sllver llnlng to a very dark oloud of unhapplness, THE B1G FISH. Tho inarlna monster, the hughBlaelo flah that has boon maklng hls home in York Rlvor for somo days paat, contln ues to sport lils hugh body In plaln slght of nnyono who caros to soe hlm. Ho ue comes boldor and boldor each day pay )ng less and loss attentlon to tho dan gers tiuit beset hlm. The oplnlon Is uxpressod here that the fisb. oannot exlst so far from Its troplcal home and wlll either become a vlotlm to starvatlon or find a grave on some of tlie sanrl bivrs whlch ubound In thls portlon of the rlver. Tho "Saoloh-Broom" the bsautlful flowor of Brlttanlo birth, of whloh old Yorktown soema to hold a monopoly ls Just now at Its helght of bloeaom. When |n full bloom the plaut ls boautlful, Its long splrai stoin covored ln a profuBlon of oanury. colored blossoms, wlth a glos By fcillago of doopest "Chromo Greon" formjng a magnlflcout effect and a con trast, beaullful ln hurmony und plous |ng to the oye, With tho hllls and valleys ooverod, lltorally covored ln thls boautlful wlld flowor the landscapes of tho Hiirroundliifi' fiolds Is a panoramu of beauty, u aymphony of barmonlous of fect. Tho .hlslory of tho plant ls aomo what voilod In mystory, why tha ''Jicather" of the "Bonnle SooV 8hoi|ld ornament the greon fiolds of Ylrglnla. Tradltlon has lt that thls plant was ?t??aught here as a.?ed ln the hay used by. the hories of the Erigllsh Army, whlle Cornwallls wns at bay ln the llttle town on tho York, and also that the plant was Introduced by one McCaulay in tho earllor years of tho Republlc to afford food and protectlon for hls sheop, of whlch he was possessed of in groat numbera. These anlmals dld not thrlve here as well as In thelr natlve downs ln "Auld England" owlng as it was then beiloved to be to the lack of thls par tlcular plant. 'Twas shrouded | ln mystery, the Scotch-Broom has been left as a legacy as it wero from those who trled hard to conquer. the men of '76?'81, and to trall In the du'st thev. beloved stars and strlpes. UGHTNING'S FREAK. No serlous results havo followed the llghtnlngs' strlklng John Walker a few days ago, the electrlc fluld leavlng hlm. as found, except for the sevore burn on the knoe, whlch may be sore for a week or two. The negro's escape ls regarded as most mlraculous. Mrs. Mary Hatch Nlllard of New York was a vlsltor here In the oarly part of the week havlng wlth her a number of boys looklng up the scenes of 1781. They woro a party of Easter Pllgrlma conduct ed under tho ausplces ot tho Old Do mlnlon Pllgrlmage^Commltteo whlch wlll arrlve here on thelr regular trlp early about the mlddle of the eomlng month. Mlss Mnmlo Welsh ls tho gueat of Mr. and Mrs. W, T. Walnwrlght at Grafton. Mlss Welsh ls a resldont of Cumberland Md. Mr. W. H. Homsby. nccompanled by hls daughter, Mlss Maggle has Just re turned from the Monumental Clty where he purchased a flne llr.e of milllnery for hls morchantlle establlahment at Crab Nock. Judga-sleot, J. F. Hubbard, wlll move hls famlly from hls present home near Halsteads Polnt to hls flne new rosl denco on the suburbs of WllUarnsburg. n.bout Mny 1st. At present he has two mombers of hls famlly slclc wlth'the measles, a number of coses of whlch dls easo exlsts ln Mulborry Island in the lower extremlty of Warwlck county. _-?* ? '\ Hlstory of Society. The Hlstory of Sooloty-a volume worth indltlng-must. of courao. be tho product of muitlfanouM oollnboiatlon. Evon in thls niro of travel and research, ho one ?couldSo lt a I alone. Stlll, socloty, I n the senae ln whlch we are oonslderlntc lt, l\?"a comparatlvelyT recent and almost lo. oal phonomonon. I\3.'Jl"s'PL,nfht, naP^ Was fedallBin-the f l&htlns: men,n the nat ural arlstooracy-on ono s'Qv0-,anSntdnt?ir vlctlms and sorfs on tho other, lo-aay, tho tradora and, huoksters grown rlch occuoy tho cast es of thelr late ?barnn masters, and sport thelr tltleB though n rmnnant of the genu ne nobles stlll S"ur?lvea?TorriW axamplM of what hap nons to a genornt on that has outllvod Pts era BuY tho physlcal forco roglmo. whlle lt laated stood on a sounder and luater foindatlon than does tho money r,nw?r at nroBont ln possosa on, and tha Ktter wlll hardly lastso lon* as the for mer dld It ls. I repeat, oornparatlvely looal m well as recont; lt could exlst nniv ln eountrlea glven uu, as are thoso Sf'Wrope and Amarica to h.auatrlallam Novortholoss. the w?^offfty,n8t,"110f'itS ii."iV,ir Kvnmii i>u of aoclety ln all i[s itHees from the most prlmltlye to that c^ued JftV' m yay ??"?"*Bot' A Llttle Story, I heard a llttle story, dear, Last nlsht, you roally ought to hear, The south vvlnd, talklng ln its sleaP> Told how, that vory noon, lt playod Up and dcwn the aunuy stoep. . Till lt came upon?a inald. It Bhook the stlll gold of her lia.tr; K klssed Uer as no mortal >daro; Toasod hor untll the bees went home, Wlth somothlng sweetor for tho comb Than houoy-stuff-hor latigh, her slgh, Whereto l^ovo umod hls lullaby; Then stralght away was solt'lah flown, To Hlng uiid liear it all alono. The sguth wlml paused, and?By tho wuy, AVhore were you, Sweotest, yostorday? ?Jolm Vftnce Cheney, |n Smart Set. MOVING, BUT NOT SHAKEN Unique SIght.So.on to Be Wit nessed in Fulton. LIVING IN ROLLING HOUSE And Drug Store Bottles Will Remain on Shelves?Telephone Connections and Gas Fixtures Will Be Uninterrupted. For the flrst time ln tho history of the city thore is to bo wltnessed the dlsttnotly unique sigbt of a house taken up bodily and movod, without lnterference in any wny to gas flxturos, telophonio oonnoo tions and other convenlonoes. Moreover, tho houao aforesald, whloh Is one of four wtilah Is to enjoy a change of locatlon, ls occupled by a drugglst, who Intends to suffor no Interruptlon to lils buslness, and whllo en route to hls new sHo to prepare physica a* uaual. Gathered around hlm will bo about 6,000 glass bot? tles, which aro to be unmoved and un brokon at the end of the trlp. FOUR TO B0 MOVED. All of thls will bo done wlthln tho next woek In Fulton. On Loulslona Street, at Klghtti, beglne a row of two-story frame structuros. Nos. 601, 608 and 605 aro dwel llnge. The flrst ls vacaiit, tho seoond is occupled by Mr. W. H. Roberts, and the tliird by Mr. J. B. Chtldrcss. Tho fourth nlaco, at Wllllamsburg Avenuo, oontalns tho drug store of Mr, R. U Harrlson. It is purposed to movo thls entire bloolt of houses so as to mako way 'or flve brlok stores, which will bo bullt on the slte. House No. 601, unocoupled, will be pushed across Elghth Street ln a dlagonal ono squnre below. The work of moving theso houses will bo conducted by Contraotor John Myers, a man of twenty years'experlence, who knows his business thoroughly?Tho method followed will bc, tlie sanie as usunl, with one or two diatUiotlve feat urca, Tho houses will not be JacKed up obovo the Htroet levol, or thefr nrosent loVel. Tho foundatlons are now belntr re moved and the roliers usod will be of he same lielght as this fpundaMon. The aetual work of moving will bogln on Mon day next and will roqulre two days. On the flrst day the plactM will be taken to 13llhth Btreetj on the second day over elg?t.h. Btraet and to their new foundtUlon. NO INTI3HRUPTIONS. But the most peouliar part of thoir bus? lness rotnains to be told. The flrst houso aH statad, is vacnnt; the seoond house la oocur.led by Mr. Roberts, and owing to tho fact that tho chlmnoy had to bo taken dowii tho famtly have had to raova out. Mr, Ch ldresa, ln the next dwelllng, will Bt"y ln hls houso whlle |t ls belngmoved. The driig atoro will go about its~Wnea* as If nottVIng wero happeulng. There will be no interruptlons to the trado. ?o emoothly will the nlace be moved. ISotli liig will bo taken down and atored away. The bottles of drugs and powders will re ^oatyS5ll?W?H thero will bo no fo. terruptjon whatover to the tehiphonlc and gas arrangementB. Tho telenhono U con; nocted wltu a wlre which ls capablo of extendlng tho full length to whloh tho atoro vvltl bo moved. The ga? inuln ruw? along 'he conter of tho street. lfrioh ot the four 'louses Is eonnectod with it by a prlvnto plpo. The drug store ls No. 607. whon lt ls movod down to where No. 605 wan lt will, with a moment's work, be eonnectod with tho plpe wlilch ht..H been dolng sorylc* ln t'lu-t houso, aiui tUaia wlll be an unlnterruptcd flow of gas. So on, as lt 1b gradually movod along to where the other houaes were sltuatea. Owlng to the pecullnr clrcumatances at tendlng the removal It Is attractlng con Bldorable attontion. Qulte a number of people .havo already begun to stop at the place and wltness the slght. A VERY EARLY SPRINQ. But the Northern Neck Farmers are Be hind With Their Work. HEATHSVIL.LE, VA., Aprll 18.-Thls has been an exceptlonally early sprlng. about a month oarlior than last yeor and the weather has been especlally warm and beautlful. The thousand soents and swoet songs everywhere announce that onco more sprlng has awakened from her long Blumber and arrayed heraelf ln love Uness for thls season. Yet whlle the soason Is a month earller, tho farmers are at least a month bshlnd hand wlth thelr operatlons. Thls ls be causo of the heavy ralns whlch have kopt the land conatantly soaked and pre vented plowlng. Wheat, oats and all klnds of grasses are much further advanced than usual at thls tlme of the year. Wheat and oats stood the wlnter well and have grown rapldly slnce Maroh, though tho num erous ralns have turned lt somewhat yellow. ? These crops are more promlslng now than they wore at tho flrst of May last year, Pasturns are In excellent condltlon. lndeed muoh bettor than thoy have been at thls tlme of year for a number of yoars. The early comlng of grass Is consldorod a spoclal blesstng, for ln many sectlons of tho Northern Neck, the provender gnvo out about the flrst of thls month, and as a rule cattle are weak and ln a bad pllght. The hay crop promlsos to be tho best had In many years. Clover and tlmothy are remnrksbly wellgrown and the stand ls especlally good. Many of the truckers of the Northern Neck havo set out tomato plants durlng the past week. It Is sald the damage done by the re cent heavy ralns amountod to many hun dreds of dollara ln the Northern Neck. The roads are broken and waahod away In Bome aectlons as they havo not been In many yeara, and many of the most fertlle tlelds have been fearfully gullled. Nearly all of the sohoola ln North umberland have closed for the year. The one taught by Mrs. Claughton near thls plaoe closed Inst Frtday and all wlll bo olosed In a few days. Mrs. Walter R. Crabbe of Wostmore land county Is apendlng somo tlme at tho Natlon's capltal. W. H. Johnson. of Banesvlllo ls loadlng ths schoonor "Clara Garrett" on tho Rap pahannock Rlvor wlth walnut logs. B. B, Walkar of Westmoreland ls apend? lng thls week In tho Monumental Clty. W. A. Henderaon, one ot the largeet, most suocesaful dealers In Washlngton ia vlBltlng hls slster, Mrs, Berlln, near Warsaw. ? Poor Human Nature. Wagglos?Ho couldn't remember wVy hls wlfo tled a strlng around hls tinirfcr, ?o he was afrald to go home, and stayod out all nlght. Jaggles?What was lt ho should have romembored? Waggles?To come home early. - ? i . Ohopping Him Off, Aklnslde (as a prefaoe to hls tala of. woo)?Mlsoiy, you know, loves company, und Grlmshaw-^So I havo obaorvod; but oomptmy ls not bo confoundodly fond of mlsery. Good day 1?May Smart Sot. -,???-. ^ Ho Wnnted to Know. Llttlo Claronco?I'a! Mr. Calllpors? \ioll,my son? ' LiUle Clarenco?I'a, Is a doublo eagle one that lu raarrlod, or a palr o{ 'em that are twins??May Smart Set, AFFAIRS AT THENORMAL Girls Find Richmond Charm ing Even in the Rain. EASTER HOLIDAY ENJOYED The Dramatic Club Rehearsing for The Talisman?The Glee Club Also Hard at Work for a Pro gramme in May. (Speclal to Tho Tlmos-Dlspatch) FARMVIIXTC, VA., Aprll 18,-The Easter season, wlth Its very short vaca tion-a Monday hollday-was greatly en joyed at tho Normal School as a happy change from hard work. The ploasuro began wlth a most unlquo entortivlnmont on Frlday evenlng at tho armory, whero the Young Men's Chrlstlan Assoclatlon gave thelr flrst annual In-door athletlo meet. Dr. Elmor E. Jonea, profoasor ot education in the Normal Sohool, ls dlroc tor of the gymnaslum class, nnd he and tho young men aro to bo congratulated for the oxcellent progromme, whlch do lighted the extremely large audlonco. Iciouds and raln dld not dampen the ardor of the slxty glrls who had plannod to go wlth Mr. Cox on the Easter exour slon to Rlohmond. They went, and Bald on thelr roturn that Richmond Is beau tlful even ln a pourlng raln. Tho greatost dlsappolnttnent sufforod durlng tho days of ploasure bofell the aeveral partles of girls who wlshed to soe tho baso-ball gamos at Hampdou Sldney Saturday and Monday. Tbo raln provented tho gamos.. DRAMATIC CLUB. Aftor the short rest tho Drnmatlo Club has eutered enthuslastlcally Into tho re lieorsAls for "Tho Talisman," a talo of the Crusades, by Scott. The play wlll be prosonted at tho Opora House early ln Maiy. Tho Gloo Club, too, Is hard at work proparlng a dellghtful programmo for May. An unusual number of young ladloB had the pleasurs of a short vlslt o?t-of-town at Easter, Mlss Elmer Crlglor, of X?xtngton, vls lted Mlss E>lna Holrnes, of Newport Nows, Mlas Carrio Hendorson spant several daya at homo at Graonwood. Mlsaes Nellla Poak, Ruth 3ohmel? nnd Btta Slnolair went to Tlampton on Frt? day, roturnlng Monday, niisaoa Inoz Clary and Etta Sampson, havlng spent Easter ot thelr homes In Manohester, returnod wlth tho exourslon lots Monday evenlng. Mlssos Stella Nelson and Janlo Jonos wero ontertatnad nover.il days at Ander Bonrllle by -Mlss Iuicy Leo McCraw. Mlss Hnrrlot Hanklns onjoyed for bov eral days the hospltallty ot Mlss Rhea Scott, at Mrs. Borkoley'a. Mlss Natnlle I.anoaster, assoclate toiwher of mutheivmtlcs, vlsltod Ashland, hor lioiro. Mlss TOlisti Hartmnn waa at home In Richmond. Mlss iDllisabeth Klng. of Aloxandria, vislted hor brothor ln Rlohmond, Mlssos MaudQ Mason and Otclla Hur vle, Luoretla Clark and Kato Warrlner, of Amolla county, enjoyed vlaltlng home. Mlsa Bosslo Justlco, of Chesterneld county, was accompanled home by. Mlss Mary Alston. V Mlss Ethel Arvln has as her guests at her home ln Dunenburg Mlssea Mary Holmea and AUcb Paulett. MIssob Graco and Dockott Walton and Mlss Madellne Rlch were guests at the home of Mr. R. H. Walton, Rlce. MIsb Pearl Vaughan vlsltod hor cousln, Mlss Naoml Vaughan, of Potersburg. Mlssos Justlno Plckroll and Mary Bols seau also went to Potersburg. PL.EASURES OF HOME. Others who enjoyed tho pleasures of homo for a soason aro Mlss Ethol Tro vllllan, Ashland; Mlss Faiiny Wolfe, Amo? lla Courthouso; Mlsses Mdttle, CWck and Bessie Carter, Prospect; Mlss Janle <-ruto, Bucklngham; Mlss Georglo Mlller, Nor folk; Mlss Cary McCraw. Bucklngham; Missoa Marla Chappell, Ellzaboth Carter and Calva Watson. Many young ladles who could not go home had tho pleasuro of entertainlng frlends at.sohool. Mlss Mary Powers enjoyed a vlslfttrom her Blstor, Mlss Boberta Powers, of ^Mr. 6EC0F.nDanlel, Charlotte Courthouse, cnlled to sea hls slster, Mlss Lucy Dan lel Mr. T. A. Watklns, of Chatham, sur prlsed hls daughter. Honrlotta, by a. vlslt. Mr. Thomas Yongo. Prlnco Edward. vls itod hls slstor, Mlss Mary Yongo. Mrs. Goodman, of Powhatan. spont Sun? day wlth her daughter. Annlo. Dr Halcs of Frederlcksburg, spont Sntu'rday and Sunday wlth hls daughter, Mlss Sue Hales. ?''?'?"? .? Mlss Loutso Vaughan, who has been 111 wlth metisles, enjoyed a vlslt from hor Mr C W. Clny, of Rough Croek, called on Sunday to soe hls slster, Mlss Anna Mlss Mary St. Clalr Woodruff, princl pnl of tho trnlnlng sohool, loft TueBday afternoon for Wllkosbarre. Pa., whera sho Is attondlng tho nlnth blonnlnl convent on of tho Amerlcnn Commtttee. afflliated wlth tho Toung Women's Chrlstlan Asso clatlon. ) ? , i ? HE SHAVES ONLY CRIPPLES. Bnrbor Has Unique ParonageHow He? Bulltit Up On Monroo Street thero ls a colorod bar bor, who mukoa a spoolalty of ahavlng mon who aro malmod or whose faces are acarrod. . Evory day dozens of crlpplos hohblo nround to the shop whoro he workH and If he happons to bo busy they walt patlontly untll tholr turn cornes, "1've made a speclalty out of thls thlng for tho last ,three years." 'sald tho bar bor tho otherftlay. "It was never my In tontlon to attond to oripples. Tho trado lust camo to mo. and whon I saw I had ii good Ihlng 1 cultlvated It. "I camo up horo from Arkansas, nnd at my flrst ahop whera I found a placo V didn't make enough to even glvo mo polloy money, One day whlla I was broodlng ovor my woas a man wlthout nny legs oame shuffllng Into the shop. Tho other barbers turned tholr backs to hlm. but I loanod over and gavo hlm a ploasant omllo, .... "Ho told mo he wonteJ to get hls faoo flxed up, and I llfted hlm Into my ohalr. Well, slr, before that fellow loft the shop he hnd told mo all of hls troubles and Inoldentally had been gtvon a ahave, a hnlr-out, a face massago, and a shampoo. Ho soined to tnko a groat funcy to mo, becauso I aympathlzed wlth hlm. " 'I usod to bo ln tho rsllroad bualnore, ho sald; 'but one day whlle I wes out ln tho frolght yards an onglnti ran over me and cut off botlt my legs. Tho com pany psnslonod mo for lifo, and now ? dou't havo anythlng to worry about. What I dou't llko. though, Is the way tho bavbors tVPftt mo. Becauso I'nt a crlpplo aml dou't woar good clothea thoy thlnk I'm a boggar." "That fellow gave mo a 26-oent tlp as he loft the shop, and promlsed ,to oome around agaln tha next day, Ju about an hour a one-logged muu camo into tb* ahop. He made hls way over to me and asked me If I had attended to a legless. ohap a llttlo 'Whllo before. I told hlm I hnd, and ho began cllmbingr Into my ohalr, He was good for a shavo nnd a halr-out, with some lialr tonlo on the slde..' "Whllo I was worklng on hlm he told me tho legiess mon, who was a friend of hls, had told hlm about me. He sald ho know a lot of crlppled people and that. : ho was golng to send them . around. "That was the beglnnlng of a big trade for me. Follows wlthout arms or legs, nnd some with half thelr fncos nilssing,. began traillng Into tho shop, and they all plckod me out. I saw that T had a' ohanoe to bulld up a good thlng and I nuraod lt. Now I make between $5 andl. $6 n day, and I don't have time to shava any one but crlpples."?Chlcngo Intets Oooan. . \ . ; TO BUYN. Y., P. &N. Reported That the Pennsylvania Wants ta Own the Property. (Speolal to The Times-Dlspatoh.) '. CAPE CHARL43S, VA., April lT.-Much Interest Is manlfosted ln Baltimore and] Now Yorlt papors that the Pennsylvania Rnilwny ls soeklng to purchase outrlght tho New yorlt, PhlJadolphja and Norfolk] Rallrond, which haa Its rall terminals n| this pluce, thus forrnlng an unbrokeit oliain for tho Pennsylvania systom from Norfolk to Now Yorlt. The Naw York, Phlladelphia nnd Norfolk Railway paya about fourteen per cent. on its .capital stock, and does an immense amount o| plissonger and fast-frelgbt buslness.whloh aro the two Items thnt pay ln the apo ration of u rall way. , Mpnday wan .Vorthampton Countj) Court day, b'ut th?ro was very lltUo bus^ Innss on dooket and the crowd In attond? ance was very sniall. A plentiful aupplH of county polltlciatis waro oh hand. Tho only importnnt buainaaa before tt<< caurt was hearlng the appiicants ts>i llquor Ucenses, after which Judge Ktiu dnll dcforred hls daclslon. The applicinti' wero c-hlefly from totvns and vlllages ai leas than flve hundrod Inhabltanta, . o( whloh there are a good many In tho county, Tne saloon nien of Cape Charlea will nlso apply for thelr licenses but on account of tho populatlon of the olty, bolng ovor flve hundred, they aro exerapt from the potltlon olnuse of the Mann blll, only hnvlng to pay tho tnoreased tax, Mrs. R. A. Pnrsons. Mlss Eva Savage) and Master Chnrllo Rlohardson loft thla mornlng for a vlslt to relatlvoa ln Muthows county. Mr. nnd Mrs. Robart B. Henderao^ hnvo returnod from Nnnaemoml county and Wllllamsbtirg, wharo they hava been vlsltlng relntlves and frtends. Rose of Jerlcho, The Roso nf Jerlcho, also cullsd Ros? ol the Vfrgln, Mary's Flower and Uaaurrec. tlon plnnt, ls ?. urtKstforous pUnt, with ? four-petalled, crosa-ahaped blos.iojn that gro-ws on thfe desarts of Bg-ypt and) Palaatine. x When complataly rlpe, the aoftar green parts of the plant dlsappear, leaving tne woody frame-work. Thla rojls Intp a bnll In drylng, whioh lookj very muoh llke wovan wloker work. Tho roots dla away and the wlnd carrieg tha btvll graa/) dlstnnces ovor tha desert. When It raaov os tho sen, or nny other water, or la ovor? tnkon.by raln and benomaa thoroughly wet, the branchea'hand and atiauma thelr proper plucaa. Thls upparant revival haa givan (o lt tha aolentiflo nuina Anastatloa I'leroohijntlca, derlved from tho Oreek of reaurrootlon. Thero aro rnany protty leganda attaoltfvl tn this plnnt. Ii is fab|t*J that lt bJoom<4 firat on the day Je?-ua was born, -n8 that lt rmiuiln* la tl"wer frotn Chri?t|n*a untll ICaater. Anothar Htory !a that lt aprana! up whero th* Ylnrin allghted durlng tha hurrled Journey Into Bgypt. It Is so highiy prlfced ln Palestine that_q, superstttlon exlsfcs that its preaeuca ln a. house ls a apaclflo for paln, and tho ou-, rtous littlK baskot-llke b.Ula ara oflwi gathurnd nnd plaoed i.t wutar ln tha ??*?? of drlving away all b??JUy UU,