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f\S YOU {lantic ! ^ S port. ' LIKE IT ujy left I with U tow. e Har E broke tm ofT hailed py the Handed i >re and nd the ? barge I con -afety. c barge loal in ailk, is ? some c lights is. Did his nlel I. ?wport where tx was before ??e and Charge. :s wife sie was ne left I (od field Iro boy 'd Ben ?>n the >. His "uilt of ^iar: a Lden & Articles 'led up it con ,.ke the 'y and * to its is In isslon. and ' direc I. Rid id lay tieeting 'preach 1 Llps ta, and r-e ar ccharge !'ork in , at I ho 1 where ?Ml last 'oi that ,teamer city which hs ago indred. .ee and 3. eles pf boxing nd Kid Lenox ary 10. iclplas. of $20, )tS eX RKET. ?Dull; and mmi: lamplo, <: Jari iSouth <j 0RLAND0--A? I emonb r, it wilupoi *h s ? ' fashion, A ^ (A'-T 1 SC KSK 1. : A MATTER OF ANCIENT HISTORY. | The recent baseball contci euces held! in Noil'..Ik and Richmond, which cul? minated in the formation of a State Oogue.awakened in me ,i desire tolearn I something of the origin ..f :.!>.? game j I'.eing ..r an inquiring turn. 1 deter- ! mined to delve into the history of the j game and learn a bit more about il than 1 is disclosed in th.- "Official Baseball Guide for Seasons of !898-'99. After an exhaustive and prolix search of ancient sporting records. 1 am prepared to make the assertion?reserving the right to withdraw the said assertion at any time and without previous notice?that base? ball found its origin In the city of Syra? cuse, in or about the year 3Sfi It. C. od ..ne Dionysius s, the Elder, as h police ..r that era vhieh. i en pack About that 'enlor, or Dim '.?as known to was elected by was alleged at the lime, had 1 id Ijy the'whiskey ring) Itoyc. . ?nd Sole Tyrant of Syracuse, wiih th natronagc of the entire district at hi disposal. Dionysius nourished during his ? ulire reign, ir any other citizen of Syracuse attempted to do any nourish? ing while the Elder was in the business, ?aid citizen Mas Immediately ruled out if !!'?? human race and taketi off the arlh by special orders or the Syracuse Mty <vrural Committee, while the in '.umbent went on nourishing like a green bay tree. After awhile, however, Dionysius' own parly became dissatis? fied with Mini wlen they saw how he ?.\as running the machine. They ap? pointed a committee to wait on him and lemand his resignation. Dionysius not inly refused, hut even called the chair nan of the committee a lantern-jawed, :iow-legged. fiddle-backed demagogue ind ordered the chief gardener to turn the hose on the whole party while they were leaving the castle, via the Liberty street drawbridge. This happened iii ?he ides or May. ::S7 It. <?.. ?r about 1KC .ears before the close of the First Punk war. The king soon became so odious and generally obnoxious to his fellow eiti xens that lie lived in constant fear of issassination and bad to wear cast-Iron trousers und a st.el-lined jacket everj time li" went nut. Vet he frequently re? mained away from the palace of nighti playing 15-bnll pool r.,r the beer. When he lost he would tear a hole in the cloth ilh hi nut :dali hang the bartender up tor drinks and then go to the police station and report him for 1c.-ping open after 1^ o'clock. Me also had a disagreeable habit ..r in? viting all his ricij acquaintances to poker parties at the palace, having pre ? lously lodged information with th Chief of the Imperial Police, who would raid the game aller the entire parly ?j.l bought chips.. When the kingdom .ad got on to his eoii.summate mean? ness and he couldn't even control n vote in lln- Thlrty-sei.id ward Diony? sius b. gan causing the arrest of every mdy he knew and putting them t. death with the most inhuman tortues :;.? would pinion his victim in a chair md read Ella Wheeler Wileox's no. to him and draw his linger nails with red hot pincers alternately. When 'iis acquaintance was disposed the Elder bought a city directory gave the executioner-in-chlef his daily ?MTieT-oUt Of t*it-^rr-TSfPfr.'icri?tk:iJj. rots: don, starting In with the A s. It is related of the Tyrant that on one iccasion, while he was standing at 1 ?orner of Twenty-ninth street and 'ythagorus avenue, he was approael iy a mendicant who said: "Sir. I am in unfortunate man. Will you not di something for me." "I will." Dionysius lid make reply;" "I'll have you burned it the stake tonight or. I'll have yi end cul ..IT. Now. you may take y choice, stake or chop." And the ' rant walked home to write out a batch e day,* ght. neigh not. I ose for ave mo -Chico -r d. ah i nt> fu? ll t ? short ? words .0 now. "?Ally mbleT this time putting up for a dead gam. port and never felt happy link's.i lv was in at the death. After he becimii i trifle dyspeptic lie began taking i hand in ihc slaughter himself, usunll;. issassinntlng several well known and popular citizens before breakfast, '????V of gelling up an appetite. When the lant Syracusan whose name iv among the cvs on the official registi lion books bad heeh packet away by the High Undertaker and tie- royal po lice were shipping conslirnmcnti of D's to the castle on every through train, the king was enjoying a novelty in ths lulling system. It had been conceived by the Purveyor of Public Amusements who felt considerably stuck up over the i idea. Following out the ink'.-, of new game the Tyrant stood m the mid? dle of a court chalked off on the front lawn. From a wood-cut that appears is an Illustration to an :u" a le m the Syracuse Palladium, describing the king taking his exercise I am satisfied that Hie baseball diamond of to.lay is an eX ict reproduction of thut court. Then were the four plates or. bases at th= angles, and on one of these the fcon :lemned had to stand. His stand was ilways on the base that the king Ci face without having the sun shining through the royal eyeglasses. Then his Tyrannical Kingship would hurl iron balls at the man on the base, who. to make the sport more exhillarat ?ng, was provided with a slight board 2Vi inches wide and 30 Indies long to lie used as a shield. If the victim thought I worth while, to wanl off the speeding missiles. This feature was suggested ;.y I he king, who explained that he had conscientious scruples against slaying j in unarmed man. The rules prov that the king should throw seven balls at Ihe doomed man. If he hit lilt Lhe head with sufficient violence to fr.ic- j iure the skull Hie king won. If he hit the man on base in the pit of the stomach or anywhere els.- than on the cranium the shot didn't count and the king had his throw over again, if the bill missed its mark altogether, that whs a horse on the king and he had to ante up one red chip. These chips were marked "Coliseum liar. Good for ten pieces of silver." and went to the sup? port of the family of the to-be-deceased. One day the king had just gotten his arm steadied down on three lawyers and their remains were being carried off the field, when a young man named Da? mon was put on the base. Damon had been a funny story writer on the Syra? cuse Hot Stuff before his arrest and as he spat on his hands and took hoi l cf the 2',6 inch shield he was heard to hiss through his clinched teeth that he would sie now whether his experience at dodging gunshots anil dagger thrusts and parrying simple assaults had been purchased at exorbitant rates. The king flung a hall. Damon caught It deftly on the shield, at the same time ducking his head. The iron sphere roll? ed harmlessly at his feet. The king ? flung another ball with the same result. h?The king took his coat off. He hung ft upon the ground and tried again. ^'Whiz-z-Zi" sang the ball. But Damon yyas at bat. Damon who knew an in gboot and a drop curve from a horse race every day in the week. The popu? lace rose up in the grand stand and In DRAWING TO A CLOSE. OVER TWENTY-FIVE HOMES MADE HAPPY AT A SAVING OF FROM $100 TO $300. Only Knur Left and to Those Who Have Not Yet Selected, the Oppor? tunity Will Be Given For Only a Few Days to Sec ure One ot These High Grade Pianos at Factory Cost. We have taken Into consideration that since we came to Newport News one-half of the time has been such "very damp weather" that customers could hardly be expected to come out t<> examine Pianos. Even under the un? usual circumstances, we have sold over one Piano per day, and we know that there are yet many families here who want to secure Pianos without paying some agent the exorbitant prices charg? ed. We will remain here a few days only, to give those who have not yet bought an opportunity to save the enormous expense added to the original cost of a piano, by taking advantage of buying the few Pianos we have left. No more will be furnished at prices quoted, and unless those on hand arc sold by Sat? urday night they will be promptly ship ped from here. We offer one Elegant "Haines" Piano, large size Walnut Case, Duett Desk. Holl Fall Hoard; retails for $425; only $:')'?'. if taken at once. One Whitney Kosewood Case, large size; sells Tor $400: it goes for $233. We have an elegant Piano, usually sold for $250 by agents; large size and all latest improvements. It is marked at $140. If you care for the finest Piano made, the Piano that received the highest award at World's Fair. Walnut Case, sells in any market for $500 to $600, you can secure it for $298. if taken at once. Just a word about Square Pianos. We have two snap bargains. Come and get them; $30 for one, $32 for the oilier, on easy terms of payment. Remember, this is the last call. We can refer you to over twenty-live of your best people in Newport News, who have bought Pianos, here inside last two weeks. C. JELLISON. Special Agent, 3022 Washington avenue. one voice cried out: "Long live the king! Hurrah for Damon. Three balls ui the king: Good eye, Damon! Good eye. DI!" Dionysius, covered with con? fusion, dust and perspiration, lost his temper. He shed his suspenders. He pulled ofr bis false shirt front and trampled its newly laundered pleats un? der foot in tbe excess of his rage. He! had failed to score a single hit, and, ac? cording to the league rides, he couldn't throw at Damon again until the follow? ing day. Damon took off his cap and waved it at the girls in the grand stand as it., was led away in chains to a don inn keep. He threw a meaning look at Pythias, a friend of his. who was tuk Ing his place at hat. and who had been irresled with him. At tbe time Damon was pinched, Pythias, who had chum? med with dim for some years, had en? deavored to free* him from the ser? geant's custody and had himself been taken in. At the station when the cap ain asked his name be- had replied sulk lly, "Dammlname." Thus it came about that he had been cast into the cell with Die D's and served up to tbe king next in order to his old friend. Damon. "What ire we in for.'" they had demanded, upon being locked up. The gaoler had punched I hem on tin.- wishbone with his club anil said. "For instance." Where? upon I hey put up a job on the king. The king smiled when he saw the new man ?I bffiSt. Said he: "This is too easy." and lie'?fffi.'tfTflg"ftttf.1:?Pyttt-tratr; dually as proficient in his line as Da? mon, and so averted violent death at ib.- hands of the old vlllian with the same frapped nonchalance. He caught the ball dexterously on the bat, laughed derisively and rolled it to the ground. The audience went wild with enthusi ism. Ileroditus, Pliny. Plutarch and Nenophnn, who witnessed the game from the reporters' box, are unlsonant in chronicling that no less than S4 bags if goober-peas and 93 bottles of pink wdn water were sold on the bleachers alone that day. "Demnitlon," said the king, getting hot. under the collar, "what sort of a proposition is this that I'm up against. The umpire called two balls on him. "That's all right." yelled the king, as the grand stand began to guy him. "just watch me smash him this time." He tossed In a puztling zig? zag only to hear the taunting laugh of Pythias as the latter evaded it. Ex? citement in the grand stand had reach? ed a high pitch. There were yells, shouts and cries of foul. Constable C. Publins Velerius ejected twenty-nine boister? ous Carthagenians from the grounds, who vv. ro rooting for Pythias. While the oflicer was thus engaged an enter? prising Latin jumped down Into the grounds und held up before the eyes of the multitude an improvised blackboard upon which he had cheeked the follow? ing: "To win, Pythias. 5-3: Dionysius, 3-5." Nenophon relates that the Latin car? ried away a huge bag of sesterces from the grounds, and that the pawn shops of Syracuse did a rushing business with the out-of-town-visitors all that even? ing. The tyrant, finding that he couldn't touch Pythias, remanded him to the donjon keep to come up for execution with Damon on the day following. But the execution of Damon and Pythias didn't come off according to advertise? ment, although the king kept his arm In pickle all that night to harden the muselos and refused several invitations to drink, in order that bis head might be perfectly straight when he went into the box. For the ensuing fourteen days Damon and Pythias stood before the royal assassin and foiled his attempts on" their lives. At the end of that time the king was intensely aweary of the task he had undertaken, and he had grown to admire the pluck and clever? ness of the invincible twain. He re? leased them both on their own recog? nizance, freely acknowledging that they were too many for the administration. They contracted with him to come around at llxod periods and allow him to practice his new curves on them. The king was so pleased with the arrange? ment that he appointed them both to sinecure positions on the Civil Service Commission. They subsequently in? duced the king to abandon upward of 3,1100 of his crooked ways. From the parchments of the historian. Polybius. 1 learn that the first national league, composed of sixteen clubs, was formed under the direction of the r>a mon-Pythias-Dlonysius Field Sports Association; that the Syracuse club cap? tured the pennant three times and that after Dionysius retired from the usurp? ed throne business he became the star pitcher of the entire combination, his percentage at the end of the second sea? son being .933. THE RACONTEUR. We desire to Inform the citizens of Newport News that we carry a very complete line of Mantels, both wood and slale in all designs. Tile hearths In the very latest patterns, also grates and the celebrated Richardson & Boynton La trobe Heater. We have the most beau? tiful patterns In ail grades of wall pa? per. We keep open until 8:30 P. M. and can convince the public that they can save money by buying all Interior dec? orations from us. W. T. Patton & Coi, 212 Twenty-seventh street. de 8-tf:' Best Mince-Meat Whiskey jand- Bran? dy, 50c per quart. Newport News Wine and Liquor Co. de 9-3t ALONG THE WATER FROM ITEMS i<r INTKKBST ?ATHJCKF ABOCT TUB PI KR? 6-:#iip-ti>ct-? hih! Ct?Hr?iic??i. at tbo fl^o^ton Huime. Ltot of W scU Now In Port othor Mitrloe Items CALENDAR FOR THIS DAT. Sun rises 7:07. 1 Sun gets 4:49 High Water 5:06 A. M. and 5:18 P. M. Low Water 11:30 A. M. and 11:25 P. M. Wittther l'ore?hk? WASHINGTON. Dee. 8.?Forecast for j Friday: For Virginia?Fair; followed by I increasing cloudiness in the afternoon: colder. The low temperature will con? tinue through Saturday; fresh, west? erly winds. AltKlVAt-S A>u OEI'AKTCKBf. _Venue iii Arrived Venter.!., t_ Steamship Hounslow (Br.), Templier, New Orleans. Steamship Chlckahomlny (Br.), Fur rieaux, London. Steamship Asloun (Br.). Barnet, Gal veston. Steamship Belfast. Baltimore. Schooner Sarah <& Ellen. York. Phil? adelphia. Barge Vasty, New London. Steamship Hounslow (Br.), Templier, Bremen. Steamship Asloun (Br.). Barnet, Mar seiles. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. The following vessels are now en reute to this port for cargoes, the dates showing time of departure from the other side. FOB HAMPTON ROADS. Easby Abliey. Spezzia, November 12, Gibraltar. November IT. Gardenia. Flaval, November 22. Norwood. Genoa, November 24. March, TenerifTe. November 24. Zampa. Genoa, November 25, Gibral? tar, December 2. Wildcroft, Liverpool, November 26. Westhall. Shields. November 26. Ethiope. Manchester, November 27. Laureldene. Shields, November 27. Johan Slem, Hull, December 3. Glenlochy, Avonmouth. December 3. FOR NEWPORT NEWS. Turret Chief. Montreal November 10. Quebec 23 via Halifax. Twilight. Gijon, November 11. Avalva. Newport, November 16. Rapidan, Liverpool, November 20. Chickahomlny. London, November 22. Pinners Point, Liverpool. November 24. Croydon, Leith, November 25. Skerryvore, Harry, November 28. Rappahannock, Liverpool, November 29. Brighton, Barry, November 29. Appomatox, London. November 30. Aldgate, Barry, December 1. Catlton, Barry, December S. VESSELS TO LKAV-B. The following Is a revisad schedule of th? cargo ship to leave here in the next few week: Hillbrook. Simpson, Spenee & Young, Hamburg. December 7. Avala, IT. 8. Shipping Co., Rotterdam, December 5. Trojnn, U. S. Shipping Co., Glasgow. December 2. St. Enoch. U. S. Shipping Co., Ant? werp, December S. Rapidan, Furness Withy & Co., Ltd.. Liverpool, December 9. Belfast. U. S. Shipping Co., Belfast, and Dublin. December 10. Chickahomlny. Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.. London, December 10. Salfordia. U. S. Shipping Co., Man? chester, December 10. Agapanthus, U. S. Shipping Co., Ham -bwgv- December 12. Llncluden, TJ. S. Shipping Co., Man? chester, December 15. Appomattox, Furness. Withy & Co.. Ltd.. London, December 16. Rappahannock, Furness, Withy & Co.. Ltd., Liverpool. Decmber 20. Caprivi. U. S. Shipping Co., Bristol. December 15. Banda, U. S. Shipping Co., Hamburg, December 25. Sylviana, Furness. Withy & Co., Ltd., London. December 25. St. Marnock. TT. S. Shipping Co., Ant. werp. December 20. Banda. U. S. Shipping Co., Hamburg, December 25. Lord Lansdowne, TT. S. Shipping Co., Belfast and Dublin, December 25. Indranl. U. S. Shipping Co., Glasgow, December 25. Kanawha, Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., Liverpool. December 29. Olaf Kyrre, U. S. Shipping Co., Leith, December 30. Cabral, Funch, Edye & Co.. Rotter? dam and Amsterdam. December 30. Palatino, TJ. S. Shipping Co., Man? chester. December 30. Greenbrier, Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., London. iMiouy 8. Maroa, IT. 3. Shipping Co., Hamburg, January 10. Shenandoah. Furness. Withy & Co.. Ltd., Liverpool, January 13. THE RAPIDAN IS LARGER. The Ralilmore papers have been boasting of late about the big ships that have arrived at that port to take on cargo for foreign countries. One paper in particular gives space to a brief description of the big freighter Bengalia, which, it Is true, is a mon? ster, but which is a tritle smaller than the big Chesapeake & Ohio Rapidan. which runs regularly between Newport News and Liverpool. The Rapidan's dimensions are: length, 495 feet: beam, 59 feet, extreme. She can load to a depth of twenty-nine feet and has a dead weight carrying capac? ity of 11,500 tons of cargo, with a meas? urement capacity of 18.000 tons. The Rapi'.'an has stalls for 850 head of cat? tle and has room for 15,000 bales of cott/.n. The measurements of the Bengalia are greater In one or two respects and smaller In others, while her dead weight carrying capacity is 11.000 tons. It is a close pull between the two ships, but it Is evident that the Rapidan has a tritle the better of Baltimore's largest freighters. The Rapidan is now in port, having arrived yesterday. The following description of the Ben? galia is taken from a Baltimore paper: "The steamship Bengalia. which is nearly of the same size as the Brasilia, recently arrived at Baltimore on her first trip across the Atlantic. The two vessels are the largest freight carriers which have ever entered the harbor of Baltimore. Both are of the fleet of the Hamburg-American Packet Ce. The Bengalia is 485 feet la length; beam, 57 feet; depth of hold to main decli, 86 feet; gr-.ss register. 7.689.87 tons; net register, 4,948.51 tons. The dead weight of the cargo she carries Is about 11.000 tons, and the total measurement of her three decks and lower hold ha 7.981 tons. The latter figure Is indep- ... c-f the upper and shelter decks, are fit? ted up to carry 82S head of cattle. She Is what is known as the double-bottom? ed type, having water tanks for ballast between the bottoms, with a capacity of 1,400 tons. Her lower hold is also fit? ted with a water ballast tank of 1.000 tons capacity. Her engines are 4,000 horse-power. She Is fitted with four masts, nine hatches, thirty-four cargo booms, thirteen steam winches, and can load to a maximum depth of twenty nine feet. She will run between Ham? burg and North American ports." ii -?-??? E. R. WHITLOW has removed to 233 Twenty-fifth street, where I am prepar? ed to do all kinds of SIGN AND HOUSE PAINTING, graining, papering and decorating. Give me a call when in need of any of the above work. -. R. WHITLOW. 233 TWENTY-FIFTH STREET. ARMY AND N?VI? KOTES. The grun of largest caliber in the world is the British 17.72 inch 100 toa gua. The new 12-ineh 50-ton gun, which is to be supplied to battleships now build? ing, is capable of piercing 40 inches of wrought iron, if this were placed against the muzzle. Naval experts put down the active life of a modern battleship at about 15 years. A hundred years ago battleships lasted nearly six times as Jong, and were on active service nearly the whole of their commission. The mules sent from the United States to Cuba seem to thrive well there, as only 21 have died out of the 1,200 scut. Yet none of the mules drank boiled water or slept on platforms lifted above the ground or observed any of the other rules of sanitary science. The Egyptian army 10 years ago con? sisted of some G.0U? men, badly trained and disciplined, in 1SS2 Sir Evelyn Wood and Iiis assistants took it in hand, and it has now in its ranks more than three times that number of men, and as regards discipline, training, and bravery is reckoned, almost equal to British troops. The army of the Ilritish empire, in? cluding British. Indian, and colonial troops, costs more to keep up than that of any other nation in the world. In round numbers France pays twenty live millions sterling annually for her military defenses. Germany thirty mil? lions. IJussia the same, and the British empire thirty-seven millions. In the fight between the lleets of Ad? mirals Ccrverti and Sampson oil* San? tiago, the Americans mounted 225 guns ?from 13-inch down to Maxims?and the Spaniards 140. The Americans mounted 32 8-inch, 14 G-inch, and 12 5-iuch, and the Spaniards 30 5.5-inch and ten G-inch. It is calculated that the j Americans were able to employ 110 guns and the Spaniards 91. and that the weight of shot fired every minute by the Americans was G.720 pounds and the Spaniards4.N27 pounds. IRONICAL IFS. If It wasn't for enthusiasm but little would ever be accomplished. If a man loses iiis situation it's apt to make him feel out of pince. If n man gives advice freely it's prob? ably because he wants to get rid of it. If you can't say anything good of your neighbor you can at least keep cilent. If woman proposed one rejection would crush her proud spirit beyond re? covery. If every man didn't have to make his reputation there might be more good ones. If a woman lias blond hair it doesn't necessarily follow that she is light? headed. If a girl teils you she can't sing, give her credit for being truthful and keep quiet. If our neighlxirs would do things as we think they should it would be much easier to love tlicm. If there is one thing that pleases a woman more than another, it is to have the minister ask for a second piece of her pie.?Chicago Daily Xcws. POULTRY FIGURES FOR MAINE. Of geese there are 3,445; value of product, S7,472.33. The total number of ducks is 9,018; value of product. $23,253. The total number of turkeys is 5,208, and value of product, $15,302.20. The number of hens in the state is 1.577.252; value of poultry produced, $505.470; value of eggs produced, $1, 360,310; lotnl value of eggs and poultry, $1,871,781:17. Waldoboro has the greatest number of hens, 23,740; Fort Fairfield the larg? est number of turkeys. 307; Stockton Springs leads in ducks, 1,106, and up in Mudawaska in geese, with 200. The estimated average production of poultry and eggs in the state is, per hen. $1.1S; turkey. $2.91; duck, $2.5S; goose, $2.17. 'F.ie least average produc? tion per lien is in Aroo&took county. 78 cents; the greatest in Washington, $1.30. HEARD IN THE CHURCHES. Only two-sevenths of the people of the United States are church members. The First Presbyterian church in Philadelphia recently celebrated its bi? centennial. Ilaron Edmund liothscliild, of Paris, has undertaken to build a number of factories in Jerusalem for the employ? ment of the Jews who are flocking thither. The bishop of London has directed bis candidates always to preach on a sub? ject, not a text, and to apply themselves I not to abstract questions, but to actual i problems, which they know are felt ! by those to whom they are speaking. I The first Methodist Episcopal church I ever organized for Bohemians was re j cenUy dedicated in Chicago. A series of meetings was held during the week l on et.ch evening, the services alternat 1 ing between the English and Bohemian j languages. j NEWSPAPER "WIT AND WISDOM Few men with a grievance can tell I the truth.?Atchison Globe. I The donkey is sure that all voices ex tept his own are more or less out of tune.?L. A- W. Bulletin, j Persons who don't know enough to ' come In out of the wet, are not likely to 1 be the salt of the earth for any length . of time.?Detroit.Journal. I A Rapid Performance.?"Let, me show 1 jou something." "What is it?" "A j kinetoscope representation of Johnny I going through a new pair of shoes."? ! Chicago Daily Record, j Speaking o? the fetching billet-doux : of olden times.we are reminded that the ? modern policeman makes his biliy do ; some rather fetching- things.?L. A. W. i Dullatin. | . .. . > ^.irHSicj Out of ?he Servloe. "So your engagement to the Lafay? ette avenue millionaire's daughter is off, eh?" "Yes; Tve been mustered out."? Judge. Clearly Deflnrd. Bobby?Popper, what is a hostile In .Ilan? Mr. Ferry?One with some good, ara Viela*d.?Cincinnati Enquirer. I have scoured the market and found 50 of the above HANDSOME OAK - ROCKERS with upholstered seats, which I will sell during the month of December, as long they last, for They Are Richly Worth $5.00 ? Ho -Kind Sir The average man is not influenced by the usual Clothing advertisement but he surely listens to REASON. Especially when that reason is supple? mented by facts and if this talk brings the reader to our store: chances are ten to one that he'll benefit?and believe Peyser facts hereafter Our garments are cut^trimmed and made the equal of Custom Work. We've harped on this subject for the past, nine years* to our progress?to your saving: we'll never tire of it. Eail overcoats $8.50 tp $16.50. Suits S6 50 to ?25.00 Winter Overcoats $7.50 to $25.00. The Reliable Clothien Shoer and Matter. NEW DANK ATIONAL HUILDING We have opened a first class line of groceries at N^o. 3000 "Washington avenue, corner Thirtieth street (Koch's old stand, better known as the "Good Luck Store"). It is our purpose to keep at all timesa complete stock of reliable goods?such as Staple and Fancy Gro? ceries, Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Candies and many oth er things too numerous to mention. Goods Delivered Free of Charge Everything at Moderate Prices. Mr. N. B. Gainer, formerly with Mr. W. M. Parkerand Mr. G. AV. Seoit, Jr., formerly with Payne & Trent, are \* th this house, and will be pleased to see and serve their f> ie ids. Tilings that are to be eaten should be clean. We offer vou clean goods and a clean deal all around. It will pay you to get on'speaking terms with the inside of this new stcrc. 3000 VA/ash?ngton Avenue. R S The following very desirable Properties: Four lots on the corner of Lafayette avenue and Twenty-eighth street, with improvements thereon, $15,000. Brick store and flats on Twenty-eighth street near Washington avenue, $7,500. Six new 6-room houses on Forty-sixth street; all modern improvements; renting for $90 monthly; $8,400. Two unimproved lots, corner of Thirty-fifth street and Washington av? enue, $11,000. Three-story brick business propert y on a Washington avenue corner; ' price $14,500. It rents for $1,800 per annum. Slore and rooms above, on Jeffer son avenue near Twenty-second street, $2,100. House and lot corner of Jefferson avenue and Twenty-seventh street, where the car stops, $3,500. This prop erty rents for $52 a month. New dwelling on Forty-ninth stree t, very desirable, and all modern Im? provements, $2,S00. A vacant lot on Washington avenue, near Twenty-seventh- street, $6,100. Three beautiful dwellings on Thirty-second street, between West and . Washington avenues, for $3.500, $4,500 and $?,500. Three lots and a 6-room dwelling, corner of Oak avenue and Twenty seventh street, $1,500. A desirable 10-room house, with southern exposure, on Thirty-third street near West avenue, for $5,000. Three houses in East End, renting for $37 monthly, price $3,300. Lots on Jefferson avenue, near the street car line, for $800. Two houses and lots, on Twenty-third street near Madison avenue, for $3,000, which rent for $64 monthly. > Lots above the shipyard for $400. Lots in East End from $150 up. Lots near C. & O. Piers for $100. ? - ? . ."- < All prices quoted above are subject to change at any time. We can Isen:?, erally make terms to suit on anything we offer; We Invite the listing of.property with us by those having It for sale. Irwin Tucker & Co, Real Bsfate and Insurance Twenty-eighth street and Washington avenue. < .