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Third Day of Our Special Opening, Complete Exhiblt of Up-toDate Merchandise Nothing but praise is bcing heard from our customers rcgarding the store, its merchandise and the arrangement of new things for the opening. It's our business to be constantly examining and pass ing on new goods of all kinds, and the tendency is to be? come familiar with beautiful things in dry goods and per? haps unexpressive as to their points of beauty. Not so at this time. The entire force is cnthused over the superb showing that is made this Spring. To-day is the last day of the formal opening?the flow? ers .ind decorations will disappear. but the merchandise will rernain until you take it to your homes, which, from present iridications, will be a matter of a short time. ' Special Values in New Waists For the Opening Days Mm as- Indla Uuvn of an oxtra fine quallty; V yoke, trlmmed with Al.sfaH etnbroldery and. lace Insortlona, elbow sleeves, lace eollar, clnstors of tucks In the back. Another stylo at tho same prlco comes ln Indfti Lawn. short sleeves, clrcular yoke, trimmod wlth Val. lace; two rows of hand-emb'rnfdory and threo rows of lace Insertlon down tlie back, tuokod back, nll slzes. t-M/sj g\Q JaP Silk Wulsts of nn extra flno qiiiility: buttoned In the fflX,UO back, entlre front. mnde of flne tucks; full length sloovcs, wlth deep euffs; cluster of tucks on euffs, sleeves und'back. A sightly walst for large people; slzes 3*1* to 44; hlnck and whlte silk. Qn rr\ -'?**'TJTA SrxiK WAISTS, yoke of nll-ovor laco front. back and 3/,'jU sleeves: elght rows of flne Val. laco insortlon front and hack of body; elbow sleeves, trlmtned wlth laco Insertlon and bnnds of Irlsh Polnt; elzos 31 to 43; whlte only, We offer these garments to Richmond women as the best values. without any exception, that can be gotten any wherc for the above prices. actual Einms IF "L0UISW1LLE" Are So Enormous That Six Mil j ? lions Can F.e Spent Yearlv in Improvement?. SOUTHERN OPERATORS AGREE Thc G. & O. Inspcctjon Special Train Will Reach Kich liiond Sundav. Thc -speclal traln, /havlng on board the orficlnls of the Chc'siipeake nnd Ohlo Railway Company, who nre engaged ln lin"inspectlon of ih(. road, wns located on yesterday on the Big Samly Ittver Divls. ioii. lt is expcctcd that thc Inspectlon wlll fiul on Saturday nlght. nnd that the orficlnls wlll reach Richmond on Sunday n'loriiing. Major E. X). Hotchkiss, general frelght agent of the Cheanpoake nnd Ohlo, joln e.l the party on Tuesday. The following oflielal clrcular has been isssued by Lhe Seaboard Alr Uno Tlall xvuy, addresjeji 'to^ all ugents, eonlicc lipna nnd plners oiticorned: I Tlm genf'faroflioes at Portsniouth .were badly damaged hy tlne on Match -Uh! .IDCli. Tlie dlfferent departments uro tentpor. ."irily quartered as followa: I'rcsldom and general manager. room 70s Bank of C'ominerco building, Norfolk. Second vlce-presldent nnd traffe. man? ager, roooni 715 Bank of Coinmerce build. fjilir. Norfolk. . icnerul frelght agent. room 4lj, Bank v! Commerco building. Norfolk. Comptroller, Klrn Hall, Portsniouth. Audltor of disburseinents, Klrn Hall, r...tsi)iouth. Purchaslng agent, Klni Hall, Ports Wuuth. ? General Induatrlal agont, Kirn "Hull, Portsniouth. GteiwrnJ. superintendent, Masonic Tcm )1>*, I'ortsmouth. * i. Car servlce agent, Masonic Temple, J'orts mouth. Auditor of passengor recelpts, Masonic Tcni*.le, Portsmouth. Auditor oC ,froight reteipts, avmory building, Portsmoutll. General counsol, Commercial building, GRAND TO LIVE. And the Last Laugh is Always tho Best. "filx months ago r would have luughcd al the Idea that there could bo anythlng better for a table beverage than coffee,'1 "iM-ltea nn Oh!.> woman?"now I laugh to V.uow there is." ?'.SIik:>* childhood l drank coffee ..? frcely as any other member of the fam. Ily. The result*wns ? puny, Hlekly girj, t.iol as I grniv Into womanhood X dld pot gain ln health, but waa afflicteil ivith heart trouble, n weak* and dlsordered stomach, wretked nerves and a general breakim- down, till last winter at the ago of .'!> 1 seemed to bc on tlie vergo of <-on H-iinFlion. My frl.-ndis grceted me wlth ?!!<.\v bad you look! What a terrlbl'u Orl' anu thls was r.'.t very comfdrtlng. 'i pat nt medicines .n.i aood. 1 was thoroughly ' The doct. n U "TlK'; 1 gave u:> coffee and ooi'nmeiiced Kostuni Food poffo**. .\t rlrsi i dldn't llkn it, but after a tiv, trtala aml follow. ing the dlroctlons exactly, it wh* ,r,:i,?i; Ji wns refreshlng atid satlsfying. \n~it ?roiiplf of -weeka 1 notlce.i ;. great c-augo 3 beeajiie atxonger. my hralu grew clearor' J was not troubled vvlUi forgetful'iieiiii ns Iri coffee tlme*, m.\ power '.i endui ?mce was moiv tlmn douhlu.d. Tlie heart .troublo and Indigestlon ulsapptared aml j'uy nerves ?bacanie 8teady and htrpng. ?*I began to tuke an; Interest !n things ai.out nie. Housework'and home-making Wca'rne a pelnsvire. My friends have marveled at the change aml when thev r-iujjjie what bcouglu II about, l anauer Postuin Tood Coffee.. njid nothing .i.,,. |n t'bc -world:' " Name given i, ? postuiu Co.. Bntile Creek. Mlch. There's a reason^ Read 111 * - l|l|], lrt?, "Xhe HOiid to WelhHic."' i? pkes. Portsmoulh. Clalms attorney, Commercial building. Portsmouth. Superintendent iof telegruph, care of Western Unlon Tel egraph Companv, Portsmouth. j. m. BARR. rresitlent and General Manager. It ls Beml-officlally estlmated that the actual earnings of tho. Loulsvlllo and Nashville Railroad for the current flscal year will be en.ua] to about 20 per cent. ou the company*.** stock. This. of course, Includes the amount spent for Improve? ment aud charged to operating expenses. as well aa the equlties of Loulsvillc and Nashvillo in tlie surplus earnings of the Nashvllle. Chattaiiooga and St. Ixiuis, tlie "Monon" and the fleorgla Railway and from other sources. The Income. of the Louisvllle and Nashvllle has bo grown thut the company can now pay present dlvldends *nd put fS.OOO.Oivi a year into Improvements out of surplus. It pan do this wlthout eounting- on its cquities from thn subsldiary and con trolle'd roada named nhove. Men famlllnr wlth the property here aay thut the lAiuisvllle and Nashvillo Is approachlng the tlmo when It can pay S or oven 10 per cent. on Its stock wlth as much caae ns lt pald 4 per cent. a few years ago. Aftler more than a week glven to con feretices. the ofliciats of the Southern Rallway, and the commlttee representlng tho telegraph oporatorfl and statlon agcnls on its line, have ugreed on n. new Bcalo of wages, thus nvoldlng a threat ened strike. No mlnlmum and maxlmum wage was adopHed, ns was flrst demand? ed by the eommltTce, but thn salaries of the employes at each of Ihe 1,000 odd posltlons wore taken up individually, and the rciiiuneration reaehed by thc amount of buslness transacted at each place. Mr. Scott, of West Virginia, has intro? duced ln tho Senato an amendment whlch he will offer to the railroad rate blll, piovidlng for ainpln track fae.illtles for tr.'insferrlng cars from one intcrscctdng lliw 40 another, at crossings, intcrsec tlons, etc, provldlng for eo.ua] and :easoiiahln facllltlca for intcrcliange of cars and traffic. providing for switch and short connections, provldlng agalnst dls crlminatloii In rates or changcs ln such interchangc, and flxing the compcnsatlon at a reusonaUo flgure. The Interstate Commerce Commission Is glven powor to udjust difTorences and partlea are per n-.lttcd to secure revlew ln tho Circuit Court. At t'ho annual meeting of the Pennsyl? vanla.' Railroad Company, the annual rc liort was uminlmously adopted. A com inittoe was appointed to choose four di? rectors to be voted.for on Muroli 27th in place or Efflngham B. Morrls, C. Dewitt Cuylcr,- James McCrea and Llncolh God i'reyl The mcrgers ot the Southwest 1'cnnsylvariiu Rullroad, tho York Haveu and Roewena Ruriroad and tJio Alleghcny Valley Rullroad wero approved. Tlie stockholders uuthorlzed a resolutlon aa follows: "That for tho purposo ot carry? ing sald agreement witli theso linea into effect, and for other corporatu purposcs of thu company, tbe approval of thc stockholders is horoby glven for the Issue l'rom tlmo to tlme of tho balance of the authorized stock, not .required for tho exchange of the present: outstandlng con vertlble honos," Thc meetlng then nd? journed. The New* Tork. ''CmUtrio an<] Western Railway Company, wlilcli has nn aggre? gate mileiige. leased and ownod, of only V.M'.M mlles, the greater part, of whlch i'a confined' wlthlh thc bomiilary llnea of New York State, has made a renmrkably gooll showlng durlng the past few months. as woll as for scvorul years past. ' The earnings for the month of January for thls road were most gratily lng, as an Increase ol' 15.15 per cent. waa rccorded in tlie gross aird the surplus, aftor all .ie.iiieiioiis, Ineludlng uperatlug expeimes aud taxes was greater hy SSO.SO per f*ent. Iliau for the same month of 1905, Mucli of thiB stock Is hold in Richmond! Tho Chicago North weslorn Hullwny Coinpai'iy han bought four Uiicks of land in Oinaba, upon wilfcll It wlll build. now passenger and frelgln (crmlnal's, tlius iH.ik.iiig lt wholly lliilopendent of ihe Unlon . Paclflo terminnls. The liead nuartors olllctals- here bolleve that a hrenJt between ih.. IJnlurt Pa? clflc nnd ' Northwestern Ih imml lient, Tho later Is coiiKtiiieilng a ll'ue acroHU \\yomlng and ls within I.Vi iiillea, of Sult l.nke elty. A eoniie.M io? wlth the Could Western Pacifiu i.t tho latu-r place is regnrded cwi possililc. thus iiinklni* He Norlhwest'e.rn. liuk'pendenl of Ihe i iiarriniiui system, ' WJLL MISS AHEMTS i Mayor Has? Rocqmi^ertdcd .That Clark" Spring Property Be' Sold to Her.* A GODSEND TO CHILDREN Mr. Lce, of Boston, Writcs Tn tcresting Letter * Favoring thc PJaii. Alayor MrCarthy... haa . received . flrom Alr. Joseph Loe, of Bpalpn, vlce-prealdont o-" tho AmorTcan Clvlo Association, n 'let? ter urglng hlm to use hla "Influenco to socuro for Aflss. Graco Arents the Clnrk .Sprlng property to .bo ti'sed-for a'Plny. ground for chlldrcn. The property is wnnted by thc ITolly wood Cemet-ory Association, but Allss Arents has offered. to bld as high. antl Afr. I.ee urges thnt tho proferenco bo glven to tho chlldren's friend. ? It Is a case of tho qtilck agnlnst tho dead; a salo for a cemetery or for a play ground that wlll glvc health and llfo to lliousands- of .llttlo ones. Mayor AfcCarthy ln a message to tho Ccuncll hns ndvocated a sale to Mlss Arents, not .only because of, tho splendld work sho p'roposoa to do, Imt because he thlnks the growth of Hollywood wlll impedo the growth of tho clty. and drlve many from tho pleasant locallty ovcr lookmg tho James. At thc present tlme a part of the Clark Sprlngs property has been lonn'cd to Mlss Arents, who has In' operatlon tlhore a small play ground for cliildren. If sho ls Successful in securing tho entlre prop? erty, ; sho. .wlll mako tho grounds sbriio three or Tour tlmes as largo and provldo healthy ninuscnicnts of nll klhds for all slzes of chlldrcn. What Mr. Lee Says.' Alr. I,ec's letters read In part'as follows: The benoflelal effect of a playground well carrled on, as seems likely to bo the caso wltli t'hls onc in Rlchmond, ls very great. To look upon thc negntlvo slde alone, tho eftect'of such 'a--playground ln the prcventlon of law-breaklng Is eer? taln to bo very grorit. For Instancc, tho nmster of a grammar sehool half a mllc from our Cplumbns Avenue playground,* In Boston. told me tho wlntor nfter wc sturtcd thnt whereas In previous years httrdly a singlo week had passed wlthout complnlntfi being madc to hlm of law breaklng on tlio part of hff boys, thoro had that year not beon a slngle lnstance of such complaint. The testimony of the pollce of thnt dlvlsloii is thc same. Slmi Inr testimony wns obtainod from a'large number of policemen ln New York clty. at thc time of the Investigation mnde by a commlttee. of which Jacob A. Rlls was secretary In 1K)7. I have sent you thelr report. Thc polloenion testllled in sub**' stanco that wlien a plaj*ground was started the lawlcss gang dlsappoared. and their testimony wm absolutely uniform. Here Is an opportunlty for an investment that wlll save the tlme of your police? men. your courts, nnd thn keepers of your prlsons. to say nothlng of savlng the llves and characters of your cliildren. The reason ivhy the playground has such an effect as this is clear to all thoso who know the modern clty, and who know the boy a.s he has always been and always will he. The sub stanco of the whole matter Is that play ls nn essentlal part of a. boy's life, and that in tlie clty there is no provislon or opportunlty for plny. 'I do not thlnk that 'we who were brought up in suburbs or In small towns or small citlcs reallze what tho life of the modern city boy is.' Suppose there was really aetually np place where you could go and play a game of'ball wlthout belng llablo to arrest Tor playlng ln the" street or to belng driven off a man's land for trespass. As IN say, lt ls dlfflcult to imugine the sltuatlon for those of us who dld not hnve to enduro lt. What could a boy do under such clrcumstancos? As has been well sald recently of tho boys who aro arrested In our cltles. ln nine cases out of ten the offensn Is ono whlch tho boy oonimitted simply hecause he was a boy. and we should have. despiscd him if he hnd not commlttcd lt. It is simply bls attempt to lead a normal life. to ox crciso hls facultlcs in the way that tho Lord Interided hlm to do, and for whlch wo. In our hllndnesa, have made no pro? vislon. To tho' boy In a inodern clty, without playgrounds, thc alternative pre sonted la elther stunting from the dlsusc of hls farulties or breaklng the law. The wholo questlon ls one ot givlng the ehlldren tho opportunlty that naturo intonded them to have to grow-up to be strong and healthy men and women. Returns to Washington. Alr. AValter IT. Terry, formerly a popu? lar and well known young man of thls clty, who has been In the government employ in Washington for several years, and who Is in the eity vlsltlng relatlves and frlends, wlll return to the gyipital city to-day. Mrs. Jefferson Davis Still Charm ing. Dr. Osler. disbellover in longovlty, would havo' been woofully dlspleased had lle beon present at the recent wedding of Miss Mnry S.- Bateson to Mr. TCyrc Glbson Qalllnrfl. The young * brldo ls a grnndnieoe of Jefferson Davis, nnd Alrs. Davis, very sweet and dlstlngulshcd, wns prcsont. Although sho ls olghty-ono yours old sho was ono of the brlghtcst nnd nioat unlmated guests, and tho buds felt ohllged to look to their laurcls lest they sliouold be compellcd ?? to lake a. back seat.?New Tork Press. W. C. T. U. Meeting To-day. Tho Central Woman's Christian Tem porance I'nlon will meet thla nfternoon nt 4 o'clock at Broud-Street Methodlst church. lmportant buslness Is to bc trausactcd, and a lnrge attendance Ih deslred. Fancy Desserts in grent varioty cnn b-i proparoil iu a i'ow ruiuutes from Jell-O 'I'ry thla for your Sundoy dinner: Peach Delight. 'Tllatolve ono package of any llavor.Joll-0 ln i.nn plnt of hbtlinj- watfr. I'tmr one half In miiulil. Ijiy cannrd peachea In tlie liottum of imiiilil, When cold pour ln ri*iiittliidor.I.*]|-r*aii(Iiiin'thi*r layorof peachea. When cold turn oni- aud aei-ve with nlilppcd-creuui, awcetaned. Wrllc for. pew illus hulf d recipc book ahow* Ing 50 ivays ol prrparlng T.,j,u.o'?S*,- ,,a'n'y dess-wfl* qulckly aud cheuply. 0 Mnvor-.- Irnioii. Orangt*. H-aapberry. Strawberry, C liocolate und Cherry. ,, ' 10c. perpa-jUaui-iatallgro-iefe, ?, ? Tha Ganesea Pura Food Co., Le Roy, N. Y. Eniploycrs Are RcqUested to Have Employes Vacci nated. HEALTH AUTHORITIES ACT Two White Men Arrcsted As ? Suspicious Charactcrs.' , Personal. JIanchester Bureaii, Tlmos-Dlspatch. 1 No. 1102 Hull Stroet, f A jolnt' tneetlnif of the Henlth Com? mlttee and tho Board of Health ?waa held lnst nlght in the offli-e ot Dr. B. T. Ruckcr, Twelth and Decatur Streets. It vmti doclded <o request tfto offlclals of all the manufacturlng plnnts and other Inriustrles In thO'dty to havo thelr, om ployes vacclnatod. The secretary wtui instructcti to corrimunlrnte at once. -wlth tho dlfferent offlclals of tho followInsT fltms: Standard OH Company, Richmond Oll Company, Manchcster Paper Twlne Comrany, Standard Paper Company, A. D. Shotwell, Richmond Klcctrlc Company, J. R. Johnston^ and Ihe Southern ahops, and make tho request that the employes bo vacclnatcd. Thls prccautlon ls taken because of the many cases of smallpox In Richmond and In Petersburu.'While there ls not a case or. the dlscoso" ir, the clty at thls tlme, nor has there heen a case for niontlm, the healtti authoi-itles believed lt wlse to take every nccessary prccautlon to keep th dlscaso away. In an informal manner thc members of tho jBoard. of,'.Health and the Henlth Commlttee dlscusserl thc appolntmcnt or thn electlon by. ihe Jolnt session of thc Council of- a .sanitary ofllcer. lt waa ngreed tliat tho offlcer should be a man who would discharge hls dutles wlthout fear of oriy person. - There aro about flfteen appllcants for thc posltlon. .No appllcatlon wlll be re? celved or consldcred by the Coiincllmen of a person-who Is nol a quallfled voter. Evangelistic Service. The evangelistfc services In-Oak Grove Baptlst Church are drawlng large orowds. Rev. C. O. Woodward. pastor of Cowardln Avenue Chrlstlan church, ls preachlng every nlght thls week. After the-revlviil elosrs In the Baptlst Church, llko services will begln in the Carlstlan Church, and the Rev.'J. A: Siillivan, pastor of Oak Grovo Bnptlst Church, will preach earh nlglit. As Suspicious Characters. Tivn young men\ glving their namcr* as Areher Nlxori and Frank Gu'nn, wt.ro arrested yesterday- morning by Offlcer Moore. charged wlth belng suspicious charactcrs. Nlxon resembles very mueh n. .plcture of a mari wnnted in Washing? ton for forgery. "H** is alloged to havo forg"d several ch'ecks ln Washington on Manchcster' banks. Th<*- two" men walked Into the Mnn chester bank yesterday! and asked Cashler Vadfii for rribriey to take them to Petersburg. Mr. VtCden questloncd Nlxon. aiid the artswers were not satls? factory' tlfffq'er Moore was told of the suspicious actlons of the men, and ar rostod "them. They1 wlll be held for sov cral days. until tjjelr recorda can'bo In vostlg'atcd.. " ' A Surprise Party. Thc fricr.'da of Miss "Myrtle Moriisett'c. dellghtfully surprlsed' her at her homo on Semmes Street.Tuesday night. Among those present were: Mlsses Nonna WrlRht. Canie Bottoms. Maud Merrlf. Joslo McCarthy. Ethel Rohinson, Ruth Hubard and Corina Johnson; Master* Leroy Hudson, Ch.-lrles Taylor. Kenneth Baber. Fletchor Rldo. Arthur Daniel and Andrew Pugh. ? Rofrcshmonts wore served: "An Evening of MIrth" "wlll be the title, of an' entertainment- to be given iu I.eader Hall- on the- nlght of tho 27th, under the auspieos of the Builders' League of Fifth Street Methodlst Church. The progmmmo now being nrrangod wlll Include several musical selections that bld fair to be welcomed by. Uie.-Man chcuter audlenre. Personals and Briefs. ?Rev. A. C. Borryma.n, who has beon vlsiting his daughter. Mrs. A. A. Ad !klr*s, rloturned ye-Jterday morntng to hls home ln Churchland, Va. Mr. L..T/ee returned yefitorday morn? ing from Now York, where, he went on account of the illness of hls slster, Mrs. Jennle Kohn. Mrs. J. M-. Stratton, who has been vls? iting Mrs. J. O. Mosby In tho clty, re? turned to her home yesterday, Mr. A X.. Adamson la ln Brunswick countj* to attend Ihe salo of much land there Tho funeral of Mrs. T'rancis D. Dol lings wlll bo conducted from hor home, No. S01. Evcrett Street, thls nftornoon at 3 o'clock. Rov.'j.' K: Jolllffe. pastor of Central Methodlst. and Rov. Dr: Crldlln, pnatoi* of Stockton " Street - Baptlst Churches, wlll conduct tho services, In terment wlll bb made In Mnury Ceme tery. " Mr. Rlchard- Ilarrls ls' Indlsposcd at hls home ln Mnrx.-Additlon. Mrs. A. W. Fahr loft yesterday for Brunswick county to vislt her relaj-lves. Mr. R. E. Blakcy, of Petersburg, Tues? day afteriioon purchaaed from Mr. Mann, of ManchcBter, a .sevonty-acre. tract of land ou iho Petersburg Turnpike for ISGO. Rev. Mi*. Goodrloh, a- nilsslonary frorn tho Phllipplnes,. preached ln West-End Metho<ll8t Church lost nlght. kuST'KEEP QUT. . Negroes Not Desired in Court While Smallpox Prevails. Raillff (llbboi'iH and Court Offlcer Rob 1ns will for the next two or threo weeks see to it thnt thc throug of negroes who havo been aecustoinod to' pack tho rear pnrt of tho room whereln Justice John Jeter Crutehllold presldos Is kept out. .lusili-e Criilchfleld has lssued nn order thnt "uli negroes who nro not prlnclpals or witnesses lu somo case to bo calle'd ln tlm court are to remaln out of tho elianilier of Justice.* Thls Is done on account of tho prev alence of smallpox--among tho negroos, aml It Is feared that. somo. ono wlth the dlsense mlght get Into' tlio court-room and sprond It among tlio othor nngroop assembled thero? Tlio order of the court wlll |>c cfirrled oul lu the letter. .' ? ' Thc Navahoe.in Good Shape. . WlUMINUTuN. itft. CiV) March 14,-Tho Clydo liner, Knvalioo, lui'ti reloa*)ed the cargo whleh was llKlitorOd whllo Hho was osluire ou cupe U'ear bar laat wee'<. fihd expects tn proeeed tf) N'cW York tO'lllui' row,- *? Tlio vessel wus not dainaffcil. by . llio b't*ounUln*r lo any appreehitlve oxtont. NOW REf\D\ The Second Number ?# First number sold 500,000 coples ln three days The Second number is better than the first. It is better in contents and better in the paper on which it is printed. No magazine in thc world ever madc such a hit as Thf. \ Scrap Book. It is emphatically a new crcation.. Tf you have not seen The Scrap Book you are missing a good thlng. Get it from your news dealer. It will give you more pleasure and intcr esting facts for 10 cents than you have ever had in all your life. On all NeWs Stands at 10 Cents or from the> Pubtisher, T'early Subscription $1.00 FRANK A. JUUNSEY, 175 Flfth Ave., New York SPEAKS TO-HCRT "Thc Foiindations of tho City"' to Cc the Very Intercsting Thcmc. LADIES UtfGED TO ATTEND Scats Will Bc Reservcd for thc Councilnicn Who May Bc Dctained. . "Wliat is the Mayor going to speak about?" is tho questlon on 'eyorybody's llps. Tlie nnswer is ensy enough, Hls subject ls "The Foundatlons of tlie' Clty." Beyon'd that' no ono except >thii; IMnyor himself can tell. . Posslhly lifa i fafeno grapher could. but sho won'ii,' it Is doiibtful, however, lf- she roultl < tr-jl' all that ho wlll talk nbout, for when the Mayor'gets to talklng at, the'Academy* of Muslc to-nlght On- so broad and mib stantlal a subject ns "Tho Foundatlons of the Clty," he mny not conflne himself to the dlctated tcxti It would bo very much unllke tho Mayor to do so. All that Is posltively known Is that at 8:30 o'clock to-nljht, promptly on the nilnuto, Mayor .McCartby wlll be Intro? duced to hls audlenco at the Academy of Music by Mr. S. S. P. Pa/ttcson. and v/ill at onco procced to say hls say on "The Foundatlons of the Clty." Those. who .know tho Mnyor are pre'pared to say.they are sure of a few other thlngiv to-wit: Ho wlll be interestlng; he" "wlll not be in the least tlresome; ho .will say somothing that lt is "worth thc" whllo for every good eltlzen of Richmond, Inelud? lng the women, to hear; tliat be wlll not say anything that good women ought not to hear. Indeed, tho Mayor is anx lous that ladles shall hear hlm, for he feels that they, above all other people, have an abldlng Interest In the founda? tlons of n. good clty, ln whlch they must llvo.. The boxes and the best seats iu the j Academy will be reservcd for the ladlea, \ and they aro urgod to occupy them, All the members of the Council, llke other cltlzens, aro curloua to know what the Mayor ls golng to talk about. and it goes wlthout saying that all of tho city fathers wlll be at the Acadomy to-nlght. Threo committee ineetings hnve been schoduled for to-nlght, but such mem? bers of .the Council: as wlll havo to at? tend theso havo arrangod to luirry through wlth the buslness that ealls them' togethcr at S o'clock, so that thoy may rcacji the Academy at S:30. Scat/j wlll bo rescrved for thom. Tho usual brlgade of politc ushers will be lh attendance, and the audleocc wlll be cjomfortably seated a.s long us a va canf seat remains.: Tho Academy wlll probably , be pueked ' to .Ita utmost cn-.'' paolty, and that evcrybody may be seated beforo tho spenklng- begins, the hour for tlio, introduotion of tho speaker of tho evenlng has boen set for 8:30.' Admiral Webster To-nigrit. Admiral Webster-wlll dcllvor his ln terosllng and Instructivc atereopticau lecture on Japan ln tho assembly hnll of Central School. Tliursday. 15th, at S:15 P. M. The publlc. genenilly ls Invited to ,'l*rcient, and oBpoolnlly the patrons and .chlldren or Central Sohool. Letter to C. W. Antrim & Son. RICHMOND, VA. Dear Slrs: There's nofhlng we llke to taoKlo so well ns a oheap-palnt 'town. Doyoo iw cheaper than any of 'em. Clienp lnoans dear, aud ehenp means cheap; you can! always tell whloh. Cheap town ls nutf.ty; cheap Dbvoe Is falthful and truo De*ijpo. ... Mjr A J Smlth, Llttlestown, Pa, pnlntod hla;. houso* h|B palritor told hlm to got 13"4:Kallona Devoe; lind IVi left. Mr A il Rebert, Bamo town, haa lots of btilJdlngB; palnts Oevoo; pajB 20 cents moro a gullon for 11:1s glad to; says It's tho cheapcHt palnt there is, He knuws how IjV'CO.vcrSi ho don't half-know how |l wearayet.' "" Yours truly 89 ? l<* W DJrT\'OE'& CO . .P. S.-rlinn's Ilttnfware- Co. sell our pulnti. LECKUTHRE TO FINISH UP TODAY Two Houscs Met Yestcrda/,' and Will Hold Final Session This Afternoon. MANY BILLS ARE SIGNED Only W'aiting for Governor Swan? son to Uispose of Pentling Measiires. Uotli biunchea of tlio Oeneral Asa'cm bl'y held. brlef nnd painfully formal sck sionn yeaterday, thc only buafnesa" whlch was trnnijncled . havlng been Uio .-it-i.lni of bills hy the two >presldlng. ofllccrs. ' Tlieae went on tholr way to the Gov? ernor. and to-day thc flnal sosslons wlll be held' and tho last farewclls eaid. - Tlie IIouj-o wlll inecf; at noon tu-diiy and the Kcnatc nt t h'clock. Thls hr rinigctpcnt was effectod ln order to al lr>w one presldlng ofllcer to algn nll tln* bills, so as not to. delay tho session of the othor body. Whon' thla shnll hard been.". dono.'.-.a brlef reccss wlll bo taken," ln order to let the Oovernor complete. hls work of slgnlng up, nfter whlch tlio umial flnal mossuges wlll he passed be? tween IIls iixcellcncy and the. law nmkors.' ?The Govornoris' wlll up wltli his work. anil the eiirolling clei-ka have thc last bills reaily "for the npproval of tho pre sldlng oftlcers' aiid thc Oovernor. But Few Attended. Xothlng of special Interest took plaee. in the sosslons-yestcrdny. and they.woro sllmly attended by niombers and vlslt ors. Scnutors present nt tho'nieotlng of thc upper brauch were MeHsrs. Andnrson and Ilarmau, of Rlelimond; Gurroll, of Henry: Mann. of Xottoway; Thomas, of Lynchburg: Nlemen/cr, of -Portsmouth; W'ickliam. of Henrlco, and l.ynn, of Lou iloim. Thero wns no prayur, and tlie. session was brlef. Tbe House proceed-"' Ings were opened wltli prayor by Dele gnto Oalncs, of Norfolk. The record of tho lower' bronch Is that lt has neyer proeeoded without the Invokln'g of .divlno. presence and guldauce. Must HaveSorrie Fun". Members present* woro Speaker Card woll, Uolegatos I.ine, Byrd, Peyton, Pul liam, Oalncs, Howlc, Snoad, Throckni'or-'. ton, Karly, Tlrown, I^e, Thornh'll), Cole nian, Gregory, Churchnian, Cox aud Dtinn. A resolutlon was adopted provldlng for the paymont of tho assistant clerk for a perlod of thirty doys aftor thc end of the session, Mr.'- J.anc mado a. humorous spocch, lu whlch ho suggostcd that' thc "bust" oU Captaln John Smlth. proscnted by Cnp talti Charles Moyer to the Stato, be glven a placo ln tlio. "bustcd Stato. troasu'ry." Thls brought Colonel I/se to hls 'feet, nnd on hls motlon an "Indoflnlto; leavo \qt absenco" was granted Mr. Lane, aniid liiughtcr. - PENNY ARCADE CASE. Ends in Hustings Court With Verdict of Acquital, Krauk Ferraud.lnl, tho proprletor- of tho. Poniiy Areade, wus trled ln fho.Huatingo* Cotirt yesterday mornlng on un appeal from .lustlco Crulelilleld'ij court. Iinwhlclv. he was llned $fiO und glven ono dny iu jall for exhlbltlng alleged impropor p h tures nl tho Ponny Arcndo on Uroiui Street. , - , - :,, -Ambng #ft'.'wltilbHses werr* Mayor Mp. Oarthy. Kov.. Mr. Atklns, Chlcf of Pollce Worner, Mr. Crulg,. of Uio Crahj Art util lery, and others. ' '???. ?" ". . ??';', After thc testimony .waa ,0.11 ln and Al-1, tornay Polkcs nnd Mr. H,\M. Smlth."' for. tlio defenso;. had ni'ad0'?P0*-ehP3' ??", J-'r.y took the onse. After,'ten mlnutes th?. Jury returned and uskod Jik]ko Wltt lt t|ioy could imposo a .flno wlthout nddln-r tho prison sontence. Belng informed thut ilhoy cnukl *not. thqy took .another-ten nilnuteH to i!bnfli(let\ und then rctumeil a> verdlct ot nut a-uAHv. N. B. Dahl&Co., The Shop qf the Craftsmen. Fine Wall Paper and Fabrics, Artistic Draping, Elegant Uphols tering, Fresco Painting and other Interior Decorating. Our whole stock is new in its arrival and de sign, and all work under the direct supervision of MR. DAHL, 19 East Main Street ?Phone 5585. Table Linen Is glven that be-ullful sllky flrilsh nt the Royal Laundry Piiro soap nnd water and care ?ful liniullltuj?thnt' does it. Our prlcea: 25c per duxon ploctjs. or flfty pieces 5lo. dl ?ilded oqunlly largo and small pieces. Spreads oxtrn. Mlniature Theatrcs glven away free to every chlld calllng. Phone 1959. QUICK LOANS On Furnlture, Pianos, &c? wlthout removal from your possesalon. L'owest Rates. No Publlclty. The "Wcelcly Pay mon l on a l.oan ot? '., $10.?.ts.I .60 $15.ln. .83 $20.ls.S5 * izo..:.Is. 1.15 $30.ls. l.M J35.ls. l.jjO $10.ls. 1.7S !?.......ls. l.?5 J?0.ls. 2.15 Otlwr cnmpnnis*.. pald nff antl mors money advanced on easler tcrnis. If you cannot call porsonally, wrlte dr teleiihone. and our confldentlal agent wlll call on you. ?Phono -ISl-'. RICHMOND LOAN C0. 108'NORTH NINTH $TFIEET. Second Floor Front. RUBBER^JSTAMPS \Z N SLVLNTM ST.RICHMONO.VA