<M the 1 heatres. At the AvJtiemy. Tuesday, Matinee and Night, "Sherlock Holme3.'' At the Bijou. "Lighthouse By the Sea," all the Week. Tho nm?i profo iñd and advanced shi- di i-.- of criminology must admit, with Jjcrfect candor, that ii:«- Sherlock Holmes, of Kir A. Conan Doyle's creation, 1ms reVenJed the baseness <>f human nature in Klieh an npp»i1l ng light tba.t some of, the nefarious <i.>ii-i«s as lal<l bato to the Ima¬ gination, irai¦;.-.end every thought which may hetve been aroused In connection .with the evl* that lurk. Truly, the o>' lowers or tin famous Doyle detective rstnrles hmst be impressed with the logi¬ cal conclusions; which his hern arrives nt, and, tflieroforei, the deductions ln- tlulgcü in through the medium of his intellectual reasoning are of serious In¬ terest to those who wi uld take n step deeper Into the renlms oi criminal opera¬ tions. Niyther in Die annnls of Scotland Tnid or Hie Plnkerton Agency Investigar tlons, ¿an be found such a series of thrill¬ ing adventure«?! as have been chronicled »>y .Sir Doyle, nnd it is everywhere con- oeded tlmt Sherlock Holmes, with his Biypo-èhond:iar nnd misanthrope notions, notwithstanding, énslly outclasses in keen perception any of the moni noted secret HorvCee apostles of modern times. Exciting Adventure. One of the adventures, possibly the most exciting tunons nil Uie stories told by the celebrated romancer Is the basis Tipon which William Gillette has rear 'his play, entitled "Sherlock Holmes," a composition of genuine dramatic worth. sparkling with criçp dialogue and replete -with unctuous humor, while embodying nil the salient, features of melo-'drámatli: ¡novelty. Aside from these highly com¬ mendable finalities, tin« introduction of «some exceedingly unique electrical ef¬ fects have been devised, which ¡ire in themselves a pronounced Innovation, and necessitate the employment of a consid¬ erable amount fit" complicated light con¬ trivances. The production of "Sherlock Hoiimes," which wtill command attention aL the 'Academy Tuesday, mnlinec and night. Will be identically the same in every particular as that used in the long Lon¬ don and Now Yqrk engagements, and the oast, headed by Mr. Erro] Dunbar, Is one calculated to meet- fastidious demands. -, ' Okott Coming! Ch.iuneoy Olcott will make a tour of the South for tin« first time since he has been a star, commencing at Richmond, January 9th. Critics have found in Chauncey Oleott, a combination of the virtues of Sca.nl an, Einmell, and Bouel- caislt. Certainly no comedian ever before tho American public combiner, ho many qualities as this handsome fellow, who alas sung and aoted bis way Into the hearts of millions of people. He has a winning personality, dramatic sensibility nnd power. To the well suited play Mr, Occoti bringo all tho charms of his de¬ lightful personality, the grace and pic¬ turesque figure nature fitted him with, a keen sense of the true Irsh wit and humor, a touch for comedy ilghl as air and exquisite in its fullness, a volee do- lieiously sweet and In perfect attune with the gentle .pathos and rippling fun of the .Jrish 'baUiitts lie sings. Lighthouse by the Sea. Vance & Sullivan attach the greatest importance to the scenic equipment ôf (theJs plays, and in "The Llghithousp by the- Sea," which.will be the attrncUon at CAMERA CATCHES EPISODE IN LIHGrTHGUSE BY THE SEA. FOR PLEASANT EVENINGS AT HOME Dullness Often the I npardon¬ able Sin in Home Life.Man Who Snores on a Sofa. "Blessed he Rag-Time".What Daddy and Children Warn at Hoirie Are "Chuñes".Lost Art of Good Reading.-Some¬ thing Good i<» Eat at 9:30 a Bip; Help. By Margaret E. Songster. (Copyright; i:-1, y Jo.¦. nh ß Un*» loi ]. I ought in ix 01 -.¦ -... m h» Un Qé¿M t/yer'um !'''iV.'"¦.¦'-"':.'." h'ür tracts H.... l'am |y with us liiighj gio»\ «nU :i- .¦¦»..¦ war nih, (tlter 11 «i-ij'V l.i fjnft l'il-iJ.Kll rillOW iind colil. Opon thè pitsno, Set ¿hi ¦¦-.-.¦ chah lu'iu lin.- t.-iblc. a stormy night ¦: .¦.,-¦¦, m-, im« who cares'/ The gale« mi y »vi Uie «K'Bt "I.ikii i.',.-iiiin.i (lii i»a -.-. '.'.1 wt» mo ¿it h'lii»', an«! there wjll be no company;- -,-,,V Inv; ll.i- KOO'i tlllltJ ¿11 hum« Ultll 1it ;.v» earned. ' . ,'.'"'..¦. till; ;.i,oiu it, and m in thlfi '"'a or -hat, Uie horn« evening nun« ipp \M>!",. know H ^'l.'ü-m'ia.v"^ W9& lS*&.Sm lins ÖIJöU nil of this week, they have surpassé«* their previous efforts'..-¦ .- The four sets used are nach said to b< remarkable for their artistic beauty nnd tnasnäve proportions, the rock-botiiicl roust «f Now lCnglund affording the SO" nie ,'irllst iinusiuill opportunities. That Which has aroused tho grealcsl. ontliu- slashi fe act third, which shows I he groal llirlit on Devil's Roch towering high in tlio air, with the waves gently rippling Upon the rocks, while ovor all floods tho mellow -liiilit of a full autumn moon. Soft fleecy clouds ("loan l.i-'.ily by on a gen¬ tle brcer.e. The wind freshens, the waves SCENE FROM WILLIAM GILLETTE'S FAMOUS SHERLOCK HOLMES. «well higher aiirj great breakers come tumbling In. Tho clouds now are thick and black, torn by vivid and blinding Hashes of lightning. The roar of the waves mingle with the sharp crack of the thunder, and I lie war of the elements seem to heighten the dastardly work of the villains, who, after a desperate and thritllng flghiti with Caleb Gade, the. blind keeper of the great light on Devil's Rock, boat him into Insensibility, ex¬ tinguish the light, destroy tlio stairs lead¬ ing to t, and carry off Flora, his grand¬ daughter. The ill-fa tod ship, which the villains hope to destroy, Is seen wallowing In the trough of the. "sea, great waves breaking over lier, and rushing to destruction upon the Jagged rocks. But Mlnty, the frail linle circus girl, abandonad by her peo¬ ple, and succored by big-hearted Cniob Gale, comes to the rescue, and snatch¬ ing n. lighted brand from the hands of a life saver, dashes up the rooks, and In tho midst, of tho terrifying electric storm, v.aiks a clothes lino loading from the cOlfts to the lighthouse and relight« the great light, which, by a hair's breadth, flashes a path of safety for t.ho doomed vessel. It is a scene« of thrilling realism, and i.« said io fairly sweep the audience off Its feet in a frenzy of excitement. not maleo a pretense of entertaining her.1 He stretches nut, lull lonuth, with a cushion under hi« hotld, mi an iifghan pulled down over llllll, and lie children ore told' i" k»'i> i|ii!«'t, lest tliny disturb father, Presently the room resounds with his heavy breathing1. Tho «nod man snores. Now, love a man us you may. .husband, father, brnt'iuf. «on. in- is u<-'i an InjerostT Ing object when he snores on a sofa, in Hi.- i; mlly room. fJcforo lou«, tlio older I...VS sleal softly oui. They htiVO beard in»- ivhlstli! ni' eoniradCH on (ho street, uudlbj through any uproor 'of wind or beat of rliln, and nil lliey go, Who tóull l.lain.- Ihi-mV l?ellOWn win» have been v',,,.,. d up In an .ilii.i- ill day desire anil require recreation in ¡be oyunlug. lin¬ ios homo a'l.ini. it ti.ey will se.-k it OlHO- 'nie'glrla slip off to llieir rooms. T|içj have fancy work, or ¡, novclj or pérlmps a study t.» occupy Wiom thera, uiul ihov wife Is If-lt alono with h« r drowsy lord, If, im ml Moeltlnus or sew nil Initions, or I..-1 up la ivt-ckly ueeounts. 'j'JliS :-; a Inn.- picture "I' many an Ameri¬ can '"ia-cii'l :. Tho i.pie ¦>!. huiioroblo, Bti Ughtf«irwo.nl aim indimrloui», They oro i'.i. n-i ly loyal. Hut i i -u homes mo dull. And il-- mipiiisiçn ,i>; «in m home Il f«.-. il:- r .. irml'i .. ui- »-. ««-.i. ¡- ..rn-ii .kill dull Ink© -ha.-i ¡i Marie ami Kl- when frlellds come they should belong to everybody, The. open platm counts for too Mille In these days. We have grown so artistic that only classical music nnd only superb technique give us pleasure. If wo were quite honest We would sometimes declare that we yearned fur the old simple days when the daughter played anil the boys sang and everybodv was happy. Some¬ where lately I read of a man, widely known as a soht-ilnr nnd slniesuian, who was persuaded to purchase a ticket for the debut of n great, foreign pianist. He attended) listened wllh punctilious court¬ esy but bore n bewildered expression through the whole nitignL'lo.ent musical display. Shaking his gray head when he left.the hall, ho confided to u lady: "My dear. It is no doubt fine, but I heard no "chuñes." " "What daddy and the children want at home are -'chunes.'' Blessed (be rag time. Welcome be coon songs. Welcome, too. the old sentimen¬ tal lyrics and the rollicking patriotic airs' find tho sweet Scottish ballads that stir the heart and the memory, and that sim¬ ple folk can sing. * * * A home evening should be enlivened by games. There are. plenty of games that everybody can engage in und that da not demand absorbed attention and abso- lute quiet. The merrier tho game the bct- ter for an evening at home. We do not make so much ns we ought of reading aloud lp the evening. Will you think mo a pessimist if I confess thai the schools of to-day, In my Judg- ment, teach very few of their students how tu read. Thirty year« ago.but a laughing faeo warns me to take another tack. Vet, as I don't like being silenced, I will jusl whisper that mamnni Is a bet¬ ter reader than Louise, who'has a Vassal- or Smith diploma, and. that grandmamma Is very likely a better reader than mamma; To road aloud, so pleasantly that the reading is interpretation, Is a real ac¬ complishment. There is something, too. In the choice of books. Not every book lends Itself to the imrposo of reading in the home circle. Some books are for one's private ear and eye.. Othors are gracious and await an audience. The evenings of a winter ought not to be was lud over reading that awakes no dis¬ cussion and curiches no memory. Sup¬ pose a homo to awaken to Its privileges In th|s regard. It will then deny itself If need be some superfluous luxuries, and will have as regular vlsluinis certain fa¬ vorite periodicals ami newspapers. The best authors of the day are contributing article« and essays to the weekly and monthly magazine literature of the age, ami |n a l'iilturcd homo here must be familiarity with what they are saying and doing, Immense, strides aro malting In science, in invention; in discovery, A ¡nuiie should not bo ignorant uí what is going on. Tho Whole outlook has changed In ilio.se uppll- aiii.-i-s which make home life easy und ecn- venloiit; in surgery, and In tlio lio.iinieiil of diseuse. Home evenings are not. spent foolishly when i boy g vi« a chunco to tie.so beneath tho roof to know Intelligeiii y, tin- Order und ihe progress of current 1-Vi-lllS. At the moment there are opportun!tloij fill- li irningii great dual tnat is cnlorluiii- liig about our own lib loi,v. and ihe hooks that f-pltoiuiüi) il nre exvollonl. lor reading nloiid. inquire at anv library for the« i'Q- c.-nlly publlii.'ieil IIm-s and rei olloel ions of in. n ¡nul women who passed through tlio period m our civil war. Thorn is a shelf lull Of .¦ 'lieh volumes In every free library, and lie-v are crumuie,! with episodes al<l Incidents well worth roiulinu ami talking ¡lljOllt. History and poetry and good' novels, by Which is mount not goody-goudy hooks, lull those written with i purpose, and ll- luinlnaled by inn- art, will nid in making delightful Ina wliiii i' evenings at home, Of course., ih'-iv aró evenings wlion lallt- lug I.- preferred |o< i-i-ading. iiel'oro tho holidays tlio ludir,, uf tho family are liliru to he busy with embroidery and ueod'.ti- 'worli, knitting mut oruohut. I'erliaps they uro dressing dolls. There Is no prut tier work- "Tbc nul.- loi ¡nichos ih.ii inojher' fiuts into tin» pretty frock« and. potiJeiats I-nf ie«r darlings' doll aro tho nio.si fujry- liin« .-i-wiiig in tía- mother's power, only MiiriiQssef] By um-. ho tulfus for the llltlu invisible child ..I h.-r lovo, win, ha« not \<\ : oinr (O III.lit" in« llOlill! jlifl kingdom. Something l.U ll'jipK ¡i nona- -veiling wonderfully« l'uiign is i*u Insplrnjlon when a toy. Is-gin-i ;>« l!i"n furtive glance.». In Clio direction of tin front door, (loiighiiulis and |-fidi r urn .'¦. iiwlMi und iimbrüsla when ihe cluck hands |«olni to-r-lud iiuit ufle-j- nine. Nuts and apples aro great allies to the sis¬ ter's plans when she is trying fo fascinate an errant brother. A knock with the chaf¬ ing dish and a bit of supper at all unor¬ thodox hour have routed mnhv an attack of bluos when peoples were beginning to mope. Really and truly, there Is nn ex¬ aggeration In saying thai most people sleep host after they have had a cheerful evening and n light supper. Insomnia would lice from mini« n pillow If forxl were taken In a moderate quantity before Its victim wont to bed. Fun at homo Is a panacea for more U'oliblcs than you think. A happy. Jolly home, wberni lovo and oonfl«len«.:c reign, sends Ils »;blldlvn out, panoplied against the wiles of the «levll, as well ns forltlletl to stand the assaults of a wicked world. The Latest Walk. Is It In tho swing, or In the swim? 1 never hnd tho timo to understand It yet, Midst the toll and everlasting sweat, Is It the swinging of the sowor. Not tho sowers, of tho sewing-room, But the sower of the field? Tim movements not unlike It. Vet the. backward swing belles It, And the lacking of the seed In hnndfuls hold. Yet the maidens all arc working It, Are working It for all It's worth, The swing, the backward swing, The swing-a-llng In walking. It's the swing of locomotion, And be sure It makes commotion, But the object of -It I cannot for the life of mo perceive. Is it patented or free, It's used with wondrous glee. The swing, the swing,' The bindward swing, In walking used. The one-arm swing, Tlfó double-action swing, The. swing, the swing, . What mçanetli it.the swing? Is it modern or is It archa«ilc, Did they use It in the ancient times, Is it mount for use In reason. Or on wild, fantastic lines? Who invented it? Is'It dervish, wild or civilized, What's the meaning of It, Grace, or travesty of grace? Is It militaire or civil, Is .It human or divine, Built on projectIvc-h straight, Or serpentine? I give It up. Would I could give the vision up. Is this the new South? It must, lie for 'tis not the old. Think of ancient «lamés of Southland. With such a -.'.'.-ilk and such n swing, tiiá hand swing, the backward swing, The swlng-a-llrig in walking! Clod help u.*, hut we love the old South best. With Its dignity and ever sweetest grace,' The swing Is not the thing, Tlio modern swing, Trio Dervish swing. The meaningless swing, Tlio fantastic. The gr/iceless und unbecoming, swing! The swlng-a-llng In walking! .A. SMITH IRVINE, Augusta, Ga. ù sons; 215 E. Broad Street. Per Wsndow. /_ ào 80c. and $1.00. See Our Line of rotlTIEKES, ANDERSON'S CARPBT-HOUSt«, I 215 East Broad Street» maBsmi mtmsm¿awuféaW9sm LUCK AND PLUCK IN A BOY'S CAREER. îhVestîgatîoii usually Shows That at Sonic Stage in Career of the Apparently Lucky Per¬ son He Was Extremely Plucky. Mow Sonic Boys Got to. the Front.Men Wanted Who Can Expand. By Margaret E. Sangster. (Copyright. 11104. by Joseph H. Bowles.) W*w**i,,,,lllK'H factor does most for the I boy, luck or pluck? Doubtless I favoring opportunity helps t«» gggggM success' In many caaos, und B_I>Ç5J doubtless hkmIii there are ihoso iarpffl_f who never get on, whether or not circumstances s.ccm propitious. A little poem by 15. R. Sill sets forward the truth. Some whore a battle was rag¬ ing, and a coward, skulking alono and hiding behind others, 3nld to Himself! "If only 1 had such a sword as the king's son carries I should be In the thick of the fight, but. what can I do with this blunt thing?'.' Thereupon he throws away his broken sword, which luler the king's son. hard beset and surriuinclcd by foes, picks up und gallantly wields, hi -wing down tlio enemy and winning the day. There Is here a lesson to take home. Opportunity is utterly useless unless there is character back of it, and the great trouble with ninny hoys and many men, too, Is thnt they doponrT on some. fortunate turn of events, and do not .boldly take hold of tlu'!r fate and con¬ cilier 'opposition. There Is a tide In the affairs of nun That taken at the Hood lends on to for¬ tune. 1 13ut there arc men who have round good forUino in the ebb of strength; health and poverty, and in whom the llood tide, has come after they hatl left the shallows and forced their way. When you come to examine n life history you generally find that the apparently lucky person, n't some stage or other, was ex¬ tremely plucky. Take any example you please, whether from the ranks of busi¬ ness or from the professions, and you will discover thnt hard work and an In¬ domitable will tell for good In the end. lu the everyday mutter of looking for a businei.s position", the boy who secures n fciolhold on the ladder where lie may rise round by round Is considered lucky. Such ¡i hid may go from the high school into an ofilce, and may make himself, by exactness, obligingness and responsibility, indispensable to bis employer!!. Three ln- Htances of this occur to me at the. mo¬ ment. One bright, little chap, entered a publisher's office as a bell boy, having bad no opportunity to go farther than the highest grade In the grammar school. He was alert, respectful, accommodating and receptive at every pore, always early at tho oillce and ¿never In haste to lesivo It when his day's work was done. lie cultivated n memory fur face:» and names, and soon knew by sight the authors and, artists who were' habitues, of the .'place; he attended evening classes. Improved lit« education, studied stenography, and step by step roso in tho house until he beenmu a confidential clerk and dually a trusted literary adviser, with a knowledge of the business possibilities of a booK which was little short of Intuition. The second boy had a strong desire to go to West Point, but was n little below the regulation height. Somewhat reluc¬ tantly he abandoned thoughts of a mili¬ tary career and began life in tlio office of a merchant In grain, from the outset he availed himself, not only of every clianco to be useful, but of every chance to serve his employer and to learn all that, ho couid of the business In its various phases and ramifications, He Is still «*a young man, not near the merdlan, and is himself, a grain broker, with an cnviablo record for probity and Integrity, and a seat on the produce exchange In a large: city. j Tlio third boy, a widow's son, entered a bank when very young, doing whatever he was told/ and receiving tho lowest w.iges in the tank. He rose step by step through several grades until he was cash¬ ier, atiu he is now president of a bank, and looked up to by scores of men In his own and neighboring towns. Instances like these may bo multiplied. They are not due to luck nor wholly 'to pluck, but to a combination of sterling qualities, which arc- in the reach of every boy in the land; * \ A few years ago a lady notable for her housewifery wus 111 one summer with nervous exhaustion ; she lamented that she could not. a» usual malte her pre¬ serves and Jellies ana Jams, and more than once spoke grlevlously about the shelves that would be empty In the com¬ ing winter. Her son, a youth of seven¬ teen, quietly ¿aid to his father: "If I may have the fruit, the sugar and the fuel 1 will make any mother's preserves this summer." The father consented. The boy did tho work with the deftness, Judgement and tlior'oughuesg that distin¬ guished his mother and so astonished her thru, wlieiy another year came around and be proposed making u start In the business .'of'fruit preservation for winter use, no objection was made, to tho trial. With a friend and a blended capital of less than Jl tho young fellow began. He ami his friend took orders C. 0. V., and, to make a lonir story short filled every Older so well ¿hat the pooplo in the little village grew proud >->f the local prodigies. J-w.iBl year they hod a business netting them thousands of dollars in profit. They huvo a fuclory¡ a salesroom -and a forco or trained employe/ft and have arrived at the beginning of what will provo a very large success. It has been almost a Jack and tho Beim Stalk progress, but It is due not half so much to luck as to con-i summaio pluck. ? * . The boy who would succeed in anything must have some ofrf.be quality of the man in the famous rhyme of Mother Goose: There was a man lived In our town Who was so wondrous wise, lie Jumped'.Into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. And when he found his eyes were put, With all hi« might and 'main He ¿uniped into another bush And scratched them in again. Many little things help n boy at the Klart, Foremost among them Is a habit or promptness, A boy who hIoucIich along without ambition or qirlokness makes.n bad Impression, A boy whoso lialr Is un-1 Kennt), whose clothing Is slovenly and whose shoes uro imbiuslied conveys an ¡ Idea of shlfllessnoss which no amount of genius will Overcome, ISqually unfor¬ tunate for any boy ils a scent of stale tobacco about Ids clothing, Ufa Is a plací« of struggle. Whoever would over¬ come discouragement and difficulty must be fully armed nt every p-iint and well trained. Boys are averse to discipline, but it Is disciplino which gives the ud- vu n to go in the lung run, Nobody should bo content to remain In the awkward squad; nobody need think tint a win¬ ning porsoúitllly, a quick apprehension ni¬ even a g'.xl elementary education will aval) much unless there |s stiiinliui. 'jV.iu responsible plodder gulps more substantial niiv-miiige than lilp brilliant compeer wliYi flames up like (lui rookot .«nul conies down llko the stick. Who bus not seen tho fel¬ low who never gels bey«aid a certain point; who begins well, but soon pills out, while others, outstrip him'/ The presi¬ dent of a groin rallruud Hiild In nioi "Tho cons'fiiui illlllculty in in Und men who nre elllclont and who win expand, who iimi be tv'UKh'd 'with ,iinytli tug liu-gv, «ind whose ability I« equal to their ambition." Until the end at time thero will ho plenty of room ¡a tho top of every profession known to men. You roucli the top by resolute, climbing, by leltlng go no Inch of advantage ,u.j hy subordinating every secondary ¡ilm to the uuo which with you Is pre-eiiilneni. j A Foreign View. Some of the, London papers are poking fun at Iho New St. Regía Hotel in ¿Mow York.tlio establishment where only*the very rich can afford in look In. One .«-.i- i-let.v journal, telling of ihe magnificence of the new hotel, gives Ils readers these lew (IPS! "All l>ils are payable hourly; une patron having' a sen- mi who does nothing chai but pay billa. One of the | beds in the hotel was Iwie/., owned by a O.ar of Russia. The waiters appear awl (Htmnpar .through Uaju-dnits irear the. tables. One. family pay« £3T,0,000-nol dollars.for live moms for a year. The hotel Is perfumed with violet In the morning geranclnm ot noon alid roso nt tea time. .. ¦ ». BOTTLE THE ATLANTIC. Field for Somebody to Engage in the Mineral Water Business. "I have never understood," said a doc¬ tor, "why somebody didn't bottle the Atlantic Ocean and sell the water under a line name as a mineral water. "The Water of the Atlnntk. contains some 0/ the most wholesome mineral «alls, and has n derided value medicinally. Some of my patients keep It 0*1 hand much »»r lb»; Unie, and profess to find it vastly beiioflelnl. "One of these men Rids the sen water several miles off shore and at high tide, so us to be reasonably sure that II Is free from pollution. Ho bottles It In gnod- sized demijohns and lets It ripen, much as the famous Juniper water of the Dis¬ mal Swamp Is ripened for carrying to sea on board vessels making long voyages. "Did you ever smell any of those Ken¬ tucky sulphur water« after they have lain barreled in a Cellar for a few weeks? The odor Is pretty bad, hut, It Isn't worse than that, of ripening sea water. "When you take out the cork the whole household knows It. After a while the Bert water loses Its offensive smell, and then it Is ready for use. "I thoroughly like It. and If 1 were In the hnhlt of doing 4h« things thai lend men ,to tdrink (mineral waters before breakfast, I think I'd prefer plain Atlan¬ tic water to n good many that I could name which .<-.ull at prolty high prices. "I don't know whether my patients have ever calculated the cost of bottled Atlantic, but If the bottling was done wholesale Instead of retail R ought hoi to come very high, and It hi certainly one llihig Hint no trust could ever monop¬ olize!. I've :t notion that the fellow who. Ilrst puts up sea water !n un attractive form and gets the attention of the public will make a handsome little fortune be¬ fore his competitors can cut In and under¬ sell or outadvertise him,'".New York Sun. 9 CIRCUMSTANTIAL. Case in Which It Would Have Told Against Innocent Man. "Several years ago 1 took a late train from Boston to New York." said a man In business In ICo-hsiurCIty. "In the» morning 1 was awakened earlier than usual by the porter, who seid that a robbery bad bc?n ! committed on the sleeper during the night and tlHit nil thr» passengers would have to get up. Some one had taken six onc- hundred-dollar blls from the olothing of a gentlemen who occupied a berth In the middle of the cur. yl'lvcry section had been taken b«fnr»i he left Boifton, and as the train had been almos! constantly in mo¬ tion It. seemed certain thai tire person who had committed the theft was still on the car. "The porter said no one had been aboard but the passengers, and that none of them hud left. It was proposed to search every¬ body. A man who li-ad a. berth directly opposite from the one who had been robbed objected. He told hi» name i»nd said any one might find that he was a man of good reputation. In the meantime some officers boarded the «,-ar and after a little sweuring got the money from the colored porter, who was the guilty one. "Then the passenger who had refused to be searched asked the officers to examine his pockets. This seemed strange, but ho ln«!3ted. In an Inside pocket they found six one-hundrcd-dollur bills. It was mere-,! ly a coincidence that Ire should have' the same amount of money as the other pas¬ senger had lost, and in exactly the s<iiiie denominations, but he knew that under the circumstances ho could lmrdly estab¬ lish Ids Innocence. How vrns that for a case of clrcirnisrtnnliul evidence:'".Nash¬ ville American. WHEN YOUR EYES Give You Trouble You should give them the best at¬ tention possible. Have them ex¬ amined only by those who thor¬ oughly understand the different method» of examination.* The ad- Justing of Spectacles and Eye- Olasses Is no child's play and unless properly executed, will often lead to bad results. We make a specialty of High- Class Prescription Work and show all the latest Improvements In Spectacles and Eyo-Glasses, Broken lenses easily duplicated and guaranteed of correct focus. E OUGHT to sell all the ¡ Carpels and Houseiurnishings that will lie hoI'I in town this season, but wo won't. Only Those Will Buy Here who want to bo »tire of what they nro jotting, who do not buy simply because the PItlCB In LOW. We are better prepared to serve mich people than over bo- fore. Sideboards In great variety, in either plain or quartered oak, of excelleut designs nnd finish. They range In price from $100 clown to $8.50 O H A M II E It SUITS, I» A « i« O H S Ù I T S, O O U O TI E K. D A V E X P O It T S, S O F A S, RECEPTION CHAIRS, It O 0 K B It S. M O It It I S C H A K I S, T A li L E S nnd . 1* E I) E STAL S. Don't buy a HEATER until you have seen our stoc't. They aro great sell¬ er's and satisfaction givers. The price starts at. S 1,65 Liberal Terms of CREDIT RYAN SMITH & T/VIMAIV, MASONIC TEMPLE- '-.-*? W. A. HAMMOND, Florist, Í01 East Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. Plant Decorations, Choice Rosebuds, Cut Flowers, Floral Designs, &c. twmef" -mg»m B«UJOU THEATRE WEWK. 8TAKTINC. NOVEMBER 28TJI. VANCE & SULLIVAN ÛO/S IÍÍG SPKOTACIH.AK SENSATIONAL »MELODl'tAMA, BY OWB.V DAVIS. 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