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SCHWARZSCHILD tWOS., RICHMOND'S ORAMiüST JEWELRY STORB.Jü AND BRJAl) Su S. Bright and Busy Days AT THE Schwarzschild Corner. Jewelry is the only, appropriate Xtnas gift. This is a Jewelry Christmas. The SC11 WARZS¬ CHILD Store, great and grand, as it always is, is grander than ever before. Radiant and bril¬ liant with dainty and artistic bits of Jewelry, specialty selected to please Christmas-gift shoppers. Good Jewelry need not be expensive. It's only the trashy kind that proves so. We "just like to show you what a pretty piece of nice Jewelry can be bought for.little money. Behind of every article is our guarantee of quality. We Will Engrave and Reserve for Later Delivery Any Selection You May Make. An Array of Diamonds» All diamonds are mounted by us In such manner as shows the stone to the best advantage, They gladden the eyes of every lover of beautiful stones. $10 up. Diamond Earrings, Studs. Rich X m as Brooches. Pearls, Diamonds and Precious Stones In artistic designs of Clusters, Bow Knots. Sunbursts, Horseshoes, Scrolls, etc. Assortment varies from 9-4 to i?7UO. Signet Rings a-Plenty. ^¿«g ???ß??? Only by examining tlie Schwnrz- chlld stock of Slgnot nings can. you realize tho novelty and wide range of designs. Whether you wish a simple or elabo¬ rate pattern, we can pienso you, No charge for Monogram. Rings, ijt.'l up. WATCHES.-Solld oGld, Sterling Silver, Gold Filled, fitted with Elgin, Wnltham and Imported Works. Only a Visit can do justice to the variety nr.d beauty of this department. OPERA GLASSES, CUFF BUTTONS. LOCKETS, CHAINS, CIGARETTE CASES, etc Our Business Grows Greater and Greater. We do not say it with boastful pride.but the SCHWARZSCHILD system has revolu¬ tionized foggy Jewelry prices and methods in this city. Formerly immense prices and profits were charged. Not so now. We have grown rapidly because ,we undersell all competition. We'd rather count each day's business by a large number of sales at small profits than a few sales at big profits. It's progress we're after. Remember.You may have your purchase charged if ypu like, and settle in convenient payments after the holiday pocket-book strain is past. Christmas Corner. SCHWARZSCHILD BROS. Christmas Corner. Richmond's Leading Jewelers, 123 East Broad St., Corner 2d. TWO LOSSES BY DEATH Sohykoff and Maple to be Miss¬ ed on English Turf. LOVED FINE RACE HORSES King Edward Gives Consent to Marriage Only After Privy Council is Held. LONDON. Dec. 12,-The English Turf has sustained a severe loss by tt.e deaths, wl.nln. two days, of Prince Soltyltott and Sir John Blundell Maple, who were two of its most powerful and enthusiastic supporters. Both were so eminent In the t'iClng world that the ultra-exclusive Jockey Club broke two of its strict rules in ttelr favor.the regulations excluding fi.relgr.ers and tradesmen from member- ».hip. Prince Soitykofl even attained the important office of steward of the club, ¦which he held tor some years, but S;r B'.undell Maple*3 membership only dated irom the beginning of ibis year. Tbe Prince vyge-'a distinguished looking »an of sevent».tlve,"''\vith a long, g ay murtache. The story of how his connec¬ tion with the English turf began is re¬ markable. After serving with distinct¬ ion through the Crimean War (against the English, of course), he came to En¬ gland for a holiday. Intending to stay ll.re* months. But the fasc.natlon of EngllBh sporting life proved too strong, 3jd the Prince never returned to Russia at all. He established himself at the head¬ quarters of English racing, Newmarket, in a magnificent house, which he named tie Kremlin. He got together a famous stud, with which he was most success- li'l, and founded the SoltykoIT Stakes, run for every year at Newmarket, What money he did not «pond on the "rporiing of kings" he found a use for in financing theatrical ventures, In which he was not so successful. Prince Solty. koff came of one of the most famous and ancient noi.m families of Rusia, fne of hb ancestresses having been the wife of the Czar Ivan the Terrible, while others of the family hive also married Into tho Russian royal house. Sir John's Name, The name of Sir John Blundell Maple stands first, for "furniture," and, second, foi "race horses." lie· owned the great. «at furniture business in the world and one of the greatest racing suhlen In tho wcrld. Born in 18?G., he was trained from an early age by his father to follow the railing of a furniture dealer, and proved himself to have u strongly developed business Instinct. It was so strong that even after he hail j become a baronet he was often seen do- Ing business like ? salesman at the huge tmporlum in Tottenham Court ?? id. The Firm of Maple & Co. trades on a grand fcnle. expoitd its goods to all ? r ts cl the world, and often undertimes tho entire furnishing of palaces and great hotels. The premises In Tottenham Court road are one of the sights of Lon- 0011. Sir John was bright eyed, portly ¡ir:d jtnial.a type of the successful buttress man and sportsman His raving estab¬ lishment w»a at Chlldwlckbury, his sent In Hertfordshire, and at tirst lie raced under the name of "Mr. Chlldwlck." His phllinthropy was one of his bent trolle. Learning that the University Co}, lege Hospital, which u.ijoint* bis bnelr lness premises, needed rebuilding and mere space, be pulled down some of bis warehouses and presented the site to (ho hosp'tal with u check for the cost of rebuilding. Sir John bad represented pulwlch, a South London constituency. In Parliament cince 1¡*7. He was knighted In IS81 and became a baronet six years later. He leaves ? widow mid an only 'child, who la married to Baron von Eck> narditcln, of the German Embassy. Approved by Privy Council. King Edward's approval of the match between PrltiCo IViiiUs of 'feck auA Princess Alice of Albany was only given after a privy council had been held to consider the subject. This was a neces¬ sary formality and In accordance with the terms of the Royal Marriage act, which enacts that In the case of a mar-. Huge where one or both of the parties arc· In direct succession to the throne the formal approval of the sovereign "in council" Is necessary. | The late Queen even observed this pro- cedure in the ca.çe of the Duke of Teck, although his chance is extremely remote. The idea has got abroad that Princess Alice will be a dowerless bride, but this Is not the case. The young Princess has, or will have, a very large fortune, for, being the only sister of the Duke of Snxe-Coburg, "she*Inherits the entire sum which l.as been set apart for the younger children of the Cob'urg family. Princess Ance will also probably Inherit Clare- mont, her mother's residence. Her pro¬ spective, husband Is a comparatively Im¬ pecunious prince, having an .ncome of less than ??,??? a year. Great, Great Grandmother. The birth of a daughter to Lady Ber¬ tha Egerton' puts the Dowager Duchess of Abercorn in the unique position, f.-r a duchess, of a great-great grandmother. "Debrett" Is silent, ns usual, With re¬ gard to the venerable lady's age, but as she was married to the first Duke In l£32, one may gues3 at It. Lady Bertha Egerton Is the eldest daughter of the Earl of Lltchlleld, himself a son of the Dowager Countess of Llchlleld, who, In her turn. Is the eldest daughter of the o.foresald Duchess. The newly arrived baby has eight grandparents, Including th(- Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Elles- mere and the present Earl und Countess of Llchlleld. The Duke of Marlborough Is devoting himself energetically to sotting his house In order The great new Marlborough mansion in Curzon street, which is to be known -as Sunderland House, and not Blundford House, as at iirst supposed, Is now in tl.o hands of the decorators, and when finished will bo a lordly pleas¬ ure houfe Indeed. The Duke· has taken up resklenco In one of the top bedrooms nnd he and one man servant nre the sole occupants of the huge bulldins· His Grnco gets up ns early as the workmen arrivo, and Is very often nlreuily on the spot when they come In. Not an Inch of painting or ornamental work escapes him, and ho has altered various items of decoration as the work has progressed. The Duke Is leading a sort of solitary bachelor ex- isterico, going out, to his meals at his club, but soon the kitchens, In which tho cooking arrangements are oí a most per¬ fect nnd elaborate description, are to bo started. Mr. Kenneth?·Graham«, who Is being congratulated on his escape Croni a mad¬ man with a revolver at the Bank of En¬ gland, Is secretary to the "Old Lady of Thread-needle Street," but is porhaps better known as u charming writer of stories about.not for.children. Mr. Grahame Is by no means the first of his order who has plied the pen in otl.er than a business sense. Banking nnd literature have indeed gone together not infrequently. Croio, the historian, yras a famous example In times gone by. Lord Avobury (Sir John Lubbock) nnd Mr. Edward Clodd, the wrlicr on Paleon¬ tologica! subjects, are well-known mod¬ ern Instances. ·. REDUCE THE GRADE. New Survey for the Virginia and Southwestern. (Special to The ? mes· Dispatch.) BRISTOL, VÀ.. December 12.-The Vlr- girila and Southwestern Railway Com- pany is considering the advl lability of constructing a track from Bristol over a route tint will avoid tho heavy grade of the prosent route over Walker's Moun¬ tain, on the Virginia division of the road, The surveyors have just completed the survey of three dfforent- routes to be submitted to the off c'nls or the redd. One of these routes would require a tun¬ nel of 3,230 feet In length. THE KAISER His Illness Will Dampen, the Christmas Fes¬ tivities. CZAR GIVES TO THE POOR Crown Prince of Saxony Still Loves His Wayward Wife. Interesting Gossip. BY. MALCOLM CLARKE. (Spcclnl Cable to The Times-Dispatch. " Cc.pV right, 1003.) BERLIN, Dec. 12,-Wlth Christmas hardly two weeks nwny, It has become evident how c'-t'St Is the tie between Ber¬ lin und. the Kaiser. Two weeks beforo Christmas the city Is ordinarily like art Immense beehive.there Is not a street where the Christmas bustle Is not felt; but th's year ? cloud of anxiety Is dark¬ ening the at.oosphère. The Illness of the Kaiser bus 0«|,rtb8ed nil everything pales Into.lnslgnl'lcuncr.; only one tb'ng Is Im¬ portant! only one question Is asked.will the Kaiser feet ? er? Every bit of news which leaks out from the gray waits of Ihn palace Is eagerly snatched up by the presa und dlsctl sed by tho public. And nil the news tends to show that the Kaiser cares little for himself; that Ids whole heart Is taken up with his lovo for his family and his love Lotest pfctnre of Field Marshall Wolfe- ley, who nt present is the literary hero el' London, having just written some px- cee'd ngly interesting memoirs, which show that he might have won success as a '.ir.ter, as well as a soldier. for the German nation. Always an ex¬ cellent husband and father, he is just as much a father for his people. During the long hours which he has spent in enforced silence he has attended to many dev t.la connected with the gov¬ ernment of 'he empire, and the results ot his activity aie being clearly felt. He has spent considerable time In studying pia >s for model homes for work- iñgmóii. He has had plans of such houses, sent to lilm fruni England and Denmark, and has· suggested many Improvements before sending these plans to the new De¬ partment of Labor. LOANS TO WORKTNGMEN. A new lav,· providing for loans by the State to worst nsmen for the purpose of building houses may be expected by next spring: Next to the lr.bor question, the eleva¬ do nof the army, the abolishing of maní- abaces In mlil'ary. life, has occupied the chief place In the mind of the Kalcer. He sent a strong letter of approval to If you havo not the cash, we help you to give tlio kind of present you would liko to.every dollar spout with uh givea lasting pleasure arid comfoi't, To got choice selec¬ tions don't wait another day. Tiiis is tho last week before Xnias. HERE IS SOMETHING FOR YOU. Aíorrls Chairs and Morris Rockers, $5 to $35, Lnruü Rattan Rockers nú Cli:iir.i, $4-50 to $13 50. Chiifonl'-rs with xiass, fins for Shaving, $12 up. Ladles' D-Jsks in Oak or Aith·, $5.75 to $16 53, Coinbinuüon Cases in Ojk or Mah., St5, up, China Cases in every style, $20 to $50, Lumps in Colors, ihu bent $5 Lump on the Market, Ch Iflrsas' Morris Chairs, $1.25. C'tll'Jrjns' Rockers from 25 cents up. We aro plowing out our Jewelry Department and eiui nave you 25 per cent, on'Watches, Chains, Culï-buttoim, Brooches, ßto, Our Terms "Will Suit You. y an, ornttn & ? aiman, 609 E. KRQAD STREET. =/F NOT SATISFIED, BRINO IT BACK R OF PRICES! The result of a combination of circumstances, but principally because sales have not kept up with the heavy buying." The values areali right, but there, are too many and it takes such price inducements to break up tha congestion of un- digested stocks. Included in the attraction are the balance of a special salo of Men's Suits, we started on Saturday. Men's SIS and $16.50 Suifs, $9.50. JNÎot last season's styles or cloths, but made for December selling, perfect fitting and finest tailoring you cau Met'iii iv $10.00 bait; Cloths are cheviots, cassini eres * and meltons; fine serge'lining; Coats double or single breast¬ ed ; Trousers the very latest cut; you save near a half at.... Men's $7.50Sulfur $5.00. They are well made and lined with Fanner's ¡satin Cloths are black cheviots, fancy cheviots and cassimeres and meltons, and every Suit guaranteed to give satisfaction. Men's $15 Ovsrcoiis, $9.50. Overcoats of Oxford gray and fancy che¬ viots, with or without belted backs, Farmer satin or serge lining, styles are the long .swag¬ ger or the short, nobby, worth over a half more t,han our price. Men's $7,50 Qvarcoats for $5, of Oxford gray, forty-eight inches long, wide, sweeping skirt, Farmer sat¬ in lining; a regular $7.50 Coat· for. Priestley's Genuine Gravansîîe Seals. This is the only place in Richmond you'll find it.absolutely rain-proof.the imitation will not stand à heavy dew; solid or fancy colors, priced at.... ?>$? g¡ y¡$/ h Boys' Su!!·, $1.48 and $2.50, Boys' Wool Suits, sizes 7 to 16 years; Coats double breasted and thoroughly lined; Trous¬ ers patent elastic ¿waist-bands and _tapcd seams ; every Suit guar- anteed to give satisfac¬ tion. Danas ana tapea S 1.48 Boys' Wool Suits,, of kersey, cheviots and cassimercs, in navy blue, black and, fancy colors, lined with Farmer satin, -.double stitched ; our regular $3.50 Suits, for.... DiacK ana, iancy $2.50 Boys9 $2 Reefers, 98c. Special for Monday.We put on sale ioo Boys' Oxford Rccfcp, Overcoats, with em¬ blem on sleeve and splendidly made; a $2.00 garment for... .1...,., witti em- 98c Boys'Knee Trousers, 19c. This lot of regular 35c. Knee Trousers for 19c. will create a sensation, but we want to give you something to talk about and as there arc 100 dozen, we can ¿pare'them; cloths are solid black, blue and fancy. Boys' 25c Caps, I Oc. Another surprise.These Caps at less than half price.styles arc long peak or golf. Uncle Sam Shoes. Like the name, they are "fine." The soon- ei you get the Uncle Sam Shoe habit, the soon¬ er you'll thank us. Boy's sizes $2 to $3; Men's, $2.50 to $3.50, and every pair guaranteed. RVb ET. fS FURNISHINGS, Rich in holiday sugges¬ tions, it is difficult to choose among so many attractive things. The prices are less than any we know of. Silk 'Mufflers/,with silk initial and fancy figure..48c. Silk Suspenders, one pair in a box.48c. Men's White Initial Handkerchiefs, box. of six, 75c .Silk Neckwear, 25c, 50c. and $1.00, and any box free of charge for Xmas. Umbrellas, $1.00 to $6.00; name engraved on any free of charge. Silk Handkerchiefs or Mufflers, 50c. to $3.00. Men's Underwear, 48c. to $2.50. Dress Suit Cases, 50c to $12.50. tho officers oí the Infantry regiment, Count Klrbach, No. ??, íor Immediately forcing Llenconant-Colonel Roos to hand In his resignation when he had made him¬ self guilty ci maltreating u seigeant whom he dUn'<ed. The sergeant happened to enter tho officers' casino with on official dispatch for Colonel von Thiesonhiiufon; when Lieutenant-Colonel Rnos, who was some¬ what under the influence of liquor, with¬ out any reason knocked him down. A court of honor was Immediately set. and In half an hout Hoos was unanimous¬ ly sentenced tr leave the regiment. In commenting upon this action of the regimental offlcrrs, the Kaiser said that he was proud to know that there were officers In his army who did not hesitate to act acco.-ll.ig Lo the laws of m ill la in¬ justice and honor. . The reslg-.iatlon oí the lieutenant-colo¬ nel was Immediately accepted. GIVES TO THE POOR. A letter to St. Petersburg announces that Czar Nlobolas personally has sent 2,000 rubles in a poor family nf peasants who had tra -eira more than 3,000 miles on foot, dragging some gold-bearing quarta In a sleigh 'to the Imperial mini at .St, Petersburg. The family, which consisted of a young man. two women, a child and an old man, had spent six and a half months on tho Journey, their object being to get the mint authorities to extract the gold from the rock they carried. AH were miserably clad In rags, and had evidently suffered terrible privation's from cold and hunger on the road, but tholr spirits j>cre buoyed up by the thoughts of Uiü rl'ohes thoy were to ro- celvo at their Journey's end. When the olhclals at the mint had ground tho rock to powder, and luul test- edlt for silver and gold. Hie net value of the precious metal revealed was found to he only ten dollars. WaWTS author arrested; Tho Crown Prince oí Saxony, who, In ß???,? of all, continues to love his way¬ ward wife «o mud» that were It not for King George he would take her back, if) said to have asked for the arrest and punishment of Baron von Platin;!-/., the author of "?'?? Confessions of Princesa* Louise," Tho Caroli, who belongs to an old noblo family, members of which have occupied high publiions under the govern¬ ment, Is an ecoonlrie Individual, whoso follilo Is the writing of works dealing with tho bo irati» of royal houses. He lives hUh up under'tlio roof of a pleblan tenemi nt house In an unfashion¬ able quarter oí Berlin. There la an air of dark mystery about his apartmeii·., which la stacked with hooks of lila owr making, and is guarded by sinister-looking servants, for the Earon fears chatiEoment at the hands of puiwoiiaijes who may rosent Ids works. Ills hooks, which are sold at Ml cants eaoh by his survente, treat of scindala In connection with nearly all of the p???? luniaes ?? Europo. lie was tho lirsl to publish the version of the Crown Prince Rudolf, of AtiHt- trla'H death, which la generally consid¬ ered uuthoiillo. The samo ? annoi bo said of everything j he has written. Tho ex-Crown Princess of Saxony has, It neodly harr.ly be recalled, repudiated Ills Htiilomcina regarding herself, ilcolnr- I ing that she hud never tsiven him Infor- imitiou of any t>ort, , While every one will consider this suf- ' flclcnt rcfut'Ulon of the Baron's allega- lion», he relíennos that tho conversations given In his hook us taking place with the Princesa are authentic. He says l.o intends to publish a reply to tho Prlucess' ropudlutloii ^liurt),·. J. S. Moore's Sons, Headquarters for Christmas. Wines, Liquors, Nuts, Candies and Other Supplies. Call and See Us or * Phone 507 for Prices. J. S. Moore's Sons, Inc. ? » > Useful Holiday Presents are Appreciated Something to brighten the horno will give moro lasting pleasure- than auythiug else you can buy. Wo offer: ParJor Suits, Odd Chairs, Odd Rockers, Morris Chairs, Lace Curtains, Portieres, Rug's, Parlor Lamps, Combination Cases, Ladies' Desks, Framed Pictures, Druggets (all kinds) jit specially reduced prices for Christmas Shoppers. randers 2o9 West Broad St, BEFORE JANUARY I St To Make Improvements In My ¿tor·· My Entire Slook Will Bo SOLD REGARJBLESS OF COST Mrs. JULIUS BEAR, 1423 E. Main St. CUT FLOWERS, FvQSES, VIOLETS The largest stock oí Rosea, Violóte, pillea oí the Vulley, * Chrysanthemums and Cut blowers, üridaj Bouquets and ¿Jesigns, shipped to all points, \?. a. iianimoud, No. 107 B, Broad St.
Transcript of BRINO BrightandBusyDays THE KAISER Schwarzschild Corner. · In Hertfordshire, and at tirst lie...
SCHWARZSCHILD tWOS., RICHMOND'S ORAMiüSTJEWELRYSTORB.Jü AND BRJAl) Su S.
Bright andBusy DaysAT THE
Schwarzschild Corner.Jewelry is the only, appropriate Xtnas gift. This is a Jewelry Christmas. The SC11 WARZS¬
CHILD Store, great and grand, as it always is, is grander than ever before. Radiant and bril¬
liant with dainty and artistic bits of Jewelry, specialty selected to please Christmas-gift shoppers.Good Jewelry need not be expensive. It's only the trashy kind that proves so. We "just like
to show you what a pretty piece of nice Jewelry can be bought for.little money. Behind of every
article is our guarantee of quality.We WillEngrave and Reserve for LaterDeliveryAny Selection YouMay Make.
An Array of Diamonds»
All diamonds are mounted by us Insuch manner as shows the stone to thebest advantage, They gladden the
eyes of every lover of beautiful stones.
$10 up.
Diamond Earrings, Studs.
Rich Xmas Brooches.
Pearls, Diamonds and PreciousStones In artistic designs of Clusters,Bow Knots. Sunbursts, Horseshoes,Scrolls, etc. Assortment varies from9-4 to i?7UO.
Signet Rings a-Plenty.
^¿«g???ß???Only by examining tlie Schwnrz-
chlld stock of Slgnot nings can. you
realize tho novelty and wide range ofdesigns.Whether you wish a simple or elabo¬
rate pattern, we can pienso you, Nocharge for Monogram.Rings, ijt.'l up.
WATCHES.-Solld oGld, Sterling Silver, Gold Filled, fitted with Elgin, Wnltham and Imported Works. Only a
Visit can do justice to the variety nr.d beauty of this department.OPERA GLASSES, CUFF BUTTONS. LOCKETS, CHAINS, CIGARETTE CASES, etc
Our Business Grows Greater and Greater.We do not say it with boastful pride.but the SCHWARZSCHILD system has revolu¬
tionized foggy Jewelry prices and methods in this city. Formerly immense prices and profitswere charged. Not so now. We have grown rapidly because ,we undersell all competition. We'drather count each day's business by a large number of sales at small profits than a few sales at
big profits. It's progress we're after.Remember.You may have your purchase charged if ypu like, and settle in convenient
payments after the holiday pocket-book strain is past.
ChristmasCorner. SCHWARZSCHILD BROS. Christmas
Corner.
Richmond's Leading Jewelers, 123 East Broad St., Corner 2d.
TWO LOSSESBY DEATH
Sohykoff and Maple to be Miss¬ed on English
Turf.
LOVED FINE RACE HORSES
King Edward Gives Consent to
Marriage Only After PrivyCouncil is Held.
LONDON. Dec. 12,-The English Turfhas sustained a severe loss by tt.e deaths,wl.nln. two days, of Prince Soltyltott andSir John Blundell Maple, who were twoof its most powerful and enthusiasticsupporters. Both were so eminent In the
t'iClng world that the ultra-exclusiveJockey Club broke two of its strict rulesin ttelr favor.the regulations excludingfi.relgr.ers and tradesmen from member-».hip. Prince Soitykofl even attained theimportant office of steward of the club,¦which he held tor some years, but S;rB'.undell Maple*3 membership only datedirom the beginning of ibis year.Tbe Prince vyge-'a distinguished looking»an of sevent».tlve,"''\vith a long, g aymurtache. The story of how his connec¬tion with the English turf began is re¬markable. After serving with distinct¬ion through the Crimean War (againstthe English, of course), he came to En¬gland for a holiday. Intending to stayll.re* months. But the fasc.natlon ofEngllBh sporting life proved too strong,3jd the Prince never returned to Russiaat all.He established himself at the head¬
quarters of English racing, Newmarket,in a magnificent house, which he namedtie Kremlin. He got together a famousstud, with which he was most success-li'l, and founded the SoltykoIT Stakes,run for every year at Newmarket,What money he did not «pond on the
"rporiing of kings" he found a use forin financing theatrical ventures, In whichhe was not so successful. Prince Solty.koff came of one of the most famousand ancient noi.m families of Rusia,fne of hb ancestresses having been thewife of the Czar Ivan the Terrible, whileothers of the family hive also marriedInto tho Russian royal house.
Sir John's Name,The name of Sir John Blundell Maple
stands first, for "furniture," and, second,foi "race horses." lie· owned the great.«at furniture business in the world andone of the greatest racing suhlen In thowcrld. Born in 18?G., he was trained froman early age by his father to follow therailing of a furniture dealer, and provedhimself to have u strongly developedbusiness Instinct.
It was so strong that even after he hail jbecome a baronet he was often seen do-Ing business like ? salesman at the hugetmporlum in Tottenham Court ?? id.The Firm of Maple & Co. trades on a
grand fcnle. expoitd its goods to all ? r ts
cl the world, and often undertimes thoentire furnishing of palaces and greathotels. The premises In TottenhamCourt road are one of the sights of Lon-0011.Sir John was bright eyed, portly ¡ir:d
jtnial.a type of the successful buttressman and sportsman His raving estab¬lishment w»a at Chlldwlckbury, his sentIn Hertfordshire, and at tirst lie racedunder the name of "Mr. Chlldwlck."His phllinthropy was one of his bent
trolle. Learning that the University Co},lege Hospital, which u.ijoint* bis bnelrlness premises, needed rebuilding andmere space, be pulled down some of biswarehouses and presented the site to(ho hosp'tal with u check for the costof rebuilding. Sir John bad representedpulwlch, a South London constituency. InParliament cince 1¡*7. He was knightedIn IS81 and became a baronet six yearslater. He leaves ? widow mid an only
'child, who la married to Baron von Eck>narditcln, of the German Embassy.
Approved by Privy Council.King Edward's approval of the match
between PrltiCo IViiiUs of 'feck auA
Princess Alice of Albany was only givenafter a privy council had been held toconsider the subject. This was a neces¬sary formality and In accordance withthe terms of the Royal Marriage act,which enacts that In the case of a mar-.Huge where one or both of the partiesarc· In direct succession to the thronethe formal approval of the sovereign "incouncil" Is necessary. |The late Queen even observed this pro-
cedure in the ca.çe of the Duke of Teck,although his chance is extremely remote.The idea has got abroad that PrincessAlice will be a dowerless bride, but thisIs not the case. The young Princess has,or will have, a very large fortune, for,being the only sister of the Duke ofSnxe-Coburg, "she*Inherits the entire sum
which l.as been set apart for the youngerchildren of the Cob'urg family. PrincessAnce will also probably Inherit Clare-mont, her mother's residence. Her pro¬spective, husband Is a comparatively Im¬pecunious prince, having an .ncome ofless than ??,??? a year.
Great, Great Grandmother.The birth of a daughter to Lady Ber¬
tha Egerton' puts the Dowager Duchessof Abercorn in the unique position, f.-ra duchess, of a great-great grandmother."Debrett" Is silent, ns usual, With re¬
gard to the venerable lady's age, but asshe was married to the first Duke Inl£32, one may gues3 at It. Lady BerthaEgerton Is the eldest daughter of theEarl of Lltchlleld, himself a son of theDowager Countess of Llchlleld, who, Inher turn. Is the eldest daughter of theo.foresald Duchess. The newly arrivedbaby has eight grandparents, Includingth(- Earl of Leicester, the Earl of Elles-mere and the present Earl und Countessof Llchlleld.
The Duke of Marlborough Is devotinghimself energetically to sotting his houseIn order The great new Marlboroughmansion in Curzon street, which is to beknown -as Sunderland House, and notBlundford House, as at iirst supposed,Is now in tl.o hands of the decorators,
and when finished will bo a lordly pleas¬ure houfe Indeed.The Duke· has taken up resklenco In
one of the top bedrooms nnd he and oneman servant nre the sole occupants ofthe huge bulldins· His Grnco gets up nsearly as the workmen arrivo, and Is veryoften nlreuily on the spot when theycome In. Not an Inch of painting orornamental work escapes him, and hohas altered various items of decorationas the work has progressed. The DukeIs leading a sort of solitary bachelor ex-isterico, going out, to his meals at hisclub, but soon the kitchens, In which thocooking arrangements are oí a most per¬fect nnd elaborate description, are tobo started.Mr. Kenneth?·Graham«, who Is being
congratulated on his escape Croni a mad¬man with a revolver at the Bank of En¬gland, Is secretary to the "Old Lady ofThread-needle Street," but is porhapsbetter known as u charming writer ofstories about.not for.children. Mr.Grahame Is by no means the first of hisorder who has plied the pen in otl.erthan a business sense. Banking nndliterature have indeed gone together notinfrequently. Croio, the historian, yrasa famous example In times gone by.Lord Avobury (Sir John Lubbock) nndMr. Edward Clodd, the wrlicr on Paleon¬tologica! subjects, are well-known mod¬ern Instances. ·.
REDUCE THE GRADE.
New Survey for the Virginia andSouthwestern.
(Special to The ? mes· Dispatch.)BRISTOL, VÀ.. December 12.-The Vlr-
girila and Southwestern Railway Com-pany is considering the advl lability ofconstructing a track from Bristol overa route tint will avoid tho heavy gradeof the prosent route over Walker's Moun¬tain, on the Virginia division of the road,The surveyors have just completed thesurvey of three dfforent- routes to besubmitted to the off c'nls or the redd.One of these routes would require a tun¬nel of 3,230 feet In length.
THE KAISERHis Illness Will Dampen, the
Christmas Fes¬tivities.
CZAR GIVES TO THE POOR
Crown Prince of Saxony StillLoves His Wayward Wife.
Interesting Gossip.
BY. MALCOLM CLARKE.(Spcclnl Cable to The Times-Dispatch.
" Cc.pV right, 1003.)BERLIN, Dec. 12,-Wlth Christmas
hardly two weeks nwny, It has becomeevident how c'-t'St Is the tie between Ber¬lin und. the Kaiser. Two weeks beforoChristmas the city Is ordinarily like artImmense beehive.there Is not a streetwhere the Christmas bustle Is not felt;but th's year ? cloud of anxiety Is dark¬ening the at.oosphère. The Illness of theKaiser bus 0«|,rtb8ed nil everything palesInto.lnslgnl'lcuncr.; only one tb'ng Is Im¬portant! only one question Is asked.willthe Kaiser feet ? er?Every bit of news which leaks out from
the gray waits of Ihn palace Is eagerlysnatched up by the presa und dlsctl sedby tho public. And nil the news tendsto show that the Kaiser cares little forhimself; that Ids whole heart Is taken upwith his lovo for his family and his love
Lotest pfctnre of Field Marshall Wolfe-ley, who nt present is the literary heroel' London, having just written some px-cee'd ngly interesting memoirs, which showthat he might have won success as a'.ir.ter, as well as a soldier.
for the German nation. Always an ex¬cellent husband and father, he is just asmuch a father for his people.During the long hours which he has
spent in enforced silence he has attendedto many dev t.la connected with the gov¬ernment of 'he empire, and the resultsot his activity aie being clearly felt.He has spent considerable time In
studying pia >s for model homes for work-iñgmóii. He has had plans of such houses,sent to lilm fruni England and Denmark,and has· suggested many Improvementsbefore sending these plans to the new De¬partment of Labor.
LOANS TO WORKTNGMEN.A new lav,· providing for loans by the
State to worst nsmen for the purpose ofbuilding houses may be expected by nextspring:Next to the lr.bor question, the eleva¬
do nof the army, the abolishing of maní-abaces In mlil'ary. life, has occupied thechief place In the mind of the Kalcer.He sent a strong letter of approval to
If you havo not the cash, we help you to give tlio kind of present you would likoto.every dollar spout with uh givea lasting pleasure arid comfoi't, To got choice selec¬tions don't wait another day. Tiiis is tho last week before Xnias.
HERE IS SOMETHING FOR YOU.Aíorrls Chairs and Morris Rockers, $5 to $35,Lnruü Rattan Rockers nú Cli:iir.i, $4-50 to $13 50.Chiifonl'-rs with xiass, fins for Shaving, $12 up.Ladles' D-Jsks in Oak or Aith·, $5.75 to $16 53,Coinbinuüon Cases in Ojk or Mah., St5, up,
China Cases in every style, $20 to $50,Lumps in Colors, ihu bent $5 Lump on the
Market,Ch Iflrsas' Morris Chairs, $1.25.C'tll'Jrjns' Rockers from 25 cents up.
We aro plowing out our Jewelry Department and eiui nave you 25 per cent,on'Watches, Chains, Culï-buttoim, Brooches, ßto,
Our Terms "Will Suit You.
yan, ornttn & ? aiman,609 E. KRQAD STREET.
=/F NOT SATISFIED, BRINO IT BACK
R OF PRICES!The result of a combination of circumstances, but principally because sales
have not kept up with the heavy buying." The values areali right, but there, are
too many and it takes such price inducements to break up tha congestion of un-
digested stocks. Included in the attraction are the balance of a special salo ofMen's Suits, we started on Saturday.Men's SIS and $16.50 Suifs, $9.50.JNÎot last season's styles or cloths, but made
for December selling, perfect fitting and finesttailoring you cau Met'iii iv $10.00 bait; Clothsare cheviots, cassini eres * and meltons; fineserge'lining; Coats double or single breast¬ed ; Trousers the very latestcut; you save near a halfat....
Men's $7.50Sulfur $5.00.They are well made and lined with Fanner's
¡satin Cloths are black cheviots, fancy cheviotsand cassimeres and meltons, and every Suitguaranteed to give satisfaction.
Men's $15 Ovsrcoiis, $9.50.Overcoats of Oxford gray and fancy che¬
viots, with or without belted backs, Farmersatin or serge lining, styles are the long .swag¬ger or the short, nobby,worth over a half more
t,han our price.
Men's $7,50 Qvarcoats for $5,of Oxford gray, forty-eight inches long, wide,sweeping skirt, Farmer sat¬in lining; a regular $7.50Coat· for.
Priestley's Genuine Gravansîîe Seals.This is the only place in Richmond you'll
find it.absolutely rain-proof.the imitationwill not stand à heavydew; solid or fancycolors, priced at.... ?>$? g¡ y¡$/ h
Boys' Su!!·, $1.48 and $2.50,Boys' Wool Suits, sizes 7 to 16 years; Coats
double breasted and thoroughly lined; Trous¬ers patent elastic ¿waist-bands and _tapcdseams ; every Suit guar-anteed to give satisfac¬tion.
Danas ana tapea
S 1.48Boys' Wool Suits,, of kersey, cheviots and
cassimercs, in navy blue, black and, fancycolors, lined with Farmersatin, -.double stitched ; our
regular $3.50 Suits, for....
DiacK ana, iancy
$2.50Boys9 $2 Reefers, 98c.
Special for Monday.We put on sale ioo
Boys' Oxford Rccfcp, Overcoats, with em¬blem on sleeve and splendidlymade; a $2.00 garmentfor... .1...,.,
witti em-
98cBoys'Knee Trousers, 19c.
This lot of regular 35c. Knee Trousers for19c. will create a sensation, but we want to giveyou something to talk about and as there arc100 dozen, we can ¿pare'them; cloths are solidblack, blue and fancy.
Boys' 25c Caps, I Oc.Another surprise.These Caps at less than
half price.styles arc long peak or golf.Uncle Sam Shoes.
Like the name, they are "fine." The soon-ei you get the Uncle Sam Shoe habit, the soon¬er you'll thank us. Boy's sizes $2 to $3; Men's,$2.50 to $3.50, and every pair guaranteed.
RVb ET. fS FURNISHINGS,Rich in holiday sugges¬
tions, it is difficult to chooseamong so many attractivethings. The prices are lessthan any we know of.
Silk 'Mufflers/,with silkinitial and fancy figure..48c.
Silk Suspenders, one pair
in a box.48c.Men's White Initial
Handkerchiefs, box. of six,75c.Silk Neckwear, 25c, 50c.
and $1.00, and any box freeof charge for Xmas.
Umbrellas, $1.00 to $6.00;
name engraved on any freeof charge.
Silk Handkerchiefs orMufflers, 50c. to $3.00.
Men's Underwear, 48c. to$2.50.
Dress Suit Cases, 50c to$12.50.
tho officers oí the Infantry regiment,Count Klrbach, No. ??, íor Immediatelyforcing Llenconant-Colonel Roos to handIn his resignation when he had made him¬self guilty ci maltreating u seigeantwhom he dUn'<ed.The sergeant happened to enter tho
officers' casino with on official dispatchfor Colonel von Thiesonhiiufon; whenLieutenant-Colonel Rnos, who was some¬
what under the influence of liquor, with¬out any reason knocked him down.A court of honor was Immediately set.
and In half an hout Hoos was unanimous¬ly sentenced tr leave the regiment.In commenting upon this action of the
regimental offlcrrs, the Kaiser said thathe was proud to know that there were
officers In his army who did not hesitateto act acco.-ll.ig Lo the laws of m ill la in¬justice and honor. .
The reslg-.iatlon oí the lieutenant-colo¬nel was Immediately accepted.
GIVES TO THE POOR.A letter to St. Petersburg announces
that Czar Nlobolas personally has sent2,000 rubles in a poor family nf peasantswho had tra -eira more than 3,000 miles onfoot, dragging some gold-bearing quartaIn a sleigh 'to the Imperial mini at .St,Petersburg.The family, which consisted of a young
man. two women, a child and an old man,had spent six and a half months on thoJourney, their object being to get themint authorities to extract the gold fromthe rock they carried.AH were miserably clad In rags, and
had evidently suffered terrible privation'sfrom cold and hunger on the road, buttholr spirits j>cre buoyed up by thethoughts of Uiü rl'ohes thoy were to ro-
celvo at their Journey's end.When the olhclals at the mint had
ground tho rock to powder, and luul test-edlt for silver and gold. Hie net value ofthe precious metal revealed was found tohe only ten dollars.
WaWTS author arrested;Tho Crown Prince oí Saxony, who, In
ß???,? of all, continues to love his way¬ward wife «o mud» that were It not forKing George he would take her back, if)said to have asked for the arrest andpunishment of Baron von Platin;!-/., theauthor of "?'?? Confessions of Princesa*Louise," Tho Caroli, who belongs to anold noblo family, members of which haveoccupied high publiions under the govern¬ment, Is an ecoonlrie Individual, whosofollilo Is the writing of works dealingwith tho bo irati» of royal houses.He lives hUh up under'tlio roof of a
pleblan tenemi nt house In an unfashion¬able quarter oí Berlin.There la an air of dark mystery about
his apartmeii·., which la stacked withhooks of lila owr making, and is guardedby sinister-looking servants, for theEaron fears chatiEoment at the hands ofpuiwoiiaijes who may rosent Ids works.
Ills hooks, which are sold at Ml cantseaoh by his survente, treat of scindalaIn connection with nearly all of thep???? luniaes ?? Europo.
lie was tho lirsl to publish the versionof the Crown Prince Rudolf, of AtiHt-trla'H death, which la generally consid¬ered uuthoiillo.The samo ? annoi bo said of everything j
he has written.Tho ex-Crown Princess of Saxony has,
It neodly harr.ly be recalled, repudiatedIlls Htiilomcina regarding herself, ilcolnr- Iing that she hud never tsiven him Infor-imitiou of any t>ort, ,
While every one will consider this suf- '
flclcnt rcfut'Ulon of the Baron's allega-lion», he relíennos that tho conversationsgiven In his hook us taking place withthe Princesa are authentic.He says l.o intends to publish a reply
to tho Prlucess' ropudlutloii ^liurt),·.
J. S. Moore'sSons,
Headquarters for Christmas.
Wines, Liquors,Nuts, Candies and
Other Supplies.Call and See Us or *Phone 507 for Prices.
J. S. Moore's Sons, Inc.? » >
Useful HolidayPresents are
AppreciatedSomething to brighten thehorno will give moro lastingpleasure- than auythiugelse you can buy. Wo offer:
ParJor Suits,Odd Chairs,Odd Rockers,Morris Chairs,Lace Curtains,Portieres,Rug's,Parlor Lamps,Combination Cases,Ladies' Desks,Framed Pictures,Druggets (all kinds)jit specially reduced pricesfor Christmas Shoppers.
randers2o9 West Broad St,
BEFORE JANUARY I StTo Make Improvements In My
¿tor··My Entire Slook Will Bo
SOLD REGARJBLESS OF COST
Mrs.JULIUS BEAR,1423 E. Main St.
CUT FLOWERS, FvQSES, VIOLETSThe largest stock oí Rosea, Violóte,
pillea oí the Vulley, * Chrysanthemumsand Cut blowers, üridaj Bouquets and¿Jesigns, shipped to all points, \?. a.iianimoud, No. 107 B, Broad St.
