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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
rhI. Time TWAS the Conductor.

..Fare. gentlemen" suggested a conductor
in the smoking car TO party OF four caro-
players. who held on their knees between
ihem n large atlas. Three OF them quietly
handed M tickets, hut the fourth man near
the window. became suddenly embarrassed.
"Farew again remarked the brass-mount-
ed official. rather sternly. The passenger
addressed replied with "a series OF spas
modic wnks and tapped the back OF his
cards.
.Come, sir, I'm in a hurry" said the con-
duct0r.
III haven't got any ticket"
"Pay your fare, the,,, with the usuai
slight advance"
.IBoys, will you allow him TO take rake
oiT.v inquired the delinquent traveller.
Not much" answered the trio.
"Nly moneys all up" said the passenger
annealjngly 10 the conductor.
You will have TO get of them answered
tho of,jcial. reaching for the bell rope. The
man laid his cards face downward and said
Ia q low tone 10 one Of the other players
.sWhat do you doT'.
~ raise yOu.- was the reply.
GLOW muchv
..rwenty dollars
THE man by the window passed his hand
nm "a the conductor. The latter gave II
ono Glance. Then he released large fat
nocketbook from inside bis coat, took Out
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12

two $50 bills, and handed them TO The de
linquent.
81 see you twenty and go you twenty oet
ter" he said.
This complicated matters, and the origi'
nal raiser OF $40 shifted uneasily in his seat
Finally he SAID:
IL raise you SO"
"Call him." said the conductor, hahoihe
over an Y. .'Fm in a hurry
The delinquent passenger did so, ana was
about TO take in the money on four aces,
when the other player showed straight
flush and pocketed all the money, including
the conductors. The latter was dazed: the
delinquent passenger meek apd abashed;
"NOw YOU will have 10 get of" snapped
the conductor. -,
"Yes, sir: stop the train" he replied.
The whole party got of.
"know those fellers" inquired a rat man
on the opposite side Of the aisle.
no" answered the conductor.
"Slickest quartet Of card Sharpe on the
road. How much did they do you forV
But the conductor raced himself down To-
ward the door, which he banged shut with
out replying to the sardonic inquiry.-Pio-
neer Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
FLEETING FRIV0LITlES.
BITS OF FUN DRlF TING ABOUT
AMONG THE DAILIES.

lie Surprised EIiza-A Show Of Legal In
tellige.ce-stepped on by Railroad
She Caneht Mouse-sone selected
Laughs.
John Roberts, Of North Eas., is a farmer
well enough TO do. but he had always been
eccentric about his clothes, says sulawaca
special 20 the New York sun. Until a
week or 50 ago he had not been known 10
buy a new suit Of clothes for years. The
ones nc wore had been so often patched and
repatched that no bit Of the original warp
and wool was visible. This personal
sloyenliness on the part Of her husband was
a source Of constant annoyance 10 Mrs.
Roberts, who is a woman Of exceptional
neatness. She long ago became 50 ashamed
Of his appearance that she would no longer
accompany him to town 10 do her trading.
This singular Characteristic Of the farmer
was not owing to penuriousness, for he is
liberal man in all his dealings.
4 few days ago he went to Gown to do a
little trading, and, 90 the utter ast0nsh-
ment Of the town. he purchased new SUIT
OF clothes for himself. His new clothes
were done I'D in a package, and he placed
The packaee on the wagon seat beside him
when he started home that night. 1t was
dark night. Farmer Roberts had got half
way home when brilliant idea struck him.
He stopped his horse on bridge where The
road crosses the East branch.
"l'll do il, by gun3' he said. "Ill do 1t
and surprise Elizaw
ThereupOn the farmer rose up in the
wagon and began 10 take of the patched
and repaiched clothes he had worn 50 long.
As he removed a garment he tossed IL INTO
the creek until he had tossed them all IN,
and had nothing on but his shirt
Great apple sass'' he exclaimed. "but
won't Eliza be surprised"
Then Farmer Roberts reached for the
packaee that had bis new clothes in. 1t
wasn't ON the seat Farmer Roberts got
down and reached under the seat. The
package wasn't there. Then he felt all
over the bottom of the wagon. The pack
are wasn't anywhere on the bottom. Farm
er Roberts rose up in the wagon and looked
back along the pitch-daTk road.
Then he climbed back in his seat, and
away the horse went for home. The night
was chilly, and there was three miles to 90:
When Farmer Roberts reached home ana
climbed out Of his wagon he paused.
"Vbo hull idoe didn't work, said he, "but
I'll bet nine dollars that ] surprise LIZA.
That he did no one doubts. but when he
got mn i'm the morning and went out 10 the
harm. clad i'm the hired mans Oyeralls, and
saw his package of new clothes hanging by
its string ON the brake handle ut the side OF
Inc wagon. he was little surprised HIM
self
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
wild Dogs.

William " alden. of this city, relates an
interesting experience he had on recent
bear hunt in the Caribou Mountains.
purchased from him a small cinnamon bear
skin for s.. and then had him lay down his
steel bear trap and talk little about his
trip up in the mountains. said tie;
We took % the woods after leaving the
train and followed for some miles the OLD
and now deserted Government road which
was huilt for the supply trains during the
mining excitement many years ago. Inc
first night in the mountains we camped on
the bank u one Of the mountain streams,
and al daybrcak the next day we headed
toward the source of the stream. That
uight we struck camp, as the indications
were favorable for big game. We were
short of provisions and set out to arrange
our snares on fresh deer trail. Next
morning we found small buck in one OF
our snares, aud after cooking toOthsOme
slice we reserved good chunk for bear bait
That night we set out Oear-iraps and next
morning we started for the spot. we had
not "A shot worth speaking of up TO this
time. and we were fall Of expectancy. The
bait in the first trap was eaten, but no pear.
I'm the next trap we found bears cav,
the Joint having been broken. OicOurse old
bruin chewed on the foot ana made gOod
his escape. That night we baited again,
MOVING the traps farther away. aud the
urNt morning We were rewarded, as
Thought. by fair-sized game. Seeing the
nlck object struggling in the trap raised
ans Winchester ard fired. The result was
"A howl. a plunge, and ali was over. To my
surprise. on closer inspection, found had
hu.l "a line specimen Of Newfoundland
d.. We were many miles from any marks
%. civilization. and not until the next day
could we account for catching the dog. Ii
wa, in this way: We were in hot pursuit OF
"a bear. when suddenly a gray-mixed dog
m0re wolf than dog sprang across our
sh and gave us fierce fight. The second
sl.l ended him. Wild dogs were in the
forest. hlying bred with wolves and other
animals since they were left behind by the
old miners years ago when breaking camp
on The Fraser and other streams. l had
heard of this before, but this was my trst
actual experience Robert q. Mackey. in
~ ftou Pioneer Press
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
A Little GirI,s Story.
A Strange Eungns.

Once, while sitting in the woods by the
edge Of stream, a young companion called
my attention to an Orange-cOlOred cone
about three-quarters OF an inch IN height
prOtruding from bed Of green moss at my
elbow. | discovered il 30 be the cap OF q
small mushroom, whose stem penetrated
deep into the moss. With much care ]
succeeded In separating the moss, being
curious 10 discover upon what the fungus
had grown, and to Ely ast0nlshment, when
drew il 10 the surface, found II attached
to a chrysals an inch and a half in length.
The branching roots of the fungus pene-
trated the interior. and dissection Of
the chrysalis showed the perfectly
formed moth ready TO emerge. hut now
being transformed from an insect into il
fungus by the absorption Of the plant.
What do we infer from this: have never
seen this species described, except IN my
own paper i'm the Scientific American some
wears since, but il is safe 20 assume that II
il is ever seen again, in the moss or else
where, the same chrysalis VIII be drawn 10
the surface with it, for il plainly belongs 10
a genus of fungi of which several species
are known, and one or two of which are
among the most remarkable of their tribe.
In New Zealand, for instance, there Is a
similar species which has fancy for the
head OF a certain caterpillar 1t grows
rapidly to the length Of several inches,
gradually absorbing the body OF the insect.
and at length takes root in the ground and
continues its growth.
In the Chinese apOthecaries' shops we
may obtain queer bundle, like a small
bunch OF crooked dried fagOts, about four
inches in length. They are powdered and
used as medicine by the innocent Celestials.
and are regular article IN their pharma-
copGia. Itneeds but a second glance 10 see
that these dried sticks consist OF long
stemmed fungus attached to the head of a
wrinkled dead caterpillar, sper,os known
as the sphaeria Chinensis in the technical
works.
These are only one or two OF the typical
eccentricIties of this wonderful tribe OF fun
gus growths. Almost any hali-hour +
walk in the country will show ns many
equally as curIOus.-Wil Hamilton
Gibson in Harper's Young People.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
To lie Pasted Away.

The Korean alphabet is phonetic, and 80
simple that anyone can learn to read IN
day. Nearly all the women In Korea can
read. .
The English crown is made up OF dia-
monds. ruhics. sapphires, pearls, aud emer-
aids. set in silver and gold bands. ii weighs
80 ounces and pennyweights, troy. In 1t
there are 1852 diamonds, 213 pearls, y
rubios. Il sapphres, and IL emeralds.
OF the entire human race, JOO,VOO,OOO are
well clothed. that is they wear garments OF
some kind: 10000 900 habitually 20 naked,
and 700, OOO.OOO only cover parts of the body;
5p.OlO. 900 live in houses, 100000. 900 in huts
aud caves, and go, 100000 virtually have no
shelter.
ieuweuhock, bv means Of microscopes,
observed spiders no bigger than grain OF
sand. which spun threads so fine that 1t
took four thousand Of them to equal In mag
niiude single hair; the fly spider, 1t Is
known. laws an egg as large as itself.
Among the most ingenius Inventions
latnly exhibited is a machine for drilling
square. Oblong. or heXagonal holes, hereto
fore found to ice impossible.
4 new illustration Of the distances oil the
stars H.. that 10 would take all the Lanca-
shire cotton factories four hundred years
10 spin "A thread long enough TO reach the
nearest star at cne present rate OF produc-
zion Of about 10 100000 miles per day
Current Literature.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
Interesting Gossip OF the Turf and Dia-
mond-Bsse- Ball Season.

mond-Base-Ball Season.
Racing men are kept pretty we'll ON the
lump nowadays, Not only is every avail.
able day Of the season occupied by one OF
other track, but the big race courses are
showing such skill in making up their pro-
grammes and whetting the appetite of the
lovers of sport that the interest is kept at
high pitch constantly. A noticeable i'm
proyement il commented upon IN the char
acter OF the spectators, BY the time racing
wear reaches its present age the financial
graves of many OF the loudest, most offen-
siye, aud horsey persons are Tiled, leaving
the sport to the older mon and the sight
seers. Some OF the gossip OF the track would
Indicate that the recent success OF the
DIVER Brothers will have the effect OF ex-
plOding the scheme tor dissolution OF
partnership. Trouble in the nwyer family
invariably follows IA had streak Of luck on
the turf. When things run In this way they
are amicably and well satisfied. 1t III the
most powerful combination OF racing skill
and experience in America, aud it will be a
pity il the firm is ever divided.
Rey del Rey has speed, but like many
other th0roughbl eds seems 10 like 10 dlsap-
point the public and save his strength.
After the closing Of the season at West
chester, on October 10Th, there viii be eight
DAYS racing at Elizabeth and eight days at
Linden. Returning to Elizabeth, the season
there will terminate with seven more days,
then seven closing days for Linden. Gut
tenburg and Clifton will race all the winter
on alternate days.
|ilA few days ago the valuable stallion
Santiago, $500, died at Monticello. sullivan
county, this State. The horse was five
wears old in August, and died Of typhoid
pneumonia. He was bred by Secretary Is.
r. Tracy, on his stock farm near Owego,
and was purchased when seventeen months
oil by Decker 4 Morris, Of Monticello, at
one Of Kelloggs auction sales. Santiago
was by Mambrino Dudley, son Of Woodford
membrino; dam Vera, by Goldsmith's
Volunteer.
X. Z, Huntington, Yale's crack tennis
player. may never appear In the courts
again. The injuries he received in the
Cross county hunt, week before last, are
more serious than at first supposed. He
certainly cannot play in the intercollegiate
tournament this week. Toe result OF the
tournament can now be forecast AS follows:
Columbia first, Harvard second, and Yale
third.
With the closing OF the baseball season
the indications OF distress after the conflict
between the Players and National Leagues
[ becomes more and more apparent. Both
leagues have lost money, and done what
may be lasting injury TO the game OF base.
ball. Only year ago II was acknowledged
10 be the great national game. To-day II
can no more lay claim TO that honor than
| football or tennis. In fact II has not az
much reason to be considered ~ such;
for where can any picked nine IN the coun'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
FACTS AND FANCiES LIKELY TO
PLEASE THEM.

oucer Tots-Somethfng About wild Dogs
Death OF white Lon-A Strange
rungus-A Little sirI's story-Othsr
Matters.
Jack lIoncr--not the one connected in
history with a big plum; this one was, on
the contrary, something Of pickle-Jack
lIornor had some peculiarities that were
rather striking in little boy, as sugges-
ting originality in his way Of looking at
things: but one hopes that he didn't curry
an OF them into his big-boyhood; for in
stance. his way Of saying his prayers,
which would seem certainly irreyerent to
most people. In reality it was just way
in which Jacks individuality showed itself
lie would begin abruptly. "Godw and end
with, "YOurs truly, Jack Horner."
Jacks defense, when rather gravely re-
mOnsirated with, was that $50 many lttle
bows and girls we're saying their prayers
about that time, that 1t must be impossible
for God to know which was his
An English bishop once said to a bright
lad ~ his Sunday school: "lf you will tell
M where God is, iii give you an orange
~ YOU will tell me where ne is not, re-
piled the little fellow, IL will give you
two"
A little maid out walking with her mother
passed large. old-fashioned house, Dullt
In q heavy style Of architecture.
what are they, mammaT pointing 10
the supports Of the piazza.
"rhey are pillars, my child"
.Pnlows." says my little lady; they
don't look ike pillows, they look like boil
stcrs." and she was right in more senses
than Wide Awake.
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try draw an assemblage half as large or
one-quarter as enthusiastic as ~ done by
football match between Yale and Harvard
Something must be done TO put baseball on
its feet again, and the indications point
from appreciation OF The fact by the man.
ayers OF the two rival leagues and others
interested in the game. A conference Of
the managers seems now almost certain.
President Day admits that the season Just
ended on the diamond has been disastrous
for all concerned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
New Business Of the Equitable.

The Equitable Life Assurance Society re
ports that the new assurance written dur
Ing the first three-quarters OF the year
shows an excess Of 20,OO0WO over that OF
the same period last year. II Is stated that,
with continuance of this ratio oil increase,
the total new business Of the Society for the
wear will exceed $500, 900, OO0.-New York
Commercial Advertiser, October 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12

Woman, Her diseases and Their Treat
ment, ~ pages, illustrated; price, SOC. sent
upon receipt Of l0c., cost OF mailing, etc:
Address Professor X. II. Kline, NJ. d., S3i
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
Mineral Matters.

Chase City Lithia, Wolf Trap l.ithla, Bow.
den Lithia Qrom Georgia. the celebrated
Plummer Bromine-Arsenic water (As9e
county, n. CO., and all other waters, sold in
this market, by Owens II Minor Drug CON-
-pany.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12

the circus put his hand between the bars Of
the cage 10 pet the white whelp. Nellie
was feeling cross. and resented the intru-
sion of the hand by trying 10 grab IL be-
tween her teeth. The hand escaped in time,
and Nellies jaws closed on her white
beauty. Evidently thinking she had the
hand, she gave SNOWFALL a toss. and the in
FAINT was hurled against the bars. When
the lioness saw her baby lying motioncss
on the floor Of the cage she whined pitt
fully. meanwhile licking il with Der tongue.
az though trying 20 repair the damage she
had unwittingly done. The keeper took the
little one from the cage and restored il 90
consciousness. No bones were broken, but
il was evident that the pet OF the menagerie
bad sustained internal. injuries.
Everybody was sorely grieyed, but none
more so than RObinson's children. They
were given permission 10 take the baby
home with theIo, where doctors were called
and the best Of care given IL. Everything
failed, however and slowly the baby lioness
dropped until yesterday, when it died.
With tears in their eyes they carried the
wee corpse n the circus and showed it TO the
attaches. The negro hands were grief
sti icken, and sounds OF lamentation filled
the air. They could not have wept more
bitterly if some near relative had died.
The attendant wished to bury the body.
out Robinson secured ine Sklu. anu hitfi 10
has been stuffed will present il TO the New
York Museum. Old Nellie evidently felt
keenly the loss Of her offspring. There is a
wistful look in her eyes, which she keeps
ryeted upon the exit in the canvas through
which her lost pet disappeared when taken
way from her.-San Francisco Examiner.
A Little GirI's story.
One day lsping little girl ran into the
house and said 20 her mother: Look,
mother. what / have found on the thidc-
walk, pair Of thitherth.'
Sure enough, she had found a pair or
scissors, and her mother patted her on the
head and told her what a good little girl
she was 10 bring the scissors home.
The little girl was praised so much for
her deed that she was beguiled into saying
II thaw five or thlX other pairth OF thiz-
zerth on the thidewalk, but ! thought
wouldn't pick 'em up"
Then the little girl had to be whipped for
lying.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12

YARBR OUGH's "mILD BUkLEf
TOBACCO DOES NOT MAKE YOU
NERVOUS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-23

The county seat of Wythe county,
which was awarded the diploma with
$500 premium ut the Virginia EXPOSE
ton ut Richmond. in 1883, in Minerals
and Woods. Population 1000. Altitude
1880 feet.
Wythe County has two blast and ff-
teen charcoal iron furnaces, and soy
cral zinc and lead furnces. Wythevillc
offers free tho best sites and greatest
inducements to manufacturing indus
tries of any city in the South The
Wythevillc Development Company's
reserve fund for new industries alone
amounts to S1S0.000. Wytheville is the
centre of the richest mineral region in
the South. Wythevillc cxempts all
manufacturing industries from munic-
ipal taxation for ten years. Wythe-
Vile has beautiful and wcll-paycd
streets 60, 20 and ~ feet in width Two
electric light plants and three water
systems. Wythcvillc has the best pub
lie schools and the handsomest school
building i'll Virginia.; has three female
colleges and two male acadamies Ow-
ing to its mineral waters, free to visit
ors, which arc highly curative for many
diseases. and its great altitude. it has
grown into Il great and fashionable
health resort.
The Wythcvillc Development Com
pany will place on the market, Septem-
Der 30 800 residence and business
lots of its property in the new West
End Extension, lying between the
Wythcvillc Cotton Mills and the Jack
son Park Hotel" on both of which work
has just begun. This property to be of
fcrcd for sale for the first time, Septem-
Der 30, is the most beautiful property in
Wythcvillc, and will be priced at very
reasonable figures in order to encour-
ago Investments. Investments in
Wytheville real estate within the last
ninety days have bourne from 100 TO $50
per cent. to investors.
The Norfolk and Western railroad,
running from Norfolk to tho West and
Northwest. will have on sale at stations
on line and agencies in New England
special excursion round-trip tickets to
Wythcvillc. good until October II.
For further particulars. apply to w.
l.. GOST, president Of the Wythcville
Development Company, Wythevillc, Va
Scp2l-3m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-23
THE SOCIETY BORE.
Don't Expect Pleasant Evening When
You Happen to Meet Him.

1t is peculiar-thats clf-sa tisfaetion of
men-somo men. A man will monopo-
lizo the conversation for two straight
hours. Every one will DO thoroughly
tired out, vote him stupid bore, and
take little pains to conceal it. First one
will excuse himself. another will walk
away, u third will remember an import
tant engagement, but tho man will 20
right on talking until desperation scizes
the rest, and thcro is no ono left to lis
ton. Yet he will mover discover thathe
was entertaining himself instead of
them, and will go away and tell his
noXt victim what a delightful timo no
has been having, and how interested
his listeners were in his experiences.
Ono night ono of those individuals with
n head crammcd so full Of tcchnicalities
and book knowledge that there was no
room left for practicality, fixed his eyes
on starry sky, damned his hands in
his pockets and commenced n discourse
about the planets, space and tho carth's
orbit to several people sitting on tho
piazza. He talked; they listened. When
he discovered they wcro really listening
his voice took on that tono that voices
do sometimes when thcir owners decide
that listening is a synonym for ignor-
anco. and no revolcd in the fancy that
he was the teacher and they his pupils.
Tho more didactic he became the moro
room his frame nocdcd. and no COM
mcnced TO stride up and down the piazza
1t was impossible for anyone to try to
escape. Tho man was q guest and thora
was no pause in tho discourse that
would allow ono TO take two stops away.
At the end of the lecture those who
were not asleep vowed solcmnly novor
to DO caught in such trap again and
tho man had immortali2ed himself as
tho pcrsoniiication of :. bore. A fow
days aftcrward The host heard that tho
guest had SPOKEN o! tho lecture no had
! given on astronomy, and said shat he
had mover had more approciativa list
onerS and that ho "he.o sacua spell
bound FOR two hours. y Chicago Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-23
Not TO I,e Icxpnctsd.

Lawyer-You say that tho poison
which tho prisoner placed before his
victim was concealed in wh tie liquid
and yet you are not prepared to swear
that it was milk. Don't you know milk
when you see it?
Witness No, sir.
Lawyer (sarcastically) arc you.
anyway?
Witncss-I am u milkman-Lifc.