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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
Elorisla,r KesonIces

Saws the Times-U Union: New sources OF
wealth have been discovered in Florida, ac-
cOrding 10 the report Of the suryeyOr-gen-
eral, and the Secretary Of the Interior re-
commends that a typographical and geolog-
zeal survey of the state shall be made. Val
liable and extensive deposits of phosphate
rock have been found few feet below the
surface, and in searching for these other
useful substances have been found, such as
kaolin, mari, fossil guano, slate rock, mica,
zinc ore, and sulphur. The draining oflarge
areas of swamp land has simultaneously
opened up a region as well adapted as
Cuba 10 the cultivation Of sugar cane, but
the resources of the State cannot be largely
and inteligently developed until surveys
have been made. The appropriations for
this kind of work. bv either nation or State,
are general y mea. -, yet there is protobly
no public work that pays better in com.
mercial sense. Accurate surveys not only
reveal the existence Of useful substances to
be mined or 6eyeloped they help 10 mini-
mize waste Of money and effort by pointing
out 10 prOspectOrs what not to do. luGi-
viduals may derive benefit from survey,
but in the large sense it is the CommOn-
wealth that profits by having made known
% all men the typographical and geological
features of the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
Religious Notes.

Archdeacon Farrar has accepted the
cbspiaincy of the House OF Commons
Tho Conversational Conference of Cleye-
land has decided that women may preach
Nym Crinkle-The only thing that walks
hack from the tomb with the mOurners, ana
refuses 20 be buried, is character.
The religious statistics OF the British
army. which have Just been issued are III,
,erestine. They show that out OF total OF
100 l73 non-commissiOned officers and men,
1877 1913. or 667 per 1000 belong TO the church'
THE recent meeting ofthe congregational
nnion of England and Wales DR.. Hannay,
i'm referring to the international counclI.
aid: 1--WE must all acknowledge the iaci
that if numbers and moral and spiritual
l,ower be considered, the headquarters OF
ConeregatiOnalism are i'll the united states,
and that this will become more So"
On October l4th the bishop of London per-
formed a special reconsecration service III
i. Paul's cathedral TO purge the edlnce
from the defilement caused by the SUICIDE
which occurred in the historic bulldIng on
Spptember 2sth. According to the OLD ira
ditions of the church the sheddlngol hulhail
Mood i'm "A place dedicated TO God depriVes
the Iuilding of its sacred character, which
can only be restored by a new consecratlon'
Christian standard: The true opimlst Is
he who 10 a clear sight Of the abuses ana
errors which beset the way adds the ialth
which sees beyond them, the courage TO at
tack them; the knowledge which makes
the attack effective; the temperance Whlch
keeus him from fanaticism; the patience
maj endlres 10 the end-"finlshes the
course;~ the gOdliuess that makes him q
servant of the father; the brotherly KIND
ness which welcomes others TO hold com
radeship, and the love that hopes all things
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
Richard ualcoIm johnston.

Richard Malcolm Johnston, the distin-
guished Southern author, accidentaliy
irifted into story writing, and has made a
great success Of IL. His chosen field, says
the Wilmington Messenger, il his native
Georgia, aud all OF his published stories
are among The lOwly and the un'ettered
with the exception Of his last story, which
concerns Itself with people - the higher
and more cultured walks. lie b gin alter
1870 TO publish a series called Dukes
borough iales" in the we'll remembered
Southern Magazine published IN Baltimore.
We remember tO have read with decided
pleasure some OF these as they came out
from month 70 month. Our attention was
first drawn To their excellence by our then
aged and scholarly friend. the late William
%, Gregory. Of Granville, VINO kindly lent
us a few numbers Of the magazine. The
stories were racy Of Georgia soil aud iull OF
life and fun, and ~ dialect experiments
were markedly successful. Inc Harpers
we're attracted 10 him by his stories a. was
The Century Magazine. In "A recent ac-
count Of him he was made 10 say:
"sNeelus Peeler's Conditions was the first
story for winch ! got pay. II was pub
,jshcd IN The Century over the signature OF
Philemon Perch DR.. Holland told Mr..
Glider TO tell that man 10 write under his
own name,' adding that he himself nad
made "A mistake In writing under pseti-
lonym. Sidney Lanier urged me To- write,
and said that if | would do so be would get
the matter in print for me. - be TOOK
.Neelus Peeler's Conditions and IL brought
me $50, 1 think he was more greatly re-
ioiced over the money than was-and l
am not man to turn my back on so. 1
was at first really surprised that my stories
were considered OF any value. either In
literary or pecuniary way.-N'C. Messen-
yer,
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Rule. for success. IN ming.
lrop.ed from Dr. Youmau.l

II Op-c1 ifOln III iDhb""'I
/ Never purchase land on credit. unless
IL be in "A new country, where II - certain
10 enhance IN value rapidly.
?. Keen no more live stock OF any KIND
than YOU can keep in good condition.
3. Never allow YOUR stock to suffer from
cold, by raving them in open, rickety build
iugs. Remember that warm. comfortable
stables are n saving OF One-quarter OF the
feed which otherwise would be required.
4. IL your farm is so large that you can
not cultivate all of IL 10 advantage, nor
keep good fences on IL, sell part. and put
the money out at interest. You may de-
pend upon il that by SO doing you will save
a great deal of care and trouble, and make
money faster than by skimming over large
surface to get poor crops, and those half de-
stroved by unruly cattle breaking over d.
lapidated fences.
3. Look to your orchard and remember
that it costs no moro to produce apples that
sell for fifty cents bushel than II does
those that sell for twelve and half cents
g. Keep none bit the best implements
that can be produced, and when you possess
them take care them. IL is shocking to
a good farmer TO see his heighbors leaving
their plOws and harrows in the field week
after week TO soak in the rain and crack IN
the sun.
I. Never suffer yourself TO be unproyided
with suitable work for yOurself and hands
on a rainy day. A comm0dious workshop
is necessary on such days and plenty O
tools. In such cases a good farmer vii
never lack for work. Much money may be
thus saved.
<. Never put off that which may be done
today. Thousands of tons Of hay have
been ruined by not needing this rule.
Q. Do all your work well. "What II
worth doing at all is worth doing we'll"
10. The soil must, like the horse or OK, b.
| fed in order to give forth abundantly, and i
must have rest.
IL. Judicious rotation OF crops is the CRANE
secret of prosperous farming.
T. The manure heap is an important con
sderatiOn with the farmer. lt should b
increased by all substances that are easily
procured of decaying nature. Rene nbe
| that ammonia is the essence-the life-o
all manures and that plaster absOrbs it ART
retains it in the heap, while lime sets 1t FREE
and causes it to escape. Caring manur
to the field and leaving il in heaps TO
months or weeks before 1t is spread ant
plowed under il but one step short OF insan
| ity. Ii should be carted out no faster thar
| it can be spread and plowed under.
| -. Never leave your hired hands to worl
alone. BE present with them, even il you d.
nothing but look on. A pair Of eyes will
sometimes do wonders with workmen.
| II. The farmer who refuses TO lay befOr
his children several good periodicals OF tn
| day, including one agricultural paper, /
allowing his wealth and the usefulness o
his family to run away at the bung while h
il saving at the spiggOt. Moss ROSE.
Science Hill. Ky.
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No Hope for Literature.

Atihe debatin' club las night We all dis
cussed "A cure
"Fer the debiitated state Of English Ultra
chure.'
"The stuff thets writ fer folks" said, don't
move 'em an delight 'em,
Because the folks who write the things don |
know enough TO write 'em.
The folks who write, they stun their heads In
some big cyclopedy,
witch akl't no place iOr mental IoOd 10 Ieeu
tie poor an needy:
THEY'RE huntin' on an entity shelf,'llke poor
oil Moher Hubbard,
An 20 right by the open door OF Mother Ma
tur's cupboard.
They crawl into some libery, far from the
wOrls inspection,
Bury themselves in books beyond all hope OF
resurrection;
They cry out from their tombs, in witch no
sun nor star can glisten,
An weep because the liv'n worp don't I'm no
time TO listen"
Then, Elder Pettengell. he asked, . Can you
suggest cure
For the debllitated state of English litera-
chure?"
" Amt none; our authors ignorance is far too
dark for lighiin'
While we who know enough 10 write haint
got no time for writin'"
S w. FOss I'm Yankee Blade.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
OUR LIBRARY.
REALISM AND SIR WALTER
SCOTIA MODERN READING.

A Town that Owes Its Celebrity u
Leicester ssd Amy Robsart-Did Eco
p,e Three Hundred Years Ago SPEAK
in aTbeatrIcsI Msnners-L Literary Nots'
What Shakespeare is 10 stratford, Lei
cester and Amy Robsart are TO warwick
They are the leading personages In the
only drama the little town knows-the
ssstarsv in a performance which Is repeated
20 often that by comparison Chinese play
is a mere interlude. We refresh our mem
cries Of them by reading ''Kenilworth''
again, and perhaps. 1t must be confessed
do not find it a. absorbing as 1t was when
we read IL under an apple tree, though oul
heresy may not be as fragrant as that oil MT
Uowells. Where now is the soldier OF ior-
tune who can discourse as Mike LamDourne
did. with all that facility Of metaphor ano
expletiye, so apt and so varied that hey pu'
us into good humor with the unconselon.
able villain? All the characters III tnose
DAYS spoke in epigrams, even down 10 nv
hostler at the "BOnny BLACK bear' Mho
when LambOurne 10 IN his cups, describe
him "a speaking Spanish as one WHO ha'
bsen in the Canaries." What lnnuenu'
or ouip finds Giles Costing without 2
repartee-he who poetizes his own sack
90 beautifully. "If you find better sach
than that in the Shires, or in the Canarie'
either. would j may never touch eltneI
not or penny mere. Why, hold 1t up De
tgixt YOU and the light, and you shall sec
the little mstes dance in the golden hquol
like dust in the sunbeam" hnaVe anC
knight, the rustic boor and the garteret
courier have the same knack Of sayinl
what they have to say with Macaulay-lik'
precision, and with like appreciation
antithesis and ALTERATION. There Is some
contemporary evidence that the subjects o
the fiery Elizabeth gan nished their speeci
no more nor set it in fuer phrase than TN
subjects OF Victoria; no false modesty lee
them 10 mince matters and call space
silver spoon. But Scotts characters nav
speeches, which they deliver ore rotundo
soiced with color-giying adjeetives ant
neat turns Of wit: there is not flash In In
pan among them all. Is 1t life! was
ever life, Did people three hundred year
ago sneak in this stilted, theatrical manner
There, caitifi, is thy morning wage.
"Draw, dog, and defend myself" ION, al
iect! Darest thou come betwixt me AM
mine enemy Prom "Amy Robsari
Kenilworth and Warwick" by William
Rideing, in December Scribner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
The Forest OF Arden.

What makes "As You Like IT. most de-
lightful and full Of rest is the shade and 81
lence and murmer Of Arden-that fairy Tor
est. with its brooks, lions and palm trees-a
parcel of Paradise yet unspoiled by TABOR
.sIn respect il is in the fields, 1t pleases mt
we'll. Shakespeare takes us into that ldeal
commonwealth for which all men in ali
times hay sighed; the land OF an easeful lib
erty: the life natural which has never ex-
isted in nature. where there Is neither wal
nor toll, but endless security ana peace De
meath the sky and the trees. Oi TINS Worlu
all poetry is full, and so are the earllesl
myths and dreams OF men,, yearnlng loi
"Saturnian realms"-Saturnia regna-and
the wears when CrOnOs was king, wDen
earth. unasked, gave all things abuDdantly
II was for Ardt n. though he called 1t Tempe
or Mnnalu., that Virgil sighed, among the
din aud smoke and wealth Of Rome. IL
was here that NicOlette wandered, and
built her bower Of grasses and leaves Sruen
our popular tradition, too, has this idea
of Sherwood FOrest-"there they 1--we Ike
the old r bin Hood Of England" This II
the exile with Ter al the weary would IAN
be banished.
Hath not old custom made this life more
sweet -.
Than that Of painted pomp' Are not these
woods 40.
More free from peril than The envious courtT
There is not, there never has been, such q
retreat. The mild, brown islanders OF south
ern seas, crowned with flowers, busy only
with love and the dance, came nearer thar
any other peoples to winning the ideal para
disc; but they were subject to the extreme
of cruel war, cruel customs, cruel religion
they never knew the blessed security o
Arden. This is a realm that m0rtals nave
not entered, save when Shakespear' GUIDE
them. or Theocritus, as the Sibyl led -Hnea'
into the happy company of souls at rest
With the mystic bough in hand-a bougl
not golden, but of mslletoe from the oak
Shakespeare, psychagOgos, 1.-THE leader O.
souls" guides our fancy into this restiu
world which is real for us as we read
Andrew Lang in Harper's Magazine.
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cc Libraries OF Famous Authors.

Charles Dudley Warner is believed to
have in his Hartford home one Of the largest
private collection OF books in this country.
1t would be hard TO tell where the library
begins, and just as difficult TO say where it
ends, for there are books in every room.
books in the hallway. books on the stair
cases, books In his bedroom, books on the
footboard and headboard OF his big four
posted bed and books on top Of his bed.
Many literary men regard the latter
achievement as a very clever idea on the
part Of Mr.. Warner. The collection is so
large, and the books treat OF such variety
OF subjects. that no attempt could be made
TO give detailed description of it. Richard
Henry Sfoddard also has an enormous
library. His books are scattered, like
Mr.. Warmers, all over the house.
wherever "A place can be found for them.
His collection il especially rich in
editions, authors presentation copies, and
annotated works by Coleridge, Poe, and 9TH
ers. The poet steadman also owns large
library-wbat might be truly called good
sworking library He has many choice
editions OF ancient and modern British poe
try aud beles-lettres. His collection is es.
pecialiy strong In American literature.
which he has collected wlifle preparing his
Library OF American Literature Rich
ard W atson Gilder's library Is different from
the others mentioned, In that Ii Is more
select than extensive. He has large num-
Der Of presentation copies, suitably In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14

purchased we're four or five which died Of
tuberculosis. sometime after, dog was
taken sick, and in due time manifested
svmn,oms of consumption. He was known
t. have been In the stable with the SICK
norses, and had been seen TO Hex tne
troughs Of the diseased horses. Post NOR,
TEN by the veterinary surgeons disclosed
tue cause OF death 70 be tuberculosis.
The dog had contracted the disease nV
swallowing some OF the saliva or otner ~
NJ. 4. ).
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by Denoop. Tupper & 60.
Real Estate Agents and Anctiooneer.
s2t Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
l FARM n HhNONER COUNTY, NEAR
MECHh NICSVILfF. AND ABOUT SIX
MILES FROM RIi IiNONi.
By virtue o the provision Of certain deed
Of trust executed by ~. W. Loving and wife,
bearing date January 23. 1850, and recorded
ln hanover County Court. ID. -. No. -. page
~, dch.Hlt rowing ycsn made ln the pay
mcnf Ola Itain note therein secured. and
bsirg rcqussted 20 O. do = Will sell b. auc-
ton. nj Hanover County tOurtiDUse ON
wtDNE- DAY. EcgMBEa y. 1900
It O'Clock y. ", the above poorly. con-
'aining t3 7.-iOO yer 3. iyin ~ Henry Ill
tict. IN Hanover county, "a the ross county
rod leading ( ON The Raleigh road 10 "a
Church y ad
FERNS: sash as 81 expenses Of sale, ard a
note OF s267.I2 with Interest rom January
~. 1890 bud credit. asto twO notes of sls22i
and S20s .3S PAYABLE January ~. 1891, aud
January - 1892 respectively, balance o.
terms to BE- announced at sale.
T. POiNnl XffR,
AdmiDisuoios Of George a. roinlextef, de-
ceased
DENooN, TOPPER & Co., Auctloonsers.
del2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
A EemAle Isurclar.

Merryfield's saloon in Brunswick, says
the Atlanta Journal, was broken into re-
Gently, and the facts in the case seem TO
point 10 a woman as the would-be burglar.
An attempt was made to unlock the safe by
the combination, but 1t was only half
locked, and the burglar turned the key the
wrong way, fastening it securely, 80 that
the contents were not stolen. An empl0ye
Of the saloon SAYS he saw a suspicious look.
ing female standing around the entrance
just about dusk. There is no further clue
to the burglar,
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Tho Pre.m,llennislists.

The beliefs Of the Second Adventists have
been so many times crushed by disapp0int-
ment that II will be surprise 30 the ma
jority OF people 10 learn that there Is still In
existence large school OF intelligent and
devout thinkers who believe as firmly In the
approaching millennium as did Miller and
his followers. Al the present time, the pre-
millenniai Baptists are holding confer
ence In Brooklyn, where many well-known
clsrgyme are placing on record their 10y
atty to this belief. The peculiarly ofthe pre-.
miiiennial school OF Adventists Is that they
believe the coming Of tbs Lord will prccede,
and not follow. the era OF universal peace
and righteousness. These -millennialists
will doubtless 1nd less difficulty 10 satisfy
ing themselves by the Indications OF the
time than the Observation-Disclosures. who hold
that the day OF the Lord must dawn upon
the earth before the Lord himself Will come.
Yet II IL singular illustration Of the un.
Willingness OF ardent believers 20 accept
he results Of exegeticaJ study, that even
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
HOLIDAY GOODS.
1888 XMAS 1880

We wish to call attention to our HAND
SOME DISPLAY Of GOODS suitable for the
season. consisting Of illustrated Books-all
the standard authors, Photograph and Auto
graph Albums Desk, Gold Pens Opera Glassef
Lap Tablets. Inkstands. Portfolios, Their
mometers. PLAQUES, Xmas Cards, Manicuge
and Toilet Sets (oxidzed). Juvenile Books,
Backgammon Boards, Pocket Books
Card Cases, Calendars. Work Baskets.
Waste Baskets. Bisques. Bibles, Baptist,
Presbyterian and Methodist Hymn Books
Prayer Books, and Hymnols. Dictionary
Holders and
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A Rising Country.

tIrhe Lonoke (Arkansas) Democrat says:
This country, particularly the prairie, Is
year by year growing higher. DIR. Alex
ander says there is not one-tenth OF the
water standing on Grand Prairie that there
was in 1850. The writer knows that there
are spots about town where in 1873 there
were persimmon slashes that are now en-
braced in some nice garden, and the various
streets are certainly number Of feet
higher. About town the bitches aud grad
ing has effected this result. but we are at .
loss for the explanation Of the cause for the
prairies and woodlands acquiring notable
al.Vatfon
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dec.
TOR SALE, BY BOWMAN. BOS-



REAL ESTATE AND NOE AGENTS,
No. 1901 EAST MAIN STREET
lib feet On Floyd street between Meadow
and Rowland.
800 feet on Floyd street between Robinson
and Cedar.
24O feet on BrOOkland street
1873 feet corner OF Washington and Winder
streets.
Nineteen LOIS on Carlton street.
Five LOTS corner Of Brooklyn street aud
ShattsWOOd avenue.
BRICK IA, TORY. south Eighteenth street.
FRAME HOUSE, 4 rooms, 80 feet, N.cnOl-
son street.
STORE and DWELLING, 4 north Eigh-
teenth street.
NICE DWELLING and % acres In aspar-
agus, strawberries, &c, In northeast suburbs
several SMALL FARMS near the ity. and
other well-paylDg property.
BOW MAN, BOSWELL & SHU MAN
se2l-tf 0north Eleventh street.
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TRUSTEE S SALE OF A BRICK
1 HOUSE AND Lot FRONTING uN THE
WEST SIDE OF THIRD STREET BETWEEN
HULL AND DECATUR STREETS MAN
CHESTER. VA.
Bv virtue OF n deed Of trust from John
Baugh aud wife. dated February = $500, duly
recorded in the clerks on PEP II The Hastings
Court OF the city of Manchester. In ID Kll.
mage 2l5, default having been made iu the
payment Of the bond secured Thereby. and
being directed so 10 do bv the directors Of the
Virginia building and Loan Company, VIII
sell at pubic auction on the premises ON
TUESDAY, THE 10TH DAY Of DtCEM-
BER, 1890.
nj I:3O o'clock Z. NJ that certain HOUSE and
LOr fronting 20 $40 feet on the west side n
Third street between Hull and Decatur
streets and running back l2o feet to am alley
IL feet wide. The building Is twO-story
brick dwelling containing five rooms This
property Is In good Orler and very cOnNen-
iently located.
TERMS: Cash sufficient TO pay tne cost ~ eN
ecuting this trust. taxes. and 10 pay balance
Of 1915 on said bond. the balance upon such
terms AZ VIII be made known al The sale.
del1-5t \. l.. ADAMSDN, trustee.