The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-08

news Notes Complied From the Time
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
" WATCHES" says Cincinnati JeWeler'
" are funny things. DO you know that there
are times when watch will not run regu-
larly have had railway engineers say
that locomotives are much the same way
When 4 watch has one Of these irregular
spell. IL is almost impossible 20 make ihem
~. Many a watch is ruined, TOO al iilne7
when careiessness f. the prime cause. some
men will wind "a watch too close, and then, II
10 refuses 20 run, shake 10 until every ihing i5
out Of place. A large per cent. 81 the re-
pairing done is brought about by persons
who do not know how 20 take care OF "a
Watchn
CLUB men will be interested in the de-
ci.ion Of Philadelphia judge on the claim
for reinstatement made by an expelled
member Of the Union League Club. The
Judge. deciding i'm favor Of the member de-
clarcd that no corporation having property DO
which the members nave individual rights
can disfranchise "a member unless ihe
mower is given br it, charter. II the char
Ter authorizes bylaws for expulsion, the
riaht must be- exercised otherwise Do does
not exist Bylaws 90 Doe operative sausi
set out at length the conduct winch is
punishable by expulsion.
MANY amusing comments are made upon
the Angelus. now on exhibition IN New
York. An old lady the other day explained
20 yourgconpanion what IL meant. Isn't
10 beautiful pictureF' she SAID. 'li Dr. q
love scene. dear. See. the young man D.
making proposal Of marriage. LOOK now
modest the sweet Young woman D., ana now
she bows her head as She hears bis words ol
love- The old lady. however, is not alone
i'm making This mistake. a clergyman q
few sundays ago. in abiding 90 the An-t-
us I'm the course Of his sermon, spoke OF d
ar "a love PASTORAL
NOSES MARCO, a Maine lumbcrman. was
al work fifteen miles north of Mooseheao
Lake when news reached him that his wifi.
WAS dangerously 800. lie at once started
for his home. az Richmond, and made in'
/ foil-ome Journey in just twenty -four hour-
lie walked fifteen miles through nclll'
eighteen inches of snow. and roWcd nltefi
miles i'm rough water against strong ncao
wind before he reached railway communi
cation. he was too late tO see bis wife De-
/ fore She died. but the journey Doe made i'
said 10 De one of the quickest on record
ALARGE class of applicants for teachers
positions assembled in the rooms Of th'
santa Clara. (CalJ school superintendent
/ last week. They were set 90 work on th'
examination papers. and everything wcn
smoothly until this question cropped up Dbl
! history division: "Nhst was the name n
tine head steward of ,taulcy'- eNplorin
party. and was he any relation io the Ane,
/ Of ~watT The whole class silently lell i.'
room and walked out into the drilling ran
10 cool of.
Mrs. WALLACE SEXTON, of Port Jet'r
son. n. y. was awakened early sunday
morning los man who demanded he
money and jewels. Mrs. Sexton directed
/ him 10 another room. telling him they wen
/ kept there. When he went into inat room
as directed. she spraug from her bed. lock-
fine door on him and gave ana alarm. lh
/ burglar. however. succeeded ODD escaping.
THE new mayor OF Birmingham, 40
meeting Of the Diocesan Church Of England
Temperance Society, said that from in
entries he had made 40 Somerset House h
found that out of 6sS shareholders in ioci
brewcries. Il5 COR more than one-siXth) wen
lciargymen and women.
ENGLISH syndlc1ies nave lh'c7itu lI
modest sum OF S205.O00,0oO in the variou
branches Of American industry since hai
isss. if "a recent compilation OF the amount
involved can Dee relied upon.
a WHITE HAVEN sportsman fired i0ul
teen shots at a duck before hc dlscoyee
that 10 was % docoy duck placed i'm ihc waite
Dog schoolboys.
A THIEF stole q pair or shoes from a p'
licoman al >edalia. Mo-, the other might
The guardian of the night was SCUM
asleep.
Ararcstauraut in Philadelphia pero
ordering icrrapln is shown DoN iul. '
them and allowed to select bis choice.
PROF. John s. Newheuy. in % lecture q
Columbia College. said there were sign
that man lived $4,000 years ago.