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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03
JACOBS NICK.

The land stretching ont Ia the east OF
Onset bay is Jacobs Neck, and beyond lhi-
+, Coha-~ett NarrOWa which leads % But
ermilk bay. ON which j. a town called
licad-of-thc-Bay. meaning the head Of
BuI/ld'~ bay. This is the narr0west part
OF Cap. cod Being only sin miles wide. and
acre les the proposed cape Cod ship canal
I'D connect the waters Oi Massachusetts
and Buzzirl's bays. The canal has been
talked 81 for years. was commenced in
l>>3. and is nowhere near completion yet.
pniy work enough j. done upon IL %
lDld tls charter. which has once been
extended and will DE extended again be-
Hr. ihc canal is finished. This. however
#, historic ground. As carly a. 1921 the
Pilgrim, from Plymouth traNelcI down
tl. col-t Of Massachusetts Bay o. the
~.1is-ef river. which they assembled.
ttnu made a portage of between two and
three miles 90 fhe Monument river, at a
place NOW called Ccdanillc (-iuce made
am0u- 90, the scene 0i Che novel Cape
lol Folks" which led to "a law suit for
-iaud.rD Here they buiit trading post. "a
furnace. and began the business OF mer-
,htufmon. The goods were carried down
Monument river. into BuIIIrd'- Bag. and
tlou-. 30 Nurlgdn-el Bay Long Island
sound. tha Connecticut river, and Man
haitian. NOW New York, over his route
'4mc Isaac ~ t1sieres. the secretary Of Che
Dutch W e-l India Company. when he en-
rlDj into % Kind az commercial treaty with
tu. Plymouth cOioui-t,. This trade with
fhe Dutch WAS OF great benefit 90 the PHI
rms. aud lasted several years. Till lr-
.uia drew +. t0 the south. over this very
route. m 1910. while Washington was De-
-iaciu1 tine British in Boston. hundred
barrels OF flour We're carried % his army
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03

HORACE GREELEY

"Why. thou"ht every medium Wa con-
trolled by one person called guide. who
led him IN. the right path, and told him
only the truth. There's picture OF Horace
Greeley over your head. Don't such men
come back, as spirits. haSin- obtained a
complete knowledge and act a. somebody
cOntrOlf'
"Grcelcy was "a printer. NoN, suppose
YOU are printer and are uncertain about
something, Greeley is in the flesh and you
ask his advice. but you don't follow his
advice without studying his reason. You
think for yourself aud then follow his adj
vice or nos, ~ YOU think best. - with the
band that follow YOU, for there Is band,
not one alone. and that band is made up OF
the good and the bad. search into the sub
iect and yOull lind the good and the bad.
which they are. There are some that are
not bad but mischieyous-Just like 10 nave
"A little Joke The other day / was making
uies and laid down my tagging iron; when
wanted il again couldn't find u and
searched high and low for it. Then when
/ had given up all hopes Of finding it and
was using fork in place OF il, | saw II
living on the table right where | had left il.
some spirit had carried X oil Just 10 bother
tt,a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03
THE VINrA-GArA.

There was much pleasure IN listening 10
Carts talk. aSkug HIM questions. and b ear-
ing his strange answers. winch were fun Of
sense, bat often quantity expressed. and
listening 10 the names given i'm sweden 10
objects in the heavens. What we call the
milkyway he called the yint l-gata, which
freely translated would Dee the winter gate
or street. What W. call Cd. Upper hc called
the milk wagon. and our heat lightning be-
called charley lightning because ot It's
prevalence during the harvesting of barley.
rwould make my letter too long 20 speak
more Of Carl. bat ! hope 30 BIAS shown YOU
That we can learn from AMI b. entertained
los casual acquaintance. and also has
given yOu some idca ot tnc surroundings OF
onset. way dOwn ou cape Cod.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03

In his fear of being wrecked, he ac-
knowedecd that he did not know the way
TO his island by water, but had often gone
to II by land. and swan his oxen and carts
across the channel. The captain put his slOOp
to the wind. ,Ioercd for Tempest Knob, and
made Feariug's Neck. As they passed along
the shore, for awhile the squire did not re.
cOgnize a landmark. Suddenly he vindi-
Gated his claim TO bee pilot 10y eXclaiming
81 riah, Irian" told YOU ! knew the
way: there's old Macmanaman and hi
striped oxen on the shore, sartln sure lie
was much like the man who was asked II
he knew the rocks and shoals Of another
harbor, and replied, "iIe guessed he could
Ind en- After taking command he laid
his course i'm "A bee line for landing. and
bumped against "A rock. saying, there's
once" then striking another, said. "therc'-
another" "and another;" then he stuck
fast on the mud and said. I've shown
you three rocks and found the shOal. Guess
yOu'll have % wait here till some one else
pulls yc Oh before can find another"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03

NEN ~iDnr
-... . nov -l.ut. That single knceling
~.-na tAIn- Dad not been supposed
.,-..h.e a- a cadet THAT turned O.
... from fn4f time Doe grew rapidly 900
Mutual .rYmlrlzr and iu the consolation
Christ. lls came 60 him as a Lost sin
Did. SOUGHT refuge boo Him and found
- with GDd. hi- mind soon became
a..ui aua happy. such Was the careful
... and consistency oi Doc, walk. sd hidu'-
..t.4 had h. become a. ueW man, Win q new
r .fI 90 moss lie BEGUN. and vet 80
.,l r0H.n-Ncly did he eo 80 and ont
.. ..o-. around hIm. that ] never heard
..wHDdDlUftd his sincerity, on Gam
fIlrrtalii, OF bis conversion. aud did
..a5I lim with respect for cnure con-
.... 0I ff. There Ma- That ln ni, pre-
.l.rd.ae BOB the corps which gave hi.
,..I... .r.r..l mDrc--itcuc,s. lie had
among his comride- CAV, hisn Swf-
...fl. u.t macn given t0 study. npt
.aunl of obedience in the interior
..'ue of Tine corps. not unwilling U"
I.r lU certain not perfectly temperate
..U. NIfA hi- cOmpdnlons, popular among
f.,.U. AND regarded a- oi such hish' scnlie-
n..iy honor and frankuess that nothing
n...an OIL, iusmcere could possibly be imputed
io l.m.
4 GOOD EXAMPLE.
cadets and officers both told me thai IL J
..f chosen out Of The whole corps one
IU-. example in becoming disciple OF
Christ WoaA have the greatest elect on me
mind. of hls follows, should have chosen
Hm. lhe caao was more Impressive DO
riu-c not only wgs ille conversion 80 de-
cIded aud manifest. hut il was 80 without
ual's band. II was known how entirely IL
bad gown up without the least cDnNersd-
iou With Say man until II was disclosed u
me a. related above. IL pleased God that
though lhe first II was not the only IN
stance. In the course Of another week, one
@DJ another strangers " me, came on Ine
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-03
A SPIRITUALIST'S TALK.
CAMP MEETING OF The BE-
LEVERS AT ONSET.

Where Grover Cleveland Has Been En-
ioying Blue Fishiog-Intcrcsting Com
vcrsaticn with Swedish American
anon several Topics.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS, Aug. 2.--.Spe-
cial. '-Onsct is on Onset bay. The land on
the cast is Fcaring's Neck ON which u high
hill called Tempest Knob, from which there
is obtained an excellent view Of the sur
rounding country. Beyond the Neck Is
Wcrycantct river. on which is brick-kiln
landing" where the sloops loaded wood and
tle farmers landed the crops gathered on
the shores OF the bay. Squire Fearing
owned an island at the end Of the neck,
where he had raised crop Of corn. Capt.
Uriah slavery, distant relative Of my
friend, owned a sloop which the squire de-
sired 10 borrow TO bring home his corn, and
he assured the captain he knew the chan
mel and could pilot the sl0Op 10 the island.
They started. and for while all went well
till they reached the outer bay. where all
the hcadlands and cover looked alike t. the
squire. and there was 10 landmarks by
which to direct his course. lie gave orders
90 The captain 10 steer in 50 many diree-
tiOns, that the old deep-water mariner con
cluded that the squire was better 10 naNi-
gate rs a country lawyer. among the laws
of the Commonwealth. than steer slOJp
among the shoals OF the bay.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
An Unpublished Letter of His Given
to the World

An Unpublished Letter of HIS Given
to the World.
Where all is hustle and business in
Leonard street, just off Broadway, in
New York city, says Edward w. Box
in recent syndicate letter. stands an
old, fashioned and spacious three, story
and basement house. The number on
the door is 119, and 1t is now linen
Diapers shop. Probably not one of
the thousands who hurry past the some.
what dilapidated house ever dream that
it was in that house In which two of
the most stormy and eventful years were
spent by the immortal author of 'Home.
Sweet Home" Payne lived there
during ~ and '48, and it was under the
old Leonard street roof that he suffered
all the deprivations of life which were
his. o.e,
Several weeks ago an old niche In the
deep garret of the house was searched,
and a musty antique cedar chest was
brought to light. When opened, il was
found to contain number of Pay ne s
relics in the way of private papers, tran
scripts of letters and various sketches.
The poet was wont to COPY many of the
letters which he wrote, especially those
written to lady admirers. Such q one is
the following letter, discovered In the
old chest, and now printed for the first
time. The epistle is dated from the
Leonard street residence, October 2S,
1S4S, and is addressed to lady admirer
of Payne's in Baltimore In IL he
wrote:
Ny DEAR GRACIOUS LADY: Perhaps YOU
fno huun tfAs. t., 4.
| vanity will prevail and make me venture to
| hope that you have not utterly. lost all
recollection of one to whom in other and
happier days you gave so much reason to
remember you most agreeably. You will
not think me ungrateful when you find that
am now endeavoring to render these lines
pretext for an introduction, which will
aid me considerably. Circumstances must
plead with you rs my excuse for writing to
| a lady of your distinction in the world of
letters. It's many years since | was in
Baltimore. The grave, realize, has swal-
| lowed up many Of our friends; others have
been scattered on account of marriage aud
business misfortunes ! forward by this
| post the statement Of plot to do me in
Jury, which may expose me to danger in
Baltimore unless the truth be made public.
| ! trust to your known character and In
| huence to spread that truth in the circle
where you WELD such power. Many of my
! friends are your friends. 1 hope ere long to
| greet you once more after so many years
| of separation. | am much attached to you
and esteem you highly, To all my literary
| friends in your midst | send heartiest
| gIeetings. They are within your reach,
and you are capable Of answering for my
innocence of certain charges which have
unnecessarily exposed my life. am
grieved to acknowledge that | have been
| homeless Wanderer for years, and will in
all probability continue to be one till the
end of my life's journey.
write necessarily in extreme heart pain.
Allow me to hope that you will forgive
this freedom aud belleyeme, nay dear good
friend and madam. faithfully and respect.
fully, your very obedient and most humble
servant, JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08

The Rider OF a NoiseIess steed Receive
Serioue InturIes

Serious Injuries.
George w. White, 60 years Of age,
while out bicycle riding last night with
his cousin, w. G.. White of 20S d street
northwest, met with very serious acci-
dent. They were coosting down Four
and a.half street between Louisiana
avenue and Q street. His cousin told
him he was going too rapidly, but he
did not heed the warning. AS he
turned into @ from -Four. and .a-half
street his machine slipped and then
doubled up throwing Mr.. White with
great force against telegraph pole in
front of the Metropolital M. e. Church.
When picked up he was insensible and
the blood gushcd from two cuts on his
forehead and one in the back of his
skull. Detective Mahon and Mr. w. g..
White carried the wounded man into
DR.. DeXter's Office on G street. All
efforts to restore him to consciousness
were futile. He was removed in the
police ambulance to Providence
Hospital
1t was stated last night at the hos.
pital that Mr.. White was suffering from
conclusion Of the brain and that the
chances for his recovery were very
slight.
Mr.. White Is Baltimorean by birth
and has been employed for some timt
past in Washington as the superintend
ent of the Smith Cycle Company. Two
weeks ago he resigned this position
and has since held position in the Blu
| reau of Engraving and Printing.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
PERSONAL

Among the guests registered at the
"Woodlawn" Hotel Rockville, are G.
NJ Bell and family, Mrs Paul, Lieu
tenant and Mrs Hosley, MI. Frank B.
Martin, Mr.. w. G. Davis, Mr. aud Mrs.
Richardson, Mrs. and Miss Bradley,
and Mrs. Rousseau.
Colonel W. X. Ryan and wife, Hon.
Thad. G. Pond, Chippewa Falls; A. S.
Harris, Chicago; Critchon Malchore,
Baltimore; Rev. William Fisher, New
York Theo. E. Allen, New York. Pro-
fessor Wallace, Scotland; Governor G.
F. Black, York, Pa, A. B. Upshur,
Tennessee; A. l.. Blackman, New York;
A. C. Marshall, Dayton, Ohio; B. G..
Underwood and wife, Walder, Mass. );
Green Clay, Mexico, Mo-; T., II.
Powers, New York. Hon. Bruce Carr,
Indianapolis: j. n. Williams and wife,
Walder, Mass, ale at the Ebbltt.
The Bashaw of Tangier, the same
who jeered at our war ship Enterprise,
has become so corpulent that he is un-
able to walk abroad He is only five
feet two inches in height and must be
about the same in breadth, as he weighs
over 400 bounds. He has been advised
by his thirty-two physicians to fast for
| month. bat he says he will see them
! bow-sirung first
General Sherman recently set the
measure of salt that is to be allowed to
war recital when the hero is himself
holding forth He says: "I have met
| 200, 600 men in the last three years on
whom turned the fate of the war.
| When YOU listen to old soldiers it is
! 10, Ia oil NJ,
cent. is not too little. | do not except
myself from that calendar"
Isaac Pitman, the inventor of phonog-
rapy, is a hoary- haired man with a
scholarly stoop, and still presides over
the Phonetic Institute at Bath, England,
where he has resided uuinterruptedly
for more than half a century. He is
rising seventy eight, yet he supervises q
correspondence of 80 900 letters year,
besides editing the Phonetic Journal and
compiling the numerous books which
he annually publishes.
| One of Prince Brismarck's last visits
before leaving Berlin was to restau.
rant keeper in the popular Grunewald,
near Berlin, who had been his cook for
many years, and TO whom he came at
tired in the uniform of the Cuirassiers,
to say farewell. Having ordered cup
of coffee, the Chancellor invited his
former cook 10 come and sit beside him
at one of the little garden tables, and
then confidentially told his host that
the coffee tasted the better because il
was served in so large cup. especially
as he had been forbidden 10 take coffee
at all. After hearty handshake will
his friend the cook, the Prince left thu
establishment, accompanied by thu
cheers of the visitors in the garden.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
FUTURE NAVAL FIGHTS.
The way ships Will Probably Engage
In Battle.

The way ships Will Probably Engage
in Battle.
Ltemenant Bradley 4 BiSke IN tie Nav Forum.
Each vessel will clear for action as
soon as the other is discerned-perhaps
five miles away. Each will probably
slow down at first, in order to gain time
for preparation, and especially for
getting the steam pressure up to the
highest point. Forced draft will at
once be started and the subdued roar Of
the air driven through the furnaces to
accelerate combustion, and the wbir OF
the dynamos will be added to the clang
of the gun breCch blocks, as they are
swung open to admit the proicctile to
the breech, the hum of the ammunition
hoisis raising powder and shell to the
decks, and the quiet. firm orders Of
authority.
On deck the Calling guns and re-
volviDg cannon and the rapid. fire guns
in the tops are got noiselessly into readi-
ness, the captain takes his place in the
aTmored coming tower with the chief
quartermaster and his aid, the execu-
tive officer assumes charge of the bat
terry and remains near at hand to take
the captains place in case Of his death
or disability, the range. finders are got
into position and the officer in charge
begins to report from time to time the
distance of the enemy, now drawing
closer.
Probably not shot will be fred until
this distance is reduced to 1000 yards,
and probably both ships will keep
pointed towards each other until that
time. But now what will the contest
ants do? 1t has been held that both
will advance steadily toward each
other each commander hoping that
some false move on the part of his ad-
versary will enable him to rush forward,
discharge his bow torpedo at 800 yards,
and perhaps followit up with his ram
and end the fight at once-until they
have approached so close, say 500 yards,
that neither dares to swerve lest be him,
self be rammed; so that the ships will
al length collide end on, and may be
both sink
The various inventions of the pasi
few years-rapid, fire guns, high ex.
plosives, torpedoes, submarine boats,
dynamite guns and range finders, the
increased power and perfection OF
steam and electric machinery, the
improvements in powder and in steel
for projectiles and for armor-have moi
revolutionized naval science so much as
they have broadened It, The princi
| pies of strategy remain the same and sc
does the necessity for the seaman's skill
Engineers construct, inventors invent
| experiments are tried, sham battles arr
fought and heated discussions agitatt
the naval mind, but the only thing tina
| can determine the real conditions O
modern naval warfare is modern nava
| war
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
Coal Companies Formed. .

BALTIMORE, ND, May S.--The
Manufacturers Record this week will
publish details of number of compa-
nies organized in London that will ex-
pend $S,000,000 at Middlesborough
and Cumberland Gap, KY, in addition
to what has already been expended.
Besides, three other companies have
been formed, to develop coal and iron
lands in Kentucky and Tennessee tribu.
tary to Middlesborough. Their aggre-
gate capital is $S.750,000 and the total
area of mineral lands they have secured
is 1900 acres. The London Watts
Steel and Iron Syndicate now erecting
furnaces at Middlesborough, will in
crease its capital and will build up
other industries.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
A roy KILLED
General Forsyth's SON Run over by "a
Dog Cart.


Yesterday afternoon, at G o'clock,
Alexander b. Forsyth, the only son of
General and Mrs. George a. Forsyth,
met with an accident at the corner OF
II and Seventeenth streets that termi-
mated fatally. At the time the accl-
dent occurred the boy was playing
in the roadway aud was run ovcf by u
dog cart driven by two gentlemen who
we're passing along, Before the ve-
hicle could he stopped the boy was
struck, breaking his collar bone and in
turing him internally. DR.. YaYrow
attended the injured boy.
He gave all the medical advice aud
attention that was necessary. Regard
less of this the boy died at 10 o'clock.
He was 4 years of age and was so
totally engaged in playing at the
time of the accident that he
did not seem to notice the danger
he was in. Alexander Is the son OF
General Forsyth, who is well known to
all military men Ia Washington. He
formerly served on General Sheridau's
staff, and had but recently taken up q
residence in this city at 1743 F street.
The prevailing opinion seems to be
that the death of the boy was purely ac
cidental, and there seems to be no dis
position to attach any blame to thu
driver OF the dog cart.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
A MEAN LAWYER.
A Pity That THIS Mans Name Was
Not Published Nt
From he N,w YORK Tribune.


From he N,W York Tribune
A reporter was crossing City Hall
Park the other day about 10 a. m. On
the sidewalk was a brown. covered
document carefully riveted. 1t was an
agreement duly signed and stamped by
both parties, the Cne to supply paving
stones, the other to receive and pay for
them. The sum in question was no
small one. over 800, 900. The reporter
gave II to one of the office boys and
asked him to run down to the lawyer
whose name was on the front page. 1t
was disputed case, and the lawyer. of
No, I Nassau street, for the defense,
directed the boy to an Office in the
Times building. the plaintiffs office,
The loss of the document and its in
closures had caused panic in the small
office, and as the boy entered he saw
the principal in anything but happy
frame.
He told his story, and on producing
the document was familiarly patted on
the back. The woman typewriter who
had charge of the document was only
TOO thankful at the recovery of the
papers. but the most interested person,
the head of the firm, made some caustic
remarks about the cleanliness of the
papers that had been picked up in the
street. He then threw out some hints
of unreasonable delay in returning the
document. The boy in disgust left the
office. In the afternoon the reporter,
who had actually picked up the pack
age, hearing of the occurrence, called
at the Office In the Times building and
was informed by the aiiluent lawyer
that the two typewriters, earning $40 a
week, wished to know and reward the
boy who had got them out of a scrape.
The worthy lawyer himself had no
thanks to offer.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
A LITTLE TOPICAL SONG.

From He Tejre HdHte Express
When fellow is "broken there's not the
least doubt
That he'd rather say nothing about IT,
Or when his girls father has fired him out
He'd rather say nothing about 1t.
When he wins at drawpoker, he brags Of his
play,
And thinks he's a regular sport in his way,
But wait till he loses, aud see what he'll
say,
He'd rather say nothing about it.
When a statesman gets rich on small
salary
He'd rather say nothing about It.
Though me knows very well Just how such
things be,
Yet he'd rather say nothing about It,
His expenses are high, and his salary low,
While the rate Of his living is not at all
slow,
There's an explanation, Of course, we very
we'll know,
Yet he'd rather say nothing about 1t.
The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
SENATOR BEcK's EARLY DAYS.
A Farm Laborer, Overseer and Student
of Law.


Farm Laborer, Overseer and Student
of Law.
LOHiscWe Correspondence 50. Lonis Republic.
Colonel Robert Wooley, with whose
father Senator Beck studied law, says:
"The first time ever saw Senator Beck
was two or three years before 1S46. He
came to Lexington seeking employment
as an agricultural laborer. He was seen
at stable by gentleman who was a
farmer of high rank, Mr.. Drummond
Hunt of Fayette County. MIR. Hunt was
struck by the young mans appearance
andintelligence. He was not yet 81 years
old, and although hired white labor was
almost unknown there at that time Mr.
Hunt determined to give him employ
ment He was well educated and
showed evidences of intellect even at
that time. He was put by Mr. Hunt on
his farm as a laborer and worked with
The slave hands. He could cut more
hemp, shear more sheep and cradle
more grain than any other laborer on
the place. He became overseer Of the
farm, and by frugality saved enough
money 10 educate himself. After serv-
ing as overseer for Mr.. Hunt for two or
three years on the farm in the country
he came to town and told my father
that he wanted to study law. He had
saved enough money from his wages to
pay his board while he was studying
law with my father, and in the school
in which my father, Judge Robertson
and Judge Marshall were the professors
He had already read great many law
text books at night when he was over
seer for Mr. Hunt. Finally he formed
partnership with Bullock, Shy,
Breckinridge & Hunt, and built up a
splendid practice. His political history
is too well known to need repeating"