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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-23

SOME time ago THE TINES commented
upon an editorial which was attributed to
the Philadelphia Press, bitterly denuncia-
tory of the South. Since then the Press has
announced that the editorial never appeared
in its columns. THE TIMRs takes this OPP
portunity Of correcting a wrong impression
to which it unwittingly gave circulation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-23
CONNECTIONS :

CONNECTIONS
At OLD POINT and NORFOLK, closely
with all lines for Baltimore, Phlladelphiaand
New York. Virginia Beach and ocean View
same afternoon: also at Norfolk for Eastern
North Carolina and the South.
AtNEWPoRf NEWS. for Hampton AND
And at CI.AREMONT with the Atlantic
and Danyille Railroad fOr Wayerly, Hicks
ford and all stations.
ONLY ALL WATER ROUTE.
JAMES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
GREAT TOURIST LINE.
JAMESTOWN, DUICH GAP. AND WAf
SCENERY
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGEL By
RAIL LINkS.
FARE TO OLD POINT AND NORFOLK,
$50, STRAIGHT; $3.50 ROUND
TRIP; 81 SECOND-CLASS.
FIRSI-CLASS MEALS.
Tue elegant and fast steamer.
ARIEL,
CAPTAIN DEYO,
carrying United States mai),
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AZ
IA. NJ. (SrREET-CARS GO DIRECTLY TO
STEAMERS WIZARD for abOye-Aameo
places. Returning, tHe steamer leaves Nor
folk, Old Point ana Newport News on alter
nate days, arriving al KichnOnu ABOUT 4.
N.
Through tickets on sale on steamer and at
CARRIERS Agency, No. 1000 Nam street. Bag
gage checked through.
sTATE.ROOMS ENGAGED FOR DAY OR
NIGHT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-23
.ADIES RIVER DIVISION,

o. & A. h. RI
LEAVE RICHMOND.
300 A. N. Mail daily for lynchpurg, Lea
ington and clifton Forge.
4'3O J.. ". For Lyucnburg except sunday,
sleeping car for Balcony Fails.
A train leaves lynchhurg go
G:lb A. NJ, uuily, for Lexington,
Va, aud clifton Forge.
ARRIVE Al RICHMOND.
$50 T. ". daily from Clifton Forge.
500 A. 81. except sunday nom Clifton
FORGE .Lexington,N and Lynch
burg.
Station hignth and Canal streets.
6. W. STEVENS, General ~upt intcndCnt,
81. ". FULLER,
ie - General Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-23
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL
~ WAY COMPANY.

,UFuHIHI superintendent
I. NJ. EMERSON. General Passenger Agent.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27

Speaking roughly u quart of oysters
contains on the average about the
same quantity of active nutritivo sub
stance as a.quart of milk, or q pound
of very lean beef, or q pound
and half of fresh Goldfish, or two
thirds of a pound of bread. But
while the weight of actual nutrimcnt in
the different qualities of food named is
very nearly the same the quality is wido.
ly different. That of the very lean meat
or Goldfish consists mostly of what are
called in chemical language protein COM
pounds or "hesh formers'-tho sub
stance which makes blood, muscle,
tendon, bone, brain and other nitro
genous tissues. That of the bread
contains but little of these, and con-
sists chiefly Of starch, with a little fat
and other compounds which serve the
body as fuel, and supply it with heat
and muscular power. Tho nutritive sub
stance Of oysters contains considerable
Of both tho flesh forming and the
moro especially heat and force giving in
gradients. Oysters come nearer to milk
than almost any other common food;
their values for supplying the body with
material to build up it's parts, repair its
wastes and furnish it with heat and en-
ergy would be pretty nearly the same.-
Century Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
How Hair Cloth Is Made.

Many people understand, of course,
how hair cloth is made, but for the edi-
fication of those who do not we will ex-
plain the process. In tho first place
horsehair cannot be dyed. It repels col
oring matter; SO to make black cloth it
is necessary to secure natural black hair.
The horses, i'll many cases absolutely
wild, running unrestraincd, arc regu-
larly coraled and shorn. OF course black
hair is preferable, but sometimes gray
stock is utilized. Not only the tails but
also the names arc cut; tho hair is
punched. These punches seldom con-
tain hairs of less length than two feet;
some arc even three and three and q
half feet, and tho thickness of the bunch
es is usually two or three inches.
Tho hair cloth looms are provided with
what we may call nipper, in place of
shuttle, and the nippcr is SO finely actu-
ated that it travels across tho warp and
seizes from tho punches one hair only
the jaws of the nipper being too fine to
grasp more than one-and carries it
across tho weft threads, dropping it into
tho exact place. The action of tho loom
mechanically forces the hair next to its
predecessor, tho warp crosses upon it,
snugly holds it in its place, tho nippcr
travels back and seizes another, and SO
on and on. The delicacy and almost
human accuracy with which each sepa-
ratio hair is placed between the warp
threads is really incredible.-New York
Telegram
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Wants Her Hair Gray.

People sometimes expect medical men
to do strange things. A professional cor
respondent has n lady patient who has
consulted him about her hair, which we
are told is turning gray slowly, but
surely" Probably it will be assumed
that good hair dye would serve her
turn, but it is just the other way. The
lady admires gray hair, and what she
wants is to know how she can hasten the
change. AS the correspondent signs him
self "Senex' he is presumably person
of some professional experience; but the
request seems to have staggered him a
little, for he is fain to ask whether his
professional brethren can help him out of
the difficulty.
Peoples hair, if we may trust the
Prisoner of Chillon, has been known to
grow white in a single night, but that
has been through Sudden fears" and
probably the lady would not care to be
terrified into white locks. Marie Antoi-
nette's hair became white, it is recorded,
during her stay in the state prison in
Paris, and she, we suspect, is in some
degree responsible for tho romantic as
sociations of gray hair, but that again is
hardly II practical remedy. Some milder
form of worry and vexation might be
tried. What if the lady wrote blank
verse tragedy and tried to get it accepted
by London manager?-London News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Nnture'S WOnflers

During tho recent visit of Jesse R.
Grant and Charles j. Whimplo to So
nora, Mexico, on business they were
much struck with the sight Of u terraced
mountain. 1t is located about fifty miles
southwest of Magdalena. The mountain
is circular in form, about three-quarters
Of milo In diameter at the base and is
teraced from base to peak. The height
Of the terrace is from 10 to 12 feet, and
in many places is built of solid masonry.
At many other places it is cut out of
the solid rock. The roadway is from
fifteen to twenty feet in width, starting
at the base of the mountain and coiling
itself, spiral like, to- the peak of the
mountain, which is not less than 1900
feet higher than tho base. Tho cost of
this terraced road must have been enor-
nous. The remarkable feature Of this
wonder Is the state of its preservation.
Here and there the masonry has yielded
to the influences of time, but these are
exceptions.
AT the base of this terraccd mountain
is mighty door which has the appear
ance Of having been hewn out Of solid
rock and weighs 100 tons or more. 1t
is placed at the mouth Of what appears
tc. be the entrance to this terraced mount
ain. Here another query is suggested.
Does this door to the mountain open tho
way to mineral treasure or to the shrine
of ancient religious devotecs2-Tucson
Star, ''N'
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Heart Failure, So Called.

"Heart failure" is interpreted at the
health Office as meaning heart disease.
DR.. McShane. assistant health commits
sioner, who is acting health commission
er in the absence of DR.. Robe, says that
heart failure is no disease itself; but a
result Of disease, and simply means
"died for want Of BREATH" Heart dis
ease itself, the doctor says, is an indeti-
mite term as we'll as heart failure, for
there arc many kinds of disease Of the
heart. There are no medical works
which give heart failure as the cause of
death, as tho term simply means fail
ure of the vital powers from whatever
may be the cause. The term heart fail
ure is used of late years because the doc
tors have nothing else to say, and in
many instances it is assigned as t, ca:se
when physician has not made prorc,
diagnosis Of d case,-Baltimore Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27

Ice made by these machines is the
nearest to being absolutely pure of any
used. 1t is made of water condensed
from steam, which is poured into large
galvanized cans. These cans are set in
a brine bath chilled far below freezing
point by coils of pipes, through which
anhydrous ammoniacal gas is forced by
powerful pumps. The water in tho cans
is congealed into ice by the same power,
cold, that converts the water of a creek,
lake Or pond into frigid substance.
There is theory that water purifies
itself in freezing. but 1t is true to u very
limited extent. No cold, no matter how
intense it may be, will purify water con-
taining decayed animal or vegetable
matter. The makers of ice machines
claim that they can make ice at n cost
of less than S1.25 n ton, but this is doubt
less far too low. The time is fast ap-
preaching when ice making machinery
will be SIM lifted and cheapened, and
then it will come into much more
general use. The great need in this re-
spect at present is safe machine, ret
sonable in cost, which will be small
enough for use in residences.-New
York World.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Artificial Ivory.

AS manufacturers abroad claim that
the supply of ivory is too small to meet
the demands of industry and art. an cx-
tensive industry has arisen in Franco to
supply an artificial substitute for natural
ivory. Until recently the substitute
used has been obtained by injecting
white wood with chloride of lime, under
strong pressure. Within Il short time,
however, it has been established that n
substitute may be prepared with the
bones of sheep and waste pieces of deer
and kid skins.
The bones are for this purpose maeels.-
ated and bleached for twa weeks i'll
chloride Of lime, then heated by steam
along with the skin SO as to form fluid
mass, to which are added few hum
dredths of alum; the mass is then FL
tered, dried in the air, and caused to
harden in :; bath of alum, the result
being white, tough plates, which are
more easily worked than natural ivory.
New York Ledger.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Legend of the Death of Solomon

There is legend concerning the death
of Solomon, alluded to in the Koran and
found in the chronicle of Tabari, which
is to the following effect: Solomon en-
ployed the genii in building the temple
but perceiving that his end was nigh at
hand prayed God that his death might
be concealed from the genii until the
work was completed, for Solomon knew
that if he died and the genii knew of his
death they would leave off building.
Therefore he made himself staff from
tree In his garden, and leaning upon
this staff, with his head bowed in adora-
ton, he died in the temple. His soul
was taken so gently from him that the
body remained standing, SO remaining
for one whole year; those who saw him
thought he was absorbed in prayer, and
they dared not approach him.
Still the genii worked night and day
until the temple was completed, thinking
that they were watched in every detail
by tho master whose eyes had many
weeks before closed In death. But dur
ing all this time little white ants had
been gnawing at the staff, and when the
temple was at last finished, a long year
after the death of Solomon, the staff
crulnbled under his weight and the body
fell to the ground. Maholnet alludes to
this curious legend in the following (see
Koran, sura, xxxiv): "When he (GoD
had decreed that Solomon should die,
nothing discovered death unto them (the
geniD except the creeping thing of the
earth, which gnawed his staff, and when
his body fell down tho genii plainly per-
ccived that if they had known that which
is secret they would not have continued
in avilo punishment. st. Louis Repub-
lie
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
i,cnts.s in London Streets

Londc:, is full of Fulton streets and
Bro;Hlways, and at them and in all the
other streets the cabs and hansoms fly
about In such hot and apparently reck-
less way that 1 always felt while 1 was
there that the only reason I did not read
of hundred thousand turnover" acci-
dents every morning in the papers was
that it would be doing violence to the
organic principles of the London press
to print the news. I confess was moro
than half afraid to cross the crowded
streets, and witlfa fear which is engen-
dered in New York In few places and on
few occasions. was assured by the
citizens that they are all so accustomed
to project their coat tails at right angles
to their bodies, and to invoke divine aid
between the flying hoofs of horses when
ever they need to cross street, that they
are us adept at it rs an American light
ming rod man is at dodging missiles.
Yet l observed that Dickens in his
Dictionary Of London" thinks 1t worth
while to suggest that the only way to 60
from curb to curb is to make up you,
mind what course you will take and then
stick to it, because then the London cab.
bies will divine your intentions. Tc
change your mind while en- route is tc
confuse the cabmen, and cause You tc
make your return journey to America
i'll the form of freight. Then again
found that in the western end of the
strand-that is, down by Temple Ban
md the 1aW rorrts-Cn0 ,noro or 1oce
mangled bodies are sent to the Charinp
Cross hospital every ycar.-Julian Ralph
in Harpers Weekly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
One of wash,ngton's Widows.

There is widow belonging to this
corps Of legislative quorum breakers who
is credited with more influence than has
ever been exercised over public men by
any other woman. She is woman Of
remarkable intellectual force and is very
highly connected. For number of years
she has occupied position in one Of
the departments and has gone into So
ciety to considerable extent. She has
matchless wit and the subtlety of a
serpent, and is altogether such brill
iant woman that her society is sought by
many of the most distinguished men in
public life. Many more beautiful women
in society find themselves deserted by
the gentlemen when she appears to
charm them with her wit, and it may
not he surprising that a member should
prefer chat with her to listening to u
roll call in the house. So popular is she
that she sometimes seems to be holding
u reception at her Office, callers coming
in one after another.-Cor. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
A Barbcr's Funny Freaks.

eyes, = said the proprietor of an UP
town barber shop, "Jim was good
workman, but had to get rid of him."
'What was the troubley'
"He was too absent minded and for
getful. One old fellow with a head like
a billiard ball he never failed to ask if
he didn't want shampoo. Another
bald headed old chap got mad because
jim insisted upon sellin' him bottle of
elixir that was warranted to keep the
hair from fallin' out, an young man
fell asleep i'll the chair an Jim shaved
off his mustachc. had to call police
man then. He cut one mans ear nearly
off while watching dog fight in the
street, an sometimes he would rub hair
oil all over customers face instead of
his head, an fill his ears full of lather
and forget to wipe it out. jim didn't
mean nothin' wrong, but as 1 said lie
was absent minded. You remember
when old Deacon Jones died?'
eyes"
"Well, the family sent for barber to
shave him, an told Jim to go up. 1t
was that job that lost him his situation.
He did the work all 1ight-nobody ever
found fault with Jim's workout when
he had put on the finishing touches an
pulled the towel off the poor old deacon
ne turned round an shouted Next" SO
that people heard him u block away. So
told Jim that guessed I'd have to let
him go."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Chaunccy NJ. Depew's Left Foot.

A New Yorker who has had the good
fortune to hear ndny of the public ad-
dresses of Chaunccy M. Depew, and who
has closely observed his ways, thinks the
great orators left leg is responsible for
much Of his success. "I've reached the
conclusion" the New Yorkersays, chat
he grinds his speeches out of his left leg.
Just as soon as Mr.. Depew sits down he
will cross the left foot over the right
knee and begin to wiggle it. He puts it
through all the gestures of an orator,
bows to the audience, moves it to the
right and left and then swings it vigor-
cusly. He watches it all the time in
tently, and seems to be conversing with
it. lfyou ask him u question then he
won't answer you, for ten chances to
one he doesn't hear you. He is getting
his inspiration, and he's drawing it from
his left foot. tell you. if it was cut off
don't believe he could say q word.
Here's to Chauncey's agile and gifted
left leg. May it long be left. .'-Ex-
rhonra
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Feminine oua,,t,c. in Great Men.

Furthermore, believe that in the
highest minds a certain intermixture Of
this feminine element of intuition with
the masculine element of pure reason is
always present: Great wits jump; that
is to say, they are essentially intuitive.
They see at a glance what plodders take
years and years to arrive at. There is in
all genius, however virile, a certain un-
dercurrent Of the best feminine charac-
teristics. I am thinking now not merely
of the Raphaels, the Shelleys and the
Mendelssohns, but also even Of the New.
tons, the Gladstones and the Edisons.
They have in them something of the
womanly, though not of the womanish.
In one word, the man of genius is com
prehensively human. AS he always re-
suits from a convergenco Of many fine
stocks upon single point, so also, II
seems to me, he often results from a
union or conveyance Of male and female
qualities.-Grant Allen i'll Forum.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
The Oldest Autl,oress.

Mrs. Elizabeth Oakcs Smith, now liv-
ing i'll Hollywood, N. G., is 84$ears old
and still vigorous in mind and body.
Forty years ago she was'a strong advo-
cate of wolnan's rights. She contributed
articles to the magazines and delivered
lectures in all the large cities. Her
"Woman and Her Needs" published in
1850, was reprinted all over the world.
She was a Miss Prince, born in Maine,
and married at the age of 16. Her hus-
band died in 1870, and ever since she
has lived in the south. She is probably
tho Oldest living authoress in the United
States. Sketches and poems from her
pen are often seen in New York week
lies, but she left the lecture field about
the time Anna Dickinson entered it.
Exchange.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Knew Himself,

1t takes more than a knowledge of
arithmetic sometimes to do "sum in
subtraction"
''Do you know anything about figures,
Uncle 'Rastus!" said merchant to an
applicant for work.
Yes, sah.''
"Well, if were to lend you s., and
you promised to pay me 81 month,
how much would you owe me at the ex-
piration of three months?'
"Five. dollars, ssh.'
Tin afraid you don't know much
about figures"
'sNo, sab; but specs knows all about
Uncle 'Rastus, "-Youth's Companion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
Something A1cCraney Flowed I'm

Mr. John Nc Craney, living near Kings.
ton, Ga, has found q most wonderful
stone. While plowing on sandbar In
the Etowah river he saw something shin
ing with tho most brilliant Of lights just
to one side of him. He stopped his plow
and went to pick 1t up. 1t was clear,
white stone the size Of IN egg, rejecting
in one way all the colcrs of the rainbow.
Turning it over the colors took on the
character of spirit level, following
each other up through the center of the
rock till all We're gathered in one end.
MIR. McCraney has been offered 81 900
for it, but refused it. 1t elnits perfect
ly white light in the dark. Atlanta
Constitution. -.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1890-09-27
DELIGHTS OF INTERVIEWING.
Some iscportorial Experiences with I'm.
sophisticated Tourists In u City.

l
sophisticated Tourists In n City.
The newspaper man who writes up
thehotel interviews naturally meets with
all classes of people, and of course has
some ridiculous experiences.
"a few evenings ago." said ono OF the
little crowd which met ut the hotel desk
and related their several experiences, ~
was mistaken for a 'bunco man by an
old granger from Iowa, with whom
wanted to get an audience on the ''origi-
nal package" question. approached
him in the rotunda at the Sherman.
"'You are Mr.. -, 1 believe, of
Hawcsville,' said I.
"'Yes, sir, I be Mr.. -, but who in
tho name of sll that is evil be your
"'Why, l represent The Morning
Yelper, and want to talk with you on
matters concerning tho effect of the
"original package traffic on the farmers
of Iowa
"'Not any, stranger. Twas warned
by Senator - before left home to be-
ware of you fellows. He was in Chicago
once and had the Same trick played on
him, and when he went home he rode
back on the strength Of friendship
with conductor, for his money was
gone. See? No, stranger, 1 amt no
hayseed if do look little dry
"And he moved off, and though l
called tho clerks to witness that I was
the genuine article with the name blown
in the bottle could not convince him,
and he positively declined to hear NO. :"
"Thcre arc men who actually tremble
when approached by a reporter" said
another newspaper man. II have had
them actually turn palo and ask me for
heavens sake to spare them from an in
terview, SO fearfully did they dread the
ordeal. On the contrary, there are 9TH
ers who smile and court the notoriety.
A few evenings ago u man was listener
to an interview, and when the operation
had been performed he suggested that
no was u manufacturer in New Hamp-
shire town, and if the reporter would
mention that fact he would buy hun
dred papers, at the same time going
down into his pocket for the money.
mot long ago n reporter sent up his
card at the Palmer house to the room of
an Arkansas editor. The Arkansas Jour
nalist returned the card, having written
on the margin, Tho man whose name is
on the card amt in the roo1n.' Still an
other pilgrim returned the card saying
that ho was not acquainted with the
man whose name was on the card, and
guessed the latter must be mistaken in
his man."
"In my rambles," said another litter
viewer, II was directed to u room occu-
pied by aman and his wife from Gran
gerville by miscllicvous hotel clerk,
and saw that was sold when l arrived
there.
so you want to interview u.s. said
tho old man. Its tho first time I over
had anybody want to put my namo in
tho paper. 1t don't cost anything,
does it?'
CHOW you want to be careful, John, ,
said his wife, 'for this reviewing busi.
ness Of the newspapers is ticklish
thing. And then she grinned. What
DO you s'pose Squire Joyce will say when
he reads it3 He thought when he beat
you i'll the election that you would never
get your namo in tho paper agin.''-
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