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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28

thore arises a demand for novel indoor
amusemcnts. An English paper tells how
one can be had on strictly scientific piinci-
pies in describing an entertainment at
which the writer was present:
The lecturer held up sheet Of paper.
which he touched with the still glowing
wick of the candle. Instantly the paper
began 10 smolder and it smoldered up and
down in a narrow line until II had written
"God Save the Queen
Then other sheets OF paper were taken.
and on some patterns were burnt out, on
others animals were drawn. On the last
thcro appeared a very fair sketch in stencil
of the room IN which the lecture was given.
This was mysterious. The papers were
handed round for examination, and though
scme were held up to the light no pattern
could be found on them,
at is enough 20 prepare such papers,"
said the lecturer. Take some saltpctre, q
common salt known sometimes as nitrate
OF potash, sometimes as pOtassic nitrate
all meaning the same thing dissolve
in water til the water will take up no more.
la fact, make what is known a. a saturated
solution Of il. Then with wooden point
such rs match end or slip Of shaving
Use this solution as an ink, and draw the pat
tern on such unsi2ed paper as you see. Any
paper viii do bat the unsized paper will
not show the mark when the liquid dries,
which it very soon will do. But if there is
no mark how are you 10 know where TO start
from; Make pencil mark at the spot.
When you are ready apply TO the mark
"A glowing stick like this. You Will see the
burning spread right and lett until the ends
meet. and You have a result like that"
And out dropped an elephant. The
Argosy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
ill the next one came. | have them ALL
Mrs. General Grant, in October Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Vanderbilt Children.

Although all the members Of the Wander
bilt family entertain on magnificent scale,
saws n writer in the Ladies' Home Journal
for October, they never permit their chill
dren TO remain up late at night. are cN-
tremely careful in their education, and, IN
a word, are fitting them for life Is well as
any mother or father could do. IL Is one OF
the rules in all the houses of the Wander
bits, that the children shall 90 to bed early
and rise early. The little boys and girls
are up before seven O'Clock in the morning.
Their nurses Immediately take charge OF
them, see that they are properly
bathed and dressed, and then they 90
down 10 breakfast, which is served at half
past : o'clock. II is an unpretentlous meal,
with plenty of fresh milk, eggs, oatmeal,
aud a bIt OF steak or a chop that VIII add
strength 20 their physique and color 10 thelI
cheeks. After breakfast theirs Is an hour Of
study. There Is something for these lutte
ones to do at all times during the day. lhey
90 through their studies Systematically, ana
then. about half.past ., are taken out for
walk. They are allowed to romp IN the
streets and in the parks 10 their hearts
content. At II o'clock they are brought
home. and light luncheon OF milk
and bread is served, after which
there are more studes-either french,
German or drawing, and then
another breathing spell-it may be horse
back riding. or q drive out through the park
and along the country roads. Back they
all come about o'clock, and there Is an
other hour of study, and then they are
through for the day. They are allowed to
do lust as they please until tea-time, when,
after their meal, they spend pleasant hour
or 30 with their fathers and mothers and
others who may drop in TO call. Promptly
az O'Clock they are all in bed to sleep
soundly, and get up the next morning and
20 through the same programme. 20 II
is not strange that all the children OF the
Vanderbilt family are further in advance
of their little friends in the matter OF educa-
ton. For they study, study, study all the
time. They are all fond of music and mosI
of them can play on the piano. The girls
are learning to play on the harp, and the
bows are famous among their frienes a.
yiolinists, and banjo players. II you were
10 see these children on the street, you
would not for a moment suspect that they
were other than children of parents III or
binary circumstances. They make no dis
play at elaborate dress. The eldest OF cor,
nelius Nanderbilt's daughters is dressed
plainly in little, pretty, cheap dresses with
ont any braid or ornamentatlOn. Sh'
wears snug-ntting cloth jackets, and inc
little cap that sits gracefully on her ?ead
could be duplicated for a couple oil dOllasN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
RUINED BY DRUGS.
\ Horrible Example of the Effects of
Morphine and Cocaine.

A man with more than 1000 scars on his
body lies ON a cot at the County Hospital.
lie is a victim Of the use Of morphine, CO.
caine, and other powerful drugs. His story
is an interesting one, and. as l)r. McNa-
mara says. he lis an excellent subject for
novelist" When an attendant removed the
clothing of the patient yesterday the skin OF
his omaciated form looked like that of "A
tattOOcd man. lie was black ana blue
from neck % ankles, the result OF nYe years
Use of "a hypodermic syringe.
The mans name is George MOyneauN, or
Mayneard, French physician of %, learned
In his profession. speaking four languages,
and "a graduate Of the University OF Heidei-
berg. Germany. lie was picked up sunday
night at Halsted and Jackson streets. HIS
clothing was old ard torn. and he looked
like a tramp. He had taken dose OF
atrOpia, one Of the deadliest OF pOlsOns, and
in one Of his pockets were found two walls,
one containing enough atrOpia TO Kill nifty
men. and about fifteen grains of cocaine IN
the other. At the hospital MOyncauN at
first refused 10 give his name, but alter
some persuasion Or. Mcnamara secured II
and "a portion of the uniOrtunate's history.
After graduating az Heidelberg, M0y-
neauX went 10 Paris, where he built up
lucrative practice. Several years after es-
MOyneauX began 10 experiment with the
use of morphine and cocaine. lie chose
himself to practise upon. lie took the
drugs in moderate injections, and one day
he thought be had made a grand discovery.
lie found he could take cocaine with I'M
punity and counterfeit its effects by taking
atrOpia. This theory has long ago been eX-
plOded by medical men, except that atrOpa
taken with morphine or cocaine VIII Kill the
effects Of either of the drugs and leave the
patient i'm the condition he was before he took
the poison. However, MOyneauN's expert
ments ended disastrOusly, and he fell a VIC
tim TO cocaine and morphine. shortly be-
fore he fell into the street saturday night
he had injected ten grains of cocaine INTO
his body. and. still believing IN his OLD
theory. had taken a dose OF atrOpla. lie
evidently took TOO much. as II rendered lam
unconscious. This was the sad end Of his
former splendid career in Paris, where ne
lost his practise and came 10 America.
Here he sunk lower and lower, every cent,
he could procure going toward the purchase
OF the only poison that could give nm tenn
pOrary bliss.
MovneauN suffered untold agony yester-
day. lie was given an injection OF TWO
grains Of morphine, bat the was not one
twentieth the amount sufficient Tor MN ana
he begged and pleaded in four different IAN
cruare. 10 be given the injector and bOttie
Of cocaine. The man wrthed and twisted
about i'm frightful manner and stared IKE
a wild man at those about him. flnally
DIR. Mcnamara had TO take extreme mca-
.ures and strap the unfortunate TO the Ded'
..Ue will die" said the doctor, land there
is no help for hin, he Is so far gone. ! never
before saw such a desperate case. Viii
cagO Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
A Little Child Lost.

Little Dayton Weaver, a three-year-old
prodigy OF endurance, son Of George
Weaver, a spinner in William Iarder's
knitting mill, GreonpOrt township. has Just
created the sensation of the decade in this
vicinity, says Hudson special to the
Philadelphia Record. Mrs. Weaver has.
besides little Dayton, a baby only six weeks
Old and, as she is a hard-wOrking woman.
has been able 10 devote but little attention
10 the elder towhead toddler. Little Dayton
aud his pet mongrel pup, Frank, insepara-
bic companions. wandered away from their
mountain home about : O'Clock on Tues
day morning last, and Mrs. Weaver
didn't miss either Of them until 10, when
She hunted for two hours in vain and gave
it up. Before the father came home. at :
O'Clock IN the evening. there were icariully
violent rains, and he searched yainly all
around before midnight in the storm, but
found no sot much as a trace Of boy or dog.
The mother sat up all night watching.
ON Wednesday Mr.. Weaver told Mr.
Harder, his employer, of the boys loss.
and the mill was shut down so that its
thrty-iive workers could Join in the search.
They did 50, all day long, through torrents
Of rain, bat all I'm vain. On Thursday IT
mad cleared; but creeks had become rivers
and riyulets creeks, and when all the
searchcrs returned at night without trace
OF the boy they did so IN the belief that he
was drowned and had been swept away by
the floods. ON Friday the published
reward of $50 for the boy, dead
or alive, added TO the multi
tude of searchers, who sought, however,
without hope. Most of them went to Jones
back mountain, and particularly scanned
the quarry ponds there. But Fred COons
and Giles ID. Van Dusen went hunting 10
Newman's woods, three miles back of
Weayer's, and incidentally TO watch ior
traces of the boy. They found him, late in
the day. sitting under cedar tree in a
clearing, rafting a tin can. into which he
had put a stone. and the mOngrcl pup play
ing about him. Icar-stained and with
soaked clothing the little tot had braced up
and his thin, pinched. hungry baby features
were agl0w with the relief nc had found for
"a moment in hls Wanderings.
With startled. but frank and questioning
eyes, the little three-year-0ld looked up at
C0ons and Van Dusen and said: "Want
mamma. Use hungwy. an Use wet. Ii
wainod an wained."
II seemed as II the entire county had con-
yened 10 jublilate with Nj. and Mrs.
Weaver when that child was brought home
last evening. 10 was certainly the happicst
household IN the county, though Mrs.
Viewers grief had been SO great that she
couldn't have wept any more than she
could have silent while little Dayton was
wandering i'm the storms upon the noun
f4iu-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
FRIVOLOUS FANCIES.
BITS OF HUMOR FITTING
AMONG EXCHANGES.

Why the Exlisir Didn't spaper
Ruiis-she Started Right with Him-A
Theatre Inoldent-some Selected short
Laughs.
a iaklr in medicines had Just opened out
in st. Thomas, when a sturdy young farm
or pushed his way into the crowd and
said:
"~ee here. mister mau, you were over at
Clifton i'm JuneY
ayes. sir"
"You were selling this same stuff"
IL was"
warranted TO cure rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, headache, ague, bad liver, indiges-
ton, and about forty other Tn ingsw
~ es, sir, guarantee it,"
81 had torpid liver. Went TO three diff
tercnt doctors. and all OF em said she was
torpid. paid you dollar for a bottle
"WellT
"well, she didn't cure. Didn't have no
more effect than water ] want my money
back"
"Gentlemenl" exclaimed the fakir. as he
looked around on the crowd, "yOu have
heard what this man said He calls my
south American elixir fraud because il
didn't cure his liver trouble"
"NO; il didn't shouted the farmer.
"rhen, let us see why. Did you eat
porkf'
"NO, sir"
"Sleep on feather bedY'
"NO, sir"
"Drink tea or cOheeT'
"NO, sir"
"Take plenty Of eXerciseY
asNac cir -
"lIaye bath once or twice week."
ayes, sir"
500 to bed earlyf"
Eyes, SIR
"Now, then, my friend, answer me one
more question. What was the state Of your
mind while taking my eliXir'"
"P-purtg fair"
weren't you engaged &c a girli'
"N-yes, sir"
"And didn't she give YOU the shake;
Speak right up now"
"She-she married another man." STAN
mered the farmer, as he tried to get out Of
the crowd.
"Ah | knew ii , Gentlemen, behold the
cOnspiratOr assassin-the ShylOck
lie is in love. His liver is torpid. He buys
"a bottle Of my elixir. 1t is warranted 10
straighten the kinks out Of torpid liver at
the rate Of forty kinks an hour; but does he
give it fair show z No, gentlemenl This
ilcnd in human form pursues his fair vic
tim. lie offers her his heart, but she won't
have it. He persists. She still refuses.
lie finally loses her. Emotion bangs his
liver from port TO starboad-adds 10 the
number Of kinks-wObbles all over Ontario,
and then he calls me a swindler because
haven't cured him. Gentlemen, who is the
swindler-the arch fiend -
The crowd cheered him again and again,
while the farmer made all haste TO get out
Of sight, and after peace had been restored
the fakir held up one of the bottles and
said:
"Now, then, who takes the first bottle /:
Compounded by a South American hermit
from herbs and roots grown in a mysterious
valley, ana I'll give 500 for any complaint
il won't cure. This is my twenty-third fare
well tour. and sales have been i0,OOO,OO0
bottles. Patented i'm every country on
earth and the recipient of siNty-four royal
decorations. only dollar bottle, and
who takes the st"-New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
desperately. 81 remember now. was

desperately. 81 remember now. ! wa
going TO ask
eyes, Archie. YOU were going to ask
"That's IL. | was going to ask--sardinla
don't YOU know what ! was going 10 ask r
III am not a mind reader, Mr.. Psoit.'
"Don't mock ME, sardinia. Try to read
my heart"
IL think | can. Archie" she said, softly
"YOu want TO ask me"
That's right" he said, encouragingly
500 ahead!'
$50 be"
yes, yes-'to be'-go onl Go on"
"To be your"
"That's right TO he my"
"lOur-yOur--"
"Yes. My my'-why don'tyou go ahead
You're the bashfulest girl ever saw"
81 can't say il, Archiel"
eyes, you can. TO be my'-whats the
rest of it?' Don't let a little thing like that
lluster you. BE brave girl, sardiniaW
IL can't say it,"
"o yes. you can. Speak 1t right out"
"lou wanted to ask me TO be your vile,
Archie"
"1herew he exclaimed in triumph. "lou
see how easily it is done" And he patted
her head majestically. "All you want Is a
little courage"
"Was that what you wished to ask me- p
"Of course ii wasl-
''Then, why don't YOU do IL, sirN
"Me? Great Christopher. You know
what l."
ayes, sir, ! knew it all the time. I've
known it for six months. But you've got 10
ask il. Get down on your kneesW
"Why, Sardinia! what's the use IF my
-."
'DOwn on your knees
He Topped down, and the imperious
young beauty made him repeat after her the
necessary question. She promised TO take II
under adyisement and give him favorable
answer if she found upon inquiry that he
had always been good to his mother. And
then she permitted him to rise, the most
thoroughly humbled young man in America.
Chicago tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
One Hundred and Forty Years Old.

A case OF extraordinary longevity Is re
ported by MOnastir newspaper. In a VII
lace near Elbassan lives man named
Ismall, who is alleged TO be one hundred
and fortyyears Of age. lie has two sons,
respectively aged seyeuty-hye and twenty
wears. The younger having been lately en-
rolled. Ismall walked TO the nearest town.
about three hours distance, 10 beg the
authorities TO exempt him from military
service. The old man is still in the full en-
ioyment of all his faculties, physical and
intellectual. only suffering from slight
deafness. lie takes daily walk of three
or four hours. His appetite is unimpaired;
he does not, however, relish hot meals, and
likes to drink cold water. lsmall married
three times, his iirst two wives having died
AT the age OF eighty. He was married a
third time to IA young woman who gave nim
his younger son, now aged twenty.-London
Graphic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
4 balloon accident.

NJ. Layelle, an accomplished balloonist,
had terrible adventure recently during
the ascension Of "a hot-air balloon. Before
he was ready to start a stupid assistant cut
tlfe anchor-rope, and NJ. Layelle. who was
perched upon "A trapeze hanging from the
balloon, saw with horror that he would IN
eyitably be dashed against "a brick wall. He
braced himself for the shock. but he struck
the wall with terrible thud, crushing his
thigh and breaking some OF his ribs. Never
theless. he. managed 90 throw his sound leg
over the trapeZe-bar. and with one shoulder
resting against one Of the ropes he chung 10
his precarious support, and went sailing
through the air until his balloon was ex-
hausted. when he descended in safety. The
Mortified spectators had followed the bal
loon, and NJ. Layele was tenderly cared for
when he alighted, but his recovery is ex-
ceedngly doubtful.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28

Her Majesty Of ROumania, who, under
the name Of Carmen sylvia" IS well known
both as pOetess and authOress. is, at the age
of fortv-seyen. still beautiful woman. she
* tail. with an extremely good figure, ana,
I'M for the silyery lines which have dimmed
the brightness Of her golden hair stu re-
tains most Of the beauties OF her youth
Tier ewes are quite bewltching,, being
large and blue, with a delicious dreamy
iook. she has a really classical mouth, eA-
ouisitely white, regular teeth hhel' Gu,
nose and small, well-shaped hands ana
feet. she was very quietly dressed III "
gray tweed walking gown. Nheh at noilc'
I hear. Her Majesty greatly Affects the pc
turesque costume OF the k)unhanl"n Pr, S"s-
ami. She is quite an indefatigaDle worher'
and rises every morning before IL Is uay /;
She il firm in her refusal 10 allow her nia i',
10 attend her, but lights her own lamp, anu
sits down at her table 10 spend an louI vi
two over her Mss. IL would take 700 LII
10 enumerate all her books, many Oh WHEN .a,''
are well known, and she has also Nrl''op
the libretti of several successful operas;
believe Queen Elizabeth means 10 utiiine
her time in Llandudno in writing pay
the scene Of which will be laid III W ales'-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28

Ofall the Girls who work in the factories,
the Young woman of the silk-mill Is inc
brightest looking. the best clad, ana usually
the pretticst. You could scarcely DelieNe'
if Won saw her in the street after the daV II
done. or on sunday or a holiday, that she
has stood all the long day on her feet, ply,
Ing her hands, her thought, her eye, 6nu
her ear being increasingly ON the alert. She
is smartly and genteelly dressed. Nhe ma
jaunty, bright air. her laughter Is RIP
pie, and the demure consciousness IN hei
rougish eyes tells you that she knows 1t an
She can well afford TO dress herself well.
for if she be nuick and capable her average
weekly earnings will not fall below 81. An
experienced girl, with quick hands, and ~
whose skill the employer can place conn
dence. will make from Sll TO SIS per week
And mercy me. all the silent wooing, the
mute language Of eyes. that must 20 on
among these looms; and this is attested by
the many couples that are constantly DelhI
welded from these Paterson mills. / saw
all the process Of the matchmaking there
rs | saw the process Otiabrlc-maklng among
the machinery. There was scarcely loom
in any factory that ! entered but had
bange forehead and pair Of bright eyes
behind: casual glance would impress
YOU that she thought Of naught else IN thi-
world but her reels, her threads. her shuille'
or her loom: but her figure passes in be-
tween the humming machinery, and she
does not miss seeing him too.
She will come TO work demurely IN TIT
morning a young nun, and she viii trli
out at lunch without a word, going per
haps, arm in arm with her LADY friend,
but in the evening, when wheels and
shulles cease their clatter, YOU Will md
that she has her tryst right at the very door
Of the mil and how proud and happy the
Young operator seems As he walks away
with her toward her home
There is a strong kind Of the highest pride
among these young women. They believe
that no occupation on the earth IS superior
to theirs; their personal conduct is the high
est, and they delight in the good name Of al
their companions.
Ii would not do to employ slOyenly, dirty
or careless persons in these mills. The mos
costly fabrics are works of their hands, and
broken threads, the smirch made by a dirty
gown or unceanly fingers, would be 50
riOus damage to the fabric. Harper
Wool Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28

FACTS AND FANClES LIKELY TO
PLEASE THEM.

strange sights Under the Ses-Iightnins
FLASHES Thotogrsphed-T stork Fam
iiy-Fun with Fire-A Little Child out
IA tho Woods for Several Days.
How great an cNubcrancc Of life the sea
contains in It's bosom. says an Arabian
writer, no other region Of the globe gives
amy idea. our forests do not afford an
asylum to nearly So many animals as do
those ol the ocean. For the sea has its
forest, long marine herbs or the floating
banks q sea weed. which the waves nave
detached
- We could plunge our glances into the
u.uth~ 0f Che indian ocean, We should see
realized therein the fairy tales Of our in
nucN. fantastic shrubs dcckcd with living
lowers. The richest coiors glowing every
where. The sand is sprinkled with sea
l0dtc-hOrs and sca stars Of fantastic forms
anl varied colOrs. The sea ancmOncs. like
.rcat cactus flowers. adOrn the rocks with
fleiy crowns or spread over the ocean like a
h.i of brilliant flowers.
TIE Wmmng birds OF ocean. small and
AIMING fishes. some bright with metallic
.Y'rndor Of blue or vcrmilon, some with
green or dazzling silver lusire. play around
Oh. coral banks. The white and blue bells
.. fhe medusd float through this enchanted
u.ril
N.t -four American coasts do not present
.- such Garry land as this, they Yet pro-
,UIru~ with many wonderful and beautiful
t....- n .re l~ an oyster. He does not
-..u sell placed FOX happiness. though, no
i..ht ..l a- his Joys. His life is spent be-
fN..n It. heavy stony plates, with which
..r8r -..Ir. himself from enemies.
Pearl. his special treasure, however.
I..t .I.. caused hy wounds made bv worms
..rr rr.s-l The shells. Matter is thrown
. l 100 the injured spot. and it soon
H- pearl o. greater or less size. Or
sometimes a grain Of send gets into the
..-.r'- house and initiates him. and there
upon .. coats 10 over with pcarly matter.
I' = little crab. IL lives YOU, see, in
IrI she'll. The shell does not grow, but
crab does. and therefore hc wants a new
..il DOW and then. When he feels that ne
ISL east Df his old shell, he gets into some
Dee whore hc can Dec safe while he Is weak
.nj helpless. then he goes without food
"nrI Doe is very thin and his clothes hang
a"ut Aim. as we SAY. In this state a new
e. II. sNit and elastic. forms about his body.
il. crab struggles and splits his old shell
Ini pulls bis long legs out Of his boots.
H l.n he la- got safely through this strange
process the crab increases rapidly IN size
.0I his new sult becomes i'm a few days as
..HI a- Tine former one.
ID .rr is "a star fish or astoria. often called
tte finger Its mouth d. in the middle
i.e under side and rs q great dcyouror of
small shell fish. 10 is considered very des-
.I.fN, to oysters.
N.N we See The mcdusa. OF sea uottlc. 10
I- received the latter name because it
...- your skin smart when You touch 10.
..ID tle melu~a Is floating many tenta-
.- nets may ne seen hanging from its
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-28
Some Funny Newspaper Bulls.

There were some good newspaper bulls
during the session. all of the genuine Irish
breed. Mr.. Donal Sullivan introduced to
the House one from an Irish paper. 1t was
in the form OF an advertisement for a labor
er and a boy and concluded thus: "With
grazing for two goats; both Pr0testants.'
An freshman writing in the Times on the
late Baron DOwse concluded his eulOgium:
~ great Irshman has passed away. God
grant that many as great, and who shall as
wisely love their country, may follow him.
4 Dublin paper heard that 1.-The health Of
Mr. Parnel has latterly taken very Sc
rlous turn. and that fears Of his recovery
are entertained by his friends" Several
English papers quoted this without detect
ing the bull.
\ Cork paper, in describing an interval
of peace in a stormy public meeting, said;
For some time great calm raged."-St.
James Gazette.