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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
MIGHT Have Been.

\ captain in the German army pub
lished Il pamphlets showing how the French
might have gained great victory at Sc
dan, and he has been cashiered and sent to
prison for five years. If the French didn't
know what they were doing at Sedan it is
not the business of any German to post
them at this late day. So ruled the court
martial.-DetrOit Free Press
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
Pnresis. Perllnnk.

Inquiring Guest--Waiterl
Waiter-Yes, sab.
Inquiring Guest-What is this that you
have let fall on my breadg
Waiter Dat, sab, is calf's brain on toast,
sab.
Inquiring Guest after long and careful.
observation)-What deuced idiot that
calf must have been!-Puck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06

The White Star steamer Doric, trading
between London and New Zealand, claims
that it has made the fastest voyage around
the world. The total time the Doric steam
ed was n days 6 hours and 30 minutes.
The distance was 2s,OOO miles. The engines
worked continuously
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
NictOria's Opinion.

1T is very wet weather we are having,
your majesty" remarked Lord Salisbury.
Not too wet, me lud, replied the queen.
"In fact, don't think hit possible to ave
too much reign in this country West
Shore
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06

The earthquake theory which seems
most probable, and the one which has
the most adherents, Is the one which tells
us that the quake is caused by an eff
fort of internal heat 70 make its escape
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
NORFOLK and wEsTERN RAIL.

- OnI O44h AM W EkD ElNt RAIL-
~ ROAD
TWO DAILY gVAfEs TO NORFOLK.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO LNNCHBURG.
SCHEDJLEiN EFFECT MAY II, 1890.
LEAVE RICHMOND. BYRD-STREEr STA
TON.
go \. -. Daily, "a Petersburg. Richmond
Snd norfolk through express. Ar
i've Norfolk l225 p. NJ. stops only
s.PetpisbUrg and Suffolk. 4 Sec
ond train, leaving Petersburg at
lI:30 A. NJ, and arriving al Norfolk
at2 =. u. stOps at all stations.
40 A. VI Daily, TIA Petersburg. Arrive at
Petersburg 1918 A. NJ No. 3
leaves Petersburg 1I:16 A. VI. for
FWInYihe LynchOurg and all
points Soath and West.
3.35 =. 81. daily, va Petersburg. Arrives al
Petersburg 4:l5 T.. NJ daily leaves
Pc ersburg al $40 2. NJ, uaIy, ar
living al Norfolk +. NJ.
Ii:2OP NJ Daily, ria Petersburg. arriving al
Petersburg 40 1902 A. NJ, con-
Meeting with Train No. /. leaving
Petersburg al 1910 A. for Farm
vile. Lynchburg aud all points
South and West.
HOO A. NJ. Daily, rid burkevllle for Farm
vile, Lynchburg and the West ana
South.
PULLMAN SLEEPlNG-CAR ACCOMMODA-
TONS.
No. 1-Sleeping-car Petersburg % Bristol
without change leaving Petersburg daily "a
1910 4. W. Pullman sleeper Lynchnurg e.
Memphis without change.
No. 3-Puliman sleeper Lyncnburg 20
Rome. and Roanoke 10 Memphis, without
change.
Tickets, baggage-checks, and all infOrma-
ton can be obtained az Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad depot, A. W. CARRIERS, 100
Main street. ami al the Company Office, 9Ol
east Main street.
r. W. COURTNEY,
Passenger agent.
". q. BENIbL,
General Passenger Agent.
CHARLES G.. EDDY Nice-Presidebt.
General Onice. Roanoke, Va.
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CARMvILLE AND POWuATAN

II n
L. RAILROAD COMPANY.-Geuenl office.
No. 7O3 east VI in street.--chedule In effect
APRIL l6. 1890:
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
s:f5 a. nj. via Richmond and Danyille Rail-
roa1 nom faTmyillc, antioch,
McRac Cumberland Courthouse.
Sunnyside. Iobaccoyiilc. Lslls-
vile, Belona. fownatan Court
house, tppes Fails. Wiuterpock.
SkinQuarter.
1915 p. IN. Via. Richmond aud Petersburg
Railroad from Minterpock. sum
init, Perdue, Beach, Fcndley.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
800 d. M. via Rlchmon1 and Danville Rail-
road Tor Farmyille, Cumberland
Courthouse, powhatin court
house and all intermediate points.
5:I5 D. M. via Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad for Eppes Fails, VIM
terpOck and ali Intermediate
points.
All trains daily except sunday.
For tickets, baggage checks. Timetables,
&C, call upon A. ". CARRIER. kichm oud
and Danyiile Railroad and klchmOnd aud
Petersburg Railroad.
Up. NJ. BUCKINGHAM,
General Passenger Agent.
JAMES r. WERrH. General Manager.
ap20-Iy
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WORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST
4 POINT
DAILY EXCEPF SUNDAY.
THE FAVORlTE ROUTE TO BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
LEAVE RICHMOND:

LEAVE RICHMOND:
TRAIN No. 81, 800 Z. NJ.
L OCAL EXPRESS, daily, except sunday.
l ! stops at all stations. At Lester Manor
with stage for walkertou; also con-
meets with Baltimore steamer az West Point.
TRAIN 30. 55. 4:35 p. NJ.
BALTIMORE LIMITED, daily. except sun
- day. for West Point. connecting with
Yorll-riYer steamers for Baltimore. Az Bal
timorc steamers connect with Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for Washington, Philadelphia,
ald New YORK. FARE: Richmond 70 Balti-
more. 81; 10 Washington. 50; 20 Philadelphia,
$3.50: New York S7.3O.
STEAM PA LEAVE BALTIMORE 3 =. VI.
yNOK " EST POINT, daily, except sunday
4 thence by Richmond and Danyille Rail
road 10 Richmond. arriving at 9:4O A. ana
1850 A. ", aud connecting with Train No.
ID lSee Tram No. 64-Nirginia and North
Carolina egprcss.)
TRAIN No, 10. 7:4O A. NJ.
7 OCAL. MIXED. daily, except Sunday
n leaves Iwenty-eighth street for ives,
Point and Intermediate DOlnIs.
Ticket Office at station foot Of Virgins
street.
city ticket Office corner OF Tenth and Main
streets.
SOL. HAAS. JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent
JOSEPH ). POTTS, Div. Pass Agent,
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LANES RIVER DIVISION,

az. & A. n. ~
LEAVE RlChMDND.
900 A. VI. Mail daily for iynchburg Lex-
iugton and clifton tOrge.
4'3O L. N. For Lynchburg except sunday,
sleeping car fOr LyuchburF.
train leaves Lynchburg al
6:t5 a. VI. except sunday for
D eXingtOn, Va, and CllnOn
Forge.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
$50 L. NJ. daily from clifton Forge
500 A. NJ. except sunday from clifton
FOrge.LexngtOn, Va. and Lynch
burg.
Station: Eighth and Canal streets.
G.. w. STEVENS, General Suls rinteudent'
Is. ". FULLER.
fe Do General Passenger agent.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL.
~ WAY COMPANY.
N EFFEcr JUNE 2, 1890.


LEAVE RICHMOND.
700 \. NJ Freight. except sunday Carries
Lasscugcrs between Richmond
and GOIdOuSyllle
$50 A. NJ Daily, for Ola Fotuf auo NugfllE.
Chair car Richmond 20 Old Point
II 90 A. NJ. Express, daily for Cincinnati
Pullman Sleeping Car Richmond
To White SHlphur. auu pullman
Sleeper Charlottesville 10 Gin
cinnau.
500 z. NJ. Express, daily, for Old Point
and Norfolk Pullman Sleep
ing Car Cincinnati tO old Point.
4 30 =. ~. Accommodation. except SUNDAY
for Charlottesville. on Satur-
Gays this tmin runs 10 stanton.
$50 II. NJ. The 4. r. Y. Limited. daily. PUN
man sleeping ear ola Point I'D
Cincinnati. solid Vestibule train.
with dining ear and Puiimans,
Charlottesville 90 Cincinnati ANA
Pullman 10 Louisville.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
7:f5 a NJ and 900 p. N. daily from en-.
Clunati.
9lb A. NJ. from Charlottesville. and on
Mondays from Staunton, daily .
except SUNDAY.
1880 A. VI. and 7:ib 4. VI. daily from Norfolk.
goo 4. NJ. Freight from Charlottesville.
Carries passengers.
station: Broad street near seventeenth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT CON.

PAN1S
JAMES RIVER LINE FOR THE SEA
SHORE. CHEAPEST AND MOST
PLEASANT ROUTE TO OLD
POINT NORFOLK,
PORTSMOUTH. VIRGINIA BEACH. OCEAN
VIEW. NEWPOKr NEWS, CLARE
MONT, AND JAMES RIVER
LANDINGS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06

Miss De Pride-I wouldn't marry him if
&c were the last man on earth.
Rival Belle-Indeed you wouldn't I'd
:ake him myself then.-New York Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND AND
il NORFOLK STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Appointed saiIins days every TUESDAY
aud FRIDAY at 10 NJ and every SUNDAY
AT 5 A. NJ. Freight for II. sday's and + RI
days steamers Received Till 1870 A. NJ. FOR
Sundays steamer TIL = Z. NJ. saturday
Freight received daily TIL 5p. M
Fare 10 Philadelphia. 50 90
For further Internationally 10
j. w. MCCAkKICK,
General Southern Agent.
Office, Rocket. |
W. p CLfDk AEb
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FREIGHT.

Freight received daily for Norfolk. Ports.
mouth, smiih1eld, Hampton. Old Point.
Wayerly. Hicksford and Alexandria, Va;
Washington, ID. G.: Newberne, Washington
and TarbOro. y. c.; ali stations on Atlantic
and Danyille. SeabOard and Roanoke Norfolk
southern and Farms lille and powhatan Rail-
roads, and Eastern North Carolina gener-
ally; also, tor Eastern shore Virginia and
All regular landings 90 the James river az
LOWEST RATES. and through bills issued.
LUCIEN Il. JATtM, Vice President,
No. llt7 Main street and Rockets.
IRWIN WEIsIGER, Freight and Passenger
Agent my29-tf
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TRAINS NoRrHwARn
Daily. tDaily eNcept SUNDAY.


STOPPING PiAEHS
Nos. II. n. 33. 30 and 30 make no stops
Nos. 23 aud "a stop on signal Gt Manchesier.
Drewry's Bluff. Ccntralia onc Chester $50.
80 stops at Chester. Nos, ~, 80. %. 81 3d.
Al, AZ and AZ will stop Al all stations for pas.
sengers.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
ON Trains Nos. II and p sleepng-carg De-.
tween New York and Tampa, T. TIE ora JACK.
sonville). on trains Nos, IA and ~ .ierp.
ing-cars between Washington and Charles.
ton. On Train No. % slceping-cafs between
Washington and Jacksonville. On Train SO.
70 sleepiAg- ears between jacksonville and
New York.
THE ONLY ALL-RAlL LINZ TO NORFOLK
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Richmond. $40 A. n. Norfolk. 1923 p. n.
Richmond, 1885 +. NJ. Norfolk, 700 +. 81.
Norfolk, $40 A. NJ Rlch'd, 12.f5 y. 81 ,
Norfolk. 400 =. N. hich 6:j3 =. NJ,
The trains leaving Ricbmond af $40 4. N.
and Norfolk al 400 f. N. are solid trains bee
tween these two points, and passengers go
through without change OF cars. Close cOn-
nectiOns are also made al Petersburg ny tho
1886 T. NJ. tain from Richmond and the $40
\. VI. train from Norfolk.
Trains leaving Richmond al $40 a. ". end
II:20P. M.,and arriving at Richmondat 1918
p. VI. and 500 T.. NJ. make close connection
at Petersburg 10 and from farmvilie, Lyucn-
burg and southwestern points.
X. NJ. ~ILLN,
superintendent.
r.. 4. ID. MYERS,
General superintendent
T. NJ EMERSON General PASSENGER Agent.
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CONNECTIONS

CONNECIIONS
At OLD-POINT and NORFOLK, closely
WIN All lines fOI Baltimore, Philadelphiaand
New YORK, Virginia Beach and ocean View
same afternoon: also at Norfolk for Eastern
North Carolina and the South.
AtNEWpORr NEWS for Hampton and
Va.
Aud at CLAREMONT with the Atlantic
and Danville Railroad FOR Wayerly. hicks
ford, and all stations.
ONLY ALL WATER ROUTE.
LANES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
GREAT TOURIST LINE.
JAMESI OWN, DUTCH GAP, AND WAR
SCENERY.
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGED BY
RAIL LINES.
FARE TO OLO POINT AND NORFOLK,
sI.bO, STRAIGHT; $3.50 ROUND
TRIP: 81 SECOND-CLASs.
FIRST CLASS MEALS.
The elegant and fast steamer
ARIEL.
CAPTAIN DEYO,
(carryang United States NALL,
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY, WEDNtS DAY AND RIDAY AZ
7 A. NJ. (srREET-CARS GO DIRECTLY 70
WHAkF) for abOye-Hameo
places. Returning, the steamer leaves Nor
fox, Old Point ana Newport News on alter
nate days, arriving al Rlchmon0 ABOUT q H..
Through tickets or sale on steamer and al
Careers Agency, No. 1000 Nam street. Bag
gage checked through.
ENGAGED FOR DAY OR
NIGHT.
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RAfIROz
RICBEt Nd & DANYILLG R. R.
SHORTEST ANDQUlC t,ST EOUIwsOU1u
AND SOUTHWEST.
RICHMOND

scHepULE IS EJECT APRIL ~. 1890.
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A TLANTIC COAST LINE.
RICHMOND AND PkIERSBUPG RAN
Road TIME TABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY. NV ltb 800
az 7;30 a. ", trains on thls r.sd viii run n.
follows: NJ
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
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Leave Arrive
No. Richmond Petersburg
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06

G. A. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager
7. ID. MYERS. General Superintendent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
The Life of Funny Lecturer.

Robert T. Burdette in the August Forum.
The lecture platform (alack, that 1T
should be so) has become a booth IN
Vanity Fair, and they that stand therein
have wares to SELL And there be some
of us, standing In the market place, who
mourn that the passer-by may lament
unto us; some of us there be who pipe
that the light of heart may dance. And
others still are there, good as the best
unto the eleventh hour, because no
man hath hired them. But alike are
they all in the market place. The lee
ture business is a business. The lee
turer invests comparatively speak king
much in it. He causes to be made
Autograph of himself, which resembles
him "as the mist resembles rain" or a
silver dollar resembles the goddess of
liberty. He complies a book of "press
notices." SO uniformly and extravaganza
ly laudatory that we might fear he stood
in danger of the woe pronounced upon
us when all men shall speak well of us,
did we not suspect that the press no
tees undergo a rigid civil-servlce exam
nation, and that only the fttest for the
business survive the ordeal of natural
selection. He salaries an advance agent,
or nestles under the wing of a lecture
bureau. He provides for himself many
changes of raiment, extra sandals, and
scrip for his purse. He pays full rail
way fare; often he travels hundreds of
miles between engagements; he eats
when he has opportunity and there is
aught to eat; he goes to bed when the
committee is too sleepy to sit UP In his
room any longer; he passes sleepless
nights on freight trains; he endures,
because be must, the maddening roar,
and racket, and rush, and jar of railway
trains, day after day, months in success
sion; he lives without companionship;
there is no time to read; he hears no
lectures save his own, and of them per-
haps he grows a-weary. He attends no
concert, no theater; he sees little of his
friends less of his family.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
A Dead Elephant.
From the London Times.

The recent Indian papers describe the
difficulty attending the disposal of the
body of an elephant at Now
aree, in Baroda, which illustrates
the Indian saying that an elephant
must be buried where it dies. 1t APP
pears that a tame elephant, which had
been kept at Nowsaree for many years
past, died. The news was at once tele-
graphed to Baroda, and sanction for ex-
penses incidental to the burial of the
animal was obtained. The local authori-
ties then held council as to how the
remains should be removed to distant
part Of the town, where they could be
inferred without endangering the health
OF the inhabitants. 1t was suggested
that the dead body should be cut up
into pieces, which might then be re-
moved and disposed of, but this idea
was rejected. 1t was then resolved to
drag the remains out of the town, and
with that object to pull down one
of the walls within which the
animal had been confined. Hundreds
of coolies ware pressed into the service,
and number of carpenters, lronsmlths
and other artisans were engaged to con-
struct huge car on wheels to convey
the dead animal. But the body, which
weighed several tons, could not be lifted,
much less removed, from the place
where it was Various attempts were
made for three days, but they failed one
after the other. When the authorities
saw that they were baffled in all their
endeavors to move the body, they re-
solved to adopt the suggestion made at
the outset, and eventually caused it to
be cut into pieces, which were then
buried at short distance from the
place. When the body was submitted
to the operation it emitted such repul-
sive odors that Rance Jumnabai, the
adaptive mother of the Gaekwar, who
lived in the neighborhood, had to move
into another BUNGALOW
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
Measuring a Man in a Bank.
From the Pittsburg Chronicle.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle.
What's going on there ?"
This question was asked by a man who
happened to be in Pittsburg bank the
other day when a customer was being
measured for the purpose of identifca-
ton, preliminary to the issuance of let
ter of credit
By the way, it seems odd to go into a
bank and ask to be measured for let
ter of credit, just as one would 60 to a
tailor to have his dimensions ascertained
preparatory to the preparation of plans
and specifications for the erection of
new garments, but let that pass.
Bank officials do not propose to let a
short. thick-set man draw cash in Eu-
rope which has been deposited in Amer
lea by TALL slender individual.
On second thought, however, we don t
see how a "short" man could get a let
ter of credit anyhow, but let that pass,
too.
why" explained man who knew,
"they are taking his measure SO he can
be identified. Then they will give let
ter of credit for 81 900, which he can
draw on as he needs it, when he's trav-
cling"
"a thousand dollars"
eyes"
"Why, he's only about five feet two
inches tall"
t3That's about his height"
81 believe III let them measure me y
exclaimed the inquirer, with animation
I'm over six feet, and that would give
me credit for about ST 200, wouldn't it ?'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
Their First Glimpse of the Ocean
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press
There is hardly day but that some
man comes down to take his first view
of the ocean, and it is always interesting
to watch him. Most of them manage to
conceal a great deal of their surprise on
first beholding the boundless expanse
and the white-crested breakers, but
your real old farmer is no dissembler
One came down the other day who was
"A years old, and who was accompanied
by his wife, almost as old, and three
sons. The five stood in row on the
hotel veranda and gazed at the rolling
deep for fully five minutes before a
word was spoken. Then the old man
turned to his wife and said:
well, Sarah, what do you think Of
81 believe it's biggefn our whole
farm" she replied.
Bigger | guess it is Hain't she
purity? I've allus heard and read of
the ocean, and here it is at last. It's a
sight worth seein'-eh, boys?"
Yes, father, answered one, "but |
don't see a whale or shark"
mo, nor |, either, but don't be in a
hurry, Henry. Give her time. She S a
big body of water and has got to move
slow. There's sharks and whales in
there as sure as you are alive, but give
'em show-let 'em have a little rope.
We've got four hours to stay, and we
won't jump on her for swindle until
we've given her fair trial. F"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27


might be the last which one habituated
to the customs of what is called "good
society," would be likely to indulge in,
yet the consciousness that he could do
SO with impunity has strange fascina-
ton for him. There are so many acts
which are proper enough in themselves,
but whicha are improper only because ar
tificial rules have made them so, that it
is refreshing to be able to set conven-
tional properties at defiance in commit
ting them DIR. Holmes joke about the
difficulty of dealing with a disagreeable
character suggests the restraints which
the usages of polite society impose on
persons who are often glad of an oppor-
tunity to violate them. 81 should like
to commit him, remarked the Auto
crat" of this offensive individual, ''but
cannot, because he is nuisance"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27

From the Boston Posi-


An old-fashioned friend of mine holds
WITH me b mat the Ieellp fgss OF b lndepend
town during the summer is worth all
the so-called advantages which are OBJ
tanned by going away. Not only are
there no parties or receptions to attend
and no formal calls to make, but there
is perfect freedom to do what one likes,
regardless of the etiquette which is
such burden at other seasons of the
year If a man desires to commit such
a serious breach of propriety as eating
an orange in the street, he can do SO
without fear of meeting the wondering
and reproachful glance of some fashion
able stickler for the social code, and, al
though this sort of deviation from it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
Startling Discovery.

i e discovery by the inhabitants of locality
hitherto unvisited by the Ie.tilent scourge OF
fever and ague, that it exists in their very midst
is decidedly startling. Such discoveries are
made at every season, in every part of the Union.
Subsequently, when it is ascertained, it inva-
riably is at such times, through the valuable
experience of some one who has been benefited
and cured, that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a
thoroughly efficacious eradicator of the mala-
rial poison, and means of fortifying the sys-
tenn against it, feeling CT more security and
tranquility reigns throughout the whole neigh
borhood. Besides the ebrile forms of malarial
disease dumb ague and ague cake are removed
by the potent action of the Bitters, to which
science also gives its sanction n remedy for
rheumatism. dyspepsia, constipation, liver
complaint debility, kidney troubles and all
diseases impairing the Organs of digestion and
assimilation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
Something About I'll. Walter Webb
From the Utica Observer.

From the Utica Observer.
Just now one of the most conspicuous
personages in the state is Henry Walter
Webb, third president of the New
York Central. He is young man
about 80 years of age. rather be-
low the medium stature, with blonde
hair and beard, and clear blue eyes.
Mr.. Webb is a brother of DR.. Seward
Webb who married one of the Misses
Vanderbilt Walter Webb. who was
originally a law student, after his broth
er, DR.. Seward Webb, entered into bust
ness in Wall Street, became partner in
the concern. Some time ago Dr. Webb
was made president of the New York
Central Sleeping Car Company,
the successor of the corporation of
the old Wagner Company. He
practically retired from the concern,
and Walter continued the stock broker
age business for some months. Bust
ness became dull, however, and Walter
Webb was elected vice-president of the
New York Central Sleeping Car Compa-
ny, later its president, and finally was
made vlce-president of the New York
Central Railroad Company and assist
ant to President Chauncey NJ Depew,
thus making him acting president in the
absence of Mr.. Depew in Europe. The
New York Star says:
''Waiter Webb was man of pleasant
manners, cheerful bearing and other
enviable characteristics until he went
into the railroad business, when his
friends say he underwent a change, and
his manners were not SO gracious, he
having become abrupt to strangers and
Indifferent to his former friends. 1t is
possible that this may have. piqueo
Representative Holland, of the Knights
of Labor and preciDitated the contest
which a little diplomacy or graceful
manner might have averted. A short
time since Mr.. Webb's eyes gave out,
and it was reported that he had been
stricken blind, but this was not true.
His vision did become affected, and he
went to Europe for rest and treatment,
and returned in comparatively good
health. Unless the programme has
been changed by the course of recent
events, Walter Webb is slated as the
candidate for the position of president
of the New York Central to succeed
Mr.. Depew when that gentleman re-
tires.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-27
A Snake Story,

Jasper Keith, farmer living in
Winston County, Ala, -awoke one
morning and found his wife and s.
months-old babe dead in bed by his
side. Their bodies were badly swollen,
and coiled in one corner of the bed was
moccasin snake, whose bite is as fatal
as that Of the rattlesnake. During the
night the snake had crawled into the
bed and had bitten Mrs. Keith and the
child. Keith was SO overcome with
grief and horror that he fell PROSTATE
across the dead bodies of his wife and
babe. This aroused the snake and it
struck at Keith, but its fangs caught in
the sleeves of his night shirt and he
escaped the fatal sting. Realizing his
peril Keith caught the snake in his
hand and hurled it to the floor beforeit
could strike again