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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

that dangles from the watch chain In i's golo
case. the pencils of the architect ana III ''',
the pencil that Is an artificial leg Oh li', y,
comprises, and the tiny point that a,''cheu
20 a steam gauge, tells you the fa'tniu' s'''5
Of tho work done by some monster eh8'"''
Itisnot many years ago that an account ,,
ant experimentaly attached Di' o, -, -.
rubber To the end of b pencil IN order Una.
it might be more convC 1ient FOR purposes ''
ensure The plan worked 50 well tha1 no
made and nafentod a device. and thus crea..'
a want The ROYALTY since derived from 'n'
manufacture OF millions OF penc's ',os ''r
plied with the rubber up nna'o MN U.s.
enormously rich man. ., ,,r-o
gncb n thing as preserving copies OF col'o-
s,,,,de,ce and other manuscript ana uuP"-
cs,ino the same by mechanical means was
e,,,,,erl,, nnheari Of: now, 10 Is only he'e'-
-. A.. I'm. the original IN IA machine, turn
-. al nrosto In hundred sheets are quick
" before YOU. The linked rioooh Oh '"v " ~
...-i.,r enables one 20 become his own iltnos-
ronher. the aniline tints and carDonlzel
,orer Of commerce, with the aid OF an agate
or comedian stylus, furnishes tine telegraph
operator with the means 0f tr1nscrioins me
same newspaper copy ON "A score Oh snee,
The material literally CORE ponds with ils
name-"Fllmsyn In addition 70 the fore
going methods Of duplicating arc sundry con-
trivances. but almost as fast as these appear
they are superseded by an Improvement, ana
the universal Yankee is contented only with
I the best.
Not very long ago a gentleman payfully
said 20 n lady. "Why don't you invent some
thing and get rich, something that every
body needs who writes-a pencil sharpener,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
FANclEs Of VARIOUS SORTS.

Entire mirror and picture frames are made
in white metal and britannia ware.
Travelling soap receptacies are made at
tracfive as well as convenient ia britannia
by etching and chasing.
The prcttiest ornament for the amber lorg.
mons is made up OF slender gold zig zags and
Tiny gold nails Sc, IN stars, disks, circles and
whrs
Fruit sets in cases arc Of silver gilt with
perforated basket woven edges and have DIFF
fsrlnt fruits engraved in low relief in the
center5.
An exquisite little pocket comb piece re-
peais .n rep0use silver with hand chasing a
floral and fruit design taken from an Old
Italian carving.
Card cases and purses Of leather arc only
less sumptuous than those Of metal A card
case of black levant for sample isornamentel
with heufs-d-ls in diamonds.
One of the richest objects seen is dead
beaten gold parasol handle. II assumes a sort
Of rustic shape with gold vines in relief, of
which the flowers are uncut sapphires, blue
and white
Triple toilet mirrors are handsomely mount
ed ia britannia ware In many, Egyptian
designs prevail, others are 'in ali over norai
designs thrown into relief by an etched back
ground. These are most tasteful.
Iete-a-Iete sets, with mountings of colored
woods, ormolu and satin, are works Of art
and consist Of two cups and saucers Of Vienna
porcelain in crimson and gold and small silver
repousse coffee pots, sugar and creamer.
"The Finger Biblen Is So mounted that il
can be worn ON the chatclalno. Itis3I by
inch in dimensions and weighs only three
quarters Of an ounce; yet it contains the
whole Bible and is the smallest book ever
printed.
Broom brushes are mounted in silver, white
and britannia metal The mounting is either
repousso or etched, with but slight relief
These last are more suitable, as they do not
catch on foreign substances aud are easier
kept clean.
Imagine purse OF fine gold network. This
is hun Two gold bars which are tipped
with d. earls out of circles OF small dia-
monds purse Is closed by a large ring
Set With monds So exquisite IS tho work
mansnr . the network is as flexible as
silk. ? a..er gold net purses are intended
for gold coin and are without jewels.-The
Jewellers Circular.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

two II Is no unusual scene, that OF cor
respondent Tor high tariff paper arguing
for free trade, his protection opponent beng
the representative Of low iariif or Tree
trade journal in New England or the iar
west. During the struggle on the floor OF the
house over the new rules, and Speaker Reeds
assumption Of powers not previously claimed
bv speakers Of the house. some OF his most
forccful and earnest champions were Oemo-
Gratis and the correspondents Of Democratic
papers. and some Of his most causiic critics
Republican correspondents and She writers
for Republican papers.
These newspaper men are keen Observers,
sharp IN analysis unmorciful In conclusion.
The tendency among them is toward indie
pcndcnce as between political parties. While
independent Ia all things they are neutral IN
nothing. Party ties do not bind them. and
their convictions are not regulated by associ-
ations or previous conditions Of newspaper
service. They are not iconoclasts, ready al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
METHODS OF EXECUTION

italy, capital punishment abolished.
Russia, musl.et, galloWs or sword, public
Portugal, galiows, public Prussia, sword,
private
Belgium, guilloline, public. Brunswick,
axe, private.
Austria gallows, public. Bavaria, guillo-
tine private.
Ecuador, musket, public. France, guillo-
tine public
saxony, guillotine private. Spain, gar
rote, public.
Netherlands, gallows, public. Oldenburg,
muslet, public.
Ur.ted States, other than New York,
gallows, private.
China, sword or cord, public Denmark,
guillotlne public.
Great Britain. gallows, private. Hanover,
guillotine, private.
Switzerland: Fifteen cantons, sword, pub
i.r Two canions, guillotine, public Two,
gullo,ine, riva;e.-Americaa Notes and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
raOM PRENTICE MULFoR0.
His Experience with san Francisco Inter
viewers.

Especial Correspondence
SAN Francisco, Feb. 25.-It was ouite n
novelty FOR me To- be interviewed. as l was
.ne other night On The office Of the Occidental
aotei, by small battalion Of journalistic
gentlemen l did not know that was of
sufficient Importance 10 be interviewed
Oi course, when potatoes are very scarce.
we think more OF a small one ihan when thew
are plentiful don't know what the report-
efs got out Of me- But the following is what
got oat of them.
FIRST Reporter-San Francisco must seem
much changed % You, Mr. Muforl4
hyself-i have been told many times Lot
tnesa ten years, Of the great change in San
Francisco. 10 has not changed so much rs I
was led 20 expect Anatomically the people
here seem 20 me as they were years aeoue
For the most part they have two LEGS and
TWO arms, and presume that internally they
are constructed on theold "41n pattern. ana
that the workings OF their physical organiza-
lions are on the same constitutional basis as
Of yorc l observe that the morning for
like the poor Is still with you, and that some
OF your whisky causes still that mcisive.
jagged, not 20 say burning, sensation while
passing down the throat that Il had in the
Argonaullsh classical period when il was
never loss iban two bits a drink
First hepgrter-What are your plans, Mr.
huli0gd'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
ASTRONOMICAL IT'D BITS.
Don't eat unfrosted persimmons.

Don't eat unfrosted persimmons.
Oyster powder is useful for havoring.
Broad leaf cbicory is the best for salad
Parsnips sliced and Drowned are very good.
Marrons glaces can easily be made al home.
watcrcrcSses come mostly from Pennsyl-
vania
Baked sweetbreads are about the choicest
thing out.
Spaghetti can only be cooked properly by
an Italian.
Salad la Russo is especially suitable for
cold weather
Fischkuchen is used in cold weather 10
thicken sauces
England Is a large buyer Of cheese ia the
American .t--Hotol Mail
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
PROVERBS or THE SCOTCH.

A hunger and a burst
A glen piece is soon eaten.
A begun turn is half ended
Aftera storm comes q calm.
A friends dinner soon fihed
A black hen lays white egg.
Aue meier tines by doing guide.
A has'y man never wanted wac.
a guide cause makes O strong arm.
A green Yule makes % Gao k.rkyard.
Anil shearer never got guide heuk.
Abit is often better gien than eaten.
Abiding mare should be well girled.
A greedy e'e meier cat a guide pennyworth.
A mans weel or wac as he thinks himself
sac.
An ika day Draw makes a Sabbath day
daw.
Ane cannot wive and thrive bath in ae
year
A handful O. trade is worth a gowpen o
gowd
A glen horse shouldna be looked + the
mouth.
Anront your friend in dafin' and tine him
ia earnest.
An inch o. guide fortune is worth a fathom
o. forecast.
A kiss and a drink of water max but a
poor breakfast.
Ane may To- haggis, that wadna bae tho
bag thrown IN bis teeth
An IN wife and a new kindled candle
should hao their heads madden doan.-Yeno.
wines News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09


wavs 10 destroy and never 10 build up, but
they have no sympathy with demagosues, OF
which congress Is full, nor with cant and by
pocrisy, which fll The Congressional Record
and the statute books. u public men and
public measures were discussed as fearlesiy
in the columns Of the newspapers Of
the country rs they are la the head
quarters Of the newspaper profession at
the national capital, many regulations
now wide and great would be undono and
now light would break upon the minds OF
readers. But newspapers, fortunately or UNI
fortunately. are business concerns, in which
policy and principle are deity mixed, and
newspapers, with rare exceptions, are neither
50 broad nor so Independent as the men who
make them.
The correspondents who frequent the gal
lery know every man worth knowing on tho
floor Of the house or the senate. They know
each mans peculiariiies, his strength, his
weaknesses. They know his personal habits
bis mental composition, his views, his friend
ships. his antipathies. More than this, they
know all the employees Of the house. all the
committee clerks, all the leaky vessels which
can bo tapped for information. As they
gather in tho lobby and discuss the men on
the floor below their gossip is often such as
would make the ears Of famous men burn
could they overhear. As a rule the CORE
spondent has no sympathy with speech
making. He must indeed be an orator Of re-
nown and genuine eloquence who hopes to
secure an attentive audience Of newspaper
men.
The lobby Of the press gallery is full. Cor
respondents are sitting about, smoking and
chatting, reading the morning papers or
carrying ON political discussions with their
neighbors The doors leading to the gallery
are opened 10y some one passing in or ont,
and the sound Of great voice comes up from
the floor below. Down there a statesman Is
making the effort Of his life. He is paving
the air and throwing his hands about and
talking TO his constituents, from whom he
wants reelection, as much as to the people
ON the door and in the galleries. The news
paper correspondents hear the loud voice, and
A.. 4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
HOW they WERE NAMED.

January is Of Latin origin, from the word
Januarius, named by the ancient Romans ia
honor Of their 50 called 'goi,u Janus, 70
whom the season Of the year was sacred.
February comes from the Latin word Feb
ruarius, derived from fphrum. which, in the
Sabine language, meant "purgative ~
hence ooine' the noun Februra, which s.g.
nined ile Roman festival Of lustratson and
eap.2tion
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

NEW York. March 4..-The distance De-
tween the ancient pen and our modern tools
Tor writing Is marked 10y one OF the most sig
r,s.,.f strides i'm the progress Of civilization
" he the movement has had ages for mile
stones. 1t is only since the beginning Of the
,,ro.ert century that mankind began to enjoy
ihe real economy and convenience Of an art
tbat more than any other in Christendom
has contributed 10 It's growth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09


Every correspondent knows old Blanks
voice, and knows old Blank. Not a man
stirs, excepting, perhaps, the men who repre-
scnt papers printed i'm the state or district
whence old Blank halls. These havo O local
sort OF duty 20 perform, and they move in
SIDE 70 see what the great man ssaying. Or,
quito ns likely, they draw their easy chairs
up G. Che open door, and with feet elevated
ia true masculine comfort st there where
smoking IS permitted and listen 70 the elo-
qIauc. oil The honorable members Oh the floor
Below lie Is great orator or q great wit
who cga induce n newspaper correspondent
% throw away Havana for the privilege OF
hearing him. ROBERT GRAVES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
AS TO THE PRESS GALLERY
ROBERT GRAVES DESCRIBES IT AND
THE MEN WHO USE IT.
There Are Now Ifo Men who Arc Enti
tied 90 Seats 1herein--rhey Are Broad
pralny and Brave-The Press Room Be-
hind the Gallery.


WASHINGTON, March 4.-The great Capitol
OF tho United States isa world in itself, but
there + no more interesting spot within It's
walls than the press gallery. Here assemble
tho members Of the third house OF congress-
one Of the most important and powerful
bodies In this country. They are 40 strong
and their constituents number sixty or more
millions Of people. They represent not only
he United States but Canada and several
roantrios in Europe. Two or three London
papers are represented in the gallery and
four Paris papers, as well as a half dozen Of
the Canadian journals. In each case the cor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
uaiLgosDs
RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
SLIGHTEST AND0 QUICK Est ROUihSVD ,"
AND SOUTHWEST
sCHEDULEIN EFFECT fhb' 10 i0'
LrAve nIcnMoND:.

IEAN| itlLtN"iE+-
c,or-rTrp~> fxpRf-S. daily. for panyllle'
- Greensboro WinstOn--aiem, i,niii ,,,l
paleivh. Randlcman. salisbury, Ashct lne'
Hot springs. Charlotte. Columbia, nlN.n,
Augusfa. atlanta. Birmingham, Mont pin-
crv. New Orleans, Texas. ana 'hliioi ~ ~.
Pullman palace slecping-cars ilchlnohu 2"
Danville and Dauvilie to A.heviiie, Aus"o'''
birmingham. aud New orleans.
TRAIN 40 81. 300 a. ". ....
VvTRgTNTA AND NORTH tAhOIlN \ IN
Y pRFgs daily. for Rurkcvillc, oll sta-
fions on the Norfolk and Western itaiiohni
I.ynchnurg. Knoxville, Chattanooga, Mem-
pnis. and Nashville. also Tor htAsfllie'
Jiarksvillp. oxford. Henderson, hninain
and Raleigh This Tram goes through Solo
~ '''''' TRAIN so. 30. 3 Pm.
MAST NAIL. daily. for nil points on iue
Farmvilie and powhatan kaiiroad' nam
charlotte. Ashcylie, 4. lumpH' AukenlI
Afianfn. Dirmin1 ham. MONTGOMERY. Sew
orleaus, Texas. and California. Pullman
palace sleep ng-cars Danvile To Auf.rlt .h'
hfianfn. and at Greensboro sleeper N AfNt'
VILE 90 MOrrisiown, Tenn.
TRAIN 40. 40. q =. Vt.
NFIIh ACCOMMODATION, daily, cNcel
a sunday for Amelia Courthouse ana iN
TRAIN SO. If. 600 A. NJ.
IIONfR LOCAL. daily, except sunday
1 freight train With coacn attached l''
clover Va. and intermediate points.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
Trnin SO. 50 at $40 A. h.i no 81 il o't.
f.. b.. SO. 55 $40 $40 =. n. and 30 Al at e'l'
A. 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

FREIGHT received dlIr i0r Norfolk. Ports
mouth. smuhucld. Hampton, ola Point
Wayerly uicxsl1fd and Alexandria, Va.
washington ID. a.. Ncwherue, Washington
and iurDoro n. O., ali stations o. Atlantic
and D3nsiiie. Selboard nd Roanoke Norfolk
Southern and Farm lIle and iuWlllHu kaii-
rOars. and ftslefl Nurin Carolina feuDl-
ally. also. lur Eastern shore of Virginia and
AN regular iiudugs on the James unu Rap
pahaunOck rivers no Low Est RATES, and
through bills issued
LUClhN B.IAllM. President.
No. lliT Main street and Rockets.
IRWIN WEislefH, freight nd Passenger
Agent. mN'rl-'f
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

December is nom the Latin word deem
len, u being the tenth mouth q the Romsr
yea. --Chicago Ledger.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

6:iS a. m. leaves flna. Arrives 600 h.l''ri.f
4'33 al. m.
100 D. m. accommodate JON. iHlE.s li'II.......f
station. HlrItrss f Ashland . Dan.
6Ofp. m. leave. fihH. arrives nf A..I...
0.fj n. poo.
6.f5 a. Do. auifes lb1. Leaves Ashland .I
GOO r.. m.
s.35 q. M. uccomnodaf arrives nf I.|-
sifce' station. leaves f>I.0I .f
1877 "a. IN.
5:59 p. in. arrives ai IiNa. leaves |t..0H. at
b.i2p m.
a.. TAYLOR. Im1l0 NI.H.r
D. n ID MH|I. f.Im.II| ..I.... .. ...Y....
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
FROM THE ANCIENT QUILL TO l1S
MODERN TYPEWRITER.

Tools Of the Library and Counting N'o''''
Genius Has It's Greatest Innings IN INV
Present Half Century 90 Pen, Fenoi' IN"
Paper Arbters Of Human Des'"''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
nAIIY TXrLTT sTNDAY.

work RIVER LINE VIA WEST
nnIn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

Mvself-I am afty-six never was fifty
six before. may never be again. am on
the shady side Of forty. am verging on the
sere and yellow leaf lam soon 70 try on the
clean and slippered pantaloon." am nearer
than ever before 70 the place where tho wicked
cease from troubling and the weary pull down
their vests
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
SOME SOUTHERN WOMEN.
PEN PICTURES BY MRS. coLoUlTT,
A SOUTHERN WOMAN HERSELF.
Augusta j. Evans Wilson and Her e'r'hinE
stories-aIadam lie vert-Winnie Davis
oh. Child Of the Confederacy," and Sew
eral Others.

CHATTANOOGA, Tom, March 4-Augusta
] Evans Wilson isa native Of Columbus, Ga
and is closely connected by blood TO some OF
the Oldest families in that state. She has
lived for many years in Alabama. Her first
novel. a stirring and romantic story wa
"Inoz. a Tale Of the Alamo" written Will
mafurod force and facility. when she was q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09

uvself-l have no plans. never had any.
7 a. not believe in having plans You will
live lust as long and have much less trouble
IN ceasng 10 bother yourself with plans You
didn't plan how you should come into this
world. did youi Or who should be your
father and motheri Didn't you come and
cot here all the samei Why not follow the
same rule now you're herei l hold plans In
lie asI do habits. When / was a boy, de-
sirinr TO live an upright and correct life,
asked my father ono day what habits should
form. SAYS the old man; Don't have any
habits. my SON. They are dangerous things
FIrs. Reporter-How old are you, Mr.. Mul-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
"LACRIPPE."
The Dreaded Disease Puss an Influenza,
Spreading Ra. lilly.
Senator INGALLS, do,rn ,cith the N0t1dy al ~ q
Home In dtchiso -0ther Tete-
graphic Ners.
At Various Places.

CHICAGO. De, ember 27.-The daily
News SAYS that Il, Grippe" has ached
Chicago, and tha' one ply ician reports
flf cen cases which he cons iders genuine
influenza States Attorney Longeneck-
er i. among the victims.
CENToN. Mass, Dec. 2I.-Ihomas
Smith. aged %. of this town. died this
morning. He hid heen i'll with LA Grippe
and vcntured out before he had entirely
recovered. IIiS illness developed into
pneumOnil, with the stated result.
BALTIMORE. December 27.-Thirty odd
of the local posiofiice clerks ard letter
carrier are suffering from Influenza.
Numerous other local cases of La Grippe
arc also reported.
OMAHA, December GA mild form of
L. Grippe or Russian influenza is pre-
vailine in epidemic form. 1t is estimated
that fully iwo-thirds of the people are
suffering from it at the present time.
Boston. December 27.-The influenza
j. ON tht increase here. Ii is safe I" say
that over one-tenih of the population Is
: affected by it. but physicians do not con
Aidcr the situation alarming.
NEW YORK. December 21.-The num-
Der ot persons in New York and Brook
lyn suffering from il flurnZa is very large
and constantly increasing. The number
of deaths from pneumonia has increased
so rapidly as To Indicate some connection
between the epidemic of so-calied lnflu-
enZa and pneumonia. There Is hardly a
business house or office down town whose
force of clerks is not shortened more or
less by La Grippe. The same state OF
affairs exists in Brooklyn and Jersey City.
The health boards of all three cities claim
that there is no danger from the epidem-
demic
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

hood. and on the road # ,pl e I to make y
visit at the house of Jones Richards. at
st. Mary's. While they were in re house
some unknown party unbuckled the
breeding straps of the harness Tie
young compile re-entercd the carriage for
the purpose of continuing their journey.
and it was not until grade near MIR.
Richards house was reached that they
discovered tina: anything was wrong.
With the breeching straps loose it WAS of
course impossible to keep the buggy from
the horse s legs He was spirited young
animal, ard becoming frightened, ran
away. Mr.. Lloyd held to the reins and
told his companion to ke' p her seat. She
lost her head completely, however. aid
jumped from The flying vehicle. She
struck the ground head first. IN 1 heavy
silv, hat pin WIS driven into her skull,
penetrating the brain At lea>ttwo inches,
Before The fir gh,ened horse b; d gone
much fur her, Mr.. Lloyd succe. ded in
jumping to the ground in safety. He
hurried back to where Miss Irwin lay un-
cons ciOus. and carried her into Il near by
house Before medical aid ecu reach
her she was dead. Ii is not Known wbeth-
er the act which resulted in Miss Irwin
death WAS Tr ictical joke. or Was d ne
maiicious'y by some enemy.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
4 Cyclone ia Nesr York.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. December &c A cy
clure from The southwest swep, acro>
Ono d. ga lake this forenoon. about III
O'Clock. rIosirdting many structures. l.
caught mp aud carrie' "A great volume al
water wildly beion- il. In tie course ol
It's cvcionic fo,ce il struck the horse barn
of The Peoples street Railway company
carving away the cornice and roof of IN
building, and Overihrowirg The from,
walls \ mass uf brick and timber WA.
hurled into the building. doing much
damage.
Charles A. Nichols. assistant superin
tendent. aged 40. was instantly killed
Giles Mood. an employee. had his collar
bore broken. and lie W As otherwise hurt
His condition is not dangerous. JOSEPH
Folkeimer was hurt int. naly and hi.
head WAS bruised. Several other en-
rioyes were slightly injured. The dam
aye 10 The builuing is several thousanC
dol ars
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02
IGigat Negroes Lynche,i.

ArIARLEsToN. :. G.. December 2S.-A
% If several hundred men raided The
jail at BarnwclI court house "a, , O'clock
this morning. overrowcred The jailcr and
took out cir hit Negro pliS"n' rs charged
with murder
They were Ridley Johnson and Mitch
ell ADAMS. charged with murdcringa man
named licffermau. and six others charged
with The murder of Young Martin.
The prisoners were taken out Of town
and shot To death. The jailcr was tied
and forced Ia accompany the lynchers
The whole thing was conducted in very
skillful manner the citizens of the town
NOT knowing anything about it,
A large number of necr, eS speedily
congregated AT the scene of the lynChing
ard tears are entertained of serious trou
bic. The governor has been appealed t.
for troops To preserve the peace.