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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

VIENNA. Jan. 2S.-In travelling ovel
Europe one meets, as q mattcrof course
many dishes not often found in Ameri
can restaurants and hotels, and many
dishes one is familiar with are cooked
and served so rs to be almost as novel a.
those entirely new.
In Liverpool l got a recipe for York
shire pudding, and thisis 10: Twenty-fy,
minutes before dishing up your roasl
beef, pour out Of the pan one-half Of the
gravy into q dish for future use. Beat
up two or four eggs with as much flom
as will make a light batter, with three
tablespoonfuls, or six, Of milk. Lift out
Your meat and pour This batter into the
dripping PAM and replace the meat and
bake it the twenty-five minutes, and
serve hot with the meat The pudding
will be light and pcrmoated with tho
taste Of the meat and gravy, and IS de-
lici0us.
At Shooburynoss, at tho home Of one
Of the officers Of the School of Cunnery,
found this new and savory manner OF
serving cold roast mutton, when it had
been carved until The bone was not sight
u.s., and the slices were too small to send
TO the table. For one pound of sliced of
cold mutton take one quart of onions
and fry them until the rank smell j.
gone and they are almost half done.
Take one-half q pound Of stale bread
crumbs, and then put a layer Of onions,
one Of meat and one Of crumbs, until
they are an ON deep earthen dish, fin.
ished with layer Of crumbs. OF course.
salt and pepper; then put this in the
oven for a good hour, and it is enough
TO give one a Concy Island appetite 10
smell it, and it is thoroughly good.
There is something i'm the way of cook
ing the Yarmouth bloaters and kippered
herring that we cannot achieve and
think 10 is because our fires are different
The English toast them down in front Of
q fire, not over it, and then put q bit Of
butter and dustof pepperand YOU have
a sayory morscl which looks and smells
temptingly and is cheap. There also they
roast theirmeat before the CRATE. instead
of baking it, and though there seems TO
be no difference, the meats tastes quite
differently, and all in favor Of roasting.
LOUISE DALRYMPLE.
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with government officials. Seains callers
would certainly be better employ meh'
Of time than longing IN the CLOAK rooms
listening 10 tales which the society LOT
promotion Of social purity would not DC
iuslv IN indorse. When 2 o'clock comes
most of these high and mighty senators
slip down their private stairways' when
no outsiders feet are, permitted 20 pro
fame. To- their private lunch rooms In the
connie restaurant. to which no man not
n senator is admitted unless nc asenators
invitation. Soon afterward. as a rule,
the senate goes inro that fudgy and ridic-
ulous condition known as executive ses-
sion. and when the bell strikes three
times an doors must be closed and every
man iack OF an American citizen must
make tracks Even ia committee rooms
the same un-American and offensive ex-
clusiveness prevails. Messengers are
stationed nc the doors to keep of in-
trudcrs. and many Of these messengers
seem 20 think they own the Capitol At
the door of the room Of the committee
ON privileges and elections the other day
| asked the guard at the door if the
committee was in session. 20. Then
could / go IN TO see a senator whom
knew % be- there. No.
And why not, prayf
conc Of the senators is inside, diciat-
ING. and he does not want 10 be dis
turbcd.
"But do not want to sec that senator.
will not speak TO him, and will not
disturb him. Surely the committeeroom
is large enough for three OF four of us. D."
ono matter. The senator is dictaiingi
and he does not want to be annoyed"
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Once more 1 scanned the advertising
columns OF the papers, and this time !
saw that firm in Kansas City wanted
a competent stenographcr. They tele-
GRAINED me TO come on, and borrowed
enough money 70 pay my fare and keep
me few weeks, and skipped the town.
l STAYED in Kansas City for year at $50
n week. AID never was treated better in
my life.
'But at the end Of the year | con-
cluded 10 get back home. My people
wanted me TO come back, so / gave up
NV lob. hadn't been in town more
than a week before got position in
railroad Office at S5J a month. Things
in railroad Office ran along just aboIt
so. anyway, so there's nothing much TO
tell there. Everything was lovely until
got a chance to 90 with n commission
house al the same salary. thought it
would be great sport to go down on
change every day and hobnob with capt.
talists, so took the job as soon as it was
offered 10 me. stayed there three
months, but there was a man in the
Office who didn't like me. One day |
got letter telling me the same old story.
This time knew il was 30 use to kick,
so quietly left. Then knocked around
town for about a month, steering clear,
however, OF the pool rooms, when l got
"a chance TO go into another railroad
office. This time my salary was only
sGj month, but was glad to take any
thing.
"In the meantime my old employer in
the insurance Office where | first worked
had been making oyertures TO me, but !
had steadily resisted him. / had left him
in a moment of pique, and 1 was TOO
proud to acknowledge that had made a
mistake. This thing kept up for.some
time, until finally ! yielded. Invent back
to my old place at SOFA week. On the
lst was raised TO 500 month"
Glow long were you absent from your
old place." said l.
"Just two years, five months and one
day." he replied 81 suppose many peo-
pie will think l have wasted my time.
tell my friends, however, that if a roll
ing stone gathers 10 moss it acquires
some polish.
but, said /, suppose you had stuck
by your present business these two years
and a half, how far along would you be
now:"
81 might have been manager" he re-
piled. Tom MASON.
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And the understrapper who probably
controls a few votes in some ward in a
close legislative district, actually locked
the door in my face.
All this is a cover for laziness, and
laziness in public servants, particularly
when combined with unnecessary exclu-
siveness, is int0lerable. I'm one respect
the senators are more decent in their
laziness than the members Of the house.
Senators do not parade their incidence
before the multitude. Go over to the
house Of representatives, take seat in
the gallery, and scan corner of the hall
i'm the rear of the seats.
There is a bright wood fire burning in
an open CRATE. If wood cost $50 a cord
and coal 90 cents q ton, the statesmen
wouldinsist upon warming their shins by
a wood fire. There are easy chairs and
lounges Every one is occupied. A row
Of distinguished men sit on their spines,
with their chairs tilted back and their
feet on the wall On the lounges recline
other distinguished men, fast asleep.
Some unbuttOn their collars for comforts
sake. and occasionally some of thestatcs-
men from the rural districts take of their
shoes and turn their big feet toward the
fire and sleep and grunt and even snore
in the acme Of comfort. And all this in
public, before the eyes Of a thousand or
two of spectators in the hall Of the house
Of the representatives of the people. 1t
is not pretty.
Evidently the doctrine Of Congressman
Stockdale, of Mississippi, has many sup
porters in the senate and house. Stock
dale saws his idea of heaven is place in
which there is nothing to do, where ex-
istence is a state of perpetual inactivity,
where even drawing the breath of etcr-
nal life calls for no effort. While roll
calls and speeches and dreary readings
the clerks desk are going on in the
honse hundreds of men sit and doze and
rust and forget good deal Of what they
on-. knew. Laziness is one Of the great
Evils of public life. Intemperance has
been driven out. Perhaps We shall have
10 rouse public sentiment into crusade
against Incidence.
WALTER WELLMAS
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ways ready 10 do anything for those
whom he likes except make an effort.
A few days ago he was called to the
chair by Vice President Morton. The
presiding oficcrof the senate is supposed
L. be the porsonihcation of dignity. He
is supposed % be the living embodiment
and representative Of that quality which
the American house Of lords appears 70
prize more highly than ability OF even
wealth. Imagine the CONSERVATION Of
such grave and reverend senators, stick
lcrs for an the dignities. as Edmmds,
ingalls,. Dawes and HOar when they
looked up and boheld this senator,
with his two elbows resting on the
vice presidents desk, his head YEARLY
reposing in Dis hands like lazy
scho0lboy when The teachers back Is
turned Senator Dawes leaned over and
whispered to Elmunds. and St. jerome
scowled and tuillled bis fingers under
his nose. as he always does when inn
mcusclv pioasod or considerably worried.
No doubt the senator was tired, for
senator was making a speech on a well
known bill-the same speech which he
lad already delivered three or four times
in the senate chamber. Once the anxious
sticklers for senatorial dignity thought
the presiding officer was going 10 sleep.
lie did close his eyes and once he pod
dcd. rs much as a man can nod when his
fowls are resting firmly in his hands.
II this senator had gone to sleep Ed
munds. Hoar and Ingalls, would have
been angry enough TO move his expul-
sion from the senate. They would have
deemed the body disgraced beyond re-
demption except by some summary and
desperate proceedings.
Ibis particular senator is always tired.
lie is probably the only man in congress
who is never seen walking down Penn
sylyania avenue from the capital. lie
always rides Ingalls, says there should
be some sort Of a tramway in the Capitol
for the accommodation of men like him
who occasionally want to 60 over to the
house. This senator is the man who Is
accused OF purposely spreading the re-
port three or four years ago that he and
President Cleveland had quarreled, in
order TO save himself from being
troubled by ofiiceseekers. lie rarely
makes a speech. The last one he made,
am told. he dictated to his stenog-
iapher while lying in bed. as Dr. John
son used to dictate to his amanuensis,
lir Hector.
If ho IS the LATEST he is not the only
law man i'm the senate. What do you
suppose the great senators are doing be-
tween the hours of IL and o'clock-the
hours in which the majority of them
will receive neither cards nor notes from
impairment people who would disturb
thomg Devisins great plans for the wei
fare Of the country? Preparing eloquent
speeches. Conforring solemnly on mat
ters Of state? Oh, mol Go into the cloak
rooms and there you will find many Of
them taking their ease. Here are easy
chairs, lounges, divans, BARRIERS, servants
and such a lazy lot of senatorsl They
rccline, lean, sit upon their spines, rumi-
nate. converse and smoke. The stories
that are told, the jests that are passed
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ECONOMICAL DRESSING.
WISE WOMEN 90 NOT LOOK run
BARGAINS, BUT GO SLOW.
Making New Garments out OF VI"
umph In a Drab Jacket ReJ"Ne"'''' ~
Iugen,ou. coptri,ing-A study 10 ORA
llnrica
IsnecInl corrcspondeneeI


NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-A darling pref
ty but economical little lady friend OF
mine was weeping the other day when /
went to see her She flung open the
door Of her wardrobe and showed me
tho hall cloak in the illustration.
That's what it isl That is what ais
me, wanted to buy a stock Of grocer
ies and don't know how it happened,
but | passed a door where they were sell
ING out the loveliest Paris gowns and
cloaks for almost nothing, and Just
went in to see what they were, ana
somehow before knew it had bought
that. got it for 5000, only think 1t
had been marked down from $3.50. But
when | came to get home remembered
that never go to balls, and it IS not
suitable for street, even in a carriage,
and | spent all my grocery money, and
Charlie will be 50 angry, and l don't
know what to dor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16
CHOCTAW LEGENDS.
Result Of an Interview with Chief Peter
Pitchlynn.
Special Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
KANSAS CITY, Feb. l3.-In q recent
talk with the Choctaw chief, Peter
Ptchlynn, he told me of a very curl
GUS legend in relation to the origin OF a
subdivision Of his tribe known as the
"Crawiish,' or Crayiish band: "Our
people have among them a band who
formerly-but at very remote period
Of antiquity, long before tho separation
into Creeks Tor Mus Ro-gee's) seminoles,
Choctaws, etc.-had their abode in the
earth, under the mud and soft places
near the rivers and streams, out of which
they sometimes come and bask in the
sunshine. They were more like a lobster
or crayiish than human beings. and
walked on all fours, or rather on their
claws.
Their principal place Of residence
was a great limestone cave, far down in
the bowels Of the earth, where there was
no light, nothing but zimmerman dark
hess, and they had no language, nor
could they understand a word that was
spoken to them.
"The entrance 10 this cave was posi-
BILE only BY wiggIing down through the
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round. the mois that are repeated Ger
and DER in that apartment, literally fur
nished with an modern comforts. II
those walls had ears and tongues they
could tale unfold but they have
neither. Aud the servitors, fortunately
for themselves and their masters, are as
discreet as they are obsequious.
One day last week observers from the
galleries would easily see that something
unusual was going on in the cloak rooms
OF the senate ON the Democratic side
There was a running in and out from
both sides Of the chamber. Grave ser
Sors VINO entered gium as oysters emerged
smiling like premiere danseuses. Loud
laughter occasionally came rolling out
the open door, Within half hour nearly
every member Of the senate had spent
moment or two in the retiring room. This
was a mystery which reused my curl
osity. and ] determined 20 investigate.
Ny efforts were rewarded with success;
and. dear reader, what do you think il
wa& Something diguited important,
statesmaniike; Not much. One Of the
senator's, whom | shall not name out of
respect for his gray hairs, had Just re-
ceived from friend In New York a vile
paper, purporting 20 be a letter from
solicitors firm in London, informing the
addrcssce that he had fallen heir to an
estate 10 England. and Just rs the inter
est was fully reused the rcadertumed the
page, only TO come upon a wretched pic
tpfe. Human nature is pretty much the
same in the senatorial cloak rooms as out
Of il.
These lazy senators who will not re-
ccife cards or no4os before o'clock are
afislocrats, and impairment aristocrats
Al that aud am for sweeping them out.
] can't conceive what they are sent 10
rongrcss and paid Sl3 a day for and given /
private secretaries and committee clerks
and no end 81 luxuries az the govern.
lneDt expense, unless it is 10 serve their
and others having business
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16
EARLY RISING BIRDS.

The thrush is audible about half-past in
the morning.
The quail's whiStling is heard In the woods
about 3 o'clock.
The blackcap turns up at hals-past on a
summer morning.
by 4. tho blackbird makes the woods re-
sound with his melody.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16

a study in drapery for q young wom-
ans gown is shown in the pretty new
dress on the girl who is admiring, with a
little envy, the appearance Of the new old
jacket IL is of figured bengaline, in
brown and blue, with an underskirt Of
stripes TO match Nothing could be more
girlish and graceful, and it is style
easily copied in any soft material. This
dainty design would be pretty in white or
colored nuns yelling or challies, or in any
soft goods. which would drape in loose
easy folds. The embroidered band around
the bottom could be replaced with Eiifel
points Of lace or any other suitable trim
ming, and the finishing touch Of grace
added in the shape Of a bow. The eco
nOmical little woman could study these
two models with excellent effect, and also
take warning by the other and not buy
piece Of magnificent foolishness, to re-
pent in tears and skimpin potatoes after
ward OLIVE HARPER
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FASHIONS FOR MEN.

Fancy vests are in favor
Golden tan is favorite glove color.
Full dress vests are Of black. cream and
white silks.
Solid fast black hose with fancy toes and
heels, are favorites.
White neckwear promises to be fashionable
throughout tho season.
The standing collar. turnover fronts, With
space, IS the correct style.
Large, English puff scarfs in light weight
silks, are in active demand.
Spear points are displacing stitching and
embroidery IN mems gloves.
Riding whip, cane and umbrella handles are
now selling best in silver finishes
Underwear is the only article Of attire in
which stripes are not prime fayorites.
Tho puff scarf, particularly the Malvern
shape, is sure to be much OF a success this
season.
Links continue 70 grow IN favor, end jew
elers are exerting themselves in new ideas and
finishes.
New tecks shown for fall are Of the pleatel
variety. This comes from the influence Of the
pleated puff.
A set Of shirt studs Is made TO represent
three green peas These make a nice set for
o vegetarian.
In printed linen handkerchiefs, small, neat
spots have replaced the heavy color effects 50
plentiful last season.
Silk vest chains in white, white and black,
black, brown, and brown and white are
among the novelties
Tho newest shades Of London scarfngs are
in peculiarly rich tones OF gray, denominated
smoke, slate and elephant
Tho new four-in-hands will beat the record
in size Two and half 70 three inches are
tho correct proportions, with the latter in the
lead
Pearl colored gloves, with self black stitch
ing Of medium width, continue in popular
favor as the correct handwear for evening
dress
The correct cut for trousers is nineteen and
one-half inches wide at the knee, eighteen and
threequarters at the bottom, straight and
without creases.
The inclination 20 knee breeches, cape coats,
etc, shows how the rising generation long 70
get back TO tho clothes that their great
granddaddieS wore
The oyercoat question may DO summed up
IN few words: they arc a trine louder, with
their wide seams and straps, than heretofore.
and growing boxier ia shape
Large plaids, checks and stripes. as wen as
combination effects, are shown in smoking
jackets An jackets Of this description ars
now corded, instead Of being bound with I
braid.-Clothisr and FuInisher.
The sugar crop OF Yucatan is smaller than /
usual this year
A Nebraska man has raised beet more
than three feet long.
The sausage and the buckwhoat cake are
gastronomic Siamese twins II
There is only one vineyard in Great
Britain from which vine is made.
What an ordinary man eats during his life
time would load twenty freight cars
Three bushels Of potatoes from one hin Is
Ihe claim Of West Virginia farmer
The guests Of the United States hotel Sar-
atoga, consumed 5000 eggs in one day last
'ssn''s'Ar --IInfsl Mail.
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RAfg.fEoAD<.
pIcHMoND. .FREDERICKsBURG

-
DICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG S
IN AND POTOMAC RAifKDAD.-rch che
dule commencing JANUARY 18Th, 1871
Eastern standard time
7:32 a. m leaves Byrd-street station ally
stOus only "a Ashland, BOthWeh,
Milford. fredcficksburR Brookr'
and Widewa.er. sleeper Washing
ton and New York; does not STOP
Al Elba.
200 p. IN leaves Byrd-strect station daily
$50 p. m. leaves Byrd-streot STATION daily
1:lJ " m caves bvrd-street station dally :
stops only at Boutwell,, Mliofd,
and Fredericksburg sleeper Rich
mOnd 10 New York
$500 a. m. arrives at Byrd-streot station daily
sleeper from New York
2:3s p. m, arriyesot Iiyrd-streei station daily.
stops 40 Fredericksburg, Milford,
Boutwell, and Ashland. sleeper
from Washington and New York;
does not stop 40 flDa.
sos D. n. arrives lyrl-sfrcct station daily :.
stops only az FreJericks burg. Nit
ford Boutwell,. and Ashland.
0.45 D. m. arrives at nyri-stroct station daily
except sunday.
The New York and Florida special. COM
posed of Pullman ycstibulc cars. VIII arrive
at the Byrd-srreet station az 1.l3 p. m. on
Mondays, Wedn' sd0As and frld1y-, ana
commencing January 18th. VIII leave Byrd
street station 40 $40 a. m. on tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. Extra fare Is
charged ON this train.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Gas a. m. leaves tlba. Arrives 40 Ashland at
1853 "a. M.
400 D. m. accommodation. leaves Byrd-street
station: arrives at Ashland az pm.
sop. M. leaves klba: arrives az Ashland 40
Gas p. IN.
6:45 a. n. arrives tlba. Leaves Ashland al
600 "a. m.
S.35 a. m. accommodation; arrives 40 brrd-
street station; leaves Ashland at
1897 "a. IN,
5:59 D. IN. arrives ot Elba; leaves Ashland 40
6.l2 p. M.
G.. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
T. T. ID MYERS. General Supcrlu tcudcnt.
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: LEGISLATIVE LAZINESS.
THERE ARE PLENTY or oRoNES IN
The NATIONAL HIVE.

A senators lack Of Dignity ia the Chair.
He T. Always Tircd-1he Two Re~'i"'
Hours Exhibitions 81 Congressional In
doience la Public which Are Not Pretty.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON. Feb l3.--Somc Of the
--LATEST men ia the world are employed by
Uncle Sam TO make his laws for him. tx
Yih country as severe IN its punish
mont Of droncs as Draco was, and put to
death its lazy men. there would soon be
n great many vacancies in the senate and
the house. lazy men are generally ami
abic. and the LATEST man in congress, a
certain senator, here Eameless, Is no
exception 20 the rule. Tie is good ma
tued, generous a true friend, and al
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TRAINS N0RrHWARp


Nos. Ia. Is. ~. 33, 80. 3s, $50 and G6 make no
stops. nos. 23 and Is stop ON signal at Nam
chester Drewrys Blum, Centmlla. and Chess
ter. nos. 81, "a. 80. and 81 Will stop at all
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
ON Trains Nos. IA and % sleeping-cars be-
tween New YORK and Tampa De-, GA jack
sOnylliel. On rains Nos. IA and - Sleep
ng-cars between Washington and Charles
ton, and Boston and Jacksonville. On Train
No. % slcepIng-c1fs between Washington ana
~. Augustine lyia Jacksonville. on Trains
nos. 10, 06 and rs slcepi.g-cars between IT.
Augustine (vit Jacksonville and Sew York.
On trains Nos. 10 and IS sleeping-c bee
tween Washington and lnoma-FiIie, Ga.
ln addition 10 the above the NfW York lul
FlOria Special, consisting of Nestlnulc Pull
man cars only leaves Richmond. SOUTH
bound. go 7.Z3p m. ON Mondays. Wednesdays
aud Fridays, and leaves peteepure North
bound. at "a. m. Ou tuesdays. Thursdays and
saturdays. Extra fare is charged ON This
TIE ONLYALL-RALLlNE TO NORFOLK.
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Richmond. f0.iO a. ". Norfolk. 1923 p. NJ
Richmond, 1913 T.. N. Norfolk, 200 p. 3D..
Norfolk. fs.1O a. ~ kchd, 1918 u. ~.
Norfolk. si.2O p. N. hicn'd, 200 p. 81
The trains leaving Richm0ndnt 0.IO 81.
ard Norfolk ut APO r. NJ. are solid trains bee
tween these two points, and passengers go
through without change of cars. Close cone
ncctlons are also made 80 Petersburg Dy the
A. 81. train from Norfolk.
Trains leaving Richmond zoo $40 a. NJ 1ui
1880 T.. M..anl arriving at Richmond 1918
Il. ~. and STA T.. 81. make close connection
burg and southwestern points.
Il. N. SULLl.
Superintendent
IT. ID. MYERS.
General superintendent
+. ". EMERSON. General Passenger Agent.
SOL HAAS, Traffic Manager.