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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
AUCTION Sales.--future Days.
by Thompson Brown s. Co..
lib Main Street.
TRUSTEES SALE CT TWO-STORY
HOUSE AND LOT.
PRESTON STREET BETWEEN THIRD
AND FOURTH STREETS.


By virtue of a deed of trust duly executed
hy ". III. Hamilton and Sarah, his wife,
dated February ID. lS-6. ana duly recorded,
40 g., page SOL, Richmond Chancery Court,
f0 secure the payment OF q certain negOtla-
Die note therein mentioned, ana default hay
ing been made lu the payment of The same,
and being required 30 tO 90 Dy tine Denclci-
airy, I viii sell 900 public auction, ou Che
premises,
THURSDAY. February DO, 5p. 81,
that lot of land in the city of Richmond ON
inc north line of Preston street, between
! bird and Fourth streets, and bounded CO.'S
follows. VIZ. Beginning ON north Nue ol
Preston street. Hf fhe distance of seventy
iWO feet. thence running eastWaIdiy ami
fronting 0n Preston street fifteen feet, and
running back nOrthWarlly between parallel
lines ~ feet 90 "a new street.
TERMS: Cash as 90 expenses of sale and TO
pay post que note of $50 with interest
from maturity. and balance AS mas he mu-
tually agreed. and VIII Doe announca at the
sale. LEROY j. BEOWN, Trustee.
j. THOMPSON Blows g. Co., Auctionecls.
iel0-td
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By virtue of the Executive Committee of
the Virginia state Agricultural and Mcchnn-
zeal Society. viii sell by auction, on The
premises, on
THURSDAY. MARCH 18TH 1890
beginning promptly no y O'Clock ~. the fol-
lowing LOIS u the order named.
Ist luIkrEEN HUNDRED AND Fl6H-
TT-FOUK FEET on TIE NORTH SIDE OF
INOAD STREET. beginning no the eastern
end OF She Fair Grounds, ana selling west
ward until the entire front ls disposed Of
These lots are $50 feet deep to an alley 30
2d. FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY
LIGHT FEET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
MARSHAL. STREET beginning at the cast
end and going wcstwmily. These Tots are
40 feet t0 fho aforementioned alley
80. SIXTEEN HUNDRED And FORTY
-FOUR FEET ON TIE NORTH SIDE Of
MARSHALL STREET. with depth ot lob
feet iO an alley 20 feet wide.
lth. LloH tEN HUNDRED AND Say ~ n. NJ
Il-flNE FLEET Oh THE SOUTH SIDE OF
CLAY STREET, with depth of 1913 feet io
lhe last-meuuoncd alley
9th. NlNEILEN HUNDRED AND IWEN-
rs FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CLAY
STREET. hy depth OF TO feet 10 ana alley
- feet wide.
6ih. a LARGEAREA LYING BEIWEtN
LAHI-ilENIlONL ALLEY AND TIE
RICHMOND, fKtDkRiCkSbl lG AND Pc
lOMAC RAILROAD, and which Dy reason OF
ulactuIiug purposes.
~ should bc remembered that these iucIii-
Ties VIII Doe intellectually augmented ny me
proposed tcif Line connecting One ltlcnmund
1nd Allegheny Railroad with the ihes1pcake
and ohio Railway, as this Belt Line in cross
ug. as BE- must. tne Richmond. fredrrlcks-
burg and Potomac Railroad viii put the lat-
te-Ju easy communication with ihc sources
lfflOu and coke supplies.
the lots hereby offered are lcFeli are ID
that lime ol the citys growth which has
shown lhu greatest increase DUB price, and Dee
iug So close 10 the city are sure 90 return 90
Investors large profits in "a short period of
time.
Livery lot offered viii be sold, and as we
expect 90 Sell one lOt with the privilege of
ten. all the man OF a few hundred aud the
owner OF tens of thousands, viii have m
equal show.
Maps viii be ready BOB a few days.
TERMS. One-thlrd cash: balance al six and
twelve months. for notes with interes. add
eco. and secured boy trust deed, on an cash at
option of purchaser. =. ~. BOWIE,
fes-eCd AuctOucer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
WORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST
a POINT.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
TIE FANORrrE ROUTE no BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA. AHD NEW YORK.


TRAIN $50. 81, 3.2O r.. ST..
1 lnAl EXPRESS. daily. except sunday.
! 4 stops at aN stations. 40 Lester Manor
connects with stage for WaikeriOn. also c0n-
TRAIN 80. 80. i.l5 p. So
y AiilNDhE LIMITED, daily. except run-
ID dly. for West Point. connecting with
York-rINor steamers for Baltimore. AZ Bale
fimnre steamers connect with Baltimore and
ohio Railroad for Washington, llIIHde| uNilt
ana Aew y orl.. FARE. Richmond fo ha.ti-
more. =; io washington ,3, toihiadeipnia,
STEAMERS IEANEBAlTnORE4P.
ffNH WEST POINT. daily. except sunday
r. thence hy Richmond ana llnNIIe Rail
fo1l to iIclmond, arriving 800 $50 A. VI. and
d. a. M.. uni connecting with Train SO. %.
.~ee Train $50. 5i-Alr.uIa and Nortl lalo-
lima CNprlssI
InAlN so. 10. -.lOA.M.
I OiAL. MIXED. daily, except SUNDAY
! leaves IWCnfy-o IglIl street for Mcsf
Point and intermediate points.
Ticket office at station foot of Virginia
ci,y ticket Office corner of Tenth ana Main
sOL HAAS. JAs.L. TAYLOR
Traffic Manager. Gen. passenger Agent
JOSEPH $. PORTS. DIV. fass.Asent
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
TWO DAILY TRAINS To NORFOLK
TWO DAILY TRAINS DO l1NrlfnIR9
SCHEDULE lr tflECi fEH 10Th. 1850.
LEAVE RICHMOND. BNRD--IRLEr sra
IlON.
o.iOA.N. Daily. r'a Petersburg Richmond
and Norfolk through express. AT.
rive hOIOik l22l D.. 50. Stops only
utIeferslura nui suffolk. s. scc-
OnI imu leaving Petersburg nt
1890 A..nud arriving 100 Norfolk
Hi ID. M- sfuI 800 100 stations
$40 A, I'd. Daily, rIu leItrsDur- Arrive ai
Petersburg lois A. 81. $50. 3
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE!

ID
MINING PROPERTIES, FOR SALE OR
LEASE.
The BEST prospects iOrNlCA and FIELD
SPAR in the country.
LOIS FOR SALE. HOUSES FOR SALE OR
RENT.
Special attention given 10 renting and COLI
ceiling rents.
Correspondence anda share OF the public
patronage respectfully solicited.
IuOs. RUTHERFORD
40. z North Tenth 20
no. fIulm
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

1TlRGINIA-AI RULES HELD ~
' TIE CLERKS OFFICE or THO CIR
CUT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
ON THE 3D MONDAY rs february.
1890.
x. ID. Mauen iiiitii
against
James 4. Cooper and the Council of Foreign
BOndhOlders. "a cOrpomtion organized un-
der the laws Of Great Britain. Defendants.
Is CASE
The object OF this suit Us 20 recover OF the
defendants the sum Of $4,000 damages. ace
crucd by the failure OF the defendants tO come
ply with their contract % save The plaintiff
harmless Ou account of tender Dy him OF Viz
ginia coupons for taxes. which said coupons
were bought Of them at their solicitation and
request. and 90 attach amy property, real OF
personal. OF the defendants in the city az
Richmond or elsewhere iu this State, and sub
lect the same 20 the payment Of This debt.
And affidavit having ueen made and lled
that the defendants above named are nom
residents of the State Of Virginia. they are
requested 10 appear here within fifteen DAYS
after the Que publication hereof, and DO what
is necessary 10 protoct their interests in this
suit.
a Copy-Icste;
ALFRED SHIELD, Clerk.
FARRAR s SorrnALL. p.o.
Willis b. SMITH E'f r. ls-IufW
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

TIIK DAILY IIMES-CIrY DELIVERY.
Delivered in any part Of the Ct and Msn-
chester by carriers az II cents per week.
Persons desiring the TINS delivered at
thelr. homes can secure 70 by postal card re-
oncst or ordcr through telephone No. o4".
when delivery is Irregular immediate COM
plalnt should be made to The Office. The adj
dress NAV be changed as desired, ifcase be
takon IN al cases 10 mention the old ana
n w. address.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

'NfNA fN'f "' wa
O.fs "a. M leaves flha. Arrives lf AsIIarf. f
1i33 "a. m.
400 p. DO. accommodation leaves Hlll.f...
stHti0n.nrrINcs no Ashland at .II..
6sOfp. M. leaves fiDa. arrives at Ashland .
615 u. U.
0.f5 a. m. ari.Fcs Eta. Leaves Ashland .f
600 a. m.
s.35 n. m. accommodation, au.Fos af .I0.
street station; leaves Ashton DO
1877 "a. n.
300 p. M. arrives at Eliza, leaves Ashland .t
5l2p. m.
g. TAYLOR. IfiInr Manager.
r.. r.. ID. MYERS. General ~unrrIn iDUI..I
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yvirtue OF q deed of trust from Philip
Hathaway and wife ID James NJ VI. Davis.
trustee. duly recorded in the clerks office OF
chesterfield Comfy Court, FOO d. b. l0. page
3l3. being directed so tO DO hY the Dcuon-
ciary. The undersigned. j. II. Webb leploe.
who has been duly substituted trustee Jon lue
stead OF James NJ. NJ. Davis. deceased, viii
sell 40 public auction. ON the promises.
or TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 25ru. 1890,
at 4 o'clock j. NJ. prompt. the farm above dee
sOrlDed. which contains 200 acres of land,
about Onc-half being cleared and under
fence. and the balance iu wool and Timber,
cons ideuDle az which is original growth.
There is large dwelling containing about
nine rooms, Kitchen. and quarters in finely
shaded varl. stable. barn and other OUT
houses, very large young orchard. large
vineyard. &C., on the place. 10 lies hiel and
rolling. aud has several very ine springs
River road and the village OF hOu-AIr, Nllru
cam he divided and sold u.s. town lots.
This is desirable farm. and especially
adapted for auy one doing cuisines ln tue city
and wanting homo .n tine country. as DO is
within ten minutes walk uf the railroad de-
pot nt H0u-Alr and only about seven miles
from Manchester
Parties attending sale cru take tho 3 7. VI.
train Ou the Richmond and IanfIllo Eal-
road aud return at 5.3O p. 81.
TERMS. Cash sufficient fO pay the costs of
executing tins trust. taxes. M amy due, and
note of $ 200 aud interest thereon. the bale
auce upon such terms Hs viii bee made known
400 the sale. d. "a. WEBB PEPLOt.
substituted Trustee.
A. T.. ADAMsON, Aucticneer. iel5-id
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ArLANTIc cOAsT -.

RICHMOND And pfTEH-HURa HtH.
Road TIME TABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY. February l..
1890, 600 $500 q. 81. trains ou tn'a 5000
run as follows.
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
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HArIfDfns
DTCHNOND


DICHMOND. FREDERTCKgpr-pc
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD ~. 49,
dule commencing JANUARY Iph t.,..
Eastern standard time
1872 o. m. leaves Byrd-sfroof static, ALL.
stops only no Ashland. pofE...if
Milford, Fredericksburg. pr.lr.
and Wllewa.er. SLEEPER Warf...f
ton and New York. does nof ..r.
at flb9.
200 p. M leaves Byrd-sifcet station dan,
except sunday.
$50 p. m. leaves Hyri-stfcef station aan..
7.l3 y. pa caves hyr1-siroef sf1fon ann.
Stops only af bofhWoN uHf-I
AMI FrcdcfIcktburf. Sleeper N..I.
mOud iO New York
500 a. IA. arrives af Byrl-sffo0f station f..I.
sleeper from hfW York
obs p. m, arrives m Byrd. street Station l....
stops at freiercksluf.. N|f.f
Boutwell,. and Ashland. ......r
from NashIngf0a arf nru SOM.
does not stop at ilHl.
sos p. m. arrives Iyrl-sffoDf sfHf.0U I.|..
stops only $40 frfierIef.Inrt. SOL.
ford. B0tlwcii. and Ashland
9;1o p. m. arrives ht brfl-tIrcet station iI.I.
except sunday.
Ihe New York ana Florida special. conn.
posed Of Pullman NcsfiDulD cir.. $500 .r....
at fhc Byrd-sircct station af 1.i3 U m. ..
Mondays, wednesdays luI IIIIfs. and
commencing January l0ih. w.N InHtn Hl...
street station nf $40 ri. m. Uu Iu0. ....
Thursdays and saturdays. Efrl nf.
charged on this train.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

NTIRGINIA-AT RULES HELD IN
' THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIR
CUT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
or THE 1-IH OF FEBRUARY, 1890.
Lena Ieiser.... Plaintiff,
against
o. lclefl itiitlt
~ CASE AND UPON AN ATTACHMENT
RETUhNED EXECUTED.
The object OF this suit Is 10 recover against
the defendant $3.50, with interest thereon at
the rate OF SIX per centum per annum from
May II. 1850, until paid, and 10 attach me
estate or debts owing 20 said defendant
within the city OF Williamsburg. Virginia.
and subject the same TO the payment OF the
plaintiffs claim.
And affidavit having been made and fled
that. 20 the best OF the atlantis belief the
said defendant Is not a resident OF this State.
10 is ordered that he appear here within fli-
teen DAYS after due publication hereof. and
do what = necessary To protect his interest
Ia this suit.
A COpy-Icste:
ALFRED SHIELD. Clerk
A. C. PEACnY, .. a. IL lS-lu1W
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JAnIEs RINEK DMIsL0N.

or. a. a.. r.. i.i
LEAVE RICHMOND.
900 a. NJ. Nall daily f0r ltU.
lusfDn auI IIii.N
d.16 4. 81. Accommodate
dHF.. inr ~rUffst
1000 Il. a.. Passenger nHIINl .I
aud lIiI.n Forge
fo lynfnNuft.
ARRIVE Ar HliINNHN
0.lb Il. 81 daily Uum Clifton
7:fO a. ~. daily flom clifton
300 a. ~. Except sunday IH..N
station fIlnfN Hul lHNNI .IrU.
JI. hARAHAN. General AIuNt
H.h FULLER
p General PASSENGER ie.
DICHMOND CITY AND SEVEN
IL PINES RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
ton. IWcufF-s iNfn HnI j. streets.
ears connect with aI lraius.
Leave AfrIF8 IrHfr
Ncl- seven rNNNn
mOul. Pines. I..U..
0.3O a. 50. ..i5A.M. gaO t.ll til B..
3.2O b.. 81. 400 D. ~. 1.uu D. ~. IIl d..
SUNDAY TRANS.
900 a. ~. g.I5 a.. N.1uOU t.II 1913 d. u.
2..}O h. 81. 1910 o.. 30 l.UN |. Ii' I. Do
Round "trip to Seven iIu., ID
la20-ly
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GI)e DaiIp Gimes,

prBLIsllEn BY THE TIMES COMPANY,
OFFICE. gOj EAST MAIN silthhi'
RICHMOND, VA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
IIILnsDAY. NAncn l3Im I'D

By virtue of the Executive Committee OF
the Virginia state Agricultural and Mochan-
ical Society. viii sell by auction, ON the
premises. ou
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

SUBDIVISIONS OF THE FAIR GRoUNDs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
Knew Her Well.

"You must he identified, "brusque-
" exclaimed San Francisco bank
cashier the other day to q tall, hook
nosed woman in green, red and blue,
who brought in check Mt a time his
window was crowded. "Well, IL
why-I-no, it cayn't be! Yes, it is,
too toe, Amt you Henry smyth9"
That's my name, madam" he re-
piled coldly. can you don't know
me, Hen? Pm changed some, an so
air you; but jist knowed I'd seen
ye. You've got that same old cast in
your left eye, your nose crooks q lit:
tie to the left. an you're q Smyth oil
over. An you dom know mel Don't
know salindy spratt that you useter
coax to become Salindy Smyth.
Member how you useter haul me to
school OH your sled an kiss me In
the lane IAN call me your
little true love? Member how you
cut up cause 1 gave you the mitten?
Land, Hen, could stand here all
day talkin' over them old times!
You kin identify me now, can't you,
HEM" "Hen" did so, but in mood
that almost produced apoplexy."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
. Terrorism In Paris.


The inhabitants of the eastern dis.
tricts of Paris, north and south of
the Seine, IRE being subjected to a
nose disagrecable terrorism just
now. A band Of strangers, under
the leadership OF n man called 1.-THE
Biscuit" have committed several
most atrocious crimes. The plan of
compaign is for n party of three to
await likely foot-passcngers in lone
streets; two OF the strangers run be.
hind and throw u loop of leather
over the head of their victim, and
while choking him into silence, the
third rniscreant robs him of all he
has worth robbing. An ingenious
gunsmith has taken practical step
towards avoiding the unpleasant re-
suit of the strangler's moose. He
has invented II really becoming-at
the same time usefuI-cravat, com.
posed OF fine and acknowledgement
plates of copper, covered with silk OF
any color or combination. 1t is
about an inch and n half in width,
and is worn outside the ordinary
collar. No matter how tight the
the loop may be drawn by the thugs,
the pressure can never be sufficiently
tight to choke the wearer of such a
collar. The voice and breathing ap-
paratus lave free play and while
struggling with the strangers, their
"ictim can, therefore, cry for help.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
obedlent to the Sun.

1t would almost seem Us if our
globe were always trying to escape
from the thraldom of the sun, who,
knowing how fatal to us such IN es.
cape would be, inccssant!y intcrferes
to prevent it. Ii only the sun were
70 withhold that attractive power
by which the earth is maintained in
the course Mt present followed, dire
calamity must result. This globe OF
ours is now hurrying ulong ut IL pace
ofeightecn miles n second, and if the
SUMS attraction no longer restrain
ell IFS we should not continue to re-
volve in Il circle, hut would ut once
start off in n straight line through
space. Every minute would take us
more than a thousand miles, and
by the time u hundred days had
elapsed we should he twice as fnr
from the sun Us We arc Mt present.
His light and his heat would 10 re-
duced to one-fOurth part OF what we
now enjoy. With every successive
minute the suns influence would still
further abnte. and it is almost need
less to add that all known forms Of
life must vanish from tho globe. 1t
is, therefore, satisfactory to know
that we possess every security that
thesun's attraction will never decline
from what it is ut the present mo.
ment, and therefore there is no
ground for apprehension that lie
shall he chased from this globe by q
dissolution of the bond of attraction
between the earth and sun.-Good
Words.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
The Marquis Brandy and Ci-
cars.

There Inns been any amount of
sport ut the expense otthe Marquis of
Salisbury. 1t seems that when the
Prime Minister and his wife returned
from their summer trip to the Conti-
nent they brought back with them
two and halfgallons' OF fine brandy,
and n large stock of choice cigars.
1t would perhaps be unfair to say
that his lordship sought or hoped to
evade the vigilance Of the customs
officers. What did happen, howe yer.
was that upon arriving Mt Newhaven
Lord Salisbury contrived to get his
precious liquors and tobacco as far
as the private coach that was in
waiting for him. What betrayed
him will perhaps never lie known; ell
ut once two algus.eyed and Bril-
arean-h handed officers swooped
down upon that vehicle and
resurrected the brandy and ci-
CARS from the wealth oflnp robes
and rugs which enveloped them.
Lord Salisbury did not attempt to
protest; he cheerfully paid the $40
required for the passage of the goods.
But this was notsufficient; the conch-
man was taken into custody and de-
tanned several hours for having been
a partner to what upon it's face look
cd like clear attemptnt smuggling.
OF course the Prime. Minister had
no difficulty in proving the honesty
OF his coachman and securing his
re!ense, but as there is n super-abun-
dance ofred tape in Europe even the
Prime Minister found the process Of
exculpation exceedingly tedious
From the Chicago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
The Wonder OF Music.

One Vernon Lee writes in IN En-
glish periodical: "There is nothing
stranger in the world than music; it
exists only as sound, is born of ii.
lence and dies away in silence, issuing
from nothing; and relapsing into
nothing; it is our own creation, vet
it is foreign to ourselves; we draw
it from out of the silent metal: it
lives in our own breath; yet it seems
to us from distant land, which we
shall never See, and to tell of things
We shall never know. 1t is forever
imploring us to listen and to UNDER
stand; we listen, we strain, we try to
take in it's vague meaning; it is tell
ing US sweet and mighty secrets, let
ting dropprecious tasilmanic words;
we guess, but do not understand.
And shall we ever understand? Nav
we ncvc: know wherefore the ioy.
wherefore the sadness?!"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
An Incident Of CITY Life.

A scene well worthy of the pen of q
lola or Daudet took place in a certain
house in this city u few days ago.
An inmate of the house, very hand
some dashing woman, had among
her many admirers q young man 0t
about 25, who visited the house Oft
en-, never Mt intervals of more
than a week. He was always well
dressed and apparently did not lack
for money. He never bought wine
or beer in the house, but was ALWAYS
liberal with his money to his adored
one. The woman had laundress, a
pinched-featured, delicate, looking
woman of45. She had the appear
ance of a woman who had seen better
days. and the pity of the fallen wom-
Well, one night when the man was in
the room OF his charIner the washer.
woman entered the apartment. The
eyes of the man fcll upon her, and he
sprang to his feet. The woman look
ed Mt him in n sort OF dazed manner.
and then allowed him to pass out OF
the room without word. When he
had gone out the wasllerwoman turn
ed to tue other occupant ofthe room
and burst into tears. "Thnt man ia
my son." said she. "He gives YOU
money, and nm glad to wash your
clothes to keep from starving.''-
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
Mixed Relationships.

Some years ago two farmers OF
Polk county lost their wives by
death. They M turally felt lonesome,
and in due time began to think n
second wife in each household would
be n most excellent addition there
to. They were neighbors and friends,
and each had n family of children,
including one or more grown daugll-
tiers. After careful consideration
each took the Others grown daugh-
ter as his second wife. Through
these marriages children were born
to each. These children now reside
in Polk county. What was the rela-
tionship between the two men and
their wives, and in wllnt relationship
did the children stand to each other
and the old folks? The old farmers
were fathers-in-law TO each other and
also sOns-in.law to each other. Who
will carry out the relationships OF
the mothers and their cllildren?-
Des Moines Qa.) Leador.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
Tho Moon I. a cho.t.

Do you know that tho moon, which
looks So bright and beautiful ON q
clear evening, is tho only dead object
you sec in the heavens? This il true.
The best authorities all agree that
the moon has pissed through all the
stages TINT our earth has reaele d
and, furthermore, thnt its internal
fire is oil burned out, it's water and
air gone, and that it is now really q
COST OF Whit it once was. Whether
animal life ever existed on the moon
or not is something That we shall
probably never know. But there il
no apparent reason why men may
not once have lived there. Astrom-
omers see mountains, extinct vol
canoes, valleys, and what seem to bc
tho beds of sens of oceans. Thou
sands of yenrs ago, long before man
appeared upon the earth, the "AIan
in the Moon" may have been a living
being, and possibly lie may have
leveled his telescope Mt the earth,
just us astronomers now gaze Mt
our COSTLY satellite.
You have noticed that the moon
and the sun arc apparently nearly
the same size, but there is u mighty
difference. 1t would take more than
100, 000. 900 moons to nuke n body
as large us the sun. Here is an
illustrations: The moon il about
$40, 900 miles from the cartf-so far
away that it would take Il railw ay
train, running 30 miles IN hour,
nearly IL year to get that far. Now,
suppose you TAKE the sun in
Your hand Us you would IN orange,
and cut it into three parts OF equal
size diametricnlly. Well, it you
should then attempt to put one of
these thirds OF tho sun between the
earth and tho moon, there would
not lie room! The diameter OF the
sun is about $4,000 miles-lmore
than three times the distance of the
moon from the earth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
An Ideal Employment.

Surprising one had to work." said
the idler, "what would be the idea
employment to choose?'
horticulture" answered the proc
lessor promptly. elm the first plac,.
it is n hcalthful calling, but that is
the least of its advantages. 1t af-
lords abundant opportunity for
meditation, and unlike most work
which has this merit it is not tedious
or mechanical. 1t is full of valuable
suggestion for thought. Best OF all,
it admits, as does no other occupa-
ton, ofunalloyed satisfaction in the
results oflabor. No industry, art or
profession produces anything which
so nearly iustifies pride rs the work
OF even the mediocre gardener. -
Kate Fields Washington.