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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

printer that Lieutenant Mcdonald was put
on the scent. and he In turn gave the infor-
nation TO the State authorities. Charges
and specifications have been preferred and
a court-martial ordered. Lieutenant Rob
erts and the two privates now admit their
part in the affair, but deny that the Captain
had any part in it. They claim that they
acted as individuals.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Shnt by a Woman.

Last week during the absence OF her hus
band negro made "A brutal assault upon
Mrs. Matthew sat her home near Athens,
Ala. The lady seized her husband revolver
and fired two shots at the negro, who fled.
Yesterday party Of hunters found the dead
body of the negro. and both shots of Mrs
Matthews had taken effect and caused his
death.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

We have awoke just at a time, says the
Efingham (Ga.) Chronicle, when the poll
teal situation is too great for US, We can
not comprehend it. Ii we look up it is too
hsgh. II we look below it is too deep TO be
fathomed. If 10 the right or left it extends
beyond the reach OF our impaired reason.
so we cOnclu led to stay near the shore and
not get beyOJd our measure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Cool Beggars There.

one dav gentleman was sitting In his
Office talking with friend, when a COM
mon acquaintance entered, man that was
always in debt and apparently never de-
voted thought to payment.
Can YOU lend me five dollars;' be asked
of NJ. A.
No" said Mr.. A, knowing that the
money would never be returned, 81 cant
possibly do it,
Turning to Mr.. b, the begging Dor
rover made the same request, to be met by
a courteous refusal.
"Wcll.v said the offended applicant,
scornfully, az he opened the door, IL never
saw such couple Of impecunious fellows,
for men that pretended TO call themselves
respectableW
And 50 great had been his impudence and
presence of mind that the two lett behind
felt as if they had the worst of II.
Another gentleman says that he was once
walking on country road when very
MISUNDERSTANDING tramp came up to
him with the request, evil you please give
"That's all have for myself" said the
gentleman, loosely, preierring to couple
the refusal with pleasantly.
4 CLEAN Of mischief came into the tramps
"Lets divide them" said he, putting
forth his hand, which presently did close
upon nickel.
But little Kitty Glover is the most brazen
OF beggars.
"Grandma, will you please lend me your
gold beadsy' she asked, for perhaps the
seventh time that week.
Grandma patiently took them from the
drawer. and said. with her usual mildness.
as she gave them 10 the child;
"Try not to ask tor them any oftener than
You can help, Kitty"
Nom" said Kitty, adding, as clever
solution Of the difficulty occurred to her,
"if you don't like to lend 'em, grandma;
you could give 'em 10 me, and then l
needn't ask r-Youth's Companion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

An action has been commenced in the
District Court OF Johnson county TO annul
the municipal corporation Of the town OF
Cleburne, Tex. II is alleged that the Mayor
and Council have violated the charter and
the statutes OF the State governing incorpo-
rated cities and towns.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

A gigantic clock has just been installed
on the second platform OF the Eiffei tower,
the pendulum Of which Is Ii5 metres In
length, and reaches 10 within two metres OF
the ground. To the end OF The pendulum u
attached a steel ball weighing 10 kilo-
verted into the largest clock tower In the
world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

A strange case OF recovery Of sight q NJ
ported on the authority of the Row. f.t,Ier
Godfrey, OF birmingham. An Old lady
named VBnen. residing In Cecil street,
who has been blind for years, fell over eae
the other day, and was ,ndered iusensible
by her head coming n ooniac; with The
door. Sfs wac put 10 bed, and o. rscover-
Ing cousc ,ousness was assonishtd W Ind sko
had regained her eight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Au.war ThisUuestiOn.

Why do so many people we see arouiiu ur
seem 10 prefer 10 suffer and be made iDiseia-
bic by Indigestion, Consumption Dlszl LIS
xoIio,y skin when for 10 cents we VIII sen
chem shiIoh's system vitauzert guaranteed
a. cnre them. Sold by Bodeker Brothers and
Il. 81. shields q CO.. corner Of flftn aud MAI
shail stfcets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Cattle Killed.

Seventeen head Of cattle standing near a
wire fence at COlinsyille, Texas, during
rain storm, were killed by an electric cur
rent few days ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
p,.pep.la and Liver Complaint.

Is n not worth the small price OF 20 cent
IN free Yourself Of every symptom OF these
a, assessing complaints? II you mink 80, call
NJ our store and get bottle OF shiioh's Vial
49, a Every bottle has a printed guarantee
n rse accordingly, and II II does you no
os A. will cost you nothing, SOLD by Boge-
Ter grotbers and ii. NJ. shields CO.. corner
of FINN and Marshall streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Voices aud Prices Inflexible.

Rumor says that PATHS voice has, 10
certain extent, lost its debility. But de-
spite innexibility Of voice and bleached
hair, IL il noticeable that her price is just
az lnfexible 10 ever.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Prisoners Gone Away.

The old State prison at Nashville, Tenn.
is almost deserted, the prisoners being as
signed to labor in various mines. IL is not
likely that the ancient structure Will ever
be used as a prison again.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
New l,allrnan

Engineers are in the field surveying the
line of the Nashville and Mississippi Delta
railroad from OkOlona TO Grenada. Miss.
Ths road will run through an exceedingly
rich agricultural section.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
The Fatal Zodiac.

II came to pass that Algernon Suiggle-
fritz walked down the avenue.
The weather was warm, for j. Frost,
Esq, had not yet resumed business.
On the arm Of Algernon Snigglefritz
leaned the angelic maiden, CleOpatl a
Nancy McMulligan.
As they journeyed the couple drew near
TO drug store, and the damse slackened
her pace that she might listen TO the merry
and tumultuOus fizz OF the soda fountain.
But the young man was loath to linger,
as he was short Of lucre ana his pockets
held but small quantity OF the coin Of the
realm.
"Let us walk a little faster, Cleopatra
he suggested.
80, AlgernOn," replied the damsel, 81
thought you were fond Of astronomy"
al am"
"But you are not"
GLOW so? What do you mean"
III you werej you would manifest n
stronger interest in the soda act"
AlgernOn fell TO the pavement limp and
aud apparently lifeless mass, and the patrol
wagon was called to bear him herce.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
SNOW I'm Knoxville.

There was snOw-storm at Knoxville on
the 30th, the first of the season. IL con-
tinued for three hours, but the snow melted
as fast as il fell.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

this rule strictly yourself, but do not show
IL to your mother-in.law. Get a friend 10
show it TO your motber-in-law.
Never omit bathing regularly. Every
man should battle at least once during the
winter, and do IT regularly.
When going from awarm atmosphere into
a colder one keep the mouth closed. Ifyou
contemplate a trip to the North Pole do not
mention it.-TeXas Siftings.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
How Tin Soldiers are Msde.

NJ. Leon Duplcssis, the Nice-COnsul OF
France at Nuremberg, has contributed 10
the Bulletin COnsulaire very interesting
description II the manufacture d the Toy
soldiers in lead for which the artisans OF
Nuremberg and Furth have long been IA
nous. The first thing is TO make sketches
Of the intended figures. Great pains are
bestowed on them. The best artists do not
hesitate when asked to supply models for
these toy soldiers, and in making their
sketches they have 10 bear in mind certain
fixed rules, while when they make cOlored
sketches they have 10 avoid deep tlnts and
select gaudy cOlOrs, which children so much
nrefar. They must also possess full know
ledge of the military costumes OF the period
10 which the soldier they represent be-
lOnged,
are used for the plain DgureS, Whlle brass
moulds are employed for those In relief, Ine
slate for the former is bought al sonneberg,
i'm Thurngia, and the TIN, when Is pur..
chased in England, is melted ana poured
into them through a small orlhce' Inc
metal soon hardens when II has been poured
i'm. and the workman then removes the
figures. cutting oil any excrescences wnlca
may have beeIi caused by the molten metal
running over into the interstices, Inc
soldiers then have 10 be painted, ana this Is
always done by women, who work at home,
each woman being given certain number
of figures at the beginning of the week: The
system generally adopted is to places dozen
deures or so upon "A piece OF wood Silt up
the centre SO as TO hold them In lxed po-
sition. When one side Of the figure IS dry
she turns IL round and paints the other.
Her wages are very poor. The maj pro.
cess. also entrusted to women, is that OF
hacking the soldiers, which are placed in
boxes Of 30, 60. 40, 2iO pieces weighing
one-eignth. one-quarter, one-half, or one
Mound, for the infantry, and OF u, H,49, or
5G pieces (of the same weights) for the cavs
alry.-Boston Transcript.
uo.rslsas neroutiOu.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

November 10Th is the tine to buy. lois
cheap at Bessemer. Va, the ne" 'aesa-
peake and Ohio town.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
The Blue Violet.

Coming frosts have driven in nearly all
the lingering wild flowers, few OF the
hardy asters being the only reminders Of
the regal glory Of the October copses. But
the blighting breath Of the approaching
winter IL fast quenching even these rem
nants Of bloom; there is one fresh blossom
that shall abide to welcome chill November,
even as the dandelion welcomed May, and
as the rose and the golden-rod welcomed
June and September. The waving pen
nants OF the witch-hazel, coiled for weeks
within their patient buds, are now swung
out from thousands Of gray twigs in the
copses, and the underwoOds are lit up with
the yellow halo from their myriads OF iringY
petals.
But. the witch-hazel is not the only sharp
shooter Of the autumn woods. Ii has tiny
rival down there among the dried leaves,
which. i'm proportion to its size. Is quite as
valiant-the blue spring violet-and with
which il doubtless exchanges an occasional
salute.
"But the season Of the violet was closed
six months ago." YOU remark. "What has
November TO do with violet seedsE'
Yes. the "bIue violet" that the wsrld
knows closed its season in May, but having
devoted month or so TO yanity.it has since
been settling down TO sober realities OF lie
and the cares Of MISUNDERSTANDING its
broOds through the woods. There are bios
SONS there among those seeds even now,
which the frost will probably kill-periect
blossoms. ..
TO be sure they have no petals, but all
these shooting pods, which are pinching out
their pear-shIped seeds distance OF ten
feet upon the ground, were preceded by
lust such blossoms-tiny, pointed affairs,
which never even peeD beyond their calyX.
How few of our wild-fower hunters know
their "bue violetr'- William Hamilton
Gibson in Harper's Young People.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

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For many years tanners have been wor-
ried over the possible exhaustion Oh tne
orincipal sources from which fannie acid is
procured, says the Savannah (Ga.) Times.
The hemlOck forests are rapidly disappear
ing. and the supply of oak bark is also
growing less and less every year. Chem
lists have been investigating about every
plant they could tank Of, from which there
was possibility Of extracting fannie acid,
but with comparatively little success.
Itremained for Mr.. &. I. Warrand, OF
Savannah, to make discovery, which IL Is
possible NAV, in the not remote future, rev.
olutiOnize the tanning industry. while
making Investigations for the purpose OF
ascertaining if the tiber Of palmetto might
be used as a substitute tor jute, 1t oc curred
To Mr.. Warrand to experiment with this
vegetable product for fannie acid, ana the
results arrived at Dy him were somewhat
startling, in view OF the fact that nobody
heretofore has ever supposed that palmetto
contained fannie acid in any considerable
quantities.
Sir Warrand claims to get 300 pounds OF
extract from ton OF palmetto leaves. lie
is not positive as TO the precise percentage
Of fannie acid in this extract, but approx
mately he estimates it at % per cent. II the
extract is made with boiling water.
s"Mf. W affanu hlONtu uS Il plttc vi mann
leather" SAYS the editor of Boots and Shoes,
of New York, (Which he tanned with this
extract in twenty-elgSt days. lie says that
in from seven to eiget weeks he can tan
the thickest sole leather. The product some
what resembles Oak-tanned leather. Mr..
Warrand says that the Cult States contain
no less than l0.OO00OO acres Of land absO-
lutely worthless for anything else except
to grow palmetto. In Georgia alone there
are 10 COO square miles covered with pal
metto. He says that from 100 pounds TO
one ton of palmetto leaves can be obtained
to the acre"
The refuse, when the leather is tanned
with hemlock alone is valueless. Mr.. War
rand SAYS that the refuse from palmetto is
worth probably cent pound for paper.
He exhibited some samples Of paper which
were considerably stronger than straw pa
per. ~.
Mr.. Warrand is man Of unusual intelli-
gence, who has evidently made careful
study of palmetto, and seems to know pre-
cisely what he is talking about. lie has
visited prominent tanners in New York city
and elsewhere, and explained to them what
t.,k .... Inra
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
WAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE
NEWS OF INTEREST THROUGH
OUT THE SECTION.
Floridians Protesting-Paimetto' Use
Judges Opinion-south's Growth-He-
roic Girl-MiIItarv sensation-shut Up
shop-Attempted Suicide.

fh0p-Attempted sutcioe'
IL is pretty generally understood that
Florida lives of her winter resources, out
the Orange City Times says this is most de-
cidedly a mistake. The winter resorters
really, considered as whole, do Florida
more harm than good. They profess 10 DE
friends of the state, but their actions show
them to be anything else. No other state
in the Union suffers so much at the hands
Of such protested friends; or, II that be put
ting Il too strong, no other state receives so
little help from its protested friends lhere
is class who call themselves Floridians
who only spend their winters in Florida and
20 North in the spring. These persons
spend but little money in Florida, ana
the little they do spend is spent unwll-
lingly. Ii they have grove, they gather
their crop, sell it, pay for what they must,
but carry the most away Win tnehi: niie
north they buy all they can, clotnihg,
house-flIrnshing. tools for the grove or
farm work. and even their table supplies
AZ far as they can. although these things
can. he obtained here as cheaply as there.
The writer knows of persons, who, II the
merchants OF Florida had TO depend on
them, they would starve to death in less
than a wear. And yet these same persons
will talk of the poverty Of Florida and com
plain about the want of enterprise and ''git
.lp, in Floridians, yet it is the poor native
or the steady, plOdding immigrant, who
STAYS here all the year round, who makes It
possible for these others to live here at all.
There is no excuse at all for leaving Florida
i'm the summer in search OF health or COM
fort Those VINO 90 usually 20 late IN the
spring and return early in the fall, thus
oettine the hottest weather there and both
ends OF our summer here. So in reality the
summer is just as long for them as If they
had remained at home. Those who remain
at home find more comfort and enjoy life
best. If change Of climate is necessary,
as much benefit can be obtained by So
journ at some Of our ocean beach resorts for
a month or TWO as by going North.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
Killed a Postum In the Hotel Brighton

Mr.. Stein, the gardener OF the Hotel Brigh-
ton. in whose care the hotel remains every
winter last Tuesday evening heard an un.
usual noise in the basement, and on ex-
animation found n strange animal roaming
around. lie fired his pistol at the Intruder,
and there was dead opossum weighing
about twenty pounds. How the animal
reached the Brighton is a mystery. Mr.
Stein thinks it swan from the Jersey shore,
where. in the piney woods these opossums
are TO be found,-Kings County Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

the other night. A young man turning 10
her. after placing penny against his iore-
head while his head was tilted back. SAID :
'Isn't IL funny can't work this onW He
winked, contracted his eyebrows, ana
scowled, but the penny was apparently I'm.
movable. "Hard as 1t sticks. l could oil
course pull II off with my hand. Bot you
would think could dislodge II easier than
that"
or course the girl wanted TO try i. at
takes some skill 10 put 1t on In the nrst
place. said be. There's knack to IL.
"Let me try 1t, won't YOU" or course she
assented. Everybody watched the proceed E
ing intently. ITO make il stay" he affirmed.
'you have to press 1t very hard. Tell me II
hurt you The girl put on ready-for-
any-agony look. He did press hard for at
least minute. Then be took away his
hand-and the penny, too, though she did
not see him. "Now," he said, "try and get
IL of, but don't use your hand"
She contracted her pretty eyebrows,
worked her delicate forehead prodigiously,
and winked her orbs very hard. IL was all
the others could do to keep straight faces.
"Isn't IL queer!" she exclaimed. "llayen't
| started it YETI And again the contor-
tons began. Another minute or so went
by. 1t was agony for the observers VINO
wanted TO laugh. 81 d0E't believe there is
any penny there at ALL" she added desper-
ately, and put her hand e. her forehead.
The shout Of laughter that followed might
have been heard for a block.-Waterbury
American.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09

Heartiess Deception.
A sreaI mean" trick was played on q girl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-31
Some of the First Fruits.

~ 81 coo, 900 tin-rtnie iactOry'iS I"
IL started at Baltimore. and one t.
cost 81 800 O0O at Pittsburgh, They
will give employment to many
II OuSand inHn.
\ worSted mill to work 500 hands.
for which the foundation was laid
two years ago, is to be finished AMI
put into operation as soon as posSi-
hle.
Tobacco raisers now find better
market for their goods than they
lave known for years.
The Dry GoOdS Bulletin says
Several large wooden mills feel SO
much encouraged at the outlook that
hey are making.Dreualati0n to gre.
s'Ime operations while some Of the
Smaller concerns are again running
ull time"
The foIInwing establishments are
making arrangements to start ui
gain, after several years OF idlenes1
Plush mills at Sanford, Me-, EN-
pInying 1000 men.
Kint goods at An-terdam, New
York, employing 500 hands.
Granite Wonien mills. AT Tilton, n.
H., with /. 900 operatives.
Cotton mills at Covington, KY,
employing 500 hands.
Yarn mills at g GlasgIOW. Ct, Afford
ing work to l, 200 employees.
Hosiery mil at Oreland, Pa, with
$50 operatives.
That is the way our new tariff is
hplping us.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-31
What Has Mr.. McComas Done?

As a member of the Committee on
eiucatiOn Mr.. McComas reported Il
bill for the permanent support Of az
ricultural and industrial schools in
every state. 1t provides, ultimately
annual appropriation of $50. 900 to
each state to aid the support of an
agricultural college for whites and
one separate agricultural or indus
trial school for the blacks. Under
Mr.. McComas's guidance in the
House the bill became Il law.
One of the great victories. of Mr..
McComaS's Congressional life is the
passage, after months OF earnest la
bor. of the bill providing for the pay
ment of all war claims favOrablv ad-
Indicated by the Curt of Claims. By
its passage nearly 100000 will
he paid to the loyal farmers of
Maryland. aud it ensures the pay
ment of 500, 900 more in the future.
The counties benefited principally
by this bill are Washington, FreJer
lex and Montgomery.
He secured Il favorable report on
bill to reimburse 20 HagersIOWn S20.'
600, to Frederick 5000 900 and to
MIddIetoWn 81 ,500-money eXt0rted
from them by the Rebel general
Early.
The results of his care for the inter.
ests and industries of Maryland are
found throughout the Mckinley
tariff hill. TO his vigiIence and eX-
perlence are due the duties on ce-
ment, lime, lumber and wool, all
made free in the Mills Mil; coal,
free in the original Morrison bill a;
and bounty upon maple sugar.
thanks to his amendment to the Nc
KinIey bill.
The history Of the retention of the
duty upon coal. Western Maryland's )
great product, is Of peculiar interest.
To McComas is due the fact that a
tariff of 10 cents per ton on bitumi.
nous coal and 30 cents on culm or
slack is provided by the Mckinley
bill. All the Democrats. and the
New England Congressman near the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-31
It stimulates Manufactures.


The new tariff law reduces the duty
on lhe cheap kinds of linen thread
from 35 to 6 cents per H., and in
rreases the rates ON the fine varieties
from 80 to As cents per lb. Concern
ing its probable effect on the prices
of thresd Mr.. VIM. Barbour presi-
dent of the Barbour Brothers Com
pany. who own great thread manu-.
factoring establishments at Belfast,
Ireland, and Paterson, New Jersey,
says:
"In our opinion the Mckinley bill
will increase the production of linen
thread in this country without in
creasing the cost 10 consumers-that
is to say, we will manufacture more
thread in Paterson and impOrt less
from Ireland, and the increased vol
umn of our business here will enable
us to pay the advance on raw mater.
!al without making corresponding
.adyance on the finished article"
LAS we have never attempted to
weave linen on either side of the
water we do not care to express a
positive opinion as to the effect the
Mckinley bill will have upon this
branch OF the linen business. We
believe, however, thar within short
time many an idle American loom
will he turned on linen goods"