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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

81 suppose it's all profit in the drug
business?' "All profit? Do you sup-
pose we get fixtures and showcases for
nothing2r- Philadelphia Times.
"A Witness to the Fact The Minis
ter-"Never fight, Tommy; It ~
wicked Tommy That's what I
told your kid yesterday when he licked
me. Epoch.
MIR. Tawker Is a brilliant contro-
versialist He Is On intolerant bigot.
'.You think sop ..0f course do. He
never agrees with me in anything. -
Cape Cod Item.
The end of the world Is sct for
March, 1893 At least 1t might just as
well be, for after that date every tele-
phone inventor can spring new infiic-
ton on the long suffering public st
Joseph News.
1t Comes Easy Now.-Hc to Chicar
go bride Didn't you feel trihe
nervous during the marriage ceremo-
ny?v She--.No, indeed. confess l
used to, but I've got over that now. ~
Yankee Blade.
--s.Why won't you take Flickeles as
partner?" my dear fellow, Flickeles
was engaged to my wife before mar
ried her. And would yon have me take
for q partner man who Is clevercr
than I?- Fliegende Batter"
Sanso" nowadays arc not
the tender creatures they are popularity
supposed to be. They can stand q great
deal Mrs. Sanso-"Yes, and pre-
sumo that is why you men let us stand
so much In the elevated cars. IN. X.
Herald
FIRST Boston Maiden Oh, naIama
and have been awfully busy to-day.
Second Boston Maiden Do sayi And
what has made you SO bnsy?s r. Is MI
eve have been getting out and clean
ing our spring spectacles. ~ jewelers.
Circular.
Gadsby- -"Those three dnde sons of
Van Nostrand cost him about s.. 600 d
year" Miss Caustique Then he hiss
been putting good deal Of money Into
real estate. = s'How's that2 He il
spending 5000 year on i vacant lot
brooklyn Life.
-causticus says that II Eve had been
as recklessly cxtravagant as some
women Of the present day there
wossldn't have been any Of the appIo
left for Adam to have eaten after shc
had taken what she considered her
share. N" Brooklyn Eagle.
iii only you were il New York, q
said Miss Flyppe to Cholly you would
be a central figure In the Four Hun
drcd. II was three days three bliss
full days before ii dawned ON ChoIlys
mind that the central figure IN 400 4 4
cipher. Indianapolis journal
Young Husband Here's Tie old
chestnut about 4 rose being Just as
sweet b. any other nanne ~ = ~; n
wouIdn't- Y fi Vile WI y. xIko1
differences q " the n4uc m1ics1
oalf IIs*hius >ycll, hcfe4 1o.<
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a MISSIONARY EPISODE.


= rxo~w TIA G<rI wax IN rI1los yYa4 Inter
ruptSd ~ thu 1uesn.s Sacred srer.
| Shortly after the arrival Of ths first
missionaries ut the Hawaiian ISLANDS Q
small party Of them landed from :
schooner at Hilo on their way to visit
the volcano of Kilauea- At that time
no missionary had been stationed ut
Hilo, and consequently but few Of the
people Of the place had ever had the
opportunity Of hearing preaching.
As the party were detained Ia the vii
lage over Sunday morning they appoints
ed morning and afternoon services. II
20 happened that the only building
large enough for the proposed meetings
was q canoe house situated on the
beach. Thither the congregation as
! sembled at the appointed time In the
forenoon. filing the house to its utmost
capacity. There were old, SCARED and
white-hcaded warriors who had fought
In the wars OF Kamehameha, sitting in
Etl1eirkapa kiheis.th through whose quiet
dignity Of manner there slfone certain:
expression Of expectation; there were
dried up old crones, to whom the
emancipation from, the kapu had come
almost too late, ard there were younger
people and children and babies, more or
less dressed, according to the conven-
fence or within or wealth Of each indi.
viduaL The posts which supported the
roof Of the house were appropriated by
some of the more agile boys to elevate
themselves above the crowd, where,
clinging on like monkeys they awaited
nroceedinrs with cotlntenanchs EXPIRE ss-
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a HARD CUSTOMER.

But He Was Too Kind Hearted to Let Any
One Suffer.
A man sat at desk, busily writing.
A. young fellow entered and handed
him a paper.
whats this, young man?"
''That bill from Wesley & Co."
''Oh, yes. Won't you sit DOWN.
Haven't time. / want the money ON
this BILL"
aBut | have no money.
THAT'S what you always say"
= "Yes, and / am always truthful"
Cant You pay some on it?"
IF haven't any money, how am l
going to pay any on it?"
Il tell you it'sgetting pretty tiresome
coming up here.
Cant you tell me when you will
pay?"
Il can't promise that, but I'll promise
to tell you when do pay"
"Well, the firm has about decided to
do something"
''Glad to know it, and will help them
all can"
you shouldn't expect me to keep on
running after you"
81 don't expect it Of you. In fact !
wish you wouldn't"
Il have worn out my shoes nearly,
and all on your account"
Nearly worn out your shoes. Well,
I declare, that's too bad. Let me see,
what number do you wear?"
about seven"
"All right, said the man, reaching
under the desk and drawing out pair
of shoes, there is a pair that / think
will just fit you. Take them and wear
them in remembrance of me. and when
| have caused you to wear out another
pair will let you have the ones l now
have on. It has been my rule never to
let the innocent suffer on my account.
Good by. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
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USELESS REPORTS.
Old Buncombo In His Great Act Of Fl
tightening Manufacturers.

tightening Manufacturers.
When the Mckinley administrative
bill went into effect, on the first OF
August last, European manufacturers
entered vigorous protests against some
of its provisions, especially those relat-
ing to elements of cost. When the
other and worse Mckinley bill went
into effect, on the 9Th of October, there
were still more energetic protests from
the same quarter. Mr.. Blaine thought
that the foreign manufacturers, like
American consumers, s'didn't under
stand the bill, !" and he set about the
work Of enlightening them. His first
step was to instruct our ministers to
all the leading countries to inquire into
and report upon the real effects of the
new legislation. Evidently his object
was to instruct benighted foreigners,
for American consumers have no need
of reports from our foreign ministers to
inform them in regard to the effect OF
the Mckinley tariff upon prices. The
reports, it is stated, are now coming in,
and in course of time they will be
printed. But we may venture to ex-
pECSS q oOuO1 WLCbuCI lOEtlSu Llduus
factnrers will then understand the bill
any better, for they must necessarily
learn something about it from expert
ence, and upon them must our foreign
representatives depend for whatever in
formation they get to embody in their
reports. The consuls have been more
usefu1ly employed under Mr.. Blaine's
direction in preparing reports on the
duties charged upon American mer-
chandise imported into the countries
where they reside, and on export duties
charged upon merchandise shipped
from those countries These. reports
may be of some use to Americans in
the foreign trade, since they are likely
to deal with facts and to be something
better than meresapologies for McKin-
leyism. Chicago Herald.
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A FRAUDULENT PRETENsE.
GIaring misrepresentation of the Repudi-
ated Roarer for Protection.

GiHrlnE qulsrepreSentatiOuSO OF the hepu0l-
ated Roarer for Protection.
1t is asserted by Maj. Mckinley that
1--WE have practically got free raw ma
terial for private citizen can buy his
raw material abroad, pay a tax on it at
the custom house, manufacture it in
his factory, and the government will
refund 90 per cent. on the manufactured
article, keeping per cent. as its per-
centage for handling goods" Citizens
acquainted with the provisions of the
law quoted will understand in what
manner the truth has been concealed
by partial statement. The drawback
is only to be paid to those manufactur-
ers who seek foreign market with
their goods. If the products are to be
sold to buyers in the home market,
then no 80 per cent. is repaid by the
government. Mr.. Mckinley well knew
he was stating falsehood, but he was
relying on that Ignorance of which he
has complained since the public repudi-
alton of him and his revenue monstros-
ity.
But there are other facts connected
with this provision made for the ben
eft of pets of republican legislation.
Not only must the goods manufactured
from these imported raw materials be
made for export, but they must be
ma de solely from imported raw materi-
ais. 1t is policy telling the Ameri-
can manufacturer that if he would gain
advan tage of this law he must not pur-
chase the products of protected Amer
;.or xx,;rae. that he must refuse tn
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SAMPLES or COURAGE.
Not Only Those Who Fses sfx-shoofers
Possess II.
What Is true courage? People don't

Not Only Those Who Free Skx-5hoofaHa
Possess II.
What Is true courage? People don't
half know
Two men facing each other with six
shooters. calmly and steadily awaiting
the signal to fire. Is that courage?
Some think II is; but do not Iwonld
not do IT.
An orator standing alone before q
surging multitude, fearlessly uttering
words which may goad them to fury
such words as pants" for instance
This Is courage; but how many think it?
But fighting men and orators in the
matter of courage are not the peers Of
gentle woman.
Harry Earnlittlc was engaged to mar
~ . sweet girl who loved him for him
self alone. She had one peculiarly
among others, and that was horrible
superstition regarding the number thir-
2teen. She would never sit dewn.toa
table where covers were laid for thir-
teen. She would never. sit down to q
multiplication table that had thirteen
times" in it She was just as supersti-
tioust as that She was twenty five
years old, and for years had refused to
be twenty-six; because twenty-six is
twice thirteen
One day Harry, who well knew Of
this popularity in his betrothed, came
to her with dismay and hope struggling
in his conntenance.
"Oh Gertrude! Gertie! o my Trudyr'
he exclaimed. Is your horror of the
number thirteen as strong as ever2
Speak, darling! Is it? Is ar''
"What has happened, Harry? Tell
me!' she cried, her face blanching
slightly, as something within warned
her not to answer the question.
my uncle has just died." said Harry,
'sand-and left me thirteen million dol.
lars, and"-here. hope struggled with
dismay again-''and / didn't know but
perhaps you would want to break of
the engagement.
She smiled like June morning.
h Harry she said; my own Hara y.
When your happiness is at stake can
not falter;" and as she took him in her
arms hope ceased to struggle with dis
may forever more.
That is where self-abnegating cour-
age showed up strongly in lady.
But the quality even exists in children.
'Williew said | to my little boy. I'll
You tear that book shall whip you. ),
The little fellow gazed at me with a
quiet smile, opened the book and tore
out pages Ave to ten, inclusive. And
Willie is but three years old
Courage! The yellow dog possesses
it. The sunthinker might say that the
appearancesof the yellow-dog does not
denote courage; but it does. 1t takes
genuine courage for the yellow dog to
make his appearance.
Courage among the lowliest of the
icwly! Even the worm will turn, will
he not, some time? do not know that
he ever has yet
Courage! It.exists even in inanimate
objects. The gentle flowers will shoot
if told to go to pot; and there is plenty
of grit in common brown sugar.-Mor-
eis Waite, in Puck.
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HER ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Nobody Could Guess 1t, and 1t Proved Q
Strange Revelation.
The women of New York society are
in many cases accomplished in very odd
ways, and party of men the other
night passed an interesting quarter Of
an hour in recalling some of the un-
common talents of their feminine ac-
quaintances. One handsome young
woman was an adept in blowing the
coaching horn; another was a very sue.
cessful carver of onyx; one Of the most
sedate young ladies in town danced
clog to. perfection; dutifnl and beaut
full wife made all her husbands trout
flies, and her husband was renowned
as a successful fisherman; rather slim
and wiry girl, famous for her Waiting.
was a scientific boxer, and could give
her clever brother breezy four-round
battle; lady who rode in the park each
day occasionally showed to her friends
in the country how She could stand on
the back of q cantering horse; fair
mermaid Of Newport could smoke a
cigarette under water; these. and half
hundred other wondrous performances
were told of women by the men that
knew them, amid great applause.
Finally, young fellow who had been
listening lazily to the conversation spoke
up in drawing tones, and the attention
of the company became riveted upon
him.
81 knew far more extraordinary
girl than any you have mentioned once.
upon q time" said he. .'She was the
sister of classmate of mine at college.
Rich, / think. Very swell. Blonde
girl, tall and straight and jolly, for I
used to go rowing with her when Wis
tied 'em up the river. Pull powerful
oar, too, and was clever other ways
One of her talents, though, was GER
tainly remarkable. / never found 1t
out until I'd known her for three
weeks. Never paraded it. Seemed to
takeri as a matter of course. When I
did hear of it at last | spoke to her
father about it, and he agreed with me
that 1t was a very rare accomplishment
in a girl. Not that it was especially
needed in women, but there were emer-
gencics when it might come into play.
| was rather struck with the charm Of
the thing. In fact it rather clinched
the good opinion had already formed
Of the girl, and ! asked her to marry
me. The wedding will be in two
months"
There was . pause. The speaker ap-
parently went into reverie that he had
no intention Of disturbing. Finally .
howl went up.
well, what is the wonderful accom-
plishment Of this girl, Eilly?''
Billy reused himself and looked
about at the faces Of his friends.
',On. didn't ! tell up" said he.
"Why. she can cook. X. Srn.
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We hope none OF the numerous
plots against the car will succeed
while Tom Reed is in Europe. If the
ear should be killed Tom would apply.
for the position, and then would out
car all the other czars of history
Boston Globe. 49,
MIR. Mckinley boosted at Roches-
ter that ''the Ffty-frst congress did
more public business than any congress
since the days of the war" If you call
looting the treasury public business"
you are right No other congress ever
voted away one thousand million dol
lars.-N. Y. World.
President Harrison and ex-Speak-
err Reed both fall back on history. y
When history shall approve the Fifty
has been destroyed and forgotten, and
the historian has nothing at hand but
the ancient remarks, of the president
and the speaker who was bounced ON
the fourth Of March.-Louisville Cour-
ier-J Journal.
What does it all mean? The man
ufacturers wanted an increased tariff,
we are told, so that they might main
tain the high scale of American wages
and protect the American workingmen
from the low wages paid his pauper
competitor beyond the sea. The man
ufacturers got their increased duty
They got all they asked for and in some
eases more than they asked for. And
having gotten it they have begun to
reduce wages This is especially no
ticeable in the iron and steel business
which had no excuse for high duty
except the alleged need for maintaining
wages. What does it mean?-Detroit
Free Press.
The expenditure of the billion
congress is such bewildering total
that it is hard to grasp il. 1t has to be
divided up and thought of in separate
sums. 1t amounted to 50, 0O0, 900 per
day while congress was in session.
Counted in silver dollars there was a
metal weight of 5000 tons. This would
make an outlay Of six tons per day, or
about S525 apiece for each senator and
representative. For the two sessions
of 500 days the expenditure was at the
rate of $23 second. This is tolera-
bly, rapid gait. 1t is not probable that
the billion congress will ever find its
equal for rapacious profiigacy. Phila-
delphia Record.
President Harrison, like other
protectionists, is of the opinion that
'.there should be no more agitation
upon this subject 1.-THE tariff until the
Nc Kinley bill has been fairly tried"
That states the protectionist's position
| with some exactness. Do not agitAte
or discuss the tariff. Simply let it
alone, and if congress passes a bill that
makes living in this country little
harder than God and nature have made
it, do not say anything nor investigate
the workings of the bill Wait afew
years, and you will never know the diff
ference, for by that time there will be
some new issue to engage your after.
| ton. Lake Herald.
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BATTLE WITH LIONS.
A Terrible Experience with Half
Famished Wild Beasts.
John salter, While ON q Tramp Up the
Mountain Side In the Dead Of WIN
ter, Meets Eleven Full
Grown Lions.

NE Of the fercestI
battles between
man and beast
occurring in the
R o ky noun
tains { in many
years was re-
Gently + gu ght
between John
Salter, of Lead
vile, and a fe-
male mountain
lion. Salter's
life is still de-
snaired of as IL
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Maid Oh, madam. your husband
has fallen ID q tit on the parivr door. =
Madam Dear me! Did he break any
q the bria-a.vr;lc2 Burlinyt or Repnl}:i
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Ornamental, Also Useful.

Mrs Suddcnrich What, awful nice
spoons. them arei
Dealer Yes, madam; they are our
very latest designs
Mrs. S.--Are they to eat fruit with?
Dealer-They are souvenir spoons,
madam.
Mrs. S.--Gimme dozen. Our new
French cook makes elegant souvenir ~
N. Y. Weekly.
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BOTH SIDES or THE STORY.

Nauae gave me great creamy rosc from her
breast,
the rose which her fingers caressineiy
pressed,
And ID TO her cheeks came beautiful blush.
And read in the silence which followed Oh
hushl
Go, go shameless rosei you her secret have
told.
Go. lie on the pavement and die in tho cold.
Your petals 50 white should turn crimson with
guilt,
be split.
Take with you the knowledge care not to
90. bury II deep meath the fast. failire NOV
Your love is not wanted, Maude, fair tho You
be, 3
For Hove another and she loyeth me-
Igaye Ralph flower from my cofsage-sbou-
Ii fell from the bunch and was quite In the
way;
Twas quite the simplest Of acts and I did not
suppose
'Twould embolden him 50 he'd want more than
the rose.
But the look that he gavc mel And then, twas
so STILL
felt myself blushing, as one sometimes will
When there's nothing to blush for. Oh, Ralph,
my old friend,
Our dearest illusions must come to an end.
1flovc is the gift you would lay 1t my feet,
In place Of the friendship i've e'er found 20
sweet,
I'll whisper the secret I've never confessed,
And tell you OF Charlie-the one love best.
-T,,,v
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INFINITE LlTTLENEss.

Minute Grains of Dust Mounted In Fancy
Figures BY Human Hands.
There is naturalist whose hobby
consists in collecting the fine dust with
which the wings of moths and butter
flies are covered, and forming it into
the most artistic and picturesque de-
signs.
He mounts each single grain Of dust
separately, so as to make bouquets Of
flowers, fern leaves and butterflies
lowering around This he does in a
space occupied by the eighth of an
inch.
In another design he has a vase OF
passion flowers made of upward of five
hundred grains OF dust; and again he
has represented a pot of fnchsias, with
butterflies and birds, in three-sixteenths
Of square inch.
This marvellous mounting in minia-
ture will be more readily understood
when it is mentioned that there are
SO many single grains OF dust on but
terfiy IS wing that no man has 'lcceeded
in counting them.
This same naturalist mounted a
couple of hundred Of the tiniest. eggs OF
the smallest insects so as to make a
perfect geometrical design, yet the
whole did not cover the space of q
quarter of an inch in diametcr. while
mother ardent naturalist selec and
arranged $500 young oysters asats.in !
circle q little less than three-eighths Of
an inch in diameter. - Illustrated
American.
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4 Good InvesItment.

Baggs-I have at last concluded my
negotiations with the Sinkafi Mining
Corporation.
TO invest some money ! hope u VIII
terminate favorably to you
Bagrs-It will. l told them would
have nothing to do with their concern.
-Munsey's Weekly.
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Lord c. whose person Is
rather forbii, Now, love. will
give ye this soclxet containing rae port
RAFT. Yc mustn't let any othah cad see
ii, yc knawr Miss Porcine- { Really,
my lord, " ia don't know what pleasure
II gives me TO promise you that. -
Jewellers Weekly.
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He-Will you marry mc2
She4-How many ciphers are there ~
Her-it i all eiphers Manssy's
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OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

The republican party in Okla
homa is described as "a total wreck !"
1t is then in a condition completely in
accord with the party outside of Okla
homa-St. Louis Republic.
Whether the report that George
F. Edmunds is about to resign his seat
in the senate be true or not, there is no
doubt that his political career in recent
years has been disappointment to
himself. = st. Louis Globe Democrat
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Advertisement inserted - y ~ incn
for frst Insertion, md 5oo. Tor saoh' su6-
scqncnt insertion. for any lses Aims thanI
three month&
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We hope none of the numerous
plots against the car will succeed
while Tom Reed is in Europe. If the
ear should be killed Tom would apply,
for the position, and then would out
car all the other czars of history
Rostou Globe,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-02
VIII Marry in Pennsylvania.

Mr.. Z. Il. Gum, a popular young man of
this city and member Of the firm of Edgar
G.. Gnnn N Bro, lumber dealers, will be mar
ried tomorrow evening to Miss Elizabeth A.
Miller. Of Williamsport, Pa.
Mr.. Gum left Richmond yesterday after
noon for Williamsport, accompanied BY his
best man, Mr.. John 5. Pickett, OF Norfolk,
and several of his intimate Richmond friends.
among whom were Messrs. Robert p. Bur
well, Gray Watson, Fred. Gum, Grayson
Burnss and DR.. George Cooper, who will per-
form the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gum will reside in Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-02
Ron,d OF Pnhlic Interests.

The Board Of Public Interests met yester-
day afternoon in its regular monthly session.
Messrs. Campbell. Diacont. Elicit and Noting
We're present, but there being no business be-
fore that body an adjournment was taken
until July list.
At that time the board will have to consider
the selection of police and fre commission
er, whose appointment they will have 10 re-
commend TO Joint session OF the City Council.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-02
Died Yesterday.

Mrs Mary Collins died yesterday morning
at O'Clock at the residence of her son-in-law.
Mr.. Ross Campbell. 6Oi east Broad street in
the eighty-frst year of her age. The funeral
will take place this evening at o'clock from
the residence.
Agnes Louise. the infant daughter Of Mr. r.
NJ. T. Williams died Yesterday at the resi-
dence of her father, No. 226 south Laurel
The baby was just eleven months old.