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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
HYPNOTlZeD HIS BABY.
Papa stesrns Told Lucy to Stop CRYING
and Go to sheep-She Slept SO Hours.

Papa stearns Told Lucy to Stop Crylng
and Go to Sheep She Slept SO Hours.
The other evening Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stearns, of Philadelphia, proposed to go to
the theatre, intending to leave their only
child. Lucy. in the care OF the nurse, and
while Mrs. Stearns was dressing the Child
began 10 cry. MIR. Stearns took the baby TO
pacify her. He petted her and stroked her
face, sung 10 her, and urged her TO be quiet,
without success. His wife then called from
her room: George, can't you keep her
uuiety My nerves are going 10 pieces"
MIR. Stearns bethought him that severity
was often effective when petting failed. lie
made Lucy sit up straight on his knee,
shook his finger at her, and then, as he
stroked her forehead and eyes, said: $50 to
sleep, Lucy, at once ~
The child stopped crying instantly, gasped
a little. whimpered and sank back in his
arms fast asleep. At that moment the wo-
man returned and MIR. Stearns gave Lucy
20 her. Husband and wife went out, and
returning were delighted to learn that the
baby was slumbering quitely. The child
kept slumbering all that night and the
next day and on the following day, when Mr..
Stearns became wo. ried aud sent for
physician. DIR. Rogers, who was called,
was puzzled for while, and then Selling
Mr.. Stearns by the shoulder, turned him TO
the light.
"H'mr' said the doctor, slowly. "Do
YOU know, Stearns, that you have pair Of
black ewes that are uncommonly piercingY
Answer me this: What are the circumstan-
ces under which the baby fell asleep Tell
me every thing you did to quiet her." Mr..
Stesrns did so.
..As | imagined" was the physician's
comment. "You have bypnotlzed her.
Now take her on your lap as you had her
Monday"
Mr.. Stearns seated the slumbering child
on his knee.
"Now stroke her face in the opposite di-
rection that you did before" The father
obeyed.
"fell her sharply to wake up while clap
my hands"
The words had scarcely been spoken when
Lucy opened her eyes and began 10 cry as
Justify as she had cried Monday evening.
"Thank the Lord" exclaimed MIR. and
Mrs. Stearns together.
DIR. Rogers afterwards said that similar
case happened once in Paris and twice in
New York city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ss 1891.
ErERSAL VIGILANCE.

The situation at Washington looks
brighter for the Democrats and the country
butt cannot be said that the friends OF GOOD
government are out Of the woods vet. The
sentiment in the Senate is so evenly divided.
being dependent upon one single vote. that
there is no telling when the reyolutionists
may again fod themselves in command of
the situation, and as soon as they do. spring
coup on the Democrats similar to that
which 90 Monday resulted liz the Aldrich
resolution being laid aside.
The only reliance OF the Democrats, there
fore, is in vigilance. They win have to
watch their opponents with the eyes Of
lynxes, and be regular weasels in not being
caught asleep. IL the Force bin men ever
again find emselyes in position TO carry
their point, they viii he prompt to take hold
of 1t, and will push their advantage to the
utmost. They have the Vice-President on
their aide, and he can be relied OH to make
any ruling In their favor that they may de.
sire,
Only five weeks Of the session yet remain,
and the appropriation bills, apportion-
ment bills, pure food bill, and many other
measures of prime, public importance have
yet TO be disposed of. These of themselves
would take up the whole time of Congress
from now until the close of the session; but
therein lies the real danger. Ii is doubt.
!ul now If all the legitimate work OF Con-
gress could be transacted IL every moment
from now until the Fourth Of March was
utilized. 1t may be, therefore, that the
Senate, and especially the friends VI the
Force bill, will reason that 90 long as an
extra session of the Fifty-second Congress
is inevitable, there will be no use in at
tempting 10 eyade it. and that, therefore,
the whole term might as well be given up
70 the5passage of their pet measure.
The friends OF good government in the
Senate, therefore, must make up their minds
: the fact that, Notwithstanding their
present advantage, they will not be able to
recline on a bed of roses during the rest OF
the session. They will have TO work, work
hard, and with incessant vigilance. They
will have the consolation Of knowing, how
ever, that their reward will be commensu-
rate with their labor, and that they will 20
down TO history az the champions and de-
fondeIs of constitutional liberty against
the onslaughts OF re ;kless revolutlonists
and partisan nialeyoence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
\ The Negro Exodus.
lAtlanta Contribution. |

Certain partisan newspapers IN various
sections have found an excuse for reylNlng
what is termed the race problem IN the
present exodus Of negroes from the south.
As matter Of fact, the said exodus has
no bearing whatever on the question. The
movement is confined TO one or two lOcali-
ties where a number of negroes have been
duped by INSCRIPTIONS men who are after
money and nothing else, and, 10 their own
sorrow. this fact Is now apparent To the ne
grOes themselves.
Another fact that 10 worthy Of note in til.
connection is that the men who are en-
gineering this scheme are said 10 have their
headquarters at Washington, from which
CITY their agents are sent forth 10 dupe
credulous negroes; and IN every instance
tn. latter have been losers, and after follow
ing these agents bindlY for time have re-
turned 10 their homes to resume their yarl-
Gus occupations. their money gone and
many of them In destitute circ lmstances.
There is no objection among the white
people to this exodus of the negroes They
are at liberty TO come and 90 at will. IL IS
a pity to see them tall an easy prey 10 every
adventurer that comes along; but they have
not entered into this african movement
FROM any lack OF prosperity in their South
ern homes, or because they are denied any
rights or privileges to which they are justly
entitled.
Movements Of this kind become epidemic
among the negroes at least once a year.
They amount 10 nothing, but fail TO point a
moral. A stranger comes among them; de-
'liyers a lecture; takes up a collection; sells
them worthless tickets TO imaginary places
robs them and departs. That is all there Is
in il,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
IIish. Of ali in teavnng PoveU S. Govt Report aug ~ '''
Roe! R Bsxa:r
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Dangerous wires.
lNeM York Herald.

A word about the telegraph poles which
fell the other day. ii,
What was to hinder their fallingg And II
they had fallen in the day time. when the
streets were crowded, what was to prevent
their killing scores or even hundreds oil our
citizens? ,,., T.,
Those poles were not properly Dedded III
the ornund. They were literally held up Ol
tho yvires. Poles from fifty 10 ninety ieel
hich sunk IN holes four feet deep hlled III
with loose earth' Is there any wonder tha'
they fells The contractor who put them UP
committed an outrage on the community d!
endangering valuable lives, ana the cenl'
PAW which employed the contractor Know
Ing that his work was sham, deserves u
be buried under pile Of curses.
Then. too. the poles were as rotten as
punk. There was hardly tough hbre IN
Them. Wind and rain. winter ana lIos'
had decayed them. and IN many cases "hen
they broke there wasn't enough life IN then
! 10 make spinters. L., !,
Where Is Mayor Grant in these days. IL
was boosted lust before election that ne hau
putthe wires under ground. Has he! l IS
| have YOU Mayor Grant? II not, wny no,
Is your ambition satisfied with Clty nan
Do YOU propose 70 retire at the end oil your
term, Have YOU become careless OF th'
public welfare!
If Won wish the good will and respect o
this city YOU will move heaven ana ear w. y
get those wires out Of the way. Anu lou
Honor, the people viii be win YOU
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
Silver and Protectionists.
baltimore SUM-

Mr.. A. Il. Farquhar, the well-knOwn
PENNSYLVANIA manufacturer, is writing for
the York (Pa.) Gazette a series of articles
on the tree coinage craze, 10 show that the
present silver movement, like the protec-
ZIONIST movement, is engineered by million
aire mine-owners, who use in its support
fallacis worse than those used to uphold
protection. The sun recently suggested
that campaign of education in finance,
with special reference 10 free coinage. 10 a
great need OF the hour, and it is glad 10 see
writer of Mr.. Farquhar's ability taking up
the topic. He says:
"Why that wealthy and powerful class
and those dependent upon il, all banded to-
gether by self interest, should urge this
measure is as clear as day, but why the
great Democratic party, which has just won
a glorious victory because of its stand in
defense Of the masses against the classes
Why the same leaders who are so molly bat
Ting for the people against other vested in
terests and mighty monopolies, should play
into the hands Of this worst and most insid-
ious of monopolies Is harder question 20
answer"
The parallel between tree coinage and
protection, Mr.. Far1nhar shows, is com
plete. The idea that a cheaper dollar would
benefit the wage-earner Or farmer, lie shows,
Is preposterous. Ii is hard to see why any,
body should wish for dollar with less
power than the present dollar
has. With high tariff prices for goods,
made higher by deprecated currency and
75-cent dollar to buy with, the poor man
will he In bad way.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
Home Rule IN Peril.
CONFECTIONERY

Senator Stewart did not 90 too far In his
speech on the clOture resolution, when he
said that "If he understood the Elections
bill correctly, its principle, if carried into
effect, would be more prejudiclal TO human
liberty than secession itself, because seces-
sion would still have retained local govern
ments, but with Federal officers 10 superin-
tend local elections in every state in the
Union. there would be 10 more home rule
for America, and, that removed. all was
lost"
These sentiments, however strange they
may sound coming from Republican SEN
atOr, are fully in accord with the views
upon which our institutions were founded.
AS we recede from the period when the
foundations Of our Government were laid,
there is a constantly growing danger that
the people NAV lose sight Of the peculiari-
ties Of our form of government. Inc pre-
cedents made by other countries cannot al
ways be properly quoted as a guide for our
own. Our fathers never proposed to esiab-
lish a government in imitation Of any other
then existing in the world. Whoever fails
TO appreciate this pivotal fact Is quite IN
CAPABLE of understanding eur pOlity. 1t
was the object OF the fathers Of the COnstl-
tuition to establish a government sui gene
ris-a form OF civil polity for which no
model had ever existed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
Philadelphia Times.

Patriotic citizens of all parties will honor
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, fol-
overthrowing the Force revolutionists OF
his party in the Senate, and recalling Con.
gress 10 the consideration Of legitimate
legislation.
The great business interests of Pennsyl-
yania will unite in bonoring Senator Came
ron for his courageous fidelity 10 plain,
patriotic duty. Political expectants and
iime-seryers will criticize his act, but every
daily journal Ia this Republican city, with
a single exception that is muzzled by Presi-
dental patronage, will heartily commend
bis honest vote in accord with his convic-
tiuas. and nine-tenths OF the Republican
business men Of this Gibralter OF Republi-
canlsm, will inseparably link his name
with faithful and heroic statesmanship.
Senator Cameron has turned the tremb-
ling balance in favor of-sectional peace, OF
business tranquility and OF national pros
perity, and he has saved his party from an
Inhalation. II 10 likely 10 he defeated and
driven from power because OF the rule OF
force In the party councils,
but had its threatened policy OF force been
Republicanism would have died
unhonored and unsung."
H0uor 10 Senator Cameron. He has
spoken for the patriotism Of his mighty
and the memefy Of his
yreat victory dor the right will be green In
patriotic heaftswhen the cowardly leaders
4 force and theftshail have been charitsbly
orgotfen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
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vnorALY FRAIHS 40 NORFOLK.
TAO Dairy TRAINS TO LYECHBI re
~CHEuULEIN EFfkCr JAN. u, 1881.
LEAVE AithMoN 7 ID. sYHD-9l"Shi STA
300 A. 70 Daily. va Petersburg. Richmond
.ri Norf0ig through express. AT
rigo Norfolk il:47 4 N. stops only
81, Petersburg, Maverly ana sur
Dlk.
9:l5 A, ". Uaily. ria Petersburg. Arrive at
i. fersburg 1000 \. ". No. 3
leaves Petersburg ll.0S A. N. foI
Fo~lyille. Lynchburg and al
points south and West. Through
car Richmond 10 Roanoke and
12loP. N. .a.lg. ,ia Petersburg. Arrives Il
Petersburg I2:15 +. NJ, daily,
lcN's petersburg at 100 /. ~,
.afY. arriving at Norfolk al 8 80
P.M
11:lOP N U.i's. ratpotersburg. arriving ri,
Petersburg at 1902 A. NJ, cor
retinz with irain 40. l. leaf l"s
"etrrsoulga' ll:4O A. for FARM
.Iur. LNnchhurg and an points
south and VEST. Pullman palace
slecucr between Richmond and
IyuchbHrg. B, rhs ready for oc
paucy at or. ".
tl.26 A NJ Daily. it0 8urkevlle, for Farm
VILE, Lyuch0urg and me West and
south.
PULLMAN ,LFEPINC-CAK AcCOMMODA-
TlONs.
So. I-Sieepiug-ca Richmond 70 lynch
burg: also Petersburg L. Bristol without
change Leaving Petersburg daily al 1910 A.
H. Pullman sleeper Lynchburg To Mem
phls without change.
10. 3-ihrough coach Richmond to
Roanoke aud ladforl Pullman sleeper
Roa pke q Memphis. without change.
tickets. baggage-cnecRs. and an inlorma-
fl0u IAN De obtained 20 lucninord ana feleIAs
our. ,aiirold depot, q. ". CARRIERS, l0ce
MAN street. and GAL toe tompany's Office, 90
east Slain street.
K. ". COURTNEY.
Passenger agent.
W. b. BENllL,
General Passenger Agent
General Office. Roanoke, Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
RAILROADS.
DICHMOND. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
u, AND POTOMAC RAlLROAD.-',canler,p.
,is Commencing JANUARY 10TH, losi-
ls..tor,, sfandard time

-
DICUMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
n AND POTOMAC kAil.h,hu,,, ,aot-
1le commencing JANUAht oih' A'
Eastern standard time;
s.o7 = m. leaves Byrd-street station uaiR
0''' stops only at Ashland, B9tn"sn'
Milford. Fredericksburg. bIuVn.
aud WideWatef. Sieepe' -.,.'os az
ton and New York. Arrive, ~
Washington at 1901 p. M; balu'
more, 1:I7 y. M; Pnllaueipn'"'
Bi7 D. m: New York, 6:so p m
tj.61a m leaves Byru-streei statpL 49,
80 except Sunday. Buffet Iarlor -
Richmond 10 Washington At
rives nj Washington at i:10 p. M
Baltimore. 5:24 p: M; Ihii an.a,
phia, : 40 p. m; Ne" TOT A
In, p, 'e,~es Byr,i-street station daily
'i' - eteeninv car Richmond 70 Ne
York. stops only at A S,,sh,,,s
Rotbwell Milford. FrederlcksOu'k =,
Bro0ke and Whitewater. stops AT
other stations on sundays At
riVes M Washington at ll:lO p
IN Baltimore. 1915 a. m; fni lso
delpha. 3:45 q. m. New iorS'o ''o
a.sos m arrives at Byrd-street station dai
-lecper from New YORK. StOps
only nj whitewater. Brook, + req
erickshurg, Milford, Bothwell anu
Ashland stops at other stations
200 , err,7es M svrd-strcet station daily
200 - ''' stops M Fredericksburg, MILFORD
boutwell, and Ashland. SirepSl
from Washington ana NJ" i"'N
does not stop at tlba. lila
c.4s H. NJ arrives al Byrd-street STATION ua, ,
"''' - excepf sunday Buffet Parlor "a
Washington to Richmond.
FRI DERICKsBURG ACCOMMODATES
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS
400 p. m. leaves Byrd-suee' station; ar T.
'''O riyes al Fredericksburg AZ o;4o
a.to N arrives a. Bvri street station
leaves Fredericksburg AT o'Op T. III
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
GAS A. m. leaves Elba. Arrives ut Ashland
s.24p N. leaves Eiba; arrives al Ashland 4"
7.O3 p. N. - ,.,to,,s q.
s.45 a. m. arrives Elbs. Leaves Ashiah' "
6:05 a. m. ,-,t,,,.I q,
e.IS d. NJ arrives at Elba; leaves Ashian' q"
! Tho New York and Florida Specia Nestl
/ bule Train leaves Byrd street station ht o,o'
| n m ON tuesdays. thursday and SaluruaHs
! Communicating January 22d, and arrives
! Eyrd-street ST ,tiOn AT 7;lO p. IN. on MONDAY
! " eduesdays and Fridays. Extra lHrs
charged on this train.
A. TAYLOR, Traffic Mahhger'
p f. D. MYERS. General superintendent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
THE JEW IN THE so,jTH.


The eulogium pronounced upon the late
bahb Harris by his friend DIR. Kerr, OF the
Presbyterian Church, beautifully illustrates
the relationship which hss ever existed in
the Southern S.sies between the Christian
aud tie Jew. IL is notable fact that first
OF all governments in ChristenJori, the Col
onial government ~ Georgia removed all
civil disabilities from the Jews, and well
should 1t have been so. for to that colony
came an accession of refugees Of highest
degree, who brought culture and pa
triotism which have marked their de-
scendents to the present day.
The feeling which has produced such &C
ton as that of Hilton n Corbn against the
Jews in the North is unknown in the South
Here they have shared our social joys and
sorrows; have shed their most precious
blood as privates and as officers
upon our battleiields in defence
Of our common firesides; have reached by
reclamation the highest places at the bar
and in the Senate, and no where could the
so-called race prejudice against Jews be &c
unjustifable and more contemplate than
in the South, where Jews have in every
walk o, life presented the noblest qualities
of man.
The ministrations Of the Catholic priests
Of Baltimore, at the bedside Of the dying
Rabbi Bethlehem; the visitation OF Bishop
Randolph TO the lamented Miss Ezekie
just before her death, and now, the avowet
attachment and intimacy between DR.. Kerr
and the distinguished Rabbi who has JUS
walked beyond the Stars
gives proof of a reciprocity between meri
and just appreciation alike creditable tC
jew and Christian, OF which our Southern
people may be justly proud.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28


little rcpsct FOR the difference between
MeWn and tuum as TO land them
an jail are usually in the habit
OF partaking Of such sumptuous fare. In any
locality where temptation TO crime such as
that 10 presented, It u safe 70 say the jails
will be always hlIed, and In any Southern
locality the status Of prison conducted on
such plan can be more readily imagined
than described. II would be looked upon
more ss miniature paradise than penal
Institution.
This Chicago sheriff may mean well, but
plainly be doesn't know, unless, perhsps,
he is Republican, and IL running Jail for
the especial benefit OF few favored friends
and constituents,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
The Worlds Fair and the >Outh.
New Orleans STATES

Our dispatches last evening stated that
the legislatures of live Southern states had
refused to appropriate any money Tor The
Worlds Fair 50 long as the Force bill Is
pending in Congress, the inference be-
ing plain that it will not benefit those states
TO be represented at the Fair. OF course
there are men who have axes to grind, who
will, in stimuli ,ted horror, lift up their
hands and deprecate such action as entire
ly nOnsensical, but for once these timid and
not altogether patriotic souls will be com
PEELED to satisfy themselves with growing.
The unanimity with which the southern
States, whose legislatures are now in scs-
sion, have declared that they Will not APP
prOpriate one cent for the Norld's Fair If
the Force bill is passed. shows that the peo-
pie have considered the matter and are
prepared to act. The other Southern states,
however, have no legislatures in session
and cannot officially declare themselves:
but, nevertheless, the people Of those states
will ignore the Fair entirely.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
PRISON REFORM INDEED.

The movement towards efiecting reform IN
the conduct OF our priSons 10 one of the
most iaudable OF which 1t is possible 10 con.
ceive. and, under intelligent direction, is
destined 10 work out incalculab benefit
to depraved and criminal humanity. But
II the example set by sheriff Gilbert, OF
Chicago, 10 followed, il will be much more
likely to offer a premium for crime than
Otherwise.
II seems that this sheriff has, as theory
Of his own, that the true way TO bring about
prison reform Is TO make the Jail as much
like home as possible, and 10 render the
prison 50 attractive that its inmates would
never like TO leave H. He also evidently
tbinks that the first matter to be considered
in acoordance with this idea is 10 prepare
for the unfortunates In his charge an elabo
rate daily bill OF fare, which would not be
discreditsble TO . first-class hotel. For In
stancs the following is given as his menu
Tor one dsy:
ssBreakfast-- Ham and eggs, steak. boiled
white fish, veal outlets, plain or Dreaded;
baked. fried or lyonnaise potatoes; mack
crsl and picked Goldfish on order.
"Dianer--Soup, varied according 10 days
(Fridays furnishing oyster soup and clam
and 6sh chowder), beef vegetable, muliiga-
eawny, mock turtle, PURGE OF pea, bean, rice,
&C.: Yoast beef. roast pork, roast mutton,
roasf veal, corned beef and cabbage, jowl
and spisach; vegetables -potatoes. turnips,
vreen Isas, lima beans, &C.; lettuce with
Dgg; dessert--pies and puddiDgs Of various
Ilsda.
8upper--C Coffee. tea with sugar and cream.
DeId cents OF various kinds, cakes or fruit"
fhere b prison reform aud prison reform.
ia THE e one kisd which win not reform
Inyfhine. except, possibly, ingenuity IN
- eozDrnzsoion Of crime. Not many Of tho
~ ereaturee whose ccusciences are suf-
eIon1Iy b|up(sd y csuss them 70 have such
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28

II the Legislatures OF Indiana and New
York take the same view Of the situation AZ
10 taken in the Southern States, and resolve
to refuse TO make appropria ions for the
Chicago Fair if the Force bill passes, it will
remove the matter from all appearances Of
secticnalism. There is no reason why they
should not do so, and in fact why they
should not be joined in it by the entire
North. If the south refuses TO par
ticipate in the Exposition it will
be so seriously crippled that 1t
will not reflect anv great credit upon the
country, and Northern money spent on 1t
will be 10 a great extent wasted. ln'the in
terest Of the Columbian Exposition alone,
the Northern States should, through their
Legislatures, demand that all attempts at
revolutionary legislation in Congress shall
cease at once, so that the country may
have rest from the tumult and uncer-
tainty with which it has so long been in-
nictpd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-28
THOMAS BRANCH & Co.,
Bankers and Brokers.


We offer for sale s25OOOO CITY or ICu-
MONB FOUR PER GENE BONDS at 100 aHi
accrued iu crest
Newili sell thsm for cash or viii tax" ln
payment any bonds or stocks selling nn
fnis o. Northern stock Exchanges. Tor when
We Will allow FUN market value, without amy
charge for commission These bonds arc
issued bv the city DOB exchange for eNlstln-
debt. The corporate property OF ibis cry, lh
Guiding the gas work, and W lter works, $
worth more than the total indebtedness oi
the CITY. This fact ais well as the con>eiFh-
tive management of the city finances and
prompt PAYMENT Of ID its ObIsltion-. ace
counts for the hith credit Ihr city ht- rn-
loved. Investors VIII do well tO opult at
once. THOMAS bit-AN'i az '''
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