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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
ENGLISH WTFE-BEATERS.
A Strong Argument for Stronger Measures
Against Such Brutes.

May we be permitted TO hope that the wife
heaters are all going to reform, and that their
present excuses are in the nature Of final
orgie. Scarcely day passes without some
record of their prowess. A recent case at the
North London Police Court exhibited pecu-
liar complications for brutality. The prisoner
had most sangely kicked his wife, and not
tor the first time. He was not more estimable
in the relation of father than in that of hus-
band The poor woman said that while he
was himself indulging in O hearty meal he had
refused to give his sick child 50 much as the
top of an egg.
This was quite in the vein Of Mr.. Punch's
navy. who objected to waste a draught Of
milk on his baby while the bull pup" might
possibly stand in need of it.. The ruffan of
yesterday was sent to prison for four months
and the magistrate granted the wife second
separation from him, first. one not having
proved enough TO keep them permanently
apart To what are we 10 attribute the re-
crudescence Of this particular kind of brutal
ity? Is it to the hard timesf-London News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
GEORGE W. KIDD.
I, Lawton Register. Esq, Financial Agent,
Equitable Life Assurance Society, Dre1el
Building PHILADELPHIA.

Building PHILADELPHIA.
Dear Sir.-I desire 10 express my appreciation
of the very satisfactory results OF my Iontlne
policy, No 651i4, maturing this year.
OF the several options given me, one IS 10 pay
me as surplus lOr profits Il per cent. OF every
dollar that have paid, and continue the policy
in force, at the old rate Of premium less annual
dividends.
Or second. 10 take a paid-up policy payable at
death without further premiums for an amount
in excess Of the original policy, and nearly three
times as much as have paid.
Or third to pay me III cash not only all have
paid. but ~ per cent besides, which regard as
"A good investment. considering that II the
policy had been terminated 10y death at any time
during the past twenty years the Society would
have paid my estate SjOO.
| have decided 10 select the last option, and
in further evidence OF my confidence, have
this day applied for new insurance through
you in the Equitable. 10 replace the Old amount.
IL may interest yOu to know that when took
this policy twenty years ago an agent Of another
life insurance company that did business on the
note system, predicted that ! would get "a very
small return. His company, though much Older
than the Equitable. has made very little pro-
gress. while the Equitable has not only surpass-
ed all competitors. but has proven that the cash
system Is the best. and the Iontlne plan, intro
duced by It, the most profitable form OF IN
surance extant. Yours truly.
WILLIAM II. Roe.
SIS Callowhill street, Philadelphia
January ~, 1891.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
sUMMARY-BUsINEss FAILURES N THE UNITED
STATES CLASSIFIED As TO CAUSES.

One Of the first points OF interest Is found
in the fact that the largest proportion OF the
total of 1868 business failures IN the United
States in 1890 gas due primarily 10 lack OF
capital. an endeavor to do too much business
for capital available. In this class the total
was 4052. about 40 per cent. of the whole
number while their aggregate liabilities
s45, ISIS. 1884. amounted To % per cent. of the
grand total { liabilities of all failing traders.
S175 092 900 At the other extreme Is the
number Of failures due primarily 10 per-
sonal extravaganza living beyond ones in
come-this causing the smallest number
Of failures, 232, only 2 Is per cent.
Of the whole number, while the la
bilities amounted to 900, about Il
per cent. of the total debts Of all who fail
ed with loss TO creditors. But the smallest
total of liabilities represented is of the 246
failing on account of undue or special compe-
tition, a., 1874 900, about is per cent. of the
aggregate Ranking next 10 failures due TO
lack of capital. as To liabilities, are those due
to disaster or financial stringency in 1890,
chiefly the latter. there being 1853 reported,
about 1924 per cent, with az, 900 hablll-
ties, one-quarter Of the whole amount Ii will
also be of interest 10 note that amoung those
failing primarily because of specializing in
outside ventures are nearly 6 per cent. of
the total number, with liabilities equal 10 IL
per cent. of the whole. And of the failures
due 10 protection of individual interests with
out regard to the rights of creditors-fraudu-
lent disposition of property-the proportion
is only 4 per cent. of the whole number
falling and the total of their liabilities is
likewise only per cent. Of the gross amount
due by the total number who failed. The
proportion Of failures due 20 incompetence 1t
will be noted, was nineteen second IN rank,
but the liabilities amounted TO only 1913 per
cent of the whole.
In the Dominion of Canada land Newfound-
landO a similar classification shows again that
lack of capital has operated most pOtently
among causes named of commercial failure
with Incompetence ranking good second, and
disaster. or commercial crisis (unfavorable cir
cumstances), third in order, almost rs in the
United States
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
oh, What "a Cough.

Will you heed the warnng-the signal. per-
haps. Of :ho sure approach Of thar more terrible
cam s,ord for he sake Of SAVING ~ cents
10 run the risk and do nothing for 1t. We know
from experience that Shiloh,s Cure will cure
your cough. IL never fails. This explains why
more than a million Of bottles were sold the past
year. Ii relieves Group and Mhooping Cough
at once Mothers. do not be without IT,. Sample
bottles free. Sold by Bodeker Brothers and
II. VI. Shields d Co., corner of Fifth and Mar
shnll sfrlnfs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

CHASGE Of life backache. hot flushes. sleep
lessness, dizziness nervousness are cured by DR..
Indian Specialist Elegant books and trial bot
ties free. Owens 4 Minor Drug Company, 1907
Main street, opposite pOstofiice. Richmond,
Va, OF address DR.. Miles Medical Company,
Elkhart, Ind.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

any man. woman or child who is affected with
Constipation, Dyspepsia. Headache or Torpid
Liver to prove that a few doses of Simmons
Liver Regulator will not relieve them. IL never
fails, and Is so pure so sure, so harmless that an
infant can take II and never have a second spell
Of collie. An adult can take 1t, keep the bowels
regular, and secure health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

SYMPTOMS: Moisture; intense itching and sting
ing; most at night; worse by scratching, IL al
bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore
Swayne's ointment stops the itching and bleed.
ing, heals liberation. and in most cases removes
cents. DIR. Swayne 4 Son. Philadelphia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

Charles A. Bryan, Manager.
Dear SRI am in receipt OF your memoran-
dun showing different options Of settlement Of
my policy No. GG.5is for $1,000 issued II 1871 on
the Tontine plan. and upon which have paid IN
premiums the sum Of $3.50.
notice that If / surrender the policy, / may
receive in exchange paid-up policy for $3.50.
or a cash value OF s7,2i3GO and that If con-
tinue II for $1,000 may withdraw the accuinu-
lated surplus ,si.i5i30) in cash, or buy sH1lO OF
additional insurance with II.
Taking into consideration the fact that have
enjoyed the protection of insurance for $1,000 tor
twenty years, and that the cash value which L
have decided 70 draw is return of all prem
iums paid with interest Of about per cent. per
annnm. regard these results as an admirable
illustration of the remarkable value of this
form of insurance.
Yours truly,
GEoRGE W. KIDD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

VIZ have speedy and positive cure for Ca
tarrh, Diphtheria, Canker Mouth and Headache
in Shilohs Catarrh Remedy A Nasal
Injector free with each bottle. Use il if You de-
sire health and sweet breath. Price. 20 cents.
Sold by BOdeker Brothers and H. VI. Shields II
Co, corner OF Fifth and Marshall streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

FRS. All fits stopped free by DR.. Hines Great
Nerve Restorer No fits after first days use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and e trial bottle
street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup has been used
for children teething. Ii soothes the child,
coIic sp ,de I'M ssSs az pam, cures Slnd
twenty-five cents bottle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

HICKOK's NO. 1, II. ID. r. FIG Avn
CAkOLINE SuN-CURED ARE PURE, CLFAS
AND CHOICE eUN.CURED TOBACCOS. THY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
Don't Fail to Take

In time for coughs, colds Group, consumption,
bronchitis, hoarseness and all throat and lung
troubles that old-fashioned remedy, Dr. David 5
Cough Syrup. OF pure pine tar, horehound and
wild cherry.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

Al and Below Cost, my entire Stock of Boots
and Shoes for fifteen days more before moving
to 2i5 East Broad street. J. NJ. THOMPSON
Corner Second and Broad streets
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

HICKCK'S No. I, II. ID. C., FIG. AND
CAROLINE sUN-CURED ARE PURE. CLEAN
AND CHOICE sUN-CURED TOBACCOs. TRY
THEM
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
Every Mother

should see that her little ones are protected. and
hand to give IN case Of Group, Coughs or Colds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

HICkOk's No. l. III. ID. G., FIG, AND
CAROLINE SUN-CURED ARE PURE, CLEAN
AND CHOICE sUN-CuRED roBACCOs. TRY
THEM
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

The Throat.-"Brown's Bronchial Troches,
act directly on the organs Of the voice They
have an extraordinary effect in all disorders Of
the throat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

WITHOUT doubt this medicine will cure you.
IL has cured thousands. Take Simmons Liver
Regulator
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

No pill " nauseating potion, but pleasant
tonic and Purgatiye is simmons Liver Regulator
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

The bile is removed. the head cleared and d.
gestion restored by Simmons Liver Regulator.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
See That You


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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

WOMAN. Her Disease and Their Treatment. -
valuable illustrated book OF seyenty-two
pages, sent free on receipt of 10 cents, 10 cover
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

SIMMONS Liver Regulator has Lever beer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

YARBROUGH's "MILD BURLEY" To-
BACCO DOES NOT MAKE YOU NER-
XnITs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10

HICKOK's No. 1, II. ID. C., FIG, AND
CAROLINE SUN-CUREDA ARE PURE, CLEAN
AND CHOICE sUN-CuRED TOBACCGs. TRY
THEM.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
RESULTS OF THREE LIFE POLICIES
with n Twenty-Year Tcntinc Period In the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, 12o
Broadway, New York.
Charles A. BRYAN. Manager

IS WATER STREET. NEW YORK.
January 20, 1891.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
GOOD LUCK rALEsMANs.

There are talesmans Of good luck which are
peieed and guarded - priceless treasures
NV ~ the wissst and moot sensible people.
- enAa ens egedulous bsing, Whose body
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
strpFnsTIrroN WIDESPREAD.
SAILOR sUPTRsTITIoNs.

Sailors are said to be as class the most sr-
perstitious Of all people. This may readily be
understood, as ignorance is the mother of su,
perstition, and seafaring not being a learned
calling, or one of undue pety, as far as the
crew 90. they are in constant observation of
some miraculous and phenomenal state of the
elements. The unfathomable deep of waters
is full of mysteries to the learned, and the ex-
psnseless space Of air awning TO the one Of
great understanding then the untutored and
hard worked, without knowledge of the sci
ences 10 make compatible strange happenings,
OF trust in God TO calm the fears, may surely
be accorded some grain of forgiveness for
their belief in water-devils and fanatic horror
and abject refusal to sail in a ship with dead
body on board.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
Funny Sayings of Little Florenve.

Little Florence, two years old-her
mamma was trying to explain to her
infant mind, in reply to her question:
'Who is God?"-listened very atten
lively to the explanation, and, with a
sigh of satisfaction, said: 81 love God,
don't you, mamma? He's good old
man."
And, after listening to the story of
Jesus, she said: "Wasn't He nice when
He was little baby? We're you His
mammal"
Another time, after being naughty,
she was told she would have to be pun.
ished. She ran to large chair, climbed
hastily into it, seated herself firmly,
grasped each arm of the chair, and, with
look of mingled defiance and mischief,
said: "Now you can't, mamma"
In the infant class one Sunday the
lesson was about disobedience and its
punishment. Little children have tc
mind or they are not NICE" said the
teacher. colder people have to obey
laws or be punished. Do any of you
know how older people are punished?'
She answered: ooh, yes, know! The
husbands scold the wives and the wye!
scold the husbands!'-N. Y. Tribune.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14

Not Only IL It Wrong In ITSELF But One
Runs the Great Risk of Committing the
Actual Sin.
We do not so often do wrong deliber-
ately as unintentionally. Too many
sin is committed coolly and purposely,
yet most of us, especially among Chris
tians, yield to temptation through fail
ure to appreciate our danger, rather
than because we mean to incur moral
risks known to be too great. We ex-
pect to be able to draw back in season
and without having fallen into sin.
But we suddenly awake to the fact that
we have gone too far and actually have
done the evil from which we believed
that we could refrain. Then nothing
remains but shame, penitence, and a
fresh effort to reform. We have been
tampering with some temptation, have
been ensnared, and the penalty remains
to be paid. Even if nobody else is in
volved in, or even aware of, our misdo-
ing ones consciousness of weakness and
disgust with ones self are not light
punishment.
Tampering with temptation is most
attractive. We have something of the
feeling that we can disprove the old
proverb by eating our cake and keeping
it also. We seem to be able to secure
much of the pleasure Of evil without
actually committing it. We act as if
we thought it possible thus to outwit
the great tempter Really, we do his
base work for him by outwitting our
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
Gods Blessings and What We Owe.

Have you children round about your
table? Have they eyesight, when SO
many have been born blind? Have they
hearing, when so many have been born
deaf? Can they talk and sing when SO
many have been born dumb? Have they
the use of leg and foot, when so many
have been born cripples? Who gave
you those glad, healthy, romping chill
dren? How much will you take for
them? If 1 should offer you the
Kohinoor diamond for one you
would laugh me to scorn! You
would not sell the eldest
one because it is the first; you would
not sell the youngest one because it is
the youngest and the pet, nor this one,
because it is the very image of it's
father; nor that one, because it looks
like it's mother; nor this one, because it
has always been sick, and you especi-
ally love it.; nor that one, because it is
SO healthful you could not think Of CIV
ing it up. l do not want you to give
them up. only want you, if gold and
diamonds, and all the earth can not buy
them, to think of the magnitude of the
question: How much owest thou unto
my Lord?'-Ta!mage, in N. Y. OBJ
server,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
FLASHES OF WISDOM.

A good many shepherds like to weigh
their sheep.
The more we love God the purer our
lives will be.
1t takes a thinker to make another
thinker think.
A smile unlocks the door, . frown
bars the gate.
Your enemy will not tell you where
to dig for gold.
Don't make friends with man Who
orders his wife around in public.
1t is only when we are trusting God
that we are capable of doing our beat.
The day that man marries good
wife he takes big step toward Heaven.
If you always pray aloud in secret,
you will not find it hard to pray in pub
lie.
When a praying man leaves . com.
munity, he leaves a vacancy that is hard
to fill.
When we remember that our words
may influence people for eternity we
ought to be very careful how we speak.
There are people who never give
away any milk until after 'they skim it,
and then they want credit for cream.
An old Scotch proverb says: THE
hog never looks up to see who shakes
down tie acorns." Do you ask a bless
ing at your table?
Learn verse of Scripture every day,
and you will have something to talk
about in prayer meeting, whether you
feel like it or not.
Blessed is the man who uses no to.
bacco, no liquors; spends his evenings
at home, contracts no debts, and prays
with his family. 1.-THE end of that
is peace. RAMS Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
True Religion Abides.

Real religion has an abiding charac-
ter. 1t is not to wither as the grass.
As one has well said: sit is not the
Divine purpose that the inner life OF
the man who is like tree planted by
the rivers of water shall only for a
snort summer be verdant and fruitful
and then pass away and be seen nc
more, but that as tell tree and an
oak, whose substance is in them while
they cast their leaves, it shall bear
fruit even in old age and then full Of
sap be transplanted to the garden OF
God above to flourish forever there
fixed and rooted by the margin of the
river of the water of life. '"-Christian
Innnirer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
WHAT l WOULD DO.

IL were girl, true hearted girl,
Just budding to fair womanhood,
ineres many thing that Wouid not do,
And numberless more that would.
lnever would frown, with my mouth drawn
down,
For the creases will come there and stay; ;
But sing like the lark, should the day be
dark
Keep glow In my heart, any wayi
II were girl, a bright, winsome girl,
Just leaving my childhood behind;
would be SO neat, from head to my feet,
That never a fault could one find.
30 helpful to mother, so gentle to brother.
I'd have things 50 cherry and sweet,
That the streets and their glare could never
compare
With the charms of a home so replete.
II were girl, a fond, loving girl,
With father ocrburdened with care,
would walk at bis side with sweet, tender
pride,
With ever kiss and prayer.
Not a secret T. Keep that could lead to de.
ceit,
Not a thought should blush to share;
Not friend my parents would disapprove-
Iwould trust such girl anywhere!
-Linnie II. Drake, in Golden Days.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14

feel very hungry. They nibbled the
they drank Il little milk, snee2ing and
splashing it about. They soon found
that no one was going to harm them,
and they washed their faces with their
paws, scratched their ears, and began
to feel at home in their new quarters.
The hunter h.i little nephew who
made him long visits, and he spent .
great deal of time trying to tame the
squirrels. At last they grew SO tame
that he could let them out OF the cage,
and they would chase each other around
the room. When they grew tired of
playing they would Climb upon little
Leslie's shoulder, and lite his cars very
carefully, and curl up in his arms and
60 to sleep. He taught them many
tricks. Trip and Tiny grew to like
their new home very well. Whether
they remembered dear Mother Squirrel
and little Tumble l can not say, but
they appeared to have forgotten all
about them.
The graceful pranks and amusing
ways of the squirrels became great
source of amusement to all the men,
bers of the family. Squirrels are active
little creatures and are constantly in
motion, except when asleep. In their
own homes in the woods they spend
their lives chiefly in the trees running
along the brapches and leaping from
tree to tree. Trip and Tiny, like all
squirrels, were extremely fond of nuts,
and the hardest ones gave no trouble to
their sharp little teeth. While he had
them for pets, Leslie learned great
deal about the habits and likes and dis
likes of these pretty little creatures.
Now, sad to tell, Trip, who was very
fond of playing on the wheel in his
cage, in some mysterious way became
tangled between the wires. and one
day when Leslie went to feed them he
found Trip hanging limp and lifeless
His uncle comforted him by telling him
that it was an accident, and they would
take way the wheel before Tiny met
a similar fate. Tiny, being left alone
became rather stupid, and ate SO much
that he grew very fat and lazy anG
finally died from overeating. At leas
that was what Uncle Will told Leslie
but l think he missed his little play
mate.-Alice E. Pinney, in American
Agriculturist.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
BEyoND is REST.

Beyond the toll, the burdens OF the day,
Beyond the tempests and storms OF life;
Far from the 'umnlt OF the weary way,
Beyond the longing and the ceaseless
strife;
Out of the darkness and the gloom of night;
Beyond the hills were shadows never fall,
And far beyond the range Of mortal sight,
Rest cometh after all.
After the fever and the restless pain,
After the waiting and the weary years,
after the conflict and the loss and gain.
After the sorrow anu the useless tears.
Far, far beyond the lofty heights Of Fame;
Beyond the hills where shadows new er
fall;
Beyond the fear of c ensure and OF blame,
Rest cometh after all.
Christian at Work.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-10-14
What She Saved Them For,

Little Edith had the habit Of eating
ont the soft part of her bread and tuck.
ing the crust under the edge of her
plate. Her mother had frequently re-
proved Edith for this reprehensible
practice, but it appeared to have no
lasting effect. The other evening
Edith was detected at her old trick.
Said her mother: Edith, how often
have l told you about leaving your
crusts? There.may come day when
you'll be glad to get them" "Yes,
mamma" replied Edith, with demure,
whimsical countenance, 'that's what
I'm saving 'em for."-Boston Tran.
script.