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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

RICHMOND, Va. December 70, 1891


Editor Times:
Dear Sir,-ln your issue Of Friday Dscem
Der nth. there appears an editorial entitled
bachelors Charities" IN which you refer tC
certain charitable provisions in the will OF the
late Samuel !. Iilden aud other wealthy men
as having been declared void. &c
agree with you in all you say in this edi.
torial except where YOU speak as follows: 1T
IL an announcement and justification Of hard
work and hard fare 70 have the eyer-present
hOpeo OF providing for the Welfare Of feilJw-rnOr.
tails IL may not be-and is not-the highest
order OF charity, but 1t far exceeds that sordid
love of gain which has no object beyond It's
own doors. whose charity begins and ends at
home
From what pTecedes and follows the above /
take 1t Tor granted that you mean Christian
homes and Christian influences ia fact. il IS
evident throughout the entire editorial that
that IS what you do mean. Now Mr. Editor
If providing Christian homes and Christian
Influences for our fellow-uortals-wb we
have 10 work hard and 20 on hard fare or
not-is not the the highest aud noblest type
OF charity viii you please tell ne what tie
highest and noblest type Of charity isy Also
10 what grade Of charity providing Chris
tian homes and Christian Influences belongs
If l bad the time and you the space 1 am
satisfied that or any one else cOuid prove 10
you easily and halt dozen times over that
providing Christian homes and Chris
tan influences for our fellow mortals is the
highest and noblest type OF charity under the
sun. Respectfully, &c. II.
I'VE did not intend to disparage the
charity which begins at home" because we
ale admonished by St. Pau that he that pro.
yideth not FOR his own household Las denied
the faith and is worse than an infdel.p but
the charity which ends at home.
What constitutes the highest and noblest
types of charity is described by the same
Apostle in 1st Corinthians. 18th chapter. in
which he says
And though bestow al my goods to feed
the poor, and though give my body TO be
burned and have not charity. it profiieth ma
nothing.
"Chariety suGereth long and is kind:
charity enyieth not. charity vaunteth not
itself is not pulled up.
Doth not behave itself unseemlv ssske,h
not her own. Is not easily provoked. thinketh
no evil.
"Reioiceth not in iniquity. but rejoice.h in
the truth"
"besreth oil things, belisveth all thing.
hopeth al things endureth all thincs.u
In view OF this. the greatest thing in the
world" mere donations though they have
cost the donor privations and f.deniai
cannot be called the highest order Of charity.
Ed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13
RICHMOND c0LLEGE NEws.
Literary and Athletic Noies-Probabls Add
ton 10 tho Faculty.

ton 10 tho Faculty.
The board Of trustees Of Richmond College
will meet Tuesday in the mission room Of the
Second Baptist church. when 1t is expected
that business of more than ordinary innor-
lance Will be transacted
Indeed. It IS limited that perhaps a valuable
addition will be made % tie faculty
The annual public debate of tie philologl-
cal Liteary Society. which usually takes place
the second rday ia January, has been post
pOnod for the coming year 70 the last week
IN February VI the first week N March yet
TO be announced,
10 is the purpose the College Boat Club 30
enter the annual state regatta this summer
and battle for the retention OF the cup
they SO CALAMITY won in the last contest
Last week q notice Wa tulletined 10 this
effect and the available material for a staunch
crew is being looked over. Clement ana
Read are the only members OF tho old crew
now a. the college.
The Philologians have prepared chal-
lenge for contest in debate with the Frauk-
lin Literary Society Of RandOlph-AIacon Col.
lege at an early date
Since the close OF the football season il il
said the young mems fancy lightly turn 10
thoughts If base ball. There Is plenty OF
excellent material IN the college for first
trst-class nine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

A warrant was issued and served last eve
ming upon Il. f. Turner. the colored real
estate agent. charging him with forgery This
IS the outcome OF the alteration between
Turner and man named Marks. which oc.
Cured last week. and is stigmatized by Turner
and his friends, who make q very reasonable
statement of the matter. as gross injustic. and
bordering on blackmgu. The matter will be
tally ventilated in the police court on lion.
day. Turner conducted some business for
the mother of Marks wife, and as the pro-
perty dsscends 10 her as an inheritance
Marks disputes the validity OF deed of trust
and note for $780, in which transaction Tur-
ner was her agent. and through whose efforts
she secured the loan,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

Judgment for 500 for the plaintiff was
given yester lay in the suit of Bowman. Bos-
vel T. Shuman against Joseph Johnson
in the suit of the Saving Bank az Rich
mond against 4. r. Gum Judgment was given
for S43.es.
In the case of StevensOns administrator
against the aity of Richmond the jury was
sworn and the evidence partly heard, and
son fell through "a bridge on Williamsburg
avenue over Gll.ies creek March rs. 1891
lie WAS drowned and his body WAS not re-
covered until several days afterwards. Care
lessness on the part of tie city IS alleged
and damages claimed to the amount OF slO.-
OJO
suit was instituted by D. J.. Kent u Co.
against Charles l.. Cayce
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

Mr.. John J. Gam will deliver a free lee
ture at Wilknsons Hall next wednesday
night on "Pbysiognomy. and illustrate his
lecture by interesting drawings prepared for
the purpose.
Mr.. Gam Is past president Of Sir Walter
Raleigh Lodge OF the Sons OF ST. George. and
WILL use the hall of that order for his lecture.
He has made study Of this subject. and all
who attend will no doubt DO highly enter
tained
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

IT Is predicted that the whale back. which
can be constructed in six months. will in time
be substituted for all the freight vessels which
ere now used in ocean carriage. just as it has
already been largely substituted for the same
style Of vessels on the lakes. with the pros
pect OF excluding in the end the remainder
that are still used for this purpose The ad.
vance IN naval construction has been as mark.
ca IN the instance OF ships for the transporta-
hon OF freight as that of vessels designed
purely for international warfare.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

CITY Of Hichmoni- Berry IL Moncure,
special commissioners 10 Mary S. Bright
1921 feet Oh ST. James, southwest corner
Baker. e SO.
Giles B. Jackson to Maria Johnson, 30 feet
on a street - feet wide, subject % deed Of
trust. $50.
q. c. Insey 10 Susan Washington. 30 feet
on east side Oak street near Moore 300.
Same TO Fannie Johnson, 1875 feet on east
side Oak street near Moore $1,000.
Hepro0 ty-Nllliam II. Beyeridge
special commissioner. 20 Frank IahaferrO. 30
feet OF the east side Of Carter street between
Beverly and Cary.
T. a. Catiin and Thomas d. Newell 10 r. II.
l.. Wills. lot 13 Robin Park. 500
Highland Park Company % Mrs ". Ct.
Long. lots Il and 10 Ia square 81. $500
West-End Land and Improvement Com
pany 20 Ellen, wife Of Henry Rupp. so feet
on the south side of Leigh street near Mozelle.
81 POO
FrancisJ. VIM TO Bella Johnson and others
80 feet on the solth side OF Beverly street be-
tween Randolph and Washington. s go
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13
Leo Lodge. Rnights OF Honor.

The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing wear Il. \. Northern, dic-
tator; Henry Pollard. vice-d!ctstor Il. j..
Warmer. assistant dictator G. W. Griffin
guide; G.. G. White, chaplain; j. Hunter
Pettis. reporter; w. L. Woodey. financial
reporter; James johnson, treasurer; j. II.
Tignor. guardian; ]. T. Savills. sentinel;
Frank Miller. I. l.. Courtney. J. II. Fossett.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

IN THE circular letter of the Virginia Histo.
n.cai society recently reprinted in TEE
LINES Dir. W. T. Trent, Of the University of
'ne south at Sewanee. Tenn. is spoken of as
. doctor of philosophy That gentleman
r'i'e' us that this Is q mistake and he has no
e'a''n whatever to that degree. He therefore
requests us to mako tho correction. II 4,
proper to add that a mistake was also mad.
~ the same connection in referring 10 Mr.
Fniiip A. Bruce. of TIE TINES msMA
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13
HUsrINGs COURT.

The special grand ury Of which Mr. W
Thicker Darlington IS foreman. yesterday
returned the following true bill of indict-
ment Robert i. Crensnaw and James
Thomas alias james Thompson. for felonies.
In the case Of Mason Bacon. charged with
felony the indictment was returned as not d
true bill.
w. W. Bass alias i. p Gary. alias Wilker-
SON. charged with forgery in four indictments,
was acquitted IN all cases Bass is thought 10
to be OF uns und mind and was acquitted on
his action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-13

Councilman A. c. Houston and wife yester-
day afternoon fled deed of sale in the
clerks Office. The property conveyed is the
residence at the northeast corner of Main and
Beach streets and the purchaser is AIr Thomas
=. Campbell president of the Common Coun-
Gil. as trustee for his five children. The con-
sideration is 1850.
Judge Barton, of Fredericksburg. in special
term yesterday entered a number OF DEGREES Of
minor importance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
The Deepest Well on Earth.

There is an enterprise III progress
near Wheeling, this State, under the
Joint patronage of the United States
government and some elterprlslng
citizens of Wheeling, which, If success
full, will prove of extraordinary in
terest TO the scientific world. The
public-spirited citizens of Wheeling,
having failed of financial success IN
the boring of deep well, have dedl-
Gated the well to the purposes OF
science and determined that 1T shall
become in that way a success.
Major J. w. Powell, Of the geolog-
zeal survey, wri es that if the well is
carried down until it reaches the car
niferous limestone it will add very
important measurement to geology,
and will aid in guiding future opera
tions in boring for economic purposes
i'm West Virginia, Ohio and Ken
lucky. 1t will also afford an OPP
portunity practically unique for the
determination of the laws of tempera-
ture change beneath the surface of
the earth. The ideal locality is one
where deep we'll penetrates undis-
turbed horizontal strata and does not
tap veins of water, and the comblna-
ton has never been realized before.
| AIN, therefore, very DESTROYS to Sc
cure for science the best records at
tainable from observations of this
well, and have detailed for the pur-
pose DIR. William Hallock, Il trained
and experienced physician, who will
begin his preparatory work immedi-
ately."
The well in question has already
been bored by the Wheeling gentle
men to depth of 4, 100 feet and was
started with the avowed intention OF
boring until either oil or natural gas
was found, IF they had to go through
to China
To reach a mile deep it will be
necessary to sink the hole 1,1S0 feet
deeper. 1t is proposed to keep a care
full measurement Of all the strata gone
through by the drill and save samples
Of each different formation. When
the drill gets down to greater depth
than one has ever gone before the
temperature of the earth at that
point will be taken by Il self register
ing thermometer. as minute observa-
tions will also be made of the magnet
ic conditions and other peculiar char
acteristics, things Of which peculiar
characteristics, things of which the
scientific world has now no expert
mental knowledge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
COMMUNICATED.
SCRABBLE SCHOOL.

Mr.. EDITOR Last Friday after
noon we attended the closing exer-
cises of the Scrabble School, which
were very interesting and enjoyable.
The school house was tastefully deco
rated with evergreens and flowers.
Promptly at 9 o'clock the scholars
marched in, preceded by their teach
err. They divided in the center of the
room, the girls taking the seats to the
right of the platform and the boys to
the left. The exercises were opened
with prayer by Rev. Geo. Everhart.
The following programme was then
rendered: Song by the School, The
Sleigh Ride; Essay, Love and Friend
ship, Ella NJ Turner; Defamation,
Boys Rights, Roland Myers; Recita-
ton, Questions, Mary Sigler; Song,
Pictures in the Clouds; Defamation,
My Little Friend, Mary Myers; Reel
tation, Girls, Bessie Horn; Essay, New
er too Old to Learn, Leota Miller ;
Song by three little ones-W. Bvers,
f. Fulk, Annie Sigler: Defamation,
The Best That / Can, Ida Geigas; Di-
alogue, One Summer, Lizzie Hollida
and Luly Miller; Recitation, God is
Love, Salle Pitsnogle; Essay, Restless
People, Marks Hollida; Quartette,
Beautiful River. Lee Miller, Villa Mil
Ter, Bessie Sigler and Marks Hollida:
Defamation, The Builders, Bessie
Sigler; Dialogue, Taking the Census,
Mary Kemp and Albert Rice; Recita-
ton, The Curfew Must Not Ring To
night, Irene Miller; Reading, The
Plum Cakes, Leota Miller; Duet, Whis
pering Hope, Nellie Cost and Irene
Miller; Dialogue, Band of Hope, Les
ter Hollida and George Kemp; Essay,
Kind Words, Irene Miller; Declama-
ton, The World for Sale, Ella NJ.
Turner; Valedictory, Nellie Cost; Dec
lamation, Goodbye, Willie Fulk; Clos
ing Song by the School, God BE With
You
The scholars acquitted themselves
with honor, causing the teacher to
look upon her flock in admiration and
appreciation of the way in which each
one performed the part assigned to
them. Rev. Mr.. Everhart gave sew
eral very enjoyable readings and
closed the exercises with all appro-
pirate and interesting address, fol-
lowed by the benediction.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
WOODS OF PRAISE.

A CORRESPONDENTS the Wheeling Reg
lister. of the LIST inst, describes the
great natural advantages ana re-
sources of Jefferson county, and notes
as towns of Importance, Shepherds
town and Charlestown. Speaking OF
the former, he says, ''Shepherdstown
is most beautifully situated on the
Potomac river, and here the ). V. r..
r crosses. 1t was here that Rumsey
;nvanted the first steamboat, and the
waters of this river floated this great
invention years before the hudson
stole the honor from her.
The letter is referred TO edltorlally
as "a bright little sketch of that gar
den spot of the State, Jefferson county.
Its wealth and prosperity are wildly
pictured and yet not overdra"h.
There is a chance for some good IN
vestments in old Jefferson.
That is true Bro Editor, and an evil
dence Of sound Judgment in recognlz-
ing a good thing when you see It, ana
of a liberal spirit in frankly admitting
it, when you know it.
Investors can't make mistake IN
this county. There is no more nope
FIJI section in our State, or in the Val
ley of Virginia to-day than Jefferson
county, and no spot" in the gar
den" more highly favored, or OF
more promising future than Shep-
herdstown and vicinity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
A Skeleton Held by a Cleft Tree.

Freeman p. Lane, who has just re-
turned from Chaska, says that farm
er living near that place, while trav-
ersing a copse Of heavy oak timber
some five miles from Chaska, discov-
cred human skeleton securely pin
toned to a huge oak. The suppose
ton. based upon the surrounding con-
ditions, is that the man must have
met with death before cold weather
set in last fall. The skeleton was in
an upright position, and the entire
right arm and shoulder was wedged
into a crack in the trunk of the tree.
The tree is badly shattered from top
TO bottom, and this theory is evolved:
During a heavy thunder shower last
fall the man sought shelter beneath
the Incorporating branches Of the
oak. and thunderbolt rent the tree
from tip to root, killing the man and
opening a crevice in the tree that i'm
mediately closed, pinioning the man,
1t is narrated that farm hand EN-
ployed some four miles from the death
trap has been missing since early in
November or late in October. 1t is
surmissed that he was the victim Of
natures unwonted freak.-AinnedpOIiS
Tribune.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
For a Woman He Did Not Know.

A peculiar suicide was committed
in Scotland, Georgia, on the East Ten
nessee. Virginia and Georgia road,
Thursday night. A young man
named Charles Patterson got on the
train at Macon and seemed in the best
Of spirits. He knew several of the
trainmen, and laughed and joked
with them until Helena was reached.
Here, while standing on the platform,
he caught sight of beautiful woman
standing on the veranda OF the Hotel
Cain. He saw her for only moment
when the train pulled out. From then
on to Scotland, six miles, he raved
about her and declared that as he
could not marry her and didn't even
know her, he would die for her. At
Scotland he went to the hotel and
went to a room AT s o'clock he cut
his throat from ear to ear with peck
et-knife. He died in few minutes.
His last words were: Il ain dying for
her y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
From Bad to Worse.

The ordinary treatment OF conta-
gious blood poisoning is to drive one
poison from the system by introduce
ing another. The result, in most
cases, has been that which usually
follows leap from the frying-pa in
to the fire. TO put it mildly, mercu-
rial and other mineral poisonings have
disadvantages which are hardly less
serious than contagious blood poison.
In either case the system is wrecked;
and yet there is no reason why hui
manity should continue to suffer. 1t
is the office of s. s. s. to cure conta-
gious blood poisoning. For that dis
ease the medicine is surely specific.
And it is also its office TO cure mercu-
rial and other mineral poisoning. In
short, s. s. S. is the great blood puri-
fer. 1t destroys the germs of the con
tagious disease, and expels from the
system all forms of mineral poisoning.
1t restores health and strength TO the
sufferer
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson's Tour.

The Helena (Montana) Independent
devotes several columns to the speech
recently delivered in that city by
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia. The audience was very en-
thusiastic, and the able tariff reform
advocate made one of his best
speeches. a dispatch from Portland
SAYS Mr.. Wilson has been given an
ovation in Washington State and in
Oregon. He spoke in Portland Sat
urday night under the auspices ofthe
Democratic committee. and will re-
turn TO Washington State and make
several speeches this week. On May
26 Mr.. Wilson will be the guest of the
Greystone Club, at Denver, Col,
where he will make an address. May
80 Mr.. Wilson will address the Demo
cratic clubs at Indianapolis. Ind.
Other appointments will be made for
him
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
COMMUNICATED.
MoLER's, w. Va,
May 2, 1891

May 2, 1891.
DEAR REGISTER Il read commu-
nication in your last weeks paper
from Lewisburg, with more than or
binary care. Politeness forbids me
from saving anything but the truth.
l have said nothing in former COM
munication but what seemed to me
the truth. If we take view OF the
world and the different occupations
which diversity it. we shall find that
some Of the people very seldom go to
the trouble (and to them il seems
trouble indeed to reflect upon their
situation in their present sphere Of
existence. They seem to suppose that
they are placed here merely to make
a splendid appearance.
100 low they build, who build beneath the
stars"
The sentiment contained in this quo
tation is sublime and is evidence OF
the high station Of man amidst the
perishable things Of earth. Those.
indeed. build too low, who build low
er than the stars, with view Of plac-
ing dependence upon the structure.
Every kind of building Of that nature
will perish with the body but the
building which is erected above the
stars, shall endure with the soul to all
eternity. Those who place all their
happiness in literary reputation, dear
REGISTER, forgetting that they are
endowed with immortal souls by which
they shall endorse happy or unhappy
lives beyond the grave, according as
they practiced virtue or gave them
selves up to vice. These, also, build
lower than the stars. When they
shall be called TO their final account,
what will it avail them that they
wrote or spoke with elegance? The
great questions, Mr.. Editor, at that
momentous crisis, will be: Whether
they conducted themselves in an edi-
fyinp manner as Christians; whether
they kept the commandments; wheth-
err they crucifed the flesh from their
sympathy for their suffering Redeem
err? These will be the absorbing ques-
tions, and not Trench on Words, "
&c. How low then shall that build
ing be which they erected to the ut
most exertion of their minds, with q
view to worldly renown! Not, how
ever. that | mean to say that such at
tainments as gain the applause of the
world should be despised or neglected
as unworthy Of regard. Far from it
1t is honorable and even virtuous TO
aim at the acquisitions of some Of
them, but not to engross the whole
ONE WHO MIsREPRESENTS ANOTHER.
When man is guilty of this vice he
is generally guilty of many more. He
would wilfully rob a man of his good
name. if he was sure thai he could do
it without being brought TO justice.
When one has been robbed of his
property it may be restored to him in
as good a state as when it was stolen.
But when he is robbed OF his good
name by the tongue of calumny, he
NAV never recover what he has lost.
For many of those who heard the evil
report may never hear the defense.
Mr.. Editor, will close, hoping |
have not in any way offended your
Lewisburg correspondent.
w. j. KNOTT, JR.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
A Philosophical Family.

Amelia has pimples. and sores in her head,
From humors internal her nose has grown
red;
She's boil on her neck that Is big as bell,
But in other respects she is doing quite well.
And pa has dyspepsia, malaria and govt,
His hands with salt-rheum ale all broken
out;
He is prone to rheumatics that make his legs
swell,
But in other respects he is doing quite well.
And ma has night-sweats and troublesome
cough,
That all OF our doctors can't seem 10 drive off;
She wakes every night and coughs quite a
spell.
But in other respects she Is doing quite well.
There is nothing like philosophy
to help one bear the ills of life, but
in the case of this family what lis the
most needed is good supply Of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t would cleanse Amelia's bad blood,
cure pas ailments, and check ma S
cough. The Golden Medical Dis
covery," by its action on the liver,
cleanses the system of impurities. 1t
cures humors, ulcers, boils, scrofula,
salt-rheun, erysipelas, and all kinds
of sores and swellings. The only
guaranteed blood-puritier.