The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-30


| East long enoughfo for crops to be gathered hu-
| manity will be profoundly thankful.
Summer flies ind the weather grows cold.
|. The katydidll soon begin 10 saw its fiddle.
| From it's deep and shady cloister will come
| forth the silent oyster. Frost ere long VIII
| put it's veto on tho Calumet mosquito. Heed
| the lesson oil this teaches: Now's tile time to
| can your peaches.
-Cablegrams represent tho Gar "a enjoying
his visit TO Denmark. The air is filed with
| rumors Of Nihillstic plots. The imperial
guards are doubled aud the Gar spends most
Of tho time in the cellar. He is not INDUCING
in any hilarious. oyere1uberant enjoyment Of
his vist-iust enjoying himself in q sedate,
chastened sort Of way.
Evidently the sultan of Morocco il a man
that nobody will get ahead Of bv putting an
elephant on his hands. Queen Victoria tried
1t and his majesty OF Morocco has coniounded
Her Majesty Of Englandtby training the beast
10 walk over obnoxious subjects and squash
them. SO far from finding the gift EN- en-
bsrrassment the sultan is said to enjoy II i'm
mensey.
A man living near Lewiston, Me-, mas y
large field Of tobacco. which promises TO yield
a fine crop. The neighbOrs Of the brave
planter laughed at him when he prepared his
ground to raise tho fayorite American weed.
They told him tobacco would not grow IN
Maine. But he persevered and is about to
reap his reward. Tho planter declares that
the tobacco IS of a finer quality than that pro-
duced in the South.
An Englishman who recently passed
through Now York on his way home from Aus
tralia, whittier he went TO give advice upon
the subject If the rabbit pest, describes that
particular curse az something beyond the i'm
agination Of those who have not seen IL.
When rabbits descend upon plantation IN
swarns. As they frequently do, thoy leave
whole acres bare Of vegetation. The return
ing traveller is now manufacturing 200 miles
of wire netting per day for use az fencing
against the inoursions Of Australian rabbits.
Sullivan county. Pa, is Oh top Of the
mountains. Tho people who live in that
county have pure dir and pure water. They
are of sound mind and body and have always
sided strongly with Democracy. The tact
that the Sullivan county Democrats have de-
clared for Cleveland for the presidency goes
10 show the direction Of the wind where 1t Is
not blown from q machine bellows. The mass
of the Democratic voters in the United States
believe in Mr.. Cleveland and wish 10 have
him renomnated.
Captain Andrews of the dory Mermaid,
who undertook to cross the Atlantic alone IN
a small boat is represented az having, when
in d desperate case prayed for the sake OF
his family. that he might be given another
=
10 stop this business" He was, III fact,
saved by q passing vessel in an almost ex-
hausted condition. lie should now remem-
Der the promise made il his prayer Such
foOlhardy ventures may make Captain An
drews a nero in the eyes Of some people, but
they make the iudicious grleve.'
From extended inquiries eofemployels
of negro labor throughout the South the
Chattanooga Tradesman reaches the cOnclu-
sion that the emancipated negro is doing
fairly well: that he gets full pay for what Inc
does anu that the quality OF his work Is liu-
proved by improved knowledge attained Ia
twenty-five years Of freedom. The Trades
man considers the notion exploded that
manufacturing may be carried on more
cheaply in the South because Of the low wages
OF the blacks another proof, II proof be
wanted that cheap labor is dear labor"
The health oficer Of Newark. n. j., has
become 50 alarmed by the spread OF typhoid
fever in that city that he has determined 10
withhold from me newspapers ali information
reaching his department. No doubt be SIN
cerely believes this q wise policy, but by
what mental process he has reached that con-
clusion il is hard to imagine Tho providence
OF the disease Is a matter Of common report
which the experience Of numerous individuals
has mourninlv verified. Ihe plain TRUTH
calmly let forth. would not cause panic. ont
ID you'd cause thousands 20 ta6e precautions
which without it they may neglect
President Harrison hasn't exactly voted for
the gO'denrOd As the National flower but hc
made this pOetical observation about Ill IA ono
Of his carl platform speeches. The leautlfUl
goldenrodi 10 IS pleasant 20 think that IN
this plant so widely distributed, slightly de
versihed in its characteristics, but spreading
over nearly our whole country. we have
type OF the diversity and yet tho oneness OF
our people: and am glad 20 think that rs
golden hue typifes the gladness and ioy and
prosperity that Is over all our fields this
happy year. and trust In all youy homes.
The Jewish rabbi of Jerusalem Ina
warned those Jews who are being expelled
from Russia against taking refuge in Paies-
tine where Their condition would be deplora-
bic. II appears also that they are not wei
come in any part OF Turkey and that Ger
many, Austria and Great Britain are unwll-
ing 10 give them shelter. The agents OF the
Baron lie llrsh have been searching IN South
America for q republic that would be glad 90
receive them. but have not vet made a salts
factory report The great mass of Russian
Hebrews therefore look To- the United States
as the only country in which they can settle
without opposition.
A country Judge IN Hungary gave q decis..
ion few days ago of which Solomon himself
might be proud. Members Of the Nazareno
sect in the town of GyOma requested HIS
Honor 10 De Nl4NNtQ u tlHiAAJ '1D 20 -A'AA
number who was q Messiah anu had been
called by heaven 70 save men, The Judge
for moment was dumbtOundod. FRIENDS;
no replied. after recovering his senses. do
not wish 10 interfere with your religious prac-
tees. Ii Your Messiah wishes 20 BE- cruciDed
let him prepare himsoffor death. Remember.
however. that if he does not rise again III thr'e
days ] shall cause every one Oh you 70 90
hanged The Nazarcnes, II - hevHie9s 10
add allowed their chief 70 1--we.
American naval officers are men Of many
clothes. and the Official etiquette Of dress
aboard ship il appalling IL q landsman. Every
oficer must have four ~ five styles Of hats
on1 cnus n least as many different kinds OF
coats and even 2rescrbes styles Of neckties
in co,, si1eraDle variety The captain Orlina-
ril, prescribed the uniform Of the day. but
whom flagship Is within signalling distance
~ another man of-war the admiral Is the au-
thority on clothes az on other things. To APP
near on deck with the wrong neckto is 10 IN
wife fl reprimaud SubaltoR2s, who are AgOod
deal given 70 grumbliug, insist that most
commanders pres rribe the uniform Ot the day
without considering the thermometer. with
the result that everybody swelters III thick
blue broadcloth on hot days and shlyers IL
white duck when the weather IS cool.
Scarcely day passes without its news
paper story OF some young woman who met
n man so interesting that she thought She
couldn't live without him. 50 she married
him in haste and afterward learned that lie
was On ex-cOnyict or q brute or already had
A wife OF two from whom he had separated
without the fonnality Of a legal divorce. In