The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-02

The assessed value Of property in the south
! increased more than three hundIeu ni'i'i'''
last year.
The train dispstchers on two Of tho NeT IN NJ
| gland railroa Is are wC men. both are s"4" " ~
| efficient in this most eAactlnk "olN'
John Davis, tho last suryiyor,ot the crew Of Of
| the United state, steiner James 'Hi ...,
/ ee-,,rrried he relief suuph,s to ireland during
tne famine forty-thros years 40 lives a. Do''
Irle, Ne.
Edward nohn says tha. General Lew Wa '.!s,as
has received more tnan slf1.5r ~. ~ ,i,, coies
Of fho famous novel have deem di.pos u ~ a..
Si.sI each, OF which the authors roySl's i ID
per cent
New York dispatch saws that the Rev Dr. L. Il
/ Heber Newton l- on he way 20 recovery ny
! rr,sis was pas e early Thursday mofhlns' .ll I
f,. fears of pneumonia are enter "a ~ e4 Dl ~
! physicians. Tie IS conscious ana aO'o ~ '~"0
! nOurslIucnt
A peculiar an. ma WAS killed near Olney.
! Oregon. the other day. IL IS not coon i,a -
] po.ecat neither Is 10 wildcat nor .D, ,,-
| bu; IL looks ike mixture or CON lii''-,,'.
| all of them. It's teeth aye long aub sAaIp "i'-
| ifs tail somewhat resembles hog ear
This seems 10 have been sort Of reco
! breaking year. Horses hive trotted 49, an
the same time during l-Jl tnau ever D'4.lo
trains have run faster anu luIt hri o.e.'a
I s'eamships have made lHlcHel I'LL ,.,.,,
! have Deen bigger and prices better IN manu-
( facturers have pr0spered as never before
To distinguish genuine butter from oieomar-
/ 0sriue the following test Is recommended.
| Draw knlfe through piece ot the cues toned
| Inter anil sef arate the parts thus divided III
/ II ever saw the inside Of a cLurn there VIII oe
| vaiery cxudstions IN the track OF the KNIFE.
Josef Holman. the phenomenal pianist, may
/ yet become p carpenter or shoemihtI- BE ia
! said that a. be grows cider hi- myers seem ~
! lose the magic suppieuess OF ms ch!lahoon ms
ear Is less susceptible 90 delicate inionatlous
/ AM his Once-absOrDlne taste Tor music appears
90 be deserving him.
A thorn.ess raspberry has been examined by
Professor brittOn Of New YORK city ~ Was
West Virginia Agricultural lxierimental a.a-
ton. 10 grows luNurautly in hanioit n county
w. Va. and bears fruit tut 900 lriers. lro-
fess0r Eriifon pronounced tlo berry new %
horticulture, aud named 10 huuus AllspausA'
after It's discONcrer.
James w. Gilbert an actor and manager,
very wellkuown ia the South. ulcd yesterday
N New Ork. For number Of years ne mani
aged the ~. Charles Theatre NeW Orleans. ana
sent many attractions over the southern CIR
cults. Ills widow Is Jennie Gilbert the actress,
while his sister. Katie Gilbert 4, q comic opera
singer. lie was aboui fort}-tWo years Old.
Congressman McMilun saws that he was a
physical wreck at nineteen, Though now he N
one OF the most robust members OF the House
In his youth le was martyr % DYSPEPSIA ana
had the additional ailment OF Weah lungs bF
means of dieting for @ few Years ana iaNlnE a
daily walk followed by cold iaih he cliie1
himself SO completely that nOWatays he com
pares his stomach 90 that of an ostrich.
Tee buyers and agents are now much less fire.
Quently sent OFT TO thlua and Jai an ul amer
can houses than was the custom untll recehilt-
The foreign merchants i'm China. in fact now
frequently send agents here not to sell tea but
tO become acquainted with the demands oI ~.
fereut parts OF the country. The sew England
states use formosan teas. the Middle states all
kinds OF oo.org teas, green teas and q rev
CongOs; the south, prnclpally green teas ana
the Northwest and tautd .lal' an teas WIlch
latter constitute over One-laif OF the entire con-
sumption. Teas are now either consigned hy
Chinese houses 10 factors I'm this country. or are
bought by our merchants on recosnled grades
IN China.
The Railway Age. of Chicago has compiled a
statement of railroad building during the year
now closing which shows that new tracks have
been LAID ln forty-three States amt territories
on 2W lines and branches 90 an aggregate OF
41f~ miles which increases Che railway system
Of the United states go 1900 miles. The work
has been confined ch eiy % the building or
short extensions and branches. TINS I'D heating
the establishment of new indus rles IN dis rlcfs
which are already thriving. Although fennsyl.
yania heads the list IN the number oi miles OF
way built. the average NJ extension has been
much greater IN the South than lu the North n
fact which emphasizes the ranli industrial ie-
yelopmcnt of tho former section OF tne country
Senator Plumb died a millionaire but he was
ouceJust as green az any other Fouth about nusl-
ness matters n fhc story an OIL friend 300 Kan
sas tell. of him ls true. lie future uaiOr had
saved up s'nI and had 10 ON deposit IN local.
bank. He wanted % use the money aud one Day
asked the Uresl tent of the bank for H. Tie tlll
Plumb 20 ign "a heck. lhe Young man looked
mo and said. "Ehe' Make 0at o check for tne
amount and sign Il, replied tAe banker so
sIr-ee. said The state .nan in embryo; no
Stree, + don put q ~ name on taper unless 4
keep the paper. gave Won nay money dl mont
taking your receip. ani want II nach Oh th1
same terms. AMI lt TOOK cohsitrtoie arguing
fD ler-uada him lf WN. INl CustOnlar'