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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

gings. For this the French Society Of
Inventors have lately made Miss West
over an honorary member of their ASSOC
citation and have awarded her gold
medal and first class diploma. 1t Is to
be added, however, that they did this
under the impression that &C. III. West
over" was a man.
Edwin Checkley, the athlete and teach
er of physical culture, says: "Women
complain always that men are so bad.
Well, women have always had the train
ing of men in the most impressionable
years of their lives. Why have they
not made them better?" l, for one, cam
not answer.
Alice Ives says the women who assure
people that they are not IN the least
strong minded have no need at all to do
that. Nobody would ever accuse them
Of it.
There are $1,000 women telcgraphers
In the United States.
Oh, yes! there is Labouchere-"Lab-
ACCOMPANYING because he was left
out of tho new British cabinet. Ii
served him right for opposing women
as he does He to call himself radi-
cal and be against woman's rights!
The president of the Womens Ma
tional Republican association is Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster, and its headquarters arc
at tho Hotel Savoy, New York city.
Mrs. N. E. Beasley, Of Chicago, has
invented a pipeline for the trahsporta'
ton of grain over long distances. The
grain will move twelve miles an hour.
and the cost of transportation from Chi
cago to New York is expected to DO
three cents bushel.
Mrs. Brooks, of South Berwick, Me-,
is the proprietor and manager OF
foundry and building plant that turns
out new railway engine every day.
ELIZA ARCHARp CONNER
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
Eelirlons Nntea.

Nine thousand homeless young men
lodge nightly in New York along Chat
ham street and the BOwery, between City
Hall and Cooper Union.
A roof garden, whore during the sum-
mer all meetings and entertainments are
held. is a new feature of one OF the
Young Mems Christian Association build
ings in New York.
The late Mr.. Douglas IS lIcnty. of Chi
chester, England has left 10 the Church
Missionary Society S1OcNO. the Irish
Church missions. S0O.UOJ; the LONDON
city mission. $4,000; 'he MoraviaE mis-
si0ns. 5000; and the British and For
eign Bible Society. $40. JO).
Since the opening # tie year fifty
Scandinayians from the l'niied States,
twcnty-sevcn of them women. have ar
rived at Shanghai 20 sorve rs ''eyancc-
lists in response To Hudson Iaylor's
call for 4 thousand to JOIN the China
Island mission.
1t is said that the constitution Of the
Christian Endeavor Society has been
translated into German. French. Swed-
ish. Norwegian, Spanish. Chinese. Tamil
and Fiji languages. and At is being trans
lated into Armenian, Turkish and other
foreign tongues.
The death is announced of DR. Nara
yam Sheshadri, the apostle of the Mangs,
an outcaSt tribe of the Deccau. India, of
whom he was the means Of converting
about 1900 souls.
The Rev. w. II. Withrow. ID. d., Of
Toronto, has lately visited Salt Lake
City. and he writes I'm the opinion Of
the IDENTITIES best capable of Judging.
the Mormon system was a mystery Of
iniquity. hOney-combcd with fraud, lying,
and most abhOrrent wickedncss."
Hot and cold baths are now open 10
women and children ut the Old Epiphany
House, New York. Five cents pay for
a bath, with soap and towel.
. During n recent trip by wagon, in
Southern Maryland Bishop Parct trav-
eled four hundred miles. visited twenty
seven churches. was beyond the reach of
the telegraph, never saw Il railroad for
the whole time. and was at no time more
than forty miles from Washington.
Bishop McIaren. Archbishop Eeehan,
Professor Swing, Rabbi llirsch and min
listers of twelve denominations. form the
committee on religious congresses 10 he
held in Chicago during the Exposition,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
Eniorescnco on Brick walls.

H. c. Standage suggests in The Builder
a simple remedy for eiilorescence On brick
walls. Mr.. Standage says that the white
discoloration that appears on the surface
of brick walls is derived from soluble salt
of sodium IN the mortar. Acting on the
hint conveyed by the fact THAI the excess
OF sodic hydrate in soapmaking is expelled
from the soap by salting til e., strcwing
the surface Of the soap as k floats on tho
lye with common salt tsodic chloride)-he
applied n solution OF common salt 70 the
white eisloTescencc on the bricks that were
badly stained Herewith. In every instance
where such fluid was applied the white
efilorescencc was instantly removed, End,
what is more, has never reappearcd. In
obstinate cases. three applications or one
application well saturating the bricks with
the common salt solution. has suliiced TO
effect the desired result.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

This is very unfair and unreasonable
A few men Of tranScendent genius may
be able thus to overcome a hearers re-
pugnance to mental effort; but the great
majority are without this rare gift. But
none of them are without the power 10
interest, as well Is instruct. if only they
have a fair chance. Men do not hold
pitcher under a fountain bottom side up
aud expect it to be filed The thirsty
do not expect to have their thirst sat
ished without lifting the cup, or opening
their lips. or swallowing the wafer But
many persons go to church with their
cups upside down and complain If they
come away with them empty; they keep
their lips close together while the water
of life is flowing. and blame the preacher
because they have dry time.
\ preacher is sometimes criticised as
lacking in earneStness and conservation,
when it Is the nearer who is the de-
ticient one. The pew should be as ear
nest and copsecrated as the pulpit. Why
not If it is the duty of the pulpit to
proclaim. it is no less the duty of the
pew 10 listen. If it is required Of the
preacher that he come not before tie
people without having his message care
fully prepared. it is equally the duty of
the hearer that he should make ready TO
hear il with Il clear, attentive mind and
prayerful heart If hearers would only
enter the pew with such a preparation
they would find that ninety nine sermons
out of hundred are interesting as well
as instructive
Open minds, attent ears and earnest
hearts will be likely to hear interesting
sermons in all churches, and 10 find. by
little effort. that there are numberless
preachers worth listening To, besides the
halt-dOzen Ialnages in the WOrld-The
Independent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
How 10 Make Sermon. interesting.

There are many good people who get
kired of sermons. Now and then one or
another proposes to abolish them. They
say sermons are long, unlnterestlng, tire
some, and therefore Improbable. They
do not complain that the rest OF the ser
vice is irksCne they like the singing and
the responsive reading, and they do not
object to the prayers; but the sermon,
they say, makes church-g0ing a heavy
duty, and they do not ENJOY It,
Ia some cases the preachers are at
fault They preach too long, and their
sermons lack the prime essentials OF
GOspel sermons But in general 1t is the
hearer. rather than the preacher. who Is
chiefly responsible for ii dry time. lie
goes 10 church to be enter
tanned He does not go eager Tor m
structiOn, encouragement direction. ne
does not go hungcrlng ana thlfstlIS lOr
spiritual truth, with Affecting that he Is
about TO enjoy great privilege; Dht ne
goes because he thinks 1T is the tmng 10
do and homes the sermon will bc short
and win have plenty of incident to en-
liven it, He does not expect much,
however. and so he does not fix his at
tention. does not concentrate his faculties
on the subject, bat takes llstless
attitude If the sermon contains MOTH
Ing particularly striking he gets little or
none of it; if story or an illustration,
humorous or pathetic, pierces his inditter-
ence and stirs his attention he comes
away with the impression that the pastor
made one good point to-day. Otherwise
his thoughts drift as idly as though he
were lying in a hammock nc home, with
all his mental powers relaxed, and moth
Ing 10 demand his attention. The lit
Tie he hears of the sermon IN this mood
rather borcs him and he thinks preach
ing might as well be abolished.
The fault is in himself He expects
IN the church service what he would
expect in the opera. The opera appeals
70 his love of music and Of the drama.
and awakens the keenest attention. and
conveys the intenscst delight. lie is di-
verified in spite Of business troubles or
harassing thoughts. He is entertained.
When he goes TO church he wants the
preacher to do, in another way, what
was done at the opera. He expects the
preacher 10 conquer his Indifference and
compel his attention, and interest him
without the slightest effort on his part
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

The first military line on the American
continent was built in April, 1861, and ran
from the war department in Washington
to the navy yard. AS troops came in and
camps were established they were connect
ell by other lines with the war department,
and when the army crossed the Potomac
the telegraph was pushed after them.
During the war Is $50 miles Of telegraph
were constructed, and 650O,000 messages,
many Of them long kilograms in cipher,
were sent. There were about loo miles
Of field lines often worked in battle under
fire. About 200 operators and as many
builders and repaireFs were engaged ~ ths
service. So far as known zoo OF these. or
one in every twelve. were killed. wounded.
captured or died in service, but as no rec
ords were Kept that list is believed to In
clude little more than half the victims.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
APPROPRIATE SUNDAY READING.
Hs~- TO Make Sermons InterostinK-Keep-
ing Life Pure-Of One Blood.
Religions Notes:
OUR PRAYERS.

Art thou not weary OF our selfish prayers?
Forever crying. Help me, save me, Lord"
Va stay fenced in by petty fears and cares,
Nor hear the song outside, nor Join its vast
accord.
And vet the truest praying is psalm;
The lips that open in pure air 70 sing
Make entrance 10 the heart for health and
balm,
And 50 LIES urn is filed at heavens all
trimming spring.
Is rot the need Of other souls our need?
After desire the helpful act must 20,
AS the strong wind bears on the winged
seed
To sor,e bear spot Of earth, and leaves it
there TO grow.
Still are we saying, Teach us how to pray"
q teach us how to love! and then our
prayer
Through other lives viii find its upward
way,
As plants together seek and find sweet life
and air.
Thy large bestoWing makes US ask for more.
Prayer widens with the world through
which love flows.
Needy, though blest, we throng before thy
door,
Let in thy sunshine, Lord, on all that lives
and grows Lucy Larcom.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

For many years Mr.. b. i. Thompson,
of Des AIoines, Iowa, was severely al
flicted with chronic diarrhoea. lie says;
AT times it was very severe; SO much
90 that | feared il would end my life.
About seven years ago ! CHANGED To pro-
cure Il bottle of Chamberlain's Conc,
Cholera and Diorrhoea Remedy. 1t gave
ms prompt relief. and believe cured me
permanently, rs | now eat or drink with
out harm anything ] please. ! have also
used it in my family with the best re-
suits.' For sale by Owens " Minor
Drug Co, 1907 east Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

the great crowd began to sing the doxo-
lOgy:
praise God from whom al blessings low.
Irishmen ana Hungarans, Americans,
Poles and Germans thanked God in their
hearts together that these poor brothers
of theirs were still alive. For beneath
all race-difference God hath made of
one blood" all the peoples Of the earCh.-
Youth Companion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

IT have been insured in the Washington
Life Insurance Company for some years,
and am we'll pleased with the way it IS con-
Quoted.
The dividends are liberal. and l know
from experience that the policies are
promptly paid. as have had claims to COL
lect for the widows of persons who were IN
sured in the company and all such claims
were paid on my presenting the proper
papers. can recommend the Washing
ton as q safe and reliable company in which
to be insured"
LAWRENCE KEHOE,
Manager Catholic Publication Society.
New York City.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
HOW THE
Washington Life Insurance
COMPANY
IS REGARDED BY EMINENT MEN.
n Fex Examples


Take the Washington for instance-it ID
as good as gold; IL has been discreetly man
aged from the first. have policy in it"
f. S. WINSTON.
Late President Mutual Life Insurance Co.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

II have policy on the endowment plan
in the Washington Life Insurance Com
pauy. | have made life insurance some
what of study. and | am ready to state
that consider the Washington Life In
surauce Company one of the very best COM
panies in existence. I consider none safer,
none more wisely managed"
REV. GEO. II. WHITNEY. ID. d..
President Of the Centenary Collegiate In
stitute, Hackettstown. Nd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

Is your blood poor? Take BKEcHAMs
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

II am insured in the Washi ngton Life
Insurance Company of New York. From
actual experience / know the company 70
be entirely reliable" ,,
ROBERT II. HINCKLEY.
Law Offices, 2Of South Fifth Street, Phila-
delphia. Pa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

Write for illustration Of our
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16

Leeds case. Influences of this nature would
have little effect on speculative sentiment
were II not that the exhausted buying power
had ieft the market In what is termed an
lover bought condition.
Under such circumstances the absence OF
European support is severely felt, and it
would seem that the bull leaders themselves
concede the necessity of a reaction, which
would not only create short interest, but
afford basis for further advance. The I'M
DERIVING sentiment continues to be favorable
TO an ultimately higher range OF prices,
though 1t is conceded that uncertain condi-
some little time 10 come.
While the general range of prices is some
what lower than week ago the leading
STOCKS have been irregularly affected by the
movement. II is noticeable that the Wander
Dit trunk line shares have been dull. In
deco, one OF The minor members OF the
group, Chesapeake & Ohio, has exhibited a
decided strength. The bear attack was CEN
tered OH few stocks, Of which Northern
Pacihc preferred was The most vulnerable.
Union Pacific was strong at first on the i'm
proving earnings, but the stock was particu-
larly weak in the last few days. Heading
was feature of the early part OF the week,
but later declined
Sugar was something OF feature, but de-
chned on the fact that the capital stock is to
be increased by $4,000 90. Richmond
terminal was active. advancing. Some OF
the specialties, notably Missouri, Kansas q
Iexas were strong, but the general tendency
OF tne market was on the whole destructive
TO The values which had improved during the
past month. and the close on Friday was dis
turbed by further unfa yoreble reports re-
gardlng the attitude of the Gould interest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
SPECULATIVE TREND.
The Professional Elements I'm.
creaSing Influence.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Bradstreet's Weekly
Wall Street Review: The chief speculative
feature of the past week was the increased
influence of the professional Wall street ele-
ment, which, as usual on any lull In the
development of the market, inclines to the
bear side in its operations. The market has
accordingly been fairly active, but the VOL
ume of transactions is somewhat shrunken
in comparison with the trading OF the two
preceding weeks, and the general tendency
of prices has been toward a slightly lower
line.
The opening quotations manifest indiffer-
ence toward the American market and its
participation here. though unimportant has
been mainly in the direction Of selling This
has not been without influence in checking
the further development Of public interest in
speculation, and the bearish traders have
shown considerable activity in attacking
prices. Some liquidation has accordingly re-
suited, though the chief declines have been
confined to particular stocks like Northern
Pacific preferred which seem to possess in
herent causes for weakness
One of the principal levers used by the
bears was the alleged dissatisfaction of Mr.
Gould with the action of the Western Traffic
associations advisory board IN refusing to
mete out 10 some of the competing roads the
same prompt punishment to which the Mis-
souri, Pacific was obliged 10 submit in the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16

July, 0.st0a9sAc, closing at 9sc. Rye quiet
and steady Western, 9'0o9c Barley quiet.
Barley malt dull. COrn-Receipts. 1h267
bu: exports l51.413 bu: sales 10000 tu fut-
ures, 200 bu spot; spot market opened
weaker: closed stronger: fairly active; No =,
5rss65lsSc i'll store; ungraded mixed.
Ti3@l2l2c: No. 3, 46G041c: steamer
mixed, 4oes65ic; options declined $50
l2c with wheat, advanced Sac on poor grad
ing, and closed Irregular, with January Sac
up, and February. March and April Ac lower
January, 80 7,l6@5icc, closing at Sic; Febru-
ary. 50is95Ol2c. closing at 50l2c; March,
495s@50lsc closing at soc; April, 49s4@50lsc
closing at soc: May, 1880 49s4c, closing at
49s4e. Oats-Receipts, 9l,225 blu; exports
30, 25 bu; sales, 335. 900 bu futures, 40, 900 bu
spot; spot market dull weaker; options dull,
36e; February, 36l2e. closing at 3Glsc; May.
37G137lsc, closing at 31tsc; spot No. . white,
3SA@D3Sl2c; mixed estern S5l2013712c;
white do. $50 Gl2c; No. Chicago,
Coifee-options opened steady, unchanged
TO 10 points up; closed steady, 5000 points
up: sales $4,000 bags. including: January,
12.70@l275e; February, 12.25012 .40c; March,
II O5G2l2. Zoe: May, 1l75gu SOC; June, IL: zoe;
September Lose; spot Rio quiet and firm:
No. z, 13lac. Sugar-Raw quiet and steady;
sales, 3I4 bags; molasses sugar, 9test, 2Ac ;
refined quiet and steady. Molasses-New
Orleans quiet and firm. Rice steady and
yellow, 29c. Tallow. 1ssc; steady Rosin
steady and quiet. Turpentine frmer
and quiet; 34@34tsc. Eggs firmer;
Western, 22l2c: receipts 4,S92 pkgs.
Wool steady and quiet. Pork fairly active,
steady; sales, $500 pbls; $9.70@l0.75; extra
prime $3.50. Cut meats quiet and steady:
middleS quiet. Lard lower and dull: West
ern steam. S6.55: options sales, 1,250 ties;
January 1888; February, S. 56; March, $685.;
May, S6.77G16S0, closing at SOFT. Butter quiet
and firm; Western dairy, 1S@23c; Western
creamery, 2l132c; Western factory. 1+l123c {;
Elein, 31la@32c. Cheese. moderate demand,
firm; part SKINS 5t26e10c. Pig Iron-Amer-
lean. Sl5. 75017. 70. Copper, moderate demand,
steady; Lake, 1l01llsc. Lead quiet: do
nestle, $4,25943O. TIN fairly active, steady;
straits SS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
GoULD.s ATTITUDE.
One of His Schemes Alleged to Be
at the Bottom.

New York, Jan. 15.-An evening
paper saws: Mr.. Gould'S attitude toward
the Western Traffic association. of
which his Missouri Pacific system is
one of the component roads, has eX-
cited much interest in Wall street.
Some believe. the true reason for his re-
ported action lies in the fact that Mr..
Gould has been working for years to
develop the Missouri Pacific into a
homogeneous and independent system,
and before another year Is out that end
will have been accomplished. BY the
completion of the road which Mr.
Eonid last summer announced his i'll
tention of building he will have new
ana almost straight line between ST.
Louis and New Orleans.
The Missouri Pacific lines will then
extend from Denver TO New Orleans by
way of st. Louis, and will in their
course tap all of the traffic points of the
West, and can draw upon the mining,
grain and cattle industries by giving
them one line to tidewater. The larger
part of Mr.. Gould's new line from st.
Louis to New Orleans is practically
finished. Tie southern part OF the
line extends from Alexandria, La,
where it connects with the Texas Pacific.
into New Orleans, due north to point
Oh the Iron Mountain. 1t is proposed
to make the line even more direct by
building cutoff of about $50 miles
through Eastern Arkansas. This road
will make the only direct line from St.
Louis to New Orleans and will traverse
rough country in addition to being the
tidewater extension of the Missouri Pa
cific system. With the completion Of
this road Mr.. Gould can make new eX-
port route for grain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
Transportation Given in Ex-
change for Advertising Is
Legitimate.
Gould's Attitude Alleged to
Be Inspired by a Favor
tie Project.
Amendments to Rules Acted
on by the Central Traffic
Association.

CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-John Seoastiaii'
general messenger agent of the ROCK
Island road, is feeling particularly @oou-
natured in consequence OF victory lie
has gained over Chairman Flhiey'
of the Western Passenger aSSocia-
tion. A short time ago the CHAIR
man handed down a decision hhding
the Rock Island guilty OF doing DroK-
erage business and assessing me Oh
SlOO. The facts in the case were tlat
the Rock Island had an advertising
contract with a New York firm oy
which it was to furnish certain
amount of transportation as required III
payment of the advertising.
The Rock Island issued some trans
portation under the contract 10 me me,
agent of the advertising firm, ana II lei,
into the hands of detectives employed
by Finley. A complaint was accord
inglv filed, and in making up his de-
cision the chairman held that
the nature of the contract was
such as to place the company
in the position Of doing a
brokerage business, which is expressly
prohibited by the agreement. he
Rock Island appealed from the decision,
and the arbitratorS selected to hear the
appeal were +. o. Mccormick. OF the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton; George
ID. Haven, of the Chicago Il west
Michigan. and j. NJ. Chesbrough, OF
the Vandalia line. They reached de-
cisiOn today, and it reyerSes the hndlng
Of Chairman Finley.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
LIVE STOCK.
Union StOckyards.

Official receipts at South ST. Paul: 1sOs
hogs, 243 cattle. calves, l52 sheep
Hogs-Best heavy steady; light and mixed.
&c lower. Late arrivals DELAYED morning
trading. and little was done until nearly
noon, when the bulk was taken by the pack
ers and weighed. Later arrivals DELAYED
sales until well into the afternoon. closing
easier except for best heavies. Light
S3.W@4 -
Catlle-Good butcher cattle continue to sell
wen at strong prices, and all grades are active
Mlcn COWS are about steady st 2l5 as;
slocKers and feeders steady and selling at
higher prices than ten days ago. with good
tone to the market: Gamers sold at 75c0I;
common cows, S1.6): good beef COWS. SEA
81; !, 1SO,lb beef oxen, S275; bulls, 81. eC6
20; butcher steers 60. seas; veal calves. 81
quotations: Prime steers. $4045O: good
steers, S2.1@@4; prime cows 81. 5OG2. 70:
goo0 cows, S2Ql2.a0; common to fair cows,
Sli5O92; light veal calves, s. 25@4; heavy
calves. S2.5cC9,3.25; stockers, s26I2. 50: feed
ers. S|.5OO3; bulls, stays and oxen, 81. 25M
SheeD-Good fiat muttons are selling at an
ADVANCE Of soc per cwt over ten DAYS ago.
Dut there is little change in habitat. sea bby
stun; TAT, smooth muttons are scarce and IN
demand. selling at 81. 706475. averaging 1O5
Ylos lbs; fluctuations: Muttons. S3.7J04 rs:
lambs, S3.50O4.50; stockers and feeders, s. so
03.50. ~-oS