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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
ANUNKNOWNQUANT
A MN. SOMEBODY FROM SOME
vnxRE sPE<Ks AT ORANGE.
~. r,,,k. Fro. silver VIII be q Panacea
,or All Ills Except Cyclones and karfh-
ouakss-sssjor Fields Views

cORDONSvILLE. VA. Aug A'-1here
WAC a large attendance OF the FARMERS
and business men Of Orange County a'
the County court yesterday ana bnt III
,,e business was tFanactcd on the street.
A, midday about n dozen Of the Pop
ul,sts. together with General IT, fieiu
OF Aibemarle County, retired TO PIT
vate room in the court house. ana had
short consultation. after which General
Field nj the adjournment Of court, an
nounced that Mr.. George W. Wright
farmer of the county had been nominated
for the lower house OF the Legislature
and had accepted the honor conferred up
on him and would be the Standard
bearer OF the Populists. after which NJ
proceeded 10 Introduce Mr. Alien OF
whom he seemed 10 know but little and
had no, been informed as TO what party
ne affiliated with. and the voters knew
less. as the political orator OF the day
Mr.. Allen then took the stand and pro-
ceeded 10 inform his hearers that they
would know less when he eoncluaed as
20 what party he belonged TO than pc
fore delivering his speech. but from ms
twang and accent he would be taken as
a western Yankee. His theme was the
free coinage Of silver, which ne dweit
upon with emphasis, and CLAIMED II
would cure the ills Of unwise legislaIon
of the past twenty years and brine oifect
relief 10 the farmers by increasing the
prices Of corn and wheat and filling their
nocket with money The speaker was
~ times encored slightly by those pres
ent. composed IN part Of unwavering Dem
o. rats drawn thither out Of curiosity
altogether not more than may be seen
I'm a country church prayer meeting
A heavy wind and rain storm during
the close OF the evening IT is feared has
done much damage to the corn crop
on flat land as the rain came down In
sheets for several hours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
NOW PEOPLE ARE HUMBUGGED'
Claim Agents Who Promise to recover
rststes Of Dead Engiishmen.

| Anotber man has been arrested for fool
fng folks by telling them he can establish
their claim ~ heirs to vast English es-
tafes. IL in true that good deal OF lhhd
and good deal Of money in England nave
reverted TO the crown because the iamliles
| which once had them have died out. IL IL
| also trne that the government would be
| clad To deliver this property over to the
| living heirs II they could be fonnd.
IL doesn't follow, though, that because
Sir Edwin Jones died without issue and
also without relatives that every man IN
America who is frescoed with the name OF
Jones Is n lineal descendant OF Sir Edward
and has right 20 enjoy his estates.
~ the American Jones, however, hap
nens 10 be a firSt class idiot, n plausible
rogue can persuade him that he has the
blue blood OF tle aboriginal Jones in his
veins. and that instead Of opening oysters
or dredging for clans he ought to be
mounted on the drivers seat of a hand
some drag or riding the best jumper in the
country.
Everybody likes TO be told that he Is su-
perior TO his position, and that his true
place Is In the very highest English society,
such as Sir Edward occupied before be
drank himself to death with fine old Scotch
whisky. S. Jones, the clamdigger, or the
other Jones who he's made a few thou
sands and would Ike 10 tie himself TO Sir
Timothy This or Sir Ballihad That listens
10 the sweet tales Of 1sttery with hungry
ears
Then the agent, who is an expert at his
little game. because he has tried ii on 20
foolish people. suggests TINT he will climb
the genealogical tree Of the oyster opener
or OF the other fellow with the few thou
sands" and hasn't the slightest doubt that
he can arrange to have him occupy that ivy
covered castle within very reasonable
time. In the meanwhile Of course the
lucky dog who is TO inherit several millions
sterling will scarcely bcgrudge him pal
try hundred dollars or so with which TO
cover necessary expenses. The hundred
dollars are forthcoming, and thereupon the
agent ia Immediately forthgoing. Jones
continues TO dig CLAIMS, but Is minus
years hard earnings and the other Jones
with the few thousands" carries on the
grocery business at the old stand as usual.
1t seems preposterous, but that dodge
when carefully worked has gulled hun
dreds of Americans. The victims have no
more chance of recovering from the crown
than they have Of gathering nosegay from
the moon. There is nothing whatever in
the scheme. 1t is pure folly from begin
ming to end, and the man who tells you
otherwise is a rank impostOr.
Don't hunt for money in that way, and
don't mind il you are not related to ST. I'd
ward Get your dollars by honest work,
and when you have earned them don't toll
crate the presence of these European claim
agents" except just long enough to kick
him down the front steps.-New York Tele-
gram.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Remindod OF His Youthful DAYS.

II You want TO live TO good old age, dc
not buy or try to drive a horse that has
ever belonged TO the fire department. A
friend who comes into market three times
a week some time ago got such horse, and
the animal did well enough until one night
about O'clock as he was coming in with a
load the fire bells rung as he was passing
an engine house. The old horse pricked up
his ears and threw up his tail, and whea
the engine came out he took after it at a
gallop. All efforts to hold him We're in
vain. lie was going to the fire, and he got
there, too, as soon as the engine did, though
be left some OF his load OH every block OH
the road.-St. LOUIS Globe Democrat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Electric Wires ard Rain.

Professor Virgins believes that telegraph
wires cause drought; that the atmosphere
cannot absorb moisture unless it is charged
with electricity and that upon an oblate
spheroid Ike the earth the electricity will
inevitably collect at the equator In this
way he explains the frequency Of the rains
at the equator. "If, however" he says,
"there be elevated spots on sphere, cleo
tricity will collect on them. Should these
spots or continents be connected by wires,
It might accumulate on each alternately.
This has happened, and America has all
of the electric energy, and Europe has lost
1t. so that our continent is flooded. and Eu-
rope is burned up with drought" His con-
clusion from all this is that electric wires
should be buried. Chicago Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Entries at sheepshead Bay.

Following are the entries at Sleeps
head Bay to day:
First race, furlongs: Loantaka 10i.
Major Daley 10i, Stonenell l0i, Sir
Mathew 104. Chesapeake 100, Recon 80,
Cantella 99.
Second race, furlongs, Maidens: Long
Dock 10, Pleblan no. VIII Elliott 10.
Sam bryant 40, Froz Dance 100. Black
Hawk 100. Prospu. Jr. 100. Cunardo 100,
Red and Blue (flly) "a, Marie 81, Belle
Swift 81, Flying Fist %.
Third race, Futurity Course, Belle
Stakes: Lady Rosemary 1l5, Miss Filly
u.s. Melody us. Baroness 107, Stonenellie
i0T, Glance l07, Queenlike 107. Second
Manore 100, Belle Swift 100, Florence 100,
Golden Valley 100 Sarcasm 10O She (nny)
100
Fourth race. furlongs. Flight Stakes:
Sir Mathew 12O. G. w. Johnson lis. Lady
Violet ll2. DR.. Hasbrouck 40, Stive Estes
10. Galilee 30.
Fifth race. Futurity Course, Selling
FIVE: Tom Harding ll5. Wolcott l0S Evana-
tus o. Boluo 81. Panway %.
Sixth race IA mile, Handicap on Turf
seven: Slipner 135. Cleaning l2S, Lizzie
l25. Galindo l2S. Terrlher l23. Long Beach
ia. Versatile l0S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Various Forms of Salutation.

We have 20 word in English that CORE
spends in hearty hopefulness with the "au
revoirn of the French and the "auf wieder-
sehen' Of the Germans.
The latter also say "guten tag"-good
day, and "guten abend"-good evening,
and with the country people the guten
abend begins early In the afternoon. The
domestics about the hotels constantly sa-
Lutte you in that way. suddenly but not ex-
p.osively, and generally with a comical
vacuity Of expression. The Germans also
say, How DO you find yourselfY" and
May you live well, and How goes itY'
The Arab salutes you with, MAY God
Strengthen your morning" The oriental
says, May your shadow never grow less"
The Hebrew says, MAY peace be with you"
while the Chinese ask, Have you eaten
your ricei" In addition TO this they have
a whole series Of salutes, from merely bend
ing the knee to complete prostrstion.-f.
II. Stauifer in Kate Fields Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Echoes of tho storm.

A number Of Hnemen were at work all
day yesterday In Richmond Strengthening
out the crossed and blown down wires by
the storm the night before and squads
Of city hands were cutting up and re-
moving the trees and limbs blown down
In the streets. The telegraph. lines suf-
fercd considerably also and caused much
trouble.
Nearly al the trains which arrived
yesterday were delayed on account OF
damage from the storm. The coast line
train due here at $50 in the morning
was seven hours late. Every telegraph
pole and wire In the storm district near
Charleston Is down and communication
- entirely cut of by wire from that city.
Ihs wires south OF this city are In a
generally damaged condition, and Il Will
DO several days before the lines Will be
reestablished as usual. Much damage Is
reported TO the tobacco and corn crops
IN the surrounding counties and the loss
VIII be quite heavy.
among the many trees demolished by
the storm was an old land mark standing
On the Poe lot 1t tho corner OF Main and
xfsh streets, All OF ity huge limbs were
ss,,ns =, on; leaving nothing but the split
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
AUG USTA POLITICS.
Senator Echols VIII be Sominated-Othor
News Notes.

sTAUNT0N. VA, Aug. 29.-Speciai.
Mrs. Jennie Ransom nee Harrison wife
of T. d. Ransom. died this morning. She
was the daughter of Henry Harrison
and sister OF Geo. NJ. Harrison Mrs.
Ransom was connected with the most
prominent families OF the state.
David Koiner, living near Fishersville,
Augusta county, lost his barn by fire
Saturday night. He lost also /. 200 bushels
Of wheat, 500 bushels OF oats. and 80 tons
Of hay. and farming implements. Loss
5000. No insurance.
The county Democratic convention met
here today and fixed Sept. 18th, for hold
ing tho county convention to nominate
candidates for the Senate and House OF
delegates Senator Echols viii have no
opposition for the nomination for the SEN
ate. but VIII have strong opposition ia
the election.
Dr Ruse Is still critically I'll.
One of the heaviest wind and rain
storms ever known prevailed here 10 day,
breaking up business and dispensing the
county people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
His Excuse Color blindness.

"Sir," said man scrambling down from
a high stool In the rotunda Of tie Astor
House and running after stranger recent
ly-"sir, you've got my umbrella"
At the same time he extended to the per-
son addressed faded, tawny alpaca UNI
brella and extended his hand to receive in
return one which was new, evidently ex-
pensiye and of Jet black silk.
"Ah, TO be sure" blandly replied the per-
son addressed. ut was a great mistake.
You really must excuse me, fox am color
blind. New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Hoops Pulls cure Babitual Constipation BY
re,toring Deristaltc action Of the amentary canal
BABY and HIS CAT.
The Unwonted Sight Which Attracted All
Eyes on IA Crowded Street.

The sidewalk was filled with hurrying
people. Three peddlers stood on the curb
bne v lth shoelaces, another with candy, an
bther with gold paint. Neither looked ~
h he expected to sell anything. Nobody
paid the slightest attention 10 them.
nan without legs came stumping over the
idewalk People merely hurried out Of his
way. A man passed, dressed IN outlandish
garments, advertising a patent medicine.
Nobody looked twice at him. An old wom-
On whose tangled gray hairs were blown in
the wind shullled ieebly along, aud nobody
saw her. A pair Of Chinese, an Italian
woman dressed as for fete a negro nearly
feet in height. a Turk swaddltd in turban
and bagRy trousers, drunken woman,
pan with locomotor ataxia-all passed
within few minutes, and nobody stopped
kven for a moment to look at anybody else,
except the beggars. and they were utterly
disregarded.
Then appeared from somewhere, as if out
Of hole in the ground, child about ?
years old, ragged and smeared as to its
hands with mud and as TO its face with
traces OF bread and molasses, besides plain
dirt. Its hair was tousled, and its large
blue eyes were fixed straight ahead with all
that sweet unconsciousness Of childhood
written of By poets In its hands it carried
gray striped cat One little fist grabbed
the loose skin at the nape; the other grasped
1t firmly over the hind quarters. Each par
ticular leg of the cat stuck out straight and
rigid. Each claw showed its shining curve
The cat did not appear to be uncomfortable,
and the child was gloriously unconscious
of everything but its own baby thoughts.
The child WAS so young that it went I'M
steadily tottering down the middle of the
sidewalk, with the cat held up in front Of it
like a drum majors staff
There was MT one hurrying wayfarer-
man or woman-who did not pause aud
laugh. number stopped short and fol-
lowed the child as IL staggered along BY
the time the baby had travelled half block
1t had an escort Of 20 grown persons besides
the swarm Of boys. The baby tottered
along, its magnificent gravity undisturbed,
and when breathless, bareheaded woman
came running and snatched up the young
explorer still holding Oh bravely 10 the cat
each person In the crowd looked shecpish
and hurried away.-Now York Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
italian Women Do Not Become Familiar.

An Italian lady does not allow her polite
ness to suggest possibility of future in
timacy. She will shake hands with an
American when introduced to her for the
first time. After that she considers a
graceful courtesy sufficient. Should she
be sick the Italian lady will visit her and
express her sympathy by taking her hand
and pressing it against her heart, but there
is no free, carcssing intimacy about it.
Never touch the person-it is sacred" is a
proverb among the Italians, however warm
hearted and sociable they may seem.-F. II.
StautTer in Kate Fields Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Encourage Children to slee,.

Children who are allowed or rather Ell
Outraged to take a nap In the daytime will
not only sleep just as well at night. but
will sleep much better because OF it. Chill
dren who have been accustomed to il, when
for some special reason 1t is necessary 10
miss IL, become oyertired. their nerves are
overtaxed, an1 il Il sometimes quite trial
OF patience to get them quoted for the
night The little ones need plenty Of sleep
and II well viii not sleep any more than Is
good for them. Therefore, / say, let them
sleep all that they will or can. and II your
boy will take nap during the day until he
tsor 9 years Of sgs - VIII ~ - nv ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Tho Rich Arnb,s pross.

The rich man among the Arabs dresses
richly. His shirt Is OF fine linen His in
side vest IS buttoned. the outside one
worn loose. A long paletot often takes
the place OF the latter. IL is cut part
way down from the mock. and the loose
armholes allow the arms to be held In or
outside. The wide trousers are bound
about the waist by a rich scarf. Over all
Is frequently worn the long loose tunic,
cut V shape NJ the neck, and with short
sleeYss Law down. The hands are freousnAr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
A Slick Young TcIlow In London.

Half a century ago, when subjects" were
bought by the surgeons, "a poor man fell
dead in Fleet street Without moments
hesitation, young fellow who was passing
threw himself on bis knees beside the
corpse, exclaiming. INV father, my dear
father" A crowd gathered round. Their
sympathy was excited, and money was
subscribed to enable the pious youth to
take away his fathers body in hackney
coach. He did so and took IL 10 surgeon,
who gave him 800 for Thames Payn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Tho Size of Objectionable" Andirons.

Andirons, says a trade journal, for coun-
try houses are now made of bright. pol
ished brass, and the tendency is TO have
them Of gigantic size The bright, polished
brass bears the fire well. looks honest and
has returned 20 favor for these reasons. In
places where the andiron is never intended
for use they are giIded, and this cheat is on
o par with the gas log-the latter in addi-
tiou being a trife unwholesome. Black
irons are used with colonial mantels. Old
brass and oxodized brass are passing out OF
date
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
bolts Have prlvsn out the buttons,

The small metal button which turned
over on It's counterpart. and which was
used TO fasten doors from the inside 50
years ago, is still in use i'll old fashioned
houses IN New England. 1t is not to be
presumed that single one Of these really
good and cheap articles could be found on
sale in hardware store in the country, the
bolt having supplanted it.-Hardware
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
RYAN and shepherds Names Sent In.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug @.-The
President 10 day sent 10 the Senate the
following nominations:
Collectors OF internal revenue. William
Ryan, for the Second District Of Virginia
Hambleton Shepperd. Sixth District OF
Virginia. also a number Of nominations
made during the recess principally col
lectors OF internal revenue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
a Choice Of Terms.

Pm sure we shall be on good terms"
said the man who had just moved into the
Dcighborhood to the corner grocer.
mo doubt of IL, sir. Especially" he add
ed as an afterthought. ii the terms are
cash. "-Detroit Free Press
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
Tho savings OF Years.

Dillson-There's man who never fees
waiter, but slips half every time into bis
own pocket instead. He has bought house
and lot with Ave years accumulationsl
Stillson (shiveringl-Gadi I'll bet that
house h hsuntadl-Clph
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30

worse for it. Rather, inmy way OF think
ing, he will be great deal better for It, and
so will the mother-that is, II he is as active
and noisy as the average wee laddies,, So
don't try to "break up" his naptime. On
the contrary, encourage him to keep it up
just as long as he will do so.-Chicago
Journal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30

The visit Of duke was announced while
Rothschild was busy. 'Please take chair"
be cried from his desk II am Duke -"
aid tho visitor Indignantly. We'll. then.
AXE two chairs said Rothschild.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30

DR.. Brown-Sequard says that pressing 10
the neighborhood Of the ear. especially in
the front Of the right one, will ste~ 1t ot
. coughing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-20
Sunday World.

The Sunday World of Dec. II, is an ex-
tremely interesting number Among the
leading features are the following: "A
Fiction Story" by Frank r. Stockton.
"Nellie Bly's Remarkable Experiences
With Mind Reader" "Torn from Her
Soldier Lover" An extraordinary story
of real life which reads like a tale of fic-
ton. ''Alive, But Ought to Be Dead. -"
Strange adventures Of a New York man,
all of whose friends believed him to be
dead. How to Make New York Better
Leading clergymen and others write of
their ideas about DR.. Parkhurst's reform
movement. "a Pretty Girl as an Usher"
One of the Worlds young women has
some odd experiences seating the au-
dience at big Broadway theater. James
Whitcomb Riley Has Reformed" Some
very interesting news about the Hoosier
poet, and why he has stopped drinking.
president Hayes Old Home" Stran-
gers now in the house at Fremont,
O., and the Hayes family widely scat
tered. And other features. For sale at
Estill's News Depot, 2111 Bull street, Sa
vannah, Ga.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-20
THE BUDGET COMPLETE.
1t viii Be Submitted to the City Coun
Gil Tonight.


The city council was in session until 70
o'clock last night, in the capacity of a
committee of the whole, completing the
budget for 1894.
The budget was completed and will be
read at the meeting tonight.
The tax ordinance was not entirely fin
lshed, but may be at the meeting to-
night. The tax on poles authorized by
the last session of the legislature has not
yet been agreed upon, thgre being some
difference of opinion as to what it should
be.
There are some other important items
also that have not vet been settled upon
The liquor license will probably remain
at the present figure, 500, but there is
possibility of a change.
Io-night'S session of council will be
a lengthy one The reading and adop-
ton of the budget will not occupy
great deal OF time, bUt if the tax ordi-
nance is taken up it will require the ex-
penditure of considerable time, as each
item will have TO be read in detail and
discussion is very likely to arise upon
some sections of the ordinance.
Considerable interest centers in the
budget. 1t was decided, however, at the
meeting last night that the budget should
not be made public until the meeting of
council tonight. 1t is understood, how
ever, that every department has been
scaled down TO the lowest possible point.
The estimated income for next
year is between $3.50. 900 aud $780,
600, and in order to keep
the city's expenditure within its income,
and at the same time take care of all the
new expenses, which will devolve upon it,
the strictest economy is necessary.
The streets and lanes committee will
only have a small amount to expend in
opening streets next year. The dry cul-
ture department and the quarantine de-
partment will also have to get along on
limited appropriations,
The fire department will be expected to
get along on little less than it did this
year, and the police department will not
have room for any large increase in the
force.
Besides the deficit of $50. 900, which
will go over to 1894, the city will have an
other item of increase in its fixed expendi-
lures TO care for. The amount OF the
sinking fund to be applied to the redemp
ton of bonds is increased this year by
statute from $4,000, to S45, 900
an increase in the fixed expenses OF
SIS, 600.
Close and rigid economy will be the
rule in all the city departments next year
and no room will be allowed in the budget
for loose expenditures.