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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14

D-Dinner. S-Suppcr
No. . makes all local stops. Connects
a Raleigh with Piedmont Air 'Llne for
Asheville, y. G., ana al intermediate
points on the Western North Carolina
No. q, "Vestibule Limited Train. Buff
fet Sleepers Richmond to Atlanta. Con-
meets directly at Atlanta with W. and
A. K. II. for Chattanooga, Nashville, and
all points West Connects with A. and
w. p. r. r. for Mobile. Montgomery.
New Orleans. and all points Southwest
No extra charge on "Vestibuled Trains"
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
No. 1874, Atlanta Special Vestibuled
Limited Thain, IL :i5 \. NJ, daily.
No. 7S-Mail and eXpress-6:0 Z. NJ,
daily. except Sunday.
For tickets, Pullman reservations etc.
ton: Richmond Transfer Companys 81
east Main street. and company's Office.
SIG east Main street
John &. WINDER, i. I. MY ERS,
General Manager General Supt.
a Y SMITH T. J. ANDERSON,
Traffic Manager Passenger Agent.
H NJ. BOYKIN. City Pas'g'r Agent.
(myi)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
Go '"'' Al: a .
Sssff1nrss1<1S OHIO RAILWAY

EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 18TH.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. BROAD
STREET STATION
$40 A. NJ. Daily, with Pullman for Nor
folk, Portsmouth, Old Point
Newport News and local sta-
400 p. NJ. DAILY, with Parlor-Car for
local stations. Newport News.
Old Point, Norfolk. and Ports
745 NJ. Local train. except Sunday, for
Clifton Forge. connects az
Gordonsvlle for Washington
at Virginia Midland Junction
Tor Lynchburg, at Basic Tor
Hagerstown, and at stanton
for Winchester.
200 p. NJ. The Cincinnati and St Louis
Limited, daily. with Parlor-
Car to Charlottesville and
Pullman Sleepers Charlottes-
VILE 10 Cincinnati and ST.
Louis Also coaches on Nos. !
and for stanton and local
stations. Meals served on
Dining-Cars.
Accommodation FOR Charlottes-
900 p. NJ. DAILY, for Cincinnati. with
r r. V. Pullman TO Hinton. and Char
lottesvils 10 Cincinnati and
Louisville, and Dning-Car
Clifton Forge TO Cincinnati.
Connects at COyingtOn, Va,
for Virginia Hot Springs daily.
Meals served on Dining Cars.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH-STREET
STATION.
600 A. NJ. Daily, with Palace-Car for
Lynchburg. Lexington. Va,
ard Clifton Forge. Connects.
except Sunday for Arvonia.
40 p NJ. Except Sunday. Local accom-
modation for Columbia, Va.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
BROAD-STREET STATION.
$50 A. NJ Daily from Cincinnati.
II :3O a. NJ Daily. from Norfolk and Old
zoo Z. N. Daily, from CINCINNATI and
Louisville.
ESQ p. NJ. Daily. from Norfolk and Old
Point.
7.45 p. VI. Except Sunday from stanton
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHFH-SI Rect
STATION.
s:i5 A. NJ. Except Sunday, from Column
bia.
GOO p. NJ. Daily. from LynchburG and
Clifton Forge.
JOHN ID. POTTS,
uo17 Division Passenger Agent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14

NOTICE OF A GENERA
IN MEETING OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Is hereby gwen that general nesting
AND CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD COMPANY
will DO held nc tho ONCE Of MessrA Smith
Moncure, No HOS Bank street, IN the city OF
Richmond. state OF Virginia, On the 2isf DAY or
DECEMBER, 1899, AZ the hour OF IL o'clock
noon OF said day. 10 transact such business as
mar properly coms before said meeting.
Dated az hlch;aond, Va. this 10th day OF No
yemper, 1898. N. Z REED,
President. aud Hoider OF One Tenth OF tho Capt.
tel STOCK. no ltd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
DEATH OF BISHOP T. 3. LYMAN.
The Venerable Prelate Passes Away sud
denly nj His Homo in Raleigh.

RALEIGH. y. C.. December l3.-(Spe-
,!all-Right Rev Theodore Benedict Ly-
man. bishop Of this Episcopal diocese.
flod very suddenly at his home here this
morning just after o'clock. 1t was n
great shock 20 the people TO receive this
news. as II was reported yesterday that
the venerable Bishops condition had
greatly improved lie was walking
about his house yesterday and also this
morning The Bishop was 7S years Of
age. and was born I'm Massachusetts.
Quite recently he celebrated the fifticth
anniversary Of his ordination as a priest.
and last Sundly evening the twentieth
anniversary Of his conservation as bishop
was celebrated here. Monday evening a
reception was held at his home. but ~
vas unable 10 be present
BRONCHITIS.
He was North two weeks ago. and con-
lracted a violent attack OF bronchitis,
which developed here last Friday Bishop
Lyman spent a good deal Of his life IN
Rome. and was in charge OF the Ameri-
can churches there. He also lived quite
while In California. and it was from
the latter State that he came here upon
his election as bishop. lie leaves four
sons and one daughter none of whom
live here. one son lives at Asheville.
THE FUNERAL
AS yet the details OF the arrangements
for Bishop Lyman's funeral cannot be
given. II is said his body will lie in
state In Christ church here and that
special services will be held. In which
Bishops Watson and Cheshire and The
clergy of this diocese viii participate
II is also stated that the burial will
be at Baltimore. where the Bishops first
wife is buried. Bishop Cheshire will ar
i've here in the morning.
The action of the Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta railway In securing the
appointment OF receiver for the Chester
and Lenoir railway Is quite harshly com
mented upon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
UNLucky NORTHERN SPORTS.
. Despsrass Negro breaks J.ii--Grest Falls

WELDON. n. c.. December l3.-(Spe-
eialp-r nrec northern sportsmen had a
sshafksoie experience while hunting on
nonhohe ravS near Hamilton. One Of the
party fell In shA siysr sAd iost 8 Sl5c
guA and came near being drowned. An.
etAss nsa h's uAa V sxRlsds. badly W
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
Almost Rurned to Death,

BRISTOL. TENN, December l3:-(Spe-
cialC Miss Alice Baumgarlner, of Blount-
willie. Tenn. 10 years old. and a paralytic
for years. had her clothing burned on
this afternoon. Her face Is almost char
red. and her injuries are fatal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
AUCTION SALE.
F. X. ELLIS, ACcTIoNEER,
"a east Broad street.
SELLS TODAY

A. 1920 A. NJ and continues at 2:3O 7. ". -
HANDSOME RUG-COYERED PAkLoR SUIT
brand rewl
2 HANDSOME RUG-COvERED CoUCHES,
trimmed 10 silk plush;
I LARGE MASSIVE OAK CHAMBER SUIT,
&C.. &c;
3.5oo pieces HANDSOME HOLIDAY PRES
EMS at your own price;
All kinds Of JEWELRY,
WATCHES,
LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S RINGS.
rs. dozen ROGERS'S BEST KNIVES, FORKS,
TABLE and TEASPOONS;
TABLE-C1srOES,
CAKE-BASHETS.
PREREQUISITES,
GOLD-LINED MUGS.
NOUSrACHE-CUPS, &c;
LARGE, HANDSOME PIANO and PARLoR.
LAMPS, with silk shades;
MANTEI~CLOCK, with ornaments;
HANDSOME LACE CURTAINS,
LACE BED-sPRGADS,
BED-QUlLTs,
RUGS. &C.;
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Guitars, Banios,
ViOins, lIarps, &C.
Sale at 1880 A. NJ, 2;3O P. NJ, aud 7;l5 p NJ.
Seats for the ladies. do u
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YORK-RIVER LINE, VI. WEST POINT
THE FAvoRITE ROUTE NORTH.


LEAVE RICHMOND.
TRAIN No. 10. $40 T.. VI
LOCAL EMPRESS, daily except Sun
day, Stops at ali stations. A; Lester
Manor connects with stage TOR Walkerton;
with Baltimore steamer at West Point.
TRAIN No. 10. AS p. NJ.
BALTIMORE LIMITED. daily except
Sunday, for West Point, connecting with
York-River steamers for Baltimore. At
Baltimore steamers connect vita Ralti-
more and Ohio railroad for Washington
Philade lphia, and New York.
Steamers leave baltimore at 5. p M.
daily except Sunday.
Trains from West Point arrive at Rich
mond at s:05 4. NJ. 1870 A. NJ, and
s:35 II. NJ.
TRAIN No. "A. 7;05 A. N.
LOCAL MIXED. daily except Sunday.
leaves Twenty-third street for West Point
and intermediate points.
Ticket-office at station. foot OF Virginla
street. Open s A. ii. TO 6 p. VI. and from
3 +. NJ. 10 1850 A. NJ.
City tlcket-office-sOl east Main street.
frame Manager. General a. Passenger nn
~ II. GREEN, General Manager
]. s. b. THOMP2ON. Superintendent.
JOHN NJ. BEALL, Travelling Passenger
Agent. sls east Main street. Richmond,
Va. no y
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
aaa=aaaaaa-=aa=sH-=
eaya Arrive
TRAINS NoRTHWARD.
DAILY.
STOPPING PLACES.


Nos. If. a.. As, and 81 make no stops.
Nos. Il and i3l stop at Belheld and Stony
Creek on signal. Nos. q. g. IS, 49, and
IS stop on signal at Manchester, Drewry !,
Centralia, and Chester. Nos. 81, 81, and
81 Will stop on signal at all stations.
Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping-Car on
all through trains. on Trains Nos. g
and 30 Sleeping-Cars between Richmond
and Lynchburg. Va.
NEW LINE TO ATLANTA. GA.
Leaving Richmond at $40 p. NJ. daily
and arriving at Weldon at 5:26 L. NJ,
and at Atlanta at $50 \. NJ. via 5. a.
l.. Through sleepers-Richmond to At
ianta.
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NOR
FOLK.
Lave. Arrive.
Richmond 800 A. NJ Norfolk III % An
Richmond Is 20 PM Norfolk ....S:i5 + M
Norfolk o. "7:30 An Richmond 1850 An.
Norfolk . ABS m. Richmond 700 PM.
The trains leaving Richmond at a. NJ
and Norfolk at r. NJ. are solid trains be-
tween these two points, and passengers
20 through without change of cars.
Trains leaving Richmond at 3 \. NJ;
and II 80 +. NJ. and arriving at Richmond
al S:S5 4. NJ, 1880 =. NJ, make close con-
ection at Petersburg to and from Farm
VILE. Lynchburg and west.
r. NJ SULLY. Superlntendent.
T.. T. i. MYERS. General Sup't
r. NJ. EMERSON. Traffic Manager. jy3
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
HORSES. MULES. cows. Sc.

Afsf-ftfA'v
E,OR SALE, BAY MARI, 5T-r
IL years Old this 22d a June; also rc1A
ONE WAGON (top takes on. ONE SURREY
ALLEN,
- l<-lr 3zo psath Laurel street,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
RAILROAD LINES.
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
LII AND POTOMAC RAILR0AD-Sche1uls
commencing DECEMBER 3. 1898. East

y AND POTOMAC RAlLhOAD-ocoe1uls
DECEMBER 3. 1898. East
n standard time:
10 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-Street Station
daily Except sunday. stops
at Elba and local stations.
Arrives at Washington at l2;0l
Philadelphia. 3E Z. NJ; New
York, 6:23 p. NJ CT.
90 noon, Leaves 6yrds{rsiSS s As s5a.ISn
boswell. Milford. Frederlcks-
burg, Brooke, and Whitewater
Arrives at Washington at Si0
z. NJ; Bgitim ore, 52i z. NJ. !:
Ph ans iEi1s 7;is r 40 a.; S SSHs
meets at Washington with
the Congressional limited (all
Pullman parlor-csrs "a n d
Pennsylvania railroad dining
carr. leaving at +. NJ. daily
arriving at b fillmore, 4:5i =.
NJ, and New York. 9:Os p NJ.
:l5 p. NJ. leaves Byrl-Street Station
daily. sieepinG-cars Rich
mond 10 New York and WASH
ington TO Phil idelphia. stops
at Elba, Ashland, boswell.
Milford. Fredericksburs
Brooke. and whitewater. Stops
at other stations on Sundays
Arrives at Washington al II 10
i. NJ; Baltimore, 1888 y. VI. f;
Philadelphia, 3:45 A. NJ: New
York, 9 50 a. NJ
0j a. NJ, arrives at Byrd-Street Station
daily. Sleeper from New
York Stops at Whitewater,
Brooke. Fredericksburg. Mil
ford. boswell. Ashland. and
Elba. Stops at other sta
tions on Sundays. Leaves
Washington at 400 4. VI.
rs z. NJ, arrives at ByrG-Street Station
daily. Stops at Widewster,
Brooke, Fredericksburg. Mil
ford, boswell, Elba, and Ash
land Leaves Washington 1881
A. NJ.
is p. NJ, arrives az Byrd-Street Station
daily. Stops at Fredericks-
burg, Milford. boswell. and
Ashland. Pullman-cars from
New York and Washington.
Leaves Washington at 336 y.
II. Does not stop at Elba.
20 p. NJ, arrives at Byrd Street Station
daily Except Sunday. Leaves
Washington at 40 p. NJ.
Stops at Elba and local sta
tons
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
RAILROAD LINES. -~.-.-
W III Ezl 3sEsa!SS FatS
A TLANTIC COAST LINE.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL.
ROAD TIME TABLE.
,s92 at i2.o1 A. NJ, trains on this road will
run as follows:
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
TRUSTEES' AUCTION

TkUSIEES' AUCTION ~t.
Il THAT COMFORTABLE UN'
72S SOUTH PINE STREET. Ns'.
STREET, WITH THE Lon llhxIU.
AN ALLEl.--By virtue o.. ce.tsi.
trust dated December 'o, iSa., r..
Richmond Ihanrery court Uea1- ...
page 312, default naun been m 3D.. Pr
ments Of the notes therein secured. e
quest OF the bcnenciary, We WIZ
premises. on
MONDAY, DECEMBER IS. f-Hf
n I o'clock z. NJ, tho AbtF
PROPERTY. Be sure snd attru1 .7
cure q bargain.
TERGs: The decd requires M caa..
lb9 al terms may bo announce l. -l
g. T.. STAPLE.
WILLIAM
do
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sUGAR, 4Ic. pound /;

GRADUATED SUGAR. &c. pound
" LIGHT-BhOWN SUGAR. 3lar;
White SUGAR, 4. a pound.
CHALMERS GELATINE, s.. package.
NEW kAIslNS, &c. a pound
NEW AIXEL NJ rs, lOc- pound
Large cans TOMATOES, 3f0r 2oc.
MN HOMEMADE PRESERVES, &c. or
pound for 25c-:
NEW CURPANTs, Sc. a pound;
NEW CIIRON, 12c. pound:
BULK SHOULDERS, Sc. pound;
BREAST PORK, &c. a pound;
BREAST BACON. l2c.;
PURE LARD, &c.;
Largo cans TABLE PEACHES, lOc.
SAkDlNES, &c. a box;
MlNn FOhJhLLl, 2Oc. quart.
CoCOANUTS, D..
FRENCH CANDY. Sc. round.
PURE SUGAR SYRUP, 20c. gallon:
New VIRGINIA BUCkNhEAl, 4c. pound, or
seven pounds Tor .5c.:
New hPPLE-BUTTER, SC. pound o. 8 pounds
for 25c.:
NEW EARLY JUNE PEAS. Joe. per can;
PURE OLD RYE WHiShEY, 81 gallon;
FuRNtA HAMS. sc. q pound
sILVER-KING FLOUR. best sold, s4.00 a bar
rol. or : c. sack:
SNOWFLAKE FLOUR, 1919 per barrel, or
2Jc. per sack
New JELLY. Sc. a pound or 8 pounds for 25c.
'Phcne $40. Drop US postal for one Of our
new pfice-usts. ;. ULLAANo SON,
my'0 I620-lS22 east Main
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
PHILADELPHIA, RICH FRA
l. xoSD. AxDNoEEoLK 11..ls :aS
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

at o'clock 2. NJ. Manifest closed one
nour before sailing time &c. MI.
o. North River. FOR Richmond every
%yorI-ITVFSDAY and SATURDAY at J.;
NJ - Srrtving in Richmond MONDAY ana
FRIDAY MORNINGS. ....,o..,,,
PASSENGER accommodations unsurpassed
Cabin fare TO New York Oncludlns
meals and BERTH via James-rlVer q ~
f99una tifp - date Of issue ......... Il 90
Storage fare, with subsistence ..'' w
Steerage fare, without suoslstenCe.; Nv
Cabin fare via chesapeake anu
Ohio railway and Richmond ana
Petersburg railroad tickets limit a "A
Round-trip tickets 0imited to thirty n,
Tickets can be obtained at Richmond
Transfer Company's, 90l east Main street 4;
Chesapeake and Ohio and Richmond anu
Petersburg depOts and at the COMPANY $
office, 1901 Main street and wharf, ROCK
Freight forwarded and through bill, Of
lading issued for points beyond New
York.
Freight received daily until z. N.
Passengers leaving Iuchmond on MQSS-
DAYS. WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAY Us;
and SATURDAYS by the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway via Newport Newsl az
S % and by the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad Same days. ~ aN a. VI. VIII
make connection at NORFOLK with
steamer leaving those DAYS.
GEORGE W. ALLEN & co, Ag'ts.
40 1901 Main street
mv1t and comDanyS wharf. Rockets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
G1OOOO WORTH OF d r !
- IU,UOO GOODS, NOTIONS, XMAS
GOODS AT AUCTION.
BY j. II. Valentine, Auc'ioneer
Ono. 4. Laughton. Jr.. SalesmanJ
1886 east Main street.

u ARGE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE
II TRADE SALE.
NEW and SECONDHAND CLOIHlNG,
"a dozen HATS and CASHMERE CAPS,
LADIES' UAYO-sATCHELs and COMPANIONS
very fine quality,
800 pairs MEN : PANTS, ,,.,.,,.,
40 dozen ASSOkl Ed SHIRTS aud DRAWERS
some very high-Grai e goods;
A spleudtd lot Of Mems Cashmere suits, Beaver
aud Kersey Overcoats, 200 pairs Gloves las-
sorted quaIities). Horse Blankets, 200 WHITE
and GRAY Bed Blankets. beautiful assort-
meut OF White and Col0red Shirts extra good
quality. and many other desirable anc
s4leable goods too numerous 90 mention.
The CITY and country trade requested TO attend
fale You can buy some splendid goods at low
rgures. sale at my auctlon-rooms, 1885 east
NAN street,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER l4rH,
J. II. VALENTINE,
deIo Auctonoer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14

DOCK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
ID ExEcUfxo AT TIN 41srA1on I1zaT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-14
AUCTION sALES-fuiars Bay..
BY George r. CraNfo,d.
Real Estate Agent ard Auct,o7a.-
1908 Bank street
NRrSTEE,S SALE OLE .

TRUSTEES SALE OF 2o0 ACprs
l. OF LAND. MORE OR LEss. ky...
"CLIFTON" WITH MEDIUM ISL
DWELLING AND oIHEK APUnFI
THEREON ABOU EIGHT NILES NF,. ..v
THE CITY or klCHNOND.-8, .r..
deed OF trust tf0m Herbert q. Sat'1r A., a,
b.. hts wife, bearng dsts August g.. ....
recorded IN tho Clerks once of Ne1n., ...,
Court. Deei-B0ok ~ A. page -Ht. 900 ...,
request OF the beneficiary. dofau.. a.r.n. ...'
made In the payment % ne note t.... ..
cured. ! Will oiler for sale A. plol. ,l.....,
the premises,
WEDNESDAY, DgcBBss 21. f.
n, o'clock +. NJ, that wei-suoer fA ...t -.,
tho improvements thereon, o. Hon-...
UPON which the late Dr. (Da.s- 10 81
tanning. ~ abOyc stated, 2.l ar.rs. t ..
less The tariI Is desiraoly loca,.I. ..I ...,
some one an opportunity O. secure f4r.s
Terms. Cash as g. tl- cost ~ COO -a q ... .,
pay note 81 $500 with iuforot fr.r Ala.
II. 1898. and toe residue upol SUI tr-...,
may be announced az the sa.s.
do "a e.. 4. ORAN tUEn Ir.....
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23

grandmothers: That seems almost in
credible il the lOng-scttlcd comnunl-
ties of the East ana South. where no
family reunion i, complete without at
least one venerable figure. 50 familiar
and SO dear to all in that household
from the days Of childho DIS earliest
recollection. Yet between the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific Goa t there
are hundreds of thousands of homes
whcr>, children are growing up without
a glimpse Of their own or any other
child's grandma, her. They know moth
ing of the dear old face, the soft gray
hair. the quaint figure of that patient
little woman who. day ;:ftei' day. sits
in the quiet corner of the old home
knitting. knitting. and still knitting.
while her thoughts are wandering far
away into the Ion2 ago of her child
hood. They know nothing of her gen
tic chidings. nol. can they appreciate
the quiet and kindly Amusement III the
household at grandmother expense
when. after searching the house for
her specs" she i reminded. in re-
,pOnsa to her anxious inquiry. that
they are under he frlls OF her cap.
Think of Thunks~ivin without grand
mothcrs. Why in the and of grand
mothers it is she who on that day has
first claim upon all our ga!lantry and
chIvalry y whitc-haircd belle. on
that dayat least. with g:'ay-haired sons
and daughters and troops of happy
ii,lren around to do her honor and
bring her comfort and cheer. Thou
sands If Western boys ami girls know
nothing of this. \ grandmother /, to
them almost as much of Il myth "a the
her, inc of Il fairy story. \ little boy
III the Rocky Mountains on being told
some events about his andmother in
the far East actually asked what k nd
ot a being a grandm 'tnCr was. 1T Is
true there, a"r some granumOthcrs IN
the far " est. b It the V are import q
from the East and South. For most of
them the West is too Jar away. No
doubt their hearts often reach out ten
derby toward their audchildren in
and beyond the IorkH Mountains.
As to nativeborn yrandmothcrs they
are very hard to fad west of the Rocky
Mountains. With the except ion of the
early settlements in the Oregon coun-
try. the Mormons of Utah, and the oc-
casional home of the earlier apper in
the mountains or ranclman in Califor-
MIA. the civilization is too young for
native born grandm theirs.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23
Living Beyond Ones Means.

An American capitalist, who is
keen observer, i reported to have
said that there was not an American
citizen whose income represented q
salary who was not living beyond
his means. And he added that, il
the man had family, he was bring
ing up that family to standards and
wants that he could not honestly
crafty. Our own observation does
not bear witness to this assertion.
Eut if the alleged fact he true to any
considerable extent. it may be re-
ga7ded as among the causes Of the
many embellishments and other pc
,uniary dclinGuencics which have be-
come 50 common Of late wears. "Play-
ing the races has been tt. ruin Of a
multitude: but living beyond ones
means must bear part OF the blame
And il IS more serious than is COM
monty imagined. 1t involves false
preten>es and fraud. 1t is a mean
species OF crime. and yet often COM
mitted without any conjunction.
Men are afraid or ashamed to say II
can't afford it, and vet are not afraid
or ashamed to contract debts which
they cannot honestly pay.---Christian
Inte.iigcncer
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23

desert spot in children's lives not 20
have seen crandmother and felt her
tender ear SEES.
The birthplace Of some of those
earlier grandchildren was. in the
pioneer DAYS Of the far West in the
old freight wagons and prairie schoon-
e-s. On the Oregon. California ard
Pixies Peak trails many a baby was
born in an old canvas-covered wagon.
and all honor 70 the mothers of the ma
tion who centuries ago hravcd the
dangers of the almost unknown seas to
establish american homes from the
New England coat to the Georgia
shore Then over the Alleghanies
thev came, and then across the Mis-
si->ippl River. But American women
stopped not thee. They. too, braved
the wilderness Of plain ana desert. and
the storm and dangers Of unknown
mountain passes. The children whose
first sight # the world was from a
canvas wagon train. and who are now
grown to manic & and wnmanhood.
cannot look back to a mansion or
vine-clad cottage as their birth
place. There Is no such sacred
home for them t" meet in for the happy
reunion On Thank giving. But they
are proud Of their birthplace on the
tiecting trails of western empire. at q
time when brave men We're blazing q
pathway for new commemorative to the
Pacific. and still noe heroic wives
went with them. Sometimes this story
was Il sad one. \ grave was dug: 4
coffin was made fir III q few pine boards
torn from the wag Il bed. Her sisters
for at such times all women are SIS
tiers made what preparations they
could: mother and child were buried
IN the stne grave. and the caravan
moved on. Neither minister nor priest
was there: the b aid. with the name
rudely carved thereon. has rottcd
away. and the drifting sands have long
since oblIterated what el~c could have
marked the spot.
No wonder. then. children horn amid
such surroundings have grown up into
strong, selfrcli;.nt a::d Courageous men
and women. Their hearts go cut in
this Thanks giving scason to their
grandmothcr, of the East and South.
| with whom they claim kinship. Who
among the children of the far West
would not lO> G 10 see one dca" and VEN
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23
IN HIS NAME.
Little Deeds Like Tits Make Life Seen
Good.

Little Deeds Like This Make Life Seer
The ''phase" man CT the Boston
Journal witnessed pretty little in.
ridcnt at the corner OF Temple and
Washington streets the other day
Illus rative Of the law of loving kind
ness " ich rules some natures.
That is always Il busy corner.
There was little group OF people
waiting. As there usually is. for an
opportunity TO safely run the Gaunt-
let of teams and street cars. The
voice OF u gentleman--one whose life
had evidently beer spent amid reiin-
Ing influences heard above the
din by those standing there.
II suppose there is Il policeman ut
this corner tn assist people To CROSSE"
"Dh. yes: there generally is"
t. reply came from an average
woman, who WAS herself waiting for
an opening in the wall of vehicles.
She had no. looked. apparently. into
the face Of the gentleman.
But at my elbow there stood
woman o. Il different type. An air
VI iCitlI slShN \iuHS W tlNl sp"h uNk
hat. and every thing in cvide ce spoke
the refined lady. She was an ob>erv-
ant woman. and Ia at once diStOv-
cred what | AMI the average woman
had failed to see.
May | assist you. sr:' in the
sweetest voice Imaginable
THANK YOU, madam. l will &C
cept YOUR offer. am nearly blind.
With the grace Of Il Chesterfield he
offered his arm to the lady and in I
minute he was safely across aud cX-
pressing his thanks to the kind UNI
kn9wn, who at that moment trans
fcrrcd her charge u the are OF Otfi-
Ger Felt, that large bodied and kind
hearted officer. who finds constant
employment at that busy corner.
''lIow many women would have
done that:' | unused rs | went my
way. She suffered no loss of dignity
bv that thoughtful little act to i
stranger and d d not foolisaly hest
tate ana ask herself: What will
people say" It was lin His name :"