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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
The rIMEs-RlCHMoND. Va SUNDAY DECEMBER 4 1893

ton. This will make Il easy for you.
with a small silver spoon. to extract all
the seeds. BE careful 10 do this
thoroughly. Now YOU may treat them IN
any one OF the ways mentioned below
Fill the seed vessels with sifted, pow
dered sugar and set on the Ice until very
cold
scrape out the pulp carefully and mix
that Of each half orange with a table
spoonful Of sugar and one Of clareS; re-
turn IL TO the shell and chill thoroughly.
Or. mix the pulp with powdered sugar,
sherry and few drops OF curascoa. Set
ting aside my prohibition principles the
first way of serving is my favorite
Shaddocks are very healthful and at
the season or In the localities where
they can be obtained cheaply, one would
do well TO use them largely. They make
an excellent first course for breakfast or
lunch, or a midway course for dinner
Pumpkin. and mince pies are 10 heavy n
dessert fer a holiday feast, although the
habit OF serving them may have so strong
a hold upon us that we may feel It neces-
sary TO offer them.
A Nesselrode or any kind OF frozen
pudding is far more tempting.
very delicate dessert which any one
possessing A freezer can make, requires
that one quart Of milk shall be brought
to n boil, when a teaspoonful Of arrow
root, wet with milk, must be stirred IN;
pOur this over the well-beafcn yclks OF six
eggs and stir TIL smooth; add any kind
Of preserved or branded fruits cut in
bits; bits Of citron and orange-peel: stoned
raisns. bits Of fruit cake some candled
fruits cut small-at least a pint in all-and
swceten to taste; add half a glass Of
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solid. That night about two O'Clock
came the news over the wires that the
ceremonies took place in binding snow
storm There weren't any snow cuts.
and l couldn't Illustrate the news. Ever
since. that time. I've been shy OF the
government prognosticator.
The Centenary Methodist church has my
heartfelt appreciation in their attitude
towards promiscuous church eddfngs A
large proportion of the female population
OF Richmond seems 10 have run wild on
the subject of church weddings. Just let
It be known that a couple win be married
ut the sanctuary and therell be no lack
Of spectators The fact that the bridal
pair are absolutely unknown TO the greater
part of the witnesses seems TO make no
difference. The craze has gotten 10 be
positively serious. / attended a wedding
not long since There We're two other
nuptials in that part of the town on the
same night. Folks went 20 one. gathered
UP quite large delegation for the second
and by the time they got to the third
there was a small size swarm OF curious
humanity awaiting the bridal party. All
kinds of remarks were made at the
church door.
Il wonder II she'll wear orange bios
soms?" said an enthusiastic young woman.
Il bet she doesn't carry anything but
common roses" speculated n bold gossip,
loud enough 10 be heard half way across
the street
Didn't issue any Invitations ventured
an aesthetic miss. Shouldn't be sur
prised if she wore = calico dress"
4 number OF other similar criticisms
forced me 10 the opinion that some OF
those present classified comedy
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sherry wine and a spoonful Of brandy
and freeze.
The prettiest dessert I ever saw was
also the simplest, although requiring COM
siderable trouble. Choose a number Of
smooth. fair-skinned oranges and cut a
piece the size Of a cent from the stem
end; with a small wooden mustard spoon
extract all the pulp, being very careful not
10 puncture the skin or make a hole In the
opposite end. Throw the skins I'm water 20
extract any bitter favor. while you make
several kinds Of gelatine, using Cooper's
gelatine and favoring with pineapple, lem
on. orange, banana or wine.
Stand the shells upon small cups 10 keep
them upright and I'M with the Jelly which
must be cooled but not stiff set away
over night. The next day cut them IN
halves, using a very sharp knife. ana ar
range on a pretty dish, decorate with
orange leaves. smiax or flowers They
make a very handsome center piece.
DO not let any OF the minor adiuncts
OF the feast be wanting. The sailed al
monds or pea-nuts-the cheese straws 10
pass with the celery. or falling these thin
biscuits. toasted and spread with rratel
cheese-the dishes OF nuts and appleg
which you will have for the sake Of
the children, and aud lang syne. and last
or all the perfect cup Of cafe noir
ALICE CHITTENDr.N.
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I think I can give them pointer Dean
Swift first made the proposition. lis n
good idea. and any number OF sheckeIs
could be raised. The theory in a nut shell
is to tax female ioveiness, and let each
woman rate her own charms What
sermon on tariff, Revenue on choice
champagne and select HAVANA cigars
could be abolished. Now, everybody
knows that most of the women want to
be considered pretty. They would pay a
high tax for this privilege. OF course. the
revenue list would have to be published
every month. so as TO know who Is real
ly budding forth into great beauty.
People wouldn't then Judge from heavy
suit Of golden bair, pair OF deeply.
darkly. beautifully blue" eyes, a dainty
hand, a tempting mouth, or a wiifowy
figure Oh, no The question would be
decided by referring 10 the tax list. What
a blessing IL would bel The treasury
would soon be growing with coin, protec-
tive tarif could go to the deuce and
the country would prosper wonderfully at
the hands Of the women. | simply throw
out this suggestion for the consideration
OF thoge fellows in Congress who are won't
10 wrangle by the week over the tariff
question, believing. as 1 do. the plan
would appeal to the vain members of the
weaker sex to restore the country to
period OF financial prosperity.
.
Before winding up these idle thoughts
| wish TO caution that class OF individuals
who usually celebrate Christmas after
a typical modern fashion 90 be careful.
When | was young man we all took our
little Sherry cobbler, or hot tom and
Jerry" on Christmas day. II anybody
took an overdose however. and suffered
fIrtftr In
consequence. It was commonly purely
unintentional. Nowadays it seems that
things are different. For the last few
years I've studied this subject with
great care. I learned that there are var
ious degrees Of "iasdOm." There Is the
plain, rough-and- tumble football jag;
then the Thanksgiving jag which is
slightly superior i'm dimension. Several
other degrees OF the malady come next
and the climax is reached in the Christ
mas jag which Is nothing less than u
gigantic jag of JOY. a minute description
Of which l do not feel equal 10 at the
present writing. Sufficient TO say this is
a deliberate. wilIful jag achieved through
malice Of forethought. I've been a boy,
and understand how his buoyant spirit
| can he prevailed upon I'm times OF festiyity
| TO slightly over-rate his capacity But
| when IL comes TO lifting a fellow into a
CAB as though ne were an invalid and re-
moving his raiment for the night lest he
sleep in his shoes, why count me out.
You may. not believe e. but / have
| It from trustworthy authority that
last Christmas fellow right here
| In Richmond got on tremendous
eggnog jag. which. by the way they
tell me is one Of the NEST effec-
tive in breaking up dinner parties.
| The eggs used on this occasion were not
so fresh as they might have been. how
ever and the effects I'm told, We're very
remarkable. 1t is said that the fellow
amblod about town growing every now
and then. lie somehow got It into his
| head that he was a rooster This ought
to be a caution to the liberal imbibcrs.
YOUR UNCLE FULLER.
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mes laden with comfort and JOY crowned with wreath Of holly

circuses and weddings together. I al
most congratulated myself on being
bachelor. and made n resolution on the
spot that I'd never get married at church.
When the doors OF the sanctuary were
thrown open there was a Wild rush for
the interior, People got themselves jostlei
painfully I'm the shuttle, and those wearing
tight shoes had their feet trampled upon
numerically. The gallery was the most
popular place from which 20 view the
spectacle, and a general scramble FOR the
front row Of seats ensuad. Some leaned
over TIT railing 50 far Z feared II would
be- necessary 10 summon the ambulance
before the uupual knot could be tied.
When the bridal party arrived numbers
of people boiling over with a vulgar cur
i0sity stood up on the benches, submitted
rude criticisms for the benefit Of their
nelghbors. and made themselves generally
sagTeeahle. until one felt as though
one would rather remain single forever
than 10 be I'm that grOoms or brides
place.
This kind OF behavior Is becoming quite
common. and Is receiving, as IL should,
the severe censure Of many OF the best
people On the city. Church weddings are
consequently rapidly giving place 10 quiet
home marriages.
At one church-wedding, this winter. the
entire back OF q bench was broken OF
by a rough scramble on the part Of the
spectators There's a limit to all things
and the Centenary Methodist people did
an excellent thing when they lead
the way i'm prohibiting pr0miscuous we'd
dlngs IN that sanctuary. 1t is understood
that other churches win follow this good
example
People say they can't give many Christ
mas presents this year, because of the
money stringency. oh. that Financial
Depression Everybody complains OF not
having any money, and even the govern
ment is trying to manufacture some few
measures whereby to raise a little lucre.
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A Hard-Times Christmas.

II ought not 60 be Indispensable TO a
hearty appreciation OF Christmas that
ones balance at the bank should be on
the right side, but practically when the
balance Is not where It should be IL strains
ones self-control a little 10 meet the
holidays with glee. The balance is pretty
generally unsatisfactory this year, but
Christmas is coming just the same, and
one must face the music always, even
when IL is Christmas carols. This years
carols will be hailed j0yOusly by some OF
US. and welcomed complacently al least
by others but great multitude viii
turn towards them faces I'm which there
must be less OF cXultatiOn than OF per-
picked endurance.
II bohoOyes as many of us as find our
selves I'm the latter class 10 take our hoh-
days as easily as we can, doing heartily
what is indispensable, and tightening all
the pccuniary burdens the regulation OF
which Is within our control. 1t is a great
year for making a little money go n
great ways. And because the very poor
are so much poorer this year than is
usual, and because so many people are out
u work. and lack food and clothes and
coal, and all the cOmmonest Christmas
necessaries, such as turkeys. II Is n great
wear TO abate 10 its narrowest limits th
conventional custom of swapping eXpen-
sive gifts, and good year TO put one an
other of with presents Of small cost be-
slowed with much love- and to spend
the bulk Of our surplus on things that
bring larger returns. This year, at least.
ones goodwill toward men Is better eN-
pressed by buying Goals than diamonds,
and IL any one can't give both, and has
10 choose which 10 buy. let him buy the
Goals. and let the diamonds hold over.
erftr .vrr.gnefua
apt 20 do Il more 70 crafty ourselves than
our beneficiaries, and the people We give
them 10 don't care so much about what
they get as they do 20 f0re-stall our gifts
with something equally fine. II we didn't
swap so much. and gave more, we would
get Off much cheaper, and have a good
deal more real fun.
This IL a good season to spend money on
the very poor and the very small. the two
classes which are entitled to the most
consideration at Cnristmas-time, and with
which the smallest expenditures go furth-
est Bless all unspOlled children, who
nave no conception OF money values or
comparative worth. 1t is so cheap and
easy and satisfying to make Christmas
for them, Consumers OF skates and sleds
and pocket-kniyes and dolls and toys and
picture-boOks and paint-bOXes. and candy
i'm striped sticks and oranges and gilded
walnuts. and Christmas trees should nave
their Christmas just about as usual. and
If there Is any shortage in the fund that
supplies their simple Qualifications IL
should be made good by skimpine tbe ont
lay for jewelled watches. edition de luxe,
and articles generally that cost more than
five dollars piece. II anyone IS 10 suffer,
Il should be the well-to-do grown-ups.
whose conception Of Christmas is already
formed, and who ought 10 be able to ex-
tract spiritual benefits from self-denial.
even when It Is forced upon them.--trom
Harper's Weekly.
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SO blithe this hour when once again
Tho Star glows steadfast In the sky:
So hope attured when human pain
Grows less. FOR faith that help Is nigh;
SO hallowed. when the angel train
With song and harp are passing by.
once more between the mIdnight's gloom
And the pale rose OF breaking dawn.
Heavens matchless lilies wake and bloom,
And far athwart the east are drawn
The peneilled sunbeams which Hume
All pathways men must journey on.
Again the Sages and the Seers
Bend low before a little child;
And Ger the long and stOrmful years,
The desert spaces vast and Wild
The strife. the turmoil. and the tears.
lie looks. ana smiles. the indebted.
IT'S Chrlstmas-tidei At Mary's knee
The shepherds and the princes meet!
Lovc-bound In dear humility,
To clasp the Infant Saylour's feet.
The Star is bright DER land and sea:
The Gloria song is full and sweet.
Margaret z. sangster. in Harper's Bazaar.
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early TO look TO the prgnosticator in
Washington for an accurate forecast.
I've been studying the subject right close
~ for my own satisfaction. think it's
going 10 snow TO tell the truth.
haven't very much faith i'm the weather
prophet. He keeps telling us TO get out
our umbrellas and gossamers when the
sun shines. and spoils so many pretty
bonnets by telegraphing down here, Fair
and warmer tomorrow" I've lost conf
dance in him. The weather prophet
gets things mixed. Somebody gives him
the cold shoulder, and he Immediately
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In the courtyard of the palace at Yer
sailles is a clock with one hand. called
Il H9rioge dc la Mort du Roi" N
contains no works. but consists mere
" OF a face in the form Of a sun surround
ed by rays. on the death OF n kim, The
hand Is set 10 the moment Of hisdemise.
and remains unaltered tin his successor
has reJoined him In the grave This Gus
tom originated under Louis XIII. and
continued till the revolution. 1t was re-
vived on the death Of Louis XVIII. and
the hand still continues fixed on the pre-
else moment Of that monarch's death.
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wires 10 Richmond 20 hoist the cold
wave flag As q general rule. however.
De can tell when It's going 10 be cold.
That's easy enough. It's done something
Ike this: The thermometer registers %
degrees below zero I'm Montana. A man
I'm that locality who has long whiskcrs
and a philanthropic disposition notices
the wind blown eastward. He has Il
tender love for the whiskered fraternity
generally, end az once sends message
telling some friend with chin apDendages
not 10 amputate them that the cold wave
is coming The whiskered individual
makes public the contents OF the telegram.
and Immediately the white and black flag
goes up. That's the way / tell when
there's going TO be q cold wave.
! don't think / ever failed 20 predict the
weather except once, and that was be-
cause j didn't interpret the language cor
rectly Twas only "a short time since.
I predicted "Fdir and very warm to-
morrow upon the receipt OF this tel
egram:
"RIO via Special TO Uncle
Fuller.-Strong wind blowing north.
Things very warm down here"
But IL turned biting cold the next day
and somebody said your Uncle Fullers
Weather Bureau was no good. About
six hours later another telegram came:
"RIO via LONDON. Special 20 Uncle
Fuller-Later-w still north. Things
approaching fever heat. Big fight ex-
pected hourly"
ANYHOW I've been figuring OFT some
Astronomical calculations. l think IT'S
Gcirg TO snow Christmas.
Speaking about the weather just re-
minds me OF when L trusted the prognos-
ticator and got into a close corner.
There was going 20 be a big outdoor
celebration. / had the cuts TO illus
trate the doings. The morning before the
celebration. a forecast said II was going
10 rain tho next day. at once wired for
special cuts with the people standing un-
der umbrellas. and thought / was fixed
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THE approach OF
Christmas suggests
the question wheth-
er Il will snow dur
ing the festive week.
Everybody wants it
TO snow. Of course.
II doesn't seem like
Christmas unless II
SHOWS. Now at
this writing it's too
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y the good old
times, which
~ is the fashion
10 laud. but
which 1 fancy
few OF US
would care 10
exchange FOR the
present the mod
81 Christmas Ia
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FOR A XMAS BANQUET.
.YoRY DRESSINGS AND APPETITE
ING SAUCES ron THE Dxr.
mainly ways of Serving vegetabies-Lcb-
ster utlets--Mushroom Pates-Tips
on salads and Pretty Desserts.

downright. 1893. by Bachelor & Johnson
Syndicate).
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LIFTS A COW WITH EASE
Strange Power said to bo Possessed b
Maine Magnetic Healer.

Maine Magnetic Healer.
Oscar +. Whitman Of Lewiston. Me
possesses strength that almost surpasses
belief. lie Is So years of age. an unassIIn-
ing sort of fellow and can easily lifta COW.
He also toys with fat men as if thev ,vere
feathers. lie has all his power in his
finger tips. Whitman does not believe
IN splrltuallsm, but he is confident that
he has some strange power which starts;
from his shoulders and extends TO his
finger tips, apparently through the bones.
which. he told New York H-0rid man.
fee. to him as though they were hollow.
one day recently COW fell on the ice on
College street, and, after sprawling about
IL au effort to get up, lay helpless, Four
apie-Dodleq men placed plank under
the animal and tried TO pry her to her
feet, but they could not succeed in RAISING
her more than a few inches. Whitman
came along, on his way home from work
and, graspIng the situation at a uIanca
he held MS arms out at full length for an
instant and then firmly placed his hands
under the COW. The laugh of the nv
ISLANDERS at Whitman's action was turned
to surprise when, without any apparent
effort, he lifted the animal two feet higher
than standing position, and let her
down gently until her feet were firmly
on the ground. That the curiosity of the
crowd might be appeased the COW was
Itl 10 lue Guy scales ana weighed. and
sho tipped the beans at 700 pounds.
Recently he astoniShed Russell Brad
bury, livery stable keeper; Albert Lin
scott, shoe manufacturer and l.. G. Wood.
the Maine Central Station agent. All Of
whom arc heavy weights, by placing his
fingers on the top OF a table ana pulling
il away from them, though thev were
braced and firmly holding on to the legs
1t has been advanced that electricity was
the agent that gave him his power. and
that ne might diSprOve this. u. &.
u ood, w. i. Tarr, the Maine Central
rOadmaster, and George Smith. the coal
merchant, met Monday afternoon. on a
table placed IN the corner OF q room two
water glasses were set upside down. and
touching his fingers on Che top Of the
non conductors, W hitman raised the Ia
bic into the air and toyed with it as
though he had a natural grasp upon il.
" hen boy Whitman used to '.plav
horse" with tables and chairs, throwing
them around with the tips OF his tinuers.
me strange power he possessed FRIGHT
ened MS parents, who always kept il q
secret. " hile learning his trade i'm n
shoe shop he punished several local hoy
ers, though he knew nothing of the manly
art. Two years ago he quit work. and
has since made for himself a Iuxurious
home and goodsized bank account.
lie has earned this money by giving
magnetic treatment. Whitman has re-.
celVed fattering offers to exhibit his
powers IN public, all of which he stead
lastly declines.
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Burned TO Death.

GAGETowN (Mich.), July 5.-A farm
house four miles northeast from this
place was struck by lightning and burned
early this morning. A man named Bah
cock. wife and child, man named Frost
of Fostoria, and child of a Mr.. Roberts
was burned to death. Roberts daughter
was fatally hurt. Five others in the
house escaped.
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HAWAII DISTURBED.
Affairs at Honolulu Reported to
be in an Alarming State.
THREATENED ASSASSINATION OF
CLAUS SPRECKELS

Placard Posted on the Gate of the
Sugar Kings Residence, Orna-
mented With Skull and Cross
Bones, Reading, ''GoId and Silver
VIII Not stop Lead''-Three Arrests
Already in Connection With the
Conspiracy With Promises OF
More to Follow.
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Cardinal Ziglaria, who has just died at
Rome, was persona gratissima at the
Quiriual, and besides being great 1avor-
ite OF the present Pontiif he was GEN
orally regarded by the Catholic clergy
throughout the world as destined to be-
come the successor of Leo Nil.
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CALIFORNIA FRITirs.
Prices Realized at the Sales in Eastern
Markets.

Markets.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The Porter Brothers
Company sold to-day at auction seven
cars of California fruit at the following
prices: Clyman plums, 81 so to -; ROYAL
Hative plums, 81 20 to 81 10; Tragedy
prunes, - 40; Royal Ann cherries 7Oc 10
81 IS; Black Republican cherries. 81 30.
Black Oregon cherries, 81 80 to 81 40:
Alexander peaches, SOC to 81 50; Royal
Apricots, 7Jc to 81 20.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold four carloads OF CaIifor-
MIA fruit at auction to-day at the follow
ing prices; Bartlett Pears, $ 80; Tragedy
Prunes, So %; Cherries-Royal Anne,
81 l5@I 80; Bigereau, 81 20aI 80; Black
Republican, 81 .; Tartaran, SIGI 3o;
apricots. 60c@SI; Alexander Peaches.
10000; Garland Peaches, 81; Clyman
Plums, 81 1901 45; Royal Hative, 81 Is:
St. Catherine, 81 %.
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The women of Zurich, Switzerland.
have secured the suppression OF the
ThierbUch, publication revealing their
ages, occupations, descendants, etc. 1t
was issued annually ana was moro fra-
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San Francisco has one saloon to every
SO persons. Albany comes next with
one to every 10 persons, and New Orr
leans one to every III persons.
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General 3llrttrcs.

pEADING OF THE PAST, PRESENT
u ana future by MRS. 1. C. ANDREWS. the
pioneer fortune teller and clairvoyant. l29I
seventh street, between and NJ. je24-lfr
Nj lis. IVAN r. LIND-PLEASE WRITE
1fl TO me- have some good news 10 tel ~ Won y
Je23-7t* IVAN
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The ice-man does all in his power
10 save us from impure ice;
There IS nothing succeeds so well
AS putting way up the price.
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Murder and Snicide.

BUTTE (Mont.), July 5. = Theodore
Coombes. miner, cut his wife's throat
and then suicided by poison.
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Best Advertising Medium

Clean in all departments, and there.
fore pre-eminently THE FAMILY
JOURNAL The best paper for the
Homeseeker, for the Merchant, Farmer,
Mechanic ard all who desire the full
news of the day presented in cleanly
manner.
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5pBnl Baktstp 7!lnmnEr.
DIDN'T FOOL THE HOP FARMER

guently consulted at cafes and other pub
TIC resorts than the city directory,
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IkdE DAILY
R .RECORD-UNIOy,
The Leading Paper of the
Interior Of California.

The pioneer journal, which,
from early years in the history
Of the coast. has maintained
the FRONT RANK OF JOUR-
NALISM, having every news
facilitv with the San Francisco
leading dailies, and SUSTAINING
the fullest public confidence.