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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
Character In Handshakos.

The other evening at dinner, says
writer in Woman, we were much inter-
ested in talking over the impressions we
can carry away with us Of people newly
introduced. My mother said she always
noticed the teeth, and drew many conclu-
sions from the color shape. size, trans
parency. &C. We were all somewhat
struck with her really clever portrayal
Of the character OF some friends known
TO us intimately, but with whom she had
only recently become acquainted My sis
ter said she invariably judged by the
mouth, and had scarcely ever been mis-
taken A friend staying with us always
carried away a distant portrait of the
color. shape and expression of the eye.
declared for the handshake. and so far
have not had reason to change my opinion
that this is the surest test, especially
taken in conjunction with the laugh
To begin with, there is the animal mag
uetism which must pass from one TO the
other TO take few examples: The firm,
honest, hearty handshake OF a sincere
man, perhaps rather rough. so that one
feels cognizant Of ones fingers for some
time after, points to character possibly
somewhat wanting In tact and refinement,
hut genuine and true Then how well
know the soft, silky, insinuating hand,
which as one shakes IL slips out OF ones
fingers. An Irishman, some one will say!
Exactly. Who so clever as he 10 get out
OF awkward corners, never at loss Tor
the right word, or the laughable story
10 I'LL an awkward gap or cover an an
moving contretemps. Then there Is the
nabby hand belonging to people who never
put themselves out. Again, we have the
quick, nervous handshake OF an excitaole
nervous temperament, or its opposite, the
nerveless. passive one Of a person ont OF
health. Then there Is the hand that as
YOU shake II seems 10 collapse DON'T
trust the possessors OF hand such as
that.
My pet abomination, though, Is the
fshy handshake. which leaves on one the
impression of having touched toad or
n snake. Beware of those hands and their
owners.
Lastly. there Is the fashionable, pump
handle shake. betokening too often the
sosis idiss xhe follows the Ehim Of ths
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13

a barrel the result might have been DIFF
ferent; but In either case IL would be as
fair for one as the other on the same prin-
ciple that what is good for the goose is
certainly good for the gander."
Then he fought and defeated Kilrain.
This is the man we want to get at. Who
will say that big hearted Jake did not
give him the battle Of his life. and who
will deny that John was never In better
condition before or since? Meath the
cioudiess expanse OF a midsummer sky.
and the glare OF a midsummer sun, did
50 not take him five long hours 20 make
the pluclSy Baltimorean surrender-mind
you. he did not succeed in knocking
Jake out. Jake quit, and this in itself
goes 20 show that while Sullivan In
variably succeeded in landing his IA
vorite Knockout blow on "chumps" and
third raters. within two or three rounds,
he made a dismal failure OF landing II
in Ave hours fighting on his fairly clever
opponent. say fairly clever. Because
although Kilrain is the best man he
ever faced. stln he could psver be con-
sidered a "top-notcher," as the following
Will clearly show.
Shortly after his battle at Richburg.
Kilrain was matched TO box five rounds
with a tall young stripping from Cali
fornia who had just then left the anna
teur ranks, and had fought and won tto
the best OF my knowledge but one pro-
fessional fight. with Joe Choyniski. In
the FIVE rounds agreed upon that night
the stripping from Frisco had pummelled
and pounded the man whom it took Sui
Ivan five hours TO defeat to such an
extent that when he recovered from
his intense surprise. he begged to be
allowed the privilege OF one more round
with the stripping; his request was grant
ed and II is a well known fact the strip
ling administered more punishment 10
Jake I'm that one round than in all the
previous five combined. Gentlemen. the
STRIPPING was James j. Corbett. After
wards Kilrain was defeated badly at the
NOW defm ct) Granite Club, Hoboken,
n. j., in nine rounds by Paddy Slavln,
whom Jim Hail. a middleweight, made
a monkey" OF about a month ago In
London.
1t is all old saying when wine is in.
wit is out" and all these slanderous
expressions attributed TO Sullivan re-
garding CCrbett are either the wild.
weird fancies Of some ambitious reporters
BRAIN or were uttered by John himself
while under the baneful influence OF
"jig-water:" but take him when he is not
I'm his cups and he is ever ready TO
admit that Corbett is a better man than
he. as he has more than once admitted
70 your humble servant WELTER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
BOHEHIAR HABITS OF ARTISTS.
Student Life I'm Paris Responsible fol
Much Indolenco and Dissipation.

An American artist Of considerable repu-
tation, while speaking the other day with
reference to the easy-going Bohemian
habits so common among men in his
profession, said: 1T Is not a pleasant
thing to say, but believe 1t is true, that
a period OF two or three years OF student
life in Paris practically ruins about as
many young artists as IL benefits. Stu
dent life in Europe. and especially IN
Paris, is full OF allurements and tempta-
lions which only those capable OF great
self-control are able to resist IL Is In its
social aspects a delightfully."- free-and-easy
sort Of life, with appeals almost ire
sstibly TO the average young man. II
develops the habit of Incidence with
frightful rapidity, and from Incidence IL
is but a short step TO Indifference, dissi-
patton and reckless self-neglect Con-
Vivial associations and the gay company
OF a colony made OF kindred spirits as
bright and magnetic as himself too often
put his ambitions to sleep. and he drifts
on and on until ne becomes n spendthrift
and a lounger. if nothing worse AT the
end Of two or three years he returns 10
America, his money spent. his health
frequently shattered and himself so thor
oughly Bohemianzed that he finds II
dificuit If not impossible ever to regain
anything Of the orderly, metbodical habit
Of industry upon which his professional
success depends.
New York contains n score Of such
cases-poor devils who went TO Paris only
10 develop into improvident spcndthrifts
and idlers. These men are bright capable
fellows, but they lead hand to mouth
existence and are haunted day and night
by the unspeakable curse Of debt They
deserve more pity than blame, for they
are victims Of a disease-the disease Of
Incidence and devil-may-care Indifference
which they contracted in the intoxicat-
ing atmosphere Of beautiful Paris. 1t Is
q fine thing to send young art student
20 Paris: nobody will deny that. But II
he is really to be helped by his expert
ences in that gay capital he must have a
large share Of self-restraint as well as the
art instinct. New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13

eiIasiveiy regarding the subject I'm hand
he does not understand It. that's all.
Were 1 to reply 10 the above mentioned
question negatively 1 know the majority
az sport-loving Richmonders would pat
me on the shoulder and say right you
are. old boy" Such is not my intention,
however. and, in answering in the afilrma-
tive. 1 fully realize the enormity Of the
task have set myself in trying 10 change
the opinions or shake the convictions OF
that majority BY no manner OF means
do 1 wish TO be considered egOtistical, nor
do / expect men to believe all i write,
simply because / write St, but when /
saw. James j. Corbett, conditioned as he
was on the 9TH OF September last, could
have whipped John l.. Sullivan the best
day he (Sullivan) ever donned NIT
am fully prepared TO prove the assertion
on what 1 hope my readers may be
pleased TO consider at least fairly rea-
t1uable and common-sense grounds Pos
sllv there are some men who VIII fnd
flult with my line OF argument, and
,1atrr II IS weak, &c with those l VIII
agree TO disagree. knowing that
Ca man convinced against his will.
Us Of the same opinion stu"
II my argument is not convincing, let
them come forward and teach me better,
J win thank them for It. ! am here for
that purpose.
That John j.. Sullivan was the greatest
FIGHTER Of his time nobody VIII deny, but
did it ever strike you to "size up the
Calbre OF the men ne met and defeated
81 his time? Who were they? What
We're they? Let US see (mind you, / am
talking now about fights. straight up ana
up legitimate fights, not glove contests).
lie fought and defeated Flood nearly
thirteen years ago on barge on the
Hudson river. Nobody ever heard OF
Flood until John thrashed him. and GER
taiuly nobody has ever heard of him
since. He tackled Paddy Ryan, and
done him up" in short order. Paddy
was a cripple and put UP a game fight
enough until his truss slipped, then he
went out" OF course. This is a poor
excuse to offer for pugilist lie had no
business TO fight In such condition, but
Etlll does not the plain fsct remain Paddy
was a cripple? Sullivan went to France
~ put some undertaken 10 the painful
necessity Of conveying the remains Of one
Charley Mitchell from Calais TO Dover
and thence 10 London; but 1 happened
90 be present on that very solemn occa-
sion. and / assure you when the execu-
ton had taken place the said Charley
was one Of the liVehest dead men ever
saw in my life. Men talk about his run
ming away from Sullivan" leading him
q foot race" making jumping jack OF
himself" &c. Granted he did all these
things and so would you or IL we were
face TO face with man about twenty
pounds heavier than ourselves. and we
had twenty-four feet square TO do them
in. What right have we 10 say Mitchell
did not fight square and fair? Were there
not competent judges, referees, time
keepers. seconds and bottle-hoiders pres
ent 10 look after the best interests OF
both men? And they all agree in saying
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
CORBETT VS.. SULLIVAN.
xxrTsx DIsooURsEs ON THE MER-
rrs or TBE TWO 6LADI<T0Rs.
u. A...rts Positively that the California
stripping 10 q Better Man Than Ever
th. CANT wss-rheir Encounters.

since my arrival In Richmond this
.,.stion has been asked me scores OF
,,,oes. "supposing Corbett TO have been
,,e same age and in the same condition he
-. when he defeated Sullivan at New
orleans and placing the battle five years
,,ck do you think he could have whipped
e..,i,yan as he did last September To
,,,lv verbally TO this question as many
,mes a. ] have been asked was some
ming fatty refused to do. for the sim
ME and perhaps selfish reason that I
(aged 70 see why should run the risk
- spending the balance Of my existence
,.lfh a cracked voice and a pair Of
Wheeling lungs. when a written reply
would answer the purpose as well. and
much better. in fact, because in the heat
ana excitement Of animated conversation
a man is apt 10 forget one or more Of
TIE most essential points he has 10 adj
vance in support OF his argument, where
DC ~ he betakes himself 10 the seclusion
~ his dingy little attic. he can grapple
ard wrestle with his thoughts 10 his
hearts content, after which II he fails
70 put forth his theories clearly and per-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
RIrTLEsNxhE STORY.
An Old Farmer Has . Narrow Shave Of
Being Bitten.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hill. who live near Blairs-
Vile, had a thrilling experience with a
rattlesnake recently.
They were walking In an old feld. and
Mr.. Hill was in front, chatting with his
wife. Suddenly the attention OF the latter
was directed to a furious rattlesnake
striking in the most dreadful manner at
her husband.
He seemed unconscious OF the snakes
presence. His wife attempted TO speak to
him and warn him OF his danger, but
fright had deprived her OF speech.
1t was an awful moment.
Suddenly she darted forward. seized
him by the arm, and after leading him
back some distance told him what was the
He rushed back to the spot where she
had seen the snake, and there II lay.
making a pile larger than a half bushei.
He struck II several times with rocks,
but did not succeed in killing 1t, SO he
sent TO the house after gun and shot
the monster.
This snake was In Z dim tran near
very heavy stubbiA and II the fourth one
that has been killed near thai sRees->A~
lAnta Constitutes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13

DICHM MON D, FREDERICKSBURG
IL AND POTOMAC RAILROAD-Sche
dule commencing JULY z. lSs3-east-
ern standard time.
daily except Sunday. Arrives
at Washington at 1901 7. NJ;
5 aeIBbIs' s Az :. Nj III. INV Nas
200 NJ, Leaves Byrd-street station
fSa 1l5y pos ssSR1if MSniIIXordd.t F HsG
ercksburs. Brooke and Wide
water. Arrives at Wash
ington at $40 p. NJ;
Baltimore, 5:24 P. NJ;
Philadelphia, 40 p. M: New
York, 1876 p NJ Also con
meets at Washington with
3.43 Z. NJ. daily train, ar
irving Baltimore 4:39 Z. M.
and Philadelphia 6.45 L. NJ.
and with COngresslo ldl Limit
ed TALL Pullman Parlor cars
and Pennsylvania railroad
Dining Cars. leaving daily
mere asa =. NJ. and New
York 9:O5 T. NJ.
tbs p. NJ, Leaves Byrd-street station
daily. Sleeper Richmond TO
New York and Washington
10 Philadelphia. Stops only at
Ashland, boswell, Milford,
E'rederieksburg, Brooke and
stations on CuuldNSs ar
rives at Washington al n:t0
i. NJ; Baltimore, 1888 A. NJ;
Philadelphia 3+5 A. NJ; New
York. $50 A. NJ
$50 A. NJ, Arrives at Byrd-strect sta
ton daily. Sleeper from New
York. stops only at wide
burg. Milford. boswell and
Ashland. stops at other sta
tons on Sundays. Leaves
Washington at 4:30 A. NJ.
Z3S p M Arrives RErl-gtr station
daily. Stops at Whitewater
Brooke, fredericksburg, MIL
ford, boswell and Ashland
Leaves Washington at 1871
A. NJ
tbs p. NJ. Arrives Byrd-street station
daily. Stops only AZ Fred
ericksburg. Milford, boswell
from New York and Wash
ington. Leaves Washington
3:46 p NJ. Does not stop
at Eiba.
HOP. NJ, Arrives at Byrd street sta
ton daily except Sunday.
Leaves WASHINGTON ITO p NJ.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCoMMoDA-
DAILY Ex5ciRUrNr r SUNDAY.
400 P. NJ. Leaves Byrd-street station
ssrI5 i Fredericksburg at
e:ss A. NJ. Arrives at Byrd-stseet sta
ton: kayes Fredericksburg
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
6:4S A. NJ, Leaves Elba: arrives at Ash
land at 32 A. NJ.
G:2O L. NJ, Leaves Elba: arrives at A1h-
land al 1907 p. NJ
6:45 A. NJ, Arrives al Elba; leaves Ash
land at sos A. NJ
6:04 p. NJ, Arrives at Elba; leaves Ash
land at BIS r. NJ
c. A. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
e. T. y. MYERS.
General Superintendent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
SOUTH AND S0UTHW EST.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE Is, 1893.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
TRAIN No. 81, 1880 A. NJ.
- OUTHERN EXPRESS, daily for Dan
- VILE. Greensboro. Winsto Jerusalem; Con
meets at Danville with the Washington
and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited;
at Salisbury for Asheville, Hot. Springs;
at Charlotte for Columbia, Aiken, Au-
gusta, Atlanta. Birmingham, Mooltgom-
cry, New Orleans, Texas and California.
pullman Palace Sleeping Car Richmond
70 Danville and Danville TO Asheyile and
Hot Springs aso Danllle 20 Atlanta.
TRAIN No. 80. 1910 p. NJ.
II Asst MAIL. daily, for all points South
Il and Southwest. Connects at Moseley
with Farmyille and Poghatan railroad;
Keysville for GAINESVILLE, oxford and
Durham. Connects at Danville with
Pullman Sleeper for Augusta and Atlanta
at Greensboro for Durham. Raleigh, &C.
TRAIN No. II, 600 Il. NJ.
A MELIA ACCOMMODATIONS, daily ex-
IA cept Sunday for Amelia Courthouse
and intermediate points.
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
Train No. 3s. ZOO A. NJ; No. se AIS
p. NJ: No. IS. 845 A. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
DERNIER RESORT.
She was "A Beautiful Failure as Type
writer, But They Compounded


writer, But They Compounded.
Great pearly tears welled from her blue
eyes and rolled down her damask cheeks
With trembling lips she listened to the
critical words of the man with side
whiskers and goatee.
yes" he was saying, IN a harsh board
of-trade voice, "you don't seem to Inn
prove any in spelling
The girl shuddered-
land you leave out whole words
TO say nothing
she shrank away with look of despair
upon her face
''of the fact that you understand every
thing wrong"
Then / am not a success as type
writer" she asked TREMENDOUSLY.
He nodded.
perhaps
She faltered and her glance sought the
ground.
II might be induced to reconsider my
refusal of the matrimonial proposition
you made me-
The affair was compromised on those
nnes.-Detroit Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
THE CHAPLKRAL COCK.
It's Object in Life Seems to BE to XIII
Snakes. and IL Succeeds In Doing So.

It's Object In Lie seems 10 DO 'o nm
Snakes, md It Succeeds In Doing So.
Captain L. Lapeyre. n veteran steam
boat man. now a resident OF Live Oak
county, is in the city fraternizlng with
old cronies. Last night number OF them
were in n reminiscent mood. when the
conversation turned upon snakes. Cap
tain pete" remarked:
1--WE are not much troubled with snakes
down our way, for we have a bird which
keeps 'em pretty well cleared out. This
is the chaparral cock, or road-runner,
as II is commonly called, and we all pro-
tect II on account OF its snake-kiIling
propensities. The bird Is about the size
OF an ordinary guinea fowl and Is stoutly
and compactly built. II wanders all over
the country and its chief object In life
appears 30 be the killing Of snakes. The
'road-runner approaches It's enemy eau
tiously and circuitously, and as II gets
near stretches one wing down as shield,
after the fashion OF a turkey gobbler
strutting In a barnyard, and waits for
the snake 10 strike. The wing is thrown
to catch the bite, and as quick as fash
and before the snake can recover the
runner with unerring aim sends Its long
bill. which is as hard as ivory. through
the head OF its antagonist, which puts
in the time from thenceforth until sunset
In dying.
Talking about snakes" he continued.
why, / was down on the coast few
years ago after heavy sou'east gale and
the beach was covered with driftwood
ard snakes for miles. and IT was coming
ashore constantly. The place was full OF
snakes There were thousands Of them
and every log that drifted ashore had from
six TO ten snakes clinging to 1t. They
were countless and as there were many
species new to me / think they must
have come from the Mexican or Central
American coast. I talked with one OF the
captains OF a Morgan Line steamer about
IL, and he stated that he encountered the
snakes and the drift many miles out 10 yea,
and Il was so thick that II was necessary
for the steamer TO force her way through
IL. When IL reached Brazo. Santiago. there
were great many snakes. dead and alive,
across its bow and sticking TO It's sides.
Galveston Special to the Chicago Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
RAILR0ADS
NJ ~ uaiak:UsstsInR
RAILRoADS

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JULY le. 1898.
LEAVE RIChMOND ,DAiLi), biitD-
a.oo =, STREET STATION.
W" A. NJ kiChMOND AND NORFoOull1nn
tESrIBULED LlAl lEh'
Arrive Norfolk 11:z5 A. NJ.
Stops only, at Peterspurs'
s.O A. NJ, THE CHICAGO EATfhoo
tor Lynchburg, Roanoke
Bluefeld. Pocahontas, henors'
Columbus and Chicago. run
man Buffet Sleeper Noflois
to Chicago, without chaHsc.
Connects at Lyncnburs lor
Durham aad stations Dui
ham division; connects az
Roanoke ter Winston-oaleh
and all stations WINSTON
Salem division. d.
12:15 2. NJ, For Roanoke. Radford. Iu
laski. Bristol and ali poinss
South and West via the Last
Tennessee. Virginia and GeoIr
ga railroad. Partos and
Pullman Sleeper Roahoke "a "a
Memphis via knoxVliie aa
Chattanooga, and tnI s 80
coach FROM Richmond 10
saoPM. For s1dofk. Norfolk and in.
termediate stations; arrives
al Norfolk at 600 p. NJ.
$50 p. NJ. Arrives at Norfolk at 600
11:soP.M. For Roanoke. Radford. Pu-
laski and Bristol. Connects
at Roanoke 1925 A. NJ. with
Washington and Chattanooga
Limited. Pullman sieepers
Roanoke 10 Nashville. Mem
phis and New orleans. DIN
Ing Car attached. Also Tor
Biuefeid. Pocahontas. Elk
horn and stations on Chncn
Valley division. Also Tor
Louisville aud stations on
l.. and ". railroad via Nor
ton. Also for Rocky Mount
and all stations on winston
Salem division. Pullman
pa'ace sleeper between Rich
rnond and Lynchburg. Berths
ready for occupancy at 900
+. NJ. Also Pullman sleeper
Petersburg TO Bristol.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
hurg and the West daily at S:35 a. M,
2:2o p. NJ. and 7:35 p. NJ. from NopTfolk
and the East at ~, , a Ni f 10 3 n
""N r. W. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent
w. p. BENlDb..
General Passenger Agent
General Once. Roanoke. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-13
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY'e
Y JAMES RIVER LINE for the sea-

VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY'0
' JAMES RIVER LINE Tor the sea-
shore. cheapest and most pleasant route
10 Norfolk. Portsmouth. Old Point. New
port News. Claremont and James river
landings. Connections: At Old Point and
Norfolk for Hampton and Smithneli,
Va. Washington. II. c., Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York James river by
daylight, Great tourist line James
town, Dutch Gap and war scenery. Rates
less than half charged by rail-. Fare 10
Portsmouth. Old Point and Norfolk.
s75. Si.50 and 500. Steamer Poca-
hontas leaves Richmond every MON
DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY AZ
Z a. NJ. (STREET CARS GO DIRECT
LY TO STEAMERS WIZARD for above-
named places. Through tickets on sale
on steamer and at CAREERS Agency, No,
col Main street. Baggage checked
through. State-rooms engaged for day
or night. Music 10y grand orchestrion-
FREIGHT. Freight received daily Tor
above named places aud Eastern North
Carolina: also for Eastern Shore OF Viz
glnia and all regular landings on the
James river. at LOWEST RATES. and
through bills Issued.
EDWARD f.. BARNEY. President.
IRWIN WEISIGER. superintendent.
General Offices: Planters Bank Build
ing.