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LID DOMiNlUS 81 EASiStiiP CON.
TRI-wEEKLY LiSi; foR NEW YoRx
4 Steamers leave Rlchm"snl
H every TUESDAY, WEH
M NESDAY and FRIDAY =,
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NMA one hour before sallls
Steamers leave New Yo,,
Y from Pier %. North river,
y for Ricnm1 nd EvFFy
MONDAY, " EDNESDAY and SATf;b'.
MONDAY, "Wednesday and M 'F'iaaIT 611'at
MORNINGS.
Passenger sccommoia lions unsuruas..,
Cabi" fare TO New York Qn,lui.
INK meals and BERTH via James
Round-iriD tickets. limited to thirty ="
days after date OF issue. .........'. IA m
Steerage fare, with subsistence. 49,. 4 II
Storage fare, without subsistence. ~
CABIN rare VIA chesapeake and Ohio
railway and Richmond and Peters
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Rounding tickets limited TO thirty '"
TTaiSS .''.;...;...;....-..,,, 400
Transfer Company, 90i east Main sfres.4
chesapeake and Ohio and Richmond srI
petersburg depOts, and az the COMPANY,
once, 1901 east Main street and wharf
Freight received daily until SPIN
Passengers leaving Richmond on MON.
DAYS WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAY
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once Of Board OF Fire Commissioners.
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TRAINS NoRTHwARD.


Nos. 81. Is. as and 30 make no stops
Nos. - and l3i stop al Belheld and
StOney Greek on signal. nos. %, "a.
ri 39 43 aud Is stop on signal az Man
chester. Drewry's, Centralia and Ches-
ter Nos. - IS, b. ~, 3d. 4t. ~ and IS
will stop on signal at an stations. Nos.
% and IS run via Wilmington, n. G.
Nos. Is and - VIA wilson short cut
10 all points in North and Southwest
Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars on
ali through trains on trains Nos "a
and 81 sleeping cars between Richmond
and Iyuchbgrg. "a.
NEW LINE TO ATLANTA. GA.
Leave Richmond $40 Il. NJ. daily; ar
riyfng Weldon 5.25 =. ~. and at Atlanta
100 A. NJ. via S. A. i. Through sleepers
THE ONLY ALL-RAlL LINE TO NOR
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ptchmdnd' 900 An. Norfolk. II Is AN.
5icbmond $50 PM Norfolk % 20 II. N.
Norfoik .sT.30 a. ". Richm'd 1913 A. N.
Norfolk. .ss.55 l.. W. Richmond. 200 l.. y.
4 NJ and Norfolk at 400 Z, NJ. are solid
trains between these two points and pas
seneers go through without change OF
cars Close connections are also made
30 Deferehlrg by the 30 Z. NJ. and $40
p n trains from RichnQud % Norfolk.
Trains leaving Richmond az BOO a; ~,
12i5 =. NJ and 100 T.. n; ana arriving
"a 40 p H.. make close connections az
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Edel Brothers
against
Harris. &c. A.
In the Chancery Court OF the city Of
Richmond, decree Of July II, 1888.
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ages with upturned countenances-some
klndled with rapture and others blanched
with despair, but gazing in one direction,
upon one object, nnd that the throne OF
resurrection.
On that day you will get back your Chris.
tian dead. There is where the comfort comes
In. They VIII come up with the same hand,
the same foot and the same entire body, but
with perfect hand, and perfect foot, and
a perfect body, corruption, mortality having
become Immortality. And, oh, the reunion
Oh, the embrace after so long an absence
Comfort one another with these words.
While present these thoughts this morn.
ing does it not seem that heaven comes very
near to US, as though our friends, whom we
thought a great way off, are not in the dis
tance, but close by2 You have sometimes
come down to river at nightfall, and you
have been surprised how easily you could
over to the other side of the river. and they
shouted back. It is said that when George
Whitefield preached in Third street, Phila-
delphia, one evening time his voice was
heard clear across to the New Jersey shore.
When was little while chaplain tn the
army, remember how at eventide we could
easily hear the voices of the pickets across
the Potomac just when they were using Or
dinary tones. And as we come to-day and
stand by the river Of Jordan that divides US
from our friends who are gone II seems to me
We stand on one bank, and they stand on the
other, and it is only narrow stream,
and our voices go, and their voices come.
Hark! Hush! lear distinctly what
they say. "These are they who came. out Of
great tribulation and had their robes washed
and made white In the blood of the Lamb"
Still the voice comes across the water, and
hear, "We hunger no more; we thirst no
more neither shall the syp light on us nor
any heat for the Lamb which is in the midst
of the throne, leads us to living fountains Of
water, and God wipeth away all tears from
our eyes,"
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THE QUEEN or ALL.

Honor the denr old mother. Time has
scattered the snowy flakes on her brow, and
plowed deep furrows on her cheek, but is
she not sweet and beautiful now? The lips
are thin and shrunken, but those are the
lips which have kissed many hot tear from
the childish cheeks, aud they are the
sweetest lips in all the world. The eye is
dim, yet it g!ows with all the soft radiance Of
holy love which can never fade. All, yet,
she is dear old mother. The sands Of life
are nearly run out, but feeble as she is, she
will 20 further and reach down lower for
you than any other on eartE. iou cannot
walk into midnight where she cannot gee
you; you cannot enter prison whose bars
will keep her out you cannot mount a scaf-
fold too high for her to reach that she may
kiss and bless you in evidence of her DEATH
less love. When the world shall despise and
forsake you when it leaves you by the way
side unnotlced, the dear Old mother will
gather you III her feeble arms and carry you
home, and tell you Of all your virtues until
you almost forget that your soul is disfgured
by vices. Love her tenderly, and cheer her
declining years with holy devotiou.-Select-
ed.
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HOW MUCH DID YOU TAKE?

sHaysn't we had fine sermon?" said one
LADY to another, while passing out with the
congregation at the close Of Sundayservice.
EYES," replied the other, 81 think we have
how much Ut 1t did you take!" The sermon
was really a good one, upon "Charity,"
which "suffereth long, and is kind, envieth
not. vaunteth not itself, is not pulled up,
seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,
thinketh no evil" The diction of the sermon
was almost uneNceptionable. The lady who
80 warmly praised it was fashionably
dressed, accustomed to live quite at her ease,
and so far as we could learn, not particularly
given to sacrificing her substance or conven-
ience for the benefit Of anybody. el$e, and
was often heard making very upcharita bic
remarks about others yet she vas captlyated
with the sermon; it was fine one. she
thought; she had been interested and enter
tanned. While we renamed within hearing
she had net framed reply to the Question,
How much did you take Of it," This is the
test question as to the true appreciation of q
sermon. What ava.ls it that we praise the
sermon while never taking it to the heart
and the home for practice? How often is
the sermon eulogized, and the preacher COM
plimented with no manner Of profit to the
hearer? So it was IN Ezekiel's day, and so
it will continue to be: "Lo, thou art unto
them as very lovely song Of one that hath
q pleasant voice. and can play we'll on an in.
strument; for they hear thy words, but they
do them not" How much of 1t did you
take% is the question that remains after all
the pleasant compliments.-Selected.
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Freaks of the Wind.

"Cyclones is funny things" said the
man with the ginger beard.
eyes," assented the grocer; as he
lifted the cat out Of the dried apple
barrel, 81 guess you are about right.
I've read"
81 don't know just what you might
have read, but can tell you of things
I have seed. I see little town out in
Kansas wiped azactly half out by cy-
clone, while the other half want even
touched. Place was cut in two, ,iist as
ii it had been done with knife. Funny
thing: the Mayor of the place was a
standin' in the middle of the street
when old Cy came along. Now, this
here feller he had the finest pair of
side whiskers 1 ever see. In fact, that
is how it come that he was Mayor-the
women vote out there, you see. Well,
as I was sayin', he was standiu' in the
middle of the street when the twister
crme along. An what does it do but
just barely reach out to where he was
kld pull one of them side whiskera
clean of, while the other side of his
face wasn't touched. That shows what
clean and narrer path one of them
cyclones takes. So never you mind
what you have read about cyclones in
the lying newspaper. No man knows
nothing about them, when you ain't
seen one. indianapolis Journal.
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The FOx.Terrier.

OF all small dogs the fox-terrier is
the most engaging, and for many years
has been the most fashionable COM
panion for young men. He was orig,
inally kept as an addition to every pack
of fox-hounds, and was used to worry
the fox out of hole when in the chase
ReyAard had gone to the ground. OF
recent years, however, the fox-hound
has developed so much speed that the
little terrier cannot keep up in the
chase. For a while huntsman used
to carry a fox-terrier on horseback to
be used in case the fox went to ground,
but nowadays, in hunting countries,
fox-terriers are 80 numerous that one
can always be had for the huntsman's
use in any neighborhood. The fox
terrier is the most gentleman-like Of
all dogs, and his cleanly habits make
him welcome wherever he is known.
He is also as courageous as possible.
The writer once saw at the Central
Park mensgerie a small fox-terrier
chained in an elephants cage. The two
were evidently good friends ordinarily,
but something was wrong the day the
writer saw them. The terrier was ly-
ing in his corner evidently in the sulks.
The elephant, with comical twinkle
of his eyes, would pick up straws with
his trunk and drop them on the dog.
The terrier for while shook these of,
and merely growled. Then, his pa
tience worn out, he jumped out and
dashed at the elephant with savage
anger. He went as far as his chain
would let him. The huge elephant
backed as far as he could into a corner,
and seemed to be trying to make him
self as small as possible. But there
was twinkle in his eyes, and there
seemed to be smile on his face. The
fox-terrier tugged at his chain, and
acted as though he would eat that ele-
phant up if he could only get at him.
1t was most comical sight. There is
no better dog to destroy vermin, and
he courses rabbits with much zest. A
good terrier puppy costs from five
to one hundred dollars. MIR. August
Belmont several years ago paid in Eng
land five hundred guineas for his dog
Lucifer. r.-Ha:per's Young People.
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Gun.Shy Dogs.

A writer in Forest and Stream ad-
vises the following as a good cure for
gun-shyness in dogs: -. ,tr
Instead of giving your pup his regu-
lar exercise; shut him up where he can
see all you do. In the: morning fire
two ordinary charges in plain, sight of
him and open the inclosure for him to
come out. Should he refuse, leave him
and. close the gate or door. Repeat
this daily without coazipg him ahd ha
will soon come to the gun. Should hs
become frightened in the field, leave
him and he will soon look you up.
Paying too much attention TO him win
only cause him to think that the shot
was fred for his benefit, sad if Left
alone he will soon come to his master,
especially if it is q kind one. Dogs
trained by kindness arc. til, most VIII
ing workers, and unless You have a
good store of patience don't attempt to
train dog, for you may ruin dog
that kindly but firmly handled would
be first class. The dog whip is a most
excellent thing properly used, &c is
also the check cord, but either, if used
to excess, make sulky or cowardly dogs
of those which otherwise would be
cheerfully obedient
Commenting on the above, the Sport
ing Review adds: AS this fault in q
sporting dog, or, in fact, in any dog,
is most annoying, we think that . trial
of the above 'plsn may show better re-
suits than the common practice OF
firing the gun and holding or dragging
the dog when he tries to run after the
report. Large hearted, courageous
pups will generally at the report OF a
gun or any unusual noise merely raise
their heads and crane their necks,
curious to know what the trouble ,Is
while the timid pup shoyes his tail be-
tween his legs, humps his back and
runs. Dogs intended for the gun
should be made accustomed to sudden
noise and the report Of guns from the
time they leave the nest. Dogs that
would never show this fault, if SO
treated, will skulk if they do not heaz
q gun before they are six or seven
months old .,.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

London makes 80, 900 pianofores an
nually.
An Antwerp (Belgium) steeple is 476
feet high.
Aristides of Thebes was, according
to Pliny, the greatest master of ex-
preston.
The portrait statues of the early
Roman Emperors are among the finest
relics of ancient art.
There is zinc mountain near Hills
boro, New Mexico, which has q base
covering about 500 acres. "a
Public schools have been in existence
in Massachusetts since 1645, and police
men in New York since 1897.
In 1886 English drafts crossed with
u bankers name were made payable
only to or through the same banker.
Of King Mithridates of Pontus his
torians say that he spoke twenty-five
languages and knew by name each one
of his so, 900 soldiers. Cyrus, the Per-
sian king, and Julius Caesar were also
familiar with the name of every soldier
in their vast armies. Napoleon and
the Duke of Wellington had the same
faculty. though in smaller degree.
Previous to 1647 the mails were car
ried by private firms, and rates varied,
according to the distance of their des-
tination. Carriers frequently travelled
on foot or on horseback, and their pro-
eress was slow. In 1916 some of the
postoffices established local stamps of
their own. These we're known as pro-
viSional issues. The adhesive stamp
was first used in the United States in
1S47, and prepayment was made COM
pulsory in 1856. 49,.
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biological Nomenclature.

The "bufalo" in the United States
is bison the 'parsridge" Of Michi-
gan and the 'phcasant" Of FcInsyl-
vania and ether States IS q ruffsd
grouse; the rabbit" " 50 plentiful in
the market at times, is hare. Both
species Of grouse, taa rutfad AMI pin
mated, ere called pheasant. per
fridge" and ''patrige, " and the pinnat--
ed grouse is universally referred TO %
the "prairie chicken" "prairie
chicken" is not e bad name for The
pinnsted grouse, for it is original and
does not corfonnd it with other birds,
but it is not right. to use the names
PARTRIDGE and pheasant when re-
ferring to our grouse, for these are the
correct names of Eu-opeaa spec imens.
r----York CcmMcrciai Advertiser.
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A CHRISTIAN. HERO.


Such hero was Michael Ferran, a splen.
did snecimen and true type of Christian
Cornish miner.
From boy he had lived and worked in
the dark mines, but he learned to lisp the
name Of Jesus at his mothers knee, and the
dark galleries and levels ofthe mine did not
hinder bis having an abiding sense of the
Saviour's presence.
Ore day In his full manhood he was en-
gagged with two others sinking shaft. They
bad bored hole in the usual way for blast
ing, and then, according to rule, one Of the
three had ascend,d the shaft leaving the
others to finish the preparation for firing the
charge.
The hole was filed with powder and Sc
cureiy tampcd, and all that was left to do
was to cut the fuse and then for one man to
ascend the shaft and let down the bucket for
the last. SO that he who fred the fuse might
have time to be drawn up to the surface be-
fore the charge should explode.
Michael and his companion had become
familiar with danger. They were carel, IS:
and while the fuse was attached they set 10
work to cut it through with stone andan
iron drill. In doing it the iron gave out a
spark, and in second the Kissing OF the
fuse told them that in few moments the
charge would explode.
Both dashed to the shaft, and holding on
to the bucket, gave the signal to be drawn
up; but alrs the strength Of the man at the
windlass was not equal to lifting two; he
conld wind up only one man at time.
TO remain was death 10 both, and 1t was
Michael Verran' turn to ascend. He looked
ut bis companion, stepped from the bucket,
and quietly said
Escape, lsd, for thy life; shall Le in
Heaven in minute"
Swiftly the bucket ascended, and the man
saved leaned over the pits mouth and lis
tened-listened for what? For the great
rosr and boom that told Of the sudden des-
truction Of the brave comrade who had given
up his life 10 save him.
Up came the smoke and rubbish, binding
and sickcning. There could be no doubt Of
.he miners fate close shut against that fear
tul hole. Yet down they hurried, and
among the scattered blocks of rock at the
bottom of the shaft they shouted in fatering
tones his name, Michael! Michael! Where
are your"
And the strong answer came, "Thank God,
] am here"
Eager hands dragged away the rubbish
aud rock, and there, underneath n huge
slab Of store that had blown across him, and
Lodging gaiTst The cd 0f the shaft protected
him from al the ycst they found him safe
not Scratch upon him nor his clothes torn.
He had set himself down in the corner of bis
rocky PRISON, placed shield of rock before
his eyes, and commended his soul in prayer
tn God, and the God who cared for Daniel
in his rocky dungeon had delivered him and
saved him from death.--.Foronto Guardian.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
PROTECTION.

PROTECTION.
There is n castle beautiful,
Besiegei by bitter foes,
II he, within, is dutiful
Its faithful lights disclose:
It's hidden chambers few E,en see
And OF their treasures none agree.
But many on that outer wall.
BY sun and tempest marred,
Do often gaze and doubt II all
Within hath perfect guard;
More envious and bOlder grow,
Fen tamper with its locks to know.
Aye! trample flowers that smiling rise
About the battered wall;
And Time, with sport beguiling flies,
DISCOVERING not yet all !
But wise the master, untouched, stands,
Despite these cruel, artful bands.
For One is building 'yond the skies,
a castle Eobler far than this;
A castle time and storm de6es,
And there his greater treasure is
What though this castle shall decay
Its beauty fade and fall away.
Unto that filter. far abode
The germ of bright eternal life,
Unwarped by earth's too heavy load,
Untouched by eartl's soon ending strife
Shall speed with unencumbered wing,
10 wake the bliss the angels sing.
Mrs. Marshall Flamburgh.
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The Daisy.

In Scotland the daisy was, and in
some parts still is, regarded as a
healing plant; and if the sick man
can only put his foot on fully ex-
banded daisy, he has hopes Of re-
covery, just as in some other parts
some mountain stream or quiet
spring is supposed to possess magical
powers. Faith, no doubt, has a good
deal to do with the cure, and the
thought that touching any given OBJ
ject would effect a cure would do
much to accomplish the same. 1t is
further believed that if the farmer
kneels down and bites off the first
daisy of spring a plentiful crop will
be the reward.