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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03

Mr. Sharp auieted him by few io"' urn
words. which were audible 10 no one csc.
Come NJ the larger girls arranged one OF
che wagons. and. getting into IL, received
Hetty in their arms.
MIR sharp drove Guy Morgan home
when they reached his mothers Gate'
Guy insisted on going in alone. lie
thought il might alarm her 10 see BONE
one helping him; besides, he wanted ner
few moments quite to himself. SO Mr.
Sharp drove away, and Guy went in. Ills
mother saw him coming, and opened he
door.
where have you beenT' she cried,
seeing his wet, disor5sTed plight.
I'm Quassit river, mother, fishing out
Hetty Osgood."
Then, while she was busying herself
in preparations for his comfort. he quiet
ly told his story. His mothers eyes were
dim, and her heart throbbed chokingly
20. IL you had been drowned, NY boy,
my darling!' she cried, hugging him close.
wet as he was, as If she would hold MIN
back from all dangers forever. If i
had been there, Guy, / couldn't have let
you do it."
Il went in after the Goals Of fire, moth
err"
Mrs. Morgan knew how TO laugh with
her boy, as well as how 10 cry over him.
I've heard OF people smart enough 10
set the river on fire." she said. but you
are the first one / ever knew who went
in there after the Goals"
The next morning came a delegation of
the boys, with Dick OsgOod at their mead.
Everyone was there who had seen the
blow which Dick struck, and heard his
taunts afterwards They came into the
sitting-room, and said their say 10 Guy
before his mother. Dick was spokesman.
Il have come" he said, ito ask you TO
forgive me. / struck you a mean, IN
justifiable blow. You received II with no
bic contempt. To provoke you into fight
ing, J. called you a coward, meaning 10
bring you down by some means 10 my
own level. You bore that too. with
greatness L was not great enough TO UNI
derstand. / do understand 1t now. ! have
seen you-all we boys have seen you-face
to face with Death and seen that you
weren't afraid of MIN. You fought with
him and came off ahead; and we all are
come to do honor to the brayest boy In
town, and / 10 thank you for a life g
great deal dearer and better worth UaY-
ing than my own, dick broke down just
here for the tears choked him.
Guy was as grand in his forgiveness
as he had been in his forbearance. Hetty
and her father and mother came after
wards, and Guy found himself made a
hero Of before ne knew it, But none of It
all moved him as did his mothers Few
fond words, and the pride in her joyful
eyes. He had kept, with honor and with
patience, his pledge to her, and he had
his reward.-Selected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03

a shining yellow gum flowed, just as you
have seen lite drops OF sticky gum eNude
from our own pine trees. This beautiful
yellow gum was fragrant, ana as the
thousands of little insects fluttered about
it i'm the warm sunshine, they We're At
tracted by It's pleasant odoT'-pelhaps,
too by its taste and, once alighted upon
&. they stuck fast. and could not get
away while the great yellow drops, oozing
out. surrounded and at last covered them
entirely. So. too, wind-blown bits of moss,
leaves, acorns, cones ana little sticks,
were soon securely embedded I'm the fast
flowing gum; and, as time went by, IL
hardened and hardened more and more.
And this Is amber"
THAT is wen told. Mother Nature but
II does not explain how Kenneths lump
Of amber came 10 be on the sea-shore."
wait, then. for the second part Of.
the story"
"Dld you eyer hear that, in those very
old times. the land sometimes sank down
into the sea, even so deep that the water
covered the very mountain-tops and then,
after ages. il was slowly lifted up again,
to sink indeed, perhaps, yet again and
again?
you can hardly believe it, yet ] my
self was there 10 see and / remember
well when the great forests OF the horth
Of Scotland-the oaks, the pOplars, ana
the amber-pines-were lowered into the
deep sea. There, lying at the bottom Of
the ocean, the wood and the gum hard
ened like stone. and only the great storms
can disturb them as they lie half buried
in the sand. 1t was one Of those great
storms that brought Kenneth's lump OF
amber TO land"
If we could walk on the bottom Of the
sea, what treasures We might find.-Au-
thor Of THE Seven Little Sisters"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
READING MATTER FOR 7HEIR
PLEASURE md PROFIT.
Sunday Spent With Our Juvenile Read
ers-The Weekly Prize Puzzle
Column.
In the Early nnys.

In the Early Days.
The great first children journeyed through
The countries, lonely then
With all their sheep and little ones,
Their cattle and their men;
And kept themselves IN tribes apart
For awe OF the great plains.
And learned the length of days and nights,
OF summers and of rain;
And saw no other men through all
The blue horizons wide,
Save their own kind who came TO birth,
And marched and sang and died;
And left the mark Of well-pitch'd tents,
OF footprints IN the dew,
And tracks of beaten, beloved grass
Their focks had pastured through.
And sometimes on a mountain-top
They stood among their spears,
And gazed across an unknown sea
Into the unknown years.
And sometimes Ger q silent plain,
AS endless as the sky,
A child from unknown lands would come
And meet them eye to eye;
And thy would gaze and love and speak
And est awhile; and then
Each 1ourneyed past with all his sheep,
Ills cattle and his men.
-Harpers Monthly.
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LICENSED OPIUM JOINTS.
Regulated by Law in India and ou'te re
spectable Resorts.


w = Hoare. the vice-principal OF the
westevan Mission college az Madras, re-
ro+es his experience Of the opium habit as
follows saws the London Times:
"Toward the close Of Mach friend
ord I Maid visit 10 some Of the opium
dsns al Madras. The worst was h1hy
bovel. There were about twenty men
crowded I'm two small rooms ana about
twenty outside. Some were not smoking;
rome were drowsy; all were awake anu
auiet. The place seemed decent enough
10 one who remembers the reekpS odofs'
glare. and language Of London gln PAL
ace. We read the regulations. IL srucA
us that they might well be adopted BY the
licensing authorities In England.
.eThe proprietor had TO keep a strict ac-
count of the opium sold and that remain
ing In stock. He was forbitien 10 take
wearing apparel. etc. I'm exchange Tor
opium: he was 10 sell only limited
amount at any one time-one tola
weight. 4 tola is considerably less than
one ounce. The proprietor was further 20
allow no bad character in his shop and
10 repcrt 10 the police the visit or any
such. The government Inspector counts
the number OF smokers that he tnds when
making his periodical visit to each den.
This was the lowest den In that district
and next bfbGet0fa W htoAt Ni4N bNs'N.
This was kept by an intelligent Chinaman.
who dressed I'm the English style, spoke
English, and did not smoke opium. We
found some men smoking ganja outside
and about twenty-five smoking inside.
Some were I'm the drowsy state, others
were smoking quietly Complete silence
prevailed and once more the contrast with
an English beer shop was favorable to
the opium den. In reply 70 a question as
to whether the consumption OF opium was
increasing we were told 1t was decidedly
decreasing. We learned that when the
government last put up the right 10 sell
opium I'm Madras at auction no one would
give more than 1900 and odd rupees.
What, | ask. would be the feelings Of
temperance advocate II he heard that IN
birmingham. whose population is not
greater than that OF Madras. the exclu-
siye right 10 sell beer for whole year
could not be sold for more than 1000
pounds?'
This testimony. coming from such a
source, Is remarkable.
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all kndsof newN NUTS
and
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
our PRIZE PUZZLES.
The December Competition Commences
To-day.
Our Port al, and Prize Puz1Ies.

Our Port al and Prize Puzzles.
These puzzles will appear weekly. once
month we will publish at the head Of
this column a picture Of the boy or girl
sending TO this Office the greatest number
Of correct answers 10 the puzzles which
have appeared during the month; or we
will give 10 the winner any one Of the
books or articles mentioned below which
may be selected. Any single work by any
OF the following authors: Charles Dick
ems, j. FenimOre Cooper, Charles Reade
Sir Walter Scott. Bulwer LyttCn, Miss
Mulock, Louisa NJ. Alcott, +. Marion
Crawford, w. ID. Howels. Jane @. Aus
tin; Vanity Fair" or Henry EsmOnd,"
by w. NJ. Thackeray; adam Bede," or
"Alill on the Floss" by George Elliot;
prince and Pauper," or "Hucklebcrry
Finn" by Mark Twain; 'All Aboard"
and Boat Club" by oliver Optic Lorna
Doone," by r. j. Blackmore; Nights
with Uncle Remus," by Joel Chandler
Harris; Giovanni and the Others" by
Mrs. II. f. Burnett; "Rudder Grange
by Frank r. Stockton; IAN Humble Ro-
nance" by Mary +. wilkins; Next
Door" by Clara Louise Burnham; Boys
own Outdoor Book" by g.. a. Hutchin-
son; 10000 Leagues Under the Sea-" by
Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis
Carol: "Ben Hur" by Lew Wallace;
Fifteen Decisive Battles OF the World"
by =. s. Greasy: North I'm Mexico"
BY Fred 4. ober: "Boyhood in Norway"
by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen; or a volume
OF any one Of the standard poets, or any
one Of the following articles a box of
water colors containing sixteen superior
moist colors. tubes Of Chinese white and
sepia and four brushes; a set Of box
wood chessmeu, a small stationery steam
engine: a league baseball; a fountain
pen: or a box containing five quires of
Irish linen paper and envelopes 20 match.
O-NumericaI Enigma.
am composed Of 81 letters.
NV 2I-23-22-l0-2O was general in the
French and Indian war who was repulsed
BY Montcalm.
NV 1S-7-5-2l-11-12 was a general in the
Mexican war.
NV G-1G-23-1j was major-general under
TAYLOR, in Mexico.
NV 1S-4-a-2O-3-2 was a lieutenant IN
charge of the Monitor I'm 1sf2.
NV 14-2-t7-l2-5 was a statesman who
offered a famous resolution against the
Stamp Act.
NV 1-i6-G-2O was a major-general at
Bunker Hill.
Nv g-2-IO-7-12-S was Secretary OF state
during troublous times.
NV whole was one Of our best American
poets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
eI-Onuibn vo d.


When on a visit to Iowa, Mr. X. Dali
ton OF Luray, Russell county. Kansas,
called at the laboratory OF Chamberlain
& Co., Des Moines. 10 show them his
G-year-old boy, whose life had been saved
by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, II hav-
ing cured him OF a very severe attack of
Group. Mr.. Dalton Is certain that II saved
his boys life. and Is enthusiastic In his
praise OF the Remedy. For sale by Owens
a Minor Drug Company, p. NJ. Slaughter.
+. r. Reeves & Co.. II. @, Forstmann.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
oil Corkscrew

Crosswords. |. \ foreign fruit =
Something worn on the foot. 3. To re-
main. 4. Not twice. D. garden tool.
g An island Z a small servant. :.
Where metals are found. Q. To rescue.
10 Duration. H. 4 kind Of tree. II.
state of chilliness. All Of the words
with the exception of No. end with
the same letter. The eorkscrew IS an amt
versary coming about this time.
212 -~fair Przzir.
Each of the following lines represents
stair. once up and down this hight !
want you TO COUP on the left hand SIDE
and down the right When you have
made the trip, let me know what pro-
verb Of ten words you find for you could
step on word of it at every step.
/. Is stained glass always used IN your
houses?
2 Come early in the morning, lest we
should have rain.
8. II We live worthily we do not fear
death.
T. Tell me who was there who would
dare 20 throw stones.
s. The people were almost ready to use
stones.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
EDITOR's WEEKLY LETTER.
EuIa NJ. Scott the Success al Compete
tor.


Dear Children,-The contestants FOR the
Puzzle Prize during the month Of Novem-
Der were twenty-seyen in number:-Eula
NJ. Scott, Stuart Michaux, Kate Hudgins,
Nelly Connolly, Mary Hatcher. Ethel Dun
lop; anonymous-twenty-on
OF these, Miss Eula NJ. Scott sent the
greatest number of correct solutions, hav-
ing no errors whatever. Second I'm order
came Master Stuart MichauX, and third,
Miss Kate Hudgins The December con-
test begins to-day
Owing TO the fact that Miss Bertha
Thweatt. Of Petersburg, the successful
competitor for October has failed 20
make any response 10 our letters telling
her of her success, and the prize having
now been held for one month, we Will
present it TO Master John Scott, who
ranked No. 2 on the list Of October COM
petitOrs.
Cordially. YOUR EDITOR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
x y y
X X X X X
X y X
Diamond

Crosswords. 1. A consonant. >. \
large body OF water. 3. A kind Of wall
built around a field. 4. To represent Il
character on the STAGE >. a vowel.
2I-Omnibu No d.
In a word Of nine letters which wit
nesses so many merrymahngs, especially
at Thanksgiving. find part Of the body
and somthing TO cover IT. part Of a ship,
a grain, a large body Of water. bus-eat-
err, smoked meat, a poem, what the author
Of Home Sweet Home" had not, a gar
den implement, one OF the points OF the
compass, A kind of drink, kind of fish,
favorite beverage. what pilgrims visit
Rome 10 kiss, foreign fruit, lady, a
drunkard. cupola. and a small particle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
Our Young Folks Department.

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
Are You Nervous.

Are you ali tired out. do you have tina,
tirei feeling or sick heada che? You can
,,e relieved Of all these symptoms by
taklrg Hoods Sarsaparilla. which givcs
nerve and bodily strength.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
TeleCraDhic Breviiles.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 12.-Secre-
tary Carlisle to-day requested the resig-
nation of Dennis Egan. Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue for Florida
WASHINGTON, u. c.. Dec. 12-Sec-
rotary Carlisle has directed the Treasury
special agents at Key West. Fla. to
turn over TO the United States mar
shall the twenty-three Cinnamon arrested
there on Saturday The Cinnamon will
be taken before a United States COM
missioner, and If found guilty. dcpOrted
TO China.
CHARLESTON. $. c.. Dec. IA. r.
Ravene president Of the Northeastern
railroad. died al his residence here to-day.
aged seventy-twO years lie has been presi-
dent Of the Northeastern railroad ever
since it was first built.
BEAUMONT, TEN. Dec. l2.-Deputy-
Sheriff X. *. Phillips was assassinatcd
last night. being shot by some unknown
party near his home I'm Warren. Several
arrests have been made.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Dec. ia
special TO the Times-Union from Calhoun.
Ga, says that VIII Smith was fatally
beaten by Henry Walker to-day. The par
ties became involved IN a row over a game
or pool. Walker beat Smith with cue
Smith will die.
COLUMBIA, $. c.. Dec. 12.-Rev. ". &.
johnston j. D., a prominent Baptist
preacher Of Georgia, died I'm this city last
night His remains will be buried here
HAMMOND. IND. Dec. 12-The Deal
ers' Distiiling Company's plant was
burned TO the ground early this morning
The cause Of the fire was spontaneous
combustion. Loss. $4,000; insurance, S3j.-
COO
NEW fORA, Dec. Fit has been de-
clded 10 close the Cotton EXCHANGE IN
Saturday. December ODD. and December
25th; also on Saturday. December Both.
and Monday. January LIST.
PARIS. Dec. Fit transpired tonight
that this morning the police found this
placard posted on the Are de Triomphe:
Fear nothing Valiant There are COM
rades left who are quite strong enough
10 avenge you. if the Bourgaies dare 10
take your head"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
1aXirg he generations.

II. says the Chicago Herald, the
new revenue bill shall provide for taxing
corporations in lieu Of an income tax
IL VIII nave to be precise in it's terms or
II VIII amount TO the same thing as an
income tax. When people speak of cor
porauons and corporate interests they
mean usually railroad. telegraph, and
other corporations owning valuable fran
chises granted by the public and 10 a
certain extent regulated BY public law.
This Is the popular acceptance OF the
term. This was the understanding with
when the rumors OF a tex on corpora
tons was received and this definition was
applied TO the intimatiOns in the Presi-
dents message on the subject.
There are, however. many kinds Of
corporations existing under the laws OF
oil the States. Commercial houses, manu-
factories, many classes Of industrial en-
terprises have organized as corporations
to facilitate the transaction of business.
TO limit personal liability, and for other
purposes OF convenience. Thousands Of
small traders do business under a corpo-
rate name. An immense proportion OF the
signs Of city announce that the enter
prise is carried on by a company, in
stead OF by an individual or co-partner-
ship"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
THE ARDLAMONT CISE.
Beginning Of a Trial which Promises to
Be Noted.

EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND. Dec. r.
In the High Court Of Justiciary to-day
Alfred John Monson was called upon TO
plead to the indictment charging him with
causing the death at ArdlamOnt, on Au-
gust 10th last OF Lieutenant Hambrough
The case is popularity known "a the Ard
lamont mystery, and has excited keen
interest in all parts Of the united king
dom owing TO the prominence Of the pris-
oner and his alleged victim.
The Right Hon. J. II. A. Macdonald the
lord justice clerk, president OF tie Second
division, presided
Monson pleaded not guilty. His alleged
accomplice, Edward Sweeney alias Davis
alias Scott. has not yet been found by the
police. and in accordance with the rule
that obtains in the Scotch court he was
pronounced to be an outlaw.
Mr. Alexander Asher. solicitor-general
for Scotland. and three advocates ap-
peared for the prosecution. and Counsel
Thompson and two advocates for the
defence.
The courtroom was crowded.
Monsoon. who was smartly dressed. was
placed in the dock, and to all appearance
he was as little concerned In the outcome
OF the trial as any Of the audience.
The first witness called was a Mr..
Brand, a civil engineer. He produced a
plan Of the Aralamont estate. and detailed
infinitely the features OF the grounds
where Mcrson and Scott were seen and
where the body was found. The body was
lying beneath rowan tree. and the iIpper
part Of this tree was filled with holes
made by the shot The tree had been
taken up, after being guarded by police.
and 1t forms one Of the exhibits I'm the
case.
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TO PREyEHT LOWER WAGES.
"orklnrmen'a Representatives to Confer
with Railway officials.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Dec I2.-Grand
Master Sergeant Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen left this morning
for st. Paul, where a committee Of the
six brotherhoods I'm the federation Of
railway labor will meet with the Off
Gals OF the Northern Pacific road 10
urge that the proposed 10 per cent. re-
dustion In wages be not insisted upon.
If the officials will not yield the question
Of accepting the reduction will be sub
mitted TO the men.
Two-thirds Of each brotherhood must
vote in favor Of a strike before one can
go into effect, and this IS not probable.
There is also pending a 10 per cent.
reduction on the Chicago and Great
Western. II is not believed at the fire.
mems headquarters here, that the Lee
high managers would undertake TO re-
duce The wages Of the men. who were
out on the strike. To do so and not
disturb wages Of other men. would be
plain violation Of the agreement by
which the strikers We're to be taken
back without prejudice
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A NBWSPAPER MLN ASSAULTED.
mr. D. A. Pugh Cowardly Shot Down by
Unknown Persons

ROANOKE. VA, Dec. 19.-Special.-
j. f. Terry, chief Of police of Roanoke.
was removed from office by Mayor Trout
this morning. His removal is the out
come OF the riot here last September.
Terry and Sergeant of Police Grimm
were indicted by the grand Jury for
participating in this affair but were ae-
Quilted in their trial on technicality.
charges were preferred against them for
conduct unbecoming police officers, in
not properly protecting the negro Smith.
Terry was investigated yesterday, and
this morning the Mayor announced his
decision as stated above
Mr.. Jas. A. Pugh. news editor OF the
Daily Record, was assaulted last night
by unknown parties. and seriously in
5ured. He started from the Record Office
In search OF news of fight. which he
had been informed was going on in
the Northeast section Of the city, and
was struck from behind and knocked
down. His assallants shot him in the
head twice aud also beat him about the
head and body. His wounds are not
fatal. however. and he will be able TO
resume his duties In few days.
A negro man was arrested charged
with the assault, but proved his limo
cense. MIR Pugh was unable to recog-
nize any OF his assailants.
While excavating on the railroad at
Boone's NH. short distance from here.
yesterday. a number of section hands
found skeleton Of man about six feet
TALL with hole over the left temple.
which looks like Il was made by pistol
or rife ball. The skeleton was i'm
perfect state of preservation. but the
flesh had all disappeared. Who the man
was, or how he came to his death and
was buried is not known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-13
FLOOTS W1SHIEGTON.
waters Higher Than Has Been Known
In MANY Vars,

COLLAR, WASH, Dec. 12.--'he North
Palouse river has overlooked its banks
and Hooded the north end of Colfax
Sunday night, about 10 o'clock word was
received from 'Palouse that the dam had
been washed out. releasing a food Of wa
ter. At midnight the water was rising
rapidly and by 3 o'clock had risen ten
FEET, overlooking the fat IN which were
I'D residences In the north end. and TAX
ing out a heavy wagon bridge and boom.
Dy Whlch lOOOO feet Of logs was held.
The water invaded the houses. the resi-
dents Of which had u be taken out i'm
boats. The town Of Ebberton. fourteen
miles above here, is completely inundated.
and the damage is quite heavy.
SEATTLE, WASH. Dec. 12-The val
IeyS OF me Cedar, Black. White, and
Duwamish rivers are all under vcator
Much loss has already occurred I'm the
destruction OF property. The water IS
hisher than known in fifteen years.