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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

u-BEHEADED RHYME.

r heard q robin redbreast-
acon,s home. my birdlings. one and
On leafy bough I see her
Her heart throbs anxious meath her
ror shs has heard q distant
which an uprising cloud doth
Che cries again: stop not for
az ripening wheat! 1t comes! the
And now the lightning Hereby
Athwart the sky is flaming
The robin sees with glances-
Her Young ones come from left and
The welcome rain begins to-
uoncd for, at last IL blesses-
Peneath soft wings protecting
The birdlings chirp: "Will t soon be-!
Yes. clouds away begin to-
I spy the blue through opening
And look. sweet brides. Ger the
bow respondent brightly
B-ENIGMA.
Tired, dropped my !, T. .,
To /, S, 8. 8 soon was driven
To sail for s, 9, and
Riae DER the waves right merriy,
To see a 4, s, and 3,
who was an ancient friend OF mine;
Sweet odors as I reached MS gate
Reioiced my 7, 6. 10 and 8.
Surely 3. s. 4 and
Must Q. 5. 4, 8 TO my view,
nut see. my friends, 4. s, come
To welcome me unto their home;
A scholar 9. 5, l and
7 find him unto his instinct true,
Reading Of 2. 9, and 10
OF 5, 6, 7 and OF men
or note as 9. 2, 7,
A king who nobly served his state
After some hours of happy talk.
Down to my 5, 7, 3 we walk;
Exchange our farewell greetings there.
And both unto our homes repair,
And through our happy land my whole
you'll find,
Though out Of sight. o keep them still In
mind.
5s-HOUR GLASS.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
An Announcement.

When I'm a man I'm going TO DO
Exactly like my pa.
I'm going to eat hot cakes Tor TEA
And smoke big cigar.
And won't II be the greatest fun
When I'm as big as he.
TO have a lovely little son
In all respects like me!
Castor v. Drake.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
Little Benny.

This nice little story was written by
Miss Laura Lee Carter, Lexington, Va,
one OF Father Times little Folks, and
only eleven years old. II was accom-.
panied by pleasant little note that de-
served an anewer. AMI should have had
II. blu. then Father Time 70 such Z busy
tellowl
Benny was only street arab. but one
Of beautiful. unseinsh character, witch
you could have eeStiy teune cut trou the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

This Is the shortest month IN the year.
dears. and the most unimportant one,
many persons think. But that's a mis-
take, children. for not one OF the other
eleven months holds as much significance
and suggestfveness, and has so many
things TO boast of as little February.
II may well be proud of its honors. and
| do not wonder that every four years it
holds It's head a little higher than eyer.
II has the dignity Of giving a birthday to
three great and distinguished men: Wash
lngton, Llncoln and our beloved poet
Longfellow. Then St. Valentines day
comes in this month. and young hearts
are made happy and Joyous by the tender
little missives his messenger, Cupid, car
rles. 1t is the time. too, the poets tell us,
when birds seek their mates. which int-
mates that spring is advancing. Truly
some days in February seem TO give us
taste OF spring, they are so mild and
balmy, and we are almost deceived into
believing the season is really here. Lent
(Which means spring. begins IN this
month also. and you know that is a pre-
paration for the glorious Easter, the most
blessed Of ali the spring days. But Feb
ruarv owns a bear that knows what
the weather will be. II Is said, and on
Candiemas day that IS the day eete-
brated In the Catholic Church by the
blessing OF the candles TO be Used during
the Year.. the Cd day Of the month. ne
comes out OF his cave and shifts around.
Should the day be sunshiny. Sir Bear
scampers back to his lair again. Tor ne
knows
III the day be bright and clear
There's be two winters In the year.
but II, perchance, he finds 1t cloudy, then
he takes heart and q walk, for
IF the day be dark and drear,
Spring is very nearly here.
So you see. children. how much FEBRUARY
has to be proud Of.
p. S.-The bear has been out ana taken
walk, 1 presume. Tor II was very
cloudy and stormy day on the "a; at ieast
In New York. / wonder II MS majesty
carried an umbrella?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

A gentleman In Union county. Me-
Who "a TOO modest q man 20 have hb
name mentioned In the newspapers Wa
cured o. rheumatism by Chanesrlains
pain Balm, after trying other msdieine4
Ana trsatmsnts for thirteen years
esnt botslss for sale BY Owens 0Ase
Dv,,~ - INT asAs Nair street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

Chill iren mine. children mine.
Here to each a valentine
Telling OF my love II you,
Ever tender. ever true.
May | be your valentine.
Children mine, children mine?
Children mine. children mine.
Here's my heart-it's long been thine.
~ give &, deais, to you,
VIII you give yours to me, loot
Then q then. sweet children mine
You Will be my valentine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

WAsa 1Aay vas s.Sk - gave hsr Cssk0A
Nm shs wss~ Cnils, sne cried for CastHj2
whaa sha hseau. Ma, s-s chung "a Csseoeo.
wAsn shs had childrss, me gsvs than cssAoaA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

Dear Boys and Giris.-Owing to the
two conundrums. together with the
Valentine" story and other reading for
the children, crowds us little. the names
of those OF you who sent me facts" and
who answered the questions will not APP
pear until next week. The facts" come
in rapidly, and l am proud to see what
intelligent letters / am getting. Such
gems Of letters. too. some OF you are
sending me, and / read them and think
how best / can interest and instruct you
with much pleasure.
YOUR EDITOR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
Dear "Rcsebud.

Dear Rosebud"
I've guessed both your puzzles, and hey
are so clever that I've put them In the
raper for the benefit OF some or your little
friends. I shall expect some facts from
you. your Eui'or'
Ny hrst Is In Bessie. but not In Kate.
My second In twin. but not in mate.
My third is in rudeless, but not In Kind.
My fourt is In faith. but not in mi nd.
My fifth is in Ruth, but not In May.
My sixth Is in darkness. but not In ray.
My seventh In Alice, but not n Rose.
My eighth in enemy, but not In foes.
My whole is a day OF Joy for many
girl and boy.
Your little friend, ROSEBUD.
February 10. 1898.
My first Is in Rose. but not in Lilly.
My second is I'm Edith, but not In Billy.
My third is in lady. but not in nan.
My fourth Is in Sadie, but not in Dan.
My fifth Is in goose. hut not In hen.
My sixth Is in Ink, but not In pen.
My seventh Is In oil, but not In water.
My eighth is in nephew, but not In
daughter.
My whole should be the chief concern Of
mortals here below.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-19
WINTER GARMENTS FOR THE LITTLE ONES


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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
The Cowboy in a New Role.

A big fellow with a Mexican SOM
brero and a coat most fearfully and
wonderfully emblazoned with silver
buttons and gold braid climbed out of
the caboose, says a letter from Okla
homa, and "cussed" the cow-punchers,
who were endeavoring to mitigate the
situation, IN language most awful to
behold. | Immediately conceived the
idea that he was particularly danger
Gus and reckless man and withdrew
my former mental motion to leave the
train and stroll about. But presently
a cowboy in our car sighted this for
midable person, waved his hand out
the window, and shouted: "Hey, Bill!'
In few seconds they were in familiar
converse, and then baby, whom a
small woman in black sunbonnet and
gingham dress had been vainly try
ing to lull into speechlessness since we
left Guthrie, began to cry in a most
particularly nerve-racking key.
Instantly the fierce-looking pirate
from Texas sighted the pulling infant
and incompetent mother. With few
long strides he entered the car, said
never word to the woman, but lifted
the baby from her arms, chucked his
silver-laced hat into vacant seat, and
before his train pulled out he had the
little one fast asleep and most OF the
other male occupants of the car thor
oughly ashamed of themselves. And
he did not wear heavy holster with
big pistol in it either. Columbus
did not discover America, and William
Tell never was, and by the same token
the American cowboyis an everlasting
reproach to his traducers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Isidor wormser's Shave.

Isidor Wormser is worth five OF six
million dollars and is the head of one
of the greatest banking houses in Wall
street. His place of business is in the
Mills building, opposite the stock ex-
change. He showed gaping crowd
in the street the other day how to
WELD a razor. About o'clock he
brought high basket, used to receive
the tape from the stock ticker, and de-
posted it in front of window and set
a mirror on top of it in order to get q
good light. Then he took off his coat
and vest and shirt, leaving his torso
incased in an undershirt cut low in the
neck and with short sleeves. Having
thus prepared himself for operations
he lathered his jowls and stropped his
shining blade with much energy. Pc
destrians in the street halted and peo-
pie came to the windows in the offices
opposite to behold the spectacle. Mr..
Wormser nonchalantly proceeded. He
drew the razor across his expansive
left cheek, taking due care not to NOV
into his imperial or his mustache,
which he cultivates IN keeping with
his Napoleonic appearance, in which
he takes pardonable pride. Just as
he had got the first side of his face
scraped to his satisfaction he was seen
to make hasty grab for towel and
his bottle of bay rum. He soused the
towel with the rum and applied it to
his face, after which he put on a black
office coat, buttoned it up to his chin
and disappeared. 1t turned out that
he had a call from Henry Willard, of
the Northern Pacific. After bowling
Mr.. Willard out, Mr.. Wormser returned
to the front windows, stripped off his
coat and shaved the remaining side of
his face.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
CHURCHES AND BUSINESS.
Strange Uses to Which Houses of Wol
ship Have Been Devoted.

Our ancestors transacted a good
deal of business of one kind and an
other in and about their churches,
says the London Standard. To begin
with, the churches of old England in
turbulent times were regarded as
places of safe custody for public and
private property. In the border land
of England and Scotland the idea was
carried out still more completely, and
churches, or at least their towers, be-
came regular fortresses, and not in
frequently were objects of offense and
defense. We may note in rural Eng
land that in the cases of ancient
churches the towers are often not
merely disproportionate in size to the
rest of the church, but are carefully
and strongly built, evidently with an
object.
Even in peaceful Surrey and Sussex
the belfries are veritable strong rooms
with barred windows and massive
doors, and often contain an ancient
treasure chest. Hither. at the first
alarm. money and valuables were hur-
ried, for, beyond the security of thick
walls and bars and bolts, there was an
@gis of sanctity which in a supersti-
tious age protected the building from
the most ruthless of foes. The fortress
like construction of many of the border
land churches is an interesting study
to antiquaries. In more than the
well-known case the holy editice con-
sists merely of barn attached to but
walled off from regular Pele tower.
Even in southern England a semi
oh iS riUon Cnr1oti m G
to a church tower by the cresset,
such for instance as the Spanish ar
mada or the French incursions of a
later period, the beacon fire spread the
news from town to town and from vii
lage to village.
In lone districts, such as the marsh
land of Kent and the Fen country OF
Lincolnshire, the tall church towOrs
which are such prominent features in
the landscape served very important
purpose, inasmuch as they were land
marks for travellers, and even today
the pedestrian has reason to be thank
full for the guiding presence of Boston
stump" or Lydd tower at the close OF
hard days walking. In later age
than that of civil war the vaults of
coast churches played very import
ant part in what was an important
branch of business. When a new rec
tor was appointed to a church in the
wealds of Kent or Sussex it was usual
for him to receive contribution to his
wine cellar, accompanied by concise
intimation that out of regard for his
future peace and happiness, and per-
haps safety, he would do well not to
inquire too closely into the uses to
which the vaults beneath his church
were put.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Growing a New Skull.

Daniel McKeil, young colorea man
of Helena, Ark, is puzzling the physi-
clans. About q year ago, while hav-
ing an epileptic fit, he fell into an open
fireplace and when found he was lying
in the fire in an unconscious condi-
ton. His scalp, the muscles of head
and the bones of the side, as well as
the tissues covering the left shoulder,
were parched. He was in an uncon-
scious condition for two days and rec
objected no incidents happening prior
to his regaining consciousness. The
bone and flesh were burned from his
head to such an extent that the pulsa-
ton of the brain could be felt. Very
little medical attention was given
him, only household remedies being
applied. The burn removed one-hal1
of the skull. Now, after year, the
bony substance of the skull is being
reconstructed and bids fair to com
pletely heal, making almost new bony
covering for the brain. The man has
fewer fits than he had before the acci
dent. His mind is clear and he now
does the work of an ordinary farm
hand Globe Democrat
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
THE LATE SQUIRE AeINcpoN.
His ProdIgalfty Toward Mrs. Langtry-
An Act of Charity.

i
That Abingdon Baird spent money
layishly goes without saying, but how
layishly is not realized, saws a writer
in the Pittsburg Dispatch. While Mrs.
| Langtry was playing in the %Queen of
Monoa" last fall-and this it must be
remembered was long after he had
| given her about 5000, 900 for knocking
her down--she declared she was hard
| up, and one morning wrote Baird
note in which she asked for a good
| sized loan without mentioning any
amount. Baird did not get the note
until just as he was going to catch
train, and he wrote the answer in q
cab on rough slip of paper. It was
addressed to his man of affairs, who on
reading it exclaimed to several of us
who were sitting together in the
Criterion cafe: Blamed if the squire
ant an easy mark. Hear what he
SAYS: Just got note from Mrs. L.
Let her have what she wants up to
twenty thousand. ,"
just after Baird won the Derby with
Merry Monarch in the jubilee year he
was accosted on the street one night
by pallid wretch who asked for aims.
Baird looked tixedly at the gaunt fell
low, whose eyes were dim and horri-
BILE to look into. and asked the man
who and what he was. He said he
had been an engraver, but owing to
partial loss of eyesight he had gone
down hill until he was about at the
bottom. where do you live?" said
Baird. The man named q street down
Whitechapel way and Baird, hailing q
four-wheeler. pushed the beggar and
man who had been with the squire ;n-
to the vehicle and told the cabman te
drive to the place.
This was early in the evening.
About midnight Baird turned up, look
ing grave, and perfectly sober. He
stalked up to party of racing men,
some of whom had witnessed his de-
parture, and was greeted with num-
Der of jests and questions. Baird in
his heavy way gave back retort for
jest and swallowed a big glass Of
brandy. Then he called his secretary
to one side and said: "Look here.
I've seen something awful-a man, his
wife, and eight children living or dy-
ing in one dirty hole of room and
nothing to eat-and damme if they
ant honest yet. Tomorrow / want
you to go somewhere down the river
into the country and rent cottage for
twenty years in the name of this fell
lows wife and fix up an annuity that'li
give 'em bit to buy bread and coal
with. can't get that woman's face
out of nv head, nor the children either,
poor devils, and I'm blest if they shan't
have breath of fresh air and chance
to stay honest. You arrange it, mind
you, tomorrow, and fetch me the
papers to sign if forget it." I don't
admire men like Baird any more than
my neighbors do, but cannot refrain
from telling this little story of what
came under my own notice.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
The sunshiny Door.

Oil lie not at morning encurtained in doubt
And cry. Il see nothing-the light is shut
Pull the drapery back! Put the shutters
awayl
And drink the first draught from the we'll
spring of day.
The goblins of danger will haste to depart
If you open the sunshiny door of your heart,
Obi sit not at evening in darkness and dread
And watch for the shadows. Still lift up
your head,
Till the stars twinkle out. Their reflection
will be
A light all sufficient until you can see
The sun smile above you. Doubts demons
If you open the sunshiny door of your heart.
Obi sit not at midnight when troubles arise
With the fingers Of wretchedness close to
your eyes.
Though friendship prove faithless, though
loved ones are dead,
Though the burden of sorrow is bowling your
head,
Light the candle of hope and its brightness
shall dart
Through the windows of faith to the gloom of
your heart.
Cheer up, though the shadows be black every
where
On the far-or horizon. The sunshine is
there.
It is coming-is coming; the darker the night
The brighter and nearer the beautiful light.
Through the crimson of day all your fears will
depart
If you open the sunshiny door of your heart.
Julia H.May in Boston Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
He Named One.

No one knew whence came the sep
ulchral voice, but common suspicion
rested upon weary looking man who
sat with bowed head beside a lady
with red nose and gold glasses.
AS is often the case with those who
discuss the problems of marriage the
hair of the woman who addressed
them that night had grown gray in a
state of singleness.
She had announced that marital
differences were never irremediable.
"Name to me-" she eloquently urged,
"a difficulty that cannot be met by
mutual forbearance."
There was a moments silence.
Name just one" persisted the
speaker. confidently.
Then the sepulchral voice broke the
stiffness.
"Cold feet" it moaned.
There was an appreciable shock
Detroit Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Renting F1owers and PLANTS.

A florist who has one of the largest
greenhouses in the city derives no in
considerable profit from the renting of
flowers and plants for private concerts,
public dinners, receptions, balls, we'd
dings, church services, and even
funerals, the things most in demand
being palms and rubber trees. The
charges for the use of these plants for
single evening seem pretty steep to
the uninitiated. He explains why;
"You think $50 too much for dressing
Mrs. IS parlor last Tuesday, Come
into the greenhouse. There, you see
that palm? That was worth $50 Mon
day. will sell it to any body today
for SO. The leaves are split, and two
of the stalks are broken. And that is
only one instance. We are suffering
damages like that, and we have to
charge a price that will insure us
against too great loss. Fifty dollars
wouldn't cover the damage that is
done to our property at some of the
swell receptions. IN Y. San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
NuMIsmArlcs IN cELEsrlALDoM.
Some Collections of Coins In the East Go
Back 4,2OO Years.

China is the paradise of the numis-
matist. The collections of cash, ac-
cording to Consul Edward Bedloe's
report to the state department.. quoted
by the Philadelphia Bulletin, are some
thing marvellous. They are small
coins of bronze, brass, copper or sill
yer, ranging in intrinsic value from
one-twentieth of cent to 25 cents.
The oldest of these coins on record ap-
peared about 2300 B. G. Over $50, 900
different kinds of cash are preserved
in collections. Some are wonderful
examples of coinage, but most of them
are clumsy and coarse. The numis-
matist can work all his life, spend very
little money, and leave to posterity
thousands of coins. All he needs to
do is to confine his work to the col1ec-
ton of cash, the small coins in brass
and bronze, whose value ranges from
one-tenth to one-fourteenth of a cent.
Their workmanship varies, but is usu-
ally very good. Their shape today is
like that of the European coins, with
the exception that through the center
is a square whole, through which the
coins are strung together like beads.
In the past, however, other forms
were employed, including the square,
triangle, heart, eclipse, shield, key,
sword, and spear. The number Of
kinds is simply immense. They are
back as $50 B. G. "The earliest that l
have heard Of" says Consul Bedloe,
"dates from the Ts'in dynasty, which
ruled from 205 to 207 B. c. From that
time until today these useful little
coins have been used by every Monarch,
no matter whether he was an emperor
OF the entire country or king of one
of the petty principalities into which,
from time to time, the Chinese empire
was broken. There have been over
1900 occupants of the various thrones,
royal and imperial. In addition to
these regular issues, if so they may be
called, there have been special issues
from time to time, and also special
local issues. A wealthy mandarin in
Canton is said to have the finest col
lection extant, containing $4,000 speci-
mems of different kinds"
The cost increases as you go back
ward in time. The cash of this century
can be secured at their nominal face
value. Those of the eighteenth and
seventeenth centuries bring from /
cent to ten cents each. Those of the
Han dynasties, from 200 to 100 A. D.,
bring 800 each when in fine state
of preservation. These true antiques
are found in ancient tombs and ruins.
Several hundred were discovered in
Amboy this year in digging a grave,
when the laborers broke into an old
tomb, several feet below the surface
of the soil. The coins lay in pretty
earthenware jar, and were encrusted
with thin layer of malachite that
here and there had been changed by
moisture into azurite. The coins were
sold by the lucky coolies in the next
twenty-four hours and are said to have
brought 81 a piece, an immense sum
to men working for 12 cents day. To
succeed in collecting cash person
must be fine Chinese scholar. The
labor thereby involved is so severe as
to preclude most collectors from in
dulging in the pleasure to any great
extent.