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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18

But never had one quarter OF a MIN
ute's advice about either preachihs "
reading. and IL never occurred 10
that 1 could preach without poo",
rhe chief thing that strikes me as l
look back across the vista OF nearly
forty years. is how sad was the negiec.
of that ordinary training. when n'sn'
have made so many OF us more enect'e'
VINO belong TO the generation when u
passing away: how much we might nav.
gained. II we had even been vouchsaieu
a little practice In the art OF reaoins'
How much our congregations might nave
been saved IL the elementary rules OF
elocution had been explained to US, ana
above all. II some little instruction had
been impaired 10 US about those THINGS
which constitute the faults or the merits
of "A sermon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.
eITHERgD FBoM THE RELIGIOUS
and GENERAL PRESS.
Words Of Wisdom On Religious and Moral
Subjects which Are Worthy or Atten-
tor From the Thoughtful.
Tae Happy Life.

How happy is he. born and taught,
That servcth not another's will.
Whose armour is his honest thought.
And simple truth his utmost skill!
Whose passions not his masters are.
Whose soul Is stnljprepared for death.
United unto the worldly care
or public fame or private breath,
Who envics none that chance doth raise.
Or vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise.
Nor rules of state. but rules OF goodl
Who hath his life from 'humours freed.
Whose conscience IS his strong retreat;
Whose state can neither fatterers feed.
Nor ruin make accusers great.
Who God doth late and early pray
More OF His grace than gifts 10 lend,
And entertains the harmless day
With a well-chosen book or friendi
This man Is freed from servile bands
OF hope 10 rise, or fear 10 fall
Lord OF himself though not OF lands;
And having. nothing. yet hath all.
Sir Henry Wotton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
Nearncss to Christ

Coming nearer and nearer to Christ"
we say; that does not mean creeping
into refuge where we can be safe. 1t
means becoming better and better men;
repeating His character more and more
In ours. The only true danger is sin.
and so the only true safety is holiness
Phillips Brooks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18


one was SIX feet two inches and a 49,.
III neisnt' wei built In proportion. ,f-'.-
i'""H'' anu muscular as man 90 ~
S1i,'e stature. SDe possessed ho'f,.
and spirit inferior 10 no man .,.., '''I
was no bully. bruiser. wrcsf'or Nfe
persOn that excellel in athiofI. .t
and agility for nifty miles around 81.
had not complimonfcI with "A nj, pm.
complete drubbng; in short ea.
perfect vlrago a. great colrae. ana
icnishirg strength and nl-nafira
Il submitted 10 some small l,..
ticn IN her charge rather than e-f.- ..
lists with her In dispute and ran f1a ....
of experiencing her proves i.r. .rl..1
this is only a contribution She constant,
levies or eXacts u0cr an that ifels,..
this house of which she is master H.
we'll as mistrers. her Insignificant d..
band being an absolute cipher.
Influential Tavern Keepers.
MY horse falling lame Obliged us toe.r
and make some stay at an ordinary i..
Or tavern, "a. Bate County Court .I....
kept by one Jethroo sumter. wh.r. .
found an excellent dinner. as UeI le ..
agreeable facetlous host.
This inn-keeper has d'stnguIeh.l tIr.
self In the course of inc DAG, war f...
the General sumter OF tho Amo-...
army. who has been 80 active a f..
Car0iinas.
lie is n man OF person iuetr AMI
rather handsome. with au easy and r.-
teel address; his marriage With ...,.
lady OF good family ufh whom .
received n handsome fortune. h.s h..r..
Captain of provncials Boo Pho base v..
but above all. his violent PRINCIPLES s..
keeping an inn az the Cogrf-fo... ..,....
Is scarcely thought a mean O........
here, singular as the latter C.r.sr..ftr..
may appear contributed more ODD l.s .r.
pointment and promotion Boo tho An.-I...
army than any other merit F1rf I,r
fact that more than one-thlrd Of f.-
general officers have been Inn.k.s,.-s
and have been chiefly Indebted f1 ft,i
circumstance for such rank necals, b..
that public. but inferior station. f-
principles and persons became mo-, e.r.
orally known. ana by the mixture ard
variety OF company they CONVERSE r..
I'm the way of their business the.r Na..
and their ambitious Views var. r.-.
excited and extended than the gcnerHr
or the honest and respected ranfs-.
who remained in peace at their bones
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
Room For Reform.

Now that the football men have tined
up for reform. We hope that they Will
succeed in making several goals.--New
York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
ola ses,son james River.

"The principal gituatians that command
"a nv notice and admiration were Shirley
Hundred. a seat OF Charles Carter ESQ.,
AZ present in occupation Of Mr.. Bowler
cock. RMS is. indeed. a charming place.
The buildings are Of brick, large, con-
venient and expensive. but now falling
70 decay. They were erected al great
charge by Mr.. Carriers father, VINO Was
secretary Of the colony, and TINS was
his favorite seat OF residence. me
nresent proprietor has a most opulent
fortune. ard possesses such a variety OF
seats. in situations so exceedingly de-
liebtfui. that he overoOks this sweet
one or Shirley. and suffers II to ran 10
ruin. although the buildings must nave
cost an immense sum In constructing
and would certainly be expensive 10 Keep
in repair. which expense. however. must
be greatly increased by this neglect.
"Varina. the seat Of Ryland Randolph
Esq. a most lovely and delightful spot
an elegant building. but unfinished. oc-
casioned by the owners versatility OF
taste and perpetual alterations.
Old Virginia LAZY Life. l.74
THE customs and manner of living
Of most Of the white Inhabitants here
must confess did not little surprise me,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18

The most notable feature OF the Cough
lin trial at Chicago is the colossal amount
Of able-bodied perjury developed
apolis Sentinel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
Can such things BE.

Young women sometimes kiss each
other in order % tempt the young men
who stand by and hear i.-Daiias TEX
News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
For General ..bii u
Csc sossYoap's ACID rHcspn.r,

VsE HoHs7VHD 1cID fHV bFHAIk,
DR.. r. D. Fairex. New ORLEANS. La
says: II have almost universally seen
good effects produced by II In diseases
eral dshllity. Ard pulmonary diseases."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
being inactive. IanguId and enervating

being Inactive. IanguId and enervatins
to the last degree.
at lea.t two-thirds of the Inhabitants
are negroes whose difference OF features
and color. and rank, offensive smeii arc
extremely dsayreeable and disGustiui 10
Europeans: but, poor creatures, they are
all humanity and submission, and II Is
the greatest pleasure OF their lives wnen
they car please the whites.
..you can not understand all OF them,
as great numbers, being Africans, are
Incapable OF acquiring OR language ana
at best but very imperfectiy. II OK ai' i,
many Of the others also speak a mixed
dialect between the Guinea end Ensilsh'
Early Ssmb..
at IS fortunate for humanity that these
poor creatures possess such tuhu OF
contentment and resignation IN their
minds; for they, indeed, seem 10 De the
MANIFEST inhabitants in America, notwith-
standing the hardness OF their fare, the
severity OF their labor. and the unkind-
ness. ignomny and other barbarity Of
their treatment.
&c tlemsn Of Leisure.
"rhe yirginil gentleman OF fortune
rises about O'Clock; he perhaps may
make an exertion 20 walk as far as his
SfdtlpS 10 see us H'Aof0f NtiAN+ - ~~'H'r'-'
more than fifty yards from his house; he
returns 10 breakfast between 9 and
10. which IS usually tea or coffee, bread
aud butter, and very thin slices OF vent
son. ham, or hung beef. He then lies
Down on q pallet on the floor in the
coolest room i'm the house, in his shirt
and trowsers only. with d negro at his
head and another at his feet, TO fan him
and keep off the flies; between - and
he takes drink OF bombo or toddy,
a liquor composed OF water. sugar. rum
and nutmeg, which is made weak and
kept cool: he dimes between and
3. and at every table. whatever else
there may be. a ham and greens, or cab
bage IS always a standing dish; at dinner
ne drinks cider. punch port, toddy, claret
and madeira, which is generally excellent
here having drank some few glasses Of
wine after dinner, he returns TO his
pallet with his two blacks TO fan him
and continues 20 drink tOddy or sangaree
all the afternoon. lie does not always
drink tea. Between and 10 i'm the
evening he eats a light supper of fruit
and milk. or wine. sugar ana fruit and
almost Immediately retires to bed for
the night. in which. If il be not fur
nished with mosquito curtains, be is
generally so molested with the heat and
harassed and tormented with those per-
nicious insects, the mosquitoes. that he
receives very little refreshment from
sleep.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
A Zeal Farmer.

"rhe lower and many OF the mddling
classes live very differently A man in
this line rises in the morning about
8 o'clock; he then drinks a iulep made
or rum. water and sugar. but very strong.
Then he walks or more generally rides
around his plantation. views all his
tock and ali his crops; breakfasts about
10 o'clock on cold turkey, cold meat
fried h0miny toast and cider, ham,
bread and butter, tea. coffee or chOcO-
late which last. however is seldom
tasted but by the women. Tho rest Of the
day he spends much in the same manner
before described in a man ~ the FIRST
rank. only cider supplies the place OF
wine NJ dinner and he eats no supper:
they never even think of 10. The women
very seldom drink tea in The afternoon;
the men never
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
Old Petersburg.

"The principal tobacco trade in America
centers at Petersburg. or Bollings Poinf
which il is generally called, from the
name OF a family Ga branch of whose
origin / have just related. 10 which the
greater part Of the town and adjoining
lands belong.
1T Is something remarkable that no
child born al this place ever grew up
10 maturity excepting the present pro-
prietor. Mr.. Boiling. whose seat over
looks Petersburg and the adjacent coun-
try and river: which IL occasioned by
the insalnbrlty OF the air and the ex-
IRENE unhealthiness OF the situation.
Big Gal of -.
Il called at Edmundson's ordinary 70
bait my horse and 10 breakfast. which
Is about ten or eleven miles from Hall
fax.
at this house saw the largest and
strongest woman, perhaps. in the world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18

Thus. the Association started IN the
new building in lss6. in debt about SD
900 on the building alone. and probably
some other outstanding bills besides
Thus 1t started its life in this building
In debt. and il has been there ever since
The Treasurer's report for the year
1889 showed that the entire Indebtedness
OF the Association. including balance
owed on building. money borrowed from
the banks, and unpaid bills for fuel,
light, etc, had run up, in all, to between
S2l 900 TO $4,000.
In the spring OF 1880, the Ladies' Aux
Hilary Society held fair in this building,
which netted for us the handsome sum
of about $500. Following this. came a
most generous gift Of $1,000 from one
family. 10 which was added about $500
by the Board OF Directors and others.
making I'm all over $1,000 from extraor-
binary sources bestowed upon the As
ISOLATION since ] have had the honor OF
being its President. But as already stat
ed. we have not enough sustaining men,
bers and our expenses have always ok
ceeded our entire membership income
about $1,000 year. about 81. 900 OF which
has each year been paid out for interest
on the debt
We have paid out for interest alone
since coming into this building about
5000 in all.
We started here owing about $1,000.
and we now owe about $4,000. Thus
II viii be seen. that had we started with
the building entirely paid Tor. We would.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20

the ultimate interests Of property and
capital by their excessive greed. The
country Will not put up indefinitely with
a government whose policies can be
bought. either by direct bribery or spe-
cial privileges In speculation, or large
campaign contributions The danger Is
that In the uprising against themselves
which the trusts Will certainly arouse at
no distant day at the present rate. legiu-
mate interests and wholesome rights OF
property will suffer.
II has been from time 10 time pro-
posed that trusts should be attacked by
deprlvlng them OF the protection Of the
tariff. but II the mice could bell the cat
they would not need 10 fear her with
out bell IL the public interests were
strong enough 20 deprive the trusts Of
all privileges they would be strong
enough 20 prevent their getting undue
privileges. The only source OF national
legislation against trusts is congress
and we find congress for many years
past. whether controlled by one party
or the other, always controlled by the
trusts. a congress elected on a specific
pledged to oppose the trusts is now en-
gagged In q trust that Is In many respects
the most Objectionable OF all greater
privileges than were ever before con-
ferred by congress upon private in
tcrest, and without any reason or even
excuse that its champions dare name.
There Is room for an honest difference
should be mposed upon raw and re-
fined sugars. But there Is no room for
any honest difference Of opinion as 10
the action Of he senate I'm postponing
the imposition of n sugar duty TIN Jan.
l. The govern mcnt needs revenue: its
receipts are not equal 10 It's eXpendl-
lures. The senate has decided 10 cover
the deficit by imposing "a tax on sugar.
but II couples with this a provision that
all the taxation collected for six months
shall go 90 the sugar trust, and only AT
the government begin 10 receive a part
OF this taxation. This Is an absolute
present TO the trust OF nearly or quite
500 900 000 but if the trust succeeds, as
It probably Will, In getting into the
country the greater part or a years sup
ply Of sugar during these six months.
then this present TO the trust viii eX-
ceed $50 900 900. and may reach 10000
000 Nothing so Infamous as this was
ever before done by congress: nothing
was ever before done so calculated 20
| excite contempt and animOsity toward
the government or 10 inclte populst and
] socialist attacks upon wealth as some
| thing hostile 10 the public good
Unless the people OF this country are
/ prepared 10 see their government deal
| ing in statutes like merchandise and
I selling or renting It's powers 10 the high
! est bidder, they must make it evident
at the approaching elections that no
man can participate I'm such n crime
| against the country and against a popu-
/ lar government and retain his political
! existence. When the Roman crown was
| put up at auction by the praetorlan
| guard the end Of the empire had begun.
! journal Of Commerce and Commercial
| Bulletin.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20

through the fiords and permeated all the
fishing hamlets as well as the smart town
OF Aalesund itself, and when one OF the
holy days which occur here about twice
a week came along II brought with II
hundreds and thousands OF idle men and
women, who surrounded the rocky islet
In fleet Of sail and row boats.
The children we do not presume to
number. for they were countless. Though
TIRE population OF Norway Is now only
100000 or 100000. this will soon be the
most populous country on the face of the
globe, judging from the still waters sur
rounding our Isle OF dogs over here the
children, boys and girls alike. begin to
row boats before they are able to dress
themselves In the morning or butter
their own bread at breakfast. Their par
ents do not seem 10 have any fear of
their drowning. and on inquiry we learn.
on what appears 10 be trustworthy au-
thority. that In all Norway. with It's
thousands OF miles Of coast and hords,
the number of youngsters seeking the
eternal shore by the salt water route is
not as great as the list OF victims
claimed by some OF our mill-ponds In
America. Obviously the sons Of the Vik-
ings OF cd were not born 10 be drowned,
nor the daughters either. There are chill
dren galore, but how refreshing TO see
hordes OF bairnies, poor. but polite, and
every little man and woman dofflng hat
or courtesying to the strangerl
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20
TUE FossA OF LoMnROso.
What Was Developed by n Recent EX-
animation of PIsnrro's Skull.

The Medical Record reports that as a re-
suit Of the recent expert examination OF
Pizarros skull II was found that the fossa
Of Lombroso was fully developed.
1t may be explained says the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch for the benefit Of those whc
are not keeping quite up with .he head OF
the procession In the march Of science that
on the three hundred and hfteth anniver-
sary OF the death Of Pizarro his aenlrers
In Lima held n great celebration In his
honor. after which his remains were disin-
terrett from the cathedral whore they had
lain since the close Of his great work of in
Producing Caucasian civilization and the
gold standard into South America.
While he was thus resurrected his skull
was submitted 10 thorough anthropomet~
rical examination" with the result above
broso, supported by other evidence which is
held 10 be scientifically conclusive.
Wherever these signs appear scientists at
once conclude that the man who owned the
rageous scounGTel, although I'm scientific
language II Is not customary 10 saY any
thing more than that the skull shows all
the typical malformations indicating pro-
nounced moral degradation"
This Is interesting in the case If Fi2arro.
but not Of Fizarro only, tnr. II mans
life leaves such a record on his skull that
more than 800 years after his death tape
measure and microscope VIII show what
he really was. OF what avail are fun sral
will II profit a man TO become a senator or
a president or the general OF n common
wealth army II his skull is 10 show the
fossa of Lombroso?
But perhaps after all the scientists are
merely trying to encourage great men to
patTonize the crematories.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20

weglans echo the sentiment which the
writer expressed in an interview I'm a Nor
wegian paper, with a transposltion TO suit
their own tastes. that II an American
cannot have the honor Of winning the pole
then may IL be a Norwegian. And in the
case OF our little party the honors. IL any
there are 10 be- must needs be divided
for we are Americans and Norwegians to-
gether.
We find much encouragement here In
the general opinion Of the arctic sailors
that this is sure 10 be an unusually favor
able year for navigation In the far north
but the probabilities are that but little
can be told as h this without an actual
or may not be fortunate In the season.
but now that our party Is coming to-
gether. sixteen hardy. ambitious, CHEEKY
young men. we are quite sure that we are
90 have a gallant crew. Nor Is this all
We have seen and Inspected the little
steamer, the Ragnvald Jarl. which Is TO
carry us to the frontier OF the unknown
region She is so much better than we
expected. so trim and pert. even clean and
sweet with her new scraping and paint
ing. that we have all fallen quite In love
with her. She Is counted the best ice
boat now I'm the Norwegian waters. and
the government inspectors have given her
a rating Of Al for two years.
OF our ship and crew we shall have a
little more to say and to send you as
we steam toward the arctles during tho
coming weeks WALTER WELLMAN.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20
Mrs. nurnett on Parents.

As the days have gone by when the ex-
plosive old cOmedH father commanded his
son or daughter with suitable profanity 10
enter into matrimonial alliance upon the
spot with the heress or heir whose fortune
he considered a good thing TO have in the
family, or whose acres he desired to add 10
his own / think the obstinate and unlnteli-
gent parent Is becoming belated instltu-
ton. writes the author of Little Lord
Fauntleroy' in the June Ladies' Home Jour
nal But that these exceptions stlll exist we
ali know and IL is to these exceptions / take
the liberty of speaking: 1t was not your
child, but you. yourself, who decided that
he should bear the burden of life-the help
lessness of childhood, the mistakes of in
experienced youth, the disappointments of
maturity the certainty of death-and all
these having been forced upon him IL is he,
and he alone who should be allowed TO
decide under what circumstances he will en-
dure or make the best and highest of them
that he may Give him all the help his
youth needs and your maturity can sup
ply; give him all the love, sympathy and
purely impersonal self. But when this is
done, and well done, in the name of justice
let him decide and when he has decided,
do all you can to encourage him by loving,
tender and sympathetic words of advice and
encouragement
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20

be uncharacteristic by the fact that II
frequently varies I'm different editions OF
the same work. while the title remains
the same.
For the benefit OF women to whom
this Is a new suggestion few hints are
submitted. which. II is hoped. Will serve
TO turn their attention In the right di-
rection and stimulate them 20 more COM
pick Individual combinations.
Point Lace and Diamonds" may be
read TO fill up the tedious minutes that
intervene between the conclusion Of
dressing for "A reception and the arrival
Of the carriage which Is 20 take one
there. "Heartease and Rue" Is an ad-
mirable adjunct to a half mourning cos
tune. The Coming Race should he
read only while wearing the colors Of
ones favorte upon the turf Letters
From He'll" which Is far less dreadful
than IL sounds, would so we'll with n
red and black gown. water Babies
appropriately accompanies the bathing
suit. while with a yachting dress moth
ing could be better than "Ships That
Pass I'm the Night"
Many other books will commend them
selves 10 women preparing a summer
wardrobe as useful under various cir
cumstances. The scheme Is an excellent
one, providing. as IL does, for external,
II not internal. consistency, that bright
est and most becoming Jewel In the en-
tire list Of gems.
A sketch is given OF n young girls
gown Of blue and white china silk. II
has a double skirt slightly draped on the
right side and a round bodice trimmed
with white silk muslin ruflles 10 simu-
late n yoke. The balloon pun Of the
sleeve Is confined ln the middle by a
band OF white ribbon, and n white rib
bon belt surrounds the waist Ballads
In Blue China" should be carried with
this costume. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-06-20
A BOOK FOR EACH GOWN.
Judic CholIefs Hints 10 the Girl Who
Would Create IA sensation.

A certain publishing firm has taken 10
advising its women customers TO buy
books for summer reading according 70
their bindings. these 10 be chosen with
an eye 10 the gown which is TO be worn
during the process OF perusal. This idea
is good as far as II goes. but Il suggests
something better-in itself IL Is too sim
pie scheme TO satisfy an intellectual
woman. A more thoughtful plan Is 10
match the title OF the volume with the
costume, which Will give scope to inge-
nuity and add unique charm 10 the
indulgence OF literary taste which could
never be enjoyed II one looked only TO
the blue. red or gray linen OF book COW
ers. The real color OF a book Is often
decided by It's name. and II Is that which
should be selected In harmony with the
wardrobe. since the binding is proved to