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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29

RACE TRACK. SHEEpSHEAD BAY.
Aug. 2N-The card to-day was brilliant
one. and the attendance, in consequence,
was very large. It was also grand
day for the talent. as favorites went
under the wire first in each OF the six
events on the card.
A new track record was made by Ducat
I'm the fourth race, who went mile,
carrying one hundred and thirteen pounds
without the scmblance Of an effort, in
30 fiat Summaries:
First receive furlOngs.-Il birmingham
OOJ. Griffin. TO 1W first, Media second.
Panway third. Time, 1.Ol.
Second race-five furiOngs. Hugh Penny
dR,. Reiff. to 20) first, Blackhawk sec
ond. Frank Il. Harf third. Time, 1901.
Third race-One mile.-pr. Garnett Gl2.
\. CLAYTON. 9 TO Ia first. Anupode sec
oud. Indra third. Time, 1:42 -.
Fourth race-One mle.-Ducat G13.
Simms. 4 TO -. first. Prig second. Jack
of Spades third. Time. 1889.
Firth race-the Dash stakes for two
ycar-olds, five furlongs Brandywine Goi.
\. Clayton. CO 10 1000 first. Mckee see
Ond Handspun third. Time. 1:Ot 81.
Sixth race-the Twin city handicap.
mile and "A quarter.-Dorian G05. Uamii-
ton. Z to - first. SararOssa second, Dob
bins third Time EOS -.
Seventh race-one mile, on turf.-Mar-
shall Q2l. j. Reagan. 4 to y first. Nero
second, Leonyille third. Time. I:4i.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
The Lee Ica In North Amcrlcn

a great many years ago-eXactly how
many | never could hud out. because
the men who have told me piece-me1l
the story which | am now rehearsins
were never very certain themselves
whether IL was ten or fifty or hundred
thousand years ago. and were Withal 50
pleasantly liberal with their centuries
that il somehow seemed mean 10 urge
the matter; but at any rate, a great many
years ago, one might have visited unat-
tended the far northern reg Ons toward
which peary and Nansen are strugg Ing.
and thought no more Of II than as
somewhat long and toilsOme summer
journey.
The way northward would have led
through forests much the same as those
which grace New England and the Mid
die States to-day, or with an aspect even
more tropical than these. and many
smaller plants, suggesting those familiar
TO us now, would have frightened his
path.
those desolate regions where so many
brave and hardy explorers have perish
cd he might have wandered, ind ng Il.
as warm and bright ana teemlng win
life as are our own ATTITUDES to-day,
one thing however would have made
such an undertaking adventurous, II not
dangerous and that is the hideous ana
gigantic animals when roanied over tne
country in those times. Great lying
beasts huge hulks OF flesh like oVergrown
elephants, colossal lizards and all manner
OF uncanny breathing things would have
relieved the stroll northward OF too tame
and pastoral a tendency. In word, Il
long time ago the temperate regions OF
our earth. with plants whose families al
least. still flourish. and monstrous, un-
couth animals, now happily extinct, eN-
tended over the arctic regions
But for some reason or other, or for
number OF reasons together-reasons
which IL would lead us too far afeld 10
consider nOw-this warm, sunny, plant
clad region about the north pole began To
grow colder And. as century after cen
fury passed gradually. but relentlessly.
the snow began TO Accumulate. Al first IL
didn't melt as early In the SDring as IL
was wont 10 do. and there seemed To be
more of II. and it got packed into solid
masses of ice In the valleys and cooler
places. By-and-by there was snow all the
year round. and more and more ice form
ed. The animals were driven southwark
and the plants died off. Finally ice and
snow covered everything aud formed great
masses hundreds Of feet thick.
The worst OF IL was that this was not
confined 10 the far-away regions about
the north pole. The fee sheet crept slow
ly southwark like a white shadow; over
Greenland, over British America over
Northern Europe. Great bodies OF water
lakes. rivers. and inland seas were frozen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29

We can no lonler wonder at the pro-
hibitiOn OF these beans tJamus neum-
boz 10 the Egyptien priests and disciples
OF Tythagoras. 4 plant tcnsecrated 10
religious vel GRAFTON - an cMplem OF
Reproduction and fertility would Doe very
Improper FOR the food or even the
consideration. of persons dedicated 10
peculiar purity. The Egyptian priests
were not even allowed 10 look upon H.
Authors scarcely explain sufficiently
whether Pythagoras avoided II from re-
spect Of abhOrral ce. However That
may be- we reed not. in order 10 asccr-
tain his motives hav" recourse 10 any Of
Of the five reasons supposed by Aristotle
nor TO the coniectures Of Cicero.
Neither can there be any doubt that
the prohibition given by Pythagorag was
literal and not merely allegorical, as
forbiddng his followers 20 cat this kind
Of pulse because the magistrates Ia some
places were chosen by q ballot with
black and white beans, thereby giving
them TO understand that they should
not NEEDLE with public affairs. such
far-fetched explanations show the In
genuity OF commentators rather than
their knowledge. AS the fythagorean
prohibitions are now obsolete, perhaps
these beans. imported from India. might
not be unweicome at our tabies.-Smitn's
Exotic Botany
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
sfORIc CDUPUN CASES.
An Injunction Restraining Treasurer
From Kefusiug Them for Taxes.

PETERSBURG. VA. Aug. Especial.
Mir. Edwin Parsons, through his coun-
sell Messrs. hiaury q Maury, has OBJ
tanned from Judge Hughes an injunction
restraining G. H. Philips, treasurer Of
Richmond. and G. A. Slaughter treasur-
er of Petersburg. from refusing to re
ceive and give receipts for coupons Of
fered In payment for taxes. Treasurer
Slaughter told me to-day that he should
not receive coupons for taxes in other
words. he would not obey the injunction.
Joseph McMurram. Of Shepherdstown,
w. Va, n graduate of Hampden-Sidney
College in the class of 1852. and an ardent
friend OF the college, has lately cOntribu-
ted nfty-two volumes substantially and
handsomely bound of much value 10 the
college library. Among them is com
plete set of the Hampden-Si Sidney Maya
zine, of addresses delivered here from
time to time for the past nifty years OF
the Southern Magazine, published in Bal
timore. etc.
Rev. r. X. Fleming, d. D., Of Lynch
burg, Will open the approaching session
Of the college with an address 10 the
students. DIR. Horace +. Lacy, formerly
of Smithville and lately OF Montgomery
county. Will be employed as college ply
stefan. DR. Lacy Is "a graduate OF the
college and practitioner OF large and
successful experience. There Is much in
terest felt in Farmville and the county
IN regard 10 the extension OF the Farm
Vile and Powhatan railroad. and il Is
believed that II the Synod OF Virginia
shall determine for the seminary to re
main in its present location the road
will BE- built at an early day.
Mr.. II. T. Thorpe, the Republican can
didatc for Congress from the Fourth
congressional district OF Virginia, spoke
In the interest Of his candidacy at Bruins
wick Courthouse yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
French and German Artillery.

II must never be forgotten that dur
Ing the y (mOrabie campaign or twenty
four years ago there was usually notHlnS
nj ali approaching an artillery duel. Inc
French guns wore so much inferior a.
regards ballistlc qualities, and their
handling was so Indifferent, that u was
ia general not 50 much a matter OF EtaP-
Ring with them as Of knocking them
nat down at once. The vanqulshed bat
teries we're in the majority Of cases
armed only with muZzle-loading four
FOUNDERS. deficient both in power ana IN
range. But they were even more nope
lessly handicapped I'm the matter oi
fuses. perhaps the most important ad-
juncts in the gunners armory.
4 time fuse which Is SO constructed
that IL can only be made 10 act at two
ranges and these so widely separate as
800 and 1900 meters, ~, indeed. a hope
less ally. and this was what was then 10
be found I'm the French limberbOxes. No
wonder that the Germans found shells
bursting either far in front Of them or
long distances in rear.and that II was
only exceptionally bad luck which
brought a crash Of flying spllnters about
Frenchmen declared ii impossible 10 ala
their observations. such as all gunners
use in the present day. More than once
lid they endcaYor, with all possible gal
lantry. TO tackle their opponents: but.
with such instruments, the best work
men could not have succeeded.
At Woerth a struggle was obstinately
sustained as long as possible, but. In
the words OF the German official account
their fire remained ineffective because
the ne hbOrhOOd Of the Prusslan artil-
lery 81 not burst" until "the whole
French artillery was soon reduced 10
silence, except on their left. where one
battery still maintained itself I'm a very
favorable position.-The Saturday Re
view.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
"usrr,,os~ and the "Croakers.'

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. Aug. %ISpe,
otaI a good game OF bail was P,dSeg
here to-day between the ieiii, ,tosea "' to
the "Croakers.' the former s9 I[,s ~ ~
b S,.e from and rear Providence Forge ahu
he latter from this place. Ihese, 'fSLl ns
had before this played a series ~ ~ of
games, which re Tbis lime. # is said. the
viet,ors supplemented their nome MAZE
rial by securing a battery from Nh M
nond. The game opened WIN me nei
W. rtoas At the bat. In which inning they
laced two runs to their credit. with
ddnose egg for the CrOakeTs In the next
inning the home nine secured tV0 ruhss'
In the third the visitors were DlaIlken,
Irbiie the locals added three more 10
their score. In the fourth no runs were
rnade and i'm the fifth the visitors secured
one run, while the Croakers ialled 70
score. I'm the sixth the Forglans lahneu
the air in one, TWO three oIuo', NM
tho nome lads put one more to thtlr
credif 'rha seventh IL ming Increased me
rms Of the Herrings by three, Whlch
lied tbe score. The eighth proved latal
"a the homes Of the CrOakers ana their
nnmherless rooters, who lined two sides
~ the beautiful COurt-green. In TINS IN
ming Brooks, left fielder OF the nome
team. made an EFFORT TO secure hlsh
nv but miscalculating the distance, ran
u1der il several feet to far, and made
nm inglorious failure. To this was added
tho costly errors OF PoweH ana BURKE,
which gave the visitors four runs, while
onr bows at the bat were BANKED. The
rine OF the boys of elegant leisure"
was retired without leaving the plate.
after three brilliant batters had each
made as many vicious. but fruitless #
forts to find the sphere. but the tirelcss
Herrings punched several good hits, and
secured three runs. this leaving the score
II to s in favor of the visitors.
The battery for the Forge team was
w. o. Kyle and Billings. and for The
home nine Jones and Bowfy.
H. Jones and Dahn. OF the locals.
PLAYED good ball. and were highly com
plimented. A good crowd witnessed the
game. which is said 10 have been one Of
the best ever played on these grounds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
MEETING or COMPRESS MEN.
Action Taken with Regard TO the Railroads
Cutting Rates Of Compression.

ATLANTA, GA, aug. 2S.-There was a
meeting OF the compress men Of the
South held IN this city to-day. ). -.
Turner was made chairman, and the CON
ventiOn proceeded TO take steps looking
10 the obstruction of the recent drteTmi-
nation on the part of the railroads be
longing TO the Southern Hallway and
steamship Association TO cut the rates
of compression from ten cents 10 seven
cents pei hundred.
For many years the price paid the com
press men for compress cotton IN the
South has been ten cents per one hundred
pounds. At the late meeting OF The
Southern Railway and Steamship Associa-
ton it was decided TO cut the rate 10
seven cents in the face OF the strenuous
efforts Of the compress 10 urge against
such a proposition.
The outcome of the meeting to-day was
the taking Of the entire matter before
the Georgia Railway Commission for ad-
iustment The commission has made "A
case of it. and viii hear from both the
railroads and the compress men next
Tuesday.
permanent organization Of the Com
pressOrs' Association was made.
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Germnny's War Treasure.

Tho loading power of the Triple Ali
-tiernanv-is the strongest b0th
In her army and in her finances. or
the military side OF the question we
advise TO consult Col. Matrices excel
Ient hook THE Balance Of Military
Power in Europe" which, written IN lNoA'
is still true; we may only add tnal sllVe
II was published I'm the German Army
bv the act of October last. which reduced
the term Of service TO two years, put
sanctioned an increase of iV0o men
* stronger to-day than ever before.
But financially. also, Germany Is ruby
~ begin with she has her Kriegss-
chatz. Il war treasure of lD0o.ep MARKS
G6oroe'D) lying in coined goa III ~
Jul,us Tower At Spandau. Besides TINS
fTnd Germany has another one i'm the
Observation-Disclosures. After the trencn
war n fund Of 600 marks was set
apart. consisting Of first-cl@ss bohis'
the interest Of which was applet TO lne
ravment OF military pensions. The eN-
rel So for this purpose is constantly
de rcasing by deaths. while the Interest
remains the sane, ana IN me budget ID ID
1884 figures for 2hW2V@ m&lhS. IN
case of need * would be easy 10 turn
the bonds into ready, MOI ~ amountlns
10 about 100000 marks, anc 70 trans
fer the penaions 20 the buogtt chal Sc'.
Secondly Germany has not q large qept
Ike All other great States; I'm a budget
S7c1.coG.
II is true that the debt has been amas.
Sod witiln short time, for until 1876
The empire had no debt mt all, and the
loans. II cured stree. were mostly maze
for extrs ordinary military expenses IL
A. also trile that such borrow ing CdnrOt
20 on for -: nevertheless the insigni-
Acarce Of tho debt as it stands now is
great advantage conn AIRED with the n
debtednesf Of Prince or Russia. re
debts Of the single states are equally
Comparatively small; nominally, indeed
we md considerable sums; The PRS
sian debt. for instance, Is 6.23, az 80
marks. with an annual oXpetfe or ~
30 iS2 marks: bur This sum Is more than
countertalatC by the income Of pro
ductive Eublic property-The Nineteenth
4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
Tyler Delegates Elected.

SPRING GROVE. VA. via. SAVEDGE.
VA. Aug. &.-Special-The Democrat
OF Surry county assembled in mass meet
ing at Surry Courthouse to-day for
the purpose of clecting delegates to at
tend the congressional convention at Viz
ginia Beach on the 18th OF September
The meeting was presided over by
County Chairman T.. II. Smith. with J.
Benton Seward, secretary. Seven dele
gates we're elected and instructed to cast
their votes for Hon. ID. Gardiner Tyler
our present representative. there being
but little opposition to him Colonies G
Fenton Day and r. Il. Boykin, of Smith
field and Hon. A. G. Garrett, Of New
port News. were present, the latter two
making speeches I'm behalf of Colonel
Days candidacy but they were soon
convinced that Surry's people wished the
incumbent to represent themdn the next
Congress.
Resolutions were offered by Major Blair
Pegram and Dr. f.. G. Smith, and unani-
mously passed. endorsing the record of
Hon. u. Gardiner Tyler In Congress. and
highly commenting the administration Of
President Cleveland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29

A Reunion to be- Held October 17th--A
Tournament and Ball.

ORANGE COUNTY. VA. Aug. 2s.-Spe-
Yesterday was Orange court. and in
response to calls published I'm The Times
and lance many ex-tonfedcrates met
upon the streets and court green. The
courthouse was secured AT half past "
o'clock, and q large meeting OF the old
soldiers was organized by electing MIR.
Chambers Cisson, OF Gordon district
Chairman and Mr.. Robinson, OF the OBJ
server. as secretary.
IL was decided 10 hold reunion aud
basket picnic In Superintendent Williams
beautiful grove. on the suburbs OF Orange
on the Nth of October. Committees wee
appointed TO make arrangements and
carry out the plans OF the Reunion.
Generals James a. Walker and / q
Field, Reys. X. G. and X. l.. Cave and
Martin StringfellOw were invited TO de
liver addresses A pleasant and profitable
time s. expected.
To-Day grand tournament occurred M
Mf, y. w. johnson's. near Orange
Knights from Richmond and vsrtows
parts OF the state Joined with the OrsnSe
county boys IN confending for Inc tavo,s
OF our fair and accomplished girls At,aS
the coronation large ball TOOK place q,
The Orange Hotel. ~' AZ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
Mrs. LINN Unions Lien

Have you any distaste for rich people
taking up literature and making ii a sort
or amusing prOfessiOn?'
Mrs. Lynn Linton-"NOt at all. pro-
Vided they do not do the backwOrk which
would take bread from 9th FRS. Writing
Is nearly all individual. especially book
anc magazine writing. and che person
alone can do that particular thing in that
particular way, 50 that. rich or poor
the work stands on its own merit; but
] DO think that opening miliners' or
Hover shops fog the fun Of the thing is
disgracetul as Is all paid business work
undertaken by rich women for the mere
idleness at home and inability 10 lind
occupation OF more suitable kind.
Il have always been a very strong Lib
eral all my life I'm everything. but / have
changed during the last few years, for /
now see that emancipated women are not
dOmesticated, and listen In horror % the
unnatural sentiments concerning marriage
and maternity, as well as 10 the mental
corruption OF girls advocated by the adj
Vanced sectiOn-mental corruption under
the guise Of knowledge.
purity Of morals and laxity Of manners
ara as impossible TO mix as oil and water.
We shall go down In the ranks Of nations
II women ever come 10 rule us-if wo-
mans purity is ever openly regarded. as
IL Is now, as mere conventional bug
bear created for their own convenience
by men. Temple Rar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
NINTH DISTRICT CONTENTION.
rhe ne mocrafs Meet To- Day 10 Make An
oth.r Nouiuattou-Ihe Outlook

BRISTOL TENN. Aug. Especial
Many delegates and visitors are pouring
in 70 attend the second Democratic con-
vention Of the Ninth Virginia district.
though not so large a crowd VIII be pres
ent as attended the former convention;
Mr. James w. Marshall, incumbent ana
candidate for denomination, is the only
candidate who has yet put In his appear
ance. When approached by your cor
respondent this evening, II he had any
thing to say, he turned inquisltor Nun
self. and asked numerous questions as 70
the situation. IL looks now Ike ii. ,. n.
Morrison. OF Gate City. would be the
nominee by reclamation. He will not ac-
cept the nomination unless II is so ten
dered him. -
General a. L. Pridemore is not CON
sidered this time at all. nor IS non.
Daniel Trigg. OF Abingdon. III Morrison
IS not nominated a new man viii be put
In nomination, and the question naturally
comes up who viii 81 be-, The names
of Hon J. G. Wysor, of Pulaski, ana -
G. Kent. of Wythe county, are spoken or;
II is more than likely that Wysor VIII
be the man In the event Morrison Is not
nominated. Wysor and Walker, the Re-
publican nominee. once had difhculty.
Lively times will constitute the campaign
~ he is the nominee. He Is nm able law
yer and brilliant orator lie MADE
record In the famous Baker trial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29

and best you have. and you VIII De sur
10 produce draught horses SECOND 10 no 20
Horses as good as Stockwell are not 700
GOOD for my Clydesdales. What ] nave
bred Will go on their knees to move a,. I"ss
heaviest loads They wont be beaten.
!" This fact proves how benehclally Z g n
cross of fresh blood operates od ana s p or
tninaJ from the thoroughbred not IRON
inferior spsciTens from of t@ sors Srsg as good
90 G StockweiI." The lClydesdaie differs
from the Shire h e5sr, in t sfai ribs, good
hard LOGS. and low pasterns, when "O4ithh
seem to have derived 15Sm h eTSs' This
certainIv Is not a desirable cOnfOrnatlon'
and our Scottish brothers h f5s b iSf by
the Introduction of the best Shire blood;
both male and female, which has resuI I-,1..
In the production Of animals win shOgI'es
and stronger pasterns. This Dreed >
much I'm request I'm this country, ana tie
best specimens are readily sold - AmeIl-
cans at high figures.-The Ninetesh'h
Century.
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How Did de NlOrnY Die z

In the March Of 1866. while the young
RI sian Prices TroubetzkOi Whom he
had married some years before, and,
though far more than double her age,
had fascinated as ne fascinated every
one) was preparing all unconscious
OF the impending doom, a mid-Lent ball
&c Morny died. lie had been i'll for
some time. fiji with a mysteric us Illness
about which the ply 9icians seemed re
ticent, but which he bore with stole
calm. The pillude story Of Daudet must
be taken with vast proportion of grains
Of salt. and great allowance made for
the imagination Of the prOfessed rO-
Undoubtedly de Morny was in the
habit OF taking certain prescription
daily, ana an overdose. taken s'ibsa-
quently to his doctors death. may have
resulted in much harm to him; in fact
after the autopsy his heart was found TO
be simply metallic. Ga very appropriate
condition, by the way, for the heart of
death has never yet been given. / will
give 1t now.
The doctors call de Morny's com
plant internal disease. 1t was. It was
an internal disease caused by the pas
sage Of a sword through the interor-a
most painful complaint. no doubt Nor
ny wait fait une bonnie fortune de trOp
ana the husband an old General after
severe alteration. called him out
says one story. They fought a duel i'm
mediately afterNard in the garden at
the back OF the statesmans house, and
the result was as mentioned above. But
this Is not true either
What really took place was more trag-
ic than that. The old General, In a tit OF
fury at the interview mentioned stabbed
Morny, where-well, where Hedda Cab.
ler's lover shot himself. This. the true
version of de MOrnys death. has. OF
course never even been limited al I'm print
But ! am quite certain az to my facts
though as the lady who caused the TRACE
To-.
names The heric stoicism OF dc MornN's
death is spiendidly described by Daudet
though, of course the part played bv
the DR.. Oliffe, who really predeceased his
patient and whose son only died the
other day. is imaginary. except rs re-.
CARDS his manner, appearance ana irish
birth. which are alike exceilentiy de-
scribed.-The Fortnghtly Review.
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south mountain, n mile or two 3D.. a.
Reno and Hatch were fighting a'f'nV
smoke OF their guns could be- soer ~
wav up the mountain. As tarn o,.if
zatfon passed the General, the NIX 'i''
came apparently f0rgetful OF ev.,.,t oe'
but thefr love for him. They cheer 'iAS
cheered again, until they bepa,,t 'll
boarse they could cheer no lor,.. ~
seemed az II an intermission haI y
declared in order that reception ,-l
be rendered TO the General-fn-fi.' e'H"t
great crowd continually surrOundnI
and the most extraVagant demOuefr.. ID
were INDUCED in. Hundreds even l,
the horses legs and c8ressed bIs
and name. While the troops wcr. ia
snrring By, the General Confinualiv ."ss
ed with his finger to the gap ln the '
tain through which our path Law {, 900
ike a great scene in play. with d.. -H
nf the guns for an accompaniment -
other enthusiastic Demonstration o. %.
remembered occurred IN the afie-t..'.I.
The 18th at Antietam, when the f..'..
rode along our line Of battle. Tho
Could not nave been heater th.r s
we're. General Mcclellan may h..o %
"nn0nents elsewhere, he had few n .l
AMONG the soldiers whom he comm. p
This is ono Of the many lnteresfir- r..
ratives contained ip The Ceni.r, NJ
pook." Terms upon which n nav ~
obtained viii be found elsewhere I'M ~.
issue.