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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
rhc Century war Book.

Captain william II. Powell, OF the
Fourth Regular Infantry. IN The Gem
flrv War Book" thus describes the re-
treat upon Washington after the disas-
trous battle of Bull Run:
THE last vOlley had been fired. ana as
night FEN upon as the division OF regu-
lars Of pOrtars corps was ordered 10 re-
tire 10 Centeryille. 1t had fought nara on
the extreme lett 50 preserve the Inc OF
retreat by the turnpike and me stone
tridpn Ne were gloomy. Respondent. and
about tired out: we had not had a
change OF clothing from the lilh 10 me
Mst OF August. and had been living ~
the words Of the men, on sdit-hors..
'hard-tack.' and 'chicOry juice. As We
d.od from the battlefield into The Turn
nike lending over the stone bridge We
came upon n group " mounted OinceIs.
one of whom wore a prcui!sr siyie ~
blt which bad been seen on the neld that
day. and which had been ne occasion OF
"a ,,reat deal OF comment IN the ranks. As
,,,. ,,.,s-rd thrs. officers, the one with the
necillIar mas called ont in "a loud voice
'NVhat troops are theaef
D. ~. rf.liiirs.' answered somebody.
second Division. ftfth corps. replied
''' .5;oa bless them' they saved the, army,
added The officer, aOlemnly. We iraiheo
Tt.f h. was General Twin mellow ID
.L4 we nc1red the bridge Wf came upon
.,nfusi0n. Mcn singly and ~ detach-
urnts were mingled win suffers wagons;
artillery, calssons, supply Ndsona' "ns
... IuIances each striving - get eheal
~ tns other. Vehicles rushed through
,,ganlzed bodies and broke the columns
ma fragments. Little attachments gain
ar.d bv the roadside, after crossing the
l,rf,isp CRYING out the numbers ~ thetF
rteiments as a guide 10 scattered COM
rales $1,000, .,..,, nort, o,,oorny
..,l I.,ei,tliai lr the volumes Of smoke
which had risen from the battlefield. TO
our disgust with the situation VAS added
ths discomfort II steady ram setlng IN
,f,ar riehtfail With many threats 10
'r+ctias. drivers, and through the untlrinz
..ff',rts of oar ofiicers-raOt knowing now,
whom or where we should meet the
rnrmy again SIC manages 10 preserve
.o,r organization intact. keeping out or
-. ro4d as much as possible ia order TO
svnid mlngiug win others 10 tnls way
,,s arrived al CenterS1le some time be-
fora midnight. and on the morning OF the
a,st ~ August We were placed n the old
9'nof.aerate earth-wOrNs Surrounding that
,,ilieee 10 await developments.
III wa Sunday. The morning was cold
a,i rainy. everything bore look Of
any IN unison With our FEELINGS. an
49,. hero were stragglers Flooding
,bro,,,h the mud. inquiring for their regi-
wents. little squads, Just issuing from
49, shelterless hiyouac ON the wet
e~o,,nd. wagons wrecked and lorlorn;
Maintained regiments. part 81 the men
,.ith Guns aal part without; wanderers
driven In hy the patrols, "hie every ore
sseet esnect and looked a. n he would
iiE" 10 hide his head somewhere from all
'hS w. ,non which 'The Century War
uoa,," NAV be obtained viii be found In
another column.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

Comptroller Fitch posted in his Office
to-day voucher and warrant which have
a curious history, says the New York
Evening Post. They are an example OF
how much labor II takes TO correct a lit
tie mistake I'm city department. The
amount Of money involved IN this case
was three cents The board OF educa-
ton had leased property at one Hundred
and FOrty-ninth street and Beach avenue,
"a street was rut throurL and tn pr.""~tf
was assessed three cents too much. When
the error was discovered the law required
that the three cents be transferred from
the tax fund 10 the fund OF the board
of education. In order 10 have the trans
fer made. the examiner. H WilIafos.
had 10 make special Investigation and
report on the subject, which was referred
10 a committee, after a further cXamin-
alton. indorscd a requisition OF the finance
dcDartment for three cents This requisi-
ton hal to be countersigned by Arthur
NcMullen, clerk Of the board, and re-
felred to Edward GilOn, collector of as
sessments, who signed a voucher that
had TO be attested by John +. GOulds-
bury. the second auditor Of the finance
department. Then g. O. Williams made
out d warrant Of payment Comptroller
Fitch signed II. and il had 20 pass. through
the mayors and the city chambcrlan's
Offices before the three cents was paid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

some increase in demand foa' products
has appeared and the boot and shoe
trade continues TO lead others In recovery,
az shipments from the East not only ex-
coed last years largely, but SufJhiSS
those i'm August OF previous years Econ
omy appears here In purchaees or cheap
or qualities. rather than In purchase or
fewer pairs OF cases. and the demand Is
largely FOR speedy delivery rejecting un-
usual reduction Of stoc -. The cotton
manufacture. which has been employing
a larger proportion Of its normal forces
than most others. and accommodating goods
greatly in advance OF current demands.
has about 3en workers OF strike AZ
Fall River and New Bedford 20 resist
a proposed reduction Of wages. and the
mills have closed With the apparent ex-
pcctatiOn that the difficulty will last
some weeks. \ somewhat increased de-
mand for goods has appeared hut per
haps not as great as many have anticl-
patCd In the iron md steel manufacture
the demand for finished products in
crcascs bat is az present not as large
as the capacity OF works which have en-
dcaNurei 10 resume operations. so that
their competition results in prices near
ly as low as have been reached Mt any
time \ moderate gain in transactions
ls seen az Philadelphia. though finished
lro9ucts there are weaker. ana NJ New
YORK no inprcN cmcnt yet appears white
AZ ittiSburg and cleveland there is more
buying. but at Chicago CCrsiierahly less
IMAM or late. Several more furnaces have
gone into operation. Notwithstanding the
scarcity OF water supply at CCnnellsvillc.
ana Con scqucnuy Of coke. and prices Of
pig iron are not further oppressed 4
oGcrate Increase is seen IN the wooden
mills I'm operation. The adjustment 70
new conditlcrs must Doe Cradl al
Money markets continue 10 reflect a
legitimate inCrtass Of Commercial de-
ana, which come mainly from dry
good. commission houses but 81 is noted
that although the last week Of August
IS at hama. the requirements from the
West and south for crop moving purposes
are by no means Of ordinary magnitude
The liabilities of firms failing for The see
oud vfoh in August amountCg TO only
Y.bl33t. and Tor the last three weeks
o. only Zl22.01G Of which S2G23 30 were
concerns. The failures This week have
boon 2H In The limited States against
40 last year. ana % On Canada. against
~ last ycarr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

There is now living I'm Cleveland a youth
whose ability, nsuratiNeiy speaking, 10
light on his feet rs equal TO that OF any
cat that ever lived. says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. This youth may justly be cali
cd the most fortunate youth belonging 10
the state Of Tennessee. Ills hairbreadth
escapes are legion. Life Tor him has been
one long accident when II has I been one
long escape. Every season brings some
new and startling peril. out OF which ne
somehow energies IN some new ana start
ling manner. As the son OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
VIII TraynOr and nephew OF Judge Ar
thur TraynOr, he has high social con-
ncctions. and was really born with
silver spoon I'm his mouth.whlch he hds
managed to keep there during the seven
teen wears OF his existence without once
letting IL fall out. But he VIII get into
trouble. Long before he was old enough
10 t0ddle he made II point TO ran out
Of bed every highland when ne was able
10 walk developed dangerous fOudncs5
for the fire. tie kept up this tendency
t. grayitate when a little older. by fall
ing out of some tree AT least once every
week. and he is said 10 have gone through
this performance so often that IL nnauy
friends would gather To see and which
he performed with admirable grace and
astonishing mutabllity from danger
But the great fall ~ his life was made
in Nashville. He was visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Morris. wealthy lady who had
apartments az the Maxwell AT that time.
one day while young Traynor, or French.
as he is familiarly called. was on the
third AOor of the hotel. some one called
him from the bottom, and, not caring 20
walk. ne concluded 20 slide. Everybody
gave him credit for mis- sensible inten-
ton % stop at the second floor for
change OF bannisters, but the rapidity
with which be- was moving at that point
made such "A change quite Impossible,
ana he went on without stopping, man
aping by some acr0batic mid-air feat
to turn over so that ne could aiight grace
fullv on his head. which be- did. ana was
picked up for dead, but pulled through.
Sine. then accidents have followed each
other with more or less peril 10 himself.
once he was chased by a backsnake. ana
tbn pieture Of that snake standing on
Inc tiD OF his tan IN close pursuit is still
vivid 10 his memory And twice ne es-
cauod death from drowning. But all
these accidents are put In the shade by
his latest mishap. While riding mule
me other day the animal throw him,
and. having got him down. kicked him
into the corner of a fence, where nest
Of hornets was unfortunately situated.
Tho maddened insects came out to IN
,esttgate. and very nearly finished what
the mule had left OF the young man. lie
is now lying in bed at his home with
relatives I'm Cleveland, swollen beyond
reorganization and minus four teeth,
which the mule extracted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CLOSING OUOTLTfONS or
hJNEY
Offerings and sales at tho Kichmord To-
bacco Exchauge-Internsi Revenue
Collections-Foreign Advices.

NEW YORK. Aug. Speculation at
the Stock Exchange is broadening. ms
s. proven by the dealings IN Railway
mortgages. which to-day aggregated n
par value Of $2JOO,OD. the largest day
business in months. At the opening the
market was strengthened by the FAVOR
able report OF the st. Paul road for the
third week OF the current month, Whlch
more than Offset the TumOrs OF Impeding
failures Of firms identified with bear
interests. London changed 'front.' anu
bought line Of 81. PAU. northern td-
cine preferred, and other stocks, when
added 10 the early strength. In the
afternoon Distillcrs and Cattle feeaers
loomed into prominence and jumped 10
23l2 from 81 The stock was active
and nearly 1900 shares changed hands,
owing to reports that the company hap
completed it's negotiations Tor the HNe
million dollars said TO be necessary 10
take It's product out OF Dohu III oiuei
80 get the benefit OF the new tarit Jaw
The rise in the general list ranged from
J., 10 , per cent, and was most maIkeu
i'm the Grangers Louisville and Nash
VILE, Jersey Central, Reading, Canada
Southern. Big Four. and LackawahId.
in the Industrials, American Iopacco
jumped from 99I2 to l05qlO3'9, Leather
preferred from G3 To Gial. and Rubber
preferred from - TO 80 me maIh it1
in the closing hours was strong under the
leadership OF Distillers. The bond mar
ket was strong. Sales OF listed stocks
aggregated $4,000 shares; unlisted, "o'oW
shares 1900 ,,,
Treasury Balances Coin, $IG,21fooo,
currency, SCI Ol3.OpU.
Money on call easy at per cent? lasi
loan al per cent. and closing offered
at i per cent; prime mercantile paper,
304i3 per cent. Bar silver, GA. Sterling
exchange easy, with actual business IN
bankers bills at 4SJieNiNTi for sixty
DAVIS ana 4SGign4SG& for demand; posted
rates. ISGl2a4S5i1. commercial hills, aNi'a
nIS".. Government bonds firm state
Londs dun. Railroad bonds active ana
strong. Silver at the board was % blu'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND VA Aug u

KlCHMOND. a, Aug. ~, 1874.
Offerings Of tobaccos at auction on
and Carter & Ryland, ~ packages Of
sun-cured tobaccos. Mr.. George \
Haynes offered 6a packages: Two pack
ages c.. j., No. /. and Mrs. W, No. y
one on. r. p. No. - at Sl9.5o one O..
/. H.. No. y at SIS. one o.. l.. H.. No
p at $50, one IF. y. r., No. 3 at
SLID. one P. q r.. 10. u at SAB.
one c.. j., No. p at $3.50. one @. II.
4 W; G., No y lat at $ $iI one e. l.; H..
Si2.T5. two O.. L. H.. 40. T. and !. IL.
* w c., No y at Sl2.2J, one o.. H. s..
No. p at 5000, three g.. J., No. I; r Il.
r. No, ?, and p & d; r.. No. y at 5000.
j.. No 3. and Z. & r.. No. y at $40.
one a. * r.. No - at S0.75. two a.. W..
10 and l.; b. s. 10. b at SS9255' one
No - at 1913. one c. j.. No - at $50
one o.. c.. No. p at $50, one CP. q
+. r, No. = at SGD, one O.. J.. II,
No. y AT $50, one N f. T.. No. y at
$40 one q. H. s., No. y at $40 one
No t. and T. r. r.. No. u at St10. one
~. II. $. No. y at $40, one Ct. y. w.
No. 90 taken In at $3.50, one (W VI. O.,
al $40. one Op. A. G. q J. w. L., No. y
AT $8GO, two wv. r. W, No. >, and !. Vt.
w. & G.. No. b at $50. one GO. H. x.
& Co, No. 40 at $40. one @. ID. y.
y J. r., No. p at $3.50, two CW ?. r.
CM & ". No. I; W. r. W. No. Is; J.. NJ.
No 3 p Il r.. No o. and i. b. S. No.
- at 50. one %. d W r.. No. y taken
in at $40 three a. =, No. ?, }. II. $.
one II b. W. No. = taken I'm at 500,
one a.. NJ. No. a sold at $3.50. one CA.
!. j.. No. - at g ~ one CO. n. * d
CO.. No 3bl At $40 two "a. r., No. I,
and L. 5. r.. No. - az $3.50. one P. r..
No. u at SlN5. one (P. & u. r., No. ,
Messrs. Carter * RyIand offered pack
aces: one package (W. II. *. No. u
sold Mt sos. one w. II. X. No. - at
5000. one (W. H. *. No. . AT SO. one
X. No - NJ $40.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day.
Wrappers. = hogsheads filters, ~ lear
E (dar'2, I. Tugs ~ari0' Is. Total ~
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright. II hOcsheads, dark.
l34 hOgshoads and - tierces. Rcinsuec-
tons Bright, - hoesheads; dark, hogs
Myers. seabr5ok's. Creushaw's. Daven-
ports Planters. Aiieehany Farmers.
Sho koc. old Dominion. and Shclburne's
tobacco warehouses report to-day: Re
ceipts. - packages; deliveries, 10 pack
United states internal revenue coliec-
lions for the city OF Richmond. Va. to-
day. Cigars and cigarettes, 3d. 400 81: plug
toj,locos. S3.43l3f Total. $6.@22It.
very good loose sale at Shelburne's
tobacco warehouse today New brights
sold as high as $33, and the average was
over So
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
TODAY. W. IT, Kelly W. II. Samuels
and VI r. Fuller, Caroline county. Va;
H. = Martin Duluth MINI.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
lhr l.lltle Nnelc Scholar.

I know a little maiden who is learning
how 70 play,
She seems o. be- in earnest, for she's a 1t
She tortures the piano and calls forth
most piercing walls;
And when / ask the reason says she's
prlciicins the scales
/ like to hear good playing. though l can
From saarp in the treble. or whateyer's
called like that;
Put + ,yish WHOM scales are practlced
plauos were made dumb.
I GROW so t.sed Of hearing that eternal
tum-te-tum.
Now. when this little maiden at the first
Twas teadl eile-t eedle that employed
her all the day.
I really felt quite happy when the tatetul
And She was promoted to this awful
tum-te-tum
| was tired of teodIe-teedle. and thankful
for the change,
It showed this young musician was not
limited in the range
Put. OH my hopes were empty: II was
three long months ago,
And ulm-te-tum. tc-tum, te-tum IS all
She seems 10 know.
don't know what's to follow, but 1
should be glad
At any cntn5c MhdtcF'i' lol II tan | D.
half as bad.
I'VE come 10 this conclusion-you may
know my awful grief
Ia welcome teedie-teedle as a merciful
reh.f.
with an earnestness unworthy hear this
maiden drum
Inst underneath my study al this fearful
Tu have "A celebration when the glad day
comes and she
Is thought To be proficient 10 essay
-Flayel Scott Mines.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. aug. 2l-Flour dun:
patent. S2.G'p2.1o. fancy >2.lOQ2.2Ji
choice. Si.!Ha2O0.
Wheat lower. August. 50a.c. bid: Sep
TENDER. 3lhr.; December, 5isc. asked,
May. JF,c
corn higher: August. dc. nominal;
September. 5ii.c. asked. December. I>fic.
asked. May. l0i, pi91~r.
oats lower; August. 3Vlc; September
311.c.. May. 3Tic.
Pork-Standard mess. S1425Q1LI2is; on
orders. >l4sJ.
Dry Sailed Meats Shoulders. $3.50:
longs and clear ribs. $50; shorts. S1.G-.
Bacon-BoXed shoulders 500; longs
SS23. cleax ribs. SS.2JuS.31ia; shorts.
SS37i2MSfO
Uirh vines steady at SIPS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY.
nns. srnour. AND MRS. rIMBKp1AEr.

STAI'NTON. VA. Aug. 9i-Sperial-
ms Erscuia Sproul of Nuddlebrook. I'm
th.s county. died last night after a pro-
tractet illness. She was Il daughter of
me late James Bumgarduer 4. \. ,'prOul.
EsI. her husband survives her. and
there are SIX children. Mrs Sproul has
"a large ana influential family connection
here. ana IS q sister 10 J. Alex BIm-
garnra. Nh James Bumglrdn"r. Jr.
&c Gtanutcn and Mrs - T. Murphy. Of
AIop..rtco. y. C. The funeral Win take
place al Bethel Presbyterian church TO-
uiorT ~.
~ 81 Iimhorlake died this af-
te noon IL cf.sumntion she is the W'4oW
cf the lal. } IT, rimbarla6. ann leaves
one child. Nr. Wilson Timberlake, Il
prominent iocrchant here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
M ninnfherln n lreenNond.

Editor Times: Sir,-There nave been %
number of exaggerated statements APP
rearing iu different papers recently ahou
1inhtherla at this place. VIII you kindly
publish the following TO set the matter
D" ''' - - Friday, A. NJ. AUG a. 1894
There has not been d death this sum
mer from diphtheria that We know of
nearer than two miles to Greenwood
dcpot There have been no new cases
this week
(Signed) >. -. SMlIh NJ. j.
r. !. PAGE. VI. d.
Drs. Smith and Page are the physicians
who have been attending all cases Of
diphtheria we have heard Of Or. Smith
is the resident physician Of the Nil ar
school and well known to many Of your
readers.
Yours truly.
EDGAR r. DINWIDDIE.
Greenwood Depot. Va, Aug q, 1874.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
NEw YORK PRODuCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Flour dull and
weak and offered freely; winter wheat
low grades, 81 SJG2.J0. fair to fancy
s2.io12po; patent. 81. 75q3 20; Minnesota
clear, $2.2jG26j; patent s3.40n3.pO. South
ern -four dull and easy; common 10 fair
extra, -. l0q3o; good 20 choice do.
Wheat, fairly active and firm at 4c
bTAc; afoat, 5sAd5si2c. options were
dull and irregular. opening weak, and
declining l-lGG.-lGc., rallying isn3-l6c..
and closing duh at haAc. under yester
day; No. red closing: August 57atc.:
September. 5Sgc.; December, Gli2c.; May.
6Gsc
Corn-No. . Gle. elevator: G0IbaGlc.
anoat, Options dull and opened weak
at igd%c. decline, rallied aAna,c. closing
steady and unchanged; August, Gle: Sep
TENDER. 59l2c.; December. 56Tsc.; May,
Oats-Spot fairly active and weaker
Options dull and lower; August. 33A,c. !:
September. 33asc. October. BIG: No. .
white. October. 37a,c. Spot-No. .. 1874
Ma3i.c.; No. white, BIC; mixed western.
&1G34i4c.; white DO. 3Gg42c.
Hay quiet and weak; shipping. zoe. :
good 10 choice. S0G9Dc.
Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece.
lSp22c.; pulled, ljq3ic.
Beef steady and dull; family, $1,000
1900: extra mess. SS.Oo0SlO beef hams
quiet and easy at S22OO tierced beef
quiet and steady; city extra. India mess,
$lHVN0 lGO, cut meats quiet and nrm. .
picked bellies. $3.50. shoulders. SGSTis;
hams, Sll.75Ql2.uD; middles nominal.
Lard quiet and steady. western steam
closed at SSO7l3 city. $50; September
$500. Refined steady. Continent, s. 90:
South American $50: compound, $3.50
Pork firm and quiet; mess. SiJ0OQ
1525; city extra, prime, S130a13.i0
Butter quiet and barely steady. State
dairy. liN22i. &C.. creamery, lSH2ixc.:
western dairy. 13Nl3i2c.
Cotton seed oil quiet crude. 2oc; yell
low. BIC
Petroleum steady and quiet: refined
New York. Sjlj; Philadelphia. $40. DO.
in bulk. - GDd2G5.
Rosin firm and fairly active: strained.
common 10 good Sl1jTI2O
lurpentine dull and steady at 29HG
2eac
Rice In fair demand and firm: domestic.
fair 10 extra, 3a-n5i &C.; Japan. la,05c.
Molasses nominal; New Orleans, open
kettle good 10 choice. steady aud duh
at 27N37c.
Peanuts quiet and steady.
Coffee Options opened irregular and
closed steady AT 10 points mp to points
down: August. S14.SjT1491; October,
Sl3lO: December. Sl2.1Op12.75 May,
$40. Spot Rio dull and steady; No.
T. $1,000
Sugar Raw active and nrmer; fair re
filming. 3l,n3ilc. Refined active and firm:
of A. 4aN4 0-lGc.; standard A. : ll-l61
if.c.. cut-l0af 81 tH5 f-l6c.. crushed, 81
as 7-IGc.; eranulated ! ll-lGa5c.
Freights 10 Liverpool dull and weak:
cotton, l-1Gi; grain, al.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

ing at 800 =. NJ Prayer-meeting We'd
nesday at S:i5 Il. NJ. Young peoples
meeting Friday at s.l5 J.. NJ. Sunday
school at Epworth Mission at J.. NJ.
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT COR
rer PARK avenue and Harrison street..
Rev. }. CALVIN STEWART. pastor
Preaching at II o'clock by Mr.. j. VI. II.
G,hildrey. from Louisville seminary. .nr mrs
tan Lndeavor Society meeting az Mo
L. NJ sabbath school meets at 9:3D
a. vi. Public invited.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
church south corner OF Broad and Tween
tieth streets. Rev. JOSHUA 5. HUNTER.
pastor-Preaching by the pastor at III
a. NJ. and s15 +. VI. Wednesday night
a. NJ. Mems prayer-meeting at .
4. VI. n cordial invitation to all. Is
LEIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Twenty-ffth and Leigh Streets.
~ NJ and s.l5 =. ", preaching by Rev.
j. h. WILLIAMS. Sunday , u. NJ. Ii.
Y. p. L. Sunday 9lj A. NJ. sunday
school. Tuesday ) 7; NJ, young mems
prayer-meeting. Wednesday +. NJ
prayer-meeting
CENTENARY NJ T.. CHURCH GRACE
street. between Fourth and Fifth. Rev.
X. n. SLEDD. past0r.-Preaching at IL
~ ~ bF IAtNs n. ". ,iAON ~ -. ~
at SIS =. NJ. by the pastor Subject at
night: The Law Of the Sabbath.
CHRISTS DISCIPLES MEET AT
Springfield Hall CTwenty-sixth and Nj
streets Sunday at 3 u. NJ. Preaching
by Elder STAPLES All invited. IL
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL So
ciety.-The regular meeting ~ the Board
Of Directors OF the Methodist Sunday
School Society Of Richmond will be held
at Broad-Street church Sunday afternoon
at 3.3O o'clock
GILBERT HUNT. President.
CHAS. +. RADA, Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI. o., Aug. 2.-Flour-
Spring patent. s3.3Ja3.7j; fancy, $3.50
800; family, s2.25a2.JO
Wheat quiet; No. red sic.
Corn firm: No. . yellow. 5sc.; NO.
mixed. JSc.
oats fairly active: No. 2 mixed. &c.
Pork-City mess, Sl3.75; clear mess.
SlI.1J; family. sl4n0.
Lard-steam leaf. s7.7J; kettle dried
$500
Bacon steady; shoulders. $50; short rib
sides. sS37l9: short clear sides. Ss.62l3.
Whisky Timer at 81 =.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
BALTIMORE

HALTmoRE. MD, Aug. 2L-Flour
Wheat steady at the decline: No .
red spot ana August. j6Q@Gi-c; Sep
fembcr 81 ,u5T.c.. December. j.f1-a.9i. b.,
steamer So. red. 'l}c bid, milling wheat
Is sample. 5GT''iqc.
corn dull. mixed spot, SIC. bid; south
ern white corn, G"@Hdlc.; DO. yellow.
5IuGOc.
a6i. li37c.. 30 2 mixed. western. 3i035c.
I've quiet: 40. =. &c.
Hay steady 10 firm at SlfpHIiI.p'.
Grain freiehts quiet and unchanged.
Provisions I'm. mess pork. $1,000. bulk
shoiIders. SS25. short rib sides Se.nu.
clear sides. 50 -; slgar-cured shoulders,
- ~. hams. small. Si45o; large, Sl3l2 =.
Lard Refined. SD.
Butter firm, creamery, fancy. 2iH2tI.c.;
la,llc. fancy. Sljul6c.; stOrc-packed, II
Eggs firm M l5l.c
Coffee quiet: No. =. SlG2j
SUGAR steady, graduated. N1L
Observation-Disclosures and Ohio stock, -;
Northern Central. G3i.; Baltimore and
ohio Southwestern hrsts, lOf bid; do.
thirl Incomes. 7uo, Consolidated Gas
bonds. ll4r4 bid. DO. stocks. G1i4uGr2.
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It is said that American little girls wear
out an average OF five dolls apiece an
They come from Germany, England and
France. where labor Is cheap Although
The phrase "doli-faced' signifies an eX-
pressionless sort Of prettiness, We. IL is
a fact that dolls faces vary almost as
much as human faces DO for they are
made from human models. Naturally
The model makers are constantly on the
lookout for pretty and regular features,
ana at the same time the dolls must
keen pace with the changes In successive
generations Of children.