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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18

Hoods Pills do not purge, pain. or grippe
but act promptly. easily. and efheient'y'
&c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-18

"Ole Marster" Cigars ,,,ors, sn,oks
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after which a collection was taken. A
hymn was sung and the meeting then adj
journed with the benedIction.
The Council viii meet again at $50
o'clock this morning. and at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
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Master J. Pope Nash, the son Of Rev.
Preston Mash. and Morton Mason. the
son Of Rev Mr.. Mason. are acting as
pages TO the Episcopal Council.
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~ John x. Mason nominated the fol-
p"tns standing committee: Rev. Or. JOS.
:, achafd, Rev. DR.. II. Suter Mr.. Charles
,1,ayior, Mr.. l.. VI. Plackford. Col. Arthur
"viorf'' and Rev p. y. Philips.
~, W ME tho ballot was being taken Bishop
"hiiue submitted an amendment TO
mon u. providing that at the opening
=, me Council the president shall, after
roh-call, appoint committee OF one
Lyman and two lay delegates 10 re-
SDi' 10 the secretary Of the Council the
.@ues OF the delegates entitled 10 seats
- me Council, and OF those claiming
On motion of Rsv. z A. Caadwyu. Il
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rcaliy damaged much. but have just little nick,
and for ornament will answer every purpose
A stairway seems an odd place 10 sell second
hand clothes FOR women, hut IN Nescy street
such nm arrangement Is all right. The shopper
stands ~ ease and allows herself TO be measured
without my embarrassment. while she carefully
handles and inspects the garments hanging in
and lying about the hallway.
Nesev -trset has its shop for antiques also.
For seventeen years the merchant has been in
the street. and he knows his trade well. He oC-
cuptcs both che store and the sidewalk, and al
though bis stock may consist Of 1000 pieces, he
knows the history OF each article and, better
stll. the price. He II old silver, old iron, old
clothes. each article has an extra value for its
undoubted antiquity or interesting history.
There are bargains TO be had In wines. -" Fine
old sherry " IL offered NJ 25 cents a bottle. No
matter what the sherry may be you are sure Of
q pretty label. Besides, the vcnder will put
your purchase up In o neat, square nastebourd
box. attach to this a convenient little wooden
handle. and II you are @ new customer the
chances are that he will give you "A handy
pocket corkacrew This all goes to show that
the seller has faith In his goods and hopes TO
make regular customer OF you.
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KERRIGAN OF HOB0KEN.
4 PICTURESOUE FIGURE IN the
Town FOR mar 4 CENTURY.

Fighting wss His Favorite Diverrion, and
Hts Bedrooun was Fortified Against Mar
shsis-One IIs Owned Mueh OF Hoboken.
Old Peter Kerrigan will be sadly missed In
Hoboken. He was as familiar 10 the people Of
that town as the North River. They knew him
by his quaint and pcturesquedress by his &C.
centricities, aud by incidents In q half century
Of life IN Hoboken that will be discussed for
half century to come. II the President OF the
United states had died last saturday instead OF
old Peter there might have been less interest
and less discussion among lloboken people.
kerrigan was landmark akin to those de-
scribed in the breezy, Western village sketches
OF Octave Thanet. lie ran away to sea from his
home in county Donegal, ireland, and turned up
later In New Orleans, where he worked on the
levees. In 1912 he settled in Hoboken, where
he ran line of hacks and afterward became u
contractor. Hoboken then was a small and un-
important town, but Kerrigan saw visions Of
wealth in land. lie bought the old Coster es-
tate. between Bloomfield street aud the foot OF
the hill, from First street to the weehawken
line. He made good deal OF money out of the
Hoboken Land and Improvement Company when
that corporation filled in the river along mis-
water front until two blocks Of land were
added. After long legal fight the company
settled. and Kerrigan's share was $4,000. At
one time he was worth Sl5O.O0O. lie endorsed
several notes for his son-ln-law aud lost a good
deal OF money. II Is believed that his estate is
worth $4,000.
The Peter Cooper Of Hoboken," az Kerrigan
was often called, would have attracted atten-
tlon anywhere. lie was thin, wiry, sharp
faced man. and despite his 10 years was very
active. lie was seen In Washington and New
ark streets or alout the Court House every
afternoon. His jet black hair hung in long flowing
strands almost to his shoulders, and was covered
by felt hat with briin remarkable for width.
The old man searched the stores Of IIobokcn,
jersey city. and New York TO lind hat with the
widest brim. lie always wore bunch Of flowers
on the lapel Of his coat and carried u cane load
ell at the top and mounted with silver heal
which had been nodded out OF forty Mexican
dollars. II was dangerous weapon and bore
scars Of many battles between Kerrlgan and his
tenants. In the street the old man would stop
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might he adjusted for play, and. with mighty
kick. sent him rolling down the stairs. The man
did not come back. and kcrriRan went to bed
An hour later he was awakened by Pete Quinn,
deputy who had warrant for his arrest. .
Get on your clOthea and come right along"
said Quinn in n tone Of authority
In few minutes. Peter" replied kcrrigan
through the pcekhole OF Fort Kerrigau.
Then kerrRan came forth, carrying the ride,
one revolver and cane. and laid the weapons
on he table Quinn's hair began to rise.
Now" said Kerrigan. pointing to the wcap-
ons with roar that sounded as loud TO Pete Ms
the beating of the surf, which one OF these do
you want ?"
~ don't want any of them" said Quinn mild
ly. ! want you"
:" oh. you came after me. did you 7" and the
old man grabbed revolver and swung IT. In the
air. " You get out of here; damned quick, too
Quinn ran Tor the door with the old man close
behind. lie Jumped down stairs four steps at u
time until he reached the bottom.
- will come back with roenforcements,"
Ban g. went the gun. Don't come back.
Pete: don't do It," roared kerrigan.
Quinn did not come back There was always
controversy on between Kerrigan and the
was started when Kerrigan wanted n mass said
for one of his relatives. He was told that 1t
would cost $40, and he made protest against
the price. He wanted u high mass said for a
low mass price, and when lac couldn't get IL he
left In disgust.
Yet beneath this rough coating there was u
warm and generous heart. Last winter. when
the hard times brought poverty and hunger to
IIObOken and the poor did not know where to
turn for relief. old Peter kerrigan came to their
aid. lie opened small depot Of supplies in his
house at - Grand street. and there he gave
away food and coal to all who deserved this
charity. These people, as well rs the old timers,
will not forget him.
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kERRIGAN's HONE.

IIoboken. aud was his own lawyer. The Judge
made several decisions that did not please the
old man. His anger rose, and could not be al
layed by the Judges sOothing remarks. Finally,
the Judge got angry, ~ Kerrgan made sarcas-
tic reflections concerning his judicial knowledge
and ability to interpret the law.
You'll have to behave or get out OF this
court room" said the Judge.
You get of that bench" roared Kerrigan in
reply. lie jumped over tables and chairs. and
had one hand on the Judges neck when he was
stopped by court officers.
On another occasion In court lie had trouble
with witness on the other side. Finally he
jumped up and said
" You have been lying, and II this Court won't
punish you for II, will do II myself"
Then he dragged the man from the witness
chair and mopped him over the floor before he
could be stopped.
Kerrlgan lived in one OF his thTee-story wool
en- tenements at "a Grand street. and there he
had enough fighting To satisfy the most bellcOse
nature. Over the door leading to the stairway
OF the house IL a brass plate bearing the name OF
Peter Kerrigan. Above Is this sign:
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should you meet a guard on picket While
'Halloo Brown y which should be answered. y!
Town The two words taken together form
Brownstown, reminder Of the lyncninR ~
that place You will be. allowed 70 pas um,
molested II you know this password, ~ AV ~
could not answer you would be compeheTq no 20
halt and remain until ordered to move on. ne
Sign OF recognition which IL given In dayiiEht
IL the passing Of the hrst two fingers OF tnS iei
hand from the left eve, down the left cheek.
have seen IL used and answered. aud u invs it
ing, with the query: What do you want -,
Speakina ~ the possible suppression ~ pa
white Caps prominent citizen salo W VIZ
Record correspondent; There Is one way n
which the evil mny be efectually comna,eo,
against the laws. wife whipping and failure 70
provide seem 10 be the especial objections OF
these knights Of the switch They are crimes
that the law often fails 10 reach. The reysseuS
ls to punish criminals sccording 70 law; Theh
Many whose duty u Is to maintatn the
dignity Of law and order by hunting down
these offenders are said 20 belong TO the or
ganigation, | am informed that candidate
for sheriff in county where this orgnniza-
tIon exists cannot be elected unless he Is a mem
her. What show Of resistance has ever been
made. where q lynchng has occurred by the
sheriff who held the prisnnerI With such par
rlers. with the aid of the masks and shielded by
the darkness. tho White Caps Of southern In,
their several com munlties without fear of pros
ecution on the part of the state IL 10 useless to
try 10 find White Caps Detectives are spotted
ten minutes after they get In the locality, and
were they succersf full in arrests, conviction would
be impossible. The hope is that there will be
every day violations OF the laws, and with this
'white-('ap' tactics may be abandoned"
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ROOMS, STORES. AND FLOORS To LIT.
No dogs, goats, or drunkards allowed.
By order Of
PETER RERRIGAN.

Many OF the rooms in Kerrigan's houses are
unOccupied because the tenants could not get
along with him, Not long ago woman applied
for rooms. In answer 10 many sharp questions
she said that her husband did not drink, that he
was Irish and was stone mason When she
had finished kerrigan said:
III your husband is mason he can afford To
rent better place than this You can't have
these rooms
Kerrlgan lived with his two stepsOns, Charles
and Willie. lie had room in one corner OF the
building, and there he passed a good deal of his
time. most curious piece of furniture Is the
bedstead. Kerrigan says that he bought II nifty
years ago from a Russian Consul in New York.
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women who for more than twenty years have
stood on these walks aud sold goods, making u
comfortable living for themselves and families.
besides laying aside money.
The sidewalk Is preferred to the stores. 1t Is
more dihcult to find good sidewalk privilege
to rrat than IL is u store; and IN some cases to
get whit they want. people are comp PEELED to hire
store and suble; IL, retaining Tor themselves
ns much OF the sidewalk as they need and dare
take. In such eases the merchant doing bust
ness outside IL more likely tn have bank ac-
count than the one in the store. Slthough the
latter may be better dressed. Why this should
b. the case, IL not clear. Nesey street is not u
thoruughf fare leading from ferry aud has no
elevated rtrAd station To land passengers in IL,
sill thou'N'ds III people lass up or dawn every
DAY, and many of them have come for the ex-
press pnriose Of shopping. Years of experience
has taught these sidewalk merchants to cater
to the eye. He would I've very unohsrrving
person indeed who could 20 from broadway to
Greenwich street and not be attracted 10y some
thing Or Other exposed for sale.
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On the first block Is the bird man. His stock
IN displayed to the best of advantage. Next to
him Is collection OF plants and shrubs, a. II
birds and foliage went together. He can tell
you much about birds. He will explain why he
can sell canarles cheaper than the bird stores,
and why his birds are better. lie will tell you
how they arc raised in the HartZ Mountains Of
Germany, and are not brought from the Canary
Islands. He says that you might as well
look In Central Park for wild ca
nary as to hunt fur one on the Canary
Islands; thar canaries originally came from
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To chat with his friends, and would always seek
argument. He had the real Irish love for
discussion and was always in rows until people
who knew him learned to let him have his own
way. lie had witty answer for every ques-
ton, and never got the worst side OF debate.
Fighting was his favorite diversion. As a
matter OF choice, he preferred an old-fashoned
Kilkenny go" with fists, canes, or pistols and
guns. Legal fights made tame sport, but he
sometimes enlivened these proceedings. Once
he was fighting IA case In the District Court of
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II is OF solid mahogany. Al each corner above
the boards l. a high post deliberately carved.
Near the bed Is an old fashioned colonial clock
standing on a small iron safe, where keTHgan
kept his papers and yaluables.
In the door Is a hole large enough for rifle
barrel and covered by piece OF cloth. The old
mRn arranged this so that he could cover his
enemies from within. He was often troubled by
marshAls and deputies who came 20 arrest him.
tie always slept with rife al his bedside. The
furnished. In the centre Of the room there u
large round table. and near by a bookcase. The
old man once Thought that he ought tO have
library. He attended an auction sale and
bought box Rled with books. When be opened
the boz at his house he found twenty photo
graph albums, = dozen French and herman
works, and some Government reports. tie
made no further efforts 10 gather = library.
There MAS a surprise in store for the visitor
ShO did not know kerrigan's eccentrictties.
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Africa q fow hundred years ago; that II 10 be-
heved that shlp on which some of them were
canary Islands; that tho climate being favurA-
BILE they bred tharu aud hecame very pier siiul.
and that thuy were hunted 30 ps!sistently
islands eventually were denuasd, He explains
that In their wild state In Africa they are
hnmely gray III cOlor, and would not he recOg-
nizOd II placed beside their fellows who have
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Pickles also are nut w in quarts in Ncscy
street and sold same price rs the sherry. These
yuu may taste before buying, and, in fuct, you
are urged to do 81 by the woman who sells them.
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baen raised In confinement aud that the cage
birds song Is not natural. being entirely mat
ter OF education. II you buy bird he Will wrap
the little wooden cage which contains your pu(:
chase. In paper. carefully punctuTing few small
holes for air. and will warn you by all meAus 70
protect the little creature from draughts. But
not suffer, exposed as they are in all kinds OF
weather.
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Further down tie street you can see great
variety OF goods. China seems 10 ptedomtnAta.
are reInark ably Tow. This is explained By the
iaet thAt.it u Clipped. Many pieces are not
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

Then fill four-fifths of the quilts with
sand. The remaining fifth Of one tube
fill with gunpowder and the other with
phosphorus. Bits of paper can also be
used for the filling in place of the
sand. Try to put on knowing air as
you exhibit your tools to your specta
tors and surround the thing with all
the mystery you please, Have the can
die lighted by one of the persons in the
room, which must not be too brilliantly
lighted to make the candlelight insig-
nifcant Hold your dolls, as you see
by the illustration, opposite the candle
flame and humble something. AS soon
as the powder becomes ignited there
will be an explosion, which blows out
the light, while moment after the
PHOSPHORUS blaze will rekindle the
wick of the candle. 1t is a very anus
ing trick and causes great merriment
among an audience of young people
n. Y. Recorder
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

I went in. After several prayers and
reading of Scripture one man got up
and told how low he had fallen in the
mire of drunkenness, but Jesus broke
his chains, and for over two years he
had been new man. Others followed
IN like strain. A CLEAN of hope
flashed into my soul. Jesus could break
my chains. l could not, but this
Jesus, whom my mother believed
IN, He could free me and take away ut
terly my appetite for liquor. When I
rose for prayers kind Christian friends
knelt around me. and when | rose,
weak and trembling from excitement
and long fasting. I yet felt the power
Of new life within me: A lady, God
bless her, took me to her home, fed,
clothed, and kept me until l was
stronger then resolved to devote my
life to the saving of the drunkard"
He paid an eloquent tribute to the
power of mothers love and the intiu-
ence of her prayers, and when he
finished many signed the pledge ''never
to use strong drink as a beverage. -
Mrs. j. b. Hill, in National Temperance
Advocate
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Billions of Gallons of Beer,

Some idea of the magnitude of the
mission work yet to be done by temper
ance workers in the various beer-pro-
ducing countries of the world may be
+ 6i ties a 81 he'd
by the Wine and Spirit Gazette. Judg-
ing by the figures alone, it will be a
task of immense proportions to enlight-
en- and win over to abstinence the
worlds great army of beer-drinkers.
Germany leads all countries in the
amount of beer brewed, more than three
billion gallons year. The United
Kingdom stands second, with nearly one
billion gallons, and the United States
produces the third largest amount,
more than eight hundred million gal
Ions. After these countries the prOduc-
tion drops off rapidly. for Austria,
which comes next, produces less than
half as much as the United States But
when we consider the population OF
the Scandinavian countries, and re.
member that they export little or none
of their beer, the output of their brew.
cries seem enormous. Outside of Eu-
rope and the United States the amount
of beer made is comparatively small;
but almost every country provides it.
self with some drink which produces
the effect of beer. The temperance re.
former will not be condemned to idle
ness by lack of habits to be refor med in
any part of the world. Com.
DaDiOn.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26
THE CAT HAD SENSE,
This Story Goes t4 Prove That Animal,
Can Reason.


Can Reason.
In the mountainous districts Of Penn.
sylvanla two wrens had built their
nests under the caves of an old farm
house. and there they reared a small
interesting family. Among the menu
bers OF the farmers household was a
white cat, and when the wrens became
SO tame that they used to hop around
the piazza in search of crumbs the cat
would lie in wait for them, and several
times came within bit of catching the
adult birds When the farmer noticed
this he punished the cat, and she final
ly learned that it was dangerous to fool
with the wrens.
When the baby wrens grew larger
on2 Of them fell out of the nest one
day, and, being too weak to run and
unable to fly, lay helpless on the grass.
The cat saw the accident and ran rap
idly to seize the bird, but, seeming to
remember the lesson taught her, when
she reached the helpless little thing
she only touched 1t daintily with her
paw and then lay down and watched it.
Presently there came a black and
yellow garden snake toward the flut-
tering birding The cat was doing
and was awakened by the huttering Of
the bird. Instantly she rose and struck
at the reptile with her paw. This was
an enemy the snake did not appreciate,
but it was hungry, and, darting for
ward, attempted to seize the bird
under the very shelter of the cats
head. Like flash the cat seized the
snake just back of the head and killed
it with one bite. When the farmer
happened along In the afternoon he
found the cat crouching in the grass
sheltering the bird, and ten feet away
was the dead snake. This made it
clear that the cat had carried the bird
away from the snake. The young ad-
venturer was soon restored to his
anxious parents. - Harper's Young
People.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26

must be carefully cleaned and the wa
ter above suspicion. For the same rea-
son it is necessary to see that the cork
and-needle whirligig is free from even
as much grease as may come from the
hands, which should be very carefully
washed; or, better yet, the whirligig
may be immersed in ether for a mo-
ment just before placing it on the sur
face Of the water.
When the whirligig is placed in posi-
ton it will at once prove its right to
its name by beginning to revolve at a
rapid rate, and this it will keep up
for from three to five days according
to it's size and the amount of camphor
used.
To add to the novelty of the affair,
thin paper walters appropriately col
ored, see Fig. 1, may be cut out and
fastened on the cork disk; or a needle
standard may be decorated with a pa
per spiral, see Fig. 3, and made to give
an oddly screw-lil1e motion to the
whole apparatus. In fact, an ingenious
boy or girl will find the perpetual
whirliyig a basis for many novel in
ventiOuS Youths Companion.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-26
A QUEER DRUNkARD.
Tho Hercules Beetle of South Americs
Goes on Regular Sprees.

Tho Hercules Beetle OF South America
Goes on Regular Sprees.
South America can furnish dread
full example for a temperance lecture,
and yet not summon a human being.
The Hercules beetle will do as an OBJ
ject lesson.
About six inches long and strong in
proportion, it is rightly named. In
stead of the ordinary nippers, with
which beetles are armed, this one has
an immense pair that work up and
down like jaws. These have sharp
ridges on the inside like rasps, and that
indicates their use. They do not fit
into each other, but, resem bling the
pliers Of the plumber, are made to fit
around something else. The writer
does not know what these nippers were
meant for, but knows what Hercules
does with them.
He is natural drunkard, going on a
spree regularly. When he wants some
nor saloon, but he climbs a tree
Finding one that produces an intoxi-
eating juice, such as grow in South
America, this topper ascends until he
reaches branch that his nippcrs can
grasp; then he seizes hold, holds on,
pinches tight, and moves around. The
rasp cuts the bark, the juice flows, and
Hercules drinks until so full that he
can hold no more, and until too drunk
to hold on. His feet let go, his nippers
relax, and he tumbles to the ground.
There he lies helplessly drunk and
sleeps off his stupor. When sobered
he goes about his business, but signs
no pledges, nor does he give indications
Of repentance. Again thirsty, he
climbs another tree and gets drunk
once more. Thus his life is spent in
business, drinks, drunl1s and SOLDERING
a natur al and persistent drunkard.