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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
BASE-RsLL ,CHEDULE
OF the Game. to b. PLAYED by the Virginia
STATE League.


STATE League.
The following IS the schedule OF ball
games 10 be played by the various clubs
OF the Virginia State League, recently
organized, subject, however, 20 such re-
vision as may be necessary hereafter:
Richmond at home. Manchester visiting.
April 20 p: May 8, To- June IS, 10, 20 July
!, o. II, u. %. q: August %. p. %; Sep
TENDER 10. %. Petersburg visiting. April
80 May /, IA. Is. June -. 30: July 10. II;
August 10, IL. l5 u. H. iS September 8.
J. IA, ID. Norfolk visiting. April 25. 26;
May 4, >, p, p. q. a %. 26; June p, Is,
July 6, z: August %. 30; September 10 II.
stanton visiting, June 7, S. .; July 30,
81; August /. Roanoke visiting. May 81,
June l, ,; August 6, Z, s.
Manchester at home. Richmond visiting.
May ?. 3, II. u; June p, q, %. q. 2S; July
l3, II; August %. q. p; September 5. 8.
II. Is. Petersburg visiting, April q, Is;
May Is, II; June II, u, -, Il. Is, Is; July
2, 3. is, 10; August 81; September /, II, IS.
Norfolk visiting. April %. "a; Nav 7. s.
~. -; July 9. 10, %, "A. >. 20, q, 2S; August
~ y; September Z. 8. Staunton visiting,
May y, y, 30; August 3. 10. IL. Roanoke
visiting, June 4. g. 8; August 2, 3, T.
petersburg at home, Richmond visiting,
April 3. a; May 7. s, is. 10; June 4, 3, g.:
July 9. 10; August 2. 3. 4. q Is; September
I, Manchester visiting, April Is. 26:
May 4. 8; June Z, 8. 9. %. %: July s. 7, 30
81; August l, 49, 30; September 10. IL. Nor
folk visiting. April q; May g. 10; June IS
IS 20. z, q; July II. y. 20. p: August o
~ .; September IL. 10. Stanton visiting
May 81; June l. 2: August 6. 7. s. Roanoke
visiting, May .. p. 90; August 9. 10, II.
Norfolk at home. Richmond visiting:
April q. %; May l6, II. %. %. 30: July
2. 3. is. 10; August 3. 10. IL. 81; September
II. Is. Manchester visiting: April 30; May
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
RUNNERS AND HEELERS.

Perhaps no canvass ever held in Rich
mond has been more marked than this
by the prominence and aggressiveness Of
those political parasites known as bum
mers and heelers.
Ii may be that politics have become
more degraded or the financial stingency
have made these Influential" voters more
unfortunate. or perhaps both; but it is
certain that the candidates life in Rich
mond now is not a happy one.
The candidate is pursued wherever he
may be found. and to escape certain
misery. the wisest of them. as far as
they possibly can. absent themselves en-
tirely from their offices or places of
business. 1t would be inviting torture to
remain where visitors in numbers from
forty to seventy-fve per diem will call.
hnd without prelude or preface, but as
matter of course, ask, as the scriptures
say. IAN anything, everything.
from five cents to ride on the street carup
10 building house. A pair Of shoes is a
favorite request-"Oh, them golden Slip
pers"-but a subscription to a church.
or our club-generally the latter-or a
quarter TO treat the boys" is always
i'm order
1t is all one. The candidate is a legtl-
mate object OF plumber. II he goes out
on the street he must carefully pick his
way, for If he is spied on certain beats
the deadbeats are upon him and ne must
stand and deliver treats for the crowd
at the nearest bar-room. But the great
est travesty of political machinery for
the education Of the people in the merits
of the candidates and the objects OF
Government are the mushroom clubs
which have been organized for the cam
paign for the express purpose OF milk
ing" candidates. There are some twenty
or thirty of these In the city. and with
out exception, as far as we can learn, they
are either over. beside, or behind bar
room.
An excellent method of promoting the
tagging business Of a bar-room is 10
start an adjunct political club. Nor is
IL at all necessary that each bar should
have its own club. The same members
may belong TO several Gibbs and trans
fer the scene Of action from one bar 10
another. provided they are not too far
apart. This has been reduced to
science.
In a recent article in the Century"
on the suppression Of bribery in England.
a description is given OF the corruption
in early times. The writer says: 1.-The
electors OF Shoreham in the latter half of
the last century, did still better for they
organized themselves into a joint stock
company called with blasphemous
irony" the christian Society" to get the
benefit OF their rights as freemen. No
one not an elector was allowed to
become a member. and the society in
Guided large majority Of the voters.
Upon any vacancy in the representation
OF the borough. the society always APP
pointed committee 10 treat with the
candidate for the purchase of the seat
and the committees were constantly in
structed TO get the most money and
make the best bargain they could" At
one meeting 1.-THE members declared that
they would support the highest bidder"
Happily for England. all this has been
broken up there. How long Will these
denominations which are carried on here
be tolerated?
The City Committee should take some
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

Ambassador Bayard 4. Satisfied that no
IrentY Nlnlmflnn WA Inl,nhoh

WASHINGTON. March BIN the cor
respondence sent to the Senate this after
noon on Nicaraguan matters is a cable
gram from Ambassador Bayard, received
yesterday by the State Department
Mr.. Bayard says he had an interview
With Lord Kimberly. IN charge OF the
British Foreign ONCE. relative 20 the
landing Of troops az Blueheids and that
he was informed that such action was
taken. not with any view of violatln ,
treaty rights. but for the sole purpose
Of protecting the lives and property Of
residents Of the place. which were believed
10 be In danger by the British officer an
command.
Mr. Bayard states that he Is satisfied
the intentions OF the British were as rep
resented to MIN by the Foreign Office
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
DR.. kerr's Illness.

Rev. r. p. Kerr D. d.. whose illness
has given his friends much uneasiness,
was reported slightly better at a late
hour this morning, and he Is now in no
Immediate danger. Special prayers were
offared for his recovery at the Grace
street Presbyterian church sunday morn
ing and night. and at the services yester-
day. and great anxiety has been mani
tested in the city at large over the i'll
ness OF the popular divine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
House Furnishings.

Decorated French China Chocolate ly.s,
value $40. for &c.
Decorated China Card Receivers, value
1lc iOr 2Jc.
thin China Mush Bowls, blue decola-
ton. value J5c each. FOR &c.
Real China japanese Tea Pots. Mith.'
handles value Jlc, for pc.
Real China Gold Bound Cups ana eii-
GERS. value s. dozen. Tor JOE ID CUP
and saucer ..a
Decorated China Soap Dishes win
cover and drainer. value o. eaeN' JOS
DC
Decorated Soup Plates. g5c a dozen'
value g.
Dinner Plates 20 match. eoc o dozen.
Tea Plates 10 match. &c a dozen
Tea Cups and Sauccrs 60 mat-hi q
dozen value s..
Decorated Soup Tureeus. CSC. value ~
Decorated Meat llattcrs, TO inflt7 i"''7'
value $50 for Zoe. .,...
Round Willow Clothes Hampers, fAi''
81 each for Jyc. -
Round Fluted Berry Bowls. imittil ,n
cut glass. imperial pattern. u.N}
worth 15c. for DC. -
Saucers 10 match, &C dozen. value a.
l lot Bohemian ana tlpiiI vases t'7
lar value from sl.S TO s. each. choice
for 15c.
price 81 Is and $50 each. for Zoe ana
RIVAL China Night Lamps. complete.
decorated In gold. with delicate unts
OF crimson and blue. value eaen'
The BEsTO FIRE-PROOF MATS. keers
food from scorchng and utensils from
burning on bottom. SC each.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

action. not merely to protect candidates
from the shameful impositions to which
they are now subjected. but TO iift the
character OF political campaign rom
the Stun OF petty bribery into when
II is now rolling.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

Benton, twenty-five miles down the Nv.
the volume was but t..3i cubic fee, 20
s ,sc, a decrease 81 80 cubic feet. Tfs
they claim. explains the presence ~ tt
great suDterranean body % water t,,...l'--
as the south Dakota artesian basin
discrepancy Is accounted Tor by AZ o...llr
In the bed OF the river somevher,'
tween the points mentioned These p.
discovered In the above loeaii,e of'n
inhabit subterranean streams m, -
similar observations as 10 the vol,,ro.
water were taken by tho asr.r...,... .'
and since that time there has boom "a u 70
OF water In the river. '''"'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
Pickett Camp.

The meeting Of the Pickett Camp, as
usual. was we'll attended last night. j. \.
Cluttner w ~ Bogg. j. II. Danzey and
Charles II. Hasker were elected regular
members. Application for membership
10 the camp was made by j. W. overly.
Comrades Coghill. Clary, and Bush were
introduced 10 the camp. most m
teresting paper on the campaign from
Yorktown 10 williamsburg was read by
Comrade John T. Chappel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
MISS BLAINE 10 MsRKI.
Daughter of the Late Secretary OF State to
Wed Mr.. Beaie. OF California.

The announcement Of the engagement
OF Miss Hattie Blaine. third daughter OF
the late James G. Blaine says a Wash
ington dispatch in yesterdays New York
Herald. and Mr.. Truxton Beale. only
son Of the late Gen. Edward Beaie, caus-
ed quite a stir in social circles at the
capital to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
UPPER MISSOURI RIYER.
United States Engineers Report that &c IL
Going Und~f ground

A dispatch from Atchison CKan.) Sun
day says
The United States Engineering Depart
ment has just completed survey OF the
upper Missouri river and as far down as
this point. In the opinion OF the en-
gineers the Missouri river is dwlndling
away, and Will, In time. become a small
stream. They found that the volume OF
water at Great Falls, Mont. measured
1896 cubic feet per second. while at Fort
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

The following committees will meet In
the City Hall to-day: -,
Committee on Finance, at Z. NJ IN
the office OF the Commissioner OF me
Revenue; Committee on Relief OF me
Poor. In Room No. IL, at 4:30 i. NJ;
Committee on Grounds and Buildings
al G:3O Il. NJ. In Room No. ,: Committee
on Streets, at Il. NJ, In Room No. >.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20
Il, l3, IS and Y East Broad.
RlcnNoNp. March ID. is-l

Ai'hn"Nns March 20 l''h
MILLINERY DEPARTMENTS
verdict as expressed IN sales is an
overwhelming endorsement of our
claims to the most elegant display
Of Millinery ever shown in R.ch.
mond. Were it not so our Paris
and New York connections counted
for naught. The display IS fully
maintained to-day. Remember. we
don't copy. Please don't ask us
to. Each Bonnet and Hat is an
original creation in some nicely OF
detail.
What's the charm Of these hand.
some Woven Black India SllKS}
Don't know. Neither 30 he
makers of "lndia" and "J8r3neSe7
Silks elsewhere seem TO knoW-at
least they don't catch it. Ther
don't crush; nothing seems 20
change their beauty, and they're
full OF beauty.
AH-SiIk, 20 inches wide, 29c., q
inches wide, 4Sc.
I9pieceS exquisite quality Cream
India Silk came yesterday, 59-
quality, SIC.
30 pieces new designs in Fancy
Dress Silks is shown again to-day.
English Tafettas, two-tonei with
pretty figure, various shadings, 7sc,
sI.25 quality.
COHEN'S MATCHLESS SILK
BARGAlNS-the department IS toll
of them.
EASTER ELEGANCE IN
WORSIED DRESS FABRICS.
Pickings from Paris and America.
The comprehensiveness OF the
showing is gleana5Ie from the pike
renge-s5.5o yard TO Ioc.
Here are pieces, justin to-day.
Atwood, look just IKE the Shot
silk, soft, airy and sprng'i"e' 81
inches wide, SIC.
Here is another lot, all justin
yesterday, 40 inches wide, AII-
Wool. Prettlest of coIorel checks,
$50, 81 value.
Our line OF new SOC Dress Novel
ties is unequalled.
The display Of WASH FABRICS
is almost endless in variety have
YOU see the Crinkled G.aghams'
They are sheer and thin as q COBB
web, qc a yard, variety Of combs
nation stripes.
What charms these % DIm'ties
are. You bought freely OF them
Yesterday. More here to-day, and
the pretty solid shades and dainty
figures.
Don't forget that an unusual as
of HANDSOME LACE IS
offered at half usual price, aa op-
not likely 10 occur "5ail
after these are gone.
200 pieces Cream Bourdo Lace,
With net top, s inches wide, SO
4 yard.
I2I5c for Cream Bourd q Lace,
let top, over a quarter Of a yard
vide, inserting to match.
See the real Torchon at s, 10
md r5c; a piece Of - yards.
Easter Souvenirs in non-tar-
lishable White Metal Goods.
'nOTO Frames, a new lot, az o..
sc for a beauty. 45c for The 81
.nd. Lots Of new tricks here.
EASTER CARDS have Ribbons,
flowers and Sentiment. We can
make sentiment, but too inpatient
/ people to make Cards like these
, to SOC.
Why not glance at the pretty
PERFUME DEPARTMENT? Lots
If Easter Souvenirs here, glyeac.e
IS a kiss. Hindnut's entire tole.
production is here. We are the
.ole agents. Try them.
Our Z ster line Of Spring Wraps
or Ladies, Misses and Children
re on exhiDito. now. See them
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-20

USE HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.
DR.. A. d. Mcdonald. Wilmington. n. c.,
says: nnI etsns usops 'sSen ~ snd
cause a quiet Sleep"
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EDITORIAL COM, =

New York Sun: General Merrilies Lease
remarks that Governor Leweiling, of
Kansas, ought to be put In prison for
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED,

ENoc S. SMALL, of Windham Centre,
Me-, writes For some time / have been
very sick with kidney disease and was
given up to die; in fact did not expect
to live much longer. 1 was all bloated
up to nearly twice my usual size, and
had continued pain in my kidneys and
liver. tried doctors medicine in vain,
took two bottles of very well-known
sarsaparilla, without receiving any ben
eft, and at last began taking Aliens
Sarsaparilla. The first few doses made
me feel worse, and l thought should
have to give it up, but l continued its
use and had not taken half bottle before
1 began to feel very much better. con-
tinued to improve and now consider
myself cured. have no pain, the sore
ness and weakness are all gone, and 1
am gaining strength every day. 1
think Aliens Sarsaparilla saved my
life, and am glad of an opportunity to
speak in its praise and to recommend it
to others.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
KneM the Annle.

A man of about go years of age went
into a store on Main street and stood by
the stove warming himself and listening
to the conversation of the men present.
Happening to glance at barrel of apples
by the counter, he took up one and bit
it. He looked at the apple and then
stopped reaectively. After taking another
taste of the apple, he broke out: "Say, I'd
almost be willing to bet a dollar that l
can tell where this apple grew. There is
only one tree on earth that has the flavor
that apple has, and it grew back of the
house where first lived when was mar
ried and set up for myself. Say, now,
didn't that apple grow in BowdoinhamH
know full we'll it did," The clerk told
him that a man from that town brought
them in, and the stranger said: 81 have
not been down there for 10 years-yes, Is
but l remem Der this bitter sweet apple tree,
and the apples here taste as they did 20
years ago. "-Lewiston Journal.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
Ancient Elastic Marble.

In one account of Rome the author men
lions five or six slabs of elastic marble as
being in the possession of the Prince Bor-
CHEESE. Being set on end, they bend back
ward and forward; when laid horizontally
and raised at end, they formed curve;
if placed ON a table and piece of wood or
any other substance is laid under them
they fall into kind of a curve. each end
touching the table.
The Able Forts was told that they were
dug up near the town of Mondragon in
the kingdom of Naples. The grain is like
that of fine Carrara marble, or perhaps of
the finest Greek. They seem to have suf
fered some attack of fire.
A slab of marble similar in every respect
to those described, and highly polished,
has been exhibited for more than % years
at the British museum.-Cin cinnati Com
mercial- Gazette.
Conscientious.
Chief ito Industrious clerkl-Why didn't
you dot the IL in the last word of your re-
port last night?
Industrious Clerk beg pardon, sir;
but, you see, the clock struck 4 just at
that point, and didn't care to work over
time.
Chief apologies and writes to the sec
rotary in regard to allowance for extra
work.-London Judy.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23

A good story is told me of an old down
east minister, who for long time had
been trying to persuade one of his parish
toner's, who was addicted to the more than
moderate use of strong drink, that it
would be much better for him to give up
the use of it entirely. One day, when the
minister, in danger of taking cold, felt
obliged to fortify himself with glass of
whisky toddy, the man to whom he had
been giving good advice regarding the i'm
moderate use of the same appeared before
him just as he was about to raise the
glass to his lips, and laying his hand on
the arm of the minister said:
"Stop, Mr.. Blank If you drink that,
you will lose your health. You will lose
your character. Perhaps you will lose
your life. Nay, you will lose-but that
shall not be! Your immortal soul is more
precious than mine. This drink will hurt
me much less than it will you. To save
your soul will drink it myself"
And before the astonished minister
could demonstrate or explain the man had
disposed of the toddy forever. Boston
Herald,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23

BoNNY EAGLE, Me. Gentlemen -
Your Sarsaparilla has been of untold
value to me. For twenty-six years have
suffered from acute rheumatism; have
had rheumatic fever eight or ten times,
and have hardly been free from rheumat-
ic pains for many years until about sew
en- months ago. For the last six or
eight years I have suffered terribly. I
have spent hundreds of dollars for doc
tors and medicine, but could get no ben
eft. tried all the remedies known, in
Guiding two kinds of sarsaparillas, but
continually grew worse, until was un-
able to do even the lightest work. l
could hardly move around. 1 was in
this condition, and had been so for over
year, when l began taking Aliens
Sarsaparilla. have now taken six bot
ties, and have hardly felt twinge of
rheumatism for seven months, during
which time have been doing mans
work every day. can now do as much
hard work in a day as the majority of
men, all of which is due to Aliens
Sarsaparilla. ELLIS B. USHER.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
Throwing an Old Shoe.

The throwing of an old shoe after new
ly married couple on their departure is
general all over the country. In Kent the
custom is accompanied by little more
detail than is usually observed in other
parts of the country. The principal brides
maid throws the shoe; the other brides
maids run after it, the belief being that
the one who gets it will be the first to be
married. She then throws the shoe among
the gentlemen, and it is supposed that the
one who is hit will also be married before
the others.
The custom of showering rice over the
bride and bridegroom is a universal one,
although in some parts wheat is substi
tuted. This was formerly general in Not
tinghamshire and Sussex. The practice
appears to find parallel in Poland, where,
after the nuptial benediction has been
given by the priest, the father receives the
newly married couple at the door of their
house and strews some barley corns over
their heads. These corns are carefully
gathered up and sown. If they grow, it
is considered an omen that the married
pair will enjoy life of happiness. Grain
of any sort is symbolical of plenty, and
no doubt at different periods and in differ
ent countries that grain has been selected
which could be procured the most easily.
An old Spanish ballad of the sixteenth
century, 1.-THE Cid's Wedding" refers to
this custom, except that ears of wheat ap-
pear to have been used instead of thrash
ed wheat:
All down the street the ears of wheat are
round Ximena flying.
Westminster Review.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
eARYs COMPLIMENT.

BIS father and mother were both away,
And baby and had been friends all day
Many and gay were the games we played.
Baby ordered, and | obeyed-
We cared not at all for the rainy sky;
We built us blockhouse three feet high;
We threw pine knots on the nursery fire
And watched the flames mount higher arG
higher;
We hid in the most improbable hooks;
We looked at the pictures in all his books;
We ran in tag till his cheeks were red
And his curls were tangled about his head.
So when the twilight was closing down
Over the fields and the woodlands brown,
And nurse declared he must say good night,
He chung to me still in the freight
He trampled my gown with his rough littlc
feet,
He climbed on my lap and kissed me sweet,
And as he scrambled from off my knee,
YOU'D make a good mother" said baby to me.
have had compliments, now and then,
From grownup women and grownup men.
Some were commonplace; some were new.
Never was one of them rung so true
Never was one seemed half so real
Baby compared me to his ideal.
IS. st. G. Lawrence in Happenchance.