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The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
ONE OF DEPEws STORIES.
Told Some Years Ago. Chauncey Now Has

Told Some Years Ago. Chauncey Now Has
 One Hundred and NiDe Variations of It.
 Speaking of the way some of his pet stories were denuded of pith by those who, after hearing them from his lips, told them to others, Chauncey Depew said recently; "A coon story told in Boston half a dozen years ago is still going the rounds. Ihave collected one hundred and nine versions of it, and I would not venture to guess how many have escaped me. Were it not that i caught the first ones and followed up the trail 1 would never, within month after telling it, have recognized my own story. The great joke is that I have heard gentlemen repeat one or other of the emasculated versions with the assurance that they were among the hunters. As the yarn went, some coon hunters following a hot track found the dogs barking around a big sycamore on the edge of a shallow stream. The hunters thought they saw the coon in the tree-top, and one fellow climbed to shake it off. Fifty feet or so above the earth the climber encoun- tered a big bump that encircled the tree. With great difficulty he at last climbed over the obstruction and was much chagrined to find that what he took to be coon was but a woody excrescence. Then he shinned down to the bump, over which he slid feet first, but wriggle and stretch as best he could he could not bring his legs to the trunk below. The bump prevented it. He crawled up again and shouted to his comrades: "Oh, lordy, boys, I'm treed 'sted of the coon, an I'll stay here till Gabriel blows less the river rises fifty feet an floats me off Some of the adaptations picture the coon sitting on the bump holding the hunter at bay, others have the river rising in the nick of time, and a third class bring the other hunters up the sycamore and over the bump until the three are treed and praying for high stage of water.''
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
Reacber,s Fayorite Story.

A correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat relates what he de- clares was Henry Ward Beecher's favorite story, which he never tired of telling. It may have been told before. It was the story of travelling man who went to church one Sunday and fell asleep during the services. After the preacher finished his discourse he requested all those who wished to go to Heaven to please stand up, and all arose but the travelling man. An old lady in sitting down accidentally brushed up against the travelling man and woke him up. Just then the preacher said: All those that wish to go to hell please stand up," and the travelling man, scarcely awake and not knowing what the audience was doing, stood up. He looked around in half dazcd way and saw no one else but the minister standing, but he finally said: ''Parson, I don't know what you are voting on, but you and seem to be in hopeless minority"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
SANDWICH ISLAND WOMEN.
Something About Their Costumes, Gus
 toms and Mode Of Life.

toms and Mode Ol Life.
 The ladies attire themselves in the holoku. The warm tropical climate makes loose, flowing gowns neces- sity. The young girls wear wreaths of wild flowers around their brows and decorate their bodies with chaplets of green leaves They do not use gold jewelry, but ornament their toilet with the floral beauty of the tropics. They are fond of outdoor life and live most of the time in the groves They sleep in hammocks under the trees, and have their dances and feasts in the grottoes of the forests.
 They have little huts in which they dwell during storms, but are rarely found in their cottages except in rainy weather. They build grass-thatched houses and cover their roofs with rushes and have wide porches in front of their doors to keep off the heat of the sun. They like to be near the sea, so they can bathe in the waters of the ocean. They become expert surf riders and can scale the breakers in the wild est storms.
 Like seagulls they ride the tossing rollers and smile at the oceans maddest winds In their little boats they sail over the blue bosom of the Pacific and cruise many miles away from their island shores. Their little crafts cross the channels from island to island and visit all the ports in the archipelago. They are not afraid of the ocean soli- tudes, but are at home on it's watery wastes and find delight in it's expanse
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
Origin of the Word "Restaurant."

A French paper, in discussing the word restaurant" now part of the language of every country, gives the following history of it's origin: "A landlord, bearing the appropriate name of Boulanger, whose house was in the Rue des Precheurs, Paris, in order to draw patrons decided to keep bouillon, boiled eggs, roasted chickens and other edibles ready at all hours of the day, rather than at only three cer- tain periods. He announced this plan on great shield above his door, bear ing the following inscription: 'Venite ad me omnes qui stomacho labor atis, ct ego tres taurabo vos.' The an nouncement excited talk, the passers- by laughed and entered the house to restore themselves. The inn became famous and other Parisian landlords began to initiate the inventive Boulanger by calling their inns rest aurants' and themselves 'restau- rateurS'''
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
Fiow~rs of the Desert.

The cactus loves a dry soil and docs not object to alkai. Tn early summer the western plains are brilliant with the yellow and rose-colOred blossoms of this curious plant. But it will often thrive in the moister soil and showery climate of the east Tn the field south of the rocking stone in Bronx park dozens of cacti are to be found, small specimens of the pricl1ly pear variety.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
OUR FORESTS.
Statistics Disprove the Rumors That They
 Are Disappearing.

Statistics Disprove the Rumors That They
 Are Disappearing.
 According to some facts and figures presented by Henry Gannett in recent issue Tn the New York Sun there is to-day nearly if not quite as great an area of woodland in the United States as when the white man set foot on our shore. There are not so many square miles Of mer- chantable timber now as then, but the territory occupied by growing trees is about as extensive as it was four hundred years ago, and these trees will in time grow to a size suitable for the production of lumber. Some of MT. Gannett's statements are quite incon- sistent with the general belief that American forests are giving out. He says, for instance, that only about two hundred and seventy thousand square miles, or less than One-tenth the area of the country, is artifcially cleared land. while to offset this loss there has in recent years been great extension of wooded land in the prairie states as well as in some of the natural tree growing states. A table is published showing the total area and the wooded area of each state, the figures having been obtained from reports of the cen sus and agricultural departments, from official surveys and in a few cases from careful estimates. AS grand result it is shown that the wooded area in the United States, excluding Alaska, is nearly one million one hundred and thirteen thousand square miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
CATTLE BRANDS.

Ear marks: Clean split from root to point left car, upperSit in right ear Wattle (varuga) on jaw, under mouth. c on left jaw Check bulls C on left cheek only. Flooded stock C on left cheek and C on left ribs.
 HENRY HUNING Post office Show Low, Arizona. Range: Show Low creek, Silver creek Laguna Ortega and Laguna Salada
 Horse brand C k left shoulder.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11

ImmlgratlOn Agent, A., I. cN 5 F. h h.
 623 Rialto Building. Chicago, III. This railway passes through twelve states and territories and having no lands of its own O sell has no object in advancing the interests of any speci al locality, or in giving any other than ab- S0lut ely reliable information. It realizes that the prosperity of the farmers of the great south west means prosperity to itself also, and is thus naturally willing to aid the immigrant as much as possible.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-01-11
ADDiy for Information About THE GREAT
 SOUTHWEST

Where Ss de4e % EoRH nefd oH SS snd i6S 3 can be duplicated today for 50 per acre. Where ge Gns 9 gr9Nn aa o1 hfs T 6e ike of which can be bought for SI5 per acre. sAfna.o many other products such as sweet ssiiCi . potatoes tomatoes and early vegeta- bles netted as large and larger profits than fruit ysEho n the summers arc cool. the winters EsIC. . warm, cyclones unknown and mala- ria u heard of.
 EMhona there is the best opening in the world tsIsCi v for honest industry.
 To W. F. WHITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, X T. & s. F. R. R.
 Or HENRY F. GARRISON,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
HE FOU1J 4 JEWEL.
Until Of Last He Found II Right nj Ms
HAND within Easy Reach.

when a person finds a jewel or great
value ne always desires 10 tell ms sooo
fortune. -,
So II Is with Mr.. Norman >. Mclean, OF
6 High street, Norfolk, Va, whose eooo
fortune prompts him TO give for puonca-
tior the following interesting facts:
.For some time" he said, Il had Deeh
suffering from nervous and phyftcal ex-
haustf9n. l felt weak and leivouS ana
was tired all the time. 4 had II oubie with
nv bowels and pains back OF shoulders.
I passed sleepiess nights and when
would get up in the morning. would feei
so tired that | had not erergy enough 70
GO anywhere or TO do anything.
.Wbiie looking over the newspaper, the
Norfolk Virginian. 1 saw the photograph
OF a young man and letter he had writ
ten telling what great good DR.. Greene's
Neryura Blood and Nerve Renedy had
done him.
well, | Immediately got a bottle OF
this remedy and here is what 1t has done
for mo.
"you have seen a swimmer make a
T ead-long dive into the water and come
Iiickiy up buoycd rp by the water Vow
this wonderful medicine acted on me like
the water on the swimmer-!t broyed me
ljght up and very quickly at that.
Now whenever l lie down l can so
right to sleep. Where before 1 looked
white as any sheet and weighed only 10
ounds, and now | weigh 100 pounds and
my face and complexion are natural ana
healthy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
A Paper on Scott County.

Quite large number of the students
gathered yesterday evening at the reg
uar meeting OF the Geographical anC
Historical Society. of Richmond College.
the President Professor Boatwright. in
the chair. The first paper read before
the society was one prepared by Mr. NJ
w. Quillin, on Scott county. The county
was formed In 1914. from Lee. Washing
ton, and Russell. The highest point in
our State Is In Scott county, and is called
High Knob. Many points in the adjoining
States can be seen from its eminence.
.dr. Quillin also referred very proudly To
the splendid fresh water of his county.
After reading and discussing the paper
OF Mr.. Quillin. the names OF Mr.. II. T.
Bagby. Wingo, .. III. Craig We're added
TO the roll. The Executive Committee
announced that at the next meeting pa
pers would be read by Messrs. Il. y.
Irving. Joseph III. Franklin, ana c. Il.
Stuart
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
healthy.

MY nervousness Is all gene and the
pains back of shoulder blades, spots -
fore my eyes and that tired feeling have
left me. My bowels are all right, do not
have cold feet any more. nor any more
hard beating around my heart nor do 1
have TO stop TO rest while going TO work.
In fact L am well since taking Dr.
Greene's Neryura Blood ana Nerve Remedy
ard ant stronger than ever and | can d.
more work than 1 ever could before and /
am enjoying better health than ever be-
fore in my life.
80 you see how fast and quick il acted
on me, and at least twenty other people
have told me how badly they felt and
how this medicine has made them as
strong and full Of life as ever. 1t is the
remedy to cure, every time"
Mr.. Mclean is right. DR.. Greene's Ner-
vura Blood and Nerve Remedy Is the great
est and most, certain cure for disease
known in the world to-day. BY it's use he
found the most priceless OF Jcwels-hsaith !:
and by its use you also can regain your
health and strength.
1t is purely vegetable ard harmless and
is the discovery and prescription of the
eminerst physician, I'M. Greene, OF 30 west
Fourteenth street. New York. the most sue
c,ssful specialist in curing nervous and
chronic complaints. The doctor can be
cola nee, Person ally or by letter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
hAfisRnAD}


RIcHM oND, FREDERICKSBURG
IL AND POTOMAC KATLkOAD.-Seh
dule commencing JANUARY TO- 1904
Eastern standard time
7:fD a. NJ. Leaves Byrd-Strcrt stain,
daiy except Sunday. stop,
az ElDa ana local station
Arrives az Washington al
iIOl L. NJ: Baltimore, III
T. NJ; Philadelphia. ga P
NJ. New York. G.z y. N.
$50 A. NJ, New York ana Florida special
NJ pullman vestibuicd s1r.
Leaves Byrd-Street siafl..
daily except Monday. No "'
ira charge other than uui,i
Pullman fare N'
ZOO NJ. Leaves Byrd-Street static,
uaiy STOPS az Elba. ASH
land, boswell. Milford Fr.f
efieksburg Brooke. ana Wid1-
water. Arrives al Waeb-
mston az 8.iQ =. ~. I.ri
more o;Li J.. 81. PhHal.'.It,
~ L ~ New York. iea ~
~. Also connects al Wa.t.
nSt2h with tie Connresel...i
Limited tall Pullman par..-'
cars and Pennsylvania r,f
dVaa dining-cars}. leaving dsI.,
a. 81" 81, arriving FBaH
7,- - YORK 9:0S =. ". anu "s"
40 NJ leaves Byrd-Street static,
Siily. sleeper Richmond 4,
rew York and Washinrfoo
10 Philadelphia. stops m IRA
Ashland boswell. Ailfr1
Wfigsiellcksburg. Brooke. ana
ru""ater Stops at Ofh.r
stations or Sundays al.
Ives az Washington al u.h
~ ~; Baltimore 1888 A N.
nnaaelphia. 3f5 A. a.. Sea,
s.o- ~ York, $50 A. NJ.
'''' - NJ arrives az 1yrd-gtroot ets
ton daily, Sleeper nom Neg
hvih. stops at Wifowatr-
Bicoke Fredericksburg. nnt
Iola' boswell Ashland. ana
ElDa. Stops az other s,e-
tons on Sundays Ieay..
s.ao y =, Washington at 400 4. ~
100 + Ar Arrives Byrd-street station
daily. Stops az Elba. wide.
water Brooke Fredencss.
iand, and Elba. Leaves Wash.
80 lngton at 1857 A. NJ
I'D T. NJ, Arrives Byrd-Street station
daily Stops only an Fral.
erlcksburg Milford boswell
and Ashland Pullman cars
from New York and WASH.
ington. Leaves Washlnefa,
3b p NJ. Does not SOB
at Elba.
500 p. NJ, New York and Florida special
All Pullman vestibulo1 cars
Arrives at Byrd-Street station
daily except Sunday. 40 extra
charge other than usual pun.
li.27 7. ~, Arrives az Bryd-Street Eta.
ton daily except SUNDAY
Leaves Washington 7l0 D. NJ
Stops az Eiba and local stt.
tons
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODA-
TION.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
400 F. Nj Leaves Byrd-Street station.
arriving Fredericksburg AZ
6.33 T. NJ.
S'SS A. NJ, Arrives at Byrd-Street STA.
ton; leaves Frederlcksbarg
$50 4. NJ.
ASHLAND TRAINS
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
6fS A. NJ, Leaves Elba: arrives at Ash
land at 1880 A. NJ
$40 z. NJ, Leaves Elha arrives at Ash.
land az 7.O7 - N.
$40 A. NJ, Arrives at Elba; leave Ash-
land at sos A. NJ
6:0f Z. NJ, Arrives at Eiba: leave Ash.
land at 5.lS r. NJ
G. A. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager
y. I. -. MYERS,
General Superintendent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
Police COurt.

Justice John disposed Of the followin:
cases yesterday morning.
George Hogan was charged with steal
ing All overcoat. the property OF j. #
Baber Owing 10 the absence of an inn
portant witness. the case was continued
till the Goth.
William Eggleston (coloreD was charged
with stealing two hundred cigars from T.
G. King & Bro. The case was continued
on account OF the absence of Mr.. King
until the 10th. The accused was also
charged with being a suspicious charac.
ter.
There were an unusually large number
Of DRINKS and petty cases disposed OF by
his Honor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18

The lecture OF Rev. Thomas Dixon. o.
New York. at the Y. NJ. c. A.. tonight
promises TO be a drawing card TO those
Who admire genius imaginative power
and originality combined. Mr.. Dixon is a
born orator. His delivery is especially at.
tractive. and he never fails TO please his
hearers. Eloquent, magnetic. and fear
less, he commands the close attention OF
his audience. and always makes many
admirers by reason Of his ability as O
speaker His subject tonight will be
''Thc Gates OF Heaven and Hell In Mod
ern Babylon" IL Is safe 10 say that all
who attend will be abundantly repaid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWE EST; 800,
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEC. 81, 1898.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
TRAIN No. 81, 12.J0 4. NJ.
- OUTHERN EXPRESS, daily Tor Dan
Oville, Greensboro Winston-Salem. Con-
meets at Danville with the Washington
and Southwestern Nesubuled Limited;
at Salisbury for Ashevile, Hot Springs
at Charlotte for Columbia, Aiken Au-
gusta, Atlanta, Birmingham Montgom-
cry, New Orleans, Texas, and California;
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car Richmond
TO Danville and DanvilIe to Asheviiie ana
Hot Springs, also Danville to Atlanta.
TRAIN No 80, 12:l0 +. NJ.
HAST MAIL, daily for all points South
L and Southwest. Connects at Moseley
with Farmville and Powhatan railroad;
keysville for GAINESVILLE, oxford, ana
Durham. Connects at Danvliie with
Pullman Sleeper for Augusta ana At
lanta, at Greensboro for Durham, Ra-
TRAIN No II, 600 p. NJ.
A MELIA ACCOMMODATES, daily eN-
"A cept Sunday for Amelia Courthouse
and intermediate points.
ARRIVE Al RICHMOND:
Train No. 3S. 700 a. NJ; No. SO, l:25
=. NJ; No. 10, SID a. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV 10. i,.0
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY, BYRD
STREET STATION.
300 \. NJ, RICHMOND AND NOk-
FOLK VESTED LED LtItt i
ED. Arrive N0rloik II -
a. ~. Stops only at Peters
burg, Nayeriy, ana SuHo4".
Seeoni-ciass tickets not ac-
cepted Tor passage on this
900 A. NJ. THE CHICAGO EXPRESS
for I.ynchbufs. Roanoke
Bluefoid, f0canontas he
nova, Columbus and Chicago.
Pullman Bunet Sleeper Roam.
oSe 10 Columbus withous
SOP. NJ. For Suffolk. Norfolk. and iu-
termediate stations; arris
AZ Norfolk az $50 r. NJ.
Il.5oP NJ, For Roanoke. kadford. Pr
laski. and Bristol. Connecls
az Roanoke I.l0 4. "a. VITA
Washington and Chattan0osA
Limited. Pullman sieepes
Roanoke 70 Memphis and Sew
Orleans. Dining Car attaf..
ed Also for Bluelleld al
POcahontas. Also Tor Rocky
Mount and all stations 20
Winston-Salem division. lul-
man Palace Sleeper between
Richmond and Lynchb-fs
Berths ready for occupancy at
300 y. NJ. Also Pullman
Sleeper Petersburg % Roam
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily az eN a. ~
and 700 y. ~; from Norfolk ana t,Ss
Fast al 1880 A. NJ. and NESTlhlLLD
LIMITED 100 p. NJ. o,,.,.,,.rv
District PASSENGER Agent.
W rs. BENlLiH
General Passenger Agent
General Office, Roanoke. va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18

WORK RIVER LINE via WEST POINT
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE TO BALTl-
MORE, PHILADELPHIA, AND
NEW YORK.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
TRAIN No. 10, 800 +. W.
I OCAL EXPRESS. daily except sun
l. day. Stops at all stations. At Les
tor Manor. connects with stage for Wal
kerton: also connects with Baltimore
steamer at West Point daily except Sun
day.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE p. NJ
TOR WEST POINT, daily except Sun
L day, thence by Richmond and Dan
vile railroad 20 Richmond, arriving at
1890 A. NJ. and S:3j Z. Nj.
TRAIN No. a, 1908 4. NJ
OCAL MINED. daily except Sun
l day: leaves Twenty-th ird-street sta
ton for West Point and intermediate
Ticket Office at station foot Of Virginia
street: open 500 A. NJ. 10 600 L. NJ. and
lO:4O A. NJ and $3.50 y. NJ.
CITY ticket office, J0i Main street.
sol. HAAS. w. A. TURK,
Traffic Manager. Cen Pass Agent.
W II. GREEN. General Manager.
J. $. B. THOMPSON, Superintendent.
JNO. NJ BEALL, Travl. Pass. Agent
90 Main street. Richmond. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18

MIX train In collision: no miikman turns
up; disappointed housskeepers: coffee
without cream. petty annoyance re-
sulting from q neglect 10 keep the Gail
Borden Eagle Brand CONDENSED Milk In
the house. Order now for future exiysn-
eies from grocer or druggist.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
GORDON Wallace.

Referring 10 the above notice | desire
20 inform my friends and the public gem
orally that ] can be found al my old
stand, and will be thankful FOR their
patronage. X. l.. CHRISTIAN.
JaJ-l2t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
Are You Nervous.

Are you ali tired out do you have that
tirei feeling or sick heada >he? You can
be relieved Of all these symptoms by
taking Hoods Sarssparila. which gives
nerve and bodily strength.
Hoods Pills are easy In action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18

Richmond, Va. Jan. Il. 1894.
NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS ARE HERE
~ BY warned not 10 receive or trade
for certain negotiable note dated al Rich
mond, Va. July 10. 1895. made 10y y. p.
puval and payable 10 his order and bv
him endorsed. for the sum OF 500. -
Said note was payable eighteen months
after date, and IS secured by deed az
trust. said note IS my property and was
stolen from my safe on the night of sun
day. January Is. 1894
HENRY :. WALLERSTEIN.
jal6-Jt Richmond. Va.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a. 1891.


at $50 o'clock T. NJ, on the premises
BY virtue of deed Of trust executed 10
the undersigned by Kate q. Asher and her
husband, Lee Asher, 10 the undersigned
trustees for the West-End Building Fund
AS ociation, No. >, Of the City OF Rich
mond, Va. or their successors in Office
said deed is dated October ., 1890, and
duly recorded in the County Court clerks
Office OF said county Deadlock so, page
4IU-we Will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, being required so to DO by the bene-
tciary, at the time and place above men
toned. those THREE VALUABLE LOTS
OF LAND, Nos. 13, IL, and II, in Block
NO. ~, OF The Richmond and Manches-
Ter Land Companys property, situated
at corner of Petersburg turnpike and
Maury street and fronting GO feet on the
said turnpike and 9fi2 feet on Maury
street, together with large, new FRAME
BUILDING thereon, occupied as a store
and dwelling. This Is a very valuable
piece of property. having all the advan-
tages of city and country, situated near
the Johnson and other public works,
street cars, &c.
For other particulars call on the auc-
tionee1
TERMS: Cash as to expenses OF execut-
ing this trust, taxes df any be due), and To
pay of and discharge the balance now due
said Association Of 81 7bs. Os: the balance
upon such terms as Will be announced an
sale. JOSEPH SCHOPF.
FRANK MILLER
JOSEPH A. FISHER.
Present trustees for said Association.
ia lsJ"2o,2l, 23,24
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Richmond, Va, Jan. ], 1894.
n O-PARTNERSH1P.


HAVING BOUGHT THE ENTIRE
IL stock and good VIII Of X. l.. CHRIS
TIAN * CO.'S trustee the undersigned
take this opportunity of informing the
public that they will continue the BUSINESS
under the same name, and ask cOntinu-
ance OF the patronage given the old hrm.
The store is now open and ready To serve
all of its patrons as heretofore.
JAMES \. MONCURE,
GORDON WALLACE.