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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

ID III y INl - Z
yer. lie has the long. Taperins little
finger Of art and learning lie has the
out-spreading thumb OF diplomacy, ne
has the mounds at the fnger-base Of a
balanced mind and be has the even
spaces Of "A man who could 60 IN one
or many directions. | like his hand, His
only danger is Of trying too many or
too ambitious things. and ! DO not think
] would promise his best work until late
I'm life After he has had SIXTY years OF
experience be viii be a wonder Of worldly
wisdom His health VIII Doe broken them
however. and be viii have severe illness
IS for the remainder of his days
Whenever You see a hand sloping
from great breadth al the wrist to a
narrow span where the fingers join you
see a business man." declared the palm
ISL picking up the print Of Lcvi u. Nor
toms hand. THAT man is rich. lie has
picked up money rolling down hin and
money rolling mp. His life is peculiar
one. The lifeline is an but severed
many "a time. but 90 picks itself mp again
and -1es on very strong II reaches 20
the back Of the hand. and that means
an abnormally long life. There are two
parallel lines down the middle of his
palm. That means that he VIII be lucky
in love and lucky by fate. I'm health. bus
iness and desires. TINS hand has long
curved nails They point at the base
showing the moon and they point at
the tos. This shows enthusiasm, NOR
ality and conventionalism. II IS not q
generous type. as generous nails flare.
but Il IS a good type 10 desire for ones
own SONS. The owner of this hand hasn't
a nerve in his body,
WHITNEY TO "DIr yorvG~
"IIo, ho.' exclaimed the ralmist. as
the hand of William G. Whitney an
poared. "Ho. ho Money. money. money
lie isn't going TO tell how much. Yo,,
can't get his affairs cut Of him either
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
AN HOUR With A PIANIST.
". c. Whitney, a Nan Who Minds His
Own Business.
SENATOR HILL UNHAPPlLY SENSITIVE.
Benjamin HARRISON" He says, VIII
Make Others Rich, But Never lie
So HimscIf."-Erice witty and
Likes the Ladies.

Copyright, 1895. for The Times)
And God made marks upon the nands
OF men that the sons Of men might
know them. Book of job
With piece Of impression paper on
which was stamped the impress OF many
hands a certain amateur palmist made
his way TO a large hotel the other day
where, I'm suit OF Orientally furni ned
day.
81 have come" said the amateur. ito
ask you TO read these impressions.
have already done so myself, but, being
only an amateur, j want my opinion
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
VsrsA.I'- hand Il Brie-

-FOUR DlSTi
close the identity OF the hand. Rather
unsatisfactory" said the palmist. when
you do not tell me how | have succeeded.
Let us have the next one. see you are
uncovering the hand of an orator. Lay
ii OUT
The spreading digits of Speaker Reed
lay before him.
REID LoSc-IIvED.
'Now, you are jumping me from one
extreme to another" grinned the palm,
list, running his hand over the little fn-I
ger. Here Is q man who could talk hours
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

ocrned Corbctt. as well as John l.. Sui
Ivan. Peter jackson. Joe Choynski, j. m
Hill. Bob Fiizsimmons and other cham
pions have all at one time or another been
treated by me in a medical way and 1
have made thorough study Of thcm all.
IL is only necessary here 10 consider
the mental and physical attributes OF
two Of these renowned gl2dlatorS ana
| will connne myself TO them rms
TWAIN are James J. Corbctt, heavyweight
champion of the world. and Robert f1tz-
simmons. challenger Of Corbett ana mo
dle-wcight champion OF the world.
When l say / believe Corbott 10 be a
coward | do not take into any consider
alton whatever the unmanly assault ne
made on FitzsimmOns when backed up
by a number OF adhcrents in Philadelphia
a few DAYS ago. or h.s tno-ous conquer
when dared TO an impromptu battie by
Charles Mitchell at Miners Iheatre TWO
years ago. These. with other incidents
of a sim lar nature which have come To
my knowledge. merely form links in the
chain of argument which so 10 prove the
theory | have enumerated
i have made "A study Of Corhett, the
,nan. put him through physical ana
mental diagnosis. so TO speak. ana
through this means and this alone have
arrived at the coucl IsIon given above.
Cor1ett came 10 me for treatment
few months PRIOR to his contest with
Joan l.. Sullivan. ] am vioo.ing no con-
fdenco when 1 say that among other
things he was possessed Of an abnormal
Is high strung nervous system which /
discovered to be the source OF his great
est power and at the same tine weak
ness. This nervous energy rave him won
derful quickness of hand and eye and
nimbleness Of foot yet 1t detracted from
his physical strength. As crisis or any
kind would approach Corbett would be
come so nervous that he actually seemed
on the verge of prostrat.on. lie remind
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

net TYPES.
He is secretive He knows his own bus
mess, and he is going to mind IT strictly.
| don't believe you could pull that third
finger away from the second.
What a pity the lifeline is broken
1t IS not the hand OF "a man who will
live long. The line or the heart. that
upper crossing line, is broken by the lire
OF fate. which is the up and down line
OF the hand. This means that the pos
SCISSOR will lose his wife. Later. 1t seems
he marries again. and may even have a
third wife. But through It all the heavy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
She and Her Parents

There's a house n few miles from the city
/ frequently llnger outside
n is the home OF "A maid who IS pretty,
A maid 1 would IKE i2r my utl'c.
fear that 1 never shall Win her
Nv IassiOn is hopeless ana mute
I'm sure that htr parents WoulI skin her
III they thought that size smiled oA my
sult.
Her eyes are the purest and brightest
THAT ever encoir ased nope,
Her skin is the sOittst and Whlt'St
That ever shed iustrc on soap
Her hair is the richest and seid,st
Ttat ever a hairGl esser ditsseu'
And her parents are surely the Soi'est
\ heroine ever possessed
Her voice, It's mezzo-sopfano'
Would make even Patti AFRAID
And the way that she pisy7 she t,a
Puts RLolnsteiu quite IN tne suaue'
More perfect she is than PERFECTION
Resign her I cant and won y
And snc looks upon me with aHecuoh'
But her parents-On, DJtnet iAen'-
..-. uoi - .....--.... ..-.--.---s----------s-
They intend her to marry q title;
They want TO address her' YOUR
Grace 90,
They've made up their minds this is Vi
which scratches me out Of the race.
Nor DO !. I'm theory blame them,
she's worthy Duke, i aver.
It's true ia be puzzled 10 name them
A duke who Is worthy OF ner.
Oh. I know she's beyond and above me-
deserve 10 Doe hung, I'm aware,
For presIming % think sne eo"lh loF'
me-
But 1 don't altogether despair.
For my heart undergoes an expansion
When ! think. what-Il, tell YOU about
OF ttat night when I called az her man.
sion.
And her parents, God bless them, were
Out
Whom think u the way So received me,
OF the way. ana the words that sioNe,
or the way that she hlusned ana believed
me.
OF the sxponce we soicmnly broke;
Of the mutual hopes we conhdel
AS we blended our voices 900 song,
And that rapturous kiss we divided
Wen. her parents can go 70 Hong hins!
-lller.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
rIrzsLnlNoas COOL.

Fitzsimmons is The direct antthes.s OF
Corbett lie has a highly nervous or
p~anizatfon 10 be sure. yet in acton ana
lust before action ne is as cool as Gu
ctnhcr This is the result of natural
born confidence in his own powers. lie
was the same when he met the MAJOR ana
'Starl,ght' in Australia, and Dempsey
Vpham. Mccarthy. Hall. Creedon Choyn-
ski and Peter Mahcr in America. cool
and confident, and he whipped all his
men. YOUNG. strong, healthy men, 100
and not broken down wrecks. He de-
feated his men IN less than half the time
Corbett did his His expressed wiling
ness TO 30 against Slavin, Goddard ana
Naher at the New Orleans carnival, Dig
husky fellows whom Corbett always
avoided. is proof OF his courage. II FUR
Their proof were needed 1t is furnished IN
the daring. yes foolhardy feat he per
formed recently in going into a zen OF
lions at Coney Island and coming OUT
unscathed. Had he shown trace OF
fear he would have been torn limb from
limb. Not considering the physical quail
Ties Of the men at all but gauging them
bv the attribute Of courage alone l con-
rdentlv predict hat Fitzsmmons VIII
prove an easy winner Of tpe great battie
for the s6l .ooo and the wo-d's champion
shin at Dallas on October 3lst next.
JOIN WILSON GIBBS, NJ. ID.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

"rhis is "a hot summer said Jiegles.
as he and Mr. Wilton sat on me piazza.
eyes. said air. Wilton. Watching Mrs.
Wilton mount her bicycle out In The
driveway -'.yes. but if Mrs. Wilton
DOESN'T take care / think we shall have
an early fall"-New York Telegram.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

upon something he does not oeheVe anu
end by making himself believe II anu soa
as wen. In other words, IT is the manu-
OF an orator The favorite gesture Vi
this man is with open palms. lie IS III.
clined TO speak the truth, ana Is Mnae
you might call the typical honest man.
as shown by the chunky wrist.
"The fault with this mans ihielilsen0e
Is the part the heart plays upon IL no
tice tho heart-shaue at the Wrist lou
convince him that you need ms heip
and are worthy Of it. and his speeches.
will be made in your favor, Whatever
his own logic NAV be. lie IS not very
keenly alive TO his own interests anu
though he will die OF old age at very
remote period Of life he viii not theh De
a wealthy man. lie IS good business
man. but the line Of the heart interferes
even with this quality.
THE best point of this hand Is its com
mon sonsei as shown By the breadth. IL
IS the hand OF a man who VIII make MS
way in the world. and help those around
him. a capable hand. without too much
Yankee sharpness. As a politician he
would have two factions, for and against
lim-his warm friends and his hated en-
smies-nothing Intermediate
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

recall the last incident will relate. the
meeting between Charley Mitchell ana
Corbett at Miners Theatre on the Bow
cry. a few weeks pror to his battle Win
Sullivan. Corbett had. as Mitchell thought.
beat Paddy Slavin and himself out Oh
weeks engagement at That theatre ny
clever" management Mitchell drop
ped IN at the theatre one night, accom-
panied by Slavin, and meeting 'orDeu
In the oar-room promptly calen nun
down for his Internationally conauct'
Mitchell and Sla,-n were alone. while
Corbett had an army OF adhercnts. MI
chcn used language towards CorDeu
which even a cripple would resent, Dut
Corbett pale with fright ana uempiihs'
in every limb. had not the manhood 10
fell the EnClshman then and there. ne
had every encouragement, TOO, LOT ne
was I'm the house OF his friends anu
Big Florrie" Sullivan. the ward detec-
tive. a cousin Of Senator Timothy bIy
Dollar sullivan, urged the Californian 10
30 at the Britain and that he woula loon
after Slavln. I'm an officer. salo lo'
re. ana If the police pop In III arrest
Mitchell for disturbing the pubhc peace
and you won't be bothered.
II was all i'm vain however 'oFDett
had not courage enough left TO whip
sick woman lie beat an ignomiilo"a
treat. lie was a gentleman and wouid
not fight. A month later. however he
forgot his gentilty so far as TO threaten
10 punch Dominick McCanery a sichiy'
broken-down pugilisi, in Madison Sluare
Garden. lie had 'cinch' on poor NC
Caffcry. and was afflicted with no hei-
yousness on that occasion.
His recent attack on Fitzsmmons IS
In Keeping with his other actions. Oh
course nc had a dozen men with him.
else he would never have dared to run
foul of Fits mmons. The nerve the
Australian displayed on that occasion
although he was practically alone, quite
awed Corbctt and he asked suspic.ously'
'Are you trying to cop a sneak on meY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

THAT hand" said the palmist, lingering
the hand Of william Mckinley rs one
of the most remarkable have ever seen.
That man could be painter, OF ne coulu
bo a musician or q statesman or a law
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
IS jim CORBUTT COWARDLY?
Ills Nervousness Apparent on Many No
table Occasions.
DR.. ]. WILSON GIBBS SPEAKS OUT.
Medical Experts opinion the sullivan
Fight and other Instances-Corbett
and Oarsman Courtney-titz-
simmons Goodness.

HAT James j.
Corbctt. cham
pion pugilist OF
the world. is a
coward | am
heartily c o n
yinced. / make
tn.s statement
adviscGly and
without I IA e.
slightest feeling
as far as the
champion is con-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
 Whats In a Name?

A Sussex doctor writes to the London Standard to say that the common people in the rural districts in his ncighborhood give their children such names as Gladys Irene Florence, Doris Alma May, Hilda Evelina Clementina, Ealeon Oenide, Dora Vinita, Winifred Emily, Olive Ruby, Mar garetta Lavinia, Gladys Elsie, etc.; Nor man Archibald, Archibald Gordon Rich. mond, Cyril Granville, Douglas Dennis Richmond, Stanley Vernon, Albert Victor, Cecil Claude, Cyril Dudley, etc. He opines that those toplofty names will sound very funny lin our future scullory and other maids, grooms, gardeners, coachmen and so forth" What of it? Why should not a waiting maid or footman be just as good a servant if her or his name be Gladys or Cyril? Here i'll delnocratic America, it Is not uncommon to find an Earl Jones, a Baron Smith or Duke Robinson, whose fond parents invested them at baptism with these resounding forenames, and James G. Blaine used to tell with glee of Boston mother who christened her son out of fashionable novel V. de c. Brown, the initials standing for Valet de Chambre,i which surely looks mighty aristocratio.- Boston Pilot.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05

middla E@-,i folks can easily recollect when it required some courage to lay tho razor aside and still more to face the world during the initial stages of the result. To- ward tho close of last century the second Lord Rokeby endeayored to restore the pointed beard, which went out with the Stuarts. But his ceuntrymen would not hear of such m innovation and recalled the hero of the Gordon riots, who, when he turned Jew, allowed his beard to grow after the almost sacred custom of his CO., religionists. Lord Rokeby, therefore, en- dured to no purpose the scoffs of his con temporarics at what ono of them described as "the most conspicuous trait of his per son. :"
 All England either shaved or compro- missed by permitting a ecanty hint of a whiskcr to grow. Even mutton chops" regarded in America until lately as the peculiar mark of an Englishman, were not generally adopted by the staider Brit ons. As for mustaehes only military men wore them, and indeed cavalry officers had almost a monopoly of this warlko ap- bondage. The infantry seldom adopted it, and many officers of high rank like Vel. lington, never wore it at any period of their career
 Even Napoleon remained throughont life smooth faced and generally piled tlIo razor himself "One born to be a king, Taleyrand explained to Rogers, 'has somo ono to shave him, but they who acquiie Kingdoms shave themselves Naval off COTS, many of whom are, in common with their men, bearded lkc the pard-though even they arc subject to certain rules in this respect--used to be still more strictly tied down. A mustachc, far less beard, was never seen afloat. The mustachcs of foreign sailors never failed to excite tho amusement and contempt of our bluo jackets, just as the bearded lips of a visit or at onco stamped him as not to tho is land born-ho was probably Il Frenchy, German waiter, a singer or a circus rider.
 Dickens gives expression to this popular prejudice in Martin Chuzzlewit' when hoiendows Montagu Tigg with a aInustacho and tho somimilitary frogged coat then in fivor with shady gentlemen who liked to be addressed as captain "HimP' was Mark Tapley's contemptuous observation. II could see him little better if he'd shave himself and get his hair cut. I wouldn't have any such Peter tho Wild Boy in my house, not if I was paid raco week prices for it. He's enough to turn the very beer sour" Yet Dickens himself wore beard in his latter years.-London Standard.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
HE KNEW WHAT HE; WANTED.
And Even the Clerk Admitted the Fac
 After Argument.

And Even the Clerk Admitted the Fact
 After Argument.
 A lily white, blond young man entered a wei! known haberdasher's few days ago to purchase some collars. After ex- an.ining tho various styles from the low water wark to the 28 story flat he selected two at 20 cents each. as
 "Thcy arc three for 50 cents," said tho clerk.
 "Woll, give ine two" .i.5
 "Bcttcr tako three for half dollar, D repeated the clerk.
 II Cnly want two"
 "Ycs, but two cost 40 cents, and you get three for 5O--one for dime. Sees' said the clcrk.
 Cant buy two:" anxiously inquired the blond young man. "Ionly want two. " "Of course, but you save 10 cents by taking t!rcc," said the clerk. "I'll just wrap up three for a half dollar"
 Look hcro, I know what I want. You wrap up two collars. /" saf
 But, sir''-
 "I want two colalrs, and have 40 cents to pay for them, and"- "You losc a dlime--thrcc for 50, insist ed the clerk as he reluctantly wrapped up tho neckwcar.
 "I don't care d-n!'' howled the blond young man in rage. II know what 1 want-two collars, beer and q nickel to pay my street car fare home. Sec? Now, can get two collars for 40 cents or notf' and t,.e blond young man foamed at tho mouth in his righteous in dignation.
 He got tho two collars. The clerk swooned. Ho hadn't thought of the "beel and the street car. ''-St. Louis Republic
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
Her Subscription.

At tho time of passing rebellion in Ireland, known as Smith O'Brien's, tho region where Frances Power Cobbe lived and worked among tho poor was trans formed, as she says, into little Hecla, not under snow, but mud. Clubs were formed for tho purpose of buying bikes, to bo used whenever the leaders at Dublin should call for an insurrection. Tho result was as harmless as the bursting of bub blc, but meantime there had been real danger for all landed proprietors, whoso downfall had been determined upon One incident related by Miss Cobbe shows her innocent participation in the rebellion. She says:
 I was visiting tho fever patients at Ba- fisk and was detained in the village quito. late ono summer evening. So many wero i'll that it took long time to supply them with food and all things necessary. At one house, where three persons were i'll, I fingered, questioning and prescribing, un- til about o'clock. When I went away, left money to purchase the articles I had prescribed. Next morning my father said to me:
 ! ''So you were at Balisk last nighti'
 ''Yes; was kept there''
 You staid in Tyrell's house till 9 o'clock?"
 "Yes; how do you knowf"
 You gave six and sixpence to the mother to get proyisionsf"
 ''Yes; how do you knowY"
 Well, very simply. The police were watching the door and saw you through it. As soon as you were gone tho club assem- bled there They were waiting for your departure. The money you gave was sub scribed to buy pikes-of course to pike me!'-Youth' Companion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
The Wonderful ..Flower of Luna" :"

This may be mistake, but believe that I am warranted in saying that there is but ono botanical collection in North America which boasts the possession of q "moonvine" or flower of Luna," that being at Mount Sterling, Ky. The plant is from the Amazon country and is really something unique ill botany. It is deli cate, tenacious vine, about five feet in height, bearing here and there small stems provided with milk white crescent shaped flowers.
 When.the moon is in it's first quarter, a thin yellow crescent appears in the center of each flower, increasing in size day by day until the time when the moon is at its full, when the entire blossom is covered with the yellow stain.
 Nor is this all When the moon disap- pears from view in the west, the flower closes and docs not open until 'our silvery sister world' is again seen in the east It pursues this course month after month, whether exposed or kept in the greenhouse As tho-nioon wanes it gradually loses the yellow tint until the time of "old moon," at which time the flower is again perfectly white The vine Is said to 1.-Two almost ex- clusively upon air.--St. Louis Republic.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
About the Fourth Finger.

The wedding ring is almost invariably placed on tho fourth finger of the left hand and all because many centuries ago tho Egyptians believed that a certain small artery proceeded directly from the heart to the termination of that digit. In the At tick Nights we read: The motion of this artery may be felt by touching this finger to tho pulse, it being an index in cases of sickness, or where persons are weary or overlabored, always informing when the heart is overburdened or offended" Far ther on in the same article he says: "Tbis finger really hath gout on account of the sympathy and neighborhood it hath with the heart It is the first finger that new born babo is able to move, and the last of which the dying man loseth control. Itis also the one last to swell when the vital heat is abating in one that is passing over"