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The Yale expositor., 1895-09-06

states for the protection OF women. In
1888 she was made president Of the
American branch of the International
The Yale expositor., 1895-09-06
THE KINDLY LIGHT.
RELIGION AND REFORM THE
WORLD OVER.
Good Short Sermons for the Family Cir
cie--short Paragraphs from the Rams
Horn-Advice for Those Who Are
without the Fold.
50 NTO THY HANDS

~ ~ Il II Il IlANDO,
dear Lord;
where else
could / be
So safe as with Him
who careth
for me;
Whose wisdom and
love Is great
as His power,
To cheer and sus-
tain in each
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
SETTLE THE MONETARY POLICY
Until This Question IN Decided There
Can he No Permanent Prosperity.

To the Editor of the New York Herald:
The first thing that the next Congress-
should do is &c determine the monetary
policy Of the country. 1t is a law of eco
Monies that bad money drives good money
out Of the field, and at present lack OF
confidence Is almost as bad as bad money.
Ii utterly destroys general business pros
perity
The honesty of purpose OF no sincere
man. IL makes no difference what are his
political affiliations, should be drawn in
question. and yet no man of national
prominence has escaped censure who has
boldly expressed himself on the question
of monometalism or bmetallism or free
silver.
There are honest men Of all shades OF
opinion. and there IS scarcely doubt that
If It were now put to the vote the country
would give decided majority for bime-
talllsm. But the imperative duty Of Con-
gress is TO rise above party and settle the
monetary policy Of the United States.
The South has been most numerically
libelled for it's ayowed preference for free
silver. and yet no well-nformed man can
doubt for one moment that its people are
absolutely honest and patriotic. They
think free silver would restore national
prosperity. The North thinks Otherwise,
and it is quite natural that there should
be a difference of opinion.
1t is certain that until this question Is
settled there can be no permanent pros
perty. Our people favor strictly honest
dollars. but all of us want more Of them.
The tariff Is as nothing In comparison with
this question Of finance. The next Con-
gress should do everything in its power
to give the country a healthy business
boom.
II it is possible to free our country from
foreign financial problems. then the sooner
IL Is done the better; II not. the real situa-
ton should be recognized, so that We can
make the most OF 1t in the shortest pos
sble time. :. ,. l.. PAlIESON.
Richmond, Va, March II, 1925.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
Joint Debate Last Night.

A large and well-pleased audience at
tended the joint public debate at YOUNG
Mems Christian Association Hail last
night between members of the Jefferson
Davis Literary Society and 'Stonewall
Club No. IS, Lyceum League OF America
The young orators acquitted themselves
handsomely. and the Howard Quartette
and Mr.. Malcolm StackelfOrd furnished
the music for the occasion, which was
greatly enjoyed.
The following was the programme fol-
the evening: Address Of welcome. j. Nor
gan Shepherd o.. l.. A.; response. Clai-
borne Robins %. d. l.. So; music, Howard
Quartette; selection, George a. Carter;
Shakespearean dialogue. II. Mercer Hart
man. H. y. Freeman q. d. l.. 81.
The question for debate was Resolved
That the Government OF the United states
Is Destined to Inevitable Downfall. and
the following young gentlemen were the
speakers c. l.. Stuart q. ID. l.. 81. first
Affirmative: William Il. Crawford o.. H.
A. first negative; George n. Skipwth
ii. u. l.. 81. second affirmative; Ed. Hill
Courtney q. l.. Al. second negative.
The following gentlemen acted as
Judges: Professor f. W. Boatwright, Rev.
Or. Landrum. Professor J. a. Hodges.
Hon h. b. Munford. and Mr.. John f.
jackson. The Judges decided that the
/, L. A. won
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
HUNG CHANG LOST
Iuch Speculation in Diplomatic Cir
cIes About Ills Whereabouts,

Washington Star. March lith)
The whereabout Of Ii Hung Chang.
Chlna's Peace Envoy, Is a source o.
much speculation and no little concern In
official circles here and AT the Chinese
and japanese legations Since he left
Picking, more than two weeks ago. there
has been no word. official or by press
reports, as TO his whereabouts. Ills first
departure from Picking was about three
weeks ago. but h. was called back by
the Emperor on the receipt by United
States Minister DENLY OF Japans terms
OF peace as transmitted from Minister
Dun in Japan. The terms were fully
agreed upon, and Prince Ii started g.
execute the treaty o. peace He went -
Tien-Tsn. whence be- WAS 20 sail Tor
Japan. There had been constant press
reports from Tien-Tsin prior 10 that time.
but since then there has been absolute
silence and not a word has been received
as to LIS arrival az T.en-Tsin or hts
departure for Japan or his purposes. \
Shanghai dispatch two weeks ago stated
that John ". Foster had started for
Tien-Tsin 10 Join 81.
This Is the last 0iiiclal or unofficial re-
ference 10 the subject. owing 10 the ire
mendOus Responsibilities imposed on
Prince III there Is naturally great inter-
est Ia his movements. II Is not doubted
that the mission Is OF such humiliating
character that telegraphc Communication
from Tien-Tsin. which IS under the con-
troll OF II, as NiccrOy Of the province
is checked as 20 the circumstances OF the
mission Owing TO the absence OF all in
formation or his whereabouts. II Is even
possible that n has already sailed for
Japan. with the purpose OF allowing ST.
lencc TO preserve, as far as possible, the
fallen dignity Of himself and China.
Word Is expected. however. clearing %
the mystery OF his whereabouts. Mean
while. there is a disposition In official
circles 10 wonder whether this il not an
other stroke Of Chinese diplomacy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
Hermann COnidn't DO IL.
.xtyoabinofop Dootl

The recent visit OF John Philip Sousa
recalled the incident that happened the
last time Hermann was in Washington.
1t occurred one night after the perform
ance at the opera-house some choice spir-
its had wiled Hermann over to the
Press Club, where he made merry with
the company, and made things appear
and disappear In apparent defiance OF the
laws Of time and space: for Hermann
does not seem TO be limited In many OF
his performance 20 the necessity of
stage apparatus. Finally bright idea
struck him. and he went over to Profess
sor Fanciuli and extracted a baby's shoe
from his whiskers. Then from the same
repository he took out few hens eggs.
a couple OF bright bandannas. and other
thipgs. NOW, gentlemen" said he, any
Thug you require. say re word. and we
have IL from re Professors whlskers.
Zey are one mine OF wealth" The COM
pany was a little slow to take In this
challenge. and the wizard. as an earnest
OF his offer, shook out handful OF
small change from the mysterious whis-
kers.
Now. say re word" he repeated, amy
thing you want, We gets II from re Pro-
fessor's whiskers"
Mop" you're wrong there. Hermann,
said one wag OF a correspondent over In
the corner. There's one thing you can't
get out Of his whiskers. and I'll go money
on tt-irs one Of sousa's marches"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
UYPNOTIZED THE MAJOR.
4 New Element Introduced Into
Poker by n Foreign Gentleman.

washington Post)
81 don't play no more poker 18th any o
these here foreign ducks" said the old
major in a tone of disgust. "'Twant so
long ago when a furriner was a dead
easy mark at tn festive game o BLUM.
These here legashion fellers useter fairly
boiler 10 cit in game, an then try 10
drive a man 18th three queens out by pet
tin tn limit on nine high 20 all four suits
wen they did get in. But they amt
adoin' it any more these times. MOST OF
em hey give up gamblin' an them whit
plavs Wit air dazzlars O. tn fust water
reckin all O. ems like tn Teller who jined
In a controversy we was havin' up town
Father night. We was playin three Ken
tuck table stakes an we'd all got NIFTY
scads worth o. chips outen the bank TO
hold own the long green in front or US.
wen in comes tn furriner. dunno
whether he was Eyetalian or Frenchy,
hut. anyhow, he was corker. he asst
n he'd incommode us by settin In tur
hand or two, an We said he Wouldn, SO
in he came. He looked around an saw
how the rest of US was fixed an whacKed
a whole bundle OF bills on tn table an
tossed ffty of 'em lords tn doctor. who
was kepin' tn bank. He tawked a whole
lot o. lingo wen tn guards was bein'
dealt. Said he mighty seldom played.
but sometimes he fairly got rav'nous fur
a game an then he didn't care much
whether he win or lose. An he played
that away.
"He'd come In wen II cost as much
as $40 10 dror cyards an hole up ace
and dror TO cyards to IL. He'd git
little bit OF pare an bet 'em like they
was a straight an all OF suit. His
chips went a-sailln', an he bought some
mo- an they went tn same way. Things
yas comm my way purity smooth, an
IL 'peared like every time tn furriner
got tied up 18th any OF US II happened
TO be me. He jest jumped in an tackled
me ey'ry time we both stayed, an l
allus foun' sumpin' 10 dror TO. He KEEP
on a-chatterln', too. Losin' seemed 10
make his tongue git UP an git like II
was creased, an every now an then
he'd say to me, I catch you after while
An ne did. He KEEP his eyes set on me.
an whilst / didn' like IL a burned bit.
az co'se | couIdn' say nothin'. because
that's all In the game. He'd just bought
his third fifty wuth O. chips. an straight
ened out some mo- bills. twenties mostly.
under 'em. wen j picked up my han
an foun' TO tens In II. Sec to myself.
ef Mr.. Frenchy tries to come any OF
his dldoes this time I'll make him take
tn steerage ef he wants to 20 back,
WHARF he come from. l set there nussin
those ten spots an waitin' developments
wen durn eff tn furriner didn' tilt tn
ante ten dollars. The Jedge an tn doctor
dropped out like elevator had broke
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23

under 'em, an I raised the gentleman
lest twenty. Tn major was dealin', an
he tumbled out, too. That lef me an
tn furriner, an he raised me back.
Thare amt no use tellIn' how many times
we see-sawcd. He never tuck his eyes
offu me. but KEEP on seem my tits an
givin' it back. At last. we drawed. He
tuck one, an stood pat. After couple
o. bets, he pushed all his stuff out In
the pot an SEE, I Jest tap yer. Yes. sir.
he said, tap yer Jest like he'd bin playin'
on a Mississippi steamer fur twenty years
from Cairo to Norleans. i haf two kings
an two ateses,' he SEE. layin' down his
han wen 1 put In my pile. ! jest reach
ed out fur tn stuff like l was Twin on
tn sunny side o. easy street. L got two
pair, too SEE I. sorter sarcastic like,
but htey air both pairs OF tens.
Then / throwed down by cyards care
less like, an tn doctor an tn jedge an
tn major all hollored thet mus be crazy.
Tn furriner SEE l was one great wit.
1 looked at all OF 'em an then at my
guards turned face up on tn table. All
l could see was pair o. tens an a nine.
seven, an tray. Nobody had fetched
tn cyards, an / rubbed my eyes |
swore I had seen To- tens in tibet han.
an they all gimme the laff, an sed they
allus knowed I'd get ketched some day
tryin' to find out wen somebody was
tryin' ter bluff me. Say? What could /
say? I jest pulled myself together an
got up. an tn furriner did tn same.
began ted study erbout them 70 tens, an
then 1t struck me all of a sudden what
he'd been tn matter. I'd bin hypnotized,
that's what. Tibet furriner Teller he'd jest
got a cinch on me til them eyes O. his'n
en- I'd seen TO- tens in tibet ham even ef
thars hadn' bin one In Il. Sa thets what
makes me say / don't play no more poker
18th any mo- o. these here turin ducks"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
Feminine of Taking GA Ones Coat.
Westminster Gazette)

Colonel Saunderson being absent from
the meeting OF the Irish Loyallst club.
Mr.. Dunbar Barton undertook the duty
OF amusing the assembly. AMI his hui
morous tribute 20 the Irish loyallst Ia
dies Is worth recording:
MIR. Barton said he must say ,one word
about the ladies'. They all remembered
how the foods at Evesham interfered with
the electioneering. One OF the boats con-
yeying the electors 10 the polls lost an
oar. but a lady from Galway WAS equal
TO the occasion. A rapid change OF gar-
ment, the production u rcd flannel
petticoat. and an oar was raised into \
jury mast covered with picturesque and
useful sail That Was SIMPLE or what
the Irish ladies' could DO IN az emergency.
and the Radical party were counting
without their host II they omitted from
their calculations the Irish hies.
We must take or cur pettlcoats' Is.
we suppose. the feminine I'm political han
guage, OF I'VE pdst take OF our coats"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
AN OPIUM LEGEND.
Origin of the Dreamfui Plant, Ac-
cOrdiug to the Dengaiesc.


According to a curious Bengal legend.
which is at least 1900 years Old there
once lived on the banks OF Ganga
(Ganges), the holy river, a "rishi." or
sage. His hut was made Of palm leaves,
and in its matched roof a little mouse
made nest. In course of time the mouse
became a great favorte with the sage
who endowed the little creature with the
faculty of speech. After while the mouse
complained 10 the seer that IL had been
frightened by a cat, and would Ike 10
be transformed into a member OF the
feline tribe itself The change was made
as were several others. among them being
transformations from cat to dog, from
dog 10 bear, from bear to ape. and from
ape to elephant. Still disconnected, though
beast of the largest kind, another COM
plant was entered. whereupOn the seer
transformed the elephant into "A beautiful
young lady, to whom he gave the name
OF "Postomanf' or 'pOppy-fower." a king
strayed that way one day, and, struck
by the singular beauty of the girl. asked
concerning her parentage. She declared
herself OF royal lineage. whereup0n the
king made love. and in due time the two
were married by the old sage. She was
the kings favorite for several years
but one day while standing near Wen
she was seized with a sudden dizziness
and fell into the water and was drowned
The king was wild with grief. but the old
sage queted him by telling him the true
story of her origin. Said he:
she was a mouse. and 1, according TO
her own earnest solicitation. changed her
successfully into a cat, dog, bear ape
elephant. and lovely girl. Let her body
remain in the well. Fill up the well with
earth. out OF her flesh Will grow weed
that will be called the poppy-nower
From that weed will be obtained Il queer
sort OF gum. which will be called opium
a substance which will be either swat
lowed or smoked by men until the end
OF time. The Opium-taker will at different
times have all the qualities OF each OF
the animals 10 which poor Postomapi was
successfully transformed. He will be aly
as a mouse, fond OF milk, like a cat,
quarrelsome like a dog. savage like n
bear. filthy as an ape, and strong Qn his
own mind as an elephant. Finally. he
will imagine that his Ideas are OF as high
order as those Of a queen, but. Ike
Postomani, he will be apt TO reel at any
time and fall into the great abyss OF
death and nothingness."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
CHANGE IN THE REVENUE OFFICE
Mr.. SHIELD, Declining TO Resign, Ii
Removed by the Collector.

Some weeks ago Mr.. William Ryan,
Collector of Internal Revenue. called for
the resignation OF Mr.. A. +. Shield one
OF his deputies, to take effect the first OF
April. The resignation was not rendered,
and yesterday the Collector announced
the following changes in his office: John
Enders, Jr., promoted TO frult-brandy
desk. vice A. i. Shield. removed; c. Stu
art Woods. appointed deputy collector 10
assist the stamp deputy. vice Enders,
promoted. Mr. Woods. the new man in
the service. was at one time a clerk in
the Chesapeake and Ohio freight depart
ment. He Is nephew OF Mr.. T.. V. VAL
entine, the sculptor
When Mr. SHIELD was seen at his house
last night and asked regarding the mat
ter he said that on the 18th OF February
Mr.. Ryan wrote him letter calling for
his resignation. 10 take effect the list
Of April. He paid no attention to this
letter. as no reason was assigned for
asking him to yacate his position. On
yesterday. however. Mr.. Ryan wrote hin,
another letter asking for his immediate
resignation. AS Mr.. Ryan had given him
n letter stating that he was a competent
clerk he declined 10 resign and was re-
moved under protest lie declined TO say
what course he would pursue now, or
whether he would contest Mr. Ryan's
right TO remove him.
Upon Mr.. Ryan's being asked what his
powers OF removal were he said the,
were absolute That had never been
questioned. When he went into Office n,
September. 1893. he made clean swee,.
Of Mr.. Brady's appointees. His office had
never been under ciyil-service rules. and
he was not inclined 10 think that IL ever
would be- He had 10 give "A large bond.
and the government looked TO him for
results.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
TRILBY PORTRAYED ON CANVAS.
Du Maurier's Heroine Exhibited In
a Painting by Constant Mayer.

Trilby has come to town on canvas,
and Is sojournlng for fortnight at
O'Briens art galleries. 1t IS Constant
Mayors Interpretation Of that unique
character so devotedly loved by Little
Bnlee. the Laird, and Taffy. Constant
Mayer is the well-known artist OF
Gotham, by the way, two OF whose best
works are Song of the Shirt" and 1.-THE
Convalescent." The painting portrays
Trllby before the fOOtlignts at the supreme
moment OF her success. The tall. graceful
figure stands In flowing draperies OF white
held by corsage bands OF gold. with one
foot on a low cushion the other slightly
protruding beneath the simple gown. At
her feet are strewn the floral tributes Of
many admirers.
Naturally, interest centres in that semi
scrabble face thin and rather haggard
withal. There Is a peculiar fascination in
the expression OF the eyes-an expression
so painfully intent that one half glances
ut the other end of the room as II TO be-
hold the uncanny countenance OF Sven
gall. There is something pathetlcaly ten
der and touchlngy simple In the face
as portrayed by Mayer-just as II should
be-that one really melted at the sight
of her" All in all, the seductive appa-
rition" on canvas adds to the intensity
of the reality which seems to linger
around the impossible character. Many
women visited the studio yesterday after
noon and looked lingering.y at the en-
bodment of the Trllby that has touched
so many hearts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23

TO Austin, Tex. where he was appointed
Professor Of Mathematics in the Texas
Military Institute. He remained there
one year. and then. In 1873. came to this
city, where he was at once admitted to
the bar. He attends TO general prac.
tice before the State and Federal courts.
Major Jerdone has always been regarded
as one OF the representative members
OF the bar. and is greatly admired. He
IL attorney for and a director In tbs
Port Bolivar, Galveston and Virginia
Point railway. and has n very extensive
ciientage. Mr.. Jerdone served with dis
tinction for the term beginning 1885 AZ
State senator from the Galveston dis
trict. He comes from an old Virginia
family, his home being Charles City
county, near Richmond. where he was
raised and educated. In 1875 he was
elected TO the command OF the Calves
ton City Battalion. a corps composed OF
the volunteer military companies then
existing in this city. and was commits
stoned by Governor Coke as major IN
the State forces"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-23
TURNING THE TABLES.
4 Canny cid Scotsman answers th'
Questions OF IA Tourist.
Phlladclphla Enql'r'Tl

philadelphia Enqi'rerl
When Boswell remarked 70 Or johnson
that there were some very fine views IL
Scotland. the latter replied srufly ina
may bc sir. but let me tell you that the
finest view Scotchman ever 'a's = the
hi.h road 10 London
\ great deal OF fun has boon pokcl AZ
tho Scotchman because 500 many "t "a
- 10 England To Try their fortune. but
once the tables We're very neatly turned
ON an Englishman who was Qs.zEnS f"
carnv Scot On dis Wcalncsf oi his cahn-
tIymen.
\ gentleman had been Wis ling che Iios-
sacrs-that region which Sir Walter Sc'tl
made famous by his "Lliy OF th" Lake
and at last found him. in Striin'. me
ancient home cf the Scottish kins1 I'M
its castle towering 900 m ciN ana us
memories of Bruce ami Wallace ara ~
tho struggle between Scotland ana LrS-
lard.
IN company with number ~ other
tourists he visited the castle They We're
shown around by q erlzzly Oh serg ant,
who WAS familiar with gre romantic his
tory al the place They say the royal
chautl. the Parliament hail, and the
Douglass room. in which william, Earl
Of Douglass. was agaa. ,ln1fel ~ James
II. Then from the bltticments - the
castle they worked down upon fertilr
plains. the winding F-rth, and away IN
the distance Ben Lomoni ana Ben Ledi
lifting their heads 20 The sky
There was a young Engishman IN tho
party. and very irrelcyanJy. as % med.
he turned % the sergeant and said: I
say. Sergeant, how g. 10 mat 80 many
Scotchmcn come 10 England and never
,-,ut 10 20 home agglu2'
"Weel, / dinna ken sail The oil SOL
der. and then. AS II a sudden thought
had struck him: "Din > see that heli
over yonder2'
yes. yes,' said the young fellow, I'M
patiently.
"Weel." continued the sergeant. with
a grim smile ON has bronzsd face. that's
the field OF Bann0ckburn. and there was
once g. big lot % Enelifhmcn cam there.
wha' never wanted o. gang hame again"
The Englishman remembered history,
anu was d.scroeteiy silent.