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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

TWO young men were standing on [
corner OF Seventh and Vine streets moi
many nights ago. One ~ them had iusl
received q telegram ana he was MAKING
a great effort TO read II. lie tried IL fc
several minutes. and then handed IL q
his friend. with az air OF disgust
The second individual gave Z UP. afte,
struggling with IL a quarter OF an hour.
Il never saw anything 10 beat that
he remarked, as he handed the messag,
back. "tld I've seen some pretty bae
writing in my time. too"
We'll. l can't read IL. and ia like q
know what It says. badly"
Let me see? Al, ] have II. Drus
clerks can read most any Kind Of writing.
Lee Us so and see.'
They went 10 the nearest pharmacy and
handed the message to the prescription
clerk Before an explanation could b
made. he darted 10 the rear OF the shoI
and disappeared behind a screen.
After an absence o, fifteen minutes
during which time both men had grown
very restless. the clerk appeared. ana
as De handed a bottle 20 one OF the men
he said.
".siXty cents. please"
Rather stunned. the man opened the
package and read on the label
zone teaspoonful 10 be taken three
times every hour."
When an explanation was made. the
clerk set up the soda w@ter.-EvansVliia
News
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

That projected trolley line 70 the sum-
nit OF the Juncfrau says Nrilcr IN
lie Correspondent, will Doe finished ia time
10 be opened 20 the public on June ],
1900. Tho cost OF the enterprise VIII be
about sl00.p0D. There Is already q rail-
way 10 the scheidesg, az height Of about
$500 feet This will Doe utilized IN the troll
ley ascent of the Jungfrau. and the cE-
tire length OF the line VIII be ABOUT seven
miles. OF which moro than SIX mics w.ll
be by tunnel. In order that the route VIII
be safe from aNal1ucnes. From the Scncl-
deeg the line viii make for the flank
OF ut. Eiger Within the bowels OF the
latter tho route will turn and extend
toward the neghbOIng ut Moech. The
first station will be 1886. feet above sea
level Thc station on Mt Moech will be
at "A height Of 1850. and viii command
a splendid panorama Of the LaHterbrun-
men valley.
Tho terminal station will be under
ground, and at "A height OF l3l5i feet.
Here will be a restaurant and hotel for
travellers. The station VIII be 2e0 feet
below the actual summit Of the Jung
frau The remaining distance will be ac-
c0mplished in an elevator. There VIII
he a pavilion on top, whence the tour
list NAV view in comfort the vast stretch
OF mountain and valley below. Passen-
gers will be able to learn from carefully
graduated little harOmeters the actual
height above sea level al any point OF the
Journey. The height OF the Scheidegg at
which the actual ascent or the Jungirau
bv trolley will begin is about $3.50 feet.
and the iournev thence 10 the summit
Of the mountain will be made in some
what more than an hour. Only one car
will be DISPATCHED at time. The cleo
trio current will be generated by the aid
OF a waterfall and an electric plant 10
be run by this fall will be SET up next
summer 10 aid in boring tho tunnels
OF the proposed line.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

made at the time YVES that n person with
acute hearing could BIZ putting his ear
near the lock OF Lilly safe and turning
tho dial. discover at what numbers the
tumblcrs dropped into place. He also as
covered that by knocking the hinges OH
an ordinary Lilly safe and using power
full Jimmy. the door could be easily pried
off. BY this and other kno Wedge vnich
he gained at the time. Shinburn succeed
ed later In plunderiny lilly safes all over
the country. Shlnburn followed up his
observations at the safe work WIN care
f,,l course of study OF difficult comb ma
ton locks. and it was az this time that
he ,s said 10 have made remarkahlc
discovery. The P.nkorton agency Is the
authority for the story. IL IS that Shln-
hurn removed the combination rom
safe and then placed an impressionaole
,,ise Of napcr under II. Then he turncd
,he dial slowly. and found that whenever
combination number was reached INC
impression on the paper became tno'e ulS'
,inct Nv using microscope. II Is claim
al he succeeded in finding out what inc
numbers were. ,.,.,,.
For a year Shinburn kept faithtuily az
such studies. AMI at the end or tna' TIM"
was easily the most Accomplished 'r ,ii
mai of his kind With Mcclure ana hiiss
bc travelled all over the country, loot
inr hanks I'm small villages and large
cities. and accommodating large Suns OF
money. The police were hot after tno
trio all the time. and Bliss was hnaHf
captured Shinburn was advised 10 clear
out. as the authorities had n dozen clear
cases against him. but he was heavily
interested I'm a deal I'm stocks and refused
TO go until he obtained his money. sud
den turn in the market put him IN pos
session OF nearly half million dollars
and AZ the advice Of his counsel he fed
10 Belgium, with which country the
United States had no eNtradition treaty
at that time. Altogether. Shinhurn Is
said to have had nearly a million dollars
when he arrived In Brussels. With this
money he purchased a mortsage-laden es-
tate from a decrept nobleman. the later
throwing in his title of Count, and an
interest In a largo silk mill. Then. ~
Count Shinburn. the American bank bur
glar proceeded 10 amaze the Belg,ans ~
his liberality. He wasted thousands of
dollars I'm entertainments. His operations
on the Boursc staggered the native specu-
lators, and his enormous winnings and
losings were commented on Lv press and
public For nearly fifteen years he kept
up this pace. and then a series Of unfor-
tunate speculations left him ncnnllcss.
At about this time "Piano Charley
BulIard. Ike Marsh, and Adam Worth ar
rived in Paris. having robbed the Boyl-
ston Bank Of Boston OF 100000. Under
assumed names they opened an American
KIPLrNG's BACKwoODs ROOM.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

4 suit ON a rather queer sort Of a con-
tract has been llcc In the city Court. IL
Is styled u Brown against jamie Brown.
executriX OF the estate OF II. A. Brown.
The petition states that the suit Is on an
Indebtedness OF Sic on the following
contract. which Is quoted:
Jan. q. ls9i I. r. A. Brown. has agreed
TO hire my brother, VI. Brown, for tho
sum OF 81 per week. pay him g week.
balance due. this agreement is 10 be kept
between I. n. \. Brown. and VI. Brown rs
long as / live, and II ..e should die nrs,.
balance due is 10 be paid 70 said VI.
Browns foliiiy. H. A. Brown and N.
Brown. H. Robertson. witness
For uniaueness this contract would per.
haps be hard 10 beat. ii. a. Brown died
March 4. 1894. leaving will and making
jamie Brown his exccutrix- The petition
states that " Brown fulfilled his con
tract from Jan q. 1851 FOR two years
thereafter and that ssi5 IL due him By tho
estate. Savannah fGal News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

Several large retail stores have put q
stop 20 the practice OF scDdirg bone
goods 20 customers for inspection, or.
IN the trade term. Approval" as they
ind that such articles are often used. and
then returned with the statement that
they do no answer the purpose.
\ woman well-snown IN fashionable cir
cies lately ordered from a foremost house
two dozen fairy lamps sent to her rest
dencc on approval. Two days afterward
she gave d dinner party. Among the
guests was a member OF the firm she had
so lately ylsSed. The fairy lamps were
used with pleasing effect on the table.
sparkling among the flowers ard greens.
or shining In shady hooks about the DIM
Tag room.
Imagine the surprise OF the merchant
the day after TO receive tie lanTs back.
as clerk informed him. With polite
note thas they did nos SUI IL " posi-
tive fact that the stasrps OF the burned
candle, and the grease drippings had net
been removed.-Philadelphi Call.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
Youngest Nedalist in The World.

France as well as England has her
decorations for those who save human
lives The other day at the Trocadero
the Souveteurs awarded their medal 70
Eugene Poiret, a baby three years old.
A few months ago when the boy was
PLAYING with his younger brother In the
latter. aged two. fell headforemcst into
a tub OF water Eugene. "a big fellow Of
three" rushed to his rescue. but succeed
cd only in holding his brother by his
we're not heard and the little fists could
hardly hold their heavy burden any long
er. Then he fell upon the idea of calling
called his mother. This brought the moth
er upon the scene: in another moment
She had her two children in her arms.
ana a few hours afterward the little ones
had forgotten their observation-disclosures
ster Gazette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
The brides Nnme Did No. Nalier.

Several days ago a prospective negro
bridegroom went to one OF the job print
ing houses i'm the city and gave an order
for some wedding invitations. They were
ready and one OF them vas shown him.
lie read It over carefully. and then SAID:
BOSS. days mighty fine. 'ceptin one lit
tie mistake. but dat doan make no diff
funce" When asked what the mistake
was he said the brides name was Fannie
Brown but 81 appeared on the invita-
tons Genie Brown. Without a murmur
be paid his bill ana departed Macon
telegraph.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
NJ. SHINBURN, BURGLAR.
THE NAN SAID TO HAVE STOLEN
$1,000, 900 FROM BANKS.
Remarkable Career ofthe Prisoner Await.
ing Trial I'm Jail ut Middlcburg, y. "
His Mechanical Genius.

Not since II was built, some twenty
years ago. has the little county Jail at
Middleburg. n. Y, held as notorious and
dangerous a criminal as the burglar who
Is confined tn ere now, awaiting trial on
charge of attempting to rob the First
National Bank OF Middleburg on April
18th. last. This man has been an inmate
of the prison for about two months. and
the fact that he Is still there does much
credit TO the MidGlcburg authorities. for
in Mark Sh.nburn they have a prisoner
who has a dozen times batiled the police
OF this country and Europe, and whose
marvellous escapes from prison are mat
ters OF record.
II Is matter OF considerable doubt
whether Shinburn will ever be convicted
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

tho organist pushed I'm his stops and
wheeled around 10 wait for the time TO
begin the choral overture. Then the oil
king arose. slipped quietly out OF church
ana went home ly back street No one
knew ho had been o. cN. 10 until De told
the pastor Of 10 that 'islt at supper
Then the above co. .I.t was fired AT him
by bis 0uick-wittel som. In his cleveland
church Mr. Rockefeller passes the plate
"a plain. cloth-lincd basket
John ID. Rockefeller is very Old-fashiOn-
"a boo one way. Tie keeps The Baptist sch
bath as his New England ancestors Kept
it ln The morning AN 500 TO church After
which each separate member of the fam
ilv teaches class in Sunday-scho0l. cX-
c,pf John d.. Jr.. who is i'm his mothers
Iihia class. Dinner In the family is al
noon. and at night Dr Faunce, the pas
tor a. the church. more often than not.
takes IBIS sunday evening meal there.
After supper comes church again, and
then FL private concert OF church music
at home. They wanted him 20 pass the
plate Boa Sew York. bat he declined.
IlrrpoNr NoRGAN's SUNDAY.
s 6iTsrrnt surIay from This is spent
ly J. II,riort Morgan. who starts out
promptly 90 lhc sound OF the clurCh-goins
hcil hul who goes TO church 90 work
rfhrr than 90 listen or TO enjoy His
worf az sunday Is as urgent as his az
iaIfs of Monday
For many years past !. Picpont Nor
r.n BIAS passed thc plate I'm ST. Georges
church. that lovely cdlire presided over
.t[ t..t..,. ,.i',,... ,,,s,,-
ATE from the brain OF Piorpont Morgan.
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'in ',.N a. t....5.
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hN' t"' ~
Morgan. MS lmpos"t ","i,"s anu ~,
iin''- N,l."" way p, - 10
'nisiet pl.''' mo '.D i" u, ~ ~
lo.' mao, III, -.
10 U.s. because N' "''' -. 49, ,''y,''s
.'I 'D' ,tr ..i.t. not h'',,,.o no
.tt.,.s ho ,an Gather more than ANYBODY
.l.e
fge ir not q very clover collector. for
a-fer once starting me plate ON its rounds
r,gn the church pew. he modcstly casts
fie owes 10 the Ground and takes care not
=. ece me pnnnios thc buttons and the
ir7snoes which delinoucnts cast into the
v.itine niafo. Piornont Morgan receives
,,,..,,. ~ ibnse than any other collector i'm
s, GEORGES but his own green roll. pri-
,ifolv. cast into the gold rim. a;ones for
mo lczonrrs and ransoms them an
ono OF j. picrpont Morsan's, theories
argued weekly with churchmcn is the
high salaries Of ministers. lie contends
thov should receive as large a sum as
any other professional man at the head
Of his profession. The $4,000 a year of
tho prosperous lawyer Is none TOO much
ar the-r according TO the ] pierpont
MORGAN standard Alaska Will have a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

yond actual dollars and cents. who does
not so 10 church Even Barney Barnato.
in London. is strolling towards the ring
ing bells Sunday morning. They 20 be-
cause having all things. they want this
one Thing more" and 10 possess il they
have got 10 go after II themselves.
III you ask them why they so 10 church
they will tell you different reasons. vary
ing from. Because like TO go" 10 BE
cause 1t Is my duty TO go" But whatever
the reason may be. next Sunday you will
find them In their pcws as usual
G. :. RUSSELL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
A Testimonial.

Or. Findesikklc:
Dear Sir.-I feel It my duty 10 inform
a suffering public that my wife was in
good. fair health when she took n bottle
Of your remedy, and Immediately declared
in a loud tone OF voice that she felt like a
new woman. She's now running FOR con-
stable on the Independent ticket.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
Wherein smith Resembles Them.

Johnes-See those two ladies over oppo-
site? How their tongues goi How in the
world can they find so much 10 talk
about?
Smythe-My dear boy. don't you know
the less women have 10 talk about the
more they talk?-Boston Transcript
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

Miss Passe INDUCED In somewhat
whitening sarcasm when she was talking
of you"
1T is her privilege. poor thin. She is
somewhat whitening observation-disclosures
polls Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

Bacon-Does that young man who is
paying attention 20 your daughter leave
at a seasonable hour al night? Egbert-
Yes. | have no reason 10 kick.-lon-
kare SfateaaaA~-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
MEN Who PASS THE PLATE,
J. Plerpont Morgan Takes Up Honey FOR
The Lord in a Dish Of Gold Fihsrts.
H2 SHUTS HIS EYES At PENNIES.
John II. Rockefeller Steals in AT Choir RE-
hcsrsals and Out the Back Way-Hus-
sell Sage Goes Regularly, bat Passes
the Plate Only on Special
Occasions.

copyright, 1896. for The Times)
Some 20 church repair
Not For The do'trinc but the music Their,
-Pope's Essay on criticism"
This begins like critiquc upon church
goors. but II IS nothing OF the sort. The
foregoing rhyme was quoted 10 John j..
hcDtciciicr one sunday morning when
tfco from an overland journey. dusty
euI from travel Of Tie night before and
u'snearicncd hy worry. he slipped out o.
t0' house while tine others were dressing
r.: morning service and found his way
10 church am hour before church-timc.
MILLIONAIRE FAvfsDRoYPEn.
The or-anist was practicing holiday
music. as the OH king knew ne would
h'. and Tor am hour Doe sat quietly IL
the shadow Of the gallery listening. 30
or" saw him bat the saint overhead,
through whose Bibic wedding garment
tne hight Poll in mellow food.
When tho church bells began 10 ring
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

The man who rides Q hobby eats and
sleeps Ia the saddle.-Ram's Horn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
THE TINES RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1895

get local flavor" and bunking in great
square room with as much internal In
spiration as one would find facing the
Interior OF the New York Tombs. One
day there went an order from kipi.ng
TO the city. Three days later a big pack
age came back and for three days after
that there was more hammering in that
square room, than the whole house had
known for years.
During this time a friend Of Kiplns's
dropped no country TO see his writing
friend and find II he had died from ennui.
Post delays were frequent there. and so
there was no word OF the friends arr.-
val until he stepped into Kipling's room.
What yelled the friend lI., in amaze
my friend the celebrated literary Teller
sitting on top OF n step-ladder hemm.ng
white muslin curtains
Say" roared Kipling. clearing the
steps at a bound, I'm not hemm!ng
them; I'm lacking them up. And IL you
ever tell about this fool business I'll kin
you; Look at the fresco made along that
ceiling"
But the friend kept quiet awhile. then
"peached."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10

Yo' may cry dis mawnia' obah anus
dah's trubhies. but yo'li sleep toe-aighes
Ark usaw Thomas Cat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
DON'T SEND PILLOWS.

Cushions In bachelor apartments are
not quite as popular as they were Bet
ter TO say that new arrivals OF cushions
are not quite as popular. one hundred
cushions. the right number for "A couch.
are all a man wants. This includes the
round cushions, the ear cushions and the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
"p.CKY " DAVIS srws.

Men who sew are not proud OF their
accomplishment. But nearly all men VINO
keen up bachelor quarters ana entertain
their friends are able 10 take a loon IN
a curtain. and at pinch twist ribbon
rosette into shane. 49,
Richard Harding Davis IS said by ms
feminine friends 10 be as clever with MS
needle as with the pen. though with a
personal preference for working with the
latter. Wien in his own bachelor apart
mcnts In New York he gets up very me
bits Of fancy work. remarkable. II must
be confessed more for their taste than
for their merit in the stitches lie IS an
adept al planning window decorations.
and gives advice TO his friends when
hopeless set OF windows loom up with
the stiffest OF curtains hanging from the
top of them.
4 friend OF Rudyard Kipling's bachelor
DAYS tells a story OF that writer's versa
fiIity in the line OF house decoration.
Young Kipling was off somewhere In the
county writing In the backwoods TO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-10-16
LARGEsT DAILY CITY CIRCULATION.
IN.IfIRIOIlS ABTSE.

Bishop Coxe, of the Western New York diocese, in his opening address before the general eonven- tion Of the Episcopal Church at Minneapolis, characterized the dress of American women worn at the sea shore and the ball room as immoral and shameful, and in language too coarse and outrageous for repetition vilified American women for their conduct, dress and mode of enjoy ment. It is useless to say that such animadversions have no good effect, nor lend one iota to the improve ment of society. Abuse of wrong doing is no way of correcting 1t. Man cannot be driven to good acts. Parading the shortcomings, errors or sins of 6 man or of society before the people cannot stimulate them to nobler efforts or help them to a higher life. You can beatan animal until it's nerves are hardened and it doesn't mind the punishment, so you can reprove and censure a man until you destroy his pride and lessen his regard for morality
 But aside from the injurious ten dencies of such abuses, Bishop Coxe has insulted the noble and patriotic womanhood not only of this country but of all others. The immoral" evening dresses spoken of arc worn in the first society of all civilized countries. But the criticism is not just one, and the reprehensible slander will affect only the Bishop himself. Had Mr Coxe confined himself to gentle reproof and criti- cism of human error, and eloquent persuasion to higher and nobler lives, such as is his duty and the office of the religion he professes to teach, the effect would be quite diff ferent, and no blame would have been attached to his name.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-10-16
 Strangely Caught.

Judge Frank Henry of Livingston, Mon, while out hunting on the Boulder the her day, performed the novel feat of capturing grouse with hook and line. Having tired of hunting, he returned to camp and exchanged his gun for fishing tackle and sallied forth to catch mess of trout. While thus engaged he discovered a grouse in the grass on the bank of the stream. The judge stopped and batting his hook with fresh grasshoppcr made d cast to the unsuspecting bird. Like fish the grouse made a lunge for the grasshop- per, swallowed the bait, hook and all, and started to fly off. Its flight was suddenly checked, however, us the line reeled out its full length. The grouse huttered wildly in the air, but it was firmly hooked and couldn't get away y.-Exehange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-10-16
A Portuguese Counts Equipage.

The Boulevard des Capucines was reused the other evening, writes our Paris correspondent, by seeing q mail coach drawn by six Spanish mules stop before the Grand hotel. The rumor at once flew that it conveyed the queen regent of Spain and her son, who had fled from reyolu- ton. A number of thoughtless people, be- lieYing this story. rushed to stare at their supposed niajesties. HoweYer, there was nobody on or in the mail coach who an swered to their photographs. The person on the box was the owner. He is q Por- tuguese count, Alfredo Anjos de Fontalya, and his equipage, to tell the truth, looked as if he intended to advertise circus. The mules were under the management of a postilion in a white livery faced with black. Two footmen similarly dressed sat in the rumble. The mules were fresh as if they had just started and showed no sign of having journeyed all the way from Lisbon 1t is true that they took it easy most of the way, for they started just four months ago. The last stage was from Versailles. They came thence to the Grand hotel in 45 minutes. s.-London News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-10-16
Would Not Fight.

Ten thousand people left the big amphi- theater at San Bernardino Cal, the other night very much disappointed The cat tie would not fight. The first bull made two or three charges against the rod capels and quit Next came the black beast which made things lively at Monday fight. but soon he too lost heart. A long horned COW was no improvement. The same with a white steer and heifer The one exciting incident was when tho heiier tossed clown over her head. Tho fact was demonstrated that bulls, even the wild Spanish bulls, will not fight fiercely except under tho influence of sharp pain.