The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-28
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Subscribers. Mr.. j. d. H.. Ross. of Glss-
gov, Va, we are enabled 10 publish To-
cav both stanZas OF an ola song Tor
which we received an inquiry some weeks
ago. We are much INDEBTED TO Mr.. Ross.
Inc song Is as follows.
Come, dearest, the daylight Is gone;
The stars are unveilns 10 tnee,
Come wander. my loved one, alone,
II alone thou can'st call II with me;
Lei ms go where the Wild flowers bloom
Amidst the soft dews OF the nlght,
Where the orange dispeis IT'S perfume,
And the rose speaks OF love and OF light.
Remember. love. 1 must soon leave thee.
TO wander mlQst strangers alone -.
Where at eve thy sweet smile VIII not
Nor Inv gentle voice at morn;
But. OH I will be sweet 10 remember
That tho / am far, far from thee,
That the hand OF rate only can sever
My lasting affections from thee'
In answer to an inquiry In yesterdays
Times. you say that "A GERMAN can pe
made 10 serve IN the German army AFTER
he has become a naturaiized citizen OF
this country n he left Germany wltnout
serving in the army. suppose a hatutal-
should return to Germany and be forced
to 10 fn the German army, ana war
should break out between thls country
and Germany. would NOT that man Dg
guilty Of treason against the bhiten
states IL he fought on the German sllt,
as he would be compelled 10 dot ,.
We are informed by competent au-
thOrity that "A natutaliAtn b'i l lllan ,ia, ~,
zen or this country cannot. under any
circumstances. be Compehed 10 SeIN. III
tie gorngsn army. The statement 10
the contrary IN our issue OF last SUNDAY
was not correct. should German
sor,ing in - army Of his native land
leave The country before his full time mas
expired the utmost penalty that can DC
meted to him is expulsion from the army
bo,o o. df,v-cent piece which think
may be- Of some value. II was mace III
ISIS has on one side DC, ana dIouHIu " W
tbero any premium on II; Where can
/ find outg Please answer IN SqhgWSy
Ii Tomm snn SGs with 5. Duval 4o7 north
Fifth street.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
How many silver dollars coined Pelote
1872 How many since com anu '''
The director Of the mint reports seven
million seven hundred and thirty-iout
thousand six hundred ana hlity-slenr
silver dollars coined from ne nesii ist,,te
since 1874 four hundred and nineteen
millions six hundred ana t"ehts NM
thousand eight hundred ana Sisn s,'-
Yer dollars have been coined. VI these,
,hree hundred and thirty-thTee milhohs
seven hundred and ninety-siN thousahd
0,-o hundred and four dollars are repre-
scented boy silver certlhea'eS'
Wore there ever treasury or bank notes
Of the denomination of three dollars
Never in this country our, Our m mir
struck .three-dollar gold pieces LOT
time. Canada has three-dollar oal'N
notes.
cap Girl leave home without her
PARENTS consent when she IS nineteen
yeSSG o' oi9 woman is not legally Of age until
she Is twenty-one just as IN the case u
a man.
How many expeditions are ~ mere t,, now 70
I'm me Arctic regions iGNOkAN T. :
Three. those OF Robert al, -. - Sxlssrsen's.
I y In Greenland. Or. FTidth, OF .(aliSstit = =.
north of Spitzbergen, ana MT. fIeuv'''N
Jacksons, north OF siberia
Arc marriage licenses required IN Ne"
Jersey II So In what counties ii-crr
No license is required IN New jersey,
Tho marriage law Of every stare - "
! state law. applicable TO the "ho'o Oo'''-
/ mOnwcaith.
How many Of the men rescued by me
Teutonie during the heavy Is %QuI i;
'ei SssS Teu}onle took seven men from the
6shing smack Josie Reeves. Ihese men
We've taken 10 the Marine Hospital al
/ Sew York and all recovered
Who is the person called in history
"'Tho Man Without Country - II y.
rhore &c no person IN history called
! ti NO. name During the civil war
/ 10 Rov Edward Everett Haze bo5I"H
! clergyman, wrote a snort stOiy 80 a.
/ "Tho Man Without country ~ -
cntcafe the beauties Of PATRIOTISM anu anu 70
! show how necessary PATRIOTISM lea,
| carh Individual The story Is a classlc
now but there never was any rear p ",' in'''
/ called Tho Man Without country
Di5 one OF the Hayemeyers, or ora, any
one else. for that matter ever pay
io tv IL I 5o not know that any one Of The
J traveu9evor family ever PAID that Pi.fg
| Car a cow. but other persons nave pa
| - tban that In September, 800
A. the New York Mills sale, 1ueS,,e,bt
80 oneida three years OLD brousne
! co 40. Duchess Of Geneva \ tslN years
So3n broneht $1,000. and Duchess 81
| Geneva VIII (seven years ~ VT,,,lond
/ bought 10y K. PAWN Dawes, % from
/ Tor StOGo other COWS uious"1 AVN
Zen a. nineteen Thousand dollars
How many ships are there in The n > pn u
s1 ,rber n", arc FIVE nrst-rate armored and
| ,,rotcctcd cruisers, thirteen second" 1'
| cruisers and monitors. thirty,Ioui t ~
| rate cruisers. monitors; am - ,ornedo
| seven fourth-rate NtSStiHt A'-t ....,..,,
! boats. eight sailing vessels anu anu Wv
| ,a.n receiving ships ana tugs ~.
/ hattie ships. four frst-rate, o. fo,,r
""',s,se.,,,rti6n as well as one cruiser, loul
! ,a-itors one ram, and three guhDQdts.
| Trt'ir,,--dva of these vessels already Du4s
n'' modern steel constructions an Oh
hos building except the monitors are
! of steel.
lord Nracaulay. writing Of John Caryl j,
| Mo was the English represen la'lNr, 80,
/ The papal court I'm l6o' ang ptaS IN ne
| of some note. says IAN a III" IL ,ame
! immortal WHAT arc ~" q r
ie ERIE tbird line Of the orst canto Of IN the
| ~ ~ Inc Lock-"Th-s verse 10 'aIs J,
haro a. due John Caryl suSseslce
,ha s,,hiect of the poem 10 Pope. ne Wa
/ tlni.,hted NV James H.. ana cleateI Idlor
/ nsrtfo.i and Earl Caryl But a. 'aii ~
was in exile. Caryl never enJoy'u "'S
h0nors ia England.
TO whom shall / apply for n paten1i
| What is the cost II patent - nio1'''
Anplication for a patent must be y ade
| 70 the Commissioner OF Patents @-n-
| ircfon ID g. II Is not required by IoF
! IN an9lov a patent solicl'or, put as llli
| arplication and "cllims' have 10 pc NtIE
| technical. II is best 20 employ enc. Hlail
| from his charges. the fees are. on unHs
! ON aT phcar on. 80. on lssnl TX n,
! 500 4 model g. not ~equi-ed. Unless IN
/ g., ,liDation is for a perpetual motion ma
| cbine In such a case a working model
is required
What Is required of man DESTROYS OF