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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
SOME ANTI-SCIEN-
TIPIC VIEWS.
"Ridentem deere verum, quid vetat?
lNon stunt lach.imae rerum)

"Ridentem deere verum, qmd Vetat!
lNon stunt lach.imae rerum)
My friend John Roe thus expressed
himself on recent scientific researches;
"For my own part / often set disguised
with all this scientific twaddle. There
Is no telling when or where all the de-
tails and minutiae will end. ! felt
sort OF grim, grave satisfaction wnen
the late lamented Mr.. Crowley OF Cen
trail Park, saw fit ~ succumo TO the IN
evitable / then thought evolution IDEAS
would hold up bit. / was mistaken,
the putting out Of sight of this prominent
missing link did not leave the disciples
OF Mr.. Darwin In much sorrow, CT Win
any lack of r"'-ivees. And now the as
Economical ss.er: .. comes to the front
with mis- Iatey hobby. II expressing
himself he dlsdalns the plain, sober coiorS
Of prose, but adopts rather the gey tnts
Of Icesy. Only hear him:
Twinkle. twinkle little star,
Now we ell know what you arc;
Fumes Of soda, fan es CT tin,
And incandescent hydrogen
"All Of this an requested to believe
as the very latest outcroppines OF purely
scientific research. l have here ADVISED
" used a geological word-'outcrCpplngs
since true science appears TO nave lt5
strongest hold In geology. 1t certainly
las had more success collectively WIN
the teiraqueous globe than with either
the terrestrial or celestial. If / display
any scepticism, | am at once ex cathedra
pronounced veritable barbarian.
II say let US stop this scif ntifc business
where 1t is, and do not let it go any
farther [ am sure we will feel better
and safer. live as kindly with cur neigh
bcrs, end be as good citizens, If these
idle droamers would only keep their
hands off and let us alone. | question
Il human happiness is promoted in the
aggregate by too much knowledge TO
burden cur everyday life; let cur hum
bic cares and duties remain as they are,
We cannot Improve or lessen them by
this so-called science.
What matters it to us, why should we
worry ourselves about the size or shape
of the prehistoric man? Should we care
the least bit, would it add anything TO
our stature If he were like Goliath tall,
with spear an hundred weight" Or pos
sibly it may be his manly proportions
also dsdained the armoT Of Saul Is
not the courageous heart OF David n
his comely, youthful vigor OF more con-
sequence than the giant size of both
these men? And, Furthermore, should we
cherish any regrets (even If we had no
doubts about the tail-theory), as TO
whether his tail was long or short
straight or curled? For my own part
really. honestly, think not
us there any need for us to know,
will we profit by a knowledge Of the
composition of the moon, of the sun.
and the stars? Are we vitality interested
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

afterwards he was sent to Nashville 10
report a State convention, and while
there the scourge grew alarming. Don't
return" wrote the manager OF the paper;
you can do no good here, and you're
too valuable a man 10 come back ana die.
Everybody is either dying or fleeing the
city. Go abroad and write sketches of
your travels. Don't return, If you value
your life"
This had no effect upon young Lam
drum. He fixed up his traps and went
back TO Memphis when the plague was
at it's height Reaching the city he found
one compositor on duty at the newspaper
office. The rest had fled in alarm.
Young Landrum and that one compositor
stuck to their posts and got out the paper
for some time. The city was in terror,
and the panic grew with the plague. Then
the heroic young editor fell a victim.
He fingered several days and died.
The big shilalah tells the story, ana
Dr. Landrum would not part with il for
anything. 1t speaks volumes of how the
brilliant fearless, and high-toned writer
stood at his post in the thick of the fight,
faced the storm heroically, and fell in
the discharge of what he believed TO be
his lntN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
A Peculiarly OF Man.

He was leaving the crowd where the
theatre tickets for a big engagement were
his face which suddenly vanished. He
put his hand to his temples and then he
said:
II guess I'll hunt up some 1uiet place
and kick myself That's what I'll do"
What's the matter?" asked the friend
who had ovcrtaken him.
IL have been letting the calcium light
of mathematics into the opalescent mist
OF my enthusiasm" he replied.
What do you meanY'
i've lust figured IT out that I've stood
out in the snow i'm line for live hours TO
ray extra money for theatre seat. rath-
ar than stand up for three hours at the
Performance, where it's warm and CON-
fotta ble w Washington Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
The Antitoxins Treatment of Diphther;a.

4 very interesting experiment in i'm
munity has been made at the New York
Infant Asylum. In the country branch
of this institution, containing about three
hundred and fifty children, diphtheria
was epidemic i'm the months of Septem-
Der, October and November of 1884,
Since that time, though the force of the
epidemic has abated, new cases have con-
tinued to appear every few days. Be
tween January 1, 1895, and January &c.
eleven cases occurred. At this date an
titoxine was injected into two hundred
and twenty-five children, this including
every child at the institution who had
not previously suffered from diphtherla.
The results were most striking. Not a
single case Of diphtheria developed among
the children until February D. when one
child was attacked. The mortality OF
diphtheria in thirty-nine hundred hospi-
tai cases treated during the four years
preceding the introduction OF antitoXlne
was 50 per cent. OF the first three hun
dred hospital cases of true diphtheria
treated with antitoxine the mortality was
but % per cent. There are included IN
these three hundred only cases IN Whlch
the diphtheria bacillus was found. Al
the same time that these cases were
treated by antitoXine I'm one hospital, hVe
hundred and twenty cases were treated
I'm another without ii, with a mortaHty
of 50 Der cent: showing that the results
obtained by the antitoXine could not De
explained by the fact that a milder type
OF disease was then prevailing. Even -
uer cent. seems high mortality, but II Is
10 be remembered ia reading these stalls
ties that every case of d.phtherla admit
ted 10 the hospital during a certain period
was injected. no matter how lar al
yanced the disease was nor how hopeless
the condition Of the patient. The later re-
ports from Paris are even more encouraB-
ing. In TWO hundred and thirty adj
ditional cases the mortality was but II IL
per cent; showing that with better
Understanding of the use of the antitoN-
inc and greater skill in preparing II, the
results have been steadily improving. II
* difficult to imagine the excitement
which has been produced IN Paris by TINS
discovery. Not only the medical proteS-
sion but the public have gone Wlld over
IL in true French fashion. The whole IN
tcrcst OF the P2steur institute Is now
centred I'm the production OF the serum,
and new hospital acconm odations FOR
diphtheria have been provided, with every
appliance for securing the very best re-
suits. The striking ana immediate fall
in the mortality In hospital for diphlherla
from 40 10 80 per cent TO from 10 TO 70 per
cent. as In the reports given, is TOO mark
eli 10 be accidental, esIt c,ally when II
has been noted IN all parts OF the world
where the treatment mas been tried. But
after all has been said, the personal OBJ
servation of cases, even though this aum
Der is rot large, is more convincing than
any statistics. II IS this which has made
a convert Of almost every observer to the
new treatment.-Dr. l.. Emmett Holt, in
the Forum.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
Current Topics.

Maine has chosen the pine cone as her
State emblenL North Carolina, where
tall pine trees grow, so appreciates the
compliment to her popular and profitable
industry that the State has officially pre-
scented to the Maine State Floral Society
a huge pine cone.
From recent events one would hardly
think that up TO 1860 the Japanese were
poor sailors, and by law all Japanese
junlIs were built with low, open sterns,
so that they could not go far to sea. This
was 10 prevent Intercourse with other
nations. The Chinese. on the other hand.
have always been good seamen.
Next April a succession of religious fes-
rivals will take place in Venice to cele-
brate the S00th anniversary of the con-
secratlon of ST. Marks. According TO
tradition, the church was first built in
S2S. when the body Of St Mark was sent
from Alexandria TO Venice A large part
Of this church was destroyed by fire in
$40, when the present edifice was begun.
1t was not completed till over a hundred
years Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The collision between the ocean liner
Arctic and another ship in 1852 was SINH
lar TO that between the Ellie and the
Crathie a few days since. The former
disaster occurred off the Banks of New
foundland, and TO this day no knowledge
exists as to the identity of the craft which
collided with the Arctic and sent her TO
the bottom.
Building water-tight compartment ships
like the Elbe or much better than the
Elbe. won't prevent some of them from
being sunk by collisions. If the Lucania,
for example, the last and the finest from
the shipbuilder's hands, should hit her
sister. the Campania, square amidships.
the latter would be lost as surely as she
a a nh q.
ships at sea is IN the faithful use of some
more penetrating sound than that OF the
fog horn, or the invention OF some delic-
ate electrical continuance which shall al
ways tell Of another ships presence in
the neighb; rhood. Where are the wits
of our ingenious brothers, the electri-
clans New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

IN lines, dressed in their test embroid-
cred skirts and tucked waists, but a
show of babies photographs IN which
the little tots may be seen at their best
smilir 4, laughing and Growing 10 their
hearts content
The exhibition will be held at the rooms
Of the New York Society of Amateur
RI otographers. April 4th. 9Th and 9Th.
The announcements anu lists OF the
awards have been out for week, and
The photographs are beginning TO pour into
the rooms CT Mrs. j. Wells Champney.
who has offered to i.oJse them until the
committee on hanging has been appoint
cd.
Tho proceeds OF the exhibition are for
the Messiah Home "Chiloren's Charity
for Children" The home was founded
by a group CT little girls and has been
largely aided by little ones from the
start. This year the managers have con-
ceived the idea of forming league of
Junior patrons and patronesses, and TO
celebrate the Inauguration OF the league
they have decided TO hold a prize exhi-
bition OF photograph. of children under
FIVE years Of age.
1hirty-eight handsome medals nave
been struck off by well-known silver
house and will be awarded during the
exhibition
Members attending the exhibition will
be requested 20 vote for the most popu-
lar baby, and the infant receiving the
largest number of votes will secure the
grand medal of the exposition.
The most perfect boy and girl BABY
will each receive a silver medal, which
will be awarded by q committee OF emf
nent physicians.
A committee OF artists will be asked
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

able adjunct of true science Is the photo
grapher's art. One OF our friends who Is
much interested I'm the extended develop
ments Of the camera, informs US that
photography Is now disclosing stars be-
yond the range of the telescope. 1t catch
es their light and unerringiy registers
their position on the sensitive plate, en-
ablng the sage to study them (secundum
artem) at his leisure. Surely, this most
ingenious and reliable method. II closely.
laboriously, faithfully pursued. will full
ly satisfy thu most exacting astronomi-
cal sceptic as to the present unknown
number OF the stars, doubtless sateiy
fixing their numerical strength anywhere
between six millions and one hundred
millions. only think of the immense
benefit this will be for the human race
how supremacy thankful we should DC
TO photography in the deftly manipuiat-
ing processes of the wise astronomer
the deyout astronomer. We are told an
undevout astronomer is MAD, 70 VIC
would not trust him with all the grahu-
eur Of such imperial, God-like Bnowieose'
AS for true science, 1t has our neoi ~
support; we respect, admire, even FcHel
ate it, we stand in it's grand and lnsplr-
ing nres .nce with awed feelings and UNI
covered head 1t does everything 10 e.
noble and elevate our race; II approves
all that is good In us and condemns an
that is lad: IL stands shoulder 10 siou'u
er with our best and trjest belleIs' coli-
firming and supporting OR holy
ligion. Its dis ,overies, its revelations 20
hand in hand, sustaining our faith III tne
divine teachings as recorded py the III
spired writers of old IL holds up our
hands when we are weary; IL hrihIy ae
sures us: II bids us stand true 90 tho
81 oil great
good men of the past; It tells us In nc I'M
certain way that they neither lived nor
died in vain; 1t convinces us OF the pasI +,
sustains us in the present, and gives US
every hope for the future.
These are the humble and original
views of my friend Roe. Being pam
practical man, endowed with some Httle
humor AMI pathos and timely bits OF
eloquence he thus expresses himself 10
me honestly and unreservedly. He
knows that | am appreciative, and also
that | am a good, attentive listener. Roe
and myself are old chi ms; we have
known each other quite well for the past
two score years.
[ thanked him for corfdng his opin-
ions to me and assured him L was in
most hearty accord with them.
C. A. r.
p. S.-Ve did propose TO say much
more than we have i'm this article, but
the many fearful episodes so aptly Illus
trating our text greatly taxed our gem
Ter feelings, so that we could not at once
summon the sterner stuff of our Just
indignation to more manfully assail THIS
hydra-headed monster OF folly-this so
called science However, friend Roe and
myself are still collecting evidence
against these would-be scientific fellows.
When we next come before a public tri-
bunal we will try to give them a most
remihdfu bastng. They have done sew
eral things very recently causing us TO
follow the commendable practice Of Cap
tain Cuttle's habit. when found make
\ note or for future use G. A. u.
Church Hill, Richmond Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
THE siOHY OF a SHILLALAH.
Rev. DIR. Landrnm Carries the Historic
Cane Regularly.


Rev. DR.. w, w. Landrum, pastor OF
the Second Baptist church in this city,
has a large, heavy cane which he carries
with him regularly, more for the sake OF
the associations lowering about it thaA
has as quite a history.
Just before the horrible yellow-fever
scourge in Memphis, Dr. Landrum
Appeal-Avalanche, which has since been
swallowed up by the Commercial. Young
Landrum was an all-round, wide-awake
man ana Mem GlGyeT was yGi9 IN
filthy condition. Its streets were breed
ers of all kinds Of contagious diseases.
Visitors TO the city frequently remarked
upon the dirty streets and thorough
fares. and the morality of some of the
municipal authorities was regarded as
little better.
war on both through the columns of his
paper. lie went to work and systemau-
cally fought with vigor and earnestness
that aroused the indignation OF hundreds
Gambling, bribery, ana corruption gem
orally came in for a full share of con-
domination, and the young Journalist was
warned that his life was in danger. rms
did not scare him. lie wasn't that KIND
of a man, and at once his efforts became
even more radical and determined He call
ed the attention of the authorities to the
many dens Of iniquity being conducted
in defiance of the law, wrote up the
proprietors, pleaded for health reforms,
and predicted that unless something was
done by way of purifying the filthy con-
dition of the streets great scourge would
fall upon the city.
Toughs. political bummers. and the
Jjff-raff of Memphis determined to way
lay the city editor and attack him. He
managed TO avoid them. however. and
soon afterwards he took trip abroad.
While in ireland he purchased the big
cane, which DR.. Landr nm now carries,
as a means of protection. Returning 10
Memphis he resumed the fight against
the wickedness and filth of the city, ana
lIrCn several occasions narrowly escaped
being killed. He never went armed,
but constantly carried the big shillalah.
Just as the young journalist Or 1dicted.
the yellow-fever broke out. SHORTY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

TO decide upon the prettiest boy and
girl baby and TO award them each sill
YER medal
To the jolliest boy and girl baby will
be given silver medals. These are TO be
awarded by a committee of well known
actors.
The two brightest children exhibited
are TO be picked out by a committee of
prominent teachers, and Will also receive
medals.
The last and most important awards
are to be made by committee OF grand
mothers. This list has been headed by
Mrs James +. Kernochan, the president
of the New York Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution. Mrs, kernochan
is showing much interest in the baby
show, as are others of the smartest ma
irons OF the Four Hundred. She believes
that tots should learn while still in the
cradle that "the greatest OF these Is
charity"
The object of the committee of grand
mothers will be to pick out the dearest
boy and girl babies in the exhibition.
Seeing that the show is TO be made up
OF dearest" babies, this will be no easy
task.
Many mammas cannot find in their
albums any portrait which they feel
80 they have engaged photographers 10
do their finest work on New Norks IN
FAINT arlstocracy. Among the foremost
of these is Mrs. Edwin Gould. She is
having immune Iable photographs MADE
Of her four-months-old baby. This little
tot Is being photographed In eve " posi-
ton possible. TO show his plump ana
pretty little form he has been snapped
nude In direct contrast he has had MS
-.
white gowns.
His cousins. the children of Mr. and Mrs.
George J. Could, are TO be photographed
Iui posely for the baby show. Helen VI
Wan. though just under three years OF
age. strongly resembles her grandfather
the late Jay Gould. She and her older
sister have lately been taken together
al the request OF their aunt, the Count
ess de Castellane The brothers OF these
little girls have many portraits of them
selves taken before the age OF five, sew
eral of which are to appear III the ex-
hibltion.
The portraits of the sons Of Mrs. Willie
X. Vanderbilt have been promised Tor
the exhibition and are 10 appear very
handsomely framed.
One Of the most bea i.iful picture por-
traits sent In so far. is of the daughter
dressed In fsncy costume and is seated
on the staircase OF an elegantly furnish
ed house.
II there was to be prize awarded
for the stoutest baby, there is little doubt
that II would be given TO Master Archie
Fiske. in his portrait, which Is TO APP
pear at the coming exhibition. the little
fellow is portrayed at the early age OF
three months. Al this early period of
his existence he weighed 81 i-2 pounds.
He looks ag II he stood good chance for
the prize awarded for the most perfect
boy baby.
Some OF the most artistic portraits are
of the children OF William Nj. Chase.
The children have been posed by their
father. and the photographs lack rothing
but color 10 make them equal to Chase
painting.
Van Bel Berg, the son Of Charles !.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
A SWELL BABY SHOW.
xxEAVTs or SOME OF TIE FOUR
HUNDRED IN COMPETITION.
oouids. vasderbiits and Other Smart Chill
drsn Battered for Unique Prizes.
All for Charity.
Copyright 1896 for The TImes.)

Ew YORK.
March &C.
Gotham Is to
have a swell
baby show.
Not on the or
der of tho
time hcnored
exhibi ito n 8
whore { h o
crying infants
were arrang ID
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
vacuum 1NsrrRAN ,E COMPANY.

ANNUAL THE YEAF ENPlNGA
MADE TO THE MDVM pr
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
Looks After HIS nustache.

The German Emperors mustache is
curled every morning by barber who
makes this operation his specially, and
receives a fee OF shillings for each
visit,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17

poras nj ana or TINS
Account OF stare anu VI ai ''s' D
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
Wheat or feat.

A given acreage of wheat will feed al
least ten times as many me1 as the same
acreage employed in raising mutton
Enigma Of Life
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
How Animals r. rspire.

wardly; grain and grass-eating animals
perspire as man does.-Universal Repub-
bc-s-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-14
F0RGIVING HlGGlNS0N.
The Boston Banker Cables His Rum
away Wife 800. 900.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 7.-Francis L..
Higginson, the banker, sent TO his wife
at Genoa. Italy. a sight draft for $780,
coo. He accompanied this extraordinary
gift with the words. Poor things,
they'll starve If ! don't send them some
money" y
The poor things to whom he re-
ferred were his clipping wife and James
Wheatland Smith, a wealthy young
Boston society man.
The Higginson family Is one OF the
first in all New England. Mr.. Higgin-
son retired three years ago from the
banking firm of Lee. Higginson & Co.
with a large fortune, His wife is much
younger than he and has been active in
society. 1t a been known 10 all her
friends that her marriage was unhappy
and that her four children. the eldest
about to enter society. received little
personal attention from her. but no n
dreamed she would ever sacrifice her
husband, fortune and her high place in
society by boldly DESERVING all three.
She went to the horse show in New
York November IS, and spent a week
gaily at the Waldorf and with relatives
among New York's fashionable set. Her
constant companion vas James Wheat
land Smith, who is the great-grandson
of a governor of Massachusetts and a
descendant of a long line OF Puritan an
c~estors. He has an Independent for
tune, and while at Harvard college.
from which he graduated only a few
years ago, was suspended for a social
scandal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-12-14

READS LIKE FICTION.
A Romance, Compared With Which
the story of Enoch Arden Pales
Into Insipuificauce.

Monticello, ILL.,. Dec. Cone Of the
most interesting romances that has oc-
CURED In many years has just come 10
light. Mrs. Catherine Derey, who is
now residing in this city with her sister
in-law, Mrs. VIM, is the principal ac-
tor. Her maiden name was Catherine
Benham and she married John +. Rob-
inson in the ~forties. He caught the gold
fever in 1S49 and went with others to
California to make his fortune mining
gold. In 1851 Mrs. Robinson received a
paper giving an account OF his death.
They had four children, all Of whom
died in their infancy. but one, John
Robinson. who was killed at Danyille,
ILL.,, in 1868, by the accidental discharge
of a revolver. In 1854 Mrs. Catherine
Robinson married A. c. Derey OF San
CANON county and raised two sons. AL
bert Derey of GAINESVILLE. Ill. and Oscar
G. Derey of Terre Haute. Ind. In 1863
A. c. Derey died and Mrs. Derey is still
a widow. A letter has just been received
from the first husband, John f. Robin
son, OF Shasta, Cal. who was reported
dead. inquiring about his son John Rob-
inson. and his wife whose name was
Catherine Benham. The news came TO
Mrs. Derey like a message from the
other world. as she had been wins
all these forty-six years under the i'm
preston that he was dead. Why he
should have remained silent all this
tim Is a mystery that cannot be solved
until they meet and the matter is ex-
planned by Mr.. Robinson, the long lost
husband.