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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
TRY 1T FOR A YEAR.

10 is a liberal educator to every member OF
'ne household. 1t will make the nights pass
pleasantly. 1t will give you more for the
money than you can obtain in any other
omr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Speaking in Northumberland.

HEATHSVSLLI1. VA, oct. i5.-Spe-
cial.-John Mason. Democratic candidate
for the Senate from this district, met
W. A. Rose. Republican candidate, here
on Yesterday. at our regular County
Court. Mr.. Mason made a fine. business
like sneech. which was well received ana
highly complmented.
Mr.. Rose claimed TO be sick, and
only spoke about five minutes and then
retired TO his room nj the hotel. His
speech made no impression to his adj
vantage.
Af.er the senatorial candidates had
finished their speeches. b. Chambers.
Democratic candidate met NJ. 4. Coles,
Republican candidate, for the House OF
Delegates. from this and Westmoreland
counties. Mr.. Chambers speech was
well received. and many people who had
heretofore expressed themselves as un-
favorable 10 him. left the place decided
to vote for him and work for him. Mr..
Coles made a fluent speech. most u which
was a TRADE against bossism and the
Walton election law. His speeches 90
not seem 10 be taking with the people
as well as they did in the canvass Tor
Commemorative Attorney last spring.
The candidates propose 10 speak
throughout the counties Of NorthumDer-
land and Westmoreland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
yNTERuARR or RACES.
The south Carolina Constitutional Conven-
ton Adnpts an Article Prohibiting II.

COLUMBIA. 5. c.. Oct. 1.-THE COnsti-
tutional Convention wrangled over three
hours to-day on several small amend
nents OF several sections or the leglsla-
tive articles relating to the abolishins OF
political legislation for the Incorporation
of towns. cities. etc. -
Senator Tillman presented a secupi
provid,ng that the Legislature should IN
The wear ls96 submit 10 the people the
question OF holding constitutional con-
Vention, and do likewise every twcnueth
year thereafter, allowing majority VO'9
to call The convention. II was N0ieu
down by a vote of 65 10 O..
Before the recess the convention ADOPT
cd a section prohibiting the internlai-
rage of white person with a person
having any negro blood Whatever.
The matter was re0pened today anu
Judge Fraser offered to further amen
nv adding the words: ITO maintain tine
status of many families IN ms H'ate
tainted slightly with negro blooi
some strong speeches were made, ana
finally The section. with the amenimeht'
was recommltted to the committee, 49,,
George ID. Tillman made a pow, u, VI
sneech7 maintaining instead Of the phrase
eighth negro blood" should he used;
ToIIrMBIA, $. c., oct 1G.-To-night
session was rather a lively one, lasting
until a late hour. The first OF a depate
ON the suffrage problem took place
TjIlman moved to strike out section III
the article on the uccldIdlloH VI Us
which requires that all elections snail
be free and open. 49,,
There was a lively political debate, ana
the convention voted him down by
vote of % 10 ..
After several other votes on the same
matter in different form. he had the sec
ton postponed. to be taken up WIN 'he
report of the Committee on suffrage
The debate on the suffrage article mas
been fixed for Tuesday next. ana from
dav 10 day until it is completed Inc
convention struck out the secuoh III
the article of declaration OF rights, when
sid that the right of citizens OF ms
state to vote shall not be denied or
ahridge on account of race, color' OF
nreyious condition OF servitude.
ton OF servtudc
II also struck out the section saving
that neither slavery nor involuntary ser
vitude. except as punishment OF CRIME,
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted. shall exist i'm this state.
The convention was dealing with me
dificult question of change OF venue
when it adjourned at late hour TO-
night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Nilane.e Literature. 100.

t,.o,,.,,re tvas not neglected by the
,o's,,,,.1 rlas Is of Milan. They read
poetry, and they wrote H. one hdiu ~
ned Il sonnet on each OF the huhuIsu ~,
vocations i'm the Litany OF me Nirs ,.
Mary. Another aimed IN dred sonne's
- the head of L man TO whom ne oWs"
three shillings. \ third poured iorth Nv ~,
n, zen sOnuets OH a miser, ucsci lDiua
them en- the title page as beng "Ilt,,
by Sir LullO, Sir LallO, ana pr lS'to,
annotated by Sir L0ilo. ana u'ol,ate' -
Sir Lilo. one learned society helu Us
meetings with a child for Chairman 10
whom they propounded all sorts OF ap,
sfrticn prObems and XhO was INSTRUCT "a
10 answer zach question WIN one VIZ
Then these solemn trifiers would choose
two of their number to DC monstrale W.
the chairmcn one word solved lhr
Question pronounced, or at least point
80 straight 10 the right solution OF i.
Verse however. was the chief business
Of tht society. verses on births. ieaths'
aud marriages, christenlngs, cohntHI1-
ton. and first communions on a nun
talip, the veil. or a nuns mother TAX
ing a NV cicisbaO: on a Young priest
FIST sermon. on a lady's pet. or gentle-
mans bet, or a beauty's shlitlns het
Two whole volumes once came forth
on the death of a favorite, cat alDel,
the poet 90 give him his duej showed
himself conscious Of the frivolity OF
this flood Of rhyme he had helped 10
swell. one OF his stanzas runs:
An Had written
on the death OF a kitten
In rhymes that are faultless, If not very
new,
MAY teach you musicians,
Players. poets. physicians,
To rrize al its worth the verse lavished
-Macmlllan's Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
MEN YORK STEEPLE'HiSE.
An Vltra-FashicA ablc Crowd and Litti'
Speculate, INDUCED In.

MORRIS PARK 'RACE-TRACk. \. "
Oct. 16.-The fan meeting of the New
York ste .plechasine Association was COM
menccd under favorable auspices at the
track this afternoon
The weather was perfect, ana contrary
to general expectations, the attendance
was quite large. ,.,,o
AS the crowd was an ultra-fashionable
one. but little speculation was induced
IN by the talent in the cross-couhl'N
event The faVOrites In each event gar
ried off the honors. Summaries:
First rece-over eight flights OF hurlitS,
two miles -Caracicas $50 Aiimafk. 10
b first. Kilkenny second, Fugitive thlru'
Time. 1851. .no.
Second race-steeplechase. for three
ysar-olds and upwards. -Olindo uio' t'lli-
inrs eyen1 first. Daybreak second, Mars
chan third Time. 40.
Third race-handicap. Neeplechase. tnIee
miles.-The Peer n51. Brazil, 70 u hrs',
Duke OF Abercorn second. Hesperloh
third. Time. Cos. s...,,.- ON
Fourth race-six and half furlonss. on
tho Withers mile .-Buckrcne p22. Rem
: IN IA first. Irish Reel second. Sufiicleht
third Time. 2li -. a.. $50 o,o
I1fth racc-welterweieht nat race, org
milo-Doerslaye Oil. Doggett. ] 70 -
f,rs,. Chesapeake second. My Luck thsfa'
Time, l.i6.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17

An able statistlcian has been estimating
the cost Of living in Paris at the present
time and has compared it with that OF
forty years ago. He shows that In int
hfties an average middle-class FANNY
could do with "A budget or lOVDi;, OF
800 annually. That did not mean luNu-
nv. but il was sufficient for comfort anu
reauired no economical engineering Tor
the purpose of making both ends meet
<cv-afavs the case is different. and an
official with q wife and three children
dercndcnt on 1cf0rf year has 10 WORK
miracles Of saving In rider TO avoid get
ting into debit Ac criingly. In less -hta
half a century. the conditions or lie III
Paris have been completely mooihed. II
Is no exagce rstion. In fact 10 say that
r,rlces have doubled and with them mas
increased the desire for a more luxurious
mode of living than that led by the aver
az. Partisan Of the fifties. Tie statlsil-
ciln has revealed nothing new, but his
figures serve TO emphasize the fact that
the French capital is the most expensive
-'aee Of residence in Europe
Telegraph
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
on THE GRIDIHON.
The Tigers Defeat Princeton by the Sc"'o
of 10 to 4 Aftcr Hard Work.

PRINCETON, y. j., Oct. lt.-lhe II
GER, me, the Princeton Seminary football
team this afternoon, ard after great
deal OF hard work succeeded IN oeie"'
ing them by the score OF ~ 70 H. ca,ni-
t,ailcy played left guard Tor 'he oV"',
naries and with good support mane IL
very hot for the opposing me, ,,,,;
rne stone wall that baif.e1 the virginia
team a week ago WAS unabie W Solno -" 80,
to lis former strength. ana the Seiiiiai
v,as ahIe 10 make the required five yarus
on nearly every attcnlyt. L.. r,a,,,.,
Mood did well for the senninares, niakihs
their only touchdown about fVe ih-'u. ,,
from the opening of the secohn MAN.
neither eide having scored In the hrst.
Armstrong again proved the best sfounu
cainor FOR Princeton. but had 10 retire
during the last half. ,ha
Wnen the score stood 4 to 0 against tne
Varsity. the team put forth tncir Ut
most Efforts, and by hard WORK secured
two touch downs, from which one goai
was kicked -.
Princeton taking the bail around i"lt
end for forty yards just before the last
score was made.
mouth made such a strong showing
against Yale this afternoon that the
Blue was forced to give the best eX-
hibition of the year in order 10 roll
up a creditablc score against Dartmouth
and 10 protect their own goal.
In the first half Ysle's goal was twice
in danger, and only relieved by oppor-
tune punting, and IN the second half the
dartmouth men literally fell with sheer
exhaustion before }ale's gathering on
slaushts.
II was fierce football. won by lale's
superior players.
The first half occupied twenty-five min
utes and the second twenty minutes-the
longest played thus far this year. There
were no accidents. and have been none
here since the Yale-Princeton rules were
adopted. at the beginning of the season.
The final score was. Yale, p; Dart
mouth. o.
AMHERST. MASS. oct. ia failure
on Weslcyan's part to kick u goal was
ali that saved the football game FOR
Amherst this afternoon. Nae Amherst
team was weakened by the absence OF
CAPTAIN Pratt and Boyden, left tackle
both being laid up with slight injuries.
BOSTON, MASS. oct. l6.-iIarvard had
an easy time with the Williams eleven
on Soldiers Field to-day and roHed up
a score of % to o I'm two halves OF twenty
and fifteen minutes each.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Mississippi, Senatorial Aspirant.

JACKSON, MISS. oct. l6-Colonel "A.
D. Money. candidate for the inited
States Senate, was in the city to-day
and I'm an interview with the Southern
Associated Press reporter as 70 the
claim that the silver craze Is dying out,
declared he had seen no evidence OF ~
that no advocate Of the free coinage OF
silver had changed his sentiment In the
past few months, so FAR as ne was able
TO discover.
Colonel Money thinks his chances for
the Senate good, and his friends aver
that he has more instructed votes than
the other candidates. and that when the
caucus meets he will have the largest
vote.
Governor Lowry's friends say that he
will have more counties in the caucus
when IL meets than either OF the aspi-
rants and that he will lead his compeu-
tors
Private John Aliens supporters con-
tend that he is the coming man. that
he has several large counties and when
the count is had in the caucus, he VIII
be up among the foremost.
General Hookers friends declare that
he is an old stager and an excellent
drawing. and has as good a chance as
Governor Stone. the only sound money
candidate in the race. who is without
hope and Will not receive six votes. pos
sibly none. IL the caucus
The situation is mixed and uncertain
as between the four gentlemen nrst men,
toned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Bought lIi> own statue.

There was grief IN a south-sidc house
held one day when "a careless servant AZ
loved a valuable piece Of siatuary 10 al
and break in "A dozen pieces. The girl
had a good cry and offered o. pay for me
marble. but this was out Of the question.
The man servant. who was also coach
nan and landscape gardener was ~
structed 10 take the fragments o. me
art treasure and dispose OF them. X
happened that he knew thing or two
Instead Of dumping the pieces INTO an
ash barrel he took them 20 repair shop
where they were carefully glued together
by an expert workman.
When the loo was completed the SER
want took the marble 10 a dealer IN an
tiouities and objects OF art, explained
how ne came into possession OF u ana
received an equivalent OF two weeks pay
above the cost Of repairs.
Some weeks later the original owner
came upon the marble ia the SNOW VIM
dow. He could hardly believe his sens's
as he had bought his marble as an or q
iual. and here was another original Die
went into the shop and priced the ne
ures
THAT'S very cheap" he remarked
II must explain 20 y0G." said The deal
or. that II has been broken and repair
ed" He pointed out the faint nos SHOW
ing where the pieces had been joined,
and then the former OWnci recognized
his proncrty. lie couldn't claim b. az
he had once ordered IL thrown aWay.
Neither could he accuse the servant OF
theft. He bought the marble and t''k
Il home W TN him. and me man serf
nearly tainted when he saw II tn DTS 90"
place on the mantel-ChiCago tetofi'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
MUNYON'S
Cold and Cough Cures
Promptly Effectuai in Curing Grip. Colds
and Coughs and ~ Sure Preventive OF
Pneumonia and All Lung Diseases.

Munyon's Cold Cure Will positively
break up the grip or cold IN few
hours. II taken as soon as the cold ap-
pears. When the cold reaches the
lungs, and there is cough and OPP
pressed breathing. Munyon's Cough cure.
used in alienation with the Cold cure
every half hour. viii effect an imme-
date cure. When there is pain I'm the
chest. Munyon's Plastcrs will give great
relief and act IS protection. These
remedies are sure preventive OF pneu-
monia and lung troubles.
why Poison Your system
with dangerous drugs? Why not try
Munyon's New and Improved Homoco-
pathic Home Remedies? \ separate spe-
ciiic for each disease. Absolutely HARM
less. Positive and permanent cures. At
druggists. - cents bottle.
Personal letters to Professor Munyon.
1905 Arch street. Philadelphia. Pa. an
swered with free medical advice for
any disease.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
MISS CTNNTNGH1H.
4 Yonng Poetess Whose PANE is Taking
shape steadily.

Martha Cunningham, the young poet
ess, whose fame Is SO steadily taking
shape, and who has been compared even
by some Of our severcst critics. 10 Brown
ing has accomplishments that are not
confined to The field Of possy. She has.
drs., what all women prize above all
things. and that is genuine beauty. and
she speaks French, Italian and German,
with nuency. She is also harplst OF
exceptional power, her execution being
something notable for a woman wno has
Just PASSED her teens. She was AT school
abroad for six years, in Paris. b Rim and
Lordcn, and has travelled pver Europe.
besides spending several months IN ;ne
Holy Land. Al this, for a woman who
has not yet gotten beyond her twenty
first milestone, is a little unusual. even
in this age OF rapid development
on. OF Cardinal Gibbons last acts,
before embarlxing on ltis lar foreign
trip was TO write 10 Miss Cunningham
a letter Of praise for her 'ecent book OF
poems, "'rhe Ballad OF La Jeunesse
Doree," published by a Baltimore firm
and charmingly illustrated by a Palmer
Cooper, in which his cmnence was pleas
ed 10 say that the work OF the poetess
displayed "a high order IL literary mer-
it," Through a large part OF the products
OF this gifted and versatile young Ameri-
can woman. there IS a vein or religious
mysticism, as well as & touch Of meta
physics. but here and there the genuin-
womanly sentiment crops out az in this
little gem.
Give me Of thy gold, o sunshine.
OF thy silver. give me, Moon.
And III take them 10 my sweetheart
She will bid me enter soon.
Then IL will not matter Sunshine.
Then IL will not matter. Moon,
That we have no purse between us
only loves sweet, priceless boon.
That Miss Cunnngham's imagination
has also a sublime and powerful range.
is impressively manifested IN the spark
ling verse entitled Dawn which mas
been highly praised:
Darkness. blackness. then a gray;
Blue light that silver glows and pales'
Stiffness. silence. then a stir
or breathing life. White trails
OF sombre clouds float 20 the west,
And sink within the sea 20 rest.
Peak on peak leaps mp rose-tipped.
And slope on slope then swells with
thrills
Sweet, and pipe and call OF bird
And beast Then high above the hills
The sun flares up. and shepherds horn
Resounds and echoes-Day is born.
Philadelphia Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Attempted Train Robbery.

DENNISON, TEXAS. Oct l6.-Thc
north-b bound passenger train, No. !. on
the Missouri. Kansas. and Texas railroad,
was held up by two masked men, near
Temple. Texas. at nA5 O'clock last
night.
The robbers uncoupled the express
car from the tram, and compelled the
engineer to draw the car 10 point
nearly mile away
They forced open the door of the ex-
press-car and used dynamite in an at
tempt TO open the safe. Their efforts
were Intellectual, and becoming alarmed
over the delay, they finally abandoned
tine car, and fed 10 the woods
None of the passengers or crew were
molsted. A posse IS now in pursuit OF
the bandits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
paners Served on General Gordon

CLEVELAND O.. oct. lG.-On his ar
rival at the Wcddell House after his
lecture here last night, General John h.
Gordon. OF Atlanta, Ga. was met by
Deputy sheriff Bell. who served him with
attachment paoers In the suit OF the
Hucyrus Steam-Shovel and predse Com
nary against the chestaicc Dredging
and Coal-Mining company. of which Cen
eral Gordon Is an Official.
The Bucyrus Company received judg-
mont against the Chestatee Company
some time ago Cor s5.7is In an interview
General Gordon stated that the acton of
The Bucvrus Company was a complete
surrrlse to him. as he had supposed the
debt of the Chestatee Company TO have
becn entirely settled.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
1 Bic Steal of Silver.

LONDON. oct 16.-The manager OF the
firm OF Eikin q CO.. silversmths, in
Clerkcnwell Road. was arrested to-day in
connection with the silver ingot robbery
which occurred In his city on September
10Th. The silver was shipped from
swansea, and arrived in London at an
early hour in the morning.
The consignment comprised thirty-nine
ingots. packed in five boxes, and was
valued at 1850 The boxes were placed
on mid way railway van for transit to
the place Of business Of the consignees
The driver Of the van and his assistant
boy. stopped at coffee house on their
way TO get breakfast. and while they
We're inside the van vas driven of. An
hour later the police found the horse
and van mile away. The boxes were
still in the van but the ingots had been
removed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17

To the Editor OF The Times. 49,.
Sir-It seems TO me tAat Juuse tlhs
ie rioht Whatever may be thought OF
~ ELITES or OF his position on the sll-
90. question. his Views as 70 soon td9,o
and good manners are certain! 90. - -.
This everlasting and persistent ia''g ~,
az ourselves on all possible occasions III
season and out OF asOh' nas ~, s,',
ffraSone and monotonous, not TO say
ridiculous. Ill l.; .bis
II may be allowable to talk IN this
hombastlc style among ourselves anu III
oyr own family gatherings, though even
then very often the custom would De
more honored I'm the breach than IN tne
observance but among strangers anu 10
invited guests II Is aitoge1nep ma do,,ht
less is. true 10 fact and 10 history. IT,
II is as If a person, doubtful or MS
nosition i'm the world should hihk II
fections vociferousy and clamorously
through the town, for fear ne might De
overloked or forgotten. III.
7, - with states and nations as with
individuals. In our tra. . l,,. WIZ
ance the rule to regard with some de-
re of suspicion those who lay claim TO
ss,,cerior virtue and are righteous above
their fellows.
Let US have a rest
L. the same category we can properly
Mace those red-hot people who are for
ever avouching their strong devotion 10
the southern cause: conIederates from
the crown OF their heads TO the soie or
,hs,- feet as they fOndly describe them
snI,-es the world never before witnessed
surh glorious achievements as were per
formed by them. or beheld such gigantic
" suoh as 10 set forth great things by
small.
consultations ever were sprung,
Two planets rushing from aspect ma
. onrD-lflOn.
r, rnid-skv should combat. and their
iarring spheres confound.
b. NJ PARHAM
Richmond. Va. October 18th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17

Tho President Favorr Mckinley for the
Republican Presidential Nomination. !

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Oct. S.-The
Colored National Convention which was
to have met I'm Baltimore. october sth.
convened in this city to-day. and was
called 10 order at p NJ. After the
credentials OF delegates were passed upon
the convention permanently organized by
electing James ". Poe. of North Carolina,
president. and J. W. Coles, OF Virginia,
secretary.
Presjdetn Poe briefly thanked the con-
vcntion for the honor. and then
appointed Committee on Plat
fern and Resolutions. after which
the convention adjourned till lo.p
A VI. tomorrow.
Tomorrow session will be lively
one
The election of James w. Poe. as pres
ident of the convention is regarded as
an indication that the Mckinley people
Will dominate the convention.
W. G. Payne. Mckincyite, was made
chairman of the Platform Committee.
K. II. Key. candidate for delegate TO the
next Republican National Convention. and
a Mckinley man nominated Poe for
president. and he has named a Commit
tee on Resolutions consisting OF men,
bers favoring Mckinley
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17

In ST. Paurs one day London guide
vas showie a American gentleman round
the tombs. That. sir" Said the man.
"his the tomb Of the greatest naval 'ero
Europe or the whole world ever knew
Lord Nelson's This sarcoughosus weighs
fortw-two tons. Hinside that Is steer
receptacle weighing twelve tons. ana nm
eide that is a laden casket, 'ermeticaliy
sealed. Weighing two tons. Hlnside that
his a mahogany "offin olding the hashes
OF the great Gro" Well" said the yam
kee. after thinking a while. II guess
you've got him. IL he ever gets out of
that, telegraph me at my expense. The
Argonaut.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17
Funeral of Catesby Jones.

The funeral IF Mr.. Ca.esby Jones,
whose death Tuesday evening was an
noInced IN yesterdays fines took plac ,
al l2:3D o'clock from 81. Pauls church.
The exercises were impress. ely conduct
Ell By the recto-. Rev. Hartley Car,
michael, and the remains were inferred
In HOLLYWOOD The church was filed with
friends and relatives OF the deceased. The
following gentlemen acted as pall-bear-
ers. - ~
Active-Cary Shepherd. Preston No
Land. Jonn Lyons. Edward Hewitt, X ..
Pesram. Jr William Walker William a.
Page. Peyton GrymeS. ,....,
Eonorary-John F. Glenn. Ashton
starke. r. l.. Alfriend. Or. George Ross Ross
Or. c. W. p. Brock, Hon, WIFE" WI, hrch "
Gsry' Colonel ii. l.. Spotswood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-17

Differences are Honest and DIR. Pierce
Nominated for the House.

WINDSOR. VA, oct. l6.-Special.-
Since the nomination Of Colonel II. +.
Boykin of Smithfeld, as senator-elect
from the Thrty-second senatorial district
by the Democratic Convention In Suf-
folk last week. who was a candidate FOR
reelection 20 the House of Representa-
tives, and who was Dr. Pierces strong
opponent politics have cooled down con-
siderably so much so that DR.. Franklin
Pierce, of this place. was to-day III "A
can convention nominated by reclamation
as the next representative OF the party
In the House Of Delegates from Isle Of
Wight county.
IT IS not thought that the party Will
have any opposition.