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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

? fter an enforced absence Of some
,veaks in Fluvanna on account Of sick
n ess. Rev Dr. William - Hatcher was
m last able TO appear before bis conare-
cation Sunday. and preached TO 2
large congregation with foclng and
strength Tie preludad mis- discourse 10y
Offering thanks for his partial recovery,
and stating that Doe would not a.. first Doe
able 10 begin regular pastoral visits.
Choosing his text from Hebrews w., 10,
he preached an eloquent sermon on Com
ing Boldly to the Throne OF Grace"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

In the Law and Equity Court Yesterday
thc suit Of Elizabeth r.. WhitloCk against
The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associa-
tion for $1,000 damages was dismissed
the case having been satisfactorily set
uod cat of court.
a suit was instituted In this tribunal
vcstC day afternoon by Jacob 4. Baker
al,a1ist thc Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway
Company FOR 5000 damages. y bill has
not vt boon Nod.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
Special sleeper to Atlanta via seabof rd
Air Line.

Commencing October LIST. the SEA-
sleeper from Richmond to Atlanta via
the famous ATLANTA SPECIAL" This
sleeper will be opened az the UI.on de-
pot at o'clock ~ night ttraiu leaving at
1888. thus enabling parti"s song 10 tho
Exposition TO get good nights rest and
arrive in Atlanta at Ice =. NJ. the fol-
lowing day.
BY this arrangement passengers 90 the
Exposition can leave Richmond VIA the
Seaboari Air Line and go through TO At
ianta without change OF cars. ana u tho
only line Offering such exceptional adj
Yantages.
For further information apply 10 II. VI.
Boykln. Passenger Agent, S6 east Nam
street.
KAUFMAN q CO.'S FALL MILL
merry OPENING takes place TO-DAY,
TOMORROW. and THURSDAY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

In the Hastings Court yesterday the fol-
lowing saloon-keepers were fined $40 each
for Keeping their bar-rOOms open and sell
ing liquor on sunday Andrew Aaronson.
y. Il. Blumelnck. +. G.. Kelly. Adolph
Etto c.. X. Pollock. Robert Robinson.
FL. TAYLOR. O.. Biggi. Charles Hutzler,
and T. w Rafter.
Daniel Hanc0ck was fined so for re-
sisting an officer in the discharge OF his
GufV.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

Sheriff =. l.. Huddlston. Of Bedford
county. yesterday delivered the following
eonvicts al the pcnitenuary.
Samuel Jones tcoiored). sentenced to
eight years imprisonment for burglary:
Tohe Leftwitch (colored), sentcncr0
two years for hOuse-brcaking. Olive Nose
Ia tcolored). sentenced 10 two years Tor
ri similar offence
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
must STAND BY The CHIEF.
Rs. Dr.. Young CCmmsnds Major Howard
and His Efi.Cige Work.
OPPOSED 10 A POPULAR ELECT.Oa
His sermon on Nv That j. Coming. The
Signs Of the Iimes''-Ee,. Mr.. Uutson
Emphasizes the Importance of Chris
Han Conversation other Church
Services sunday.

~ Park Place church Sunday night.
Dr. Young preached from Matthew xvi
ia re announced as tne subject. ~ nat
81 coming, the signs of the times InOse
men. SAM Dr. louug. VINO demanded a
sign from heaven. mad heard Christs
words and had seen Ills character ana
hls deeds. They oil not know taat here
was one Who lnlulicl AN tnclr pIopAt-
c.rs, because he met all human lOneinss,
mat Ht Was preaching "a word that hdp
NihisAly power iu ID, That th'f own
Anir0 would soon Doe shattered 10 lie
iual Uesiguriu1 OF their nation. iif
tulo tnCn there would indeed be sisni
they would try TO destroy Him, anH he
Mouit rise Co cd new Nlc ana new pow
ca All This Was the more rcmaIhdDi',
lua.nucn as ihcy could read. 40 the hkLi
OF tnr knowledge OF that day. plysica
phenomena. Adj this has SIS apphcailo"
To ms present time.
bNlN stionauiy tnc power or CHRIST l9
lii zoe world The universe d. nuiit %"
the Christ i1fa The wounded nann mas
Aclt dl things together from tAe b'Sit-
lNAf. 10 ls Impossible tn prevent th' VIC
i'iy oi tlc gospel. 90 not say lAc We
t'4 pi your Greco or mine. nut we W.
tory OF Christ. As well oppose the law
o. gra.ifotion OF stand iu the way OF
tram Of cars. as oppose Christ. You may
you viii ne ground to pow iti. nero arc
signs of his presence. OF h's victory.
r. mans 81 fhD Thousands OF members
we report are not Christians. and 80
much of tho money has been dishonesty
END even cruelty mad, But as never
before. the world wants CHRIST
1HE oHurca 81 mt STAFF.
Much OF the nhl,hty of the day is a
0ietrus. Of us Hh0 cdll ourselves thIS-
tsns. or au opposition 10 our explanations
OF Csc gospel But men are drawing near
for tac comfort Jesus n,infs. for the "Il-
Iou.r.ment tfat Ne may De sood and
great tuat tufr b. fcrelNcucs- for ain,
Is power 10 kD.u us -1od. Au immortality
OF sI th4f Is essential to our humanity.
perui. .rho l.n.w Ittl. and care Jess for
ds.trinfs of Inspiration. nnl Boo the Bible
the ..av tley lone have sought Think,
TOO of tre fnouen.c Of CHRIST ON public
aat.rs. Tho union of church and state
la4 been mere orean tho reality is
generation ia sweeping over the land.
'rrD marvel d. chat this work start
oi n the Masters fold. Christian
ministers. have 4r'ac35cu and SR t.i1
n a'''' tpe,r baass ann Dot sangnine
ci-o.,.i, to baiiar. that The victory VIII
pr '"-lt- OF '-ii'' i'N, rn' ".if.t ~
ne. .,yD ''s ,3-" ~ ~ & are so,i
E & f 49, ,, ,si,.,l-. of-rs,I,..s
ri,'.s1 f,', .'. , as,.'7 ,ir', v',iie
lesisiauoI ~ ever i99Ala5 ~ ,.,,,,,.r
t ,l," .6i,'es
..i|In 't
3d. old tneloid, before the scf'nth Ear
or Snait's'iiF Pc ftn ils "oiN OF iciviIu
"a Wolh Mll p .Ad iAe olro'luon OF TIE
clergy ani of tlt capitalist os well
AS IRA OF MISSIONS.
49,. 49, ,.f..,o,,s to,oo
"'s sl @ H. .,. tr,imo as artrr
pc ore ~ I.d." 'n, ~, ~ a. ,,.Din,,''
HN' 10 S".. ~, III
I'D 90 mere WAN '" sD-.. ~ ''i, V i.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
"sTfND M WIN LToJOR MEN.
That Would he the Result of the Chiefs
IIectlnn by The fenpie.

Rev. Or. ". l.. Wright, of Leigh-Street
Baptist church, preached alfons sermon
on sunday. on the subject Of the change
OF the city charter. In police circles IL
was reported that DR.. wright mad at
tackled the police force quite vigorously,
and a number Of criticisms were heard
from some of the officers In regard TO the
Dr. Wright. when his attention was
called TO this fact, stated that ne ndu
been misunderstood; tnat he mad Simply
drawn a picture OF what would pronaoiy
bee the situation should the change De-
brought about.
Ills text SUNDAY morning was: RENDER
unto Caesar the things that are caesar 3.
The first point was 10 put "a GOOD caesar
I'm authority. said Or. NilShI INc 'e,-
0nd. 10 correct him when he iails 10 40
mis- duty: 10 sustain him when nc does
his dutv. and 10 remove him Nncn ne IS
unfaithful % his trust. inai aHoHl1
not be- p fireman tecause ne Is sool
canvasser. hut hecat So he knows how 10
put out a fire. II a chief OF police shohli
Doe elected by a vote O. the i"pf H. nc
would have 10 canvass par-foors anh
stand I'm with Wardhcelcrs, ana then,
probably, an incompetent man would nc
chosen: ne would be leniont 10 his fri snds,
tho bar-kcepers. and his example WoNiU
he followed by those under nin, VINO
would begin 10 count q bar-rO0m FOUND
open on sunday as only place OF SO
mIch revenue, according 20 Us size. IL IS
not the question whether the mass OF
people are competent to eject a good chief
OF police. bat whether they are good
enough 20 DO so. The better classes VII
remain az home self-c0nhdent OF their
success. while the bad element Will 80
into the business in the old electioneering
ways and come ont victorious.
At night DR. Wright preached on the
subject. Render unto God the things
that are Gods"
Others Opposed 10 II.
Rcv. Dr. IMndrum preached on "rhe
Modern City" sunday night. and .ncideu-
tally spoke against flCcting the chief of
Police and Police Commissioners by the
PEOPLE.
Rev. Dr. Nandersl'cc. Roy. mr.. PIT. and
Rcv. w. 4. Christian, also spoke against
tie propos u measure.
BE Careful How You Vote.
Rev dr. George Cooper. I'm his sermon
nj the lrrst Baptist church Sunday night.
made interesting reference 20 the pro-
p0sed change Zoo tho ci-y's charter. Dr.
Cooper hcs0Irlt his congregation 10 exc
crc.se discretion ia casting their votes OF
this important question Tie cautioned
them against throving offices that call
for thoroughly conscientious adminlf.ra-
tors into THE bands 81 political trleKsters.
aad pointed out the danger Of gutter
TOlltfog'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
WILLIAM AND WARY COLLEGE.
william nnd Mary College opens Thurs
das. October 3. 1898.

DON'T FAIL TO SEE the EXPOsL
TlON OF FASHIONS FRESHEST FAN
CfES in MILLINERY az kAJFMANN =
CO.'S OPENING TODAY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

The NEWEST in THIS and FOREIGN
LANDS will be shown AZ the MILL
lsNERY OPENING at kAUFMANN'S To-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

GREAT DISPLAY OF FALL AND WIN
TER WRAPS will also be shown at our
,TILII<FRY OPENING TO-DAY, To-
KAUFMAN * co.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

The whole number OF deaths In Rich
mond for the week ending September
2sth was white. II. colored, 30. annual
rite Of mortality per loVJ-whte, 1g.'4.
cclored. 1875. total l7.15. The number
OF deaths FOR the week ending September
@ 1895. was. white 10, colored 10.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

Sunday afternoon. while riding his BIZ
cycle near the corner OF Ninth and Grace
streets. a young man. Myers by name
was run down by a milk-wagon, ana
his wheel demolished. The wagon was
racing down Grace street with carriage
and neither driver drawing TIC reins or
turning out, Myers was over aiken. One
wheel OF the milk-wagon passed over
both wheels OF the cycle. fortunately,
Myers was not hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

DO YOU SEE the testimonials written
by people who have beel cured OF vario IS
pint the way for you II you need good
msdicina-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
PROF. IIasLFFF.

n viii be to your interest 10 consult
with the Professor before Joining any
French class.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
n. Y. p. L. Meeting.

The second regular meeting OF the
general COMMITTEES OF the B. Y. P. u, Of
Richmond and Manchester. was held last
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

Choice Apple Brandy and White Spirits
~ ''''''Uy y l. CHRISTIAN & CO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
Black Brocades.
All pure SILK. new patterns. Sc, 81.
Is, $50. and s..
UNDERWEAR.

The season IS fast approaching when
every body will feel the need OF good,
warm Underwear. We are proud To say
we present for our patrons inspection
one of the most comprehensive stocks os
Underwear ever brought TO the city.
one feature we wish 10 call attention 70
IS the nOn-shrinking qualities Of most all
Of the Underwear we handle.
Ladies' Ribbed Combination Suits, white
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Ladies' TIGHTS white and black. In knee
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Full lines Of Ladies' Pants ard Vests.
I'm wool silk. silk and wool. merino, aud
cashmere. plain and ribbed. 20, 15c., 81.
81 e. 81 3D. 81 -. 81 g 80 and 50.
Heavy silk Vests at g. 81, and s..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
G. ard O. Hallway Rates t. Virginia state
Exposition.

IN Do FTITHs
Round-trlp tickets from all stations Of
Chesapeake ana ohio railway in Virginia
and principal stations ir West Virginia
will be sold 10 Richmond October eth TO
ION good for return until October 18th.
inclusive. At ONE FARE, plus one ad-
mission 10 the Exposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

The choicest productions Of foreign and
domestic looms can be found at our SIX
Counters.
Brocades. Stripes, and Plaids. from The
sober twO-tonet effect 10 all the shadliSs
of the rainbow.
Waist and Dress SILK In all the best
combinations. 50. IJc., 81, SD, Si1, *,
and $50.
Our stock of White. Cream. and Even
ing shades Is larger than ever before.
White Satin Duchess. 20. Toe, 81, N'-9'
$50, s., and $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
White Brccades.

New designs at 81. us. $50, s.. 2.A.
and SO.
Satin Duchess, IN cream ana evening
shades. from Soc 10 s. per yard.
Hish-grade SIX Novelties a. e, $3.50.
and 81 per yard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
Chldpel'S Underwear.


Infants Wrarpers' Mcrino, open an mo
Infants Wool WRAPPERS. open all the
way down. 30, 20. w. 'oc, ana 81.
Infants Wool wrappers. double in
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Infants SILK and SIX and Wool Wrap
ChNdrens Aerino wrappers, 80, ", '0c.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01

BLACK SATIN DUCHESS, all pure
silk, at Is, sc. 81. SIS. Sl.5o, N.'o, -
and S2.25.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
Ch0vIOis and Scotch Mixtures.

Novel and pretty effects. New color,
ings. No pretter goods mace io' 9''eo'
wear; 75c 10 s.. - per yard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
T NE CREPONS.

A line Of select patterns and colorings
ia this beautiful faDriN. The newest
French production. ranging In price from
s. 80 10 Si.2J per yard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
TEMPLE, PE;MBEn1ON
C0RDES E co.
Dress Goods.

Largest and best-selected stock ever
brought 70 Richmond. ,..,
Boncles in ali the popular shadiuss ana
,on9binstion Of colors. Wide range or
prices-from zoe. TO 3 per yard.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
A Courageous CObbler.

An old cobbler in the QUARTER Latin,
Paris, who was largely patronized 10y
the students, once boosted that nothing
was capable of frightening him. Two
young men once determined to put his
courage to the test. One of them pre-.
tended to be dead, while the other
went to the cobbler and asked him to
sit up all night with the corpse. The
old man, who had some pressing work
on hand which had to be delivered
next morning, took his leather and his
tools with him, sat down near the sup
posed dead body, and set about his
task. At midnight they brought him
a cup OF cafe noir, to Keep him awake,
which he gratefully pa1took OF and
then Immediately resumed his work.
The coffee, however, put him into such
a happy frame of mind, that entirely
forgetting the presence of the corpse,
he struck up a lively song, beating
time all the while with his hammer on
the lampstone. Suddenly she imagin.
ary corpse raised itself into a sitting
posture and exclaimed, in a hollow
voice:
people ought not TO sing when
keeping watch over @ deathbed!'
The cobbler shook his head, and gave
the young man a smart rap, and said :
People shouldn't talk when they
are dead"
This was the last time anybody tried
to brighten the old cobbler.-L' hide
pendent Remois.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
PhiIadelphla's Colossal Structure.

A colossal statue of William Penn,
standing 537 feet in the air. is to over
look from the tower of the Philadel-
phia City Hall, that city's great area
of red brick.
The enormous structure TINT the
founders statue is to cap and complete
is the largest and by far the costliest
City Hall in the United States. The
first official steps looking to the erec-
ton of e new municipal building for
Philadelphia we're taken by the City
Councils nearly a quarter of a century
ago. John Macarthur, Jr., was APP
pointed architect a year later, and the
first contracts for the work were award
ed in January, 1870.
The first intent to erect the build
ing in independence Square aroused
so much opposition that the question
of a site was submitted to popular vote,
and Penn Square, at Broad and Market
streets, was chosen by a large major
ity. Ground was formally broken by
the President of the Building Com
mission August 16, 1871, and the first
stone was laid almost exactly n year
later. The cornerstone, at the north
east angle of the tower, was formally
laid July 1, 1874, and the last block of
marble on the tower was put in place
at a height of nearly $40 feet thirteen
years later.
The appropriations for the still IN
completed building had reached, at the
opening Of the present fiscal year, less
$50, 900 short of SIS, 900, 600. Archi-
tect Macarthur died in 1890, when about
S13, 900, 900 had been spent upon the
building, and when part of the struc-
ture had been several years in use.
The Philadelphia municipal build
ing is classified as nearly as may be as
of the Renaissance style, and its de.
sign is essentially in the spirit OF
French architecture. It's ugliest fea'
ture is its series of black slated man
sard roofs Gaping a structure of white
marble, its most beautiful the slender
white tower, the highest in the world
save the obelisk that forms the Wash.
ington Monument. The structure Is
built about a central court, 200 feet
square. The north and south fronts
1861 feet each, and the building, ex.
elusive of the courtyard, covers an
area of A acres. The floor space is IA
acres, and there are in the building
$50 rooms. The clock dial, 361 feet
above the pavement, is twenty feet in
diameter. The GROWING statue OF
William Penn is thirty-seven feet high
Detroit Free Press.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
Nationality Shown in TiIlage.

For half a hundred miles about New
York the country is a region OF small
farms. Nearly all are carefully titled,
but the manner in which each is con
Quoted close to indicating the
nationality of the owner. The native
American likes q lawn in front of his
house and leaves uncultivated strips
near the fences of his fields. Also hi
preference in the way OF crops is fol
grain.
The Englishman and the German
devote much space to berries and vege
tables, and both delight in displays o;
flowers before their houses. Tn,
Frenchman is sure to be a grape
grower. He, too, revels in flowers
but he fosters those that, cut or az
potted plants, Will find n city market.
The Irishman is a raiser of potatoes.
cabbages and corn. His home dis
plays little outside adornment, but
almost always there is about it an all
of solid comfort, and one may be sure
to see a pigpen not far from the cot
tage.
Abroad Gland is land" and those
who have been tenants of holdings
that cost them an annual rental OF
800 per acre retain their habit of close
cultivation when farming in the
United States.
Here, again, the difference between
the American and the foreigner crops
out. The former is prodigal of sol
and let's the difficult spots alone; the
latter utilities every inch of dirt clear
to the roadway and uses fertilizers
with skill and advantage to himself. -
New York Herald.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
The Mexican on Horseback.

The Mexican lives on horseback.
Dismouut him and he is as helpless as
@ child. Mounted on his charger,
with an immoyable saddle, the strong
bit that viii break a horses jaw If
pulled very tightly, and a @lariat, and
ne is ready for either war, the chase,
the rouud-up7 of cattle or a bear
fght. Most OF his work Is done on
horseback. His headquarters are In
the saddle. His neighborly visits are
made on horseback, nc matter how
short the distance.
The Nexican prides himself upon
the number Of his riding horses and
his ability 10 break them to the
saddle. Usually the horses run wild
on the large rancho until they are
wanted for use. The major-domo OF
the rancho, with a number of vsqueros,
pursue anl drive o number into a
deIl, the entrance 90 which is immedi-
at.lv closed with branches or ropes.
The vaquer0s each select q horse and
be is u0oselwith the lariat and thrown
20 the groanl. In a second he Is
5-icleI with the cruel Spanish bit in
his mouth, the Spanish immOvable
saddle is lashed on him and a vaqUero
mounts him. For a Few moments the
scene IS exciting and amusing, to the
spectators, who alternately shout,
.Brav1. Juan" or laugh in derision
mt the alternate success of rider OK
beast-Phiialelphia Times.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
..Poor Richards Almanac"

It was "Poor Richards Almanac
which first made Franklin famous, and
it was out of the mouth of Poor Rich
ard that Franklin spoke most effec-
lively TO his fellow c~ountrymen. He
had noticed that the almanac was often
the only book in many houses, and he
therefore '.illed all the little spaces
that occurred between the remarkable
days in the calendar with proverbial
sentences, chiefly such as inculcated
industry and frugality as the means of
procuring wealth, and thereby secur
ing virtue; it being more difficult for
a man in want to act always honestly,
as, TO use here one of those proverbs,
1t is hard for an empty sack to stand
upright BY these pithy, pregnant
sayings, carrying their moral home,
fit to be pondered in the long winter
evenings, Franklin taught Americans to
be thrifty, to be f~orehanded, and tc
look for help only from themselves.
The rest of the almanac was also in.
teresting, especially the playful pre-.
faces; for Franklin was the first OF
American humorists, and to this day
he has not been surpassed in his own
line. The best of the proverbs-not
original, all of them, but all set forth
freshened and sharpened by Frank
Inns shrewd wit-he assembled and
formed into a connected discourse,
prefxed to the almanac of 1857, as the
harangue of a wise old man to the peo-
pie attending an auction" Thus com.
pacted, the scattered counsels sped up
and down the Atlantic coast, being
copied into all the newspapers. The
wise Speech of Father Abraham
also travelled across the ocean and was
reprinted in England us a broadside to
be stuck up in houses for daily guild
ance; it was twice translated into
French-being probably the first essay
by an American author which had 8
circulation outside the domains OF our
language. 1t has been issued since IN
German, Spanish, Italian, Russian,
Dutch, Portuguese, Gaelic and Greek.
Without question tits what it has been
called-''the most famous piece of lit
erature the Colonies produced. st.
Nicholas.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Progress, the highest lesson Of state
craft.
Men at some times are masters of
their fate.
The simple heart that freely asks in
love obtains.
The society of I'M is the element
Of good manners.
Better a little Gliding than a great
deal of heartbreak.
A man in earnest finds means, or if
be cannot find, creates them.
Some men weave their sophistIy till
their W reason is entangled.
Moderation Is commonly firm, and
frmness is commonly successful.
Oh, how portentous is prosperity J
How, cometlike, it threatens while 1t
shines.
No woman is educated who is not
equal to the successful management OF
a family.
Inc memory has as many moods as
the temper, and shifts its scenery like
q diorama.
There are few wild beasts more to
be dreaded than a talking man having
nothing to say.
He that knows the world viii not be
bashful; he who knows himself will
not be impudent.
Conceit is vanity driven from all
other shifts, and forced to appeal to
itself for admiration.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-21
Baby AlligatOrS.

Steve Melton showed to his friends
A score of baby alligators, which came
out Of the egg two days ago. Henry
Christopher, who has an alligator
farm on Hannibal Creek, brought them
10 the city to be sold. Christopher
has several large gators which net him
more in the course OF a year than q
dozen hens. The advantage the ga
tor has over the hen Is in the matter
of feed. The hen has to be fed every
day, and the gator takes his meal
about once every three months.
When first Matched, the gators are
about three to four inches long. In
r. day or two, however. they double
their size, and don't need any food to
10 it on, either. They Just seem to
grow fat on wind. If some naturalist
could find ont the secret OF their liv-
ING he would have a regular bonanza.
Florida Times-Union.