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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

seven hundred wives in his time Cor
times) whereof some tas one may wei
fmaginc) were dead and others put away
The King OF Portugal received yearly
news OF him by the fleet from the Indies
but the poor man only lived tnirty years
a mere span-aftcr his discovery. AT
Rome about the same time uaSl' thcre
lived man only one hundred years DID,
Il is true. but he. too. had grown young
again-had changed hIs skin. like snake
and was most engaging TO look upon
Unfortunately after fifty years OF MS
second youth, che suddenly became very
old. indeed. and seemed as If he was made
of the bark OF trees" which must nave
been far from attractive. What are our
giants and dwarfs' and pedestrians and
ccntenarians compared with these old
World Drodgies? Stone-caters we nave
indeed. but which OF them can vie WIN
Francis Battalia. who lived on stones
lie was born with two IN one hand ana
one in the other. which. "hy the physi-
clans advice" think Of iD he took lor
his first .nourishment; afterwards, Just
three to four pebbles in spoon once
in twcnty-four hours" What pre-
scription for digestion, But the an
clients could swallow anything. and every
opportunity was afforded them 10 DO So
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Uoud-to-Hand Struggle With Bear.

rho strength OF the hunter was often
severely taxed. not only in the chase
proper. but in encountering hcrce ah-
mails by the way. The bear figures large
~ IN hunting tales tod arot nd the camp
lire 20 a group OF interested listeners.
among whom sits the hoy longing for u"
time TO come when. like some weIl-re-
uerbered hero OF the tribe. he SHAH DE
able to grapple singlo-handed with the
powerful grizzly bear, and tear its rear.
ful Jaws asuuder. The niece OF a noten
,,ez Perez Indian hunter. Low a very oiu
woman, relates that her uncle perform
ed this feat, and her story Is well corroo-
GRATED in the tribe. Attacked suddenly
by the huse animal. the man seized =
with one hard by an car into which he
thrust his fingers. while with the other
hand. at the expense OF a thumb, he tore
apart the muscles of the jaws and lef'
the helpless beast 20 die on the steep
mountain-side.-Sept Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

HIGH GRADE AND Low PRICES
We have the largest stock OF high ana
lOw-piiced Blankets eyer exhibited in this
city Every single number OF these
Blankets were bought before the advance,
and In many instances We cannot buy
these goods ar the following low prices.
Fun l0-4 Tan Blankets or Siumbcr
Robes, zoe. pair.
10-i White Wool Blanket. So. regular
price. $50.
White, Gray, or Red. strictly all-woOl-
manufactured expressly for our own sale
only $50. You Will find a great many
merchants selling "A similar Blanket for s..
White. Solid Pink, or Light-Blue crib
Blankets. 42X36, only 3uc.
Gray Blankets. fun size, nearly all-wool,
only s..
u-i All-Wool White Blankets bound
with silk tape. red. blue. green. and vel
low borders. only s.. We guarantee this
Blanket 20 he strictly all-w0ol both ways
Fun size Satiue-DOWn Comforts. only 50.
Satinc-DOwn Comforts little lighter
.n weight than the above. only 81.
calico Bed-COmfOrts, for single beds
only. JNr.
Full-size CrctOnnc Comforts. with light
blue and old-gOlI Innings. only ST.
Calico Comforts Oue-half again rs large
as OLr soc. Comfort. only Goo.
Heavy Crctonne Comforts. with light
color Saline lining only -.
Large Figured Saline Comforts, with
Saline lining. only $40.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
OFFICE ~ ms STOMACH.
Doctors Say He L. Natural Vcnti iioquist
and Negroes That lie Has DeyiI.

A remarkable case OF natural and UNI
conscious ventriIoquism-a phenomenon
which scientific men believe was response
bic for most Of the cases in which per-
sons once were supposed to be possessed
of deyils-has caused much CONSERVATION
among the superstitious and great inter
est among the scientific in Orangeburg,
S. c. The history of the case is told by w.
l.. Buckley. of Clafiin University, orange
burg, i'm the Appeal.
The phenomenon appears in thirteen
year-old boy, the son of poor and illiterate
parents He was taken i'll about month
ago with violent pains In his stomach.
The doctor was called and treated him for
a week or more, but the boy grew no bet
ter After he had been i'll about line days
his parents began TO hear strange noises,
apparently IN his stomach. They Were
inarticulaJe and faint at irst, but daily
grew stronger. They described them as
Ike the growing of a cock, he barking
of dog. and the lowing Of a COW. In
a few days Ineligible sounds, express
s,ons in human speech. were heard. a
voice, SCUM ling as from the boys sto-
mach, said "Oh, Lord. | want to get
out" I'm so tired Pm lungry." and
"You hurt me-" The doctor was puzzled
ard related the circumstances TO other
doctors. The people In the villlge es-
pecially the negroes. bect le much eNclt-
ed over the phenomenon, and the boys
home was thronged daily with curious
visitors. The voice would answer ques-
ti0ns put 10 n. The boy averr.d thar he
could not control the voice and that il
was, IN effect thing apart from his own
consciousness. The voice said its name
was josephine. The superstitious colorcd
folks became terribly wrought up over
the case. especially as they treated the
voice as an oracle. and the voice seemed
very willing 10 accept tine part. All man
ner Of questions on religious and personal
topics were asked. and the answers were
taken as having a supernatural import
aucc.
The doctors thought IT couldn't be n
case of yeutriloqusm, because the boy
seemed really unable 10 control the voice
and the sounds came without his voliton
The Toys parents asserted that the voice
protested. and foretold all manner OF
things that came 20 pass. More than one
superstitlous person went to bed and doc
tored himself because the uncanny voice
had predicted. directly or indirectly, his
early death. Mr. Buckley visited the boy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
OBIII AIRY,
J. I. HUDSON.


PETERSBURG. VA. Sept. H.-Special
Mrs. JOS r. Hudson died at her resi-
dence. I'm this city. this afternoon. after
a painful illness. The deceased was one
Of the best-known ladies in Petersburg.
G.. ". sPIctR. 81.
PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. A-Special.
Mr.. c. ". Spicer, ST.. died at his home
In this city, this afternoon shortly be-
fore o'clock. after a prOtracted Illness
The deceased was a alive of Louisa
county, Va. and came to Petersburg
about forty years ago and engaged I'm
the manufacture Of tobacco. The style OF
the firm first was Harris & Spicer. Mr.
Spicer subsequently carried on the bust
ness alone until about ten years ago
when he removed TO Richmond, where he
carried on the tobacco business up to the
time Of his death. lie was member OF
the Petersburg Tobacco Association.
Mr.. Spicer married Miss Virginia Gee.
of Prince George county, who survives
him. with FIVE daughters and one son.
They are Mrs Wavcrly Wilkins. Misses
Kate Alice Virginia. and Fannie Spicer
and Mr.. c. ". Spicer. Jr. Although Mr..
Spicer carried on business in Richmond,
his family resided here lie was widely
known TO the tobacco trade through the
State.
1t Is understood that MIR. Spicer carried
a life insurance of 5000.
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this and other eastern markets. great
deal OF money is thus put In circulation.
Cotton Is twenty days late. and the to-
bacco crop comes I'm at a most opportune
time. The result Will be an even larger
crop next season. Local business men are
at last taking hold OF the Raleigh mar
ket which for six or seven years they
oermitted to languish. Prices OF leaf are
high.
uormon elders continue their work In
this section. There are sixteen In The
State. For six months some have been
here. In some counties in the State their
presence is not permitted. People are
much more tolerant Of them now than
formerly
The arrests Of moonshiners continue,
and the next term OF the United States
court here will be even larger than the
ono In June. when over 800 noOnshners
were present Ninety cases 20 over from
that term, end there are over 200 new
ones.
W. r. Stone, the man in jail here on
the charge Of embezzling money from
Kranich * Bach. is at large on bail.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
(HIUFION IIfE>.
Ancient Greeks Had That Art Most High
ly Developed.

~ Developed.
Ia these days, perhaps through the
general rebellion against the Greek IAN
ruage. the ancients have been depreciat-
ed. 1t is even thought that their imasi-
nations have been Ovcrrated. This. II
one dips into some OF their records,
Will be found TO be a great mistake. TIE
Cretans in 81. Pauls .,me had great
reputation for this gift but they are
not lin II" Ia comparison with their an
cestors. The phrase splendde mendaN
applied To an eNaggerator OF distant
but stiil more recent date fails far short
OF their cxcellency in this line. says
James Iayn in the London Illustrated
News. From having no register Offices
or meteorological societies or siatlstical
publications. their opportunities for eN-
aggeration were very much greater OF
course than We possess. but thoy abused
their privileges. They were most ire
mendous liars. We do as well as we
can In that way. but our les even the
American ones. are i'm comparison mere
taradiddlcs. We sometimes find the skcl-
eton of a man nine feet high. and make
quite fuss abO4t II. Whereas. when
Lucius Flaccus, the Legate-think OF
that, not an obscure archacolOsist, but
the Legatc-and Metellus CnJwn 10 al of
u9 beheld IN the Crete ga very proper
locality "thc scaTCass OF "a man thirty
and three cublts" or nearly forty-two
feet long, they had doubted of the fact
but Low saw that which upon hcarsdy
they had imagined TO be- a fable. TWO
witnesses OF greater respectahihty could
hardly have been secured. This is pretty
good for giants. but as well as magni-
hers the aucients used microscopes I'm
The time Of TteOdOras there was seen IN
Egypt a pigmy SO small OF body that he
Icseublcd a partridge" The chroniCier
might more appropriately have said
blaCkbird. for this duodecimo creature
le tells US. sang uiYincly.' II We come
10 pcdestrianism. the record Of Philip
jdes. who was sen, by the Athcnians 10
jmplore the assistance OF Sparta against
the Persiens. is hand 10 beat iliny tells
us-and Pliny f. an honorable man-that
this young person in the space Of two
days ran 40 l-2 miles The half" IS de-
lightful This Is nearly four miles an
hour. including stoppages for refresh
ment. sleep he seems not 10 have indulg-
ed in. or. perhaps. he walked in IL. The
ancients did not do so much I'm the swim
ming way. but on the other hand they
had no hackers In boats 10 administer
beef tea and bovril
For many generations the narrators of
prodigies seemed 20 have slowed down"
they probably found they had overdone
H. and that readers only said YAH
or recommended them 10 address the
horse marines But In the sixteenth cen
fury. there was a sort of renaissance Of
lying on a large scale that surpassed the
old masters. Ferdinand Lopez. historic
grarher TO the King Of Portugal what
could you have better than thatO had
man brought before him in the Indies
who "by good proof and sufficient tesu-
mony had lived three hundred and forty
years" He had grown young again four
stmss. changing his white hair for black
and retting new teeth. Ike had about
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
AN UNJUST JUSTICE.
FINDING OF THE GRAND JtRf
AGAINST SQUIRT yTNCENT.
He Nav he Removed by Judge Wick
ham Lawyer Ecvcridgc
Fined s25.

Justice Vincent IS in trouble, and yes
fcrday he was the subject of an invcsii-
cation by the Henrico grand jury.
Mr. j. H. Rohlcdcr who figures In pre-
the magistrate. whom he charges with
irregular proceedings I'm his Official ca
pacity. The charges are the outcome OF
a case upon which Justice Vincent passed
last spr.ng.
During the campaign preceding the
county elections a tight occurred AT a
meeting held In Rohleder's store. In which
Mr. Rohlcdcr and Mcssrs. I'd. ana
Spencer Gillian were the principal par
ticipants Rohlcder and one OF the I'll,
lams drew their revolvcrs and several
shots were fred. Gillian and Rohiedcr
were arrested and brought before thc
Squire who put them under bond 10
Keep the peace. The Magistrate attributes
the charges made against him TO per
sonal anmosliy. but kohledtr lfl.hus
deny that the complainant is aetuated by
malice.
After examining a number OF witnesses
ihe grand jury returned the following.
FINDING OF THE JURY.
1--WE. the members Of the grand jury
Investigating the charges against g. G.
Vincent. magistrate Of Henrico county
ind from evidence furnished by dlf-
iercnt parties the following facts.
First. THAT said Justice collected costs
without making proper returns OF same.
Second. That he reversed his decision
Third. That ne coercef party 'nlo
P~r"Dting a decision by Offering 10 nave
costs paid by another party.
Fourth. Thae he issued warrant
and tried a case when the party was IN
The custody OF the sheriff. without the
eherff's consent.
Several other complaints wer made
The Judge instructed the Common
~ealth's attorney TO prepare the nccts-
eary papers by the next term OF court,
in order that MIR Vincent may be re-
moved from the bench.
SEVERAL TRUE BILLS.
The grand jury also returned true bills
against the following parties;
For Felony-Wnliam Smith. Charles
Jones John Arts. Jack Johnson. Ruiiin
Spratlcy John Booker. and Robert CHAP
For Misdemanor-Charles Jones and
William Smith.
Brookland District School Board met
at the county courthouse yesterday az
ternoon for the purpose OF receiving the
signatures of public-schOOl teachers 10
contracts for the term beginning next
Monday
Tuckahoe School Board will meet for
The same purpose Thursday. Schools IN
ahis district will open September I'D.
MI. WILLIAM H. BgvERIDGE.
In the HcnricO County Court yester-
day. Judge Wickham fined Mr.. William
III. Beverage So for falling 20 appear In
court on the day set for the trial of
case in which ne was counsel for the de-
fence. Mr. Beverages case was set for
Friday. When the fine was imposed ne
demurred and the Court gave him until
tomorrow to file his bill of exceptions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

After a hearing before an equity court
a Philadelphia judge has decided that
the Common Council of that city has
charge of the Liberty Bell, and can let
1t make a trip 10 Atlanta, if il is thought
wise. So It is more than probable that
tho bell viii be seen at the Exposition,
and, of course. every care will be taken
TO see that it meets with no injury.
While Philadelphia has a right TO pro-
tect the bell i'm every way, it should
not be selfish but should bear in mind
the fact that the relic is dear TO every
patriot, and that all love TO look upon
the reminder Of the day that gave birth
to the naturalization American.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Flannels. Elannels'

White Doinet Flannel, Monday, only
3l.c. yard.
AU-Wool White Flannel, lie. yard.
The hest All-Wool White Flannel IN
Our 81 White Flannel, for few days,
25c. ,..-,
Extra-Wide Ballardyale White Flannel
Nl-WooI White Twill Flannel. pc.
All-WOOl White Shaker or Blanket ran
mel iUr.
Rcd Flannel. l2iac yard.
Au-Wool Red Twill Flannel. nc.
fe-. Rod Twill. for few DAYS. &c
The very best Gray Flannel. Tot sAii'a
and shirts. 1912 and ne yard.
l.luc Twill tlaLnel, Tor shirts an"
skirts l7c yard
Embroidered Flannel d2c. 10 % NaIu
We are offering great bargains IN can
ton FldnneIs. ~
Canton FLANNEL at 4. 3. 6. $. DO. re
and i1c. They We're AN bought before
the rise. and We still sell them at Old
prices.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
september in the Laurcntian Hills

Already Winter in his sombre round
Before his time hath touched these hills
austcre
with lonely fame. Last night, without
a sound.
The ghostly Frost walked out by wood
and mere;
And now the sumac curls his frond Of FIRE.
The aspen-tree reluctant drops his gold:
And down the gullies the Norths Wild.
vibrant Tyre
Rouses the bitter armies OF the cold.
Ger this short afternoon the night draws
down
with ominous chill across these regions
bleak,
Wind-b beaten gold, the sunset fades around
The purple loneliness OF crag ana peak {.
Leaving the world an iron house wherein
Nor love nor life nor hope hath ever
been.
William Wilfred Campbell in the Sep
TENDER Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
4 Clever Ketnrt bX \nnnlcnn LII.

The Palais Royal. where always re-
sided the younger branch of the reigning
family. had at all times been a focus
of opposition, and although the princess
who lived there during the Empire owed
everything TO Napoleon H., the old ira
ditons were i'm this respect thoroughly
revived. The POOR Emperor, always
kind. always gentle, always generous.
was overpowored by the unpleasant rela-
tives coming TO him from his great pred
ccessCr so that he might well answer,
as he did on one occasion, when reprOach-
cd by the aged Prince Jerome with hav-
ing nothing" of his brother the great
Emperor. 81 have his family"-Septem-
Der Century.
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A Good Samaritan.

During Mr.. Cleveland's first admins
tration while the family was AZ YAK
View one summer. Mrs. Cleveland learn
al Of the long and tedious illness Of one
Of the nciehbors. The invalid was the
wife OF a minister presiding over one Of
the country churches in that vicinity
Their house was on the Tcnleytown road.
and not far from Oak View. Mrs. Cleve-
land al once sent a servant 10 make in
quiry and 20 take some flowers. on
many occasions afterwarl flowers were
sent. sometimes from the White House
Conservatives and sometimes from her
own flower beds at Oak View.
once she herself carried a huge bunch
Of fresh field DAISIES. She learned on
that visit that the physician had said
his patient should 60 out TO drive every
day in pleasant weather. She knew at
once the reason why the invalid had not
taken advantage Of the lovely spring
days. The parson owned nothing for
his wife TO drive. and hiring was too ox-
pensiyc.
Next day Mrs. Cleveland drove over in
her phaeton. bringing the never-failing
bunch OF fresh flowers and took the lady
for a drive in the country. Next day
again She came. and each pleasant day
after that found the Cleveland carriage
or phdetOn, whenever the mistress IAN
cicd. at the door of the minister's cot
tage. and usually with the first lady OF
the land seated in IT, so many drives
these ladies had together they could not
count them.
When the Clevelands left their summer
home that season they were genuinely
missed. although the sick woman had re-
covered her health and strength. thanks
TO the daily outing in a luxurious car
riage.
The choicest possession now Of this min
ister's family is a Bible, with a great
many flowers of various kinds pressed
in It, From the daisies TO hot house
raised orchids one out Of every bunch
sent by Mrs Cleveland has been pre-
served.-Philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

Now oxford Series This edition is
printed on fine paper, well bound WIN
best cloth hcad-bauds, and gilt top, anu
contains the chief works of fiction ana
other good standard hooks. price -c.
Leather stocking Tales. , Volumes by
j. FenimOlc Cooper. only fl.-1.
Sea Tales. volumes, Dy j. Kenmore
Cooper. only 81 .. g.
Charles Dickens Complete Works 10
volumes. $3.50.
Alexander Dumas, volume 8. SID.
George Eli0. volumes. 81 %. go,
Nathaniel Hawthorne. volumes 81 y.
Washington IrSiug's Complete Works
So. ST.. 90
William NJ Thackerays Complete
Works. 800.
Les Aliserables by Victor Hugo, Lie OF
Wesbincton bv Washington Irving; Life
of Columbus. Conquest OF Peru, conquest
of Mexico, Ferdinand and Isabella, 10y
William n. Prescott, all volumes only
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Carpets. Carpets.

Carncts we're never so cheap as thcy
are today. "A fact that is amply demon
sfratcd hy' Tie followlng prices.
Hemp Carncts. Toe. ward.
4 good. heavy Ingram 25c. yard.
\ See. Ingram. 35c. yard.
The same Carpet that was 62i Be-. last
season now 50c
All-Wool. extra heavy. costing you I'm
any stock SJc., made ana laid, our pric Fl,
Sc.
7.,e Tanestrics e0c made. laid. and
wadded free of charge.
81 Tapestries. 7lc. made. laii. ana
wadded free of charge.
Fiue All-Wool Wilton Velvet, reg liar
nric. 81 rs n0w 1875.
Velvet Uaseo.ks. Zoe. piece.
Sakai Rugs. imitation OF the finest PEI
sian Iaffern. size aIyGU inches. only 81 So
m You are i'm need of I;urs don't wait. for
al this price they cannot last lonF.
sakai Rugs. 8x1- inches only a. 80.
sakai Rugs. $50 feet. only >>.l3.
sakei Rugs. 1910 feet. Only N-
Sakai Eugs. aXl2 eeot. only $h.6y.
Small Smyrna Mats. ale.
Kasmir Russ. only 81 .2j-2o~62.
Erusselline Rugs. I'm two sizs IS: they are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
still the Grand Old Nan.

In the present history Of England moth
ing is SO remarkable as the clinging pOpu-
larity of Mr.. Gladstone. He still holds
magnetic sway over the great mass of the
English people Ii was thought that
withdrawal from politics would affect his
huoyant spirits, but the apprehension is
altogether a mistaken one. The Grand
old Man is still fun Of the most earnest
life. and is said TO look better than for
years. His recent visit TO Birmingham
together with the generous reception
given him by the people there. clearly
indicates that he has lost nothing Of
his wonderful personality or power
Philadelphia Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
and gives this account OF his experience

ana gives tnis uccouH' VI 49,
with him. -,
II visited the boys home ana asker
him to tell me his name. He did so urom
his mouth) then said: Talk from your
stomach He replied: can "'''
then, make Josephine talk. Ahn NJ, -
my great astonishment said; Talk, Jose
phine.' The voice said i won 10 :"
Don't you want some cahuy ~
don't Thus | kept up ius',au
questions to notice the eHec, "a,
Spouse always came in ueciueis ri
feature is that he makes so many apSo'.'
telv distinct tones I'm his stomach, or DOT
tom of his chest, without the least mo
ton OF the face or lips. His throat ho"
ever. moves. | put my hand there "
make the test. HIS fatner claiineu -
Josephine could talk while "eoIse
eating. when he was sleeping OF si''"'
taneously with him. >, ,.s
Medical men have gone from an pa' -
OF the State and surrounding states g
study the case one physician ~ - -
JIydrick. thus sums UP the case -,.,..
at first II was n case of UNCONSCIOUS
ventriloouism. the boy did not know ms
Gift The noise surprised and frlshtehep
hin. PINT now ne knows his power am any,
can sneak or keep silent at will. hou VIZ
notice II any one holds his ear ~ rs, 20
stomach he will make the souhus' p".
tho investigator places his ear 10 inc
bov's larynx or holds IL he VIII iei, az
from snoaking." The theory OF eVli spirits
taking possession Of men ana women -
very old, and common to practcailF 800
people' The old sorcerers and witch doc
tors used ventriloquism to carry out 'neiI
inpostures and miraculous cures Du,
once I'm a while a case Of natural ana
unconscious ventrloquism occurred anu
helped out the situation all AROUND. mos
of the people round Orangehurg are iill'et
ate. and believe strongly that the poy "
possessed of a devil Not a Re" are "a
pecting the end Of the world very SUI
willie ell are expecting somethihs '"'''
esting.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Bonaparte Women a. Intriguers

The BOnaparte women were clever in
triguers. Madame Mere lived quietly in
her own home where 10 her sons eXas-
peration she continued 10 speak the Cor
sican dialect and 10 save money: it is
said that she always distrusted The per-
niancncy os her sons elevation. Elise,
now Nine Baccicchi. was a clever wo-
man of the world. and with Luciens aid
formed a literary cOterie Of which Cha
teaubriand was the illumination. Pauline
returned from san Domingo TO marry
Prince Borghese, and became notorious
for her inhdelities. Caroline, the wife OF
Murat. chafcd under her husbands intel
lcctual inferiority. but used her position
with skill in behalf Of her family.-Cem-
tuIN.