The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09

| strurnent devised by an English scien-
| list. BY passing a jet OF steam through
tube containing air impregnated with
dust 1t is found that varying shades OF
color is exhibited by the moisture ad-
/ herring to the dust particles. The tints.
which may be checked off by coiored
! glass, indicate the degree TO which the air
| Is impregnated with dust particles.
! A commission on habitual drUnkards.
consisting OF six men, sat recently In
Glasgow. The accounts for incurred ex-
/ penses, as published. show: The daily
supply Of liquor furnished was six bottles
OF lager. six bottles OF bitter beer. one
/ bottle Of whisky. one bottle Of sherry
and six bottles Of mineral waters. IL Is
safe 70 predict that the unfortunates were
severely dealt with.
An old man in New York transferred
| his property TO his twenty-years-my- Jul
| nior wife. she refuses to give 1t back
( and he claims that when the transfer
was made she had hypHotized him, and
/ the trial goes on. Verify, there is no fool
/ equal to an old fool.
Governor Altgeld, Of Illinois. has re-
moved the troasurers Of two insane asy
lums. for the reason. it is said. that they
would not loan him money. 1t is. at
least. encouraging TO know that Altgeld
has turned his attention in that direction.
Tom Reed is paying the penalty Of
greatness. He says that one Of the great
est trials incidental TO his being made a
presidential candidate is a mail Of such
proportions that he could spend all OF
his time in reading it.
The English people says a London cor
respondent, are afraid OF our oysters. be-
cause Of a suspicion that they contain
typhoid fever germs. TO condemn them to
eat their own product would indeed be
bitter punishment
The New England press delights in re-
hecting upon Senator Harris plantation
manners" They would hardly suffer by
a fair comparison to the workshop ell
eaters.
That New Yorker who confessed on
the witness stand that his wife hypno-
tized him should have a medal. Most
husbands are hypnotized by some other
woman.
The finding Of a wholesale whisky shop
down under the earth in Columbia, S.
c., is an illustration Of to what depth
liquor will drag desultory man.
The report that President Cleveland
has reduced his avoirdupois forty-two
pounds does not imply that his utterances
are losing weight.
The way the Republicans in the House
rallied to the support of Mr.. Reeds
amendment ought to be a rebuke to DEM
ocratic discord.
1t is said that St. Paul Is jealous Of the
notoriety which Minneapolis is enjoying
as a result of the celebrated Cling muir
der trial.
Gaunt hunger stalks among the freez-
ing poor OF Richmond. Have you done
the best you could for Charity's sake?
The cigars smoked by the Prince Of
Wales cost half a guinea each. But he
! has money 10 burn"
The wrlnkled from; Of grim-visaged war
seems to have been temporarily smoothed
| by the elements.
Plain, ordinary John Barleycom seems
TO have done the hypnotizing in the Cling
murder case at Minneapolis.
Apt alterations artfm aid seems to
have rclegated sibley. OF Pennsylvania,
to obscurity.
Senator German as prophet, is I'm
about as bad repute just now as the
grounding.
Is there not enough patriotism in Della
ware to break that senatorial deadlock?
The war and weather reports vie with
each other in versatility.
1t is now in order for Reuben KoIb, OF
Alabama. 10 abdicate.
The Chinese commanders are constant
/ ly losing their heads.
Now The bond issue and who's to
| blame.
THE TIMEA' DIILT FASHION HINTS.
Anew Combination-Pink and Yellow and
White Are the Very Latest.
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