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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

tomorrow night upon the subject, The
First Conversion I'm Europe.
at the mems meeting Sunday afternoon
the prevailing mode OF observing Thanks
Giving-Day and Christmas-Day was de-
plored, and a resolution passed request.
ing the church to hold religious services
on Christmas-Day at II A. NJ, and II was
decided to endeavor to get all other young
mems religious ORGANIZATIONS of the city
TO do likewise 4, o..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
&" Exposition Flyer"
TO ATLANTA EXPOSITION
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

SOUTHERN HALLWAY.
The Southern railway runs through
sleepers TO Atlanta every Tuesday and
Thursday, leaving Richmond 72 y. NJ
on the Exposition Flyer" arriving in
Atlanta the following norning los
Ten-day limit tickets sold at Sl2. 70, sood
on this train. Returning. this train
leaves Atlanta every Wednesday and Sat
urdav afternoon ; o'clock. arriving In
Richmond the following morning $50
This train affords the Richmond public
elegant service and quickest time to At
lanta. For all Information as 20 rates,
time tables. etc. call at City Passenger
Office, go east Main street.
G. w. CECIL.
TRAY. Passenger Agent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
Court Clerks 10 Feast.

The Association OF Clerks OF Courts Of
Virginia has arranged 10 give banquet
al Murphy's Hotel tomorrow evening
at Z O'Clock. Besides the members OF the
association who are In TIE city FOR its
annual convention. there viii be present.
as invited guests. the judges OF the city,
county, and United States courts, and
prominent members Of the bar OF Rich
mond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
Mr. ThamnsR Naring

Mr.. Thomas B. waring. Of King VIII
ton OF Sergeant-at-Arms Of the Senate.
Mr. warine Is cavalry veteran. and
Was severely wounded in the late war at
Boonsboro. Md. He has been very active
tho Democratic cause fer many years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

In the City Circuit Court yesterday the
trial OF the case OF Charles W. Lang
horne against the Richmond city Rail
way Company was commenced ana the
evidence partly heard. An adjournment
was then taken until this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
Transacted Routine Business.

The Committee on First Market met
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the
market building and transacted the usua.
amount OF routine business.
The COMMITTEES on Third Market met
at $50 =. NJ I'm Room No. IL of the City
Hall and disposed OF routine business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
sexenth.stree, Christian Church.

rhe audiences at the Seventh-Street
Christian church on Sunday morning ana
night and on last night were unusually
large. Rev. Jabez Hall preached at all
three services. and will also preach 10.
night on the Conversion Of Saul ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
TEMPLE,
PEMBERTON,
CORDES & co.
Novelties in
every line
We handle.
Art Department.
EfEET=I=TITl== -GT=I=f-I-T-lTsGr-E

Here you will find any and every kind
of Art Materials you may call for. EN-
broidery Threads In every color and
shade made. Cotton. Linen, tlosses,
Honiton, Lace. Braids, Cords, Fringes,
Zephyrs Spanish and Saxony Woods
Baskets and Screens Of any style and
variety you may call for.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

We have special lines of Sparchtel,
Renaissance. Marie Antoinette Lace
with and without fancy work. A wide
range OF prices TO select from.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

New textures and shadings In Art
Linens and Cotton Fabrics for en-
broidery. Canvas Satteen, Iriby Cloth'
plain and Fancy Denims We call par
SECULAR attention TO our latest importation
of fine Round-Thread Art Linen, best
material OF the kind made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

Novelties in Stamped Art Squares from
1lc. 10 81 apIece.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
DANCER AHEAD!
This Is tho Season when Colds Are Com
trscted and Distressing Coughs Ar
Developed.
MUNYON'S GOLD CURE

will break up the grip. or the worss
cold promptly, II taken when the cold
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
Fancy Goods
for the
Holiday
Trade.

Striking goods that will interest you
IN our Art Department Latest and new
est patterns in Delft. Napoleonic, Bulsa--
rian. Jewel. and Motif designs stamped
on Linen: Photo. Frames. Art Squares
Scarfs. DOylies. Tray-Cloths, Mats, &c
We have commenced pieces of every de-
sign 10 show how they are worked.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
COMMITTEE CLERKS

Az 70 the committee clerks. nothing, OF
course will be known definitely until TO-
,norrow after Colonel Bigger has oeen re-
aIactea clerk of the House OF DELEGATES
and Keeper of the Rolls. Messrs' Johh
r I.oonv. of Pulaski; +. y. Brenamah'
Of Shenandoah: Charles b. Mann, OF re
tersburg. and John w. Williams, OF fu-
Iaski. who all filed clerkships 10 COM
m,ttees during the last session, are can
didates for reappointment Mr.. Thomas
II bigger will. of course. be again the
assistant of his father, Colonel }. Ben
pigger and this would leave only vacan-
c,as in the position OF enrolling clerk and
two committee clerks. Mr.. James L.
Wood. OF this city, is candidate LOT one
Of the committee clerkships
OF the members of last session ohiS
tyenty-three VIII return 10 the Houseand
two OF them, Messrs. Stokes and carter
III. Harrison, are anti-Democrats, ana IL
stands to reason that all the old members
will be well taken care Of by Speaker
RYAN on the most prominent committees
For the past two sessions Mr.. Ryan mas
been the chairman of the joint Demo
cratic caucus of the two houses. but nav
ing been elected Speaker he has declined
TO again preside over the deliberations OF
the caucus Ii Is. therefore more than
probable that Mr.. Merritt T. Cooke, OF
Norfolk, will be elected chairman OF me
caucus, while Senator Lovenstein VIII
doubtless be again its secretary
A session of the joint caucus OF the TWO
houses will likely be held next Thursday
night, when the nominations for the va
rious State offices will be made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Bath Robes
Wool Robes from s. 10 $40. ..
Cotton Temp, fancy colored, $3.50 20 -.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
HOLIDAY Goods.
Smoking Jackets.

Cloth and silk. newest cuts, and made
I'm the best possible manner. In range
of prices from 81 10 10 SIS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
humorous Situations Resulting from.
Things Awkwardiy said.

humorous $ Situations Resulting from
Things Awkwardiy said.
story is told of man who asked a
clergyman for letter of recommended
ton to neighboring large landowner,
from whom he hoped to obtain employ
ment.
why not go personally and see
hlmP' inquired the clergyman.
We'll, sir, you see" replied the Ia
porer, Il do not like speaking to MIR.
Blank. He may be proud, and not care
to listen to man like me. 1t would
be quite different thing if it were
yourself. There is nothing of the gem
tleman in you"
Mr.. Bancroft, the historian, used to
tell the story of another kind of slip
OF the tongue" During a holiday jaunt
IN Switzerland, Sir Paul Hunter was
lost. News flies swiftly and gathers
as 1t goes. 1t was soon said that guides
were away up in the mountains to find
g missing man. Somebody had seen or
heard signals of distress. Lady Hun
ter, safe in the hotel, began to tremble
for her husband. But his predicament
was not so desperate, after all. He was
discovered and given the necessary
help and guidance for his descent.
Late in the evening he returned alone
to the hamlet as if nothing had hap
pened. Wishing to avoid notice and
questions from inquisitive persons, he
had sent his guides away. But as he
passed through the waiting crowd of
travellers, Lady Hunter ran to meet
him.
"Oh, Paul." she cried, 81 am so glad
to see you back! Where have you
been? Some silly man has lost himself
in the mountains, and l feared it
might have been you"
The others smiled at the slip of the
tongue, but the silly man was pleased
with her kindly consideration for his
welfare, although the literal construc-
ton of her sentence was by no means
complimentary.
Some conical slips of the tongue are
due to doubtful or insufficient informa-
zion. There may be lack of important
knowledge of the person addressed.
Victor Hugo once met on a railway
uraln stranger from another city who
discussed literary topics with him.
The stranger asked if he had heard
anything when he left Paris about
Hermann" one of Hugo's own plays
Hugo admitted that he had heard it
mentioned.
at is miserably stupid piece
Very likely" replied the poet.
1.-The author is an abominable per-
son. One of my friends tells me he is
grossly impolite and is very careless
about his personal appearance and, in
fact, is in every way disreputable
Soon after, they reached their desti-
nation and went to the same hotel.
What was the CONSERVATION of the
man with the libelous tongue when
hugo wrote his name in the hotel
register beneath his traducers eye
Golden DAYS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23

"Ihe boy goes on his way to school,
his pulse beating double time, quick
ened by wine and money. The next
time he passes that place he feels a
strange longing to taste again the
sparkling stuff. He has money of his
own, why not? He enters. He stops
often after that. He is noticed and en-
couraged and treated. He makes
friends. He secures position and
money. He dresses well. Has a grace
full manner, develops into manly beau
V, weds beautiful maiden, sets up an
elegant home, leads a gay, careless
life. Children come, and the wine flows
freely at their christening. 1t makes
There are words between the husband
and wife. After that he drinks more
deeply. The next day he sleeps it off;
but when he arises change has come
over him. He is reckless and desperate.
Ladies' and gentlemen, l look again
into this drop of liquor. see a mid
dle-aged man, seedy and faded, with
watery eyes. He is hurrying with
nervous, unsteady steps down the
street to get something to brace him
up. His wife has gone to the dogs.
His children are growing UP vaga-
bonds around him. He has nothing to
live for, but the intoxication of his
cups. At the door of the magnificent
palace where he drank his first glass
of wine, he pauses. An attendant
.rraatc h i'm a ba onanS tho doom wifi !, 4,
stern Move onn
Eyes, little more. The battered
and degraded man, who was once a
bright-faced school-boy, is turned PEN
niless upon the street A patrol wagon
drives away with two of his chill
dren; one living, the other bleed
ing from death wound. The head
lines of the morning papers stare
him in the face. His wife, living I'M
der an assumed name with another
man, has committed suicide. The agent
of the tenement clicks the cold steel
of the door lock in his ear, holding
everything he had in the world for
back rent, and he is a beggar on the
street.
The realization of this awful situa-
ton sobers him. He sees an advertise
ment offering chance to make some
money easily. He stands here before
you to-day, ladies and gentlemen, gaz-
ing into this wonderful instrument
which is offered for sale to you, that
the profits may keep him from starv-
ing.
But, ladies and gentlemen, have
not told you all. l see in the drop Of
liquor in this microscope a pitiful
wretch spending his last cent for fiery
drink to quench his craving thirst. He
is suffering untold torments in the
paroxysms of delirium tremens. There
is an open grave in the pottcr's field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23
a BEAUTY'S ANGER,
One of the Partisan Queens Creates a
Sensation.

One OF the 1ar1slan Queens Creates a
Sensation.
The scene is Mentone, resort for
consumptive people, but which be-
comes fashionable, since few mem
bers of the light squadron of the army
of beauty have decided that Cannes
was stuck up, Nice dusty and vulgar,
Monte Carlo good en- PEASANT only, and
that MentOne would do better than
any other place as the headquarters on
the blue coast. Lame de Pougy was
the first to start the movement when
she fitted up at Mentone the daintiest
of the villas, which is always en- fete,
and looks every evening like an en-
chanted bower. She felt like the queen
of the place, and behaved as such till
the day of the battle of the flowers
came, when she expected to be crowned
by her admiring subjects. She arrived
last on the scene, so as not to mar the
effect; she appeared standing. driving
tandem, her carnage completely hid
den under a thick bower of carnations,
roses and hyacinths, she herself be-
ing got up as a bunch of lilacs of
different shades, from the deep reddish
Charles Y. to the palest Persian, and
then pure white.
a murmur of delight received her,
and her vanity was almost satisfied;
but, how it happened nobody knows,
at the distribution of banners she re-
ceived the smallest and most insignifi-
cant one. The superb beauty took it
with grin; then, pulling from her
hair diamond pin, which held two
punches of lilacs she pricked the satin
and tore big hole in it, then handed
the rag to her groom, with whisper.
The man broke the golden handle in
two, and threw the whole on the
grou i'd After this the tandem was
turned around and the offended beauty
drove home.
Till now the story is not eXtraordi-
nary, but the point comes with the
worthy mayor of Mentone, at the same
time president of the committee of the
battle, who few minutes later drove
to the enchanted bower, insisted on
seeing the fairy of the place, and
actually asked to be forgiven for an in
voluntary and much-deplored error,
but the punches of lilac nodded merc-
lessly aud said NO" and the fair
Lame, after having shown the door to
the inconsolable dignitary, declared
that she was leaving Mentone on the
morrow. After that the banquet of
the committee turned out to be fail
ure, and almost battlefield, the mem.
bers putting the fault on one another's
backs, and Mentone seriously thinks of
rebuking the authorities who have
stupidity offended and driven away
such suberb signboard from their
slee Ply hole.-Philadelphia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23

The bones of a nobody are jostied into
it, and that, you say. is the end of the
beautiful fair-haired boy. But no.
Across the mystic chasm there arise
shadows of dancing lurid flames and
tiendish visions, with glazing eyeballs
and poisoned darts to torment the last
miserable victim of strong drink sent
down to hell.
Something drew me toward him.
my brother" l accosted him, after
the last of the crowd had sauntered
away, I've no doubt your picture was
true one in many, many sad in
stances. But there is hope that any
one this side the grave may blot out
its terrible sequel. Human sympathy
and the grace of God can do wonders"
He looked at me sharply. II don't
know what came over me-" he said,
apologetically. 81 never told that tale
before. Whatyou said got me started.
But it is true, it is true! God knows it
is only too true!'
God knows" / fastened to say,
that | want to joint hands with you,
that the unrealized portion of it may
never come true. 1t need not; it must
not be completed"
little more persuasion induced him
TO dine with me, and L succeeded in
winning his confidence. To-day there
is an agreeable, popular, successful
salesman in one of the large retail es-
adjustments down town, who though
prematurely old, and whose manly
beauty is forever married by early dis
sipation, yet fultills far better the
promise of the fair-haired, blue-eyed
school-boy than the terrible fate which
the street fakir pictured of himself
from the dropof ALCOHOL. +. Cowan,
in Union Signal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23
FOR THE HOUSE CLEANER.
Ono Simple Rule VIII Keep Home from
Looking Like a junk Shop.

Ono Simple Rule VIII Keep Home from
Looking Like a Junk-shop.
These are the times that try mems
souls, and are even harder for women
to bear. But housekeeping time may
he made endura BILE, even to the mascu-
line mind, by strict adherence to one
simple rule. Clean one room at time.
Do not have the entire house odorous
Of suds and every apartment looking
like a junk shop. Let everything be
done decently and in order and "all
will be we'll" as the old-fashioned
heroine used to remark.
If painting and papering are among
the things to be done the painting
should be first accomplished. Then
should come the papering, and next
the cleaning of window-glass and
floors.
The woman who respects her own
appearance as much as that of her
dwelling will have special uniform
for housekeeping time. A big sweep
ing-cap, which will protect her hair
from dust, and which can be easily
il. V.
all envelOping apron of denim, made
with long sleeves like a child's, will
cover her dress properly, and loose
rubber gloves will save her hands.much
future unsightliness.
Bread cru mbs rank among the house
cleaners best friends. Crushed to
coarse powder, they may be used to
clean delicate lamp-shades, screens,
showcases scarfs and the bolting-cloth
trifles dear to the heart of the decora-
lively inclined. Bread crumbs will
also remove grease spots from wall
papers, and are, indeed, invaluable in
freshening Wallpapers that have be-
come dingy.
To clean brasses make a paste of
finely powdered rottenstone and sweet
oil, and apply it with flannel cloth
wrapped about piece of cork. Brass
tenders and other objects which may
be unscrewed should be taken apart
and cleaned in parts.
To clean old furniture dust carefully
and wash. Then apply with rubbing
pad-made by rolling two-inch strip
OF wooden cloth-a polish made as fol-
lows: Mix one quart of linseed oil,
half pint each of wine and vinegar, two
ounces of vinegar, and half pint of
spirits of turpentine.
A remarkable degree of brilliancy
may be impaired to windows by clean
ing them with alcohol and whiting.
This will remove the most obstinate
paint spots. For ordinary window
washing q little kerosene in the water
is an effective brightener.
The spring housekeeping period is
an excellent time to throw away the
accumulated useless treasures of the
winter. Old woolens only serve to
harbor moths, and old things of all
sorts are dust-collecting, germ-breed-
ing nuisances. The truly economical
woman is not she who saves everything,
but she who is discriminating in her
thrift.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23
CONCERNING DRUNKENNESS.
A Broader Conception of What This Evil
Includes.

Includes.
If the average citizen were to be
asked to estimate the number of
drunllards in this country, he would
at once resort to police reports and
prison records in an effort to answer
the question, but his conclusions there
fore would be very far from accurate.
Even upon police definitions OF
drunkenness, not one in four of the
drunllards is noticed by the authori-
ties Men may reel and stagger through
the streets, but if likely to reach the
hovel where wife and children abide in
their misery, policemen are blind.
Drunkards remain at large until they
become dangerous or troublesome Ito
somebody besides wife and children),
when they are locked up to sleep off
their debauch, and thereafter sub
jected to small fine, which is paid, if
at all, through the privations of wife
and children.
But only very small proportion of
the real drunkards reel through the
streets. When man through drink
has impaired his reason, however tenn
porarlly, he Is drunken, even though
he may not stagger. When a man
through drink is made so ugly that he
is abusive or even unkind to his family.
he is drunken, although he may be
able to stand upright. When a mans
nerves are SO unsteady through drink
that he can not properly perform his
business duties, he is drunken. al
though he may not suspect it. When
God-given powers of usefulness are
smothered through the voluntary use
of Intoxicating drinks, the condition
represents drunkenness, and any mar
rowing of this definition is as foolish
as it is wrong.
May God grant to our people courage
to deal with the sin of drunkenness
commensurate with it's magnitude
National Temperance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23
OLDEN-TIME LIQUOR BILL.
Cost of a Funeral During the Seventeenth
Century,

For the benefit of those who some.
times assert that no progress is made
in the temperance reform, we clip the
followingueXcerpt from the Christmas
number of the Bostonian. In speaking
of the expenses Of funerals, the author
says:
1.-The bill for liquor consumed was
sometimes greater than the cost of the
burial itself. As a! sample of the pro-
portion this item bore to the general
expenses, l quote the funeral bill of a
man who was drowned in 1878:
BY pint of liquor for those who dived for
him, shilling.
By quart for those who brought him homo,
2 shillingS.
BY two quarts OF wine and one gallon of cider
for the jury, shillings.
BY eight gallons and three quarts of wine for
the funeral, e. 10 shillings.
BY one barrel Of cider for friends, 10 shil-
lings.
BY one comm, IL shillings.
BY one winding sheet, Is shillings
BY which it appears that the liquor
bill at the funeral was .just about
double the other expenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-23

Three types, at least, are observable
in the south of Ireland-frst, the dark,
Italian-looking Celt, also found in
Devon; secondly the tall, Yellow
haired Danish type; and thirdly, the
aboriginal Aryan of the Volga, with
red or auburn hair and blue or green
eyes, who may also be found in Corn
wall. The dark, aquiline type of
Wales differs considerably from that of
the Irish, and the Irish language
is nearer akin to Cornish than to
Welsh. The traditional Irishman of
caricatures is not often seen in the
south, though this type is not unknown
even among the upper classes. The
soft features and bright eyes of the
modest peasant women present many
varieties of beauty, and the mingled
race of Cork and Kerry-fairer as a
rule than that of the far VESTS as
vigorous as any in Scotland or in York;
shire. -Blackwood's Magazine.