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he was COntented.

With a be hOrn-handled knife he was
curling long shavings off a piece of pine,
says the Detroit Free Press. He had the
diligence of the artist; he worked with the
careful enthusiasm of true genius. A
woman with a sun-bonnet came out to
where he sat and remarked:
"Thort We was feedin' the pigs"
pigs is done fed"
Il pose we consider that feedin' the
pigs is work enough fur one day2'
Its work enough eff We don't halter do
any MORE" he replied.
'Don't We think it's time We was begin
min ter brace up an try ter be some
body?" she asked. "LOr sakes, when
married you l used ter look at We an
think we might be president O. the United
States some day"
We'll, thet's whur ye got fooled"
Indeed it is. But We seemed none too
good fur it, then. 1 useter set down an
pictUr We in my mind eye ridin' up the
street in a wagon drawed by white horses,
an the band a-playln' Hail ter Their
Chief
We'll" he answered, I'm glad it didn't
happen
What fur?"
"'Cause 'twould er been wasted. I don't
keer fur white bosses an l amt got no
ear fur music. l couldn't tell eff the band
was playing Hail ter Their Chief er Com
in Through ther Rye So I'm jes' ez
well off eZ / am"
And she went into the house and tried
to remember where it was that she had
read about Contentment being one of the
greatest blessings this life afforded.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
IHF TiMls-KiCHMOND VA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1896

them the same protection that It fur
nishes to its subjects in all parts OF the
world II is not only reasonable. there
fore. that Lord Salisbury should say the
English Government will keep its prom-
iscs to these Of its subjects. but ii is abso-
lutely incumbent upon him TO say IT.
England cannot desert them. and II is
most disgraceful In this Government TO
take part In an effort to coerce her INTO
deserving them. Nor can any man who
has the slightest knowledge Of
the meaning OF the Monroe
doctrine. as the history Of our coun-
try discloses that meaning, say that
there is any shadow OF authority in that
doctrine for this Government seeking to
coerco Great Britain into abandoning
these people TO such a fate as would be
theirs IL they were turned over TO Nene-
zuelan rule The whole thing casts "a
dark shadow across the path Of This
country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
LEFT FOR NEW JERSEY.
yIRGINId LEGISLITORS GONE TO
INSPECT the ROADS
At the Instance OF the Virginia Good Roads
sssoeiation-A List of Those
Who Went.

The committee OF the Good Roads As
ISOLATION and forty members of the Cen
eral Assembly lett here last evening at
t.lJ o'clock boo tao Pullman cars over the
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad and the Pennsylvania railroad
Tor Trenton, y. j.. 10 make an inspection
or the road Improvements. ON their ar
rival az Trenton they VIII De met by a
committee OF the Legislature Of New DER
sty. They VIII then 20 10 the trenton
House, where breakfast viii be served be-
tween : and a. n. After breakfast a
drive VIII bee taken IN carriages over me
roads around Trenton, and between ~
A. 81 And IO..O \ NJ. the visitors Will
Dee received 10y the Senate the Assembly.
and the Governor OF Sew Jersey.
After dinner the party VIII 20 TO Bur
lington county. whore the roads are 70
be- inspected, between and 3 clock.
According 10 the programme, the party
viii reach Philadelphia at Z. NJ. IRON
whence they will return 10 Richmond Oh
Wednesday morning The following gen
uemcn are in the party: >
Joseph organ, president virginia state
GOOl-kOads Association.
A. S. BufOrd chairman Legislative Com
mittee.
H. Blackford acting secretary.
Warren u. Taylor, representative or inc
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.
General ROY stone. United states De-
partment OF Agriculture.
r.. g. Edwards, superintendent Pull
man palace-CJr Company.
G.. L.. Ashburner, FIRST vice-president
Virginia state Good-Ro1ds Association.
Senate COmmittee-GeOrse a. Mushpach'
Alexandria.
IT, N. Williams, MeclSlenburg.
"a L. MAYNARD. Portsmouth.
Eugene Withcrs. Dauyille.
Adam Clement Campbell.
ID. g. Lowry. Bedford
T.. a. Jackson. Warren.
ID
House Committee-Isaac Diggs. King
William.
Vi. $. Newberne. Norfolk.
vs.. L.. Keddy. KiclmOno city.
y. B. Murphy, Richmond city
u. o. Powell Warwick.
Addison NauDin HelricO.
j.. G.. Hatcher. fauQuicr.
George o.. GaAaher Prince WhHam
Richard Lewis. Culpeper
James Is McCann, frederck.
D. Vs. Smith. Iazewel.
~. q. Simpson Campbell
vs.. IS. Sager. Shenandoah
Tha following invited guests were also
members of the party. Lleutehaht 10Y
ernor Robert &. Kent. Senators h. ID.
Flood. G.. T. Jones. ~. IL. Hale, ~ J..
Jordan. IL. d. Barnes. e.. r. Sands.
1lar4lers of the House-M. 4. Coles
H. q. Rice. w. J. uubard W. W. beIN-
f.v S. hathaway. r. Pierce, IT. Il. heL~
ris \ a. strattln. -. Half0rd, $. "
sfafhlue. q. j. GOse. O.. ". simns'
~ Williams. s. II. ketsce, D. h. liat i4-
eon. D. g. Parker o.. j. hunaie!' D. ~
pooker. II. S. Powell, u. O.. iu4'ih' O.
~ TaliaferrO. !. W. Williams 80 %
Thomas. and j. G.. Brugh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

A Believer Takes Exceptions TO the s'"'e-
,uenfs of Dr. Whitehead.


To the Editor Of The Times.
SHIN his sermon last sunday 'ne ~
pa,I whitehead used the occasion TO
.''.,i, disnaraclncly Of those who belieN-
od i'm what is known as Faith Healing
and to express the opinion tnal 10 i,-
Iinf could come to the really sick through
e,,cb Influences. OF 90 the man VINO mas
neon injured in such manner as 10 Heed
ordinarily the services of a surgeon.
Taling il for granted that Dr. mite
n.,d understands the teaching and pfdc-
lice of those to whom ne referred-Who
were condemned by him make the
statement TO enlighten those OF lhe pup
lc who are not informed upon the su"-
iect. that Faith Healing ls nothlhs more
nor Ices than the exercise OF Gods power
al the intercessiOn OF some one
faitb entities him 20 special considers
lion The benefit may come to him VINO
baiieves or il may be bestowed upon an
other upon the petition of the believer.
Instances of the healing OF the SICK,
the restoration of sight to the blind, the
raising OF the dead, and what rs more
miraculous than all. the saving or a
human soul. all through fmth, are TO be
found in the lives Of the prophets OF
our Saviour and his disciples, and O, the
Apostles.
through the Red Sea az by dry land.
by faith the walls Of Jericho fell
down"
Kingdoms
by faith the woman who touched the
garment of the Saviour was cured OF what
was considered an incurGble disease.
By the faith OF the Conturian his SER
want was healed BY the faith Of Jairus.
his daughter was raised from the dead.
BY faith the soul Of the thief on the
cross was slved.
There is nothing that Jesus has not
promised TO those who believe. what
soeyor things We desire. when ye pray
believe that W receive them and ye shall
have them"
Again lie said, IF thou canst believe.
all things are possible 10 him that be
liaveth"
Again. Verify. verify, 1 say unto you.
he that believeth on me, the works that
! do shall he do also; and greater works
than these shall he do because I go unto
my father"
Ia obedience TO His command His apost-
les went forth to Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers. raise the dead. and cast out
devils. freely ye have received freely
give"
II will not do TO say that the day OF
miracles has passed. and that these now
crs and commands were intended for his
contemporaries only. 1t might be said
with equal force that the promise. "He
that belicveth on me. though he were
dead. yet shall he live: and whosoever
liveth and beleveth on me. shall never
die" was also intended for those only
who were with Him then. This would
destroy the foundation Of our religion.
II God Will never exercise His power
10 heal the sick, through the intercesslon
OF the believer. my Bible IS worthless
except as a specimen of ancient ltera-
ture describing the religion of "A mislcd
people.
| do not believe that lie Will respond
favorably TO the petitions of all of those
who imagine they have faith. and 1t may
be. that there VIII arise cases in which
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there is real belief. where. for reasons
which we cannot understand. lie acts
against our wishes. but l know there are
instances constantly occurring In which
those who have been given up to Gle are
restored to health, through the faitn OF
themselves. or the faith OF others, OF lne
combined faith OF both -
have said In the beginning that Ut.
Whitehead preached such sermon a
that accredited TO him. / should haNe
said. that he was reported by the press
10 have preached Il. Occupying me de-
servediy high position that he does ln
the church it Is to be hoped that be mas
been misquOted.
OF course there are now. ana VIII az
ways be. pretenders and chariatans going
about TO make money. and some people
who are honestly mistaken IN themselves
but there are some Cody men also. VINO
possess special powers conferred upon
them by God himself for reasons une@-
planned 10 us. who are the instruments
Of the Most High FOR good In the world
II g. not for the writer 10 say who are
the genuine and who the impostors l..
Richmond. Va. Jan. 5lst. 1896
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
THIS MEANS YOU.
Your Past and Y0ur Present Contracted.
How Terribly You have Changed Since
Then.
An Exact Picture of Your Present Ccndi-
tion.

How kccnly the vision OF the past comes
home TO thousands. and With now Bhafp
a pang do We regret our vanished health
and strength. As IA a dream, We remem-
Der our sturdy youth. overlooking VITA
bOisterous vitality. We recall our strong
and lusty past when our nerves ercfncd
OF Steel our muscles OF iron. and our
power Of endurance knew no fatigue.
How different il the picture Whom we
si cdenly find ourselves with weak ana
shattered nerves, tired brains, and cr-
hausted bodies, depressed and dispifited,
broken down alike IA nervous ana physi-
cal health.
We are prodigal OF our powers vigor,
and energies ln youth and early me We
use them up IN business. work, pleasure
or dissipation, and suddenly una oOi-
selves old before our time, pfostrd. ~ IN
health. exhausted In brain ana nrtNe
power and left without physical I'm. rsisr,
nerve strength, on amptu n. lien hhr
The proligal. we would return 20 oly
former condition of strength ard h SIN,
Luckily FOR us. there IS that stS%t ana
wonderful restorative, Dr. Greene -Neh
vura blood and nerve remedy, Nnicn W.
give back 90 the weakened ana tNnturlSo
system the strength 10 has iosii me Ihai
vell0us remedy which lmpai's tiI' ~
and Nieor 10 brain ana nerves 49,. ......,.
and he igOratcs AN The fny-lch bo"'s
and restores us again 90 ,uit eld''.' So
gree of iusty strength, Oh hounonh bu.se
ana strong physical and nerve power.
which In ignorance on iollS, We H"N' "a
hausted. = ,..,
Here is the proof: SIR John c.. Mifoy,
who Is a foreman of the Meriden comm
Britannia Company. has FOR years u''N
noted for his enormous strength. This
great strength he lost, and now he has
recovered it again boy USING bf. Greene
N,rVuTd.
over year ago" DE says, II suffered
terribly from nervousness, headache, iaeN
Of appetite. and that tired feeling AL the
time I tried several remedies before
started In on DR. Gre mes Nervura hnoa
and nerve remedy. and ! found that ID.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
Was lust what / wanted
w hen I first started 10 use this remedy
I had fallen 10 l6J pounds Now | wsigh
a little over lgs pounds. have alwa. +
been considered about the strongest man
I'm town. and In order 10 keep UP M!
reputation in that respect l shah Keep
ON using Dr. Greene's Neryura blood ana
nerve remedy. ..
This greatest and grandest OF medicines,
Or. Gre-ne's Neryllra blood ana nerve
remedy, Us the discovery and prescription
of the most successful Specialist III hef-
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30 west Fourteenth street, New ioIA
city. who can be- consulted without charst'
personally or by letter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
MIR. EAyARD CAN TREAT 1T WITH
SgnRN.

Mr.. Rayard can well afford to treat
with scorn and contempt the censure Of
him that the Republican majority IN
Congress proposes to administer TO him.
The doctrines which he announced Do
his Edinburgh speech which have given
so much offence 10 Republicans. are as
sound as any in the whole repertoire Of
political economy. They were, in sub
stance. that protection" is socialism;
that IT destroys all Individuality and
that il W. finally corrupt and rot the
institutions Of any people that adopts IT,
and bring their government down into
decay. Nothing ia truer than the main
proposition. and nothing is more Ger
tain than the consequences be predicted.
protection" is the very essence OF So
cialism. and socialism inevitably leads TO
corrupt government. Cheating and
bribery are as certain to be IT'S methods
as that the principle is adopted.
And Mr.. nayard had as much right TO
declare his opinions upon these social
questions as any other American citizen
lie was not in his embassy or speaking
I'm his official character. lie was plain
Thomas +. Bayard. declaring the opin-
ions of a free American citizen upon one
~ the most important public questions
of the day. lie is not TO be turned INTO
mummy because ne is an ambassador
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

H., las rooms in big apartment JUN.
u,t, and he has devised an eiapoi
scheme TO avoid sleeping too iohs i. ..'o
morning he hasn't much faith IN aiaiu i
clocks. because ne forgets 20 VIM 49,
un and he has discovered tnat poului"s
On the door has very little effect re en-
gagged the janltor TO pound on the uoo, a.
a certain hour every morning. oat ). - ~
I'D t0 have the effect after the hrst 'No
mr. three mornings Then he decided 10
try electricity -,e
lie was an amateur electrician himself
so ii was easy for him TO put a bell over
the head of his bed and run wire 20 the
door But 40 ordinary button would do
him. He was afraid he would turn over
and go 10 sleep again as soon as the Dell
sropped ringing. Consequently he put
switch on the outside of the door ana ar
ranged with the janitOr 10 come up ana
turn the switch az certain hour every
morning That would start the pell IlhS-
ing. and il would not stop until ne got
up and turned off the current he was
naturally proud of his device lie teit
that he had solved great pi )nlen' ana
DE had There was no sleeping h th"'
room after the janitor had turned the
switch. Tor it was necessary 10 se1 up
and cross the room I'm order 10 SOP the
noise.
Rut he overlooked ono thing. lie made
no arrangement for notifying the janitor
when he was not ar home, and the hrst
nipht that he failed 20 come home there
was trouble The janitor went 10 the
door al the usual hour in the morning
turned the switch. and then went back 10
his quarters in the basement, leaving
the bell in active operation
Occupants OF adjoining apartments were
unanimous in the assertion afterWard
that the bell did not shirk us work that
morning. They did not think much or the
heu any way. but on ordinary occasions
it was shut of after a few minutes or
active service. $50 they had rcfrained
from making any complaint. This time,
however n continued its business az the
Ola stand for about half an hour, and they
rebelled
one by one they came 10 their doors 20
see what the trouble might be, and later
enjoyed themselves by pounding on the
door of the amateur electricians room
and yelling 20 the supposed occupant 20
shut 30 Off Finding that that did no
good. they talked OF breaking down the
door. but finally decided 20 send for the
janit0r and let him do it
The ianit0r came and listened 90 their
indignant protests. He hearkenet TO them
patiently while they advised him 10 knock
a panel ont of The door with an axe. Ihen
De quietly reached up and turned TIE
switch. while half a dozen sheepish look
ing men crept back into their rooms.
However. one OF them evidently came
out again. for when Che amateur eioc-
tricfan returned he found that the switch
had been smashed. -Chlcago Post
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
A NouId-Ie Burglar.

An attempt was made on Sunday morn
ing to break into the residence Of Mr..
j. A. Briggs. No. SIS north Eleventh
street. but It was prevented by the vigil
lance Of Police officers Langc and
Wrenn.
At about o'clock I'm the morning Po-
lice officer LANCE arrested a colored
youth by the name of Charles F'll ms,
who was lettering in the vicinity II E'ev-
enth and Clay streets, and took him to
the station-house.
on returning 10 his beat. he saw an
other man close 10 Mr.. Briggs house,
and upon examination found the door
and widows Of Mr. Briggs residence
open He asked Police officer Wrenn 10
watch the back entrance, and proceeded
to enter by the front. The roober who
was white man, together with the
coIored man. made good his escape.
Upon Investigation Of the premises MOTH
ing was found 10 be missing by the
would-be thieves.
Perkins who is thought 20 he imph-
Gated in the matter. was put under $500
security for six months. charged with
being a suspicious character, by the
Justice yesterday morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

The beautiful and finely illustrated 1896
seed catalogue of n. W. Wood q Sons,
OF this city. is one Of the most desir-
able catalogues of the kind issued Be
sides giving illustrations and descriptions
of all the products OF the farm and gar
dcn and the most desirable flowers and
bulbs. with direction for their cultiya-
ton. IN takes up the different months In
the year. giving exactly The lire of work
the farmer and gardener should do I'm
each month 10 enable him 10 reap the
best results for his labor
FOR a work that will be Of invaluable
ain ~ fhe farmer and gardener, r. w.
WOOD eoed catalogue for 1895
is untru. 20 will Dee mailed free TO
them on application to them an Rich
mond. Va, providing YOU mention the
Times"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

There il an extraordi 1ary amount OF
rretting tuning. and iugubrious or wrath
FAM plaint In Richmond about dogs Pub
lie hearings are given 20 the complain
ants and their earnestness shows ca.
rious aversion 10 the friend OF man. one
respectable citizen AYERS that Richmond
has 5000 dogs, and insists that the sup
DIV far exceeds the demand. But how
does he know? Who made him a guar
dian OF other folks dogs or gave him
the knowledge to decide what is an over
MUS Ia the canine market An ancient
proud and wealthy city Ike Richmond.
a city of cultivation and fine feeling, must
have a great quota OF dogs. Six thou
sand cannot or should not be too much
When the Richmond troubles are search
ed into It will be found that while Tom
objects TO Dicks dog and Dick 10 Harry T.
Tom. Dick, and Harry are thoroughly
convinced Of the supereminent beauty.
sagacity, good nature. and usefulness or
their own animals. "A poor thing sir,
bur my own" always holds good IN cases
canine: and II many men have secret de-
sires 10 stone their neighbors' dogs there
a. no man that does not thoroughly ap-
proye his own. halt NANCY. biini. snari-
ing and hopelessly yellow though they
be.-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04

HOW Their Penalty L. to BE Regulated BY
Law.


Mr. Taliaferro. of Orange. has introduce
cd in the House. boy request, a nil aH'enu-
lne and resnacung section $40 ol tue
On. as amended by Acts of Assembly
t.,e-gf i'm relation 10 bonds of oihceIs.
Th. him provides that the various o'I.eI'
named I'm the section shalt a. the time
OF their qualification give lne noNHs pre-
scrIned by section 10. The penuiy OF
The bond oil eacn officer 90 ue determined
bv the court 0r judge before WHom ne
qualities. shall bc as follows.
Oh Tic bond OF the county treasurer
canal to the amount 10 ne received am
uuluv ly him. with some guaranty or
security company dOins business in the
state of Virginia and deemed suilcient
bv The court before whom De- Qua'lles as
surety thereon. the form of said bond
to Dee prescribed by the auditor OF public
accounts. of the bond OF sheriff OF a
county NOT Jess than ten nor more IMAM
six thousand dollars. of the bond OF
county on corporation court. WHO i7 also
cx-0fici0 clerk of the circuit court or
tl. county or corporation. not less than
three thousand nor more than tcn thou
sand dollars. and bond of such clerk OF
the county or corporation court shall
bind him and his suroues not only for
the faithful discharge Of his duties as
the clerk of said court. but also for the
faithful discharge of his duties as the
cicrk of the said circuit court in Hke
manner and with the same effect as if
it was $50 expressed in the condition of
hs bond. of the bond of the separa. 9
clerk of a county, corporation. or cir
cult court. of the clerk of the hastings
court of the city Of Richmond, and of the
clerk OF the chancery court of tle said
city. each not less than three thousand
nor more than ten thousand dollars. of
the bond of the commissioner of the re-
venue. three thousand dollars. of the
bond of the superintendent of the poor
NOT less than four thousand dollars OF
the bond OF a county surveyor. NOT loss
than two thousand dollars. of thc bond
of a. supervisor not less than one thou
sand nor more than two thousand five
hundred dollars. except as TO the county
Of Northampton. where the penalty Of
the bond of Il supervisor may. boo the
discretion of the judge Of the county
court Dee fixed in a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars. OF the honl of "a
constable. not less than two thousand
dollars. of the bond of am oversecr of the
poor. double the amount that will ace
tually pass through his hands as such
oyerseer. not less I'm any case than five
hundred dollars
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that arc solid against the bill. These
stal,s vote 2J electoral votes ont OF 81
22l boiny necessary 20 elect President.
Let - look nov 10 how the account
stalls ufon tho other side. Both sena-
tors from %, following States voted for
the bi!l-to-wit. Utah. Montana. Wyo-
mlag. North Carolina. South Carolina
South Dakota. North Dakota, Idaho
Washington. Georgia, Tennesste' Ar
kanms Florida, Missouri. Mississippi.
Alabama. Indiana, Nevada. California.
and Colorado. Now. strike from these
In, slver-mining camps called by cour-
tesy states-to-wit. Montana. Wyoming
South - kota, Idaho Washington Nor'h
DAKOTA. Colorado, Nevada, and the Nor
man settlement. Utah. and the vote
would hay, stood a for the bin and %
against &c. OF these Utah. Montana.
wyoming. North Dakota, Idaho, and Ne
vada have two senators and only one
representative each. and South Dakota,
Washington. Florida, and Colorado have
likewise each two senators, but only
two reprC sentatives each, in other woris
there are ten states with twenty soma
tors that take together only fourteen rep
rescntauycs, or less than ono-half Of
either Pennsylvania or New York
In Other words. when we examine this
vote 90 see where free silver got its
strength ard where opposition 10 10 came
from We ind that the srcat body OF the
couutry that owns its property ana
where tn, enterprises that add to our
wealta are located. is solidly against
free silver. and IFS strength lies almost
exclusively IN the South, and IN the far
western mining camps. that want TO sell
their silver at two ana three prices.
This is a pretty rough record for the
FREQ coiners but IL fills the hearts OF
conservative men with JOY and hope.
About the worst thing for themselves
that the free coiners could ave done
was 70 make this exhibit OF their inn
beclity.