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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
Considering Appropriations.

The House Committee on Finance held
a protracted session In Room No. | on the
upper floor Of re Capitol building last
evening at o'clock and continued the
consideration OF the general appropriation
hill Representatives Of the TWO medi-
cal colleges appeared before the com
mittee in advocacy OF an appropriation
The committee finally decided 10 report
favorably an appropriation OF 5000 FOL
The Medical College The committee
further agreed 10 recommend an apprO-
priation OF &5,GD 10 the Soldiers Home
or 5000 more, a. the Senate had agreed
to- The committee also decided 20 ie-
commend the appropriation OF $1,000 Il
the Industrial School at Laurel Station.
which * under the management Of the
prison Association OF Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
THE BRONTON BRIDGE CASES.
The Men Accused of the Crime Acquitted
Story of the Murders.

trial of Dr.. ". r. Alderman. a white
physician. and four associates, on the
charge Of whipping TO death negro and
negross for the alleged offence OF steal
ing a Bible from a church, when mas
been I'm progress some days, terminated az
midnight last night IN verdict OF ac-
quittal. q,
10 a tree. but afterwards got loose, told
a graphic story OF the occurrences OF inc
night and positively identihea 'he az
used The coroner who made the au-
tonsy testified that the wounds upon the
bodies were produced by a round or hat
flexible instrument, and were SUFFICIENT 10
cause death. ,...,,io,
The jury. however. returned Veruict
OF not guilty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
Ballet Music Night,

Last night was Ballet Music Night al
the jefferson, and Swifts orchestra play
Ell delightfully."- a well-selected programme
from the works of Gounod. Delibes, Pou-
chielli. and Hadiey 10 large audience
Tonight IS Oncnbach Night. and Sc
iections from that charming composer
.peras OF La File de Madame Angot,
..if;le Brlgands. The Grand Duchess.
and ''The Princess OF rrebizonde" will
There will be other pleasing numbers
including a song, for trombone. THE
Thursday night. Italian comp csers; Fri
d,v night, classical music: Sstridey
night, popular music.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
North STATE News

RALEIGH, y. C., Feb. 2i.-Last year st
was feared that the decrease ia the ;Otal
assessed value of property and the de-
crease I'm the total amount OF taxes would
be much larger than it is found 10 be In
this State. The decrease in the former IS
s, 0i9.e 90. and OF the latter $500.
There are in the state three divisions
Of the Uniform Bank knights Of Pythias-
one in Raleigh, one In Wilmington. and
one in Salisbury. one will very shortly
he established l.. Asheville. There are
seventy lodges OF the Knights OF Py-
thias in tho State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
THE VICTORIA FURNACE.
COMPANT OPLRdTING IT GOES INfo
the HfNDS or q RECEfyER.
Ample Assets To Meet All obligations ana
Only the >tringency of the Money
Market the Cause.

LEXINGTON. VA. Feb. 2J.-SDeciai.-
The Virginia Iron and Railway Company
a strong corporation doing business al
Gos,en. in this county. on the main line
OF The Chesapeake and Ohio railway, has
gone into the hands OF receiver, VIII
liam j Mahoney. It's former scheral hia"-
ager. being appointed by the court -
This corporation operated Victoria = ut
mace, one OF the most valuable anu ldi s -.
iron plants in the South, Mhich 'ose
near a half million dollars, ana Mas oilsl
nally built by English capital ne pia.'
b. one Of the most complete IN thi7 Voui.
try. and after years of .dleness anu ~ ~
costly modern improvements were dU~,r'
it went into blast less than year 's''
employing large force OF men. =.
In ad itiOn TO its furnace PAM, ~
owned and operated some ten mIies vi
railway TO its rich irOn-ore deposl'7 IN ~
fuXing quarric- near RockDridse 9'un'
Springs.
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The property OF lhe corporation is
worth over a half million dollars, even
al this period OF financial deplessloii'
~aile It's liabilities are less tnan S,,-','v -
Its first mortgage bonds amount 10
s2uDop. and the balance OF us hheuleI-
ness is well secured. and there are ample
assets 10 meet all of its obligations anu
leave handsome surplus. Inc f1daoii
for receiver Is that, OWING 20 the nndh-
cldl depression ana nN7lif1r liiADetN ~ >
and q failure 10 max. its collections, the
interest on its bonds could not be prohPi
~ met, and protect the Interest OF tne
corporation and others, this acton nat
urally followed. -,
There Is no do bt but the company VIII
within reasonable time pay of us IN
debtedness, reorganize. and again pesiil
operations under more favorable cohul-
tons
REVENUE SEIZURES.
This section. Is proving a veritable snap
states revenue departmont For a month
or more number of small seizures an
distillerics have been made Tor various
nfractiOns of tho internal revenue laws.
To-day the bonded warehouse Of " lliam
Nandeveer. with 100 barrels of whisky.
was seized and AN agent put In charge
by Deputy Collector Hartman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
SIR Carlisle IIonOred

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-One Of the most
notable receptions ever given 10 public
Official in this city was accorded John'G.
Carlisle Secretary OF the Treasury. by
the Manhattan Club tonight AT their
clubhouse. more representative body
OF men than those gathered 10 honor the
Secretary could hardly have been gathe ell
together. Mr.. Carlisle was the speaker
Of tl. evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
THE NEW BERNE F4IR.
A Fish, oyster, and Industrial Exhibi
ton.

NEW BERNIE. y. c.. Feb. Especial.
The ninth annual Fish. oyster. and In
dustrlal Fair opened up here to-day under
favorable conditions. The attendance was
hardly all that was expected. but was.
perhaps, larger than usual on the first
day.
The fair will continue all this week. and
many thousands of visitors are expected
IN addition 10 those already here.
The exhibits are magnificent Some
fine racing is expected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
keenlnr The Goxernor Bn. V.

Governor O'Ferrall. mp TO last evening.
anproyed 2pj bills passed by the two
houses of the General Assembly wfic
he disapproved eight one BIN became
law without his action by limitation
The Governor therefore has. up 90 This
time. had before him 2ll measures Tor
his consideration
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
4 TERRIBLE DLfTH.
Crushed Between Mill Wheel and a
stone Pillar.

WINSTON. y. c.. Feb. ESPECIAL -
The jury to-day returned verdict of not
guilty i'm incest case brought against VIII
liam Nannoy.
John Smith. miller for J. :. Garrett.
near Ridgeway. Va. met with a fearful
death Saturday. While removing ice from
an Overshaft wheel. The wheel started.
catching Smiths head between the wheel
and stone pillar. crushing his head and
killing him almost instantly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
Shot Through n DOor.

TARBORO. ~. c.. Feb. Especial. -
B. w. Howell (white) and John Bullock
(coloredD had an alteration Sunday 90 Il.
c. FLowells farm. five miles from Tarbor0
Yesterday morning it was renewed,
and Howell shot Bullock through the
door of his house. killing him almost in-
sianilN. Howell IS mnder arrest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
kaufman-E lick.

Mr.. Samuel Kaufman and Miss Flora
Ellick were married at $50 last night at
the residence OF Mr.. Thos. NJ. Ellick. lOl
north Seventeenth street, DR.. 4. ~.
Calisch officiating. The marriage was
a pretty one and was witnessed BY a
large number OF friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
Inwise Friends.

C~NSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 25.-The nm
wisdom of the American press In coupling
the Red Cross Society with their denun-
cra-a Barton's work difficult and per
haps impossible This is the general
opinion here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

The anti-Allan Republicans helN iai
lv-attended meeting last nieht ODD mousse
ON Baker street. being presided over ny
George Preston Mr. Allan was present
ana made am address. The meeting nr-
cided 10 endorse Col Lamb ana recon-
mendcd John Mitchell. Jr, as aei'-".
10 the Republican convention al 81 LOUIS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

rRAINHAM.- Died. at Maaassas. Va.
February -. 1876. LCClLE kEN b. o'iiy
daughter OF Rey g. ". a''' ,e A''', e','n
Tranham. aged one year 'i"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
Reyiyal at CLAW Street.

Successful revival services are now being
conducted at Clay-Street Methodist
church. There were three conversions
last niHhs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

Rev. x. II. Basmaiian OF Consla,n'i..',' IT,.
,,fn will lecture this evening lh tH'
el,'.,tb street Christian church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

The many friends of Miss Edna Rid.
dick will be plea NJ to know she IL con.
valasasnA aSl6s a. illness OF tv~ sA.L.>
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26

,.,,. o,,en wonder why their nerve arc
i'o =" uesk. why they get tired so easily;
why they start at every srs g. gu, %.
sudden sound; why they DO no' sep
uatnrallv; why they have 'rsque''
headaches, indigestion and
paIpitatIon Of the Heart
,,ans,ion is simple. 1t is found N
~ that impure blood which is con l,,'a.
Ill feeding the nerves upon refuse
insteod Of the elements, , 81 s', oniste and
vigor. In such ,s eo sI6nIy d e ana
nerve ccmpounus a., sa' SSaPrrssanarilla feeds
fs onE 1ef TS.s pure rich red blood siyf;.
c nostro vigorous health, and is LII, inc
mo remedy for all nervous trouoie''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
THEY GO TOGETHER.

Better Roads and Wider Tires Are Needed
Everywhere.
Farmers have more reason to agitate
even excepting bicyclers. Good roads
to the former mean economy in reach
ing markets; often better markets, be-
cause they could be reached at the
right time; advantages of social life
in the winter and early spring; saving
in time and in the wear and breakage of
wheeled vehicles, and a general adj
vance in all that pertains to higher
state of civilization.
Bicyclers are doing much to pro-
mote good roads. Now is the time for
our farmers to make a positive move
in cooperation with them.
One improvement must go along with
that of better construction and drain
age of the roads. The wheels of all
France the width of tire is from three
to ten inches, with the bulk of four
wheelers six inches. In Germany every
wagon for heavy loads must have at
least four-inch tire; Austria requires
tire of Az inches wide; Switzerlad
requires all draft wagons to have d
siX-inch tire. If we were to build good
would speedily destroy them. They
are road-destroyers as certainly as if
built for the purpose. Go on and build
the roads, and begin at once to reform
the wagon wheels.-Western Rural.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
MAKE 1T AN ISSUE.

The Bad Roads Question in Township and
County Politics.
Discussing the bad roads question in
the light of local campaign issue, the
Los Angeles (Cal.) Times makes the
pertinent question::
"By way of a starter in this matter,
how would it do this fall to make cam
didates for supervisors take cast-iron
pledge to favor comprehensive system
OF road improvement that will put an
end to the present extravagant method
of tinkering roads, and give us the be-
ginning of first-class system OF pub
lie highways? Our present method, or
rather lack of method, of constructing
roads is extravagant and ridiculous, and
would have excited the derision of those
early road builders 1000 years or more
ago, whose work still remains in good
preservation on the continent of Eu-
rope. The American idea of a country
road appears to be to level off the soil,
and wherever there is hole filling 1T
with loose dirt-and then filling 1t
again. 1t needs as much science to con-
struct first-class road that will last as
it does to put Ii building, yet 1T is
taken for granted 1T the first man you
meet on the street can build a road.
Consequently it is no wonder that the
roads of this country cost every five
wears almost as much as the courthouse,
and then we have nothing to show fol
it,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
USE OF GERMICIDES.
:, Certain Conditions Their Use Is Posi-.
tiVclY Dangerous.

- Certain Conditions Their Use Is Posi-.
lively Dangerous.
The method of adding something to
the cream that will destroy the bacteria
Or prevent their growth, no matter how
warm the weather or how distant the
market, appeals to the dealer on account
of its cheapness, simplicity and effec-
+veness. Cream in which a sufficient
quantity of borlc acid or salicylic acid
has been introduced, for these are sub
stances generally used as preservatives
of cream, will remain perfectly sweet
for an indefinite time even in the hot
fest summer temperature. These chem
icals produce no decided change in the
+aste 81 appearance of the cream, and
If is no wonder that this method has
sometimes been adopted by those who
have seen in it a solution of the only
difficulty in the way of extending lu-
cratiye cream trade. What, then, are
TIE objections to this method? The
first and the very decided objection that
will occur to the consumer is, that
VIXEN paving for sweet and wholesome
cream he does not want it diluted with
ANYTHING else. In view of the compare
lively small quantity of the preserva-
tive that has to be used, this objection
might be overcome by an appeal to the
reason of the consumer, if he did not
have reason as well as prejudice on his
side If it could be shown that the pre-
sentative was as harmless as the cream
itself there would, perhaps, be no rea-
sonable objection to it, but the best that
can be claimed for these chemical pre-
servatives is, that while they are sure
death to bacteria, they also endanger
the health and derange the digestive
apparatus of human beings. Among
those qualified to judge of the effect of
these substances when taken into the
stomach of human beings there is
practically but one opinion, and that
is, that the constant consumption of
them is harmful even if taken in small
quantities. In certain cases where per-
sons are suffering from disease of the
digestive organisms the use of cream
preserved by this method is positively
Inconsistencies Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

Always strain the milk as soon as i
is drawn.
Butter once thoroughly warmed
through will lose it's flavor.
The milking should never be hurried
but the milk be drawn steadily and al
it flows.
There is great difference in dairy
salt; test samples before buying II
large quantities.
Hot weather is trying time for but
ter. Eternal vigilance is the price o.
a frst-class article.
1t is the attention paid to seemingly
insignificant things i'll dairying that
make or mar the profits.
Churning at too high temperature
or too long. will produce greasy butter
in which the grain is injured.
Large cows need more feed thar
smaller ones, and a cow in the Hush OF
milk needs more than when dry.
If you fear notifies in butter never
ship it until it has been tested. Worl
out the streaks if any are in it.
It is essential in dairying that the
food of the cows be uniform, and the
supply should be arranged to have i
SO.-Rural World
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24

suodrains. The bottom of the tile,
should be laid both to the proper grade
and below the frost line, after which the
tile trench is filled up to subgrade with
clean gravel, small field stones, road
metal, or broken bricks. The cross
drains are also made of unglazed tiles
with the exception of their outlet sec.
TONS which should consist of vitrified
culVert pipes. Regular branch pipes
should connect the longitudinal and
cross tiles. On level reaches the lateral
roadway slopes for surface drainage
should not be less than one in twenty.
four, and side bitches should be pro
vlded, If necessary, as previously in.
dlcated. Finally, rapid discharge OF
the side bitches, if required, through ad.
Jacent lands, is of the utmost i'm.
oortance to roadway preservation
Gen. Roy Stone.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
MARKETING BUTTER.
It Pays to Put 1t Up Ia Neat and Attrac'
tive Packages.

It Pays to Put 1t Up ia Neat and Attrac-
tive Packages.
Whether sales are made to stores or
regular customers, it pays to send but
Ter away in as good shape as. possible.
Some customers prefer their butter in
rolls containing one pound. A deft
handler Of the ladle will readily appor-
ton and shape the proper amount.
nfter some experience, and affix her
stamp, which should be uniform and as
simple as is consistent with true ele-
gance, as a fern leaf, for example. IL
the butter maker is inexperienced, or
has no scales with which every house
keeper should be Provided). then pro-
cure "butter-cutSer.S which cuts the
butter into rolls or triclx-shaped blocks
containing one pound, and also afiixes
a stamp. We believe these cutters can
be procured at most stores.
While the nice tact Of most women
viii discern what is proper, and 50 sup
ply dainty and nice surroundings for
their butter when sending away 10 mar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
recreation An HortIcuiture.

Irrigation as applied to horticulture
was discussed at great length before
the late meeting of the Kansas State
horticultural society. Delegates from
the western part of the state as well
as others dwelt at length upon The pos
abilities of garden and orchard irri-
cation from wells. The underilow Is
very strong and almost inexhnustiDie'
orchards Of ten 20 100 acres are quite
common. and the owners are prosper
oue and contented. Young men are
urged TO acquire such homes ms sea,
SON more farms are bei<g equipPea
with irrigation outfits than ever "
fore.--Ameriear Agrieultur'st.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
DRAINAGE OF ROADS.

1t Is of the Utmost Importance 60 inc
Preservation of Highways.
With wet or clayey roadways, surface
drainage alone is not sufficient. With
out underdrainage the crown OF sucn
roadways will dry only by slow process
OF evaporation, during which time the
topping becomes more and more rutted
by the passing traffic. A subdraln IN
such soil will not prove efficient ZOE
more than about IL feet on each side;
hence, two lines of longitudinal SUD-
drains are needed on those parts OF our
country roads that pass through wet
places, low-lying lands or clayey soils:
They should have an average fall OF
about one in one hundred; minimum
fall, one in one thousand. At short in
tervals, say from SO to 100 feet apart, are
placed cross drains to discharge the wa
ter into the side bitches. These cross
drains receive a greater fall, say up to
one in thirty. Generally two and one
half to three-inch pipes are sufficient
~ is advantageous 10 bed these tiles N
~ell-drained brick fragments and to
cover them with road metal. BE certain
That the tiles are correctly laid and that
nothing interferea with their free dis
charge. A. said before. ungIazed rounc
Aies. about three inches In diameter
and, uuder certain conditions, jointcd
n.lh loose collars. arr most suitable Jos
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
s:,5,sysR1lAD
E 8tsSaEs,a >'ste, SsYc9ss 5s ISi ,f1a
lMPR0 YEMENT:
THE RON. AM ROADS.
s0me of Them Are III in Use and Call
for Nc .:epairs.

SOme of Them Are III in Use and Call
for Nc .:epairs.
The Roman roa was built for eter-
nifty. When the ro died had been pre-.
pared by excavation it was carefully
fefilled, regardless Of expense, with
layers of sand, stones ur, i cement. The
surface was SO soiidly dressed that the
wear and tear was reduced to mini.
mum. Investigators with regard tc
the preparation of the roadbeds were
made years ago by Bergier on Roman
roads that are still in use in France, and
with the following results: In one road
the excavation down to hardpan was
three feet deep. This trench was filled
Up first "ith q layer OF sand and cement
an inca t.}ick; then came a foot layer OF
hattia,i tones and cement; then foo;
layer OF small travelled stones anC
cement. These last two layers were 81
hard and firmly knit together that tools
could break off fragments only with
great difficulty. The next layer con.
sisted of foot of cement and sand
covered with a top-dressing of gravel
In another road in France the foot layer
of cement and sand changed places
with the layer of cement and Travelled
stones. A third road in France was ex.
amined at point where it had been
raised 90 feet above the level of the sur.
rounding country, and a vertical sec.
ton revealed a structure of five layers
First came the great fill of 16K feet;
on top of this fill they placed first a
foot layer of flattish stones and cement
then foot layer of fiattish stones with.
out mortar Of any kind, then a half-foot
layer of frmly-packed dirt, then a
half-foot layer of small gravel in hard
cement, and, lastly, a half-foot layer
of cement and large gravel.
Paved roads were exceptional. An
example of paved roads is the Via APP
pia, whose pavement consists of hard
kind of stone, such as is used for mill
stones. The stones of this pavement
are carefully hewn and fitted together
so precisely that the road often appears
to be solid rock, and has proved to be
so indestructible that after 1000 years
of continuous use it is still a magnif1-
cent road. Ordinarily, however, the top
dressing of the road consisted of gravel
and hard cement, and when, in the
countless inscriptions such and such
governor is said to have restored a
given road, reference is made to this top
dressing of gravel and cement. The
width of the military road was usually
GO feet; the raised center being 20 feet
wide. with side tracks each of the width
of 20 feet. In some roads the raised
center was paved. while the side tracks
were dressed with gravel and cement.
The viae privatae and the feeders of
the military roads were usually dirt
roads. They were much narrower than
the military roads; sometimes they had
a width of only ten feet, and, indeed,
the feeders of the Via Appia were only
two feet wide, but paved. The width of
the Roman roads, all told, varied, there
fore. from two to 100 feet.-N. Y. In
dependent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-24
Feeding Pea Meal to Hogs.

Pea-meal is rich in protein, which,
when peas are fed to hogs, goes to build
up the muscles or red meat. The peas
should be ground with oats or corn, US
ing two parts of the former to three of
the latter for pigs and shoats, and one
part peas and four of corn-meal for
older animals. To build up the lean meat
of the hog to give strong bones,
shorts should be fed. Bran, mixed with
corn-meal, shorts or some other similar
feed, will prove excellent for breeding
or stock hogs, but it is too coarse and
chaff-like for use in large quantities in
hog feeding.-Dakota Field and Farm.