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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-05
Yours Every trulN,
REV. n. W. JONES.
REV. W. $. ROYAL,
Bedford city. Va. Feb. T. '6.


TO the Editor of The Times.
Slr,-On Sunday mght in the First Bap-
list church. Petersburg. Va, Dr. Battle
discussed the absorbing question "f the
day. The announcement that be- would
present that phase OF The subject which
ts engaging the attention OF the state
legislature brought out large cOngrega-
zion. although tine weather was uniayOr-
able.
Having applied 10 our beloved State his
text. from lsaiah-"IOr the vineyard Of
the Lord OF hosts is the house OF Isaiah.
and the men OF Judah bis pleasant
piant'-he declared that bee had no pur-
pose TO introduce politics into nis pulpit
ue would never discuss the differences OF
parties or the schemes OF politician
but when The question of the day d. one
OF morals. vital 10 the State. over which
the LEGISLATURE Is haltnl. De would be
heard in no uncertain tones. He reae
letter from the superintendent of Police
of New York, who declared that a null
titude go 10 the prisons every year be-
cause OF pool-seliins and bOOk-maklng on
the race tracks.
A letter from the president of the larg-
est guarantee company IA the United
states declared that they had furnished
security for 10000 persons in positions Of
trust. or these 300 had become default
crs and nearly an began their down
ward career 40 the race course.
The friends OF this gambling have two
pleas that they present-One is the pros
pcrity of The agricultural societies. Pro-
testing that De is no demagogue is not
curfying favor with the farmers Dr.
Battle. with rare eloquence. drew Pile
ture of the simple. pure. holy NE OF the
farmer. calling 20 witness those whom
De had known ito go from the pillow
handles directly 10 heaven and repu-
dated the thought a. any connection be-
tween agriculture and gambling
Another plea is the horse. the hlO0dcd
horse" "I love a horse" said be. and
calling mp the poem of the Arab and bis
horse. he gave the finest description Of e.
hl0odCd horse IN the choicest el0quenc,.
But between a horse and my boy. bee
tween ~ horse and a human soul. there is
a. Chasm 50 wide and deep that if each
world in the universe We're hurled into
81 until an had disappeared in It's depths
the chasm would not be filed
FORTY minutes DR.. Battle held his audi
cnce in the grasp ~ his peal for right
eousness They responded 20 his argu-
ments. facts. and eloduencc. and when he
al the close aaid. All who agree with me
VIII now rise" the whole assembly. OK
cepting a few Youngsters In the rear Of
the house. arose 10 saw 10 the Legislature:
Drive ont of the State all poo-selling.
hook-making. and every form Of gam
bling" J. VI. PITCHER.
etershurg Va. Feb 2. 1906.
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We find in the Baltimore sun The ic-
lowing very interesting ae.cunt OF AN
industry in Maryland.
CIiEsTERTOWN. MD. Feb. .. II is
no unusual sight in passing through any
section of Kent 10 see the hides of .coons.
muskrats, minks. some otter. and less
valuable kinds OF hides either nailed
against negro nuts or on boards 10 dry
Then, too. no crossroads store hut
has its complement Of hides taken IN
exchange for merchandise. TO he sold u
traders for cash. These facts led the
Suns correspondent 10 make inquiry
and the result was astonishing. disc'os-
Ing. as IL did. tho magnitude Of the trade
in the skins of wild animals in Kent
county and in other sections Of the re-
ninsula. The trade in these articles was
shown 10 reach hundreds Of thousan rs
Of dollars on the peninsula, I'm spite Of
great reductions IN prices paid or fir
within recent years. Marcus Ascher
the pioneer in the trade on the Ea.toru
shore and who is now termed the .ur
king said that while the golden age of
The fur trade i'm Kent coun-y and this
section OF the state is passed. the trade
ia sull large, and brings aAnl 'o'ne H.
come 10 a class of winter trapoers. VINO
most need IL. In single season Re
bought 5000 muskrat skins whi,n av-
erage 30 cents each, or the handsome sum
OF $500. This does not include a great
number OF mink hides which tnNa sold
at from 81 10 s. each otter lids al
from S. 20 s.. coon. 90 cents: opossul, 90
cents. red fox. 1926 20 81 20: an ranhits
from - 10 4 cents. Skins ar, lnucn
cheaper now and scarcer yet the number
Of trappers has increased tenf1il. The
rabbit and the muskrat are the r,cst
numerous of local fur-bearing arima!s.
and In addition 10 the skin the amir Ills
are Sold. after being dressed TO- ten
cents each The flesh of he rausrrat
Is extremely dark, and while Tor nerIv
IN little favor with epicures as a table
dellcacy Is increasing IN popular al pre-
citation, and when served rs te.fapin.
only an epicure can detect III d.f-
ference.
II this traffic in the skins OF animals
Is as valuable as that in Maryland. 1t
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York city where he receives and care
fully examines every letter sent to
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and telling him their symptoms. After
thoroughly studying each case he answers
the letter, explaining the cause OF each
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an this Is entirely free Of charge. They
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have no fee 70 pay. and have the benefit
OF the best medical advice and consul
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Let the Democrat, Take Warning.

TO the Editor of The Times:
Sir-ln your issue Of sunday, lhe
20. YOU sound warning 10 me i,sIho-
cratic party that unless radl ,dl Chaiisc
il made in the election laws al li47
session Of the Legislature the re-
publicans VIII come INTO power az tIc
next election. You are right; lhe Pt"l.D
are sick of The record made by ine ii.r-
STEERS in power. and remember -hc W.lit-
washing Of "SmitheT's precinct. Mar
TINS election, the Official support elNg"
Massey. the outrageous frauds III 4Noiltlht
The abuses at the State peniteniiafA. dhd
,tst bft not least. the outcrop Al the
stanton asylum All made possible 10y
the frauslt election system Ho" ~
Use ami rur by the ginmilis ana oiht''
of orr c ties. The peJp-c r-memp +' nee
fhinesis can be shown by The iap,d Aho
steady decline Of the Democratic vote
i'm even the white strongholds OF the
party. s.-.
gates from other places were chosen
AS those from this city were, ana as ~"
delegates from this city have generally
leen for the last ten years or more 'E
the most corrupt ring mat ever 'uisti
e. city or damned a party.
We have here i'm Norfolk the alton
illumination I'm its worst form, because
ID is administered by men against NHp-I
appointment as an electoral boaru 7iN
hundred of The best-knoWh ana me ' -l,,,
Democrats. not only Pre- tested hlt Sent
10 the last Legislature large commit
Zee OF such men as Colonel Starke' jas.
y. Allyn. NJ. Glennan. Is. c. Murray
ana Others. who plead in vain with Nj.
NJ. r. Cooke and his colleague for hon
cst men upon the electoral board. none
hut men selected 10y our head devils on
tSe s@i4on could secure the vote OF the
Lcrisiatnre. The result viii Doe that our
peoplc will. ii another attempt IS made
Ia cheat n em out Of their votes, rise
I'm their Indignant might ana ieacn lne
ballot thieves and their hackers. sacn
lesson AS win enectually CA the POM
cal career Of many of teen. We have
stood about an that We can and Waf
thr ringsters that they continue 'nelf
'"''' OBSERVER.
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TO the Editor Of The Times.
SRA correspondent from BLACKSTONE,
Va. writes 10 the Richmond llines d.
1T was with great pleasure saw that
q bin had been introduced into the Legs
lature for separate coaches iot "I,i'iTi
passengers and the negroes. rms bill
should be passed at once. Last spiil'
tho writer travelled in nine states, ana
not until he came TO the virginia noi
der at Bristol We're white anu tvl
put into the same coach. ther'' WIZ
out ceremony the special coach was crop
ped and whole troop OF dar-
kies Vas huddled into our car, very
much to the discomfort OF the Whlle
passengers ....n,..
Illustrated was introduced by Hon MT.
HadfOru. OF the House OF Delegates on
the dh of January. IL has not YET come
up for action. \ reporter OF me das
lfgisidtva proceedings took occasion 10
saw of This bin that 10 would probably
cause much discussion both in commit o.
tee and on the hoOr.' 10 needs no ols-
cussiOn. and should receive 80 delay l
OuI lawmakers are Virginia gentlemen.
IL is Il Just, wise. necessary measure,
imperatVely demanded by every mo-
tive of duty and prOprietN, every IN
pulse of right and refinement every pea
of manly chiyalry and protecting KIND
ness. Tho Nirginian who fails 10 ht nor
and guard IBIS mother. vie, slsl'I' or
swcethear from such contact ana ass9-
citation on street cars ana fdlli0dna l9
NO true Nirginian on true man.
what are our legislators AFRAID ol
Why do they delay TO enact TINS law,
No Southern State, except virginia, az
lows or accepts such oiserdc-. iHeIe
is no trouble no diinculty about cntofc-
Ing the law in their borders. Shall po-
Htical cowardice pusillanimous "eNpe,
cheney" dictate 10 Nirginia's manhood
and continue 10 disgust Virginia Voc
msnboodi The LEGISLATURE Of lssl- made
such a record and killed "a similar hill
n caucus. Let this one 30 its outy,
without fear or favor. and while passing
many bills Tor an sorts OF nroiecuoh,
women Of the Commonwealt 10 "nom
their first and best allegiance D. due
Remembering also. Bis DAT qui cilo gal'
NIREINIA IADl.
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time the Commonwealth was being put in
the keeping OF guardisn.-Farmville
Herald.
From the dispatch Of the Richmond cor
respondent of The Times. published this
morning. the encouraging intelligence Is
gathered that the Maupin bill. which pro-
hibits all kinds Of gambling in the State
of Virginia. whether called book-makng
or By any other name stands a fair
chance OF being passed by the House Of
Delegates. the adverse report or the ma
jority to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The minority members Of the committee
are hard at work upon their report and
a lively time Is predicted when the bill
comes up for consideration next Wednes-
day.
There has been an awakening among
the members Of the Legislature. thanks
10 the press Of tho State. which has stir
red up the people until the sentiment
against gambling has become Overwhclm-
Ing and the legislators have heard from
home. II was not to be expected that the
people Of Virginia. once the true state of
affairs became known TO them. would resi-
satisfied uptil change has been brought
about The disclosures about tho outlaw
tracks and Jackson city dives so graphi-
callv narrated IN The Times and widely
copied by the Virginia papers. could not
fail Of effect upon men and women or
high intelligence and moral worth. when
they read how lives We're wrecked and
fortunes squandered I'm those places
The missionary work done hy tho press
and people OF tho State should not coaee
until the last minute. not until the victory
IS won or all hope Of IT is past. Some
moro converts may still be- made. and
others. inclined 10 be woak-kncod or
whose spinal column has not yet attained
tho requisite degree Of rigiditv. may have
70 be wrestle1 with. II is case I'm which
unceasing vigilance is the price Of tho
triumph Of right and decency and good
morals.
II will not be an easy conquest. for
the race-track people have nerved them
sci yes and their friends, advocates and
supporters. both I'm and out Of the Leg
islature. to a desperate fight. They will
leave no stone unturned and no means
untired 10 carry their point. u is a bat
tie Of tho hosts ~ light against the legions
Of darkness. The Issue should not be
uncertain washington Times.
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fortunate person engaged IN tho same
venture. but upon the opposing side VINO
acquires the wealth. has &C ,uired IT IN
falrlye ono sells. tho other buys. f.ach
operates upon his own Judgment. ana
because one fails while .he other SUI
cccds. can it be said that tie succe' .. u
one has done any injury to the uniott"-
nate one?
Now. the great fortunes OF the coon-
try have been accumulated 10y ''F"''O"~
men making ventures ga business "''
resulted in bringing to them the. portions
OF created wealth that less sasac'ou9
men riskod ia badly-consiierd 'D'''-
priscs and lost They acquired TINS
wealth by fair trading aud the exercise
OF sound sense and good judgment ana
m, fhev now 10 be dec rved Of =, he
cause Others have not pecn so fortunate
I'm making similar acquissiona' l. car
moi he done unless the prih ,i?le thi
property belonging TO a man IS his o"b
is 10 be abandoned, when w shall haze
anarchy pure and simple. There Is a
class Wnlcn mas @'HNIifN It's N'o.'ti '''
fairly. and that is those who have grown
rich under the operation OF protective
tariff laws. that ens Die them tc plumber
their fellow-Americans. But these .eo-
pie acquired their wealth under 'he
laws OF The land, though they were sad
laws. and they are not ncw TO he c's-
turbed in the possession Of anyen'ns that
they have. Nothing is to De done bvt
10 repeal those laws and prevent any
similar injustice I'm ,he future.
There are. therefore no nonop)+sts ana
privileged classes in this country except
the tarin harons. The other wealthy men
are men who have acquired their money
i'm the legitimate pursuit Of trade ihd
business. and they cannot be disturbed IN
the possession of a don,r that belongs
10 them unless the whole social fa0iic
is 10 be pulled down. and communism and
anarchy are to be substituted in IS
place.
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RrcEIyER APPOINTED
.r,no ,..et.of Gates 4 Brown and Their
Wires.

Judge Lamb. of the Cnanctsr cry ' Non,
ontered Am order M a late NOV, ~
ga,' niobf appointing receiver 10 IN
49, m me assets OF tnt hdns
$3.50 A. Brown. who recently ne ...I,..,,
,ir If assignment in the ,"al.Ct.
gl,,rt ard their wives. Carrie H. -
,,S + oIa T. Brown. who hled leeuS
,,e.eionment on their personal pl.po' a.
81 clinton Boudar. who was uus'eS "a,
the firm and parties named was "'''''
q'he order was issued upon complain
of Tie Klngan Company oimitrol ann
lrr. N n. Gresham. through tIelr lou, un-
81 Irale O. Garter. Chrlsiiah Z" ''ii'
,iIr r.nros4nted the defendants.
Nr Boudar fled his answer 10 thr
tiii OF rhc compliments. as oii a.s'
l. ~ Gates and q. l.. browh; p'.l
nere. under he name OF CAFES hio""'
and Individually. ..t,, nos
session OF and make out end NE WIN
tho clerk Of the Chancery court co,ll
pioto inventory OF an the properly r.
Gently conveyed by the deeds OF 3S ish-
mont 0lcd. and proceed as speedily aa
nOssihle 90 collect all chooses IN stuon
conveyed by said deeds Hc IS also ~
sen al private sale the stock OF goods OF
the firm. and also the property conveyed
hv each OF the trust deeds.
The bond was fixed AZ 5000. Nr. fou-
dsr furnished the bond, with the Nir-
rinia Trust Company as surety AMI en-
tered upon the discharge or MS clle9
Yesterday.
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The funeral Of Miss Rachel Lyon took
place from her late residence. No. 500
cast Grace street. at 3 o'clock Yesterday
evening. Mr.. Boetugheimcr officiating
Cemetery. The following acted as pail
bearers. Ncssrs. Edward Ezekiel sam
uel Hrsh. Henry Hutzler. Isaac Held J.
Sedgwick. Mercer Maccumher. and John
Burch.
Miss Lyon was a noble type 81 true
woman, refined. cultured and hosuitable.
always ready 10 give TO those who need
ed her generous aid. The sick ana
wounded Confederate soldiers In the hos
pitfalls learned 10 look for her daily visits
with much pleasure, for they were daily
recipients OF her gentle kindness and
generous bounty. She was "a woman OF
rare and sterling traits Of character adj
herring strictly 20 justice and duty and
her chief pleasure was 20 mako life pleas
ant and happy for those with whom IL
rloaSel
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In the City Circuit Court yesterday IN
the case OF J $ Parrish against Thomas
+. Jeter. in his own right and as tr"7-
tee. and jena A. Jeter judgment was
rendered iu faycr OF plaintiff for S2nn.
METROPOLITAN Bank of Richmond against
Mary r. White. Judgment for plainun
for SlGi -.
James 4. Crcnshaw. trustee. against
q ID. y. Cobb. Dismissed.
I'm the suit OF W. +. Atkins against
Eettermann Brothers Company, n vsl.-
dict and judgment was found FOR the de-
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The OHlcial Report Upon the Results Is
Highly Satisfactory.

Highly satisfactory
The following from the Omaha tNeb'
Bee is Of interest:
The Omaha garden enterprise. for the
unemployed and the poor, which was
commenced during April iaoi' anu WI.
commission and the Associated chart
ties. considering that 10 was nrst tflal
and dry season. resulted DO success,
which encourages "a continuation ana
extension o. the plan for the coming
season Five hundred ara scNenty-ohe
families made application Tor garden
plots of which number 20 were pioNi9-
"a with seed potatoes and small seeds
and 2SS families with small seeds only,
they providing their own seed potatoes
Thirty families never cultivated ihelr
gardens. nor planted their seeds. About
400 acres were cultivated In plots OF
from one-half to one acre each, "a few
having a little more.
The outlay 10 the county commission
ers (who donated 900 bushels OF seed
pofatOes) agricultural commission anu
Associated Charities was N,l'A and the
result was as follows: Potatoes, H.
80 bushels. caDhages. Laos dozen, Decis,
So bushels; beans, $40 bushels. onions
81 bushels; carrots. 3l2 bushels; nIrnips.
49, bushels: peas. 81 bushels. cucumbcrs.
49, bushels: corn. SO bushels. besides
quantity Of melons. lettuce. and radishcs.
the estimated value Of all being 500.
The donations OF land by our land
owners were far In excess Of the appu-
cations. and the best thanks Of our Citi-
zens are due 20 them for thoir liberalitv
in giving the use of their ground. and
also 10 those few gentlemen who so kind
~ gave their money TO help the enter
prise.
The United states Department Of Aeri-
culture Supplied all the small seeds. and
quite a quantity were LEFT over. which
will be useful next season Many iaWi-
lies are now enjoying the fruits OF their
la bors. and have expressed their deep
gratitude To the committees for hlVini,
assisted I'm providing for themselves this
winter and preventing them from becom-
ing the objects OF charity. and not Few
OF them have asked to be helped in gst-
ting upon farms next spring to cult
Vate on the share system.
NJ. A. MGINN.
Secretary Agricultural Commission,
JOHN AUCKLAND
Secretary Associated Charities
Omaha, Nob, January q. 1895
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RACE-TRACK BILLS TODAY
SEVERAL EXPRESSIONS h IHESUPJECl
Many Newspapers In the state Urge the
Passage of the Nfaupin Bill-It IL
Probable That the Debate May
Last Several Days.

very great deal Of interest Is felt as
10 me rate of the race-trdck bills which
are set ior discussion AT O'Clock to-day
~ the virginia House OF Delegates, "neh
me richer bin. reported iaFoiably Dy lne
committee, comes up for discussion by
The main points and provisions Of this
Dill are, nrSt. the allowing or tilals OF
speed between horses. or what are com
monty called races. and allowing pool
selling on their result for the season OF
space Oh thirty days In d year eAeept
curing the winter. and sucn spring
months included. as would BRING inc rae
ing done then under the head OF what Il
generally known as "(winter racing.
Mr.. Pitcher. the member for fauquier
county, who was seen by representative
OF The Times last night, declined 20 us
cuss the probable fate Of his BIZ TO-DAY,
Inis bill. known as the Pitcher bill,
taxes the place Of the blll OF the mem
Der Tor Richmond city. Mr. heudy' the
nature or which was similar except maj
II provided for sixty days racing ihstieaa
or thirty. as does the Pitcher hil, Which
may Do called "a substitute, ana the ksddy
bin was Withdrawn
THE MAUPIN BILL.
The Maupin bill which seeks 10 abolish
pOol-soliing and bOOk-making az race
tracks, altogether will play an important
part ~ the discussion to-day, ana, IL is
believed, will finally be passed.
This measure prohibits All pooi-seiiln
on races at an times. but makes no allu-
sion 10 the prohibition OF winter racing
The fricngs 81 this measure are as cor
hdent Of its ultimate success as are lue
friends OF tho Pitcher bin. ANA there Will
be very interesting moments OF Debate
and indulgence in parliamentary tacucs
when these measurs come mp on ineil
passage.
Messrs Maupin and Reddy were out
Of the city Yesterday. being IN atlenu-
ance upon tho delegation who went 20
New Jersey 10 inspect the country roads
but both Will participate IN the discussion
to-day
II is expected that the debate on the
two bills will extend over two or three
days.
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1876.


pocah6ntas Tribe. j. O. l.. NJ. Powelfs
Han.
Papor-fiareers' Union. Eagle Han.
Phil kcaTney Post, G.. a. r., Eagle
Hall.
Tie State Council. Chosen Friends, Cen
ual Hall.
stonewall camp. Fraternal Legion, Jr. o.
e.. a. NJ. HAT.
Mt. Erin Beneficial and Social Society,
PoWnatan Hall.
Virginia Loose Soxonnial League.
Druids' Han.
Company r. first Regiment. Armory.
Ancient OiOSr OF hibcrnians. Lec-Cdmp
Hall.
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can be made much more valuable Ia many
parts OF Virginia.
There are great quantities OF these
animals in Southside Virginia. and. VIC
must obey the laws. and II the laws are
largely on the increase there. The
matter Is worth the attention Of the peo-
pie residing In that country.
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The editor the The Record has been
obliged 20 serve on the grand jury during
a good portion OF this week. and In that
way has been prevented from doing his
usual work on the paper. We trust due
allowance will be made BY our readers.-
New Castle Record. y
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Arthur Moelins (colored). driver Of
delivery wagon. was thrown from his
seat al the corner Of Tenth and Leigh
streets. yesterday morning by the snap
ping Of the front axle Of mis- vehicle. and
painfully hurt He received several cuts
about the head and face and sprained his
wrist