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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

tho several counties that Mc'Iinley's cleo
tors will nave majority In the oiS'ilc'
of from LOO TO so votes. Nhilo inns
seems TO be the case as 10 the heau OF
the ticket tho result Of tho congress- Vn"'
race is less certain. IL is here mat the
Popocrats are cNerting every c"o'- l"oS
are so anxious Tor thc deicat or Gen
Jas. 4. Walker. the Republican canuiaa'c'
that they would turn carin ana heaven
upside down 20 accomplish H. ~ is on
this ono point that every cnort VIII ne
concentrated. and popocrats here seem
20 be- confident thnt they will elect their
candidate. InIco ~. q. Williams.
Tho probabilities arc. however, that
Cen. walker viii win by from 500 90 Loo.
These figures aro based on reports from n
majority of tlo couut.Cs. Tn every county
fto Republicans are vcil organized. and
ihcv are working quicly bat earnestly.
and the hopes hfy profess are based
on conservative estimates.
FN-ConerD. man Fulkcrson. Of this
place. who has visited several counties I'm
Tho distinct took 90 up on himself 20 get
tho estimates OF tho silvcutcs and the
Republicans respectively. Ho IS "A man
who vicwe thc situation calmly. never
growing otcr-contlcnt. and the result Of
DTS observations after Weighing the
counter claims is that Mckinley Will
have a safe majority in the district. while
fhc election ~ Cen Waikcr-in spite Of
tho hard fght against him-sccms AS
Hirci.
ln Wytho smythc and washington
counties. thcre is every indication that
fho sonnd-money Democrats viii hold tho
balance of power Tho chances AFRO that
Gen. Walker will have q small majority
in each of these counties. the largest
being en- Wyihe
Tho snvorfes claim fo majority I'm
Giles county and while they viii more
than likely lead in chat county the claim
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
BIG stPrhmsEE EIPORTs.
An Increase Of More man 100000 over
sNear Ago.

WASHINGTON, Oct. o.-The record
of the exports OF manufactures Tor sep
tempcr is more rcuaIkaUle IA some re-
sYc,ts tuan tnat oil ans Pi'SS-''e
month. The total Is only slightly "iseI
-, A., I,,v at,,, august VI tne present
wear. but the iucIease over the Asu4,S
-, ssu,ember. $50. Is more than o. per
cent. September Is not dsuahy HioA1H
~ ,srys e,.u.rls OF manufactured gOous,
hut the record OF September last Is iaibeI
,,sr for either q the preceding TWO
months. lhe manufacturing exports OF
Tul, we're S2l.553ygO, August, S-il4'-yo'
and septemper, SzLts+,'si. III ihis tale
of more tnau sJi.Jgv.ouJ IN single quar-
ter Is maintained through the remainder
of the nscal year. the tota. Tor the year
will be Sz55Ov0.oO0. The exports Oh
manufactures in september, 1888, were
only $3.50. $50. falling nearly shvv5'yyv ne
low the exports of August 1879, when
were SlyOJOs-4 The percentage OF manu-
featuring exports 20 total exports Ia sep
tember. 1895. was 2S.t6. The fact that
an increase OF - per cent. inns year
makes the manufacturing exports oiiy
% se per cent. OF the total exports al
fords some indication Of the gredth growth
of the latter. The total exports OF man
ufactures for the nine months ending
with September last were slsf.'s-,4i',
and constituted 2ss9 per cent. OF total
exports, against manufacturing exports
in the same months OF 1880 OF Si5.'s1,s5i.
constituting 25.os per cent. OF total eN-
ports. The gain for these nine months
would indicate total for the calendar
year of s2ij.000Oo0, against total Tor
1875 OF s20l 152.7u. The total Tor the cali
cndar year 1884 was Sl7l .s00.s69. a total
of S2i5. 900 900 this year would represent
"a gain OF s77.OlO.CO In two years or at
the rate OF nearly a. per cent over the
total OF 1894. The following table gives
the manufacturing exports for the first
nine months of each calendar year for
several years past. and affords some
indication OF the growth OF this branch
OF American export trade:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
figures Versus Fancy.-NeW York Herald.

gloves. and was severe in his criticisms
OF officers who did not enforce the law.
lie commended Winston aldermen for re-
fusing to issue license. and said the
blind tigers could be closed II officers
would but do their duty.
A colored man published circular mere
to-day. denouncing the white Republican
bosses in Forsyth. and calls upon tne
colored voters to rebuke these bosses al
the polls next Tuesday.
lie addressed his open letter 70 the
sixteen huni-ed resro slaves IN For
syth county" who he says have been
serving the bosses long enough. without
getting any recognition for their votes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
THE MILITARY BOARD.
The State Appropriation Distributed
Among the ID fferent OrcanilatIana


The Military Board held another session
at the Governors Mansion last night and
transacted a good deal of routine busi-
ness. 1t was decided to distribute the an
nual appropriation made by the State in
the following manner among the various
organizations:
10 companies OF infantry. s.. co for each
man on the musterroll, and TO cavalry
and artillery organizations. $3.50 for eacn
man.
1t was also decided to allow an addi-
tiOnal dollar for each man 10 those or
CARNATIONS that actually and in a fair
manner made 100 per cent for attendance
az the recent annual Inspection.
The following eight companies OF infan-
try were awarded the additional allow
ance: Companies b and t, OF the First
Regiment; Companies T. and G., of the
Third Regiment; Companies Il, OF the
Third Battalion; Company and b. OF
the Fourth Battalion IRichmond Light In
fantry Blues; Company d. OF the Second
Battalion (colcred).
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

sam Jones on Starting Flight and Keeping
Rishf-A Segro's Circular.

WINSTON. N. c.. Oct. sl.-Special.-
The Democrats succeeded in knocking
out rfty illegally registered voters here
to-day.
Rev. Sam Jones "shelled the woods
here to-day In his sermon. His subject
was Starting right and keeping right"
He handled the whisky question without
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

ATLANTA. GA, October I.-The pur-
chasers OF the Marietta and North Geor-
ga railroad paid over to-day another
500. 600. and tonight took possession Of
the property. They have formed new
company. which is known as the Atlanta.
Knoxville and Northern. Henry X. Nc
Harg, OF New York. was elected presi-
dent. and Eugene c. spalding, OF Atlanta
viCe-pres!dent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
The Southampton Case.

No mandamus has yet been issued
against the secretary Of the Electoral
Board OF Southampton 10 cause him 10
exhibit the records @ Gle board in re-
gard to the appointment OF election
n dyes. but petition for a mandamus
was made TO the court. which Is yet TO
be heard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

The only theatre IN the country that has
a tailor shop is b. f. keiths new theatre
in Boston. One hundred and fifteen at
taches are employed there the year round.
and three tailors are kept busy keeping
their uniforms I'm perfect repair.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

A delegate from the Detroit Street Rail-
way Employees Association visited Prose-
cutor Frazer and asked that he take steps
to enforce the law that requires street
railway ctnpsries TO vestibuc their
cars in winter for the orataction OF the
p0togman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Yost. Republican. viii win with a Good
Naio~itv.
sTACNTON. Va. october Especial
The indications az the close OF tho cam
paign IN the Tenth District this evening
are favorable 20 Yost. the Republican
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Last weeks new productions: Dekoven
& Smiths opera. The Mandarin, TIL
iette's Secret Service; Joseph Arthur's
CHERRY Pickers:" and "A Superiuous
Husband" &c. IL and Joseph Holland.l
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

The growth in exports 't - 'i''''''- '''
.ppears from this table 10 nave ncen
miich more uniform than in DIutr classes
~ oxnorts. IL was interrupted only ID
1902 when tho demand from abroad was
conferred uuon our cereal products, AM
nigh prices at home repealed purchases.
A part OF the increased exports OF the
past three years is believed TO boz due ~
the low prices az which the business
depression has compelled American
manufacturers to sacrince their products.
II this were the only element ~ the case,
the volume OF manufacturing cApcr's
might be expected 90 shrink materially
with the return Of business activity. ~
propable. however, that some advantage
will be found IN entering now markets
and obtaining footing there, and Il -
also apparent from the details Of the
exports OF previous months that coll
siderable part OF the increase j. m classes
Of goods in which American skill and in
genuity are important factors. The H.
crease I'm the EXPORT OF bicycles cicrf;i-
cal and scientific apparatus. mlnutic
lures Of paper, locomotive engines, AID
railway cars appears 10 be due 10 the
preference for the American ~ cdrci
rather than 70 the fall or prices. Cnh
Ford. of the Bureau OF Statistics. has
recently established separate 81 tssifica-
Giles and typeWriters. which wre for
merly included under general Tanufac-
lures OF iron and steel. These tglnes
have shown a marked Increase OK lote,
and will be OF great value after ene lfs-
sage Of a year or TWO permits careful
comparisons The details OF the Ser
tember exports have not yet bccl IRE
pared for publication, but they Vii
probably show Increases under most of
the heads where increases appeared Gp
TO the end OF August. These !ncluled
carriages and street cars. clOcNs and
watches, cotton cloth, glassware. maGu
features OF India rubber, builders hand
ware, sewing machines. boots al shoes
musical instruments, and manu- tctures
OF wood. A considerable proportion q
the Increase IS In two articles not very
far advanced in process Of Manufacture
refine. mineral oil and copper ingots--
but more than half the increase Is in
articles involving skill and the large ap-
pncatlon Of labor and machinery tor their
production. =. o..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

II Marie Iialton doesn't catch a heavy
cold on her chest In Santa Maria" II
won't BE- for lack OF exposure: and II she
should die OF II her loss would be "A dis
tinct gain for decency.-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

At the end OF next year Jean de Reszke
saws he will forever sever his connection
with the theatre. as he wishes To retire
70 his estate In Poland and live the HE
of a wealthy country gentleman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

strongly In tho eastern counties. tho
above estimate will prove approximately
correct so far IA can be Judged from the
development at this time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

A mountainecr residing on the west
side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. IN
jefferson county came to this place
day or two ago with q number Of rab-
bits for sale. one Of the ladies asked
him how he stood on the financial ques-
ton. and he replied: Il am heart ana
soul for free silver" The lady then
told him that II Bryan was elected he
would get only half price for his rabbits.
lie replied: That may be true. madam
but If Bryan Is elected there viii be
twice as many rabbits"
The new est effects in Ladies' facets at
the "Always-Busy' store Of Miner q
Ehoads.
Hanlsomest lot of Dress Goods that
ever came to Richmond ar the Always
Busy Store, Miller a. Rhoads.
Write us for samples or information.
either sent free cheerfully. The Always
Busy" Store, Miller d Rhoads.
Honest goods AZ honest prices. II you
see IL In OUR ad it's so. Miller * Rhoads,
the Always Busy" Store.
Tho Always Busy" Store takes an IN
terest I'm your wants. Miller * Rhoads.
Tho busiest store on Richmond's busiest
street is the Away store or Mil
Ter & Rhcads
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

REE TO WOMEN. DRUNK GNTESS
can 10 cured without the patients
knowledge or conItnt by a sure and sim
nlo home treatment. Address. with
stamp. Mrs. MAY HAWKINS, Lock Box
lal. Grand Rapids. Mich. noi-suzt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

The new est effects IN Ladies' JaCsets at
the Always Busy Store Of Miner q
Ehoads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

The busiest store on Richmond busiest
street is the "Always-Busy' store OF Mil
Ter a. Rhcads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Tho Always Busy" store takes an in
terest I'm your wants. Miller x RhOads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Honest goods AZ honest prices. II you
see IL In OUR ad it's so. Miller * Rhoads,
the Always Busy Store.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Hanlsomest lot of Dress Goods that
ever came to Richmond ar the Always
Busy Store, Miller a. Rhoads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Write us for samples or information.
either sent free cheerfully The Always
Busy" Store, Miller q Rhoads.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26
entertaining this stranger upon her

entertaining this stranger upon her.
self.
Papa always smokes here after 8
oclock--if he isn't asleep. He Is
asleep this evening, so you may take
his smoking place and have cigarette
if you like, Mr.. Graham, she said, as
she looked up at him from the plump,
elastic depths of a well-cushioned
chair.
How well you understand the needs
of that poor lower animal, man, Miss
Laugherne-"
Il know, | know" interrupted has
tily; two or three dear old women
whom | know in the Harrow road say
the same thing to me different words
when take them snuff
Snuff
yes, snuff! Snuff is one of the nee
essaries of their poor dull lives, you
know, so | take it to them. If smoking
cigarette in myd rawing-room is one
of the necessaries of your poor, dull
life,' you may certainly smoke it.
He put down his cigarette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26

the spring the eggs are gathered and
with great care, each one Is dated.
Seventeen eggs OF as nearly the same
date as possible, are placed under hen
but when the first few have been
Matched the mother wants to leave the
nest and leave the other eggs TO their
fate. She is coaxed to return TO re-
sumo her maternal duties, however, by
dainty meals of dough.
When the little turkeys, or poults,
are couple OF days old they are re-
moved with their mother to remote
part OF field and placed In triangu-
lar pen. Four broods are given a
twenty acre field, and If more were
placed within such limits 1t would be
regarded as dangerous to the health Of
the young ones. AS result OF this
system, 1t takes considerable ground to
afford space for thirty or forty broods,
and the task of feeding them all means
a three or four mile walk.
For the first four weeks the poults
are fed on corn meal and sour milk,
and are given sour milk to drink in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26

six million turkeys will be consumed
nv the people Of this nation Thanks
giving. This is only a rough estimate,
but the wholesale dealers say that one
turk for every twelve persons Is very
fair average. OF course, some people
Till not dine on the nationtl bird, but
again, many little families OF Inan and
wife only will feast on twelve pound
beauty.
In round figures, 100000 turkeys
mean $7,500,O00 in money, and about
81 .000, 900 pounds in ayordupois.
Twenty-seyen thousand tons Of turkey
would more than test the carrying ca
pacity of all OF Uncle Sans great war
ships, not so much because OF their
weight but becadss Of their bulk. Ii
arranged In a straight line these 6,000-
900 turks would form procession 1000
miles long, great enough to reach from
San Francisco to New York, and from
New York to Chicago
or the $7O00.O00 which Will be spent
on the national bird, the tiniest state
In the Union, Rhode Island, will get
the lions share. Epicures say that
Rhode Island turkeys possess a deli
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26

Il should like it immensely If VIII.
sister agrees TO the plan
MY sister agrees to most things ~.
propose. SHE'S not hall bad girl !.
Where does she live? Is she liz.
you? Have YOU only one sister,
only one. She lives in Edinhuroa
with an uncle. Sne's not half bsG
girl, not bit like me; sne's a reen,ar
yellow haired Sco,cn l2ssie."
Pretty?"
"Um-a--it's hard Tor a fellow =
say, or indeed to know, whether b,S
sister IS pretty or NOT. AT any rate
nobody ct any Importance has come
wooing her yet. | hope she is no,
going TO turn out an old maid on nv
hands.
Are you fond of her?"
"Oh, yes; she's very nice IN.
thinks an awful lot or me. ALWAYS
bothering me to strain every nerve 70
make a name for myself. tell her
it's easy for ner to talk to me straintng
nerves while she does nothing but slr
down comfortably at home, doing nom.
ing but amuse herself.
Il like her for being ambitious for
you" .atrice sid tnougntlully; Ill
must be such an incentive to you to
work to feel that there Is some one
who loves you, wishing and longing
for your success"
He shrugged his shoulders. Then
suddenly he stood erect and wave
OF deep feeling swept over his face.
1T would be an incentive to me to
strain every nerve, and no mistake, if
you were that some one he said i'm
petuously, and just then Capt. Kelly
woke up.
To be Continued.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26
PROFIT IN AMPUTATToN-

4 street gamin was YESTERDAY
"shinin' up an elderly gentleman VINO
was leaning against building. ne
was supported by two canes, when = I,
attracted the attention Of the oootpiack
that he sought to know why they were
necessary. The gentleman explained
that he had an injured knee ana was
thinking of having his leg taken on
but he added that it would cost q
thousand dollars.
@Myr exclaimed the lad; that's an
awfnl pile Of money" and then aIts,
moments hesitation, he added, ana
@Rut il It kills me" the gentleman
responded. "the doctors will give ny
family $1,000 -
The bootblack polished away TOT
some time. and then looked ana t.
marked: 49, c,,+
Of. Duluth News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26
NEW DESIGNS IN PILLOWS.
Suggestions OF Value for Those Desir
Ing to Make These Downy Comforts.

Apropos of making presents, a
clever woman once remarked; when
I'M doubt l always fall back upon pill
lows.
The well furnished house with its
numberlesS eoucheS. dfvans and win
dow seats can never be too literally
supplied, though, except in room
with Il distinctly eastern or Turkish
air, they are no longer piled up in
reckless confusion, More attention is
now paid to the beauty Of each indi--
yidual pillow and few we'll selected
and tastefully decorated are a really
indispensable accessory to every sit
ting or bed room, or. in fact, any
apartment whore there is an easy
chair or coy corner
Among the new designs. one of the
most striking is in gray velvet Of q
soft shade, worked with large bunch
OF carnations. This would be par
ucularly appropriate in delicate
room needing tone. Another is or
myrtle green velvet with apple bios
sons or wild rose
Pretty and substantial pillows for
a room much III use are made or the
fancy denims which come ia thou
sand varieties, but as long rs Delft
remains. blue bids fair TO retain its
popularity
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26
After that cracked

stead OF water. After that cracked
corn is mixed with the meal, and the
quantity Is gradually increased, until,
at eight or ten weeks old, their food
consists solely of cracked corn. In the
latter part of October they are given
all the corn they can eat. White flint
corn, new and old mixed, is considered
the best fattener, and, moreover it
gives the flesh the fine flavor that
Thanksgiving epicures sigh for.
Turkeys matched in May weigh at
Thanksgiving time eighteen to twenty
pounds for gobblerS and ten to eleven
pounds for hens,
Kentucky Is fast coming to the fore
as a producer of fine Thanksgiving
birds. and as the domestic breed is
heavily crossed with wild blood the
flesh has the rich game flavor so much
sought after. Many roads in the blue
grass state are alive just now with reg
iments Of turkeys eight, nine and ten
hundred strong. These turkeys have
been bought from farmers, and the buy
er drives the whole immense flock tc
the slaughter pen. II is said that tur-
keys drive" better than COWS or sheep
they never stampede and can travel
fifteen miles Il day with ease,
Kntucky negroes regard Thanksgiv-
ing with high favor. They earn con
siderable by sticking" or killing, Mr.
Turkey, and by picking him A clever
picker can pull all the feathers out OF
a twenty pound gobbler in eight min
utes, for which he receives 2 l-2 cents.
Picking sixty turkeys is considered a
good day's work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26

cate flavor which the product Of other
states lack. This is probably due to
the fact that more scientific care is
taken Of the young birds by the far
mers of that state than by those OF any
other place Moreover. the state sup
turkey is studied with as much care as
great astronomer gives to the mys-
tories of the heavens. The knowledge
thus gained is placed at the disposal of
Tho Rhode Island breeders, and as a
result the turkeys produced are uni
formly good,
II is not everyone who can afford to
eat Rhode Island turkey as the prices
charged for them range considerably
above those OF less illustrious breeding.
Many tens Of thousands Of these prime
birds, will however. ornament as many
aahles on the great day. and 1t may in
serest the prospective consumers TO
know the complete history Of the deli
cacy, from the egg 10 the table
The average breeder maintains about
thirty-flye hens and two gobblers dur
sng the winter, and from these he mar
kets between 375 and 400 turkeys, The
aet profit is about $3.50, without count
ing the many hours devoted to the
soaring of the flock
The Rhode Island turkey Is not a
thoroughbred domestic fowl. He was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-26

Until some years ago when il was dis
covered that the breed was falling IN.
due 70 q lack Of vieor 'rhis MS ac-
ecunted Tor by 4 deterioration in me
blood, caused ny too close u-bree ling
just as families OF COWS and sheep
have become weakened from lhe same
cause, Tie FIRST remedy ricd was the
introduction OF Il number af gabhlefs
from other sections of the country, but
this was not eiiieaeious chiefly FOR the
reason that descendants 81 Rhode ls-
lad turkeys are scattered NIL over
the land and all have more or less Of
she SAFE blood
Then L yas proposed 90 Introduce
me Wild gohhler and this was dflieult
matter IN time some Wla turkey
eggs were found IN the woods. ami
from these 4 gohhler vas raised. In
time the progeny u thts gobbicr
reached maturity and the brood was
greatly inyigolated. Now nearly Ill
of the Rhode Island birds have III
blood. and arc much stronger and
easier ~ raise than before
The turkeys reost ont In .trees tic
year through, and few are lost. It'll