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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
TOBACCO EXCLAIMED
Richmond. Va. Feb.

Richmond. Va, Feb - 1896.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of thc Richmond Tobacco Trade today:
Wrappers q hogsheads. filters. q, leaf
(dark). ~ Tugs dark, 50. Total. -
hogsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Reinspectone- Bright. p hoE5heaas'
dark ! hoesholda ReinspectiOns- Bright,
) hogsheads dark. 10 hOcsheads
Myers. Meals. DavenpOrts. Planters,
Seahrooke's CrenshaWs, Naughans,
Shockoc Williams a Rehlings $, Ale
ghanv. old Dominion. and Sheihurne
tobacco warehouses report to-day, ht-
ceiYts, ~ packages, deliveries. - pack
ages.
United States internal revenue collec-
tons on tohacc0s for the city OF inth-
mono. Va. to-uay. cigars ana ci-
SlS515. plug tobaccos, 2,i0j.'l lolai
S2,GS9.G.
There will bo good breaks of dark loose
tonaccos al Shockoe and Cr.nrhaM ,
warehouses tomorrow, Friday, February
II. 1896. ,.o.o.
There was sale Of dark loose tobaccos
AT Shelburnc's warehouse to-day. AZ" 3"
break Of nice bright tobaccos VIII "o
offered there tomorrow ,.. t.,..,i,s
Black wrappers sold on the loose "''"
to-day as high as Sll25. . 10
Ncssrs. Cooper. crcnws, Berger ~
lessocs and proprietors OF the StoneWah
tobacco warehouse. have decided I" US
continue the loose tobacco NaithDu'N N''
Messrs W 4. Bentley co.. sue ,s-
.eors 10 Charles Watkins 4 60. i.ai ~
bacco commission merchants, no. i"o
south Thirteenth street tShockoc Siipl'
Richmond. Va. make the ioilo"lhs CUM
mcnts for the week on tobacco.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hight, an Sdi',
loose. no hogshead sales ar yet, market
unchanged since last report.
Brights-Old smokers continue Nh 5Oo"
demand. other grades quiet. -
New dark tobacco Receipts cohlllu'
for the most part Of inferior pualiN :
which sells az the lowest figures Eoou
10 fine grades I'm demand al full quo'a-
tiOns.
old dark-Iittle or nothing doinb.
And quote the following prices cNil'ns d.
Bright tObaccOs. Smokers common, -
10 So. medium. s. TO $40. fine. >ll 10 49,,
Cutters-C Common. 81 to SIS medium Nio
10 SIS. fine 81 ~ 90 50. fancy - - 10
$50. FILTERS Common. $50 10 q. mt
dunn. 81 81 20 $40, good. 80 10 -. ,'i',
SO TO ST. Wrappers Common. -, ~
SO. medium. SO 10 SO. good - 10 9'''
fine 50 TO $40. fancy SO 90 800 ,..
Dark tobacco (Old)-Lugs, - 10 - siiol'
leaf. 81 10 ST. long leaf, 81 10 81 seiec-
New tobacco-Lugs. 81 80 20 30. short
leaf. 81. ~ TO 81, medium leaf, Si.'V 10 ~
long leaf, So 10 IS. selections stSnlliilslis,'
81 to SO. fine black wrappers, 81 10 Hi''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

MINIATURE ALMANAC, FEB. -. 1898.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
,,tsrAKEN IDENTIFY

NJ lanes W. McCambrldge was next
called have been teacher IN tne
blind department for five years, he saio,
and prior 10 that was pupil for eishl
years. and then had charge OF tne sn"ps
Tor six wears. / have seen no one az we
,,.tifution unlcr the influence OF Iuuoi T.
have known some pupils TO drink Whia-
l., hnt ~, teachers ana monitors We're
moi aware OF IT, While some pupils "eie
SUSPECTED they We're never eau nv.
INIT he Was mistaken iu the pcfsol.
a., several occasions 1 have been CHARGED
I'm !, o,hen some one else had been
tsk"n for myself once Captain Doylt
gave me ITS for being drunk, put IT Wa We
lie, Marty 1 have seen Mr.. HUMBER,
5SrT,,nk Int never saw him intoxicated.
nave not seen anything that led me 20
suspect immoral conduct at tie school
during my entire time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
From The Magazine of Art.

rare is the faculty OF appreciation Once on time
good taste was traditional not even & ~, h ab o,
riousy acquired. and one cannot expect 10 see any
TIL there is "A serious demand for 1t and some intel
ligence as TO It's proper use .ou
furnished Me roo not only must the furEurs
good In Itself but 1t must he chosen and arranged
with knowlc g. Nov. the most obvious end In fur
nishn, a room Is ones personal comfort ana. CON
si,crcd from this point OF view. 1t Is quite aston
durc in iis ANXIETY that he and his belongings
should be as other mems are Why have ornaments
which. instead Of helping. contradict each othe
why break up the with number of Islands
that make any movement, difficult? Why loop up
curtains which keep out draughts, which seriously
diminish ne ac1usr properti.s oil room Az
OF dust? Where IL the common sense OF II an, I.
say nothing OF beauty? Contrast any old Interior
furniture. but still more clearly In the habit o;
mind Of - Inmates In the familiar st. Jerome,
vidcd into three spaces win wooden rans; a low
bench runs rounl the sides with hanging OF
plain plaster with nothing but four cupboards Jet
Into III" ~'nll. 81 jerome SITS N a workmanlik.
furniture IL a movable bench Of wood painted
green y delightful sense OF spaciousncss fills the
entire room.
or take the backg- ound to the portrait OF John
Arnolfni. Van Eyck, masterpiece In ne National
and draping and coua,"rT"ne OF req; "A carved OAK
chair stani' by tie bed. ami settle between the
nnc red velvet. under the window siil Is chest
WITH twS or nr,s orsrges on ihs G aa sWp
IT. centre is prism OF glass rejecting the backs
Of John Arnoanl and mis- wife and the faces OF his
friends looking In at the door. circle OF red and
blue enamel separates the glass from the wooden
frame. with Us ten medallions. Beside the mirror
Is 4 rosary OF amber beads. and this completes the
decoration OF the walls From the rafters hang the
grca, brass candlc-holdcr. The floor Is OF bare
boards except fer rug by IN. bedside. The terrier
dog and John Arnolnnis wooden clogs complete the
decoration OF the room. The whole Is austcrcly
simple yet the room gives the impression OF being
pcr}eciy furnished Even The Dutch printers; who
represented very coarse people. show fastidous
taste In the Interiors that they painted
We nnd In these interiors an entirely different at
mosphcrc. du. OF to the old-fashion"d dresses OF
the owners. but TO n certain quality o. sanity and
sclfrestrant which Is Independent OF fashion. and
the absence Of which constitutes the chief aim
Guilty In the way Of modern decorative art. There H.
Indication OF any att, mpt TO force the running.
to attract the eye by the display u obrusve mag
nifccncr. The rooms look AZ II they were lived In
familiarity. and II their effect spontaneous,
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are in no sense trained nurses, nor are they per
mtted to make any such claim LOT rrsnsd ~ =
physician upon their work. and receive cer r!,s
cate saying that they ARE GIsesd 70 ,as Chronic
cases and conyalescents Their work ooey ny ~
clash with that Of the hospital nurses az an ben
the urgent need for that is past Under no c y.
cumstances would the attendants be aiio"e'
assume charge OF a really serious case.
THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
The course pursued by the pupils consists o.
forty lectures five each week. These are 10 be &c.
livered by Miss Somerville an experienced trained
nurse from Boston. along lines which have oeen
carefully laid down by DR. Grace Peckham Aur'
ray with the assistance and cooperation OF otnes
physicians In addition TO attendance upon III, tmg
lecture, at least four five hours OF pracucsai
work daily are required from the members OF tns
class Much of this practical work Is perioI sS
In the various hospitals where the puplls aIe ~
mitted and welcomed as assistants 10 the resuN'
corps of trained nurses. A.
Among the subjects treated In the lectures are sns
observation and recording OF symptoms. whicn mSss
be understood In order that the doctor az eacn W.
condition the diet OF the sick. and the i Inaa.cr
ment of helpless persons. Practical instruSsav ~
counter-irlitation. bandaging. the making OF DO
and numerous other points necessary 10 the "~A~s
OF n competent sick-room attendant -.
wish to become professionals register with the c 49,
mittee In charge of the and are ready 10 ~
positions They uniform OF dark blue sns'
ham, with white caps and aprons ~
There was great a demand Tor the seIseesS
the pupils when the classes were first organnSS
last spring that those interested In the work ~ sy
felt encouraged to continue it on larger sea Sor
fall The classes for the professionals ana ~
those who were merely taking the course yan az
the intention OF supporting themselves thereby -.
kept separate although the instruction Is the ss%s
In both The tuition fee for the former is W. ana A'
the latter $50. Al
The plan has met with the approval OF many o.
the best-known physicians in New YORK amwSI ~.
whom are DR. f.. l.. Partridge. DR. Charlie, ~
Burney. Dr. william T. Lusk. DR.. Francis r isn rSM
cutt DR. George +. Shrady. DR. Abraham n ySsvSs
Dr. Elizabeth NJ. Cusher, DR.. William H. o'~'''
and DR. Grace Peckham Murray .s.,,
Some OF the women who have interest sS,s sn,H
selves i'm IL are Mrs. Lloyd Brice. Mrs Aot ndrs
Hewitt Mrs William G. Choate. Miss Grace Dodee
Mrs BraytOn Ives Mrs Pierre L0riI Mia l FEN
Seth Low Miss virginia Potter: IA NM Ms a Corn.
ing Clarke To Mrs Julius Caln belongs the cs.s
OF having originated the course In New IN 1s
Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

tempt for It's intrinsic beauty, or. more propapy.
the Ignorance of It's possibilities clearly shown
I'm modern ecclesiastical furniture. For instance
Sc. the person known as an ecclesiastcal cesiSie'
10 design an oak chair for church. and he Will IN
fallibly produce "A chair which VIII Drlstle WIZ,
crockets and be positively scaly with tracery ana
cusps. This would be bad enough though possible
I'm stoneWOrk. bat in wood II ~ simply absuru:
Plain oak is beautiful in Itself and its strength ana
character suggest something broad and massive Ill
treatment; and II you want 10 enrich II further IN,
lay Is the best way OF doing so The chair designer
by Mr. I.ethaby for Alderman thurch ~ very
fair example Of oak treated as oak ought TO DE
treated for such "A purpose as This. Wood or every
kind is treated with little respect In modern fur,
niurc even the finer woods. sucn as rosewood anu
mahogany. but II these are sacrinced 10 the dui-
ness Of the designer. common woods, Such as deal
elm or ash, only expect unreserved contempt,
IL is "A sacred tradition OF English middleclass so.
chairs must be least OF oak or mahogany, and
large paid accordingly In that particular
section OF society IL would be Scandalum magnatum
for young married couple to start their household
nishcd and a set Of chairs OF ash or willow with
reasonable taste this would be positively more
pleasant look upon than the ill-Tade chairs ana
monstrous legs OF the established dinlng-room
table.
In many a wealthy household the only really
satisfactory OF furniture in the house the
kitchen dresser and the kitchen table. because
there Is pretension about them. and they per
the upholstery Of chairs and sofas. What common
sense is there In covering them with velvets and
saddle bag" carpc.s when the atmosphere or any
big town is charged with SCOT and microbes AMI
find in the saddle-baS carpet an unassailabe rest
ing place? The horsehair OF our great-Sr
IA her was at least inoensive and clean In this as
In everything else connected with the art of the day.
plicity once the most forgotten ana the most
deserving OF lonors But the fashion Hes In another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

almost natural in IT, harm0ny; and the 1Sfnit t are
T Was c Sctn,cd hy the van,y either Of the ds
signer or the owner Therefore. no more furniture
was placed In the room than was necessary and the
quantity Of furniture required being very much less
It's quality could be- very much better.
The idea Of paving what Is relatively large sum
seems very preposterous TO the modern buyer. I'M
rat upon by some eminent or notorious person He
will pay for picture, rarely for bronze or piece
H odsrn delicate %ss" and
workmanship. Yet the owners OF these interiors
sy pay m for
and II Is a suggestive fact that the furniture which
pictures one finds that the painter painted not old
but contemporary FURNITURE whereas the modern
day life. but goes for his studies to the nearest
museum.
AS conclusion from these reflections would
suggest-frst that 1t II wise to buy only such fur
nture as Is necessary. Second. as this will cut
the quantity Of furniture nearly In half more can
be spent on It's Workmanship; each piece of furni-
ture will ne possession of value something worthy
Of that personal attachment which makes n house
a home instead Of lodging house. Third. and
also in Sorseauence Of this decrease Of quantity
piece OF furniture VIII help to set on every other
instead Of iG,ng with Il for standing
lions which apply 20 all furniture: In the ilrst
place must answer the pI.pose ror ~ men On his ~
Il II is so small or so narrow. or generally so anyu,
lar and unGomfOrtabis tina; to sit on 1t at all
chair though Il has seat OF brocade and Its back
Is inlad with silver ana gold That furniture should
be thoroughly well made goes without saying
though this point IL Systematically ignored In cheap
modern furniture, In which nails and the gluepot
take the place Of mortices and dovetas. and what
processes to be hardwood furniture. such as rose
wood or oak. IL formed OF IA thin veneer Of common
deal
Another point 10 be remembered Is that furniture
has to be constantly handled and that when piece
OF furniture has Its angles and It's corners covered
with carving II Is distinctly unpleasant to handle;
besides. the carving will be knocked off-which. BY
the way Is the best thing that could happen Il.
1t Is not difficult to ind instances OF sdeboards and
similar furniture 20 encrusted with carving that
one can touch them with impunity. and the natural
complete contrast to this In their unaffected sim
plicity give an illustration of a sideboard by Mr.
Crimson and Of another by Mr. Voysey IL there Is
to be any carving the furniture. let II at least
be out Of the way. where Il can do no harm 70 any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

ones knuckles; But there Is something more than thai,
admit of easy handling. but 1t should look as II It
There is pleasure In the actual feel Of well-de;
signed woodwork; the lines of 1t are gracious ana
kindly and wood which can be pared and shaved
TO any shape lends Itself to this OF Its own nature
II is for this reason Of handling that Inlay. and
maruuetry are better suited for the decoration OF
furniturc than carving They do not interfere at
Ali with the surface Of the wood They are quite as
durable as carving II properly done and less ex-
pensiye and they help the color without interfering
with the form. The Golfer designed by Mr.. Jack.
and executed by Morris Co.. is very beautiful
instance of modern marquetry. and indeed Is one OF
the finest pieces Of furniture executed In England
since the last century -, -. J., h..
The question Of painted furniture-,,that Is fnr-
nit,Ire painted with figure other subJectsis dif-
6cut Some very beautiful work has been done IN
this way such as the Italian cassoni or the coner
paIntcd by Mr. Burne-Jones. shown at the Arts ana
Crafts Exhibition in 1889; but these are works OF
great price and | do not think work OF THIS sort
is worth dong unless II is really frstrate ana tne
necessary expense of this would place IL out OF the
reach OF most people. Moreover, decoration SO
costly would make the piece of furniture TOO pre-
cious for any but the most careful handling Deco
ration of this Sort and also such sumDtuous anu
beautiful surfaces that of Vernis Martin. seem
IN he only fitted for great houses anu Tor Ordinary
lie the natural wood or the wood pam palnteo'
seem most reasonable. One exception however,
might be made in favor Of simple lacquers such do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
THEY HOOKED 4 SEA LION.
THE TALE OF TWO FISHERS AND THEIR WON
DROUJ BITE.
From The Xazuma Cwash) Post.

From The Xazuma tWnsh.) Post.
Last Monday while Comrade Ewing and son Will
lam fishing In a small boat Just inside the baT
a the month OF the bay. OF their big hooks. TO
which attached n small line accidentally caugh.
a fish" which started off at terrible pace before
William could get twist on the line To stop IT,
When he did eventually succeed In making the line
fast. the "pull' stopped instantly. but "A moment
later he fish popped out OF the water, and with
bellows that echoed and reechOed along old ocean \
shores, made for the small boat at 2:02 gait. below
ing and flashing the water In awful rage at every
orphans, long ways from land and home and
kindred and only couple of apiece with
which to defend themselves from the of q
fish" which they discovered TO be a lion
of the thousand pound variety. II was a whore
something had To be done In hurry and they
hustled the oars into the water and spashed the
bosom of the mighty deep until the boat rocked az
II In a mighty storm. while their yes oJtriyalled
anything they had ever put up.
Anyhow, the wild circus so astonshed the sea lion
that he turned tail and instead Of wrccking the fra
boat he dug down into the water and fled out
over the bar But in his rapid flight he soon took up
the slack In the line and. finding the hook still! fixed
in his anatomy. and proving great drawback his
peace Of mind. he seemed to forget. through pain
his scare OF the previous nent and made not her
grand rush for the boat believing like mad and
beating the water into n great foam. But the be-
lcaguered fishermen were "onto their job raised
such a pandemonium OF sounds upon his approach
that he again ned and so the retreat and fall
back fight ragged for about an hour and then the
lion broke" for the deep blue sea-" much to the
gratiflcaion OF the entire boats crew who had been
engaged In more prolonged energetic and exhaustive
labor than they had bargained for.
were not at all alarmed during the scrimmage two
thirds OF the participants are willing to make afi-
davits that they don't banker after such fish as sea
Hon. especially when 40 far away from land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

we're used in the last century to decorate CLOCK
cases and corner cupboards. These are very charm-
ing and their use need not be particularly costly
Perhaps the commonest fault In modern turni-
ture IS that the wood IS very badly treated ana eit
80 little TO itself The trade has recently SWUNG
back to REVEALS of eighteenth century work-Lous
Seize or whatever II may be: but before this an az
temp was made at modern furniture and terrible
stun 1t was. The wood was scored backward ana
forward with little sets of beads and moidlhsS,
and chamfered and stop-chamfered ana grooved
and pinched. and prevented as much as possible
from showing its natural self. This Is not the way
to bring out the bes qualities OF n material ike
wood which can only show Itself in PLAIN surfaces,
and which should only be cut into holdings Where
the design calls for some additional emphasis Oh
light and shad, or particular inslstence on
lines as for instance the cornice and base fnouIi
OF q cabinet. The mdltrcatmcnt OF WOOD, the con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
"FELICE NOTTEr

BY Irene Putnam
God send the little golden bees OF sleep
70 murmur in the blossom OF your ca, a,
Their gentle summer music. hushed ana oeep
Their softest slumber-songs to you. my oear'
And may the gypsy. fortrne-telling dreams ..k.
Draw you beneath their painted zen. am ,aa ms
Your palm and tell YOU fortunes. rosy sIeainis
Too sweet to be remembered when you """'
Once NAV YOUR hyacinthne lids unfold
Calm in the pleasant glory OF the moon pnio,d
The happiest stars iE heaven may y you ue coon
And pray and sigh for JOY, and slumper soo''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
THE DEAFNESS OF WHITE CATS
rom The Washington Star.

from The WuShngtOn StAr.
Though had often heard OF 1t, I never was
fully satisfied that all white cats are naturally
deaf until recently" said a. scientific gentleman
who devotes considerable Of his time 10 experi,
menting with the lower order OF animals II was
aware that Professor Bell, In his original cxpcri-
ments In connection with the telephone had asccr-
tained and stated that his experience with white
cats was that they were all either deaf or very de-
fcent In hearing, and that other experimenters In
the same direction had reached similar conclI-
sons To satisfy myself recently secured I'm all
twenty-three white cats. and experimental on
them. at a time.
"In every l found them stone deaf In
carrying the experiment further l found that
white dogs and white horses deficient i'm hear
ing. and that many Of them are entirely deaf So
are white rats and white mice. i am confident
do not overstate II In regard to white cats though
! have only personally experimental with twenty
three. and. of course can only speak positively i'm
regard TO them ] don't hazard much however
when l make the bold statement that all white
cats are deaf"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08


Antwerp. August 90.
Well well, this Is luck! Whom should meet
to-day In the Plantn Court but Betty with.
regret TO say, German count Won Statt I
think she said. He glared at me- and well he
might. for Betty's greeting was very cordial.
and / fancied the surprise-coud 1t have been
pleasure?-brought a dash of red to her checks
Then Mrs. Raymond seemed suddenly to ap-
pear from the midst Of the vines and we all
wandered around together for q delightful hour
August 81
All, me! Summer is nearly over. am sorry
Antwerp Is certainly a most charming old place.
1 could linger here for months provided the days
went as agreeably these last two. 1t helps
me forget the unpleasant past only wish
had come here before. Yes. Antwerp is most
charming.
September g.
Mrs. Raymond has allowed Betty to play
guide, she has shown me her favorte paint
ngs and the most historic spots Someway I
feel that 1t Is a little unfair In me to feign so
much interest In Dutch art. for really care very
little about II. But Betty never bcres one by
expecting rapturous pose Of mind, as 1t were
over these old Flemish treasures 1t Is a great
relief to get off my stills and feel my feet once
more. did not realize 1t at the time, but Rosa
mond kept me rather keyed up to her ideals
Betty understands men better and idcalis:es less
Her merry glance seems to say, II take you men
for what you are. and intend to get a good share
OF my amusement from you
September 4.
cannot understand whether Betty Is playing
with me or not. She Is perfectly open In her
coQuetry. and accepts devotion as II 1t were her
right, as II most certainly Is. She does not seem
to bother her pretty head about love constancy.
so am uncertain as to how much her smiles and
fleeing sidelong glances at Graf Staff
mean. He Is extraordinarily handsome. with
most eloquently sentimental eyes. His manners
Enthusiastically suggest familiarity with court life.
yet hear that he Is rather impoverished and is
on the lookout for a rich wife, whose money will
put his estates In order Notwithstanding his
irresistible manner. presume he is more or less
a BLACKBOARD and would bully his wife, though
l cannot imagine any one bullying Betty. not
even Count She has too much spirit. Queer.
but find 1t dctasteful to speculate about Betty's
marrying Won Staff.
September q.
cannot watch this thing much longer.
September 4.
Betty is q little torment. So different from
Rosamond. cannot stay here any longer.
I shall 90 to her this evening and tell her 80.
49, ~ ~ September ..
can hardly believe It. Betty loves me. When
! went to her and told her that had come to