The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-06
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internal Revenue Service does have 10
take an exsmination in gaugins.
Sent by Nail.
Please publish in query column where mere
7 can buv the complete edition OF nno
German Plan Arithmetic on cancelI@-
ton" by J. w. Hatch2
We have to-day sent you the ir1or-
nation desired, by mail.
Voice from Florida
II ths free. unlimited coinage OF silver
"a established and the United states ISSUE
il as a dollar. is it not bound 10 redee IN
N as a dollar as long as she IS aOie 10
do so or 20 into bankruptcy IN obipr
words does not the United stairs occupy
tho same position az an endorser OF
note in bank II not, the issue bareS
fraud on It's face. l. ="
Clearwater. fia-
II we have FREQ coinage OF silver each
silver dollar will be a whole dollar ana
n one silver dollar IS given for another
silver dollar, that viii be redeemins the
silver dollar as a dollar.
Nanfed-Ihc Words.
VIII you please publish the worfs OF
the old song. ITO The Sweet sunny
south. Take Me Home think the irst
line OF II IS. Take mo back 70 tne place
where | first saw the light.
We shall he obliged II one OF our sub-
seribers will furnish US with tho words
Of this Song.
Next Easter Sunday.
When is the next Easter Sunday
Faster in 1891 comes on April 18th.
Johns Birthday.
How old IS John L. Sullivan
Sullivan IS now thrty-eight years old.
He was born in Boston on October To-
1853.
The Most Nourishment.
,vh,c, contains the greater nourish-
ment pound Of beef or pound Oh
A pound Of beef There IS comparative
" little nutrimcnt IN chicken.
Don't Know Where It ls-Oh!!'
Where is the william and Mary Col
iege2
IL is at Williamsburg. Va; It was
founded I'm 1893. so II IS the second old
est college in the country.
The Richest Man.
Who e the richest man IN the worldY
We think that Cornelius Vanderbilt IS
probably the richest man now living his
wealth ia estimated az about and rather
more than S200.oOooOO. This IS except
ing II Hung Chang. whose fortune -
estimated az $500 100000.
When Resumed.
IN what year woro specie payments TO
sumod' =
The resumption act fixed January l.
feq7 as the date on which specle pay
monts should be resumed. but the pre-
MUM on gold disappeared early In De-
cembcr. ISIS. so that resumption was
complete by the end Of that year.
First Arrivals.
Whore we're the first negroes brought
/ 20 this country landedt
At jamestown. Va, in 1919. when a
Dutch vessel landed twenty negro
slaves. John Rolfe, the husband OF Po-
cahorfas. wrote. About tho last OF Au-
gust 0GiW. came I'm a Dutch man OF
ware. that sold us twenty Ncgars.'
pepublicans. Democrats and Populsts
now was tho Senate divided among Re-
| ..i.fi..,s r.r.rorofe and pCDulsts be-
| tweca March 4. 1898. and March 4. 1894
/ There were "A Democrats, IS RepubA-
can, Q Populists. and 3 vacancies on
/ March 4. 1898. and on March 4, 1894. there
were A Democrats, SO Republicans .
! Popuiists. and 3 vacancies.
Banted-her Name.
/ Please name the commodore and cap
/ tain OF Dull1p N'91 '-'
o"Il"s '"0 w.. ..,.,, h,. tbi,
! We 10 not ldeHlil5 INC
number. She must have had some NAME
for she does not appear III the navy riggs
ters of 1sGl-J under the number
In the Railroad Business.
How many legal voters are engaged IN
tho railroad business --..,., .,,--.., 80.
ln 1894 theia were '''''3, 80, i..''-
! pioyee5' OF ""o'' ~, -, NOV.
/ hcers and clerks ete. Ut ~..'o''N ~
/ ia rhe ordinary aceep li'ioH Oh inc &c 49,
/ there were ABOUT 'f''0''' VI 'l''s0 P'O-'
/ bly, 10000 were voters or enll'ie" 10 VOC
/ Very few railroad men arc u"D7' 'N'
age OF twenty-one.
Niles Register.
Ia What year was "Ni.es' Register
| puoiisAedf what D. il worm ho"
NIe' 49, e...rt..
ed ln Baltimore p''"-'" "7P'. 'i'D7- -
/ ISL and l,43. lt was a compete anu
accurate record OF events rom ISL 10
/ 1s4s' says Hudson in ms history OF
ID a