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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

Sne gliies Ike "A dream from my vision
in the morning all dewy and gray;
A nymph from the gardens Elysian.
She dashes sni nashes away,
Past meadows and groves. where the sing.
ing
or birds all melodious swells.
Sly heart hears the slvcry ringing
or the beautiful bicycle bells.
She's bicycle. bicycle girl.
with hair OF the Io,ellest curl;
She's freshsr than clover.
My heart she rides over
Shes bicycle. bicycle girl.
Her chs-ks with the crimson Is glowing
with all that the rose could impart:
The b-esy--,he mad wantoni-ls blowing
A kiss and a curl 10 my heart,
Past meadows where Wild birds are wing
ing
Their way DER velvety dells.
She sides with a ravishing ringing
or the silvery bicycle bells.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

in payment Of duties. nor will IL be paid
out iF the Government.
Article .. During the thirty Gays hAeu
by Article 3. the Introduction or lortlS"
silver coins into the country Is piVnisoaii,
cd Should any arrive az any port IL snaII
bee rcshlrpcd or remain on deposit AT tll'
Custom House, 40 the option OF me I'M
porte
Article @ Foreign silver coins cvchang--
ed under the provision OF Article " shaA
be exported and sold in foreign countries
on account of the public Treasury.
Article T. This decree aorogates Artl-
cles $50 and $50 OF the flsch Cole ana
all other laws conflicting with IL,
Article s This decree shall take effect
from the date Of IFS issue.
CeciIio a. Delgado the Costa kican
Consul. said yesterday
president lgiesils has always been an
advocate OF tho gold standard, and has
been working FOR its re-establisnmen'
ever since Dee assumed the office OF Prc9i-
dent This IS the first real step in mat
direction. but what the next step VIII be
.1hs condition OF finances in Costa Nca
is similar 10 that or the other Central
American republics and worse than tnat
~ Mexico. Since tho adoption or me sl,-
yer standard al the gold money mas Ieit
tho country. FRI ctiOnal currency D. IN
silver. but aside from the foreign silver
all dollars are paEer. issued 10y the Ma
tional Bank. Exchange has risen 10
fuiuDus rate. ana the merchant lit4r
never knows lust what he viii have 10
pay on account OF the fuctua'ing values
OF silver
Nearly the whole OF the foreign bust
ness OF the country is done on credit A
merchant buys 5000 worth OF goods III
New York and at tho time has not the
faintest idea what he Will nave 10 pay
Tor them when the bills become due.
ION account or this uncertainty the
finances are always in turmoil. Al
present an American dollar Is worth 'Z1O
there. that u.s. Costa kica merchant IS
cofnpelled to pay Si2 500 OF his money Tor
g. 600 worth OF American goods. 10 is this
imitation OF values that IS running inc
country. ,
Moreover. the country Is oyerrun with
foreign silver, and the differences Oh val
urs between that and our own currency
causes endless confusion and distress.
Naturally. then the first step Is 10 re-
tire from circulation the foreign coin ~
the country. and that IS what is aineu
AZ I'm this decree.
COSTA Rica to-day Is facing the same
problems that this country must face II
II GOES on "A silver basis. IL has the re-
snlfs OF A silver standard. dehased cur
rrncv an abnormal imitation or values,
and a ruinous rate OF exchange. PreSi-
dent IsleSias will move slowly and care
fully in the matter, but as he is an able
man and is supported by the ablest men
in the nation. 7 have no doubt that no
will succeed in putting tho country once
more on sound financial footing. New
Work SIM
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of catarrh that cannot DO
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Y. J. CHENEY a CO. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. +.
Cheney for the last fifteen years. and be-
lieve him perfectiy honorable In all bust
ness transactions and financially able 10
carry out any obligations made b. their
firm.
WEST 4 TRUAX.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
WALDiNG. KfNNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Il taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free Price. 75c. per bottle. So,d
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
Sea.

Shall we. the storm-tossed sailors. weep
Fer those who may not sail again;
or wisely envy them, and keep
our pity for the living men?
Bcvond the weary waste OF sea-
Beyond the wider waste OF deatn,
| strain my gaze and cry TO thee,
Whose still heart never answereth.
O brother, is thy coral bed
so sweet thou wilt not hear my speech
This hand. methinks, II were DEAD
To thy dear hand would strive to reacn'
I would not, II God gave us choice
For each to bear the others part
That mine she uid be the silent voice,
And thine the silent, aching heart.
All. well for any voyage done,
Whate'er its end-or port or reer;
Better the voyage ne'er begun.
For all ships sail the sea OF Grief.
-Angelus Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

IL stands n thing OF Joy still
Behind the barn door where
The spiders spin their webs AT VIII
And build a lair.
They say grandpapa rode with grace
Upon the strange old thing.
Propellins IL from place TO place
With rhythmic swing.
IT'S said young people courted then
Upon their whirlng wheels:
what silly chaps those sons OF men
70 loves appeals.
so strange a fancy people had
In days ~ long ago;
They were demented. clearly mad.
To travel 50.
Al now We ny about in space
Above the earth below:
Wings beat tie wheel for ease and grace
It's plain 10 show.
Troy Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

trlcity will IN time supersede all other
means OF heating the burning point.
with. these facilities at hand, the fire.
etcher must still encounter difficulties not
found in practicing the kindred arts.
Clouds OF smoke constantly rise In his
face. while the incessant flashing or the
fiery point is always trying TO the eye.
He must have a deep rooted love OF his
art. and the patience OF Job.-"Burnt
Wood in Decoration" by J. william Fos-
dick, in the August Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

At one of tho press tables at tho Popu-
list Convention there sat a black-eyed.
dark skinned woman who from time 20
time glanced keenly about. then rpade
notes on narrow strips OF yellow paper In
a hurried, uneasy way that indicated she
WAS working newspaper woman She
wore u becoming hat and light summer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

beds. This is specially tina case with eli
Derby people. In such cases the MISCHIEF
IS not always done instantaneously. or
I'm a single night. IL often takes place
insldiously. extending over days or even
weeks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
The Song of the Wheel.

Whzzing through the meadows,
Bouncing over ridges.
DodeinYbusy crossings,
Scooting under bridges,
Coasting down steep hlllsides
TIL the senses reel.
Bless me. this is pleasant,
Riding on a WHEEL
Rolling over roadways
Swift as bird on Wing
Early in the morning;
This is just the thing!
Hearing matin music
From each dewy spray;
OLD Sol. in the meanlime,
Ushers in the day.
Swimming DER the pavement.
Shooting through tho palA
Viewing pretty flowers
lsn't IL a lark2
Haven't any lantern,
Light begins to fail:
Copper will arrest and
Run Us into jail
Speeding. swiftly speeding
Go the racers gay,
Bending nearly double
As they dash away,
All the people shouting,
Wonder on each face.
Try 10 pick the winner
I'm the great read race
Papa and lis baby,
Darling little boy.
Whistle tunefm difties-
life is full Of JOY.
Papa works the pedals,
Baby rides before;
Papa soon is tired.
Baby cries for more.
Gentleman just learning
Seems a little rash:
Steers into hydrant
With an ugly crash
Pulls himself together,
Not inclined 10 talk;
While the rest are looking
Thinks he'd rather walk.
Gentleman In trousers
Cut decollcte.
Sees maid in boomers
Just across the way.
Thinks that he will charm hci
by his ease and grace;
Finds she's fully nifty
When he sees her face.
With immense exertion
Mr. Adipose.
Filling half the highway.
Sweating. putting. goes.
Morning, noon, and evening
Finds him on the spin.
Happy in the thought that
lie IS getting thin.
Stream and vale and mountain
Fascinate the sight.
Natures many beauties
Are the cyclists right.
Splendor o, the sunset
In the evening SKY.
Form and hue aud fragrance
Greet him passing by.
Whizzlng through the meadows.
Bouncing over ridges.
Dodging busy crossings.
Scooting under bridges.
Coasting down deep hillsidss
TIL the senses reel:
Bless mc,sthis Is pleasant.
Riding on a whec!l
Chicago rrlbul
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
Cosfa Hica Wants Gold

The little republic OF Costa Rica has
been on a silver basis Tor about twelve
wears in which time tho ratio of eN-
change has risen until the trade OF the
country has been weil-nigh paralyzed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
IT'S a poLYeLor COUNTRY.
Two Towns Where From scvcn TO Ten
Idioms Arc SDo!;cn

ldioms Arc spoken.
Hungary Is tho basin OF tho Danube and
It's tributaries, bounded in 81 scinicircIe by
the Cnrpathian mountains. no other coun-
try or equal cxtcnt Possesses tho sa1no
physical unity. With very fow exceptions.
oil rivers of Hungary fow,' directly or in
directly, into tho Danube, and In prchis-
toric times Hungary was indeed nn i'm
lncnso lake, which, by crumblipg masses
from tho Carpathiaps, has in tho course of
untold centuries been lcyelcd up to n vast
plain. This physical self contcntcdncss OF
the country designated 1t, rs It were, fora
proud ana self con;cn.cd nation. Legion
was tho nuinbcrof tribes and peoples pour
ing into Hungary through tho passes of
tEc north or the plains of tho south from
the timc of Alexander of Naccdon to that
Of Alfred Of England. Gcpides and Goths,
Hercules and Alans, Huns and Morayinns.
asrvinns and liuthcnians, and worry many
more lana seeking tribes Cssaycd 20 court
tho love OF incivta Ilungariu
Tho Magyars alone, u Finnish Ugrinn
tribe, probably from central Asia. enter
Ing Hungary by tho pass OF Verec2kc, in
the northeast Carpathians, ,OOO years nro.
have lccn able to wed themselves in good
anu lasting lnarriago 10 tho country,
abouEding i'll the treasures Of n fertile soil,
varied surface and II benign climate
genuine st;.to. The peoples inhnbiting
hungary before tine arrival Of tho Magyar;
were not SO much conquered Us rclcaatcd
ny thch. They wcrc, and always remain
CT, what the stately law term of tho Hun
Earian triparttum code of law called
thcm-regncoloc; dwclcrs, not citizens
proper AS physically, 10 nationally,
Hungary has always been u unit, not n
union Hot every aggregate of people
spcakinE tho same language is u nation.
True, from what we arc pleased to cnll tho
cthnographic point of view, Hungary Of
icrs Indeed II most picturesque spectacle Of
cnulrSS varieties of sEccch costume, Gus.
toms and folklore.
lhcrc arc towns in hungary, and small
towns, tlp, whore from seven to ten itioms
arc continuity being used. On the Galican
frontier lN':c Is i'll II l0vcly valley the old
town of Jirorics. The number of it's in
hnhitaiiiS i:ncs not exceed 1000. 10 this
day thG g"od people of Epcrius are i'm the
hnbit' Hi talking or hc!nS tal!c;l To in six
uiiicrrnt languages ind several dialects.
An or.inilry household will intl"t!c a Slo-
wax ngilscrvant, Il Hungarian co;.cllinnn.
II German cook and Il Polish chamber.
maid. What is still moro remarkable.
each layer Of society will tonaro,lsly c!ins,
Cn It's own lnhGuHYc fer centuries. A milo
or TWO from EpurjcS there are the famous
silt mines Of s!a,oS Tho loN, l'risiaus
who were called there as tiers hy tho
hungarian kings over 500 years arc, still
preserve t!cir Old GCrmanic dialect intact
to the present ,'ay, The same uhn.onc-
non OF roiyGlot communities mas he found
In very manly other towns of llun,,nry.
Nineteenth Ccat;lry.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
Charged Win intimidation.

Yesterday afternoon Mr..W. p. Muir
phy and Mr.. j. L. Brown were arrested
ny an order of one Of the Judges of the
i'ourth Ward. who charged them with
| Hunilcating voters. 1T seems that these
gentlemen were appointed by the Re
puDllcans TO get statements from voters
alter they voted i'll regard TO how they
| east their votes. In some cases a sin
was signed. with others their names
We're put on n book Mr.. Murphy and
Mr.. Brown were appointed for that
purpose ana for this the judge ordered
| their arrest. They were brought to the
stat ION house, followed by number of
their Republican friends, including
Judge {. w. Murdaugh who acted as
their counsel. Chief lyman sent for
the Mayor to come down, and after
waiting for some time n message was
received from the Mayor stating that
lie mad no authority to interfere in the
matter II the men have been arrested
by an order from the judges, whom. he
claimed, had the right under the law to
send them to jail. This caused n storm
OF indignation on the part of Judge
Murdaush and his friends. In the mean
time Judge l.. r. Watts appeared in the
interest of Mr.. Murphy and said that
the Chief had no right TO hold these
men without n warrant. and that rs n
Democrat and citizen Of Portsmouth he
wanted to enter his sober protests
against such arrest, which was done for
a political purpose. and that he had in
tended To leave Tie court, but would
remain and see that the law was car
ried out. He then told Chief lyman he
had no right To hold the men. He said
mat Ii was another object lesson or
what Bryan and his followers would
carry out il they only had the authority
to DO so.
Col Stewart replied To Judge Watts
and Judge Murdaugh and said that the
Chief had right to hold them and that
he only redress was through II writ of
habeas corpus. He told Judge Watts
that he might be Il Democrat but if
was II Palmer one.
Judge Watts then asked him If the
men had been Democrats would they
have been arrested.
This caused considerable laughter on
the part of those present. most of whom
seemed to be Republicans
n message was sent TO the Mayor
again 10 know what disposition the
Chief should make of the men.
The Mayor then came down and was
hearing the case when a note was re-
ceived from the judges, stating that
they did not instruct the officers to mr.
rest the men.
The Mayor then dismissed them both.
Judge Murdaugh said he would carry
the matter before the United States
Court
OFFICER Tatem asserts positively that
he was sent for and was ordered to ar
rest these men.
Inc whole thing caused considerable
excitement for some time, and at one
time 1t looked like trouble was brewing.
put the matter was settled without any
further trouble.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
Dazcd the Doctor.

Tho Washington Star says that n LADY
recently called at the office Of Il rro:i!incav
Washington physician who is small AID
boyish in appearance Boy" she said,
addressing him, lis the doctor in? But /
can see no is not. ''iIo is in" BEGAN tho
physician, but the visitor interrupted him.
oh, he's in, is he: Then he's engaged
III wait. Docs he allow you to sit at his
desk that way" MADAME ooh, of
course, you would say he does, but III
warrant you'll catch it if he secs you there.
You look sort Of pale. should think tho
doctor would give you something to make
you stronger. Your ma ought to send you
into tho country. That would make you
grow How saon do you think tho doctor
Will DO discngagcdf" Madam, L tried to
tell you bcforc-I do not think you Gun see
the doctor today "Woll, I'll como next
time IN in town. But you ought to quit
staying in this office and go into the coun-
try. Not that it is any of my business,
but do hate to SEQ boys look so pale and
puny." She disappeared, and tho doctor
is wondering what she will say when She
calls next time she comes into tho city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
Fighting Editors.

IN the eighteenth century the editor of
The Daily C0urant was dcliciouSly anus
in., NaNa lie wrote, II will give 10 COM
ineH. &c my own in this paper, us as
a'inc TINT other people have sense enough
10 make reflections for themselves" Hen
~ Bate, the editor of The Morning Post,
Hcvcr picked his words with caro- His
savage onSlaughts raised smiles in coffee
hr":A and club, and also brought him face
10 ...c with peril. Ilo was composed of
stern &uT. lie lived UP to the motto: II
re'rT apologize. | never rctract"
tHp,ain storey, buck of tho time, de-
randed satisfaction for IA very personal
l'aiaernph that appeared in Bntc's paper,
huJ lie got little. THE EDITORS choice lay
bc;"ecn . horscwhipping and IL duel, and
ne chose the duel. Tho two gentlemen,
meeting IN the Adclphi tavern, in the
strand. called for II room, shut the door,
and, Icing furnished with pistols, fred at
each other without effect. They then drew
their swords and continued to fight till tho
door was burat open by the police" Bate
Was not the only London editor called
"ron to use sword and pistol rs we'll as
pen: and ut "a later date AN editor in the
north, bravcly focusing public opinion on
the instigators of dastardly trade out
rage. sat night after night with n revolver
on his dcak, prepared for q surprise visit.
Gentleman Magazine
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
a SINKING TOWN.
its Foundations Honey by a
CriscrOss of Tunneils.

The town of Norwich, England is
slowly sinking, and it is apparently only
Il question of time before 1t will have
entirely disappeared. The principal in
dustry of the town is the salt mines
and result, of,the constant tunneling
mas been such as 'toScause fepressions in
various parts of the town, Which. clear
y betoken an impending; collapse, says
the New York Journal ~ ~: ~
AT depth of 200 or 300 feet are i'm
mense submarine lakes of brine, which
are continually being pumped out, and
The upper crust of the earth is thereby
|corrcspondingly weakened. AS the salt
rock has been cut away large pillars
have been left standing to support the
surface, but at intervals the mines have
been flooded and the pillars of salt have
been dissolved by the water Luckily
the most extreme cases of subsistence
have happened in the sparsely settled
portions of the town, and for this rea-
son no lives have been lost.
But the depressions have affected the
buildings. and il is not an uncommon
thing to see buildings leaning over at
q dangerous angle. The roads in the
vicinity are dangerous to travel in the
night time, owing to the fact that new
depressions are liable TO appear at any
time. and as the water rises as fast as
the earth disappears. a fall into any of
the pits thus formed would mean sud
den and sure death.
The property-oWners have accepted
the situation and concede that the town
is due to entire destruction in course of
! time.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
Apples for the compression.

The secret of u bad complexion, said
DIR. Collision, is n bad Digestion and we
generally trace that 10 bad liver.
One of the hest remedies for Il sluggish
liver is cheap and pleasant. Dieting is
the secret of the cure. The best liver
regulator for persons of sedentary
habits-and those are the ones whose
compilations are muddy-is to be found
in apples, eaten raw. l attended the
pupils to Il well-known boarding school,
and among them was country girl
whose complexion was the envy of all
her associates. / found that she was
n very light eater at her meals. but she
had Il peculiar custom OF taking q plate
of apples to her room at night. and eat =
ing them slowly as she studied her les
sons This was her regular practice.
Some of the"other girls in the instltu-
ton took itsup and know as Il result OF
my personal Investigations, that the
apple-eating girl had the Sey; complex
ion OF any in the school. tS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
"1'I,nt Person."

In the life Of Maria Mitchell, tho as
tron0incr, is related an ancctoto that will
delight all lovers OF Shakespeare. Ii WAS
told hy Admiral Slnyth To Hiss Mitchell
whcii she was visiting in England. and the
talk turned upon Stratiord-0n-Ayon
Nonr Stratford, within tho limits of
Chnrieco;c park, where now crowds of
curious tourists often strangla along tho
narrow fo6tpath, scarcely startling, tho no.
custoncd deer, who raise their pretty hea;ls
among the hrackcn &C watch them pass,
vas iie scene of that youthful reaching
'rosEaSs of Slukcsrtsrc',; which, tradition
says, made the little town too hot TO hold
him ana sent him On Ills adventurous WAY
to l.oI,!nn and immortal fame.
Little beyond trad; .on mttcsts this chi
soto OF deer stealing, bu; tLcrc is no doubt
iii"t the family OF Lucy-thu owners of
Chariccotcand tho wr,rhiul prosecutors in
the caSc-wcre held rp 70 ridicule bv
shakespeare in tho person of that delicious
fool. Justice shallow, in the Merry Wives
Of windsor" Tho Justice bore. it will lie
remembered, "a dozen lucc5 In his coat, F."
ard these lucics, or pike, form tie arms OF
the Lucy family, being, us in tho case of
80 many hciuldic devices, u pun upon tho
family name.
Admiral Smy!h told Miss Mitchell that
In recent years tho Lucics Of Charlccoto
still displayed quito clearly some of the
characteristics handed down from Shakes
pcares day, notably their excellent opin-
ion of themselves and thciranrcstral pride.
When the load Of the family was invited
tn attend Shakespeare dinner, lie was
dcap!y offended and promptly declined
saying that the committee of invitation
must surely have forgotten how that per
son treated my Gncostor!"
Hamlet, "Othcilo," AS You Like
IT. and the passage of more than three
centuries have lot William Shakespeare in
the eyes Of Justice .;i!u!!ow's descendants.
nothing greater than THAT person.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04
Derivation OF Gazette.

Tho tito of their gazettns was perhaps
derived from gazaera, {, msRpie or ohsttsrs
or, or moro probably from q farthing cofH
peculiar to the city of Venice, called
zctta, which was tho common prics Of ttIa
newspapers. Another etymologist Is For
deriving it from tho Latin gaia, which
would colioquially lengthen into gsSettA
and signify little treasury Of news. Thc
spanish derive it from the Latin gaia, and
likewise their gazatero, and our gazettsefs
fora writer OF tho gazette and what il
peculiar to themselves, gnzetista, for q
lover of tho gazette -Isaao Disraeli
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-04

busy answering tho queries of the lotto,
writer's. The little postoflicc ut llmiA.
mack suddenly grew to be nm important
point, so much 80 that when the railway
mail clerks found II letter postmarl;rd in
Texas nHd directed simply TO "Ihc Kun-
tncl;y Co.!oo Raiser" they promptly for.
wardcd 1t IT, its destination
Encouraged by Iasr years success, Mr..
Ncwiand this year put four acres Of coffee
bushes under cultivation, and at last nc
counts he was harvcs:inra big crop. Early
in May he Dropped Tho beans, one in Il,
iii ana thrcc feet apart. In short time
tno plants appeared and grew to tho height
ot \ or feet. On each stalk were about 500
Iods, with about four beans to the ned.
About 5.GGO stalks can DO grown to the
acre. In harvesting tho stalks nrc cut low
in tho ground and after being allowed 10
dry thoroughly tho beans are tnras!!cd out.
lh'n tho beans IRE parched, and when
ground and made into coffee IA most cheer
I'M; and nppoti2ing cup IS produced.