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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01

Austin Mitchell. who gained notoriety
in war times as the servant, first of
President Davis and then of General
Lee. is i'm the city, on his way 10 MS
home. in Richmond. Mitchell made quite
a reputation i'm the Walker Wells cam
paign wAlt .e canyassed the state IN me
interest of the Walker ticket. lie VIII
fpend a day or two I'm Danville.-Dan-
VADe Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1896.


GRAY Eagle Tribe. /. o. r. NJ. Ceh''@'
Nnna,oka Tribe. /. O. Il. NJ, odd-Fel-'
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comnanv & First regiment. Armory; =,
Djcbmord Lodge. /. 4. Of NJ. Eagle Hall.
Richmond Assembly. II. :. OF G. F. cor
Good. IN Council. Jr. O. L. A. NJ Odd-
Fellows Hall. .,,. III,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01

Committee on Propositions aud Grievances
Recommends That Two he Revoked.

The House Committee On Propositions
and Grievances met at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning for the consideration or
insurance bills. There was a full at
tendance Of members. and numerous In
surancc companies we're represented.
Tho committee decided 20 recommend
10 the House the bills repeating the
charters OF the Monarch Fire Insurance
Company. of Alexandria, and the West
moreland. OF Colonial Beach, va.
The committee then adjourned. 10 meet
again at o'clock this afternoon. when
the rest OF the insurance bills Will be
considered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01

The Richmond Times is one OF the
hest and brightest city dailies on our
exchange list. The Times is ably edited
ana well printed To speaks boldly ana
fearlessly for the rights OF the people
Nlr..inin AluarII.AI-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01

monarchscal for republican forms of gov
crnmcnt. IN American States, by Euro
pcaE action. IL was an act of self-ce-
fence on no other ground justihable. ii
WAS not backed by threats OF force.
Mr.. Clcvcland's doctrine Is an entire
ly distinct one Under threats. u attempts
10 settle for them the disputed boundary
line OF two friendly States. II virtually
asserts the right TO pass judgment upon
any controversy over territory which an
American State may have with Euro
pean one. and to enforce the decision. IL
* interference In the affairs OF an
other State which the necessity OF
sclf-dcfencc does not justify. IL
Is long and dangerous step towards
that assumption OF the beadship OF this
continent which Mr. Olney so terscly
describes. when he says that the United
States is practically sovereign through
out America. and that Its fiat IS law.
A glorious and happy future this where
the responsibilities arc ours. the proht
anothcr's: where dreams of empire. I'M
der the ruisc Of a protcctorate, replace
peaceful development; where our own VIII
is our only law
In the same issue there is an article by
Professor Charles Eliot Norton upon the
subject. Some Aspects Of Civilization in
America" to which he has appended the
following foo;-notc:
"'Thc foregoing article was written be-
fore the issue Of President Cleveland's
astounding message respecting tho Nene-
zuelan boundary dispute. TO the fore
cast in my paper OF danger 10 the ma
ton from existing conditions of public
intelligence and morality. this message
and the popular reception of it have given
lamentable and most unexpected confrma-
ton. The harm done by the defec-
tion Of the President and of the secretary
OF state from the path Of good sense
and national dignity is irreparable, even
though (and this is still uncertain the
worst consequences which might natural
ly result from il be escaped.
And that is the way the thinking men
and the leaders Of thought in America
regard the war message.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-01

Nv and Mrs. John Lewis Grubbs have
issued invitations 10 the marriage OF their
daughter. Miss Mary Lewis. 10 DR. Rob
ert ID. Tucker. al lvDI west Franklin
street. Tuesday. afternoon, February. 18th,
at b ~ o'clock.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17
Bound to Have the Water.

George Golden, farmer residing
near this city, went to the spring after
pail Of water. Contrary to Mr.. Col
den's anticipations he found that ac.
cess to the spring was cut off by two
enormous bac6snakes, lying coiled
up in the path, and which refused to
give the right OF way to the owner of
the spring.
MIR. Golden secured a club and with
determination to assert his rights
prepared to kill the snakes or make
them get out Of the way, but the rep.
tiles were not to be frightened by u
man and club, and when Mr.. Golden
neared them they both showed fight
to such an extent as to convince the
owner OF the spring that it would be
not only useless but dangerous to at.
tack them with club.
The snakes are said to have stood
straight up on their tails, and not
only refused to yield their place of
refuge but showed fight with such de.
termination that Mr.. Golden conclud.
cd to return to his home and secure n
gun. Finding that his own gun was
not In shooting order, he went to u
ncighbor near by and secured his gun,
and then returned to the spring and
dispatched the snakes. 1t Is said that
they we're about eight feet long and
quite large in circumicrence.- .-Cum-
bcrlaQd (Md) Times.
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One of the London newspapers, in
commenting upon the death of the
late Shah Of Persia states that eighteen
rulers have been assassinated durinr
the presen Mt century. The first victim
was Emperor Paul who was murdered
In 1901 by palace conspirators. Then
followed pause in the record for
nearly thirty years, after which, in
1881, Capodistias, the President OF the
Provisional Government of Greece.
was dispatched. In lSjt the Duke OF
falma was aSsasSinatcd. The turn of
transatlantic Presidents began with
the President Of lIayti, in 1859. The
South American series included Col
onel Balta, President Of Peru, IN 1872 :;
Moreno, President Of Ecuador, IN the
same year, and his successor, Gut.
tlerez, In 1873. President Lincoln
was tho first North American Presi-
dent to be assassinated; Abdul Asis
was bled to death in warm bath in
49, iSSiNcnt NiarIclu was ShOt In
1851, and Alexander l was blown up
In 1881. Carnot was murdered in the
midst OF civic festivities Mt Lyons.
The Queen of Korea was the last to be
added to the black list. Four Bevs OF
AlSlers were murdered in this century.
The executed monarchs were Murat.
iturbide and Maximilian OF Austria.
each and oil OF whom tempted fate.
The King most often and most seri.
Cusly shot at was Louis Philippe, who
somehow was never hurt by his would
be assassins. The most desperate at
tempt was by Fieschi, the Corsican,
who operated with an Internal machine.
lie was once fired upon at sach close
quarters that the flash of the pistol set
IRE to tho bonnet OF Queen Marie
Amelie, who sat beside him in a car.
rage. But one serious attempt was
made to assassinate Napoleon; it was,
with On internal machine. Napoleon
All had two narrow escapes. One was
when the Orsini bombs exploded round.
his carriage, and the other was in tho
Bois dc Eoulognc, when ball meant
Tor his guest, Alexander J, whizzcd by
his ear and shot bis ail.dc camps
horse.
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The Terror Of HIS Name.

n. j. T. Dana, whom Mr.. Cleveland
recently nominated to be First Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions, has the
record of having been one of the best
officers of the Federal Army. He en-
tered the army as q Captain in tho reg
ular service, and quickly roso to the
command of a Minnesota regiment.
being afterward appointed to u Briga-
dier-Generalship by President Lin
coin. He was strict disciplinariau,
and the men who served under him
were specially fond of telling anecdotes,
OF Dana which were not always flatter-
ing to his vanity. One of the best of
these relates to his trip to Washing
ton to see Mr.. Lincoln about his pro-
motion. When Mr.. Dana preferred
his request to be appointed q Briga-
dier General the President cut him off
with the statement that he wanted re-
cruits more than Brigadier- Generals.
This decision did not phase Dana
''But. Mr.. President" he argued,
Il am sure you did not hear my full
name, which is Napoleon J. II. Dana.
'Napolean was great man," said
Lincoln, land If he were here / would
put him in charge Of the Army OF the
Potomac. But, rs I said before, we
need recruits far moro than we do
Brigadiers.
"Mr. President" he said, "I did
not give you lv full nome. which is
Napoleon Jackson T. Dana"
81 will admit" said the President,
chat Jackson was great soldier, and,
as said about Napoleon. if Jackson
were now living l would be glad 20 APP
point him commander of the Army of
the Potomac, but it is not Bri9adiers
we nccd at this Juucturc so much as
recruits, to end this cruel ver."
"But ! did not tell you my full
name, Mr.. President" persisted
Colonel Dana, according to this inter
esting story. ''it is Napoleon Jack
son Tecumseh Dana"
Lincoln turned to his private secrc-
tary.
'Makc out Colonel Dana's commits
sion as Erigadicr-Gencral," he said;
"his name will strike terror to the
hearts OF our enemies, If nothing else"
Washington Post.
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ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSES.

ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSES.
An American woman in her travels
abroad last season spent n fortnight at
a hotel in Brussels, where the rooms
open upon gallery surrounding the
inner court of the building. There
were O number of English families
boarding there at tho same time, and
their children played constantly on
this gallery. Our countrywoman
noticed several things about their
playing which seemed to her dis
,tinctive. One was the way in which
the nurses or governesses took part in
their romps, entering spiritedly into
every game, managing and directing
Just enough to keep things going
pleasantly, while still heartily partici-
ipating. An American caretaker of
chlldren thinks she has done her whole
duty If she seats herself on q park
bench by the side of another caretaker
and gossips continuously, while their
little charges pick up such amusement
as they may. A second characteristic
of the English children's play was its
tempered hilarity. They laughed mer-
irily and called, but they did not scream
and well-did not, in fact, once raise
their voices to the screeching point,
'and though they ran occasionally back
and forth in front Of her windows,
there was never glance in nor noisy
halt before them. "Children in hotels,
'as rule" says this woman, shave
been my dread and dislike, but these
children, who carried their breeding
into their play, never annoyed mo at
all, and showed me once more that it
IS not the thing which is done, but the
way it is done, that produces the
effect. Utica IN. " Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17

- In the commendable work of Amer
icanizing tho Norwegian Lutheran
Church in this country, observes the
New York Post, the English society Of
that church is taking prominent
part. Conspicuous in the society and
its work are Professor E. G. Lund,
Theodore Eggen, and Henry Rasmus-
sen. They wish to substitute the Eng
lish for the Norwegian language in
the ritual and tho other services of
the church. They are working hope
fully. RWhen they organized their
society three years ago small room
furnished all the accommodation
needed for their meeting. The society
has grown fast in numbers aud influ-
ence,
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income during the next year. The
mesh that shows between the dots is
very sheer, aud it must be admitted
these wells are becoming, particularly
to mlddle.aged women, who, with the
immense wide-brim hat and one OF
these wells, look Mt least ten years
younger. There are some conserva-
tive women who find fault with these
wells, and complain that they give u
fast look that is not, according to re-
fined ideas, quite good form. Still,
the smart women i'll society have
adopted the fashion. aud for tho pres
ent, at oil events. we must wear them.
With bonuets and small hats moro
sheer, less heavily dotted veil is al
lowable, and there are even some clear
meshes without any dot whatever.
These latter ones, when becoming, are
far the best to wear, for they do not
injure the eyesight and Gre for less
expensive. Very few colored wells are
worn. When solid colors-that is, in
chiffon-nre worn, there is a small dot
of the same color woven in the MAJ
terial. Occasionally there are seen
wells. black with fancy dots, trimmed
around the edges with white Valen-
ciennes lace. This is a becoming
fashion, but it is not considered Sol
smart as the all.blaok. Wells are worn
shorter than they were. only just
reaching to the chin, AMI are tied up
on the hat, not ut the back of the hair.
This is much more becoming, as it
prevents the folds that arc so apt tof
occur, and which are so unbecoming.
With the broad-trimmed hats it Isl
comparatively easy to arrange the
wells, but with small hat or bonnet!
it is always necessary to put in dou-
BILE plait in front, little fulness, to
nose and eyelashes. The most beauti-t
full woman in the world would look
like fright with her nose tied down
and her eyelashes sticking through the
meshes of her veil. says writer in
Harper's Bazaar. Elderly women with
gray lair have adopted clever
scheme to keep their front locks in
order when they do not care to wear q
veil which hurts the eyes. They tic q
piece of soft gray, almost white, tulle,
over the front hair and fasten it ut the
back under their bonnet. The tulle
is so fine it scarcely shows at all. If,
care is taken to fold up veil every
time it is worn it will last much :
longer. 1t should be carefully pulled
out, then smoothed and folded away.
in sachet. Just faint trace of per-
fume is peculiarly dainty about a veil,
and can be best secured by always
keeping it in the sachet whenever it is
not in use. Chicago Times-Herald.
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compartment that letter had dropped.
Here it wGs-and the envelope bore
name of Mark Seymour, and the post
mark was April IL.
Elsie never could tell just how sho
managed to get rid. Of the talkative
Seymour. When sue fouLd herself
clone she sank upon her knees and
tried to realize it ali.
1t WAS dark when she rose. Sne
lighted lamp and the light showed q
t0ce g.o-idod by great Joy. The
first thing she did was 80 gather up all
of her poems. She used them to start
a fire in the range, heated water, and
began n vigorous attack upon tho
dirty dishes.
She spent the night alone. The
tenant house was near and she was too
happy to be afraid. She worked until
II late hour, and was up early the next
morning.
John Mason did not reach home un-
til lato that afternoon. A detected
look was upon his face as he strode up
the walk.
"rm glal I didn't tell her." he
thought. "She would have been SO
disappointed. I must get rid of the
farm some way. Elsio will never be
happy here. How different our life is
from what L thought it would be-"
Hc opened the door and Elsie was
in his arms.
Tell me You love me, john" sho
cried, ciinGing nervously to him.
"Tcll mo you will overlook the past
and commence anew"
He hold her at arms length und
carefully studied her intently. Her
hair was arranged in the way he ad-
mired it. She woro fresh cream
lawn. aud in her belt was bunch of
scarlet carnations.
"What is it, Elsie?" he asked almost
sternly. Then, seeing her lip culver,
he drew her close to his breast. 81
love you, my wife"
''Come to supper" she said galyly
after little. "See, John, I've turned
over O new leaf"
The tea table was faultlessly spread.
There was fresh bread and cake, his
favorite salad, broiled chicken, lus-
cious black raspbcrries and cream.
'But. Elsie" he said. his face
clouding, II went to Hatfield hoping
to sell the farm. I was disappointed.
am so sorry"
II am not" she interrupted him.
"But am sorry l have been such
Ounce. Don't sell the farm, dear I'll
show you how l can manage a farm
house. I've had lesson, John"
The Home Queen.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17

A writer in Scribner's says that the
timber wealth of tho United States
iglves ayearly productof over a billion
dollars. or twice the value of the en-
tire output OF oil the mines put to.
gether-Gold, silver, coal, iron, cop
per, zinc, and the rest. This is re-
source worth keeping, and yet we
ara cutting into our capital at the
fearful ,rate OF seventy-five per cent.
each year, as only about twenty-five
per cent. of the timber market is rep
resented by new growth. AS for losses
from the fires that are started by To-.
'comotives, cattlemen. berrypickers,
hunters and incendiarics, it gives O suf-
'ficent idea of what they cost US to be
told by the Forestry Commissioner Of
Pennsylvania that his State alone prob
ably suffers to the extent Of $50, ,OOO.-
600 annually from this one cause. Not
only the trees are lost in these mighty
confagrations ;.the vegetable mould
which would supply fertilsy to the
Soll for future agricultural purposes,
or food for the roots of second
growth OF forest, is burnt; and the
trst step Is taken on that easy descent
to landslide or iood-bcd.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17
FASHION NOTES.

Turquoises are most fashionable.
Garden hats of tulle are wonderfully,
picturesque.
Swamp green alligator skin is the
newest thing i'll leather goods.
Pearl, yellow and pink tan shades
are the correct colors in gloves.
Some midsummer organdies have
floral figures as large as ones hand.
Fishnet draperics are being exteu-
sively employed in scssho-e dwellings,
The Henry ". capes are n revival
of those which were worn by mobiles at
that particular period.
Tullc AMI chiffon, with satin edge.
are sold by the hundred yards for neck
ruches and frilling on capes, paraso!s
and gowns.
Fanlyke collars AMI ccru and white
batistc, trimmed with lace and inser-
ton, are made TO wear over thin sum-
mer gowns.
Bishop sleeves are Quitc the fad in
cotton bolices. Another dimity has
the bodice finely plated in the back,
while IN front, over the side pIaits, is
broad double box plat, on which is
sewed cnfe-au.lait Valencienncs lace.
narrow in with, put on very fail,
giving wavy, pretty effect.
For useful morning wear dimities in
every shade and pattern are most in
use. One In green effects is made, as
to bodice, with deep collar OF coarse
net and lace edging of the same. The
sleeves and skirt are unlined. Tho
sleeves, gigot in cut, have two rows of
the net insertion at the wrists.
Gorgeous buttons and fancy braids
carry out the scheme of decoration
still further. One of the novelties in
the latter variety is n black and gold
princess braid mixed with platinum
and gold tinsel. and still more novel
is net gallon with leaves OF stamped
leather bordered with colored beads.
A stylish cape is made Of broadcloth
and velvet. Two deep ruflles are
fiuted and sewcd to n yoke that ex-
tends well out over the points of the
shoulders. The wide collar is of vel
vet, and is also fluted over the shoul-
dcrs and across the back. The fronts
are cut IN long, scalloped tabs. and ex-
tend beiow the waist line, the cape
ending N shield shape points on which
are large, handsome buttons.
blacl; and white dimitv has the
usual plain full skirt, slightly varied
by two rows Of heavy white insertion
let IN either side of the front breadth,
and five tiny tlounccs edged about
with swiss embroidery. The bodice is
short and full. Either side of the
front is full, straight piece of white
muslin. tho embroidery inserted in
two rows and cdSing it. The sleeves
are full. pulfci to the elbow, plain,
tightly fitted below with rows OF in
triton oycrlaid lcngthwise.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17

Tho New York Commercial 8dvcr.
tiser says: Foes cottage, at Ford
ham, is now the mecca of the literary
pilgrims of the earth. There, where
the greatest genius America has pro-
duced starved, and wrote immortal
songs. they lay the laurcls now
laurels that were denied him while he
lived! The only wonder is that even
this frail dwelling has been preserved
MS memorial of the great poet, who
"learncd in suffering what he taught
In song" aud shaped the true course
OF the literature of . land.
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EDISoN'S DEBT TO HIS WIFE.

Thomas A. Edison has been married
twice. To his two wives he owes con
siderable of his success as the greatest
living inventor and the greatest inven.
tor that ever lived. They looked after
his health and physical welfare, en-.
abllnS him to retain that vigor without
which he could not stand the strain of
day after day in his laboratory, with
out wink of sleep.
twenty-five years ago Edison 5
friends urged him to marry, hoping
that domestic. life would compel him
to eat at least one meal a day aud sleep
with some regard to regularity. Eii-
son said he had no time to court, but
if some decent girl wanted to marry
him he had 10 objections. One day,
while watching young woman who
was working one Of his instruments
and to whom he never before had
spoken, he asked her, somewhat
anx:ou5ly, if she wonld be his wife
She said yes. and in three days they
were married, though he came near
forgetting the hour fo- the ceremony,
being busy on complex machine.
Walter p. Philips has been quoted
rs telling this story OF Edison: One
night friend OF the inventor found
him IN his Newark laboratory, and
went in saying, "Arcn't you going
home, Tom; it's late"
"How late?" said Ellison, yawninc.
'About l O'clock" returned his
friend
''ls that so?" exclaimed Ellison.
by George, must go home. 1 was
married this morning"
By his first marriage Edison hal
throe children Thomas, William and
Marion. The last two were nicknamod
by their father. Dot and Dash, and
Dot has clung to Marion even in her
days of early womanhood. She IS
well educated, aud has spent some
time in Europe.
The second Mrs. Edison was Miss
Nina Miller, daughter of Lewis Mil
Ter, of Akron, Ohio. Lewis Miller, be.
sides being the founder and early
financial hacker of the Chautauuua
Assembly, Is rich manufacturer and
ON inventor of some note. To his
daughter Edison was married in Feb
ruary, 1886. They have had two chill
dren, Madeline and Charles. When
Edison spends whole days at u time in
his laboratory, Mrs. Edison goes to
him. sleeping on cot near his work
bench. She is good pianist and is
well read. She is young and fine look
ing, has dark eyes and hair, and is Of
vivncious disposition.-Sow York
Press.
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THE NEW Wells.

Now that the fiat has gono forth
that we are to wear our hats tilted far
forward, SO far that they almost rest
on the bridge of the nose, n new mesh
of yelling has appeared. OF course i;
is dotted yelling, and the dots are OF
abnormal size and so close together
that the oculists Gnl opticians may
safely count upon . large accession OF
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-07-17
MIcnIGAN's WOMAN PROFESSOR.

DIR. Eliza NJ. Mosher, Of Erooklvn,
who will enter upon her duties rs Pro,
ifessor of Hygiene in the University Of
Michigan in the autumn, has had n
thorough medical training in this
country and Europe, and for some
years has had Il successful practice in
Brooklyn. She is the first woman pro-
fessor to be called to the University of
Michigan.
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THE UNION TIMES.
--------------------------a
UNION, :. &.
s. G..

Cork is one OF tho most important
exports OF Spain. In the province of
Corona 1913, 900 acres aro devoted to
Its cultivation, and bring al annual
income of $S,00O,C0O Cork will grow
here as perfectly rs in Spain, is tho
significant comment of the Neg Or.
leans Picayune.
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A CURIOUS BLENDING.

A color mixer We have yet to become
used to or deem artistic is the blend
ing of deep iris purple and dark blue,
and another equally crude mixture Of
yellow green ribbon on turquoise blue
gowns. The green and blue combine
tion is called the peacock melange.