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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

Among others who are making extern
sve preparations for the winter season.
the Southern railway has carefully pre-
pared such additions to It's already peer
less service, as will enable those going
10 winter resorts IN the South, Florida,
and TO Aiken. :. g.. 10 travel In more
luxury and comfort than ever before.
The Southern Railways Washington
and Southwestern Limited, solid vest-
bulcd train. daily between Washington
and Atlanta, will on and after December
]. 1897. carry regular vestibuled day coach
and full-sizcd vestibuleJ baggage car. thus
giving the patrons Of this train nrst-class
coach accommodations and anOrding ann
pie room for all baggage in this train.
Hunting dogs will be well cared for in
this baggage car In addition 10 tho
above this train will be composed Of, as
heretofore. Pullman sleeping-cars, run
ming through between New York and New
Orleans New York and Memphis. through
Atlanta and Birmingham: New York and
Nashville. Tenn. through Ashevlle.
LAND OF THE SKY" and Chatta-
nooga and New York. Jacksonville and
Tampa. through Charlotte and Columbia.
and Southern Railway Dining-car be-
tween Greensboro and Montgomery.
in the country. being hauled part OF the
WAY bv the gigantic locomotives recently
built for the Southern.
II would be hard 10 improve on the mag
nihcence Of this train or that Of tho
United states Fast Mail the Southern
Railways solid train, which runs every
day in the year between Washington and
New Orleans. La, and New York and
Jacksonville. with connections for almost
all points in the South; also through
Pullman Tourist Sleeper from Washing
ton 10 San Francisco. CAL. without
change, leaving Washington every We'd
nesday. The United states Fast Mail
makes connection at Salisbury with the
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited. carry
ing through sleeper Raleigh TO Chatta-
nooea.
The Southern win inaugurate IN Jan
nary Il. 1895. its New York and Florida
Limited. running between New York and
ST. Augustine. Fla. via Charlotte. Column
bia and Jacksonville. offering at once the
finest. fastest and handsomest train be-
tween New York and Florida. consisting
OF Pullman Vestibuled drawing-room
compartment. and dining cars.
The Southern Railway is also running
a through sleeper between Richmoud and
Augusta. Ga, which will be carried by the
Washington and Southwestern Limited
train south OF Danville. the sleeper
leaving Richmond 1900 night (open for
occupancy $50 p. NJ. being transferred
70 the above train at Danyile, Va. Pas
sengers taking this sleeper will be enabled
10 go through TO Augusta. Ga, without
change also 10 make close connections
M Trenton and Graniteyille. 5. C.. for
Aiken. the famous South Carolina winter
resort.
Immediate connection with the above
elegant trains can be made by passengers
from Richmond at Danvtlle. SALISBURY or
charlotte. thereby affording close con-
nections for all important points in inc
South and Southwest from Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05
Choral Union.

There was Conversational meeting at
Beth Ahaba Synagogue Friday night CALI
I'd for the purpose Of trying TO rcintroduce
CONGREGATIONAL singing In the services.
Nh. Isaac Held, who has charge OF the
choir--which rs admittedly one OF the
finest In the city-had outlined a plan
,or the formation OF n choral union.
which was adopted. This plan provides
that an the ladies who are possessed of
good voices shall be formed into an or
eanizatlon. taking with them many OF
ne larger children who attend Sunday
school and holding weekly rehearsals
81 such hymns AZ are easy. and can
readily be sung.
An union hymnal has been compiled by
cantors OF some OF the northern congro-
rations. which contains simple. tuneful
HYMNS and the Board of Managers OF
the congregation has agreed 20 order n
number OF the books, which VIII here
after he used.
The meeting Friday night was very
enthusiastic one. aid the suggestion was
ssxssiy adopted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

the story Of which you speak. but pleased
10 be able TO give definite answer 10
your inquiry.
Yours very truly
Il. W TAYLER.
Lisbon. O.. Nov. 10. 1897.
Joseph Bryan, Esq, Richmond, Va:
Dear SRI am IN receipt OF your lot
ter of the ID instant, respecting DR.. La
zarus r. McLain. l have asked MT
George b. COrbett OF this place 20 write
out a statement Of what he knows about
MIR. McLain. Mr. COrbett is an old resi-
dent a newspaper man. very much inter
estcd In all such subjects. and entirely
capable OF telling what he knows. He
has promised 90 comply with my request
but ! believe that In you write 10 him he
would bc very much more likely TO do so
ana would do Il with more care
Yours truly.
X. W TAYLER.
Lisbon o. Nov. Is. 1897.
Joseph Bryan, Esq Richmond, Va:
Dear Sir,-Your letter Of a few days
since. inquiring about DIR. Lazarus b..
McLain, was duly received
MIR McLain made his home at Lisbon
for many years prior to his death. which
occurred sometime in the seventies. lie
was not known here as Il doctor, but 10
was his habit 10 leave home and remain
absent for many months al "A time and
his friends here did not seem TO know
where he was or what it was that took
him from home Among the many ru-
mOrs as 20 his business when absent from
home was the rumOr that he practiced
medicine during his trips. In personal
appearance he ICsemDlcd very much the
pictures ! have seen Of John Brown.
III this information is not satisfactory
for your purpose ] would be glad 10 as-
certain and write you more particularly
about Mr.. .McLaln
Yours truly,
y. b. BILLINGsLEY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

Commencing Sunday. December 9Th and
thereafter until further notice the IRAN
will leave Richmond for Lynchourg, Roa-
noke and all points South and Southwest
at 1915 p. NJ, instead OF n'5O =. NJ, as
heretofore. r. w. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

nURING THE PLEASANT AUTUMN
~ weather. and so long as the roads
LODGE will be open for the entertain
ment OF guests. Small driving or cycling
parties can be provided for at any time.
but large parties should notify by 'Pnons
a few ho;.iS before their arrival Bel!
'Phone go II. Glen Aile.s. NJ. noi-u
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

Florida Oranges. &c. dozen; sweet
Cider, sOc. a gallon. At s. U!lman's Sen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

~ OR FLAVOR, PURITY. AND
Il strength, use Numsen's celebrated
Yacht club Vinegar Sold by Nunnally &.
90. de2-tu. IN. satiJt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

the story Of which you speak, but pleased
TO be able TO give definite answer 10
your inquiry.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05

800 L. y. Corsets now Soc each.
w. y. Corsets al sec each. worth
75c. each.
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Du Maurier,s Trick.

When Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett was first presented to Du Maurier, who was, in point of fact, rather an under sized man, she exclaimed:
 "Oh, I am so glad that you are not six feet tall"
 But why?" asked Du Maurier.
 Because for these many months,'' , replied Mrs. Burnett, who is consid- erably below medium height, you have simply denied us the right to Live; you have made us feel that a woman who is not six feet tall has not the right to exist.'
 "Oh, that is only trick of mine" !" laughed Du Maurier. .I have started again and again to make my heroine a little woman, but before I know 1t she has somehow grown. beyond my own recognition. ."-American Queen.
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crazy rumors of an Anglo-Frencn alli-

crazy rumors of an Anglo-Frencn alli- ance.
 Nine men out of ten with whom one talks in Cairo dispute the evidence of one's senses and declare the British regime failure The real Egyptian speaks no language but his own, and doesn't get interviewed. The farmer likes the English better than the towns man, particularly if he is old enough to remember the gay and festive Is- mail. Those who complain are most likely not Egyptians at all, but people who unjustly escape taxation by claim ing English, French, Italian or Greek citizenship, and whom the Egyptian government wishes to reach. It would tax them tomorrow if Russia and France would consent. This exemption of foreign merchants and hotel keepers from taxation is one of Egypt's gravest difficulties. It is only within year that citizen of foreign nation could be arrested for crime there without the consent of his consul. He is still tried by his consul, not by the excellent na- tional courts; it is only few months since & murderer escaped even a trial because he was able to convince his consul that such step was unneces- sary.
 In appearance everything is done by Egyptians. Lord Cromer. the British minister in Egypt, is plain, blunt man with a head full of horse sense. There is no horde of British officials fattening on Egypt. Excepting the army. there are very few Englishmen in the coun- try in any capacity. In the public serv- ice there are many more Frenchmen and Italians than Englishmen, though holding generally less important posts. and nearly as many Germans. In the l important department of finance, pre-
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mahdi and commanding the White and Blue Nile at their junction. From that point the reconquest of the Soudan will be simply matter of detail. And the capture of Khartoum is only question of time. It is sure to come.
 One sees, even in Cairo, the wonder ful effect upon the Egyptians of the victories gained last year over the Mahdists, and the capture of Dongola, the home of the khalifa. For centuries the soldiers" of lower Egypt had been shipped up the Nile in chains and sent into battle to the martial music of the ippopotamus-hide whip on their backs. But since an Egyptian army, supple mented by a regiment of British troops, thrashed the Mahdists last year, the service is becoming so popular that a few volunteers are being enrolled, and conscripts are better satisfied with their calling.
 Egyptian soldiers don't need to wait for winter to go campaigning. They want nothing but high water. Very soon, however, the government will be more nearly independent of the big river. In about two years the railroad will be pushed on as far as Khartoum; ]; how soon it will go beyond, to meet Cecil Rhodes projected lines from South Africa, is conjectural. Even without the railroad, forced marches can be made across the desert by the camel corps.
 The only difficulty in this war" is the difficulty of transportation. The Mahdists are not so hard to thrash when one gets at them. Ten years ago they could put into the field well-armed men by the hundred thousand. Now the population is reduced by war and pestilence, by famine and by the mur- derous, fanatical punishments of the khalifa-who has put whole tribes to the sword-to less than one-fourth what 1t was Is years ago, incredible as it may seem. When conquered, the waste and desolate land must be re- peopled by immigration from below. The Nubians of the villages and farms welcome the Egyptian advance. Of the actual fighters there are left only the PiOdd 1Shd di HclI dTIuS dfc III part old and i'll repaired, in part new supplied, as it is freely asserted in Cai- TO, by the French. And they are some what short of ammunition.
 MT. Stanley may be right in thinking that, for her own sake, Great Britain should abandon Egypt after retalxing Khartoum; but for Egypt itself the best thing that could happen might be even more complete control by either England or France. with the free con sent of the other. Hampered as it has been in every way, British guidance has already accomplished much. The contrast between governmental meth ods in kCoDstantinop1e and CaEo is so startlinglv favorable to the hitter as Ia make one wish there were some foun- dation for the recurring but probably
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ON TO KHARTOUM.
Prospect of Anglo Egyptian Ad-
 vance Up the Nile.
Careful Survey of the situation = More Warlike Spirit of the People Some Results of
 British Control.
Lcopxright. 1ss7.l


 Before her jubilee. Queen Victoria, in her speech from the throne, said that the way was clear for a further Anglo Egyptian advance up the Nile. But since then things have happened. In fact. events have been so impolite as to contradict lady.
 European complications have as yet prevented the English from authoriz- ing the advance of white soldiers with the Egyptian army. They should have left Cairo by this time to reach Assouan by high water on the Nile. But it is reasonably certain that the Egyptian army will go on without help, if politi- cal considerations prevent the coopera- tion of British troops-and they may not have that effect, after all. The first objective will be Abu Hamed. Whether the troops will press on be- yond that point is doubtful. The fur ther advance on Berber might be made this season; but it may be postponed until next year. Berber will be taken, however, sooner or later. It is the ter minus of the old caravan route from Sualin and near the mouth of the At bara. This won. the cry will be: "On to Omdurman!" This is the new town built by the Mahdistsl opposite Khar~ toum, containing the holy tomb of the
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
odd Btts of Information on Things fl
 General.

General.
 New rotntoes and new peas are dishes that all delight in just now, but many a housewife finds to her sorrow that on warm nights these delicious vegetables will not keep till morning even. if they have been cooked in milk. There is something in the atmosphere that sours the not always good milk in short time, naturally aided by the lit tie flour that goes to thicken the gravy. There is a way to obviate this. Of course. neither peas nor potatoes should be cooked to mush, and even If cut in dice the potatoes should retain their shape. Just as soon as the meal Is over turn the peas and potatoes into fine colander, and pour Il lot of boiling wateroy them. This will wash away all the thickened milk, and you can safely set the vegetables in cool place, to use for the next meal, or for soup or salad. If you want to serve in milk again, treat them as though they were just cooked ready for the gravy, and season them again.
 Here is nice way, though just lit- tie troublesome, perhaps, to serve oranges. Make rich, thick sirup of sugar and water in which you have boiled orange peel till it is tender. Put the peel aside to use when dried for sea- soning other things. Select large. rather tart oranges, peel and divide them into single sections without breaking the skin. Drop dozen or so of these sections into the boiling sirup A. B.. IL. lay on sieve to drain over deep dish Treat :sHll a Il the the sections this and hy the time you have finished the lot the first batch will be ready to dip again. It will take about half a dozen dips all around to do the business. When cold serve piled up in little glass dishes
 Etiquette" the word that brings us so much care and worry. has curious origin, considering the use to which it is put now. In French it means simply label! So those to whom the term is applied as being it's finished master are simply labeled fit to enter polite so- ciety. It's origin in the sense that it is used now dates back to Louis XIV. He had employed A doughty Scotch gar dener to lay out the grounds at Yer sailles. The courtiers would wander all over his smoothly-laid lawns, and 1t worried him till he complained to the king. He told the gardener to place sticks with labels on them directing the offenders to walk only on the paths indicated between them. Walk be- tween the etiquettes" was the word that went round, and it is easy to see how the meaning has broadened
 Flaxseed lemonade is considered ex- celient for cold. To pint of water use three teaspoonfuls of faxseed Squeeze in the juice of two lemons, be- ing careful not to let single seed drop in. Simmer the mess for full ten min- utes, then add sugar to taste, boil up once, then strain and set away to cool A good mouthfui at time is sufficient to stop coughing, and it should not be taken over once an hour It is lax Washington Star.
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ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
The Yachting Girl and Her Ship
 Costume
A Young Woman Who Is Spending Her Honeymoon Cruising Along the Atlantic Coast-What
 She Wears.
ICopyright. 1Se7.l

New York, July 14.-A young woman who was married two weeks ago with the scent of roses and of clover drift time smelling salt instead of flowers. She is spending her honeymoon cruis- ing along the Atlantic coast in prep aration for which delight her yacht ing gowns claimed more attention than all the rest of her trousseau. The most serviceable of these dresses is at the same time the smartest. It was chosen for wear when goed-byes were said on board ship before the anchor was up and the sailor boys proceeding to "walk her down to Mother Carey when she feeds her chicks at sea-" It is not necessary to conclude that there is nothing new under the sun if it be navy blue serge. It is true that no fab ric ever was woven to equal a thorough ly good serge for water wear. while as to build and finish the design that shall describe to you can be turned into an altogether commonplace affair if you like to abuse it so. But it is quite as easy and altogether more satisfactory to make it the smartest gown of the season. Dresses with such strongly marked class characteristics as yacht ing costumes must follow perforce cer- tain main lines of triInness and con- sistency from season to season, but for this very reason the thousand and one details in which freshness and origi- nality are possible are magnified in im- portance and insisted upon.
 The skirt of tine costume intIotii ucedi with so much formality is cut of the English walking length, that is a trifie shorter than is usual with us. It is built to hang straight in front and at the sides. Narrower skirts have their
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 whia. r1 complete on this outfit ls ,...,
 wn1te or navy blue sailor 's trequired band to match the belt ribboa nat Nitd } smart white wings. 'o0n and Son, E NOW '.'' it is not given to everr to go yachting, either for s'ery I wons, trip or on any other mors noneynoo,l casion. And that is wbsrs prosaic co, la lar beauty gt of this very trim sowp sos pastsa be quite as effective on tSd x pe put would oda of seaside resort as on shipSo,eas aSasa ssl| dea,. deea ! can recommend it vers s'u a.. la1 2 dentiy as one of the most fetots;. els c0ua| lets possible for any sort .e.cning = toi| wear, One ,, change only migbt i, bssasa0l7 as visable. The thermometer reps ~ pc al on land than on the water, and aas nlghsl and August the vest co,,la Nlu iorJuly for cool days, and either a stits v sisseryed shirt or silk or muslin blons. 'r0atsd l''l tuted for other occasions W., ie suosti' ted muslin blouse in blue and ',u ,,','s, . 0ot' Ill white only an ideal costnra a'a'e oF De evolved for river boating sOelq dressy affair in silk would ara, mora a-pie for variety of water eyouas. ns zap The owner of the dress has , s'Vns 2 serge skirt to wear with the ;aa,.'i "nl's well as variety of blouses hut hut Y s@ one contemplates so many evoha "ueA the dress takes to remind;no as''se' as grandfather's knife, which ;s st;n sue < ol same knife, though it has had ths. 'n 'l9 four blades and two or three bana,s T
 Green is a very good color ~
 water dress, either for seashore wss. }, in the country, and sailclotb is . ~ sas] !, material. Duck and drilling arc 'ts9 ts1 most serviceable stuffs for tbe hox.a -| of the weather. A very successful dsss) tsss) completed lately had skirt of sea orss q duck turned up at the bottom o. ,s., s.s white linen edged with braid of m, ', darker green. The blouse was ot as white caInbric with a broad flat so,,s collar edged with green ribbon r' opened in front upon vest of wb;s| net run with green ribbons. IL wi worn with broad white ribbon bsl| and and g white white sailor bat tr;,T, wings. Such costume is not meant fo| wear on shipboard when "she's snortiJ under bonnets for breath of ons1 sea;" but for an afternoon fete or yacht or for water picnic it is cool
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sided over by Sir Elwyn Martin, fnan-
 cial adviser to the khedive, are six Eng 1 lishmen and between 300 and 400 ma
 tives and others. In every branch of
 the service the natives are in the vast majority. They call the foreigners l English pachas" and have faith in
 them, not because they are incapable of
 b1undering, but because they are fairly honest.
 Honesty is so rare iii the east as to be viewed with incredulity; when accept
 ed as fact, it is oyervalued. Re-
 member Ismail. This engaging prince who had learned in Paris all the vices
 and none of the virtues of the west, plunged his people heavily into debt Upon one crazy palace, now a museum, he squandered $24,O00,000 In another, now hotel, he entertained the notables who came to view the opening of the
 Suez canal. This and other follies cost
 $20,000,000, or fully one-fifth as much a s
 the canal itself. Thievery ran riot. He encouraged agriculture, too, did
 lsmai. When he saw a prosperous village he said: Double the taxes on
 these fellows" to compel them to cul- tivate more land. The system of forced
 labor was used as a means of oppres- sion. The taxes were sold by auction
 The highest bidder for district
 could. The tax-farmer was always either himself the village money lender or hand-in-gloye with him. He gave no receipts. His rapacity was governed only by the fellahin's ability to pay, and not always by that. At the height of his power Ismail himself owned one fifth of the arabic land of Egypt, and the money lenders and pachas had gathered in most of the rest. Those who did not pay up were dashed down and beaten with rods on the soles of their feet.
 When people who had been accus- toned to this sort of thing first saw young engineers in riding boots stalk ling along the banks of the canals, see ing that the people got their fair share of water, and that the grandees no long CT "hogged" it all; when they saw hribe-offering pachas kicked out of the engineers tents and their money shied after them, they said among them |selves: Doubtless these Franks are a great and strong people; but they are |crazy. They refuse baekish!" But people do get used to strange things in time.
 Reform has had hard sledding in Egypt. Mohamed Ali, the first of the lreformers, improved the manners of the Mamelukes by cutting off their heads. He started schools and con scripted children to fill them, after first enrolling those of his own servants. Professional schools came before pre- Iparatory ones; and as the professors
 feared dismissal if their classes were not full, one saw people who could scarcely read or write studying civil
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cb.rI~. Kean Capped It.

When Charles Kean was playing z z part of Richard III, his fear1ui g''u aces in character paralyzed all tne v CT actors with fright, much " amusement. On one occasion . ~ v man had to take the part of the Senas 'a, who awoke Richard. When asns' sn's 'sWho is there ?" he had to say; = my lord; the village cock hath twlcs 7. Z. claimed the hour of morn bu1 as Asr :, was making such fearful grlmaces .n :, scowling at him, the poor feilo" l.sS :. si his part and could only stammeii. z, :, I, my lord; 'tis I, my lord; tneIs .as v lage cockl Iris I, my lord, tne. ,.s lage cock!" By this time tnefe " !, decided litter all over the nouss' ., Kean then said: 'Then why fns sd's ,n' chief don't you crow?" which, ns' M to say, brought down the mouse Bits.