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The times., 1897-08-22
Famous Men and Their Horses.

Tire horse that the Duke of Wellington
rode at Waterloo was named Copenhagen
When that fearful battle was over, the
horse appeared To sympathize with and ap-
prcciate his masters success. for when the
duke arrived at headquarters, and, after
tossing the bride reins 10 a gruO,n. dis
mounted, the horse kicked up his heels in
an apparent ecstasy Of delight, sd wing as
clearly as it is possible for q horse TO say
ANYTHING Tired Us l am, VIII make you
see that as well as the rest can show my
ioy in the victory which my master has
achieved
The duke saw TO it that Copenhagen was
well provided for in his old age He had
abundant ratIons, the bestof care,a allow
ed to roam al wilIin the parkat Strathrield
saye. "His name lives with his masters,
for it is linked with his in history
Napoleon, when ut st Helena, once said
of his horse: He has memory, kno wIedge,
and judgment. He distinguishes his mas
ter from his servants, although these are
more constantly about him. | had horse
which distinguished me from the rest OF
the world, and which manifested, by his
bounding ami naughty gait when was
upon his back, that he carried a man
superior TO those around him. He would
hot suffer any one to mount him except
myself and the groom that took care OF
him. When l had lost my way / threw the
bride upon his neck and let him pick his
way, with the inevitable result OF finding
the right road. > Harper's Round Table.
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which he is a member is wholly Of a civil
nature, being large and remunerative-
Not paiy as a professional man is Mr.
Terrell known, but as a writer OF terse.
vigorous English le has made a repurd-
ton Of which his friends are proud. lie
has Contributed both for the colored and
white press. His paper on Civil Ser
vice" was published recently in Good Gov
ernmeut, a paper devoted 70 the interests
of civil service reform This was high
compliment, as Good Govern ment is
owned and edited by somc OF the apIest
white citizens OF this country.
Mr.. Terrell enjoys the friendship of the
eminent Ioen OF his race, and the esteem
and respect OF the young men who are be-
ginning rheir careers Few men are more
popular than he. Being just forty. a
career OF greater usefulness and distinc-
ton is vet before him. lie is very happily
married. Mrs. Terrell is member OF the
board Of school trustees. She is woman
cr much culture, wide reading and extern
siye travel.
Among the colored self-made men Mr
Daniel A. Murray stands conspicuous. He
was born in Baltimore in 1851. By dint OF
perseverance, he managed to acquire fair
education, finishing when sixteen years of
age. This has been supplemented by pri-
vate study, until now he has a working
knowledge of German and an intimate &C.
qpaintance with the French language.
In 1871, through the aid of Hen. T O.
Howe, Senator from Wisconsin, Mr.. Mur-
ray received a minor appointment in the
Library of Congress. He quickly rose
through the several grades, untilhe reached
his spresent position, of an assistant librarian.
Being Of u naturally thrifty turn, he soon
saw the great possibilities of real estate
investments in this city. and by fortunate
speculation acquired property holdings OF
large value.
He is close student of mUnicipa reform,
and is regarded as au AUTHORITY ON all such
matters in this country and Europe. He
has contributed frequently 70 The daily
press on such subjects, and the prominence
he acquired resulted in his election as a
member of the board OF trade. He is also
member of the National Geographic So
ciety and of the Civil Service League. He
was selected as one of the delegates 70 the
Chicago meeting of the na tionaI league
aud also OF the same at Philadelphia.
His position in the Library has given him
great prominence, and it is safe " state
| that he il known TO almost every colored
man Of note in this country, and 70 most Of
| The statesmen.
His home Is often referred 70 as an ex-
ample of the refinement and material
prosperity of our eolored citizens. His
wife, Mrs. Anna j. Murray, is very much
interested in kindergarten work among
| her people.
These men believe in preaching the
doctrine of thrift, self-reliance and per-
severance TO the younger members of their
race. ALPHONSO o. STAFFORD.
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OF the numerous professional men OF
color liz our city none is better known by
sight or reputation than DIR. Furman ].
Shadd. Graduating from the college de
partment of Howard University in ,,
he was for several years an instructor i'll
the normal department of that university.
In SS1 he completed the coursefn medicine
at the same university, since W hich time iIe
has been engaged i'll the practice of his pro-
fession. For twelve years he has been an
Instructor III the medical department,
holding now the position of secretary and
treasurer Of that department., as well as the
professcr.hip III nIaterid medica and thera-
peutics and clinical gynec0lOgy at Freed
mans Hospital. Since I S91 he has also
been member of the board of trustees
of the public schools.
This in brief, has been the life of this
energetic man. BY efforts which have seem
interchangeable lie has made a name as an
efficient instructor, as a successful prac-
titioner. as a shrewd man of business and
as q pubIic-spirited citizen. His handsome
residence at Ninth and r streets mort Invest
indicates in a degree the extent of his
material prosperity. He has a most cnarm-
ing wife and three beautiful children
As DR.. Shadd is yet comparatively young
man, a little beyond forty, his career is
yet before him, rather than behind.
The times., 1897-08-22
SUCCESSFUL COLORED MEN.

Washington furnishes the best field in the
country for the study of the various types
of the coIored citizen. Here he is seen
in abject poverty andin comparative afiiG
ence Here are found some OF the most
illiterate and vicious OF the race as well
as any Of the most polished and intellt-
gent Here ne dwells to the number Of
eignty-five, or more, thousand, supplying
to the student OF sociology much food for
thought and research.
The proximity of Maryland and Virginia
offers an easy opportunity for the cen
stant Increase If the colored population
an increase which materially augments the
number ~ the idle class and makes more
difficult tie task Of amelioratlng their con
dition.
The times., 1897-08-22

In 1884 Harvard University had its first
eolored commencement speaker, whose pro
ficiency while there was such that he was
graduated as .'cum laude man. ThiT-
teen years have elapsed. Since then this
first 'curn laude' man of color from Har
yard has taught III our colored high
school, has graduated as valedictorian OF
bis class from the law department of
Howard University, has held the position
Of chief OF the Navy pay division in the
Fourth AUDITORS OFFICE, Treasury De
partmcnt, and he is now engaged in the
practice Of law in this city
This man is Robert II Terrell. He is
essentially a man uf affairs. To his pro-
fession he brings aleItness, aptitude and
dignity. The practice Of the firm OF
The times., 1897-08-22

Doking over some old papers, unearthed
forty-two copies of the ST. Louis stamps.
He received over $1,000 for his find.
There are many rare and high-priced Amer
lean and foreign stamps hidden away
among old papers, that will pay people
handsomely TO bring them 10 light. The
United states Government has issued since
Is47 some SEQ different adhesive postage
stamps, 1000 stamped envelopes, and dabout
a score OF postal cards
The first of regular authorized Govern
ment stamps were and 10-cent varieties,
issued in iS4T. From 1881 TO 1856 We're
issued i, 8. 3, 10 and 1 2 cents, unperio
rated. These were afterward perforatedin IN
1886, and "a. 80 and 80 cent denomina-
tions added. In 1861 new set of stamps
were issued of the denominations of the
1856 series. y 2 cent variety was added
in 1862. In Is6T-6S these stamps were
issrad griIleti or embossed by patent ma
thine, which pierced snail holes III the
faces of the stamps, Tende ring them use
less for use again, after once being can
celed. very handsome set was issued
in 1869, with new values OF cents ana
l 5 cents added to the last list. The %, 2f
80 and 90 cent were bcolored, and about
Tie nandsomesU stamps ever isseed ny any
country. They command very high prices
now. especially in a n uncanceled condition.
4 new ser was prepa red III 1901 OF
these same values, To which was added "a
7-cent variety for the postage then To Ger
many. This same set of designs was is
sued 'y another engraving company IN
1873, who held the contract until 1873,
when the award for printing the stamps
was given Ia the American Bank Note Com
pany, of New York, who held ii until 1 SS4,
when the Bureau of Engraving and Print-
ing sdcceeded. A 5-cent variety was is
sued in 1879, and 4-cent variety was
brought out in 1852. In 1893 a ''Colum-
The times., 1897-08-22
How 1t Is in Dutch.

Knickerbocker names have been pretty
thoroughly Anglicised according to a few
simple rules of their own. By these it may
be known that "ch'' is always pronounced
like * whether preceded by an 50 or
not. schouler is ''scooler,'' because it is
Dutch, just as Schurz is 'shoorts'' because
it is German. ''Schiedam schnapps'' is q
good phrase to fix in the mind in this con-
nection, since it is compoun ded from both
the languages and is called ''skeedam
shnaps,'' with the accent on the '.dam -
And, by the way, this is where the accent
belongs in the name Of '.Edam.' "Uy,n
as in Schuyler, is generally long ''i'' in Eng
lish, though Schuylkill is exceptional. And
"j' receives the full English sound, as in
Rapalje and Jans.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The times., 1897-08-22

The swinging surges pulsating e a bove him;
Sees Shiny keels of diligent vessels,
With bubbling wake OF paliid am in
furrows,
And the dull shine of sails swollen by
tempests;
Sees lidless-eyed monsters leering past him.
And wrecks and drowned men constantly
sinking,
While the muffled knell of the surf is
tolling;
So, as / heard the Ia pseo the mill stream,
Down silently my spirit descended
To the residence of dead men and women.
VI
In an unearthly sepulchral twilight
The grassy firmament was visible,
Freaked with white clouds OF motiunleSs
daisies.
VII.
The rugged roots of the headstones pro-
truded
Uncomfortably from the low ceiling
or the tortuous, obscure, damp cavern.
VIII.
Suddenly from innumera ble eyeless sockets
An unobtrusive, mild glare glowed blue ly,
Lighting the streets of that ben violent city.
A metropolis with gates always open,
And cheap tenemcnts for Gods poor people;
a cheap resort for desolate age in win ter
Y.
The neighborhood seemed orderly an d quiet,
And from each coffin window n skull
grinned
Densively at life's sardOnic satire.
There wasa singula sameness ofcoStume
Worn by colonial DANES and poor servants,
And no bills sent to emba IRA ssed husba nds.
Side by side lay the spendthrift and the
miser,
The virgin and the rejected lover,
The prodigal and the unrelenting IA ther
Noises there were of feet in vague pro-
cession,
And CLEANS of eyes inquisitively peering
Iuto the dark they soon or late must tenant
XIV.
My soul moved by an irresistible impulse
Like down Of cotton wood before the wes
wind,
Went through many anonymous avenues.
XIV
heard the soundof deep, perpetual thunder
Life's flood tide beating in monotonou.
pulses
Upon the shore that has o wha rf nor road
stead.
XVI
Was it reality or vision merely
/ saw under ground as My spirit descended
Into the land of the mole and the earti
worm?
XVII.
Was Sophocles right when he said to the
Grecians,
The happy are those who have nevereXisted
And those who, having lived, exist nc
longer?
John j. ingalls, in the New York Journal
The times., 1897-08-22
A Leader in Public Work.

Ali Bana-Col. Stringent, l understand
is one of yolr leading citizens.
Birm Ham-You bet! Why, he's led
every lynching party we've had in these
parts for the past twenty years. hila-
delphit North American.
The times., 1897-08-22
Not 81 I.nlIahy.

Mrs. Benham- You used to.say that our
life would be one grand, sweet song.
Renham-That was before l had to sing
it to the twi,ls.-Truth.
The times., 1897-08-22

bian'' set was issued. The present series
of stamps embrace /, ,, 8, A, ., 6. 6, 10
80 cent, 81, So, So, for public use; 1, 2,
s, ., 10. go. and so cent, posta age-due Sc
ries. for Postoffiae Department use, and /.
2, 3, >, 10, 20, so cent; 50; So; SO: SEQ,
$50 aud 500, periodical or newspaper
stamps, used to prepay postage on periodi-
cal matter in bulk, and kept by the post
masters in a book for that purpose
Up TO 1895 all the postage stamps Were
printed on Dwater-Inarked paper. EXten
sivc fOTgeries OF the 2-cent current adhe-
sive stamp induced the Government to use
water-marked paper, which is in general
use now for all issues. The letters "U
S" appear repeated in the sheets Jf
stamps and can be readily seen when held
up Co the light. In 1873 all the depart
ments or the Government had espeually-
issued stamps for the prepayment or
ranking of their mail, and a full set
of the 1873 series and designs was pre-
pared for the Navy, State, Treasury aid
War departments. To the State set were
added large stamps of the denominations
Of So, SIS, $40 and $50 A set of each
without the 7-cent variety for the Inte-
Nor, Justice and Postoffice, and set
without the T-cent or 90-cent for the
Agriculture The Executive stamps, or
those prepared for the President and
his household, were only five i, ..
3, 6. and 10 cent-printed in car
nine The Navy were blue; State. green;
Treasury, brown; War, ciaFet; Interior.
yermilion; Justice, purple; Postoffice, black
GieuTes) and Agriculture, yellow. Eacn
stamp bore the name OF the department ut
the top. The War and Postoffice de-
paTtments also had d series of stamped
envelopes prepared for their use. These
official stamps Were discontinued in 1884
All Of them have been very much sought
after by collectors, and some of them, nota-
bly, the Justice and State, now bring very
large prices. / have before me a cata-
logue issued by New York stamp dealer
in SS2, and the advance in United States
stamps, as viii be noted below, in tie
mast fifteen wears has been astonishing
The times., 1897-08-22
"SubsoiI"-A Vision.

At midnight 1 wandered in the graveya rd;
The smell of damp grass was in my nostrils;
heard my heart throb in the audible
silence.
The times., 1897-08-22

past IllltNH years Has DCcn
1882. 1897.
1S47Issue, sc brown, unused SO.25 $3.50
1851 issue, l2c black, unused 10 1000
1886, 3Oc orange, unused. .25 300
1856, soc blue, unused.... 10 27.50
1861, 24c lilac, unused..---. so 1000
1861, SC blue, unused. -. ZOO 1000
1863 issue, set complete,
1s6s, issue. sOc, unused. 200 1000
1901 Issue, i2c purple em-
bossed, used. ..-...-...... .O5 $500
1873, Executive Department
1873. Justice Departmental
1873, Navy Department set
1873. Interior Department
1878, Treasury Department
1873, State Department set
: ....................5.00 61.75
1873, State Department set,
% value 2.OD 2O.OU
In 1879 the Postoffice Department re-
plinted ali the adhesive stamps from BAT
up to that time for the benefit Of stamp
collectors. The department stamps and
the periodical stamps were surcharged,
Specimen" All were sold at the face
value indicated, and in sets. rhey have
become very scarce, and all the reissues
command premium Of 100 to 5000 per
cent. Stamp collectors also have their
societies aud journals. The most promi-
nent of the societies are the American
PhiIatelIc Association, National Phila-
telic Society, and the Collectors Club OF
New York, and have for their members the
leading collectors or ''philatelists" of the
United States. Here in Washington col
lectors of the District have organized the
W Washington Stamp Club, which meets
seni-monthly. The principal paper de.
voted 10 stamps in this country is Meke ell
Weekly Stamp News, published in st.
Louis. here are q score or more OF
smaller stamp papers, most of which are
published monthly. The stamp trade of
the worlc is governed by the stamp cata-
logues issued every year. In this country
the Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue,
published fn New York, regulates the
prices. IN England, Stanley, Gibbons &
Co.; in Germany, Senf Bros, Leipsic, and
in Belgium, j B. Moens, Brussels. These
are the four standard price regulators In
the stamp marts OF the world.
The question is often asked, How much
will it take to start stamp collection?"
! You can start one with 81 or $4,000, as
| your pocket book viii allow you. Get some
| Information about the stamps you want
to collect, and buy as your means viii allow
from reliable parties. Stamps are good
investment, and if there are 1000 col
| lecting them now there will be 900 900
| in twenty years from now. When one
| drops off there are sure to be couple to
| take his or her place. Nearly all of the
| stamp-issuing counties belong to th.
| Universal Postal Union (Which is now In
| congress in this cityl, the Headquarters
| of which is at Berne, Switzerland. All new
stamps issued by the countries composing
4 the union are sent there as soon as issued
The times., 1897-08-22
II.

As headlong diver plunging in the ocean
Sees glimmering dirnly through the green
darkness
The swinging surges pulsating above him;
The times., 1897-08-22
3 II. HOBBIE,
First Asst p. NJ. General.
JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM, Esq,
Postmaster, New York.

From 1915 to 1s47 postmasters of New
Raven, Conn; Alexandria, Va; Providence,
r. L.; Milbury, Mass; Baltimore, Nd; Brat
tleboro', Vt, and st. Louis, Mo-, also Issued
theirown local stamps Thephilatellc world,
or those people who are interested in
these matters. were thrown into u fever
OF excitement about five years ago by the
discovery of an entire original New Haven
envelope. II was addressed to q Washington
ID. c., lawyer, and mailed, of course, at
New Haven, Conn. Mr.. Sterling, the finder,
is reputed TO have sold il in London for
a40o (S2 .00o). An local provisional stamps
command high prices, especially the 20
cent st. I-onis and the 10-cent Baltimore.
The former has soldfor 81 500, and astamp
dealer in this city placed the latter stamp
abroad last year for some 81 500. 1t was
discovered by Washington lady, who
was searching through some old GORE
spondence Of 1876. A couple of years ago
q coiorcd Janitor in Louisville, KY, In
The times., 1897-08-22

Sees Shiny keels of diligent vessels,
With bubbling wake OF pallfd foa m in
furrows,
And the dull shine of sails swollen by
tempests;
The times., 1897-08-22

coming Of the common laws of nature?
The force Is only earth, air, water and sun,
and the element greater than all, which
preceded all these forms and VIII live
in eternal, undivided Wilderness when all
these forms shall have passed way
thought, consciousness in activity. This is
the workman; all things else are but the
tools.
IL thought alone is the seat Of all power,
the cause of all effects In thought also
is the root of all that we call goodness
virtue, spirituality. for thought is being.
The world has its own method for meas
uremeuu of greatness. The evidence of
the pomp and power, the glittering cir
cumstance Of admitted social superiority
are here before you in the accessories of
the encasement of the poor worn form
But as man thinketh in his heart so is
he,' and as this our friend thought in his
heart SO he was, and is. The childish
pictures Of personal Immortality, Of an
inane continuity of our little hating
puny lives as we have been able 20 live
them in few brief years here, fade
away. grow dim and doubtful, in the
dawning of a larger day, when we see
ourselves as parts Of the one eternal life,
and cease to picture to ourselves what or
how we shall be, but with the old Hebrew
| philosopher and Christian teacher, we know
| that perfectness is; and whenthat shall have
been attained by us, then shall we know
| even as we have been known. In place
of any and all pictures Of the one incon-
ceivable eternal center OF all power and
| being we come to see that the philosophy
of the old Greek was only large enough to
hold our growing thought. In the be-
| ginning was the Word, meaning, thought,
| Consciousness; and the incomprehensibie
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-19
SCINTILLATIONS.
An Interesting tumble OF News And
Comment.

An Interesting tumble OF News And
Comment.
Mt. Sterling has football team.
Declamatory contest on the Goth at
Mt. Sterling.
A Carnival of America" is soon to
be given in Maysville.
Raiders in Wolfe county are warning
tollgate keepers to stop collecting toll.
A couchee-couchee dance party in
Msysville was raided by police Tuesday
night.
Albert Kneeland, convicted of bigamY
at St. Joseph, Mo-, has twelve living
wives.
The turnpikes of Boyle county have
been priced to the Fiscal Court at
sos, $50.
1t is said that man has never been
killed by another in Louisa. That is a
good record for town rs years old.
The Yale-Princeton football game
occurs tomorrow in New York. 1t
will be witnessed by at least $4,000
people.
The ArgOnaut says that a Nameless
Euchre Club has been organized at Lex
ington. Paris has half dozen name
less clubs.
The Mt. Sterling Sentinel Democrat,
the Flemingsburg Times Democrat and
the Maysville Ledger are "agin" fight
ball games.
| Merritt Martin, brewery agent, and
j. j. Ryan, saloon keeper, fought over
settlement at Lexington, and Ryan
was shot to death
The Montgomery County Fiscal Court
has purchased four of the turnpikes
leading to Mt. Sterling, an aggregate of
twenty-five miles, of 14,O93.
The Democrat says that Win
chester, besides being the Metropolis of
the Knobs and the Gateway of the
Mountains, is the Cow City of the Blue
grass
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-19

THE Carlisle Mercury says: james
M. Thorn as is good talker, yet it is
not likely that he will be what is
known as noisy member. but he will
soop be recognized as one of the ablest
scholars and thinkers and actors in the
General Assembly. We regards Mr..
Thomas as one of the ablest men in
Kentucky, He is not only up to date
on the affairs of everyday life, but he
is thoroughly acquainted with ancient
history, both sacred and profane. As a
business man he has few equals in Ken
lucky"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-19
STOCK AND TURF NEWS.
Sales and Transfers OF Stock, Crop, Eft
Turf Notes.

Sales and Transfers OF Stock. Crop, Etc.
Turf Notes.
st. Louis "bulls" express the belief
that wheat will go to $3.50 before long
81. H. Hun won $4,000 Monday at
at the Bennings track Washington, on
his horse The Cad, twenty to one shot.
The Danville AdUOcate notes the sale
by Farris & Whitley of ninety-six !, 4S3-
Id. export cattle to We'll. at $3.50 per
cwt.
CORTLAND Leer has sold an exception
ally fine jack to Chas. Colcord, of Perry.
Oklahoma. The animal was shipped
Tuesday.
Frank b Blackerty, of Woodford
county, had thirty acres of corn that
averaged 70 bushels to the acre, part OF
it yielding rs and 80 bushels.
the AdUocate reports 5000 cattle on
the market at Mt. Sterling court, the
very best selling at four cents, but most
feeders bringing So so to $3.50. Among
the sales noted were: r. B. Hutchcraft
bought bunch of 9OO-lb. cattle at So .5C
w. S. Jones a lot of 1,100-pounders al
1915 to 81, Allie Kearns lot of 125O-lb
oxen at s. %, and Joe Frakes bunch
of COWS and heifers at So to So. J. D
Parker, of Nicholas, bought twenty
650lb. cattle at $3.50.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-19
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