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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
NOW GOLD rs MINTED.
Virginia Gold l. the Purest in the
World.

virginia Gold l. the Purest in the
world.
Mr. William y. Love. Of Richardsv.ls,
Culpeper county. Va, writes The Times as
follows:
Il am n Virginia eold-m.ner and have
had some experience in sending our gold
10 the mint for coinage. IL occurs 70 ne
that possibly your readers may be inter
ested in knowing something about the
mintage facilities Of our gold. When we
send gold TO the mint the miner receives
IN return exactly one dollar IN money for
every one dollars worth OF refined gold
sent TO the mint by him. II Is true that
gold IS coined into money free OF charge.
but before the gold is coined into money,
II needs TO be melted. refined and parted
ana then made into fine gold bars. and
FOR doing this. the mint charges a reason
able fee, which is deducted from the gold
sent. You will observe that the coinage
or the gold into money adds nothing
Whatever to its value, since IN fine gold
bars II Is worth quite as much as when
coined into money.
IL may be further interesting 10 know
that our gold runs as high as e35 fine
You perhaps. know that all native gold
contains some silver as an alloy. but my
gold contains but three dollars and fifty
cents or silver in a thousand dollar
worth Of col1. this is less silver than Is
contained In the sold mined In any other
part OF the world, so far es I have been
able TO learn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
THRILLING ADVENTURE WITH
THE LARGEST BIRD THAT FLIES.

result Is always satisfactory. Norris
Brothers Peerless Dog and Pony Show.
which will commence weeks engage
ment in Richmond tomorrow. is said TO
be a novelty I'm every sense Of the word.
A thoroughly waterproof tent. with seat
ing capacity for 25O0 people. will be erect
ed on the vacant lot corner Jefferson and
Main streets. ana performances will be
given each night az s o'clock and NATL
nees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 2:30 r. NJ. over one hundred animal
actors are seen in a long and varied pro-
gramme. There are educated ponies. per-
forming dogs. trained goats and monkeys
Of numerous accomplishments. All the
tIme-worn acts usually performed by
trained animals have been cast aside and
the performance made up OF new and
original acts. The show is one that is
particularly interesting 10 ladies' and
children A street parade will be given
at IL A. NJ tomorrow.
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and responses will be had. and very
interesting time is expected This is the
largest Sunday-schoOl in the Southern
Baptist Convention. having more than
LOO members on its roll. It is expected
there will be a large attendance.
Or. Cooper will preach at the First Bap.
list church this morning. and AT night.
In the morning DR.. COOper's theme will
be Gone Before 10 Make Ready the
Home at night, Perfect Manhood and
How Attained"
Rev John NJ Pitcher. D. D.. will adj
dress the sunday-school Of Bethlehem
church. I'm Hcnrico county, This
morning at 10 o'clock. and afterwards
preach a sermon suitable 10 the occasion.
Excellent singing IS a feature OF this
school, and On this occasion Captain
Frank Cunningham has promised TO be
present
At both morning and evening services
AT Denny-Street Methodist church to-day
Rev. S. G. Hatcher will preach
The subject OF his morning sermon
will be what Paul professed concern
ing sanctifcation," and at night he will
preach on How woman saved her
people"
The afternoon service al the Second
Presbyterian chruch will be resumed
to-day. Rev DR.. Hoge. who returned
early In the week from a short season Of
rest in New York. will be in his pulpit
again both at II a. NJ and p. NJ
At the Second Pantist church to-day
Rev. Or. A. b. Dunnaway will preach
both morning and evening
Rev. Calvin s. blackwell OF Birming-
ham. Ala. secretary Of the Baptist Young
PEOPLES Union in the South. will preach
NJ Leieh-Street Baptist church at II 4.
NJ TO-DAY.
Tonight AT he will address a meeting
~ the Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
Richmond and Manchester at the Grace
street Baptist Tabernacle. He Is con-
sidered an ei0ouent and effective preacher.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
"Shoot her" I replied.
sfRrf ~ both ora tnara %

shoot her" I replied.
"But If both are there?"
"Then we will shoot both"
lie looked serious and doubtful. I
did not expect him to so further but he
started OF. having his bow and arrow
in hand, and we followed. As we turned
the curve we came full upon the nest:
the mother bird was there feeding
fledglng. With a shrill scream OF rage
and surprise the old bird lifted herself
about ten feet into the air. and as l fired
at her she fell The lad had rushed to-
ward the nest, Jose and / gere advanc-
ing upon the huttering and screaming
bird-which was only badly wounded
when there was a Whir Of wings and
shriu scream. and the male bird dropped
from the clouds fair upon the boys
back What happened passed so quickly
that we stood IN double surprise. The
condor simply swooped down. fastened
his talons in the boy. and was in full
flight with him-all in the space OF ten
seconds. The lad must have weighed
at least so pounds. but the bird lifted
him easily and few in the direction OF
our camp. sinking a little in hts fight
down the slopes, yet keeping above the
trees
AS we stood looking, the wounded bird
futtered over the edge Of the cliff and
was lost TO us: and I'm his grief and rage
Jose dubbed his rifle and killed the
fledglng at a blow. II was several min
utes before we could realize that tho
boy had been carried off: IL had been
done so quickly that we had not raised n
hand 20 prevent.
II was night when we got down the
mountain. and noon the next day before
we found the father Of the boy. / had
expected an outburst Of sorrow and in
dignation, with a claim for heavy dam
ages. but when he had heard the story
he simply said:
1T was no ones fault. and It is no use
70 look for the dead. He was a good
boy, but II was 10 be So Perhaps YOU
viii give me a few pieces Of silver 10
comfort his mother?"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
THE AMERICAN HOME,
A Noble Tribute TO That Institution by
President Mckiul.v.

President Mckinley in a recent address
in New England paid a high tribute to
the American home lie could not have
selected nobler topic II is in the home
that character is forced and 1t is from the
home that those influences go out that
make our Institutions safe.
But the value OF the home is enhanced
when IL is owned by the head OF the
household The more home-owners any
community has. the more men and women
VIII II have who are Interested In the well
fare OF the community and the stronger
will be the sentiment IN favor OF law and
order and good government. The man
who owns his home is tho opponent OF an
revolutionary movements that tend 10
disturb the peace Of the community and
affect property values.
These propositions are self-evident and
u follows that all institutions that encour-
age and help men TO own their homes are
public blessings.
There are such agencies In Richmond,
but building and loan associations are per-
haps the greatest OF an home-builders. II
IS their special business 70 lend money
10 persons who desire 20 own a home. the
loan 10 be returned on the easy INSTALL
ment plan. II you own lot the building
and loan will lend the money with whieh
10 build a house and ire payments are
made from month 20 month al little more
than the usual rental charge. BY and by
the loan is retired and the house Is free
from debt.
People who encourage such institutions
are helping TO make a better citizenship
and II is a comfort 10 an investor to xnow
tha, his money IS being employed In such
a wav as 10 benefit his fellow-man and
tho community.
But il is not all philanthropy. Building
and loan investments are both safe and
profitable and the man VINO takes stock
I'm such institutions not only helps on
GOOD work hut invests his savin Is In such
a way as 10 yield the most satisfactory -
turns. There are no better associations
than the associations In Richmond and
the man who Is looking for good place
to put his monthly savings VIII Ind u IN
any ans Of the Richmond associations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
e lineup Of the two teams was as


LENOIR. " c.. oct 9-Spocial.-
Leonard Spann was brought here last
night by Deputy Shoriffs Abernethey and
Hanck from Blowing Rock. for forgery
BY some means. yet unknown. he obtain
ed a check for twenty-five dollars belong
ing 10 W W Sheriff. and forged his name
10 the check claiming that 20 be his name
for which he bought goods at the store
OF J. L. Nelson & Co.. receiving the ball
ance I'm cash.
Tho farmers are much delayed on ac-
count OF the continued drought, In prepar-
ing for the wheat crop. Very little ram
has fallen for eight weeks.
Mrs c. y. Bryan and children or Hamp-
ton. Va. after spending some time with
her mother. Mrs. Or. Scott. returned homo
this week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
4 iPOLITICAL RUHOhs ~ 7RUs
VIII MIKE IMPORTANT cHzNGEs
The Cumpock Mines Brought only Forty
Thousand-TheG Governor Does Not Like
Frid sy "a Hangman's Day.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Oct s.-Special-A
queer political rumor developed to-day.
being nothing less than that there Is .
movement TO have Judge Dick. Of Green's
boro OF the Western United States Dis
trict Court, resign. and that Senator
Pritchard be his successor. II Is assert.
ed that the Senator desires this position.
Now should Judge Dick resign and Pritch-
ard get the place. who would Governor
Russell appoint as his successor and In
that event who would be collector and
district attorney OF this district IL -
said that when the matter Of successor
to Judge Dick was talked OF Justice Rob
ert NJ. Douglas. OF the Supreme Court.
was talked Of in that connection.
The Cumnock coal mine was sold ycs-
terday and to-day the commissioner.
John w. Hinsdale. 4. W. Taylor and L. x.
WOmack. filed their report with the clerk
OF the United states Court recommend
ing confirmation. The property brought
$4,000 and George Baruham. representing
tho first mortgage bondholders, was tho
BANKS OF THE STATE.
The bank statement for the ninety-sevcn
banks in the State shows total loans and
discounts. N3,tS2. capital stock. S,30I .Se;
surplus. N.la. ~. undivided profits, Soe,-
al. individual deposits. y.fl6.lW.
THE statement Of the first quarters
business of the Louisburg liquor dispen-
sary is not a good one. The dispensary is
no big financial success. The gross re-
celpts were y2,5i6.s5, and the net profit only
Sll7 06.
Governor Russell does not appear 20
like Friday as "hangman's day" for he
rcprieves Ed. Purvis. the sick murderer Of
Flagman Blackwell to Wednesday, No
vcmber nth.
Moses G.. Todd who Is the leader OF tho
Mormans I'm this county. was educated for
the ministry az Wake Forest by Hep
: Zebah Baptist church. His son has now
gone to Utah 10 become n missionary
NO LAW FOR LOANING.
State Treasurer Worth has thus Ear
failed 10 explain how - loaned the PEN
itentidry superintendent $1,000 OF State
funds. There is no law Tor the loan.
IL appears that the widow OF Bill Nye
lost $500, all she had. I'm the failure Of tho
First National Bank az Asheville.
very large gold nugget was found this
week IN Montgomery county IL weighs
several pounds.
II IS announced that the Republicans
IN the Piedmont and Mountain section are
sick unto death" OF Governor Russell
W J. Carter, OF Richmond. will again
be the starter az the races 10 the Stata
fair. w. 2. hatcher will have charge OF
the racing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
Something Ahnnt nerereanr

A letter has been received from Bing-
hamton n Y. by Sergeant Alex Tom
lnson. IN reference TO the A. ]. Devereaux
case. The grand jury will meet IN Deem
Der and the case will be passed upon
The letter stated that Mrs. Devereaux
had not accompanied her husband on the
trip TO this city. but had remained AT
her home in Binghamton, with her four
children.
When Devereaux came here he had a
woman with him who he registered al
The Jefferson as his wife.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
Charged With Shooting

officer Amos. Of the Third police dis
trct, yesterday morning arrested Logan
Brown. a negro youth who is charged
with shooting Andrew Trice. The shoot
ing occurred several weeks ago and
Brown has been al large ever since.
He Will have a hearing before Justice
Crutchheld Monday. Ttce was not Ia
tally hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
Court Martial

\ court martial will be held AZ the
Armory tomorrow night AZ $50 o'clock.
at which time the charges against Quar-
termaster-Sergeant Q. T. Hamilton. OF
Troop a. for conduct 70 the prejudice OF
good order and military discipline" viii
be hear.
The punishment Hes with the discretion
OF the court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
NORTH CdROLfNA CANE.
The University Defeated GuiIford College
by Goodiy Score.

CHAPEL HILL. n. c.. oct. Especial.
The University defeated Guilford College
this afternoon by a score ~ 10 10 o. by
virtue Of three touchdowns and two goals.
The weather was opprcsslvely hot. even
Tor the spectators. and so only fifteen
minute halves were played The game
was marked by listlessncss and lack 81
head work on the part OF the Varsity.
and but for the fine work OF N Rae Caro-
linas right half back, the score would
have been much smaller.
Guilfords team work was excellent. o1d
prevented the Varsity from scoring dur
inc fhe nrst half McRao. Busbec. Gun
ningham and Shuil did the best work for
Guilford.
Tho nnn-nn Of the two feama WA as
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10

Henrico: William Ficden and wife 10
Joseph F. and Jane Badenock 81 IA acers
on Three-Chopped road seven miles north
west OF Richmond, $500; Lewis Ginter
to c. II. Watkins. 100 feet on west side
Hermitage road. ilh feet north of La
burnum avenue 81.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
Struck br Iron.

A young white man. Henry Clay. n
helper IN Cook carpenter shop. west
Leigh street. was hammerng a piece Of
cast iron yesterday. when IL broke. one
OF the pieces struck him on the night
cheek and cut a cash several inches long
which had to receive surgical dressing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10

Remenyi Monday Week-A Great List OF
Attractions aud - Lpree Sale.

The fifth annual Star Course OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. is already an assured success.
The sale OF season tickets Is large and IS
now within fifty OF the limit. The entire
course IS excellent ana with Remeny
the worldwide famous viOlinist rs an
opening attraction the first night will SEQ
a crowded house His reception here last
season amounted 10 an ovation. ard HE
temperance VIII be the leading event Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
GOred bya Cow.

William Hunt, negro boy. while drlv-
Ing COWS on n field near the Soldiers
Home. was attacked by one Of them and
gored. receiving a painful wound
lie was taken TO his home AT the end Of
Fourth street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
Novel show

When a departure is made from the
ordinary class OF amusement and q genu.
Inc novelty II offered to the public the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10

the present entertainment season. Re-
serve seats so on sale Friday at l o'clock
l.. NJ
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

A blanket, then-carpet-an anything!
Quick, for Gods sake!'
1t was useless. Everything, even to
the oil rags, had been used. Little by
little the water gained, bursting out
below, then on one side, only to be re-
calked and only to rush in again.
Captain Joe stood a moment as IL
undecided; then deliberately tore down
the top wall of calking he had so care
fully built up, and before the engineer
could protest had forced his own body
into the gap, with his arm outside, level
with the drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferry-boat
was towed into the Hoboken slip with
every soul on board When they lifted
Captain Joe from the wreck he was
unconscious and barely alive. The
water had frozen his blood and the
floating ice had torn the flesh from his
protruding arm from shoulder to wrist.
When the color began to creep back to
his cheeks, he opened his eyes and said
to the doctor who was winding the
bandages:
WAS any of them babies hurt?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Bold as a lion,

Apropos of the death of Major Sand
bach from wounds inflicted by lioness
while hunting in Somaliland, reference
may be made to an interesting article
In the current Scribner by Captain C.
j. Melliss. Among other things Captain
Melliss gives a striking instance of a
lions great audacity. An English off
Ger was shooting recently in Somali-
land. One night, when he was in bed
inside his tent, lion sprang over the
rough thorn fence which it is usual
to throw up around ones encampment
at night. Instead of picking up one of
the men or animals that must have
been lying about asleep inside the
fence, he would have none but the
sportsman himself, and made a dash
into his tent and seized him-fortunate-
ly only by the hand. Then by some
wonderful piece of luck, as the lion
changed his grip for the shoulder, he
grabbed the pillow instead, and so van
ished with his prize. The pillow was
found next morning several hundred
yards distant in the jungle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
He Saved the Babies.

Heroism and modesty proverbially go
hand in hand, but there are few more
striking examples of the combination
that that afforded by the captain of a
wrecking tug in New York harbor His
own account of the affair was thus set
down in the tugs log: Jan. 30. Left
Jersey City a. m. Ice running heavy.
Capt. Joe stopped leak in ferry boat"
Mr.. f. Hopkinson Smith, in his Day at
Laguerre's," tells the story more fully.
The Hoboken ferry boat was stopped,
midway of Its early passage, by the
Ice pack. At this juncture an ocean
tugboat crashed into her side, cutting a
v-shaped cash below the water-line A
panic ensued among passengers and
crew. Just then the wrecking tug Re-
lance. ran alongside, and Capt Joe
Smith jumped on board.
He dropped into the engine-room, met
the engineer halfway up the ladder,
compelled him to return, dragged the
mattresses from the crews hunks,
stripped off blankets, racks of clothes,
overalls, cotton waste and rags of car
pet, examining them into the great rent
left by the tugs cutwater until the
space of each broken plank was re-
placed except one Through and over
this space the water still combed, del
uging the floors and smashing down
between the gratings into the hold be-
low.
Another mattress, quick! All gone
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

of the tank, six small tubes project two
inches. There are no water glasses or
cups at all aboard ship for the crew,
and when they want water they simply
have to take a tube in their mouths and
secure water after the fashion of In
fants.
Shades of bacteria, bacilli and all 9TH
er germ horrors! 1t is relic of ancient
days, 1t Is explained, and the tube
tanks have become very rare There
are no water cups on the mess tables,
and the sailor who wants water while
eating has to go to the tank and take
his turn at a tube. A large crown
gives an imposing appearance to the
front of the tank.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

VIM. d. M'HUGH. shoemaker's trade,
serving three years as an apprentice
and working for some years as a jour
neyman shoemaker He then attended
the Illinois State Normal School at Nor
nal, and thereafter taught school in
and about Galena. He studied law at
night while teaching. and in October,
1882, was admitted to the bar of the
supreme Court of Illinois. He began
MS practice at Galena, joining the firm
OF ID. " /. j. Sheean & McHugh. In
the early spring of 1883 he went TO
Omaha, and in 1889 united with Gen.
Gown in the firm of Gown g. MeTIngh,
which relationship he has sluca main
tanned. Mr.. McHugh has been q ,stanch
goid Democrat, and is a warm personal
friend OF Secretary ]. Sterling Morton,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06

successful than when depicting the joys
and sorrows, pleasures and pains of the
children of the streets and byways. In
his pictures there is not single line
without meaning, not line that is not
necessary. Mr.. May is only 80 years of
age. He comes from the class that he
has striven to describe with his pencil.
At IL he showed wonderful talent as an
artist. He went to London and there
picked up some training in his profess
sion. He went to Australia, and by his
efforts raised the Sydney Bulletin from
an obscure paper to the funniest sheet
In the world Then he returned to Lon
don with a reputation and Joined the
staff of Punch. From that time on his
life was one pronounced success. Mr..
Mays style is strong and vigorous, and
is not numbered with needless detail.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Remarkable Pigs.

When the pig is not only domestic
animal, but a family friend, as he APP
pears to be in the Marquesas Islands,
he develops unsupported cleverness.
I'm the South Seas one of Robert
Louis Stevenson's last books, gives
many instances by way of proof. MANY
islanders live with their pigs as we do
with our dogs" Mr. Stevenson observ-
ed; 'both crowd around the hearth with
equal freedom and the island pig is a
fellow of activity, enterprise and sense.
He husks his own cocoanuts and
| am told-rolls them into the sun to
burst; he Is the terror of the shepherd
Mrs. Stevenson, senior has seen a pig
fleeing to the woods with lamb in his
mouth; and l saw another come rapidly
and erroneously-to the conclusion
that the Casco was going down, and
swim through the flush water to the rail
In search of an escape.
ut was told us in childhood that pigs
cannot swim; | have known one to leap
overheard, swim five hundred yards to
shore, and return to the house of his
original owner.
Il was once, at Tautira, a pigmaster
on considerable scale. At first, in my
pen, the utmost good feeling prevailed
A little SOW with a bellyache came and
appealed to us for help in the manner
of child; and there was one shapely
black boar, whom we called Catholicus.
for he was a particular present from
the Catholics of the village, and who
early displayed the marks of courage
and friendliness.
| mo other animal whether dog or pig
was suffered to approach him at his
food, and for human beings he showed
full measure of that toadying fond
ness, so common in the lower animals
and possibly their chief title to the
name
"One day, on visiting my piggery. 7
was amazed to see Catholicus dra W
back from my approach with cries of
terror; and II l was amazed at the
change, | was truly embarrassed when
| learned its reason.
zone of the pigs had been that MORN
ing killed; Catholicus had seen the muir
der, he had discovered he was dwelling
In the shambles, and from that time his
confidence and his delight in life were
ended
I'VE still reserved him a long while
but he could not endure the sight of any
two-legged creature, nor could we, un-
der the circumstances, encounter his
eye without confusion"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-06
Nobility.

A Korean nobleman will step aside to
let n peasant woman pass him in the
street The rooms of woman are as
sacred to her as shrine is to its image
indeed the rooms of his wife or of his
mother are the sanctuary of any man
who breaks the law. Unless for trea-
son or for one other crime, he cannot
be forced to leave those rooms; and, so
long as he remains under the protection
of his wife and his wife's apartments,
he is secure from the officers of the law
and from the penalties of his INSIDE
meanorS.