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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
THE LAWS OF TRADE.

The confession Is made by the New
England manufacturers OF cotton that
they are unable to compete with the
South. and one Of the principal reasons
given is that the New England factories
are seriously hindered by the rules of the
trades unions which fix the price Of labor
and limit the hours OF the working day.
In the same connection we fnd a state
ment from Mr.. Hiram 5, Maxim, a repre-
sentative American mechanical engineer.
who Is prominent resident in England.
Mr.. Maxim gives IL as his opinion that
England's machine-tool business is get
ting away from her very fast ana that
Germany and America are getting ahead
Of her In a great majority OF metal manu-
features, the great obstacles in the way
OF her success being trade unions. These
unions. he says. have gone so far as 10
dictate 70 the manufacturer as 10 the
number Of apprentices he shall take. the
amount OF work a man shall do. and in
some cases have insisted IN debating 10
the superintendent should be. The result
IN most cases. he says. Is that less than
half tho work for men is done.
II IL not our purpose TO make any as
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
AFTERMATH.

Mr.. Havemeyer. the sugar kins' VINO
recently had an operation performed on
him for Appendicitis. has so far recoN-
cred az TO be able 10 take short dri'e
each day.
II is said that an eastern syndlca'e 10
trying to get control OF all the pre"e-
ries in Cleveland. o. Negotiations nave
been going on for some months. the pro-
position being to transfer to the syhui-
cate all the breweries for the sum Oh
8 900 half of which is 10 De paiu III
cash and the remainder IN preierIeu
stock.
Mrs. Mary Eppison, Of Omaha' Neo''
received 5000 from an estate. Beng
afraid to trust the bank she buried the
money in the rear of her residence and
watched the place every day. On Ihurs-
day morning she awoke 10 ma only
hole in the ground where the money had
been. The treasure had been stolen'
Daniel Haynes, a well-to-do farmer
living near Hardensburg, KY, had an eN-
perience similar to the above. lie buried
5000 in gold in the back Of his stable
but when he went to dig it up he found
that it had been stolen
Quite a furry Of excitement was caused
in New York society by the announce
ment that Miss Edythe Wentworth Skier
rett, daughter Of the late Rear Admiral
Skerrett. had determined to go upon the
stage and had been engaged by Mr Chas.
Frohman for the Empire Stock Company.
Governor Desha. of Kentucky, more
than a half-century ago had wild son
who was convicted Of murder in that
State The Governor promptly pardon
ed his son. and he disappeared. That
son is now the most eloquent preacher
in the Hawaiian Islands. lie knows the
language perfectly and his greatest SER
mons are preached in it.
f. IT. Winslow, president Of the Met
ropolitan Plate Glass Company, New
York. confirmed a report to the effect that
rates for plate glass insurance will prob
ably soon be cut in every state.
The Charlotte On. c. Observer offers
$50 for the best poem on the "Mecklen-
burg Declaration" TO be read on the occa-
sion Of the unwilling OF the monument
on May %, lS9S.
At the sale I'm London Of the library
Of the late Earl OF Ashburnham Cations
translation Of "a Booke of the Hoole
Lyf of Jascn," from the French Of Raoul
Lefevre. one OF the earliest productions
Of Caxtcn's press, having been published
at Westminster about li0. was bought
by Mr.. Pickering, the publisher Tor
E2l00.
The copy is perfect and unique. Other
Caxton publications sold for GGc0 and
$3.50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

We are interested to note that the State
Of Minnesota has established public
schools of agriculture for girls. One SUCH
school. which has just been opened, az
fcrds first-class accommodations for sixty
young women. and this year for the first
time women are enjoying the fullest
privileges and academic honors on a par
with men.
Practical education is the order OF the
day, and there is no reason why young
women who desire to mt themselves for
life should not have the same opportuni-
ties that are given to the opposite Sex.
II will make some people smile-fhis
proposition TO instruct women in the
science OF farming, but 1t Is an indis-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
PEACE AND PLENTY REIGNs.
The People have Christmas In their Bones
and Merchants do n SIashing Business.

"'N 10 ~ Hta>h'hs
ALTON, VA, Dec Especial With
country people this is perhaps the best
part Of the year. The corn Is IN, ana the
butchering is finished and packed BY the
winter fuel is well under way, winter
fruits. nuts and vegetables stored in the
ground or cellar bins, and peace ana pieh-
~ reign.
For the little while before the holidays
everybody. rich and poor. high ana low,
get Christmas in the bones and are
bent on having a good time'' when II
comes.
The store-keepers are doing slashing
. business and | believe more goods and
certainly more fertilizers. have been
bought here this season than Tor many
years.
This Is not due to any revival Of pros
perity or political clap-trap OF Il tod you
So" but simply and solely because the
Great Reorganizer of things mundane
sent us good crops and an harvest hardly
better since the spies came out of Canaan
and reported the richness OF that ialr
land
Mr.. Tavenor Goodloe has recovered from
his slight indispositiOn OF last week and
no other touch Of paralysis Is feared. -,
Mrs. Jennie Wynne, who mas oeen ILL.,
IS better.
Mr.. William White, Of CharlOttesVille,
who died in that town last week was
brought here and buried In Hebron Gene
terry lie leaves a widow (nee MISS llz-
zie Dawson, formerly Of AVON, and two
children.
young child Of Mr.. Jerry Wynne's
died OF diphtheria last week. No other
cases are known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

prtable fact that women have peculiar
turn in that direction. Throughout the
country districts the garden is almost In
variabIy presided over by the housewife
and generally with the very best resu''s'
Every woman loves flowers and the vege-
table creation generally. just as she loves
chickens and COWS and babies. 1t Is
sort of motherly instinct with her. ana
In nine cases out OF ten woman VINO VIII
give her time and attention to agricui-
ture will succeed wherever success Is
possible.
We recall an instance in Virginia OF
young woman who was fond OF society
and particularly fond OF books. She loved
poetry and, therefore. she loved TO COM
mune with nature. She was about the
last person that one would pick out TOT
farm work, and yet in the course OF time
that young woman took charge OF her
mothers plantation and is to-day recog-
nized as the best farmer in one OF the
largest and most prosperous counties OF
Eastern Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

Women. mothers OK families. nave no
more right 10 live beyond their siieh51"
than beyond their income
The greatest injustice that women 40
themselves and their children Us in put-
ting off getting well. Headaches h,f-
vousness, dyspepsia and mclanchoiA
lay their leaden fingers over the whole
household.
Paine's celery compound has driven
sickness and gloom from innumfiapie
homes. where some loved member was
the source OF continual anxiety and even
despair. The constantly repeat ri suc-
cesses Of this great invigofator I'D MAKE
ing people well, have reused many
persons who thought themselves des-
tined unredeemably TO lives OF Imperfect
health 10 try Pane's celery compound.
No one can read the following letter
without being inspired with confidence ln
this great remedy:
$50 Elm street. Buffalo, y. ", July %.
About eight years ago. after The birth
of a child. l suffered terribly l could
not set help from over dozen physi-
clans 10 whom I applied. and after re-
ceiving treatment from the last doctor
continually for nine months. was pro-
nounced cured and continued so until
the birth of another child, when l was
obliged 10 commence doctorns again, ale
though an imaginable treatments had
been rcsorted to without one particle of
relief.
was subject to neuralgia troubles and
slightly rheumatic. and / became dls-
couraged and melancholy. feeling that J.
should never again Doe a We'll woman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

sault on organized labor. workinsmen
have a perfect right TO organize for their
own protection-the Same right that capi-
talIsts have 10 organize. and The Times
does not blame them
But. II these statements are to DO re-
lied upon. the trade unions of England
and tho New England States are doing
their members more harm than good. 4;
by their rules they force the factories 10
shut down they Will be simply cutting
themselves out OF job.
In all candor and kindness we call at
tention 10 this condition, for IL 81 one
that the laboring man must consider most
though,fully. The philosophy OF the STU
alton IS this: There are certain mex
orable laws OF trade, and those laws can
not be amended or changed by The rules
of trade unions, or. for that matter, by
statutory legislation. rnese laws inevi-
tably and OF necessity affect the price OF
commodities and the price of labor. II
one section of the country shall attempt
10 interfere and to fly In the race OF
these natural laws then inevitably and OF
necessity the business will be done IN
those sections where there Is no such
interference. If by reason OF inter-
ference in England the manufacturers Of
that country cannot produce as cheaply
as can the manufacturers of Germany
and America, then undoubtedly Germany
and America will do the manufacturing
business and England will not
If by reason OF such interefernece In
New England the cotton manufacturers OF
that section cannot manufacture cotton
as cheaply as the cotton manufacturers
OF the South, then undoubtedly will the
New Highlander have to shut up shop
while the Southern mills will do the bust
ness.
Here IS a great principle. The law OF
trade is as sure and constant as the law
Of gravitation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1897.
DON'T NEGLECT THIS INDUSTRY.


I'VE print elsewhere to-day another COM
munjcation from a practical man on the
all-important question OF Richmonds to-
bacco trade. lie is heartily In accord
with the position OF The Times that it is
a matter Of the greatest moment that
stems should be taken 20 build up the
loose leaf market in this city. lie calls
special attention to the fact that the
e,crnmeries here which give employment
10 perhaps 5000 men and women. are
largely dependent for their existence upon
the maintenance OF the Loose leaf market.
This simply emphasizes the fact that
we have tried to make in every article
written on this subiect-that the very
founCation of every tobacco market is
the sale of loose tobacco direct from the
planter at public auction TO the highest
b,6der. The first benefit 20 be derived is
the encouragement 20 the planter to buy
his supplies In that market 20 which his
tobacco is shipped. The next benefit is
The actual handling Of the tobacco In the
warehouse. TO do this requires auction
GERS. book keepers. a large corps of clerks
md numerous labocors. Still, again, as
bur correspondent suggests, stemmeries'
prizeries and other similar establishments
10 say nothing of the great factories Tor
the manufacture of plug and smoking to-
bacco--are sure to be found where there
.g.,,I.,4 cfpplv Al leaf
We deny that Richmond is at any disad-
vantage by reason OF It's location. 1t is
not quite so near TO the bright tobacco
fields as the interior markets of Virginia
and North Carolina, but It is a well
known fact that the great bulk of to-
bacco sold in Danville, for example, IS
shipped thther by rail. and when the to-
bacco is once loaded on car, il can be
brought TO Richmond practically as
cheaply as to the smaller towns. In some
respects Richmond possesses superior ad
vantages. All things else being equal, the
farmer naturally prefers 10 come to the
iarger city. The trip is always enjoyable
and full OF interest to him. Moreover,
Richmond has a much larger banking
capital than the smaller towns, and those
who are on the inside know that at times
the banks OF these towns are taxed 10
their utmost capacity TO supply the money
necessary to handle a great rush of to-
bacco. In short. there is no reason under
the sun. as we see it, why Richmond
should not compete successfully in the
handling OF loose tobacco with the in
terror markets.
movement has been begun under the
auspices of the Chamber OF Commerce 10
build up the industries Of this city, and
II is our deliberate opinion that no one
feature OF the industrial system is more
important 70 the welfare and growth OF
this city than the tobacco trade. The
men and the money are here. and we do
sincerely hope that when the Buereau of
Industrial Development shall have begun
its work II will lose no time In organizing
the forces necessary 10 the development
Of the loose tobacco business Of this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
An Interesting Service.

The mission which has been given at
ST. Mary's church. for the benefit OF the
young members Of the congregation during
this week. will be brought 10 close on
Sunday night. At Z O'Clock mass the mem
bers OF the SOdalty will go 10 Holy Com
munion I'm n body. At 1890 O'Clock solemn
high mass viii be celebrated. the occasion
being the solemnization Of the patron
foast-the Immaculate conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary-of st. Marws
church. The societies Of the congregation
VIII be present on corpOrc.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon there will
be a special meeting for men only. when
the missionary Father Gregory, will
speak
At o'clock Sunday night solemn vespers
and bonediction will be held. The RI
Rev. Bishop Van de Vyyer will be present.
and the closing exercises Of the mission
viii be gone through
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

J was I'm uitf1l state. when my hus-
band. who had been benefited by the use
OF Paine celery compound. urged me 20
try it, In remarkably short time after
/ began taking the remedy I began tax
ing the remedy I began To notice a
change for The better. Before 1 had
taken three bottles 4 was we'll. | con
slider my cure o. miracle. for I had tried
o. great many doctors and different drugs
and spent hundreds OF dollars In vain.
Respectfully yours
MRS. KATE HENNESSEN.
Close. careful observation of great num-
bcrs of cases liko tho above led Profes-
sor Edward T.. Phelps. ST. d., IL. d., OF
the Dartmouth Medical School to the
formation of Paine's celery compound
Tho success of This universally Well
known remedy I'm quickly driving out
disease from the blood and system need
not be rclold to newspaper readers.
pamss celery compound restores TO
healthy state weakened and diseased
nervous system. ono oi the first evil
dences of its huid.ng-up virtue is the
gain in flesh noticeable about The face.
Nieht swcats and nervous twitchings
AFRO thines of tho past. there is great
impr0vemont i'm looks better appetite.
soundor sleep. "a clearer skin and more
REGULAR functions These are few OF
the outward improvements. More AH.-
u0rtant is tho thorough and radical pui.-
fy'rs Of the blood and the regulating ana
buflIng-un of the d.cp-ying nerves an
over the body. There ls nothing h2i1
way or partial in the effect of Paine .
celery compound. IL cures permanently
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
RIchmOnd's Great Need.

LlliOr or Inc Times.
Sir.-I see from tho meetings of the
Chamber of Commerce that new life is
taking hold of the business men Of Rich
mond. While l am not n member of the
Chamber yet / feel much interest In the
workings Of this organization, and, though
l am great advocate Of water power,
beet culture and the like. yet / think
more notice should be taken of the to-
bacco trade. which constitutes one Of
Richmond's greatest industries.
Within the past twelve or eighteen
months several large stemmencs have
been established here. Victorian,
Wright & CO., W. c. Reed, w. a. Smith.
&, Co.. +. p. Wallace. Hugh Campbell *
co. and perhaps others. Now what beno-
ft are all these stemmerics 10 Richmond?
Why. they give employment to at least
one thousand men and women. To the
aforementioned stemmeries add those in
previous operation, and we have some
three thousand men and women employed.
Who are benefited by the wages Of these
people? Why. the retail merchants of
Richmond. What IS the cause Of these
stemmeries being here? Bright, loose to-
baccO, OF course.
Now, why can't all who are interested
In the growth Of our city take up this
most important industry ana push IL 3
All Of the Carolina towns are growing
rich with the aid of bright loose tobacco.
and Richmond can get rich. too, by the
same method If the people will take hold
Of it.
We now have three warehouses here
selling bright tobacco. Why should there
not be more. or, as the southern To-
bacoonist" insists. n $1,000 warehouse.
and as many more as can be MANAGED by
private parties, and let all the merchants
wholesale and retail, take stock ana boom
the market. and the old historic city on
the James will put ON q new garment.
and the result viii be the long-hoped-for
prosperity. rush.
Richmond, Va, Dec. TO- 1901
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
Bail Refused.

Justice Crutchield In the Police Court.
refused 10 bail r. Valbright, the man who
hit William Bggs. a negro. over the head
with "a club Thursday night In y. Dona-
It's bar-room. The injured man sustained
q fracture Of the skull and is at the aims
house.
The row started over a game OF domi-
noes I'm which a s cent check figured.
Mr. George r. Wise. counsel for VAL
bright. will make a motion for bail before
Judge Witt Monday morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

John LYONS. Of Rookland on the west
ern limits OF Wilmington. Del. is a happy
man. Six weeks ago he bought q package
OF smoking tobacco, and IN II touha
card that bore the name ar L2ulse AiS-
lntyre, packer I'm the tobacco factory IN
Between the wonman's name was note
describing her complexion ana age, anu
q statement 10 the effect thaL lhe WIZ
was a single woman and would marry lle
man who found the note II ne was u,ii l...l
rled and matrimonially inclined. Lyons
wrote 10 the woman. received her pl-I-i g
and Is so pleased with her appearance
that he has decided 10 marry her re rs
awaiting a message which is 70 declue
whether she shall come here OF Nn WIFI.
the marriage ceremony SHAH De peilOi III
ed in Louisville
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

lie Spent Awhile Here Last Night on His
WAY south.

Ex-President Grover Cleveland and
party OF fair friends arrived in the city
last night AT 7.iO o'clock en- route from
Washington 10 Georgetown, 5. c., where
the party viii take q branch line 10 a
well-known ducking district They Will
probably remain there about Ten days
shooting ducks before returning North.
The party were travelling in Pullman
private car David Crockett" which was
yesterday afternoon attached i'm Wash
ington TO the south-bOund train on the
Atlantic Coast Line. This car will be de-
tached al Lanes. $. c.. whence the party
will proceed TO Georgetown
When the train arrived last night az the
usual time there were very few more than
the usual number Of people at the sta
zion. Mr.. Cleveland was at supper and
was locked I'M the dining-roOm. RE de-
clined positively 20 sec any Of the repre-
sentatiVes Of the press who sent IN their
cards, sending word that he could not be
disturbed while at supper. II was learned
from another source that the cx-Prasldent
was In fine spirits. and had expressed him
self as much gr9tiiiod with the prospects
of successful ducking expedition.
The train remained here twenty minutes
before proceeding on its way South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
IT ALL COMES FROM FRAUDULENT
ELECTIONS.


From the time the method of controll-
ing the machinery of government by de-
bauching men with money and promises
OF Office was first introduced in The
Times, public morals have been stead
lily declining in this State.
The great body of the people
OF Virginia are perfectly well in
tentloned and honest. Guileless
themselves 1t never enters into their
heads to suspect that any OF their pub
lie men are dishonest. The Times found
out. nearly four years ago, TO its amaze
ment, that the public service in Virginia
was falling into disrepute TO an
alarming degree. and II raised IT'S voice
in solemn warning to the people against
what ii said was coming on them. It's
warnings were unheeded and its counsels
were scoffed at. But even the most In
credulous are now beginning TO see that
The Times was justified in what IL said
and that something must be done 10 ar
rest the course of public decadence, or
Virginia will soon become as badly de-
bauched as some of her Northern sis
tiers have become.
The effectual measure for cutting the
cancer out Of the body polite is TO bring
fraudulent elections to an end. That is
the fruitful source OF all the corruption.
That is the noxious spring from which
all the poisoned waters flow. The man in
Office by fraudulent elections bends all
his energies 10 corrupting everything
that he may stay in Office by fraudulent
al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
United states Prisoners DISCHARGED.

Commissioner Flegenheimer had c. s.
Reagan and James Hill before him yes
terdav. These two men have been In
custody for some weeks on the suspicion
OF having been engaged in robbing cer-
tain Virginia postohices but no evidence
could be obtained against them and they
were discharged.
Reagan went forth q free man. but Hill
was carried back 10 jail 90 await trial i'm
the Hastings Court for causing the death
OF a fellow prisoner IN fight some days
ago. Hill claims that he resented an in
suit by striking his fellow prisoner, who
fell and struck his head against the floor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
Wise Democrats.

"The Virginia Democrats are showing
inst now" said ex-Congress Trigg,
Of that State at the Metropolitan. IL
was gratifying 20 note the heavy vote
by which the resolution 90 discrlmihat e
against the gold men IN The party was de-
feated I'm the Democratic caucus.
such conservatism cannot nelp put re-
enforce the party i'm power. and best OF
all bring back all discordant factions m
TO harmony and unity of purpose. IL IS
gratifying 10 hear Of such prudent action;;
he followed I'm olI those states where. UNI
fortunately, Of late. the party has been
divided. A united Democracy Is lnNinci p
BILE in this country ard the signs or such
a condition are to-day as auspicl9us as
could be hoped or."-Washington POST
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
Supreme Court Of Appcals.

Peticoias U.s.. City OF Richmond Argued
by II. r. Pollard FOR plaintiff in error
and O.. V. Meredith for defendant I'm cr-
TOR and submitted.
Southern Railway Company vs. Torian.
Argued by B. y. Munford Tor plaintiff in
error and william Leigh and Judge W.
r. Barksdale for defendant in error and
submitted.
The next cases 10 be heard arc Sch
meitz Brothers. against Rix * Bentley.
80. &c and Guarantee Company OF North
America against First National Bank
OF Lynchburg, no. q.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11

Editor Of The Times:
Slr.-The Associated Press Of December
9th. in giving the report Of the capture
Of the Jennings brothers. makes the state
nent that they were graduates OF the
University Of Virginia. 4 careful search
Of the records reveals the fact that nelth-
or one Of these men have ever been stu
dents OF the University. much less grad
yates =. T. HAii'lNHhh'
Chairman.
University Of Virginia, Dec. p 1891