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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

than formerly. II was a long time before
thh most ef1irated ever thought that tno
apparently stupid child and inc az, ~. s,,s
child with headaches was IN rsa,rsd svas
either too ignorant or too humorous W ''H
the true state OF affairs.
BACTERIOLOGl.
The following Is from an euitoIia' ~. 80 ~
eminent medical journal ana .ne ~ his
number OF The Times. In the next aruo'o
on hygiene Il will be completed. 49,
THE discovery Of bacteria anu tneie
place IN biology. the consequeshe ,,.s IN, ,he
abandonment OF old theories ana tnc 80
Enlistment Of new ones. have orSu. 49,.
80 recently and have followed eacn ot ~.
with such rapidly that mucn co s ~ me
exists in the public mind in regard 10 tne
subject. IL Is this confusion whicn p.S-
vents the accomplishment OF the pracu-
cal results which should ensue from snIs
great acquisition TO science Oh 'he v,'T
hand, there exists morbid rear OF sn ~
very name bacteria. on the otner, thste
IS skapticism quite as pernicious. ana IL
may g said In passing that me uh,fIdo,o
statements OF the newspapers are largely
responsible for both belleis. ~ - ~
means OF the medical profession tnt III, Vo'
fusion will be transformed into order. -
clear knowlegs OF the life history OF these
important organisms will go iar 70 RIO tne
public mind Of an unnecessary Anxiety
as we'll as 10 indicate where the rear JAN
ger lies. -. 49,.
III should he generally known that
bacteria are minute organisms oelonging
to the lowest botanic orders tnat eacn
consists OF a single cell. so small that II
must be magnifed 400 or 500 times IN OF.
der 10 be observed: that these plants nave
the nower OF increasing In numoers NeLy
rapidly under favorable condit,ons' 10y 10y
simnlv dividing In two. each nalI pc
coming fully developed organism IKE
the original that these plants ,.d ARE a nSS
so,,,a harmful. that many or these plants
have the power Of taking in s food ane
ivst as the deadly nightshade. planted
in the same soil and inhaling the saise
air as it's cousin the potato VIII convert
its food into poison. while the latter is a
most useful food; that the poisonous sub
stances formed by the bacteria, when
absorbed by the human system. produce
diseasesfi modified, among other ,lSpgs
Inv the intensity OF the poison. the rapidits
Of it's absorption and the location of its
inception" ,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

my Uncle John was noble and dear. !
couldn't pay that price. Perhaps IL Il
carried piece OF bear-skIn In my pocket
II would do just as we'll Poor Uncle
joint No one knows what he suffered
before he was devoured. How big a
piece would you sell me for dolar?'
I'm sell you this bit here If your
only object is to remember your Uncle
John, II win answer as well as q whole
bear. Shall / cut It off?"
MY dear friend" said the stranger,
as he turned on him with trimming eyes.
"a thought has just entered my head.
Perhaps you may feel Ike giving me
something to remember my Uncle John
by? II need not necessarily be a piece
OF bear-skin."
1T could be something else. eh?" que
ried the furrier. who caught on at last.
1T could sir 1 have told you Of my
uncle's fate You know what my feel
ings are. Whatever you wish to give
will always be gratefully considered a
doublessouvenir."
YES. l see. This way. please. Yes,
! will give you something. and here 1t
Is. Take that-and that-and that"
Were those kicks in memory Of my
uncle?" asked the man. as he stood on
the curb-stone and looked back.
"They were. srl'
'"Then ] thank you. sir. 1t was just
as well as If ! had paid ,25 for pair
OF bear-skin gloves. / am ahead-you
are ahead-and all is well. This was a
call on Uncle Johns account. I'll drop
i'm this afternoon and strike you for ten
cents for a nights lodging for myself"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

the famous Damascus blades" The re-
cipo reads as follows:
.'Let the workman be furnished with
a slave Of fair frame. and let the Etho-
man be bound. shoulders upwards. upon
Tho block. his arms fastened underneath
with thongs, and his head and neck pro-
jecting over and beyond the edge OF the
block. Then let the master workman
coId-hammer the blade to thin smooth
edge. Next let II be thrust into fire
OF cedar-wood Goals Until the color OF
the blade becomes red. like the rising sun.
Then. with a quick motion. let him pass
the blade six times. from the hilt TO the
point thereof. through the most 1eshy
portions of the slaves back and thighs.
or a sufficient number OF times to cool II
until the color is purple. Then with one
stroke II will sever the neck OF the slave
and not receive a nick. whereupon IL
may be further cooled in the blood flow
ing from the body
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Musical Recital,

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stayton Thompson,
who are 10 give the public recital at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hail
on Monday evening. come 20 Richmond
with the highest endorsement of the
press and well known musicians. Those
who expect to be present on Monday
evening will undoubtedly enjoy rare
musical treat, as the high character or
the following programme attests:
Part I-Chopin. Valse Brilliante Mrs.
Thompson: Massenet. Fleeing Vision
from "IIerodlade); Old Welsh Melody
All Through the Night; Burnham, Thou
Art SO Like a Flower. Mr.. Thompson;
Raft. la Fileuse: Schumann. Warum.
Abendied. Mrs. Thompson. Nessler. rs
hat NIGHT solen sein; Gounod, She alone
charmeth my sadness from Queen OF
Sheba.') Mr.. Thompson.
Part II-Greig. Norwegian Bridal Pro-
cession. Mrs. Thompson; Haydn-Rect:
"And God said. let the earth bring
forth" (air: Now Heavn I'm fullest glory
shore). Mr.. Thompson Mendelssohn,
opus &c, Mrs. Thompson; Raeckel Happy
Three: Smith. Creole Love Song, MIR.
Thompson; Mazurette. Home, Sweet
Home, Mrs Thompson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

There was an evangelist on the train
who was going to hold forth at Custer
City that night. and among the pas
sengers who approached him TO shake
hands and wish him well was rough
looking old fellow, who said:
I'm also goin to git off at Custer
and mebbe 1 could help you out lit
tie tonight
"Perheps so, was the doubtful re-
ply.
III you wanted me to stand up and
t,-l what the Lord did for me over at
Deadwood 1 should be glad TO do II,
continued the Old man.
what happened over there?'
WALL l was passin through town,
when the sheriff arrested me fur boss
stealth. ! tried to BLUM him down, but
it was no go. He lugged me off to Jail
and said I'd git about ten years.
And did the Lord assist you TO break
out p" asked the passenger rcarby.
"Oh. no. About midnight that night
a mob took me out of jail TO hang me.
There was about a hundred men, and
they was fierce for blood. Nuthn' !
could say had the least effect OF EN-
They carried me along to a tree, and
then stood me up on barl and put
the moose over my head l called upon
Heaven to witness that / was an inno-
cent man. but they hOoted at me.
But they didn't hang your observed
the man who had spoken before.
That's where my pint comes in'
smiled the old man. when All was
ready they gin me three minits TO pray.
/ knelt down on that barl and offered
up sich a prayer as Was never heard
in that town before nor since II just
went right to the hearts OF some OF en-.
and when | was through they SAID
must be an innocent man. a part want
ed TO hang me. and a part didn't but
arter / had prayed agin they TOOK the
rome off my neck and femme go. one
Teller Gin me the boot as | went, but he
VAS a mean cuss and not wuth the mind
in"
"And YOU think the Lord delivered
vou?" asked the evangelist
II know IT. i prayed fur 1t and l got
you were arrested for stealing a
horse. you said?'
Eyes. sir"
But you were an innocent man."
That's where my pint comes in agin"'
laughed the old man. as he rubbed his
hands together. II kin stand up befc re
crowd and show 'em what comes OF
prayer and havin faith"
II don't exactly see"
Don't you? WALL when / was ar
rested / had three stolen bosses out i'm
the hills. and when they let me 20 I
stole another and got away with the
hull four"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
On His nncle,s Account.

he didn't look like man with money
In buv Injuries. but nevertheless. as he
entered tho fur store, ne was received
win tho usual smile and the usual que
.You could make me pair Of bear
skin gloves. l prcsume?' he said. as he
looked about.
"Oh. certainly. i have one of the fin
est skins here ever handled. Bear
skin gloves are going to be all the rage
this winter"
Il don't 10 care for style" said the stran-
ger. as he smoOthed down the CUR before
him. Il want the gloves more for men,
ory's sake than anything else. / I.
Please excuse my emotion. will you? l
never see bear-slCin without having the
tears spring 10 my eyes. Poor Uncle
john wan YOU think IL womanish or
me 10 wcop?'
"Oh. no. sir. Was your Uncle John
and black bear somehow connected?'
They were. lie was one OF natures
noblcmcn. sir, and 1 was his pet nephew.
Have you an hour so spare this morn
ing 10 listen TO my story?"
Wei. hardly. ! can make you a pair
OF bear-slsin gloves for about $25."
MY tnclo Johnny noblest and dear
est Of All uncles. was killed and eaten
by q black bear" said the stranger. as
his eyes filled again. you see why
want the gloves as souvenir OF a de-
parted relative Every time | held out
my hands. / should think OF poor Uncle
John. lie was eaten up so clean they
found only a leg-bone. Excuse me- while
! weep. IL may seem childish. but
can't help it,
do you want pair OF gloves?" asked
the furrier. after giving the stranger "a
full minute 10 control his feelings
Not II s2S" vas the reply. while
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
TRTBUTE TO DIR. UITHERsPOON.
The Ladies of His Church in Baltimore
Honor Their Pastor.

Rev. Dr. Jere Withe-spoon preached his
farewell sermon at First Presbyterian
church. Baltimore, from the text, Luke
xiv. 10: Friend go up higher. lie has
accepted call 10 Grace-Street PresOyte-
Ran church. Richmond
DR. WitherspoOn made no reference 70
the Incidents which led up to his resig-
nation.
Mr.. w. w. Spence. the ruling elder,
smoke OF the resignation Of DIR. Nither-
spoon las sad event 10 our beloved
church. for II Is the first time In its MS
tory OF 1856 years that pastor
has eyer resigned and gone 10 any other
field. IL will be a severe blow TO our
church and a loss to our presbytery ana
20 our community in which he has al
ready won a high place. He has been'
indeed a model pastor"
The lady members Of the church paid
a tribute 60 the personality Of DR.. With
erspoon I'm a letter signed by fully two
hundred and fifty. saying: Your beauu-
full Christian spirit, warm, genial ma
ture. scholarly attainments. gentlemanly
bearing and line delivery have eminently
fitted you for your work. and we wish 10
assure you also that your leaving the
First Presbyterian church comes Ike a
personal Bereavement TO each OF us. DR..
and Mrs. Witherspoon have been present
ed with a handsome testimonial IN silver
10 show the esteem OF their friends in
the churcn.-Baltimore Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Slightly Changed Only.

I'VE had a lady deposltor. whom will
call Miss Sanders" said a receiving tell
er OF bank the other day.
zone day she came in to inform us she
had been married and wished 10 leave
her new signature and have her pass
book agree with her changed condition.
You need not make out new book,
she said, as / have not changed my
name much and prefer my old book; just
make II read Sanderson.'
80 we simply added the letters and
on the book. and the change was COM
plete"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Baroness Bnrdett-C0utts.

The Baroness Turdett-Coutts possesses
am6 ng other honors the freedom OF the
cit OF London, and she can further lay
claim To being a turner. haberdasher.
ani n coach and coach harness-maker.
inGfn uch as the freedom OF the guilds
controlling these trades has been bestow-
e uTor her.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Tempered In Living Flesh.

1t has been long believed that some,
II not all, high-grade ancient tools Of
steel were tempered In human blood. and
discovery made three years ago in
Syria substantiates the belief. In the
remains OF an armorer's smithy was
found parchment written In Syriac
aharacters. giving directions for naskips
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
How lie Henan.

Prot Morris, at the head Of the chemi-
cal department OF Cornell University, be-
gan life as a fireman on the New York
Central railroad. He was advanced 10
be engineer. and then made up his mind
to get an education, which he finally ac-
compNehed. and graduated with honor
at Union College.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30

be cured. Different physicians in Greens.
burg and other cities who attended me- agreed
that my case was hopeless. For three years
fingered in misery, trying different doctors
and remedies. but none did me any notice
able good. Finally my druggist advised me
to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, which was so highly recommended
by newspapers. As a last resort / tried
them, thinking that if they did me no good
death might soon give me relief The first
dose helped me, and with every dose / inn
proved. / took about three boEes and
half and was completely cured, as you sce
me to-day, perfectly healthy and able to do
all my own work."
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are an unfailing
specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica,
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after effect Of Ia grippe, palpitation of the
heart, pale and sallow compilations, that tired
feeling resulting from nervous prostrati0n, all
diseases resulting from vitiated humors in the
blood, such as scroiula, chronic erysipelas,
etc. They are also q specific for troubles pc
culiar to females such as expressions fir-
regularities and ell forms Of weakness In
men they effect radical cure in all cases
arising from mental worry, ovcrwOrk or ex-
cesses Of whatever nature.
These pills are manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. y, and are sold only in boxes bearing the
firms trademark and wrapper at ~ cents q
box or six boxes for $3.50, and aro cr sold
in bulk. They may be had of @ gists
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
$500 IN GOLD BROWNS A NAN.

At the burning Of steamboat on the
Hudson river many years ago many Of the
passengers were drowned. Among the
bodies brought up from the bottom Of the
river by graphing was that Of man known
to have been an excellent swimmer.
Around his waist was q belt containing
nearly $500 in gold. That told the story.
In old and chronic cases Of indigestion
dyspepsia or gastritis--it is all the same)
the sufferer develops a great variety Of
symptoms and often dies-poisoned by the
products of his own torpid and inflamed
stomach His food, instead Of being diges-
ted, and so furnishing strength and physi-
cal substance, ferments and putrefes within
him. The chiefprocess Of life is arrested at
a vital point The more he cats the worse
Off he is And yet unless he can be fed he
must also perish. People do so die, daily,
by thousands, but we doctors seldom have
the moral courage to give the cause its true
name lest we should be laughed at for our
inability to cure so simple thing as indi-
gestion. simple2 Why, it is the capstone
of all complants-and the mother of most
of them $50 writes a famous English ply
sician.
Some of the symptoms alluded to are
these: Loss Of appetite distress after eat
ing heartburn and palpitation giddiness
foul taste ia the mouth the rising of nau-
seous acids and gases into the throat furred
tongue spots before the eyes; uuaceount-
able weariness and fatigue sluggish circu-
laton weakness and nervous prostration
constipation or diarrhoea discolored skin,
etc.
The suffers friends often advise him to
cheer up to throw Off his lethargy and eat
freely. Bad ADVICE. He knows better.
''No," he answers, I cannot; my food does
me no good" He is right. Food now is
gold in the spent swimmers belt.
Take light nourishment, followed imme-
diately by dose of the Shaker Digestive
Cordial new and radical remedy discov-
cred and prepared by the Shakers of Mt.
Lebanon, N. Y.-the essence of medicinal
herbs and plants cultivated by them alone.
Then continue with it, Relieves at once
and soon cures. Pleasant to the palate and
adapted to all constitutions.
Trial bottles-which prove its merits-at
ten cents For sale by nearly all druggists,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
Painting Spells and Dizziness
Follow La Grippe.
We HEAR LESS ABOUT THIS DISEASE THAN FOR
MERLY, BUT IT is STILL VERY PREVALENT.
from nc Nev rra, oroen,6i,r9, md.

A noteworthy instance Of the fallibility oil
even the most szillful physicians is furnished
in the case Of Mrs. J. l.. Smith, Of Greens
burg Ind.
For four years Mrs. Smith was afflicted
with a nervous affection that finally left her
almost completely helpless and which the
physician who first attended her said posi-
lively could not be cured. Subsequently. o
number of physicians in this and other cities,
declared her case to be hopeless.
To-day in spite Of the verdict of the doc
tors, and without their aid, Mrs. Smith is
perfectly we'll. To a NslD Era reporter she
told the story of her extraordinary recovery.
&C. Five years ago / had a severe attack Of
la grippe, followed later by another. Dur
ing the four years following my health
continued to decline, until finally l was
hardly able to move.
After having the grippe" said Mrs.
Smith, " was able to be about for awhile,
and TO do some work. But in a short time
after the second attack, / began to expert
ence nervousness, and often had fainting
spells, my trouble being similar to Mysteries
gradually grew worse, and in q short
while l became subject to such spells Of
nervousness that / could do no work, being
scarcely able to move about the house.
could not sleep and could not eat. / would
lie awake nights, my muscles twitching con-
tinuously My physician called it nervous
ness of the throat and breast, and after treat
ing me for several months said that my case
or any case like mine positively could not
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
Almost sunk bx an Iceberr.

st. Johns, N. f., April 3O.-The
steamer Portia, which arrived here
yesterday from Halifax, saw nothing
of the missing boats of the foundered
valiant while crossing the banks Tho
condition of the four survivors, now al
st, Pierre, continues unchanged. The
physicians are agreed that they were
already Insane when they ate the dead
body of their comrade. The sealing
steamer Walrus also arrived yesterday
almost in a sinking condition. Twenty
feet Of her starboard side was stove
in, and part of the stern torn away
by collision with an iceberg. The Wal
rus had $50 men on board, all of whom
had a narrow escape from DEATH as
for several days the complete collapse
of the vessel was momentarily ex-
pected.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy, fulflls every
wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys,
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passages. 1t corrects inability to hold urine
and scalding pain inpassing it, or bad effects
following use Of liquor, wine or beer and
overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to got up many times during the
night to urinate. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon
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derful cures Of the most distressing cases If
You need a medicine you should have the
best Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and
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ton EVENING HERALD and send your
address to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton
N. Y. The proprietors Of this paper guarantee
the genuiness of this offer
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30

During the winter of 1898, f. NJ. Martin,
of Long Reach West Va, contracted a severe
cold which left him with cough. In
speaking of how he cured it he says 81
used several kinds Of cough syrup but found
no relief until / bought a bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, which relieved me
almost instantly, and in a short time brought
about complete cure" When troubled
with cough or cold use this remedy and you
will not find it necessary to try several kinds
before you get relief. 1t has been in the
market for over twenty years and constantly
grown in favor and popularity For sale at
25 and 80 cents per bottle by Gruhler Bros,
drug lists
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
Murdered in His Crowded saloon.

Chicago, April 3O.-Emil Sohlern, 6
saloonkeeper at 1877 Wells street, was
shot and instantly killed just before
midnight by one of three men who en-
tered the saloon for the purpose of rob-
berry. Twenty men were in the place
at the time, but none of them made
any effort to capture the robbers or
offer resistance, and the murderer and
his companions escaped. The robber,
who was evidently to have gone be-
hind the bar to the cash register, find
ing that Sohlern intended to offer re-
sistance, drew his revolver and fired
at the saloonkeeper's head. The vic
tim died without speaking a word
The police were notified within five
minutes after the murder, but the rob-
bers had fled,