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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

agincd curious shapes in the clouds
that floated high up in the blue vault,
His truant thoughts recalled yellow
covered novel, which he had borrowed
when boy and hidden till he had
read it through. He even smiled rs
he thought Of the staggering hero,
bound and tortured by tho Indians,
yet making his escape Ivy miraculous
fcats of strength and daring. Ho al
most laughed aloud rs he made a
whimsical comparison of the story
with his own condition.
But his strength was going fnst
Great burs of darkness came and
went before his eyes. He had almost
lost consciousness, when he seemodto
see HELENE suddenly appear, with
Scott dimly visiblei in the background
The girl paused a moment. then with
bound like tigress she sprang up
on Stephano, bore him to the ground,
and something in her hand flashed in
the sunlight. Then Lyle felt his head
raised and o handkerchief bound
tightly around his arm.
Several hours later Lyle was reused
from his torpor by tho fresh sea
breeze, and the motion of the little
steam launch which was rapidly max
ing way ont from the harbor to the
great man-of-war in the bay. He
found himself bolstered up on the
cushions, beneath the stern awnings
of the little craft, with HELENE seated
at his side. The light of q deathless
love shone in her lustrous eyes. Scott
stood by the hatchway, looking back
toward the fast retreating shores Of
Greece. Lyle caught the words no was
muttering to himself:
"Yes-had to do it. Girl wouldn't
be left behind--lucky thing l knew
the Captain-big row il they'd found
him before we got of. All on account
of the FOOLS COMPOUNDED enthusiasm
never can investigate anything like q
genuine scholar always puts his foot
in it somehow The White Ele-
plant.
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Sailors Like to Drive Horses.

"Sailor folks are the best customers
for livery stables, said q livery sta
bic keeper to Star reporter, Sin one
respect, though thcy are about the
worst in others. They hire horses
frequently and always pay for them,
but they drive horse very hard.
They never let up on a horse. but
keep him going nil the time. For
years was in the livery business in
Norfolk and Baltimore, ana my GUS
tom was very large from those who
follow the water That explains why
it is that there are more sailors seen
on bicycles in this city than soldiers,
though there are twice IA many sol
diors stationed in and about Washing
ton as there are sailors at the navy
yard. People who reside on Capitol
Hill realize this much more than those
who live in other sections. A'aailor
on bicycle IL just like u sailor behind
dhorsc. 1t is go, go, all the time,
and the faster the going the better.
The only let up is because the rider in
one case tires himself ont, and in the
other he tires the horse out. Wash
ington Star.
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TIE FIRST UMBRELLA.


Just lI7 Years ago Jonas Ianway Car
ried ono In London streets.
The umbrella is u comparatively
modern feature OF European civili2a-
ton.
In 1850 Jonas Hanway, Quaker,
first went through the streets of Lon.
don carrying an umbrella, Three
years from now, in 1900, it will he
meet to celebrate the sesquicenten-
NAL of this most useful Implement.
A this is an age Of celebration it is
aot likely that so good an opportunity
will he missed. Already in London
they are discussing the proper manner
Of doing homage to the umbrella.
Mr.. Hanway was b man Of strong
character, hut it required oil his cour-
age to brave the London crowd with
his strange rain shield The inhabi-
tants of that great metropolis received
him with jeers and oven more sub
stantial marks of disapproval, But
he was imperturbablc, and in conse-
ouencc of his example the umbrella
came very rapidly into general use
Hanway had travelled much in the
East, and there he had noted the
great benefits derived Ivy tho natives
from the umbrclln, both as protec-
ton against tho sun and rain The
East, with its infinitely older civili2a:
ton, had been familiar with this "a
with so many othor useful articles at
time when Europe was in tho widest
savagery.
Umbrellas were known to the Egyp-
tons, and were certainly used oy the
ancient Hindoos. The umbrella il
mentioned in poem of SakuntaIa.
written in tho sixth century, and it
figures in various bas-reliefs among
the Ninovah sculptures discovered by
Sir Henry Layard. The Chinese
"Book of tho Rites of Tcheon," print
cd about the year 800, containing a
description Of veritable CAMP. And
it is on record that when the son OF
the then Emperor Of China was cap
tured in the second Tartar invasion.
ho was made to carry the umbrella OF
the Tartar chief when he went out
hunting.
The parasol was invariably carried
by the high.bred danes in ancient
Greece, and white parapluie was
borne 10y tho pricstesses of the god
dess Athene in the annual Scirophoria.
Tho fashion migrated also to Rome,
where the umbracuum carried by the
women, and even by some Of the men,
was made Of leather, and could be
opened and shut. This fact ia men
toned by Martial, Juvenal and Ovid;
while the latter also speaks OF "a
golden umbrella which warded off the
keen sun."
In Siam the umbrella has always
been regarded as mark of distinction,
and NJ. lie Loubere, in his work on
that country, tells us how the use of
the umbrella was only granted to GER
tain Of the Kings subjects. The
King was invariably protected in his
progresses by an umbrella, appearing
az il three separate projections had
been mounted on ono stick, one over
tho other. Tavernier speaks, in his
"Voyage to the East, of the throne
OF tho Great Mogul being supported
on either side by m umbrella. The
princes Of the Mahratta provinces in
India bore the title Of Chatrapati
Nord of the Umbrella): while in Ava,
to this present day, the title OF tho
ruler ia "King Of the White Elephant
and Lord of the Twenty.four Um'
brellas. New York Journal.
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Probabilities of Hairs Gr0wt tn.

"Did you ever stop to consider, "
remarked talkative barber, "what
would happen to man if nature had
not put O limit to the length Of hair?
You have an inch cut off your hair
In month that inch has returned.
Twelve months make twelve inches
and ten years would make 100 inches
or ten feet. Mustaches and boards
would grow even faster than that IL it
were not for this natural limit. The
facial hair shoots at the rate Of about
an inch and n quarter month. In ten
years man could adorn his face with
O growth that would feaze Chinese
typhoon. 1t would be nearly fifteen
feet long. There are probably dozen
men in the country whose boards
never cease growing, yet even these
do not keep up the ratio in the race
with the years. One man has not had
his beard trimmed in thirty years, yet
II is only twelve feet long. He tried
to raise crop OF hair to match the
beard, but never got beyond four feet
and half. In the average man the
hair grows only q few inches and stops.
When cut close TO tho skin it grows
again. Almost every man who has
used q razor for ten years has lost
twelve feet of beard. His barber has
cut away fourteen or fifteen feet Of
hair from his head. thought to weigh
between twenty-five and fifty pounds.
/ wonder why somebody doesn't make
use Of this waste?"-New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
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A "Toiu Thumb" Train.

An interesting exhibit at the Trans
mississippi Exposition, at Omaha, is
to be the "Tom Thumb" train, 10
called because it is said to be the
smallest in the world II is the work
of a young man without technical train
ing. The engine weighs four hundred
and fifty pounds, and its length, with
the tender, is six feet y inches. The
cylinder is II by inches, and the
driving wheels are eight inches in
diameter. The engine, however, hauls
six observation cars, in each OF which
two children may be comfortably
seated. The entire length OF the train
is twenty.nine feet. Six gallons of
water in the tender tank and five in
the boiler will furnish sufficient steam
to propel it for two hours.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

I last, Scott, we're
o II II o m @ + ic
ground. I suppose
Clytemnestra SUI
perintended the
family washing for
the lordly house Of
Agamemnon down
yondcr at that
brook"
Thus spoke one
OF the two stalwart
and Drowned
young men who
were seated be-
meath an olive tree
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FACES

lights that smiles to
the shadow Of tho the impress OF the
morning,
Shows the outline OF Its fades last.
the
maiden's manhood's
And the prophecy gladn the shadow Of the sadness
To the thougaful that ga lurking there;
acesth are nearest
Them when them the shading the shall be fading
Anna Ocott Commeln
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
Published After Fifty Years.

Christina Rossetti left the MSS. OF
story for girls, which is shortly to
be published under the title Of
Maud" The story was written
nearly fifty years ago, and its history
is given in preface by W. NJ. Rossetti.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

ATurkish turban of the largest size
contains twenty yards of the finest an
softest muslin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24
TIE TlMEs-RlCHMoND VA SUNDAY oU1UprK "a 1877
I r,uae. pssanInl-schumann,. Mss celia

Etude. Paganlnl- schumann). Miss Celia
Minor. .i...-,-ia... s.F5y 4
Mics BESSIE Lee. OF Hanover. will be the
suest of Mrs. Henry Lee during Noyem-
Der. r
Tho Cleveland Plaindealer mentions m
,ts society column very elegant enter
tainment given by Mrs. y. b. Leslie or
cleveland Ohio. in honor OF her guest,
Miss Pearl Bodeker. Of Richmond,
ME- Margaret weddell has returned
from a pleasant trip to New York
Mrs. A. w. Smith. Of Americas, Ga,
who has been the guest OF the Misses
Elicit. left wednesday LOT her nome
Miss Dorothea Lee. OF Hanover, niece
of General Fitzhugh Ice. Is spending the
winter with Mrs. Henry Lee, Of Rich
mond.
Miss Lily Stearns. Of Culpeper. Va, IS
spending the winter with her brother,
MIR. Franklin stearns, Jr. Of south Third
street.
Mrs. Sidney dudley. who has been ex-
ceedingiy IN at the virginia Hospital TOT
some time is much improved and has been
removed to her mothers home on east
Grace street.
Although tho wedding Of Miss Mamie
Lanchorne and Mr.. Robert Shaw Is to ie
very quiet indeed they are paying tn
penalty Of social prominence and popul's-
itv in the direction OF fashionable integ-
est toward them. Wednesday next Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

Mi,s Madge Oimstead. Of Elizabeth. N.
j.. is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Frank
Powers.
Mr. Edward Darlington Mayo is enjoy
ing a pleasant trip North
Mr.. Mason Miller. Of stanton, Va. "a
the. guest of her sister. Mrs. James II.
Anderson.
Mr g. RI. Halves and Miss Katherine
Halves left Friday for Hot Springs Va
Mis-. Ella Moneure. Of Williamsburg. Is
the guest of DE- and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER
Tompkins.
Among the sponsors OF the Grand Camp
who was at the Soldiers Home Friday
was Miss Anne stuart MacgiI. OF Pulas-
k representing James Breathed camp,
g. ", OF Pulaski. OF which her father'
Captain James Macgill. Is commander.
Miss Macgfll Is the grand niece or the
late General J. T.. 3. Stuart, her mother
having been the beautiful Miss Belle
PIERCE a niece Of General Stuart
Miss Macgil is also the president or the
Flora Stuart Chapter. Of the Daughters or
the Confederacy. She Is the guest OF her
aunt. Mrs. S. d. Drewry
Mrs MolIie n. Macgili Rosenberg, or
Galveston. Texas, who was in Richmond
ON visit 70 her sister, Mrs. S. d. Drewry.
OF "Mineola." attended the SESSIONS OF
the Grand camp. and is an enthusiastic
Confederate
She is the president Of the Veuve Jeffer-
son Davis Chapter. Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, IN Galveston.
She is also treasurer Of the State pivis-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

OF tho Virginia State Bar Association Has
just Been ISSUED.


The report or tho ninth annual meeting
Of the Virginia State Bar Association
held at the Hot Springs OF Virginia,
August 3d. an and 5th 1897, has Just been
published.
Mr.. Engeno c. Massle. Of the Richmond
bar. is the secretary OF tho Association,
and is the editor OF the report. which Is
volume y OF the Reports OF the Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Massle has done his work carefully
and we'll. tho volume being the most
valuable one Of the series. and Is, be-
sides. Of great attralctvcness from the
standpoint OF the printer and binder.
It's frontIsplece Is a haif-tone reproduc-
ton OF a picture showing the group OF
LAWYERS composing the Association. taken
al the Hot Springs al this last session
Other half-tone pictures in ms volume
are views an the famous Hot springs %
Virginia. and likenCsses Of the Hon r.
G. Burks. who died last July 10 BEDFORD
and the Hon. John Randolph Tucker VINO
died at Lexington last February.
Living and eminent men are not Tor
gotten for there are half-tones OF the
Hon. William Writ Henry the PRESIDENT
Of the Virginia State Ear Association ana
the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, PROFESSOR on
Jurisprudence, Princeton
professor Wilson delivered the annual
address al the meeting Of the Association,
his subjec. being "Leaderless GoyeFn-
ment.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
BURGLARS ENTERED THE RESI-
DENCE or MR. 4. j.. POWELL.
Mr., Randletts Remains Brought From
salisbury Farmers 90 Discuss sugar
Beet Culture--,outhside News.

lIl- HULL Sc, bLAI1Il BLOCK,
Thieves broke into the residence Of Mr..
A L.. Powell. OH vest seventh street carry
yesterday morning. lhcy erected an en-
trance by breaking open the IiOnl uooI
of tue store next TO his place Ok Dusl-
ness, and over which ne itslucu- VI uSH
bee aWJke yesterday morning ne louud IHo
front door open and on nfesLlBa~l0A nc
discovered that DE had lost one SUIT "a
clothes and au extra coat.
he is satisfied tuaL the burglars were
tramps, as "a number of them were seen
~ his place previous % the robbery.
Mf. KANDLLII , FUNERAL.
The funeral OF the late walter q. RAND
lett Will take place from flith street
Methodist church this afternoon az ;
y clock. Rev. j. .. Babcock, the pastor,
Will conduct the service. Inc Mtermehl
Will be made In lakewood cemetery.
The remains OF Mr.. Kandlett reached
the city a. o'clock yesterday afternoon
on the Southern railroad from SALISBURY
y. c., and were taken ~ the home OF his
brother, Councilman W. -. hduClels al
No. DO Stockton street.
lie was formerly Il resident OF Manches-
ter and moved 10 this CITY when the
shops were built here by the southern
1.aurOad Company. \ snort time since
be was tak ~ sick with pneumonia. Ills
family were satisfied that y would re-
cover from bis illness, but W" days since
he had 4 relapse and died yesterday morn
ing.
no Was AHhyA- III lrAAAl+ anu ia "a
dent worker IN the L.. NJ. &. a. OK Rich
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
The meeting OK farmers interested IN
the frtrOaucuOn OF sugar beets VIII take
pldce az Chester next Wednesday, october
tth, iu the Chester Hotel IL IS an IN
formal gathering AID each and every
farmer Interested in The establishments OF
this industry IS invited TO attend ana take
part ia The discussions. Ihe eltlIcns OF
Chester have generously agreed 10 Iur-
nlsh lunch 10 fhe visetOrs, while the la
dies have kindly volunteered 10 assume
charge OF the arrangements OF this Yea
tufe. ..,....,,.
There was quite an exciting runaway
Yesterday morning. Or. Emily g. itunyon
OF Richmond. WaScn heT way 70 TINS cily
20 attend to her professional calls. WIEN
she had gotten about midway OF the tree
Bridge her horse became frightened al
tho cars on the Petersburg railroad
bridge. .-
took The biz in his mouth and had every
fnIne his own way. Tie tore across the
bridge. down Seventh street t0 Perry,
and then up until he had gotten 20
Twelfth and Perry streets. when Dc was
stoned bv Mr.. Richard Butler. The doe
tor was then helped from hsf Nen l..i, anu
after resting about an nour 20 quiet Aef
nerves and relieve the excitement, she
went on her way. -. .,,..-
Happlly the usgy was heavy affair
ana retarded the movement OF the horse
very much ,
THE HUsTINGS COURT.
The Hastings Court was IN session Tor
a short while yesterday morning.
ON Monday tho case OF I. h Clements
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

slumber Song. WagneD, Miss H. 7.
Meloney.
the suspicious day, and on Tuesday Rev
Hartley Carmichael. Mr.. Moncure Per-
kins Mr. w. II. Jones ana Miss Jones will
leave Richmond l0r "M'mdOr' Mrs
Perkins will make the trip to-rorrOw. on
Tuesday also. Mr. Robert Shaws party
Will pass through Richmond IN "a private
car. On route 10 Albemorle. The party
will include the parc1ts of the groom his
brother Mr.. quincy shaw. his sister,
Miss Pauline Shaw. Alr and Mrs. licWcy
McKane. of Philadelphia. and one or two
gentlemen friends of Air. Shaw.
The ceremony which viii Dee performed
by Rev SIR. Ncivo. rector Of the EpiscO-
pal church at Greenwood and Rev. Hart
ley Carmichael. Will Doe followed hy we'd
ding breakfast Later Mr.. and Mrs.
Shaw will leave Tor Hot Springs. Va.
spending a part OF the honeymoon there
and the remainder at "MradOr
Mr.. a nd Mrs Charles Dana Gibson and
Miss Gibson Will accompany Air. and Mrs
Moncure Perkins back 10 Richmond. and
be their guests until their departure for
Europe some time in November
The committee iu charge OF the opera
20 be presented OH behalf of the Rosemary
Library on Tlursdlv. Friday and Satur-
day of this week. held % final meeting
yesterday at tho residence OF Madame
Guilaume
ia somnambula." with Miss Betty B.
Booker, Mr. Durr0tt Mrs. walter Mor-
Ger Slgn0r del papa. Mo-srs. Clmpobcilo.
and j. l.. Tyler as principals VIII Doe sung
on Thursday evening and Saturday matte
nee. on Friday and Saturday nights,
Martha, with Airs. Lily Urquhart. Mrs.
Durrctt. Capt Frank Cunningham and
signor Campoboilo and lan Pins VIII Doe
rendered. Air. Walter Mercer viii con-
duct while the case and chorus have
worked faithfully D. .s the general senti-
ment that 10 no ore belongs more honor
in that connection Sham Miss Tayiof. the
patient and indefateable accompanies.
She has filled her place az the piano day
after day. never missing rehearsal and
the ladies' in charge are deeply apprecia-
tive. IL H. said that orders for two thea
ire parties. one of twelve and one of
eight have already been booked and that
numbers of others are TO Doe given. 1t IS
desired that as many as possible attend
i'm fun dress and there Us now abundant
reason TO predict full houses each night.
In the FIRST act of la S0mnambula Miss
Booker viii wear beautiful costume of
gray satin: I'm the second and third, white
crepe. Mrs. Durretts costume viii be a
blue velvet. bodice with yellow satin
skirt Miss Lily Urquharts costumes
are said 10 be exceedingly handsome,
and those Of the chorus exceedingly eff
fective. Mr.. Campobelio has been most
successful i'm training his singers and the
publcs opportunity 20 enjoy grand opera
i'm behalf OF the Rosemary IS certain. un-
less an signs fail. % DE one OF which they
will long retain delightful memories. The
opera will practically open the fashion
able season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

From Barton Heights.

Mr., II. G. wilkins made a flying vist
10 the Heights last week.
Mr.. T. j. Langiord has taken possession
OF the Camm property on Monteiro street.
Dr. Paul r. Redd. OF Grafton. Va.
spent few days in town during the past
week.
Mrs. Royce Brady, Of Barton avenue.
suffered relapse on Thursday. Later
reports say she is improving.
Mr. Oscar Farrow, who was visiting
relatives on Barton avenue. returned TO
Williamsburg, his post OF duty, on Tues
day last
The Baptist church will give an en-
trtainmcnt Thanksgiving evening for
children.
The building formerly used by the eoun-
~, at the corner OF Poe street and Hen.
rico avenue. has been converted into
neat residence.
The two new houses IN course
OF erection in Brookland Park arc near
Ing completion, and when finished VIII
be models 81 beauty.
Rev. w. L. CTisman and Mr, A. ,.
Groser returned Wednesday from Bufa-
10. where they attended the convention
OF the 81. Andrew brotherhood. both
are enthusiastic over the charming re-
ceptgon given them by the Buffalo people
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

Col. r. r. w. Duke, or Charlottesville.
who commanded the Forty-sixth Virginia
Infantry during the late unpleasantness,
and who Is I'm the city having attended the
grand encampment' called upon Dctec-
tives Gibson and Han az Police Head
quarters YESTERDAYS morning
These two officers served under Col
Duke. and the old vets told stories OF the
war and fought their battles over again
before an admirug audience.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

IS IN the city stopping az his fathers,
Capfaln James a. Lipscomb.
Air and Ms ". " HOuchers arrived
home Yesterday morning from their we'd
ding tour They visited the prominent
Northern cities.
Mir J. A. Tatum is quite sick at his
home on east Ninth street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24
H,crcle Recovered.

officer Wren arrested negro man yes
terdav named Charles Lewis Gaines.
who is charged with stealing a bicycle
from Mr.. ~ Nj. Nelson. The bicycle was
recovered ana the negro Is at the Third
station
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

Her many friends will be exceedingly
glad 20 learn that Miss Maude Stokes.
whose Illness has caused no little solicit
tude. IS now convaloscing. although slow
Is.
Owing 10 tho heavy rainfall on We'd
nesday. Mrs h. A. Ezekiel postponed her
lecture 20 her morning class until next
week. and delivered only q part Of that
on Currents Events" at $50 =. NJ How
ever the latter was q sufficiently pleasant
promise o. what may be expected dur
ing the winter season. and already Mrs.
Ezekiel Is adding many names 70 the list
Of members IN the class.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

ion for Texas, Of tho Daughters Of the
COnfederacy
Mrs. Rosenberg IS the widow Of Henry
Rosenberg, the late distinguished philan-
thropist Of Galveston. and is herself fun
OF good works.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

Mr.. Henry Lee Valentine who has been
confined TO his room for several days on
account OF indisposiiion Is convalescent
and hopes to be out in a few days. -,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-24

Mr.. J. y. c. Spencer. OF Williamsburg.
tho nr0nrict0r of the famous Colonial nm
OF that old capital OF Virginia. is in
Richmond, az the Jenerson.
comnanv their father, and all came up
TO attend the football game.
Evening journal., 1897-09-14
olive Pecker Murderer Known.

BOSTON, Sept. 14.-The first official
tidings Of the awful tragedy at sea on
the Boston schooner Olive Pecker, In
which Captain Whitman Of Rockland,
Me. and First Mate Sanders were MUIR
dered. came to this city in a letter to
Collector Winslow Warren of the port,
inclosing a copy Of the cablegram from
Bahia, Brazil. transmitted to the state
department by Vice Consul Brice. The
cablegram says that John Anderson, a
naturalized American citizen and stew
ard of the schooner Olive Pecker, killed
Captain Whitman and Mate Sanders
apparently under provocation. In pre-
vious reports the name Of the murderer
has been variously given as Hors.
brough, the engineer; Seaman Lind anc
Peter Thompson. but neither OF these
committed the crime. In fact, there
was no man named Thompson on board
the III fated schooner.