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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

A LARGE Number ol Richmond People
Yyilf sec mckinley Take his seat.

WIZ see Mckinley Take uis seat.
Every outgoing rrain ye .erdav was
crowded with persons bound for
Washinatou 20 attend The i9augu-
ration. aud this morning many
.,lo,.f. Mil i0ln the throus. Among those
VINO viii tafe ln the imposing ceremOn.
ara "a number OF members OF the City
Council and ON account OF their absence
the meeting OF Committee on Grounds
and Buildings and Rcurenchment and kc-
for,o which WAS scheduled 10 take place
tonight. have been postponed until next
week.
sron al indications the prospects are
that the attendance upon the inausurA-
,ion VIII equal. if not exceed, tnat Or
former years.
A defachnent Of the First Virginia
Regiment let on a special train. Via the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

dark visaged hlibusters crowded the ,,,,,o. iau,
rada's deck. and taunted the ue'sC'.seS
with jeerng remarks. The Lauraua ~e'
seven miles outside the three-nliie Hinl''
and her men knew that the llnAet 'onS o
had no authority 20 arrest or poaro 1ne
vessel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

LONDON, March 3.-The election TO MI
the seat in the House OF Commons Tor
the Halifax district, made vacant by the
retirement OF Mr.. William Rawson shaw
OiberaD. was held to-day. and resulted
in ne return of Alfred BillsOn l.iberaD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

can work at viii, because there are no
chaineanes herl-an institution lhtL tHty
dread more than confinement in Jall.
ln many particulars iAts- .o,a i,,.-i H. H.
cofI y,e.rI.r comes they go into tncir
winter quarters. and erect huts Tor theme
selves. which they cal camps. During
the dav lhey spend the time in sleeping.
Al meht each mau sets out ana husllt5
for food for the next day, or anything
else that may come their way. There
are from four 10 eight men io eacn az
these cumrs. and one is always lett ON
guard when thc rest are away. This
army of tOuehs is one of a most cos-
mopolitan make up. AS fast as one gang
of Them leave for new regions tleir places
are filled hy fresh recruits.
TIE SAME OLD STORY.
They an had tho same tale Off hard luck
to tell yesterday Dut c. work. no
money and no friends. that was the
general excuse bul they We're all able-
bodied men. and there was about them
that dis,aste for honest labor tlat one
naturally aciatns with tr.mUe
Every nationality was represented
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04
RANGE OF rnERMoMErER.

The following was the range OF tue
,hermometer al Tho Times office yester-
dav. % A. NJ. 81: Il NJ. 60: 3 l.. 81. 80;
p. NJ. S5; sP. NJ. G.. u NJ, W. Average.
s. 2-x ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

ornor. these mon. and nearly cFcry proc
fes-ton and trade. with one exception.
these men were Of the lowest order OF
humanity and intelligence. ineir cloth
ing. which hung about them IN rags ana
shrcds. was extremely hltny. Their
faces apd hands were covered Win art
ana grease.
THEIR CASTLES
Camp No. 1 was-the nrst place that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04
THE OTHER FELLOW.

When asked about tho recent hold-ups
in tho city. every man was willing 90
swear that IL was thu men OF the other
camps who were doing g.
i found one fellow IN Camp No. 3 who
had been o soldier in the United States
Army. He enlisted In Chicago. and
served at Fort Sheridan. in the Fifteenth
Infantry. lie got his discharge and took
10 tramDing.
was reliably informed that the county
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

lcontinued on Second Page.l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
LOST TIME AND MONEY

Pm dumped" announced veteran
Of the turf as he came in from the
races the other day. 81 call myself in
here and now [ want to lend what lit
tie | have on a twenty-year, iron
clad, alright mortgage, so that
can't touch anything but the interest
for the next twenty years. Somebody
get me to the hotel before I buy
stuffed watch Or an 1896 newspaper"
What's the matter. Charley, been
robbed?"
Robbed! No necessity of robbing
me. L give it away; force people to
take it. I won't let 60 of them till
they get some Of my wealth [ thought
thee hours ago that [ could fool
ligh,- Ag- rod agents and bunco eX.
perts. Now, I wouldn't invest in
new hat with out employing counsel.
You know that diamond studded watch
I had? [ got it on a snap, but it was
worth $3.50, and cheap at that. You'll
notice that my front is not decorated
with that heavy chain or the charm
that cost me cool $780,
Don't begin chaffin' me now. I
throw up both hands. I don't know
enough to pass a kindergarten exami-
nation I had it before that mile race
opened. Some old jayhawk in over
alls, the rear half of his hat rim
dangling about his neck and his
eyes twinkling through a pair of
green goggles, remarked to himself
that he'd bet So none of them ratty-
lookin' critters could run a mile less'n
three minutes Of course I went after
the two and let him hold the stakes.
He was so nervous for fear he would
be cheated on the time that | handed
him watch, chain and charm, telling
him to take time for himself. In the
excitement of the finish, while [ was
swinging my hat and mentally figuring
my profits, the granger disappeared.
Yes, there are officers after him, but
you may be dead certain that he's
down town here somewhere dressed
like a dude. Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
THE OUTDOOR WOMAN.

1t was doubtless a happy reaction
which took place last year from the
epidemic of boomers to more grace
full and becoming cycling dress, which
included a skirt among its component
articles. Most people were we'll pleased
with the change, and the costume now
worn by the better class of women
riders stands as quite triumph in
evolution. The skirt is six or seven
inches shorter than that of a street
gown, and this length has been found
to meet all requirements as to ap
pearance, comfort and safety. But ]
should like to say that there is a
little tendency now among few peo-
pie to go over to the other extreme
and to wear on the wheel, as is COM
monty done in England, & skirt of
ordinary walking length. Nothing
could be more foolish than such
practice, the dangers Of which have
been set forth time and again, in &C
cidents Of various kinds. IF English
women choose to take such risks, that
is no reason why we should feel
obliged to initiate their recklessness.
Keep the skirt at the sensible, COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
To be Continued.
A YARN ABOUT DOM PEDRO.

Dom Pedro, the last emperor of Bra
I'll, was a man of practical turn of
mind, as the following story told of
him by Spanish newspaper well il
Illustrates: He once gave an audience
to a young engineer who came to show
him new appliance for stopping rail-
way engines. The emperor was
pleased with the idea, but wished to
put it to a practical test. Day after
ton orrow," said he, ''have your engine
ready. We will have it coupled to
my saloon carriage and start When
going at full speed l will give the
signal to stop, and then we shall see
how your invention works"
At the appointed time all was in
readiness. The emperor entered his
carriage, the young inventor mounted
his engine, and on they sped for sew
era miles as fast as they could go.
There came no signal, and the young
engineer began to fear that the en-
peror had fallen asleep. Suddenly the
engine came to a sharp curve around
the edge of cliff, when, to his horror,
on the track directly ahead of them
the engineer saw a huge bowlder. He
had just sufficient presence of mind
to turn the crank of his brakes and
pull the engine up within a couple of
yards Of the fatal block. Here the en-
peror put his head out of his car win
dow and demanded to know the cause
of the sudden stoppage. The engineer
pointed to the rock, and, much to his
surprise, Dom Pedro began to laugh
Push it to one side and go on" he
said calmly The engineer obeyed
and kicking the stone, was still further
astonished to see it crumble into dust
before him.
1t was nothing more nor less than
a block Of starch which the emperor
had made and placed on the rails the
night before Harper's Round Take
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
HOW TO SLEEP WE'LL.
Bee Should be Inviting with Fresh
Sheets.

/ Many people complain of restless
nights, and yet they do what thew can
TO murder sleep" To a great extent
sleeplessness is caused by oyeractivitv
OF the brain at night, declares a writer
In American Queen. The tired brain
can not throw off the thoughts caused
| by work and the attendant fatieue II
IS a good plan to indulge in some light
/ recreation for a little time before re-
tlrlng, so that the brain is released
from the tension. Some physicians
nave declared that a good deal of the
/ prevalent insomnia is the result of an
unconscious craving of the stomach
for food in persons who have been
frightened by the old tradition that
eating before sleeping will produce
Indigestion, nightmare, and general
restlessEesS. 1t is not wise to 60 TO
bed with the stomach loaded, but it is
now considered one of the best aids to
rest to partake of some light and
pleasant refreshmCnt. A bowl of beef
tea and a biscuit; a glass of milk and
cracker or two; light sandwich: a
glass OF eggnog; a milk punch; a lit
tie brandy and water; a glass of lemo-
made often induce peaceful slumbers
Seml-starvation at night is frequently
the cause of Nightmares, bad dreams.
and wakefulness.
The bed should be inviting. with
fresh, crisp sheets, fragrant with the
odor of lavender, or rose leaves. and
the pillows stuffed with feathers,
should be covered with linen. The
counterpart should be removed, the
sheet turned neatly over the warm,
light blankets, and a down comfor-
table placed within easy reach. Guard
against sleeping under heavy bed
clothing; this prevents ventilation.
and the perspiration. not being able
to escape from the body. returns again
and is reabsorbed by the skin. AS
rule, people are afraid of the night air
entering their sleeping apartments
but nothing is more important to make
one sleep well than a good current Of
fresh air, and nothing more detrimen-
tai than breathing the old dead air
again and again.
Few women value and appreciate the
necessity of a night toilet. The hair
should have the hundred strokes IF
the brush, the teeth careful attention.
the mouth we'll rinsed with myrrh
water, Or listerine and water, and the
hands carefully washed and annointed
with cold cream, which will keep them
soft and white
Night is the time to take q warm
bath, and this is also an air to sleep
for the steaming and rubbing produce
fatigue. Night is also the proper time
to take a facial steam bath, after
which little cold cream should be ap-
piled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The statue of Liberty II New York
harbor is going to have I thorough
scrubbing with sosp and water
A returned European tourist who ar
rived in New York last week, gave Up
his clothes to the government, rather
than pay the excessive duty assessed
on them.
A young woman has applied for a
pilots license to run 4 small steam
boat on the Harlem river above N~s
York city. She boasts Of Il thorough
knowledge of iaop sea navigation.
A young wonal has received the I'M
usual honor of the freedom of q Lon
don guild. She is daughter of LORD
Amherst of Hackney, and, having
written a history of gardening in Eng
land, has just been thus honored by
the Worshipful Company of Gardeners.
The Palais de l'Industrie in Paris,
which is now being torn down to meke
room for the new buildings for the
exposition of 1900, was built at the
time of the exposition of 1855, and
was first used for that, although it
was built for another purpose as a
private undertaking, the London Crys-
tai palace serving as the model. The
ground on which it stands is to be
traversed by a magnificent avenue,
leading to the new bridge over the
Seine that is to be named after the
car.
In some places in Spain, among
them Vergara, where Coli was gar
roted, all old custom prevails Of i'm
medtately after the execution arresting
the executioner and charging him with
murder before the court Of justice.
Eyes, I killed man" answers the
e. ecutioner, but | did it in the name
of the law, for the benefit of society,
and in obedience to the commands
of your honor" Then the court dis
charges him, saying that justice has
been done.
A. E. Collins, city engineer of Nor
wiCh. England, has patented a novel
voting machine. A row Of boxes, each
bearing the name of candidate, is
supported on a frame. The voter
thrusts the ballot, which is Of card
board, into a slot in one of the boxes,
without marking or folding After
few seconds it falls into a glass. The
official on the other side is unable to
tell by which route it entered, or how
the man voted. Within the slot, in
each ballot box, type and an linked
roller point number on the hack Of
each ballot. Thus a party's vote is
counted as it is cast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
BOSTON BROWN BREAD.

In her cooking lesson in the Ladies'
Home Journal Mrs. S. T. Rorer writes
of Breads and Bread-Making, and
gives this, her favorite, formula for
making Boston brown bread: Mix
two cups of Yankee rye meal, one cup
of granulated yellow Indian meal, and
one cup of whole wheat -four. Add a
teaspoonful of salt, and sift. Dissolve
a level teaspoonful of soda in about
two tablespoonfuls of warm water;
add it to one and a half pints Of thick
sour milk, or buttermilk. Then add to
this one cup of nolasses. When thor
oughly blended pour it over the dry
ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour
into a creased two-quart brown bread
mould, put on the lid tightly and steam
&C ntinuously for five hours. Lift the
lid, allowing the bread to cool, and
at serving time bake for thirty min
utes."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
POLITENESS AT PICNICS.
Also on Occasions When Indoor Rather
Than Outdoor Discomfort Reigns.

A valued correspondent asks us to
tell her the etiquette Of a picnic. On
its face this looks a superfluous ques-
ton, for if any social meeting can
dispense with ceremonial, surely it is
the free-and-easy open-air gathering
known TO US as picnic" and desig-
mated, with some terseness, by the
natives OF India 9 puggie-khana. or
mad dinner"
The natives, be it understood. can
not see the true inwardness OF a meal
partaken OF in discomfort, when tn ere
are nice tables and chairs only wait
ing to be used in the Sahiblogs'
houses. However, this is by the way,
and thinking over the etiquette of a
picnic, it occurs to me that nowhere
else can perfect politeness be so well
called into play.
Pol1teness is easy when there are TO
discomforts to try its quality; man
ners made in Germany soon show
the base metal beneath, when the I'M
comfortable little contretemps inciden-
tai to picnics take place.
At the very outset there is the uUes-
ton how the party are to reach the
scene of action. The hostess marshaIs
all her forces and assigns to them
their several places in brake. or
Wagonette, or boat
She will do this to the best of her
ability, but if, by mischance. she send
you off among a number of old ladies
and old men, rather than with tie
young people of the party, do not visit
your natural disappointment upon the
poor unoffending old creatures by
sitting gloomy and morose, Or by find
ing fault with everything that is
said or done. 1t is not good breeding
that; it is not even a fitting assertion
OF your dignity, since the only one who
is IN fault, i. e., the hostess, is not
present to note your indignation.
If only the younger generation
would realize how much politeness
means to old people, who, heaven
knows, are too strongly possessed
with that heart-breaking and wholly
needles fancy that nobody wants them
or cares about them, how much hap
pier the poor old creatures would
feel.
Should young girl be obliged thus
to accompany her elders, it would be
a sign of the politenes that goes deeper
than the skin # she were to do her
best to make her companions comfor-
table and interested. Casual little acts,
such as the raising of a cushion. the
opening of an umbrella for a matron.
mean far more to her than the younger
generation think.
The knowledge will come to them
only when they, in due season, grow
old and tired, and little kindness
make them realize, with Joy, that they
are not considered bores and incum-
ORANGES by the Impotence of youth
At the picnic itself occasions are
sure to arise when courteous assis-
lance can be rendered to some member
of the company. A girl who carries a
needle and thread in her pocket, which
she willingly uses to mend a torn
dress, or repair other accidents in
separable from picnic, will surely
earn the thanks of her friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
NO LACK OF FUEL.
Lord Kelvin Says There is More Coal
Than Oxygen.

The lecture by Lord Kelvin on The
Fuel Supply and Air Supply of the
World was the most interesting fea-
lure OF the convention of British scien-
lists ID Toronto. The information was
impaired that people need not be soiic
ltous lest the fuel supply should give
out. Following is Lord Kelvin's con-
| densation of his own lecture:
All the known fuel on the earth
Is the residue of ancient vegetation.
One ton of average fuel takes three
tons of oxygen to burn it. therefore
its vegetable origin, decomposing car
tonic acid and water, by power of sun
light, gave three tons of oxygen to
our atmosphere.
Every square meter of the earth's
surface bears ten tons of air, of which
two tons are oxygen. The whole sur
face is 124,O00,000 acres, or $40, 900, OOO.-
0O0,0OO of square meters. Hence there
are not more than $4,000. 900 900 900
tons of fuel on the earth. And this
is probably all the oxygen of our at
mosphere that came from primevaI
vegetation. The purely available coal
supply of Great Britain (England and
ScotlanO was estimated by the coal
supply commission of 1881, which in
Guided Sir Roderick Murchison and Sir
Andrew Ramsay among its members,
as being one hundred and forty six
thousand million TONS This is ap-
proXimately siX-tenths of ton Ter
square meter of area of Great Brit
ain. To burn it would take one md
One-eighth tenths of ton of oxygen.
or within two-tenths of a ton of The
whole oxygen of the atmosphere rest
ing on Great Britain ENGLAND and
ScOtlarI). The commission estimated
fifty-siX thousand million tons more of
coal as probably existent at present in
lower and less easily accessible strata.
1t may be, therefore, considered as al
most quite certain that Great Britain
could not burn all its own coal with
it's own air, and therefore that the coal
of Great Britain is considerably in
excess of the fuel supply of the rest
of the world, reckoned per equal areas,
whether of land or sea-"
Lord Kelvin set his hearers minds
at rest. He told them that it was
extremely probable that the oxygen
would run out before the coal. AS
there would not be much use for coal
if oxygen ran out, the race need not
worry about the fuel supply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02
CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN ALASKA.
Good Work of the Sisters of st. Ann
on the Yukon.

The foundation of the Catholic mis-
sions on the Yukon in Alaska dates
from 1886. The fathers entered the
Yukon valley by way of Juneau and
first settled at Nulae, where a small
day school was started In 1889 a
new site was selected lower down the
river and called Holy Cross mission.
This is situated about $50 miles from
the mouth of the Yukon. Four sisters
of ST. Ann arrived and a boarding
school was started, which has proved
to be most satisfactory. All the ira
ders along the entire river awaited
themselves of this opportunity to send
their children to school. Soon about
40 girls and 80 boys were collected.
Several of these were very young.
some only three to four years. The
majority remain all the year. Only a
few of the children of traders 20 to
their home during the vacation season.
With the increase of pupils extra help
was needed and seven more sisters
were sent up. The girls are taught
how to sew and make their clothing
and also instructed in the native fur
work, boot-making. ETC.. by an Indian
woman who has been with the sisters
from the start. The sisters cultivate
large garden, which produces pota-
ties, turnips, cabbage, cauIidower, rad
lshes and carrots. Experiments with
the vegetables are made and a large
variety Of hardy flowers have been
raised with great success. The fathers
have also an extensive garden. One
year one entire acre was planted with
potatoes. Timothy has been intro
duced and its prospects are most favor
able.
The garden work is carried on en-
tirely by the children. The natives of
the neighborhood begin to show some
little interest in gardening, but as yet
none have acted ON advice to attempt
a garden for themselves. They have
coined a word meaning big leaves
by which they designate cabbage, and
are yet resting after this first agri-
cultural effort. AS an object lesson
for them the fathers transplanted a
number of wild raspberries and cur
rants in corner of the garden and
hope to improve these fruits by cul-
tivation.
The children are taught to read and
write and the simple rules of arith-
metic. They all, as rule, write very
beautifully and also readily learn
drawing. English is always spoken,
and in a very short time there will
hardly be found village on the Yukon
where a few English-speaking young
people are wanting. In connection
with the boarding school at Holy
Cross there is also day school. This
is held in distinct building and is
for the children of the adjoining vii
lage. The average attendance is about
30, and a number of women come very
regularly. These receive a lunch Of
bread and tea in the middle of the
day Last year a school was started
in the Delta region for the benefit
of the coast Eskimo. Four sisters
have charge and the routine, etc, is
carried On exactly as at Holy Cross.
There are two villages situated about
40 minutes walk from the school and
the children come with great regular
ity. Only few as yet have been ad-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02

You Americans" said the fntelli-
gent foreigner, ARE such a migratory
set
1T is all the fault of the women, .
said the native They want to move
to some town where the exact year of
their birth is not known"
"HawI" said the intelligent for
eigner, as he got his commonplace
book.-Indianapo Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02

mitted as boarders, for experience
teaches il IL better 10 Keep Cnem for
a while on probation as day scholars.
The Eskimo are most devoted parents
and 10th TO surrender their offspring.
When little by little they see the ben
eft their objections fade away-Cath-
Ollie Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-02

irritable and pretty length, which is
a. present the most common one, Or
prophecy-we shall have a
most unjustifable relapse to the
boomer fever.-Harper Bazaar.