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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

The Executive Committee of the King's
Daughters of the city met Thursday eve
ming 40 ihe residence OF fne president
Mrs Ben B. Valentine $50. l0l south
Third street and It's session. largely at
tended was most interesting one. 1t
was decided that instead OF q yearly meet
ing there should De- two general gather
in2s of the Processes i'm each year. The
hrst meeting of this year under the now
regime viii boz held ON the list Of Nay
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

The condition OF Mr. Charles Phillips.
who has been 900 for some time. was
thought 20 be- dangerous at a late hour
last night. lie was very 3d. Air. Phillips
BIS The father of FIR. Charles L. Phillips.
Of the city Treasures office. Mf. Phil
lips has q very severe attack of pueu-
mnnIl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
Brond-Nlreei NIssi0n

There VIII Doe another free lunch given
f0 thc hungry poor Of the city al this
mission ~ east Broad street ON Mon
day night Parties desiring 90 help ip
This good work Will send provisions be-
tween the hours Of and and and 7
j. NJ They will bc given every Monday
ught during this month
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
VII Omen ON the Siyteenlh

The bazaar for tlc benefit Of the Assoc
ciated Hospitals will open on the 10Th
of February at tine Regimontal Armory.
corner OF Seventh and Marshall streets.
Colonel ~ H. Cutshaw. the city Engi-
necr will commence to-day a. get the
building ready, and will finish his work
ir u few DAVIS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
ALMOST A COMPLETE WRECK.
But the Wonderful DR.. Greene's
Nervura Made Him Well.

Charles =. Stevens, South bingham. Y. H.,
saws IL vas Gbout Frustrated IN health,
extremely nervous, limbs stiff IN The joints,
my bowels were blosisd badly. andm breath
iag was terrible. | could not stoop without
losing ny breath In fact was almost a
complete wreck, ana could 20 but little work
OF any End.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
Yours very truly.
CHARLES WARREN.
nrsrlNG1-1suED OFFICERs.


The following distinguished men are Of
ncers Of the Reform club. George ).
Hale president: Nice-Presidcnt. Theodore
LYMAN. Charles Francis Adams. Edward
Atkinson. Cansten Browne John VI.
Forbes. Monfeld Storey. Winslow War
rem. Richard H. Dana. Charles w. Eliot.
Edwin b. Haskell. James }. Myers, Ar
chibald NJ Howe.
Executive Committee. Samuel y. Nash.
chairman. George II. Browne. Francis
r. Sears. +. f. Raymond. John Richie.
William X. Thaycr. 4. Lawrence Lowell,
Walter "A. Page. Albert 5. Parsons.
Secretary and Treasurer. Charles War
rem.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.
Charles II. Fiske. Jr.
The Governor is improving stead
was allie Thursday night TO 80 down
stairs for "a short time. He is I'm hopes
that hc will be well enough 10 accept the
information from Boston. and also 60
deliver au address before tho Sons OF tho
American Revolution. At Hartford Conn.
on the I'D instant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

chairman Of college Committee. Lcxing-
ten. will preside at the conference OF col
lego men .f....-,
large male chorus VI" nf B b. goqa'g a1d
tbcrc yin lao Gc-Del colo singing by Had
don S. Watkins. of Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
Trln.nclcd Rnntine Bn,ine. .

The Executive Committee OF the Baptist
Missionary Society held 3D. brief session
last night at the office " Mr.. Josiah
Ryland. Dr.. the Second Auditor Boa the
Library building. und transacted the
usual amount OF routine business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

Mr.. VI r. Leonard. superintendent of
the telegraph system of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway. and % well-hnOWn
musician IS nm at The Virginia Hospital
lie Is suffering with throat trouble.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

Il commenced TO take DR.. Greene's Ner.
yura blood and nerve remedy, and IL the end
OF one week had lessened IN gTth about my
bowels two inches and now my girih Is i've
inches less, and am able TO do full day
labor. tell You, il it had not been for Dr:;
Grecne's Neryura blood and nerve remedy |
should have been dead before this time, and
can therefore give this wonderful remedy the
highest praise
Il oonsipated. use DR.. Greene's Cathartic
Pills with the Neryura. DR.. Greene, 80 west
l{th ST., New York City, the most successful
physician in curing nervous and chronic dis
eases, can be consulted free, personally or nv
letter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

ruE MI,sTER POLLS.

General Charles j. Anderson exhibited
70 the camp "A photograph copy Of the
roll Of Compony G. 41th Virginia Infantry.
and stated that he thought that the Con-
federate rolls now i'm possession Of ,he
War Department at Washington. D. g.,
could be copied by this process for a
small amount.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

frank Cousins a small white boy who
lives NJ west Cary street. iel on the
iron rails OF the new Traction Company
tracks on Cary street yesterday morning
and received painful injuries.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
NORFoLh cOIriGn pREcKnD.
High Tides PLAY Havoc with the Build
lnc- ON (nbb's Ifland.

CAPE CHARLES. VA. Feb. Tho
eVtrcme high tides OF this week have
washed the shores of Cobb's Island very
badly and wrecked Norfolk cottage, be-
longing 90 Lynchfurg people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

part in the ceremonies connected with
the unvciing of the Grant Monument in
Riverside Park on April 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

MANTON " o.. Feb. 5.-Spccial-
MaXton's cotton receipts for ,he season
have been nearly f.y.. BALES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06

CADEMY OF MUSIC

A CADEMY OF MUSIC.
MONDAY and TUESDAY EVENINGS,
February SIN and 9th.
MATINEE TUESDAY.
the funny comedy
THE NANCY HANKS
with the great company, including lgns-
clio Martinetti. Frank Tanueh.n Anna
BOYD. Carrie Radcliffe. Florence Lillian
Wicks. Riva Gibson. Mrs Frank 4. Tan
nehill, Clayton T.. While George c.
Wclch. and others teS-t
A CADEMY OF MUSIC.
TO-DAY. MATINEE AND EVENING.
CHARLES A. GARDNER.
IN
FATHERLAND
The L,lacs" will be sung ~ both per-
formances by Mr.. Gardner. tes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
Boston January 2'th. 1899.


Richmond. Virginia.
Ny Dear Sir have the honor 10 *
tend TO YOU the urgent invitation OF the
Massachusetts Reform Club 10 become
IFS Guest and TO address the club at
dinner TO be given on Friday February
18th. at Boston The subject on which
tho club hopes YOU viii be willing 10
sneak will be- THE Real Financial Trou-
hles. Grievances and Conditions of the
South, and their Remedy The club
hopes to make during this year 70 special
work upOn the subject OF currency re-
form. and the great need here in the
East IS Information regarding the condi-
tons of business in the South. II is
largely due TO the ignorance OF eastern
business men and politicians that nothing
has been done for the relief Of the South
ON this subject
The club believes that there Us no man
better fitted 10 speak on this subject and
whom u Will ne more pleased 10 honor
than yourself 10 also desires In order
to help ON the work OF educating voters
iu this region. and through them Con-
eressmen. 10 "a realization OF the actual
conditions and needs Of the South. 10
publish and distribute the speeches made
at this dinner
Trusting that We may have the pleasure
OF your company. and assuring YOU of an
audience consisting OF most OF the prom
inent business and leading men OF the
city I remain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
TUE SOrTH'S FINANCES.
Governor O'Terrall Invited TO Deliver An
Address Oh the subject i'm Eoston.

Governor OFcrrall recently received
from the Massachusetts Reform club, Of
Boston. an invitation 10 deliver IAN address
before the CLUB ON the 18th instant upon
fine Real Financial Troublcs. Grievances.
and Conditions of the South. and their
Remedy"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

and provide for his family was per-
fectly true at that time. He had then
reached London after the death of his
daughter in a terribly depressed condi-
ton and in bad health, but he seems to
have thrived on hard work. For sew
eral months Mr.. Clemens and his fam
lily have been living in pretty house
situated on charming square in Cbel-
sea. His book is now finished and the
publisher is on his way from the United
States for the manuscript. Mr.. Glenn
ems and his family leave London at the
end of June to pass the summer in Aus
tria.
The other day Mr.. Clemens dined
with a few friends, including Mr.. Mel
son, the editor of Harper's Weekly, and
the London correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press. Mr.. Clemens hair is al
most white, but his face has a good
color, his eyes are bright and his figure
is upright and alert. He talked most
entertainingly all the evening about
his travels, his book and his experiences
in London. After he left Mr.. Nelson,
who is an old friend of Mr.. Clemens,
referring to the latter, said:
81 have never seen him in better form.
He is far better than when saw him in
New York q few years ago"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
journalism for Lunntics.

In several English lunatic asylums
journalism has been introduced among
the inmates as curative measure, and
the innovation has been attended with
excellent results. Some physicians de-
clare they are indebted to their pa
tients for hints as to the best manner
for treating them. One demented per-
son refused food, and so obstinately de-
clined to furnish any reason for his ac-
ton. In a newspaper article, however,
he wrote: II desire to be buried as
quickly as possible. 1t is monstrous
scandal that l should be compelled to
drag about all over this house dead
and purifying corpse" AS soon as the
bent of his weak-mindedness was dis
covered he received appropriate treat
ment and eventually recovered. Dr.
Andrew Wynter in 1857 wrote of luna
tics that "they are nothing If not crit
ical." and spoke of journal conducted
at Murray's Royal asylum ut Perth. 1t
is said that i'm perusing ONE of their
papers. reader would fail TO discover
n "bee in the bonnet" of the writers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

Windy Gulch. altogether forgetting
its previous spirit of prophecy, turned
with renewed enthusiasm to it's aban-
doned claims, while Col. Meredith was
50 far impressed by the published re-
ports that now he came himself to in
spect his Grubstake holding, thinking
good to clear somewhat clouded title
by relocating the claim, changing u
little the trend of the side lines, which
brought to more acute angle it's cross
ing with the Mascot vein. With the
coloners evident endorsement, the
camp having large respect for that gen
tleman's judgment, however it might
regard his business methods. conf
dcnce grew apace; hardly n prospect
hole so poor that il did not forthwith
odvance TO fabulous value in its owners
eyes, while everybody looked to see
Windy Gulch enjoy an immediate boom.
Put now the autocracy of organized
labor was moved to bring confusion 20
the building hopes Of the camp and in
woke new trouble upon poor Neil.
[To BE CONTINUED
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
SOFT ANSWERS IN EAST AFRICA.
A Few German Words That the DociIe
Native Knows Well.

Native knows Well.
y German newspaper correspondent,
just back from German East Africa,
gives an interesting illustration of the
gentle course of imperial civilization
in that colony. In Dar-es-Salaam one
day he met some small negro boys as
they were going home from school. He
stopped them by scattering few cop
per coins in their way and then pro-
ceeded to examine them as to the
amount of German they had learned.
The examination in part was as follows:
Q.-Tell me a good German word.
a. (from a dozen tongues) - Good
morning.
Q.-That is good; now can you give
me another? A.-Pig-dog.
Q.-But is that good word?
Dead silence followed the inquiry.
Cant you tell me three or four
good words? A.-Beer; dead drunk;
numskull.
Q.-Bravo! Now will you try again
Dead silence, broken e~entually by
the fall of more coppers on the sand
and n scramble, after which the ques-
ton was repeated, with this result:
A.-Forbidden; police; hold your
jaw.
Q.-Can't somebody tell me just one
word more for three coppers? A.
Halt; cattle; blockhead.
That ended the examination, whose
results show, says the correspondent,
how kind is the official hand and how
soft the official tongue that spread
European customs in the dark CONT
ent.-N. Y. Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

The Early Moments of 1897 Made Up
for Past NeElects.

The Early Moments Of 1897 Made Up
for Past NeElects.
Four nights a week and once on Sun
days had Lancelot Gewgaw been pay
ing bis attentions to the pretty Sy-
rasella Floordelee, and there was yet
quite long payroll before him. But
in all that time he had not thought to
say the thing that would have made
him happy. Syrasella was beautiful
being. Her hair was SO raven black
that it left mark on everything white,
which is why Lancelot always wore
colorcd gentlemen's furnishing goods.
Her eyes were like twin comets, rush
ing through space at each other, and
she had many beautiful teeth. Alto
gether she had the proper assortment
of attractions calculated to make her
face thing of beauty.
Lancelot was not a chump, although
he wasn't saying a thing to her. He
was simply lacking in assurance. He
was book agent, but that was his pro-
fession. His almost human ears hung
on either side of his head, tastefully
covered over with real hair, and his
eyes were of the true fioor-walker va
riety. He was no bargain-counter at
traction, but a special Monday mark
down, and Syrasella knew it.
And now they were seeing leap year
go out together. He had talked about
everything except the one dead-easy,
hackneyed, yet never stale subject, and
as the hands on the clock chased them
selves near to IL she grew more and
more beautiful as she seemed to be
nerying herself up to the point of say
ing a few words herself. Suddenly the
clock struck dozen times, and with a
wild cry she cried out, saying: Ian
cclot, why did l lose my chance? Leap
year is gone for eight years!"
Lancelot beat at his forehead with
his clinched fish until the veins in his
neck assumed the proper shade of pur-
PIE. Then, stalking across the floor,
he came back. He knelt in front of
the divinely beautiful girl, whose hair
was making streaks over her gown.
His tone was like the best quality of
honey: "Syrasella, forgive me-"
"Give you what?" she murmured,
coyly, as she swept her checks with
her long eye-lashes. She was that neat
that she swept them every day.
''Give me your heart" he said, in
deep, wealthy tones, and as the whistles
sounded ushering in the new year her
tender Eyes" rose above all the tumult
and two loving hearts gave faithful
imitation Of a dynamo working over
time.-N. Y. World
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

work on the Grubstake claim just over
the hill from the newly Undiscovered Mas
cot, property long docketed in the
colonels mind along with certain other
possessions significantly known to him
self as "yellow dogs
But in mining, perhaps more gen
orally than in any other pursuit, it
IL the unexpected that happens. a few
feet below the surface the Mascot vein,
erstwhile so fair in promise, abruptly
''pinched out" scarce showing even n
trace of mineral, while old miners
looking on declared that the ore would
Eever come in again, however deep Neil
might sink his shaft. His discovery was
simply n pocket" nothing more; and
with heads wisely wagging and many
an assured II told you so" Windy Gulch
veered round to its first opinion of the
ground, leaving Neil to his work alone.
The "tenderfoot" confidence with
which he stuck by the claim came to be
regarded as rather a good joke rs time
went on; but, prone most of all TO adj
mire that quality in man known in lis
own vernacular as sand" the young
man was held in growing respect, the
camp as a unit declaring that he de-
served 'to play in better luck" than
was ever likely to be his share up there
by the old trail.
To Neil it seemed simply inevitable
that he should go on with the work, al
though, with finances presently "down
to bedrock" in the mining phrase. he
struggled against heavy odds. He had
so far profited by lessons of adversely,
however, that he was fertile in contriv-
ance; and when the last slice of bacon
had gone into the frying-pan and the
last stick of giant powder had plowed
up the Mascot shaft to no end but to
increase its depth, in no wise dis
heartened. he betook himself to one of
The neighboring mines, there to ham,
mer q drill for day wages until suffi-
cient fund had been accumulated to re-
new the work upon his own claim. So
for many months he alternated be-
tween the rough lot Of the common
miner and what seemed the even harder
experiences of the mine-owner, until
the numbing touch of despair had slow
ly settled upon his heart and he went on
duly with the work. more from force
Of habit than from any living hope in
the outcome. And then, as though fate
had tried his mettle far enough, he ran
into free gold in such marvellous masses
rs had never been known before in all
the region round.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
EARlE'S SUCCESSOR.
Congressman McLaurin Is Now .
United States Senator.

Congressman John Loundes McLau-
rim, who was appointed to succeed the
late Senator Earle as one of the states
representatives in the senate of the
United States,is theyoungest man in the
South Carolina delegation. He is now in
his thirty-seventh year, and is serving
his fourth term in the house of represent
atives. He represents the Sixth district.
Gov. Ellerbee favored Mr.. McLaurin,
and as he believed the state should have
its full democratic strength in the sem
ate, he has chosen the congressman to
fill the vacant seat. Mr.. McLaurin is a
native of South Carolina. He was edu-
Gated at the village school at BENEFITS
vile, at Warrenton military academy
in Virginia, Swarthmore college and in
the University of Virginia. He stud
led law in the last named university,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

He In Neither Dying Nor Living A
Affect Poverty.

Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain),
the famous American humorist, was re-
Gently reported to be dying in poverty
in London. When informed OF the ru-
NOR he was undecided whether to be
more amused or annoyed; and finally
requested his friends to deny the stories
in circulation regarding his ill-health
and impoverished condition.
The distinguished American author
is now in better health and spirits than
for years. The report of last autumn
that Mr.. Clemens was living in quiet
lodgings and working day and night
at his book in order to pay his creditors
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

Senator ad Interim from South Carolina
and was admitted to the bar Is years
ago at the age of %. His political ca
reer began in 1890, when he was elect
ed to the general assembly of his state.
He next was elected Encouragement,
and very soon after was elected to the
Fifty-second congress. He has never
been defeated since. Mr.. McLaurin is
q brilliant young man and an able ora
tor. He is thorough southerner and
ON uncompromising democrat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
Figs md ThisfIcs.

The Christian should always be found
doing something that the devil don't
want him to do.
When we bring our lives into har-
mony with Gods will, He will see that
our rights are protected.
The man who gets up in the world by
putting another man down, loses more
than he gains.
The devil reaps n sure crop from
among people who expect to become
Christians after they commit one more
sin.-Ram's Horn.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

Archbishop Tait's coachman was q
very original character. One day a cler-
gyman who called at the palace asked
him whether he still had as much to do
as ever. The answer was sublime.
There's always a goodish bit doing,
sir; but it has been trife easier since
we took young Mr.. Parry into the bust
ness" 1t. Rev. Edward Parry had re-
Gently been appointed suffragan of
Dover.-Chicago Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09

rant emigrant laborer by whose side he
toiled. the man in him was but devel-
oping to larger, grander lines. His
horizon had broadened; he had grown
stronger in mind as well as in body,
when finally promotion came and he be-
gan the upward climb of which each ad-
yancing step seemed more favored of
fortune than the last. A chance en-
counter with one of the assayers of the
establishment, to whom he happened to
be of some tritiing service, brought him
into congenial companionship and n
friendliness of great use to him in
material ways. He had taught himself
stenography to beguile the monotony of
his time of strengthening, and now,
through the assayer's influence, he was
given n position in the office; while
through further favor of his friend,
whom he was always glad to help in
work after hours, he was enabled to
study assaying, for which an enthus-
iasm for chemistry in his college days
had so we'll prepared him that before
the year was out he found himself reg
ularly engaged in that pursuit, which
was not only more congenial than office
work, but afforded better wages.
And now for another year Neil had
no thought of complaining, though his
fortunes had come to standstill. A
system rigid as that prevailing in the
army regulated advance TO the higher
Offices in the business, in which rarely
anything but death served as cause of
removal; and beyond the point the
young man had now attained promotion
was necessarily slow. After the hard
times he had known, however, the COM
parative affluence of his present lot
was at first profoundly satisfying, and
he asked no more; but there came day
when the restless ambition of youth
awolle again, insistent, impelling. The
daily round of unvarying duty grew
wearisome in view of the fact that he
could look ahead to no definite advance;
he longed for wider field, for the slim
illus of nearer possibilities; and, as
though fate had caught the unuttered
prayer, it was about this time that
ne went upon the vacation trip over the
Old Silver trail and stumbled upon the
discovery of free gold.
Naturally, he lost no time in begin
ming work upon his mine, with the
sanguine faith of inexperience, count
ing upon immediate flow of wealth;
and Windy Gulch, long since arrived at
settled conviction that the ground here
abouts was all utterly barren, in the
throes of changing its mind was reused
10 such pitch of excitement that the
hills about came to be staked out with
claims and riddled with prospect-holes
until it was all like an unkempt pot
ters' field; while the papers made so
much of the unexpected strike that Col.
Randolph Meredith, reading the account
of it in New York, was moved to wire
his agent at Orodelphia to attend at
once to the long overdue assessment
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
A Distressing situation.

Big Sister-Dick. wish you would go
and get Mr.. Nicefellow glass of water.
Mr.. Nicefellow-Yes, my boy, and
here's dime for you.
Little Brother-Thank you, I'll 60
pretty soon. Mamma said j shouldn't
leave the parlor until she came back.
n. Y. Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
Not All IL Seems.

OF 80 samples of currant jelly an
alyzed by the chemist of San Frrncisco
nine were pure, ten adultcrofed and IL
not currant jelly.