The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-12

would do more Cor honest elections imam
The Legislature had done, the reply came
That 'It certainly could not.do any less.
That reply seemed TO be entirely salts
factory ID our brethren OF the conyen-
tion persuasion that we commend it TO
the esteemed Danvile Register. An OK
fra session would certainly do no less
for constitutional revision than tlc reeu-
Jar session did.
is the Register answered?
With the aid of new machinery 500 men
now turn out as much work i'm o. day IN
C"arnegie's Edgar Thompson mill as 400
mon did 81 few years ago.-ENchanee.
With improved machinery the price Of
labor is "cheapcned mechanics become
idle and the cause OF The hard times
is moro fully explained .-Sunoik Herald.
Is that sol? We had been led by our
contemporary TO believe that the hard
times We're due entirely to the great
crime Of 1873 d.
There has never been any doubt that
when people were dancing together
pixie" or yankee Doodle served
equally as well.
!. Chicago cemetery has gone into the
hands of a receiver. We hope it may not
prove q dead loss.
A box Of condensed milk costs Si i'm
Havana. but the dispatches at the time
said Wcylor had MIXED that place dry.
Wanamakcr has again consented 20
lie a. candidate and prosperity is ahead
for the "burgcoise and the men in
blouses.'
An Illinois educator has declined the
sup~crintcndency of the New York schools.
The dismissal of a young lady teacher
for playing cards with her pupils is going
to make it hard for New York TO catch "a
Western man.
Judging from her story married life
did not net Mrs. Gross much happiness.
1Ir. Colein proposes to show the wheel
men tnot he is something Of a scorcher
himself.
The gentleman who was looking after
the delivery of voters does not seem Co
have taken ont a license for the transfer
business.
From The preparations being made for
the launching it is not unlikely that We
win turn loose a few birds at Newport
News ourselves.
The carpet trust is just waiting to
be noorod.
Rudyard Kiplinss latest poem IS entit-
led The Feet OF the Young Men but
is absolutely worthless as far as any
method of relief from narrow patent
feathers Is concerned.
Senior Polo Barnobe has arrived, but
he will find that we are not in d humor
for that game now.
The government might herd its reindeer
until next December when they will
greatly ado to the interest Of the cheer
Jul Sunday school Santa Claus.
The pennant predicting contest will
open up I'm a very few days now.
President j.. benjamin, Andrews adj
viscs young men TO avoid Journalism as
a profession. R@escuering and diving
are really what they should practice in
connection with am ordinary newspaper
job.
The startling information comes up the
river t.at fish nave commenced running.
The political pot has reached the stage
where it boils over and scalds something
almost every night.
We stnl insist that the man is an artist
vino can draw three queens to a small
pair.
They VIII hardly De able TO utilize Rev.
Leslie Cook for the sunday services at
the penitentiary for several months at
least.
Can't Stop Her.
Woman is illogical: she always takes
the cork out OF q bottle by pushing it in.
Chicago Record.
At Loggerheads.
Lady-Now that YOU nave partaken of
a good dinner, are YOU equal TO the task
OF saving some wood.
Tramp-Madam. equal is not The proper
word; I'm superior to ~it.-Chicago News.
Never Put q Hair in the Way.
"Fweddy. why don't you let your mus
tache grove
why don't I let It? Good heavens.
dean boy. l do, but it wont"'-Chicago
Tribune