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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
A PLAGUE OF The NIGHT.
TCHrNG PILES AND OTHER RECT Al
TROUBLES EASILY CURED BY A
NEW AND SAFE METHOD.
A Remarkable Number of Cures Made By
the Pyramid Pile Cure.

About one person in every four suffers
from some form OF rectal disease. The
most common and annoying is itching
piles. indicated by warmth. slight moist
ure and intense. uncomfortable Itching in
the parts affected
The usual treatment has been some sim
pie ointment or salve which sometimes
gives temporary relief. but nothing like a
permanent cure can he expected from
such superficial treatment
The only permanent cure for itching
piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile
euro. not only for itching piles. but for
every other form OF piles blind. bleeding
or prOtruding. The first application gives
instant relief and the continued use for
a short time causes a permanent remov-
al OF the tumors or the small parasites
which cause the intense itching and dis
comfort Of itching piles.
Many physicians for a long time sup
posed that the remarkable relief afforded
by the Pyramid Pile Cure was because it
was supposed 10 contain cocaine opium
or similar drugs. but such is not the case.
4 recent careful analysis Of the remedy
showed il 10 be absolutely free from any
cocaine opium. OF in fact any poisonous,
injurious drugs whatever.
For this reason the Pyramid Pile Cure
Is probably the only pile cure extensively
recommended by physicians, because IL is
so safe. 50 prompt in the relief afforded
and so far as known the only positive
cure for piles eXccpct surgical opera
lion.
IN one year the Pyramid Pile Cure has
become the best known. the safest and
the most extensively sold Of any pile cure
before the public.
Nearly al druggists now sell II at 5Octs
and 81 per package.
Address the Pyramid Co. Marshall.
Mich, for book on cause and cure for
piles and also hundreds Of testimonials
from all parts of the United states.
II suffering from any form Of piles ASK
your druggist or package OF Pyramid
Pile Cure and try q tonight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
Executive Clemency.

Governor Tyler yesterday granted
pardon to Henry Robinson VINO was
sentenced in July, 1895. In the Oouh'y
Court OF Clarke county 10 fourteen years
IMPRISONMENT in the peniteh'lsIy l
committing d felony. Ihe paluon w.
,,rdre the Commonwealtks Attorney
and a majority OF the Jurors. who stated
tina, Robinson did not have q far ulai
on account OF the excitement which pre-
vailed at that time in the county :.
Governor Tyler also removed inc pom
teal disabilities Of Samuel Abrams OK
this city and c. NJ. Hite. OF SHENANDOAH
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
Wortbv Cases for Help.

At a meeting OF Pawnee Tribe or Red
Men on FRIDAY night last, TWO families
living in the East End were reported az
being In very destitute circumstances. anu
me TriDe resolved TO investigate the mat
Tor and render such assistance as they
could. Investigation has proven these
cases TO be extreme ones. ana those INA
are most worthy OF assistance. Any GU
i1ene who NAV desire 20 participate IN
~ ralief Of these unfortunate ones can
90 so bv sending either contr Dutlons OF
money or provisions TO w. II. Mullen, III,
Venable street. or place OF business, IT,!
,,n,,eved Ia the needy ones. Any VINO
NAV prefer TO visit and assist them IN
person can get their names ana addresses
from Mr.. Mullen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
To Help Cuba,

Governor Tyler has received the fol
lowing telegram.
Governor J. H. Tyler:
Central Cuban Relief Committee sp-
pointed by President Mckinley urges
upon your Excellency. tho immediate
formation OF efficient committees for the
collection OF funds, food, clothing and
medicine IN your state FOR Cuta's starN-
ing people To be transmitted iree 10y
this committee 10 Consul-General Lee,
Havana.
May We depend upon your hearty CO.
operation2 Wire answer.
STEPHEN +. BARTON.
Chairman.
Governor Tyler IN reply telegraphed
10 Mr. Barton that he would form such
committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
SHE DRANK CHLORoFoRM
Etlmonia williams Ties TO End Her Life
By Taking Poison.

Edmonia williams T.ies TO End Her Life
by Taking Poison.
A white woman. giving her name as
Daisy Ray. who seemed about thirty
years OF aye. although she AYERS 20 have
seen iOry-threc summers. tried 10 commit
suicide by swallowing chioroform at her
lodging house No. 10 north Twenty-sec-
ond STREET, about 5.D O'Clock yesterday az
ternoOn.
The Old Fortune call OF gentleman ar
the house seems 10 have been the means
OF saving the wOman's nle. lie was an
Insurance collector and receiving no am
swer TO his knock went TO the rear door
when some one invited him to enter.
He found the woman lying upon the
he'd She 10 id him casually that She had
swallowed al ounce and half OF lauda-
mum. and that she wanted 70 die. she
hoped IL was TOO late for tho physicians
The collector hurried out Of tho house
and telephonec FOR the ambulance. which
arriving quickly with Dr. Nuchols IN
charge, brighteHod the hopes OF saving
DR. Nuchols gave the customary treat
ment and relieved her from the POISON
which he decided was chlorotorn-
I'm the anticipation OF dying she stated
that She wished her trunk ana contents
TO boz given 20 her daughter ~ inc Fps
copat Asylum and that her other eI-
fects were 10 be dl5triouNIu "''vH5 '"0'0
who assisted her ......,.
that she had no fricnCs, money or 1000,
9nd vs. tired OF living She said that u
WIS her third trial at suicide
H. vv,s Thought best 10 remove her 70
no Alrnshouse. which was accordingly
n was later learned that the woman $
real name is Mrs. Edmonia Wllildi.S . am
49, she has "A sister living on second
let in mis- city, and a married sister m
Petersburg. whence she had recently
come. -..,a ont ~ DANGER
by the Almskouse authotl'le' ''''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
Grand Fountain.

Tho Poarl of Directors for The Grand
Fountain concluded the work yesterday.
Rev W. /. Taylor. y. c. NJ, ANA
vice-prenident, presided with much saus.
faction 10 ALL The Board saw ht To elect
from the list Of general officers. the ioi-
lowing to act as an Executive board TO
transact all matters arising before 'h'
meeting of Grand Fountain. VIZ h'N-
w. G.. Taylor chairman, w J.. btt
rol. r. ~. Hi. +. n. BraXton' ana ta-
ward Ellis. Jr. accountant
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09

ment r. necessary. To the whole coun-
try has oons tho satisfying demonstra-
ton OF its worth and value and IN every
hamlet. town. and city is TO DC found
those who have tested the Munyon
Remedies. and arc ready to go on RECORD
as witnesses for the truth. ,
Mrs. VIM. Harris. Jr., LAO h9llahu
Street. Baltimore. Nd. says: tor a
long time ! suffered with Fenale ! row
bic. The pain and bearing down feeHns
in my back and loins were 'onethlnk
terrible / could hardly move without
suffering great misery. tried some OF
the best doctors. but found no rellel,
and finally they wanted TO operate upon
nc. but ! refused. Ny husband cahed on
the Munyon specialists and described my
Case. and they prescribed for me Nun
yons Special Female cure. took thls
remedy only short time, but IL com
pletelv cured me. NY pain has dlsap,,
psared. All my distress is gone, !
weigh now 1876 pounds. and thank Goa
that I found my salvation In Munyon
Remedies 1 am sending patients every
day 10 the Munyon Institution Tor treat
ment.'
Mun,N,n has a separate remedy for each
disease and all druggists sell them. Most
ly o5 cents a vial. II in doubt. PROFESSOR
Nfunyon invites you 90 write TO him, az
j 800 Arch street. Philadelphia, for free
medical advice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
IyCArHOLTC CIRCLES.
Personal and Other News Gathered Among
the Several Parishes.

The parents OF the Cathedral parish
are requested to send their children TO
Cathedral on Saturdays TO attend sing
ing rehearsal for the o'clock Children's
Mass on Sunday.
The childrens singing at the mass on
Sunday is a great improvement.
Miss Nellie Murphy, daughter OF Mr..
Z. p. Murphy has returned TO Mt. De
Sales Convent TO resume her studies, az
ter spending the holidays.
Miss Blanch Wood OF Washington, d.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
yor,v v.rs n,.sIop.rv soc,.,v

Tho Young Mems Missionary Society or
Pine Street Baptist church will give
rally tomorrow night at O'Clock Quite
an Interesting programme will be render
ed, consisting OF vocal and Instrumental
music and an address by Prof Mitchell
Of pichnond College All are welcome
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
AN OMEN FULFILLED.

The Mechanical Laboratory contains on
the first floor q large lecture-room ana
Offices COR professors. IN electrical engi-
neering laboratory. the drawing-room
rooms for blue printing. and the reading
room The boilers, FORCES and foundries
are in an annex from which tunnel
carries steam for power and heating 10
all of the other buildings. including the
Rotunda. All OF the buildings Will be
lighted 10y electricity.
Al the east and west corners Of the
quadrangle. and separating the Academi-
cal Building from the Laboratories on
either side Of IL, are five pillars. support
ing a light frame work. and bearing out
the effect Of the arcades. The architects,
Messrs. McKine. Meade q White. Of New
York. expect 10 complete the work early
In the new year.
on. that memorable October day, when
we stood and watched with tear-stained
faces and bursting hearts. the destruction
OF the very stronghold OF Virginia anti
Quities and traditions and sacred memo
ries. the old clock above the Rotunda
portlco moved calmly on. unmindful Of
the din OF falling timbers and the roar
of flames. and only with the final crash
Of the dome. stopped at five minutes be-
fore II A member Of the faculty re-
marked az the time that il should be
taken as an omen that the University o.
Virginia had not yet reached the zenith
Of her power: but that. Phoenix-like, she
was to rise again from her ashes 10
greater things.
The omen has been fulfilled.
MARY MINOR LEWIS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
No More Argument.
In the Light of Existing Fact, Why
Argue2

The great Munyon systematic school,
OF medicine which is superseolns AZ
othors-has passed the stage where argu-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09

as well as very beautiful. on the eastern
side OF the Accidental Buildings stands
the Rouss Physical Laboratory, and on
the western side the Mechanical Labora-
tory-the fronts almost identical, and the
general plan similar.
The Physical Laboratory has one large
lecture room in the form of an amphi-
theatre. an apparatus room, general Ia
boratory. together with number OF
small. private Laboratories for advanced
students. rooms for optical work, and a
tower for experimental purposes. In ad-
dition 20 these there IS a shop and power
room in the basement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09

HIS APPROPRIATIONS.
NJ r.ockwood's appreciation 81 this
handsome token Of regard was evidenced
bv his manner. he being so overcome by
his feelings as to be almost unable to
utter a word
Joshua Wells Lockwood IS n courtly
gentleman Of the old school. For more
than nfty years past he has been engaged
In the banking business. thirty-three OF
which he has spent in the National BANK
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
Old Oats Best For Horses.

The amount of moisture in new oats
makes them much dearer than old
when used to feed horses. The differ.
ence in price is almost always offset
by the loss in weight when the oats
are kept till freezing weather dries
them out. But q still more serious
loss from the feeding of new oats is
their laxative effect on horses hard at
work. They also often cause collie in
horses not used to them. 1t Is best
always to buy some old oats to mix
with them, and thus gradually accus-
tom the animal to their use. If no
oats can be had, mix some wheat bran
with them, feeding dry, of course,
and give at first very few oats, gradu'
ally increasing the quantity as it is
found that the horse is not injured
Ii this ration is too laxative give some
wheat fine middlings with the oats
These cause o costive condition OF
bowels, and should not be kept u
after the diarrhea is once checked. -
American Cultivator.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
CURIOUS FACTS.

Russian sailors are extremely fond
Of tallow candles as food.
A pound of phosphorus is sufficient
to tip one million matches.
An Australian sportingpaper records
ninety-foot Jump by kangaroo.
It is said that the ordinary carp, if
not interfered with, would live about
500 years.
Tobacco seeds are SO minute that a
thimbleful will furnish plants for an
acre Of ground.
The "cow tree" Of Venezuela gives
o fluid resembling and possessing q
close chemical affinity to cows milk.
Louis XIV. of France drank the
first, cup OF coffee made in Western
Europe. Coffee was then worth 81 a
pound.
GRAY horses are usually the longest
lived. Creams are decidedly delicate,
and are seriously affectedby very warm
weather.
The insect known as thewater boat
man has q regular pair of oars, his
legs being used as such. He swlna
on his back, as in that position there
is less resistance to his progress
Nine families in Burton, Kansas
beve their cooking done on the co
operative plan, and thus ensure
greater variety Of food at less cost
and avoid the worry Of directing an
paying several girls.
A lady's gold watch was taken fr0n
q codfsh's stomach, caught near III
reef off Nantucket. 1t is suppose
the watch was lost overheard fror
some ocean steamship. 1t is in pei
feet state of preservation, with tn
hands marking 1915 o'clock.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
EFFECTS OF MACHINERY ON LABOR,
Results Of an Investigation Ordered by
Congress.


Congress.
The results ola thorough investi-
cation ordered by Congress and lust
completed showing tho effects of ma.
chinery On labor and incidental CUES.
tons constitute the thirteenth annual
report OF the Commissioner of Labor.
The statistics of cost reported involve
only the actual labor expense. The
report goes into detail, and among
other things says:
In small-grain harvesting the self
binder has reduced the time for cut
ting, binding and shocking to about
one-eighth of'that Under the primitive
system. In threshing the ratio of
time used is more than 81 to ! in
favor of the machine. In corn plant.
ing the old method took nearly six
times as long.
Gone of the comparisons shows
the manufacture of 1000 e-pound
loates of bread is reduced in cost
from $3.50 to $1.55, and in time from
2S to s hours; axle clips, 1000 in
quantity, from $233.33 to s4.27 and
666 to 70 hours. In making 500 pounds
Of dairy tub butter machinery cut the
cost down from $10.66 to $1.78 and
from 1875 to IL hours. In diamond
cutting machinery has reduced the
time for four three-carats from 1872 to
80 hours, but increased the cost from
$14.91 to $26.25.
''In lithographing the cost is cut
from 800. 81 per 1000 copies Of a speci-
fed size to $S.75 and the timo from
166 to 80 hours. In making matches
the time is cut from $50 to 20 hours
and the cost from 81 to So. In
printing and publishing magazines
10000 eopies-the labor reduction
cited is from 3170 to IA hours and
from 1902. 80 to $462.
"Cigarettos, 100000 in number,
manufactured by hand in 1880 and by
machinery in 1895, cost relatively
1914 and $11. 4S and in time $40 and
148 hours, the number of workmer
also being reduced from 81 to is. II
mining 100 tons OF bituminous Goa
the hand cost in 1891 was $77.6(
and the time consumed 342 hours
Machinery reduces this in 1897 t.
$43.40 and the time to 1873 hours
while the number of workmen also il
reduced from AZ to 32.'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A single oyster in season produces
about 1,000,O00 young.
In a square inch Of the human scalp
The hairs number about 1000.
It Is calculated that the men and
women Of to-day are nearly two inches
taller than their ancestors.
An unnamed balloon which started
from Paris and dropped in Westphalia,
reached a height of about ten miles
and recorded minimum temperature
of eighty-three degrees Fahrenheit be-
low zero.
Along our Pacific coast there is gen.
orally found PLATFORM" about ten
miles broad, sloping away from the
shore until it reaches depth OF one
hundred fathoms, and then dropping
more rapidly.
Much is claimed for the new French
explosive named "promethee," the
composition of which is now made
known as consisting, in its solid por
ton, OF ffty-six per cent. of potash
twenty per cent. manganese dio1id'
and twenty per cent ferrie oxide.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
RrItish Flag ~ Quite Full.

The 'novelrequest ofthe Principally
of Wales to have its arms quartered
upon the royal standard as we'll as
those of England, Ireland and Scot.
land, has received an answer when
virtually amounts to refusal.
The Parliamentary Committee OF the
Cardiff corporation was empowered
to make the request that Welsh dele
cation be allowed to call on Lord
Salisbury with their claim. Lord
salisbury's reply has just been re.
ceived. He says constitutional and
heraldic changes would be necessary.
', and that the royal standard is createc
at coronations of England's kings ant
( queens only. Wales will, therefore
lave to wait until the next coronation
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
CLEANING A BIG LIBRARY.
How the Great British Museum ia Reno.
waited SeIni-Annually.


The great British Museum library
in London has just undergone its
semi-annual cleaning. The treatment
is interesting. 1t takes 100 men six
days of full hard work to renovate the
library, and the cost of labor and ma
terials for this never falls below $4,000.
Every square inch of the kamptulicon
composition with which the floors are
covered is carefully inspected. Wher-
ever piece shows signs Of being
worn, it is cut out and replaced. A
layer of gum is spread over the floor,
and on this the kamptulicon is laid.
Then an iron roller, of the kind used
on suburban lawns, is passed over the
surface until every wrinkle has been
smoothed out. When the kamptuli-
con is all in place, the washing brigade
get down to work. It takes a statute
mile Of India rubber piping to carry
the water to- these toilers, and this, it
must be remembered, sufices only to
cleanse q section of the vast area at q
time. When one mile of gallery and
reading room has been flushed and
washed the hosepipe is shifted to an
other.
While the washermen are splashing
hither and thither the desk inspectors
and book inspectors are not idle. The
duty of the former is to examine all
the desks and chairs in the library,
and report in every case where repairs
are needed. About sixty chairs get
broken or seriously damaged every
half year. Nearly q hundred lose
their casters. The book examiners do
not open each volume. That is done
systematically throughout the year.
They simply remove the volumes
dust them, and sprinkle the shelves
with equal portions OF powdered cam
phor and finely chopped tobacco. This
is done to keep off the insidious book
worm, and the tobacco bill of the Brit
ish Museum annually exceeds that o.
dozen smokers. The tobacco leaves
are specially chopped by well-knowr
firm of tobacconists, an6 the dust i:
blown from bellows-like apparatus
along the shelves.
. All books whereof the bindings ap
pear in bad condition are either doc
tored on the spot or sent out for re
binding. The dilapidated leather i
plastered with paste, to fill up holes
and the beaten yolk Of an egg is thel
laid on with a sponge. Before tn
composition dries a hot iron is passe'
over it, and the binding looks almos
as good as new. There are numbe
of old recipes for cleaning and reno
waiting books, removing stains, etc.
preserved in the library archieves
These have been handed down fror
generation to generation. After tn
cleaning is over regiment Of womel
start fires through the rooms and COZ
ridors, as damp is fatal to books. Nc
single book was reported missin
after this stocktaking; nor was ther
one case Of wilful mutilation..
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
Cultivate Fewer Acres.

T am surprised at the small crops OF
grain, grass, potatoes, ETC., that ore
grown on many farms. The lack Of
sufficient good stable manure is large
ly responsible for this. A few years
ago o company was formed and a
large straw board factory built at the
county seat Of my county. Since then
every farmer within o radius of ten
miles of this establishment fortunate
enough to have any straw has sold it
OF the very low figures Of from 81 to
50 per ton. With the money received
for the straw, some cheap grade COM
mercial fertilizer is purchased. AS a
consequence the soils Of the farms are
becoming thinner each year from a
lack of sufficient humus to make it
lively and friable. 1t is very poor
practice to sell straw from the farm.
Keep enough stock to work over all
straw and rough feed into manure and
then judiciously apply it to the fields
The labor will be more than doubly
paid for by increased crops. Another
trouble with great many farmers /:
their greed for too many acres. How
common it 10 to hear a man Boosting
of the number of acres OF corn q
zs.,sassss sss.a -
I harvest comes he usually has abou
one-third less acres than at seedln
time. 1t is all old adage that "tllag
is manure" We have this proven b
seeing field that has h&a an extr
amount of work put upon it betor
sowing it to wheat. The crop will b
much larger than on 5, field q q kee e
our farms in state of fertility the
will enable US to grow paying crop
we must concentrate our work upo
fewer acres and have them we'll ferti
lied. 1t pays, much better to raise
! given number of bushels of whe
from ten acres than to raise the san
number from twenty. BY doubling Il
producing capacity Of an acre, half
the land can be in grass, thus giving
l chance to recuperate.- M.
s Thomas, Ohio, in American Agric'
= ! turist.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
Quality Test For Potatoes.

We must learn to grade potatoes &C.
cording to quality. There is just as
much difference between a mealy and
soggy potato as there is between ten
derloin and rump steak. The diff
Guilty is to sort out the good Ones Here
is the potato test: Wash them and then
put them in tub Of water. They will
all sink. Add salt and the poorer,
lighter ones will rise. Add more sal
and others will rise. Those which
finally remain at the bottom you cal
warrant every time to beprime bakers
Not over ten to twenty per cent. o
potatoes will stand the test. For these
your customers will gladly pay extr'
prices.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
e.onova,, Jackson's Apology.

Jackson had occasion to censurV a
cadet who had given, as he DeAe'e co.
the wrong solution OF problem. On N
sinking the matter over at home ne
found that the pupil was rlgn' anu oht
teacher wrong. 1t was late at nlSn'
and in the depth of winter, but ne ! I'M
mediately started off to the institute
some distance from his quarters anu
cont cont for his cadet. The delinquent
answering with much trepidatlon ton, tn II
. un1 summons, found himself Il
his establishment the recipient OF
frank apology. From otoneEa'
Jackson and the Civil War"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-12-03
might be possible. She has ridder

might BIO possible. She has ridden
over red tape numerically ever since
she has been in camp. Not long ago
she ordered two officers out Of an am.
bulauce in which the were driving to
the station, saying that the ambulance
vas for sick soldiers and that she
needed it.
Miss Hawley is determined little
fighter If there is need for fighting,
but she is always femininein manner,
and she knows how to be aggressive
in pretty wY. She has remarkable
fascination snd people do for her
what she wants them to do. She is q
slender young woman with dark hair
aud fine eyes, and frank and charm
ing ner.-Cnicago Record.