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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
Eritr Graveyard Dog.

Fritz is not a prepcssessing dog by any
means lie IS not thoroughbred, and he
10 NOT well groomed. but in his own line
there is not a dog IN the whole country
like him. That line IS grayeyards. and
Fritz is graveyard dog. lie has been
20 over 1000 funerals. and Will proDably
see as many again before ne himself JOINS
the great majority Of dead cannes.
Six years ago Fritz was born IN the
American Mechanics Cemetery at Twen-
tv-second and Diamond streets. The eN-
act place OF his birth was under the little
chanel where the last prayers are said
over the dead. and IN this melancholy at
rnosDhcrc Fritz grew up HIS brothers
and sisters. three I'm number. were not so
fortunate. One died: the other two were
either stolen or. or unable 10 stand the
decreasing influence. ran away. FrltI
mother also disappeared. and he was leit
alone. Since then his disposition mas peeh
melancholy.
Perhaps from disappointment, perhaps
from "a morbid taste imbucd BY his soil
t,,, life Fritz al two years old began to
attend funerals No one objected. his be-
bavior was above reproach, and gradually
tho pieturo of the little black and white
dog walking mOurnfully along In MS
f,vorite position just behind the CONN.,
grew familiar Now n has come 10 pass
tbat uo funeral is complete without Fritz.
lust as soon as the chapel bell rings. no
matter where Fritz IS, ne PUSHES TO the
qpot from where he knows the cofiln VIII
Dee taken. However excited he U.s. nc
never banks. and. except when he Is out
side the cemetery. he never barks al al
Usually. also, he lies down by the grave,
diooa- when a grave Is being. opentd, ana
"A story is told of him By one OF Superin-
tondent Reels men that during one rainy
night Frltzs loud yelping. not barking
hut we;ling. was heard continually NO
one naid any attention 10 II, but next
Morning Fritz was found beside a grave
which had been made the afternoon pc
fore. and which had caved IN curing '"e
night on account Of the rain.
The best thing about Fritz Is that no
matter whether II IS a S25 funeral. with
lust a hearse and no carriages, or 900
funeral with twenty carriages. he shows
t,,et as much respect for the dead In
either case lie is not snob by any
means Philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
Ladies in the House of Commons.

The admittance OF ladies 20 the British
House of Commons and the accommoud-
ton 20 be provided for them has been the
subject of "a recent debate, and 10 is noted
that on many previous occasions the
"yyomen folks have been the cause OF
LEGISLATION in that honorable House.
As long ago as 1913, Judging by the iol-
lowing entry i'm the journals or the Com
mons. women were asserting their rights
of entry 10 the house: Ordered that the
Commandcr-in-Chicf and the guard that
DO guard the house from time 20 time,
do Keen the clamorous women from COM
ing up the stairs leading TO the House OF
Commons door" I'm the following cen
fury. however. the "clamorous women
invaded not only the stairs. but the House
itself and obtained for "a time al least,
privileges which are denied 10 the temi-
nine politician OF to-day. \ special In
tercst was taken by the ladies OF the
period I'm the two great debates which iol-
lowed the arrest of Wilkes in llGi. ana
they certainly showed remarkaple powers
al endurance. Lady Rockingham ana
LADY Soudes sat out both the wilkes de-
bates. although the first lasted eleven
hours. and the second seventeen. The
Ducbess of Richmond listened to the
whole Of the second debate. but her
friends. Lady Mary Coke and Lady Penn
broke. were less conscientious. They
came" SAYS WalpOle. after the opera.
but think did not stay above seven or
eight hours at most
Women appear to have been admitted
freely until the fatal "a Of February, lbs,
when the Duchess Of DeVonshire and
fifty other ladies were turned out Of the
House after many vain struggles and
protests. II was nearly sixty years be-
fore the sentence OF exclusion was with
drawn. although during the interval. ac-
cordiug 20 Hatsen ladies many Of the
highest rank. made several powerful ef-
forts 10 be admitted.-N y. Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

exaeecration hundreds Of thousands OF
victims on the lists of the collectors, any
of whom can Doe relied upon 20 respond
IL the hook IS properly baitcd.
For the benefit OF private collectors VINO
wish 10 use this method 81 adding 10 their
stocks IL may be well 10 give a few sam
pie letters. Here Is one That is sure 10
"fatch" any French statesman:
Esteemed Sir:-My pepper says You
are the greatest living diplomat and that
YOU are the backbone Of the French he-
public.
IL am a little boy named Jimmy. ana
I shall be nine years old come next June.
My pepper Is collecting postage stamps
aond ] am going 10 give him lot as n
surprise lie always says what a great
man YOU are / thought YOU might help
mo out with n few French stamps II
YOU would send them 10 me. lie always
tells me what a splendid intellect you
have and that one day YOU will be Presi-
dent OF France. Hoping you will send
them" &c.
This letter can generally be relied upon
for "a fun set of French stamps some or
which may be very rare.
Here is note that will interest tho
Emperor William and be sure OF draw
ing out an ample response TO any one
who needs German samples:
"Honored kiug-When are you going
10 lick France and Russia? Though am
only two years old ] have heard that
you are the most wonderful Kaiser That
ever happened and that YOU know more
about everything there is than every one
else put together
please send me q few dozens Of your
most valuable German stamps. 1 want
only Those that have your picture on. II
they have not been used I shall be able
10 see your face better because there Will
not be a. lot Of ink dabbed over the checks
and eyes.
"I would enclose YOU n picture Of me
also 10 show that l am q genuine little
American boy. but ! have none now.
Send AN the stamps You can &c. &c.
I'm addressing great literary men IS u
important 10 show knowledge Of their
works. Endless combinations Of compli-
merits may be made by the amateur
stamp collector who has any ingenuity.
10 is understood that II some or tho
men who have received Little Willie
letters that set them searching through
waste baskets for stamps. saw the real
writer's some new swear words would
have TO Doe invented To- express their feel
mgs.-NewYork World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
THE WHITE SQUADRON BEFORE RECEIVING IT'S COAT OF LEAD

ed by w r .McComb. that gives promise
of going fast. there are two which please
the farm trainer. J. b. Stout, and they
are David c., big chestnut gelding by
j. j. c., out OF Rosa clay. dam OF
David b.. 200 II, and the bay mare JOY
ful Maiden, 4. by King Nutwood. dam by
Petoskey. They are both PAGERS. JOY
ful Maiden is blood like. handsome
mare, full OF quality. and when retired
from the track she should make an
ideal roadster.
Baron Wood. go by Baron Posey. dam
by Russia. I'm the string OF l.. X. Bry-
an. Hartford. ". c.. IS showing up well
in hi swork and Brya nlooks for the bay
gelding 20 be a good horse in his class.
Baron Wood along with several others
both trotters and PAGERS. will be cam
paigned this season by Bryan.
Mr.. s. Walton. owner Of Walton Farm,
Falls Mills. Va. spent several days here
last week looking after some business
matters and then left for Reidsville, NJ
c.. TO loo kafter his horses there which
are being trained by Tom Cannon. can
non has about twenty head Of trotters
and PAGERS in his stable and eight OF
them are owned by Mr.. Walton
AIgernon G.. Daingereld. now OF Wash
ington. u. G.. and travelling In the inter
est of the Washington Horse Show. stop
ped over here on Friday and left that
night Tor the valley OF Virginia. Mr.
Daingerheld reports a bright outlook for
the Washington Horse Show The exhi-
bits Of Virginia bred hunters ana saddle
horses will be one Of the features OF the
show. oct-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
The Tobacco Truce.

The Trade Mark Association OF Fine
Cut Chewing and Smoking Tobacco Man
ufacturers az meeting In this city yes
terdav considered proposition TO ANAL
camate with the Trade Mark Association
OF the Plug Tobacco Manufacturers
which on Monday amended its bylaws so
as 10 allow the other Association or mem
hers thereof 20 join Il. The Fine Cut As
ISOLATION decided not 10 join the Plug To-
bacco Association as a body, but grant
ed permission to its members TO do so as
individuals II IS understood that the
Fine Cut Association Will continue In ex-
istence Cor the present. as several matters
require attention before dissolution could
well be Effected.
Representatives OF the new interests
headed by Col. oliver III. Payne In the
American Tobacco Company were can
vassing Wall street yesterday for proxies
for the coming annual meeting. IL was
reported that at the meeting George Ar
epts, now treasurer. will be succeeded by
a representative OF the new interests.
whose policy Is 10 terminate all the I'M
profitable warfare between the company
and the manufacturers OF plug tobacco
New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
Mr.. CARRERAS ON
THE CUBAN WAR.
He is One OF the Five Native Span
iards in Richmond,
IT WILL NOT Be so EASY TO WIN
Spain viii Give United States Consider
able Neutrality-suspicious. Teaches
IIimthe Tcdcrals have no Right
to Complain of Crucltics.


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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
LITTLE WILLIE" STRIKE.
Men Employed 10y Dealers TO Write
Letters 10 Crowned Heads for stamps

Men Employed 10y Dealers TO Write
Letters To Crowned Heads for stamps
There was a strike yesterday in the
correspondence department OF o. dealer in
foreign postage stamps that disclosed
very remarkable phase Of this business.
The men To- the number Of seven quit
work ON account Of "a 10 per cent rcduc-
tion in their wages. and then 90 get
even" with the concern went about ana
described TO everyone the nature OF their
cmplovment laying the foundation Tor
am kinds of trouble and disaster 10 mo
postage-stamp trade.
The seven men were hired by the dealer
10 write letters 10 prominent individuals
al over the world asking for postage
stamps. This is the sort of thing they
penncd.
"To the Queen Of England:
Dear Queon,-l am little 4lrL SIX
wears old. and ! work in "a feather fac
tory where ] get s. a week. Ny father
beats my mother with "A club every time
he gets drunk. and he gets drunk every
time he has ID chance. We have "a big dog
named Prince. but we cannot afford
license for him. and $50 we pay inc dos-
catchers % cents week not 90 eaten nun.
"A boy friend of mine. little Walter
a.
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them in tho stores.
thoubHt 'H"' you -. a.,
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Il YOU would give me some. j hope you
viii answer This kind letter trusting That
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

resides in Spain. She was only nine
months Old when be- left home and he
has not seen her since that time.
THE CUBANS.
Mr. Careras says there are some
mighty good people among the Cubans,
but be says many Of them are tricy
He knows of cases wlsre Cubans have
come to Richmond and imposed upon
those who were friendly 90 them.
In the event cuba Us made "a republic
there viii be constant trouble there
said Mr.. Carroras when it comes 20
electing a president the negroes being i'm
the majority viii demand one OF their
race. The whites will object and then
Won will see troubles compared with
which those now complained OF VIII
sing into insiguihcance.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

Eugene Leigh. Lexington. Va, has sold
10 General W. II. JacKson. NASHVILLE.
Tenn. who will place in her In the brood
mare ranks at the famous beilS Meeds
sfnd the bay mare, Ma Belle, foaled
.sSs nv imp Charaxus. dam Ada Belle.
nv Eolus. Ma Belle is a full sister 70
Charade and was high-class performer
during her turf career, winning at three
years-old thirty-two races-nine OF them
In succession. She was bred by Captain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
QUADRENNIAL GENERAL CON
FERFNCENI. r.. CHURCH SOUTH,

BaltimOre, Md, May 4-zS, l6I8.
Account the above occasion the South
ern railway will sell tickets from coupon
stations ON its line TO Baltimore, Md,
and return az "a rate Of one hrst-claas
fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May %. "a and 4th, final limit returning
May 3lst 1895 The rate from Richmond
10 Baltimore and return for the occasion
will be $3.50. Train leaves Richmond 4.SO
j. NJ, connecting at West Point on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays OF each
week with steamers for Baltimore. Fur
Their information cheerfully furnished by
agents Southern railway or c. W. West
bury. y. =. A.. go cast Main street Rich
mond. Va,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
"His Honor. the Mayor" Cranes nsv

His Honor. the Mayor" Cranes new
play. to be produced In New York on
April 18th. is In three acts. One scene
is laid in the Mayors ONCE and another
IN the green room OF the Novelty theatre
The story relates the experiences Of the
proprietor Of q concert hail. who 10 elect
ed to the presidency OF the Board %
Aldermen, and. In the absence OF the
city's chief executive. becmes the actino
Mayor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24

Messrs. Wills Bradley, successors 70
the Davis Gallery, will commence their
special prices Monday April 18th. -Four
dollar Platinum Cabinets for Two dol
lars for one week only.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-22

steam launch from the Massachu-
setts in charge of Cadet Hart and
launch from the New York in
charge of Cadet Powell. I took
passage on the Massachusetts
launch, lrading the way. Sound
lngs were taken on entering the
bay, close under the old forts, and
we were preparing to circun1navi-
gate the bay at full speed, when
fire was opened from the fort
and rocks on shore. The Massa-
chusetts' launch WAS some distance
ahead and about 40 yards off the
fort.
There was 10 room to turn and
our 1-pounder could not be brought
to bear, SO we backed and turned
under a heavy fire.
"CHdet Hart operated the gun as
soon as it could be brought to bear,
sitting exposed i'll the bow and
working the gun as cody and care
fully as at target practice. Cadet
Powell had been firing since the
Spaniards opened. He also was
perfectly cool. Both launches ran
out from a heavy fire from six to
eight minutes.
1.-THE launches, as soon as was
practicable, sheered to give the
Vixen the range of the fort. The
Vixen and the Texas silenced the
shore fire promptly.
II strongly commend Cadet
Hart and Cadet Powell for their
cool management of the launches.
One launch was struck seven times.
Nobody in either was hurt. A bul-
let struck shell at Cadet Harris
feet between the projectile and the
powder, but failed to explode the
latter.
"Coxswain O'Donnell and Sea-
man Bloom are. commended, as is
also the GOODNESS with which the
marines and sailors worked under
the Spanish fire.
"Nothing was learned of Caban-
as bay, but at Guayaganaco, it is
evident landing is practicable
for ships boats. The same is true
of Rancho Cruz, a small bay to the
eastward. Both would be valuable
with Cabanas, but useless without
it. I am informed that, to the north
and westward of Cabanas bay,
there is a large clearing, with plenty
of grass and water. I think ST.
multaneous landing at the three
places named would be practica-
BILE, if the ships would shell the
adjacent wood. A junction would
naturally follow at the clearing
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-22
EDUCATION AND ITS NEEDS
Another Candidate for State
Superintendent.

Mr.. JobnJ. McMahan is to be
a candidate for Superintendent of
Education, and he makes the
announcement of the fact in a card
which is published below:
To the Democrats of South Caro-
lima:
After careful deliberation for
many months l announce myself
candidate for the Office of State
Superintendent of Education.
Candidates are necessary that the
machinery of Democracy may
move. Every election should af-
ford an expression of the best
judgment of the people. Yet the
voter, can do nothing but choose
between candidates and unless
there be anumber of these
with diverse views his right of
suffrage is practically denied.
Whatever, therefore, may be
the result to me personally, l
render a service to the cause of
popular government in my native
State when undertake to discuss
be fore the people in their counties,
during the hot summer months,
the subject OF public education,
and to offer myself, together with
my views and my purposes, for
endorsement or rejection.
The State that aspires to be
second to none in all that makes
for human greatness must seek
to be second to none in the intelli-
gence and character of its citizens.
South Carolina has assumed the
duty of educating her people,
and if the quality of that educa-
ton is not of the best, she cannot
hold her own in the world over the
economic and social probloms that
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-22
The Small Pupil on War.

My Pa has gone to fight the Span
iards, and they ain't..been no. row
at home since he left. Ma says
peace was declared when he went.
An Pa he wrote home an said he
thanks God for war, as now he'll
have a holiday an he said he hopes
the war'll last ten years and end
SO far from home that he can't get
back and when Ma read that she
said. Amen They goes on jes
that way. But l guess if Pa was
killed she'd put on mournin an
make out like she was sorry. Men
is curious, but women is curiouser,
an neither one knows more'n they
orter know" lex.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-22

The Navy Department has sent
or ders to Admiral Sampson to
notify Admiral Cervera that, if the
latter destroys his four armored
cruiser end two torpedo boat des-
troyers to prevent their falling
into our hands, Spain at the end
Of the war will be made to pay an
additional indemnity at least
equivalent to the value of those
vessels. 1t has been realized all
along that the Spanish Admira;
rather tlan permit his fine squad
ron to be added to the United
States Navy, might at the last
moment when he saw that further
resistance was useless, prefer to
blow them mp, perhaps going so
far as to carry himself and his
men along with them. 1t was
somewhat hastily assumed at first
that if Cervera cared to do this
nothing on earth could be done 10
prevent it. Even now he may
prefer to send his ships to the
bottom and let this county exact
such reparation as it may see fit.
The Navy Department hopes, how
ever, to convince him by the
above argument of the folly of
doing anything SO rash.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-22

now overshadow the destinles of
the nations.
What are our common schools
accomplishing? What shall we
make of them? What standard of
education shall we aim at for our
people? What is the value of
education? Is it indispensable?
What is education? Does it bear
upon the practical problems of life
and happiness? Why does the
State educate?
If the State Superintendent of
Public Education will perform a
work worthy of his office, he must
go among the people, direct their
thoughts to these questions, and
arouse them to a faith and zeal
in the cause of popular education.
Public education is the cheapestin
the world let it not throughneglect
be the poorest and thus dear atany
price. In it's conception it is the
realization of the motto of the
ideal re3ublic-"Equality, fra
terity. Liberty" 1t is based upon
the spirit of Christ-held one
another, and is the expression OF
the life-giving principle OF
modern Democracy. Let us made
it a reality; let us build up the
schools. The State will awake to
new life in every department, moral
social and industrial. The benefits
will be felt by us and by our
posterity.
John j., McMahan.
Columbia. S. G.