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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09
FOR THE LADS
AND LASSIES.
One of Our G rIs Who is Very Much
in Earnest,
OCTOBER ENGLISH CHATTERBOX
This 10 BE the Prize-WiiI You Win IL?
see-Make Your First Effort This
Wcck-Look and See What the
Effort Is
OCTOBER ENGLISH CHATTERBOX


"a fellows mother has bags and strings.
Rars and buttons and lots of things.
No matter how busy she is, she il stop
TO See how well you can spin your top
"she does not care-not much. / mean
n a fellows face Is not quite clean,
And if your trousers are torn at the
knee,
She can put IN a patch that you'd never
see.
"A fellows mother IS never mad
And only sorry II you're bad
And AL tea you tms-t you re Only
true.
She'll always forgive you, whate'er you
oo' Current Literature.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

Mrs Hamtons picture printed here and her statements about
find echo in the hearts of women the through
81" gives much pleasure writes Mrs j. A. Bashor Knoxville Tenn
TO recommend TO the public such valuable
MY health completely broken year
night, but
relief
ar
shall leru-na feel 10 saved
Miss Belle Guna No POS Seventeenth Ave. Cedar Rapids
Hartman:
head and throat which, afflicted with for years. growing
taking curing
carh Pruna has wonderfully improved general health
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09
NJ. p. HARRISON.


AtN"HHii' Nf s'- 'tA'N s'At+tAt f'rA
Mrs. y. y. Randolph, president kich-
mond Chapter, T.. -. G.
The Richmond Chapter. L. D. c., ac-
knowledges the following contributions
received during the pass week TO the
Winnie Davis Monument Fund:
Fluvanna Chapter. u. u. q. ......'' ;, W
"A Daughter city o.. ......-....'.' w
Mrs W. ii. Dial. Jr.. Madison vi.
ria. .---.....--......t' '.'''-'''
Mrs r. a. Patterson @. e. .......' w
HRS G.. a. Lyon o.. o.. .. ...........' w
Mrs VI. - Darlington o.. o. ........ ~
Mr. creed II. Knight, Chicago 20. W
Memorial Association. Fayetteville
Ark. ......-.......-+.....-'. -,
Miss sallie Redf0rd o.. o.. .......... %
Little Miss PERCY Rudd Fiuvanna
county .--...----....+...-- .'-''' -
"a Little Virginia Girl D.. .......... 10
Mr Il. W. Ewing. Pulaski county,
Miss A. c. Bentley =. ....... / 90
Enerson-Capers Chapter, Florence
$. G. o. O.. o.. o. .....-..-.........'. wv
S2s Is
Acknowledged October % @. ........ 6s SO
r-ot,f o., date .......2 $50 -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

have been saving up to get big. tan
doll, but l have hve-One nearly az Dig
as a baby. 80 1 reckon, that VIII 10 l
hope I'm some OF your leisure moments
you Will drop me a line.
Your little friend,
PERCY G. RUDD.
October Atm.
"Could not these pennies from a httle
Virginia girl. living IN the North, start
a subscription 70 which other httie
daughters OF tho south might contribute
for the monument 10 the Daughter OF the
Nonfcderacyy
a LITTLE VIRGINIA GIRL"
We wish 10 say TO the children OF the
whole country that their pennies are just
as acceptable as the grown peoples
pounds, and that each name will be
carefully kept and contributions ac-
knOWledged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

Retail druggists talk Of forming a nat
ional union
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

Mrs. william Henry Dial. Jr.. Of Madi-
son. Fla. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. X. a.
Patterson. Mrs. Dial Is president OF the
Madison Chanter. daughters Of the Con-
federacy. and is personally so charming
that her friends hope she may make a
lengthy stay in Richmond.
Miss May Handy has returned from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-09

The committee has requested the pub
lication of the following letters, received
from two little girls. who ur0 ,the first
children to subscribe 10 The winnie
Davis Monument Fund
Columbia Grove. Fluvanna county.
pear Miss.-I have been reading about
Miss Winnie and l want TO help 70 get
her a monument. II you will take as
small a sum as twenty-five cents. l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
RISKED HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER
BLACKWELLS ISLAND PRISONER BRAVE
LY RESCUED FROM DROWNING BY
ANOTHER CONVICT

Thomas OBrien. thirty five years old, OF Garfield
Place, Brooklyn. was committed TO tho Workhouse
for five days from the Morrisan,l Police Court on
Friday. He attempted suicide yesterday morning
ne being taken TO Blockwe's Island by
jumping into the river. bat was rescued after des
pcrate fight by Thomas Collins another prisoner
who jumped In after him.
O'Brien and eight other prisoners started for the
island on the ferryboat from -and-twen-
ueth-st. Just before the boat reached the Work
house pier the prisoners placed In A line ready
TO be marched of tho boat 4 largo number Of
others on the Island watching the arrival OF
the steamer Suddenly O'Bren left the lire, and
running 10 the steamers rail. vaulted into tho
water. He came up again In q second. but made
attempt 10 swim. and II apparent that he
was anxious to drown. For a minute nobody made
any attempt 70 help the drowning man Many
called for some to Jump in after the man, but
forward until Collins stepped up He
is a fort -day prisoner. and dressed in the
prison garment. He took easy and Jumped
into the water. He showed Immediately that he
was a fine swimmer. and In a few strokes reached
O3rien. The latter at once attacked Collins. He
struck him number OF times in the face. and then
caught him by the neck and tried 10 drag him
under the water.
Collins. being little stronger than OBrien. struck
him in the face and partly stunned him. Then he
seized him by the hair and kept his head above
water The other prisoners got rope and threw
II TO his waist. He held on TO O'Bren. while the
convicts dragged the two men up out OF the water
and to the boat. O'Br!en was exhausted, and
Collins was a little better off. though not much.
O'Brien taken 10 the hospital and placed under
arrest for attempted suicide He will be again ar
ralgned in the police court for his act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
RECEIPTS or THE BIBLE SOCIETY,"

At the meeting OF the managers OF the American
Bble Society last week letters were presented
from Rear-Admiral Sefridge, for more than thirty
wears a member OF the Bible Society. respecting
supplies OF Scriptures for seamen in the United
States Navy. The aggregate amount Of gifts from
auxiliary societies. individuals and churches for
the first eleven months Of its fiscal year has been
s7a245 This Is larger by 1927 than the receipts
from the same sources the corresponding eleven
months Of the previous year. There has been.
also a gain in egacies. so that the entire benevo-
Lent receipts for eleven months show an advance
Of about $500 over those OF the previous year.
and It is expected that at the close OF the fiscal
vaar March 81 the receipts Will equal the
nsnd,tures The issues from the Bible House in
February were $500 volumes; total issues since
Anril / lsN. 642 $50 volumes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
A DOG KILLED BY 4 CABLE-CAR.
MUcH WEEPING CAUSED IN A BUTCHERS FAMILY

MucH WEEPING CAUSED IN A BUTCHERS FAMILY
BY AN ACCIDENT IN LEXINGToN.AvE
A handsome 81. Bernard dog the property Of
j. Rothschilds, OF Observation-Disclosures and
Madson-ave., killed yesterday morning at
One-hundred-an d-tenth-st. and Lexingon-aye. by
being knocked down and over by a cabe-car
A ha.boy. who exercising him. cried bitterly
at the sight of the dead dog under the car and
the passengers made the company get Jacks with
which the car raised and the dog taken out
Nothing In the Rothschds household was petted
and cared for as the dog He missed the hallboy
in the street Yesterday. and while looking for him
Knocked down and Instantly killed by the car.
The wheels were crushing the animal. and the
sripman was going 20 run over him. 10 get him
out. but the passengers would not permit him
10 proceed and the car was held until Il could be
raised. His owner keeps butchers store at No.
LAOS ParH-ave. He left customer when he heard
OF the dogs death and ran home. His wife, when
she heard the news sat down and cried and the
children wept too. The dog is 10 have real funeral
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
FIFTH AIENIE THEATRE PLANS.
ATTRACTIONS FOR THE REST OF THIS SEA.
son AND A PART OF THE NEXT.

ATTRACTIONS FOR THE REST OF THIS SEA.
son AND A PART OF THE NEXT
The Fifth Avenue Theatre will remain closed for
the coming week. This does Indicate any fall
ure on the part of the last attractions in IT, which
have, indeed. been uncommonly prosperous. Ii u
merely one of those accidents that are likely to
happen TO almost any manager. When the con-
tract was made for the weeks engagement
OF DE Wolf Hopper which has just ended a third
week was left open for him. in the hope that he
could escape from the engagements watch he had
made for that week and stay in New-York. There
were six of these engagements for one night each
-Four or them were successfully disposed OF, but
the managers OF the theatres wnere the other two
tosbe played refused to cancel them and so
the whole week I'm NewYork had 10 be given up.
The Fifth Avenue Will reopen week
morrow night. with the return OF Nine. Modjeska
She will stay for two weeks. and Will play the
few weeks ago, with some additions. After Nine
ModJeska. Mrs. Minnie Madden Fiske Will return.
and will again be seen In Tess OF the ID I'rber-
yilles, which she FIRST presented this theatre
abou, a year ago. Her engagement Will be fol.
lowed by operettn called "rae Koreans" which
If 1t has luck. will run I'LL summer.
Mr.. Knowles has already made his arrangements
for the greater part OF next AZ the Fifth
Avenue. Fourteen weeks of II will be given over
to Augustn DAILY who finds that he needs more
own theatre affords. and he will place n number,
probably. OF interesting productions the stage OF
the Fifth Avenue. Charles Coghlan. who made q
conspicuous success at this theatre early In the
another engagement here next season. and Nine
Modteska mas also promised to come back Joseph
Jefferson Will appear here. playing Il Is said hls
last engagement in New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
MR. WANAMAKER TO REPLY SOON.

1T Is THOUGHT THAT HE WILL BECOME A CAN
Philadelphia. March 5.-A committee OF the Bust
ness Mems League which several weeks ago adopt
ed resolution requesting John Wanamaker TO
allow the use Of his name the anti-Quay candi-
date for Governor. had a conference with Mr. Wan
amaker here to-day. The committee consisted OF
Elias Deemer. Of Williamsport Robert j. More
head of Northeast. and John g. McAskie. After
the conference Mr.. Deemer said that Mr.. Wana-
maker would give his definite reply 70 the League
on Monday or Tuesday While Mr. Wanamaker I'D
not commit himself. Mr.. Deemcr was OF the opinion
that he would accept the Leagues request and be-
come a candidate for Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
WILLIAM PARRY'S TESTIMONIAL.

A testimonial performance will be given at the
Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday afternoon
for william Parry. who has been the stage man.
ace- OF the house for the last few seasons OF the
Grau opera company. number or MI farrys
friends will contribute their services, and an at
,rac,ive bill has been made up 1t includes Poi
Plancon. Nine Ciementine &c We're David Bispham.
Frank Celii Walter Jones. Charles Dandy. Joseph
sheehaa and f. Girard, OF the Castle square opera
carroll OF the Normandy Wedding company;
Burne and Andrews. and De Besssii from Roster
b AryiiIe and the Broadway Theatre Opera Com,
Thc orehe Will under tho direction OF Ernest
Never and the stage under that OF Max FREEMAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
ENROLLED TEN THOUSAND BRITISH TARS.
J. HAvELocK WILSON'S REAL MISSION TX VISIT
ING THIS COUNTRY REVEALED.


One OF the causes which prompted j. Havelock
Wilson NJ p and labor leader. TO come TO this
country a short time ago was so well guarded that
il IS made public now for tho first time He came
here os,ensibly 20 organize an American branch OF
the International 6eamen's Union. but 1t now de
ve,ops that he had more important object In
view.
In his efforts TO strengthen the union In Great
BTttain Mr. Wilson was most strongly opposed by
the steamship companies His speeches In and out
%, the House Of Commons were considered SO radi-
cal that he became involved IN many libel suits.
lie 0nally had a lawyer at his elbow at all times,
whose business II to bring him up With jerk
vheneyer be got into deep water number Of the
Steamship companies managed 10 prevent UT. Will
son from reaching their men for the purpose OF
rolling them in his union lie finally determined
come to this country and catch the steamship
NAMES men In fore!yn ports.
The result O: Mr.. Wilson's trip has been given
ont and Il shows that while here he succeeded IN
enrolling the names o: nearly ten thousand British
tare In the International Seauen's Union. The lead
Ing ON cias Of the organization say that the steam
1ni, companies now realize that Mr. Wilson has
0uiwittec them and that they wish they had
exercised closer supervision over their sailors when
tho latter In the ports Of n foreign country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06

ly mechanism Of warfare will be useless in bat
tie on account OF lack of training and expert
ence in handling ii. Evolution is the word which
sums up naval progress The best types alone
VIII endure the supreme test of a great naval
war; only the richest nations can pCrsevere In
costly preparations for scientific warfare: and
the triumph of the most highly organized and
best disciplined service will mark the survival
Of the llttest l. y T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
MORE CLOAKNAKERS STRIKE.

Five hundred East Side cloakmakers. members
OF the United Brotherhood Of Cloakmakers. went
on strike yesterday for an increase In the wage
scale In the shops OF Pophn & Co. contractors
Broadway and Grand-st. and two other shops IN
Mercer and Division SITS The strikers are highly
,nc.nsed against one o. the contractors. who Is
accused OF having unceremon,ously elected from
hls Office Max Silverman. walking delegate VINO
called TO demonstrate with him about the threat
sned cut In wages The strikers held a mass
meeting yesterday morning at the headdusr oaS
Of the brotherhood IN Rivington-st., and voted
not 10 return 10 work unless the demand xoS
highOr wage scale were conceded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
,JPpVy TO HIS STBORDINATES.

President Michael c. Murphy OF the Health Board
Ind all the heads Of the departments under the
poard before him yesterday morning. and made ii
br,e, sueech 10 them In which he praised the work
Of the Department. and advised his suhordna,es 70
"a .oL M Interference with their duties. He said
mai IL they continued 10 do good work they would
.I,a g., birn a sfanch supporter President Murphy
ma ~ a,iv shook hands with all present ComIrls-
s.onais Jenkins and Cosby were present
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
ANIMALS TRADES.
Bees Are GeOmetricians, CaterpfIlars
SILK Spinners and Beavers
Are Builders.

Bees are geometricians. The cells are
so constructed as with the least guam
tity of material to have the largest
spaces and least possible loss of in
terstice, says the Louisville Com
mercial. The mUle is meteorlogist.
The torpedo, the ray ard the electric
eel are electricians. The nautilus is a
navigator; he raises and lowers his sails
and casts and weighs anchor and per-
forms other nautical acts.
Whole tribes of birds are musicians.
Caterpilars are silk spinners. The
squirrel is ferrynan; with chip or
piece of bark for 4 beat ard his tail for
a sail he crosses the stream.
The beaver is an architect, builder
and woodcutter; he cuts down trees and
erects houses and dams. The marmot
is a civil engineer; he not only builds
houses, but constructs aqueducts and
drains to keep them dry.
The white ants maintain a regular
army of soldiers.
One whale will furnish from 1000 to
5000 pounds of bone. At San Fran
cisco the bone is split, sorted as to color
and tied into bundles. These split
pieces are called slabs and are three to
eight feet long and weigh from three to
seven pounds
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
RUSSIA AND CHINA AT cNE.
Report That the Gear Would Faciii-
tate the Expectation CT Ccles-
tial Products.

The intimacy Of China and Russia has
most profound causes, says the Chau-
tauquan. The Chinese have very dis
tinct feeling of their interests. Be-
tween Russia and Chinese interests
there is no opposition; there is simili-
tude. England, the United States, Ger
many and France have only one object:
TO make. of China an immense market
for the product cf their industry, to i'm
pose upon it, by force, if need be, their
merchandise. On the contrary, Russia
and Japan seek to facilitate the eY-
portation in Europe of Chinese prod
ucts. Russia, with its railroads, will
be the middleman between producing
China and consuming Europe. The
Russian provinces produce nothing
which China furnishes; they have
every advantage in being putin contact
with the innumerable population of the
Celestial empire.
The immense current of exchanges
which will be established between
China and Russia by the new railway
will carry life and prosperity into TIE
Siberian steppes. In exploiting China
the Russians will with the same stroke
throw Siberia open to improvement;
they will rapidly make it one of the
greatest centers of agricultural produc-
tion in the world. In the economic de-
velopment of China, Russia has moth
ing to lose and everything to gain.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
A RISING FAMILY.
They Live I'm a House Whose -Four
Corner Posts Are Growing
Spruce Trees.

Bangor has an eight-cornered house,
a house shaped like piece of pie, a
house with no front door, and a half
house Zone side having been burned
OFF,; but the queerest dwelling in all
Maine is in the town of Dennysyille,
Washington county, says the New York
Sun. 1t was built about six years ago
b. poor man, who was obliged to go
to the edge of the woods, where land
was cheap, for his lot, and utilized the
trunks of four big spruce trees, that
formed square of 16 feet, for the cor
ner posts. Pretty soon the poor man
went west to make his fortune, leaving
his family behind in the queer house
In five years he returned as poor as
when be left. He found that in the
meanwhile his family had risen in the
world. The four live corner posts had
just grown up about four feet and car
ried the house with them. 1t is a good,
solid house. but unless the trees stop
growing the man will soon need fire
escape ladder instead of the plank
steps that now lead up to the door.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
MY UNCLE AND MY AUNT.
An Ingenious French w ritter Explains
Facetious Expression That Is
Very Common.

An ingenious French writer has been
explaining to curious world why the
pawn-broking establishments are called
my aunt" Una tante), says the Lon
don News. Prince de Joinville, son of
Louis Philippe, was kept very short Of
money in his youth. One day the father
noticed that the prince was not wearing
q splendid gold watch that had been
given to him by his mother. ''Where
is your watch % asked the bourgeois
king. "At my aunt's," was the reply.
Princess Adelaide was interrogated on
the subject, but she knew nothing
about it. Then the young scapegrace
admitted that he had pawned it. my
aunt" therefore, became proverbial for
the montde-piete. But then, it may be
asked how it comes about that the
pawnbroker in England is facetiously
spoken ofas uncle" because the French
say ''annt." Here in England every,
thing goes by aontraries. The French
coachman drives on the right, the Eng
lish on the left; the French soldier has
red trousers, the English soldier red
coat; the Frenchman eats an oyster
out of the hollow half of the she'll. the
Englishman out of the fat half; the
French epicure drinks champagne after
dinner the English epieure during dim
ner, and SO forth. It is all case ofpure
"cussedneSs
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
DELIVERED HER MESSAGE.
And the Tnlkative Yound Miss Oblig.
ingly fingered to Explain
the Note.

A sweet little girl who wore blue
checked apron and whose hair hung
down her back in two big braids walked
into the Commercial Office the other
morning, says writer on that Louis
vile paper.
"Are you the Commercial?' p she asked
the smallest man in the Office.
He modestly said he was, and then
she banded over a short note bearing
these words:
"Wanted-A wife; must be beautiful
and about five feet high. Address j."
You see," said the little one, who
had fingered, she boards near where
live, and one of the ladies in the house
sent me down with this. don't know
thing about it myself. But, law, he's
awful old, and ma says he don't know
no better. She says that no girl that
knowed him would have anything to do
with. him on account of his age. The
hired girl told my ma that he had false
teeth an he dyed his hair, but, law.'l
cont expect he's. that bad off. They do
say, though, that he wears corsets and
that he's cracked two looking glasses
primping hisself. Course don't know.
myself, but that's what they say"
Then her blue eyes sparkled and she
went out feeling she had done her duty
in every particular toward the man
whom none of the neighbors seem to
like
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
COSTA RIGA BANANAS.
Delicious Fruit Comes from the west
Indian Island-Crops the Whole
Year Round.

."The best bananas grown in the
world come from Port Limon, Costa
Rica," said a New Orleans man to a
Washington Post reporter.
They are shipped from Port Limon,
and the country grower gets about 30
cents per bunch in gold. He is noti-
fled by wire from the seaport when to
cut. and has two days in which to gather
and deliver to the railway. Trains COM
posed Of welEventilated cars take the
fruit to fast steamer, which is wait
ing to convey it abroad. The burches
will average about II hands each and
each hand has from II to Is bananas.
When the bunch gets TO New Orleans or
New York they are worth about four
dollars each, a tremendous advance over
the price paid the Costa Rican pro-
ducer. - Hn
"The planter. however, is surer Of a
safe profit than any other person hand
ling the fruit. Jamaica negroes do all
the labor attendant on the planting,
culture and cutting, being better adapt
cd to the work than the native peon.
jamaica bananas often make finer
APPEARANCE, but are not so prolific as the
Pert Limon product. The best planta-
lions of Costa Rica are subject to over
flow and the waters dePosit.a silt IL at
greatly enriches the soil. Crops are
ready for cutting the whole year
round"
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-28
THE PEANUT ROASTER.
An Invention That Is Used Every
where and Thousands Of Them
Are Sold Annually.

The peanut roasters of black iron.
such as are commonly seen in the city
streets, are likely to have capacity of
20 quarts. Such roasters are sold in
sizes ranging from ten to twenty-eight
quarts. Peanut roasters are made to
hold three bushels, which makes a
roaster as big as barrel. Such pea
nut roaster would be set up at public
resort at the seashore, or perhaps at
fairs, says the New York Sun.
There are combined peanut roasters
and warmers made in various sizes, the
warmer having glass sides and hot
water reservoir below. Separate pea
nut warmers are made of various ma
terials or combinations of materials,
including TIN, iron, steel and copper,
and they are made in 4 variety of shapes
and sizes, and equipped for heating by
charcoal or oil.
There rs an automatic roaster of
which the cylinder is turned by small
steam engine attached to the crank,
which serves to attract attention, and
rs -oftenest seen at the seashore and
other places of resort. The most elab-
crate and costly peanut outfit is the
peanut wagon, which is equipped with
a roaster and warmer and is drawn by
a horse.
There are more peanut roasters sold
now than ever. Indeed, thousands are
sold annually. They are used all over
the country, and in other countries,
too. for people eat peanuts pretty much
everywhere nowadays.