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The times., 1898-04-24

TO the ties below. and walked the re-
mainder of the distance to his home. TAX
ing a short cut through the fields.
The next evening he and the railroad
man met on the street at Dearborn
That was nice job you put up on
me" sheepiShIy said the youth
why, what was the natter" asked
the man who had witnessed the very
amusing incident of the night before.
THE conductor put me off the train
and l had to walk four miles, he an
swered.
That's funny; what did you do?''
II did as you told me and 1t went all
right going in. but il wouldn't work com
ing back: there was new man on
Are you sure you made no mistake?
II did just the same both times. my
right arm and wink
"Ah, now 1 see. You should have used
YOUR left arm and left eye coming back
Then. again. he might not have been u
Mason.
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mo broke in the gullible individual, his

ing, broke in the gullible individual his
face radiant with joy.
THAT 50? Well. when the conductor
asks you for your ticket just raise your
right arm to the shoulder. point your
thumb straight behind you and wink the
right eye slyly He will pass on. The
tip was Illustrated by the joker and the
victim practiced it all the way INTO the
city and innumerable times after he ar
rived.
The following morning the newly-made
Mason" was one of the first to board
the incoming train at Dearborn. The man
with the pass saw him. The conductor
was called to one side and put next
Here's the fare for that chap. said
the perpetrator of the joke: 80 you Will
not get into trouble over il.
When the train started the young man
occupied a seat in the forward coach
and the railroad man sat in the rear of
The times., 1898-04-24

War brings fortune to some people in
ways as curious as they are unexpected.
Several weeks ago | stopped in a door
way on the Avenue to watch the luck of
a street yender who sells wonderfully
made jumping jacks Of his own manufac-
ture, for 10 cents. His jacks were made
of wood. painted like pugilists, and by
stringing them through the middle in
pairs on a black thread. they were made
TO fight. At first sight the thing was very
deceptive. The old man worked with "A
greasy oil lamp. One end of the thread
was tied 10 a basket. setting on the pave
ment and the other end he held twisted
around his finger. By holding the thread
taut and twitching it rapidly, the jacks in
the middle were made to stand up and
fight with great gusto. Because the
thread was black and the light poor,
you couldn't see the impeliing power,
and how the jacks were operated was a
thing of mystery to one who didn't un-
derstand it.
Come on, now You can't go home
without pair of lighters. No home is
complete without them Sure cure for
the blues. Great fun for the children.
They're only ten cents. Who wants the
next pair Full printed instructions wrap
ped up with the jacks. Every pair war
ranted"
But nobody seemed to want the next
pair. Still vigorously twitching the thread
the fakir resumes:
Now, watch Fitz give Corbett the
solar plexus. There they
Here the old man was interrupted by an
unexpected knockout blow. His jacks
fell over and the thread refused response
to his finger. A street urchin had dis
covered the modus operandi and slyly
cut the thread at the basket end.
The old man blew out his greasy light,
gathered up his paraphernalia and wan
/ dered off without a sale to his credit.
+ Several nights ago | saw the old man
again, and this time he was surrounded
by a crowd that cheered and guffawed
and seemed immensely tickled. The ven
der had changed his tactics
Watch Uncle Sam knock out Weyler.
! There they go now. II you're patriotic
/ buy a pair TO take home and show the
/ children how Uncle Saminie does up the
( Spaniard.
! The old man had repainted his stock
/ of jacks making one represent Uncle
Sam and the other Weyler His jacks
sold rapidly and this night when the
yender blew out his light his basket was
empty. Such are the fortunes of war.
The times., 1898-04-24
BRIEFLY TOLD TALES.

IT'S a shame. a national disgrace" de-
clared the old gentleman who occupied
soft seat in the hotel lobby as he threw
down his paper with mingled wrath and
disgust
That's right That's what it is, sure,
agreed the citizen of opinions who occu-
pied the next soft seat. as he, too, threw
down his paper with deep scorn.
Those who are responsible for 1t,
continued the old man. should forever
hence be denied the confidence and esteem
of the American public. You can't tell
me that it couldn't be helped. 1t never
happened before and now to think that
when we have the first chance in half
century to distinguish ourselves We
should start off in this way. It's too
much.
You're right, you're right, again
agreed the citizen of opinions.
Right in the opening of the season, too.
All in one day three teams shut out with
out a run. It's a disgrace. Well, any
way, Boston laughed at us few days
ago. and now she's been up against it
her"
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whelming force, and BrOwnlOw says all
were killed or captured except such as
cut their way out. Nearly go are now
back in Marietta and be thinks more will
get in
General Sherman's Memoirs. pace 81.
vol 2 states that the effective Federal
cavalry which engaged in this raid was
l0.9J3: McCook $780, GarraTd 1909 ana
St0neman ? 2590.
Gen. Hood in his official report states
thai Gen Wheeler
routed and captured or destroyed the
whole force. with their horses. equip
ments and artillery. Too much credit
cannot be given Cen Wheeler for the
energy and skin displayed"
The force commanded by Gen. Wheeler
which gained these victories was less
than 400 men.
As commander Of the cavalry Of an
army Gen. Wheeler won special distinc-
ti0n. and during the entire war. in no
instance when he was in charge Of the
cavalry Of an army. was the flank which
b. was protecting ever turned by an en-
erly. nor was the army ever embarrassed
by the enemy's cavalry breaking its line
of communication, and every such at
tempt WAS promptly met by him and the
clenay's column signally defeated. In no
Instance. when he was in command Of
the cavalry did the army meet a reverse.
J 1e only disasters which Deieil The army
Of Tennessee occurred during his abb
seuce on other duty
When Bragg was driven from Mission
ary Ridge Wheeler was in East Tennes-
see but by forced march reached Gen.
Bragg IN time 20 successfully cover his
retreat when Atlanta was wrested from
the Coufederates Wheeler was In Mid
die Tennessee. and during Hoods disas-
tr0us Franklin and Nashville campaign
rKvFaaTor ryaz fnhrfurr sherman fn fs.ar-
Ria-
In all the operations connected with the
battles OF Perryyille. Murfreesboro.
Chiclcamauga and the battles from Dali
ton 10 Atlanta, IN which the Confederate
troops gained the advantage, Gen. Wheel
er was in command Of the cavalry and
contributed largely TO their success. Dur
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Young man. what are you talking
about demanded the old gentleman,
with great severity.
'Why. I've been trying to express my
opinion of Fridays ball score. What did
you think | was talking about
Sir angrily retarted the old gentle
man, this is no time to be frivolous at
the expense of your country's banner
and reputation. We are at war, and al
though our nation has already been dis
graced. IL is not for you, sir, to insult
our flag by confounding baseball with
an international crisis / repeat it, we are
forever disgraced. We have plunged into
war without the assistance of Rudyard
Kipling. Steven Crane, Stanley J. Wey-
man and Alfred Henry Austin Poster
ity will suffer for this and history will
mourn our neglectfulness. Our nation
can never erase the stain and we will be
made the butt of a world 5 ridicule. Even
the savage Turks delayed action until
these heroes could be summoned, and
we've have not given them a thought;
we have not even invited them to partic-
ipate. That's what | was talking about"
And having relieved himself of these
large chunks of righteous wrath the
old gentleman quilted the frivolous cit
iZen who occupied the next soft seat.
He was from 'de souf." this darky with
whom fortune had played unkind pranils.
and from the crown of his tattered hat to
the irregular and impromptu ventillatio
in his shoes, he was filled with a longing
for the cotton fields of old Alabama"
He was lounging around the corner of
Twelfth Street and the avenue trying to
classify the aching sympathy empty pOck-
cts have for empty stomachs when an
+ Italian pushed his piano cart to the edge
of the sidewalk and began to grind out
/ popular airs, "A Hot Time in the Old
! Town. Get Your Moneys Worth, p"
Belle of the Season" and NAH Honey,
Lou had all failed to attract and the
Italian was about to move on when the
darky slOuched over and bashfully in
quired:
rs you got Dixie en- you machine?''
The Italian grudgingly adjusted the
tune indicator, and his piano entered into
a dispute with the old Southern faVorite
1t was like a voice from home to the
darky. and he began to whistle as only
an Alabama darkey can whistle Dixie" "
He was a wonderful whistler too. and
J forgetting the scenes and strange faces
| around him he followed the runs and
minors with remarkable skill as his mine
wandered back To de souf." to q fat,
smiling nanny, to a little dirty cabin.
and 10 the dear dusty faces so far away.
SO lost was the darkey in his lonesome
reverie that he did not notice the crowd
his genius had attracted, and when the
last cord of Dixie" died away in the
whirr of traffic he seemed to awake as
from a dream
Whistle it again" requested man
in the crowd. also from the South, thrust
ing a dollar into the whistler's hand.
Three times the crowd demanded a repe-
tition. and when il was all over the dar-
ky from old Alabama was several dollars
richer Fortune had smiled at last and
now the whistler and the Italian have
gone into partnership. They may be
heard almost any evening on the down
town streets. The darky doesn't call it
work. He would rather whistle Dixie
than eat.
The times., 1898-04-24

De not let war stop your enterprise or
make you lazy. Action tells; work makes
wages. and Heurich's Beer makes
strength The way To keep happy is TO
keep a case at your home
The times., 1898-04-24

npiecehe
ever nee n
oday's Post All different
The times., 1898-04-24
A Shower of
Umbrella
Bargains.

800 Mems and Women's Gloria Tn
brellas-steel rOd-paragou frame
Congo stiek%better than
any umbrella one dollar can S0o
OttE
Ladies' and Mems Umbrellas, rs and
Is inches. fitted with steel rods-Dara-
gOn frame-beautiful natural wood
undiscovered with the
best quality silk gloria CQa
worth S1.9S and sold for .Jot
Handsome Blue Red and Green
Changeable Silk Umbrellas. cover and
taSsel 10 match. Some have natural
wood, some Dresden handles.
Paragon frame on steel rod Gf %
worth pA-oO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02

ran away from the room that "sho had
his dollar but ne had fxel her.
Ayrcs denied having used such an eX-
preston. and stated that ho net thc girl
on Broad street aud escorted her tn her
room. and that as soon as they had en-
tered the room she put her hand IN his
pocket and took therefrom silver dol
lar and some small change.
fIo demonstrated and demanded that
She return ihe money a scuGie then en-
sued. The woman picked up iiehled
lamp and struck Ayres on the side OF me
face. and in the scufie oil was spilled
ON BIS hands ami face and upon the
woman's clothes He wardcd on
second blow and the lamp fell. and then
he ran out OF the room ana went home.
TIE ala not give himself up that night
because De believed fhere was nothing
special about the matter. except that ne
had a "scullo with q woman
Ills burns were quite severe and ne
dressed them as best he could that night
The next day, when be heard ~ Tho death
OF tho woman. DE went Immediately TO
tha second station and gave himself MP.
Coroner Taylor described tho condition
OF The woman when be examined her
boly and tho evidence adduced az the
ccroners inquest was submitted
Commemorative Attorney Richardson.
who conducted the case for tho Common
wealth. stated that ln his opinion no case
had been made ont against Ayers. and
he was DISCHARGED.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
JUSTICE JOHN.
Willie Harris Wanted Work and Was
Given Il Sixty Days dob.

While Harris cylOred. Is a wanderer
from Illinois. He said he had been out Of
work for about one month and SIX weeks.
and that he was very anxious TO secure
employment.
I'm give YOU steady work with Squire
sugar Bottom Jones for sixty days
And Harris fell back.
Charles Brown end w. 3. Wills, two
soldiers got TO "kidding' each other
and Brown displayed a knife which
frightened wills. who had his friend
taken IN But when 1t was shown that
The men were friends and that no harm
Was done or intended. Brown was allow
ed to go upon the promise to be careful
In future.
J. II. Johnson. colored. was engaged IN
watching a game Of craps and when the
blue coat came up TO break up the game
ana take possession Of the spoils. John
SON was The only man who failed 70 make
good his escape. He had to deposit the
sum Of $40 with the Keeper CT Ex-
cntQucr.
John Logan and Thad Stevens are
two colored youths, who are alleged 10
have been engaged in the huckstering
business az the second Market without
a. license. and each fined $40 and costs,
IN default of which they fell back.
Martin FRANKLIN and a G. Griffin be-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
Appointments for Speaking

State Democratic Committee,
Room s..
Chamber OF Commerce Building,
Richmond. Va.
The following appointments for public
speaking are announced;
HON. THOMAS s. MARTIN.
Charlotte (courO. November Z.
HON. SYDNEY p. EPES.
Nottoway lcourD, November 90.
Greensville (couIO November 1th.
HON. JAMES HAY.
Charlottesville (cOurO. November It'll.
HON. ii. j. FLOOD
Nottoway (cOurO, November 90.
Gladstone. Nelson county. November
'' Pow yilsiy r,ourn November It'll.
HON. JOHN LAMB.
GreensviAe (courO, November 7th.
Rockville. November Is. g z. NJ
Jones X-Roads. November "a on a. NJ
Beaver Dam November "a $3.50 p. NJ
DIVERS. November zd G.oJ T. Nj
Ashland. November 81 Is +. NJ
Independence SchOOl-house, November
HON. WILLIAM p. BARKSDALE.
Charlotte (courO. November 7th.
JEFFERSON WALLACE, ESQ.
Ashland. November 81 (nighO.
HON. y. b. EARLY. JR.
WaynesborO (nighO. November 9Th.
Albemarle (courD. November It'll.
HON. \. j. MONTAGUE.
Sussex Court, November Sd.
Rockbridge Court. November 7th.
HON. THOMAS y. WILLIAMS.
Nottowav Court. November Sd.
S.raar sviifa sonu~ff Novefnber 18th.
J. TAYLOR ELLYSON. Chairman,
Iaaauh pgtsn. Secratarv. A~-s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
ALL THROUGH SERVICE TO THE
SOUTH RESUMED.

on account of local quarantine regula-
lions in The South through traffic 10
points IN that section has been somewhat
interrupted recently.
The Southern Railway announces that
all such iuterferarces have been removed
and that they ar. now operating their
usual through service and maintaining
al schedules rs usual.
Their through line 90 Memphis through
Ashviue and Land of the sky con-
tnues 20 gain in popularity only one
change being necessary between Rich
moud and Memphis. They are also ope-
rating double daily service 20 Memphis
VIA Atlanta and birmingham. They are
also operating double daily service be-
tween the north. Nlrciuia points and New
Orleans passing through Atlanta. Mont
comcIy and Mobile and at New or
leans connections arc made for ail Texas
south and southwestern points. including
Mexico and California points. They are
also operating double daily service from
this section 90 GrecnVle. Miss via At
lanta. Birmingham and Columbus.
An Information relative 90 rates sched-
ulos, etc, obtaiuable upon application TO
any agent Of the Southern Railway Rich
m0ud Transfer Coz or O.. W. Westbury
r. p. A., Richmond. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02

came involved I'm a dispute, ana II was
shown that Griffin got the worst Oh o.
NJ was also shown n Lat Franklin was lle
aesrcssor. and the sum ol 500 ana COSTS
was placed against Inn.
Cora Kidd. coiored said Green mont
romery beat her. but Green i'Ne. lo
materlallze az the proper time ana "n
attachment was sent out
Ioseob Pearman Waa dismissed or enc
charge Of assaulurs Willie cousins WIN
a knife because the alleged facts were
not proven. -
prygnt ana j. p. Bryant who were
charced with creating a general disturb
,rre ON Marshall street near Firm some
f,vs AGO and with assauting and aur3-
irr officer Curle I'm Jhe discharge OF MS
duty. was disposed of by the imposition
of q fine OF SIS on p. IT, and }. i. Bryant
and $50 ON s. c. Bryant
6 O. BRYANT was shown 20 have Oeen
tho chief and most aggressive actor IT'D
,re affair. and hence The larger fine IN
bis case. II was shown that the party
lad boon out Celebrating and had got
ten drunk.
l-vtfence was introduced 90 prove that
t,o mon bore excellent characters, ana
that this was the first time they had
ever gotten into trouble.
willie Hayes. colorcd was given ninety
DAVIS IN iail and sent on TO the 'rand
iurv for stealing a lot Of cotton cloth
from Held's store. and pair Cf shoes
rom John Jackson's shoemaker's shop
and disposing OF them to Mrs. Maria
Moore.
Matte Jefferson. coiored was given
sixty DAYS for taking q silver watch and
a silk handkerchief from J. W. Satter-
field. and Emma Walker, coloccd. went
down for a similar length Of time for
grabbing a skirt valued az $50 from Mr.
II. Breitsteln's store and making of.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
HOBSON GOES TO
THE GRAND JURY
For His Street Assault on Mr, George
{. Fisher.
LATTER EMPLOYS NO SPOILERS,
He 50 AYERS in His Statement 10 the
Court - Commonwealth Attorney
Richardson says lie VIII DO
Ills Duty-Hobson's Reason.
LATTER EMPLOYS NO SPOILERS,

Tie case against s. J.. Robson charged
with le.ouious.y assaullng AT 1eotbe
H.. Fisher On the afternoon an OCTOBER
llih. Was heard la the Police Court yes
terday molnlug.
Nj. j.. J.. To.kcs spoke Tor Hobson. Mr-
Elouardeou for tle Commonwealth, ana
Justice Cgutchncl took about one mn
ute To- give DIS opinion m senoins t"e
case on TO the grand jlry
Che evidence sven was praciicait tnat
which has already been printed. bolh lhc
principals Go the affair mace statements
GA The stand.
Alr. Hobsou SAID Chat le bad been dis
charged through Information from I'll spot-
ter. aud that afterwards he secured "a
icttor from thc individual in which b. SIS
stated chat The information given con-
corning h.m was au error 10 was about
this matter that Il0hson had attempted
10 see i lshcr. and when De treated him
with such contempt that day OF tine ass
saut he became provoked and hit him.
why did you hr him while be was
down. asked Nr Richardson
"Tnc contempt that he showed me when
: asked him 20 stop inccnscd me- Hob
son replied.
lR. FISHERS STATEMENT.
ar Tis er said th5t DE was lift sudden
',. De. lr.haon ,.hua hr Was ON Ills way
~ o-t-b q car ,rt irsr atror ho had tod
tl-.- tl,. -tl $500. l.f, "a sion for cou-
,-,-..+t-- a.. l.t t.... lnt would sec
XIX 49,.
ts.c- t,,.,.,.r-- bi,, down rIobson
-.-.'--. tt,, .c,.r-f tlo,.r i'm tho face.
A-.,t',,.- o.. ,.oeo
~ r-i,A.. r,rtr,r stated that DE en-
piovcI D., "snouers" and that The COM
NAM. -.af1 orf YD money for such people.
49, a. ,to,, r.ers oronIoved bv the super
s,..c-1,,,ts bc tre,, nothing about them.
~ --.. ..t4 bat r4obson was not dis
-. +t,orrb any Information re-
100. 80, man, neroed NcCrcror. ale
,...1 ~ ..DD+torr
trtn f-r,-rD HIM
.,...l .l-,,,-.,'- ,,or,e5 Dovi5 Dav,--
- ,..~,.i,,..1 and stotoa that bo
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
THE DELAY IN
MASTERING OUTl
The Third Regiment is Only Awaiting
the Paymaster.
He IS EXPECTED IN A FEW DAYS.
The Second VIII Probably BE Mus
tered Out in About Three Weeks.
Governor Ty Ter Received a Del
egatiOn OF Colored Citizens.
HE Is EXPECTED IN A FEW DAYS.

1T viii probably be three or four days
yet before the Third Regiment mem
Uers can get away 10 their homes" said
Major Price at Murphys Hotel last
nlshL THE muster rolls have all been
forwarded to the department some days
ago. but there Is DELAY caused BY walt
ms for returns from the QuartermasIer' )
and Ordnance Departments.
Uncle sam IS q good. bu- 4 very strict
master. and If any article even a canteen
Is missing IFS value Will DO deducted from
the amount due"
The men OF the Third are now al ready
10 depart with one important exception
the paymaster has no, arrived Major
Price states that he has as yet heard
nothing as 10 the time OF his coming but
that he will be notified az least twenty
four hours In advance OF that-to the men
important event.
After the gentleman bearing Uncle
Sans dollars arrives the rest will be easy
and the men will soon be able TO return
10 their homes.
MEN ARE TIRED.
The majority of them are very tired OF
roaming about the streets waiting for
the paymaster-many OF them with not
Il cent III AnclE pockets, anu tuey VIII ndll
with delight the hour OF their release.
Major Price spoke In commentator last
night OF the methods employed In muster
ing out the Second Regiment which. he
said. has been found 10 work 10 a charm
lie has started all the companies ex-
cept the one az Wythevlle. with their pa
pers and the physicians have already ex-
aminef three OF them. and are rapidly
proceeding with their work. The men IN
this regiment are perfectly contented,
many OF them having been able 70 re-
sumo the employment that they left TO
serve their country. and they are living
on the best that the land affords.
IN THREE WEEKS.
Major Price will have 10 make another
round Of these companies, and he hopes
to have the regiment mustered out IN
three weeks, and will do so provided the
coming OF the paymaster TO Richmond is
not TOO long delayed
lie goes 20 Portsmouth to-day. but will
return at once so as not 20 delay in any
manner the departure OF the men here.
The members OF the Third Regiment ara
being paid for every day they put in here,
but they ara dissatisfied all the same.
Tar many OF them hAyA Abandoned tia