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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
JAMAICA INDIGNANT.
Report Published Likely to Cause An

UeNAIIOn HCItIIntnI.
KINGSTON. JAMAICA. July 29-The
report OF Sir David Barbour, late fnan-
eial minister OF india who has been
studying The sugar industry In jamaica
IN rs bearing upon the political sl,ua-
ton. has been published here. The re-
port has created sensation and ansry
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
SLOSS COMPANY REORGANlZED.
Will Pc incorporated as the Sloss-
Sheffield Iron and steel Co.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. July 29.-The
sloss Iron and Steel Company has reor-
gaulzed as the S'oss-shefieid Steel and
Iron Company and win be incorporated
n New Jersey Don few days. The
new organization viii have capital stock
OF sOe10p0. With half seven per cent
preferred and half common stock The
win act as the depository Of The sloss
stock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
He Has Engaged Rooms in Richmond
for Headquarters,
THE SITUATION IN HALIFAX
DIR. Adams Says the County Is for
TyIcr-Thc Governor Talks About
Machine Methods and lN-
presses the Opinion That
tho People Are Tired
OF Them,


cr,,.r,,or rr,1ar returned 90 the city
,... .-,.. 81, ,-orr,r, the
,.-. ,-....
Eastern oAoie' a"' M"
Senator Martin ana hs ui'-A.i anu
prlvafe secretary. Mr. Leslie IL Martini
e.....,rrs Yesterday 4aver-
,.,... ..ti boo hack
ing TO 7p'h'
here tomorrow. AI. -'''''' ''
gared two rooms on tine second i9of oi
,r.....,.,..- fr,t.r and t.lu make he head
.... .,... ......,.i.,
N't' '''7
Governor Tyler "il remain N..' -'"
days. Die win attend coni0-eii re-
,,,t,, 30. Shenandoah county this week
,,..... candidate. for tha
'i'' N' '' ...i
Senate in Iir Nt"I'il N'"- D'..-'' -'''
Mr. Id q. smith, also of CHAT city, both
.. r....l. .r Nfr Martin. came 90
'-..' ......... '....',..-.. .I,rna1iq to
% e....., limit l.. I4I a0u. home
,rt..,,.-..f f.....I ,.ttl. rI.r. Joseph r. Law
r.1 b. ono '.f slr Martins most in-
e~.,tl.l .rl ,rtnasi.-tI. supporters. Mr.
0f.r.in seldom talks for publication. 1ut
ln n.- t.Ir frf.... .u The last f.w days
fbaf ho Win uIu lh.s fight and have a
.t,..f.., .f v.f.e t. -naro
,.,...,.,. ,. .,>-irrr,-7
~ .......I..., ,.l.l.t fam fhc FIRST
,..,..l..-. me-
.'--.l t. ,...,5 l.r.,r Nm Martin
..'..,. l.. I..... n.,rd rrom ououeh
-. t .I ...,t.,. t, +re.fry him in
t..t.,. i. ,..I t.. tr. r,>f senator.
rt. e.,,..l +.aur. uf Halifax
c-.rt, ,.t, fl. .f..nIrr with friends in
,r...t,.,.~ ..r.l ., fno Governor lasf
-tort lI. ., ..~.IIafe for the House
-,4 81. ..+I,...-t..ar,. .urn1rtine Gov
lr.,- ,r,,.,., f., .i.. senate
..v.Yr ,..rr....,rgent at Houston" re-
,,..i..I an Adams t1 "A Times reporter.
.f. .tII.r-Iv very poorly informed as 10
fl. sentiment of our Halifax people ON
tha eer..0r..l question:
rr.- -h.4 reference t, the ena.I.l i'm 14st
eu.fa,.. r.ror from Houston f1 which
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30

WASHINGTON. July 29.-There has
been great difficulty in coalIng the trans
ports at Manila. which has caused delay
in sending homo the volunteers. There is
u0w ON the way % Manila hosting appa.
ratus which Will enable tho ships to be
coaled at the rate of co tons day.
Qu0rtermaster Pone has been instructed
90 have AN old mlks loaded with coal 30
that they may Doe brought alongside the
transports and tho coal transferred by
the now machinery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30

~ Venezuelan President Dead.
PARIS. July 29-Gen. Gusman bianco,
sx-Presldeut OF Venezuela, is dead.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
WEATHER FORECAST

vlrglnla-Falr Sunday. with prospects
OF thunder-storms and cooler Sunday az
ternoon; fair Monday; cool woathcr will
last til Tuesday, at least; light southeriy
winds, becoming northwesteriy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
RANGE OF THERMOMETER.

Tho range OF tho thermometer yesterday
was as follows. a. NJ. 81; ~ ~. So B
j. NJ. s.. 6 T. NJ Si. 9 l.. NJ, 50, y NJ,
20 AvCrago 50 %.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Not au Angel.

Old Jerry Billings had been post
master at the crossroads but day OF
two when letter came addressed to
Job Haskins, and with please for
ward" in corner of it.
well, I'll be switched" exclaimed
old Jerry; "I'd like to know If the
gov'ment thinks this office is bein' run
by angels?"
"Why, pa?" asked Mrs. Billings, who
was assisting in the office.
Because here is letter addressed
to Job Haskins, an it says if he amt
here to forward it to him."
"Well, what O. that"
"What O. that? You know well as
do that old Job Haskins has been
dead three months, and how in tar
nation does the gov'ment expect me to
J;it the letter to him? Do they think
I'm an angel?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
the queens so-called clumsfnesa had
earned her the poor servants undying
gratitude.
Watering Plants.

From Farmers Review: Watering
is question which perplexes many an
amateur florist. How often shall !
water my plants? How much shall
give at time? Over and over these
queries are made by correspondents.
To which l can make but one reply;
There is no hard-and-fast rule about
watering plants. There can be none,
because conditions under which plants
are grown differ so widely that what
would apply in one case would fail to
do SO in another. But we have gen
eral rule, which is subject to such mod
iflcations as observation and intelli-
gent study of ones plants seem to
make necessary, and that rule is this:
Wait until the surface of the soil in
the pot looks dry, then apply water,
and apply enough of it to thoroughly
saturate all the soil in the pot. You
can tell when this is done by the
escape of some of it through the orain-
age-hole in the bottom. Then wall
again until the dry look comes on the
surface before applying more. vi
course Callas and other plants OF
semi-acquatic nature will require more
water than others like the Geranium
and the Rose, and here is where study
and observation must come in 10 en-
able you to care for your plants prop
erly. To be really successful plant
grower you must understand the ma
ture and habit Of every plant in youi
collection, and so vary your attention
as to give each plant the paruculal
care it requires. One of the chlei
charms of flower-growing consists IL
this study of plant-life. We take it UP
at first because we want to give oui
plants the attention they need in order
to make a satisfactory development
In little while we have become Sc
interested in it that we continue 1t foi
the pleasure 1t affords us. 1t is fas'
cinating study. 1t is a study in which
there is always something more
learn. EBEN Il. REXFoPI'.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
For the Amateur FLORIST.

Every grower of flowers in the win
dow garden or greenhouse ought To
have a brass syringe. such as is mads
expressly for florists use, or small
portable spray-pump. The latter tool
is more satisfactory than the syringe
as it can be worked to much better
advantage, and much more easily, ana
can be used for a greater variety OF
purposes. One can be bought for about
SO that will answer all purposes In
good-sized greenhouses. 1t Will also De
found extremely useful in washing
windows, buggies and putting out in
cipient fires. But If one of these pumps
cannot be afforded. be sure to get u
syringe. The era of whisk-brooms as
sprayers for plants in the window gar
den is past.
Another much-needed article in
every greenhouse and garden is pair
of pruning-shears. One cannot do
good job in pruning or trimming
shrubs and plants with common
knife. These shears make it an eaS!
matter to remove Good-sized limbs
and when one becomes used to their
management he or she would not be
without them for a good deal mors
than they cost.
A small, slender trowel is needed in
every garden. 1t will be found con-
yenient to root up weeds growing close
to plants whose roots you do not care
to disturb and it is handy in trans
planting seedlings, or in digging about
pot-plants to loosen the soil in which
they are growing.
A wedding hook is another most ex-
cellent garden tool. 1t enables che to
do great deal more work in a given
time than can be done by hand. and ii
saves a vast deal of disagreeable labor.
And the work done with 1t is much
better done than when the fingers are
employed, as the soil is loosened by Its
teeth and made light and. open. 1t will
also be found useful in the greenhouse
among pot-plants.
Various kinds of insecticides should
he kept on hand. The best time to use
them is when insects are first discov-
cred. BY prompt and energetic work
one may get rid of most insects before
they have taken possession of the
plant, but allow them to become fully
established on vjt, and it will take a
good deal of hard work to dislodge
them. If one has these insecticides al
hand the necessary prompt and effect
i've measures will be likely to be taken
at the proper time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
snornn.h Attack n " hn,s.

Two swordfish set upon whale a
half mile off the seawall last Friday af-
ternoon and for half an hour kept the
water in a turmoil. The rather un-
usual sight drew considerable crowd
of spectators to the end of the Lombard
street wharf. The swordfish, accord
ing to their habit, rose swiftly in the
water beneath the whale, which they
endeayored to strike from below.
When they missed the mark the swift
ness of their ascent would cause the
whole bodies to show out of the water.
The whale spouted and lashed about
him furiously. The water began to be
reddened, but before he was mortally
hurt the big creature sank to the bot
tom and was rid of his tormentors.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Children Born in a Tree.

1t is not an ancestral mansion,
though it has been some 500 years in
building, says the Tri-State Farmer.
The beginning of it was a sturdy sap
ling, standing in a tiny cove high on
the side of an East Tennessee noun
tain. By and by the sapling became
big hollow tree. Notwithstanding the
hollow tree was so big a tall man
could lie stretched at length in 1t, there
was a vigorous leafy bough for shade.
The hollow itself was rain and storm
proof, so couple of the mountain folk
took up their abode in it.
They did not bother about furniture.
There was no room for it, even in a
hollow tree measuring seven feet
across. The man put down floor of
puncheons-that is, rough slabs split
from smaller tree trunks. For bed
they had dry leaves, and for cover
inG. skins of various animals round
about The woman knew how to dress
them Indian fashion, so they served in
large part for clothes as well as cover.
An axe, rife, a bullet pouch,
powder horn, a hunting knife, an iron
pot, a water pail, a jug. two or three
big gourds, bread tray, and meal
bag summed up the family's movable
possessions. Cooking was done Gypsy
fashion at a log fire some little way
OFF to the entrance to the tree. Cen
orally the pot sat beside the fire, SIM
mering and stewing. The only bread
was ash cake. For drinking there
vn oh nF froc foo =
ened and moonshine whiskey.
The man, of course, was a moon
sinner. He was a dead shot-particu-
larly in the case of a revenue officer
He was able thus to feed his family by
working about half the time His wife
looked after the clothing, exchanging
surplus peltry twice a year for coarse
cloth, salt and snuff at the nearest
crossroads store. fifteen miles away
Eleven children were born in the
hollow tree and grew up into strapping
men and women. One of the boys stood
six feet nine inches-when he could
be permitted to stand at all. Usually
he carried himself in rather the shape
of a crescent. Each of the eleven was
Graded in the half of a smaller hollow
tree, smoothed out inside with the axe
and bedded with leaves. 1t did not
need rockers, rocking itself at the
slightest touch. AS the big tree became
crowded, hollow logs were sought, one
for each child, chopped into convenient
lengths, and dragged close about the
fire. Into their open ends the larger
children crept, feet foremost, turned
their heads to the fire and slept
through all sorts of weather. OF course
the logs were only for storms and Sc
we're weather. When it was fine the
whole family slept outdoors. 1t was
presumably a happy family. and GER
tainly healthy one, though it went
barefoot the year round and never SO
much as heard of hygiene.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
CARE.

Just now a gentleman said to Pa,
AS 1 stood listening: "Ah! to be
AS free from worry, to live as far
From care as he!" and he patted me.
II half what threatens my peace of
mind
Like income, rivals, affairs at
school
Hung over him, he would hardly find
The time to gable like such a fool.
Ny conduct average is so low
This week it means my allowance
stops
My only asset; I'd like to know
Don't that mean worry? There are
no shops
That trust me, either! I've failed to
teach
Myself the piece that they'll ask for
there
In school tomorrow. To fear your
speech
Will fail in public-ain't that care?
Besides these troubles, my strongest
friend
Has fallen deeply in love with Jess,
And says my wooing of her must end,
Or I'll get licked-and l will, guess
While I look forward to being lame
With punches; nursing an empty
purse;
A loss of sweetheart; a public shame;
This man imagines his cares are
worse!
Puck.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
A Queens Kindness.

The mother of young Queen Will
helmina is not only respected for the
wisdom she showed as regent during
her daughters minority, but she is also
greatly loved for her kindness and ami
ability. OF this the following story
gives a charming illustration. The
king had bought a fine service Of
Sevres porcelain for the use of the
royal family, and he announced that
any breakage would be followed by
the instant dismissal of the servant
who caused it. One day man, who
had been for many years one OF the
royal servants, went to the queen in
the greatest distress, and confessed
that he had broken one of the precious
CUPS. Queen Emma consoled him as
best she could, and told him to stick
the cup together with cement. The
man replied that the king would GER
tainly notice the cracks. Nevertheless
.he queen bade him mend the cup as
neatly as possible, and give it to her
that afternoon at tea time. This was
done. and the queen, after drinking her
tea. rose suddenly, letting her cup fall
on the floor where it lay broken 10
atoms. "Think of me-" said she to h1r
husband "as one of the most clumHy
of your majesty's servants. 1 have
broken one of the precious Sevrcs
cups. and don't deserve to remain In
your service. You must dismiss me
at once" The irascible old king w.,S
amused at her demure manner,
and considered that accident quite a
joHy. Hs hal no idea that there WAS
rsrs-, ~ r. TIM met the eve, aAd that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Used
7wenty Years

We do not know of any other
hair preparation that has been
used in ono family fof twenty
years. do you?
But Ayers Hair Vigor has
been restoring color to gray hair
for fifty years. and it never
fails to do this work. either.
You can rely upon it for
stopping your hair from filling
out. for keeping your scalp
clean and healthy. and for max
ing the hair grow rich and long.
si.oe q bottle. All druggists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Boston Jumbles.-Four ounces of
butter, the same quantity of sugar and
of sifted flour. Cream the butter and
sugar with the well beaten yolk OF
one egg; add the flour and flavor with
rose water. Drop on tins covered with
buttered paper and bake in quick
oven about eight minutes. Dust them
with flour, and when cold rub of all
that will not stick. and cover them
with icing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Non-SinlSabIe Boats

The latest invention for saving life is
n non-sinkable boat. II people would
pay as much attention to the preserva-
ton of life in other ways there would
be gerat improvement. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is n life preserver. 1t
cures dyspepsia, indigestion and all
forms of stomach trouble. 1t is an ex-
cellent tonic.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
I.uCAS COUNTY 10

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is tho
senior partner of the firm of +. J. Cheney & Co,
doing business In the City OF Toledo. County
and State aforesaid. aud that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d. 1884
tSEAL IL W. SLEa19mi 49,, p,,i,,o
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Halls Family Pills are tho best
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WANTED

WANTED (either SEX to fold circu-
lars, ETC., at home. sl2 weekly sal
ary. Particulars &c. Address Ins
Non Medicine Cure Club, Lock Box so2,
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

oropsy treated free by Dr. Il. h. Green's
ons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

irregular menstruation
and 1eucorrhoa. My
appetite was variable.
stomach sour and bowels
were not regular, and
was subject to pains like
collie during ngmenstruation
/ wrote you and began to
take Lydia E. Pinkham S
Vegetable Compound and
used two packages of
Sanative Wash. You cant
imagine my relief. My
courses are natural and
general health improved. !"
Mrs. MAMIE ADKINS,
La Due. Mo-, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-
I feel it my duty to tell
you of the good your
Vegetable Compound has
done my daughter. She
suffered untold agony at
time of menstruation be-
fore taking your medicine;
but the Compound has
relieved the pain. given
stronger, and has improve
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Cousin Arabella has had to give up
playing Wagner altogether" ''Why?'
Every time she began, her Angora cat
had fit."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Weather Man-"Its going to be aw-
fully foggy tonight" Astronomer
Then I'll rush out an announcement OF
another brilllant meteor shower"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

FITS permanently Cured. o fits nervousness after
first days OF Dir. kline's Gruat Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE S2.OO trial pottle and treatise
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

'.You needn't tell me that women have
no inventive faculty" What do you
know about it?" whenever my wife
can't find the gimlet. she uses my sill
YER corkscrew"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Wiggs-"Henpeck is very fond of enter
tanning, isn't he?" Waggs-'Yes; his
wife is always pleasant when there's COM
pany present"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

what is your idea of a good joker
.One that makes you laugh against your
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

81 suspect that our new bookkeeper is
n retired actor" Does he strike theat-
rical attitudes?" No. but he says 'egad'
when he means gosh. "
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

New Bombardo Combination Reversible Parior
Game Board. % gamesi biggest hit in years Agents
wanted. W.D Caldwell Co.i6l Superiorst Chicago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

n EANY dutiful daughter pays pain mothers
NI ignorance perhaps neglect.
A'A The mother suffered and she thinks her daughter
suffer also. This is true only limited No
excessive pain healthy Every mother should inform
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

They say Jorkus is very stingy."
"Stingy? He's so stingy that he moist
ems his postage stamps only at the cor
ners."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
A CHaISTMAS PIANO

For $3.50. A new organ for $50. What Xmas present
nicer than one of these Lieh-arade Instruments can
you imagine? Only small payment down. and the
balance may be extended over two or more years.
THE KNIGHT-CAMPBELL MUSIC CO.,
Denver. Branch Stores: Pueblo, Colorado SPRING.,
Cripple Creek, Central City, Ieadvine. Trinidad
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Living in a fiat isn't so bad "Wh.
not?" I'VE are always invited out I,
dinner Thanksgiving Day."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send to me.-Wm. B. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept II, 1895.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

self Tor her own sake and especially
for the sake of her daughter. Write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass.
for her advice about all matters
concerning the ills of the feminine
organs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Christina. Presents.

1t is often difficult to select az ar
ticle for a Christmas present that will
be acceptable and inexpensive. The
John NJ. Smyth Co. have solved the
problem by offering for sale 5000
guitars at s2.65 each. thus bringing
them within the reach Of everyone.
The firm is thoroughly reliable. See
.'ad" in another part Of this paper. Get
heir mammoth catalogue.
She-'I wouldn't marry any man on
earth" He-"My dear girl. this country
is just honeycombed with caves.
"Greek doors open out ward. rs that 50 7
suppose the GT@sskss mel ssrY S5ed .tsp. ttsnps.u. T" knock
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets remove.
the cause that produces La Grippe. L. w
Groves signature is on each box. 2oc.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
Keeps
My Hair
Soft


IL have used your Hair
vigor for five years and am
greatly pleased with it. 1t eer-
t,inly restores the original color
to gr,y hair. 1t keeps my hair
soft and smooth. 1t quickly
cured me Of some kind Of humor
Of the scalp. My mother used
your Hair Vigor for some
twenty years and liked it very
much Mrs. Helen Kilkenny.
New Portland. Me-. Jan. 4. SO.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

"Ten thousand people In this city play
golf" "Can they all speak it?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12
N0UkGEM7
MOTHERS

Many young girls beauty wasted by unnecessary pain
of menstruation. and many indugent mothers with
mistaken kindness permit their daughters grow careless
about physical health
MISS CARRIE NJ LAMB. Big Beaver. Mich writes: DEAR
Mrs. PINKHAM-A ago suffered from profuse and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-12-12

FIDELITY SAVINGS AisGs ai ssatsa sa pfnyss esp'sl
IS coo 600 Pays per ieVs send for rui-
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Machinery & Supplies nes Toar,s3rr s,nnpF'S Mrd. =
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CLEDs, Wagons. Toys, Aluminium Move ties and
y Cooking Utens Is Kings w re 6 o ,is Who e-aie
& Retail tircu mailed. Palmer CO.. 40 10th st.
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BROWN PALACE HOTEL Aiss : is2rgrS5s raoos
/ uropean and American isns 81 30 aGi 81 and up
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Denver Directory.

OXFORD HOTEL. bseh.. lssh st rirsss5.,a sss; 0n''
c Ii. N orse. Mgr J. W. TonE ok. Il a. Tr p'ctt
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relieved the pain given better color. and she feels
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you the benefit she has received 1t great medicine
girls"
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Halls Family Pills are tho best