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The evening times., 1899-05-01
MONUMENT TO MosBx,s MEN.
To BE Unveiled at Front Royal, Va.
Next August.

To BE Unveiled at Front Royal, Yn.,
Next AUGUST.
Front Royal. Va. May 1.-The residents
of this neighborhood, as. indeed. of the
entire South, are interested in the Mosby's
mems monument. which will be unveiled
here early next August. The finest ate in
the cemetery here has been chosen for
the monument, now being made at Barre
VT.
| Six of Nosby's eommand-Anderson,
Carter. Jones, Love, OVERLY, and Rhodes
were hanged by the order Of General Gus
ter in the streets Of Front Royal, and
| Willis. another OF the command. was
hanged at Gaines Crossroads by Colonel
F., Powell
The first monument to these mems
memory was line OF seven gibbets on the
line Of the Valley Pike, along which the
Federal forces we're accustomed to pass.
| The seven were all soldiers of Clusters
| or Powell's commands, and the inscrip-
! tion on that monument was a writing. as
1 follows:
These men have been hung In retalia-
| ton for an equal number Of Colonel Mos
by's men hung by General Custer at Front
Royai-measure for measure"
The inscriptions on the new monument
| are as follows:
First side-"Erected 1899 by the sur
| vivcrs of Mosby's command in memory
! OF seven cofrade5 executed while prs
! oners of war near this spot September 20.
! 1861
I Second side-'In everlasting honor OF
! Thomas Z. Anderson, II. c. Carter. David
l.. Jones, Lucien Love. William Thomas
overly, Henry C. Rhodes. Albert C. VIII
lis. Forty-third Battalion Virginia Carai-
| Third side.-"Duice ct decorum est pro
patria mort"
Fourth side-Confederate and Virginia
| flags crossed.
| Colonel Mosby. after the retaliation. dis
/ patched the following letter 10 Generai
1 Sheridan:
| November Ii. 1s64-Major General p.
I II. Sheridan. commanding United States
| forces in the Valley-General: Some time
! in the mcnth OF September, during my abb
seuce from my command. six OF my men
1 who had been captured by your forces were
! hung and shot in the streets Of Front Roy
al by the order and in the immediate pres
| ence CT Briga1ier General Custer Since
/ then another captured b. Colonel Pow
! ell on plundering expedition into Rap
] pahanncck) shared similar fate. A label
| affixed tc the coat of one of the murdered
men declared that this would be the faie
I CT Mcsby and all his men
! Since the murder CT my men not less
than 200 prisoners, including many officers
of high rank captured from your army by
| this command, have been forwarded to
| Richmond. but the execution OF my pur-
I pose OF retaliation was deferred in order.
as far as possible, to confine its operations
to the men OF Custer and Powell. Accord
ingly on the 9th inst. seven of your men
were by my order executed on the Val
I ley Pike. your highway of travel.
Hereafter any prisoners falling into my
hands viii BE- treated with tn, kindness dus
! to their condition. unless some new act of
! bartarity shall compel me reluctantly to
adopt line OF poicy Ie2usna to hu All
| iy.
Very respectfully. your obsdient servant
JOHN S. MOSBY.
Lieutenant Colonel.
This ended the hanging of Mosbys men.
Thereafter they were. when captured,
treated as ether prisoners of war.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
A Rapid Shorthand writer.
From the London Telegraph)


Concerning the stenographic prowess of the
late Thomas Alien Reed. whose death was re-
corded in these columns YESTERDAY a corr;srr,;,d-
ent sends a curious anecdote. The late shorthand
writer was once op professional business in Liv.
erpool, and stayed in the same hotel As Charlie;
Mathews. the actor. The latter had appeared in
My Awful Dad, and after the performance he
strol!ed intos the ssmoking- room. Having heard
Of Mr.. Reeds expeftness a note-taker Mathews
challenged the reporter to iot down certain pas
sages from the character of Puff in Richard
Brinsley Sheridan's "Critic'' Reed EXPRESSED
his willingness TO have try. Mathews. who was
of the best 'patter'' speakers on the stage,
began to gabble the lines with startling rapid.
ity. and the other strained every nerve to follow
him. When the test finished Reed, whose
notes, despite the terrific speed at which he had
been writing. Of neat and legible outline
merely inserted vowel mark or two and hand
ed them to assistant who was called into the
room, and who transcribed the characters with
hut few mistakes, backward, II should hardly
have thought it possible, Mr. Reed was the
astopiShed Charles Mathews comment
The evening times., 1899-05-01
FALL RESULTS IN DEATH.
Rrine Wells Superintendent AinoSt
Instantly Killed.

Radford, Va, May i.-0n Saturday. at
Saltville. F. J. Lucas. the superintendent
of the brine wells AT that place, met a most
untmely death.
He was engaged with one Of his men in
cleaning out the brine reservoirs. which
are cemented over with mound shaped ce-
mented walls, in the center of which is an
opening for cleaning them out. Over this
opening he had laid a plank. upon which
one of his men was lying and cleaning the
reservoir. Mr. Lucas stepped upon the
plank. which at once broke. precipitating
him backward. his head striking the hard
wall. which caused 4 concussion upon the
brain. from which he died in an hour
without regaining consciousness.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

"Can a witness lie on the stand?" asked
the lawyer.
"God knows nothing of lie. on or on
the stand.' was the reply.
The inference is that there can be no
such thing as lie. and that Christian
Science healer cannot tell one, even II un-
christian people think she can. 1t is easy
to see how much the testimony Of per-
son convinced of the truth of this would
be worth in a court of law.
This healer is a good example OF The
extreme type of believers. These are the
people who should be required to give dem
onstrations of their power: and there are
plenty of excellent and trustworthy ply
sicians who would be delighted to direct
the proceedings. When a doctor is called
TO attend a child who has been subjected
to the Christian Scientists experiments
for a week or two. owing to the conviction
OF one of the parents. and when he knows
that the other parent expects him to save
that child and counteract the effects of
neglect and wrong treatment, his thoughts
are not in accordance with that spirit Of
high and holy calm which the scientist
preserves in the midst of scenes most dis
tressing to others. That physician would
be delighted to take the healer away in
corner of some unused building and con-
duct a little demonstration all by himself.
II convention could therefore be ar
ranged, and the people who declare that
there is no pain could be assembled in a
building by themselves, with an oppor-
tunity for a large audience to gather and
witness the demonstration Of their power.
things might take place which would be
highly instructive to many half-educated
people. The lady who said that she would
not believe that child's bones were
broken. even with ocular demonstration
of the fact. should be gently, but iirmiy,
REQUIRED to heal one of her own bones by
the mental process. and do it right then
and there, before all the people. and smile
during the entire proceeding One or TWO
other healers should be required to un-
dergo the operation Of having. teeth ex-
tracted and filled The healer who treat
ed" some people who were burned TO deatn
in a country town the other day should
have a chance TO show his indifference 10
the power of fire: and so on, till all the
people were convinced that Christian Sci
ence is the only faith on earth-or uh'ii
the healers plead for release.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
A New Method of appointment.


The collector OF internal revenue at
Springfield, Mass, seems to have some un-
usual ideas about the proper method of
filling places in his Office. During his in
cumbency it has happened that three CT
four new men have been needed for various
duties at one time or another. To almost
any ward politician il would seem that the
only right course in such an emergency
would be to consider the views of the chief
political dignitaries of the district, decide
which had the most pull" and give him
the chance of placing in office some candi-
date of whom he personally approved. 1t
might happen that this man was familiar
with the duties required OF him, but he
would be much more likely to be merely
an individual of some ability and general
information, and perhaps some experience
in previous Office holding. He might be
member of the politicians family. or mere
ly friend; he might be man whom, for
some reason or other. it was advisable to
eonciiiate; he might be an acquaintance of
the collector himself. But the chances
would be against his being bookkesper.
or a cashier, or person OF thorough train
ing in any particular business. He would
accept the position land the salary and
learn the duties OF the Office after he ar
rived. Perhaps he would hold the position
for one year. or two, or four; possibly, il
he happened not to be wanted somewhere
else, he would hold il all his life. But it is
probable that he would not hold it more
than two or three years. and at his depar-
ture the whole thing would begin over
again.
Another way in which the collector of in
ternal revenue might have filled those Of
fees would be BY the orthodox civil service
method. In that case he would have adver-
tised the fact that man to handle the
new internal revenue stamps was required
in this ofice chat was the first position at
his disposaD. Then all the men who hap
pened to see the advertisement and were
not doing anything in particular, and
wanted job at which they could wear
good clothes and keep their hands clean,
would think about applying for the place.
They would be required to fill out blanks
and such a place, had no bad habits, had
never been in prison, and so on and 30
forth. They would do this. and, privately.
would go to see the politician who would.
in their opinion. be most willing and able
to help them. Some OF them would be i'm
mediately disqualified on account OF tech
nical errors in the way in which they filed
out these blanks. Others would be bid
den to present themselves for examina-
tion.
They would spend more os less tina In
The evening times., 1899-05-01
DIR. Parker. Pulpit utterance..
From the Chicago Chronicle.)

''When you run short Of sermon topics the
eray-haired orthodox theological professor is
quoted saving to his graduating class. lit will
always be in order to take a fall out of the
Pope" Dr. Joseph Parker, prominent noncon-
forlnist minister of London. has apparently modi-
fed this comfortable method of keeping per-
petual topic tap TO conform with surrounding
conditions. In England it is becoming uniash-
ionable to swear at the Pope. however de regueur
the custom may still he in the north of Ireland.
but there is no handicap public and private
deuunciations of the Sultan Of Turkey. What
the critics of Gladstone used to call the noncon.
formist conscience Of Engand has always MAIN
tanned attitude toward the ruler OF the Otto
man Empire somewhat akin to its policy toward
Beelzebub the prince of darkness DR.. Parker
is fair representative of this type OF Britisher,
but it is hardly consistent with the extremity
of Christian zeal to make the pulpit vehicle
for blasphemy. But the Sultan can probably
stand it il the doctor or his congregation can
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Little Men ns Fighters.
From the Providence Journal.

Colonel Funston weighs less than 100 pounds,
but he is all grit and fervor. 1t is no wonder if
he arouses the spirits of his troops and finds
volunteers in plenty 10 follow him. The daring
OF this officer recalls the exploits of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, another lightweight. and Gen. William
Malone. who weighed less than 100 pounds.
General Malone had a conspicuous part in the
defence of Virginia. 1t lac who repulsed the
Federal troops at Petersburg when the famous
mine exploded. and is said to have rallied
the Confederates to the retaking of the aban-
doned salient when other appeals had been of
avail. His language is reported as profane
but effective. and, inspired by his leadership,
the gray-coats rushed into the terrible breach.
recaptured the salient, and took nearly 1000
Union prisoners.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Heredity or Ears.

(From the New York Commercial -Advertiser)
The mothers Of the two little girls who were
SO prettily dressed to attract attention met
first.
''How are you. my deary'' asked one
81 am very we'll. dear" was the answer.
isn't it very warm on the boat todayf''
''Yes. it is Oppressive"
mcment later the little girls met.
"How are yoI. my desry' asked the tot with
the brown gloves
II am very well, dear. -
ln't it very warn the boat todayr'
s'IN. it is oppressive"
The evening times., 1899-05-01
The Case sf DR.. briggs.

(From the New York Commercial Adrcrtiser.)
Rejection Of DR.. Briggs by the Anglican Church
in America would be an anachroaism. The funda-
mental basis Of this church, that which divides
it from formal Anglicanism and unites it to
primitive Catholicism. is Its broad tolerance of
intellectual latitude in persons OF noble life and
service in humanity that It will not admit in
written creeds. This policy protects 1t from
both hrsaaihs up and drying up. AID enriches
It With coastast accession Of sound intellectuai
and moEal mstrisi IRON ether ch,rches.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

As the weather grows mild and summer
heat approaches. the prospects for the an
nual crop of strikes and labor troubles
appear to be excellent. The earliest
vegetable In the category has sprouted
violently in the attack upon and dsstruc-
ton of the Standard Oil Companys mine
property at Wardner. Idaho. There Is also
a brilliant chance that a serious long
shqremen's strike at Buffalo. New York,
nay lead to violence if not bloodshed.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

1t is satisfactory to learn that the
steamer Abarenda has started for Fago
Pago Bay. Samoa, to equip the Unite i
States coaling station at that point SEE
has on board the material for steel
wharf, tramway. buildings, and other
necessary things. besides 2.i00 tons OF
coal for the cruiser Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Our Soldiers in the Philippines.

tfioih tHe frsNluciltf 5puiHalJ
Every list of casualties seHt to the United
States from Manila emphasizes the oit-repeated
observation that invasion of the Philippines
is far than an Anglo-Saxon movement. In
the last collection of names forwarded by General
Otis StotsenburE. Sto,h. Neleck. Whittier.
Quinn. OConnor Schwartz. Livatea. Elfritz.
Keenen, Ncsburg. Fauki. lnuc, Hemp. Alwen.
Larson, and Alpbanalp. We a cosmopolitan
The evening times., 1899-05-01
a Claim From the Old Dominion
Orrom the Richmond Di.na,chl

Funston threatens to ic Philippine hero
second only to Dewey himself. From his dash
and daring and levcl-headed coolneSs-iTis general
success in dealing with difficulties and overcom-
ing obstaces-wc conclude Ire must bc related
more less closely. with the honored Virginia
family OF his name. lie has the Virginia traits
The evening times., 1899-05-01
"sueh = Happy Remark!,

Wife of Patient-Tm so sorry. doctor. to bring
you all the way to Hampstead to sec my hus-
band.
Doctsr {trom Msyfair)-Pray don't mention It,
my dear madam. l have another patient in this
neiEhborhood. so I'm killing two birds with ons
stooes
The evening times., 1899-05-01
s Sbrc,y,l scheme.
IErnrn the Chicarn Record \

tFrom the Chicago Record.)
'our orchestra has gone to pieces
'.What the matierg'
The leader trained to plsy as man, and
then wanted TO pay that way. too
The evening times., 1899-05-01
CURRENT HUMOR.
4 Fad Sign.

(FTom the Chicago Record)
'When | am telling man a story I stop short
il peculiar CLEAN in his eye
docs it that he has heard il beforc?"
No. il means that he isn't listening because
he is thinking up the he intends TO tell
The evening times., 1899-05-01
An Unexpected Gift.
From the Chicago Tribune. !

tfrom the thIcleo Tribune
Sandbas .Iim-Hailo. pard. l haven't We
sence We cracked dat crib on Jinkins Street. Git
anyt ing?
Updeporch Dick-Yep: hut didn't know it till
about week afterward ] got de measles.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Our Curious Language.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.)
Il wonder" said the literary editor. "why
some OF those Wall Street chromos are called
securities?"
1T is on the same principle" replied the dra-
matte critic. THAT plays which won't draw are
called attractions"
The evening times., 1899-05-01
An VnpIea.nnt Retort,

tFrom the Yonkcrs Statcsnan.)
He-What are you two girls talking about?
Shc-Nothing; are your ears burning?
The evening times., 1899-05-01
His Primer Lerson.

FIom the Yenkers Statesnisn.)
BacOn-I suppose, like most women, your wife
wants the sarthg
Egbert-Well. yes: hut have learned that she
don't want ii her parlor carpet
The evening times., 1899-05-01
The Solemn Briton.

(From I-ife)
First Amercan-Laugh. ard the world laughs
with You.
Second Amcrican-All but the Englshman.
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Eeononic Reassns.

Magistrate-IIow comes it. sergeant. that you
say in your oral testimony that the prisoner
stole an encyclopaedia. and in the written re-
port a the case yoa said he stole . cook book 7
Sergeant OF Police-well, you see. judge. it's
The evening times., 1899-05-01
A Natural Consequence.
(Frou1 the IpdianaDolis Journal \

"Our treasury said the chief fnancier, els
suffering from an overplus of drafts"
'No wonder" exclaimed the Chinese Emeperor,
with considerable petulancc, '.iust think Of all
the omen Doors
The evening times., 1899-05-01
Ve knew Theas.

"Why did You tell those men who were
sent up to clean your office that you were al
ways busiest from to O'Clock in the after
noons?''
80 they wouldn't come around bothering me
in the early part OF the day"
The evening times., 1899-05-01

watch sor town. cossre. Height. D. G
The evening times., 1899-05-01

THE TIMES. in all It's editions Morning, Even
Ing and Sunday, will be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

Peaders OF THE TINES who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of it at any news
stand railroad station or on railroad trains,
will confer favor upon the management by send
ing TO this Office information OF the fact.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

expenses 500 for books and 500 for the pur
chasing OF souvenirs de voyage.
Emeralds have been found in Russia and some
of the most important mines located in the
district of Ekaterinburc, along the banks Of the
Tokova River. The first emerald was found in
ls3o and two years later mining commenced
with fairly good results. X is more than hSelv
that emeralds were found in Russia much earlier
than this. for il is recorded that the Car Boris
Godnnoy presented the Venetian ergTaver, Fran
els Ascentini. with sable fur and 100 duca;s
for cutting an emerald for a ring Thc best
qrality of emerllds have been found near the
surface of the soil. those at the deeper levels be-
ing much inferior
''Thc doors of Libby Prison. says the 'thi-
caCo Times-Iierad." .'wcre closed to the pub
lie for the last time Tuesday night salute OF
twenty -four guns was fred from the old cannon
in front of the building by members of the
Eighth Regiment, and the end of Of the
most famous relics OF the civil marked.
The thousands OF relies which have been on cN-
hibition in the building will be stored, ard
within a few weeks wreckers will begin demo'-
ishing the prison. huge exposition building,
larger than Madison Square Garden. New York.
will I've built by the Coliseum Company en- the
site of the present building. II is probable that
the work of wrcckng the building will be done
SO hastily that it never again be rebuilt
When the collier Brutus. of the navy, reached
Mare Island navy yard the other day, after
voyage to Manila. her bottom was found COW
cred with mature oysters. and the conimandant
of the navy yard has forwarded to the Bureau Of
Construction ard Repairs box containing sam-
pies OF the shells. The painting upon the plates
below the water line was in good condition and
there no unusual corroson. but from stem
to stern she was covered with these oysters.
which became attached to her while lying in
Manila Bay. On one occasion. when all the coal
in her hold had been removed, and large part
Of her bottom was exposed above the water, the
plates were cleaned by the natives without ex-
pense on condition that they be allowed to keep
the oysters. which they consider q great deli
cacy.
The evening times., 1899-05-01

Communications Intended for publication in
THE TINES must be fersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
nunications will not be preserved. and only man.
uscripts of obvious importance will be returned
TO their authou
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-28
Exclusive hog Growing.

The rapidity with which herd of
hogs will increase has been mainly re
sponsible that growing hogs as bust
ness ought to be exceedingly profit
able. SO it is if care is taken to keep
no animals more than year old un-
less they are kept for breeders, and
to keep all free from disease. If large
numbers of hogs are kept in a herd.
and fed mainly on corn or other heating
food, disease is aim ost sure to occur.
Ii it were not for this the cheap corn
OF the West would long ago have
brought pork prices so low that Eastern
farmers could not produce it for sale.
As a matter of fact the great majority
of farmers grow only enough hogs to
provide pork for their own use.
Keeping so few most Of the food con-
sumed is refuse that would otherwise
be wasted. To increase the number
aud thus involve expensive grain feed
ing will increase the work without IN
crease in the profit. Yet there is n
good deal more refuse food ut some
times of the year than Mt others.
aud more than hogs sufficient for
the home pork supply can consume.
Wherever q farmer finds that he Is
getting overstocked with pigs he can
keep them growing, and keep them
healthy, too, by planting each year
quarter Of an acre in beets, to be used
the following winter when succulent
food is scarce With such beet
patch grown every year it will be easy
TO secure the largest results from all
the grain fed to fattening hogs. The
beets also increase the milk flow in
, breeding sows, and even the small
pigs will begin 70 eat them after they
arAseven or eight weeks old.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-02-28
SPORT SHE LIKES BEST.
Little California Diana Who Took UE
tho Gun for HEALTH

tho Gun for Health.
Lead an outdoor life as much as you
possibly cam" is the prescription many
a doctor has given to fair patients
whose health and nerves were shatter-
ed by complying with the demands of
society. There are many ways OF fill
Ing this prescription-tennis. golf
wheeling. rowing. angling. There is
one more method. and Miss Rose Mey-
er Of San Francisco has adopted it. She
is the only daughter OF the western me-
tropolis who has turned to the gun
and field to bring back the roses which
Ill health has stolen from her cheeks.
For years Miss Meyer has lacked the
one thing she most longed for. robust
constitution and perfect health. but
has long hesitated to adopt the com
nonsense suggestion Of her family
physician-to pass most OF her time in
the open air. Finally she decided to
go on hunting trip, and having done
so, was so greatly benefited that ever
since she has stuck to this plan of
obeying her doctor. The trim little fig
ure of this modern Diana is a familiar
marshes about Shellville or the uplands
bordering on sonoma creek. Almost
every week, in company with rela-
tive. she makes q pilgrimage to some
favorite haunt OF wild game, and her
skill with the gun is evidenced by the
well-fflled game bag which she inva-
riably brings back. On a recent visit
TO the Sonoma marsh she bagged sew
en- teal. five English snipe. besides sew
eral quail, all killed on the wing. Her
mentor vows that she bids fair to be-
come one of the most notable wing
shots in San Francisco. Miss Meyer is
pet'te, weighing little more than 100
pounds, but there IS a suggestion OF
strength and agility in every line OF the
supple figure which only exercise in the
open air can give, and a light in the
eyes which denotes perfect health.