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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Fri gtltcning Children.

People who have the care of little
children vary in opinion as to the best
means OF Furnishing them, for even the
best of little people need correction at
times. The mother is, without doubt,
the person to whom this duty belongs,
and it is her paramount duty to see that
it is never deputed to any one who will
brighten the child. Nurses who are
properly enough forbidden to administer
corporeal punishment are very apt to
fall back on some such methods if not
carefully warned against them. and due
supervision exercised to see that the
admOnitOnS are not neglected. 1t is
true, perhaps, that the imaginary per-
son who was supposed to be always com
ing after naughty children-the DOGGY
man, in fact, of our own childish days
is a being Of the past. But he has many
relations closely resembling him, and on
so important a matter mothers ought to
be watchfui
If a child is constitutionally nervous, it
is no cause to think that it can be made
different by force. Argument, too, in
many cases, only intensifies the terrors
which children often feel if left alone
in the dark, and gives definite expression
to fears which are purely imag inary.
Many people argue that a child who is
afraid to be left alone or to go into
dark room ought to be made to do either
Of these things in order to find out that
no harm will come to him. Now, chill
dren are seldom really afraid unless
then have been made so, and it is a Gu
rious fact that the most timid child
shrinks from disclosing his fears to any
one. In such a case some one has GER
tainly warned him that worse things
will happen if he dares to disclose the
reason of his alarm. Very often it is
the simplest thing which has been made
TO appear so terrible under certain con-
ditions.-United States Health Reports.
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file of furndshers is that of plain walls
The spotty effects are sure to creep in
before the furnishings are done, and are
less inartstic if against a plain back
ground. We still get too much in our
houses, forgetting every day the impor-
tant basic principle of successful furnish
ing-viz.. the useful thing beautiful IN ITS
suggestion of service and the beautiful
thing really artisticaIly beautiful and then
not interfered with. a bit of delicate
ivory carving mas no place against a mas
sive vase of Egyptian pottery. Use one or
the other, and leave either to work out
unmclested its mission Of pleasing effect.
A tumble of woods and materials, too IN
fittings and furniture, is detestable. OAK,
cherry marble, onyx. and wicker in
designs of colonial, empire. and half-a-
dozen other periods mingled suggest dis
cord and restlessness, rather than the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Boer Generals and Boer Discipline.

The English did not seem to make use
of scouts or patrols. while our patrols We're
so numerous that we occasionally fired on
each other by mistake. Why was Butler
waiting? He should have followed us ND
without a halt from the relief by Lady
smith, and now weeks had gone by We
We're exasperateo at his dilatoriness. Once
We had gone down to attack him in his
camp at Etandslaagte, and we had driven
him out, and forced him to break up his
laager and move down again further
south Had General Erasmus done his
duty that day he would have taken the
English on their flank during their con-
fusion. and we could have pinned Butler in
Ladysnith But it was the same Eras
mus who had failed to stop Yuie in his
5headlong flight from Dundee, and whose
want of grit had prevented the success
of the attack on a position whence We
could have sheiIed Ladysmith to pieces.
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MILLIONS IN BOTH COUNTRIES
Something About Expenses of General


Elections in England and America
Great Britain has certain election laws
which restrict the candidate and make
him account for all his expenditures;
these were made necessary by the fright
full corruption into which the suffrage OF
England had descended, but II any one
imagnes that they have corrected all the
evils he is very much mistaken
The present writer was in England
during the last general election IN that
country and he went into the local details
of the election machinery. he found that
in the small matters of politics, IN the
getting Of votes through influence, mon
ey and other means, the English poiiti-
clan was several miles ahead OF anything
that we have in America. In fact, some
of the candidates had been nursing
their constituencies for all the seven
years since the former general election in
that country There is no doubt that our
politicians do bride and buy, but they do
it on the moment. They do not generally
have to purchase years OF servitude in
order to get the suffrage of day. IN
England the nursing" system keeps the
distribution of wealth in progress Tor
years.
The writer put the following question
papers of London:
How much do you estimate this cleo
ton win cost the candidates for Parlia-
ment?"
He made some calculation on pad.
and then replied
'.curious. isn't it. that it had never
struck ne before? Why. I find total
here of two million pounds"
s'Teu million dollars for less than four
weeks politics in an area that could
be safely placed in one our States makes
an American feel rather small
We'll. at any rate, we have better
laws than you have even if we do spend
the money"
OF course. In this country we spend
more than ten millions on Presidential
election. When we consider all the local
expense3 ard all the running OF cam
paigns and candidates the total must
amount to several times ten millions,
but we must remember that it spreads
over the finest empire in the world and
leads to the election ofztne greatest eS-
ecutiye on earth.-The Saturday Evening
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
viii drop over, envelopfng the tomatoes
HarpeEss BaZar
Mrs. Cleveland ana "Mam,nv MARY

Nanny Mary who for three genera
cons has been a nurse in the family of
General John 3. Gordon. of Georgia, and
VINO rs stu with the family, had the dis
.ilntilon OF once proving that the mountain
would come to afahomet.
IN the course of her career she had met
many distinguished people. but her own
Importance as nurse in a distinguished
family prevented her from being over
whelmed by the honor.
When Mrs. Cleveland, during the second
term Of her husbands presidency, visited
the Gordons at the Governors mansion
in Atlanta she expressed the desire to see
a genuine old negro NANNY. The car
rage was hfiched UP and Nanny Mary
was sent for at Sutherland, tlrs Gordon
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country place. which She preferred to the


| country place, which she preferred to the
noise and excitement Of official life at
Atlanta
When the coachman drew UP he found
her smoking her evening pipe Not step
would She bulge. She done say said
the unsuccessful envoy in solemn disgust,
dat she don't want to see no presidents:
she done see nough presidents. Mrs.
Cleveland laughed heartily when she
heard it. The next morning she drove out
TO see Nanny Mary herself
az am surprised, Nanny Mary" said
Mrs. Gordon before Introducing her distin-
guished visitor, that you sent such q
message. You have never been impolite
BEFORE
AN dat niggah done tell what I say?
Well, he nevah did have no sense, an no
mammals! Co,se [ 'spected he'd say Use
sorry Is indisposed. "-Philadelphia Sat
urday Evening Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Home Decorations.

1.-THE great fault says a decorator who
has the courage of his art. that I find
in the average home is its conglomerate-
ness This begins with the walls, that
ought to be Powered and spotty about one
time in hundred, and which are so
ninety-nine. times in the same count. A
safe rule to be followed by the rank and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

Whea the Mothers Congress met every
earnest woman's face
Marked the great responsibility she
As she walked viii, queenly air dignified-
- 10 the place
As delegate assigned her on the floor.
There We're grand and stately danes.
DANES OF less impressive mien.
Younger danes whose faces yet Were
fresh and fair,
Women Snort and women tail, women fat
and women lean,
Fac=s bright ana faces marked with
line: of cafe.
Never in a congress hall was more earn
essrfess displayed,
o.ever arguments more logical and
warm:
Every agriculture point was deliberately
BY speakers in The balance of reform,
we must RAISE up n3en and nd, women
worthy Of their land OF BIRTH
Both in body and in mind they must be
OF The more exalted types Of humanity on
earth;
Bring unto we mothers joy instead of
tears!''
wrangled they Ger infant foods. quarrel
od over infant dress.
Had a scrap or two Ger infant exercise,
EaC.l endeavoring by words aptly> chosen
to Impress
wise.
Moral culture was a theme that was dwelt
upon at length,
Mental training was an ever-cry1ng
need.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Never III the Sun.

Miss Lakeside-How tanned you are.
You have been in the sun, haven't you?
Miss Presyse COT Boston)-NIost as
suredly not There are no means, as
yet, of transporting ones self to that
sphere. l have been merely basking
in the beams which percolated through
the circumambient atmosphere of At
lantic City.-Philadelphia Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Child Life in France.

A very interesting provision is made IN
the French educational system for encour-
aging the children in the habit OF saving.
The tea cheers are empowered to receive
any sums from one sou upwards which
the scholars choose to place on deposit
and these are collscSed monthly by agents
OF the savings banks. Every depositor
receives a bank book, only the child with
savings under one franc gets a small bank
book. while the child with above chat
amount has a large one. During the last
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
A Soldiers Treasure.
h a rose in the rim of his fawn-color-

With a rose in the rim of his fawn-coior-
ed hat,
Ana a Jingle OF sabre and spur.
a soldier rode by in the dawn and the
Ere the village was scarcely asttr.
The patter and clatter of sharp little
hoofs
Brought her into the window above;
Her eyes were as blue as the sky over
head.
Unclouded by sorrow or love.
In the gold of the sunrise they halted
below,
Bay mare and brave rider, a space,
And her kerchief dropped out as she
leaned from the sill,
A fragment of linen and lace.
He caught it in air on the point of his
And buttoned it under his blouse.
And cantered away, but drew rein on the
hill
And turned to look back at the house
While she dreamed of a soldier return
ing from war
To halt al her window again
The mare and her rider lay dead IN the
Where bullets were falling like RAIN
And a comrade who passed IN n.oiiieil
of truce
STOPPED over and covered his face
with a kerchief he found IN the breast
of his blouse,
A fragment of linen and lace.
-Minna Irving in Leslie Weekly
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sonti,-African Landscape.

The south-African veldt Is the most
easily defended country in the world
.The best defensive country. Is how a
military man might put IT. On every
mile or two there Is natural fort-oF
half dozen of them These are the
so-called kopjes. short. thick. volcanic
looking hills, often with a sduared-off
top OF crater-nke bowl in the top. such
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
4 Total loss

ST think that I'll be married on my birth
day" said Miss Tommey.
"Whatt" exclaimed Miss Frocks, hold
ing up her hands in CONSERVATION, land
lose one entire set of presents!"-Detroit
Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
Turk isfi Babies,

The Turkish mother loads her child
with amulets as soon as it is born. and
a small bit of mud. STEPPED in hot water,
prepared by previous charms, is stuck
on its forehead.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

Dissolve into eternity and float away,
Shall we not love it for its gold to-day?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

seventeen years the boys and girls have
opened more than half a million accounts
In the savings banks.-Harner Razar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
a DeliCate Hint

Fair widow-Yes, I've made up nv mind
that when die | shall be cremated, as
my husband was.
Gallant captain-Dear lady, please don't
talk about such dreadful things CON
slider how much better it would be in
your case to--eer-cross out the c.-Punch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

Really Mr. Meanwen," replied the
summer girl, .'your offer is most fiat
.terlng May have an option on it until
thu, end Of the season.?
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Mr.. Evar,s, conundrur,.

country home in Windsor. VT. with q
swarm of grandchildren about him. Sena-
tor William ". E.yaFts IS said 10 have
asked: What is tils dir renee between
this goose before dinner and me after
After much futile guessing he answered.
In quist gice: Now the goose IS stuffed
with sage. ard soon the sage Pointing
70 hlmself-..wsH be stuffed with goose. -
Argonaut-
He--.''syvell. there's one thing. you never
hear of q man Wishing he was a wouaar =
She-s.of course not. 1t might be his
fate TO marry some horrid man. Boss
ton Transcript
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

to shoot the offender before T could cope
with this nuisance. The inferiority of our
generals was cflronic.-Colonel Arthur,
in Golfers weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
one OF MANY.

Miss Manning, said the serious young
man, 81 believe you are not utterly in
different TO me: therefore l am en-
tolaened to offer You my heart and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

Because al, human love must in the end
grow cold,
Must pass and give its place to loves OF
newer gold.
Shall we. not drain of JOY the hours we
hold?
Elizabeth r. Finley, in The Smart Set.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

harmony and peace that should be il
every room.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
The Philosophy Of Happiness.

Because the dandelion's hairImust turn tc
gray,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

ed hat,
And a Jingle OF sabre and spur.
A soldier rode by in the dawn and the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-12
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
JOhnStOn'S SarSaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
"DANGER IN 4

BOTTLES

III dvance ence
n of well
evidently
to thai
is
most all
Iasc cat atarrh.'
tina would abo
cataTrh have had it for thoroughly discouraged"
5 OF
specially
who not or has not ten troubled less with How often
Of many intellectual gfromca
believe continued this physician to
a o. lOd
A Nianist Co Mich, writes
Ny face pale asdet weak and short of breath could
hands and feet cold appetite
obliged
the small of continual
My muscular power almost entirely and couldn't half dozen
pain side IL seemed as the blood had
all
we'll tried the relief
husband
health continued its and
hng as could
Sarsaparia
entirely
n~ISrIrclArd =IsUo+ COMPANY DnrsoIr. MICH
Bros Daniel Hcks, Fort
JF Mackey Co, Lancaster s. g III Jordan Fort Lawn C.
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500 REV ARD 500.

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Halls Family Pills are the best.
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a MONSTER DE VII FISH

Destroying its victim, is a type
of Constipation. The power of
this murderous malady Is felt on
organs and nerves and muscles
and brain. There's no health till
it overcome Bot DR.. Kings
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Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
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$3.50 PER ANN M q.
Rev w E johnson Still in Jall.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Bamberg, May 9.-Rev w E
johnson Is at this wriring still
confined in Jail and procee lings
are on foot for his release on bail.
He receives daily large number
of visitors from the town and from
many members of his various
churches. The letters of sympa
thy aud offers Of assistance ten.
dered to him from various places
are considerable IN number, and
am informed that large sum
could be raised to get him out on
bail. Mr Johnson asks the pco-
pic to suspend Judgment until the
trial comes off.
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trated the armor almost as bullets
fired from Krag -Jorgensen rife
would penetrate green wood, the
difference being that the armor
plates split from the point Of i'm
pact. 1t is SAID that this was true
of the Krupp armor, as well as of
other armOr tested.
The shell which was so effective
was not described; indeed, the
navy department is guarding
JealouSly all details concerning its
construction.
The argument of MIR. TiIlman
is that with such "A projectiIe in
the possession of the government
the sooner or later will become
known TO other governments, it
would not be the part of wisdom
for the congress to- enter into con-
tracts to purchase the high priced
armOr, unless it could he so inn
proved SO as to resist projcctiles
of the kind used at Indian Head.
Feeling that more or less of the
matter concerning the tests recent
ly made hy the government would
be used in the debate upon the
armor question. Mt. TiIIman
suggested that it would he de-
sirabIc to consider the subject in
secret.
The senate agreed with him,
and tomorrow the armur plate
matter will he discussed behind
closed doors.
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A MERlCANS ATTACKED BY
ONERW HELMING FORCE.
Three Killed and 7 Wounded at
Barotac Before Succored by
Re>inforcemcnts.

Manila, May S.-A force of
rebels, May 9, attacked 20 men
of Go of the Forty fourth regi-
ment, stationed Mt Barotac, IIoilo
province, on the island of. Panay.
Three of the Americans were kill =
ed and seven were wounded. The
enemy estimated to number 400
men, surrounded Barotac aud at
tackled the place on all sides. At
ter two men had been killed and
four wounded the American com
mander sent our men to try and
get through to communicate Nth
the remainder of the company at
Dumaugas. OF the four mon one
was killed and three were wound
ed. The latter managed to re-
turn to Barotac A friendly
native finally brought news of the
fight to a compan. of the twenty
sixth, who succ0red the garrison
of Barotac on the night of May 3.
The enemy's losses were heavy.
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CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS.
A Shortage of About $4,000
Discovered. How it
Occurred.

Habana, May S.-The postal
frauds have been the principal
topic of conversation in uahana
today, although us yet the papers
have scarcely alluded to. the mat
ter. The department of posts ad-
mitS the shortage Of $50, 600 but
further investigation has brought
to light the fact that in July last
year the receipts showed falling
off of about $4,000 from the
average Of the months previous,
and that this shortage has been
kept up ever since. 1t appears
that, about that time, Director of
Posts Rathbone gave orders for
the destruction of IS Ii, 900 worth
of surcharge stamps, on account
of the issue of u new stump.
This work of destruction was left
in the hands Of Charles f w
Neeley and his assistants, but it
is now believed that none Of those
stamps were destroyed, the theory
being that they were sent out with
the new stamps
The Habana receipts amounted
to about $4,000 IL month, ac,
cOrding to the books, but the
other offices of the island showed
only S3,O or $4,000, amounts
palpably absurd 1t is astonish-
ing that the shortage was not dis
covered before. because the re-
ceipts at Santiago or Mantanzas
alone should amount to nearly
"a, 600. Absolute proof that
something has been going wrong
is shown by the fact that Auditor
Barrie reports the receipts of the
island for the first five days of
May As aggregating $4,000.
Should this average he continued
it would mean a total of more
than S40,0 for the month.
That others than Neeley are in
volved is implicitly believed, al
though the evidence as yet is not
sufficient to Justify their arrest.
Nevertheless, should certain per-
sons attempt to leave the island
they would he taken into custody.
NceIey has made investments
here and in other parts of the isl.
and, having as partner a postal
employe. Carrydon Rich, who
now holds the power of attorney
for Neeley, was yesterday appoints
cd to fill Neeley's place as chief
financial agent of the Habana
postoflice; but today the appoints
ment was suspended.
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WONDERFUL STEEL PIERC,
ING SHE'LL.
Invented by an officer of the
United States Navy Makes
All Armor NaueIess.

Washington, May S-Some
facts almost startling in their i'm.
portancc were laid before the
senate today IN executive session.
They related, it is understood. 70
the invention of Il she'll by proml>
ucnt officer of the United States
navy-a shell superior in every
essential quality to any pow in
use by this or any other govern
ment. The quality of penetration
possessed by the shell is said TO
be SO great that no arm or now
manufactured in the United States
or abroad has sufficient resistance
to withstand it.
The facts, which were IN pos
session of only a few senator's,
were deemed SO important that
the senate decided to consider
them in secret session.
Today, after the naval bill had
been laid aside for the day, MIR.
liIlman asked for a secret session
IN order that he might explain to
the senate why he desired the
armor plate matter to be discussed
in secret.
When the do rs were closed he
explained that several days ago
he had offered a resolution calling
upon the secretary of the navy to
send to the senate for its infor,
nation the details of tests made
by the departments officials of
plate at Indian Head No answer
to that inquiry has been received,
and in all human probability none
will he received.
1t seems that MIR. Tillman called
at the navy department and was
Informed that it was unwise at
this time to make public the de-
tails of the tests he had asked for.
as it would place in the hands, not
only of the senate, but of repre-
sentatives of foreign governments,
what properly belonged exclusive
ly to the United States. He was
Informed that Admiral O'Neil,
chief of the bureau Of ordnance,
had been conducting for several
months series of armor tests at
Indian Head, the results of which
were very remarkable. A prOmi-
nent official of the navy depart.
ment said it is understood, that
the tests of all sorts of armor, in-
cluding the Krupp srmor, had
been made with view of sscer-
tanning their effectiveness against
a new shell that had been invented
by an officer of the navy. No
piece of armour submitted to the
test, it is understood was able 10
Withstand the test. The shell,
fired from high power guns, pene.