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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
MIR. WILSON'S ILLNESS.

News has reached Washington from his
retreat in Virginia of the alarming Illness
of the Hon. William L. wilson Since
leaving pubic life Mr.. Wilson has held
professorship in the Washington and Lee
University-an occupation more suited to
his attachments and temperament than
the excitements and uncertainties of poll
tics For several years he has had to-
guard himself closely from the insid.ous
attacks of pulmonary disease. and it APP
pears that at last the old enemy has him
in its grip. 1t is feared. from the reports
that reach Washington. that Mr. Wilson
is now in the last stages of consumption,
and that it IS only a question of a short
time before fms will be written of him.
His record in Congress was unusually
brilliant, and in his public life he showed
that high Christian character was not in
consistent with political success. Mr.
Wilson belongs to the somewhat nuHleF-
Gus list of Democrats of great promise at
the beginning of their careers. who were
snuffed out before they had scarcely be-
gun their work by exhibiting too much
loyalty to Grover Cleveland It is con-
tended by his aduirers-and they belong
20 all parties and all factions-that II Mr..
Wilson had not accepted q portfolio III
Mr. CIeveland's last Cabinet he would to-
day occupy an enviable position in tho
leadership Of the Democracy.
FRED 7. SCHRADER.
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been passed in the country. away from
hotels, and L have been entertained in pri-
Vate houses the most of the time. Travel
ling in this way l have gotten close to
your people, and had ample opportunity
to observe and study their habits and Gus
toms, and note their peculiarities, if any
existed. -
This article is prompted by your editorial
in -to-day's paper, headed: The South's
Intolerance" If any intolerance exists in
Virginia more than in other States 1 have
travelled over, l have failed to notice it.
[ was never, in any other State, so kindly
received, and treated with so much true
politeness, genuine courtesy and universal
hospitality as has been extended to me in
Virginia. Never, in any other State, have
l made SO many true, personal friends.
And to make and retain these friends
have never felt obliged to cover UP or yield
a single opinion l held previously to COM
ing to the State. 1 have always felt free
to argue or advocate any view I have held
upon such subjects as religion, education
or politics. And while my views have not
always met the approval Of my Virginia
friends. have not been ostracised for
expressing them. l have none but the
kindest feelings for the State and her peo-
pie, and hope to live to see Virginia the
foremost State in the Union in prosperity
tends to make her people happy and con-
tented, as l believe she is to-day foremost
in courtesy, hospitality and tolerance.
Were a Virginian to go to Michigan, and
stir UP strife and discord by trying to per-
suade the ignorant and vicious portion of
our people to take course calculated to
lower our degree of civilization he would
probably be egGed out of the State. And
we would not call it intolerance either.
Md ND o,,5 I,,,c =,
as The Times viii permit the ostracism Of
a man from any other State, who comes
here for the purpose Of solidifying the
black vote for the Republican party, to be
called intolerance, when it is nothing but
a just resentment for impudent interfer
ence in affairs ne had no business or right
to deal with
But, perhaps. I had best stop, or I may
be classed with the other meddlers from
the North
WILL S. WILLARD.
T,au-renceriI1e "a Auc1lSt oath
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

Editor of The Times:
Sr,-I have been reading in your news
columns the views Of various persons in
reference to having our judges elected by
the 'direct vote OF the people, and I no
tice that every person interviewed is a
lawyer. 1t seems to me that this is sim
ply question of common sense, on which
the opinion of any level-hended business
man might be as valuable as that Of a
lawyer.
1t is simply a question of the most bust
ness-lke method to be pursued in select
ing men specially fitted and qualified to
fill certain positions 1t is more a question
Of common sense than of law
If we cnnnot trust our Legislature TO
choose our judges, how much less should
we trust a political convention.
If, a judge was to be elected and two
political parties We're in the field, each
party would nominate its candidate and
the people" would have two men to
choose between. Who supposes that a
political convention would coolly md
calmly set to work to ascertain the men,
tai moral and educational qualifications
Of the candidate-in other words, select
the man best fitted to fill the office? II.
on election day, a man dared to vote for
the candidate of the opposite political
party. because he was the best man for
the office he would be called a '.traitor"
to his party.
The present method of electing judges
may not be the best, but. in my opinion,
the so-called election by the people
would be worse.
w w HARDWTCEE
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THE IORNEY AIS SHIP
AlIATTER OF. GREAT INTEREST
Judge Samuel W. Williams, of Wytheville Has
Entered the Race-Judge Mann Will Retire
to Run for Judgeship of the Supreme
Court-As TO Mr.. Jeffries.

The last two Issues ofstf,e Sunday Times
have contained up-to-tiates descriptions Of
the contests for two of the nominal tons
to be made by the State Democratic Con-
Sention next Year, namely: the Governor
ship ana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -espec-
& lively, together with i,enpictures Of those
VINO are thus far aspiring to the positions.
1hefe IS another battle IN progress for the
2 -a''efney-Generaiship the third place on
the ticket, which promises to be equally
interesting, II not equally warm.
Up to several weeks ago there were
oiiis aWo aNoWed candidates in the field
Ioi. us position, they being State-Senator
John a. Jeifries, Of Culpeper, and William
hodges Mann, Of Eottoxay, the two very
.lpie democratic electors for the State at
al Sc in the present national contest
ANOTHER RICHMOND.
Judge Samuel w. Williams. of Wythe-
vile, however, has recently announced his
candidacy, and if they shall all remain in
uae iieid. the fight wlll be an exceedingly
interesting one, each coming from a wide
~ different section of the State.
Judge Williams is well known in Demo-
crane circles, especially in Southwest Fir-
Eania, having served for a number Of years
very ably as judge OF the Fifteenth Cir
G. cut embracing the counties of Wythe,
1.1~e@e4i, fSuiaSkl, Giles. Carroll and
band. In 1886 he resigned the judgeship
10 accept the Democratic nomination for
congress in the NTH District, but was
defeated by General James a Walker, af-
Ter one of the hottest fights ever made in
ihe district, since which time he has
pFacticed law at Wythevll;e very success
fully
WHAT HIS FRIENDS SAY.
Judge Williams is a man of exceptional
ABILITY and his friends say that he stands
a good chance for the Acknowledgement
snip, for two reasons: First, because he is
dle only candidate for either of the hon
oTs from his section of the State: and
second, for the reason that the conven-
tons for the past ffteer or twenty wears
have always conceded one place TO South
west Virginia.
In 1885 General Rufus A. Ayers, then of
Scott county, was named for Attorney
General. In 1889, Governor Tyler, of Pu-
1aslli. was nominated for the second place
on the ticket. In 1883, Major r. c. Kent. of
Wythe. was the nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, and the Governorship was cap
tured by Pulaski in 1897.
SOUTHWEST FARES WE'LL
So it viii be seen that if the rreceaents
of the last four convention-coverins a
period of sixteen vears-are followed and
Judge Williams can succeed in keeping
other gentlemen out OF the race in his
home section, he is in a good position to
capture the prize.
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No one section Of the State has Jared
so well at the hands of the party as the
great Southwest, and 1T is likely that
when the next convention has arranged
-the ticket for Suite officers her name will.
again ''be written there
FOR. a BETTER PLACE.
Since the practical determination of
Judge Mann to be candidate before the
Legislature for the unexpired term Of the
late Judge Rely, it is more than probable
that he will retire from the race for At
torney General, in which he has nude
such a splendid start. In fact, it has been
stated by men who are the Judges close
political associates, that this will proba-
bly, be his course, and that from now on
his friends will prosecute a vigorous cam
pnign for his election to the judSeshlp
1t is a well known fact that it has long
been the ambition of Judge Aanns life to
so on the Supreme bench, and now that
his friends see a chance for him, they do
not propose to make any mistake in the
matter.
HIS FRIENDS ARE CONFIDENT
They express the utmost confidence in
his ability and seem to believe that his
chances of winning before the Legisla-
ture are very bright It is contended in
support of his claims that he comes from
that section of the State which was repre-
scented DE j dSe fieiy, and that one OF the
grand divisions fby reason of the appoint
ment of Judge Phegar) has two represen-
tatives on the court, while the Southside
IS without any representative, when 1t was
the evident intention of the Legislature
as well as the spirit of an unwritten law
that the five members Of the court should
other things being equal-be distributed
as nearly as possible among. the five grand
divisions of the State.
WOULD HELP JT1FFRIES.
Should Judge Mann retire from the con-
test for Attorney General, in order to run
for the iudgeship, it would require no com
bination of forces between himself and
Senator .Jeffries to bring much Of the
former gentleman's strength to the latter
It would be the most natural thing for
Judge Mann'S friends to do to help Mr..
Jetfries, and that gentleman's stock for
Attorney General would take an upward
start at once.
Whether other strong men whose names
nave been mentioned as possible aspirants
for the Attorney Generalship would get
in the race should Judge Mann get out,
it is, Of course, not known, but it looks
as if the Culpeper man would have the
big end of the fight against all corners,
and that his chances would be No. for
success.
A great many changes may take place
before the summer of 1901, but whether
there be many or few, the convention is
gong to be well worth attending.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

a Mighty Aggregation
Of Furniture Bargains


will
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
A Northern Mans Testimony

Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-I was born and raised in Michigan
and my home IS still in that State But
for twenty years have been travelling
man, and have travelled over twenty-three
of the States comprising our Union. The
past four years have been passed, with the
exception Of two brief visits home, entirely
within the State of Virginia. In that time
I have driven over every county in the
State twice, and a number of them three
times. have had business relations with
With nearly every county newspaper in
the State. A large part OF my time has
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
Election of Judges.

WILL S. WILLARD
Lawrenceville, Va, August 26th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

Democratic candidate for the Presidency
had worn the button. he desired it's re-
turn The button. which is now in the
possession of Mr.. LIE Cuyer, was returned
to him by Mr.. Bryan from his home at
Lincoln. Neb., accompanied by the follow
ing letter:
Lincoln. Neb.. April 81. 1887. :
Mr.. Thomas lie CUyer, Washington, D. c.
My Dear Sir.-I enclose the button given
me by DR.. RiegeI at the banquet OF
course, since it was received by mistake.
do not desire to keep it. Please ac-
knowledge receipt, and obiiSe,
Yours truly
w T. BRYAN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
What She Said

Husband-Didn't you tell that cook I
wanted my breakfast right on the minute?
Wife, did.
'And what did she saw"
.'sf,e said that we all have our disap-
poiulments.''-I.ife.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
Further Argument Checked.

Mrs. Esau-What is the matter with
that mess of pottage2
F:sau-That is the kind mother used 10
make-Brooklya Life.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

The bankers OF Frankfort, Germany,
have made an agreement with their en-
ployers by which every trouble is to be
submitted to a board Of arbitration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15

that he must avoid. He knows its direc-
ton, but not the equal distance; though
his barometer readings compared with
those of the storm-card isobars may give
him an idea. He knows that all circu-
lar storms larger in area than the short
lived tornado or waterspout revolve, In
the Northern Hemisphere, IN a direction
contrary to that of the hand of a watch
face upward; and that in the Southern
Hemisphere the whirl Is reversed. And
he knows that the track Of storm-cen-
ter is invariable. North Of the line, with
the sea room, he will bring his ship to the
wind on the starboard tack under short
sail, unless, as may be, the increasing
gale Is fair, or nearly so; then he scuds,
while he may, with a creased hawser
towing astern or oil bags over the side,
keeping the wind on the starboard bow or
quarter; for, hove-to or scudding, the
wind on the starboard bow or quarter
will tend to drift or blow the ship away
from the center, provided, of course, that
she is not in a position to be overtaken
by the advancing storm, which travels
bodily from twelve to. thirty miles an
hour. n this case he must use his best
Notwithstanding across the center
when he would have preferred heaving
to, or heaving to when he could have
shortened his passage by scudding.
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bination of low pressure and humidity,
which he calls the smell of blow" is
upon him. Running in an angle with the
wind . Is long, rolling swell, and he
knows that somewhere beyond the hori-
ION is the revolving storm that sent it.
The sky obscures, the wind increases
steadily or in puffs-and a change In the
temperature, warmer or colder, helps to
indicate the ships position in regard to
the storm center; and, far In the track
of an advancing cyclone the thermon-
eter will fall, and behind it, 1t will rise.
Sail is shortened. and by this time the
wind has assumed a definite direction
The captain consults his chart, and his
storm-card-a transparent diagram with
the vertical markings of a cyclone, the
eoneentric circ1es-isobars-whic show
similar barometric readings, and series
Of curves radiating from the center-one
for each point Of the compass, on every
part of which curve the wind Is blowing
from the same direction. Finding the
ships position on the chart, he selects
the curve on the card marked with the
direction of the wind at the ship, and
placing the outer end Of this curve-for
her probably on the outer circle of the
storm-over the place of the ship, with
Inerfdians parallel, he marks through the
center of the card to the chart, and
knows that about here is the ''eye of
the Storm an area of low baron-
eter" ten to thirty miles across. where
there IS little or no wind, but which Is
marked by an agttated cross-sea, caused
by the different directions of the blast
as the center advances.
1t is the center and surrounding wind
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
6eMZS OF dbe Sea-, .e

fected, low many Naronics may be found
scattered around its base? Capt. Lloyd
claims that he saw it near by, at TAO
O'Clock in the morning Of clear day, I'M
der conditions which preclude all pre-
sumption of its being derelict, and was
so sure Of its character that he did not
lower boat to examine 1t closer.
CRUISE OF THE DERELICT.
A danger to navigation that has of late
years received specific attention from
the government Is the large number Of
water-logged hulks abandoned by their
crews to drift ainllessly until broken up.
by gale or destroyed by cruisers. The
number-subtracted from and added to
by each heavy gale-varies during win
ter months in the North Atlantic alone
from twenty-five to forty-five. These
dead ships, If lumber-Iaden. will float
indefinitely. The derelict schooner Fan
ME e. Wolston, abandoned off Cape Hat
teras in October, 1891, remained af1oat
nearly three years. and was reported for
ty-four times, making In her wanderings
a zig-zag track around the Saragossa
Sea of S,575 miles. She was reported
about five hundred miles due southeast
Of where she started. Next on the list
in point of time ahoat comes the schooner
Wyer G. Sargent-a beautiful yacht
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15

the chapel Of the American college, on
Trinity Sunday, in presence of his bishop.
In the afternoon OF the same day lit
tie musical and evolutionary entertain
ment took place at the American college,
at which We're guests the archbishop of
st. Louis, the bishops of Brooklyn, Of
Marquette and of San Antonio, together
with some other few persons. ecclesias-
ties and seeulars.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
It will doubtless interest the Catholics
Of the United States, especially those in
intimate relations with the Ladies of the
Sacred Heart, former and present pupils
and others, to learn that on Tuesday,
June u, at the residence of Cardinal
Aloisi-Masella, proprefect of the S. Con-
gregation of Rites, took place the ante
preparatory congregation Of that author
itative assemblage Of prelates and con-
suffers to discuss the heroic degree of vir-
tue Of venerable Magdalen Sophia Barat
foundress and first superioress Of the
religious Society of Sisters of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, OF whose cause Of beat
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acation and canonization Carolina

ification and canonization Cardinal
AIoisi-MaseIIa is likewise ponente. Z
Another somewhat startling event, nkeg
ly to have its re-echo both In Canada and
i'll America, where one of the parties Isl
well known, IS the Illumination by solemn
decree of the holy Roman and universal
acquisition, bearing date June 49, 1900, OF
the major accommodation, which, ac-
cording to the constitution apostolicae
sedIs Is In special manner reserved to
the sovereign po4ndff. against the apos-
tate priest, Don Paul MiragIia, Of the
diocese Of Piacenza, and against his ac-
complete. Joseph Rene Vnatte. native of
Chicago, Ill. schlsmatic psuedo bishop.
The above mentioned decree OF the SUI
preme ecclesiastical tribunal of holy
Roman church further warns Catholics
In general to abstain from all conrGunica-
ton of any nature whatsoever Vith these
80 aniprIss ASoTenamed :sndeF pain OF
f1ccrring those ecclesiastical penalties
consequent on Reorganization of persons
under ban Of communication by the
holy see.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
OLD CHAW" IN MISSOURI.
How the Settlers Made "Homespun
TerbaIer."


An old Missourian from one of the
brush districts Of Saline county was q
witness in the circuit court in Marshall
last week, The Index says. While
waiting in an anteroom he pulled from
his pockets a chunk of tobacco six in,
ches long, two inches in diameter AMI
perfectly round and smooth, and as hard
almost as flint. After he had cut Off a
chew a man, who had watched him asked
him what it was. 'Terbackerr' he an
swered. Eyes, L know, but what kind is
it," MY own kind" Where do you
buy tt?" Don't buy it. It's homespun
terbaker. I made it myself"
In response TO d great deal Of question:
ing the old man told his story how the
roll of tobacco was made. ''Fust and
fo'most," he said, you must have good
upland homegrown leaf terbaker and cure
it in the sun. Then you stem it, takin'
out all the stalks. When you're ready in
the fall to make up your years supply
of chawin' terbaker, you saw off hick-
DRY log and bore hole in one end about
a foot deep with a two-inch auger. You
have your leaf soaked in honey and peach
brandy; or II you haven't any peach
brandy, apple brandy will do. You sput
your soaked terbaker leaves into the two
inch auger hole in the hickory log and
the leaf and rammin' it down till the
kole is nearly full. Then you take a hick-
cry plug made to fit the hole and drive
it in as tight as you can with a maui
This mashes the terbaker into solid
chunk. Then you put the green hickory
log ON the fire and let it burn slow till
it IS heated all through and the sap be-
gins to SfZzle out of the ends. You take
the log off then and put it out of doors
to cool over night. The next morning
you split the log open and there's your
chunk of ehawin' terbaker that will keep
as hard as leather in any climate, but 1t s
the sweetest chaw in the world There
never was no store terbaker to hold a
candle to i for a sweet, juicy, lastin'
chaw''
Several tobacco chewers standing
around sampled the old mans homemade
plug, and declared that it was the best
that's the way the fust settlers In Mis-
souri, made their ehawin' terbaker,' the
old man said.
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In the Philippines during the war
against the Fihpinos from Feb. 4. 1899. to
May, 20. 1900.
average strength. 1920
Enlisted
OfficerS Men Total
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NIGHT TRAIN TO CHICAGO
Via ssThe milwaukee,.

Effective Sunday. May 9th. the c.. NJ.
G. St P. Ry will start train from Min
neapoIis every night at 1880 and ST. Paul
II rs, arriving Portage Gas a. M, Milwau-
kee 10:45 a. M. and Chicago LOO o. m.
Through sleeping car and coach sery-
fee from st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Milwaukee and Chicago.
Connections made at Chicago with ali
trains for the East and South.
This train also furnishes direct service
for Oshkosh, Fond du Lac. Madison.
GAINESVILLE and Rockford.
Lowest rates. to all points.
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In the Philippines during the war with
Spain, June 30, 1898, to Aug. Is. 1899.
average strength, 10000
Enlisted.
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No Money
In Advance.
treatment
on Trial
and
Approval.
free Ts3EaH 7reaas,ses1

we send full months power and marvellous
strengthen
deposit obligation exposure coe on defv decay
ton OF kind. = 800 -S ' u''eF~
"A Sespang man who had applied wrote Wen you
III
tell them
Why
And another wrote thus W dumped gold
not orng such gadnes life method done
paper the company promises to send
the sealed envelope
Write ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY BufaIo. ~ " and och
for the little book called MANHOOD" -
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Camp Meeting ut Mountain Lake
Park, MaryIand-Low Rates Via
the BaIttmorc s. Ohio Rnfirond.

On July to 1G. inclusive the Balti-
more e Ohio Reilr- ad will sell low rate
excursion tickets to Mountain Lake Park.
Md, account above occasion.
Tickets will be good for return until
July 70. 1900.
For further information call on or ad-
dress nearest Baltimore e Ohio Ticket
Agent, or b. N Austin. General Passen-
ger Agent. Chicago. III.
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Via "The Milwnukee's" New Train
You can leave Minneapolis 1850 p. m.
and ST. Paul II IS D. m. (every night,
and Arrive milwaukee, 10:45 a. m. and Chi
cago 100 p. m. Fine sleepers and coaches
through 10 Chicago.
Oil city Afro-American., 1900-01-27
The Military Co.

Corsicela, Texas, Jan %, 1000
J. A. Jones Rife Co. is oa foot
and We are going TO make it a
success with the aid of our many
friends. We also ask the While
friends to aid US. We want all
the help we can get from our in
tertainment. We are going to
give drill entertainment as soon
as we get 6xed What are you
going TO give the Jones Rife Go.
Leave # at 5. ]. Cnesuutf's gro
Gerry or give to Z. T odd, n. Hall
or Billy Moore.
Officers, John Session, drill
master. A Morris, chaplain, E.
J. Elliott, secretary.