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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
Hints on ILnce Milking"

Too much stress cannot be laid on this
Make all your leaves alike, flowers; the
same 3suds, and filing. Many lace-mak-
ers use such a variety of stitches. which
cheapens the work. The beauty Of The in
tricate labor is lost in this endless va
riety. which is hodgepodge, standing for
really nothing. Take a rose leaf. bud. and
background; The centre of the rose natu-
rally is a cooweh. The leaves one fine
stitch. after the Nalencienues school, the
Background q cobweb. Now fancy, as
saw today. the daintiest collar imagina-
p!e each thread so carefully done, piece
OF elaborate work: every leaf had a differ
emf stitch, each petal might have stood for
a rose or a cabbage, aha me background
was little Of every stitch in The calendar
OF needlework. The poor soul who had
exhausted months OF patient labor ITO
have u real lace collar 10 hand down 10
her grandchildren. had succeeded in
handing down Il sampler of stitches, but
nothing 70 show whether she had a Sui-
pure, Faieacieanes, or point-lace collar.
She was triumphant over the fact that
she could make stitches with the best OF
them SO 90, 90, if you wish to put any
value into your work, keep within the
confines OF certain type.-Harpcrs Ra
Ear.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
CURRENT LITERATURE FOR BUSY READERS

shipping son thinks him; yet it is good
that the little chaps conception of that
paternal myth should be ieFt unt2sturbed.
and he who would drag down that ideal
TO the level of the actual facts would be
doins, Il wrong to the child, and at the
same time would take away from the
fathe: one, of the great incentives to cor
rect and upright living, and the final fui-
nlment oil All his powers. NJ normal boy
WIS ever EARNED by thinking his poor
miserable father the finest thing that ever
was or ever could be. equally true Is IL
that no properly constituted little one
ever. gained aught that was detrimental
by a contemplation Of the virtues and
a. faith in the reality of the IDEAL figure
that srnboizes the spirit OF the yItle-tide
Give us back cur Santa Claus before 1T
is too late. and spare tns children at
least that higher criticism" which de-
stroys ideals and lays bare all the material
facts of life without giving us anything
in return to relieve or soften their uGli-
ness-Harper's Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
{ { })OOks and
8 4 Authors

TUT? tI0c;-rS ,ly,,r,t1iE ORD. Bv Flora
49, -
the Waters, Miss Stuart Legacy
etc. New York: The Macmillan Go.
t,,,,,,l = fh i14 to,, 10 mo II! nagps
iille' N.2'.
Like her previous successful novel vi
the Face Oi the Waters, ne l1o5"' o.
the Lord IS literary s2turatel WIN tAe
coloi, warmth ana super s'''oii -. lit
l on Ieei Atulu|clN thAl NJ S'SSt : nc
Vicious world-pictures are no more hetfSiy
descriptions, but that she mas seen ".th
her eyes and heard Win lAer ears me
scenes and sounds dsscf!oto' ne tig'Hs
OF Inc story IS i clash between the Eng
l!sh ana the HindoG", lfaSS"H Illl mas
been enar,..d many times. 1t IS most
difficult story to 1nalyZe s-nee 1t contains
pot within plot and great number of
characters, each one distinct 1iio tspEe.
sentative 1t is a wierd collection OF
;ypes-Pedat Naray,tn he priest, polish
ed, cultured man. Who spent > NE eX-
2.atlnS sin Of his youth hoSi!A,l MAN,
a fIindoo by birth. Dut Almost an English
man by training. yet in whom the race
fea.ty preaomnates and leads him to be-
tray me English: ANNA ana SusQ' tue
amphioious: Mumtaza Malt2I' a queer old
- 9, nose iesti'r 't me mnrtf,',,la ~
the people coming on :, pilgrimage 10
battle N The Pool of lmmoEta5lty' and
tbe Ns ne Grade % are III hro1ISht hsfora
US. Read the following. if you would see
the authors attention to detail and pow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
THE MESSAGE Of HE SPHINX.
How it Was Read by Il Traveller From
America.

sAI.lrGlct-
This il what an American traveller mas
to say III The Chautauquan concerning
one OF the wonders of Egypt:
The Sphinx to me is wonderfully i'm
pressive. | had been skeptical OF the re-
ports of travellers who have spoken with
enthusiastic admiration of this carved
block OF stone, and was prepared TO smile
iuftily at the monster and pass on. But
it was my childish ignorance Even in
its sadly mutila6ed state. marred 6y wan
ton hands, defaced by bullets, l THINK it
he MODEST, most majestic sculpsured
face into which have ever looacd
lhali never again use the expression,
solemn as Sphinx The Sphinx is
not solemn. The face looks out across the
desert with an expression OF lofty, serene
certainty, as il it were peering without
fear into the unseen and eternal. The
Sphinx is the Egyptian 18th Of John cut
INTO stone. Let not your heart be
troubled: We believe in God, believe also
in Ne In my Fathers house are many
mansions; il 1t We're not so would have
told YOU There it lies. mute mysterious
and alone. 1t looked upon uila dynas,ies
OF old-Egyrtian, Greek and Roman. year
and Turk These all are gone. and we
watch and wait with that same tranquil,
earnest mien, until the day shall break
and the shadows fee sway. The PyraEa ID
grave is death; THE Shrink IS hope. hope
set IN at the door OF death.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
For .nc CHRISTMAS shoppers.

In the Cll.cago Times-Her2ld Nine. QuI
vfve gives some excellent advice anent
Christmas shopping, and the following
EXTRACTS are culled from this article:
Why don't YOU so 10 the shops carly
That's the time for the shopping birding
10 csa7zll the bargain worm. Everything
is laid out nice and fresh and when you
walk down the aisle you won't have some
body else walking mp your gown. GU can
go away in comparative peace ana quiet
without having your pulse quicken 10 a
pneumonia ga4lop and without suffering
the agony OF nerves slowly and distract
ingIy shriveling up into curlycues and
slarIi knots.
And then-for the love of heaven-dont
Try to bring all your things home your
self.
PIN this suggestion in your notebook
and read 1t UPSIDE down and backwards
l,e.fore Won ten the salesman to wrap up
a dolls trunk or - little red "heeIoaI-
row for You.
Then-tt1is suggestion is most important
% .,5l-don't wait another day until YOU
finish the Christmas shopping deal and
make il a closed incident These frantic
eyed. ner'ye-ripping lad Is who tear madly
here, there and everywhere, one sees on
Christmas eve buying all the things they
don't want and can't afford and don
like anyhow, well, one can't pity them,
For It's quite as easy to select Christmas
presents in November as to pounce madiy
ll;;on them December oath, providing. OF
course one has the wherew-thal, Wh-ssh
IS understood.
another important matter is thlS-
Don't buy expensive gifts that you can
not afford Put a little thought in your
Duving and keep in mind the likes and
preferences of the one who is to receive
the gift. TO send a cream pitcher to d
servant girl or TO bestow a mahogany
rocker or u gas range on a woman who
lives in a trunk and eats i'll a restaurant
j. not wise. Books are always in good
taste. so are flowers, ctchiugs and bon
bons
Keep your head. Don't get excited
Go about the task with come sort of
system. Have an idea-or two. if YOU
can afford it-before you start out. Make
out your list Of friends To be remembered
and check them off as each one is pro-
vided for Such q disconsoiate picture is
that of Miss Lstless Donft-know-Wh What
She-Wauts trailing like lost hope mp
one aisle and down the other and getting
1rampled on ny all the Mesdamcs Get
There One feels like holding forth Il
helping hand and telling her TO brace up.
that her mental agony will soon be over
with and that Christmas won't come
again for twelve long, long months.
Spend 10 cents for some nice white It's
sue paper and invest a quarter in some
narrow ribbon. Tie up your gifts neatly
and daint'ly and twist in a bit of holly
This makes a pretty setting for your
presents and counts for more than one
might fancy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
Are you a Perfect tyo,,.nn

The dimensions OF perfect woman are
these, SAYS an exchange: Five feet I'VE in
dhes in height; weight. rs pounds. From
tip to tip o. each middle finger lust i've
feet five inches, tsne same as her height.
The length Of her hand should be one
tenth Of her height; her foot ene-Seventl,,
and the diameter Of her chest oue-tiftil
From her thighs 10 the ground she
should measure just the same as from her
Thighs 10 the top Of her head The knee
should come exactly midway between tale
thigh and the heel.
The distance from the elbow to the
I,,iddie finger should be the same as from
:te elbow TO yhe middle of the chest.
From the top of the head TO the chin
~saa-a,id be just the length OF the foot.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
Bac-Puncilin. for Women.

by punching a rubber bag for ten
minutes a day for Il week woman can
do more to reduce her weight and to
preserve a firm figure than by obseilving
a rigid diet for tx months, says Miss
Frances Namon, the won an athlete.
Miss Na13on $ an expert III boxing,
s,lrc.ng and all gymnartics for woman
Her speciality is fame, bag punching. She
gives some cheering advi-e 20 the woman
who breads growing stout during the
winter season of late dinners and Little
outdoor exercise.
Bag punching is the IDEAL indoor e,Ser-
else for women says Miss Namon. The
object of all athletics is. of course, to
get the blood to circulating rapidly and
we'll 1t is the proper action OF the blood
that clears the complexion, builds up tis-
sues ana makes the thin woman fat, or
burns out unhealthy adipose tissue and
| makes the stout woman thin. Plenty OF
8, Cd blood couraing fast through the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
Above All Heights.

Work for works sake, and for our art, I
say:
Not for ourselves-no. not for our best
friends.
Nor hearts. content when our brief days
work ends;
A thousand times less for mems praise or
pay.
10 crown the finished task, rest comes
unS5uCilt;
But seems it finished, TO the Power
above
And Master even of rest, until with
Flor no reward. but as God made-we've
wrought
s.Above an heights is rest At set Of sun
Spirits pertur5ed in darkenins valleys
moan.
Because We strove for wealth. and fame
alone,
Our work unfinished and ourselves an
done
Marion Wilcox. in Harper's Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
The Ci,r:stinas Turkey,

If YOU We're TO set about to improve upon
your method OF cooking a turkey you
would probably do il in this wise, writes
Ella Morris HGitci!smar. in Wonans
Home Companion: You would put the tur-
key on the rack OF your tsh-kette or on
an improYlsed rack in a tiny wash-boii,r
bought for the purpose. and you would
fill the vessel UP to a little above the rack
with boiling water. and steam that bird
FOR two full hours. Then you would rub
ii over with the best of butter, dredge it
with seasoned flour. and put 1t in tue aven
TO bake for an hour OF more according
TO its size, bastiEg every ten minutes
or at least every nfteer-with the water
over which the steaming was done, which.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
WHY He was Not At Homo.

"Why wouldn't the German Emperor see
NJ. kruger?'' asked the ln1uirins Man
ON. said the Cheerful Idiot. fishing
around for the handle on the asparagus,
/ suppose he was afraid that now Dom
Paul had Hooked the Transvaai he would
Try to Hoch the Kaiser uext- CONNER
ciai Advertiser.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

OF course, you would keep hot for the
r,urpose You know too much to begin
the baztfng until the flour has begun 10
brown, or to have too much hastings in
the pan at once, which prevents the pos
sibil.ty of good gravy-making, OF to fail
to turf? the bird judiciously SO that every
part is equally and evenly Drowned; in
short to be satisfied with anything less
than picture turkey, ready to fall to
pieces with, original tenderness and rich
with acquired julciness and flavor from
nerfect cooking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
The Mother Saintcd.

And yet she does not stir
Such silence weighs on her
We hear the drip
OF teardrops as we press
Our kisses answerless
On brow and lip.
Not even the yearning touch
OF lips she loved so much
She made their hreAth
One with her own, wai she
Give answer to and be
Wooed back from Death.
And though he kneel and plead
Who was her greatest need,
And on her cheek
Lay the soft baby face
In its old resting place,
She will not speak.
James Whitcom0 Rile
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
The Bishop Knew Him.

:, story current about the bishop of Lon
don just now represents hin as a bored
listener to u windy speech. Turning to Il
fellow sufferer. he said: DO you know
that speaker?'' No was the answer
Il do, said the bishop; he speaks under
many aliases. bur his name is Thomas
Rot''-I ,onCIon Daily News
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
and the same distance from the chin to

The aisnNI.
4 woman of this height should meas
IRE twenty-four inches around the waist
fllirty-souc about the bust, ff measured
under the arms, and forty-three if meas
ured over them. The upper arm should
measure thirteen inches and the wrist six
inches.
The calf Of the leg should measure
fourteen and a half inches, thigh twenty
five ana the ankle eight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
The Unparalleled Century.

One hundred years ago! What a re-
nnarkai,le story the panora+rEa q. ttfie Cos
ing century reveals: In 1880, our country
vas a plucky f1stisiins. hea'thy, SssoS-
GUS. ardent in hope, high in resolve Our
total population was less than '5.oslaS.
Germany and Britain each Rad four
times our number. Spain Twice IS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
Flying High.

Eggs still continue high, and it is pre-
dfcted they will be higher before the
Christmas cakes are 6aked--Pittsyivania
Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
A Mountain Poet.

II LYClItdIL 1 Ctts
The Ninth District has a Rhea in her
And how i makes the Radicals bawl.
come of orr boys ought to try their best
And give the phone quiet Sunday even
ing rest
You can always tell when the students
For 1T noon and recess how the campus
rOdrS.
Some things are so poor they can ha'oiS
And G w !. Gray's old COW is always on
Front Street.
Not long ago Willie Anderson vas a "eeh-
sv-teensv boy riding stick,
T;e went to Dr. Burns Sunday night, but
nobody was sick.
+ Is. Branson wouldn't mind TO hear the
wheels Of prosperity rattle.
For his whole plantation Is CpNeieo viii
big fat cattle.
Many, many times after riding to Abing-
don we were compelled to take a
But il wasn't because we had stopped in
N1occasin Gap.
Among the visitors in town SATURDAY was
Roy Buckles, L pedagochy OIL hlsh
rank:
But why does he walk like he owned a
whole bank?
God sends the chilly winter winds that
blows their skirts knee high.
He also sends the grain of sand that
blows in the bad mans eye.
Quite number of lads and lasses from
-, an bOrnOOG
Spent Thanksgiving at Joe Ashbrook's S,
and eat all they possibly could
Guess we had better stop writing poetry
before We cause Il great big fusS,
Cause we get wuss and wuSs.
Lebanon News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

UNCLE TERRY. y STORY OF THE
Maine Coast. BY Charles Clark Mum,
author OF Pocket Island" illustrated
by Helena Higginbotham Boston: Lee
and Stepari Cioth, gilt top u mo. IL
Illustrated, $50 pages. Price $50
book has value according to the nature
of the subject, the capacity and rich less
OF experience of the author and the ex-
tent to which he gives himself to lis
through this book. Judged by these stand
ards, Uncle Terry deserves all the sue
cess which will undoubtedly attend it. The
New England character, with it's environ
ment Of picturesque scenery is fitted to
be the theme Of truest strength and &c .ld-
erness in story, and Mr.. Mum, ''tra ned
in the great school OF the world as ne
says Of himself, and knowing his native
New Ens.and as few nan can is doubt
less better qualified than any Of those
who are regarded as our masters of fic-
ton TO present a truly popular New Eng
iana lloVe!. Inc great st.cngtn of Mr..
NUNS work lies in Is conDlase natural
ness, The hamlet on the indentad coast of
-.--...G, ne ,.44ase am 4 tae green valleys
ri Vermont. and the high-preSsure bust
ness and social life Of Boston. ase all here
~ith absolute fidelity The materials are
simple, as they should bean old light
mouse keeEer vaif iron. the sea, a
Yong country lawyer, poor in all save
education. energy, and integrity, his sis
ter, the village teacher, an INSCRIPTIONS
city attorney, and the good-hearted, indo-
lent son Of q rich Boston mer-
chant, with his aristocratic mother
and sisters,-ttese are all that
are of note. But under the skill
full touch of the writer the leading char-
acter becomes personiticat on of kind,
ness and Yankee shrewdness. whose quaint
sayings live in the mind, and who wins
the enduring love of the reader; the waif,
sweet and beautiful. introduces an cffec-
lively handled mystery: there develops
a dual love plot which holds ora's keenest
interest until the happy conclus on. and the
reader closes with the hope that nothing
will keep the fortunate ones from repaying
Uncle Terry for his noble earie mess.
While the Stcly is carried with strength
and knowledge which shows the keen man
gf affairs in the author. there is runn'n g
through the book the grace and tenderness
Of the truly sympathetic ainlirer of ma
ture. and the tore is everywhere as pure
and wholesome as the green fields and
m!rtnfu brooks, TO all lovers OF which the
book is dedicated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

cRITTENDEN; KENTUCKY STORY OF
LOVE AND WAR. By John FOX, Jr.
Chcs Scribners Sons, New York, pub
fishers Price. $1.25.
Everyll1lng that Jonn Fox writes is good
ana this book is one of his best productions
There is snap about it from start to
finish, the characters are attractive and
ana the war story is drilling
Crittenden, the hero of The story, is q
hot -bloodetl, chivaircus, cultivated Ken
tickiun who loves his sweetheart wor-
ships his mother, and is himself the iln!
Of thu family, Black folks and all. He re-
eLrIs himself as soT+t!linc of a failure
having failed at law and failed to win the
woman wkcm nc loved and il was in thai
frame OF mind RI # lie went to Cuba 10
fight the SIariards
After the war is over be returns TO his
home to be blessed by his mother. to be
worshivped as hero by the servants. ind
10 fine: that IN the meantime his sweet
heart has learned to love him-spendif
rewards. all. for the returned soldier, and
Crittandar's character then develops
Toh,, Fox is q fascinating writer. and in
iris story he has given an insight into The
West Kentucky character. The descript on
Of the Crittendsn home is picture of
life and we old-time Scutherners enjoy
the negro characters, for they are painted
in their true color. so to speak and they
tax old-fash:oned. genuine negro talk
The war story is valuable contribution
IN history. Mr.. Fox was. we believe. .
war correspondent. and this part OF Liis
story is not tts,tion. but fact Conditions
in CUBA during the wa, are described ~
..,ra artist on the sno:-'' and no enc ha
described the battle of Santiago with more
s~anhfn more pnetical or more thr ling
circumstance.
The book can be read during an even
ine.s sitting. and is well worth the time
,.1nired III its perusA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

ON TO PEKIN. OR OLD GLORY IN
China. BY Edward stratemcyer author
Of "Old Glory Series" etc Illustrated
by \. Burnham Shute. Boston: Lee and
Shepard Bound IN cloth, u mo, $50 pages
Price, $l.25.
The countless admirers of the Russell
boys" and their friends, whose fortunes
have been so well portrayed in the famous
''cld Glory Series and great numbers Of
others as we'll. will welcome the enterprise
OF MI ~S>ratemeyCr in furnishing the most
up-to-tl2Ie hook cotanable. The hero, Gil
bert Pennington, Il warm friend Of Ben"
Russell N "A Young Volunteer in Cuba
has become a lieutenant in the regular
army. and goes from the Philippines with
the Ninth Regiment to take part in the
-escue CT the heleaguereG British EMBASSY
al Pelin by the International forces. Nc
mere timely or tn Hing plot could be Sc
cured. and Mr.. Stratemeyer has risen to
the occasion by giving. in addition 10 one
OF his very best stories. q. store OF infor
nation concerning Chi0a and the Ch!rese
conveyed in a natural and entertaining
manner. This book Is directly in lire with
the Old Glory Series" ard nearly all tie
well-kncwn characters are here. even to
Wells, the kind clergyman, who befrjend
ed Larry Russell in Under Dewey at
MEanilo, who IL among those succored il.
the word-faraous relief.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

JAMES 3. EADS. BY Louis How.
Riverside Biographical Series. Boston.
Houghton, Mifiin & Co. Bound in cloth
gilt top, 16 mo-, 100 pages, photogravure
portrait. Price, 10 cents
This little volume gives a brief hut
comprehensive sketch Of the life and
works OF James 3. Eads, the eminent
evil engineer The work by which he is
best known is the building Of the bridge
ncross the Mississippi at St Louis. This
gigantic undertaking took seven years for
It's accomplishment. To him also be-
longs the honor of having constructed the
first ironclad built in America. Another
noteworthy work was the solution of the
problem of opening the mouth of the
Mississippi, which he accompl shed by
means of gigantic jetties. The last work
to occupy this active brain was the pro-
ject OF spanning the Isthmus Of Panama
by means of a. slltp-railWay Unfortunate-
~, he died before this wonderful plan
could be tested. 1t is most instructive
little book, and the author gives US a
most pleasing glimpse of the man himself
as we'll as of his wonderful works
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

sents herself to the public In a new light.
for, tho volume consists OF, fourteen short
etcr,as Miss Fowler's position as a sue
cessfuI writer Of novels is undisputed and
che hos now shown herself as mistress of
tho art of short-story writing. The short
story IS admitted to be more delicate.
d.fficult and exacting art form than the
novel and few novelists are successful
writer's of short stories In Miss Fow-
Ier,s novel we see some Of the qualities
which ro to make the short story viz:
the attention to detail and the accura tc
nortrayal of the minor characters, and the
wit which finds expression in epigrams;
therefore. it il, not such a surprise to find
that She can write delightful short
stories, each one a dainty little cameo.
1yhe theme OF all the stories is love. but
retrospective 1ove, seen from the close
of a lifetime Of matrmony or at some
crisis in its course. Tbs is an unusual
view point, for most story writer's find
their inspiration IN the romance OF cloves
young dream and do not seem to think
that sober anatrimony has also its re-
mances, its joys and sorrows, its come
dies and tragedies.
The ciever4y concealed plots. the bright
humor, the pathos. the unique point of
view, comb ne TO make ''Cupids Garden
a most attractive volume, and it will
doubtless prove most popular holiday
book.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16

nd then-for the love of heaven-don't
to bring all your things home your
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14
Spreading Consumption.

La Nature reports the following Gu
rious origin of an epidemic of tuber-
culosis at Krakow, a city of Russia.
An unusual number of cases of con-
sumption were noticed among the mu-
nicipal officers and clerks. Some acct.
dental suggestion finally led to bac.
THEOLOGICAL examination Of the library
where the city records were kept. 1t
was found that the departmental ar
chives were literally covered with
tubercle bacilli. Further investigation
traced them to consumptive employe,
whose work had led him to consult the
archives very frequently, and who had
the common habit OF wetting his fin
gers with saliva to facilitate the turn
ing of the pages, on each one of which
he thus deposited colony of bacilli.