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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
CHARIIss p. STONE.
"Brigadier-General con1nande 8.

L..
Harrison's Island is one Of a number
of long narrow islands in the upper To-
tonlac, bearing the name of the owners
OF the adjacent farms. q is half a mil.
An width and nearly 4 nile IN lengti, and
was at that time disputed territory he
tween the two States. Opposite tbs ISL
and the virginia shore rises abruptly. a.
most perrendictIis'is'. forming q. pictures
cue cliff or blum on the waters edge. now
historic as Ball's Bluff
According 10 orders Colonel Deya:,s
conveyed his troops across the poto.nac
and drew up his battalion sloYe the ,5nnSs
of Balls Bluff about 2.So III ..ip ;,.orl,j,-,
and f.lirediateiy began 70 ADVANCE r.,
wardb Loesbu,g. Except one cor,lr .,,w
Of Miss!sslppians under the command Il
Captain Daft, the town had been Ief.
without protection, and the long line ne
sk;rmishers advancing, their polisnsi
rnusket barrels cleaning III. the morning
sun, struck terror to The hearts of tn, M,
habitants But Captain Duff rose to the
emergency. Marching his company o.
skilled marksmen into the nearest fence
corner In the path of the invaders he
opened a scorching fire and succeeded IN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
1he allurinr bubble that led US on tc

the aIlurins bubble that led US on to
visions of wealth and made corner lots
look like they were worth a, thousand
dollars a front foot has burst, ana the
oil boon, in our beautiful Artesian City
has died a-bornin." And the glad-facei.
golden-hearted optraist, in whose breast
hope springs eternal is to-day down
cast, while the old pessinlist and the
chronic croaker smile oerisively and say,
Il told you so' The above is the result
of q. visit of State Geologist Yeates to
Albany, and a test of the greasy scum,
the appearance OF which has caused so
much excitement in Albany. Mr.. Yeates
promptly declared that the stuff was not
oil. but Acknowledged that he was at q
loss to define it. He carried q bottle of.
the scum back to Atlanta with the deter
mination of ascertaining Just what it
really was-Albany Gao Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
A;hanY's OIL Boom :ursts.

al that glitters is not gold. All that
looks like oil is not oil. y few days ago
Albany had a most encouraging prospect
OF becoming the storm center Of g Sf"az
oil field, and visions of oil sushers rose
like magic in the picture that the aver
age Albanian WIS Wont to spread upon
the canvas Of his Imagination. To-day
all is vanity Fact is. it looks like our
Gil prospect has vanished. In very truth
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
So don't waste time in hunting up
World Growers.

Let EN- rail at this OLD worl'
Every blessed minute:
Call EN- down
In fi2lG or town
CLAD they're Twin in it,
Eff they want another worl',
Why don't they begin it?
Come to die
You'll hear en- cry:
This worl-keep Us in it,
Say the other wor' is bright,
An By faith we'll win it;
But W. know
This VOL below
P:,2:ae the Lord we're III it!
Atlanta Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
A Daily Thought.

I questioned sages, What pray, is sue
cess?"
And some said wealth and some said
happiness.
Still others. power, the will to do or Gle;
But each one differed in his snreWd re-
ply.
Then. thought I, since the wise ones dis
agree,
Love and homes success enough for
Arthur e. Locke.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

OF public odiun. Last. but not least. was
IN. grand masked ball at. the Brown FAT
acc Hotel. No one was honored with an
invitation but those who wrote their for
tune with six figures. and where bril-
!!ancy. wit and beauty kept the halls
iirging with merri:nent till the wee
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

srna,. hours. wi,en the tired bellies and
as many galiants separated to await an
other year tor :. renewal Of the much-en-
joyed festivities
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Mr. Dukaue-IIon- do you account for
the, longevity of MetEuselah and the
other patriarchs?
Mr. Gasweil-oh. that was before so
many new diseases had been invented
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
What Can YOU Ec2

This old world hasn't time to stop
That it may learn Your name;
It doesn't care a ran about
Your bluc-blood or Your fame;
The only thing this old world cares
About concerning you
Is simply this one thing, to wit:
We'll, sir, what can YOU do
So don't waste time in hunting up
y useless pedigree:
And don't bewail the fact that You
Are rot an LII. d.
But when the old world stops to ask:
We'll. sir, what can YOU do?,'
Just roll your sleeves up elbow high
And say: well, III show YOU
Ohio State Journal
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A Record Breaker.

Subbubs-See here, YOU said that house
we bought of you was .. stones throw
from the station.
.igent-Well?
Subbubs-Well, l simply want to know
who threw that stone, = Philadelphia
Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Lift to me your tender face.
Little nun of azure eyes,
Grant me just the fleeing grace
That within them deeply lies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Like t dream O days tEet's pas:.
Jes' my pipe an me:
Kind o doze back thru tn years
Tllct frum pain wuz free.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Jes' My Pipe an Ne

Like t kind o stop an rest.
Jes' my pipe an me;
Kind o set an smoke awhile
Happy es kin he.
Like : watch tn smoke curl NJ,
Jes' my pipe an me;
Suthin bout tn lazy rings
Makes tn old wurld gee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Satin. gray anG; filmy mist.
Wrap his maiden tenderlE.
Whom the mountain dew mas KISSED,
Dainty, blue anemoae.
Charles T. Kingsley
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
The Rackv Mouatain Anemoue.

Dainty, blue anemcne.
Hiding on the mountain stair,
Wha-e the sunshine lovingly
Falls in splendor rich and rare.
Dainty, blue anemone,
Hiding by the mountain way,
Gazing upward modestiy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

through the handle bars and the word
sweep" in letters two inches long sur
rounding their stovs-pipe hats.
RiIIICIE- FL DING CONTEXT
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Emmy better friends n jcs'
My ole pipe an me.
Ohio State Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Like nun about to pray.
Founding Of the sun and dew,
Child of mist and purple morn,
Lifting eyes of sweetest blue
From the bed where YOU were born
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Travel III an down tn wurld
An You'll never see
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20

Dainty. blue anemcne,
Pressing close to natures heart,
On the wide-swept. upland lea,
Where the waving grasses part.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Episode On the al"

A gentlemanly chap riding in an ele-
waited car permitted the sight Of a mans
foot III the middle OF the aisle to eXas-
pe-ate him to most unreasonable de-
gree. Women tripped over it. Men step
ped over it. \ few folk purpossly drag
ged their feet against it as hint. But
its owner calmly read his paper and NOV
ed not. Finally: II beg your pardon, my
friend" said the gentlemanly chap, lean
ing down, his face set and teeth clinched.
..but don't you think You gre taking up
more room than You are entitled to?
Your foot has been in every ones way.
for half an hour. I protest, sir!'' The
man folded his paper, remarking. without
the least show Of anger: .Ah: thank YOU.
l had not noticed it. With that he
reached down. picked up his foot. gave
it a violent twist. and pushed it partly
under the seat. To accomplish this he
had to move his body to the edge of the
seat On discovering that the leg and
foot were wooden our gentlemanlike chap
hiushed in confusion. :nuttered a sort of
apology. and hurried OF at the next sta
ton. while The car tittered.-New York
Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Sea j ga G, ';ch
s}aped Europe.
BY SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.

had TO apologize last week ZOE i iiLei y
ducing to TINS placid page tlae ael .Itll
topic of earthquakes, ara at firsl 1 may
seem TO be guilty OF a worse oite,lce ~ II
speaking OF a mighty sea-hattle. But there
IS a reason for il NOD connected with the
peaceful and graceful sui jects to Whsch
these columns are dedicated. How would
ladies OF the present day like it il, at this
moment, they We're going about IN pnpiic
in long white OF black nantes shroudlhs
,...l,, ana their costumes from head tn
1oct, with bagGy trousers, and yellow or
l..,,s sI.apeIss tut.ieu up ct the points, ana
the .tyashmak,n or face-veii, covering al
TIER ccuntenances, except for two little
peep-hc;e:y through which their sparkling
eyes weld shine2 How would they like
II to be going IN Ikensngton or elsewhere
on Fridays to a mosque instead OF Il
church; to be talking Arabic or Turkish,
and to have their boys and girls taught
reading cut Of the Koran instead OF -ha
Bible? Nay, more serious still. TO be, per-
haps, one Of four wives il: their Erltisn
household, and never to so out sh pppin:s
or making calls without black slaves to
watch them. while their jealous lords at
home with turbanned heads. smoked CHI
bouks and narghilehs in the drawing
ooms, squatted upon silken cushions IN
stead of being seated dccently on Chris
tan chairs and sofas?
Well. but all this might have been ana
very probably would have been, but for
something which happened $50 years ago.
Last Monday was the anniversary OF the
Battle Of Lepanto To that moment,ds
event nobody now gives a thought. Yet
is there no man. woman or child in these
islands, nor on the Continent of Europe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
From tie Pulpit to the Jsi'.

Rev. w. D. Sharp, pastor in charge OF
Avon Circuit NJ e. Church, South, wSs
arrested on Wednesday,. October ., at
Watts Chapel. Greenbrier county, where
he had been conducting revival. by
United States Deputy Marshal Cunning
ham, charged with forgery and using the
mails for fraudulent purposes Inc "af-
rant for his arrest was sworn out bS
Prosecuting Attorney Henry Giincf, OF
Greenbrier county. ~ number CT tcfeto
checks on the Bank OF Marliaton. Po-
cahontas county, payable TO the o:dsr OF
W. S. Cochran. S. 3. ho,'e, + \. Moore
and others had Gear trac1& 10 Sharp
When arres--,, it is said he admitted; ms
guilt and later confessed t":cFe Sf1teu
States Commissioner Henry y. Robinson
at LewisburG that he had forged the
names of citizens of Greenbrler county
to these checks. He was taken last
Thursday by Mr.. Cunningham to Char
lesion and: there lodged in jail. He VIII
be called upon to answer in the Federal
Court to the charge of using the mails
for criminal purposes. He had the bank
cash the checks and send the money to
fictitious addresses at White Sulphur and
other POINTS.
Rev Sharp is about SO years of age and
has Z: wife and four children. his ar
rest was most distressing shock to his
family anG; the people OF his community.
Last spring he was assigned to Avon Cir
cult. coming to Greenbrier from Pocahon-
taS county.
This is a most pitiabe and lamenta-
bic case. and will be used by "leWd fell
lows of the baser sort to sneer at che
ministerial calling. Since the church is
made up of frail mankind it is not sur
prislng that there are some castaWays, but
her vndica ton is in the noble service OF
the thousands of consccrated ones who
wear her livery.-Monroe CIV. Va)
Waterman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

when he steered with his armament from
-lessina for that fateful Bay of Lepanto,
the ancient Naupaktus.4 The engagement
which ensued there, more bloody than
Salanis or Actiunl. was even more I'M
portant and decisive. ! seem TO kao"
its. cnara cIer better because a relative OF
mine possesses an oil painting, executed
shortly after the battle, which nave
often studied with close interest. The
picture belonged to King James Il, ana
is considered by some to be from the
brush of Vandervclde. Therein you see
with much terrible spiaador OF warlike
detail the overthrow O. the Turkish
sQuadrons. The gulleys OF both SIDES
have kigh-peaked stems. towering lateen
sails, and long banks OF cars, TO winch
in the Ottoman vessels the kapless row
ers sit chained. The fighting crews en-
ploy crossbows, long bows. spears and
sings, as well as otha: weapons; and
Don Johns galley, carrying a Silded
cross at it's prov dashed to victory over
. sea half hidden by floating corpses ard
ship Wreckage. Prescott has well &c
scribed the awful encounter, which, con-
trary to the Sultan'S c1lcuatons. utr.!.:E
routed and ruined his PROUD fiotilla. o.
COS Turks were killed wounded or cap
trred: Is. Oo3 Christian prisoners had Their
letters removed at :liglttali Of that great
Gav and only forty of the onemE's T,"t
escaped to sea. The cross which b.
dccKed the Prov of the Admiral snip
can be seen by any one who visits the
Cathedral of barcelona. 1t hangs IN I
place of honor on the wall of one OF TINS
principal chapels. and II is hung aWsE,
because the legend goes that during the
fury Of the action the sacred emblem ana
the figure OF the Madonna. attached 10
is; oscllateC,. by q miracle, 10 and fro, N
order to avoid the Shots and shafts OIL
the infcel One OF the combatants on
board the feet of Don john was no less
o. parsonage than Cervantes. Just think
of that! a Turkish bullet or arrow that
October afternoon on the Greek shore
might have cost Europe her immortal
treasure of Don QuiXote. The Turkish
Adn.iral-in- Chief, the Kapudan Pasha,
Mu'ez.in-z' ada Ali, persisted on his own
deck, and his proud master, SeiiE L.
did not long survive the shattered am
billions OF his reign.
The JOY which filed Europe on account
of that victory was intense. and proba-
Div no event ever thrilled the whole Con-
.inent with q more general emotion. IL
was, of course, the GROWING achleVe-
ment wrought by the great Icnperor's
love-chld. He lived, it IS true, 1or Il
few more years OF sea and land battles
and stormy adventures; Tor ne hao ac-
tIally conceived q hope OF conquerlng
England from the base OF the Nether
lands and made preparations Tor thae
desperate enterprise. There We're days
in England when Don Johns name an"
designs gave to Elizabeth and her MN
listers as many sleepless nights as tle
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

Mugs and I'll line Up the BickeES. You
tout me to the Willie Boys and I'll keel,
YOU strong in the Booze Joints. Vel
rib up II lead pipe Combination and play
both Ends against the Middle. your
Father can work the Church Vote and
furnish the Coin. AS 1 understand il, you
want 10 get into the Legislature. III
keep you in the Legislature. Young Eel
low, as long as your Precinct goes 10y
me. Now put your Jewelry in the Safe
and hide your Money in your Shoe and
II! take YOU out to meet the People that
can do You some Good. But before We
start, j want to give YOU one friendly
Steer. You'll have TO prove right at the
Start that you're against all this Civil
Service Reform hanlsy-i,ank and Mid
night-C1osing business or both Of US w:ll
get Murdered the first Place we so into.
Your Motto from this Minute rs. No
Gas. No Water. No Police And il you
want to get in right. make it Strong
That Fall the brilliant Son of the we'll
known Manufacturer was elected to the
Legislature by a Spontaneous Uprising
of the Common People.
MORAL: 1t requires a Post-Grad:la!e
Course to round out a Mans Training.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

violation of law, whomsoever it may be
directed against 1t is the duty OF the
Governor when called upon to enforce
the law. 1t is not 4 question CT politics.
FRIENDSHIP. bias or inclination on the
part of the Governor. K is his duty 10
enforce the authority OF the State when
ever conditions are such that there is an
apparent lack OF power on the part OF
subordinate police power TO enforce mat
authority # Governor jerks feels thle
he was justified in doing what be cd IN
behalf Of Sheriff North there is no sood
reason for aim to exulain to anybody in
defense of the action he took An eA-
PLANTATION in a case OF this kind adds noth-
ing to the strength of a. Governors posi-
tion-Mobile Register.
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Grand Turk had given to Pope Plus v.
and his allies. But Fate in course OIL
time conquered the young conqueror. nc,
too, had he lived long. was one OF the
men who would have altered history. II
IS all past and over, and the Greek iish-
Ing boats and the currant schooners from
Corinth so and come peacefully over the
bI;,s, waters which hide not only the
bores OF so many fierce fighters and the
kcels of so many a stout vessel, but also
the relics OF a project which at the time
left it in doubt whether Europe sHouio
belong to the Crescent or to the Cross.
II Mu'ezzin-z' ada Ali had been IS gooo
at naval tactics as Charles VS. pfhlaht
son, it is really possible, madame. thas
YOUR name to-day would have been
Anlina or Zeuoub or Fatmeh or Ayesha,
and that I, your humble servant would
be writing this in Turkish upon a roll
with a reed pen.-London Times.
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to this port As published
in Fridays Pcdyune. q programme
has been mapped ont fer the ceremonies
to be followed on the occasion. SO that
due iynDresziveness and display are to be
added to the important event.
It is much to be hoped that there will
be q very general interest manifested in
the celebration of the entire population o.
New Orleans Although the dock is TO
be located at Algiers, its installation here
will be of benefit to the entire commun1-
ty. While it is eminently fit that AL
ciers should take first place IN directing
the festivities, there is every good rea-
son Why all the business men OF New
Orleans should become interested in the
matter and seek to make the occasion
Of the reception of the dock great gala
event
It would be good thing for as many
pecoIe as possible to visit the new dock
and inspect the site of the naval station
soon to be established in connection With
the dock Our business men are not as "a
1niliar. as they Should be with the great
advantages of our port, nor do they take
q. sufficient interest il the greatness OF
our harbor to occasionally visit 1t and
note the many improvements that are n
progress and the activity that is display
ed. TIE reception of the dock viii az
ford many an opportunity to see the Etlr-
Dor and note its Importance and yastness
New Orleans Picayune.
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The first gown Is os black taffeta,
made with tiny nip tuclzs all over and
trimmed with crossed bands OF the
same, bordered with fine soutacfse en-
broidery. The yoke is of cream lace, and
the jabot is of black tulle or mousseilne
de sole, a rufle of the same finishing
the sleeves at the elbow. The girdle is
cls the material or of turquoise velvet.
The other gown is Of black dotted tuile,
made UP over white silk and trimmed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

once upon n ;iase n Member OF the
Grasuasing Class advanced his lett roo
assd saiised fer Is Minutes a3out INC
college Man IL Politics.
q Some 800 other Seniors in various fresh
Hgser Institutions lad sprung the same
scholarly Discourse. including Gestures.
grt this Young Nan thought that he was
breaking new Groand. lie had discovered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

10 set a Permit for 4 switch-'rracll to the
a9aptory. The I1crces Of l1gil looked UP my
Record snd Immediately gave me the
Boots. rs 1t we're. Fortunately, / was
acquainted with an Agent OF Darkness
named Fatty D:n.lle. Mr.. Dinkles
Head rises straight from his Col
sa.. hesret 10 say that he
is the Managing Editor of a Thirst
parlar, with 4 Crap Game up
stairs and Done Laboratory in the
Basement. Mr. Dinllle squared me with
the Gang and sot my Permit. In a
Spirit OF Gratitude. slipped him $500
Cor his Campaign Fund. Since then we
have been Good Friends. lie sees that
or Vested Interests do not get The Short
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
AWAY DOWN
SOUTH IN DIXIE
News Notes and Gossip Gathered from the
South,

son published statistics showing the evil
results of pistol-carrying in the increase
of the number of homicide cases on the
criminal dockets. This aroused the MIS-
sissippi press and judiciary.
The JUDGES are urging grand juries to
bring in true bills, and they promise to
do the rest. The papers of Mississippi
are ably supporting the Judiciary. Let
the good work go on. Walking arsenals
must be acknowledgements CONNER
cial-Appeai.
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FABLES.
By GEORGE ABE.
The Modern Fable. of the Keen Refornner Who
Got Right Out Among the Voters.
Copyright, 1901, By Robert Howard Russell.)

End OF 1t at the City Hall. All that he
asks in return is q. little Remembrance
along about Election Time, and then an
X opposite his Name on the Official BAL
lot would have preferred TO get the
Permit through the agency OF our sun
day-School Superintendent. Il regret 10
say, however, that he has no Drag, SO l
had TO get next 20 some one who couia
deliver The Goods Perhaps YOU with
,.ci,r vide knowledge of Political Econ
o!,,y ard the Princioies of Government
can tell NE OF some other Scheme that
/ might have used. AS you know. ] am
n Pillar of the Church and / 90 not use
Tobacco in any Form; therefore it re-
volts me TO he friendly with q Rum
Seller. but we had to have the Switch
Track or shut up Shop. To be sure, we
might have stood out. We might nave
taken a Tip from the College oratioil
and refused to compromise with the
Practical Politicians. II we had done SO,
] have a large OH Painting of our Com
petitors chipping in freely to protect Us
in our Rights.
TAKES TOO LONG.
..W-hen the Masses are Educated. si2h
men as Fatty Dink!s will not sit in the
Council Chamber" said the. Student.
Il thought OF that at the time, ssia The
Old Gentleman. and / decided that we
would have to wait ECO Years to get th2s
Permit Via the Education OF the Masses
We We're in n Hurry to get the plant
working and decided that we could net
wait that long. The average Hustler q
to-day cannot Educate the Masses With
one Hand and meet Bills with the Other
But il you want to get into Politics and
scour it up and deodorize it, can prom
ise you a grand Opening. I vii! introduce
YOU TO Fatty and he will take You out
ana show you Plenty that John Stuart
Mil never mentioned in any OF MS
Books
The Graduate said he was keen to stuuy
the Problems at close range, 50 he took
letter of Introduction 10 Old Dtnlle.
The Boss OF the Ward greeted INN
warmly.
HOW TO DO IT.
welcome to the Club he said, and
then he called UP the House. We are
always glad to find Z. Money Guy VINO
wants to get into this Game With that
Front of Yours YOU can ketch the Swell