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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
SOUTHERN NOTES.

The New York Commercial remarks, on
the progress made towards nncr grades;
OF spinning by Southern cotton mills. The
consumption of cotton by The Mills of
North Carolina is given by the Guited
States Department of Agriculture. a Az :
sos bales for lS99-19d0, ana that by the
South Carolina mills at iS9, 5o9 bales. The
New York Commercial and Financial
Chronicle gives the average fncncss OF
yarn spun in these States at Nos. 20 II
and q, respectively. In 1860 the average
fineness was given at Nos. 1854 and Il
7-16 This shows a progress toward finer
spinning Of five to six numbers; while for
the whole South the average advance
was about four numbers. or from No
IA "a to No. 10 81. Most of the h,ie spin
ming of the South is done in the Caro-
linas. and the average for the mills of
the New England States. for which at
least 10000. 900 pounds Of superior staplad
foreign cotton are required, besides
large quantities constituting the bulk
of the consumption OF the long staplatl
cotton grown on the rich lands of the
Gulf States, in addition to that from the
Sea Islands of South Carolina and Geor-
gia.
The phosphate beds of Florida are well
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
taxes and 10 be known as the

IS
general taxes and TO be known as the
library fund.
This tax would be mere bagatelle
to a city as large as Richmond, and
our deliberate opinion is that Mr.. Car
nesic's offer should be accepted, the
library established and Il special tax
10 raise the necessary money be laid
and collected as provided in the act.
Richmond cannot afford to decline
this gift. 1t would be a poor adver-
iisement for US abroad to have it go
out that we failed TO take advantage Of
this splendid opportunity TO establish
4 great free library, for the reason
that i,roperty-owncrs We're unwilling
toNtaS themselves to keep it in opera
ticn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
'MPERS0NATED A MAN.
Catherine Coombe Was thought to pc One
for Forty Years
fBy Associated Press )

LONDON. March "A remarkable
story of male representation was
vealed in Il Police Court here to-day ii
connection with arrest for alleged
money frauds The prisoner, named
Catherine Coornbs. aged So. described as Il
house decorator. appeared in the dock
in male attire. Cor forty years Catherine
impersonated a man and worked on board
Peninsula and Oriental steamers in va
rious capacities, and also for London
firms. She says she was married at fif-
teen. taught school and then thought
there Were better chances OF advance
r1ent as d man. Eventually she mar
ried a lady's maid. with whom she lived
for fourteen years
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
LAWLESSNESS.

IN discussing the anti-saloon crusade
in Kansas, we have spoken Of the
laWlessness of Mrs. Nation, the law
lessness of the saloon-keepers, and
the lawlessness of the officers Of the
law, who have encouraged the sa
loon-kcepers to do business in con-
tempt of the laws Of the State. There
is still a fourth class of :awbreakers,
however. who seem to have been over
looked in the discussion. We refer to
those citizens who patronize the law
less saloons. The law does not take
eminent has no control over such pri
yate acts Of individuals. If man
wants to buy whiSkey and drink it,
the Government cannot, without
violation Of Constitutional rights, pro-
hibit him from doing so, But we say
that the man who goes into one of
the Kansas liquor joints and buys and
drinks liquor therein. knowing us well
he knows that these joints are ope-
rated in defiance Of law, is as much a
Ill -b1titnci DIS lliC SStlOcu-
himself. He is particips criminis and
if the otfense were murder instead OF
liQucr-selling. such 4 man would, in
the eyes OF the law, be equally guilty
with the principal. This may seem
an extreme view, but when you come
down to the facts all fair-minded men
must confess that it is the correct
view.
The same is true OF those Who enter
the Richmond saloons on Sunday aud
drink There is a law III this city
against the sale OF liquor on Sunday
anu every citizen Of the city knows
that the law is in existence and that
lhe saloonheeper is violating it when
he sells on Sunday. Therefore, When
any citizen having such knowledge
LIQUOR, he is aiding and abetting the
saloon-keepcr III violating the law,
and. morally speaking, is equally
guilty with the man who stands be-
hind the counter and dispenses the
stuff. Those Who patronize the saloons
OIL sunday KNOW iHlS ana mat is why
it is so hard 10 get witnesses to tesJi-
fy i'll such cases We once heard 4
man say that when he slipped into the
side door of Il saloon on Sunday and
took 4 drink, he did SO With full
knowledge Of the fact that he WAS
breaking the law and he knew that
the saloon-leeper sold him his drink
with the understanding that he would
not turn informer. ut is a sort of
homer among thieves. said he. s,and
l will never break faith with the sa-
loon man who helps me to quencl my
thirst on Sunday, by going into court
and testifying against him.
But this is no trivial matter. Law
breaking is law-breaking and the man
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
nUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATLRRH.

live foro Is not my own interest and
,ool nv first care? Who will take care
of me il I do not take care OF mysei1
Must not charity begin at home? Is it
not best so? And so, is not my selfish
ness virtue rather than a sin IN
stated. vaguely felt. this is the acted the
ory of thousands. No man can truly con-
fess till he casts this fallacy away.
Around him he must hear the great, long
wall of human suffering. rising and fall
ing, but never dying utterly away, the
ceaseless claim of needy humanity to be
helped by the humanity that has album
dance More quiet, but not less pathetic,
he must also hear the longing appeal Of
what seem happy and full hearts for
sympathy in their joys as others seek II
ic their sorrow. Let his ears ones open
to the appeal and his conscience must
open, too. He will see that no man
.liveth to himself and that all selfish
ness is sin. He will feel, not merely
~ have been selfish but II have sim
ned
9. The next step is the knowledge that
in this sin he has offended God. Here
is the first place where religion neces-
sarilv begins. All up to this point may
be only moral, or wholly unreligous.
But the higher law comes from God lie
must be deeply, keenly conscious thac
every time we have done a selfish act
we have broken His clear command. The
and
we must bow under His hand and confess
our sin to Him.
No one can know till he has really
thus confessed how great is the relief.
We mount above our fellow-men and their
judgment seats. We leave their puny
criticisms far below us. They may be
right in blaming us-no doubt they are!
But past their blame the magnitude OF
our guilt carries us to far higher trl-
bunal The soul, full of Gods power
and love, is not content to confess save
to Him. 1t must cry, as David did,
against Thee only have 1 sinned and
done this evil in Thy sight"
4. And what more is there to be done?
You must honestly trace all selfishness
to its rest. You must truly feel Il did
wrong things, because I was wrong my
self I lived for myself, I loved myself
great deal more than my Heighbor, and
so l broke Gods law in my heart. before
I broke it openly" Not until Il have
sinned" means II sinful is the con-
fession finally complete.
And what then? Quickly as all God S
laws fulfil themselves, quick as the rain
drops catch the sunlight, quick as the
hillside hears the thunder and answers
with it's echo, So quck-immcdiately-
does the whole forgiveness follow on the
full confession. II we confess our sins
He is faithful and just 20 forgive us.
The moment you truly cry "God be mer-
ciful to me, q sinner" the loving reply
is ready: "Thy faith hath saved thee;
go in peace"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
CURES BLOOD
and SKIN TROUBLES
After All Else Fails.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY

Is your blood poor? Is it thin7 Is your
SKIN pale? Docs your skin feel hot and
swollen? All run down? Is Your blood
bad? Have you pimpies? ..ruptions'
ScrofuIa2 Eating Sores? Cancer? Itching.
Burning Eczema? BoiIs? Scaly Eruptions?
Skin or Scalp Itch? Blood. Hair or Skin
Humors? Aching Bones. Joints or Back?
Have you hereditary or contracted Syphii-
.tic Blood faint? Ulcers in Throat or
MOUTH Swollen Glands? Rheumatism1
Offensive Catarrh? Weak Eyes? Partially
Deaf? Bad Breath? Are you tired Of doc
yoring and taking patent medicines? Then
note tho following photographs and sas
what Botanic Blood Balm (B. =. b Will
do for an old obstinate case OF Bad BLOOD
Picture {fron photo OF left leg OF L. "a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03

Mr. Sewall was treated by the best doc
tors and twice by the Grady Hospital.
Atlanta. and all failed to heal his sore.
which 3. &. s. accomplished B. +. 3.
made Mr.. Sewalrs blood pure and rich
and stopped all bone pains and aches.
This is only a sample of over 5000 volun.
tary testimonials of cures or all sorts OF
impure blood by &. s. e. 1t is a remark
able remedy, as E.. s. 3. cures cures, the ne m nos,
desperate cases of impure blood and SKIN
disease even deadly Cancer. Blood
Poison and chronic old rheumatism or
Catarrh. B. B. 8. heals every sore 9ho
makes the blood pure and ricn, leaving
the skin free from every pimple, erup-
ton or swelling B. b B. thoro4shly
tested for thirty years. HundredS OF
Baby Blood Humors cured by GSiy on
bottle &. &. B. improves the a. as,:st.,,1
and builds up the soroken-down ca'lseAto
tion Drug stores, ST. Trial treatment OF
b b B. sent free by sad sfssn3 5 SL11o
Ga. Describe trouble and free personal
sEWALL, s11s s. Broad ST.. Asla IN b
fore end after taking nottles " sn Nv a
3. for obstinate ulcer, leaving eiii' %
scar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED.
Getting Upa New Petition for Local
Option.
Special Dispatch to The Time,.)

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. March The
Business Mems Association last night
discussed the subject OF water. street
lights and sewerage. These matters have
teen under consideration of the Council
for some time, special acts of the Legis
lature allowing the issue of bonds for
such purposes
Mr.. Van Cune, an oyster dealer. OF
York county. and exconfederate
soldier, was buried in the City Cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
4 new petition is being gotten up by
the IocaI-optiou leaders here for vote
on the license question. The former one
was set aside by the judge on account o.;
some names being signed conaltionaliy-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
THE SIN NJ SELF!SHNESS.
,so,octad for The Times.)

{SeiccteG 1OT itS i'ih~"'''
.And David said unto Nathan, l nave
sinned against the Lord. All"
said unto David, The Lord also main put
au,av 1,y sin,-II Samuel. xii, 10
Hero is the story of a confession ana
forgiveness, told with a compactness thal
almost startles us, the two are cfo"oeu
so closely together. King DAVID alter
h;. great ST. against Griah hau harois
becn brought to own his guilt before the
nroohet. WHO represented the justice ana
authority of God, gave back the answer.
as if he had had it all ready on ms ups
and only waiting for the chance to speak.
II have sinned against the Lord! Inc
Lord also hath put away thy sin
To-day l wish to speak to you OF the
true nature of confession and the forgive
ness of sin. The whole is but moments
work. II conversion means turning from
bad to cood-from self TO God-lo! here
is certainly an instantaneous conversion
Because the quick chemistry OF grace
takes. for our slow study, lifetime
nav. an cternity-to understand 1t let us
not forget that it takes God but a
moment to work their beautiful combina-
lions and TO create the strange, new life
whose power is folded up within them
l say it boldly and fully: You may be
converted now, and here, as you read
these words. Here and now you may
confes; your sins, and be forgiven. and
start a better life oh. God grant that
you might! 1t did not take David any
longer.
What is it to confess ones sin? The
complete act includes four parts, all of
which are necessary. In order to make
the matter palmer let us speak, not about
sin in general, but of some one special
sin-say, the sin of selGshness. 1 select
this sin for several reasons-1ir5t, because
it is the most common sin in lives not
openly vicious; second. because it is the
one least easily detected and confessed;
ard, third. because i'll its larger scope
il includes every other sin. What is
necessary, then. for selfish man really
and truly TO confess his seIiishness":
/. To own that he has done selfish
things. That is the FIRST step TO be taken.
That is the first struggle To get at
the plain facts. to SEE out in their array
The long line OF acts done iron. no. higher
motive than for ones OWN personal COM
fort or advantage. Even this is not
easy. The acts know their own guilt,
and flee behind all kinds OF shelter to
escape detection: and the man really bent
upon discovering them has to seize them
with i strong hand and force them out.
BE profoundly honest with yourself, and
when the great procession OF life lived
only Cor your own indugence--not DISCO
lutte. not malignant. not violent or out
rageous il any way, only selfish through
and thruugl:-rises up and stands before
you confession viii begin and reach the
first stage, in the assured conviction OF
the fact. II am selfish creature
2. Another struggle will assert itself
later once convinced he is selfish, the
next step Is to try TO convince himself
that he is i'll the right. Very well. -
he says II an, selfish. do live for my
self. but What then? Whom should I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03

of our good work. With
THE in the years of our
TEMPERANCE residence at the cspitai
CAUSE there has been 4 rev
oiution When a timtd
propos ition vas made. t"e'l's
wears ago, for the privilege OF Young on
license or no license in a township, the
ar n,,er House treated the respectful pc
triton for local option with rldicute. 1t
was rejected with contempt for 1ahat-
ics,, Three votes were its support
After wears citizens were permitted u
cav whether liquor should be sold III
their neishborhood. This was progress
In the meantime the State vas educateu'
The credit of the present faVoraple COR
dition is due to the sturdy men ana W.
men who have never waVereo. MAY We
not say it is due TO Their GoiSei a.
temperance sentiment.
A Mrs Nation,' of Kansas, is not pos
eihle in Virginia. And. let US thank COD
for such a, display here would set back
the reform for decades. The virginia
lady has no need of natchets ana ho"i-
ing hoodlums to bring to pass any moral
reform that corlmesdS Itself TO the coii-
science of the people
Referring to the proposition to give 70
The negro schools only the money paid IN
by IltSiO 'st' - -
THE VIRGINIA the Ealeigh Herald
school. FUND. says: This PROPOSE
ton is open to sew
ara1 objections. any one of which ought
to settle It's fate.
The first is that it means the destruc-
ton of the negro primary schools rms
would be a serious calamity. The negro
is here. and is here to stay. Some sort
OF contract with him we must have. we
cannot escape his influence We dld not
eScape it when he was a chattie slave
The institution" powerfully affected our
civilization Despite him. hate him as you
please, he is still among US. We could
not, if we would, bar him from all civil
privileges. Little enough does he get
from the public schools; but it IS some
thing It would be q public misfortune
to take it from him.
Yet more serious is the fact that such
a distribution of the school fund is 4
virtual attack on the principle underlying
the entire system. II it is sound policy
to divide the school fund between the
races according to the amount paid in
then we have only TO so Il step further
and divide among individuals according
to the amounts paid in--in other words
abandon public schools altogether.
The Southern Churchman says:
Fasting has practically gone out OF
fashion; thus speaks the mind not
raised in II 6
SHORT SERMON Church or thor
ON LENT oughly receptive OF
her teachings. TIL
first idea in such minds is fashion
the popular" observance of the season
the sign of Lent. to such minds, is the
frequency of services, the visible observ-
ances. the cessation of certain .'socia
functions
But even this is not wholly bad: once
let the season be respected even 10 this
extent and then the church will have
her opportunity to do her work. She viii
get the ear and attention of the people
for the time being, and then she car
teach them what the season really
means-car lay upon them its r!1agnifi-
cent privileges and wonderful oppor-
tunitics. and help them to a higher and
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battar understanding of her appointed
DAYS and methods.
And some good day it will come 10
mass. by slow but sure process thiL 'ha
church will teach the world what LEN
really and truly means-that
specifically the time of the cnurch ettA
IN repentance and reformation OF NE,
ara all ths Christian world will recognize
,his fact and combine in the observance
of this fact and combine in the obs-r-
vance of this season, anu then the "of'u
will see such real and genuine reEi'a'
of religion as it has never seen before
and all because a United christianity
shall offer united prayer to the one sos
and Father OF US all
In discussing the good roads question,
the Central Presbyterian says:
1t is kind and generous thing to make
safe and smooth
THE MORAL, OF the way for our
GOOD ROADS. fellows. We are
never lacking in
opportunity to all some rutted hole or
remove some 5tumbling-block. 1t takes
so little sometimes to make plain and
easy the way cor our children The teach
CT is making open the ways into light
and knowledge for the young. The
preacher who removes an error from the
mind who clears the way. and sets up
the sign-board, and leads his people,
crying in their doubt and fear, This is
the way; walk We therein what road
builder is he.
The great forerunucr OF Jesus went
before the face of the Lord Ito prepare
his ways" 1t is "a highway for our
God which his church prepares, max
ing it straight in the desert" Every
valley shall be exalted. and every noun
tain and hill shall be made low, and the
crooked shall be made straight, and the
rough places plain. SO may the King
come speedily to his own. But there IS
no road to be compared with the way
which the mercy OF God hath made in
redemption for the coming home of his
wandering children ~ highway shalt be
there, and it snail be called the way of
holiness: the wayfaring men, though
fools, shall not err therein; so plain
hath He made it by His truth and Spirit
No lion nor ravenous beast Desets that
way. The ransomed of the Lord shall
return and come to Zion with songs and
everlasting joy upon their heads
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
TO ATTEND BANQUET.
Richmond Gentlemen TO Respond TO Toasts In
Petersburg.

\ large number of Richmond T P. A.
men will attend the banquet to BE held
in Petersburg next Tuesday night, under
the auspices OF Post c. Travellers Pro
tective Association
Mr.. Ta!madge Moulton will speak on
The subject Of railroads; Mr.. w. c.
Saunders, the State president OF the or
raniz.t.on, is on the programme to tell
about the general work of the T. F. ~ s:
Col. Joseph V. BIdsood, the State secre-
tary, will discuss the commercial
Travellers and Col. John 5. HARDWOOD
viii talk OF commercial legislation.
Rev. DR.. J. Powell Garland will preach
a. Union Station Methe dist Church this
morning and the pastor. Rev. John Han
non, to-ai5ht.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
PERSONAL. AND CRITICAL.

1.,1a Wheeler Wilcox, who is an expert.
saws that Platonic love really does exist
in this world.
Colonel Roosevelt may do well enough
shooting mountain lions, but wait until
he gets into the cage with the United
States Senate.
Queen Victoria, a few months ago, hau
conversation at Osborne House with
ono of fine clergy of the Isle OF Wight.
She said to him: II hope you get on ven
with the Nonconformists. You VIII nave
70 get on with them in heaven, you
know
Mr., Sheldon tried editing a. newspaper
and forthwith disappeared from the pub
lie horizon. DR.. Parker made the same
experiment over in London ana hasn
been heard from since. Now Mrs. Natloil
1ushes in and--but the horrible suspl-
cion will not down that Mrs. Nation is an
exception to all laws
A candidate in Barbour county, Ala
bama, outriyals David E. Hill, and equals
William J. Bryan when 1t comes TO run
ming for Office away yonder in advance.
We see i'll the Clayton Courier this an
nouncement: 81 hereby announce that L
am candidate for Sheriff OF Barbour
county, subject to the action of the said
veters in 1904, il in the Providence of God
1 am living in that good time. Signed
John B. Farrior."
President Eliot OF Harvard, says that
college students are more and more aban-
doninc culture studies and going i'll for
bread and-butter studies. Inc CLASSICS,
literature, pure ma thematics ana the IKE
give way to studies leading TO more
utility in the actual activities OF modern
life Not only is this the case with stu
dents who are poor and need to win their
bread as soon as possible, but with the
rich also.
The Knoxville Sentinel reports that MI
Willett, of Alabama, is busy again. But
Augustus Van Wyclz is not his candidate
any more. He has gone further East.
Richard L. Olney is the admired OF the
Alabanian. Nillett is working on the
Olney boom. He is headed toward Bos-
ton to notify the Democratic Moses of
his choice. He was too busy during the
campaign last summer to make any
speeches Tor Mr.. Bryan. We believe the
Democratic party might exist without the
assistance of Mr.. Willett, but his activity
appears to be Of the evergreen variety.
About seventeen years ago Jay Gould
drew check written on Ealf-shect OF
commercial note paper that called Tor
nearly two million dollars. This was con-
sidered so remarkable that 1t caused
much public comment. but two years at
ter that William II. Vanderbilt drew his
check for $6,000,0l0. which held the record
for a long time, and was considered so