The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-11

lection of curious marine plants. OF sWilief
she has some rare and valuable speci-.
mems.
AFTERMATH.
The total of claims filed as a result Q:
the late Cuban instruction and OF the
spanish-Anerican War is s557.as1, So7.s= One.
o'clock Wednesday morning was the hour
named for closing the filing of claims
Among the claims are the following:
Deaths caused by explosion of the Maine,
81, SEQ 0oo; injuries caused by said explo-
sion, sl35,ooo; injuries and deaths caused
by said explosion, $4,000.
Delays are dangerous said the eau
uous man.
Not always" said the sad-eyed indi-
vidual. IF man delays about propos-
ing he may change his mind Town Top
les.
According to "The London Lancet
too much bathing is harmful, as it tends
to 'maceration of the superficial part of
the epiderms which is too frequently re-
moved and occasions PROBABLY too apo
HAN layer" In spite of this portentous
decision, however. it is safe to say that
the mad Englishman will continue 10
stalk through Europe with his beloved
tub just as usual.
Old Lady-"Can you tell me, If you
place. where Til get the Blackjack tram?"
Dublin ar-Driver-"Begorr, ma'am, if
you don't watch yourself, you'll get it in
the small of your back in about half a
inute."-Punch.
DR.. L. 0. Howard, the expert entomolo-
gist Of the Department of Agriculture,
who is studying insect life in Mexico,
says: Il am Of the opinion that the cotton
weeTii, which has been so destructive in
the cotton States of America, is u native
OF Southern Mexico. Although they are
not especially troubled with the insect in
the southern part of this Republic, the
inference drawn may nevertheless be cor
rect. I am also of the opinion that in
Southern Mexico there is a harmless par
asite which destroys the WeeVil, and with
this in mind we will return to Mexico for
conference with the authorities here and
If possible discover the habitation Of the
parasite which destroys the weevil and
take him to the United States cotton
fields. Such things are often done with
remarkable success, and there is no rea-
son why it should not be so in this case
you have an immense amount Of hay"
observed the visitor at the Clover Mead
ow Farm.
"Ya-as." said farmer Redneck, but
there amt a dang thing t feed it to but
bicycles. ''-Leslie's Weekly.
The New York Sun prints the following
from Glasgow:
Another combination to combat the
Invasion of Great Britain by the A1neri-
can Tobacco Company is under discus
sion. The scheme, as unfolded at a meet
ing here convened by the Tobacco Deal
ers Alliance includes the undertaking
by a big firm Of price-cuttins retailers
to manufacture for other retailers and
to raise their own retail prices to the
alliances minimum schedule. 1t is OK.
pected that from 5000 to 1000 retailers
will Join the movement.
The regard in wnicn the Cubans of this
CITY held the late President Mckinley was
shown on the day before his relapse,
when he asked flat he be permitted to
smoke a ciga~ Senior +. e. Fonseca,
who represented the Cubans afterWard
ii sending thu iiora' tribute to the capt.
tai at once instructed the expert OF ms
factory to Sesct the choicest leaves or
Eag anna tobacco ard have made one
hundred Cigars - lie sent to the Presl-
dent. This was done at once, and they
were ready to be forwarded on the fol-
loving day. each wrapped in silken tissue
paper, with the Presidents name thereon
His death prevented the sending OF the
gift and Senior Fonseca has distributed
them among few of the Presidents
close friends as mementos.-NeW York
Tribune.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct. S.-Demo-
cratic aspiration for the lucrative Offices
in the gift of the new District Judge has
been checked. The places include three
clerkships, three referees in bankruptcy
and a dom or more commisSionerShipS
Being approached in the interest of his
party associates, Governor Jones, just ap-
pointed Judge, promptly made answer:
THE President is a soldier and gentle
man. He has tendered me an important
office, overlooking all partisan consdera-
tons. 1t would be indecent under all the
circumstances for a Democratic appointee
of the President to turn out Republicans
and substitute Democrats in their places.
No gentleman would think of such
thing
The Governor has also declined to write
letters of Endorsement for Republican APP
plicants for office saving he has no reason