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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
SILVER TOUCHES LOWEST PRlcE

SILVER TOUCHES PRICE.
Silver has fallen to q SIG pence per.
ounce the lowest price for this mea+l 10
the history Of the world. And still trade
goes On and the world remains 1ndiffcr-
ent Commenting on this situation. the
New York Evening Post says:
10 realize how great a chance in popu-
lar feeling is thus chronicled. the mind
needs to run back to 1888, when silver
broke to 80 ID pence per ounce on the
stopping of 1ndia's free coinage and the
call Of Congress to 1epeal the silks: Dur.
tE:;sc law All of us remember the dire
warnings and threats which at that pc
Rod filled the air, even in high financial
circles. Two groups Of prophets devoted
themselves to alarming the public as
to the consequences Of these moves. One,
which may be called the political group,
demonstrated that, as silver's price de-
cllned, so must the prices of all other sta
pie commodities These declines were
to be permanent in their nature, and ut
teriy ruinous to industry in their effects
The second group OF prophets intimated
that, since silver could be mined no long
er at g. profit, production would stop UNI
til Bankruptcy had driven the miners
into one worldwide trust, which would
thenceforth fix the price of silver.
hecaHed IN the light OF this weeks Sit
uation, it is hard to say which Of these
two predictions was the more absurd.
Silver, last Monday, reached a price some
seyenpence per ounce below the low level
of 1854 decline of no less than % per
cent Yet this occurs in the face Of the
highest price of the generation for almost
every staple; when the community's
problem appears to be, not how to make
a profit on production, but how to re-
strain the general rise in the cost Of liv-
ing. AS for the Silver Trust and its GER
tain curtailment of production, all that
need be said is that in 1901, with the
price of the metal falling steadily from
January to December, the world produced
more silver by two and a half million
ounces than was mined in any previous
year of history. It is not surprising,
therefore, that the announcement Of
new 'low-record price fails to stir the
slightest flutter, even on the floor of
Congress. At the present price of silver
the bullion value of the silver dollar is be-
tween SIS and 81 cents.
How foolish and pitiful do the speeches
of 1896, filed with sound and fury signi-
tying utter destruction for everybody, If
silver were to go lower, look In the cold
light of the present situation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
THIRD
PAPER.


These old words form a link which binds
us to the days Of our Tiers across the
seas. 1t is with a feeling Of reverence
Ina5 p
past centuries and reads the me eX-S
5pressions, words and phrases heard among
the common people OF our ruraI5 dlstriets.
i have fingered with a feeling OF tender
ness over the pages of Chaucer, ESpenSer.s
SNVycliffe Richardson and a great many
others whose tongue was the same as that8
of the people into whose homes have
gone and spent many a delightful hour.
On the other hand, when | have heard
the speech of the people in the rural sec
tons OF, the South. I have almost felt that.
L vas transferred to the days of r
&cadian Sydney."sI have already called
attention to two sources from Which c9ms
mention is the use of the old yerb >forms.
81 In the use of these old forms we have
a strong hold on the English Of past
centuries will be matter ,r.9 Of t fnr
SO many words which we have been
taught to reject as corruptions. of the
true forms were in themselves the corr
When a farmer says, II hope my: neigh
Dor ketch up with his work and he say
ed he would pay me back in wheat
realize he was using words of Tynda,re
time, but he was. King James Bible
uses "holpen" and the original conjuga...
ton was, .help, hope or hope, holpen."
"Ketch, kotch, kofched,, are common
a am certain classes both white and
in the old English and may account for
tho presence of these words in our
speech: Kecchen. katched, height. kaght
said, is Chaucer's coniugation. l find this
sentence in Lydgates Lickpenny," sayd
for Mary's love, that holy saynt' men
ton in this connection that the forms,
totched," these for touch, touched, touch
ed, are equally common as those given
and with as much reason apparently for
@ supposed h eur ony the most nq ig
norant use these forms, for often people
Of native ability and at least an amount
in their business, ei retain them Tiers i is
another word, "tetch, = which means as
q noun, O. spot, while as a verb it means
to fasten to. "Techy" and techiness"
ness. One often hears such an expires
sion as Il have ruint my dress" This
no doubt, is an abbreviated form OF the
in in King Henry 9r vi INV viii not run se
my fathers house" The cognate form
"ruination." is more common than ruin.
It will be interesting to note while we are
"rummage" is the common expression
among the people for a hurried search for
anything.
heard a hunter say OF a squirrel which
he had wounded that is "clum up forge
the top of the tree and crope out ~ a
limb In this sentence my hunter friend
had all unknown to himself used the old
climb and creep. I find these, creep,
crope cropped" while for the other we
have climb. clomb, clunl." These are not
unusual among the people whose speech
I am considering. A soldier said to me.
1--WE fit all day at Sailors Creek and I
would a fout longer if General Lee had
said So" These old preterites of fight are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27

that II means, lies in tho power OF our
own people. and therefore It's fulfill nent,
though perhaps delayed, is ours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27


resigned rather than assist IN what they
declared was illegal recruiting
The reports show the failure Of many.
recruits to take the oath. The attitude
OF the populace OF Winborg resulted In
riots and collisions u similar to those
which occurred at Helsingfors. Out OF $50
recruits enrolled there only 80 appeared,
and they were all rejected for physical
defects, In many OF the communes no.
body appeared, and at Ny Karleby only.
one man, cripple, presented himself
Such is the practical working Of the
law which General Borikor, the Cover
nor, declared the people welcomed with
enthusiasm.
Emigration from Finland is proceeding
at an unprecedented rate. It exceeded
Isl 900 persons in 1901. and now ranges from
500 to 1,5oo a week If the brave and
earnest Firms will come to the South they
viii receive a hearty welcome from men
who know how to appreciate men, and
they will find an existence OF freedom.
from moral and physical evaporation
that they had never dreamed possible.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
BY s. y.
THOM PSON.


5fayeSSiong suspected that IT was sone
old form Of English rather tnan an All All
car word. The London News Is my .a u--;
Stllorit y5for the statement that the sheE,e
5fordshire peasantry to this day use t t!.s
word ..gWins' FOR going. Burns IN nus
ode to q louse, has this sentence. Ed.
ayVnare We gaun, we crowlin feriie -.
10 some OF the editions of Burns nave
ssas,, = ht, W ord spelled '.Stvan- L cannot3
sf.sar,s #f,:, ok the thought that the negroes.
=, he,1 they first came to America, learned
s,so,1, > s,,cn word from the whites and IN
t6e processes OF time 1t was Ecnanseu, ny
i-nt1,1a alike from 'gwan, to SWlIls-
80 81 ren sth ened in this notion by the fact
4ha a., hear ..gwine, among people VINO
neverz owned negroes nor came into COZ,
20 70 ~ very much with them. Many Ola
5s-arha mot found in the ordinary dlction-s
"a r;ess are heard daily in theSe Old SOUTH.
err communities. give as eSampiess =
ss.snuasf." sometimes pronounced .squsn:
7 have often been tod that a certain
court proceeding had been stlua sned.
NJ that it had been duashed. or set
y ;ia 1t,his looks like a wiitul, else iSHo-
,.a ut .nreyersion OF the word However,
t;,i, is not the case, as any one can prove
for himself who will take the trouble TO
Examine the two words. / heard a boy
tell his mother that he mad failen down
witt, the eggs which h~g-1ad gathered ana
mt in his hat and 'squshed them all 10
nieces,, He was following not only the
Isares of that country mother but some
nnsf excellent old English writers OF the
past who pronounced the Wofo as ne dlo-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20

As a sequel to the def published TO
English wrestlers by Jack Carkeek,
the American who claims to be cham
pion of all he surveys, there was an
entertaining incident recently in the
Alhambra theater. London, where Car
keek exhibits. CaTkeek offered &5o TO
anyone in the audience whom he could
not throw in fifteen minutes. Sudden
" there was a hustle in one OF the
stage boxes. and four resolute looking
men stepped upon the stage, followed
by a wrestler with so splendid flg-
ure that a murnur Of admiration Went
through the house. according to a
London paper. CarkeeS, however, was
not very cordial. His manager was
summoned and the rude lntruderS ana
their man We're hustled into the wings
protesting and declaring Carkeek was
afraid to meet their man. The mys-
terious stranger proved to be Mr..
Hakenschmidt, Russian wrestler OF
note Carkeek, in explanation to the
audience, said he knew of the man,
and that he was very good Graeco-
Roman wrestler However, as Car
keek stiDulates the right to select his
own style of wrestling. he avoided the
strangers style and offered to wrestie
him at the Cornish style, Of which Ha-
kenschmidt knows nothing. The Rus
sian declined.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
Charged 20 Pirates
Beautiful but Unfortunate Daughter 81
Aaron Burr.
Aaron Burr.

The portrait Of Theodosia is on
wood. beautifully executed, and quite
evidently by master. 1t shows her
in white empire gown-such a gown, ;
undeniably, as a woman of Theodo- p
sia's cast would wear-and with her 6
hair dressed in a style most common
a hundred years ago. The portrait
may be IL by Is inches square. AS
the photograph shows, it had been
damaged by fire at the time saw it
by the fire which destroyed the man
sion of the Pools at Eyrie.
."The picture was originally in the
possession of Mrs. Mann, who lived
near Kittyhawk, Mass. She told how
it came into her possession.
Years before" she said, she had
been wooed by a youth who was
fisherman. One day he brought her
number of gifts, among which was the
portrait. There were also two silk
dresses, one b,a.k and the other white.
and lace head covering, such as
southern women wear. The dresses
were made of beautiful material-of
such material as Theodosia Burr
would certainly affect. The woman
who subsequently became Mrs. Mann,
asked her lover where he obtained the
presents, and he replied that he found
them on vessel which he and other
fishermen had boarded.
Mrs. Mann's lover recited to her
| how that morning, just at dawn, he
| and his companions had deserted
small! pilot boat driving straight to-
! ward Mays Head, with rudder set and
| all sails drawing. Not soul was Wis
| ible on the craft and after she struck
| the men boarded her. Careful inspec-
| ton revealed nothing as to her iden-
| tity. Abandoned, she had headed for
| Cape Hatteras in the height of ter
| rible gale. One of the cabins had evil
| IDENTIFY been recently occupied by
woman, and in that cabin was this por-
| trait and the articles OF feminine
wearing apparel. These the lover E
| propriated as his share of the salvage.
and afterAard presented them to his
| sweetheart
| There is no doubt that Theodosia
| Burr set sail from Charleston for New
| York to meet her father but whether
she took with her portrait as gift
| IS to a certain degree conjecture. In
| view of the extraordinary facts con-
| corning this picture now owned by
! Mrs. Oyerman ! am certain that she
did. In view of the facts concerning
the deathbed confession of the pirate.
l am equally cer+ain that she met her
| death at the hands Of lawiess band
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20

The first publication of a painting of
this famous and beautiful American.
rock me to sleep telling me a wonder
full tale of pirates and how they had
caused Theodosia Burr to walk the
plank to fearful death beneath the
waves of the ocean. Again and again
she told the story. l never tired of 1t.
Repetition made it almost real. NV
grandmother was the first to hear 1T,
and she told it to my mother. 1t came
about in this way:
Tn 1850 an old man who years be
fore had been a sailor. then an inmate
OF the Cass county poorhouse at Cass
opolis. Mich. in conversing with
lady Mrs. Parks. the wife of a Meth
odist minister. about his past life.
filled with wrong-doing and crime, said
that the act which above all Others
caused him the most remorse was the
tipping of the plank on which Mrs.
Aston. the daughter of Aaron Burr
walked into the ocean.
The tale of the dying sinner was
substantially as follows: 1 was once
a sailor on a pirate vessel. We cap
tured the ship on which this lady, with
others. was going to New York. When
told she must walk the plank, she
asked for few moments alone, which
We're granted.
:" Finally she was informed that her
time had expired, and without hest
fancy she came forward, dressed beau
tifully in white, the loveliest woman l
had ever seen. Calmly she stepped
upon the plank, and with eyes raised
to heaven and hands crossed reyerent-
" over her breast she walked slowly
and firmly into the ocean, without an
apparent tremor. | had no time to
really tip the plank, but watched her
| transfiXed at her marvellous beauty
amazed at her understandable fortitude
Had ! refused to perform my alot-
ted work, as I wish with all my heart
| | had, my death would have been sure
and certain
That was the pirates story. l be-
| fieve it. for it is the testimony of al
almost dying man, the confession Of
the most terrible act of his life. Ant
| it seems to me that when an old man
bemoaning his life, filled to the brin
with sin, makes such a confession
without any provocation whatever
other than the unburdentng of hi!
soul during his preparation for an
other ltfe-his death came soon afte
there must be truth in his state
ments.
Il was living at that time in Stur
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
rom Cooper a Coal Miner.

Tom Cooper, champion of the Ma
tional Cycling Associations circuit IN
1900, is digging coal, but in most
successful way. Cooper was cycllSt
who looked at the sport in practical
way. and is a very well-to-do young
man, his wealth being variously estl-
mated at from 100000 to S3Oo,oeo.
Cooper not only saved his cash prize
money but he was wise in investing.
He bought telephone stock IN Detroit
and proved fortunate, and also was
lucky with other stocks later. He is
in partnership with another young
fellow, and both work hard for the
success of their mine, winch Is at
Montrose, Colo. Here is what cooper
saws of his new job: 1T is quite
change from riding bicycle TO dig
ging for dusky diamonds beneath the
ground, but the climate out here IN
Colorado is simply superb. l am liv-
ing in a log cabin, twenty-slX miles
from a town, and that a town OF only
1000, with communication to 1t via
| horseback Our mines are located LOO
| feet above the sea level, and this ele-
| walton is a little hard on my breathing
| machinery. but l am feeling really bet
| ter than ever before in my life. II l
get the racing fever again next sum
| mer the other riders will have to LOOK
| out for me- 1t looks as if we had
pretty good thing out here in our
| coal mine, but it is a very lonesome
| place, and we have to cut notches IN
| a stick to tell when Sunday comes.
| There is any amount of hunting, Win
| plenty of bear. deer and mountain
! lions besides rabbits grouse ana tuf-
keys Our score at present consists OF
| two bears and seven deer. Inc hrs'
| bear | met in the mountains was Just
about mile from our CABIN, ana
wish l had been timed for that Ns-
! lance"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20

Ping pong continues the craze IN
England. Recently big tournament
was held in the town hall at Leeds
for the benefit OF the local war relief
fund Twelve tables for the game were
gathered in the large room, which
was densely packed with spectators.
The fever. too, RACES among the Off
GERS of the navy and the game is
played regularly in the evenings after
dinner. The junior midshipmen act
as caddies, and with the pitching of
the ships the young men have lots of
fun retrieving balls that bound from
the tables.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
Piup-Ponc in Chicago.

The ping pong craze has taken hold
of Chicago and the game is drawing
its devotees from all classes, especial
ly the golf and tennis players. OF the
latter Evarts Wrenn is the most con-
spicuous character. Mr.. Wrenn is a
champion at tennis, and yet he admits
that the parlor game has attractions
not surpassed by the older sport, and
that it requires just as much science
and more accuracy. Ping pong is SIM
ply indoor tennis, with the necessary
notifications 1t can be played on the
dining room table and is the gentfest
sort of exercise. requiring chiefly dex-
terity and suppleness of wrist
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
Sporti8g Gossip.

A new worlds pool record is credit
ed to Grant Eby. who pocketed sew
enty-nine balls in recent competi-
ton in Brooklyn.
Ching Fong, a Chinese pugilist, who
was whipped by Hughey McGovern.
Terry's brother. has decided to quit
the ring and try vaudeville.
w. L. Colville, representative of a
prominent powder company, says thar
he does his best shooting when he
trains on milk and apple pie. ,..
George E. Brush, brother of Presi-
dent Brush, who died recently at In
dianapolis. was Il prominent theoso-
phist. Knight Templar and Odd Eel
low.
Dave Sullivan is the rapid-fire
matchmaker of the country. He
made no less than three matches in
three days last week and the next day
called them all off.
Herbert Lederer and Clarence Covil
wrestlers at the University of Indi-
ana, are trying to arrange wrestling
matches between men from Notre
Dame, Purdue and Indiana.
In view of the recent shooting at
fairs down Lexington way, the con-
stable who served a warrant on Col
Phil Chinn for running a poolroom Is
credited with reasonably large
bump ef fearlessness
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
An ICNDerim emit.

The National Leagues attempt to
govern itself by executive committee
was the result of a compromise ow-
ing to inability to agree upon any one
candidate at this time, and disinclina-
ton to press just now matter which
had already caused one tremendously
damaging deadlock. The compromise
method of government will be watched
with interest though it be only tempo
rary and experimental and not likely
to be repeated after the close of the
season Of 1902. 1t bears no resem-
blance to the board of control sug-
gested last December by Messrs
Brush and Freedman. 1t is simply 4
division of the responsibility of the
Office OF president among three, in
stead of concentrating it upon ose Of
fetal, and. for that reason. is not like
ly to score such success as to war
rant it's permanent establishment.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20

'"Teddy" Edwards, the New York
wheelman who a few years ago essayed
to complete a century run each day
during the year, and who finished 250
of them, is considered a likely candi-
date for honors in the Metropole Cy-
cling Clubs coasting contest in New
York on May 10. Edwards recently
placed a unique record to his credit
that shows his skill in coasting. He
rode from New York to Buffalo and
back. 995 miles. in 10 days, to dis
cover how many mile he could avoid
pedaling. BY cyclometer register he
coasted 21O miles, or a little more than
one-fifth of the distance.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20

AS a sequel to Tod Sloan's failure tt
secure a Jockeys license abroad, it i!
not Mickey that the diminutiVe
sportsman will once again turn his at
tention to automobiling. in which he
was interested last year. With -Four
nier as q teacher, Sloan did some note.
worthy work on the road and often
remarked that automobile racing would
take up most OF his time in the nea,
future. Incidentally his G0-horst
power carriage is now in charge Of
Joseph Tracy, an expert chauffeur
who expects to do remarkable worl
with it before the season is over.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
The merry game of hurdle-hopping.

The merry game of hurdle-hopping,
with the accompanying chorus OF
Button, button, who's got the play
err" goes on apace, and no manager
now knows who may or may not De
playing for him. With the playing
season almost open, it was supposed
that every team was made. up, that
every manager had his men well in
hand, and that there could be no more
lightning change acts. Then, just as
the fans had settled down to figuring
out how the teams should stand, the
map began to change. Jimmy Sheck-
ard took a header over into the Baltl-
more camp, leaving Ned Hanion COM
pletely UP in the air, and his Brook
Ign team utterly crippled. Next came
news that Gene Demontreville wanted
to hop, but was restrained by liberal
plaster of shekels Then Jay Hughes,
the California pitcher, who was with
Brooklyn and was counted on as
regular member of the twirling staff,
flew down to Baltimore, and made still
another crack in the house OF Hanlon.
There was huge hubbub. Ban john
son said the contracts of Sheckard and
Hughes would have to be investigated,
and the air was full of blue smoke and
red ginger.
And now it is announced that
Hughes, having received the coin be
thought due him from the Brooklyn
management, has tlipfapped back
again, has ''trun down" the Baltimores
and will be at his old stand this sum
mer At the same time il is stated
that Hughey Jennings, the angel-faced
one, not liking the money offered by
the Philadelphia National league team
is going to decamp, and will bring UP
in Baltimore.
It's lovely state of affairs. If the
players can break contracts now and
hop back and forth as they desire
what is to prevent them from jumping
in midsummer? If a club manager is
way down in the race and needs a new
shortstop, or winning pitcher, what
is to keep him from offering some man
in the other league bunch of money:
What is to prevent a Kaleidoscope
change of teams in July or August!
It is high time that the whole business
was taken into court and thoroughly
riddled for the climax has been
reached and the ball cranks are get
ting as sore about it as the club own
erS.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-20
News and Gossip.

Pitcher Chauncey Fisher is IN
signed s-.. ...t reg.
Shortstop Arthur Madison has signed
with Worcester.
Elmer Zacker of Waterloo has been
signed by Buffalo. .. az.
Second Baseman Bert Meyers has
signed with Toledo. ''''
Tnfielder Joe, Veltch of Birmingham
is laid up with pneumonia.
Outfielder Tuck Turner, late of Hart
ford. has signed with Norwich.
Catcher Anderson, late OF. Bristol,
has been c.rraled by Bridgeport
The once famous pitcher, Still Bill"
Hill. has signed with Des Moines- --
Jimmy Casey has again been ap-
pointed captain of the Detroit team. g..
Buffalo has transferred Outfelder
Jocko Halligan to the Jersey City
!cluh. ,-.y. 10 > qe..is-a
This will. be- 4Jal7e% BeckIeyfs IF
teenth season as a professional ball
| player.
Ex-Piteher Ed Stein now has small
| Job in the Detroit courthouse-andi is
! content ~
Manager Selee has appointed Bobby
Lowe to the captaincy of the Chicago
| Nationals
Binghamton has signed two more
| pitchers-Lynch of Detroit, and Hard:
| of Toledo.
II George (Doggie) Miller is; employed
\ in the Pennsylvania railway shops a
FIT. Wayne.
indianapolis new outfielder, Orvill
Al Woodruff, is a nephew of Catcher Har
@I, rs
-t7ssz sr-v-li-l.SP ,fls1in--.s -
Pitcher Jack Chesbro of Pittsbur
has bought considerable real estate q
North Adams.