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-_ lOTISJ&AWJAS TO A, TVigWS: ESTATE;
AM) A lICSnASi)'S;DE«TS^V .
FACTS- ABOUT -. HAYA¥a "T0B1CC0:
fttT»pre. It Is- Grown' n«4; " Its -.Price— '
I>nvlf«"— A SnbslJtnte's '."Widoir
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gand-Onr Pension tnvr— County Sap-
Sl'errixors and Dos -Xaivr*.; "" • ~ - r
: . .^Tiic.re \Vai» Fort " T)n vl«. ; ' .
tfee T2di tor of; the "'-Dispatch if'?' *
:..<■ i Can 'any of your, readers "tell me? whc'r«
;JFort; Davis was. and what ; " companies
ihere 1 in : » ho, .month of
[TOotober.. JS01? Can any one give me the
Jttddress'of any'of the survivors 1 who were
at that time, : '":■'■'-, A; WIDOW^.
'v; L#et some i>S?patch reader., answer. ■
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. * ' . Locution of Jstcnm-Mlll*. - "7 -■
:^o;the Editor of the': Dispatch:; . . .
:i' Does the- law require steam mills toba
V*"*OCirta|n 'distanct; from the public roads?
■fjf- ''so?* please state the distance. ;
Va. SUBSCRIBER. ; ;
j'X-Wo-;can7find no -general. law requiring
litesm mills to baa certain distance from
/the, public roaii. :; There: may,. however, be
jmich laws ■ made for particular counties,'
pities, or- towns. . ' '
•j£: r AkUk Too Mucli.
■ }SV) 'tbs. Bdltor of the Dispatch:
If'-yI f'-y. Will' you kindly publish the' Presbyter«
\&an Confession of Faillv and^ oblige
■ Jvong^vood.: Va. K. E. P. ._
|?; We regret iJiat ,we cannot comply with r
I Wur- Gnrrc«pondent's request. .The - Pres
"*tiT4erian Confession of Faiih would fill
/Wveral columns of the Dispatch.
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I .i^:' '.-'; V D«*n*lsts*' Kxamiiiations.
i' To the Editor of_ the Dispatch:
'•'; V.'- Can' a non-graduate of dentistry take
lh"i" State" Board without a diploma ?
iT-2..Wheh- does, it meet and where?
I ;?,. Who' is president of the board?"
l':qobb's Creek, Va. T. P. ' H.
["i:Tes. : ' ::: V' ;;; ' "
V\ 2. -State:: Capitol;.., June J2;' : . : 39p0.~ '" ~. . ■
r ■ S.' Drl J. ; V. Halier; Wytheville, Va,
/ ' '.-J-. '11 ". "Kentucky Belle.'' V
pTo the Editor of. the Dispatch:
;f I herewith inclose words of the poem,
. *f Kentucky .Belle," as copied from the
j'originaL'and request that youVw'ill publish
..'(ttie'!Baine*" for the lxinefit of your readers.
■ '2f : l am not mistaken some one a.sked for
>this 'poem through the Dippatch some
'.{^•wreeks since." -.•----'>•■-■■■ -
J Bespectfujiy. R. A. S.
|: East Leatoe, Va. . ,
. |"'".Xes. arid; we have .published the poem
|wltb.ln- the; past few weeks.
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,.... jv: Substittite's "Widow.
: jipp, the Editor of the Dispatch:
1 "Please answer through :*the- coiumDs of
.; wour valuable' paper tbo following ques-
Ki6ii:r "Is" the": widow of v.-man who :<li(J
jeiot persoaally serve in the Confederate
£fixms% but vrho hired a substitute to fight
Sfor- blin,'. entitled, to a pension, ".under, tho
I Klatest-. pennon act. passed by..- the Vir
vplnla Legislature?" " : ;
■»•;- :•;. AK.OLp^.SUBSCR-IBER. .
I GaioiscOTiille, Va. '
•j^Vo suppose not-
i TTila*' ■ \«mcf . Wanled.
VfTo-tbo-Efiltor-of! the: Dispatch: .....:.,;■;„ .
IT9S-— lt is stated in an old
s«iaxy. ' k«Tpt" in Chesteriield* county, that"
r^tJi'e- Baiptist meerting-nause'. in' Richmond
i««is blcrtvr^ ' do^vh' r " in ' a' heavy ' gale of •
j wind." and that on: the same day tliera
ywore bora in Richmond "twin. daughters
Vlo M^. and Mrs. Natnanial. W. Price."
JMr. Price: was a merchant in Richmond
i" et" tliat date. : :.- ■ ..." .. •
« Cari'any * one give the names, of .these
children? , . ..
•j; We cannot. • . - .'
./<iW T lfc's Ertute and Hnsliand's Debts.
flCo toe Edil>or of the Dispatch: x . '
.":* ; Please answer the following:' 'A is a
j roarried'-man wilh family and owns no
; i property. i in: cls? : own name,' but *all of
■■■'■■} tne property, such as the' team, tools,
V -: ; '«to.. ism his wife's name. A rentsland
-/ and /uses his wife's team,etc,,- in making
>'J a*; : crop,~ but' pays the rent for; said land
liirnselt B has a judgment -against A
for an . old account. Can B; sell any of
i'A's" crop. made with his wife's team, tools,
to satisfy B's debt? " , . .
i;.°.Ca'n ? aiiy/oJ tlie man's crop be.soldTfor
! "his/ debts if his wife's team made!"thd
I crop,- either on her land "or on rented
•land; after the rent and "guano "are paid
*flor?_' The man attends to the farming
.-. andTinariages ltr •■••• ; '•;■•: /W.:
: ;.-:' JPlao-tersviJle/. Va. ; ■ -:
. /;■ The answer to. this question depends en-
I: L : .tirely upon .the circumstances of thecase.
;if= : A is renting land as the agentof his
j wife and the business is hers and carried
■ on; with horses and " material . which are
liher, separate estate, the proceeds are. hers
fund cannot be taken for- her husband's
/debts.'"''"'"."'/ ■;"- :::>i - :] iV^ : '-'.; \;''" : ?"' '~\
I'i.lf he is_ doing business for liimself in,
jiis; own name, .hiring or borrowing his
• "vviJe's horses,^ etc.,. then he makes
: is. his and can be taken;, but it all dc
■j'. -ds upon the facts in 'the case. The
?'2:iv/ hedges the wife's separate- estate
: very closely.-protocthig her at every point
Irom her: husband's creditors.
:. j/. .-.'■•' ■ - ■■ .Havana Tolmcco. : "
/ To the^Editor of the Dispatch:
; * Please", answer the following;
'/Vi/l. How: is Havana tobacco- fHi?tinj,Mii-hcd
■^iiom-other Cuban tobacco;- if : there is r any
•;;"3'distiriction? .. : . ' " .* ' - ■; ; -"- . ■'■T-' : , : ,
-■f ~\l^$ T P™n. on" special land, for what
?*■£ Vrict) can {this ; Jan^ be purchased or "ferit
• Y^./ajjd; where is* it located?
• : 'j, -S.'^yhat price doos this tobacco brinr?- in
;■. 'fEUnited: State's markets?' ""g7'
■ .Good tobacco is "raised all over. Cuba,
s*3iut the best oomes from: "Vuelta Aba jo,"
-«■ well-known scctSon iri: the province of
I ' ": : Surgical Operations and flesh destrovinp; plasters are useless na Jnfiiv^,,^ , . s ' '- '
SS°, S I™" c?-°—siiel-vc ?-°— si i el - v ** 1 C^er is a Wood M
ifiil^iiilßlil ■■*■ to Another
tua^^ ; l^ I ?^?:^ l 3vbut S. S; S; 1 ." "- ;-. ure ulCK>cl ss > ste ™-«move every trace of the poison- - cures
• -^^r^^^t^ecirculatibu^searchcs out and removes alHamPo^^S * iv; r V: - :.; . . '::'. %X"& r '-■'■ •- •■ ;
Mrs. Sarah M. Kccsliiiß, 94! Windsor Avp w • ' ' - - ~-_ ,ii-i_- 1 ' ■
s^s^^i^?isffi^^^^??'K? l&';fl &';f i^^
JC? ■■W^
XV. ta .T* l °s° !^y^«to»^"nUS s s's!i"SSf;"?°,' 1."1 ."y d ™i!- - :^^fefc. ««■£%>
a^aitis- fe^^ 'ks^- :
„ ,^ ., ... ; . j^ cxpctiencc**-v*lio^ar^ ; i»<»s """ ■ "ii^m"*^^ *t j iloDxr * ■■'■■■■■ ■" - —-■-•- •--■ -^^ww^, ■ -^^^m^^^'^ : .
— Proven v tO;*be such by its almost endless list
:'-. /of ' extraordinary cures of scrofula, salt rheum
'■ and : other — by its -renovating, -
r ' vitalizing, refreshing effects upon: millions^ 61 .worn;: :
braihUir^^b^y^vyeaneci 1 people -f-by its'appetizing^
H digestive, a^tjhtilioiis -qualities' ih^troubles^w^
: SCst6mach;;bowls;'^
: enihg and steadying effect upon the brain and nerves '-
: through purified and, vitalized blood — is '.-',-
Buy a bottle and begin to take- it TODAY.
Pinar del Riol One 'has to^be an'<.'expe'rt
in Cuban tobacco ; to be able to distinguish
, this: tobacco from tobacco grown in the
rest- of. the island. . . • .• i"
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2. As a general rule owners of good. to-
Lacco "lands are not willing, to sell. In
some districts sales occasionally take
place, generally, at from. $50 to $1,000- per
acre. ' : .- ". -.'-,». ■ :
3. The price that this "Vuelta Abajo"
brings in the.United States vi^i?s a great
deal, according, of course; to the quality,
ranging from §20 to $2,000.per bale, and the
Cigars from 30 cents' tb;sl each.
" An Arillimetical Problem.
To the Editor of the Di«{.-:tch: .
I have $100 to invest in 100 head of stock.
If I pay 50 cents each for sheep, $5 each
for hogs",- and $10*. each for . ; cows, how
many of each do I buy?
The animals must: average $1 ■ apiece.
This can be arranged for by alligation as
below : ' • ' : • • : ■ .
. . 501 50;8.1S "/' .' - ... : . :.. :
1(100)— 1— '.
scoj 40o;i
,-.-• i / 1000J ,900j- IV. ' .
." This - show's ■ that for . every animal
bought at 55 eight ;must be bought at GO
cents, and that' for- every, animal bought '
at tlO eighteen must be bought; at :60: 60
cents. Now. if the sum: of the numbers
In the . right-hand block <(8-K-4-IS-rl=2B)
would go exactly. .Into ; 100 the problem
would be* simple, 6rJ if if were possible to
use- fractional answers it would be bo.
But as 2S is not/an aliquot; part of 100, ..
and' 'the conditions ' exclude*;. fractions,
such an arrangement, of /the "numbers,
5.1.15.1. '•"-. must be made— practically by
trial— as will result ,in a - combination
wllich will divide 100 'exactly.-;; -Multiply
the ; .first ..two by 9 and /.they..' become
,T2x94-IS-f I=loo. Note that: the 72 and. lS
are sheep, the 9 hogs." . and the 1 a cow:
Hence, SO sheep, 9 hogs^and.l'cow. ■/ " ' .
Census Ennmerators ', Holding -State
Offices. : ;•"
To the Editor of the/Dispatch: \ -■-■':.
■ Is7 the census- enumerator considered a
JJnited'States officer? v
'■ Can persons holding one./ or more coun
ty offices act as'census; enumerators?,- :
What does the Constitution say in re
gard to it? - OLD SUBSCRIBER. :
.White House, ' Va:
We should say that the: census'enumera
tors, are undoubtedly' United- States offi
cials, and that they. "cannot -hold county
offices. - . ■■■'__' ': .- ' .V-*. r .
Section 163 of -the: Code of Virginia
provides in general- terms that ; ino persbri
shall hold a State office who ; holds any
office '■'br_:' post of profit, trust,' or'emolu
ment, civil," or military, legislative, execu
•tive, or judicial; under, the government
of the United States, &c, &c Jsee page
105:' "< .■:':.-.. ' : ." /.:■-,.
..Section IC4 of the .Code, as amended by
an. act approved February 'l4,- 1900, makes
"certain;., exceptions ..to this., rule "above
stated. /It "permits members of Congress
to . "act as -justices, visitors of. the Uni
versity and Virginia ; Military- Institute,
and allows them to hold offices iri the
'militia:- _It also makes' a. .reservation, in
favor of persons : drawing pensions from
th . c ...United. -States ; permits "fourth-class
postmasters to act : as notaries', ■school
trusiees;;and; justices; 'and: allows persons
holding -. : civil,/- legislative, executive, or
judicial" offices of the: United States to
be members of ourmilitial '} "'■'■ -■■
We find no exception in favor of census
enumerators, though the as , yet unpub
lished acts- of the/last Legislature' may
change ■ this. We do not think' they. do
however. . s
Supervisors^ and Dog- Lawi,
jTo the Editor of the Dispatch: . " ;
"Have Supervisor's of a county" the a - U
lh °.^ ( ty :- 10 P a s s .- and- enforce, a Vlaw?
'-. ■/ Is-, there'; a law f6r taxiriir'
e y, t o,b e ;ta^d : alS
ing to valuation, or id there -' a certain
amount «xed by law for each and
SSp^-- -. .- . . .READER,"
-.Olnieville. ' Va. ' , ■ -/T- : :
;The Supervisors of a. county can" adopt
•the no-fence law,, as to the whole-coun
jy, :or anj-. magisterial, district thereiri"
Section "20i8 of the code, as amended,
reads: ; "The Board of .Supervisors of any
county, ; except the county of 'Alleghany,
after posting a notice of. the time and
place of m eeting for thirty, days, at the
front door of the couit-house, at each
voting. place in the county, and by pub
lishing the same once a; week for four
successive weeks in some newspaper of
such county,- "if -.any.; such- :be .printed
therein,, a majority of the board -being
present and concurring, may declare the
boundary lines of . each lot or- tract V of
Irnd' in such county, or in any magis
terial, district . thereof.;.- or any such se
lected. portion of -such -county, to be a
lawful fence, as to any or all 1 of the ani
mals mentioned in section 2(M2; and- to
the extent : the said board shall so de
clare, the. boundaries of each lot and .tract
of "land shall "constitute- a lawful fence
as to the said animals, or such' of them
as may be named after i six rnonths-. f rom
the time of such action by .the board,
and to such:: extent section 2038 shall be
inoperative from and; after thesaid six
months."
2. -By , section ; 3711, :: as amended, in
1593. and^"lß97: "All : dogs In. the cities of
Richmond, Manchester, 1 Petersburg, and
Alexandria, and- in jthe county of
Hehrico and" ■the" county of Dinwiddie,
and. all: dogs listed for taxation.' in . any
couhty : or :city 'of ;the State; shall' be
deemed- -personal, property," and.. may be
the subjects of petit- larceny and-ma
licious or unlawful trespass."
So a person- may list- his dog for taxa
tion.. .This, makes him taxable -property,
and. protects him as such, and makes
him aVgood ;dog, although .not ; a. dead
dog. i .' ■ ,'~ • ' '
/: / Xotices blNew Books. -
SOPHIA, A/ ROMANCE. '/By : Stanley - J.
- Weyman/ Author/ of. "Castle Inn," "A
of France," etc.: Longmans,
}■ Green; &.C 0. ,. London aiid Bombay. -1900. :
The Bell Book Company^ Richmond.
. ; Cloth./. Pages, 345./; Price, $1.50. .' ,; ■
This work ~is ; very " readable • : arid -fits'
story keeps onward so steadily; Its plot
is curious, and the '■ incidents
are of Hhe time of Queen' Anne, of Eng
land. y ' .. . . -
Sophia- and her" careless brother, Tom,
are/orphans of good social position and
estate. ;/ : He is : ; misspending :time and
money at . the university,, and ; she, a de
sirable . debutante, is' living with her mar
ried Sister,.M rs." Norttiey, who : teases and
angers her about marrying Sir' Hervey
Coke, a most excellent match: : Sophia is
so obstinate that her sister locks her up,
preparatory ..to sending her off to the
country. She is liberated- by -her friend
(who proves^to be a fascinating charac
ter), Lady Betty. Cochrane, daughter of
a Duke.
;/ In her escape' Sophia goes to the abode
of one Hawkesworth, of whom she has
become enamored,; and;intends to ; marry.
Whilst waiting: for hirii-' she- discovers
proof that he is a" deep villain and a con
spirator against both' her and her brother,
whom he;was just about to have wedded
to his own depraved mistress... / They are
both rescued and saved by- Sir Hervey
Coke, whom she agrees to marry without
then loving him./. She arid: Lady Betty,
are taken, "after some startling, adven
: 5 - to .Coke Hall. Sir Herbert 'manages
so as to win her -love and improve her
character. ' "Lady Betty remodels Tom,
of ; whom she makes an" easy conquest, but
forces him to "wait a year."
L'INCOXJSrU; THE UNKNOWN. By
.■^amille Flammarion. New York arid
London: Harper & Brothers. 1900. '"T- The
Ben Book , Company, Richmond, Va.
..Cloth. -Pages, 458.: Price, $2. -
- Here we have the great French astrono
mer, .physicist, savant,- and sceptic
engaged in a systematic psychical inves
.tig-^on. Af ter.a . full and learned .list of
cases of -incredulity /and -credulity he
analyses a- very large number of what ne
■cqwldera well authenticated- inst alSs oi
U h ™ us ..telepathic;ahd; other phenomena,
about / dreams, apparitions, -etc He
seems.to be convinced of the existence
of certain, mysterious, agencies-a^ sort of
wireless , mental, telegraphv-though he
H^ "| c .?n es ' telepathy "to be warned by
som^.-Wndr of -sensation -of a thing which
■ : is ; passing: at a distance." 'But he re
commends as' , preferable and', better si-
"telesthesi^^St^as
-expose ss P ectrogen,;i nnts ttt cade ad of spec!
M- Flammarion's work produced ouite
■£^ iM j n France, arid his SIS
'^H^hoalnoll^SOT^^tSg^^e^spiritual^. 1
,kni ;fas I" did i|ant abje^ an d \ ;i'-fd Istingulshed I
'Judge iof f NowjYork :fsarn.e- y ~<t ars i tigo?* His |
.worlclia jCert^hly> : Jv^ryJihterestinisr|?6sy^|
||Yale;v Charles,
H Scribner 1 sij Son^ Publishers^ KewllYqrk;?
Price- 51.25. For Salo'bylthe" Bell- Book
Company. ' ■ i
-7; Every/ phase ?of (college | li felis I described I
irijthis SbookHwhich^ithbtigh >ratherfl6njf;
•dra^-V6ut;yh'olds;ithe:-attent!o'hyo£r Ithe1 the
; reader . to '■ the ; ' last. h While j, the rVwtiole"
i plot 1 hinges 'ohfthe: career: of fseyeral*Tale
students, • andttheirTdotngs at? college,^, the'
,picture^is v such^ahvlvid^bne^that' every,
collegian : v.wJllVfind'tit"7mterestirig.^vjThe
author gives ' us rsbmoipleasing^ peeps 'at
jtlie secret ; societies', Etiiet: class'* eleCtionaVi
ithe:_athleHej'sportsj f 'ithefstudents'4'dances^
the * friendships formed, ;: and 'other
dents i" which : mark ;! the - sessions of i every
educational •institution.; One becomes
young ;'"again;-inv reading fof-; these^things,:
;f6riMr.;Holbr(obk'siStKle^isffreei,.ariQ J ;en-;
tlrely;;; lacking] in*th&>i>r6salc: WHe:* has!
I entered } in to'i the ; spirit- of ibis"; subject;* and
fprbduced'a-book^Avhichlshbuld; attract /old
and young alike. ,* • -" .'?'-'/"
■-;' -"While ; nearly .'all ; of .c the scenes are laid
at .Tale; : iandfthe;;storyShinges ; chiefly , on
:eyents;at^is;gTahd'old:ihstitution^there
i'are^occasionalv sidelights £whicli ; :jprevent
;the;.pl6ti;from becoming? monotonous^ A !
girl . v of .; rather "/"flirtatious" ; : : propensities
is -.; and- 'wins the ; affection of
two young c men 'who- had been < fast
friends;. In .:■■ course of time, : when one
'. has ; to make '; way 'for the other,:'- the re
lations of the young men become strained;
and,theyp'art in anger. -Finally,; all; diffl-.
culties aie out ; by ! the tmagria-^
nimity of the youth who came out second
best : in the affections of the lass. " " . ',-'.''
ELEMENTS" OF -ETHICS.'; By Noah K."
; Davis;'A.M:rph..*r>., XLil D... Professor,
of | Moral Philosophy .University' of &7ir| I
. ginia.- ■Boston: ■ Silver, Burdett;& Coi '
Professor Dayis.:; in, his preface; says:.:
: "This : treatise is intended -for : readers^
who feel "the _ need of. a simple/: direct,- arid
comprehensive theory of " morals.' .Also :
it is designed to serve as ' a'; hand-book in
institutions for; higher .education, -where '
the;~subject of ethics is usually offered. tbi
hearers, who, .though;; already/ well-\ad
-vanced in a course/ of liberal studies, % are.
presumed" to have'no acquaintance/with
thisi branch of .'; philosophy." • ... ' ; . '
And '* again: \"Th"e; "preparation of the .
work has been long and diligent. I have
been in : search, of ■ truth;..; glad to -receive.;
light 'from any' source, and. have/now,
summed the results of rny* reading," think- :
ing, andi teaching;- for; niany hyears'Mn
what is here offered to my. fellow-teach
ers, hoping it may 'be suited •- to " their ■
wants.- and aid' them in' imparting^high.
ideals . and . shaping noble ; . characters.
Naturally. I am solicitous tha t my work
should be well received "and ; approved, but
whatever judgment be finally passed upon
it, I shall, have. been~conscious of sincere
desire .and 'earnest 'endeavor to reach ;
and teach "sound- doctrine. This, task
finished. I 'shall;hardly undertake another, i
but; rest in the hope that whatr'.is now
done shall 'beJfound^.well : done, proving
a ; step toward" truth in philosophy, and v
a help toward righteousness in. life.". ;.,; '
The author has succeeded in all' he has
undertaken, "and the work .cahnbtVfail
of, a "warm reception, not only-ifrom- fel
lpw-teachers^biit from.; all others : . int'e-'
rested in the field" to which. it :is. directed.
For sale by the publishers.' ._ ._'-..
THE ; FAITH OF :,THE - AGES.- A Series :
of Meditations— Devotional arid Practi-.
cal—ori the "Apostles'.; " Creed.. '.'. By .'the
Rev. Thomas 'Spencer,. Petersburg, ~vk.
| Franklin "Press Company. "1900. Cloth.
"Pages,; 150.', Price, / 50: cents.. ..-., *;
This convenient: 7 little ■" manual con-
tairis • twenty-two Lenten meditations on
the Apostles'. Creed; ; so-called, : not be
cause it was: promulgated by. them,; but •
was deduced and gtew; up from- their:
teachings. /..These •:;meditations",; ; coming
from such a good' source,' have beeri sub-,
jected to' a trying, test, haying been de
livered from the! pulpits of three impor
tant:', Episcopal /churches in ■-'. Petersburg,
Norfolk; 1 arid Richiribrid.'/ The^authorTwas .
requested to publish - them by many of
th9se 1 who heard them ; -but he was also
moved -to /do' so -by another .very* proper
consideration... / He says : ;■; "One may be
pardoned ?the deep desire of leaving, be
: hind him- some' word that may do good
to others when he is gorie; ; :that may be
a • little .reminder to those • who; have
known, him; and may become somewhat
of . a . help to others; who have ■ never . seen ;
him in the flesh.".. The articles are "short, :
plain, . and ■ practical, and may . be com- -■
■mended; to all -Christian's of every denomi
nation, for.' they ."all espouse this creed.
HOW . ENGLAND" , SAVED /EUROPE.:
The Story of - the Great War,' 1793-1815. ;
By- W. -H. Fitchett, -B. A., LL. D.,
Author of "Deeds, That Won ;the :Em- .
pire," etc. With Portraits,/ Facsimiles;"
and • Plans. In four Volumes. ■ Volume
IV. / Waterloo arid St. Helena.! New !
York: Charles Seribner's Sons. 1900.- !
I The Bell Book Company, Richmond; Va,
Cloth. Pages;- 435. - : . ■ : V •/
. This volume . runs from the entrance
of Wellington into France, in 1813 ; : to
Napoleon at- St. Helena, in 1815, and is
a ;fine ; history, from an English point of
view, of that stirring, period. .It has por
traits of Blucher,;. Grouch, / Talleyrand^
Wellington,- Murat, Napoleon (dead); /and:
nine others,' and a'facsimile of a letter
from Wellington to .Lord Beresford, . in
1815. Among the useful -plans is one "of
"Waterloo ; ; : ; 7
THE PURSUIT OF CAMILLA, - By Cle
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