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''] Cistern Problem.
To th« Editor of The Dispatch:
sslfl Plea««; publish ■ In your- next Issue the
%*olutionYof ; the; following:) \ •;>■ V /;; ; ,
. . fAtdstcrnilsiflllfc-Jbyitwd'iplpes.', one of
S^whlchlwilli fill ; ltJ ; lhVtwoi;hoursV;;andithe
S|«th^r2 ln' S ? hours. i-lt. isTcmplled" by three
H plpwCf the'flrst*of iwhich 1 will^empty lt^ ln
6ec6ndUh;6lhours/'andjthe
fethhifl [ In ; seven f arid { ono-haJf -I hours. If ■ all
?t thejplpes be - left- open, : in what - time ; will
& ? UU»e; filled? -'" \ - ■•-' "-' /
y¥" r - \
; ■ OLDHAM'S;;Westmorcland County. Va,
*k The fl r«t pipe > ;Wi II "■ fi 1 1 ; on'e-ha If * the : cls
■~-\*crn in one hour : the second . p'.pe ; will fill
\ »nc-th!rd [the!; cistern mono hour. '
g; • <1K: Both /pipes will/ fill .five-sixths , the
Jlsternlln'onehour. ; ; •
-".The third 'pipe will empty ; one-fifth/the
; cistern In one hour: the r fourth pipe will
t? empty ;. one-sixth / the '■ c'stcrn in one; hour;
?/■ tnul fifth; pipe -I will empty 'two-fifteenths
the! cistern 7 in one hour. /":;'/
S;£;; (2.)y The! thirds fourth and- fifth pipes
; ;.w!ll /empty; flf tecpjthirtleths . or ; one - half
the* cistern" In one hour. ' . '
iT, AJ! t five ? pipes will fill (1) five-sixths
/;. Jnln'usf onc-haif or one-third the- cistern
K"Vi;One,hour.M - ;'.!„' , .■■,/,;;...- -,',".;
,; Ajiswer-^thfce hours/ •"•
; *r *r tf The., Officer's Funeral." ;
roithe: Editor of The Dispatch::
V I i herewith ; send ; copy - of ' song "The
t>fficer*s ; Funeral, -*• askedr for; by a,corres
aondentin your issue^of 'the 22ndflnstant
,Thtt]sang'was quite ? popular/ some • ten or
fifteen,!" years' prior; to '61. and I never
heard.; it : during,; the Civil- war; tho' ,„ it
may have ; been :so In , "some ■ sections.
There; may be some slight ' inaccuracies,
as' lt.' is 'written- entirely "from .memory,
, \f ter the : lapse of all : these years. ;.
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i ABINGDOK, VA. ; . •
. T 'THE OFFICER'S; FUNERAL./
Hark to: the '.'shrill trumpet; calling,
:-rJt ; pierceth the soft summer' air;
fears from each comrade* are -falling,
V For.' the widow - and "orphan aro. there.
Thevbayonets earthward are '--turning'.
.And 'the drum's _ muffled -breath rolls
-.'•■; i. around ;■ ' " "•■■"■"•-■ ■"■<-- ■ ;:-" r ';
feut : heheaxß not the voice of their,*mourn
-'^vrT-.jng- ■.'■ ; '. ;. ■ ,;: ; v- ,'r '■ ' '/ - : " .' ■
■■■*■ Nor awakes to the bugle's sound. '
Bleep soldier, thro* matiy regret three,
3 Who stand < 'round thy ; cold *bler to-day.
Boon, soon will, the kindest forget' thoe.
And. thy name from the earth" pass
.;■"■■;• away.., -..;'..;■'.'-' ,'..'■,'- ■'-:';.:.--■
!The man thou didst love as a brother,
.A* friend' in t thy "Place" will) have :gained (
Thy. dog. will' keep watch' for ;anothcr, 7
: ATid thy steed by a stranger oe reined.
jrhe,hea.rts that now mourn; for thee sadly
Soon" Joyous as ever may be—
jThy .bright orphan boy • may! laugh gladly
As: be sits on some kind comrades
, knee— " .. \ ' '
l'jiere is one who wi.l still ■ pay.' the t duty
; ? TOf'tears for the true and the bravo,
'As^'when first in the ;bloom. of her
;-• v ; beauty, " .-. '. " ' ,>:' : -.:-".-'
'She'wept o'er the soldier's grave.
v . Books .Wanted.
the Editor of the Dispatch:
Will you kindly; inform a subscriber to
the weekly Dispatch where I can procure
ThG, Lifeof Stonewall; Jackson." -by J.
Cookc; and also the price? : r
; Second— Can you'fumlßh me with the
Richmond f edition .of the writings ; and
poemsfof^E. A. Poe. as advertised In the
Dispatch a short time ago, and at what
price?'' ; X. X.
Grottoes,' Va.
J. From any ' Richmond bookseller. Tho
price we do not know.
f2. Yes; the price is, per. set, by mail,
cloth, 52,50; '■ paper, $1/40.
, '. < -i»roof of Llqnor. .
;To the.Editor of. the Dispatch: .
. A" good 'many of your readers hero take
great interest in 'the query column. Will
you I be] good enough to give t the origin,
meaning, etc.. of the proof of liquor?
What' is proof. -liquor?. T. J. W.
CharloUesville, Va: ."""■'
Proof Bplrlt is spirit which proves 1 16 elf
to : have just enough alcohol in it to
bei capable of ; firing gunpowder , if the
spirit t is poured on the powder and lighted.
If ■ it : contains . too much* water it will
dampen the powder to such -a degree as
tx> '• prevent"' the firing. In this country
proof' spirit -implies half water and half
pure alcohol by measure.
; Who "Will Send U«' Copies?
To'the Editor of the Dispatch: > .
Please publish the poem entitled. "ln the
l/and-»: Where, Wo "-.Were J -Dreaming'." .- I
have tried so hard to goi'it,*also a; poem
called :(l: think)/ ."'He Fought AVith Jack
eon and With .Lee,!' at; any rate, that
■was '- the v «entimcnt; of. the poem. By so
doing i you will greatly- oblige one who
hasreadyour paper for thirty years.
.■ -.■'-' ■ -;. _ "DIXIE."
Lexlnsion, Tex.
';■. Hnrrj- Hnrhan^h, ,Anthor.'
Co the Editor of the Dispatch:
fit Some 'one asks" in your query - column
who. is the author of "Through Death, to
Idf e.V Xlt is Harry ' Harbaugh;
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;•. ;.-'• . Arithmetical. Problem. -
To' the Edltor.'of. the Dispatch: -
ftWiljyou please solve the following sim
>!«■ problem?/ -V
>;• How,; many. year».does it take to make
ihp difference between, saving $2 a month
and 5S a month amount tor a-! saving of
iioo?;-..- ; ; :: -'.; .;;■."•;■'-'; pupil;
;.v! The difference" per month is $4." .
tiob-~i4=25 months=2 yrs.,"l ; in6., ajis,
; «The. Bonnie Bine Plog.» '
*To ' the ? Editor : of- the : pispatch : -"
fPleases. publish, the , eong... "Bonny Blue
iVlag." and oblige. ;...'' "POMP."
Ellistoh. Va: ' ••-•■••'-- • - ; - ■•:•■,
|; Here 'it is: \ "..».-•-" ;, '
■;•■;, . JTHE^BONNIE; BLUE FLAG, v
*Ye are a band of brothers and natives to
-.. |•; the j s6U.ro ." ■;;■ ■■ :.' ■;•'■; v; *\; ..■' ■ : - ; ' ; .;;..;,
Flghting^f or ] the property we. gained -by
:J. : ;;-.;hone5ttoll., .' ';. '..--. ■■ . .'
'And: when; bur rights : were, threatened ; the
iS;^ near;; and '. far— '. y ' i, " ; >
Hurrah ifprl the.bonriie blue flag that bears
, ", -a^slngle star!';';'.;"'" "• '.' "-' :;; , '■:':*'. "■■■■-,■■' .,".
'y_l • ' CHORUB.V ; : /
Hurrah!; Hurrah! for the bonnla- blue
:' flnir. hurrah!';' ■ • * ;\,: . " ,
Hurrah'for the bohnlc blue flag that bears
.-- '■. a ; single starv;;".':';:!'' 1 -; •-,;■,.'■■;•■ r;; : .. ;-.;•:
"As;i6ng=as the Union ivwasifaithfal; to heir
■.-••■■, t.rust. : ••'■',"'■: i", '■■'■■■-. :' - f ■ ;--V' ; '•'"■'-
IJk? fdehdß'r and .like brothers,-, kind \ were
' . .we and dust, ,
But now,' 'whenj: Northern ". treachery ' at
a ' -,temptß pufrightsto mar.'- '*
%Ye hoist or. high the bonnio blue flag
that bears a sincle^'etar.;" ;:
' Chorus.
,v :. - S»le,bf : Opluia,'-&c» .-..
Tostho Editor of the.pispatch:
=,Can ; a .dnifrffistselU morphine, opium.
. ■ ind g laudanum 'except ; on";"; a physician's
.'."Br^scription?
:.: '■: 2. \_ Can '■■ these - drugs i be I sold >by * dealers
H to general "merchandise without .violation
"^ ' Suckersvuie. . Va. ;
:i.- r Yes,. if. upon due Inquiry !t be found
;het the purchaser is swtre'ot"thelpol
i^wnous nature of tbe drug. apa ? represemte
l^tlitistoibis^^^^^a^^^u^
the pWa! 4s -property labelled.'
- ■ -TsSE
with the label of th» wholesaJo druggist
from whom : the article -Is purchasedj on
each : package. Buch dealers are no^" al
lowed to 'dispense poisonous ; drugs of > any
kind., except; In .original-;-; packages.' :\
; '■ •-■ .-• ; Settlement" o*» Bnilne«. s ' '7 ■;
■To;«seiEd}tor:df?the Dispatch:- v;^ ;
Please . answer. ; ln^ your. 'Query Jcolomn
the*following;iqiuestlon:-' . w ;/; :■/■;
- After' the death of a partner In/ a mer
cantile - firm."? how ■}. long a" tlme'i is 1 ? allowed
the^'surviving partner ; or partners i& r bqU
tleiup thieibusihesa? ■ , '. .: > -
'' 2. In- 'case; the;.- deceased „ owned?: the
building. : can » the' 'estate " force! the''sur
v|yJng" partner's^out of: the" bulldlnl?,* ber
fore" the >; lndebtedness Is ;: paid in : full,
icaVing the .stock "of.' go'ods'-to" be 'divided,
or disposed of /at a", sacrifice? i: C;'Ai» J.
-Newport,.Giles county. ' : -.Y*- . -<fi.
1. A reasonable time ;j what Is :a^Te&-
Bonable ; time to be . determined by refer
ence to all the cifcumstances,' and consid
ering, the complexity and character :pt the
business* of'; the ' firm; The -"death;^)f ; ; a
partner ipso : facto dissolves the pa^tner
6hip.'-' but survivors' have , authority -to
wind up the business. ;. rjci-:-_ :
2. 3, The;: circumstance*; that' the -atore
house In which the /business ; wasSfcoh
ducted was owned; by one . of ; : the'; part
ntrs of itself glvee the survivors nq.right
to the possession' for anyj length" of itlme.
In the absence -of express * con tractvf this
question must be determined by the la-w
governing landiord' and 'tenant. 7'
Removal of -Taxes. -;■" .
To the Editor of the Dispatch: :
I have been' taKing your paper for many
years. "Please answer : my first question.
An old Confederate woman, having, been
deprived ■of her land • for a: long time,
the taxes thereon ; have accumulated to
co -much r . .shV can't; pay them. C|h ,;qr
will the Legislature ' remove or cancel the
taxf.-s. if she-gives |a satisfactory^state
ment and explanation? .- ' .
" ,• OLD. SOLDIER.
Jetersville. . . • , - ; , : -
No. The Constitution expressly forbids
the' Legislature; to do any such thing.
■ : : Settlement by >*ote. o >.
To the Editor, of "the Pispatch: '•*'■? _
Please work the following example and
have printed in the Query column.*
Taylor's Store. VaV. 4 - "-,-■■. ..- -..- .. .B;.W.v. .
A merchant "owed ;'a' wholesale -house in
ISS7 as' follows: ' $350.1- due January^ 18th ;
J745,- due February lath: JS9S. due
11th; $176, due" March, 17th. He settled the
account February; Ist; giving a. .-;.: four
months', note. What was the face of the
note, money being worth 6 per cent?
Starting, with 5350 due., January 18th: ;
. $350 X- 0 = 0-1 v ...
: : .-■ ■: 745 x;2S = : 508G0:
895X52 =.46540. - -9
; : ■ . 170X58 = 10204- - . : :: ---c
; S 649S V ° ; ;
- : - --.- - ' '• ' . 12620 ■ ■ : -
:'; "'; ■■. , ; , V JOS3O ; ;
■' .' ,' :17904 . : - "-.-- -., -.' •'
■ ■ 17328 ' - . ■..
?21&* paid in SG days or"; February 23d
will, settle whole bill. A note of i four
months from February 1. J2I6G -I- 1.003 2-?
= ?2155.05701.-- which is- the;:face; ; 6f;-Uhe^
note Cated ; Februarj' Ist. and payable In •
four inttiths with 'interest at 6 per? cent.
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Pronnnciatlon of Cocnine. 1 '■•
Is the .proper pronunciation of
the narcotic . cocaine? and (2) from what
i<» it obtained? QUERIST.
1. Ko-ka-ln. tnree syllables, the o long,
the a as in ask, the I as in' ill, the ac
cent on the first syllable.
2. Fr cm the leaves of.; the coca..
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- Law As To Trespass of StooU«
To the Editor of the Dispatch: - ; =
Please; publish; in 'your Query 'column
what the law is In regard to the : trespass
at,, one. man's stock upon - another's pre
mises—What are the penalties, how should
they be* collected? ;
Hugh, vva.; "a SUBSCRIBER. ,
Look; at section 2,042 of the Code of
18S7, as amended in 1897 and IS9S. page 524.
The whole law and the provisions for en
forcing itare-thero -maide, very, plain. If
you have; or can find, Pollard's Supple
ment to the Code, look at page 230. ,--. ■
;: ■;. ' ' ".'" '"> "V. "—" — ; ?'•. :; '
; '; A Physician's Obligations.
To the Editor of the Dispatch: 'iei c
, ' ■ '! Please | answer ■ the"; following questions
; through, your Query column and oblige,
I a ; subßcriber.
i ■ 1. Is there"any law in this or any. other
State in the Union ; to compel' a doctor to
\tisit a patient if 'he does net wish; to?
2. Can "a - "doctor 1 practice medicine in
West? Virginia without a license?. Tr
'3. Is :, there a 'dental school in*' West
[ Virginia; if so,. where? H. W. F.
1 Kimballton, Va. v '-c
1; No." A .physician is a free agent.
,'2. No: arid he has to stand an- exflmina
tlopV before the State; Medical Examin
ing Board and get its certificate ? bef ore
he can ; get his -license. . ", /- :,.-;;,
! ;3. We do' not know of any. I°'
-Xotlce to Corresponilents. ■
No • notice will be taken of anon>*mous
communications.";
:In ■ answering queries, our .first atten
tion : will -be given to " the > letters < of, those
correspondents , who ask but ' one .Question
each;"-' * " ., ' \ , Jr . . ■ " ♦. "..".-'
We cannot" publish copyright' songs . and
poems without permission of the owner oi
the copyright. :' ~ - " f
This column is not an advertising, me
dium.' No ; query, will receive 'attention,
the ar.sm ; er..to, which will necessitate; the
advertising; of any person's business or
wares. > Nor ..will . we permit any queries
to bo published."; -which -contain ■'.attack's,
eitheropenly.LOr.disguised. upon, any. one.
iNor will any attention' be given (to long
"strings" of' questions. -Every-weekjnum
bers of correspondents ignore , this irule
of ours; and afterwards wonder why : their
queries are not; answered. ;•;'_ ■ :y ;i,<"-.
Many, queries are not: answered; because
similar one's haye ; beeh recently "answered '
: We are- overwhelmed 'i with queries J as ", ; to
the . addresses .. of millionaire j philaHthr'op
ists, .and j cannot "Q, undertake to "answer
them.. -'.'.'-*'.'' '^^.''-'■-.;' : C'-^-: -'■ ■?■'.- '■ ■.
We i cannot undertake to ascertain . the
value of /old books; -"coins, or , not«s.~For
that information write ! to some ' dS££er in
them.;.';:' - - ' " /* ,• . - ",_ •
IWe cannot undertake: to ahswer'rquerles
by -mall;V • we-caiv iohly* : answeTiScthero
thro^gh'this CQliimn.;;. ;);>/' -s-jivr*"; •■>;
"^ We \asel .frequently*-; called -^upon.^ to ' re
publish;;; poems : and ; songs;o but ;»re? wlli
nott undertake -.tofdo-so,; except .where thf
production.: called ( fori has ." somel histcrica: :
or'peculiar.i;iJteraryvnierit^;and:ls not o:
easy.- access *io the average reader.'.
■ Address , Query; Editor. Dispatch : Office
Richmond,* Va. , : - ..^ }-'■../:.>]:^' : H-':-p
. N.-8.-— We donot read*u'nsigned:ietters.
A SHOOTING IN FLOYd:
«Shl n»» Aldermau Badly : J y nni«he«?
For Belnsr; Drnnk and Disorder! ;•.
'•; i PLOTD; yX.'; Jati;< ii-(SpeciaL)i^urir«. ;
Christmas ; there ~. was .--' a - party . at.- Mr r ■
: MajrthV J;;A kcrs, in v^lurni ; Rifltre': Wstrlei s
■of % this : ; coun ty.V; Amori g those ;'• In s ; a tfc?h -
dance iwere: ii'Shln" .••^.lderrna'n I andi Fran! I
:^Walkter.|J : Alderinan yas drihkinpr and ]br-
CBmel noisy ' and | troublesome,^ whpreupo'n
MriCfAkers \hlm
-
Something vitally out of the common. Its significance is " money in »-an=
questionable savings to every patron of this store.
We pledge a "BARGAIN RBIGN" until the end of this sale. ,
Every Swt must be fold before taking inventoryr-all^ garments i marked^6^ tregardle.ss officos^ ;
These Suits are all the latest of this season's conceptions, and many advanced styles for spring
BUY NOW— IT WILL ME AN AS WING OF 33(3 PER CENT. TO 50 PER CENTi
and Co^s*
Great Slaughter Ms of Suits. Coats, and furs,
"^ Elegant Broadcloth Suits, blouse- jacket, postillion back,
shoulder capes, seven-gored flare skirt' over nice drop skirt,
entire 'suit trimmed: with peau de soie— s3s (£ S? l^iO-
Suit's" reduced to .... . . .. -. ...... . . ..V. . . «P^«-^ •V 7 \s :
v; Broadcloth and Thibet Cloth \ Suits,; in dress- and walking
lengths,; jackets in Norfolk and ; slot-seam jacket,taf
feta lined," skirts tucked ■ and : ; strapped to $ : j ; ff;; (ffe|Y
match ;jacket,s22.so and $20 Suits reduced to *X * • a-t V 7
Walking Suits, s'nowflake and covert material, nobby loose
Norfolk jackets, taffeta lined, pretty, tucked
and flared skirts, $17.50 arid $15 Suits re'duc- | fi\i £\{\
■ '42-inch- or. three-quarter length Goats,, fitted and semi
fitted backs, Black,; Castor, and Tan, regardless of cost, as
sizes are broken.
$15.00 and $12.50 Coats reduced t0. .... . . . . . . . . .$5.00
$30.00 and $20.00 Coats reduced to ... . . .-.;.... . . .SIO.OO
Raglans, both loose and fitted backs, at cost. '
Hard-finished Covert Raglans., plaited (f^^jfY (fl^fY
back,. with strap, $25.00..C0at5j now . . . . . .v^iwl/i vl\/
$20.00 t Cravenette Coats reduced. t0, ... ... ... . . .$15.00
$12.50 Rain-Proof Coats n0w. . . . . . ... . ...... . . :sio.oo
$10.00 Rain-Proof Coats n0w. ... .......... . . . . . .'57.50;
$15.00 Monte Carlo and Box Coats n0w. ...... . . .SIO.OO
$12.50 and $10.00 Monte Carlo Coats n0w.. ....... $7.50
."57.50 Monte Carlo Coats n0w ....'. ....:..... ... .$5.00
19-inch Coats, in Tan, Castor, and Black, (Jj -~y : fi jj;
■$6.etc value, f0r* .. . . ....... . . ... . '. ! *PO •V Q
Our entire stock of l l^anc|sorne -Persian Lamb and Seal
Coats at a sacrifice. All : -tliis "season's goods, select skins,
fully guaranteed. . • . ;
Persian and 'Seal 'Coats, Mink and Marten <£ £?i\ /\i\
trimmed, $75.00 C0at5,n0w. ...:..;. ... . . .$V;Uay"
$60.00 and $50.00 Coats reduced ;t0. .... $40.00
$40.00 Coats reduced t0. ................ .... ..$30.00
$30.00 Coats reduced t0.,. .. . ..... . . ...... .... . . .$20.00
« ;^«»?ttWßßoawiiiuiwjiwjHinrit'iiiiiH^^
where Alderman : was. Several pistol "shots
.vere heard. Soon, afterwards: Walker
:ame back in thehouse and '.reported to
.Mrs. "Alters that he had shot Alderman ■ a
jouple of times, and that. he reckoned
le would .now leave.' '
Upon investigation it was. found that
Vlderman had been .shot in the leg and
in the mouth. The shot in the mouth
:nocked out two front feeth, passed
Ihrough the tongue lengthwise arid lodg
ed inthe back- of ;the neck just below/tne
oase of. the; brain. It is said; Alderman
.vas 1 advancing' on Walker when he shot."
\Valker has not been arrested, and it is
reported that; he. has left the; county. ■
S' »UTH BOSTON SCHOOL MATTERS.
0. H. Friend Chosen Princlnnl—Ob
serrancc* of Lee?» Birthduy—Mis
cellany. ; • ... .~;
SOUTH BOSTON. VA., V January. .3.—
fSpeciaL)— At a meeting of "the Board of
School of ' Trustees, of this ; town. Mr. C.
H. Friend, of r Charlotte county; formerly
issistant ; principal ; pf 2 Staunton I-*: high
school, was chosen principal of the graded
school of South 'Boston, Vice E. 1 : Bruce Bu
rord; resigned. "Mrs. H. J. ;lngram, \ Jr.,
was . selected as ."teacher,'' vice ; Miss : Mamie
Fry.; There was a considerable^stir in
•school circles -in : December, and owing to
the; trustees not sustaining the teachers
properly, as ; they,: thought,^; resignations
followed. Mr." Buford has : returned to
Roanoke city. •: ; : ; • ■ '-'■-'■ '" ■
. A; few. days ago' there was a meeting of
■jx-Conf ederate , soldiers'* to i take ; ,some j ac
tion; in regard to celebrating' the "; birth
jf General • R. ; E. Lice, : oh', the 'i9th. "With"
one acbrd it was agreed ■ to observe the
occasion. "■' All the necessary committees
'were- appointed. Captain: C. M- 1 Black-
Tord ■ ; of : Ly nchburg,; will ;be .' invited : as . the
principal "j sptaker." " ■ Vigorous It efforts -rwill
be made to r raise the necessary i funds to
?rect a" '■ monument "in". ; South 'Boston to
the memory ; "of •'. those. -fwho'-'-seryed vfrom
lS6i;to'lS6s.rAll of 'the r adjoining counties'
have;Shafts;;.;ahd ; 'the^fact-< that
aas; hone Is somewhat mystifying to. those,
"vho- wore .the: gray. . > : . '■__ . ;_ .:'■ ;'; *
: The doctors -report Vquite'a.'" number; of
?ases iof ■ typhoid .-, fever..- Mr;; Coles ; Sprag
;ns, aHwholesale s dry. .^goods [i-. merchant; •
has-been ill with It; for five weeks. His
condition : is :! Dr. ; A.
Timber lake, "who.if or ■■& \ number . of years
■ - 'of her life. Becoming
a mother should be > a sonret of joy to 'all, but the suffering^ and
danger incident to the . ordeal ma kes its anticipation one off misery.
the only i^medywhichfre^
pain an d danger of maternity ;7 this hou rwhich? is ■ dreaded as woman ?B
severest trialis not only made painless, but .all the?danger is avoided
by its use. Those who usel this i remedy^ are ■; no Ibnge'rvdespohdent or
gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are
overcome, the system is made ready for;the coming event, and the
serious accidents so common to the critical '
hour are obviated by/thWse^bf Mother's Bfl l AM .«^v
Friend. "It is worth -its weight in goldi" IviAllli'P C
valuable information of interest to all women, will CI ,S AI . JM
be ..lent to any address free upon application to rPEAHIII
UUUMEU, REGULATOR oL G*, 1 I lUIU
was . among the most prominent physi-'
clans: "of. the county, is ; : almost totally
blind, . .while;. his- general- health is ex"
cellent. .; -. ' _
.The. Masonic and Odd Fellows .lodges
here are reported to be in a most . flour
ishing condition, while the Junior Order
of American Mechanics are not complain
ing. : V- v: ' :,;■ ,-..;..
Mr. Va'rner? who has been secretary and
general manager of the Young -Men's
Christian : Association. .; has resigned his
position. It is not known who his ; suc
cessor,, will be. The , officers of the . asso
ciation; will endeavor -to get a man of
experience and- tact.
Mr. R. M. ■ C Glenn, of New York, man
ager, of. the leaf department of ; the Amer
ican Cigar Company, ; has been spending
the holidays ; with his UHe Iwill
move his family to New York next week.
VENEZUELA AND HER PEOPLE.
A Country With Great Resources
And Interesting^ PopnlationV. . ;
(Boston Transcript.)
. It is significant "that the capital, Cara
cas, eight miles;; from; La;; Guayra as the
Mrd flies, occupies the crater' of au old
volcano. The people are as eruptive -as
the land.: they: inhabit. With; the racial
egotism goes self-assertiveness easily-ex
cited, easily allayed. - The ; Venezuelan
is , just now; "blowing his; head off"— or
father having .it-done, for him. Occupa
tion^ has ;; been found . for : the'erowds of
idle-,; men -and] boys who loaf Jn Caracac
streets, ;; always .well dressed,; well groom
ed .and with .Vrio '• ..visible 'susceptibility ':" to
ward » a.i job. A gay place.; Caracas is, a
miniature Paris. though'; Parisians; make
wry ..faces .at it. -A- town- -It ''is [ where"
everybody -wears diamonds, -. even . . if .= the
skirt is . ragged ; f where champagne is used
"toifput; out ;fires" and ;''bank:" notes to
kindle them;", where -debtors- are; far
,wiser.:lthan their ; creditors:-. ci:-. ...• -.'
;;; The people. are! singularly alive to the
dramatic, ■ the : : artistic. ■;. The -towns teem
with;, verifiers, who'i fill, half -the columns
of ; provincial newspapers -with"' classical
effusions. "Painters .there '-'are; --.t00,? strong
men! ;in; '■.landscape;:'; and art.
Grand : , opera 'from • : Eu rope \ .; d raws '.'. im
mense, audiences rr'ahd: by :.! night; '-when
hothingis. on at the .opera -house, ladies
Coats (Continued).
> . . ..- . ' -. " .■■ "■ ;"• t - ;,- .„■ \ -. ■ "
; ; Astrachan Capes, genuine fur, no; plates^ perfectly matched
skins; Skinner satin lined, length 24. inches to 30 inches, at
special figures. : ; ; ; : . '.- ,
$30:00 Capes n0w. ....... .... . . • ? ••>• •• • •:> • • «$ 25;9°2 5;9°
•525.00 Capes nov r ; ...: ........ . "'; '» --> '• ••♦' • .•'•'• - . .$"20.00
$20.00 Capes, now. .-. . . . v. ■.:.-.■'.. ...>... ...i ..SISOO
;' See^our line of Handsome Velourand-Silk Coats, as these
prices will be of interest to you: ' - v r ;
Full-length Beau de Soie Coats,white satin
lined and interlined, lace trimmed, $50:00 <£ *Zf\ f\ (\
value, now; v M . ; , . \ \ , • :■ '%& .^. - ; . > •; • vOlf-VV
■■-; Handsome Velour Coats.,\ beautifull y^ trim- AA
mcd;; former prices $40.00, now. .• . .. . ; . .'. . '.Hr~ ,*7 •" '"
' Silk and Velour Coats,- white satin lined, iSkO(T| OO
$3aco Coats, n0w. . . . .... . ... . .;.;... .V. ; . 'T -"# V"
"; Misses'^ Peau >de; Soie Goats, trimmed in fancy white and
black silk braid, lined 'with white quilted;satin, (^ ;^ i\; ; '|^X\
$15:00 Coats.' reduced' to .. *.-. . .*P 1 " # V^
January Mark- Pown Odd Price Sale
; '^SS^ Knit Underwear. "
Badies' $1. 00 -White Wool Vests -and : Pants,this : Q r| rr
5a1e......... ..:.,..................... .....OVjL
Ladies' 79c.^Gray Ribbed .-Union/Suits; this : sale.V;"..vsoc
. Ladies', 59c.;-. quality Ribbed t Vests,- and Pants, J- ]- —
this;.sale^.;...,. :;.;.•.......;. . . . .-..-'■. ... ..■.:."..■;.. . .- .'•' ;--T" O.C/
Ladies'. Extra . Heavy Ribbed Vests and Pants, ■ r%^%
each. . . .'..'": '.'■:. .'..:... :.•-., "-•'. . .. .. ......... .:-. : . .JbtJuQ*
Fine; Medicated Vests' and Parits, a $1.00 /Cf\/*r
value, at this 5a1e. . . .... .......... l' T: .. . . .. . OVC
/Children's Fine; White -Wool Mixed. Vests and >}/y
Pants,at this sale, each..'. ....... 1 .,.-,.,. . . . JLjLQ/
Ladies' Fine 37 i-2c. .Ribbed Vests and Pants, at r% fij^
this sale.; . . « . . . . .... . ...... . ..•.;.. ; . . . . '. .i^uC
Children's Jsi:p6v White,. also" Gray Wool Ribbed O c
Un on Suits, at this sale, suit.-.. . . ,\ . .; .. . .OpC
Children's 50c. Fine ; Wool -Wrappers,: all sizes, -> -5 _
at >his sale.. .•;•;.'.. ........ .....;./...., .; , 00C
of - high .standing ..organize little street
dances ; with .guitar, music. ' A; gay,
thoughtless population. it is.
This, of : . course, is- the urban Venezue
lan. In the hinterland -the; great mass of
population lives .without working, too
easily, fed .by wonderful-nature. Most of
them have more or less Indian blood; in
some * districts ; pure '.lndians may still be
found. The; aborigines ;are "simple-minded
folk whose needs do not make them good
buyers of- textiles, since a blue loin cloth
ordinarily serves:: for", the" whole rig/ . ."■
■'; The ■ ; Spanisfr-speaking population- has
been; in Venezuela a .. long -, time— in fact,
about .. 400 ' years— long % enough -;/ to have
built lip a great empire. But Burkes
aphorism regarding "little minds and
great empires" holds good . to an eminent
degree of .Venezuela. Not means,; butmen,
have been/wanting. The country has ex
tent . sufficient for,-! an empire. It ; counts
nearly 600,000 square miles— more than
France, , Holland and ' Germany combined.
It is.te'n;Umes the size: *6f New; .York :
State. And in variety, of soil and climate
it has . marked/ advantages. ' Of -the twen
ty-three,: States, . every; one -is said to con
tain "mountains, 'from, the coast the
mountain rapge crops away to 'the broad:
llanos of the Orinoco, a plain of • incredi
ble" rienness. ."- '■ ■j .
■ Thei land of 'Venezuela, taken as a
whole, may- be classed as eliheragricul
tural, 'pastoral or f-sylvan, each division
showing^ almost - boundless and ! untouched
possibilities. 'In. the rfertile. mountain val
leys: grow every crop known to man. .Vast
.forests of. *nahogany;. and cedar. ; have
. scarcely been -'.disturbed. - The mineral
wealth has"long since excitedtne cupidity
of- the Briton, .giving •• rise to the boundary
dispute of v a few ; : years : ago.: The gold
diggings in Yaruarri 'yielded 42,315 ounces
in 1539. Silver : \ is 'abundant / in ■ Bermudez,:
Lara and Anidos. : Sulphur, - coal, asphalt,
lead,; kaolin and tin ;■ are •:' founds Great
iron mines have ": been /> opened ■ by /-an
American- company; at » ; Imatica, /on : the
■lower." Orinoco. -The -pearl at"
the.island of Margarita .employ 400. boats
and still /show no signs' : of ,- exhaustion^
.The grazing ■country now ■ supports 10,000,-;
000; head -of /cattle;/ and; could easily sup
port more. // -/ : ; " • ' ' ■ ■
r In all .: that: concerns .the necessities of
life, the . have shown them
selves'''exceedingly" lax. ''J Prices ' in all / the
cities ;run.i higher.^ thati; anywhere else in
the. world,; outside; of rhihing: camps. The
only: cheap^thins^ln'Caracas^is-the yiq
letj^you .can ..buy /an /armfultfor twenty
cents. Americar.; sugar-' costs; 3o cents ; ."; a
: pound, ■; flour, i ?l2 ."a/sack ;; eggs," 50 .cents ; a
dozen; '-butter,; 7s "cents a/ pound; coal, ?24
aHbh:/>;v--:~v ; •■»__".• / - .;■'.;-. /■ ' ;. : '. : . .; :
/.:/ Everything' :[ : else .; corresponds. No ... effi
cient j>; streetcar/ service '. s in ."; the. cities;;
hence .onej.nvist, take /a/ cab.,-. Charges on
the railroads r : are j/ extraordinary. First- ,
classy passengers - pay; ( f rom'jS to ; 10 .cents;
; second T class > from * s r ;tq-'7, cents : : per mile:
; Merchan ts 'f. groan 4- constantly, A regarding;
freight >" charges'. ; ; It 'cqstsjrriore^ to^get : > a;
*ton ? of>;cbffee tto ; the jSnlp's^side^frorhia 1
town of ;iojto; ; ls:ranes]back\than to send;
■\i\ .to/; England. >: It'Ms^less; expensive ft o'
ship ' f reign t"f from -Chicago \ to/; New Tork
than f rorn^ Caracas ; to -/La Guay raj/ •; 60
miles^by^raU^' The :V freight ' rate'* oh: the'
German of
! i^resent?diSicuUies— • _is^2of cents v'af ion': per
mile, as against" 1 J cent a ton per 'mile
■'onSmahy^rAmerlcan^jro^s^^NoJmanufM?;'
turing^indusUries'jjha^^be^K'developed
anywhere in the country. Even - the
coarse sacking- in which agriclil^ral
products are .tv rappee 1 , has to be import
hed3^Tn ?iu-h- condition's^comm'ejrco);iiatur»;
- • " • — ." ".Th- "** Tr»n«*«« ofsrail
road-belongs altogether to the foreigner.
American capital has not- yet been di
verted '■ :.> to Venezuela in : any • copious
stream^,'. Tet, though North Americans
have never been profitable accessions ., to
Venezuela's population, they have al
ways'.boen, regarded as models for emula
tion.. Ho wever we may or may not flatter
ourselves looking at "the imitation,
there ,can ? be no doubt of the intended
flatterjv ' George "Washington and Grover
Cleveland ; rank , with Bolivar as patron
saints 'of Venezuela. In ; *all. manner of
ways we;have been copied, though hard
ly: followed. The very name Los Es
tados'f .Unidos de; Venezuela tries to
translate us: The Venezuelan constitu
tion has been modeled .; upon ours. Tne
President; is inaugurated on March 4 and
lives ■in a \"Yel low. House." He enjoys the
same, length of term as our President—
when he/ has the luck. Tho chief differ
ence appears to be that the office of ex-
President is far more lucrative for the
.Venezuelan than for the Yankee. The
typical Venezuelan "former" "'President
Uyes Jin" Paris upon an income derived
from ■■". s2o,ooo,ooo. Where did .he .get it?.
That- is . the mystery surrounding every
apparently, opulent native of Castro's
country, . : . .
MEAT SHOULD BE LOWER.
Assistant" Secretary Bingrham Says
Present Charges Are /Unwarranted.
--.• ■ (Baltimore American.) .... . . i
"public; indignation has'been thoroughly
aroused by the unwarranted: prices
ed -at. this time for meat," said "Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture ; Bingham. "When
there was la. scarcity of Xcorn "and cattle.
ruki at high prices, there was some ex
cuse' for * the price ; demanded : for "meat,
but .no w ; the ■■■-- price of * cattle '„ has > been ;
greatly reduced, and;: there Is ", no good
reason why . tile j price of meat should not
'be j correspondingly reduced. . 2-..
• "The small supply of ■; cattle *at Chicago
last; summer sent prices i : tup (: until • they.;
• reached i the highest figures : of ;the year— ,■
prices- higher than had before^ been reach-;
;ed in .twenty years. Last month the glut
in the cattle - market at ; Chicago caused
prices -to" recede to the lowest recently
; reached, •; and •: cattle .were sold \ for J4-75 ; t0
$s.is'ih'the month; of December thatwould
have : brought $8.25 to ?B.7sjatrthe highest,
;.time";'6f 'the year. :.-'., "r. ' ,\ "/•-"-"
.; "In' view of the fact that the reports In
dicate va^large^supply^ of; cattle on hand
in t Chicago; and other! markets^'and that
jthei wholesale price of /cattle ; has ibeen
reduced iy.ery. greatly. ' ahd.\also. thatithe
large of <\ Chicago ;; r have
;the "price,* it; seems; to: me a corresponding^
; reduction 4 ; should;: beVshovrn' in -the reta.it
trade. : ' " - - ':
*^."If'the.peoplevwill. awaken tbthe sltua-^
: tlon" and 'assert their ; rights "npwvthat .there
Us V plentyj^of C corn i; and . "no:: valid £ excuse^
for, 'fancy T prices,', relief ■ will. " I
=proniptly; follow." ; ; 'vv - ; :" v ;;;.;:':;
HOSBITAOIT^NOI^DIYIRaiNrA^
Keeping Up .With a-Gneit Gastroni
' * cally. ' _ '
;;V>-.Th^lo^fi^hsito'i.TPhlch'-ihospU^lii^^wenV,
in J the/old ; day si In -{Virginia [are j hardly; a p~i
.preciated|byMthelp'e6ple?pf;it6-day.'^rei;
marked fjby/. Ai: ' J^Blbb^f formerly^bfeßoa
:nokV|to^rlends^t';th6lNew*.TVniaf<l-^^^
- 'I wasSreared/lnithe'lstrict ischoolrfof;
Inheri ted*£custornsiand | tn^Uonallobserj^
ances," arid "woe to me if I departed - one
B&etii&ni
Bargains.
Do you appreciate a bargain? Shrewd
buyers can save * big money and secura
great bargains by, buying :here before
we take inventory. | ?
Fine White China Cups ''and Satt-»
cers, worth ioc., for," pair. ;.-... . . OQ
FineWhite^Chiha Soup.Plates,
worth "72c. dozen,' for; each . . . ... O C
..-• WMte China' Breakfast, and Dinner
Plates, worth 73c. dozen, for,
each . : .'. ....... ..'. .pG
Fine; German China c Cups and Sau
cers;; decbratiuh;** plates to
match, worth i?^7sidozen,for r .Q_
pair 1 1. -...-.'..!-.
Several barrels of Fine Flint Glass
gamblers, worth' 48c. dozen, for, »
eich. ;...,..:.... : &Q
-■' Fine^mitation^Cut^Glass Fruit ; Sa
ucers/* 'new patterns," worth $1 M
dbzenVfor,each..... ..../....... *rG
150: Fine '.';'. .Glass Pitchers, sold at
igc, ; 17c. , and 15c, to clbs3 out, r« _
each:;.v. : :VVJ.v;.- '■ ; v:-.^. : .V. > '..:.;V^C
Imitation Cut-Glass Fruit* Bowls,
worth 19 and 25c, to close out, in n
each; . . . : . . ... ..V.. ...... . . . . :*««
Sacrifice of Odds and Snds
' \.\: ' ■ . ' in : ...'■; --■ .'
Muslin....
Underwear.
(Jowns, Skirts, and Pants,
$5:98 for $4^B ;
$5.00 for $3^98
;•■'. $3.50 for $2.98
$2.25 for $1.75
$1.98 for : si.so
31.50 for $1.00
Si.db for 56c.
Jhiriy Different Styles
. Corset Covers
NOW ON SALE AT GREATLY RE
DUCED Crates.
One £ot Silk Jkirts.
ALL COLORS:
• ■ $10.00 for $7.48
$8.48 for $6 48
$6.48 for $5.00.
$5.00 for $3.g8 ,
Wash Skirts, in; colors, 50, 75c, and
51.00. I " , . '" . ;■:" / ;. - ■' ■ :"" "' ' :
One point had been particularly impressed
upon my youthful mind, to-wit: That
when a ffuest was'at thetable as; long as
he showed a disposition to/ eat itwas Im
poiite not to keep him company. That i»
to- say, it was a flagfant~breach of man
ners not to go right along him and
devour food .up to the time that he, too,
was willing to quit-,; . '• '
;"Well ; do I remember how "I suftTerad in
such la . cause. >A' kinsman of my family
rode one day acrpss country to our. horn?,
a: distance 'ofCsome -thirty"; miles^ and ar
rived ;at! the farm-house -just s& . we wera
about {sitting .{down to .dinner. -The long
horseback ride in a bracing atmosphere
had whetted his "appetite 'to an \ edge of
preternatural keenness. The; table was
well supplied .with "every . substantial; dish,
but the way the viands 'disappeared : be
fore this cousin -w^s something ;a3tbtii3h»
'Ing.'";- ■;'"■;-■ ;-.".;..- .;'.; ■'"="•." -■"': v"' ■
' "Every member of the .household tried
to; bear him company to ;.tho end. but in
vain. "Ho ate" every blessed one Vof them
to : . a . standtsill but myself- It seemed jto
my. Immature mentality; that fate had se
lected me to uphold the.' honor of the fam
ily/ and 1 1 ate ' away long after my . appe
tite had been surfeited." , ;
I "Finally, ; after pyramids of hot biscuit;
accompanied by _f rled/chlckeh . and ' vege
tables galore., had ; been J demolished, fsev
old-fashioned apple pi« 3 wer«
brought ; in.'.' These the klnsinan attacked
as though ;.bt? had eaten ; nothing before
hand^ and I wfth grini; determination pro
ceeded along the same route. The' rest had
given oip the contest,; atid'seemed absorbed
in" 'watch the gastronomic duel. ' My
hearty; opponent devoured fouribig slices
of pie and ; started on a fifth bneJ , I real
ized that; four "pieceawere fmySlhnit. I
had to' surrender, but; bad the satlsfactloa
9f knowing that, I.: had made asuperb ef
fort }ny;n v ; the "cause ,. of ; ; hospitality; JjThat
night it - looked as^ though they vwould have
to ■ send • f or : the 'doctor . to at tend \ me. and
my ; ow'n "^belief was .that'^medical talent
would .not, preserve., my; life. : i; pulled
through. -however, .and 'nevtr after tha:
did -I ; enter an "eating^ match -purely ! for
the sake of - ; politcne'sa."— Washington
-Post.-' .: « ■' ■;. - - : '. - '. * "; ■
j Bishop . Scliere»chew!ilcyJ» r .Great
-v'" ' : 'r"- ; / '/■■':'':: work. •■"■->:.■■';"•;
T "'-•- :(Japan Weekly Mai!.)- • . -
'■ . One of /the .most heroic figures of th*
day world Is a man whose very
namV; Is ' known" to few. and whose life 1*
; famlHaV to . eyeh^ fewer.- 1; He lives in 'fa
; small j hired ■ house/ in i the 'city /of Tol*i(>.
- His name ; la i; Samuel : : Schereschewaky.
j ' ForJ six years": he ',was a missionary^. bishop
i :;of;Shanshal.^?»lnetee"n-:years:a'go. iiinesr,
• 'contracted ■ largely?^through' kin work, ren
* tiered, -him almost :-V> Refusing to
I be "faA burden '-. toj the^ mission; ? he^ resfsne<i
i hisVsee^ • : But . he fref used ) to",, co nsider Hha t
; his days iwere over.
rj VWith; his >"paraly«ed Jbpdy ,-'. hi ; could no
i'lonserT.KOiaboutsth'e^work/Qf jeyanseliza-;
1 .itlon.^butnh'eTcould iat j'iea3t<sitjin ia(chair
j and . work" < for r China ■ by. tranala ting ; the
"enUre -Bible iritoJeasy^WenU^ »o ! that morn
■fof^the^cbiaunon 11 people ,;-f might 3 readmit!*.
; message. ' ; . .This ;he has * been J doins .i to C
nSny-jyeaf^workirig with siich resttes.-*
energy. = hi ihls'Jstrugsle against palaiahd
helptesancss;! tha tj he « bais ) kept 111 1 wo ; se'er^
tarie<3 busjvl -He^wrotei hls|tr«i'3lationToe
the f' entire ..--.Bible :;ln?>RomaiiYcharactera
upon ■■■a '. typewriter.";|thQUSh : ' : . hojj couW |u3«s ■
B^^^^^^^o?.i?«s^}hand,^andjrieedf|l
: eight ;'yeuV«Vi?;completetiheltas&;'|jHft;h-'».
worked funder" I conditions*' ' ih-Jt rpoi^to"
{ sbSmei many > of fjusi 'who |apeak [or|| hlafc(o( ;
lthe^KTVat?de*di\wc!|rolght do ;!? owSetr^
.. ' , ..:. - v.^. ... ...;- ..-.
