Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-25
Here and There.


In Northern Siberia, il young native
desires to marry. he goes to the father OF
the girl OF his choice and n price Is agreed
upon, one half OF which is then paid down.
The prospective son.in-aw at once taxes
up his residence with the family Of his lady
love, and resides with them year. II, at
the end Of a year, he still desires TO marry
The girl. he can pay the other bali and they
are married on the next visit OF the priest.
II be does not want TO marry he need not.
and SIMPLY loses the half he has paid at the
start.
Mr.. F. ?. Jones. GA east Cary street.
Richmond. SAYS: "My brother, while
travelling South, contracted malaria. lie
used Browns Iron Bitters, and il made a
complete cure. II is a great remedy"
The public baths OF Vienn, are said to be
The finest in the world The building is
situated in the heart OF the city, and enclOses
a basin $40 feet in length by ljG feet in
width, and varying in depth to twelve feet.
Tie enormous quantity Of water contained
in this basin is renewed three times day.
The whole establishment has accOmmoda-
ton for 1900 persons, and il open from
May 1st to October 3lst, and from . in the
morning until dusk. There is also bath
restricted TO ladies. open from Q in the
morning until ] and the Vienna ladies are
especially good swimmers.
Mr.. j. A. Golden, COL west Seventeenth
street, Richmond, says: IL consider
Browns Iron BitterS superior to any other
tonic preparation. The demand for it Is so
great that can hardly keep myself sup
piled. NV customers have unbounded faith
in this popular remedy
The production OF coal in France is twice
as great as in either Germany or England.
Ordinary coal is worth S2.03 to $3.50 at the
French mines. while in ENGLAND and the
coal basins OF the Ruhr, coal is worth only
from ninety-,ix cents to S.l5 per ton.
This makes the average price per ton in
France e2.22 and Fl in the other countries.
The coal-basIn OF the Ruhr in Germany Il
the most important Of the basins OF cOnti-
mental Europe. IL extends ca ieily along
the right bank Of the Ruhr to the Rhine, a
length Of about forty.6ve miles, with a
width OF twelve miles, and produces annu-
ally from 20.000. 900 IT, 2j,000,000 OF tons.
OF this amount two thirds are kept for
home consumption, and the other third is
exported TO Paris, and even to the borders
OF the Mediterranean.
Mrs. Fannie O. Lnean, 2G12 Clay street.
Richmond, SAYS: "For days | could
scarcely eat morsel, and then suddenly q
craving for food would possess me This
state Of things injured my health. Browns
Iron Bittors cured me-"
New Orleans papers ask the North Caro-
lima Exposition Commissioners why they
neglected to bring the original OF the " first
Declaration OF independence, which ema-
mated from Mecklenburg county, y. c., in
May, 1I1j, fourteen months before Thomls
Jefferson penned the immortal document
which was adopted in Philadelphia in July,
l776." To this the North Carolina press
replies that there certainly was such de-
claration made and passed al public meet
ing at Charlotte, y. c., on May 90, l17j,
but that no copy OF the document is now
in existence. There are, however. some
strong resolutions which were passed at
Mecklonburg, n. c., on May Il. l11j,
copies OF which now exist, and, while they
do not proclaim the independence OF the
States. they ale long stcp in that direc-
ton, and far in advance Of the general pub
lie opinion Of that time.
Miss Mary l.. webb. 92O west Nam
street, Richmond. says: IL have y.6en
Browns Iron Bitters with great benefit.
1t is certainly a very superior strengthen.
ing tonic"
No fairer substance ever sprang from
more unpromsing parentage than the
snowy, pure, iasteless, opalescent wax
which Is evolved from the loud-smellng,
pltchy drcgs OF petroleum. Ozokerit can
destroy the precious metals and eat up the
hardest steel as water dlssolves sugar. sui
phuric and other potent acids have no more
effect upon it than spring water II is alike
imperyious 10 acid and 10 moisture. Its
advent seems TO have been a special dis
pcnsation in this age OF electricity. Ca
bles for the electric light, underground
conduits, and entering wires in telegraph
offices all owe their fitness 10 this wonder
ful product 81 petroleum. Every caramel
contains it. as does also the paper in which
caramel is wrapped. The gloss seen upon
hundreds OF varieties OF confectionery Is
due to its presence, used 10 give the arti-
cles certain consistency, rs the laundress
uses starch. So that product taken from
the dirtiest, worst.smelling Of tars finds its
way 10 the millionaire's mansion an hon.
ored seryitor. Ii aids to make possible the
electric radiance that floods his rooms; or.
in the form OF waX-candles, shed softer
the floor for the feet Of his guests.
and 1t melts in their mouths in the costlest
candies. Thousands OF tons OF il are an
nually used in making paper FOR wrapping
Gue cutlery. Fish and butter and score
Of other articles are also thus wrapped. and
there seems literally no end TO the uses
found for the paper saturated with this
pure hydrocar ron. In the chemists labOra-
tory II is invaluable As a coating exposed to
all manner OF powerful dissolyents brew
ers find 1t 40 excellent thing for coating the
interior OF barrels. and the makers Of wax.
flowers and wax figures simulate nature by
covering their hsndisork with 1t. Verify
IN discoyirg petroleum Colonel Drake did
great service TO humanity.
Mr.. w. II. Ladle, Ills Main street,
Richmond, says: IL have used Browns
Iron Bitters for dyspepsia, neuralgia, and
neryous 1Isor1ers with Oh cat satisfaction ~