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t;mss thsir own. Their musical
f,ats Of course reached old StrAuss's
ears. much to his qualification; but be
made no sign until, several months
having elapsed since be first be-
came aware that they were &C.
curing celebrity, II struck him one
dav As absurd and unnatural that
he should bs about the only
musician In the Kaissrstsdt who had
never heard any Of his own sons COM
positions, Forthwith be sent Q mos
sage to his wife, who occupied apart
ments above his own, but two fights
higher, to the effect that he would es-
TEEN it . favor If she would permit his
sons to pay him visit.
His request was granted ct once, and
the three boys were ushered into their
fathers presence. But, strange to say,
the 4" waltz-King" las the viennese had
christened Strauss the elder had no pi-
anoforte in his rooms. What was
to be done? After some hesitation
be decided upon sending another mes
sage upstairs to ask Mamma Strauss
to lend him her piano for an hour or
two. Presently down came the piano,
and the boys began to play-frst their
fathers music and then their own.
The old mans delight was unbounded
he embraced them over and over again,
gave them his blessing, and then sent
them back. to their mother, together
with the piano and his compliments
and thanks.n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
An American Beauty.

ben. Periey Poore in The Albany Journal. |
Probably the most superbly beauti-
full woman ever married in this country
to foreign diplomat was Mrs. Bass,
Of Mississippi. After having passed
several winters here lin Washington
she married the Chevalisr Besnatti, q
man Of rare accomplishments, but in
no ways good looking. Her beauty
was so celebrated when she was
the Widow Bass that the mere
mention Of it suffices to recall
to many throughout the country the
vision Of her superb pressncs. "a
daughter Of the gods, divinsly tall and
most divipely fair" The Chevslier
Bsrnstti, after his marriage, went to
Turkey, whore hs WAS the Ministsr Of
Italy for some years, and ths Sultan
presented Madame Bernstti with On sx-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09

Anarchists are not prepared. The
prompt action Of Governor Rpsk has
apparently put down lawlessness aud
saved the interests of order and civili-
cation.
Jeremiah NJ. Rusk was born in Nor
gan county, Ohio, June IL, 1880. His
father was farmer Of small means, and
could not afford to give bis son liberal
education. The boyhood Of young
Rusk accordingly was divided between
work on the farm and acquiring COM
mon-school education. AS regards his
knowledge of books, be has been de-
pendent chiefly on unassisted studious
application.
He was twenty-three years Of age
when be removed from the State OF
Ohio into Wisconsin, taking farm
near Viroqua, Vernon county. In 1862
he entered the Union army, and began a
military career which was distinguished
and honored. He was major, and after
wards lieutenant-colonel, of the Twenty
fifth Wisconsin regiment, and brevet
brigadier-general. Shortly after the
close Of the war he was elected State
Bank Controller, an Office which he
filed from 1866 to 1870. His next pub
lie position was that Of member of the
Forty.second Congress in the House Of
Representatives He served three con-
secutive terms in Washington, and dis
tinguished himself as legislator.
Among the important committees in
which he served were those on War,
Public Lands, Agriculture, Mines and
Mining, and Pensions. He was chairman
of the last named, apd did material SER
vice in readjusting the pension rates.
The arrear-of- pensions bill had in Re-
preventative Rusk an earnest supporter.
While in Congress he was an intimate
friend and associate OF James A.
Garfield, and upon the election OF
that eminent man to the Presidency was
rendered successfully the appointments
of Charge d'Affaires to Paraguay and
Uruguay and Chief of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. He declined
both, and in 1881 was nominated for
Governor on the Republican ticket. lie
was elected by majority Of nearly H.
900 votes over his opponent. In 1882
an amendment to the State Constitution
was made which had the effect Of ex-
tending his term Of incumbency, in com
mon with that Of all the State officers,
from expiration on January l, 1884, to
the same day, 1885. His reelection
after term thus prolonged is strong
evidence of the great respect for him
entertained by the citizens Of Wisconsin.
Governor Rusk is man Of distin-
guished appearance. He is easily APP
preached and a ready listener. While
respectfully considerate Of the opinion
Of others, he holds tenaciously by his
own judgment after having decided
upon a course Of action. His admin
istration is described as both wise and
strong.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
Change OF Work.

Change Of work is one form Of recre-
alton, because, it may be presumed,
the new employment occupies differ
ent portion of the brain, and the one
that has worked obtains rest. Mo-
notony of occupation is always irk-
some, no doubt because certain portions
of the brain are exclusively occupied.
A hard-worked man should think no
form of recreation beneath his no
tice; he is fortunate if he has a
really satisfactory hobby or two.
Talleyrand's Representation of the
kind of old age that awaited the
man who did not know whist is full OF
truth, if it be applied to amusements
and hobbies in general. Perhaps its
author would scarcely have recon-
mended whist for an old man had he
been able to foresee the bewildering
notifications which have been made in
the way Of playing the game. In
this, as in other things, the tendency
is to turn play into work. Let US
hope, however, that some of our sim.
pier forms of recreation may be per-
mitted to survive at least for our time.
Books remain, and we may be thankful
for the stock we already possess. Read
ing offers the most available means Of
recreation. Dean Hooks practice in
this respect also is worthy of adop-
ton. He tells US himself that he
always had q novel in hand. 1t lasted
him a long time, "but when q man
has much to do q little time thus spent
does the mind good" Books, how
ever, should be suited to the occasion.
AS Bulwer tells US, "when taken in
discriminatory they are no cure for the
diseases and Affections of the mind.
There is world Of science necessary in
the taking Of them. l have known some
people in great sorrow fly to q novel or
the last light book in fashion. One might
as well take q rose-draught for the
plague. Light reading does not do
when the heart is really heavy" By
all means let the recreation be con-
formable to the tastes Of the indi-
vidual and adapted to his condition.
When man over sixty who has led q
sedentary life suddenly and vehement.
ly takes to tricycling he may feel pretty
sure that he has failed to catch the
meaning Of the term " recreation" and
that very different process will GER
tainly develop itself.
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Henry TayIor's yagasics.


AT large gathering Of celebrities
shortly after his entry into literary So
ciety he monopolized the conversation
for some time by a paradoxical ad-
vocacy of Mohometanism as against
Christianity. lie appears to have
somewhat trenched on the forbearance
Of his company, although the display
was . most brilliant one, and
Charles Lamb, who was Of the number,
rebuked him in the following way /:
When the party was breaking up
Henry Taylor's hat was nowhere
to be found. The host, coming
down stairs, asked what was
smiss, when Lamb replied, "The gen.
tleman has lost his turban." His hos
tility or indifference to Christianity APP
pears to have lasted until be found him
self rejected by the lady Of his affsc-
tons for want Of definite religious be-
lief. This led him to a serious sxami-
nation of the whole matter, and at the
end Of twelve months be was able to
make confession Of faith which was
satisfactory to the Chancellor of the
Exchequcr (the lady's father.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
COsTnic Dust.

lCD0mOerS JOuTuHi'
The most crucial test of dust is that
Of comparative chemical analysis, and
its application to various of these iron
particles reveals the fact that while
those known to be of terrestrial origin
contained neither nickel nor cobalt,
both these metals are found present in
the magnetic particles collected at
the observatory Of Saint Marie du
Mont, on Mont Blanc, and
meteoric origin has therefore been
assigned to the latter. Nor is
other proof wanting to support this
presumption. In addition to these par
ticles of cosmic dust larger masses
forming meteorites are not unfrequently
found. Their general appearance is
that of dull black, but occasionally
shining black, irregular exterior, form
ing q thin crust, which is totally diff
ferent from the main mass within. Ex-
amined microscopically, the crust,
which is usually one hundredth,
but may occasionally rise to one
eightieth Of an inch in thickness, is
found to be a true black glass, filled
with small bubbles, sharply divided
from the interior-facts which indicate
that the crust is due to igneous action,
under conditions which have little or no
influence within the mass. The inte-
rior usually consists Of q stony mass,
formed of broken or angular particles.
Here we have two Reconsideration
it has been formed by aqueous deposit
ton, or it has had an igneous origin.
The latter or fiery origin is again
believed to be the true one, for
the reason that certain microscopic
characters always present in waterloo
posted crystalline masses are not seen
in these meteorites and an isneous
non-terrestial, rather than an igneous
terrestrial origin is assigned to them,
because the CLASSY spherical structure
found in meteorites can only be produced
terrestrially by combination Of condi-
tions very rarely found coexistent. The
only instance known whore sucha COM
bination obtains is in the crater OF
Kilauea, where the volcanic production
known as Pele's Hair somewhat re-
sembles the CLASSY structure of meteor
ties. Nor is this all, for knowing, as
we do, that meteors occasionally reach
the earth in the. form Of substantial
masses, the suggestion has been ven
tured that they fall in sufficient num-
bers to affect its bulk in the course Of
ages and assuming, as we are entitled
to assume, that these masses, to
which We are unable to assign def
nitely q meteoric origin, are indeed me-
teorites, the link connecting them with
cosmic (non-terrestriaD dust has then
been found. NJ. Tissandier, examining
dust which he detached from the sur
face of Bohemian meteorite, found its
microscopic characters to resemble
those Of the dust particles Of Mont
Blanc, and even more proofs not want.
ing 70 vindicate its non-terrestrial
origin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
AUCTION sALES-ruturs Day..
BY Frank ID. Hi a Co,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. Eleventh street.

SALE OF LARGE
i NUMBER or BUILDING LOTS ON
srREHrsl Akrp A AEE NEW AvENHE al
ITs INTERSECTION WITH TWENTY.
FIRST AND MARSHALL STREEr5, IN
ioWINGe'S HILL, AT AUCrIoN.-By
yiStue OF a deed OF trust from George =.
palmer and wife, dated 21st February,
1879. and recorded In clerks office kicn-
mopd Chancery Court, Deed Book 1lo y,
page los, default having been made In the
IA ment of certain note secured therein,
and At the request OF the benerciaries In
a "a sed, we will sell at public auction, on
the premises at O'Clock Z. NJ, on
THURSDAY, MAY 8. 1885,
the property described in said deed as fol-
lows: THAT CERTAIN LOT OK PARCEL
OF GROUNDlying in the city Of Richmond
north OF and adjacent TO Broad street and
east OF Nineteenth street, with front on
Marshall street OF 1853 feet. and containing
nearly SEVEN ACRES OF LAND. This
ground has been recently surveyed
and divided into suitable building
lots, and has been much improved
by the opening OF Marshall a a
Twenty-first streets. and the grading OF
the avenue, up which the electric lights
have been run. Some OF these lots are very
yaluab e. and will be good investment.
pat to be seen at the Office Of the auc-
tioDeers.
TERMS: One third cash ; balance In six
twelve and eighteen months, interest added
10 notes secured by deed OF trust.
JOHN. III. GUY,
WIN. BEN. PALMER,
Trustees.
FRANK d. HILL 4 Co., Auctioneers.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale is postponed TO
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH,
at the same hour.
JOHN II. GUY.
WIN. BEN. PALMER,
nv 7.el26l3 Trustees.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
HAS VERMONT A BORGIAf
Mrs. Mason Suspected OF wholesale
observation-disclosures Under
Chemical Tests.

Potsoniug-B Bodies Under
Chemical Tests.
A Rutland (Vt.) special says: The
lines are Tightening around Mrs. Her
bert E. Mason, now under arrest for
the alleged poisoning Of her son-in-law,
Don G. Parker. He died about month
ago under mysterious circumstances,
after exhibiting several Of the usual
poison symptoms. An examination Of
his remains, brought about by suspi-
cions of foul play, resulted in Mrs.
Nason's arrest. Parker and his wife
had supplied plausible motive for the
alleged crime by threatening to lsave
the mother-in-law and remove to Bos-
ton. 1t soon came to the ears Of Mr..
Kendall, the States attorney, that
other relatives and close friends Of
Mrs. Mason had died in a sudden
and mysterious way. He was so
impressed with the similarity Of symp-
toms in these cases that he obtained
leave to exhume the bodies Of the
dead. Accordingly three bodies were
exhumed That Of Herbert Mason, the
woman's husband, who died September,
1882; that Of a young son Of Mrs. Ma
sons sister, who died six months ago,
and that of Mrs. G. S. Britton, who
died suddenly about the same time.
The body Of Mr.. Mason was found in
that peculiarly fine state of preserva-
ton usually produced by arsenic in the
system. Mrs. Britton was one Of the
suspected woman's closest friends.
They were forever together, and there
seems no reasonable motive for foul
play in her case, nor in that Of the in
FAINT nephew, unless the evidence may
develop Borgia mania for poisoning
on the part Of the suspected woman.
The stomachs of these exhumed
bodies will be carefully Analysed by
Professor Witthaus, Of Buffalo, N. y,
who has made a speciality of poison
analyses for ten years. At the pre-
liminary hearing yesterday he testified
to the presence Of arsenic in the stomach
Of Parker. After mentioning prelimi-
nary chemical tests, he told how he
obtained metallic arsenic from the
fluids of the stomach.
Mrs. Mason has stood well socially,
and there is great anxiety to know
whether the chemical expert will find
traces Of arsenic in the bodies exhumed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
The Strauss BROTHERS.
THE Theatre.l

hear that Johann Strauss is about
to embody the musical "reminiscences of
his youth in an opera, the leading no
hri Of which are to be REVEALS of
dance-tunes composed by him when q
lad studying engineering against his
will. His boyhood, as well as that
of his brothers Joseph and Ed
ward, was spent under the roof
that sheltered his renowned father,
whom. however, he seldom saw; for
his parents bad separated, and for
many years lived in different stories Of
the same house, the Strauss boys hsv-
ing been judicially assigned to their
mothers care. All three developed re-
variable musical ability at an early
age, and, when still in round jackets,
were familiar figures in the sew
ersl musical gallons Of Vienna,
where they CONSTANTLY played their
lathsr's competitions, and some
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
Masculine Curiosity Quite Satisfied

1.-The Oregonian.l
The police force have good joke on
q new member. 1t appears that the
late addition to "the finest" was fur
nished with fre-alarm key, and, never
having seen the inside Of one Of these
boxes, thought he would enlighten him
self as to the mysterious inwards Of
these by means of his key. He got the
box open all right and looked at the
works till he was satisfied but when
he had closed the box again he was
Mortified to find that he could not ex-
tract the key. A brother-oflicer coming
along kindly informed the victim that
it would be as much as his life was
worth to 60 away and leave the key in
the box, as some fellow might come
along and turn on a false alarm. So
the new man fingered near" like
Mary's little lamb, after the teacher
had put it out, till Superintendent Cof-
fee could be found. The policeman
need not feel sore over the matter, for
there is q young man in town who
rushed to box to turn in an alarm,
but who, when he had opened the box,
did nothing but stand and shout fire
into it as if it were a telephone.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09

ouisits necklace Of pearls. He died,
and she returned here TO recover from
The United States Government . con-
siderable sum Of money for cotton de-
stroysd on her Mississippi plantation.
when last here she was accompanied
BY her daughter, Miss Bass, who has
Inherited her mothers fair, sunny face,
wealth Of light-brown hair, and impe-
v;sl nersOu.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
by George T.. Crawford,
Real Estate Agent and Auct!oneer.
1908 Bank street.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A MIC

TRUSTEES SALE OF A NICE
l. LITTLE FARM OF NINETY ACRES,
WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THE REoN.
IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. ABOUT
SEVEN MILES Rom THEClrl OF RlOh-
MOND, ON THE COURTHOUSE ROAD;
IMPROVEMENTS CONSIST OF A TWO.
STORY FRAMED MELLiNf OF FIVE
ROOMS, STABLES. HEN. HOUSE, AND
YOUNG ORCHARD; FIVE HUNDRED
CORDS OF WOOD MIGHT BE CUT AND
SOLD FROM THIS PLACE.-by virtue OF q
deed OF trust from John e. Goode. john Y.
Go0de, trustee, and Blanche Z. Goode his
wife, bearing date aarcn 81, lssS, aud duty
recorded In Chesterfield County Court
clerks Office Deed-B Book 10. page 467. and
being requested by the holders OF notea
therein secured. the undersigned trustee,
will offer Tor sale. AZ public auction. on
TUESDAY. MAY rs, 1853.
at 8 o'clock l.. NJ. on the premises. the
above. described PROPERTY.
TsKMs: Enough In cash 10 defiay OK
penses OF sale and TO paw two notes-one
Tor $3.50 Ia and one Ior 800. an0 interest
on both from April 2. 1850 bxlauce secured
as may be announced on dsv NJ sale.
q. A. CRAWFORD. Trustee.
GHoReE h. CRAwfokD, Auctioneer.
mS an
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Auction sAGEs-russss Bays.
~.~S~<l>.r<<~>eS.>/NO ro0<~Nl~>/S~~clOVS~srS"
BY George 8. vashon 4 son.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneeu.
No. Tenth street.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LOT IS

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT Is
l. BY 100 FEET TO AN ALLEY 20 FEET
WIDE. WITH Tw0-sT0RY FRAMED
DWELLING THEREON, No. 1908 NORTH
FIRST STREET, CONTAINING THREE OR
FOIJR ROOMS.-By virtue OF deed OF trust
executed to the undersigned, recorded In
the clerks Office OF Richmond Chancery
Court in Deed-Boo l2S Z, page 1871, to Sc
cure certain sum OF money therein men
toned, default having been made In the
payment OF the same, | will. being thereto
REQUIRED by the beneficiary OF said deed.
proceed 20 sell at public auction. on the
premises, on
FRIDAY, MAY IL. 1883,
ut 9 o'clock +. NJ, the PROPERTY above
described.
TERMS Cash as 10 expenses OF executing
this trust and s275, WITH interest from the
9TH OF April, 1886, TIL paid: balance upon
such terms as may be announced al sale.
GEORGE y. NASH0N.
TruqfaQ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09

ADRUGaIsr's TEsTrMoNy.-"Du-
ring my thirty years. experience Is .
druggist have never known an article
to give such universal satisfaction IS
Palmer's Skin-Sucoess. People whom
it has cured Of sores and eruptions Of
long standing often return to thank me
for Recommending e." G. r. Harris,
JERSEY City, N. ].
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09

The former residence Of Or. james Many
Morris. % the Green Springs. LOUISE coun-
~, Will be sold al auction, on the premises,
on
THURSDAY THE 18Th INSTANT.
\ small and productive FARM OF some 800
ACRES Is attached to II.
The HOUSE Is old-fashioned and out OF
repair. but is In the heart OF a neighborhood
proverbial for its attractions, within easy
reach OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
and close TO a mineral spring whose fame
ante-dates the century.
The deed under which the sale Is made
requires CASH. but there is second In
cumbrance OF $1,000 or 81 200 as To which
one, two. and three years TIME VIII d.
given, the Interest being paid annually;
and IL is Quite probable that for any surplus
over both mortgages (the first is some S2,lOO
or 81, 200 time VIII also be given.
A great bargain may be expected, whether
for residence, profitable farming. or specu-
lation. JOHN q. WILLIAMS,
Trustee.
my eat Orange Courthouse.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
Auction sALES--Yasars Days.
BY J. Thompson Brown ACo,
Real Estate Agents and Auctloneen,
l1ls Main street.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A
~ VALUABLE
CE MT X A l. l. Y. LOCATED. DOUBLE
BRICK RESIDENCE,
LARGE GROUNDS
No. 0 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.
NOW OCCUPIED ny
CAPTAIN MAXWELL L. CLARKE.
Scott. plaintiff, )Chancery Court
against City OF
Clarke Ct ol,., defendants. Richmond.
BY virtue OF a decree OF the Chancery
Court OF the city OF Richmond 10 suttstylei
as above, entered January ~, 1855. which
decree has been modified AZ To time OF all
veriising and as comm issioner therein aD-
pointed. / will sell a. public suction, on tho
FRIDAY, NAY 7.isse.
ATS O'CLOCK r. NJ,
the above VERY DESIRABLE AND MOST
DoUBLE-BRICk Ht~l-
DENCE. being on the east line OF Fifh
street between Main and Cary streets The
dwelling commands beautiful rlNer views.
and contains twelve rooms and mas con-
nectet, with 10 Iange and beautiful grounds
fronting s2N feet on Filh street. running
back TO sixth street. on which II fronts s.
feet. A plat OF the same Will be shown on
The lot may be divided or sold as whole.
may hc utbtth-
TERNs OF SALE: One fourth cash. balance
In six twelve, and eighteen months. neZ)-
table notes, bearing interest and Title re-
tanned until all the money is paid and deed
o'o''s" " Wv RI CALDWELL
Commissioner.
]. THOMPSON BROWN 4 Co.. Auctloneers.
SCOTT, PLAINTIFF. AGAINST CLARKE AND
AIS. DEFENDANTS-IN THE CHANCERY
COURT or THE CITY or RfCiiMoSD.
|. Benjamin II. Berry. ccrk Of the said
court certify that the bond required OF the
special commissioner hy the decree In said
cause OF January II. 1855. has been duly
given.
Given under my hand this 10th day OF
January, 1855.
BENJAMIN H. BERRY, Clerk.
POSTpONEMENr
Postponed on account OF rain until
TUESDAY, MAY IL, 1855,
at the above time and place:
II. il. CARDWELL,
my Commissioner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-09
BY n. W. BOwe,
Real Estate Auctioneer,
No, 4 Eleventh street.

EXECUTORS SALE OF THREE
l. PIECES OF VACANT REAL ESTATE
IN THE WEST END. ONE On BROAD
STREET NEAR RICHMOND COLLEGE,
ONEON PARK AVENUE (OR SCUFFLE-
TOWN ROAD AT THE CORNER OF
ROWLAND STREET, AND THE OTHER
MAIN AND CARY STREETS. ON THE
NORTH AND SOUTH RESPECTIVELY.
AND EXTENDING BACK TO MULBERRY
STREET.As executors of the late \. II.
Williams. we will sell Al the Office Of y. W.
Bowe, No. 4 Eleventh street, on
WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1886,
at O'Clock p. NJ. the REAL ESTATE
above referred to- as follows:
First. y LOT on the north side OF Broad
street opposite the mouth or Lombardy
street, fronting 81 feet by depth OF $50
feet TO an alley twenty feet Wide, being Lot
No. 3 In X. x. Duvars plan.
Second. A LOT on the southwest corner
OF Park avenue extended aud Rowland
street, fronting IT'S feet on the south side
OF the avenue by depth varying from III
to l75 feet. and running back to an alley
twenty feet wide.
Third. The SQUARE bounded by Clover
the Boulevard Main. Cary. and Mulberry
ward and a Ike front on Mulberry street.
These several parcels Of property Will be
sold as whole, or sub-divided as may be
deemed best at the time OF the sale.
Plats can be seen al the Office OF the auc-
tiOneer.
TEAMS At sale.
JAMES PLEASANT5,
A. l.. BOULWARE.
y. W. BOWIE,