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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
ATMOSPHERIC OF THE Sun.
Professor YOunG's Lecture at Rich.
mnuh college.


In spite Of the rain fine audience as
sembled last evening at Richmond Col
lege to hear something more about the
SUD. The spacious hall was about half
filed with deeply interested snd appre-
ciative auditors, and the Professor.
having no difficulty in making himself
heard, was completed at his ease and let
his genial humor ripple over all
this discussion and flash about
the bright clouds and the chromosphere
he was describing. Then another adj
vantage was in the fact, which came out
in spite Of his modesty, that in present
ing the discoveries Of modern astronomy
he was speaking of work with which he
was most familiar in all its details
work, in fact, which has given him much
of his eminence among the worlds as
tronOmors.
The lecture was beautifully and pro-
fusely illustrated with Photographic and
other pictures of spectra. eclipses, and
all the means and appliances for study
ing the sun in its immediate surround
ings
AND SOLAR ATMOSPHERIC.
Professor Young b, gan tais lecture by
saying:
"Our last lecture was discussion of
old astronomy. The facts and figures
presented were only such as could have
been derived from instruments used by
our grandfathers hundreds OF years ago.
The subject of this evening belongs to
the new astronomy. Fifty years ago it
would have seemed absurd to say we
should ever be able by looking at the
sun with one of our instruments to say,
Il SEQ in it iron or hydrogen or magne-
sia and yet that is just what We are
now able to do any day, and not only in
the case OF the sun. but also of the
stars.
THE SOLAR SPECTRUM.
81 mnSt first spend few moments in
discussing the solar spectrum and the
solar spectroscope, with which we study
it. You all know that some 200 years
ago Newton first found that sunlight on
passing through prism was separated
into different colOrs, 30 that instead OF
forming q round spot on the wall it was
drawn out into long streak OF brilliant
colors--red at one end, violet at the other,
and yellow and green in the middle-but
the spectrum found in this way is indis-
tinct. Ii the sun, instead OF beng
large round disc, had been q sim
gle line Of light. he would have
found this spectrum crossed with dark
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
Easter ffOWers.

Tho largest stock Of Cut Flowers and
Plants on Friday and Saturday at w. A.
Hammond's. 32l east Broad street. No
increase IN prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
pFRenNAL.

Mr.. Woodson was ono of the most
liberal and generous Of men. Many
were the deeds of charity that nobody
knew Of with which le carried sunshine
into tue houses Of the poor. Unosten-
tatious, no was not the man to let one
hand know what the other hand did,
Deceased was kind 0nd atiectionate with
his family, aud was highly esteemed 10y
all who knew him. As a soldier, as a
citizen, and as a city official he was al
ways highly regarded and spoken OF.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28

EAsTER-CAEDs, B0oELErs. PRlYER-BOoKs. and
NOyeltes. Call early and &c, the hesiat 1902 Main
street RASDoLPH e ESGfIsa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
Philliugs DiQestible Cocoa

produces feeling Of lighiness aud buoyancy. as
against that OF weight, headache. anu depres-
sion. 70 common with the ordinary cocoas Its
nourishlDg 10 a high degree and easily digested.
THE SAFEST MEDICINE 20 have about the house
at all times is simmons Liver Regulator. II will
harm no one. Itwill benens all who may have
attacks Of Biliousness. Dyspepsia, Headache.
Constipation, or other ailments resulting from
disordered Liver or stomach. Keep it alwsy ia
the house, and you win have 3 family physician
near who will save you many dollars and much
suffering. Tho genuine always has on the
wrapper tho red Trade-Mark and signature Of
J. Ii. Zeilin L Co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
Old Hip tobacco
How to Gaia Flesh and strength.

is a Tough, Mellow. and Waxy Chew
Try ii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28

Money TO Loan-Iong Time at Per
Cent.
FRASK ID. HmL & Co.,
Real Estate Brokers,
No. 6 north Eleventh street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
OFFICE CLOSED.

As soon as intelligence Of Mr.. Wood
sons death was received at the City Hall
the Collectors Office was closed by order
of Mayor Darlington, and it and the
other City Hall Offices will be closed to-
day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
Lookout for ola nip
Tobacco, and buy plug.

Cut Flowers for Easter.
Rosebuds, Violets, Lilacs. Lily OF the
Valley. j. j. HARVEY,
3 east Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
TIE FUNERAL.

The funeral service will take place
from Leigh-Street Baptist church at
o'clock this evening. Rev. DR.. Goodwin
will oficiate.
The following gentlemen have been Sc
lected as honorary pall-bearers: Colonel
w. II. Palmer, Messrs. James T. Gray,
Robert ,. Munford, Miles Turpin, Colo
mel ". +. Cutshaw, Messrs. W. II. Tai
man, George T. Merrill, Judge Samuel
b. Witt, Messrs ". Il. Cardozo. w. II.
Cullingworth, b. NJ. Quarles, and S. c.
GreenhOw.
The active pall-bearers will he chosen
from the orders of which he was mem
ber The mterment will be made at
Hollywood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28


Deceased was married three times.
Miss Smith, daughter of Rev Mr.. Smith,
Of this city became his first bride on the
llth Of February, 1857. In 1868 he was
married the second time to Miss Fannie
A. Holdsworth. sister Of Mr. W. T.
Holdsworth, of this city. HIS third
wife, who survives him, was Miss Olivia
Burfoot Iurton, sister Of Mr.. Peter j.
Burton. The names of the living chill
dren are Mrs a. 5. Goode, W. p,
Shirley l., Salie L., Fannie B., Julia
r., aud Avlett Woodson, the latter being
eighteen months old.
Mr.. Woodson was a member OF the
following organizations: Henrico Union
Lodge Of Nasons, Roane Lodge Of odd
Fellows, Damon Lodge OF Knights Of
Pythias, Richmond Lodge Of Knights OF
Honor, Lee Camp, Old First Virginia
Regiment Association, and Old Greys
Association.
Mr.. Woodson was the son Of Mr..
Leander Woodson, q well-known citizen
Of Henrico county, and had number Of
relatives in Richmond. One Of his SIS
ters is the wife OF Policeman John +.
Shinberger.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
THE TRACK.

Colonel Buford ana Dr. Watson were
appointed a committee 10 take into con-
sideration the modification Of the track,
itslocation. and the acquisition Of ground
required for the change.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
MANCHESTER.

Major Joseph Walker, Of Chesterfield,
again presented the advantages Of the
South Side for the Exposition.
\ committee composed Of Mr. r. c..
Williams, DR.. ID. ). Watson, General
Joseph Z. Anderson. and Mr. John p.
Branch were appointed to visit the site
offered by Major Walker and to consider
all other questions presented 10y the citi-
Zens Of Manchester
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28

Why the bondsof the Guarantee Com
pany of North America are to be pref ,r-
red as security for officers and employ eos
in banks, railroads, express offices, Ac.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
AYLETT R. W00DSON.
DEATH YESTERDAY MORNING OF THE
CITY COLLECTOR OF RIcHnoND.
An Account Of His Sickness and Death, and
Some Of His Military
History.

Mr.. Aylett Il. Woodson. Richmond's
City Collector, after q few months i'll
ness, died as peacefully ns q little child
yesterday morning at his home, No. 500
north Twenty-ffth street. Mr.. Woodson
was conscious until abouttwO hours before
his death then he fell into an insensi-
hlhty, from which he never emerged.
The death occurred at seven minutes
past 10 o'clock, and was caused by dis
eases Of the liver and kidneys.
Ills HISTORY.
The deceased was born in this CITY
February 15. 1888. and when a lad en-
tered the plow-factory of the late Viii
liam Palmer, where he learned the trade
Of maker Of agricultural implements.
lie continued in the business, subse-
quently working for Charles (the son of
William) Palmer, and did not leave him
until the middle of the wear 1876, when
he entered upon the duties of City Col
lector-an Office 70 which he had been
electe' by the people, and which he held
10 the time of his death.
HkFOEE THE WAR.
In early life, about 1857, Mr.. Wood
son joined the Young Guard. OF Rich
mOnd. Afterwards he wac a member Of
the Grays, and served q part OF the first
year Of the war in this company. In
1862 he enlisted in the Thomas Artillery,
in which he remained during the war,
doing good and crcditable service. Be
fore hoshlities came TO an end Private
Woodson bad by successive promotions
reached the rank OF lieutenant
Until last fall Mr.. WoodsOn had been
an unusually healthy and robust man.
About that time he had an attack OF
jaundice, which was superinduced by
severe liver and kidney troubles. From
this he rallied in q short while and at
tended faithfully to bis public duties.
About January lat last he had another
attack, and has never been really well
since, but was constantly at his Office.
LAST AT HIS OFFICE.
About fifteen days ago his attack be-
came SO serious as 10 necessitate his re-
naming at home for several days. On
Msrch 18th and the following day he
went up town and looked over accumu-
lated business at the City Hall The
visit Of Sunday. March 18th, was his
last one TO the Office. On that day he
contracted violent cold, which aggra-
waited his disease. For a long time Mr..
Woodson's naturally strong constitution
resisted the inroads Of the insidious dis
ease, bat exhausted nature at last was
forced to succumb.
HIS PANTY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28
RAYS OF LIGHT.

"In other words, the gas strikes out
from the white light emitted by the
solid precisely through rays which it
would give itself if alone, and thus tho
gas or vapor, though invisible to the
telescope. becomes visible and identi-
fable with the spectroscope.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28

A meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee Of the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society was held yesterday in
the Office of the president Of the Mer-
chants National Bank. Present: Presi-
dent Ashton Starke, General Joseph h.
Anderson, Colonel A. S. Buford, Mr..
John =. Branch. Mr.. L. G. Williams,
and DR.. David s. Watson.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-28

lines, and might perhaps have solved
the problem OF the suns constitution two
hundred years ago, but it seems never
to have occurred to any one to examine
the spectrum caused by light coming
through narrow elit until about the be-
ginning OF the present century, when
Wsllaston. in 1902, found that under
such circumstances the spectrum was
crossed by certain dark bands and
few years later, in 1914, the German
Fraunhofer, independently and working
with better instruments, discovered and
named the lines OF the solar spectrum as
we know them now. and made map,
which | shall soon show you.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
An Old Time Corn Shucking.

Corn shucking time in the South dur
ing slavery DAYS was looked forward to
BY the farmer and his family as one of
the big events of the year, and when the
runner came around To invite all hands
to a corn shucking at John Smiths, or
Bill Jones', il was looked forward to by
all who had been invited the same as we
look forward TO the coming of circus.
The negroes from different plantations
within five miles of John Smiths would
start to the corn shucking soon after they
had dane their days work and housed
their stock. The leader, who was gener-
ally the largest man in the crowd, would
start up song, answered by all in his
party, and could be heard for miles
around. They would meet at the corn
pile, aud the one that could halloo the
loudest was elected the captain. and
would walk the corn pile and give out n
song unlil the last ear was shueked. AZ
ter the shucks had been put in pen the
owner of the corn pile was carried around
the house on the shoulders of several
stalwart negroes, all hallooing at the
same time, and carried in and put at the
head of the table and waited on by those
who carried him on their shoulders. 1t
was a happy time and the jug of old corn
juice played a prominent part in the
shucking, but it has all passed away, and
the farmer who gets his corn shu.ked
now has TO pay well for it-1thnls, Ca,
Culper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
The Coming Women.

Nothing in the United States struck
me more than the fact that the remarka-
BILE intellectual progress of that country
is very largely due to the efforts of Amer
lean women, who edit many of the most
powerful magazines and newspapers,
take part in the discussion of every cues
ton Of public interest. and exercise an i'm
portant influence upon the growth and
tendencies OF literature and art. Indeed,
the women of America are the one class
in the community that enjoys that leisure
which is so necessary for culture. The
men are, as rule, SO absorbed in busi-
ness, that the task of bringing some ele-
ment of form into the chaos of daily life
is left almost entirely to the opposite sex,
and an eminent Bostonian once assured
me that in the twentieth century the
whole culture of his country would be in
petticoats. BY that time, however, it is
propable that the dress Of the two sexes
will be assimilated, as similarity of cos
tune always follows similarity OF pur-
suits.
In recent article in La France NJ Sar-
cey puts this point very well. The fur
ther we advance, he says, the more appar-
ent does it become that women are to
take their share as bread winners in the
world. The task is no longer monopoliz-
ed by men, and will, perhaps, be equally
share by the sexes in another hundred
years. 1t will be necessary, however, for
women te invent suitable costume, as
their present style of dress is quite inap-
propriate to any kind Of mechanical labor,
and must be radically changed before
they can compete with men upon their
own ground.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
HOLIDAY BARGAINS +!


IN BLACK SILKS, 75 to s3 so.
CoIorcd silks and Satins. SO cents up.
coIored Plushe= IS and 95 cents, worth 81
and 81 IS.
All-wool Dress. yard wide. at % and s7a
cents
5o-Inch, ali wool. Dress suitinss. at &c. to
81 so.
Aii-wool, French cashmcres. Best Colors,
A cents yard.
All-wool, Black cashmercs, Lapins, so
cents.
Ladies and childrens Cloth Wraps, Jack
cts, Nantes, Newmarkcts, Raglans.
Ladies' Seal Plush Goats, SO, SIS, $50 and
up to SO, all sizes.
Ladies aud child-ens Small Furs. Muffs
and Boas, Black Hare Mufis at 50 cents.
Best quality, Alaska Seal, Goats and Jack
cts, at low prices
Holiday Observation-Disclosures initial, at
% and 80 cents White Hcrnstitched i2i
cents up; Embroidered, 25 cents up, Plain
White Haudkerchiefs 5 rs cents up.
Mems, all linen, white, cord edge Hand
keTchiefs, 10 cents; Hcmstifched, 20 cents ;
Colored Borders, I2i cents.
White silk Mufllers 81 and up TO finest.
Coloresi silk Handkerchief, l2l cents up.
Holiday Umbrellas, 81 to $50. Kid Gloves,
81 pair TO best made
Mems Fur and Lined Gloves, Mems Seal
Caps, Winter Hosiery and Underwear.
ES-We carry the largest stock OF good TO
finest grades, in this sc on of country
and don't charge fancy prices.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
Origin of the Word Doll.

am almost certain that every girl who
reads this has at some time or other play-
ed with doll Very likely the older
ones have outgrown their dolls, and only
keep the old fasorites as souvenirs Of
childish days, and pretty playihings for
little friends and guests, but perhaps even
they. tall and womanly as they are, would
be puzzled to tell why We call il doll,
and not, as the French do, puppet or
poupei, OF, with the Italians, bambino
or baby. What is the meaning Of the
word doll?
To explain, must 90 back to Ear away
times, whenit WIS the fashion all over the
Christian world for mothers to give their
little children the name of patron saint.
Some saints were more popular than
others, and st. Dorothca was at one peri
cd perhaps the mos, popular of ALL Doro-
thea, and its quaint English variation Do
roihy, have, rs my little Greek scholars
know, a very lovely meaning-"Gift of
God" But as few people like to call a
,oddling wee thing by long and stately
name. the English Dorotheas were short
ened in nursery talk to Dolly and Doll,
and from giving the babies the nickname
it was an easy step TO give the same to the
little images Of which the babies were so
f,Bd.-Wide 1wats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
What am ! to Do?

The symr'oms of Biliousness are nm
happily but too well known. They diff
Ger in different individuals 10 some ex-
tent. A Bilious man is seldom break
fast eater. Too frequently, alas, he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but none
for solids Of morning. His tcnge will
hardly bear inspection at any time; if it
is not white and furred, it is rough. at all
events
The digestive system is wholly out of
order and Diarrlioea or Constipation may
be symptom or the two may alternate.
There are often Hemorrhoids or even
loss Of blood There may be giddiness
and often headache and acidity CT fiatu-
ienoc and tenderness in the pit Of the
stomach. To correct all this If not effect
a cure try Grasi's Aaga< FSoner, it costs
but trifle and thousands attest its eff
x.Icv
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
A Bank of England Note.

4 story is told of Wash Connor, Jay
Gould's old partner in the stock broker
age business, who is well known in Chica-
go, which illustrates the proclivity of the
Wall street man to play pranks in solemn
places Connor, during sojourn in Lon
don, presented eos Bank Of England
note-which, like our own currency, is
simply promise to pay-to the bank for
redemption in gold. The banks custom
on these occasions is TO require the person
presenting the note to endorse. Endorse
it." said Connor, when the rule was read
TO him; q don't know about that. I'm
a little careful what | indorse. This is a
note of hand"
The astonishment of the official could
not easily be depicted in words.
Il don't believe IN indorse it all. j
don't know you. Besides, it amt neces-
sary. Give me the gold and take your
paper"
"Bnt, sir it's our rule"
81 don't care anything about your rule.
Isn'tlthe paper good?'
''Good Good Is bank of England
note good? Are you mad, man ?''
"Well, if it's good l want the money
on it,
"Who are you? You must be an
American. Quit your funning, man, and
indorse it,
The official gasped nearly purple in
the face. Connor's countenance did not
change muscle.
''I'll not indorse il" he said. "And as
its genuine note, if you don't pay it I'll
protest it,
Protest it, Protest the Bank of Eng
land Good heavens
"Yes, protest it, and before night"
The clerk climbed down from his stool
and ran into back room. He returned
Immediately with two elderly officials, all
three greatly excited. Connor calmly
reduced the newcomers to panic by re-
peaiing his threat, and after enjoying the
spectacle feigned a sudden understand
ing of the case and indorsed the note and
got his gold.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
New Years Greeting.

At the opening of New Year we ex-
tend TO all our rerders the compliments
of the season, and wish them all health,
happiness and prosperity. To secure the
first we know of no better service we can
render than to commend Gilmore's Aro-
matte wine, the best tonic and vitalizer
for men, women and children ever pro-
duced. For ladies' who are suffering
from general debility and diseases pecul-
lar to their sex, it has no equal. For fif-
teen years it has been the standard REM
edy in many localities, and has received
higher endorsement from physicians and
persons who have been benefited by IFS
use than any other medicine ever intro
duced.
The Gilmore Remedies are for sale by
Biesecker q Snyder, Mammoth Block,
Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
Princess Reatrice's Children.

II is all very fine for the Queen to an
nounce the announcement of the Princess
Beatrice in the Go-che and for her TO
communicate the interesting circum-
stance to the Lord Mayor, and to inform
the public that this infant is the first
member of the royal family that has
been born 10 Scotland for more than 200
years. The last was the ill-flted Charles
l. But the awkward fact remains that
the children of Princess Beatrice are in
reality no more royal personages than
John Brown. Princess Beatrice's mar
riage was morganatic, as was that of the
Princess Louise, and her children are not
born royal, and nothing that the Queen
can do will ever make them so. OF
course, as long as the Queen lives things
will go smoothly enough with the Bat
tenbergs, but in future reign their anom-
alous position at court would be exceed
ly unpleasant, and, bad as things would
be for them in England, it would be far
worse in Berlin, Vienna, or st. Peters
burg.
These children of Princess Beatrice
cannot marry into any of the royal fami-
lies of Europe, and the Queen ats nei-
ther kindly nor iudiciously in making
such elaborate fuss about the youngest
daughter and her family, and when they
find themselves reduced to their proper
level, the fall will be all the more severe
ly felt in contrast to their present pros
porous exaltation. The christening of
Princess Beatrice's infant daughter is to
take place in the private chapel at Wind
sor Castle during the first week in next
month, and Prince Alexander of Hesse
is coming over for the ceremony.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18

FoR three weeks was suffering from a
severe cold in my head, accompanied by
pin in the temples. / tried some of
the many catarrh remedies without any
relief Ely's Cream Balm was recon-
mended to me. After only six applica-
tons Of the Balm every trace of my cold
was rcmoved.-Henry c. Clark, lst Di-
vision New York Appraisers Office.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-18
Talks on the Tariff.


Thomas Hall, manager of the Hall
Type Writer, gives The Press prief tariff
talk this morning. 1t won't take min
ute to read it, and it is worth column
oftheoty.
Speaking with James Blake, Secreta-
ry of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co.,
he gave me an illustration of how free
trade affects prices and how the English
manufacturer wrests to his own advant-
age the folly of other nations.
Second quality saw steel was, under
tariff duty, Il cents per pound, and the
whole supply came from England. Amer
can manufacturers started furnishing it
for 10 cents; the English manufacturers
Immediately put it down to eight cents.
Hawksworth, Hobson, Jessop, Firth and
all the leading English manufacturers
joining in the cut, AMI held that price
until the American product was killed,
when the English manufacturers imme-
diately put up the price to l2l cents.
This was Just before the war. The pro-
tective tariff has'since kept out the Eng
lish make almost entirely, and reduced
the price in America to from four to five
cents"
And yet the free trade papers are try
ing to make the people believe that the
only "trusts and combinations are in
the United States. There is TO truth in
these assertions. The British trust I"
which controls steel rails, for instance, is
more powerful organization than any,
thing of the kind in this country. Once
cripple our steel plants and the English
combination would 50 manipulate prices
that it would be almost impossible for us
to recover our position again. Every steel
manufacturer in the country knows this
to be true.