Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11


Nearly every newspaper has contained
something OF Colonel w. II. Wilson, OF
Denver, as one Of the Leaders OF tne
American party and the owner OF the
birch rod which bent beneath Stone"aii
,Jackson's weiehtas he fell to the ground
mortally wounded. He was astonished
when he returned home and found that
bis visit 70 New York had made him Ia.
nous. 1.-The people Of my own town
said tho Colonel, laughingly. "did not
know I was a great man until they
learned it by way of New York. Col
onel " William II. Wade, OF 81 LOUIS
now one OF the best known men about
the resorts here, is seldom mentioned by
the papers Of his own city except when
thew COPY what the New FORK papers say
about him. Here he is known as
double millionaire and the man who took
the last drink with Jesse James.
WILL BECOME A HOTEL ATTACHMENT.
Francis. the Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Missouri, in one visit here
last winter achieved more newspaper
notoriety than he ever did before, and
he is now receiving the benefit OF it.
General William 7. Walsh, ex-mayor Of
Hot Springs, now lives here, and not
week passes that two or three para
graphs do not appear in the paper about
him. 81 left Arkansas because | WIS q
plain every day citizen, " he says, "but
6y living here at leading hotel l can be
one Of tue conspicuous men OF the metro
polls Of the country" And so it goes.
"Is il likely 10 become general. sad
the father Of the system, repeating my
question. Yes. in all the large cities,
for il PAYS the hotels here. The average
man is fond Of newspaper notOriety,
only he may differ as 30 the kind If he
is much Of o politician it Is q necessity
TO him. OF cOurse we can only have
men written up that have some standing
at home, even if NE is from a small city
and 10 mayor Of it. Every man has had
some interesting event in life. A para
graph about il in n New York paper Is
sure 10 lie copied in the local paper Mt
his home. and his neighbors conclude
he must hc n man OF some consequence
to attract attention in New York. This
pleases him, and he becomes drummer
for our hotel, ana as n general thing he
will remain longer and come oitener
than he would otherwise.
THE LATEST ELECTRICAL NOVELTY.
A New York inventor who has devoted
many years to electrical research has
lust finished an invention which ere long
may come INTO general household use.
Ii consists OF neat box containing a
peculiar thermometer and hyRrometer
with electrical attachments. The pur-
poses Of the apparatus are many. If the
temperature OF the room goes above or
below limits set 10y tue occupants the ex-
banding or contracting mercury in the
Thermometer establishes an electrical
circuit which opens or closes hot or cold
arrceistcr and kcepsitopen orclosed IN
til the desired temperature is re-
stored. Beyond the ordinary limits
are what are termed " danger
limits. The higher one Is intend
ed as fire.det, ctor nnd Is so arranged
as 10 ring sn alarm bell or gong, and
where there is tank provided to turn
on Il stream of water. The lower is in
tended for greenhouses and conseryato-
rics, aud Likewise makes al alarm when
ever the temperature falls 10 a point low
enough to cndanPer the plants. The
hygometric attachment acts IN the same
manner regarding humidity as the Their
momotric does respecting temperature.
ITS only practical application SO far as
the inventor makes claim ia to give
notice to a florist when the ar in u
conservatory becomes too dry, or 10 n
refucr or other manufactures the atmos-
phcre of whose drying room becomes
too moist to he of any avail. Tho IN
ltrument is now in use in the vaults Of
some of our great breweres, where lager
beer must be kept between 40 and 1O'
Fahrenheit, and III the "cOld storages
OF the leading seaports. where fish,
poultry, game, eggs, fruit, fine vegeta-
blea, and tobacco ore refrigerated end
preserved for weeks and even months.
Ii has also been utilized 10y metropolitan
architects who connect IT with the fur
uaces and cold-air flues of the latest sty les
OF palatial houses. When it necessary,
ms IN large brewerics and cold storages,
the circuit is so arranged rs to produce
an alarm at the place where the trouble
occurs and also IN central Office or
superlntcudent's room. The fire-alsrm
can also lie connected with the nearest
fire. and police-statlon.
MARK TwAIN's CoURTsHIP.
Mark Twain, if be is in the mood,
will tell the story of his own courtship
in a manner worthy Of the greatest Of
living humorists. When he first met
the lady who afterwards became his wife
he was not SO distinguished as now, his
origin was humble, aud for some years
of his life he had been a pilot on the
Mississippi river. The future Mrs.
Clemens was a woman o. position and
fortune; her father Was Judge and
doubtless expected "family" and social
importance in his son-in law. Clemens,
however, became interested in his daugh-
ter and after awhile proposed, but was
rejected.
"Well, " he said to the lady. al didn't
much believe you'd have me. but l
thought Ia try
After time he "tried" again, with
the same result, and then remarked, with
his celebrated drawl, al think great
deal more of you than if you'd said
Yes but it's hard to bear" A third
time he met with better fortune, and
then came the most difficult part of
his task-to address the old gentleman.
Judge" he said to the digniGed mil
lionsire, "have You seen anything going
on between Miss Lizzie and me
"What? What ?" exclaimed the
Judge, rather sharply, apparently not
understanding the situation, yet doubt
less getting glimpse Of it from the in
quiry.
Have you seen anything going on
between Miss Lizzie and me
"No, no indeed y replied the mag
nate. sternly. ." No, SIT | have not. "
"Wen Look sharp and you Will, "
said the author of lnnocents Abroad .;
and that's the way he asked the Judicial
luminary for his daughters hand.
HIS OWN CHILD.
Mark has a child who inherits some of
her fathers brightness. She kept diary
at one time, in which she noted the oc-
currences IL the family, and, among
other things, the sayings Of her parents.
On one page she wrote that father some