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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
A SOCIETY GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT.
She Improves Her k.enten Leisure
by FrescOtBg Her Rooms in
NeyeI "tyIe.

wow AOik WeAAt'f
A society girl in New York has been
utilizing her Lenten leisure in expert
ments in the art of frescoing, q new de-
parturo in the list of feminine accom-
plishments. The idea was not original
with her, however, she having borrowed
it from Buffalo girl, the Buffalo young
women being, as q rule, the most aston
isbingly superior and capable persona
On Delaware avenue Of that city the
experiment was begun. The room was
freshly plastered and the surface was left
slightly rough. Upon this was laid a
coat of blue paint, pale towards the
floor and deepening as it went up to the
ceiling, which was given the tint of hot
blue, seen in June skies. All over this
ceiling is painted in fresco groups of
clouds of the soft, translucent white Of
the clouds OF summer Moons All over
tho walls grow masses of daisies Of
every height and size. singly and in
groups sometimes with broken stem
or nodding over, as il blown wish the
wind; standing with broad white disks
growing straight upward or else with
close-folded blossoms not yet opened TO
the sun. The room is furnished in white
wood, the draperies are OF muslin, and
wherever there is room for embroidered
daisies there they are.
In her dining-room this gifted young
woman has painted her walls OF soft
green. There is no reckless unconven-
tionality here, though suitable enough
in the bedroom. The frescoing is done
in very deep friezs of painted orange
boughs, with tho dark.green leaves
massed thlckly as a decorated back
ground for the golden globes of the
fruit. The aforementioned young
woman ii New York. having heard of
this, and learned by experiment that she
herself had some talent In the same dlrec-
ton, has been spending her time since
Lent began in Transforming her boudoir
into a woodland bower. Hallway up
the wall she has painted tho slim, silyery
trunks of dogwood-trees, and from these
spread upward until they cover the en-
tire ceiling branches set with the gray
green leaves and broad masses OF
white blossoms which make the dog
wood beautiful III spring. Tho I'M
preston upon entering tue room almost
takes away ones breath with surprise,
30 much does it seem as though one had
suddenly stepped into the heart of the
spring woods, the effect of blossoming
verdure is SO realistic. The furnishings
OF the room are being all arranged in
white ard green, which matches the
beautiful canopy OF flowers, and so de-
lighted is the painter with the success OF
her work that she has already made de-
signs for the adjoining Of her bedroom,
which is to be decorated with wiSteria
vine in full blossom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
Knew what Hs was About
Detroit Free Pressl


Alta side track and water-tank between
Greensboro and salisbury, the hour
being about 8 o'clock at night, a man
boarded the train aud took seat directly
ahead OF me. When the train started
the conductor came for his fare, and as
be had no ticket the official asked;
"why didn't you geta ticket st Blank
vile ?"
Hadn't time" a.
"Why didn't you get on there9"
Hadn't time.
"How far are you going?
GAS far as this fifty cents will take
me-" - -
you 2" ,..,,, III.
neonle of Blankyilie rode me- on rail
and gave mo ten minutes in which 70
leave the town. got out in five That
sbows level head. doesn't it ? want
ATTY cents worth more Of distance ~ fast
"a can Eet it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
Hepa and Thare.

Hannibal Hsmhn has returned to
Maine and confirms tho report that he
bought and wore on oyercoat while in
Minnesota. He adds did not buy
the garment on account OF roy feelings,
bat out of respect for the weather.
When the thermometer runs down TO 400
below zero [ think the ordinary courte-
sizes OF the occasion would demand
proper recognition of the presence of
Boreas. the lee king. My friends were
much amused at my surrender, but q
Minnesota blizzard is not meteorologi-
cal condition to be treated with disre-
spect.
Investigation OF fire ruins shows thst
porous terra Gotta bricks and blocks best
resist fire, water, and frost next 10 these
IN the order OF fre-resisting qualities
being the various concretes. or some Of
them, and burned clay work. In the
best building work now done the iron
part is incased in porous terra-cotts, tile,
or brick work in roof, floor, and tile con-
struction the hollow tiles are faced with
yitreous tile, slate, or any good weather
proof coating. or with single thickness
of brick. lncased in fre-proof mate
rails, iron and steel framework is claimed
to give the best results.
Charles Sites. of Newark. n. j., had
an encounter with cat on Monday at-
ternoon that he will not soon forget
he was walking between two piles OF
lumber in the street when his attention
WAS attracted by al ugly growl. lie
scarcely had time 10 turn to see whence
il came before cat sprang beneath the
boards and planted its teeth in the calf
of his leg. His flesh was further torn
by his efforts to shake the animal of,
and finally at the risk OF having his
hands bitten he seized it around the
neck and had to choke it into insensi-
biIity before the vicious brute gave up
the fight. Even then he had to remove
its fangs from his leg by main force.
A curious cause OF death was recently
recorded in India. A native who was
fishing in a stream caught fiat, eel-like
fish, about fifteen or sixteen inches in
length. Being DESTROYS Of killing it, he
put It into his mouth In order to bite
its head. The fish, however, scarcely
approaching tins somewhat clumsy at
tempt at decapitation, vigorously esssyed
to make other arrangements, in which it
was partially successful. Gifted with a
sliminess which made il very difficult to
hold, it slipped through the man .
fingers into his mouth and conveyed it,
self partly down his gullet. The situa
ton now was bad for the fish. but still
worse for the man, for, owing to the
sharp fms on the back of the fish, 1t was
not possible TO withdraw it. The man
died in great agony within an hour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

underclothing patched. Mrs. Conant
has good many customers, but none,
she says like the old millionaire.
"Whea he would bring bis clothes to be
overhauled, she says, "they were ready
to drop of OF him and Just hung to-
gether. 1t was an awful Job to fix them
up. His underclothes he wore until
there was no more wear in them, and
they could be mended no further. When
he would bring me bis socks to be
dsrned he would always bring along the
yarn, and would want that counted in in
the bill"
lie always haggled over the bills.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
nx.po,.ia ana FORBID Liver.

Nathaniel Hyatt, Insurance. Department.,
Albany, N. T., writes:
nave been great sufferer from dyspep-
STA. water brssh, acid stomach, and csnstipa-
ton for the ast fifteen months. Some time
ago read Ia one OF BfandretRs Calendars
the case Of . gentleman In Albany whs was
cured OF q similar affection By using A n.
cocks Porous Plasters. Knowing the gen.
tleman referred TO purchased three-one I
wore on the pit OF the stomach and two on
my right slde. wore them week. then
teok abafh, and removed the plssfers.
washed the places with ccegse, aad rubbed
them dry. and then applied fresh AiIcock's
Porous Plas,ers. fouad my appetite and
digestion much improved In two weeks; Ia
three weeks my bowels became regular. and,
after using the plxstefs Ior four Nesks,
found pxseIi eatissls cured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
THE NEW DEAL.
John w. Mason. missioner of iu-
teraaI Revenue.

The new Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, John W. Mason, was born in
Monongslia county, Va. NOW West Vir-
ginia), ond is iorty-seven vars old. He
attended school in his native county.
His father was village blacksmith, and
young Mason was singing the hammer
himself when the war broke out lie
entered the Union army at the age Of
eighteen was engaged in nearly all the
battles in West Virginia aud the Valley
of Virginia, and was promoted for
bravery. After the war no at
tended college and studied law.
At the same time he held an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

Office in the Internal Revenue Service al
Grafton. lie has won distinction as a
lawyer in West Virginia, and beyond.
Taking an active interest in politics Nh
Mason has become local leader OF his
party. For several years he was a mem
Der of the State Executive Committee,
and also for several years a member Of
the National Republican Committee,
serving until 1855. In 1882 he was q
candidate for Congress. and was de-
feated by only ten votes lie was also
the Republican candidate for Judge OF
the Supreme Court at the last election.
Mr. Mason is a personal friend OF James
G.. Blaine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

Nearly all the roses that New York
bellies wear are raised in Madison. N. j.
Probably moro roses are grown there
and sold than in any other place in the
world. There are eighty-five enormous
greenhouses in the town, and $50 people
are employed in the cultivation OF roses.
At least score Of men have grown rich
from the sale Of the queen of flowers.
On an average 10000 cut roses are
shipped from there to New York avery
day in the year. Two cars bear the fra.
grant load.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
sovereignty

Queen Emma is King Willem's second
wife, and is more than forty years
younger than he. She is the second
daughter OF Georg Victor, Prince of
Waldeck, and was born on August 2,
1853. Her marriage TO the King of The
Netherlands took place on January Z,
1872. Their only child, the Princess
Wilhelmina, was born August 81, 1880.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
WANTS.

WANTED, A MAN TO BLAST
w WaREL-PIT or to suPerintend loh. Must
undsrbtAnd dynamite. Address ROC
MOUNT MILLS, Rocky Mount n. G.
NH 3l-eod
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
WANTED.-A STOCK COMPANY

NANTED.-A STOCK COMPANY
w forming for the purpose Of opening 8
market. canning vegetables. &C., and selling
everything usually bought by families. WISHES
10 CONFER WITH RELIABLE AND ES1AS-
LiSuBU MERCHANTS who would take stock
aud take charge OF its different branches.
Clerks snd others who wish employment should
take stock. Easy terms. wealthy vholosalo
merchant Of the city who has taken $4,000 OF tho
stock will be At the head. For particulars adj
dress .. X, care OF the Richmond DHpatch.
NH 3l-lt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

WANTED. BY A SETTLED COL
w ORED WOMAN. A PLACE AZ NURSE
Apply for two days Us 1898 east Broad street
mn 3l-lt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

WORKMAN WANTED THAT CAN
w DO all Kinds VI REPAIR work on
DWELLINGS. One that IA reliable, &c. Apply
with references IN UritiDg Can give steady
employment JAMES II. GRESHAM.
NH Silt No. IL north Eleventh street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

WANTED. D., TIL THE s,c PTBhIC Jpr TO
BUTTER. AND MILK COMPANY wall commence
on APRIL ist 10 DELIVER MILK IN GLASS
QUARTS AND PINT JAkS AT 5 AND CkN1s ).
We will pot on our seventh wagon on April LIST
Many thanks 70 the public for their liberal pa
tronsge. Call and inspect our dairy and see our
thlrty-ton refrigerator.
kICaMOND CREAM, BUTTER AND MILK co.
NH 3I-2t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

WANTED, A GOOD NURSE.
w None others need apply. No lili Grove
ayauus nh 3l-its
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
TO SILL I25 MILES

w ANDSIX HORSES. single or Ia lots 70 suit.
All young and broke Purchaser. will 80 we'll 10
examine them before buying elsewhere. Also,
lot Of CAKTs, sChAPEks. kAiLkOAp Flows,
and HARNESS Two miles IOrth Of Richmond
on the new North road.
nah 21eodiw' ". w. WRIGHT.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

WANTED, A WOMAN TO COOK,
w wash, and iron. Mono but experienced
naud need apply. No 2l9 north Nineteenth
street. nah SILT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

A GENTS WANTED.-NO EXCUSE
IN 10 30 out OF work. You can make from
$3.50 to $50 a day In our business Apply q.
i7O5 east Main street NH 3l.its
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
WANTED. PUPlLS IN SHORT.

CTRAYED FROM MY OF -
~ FICE, No Is south Thirtsenth-
STREE yesterday, March 30th. WHITE AND
lIyEk-COLOkkD POINTER PUPPY about four
monthsoid. AsaitspIs reward vii DO paid for
nh siits GgoR6E A. HAYNES
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

VXTANTED.r-T Rec tff.NTLEMEN
w can Sst BOARD la private family %
Church iiiiL Terms moderate. shd wiJhla one
square Of The Electric lima Address y. = j..
No :sls sasl Aarshsl sRvek clkx. mh1t-1r
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
A BEAUTY DOCTOR.
How Q New York Woman Treats Her Pa.
 tients for Uglincss.

How New York Woman Treats Her Pa tients for Uglincss.
 There is a woman in New York who has Q growing clientele of patients coming to her to be treated for ugline5s, says the New York W0rld They may be i'll perfect health physically, but not quite at peace in their minds because of defects which render them unplcasing in tho eyes of their fellow nOrtals, and she ministers to this mind diseased by curing, as far as possible, the complaint of plainncsS Women go to her to bo mado thinner or st0ltcr, to have their color heightened or reduced, 10 be treated for ugly complCXiOus, red eyes, thin hair, round shoulders, and all the physical faults which make the difference between beauty and the lack of it. To women who arc too stout she recommends a bath Of salt water in the morning, two CT three hGndfuls of rock salt being put in the batn over night and allowed to dissolve. They must be rubbed down with heavy Turkish towel after this salt bath, and arc to sleep on hard beds, while tho only internal treat mcnt she prescrIbes is Congress water and Q grain or two of roasted coffee, to be chcwcC half an hour before meals. which will greatly lessen the appetite for food. She suggests diet of crosses, lettuce and spinach, with desserts of Iceland moss jel- hcs.
 Thin women she feeds on carrots and parsnipS and doses them with few drops of acid phoshate before meals to give them on appetite for the mullins, brown bread, oatmeal, and fruit that are to form tho greater part of their diet. But what she prin- cipally rehes upon to add flesh 10 thin girls is pint of sweet milk to be drank every night just before getting into bed. She orders off the corSets ot round-shoLldered girls and puts them into braces instead, with daily exercises on a pulling machine to help on the good work, while awkward and heavy girls are gwen bar over which they arc to jump many times every day. When a woman has become too florid she is fed on sassafras tea and given hot baths, and the pale woman has her baths cCid and a bottle of claret each day. This "beauty doctor" as she is called, has effected some wonderful cures ot plainncss and in sever al cases has taken entire charge of woman for six months with the result that at the end of mat time her friends scarcely knew her. There is talk of an infirnary or prI- vatc hospital being established near New York, of which the beauty doctor is to have charge, and where women will go, as they do now to the rest cures, to undergo thorough treatment for -ugliness. This female beauty cultivator is stern and die tatorial, and will immediately give up case if her directions are not followed to the letter. She has great hopes of her hospital, where her patients will be direct iy under her eye and she can sec that her ideas arc carried out. She holds that there is no excuse for thorough ugliness, and that it can be to great extent made a mat ter of will with woman whether she will be pretty and pleasing or not.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
e clerks could give him any information,

e clerks could give him any information.
 having left there several years ago to cn ter the firm of which am now partner.
 " SIngularly enough the gentleman who up to aDout year ago had filled the position l formerly occupied is now holding the same post for our firm, and his resemblance to myself is a striking one, we beng, in fact, cousins. The senior of tho clerks over the way saw from a description given a likeness of my book-keeper, and although he did not think he had been with the firm in the year mentioned, he advised the young man to step over to our office and inquire for him.
 He came over, and the resemblance was so strong that he could hardly DC convinced that ne had not found the friend he sad he had been searching for during the last six years.
 "In the course of thelr conversation my cousin asked him if he remembered where the house was situated when he paid visit to ne, and on his mentioning the street, and knowing that 1 had formerly resided there, saw ct once that l was the man he Was looking for, and told hin to come in yesterday, when I st ould De in the office.
 'YcctoTGay he came, and had not been acquainted Of the case by my book-keeper the recognition wouIl still have been mu- tuaI. He was delighted to find me, and with tears ia hIs eyes thanked me again and again for the little act of kindness had performed years before, and to which he sad he attributed his success since that time.
 "He mad been working in New York, and the first dollar he had ever managed to save he placed III that httto toy, he having bought it for the purpose. and had added co hls store until he lad the amount 1 had gwen hIm. with interest:
 From that tune he had been searching for me, but up to the day he had seen the name of the firm when accidentally pass ing along this street, he had not been abe to get the slightest clcw to my where abouts.
 1.-Two or three years ago he married, was now at work in Boston, Gnd the little bank he produced from hIs pocket contained the sum Eao loaned hInl, which he had sacred ly preserved for the sole purpose of repay ing me. Many time his wife had asked him why he kept the little toy so carefully, a.ld what the contents were for, but nc hao kept the secret even from her, and now that he had found nc he hoped that would not refuse to accept 1t.
 Seeing my reluctance, he said he was in constant work, had a good home and a Iov- ing wife, and he should not feel the pay ment; and he could not be sat4 iled without returning to mo what he claimed had been the means of giving him his start in life, and could not feel happy unless 1 allowed him to complete the work he had for the past six years tried hard to accomplish.
 ''As you sec, have accepted the little toy, and feel as proud as if l had been pre- sentcd wi.h some testimonial of respect by my employees.
 That l3 the story of the little toy bank" -BO,tOu Globe
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
GROWN AWAY.

My little children rave grown away, Grown asay from the land of play, Grown to be nea and women tall, With passions and loves and hates and al That comes 10 us when We grow away From childlsh play. My little children that were so dear,' How can help but wish them here With arms round my neck in the old lovlng
 way I have not known for many day. Not since home was my kingdom, precious and
 sweet, Filled with the music Of pattering feet. Those feet that led them away from me Into tho world and over the sea, Leaving me herS n nly lonely room That even in su lshine seems full of gloom, And so ve-y lonely needs must cry For the cays goGc Ly. ] thought I should be tae first to %, And can Tot but " sh it might have been so But tho Father e love, who dweIls m the
 l ght, Took some Of my pab,es out Of my sight Took them away to Ills home Of rest, And I know, though I can nor tell why, twas
 Lest. SoTm trusting our Lord, and can oloarly see That in that 6ear land our homo shall be, And though the children havs gone away We sball meet agaia. Oh blessed day, When He will cail-io Heaven VIC come And find once more our happy hone.
 -J0Ita 4. C2Gik. i.t Cool H0useEeepiR1.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
An Artistic XEatch-DiaI.

The changes which the flight of time brings upon humanity afford an inexhausti- ble subject for the poet and the artlst. AS a notable specimen of emblematic work of a very appropriate and delicious kind, a Watch-dial now in process of construction at Waltham, Mass, is described by the American J3lceLer. It contains, instead of tho usual numerals, twelve small but dis tinct silhouette figures, beginning with a woman with very young child in her arms. At one o'clock the lady and her little baby are clearly depicted, the infant being in long clothes. At two o'clock the same fig ures appear, but tho child is a little larger At three o'clock mamma is still there, but the infant is ill short clothes. At four o'clock he again appears, and so on up to c'ght o'clock, when he goes to school for the first time. At nine o'clock he may be seen with his college gown and mortar board and the pleased smile of tho now elderly but happy mother At ten o'clock the dcath-bed scene is presented, where he parts with his beloved mother At eleven o'clock he is middle-aged man, over whom the snows of many winters have passed. At twelve o'clock he makes his final appearance as an old and decrepit specimen of humanity praying for 2 better land,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
Steel Lace for Summer.

You would never guess to look at girl nowadays, says the New York Mail and ErpreSS, what it is that she is wearing about her neck and peeping out from her pretty puffed sleeves. Lace! Yes, collars have gone by, but lace and collars alike wilt in July like flowers in the face of the sun, and her fXingS do not fear to meet his ar dent gaze at all. Why should they when they are made of steel! Steel lace is the newest novelty of all things nOtold. Sounds queer to talk of putting such yoke about ones neck voluntarily, does it not? but look a second time and sec. The steel lace has meshes as soft, . pattern as intricate and delicately woven, a thread as fine and de tails of every sort as perfect as if done in silk. It IS light and cobwcbby in texture, too, floating out on the breeze if breath strikes 1t. It is cool, it IS durable, it comes in any color you fancy; what more would Touf
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
A, H. PRATT.

Post ofIfcH, Springerville, Arizona Range ESquidiHa nQuntains Horse brand, T N lcf. h n '-"'- -- : v 'S
The St. Johns herald., 1889-02-28
pro,,.1,,v Anos,s, Ta.rs

The latest meteor story is one that is ai- legged to nave fallen near Kew, Russia, and which, when broken open, IS said to have peen found iuQ of snal diamonds.