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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05
Modern History.


Mr. Preston B''rin. Presidsn i ne PorAdtdn
Chtb, Richmond. Va, insured his life for 5000
in tho NosrHwRsrgRS MUTUAL LlFs-iNsUR,scs
COMPANY December 1. iSSo, at age tweDty-thres.
on TIE Ten yeat Endornsnt pun, tho aoDuA
premium bcing si00A. Tho results TO date. De-
cember (, lssQ, arc a. follows
Amount Of policy payable DecemberI
tAs'N' W
Amount OF dividend additions payable
with policy. ....,.......... ..s.--... ~ w
Diridend 0fIS90 ts'iaas sGns as lssD.... q ID
Total amount payable December l, 1890. i.s'0 10
7otqi outlay on Policy "a Ten ycdrs....... l,095 %
Aef Profit. besifes iHsurGHcs. ........ w ~
cquai 10 nearly 3S per emit, compound fnterssf, on
total premium paid, nee Of ,dxes and charges. nE-
SIDES TIN YEARs' INsURAScs. Hai abovs Ioiiey
been ,-ri0ea IN the cn,i- Iontns Plan ne iTy,st-
meuf rouf hare yieiied gE per can't compound IN
tcrest bssides insurance.
All other life companies are Invited 70 produce
IN comparison a case Of sGme date, dgs, and lind.
JOHN B. CASY & ,OS.
General Agents for Virginia and North Caro-
liua. No. HOS Main street, Richmond, Va
j. y u. cullen, Medical Examiner.
N. 4. H'gs0n, Kcsiiont Trustee
y. B-Corespondence sollcited with success.
full lfe agents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

Dr.. Raymond lapointe, Veterinary Surgeon,
graduate OF montreal College on Veterinary sur
gerry, has been appointed inspector 81 the Fir-
ginla Mutual LiYo-Sto,k Insurance Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

Increase OF pupils in average daily attendance
nearly Y0.0oO. ,..,s an ,s,srd
Tbese figures present leading iaets 10 ssa Iosaia
% me aynlem aud show that undor sue tostoHLs
% re- of tbs General Assembly. and unoer .no
f1dicioas aud eflcieni supervision OF iIs accvn-
niisnod Superintendent, iIhas msioisihea uai-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

4 NNUAL CHARITY BALL, a
IA BEIyinERk HALL ~
DEcENBsK iira al n. ~ ~
Tickets si;o-to 10 obtained enly from
tae msnageEA ~ ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

Excellent PariOr and Chamber FurnIturo,
PLArE-GLAss MANrM BEyELLED MINORS
AND CARPETS.
Special attention is called to tho sale to-day, at
M auctlon-roOua. at 1920 A. II.
GEORGE w. MAYO, Auctloneer.
Chri.tmas Packages FOR Europe four tlmos =
weeg by fast steamers from New York, also noli-
day excursion tcketsto 10 europe by all liues. AI-
ply 10 AsnREW WELsH,
Ellopean Express anu steamship Ticket Agent
al Adams AMI Southern Express Co.'S Onice,
No. SIC east Main street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

For debilta'ei or nervous condition. A. II.
c. Tonic lghts % win. Try H.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05
OUR CITIZEN SOLDlERY.
The Volunteer Behind The Civil Omcer IS a
Valuable COnserVatOr.

Virginia has enrolled, armed, and uniformed
9c35 volunteers. OF tho-o 2,970 arc white and
5l6 colored. They are organized into tity-two
companies-fortY-two Of infantry, ave Of artll-
lery, aud five Of cavalry. OF the infantry COM
NAMES ton are colored. They are further or
csnized into one brigade OF four regiments,
which embraces all tho whit0 infantry compa-
MES except one the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues Inc nYe batteries of artillery anu tho
i've troops OF cavalry are formed into bat
TALON OF each arm There are two aiiiuonal
troops Of c0vairy almos. ready % b. mustered
il and several proposed companies of infantry.
All the troops now in service are effectively arm
ed and handsomely aud comfortably uniformed.
The assistance given to the volunteers " the
state consists Of the proceeds OF one nall or /
per cent. Of all her revenues derived from regu-
lar sources OF income except the school iuni.
The amounts thence arcrulng since the Nv has
been in operation were
For tho fiscal year ending October J.
lS-n. .f-N'al u 81
For the year ending October !, ISL. lO.52j -
For the year ending October l. lS,s..... g,iJ. %
kor tho year ending October !, ISsJ..... 9,6A 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

.te following stao fun text Of the message
raat go r.e General Assembly by Governor Lee
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05
GONE TO NORTH CAROLINA.

u "a understood that In tho special messal
which the Governor promises he will refer 10 u
election-laws aud % new subjects for taxation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
CONSOLIDATE WIDOWS.
A Bereaved Wife Who Was Only Too
Thankful for Release.

A Bereaved Wife Who Was Only Too
Thankful for Release.
Once / was with friend of mine
when the news of her husbands death
was brought to her. He had been
killed in railway accident. She was
shocked by the news and the dreadful
suddenness of it. and turned so white
that 1 thought she was going to faint
l made her sit down on sofa that was
near, and she whispered in my ear:
Get them all out of the room, Madge.
l am so afraid they will see the JOY in
my face that l feel in my hearth" He
had been a brute to her and to his
children. He used often to knock the
little ones down in his RACES, and.
though his wife never told me so.
fancy that he more than once had laid
his hand upon her by no means lin the
way of kindness"
Now, was not that a release from
misery for her and her children? They
arc happy as possible now. and when
any one suggests second marriage to
her she smiles in a way that few of
her friends understand thoroughly.
Leila, our American friend. is great
on the subject of widows. L know"
she says. THAT society expects wild
Ows to sit on their husbands collins
and make every body uncomfortable.
and society is just the first to turn and
rend them for doing it. just you Wait
till I'm a widow; I'll be a real smart
one. This is the sort of cap I'll wear"
and she sketches her own pretty head,
with cap about two inches square on
the top and a pair of ''weepers"
streaming on the air behind. There!
shan't / look nice? Oh, girls! / wish
I'D been born a widow, that / DOR
..Madpe." in London Truth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
NUT-BEARING TREES.
Admirably Suited to the Soil and China
of the Prairie States.

Admirably Suited to the Soil and Climate
of the Prairie States.
Three nut-bearing trees set out by
myself as yearlings in 1858. have
borne heavy crops every other year
for fifteen years. and light crops be-
tween. They could not be bought for
$50 each. and l know a dozen places
within half a mile where, were trans
planting possible. 500 apiece would
be considered not too much to secure
them. Whatever may be said of forest
trees for shade, shelter and ornament.
L confess to a special regard for the
nut-bearers. and next to them the
fruit-bearers. like the mulberry and
the wild cherry-all admirably suited
to the soil and climate OF the middle
region prairie. As for the soft-wooded
trees, few Eastern or Southern people
can be made to understand to what
considerable dimensions the white
maple. elm. poplar in variety. willow,
linn or Eastwood and several others
grow in generation. where the soil is
deep and climate high-temperatured
for four or five months in the
year. / could select within
circle of mile in diameter
samples of. these varieties set in the
yards and along the streets of Cen
trail Illinois town, between the years
81 and go, of a size of trunk, height
and spread that would be considered
approaching the colossal in the New
York City parks, and get the respect
accorded to size and age everywhere.
Their diameter of trunk six feet from
the ground ranges from twenty to thirty
inches. with corresponding stretch of
branches and shade afforded. Perhaps
the best. thought the slowest grown, is
the linn. a very hardy tree, that does
not resent the peculiarities of closer
communication with the worlds activ-
ity. and in addition to furnishing shade
early and late in the season, warns
all hearts to it by bursting into bloom
of surprising fragrance in July, and
becoming the haunt for weeks of in
Vulnerable bees The willow and the
cottonwood, representing the poplar,
do not shrink from the close commun-
ion of stock, and this is a chief reason
why the three should be selected in
preference to others when they are
planted about the homestead for shade.
shelter and ornament, or put into
plantations for future use.-B. F.
johnson. in n. 7. Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
= SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Corporal Tanner and the claim
agents appear TO have the American
eagle by the tail.-Louisviile Courier
Journal.
President Harrison, above all Of
his predecessors. has comprehended
the relative value of his office.-N.
Y. Times.
"A man may have acquired much
glory during the war, but it fades
away as soon as he SO far forgets his
country and his God as to announce
his disbelief in high protective tariff.
N Y. Herald.
1t was Wanamaker himself who
once wrote an advertisement reading:
I'VE have striped women's stockings
at fifteen cents per pair. This was
the beginning of a great mans bust
ness Detroit Free Press.
The Republican members of
committee of the New York Legisla-
ture. which has been Investigating the
trusts. have reported that trusts are
blessing. We like to see party men
have the courage to avow openly their
party's real NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Globe
--Benjamin E. Butler failed to es-
tablish himself as military genius
during the war. Perhaps he can add
to his laurels by questioning the cour-
age now of men who served the cause
of the Union with fidelity. and whose
records are not stained by deeds of OPP
preston. rapacity Or greed.-N. Y.
World.
In Chicago the patronage board,
consisting of a Republican United
States Senator and three Republican
Congressman, called the new Repub-
lican postmaster into the session and
the four divided the patronage in what
Is described as solemn conclave.
Such conclaves will make President
Harrison solemn before he is through
with the patronage policy that origin
ated them. Louis Republic
"A little daughter of W. F.
Griffith received letter from an aunt
who lives in Dakota that speaks well
for the honesty of Uncle Sans postal
rustlers on the route. The envelope
was unsealed-never had been sealed
and three dollars in bank notes in
closed was visible. The money was
sent as present to the little girl. and
in some oversight the envelope was
not closed" Such honesty is easy
enough accounted for. You sec the
rascais have not been turned into
Office yet-Joplin (Mo.) Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
HARRISON'S DISGRACE.

An Interview Disgrace:ul Both to the
President and the People.
The President has allowed himself
to be interviewed by a representative
of the Milwaukee Herald on the sub
iect OF appointing German-Americans
to Office. Mr.. Harrison defended him
self against the allegation that he was
not friendly to the COMMUNICATIONS,
and declared that that body of voters
wou eventually be satisfied with
what he did for them. A further
statement is made. not as coming from
the President, but rather as a deduc-
ton from what was said, that he had
done quite as well by the German
Americans as Cleveland had done in
the first few n onths of his term.
No more disgraceful episode than
this has ever occurred in American
politics. For a President of the
United States to stand and deliver on
demand his reasons or excuses for not
appointing a certain class of his sup
pOrters TO Office is the most humiliat-
ing spectacle the American people
have yet seen. 1t shows, too. the re-
gard Mr.. Harrison has for his Office
He apparently looks upon himself as
an almoner of Offices, and that he was
elected for the purpose of parceling
out 1.-The spoils" among those whose
votes elevated him to the place. He
Is not the Executive of a great peo-
pie. leader in politics and statesman
ship. but mere dispenser of "loaves
And hshes, interested only in making
a fair division among the various
clans OF his supporters. To this deg
radiation has the Presidential Office
come.
The records of spoilsmen NAV be
searched from Jackson's day until the
present, and no instance will be found
where a President has been put to his
excuses. at the instance of a newspa-
nationality of his party. Two or
three of the Presidents have, possibly.
been as moderate in intellectual ca
pacity as MIR. Harrison. but they were
men of great self-respect and would
have no more responded to the imper-
tlnent queries of wandering news
paper reporter than they would have
thought OF exhibiting themselves in
Barnum's Museum.
From any standpoint the interview
Is disgraceful both to the President and
the people. 1t makes no difference to the
people whether the German-Ameri-
cans. the lrist Americans or Ameri-
can-Americans have each their due
shGre OF offices or not Nor Is il the
Presidents duty to see that an eauilib-
rum Of Office is maintained between
them 1t is high time that this dis
kinction in party nationalities should
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

they Are Not Quite ksad a Bishop Pot
ter Seems to Think.
1t is natural. perhaps, that Bishop
of the Episcopal Church, even in
America. should put particular
stress on the virtue of good breeding.
In his traditions. imported with his
ecclesiastical garments from England.
he is essentially of the nobility. among
whom refined manners count for more
than almost any thing else Emerson
found the essence of religion in En-
gland to be good breeding. So per-
haps it was natural that Bishop Pot
ter. In looking over the record of q
century. should pay attention mostly
to that in which he has most interest
He finds that Bishop is not as
great dignitary as he was a hundred
years ago. Even Sydney Smith con-
fessea bis awe of Bishop. When he
sat next . E;rbop at table, he was
nervous an2 rolls bread crumb be-
tween his fingers; ami when he sat
next an Archbishop he rsksE two.
No Bishop is awe-inspiring zoe. ct
least in this country. 1t was Bishop
Potter who walked into hat store
and mistOok man-about-town for the
proprietor. Have you a hat like
this?" he asked, holding out his own.
The man looked it over very carefully
and replied: mo, l haven't; and if
had, I'm hanged if I'd wear it -
Within the circle of a Bishops life
manners have no doubt deteriorated;
the millionaire holds his place more
for his money than his breeding and
there is a scarcity in the world of that
courtliness of manners brought over
from England and well maintained for
time in Virginia in slavery days.
But outside Of a Bishops circle the
change in a hundred years Is alto
gether gratifying to anybody who is in
terested in the people as a race Bishop
Potter should have gone among the
crowds that filed New York for days
before his address was made. In large
part from the farming regions" says
the Sun, 1.-The great mass being the
plain people of whom Mr.. Lincoln used
to speak" Continues the Sun:
They were a self-respecting and
intelligent crowd, the like of which
can be seen in no other country. In
London, for instance, such a Sunday
could not have passed without rough
and rude. coarse and noisy demon
strations, while here men and women
bore themselves with uniform dignity
and propriety. The most interesting
part of this whole centennial festival
| is to see the people whom it draws
| together from every State in the
Union"
There is no doubt that American
| manners can stand toning up. bu
they are not as bad as the Bishop
thinks. Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
That OFFER of SIS, 900.


Our readers will doubtless call to mind the
offer so widely advertised for the past ten
years by II. n. Warner & Co, the proprie-
tors of Warmers Safe Cure and Warmers
Log Cabin Remedies, that they would pay
5000 to any person who would prove TO an
impartial referee that they had ever pub
Hshed testimonial that was not genuine
so far as they knew.
This offer had the ring of honesty about
it, and as the matter has an especial inter
est just now we give copy of the o6er as
il appears in the Messrs 81. b Warner &
Co. IS pamphlet:
AN OFFER OF $4,000
Every Testimonial published By sss o Bona
Fsde, and, 80 far as sce kHor, IS ob otsfcly
trHe. To any ,cho sp;ll prove ia, con-
trary to IA impartial referee zoe cal gire
5000 H H WARNER d co.
Rochester, ". T., Jdnuary ?, 1883
the following testimonials, as bearing on
the offer. and their unbiased opinion of the
same with reference to the 5000.
Iowa CITY, Ia, June 3l-Some weeks
since my daughter had severe attack of
Rheumatism She was persuaded to take
one bottle of Warmers Safe Cure, and one
of Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure. and has
entirely recovered We think it wonderful,
- twice before she had been confined to
nss >ed for months with it.-MRs. SYLvASus
SoHNzoN.
CAMP VERDE, Arizona, Oct %, 1sSS--For
nearly year / suffered from Gravel, and
was under the treatment of doctor. took
great deal of medicine, but it all seemed
to fail then began with Warmers Safe
Cure. and after using one bottle of it began
to get better: got another bottle, and took
half of it The gravel stone left me, and
| began to mend. am now feeling as well
as ever Ibid II my life--MRs- DOLLY MAsoN:
23l Myrtle Ave, BUFFALO,, n. Y, Nov.
1SSS.-In 1856 / was attacked with kidney
disease, and suffered for twenty years, APP
plying often for advice to medical men Of
high standing, without any apparent relief.
In 1885 I was advised to try Warmers Safe
Cure, and after having used fifteen bottles
of 1t was completely cured. and am happy TO
state that have never felt the disease since
in any form--P. B. MCMULLEN.
NEWARK, Y. Y, June q, ISSS.-Last win
ter was attacked with severe kidney dill
Guilty, which incapacita ted me for work, Sc
we're pains in the small Of the back. attended
with Amos. constant aching on the least ex-
ertion- I suffered much pain, the passage
of water was severe trial, accompanied
with much scaldin and redness of the urine.
I felt I was suffering from premonitory
symptoms of Bright-s Disease. / procured
| a bottle OF Warmers Safe Cure, and after
taking the first bottle / felt so much i'm
| proved that 1 continued to take it to the ex-
tent of four bottles. am now a new man,
| able to do good hard days work, with no
| recurrence Of any trouble with the kidneys.
-MANDEvILLE W. PLAss.
There is no getting away from such testi-
mony as the above. The offer is genuine
In fact Messrs. II. H Warner & Co. have
| always requested that doubters should
write direct to persons giving testimonials,
| Enclosing stamp and who are of necessity
in the great majority of cases, totally unac
Quainted with the firm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

"A puzzling fact. noted by the New
York Tribune, is that multitudes of
people, who are impeled by their hum
ger for land to leave Europe and come
to this country, appear to lose their
land hunger as soon as they arrive
They settle for life in the crowded ten
ement districts of our large cities,
where their condition is little better
than what it was in their old homes.
and absolutely refuse to go West,
where they can have good land for
nothing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

be dropped. and least Of all should Il
United States.
How the honest mugwumps and
Ciyil-Service reformers, who voted
for Harrison last November because
he was SO much better a reformer
than Cleveland. must rejoice over this
last manifestation of his zeal in tho
interests of true reformi-Chicag
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
When Dusenberry came no

When Dusenberry came home in
the evening he noticed a new hitch
ing-post in front of the door. WHO
put that there?' he asked. Charlie. :"
horse 'chawed' the other one all up
she added with blush. 1T was con-
siderate in Charlie, wasn't it?'' Yes. "
grunted Dusenberry. And while he's
about it he might considerate some
more. Some kerosene and coal would
be fair consideration for last winter
SIEGE
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
A Sure Deliverance-

Not tnstantaneously, it IS true, but in a
short space of time, persons Of a bilious
habit are saved from the fortunes which a
dlsordered liver Is capable of inf1icting. by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an anti-bliious
medicine and aperient OF the first rank.
The'pains in the right side and through the
right shoulder blade, the sick headache,
nausea, constipation and saffron hue OF the
skin, are entirely removed by this esti-able
restorative of tone to the organs of secre-
ton and digestion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

"A Santa Cruz (Cal. man recently
found a two-headed snake about a foot
long. The heads we're distinctly sepa-
rate and both were perfect, each one
being little over an inch in length.
When aroused, the snake would throw
a forked tongue out of each lead
simultaneously, as If they were onA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

WIFE@"John, do you deliver your lecture.
Is Life Worth Living.' again to-nightl''
Great Pessimist-'sNo. my dear; / aDgreat-
ly afraid have caught slight cold, and
don't intend to risk my life by venturing
out of doors at all this evening"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
Is THE DAYS of miracles are past" I

THE days of miracles are past" That
nay be, and yet some of the most wonderful
things ever witnessed by the human family
have occurred within the last decade. Not
the least Of those wonders is the success
which the agents of b. F. johnson & Co,
Richmond, Va, are meeting. Write them
for particulars. They VIII show you how TO
work wonders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

IF you are doubtful as to the use OF Dob
bins Electric Soap, and cannot accept the
experieEce of millions who use II, after the
"a years it has been on the market, one trial
will convince you. Ask your grocer for It
Take no imitation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

You can not always believe what
the English language tells you For
instance stratagems are not gems found
In strata.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

"PRIsoNER. the evidence shows that you
brutally assaulted the com plainant- Have
you any thing to offer in extenuationf ~
Prisoner-'.No, sir; my lawyer took all the
money had.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

TIE earliest onions grow from sets; the
longest keeping onions grow from seed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

FoR twenty-five cents, you can get Carriers
Little Liver PiilS-the best liver regulator in
the world Don't forget this One pill dose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

ALwKTs avoid harsh purgative pills They
first make yon SICK and then leave you con-
stipated Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate
the bowels and make you well DOSE, one pail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

LADIES can permanently beautify their
complexion with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

WHAT . man is pleased TO call clean
profit il oftentimes the proceeds OF dirty
bargain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

THERE is a secret satisfaction about be-
ing anonymous that Is far sweeIer than
fame TO the writer of scandals.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06
HARD water

HARD water is wasteful of soap. because /.
contains lime salts, which form an insoiuble
compound with the soap, thus rendering a
part of it useless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

DAVID DUDLET FIELDS hobby is his love
of pedestrianism and be Is proud Of his feats
in this direction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-06

"A cuff on the wrist is worth two
on the ear.-Staten Islander.