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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

In furnishing, tho matter O. cc.oE'ug d
point that should bc carefully stabbed 4
confusion of co.ors viii spoil az room. sri
this holds good oven % the s-nll tst app0il
meut and decoration. \ chair covering o.
even q cushion can prove almost ~ comp,,s
a Disagreement O. a carpet wi;ch doea nei
accord with tho paPer, curtains or wood
work
Colors pcsScss character. ard that u 80
most d!yeissortz Somahgcssuygest wsrmf1
and cheer, while others breathe a ooolnrs
and reposa Blue. gray, drab and lawn st
the proper cc.ors llr srany calabrs Whis
red. pinA and bgR belong 20 north rooms g
any MIC which tho light comna ~ a st.nbel
WAY. Even gloomy PLACES can be made
cheerful by employing right colon. esps -..Y
when there can be- added an open hro VITA
bright bras fender
There IS ororg.s In Furnishing which poop,l
Of moderate means ought always % otov vsi
they ara Usually .Ao l-ar- inclined % cslyd
into PRACTICE. This rue IS, ra, Cd D. ,-.a.
percd BY the fashion Of the moment or afud
OF making ones rooms loo. ullls tA0ao %
ones friends
The fact that several ladies in ores nafrvu
visiting circle posses a certain style ~ ear
pets, chairs, tables, etc. ought 3 prove z
good reason for buying ertic. entirely dl1er
eut IN shape or color. Furniture uot s..
pretty Is far preferable - having ones boup
50 Ike that OF the right and ut hand neigh
Dor tnst new cquainianco al scarcely r.
which Of tue three domicLcs be- bsi n.sTsd
-PetersonS Magazine.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Woman Of Modern Greece.

The Greek dansel understands tho art Of
making bersolf attractive far better than the
bulgarian maiden does She is, in fact.
more desirablecommodity Of themsuimonial
market than tho latter, from various stand
points, for, In addition 70 her other charms,
her father, instead Of requiring purchase
money a her lovers hands, gives a doWTy
she is the object Of good deal Of chiyalrous
attention from her male relatives, which sur
rounds her with an additional halo OF ro-
nance, and suggests 10 some extent the deyo-
ton Gad cliYalry OF ancient Greece II her
father be a man Of limited fortune, her
brothers consider IL point Of honor 10 con-
tribute their own little savings towards max
ing her marriage portion up 10 a respectable
sum Although the Creek peasant woman
works less in the fields, this does tot mean
that size is wanting in iniuStriousncs. II
her hands are ess employed Nth tho hoe or
reaping hook, they are delt enough in weav-
ing aud spanning the rude native textures for
clothing To family. She also acquires great
exportncss IN trimming and training the
grape vines, making wine, butter, chesse and
ali tho lighter work about the farm.
The holiday costume OF tho Gresk peasant
woman is picturesque enough, but In one
feature, AZ Least, 1t seemed 10 me rather want
ing in gracetuiRess. On her bead is worn
either II gaudily colored silk kerchief or 8
small cap, elaboratcly embroidered or strung
with coins. A short, rskish looking jacket Of
green or bus CLOTH is profusely trimmed with
gold braid Down the back, aud often falling
within foot Of the ground, are long luIuri-
ant black treses, usually IN two braidS
From the waist down her costume is highly
suggestive OK an inverted balloon. Whether
70 call the garment SKIRT or pantalOons was
always a question with me From the waist
downward it ges.5 fuller and fuller until it ter
inmates in the bulge Of the balloon, with a
hole in eithor side at the bottom, through
which the feet appear When walking, the
"baeginess" Of tbs garment waggles about
ike the tail OK a duck, which few, l beheve,
have ever thought to 10 the poetry OF mo-
ton. The Greek female, charming though
she Is, and, moreover, devoted vito and
mother, has her weaknesses. Thomas Ste
yens-"W Woman
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Handling Fire.

A goyerness residing at Leo, Englsri. ia
from burns resulting from an srrloeo,
caused by blowing down tho chimney q a.
oil lamp for tho purpose ot extinyulsliay ~.
light Tho occurrence Is such a comn,e, ,-.
that II would not b. worth noticing sr,srt
for tho parpos Of imprssing upon per,,,,
who use tho ordinary petroleum isnrs ~,
extreme danger Of this hatnt 10 + s5 q,t,,
and apparently an easy q way % e..iay,..,
a light tina. rine persons out OK ten Ne. NJ "a
IL, although IL Is trgught with danEw. VIZ,
the rcssrvoir Is full there Is con1paratiyeiyls
tie risk Of an explosion. but When the az
nearly exhausted tho reservoir beoor1es f..,I
with gas, and as the 1arie Is blowa dow
wnrd an explosion at once r~Su.M r,
carelnsSneSs with which petroleum. l. rr.s
is absolutely astounding.
People who would b. filed with al'rn
they know that a canister Of gunp0Naer va
In tine room, viii place q petroleum lamp lr.n
a table that 70 slightest touch VIII overtlr.
or In a poeition wn,ro 10 can b. ugst ~
children. although tbs Consequence ~ ID q.
are nearly as disastrous ~ thoss ~ the OK D.
sion Of gunpowdsr. Carelcs h1ueowlyos by.
even 90 the length x pouring petroleum ar.-
an expiring Gre, rcgarlles ~ tlo fact t.4l
that they are eldanger.us taoig o,gn -fs
and rislzing the con1acral,a ~ tae hose.
It il difficult 10 $50 how such reckless o3n.a.t
as this can DO made penal, but samstl.a,
might DO done NJ least were tho o. as1 ID
board schools % instruct children as % t-s
dangerous properties q petroleum anl 10
risks incurred bv the rec = ass handling D.
or by the habit 81 ettinSulshing tie !fhi by
blowing down tho chimney q lamp Loo
don Standard
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Cooking Vegetables.

The cooking Of vegetables Is too Lttlo
studied by American housekeepers in general
With the exception Of localities high upon
the mountain divide Of the continent, where
the altitude Affects tho boiling Of water, too
long time is usually allotted to tho boiling OF
the common varieties OK roots and garden
produce The recollection Of ono simple fact
would 20 far 20 obyiate this fault OK treat
ment, tao fact that all vegetable substances
are properly prepared for food as soon as
they are tender enough 10 be eater. Wero
this remembered NO would have no more
OF watery potatoes or III od0red cabbage and
al the strong SEATED Glllaceous family could
DO made ready FOR the table without mpreg-
mating tho house with their characteristic
flavor Turnips, onions and cabbage arc the
most popular OF winter vegetables, and Wa
desire TO cGu attention 70 the usefulness Of
carrots cs dinner dish Most housewives
know them only as one Of the usual soup
vegetables Let them teSt our recipes for
stewing and frying them. and then thank Us
Tor charging the dinner list
SIS most winter or hardy vegetables arc
kept long in cellars or storerooms they are
greatly improved by being laid in cold water
FOR an hour or longer after they are washed
and prepared for boiling. AL varieties con-
tain more or less water, which they lose by
evaporation, thus decreasing in weight aud
size; unless this natural proportion OF moist.
ure Is restored by immersion in cold water
before cooking, the cooked vegetable will ID
roaailer and dryer than when IN normal con.
dition, there will be perceptive loss in sub
- a 81. A.
moisture Of food substances is nutritious OF
not, the moisture certainly is a vehicle fol
nutriment; and the fact is conclusively
proven that dish containing fair a, erags
OF water is both more digestible and mors
satisfactory 10 hunger than one dry or con
standardization Budget.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
The Tomtits In the Post-Box.

A curious incident in which birds are
concerned occurred In the spring OF
1884 at Shewbridge Hall, near Nant-
witch, in Cheshire. For the convenience
Of the people at the hail letter box is
placed by the gate 1T the roadside, into
which the post-runner drops the CORE
spondence addressed to Shewbridee Hall.
Mr.. Lockett, the Occupier OF the house,
expecting letter from Liverpool con
tanning check for GlO, went
TO the box, where, as it happened,
lac found the letter, but in a mutiated
state, and the check gone. Believing
that a robbery Of his box had been com
mittcd or that the letter had been yio-
letod before being deposited therein he
forthwith rode into hantwich 10 report
the matter at the post-oilice and TO the
police. Returning later on he examined
the box more closely aud discovered tom
tits inside, and further investigation led
to the discovery of the check lying
twenty yards away on the turnpike road,
whittier it bad evidently been carried for
examination. The check was folded
small, aud could, therefore, be easily
carried by these small birds The tom
tits had taken possession of the box for
nesting purposes, and. perhaps, they
found the letter to be in the way and ac-
cordingly made en- effort to remove it
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
what Kent ,he no,s - uemrf

How do you keep your boys &C homei va
asked a mother whose three hah grown sons
always hurried home from school Instead 81
wandering oiy with some piayuatec, AID
whoss evenings wero usually sqens somO
where beneath the home ROOF Il don't keeg
them at homo; they keep thoInsc!gea ~
only trouble Is b got them - 90 nDyWhors
else" answered tho mother, who perhaps
thought her boys were naturally little dN-
lerent from some other boys. Atrlend II TIA
family thought II rho mother Couldn't eK-
plain their love Of home, hs coult The
bows always wer5 anxious 10 get noms Do
rause they were interested ma somethmg
thnre One had his tools, another his veSo-
taalo garden, which was all his own With Az
raised therein. One had a small msn0gors
Of squirrels. rabbits AMI 50 forth ia a shed
chamber and another whose tastes were nlors
auiet had q study OF ms own. small cham
Der, whore his own writing table, bookcaso,
paint box, e,c., were always waiting FOR him
Tho iadividna! tastes of each by wero 70
spected, and each was ready 70 give from hLS
own particular stores % another or % his pa
rentA Moreover, each vas always treated CO
homo as a gentleman. and gentiemanly man-
ners had ALWAYS been expected from him Does
not tho feeling OF being Of more consequence
elsewhere, the greater Differences apparently
paid 10 bis tastes, draw many a boy from
bomei-Legiston Journal
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

uninterruptedly from the surface down,
Mr.. Somms came upon the vertebr@ and
ribs of an animal. The ribs were about
the SIZE OF a small pigs, and rapidly
tapered. Carefully unesrthing tho bones
toward the tapering end, Mr.. Somms
soon came to the rattles, which, when
counted, numbered seventeen, the largest
measuring six inches across.
Attracted by tho strange ind, the
neighbors gathered in, and the work OF
unearthing the monster was prosecuted
with vieor. After laying bare nineteen
feet of the remains Of the monster OF
other times. imagine their CONSERVATION
at finding the entire skeleton OF n man
OF tremendous stature in the stomach
of the skeleton of the snake. The re-
mains OF the man and serpent, so far as
the serpent has been exhumed. arc as
perfect as when first denuded OF flesh.
and were doubtless covered by lime and
gravel soon after death. Near the bones
OF the mans right hand is a rude stone
Ratchet, which local geologist OF some
repute states to be similar to the handi-
work Of paleolithic man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
a Brave Woman.

Rare presence Of mind and courage under
trying circumstances are frequently displayed
by women An Akron, o., correspondent Of
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer relates an incident
which well illustrates this Mss Ircy
Beishle, a pretty dres maker, with her sister
and Mrs S. Hard, were returning from fu-
neral, riding IN q close carriags. Tho driver
dismounted, whereapon the horses mado q
dash and ran away az furious rate Of speed.
Two men jumped into buggy and tried %
oycrtake the team Gs II dashed on through
the streets Tie cries Of tho women Ia The
carriage brought out crowds Of pooplo, and
all expected 10 see the ladies dashed W death
in collisions that appeared 70 Be Unavoidable.
When the horses were in the maddostos their
fight Miss Beigho opened tho carriage door,
and, stepping on q splasher over tho froul
wheel Of the carriage, swung herself onto
the drivers seat. where she secured tho llnes
and guided the horses safely along the street
until they were tired outand overteken by
the men ia pursuit.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

Tie sacred books OK India contain tho 10
lowing mains.
"Ho who dc.pLses women de,pi'es hh
mother
"V-to ia cursed BY woman Is cursod y
Goa
'"rhe tears Of a woman cal down % hrv 81
heaven On tt1se who mako them Cow"
Evil 10 him who laughs atwoman 8 sursI>
ings; God SHALL iagg4 a. his prayer
at was a. Tho payer o. a wonaD that ~
Creator paraoned man. Cu0et b b. WINS
forgs;s it."
VINO shall forget tho sGcyings Of hh
mother at his birth shall b reborn IN tha
BODY % an owl during threo SUCCESSIVE tranS
migrSri0nS"
There is no crims moro odiors thsn % pr
secuto woman"
"When women arc honored tas diytuist1s
are content; but when they ero not hooorS4
all undertakings tail."
Tho households Cursed BY women 20 whon
they have not rendered tho bonago due thsEa
find themselves weighed down with ruin ADD
destroyed as /. they hAd Deen struck by soaDt
secret power
1T is time to appreciate all things a. thsii
true value"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

In one OF the suburbs OF Berlin a
wealthy dalryman employs 600 men IN
his business. lie has erected o church
and provided the services Of a clergy
man for the spiritual benefit OF his work
ingmen.
lions Lutheran parish in the north
ern portion of Berlin comprises a popu-
lation Of 105, coo souls. Its church will
seat LOO persons. Its spiritual wants
are supplied through three pastors and
three city missionaries.
The Roman Catholic Bishop Of De-
troit, the Right Rev. john ). Foley, is q
strong advocate OF the public-school sys-
TEN, and maintains that it is tho duty OF
the State to foster unsectarlan schools
and colleges, and also keep them non
political.
The Three Weeks Mission being con-
Quoted in st. faul's Roman Catholic
church, Philadelphia, by band of Re-
demptorist Fathers, under the leader
ship of the Rev. Father Charles Sigl,
G. IS. r., rector Of It. Peters, is being
attended with great success.
The cash receipts of the American
Home Missionary Society at the Bible
House, New York, in March were over
S106, 900, the most ever received in one
month. Receipts from hUing giUcrs in
the year just closed were greater by
nearly $4,000 than those OF the pre-
yious year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Grows as CITY StreetCioancrs.

The city OF Omaha has in its service
force Of thousands of scavengers who
draw no pay, report to no official, but
are protected by law from molestatiOn.
They are the crows who flock into town
as regularly as cold weather comes, stay
during the winter, and vanish IN the
spring. Each evening as the shadows fall
legions OF crows wing their way ina SEEM
ingly endless flight TO the willow cOpses
and clumps of small cottonwOod-trees on
the banks Of the Missouri, where they
roost for the night A fayorite haunt Is
ut the bend OF the river between Cutoff
and Florence lakes, where the banks
shelter them from the northwest wind.
The air is thick with sable wings and
resonant with hOarse caws there after
sunset each night. as the scayengers set
tie down among the branches TO dream
of black area lunches and carrion
Spreads With the break OF day
the sable flock bestirs itself. Each mem
Der hops about to warm its chilled legs,
stretches its shiny wings and head
back towards tho city. The vast flock
breaks into small groups and they alight
here and there on the tree-tops and sur
vey the back-yards and alleys until they
pick out foraging- places. Then they
descend and in short order tho remains
of the breakfasts, the scraps of meat
from markets, and the rats killed by
household dogs and cats are gobbled up.
Some crows do scayenger work about
the residences. Others aliRht cautiously
in the alleys, and others are attracted to
the stock-yards and packing-houses at
South Omaha. They fight shy Of the
business blocks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
GeOrdie ana she Butter.

That Scotchman cannot appreciate q
joke is a popular superstition among I'M
educated Englishman. In fact, / be-
lieye they have some saying TO the effect
that it is necessary to perform a surgical
operation on a native of the "Land Of
Brown Heath before he can be made to
understand a joke. A Scotchman can
not laugh at poor joke. This fact ac-
counts for the small circulation OF Lon
don comic ~ papers in Scotland, which
circumstance in It's turn supplies the
motive for the PRONUNCIATION OF tho
above belief. That he can laugh at a
joke, and that too, at his own expense,
from pecuDiary point of view. will be
seen by perusal Of the following:
Geordie McGrab was a sort OF half
witted inhabitant OF the town Of c.,
near Glasgow, and he was little given
70 lifting anything that came in his way
when nobody was watching. He had
once got into trouble, and was taken he
fore the bailie. pswky old Scotchrnan,
who had been q shoemaker, and who
had. by his industry and keen business
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Chilhren,. Clnfhinr.

Much is said in these days concerning thu
rights Of children. but there is certainly nc
right 70 which every child IS more surely en-,
titled than that Of good, sound, physical
health Ono Of the first requirements OF
heaithful clothing is that t allows unre-
strained action Of every organ OF the BODY.
This Is absolutely essential for perfect deyel.
opmcnt - long as the body is undergoing the
process OF growth. According to Dress,
mothers often unwittingly violate this prin.
ciple In the dressing OF their children by com.
pening them to wear clothing which they
have partially outgrown, but which is moi
sufficiently worn to DO discarded. Tigh,
sleeves, tight bands, tight waists, etc, which
have become such from the chid's increased
slze' are certainly quito ss harmful as thoss
purposely so constructed; and added to this
Is tho TACT that the bones and muscles OF ths
tender htus ones are tar moro susceptible to
the coastr1ction Of tight clothing than are
those at n~rsans ~ al<l~. ~.~-sA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

A Gainesville Tex telegram says !:
A strange discovery. one that is causing
the thoughtful to ponder over the IN
written past, was made yesterday by o
French citizen In the northwestern dis
trict of this county. Having occasion to
sink a well, Mr.. Somms, the Frenchman
in question, selected a spot in valley
near a ravine OF great length, and which
during heavy rains is transformed into a
raging torrent, depositlng in the valley
limestone, gravel, mud, and other de-
b,Ts. After reaching depth OF four
feet, and while in o formation OF lime
stone gravel that had continued almost
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

The Havas News Agency states that an
official OF the British foreign Office has
visited General BOulauger to acquaint him
with conditions upon which he will be per-
mtted TO stay 10 London.
Surgeon-Generai Hamilton repudiales the
recent interview published in the New
York papers IN which he Is made 10 say
he expects a recurrence Of yellow-feyer in
Florida. He does not spprehend fecur.
renee.
a freight tram special In heavy fog yes
terday ran into a freight Train on the Penn
sylyania railroad within one hundred yards
OF the Delaware. River bridge. Both traius
were going towards Philadelphia. man
in the caboOse OF the fiist train was killed
outright.
The llicials OF the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa lie railroad claim that the information
Just received from reliable parties on the
ground is TO the effect that little or no ioun-
dalton IN fact exists for the recent rumors
that settlers In oklahoma are suffering for
supplies.
A fight to the finish between Peter Jack.
sou leolored). holding the heavyweight
championship OF Australia aud OF the Pa
clfc coast, aud Patsy Cardiff, OF Minneapo>
lis, for purse OF $4,000 and the heavy
weight championship, took place In San
Francisco yesterday. The Sighting was se-
we're. Cardiff gave, up In the tenth round.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

Tho clothing OF children should al v.v,s.
% made that IL caa readily b .nlar-,t y
accommodate ios growing form. and y,oa =
never at 30 uugly IS not 70 allow po,i.,.
freedom Of moyementto every organ. Wa
ever garments arc worn about the cbss. a..
waist should always permit Of an u,,.
strained, full Inspiration, and it would b. u,
oxcellent plrn II mothers would frsape,,',
test the chitts breathing capacity By rsae n,
a tape measure around It's waist vh., \, n,
night clothing, and allowing Il 10 tako a ,g'
inspiration, noting tho number os inches o..
pansion, and then adjusting its clothing "a
correspond with tho measure Of the ,rll =
spiration, allowing ono inch or two n,
growtb.--Detroit Free Press
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Further Discoveries at POmpeiI.
ipalI-Qall Gezette1

Some discoveries Of great importance
to archeologists have just been made az
Pompeii, ON the site Of the supposed
Greek temple in the triangular forum.
Excavations were being carried out
there in the presence Of Herr Won Dahn,
professor OF Archaeology at Heidelberg.
and party of students. The vases and
other objects found prove that the so-
called Temple Of Hercules, hitherto
supposed to belong to the Greek period
600 b. c., is OF much later origin, dating
from about 400 3. c. The full results
Of the discoveries viii first be Published
in the Italian archaeological journals,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
An American Exile I'm siberia.

lholAlAhi1 hANs
The Department Of State at Wash
ineton has been informed by the
United States Secretary OF Legation
at st. Petersburg that he has
already requested the Russian Govern
ment to investigate the case of Kemp
inski. said to be a naturalized American
citizen, who was exiled to Siberia by the
Russian authorities upon his return to
Russia. 1t has been reported to the de-
partment that Kempinski was eighteen
or nineteen years OF age when he lett
Russia for the United States. While the
department Will investigate the case
thoroughly. there is said to be need for
caution, Tor with this statement OF the
case it may appear that hempinski
was eligible for military service.
and that his emigration to the
United States was nothing less
than military desertion. The need tor
deliberate action in such cases is exem-
plified IN the case OF Count Cipriani,
about which the press was much dis
turbed q year ago. It was asserted that
the COun', an American citizen and resi-
dent of Baltimore, had returned to italy
only to 10 seized and thrown into u
dungeon. Careful inquiry by the De
partment OF State revealed that Count
Cipriani was not an American citizen /;
that he was not in an Italian dungeon,
and that ne did not return to Italy, but
stopped at Corsica upon learning that he
was liable to arrest if no did return.
Last week the Count took out his natu-
ralization papers and is now an
American citizen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28

Mrs Ward McAllister was Mss Gibbons
OF Madison, \. j., and the Gibbons home
stead Is now the main building Of Drew serai-
nary. IL is venerable manson, built Ia CO.
lonial style, with wide bal tiled with mar.
bic running through the center. All the door,
are OF Solid mahogany. black with ass aud
POLISHED as glaszA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
Rev. Teunis y. sEamIsn, ID. H.. Church
OF the Covenant Wasnanet0n

The President is a member of the
congregation OF the Church of the Cove
nant (Presbyterian), Washington, where
also Secretaries Blaine and Window and
Postmaster General Wanamakerarep pew
holders. Our portrait is of the Rev.
Teunis S. Hamlin, d. d., pastor Of the
church. He took pastoral charge there