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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
HE WAS EXCUSED.
A Soldiers Peculiar Demand of Andrew
johnson In War Times.

A Soldiers Peculiar Demand of Andrew
johnson la War Times.
The Rev. Myron Reed recited an
amusing incident OF his military career
at the Loyal Legion banquet the other
night, says the Denver Republican.
His regiment got into Nashville one
morning, and the following morning he
was told to go and relieve the guard at
the Capitol. He took up his company
and was told the first business was to put
the prisoners to work to clean out the
place.
He set them TO work with mops,
pals, and brooms, and just as they were
fairly at work person came up to him
and wanted to know what he was doing
making such noise.
80 Here, | don't want anything Of
that, said Mr.. Reed, "'just get your
broom and help these men,
"Do you know wLo [ am 2"
"'No, don't know, and told him
again to get his broom and pail and fail
in quick. Then he introduced himself
Andrew johnson, military governor OF
the State OF Tennessee. And l excused
him."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
HAD NO PASSPORT.
A Russian Prince Detained Eight Days, as
He Had no Credentials.
Chicago Tribune


Edouard Cougon, a French traveller
who was one of the first Europeans to
penetrate into Siberia, was at the Grand
Pacific. He is perfectly familiar with
the manners and customs of the Rus
slams. 1t was in that connection that
he related the following little incident
which took place while on the road to
kiey:
eve had been travelling all day,
Prince Vladimir, young Russian Off
Ger, and myself, in the midst OF blind
ing snow-storm, and were Digh frozen to
death and hall famished. One frequent
ly drives scores and scores Of miles over
these plains before meeting a single
house or human being. Toward eve
ming we finally came TO a guard
fort. These are built along the GRAPES
at distances, and are generally sup
piled with dark rooms, whore recalcI-
trant exiles are frequently left. The mo-
ment the guard heard us coming no
stepped forward into the road, rifle in
hand, and waited. When within half
dozen steps away no ordered Us to alight
and inquired, in tones that could not DO
mistaken, wcat wo wanted and what We
were doing travelling over practically
forbidden territory.
al am Vladimir, said the Prince,
'and these, my friends, are travelling
with me through the country.
"'Let me see your passport, asked
the guard.
"'You Ounce, said the Prince, is it
now necessary for member of the royal
family to travel with passport ? Step
ont of my way, dog, and be attempted
to brush him aside. But the guard stood
his ground and levelled his rife full at
the Prince.
"'I don't care if you are Alexander
himself, he retorted, but il you don't
show your passport You don't go by
"Well, to make long story short, We
were held there eight days until de-
tachment of military from Kiev came
by and Vladimir was recognized, and we
were liberated with the most profuse
apologies. "
"And would Alexander be held mp the
same way if he travelled incognito aud
without passport ?"
she would, most unquestionably."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
SHOT m The HAND.
An Adventure with Redskins that Came
Very Nesr Being Funny.

An Adventure WIN hsedshtns UNIT Shu'
Very Nesr Being Funny.
A writer in the Forest and Stream re-
lates the experience of family besieged
10y Cheyennes. in the course OF which
this incident occurred:
At last the Indians stopped firing and
We could not get glimpse OF them.
Caveniss said "Well, old woman,
that was a close call, but am hungry, so
get us something to eat.
"All the meat is in the milk-house
except that piece on the table, and that
belongs to Dick. He has had nothing
to eat since yesterday, and he fights as
well on an empty stomach as you 'uns do
on a. full one" replied Mrs. Caveniss,
smoking. "TI get you some coffee and
biscuit, though. D."
Marion said "Tll 60 and get the
meat. / guess the Injuns is gone. "
Tige took off his big white bat and put
it before the open door on a stick for q
reply, and a dozen bullets hit around it
in n second.
"Do Won want to go out there, Bud?"
he asked with a wolfsh grin.
81 amt afraid to, " responded Marion /;
"and 1 can fix it so 1 won't get hit
neither"
can right, get that meat them" said
Mrs. c.. "but I'm afraid you will get
shot, and We can't afford to lose a man. F"
Marion, without replying, proceeded
to make up man with shirt, pair of
overalls, and hat. Then he unfolded
his plan to us. Tige WAS to shove out
the dummy and draw the enemy's fire.
Caveniss and / were to return it and
Marion was to run TO the milk-house.
When he wanted to come back he was TO
put his hand out so that we could see it,
and we were to go to firing while no ran
for the house. He took only butcher
knife. We drew their fire by exposing
the dummy, and then We went to crack
ing away at the smoke of the guns
while he ran for the milk-house. He
got there without scratch, butwhen his
hand came up and we showed the doll
again Lo wouldn't shoot, and when Ma
ron started they made it very interesting
for him. He had steak in one hand
and can of peaches in the other, and
when he got into the house he
said, with a Mortified expression on his
face al am shot in the hand" He
held up the peach-can hand and then
looked silly. One Of the gentle red men
had put "A bail through the cGn, not
touching him at all, and when the juice
ran into his hand he thought it was
blood. We ioked him little, but saw
he was mortified, and Mrs. Caveniss pro-
ceeded to get dinner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
1888. XMAS. 1890

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d87.oor'i
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
A DUMB ROOSTER.
The Fowl IL Unable 10 Utter His Note OF
Defiance or EruItation.
Buffalo Express.

4 gentleman living on the outskirts OF
the city, near Black Rock, owns
curiosity the like OF which Barnum
never dreamed OF. II is deaf and
dumb rooster-a full-grown, brilliantly
plumed, brown Leghorn chsntlcleer-
that has lost his voice, can neither crow
nor cluck. nor make any other audible
sound with his vocal apparatus; does
not wake up the neighborhood OF D
o'clock in the morning with an everlsst-
ing cock-s-doodle-doo does not give an
alarm of hawks every time black cloud
crosses the sun. but is still rs much the
lord of the chicken park as ever.
He has not always been thus. Up TO
the time he was eight months old he
was rs noisy asany young roosterneed be.
Then he got his head caught in a barb
ed-wire fence in such a way as to man
gle his neck and probably tear out the
vocal cords. Losing the power to make
sounds, he evidently forgot how to hear
them. At least now, at the age Of three
years, he gives no evidence OF hearing.
But he makes his eyes answer
for ears and voice, too. IL any
one wanted proof that he was really
deaf and dumb. those eyes would be
convincing. There IS nothing he does
not see. When tho first glow Of sunrise
appears he begins the duties of the day
by rousing all the rest Of the fowls in the
hennery in his own original way. He
walks around to each one and kicks 1t
off its perch. There is no resisting such
ana invitation TO get up. It's much
more effective than growing. When he
gets challenge TO fight he does not
Stop to announce what he can do. lie
goes and does it. And his battles are
all victories.
The most remarkable thing about this
intelligent bird, however, isthe fact that,
though deaf, he can distinguish between
an admonition TO "shoo and a request
to come to dinner. How he does it is a
mystery, but it is believed that no tells
by the motion of the lips and general at
tltude of the person who addresses him.
A course Of instruction in a deaf and
dumb institute is all this rooster needs
to learn to talk with his spurs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
at the mercy Of cows, field-mice, and
other savage creatures.


other savage creatures.
The conductor, however. is not think
ing it little game. Despite his austere
look be is q long-sufering and much-ex-
perienced man. and knows that some
where in the collapsed mass OF feathers
and bugles before him there is ticket,
il he can only find it. In kindly way
he suggests the wstch-pocket, but it is
not there then that it may be tied up
in q corner OF the handkerchief, but no !;
finally he plays his best trump, glove.
and it is forthwith found.
Rescued from despair, the little bully
witches her hat on straight and tartly
informs Mr.. Conductor that she intends
to have the company written to about
him.
The trouble with our fair friend is that
she labors under the impression shared
by the travelling public generally, that
a passenger is bound to have his ticket
on call under penalty OF eviction, but
the law is otherwise now declared. Con-
ductors may be driven to lunacy, and
station after station be reached before
the tickets thereto can be collected, but
the right of search must remain inyio-
late.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
&" Tickets!"
Narfs .rrf, NrnrfI


The woman who is never able to find
her ticket, and after much tribulation
has it discovered for her sticking out of
her glove, will be glad to hear Of the
recent decision OF western court.
The effect OF the decision is that
passenger must be allowed reasonable
time in which to hunt up his ticket, and
if the conductor proceeds to extremities
before it is run to earth the road must
respond in damages. Now and then
man is 50 oyerburdened with messages
for Aunt Aurelia and injunctions TO take
good care of himself that he gets aboard
in q coma and for the first few miles of
his trip is not sure of anything. But
ordinarily 1t is woman who finds the
question of transportation embarrassing.
AS the conductor heaves in sight she
compares herself very fayorably with
those who are slow at handing in their
vouchers, but when he drops anchor be-
fore her and rasps out "Tickets she
is Mortified to find that hers is not
where she was sure she had put it. A
second rasp and her bonnet tits to an
angle of forty-five at tho third call she
Practically opens her reticule and finds
therein her hair-pin reserve, besutifiers,
and that snippy little wad of samples no
woman il ever without, but no ticket.
The lunch-basket is then invaded and
every sandwich opened. but the missing
link between her and her destination is
not there.
Then she takes header into her
pocket, remains down . long time and
comes up red in the face, out OF breath
and out of ticket. She fears that the
conductor thinks it little game, and in
her minds eye sees herself landed on
oross-tie. miles away from anybody and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
HUTTON l.ursfers.

A regular corker-The negro min.
streL Boston Bulletin.
"Cat-nippedi |" squolked tho mona.
as tabby got a grip on him. - Washino'
ton Post.
The bother doesn't mako much po,,.
in the world, although he is a corket-
Puck.
Few lawyers can beat an ear,hou,l.
Mt settling landed estate. -D1nsrins
Breeze.
II takes very little frontier eypens,,.
TO enable a man to scout an idea ~
Joseph Ners.
A man never knows what anxiety /,
until his first baby begins TO cattes,h-
DGnsU,He Brcc-e.
A rice trust is being formed hv1
prove a regular pudding % the ecer'
holders.-RichmoH9 Rec0ri,r.
Tho tramps are filing oer alma.
houses, " says an exchange. But VIZ,
filing the tramps Ioutri Na,..
man.
Were you afraid o. the Judge,
charge 20
" No, but I was scarel TO d.a,h hv
my lawyers charge. '-Nmscgs g .
~.
"For disobedience you take Il.
palm. said ma TO Johnny, as she t,t.
toOed his trousers with the same
IOHkers Gazette
d" Hark : Somebody is playing q 10.
lightful bit from Wagner "0b. tha.,
only James shoyelling coal into tao .sr.
mace. '-LI.
Tint anger mas not mar your brow
Ger duties badly done.
just start right .u au d practice nos
On writing "'gl'
Washington r0r.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
Gladstone or Parneli?
tNgrittan for cha Dfanaf-h

Shall'it be Gladstone or Parnell2
No man tho future may foretell
Either is weak. but both are strong -,
'Gainst England's might, for Irelands
wrong. -,
God grant the breach between them heai
For England's sake, for Ireland's veal
Let it but widen year by year,
Then i'll betide the Cause, fear.
o Erin Pray the Lord TO send
In thy distress some pow'rful frIeno!
Some Moses as heavenly dover
To lead thee forth this very hour,
Through angry wave and troubled sea
TO win the goal that sets thee irse.
0 child of sorrowl Long hast thou
Suffered the pain that wrings tny Grow
Suffered the foulest human wrong
Yet art thou beautiful and strong!
As in olden time when Olsen sung
Thy matehlsss deeds in Gaelic tongue.
CElsI.Es NJ. WALLACE,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
The chrl.tm.. s-l.n...


margaret lo10i, iu Christmas Ladies Hone
Journal
flushed are the pigeons cooling low.
On dusty mitors ot che l.'f.
And miid-eyed oxen. breathing s.t.
Sleep on tine fragrant has below.
Dim shadows iu che cornars lii..
tho glimuerius aut tbs sh.i
Who're one young hmn just lf. BIS
head.
Then huldlos against biz mothers la.
Strange silence tin.le in hear.
Through the ha.tou,u door i.r
OF .ght from one low HANGING ar
Touches % baby radiant l9.r
No sound the mother, kneaiinr hv
Her cleHk against tno t.e l.'
Oh. human Lowell oh. heavenly .4.el
IT'S yet in silence Chat sLc pu.
Ages of silence end fn-r.rlfi
Ilen 20 tfe long .2o.c'.n. ea-'l
Glad angels come tl -r..t h. .r.l
In burst vi music, love, aui l...
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21

Mas and the Dutch Government IA.
promised TO render any services in 4.
power to facilitate the undertahipc
The amount required is s25,0OO. Con.
trlbutions should be cent TO Fr,nk
Wood. treasurer OF the fund, 1852 Wash.
ington street, Boston.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
Angels Visits.

Few quotations are more hackneyed
than that which speaks of CANCELS visits,
few and far between" Is any light
thrown on its long-disputed source by
the following, credited to John Morris
G7lD. which cut from recent num-
Der of the E'chof
. How fading are the joys we dote uponl
Like apparitions seen aud gone;
But those which soonest take their fight
Are the most exquisite and strong.
Lake angels visits, short and bright.
Mortality's too weak to bear them long,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
A Great Opportunity.

A fortune awaits the writer OF pleasing
English who will get up a speech of sui-
ficient smoothness and plausible gentle
ness that will enable q proprietor to
spring eash-register on to his clerk
~ithout giving offence to his honesty and
dignity or making him swear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
A Real Nice Reply.

YES" said Miss Amy, reAectivoly.
81 was born with silver spoon in my
mouth"
at must have been very small
spoon" replied Mr.. Dooley.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
.rob Printing.

When you wish TO have Joo printing done
send to the Dispatch COMPANY Tor esti-
save money. ali iindsO printing prompt
" executed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
A Pretty Watch for a Lady.
.IeVa,lar,s fi~,ui..

A watch in accordance with feminine
fancy is in the form OF rose with pearl.
colored leaves. the dial forming the CEN
tire OF the rose. This swings from . cha
telaine OF pearl-set chains.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
Land and Water.

Mrs. Lamb; my dear, does Jay
Gould own the earth ?"
Mr.. Lamb bitterly: "Of course he
does. That's why three fourths Of the
map is water.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
An Ovation.

Brooklyn Life.
Primus Spangler has written play.
secundus Has it been produced
Primus Yes, last night.
Secundus Full house ?
Primus Packed.
Secundus Did the audience call for
Spangler after the curtain fell a.?
Primus: Yes, and demanded their
money back.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
He Must Have Them.

Man always likes 10 have his innings,
but he also enjoys his outingA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21
REAL ESTATE AGENrs. sc.
p. L YARBR0UGH. H. =
ID L.. YARBROUGH & co,
L. REAL ESTATE AGsNtS
CLIFTON fORG&. Va.

BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE lhPhVsse
AND TrNIaPROyKD, PROPERTY FOX ~ =
eli parts Of the ctr. Purchasers WIZ 40 -.
49,, a.. ,,or- rs.laents We desire enlistmeA's -
properly. special sstOu'i0n sisea 70 eoffs'I'-'
We refer TO the National Waller Bank % s's 60.
tos, Augusta National sana q on m,,s, q
nana,sn- aeents Chesapeake and ONO ns'es.
meat coz pany, Clifton Forge, Va % s',- =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21

NM JOHNSON .ND
DUsINESs, RESIDENCE. Am AM
DrARM PROPERTIES B0uGhr' $500
AND KxCHANGxD. For s1fosmsne,,
- sroat ROYAL and Riverson call OF saa.ss
JOHNSON 4 WkAvkk, ssesA asss
frens aeysi and klss ,s'.s ao,sl
os,cs Nsia street Adjesning fsin,.g ss,,ss
Pvrsous aoldins properties 10 we 49, ~.
would Do well !" sAi' A'1 Wv % iAssisn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21

buu Dthutliul hover, tndL Was DfOuSut
from far, far away, and planted Ill @
San Francisco garden.
David Gresham was all attention in
moment, for If he had hobby il was
Horticulture. In his garden and in
his conservatory he had some of
the choicest plants that had ever been
grown in the city, and he was very fond
Of acquiring possession Of new and rare
plants and exhibiting them in triumph
10 his friends. Perhaps this strange
child-waif of the street, though he APP
peared to be. might nevertheless know
the secret OF some new and unique
bloom. Many sailors dwelt in the poorer
quarters OF the town who sailed 10
strange and distant ports No doubt the
child was the progeny Of some such peo-
pie, and this would account for his ro-
wing habits
Did you ever see tho flower. and do
you know who brought it here, or from
what country it came?"
1T IL in the garden OF a rlch man, :"
answered the child, who seemed to have
only partly heard the question, and
Gresham bit his lip in vexstion, but he
s'iii listened attentively, for il any OF his
ifisnds possessed plant OF flower that
was strange 70 him. no was eager to NC
qure seed or bulb. SO he leaned back
~ MS char and listened with an eager
ness OK which be felt half ashamed.
III was q rare and fragile blossom,
aud It grew in garden far away" 10.
peated the child. go rich in color. so
sweet in perfume was it that it was the
pride and Joy OF ell the country around
and many were drawn thither TO look
upon its beauty and draw but one breath
OF its sweetness. while the people IN
whose garden it grew tended il with
loving care and would have gladly laid
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-21

is POVERTY A CRIME
Three casual paupers charged at
Bishops Stortford the other day with re-
fusing to pick oakum made the following
defence three paupers, UNDERSTANDINGS
three murders, or three burglars, or
three forgers. or three wife-beaters-but
three men whose only offence is that
they are without visible means of sub
sistence: 1.-THE prisoners, in defence,
said the oakum cages were in field on
bare ground. They were exposed to the
weather, and a human being would
die if placed there for twenty-four
hours. 1t was showing, and they re-
fused to go into the cages, but offered
to break stones. The lions in Womb
wells menagerie were better housed.
They could not sit down, except on the
bare earth, and they asked the Magis-
trate to condemn tho cages" Neverthe-
less, the Magistrate came to the conclu-
sion that he could not interfere" and
tho men were awarded seven days
imprisonment. In the course OF the
case it was stated that the "cages 3"
In question had been "passed by the
Government inspector" Can the Local
Government Board deny that ? If not,
can their inspector deny the above al
legations as to the conditions under
which paupers are inquired to pick
oakum? II not, / think-thouph |
should be sorry to see any harm come to
Mr.. Richie personally-that a few DAYS
oakum, picking at Bishops Stortiord by
the officials OF the Local Government
Board would have a wonderful effect in
hnmanizing this branch OF ppor-lsw ad-
ministration. l am told by an authority
on oakum-picking that the regulation
days work at this industry for pauper
IN Q vork-house il more than for any
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-22
rHn Aos OF n

@@
Buiwer Iyston, in his quaint novel.
sTba Coming Age" drew freely upon his
fancy and depicted q condition Of affairs
vhish was regarded At the time OF II. pab-
location IS wildly hctionai. hnt which in
many OF lie apparently most strained o \
eerslons has already hesn realized. Elec.
triciiy has supplied hts bright but mid
salnlninant. 'vrll." and in is train Is
rapidly following = contamination Of the
poet : novelist statesman : -mssaphyslcians.
FORECAST OF an automatic household ser.
lice.
The extent 10 which this is true i Gar
from being appreciated by the general
public. In many cases experiments have
demonstrated certain possibilities Witch
ether experiments ar= seeking to bring
within the range of reasonable expease.
and therefore publication Of partially OBJ
tanned results has been witAAsli.
But in the January number q Svsh@,
A. T. Kennedy, chief electrician et Riisons
laboratory. shows that We are rapidly ap-
preaching q time when automatic service
shd ether wonderful Improvements Ia TIE
canfott convenience aud security es
housekeeping viii b within The reach Of
People in moderate circumstances, most et
which can nov be enioyed By the wealthy
q by grouped combinations OF those who
ere NOS thus blessed
he tells Of . country house near Greea.
wseh, cenn-. where for two years a svssena
nss eesn IN successful cperStson--nos sx.
sessasely sxpenstve-whscA. ~ The uss q
nicely adjusted thsrmostat automatically
regulates the temperature 10 an ever heat
winter aad snmmeE aud can Re 70 AZ.
tasssd IS 70 Eive dsasrsn, temperatures 70
1sns1eni ooms or parts at 3 building say
iof - degrees in the narsor. - dsgrees in
tss hsii, and Z need h1 higher az lover
tsmpssataEs for . SICK scona.
ne siso saenits diagrams hy whseA q
nosse can ee supplied with . pegsecs aaso
snss'e nsealAEn and hurgsarAlArm, sAe
= acting Independently, thoGxh sappssea