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The Monitor., 1891-10-09

General Selden Connor, of Maine, is
president for 1901 Of the Society of the
Army Of the Potomac, which was organ.
lied in its present form in 1869. Any
veteran honorably discharged from any
army that served east Of the Alleghenies
is eligible to membership. General Con-
nor was born in Fairfield, Ne, Jan. 25,
1880, was graduated from Tufts college
in 1859 and entered on the practice of law
soon after, served as II private in the
First Vermont volunteers as major, and
lieutenant colonel in the Seventh Maine,
and was finally made brigadier general.
He was governor Of Maine for three
terms
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

quite we'll, TO the barracks, and refused
to go to the military hospital, as was
suggested by his commanding officer.
OF course the objection viii be raised
that everybody has not tubes of pure
oxygen at high pressure in readiness to
apply to such cases. Happily oxygen in
quantities as large as those administered
is not needed, and it can be stored sin
small, strong bottles made of the finest
steel, with a valve giving an absolute
her1netic seal.
These vessels may be as small as a
soda water bottle, and may be made part
of the medical stock of every doctor.
Oxygen at any degree of compression
required can, in fact, now be obtained,
and the whole apparatus for restoring
vitality can be packed in small box
quite portable.
What possibilities may not such a dis
covery as that to which we have drawn
attention involve! 1t is equally availa-
BILE, we are assured, for those persons
who have been asphyxiated by choke
damp in coal mines, or by ordinary coal
gas. People apparently drowned, and
those insensible from long exposure in
the rigging of ship, might also be saved
from an untimely end by what Colonel
Elsdale calls ''a dose of oxygen"
1t would probably be invaluable, too,
in cases of suffocation from the fumes Of
charcoal, or in cases where chloroform
had operated injuriously on a weak
heart. Such discovery should at once
occupy the attention of the Royal Col
leg of Physicians, with view of ascer-
ming whether Colonel Elsdale has
oyerrated the benefcient effects to be an
ticipated from the administration of
pure oxygen. Chronicle.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
How 1t Feels to Have Bug in Ones Ear.

"a bug in his ear is figure very ex-
tensively used in common conversation.
But, reader, did you ever have a bug in
idea how it feels. B. T. Tomlinson, who
experienced the sensation, says he never
suffered such torture in his life. The
bug crawled into his ear while he was
lying in bed asleep, between II and 12
o'clock one night. 1t was only COM
mon candlebug or fly, bat the degree Of
torture one of them can infict while in
the ear is beyond the scope of the imagi-
nation. Mr.. Tomlinson said that when
he awoke he dreamed that railway
train had jumped the track, struck him
in the ear and was plowing its way
through his head The train kept going,
but il seemed that it would never get
through.
Occasionally it would stop and then
start again with renewed force. Then
again the train seemed to be at stand
still, but the wheels would be turning
with lightning rapidity. The train
would move off gradually with grating
noise, and would not stop till the whistle
blew for the next station or it ran off the
track or collided with another train,
which frequently occurred. Mr.. Tom
linson stood the torture till daylight,
when he sent for doctor, who succeeded
in fishing out the bug, which in the
meantime had died. Mr.. Tomlinson
said that if the bug had remained in his
ear an hour longer he would have been
a raving maniac.-Mexico (Mo) Intelli-
Uencer
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
10 xou Cough?

Don't dsiay Take Kemps Balsa m, the
best cough cure. II will cure your coughs
and colds. II will ours sore throat or a
TICKLING In the throat. II viii cure pains in
the chest. 1t will cure influenza and bron-
chitis and oil diseases pertaining 10 the
.ungs bscause II Ia pure balsam. Hold it
to the light and sae how clear and thick it
Is. You Will see ths excellent effect after
taking the frat dose. Large bottles SOC
and 81.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
A One Sided Rarpain.

The champion horse trade of the vicin-
ity took place recently. A well known
Lee jockey secured a snowy colt, and
hied himself to the Dale to see the boys.
When he came back he was driving d
fine black horse, leading a good bay,
while there followed behind pair Of
oxen, a COW, an old SOW and eight pigs
-Slwingfield [Mass.l Republican.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

long service in Europe ernigrated to the
United States in 1853 He mastered
many American Indian tongues, pre-
pared thorough grammar of the Turk
ish and wrote several works ON the Ger
man. At the same time his works on
the Irish language were SO thorough that
they were indorsed and issued by the
New York Gaelic society.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

Now and then small door may be
seen high up in the piers that divide the
nave from the chancel. This is the door
that once gave access from the winding
stair within the pier to the footway on
the top Of the screen with which most
churches were once provided. When
screens were found inconyenient and
were removed, these doors were left.
Ross church, Herefordshire, has a no
ticeable example; Hinckley church, Lei
cestershire, has another. esEs sssEZzzsss.ss
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
HeantifnI Shell Money.

The most beautiful shell money in the
world is made of the abalone of our
western coasts. When polished the
abalone shows lovely green, purple and
iridescent cclors, and the Indians from
California to Alaska value it highly, as
do the manufacturers of pearl buttons
Philadelphia Press.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
Questions Ahnnt Growth.

Why do we attain certain size and
weight Of body and then cease to grow:
Why is one person limited in stature to
a few inches while another stretches up
several feet? Why is it that one at ma
turity weighs not above fifty pounds and
another attains a weight ten times as
great? These are all questions of growth.
New York Times.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

William Mckinley, who rose from pri-
vate to major in the Twenty-third Ohio
volunteers and has since served fourteen
years in congress. was born at Niles, o.,
Feb. 26, 1874, and was therefore a soldier
at seventeen and a major at twenty-one.
His first Office was that Of prosecuting
attorney of Starke county. O., IN 1o69-7l.
He is still young and well equipped for
the campaign on which he has just en-
tered as Republican candidate for gov
ernor of Ohio.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
chiii's Curious Currency.

The money of Chilli at present is pc
culiar. 1t consists of small tags of
rasteboard, on which a man writes the
value for which he is willing to redeem
it, putting his name on the back. 1t
then begins to circulate. until it finally
gets back to the source from which it
emanated.-B Boston Traveller
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

languages and
speaks a large
number, and de-
spite the fact that
he is seventy-two
years old, there is
applicability a that
he will accept q
chair in the Palo
Alto university,
California. II g
asborn atHalle,
graduated from
the University of
Leiusic and after
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

Gentleman-l never had such per-
feet polish on these boots as you have
given them.
Hotel Porter pnodestly)-I used to be
private soldier in the regular army
New York Weekly.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

Melville W. Fuller, chief justice Of the
United States, was born at Augusta,
Me-, Feb. Il, 1889. He was graduated at
Bowdoin college in 1853, and after study
ing law at Bangor was admitted to the
bar in 1856. He shortly afterward moved
to Chicago, where he established large
and lucrative practice. President Cleve-
land nominated him as chief justice April
30, 1888, and he was formally inducted
into Office Oct. s. The chief justice has
been twice married and has a large fam
lily Of daughters.
The Monitor., 1891-10-09
The most unhanny neriod of marriace.

The most unhappy period of marriage,
according to French divorce statistics,
is for the period extending from the fifth
to the tenth year. After that the figures
drop rapidly. Only 2S per cent. of the
couples seek divorce between their tenth
and twentieth years Of union. Only one
pair in 100 seeks to cut the knot after
the period over thirty and under forty
years
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a Noted Linguist.

Professor F. L. o. Roehrig, recently
professor Of Sanscrit and the living orr
entail languages in Cornell, is, since the
death of Mezzofanti, probably the great
est linguist in the world. He reads thirty
The Monitor., 1891-10-09

A Winsted Comm man belongs to
twenty-four secret societies, three
churches, nine military companies and
four volunteer fire organizations,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
A Model of Completeness.

The Astor-Willing wedding, recently
solemnizod OF Philadelphia, will probably
take record in the nuptial literature of
fashion as model of completeness in
everything deserving the commentator of
that class of our citizenship known as
American aristocracy. The costumes, deco
rations. bridal gifts, aud all appointments
OF the affair were IN keeping with and re-
fected the phenomenal wealth OF tho
families Of the contracting parties. Dia-
monds were as abundant az dew-drops on
the robes of June when at morn she makes
her triumphal entry into the realm of sum-
mer, and flowers were massed in luxuriant
abundance throughout every portion of
the bridal mansion--orchids. roses, orange
blossoms, lilies of the valley, and countless
other fayorites of Flora's retinue blending
in lavish profusion 10 impart beauty and
fragrance to the memorable occasion.
The entertainment provided for the guests
wasall that wealth could command and cul-
tured taste suggest. the rarest viands min
Cling with the rarest wines. Never, in fact,
were bride and groom toasted in more deli
cious and appropriate vine-products. To
their lifelong sprightliness and viyacity
was offered that rarest OF champagnes-
Moigneaux Pere ct Fills; to the hope that
a golden calm would ever hslo their hearts
atmosphere Lorenz Reichs famed Tokayer
Ausbrrch was drunk, and al typical OF the
glow OF health besought for them brim-
ming glasses OF the ruby dyed Budai In
perial were quaifed. These wines were all
selected by the groom, and it is believed
that his example viii set the fashion for
wines at leading society wed6ing-feasts.
The Molgneaux Pere Ut Fills is cham
payne most highly esteemed by French
connoissurs and Is rapidly winning favor
Of experts IN this country. Together with
the other rsre wines mentioned above
II IL imported only by Lorenz Reich, The
Cambridge ass Fifth sysnus. New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
SEVEN-PlNES ROAD.
A Complaint Made Against II By d
LADY.
To the Editor Of Gse Dispatch:

To the Editor Of GIe Dispatch:
In troublous times it seems we oil
seek knowledge and comfort from you.
l ON one of large number who have been
complaining to themselves of the miserable
condition of the Richmond City and
Seven-Pines railroad.
A circumstance of last Friday night
brought to the surface this complaint.
And now l appeal to you TO know what
course TO pursue in the matter. To whom
can we apply for better state of affairs in
order that O repetition OF the following
case may not occur: A lady left her hus-
band at home very i'll. threatened with a
complication of diseases-left him in
charge of the Oldest of three children Cher
age not quite five years)-to come to the
city to purchase medicines and consult a
physician.
On her return she was comfortably seat
ed in the well-equipped passenger
After repeated efforts on the engineers
part the thing" wouldn't 60. so with
many others she was informed that the
"dummy's broke down and can't make the
trip tonight nor tomorrow"
1t meant disappointment to many, but
especially 10 this mother, whose home was
not within call Of help should the helpless
ones have needed il.
The lady alone should have appealed to
all the Kindness and manllness OF the OPP
posite sex, and did TO all except the one in
whose power il lay 10 lessen her anxiety.
Others who had no interest in the compa-
ny offered sympathy aud assistance, while
one gentleman offered his own carriage for
q small sum, presumably just TO allow the
lady independence, and then himself drove
through the cold, pelting rain to her home
on the Nine-Mlle road.
One of the company was asked if they
would stand part and was promptly re-
fused.
A ticket was paid for to the lady's home.
But enough TO say both engines of this
company have been condemned. And
now, Mr.. Editor, please let me know
through your columns if there is not law
10 compel railroad company to take you
to your destination after you have bought
your ticketS Yours respectfully,
III
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
The Parent of Inson mia

The parent OF insomnia or wakefulnoss ISM
nine cases out OF ton dySpeptic stomach. Good
digestion gives sound sleep, indigestion inter-
feres with Il. The brain and stomach sympa-
thize. one OF the prominent symptoms OF a
weak state OF the gastric organs us disturbances
OF the great nerve entrepot, the braln; inflSo-
rae the stomach and you restore equilibrium 70
the great centre. A most reliable medicine for
the purpose is HOstetter's stomach bttters, which
"a fsr preferable 10 mineral relatives and pow
erful narcotics which, though they may lor
tirna avert a soporinc influence upon the brain,
soon caese 10 act and invariably in!ure tho zone
OF the stomach. The Bitters, on ho contrary
restore activity TO the operations OF that all-m-
portant organ and their beneficial influence IL
refected In sound sleep and tranquil state OF
the nervous system. A wholesome Impetus Ia
iiSeyise given 10 the action Of tho liver and bow
els by its use. 10 <O-"N"IN~ 'u
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
SHOULD BE REMEDrED.
WHOLESALE gorTLg-sTeALeRs.
They Get Thirty Days in the Chntn-Ganr
for Their Knterprlse.
[correspondence Of the Richmond pispatca.l

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispa'co.l
F.nwvrI1E. Va, February 2s.--The May.
or,s Court room Yesterday had the appear
apce more OF bottle-blowing" msnulactory
than bis Honor's chamber vhero justice If deaI'
out Jim Word, tho trusted employee OF at. .;
nicL - vero triad for the theft OF bottles from
Mr.. richardson's saloon and were sent TO the
chsin.rang tor thirty days. II was proven thai
Word in particular had been transferring ucH'
lers from hts employers VA e-roohs 70 'ns V,ne.
dealer af1rmlnz that ne has not had TO ouy
hottls from tho factory for The past ak months
am informed that q carload we're stolen 10
the miraculously short space oil time eispsinR
since the New Year.
Two very large veins OF coal have been CO
veIoped near Worsham-ons four feet thick OF
beAulful bright coal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01

n,re eouches decorated with swans and
elleaves, and 10 soil our gloves with
mounting the fingers at old Dresden plates
and old Sevres cups and saucers, but
/ notice that we--those OF US who are
women--don't bid on books very ex-
sensivoly. Having haunted auction sales
In the art-oollection season at much ex-
pense OF time, though little of cash, now
these several years, / feel moved to say with
confidence that my sex has quick eyes for
fan OF O candlestick or o bit OF old blue
and-white, but 1t won't buy engravings,
and when the auctioneer gets down 70
books IL leaves the room. At sales OF books
only there are present few If any women.
And yet IL is populerly supposed tnat
woman reads. have a notion That tne
itching of the fingers 10 grasp and TO Keep
book Is not especially common WIN
women. A book, always accepting,
table, book. hardly ranks as material for
decorative use, and so a woman reads u,
studies 10 even, but Is quite content TO
send IL back TO the circulating library. For
her money she wants q ci01oss0,'s plaque OF
n lamp that can be petticoated. am often
surprised in the homes of cultivated, evon
of literary women, at the meagre display
Of the book-shelves. How many women IN
tho country have accumulated large nprs
ries7
MRS. LOUISE BENSON.
Lent multiplies the classes in Current
TONES" which divide favor latterly. with
Ibsen and Dante. One OF the most inter,
esting is taught by Mrs. Louise Benson, OF
Syracuse, which has been obliged TO tor
sake the drawing-rooms In which IL Is
started for good-sized hall. Mrs. Benson
is n dark haired. handsome woman oil much
personal magnetism. whose clear-cut style
and brilliant wit fully explain her sue
cesses.
CLNDLEBTICZs.
Wasn't sayiDg something minute ago
about buying candIestioks? The candle
stick TO buy Just at present is an old Japa-
nese piece In bronze with spike on which
YOU lmpale your candle. You don't thrust
il down on this antique bayonet point too
heavily, but let the major part of the spike
show TO get the full benefit OF the IN
usualness. Next this the most desirable
candlesticks going are old three-branched
Danish pieces, which are called three
king candles" because they were used on
the 9th of January TO celebrate the Magfs
visit TO the infant Jesus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01

For q good spring medicine we confidently
recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla. BY It's use
the blood Is purified, enriched and vitalized,
that tired feeling is entirely overcome and
the whole body given strength and yigor.
The appetite is restored and sharpened, the
digestive organs arc toned, the kidneys ana
liver inylcorated. II you have never tried
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
SALT.

GAIT, SALT.-I AM AGENT FOR
~ ONE OF THE LARGEsT sALT-wORKs IN
THE COUNTRY FOX VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. No salt offered on the market any
purer. Guaranteed 20 be % per csnt PURE
sALT kiiu-driod, ground, and boitsd throuyn
a % or 2tto-the-inch mesh, or as fins A lol,r.
tor dairy or taDls use. No imported salt a. pure
or ss dry. Common nne salt At lowest rsfcs
either In bulk. buriaps. or Engihh sackA Pricos
and freight rates quoted to any point on spnlI.
GATOR 70 TIE undersignod..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01

II will be a sister to you" she said.
"0nly that" said he, after have been
O pepper to your"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01

Hoods sarsaparilla Is prepared from ssrss-
parilla, Dandellon. Mandrake, Dock, Juniper
Berries, and other well known vege1aois
remedies, by a combination, proportion anu
process peculiar to itself, and By when sas
ful medicinal value OF all tho ingredlen's
used Is secured. Hence II possesses superior
and positive curative power.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
w....1..r;ro oome,binc a minute ago
THE STATE LIBRARY.
The Acting Librarian Correots Mistaken
Impession.
RICHMOND, Va, February 27, 1891.

RICHMOND, Va, February n, 1881.
To 6te Editor Of Gse Dispatch:
The report in your issue of the 25th of
addresses at the meeting to consider the
question Of public library makes On i'm
preston that should be corrected in the
interest and for the benefit of students
and Others interested.
One of the speakers is reported as say
ing that one library in the city has 10000
volumes packed up and inaccessible TO the
people save through the courtesy of the
gentlemen in charge of them. As the
State Library is the only one with any
such number of books the reference must
be to it. l beg leave 10 correct the state
ment and remove the impression which l
end has been made by it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01

,.,s.,ed. and tho indications point to erss re-
iirious awakening IN the town. A..
Mr. Rodham +. Msyes, ono OF the odess clti-
rams OF the county died at hts homo near SANDS
On Monday last. He was about ninefy-two yssrs
Of ago.
LIVELY CONTESTS.
Candidates for the county oflces TO be 1iisd st
the election next spring are beginning TO APP
near and for goms OF those positions quite
lively contests are looked for. The farmsrS
Alliance "a expected 10 exercise potent In
fuence In tho canvass
mum Dor OF vorKmen arc now engaged upon
the fouudatious for tho new rolling-min az
Shenandoah, in this county, and the new hotoi
Is nearing completion.
SHOULD BE BENEDrEp.
Now that the shsnsndoah-Yalley railroad has
PASSED into the ownership and control OF tho
Norfolk and Western railroad our people would
liko very much 10 soc better railroad connec-
lions established betWeoH the Norfolk aud
Western aud Chesapeabo and Ohio o. bssio
City. "A II IL rog LuraT people desiring 10
Wait Richmond srs compelled 20 leave here AZ
the very unseasonsble hour OF y. 20 A n nnd
lay ovor at Bssic Cily nearly ak hourA surely
this valley Ia entitled 10 more Intimate connec-
ton by rail with tho capital OF toe s1aso.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
MINERAL WATERS.
CHAsE CITY WATERS.

CITY LfTRtA WATER and CHAsR CITY CHfo-
hlDE CALCIUM WATER. which are sold IN cases
OF one dozen half-ssllon bottles nc $f50 per case
me iifhlA WATER viii DO sold IN bulk, only
70 nse-galion lots: price % cents per gallon.
Domijohps extra, 81. IS each same price allowed
ior thom when empty ana delivered 10 Ne iG good
order PURCELL. LADD n Co.
Wholesale Drugsis1,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
A COW CASE.
AN AWAKENING IN LuaAY.
Conversions Made-Better Railroad Con-
lection Wanted with Richmond.

LunAY. Va, February pa series Of
meetings of much interest are now In nyo-
gress ~ hain-ssreet Baptist church, In this
place, conducted by the pastor, Rev. X. IL
quarleA There have been eight or moro pro-
fsssienss while number Of others are deeply n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
COURT ORDERS.
TN THE SUPREME COURT OF
PsSNsYLvAsIA-EAs DISTRICT:

In the matter OF the account OF thor
Girerd Life Insurance, Annuity and
Trust Company, custodian aud receiver No s.
OF the fund Ia the case OF nopkina March
& jackson, executors OF a. X. Delaney, 4 term,
deceased, &c. David Moore and Dsnisl i. isiL
Delaney, surviving assignses OF james
Moore.
Tho auditor appointed by the supreme Court
OF Pennsylyenia 70 report scheme Of dis,rihu-
ton Of the balance OF q certain fund raised in
the above cause In tho hands Of tbs Girarc Life
Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company. e.
custodian and receiver, win meet the parties
Interested for the purposes Of bis appointment
on FRIDAY the 18Th day Of March, a. D. 1884,
OF II o'clock A. NJ, At his once. No. al3 south
sixth street, Philadelphia. whom and whore All
partses Interested are required 70 mako ana
prove their claims or DO dehsrred frou coming
In upon said fund. SUSSEX ID. DAVIS,
Auditor.
NorA--The above notice Il intended 70 rsssh
abe heirs or legal REPRESENTATIVES, % ne 80
James Moore. now dssesssd, .ho YEA Cor coma
tins rseidcnt OF the ctr Of fhiladaiDhla. -
and Who about ths year 1870 renewed & jsas1
iowa James ciy essntys VI A1beso1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
THE BULK AVAILABLE.

The assertion as to the condition and adj
ministration of the Library is, however, I'M
Intentionally so inaccurate and mislead-
ing. With the great bulk of the Library
shelved. catalogued, aud easily available,
il can not be said TO be packed up and
inaccessible" II is true that the Library
has so much outgrown the space allotted
to it in the Capitol that the shelving IS
full and more than full. and in consequence
many books are packed and piled where
room can be made for them. But even Of
such overflow it is quite safe to say that
any book here may be readily found when
wanted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-01
Purifies
the Blood

avery spring for years / have mSas IL :
nractice 10 take from three TO I'VE bottles OK
Hoods sarssparllla. because Iknowitpurines
the blood and thoroughly cleanses the system
OF ali impurities. That languid feeling caileo
spring fever will never visit the system tnas
has been properly cared for by this never
falling remedy" W. II. LAWRENCE, Editor
Agricultural Epitomlst, Indianapolis, Ind