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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
HE KNEW JUNGLE BILLIE"
Met Him First I'm War-Tlmos and Then at
n Reunion of Veterans
rsan Francisco Examiner.I

There was n big celebration by the Grand
Army in Philadelphia, and as special
train full of members from New, YORK
naSsed Elizabeth, n. j., q tall, gray-headed
man entered one of the rear cars and took
a scat next to q committeeman, who was
decorated with more badges ana meuais
than French feld-marshal.
:" CONC down to the jamboree, COM
radepU asked the committeeman.
Yes. sir" sail the tall man.
I'm the war, eh Z"
An through it." replied the newcomer
with q smile. .;.,, Gran, said
the New York member with humorous
wink .,
well | was with Sherman-Atlanta TO
the sea. Won know. Many's the Jolly night
I've spent playing poker with old Iecump.
He couldn't play worth dern, though.
Couldn't, CHI" said the Gray-haired
veteran, with interest.
NO. il was ike finding money. I've
great mind TO tell the boys of little incl
Sant that occurred during the great march,
Lnt "a the old man is 70 be here hlmseI
tonight guess it wouldn't do"
~ shouldn't mind that" -,
oval | dunno. You see 1t was ike
this. Just after we struck the Neiuon
railroad we had the devil OF hght. ABOUT
noon il let up q little and sherman anu l
borrowed a drum from a band for q table
and went into the pusIeS 'o1 " '-''-0
of draw" s,,okorn
oh Won see. fighting was chestnut 10
us in those days, while poker was eoVu
Soai Nell. Ihorsed the old man pretty
hal and when at last he opened JACKPOT
Lo was about cleaned out; so he wrote OUT
his pay-receipt for the next month , anu
threw il in the pot. l raised MN S-UO.
Just then bullet ripped through tne ~ III IN
and the action was under way H.aIh'
old man jumped up. Pete ne says
~ mn always called me Pete Pete, we
can't plav this hand just now, but well Ell
fnish NJ after the scrlmmage. mere "a
mt nv hand under this stone, ana you puS
yours in that hollow log We ana 50 anu
flushed for our horses" u.,
"Hot fight that" said the tail veteran
r'n y You Bet. Every time I got near the
General he'd stand up in his strrupS' wave
his sword, and yell, a hunHred o9t L.
80 80 mr. vou.' 1t was most night before ne
.ooiied me. and then tho pot was COUPE
80 Thousand. After supper he, went QUIZ
i'i.'.tod mn the cards and showed 'elh
1oa,n Ibad three aces and two kings ana
Tecnmp had four kings and an ace eih-
oular, wasn't it?" -, ooo,rt
Remarkable. How dla you aooou"'
for t?" 20 WIN souehodv had
been monkeying with the General 5 hsna'
nm, 1nId Int Won can bet your boots never
iiinrad Teeump again. But here's the lnhc.
t pi"S ietis 90 ont and have q drink. what
,ni,bt vour name be, comrade!
,sNg,Tliarn r. Sherman"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Chained to the Rock.

Promstheus was chained TO the rock while vni-
lures gnawed his enTails. So are many people
chained to the rock Of prejudice while all man
ner Of violent medicines lnnict injury upon the
sensitive lining Of tho stomach and intessres.
They are apparently immovablo in the oeheI
that TO experience benefit they must keep dosing
with drastic medicines. Unless the action OF
these Il powerful and excessive they are nos
satisfied They would distrust a remedy OF
gentle action, however elective. IL Is not Dy
such purblnd extremists es these that the ac-
knowiedged merits OF HOstettors Stomach BIZ.
tiers are recognized. That benign regulator OF
the stomach. the bowels, and tho kidneys APP
peals to the rational-nOt only appeals, put -
awarded a Just valuation Constipation, liver
complaint, dyspepsia, and kidney troubles yea
70 lis action. So also do malaria and rheuma-
tam. ap 15-W(w)F6Su
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Nattopal Ranks.
u,rcuy11,s STATION, CULPEpEB c., VA
Nlii0iiiA April IA, 1891.

N,rcuy11,s STATION, CULPEpEB c., VA.
NliiVihA April IA, 1891.
To ge Editor of 61eDispa'ch'
Accept my thanks; for your STt rspiy 70 my
note IN regard to ns !fa a. some o time End
,,Ios s' and space for thorough discussion o.
~ oiq tSis subject. believe that my fellow
farmers "a Is Of Virginia are n like myself 6s 0S S
servatye, and would not ti ehoUf'1 Good s and
stt sc;ent reason and in this case we must
s Sun hsVe something better TO substitute,
also rsaSon that you mention is to say the
least, insufficient, - .ora one who
h wo.u1 the abolition OF national bsnks.
Ady believe ' our Alliance IS 70 TssGs It's
zenith and viii exert ,'cs Sr ssrt npau1 And
lnot however as p9l.is ~ we'll ' a. Of our
ior .ss get let rs be conservative and prni;
Seps tSst to our influence may be fer s,a gooa
only. Very truly yours.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
THE RICHMOND HARDWARE TO-,

with caps
inside yearfrom ns
about 20 per
plant
khmona
500 mechanics for whom 200
con- Of
about zen
the
and as the trade OF
proniap
United states ~
In yyearth established
possible foranth ordersprompuy -.
psn cxpecs
20 per cent
N
the
round without being prevented Dy en""
IN foreign
Richmond to Europe and ohes
countries tnoltc
like Richmond should NOS do
leasta $ wer an
ssuOin 800
anwnlbe Nay
after that date Interest At the ras OF
cpat In the proass an
hereare
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
- What She Heard.
Emma A. Opper, IN Judged


Tho curtain rose upon a ecene,
Tho tenOr's soaring notes began,
Bnt Ia her box she felt him lean
and waft bor snOw-white ian,
And murmur low, In difndence,
That he esteemed her-that be burst
Not speak his unfeigned sentiments,
His unreseryod-- Act first.
Loud did the chorused voices roll
In noble measured antiphones
That thrilled the ear and thraued tue SOUL
She heard his inlt'ring tones;
He felt he was not worthy, vet
Yet he must speak. Would she protract
His misery7 Could she not let
Him hope for Second act
Upon the stage n mimic play
OF arms, n forest OF bright spears,
q A truculently songful fray.
She through her foolish tears
Gave him n timid look and deet,
Suffered his hand on hers and heard
His happy whispers and the beat
OF her glad heart. Act third.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Not as Bad "a " Ample Rooney"
Now YORK Herald.l

whats this report about Smithers
sending an internal machine to you, Bron-
SOM"
ITS perfectly true. He didn't sendit TO
me. though. lie sent it to my boy. It's
music-box that plays white Wing''"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19

the bullets mark upon hrs noble forehead
az he lay 10 his coffin a shadow OF SOTO"
came over me. and it was that, perhaps,
Richmond had not taken her noble son
close enough to her heart while living
Let US see that we neglect not his chilnIen'
VRGIS1Us.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Spring Medicine

Hoods sarsaparilla Is prepared from Ssrss-
parilla, Dandelion. Mandrake, Dock, Juniper
Berries, and other well known vegetable
remedies, by a combination, proportion and
process peculiar to itself, and by which the
full medicinal value OF all the Ingredients
used is secured. Hence Il possesses superior
and positive curative power,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
A French Drama.

Jones ITS the most curious case on
record"
Brown: TELL me about it."
Jones: "Well, you see, he kissed DIS
wife in the dark, surprising It was her SIS y:
ter. She kissed him, supposirg 1t was nls
brother. They embraced each other ior
ten minutes before they discovered the
real state of affairs. Now they are ootn
trying to get divorce for kissing each
othern
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19

For good spring medicine We confidently
recommend Hoods sarSaparilla- BY its use
the blood is purified, enriched and vitalIzed,
that tired feeling Is entirely overcome and
the whole body given strength and visor.
The appetite is restored and sharpened, the
digestive organs arc toned, tho kidneys and
liver inYigorated. II Yon have never tried
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
MEANING OF THE WAR.

The meaning of the war, all around,
Looms nm in so much clearer light. Seces-
sion was magnificent" unparalleled as a
contention for high principle, though per-
hans strict martinets may claim that the
war itself was not scientific. mllitarism,
and hence horribly mismanaged. They may
possibly be right. but their claim would slg-
nify nothing IN face of its infinitely higher
predominant aim of supporting consti-
tutional right, altogether IN whlch
dncted and. in the nature of things, only
conld have been conducted. The south
ern leaders, civil and military. correspond
cd TO their people-neither could be
wrenched from settled mooring, from
trained and inherited practices, IN order
10 secure unity of military direction-the
prerequisite Of dictatorship to yield the
fruit OF conquest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
TIE WAR AND HISTORY.

A truth, q great fact. being imperlshable
lives of itself It's life is so solid that 1T
needs no support, going on its way uncon-
sciously or only self-consciously, and so
there is no requirement for it as 1t imposes
itself When people get up in the morn
ing they do not take note Of the fact that
they are possessed Of pair of hands, but
simply use them. The struggle OF
kind of life. It asks no favors, begs
no notice or honorable mention" be-
cause it Is indeliblY impressed, not merely
on the page Of history, but on the stock Of
people who own these fifteen southern
States. In other words. it is a constituent
part of them, entering into the warp and
wool of their very being. Superficial ut
terances on the part of the thOughtlessand
the ignorant are OF course natural. and
continuous, but without any consequence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
PRINCIPLE COMMENDED FOR.

No history or our side!" Yes. the very
best-a living one. What was tho war;
The unfolding of the principle of self
government, involving truth, justice, fair
play, under system of proper checks
and disciplines, divine and human. the
same principle that has long, virtually,
underlaid England, that underhes, the
South, and could also have underlald the
the Puritan stock of the North If II had
not been so greedy, fanatlcal, unprlncl-
pied, and foolishly opened the doors OF us
section to flooding by continental Euro
peans.
Now that these, after being used tokill the
soldiers of the South, have crowded the
North and West, the rae being two foreign
ers to one native on the grand total OF popu-
lation. the Puritan descendants begin TO
feel where the shoe isplnching In their vast
Bedlam of discordant races speaking out
Iandish tongues: but there is little or no
nrospect of relief for them, and truly an
other result of their folly and mischief even
souints plainly at the forming OF sepa-
rate clanships, or nationalltles, within
their own borders. Nemesis Is IN their
homes. tramping about rather promlscu-
ousIy in various ways, financial, political,
moral. social, and especially anarchlstlc.
IL NAV be O penance imposed that they
should now be opening their eyes to the
truth that local rights, State rights. lndl.
yidual rights do contain some grains OF
mans highest civilization, and that only
those who deserve and MAINTAIN them are
allowed the high privilege OF INDUCING III
them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
THE PRESENT GENERATION.

What gives weight to Virginia and the
South TO-DAY what has caused their
astonishing recupeTation, their relative
prosperity, and substantial position before
the world? The performance Of duty. OF
having been true TO themselves at crlti-
cal iUncture. The high characteristics IN
herited from the master race of the globe
enabled them first TO start on high plane,
and then to keep there when redoubtable
effort was made 10 shove them oil, and
there they stand now, even on still
higher one; Smith and Washington at one
end. Lee and Jackson at the other. Are
the sons and daughters different from the
fathers ana mothers? Not so; they are
the same and must remain 80, for their
nature cannot change. Yes, present and
future generations would doubtless do as
well. NAV be even better, under emer-
pencies. whether these should be of the
same sort as those that accidentally
cropped out in 1861, or otherwise.
Meanwhile it is by no means
amiss that earnest attention IN present
affairs, or as commonly remarked, a wrap
ping up in business and money-makng,"
should be exhibited in the South, or that
comforts and improvements should be
sought after. All the bettor-lt Is COM
mendable that they should be. Has not
the parent country, England, followed such
q course, does she not give such an exam
pie at the present moment, and yet has not
her history proved that she never failed
herself. and IS there not an absolute cOnvlc-
ton everywhere that she would act dutl-
fully to and for herself upon any pinch
whatever? Both artificial and natural
history prove that the elements directing
a strong race of people are compulsory,
irresistlbly vital, and enduring.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
Purifies
the Blood

every spring for years have made 10
practice 10 take from three TO FIVE bottles Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, because Iknowltpurihes
the blood and thoroughly cleanses the system
OF all impurities. That languld feeling, called
spring fever will never visit the system that
has been properly cared for by this never
falling remedy" W. II. LAWRENCE, Editor
Agricultural Enltomfst. IndlanapOls. Ind.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
H0WITZER COMPANY.
FORTHCOMING ACCOUNT OF THE
ARMY LIFE OF THE COMMAND.
How the War Leaves the Country, North
and sOuth-CharacterIsti of
Our Section.

Iron ndvnnce-sheets Of Richmond Howitgers In
the War. -Four Years Campaigning with the
Army Of Northern Virginia.
The various military organiza-
tions then existing IN Richmond fastened
TO enlist upon the declaration Of war,
formally accepted by the passage of the
secession ordinance, and foremost among
them were the Howitzers." The original
organization Of the Howitzers. as o COM
pany equipped with four howitzer-guns,
was formed on the 9th of November, 1859.
by George w. Randolph, subsequently
Secretary Of War Of the Confederacy. ="
TIE YOUNG SOLDIERS.
$50 Many of Richmond youth focke1
TO IL, young men already entered on bust
ness, and others fresh from school and
college, who had not started out, all Of
them constituting q fine, strong, enthusi-
astic band, which embraced without any
misgivngs or calculations "a TO the future
the career opened up for the entire state
Not single one Of them but looked upon
himself as given over and devoted to VIZ
ginia while life should last and his services
DO needed.
CAMPAIGN BHCoLLEcT1ogs.
Naturally all Veterans take plea
sure in relating and hearing Of campaign
experiences. The Howitzer veterans do
not deny themselves this pleasure. Where
ever they may be. in whatever land or
chine, where one or two or more meet
there the copious military past is Owed
into. the subject of their army life IS
brought up for delightful mention and
discussion, and they are momentarily car
ried back TO the days Of their youth and
the stirring period Of ever-memorable
events. Age cannot wither nor custom
stale" the infinite variety Of these TecUl-
lections.
The generation stepping upon the scene
since the war has unquestionably heard
much of this theme, perhaps an excess that
has at times, Iuterfered with their own
present doings aud given birth TO Bensa-
ton Of monotonousness creeping over
them and Unfolding them like fog,
seen through darky; doubtless so.
and such sensation ls naturally eX-
cusable, for people must live IN the pres
ent, and things that move sooner catch
the eye than what not stirs." II has been
said that more war talk" goes on in Viz
ginia than anywhere else. Yes. and for
cause. Its memories and results are not
of the fading kind verbal variations by
the participators over the topic will stil
stand on the page Of history, and it will
stand there firm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
100 Doses
One Dollar

Hoods Sarsaparilla Is sold by druggists. 81; six
for IS. Prepared by G. l. Hood & Co. Lowell. Mas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-09
The History of TWeeds.

had not been many weeks in Edin-
burgh before one of my friends in the
cloth trade wrote me from London in
Juiring about a ''coarse wooden black
and white checked stuff, made in Scot
land and expected to be wanted for
trousers" and asked me to send some
patterns of it. This was easier asked
than performed, for at that period shep-
herds checks were only made in plaids,
or mauds with borders and fringes. l,
however, contrived to suit small piece
from the seam Of my brothers cloak and
forwarded it. The postage in those days
cost 2s. 3D., as the small pattern consti-
tuted my note a double letter.
: He replied that the article was Just
what he wanted, and asked me to for
ward him half a dozen pieces, but at
that time do not believe there was one
piece in all Scotland !, however, soon
got them made, and l believe these were
the first Scotch tweeds that were sent to
London in bulk. Ny friend was in
position to introduce them into influential
quarters, which he did successfully. In
creased orders followed rapidly, and he
and the firm l am connected with had
almost monopoly of the trade in Lon
don in these goods for a considerable
time.-Border Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-09

ond lieutenant, He was appointed United
States district attorney by President
Hayes, and held Office until the advent of
the Cleveland administration. He has a
wife and five children, and his friends say
his heart is as big as he is.
A remarkable old man is DR.. English, Of
New Jersey, who, if l mistake not, will be
the oldest member of the new house Of
representatives. DIR. English was born at
Philadelphia, June 90, 1919, and he is,
therefore. more than seyenty-two years
old. Though if you were to meet him on
the street you would say he was fifty or
fifty-fve. lie is amazingly well preserved,
though his life has been one of rare activ-
ity. With all his ability and experience,
he is possessed of modesty which would
better become younger man. met the
old gentleman some TINE ago and told him
/ wanted to write something about his
career.
please don't" said he; "but If You
must write anything, simply say that
am eager to be distinguished as the least
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-09
with men not gwen to literature who taxa

up the pen, which is what to put IN.
Jefferson's work has been one of the
most successful books of the season, and
It's literary success has given him very
great pleasure. 1t was the publication of
the first number of the Jefferson recollec-
tions which suggested to Mr.. Florence that
he should proerastinate no longer, and he
began at once to make memoranda, u
overhaul his memory, so to speak, and after
few weeks he engaged a stenographsr and
began the work of debating. But it was 3
work of difficulty, mainly because Florence
was so carried away by his recollections
that it sometimes would take him an hour
to tell single anecdote, for he would riso
from his chair, pace the floor and roar with
laughter as he recalled the events which
gave him SO much pleasure. If an accom-
plished newspaper reporter could have
been with Mr. Florence upon these occa-
sions, and could have reported him as he
looked, as he spoke and as he acted the
various scenes which his memory suggest
ed, book containing such sketches would
have become immortal.
Unlike Jefferson's, Florence's life was
always a comedy, and sometimes the most
roaring kind of farce, off the stage. Hs
at least two presidents, and his intimacy
with senators and other distinguished
politicians was very extended. He could
have told some stories, and il was his in
tention to do so, of experiences with states
men, great politicians, one especially hui
morous one with Roscoe Conkling, and
with bankers. rich merchants, judges and
professional men. All these, in addition
TO his acquaintance and intercourse with
actors Of the highest distinction He was
a natural born humerist. Had he chosen
TO cultivate his gift, he might have made
literary mark as writer OF hUmor.
Florence, unlike jefferson and some
thing ike Edward Hsrrigan, tina actor
dramatist of New York city, was constant
" looking out for odd types Of character
His immortal Bardwell Slote was COM
posite of men whom be had actually met
and whose peculiarities be had studied.
and he had long hoped for another Ameri-
can play in which he could develop a new
type Of politician, but he was unable to
find one that suited aim exactly.
L J. EDWARDS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-09

How long coTes was tn use among
eastern nations before beng introduced
into Ear0pe Is net known Aljezlri A.
hzmbAii, noted Arabic author. stRses
that IL was first made knoxz about SO
Of TIE Hegira, and % quickly id coEss
houses and boosns multiply thFouzhOss
Arabia that the ggFsTunent several
times made strenuous sstenDsz 70 sup
pTess them. fearing they weld lad tAs
people into ialeEess.
Notwithstanding these sEf or.s. TIE ''cof-
fee habit took szca = frra hid o. ths
pso2is thst iiss beverage uzs NAE ssd
craak IN secret Thsy sTsu wsEt long
distances iafo TIE desert 2aa thsrs Pre-
pared tie sefacgiys cgacoctlon xiskga1
fear q nsClsstzsaoa.
Sogne p80ns A1bzxnrnstAEs t5oughf is
uzighE bs ineigde1 az.Ozg fbe info1l-
eating brTsraTes f9sos1les. ~ shs EoTan,
isss AIhsfatali. - ~ abs f-<nspillss sss.
titled Tire ssggork q InEoceace.s
proved fhss Il sfas BOD IA tEss psoEiostory
seefioz of that bosk. - = eanseqaeEos
tie solloEs-s u t5as progsass oncs more
Ezszyzea % lEs dAllzs2z a eeass.- -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-09

One i'll service nature has done the
shark, namely, that Of placing TRAN
gular I'm on his back which acts az q
danger signal apd gives warning OF hia
approach. Happily. the shark has not
been gifted with sufficient sagacity 10 b
aware Of this popularity, for had hs
been so he would unquestionably aban-
don his habit Of swimming c!o8e 70 the
surface Of the water, and would, Ia that
case, be enabled TO approach his victim
unobserved The shark Is a slow swim
mer for his size and strength.
Byron observes, AS darts the dolphin
from the shark bat Byron was a poet,
aud does not appear 10 have been a closs
observer Of the habits Of inhabitants os
the water, or be would have known that
a shark would have DO more chance Of
catching dolphin than a sheep would
Of oyerhauling hare. a shark will
keep up with a sailing ship, bat it Is "a
much as it can do 70 follow In the wake
Of a fast steamer. and q torpedo beat
would be able 70 give IL poiBts.--Londop
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