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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
SINNERS SOCIAL STANDING.
An Anecdote of the Great Duke of Wei
iinxtoD.

An Anecdote of the Great Duke OF Wei
iinxton.
Eight sinners came forward for
prayers the other night" said gentleman
now conducting revival services TO Cin-
ciunati 1nles-Sfd- reporter, eight SIN
ners-some of the highest social standing
and some OF no standing at all.
What would John wesley nave said 10
such a speech as that or what his inspired
brother, Charles. Social standing dis
cussed at the altar.
A story is related that. when one day the
Duke of Wellington was kneellng at the
altar to partake of the communion, % pea
SAINT knelt by his side for the same rci!-
gious purpose.
An ofiicious person standing by whis-
pered in words the Iron Duke could not
but overhear: Come away from there.
Don't YOU know you are kneeling by the
side of the Duke of Wellington ~ Let
him remain" interrupted tho Duke;
there is no rank al this altar"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
GLEN ALPINE STATION. y. C., February 18Th.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

GLEN ALPINE STATION. y. C., February 18Th.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
three years AGO | had my left leg ampu-
tated four inches below the knee, caused by
blood poison and bono affection. After it
was amputated there came 8 running ulcer on
the end OF 1t that measured 3l9 inches ono way
and 10 inches the other, and continued growing
worse every day until short time ago. | was
given Up to die by the best doctors in Charlotte.
heard 0; tao wonderful B. Il. B. l resolved to
try that Ny weight Mt the tiino | commenced
b. b. b. was 12O pounds. When | had taken
three bottles gained 81 pounds in weight; when
had taken twelve bottles | WAS sound and well,
but continued taking until | had taken fifteen
bottles. now weigh $50 pounds, AMI measure
five feet and tnreo inches high. | contend thnt
your medicine has no equal as b!ocd-purlher.
1t certainly worked Ike charm.
Sc 23-W&Sulmnr }. K. WILSON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
A Coin In Question.
AIyLANp, Va.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor Of he Dispatch:
Having seen some time agoa paragraph
in newspaper that there had been four
copper coins issued In the United States
with the likeness of General George Wash
ington upon them, and that three of them
were accounted for and the other was
missing, may possible throw some light
upon the whereabouts of the other.
have in mr. possession . copper coin
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
Love ut second sight.
Tnafrntt traa press

$50 Iuaer is really engaged to Miss
Bond?" 49,,
Yes: sudden. wasn't it?"
Il should say SO. Love at first sight.
No: not till second sight. You see the
first time he saw her be didn't know che
no. nm bairpss -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
Evidence for the Serpent.

IIruIh.I
Papa, was there any bananas IN the
Garden of Eden?" 49,,
Yes. my son. There was little OF
everything good there, WhyI"
II was only thinking may DO it was
banana skin caused the fall"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

"How did poor Waters happen to got
lynchedl" , al
somebody spread report that he was
Government rain-maker."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
A Bond Hears Interest.

To he Editor Of The Dispatch:
Please inform me if il is necessary to
specifv in bond drawn on demand that it
shall bear interest TO make 1t do so.
| do not think it necessary. but some OF
my neighbors say it rs. Please settle the
question. A SuBscHIBEs'
No il ia not necessary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

To Correspondents No notice is taken
Of anonymous communications.
The real name CT the writer must accom-
pany each query or else it will not be no.
tlced.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
Tho Weekly Dispatch

an eicht-page, 6a-column newspaper and
magazine Of general information, 10 only
II peY snnuns
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

Hickoks No. 1. II. ID. e., Fig. and Lea Caro-
line sun-Cured are Pure. Clean, suo O"o'oo
Gnn Cured Tobaacos, Jfy fhsm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
A LEADING PLACE.

4 LLhDiNt fl-ANL.
Hugh Price Hughes holds a leading
place in the Conference by vlrtueo! quail
H. directly opposite from those for which
Mr. Arthur is distinguished. He young:
dashing. tremendously aggressive, iuli oi
.p,nu-iasm Ills one wGtchWOrd - reform.
no .utrrs the arena OF debate Ilhe u
plume! knight. If we were sure no one
would put into the comparison more thah
IL intended we should cal INN the james
G.. Blaine of MethoGisn, lhere IS some
thing about HIM which Appeals 10 Tue
uopular fancy. He is such spectacular
fieure-wlthou perhaps. intending - W.
conv,fce. and WIS the love OF tn0u-
,o~fs who cannot fully endorse his
,,'c,nods IL is no secret that some OF
~ more conservative brethren across me
sen End him quite troublesome, ana io"
nf the Oldest Of the old togles OF Methou-
isrn hold him to be really dangerous put
10 vounper element rally 10 INN IN DIS
.ron3 rsf1rn unconventional indeed the
Nethodist hosts generally don the same
Sn,r;t with which the knights OF that older
Trusade rallied TO the standard OF C~ur
dn son. The seven great evils OF the tiihe'
,fr HUGHES tells Us. are lnteinpcrahce'
inst Gambling. Illlteracy, fauperis,h'
Came. and War; and he constantly taihs
and acts as though, Whatever oenelS my
a.
~ u Hose various evils hard knock when
ever he gets chance, and then SWING MS
Climb about and Int them again.
Mr. nughes is the KIND OF u man VINO Is
oa~ar on the fence. lie always knows
what he wants and always THINKS no Knows
- hot To get II. On the question or
Methodist union lie is emphaticaily III the
affirmative. and when he told the cohier-
ence that he had presented this supJsc. oii
a thousand platforms III England ana .ni'
!, had been greeted everywhere Win
noafaninc applause, you may be sure that
frnm the hundreds III the galleries, VINO
aiwavs stand I'D and crane their necks
,.ben this gifted son OF Britain rises 10
s,,aak as well as from a large section oi
r. delegates. his mastery ana thrliilig
.'.osantment Of this subject met the same
rrncention there and then that his EnSiish
audiences had given II.
AN ORATOR
In the person of Thomas Bowman ste-
.,banson' who is here US president OF the
Pr,t;sh Wesleyan Conference, the brethren
80 smer,ca feel more and more every dgy,
80 they sun themselves III ms cathonc
snirit and sit under the spell OK ms sn9oth-
In dowing cloquence. that they nave
amongst them. by special uispe on,csat
~ providence, not only one ofthe choicest
VI u Rr,tish Methodism has produced, but
in roar;sely the man for the present einer,
P U;s competitor for this exaited
sc 0;"o wss Dr. James II. kgg. venerable
oin n .v"rtby gentleman. who, however, IKE
anu uv venerable and worthy men on
70 1;de ~ considerably fossiiized--living
w s .he mast more than ia the present, and
aaem;ng TO care ut times quite Us
Se".,,ch Tor the red-tape OF Metho1'st Vh-
n's,;sm A for either thu 0ospsi OK Las
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

The new opera. "Cayalleria Rusticana.
vas awaited By New York with a great deal
- sryiat, and n Is still little early TO
Nv whether IL has come up 10 eNpecta-
lions. There is "a great deal IN inc DOCK
AMI score 10 commend both, Dut me com
uosition doe. not prove absolutely thi'
Na-ragi IS q blazing star dropped among
NJ prrhaos Il might DO claimed with
rr,,ch lu-ilce that the opera mas nos
hal the same advantages OF me pre-
senfatiou that it has had elsewhere, ana
,,.+ a Great deel has been done Tor IL III
fh.t particular by New York managers VINO
10 NJ like 10 have new ana ptetcntlouS
,.,o1r.tious suffer at their hands. III can
-. ..eId for Cavallcra Kustlcana. without
a detailed analysis 81 II, mat IL - roln
rlcaslug aud promising. mere are s"s.t
melodies in II and some AMBITIOUS hikh's
tlat may lead to greater things. Oi course
, b..re are hints here aud there OF other
,..,r,sers-Verdh particularly and may
la ~ there were more than the mere nlnts
- tbem the new opera would EsVc
charmed Us stu more.
4 friend who witnessed the presentation
81 ,h,s nupra in Munich informs me that
Fruueror William was present on ht TOAST
one u,ght. and manifested the kcehest
apr reciatlOn. II was the night that ms
lnuerial Majesty called the conductor INTO
he foy.l box ana iDaIhti nm i't S'N,''y
and e.fusiyely Tor the pleasure that had
teen Afforded MIN. Itmay be inferred from
tbs incident that i was the orehesi traitor
bench have soen IL stated IA LONDON
ne wspaper that it was the ballet. 1t VIII
nor hurt tie young composer that the En-
peror takes more than "a passing interest III
4 10 work. although IL does not ionOw Ue-
cause II meets with royal favor that 1t Is
Sspeeially great. ! have heard 4 stated
On good authority that the, young Emperor
"ssn,ne. 10 he. Mascagi is but twenty-sM
ears Of age. and may be regarded as the
udyaId Gipling of eomposesss s,;a ne before ,s 70
100 end as he ia the new fad the Empe-
ror viii doubtless be on hand to call some
one into has box and gye the entire 81 sh aG
the royal blessing and an eguaiiy 70, ~ a,'I
sertiscment. At the same time ~ WOMB
not surprise me If Rustic Chivairy wac
more or less of failure Ia this country.
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81 nj
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18


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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

Castles in the Air" by the DeWolf
Opera Company, drew good audience at
the opera house last evening The opera
is bright and rich with comedy and pretty
music, not really catchy as the term i'm
plies. but withal very tuneful The COM
edy parts we've certainly in good hands.
There are several very pretty duets IN
each Of the three acts. The audience were
appreciative and liberal in their applause,
causing repetition Of number OF the
prettiest pieces. The settings and cos
TUNES were in keeping with the general
high merits Of the company. Mr.. Hopper
is truly a chopper" in comedy,
and petite Della Fox captured the
audience. The second act was one round
Of laughter, Mr.. Hopper as the Judge and
Della Fox as Blanch, brought down the
house with their burlesQues on the drama.
base ball. billiards, etc. Hopper's ideas OF
what of Joe Jefferson in The Rivals "
The chorus was well drilled and a large
one, the ladies pretty, graceful and
shapely. Alfred Klein, the midget come
dian, was present but really has no slug
ing part. Miss Anna O'Keefe made very
handsome "Bue Bue." Among.the princi-
pals was Edmund Hanley, Thomas K. sea-
brooke, and Louis Shrader, who were well
up in their respective parts. In all,
Castles in the Air" proved to be the most
delightful OF the many comic operas that
have so far been presented 70 the patrons
OF the Crawford Grand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
Real Amaxons.

Among the numerous army u veterans
which came 20 this capital Suutfay W.
observed several women who. shoulder.
ing their guns with belts giried 20 their
loins, marched, keeping time % the
drums, ard showing By their bearing
and deHeAnor as mach discipline A. tbs
best soldier II cannot b. denod thA;
Salvador. a. ar az the defense aad the
preservation q ia rights IL concerned.
stAnds among the first nations o. Aner4ca,
SINCE frail woman, though strong Ia tbess
cases, volunteers willingly % 70 into The
BATTLEFIELD, rot only % b. a uss In lead
ing succO- % her wounded husband
or son fighting for bis right. bet sl~D
o. their country b. shouIdsring q rlfz
and firing N the enemy cartridges. which
~ nature shs would fear 70 touch
There. We szy. must eTist great loYs e.
country. profound patriotsF-n and grsss
gal FOR their liberty and indspendenos
for their fstheriand. III Heuss5ero ds
Salvador.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
A RrNA.'AN.

A team of horses attached to a lumber
wagon were standing near the Rock Island
grocery yesterday about ! o'clock with
some furniture n the wagon. The owner,
Mr.. Ed Ransom. was loading more furni-
ture on the wagon, when a piece was
blown over by the wind, and struck the
horses, frightening them so they started
to run. Ed grabbed the horse nearest to
him by the bits, but the horse kicked him
loose and started west on Douglas aG
tearing gate. They struck an iron pole on
the electric railway, smashing it off and
breaking one front wheel from the wagon.
The scared horses came up on Douglas
until near Topeka, when two men rushed
out into the street. and by waving Sheir
hats caused one Of the horses to stop sud
denly. Tie other horse made a plunge
sideways and threw his mate to the
ground. breaking the wagon tongue at the
same time. Several men had gathered
around by this time and the horses were
caught and the owner came up and re-
ceived the wreck breathessly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
THE FIRE RECORD.

The fire record yesterday included four
runs from $50 Sunday evening until u IN.
last night.
An alarm was turned in Sunday evening
from Fern and Maple. a small house oc-
cupied by family named Kelly was on
fire in the roof, having caught from a
defective fue. The fire was extinguished
without much damage.
About = a. m. yesterday a fire brok e
out in the servants quarters at the Hotel
Metropole in n small detached building
The department were soon on the scene,
and few streams from the chemical
Quenched the fire.
The loss amounted in all to about SIS.
Mrs. Dodd, the pastry cook, lost $50 worth
of clothing.
The third fire occurred soon after the
second in fact, the boys had only got back
TO the house when An alarm was turned in
on the corner of Central and Main. The
fire was located at the residence of Bliss
Chandler, SIS North Wichita street.
When the fire department arrived the roof
over the two back rooms was entirely en-
veloped in flames, which were extin-
guished by the use of chemicals. The
damage will not exceed 500.
The fourth alarm came in between II
and u last night, from the corner of Ma
pie and Elizabeth, on the West Side The
department responded quickly and were
soon on the scene. The fire proved 70 be a
small house that was vacant 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been set on fire. One corner was
burned out before the flames were ex-
tinguished, but most Of the building was
saved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
ATTICA BANK ALL RIGHT.

Telegraphic reports yesterday morning
announcing the failure OF the Attica State
bank, prove to be erroneous. 1t appears
that one of the small local stockholders,
desiring to be employed at a salary by the
bank, in position for which he was re-
g9rded as incompetent, swore vengeance
against the bank and made the proper afli-
davit, upon which exparte showing-with-
out any notice whatever to the other
stockholders-got a receiver appointed who
appeared upon the scene very suddenly
after the bank was closed for the day on
Saturday and took charge. Shortly after
the usual hour of opening on Monday
morning the matter had been adjusted and
the bank restored to its former manage
ment and running as usual A dispatch
from Mr.. Jobes last evening stated that
their deposits yesterday were three times
the amount of all checks All their checks
were duly honored yesterday by the Wich-
ita Clearing House, aud will continue to
be-
These facts in regard to the occurrence
were furnished by parties in the city last
night who claimed to be fully advised of
all the circumstances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
A Rapid Pace.

Mr.. Depew's genial AMI popular pr
vate secretary. Mr.. Harry Duval. mas an
electric fan over his desk which be can
set agoing by t0ucning button AZ ths
rate OF ? 900 revolutions minute when
ever he thinks the Office needs vontila-
ton. The other day elub man who
bad decided load on came into Mr..
DuvaTs Office. either OF business or
pleasure, know not which. "A hs stood
at the private sccretary's desk trying %
look solemn Harry pushed the button
A startled look followed by a relieved
expression fitted IN turn on hrs visitors
lace, and then he remarked. 81 shay. old
fel. if that squirrel goes round any faster
he'll break his blamed neck brooklyn
Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
A. A. ANDL L. ENTERTAINMENT.

The Alliance Assembly and Industrial
Union No !, of the West Side gave an en-
tertainment last night at their rooms at
the Enterprise block, corner of Seneca and
Maple streets, for the benefit of the order.
There was large attendance, nearly four
hundred being present. The evening was
pleasantly spent in select readings, vocal
and instrumental music, etc. Several
speeches were made by gentleman and
lady members upon the various topics
which the Alliances are discussing in their
meetings. A refreshing supper was served
about 10 o'clock, after which the younger
members repaired to a room near by and
enjoyed themselves with dancing for an
hour or So while the older ones listened to
short speech by Mr. Kies, in which he
talked upon the woman's suffrage, the
proposed $50, 900 bonds that are soon TO be
voted upon, and other subjects of public
nature A member, referring to the bond
question, said that it was mistaken idea
that as an organization they were fighting
the proposed S30, 900 subsidy. He said that
no action had been taken in the organiza-
ton, and as individuals they were pretty
nearly divided upon the question. The
was much enjoyed by those
present, and it is thought the order will
give others regularly every two weeks.
The order will hold convention at the
A. o. L. w. hall at 7:30 O'Clock on the
evening of the 10Th inst.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
A Daring Argument

A quick witted and daring western
lawyer once saved a guilty client from
sure conviction on charge Of poisoning.
IL was proved that the poisoning had
been done by means OF certain cakes, a
portion of which was produced in court
When the counsel for the prisoner had
finished his speech, he said; 'And these
gentlemen of the jury. are some Of the
alleged poisoned cakes. We declare 70
you, gentlemen of the jury. that they
are not poisoned cakes. They are as
harmless cakes as ever were made, and
in order, gentlemen of the jury, TO show
you that these cakes are not poisoned.
will eat one Of them right here in your
presence"
And he did eat one. He took good
care, however, to leave the room at the
earliest opportunity, and TO make bee
line for an adjoining room. where he
had an emetic in readiness and an anti
dote. But the jury never heard about
the emetic or the antidote until the law
yer's client had been acquitted San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
To Msasur. the Sc. Level.

A new apparatus for measuring the
mean level of the sea has lately been in
stalled at MarseiIles. 10 is based on the
principle that when a liquid wave trav-
erses a capillary tube or a porous parti-
ton, its amplitude diminishes and it Is
retarded in its phases without the mean
level of the wave changing. It consists
Of a glass tube, the lower end OF which
communicates by flexible pipe with q
plunger which is lowered beneath the
lowest water level. There ara two cells
in the plunger, the lower being filed
with sand and open TO the sea, the rtsul.
being that the column Of water in the
tube rises and falls very little with the
tides, and the mean sea level can be read
from graduated scale.-New York
Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
Ksoeh'. cl.ssiaeAsloa.

Dr.. Van Dykes told thus story. ! Am
reminded q a preacher VINO preached
from the text. And Enocn was rot
de went on 70 explain that TINS teri was
iEcompgete. Now, brethren" aid be
''you may not know IL what way Enoch
was not To find tins cut. we laust e1-
anime the text carefully IA The hgnt q
the co1tsxt- Firstly. Enoch was not ar
EpsscopallAn, beczuEe he walled with
God and did not dance. lie wzs net a
Baptist, because he -vGlkssf vita God
and did not swim lie wss not Pre-
byterlan. becA1se the cs1text tells Is
thzt be walked with God a. al. snd be
VA not Metho6ist- Decaugs ws are
plainly told that God took him---Esw
York sen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
Our sun a Star.

Most young folks now know that the
difference between night and day on thii
planet of ours arises simply from the
fact, that among the innumerable IsSlti-
tude of stars there is one infinitely nearer
to us than all the rest; being 80 much
nearer TO Us that when we see it we have
day. When by the earth's movement
on its axis the sun has set in the west
we have night; at which time we depend
for light upon the more distant stars
unless, indeed, the moon is shining.
In the main, it is true that the enor-
nous difference in the intensity Of the
light that we receive from the sun in the
one case, and from all the starsseen at
night in the other, depends upon the fact
that tho sun is the star nearest to us, and
the other stars are suns infinitely re-
moved. Norman Lockyer in Youths
Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-17
COMMON PLEAS.
AN ANCIENT FARM HOUSE.
What the French HosteIries Were Like
During the Middle Ages.

What the French HosteIries Were Like
During the Middle Ages.
The houses OF the farmers and the
country people differed then as now, &C
cording 20 their rank and prosperity,
and also according 10 the district they
inhabited. The yeoman farmer. and
even the well to do husbandman, dwelt
in solid house of brick or stone, tiled
or slated, with a paved yard separating
it from the barn and oUthouses, the dai-
~ snd cattle pens. The farm house
which In England was always construct
ed with southern aspect-as invariably
faced the-east IN AquitaIne, while TO the
rear well open 10 the west was long
tiled veranda, where in winter after
moons the hemp picking, the wool card
ing, etc, were done
Within the vast kitchen glowed in the
light of the hre-almost as unextinguish-
able as the vestal virgin 's-peat, coal and
wood were each abUndantly employed,
and for q trihing rant, generally paid in
kind, the lord OF the manor would per
nit the farmers on his land 20 cut their
turfs from his bog nr their boIrghs from
has forest. Fuel was not only actually
but relatively cheaper in the middle
ages than today. for the hogs were no;
drained IN those days, the forest covered
great eIpanses, and the cost Of carriage
made it almost impossible to transport
their produce. In almost every SHIRE Of
France and England the supply Of fuel
was II excess Of the demand.
This hospitable fire fared up . chin
ney proporDoned 70 its size, lighting the
huge brick oven, the iron fredogs, the
bellows, shovel, gridirOn, lsdleS, ca
drons, saucepars, mortar. tin pals and
other utensils that stood on the brackets
Of the hearth, and irradiAtIng the brass
and copper pots, the metal ca1dles5cks.
the lamp. the Lantern. the not uTnfrequenf
silver bealrer, and the glass drinking
cups that were ranged ca toe chests and
cupbc&rds round the walls. Near this
fire stood high backed settle. the mas
ter's corner, and under the great mantle
Of the chimney narrower benches were
set IN the b-ick
Within essy reach OF the hearth deep
oak chest held the logs for burning. Il
was generally MATCHED by handsome
chest with carved oc painted
front. long enough 70 contain grOxn
person fail leogth. bet more asa2lly fllsd.
il must be admitted. with tDe best clothes.
the trInkets and the savings Of the hozss-
bold The registers g the ch&selet record
Do CRIME so oonmon rs t5e breaking open
Of sGch wedding clses-s: and il is szrpzls-
ing how roarv clasps q jewels. girdles
q pearls gold=n heSddrezses ard rlug..
and p1rses full os gold were stolen frOu
azz-s EGnb.e hc1sehS16A OR EG<s-