Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-23

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ss,ch q rfeptrotion, and hcre uis cn9micaa
fnowlSdre and the inventive genius ns
had shown when : boy serveu MN Rooa
Bn DIS ,oy.sr.
After days and nights Of anxiety and
,sbos and experiment after experiment ne
sucoeedei Ia realizing his hope ana pro-
ducine Valentines meat-]uice. Wnlcn nov
d known the world over. MI vsien. .,.ns5
labor was purely labor o. i2s9 Ia ,s,,ts
M - az ~ the ,ssfance OF leading physicians
hsre he began 10 manufacture tue meat
;n,ce for their patients, and in 1873 spsn-
i snsss5 ths ,ne,cantile business and deter
,,s;ded ~ owe his whole time 70 the pro-
duction OF his preparation Ahe enter
,,r,sa vac q SUCCESS from the start.
and. with that fact assured. ar.
Valentine began 10 devote meat OF MS
leisure moments to arcn@ciohy. ..; na'
md throuch bis encourag ,ment and hbe-
rsl;tv they have succeeded in getting to-
Gather one OF the most valuable private
cojiactions IN this country. hr. Vaien-
t,ns,s fraouent trips to Europe brought
him In contact not only with the most
monument physicians abroad, but with
many Of the most noted scientists. and
with them he enioyed close irisndsn'p
and an extensive correspondence.
In 1878 Mr. Valentine b ad the misfortune
70 lose his wife, who wasAnn maria Gray;
daughter of the lsto william Gray, and
,.Sa left eight small children. TO these
NJ Valentine was in truth both father
and mother. His home-life was beautiful.
No cared nothing for general company.
Int his friends no took not only TO his
bonse hut his heart. Surrounded by his
hooks. his pictures, his ARCHAEOLOGICAL coll
lection. and his flowers, he loved TO nave
his friends enjoy these With hin. me art
taste he also encouraged In ms c1ildren'
as did their uncle, the sculptor. EDWARD v.
Valentine.
HIS CHARACTER.
Mr.. Valentine was a man OF pronounced
convictions. On question OF right or
wrong be never hesitated O moment 70
champion the right. no matter what nis
decision cost him. In respect of social
life he was an adherent of the old Virginia
rno;,ye. He was devoted to young COM
pany and had O wonderful faculty for en-
pertaining either young or old. lie ab-
horred hypocrisy in every manner, shape,
and form.
And yet. while his nature was positive,
he was one of the tenderest OF men.
Though q devotee OF science and 2
strong thinker his character was full
az sweetness and light. There never
WAS an hour when his hand and
heart were not open to the cry OF the
needy. never time when the voice of suf-
ferinp would not melt him, never time
when he was not patient with the faults of
his friends. He reserved the right of re-
proving those he loved, but criticism of
them by others caused his loyal nature to
fame. Of his substance he gave with
lavish generosity. but gave quietly. for he
had an honest and sincere aversion to
having his good deeds bruited abroad.
Even during his last Hines. and frequently
when he was suffering great pain. his
thoughts would 90 out TO those IN want.
and he would give instructions for their
relief.
HIS FAMILY.
In December. 1887. Mr.. Valentine mar
ried q second time, his wife being Miss
Elizabeth. daughter of James u. Finch, of
Powhatan county. She lived only about a
year after marriage and left no issue. The
children of his first wife who survive him
are Mann s.. Jr., Benjamin b.. Granville
c., Frederick s., Edward p. Henry L.. and
James M. Valentine. He also leaves one
brother, Edward V. Valentine. the sculp-
tor, and two sisters, Mrs. Fred. Gray ana
Mrs. Mary Woods.
Mann S. Valentines was well-rounded
life-the life of good man in the broadcast
sense of the term. He was O model bus
band. a tender father, a devoted friend, q
pure, upright citizen. cultivated gentle
man. AS type. of citizenship Richmond
can i'll afford to lose him but outside OF
his own family he will be missed most
where the public least suspect-and that is
in the walks of the poor. He will go to his
grave mourned by many who would not
have known him had they met hun upon
the streets.
Mr.. Valentine was cast in mould every
line of which conformed TO refnement. and
his sympathies were always with the true.
and the beautiful, and the good. One of
his passions was his garden. where he
planted and cultivated the flowers with
his own hands; another was his library,
with its splendid collection of books and
manuscripts. and still another was his
museum-room. But his browning passion
was his love for his family. which found
expression IN his absolute unselfishness and
his readiness to crafty their every wish.
For children he had charm, and nothin G
delighted him more than to gather them