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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-28

the Broad-street Delmonco's.
SPECIALISTS.
One OF them was Colonel James, who
got very large judgment against Ferdi-
nand Wards firm several wee6s ago for
moneys he had invested there wnen he first
came to the city. His companion at the
table was Benjamin Patterson. formerly OF
Syracuse, now one. OF the most sue
cessful men of his years in the
metropolis. As an interesting example
of the different specialties in which
New York lawyers engage. the con-
yersation between these two Is worth
reproduction IN some of its features.
Colonel James's speciality Is the trial OF
eases in court In allusion TO this and In
answer 10 question from his friend, he
said that there were only four days last
year during the entire term OF the New
York courts on which no had not tried
eases Mr.. Patterson's speciality is, per-
haps, the trial of damage suits. and the in
geDuity with which he presents the claims
OF his clients against the common carriers
OF this vicinity, who are becoming yearly
more arbitrary in their conduct toward
citizens, is the subject Of number OF very
entertaining anecdotes.
Another LAWYER of my acquaintance re-
ceives $25 an hour from the elevated rail-
road corporations for every hour devoted
by him To the consideration OF cases in
yolying their interests. Whether his time
be occupied by him in this way at his
house. while he is lying awake at night. or
at els meals. it figures in his bills for scr
vices, az these rates, and is uniformly paid
without murmur.
doubt if my legal friend, Colonel IN
gersoil, will make any speeches on the
stump this year. He ioade only one, be-
l,eve. in the last presidential campaign,
and the uncertainty as to what position his
friend, Judge Gresham. will take in the
canvass makes Colonel lngorsolls appear
ance even more probiemsticai. II is q
genuine pleasure TO meet Ingersoll,
whether on the street, in bis law Office,
in court. or at his home. He IS
has warm, magnetic smlie for all bis
friends eyerywhere. he does not make
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-28

"TABAc."
II there is anything above all Others
which has endeared Virginia 70 the mascu-
line members of our party IL rs the excei-
lent tobacco of the Old Dominion mar
kets. Here in France and likewise in
Ingland the weed" sold in the shops -
abominable. and what IS worse. II brings
enormous prices.
The Britisher almost invariably smokes
pipe. but the French prefer cigaTs and
cigarettes. In London the names of Allen
a uinter and Henry Clay are perhaps as
well known al those of Washington and
Harrison. One OF our friends asked II
Clay wasn't great Recommendations
In Virginia, and We could not at first con-
ceive why he associated the name OF the
famous orator with sucn an industry.
Finally our friend said that he had seen
Claws name aud picture on cigar-bOxes
aud inferred from this that he manufac-
tured the article used SO extensively.
Ii was enough 90 make Harry OF the
West rise mp out Of his grave, but after all
be needn't be ashamed, tor the cigar which
bears his name is indeed hiting repre-
sentative OF his iiiustrious career.
Art AND ARTISTS.
Paris is, above ell others. a city OF art
ID "a impossible 20 "do ~ even the Louvre
An less than week. as the display of paint
ings and sculptures there Is simply enor-
We saw the Venus Of Milo in all tits gran
deur, and of course rayed over II, because
we saw every body else doing 80. Still. II ~
bsst 20 tell the truth. aud 20 do SO we must
esy that the lady did not strike as AZ being
90 much superior ~ some OF her CON-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-28


Sailor suits for girls, on the other hand,
have been uncommonly pretty and be-
coming-especially for ages from 10 years
to Is. They are usually of either white or
red serge or crepon. One in white was
made in princesse form-I mean by that
that the skirt and waist made but one gar
ment. The natural fulness was confined
by q broad sash of scarlet surah, drawn
about the waist and tied iauntlIy
at one side. with tringed ends hang
ing down. The revers were very broad
and triangular IN shape. They were
outlined with rows of fine gold braiding.
which form of ornamentatlon also dis
tlnguished the straight, full skirt. The
revers opened TO show vest OF white
surah, embroidered with design OF an
Choir and stars in red silk. The sleeves
were OF the red surah, made very full and
with close white cuffs surrounded with
gold bralding Red silk stockings. white
canvas ties, and white sailor hat, with
red ribbon trimmings, completed very
effective seaside costume.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
shirt Sleeve" Christians.

II was Wednesday nirht-tLc regular
night for the weekly prayer meeting-and
the lecture room was UncOmmonly full.
The pastor had taken for his subject the
necessity of Christian work. and he grew
more than usually eloquent over his theme
He exhortcd his hearers to put the same
earnestness and force into their spiritual
labors that they did into their business
why" he continued when | come
round to see you in your working hours, in
your offices aud shops, or on your farms,
don't find You with Xii gloves ON. No
your hands are bare and your coats are off
and sleeves turned well back out Of the
way; you're working then. Now we want
the same thing i'll the church; we want
more shirt sleeve Christians"
Having reached this climax the homely
force of which made visible impression
upon his hearers, he called upon good old
Deacon Shepard to lead in prayer.
The deacon, as usual, sat in the front
row, and his long, spare form rose slowly
and with characteristic dignity. The seat
was near the big WOOD stove, and the fire
was "A hot one. He thought it wise, there
fore, before beginning his petition, which
was always of liberal length. to remove his
heavy oyercoat.
But as the deacon's ovcrcoat was too
small, while the undeICOat was too large
it was easier to take of the two garments
than the outer one alone. The deacon
knew this, and was accustomed to button
the inner coat before re moving the other.
Unfortunately, on this occasion he ne
elected the precautiOn. The congregation
was waiting. He gave quick tug at
either sleeve. closed h : eyes and began to
pray.
Some irTeyerent boys whose eyes were
open quickly observed yhe deacon's strange
conduct, the smiles became broader and
more audible, and pr sently the minister
himself glanced up anC saw that the sober
est and most diSnified officer of the church
had taken him literally Mt his word, and
was standing up before the whole house,
on a cold winter night, praying in his
shirt sleeves.-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Who Introaneed Christmns Trees.

\ Christmas tree, with its branches
loaded with toys and knicknacks, makes,
when its tiny candles Of various colors have
all been lighted, IA pretty object. We have
grown 50 accustomed to see it now that it
is hard TO think that there ever was a time
when Christmas Qualifications were not
adorned with nicely decked tree. As
matter Of fact, the use of the tree is OF
very recent origin in England and Amer
lea. 1t is said that the late prince consort,
who was the father of the Prince of Wales,
introduced the custom of Christmas trees
in England in 1870 There were grand fes-
tivities in Windsor castle one of the homes
of Queen Victoria, and he provided hand
some tree covered with beautiful presents
that were afterwa;Id distributed among
the queens guests, old and young alike.
Prince Albert borrowed the idea from his
native country of Germany, where the
tree has been Il feature of Christmas gath
erings for u long period
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

them 80 alone, rs their father was not well
AMI she must remain at home to nurse
him. So the little twins trotted off hand
in hand, and entered the family pew in
which they were accustomed to sit.
The choir was just beginning to sing
hymn, and Rosy had found the place in the
book-when scratch scratch, scratch!
What could that be: Then squeak and
patter of little feet and, looking around.
they saw a saucy brown mouse, who feel
ing rather hungry, after the proverbial Gus
tom of church mice, had ventured out in
search Of foot Tiny had a bit of bread in
her pocket which she had put away at
breakfast time for the birds, sopulling it out
she pushed it along the seat, and they We're
both delighted ut seeing the mouse max
ing a hearty meal. Did not their fail r
and mother laugh when, reaching hon =,
the twins told their mornings experience
with the unbiddcn guest at church,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

thought - hen Ia learned my letters,
That all NY troubles were done,
Eut find myself much mistaken,
They only have just begun.
Learning 10 read vas awful,
But nothing like learning to write;
Ia be sorry TO have You tell it,
But nay cuQybooh i, a sight.
The ink gets over my fingers,
The pen cuts all sorts of shines,
And won't do at all as bid it;
The letters won't stay on the lines,
But 20 up and down and all over,
As though they we're dancing q jig.
They are there in all shapes and sizes,
Medium, ult!e aud big.
Thcre'd be some comfort in learning
II one can get through; instead
OF that there are books awaiting,
Quite enough to craze my head:
There's the multiplication table
And grammar. anl-Oh, dear me.
There's no good place for stopping
When one has begun, | see.
Ny teacher says little by little
10 the uFGutaiu top we climb.
1t isn't all done IN a minute,
But only a step at a time:
She says that all the scholars.
All the " Use and learned men.
Had each 10 begin a. / do:
II that's so-wheTe's my pen?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Dog Nomenclature.

Dog nomenclature isquite an interesting
subject. Take, for instance, that favorite
canine known as the terrier, q name given
the breed from its habit of following game
into burrows in the eIrth, which latter in
Latin is termed terra.
BY way of quick graduations the word
was metamorphosed INTO terrier. a Skye
terrier is 50 called because the breed was
once chiefly raised on the Island of Skye,
one of the Hebrides The celebrated Dandy
Dinmont terrier obtained its distinctive
title from the fact of it's being depicted as
the favOrite of a character bearing that
name in Sir Walter SCOTS Guy Manner
ing Detroit Free Press
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Truth.

That truth is safe and mighty as well as
beautiful is illustrated by the following
incident Of a boy twelve years old who,
with only truth as q weapon, conquered
smart and shrewd laTyer who WAS fight
ing for bad cause.
Walter was the important witness in
lawsuit. One OF the lawyers, after cross
questioning him severely, said:
Your father has been talking to you
and telling you how to testify, hasn't he?"
Yes said the boy.
Now" said the lawyer, Just tell US
how your father told you to testify"
We'll, " said the boy modestly, father
told me that the lawyers would try to tan
gle me in my testimony, but if l would
just be careful and tell the truth | could
tell the same thing every time"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
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affected to an alarming degree. appetite
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Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg, ILL.,, had
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Ethinl the Sun.

There sat two harcs beneath tree,
When day was nearly done,
And wondered what there was to see
Behind that great red sun,
When, with a tread that none could hear
A merry sPritC went past,
And through his horn, into their ear,
He blew, oh, such a blast,
That up they spranS and OF they few,
As only haros can race;
The playful spri:e, he followed too,
And nc'er was such Il chased
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
BUCKLEN'e ARNICA eALVB

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblsins,
corns aud all skin eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures plies, CT no pay required. L
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price 25 cents pc.
box. FOR sale bv Hsrtz & Bshnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
NuperiluOus Advice.

Vel, remarked old Mr.. Blodaett as
! gathered the extra blankets closer about
-, aSue Facked form and contemptuously
,f''eSeu The last vial OF medicine from
.T.. .aPoInecary, well, of all unnecessary
F.,. ''Ie' thls Is the worst, Shake well be-
,,,,' using What in thunder did the fell
wv, w." SUPPOSE I'd been doing for the last two
7eA'' Kate Fields Washington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
NE'EE WAS sUCH \ CHAsE.

Away lac blew. and on they went
The sun sank in the west;
And, till tueir stock of breath was spent,
They never stopped to rest.
The spritc took wing to join the elves,
And vanished in the air;
The hares sat down TO cool themselves,
And wonder where they were.
This seems the land of night to me,
For there's the mOon," cried one;
Il really think at last that We
Have got behind the sunl''
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
\ Corn supper.

Acorn supper" mly be of corned meats
corn bread, brown bread cakes made with
eornstarch and flour together, cornstarch
buildings, corn balls and doubtless ingen-
ious women will think of many more
New York Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
oogHyy5;; :S;AsSa2s6fks
SNS
THE CHURCH MOUSE.
The Experience ofTwo Bonny Little Maid
ems One Bright December Morning.

Rosy and Tiny were two bonny little
maidens- They were twin sisters and so
much alike that scarcely any one but their
mother could tell them apart.
They were very fond of going to church
with their parents and would sit quite
still during the long service, for they great
ly enjoyed the organ and the fine singing
of the choir. One cold December morning
their mother called them, and tying on
their pretty scarlet cloaks and hoods, babe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

.l 80 we" York city durin,. the year 1891
=, ~ lumber of births was Il, s04 as against
80 reported in 1890, of deaths, A.. 654, the
lumber IN lS90 having been "a. go
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
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%'pEJy4 BAD MONEY

4RhlA"
,.s.s At THE sUeTREAsuRY
rssr SURPRISES MANY
r,ybt About Counterfeit
oa' ~, want to Lose the Bill
90" ,r,u street Government ofiiee Is
the place for Information.
...,- Standing the other day in
81. ,.... and close smelling room Of
ri- --..,.- subrreit~ury on Wall
inc ..n citizens have their bills
~, e.. %, ls gold and silver. ana from
ll-7I.. draw the coin that makes
el . ...i. Dl,,.blc, when a respectfully
s.7- ... ,3proa,hrd one Of the paying
pr, want To- know" he said, If this
,'~D.-r.. I-au right, or only codn-
s'' .-. ..rk the bill and retired with
-,r.m.n.. iiecame back. and with
-.,f ratsI the bill to the man,
fac. WAS stamped the word
...a The letters were cut ont
l.r.T an BILL 50 that no power
hi. u... J.. In circulation.
M. f.r.s, mean hy doing that de-
! -laa ra. ln-l- l..t..l l.O'"el'
| Oh ru. nrt-H -rt man. rtihhrhed
teller .H. .'' is 'A-'er'Ii'e' very
1 III. t. r.H. COME" mere - treated III the
4 me fashion,
Ills u.r.H. have happehed ma l
-'.- .H.N.
yg -n.u.. have th'H-hl"I 'hAI before
h-.-. -rs.
Ia--'." ...a-. ,I.i lhc lelier 10
Reported. .r. H. Miu i'it looking rather
-..t.an "..T"a'~ nearly every day IN
w..,. an. sometimes IL - funny TO see
gm.G '.e.y| N.sh tHelr bogus OiiIS
f-n. .h.E are ryapectaoie bust
,-r.. have .tseu them IN honest
.j... t..nN &c is rather hard that
g-."-. .t have chance Of getting
III OH. '.n OH jHeir HnsUspectlns
,a'.-
.'.H. ....' 1-' '"'N,
.I.a ...-- "0.1 G' N'L" ABOUT the
mss "....''.a. gi.-t true. ne had
ae--.r DID. W.. 'As 'a'N ne would nave
To- ..t .. d. .-7 u g'.t''G'l'4L' IN" IL
l.. ...'. ...i ''.'''..,.' '"'N 70 M. IN,
.. d Ne ".- nov y. 10y INV the national
a.sar. required 20 treat all counterfeit
.''. .- .-,s are treated III Iue LhlIed
It's s-...'-l...~. tacy don't do IT,
7-s. ...'. i...s l'- customers because
On. .. .'.'l "-.'hA lheh ana lead TO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
.s At THE SUBTREASuRY
''. 80 SURPRISES MANY.

;, poubt About "a Counterfeit
Wv Vat want to Lose the Bill
na 49, .,-...t Government Office Is
n' ,,,.r for Information.
The Press., 1892-12-01
DOES IF PAY TO CHEATa

Of course not, everybody responds in breath. Isn't honesty the best policy Yes; but great many persons seems to think it pays, whatever they may say, and there's goodly percentage of the class among fruit producers and packers
 When King David said, in his haste, "All men are liars," he had perhaps just been opening barrel of Newton pippins or Bartlett pears, nicely topped off-'dea- coned," as it is, 8 trifie maliciously called with fine, large specimens, and filled in with mean, gnarly, wormy specimen, fit only for pig feed.
 If there is anything more utterly vexa- tious than another it is to do just that thing. To buy what seems to be fine basket or barrel of fruit-perhaps paying a little extra for it because it looks so fine and then discover it to be miserable cheat, is, as Marjorie Flemming would say, "what human nature itself can't en- dure." And it is cheating. We have seen the practice defended, on the high ethical ground that it is natural to "put the best foot foremost" that "they all do it," that the good and bad must be sold together or the bad cannot be sold at all, and so on. But this is very unsound reasoning. No one seriously objects to your putting your best foot forward so long as you don't take pay for the worst foot on the strength of the best foot's ap- pearance. But when the pretense is for the sake of ''base gain" then it becomes more than foible-it is 8 barefaced i'm position, a lie, cheat.
 And then, to touch on the lower mo- tive, it don't pay. A cheated customer is @ lost customer. But treat him fairly give honest quality and honest measure omit the "deaconing"-and a customer who understands himself is going to buy of you right along, and be glad of the chance.
The Press., 1892-12-01
AS TO PUNCTUATION.
, the printing of the English language

In the printing of the English language, there can be no positive or absolute law of punctuation. The various systems in ordinary use are merely conventional. The two leading systems are known as "close punctuation" i" in which time marks, both long and short, are largely used, and "loose punctuation" in which these marks are not so much used. In news papers the tendency nowadays is toward the loose system; but in books, espec- ially books of science, law, metaphysics and theology, the close system is gen. orally used. Many authors believe in close punctuation, and hold that 1t helps the reader to comprehend their sentences or their course of ratiocination. In the works of Carlyle, Coleridge, Emerson, ity of serious works in our language, the close system is rigidly followed. The writings of many of the German meta physicians, especially those in which the style is involved, would be unintelligible if they were not closely punctuated. The comma, the semicolon the colon, the fuil stop, and even the em dash, are very serviceable to deep thinkers as well as to thoughtful readers.
 In The Sun we use punctuation marks of all kinds just as often as it seems to us that they are necessary or useful or de- sirable. We do not belong to the school of close punctuation or to the school of loose punctuators. We watch all the dots in the paper, and we hope that there is neither surplus nor deficiency thereof.
 Many people have been misled by wrongful punctuation; many documents have been misconstrued on account of it; many wills have been disturbed by reason of it. We regard punctuation as a thing of exceeding importance; but we do not see how, in the printing of the English language, it can ever be brought under fixed law of universal application.-Neo York Sun
The Press., 1892-12-01
Rufus J. Childress, in Good Housekeeping
 BABY'S. .

A baby's lips are charms complete, Like red rose blooms the brown bee sips For loves best kiss, what are most sweet
 Asbaby's lips In streets past where the blue sky dips, Where angels congregate and greet, Doth aught these earthly joys eclipse? Dew-laden, towards the light and heat No scented bloom it's. calyx slips In all the world could make more sweet
 A.baby's lips. ..a A baby's cheek, where beauty blooms, And bright smiles play at hide anc
 seek,-
 Iris heavenly splendor which illumes
 A baby's cheek; Its sweetness blesses still the meek; Its innocence the evil dooms; Its magic maketh strong the weak; Old age that droops among the tombs, Grows young again, however bleak, To kiss-what Heaven itself perfumes
 A baby's cheek. A baby's word, akin to tears, ,. So newly coined, doth blessings gird For every human heart that hears
 A baby's word. The most melodious song of bird The freedom of the spring that cheers Was ne'er so fondly, sweetly heard; From mems great hymns we turn oul
 ears, Though be our souls sublimely stirr'd, To the small sound that most endears-
 A baby's cheek. A baby's laugh, so clear and true, Is real, and not cheat and chaff; No hollow mockery runneth through
 A baby's laugh. It is feast with more than half A nectar made of heavenly dew, Which satiates all thirst who quaff; Souls feel new hope and courage new Sustain and serve them as a staff; For Heaven is heard from listening to
 A baby's laugh.