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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
THEBANQUET GUESTS
MORE THAN 100 TICKETS SOLD THE
OPENING DAY.
ror.h,c pe.oooses from q Number OF
Distinguished Gentiemen-"r' A'"-
mermaun the Caterer.

Tine sale of seats al the Democratic
banopst To those who had been invited to
contribute commenced at the once Oh
Captain Thomas Elicit yesterday morn
ing. During the day ffty-four seats were
disposed of to the members OF the severai
committees and bfty-one to residents anu
non-residents. az follows
RESIDENTS.
John Dunlop. Judge, H. IL
J.. C. Younger, SNAIL ,uo,
w. g. Preston, OtWbE :. E.ai,
Charles Watkins, VIM. Lovenstsin'
Colonel w Miles G. F.. Wellford,,
Csry Major James II. Ca
O.E. Wingo. pers. r. ch,;s
James d. Crump Captain H. l. "ni'''
Capt. A. b. Gulgon, tan,
Geo r McAdans, F.. ID. Starke,.
Colonial Henry c. b. r. Wexford, Jr.,
Jones. Gustavus Millhiser,
TIA. Cary. w. W. Archer,
MerIwetber Jones, Charles n. Epps,
Arthur Il. Clarke. Robert n. Wni'iooA'
r. seldom Bruce. G. d. Lapghorne,
r n Harwood. jackson Brandt.
S,g Goodman Judge William JOSIAH
Morton A. Good Leake' ~ c.;.,
John A. Curtis, Daniel Grlhnan'
Judge +. c. Minor,
NoN-REsIDESTs.
LIP. Stearnes, Newport News.
Edward EchOls Stanton.
Camm Patteson. Nelson county,
Colonel G. Fenton Day, Smlthnelu.
w. +. Bell, Louisa Courthouse.
James L. 1redway, Chatham.
r.. Devereux Doyle, Norfolk.
William II. White, Norfolk.
Holt Wilson Page, Norfolk.
ST. Glennan. Norfolk.
Thomas W. Miller, Roanoke.
w. r. Mckinney, Petersburg.
DIR. A. G. Jones, Newport News.
Among the distinguished invited guests
who have accepted invitations are Con-
gresham Breckinridge, Congressman
0'Ferrall, Congressman Buchanan, and
General W. Ii. Payne.
Mr.. ZIMMERMAN THE CATERER.
Tho Committee on Decorations have
made all arrangements for having the BAN
ouet bali deliberately decorated. aud yes
terdav the subcommittee on banquet
awarded the contract for serving 1t to Mr..
William Zimmerman. As has been here
tofore stated the table will be supplied
only with the products of Virginia forest,
fields. farms, gardens, and waters. but Air.
Zimmerman ls determined that the
magnifcence of the affair shall eclipse
ANYTHING of the kind ever seen IN the
The seats in the gallery of the banquet;
ing hall are being rapidly taken up, and
the sale of seats at the table Will DO con-
tinued Monday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

Gone lot 2jc. Towels. Sig
ly soiled, are reduced 20
l9c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

A big cut Real lr-
Pillows and Cush r.
that sold at Sl.2j, 81.
and &c. are now redo
10 4Sc for choice. c. q
quick.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

Mems Unlaunderel Sh'i
reinforced back l
front. are now
Sizes, - to lI-inch ....
lar band.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

Mrs. J. A. Crone. mother of Mr.. John ii.
Crone, Of Newport News, who was para
lvznd rncentlY. is improving slowly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

( About o Refer jacket
OF good style sni pr
feet iit, are reduced %
| S2.9S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08
REDUCTIONS.

zone lot OF Pretty Uah
{, Rests, covered with .cs
Salteen, nov l)c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

{ Head. Rests ami Pii'oHI
single aud double, I0g
reduced 10 25c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

Finest Down Pillow t,
yered with China sl.ta.i
fine French rat'ee1,
ruiiled. &c., are nos fa.
duced from sL.6G, Ga.
and Sl.2J 10 CSC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

Lss, $3.50. ST. sli
AZ 90 SG.75 Jackets arc uys
marked 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

$1,000 dozen Ladies fe'-
'. Black Seamless ;. e.
now l23c. a palr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-08

THREE AND FOUR
BUTTON CUTAWAY
FROCK SUITS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16

To build a passenger car Of tho b"S.
kind requires $40 feet OF poplar Ban
feet of ash 1000 feet of white piae an
$500 feet o! yel ow pine, 300 feet of Tx
best oak 40D feet Of cherry, 400 feet q
maple veneer and perhaps sinai.
amounts of other woods There are
four pairs of wheels and aNles TIVE
pairs of passenger ear trnclos. ahoai
5000 pounds of iron. 200 pounds o.
castings, 800 pounds of galva nized iror
and 80 sheets of tin; then add screws
chandeliers air brakes. sash balances.
sixty or seventy glass panes FOR ths
windows and doors. stoves. seat IN
lures lamps. door-locks. knobs ans
hinges, basl5et-raclSs. window-lifoS
window fasteners and seat springs
and YOU have most of the hardware
Then there must he about zoo yards O
plush, 100 of sheeting. and 500 pound
Of hair. When all these things arr
taken into account. no wonder can b,
felt that a passenger coach costs over
$4,000 The materials do not cost this
much. bat before the car is put on Tn,
road about 1000 will be expended in
labor. -Philadelphia Ledger.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16
Peaceful Modes of settling disputes.

The Javanese manner of settling
quarrels is original. When one maj
has offended another the injured part
gives notice that he is angry by draw
ing in the sand before the door of tint
offender circle with a straight lin,
across it, indicating that his affection
which would have been eternal. ha.
been cut in two. Friends of boti
parties then shut them up. They par
ley awhile. then pretend TO be born
again. prattle as little children. an,
finally the men become reconciled an.
embrace. Should one be refractory
and refuse to be conciliated he Is ossga.
eised by the community so effectualls
that he Is soOa brought to terms. 1t i,
just possible that our enlightened citi
zens might consider this method better
than knock-down arguments and Ger
tainly much cheaper than going {.
iaw.-Harper's Bazaar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
Not ia His Line E,.ot,v.

A man with an armful OF handbils
went into Mr. Schoppenheim's restau-
rant and asked permission to tack u
hundred or SO TO the. wall says the
Pittsburg Chronic u Telegraph.
'.Vot vos dose?" asked schoppen.
helm.
Cir 'ulars advertising q railroad
excursion"
You goes away OF NIT week or
den days and you goes sheaper as 10
stay at homer" asked Schoppenheim
That's It.
Il nd you wants to hang dose Cir
gulars mein restaurant IMP"
You've got it."
Got votp
.I'he idea"
''Den moin customers would read
dose circularsp
That's the idea"
''Und 60 away of den days or Two
weeksp"
Yes"
..Und don't eat dinners here vile
dey vos awayr
We'll they could naroly do that
yon know" said the handful man
hesitatingly.
dots vot drinks meinself. Nein!
guess Won't have any OF dose pills
hung mein restaurant In. Good day
mein friendt"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

THERE Is no doubt that the next
great question to be discussed and
settled in the United States is the limb
tation OF immigration. Our country
Is now SO well developed and SO we'll
occupied that there is no longer need
of the hundreds of thousands of immi-
grants who yearly come to our shores.
especially rs the newcomers are Of
such low order and no longer assimi-
late with our population in the way
they formerly did.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

THERE is \ feature in the life insur-
ancc business that has so far escaped
extended criticism. because so disguis-
ed in one way or another that It Is not
often brought to public attention. It
is the encouragement that exists to-
wards insurance for women. Any 70.
male applicant for life insurance will
find that she has to run gauntlet Of
questions. examinations and objections
that is wholly unknown to q male up
piicant who has the general appear
xnce of good health.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

THE recent arrest in London OF .
young girl Of good family and position
for pawning silverware obtained ON
false pretcnses from u jeweler points
once more the old moral of small In
comes and large ambitions To those
two vitiating influences. idleness and
extravaganza in living, must be traced
such shocking occurrences as these
which are every now and then appear
ing in circles where they seem wholly
anomalous st first sight.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
- NUM- DUN.
How Our Observation-Disclosures and Grand
mothera LH4Arnad TheIr Ainhnhefs

How Our Observation-Disclosures and Grand
mothers Learned Their Aiphnbets
/ wonder IL any OF tho young folk.
who read this history have ever seer
a hornbook. asked that popular young
writer Alice Maude EwelL IN de.
lightful story In Peterson's Magazine.
Indeed. wonder II many OF then
even know what u hornbook ia or
rather was. lor granting that some
hornbooks are still to DO found Ia
curiosity shops and the like places
they yet belong too much to the past
10 be lightly written OF in the present
tense But however out OF use now.
we may be sure that our great. grand.
fathers and grandmothers or at leas.
were no strangers to tho hornbook.
e A hornbook was as its name i'm.
plies book OF one page and one
leaf sheet OF light colored horn.
with or without wooden frame with
the letters OF the alphabet big and
little-from A to lizard. as the old
people say engraved upon IL. .very
substantial and alas! uninvitins
10 the infant mind set To learn
from Its dingy surface. But in the
day OF hornbooks chiidren's taste for
pretty pictures bright colors and
general variety was not much con.
suited and the hornbook. compared
with our primers and spelling books
was. perhaps Us dreary as 1.-The kle-
ments OF Morality or improving
Selections for Youthful Minds" In
contrast to Little Woman" or .Ai.
ice In Wonderland"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

The tale from the Canadian North.
west Of two newborn Indian children
speaking prophetically of storm
which would destroy everything In its
path. is curious revival or survival
Of one Of the oldest OF mythA 1t re.
calls the infant of Ireland starving on
It's dead mothers breast. who raised q
bony arm and called down curse ON
the oppressor. And at different periods
Of time for many ages back the same
idea has been made use OF. It Is one
OF the dreams of the miserable in al'
ages.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

A MYSTERIOUS pest. known as black
death. caused mortality OF one ID
thirty of the inhabitants Of Turkcstan
after colera had moved on to fresh
fields and pastures new. This state
ment should be more than enough TO
satisfy those who underrate the dan
gers from cholera itself that this coun-
try will do well to preserve scrupu-
lous cieanliness AMI nj Aintain all san
itarv pre- nutions ~ exclude both dis.
esses from this county next year. by
refusinx sdmittansr =, the one whicl
10 Liable TO Do the prssurAor OF the
Other.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

son Johnny Picked up some OF II
hair that was scattered over the hoot
Please ma mayn't have q Loo
OF papa's hair! ] wantit 90 bad "
Yea my child. Just see there
George what an afectionate littl
fellow he Ia That child has NOR
heart than any child OF his age ! ave
Jaw. He wants 70 keep lock g
your hair as keepsake. He 10 tn
best boy In Harlem"
What do you want the hair for
johnny" asked Mrs Harlem River
Il want It for the tail OF my hobUy
horse; his tall - too thin rcntdei
the affectionate little creature. -
Texas Siftinga
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

writing dssk and followed Uncle Ned
TO his cabin
Nov. honey he said after bar
ring the door carefully. don't Ak me
no question: but jost put down de
words dat come out o my mouf on
dat ar paper.
Very we'll Uncle Ned. 90 on"
.Anniky Hobbleston he began
dat wedin' amt a-cwine ter come
on. You cleans up too much to suit
me- ain't used ter so much winter
splashin' aroun,' Dirt 10 warmin.'
Spec I'd freeze dis winter II you wuz
here. An you got too much tongue.
Besides rs got anodder wife over
In Upper An amt agwine ter
marry. As fur havin' de law. Is q
leavin' desc parta an I takes do pigs
wild me- Yer cant fin DEM an yer
can't I'm me. Fur l amt a gwine ter
marry. l wus born bachelor an
a bachelor will / represent myself
befo' do jude ment seat II you gives
yer promise ter say no mo"bout dis
marryin'. business p'raps I'll come
back some day. SO NO mo- at present
from your humble worshiper.
NED CUDDY."
/ wrote It all down and read II
aloud to Uncle Ned.
Now my chile" he said. I'm a.
gwlne ter git my mule coon as de
moon rises ter-night an drive my
pigs ter Col water Gap whar Ill stay
an fish. Soon Is I'm we'll gone you
take dis letter ter Anniky but min
yer don't tell whar IL gone An II
she takes 1t all right an promises
ter let rne alone you write me a
letter. an I'll git de fust Methods
preacher run across In de woods ter
read 1t ter me- Deo ef It's all right
I'll come back an weed yer flower
gyardin fur yer as purity as prenchin,."
] agreed TO do all Uncle Ned asked.
and We parted like conspiratora
Sure enough the next morning Uncle
Ned was missing. and after waiting q
reasonable time l explained the
matter to my parents and went over
with his letter 10 Aunt Anniky.
Powers above!" was her only COM
ment as l got through the remarkable
epistle Then. after pause TO col.
lcct her thoughts she seized me by
tho shoulder saying: 'Run to yo'
pap honey. quick an ak him II
he & gwine ter stick ter his bargain
bout dc teeE Yer know he p'intedly I
said dey was weddin' gir."
Ofcourse my father sent word that
she must keep the teeth and my
mother added message OF sympathy. /,
with present OF pocket handker-
chief to dry Aunt Anniky's tears
But .'lts all right" said that
sensible old soul opening her piano
i'd with q cheerful laugh. Bless
'ou chile 1t WI. de teef wanted
cot de man! An honey. you JOS sen
word to dat shif'less ole niger Ell
'ou know whar he's gone to come
back home an git his crap in the
yroun'; an us fur as I'm consumed
'ou jest let him know dat l wouldn't
,ick him up wild ten foot polo not
{ he was TO beg me on his knees till
le millennial day. -Romenoa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
TALES THAT All

One OF the most eloM n
said by the late George Win
of a friend about whom he
ing. was: HE was SO true
impressions were like moral judd
he was an additional conscied
his friends
Many years ago Edgar Allan r.
said that Tennyson was 1.-The mo-
ethereal poet of this or any other agj
Thackeray declared him to Dc,
wisest man he knew; George
said that his dramassran ShakspAstJ
close" and Dickens, reading his poeI
by the seashorc, exclaimed, "Wh
great creature he ISL
Boito. the opera-libretto write,
ing been requested t. contributed
album. inscribed this sentence
page: "Ebro Otel, ma Am
orbc" Drunken is Othello, but ~
let is mad). The chief point Of intel
est about it, apparently. is that
spells the same whether you rcad
forward or backward. ~
Among the interesting bits OF pr,
sonal property accumulated By III
late w. w. Cdrcoran. says Kate Field
Washington, was a .highly-polishc
stick made from the wood Of the Mcr,|
mac. 1t was originally made for Ger
Lee. and bears the presentation dats
October, 1869" After Gen. Lee
death the cane was given to Mr. q
coran by Mary GUSTS Leo. and .
date and fact Of the second prescn
ton added to the inscription.
Halifax. N. s.. sent to Sable islai
N. s., some time ago, number OF ID
to destroy the rats, which were XII
ing the rabbits. The cats. firing Il
destroying the rats. played sal hsvo
among the rabbits, and at last. becor}
ing very numerous. q number OF fos
were sent to drive the cats out II
foxes not only killed the cats but
the young birds. This fact has l,eI
brought to tho notice OF the govern
ment with a view to having the foxs
cleared Off the island.
At the time when both Leigh I'm
and Thomas Carlyle were very poof
the latter had visitor one day VII
discovered two golden sovereigns lyin
exposed in q little vase on the child
ney-picce and asked what they vi
for. Carlyle looked-for him--enb
rassed, and gave no definite answrI
well. now. my dear fellow" said "a
visitor. neither you nor am quits 4
position to play ducks and dra;4|
with sovereigps; what are they fov3|
''well," said Carlyle Tho fact IL th{
Leigh Hunt Ikea better 70 fni The
there than THAI ! xhoald give them
hirA" II
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

Few II any Of our American institu-
tions have made more rapid and
successful strides in recent years. and
especially during the last decade. than
general advertising. 1t has increased.
1t has been perfe ;ted, the field has
been enlarged. host of new ideas
have been and are being constantly
introduced, until to- day advertising, 10
one of the most important elements
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

The citizen of the republic who
would assail his fellow citizen because
he differs from him in his conception
concerning religious practice in this
world and possibility OF life beyond
mortality is unworthy Of residence In
republic which has wisely ordained
that as all men are free politically. so
rcligiousiy they are free.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

Jusr before the sermon the other
,vening in ambridge, Mass church.
The electric lights went out But
they were not initiated in that respect
by the congregation. On the contrary
rybody stayed and listened TO the
pastor while he throw light on the
subject he had chosen for his sermon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

THE benefit derived from advertising
Is cumulative. Agriculturists assert
that land is benefited to some extent
seventeen years after ajudicious appli-
cation of fertilizer. In like manner
many middle-aged merchant Is to-
day enjoying trade that was original
ly secured by an advertisement in
serted score of years ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

CONTROL of the Panama railroad has
quietly but certainly passed from the
hands of Americans to those of French
men. with the result that we are now
in that quarter at the mercy Of the
blooming foreigner. The Monroe doc.
trine which was enunciated when this
railroad was building, appears to have
become imperative.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

The champion confidence game owes
Its origin to the fertile brain Of a St.
Louis man. He made will leaving
small fortune to young lady and an
order of charitable sisters, and was
the recipient of their tenderest care
until his death. Then 1t was dis
severed that he never had any proper
ty to devise
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

THE body of man that had been
hanging in an abandoned mine near
Pittsburg. Pa. for nearly two years
was found lately. and although the
dispatches describe the growth Of his
hair during that time nothing is said
Of his respiration and, temperature.
leaving the presumption that the man
IN dead,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
MICHIGAN
EANsR.

ADvERrIsrSo Il like learning. A III
We Is dangerous In every newspaper
mans experience the largest adver-
User is most permanent and finds least
fault with the billA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

We chauced 20 meet
Upon the busy street. :.
A glance,
PorchanCo ffy 1.e -
A sudden color told the tale complete
Young iovc not dead
Tho al it, hopes were fed
And dreams
But CLEANS
Der the dark waters Of nameless dread.
The throngcd mart
Them swiftly swept apart,
One glancei
Perchanco
A longer look had made faithless heart
Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
She Had Him.

Smartallick was showing OF hi,
great knowledge to u girl the other
evening.
Can n person strike unless ne mas
something to strike With he
asked.
Certainly" she said without
thinking.
He gave conquering smoker.
What do these laboring men strike
WITH and he snickered again.
With unanimity" she repl oil
promptly. and he pulled in his
horns Detroit Free Press
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
FEAR THE SAVAGE MOST
Animals DO Not stand In so Much Az
OF the Civilized Being.

Animals DO Not stand In so Much Avn
OF the Civilized Being.
Savage man who has generally
been first In contact with animals. n
usually a hunter and therefore az
object OF dislike to the other huusintl
animals and OF dread TO the hunted
But civilized man with his supply d
bread and beef Is not necessarily 81
hunter and it is just conceivable thai
he might DO content TO leave the ami
mails In newly discovered country
unmolested and condescend. when no|
better employed. to watch their attE|
tude toward himself says the Popul4
Science Monthly. The impossibN|
island In The Swiss Family Robik]
SON." in which half the animals b|
the two hemispheres were coll
lected. would be IN ideh
place for such an exper mcut But
uninhabited islands.
seldom contain more than q f4u
species and those generally birds br
sen beasta and In ncwly discovered
game regions savage man has gen.
orally been before US with his arrow.
spear and pitfall. Some instances o.,
the first contact OF animals with man
have however been preserved in the
accounts OF the early voyages col.
lected by Hakluyt and others though
the hungry navigators were gen
orally more intent on victualing their
ships with the unsuspecting beasts
and birds or on noting those which
would be useful commoditie, for
.trafiicke' than 10 cultivating friendly
with the animal inhabitant,
of the newly discovered islands.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
fla I.AlIera.

.I'wrbte three letters this
ing" he said with tho air q
who had accomplished much
'-Ah. indeedw replied
Woman. What were II
u.'-DetroitAFreo Press
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
Rni.ed hy I,ln,h-Mirht.

Col. Yerger-Why Uncle Mosc.
you are all broke up How did it hap
penn
Uncle Mose-Dynnmite KurnoL
Col Yerger-Dynnmite'
Uncle Mose-Ycs sab; ole Diuah -
dats my wife-she flung mo fru n
windy. -Texas Siftings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07
rho sleep rh.s Know. n, Morn.

Cubeb-I see MoSnoo:e has gone to
his. last long sleep
Scarcely-What--Dcndf
Cubeb--Oh. no He's become a Do
liceman- Washington
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-07

w Em"tionsI Nntere.
Mrs Harlem River was busy cut
ting her husbands hair Their little