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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
OUR HOME AUTHORIZES.
An English View of Amciic
RiNcs'S Latest Novel.

Amelle Riyes's d" Barbara Dering" has
called forth the most varied criticism,
that in America being unusually harsh.
Mr. William Sharp, in The AcndcDiV
(London) for December 3lst, grows. on
the contrary, almost enthusiastic.
Hitherto Miss Amollo Riyes has not
been among tho authors who improve
as they grow more experienced. She
has done nothing more striking than
her tentative Ellzabethan tales, notably
the charming 'Furrier Lass o Plpiping
Pebworth and much the best Of her
romances is Virginia, of Virginia. Per-
haps none attracted more attention than
Tho Witness of the Sun and The
Quick or the Dead, though both were in
every way inferior TO Virginia.
but in Barbara Dering, whore we
have the story Of the real Barbara in
real world, the author has found herself.
1t is page from life, written by an actor,
and not merely spectator. How rarely
men recognize fellow-male in the pages
OF the lady-noyelist ; how often they are
confronted either by an idealistic por-
trait or by a fantastic monstrosity One
cannot but wonder how women will ac-
cept Barbaras loyer-husband. VIII be
seem too brusque. too brutal, too lack-
ing in tino perceptions ? Possibly; but
he is that comparatively rare and there
fore interesting creature in fiction-a
man. = Though the story has little
plot-interest save OF the domestic kind,
that interest is strong and well sustained.
After Barbara Dering, Miss Amelie
Rives's severest critics may reasonably
expect really notable work."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
Reforms That Are Needed.

The House of Representatives has
done its duty in providing that hereafter
no government buildings shall be draped
in mourning, and that the funeral ex-
penses of government officers or en-
ployees shall not be paid out OF the pub
lie purse, and that the executive depart
ments shall not be closed as a mark Of
respect to any deceased official of the
United States.
Another custom has obtained in
Washington which is an insult to the
people OF the whole United States. We
sllude to the custom of setting aside a
portion of tho hall Of the House of Re-
representatives. for the use of the families
OF members of that house. That is to
say, the peoples hall is closed to tho
people themselves, and a privileged
class provided for. This custom ought
to be abolished at once. Aalus us,ts
abotenduS EST.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
The Democratic Convention.

The Charlottesville JeGersOnjGn is op-
posed to a State Democratic convention
Of more than 500 or 900 delegates, and
prefers that it should DO held in the
Theatre or Mozart Academy rather than
in the Armory-that is, if it is 10 be
held in Richmond.
As to the date, it would have it mot
earlier than the last week in August or
the first week in September. y
Our own idea is that We should stick
TO the long established party usage in
Virginia of not having the convention
earlier than the last week in July, or
later than the middle of August. There
are some reasons, indeed. why it would
be well to put it of to later day this
year, but upon the whole 1t will give
greater satisfaction, perhaps, to follow
the precedents set in former years when
a Governor was to be elected
However We may differ as to the date,
we agree with the State that press and
people seem to be quite unanimous
against basis Of representation which
will give a grand total Of more than
about $50 delegates.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
New York PrOyincialism.

We have often had occasion to men.
ton the provincialism Of the New York
papers-that is, their conviction that nc
paper published outside OF New York
city had any reputation which a New
York paper was bound to recognize. A
Chicagoan being called upon in New
York the other day for post-prandial
speech, touched up the metropolitans as
follows:
when a Chicago man Is permitted to 1850
ciate upon terms OF equality with tho polished
representatives Of an older and higher civiliza-
ton there 10 nothing that 80 becomes that man
as modest Stiffness and humility. / suppose
there Is nothing that smuses you more, for In
stance, than Chicago mans faith in Chicago.
1T is amusing, Of courso-almOst as funny as a
New Workers. pride In London-and possibly
quite as commendable."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

The Lynchburg Adpance holds that
women are more honest and more con-
scientious than men, and it points TO the
honorable record that they have made
in the government service and in other
positions of trust, and then adds:
"when a woman owes debt she Is miserable
until II is paid. and she will willingly endure all
sorts Of privations In order to obtain tho means
Of dischatging the obligation"
Really it does seem that they are more
Trustworthy in many respects than men,
but il we could do so without seeming to
be ungsllsnt We should be disposed to
question the accuracy of the Advances
paragraph above quoted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
Mr.. Froude's Idea of History.

IIf. Il route lUea OF History.
The exciting and scrid discussion
arising from the appointment OF MIR.
James Anthony Froude to the chair Of
modern history at Oxford 10 succeed the
late Professor Edward A. Freeman, the
historian of the Norman Conquest. -
will be- remembered. On October 26.
1892. Mr.. Froude delivered his intro
ductory lecture before the vice-chancel-
lor and the University Of Oxford in
assuming the duties OF his appointment.
and this address appears in full in the
February No. Of the Educational Re
vie,C, reprinted from Longman's Maqa-
zinc. Certain extracts are very interest
ing, coming from the man. spoken on
the occasion, and expressed on the sub
lect concerned.
g / am here to teach modern history"
said the speaker. "and | am reminded at
the outset that this is changed, too, and
that there is no such thing as modern
history. History is one and cont lnuous
from the beginning OF things. must
humbly answer that never doubted il.
j never supposed that the human race
was created fresh at the Christian era.
We always knew that the modern world
inherited language, laws. and literature
from antecedent ages, and that the ac-
tons and thoughts OF Jews. and Greeks,
and Romans have helped to mould the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
The Best Kind of Currency.

The Committee on Banks of the North
Carolina Legislature, seeking to estab-
lish new kind OF banks, based, how
ever, upon bonds, were plainly told the
other day by the banking experts who
appeared before that committee that
county and municipal bonds would
not do" Why not ? We reply, because
such securities lack the confidence of
the masses. But we must add that this
is not good reason if the accepted
theory of the advocates of State banks
is true 49, namely. that the bank
notes which the people, especially
the country people, need are notes that
will not circulate away from home.
"Homing" currency is the kind which
the new-hght financiers would like to see
filling the channels of trade now filed
by greenbacks, silver certificates, gold,
silver, and the notes OF national banks.
And it goes without saying that the less
the confidence imposed in the new cur
rency the more perfectly would that
currency commend itself to the people
by refusing to circulate in any OF the
money centres and persistently reap
pearing at its place Of issue.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

cholera out of Richmond. should 1t effect
a Judgement upon our shores. we arc
in no such financial straits, but II we
were Il should not take us minute to
mako up our minds what course
to pursue. All other progressive
cities are adopting tho best precau-
tions that they know oil, and so must VIC.
The work of preparation is the rule and
not the exception. Baltimore has APP
propriated $4,000 to clean her streets
and alleys, and is now engaged thereon.
Her authorities do not think it prudent
70 wait for warm weather. Let us, too,
Get TO work at once. Many OF our
alleys and back lots are very filthy III
sbould be made the bounden duty OF
every policeman. sanitary officers ana
all. to report all premises that need at
tention. We must fight down filth In
every Quarter, and begin now. Espe-
ciallv must we look out for those Sec
tions of the city where negroes are hud-
died together IN great nuiho'rS' Aneir
safety is our safety.
The DISPATCH has high authority to
quote when it repeats that. after all, tho
daily newspapers are the great santa
rians of the age. 1t is only by indi-
yidual effort that q great city can DO
made clean. Hence We have over and
over again appealed to our citizens to
put their premises in order. We say
again look after your back-yards; after
your water-fxtures after your alleys,
and after the negroes who live around
and about you. Friends, help yourselves
and help one another. Hold the police
and the Board Of Health up to their
duties, but do not neglect your own.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
Our Backwards.

The DISPATCH is glad to hear from
President OPPENHIMER, Of our Board OF
Health. that should cholera come to
Richmond he and his associates will be
in position to state that it was in no.
wise "due to any uncleanness here or
lack OF precsution."
That is the way to talk. Now to bust
ness. The City Council must appropri-
ate all the money that is needed by the
board. No matter if We have to stop
work on the City Hall. on the streets,
and on ell other public improvements,
the money must be forthcoming to keep
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

1t Is a great pity that tho farmers Of Louisa
do not prefer nice lo'ks OF sheep to miserable
hordes Of sheep-kilng CANNES. without cur
dogs sheep will pay, properly handled, over 100
per cent.-LonSa County News.
True. And Louisa can easily secure
from the General Assembly a special
law for the protection OF sheep as
Loudoun, Augusta, and other counties
have done. Continue your campaign OF
education, dear NcGs, and you will live
to see Louisa a sheep-raising and dog
taxing county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

OGDEN, UTAH. February Ex-senator Leland
Stanford, who Is In tho city. says that tho rumOr
Of his resignation coming from Washington 10
unfounded. The Senator said that after the inau-
guration he would press tho Invitation 10 Presi-
don't Harrison to take tho lay chair OF stanford
University.
Yes, but Mr.. HARRIsoy can probably
make good deal more money by prac-
ticing law in Washington. The fact
that he has had the naming of several
members of the Suprome-Court Bench
will cause many suitors to believe that
he will have great influence with that
tribunal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Referring to the letter OF our Man
chester correspondent on steam and
electricity, we have to say-first that
We have no preference for electricity
over steam If the latter can do better
work than the former, and, secondly, that
our correspondent does not touch the
question OF the weight which locomo-
tiyes must have in order to enable them
10 draw heavy loads.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Tho Augusta CiroHcs mentions as a probs-
bio candidate for Governor 70 succeed Governor
Northen, the Hon. Evan p. Howell, Of Fulton.
That he would mako a strong and able Governor
none will deny, and II he decides to enter tho
race thousands Of friends in every section OF
Georgia will delight to rally around his stand
ard-Ah6Hs Banner.
Mr.. HOWELL has boy now big
enough and able enoughto run the Con-
sfih2tjon without parental guidance, and
We see no reason why he (the elder
should not be allowed to spend his de-
clining years in the easy-chair of
Georgias gubernatorial office. II the
Office comes to him-we do not believe
that he will 90 after tit would be to
Georgia's interest certainly for him to
accept it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

The Journal is the name of an after
noon paper, the publication of which
has recently been begun at Burlington,
Iowa, with GEORGE A. DUNCAN, Esq, as
editor and proprietor. 1t is bright and
newsy in all OF its columns. DR.. Thomas
r. EVANS "a son Of the late Colonel
Thomas j. EVANS, OF Richmond) is one
of its best contributors. The Journal
is Democratic in politics, and is sold at
l cent copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Mr. Charles II. Mullenburg OF 1903 Druid
Hnl avenue, discovered among some Old papers
at his house yesterday copy Of tho ulster
County Gay,tts, published at Kingston, Ulster
coCnty, by Samuel Freer & Son, and dated Sat-
urday, January I, $500. The paper is In a good
state OF preservation and contains a number OF
interesting articles, inc.uding an account Of the
burial Of Washington Sun.
Here it is again. Ten to one Mr..
MULLRSBERG has one OF those facsimile
reprints of the Gazette which have been
sold to visitors to Washington city for
years and years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Judge WALTER QUNToN GRESHAM,
who is mentioned as q member of Mr..
CLEyELAND's Cabinet, was born March
IL, 1888, near Corydon, Harrison coun-
ty, Ind. His grandfather. GEORGE
GRESHAM, was Yirginian OF English
stock, who emigrated to Indiana in
1909.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Nashville and Atlanta are both ex-
tending invitations to the, Convention OF
Southern Governors to meet in those
cities.
This is the convention which Gov
ernor FIsHBAcK, OF Arkansas, proposed
should assemble in Richmond on April
18th to consider the best plsus to utilize
the Chicago Exposition for securing new
settlers for the South.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

by and herein do as you ask, but you
will find that the Norfolk Landmark
disputes your claim Of priority.
However, what we wish to know is,
Has tho Board OF Agriculture side
tracked the road convention or not 4?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Cards. Bill-Heads, Statements. Lie tier
Heads. Note Heads. Circulars. Handbills.
Dodgers, &c, printed by the Dispatch
Company. at low prices. Will give you
good work at same prices you pay for in
ferlor work. Send US your orders and we
VIII guarantee satisfaction in every par
ticulsr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

President John Adams did not appoint Chief
Justice Marshall "only two days before the in
auguratIon Of Thomas Jefferson, but sixty-two
days before.- Lynehburg Sers.
Our Lynchburg contemporary ought
to have read months for "days -
two months
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

The Salem Register says that
if the DISPATCH would be just it should
give il the credit "of this last agitation
OF the road question amongst the papers
OF Virginia"
Brothers DENT and WEBER, We here
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

The New York Tribune comedies that
the Democrats will control the United
States Senate after March 4th.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
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DRUGS. MEDICINE &c.

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Beginning on Tuesday next, MOODY
and SANKEr are to hold series OF reli-
gious meetings in the Cyclorama build
ing in Baltimore,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

back to the more congenial climate of
their far eastern homes.
The most hardy and patient plodders
at the fair grounds are the Japanese.
Nothing seems to daunt them in their
work. They are incapable of even a
near approach to haste, yet in their
leisurely, haphazard way of doing
things they accomplish wonders.
These people will undoubtedly have
some of the most curious and interest
ing displays to be seen at the fair.
Among them will be Japanese well
at the Horticultural building, con-
structed from material taken from one
of the oldest wells in Japan, which
will show the primitive method of
drawing water in use in that country.
The stone used in the construction of
this we'll is kind of red sandstone
neatly put together by the deft fingers
of these skillful artisans. This well
and rustic bridge constructed by the
Japanese gardeners will undoubtedly
prove of great interest to visitors from
all parts of the western world. Some
very neat and handsome work in hand
carved native hard-woods, metal orna-
ments and bronzes for their pavilion
in the Liberal Arts building has just
been received by the Japs, and their
exhibit in that department promises to
be very attractive.
There is much mourning among these
people just now on account of the
death of the famous japanese dwarf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02

the supposed kingdom of the ancient
Mayas is about the size and shape of the
state of Ohio. and covers portions
of Yucatan, Guatemala and adjacent
Mexican states. There once lived in
that area from five to ten million peo-
pie, according to Capt. Del Rio, who
explored part of it late in the last CEN
fury, and other more recent explorers
The ruins. OF their cities are now
spoken Of as buried. They are in fact
buried only in dense masses of tropical
growth. One of the finest reproduc-
tions by Prof. Thompson will be an
arched gate OF the ancient palace of
Labra, which was literally chopped
out Of the Jungle
The transportation exhibits viii en-
! brace everything in the shape of a con-
veyance for travel by land or water
from every country on the globe
Those that cannot be obtained will be
represented by models.
A stuffed llama, used as a pack ami
| NAL in southern lands, has arrived, and
| with it a stuffed mule from the Argen-
tine Republic. The mule is to be
shown equipped with milk crate with
| a dummy Indian milk-girl mounted on
| its back. There will be Sicilian carts,
Chinese junks, RATS. boats and barges
of state, in fact a com plete and COM
prehensive list ofeverything that moves
to bear the burdens of mankind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
Panorama of the Aims

Notice has arrived of the shipment
from New York Of twenty-six cases con-
tanning panorama accessories shipped
from Antwerp by NJ. Henneberg, of
Geneva This is the panorama of the
Swiss Alps which has recently been
exhibited at Paris. The artists who
have executed what is said to be a
really wonderful work are Messrs.
Burnand, Baud, Bory and Furet. and
they have chosen as their point of OBJ
servation for the views shown in the
painting Maenlichen, whence a superb
panorama of mountains and valleys is
obtained. On one side the Jungfrau
and Eiger Monch and lofty crests of
the Oberland shut out the horizon,
while below the eye plunges down
hundreds of feet into the deep chasm
of the Lutschine; on the opposite side
the lonely slopes of the Grndenwald
present charming contrast to the
solemn grandeur of the mountains.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-02
Australians Arid Interior.

A traveller returning from the interior
Of Australia says: 81 penetrated the in
terror for two hundred or three hun
dred miles and saw the country strewn
with carcasses of sheep. The grass had all
dried up like paper, the water was all
gone. and great droves of sheep had lit
terally starved to death. You have no
conception Of the desolation of the land
scape. Not tree or a blade of green in
sight, no water to greet the eye, no
clouds above to cool the terrible heat of
the suns rays that beat perpendicularly
down upon the barren sand desert. To
me it was an awful spectacle, and my
next visit to Australia shall be confined
to the coast regions. where grass grows
and water runs"