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PRICE ONE CENT
A Railroad Pa. ma, Nsver came.

Railroad Pass That Never Came.
An old neighhorof the Goulds az Rox-
bury, Delaware county. told a story
aoort the miliOnaire's visit 70 his old
home In the midst Of one of his busiest
financial seasons.
Jay and was always GOOD friends.
said the old man. (which il more'n
can say for him aud most of the other
folks here. You see. old John Gould
married my sister for his second wife.
and there was always more or less Of a
family feeling between the Goulds and
as. Says TO Jay; Why don't you come
and see us once in awhile? You're al
ways going 10 get the best we have, yo'
know Jay said suthin bout bein al
ways hsyin season with him and
couldn't spare the time. There wasn't
anythin he'd like as much as to visit up
here, for he liked the old folks, he said.
he asked me how I'd like to go down To
York. said farming was not so good
as II was and money was mighty scarce.
He said that was all right, an then he
fumbled around his pockets for some
thing, but IL was not there. He ex-
planned that he thought he had his book
with him, so that he could give me
pass for myself and my wife down to
York, bnt he must have forgotten it and
left 1t at home. He said he'd send the
pass to me; but If he sent il some other
one must have got it, for never did. l
was s-speakin bout it afterward down
at the hotel, and the boys said it was
most likely Jay Gould never sent IT,
One thing anyhow I'm certain of-that
is. eff he had that air book with him that
time we met he'd writ out that air
pass. New York World.
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A Real Estsie Boom

Attracts the ottention of levery property
holder IN this sity. But when Dr.Frank-
lin Miles, the eminent Indiana specialist.
claims that Heart Disease Is durable and
proves It by thousand OF testimonials of
wonderful cures by his New Heart Cure;
It attracts the attention OF the millions
suffering with Short Breath, Palpitatiou,
Irregular Pulse, Wind In Stomach, Pain
IN Side or shoulder, Smothering Spells,
Painting. Dropsy, etc. A. F. Davis, Sill
yer Greek, Neb., by using four bottles of
DR.. Niles New Heart Cure. was COM
pletely cured after twelve years suffering
from Heart Disease This new remedy
Is sold BY Wm. L. Marcy & Co. Books
Free.
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a Modern Curriculum.

VISITOR understand that the public
schools Of this city are models Of Nine
teenth century progress?
Little Boy Yes'm. that's wot every
one says. go 10 EN-.
'What do you studyY
"Oh, everything-free and drawin,
IN coolcin. an bacteriology, an music,
an spectrum analysis, an sewin on but
tons, an agricultural chemistry, an dish
washin. an everything. Good News.
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Hnu 20 TsIl Fresh Cod.

To tell a good cod when you go TO
market, examine the fish Just above the
tail. In healthy cod the body is round
and plump. The lower half Of the fish
will be almost conc shaped. New York
Journal
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-Four scholars wanted for the next three
months. Terms 81 90 per month IN advance.
Instruction Book, 50 90. DUTFr,
S24w l02 King George Street
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For overshoes Of the best make,
cheap for cash, 60 to Brooks & Barton
Main street.
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? FOR SALE.

BUILDING LOTS, on Water Street
and Holland Street. Apply to
JAS. /. JOHNSON.
Or ]. ROLAND BRADY. 721
A plat OF these lots can be seen at the
ONCE Of ]. Roland Brady, West Street.
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Board Of Directors
Louis III. REIN,
l.. James NJ. Boyd,
Allen ollough,
Matt. Strohm.
Christian Boessel,
+. j. Quinn,
Saml w. Brooks,
Martin NJ. Smith,
George w. Wilcox
Henry Westphal.
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siappy and content Is a home with " the Ne.
shssier: a lamp with the Iighs Of the morning.
essalogpe< vyisR Rochester Lamp Co. .NswYoA
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WANTED. THE NAMES AND AD-
w dresses Of enc getic nan and women
opo for permanent work. We give exclu-
slye territory. We guarantee good workers
~ week. Wefurnish Office. furniture, de-
livery team. and newspaper advertising. Our
article is monopoly. IL will save 25 per
cent. OF the coal bills ofeverybody. Full par
etc. free upon receipt of POSTAGE Address
kOALSPAR 20. Department NO. 1g7. Boston
Massachusetts,. 10-7IY
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Finance Committee :
L. James NJ Boyd,
Matt. Strohm,
Allen Mccullough.
lAuditing Committee:
f. j. Quinn.
christian Boessel,
George w. Wilcox.
Building Committee /:
Matt. Strohm,
ISam'l w. Brooks.
christian Boessel.
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E0R SALE "A DESIRABLE HOUSE
a and LOT, 50 King George ST. cheap for
cash OF on easy terms apply to ]. HARDWOOD
luLkHAkT. Attorney at Law. nI0m
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MTANTED. LADIES MAKE $25 90
Wv per week, working for the Worlds
Fair at their homes. ADDRESS Immediately
with stamp, 5. Il. KILMER, South Bend,
INDIANA. 10 rs I'm
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ANNAPOLIS MD. THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY s, 1898.
LANGUAGE Is SWEET.
EXPRESSION BY THE TONGUE IS
NECESSARY TO HAPPINESS.

Life Would Be Mighty Desolats without
Sweet woras - Much More Beautiful
Could We Make This Existence if We
Took More Pains In Talking.
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ENERGETIC MAN TO SELL NEW
- specia, ~ to Grocers aud Consum ers--
Will pay $500 to $500 per week. rare
cnsnce. Samples 10 cents. Address JOSEPH
STEELE, IolC Baker ST., Baltimore, Nd. 9I6
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SALESMAN WANTED VALU-
~ able commission offered. $50 % weekly
earned by many of our agents. Samples free
Il. y. Box 1871. New York. 10 lIw
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VIM. R. SHIELDS.
Barber e Hair Dresser

Particular attention paid to Shaving, Hair
Cutting, Shampooing, Hair Dyeing, &c. Also
Raxors set and guaranteed to give satisfaction
or no charge. Cleanliness a speciality In this
shop Give ne atrial.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23

cases of crime in which 1t was used took
place about fifty years ago. when Joseph
TaTvOll, q member of the Society OF
Friends IN England. killed with IL
ole Mrs. Hart, who had been his
mistress. The prisoner, who had begun
life rs forger and had been transported
TO Botany Bay, had acquired q handsome
fortune in Australia, as well a. O reputa-
tion for piety and good works. He mar
ried shortly before the commission of his
crime q wealthy Quaker lady. anu it was
hrs dread of discovery BY his wife of his
idison with Mrs. Hart that impelled him
TO murder the unfortunate woman. Not
only were the purchase and the admistra-
ton Of the poison traced directly TO him.
but Just before his execution he placed i'll
the hands of tho prison chaplain written
confession of his crime.
In this brief and necessarily imperfec.
sketch of this atrocious form Of crime one
peculiarity respecting 1t becomes evident,
and that is the difference in the natures OF
those who have practlced it. Nine. de
BrIpvilliers was q refined and fascinating
woman. Desrues was a genial, oblgIng
parsonage, winning the hearts of all the
persons who beheld him tending his We
Tins on the death-beds 10 which be bad
brought them by the tenderness of his
actions. His last act waS TO arrange him
sell comnOulOuSiy on tle Wneel, 50 us 10
spare the executloner trouble. DR.. COuty
de Ia Pommerais was universal fayorite IN
society and was adored by his wife, who
moved heaven and earth TO obtain his par
don. going in person to solicit the inter-
vention IN his behalf OF the Empress
Eugene. Madame Weiss was bewltch-
ing and talented woman, and the husband
that she tried to murder was warmly at
tached to her. On the other hand. tho
arlstocratio Belgian murderer. the Count
de Bocarme. was thoroughly depravsd and
reyoltlngy cruel and brutal. as was also
his compeer IN crime. DR.. Lamson.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23

Sleight OF Hand by Uncas-Nocromancy
DobDins by Mr.. Pickwick-Thora, Lotus by
Leonatus-Nettie Howell, Weinberg by
Museum -Holmdell. Meddler by Long Taw-
NEEDLE. Ontario by Omondago- Black
Mona. tho BAY colt by Sir Modred DIX
iaua the chestnut colt by Hyder Ali-Loto
and half brother 10 Elkwood by the
Berd-Minnie Andrews.
A very interesting feature OF tho coming
seasons racing Will be the numerous Eng
lish-bred Youngsters that will participate
in the campaign. IL must not be expected
that such trials will IN any way settle the
question of supremacy between English
and American thoroughbreds. and at best
only an approximate limo can be obtained
on their relative qualities. Messrs. j. and
4. II. Morris have the largest number of
imported youngsters in their stable, and
some of them haze given Wyndham
Walden the greatest satisfaction, so much
so that he makes no secret of his opinion
that the English are away ahead
Of us in thoroughbreds. His only fault
with them Is thnt too many Of them are
light below the knee and consequently not
adapted TO stand the strain put upon
American horses. who have often as many
"a thirty or forty races TO run during
season. While on the subject of English
horses mention must be mado Of two par
ticularly good-lOoking imported 3-ycar-
ods in Matt Aliens hands. One ~ Bssset-
law brown colt by st. Simon-Marquisa
by Blair Athol. the other o chestnut colt
by Bend Or-Early Morn, by Rosicrucian.
II looks go for anything. each of these
two royalty bred colts will make thor
mark III this country.
After carefully estimating the chances
of the various stables 1t seems probable
that NJ. +. Dwyer will lead the list of win
ming owners for 1893, Messrs. J. A. d 4.
H. Morris have also q powerful stable, and
it would not be surprising to see their
Youngsters run first and second in more
events than ono during the season Of 1898,
as they did three years ago. RATAPLAN.
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a Story Of Secretary Herbert's.
TWoeb{ugfon Sfqr1

! never saw more glorious conduct than
that displayed in these two Instances oy
two youths IN their teens. one wearing the
blue aud the other the gray. 1he first
was in the secOnd-daY'S tight. My regl-
ment had charged right up among the
guns of a Union battery, whose men and
horses had nearly all been killed. There
was one gun to which four horses had
been attached. The two rear horses had
been shot down in harness. The two
leaders were apparently unhurt, and
on one of them sat a lad, head
erect, vigorously plying his whip on
the other horse and striving TO save his
gun. He was devOtng his whole soul TO
that purpose, utterly unmindful of our
men. who were surglng about him. lie
was literally ike the CasabiGnca of the
flaming deck. / could have touched hun
with nv sword. and was just about TO beg
hlm to surrender when shots rang out
from beyond me, and lie dropped from his
horse, dead as he fell. He might have
saved himself, but he seemed deternlned
to save that gun or die. 1t was sublime,
but / can never think Of il without shud-
der at the horrors Of the sacrifices OF that
war.
The other instance was on the third day.
in the height of the terrific artillery duol
that was preliminary TO the great charges
Our men were IN line awaiting the word TO
advance. In front gf as, riding deliberate
" up and down the line, was handsome
youth III gray. mounted on fieet-l looking
iron.grav horse aud bearing bright, new
battlc-Gag; whose vivid stars and bars ar
shimmcred in the sunlight. The 6oy sat
erect. looking az proud rs any Rupert
and ms horse as spirited as an Ara
han. The flying bullets and shrieklng
SHELLS never faxed his superb, bearing
as he rode TO and fro up and down the
long line. Now and then he would disap-
pear IN thick clouds of powder smoke,
but he would be seen again riding back.
his face actually beaming with what
O'Hara calls the ardor Of the fight.
Before the word came TO move he had
gone again down the line and had not
again returned. never knew whether he
was killed or not, but thought lnvolun;
tarily of how that Yankee boy had died
the day before. These were indelible pie
lures caught IN a CLEAN OF hight IN shilt-
ing battle smoke and have always been 10
me anything but counterfeit presentments
Of northern and southern courage.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
THE CONVENTION AND SENATORS.
Another letter About the Nominations
from IS. w. Scott. Esq.
To ne Editor Of he DISPATCH

To ne Editor Of NE DlSDG'ch
The editorial Jove has nodded, and
though benignly upon the writer, yet ter
ribly upon his communication.
Ny suggestion" was purely tentative,
and if the people do not want 1t certainly
| have no desire 10 thrust 1t upon them. |
thought. and still think, it might avert
peril TO the party. but much experience
leads me TO believe that the Democrats in
Virginia rather enjoy the "par'ious times
Of political contention.
Ipurpose 10 reply to some Of the OBJ
jections to the plan so civilly presented IN
your editorial, and this Will he my conclu-
sion OF the discussion.
First let ne say that Mr.. Bowman's let
ter only indicates that he either did not
read mine or else sadly Gaisconstrued II.
[ certainly said nothing about " conyen-
ton = 10 be held largely TO reward
partisaua. whom Mr.. Cleveland has
thought fit TO leave out" nor anything
that bliuked that way. have heard OF
no asplrants before the convention who
have been candidates for Federal appoint
ment, and consequently no such idea
could have entered my mind.
Mr.. Smvtbe puts me on even lower
plane-tlat OF grinding the axe OF some
DeTSDflAl ITlfQu WHO'LL ASltI lp thlllhn
could be nominated 10y convention, but
not acc'ed BY the General Assembly"
have my preferences always and COM
monty make them known, but it requires
much more political acumen than | even
aspire to to say who would gain or who
would lose 10y having the convention
nominate the senator. And when Mr..
Smythe imputes personal motive TO
stranger by asuggested couplet OF four
lines he ought TO be sure that lie quotes
them correctly.
Briefly as to your own objections:
VIII not the Legislature, you ask, be as
surely representative as the convention
In the ratio Of one to eight, about: The
convention will contain 800 10 1000 Demo-
cTats-tno Legislature 100 to l2O.
VIII not " combinations be rs easily
formed in one body as the other: De-
cIdedly not, III my Judgment; but If COM
binations be formed they in the larger
BODY viii be moro surely representative
of the people.
Undoubtedly convention mag get
into a snArl." The snarl- which Is unlike
iy--wOuli much better occIr IN the con-
vcntlou than IN the party during the can
vass--whlch. it is hoped. the suggestion
would obvIate.
Would not" you ask" some OF tho
beet men now talked Of tor the Legislature
refuse TO become candidates under any such
conditions 2" II ls certainly deplorable
state of politics when gentlemen seek TO 60
10 the Legislature only for the purpose Of
furthering the cause of particular candl-
date. II will DO to the interest Of t1e par
ty and the State that such candidates
cease TO be.
Illinois at ITS State convention practi-
cally nominated Governor Palmer tor the
United States Senate Through much
tnbulaton he got there" Would he
ever have been elected but for such action
by the cOnventlOn2
Very respectfully, W. ". SCoTT.
GOrdOaSrUe, Ia.
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Legislators aud Judg IS.

Not only should the Legislature which
meets in Richmond. Va. next December
refuse to elect any of its members TO the
Supreme Bench of tho State, but 1t Will
even 20 further and decline TO elect q
member TO any judicial position or other
State office, if the sentiment OF the peo-
pie Is taken into consideration. Inc TIME
has como when 1t behooyes the representa-
tives of tho people 10 remember that thsy
are not hereditary lawmakers. but are the
servants of the people they represent, and
to act accordingly.
The masses care but little for the politi-
cal fortunes of any individual, but they
do wish able and upright Judges. elected
on their merit. not by log-roling or some
other legislative chicanery: ana al tnis
tween certain persons. aspirants Tor hlgn
places in our State, - having it5 eheet
upon the reading voter, who suspects
more than is really true and is looking
around for new men who have not SUD
lected themselves 10 suspicion.
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MISTAKEN FOR A SUICIDE.
Experience of Hotel Guest Who Was
Supposed to BE Dead.

"The most singular thing that ever hap
uened to me- SAID the travelling member
of the club 10 q Detroit Free Press reporter,
was this | was stopping over night at q
large hotel in Chicago, aud retiring late
left word TO be called in the morning. i
intended getting up in t'mo FOX late
breakfast.
II was awakened by knocking at the
door of the room next to niue, mysterious
whlsperings and orders gwen IN o sup
pressed voice. lay still. wondering what
time it was and whether | should get up
or not. when there came n loud racket
against my door and a sound of tho tran
som moYiug. | sat Up-my bed beng
close by the dOor--in time to SEQ small
boy backing IN over the trnnsom. Hang,
ing full length. he held by his hands and
then dropped to the floor. As he gained
his feet he turned towards the bed, and
seeing me sitting up and looking at him,
he gave yell that made my blood thrill.
- Open tho door commanded mau'
voice on the outside.
Hes a-l-i.y-e,' yelled the boy, sprawl
ing on tho floor III ablect terror.
." thought everybody was crazy "a
heard the noise outside. aud, unlocking
nv door. | asked what was the matter.
The hall was full of chambe maids. bell
boys and porters. all Of whom took tc
their heels as soon "a they saw me and
ran rs If possessed with demons.
Tho landlord and one OF the clerks
cnmo up 20 explain matters, which thoy
diG quite smilngly. II was q slight mis-
taHe-that was oil. They had mistaken my
room for the one next door, where man
had killed himself tho previous night
They had looked IN az his transom and
seen that he was dead. but when the boy
cotna nm with a Stan ladder TO Gimp N
aud unlock the door they had helDeC
him into my room BY mistake. That was
all. Ii was time was up-12 by the me
rldian-and was a little shaky "a | hur
iied into my clothes and got past the door
of that other room whore my grewsumt
ueighbor had dispatched himself while
was soundly sleeping
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23

Of intollicence as well rs Of scientific
training, are necessary 10 enable would
be assassin 10 kill bis or her fellow-belngs
adroitly by means OF poison. Four OF tho
most celebrated poIsoners Of modern days,
Palmer. Pritchard. La Pommerals, and
Lamson. were skilled physicians and owed
TO their medical training the knowledge
which they put TO such deadly use. The
same holds true Of CARLYLE W. Harris.
Itisa ghastly fact. but one tha. IS fully
recognized in the medical profession. that
murder bv poison is q far more common
crime ard goes more frequently undetect-
ed than is generally imagined by the out
side world. in the great cities where
highlv--ducatcd medical practitioners
abound il IS q dangerous matter Tor any
eyilly-disposed person 10 have recourse TO
deadly drugs ~ a means Of murder. But
in the rural districts. where doctors are
less highly educated and less versod IN tho
recent discoveries IN tOXlcolO2y, the pol
soner may slay and slay and never be found
OUT.
No one will ever know the number Of
old, dccrcpid, burlan80me relatives, OF
encum bering, invalid wives, OF sIckly
children. of persons slfnd'ng IN the way
Of a longed-fOr inherit guco in quiet VII
lagcs or country neigh irh0ods who have
been rut ont OF the wai means of fpolso3
4 he doctor may not even 90 summoned,
or II lie Is called IN he Will recognize IN
the suddenly-deciared illness either
cholera-mOrhus or inflammation OF the
stomach, viii prescribe IN vain. and viii
sign the death certificate without hesita-
tion and without suspicion.
Tho records OF the pOlsOns used in Italy
IN bv-gone ages present insuperablc diff
entities of solution 10 modern scientists.
The rinc of Caesar BOrgia, set with hons
head. that bit the hand ot the person to
whom its wearer accorded a friendly grasp.
and whose ven0m-annolnted teeth caused
the bite to prove invariably fatal, was a
piece Of mechanism incomprehenslble
10 modern intelligence. So, too, was
the key with a projecting point in
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the handle, said to have belonged to
the same prince. The envenOmed point
pricked the hand of the individual who
tried to turn the Key in It's appointed lock
and death was sure 10 ensue. Equally
mysterious are the pOisons said 10 have
been prepared by Rene, the Florcntine,
for Catherine de Medicjs, Queen of France.
Jen me d Albret. Queen of Navarro tine
mother Of lIenrl Quatre) is said to have
met her death from wearing a pair Of
gloves presented to her bv Queen Cathe-
rine, the interior of which had been
smeared with a subtle poison. no such
poison is known at the present 1ay.
There are. indeed, modern poisOns OF
quite as deadly character. But these ara
all ranked amongst the alkaloids. the most
powerful form or the vegetable poisonS,
and were unknown to science before the
present century. In fact. it is probable
that the famous Poudre de Succession OF
La Voisln. as we'll as the drugs used by
Madame de BrlnviilierS, were merely pre-
paratiOns of arsenic. which in the very
primitive state of methods of analysis and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
PALMEaSTON'S EVAslONS.
He Could Never 10 Got to Give a Plain
Answer.

Lord Palmarston. when confronted with
an anDoylng questlOner, as statesmen 80
very often are. used 70 answer him with "A
Joke or chat him for wanting TO know TOO
much, saws Youths Companion.
There was butcher. who, whenever tle
Prime Minister appeared at the hustings,
used to "heckle" him with questions.
His lordshIp had an oh-hand manner
which took with the crowd and he would
turn the laugh against the butcher.
one dav when Palmerston had treated
hIm in his usual Style the butcher said to
the crowd:
You can never get direct answer ont
of that man. He ALWAYS wrlggles on, with
o Joke or some dodge
Not so bad as that" answered Lord
Palmerston. with good nature. I'll pro-
mise you a direct answer to any question
YOU may now put to me-"
Immediately the butcher asked: " II
such and such a thing is proposed IN Par
lament. what will you do?"
" Ia that your question :"
Yes"
And YOU want O direct answer?"
"Yes."
well. | promised you one; you shall
have it. | won't tell You"
There" said the butcher. turning TO
the crowd, II told you he'd get out Of 1t
somehow, and you see ne has
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oil tho crack colts entered in the event
but one other whose chances have been
somewhat overlooked must be mentioned.
Wyndham Walden makes no secret of bls
opinion that Rainbow. Longfellov's grand.
looking son. would have proved the beat
2-ycaT-Old out last season if he ha1 run in
public up 20 his private form He fears
the colt is chiokcn-h hearted, but il is poss,-
bic that no may be mistaken, as Loniel.
lows sons and daughters fer no apparent
reason are never soen at their best in their
2-year-old races. This colt has wintered
trainer IS not hurrying him al pres-
cnt he has done no work faster