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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24
COASTING

! CONGRESSMAN Tracey. OF Albany, IL is
! said. usually spends Christmas eve coast
| ING down Capitol Hill. He Is the only
! Congressman in the House who Is able 10
steer both a single and double ripper
| steeI-shod and well oiled.
| Christmas recalls 10 Congressman
! Hooker. OF the Chautauqua District, Vls-
! ions of mince- and pumpkin-pies' with
! currant and elderberry wine III aOuh-
dance. There are plenty OF sermons ana
| no railing In his district. The turkeys
are large and fat and are usually stuffed
with stale bread. sage, and potatoes.
| Congressmen who represent the Penn
sylvania Dutch have their turkeys stuffed
| with chestnuts and drink glee wine.
| MARYLAND Congressmen have roast tur-
| KEY. but eat very little Of II. They re-
serve their appetite for terrapin stews,
and the terrapins are genuine diamond
backs at 800 dozen.
AWAY out i'm Minnesota Christmas IL
usually a cold. crisp day. The weather
is dry but very cold. Mems ears break
off and fall on the ground. Congress
man Boen. of that State. a native Nor
Wegian enjoys his Christmas in true
Scandinavian style. The farmers pay long
visits TO their neighbOrs, half dozen
families staying at one farm. The host
and family with the guests start In pro-
cession over the snow to the house or
one of the visitors. Then 10 another and
so on until each has been host ana
guest TO all In turn. Dancing Is the favor
ite amusement and the polsk, as they
call H. the faVorite dance. These cele-
brations are termed Yulekiks. Congress-
man Boen never misses one of these
Yulekiks Each Norwegian has pipe in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24

as much as Mrs. cieyeiAne 49, -
Jewels. she has expressed wS,sc,,or VIZ
as those which sse received on her mar
rlase were more than sufficient to M a
bir icwal-case. Hers is full TO ovsrnow-
Ing. and there will be enough to iu'n's.
heirlooms for years TO come TOT "''
children Of Ruth and little Esther.
The President usually gets BOOKS rom
his wife OF beautiful fittings for No "
brary. The children VIII get so many
presents from friends from all over t@ns @
world. Cabinet officers. members or us
diplomatic corps, and politicians that Tue
gifts will have TO be carted away TO pe
stored somewhere. az were those OF Miss
Ruth on her first Christmas two years
ago. although at that time she was ohS
the daughter of an ex-President.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24

been rumors concefhlilN
intent 60 change her name
matrimonial channel but
.lY knows how thoroughly
-...u auimatcs the hic Mr--
knows how Impossible u
f-r IBIS widow TO giVe UP
..Is" memory for any man
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24
eHrRIDANs HOUSE.

.uherless people all over
fer shoulders She is ac-
Garfield Hospital and 1t
,..rv veteran IN the coun-
...-v daughter and grand
soldier regarded her as
h.r perfectly able % ger
,t,m the government had 70
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24

faces of the children before him. and his
trepidation was increased. Upon being
introduced TO the children he said. Little
children. We are assembled her" t9-dasj
for the purpose Of celebrating the anni-
yersary Of the death Of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ
At this an old Congregational deacon
seized the tails Of the Commodore.s en-
broidered coat and yankcd them furtously.
Not death. not death. he audibly whis-
pered "Birth-birth Of our Lord ana
Saviour jesus Christ
The Commodore paid no attention 70
the interruption. He began his speech
anew. Little children he repeated. "as
| said before, we are assembled here to-
day for the purpose Of celebrating the
anniversary Of the death of our LOrd ana
Saviour Jesus Christ
Again the deacon twitched the naval
coat-tais furously. Birth. Commodore.
he repeated. birth. not death. This IL
not Good Friday"
4 third time the Commodore began to
address the scholars. Little children
he repeated. las l have heretofore re-
marked. we are assembled here to-day FOR
the purpose Of celebrating the anniversary
Of the death Of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ
Birth" shouted the deacon. birth.
sir"
The deacon's voice and attitude were 50
formidable that the Commodore was COM
PEELED to reply Turning toward him he
said in a tone of offended dignity, Death
sir. You seem to forget that / am an
Episcopalian.'
The New Jersey New York, and Penn
svIvania members enjoy themselves DIFF
fcrentlv from the New Englanders. y Few
attend church. Others spend Christmas
eve i'm raing for turkeys The greatest
railing section i'm the United States to-
dav is said 10 be I'm Sussex county New
Jersey. Besides railing for turkeys they
have on Christmas-day what they call a
turkey shoot The turkey is placed In the
snow some 100 or so yards away. where
his head alone is seen. Each man pays a
specifed sum as an entrance fee. ana
The performance begins. Rifles alone are
used. The eobbler is a wary bird. After
two or three shots he seems TO scent the
situation. As he sees the fash OF the
gun he ducks his head. This Is Kept up
until he finally becomes a victim to an
expert marksman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24

There Is large contingent Of army
and navy widows who are extremely
charming women.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24

Ex-Congressman Charles Dougherty. OF
Florida, tells a remarkable story OF ad-
venture on Christmas-Day. He said ho
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
An Incipient Riot OuelIed.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE
Ohio Valley yards was the scene of
considerable trouble yesterday after
noon. The switchmen and brakemen
had been on strike for eight days.
Yesterday afternoon Gene and Fletch
McCool started to attack a ''scab'
freight crew, and had it not been for
the timely arrival of patrol wagon
load of police there would have been a
serious riot. The six police on duty at
the yards saw trouble brewing and
telephoned for assistance The Nc
Cools and two scabs named Collins and
Wilson were arrested for participating
in riot.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
DONALD KENNEDY, OF noXBURY, MASS.

Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed exoeptin two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and perfect cure is war
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears in week
after taking it.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Read the Label. Send for Book.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
New Through Sleeping Car Line

From Chicago to Seattle via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul and Great Northern
Railways, has been established and first
class sleeping cars will hereafter run daily
from Chicago at 1870 p. M, arriving at
Seattle 10: 80 P. NJ, fourth day. This is un-
doubtedly the best route to reach the North
Pacific Coast.
For time tables, maps and other infor-
NATION apply to the nearest ticket agent,
OF address GEO. III. HEAFFoRD, General
Pass. Agent, c., NJ. & st. P. R'y, Chicago,
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
SHORT PENCILINGS.
THERE are 2,750 languages.

THERE are 2,750 languages.
ENVELOPES were first used in 1889.
TELESCOPES were invented in 1890.
A BARREL of rice weighs 800 pounds.
A BARREL of -four weighs 1873 pounds.
\. A BARREL of pork weighs 200 pounds.
A FrRKIN of butter weighs Sc pounds.
THE first steel pc was made in 1880.
AsPANis ten and dseven-eig hth inches.
WATCHES were first constructed in
1476. ,ssf -f
A STORM moves thirty-six miles an
hour.
A HURRICANE moves eighty miles an
hour.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
PASSENGERS AND CREW
OF the Steamer Russia all Well and Nc
Danger to be Apprehended.

QUARANTINE, n. Y, Oct. 11.-Dr.
Jenkins, health officer of the port. is
sued the following bulletin at o'clock
last evening:
All of the passengers and crew Of the steamer
Russia are well. They have been inspected
twice to-day and all Of the steerage passengers
have toeen transferred TO Hoffman island for
observation, 2ss having been taken yesterday
and ten to-day They have all received bath
and their clothing and other effects have been
thoroughly disinfectedy by steam.
There Is no occasion for alarm however as
the steerage passengers of the steamer are
healthy, clean and we'll
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
The October Cotton Report Shows De
cline in Condition.

cline in Condition.
WASHINGTON Oct. 1.-THE October
report of the statistical division of the
department of agriculture makes cot
ton show decline of 2.7 points from
the September condition, which was
1874 as against 70.7 for this month.
The condition of cotton in the month of
June was $50, declining to S2.7 in
July, and to S0.4 in August, los
ing from that time to the present 81
points. The retrogressive tendency
has been persistent during the season.
The reports from the most fertile parts
of the cotton belt are far from hopeful
The Texas crop of 1892 and 1898 was
about 81 per cent. of the entire crop, of
the country, and the October report of
this department for 1892 showed a con-
dition of n per cent. as against IS per
cent. for 1898.
The percentages of states are: Vir-
ginia, %; North Carolina, 76; South
Carolina, 81; Georgia, 76; Florida, S4;
Alabama, 76; Mississippi, 73; Louisi-
ana, II; Texas, IS; Arkansas, II; Ten
nessee, 50.
The October condition in the states
of Virginia and North Carolina is the
same as that of September, while Texas
has gained two points. The reports
from the eight remaining states indi-
cate declines in condition from to 10
points.
The state averages for September
were: Virginia, 93; North Carolina,
rs; South Carolina, IS; Georgia, II;
Florida, So; Alabama, rs; Mississippi,
rs: Louisiana, 81: Texas, So: Arkansas,
so; Tennessee, IS.
The causes of the deteriorated condi-
ton are the same as those reported in
the September report. The weather
conditions have not been favorable, pro-
tracted and widely-prevalent drought,
excessive moisture in some places and
the various insect enemies of the plant
have all contributed toward producing
the low conditions reported. A late
and favorable autumn is the only hope
of improvement. Weather conditions
are favorable to successful picking in
| most parts.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
vital Energy Is Renewed,

When strength and health have run down.
by a timely resort to the helpful, bracing
tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, particu-
larry adapted to the wants of nervous, dys-
peptic, bilious invalids. If worn out by
mental strain, the care of business or over
work, seek its prompt and benign aid. 1t
annihilates malarial complaint, and is an
efficient remedy for iucipient rheumatism
end neuralgia
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
August.
Flower

81 am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation Of the heart, with
satisfactory results. For severalyears
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immediate relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. c. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. @
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

-"We shall GO" said speaker, at
tempting to quote Hamlet, to that
land whence no travellers bones ever
return"
Every evil to which we do not sue
cumb is a benefactor we gain
the strength of the temptation we re-
sist Emerson.
Sometimes man is justified in feel
inp that the ''most unkindest cut OF
allr applies to the picture OF him that
appeared in the newspaper. Washing
ton Star.
There's one thing can be said OF
Benson, he's always the same-never
anv change" mo; always calls on
one for a five; never anything less. -
Inter Ocean.
Miss Simpson tainted when she
received message just now" "Some
bad news, was it?'' mo; she saw the
messenger boy running, and the shock
was too great Inter Ocean.
Brown ito Black, who is preparing
for continental trip)-How do you get
on with your language, old fellow!
Black-Capital. Why, Eye got so now
/ can think in French! Brown-Well,
that's a blessing, for it's more than you
could ever do in English.
A glance, not a blow; look Of di-
recting love that at once heartens the
duty. and tel S duty. We musl be very
near him to catch that look-aAd very
much in sympathy with him to u.ader-
stand it-but when we do, we must be
swift to obey.-A. Maclaren.
Relative Importa ce.-Mr Skfdds
1t may seem to you an odd time to
ask the question, but before we start
20 the theater | want to know if you
will marry me, Della. Delia-I, too,
have question to ask. "Asl1 it." rs
nv hat on straight?" Eyes. VIII you
marry me?' 'Yes."-N. Y. Sun.
Papa" said the editors little boy,
who had been studying his Latin, lets
hear you decline caput" Il can't, my
SON." returned the editor 1--we for
gotten how" And then the poet, who
had overheard, sent the editor poem
entitled ''caput," but the editor braced
M and declined it in moment. Har-
per's Bazaar.
This is queer town this Boston"
said an old country gentleman, who
arrived from a remote rural district,
for a visit to friend in RoxbuIy. II
had to pay twenty-five cents down for
a little dish of white ice-cream; and
then rode miles and miles on one of
the new-fangled cars for five cents.
gave the man fifty cents, and
shouldn't have thought anything of it
if I'd got back no change at all. Il was
worth fifty cents just to hitch up to go
so far Only five cents for all thatride,
and twenty-five cents for two spoonfuls
of white ice-cream. Queer town. this."
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

WE doubt if the ignoramus often referred
to said: II will drown, nobody shall hell
me-" He probably said: 81 shall bt
drownded"
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
Highest of all in Leavenng PoweLatest u S. Govt Rno
Roe! g! Bsk'j's Bsx5ss,
ABSOLUTELY PURE
AnSOLU OLUTElT PURE

If you want to be cured Of a conch
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar use
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one mir,..
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

THE motto OF too many business men
seems to be-if at first you don't succeed
fail, fail again.-Truth.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

DON'T fall into the mistake of calling a
pupil scholar. Ten to one you are lying,
If YOU do.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

No MATTER how economical he may be o
how large his wages the coal miner oftel
finds himself in hole.-Buffalo Courier.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

PEOPLE as q rule may be honest, but it is
noticeablS fact the Lost column in the
newspapers is always longer than the Found
column.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

s'ToMMY. who was Joan Of Arcg' asked
the teacher. "Noah's wife, said Tommy,
who is great at guessing.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

STIR up the liver, remove disease. nror...
good cheer and good health, by tbe P'UaO,s usats
Beecham's Pills. uSe q
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

LOVE is said to be blind, but II r.r.r
gets there ahead Of the old man inSt instsily ny
same.-Galvesto News. 'O'' 'ae
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

No MAN has learned how to rest until ha
has learned how to live one day at time
Rams Horn.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

BARBER-"Do you want hair cuta" Vic
tim-"Not only one, but all Of them.''-
Judge.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

Indigestion, Sick or Bilious Headaches,
Nervousness, and every arrangement Of the
liver, stomach, and bowels.
5d Cedar Rapids, Iona.
la DR.. r. V. PIERCE: Dear Sir My whole
system seems to have undergone a change
since taking . Pleasant Pellets My nerves are
wonderfully improved and / no longer have at
tacks of : the blues" 1t is wonderful, the good
the Pellets" have done my liver complaint.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

A WISE editor wants to know why peo-
pie say man "feeis his oats" when he only
feels his rye Siftings. M
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

WHAT HE WANTED Policeman-''L Look
ing for hack, sir?" Stranger-"N No
hack driver."-Y Yankee Blade.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

WHEN you bury enmity don't plant any
flowers on its grave.-Ran Horn.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

INSTINCT seems to be intelligence walking
IN cramped shoes.--Ram Horn.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

A MOTTO we do not see in jewelry stores
all is not gold that glitters.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
OCTOBER CROP REPORTS.

| The General Condition and Yield of
Harvested and Unharvested of Cereals.
Cotton and other Crops as Deduced
from the October Returns to the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE October
| returns to the statistican of the depart
ment of agriculture make the general
condition of corn 551 against 1857 for
last month and 1913 for October 1892.
This falling off in condition is the re-
suit of the continued drought which
has prevailed since June and was not
broken in the corn belt until the latter
end of September. The drought was
most severe in the principal corn-pro-
ducing states. The averages of condi-
ton in these states are as follows:
Ohio 20, Indiana 81, Illinois 66, Iowa
SO, Missouri SO, Kansas 64, Nebraska 65.
The returns of yield per acre of
wheat indicate production of about
last October's estimate. The rate of
yield in New York is 14.5 bushels;
Pennsylvania, IA; Ohio, Is: Indiana, a.
Illinois, 1874; Wisconsin, 1875; Mime
sofa, 10.1; Iowa, lis; Missouri, 9.5;
Kansas, S.4; Nebraska, 81; South Da-
kota, SO; North Dakota, 9.5; California,
11.2. The highest rate of yield is in
the New England, eastern, extreme
western and mountain states and low
est in the the central west and south
ern states. The small yield is the re-
suit of the drought during the
fall which caused poor germina-
tion and growth, the severe winter
following causing considerable winter
killing. The low condition in many
states is the result of the dry spring.
The yield would have been much less
been plowed up and the ground put in
other grains. The quality in the east
ern, southern and Pacific states is up
to an average, while the states from
which the commercial supplies are OBJ
tanned is below an average. The
states reporting the lowest average as
to quality are: kentucky, Sc; Illinois,
so; Wisconsin, So; Iowa, IS; Missouri,
70; Kansas, IS; Nebraska, S4.
The average yield of oats, CONSOLE
dated, is 3d. bushels, against 24.3 last
year. The last report OF condition was
74.O, against 7S.9 for the same month
last year.
The average of the estimated state
yields of rye is 1873, against 12.7 last
year.
The average yield of barley is 21.7,
against 23.7 last year.
The condition of buckwheat is 73.5,
against77.5 last month, and $50 Octo-
Der 1, 1892.
The condition of potatoes is given at
71.2, a loss of only six-tenths of point
since last report. But three October
conditions have been lower in the last
decade-in 1887, 1890 and 1892
The condition of tobacco has i'm
proved slightly over last month, being
"a. 1, against 1913 last month
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

Rev. Fl. P. CARSON. Scotland. Oak, says:
sTwo bottles of Halls Catarrh Cure COM
pletely cured my little girl" Sold by Drug
gists, 75c.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

VINO was the first wheelman! Father
Time. From the beginning he has gone by
on cycles.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
BELONGS TO A PAST AGE

q O Il
nauseating pill.
In this enlightened
age you have DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets = better because
they're the smallest,
easiest to take and
easiest in their action;
better because they do
lasting good.
They have a tonic
effect on the lining
membranes, and per-
manently cure Consti-
patton, Biliousness,
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

UNFORESEEN obstacles the blind mans
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

If sit goes without saying" why do peo-
pie persist in saying it.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14
When Nature

WNen Ndtur6
Needs assistance it may be best to render
it promptly, but one should remember to use
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gen.
tie remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

THE duller a borer is the worse he bores.
Young Mems Era.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

AFTER THE BALL.--Five dollars for hacl
fare Truth
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

It's no use to ask the man who is going
to have tooth pulled whether he doesn't
think that this is just a perfect day
Someryille Journal.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-14

RISKY business insurance.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-27
do SOMETHING"

One day last week a man arose
in the gallery of the United
States Senate and exclaimed; II
have been coming here for six
weeks and am tired of it. For
Gods sake do something" The
name of this patriot is unknown,
but whoever he may be he can
rest assured that his appeal was
not in vain, for the Senate has at
last decided to do something, and
that something is to repeal the
Sherman Purchasing act. To be
sure, the conduct of the speaker
was a violation Of Senatorial
courtesy, yet 5o,ooo,ooo people
join him in the appeal to the
Senate "to do something Vir,
ginian.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-27

A correspondent says that what
to do with the ConviCts is ques-
ton of growing Importance, and
and his solution is that they
should be worked on the public
roads. That IS the thing. Crime
costs North Carolina a great deal
of money annually, and the State
should get some return for it. If
the convicts support themselves
on the State farms, the state,
while relieved of expense, it is
true, is still nothing the gamer
1t should be reimbursed, in some
measure, for feeding them until
their trial and then conviCtlng
them. In speaking of the State
in connection we refer to its sub
division of counties. Thus, Ire
dell can afford to convict, feed
and guard her criminals for
twenty years if, at the expiration
of that period, she could show a
system of good public roads as
the result of the labor.-States-
Vile Landmark.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-27

Edenton, like many other
Southern towns, is afflicted with
that class of men known as hui
man neutrality-suspicious. to the
almighty dollar-Who never look
out of the narrow circle of self
interest. Such men are draw
backs. and impede the progress
of any community. We have
only few (too few men who
are possessed of enough spirit of
enterprise to keep alive any town.
Did we possess more live, 60
ahead, energetic men our town
would rapidly increase in popu-
latlon and prosperity. We need
more public spirit among our
citizens. They should put forth
their best efforts for the good of
the public. The illiberality and
contracted spirit of many of our
citizens are actual "pull-backs"
to their own and the interest of
the town. Such a state of things
should not exist. Don't hold a
shilling SO close to your eyes that
you can't see dollar beyond it.
Help any and every enterprise
that is started in your midst-it
will repay you ten-fold. BREAD
cast upon the waters will return
after many days"