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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
ALL THINGS FOR BEAUTY.
Cruel Chinese Mothers Make
Childrcn's Eyes Pretty.


There really scems 20 be no end TO
the queer things which are done toy the
women 81 other countries to make their
faces conform to their own ideas OF ie-
male beauty. The feet. as yOu know.
are dcionned in China and Japan, and
in some countries the women go so far
as TO press Their chldrens heads be
tween boards 80 az 10 make them flat,
because they consider fiat heads pretty
and far superior IN beauty to tho natural
shape.
Inc Indian women Tricky smear their
heads with bears fat. The Turkish wo-
men. almost without exception. color
their hair red. In Greenland the wO~
men color their faces blue and yellow.
The women and children OF Guzurat
stain their teeth black, while the ladies
Of india and Japan gid their teeth and
mike them rs brilliant as possible.
But II remains for the Chinese 10 do
something which We in our country
would consi Ter very barbarOus and cruel
indeed, ana IT is this. The Chinese do
not admire small eyes. and TO reach their
standard IF beauty a girls eyes must be
not only very large. but very long and
brilliant. The eyes are easily made
brilliant by putting certain drugs in
them but to MAKE them long when ma
ture has not intended them to he go IS
quite another matter. TO accomplish it
the women have often recourse 10 akind
Of home surgery which must he very
painful.
A Chinese mother who has a child
affected with small eyes takes the child
At the age Of 10 or T. and Sits the eyelld
ut the corner, just where it joins the
lower lid. A very small slit is made,
and this is then lett to heal. As soon rs
1t is healed it IS slit again. And this pro
cess is continued until the eyes appear
very long and prominent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
silver Legislation and Gold Con-
tracts.


I"r ~ hc DispGich;
t.1sf.i tV ne General Is
IrJniL That all contracts
u.ly. whether written or oral,
rula the State Of Virginia for
.....t 4 money or debts Of any
...uptOn made, either by IN
..t..s ~ corporations, or trusts or
- companies, or any assocla-
tr .. Persons whatever shall be psya-
~ silver at the established
.I.nui either metal without re-
.. t. u.e fat that the contract calls
....r Particular metal.
4.. at shall be in force from its
~...l ID Of Article |. Of the Consti
t read, us follows :
g. -tlte shall make any
..tuteo'i and silver a legal tender
.. Iayrrlt ~ debt. 1t does not
t... o .- SILVER. but gold 0l,d silver.
g D., AaI been intended to give gold
..lt the legal tender dcbt-payiuS
n.r II would have been written ." No
.t. shall make anything bat gold a le-
r. tender IN the payment OF debts
Drn % lad h.,u intended 10 give SILVER
u..ue the legal, tender debt paying power
r would hGye been written. " No State
SHALL make anything but silver a legal
tender in payment OF debts. This, 1t
seems 90 lie, Is PLAN and incapable OF
dissemination. IL Was not so written,
grt hence the power Is left with the
states to make gold and silver legal
tender III payment Of debts 1t is an
cypress and not an applied power. II
rrcessgrily follows that Ally State Of the
Union can by its Legislature pass an
aci making il mandatory upon all credi-
tors 20 receive either gold or silver at
tie proper ratio OF 1913 for one In pay
Iacut o. debts, provided that these debts
were created after the passage OF the
a. As 10 existing obligations created
pnof 10 the act, / express no opinion.
They are thought " be controlled by
that clause oi the Constitution OF the
United States which declares that "no
State shall pass any law impairing the
obligation of contracts / strongly
doubt it, but this paper Is not now IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
SOCIAL BALTIMORE.
TEERtPIN \ IA MARY
LAND WINS THE WAGER.
Miss Georges Brilliant Private
nancC-Dinncr Parties, Az
Homes, Germans, nc.

uniQue dinner party was gwen Ihet
Saturday night Ut Meadow Brook, the
-.sidcnce Of Posimsster-Genersl Wanna
maker. Just outside of Philadelphia. 1t
was the result Of wager made between
Mr. Wausmakcr. Jr., and Arthur Padel-
ford. Of Baltimore, rs 20 the relative
merits Of the Philadelphia and Balti-
more styles Of preparing terrapn.
When these gentlemen were returning
from Europe last summer the different
,..t.o3s were discussed. Mr.. Padeliord
ir..>iing that no one could prepare this
,.-h Ike native Marylauders, while Mr..
Neuamaker was equally as positive that
4a Pnlalclphia style OF cooking Was
o., better. thus last Saturdays dinner
MS arranged. Acknowledged judges
p, i9y.t. q and the terrapin was pre-
,,ref bv MIR. Barclay Warburton for the
imhIc,phlans and Mr. Frank hambie-
g., Tor the Ia.tmoreans.
After due tasting and reflection the
e..c.ros decided on AIR. Hambleton's
,..,aols Of treating the luscious reptile
..l t,rrapin Il l1 Maryland isonce more
vr Paie,forl Was unable TO be pres
e.t.ttlo dinner himself but the Balti-
-.-. party included Colonel Sherlock
-s.r. Albert Gorter. William Hggs, >.
...rr.u Armisteaa. and James Potter.
MISS croRGr's DANCE.
Tl. principal event OF this week was
fa..a Given Nv Miss George ON
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
Between the Acts.
Ipif'sburg Disuatch.1

Between the Acts.
lPlttsburg DispGtch.l
lie told her the old. Old story
That night ere ho left her side,
While tho curtain hid for little space
The william, tho hero, and bride.
Through the dim-lit theatre soft was heard
The Orchestras soulful wall.
Her heart was turned 10 the music sweet,
His face. with desire, was pale.
Near drew his lips 20 her dainty ear,
she turned with a conscious smile
I'm going 70 speak 10 man. he SAID,
"lli be back In little wnile."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
Coon-Hollow School Notes.

Written FOR the Dispatch.l
Teacher What are pepper, salt, and
mustard called
Tom Cosmetics
Teacher Joe, what theorem have You
10 demonstrate
Joe If the difference between the
centres of two circles be equal to the sun
of their radii they will touch each other
eternaiiy.
Jack Charlie, can Won tell me the
divisions OF English grammar
Charlie TO he sho'. Etymo-lo-gy,
swyn-tax, o-tho- graph-y, and pro-so-dy.
Teacher Name the rivers, John, that
flow into the Black Sea.
John punches the boy next to him TO
tell him. but getting the whisper
badly mixed, says The Danuber and
the Dondiper.
Teacher: How did Moses and the
Israelites get across the Red Sea?
Frank On the ice.
Teacher The geography says that
there is no ice in that country.
Frank Jogiferry That wuz before
jogiferries wur made
Teacher How long is the alimentary
canal?
Lewis About six inches.
Teacher How long is the gullet?
Lewis Thirty feet.
Teacher: Who were the first to pro-
pose the union Of the colonies ?
Boy: Benjamin Franklin and other
men Of sag-a-city.
Teacher TO new boy: Do you know
anything about algebra?
Boy: 1 know Tom Bray, but l haz
never herd of Alge.
Tom: Spell rhubarb.
Jack: ku-bob.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
Over the Conec-Cups.

TRUTH
"Your speech is rather sharp, think,
complained Mrs. Hawkins
=. have to make it 50 to get it in edge
wise, retorted Hawkins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
P0Lb Muller q Co.,
GENERAL AGENTS.
ua22l
pIssoLuTIoNs & Co-PARrNERsHIps.

THE FIRM OF g. w. THORN X
l. co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
+. G.. DAVIS, Trustee.
JOHN L. ErCUISON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
JANUARY 2, 1893.

NOTICE-Haylng sold TO JOHN E. ETCHlsoN
and E. ID. STARKE the entire interest OF tue
estate Of L. w. THORN in the business at pres.
ent conducted ct 1917 east Main street. who siii
hereafter continue the same, as per notice De-
low ask for the new firm the same generous
patronage that has been extended 10 tho Old.
John I. Etchlson aud 4. ID. starke are author
lied 70 coilest and receipt for all debts due the
arm OF c. w. Thorn q Co, Richmond, Va, and
Will pay all liabilities Of same.
E. q. DAVIS,
Trustee estate VI Z. w. Thorn.
JANUARY 2, 1898.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
JANUARY 2, 1898.
ngIs IS TO CERTIFY THAT L. C

THIS Is TO CERTIFY THAT L. G.
i YOUNGER, NJ. MILLHIsER, and GusTA:
YUs MlLLHISER all Of tho city OF klcnmond
ana state OF virginia, have this day renewed
the limited partnership heretofore formed
on the Both day Of March. 1858, and renewed
on the LIST day Of January, lsss, for the purpose
OF conducting In the city OF Richmond. va. tno
GENERAL WHoLEsALE GROCERY AND
LIQUOR BUSINESS. .
The partnership a. now renewed Is 10 continus
for Ave years and the nTIn name whi De L. -
YOUNGER. The special partners are III. MILL.
HIsER and GUsTAyUs MILLHlsER, and they
DID each contribute et the time this partnership
was originally formed the sum OF eight ihonsana
seven hundred and nifty dollars tso,tool.
making an aggregate OF seventeen tnousanI
1--we hundred dollars tsl7 500, when capNai
stock is now unimpaired- The general partner
Is l. G. YOUNGER oo. ,o, IA
Given under our hand this .stn aey u ~
eenber. 1852. L.C. YOUNGER,
NJ. MILLHlsEk,
GUsTAyUS AlLLHis5h
STATE oY VIRGINIA, CITY os hfchAoSp-io VIZ
I. Julius strsus, notary pubic Tor me ci.y
o,o,ssai6 an the STATE OF Virginfa, DO certiiy
that 4 O. Younger, NJ. Aillhiser, anu oustAyus
NiiIhisar. whose names are signed 70 the lore
going certiacate, have this day seyeraiiy &C
snowiei,ed the Same before mo ia my saio cry.
ara further certify that the said l. Y. 1oangef
49, az dss naie cain before mo in my said city
~, me ala N. Milihiser and Gustsvus Mill
hissr eild each pay IN ecftial cash INTO mo pat.
ns,shIn wheu originally formed the cum o. eisns
shousand seven hundred and nfu oo'iAn
~, Isos. jules SrkAUA
'v ~ i-su0s Notary ruoiiA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29

Referring 70 the above, ws have this day form.
ell q cO-partnershlp under we nrui-nsno VI
FTCuISON. BATES h SrARKH for the purpose
OF continuing the WHOLESALE HAT, CAP, and
STRAW-GOODS BUSINESS heretofore conduct
ed by c. W. Thorn q Co.
The trade will recognize In Etchison and Bates
the resident partner and manager, respectively.
OF c. ". Thorn q Co.
We retain the services OF all the salesman OF
the late lrm. JOHN L. ErCHISONs
JACOB BATES,
L. ID. STARkE
,.vr.pvo 1904 In oQ-ts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
STILL SHORT,

Further examination Of the accounts
OF the missing paymaster OF Salem Fur
mace show that notwithstanding the fact
that he returned about $4,000 worth Of
checks. which he had carried away, he
is still several hundred dollars short.
His few personal effects have been levied
on for debt, but there are number OF
people in Salem who would be pleased
to hear of his whereabouts, as he forgot
(?l 10 settle with them before leaving.
The steel cage ordered by the county
supervisors has been placed in Roanoke
county jail by the Pauly Manufacturing
Company, OF St Louis, who were paid
in full for it, as the Approving Commit
tee received it as soon as 1t was COM
pleted. 1t is one of the cleanest, neat
est, and most secure contrlvances for
holding a prisoner that could be desired.
At their hcxt meeting the supervisors OF
Roanoke county are gong to take the
question Of securing convlcts to work on
our roads under consideration.
A. G.. Robert, of Tampico, Mexico,
and ". ). Barrow, Of Nartinsville, Va,
both students Of Roanoke College, left
On Thursday for Poughkeepsie, y. Y,
where they go to enter business col
lcge.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
or CHARITY.
CONVOCATION OF S. w. VA,
Handsome Specimen of the st.
Bernard Dog.

ICorrespondenco OF tho Richmond Dispatch.l
SALEM. VA, January 2S.-The Convo-
cation of Southwest Virginia has been
in session here since Tuesday. Rev. VI.
=. Logan, OF Wytheyille, preached the
opening sermon. The following minis
tiers are in attendance Rev. DR.. Ne
Bride, of Lexington Rev. l.. G. Good
win. Of Radford; Rev. T. ". Jones,
Bedford City; Rev. John McGill, of
Christiansburg; Rev. DR.. Meade, Of
Roanoke Rev. }. j. Floyd, OF Abing-
don; Rev. G. c. Randolph, Of Fincas-
tie; Rev. DR.. Carson, Of Lynchburg :;
Rev. Cleveland Hall, of Roanoke; Rev.
NJ. p. Logan, Of Wythevllle; Rev. i:
W. HUBBARD and Rev. Z. r. Nugent, OF
Salem.
At recent meeting Of the Dixie Land
Company the resignation of A. 1. Pow
ell was accepted, and +. q. Langhorne
was elected its secretary. Mr.. Powell
leaves next week for Richmond to take
a position with the Crystal Ice Company.
Captain c. b. Strouse has Just re-
ceived from a friend in tue North q
handsome specimen Of the rOugh-coated
st. Bernard The pup is nine months
old, stands y inches at the shoulder, is
orange and white in color, weighs 40
pounds, and Was sired by Champion
Otis, who sold for 800.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29

V,HIS SPACE BELONGS TO THE s.
1 GALESKI OPTICAL COMPANY, nl5 east
Main street. NJ tho { nice ~ which ALL GL ASSES
ars accurately nttet according 70 actual need.
How are YOUR eyes. "a Sis
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29

Written FOR the Dispatch.l
Teacher What are pepper, salt, and
mustard called
Tom Cosmetics.
The herald., 1893-11-20

5uprcrlOe 40. lia axinls anu pa pels Win
hotel
The herald., 1893-11-20
Napoleon's S Hats.

Careful inquiry has led to the discov-
cry that there are no fewer than nine Of
Napoleon rs hats still in existence. A
writer in The Vie Contemporaries gives
list of them. One is in the possession
of Nine. Claitte, whose grandfather
General Giraud, picked it up at Ma
rengo. At critical moment Bonaparte
started off at gallop, and the wind
blowing off his hat he did not stop to
pick it up.
Another of the hats is in little crypt
beside Napoleon's tomb at the Invalides.
This was worn on the 7th, 9Th and 9th of
February, 1907, at Eilau, and it is the
identical one represented in the colossal
picture of the battle by Gros, to be seen
in the Louvre. During the peace which
succeeded the battle Gros was commits
stoned to paint the picture, and in order
that the figure of the emperor might be
faithfully depicted the hat was given to
the painter.
AT the death of Gros in 1885 it was
found under glass case upon wooden
stand, and it was sold by auction among
the painters effects for 2,047 francs so
centimes to DR.. Delacroix, who present
ed it to Louis Philippe. The later, after
the famous second funeral of Napoleon,
ordered it to be placed beside the re-
mains with the emperor's crosses and the
sword he wore at Austerlitz. Of the re-
naming hats one belongs to Prince Vic
tor Napoleon and another to the museum
at Gotha.-London News.
The herald., 1893-11-20
THEY READ THE NOTICE.
AN ORANGE COUNTY RANCH NOW
STUNNED BY TRAMPS.
Formerly a Popular Resting Place but
Now Put Under the Ban-Bow
the Whole Thing Came
About.

1t has been said frequently of late
that good many of the army of the
unemployed who have been coming
through this section are go from choice.
and that they will not work when they
have a chance.
That this is so in some instances is a
fact, as the following incident recently
observed by an Orange county fruit
grower demonstrates.
He has quite large fruit ranch, con-
tanning many different kinds Of fruit,
and it requires considerable labor to
keep everything in good order.
1t is quite convenient stopping place
for knights OF the road, and with that
inexplicable freemasonry existing be-
tween members OF the fraternity, they
ail know that bite to eat has been
always forthcoming, without that puri-
tan like spirit which makes otherwise
good people attempt to instil beautiful
moral lesson with each piece OF bread
and butter.
Not day has passed but visit was
received from one to two and even more
tramps.
They always came in with firm and
assured air, thoroughly satisfied that if
they could not have pie they would get
solid chunks of good bread and butter
and whatever the larder possessed.
Different members of the family
kicked about the encouragement of such
people, and were occasionally quite
severe about the open-handed generos-
ity of the mother, but on the sly they
would give as much and more to the
tramps as she would, and then prevari-
cate about it.
One day not long ago it became neces.
sary to employ q ranch hand, and a
notice in bold letters was written by the
artist of the family. This notice was
highway and developments were
awaited.
Several days passed and verybody
wondered why no one put in an appear
ance. Before the notice WAS posted
there had not been a day without SONS
one coming.
At last suspicion seized each one at
about the same time. A watch was put
upon the notice, and presently an out.
at-elbows chap shuffied along. He
stopped and read the notice, stating that
man was wanted for general work.
| The man had been making bee line for
the house when he had caught sight of
the notice. He scratched his head after
reading 1t. and at once turned his heel
and tramped off.
Day after day the same thing hap
pened. Man after man read that notice
and never stopped. They did not stand
upon the order Of their going, but
shuffled off with furtive glance cast
toward the place where they were ex-
| pected to work in systematic manner
for an agreed price, which was in fact
quite liberal.
| It could scarcely be believed at first
that this simple little notice had created
such conformation in the army of
: trar-rr, brt no dcrhta could rer1-in
The herald., 1893-11-20

GIN "A. v. H., s24 90; 1. A. 1. N, S25. SO;
Boord's Old Tom, $l1.00; BurnettF, $10.5O;
VOLTS pints. ZOO; quarts, $11 90.
SAuTERNE-Bert's, quarts, $110O: pints,
$1,000; a. De Luce & Fil's, quarts, $13; pints,
$14.00.
WHITE MISUNDERSTANDING, quarts, $I4 90;
Maccoranner, quarts, $1,000 Lebfraunrilch,
$1,000.
CLAREr-Chateau La Rose. quarts S7.00:
pints, $500: Margaux pints, $1,000: quarts,
SLIGO; Chateau de Frande. quarts, SO. %; pints,
$l00 90; Pontet Canet, quarts, $l4.O0; pints
$500.
MINERAL WATER-Apollinaris W quarts, SO so;
pfntr, $i3 80; Bethesda, quarts, $3.50; hal
gallons, $3.50: Londonderry, half-gallon
100: quarts, 700; pints $14.00; Hunyadi
White Rock, $3.50; VVichy, $3.50. - y ''''
.CoGEAo.Hennessy, x, BIG 75:XXX, $21. 90;
Martell, Y, $3.50; Martell, xxx, $21. so;
Evsriste, puronte Co., $4,000.
:, coRpIALs- Q sa Is -Marlschine. $3.50; yermouth
Absinthe, $40. so; Anisette, SIT 90.
WINEs-Claret, 30G55c Zinfandel, 55@S5c;
Port, Angelica, Sherry, Muscatel, 45c@1.25
per gallon.
The herald., 1893-11-20
Atomic Principles.

A side light is being thrown on the ma
ture Of the elements by the chemico-
physical discussion between Armstrong
and Hartly as to the connection existing
in the constitution of certain organic
compounds and the colors they exhibit.
We may take 1t as an established fact
that a relation exists. And if SO, then
why may not elements Of distinct and
characteristic color be considered as
complexes analogous to definitely decom-
possible substances? The two elements,
nickel and cobalt, of decided color in
their salts and in their metallic plates,
add strength to this idea in that they
may be considered as exhibiting sort
of isomerism. Their atomic weights are
the same within limits of experimental
error, and by analogy with compounds
identity of atomic weight implies dis
similarity in constitution and therefore
The herald., 1893-11-20
THE KING Of BEASTS.


He Is Merely a Big Cat, After All. and a
/. Coward at Heart.
7 If we quit heraldry for fact and go by
the testimony Of travellers and hunters,
it is very doubtful whether the lion de-
serves his magnificent reputation. 1t is
his appearance, no doubt, which has
gained for him the appellation of "king
of beasts" with all the regal honor per-
tanning to it. Certainly he looks ''every
inch king" Nothing can be finer. The
fancy itself could conceive nothing more
fttingly representative of majesty than
the full grown male lion, gazing with
great yellow eyes, which seem to know
no fear, and the ample honors of his
shaggy name wrapped round his massive
front and forearms. He looks like the
embodiment by nature of lordliness and
magnanimity, and he has been adopted
as such in all literature and poetry from
Homer and Nschylus down to the "lion
comique" Of our music halls. Yet he is
only q cat-a great cat-after all, and
those who know him in his native wilds
give very different character of "felis
leo" from popular conceptions.
We do not wish to calumniate a crea-
ture so intimately connected with Brit
ish story and SO dignifed in bearing and
behavior, for nobody can deny that the
lion is great gentleman in his manners.
Nevertheless, African sportsmen relate
that he can show himself as cowardly as
he is cruel; that he will abandon his
consort and cubs in O moment of ex-
treme danger, and that he scarcely ever
charges straight home upon anybody
who, armed or unarmed, has the pres
ence of mind to await his onset. He is
described as very nervous and very cum
ming, and dreading beyond everything
the superior prowess Of the white man.
The early Dutch settlers at the cape
speak of lions prowling round the fort
at night ''in such numbers as though
they would take it by storm" Now one
must go very far into the African
"veldt" to see lion, and strange fact
is that he has learned the craft of silence
and is seldom or never heard to lift up
his mighty voice except in the far wilder
ness, where the hunters have not come
except singly. Thus it is written in an
African guidebook: Though his foot
prints may frequently be seen near the
mountains of Lokaron and Boatlanama,
and he will sometimes venture to carry
away an OK from wagon span there
abouts, he rarely or never makes his
presence known by his roar. having
learned apparently that it will only have
the effect Of frightening off the few timid
antelopes upon which all hopes of re-
plenishing his larder depend, or, worse
still, of betraying his position to his in
veterate enemy and prosecutor, man. -
London Telegraph.