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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
REMARKS FROM ROcK-ALUM.
Revolution in the Social World Since Miss
Freeiapd and Aids Arrived.

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa.ch.l
RockBRIDaB ALUM SPRINGS. Va, July
l5.-What is the world without people
IL il society at last that makes existence
pleasure. The most perfect garden of
beauty or Ponce de Icons fabulous spring
of youth would be but agencies of torture
in the hands of a Robinson Crusoe. Thus
thought the scribe. who had been enjoy
ing the sweet, cool, health-giving air of
the Alum, when the first flush of
a crowd showed itself steaming up
on the little narrow gauge TO the
Central Hotel door. Little groups no
longer tired themselves chasing fantasies
of the brain. but left that to the "spoony"
couples up the "glen." and while the
"younger" set play tennis and talk on
the lawn, the ever-mindful chaperons play
cards on the Central yeranda, or up in the
great airy hall of the Grand. Then, at
night, visions of airy beauty can be seen
In the place of the quiet tirst-comers,
sweet melodies float from the ballroom at
the Grand unit! midnight. and invitations
to complimentary germans and card par
self more of q social light" than heavy
invalid.
QUARTETTE OF BELLHs.
This is the change the second week has
wrought. OF the new arrivals are Miss
Maggie Freeland. of Richmond. and party.
For having real good time and enjoying
the genius of suggesting ard leading suo-
cessful social efforts. Miss Freeiand has a
reputation in Virginia society. At the Vir-
gina Military Institute il was her sugges-
tions and guidance that has placed to 30
cial events OF that school upon such high
scale for the last three years. With her
are three charming and weli-known So
ciety bellies, Miss Mamie Poore, of Balti-
more Miss Nellie Boykin, of Richmond,
and Miss Marie Lewis. of Clarke county.
Colonel Thomas II. Branch, the wel-known
Augusta Ca banker, arrived Tuesday,
with his family. Their influence in tho
social circle, rs already felt. while their
charming daughter takes well-de-
served place as belle. Mr.. Branch is one
Of the many successful Virginians in the
South, being q connection of the we'll
known Branch family OF Richmond.
BACK AGAIN.
Among the habitues of the Alum who re-
turned this week and Mrs. Judsou Wat
kins and family. of Richmond General
Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Snead. OF Chicago. for
mcriy Of Atlanta; Mrs. Bruce. Of Lexing-
ton. Ky. who is accompanied by her
granddaughter. Miss Carrier, of Yankton.
&. d.. very popular detatdnte; Mrs. Har-
moer. of st. Paul. and Mrs. j. G. Hamil-
ton, of Chicago. Arkansas sends one OF
Der most popular young ladies in Miss Mac
Stalcup. one OF the beauties Of the season.
Tue first swell german Of the season Is
billed for Saturday night. Several card
parties follow next week.
The following Is o Inst OF arrivals at
Rockbriage-Alum Springs tor the week.
II. q. Rcass. Stanton. Va; II. L. With |
yov. Louisville. KY; George NJ. Orton.
Bridgeport. Conn. Josrph Hurgund@ and |
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
BUGGIEs. FRACTIONS. 80.
ZINE CARRIAGES CHEAP. eHN

vIcTORIAs, SURVEYS, PHAEToNs, BUG
aIEs. CARTS. DEMONSTRATIONS, ETC,
ALL MARKED DOWN
TO make room for incoming goods Prices lover
than the same class Of goods we're ever offered
ct before.
Do not fail 10 cail and examine III stock.
which embraces everything In the vshiete line
have also on hand . sumoes Of SECOND
HAND CARRIAGES rHAEToNs. and BUG
0IEs that can b bought for low ngusa
REPAIRING or ALL KINDS DONE
PROMPTLY AND REASONABLY.
w. Q. SMITH
~ l4rSuTu1n a1A sasA yif,A sAessk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16

l0l WEST CARY sTREEr. k.Ur.sr.t
DR.. W 4. Dorset removed fnr rs ....-.
teeth without tho slightest pair. ] .l- :.
mend him TO all who may deere Lls.. f,
pulled. JOIN h. IuHI.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
Io2 north Seventh street., Rioaua-Iv.
TESTIMONIALS OF RICHMOND people,
To Whom 10 Nay Concern:

900 FAsr zion ...rs-
DR.. Dorset pulled for ma a very Ut ....... -
tooth with his local application vifI ..fsr. II
at all. desire all who need any t.s'. .. -
go 10 him. J. BE-. risAr.-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
p Al N LESS
EXTRACTION OF TEETH.

No pain, no danger, no sleep no r., -.,..
no ether or gss, no cocaine, 20 svrI.I ...-. :,
unpleasantness / have control ~ a....,..
ton Tor use in this city, which, shsa s.. ..'.
the gums. RENDERS EXTRACTION has,
LESS. Its applied directly % GO s4at ....
use teeth can be extracted peris.IJ q, -,
No swelling OF tho gums aficrEari b..
tent retains all bis senses s6us tsr., b.
teeth extracted. No danger Psrr-. .,,.,
adapted TO person. who cauno, ,aksss IA,
on me sud try my system of painls,, si.-.....
by local application. ana I guarantee y....
use no other In the future.
w. L. DORSET, ID. D. 5.
Io2 north Seventh street. Richmoclyl
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oto4y,srM,ry STREET. Rrc1y.,. ~.

2l24EAsr MtiS STREET, RicW0>r "a
Or. ". X. Dorset extracted for g.e .-s.-,.
teeth, which were very large ari rr... ID
without my realizing the least p1lu. ! .,. gltt
recommend him 20 an VITO may us-t .o t.t,
Ioetn extracted MRs. W. ". Nliut-r,
my 2S-Su, Tu& Th3m
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05
For The FLORIDA AGR1cULrUR1sr.
Spraying.

grove. Not for the wicked rust mite at
this season OF the year, we presume, so
much as for the thIip, which at times
infests the blossoms to such an extent
as TO cause serious diminution of the
following seasons crop. This insect is
nimble little bug, rejoicing N the name
Thrips Trtici; yellow in color, only l-25
inch long, and very narrow. 1t is al
ways present in the orange blossom,
and many other sweet-scented flowers.
According to Hubbard the insect is
more often friend than foe to the
plant, and it is only if present in ex-
traordinary numbers that it affects the
crop injuriously. It's method of proceed
ing is 10 suck he juices from the base
of the petals, while the blossom is open,
causing them to fall prematurely. The
theory has also been advanced against
this insect that it causes those peculiar
patches on the rind of the orange, totally
distinct from the rust, and a still more
serious blemish; but this we hardly
think will be borne out by facts upon
closer investigation. The thrip I'M
doubtedly befriends the orange tree
frequently by saving it the expenditure
of energy needed to sustain uselessly
large amount of fruit, which would ce'-
tainly never arrive at maturity. It is
only when conditions favor an extraord-
mary multiplication of these insects that
they become injurious. Many growers
however religiously spray against the
thrip every year, using very weak
solution of whatever insecticide they
favor, and throwing it right into the
blossom when open.
The pestilent scale insects are so
thoroughly protected by their hard
waterproof tents that to spray against
them would be to labor but in vain, Jun
less on the chance of catching them on
the move.
The larva when newly Matched gets
turned out from under the maternal roof
to seek its own living; and if caught by
the spray at this period, or at ally time
before it has produced its own impervious
abode, it would certainly perish. But
here again it is question whether an
insecticide which would be strong
enough to kill any but the very newest
Matched scale insects would not at the
same time drive away, if not destroy
that useful and inveterate foe of the
scale-the common lady bird, as also
the other predatory insects which keep
it in check. Undoubtedly, in the case
of scale, prevention is better than cure,
and the man who keeps his trees i'll full
and vigorous growth with plenty of food
and plenty of work, will have little to do
in the way of fighting this Objectionable
parasite.
Coming to the red spider, the case is
somewhat different. Here we are far
more at the mercy of Nature, for the
combination of drouth and heat, so
common in spring, will almost in
variably provoke an attack from this in
sect. To spray against red spider in
such season as we are having at present
would be superfuity indeed. The true
red spider thrives only in hot dry air,
and given this combination, the orange
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05

But 1T is against the rust mite that the
practice of spraying is most universally
directed, and SO long as the demand for
bright fruit is kept up, and an artificial
discrimination against the russell fostered
by the trade, We may expect to see the
practice of spraying for bright fruit
continually on the increase.
This ambitious amin llcule, Ito which,
by the way, the orange eating connoisseur
owes a tremendous debt of gratitude)
measures but 1-200inch long, so minute
as to be invisible to the naked eye; but
what it lacks in size it fully makes up
in numbers, as many as $4,000 in all
stages of growth having been estimated
by the careful computation of Mr..
Hubbard, to exist on single leae in
mid-winter, whereas it's period of great
est activity is the spring and early sum-
mer.
OF the manners however, of the rust
mite at least one favorable thing can he
said. It makes itself no iron-clad
residence like the scale, but lives ex-
posed on the surface of fruit or leaf, and
being vAry delicate 1t is easily reached,
and easily destroyed by sufficient dose
of any good insecticde. 1t is true that
the egg is much harder to kill than the
insect itself, but fortunately the life
history is very regular and very short,
and the eggs left alive by the first spray
ing, hutch out in day or two, so that
a second application following the first
in about week or ten days, ought to
make a pretty clean sweep of the hosts
of this enemy.
These tour are the principal plaques
which the growers are wont to fight with
he spraying pump.
There are claims put forth by the
makers of different brands of insecticide
that they will cure other ills of the orange
tree, and other crops too-tor instance
the root knot, caused by the Anguillula
and scab, which is believed to b. a
disease of vegetable Origin. 1t seems
probab lie, if the latter is actually fun
gold disease, that any wash containing
sulphur as its principal ingredie mt would
be as effectual as in the case of a animal
parasite, for sulphur is very fatal to the
class of vegetable parasites, and has
long been the gardeners sheet anchor
in dealing with midew and its congeners
n the greenhouse.
Practically however, the spraying
question resolves itself into the wider
one of dollars and cents. If it be
granted that spraying will do all tEat..is
claimed for it, we have to face two
questions. Are we prepared to do the
business thoroughly? and will the grove
repay us forour labor and expense if we
10 On the first point we need only consider
he question of the rapidly propagating
rust mite to see very plainly what waste
oftime and marerial any half and half
would be. If we should spray
at such intervals that the individuals
which were left alive as eggs after the
first spraying would have passed through
their cycle, and themselves laid eggs
again, we should be better off if we had
left the matter alone. The other point |
is principally a question of the size of |
the grove and age of the trees. We
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05

These calculations were made especially for THE
BERLIN Fl. WRIGHT. of
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
Lyonesse, the Land of King Arthur.

On fine, clear day the visitor to Lands
End in Cornwall, England, may make out
the dim outline of the Scilly islands, like a
cluster of cliffs or fragments of ruined
castles, distant 80 miles to the southwest
Gossips still delight to tell the unsophis-
ticated and those whose love of the marvel
GUS is great that below the intervening
watery expanse lies the fair land of Lyon
esse, where once, in the ages long ago,
AL day long the noise Of battle rolld
Among the mountains by the winter sea
Till all King Arthur's Table, man by man,
Lay low around their lord, King Arthur.
Lyonesse, it is said, connected the Lands
End wi \ the Scilly islands, but when such
was the case none can tell. The statement
can neither be proved nor disproved. Ly-
onesse was a tract of rich, beautiful coun-
try, land flowing with milk and honey
As many as 40 churches graced its land
scapes. The sun once set upon this pleas
ant land and rose upon a scene of desola-
tion. Where once had stood a beauteous
paradise, there was now to be heard only
the swelling surges of the sea. The land
had been changed from Lands End to St.
Martins Head; a short blue water parted
the Scilly islands from the mainland. Only
few barren rocks, at long intervals, testi-
fed to the former presence Of land. Such
is this tale of the hollow sounding and mys-
terious main. Geology stoutly denies the
existence of Lyonesse
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
They skinned the Bishop Alive.

Pope John XII, who succeeded Glenn.
ent V in the chair of st. Peter, had only
reigned a short time when he was taken
sick with mysterious malady. This
gave him the idea that sorcery was be.
ing resorted to to bring about his death.
There was but one man he really thought
capable of supernatural dealing, and that
was the bishop Of Chahors, the pope's
native place. After John had settled il
in his own mind that the bishop was the
whole cause of the trouble, he had him
brought before the college of cardinals.
That body of dignitaries deposed the
bishop from his holy Office and then
turned him over to the secular authori.
ties of Avignon, who tried and punished
him on the charge of being witch.
The day was set for the execution, and
an immense crowd gathered. First they
skinned the unfortunate bishop alive, re.
moving every shred Of cuticle from his
writhing body except that around the
ears and eyes, which was burned away
with redhot irons. Next he was laid
fat on the ground and horses hitched to
each leg and arm. These were driven in
opposite directions, tearing the suffering,
bleeding mass of humanity into four
pieces, which were finally collected and
burned.-St. Louis Republic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
Aerial Sounds nt Yellowstone Park.

An interesting phenomenon has been OBJ
served in the lake region of the Yellowstone
park, of which Professor s. A. Forbes, in a
description of Shoshone lake, makes the
following mention:
Here we first heard, while out on the lake
In the bright still morning. the mysterious
aerial sound for which this region is noted.
II put me in mind of the vibrating clang of
harp lightly and rapidly touched high up
above the tree tops, or the sound Of many
telegraph wires swinging regularly and
rapidly in the wind, or, more rarely, of
family heard voices answering each other
overhead. 1t begins softly in the remote
distance, draws rapidly near with louder
and louder throbs Of sound and dies away
In the opposite distance, or it may seem to
wander irregularly about, the whole pas
sage lasting from few seconds to half a
minute or more.
We heard it repeatedly and very distinct
ly here and at Yellowstone lake, most fre-
quently at the latter place. 1t is usually
noticed on still, bright morning not long
after sunrise, and it is louder at this time
of day, but heard it clearly, though faint
ly, once at noon when q stiff breeze was
blowing.
No scientific explanation Of this really be-
witching phenomenon has ever been pub.
lished, although it has been several times
referred to by travellers, who have ventured
various crude guesses at its cause, varying
from that commonest catch all of the ig-
norant, electricity" to the whistling Of
the wings Of ducks and the noise of the
steamboat geyser." 1t seems to me to be-
long to the class of aerial echoes, but even
on that supposition l cannot account for
the origin of the sound.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
MacDIahon and the Prince,

On one occasion Marshal MacMahon,
when president of France, suddenly in
terrupted rather prosy discussion
around the council table with the re
mark: "Ah, gentlemen, have just re-
ceived letter from the prince imperial
He is fine young man. am very fond
Of him, and his letter is charming.
must read it to YOU"
The ministers gasped. With one voice
they begged respectfully to remind M. Ii
President that France was now a repub
Hc-that the very existence of so called
prince imperial was something Of which
their body must avoid taking officia
cognizance, and that it would be mos
compromising to allow such letter tC
be read and the facts to be entered OF
the minutes. as it must be.
"Oh, very WE'LL" responded M. Mac
Mahon good naturedly, folding the let
ter and replacing it in his pocket. IL
the proprieties forbid my reading it t.
you in your official capacity, 1 can a
least read it later to each of you person
ally" And he did.-Kate Fields Wash
ington.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
A Gorgeous Bedstead.

One of the most gorgeous affairs in the
shape Of bedstead has recently beer
made for a Philadelphia millionaire. II
Is about two feet above the floor, and the
headboard is not more than foot higher
than the footrest. No woodwork is visi
BILE. Glowing plush of finest quality GOV
ers soft, yielding cushion, secured il
place where in other beds is polished ma
hogany OF walnut. Instead of the spread
for the made up bed a sumptuous square
Of plush is used. The spread hangs ovel
the sides, valance that reaches the fooi
finishing the sumptuous effect. The
square is elaborately embroidered in fes
toons and bowknots of cream white satin
outlined with gold cord. The valance il
bordered with deep fringe and is EN-
broidered in the spread pattern. The
canopy is ofplush, lined with cream satir
and embroidered to match the spread. -
Good Housekeeping
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
LUCKY MlLLIoNAlREs.
Remarkable Escapes From Death of ofSToney
Kings within the Past Year.

Remarkable Escapes From Death of Money
Kings within the Past Year.
"Quite i-imber of men of millions
have had narrow escapes from sudden
death during the past year or So" re-
marked Wall street man in the lobby
Of the Windsor hotel the other evening
III was reminded of the fact few days
ago by the report in the newspapers OF
the narrow escape George Gould had
from quick death by the premature
discharge of his gun while hunting in
the Adirondacks.
Russell Sage started the ball rolling
by escaping the bomb of Norcross. Mr..
Sage had narrow escape, indeed, but
not more so than did William X. Van
derbilt, who barely saved himself year
ago when his big yacht Alva went down
at night. Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt just
escaped death from train Of cars about
the same time. Then John w. Mackay,
the California bonanza king, was shot at
and wounded by Rippey, aSan Francisco
crank, who fancied he had been wronged
by the money king.
&C T. Yerkes, the Chicago cable king,
was in railroad wreck out west short
ly after Mr.. Mackay's escape from being
murdered. A passenger sitting in front
of Mr.. Yerkes was instantly killed, but
the cable king got out Of the wreck with
out scratch. Eddie Gould is reported
to have had narrow escape from death
year ago while doing guard duty with
the Seventh regiment. Mr.. George Van.
derbilt was almost drowned in his pri.
vate bath at Newport short time ago.
He was rescued by young lady, the
newspapers reported. John Jacob Astor
had a narrow escape aboard his yacht in
q collision in New York waters recently,
and son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
was seriously injured while following
the hounds at Newport, his horse falling
and throwing him against wall. Men
Of millions are lucky in other things than
making money, you see."-New York
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
THE g,iTEH9k-93]lz,4 9lzisi$E ,4lsE
E>sz;z:.s.Z E>,yaiS@Z
FOLIAGE FOR INDOORS.

Handsome Wines Can BE Easily Grown
From the Prosaic Tubers of the Kitchen.
A variety of winter indoor growth may
be obtained from the plants arranged in
water. OF these the most beautiful is the
vine Convolvulus batatas-sweet potato A
healthy tuber placed in glass vase holding
water will soon throw out silvery rootlets
In the water, and green shoots above that
will soon become long vines. The tuber
must be half in and half out Of the water,
In such a way that the rootlets may have a
depth of four or five inches. The vase, set on
q mantel, or in a window where it can have
light without sunshine, will display hand.
some vines two yards or more long studded
with rich green foliage. Whether the vines
are allowed to droop or are trained on cords
along the window frame, IL is a charming
object. Except to supply water occasion
ally, it needs no care to keep up its growth
through the winter, says Harper's Bazar,
from which the hints here given are CLEANED.
Our n7mmon potato, Solanum tuber-
osum, treated in the same way sends forth
long waxen white vines, with handsome
leaves that are the wonder and delight not
only of children, but of adults. The carrot
Of our soups, Daucus carota, curtailed two
or more inches of its length and given a
place among MOSES in water, often puts
ferns to blush by the beauty of its graceful
green plumes. When we know that in the
days of Queen Elizabeth ladies decorated
their hair with carrot leaves, we are not
slow to acknowledge their charms. As a
foliage plant that can give thrifty growth
when managed like the carrot in water
among moses, the common bloodbeet,
Beta vulgaris, its golden OF rose tinted
leaves veined with deep crimson, rapidly
pushing up toward the light after it gets
accustomed to its new conditions, is sat
isfactory substitute for coleus and achyran-
fht,a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
Scientific Breyities.

A new method Of preventing steam boil
ers from pitting and corroding is by fix.
ing electrodes in the boilers and sending
periodically currents of electricity through
them.
An invention is being put on the market
in the shape of pair Of ice tongs, which
have in the jaws a weighing scale. In this
way the ice is automatically weighed, and
the record is in sight from cart to refrig
orator
A piece Of meteoric iron weighing s8
pounds has been found at Ovipak in Green.
land Herr Nordenekold, an eminent Scan
dinavian minerologist, has vainly endeav.
ored to saw or cut 1t. This extraordinary
hardness he attributes to the dissemina-
ton of black diamonds through the me.
tallic mass.
Vermilion wood from the Andaman is
lands is being much used in place of ma
hogany.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-14
Where PumIoe Stone comos From.

We often hear it remarked, and particu.
larly after the eruption Of volcano, that
pumice stone ought to be plentiful and
cheap, as quantities must have been eject
ed during the volcanic disturbances. AS a
matter Of fact, however, none of the white
stone in general use is obtained from active
volcanoes. 1t comes from deposits of the
article discovered in one or two quarters Of
the globe, the best of which is at present to
be found in the island of Lipari, situate in
the Tyrrhenian sea. The island is noun
famous in character and consists of tufra
and lavas and highly silicious volcanic prod
ucts. The district where the stone is found
Is called Campo Blanco or Monte Petalo
Q,5o0 feet above the level Of the sea).