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ORDER OF THE RED CROSS.
How Miss Clara Barton Began Her worl
or Nurse and ConsoIer.

How Miss Clara Barton Began Her Work
or Nurse and Consoier.
Miss Clara Barton. so famous as the head oi
the Red Cross society in this country. began
her career almost by chance.
At the outbreak OF the civil war. Miss Barton
was copying clerk In the Patent ONCE al
Washington. She did not anticipate any SO.
rious difficulty between the North and South
however. and even after Fort Sumter imagine
that n compromise would be effected.
But on the 10th OF April. 1851. O regiment
from her own State. Massachusetts. was pass
ing through Baltimore. and was assailed by q
mob OF disafrected persons and a number
killed Miss Barton. In speaking OF these old
days. says:
Il was greatly moved. and. going into the
street. found everywhere forebodings of Ill.
Washington was full Of the partisans Of the
South. and there were many exclamations OF
Joy over the incident at Baltimore Excited.
alarmed. and scarcely knowing whero I won't
I fell Into the current and was swept along 20,
forty men, covered with blood. many Of them
faint and helDless. landed from the cars and
They found arrest restinr S nIace I.%shs as What wa.
Gowsd Snd them dd what could iSr
again the next day and tho next. and on many
subsequent days.
where the regiment was auartored. oifp.ook / TOOK
Visions when sf a@ons tSo S scl
town and greeted me with the feeling That they
bad found friend. Before left the men All
gathered around and stood on the sions that
and the assault at Baltimore"
7, II wa, In this spontaneous way that Clara
ing for the hospital, but her heart WAS full OF
pity and the need was great Washington
nS was soon soon sd surrounded by camps. and the Sick
front: Before long Miss barton resigned hee e
position In the Patent Oiflso and gave herself
She soon epiized that the great neeessitv
was for immaculate attention to the wounded
Gnd s., iaii oI this thought, she procured a pass
ing q railroad car with supplies. Went 10 'I Gmi-
neper Court House: which was crowded with
Moantsin MManfeh s1a0fs Aur S@ he as,s q Cedar
army wagon with supplies and Joined McClei.
lan's army in Maryland. She arrived on the
eve OF the hattie OF .Antietam. and early the
Ter oil a tarn and there remained all day car
ing Tor the wounded nnd dying BY night her
lace vas 80 blaekenel By gunpowder that she
own oSu,u 40 recognized from one Of her
40 Ater n. the close Of the war Mss Barton was
for Iurop sa' sns nsay tsa IN sailed
war. and Miss Barton became a ministerina
angel 10 Germany and France. as she had
bsen In America. " "@u
The pin she wears. tho Red Cross Of tiepsvo
Duchess 9i baden. THO German II Emperor @ Irasa sisa
ater om mr. tSs seyers nS decorations
Barton led tho work OF rescue and iasto -; irS III
sfS.li she has tgEned her ptylnG thoughts toward nd
Nightingale but % unfs fss%sared aer .S to sRlossase
sympathies do not turn in one diraction oDI,s
She Is full Of sympathy for ali who Sa sufioa only
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y 4hEFooTED SNAKE SLAYER.
e 5ixty-tbreo Ratllesnakes the Ono Daysa
spoil OF . Virginia Maiden.
Eom The Frsdsrfeksburo Star


:, While we are telling snake stories tho fol-
TAIN resioO 1000 m 8ne comes 70 VS. from the noun
smhority. The country around Little Big. Black
Mountain Is ginseng region. and the Parker
fsntity at are noted as "sengers The girls 60
country Is infested with rattlesnaEes and cop.
perfheads. per and dig the ginseng: for which they
taken ken to iennipaton GAP for shipment,
rBut Along Clover Gap and up Rattlesnake
PaeSer there gaoa are rsptes Beeks
i,n strong. healthy looking. and handsome. But
Sid Ttn sSo, very 1 1d%efsrmtned % face she is spen-
,she gees g after ginseng harefooted and often
s, slone, me roots are gathered In May and
sSsptSSm1dber sSp S1d and during the month lust past
eyer. she came across a den of rattlesnakes.
Sn Sne nad only stones and sticks with which to
nsht the desperate battle. Some OF the snakes
". were re larger than mans arm and few Of them
H as iaIEe ~ tho calf Of u mans leg. For hours
sns shs fought them as they hissed and writhcd
termined girl battled with them until she ex-
thtif1niinated hi1i every ono that did not succeed in
hlding among the erevices OF rocks and in tho
zen aense pndergrowth. When she, had, crushed
me iast ono to be seen she counted the dead
ana there were Just sixty-three.
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be almost Impossible were Il not TOR the great
Months ost in the hey year when Ice does not impede.
carry goods iar on the way to and b from n The he
| Siberian territories now amount to 55. 900. 600
roubles a year. while the annual receipts from
Siberia Of metals; ; skins; Leather, T, and tallow
roubies year. showing that Russia,,s seaport
W eure ire in Tibet the trade m OF European Russia with its
Asiatic territories.
East OF krasnolarsS , there seems ,s no pros, .S
will add largely to the receipts Of the road. In
the first place, the most serious problems OF
e through Western Siberia are those Crossing the
some st: areas as oi good soil between Krassajafsf
and Irkutsk. the capital OF Eastern Siberia,
SSt Tst0rs and s0e s Sc
there is no prospect Of ANYTHING but a very
cast eos shores Of Lake Baikal and in the valley
district in ali Siberia. and has been cal led the
siberian Italy. region OF snrpassing fertility.
near future be strongly populated remains to
From Lake Baikal to the Pacific Ocean the
population. There Is, no cheerful financial
ABOUT hall q ts % total ensth @ hut viii aSsorb
two-thirds OF the total cost OF the enterprise
the only hope that It will ever add largely to
the income OF the road is based upon the idea
prevalent in Russia that the road will be able
In time to draw large part OF the southern
Asiatic trade.
Russia argues In this way. Her economists
say that at present It takes thirty-nve days to
transport freight from Shanghai to Vancouver,
thence over the Canadian Pacific Railroad and
across the Atlantic to Europe: and that by
the more usua! route through the Suez Canal
GenOa MArSntllpa. forty three fOrty-
six days are required: while from Shanghai to
Nladivostock and across Siberia by, rail-
freight may be transported to Europe
in from eighteen to twenty days; and they
count upon the shorter route to attract
the European Asiatic trade and also vastly
to increase Russias ommercial relations with
the leading countries. OF southern Asia:
for Russian trade with China and Japan OF late
years has sadly fallen behind that Of Great |
Britain. France. Germany. and the United
States. and the once great caravan route across |
the desert to Kiaohta. Siberia. and Russia has |
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dodo and resented the appeliation. She 'aidn't
know what i meant but 6'th wsss sss gSce oce thsc w
something, nasty. 80 With q 'ne infogm , them
selves; selves on theosophy, but meanwhile few
have settled II that the visitors are are MoIsen ,,
thing else. Criticism of this sort lnds enc enc
invariable ending: oh. we'll 1t don't Ina matter fa
fhemseiyes. and then Just look at the money
they're spendngl Why, in buying landa. ana rnn- pnr-
ting up house. purchnee oi stoen stoends s iaid ont
over $4,000" .,n ,rd
Declining cordial invitation to remain atnl ana
snid good-Ly to the coonists Mt the roadsiue'
He essayed one parting question:: .,., T,
Inotice you all speak OF the baby a. i'' 40
why. think OF iti None OF us has askedl"
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THE BELLE or RiTTL EsNAKE HILLS.
Rivals Fought for Her, GnmbIed for Her.
Then She Married the Parson.

=, SPOKANE. Wash. July 10.--Annio Thomas 10
.he only woman in Kamania county. She is n
mas 81 late been n great strife for her hand in
miarriaGe among the rough settlers Of taHt re;
to hs the highest In her favor. and SO II wls
nnaily agreed that these two men should
settle the question between them by a duel
which both were wounded. the battle wa do.
clared draw II was thon agreed that tao
game OF seven-up. The fortune OF cards favored
aonlsy and 10 was declared the winner Of the
equAtter bride. A parSOn was cullcd lu TO
assure him his prize. The dckie Annie had y
long talk with the parson, AMI. though she had
never seen him before shs Mt lust announce!
and not Molley. IN vain did the hero of the
bowie knife duel and the Victor In the game, Of
woman WAS firm In her intention. and the up
shot Wks that the parson got the woman.
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portions OF her figure. Her complexion had
Ing: her clear. large eyes bsamsd hyspitabi bf
MTelsoms MT.els and slight tlngs Of gray in her wsvy
hr mre ths OF
in the BlithedaIe komanee." III lid one d good
to see fine, intellect SO ,ltly cased." Her name
and readers Of IHE Sun viii recoIieet that ts; sEs
ssSos
II ssrsas iSyestGntHn VIII
black haired guardian Of the dinner ' table and md
admirer Of the farmers baby
h' + sas, Ms sssNt thsD 5% CHIN
S' nfss Hpss
The 'Hsn tSs Ef esnss saSS
ut was. Indeed. right good nre that We
oes ss sna Of knS' "a oak %of tree end am T
pes q hs SS Ps elss,sy mh1 sass hsss their
new part now baiidne. the isiIes dispiayed sei
The tn n,somerhinsn with pride; II will bc when
not a yoke oi oxen. to get in the back log. eA'
Ps fes ss 4 snS fSsoa @
Hoo HHoops,r JE, a and Dr. y Hyatt Of Bro9klyn
among TIC, ladies, The latter ,sleep in the
lar picnie. all agreed. and we're having tho
jolliest sort OF time"
The spiritual agitation OF modern days has
until now passed the village Of Corinth by and
the Inhabitants are experiencing some little
difficulty In classifying the Theosophists. Be-
cause the business man oi tho society is a
German the place is called the Dutch col
ony." and imaginative loungers about tho vii
lage est stores res, ts strapEG 1 tales recording 1t
The church mem bers. the deacons, and the pas
tors are wrestling with the word "theosophy."
OF the woman In tho play who was called
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
A onrd from colonel o.FerralI.

srArJNToN. VA. November .. 1884,
Tho charges affecting my personal In
tesrtty IN the Populists' organ In Rich
mond in It's issue Of yesterday are false.
Nearly all Of them have been repeatedly
made BY my enemies and as often re-
futed In my canvasses for Congress. and
the people OF my Congressional District
have six consecutive times stamped them
as false by nominating me by acciama-
ton and eiectlng me by increased ma1ori-
eta. The two new ones are as unfounded
"a those which have been met and re-
futed.
The object of publishing these charges
within five days OF the election can wen
he understood and will be condemned by
every honorable man. regardless OF MS
party affiliations.
The people among whom ilVed "nei'
nv business mlsfortunes befell me more
than a quarter OF a century ago anu
Who know me best and are perfectly IA
,nfliar with the circumstances, sent solid
Instructed delegations by overwhelming
votes for me to the late State convention.
CHARLES 7. o'FERRALL.
This emphatic and explicit denial from
Cnlonel O'FerraIl ought not only to stamp
out the charges in question, but shonia
prove a caution to our voters not to De-
lieve any other defamatory reports which
NAV be circulated against him hencetor-
ward In this campaign.
II Is impossible for our nominee TO over
take all the Injurious reports which may
he circulated about him between this time
and the day OF election. and therefore the
best way for our people TO do Is to set
down as roorbacks all such reports.
Charges such as are now being circulated
have been circulated In O'Ferralrs own
district on the eve OF each election at
which he was a candidate. An ever-in-
oreasing majority was the unvarying popu-
lar answer a sweeping triumph Tor
O'Ferrall on Tuesday next should be the
response Of the Democrats Of Virginia 20
these latest efforts OF the foes Of our nom
f,,no
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
E,ec,ion Returns of Tuesday.

We repeat for the information OF news
paper correspondents and others who
seem to be In doubt, that in the judgment
of the Dispatch the returns of Tuesdays
elections in Virginia should be compared
with the returns OF the elections held In
this State In November. 1879. That was
the latest analogous election. Then, as
we are going 10 do now, we elected Gov
ernor. Lieutenant Governor. Attorney
General. one half Of the number of mem
bers OF the Senate, and the whole House
Of Delegates.
Comparisons Of gains or losses should
he made between the votes received by
Mckinney and those which will be cast
for O'Ferrall.
This seems to be the planest and most
satisfactory method Of dealing with this
subject.
Ry the way, precinct returns are almost
useless for newspaper purposes unless the
sender indicates whether the vote shows
a democratic loss" or gain" and as
we have said. in this case the comparison
should be made on the basis Of the returns
Of 1859. Data for these comparisons are
not obtainable in Richmond. One of our
correspondents has written US asking US
IN furnish him with McKinney's vote at
his precinct in 1889, but we are unable to
do so. They are easily obtained in his
county. but are unobtainable in Richmond.
The correspondent whose services are
most valuable to the paper he represents
Is he who accompanies his report on the
night of election with remarks explaining
the bearing Of the returns; that is TO say,
who tells whether the figures furnished
show democratic gain" or ''loss' on the
gubernatorial ticket, and whether they
indicate the election or defeat OF the
Democratic legislative ticket
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05

need protection should the revolution de-
veIop the usual bloody lighting that
characterixes such South American AZ
fairs. and It might he well for our GOV
eminent to be strongly represented At
the final settlement Of the trouble IN
order 70 insure that our commercial IN
teres,s do not suffer II outside nations
propose TO interfere 10 the end OF
bringing about peace and re-establishins
trade. the United States should make
her voice heard. and get her snare OK
the advantages.
Touching the enforcement OF the Mon
roe doctrine, that has been more honoreu
in the breach than the Observance Be
sides. there does not appear that there
viii be any cali for It's enforcement
We take 10 stock I'm the apprehension
that any foreign power will attempt to re-
establish monarchy IN Brazil, and II the
prazlllans OF their own accord go back
to monarchical government and place
Dom Pedro's grandson or anybody eiss on
the throne, this government would nave
no excuse for interfering. AS matter
Of sentiment, the United States would
naturally lean to a continuance OF
republican form OF government In Bra
I'll. and would throw its moral influence
I'm that direction. But as pracucai
question, It cannot be denied that unless
the Brazilian repubIicanism OK the III
ture "a 10 be an improvement on that
Of the past. return to the monarch
cal system might be better not only
for the people of Brazil, but for the ma
tlons that trade with them. The country
has been in a state OF turmoil, Its
finances have been disorganized' ana 'he
masses have been the victims Of plumber
ever since the monarchy was over
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
Literary Notes.

Mr.. Andrew Lang has written new
fairy story which will be called prince
picardo. of Pantoufia, being the Ad-
ventures Of Prince Prigio's Son" The
story. as conveyed by the title, is a
continuation of Mr.. Tangs Prince
Prigio." published some two years ago.
It will be fully illustrated by Mr.. Cor
don Browne.
The Nlacmillans will issue an edition
OF Miss Alitfords "Our Village" which
will contain 100 illustrations by Hugh
Thomson. Mrs. Anne Thackeray
Richie, daughter OF the great novelist,
IS to write an introduction for 1t.
"The Letters OF Sir Walter Scott"
saws the Pall-Afall Budget. will be issued
about the middle of November in two
volumes, each containing some four
hundred and fifty pages. The letters were
written between 1871 and 1926. and were
addressed to Scott's family and to his
intimate friends. Only few OF them
have already been printed.
It IS reported that bismarck has OBJ
tanned from a firm OF German pub
fishers f25,O00 for his memoirs.
General ,Gordons family got 5000 for
his famous diary.
Miss Ellen Terry's STRAY Memories"
will shortly be published. They are de-
scribed by their publisher as being "of
n pecullarly intimate and delicate ma
ture. and while they give a charming
view OF her own personality, they per-
NIT the reader at the same time to catch
n glimpse OF her home, her surround
ings. her habits of life, etc. They are
confidential, and at the same time
anecdotal, and sometimes also re-
flectlve."
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger Cullen
Gordon. Of Gotham's Four Hundred, has
lust completed her sixth novel. She IS
now engaged in translatlng an italian
novel of a sprightly and somewhat hu-
morous character.
The new edition de luxe OF the stand
ard Book OF Common Prayer will
soon issue from the De Winnie press,
which prints the Century. The method
OIL QttOIdlLpn w. ~
ranged by Mr.. d. B. Updike. OF Bos-
ton, Joint author of ION the Dedica-
tons of American Churches" who for
the last twelve years has been con-
nected with Houghton, Miffiln & Co.
The publication will be begun at Prince
ton early next year Of a magazine to be
called The Psychological Review.
Brentano's announce reprints OF The
Memoirs of a London DolP' and THE
Doll and Her Friends" two chifdrenfs
books by Mrs. Fairstar that appeared
in London over fifty years ago, and
for two generations retained their popu-
larity. They have In press also 'Modera
Scientific Whist" by c. d. p. Hamilton.
ID. c. Heath & Co.. Boston, Will soon
publish 1.-THE Literary Study Of the
Bible" by Richard q. Moulton. II Is
an account OF the leading forms Of
literature represented In the sacred
writinga and Is intended for English
readers
Among osher publications. HouRhton.
MifFiin q Co. announce . holiday edition
IN TWO volumes Of Holiness .Autesrat
ef the Breakfast Table" and also an
edition De luxe Of the same.
Mr.. J. y. Dreer. Of Phiiahsfphia, n
reported to own the finest coslsetion Of
Wziliam Penn MSS. In sxisssnos. He
also owns sishty-tisee istssrs Of wash
ington. thirteen u xhtrh were written
Asfess the rsveiutien. and eae when
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05

John c.. Breckinridge's Adventures
The Century Magazine for November
contains an article by Colonel John Iaylof
Wood describing the escape OF the Con
tolerate Secretary of War John Z. brecK-
inrtdge. from this country 70 Cuba at the
closa OF tho war. with pictures by W.
Tabor after sketches by the author.
Colonel Wood was one OF Pfesldeht
Davis's aides, and was captured with the
President In Georgia, but, having lofty
dollars in gold IN his pocket, he gave 1t
to the soldier appointed TO guard him ana
was allowed 10 escape. In few days
thoreLstar he met on the road judah r.
Beuiamin az NJ. Bonf9ls French gentle
man. travelling for information in light
wagon with Colonel Leovie as interpreter
"Nith goggles on, his beard grown, nat
we'll over his face and a large cloak hid
ing his figure. no one would have recog-
nized him as the late Secretary OF State
Of the Con6ederacy." Wood and Benja-
min soon parted company. however, and
the former proceeded to VoldOsta, where
he met General breckenridge. At Fort
ButIer they abandoned their horses and
took possession OF a four-oared boat on the
81. Johns river. In this, by great effort
and after long delays, they rowed to the
ocean. There they seized a small sloop
and in it made their way, after six days,
to Cuba.
This story has been often told before
but never so WE'LL never with so much
accuracy or with so much picturesque
ness 1t IS, indeed. a remarkable chapter
OF adventures. From the moment Of the
capture OF President Davis and the dis
persion OF his cabinet until Cuba was
reached, II was a succession OF hair
breadth escapes, Of suffering from hunger,
Of terrible pains inflicted by mosquitoes
in the Florida swamps, and of constant
risk Of falling into the hands Of the enemy.
So dreadfully were Breckenridge and his
companions, afflicted by the presence OF
mosquitoes, to get any sleep at all at
night they had TO tie up their boat on the
sandy shores and cover themselves up
with sand.
at Havana our party separated" says
Colonel Wood. General Breckenridge and
Colonel Wilson have since crossed the
great river; Russell and OToole returned
to Florida. 1 shall be glad to know what
has become OF our faithful negro SER
vanD Tom" Breckenridge having been
provided with funds by friends in Cuba,
sailed from Havana to Europe. In 1868
he re1rned TO this country. and in 1875
| he died.
Mr.. Benjamin escaped from Florida
to the Bahamas IN an open boat, and from
| the bahamas went to Nassau and thence
to England, where after attaining great
success at the English bar. he died in 1884.
Colonel Wood was an officer in the
United States Navy at the outbreak of
| the war; AS an aide OF President Davis,
| and In the conveyance of confidential
| communications to our generals. no was
| often at the front with the army. and
was ever distinguished for gallantry. lie
is now a resident Of Halifax, n. s.. where,
we believe. he is an officer In an insurance
company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
NOVEMBER 8, 1893.
The Party We Fight.

Az slecEon-day draws nigh, II be-
comes moro and more evident that the
Reoubltana, or most Of them, VIII vote
a. they have always voted-that is,
aesJnst the Democratic party. II Is thelr
nature so TO vote. and the Democrats
will urove themselves TO be unwlse IN
deed II they DO not act upon mat as
sumption. We think we may, WITHOUT
ctvtna offence 20 anybody. state 1t as
fact that though the Republicans VINO
will next week vote the Democratic
ticket may be the best members OF their
marty. they Will not be equal 10 the
task OF inducing the rank and Mo oi
that great sectional party TO lay asioe
oven for ono Gay their party pre)udices
and ufe4ong dislike OF the Democratic
,.r,v II ought not thus 20 be. but thus
it is.
But whilst we ore fighting In Virginia
the Repsrtaicaa party. or men VINO VIII
On thu sand vote the Republican ticket
men who arc already on the road TO
the Republican camp-we are also ne
oeyyttated to htsbt some men who have
Different conditions of things OBTAIN III
the several States In which elections are
10 be hold next week. In Ohio, neither
the Republicans nor the Democrats
seen 10 know that there Is any such
thing as a Popullst party In that state
Mckinley IS running as the representa-
tive Of tho theory or doctrine that
n
teeted by the tariff laws OF this country
and Neal Is running as the representa-
five of the theory or doctrine that Con
press has no power to levy customs-dutlcs
for any other purpose than to raise
revenue for the support Of the govern
ment. In other States, merely local issues
saon, 20 command the attention OF the
voters. But here i'm Virginia. we are
.bothcring" ourselves about faction
that will disappear after their defeat OF
next week as sora disappear 80 soon
a. the first frost warns them Of a coming
winter.
What good reason can Virginians offer
for their taking up with this new fac
tion-that is. II any considerable num-
her of them nave 80 uOlt' -N"hO """N
ever The Democrats have had no oppor-
f,lnlty to uldo any of the injurious
national legislation Of the Republicans
except the Sherman silver law. which
they have buried. And as TO State mat
ters, the record Of the Democratic party
IL unassailablo Never was there
fairer or better record. Tha pub
school system has been fostered. The
public debt has been settled. Confede-
rate veterans are cared for. The oyster
laws have been amended and Improved.
The deaf and dumb and the blind nave
been provided for most literally. Econo-
my has characterized the expenditures
OF the State government The State
taxes are low-lower than they ara IN
most States. In word, there is not
one good reason why any Democrat
should next week "nock' with the enc
mics of Democratic rule.