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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

ELECTRO PLATING.-HA Az y G
r. opened a BRANCH OFFICE 81 .l5
north Fifth street, would like you call ana
examine specimens Of our GOLD, ST.
YER NTCKLE-. BRASS. and BRONZE,
pIATTNG Chandeliers repolished ana
Guaranteed as good as new. Respeciuly:
VroPtFs de 17-im
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

WANTED, RELIABLE, ACTIVE
w TRAVELLING REPRESENTATIVE
for established house. Salary $3.50 and eK-
ppnses Enclose reference aud self-sddressed
stamped envelope. The NATIONAL, 3l7
Omaha Building, Chicago. de 1922
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

VET ANTED. To RENT \ DRY FRONT
w INSTRUMENTATION, nicely paper
ed. fire and gas No. 2o5 north Nineteen,,t I
street. Also. STABLE with three stan5,
located In rear. Apply at No. 9)5 north
Nir eteenth street or 1911 east Cary street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17
EMPLOYMENT WANTS.

WY ANTED. A WHITE WOMAN TO
w DO GENERAL HOUSEWORK
(washing given OUT In the West-End
suburb. Address Post-ofiice Box S2l. city.
de 17-lt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

AGENTS MAKE So A DAY.
n Creates. kitchen utensl ever invented.
Retails 80 cents 10 6 sold IN every house.
sample, postage paid FIVE cents. MChAkIN ~
FOKSNEN, Cincinnati, y. oc l5-hn2Ot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

NHII TOT Jul pIIIU-II1I uIIN go WIN Ni'II WIZ
do for you-or mailed on application.
:. ULLMAN'S SON,
Phone 316. 1890 and 1929 east Main street.
Top 1o-Sufsl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

Clsss Jugs-very pretty-2jc each. lmita'
,ion CIt-Glass Jolly " Sets Zoe, SET
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17

SILVERINE AND WHITE-METAL
ORNAMENTS. JAPANESE AND
FRENCH-CHINA IMPORTED BIS
QUE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
PICK-UPS.

Facts Found Floating on the Stream
of knowledge.
The Siamese, in saluting, kiss each
others noses, and then, smiling, re-
mark: Very fragrant, very fragrant"
The purchasing power of money in
the days of the Roman emperors was
about ten times what it is at present.
Edward I'LL ordered innkeepers to
search all their guests in order that
foreign money might not be brought
into the country.
A good chin, viewed in profile, shows
marked depression above it and be-
low the under lip, and an equally mark
ed prominence beneath.
A gold coin of the weight of four
penny -weights, and valued at IS 4d,
struck in the reign of Henry VI, is
known as an angel but why, no coin
collector can tell.
The first balloon ascension in the
United States was made by Messrs.
Rittenhouse and Hopkins, of Philadel-
phia, some time in the year 1873,
about Ito years ago.
In the placer mines of California fine
gold is saved by allowing the water
from the sluice to pass over a rough
blanket, which collects and retains
the particles.
There was probably no such man as
Romulus The first historian who men
tons him lived at q distance of time
so great as to throw extreme discredit
on the story.
1t is estimated that of the 100000
inhabitants of London over 100000
are pOor-living on less than fl per
week for each family-while over 300
900 are in chronic poverty.
The army medal given by the Duke
of Cambridge for long service and
good conduct has been awarded to $50
non-commissioned officers and men be-
longing to the British army.
William Rufus was not accidentally
shot by an arrow from the bow of
Walter Tyrrell. He was assassinated
His body, when found, bore the marks
of three or four sword thrusts.
The people of Maine contend that
the Kennebec pours into the sea q
greater volume of water than any
other river on the Atlantic or Gulf
coast, from the st. John to the Missis-
sippi.
The first Sabbath school was institut-
ed in 1887. There are now in the Unit
ed States 1OS,939 Sabbath schools, with
S,649,OOO scholars. The world has
20,O7S,5 95 Sabbath school scholars.
Prisoners in English jails doing
hard and light" labor do not re-
ceive the same diet; the former are al
lowed ififty-one and one-half ounces
of food daily and the latter fOrty-seven
| ounces.
Under Draco's laws, enacted at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
THE MARIGOLD.

The violet sweet l dearly love,
The pink, the pansy bold,
The blush rose, but all flowers above
| love the Marigold.
Fair flower, that in time of old
Didst give thy heart away
To him, who from his sphere of gold
Does give to mOrtals day.
Alas, for love he gave thee not,
Full vainly thou didst sue
Unhappy shall I name thy lot,
Or call thy love too true?
The god who changed thee to flower
Hath left thy heart the same:
Still dost thou show his beauty's power
In hue of orange flame.
Still dost thou lift thy dropping head
To catch his eyes bright ray,
And when his light no more is shed
Thy beauty fades away.
Poor Marigold. / love thee well,
And most because like me
Thou hast a woeful tale to tell
Of grief and conStancy.
The violet sweet / dearly love,
The pink, the pansy bold
The blush rose, but all flowers above
l love the Marigold.
lisa J. PoStgate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

Insects may be destroyed with hot
alum. Put it in hot water and let it
boil until the alum is dissolved. Apply
hot. with a brush and all creeping
things are instantly destroyed without
danger to human life or injury to pro
perty.
To destroy ants soak pieces of sponge
in sugar and water and place on the
shelves. When the sponges are filled
with ants. which will be in about an
hour drop them into a bucket of boil
ing water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
TAKES POISON ON THE STREET.

Because she thought her husband
was untrue to her, Lena Platzach, Of
81 Wells street, attempted to end her
life by taking poison Sunday. For two
hours in the forenoon she walked up
and down Clark street. Finally, paus-
ing in the shade at the corner of South
Water and Clark streets, she placed a
small phial to her lips and emitted its
contents. 1t contained poison and,
seating herself on a doorstep, she soon
relapSed into a semicOnScious state.
She was removed to the county hospi
tai, where she was revived, and the
physicians said she would recover. She
declared that she wished TO die unless
her husband would remain faithful to
her. She is q years old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
CLIPPED AND PASTED.

AT Il recent barbecue in souIhwes,
Georgia, says the Atlantic Constitu.
/ ton, seven strange and hungry looking
men were seen huddled together in a
corner of the woods. remote from the
big crowd.
But now and then. while the car
cases were roasting in the pits, one
of the men would come forward. get
a Whit Of the Savory meats and return
TO his discOnsolate companions.
| No one seemed TO know the men
they We're strangers TO all and yet they
had the appearance of farmers who had
raised big crop of cotton at cents.
But every body knew them after the
| horn blew for dinner
| With a mad rush those hungry look
| ing men made for the table and with
wild and open mouths they went to
work.
Shoulder after shoulder disappeared.
the men devouring everything in sight.
| The crowd stood amazed and forgot
that it was hungry, too. Those seven
lank men We're the attraction and it
was not until they could eat no more
that the people remembered where they
were and that they had appetites,
the chief of the barbecue approached
the men and in a faint voice asked:
Where did you fellerS come from and
when did you eat before you struck
this neighbOrhoOd?
One of the men answered.:
1--WE came from this county but View.
been a-hidin' an hungry We ies'
heard that the war was over and that
Sherman was a givin' out rations, an
so we thought we'd git somer'
The chief of the barbecue tainted and
they carried him away more dead than
alive.
The man that always has joke 20
be printed came in with a ha hi in his
voice.
''Oh, L say" he exclaimed, I've got
Il cOrker."
What is it?' inquired the helpless
victim.
Did you celebrate the twenty sixth
of the alphabet:''
1.-The what?''
The twenty-siXth of the alphabet
the fourth of July
Come off; what's the twenty-sixth of
the alphabet got to do with the fourth
of July?"
That's what it is
Il don't see it,"
'1ll show YOU" and the joker ha-
sixth of the alphabet is one letter; one
letter is Y; Y is the fourth of July and
! there you have it,
and there you have it, too" added
| the helpless victim as he fired a paste
pot into the jokers neck.-Detroit Free
Press
Say, mister" said convict No. 4S7,
I've always been orderly, amt l."
Yes" replied the guard, you have.
Purity company, too, when l get a
chance to be, amt I?''
Yes"
Don't it strike you that I've been
here long enough for nOthin but
BLOWN open a safe with dynamite?'
II don't know about that. It's a
pretty serious case"
But you see it was mistake. The
dynamite lightin' close to the safe was
accidental. 1 was after the proprietor
My object was to terrify the red-hand-
ed oppressor Of honest labor into
| dividin' on the SDOt
you didn't expect to find him in the
office at 1 o'clock in the morning, did
your
"That amt got anything to do with
the case" he replied. earnestly. What
I want to know is whether you will do
me q favor?''
Eyes, if it is reasonable What do
you want?"
"Well, pardner, I'm awful tired of
stayin' in here. I wish ye'd circulate
a report that I'm an anarchist
Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24
HUNTING BIG SPIDERS
A TICKLISH BUSINESS UNDER
Any CONDITIONS.
HOW TARANTULAS ARE CAUGHT
BY WEST INDIA BOYS.

They Make a Scanty Living. Using
Lizards TO Lure the Arachnids from
Their DenS-Bite of the Horrid In
sect as Dangerous as That of a Rat
tier
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

Miss Sears-"I used to regard mar
riage as lottery but don't any more"
Ethel KnoX-'It ceases to be when
all ones chances have passed. Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

Commissioner Blount has reached
San Francisco from Hawaii.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-24

many little dellS Swarming with the
wild flowers of the grand Australians
springs. Now in one of these same
dells what do you think I saw?-a dead
mans face. Yes, I knew at once that
he was dead; but so easily the Squire
rested on the wet moss that the song
1 had heard him singing might still
have been upon his lips. Raising his
head, - found a blow aimed from be-
hind had killed him He had drop
ped and died at once. His pocket,
turned lining outward. were empty.
Snatching up his fallen pick, I tore
on to the log house. knowing we'll
whom l should find there-my long
sharp knife was in my belt. I reached
round to the back the little kitchen
door was undone; the fiends in posses
sion had small fear of interruption.
They were in 'theSquireSS bedroom,
making free with some whiSkey which
he had kept in a cupboard. Gold was
there, also, as I knew. BY their shouts,
| fancied they had come upon it. But
l let them be Where was Miss Helen:
I found her in the sitting room, tied
in her chair her lips bleeding over her
white teeth: the cursed hounds had
struck her. There are three of them,
; she whispered those two who came
and another man. They watched fol
my father, and murdered him-they
told me so. Hark! they are coming
Ned. they have pistols, and will shoo
you where you stand. Go away this
, instant-on ly-kill me frst;' and sht
lifted her white pillar of a throat
, 'eNow, my beauty" roared a drunken
voice through the thin partition, wee
bringin' you a cup o whisky to drinl
our 'ealths in Amt you longin' for u
!, to make love to We? Well stow ava.
D the rhino first, and then-you shall
t have your turn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
STORIES OF HARRISON.
Fund OF Anecdotes with Which Chi
Cages Dead Mayor Was Supplied.

a curtis Bond, in New York Press.
In addition to a business connection with
the late Mayor Carter II. Harrison, I was
privileged to have a social acquaintance
that frequently permitted me- upon the oc-
casion of his visits to New York or mine to
chicago, an opportunity for enjoying an in
terview that invariably 1 found to be en-
pertaining, and generally left in my men,
DRY numerous interesting anecdotes and a
host of pithy expressions with which Mr.
Harr1sons conversation was always lib
orally provided.
Two weeks ago, while visiting the worlds
fair, met Mr. Harrison he was step
ping aboard an express train at the Van
Buren-street station en- route for South
Park, and accepted his hearty and sincere
invitation TO accompany him.
AS seated ourselves in q comma rative-
ly empty car Mr. Harrison said
Il was thinking at the moment I met
you Of the vast difference there is in men,
the impulsive and the calculating The
thought itself was created by an incident
that occurred on the platform as | reached
ii, and is of no moment in itself brit "a
calls to my mind another incident that hap-
pened to me just after the election of Pres
politics made me his opponent, but after
the election l one day wrote the President
an impulsve and what 1 considered a
rather bright letter saying that l was
proud to have it known that a Harrison
had been elected to such an exalted Office
and while did not know that 1 could hon
estly lay claim to any relationship vet |
hoped there might be some connection
ever so distant between US. l don't know
as Il expected any reply, out L felt in a par
ticularly good humor at the time and
thought the President might also. In a
few days answer came. / opened it
with the most agreeable anticipations. but
all ii said was, Your communication to
the President has been received and is
hereby acknowledged 1t was signed by
the Presidents secretary. 1 really felt
quite disappointed and yet IL was only an
Indication of the difference in our nature
tire President serious and earnest; l. per-
haps, a trifie too frivolous
As we passed the Twelfth-street station
and looked out upon the crowds awaiting
trains and boats Mr.. Harrison observed:
Every man has an ambition, Of course.
Mine is TO be Mayor of this city when it is
as large as London when il is to the world
what London Is to-day. Then | shall have
you put q cable for me from London to the
Times building, bringing it down through
the lakes, and every morning / will repro
duce in my paper every line OF good news
that is printed in every important city of
Europe the same day. | could do il easily.
The papers there are on the streets six
hours before we so TO press. and every line
could be sent over in that time-every edi-
torial that in any way concerned us. 1
would give the editorial opinion of every
daily in Great Britain and the continent,
in extenso, on every subject of information
al Importance. / would spread more uni
versal information in Chicago than would
be found in any other city on earth"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
TWO WHEELING CRANKS.
NeEress Assaults Doctor and George
HOckIe Threatens Preacher.

~ -
HOckIe Threatens a Preacher.
WHEELING, Oct 31.-The atmospheric
or otner conditions which are inflaming
the cranks of the country have struck this
city. To-day it was only good luck that
prevented two murders by this class of
usually harmless lunatics.' This after
noon Mag Robinson, a negress, entered
DR.. Stillyards office and asked for treat
ment. The doctor turned his back minute
whereupon the woman drew a Ratchet
the head Fortunately 1t was a glancing
result The doctor disarmed the woman
and turned her over to the police. She
planned her act by saying that she was the
spook of woman DIR. Stillyard had pois-
oned two weeks ago. The doctor had never
seen her before.
A week ago a dynamite cartridge was
found in the City Hall, and but for the
forethought Of the janitress would have
blown the building to pieces. The police
have been looking for the dynamiter and
to-day arrested George Hohle. another
harmless lunatic. Hohle was fired out Of
the White House at Washington twice,
once while trying to see Mr.. Harrison and
once while hunting Mr.. Cleveland. Within
a week he has written to every city and
county official every pastor and several
policemen, threatening all with death. To-
day Rev. DR.. Swope received a letter say
ing he could preach one more sermon and
If IL waen't satisfactory the writer would
Moran threatened TO cut his throat on sight.
These letters caused Hohle's arrest while
he proving about MoranS house. He
will be sent TO an asylum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
A DOuble-Dyed villain.

An interesting description of the wonder
full prevaricator, Stone, is given by Warden
Patten, who was in the city yesterday. He
said:
II have had under my custody since 1
have been warden some half dozen murder
erS who have been sent up for crimes that
were simply sickening in their hideousness.
These human fiends were all alike in one
respect-they had eyes of the clearest
blue imaginable. Take that man Stone, for
instance, who committed the atrocious
murder of the Wratten family. A more
haIened criminal and heartlesS wretch
never breathed, but to look at him and
gaze ito the azure depths of his eyes you'd
think he was an angel in human form.
That man." continued the warden, with
emphatic slap of his hands, doesn't think
any more of shedding human blood than
of killing squirrel. Even now he exults
with a sort of fiendish delight over his in
human deeds, Notwithstanding he makes
loud protestations of penitence. The other
day he was down on his knees praying for
all there was in it, and shouting SO that
one would think that he would raise the
roof off his cell. / went to him and told
him very emphatically that he would have
to cease his shouting. He responded: L m
so happy, because l know I'm going to
heaven 1 informed him that he would have
to cease his yelling, just the same, as his
prayers would go just as high If made in
a lower tone of voice. He has been very
sullen ever since, and looks as though he
would do something desperate If he could"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
FOUR AT BROOKLYN.
Field Day for Lunatics I'm the City
of Churches.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The clerks in the
office of the charity commissioners, Brook
Ign, were very busy to-day when an old
colored woman, Mary Tinon entered with
Jennie Shaw, a young colored woman
Walking to the desk the old woman said
to the younger: '"Tell the gentlemen what
you want, jennie"
"WeI," said the younger one, who was
quite we'll dressed, President Cleveland
once rented a house from me for which he
never paid any rent How can 1 compel
him to pay me the money? Mr.. Cleve-
land bought the brown stone front house at
No. 679 Jefferson avenue and gave it to me
some time ago. He also gave me great
deal of property Now he collects the rent
for these places, yet he does not turn it
over to me-"
President Clark Short told her that Pres
ident Cleveland was stopping at Flatbush,
and advised her to meet him there. She
seemed satisfied and started with her aged
companion for Flatbush, where she was
placed in the insane asylum for observa-
ton.
The two women had hardly left the
charity commissioners Office when
woman, whose name could not be ascer-
young man by her side AS they neared the
door the young man turned and ran away.
The woman rushed into the building and
met officer Morgan. MY son, who just
ran away from me, is n dangerous lunatic.
He thinks Governor Flower has designs
on his life. He threatens to go to Albany
and murder him. / was bringing the boy
here, but as soon as he saw the sign over
the door he away. IN afraid he may
commit murder unless placed in some
asylum"
This afternoon a fashily-dressed woman,
who gave her name as Augusta Fuller,
pushed her way into the private office of
Justice GOetting, in the Iee-avenue Police
Court, Brooklyn, and demanded TO see JUS
tice Goettng. Mrs Fuller owned the resi-
dence in which she lives and is apparently
independent. She imagineS that Senator
Hill owes her 81 100000 and is attempting to
defraud her out of it. Justice Goetting sent
her word that he would see that she was
not defrauded of the money owed her by
Senator Hill. She left apparently pacified.
Still another crank turned up tonight
He entered saloon on Grand street and de-
manded a passage ticket to Russia and $780,
He must have both at once or he would
make things lively. He remained in the
place nearly a quarter of an hour, and
then went outside. In his hand was
a brick tied up in handkerchief. When
he reached the outside he looked up and
down the street carefully, and, untying the
brick threw it through a plate-glass win
dow. He was arrested. On his person was
found a dangerous-lookng knife. He said
he was Moses Schenicl. a Russian TWEEN
ty-one years old, out of employment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01

converting of the regular session as may be
practicable. In conversation upon the SUBJ
ject with a reporter he said that the ex
perience of the past three months had suf-
fced TO convince him of the necessity for a
change of the rules which would give the
majority of the Senate the power to do bust
ness and to reach a vote after reasonable
debate upon any proposition before IL, and
that chairman OF the committee he would
do all In his power to put the Senate upon
that footing. He declined TO indicate what
changes he would advocate or whether he
expected to secure the cooperation of the
majority of his committee. He added that
he desired that il be distinctly understood
that in taking up this work he meant no
reflection upon the Senate because of the
course pursued in connection with repeal
of the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act. He further said that he had not
thought ii wise to attempt to secure
change while the Senate was laboring under
the excitement of a heated debate, but now
that the discussion at an end, and while
the necessity is fresh in the minds of SEN
ators, he thinks the question should be
taken up and disposed of by the Senate in
the interest of future legislation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
Other Fires.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 31.-The Pearl laundry
building, a four-story brick structure, sew
enty-fve feet wide by 100 deep, on Federal
street, was destroyed by fire at o'clock
tonight The second and third floors were
occupied as a warehouse by the Harris
Drug Company and the entire stock was
consumed. The loss was 100000; fully in
sured
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. 31.-Almost the
entire business portion of Johnstown, Miss,
was destroyed by fire last night The
houses that escaped the lanes were the
store of G. b. Mitchell, the bank and a
drug store. The loss is estimated at $780,
0OO "
GOSHEN, Ind, Oct 31.-The clothing
store of Martin Cohen, at Wakarusa, Elk
hart county, burned this morning Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $500, $1,000 in the Con-
necticut and $1,000 in the Northern.
BARABOO, Wis, Oct. 81. - The entire
business portion of Arena was DESTROYED
by fire last night. The loss is heavy and is
only partly insured.
DALLAS, Tex, Oct 31-The Clarke
building, a five-story brick structure, burned
this morning. Loss. 100000; insurance $75,-
00o "
CENTRALIA, ILL.,, Oct. 31-The plant of
the Centralia Mining Company vas burned
to-day. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
MLEANSBORO, ILL.,, Oct 31-Fire this
morning destroyed three business houses
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.