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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
Uexas SIftings')


Judge Peterby: Light Is something won
derful. :
Colonel Yerger: What is there so won
derful about IL?
well. for instance. the rapidity with
which 1t travels. II travels at the rate
Of 10000 miles a second"
81 don't know much about science: but
| remember very we'll when I was a BOY
my teacher said that light travelled NJ the
rate OF 5000 miles a second
"Only 5000 miles a secondT
That's all. and he was not the Kind
OF n man TO tell u lie
Il don't mean to say that your teacher
lied. He told the truth. IL was about
forty years ago when he told you that.
wasn't itT'
Just about"
II thought SO. At that time the travel
ling facilities were very poor. and light
may not have travelled more than 500
miles a second. but In these days OF steam
and rapid transit, ~ make better time.
That's why light travels now at the
Nts Of S.sso miles . second Sect"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15

October 18th: -. Johns College. Novcm-
Der %. Washington and lee University.
November 18th. and Wake Forest College,
November I'D. Games are expected 10
b. arranged with Stanton Military
Academy. University OF Pennsylvania,
and Trinity College. ~. G.
Owing TO the unwillingness OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia TO play on any nut
neutral grounds. and the Virginia Military
Institute faculty not allowing the cadet
team to leave the post. there will be no
game with the former this season.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
boomerang.
New York Times.)

It was at Cambridge, and a Boston girl
was trying not 10 oyerwhelm & breezy
young woman from the West.
such a historic pile she was saying.
as she toyed lightly with her eyeglasses,
land so very dear 10 me. N~inety-ive
years ago my great-grandfather was grad
uated from here. ! suppose, Mss FOND du
Lac, you don't taxa much interest in an
Institution like thisg'
Not much, to tell the truth, Miss Back
bay. You see. I've been brought up on a
Harvard dlploma-one OF my ancestors
was an honor man In seventeen-hfty-
som~ething-and I'm rather tired OF 1t
all"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
DURANT. MISS. December Y. !

Ofice OF j. s. ROSAMOND.
Messrs. Lippman Brothers, Savannah.
Ca:
Gentiemen,-While In San Antonio, Tex.
last spring | saw ydhr advertisement
of p. i. II. Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
Potasslum) In the paper, for the cure OF
rheumatism, and thought | would try a
bottle. Finding such great relief from II
on my return home | had my drug gist,
Mr.. J9hn MsSislIan t mink Hkat ten me bottle, 4 sup
nave not had u pain or ache since, Pre-
vious to that ! suffered for twenty-five (25)
years and could not get the least benefit
until l tried y. +. p, and. therefore. take
Yours truly, J. 5. R0SANOND.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
Needed Her Dads Help,
{ New York Weekly)

Summer Girl: Papa, 1 wish you'd lock
up your money and pretend 10 fail. there's
a good old dear. 1t needn't last more
thar a week or two. and there are so
many failures now no one will find
fault"
Father: OF all things! Wha-.
Summer Girl: Oh, it's all right. You see,
I'm engaged TO nine young men, and I've
got TO get rid Of at least eight OF them
somehow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
Tracing u Ciassi @.
washington starr

"Who was the first lawyer said one
barrister 10 another.
'Why Moses is mentioned as a~-law-
giver."
"He didn't get much for his services,
either. did hep
mo"
I'm bet he is the man who did It,"
Did whatT'
started that joke about a small CON-
pensation being ~fee-nominal."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
WAS NOT SAM DONkERS.
And He Resented the Red-Hsaded Pas
ssngst's Cross-Examination.
on. Quad in Chicago Times

on. Quad IN Chicago TImes.1
In the seat in front OF me was a short,
rea-headed man, and In the one across
the aisle was a large. portly man. /
shouldn't have paid any attention to
either but for the actions OF the red
headed man. who kept his gaze on the
other one and seemed to be greatly tickled
about something. He finally rose up and
stepped across to the portly man anu
said
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
V. M. I. FOOTBALL TEAM.
one for the season VIII be Strong
PROGRAMME of Games.

RuC " NAC
Programme of Games.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
'TINGTON, VA, october 1t-For
, month the candidates for the Vir-
Military Institute football team
been training daily. and the team
be a very strong one. although the
N IT, rial is not as good as last years.
ne team Will be under the management
Of W. IL Cooke. '9i, and will be composed
OF seven OF last years eleven, and the
remaining four will be picked from the
most promising candidates The team Will
be chosen from the following: Smith. "a.
10 pounds, for centre; for guards. Dls-
coe. "a. 1B pounds; P~oindexter. '95, 100
pounds; WINS. 80. $50 pounds: for tackle.
cannon. '@. i55 hounds; Michel. '9s. l73
poonds: Peterson. Us. 40 poands; 6lemp.
20. 80 pounds; for ends. WISE tcaptain),
"a. ls rounds; Dickinson. ~ 1H pounds;
May. 'E. l5s pounds; Cooke p. ~. RS
pounds: Lawson, 'g7. 100 pounds: for
ouarter-backs, Kok, 90. 100 pounds; Blass,
'@. lSz poundsy for A~alf-backs. Coffeen,
"a. leO pounds; Hickman. '9s. l55 pounds;
for full-baek. Twksys. 'ss. IA pounds.
GAMES
Dn&es have been arranged with the
University OF North Caruiha for October
11sts Stevens. lnskttnie Of Technology.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
Latest Geographical Intelligence

"Where is the island OF Java situatedy'
asked a Harlem school teacher on a small,
but rather forlorn-looking boy.
II dunno. sir"
Don't you know where coffee comes
from"
Yes, sir; we borrows 1t ready parched
from the next-door neighbour"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
The clearinghouse Wedding.

BEAVER DAM. VA. October BON
Wednesday evening. September "a. 1885,
at eight o'clock, Giboa church witnessed
one Of the prettiest marriages ever SOL
emnized In Louisa county-tbat Of Miss
Louisa V. Jones and Mr.. Frank Herring,
Long before the bride and groom arrived
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
OTHER NOTES

Or. John L Doggett. for some years an
honored citizen u this place -has d'-
ciled 10 move 20 Roanoke with - family
10 practice his profession.
Circuit Court Is still In srssion here.
with fewer chancery suits - docket than
has been known for several years. Their
are, however. seven divorce cases docket
el. Only two railroad cases WIZ come
up 1t this term. The Islander ruit Of 4.
y. Lacy against \. j. Gillasrie for $500
damages has been decided in a verdict for
the defendant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
APPLE CULTURE IN BEDFORD.
winter and Fa'l Specimens NJ Chicago
Usnd-Books of Acknowledgement.

Correspondence II the Dlspatch)
BEDFORD CITY, VA. October n.-The
attention Of cur people IL now being
turned in a very practical way To apple
culture. Mr.. G. II. Polhrmus, representing
the firm OF r.. =. Loonies X Co, Of New
York, has been here a week buying apples
FOR shipment hence. where they VIII b"
kept in cold-storage and sold In the
spring. The quality. size and quantity
Of our apples seem To supply the exact
demand and annually nearly $1,000
has been spent in this way. II ~ prop
ably owing - this stimulous. that MI
Rowland -. Butorl. County- court clerk,
has made a collection Of finest winter AMI
fan apples and forwarded them 10 Cnlca-
~. To be- shown there with the Stat"
exhibit. The apples I'm question nave u"'h
collected from several sources ami con-
stitute q fair showing OF the specialties
OF different appellants. The summer or
Albemarle pippins from the green
streak or as Maury terms II the frost
line" wiuosaps and other red apples
from the r,d-s)l lands. are prominent
i'm the collection. which your correspond
cnt. who has just visited IN" exhibition,
feels safe in saving Is equal to or superior
~ any exhibits OF IT'S size, that OK Sew
York state included.
BOOKS.
The COUNT Board OF Supervisors hav"
had published and distributed 1000
.hand-books OF Bedford" I'm each copy
or which is a large autographed map
" The county. Those have been placed
in Chicago along with the county exhibit
which IS the one prepared for Richmond
last fall by Mr.. Gco-ge +. Murrell. ~
Colemau's Falls. and which secured there
eight first. four second, and on" third
premiums for county exhibits OF corn.
tobacco. what. etc.
II was TAKEN bodily 10 Chicago. aNi
was the nucleus ~ Tn" state exhibit
which Or. John :. Arperson got together
at such personal labor and with 50 htu"
general encouragement These hand books
have been put under his charge. AMI
have been literally distributed 10 persons
looking after Virginia lands.
ALREADY PERCEPTIBLE.
The good ~ .ct Of his effort IN our be
half is already pcrccptible i'm letters of
inluiry ST visits from outside investors
who have ban attracted hy n.
The NcrssA and Western railroad has
undertakes . dispose Of 300 copies On
the gr~At s91sss while state Commission
Whitehead has offered 10 distribute as
many a r. desired
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15

Dn&es have been arranged with the
University OF North carufma for October
a1sts Stevens: l~nekttnie Of Technology.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15

Eongallncs nave never appeared In go
many charming varieties or 10 such good
effect as they nave this season. There are
some pretty two-toncd serpenttne weave,
some which recall armure effects. ana am
entirely novel variety called the Mdtclass".
Some Of these Latter, which are usually IN
two ColOrs. have sWall figures shot
through them. They will combine with
Woollen dr-ss-EooGs admirably. Plaid ben
Collins, are "A freak of the year, ana have
Jumped a. once INTO general iaFOr.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
Rattlesnake Weed.

In Monterey, as we'll as Santa Clara county, there grows a weed called the rattlesnake weed. It is so named from the story that when rat tlesnakes get to fighting and bite each other, this weed, if eaten by them, will prevent death. Itgrows about six inches tall, has red stalk and slender leaves. On the top of the stalk comes 8 head of flowers, and the seeds of these flowers are said to be very annoying to one in passing through a mass of them, as they are furnished with sharp barbs commonly called stickers. The early settlers who had herds of sheep al- ways made their herdsmen keep with them bottle of strong tea made of rattlesnake weed, and when any of the sheep were bitten they were drenched with this tea, which al ways saved them. - Pacific Tree and Vine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
OF THE DELINQUENT
 SUBSCRIBER.

l. And certain man, who was without guile, patient, long suffering and full of meekness, went down into fair country to start news paper.
 ?. And divers publicans and sinners, beholding him, said one to another,
 3. Behold now man without guile, a greenhorn from way back, and a sucker from the borders of Kansas.
 4. Of a surety now we have a soft snap, and we will make the Gentileexceedingly weary.
 ,. Wherefore, they went up into the sanctum of the man without gnile, even the newspaper man, and said unto him.
 6. Lol Now we will take thy paper and we will pay thee thus: In wood of oak, and of hickory, and of cottonwood in butter and chick ems and hen fruit.
 '. And the editor said: It is well and he went apart and covered his face with his mantle and wept for joy.
 s. And he lifted up his voice and said: Oh Lord, l thank thee that thou hast led me beside these so still waters and caused me to lie down in these green pastures.
 3. And 1t came to pass that the weather waxed cold, and the editor would fain have warmed himself by a fire of the wood of oak or hickory or cottonwood. Also he would fam have taken of the hen fruit and the butter.
 10. But when he said to the pub licans and sinners, Do now as ye promised, behold they laughed him to scorn and said unto him: Rats Come off and give us rest Be- hold now thou makest us exceeding ly tired.
 Il. And the editors spirit waxed faint, and died, and was taken up into Abraham's bosom.
 F. And in the fullness of time the publicans and sinners died also and it was not so that they not go to Abraham s bosom by an ex. ceedingly long shot
 13. But fends from the nether- most pit enyironed them and hauled them to a place of torment,
 l4. And when they cried out be- cause the thermometer was passing low, then would the 6ends mock them saying; Rats Come off and give us a restl Behold now thou makest us exceedingly tired.
 l5. Wherefore brethren, let us arise and fetch wood unto the printer, lest we be even as the pub- licans and sinners. Behold the winter cometh when no man can haul wood. --Ex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
rnder nn OhligntInns

One day on Powell's river, in the Tennessee mountains, 1 rode up to a comfortable looking farmhouse to inquire the way, and l ran plump in- to 8 one sided "scrimmage" be- tween a sharp-visaged woman and a measly little man at a wood pile. She was seoIding him right and left and he was taking it in silently.
 "Hello3" l broke in. "How far is it to Tazewell3"
 She looked up and stopped scold' ing.
 ''Fourteen miles, the way you'v got ter go, she replied.
 "Who lives there7'
 "I dc"
 That wasn't very definite, but didn't let 1t bother me in the slight est.
 Thanks, " Iresponded. "Could I get my horse fed ard snak for myself3"
 "No. But you kin half a mile down the road"
 "You seem to be having some trouble with your farm hand" " ] said at venture.
 "Yes, he's the laziest, orneriest white man in these parts" "
 "How long have you had himl'
 About four years.
 "Why don't you discharge himi' Cant do 1t very well, mister. ;
 "Why, is labor scaree7"
 "No, not skeerce, exzatcly, but I'm kinder used ter him an he don't give me no back talk" "But I wouldn't be annoyed by such help"
 "Well, mister, yer can't quite call him help. l reckon he's toe ornery fer that. "
 "Then why not send him off"
 Didn't l tell you 1 couldn't"
 She was getting hot again.
 "Why notf" l persisted. "Are you under any obligations to him7''
 "In course 1 ain't; he's my hus. band"
 "Oh," I laughed, and 1 got away in time.-Detroit Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
lNpusrRIes oF THE souTH.
Report or the situation for the Week End
 fnsr fcfober ga 1go3

Report or the situation for the Week End
 ing october 23, 1895.
 The Tradesman, Chattanooga, Tenn in it's review of the industrial situation of the South for the week ending October g, reports that a slight increase in business and a more favorable outlook is indicated for the mineral districts of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, that crop reports from the gulf region and from the Mississippi valley show a decrease in production, and that the average of the past two weeks has been maintained in the organization of new industries throughout the South.
 There is no change of importance to report in general business. Money is in sufficient supply but there is want of inclination to en- large transactions in the present un- settled condition of financial affairs.
 The Tradesman reports thirty new industries established CT incorpor- ated during the week, together with six enlargements of manufactories, and eight important new buildings. The most important new industries reported for the week are the ear works at Memphis, Tenn, to be es- tablished by the Litchfeld Car Com pany, of Litehfeld, Ills, with $500, 900 capital the Bloom Oil and Gas Company, of Wheeling, W. Va, capital $500,000, by John Water house and others the Standard Car bonating and Supply Company, of Atlanta, Ga, capital $100, ,000, by H Benjamin and others; the Han cock Dis; Plow Company, of Shreveport, La, capital $l00, ,000, by NJ T. Hancock and others a $75, 1000 electric plant at Jacksonville, Fla, to be built by the city, and also one in contemplation at AtlantaF Ga. fiber mill, tannery and ex. tract works, with $50,000 capital, at Savannah, Ga, by the Palmetto Manufacturing Company the South ern Pine Lumber Company of Tex. arkana, Ark, capital $50,000, by J. M. Park and associates; the Darlington Brick Company of Oar lington, $. C., capital $50,000, by c. $. Mccullough and others, and also a brick plant at Elk City, w. Va, by the Kanawha Brick Com. pany; the Chicago Oil and Gas Com pany of Sistersville, w. Va, capita 5000 and also $25, ,000 blaming mill and builders supply company at Macon, Ga; a $25,0 lumber company at Huling, ". Va 8 $l5,000 machine shop at West Point, Ga. :; a cotton rope factory al Florence, Ala, and a machine shoE at Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02

Menu is a masculine noun, equiva- lent to our ''detail" or "particu- lars. Le menu da repas is the whole phrase. Mr Robson has heard la carte always asked for in the Parisian restaurant, but Ia carte and le menu du repas are different things La carte is the tumble of a dishes made ready for the day; le menu is programme. You may choose a dinner from la carte, and note it as a menu. Nor is he exact, in any scholarly sense, in giving frivolous" as a translation of menu, the adjective. The word means small, slender and slight nothing else. A woman's chin is said to be menu when it is small. They say le menu peuple in Paris as we say "small shopkeepers" here,- Pal Mall Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
EnccL. M l.re.l Thir.t.

My father was afflicted with a curious malady, said well known electrical man to a writer in The Electrical Review. "He was not & habitual stammerer, but he had great difficulty in pronouncing the word when, It was absolutely impossi- ble for him to speak the word when the odor of Bourbon whisksy was adjacent. Many times have l tried the experiment with him of holding the mouth of a whiskey bottle over a glass, and as l began pouring, re- marking to him, Say when, pop He would open his mouth, catch bis breath, pant and coutort bis face, but would make no sound. Finally, after may efforts, he would gasp out I c-c-cuc- cue. can't sus-sus-say whu-whu- whu-whu' by this time the glass would be fall and the experi- ment a failure, This peculiar affiic- ton chung to him all his life. It was very curious, assure you.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
FEDERAL EMPLoYEs.
Bin to Insure States and Territories Theii
 Quota in the Public Service.


 Quota in the Public Service.
 The following bill introduced by Representative DeArmond, of Missouri, is attracting attention. It touches upon one of the most inter- esting questions before congress, and if this bill is not favorably con- sidered some nsesa-....o growing out cf ie :.ld of similar nature is probable:
 A bill to enable each state and territory, according to population, to select its quota of the employees required in thz departmental classi- fed service of the United States at the seat of government.
 Be 1t enacted, etc.
 Section l. That each state and territory may from time to time se- leet for employment in the depart mental classified service of the United States, as now or hereafter existing at the seat of government, such numbers of it's citizens as may be required to distribute the employ es in such service among the several states and territories in proportion to the population thereof respective ly; and each person so selected shall be employed in said service for a term of years and no longer unless again named by his state or territory tor s further term and the persons so selected and employed shall be subject to promotion, re- duction and dismissal by the proper officers of the general government as the good of tbe service may require 1; and whenever any state or territory may have less than it's quota of em- ployes in the said departmental classified service at the seat of gov ernment, such state and territory shall be entitled to name a person or persons for such service to i'll it's quota. Provided, that the District of Columbia shall be entitled to its l proportion of said employees based upon its population.
 Sec. 2. That whenever any state or territory, pursuant to act of its legislature, shall name citizens thereof to take the places of persous in such departmental classified ser vice at the seat of government, se- leeted otherwise than by such state or territory and credited to such state or territory, the said persons then in such service and so credited shall be forthwith dismissed, and those selected by such state or terri tory shall be employed in said ser vice, subject to promotion, reduction and dismissal, as in the preceding section provided.
 Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of acts, in so far as the same may be repugnant to or inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby re- pealed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02

In France in recent years much attention has been given to school hygiene. Not only is physical cul. ture made compulsory in all public schools, but the plans of all school buildings, both public and private, must be approved by the proper authorities, and all schools are sub jected to systematic medical inspec- tion. The aforementioned feature is one which American public school authorities, particularly in large cities, might borrow with advantage. Educational Review.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
cyrus Makes a Great Mistake.

"Before you go down town, Cy- rus, said his wife, "you must not forget 10 leave me fifty cents. I've got to buy some things this morn ing"
 "This abominable extravaganza of yours, Belinda replied Mir. Kneer, opening his pocket book with visi- bic reluctance, lis what keeps us poor Where, I should like to know" he continued, becoming ex- cited, ''is the fifty cents I gave you last week7 What have you done with iti Fifty cents in clean, cold cash, madame, gone in less than six days, and gone for nothing What have yougot to show for itR Do you think l am made of money7" demanded Mr. Kneer, taking out coin and slap ping 1t down on the table. Do vou-"
 "Don't say anything more, Cyrus l' exclaimed Mrs. Kneer, with tears in her eyes, and putting her hand hurriedly over the money.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02

attractive contrasted with the poor offerings of Paganism. And this is strikingly seen in the very suggestive object lesson presented by our Christian civilization as contrasted with that of Persia, India, China, Arabia and other countries Be- vond question civilization has re- acted upon Christianity to its loss. But it is every whit more true that Christianity has reacted upon civili zation, e-ennobling it t-refning and strengthening its fibre, putting down abuse, exalting the humanities, puri
 flying the social atmosphere Christian at Work Evangelical.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-11-02
Hard Times Didn't Cnnnt.

There was distinetiyely aristo- cratic stamp upon his face.
 Even to the casual observer who was not near enough to catch the aroma of his breath, it was appar- ent that he was the scion of a noble race.
 "Yes," he repeated, "I lay my ducal coronet at your feet" /"
 Symptoms of chagrin were notice able in the countenance of the tall, wiIlowy girl, into whose eyes he was gazing.
 "My lord"
 Her voice carried with it a sug- gestien of fever and ague.
 You are aware of the existing financial stringency. I cannot ac- cept your offer.'
 He folded her in his arms.
 "Darling," he cried, "distress not myself. l am perfectly willing to take clearing house certificates. !"
 Her lips were silent, but she looked a whole library of gratitude. Detroit Tribune.