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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
jackson Memorial Hall VIII Soon BE
Under Roof-General Shipp Appointed.

LEXINGTON, VA. May 7.-(Special)-
The contract for the construction OF the
superstructure Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Hall, at the Virginia Military Institute,
has been awarded to the Withrow Lum-
Der Company. Of Clifton Forge. The
company will begin work as soon as pos
sibIe, and every effort will be made to
put the structure under cover before the
coming winter.
General Scott Ship, superintendent Of
the Virginia Military Institute. has been
notified by Secretary of the-N Navy Herbert
that President Cleveland has appointed
him a member of the Board OF Visitors
OF the United States Naval Academy, at
Annapolis. General Shipp Is also a men,
Der of the Board Of Visitors Of the United
States Military Academy. at West Point.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
THE SHOOTERS SURRENDER.
They Are Bailed In $1,000 Each GLADDEN.
Still AIiye-Claims of Both Sides.

TASLEY. VA, May 7-(Special) wv. j.
Somers. Samuel J. Justis. E. Il. Somers.
and Il. b. Mason, who shot Burwell Glad
din and Lloyd Trader Thursday night
while dredging oysters on private reserva-
tions in Guilford creek. surrendered
themselves to the authorities of Accomac
county. and were brought before Judge
Gllett to-day and were admitted To bail
in the sum Of 5000 each. Gladdin was
still alive when last heard from. but is
not expected to live. Tile men claim mat
they did not shoot until after
they had hailed the dredgors. No tongs
or dredges were found on board the
captured boat The wounded men claim
that they had nothing on board but a pole,
with which they were sounding their way
up the stream. The men who did the
shooting claim they saw the dredgers
throw their dredges overheard and cut
the lines only enc half bushel OF oysters
were found on board the boat, and these
the men say they caught the day before.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Iynching In Mississippi.

NEW YORK, May IA sun special
from Jackson, Miss. says: News Is re-
ceived here Of the lynching of Amos
Hicks (colored) near Rocky Springs.
Hicks was suspected Of burning the gin
and stables OF a white farmer named a.
]. Crawford. but there was no proof
against him. Friday night his house was
entered by armed men, and yesterday
morning his body was found riddled
with bullets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Mr.. william Wrenn'. Neck Broken.

SCOTTSVILLE, VA, May 7.-(Speclal)
Mr.. William Wrenn, a well-known farmer
while driving from town 10 his home.
two miles out, to-day, with his sister
and child. In passing a wagon containing
IL hog. his horse became frightened and
ran away. throwing them all out and
breaking Wrenn's neck. Miss Broken
brough. passing horseback, rode rapidly
TO town and sent Or. Wingheld to the
scene. Wrenn breathed only once after
the doctor arrived.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
t,Iectjou of Officers,

ALEXANDRIA, VA. May 7.-(Speclal)
The principal establishment of New Alex
andria Is carried on by the Deis Manu-
featuring Company. which held its annual
meeting here this evening, and elected
the following officers: +. II. Des. presi-
dent DR.. NJ. VI. Moffett. ice-president;
+. r.. While. secretary and treasurer; w:
Dunn, superintendent, and these gentle
men. with Fredericks Mertens, Park Ag-
new. f. *. Nipple. J. X. Swartz. and
Andrew Deis. are directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Hebrew Memorial-Day.

The Hebrew Ladies' Memorial Assocla-
ton have selected Wednesday. May nth,
as Memorial-Day.
The Walker Light Guard VIII visit the
cemetery in the evening and fire salute
over the graves of the Confederate dead.
The ladies of the Hollywood and Oak
wood Associations have been invited TO
nortlcipate in the observance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
-.
Death of Miss lie Peasants.

Miss lie Peasants, daughter OF Mrs.
JuIia Page Peasants. died yesterday
morning She was woman of rare
beauty. land although still quite young, her
life had been dedicated to noble works.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 5 O'Clock from ST. James Episco-
pal church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Emporia's Fire Fiend Caught.

EMPORIA, VA, May L-(Special)-P.
r. Farley was arrested here this after
noon on a warrant charging him with
arson, growing out OF the fire OF last
Monday night. A detective Of your city
worked up the case
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
A Bov /" Pooling With N PistoL

WARSAW, VA, May 7-(SpeciaL)-
While a lad named Frank Landen was
"fooling'' with a pistol to-day. he shot
himself through the hand, infiicting very
painful wound.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Canning To the Unwilling,

ALEXANDRIA,. VA. May 7.-(Spccial.)
Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans. OF
this city. have accepted the Invitation TO
attend the unwilling Of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument, at Richmond. on
Nav 30th.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
Randoluh. Macon WIns-Is IN 10.

ASHLAND, VA, May 7.-(Special)-
Randolph Macon defeated Columbian Col
lege, OF Washington. this afternoon by a
score Of IL to 10.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
p,.,,v ., v,.h and Vegetables

Rev. Or. A. r. Dickinson returhso W
the city yesterday afternoon from .ne
lover part OF Gloucester county, "neIe
On Sunday he preached twice 70 con-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08

Orders for printing sent 20 the Dis.
patch Company will be given prompt a.
tention. and the style OF work and prices
WI b sure 70 please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08

NEW YORK, May T.-(Speciat)-J.
strooch, Marlborough; r.. r. Crump. l..
n. Warren. and l.. A. Sadler Astor; u
ID. Langhorne and wife, st. James.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
- WHOLESALE POISONING.

The Oglesby Family ana 0uests Violently
III from Eating Ice-Cresm.
LYNCHBURG. VA. May 7.-(Special)-
The Oglesby place, In Bedford county.
about four miles from Lynchburg. was
the scene Sunday Of an accidental poison
ing case. A <rseser Of cream prepared
by Mrs. u. NJ. Oglesby Ii thought to
have been tho cause Of twelve people
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
A NEW Conner.

22-inch Shepherds Check Silks in rich
combinations-the latest novelty for
waists,
$1,$l.1J, and . 1.20 yard.
This is one OF the latest novelties TO
hand, and isn't to DO seen everywhere.
Delays are dangerous. The
prices we quote put SILKS
in everbody's reach. They are
the best qualities, too-and in
the fashionable novelties.
They won't linger on the
counters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
&DAVIS
THE F0URQUREAN-
PRICE COMPANY.
ANOTHER
SILK SALE.

We have still got hold Of
the best end of the Silk bust.
ness.
Somehow or other the i'm.
porters have been in q most
chaotic state this season. De-
liveries have been late-can.
cellations have been many,
and altogether their stock on
hand has been crowded full.
1t has taken cash to get
their attention, and Il little
money has sounded big to
them in their confusion, and
we have been able to carry off
prize after prize. AS the re-
suit we have offered a success.
sion of special sales that are
unprecedented in Silk selling,
and we are on hand this morn
ing with another of no less
Importance.
Look them over.
WASHABLE KAIKIS AND KO-
SHUS, in changeable effects, steadfast
colors. They arc very cheap at
Soc. u yard.
2i-INCH PRINTED FACONNE
PONGEES, black, navy, pink, baby
blue, heliotrope, and red, pin dots, aud
spots on white ground. We are con-
sentative when We say they are worth
Soc. yard. You are fortunate indeed
to get them at
SOC. a yard.
22.inch WASHABLE WHITE HA.
BUTAIS, 69c. quality FOX
soc. yard.
l9-inch Black Satin. extra heavy, and
worth &c.,
6Jc. yard.
I9.inch Fancy Glnce Taffstas in pin
stripes-and new ef1ects--Sl.25 is the
best price they have ever been retailed
anywhere. To-day, and SO long ~ they
last, they are
81 yard.
WHITE CHINA SILKS.
80, so, 75c., ~, and 1925.
24-inch Black Twilled Jap. Silk-and
24.inch White Twilled jap Silks
Toe. yard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
LAvATER'S ART REVIVED.
Character Reading from die Lines and
Features of the Face.

Character leading from die Lines and
Features of the Face.
The latest social amusement is char
acter reading from tine face. A girl
with just the right kind of eyes might
he able to do almost as deadly work
with it as with palmls:ry. of course
the new science in all its completeness
is intricate and occult ard all the rest
of it. but n few general principles have
been deduced which may interest the
multitude. The eyebrows, for in
stance, that jut downward ON to the
roof of the nose indicate hat
their owner is capable of subtcr-
fuge, and if not counterbalanced
by a large share of conscientious
ness the person is sure to be a
fibber. If the ears lie far back, it de-
notes intellectually. If the eyes are
deeply set in the head, the owner Of
them is shrewd and kecnly ~obscrvant.
If those little lines you have in the
forehead between the eyes number
two, you are a lover of justice; if three
or four, You are benevolent and wise;
if only one you are strict in small mat
tiers. If the bridge of your nose is thin,
then you are quick 10 part with your
money; if it is thick. you are greedy
and avaricious, still if at the same time
your lower lip he full and ruddy you
are only avaricious in order to have
plenty to give away to those you love.
If your upper lip rises and shows your
teeth, you are erratic and easily tired.
If yon know anybody whose eyebrows
are shaggy and thick, beware of
them for they have a bad temper.-N.
Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
Tight Shoes Are Ugly.

The mistake most foOlishly and re-
peatedly made is the purchase of shoes
that are too small. If the foot is large,
n small shoe, merely because it is small,
will not conceal the defect. 1t will,
also, if the lady persists in using it, in
crease the size of the foot by cxerting
too great pressure on the joints, thus
enlarging them. Few feet are abso-
lutely pretty. and a small shoe will
display this shortening quicker than
any other shoe. as it will have to as
sumo the shape of the foot in order to
be borne. Then the question of per-
sonal comfort ought to weigh some
thing in this alleged era of common
sense. French women are the most
particular women in the world as to
the fit of the shoe and the perfection
of all its details. 1t must be snug
across the instep, must fit the ankle
without a wrinkle, and must be plenty
long. They never use high heels and
sharp toes on their walking shoes,
but give their every joint all the
working room it n~eeds.-Washington
Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
R.tholin not the tiuiest fragment Q

Ratholin not the tiniest fragment re-
mains 1t would be quite consistent
with the professors other arrange.
ments 20 destroy every hint of his pur-
pose before leaving home. For II the
operation succeeded, he designed, l
know, to make a public announcement
instantly; but If it failed, he would be
anxious to prevent others following the
same deadly course of experiment.
Therefore, it Is scarcely to be hoped
that detailed memoranda survive
But although unable to give any ex-
act information, I "a furnish some
hints. Prof. SequIta chatted to me
a friend from boyhood, ignorant Of
technical science-more freely, per-
haps, than to his brother ~savants,
upon the final purpose Of his investi-
cations. There is no harm. l think,
in sketching the general idea which
those conversations left on my mind.
Everyone knows that the higher prop
critics of electricity were his special
study of late years. After %inventing
all those %wondrous applications of the
power which have made his name i'm
mortal and gained him such wealth,
he sought, in his own words, the First
Cause. OF his conclusions upon that
matter. up to a very recent date, there
is no secrct-they will be published
shortly. But this inquiry led him, by a
parallel course, to speculate on the
mechanics of electricity. That it is the
only force of nature, as we say, the
professor had demonstrated long ago.
That it is life, not only the principle of
life, and that men possess intelligence
in proportion to the volume oil the ac-
tivity of electric matter within them
will be shown in the work forthcom-
ing. From these conditions it follows
that If electricity could be stored in
the human body, every mental or phys
ical capacity would be strengthened to
a degree only limited by the amount
which it could hold. visions of glory
crowd the aching sight" murmured my
poor friend many a time as in broken,
thoughtful phrases he limited rather
than spoke to me of the theme that alb
sorbed him. The feeblest mind would
soar to the heights of genius; genius
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03

SIS your son obedient?" inquired q
gentleman who was visiting in his
native place in a country village of n
of his old-time playmates
'Yes, he's obedient enough In fact,
he sometimes minds too well. Last
week, for instance, ] sent him over to
Thompson's, a mile away, to bring
back a halter. For fear he might for
get his errand i wrote a note.
81 told him he'd have to bring some
thing back with him. Well, will you
believe it? when he got to Thompson's
the old nan was alone in the kitchen.
He read the note and then left for the
barn. Take a chair he said before he
did 50.
Twill you believe it? When he re-
turned the boy had disappeared and
with him one of the kitchen chairs.
You see. he took Thompson's invita-
ton literally and lugged al old kitchen
chair back home with linn. Y
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03

Capitalist want this Office building
of mine put up in such a way that it
won't sink.
Architect-It's TO be a sixteen-story
building, is it?
'Yes. sir"
"Your mind is fully made up on that
point?'
SIT is"
And you want it built so it will not
settler"
II do"
well, sir. my advice is that yoL
make a foundation of piles, topped by
concrete with steel rails imbedded in
it in the usual way, and make your
contractor give q written guaranty
that it will not settle with the weight
of a sixteen-story building on top of it
Then"
Then what?'
Then make your building just eight
stories high."-Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
BRooDER HOUSE FOR ONE BROOD.

have a piece of cloth, cut into hanging
strips two or three inches wide, which
hang down on the sides of the brooder.
The brooder house should be ten feet
square, seven feet high in front and
five feet high at the rear. tarred paper
roof, the building to be of upright
boards, lined inside with heavy paper
SO as to have the building warm. The
dotted lines seen at the end view and
on the front view are intended to show
that 4 curtain made of heavy muslin
may be arranged at the front to guard
against storms and winds, or it may
be of glass Glass is better, but muslin
is cheaper, and may be arranged so as
TO roll up in favorable weather. In
very cold climates the muslin will not
answer, however. The position of the
brooder is also shown. The design Of the
brooder house is of a cheap one, and for
those who have a small incubator
which requires but one brooder. We
will be pleased to have readers improve
on this design and send us their plans
Farm and Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

THE less water there is in butter the
fewer odors it will absorb.
THE best way to keep root crops is
To pack them in sand and put in the
cellar.
EARLY maturing is simply impossible
If the animals are stinted while they
are forming bone and muscle.
FOURTEEN million of the inhabitants
Of France have farms of twenty acres
ar less from which they manage to OBJ
tain 4 living.
EXPERIMENTS will show that it is q
mistake to feed more than ten pounds
of beet pulp per day to pigs. Under all
circumstances the pulp must be COM
bined with other fodder.
IT will pay you either to sell your
cattle as soon as they are fit for what
You can get or feed them so that they
will come out in the spring in good ON
dition. 1t will not pay to keep them
over a second winter in the hope of in
creasing their weight.
AGRICULTURAL cooperation appears
to be very successful in New Zealand.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Auckland Farmers Cooperative asso-
citation the annual report showed a net
profit of more than $1,000, equal to so
per cent. on the paid-up capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
AMONG THE POULTRY.

GIVE a little oatmeal or stale bread
soaked in milk as a first feed to young
chickens
If sulphur is given at all it should be
given sparingly and in damp
weather.
GLOWING ducks should be watered
whenever they are fed, as they seem
TO require considerable water while
eating.
In a brooder Zach duckling chooses
its own quarters, squats quietly down
and remains there until morning with
out c%rowding.
CAFES can often be cured by one tea
spoonful of turpentine to one and a half
pint of cornmeal mixed with warm
water and fed to the fowls
A GOOD diet for chicks can be made
by mixing together . pounds of corn,
Is pounds of oats. 10 of barley and 10
of wheat bran. Grind all the grain to-
gether and make it into bread and
bake, mixing up with milk and adding
a little salt. Crumble fine and give
each chick all that it will eat up clean,
but no more, at each feed-St Louis
Republic,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
strategy ut . Trying Time.

The young husband wa somewhat
surprised when his wife came into the
office. She opened the conversation at
once.
Il want enough money to go out of
town for a few days." she said, land
you will have to take your meals down.
town for a few days"
WHY, what does this meanP"
1T means just this: l got a messen
ger boy 10 come to the house for Mary
Ann to tell her that she was wanted at
her aunt's, and as soon as she got
around the corner 1 shut up the house
and locked it and ran away. When she
comes back she won't find anyone
there. We don't W. her anything. so
it's all right and l wanted to discharge
her, but you know l never would dare
to tell her to go. and / knew you
wouldn't dare, and don't you think
your little wife knows pretty well how
to manage? Say yes, now. or I'll break
down and cry right here in the office"
indianapolis journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
WOES GREAT AND SMALL.

CARLYLE was the victim of his stom-
ach. His dyspepsia was contracted by
a religious excitement that lasted for
weeks and left him n physical wreck.
QUEEN ANNE was fond of liquor, par
ticularly of brandy, and was always
put in a fury whenever she learned
that her subjects called her Brandy
Nan"
NAPOLEON suffered for years with
cancer of the stomach. The disease
was hereditary in his family, several
relatives having also died Of the same
cause.
CATHERINE TIE GREAT of Russia was
very Incorporate, and constantly
dreaded lest her face should become
red. She rarely appeared in public
after it did.
MARTIN LUTHER was singularly vio-
lent and bitter in controversy. lie
sometimes tried to moderate his ex-
pressions when dealing with IN adj
versary for whom he felt some measure
Of respect, but generally in vain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03

would rise TO the level of angels. Air
and water would be as familiar to man
as earth. No limits would bound his
forces or his enterprise. And he could
live unchanged for ever.
But how to charge the body withthis
elixir, and how to retain it? Such were
the problems which held Prof. Scquita
enthralled daily and nightly for ten
year past He never contided the re-
suit of his labors 10 me, and if any
were dropped, | had not knowledge
however, l came to perceive that his
purse was growing palmer. lie
thought at least hat he had n clew. 1t
must have been about that time Mr..
Scot received instructions to build u
little house in some %unpeoplcd spot.
am reluctant to name the idea hat
formed itself in my mind, because it
may do the professor injustice; but
your readers will understand that it is
entirely my own. | fancied her hat
he had the project of reducing cleo
tricity to a form which might be in
hailed, or by some such mean taken
into the body, like gas-not, as at pres
ent, by a series of shocks which must
kill before any great quantity has been
absorbed. How it was to be retained,
l have no suspicion. Once, however, |
touched upon that point, and he au-
swered laughingly: IF the genie
doesn't tear me to pieces, / will force it
into the bottle-and trust me to keep
it therey"
This was the operation, l make no
doubt, which shocked the universe by
its terrible result Everyone has heard
how the merrymakers of Arbroath
were tossed headlong on a sudden in
heaps, how the farm buildings were
unroofed, and a tidal wave'swept the
coast To speak of an explosion" is
singularly inaccurate. All agree that
no sound was heard, no wind felt, no
movement of the earth. Prof. Sequita
was torn to pieces by the genie he had
raised. OF his cottage, and all in it,
Eot a trace remains; but the soil be-
meath is undisturbed, the foundation
walls are shaved off, as it were, at the
level of the ground. have visited the
spot-how sadly unlike the visit to
which / had looked forward-and in
truth superstitious persons might think
that some Divine vengeance had fallen
on 1t. Had Prof. Sequita's design sue
ceeded, men would have Deer as gods
boundless in their forces and capacities
Is there a point at which
dread powers stand armed to arrest the
triumphal march of science? Did our
lost friend. suspecting only material
dangers, touch that point? Sometimes
l think so.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03

ment of a sovereign. II you wish to
know more, come TO me at EPSON as
soon as you please, on condition that
you stop a week. have some very
curious novelties to show you"
Clearly there was no accident" in
this case. If my poor friend did not
know what would happen. he foresaw
at least grave danger. In truth, the
circumstances published prove so
much to anyone who considers them
thoughtfully. 1t would have been an
accident indeed, and strange one, II q
man of Prof. Sequita's character and
habits had been lief. alone in the
house, unless by his express desire. OF
course, he did not send away that adj
mirable woman to whom savants all
over the world are offering respectful
sympathy. Nor did he volunteer per-
mission to the servants. Watkins and
his wife, to attend the festivity at
Breath. With the same patient in
genuity which led him to such marvel
GUS inventions-we used. 10 call it cum
ming in the domestic sphere-he con-
trived that Mrs. Sequita should 60 on a
visit two days before, and hat the
butcher should call. in his tax cart,
upon the way to Breath, thus tempt
ing the servants. 1t appears even that
he rode out upon his pony in the d!rec-
ton of Hays hut-the shepherd OF
whom he wrote me. Doubtless he
reached it, with the intention of send
ing hat family to Breath also. with a
sovereign to spend; but they had
already left And thcn-assured hat
none but himself would suffer, be the
consequences what they might-Prof.
Sequita, the glory of English science,
the dear friend of SO many among his
c~onfreres, undertook that last opera
ton which should crown, and. as 1t
were, sum up all the labors Of the
intellect, in ali ages
What was that operation? / cannot
tell precisely. Mrs Sequita has found
very little to assist conjecture in the
study at EPSON. and Of his papers ss !