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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
full country home. "sfirador." near Green
wood.
BIG CONTRACT SECURED.
virginia Cloth for Government Uniforms--
Fad Party Given.

BEDFORD CITY. October s.--CSpeciai)
A contract has been occurred by the LIZ
berty woollen Manufacturing Company 20
SUNNY the government with 1850 yards
of cloth for uniforms. Messrs r. l.. Berry
and J. a. Clark went to New York %
put i'm bids for the contract ana
were fortunate enough TO gain II,
though competing were rept'Sehts'lVes
from all parts OF the country The cloth
made by this mill IL OF very IN. charac-
,or This ia by no mems the first con-
tract thew have filed for the government.
This min gives employment to many per-
sons. particularly women and g'rls. to
whom there are 80 few avenues Oh @ooF
open. ,,,.,.
that tho Judge OF the County Court APP
prove the title OF all public-Hchooi pullp-
ines before the purchase can pecon'r
valid which fact was overlooked by thP
authorities OF the recently-purchased thsh
School at this place. Judge Brown refuses
IN confirm the title, by reason OF certain
email defects. An appeal has been TAKEN
and the case will come up before the C't-
cult Court, which convenes next W.
A lad party was given by the ."'S7e
Wright a few evenings ago IN hoho' .,
,heir enests. the Misses McCorrck, OF
NOrIOtk, llF tl'HiS NiNf-'p l..
their special fad The costumes wee ~
eanious and varied Miss Cora Bieenilre'
- embroidery. won the first honor NJ
J. NJ. Clayton, as The hirt. inc secohn,
Mr.. James Goode. representing no'hi"S IA
particular. received the BOBBY prize.
In addition to our many schools aI'3'y
in operation, a nght-school is 10 DC or
panlzed for the benefit Of those VINO can
not attend during the day. There WIN
be no charge. except FOR necessary eA'
penses OF fuel. lights, etc.
The Randolph Macon Academy now mas
,o5 boy-boarlers, not including day-scho-
lars. 49,,
pev y w. Jones. who had left homo
,,r a vacation OF several weeks. returned
Yesterday with his son. william, VINO
has been quite sick al Roanoke Coliese'
PERSONAL
Malcolm Griffin has left for The Episco-
nal High School. near Alexandra.
Miss Mary BoatNright has Ieit ior
pichmond to visit her brother. Professor
Hoatwright. OF Richmond College.
Miss Mary q. Carder was married 70
mr. William G. White. Of Spring Mn
Ala. and LEFT on the $50 train Tor ire
home of the groom. Miss Mary - Ne'!
popular young lady. Dr. White is fls'nb
Young physician with fine practice.
DR. and Mrs. NiCh0assen VIII leave neNt
week for their home at ClatksNills. Tenn
Mr. w i. Hurt has secured the position
of principal Of the High School at Boyd
ton. and has left for that place.
Mr. S. H. McRae and sister, who have
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Sot,ce TO Correspondents.

No notice will be taken OF anonymous
communications.
Nor will any attention be given to long
"strings" Of questions
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered.
We cannot undertake 10 ascertain the
value OF old coins. For that Information
write to some dealer In them.
We cannot undertake 70 answer queries
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

insects and seldom injuries the roots OF
plants except by digging among them.
Its burrows are sometimes taken posses
sion OF by the common field mouse. which
feeds on roots and tubers, and much OF
the damage commonly supposed 10 be
caused by moles ~ really attributable
TO the former animal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

KADFORD. VA.
-.- ~ he Dispatch.
t' .s how 60 destroy the
e. destructive IN our gar
sou VIII confer a favor
'..- .re reader OF your paper.
Is. ". NJ.
. fr0m the United states De-
~ Agriculture that bisulphide
hes proved one OF the best
'lHg these animals. \ little
-..a-.. should be placed on
Rags o. tow and put In the
''- tae hole covered. II the pass
. ~ oostructed with earth the
"'- spread and Kill the animals.
" carbon IL q powerful poison
te Used with much care.
De- borne In mind. however.
\. "'- is very beneficial animal.
'i.1s large numbers Of noxious
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Tho SIaudercI COuplc.

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Smith ana was the slandered couple.
or Smith and were the slandcred couple?
aud obligc. MYSTIC.
Richard Grant White says that couple"
Is not a synonym for two" Saying
nothing as 10 the point We think that
Smith and were the sllndcred couple"
is better than the other expression.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Tho Number of our Soldiers.

To the I;litor OF the Dispatch
In your answers 80 questions give me
the number OF soldiers that were enlisted
in the Confederate army 5. W. +.
It Is impossible to do 80. We cannot
even tell you the number Of soldiers Nir-
glnia furnished 10 the Confederate army.
50 ncglccifm have we been In compiling
our roster
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please state what the thermometer
will register when we have a killing
frcst. READER.
IL may register any degree below 70
degrees, which Is the. freezing point OF
water
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

been visiting tho family Of Mr. r. n.
Clayton. have returned 10 their homo Al
Fayetteville. v. G.
Charles 4. Wood. % Bakersaeld Cal.
has arrived here after an abse.r. ~ s,sss
years. lie Is a native Of no county.
The Democratic campaign is NON Ia
full blast. Managers and Assistants havs
been appointed for all the PRECINCTS.
Mr.. j. w. Johnston. with q corts Of corn.
petcnt assistants. for the North u.s,ric, "A
the town. and the South distric, has Mr..
y Carder and IKE number Of ass,s,en,a
The party II up and doing
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BEHIND THE HOUNDS
Mr.. coopL OF LEADING WITH A RAT
THING FIELD OF RACERS.
r.adie. and Gentlemen In the Chnse-
skill and Dash OF the Modern
Mounted Dianaa
Correspondence of the Dispatch

Correspondence Of the Dlspatch)
ALTON. October s.-The fali IL the tme
for ridng-in the keen. frosty air neither
man nor beast will tire, and one can
have good sport from dawn until inc
shadows wax long. and daylight wahes'
The Alton Hunting-Club had the gala
meet" Of the season last Tuesday. II was
a typical hunting day. just CLOUDY enough
for the scent to lie close ana shafp
enough for good riding. The bagged fox
was turned loose on a hill below Brooks
VILE. two miles from here.
Mr. Hawthorn Goodloe led the chase
with a rafting field Of racers behind MN.
A score and ten riders. halt OF t"em
ics-modern-mounted D.anas-who rode
after the hounds with the dash and skill
OF the Oldest veteran among them. Inc
ladies' we're: Miss Susie Starke. Richmond:
Misses Mary. Minnie. Lottie.- and George
Goodloe. Alton; Miss Irene Langhorhe'
Misses Mamie and Phyllis Langhorhe' Al
bemarle: Miss Pendleton. OF Phiiadeipnia,
with Mrs. Moncure Perkins ana MISS
Bessie Martin. in n dog-cart.
From the Mountain-Top Hotel were DE-
Harrison and Major Beirne, OF New foi
Mr.. f.. Mass.c Mr.. Williams, Eichmohd'
Mr. Robert Stocker. United states navy,
and Robert Go0dloe. Hotel Alton, ana
Masters Buck" Langhorne. and Samiii'e
and Henry Goodloe, Alton.
THE HUNT.
The ground is good and looks level, and
they are off on the trail at pretty pace
from the start. Through the stubble-telds
and across the sullies. down the road.
and skirting the woods. with the blue
mountains above and behind them, away.
There's tho fox There he goes, The
hounds are painting and the master and
hunters OF like the wind! Scudding over
that green knoll for life and taking the
rail fence at a rocking jump, IL IL II
sight worth coming 10 see. My, How
these wOmen-dilettants OF the nineteenth
century-slt their horses! What bosh to
say the race Is deteriorating. See that
slender girl-head erect and shifting the
windi Wherever her horse can so be
sure the mistress Will ride.
Have they lost the fox? No, only out
OF sight. for the dogs give tongue"
They have found and are telling of II.
THE BRUSH
And now, all away together. They are
after them. All around that wheat-heli,
and Gallopirg ahead-there's the last run.
and most Of the participants are In lat
the death" The chase is ended-and so
Is the fox The brush" was won by
Master Buck" Langhorne Of Albemarie
county. 1t was royal hunt. and we
are the fox's debtors. for he gave US a
good run and fun while it lasted. After
ward the hunting party were invited TO
swap experiences, and enjoy the hospi-
tality of the Iaughorues at their beauu-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
DcmOrest-M Monticello.
RICHMOND. VA.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please give M the correct pronuncla-
ton 81 the following words: Demorost,
passcmcntcrie; Monticello.
OLD SUBSCRIBER
In answer to this We append two in
tcr,stlug letters:
DEMOREST'S MAGAZINE,
NEW YORK, September 9th.
Dear Sir, -DemOrcst IS pronounced as
spelled. with very slight accent on the
first syllable and no silent letters.
The nearest English equivalent to passe-
mcnteric would he tho following: Pahs-
uh-moug-tuh-ree-th second and fourth
syllablcs SO short as 20 be scarcely heard.
and the vowel sound really that of the
shortest English "a,' as when saying
GIVE me "a book Respectfully,
w. JENNINGS DEMOREST,
Per T.. ". j.
MONTICELLO, VA.
Dear Sir.-Monticello IS pronounced
Nonucholo. just as the word is pro-
noUucsd in Italian. the meaning of the
word being little mountain" Mr.. JET
f.ison pronounced il in the Italian way.
Very truly yours.
JEFFERSON VI. LEVY.
CThe owner Of Monticello.-Ed)
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Icncapetpcnt Ring.

NNIKIkISINlN, "A.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Should gentleman when engaged 10
a lady give her an engagement r'ng2
IL. W. G.
II Is customary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
A Bad case LenorantIy Handled.

IEe-'' has never been = more disgrace
iDi exhibition % partisan serviliiy than
tie st'eG'St 81 cer;aiu woUlj-be orsaf.s
e; IN adm DiSiFG'io a. confuse = Il re-
iOg their readers TssS ding this taos
cenGert question. On The appearance Of
Dir. Greshams extraordinary recon-
nendatlons these newspap r fastened
10 DetT2y tier lghorarc'- 81 the Tudi-
ment- 81 constitutional and international
law by assuming bat the right 81 Mr.
Cleveland ID upset tae Hawaiian govern
ment was UudeH!abIe; that all he had 10
DO was 70 discover OF manufacture 4
moral ground Tor the exercise oil i power
which they assumed to be unqueSion
able They imagined that could they
convince thel. reader shat President
Harrison through his agents had, directly
Or indirectly, h-.pei 10 overthrow Queen
LiIiuokaiaIl the rig. ( and duty OF bresi-
dent Cleveland 30 reverse that act by
upsetting lie present Hawaiian govern
ment and restoring the Queen would be
universally conceded liz other words,
they argued on the pTepoSterous premise
that two wrongs would make right.
They took for granted that the formal re-
cognltlon OF government was something
with which foreign powers could play
fast and loose. Ti.v were not suffici-
emily familiar with the elements f inter
national Law TO know that the recognition
OF the present Hawaiian government,
made by Mr.. Harrison and affirmed by
MIR. Cleveland, could not be afterward
withdrawn by the latter without COM
uniting an act OF war, for which the au-
thorization of Congress is indispensable.
y. /. Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
All Hail, Hawaii!

Every American who has any love OF
his country in his heart or a thimbleful
OF American blood in his body must read
with both pride and shame the news
that the men who revolted from Lii
uokalani ha been making preparations
for self-defense. and will resist to the
uttermost OF the ir power any attempt TO
overthrow the Government they have
established and to restore the heather
drab of a Queen. Pride, because these
men, many OF them, are OF our own
stock, and have been doing in Hawaii
what their ancestors did in the American
colonies in 1873. Shame, because the
force against which the Hawaiian re-
publicans have been taking precautions
is that of the United States, the mother
country of many of their number, the
natural friend, ally and supporter of
freedom, the natural enemy of mon
archy.-New York Sun.
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rhirty-three Years without Food.

a queer story, and one which readers
would do well to thoroughly salt give
it more than the proverbial grain) before
swallowing, comes with first class rec
ommendation al the way from Eng
land Thirty-three years ago, IL 1850, Il
member of the Chaplin family died at
Blan3:ney, Lincolnshire, and was laid i'll
the family tomb. This particular Chap
lin WIS a naturalist. and among his
other pets had large gay bat. That
bat was permitted to enter the tomb and
was sealed UP alive along with the corpse
of his dead master. IN 1866 the vault
was opened, and to the surprise of all
the bat was alive and fat. On four diff
ferent occasions since the Chaplins have
looked after the welfare of their dead
relatives pet, and each time 1T has been
reported that the bat was still in the
land of the living, although occupying
quarters with the dead. He was las
seen in 1S92.-St. Louis Republic.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
A DEFENSE or THE LAP
Inc Position In Society. Politics a,, Conn.
m3rce of the Prevaricatnr

n N
msrce of the Prevaricator
For many years the wise men have in
sisted upon the Importance and beaut,
o4 truth. We read that all the glorious
ana lovely productions Of the arts de-
pend upon the truth as upon a solid ard
enduring foundation. We read thai
poetry and beauty rest upon the con.
genial substance of truth rs 2 stat,1e
upon It's pedestal. But the man has not
as yet arisen Who mas given the other
slde OF the Question justice or yielded due
praise 20 the efforts ard worth Of liars
We respect and revere the truth. We
adhere 10 It ii theory and. IN practice
thing rare In the adherents Of 1ne~e
oplnioas-but we believe in Justice
though the heavens fall, and In all the
good. old fashioned axioms. In al
truth, however, to speak paradoxicallyz.
the liar, as an element OF practical adj
vancement, has been too long ignored.
1t IS time that the pen and the brush
should do him homage.
Who sets the great enterprises afloat:
Who is the originator of vast invest
ments and the instigator of magnificent
projects?
The liar.
Who is it that floats the bonds, dis.
counts corporations and consultations?
Who is it that has settled the wild
lands of the west and made Uncle Sam
no longer freebooter:
The liar.
Who is it that originates blooms" and
distributes capital from the unwary to
the wise?
Who is it that makes wildcat mines
successful and sets prize upon human
ingenuity?
Who is it that gives the impulse to pol
itics and the trend to political economy?
The liar.
The liar has rs many guiSeS as Porteus.
Anon he wishes to make your fortune.
and aSein he wants to borrow dollar.
But he is always pleasant, affable,
agreeable, whether engaged in the solic-
iting OF millions in world stirring plans
or IN attempting to secure 4 free lunch.
The truthful man will affront you with
rude candor and hold up your faults
brutally to your notice. But the liar
he will do nothing of the sort. He will
make you comfortable and happy. He
will put you at peace with the world and
with destiny.
Whether be is in commerce, in politics
or in the show business, whether he is
Offering you a position or asking a favor,
let his merit be recognized.-Minnea
Commercial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
The Woodworking Sultan.

This ruler is currently imagined to al
low his ministers to do all his work,
while he himself lives life of luxurious
Incidence. The very reverse is the rule.
The one man in al the Turkish domin-
ions who works morning, noon and
night, whose mind never rests from eff
fort to carry his people through the diff
ficulties which beset bad system and
lack of means, is the monarch. The min
listers work little, the sultan necessarily.
Not only is this we'll known, but an init
mate of mine is an aid-de-campi in daily
attendance upon his majesty, and my
ideas cleaned from him have given me a
hearty respect for the personality of the
present bearer of the crescent.
Since his accession he has scarcely left
his palace. Here he labors with honest
fidelity TO effect the impossible, for the
bad Turkish customs are ike the laws OF
the Modes AM PersiaHS. The system l.
as rotten rs tiis people are hard to teach.
Moreover, the sultan is the simplest and
most plainly dressed man in his domin-
ions. The unpretentious courtesy of his
personal bearing, his apparent lack OF
egotism, his rather pale, nervous, e.
tigued looking face, are dignity itself.
1 have never seen more patriarchal
ceremony or one or higher tone than the
quiet procession of Selaml!I.-Harper S
Magazine
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
Feather Trimming.

The great controversy over the wear
ing of feathers is developing considerable
heat. There is no appreciate effect yet
of the pleas on behalf of the bright
plumaged birds. The hat boxes OF the
Princess of Wales have just been peeped
into. and what was seen there may have
an important influence on large num-
Der. On the hats recently made for the
princess and her daughters there are
many feathers, but we are told there are
none except from birds which are used
for human food. Most of the hats are o.
the half Alpine shape, now coming into
fashion. One of the neatest contained
black cocks tail feathers. a little color
has been introduced, showing that the
princess is bringing her mourning to
elose.-London Correspondent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
NEWlYEAR'S DAY AT PEARL CITY
81 The Game With the Sailors Walk
N Over for the Kamehamehas

Between four and five hundred
people went down on the o. 4. "
l.. Co.'S cars yesterday afternoon to
witness the baseball game between
the Kamehamehas and picked
nine from the U. S. S. Philadelphia
and Adams. On arriving at
Remond Grove the passengers
hurried to the grounds in the rear
of the dancing pavilion, where some
of the Philadelphia and Adams
boys were already on the field.
Very little time was lost in making
the preliminary arrangements, and
a little after 8 o'clock Messrs. S.
Mahuka and McVoy, who were
chosen umpires, called the game.
The Kamehamehas were the first
to bat, and they scored four runs IN
the first innings, for which they were
loudly cheered. The naval men
came next, but they were put out
in short order without being able
to score.
There were no extraordinarily
good plays during the whole game,
except that Messrs. Meheula and
Koki. of the home team, each made
home run in the third and fourth
innings respectively.
Meheula pitched in his usual
good style, and he was nicknamed
"Cyclone" by the naval men, either
for his heavy batting or for the
speed of his ball.
Assistant-Surgeon Guest, of the
Philadelphia, took Mahuka's place
as umpire in the fourth innings.
The Kamehamehas won the
game easily, the score being "A to
4. The players were:
Observation-Disclosures q. ~,
Meheula (p.), Bridges &C.,, Pahau
e b., Cummings Is. So, Lindsey
q b., II. Wise 6 b., Kaanoi &c.
f.), Koki Or. f..
Philadelphia and Adams-Min-
ster &c. f. and c., Miller (r. J.,
King q. f.), Brown (c.), Eilers Il
b., Kane (2b.), Biscoe (p.), Cole
Is b., Knight Is. So.
The score by innings was as fol-
lows:
Kams. Al 41O3 PA
Phils. o l 2 o % 0 o. 4
|. Time of the game. 1hr. 4Omin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
Why Banks Do Not Fail in
China.

Bank notes were issued by China as
early as the ninth century, when the art
of printing was unknown in Europe
These notes have generally been redeem
ed, because in China when bank fails
all the clerks and managers have their
heads chopped off and thrown in heap
along with the books of the firm. And
SO it has Happened in these good old
barbarous times that for the past FIVE
hundred years not single Chinese bank
China is coming under the sway OF
western civilization we have no doubt it
will have the same financial troubles as
its more civilized banking brethren =
Chamber Journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
B8 An EXPLANATION.

W. "a III A<%Ap1dAdtIOAs hS SlctOS-
ment made as an advertisement, that
the fighting men of the AMERICAN
and BRITISH men-of-war, including
of course the CaDtains and Officers,
not forgetting the Admiral and also
the Diplomatic Representatives of,
not alone, England and America, but
also Germany, France, Russia, Aus
tria, Portugal, Japan and all the other
powers would visit the POPULAR
PHoNOGRAPH PARLORs, Arlington
Block, Hotel street, was no canard.
Representatives of all have called at
the PHoNoGRAPH PARLoRs and have
listened to the presentations of Oper-
attic selection and National songs and
music through the AUTOMATIC Pho
NOGRAPH. An elaborate layout is
presented during the holiday season,
which should be allowed to catch on,
to the ear, of everybody.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02

When the Warrimoo passed
through this port on her last trip
she reported clean bill of health,
but if accounts received from the
Fiji papers by the same steamer
Yesterday are true, there was a case
ofmeasles on board when the steam
er left this port, which was not re-
ported TO the health authorities
here.
According to the reports received,
a Mr.. Cunningham, a member of the
Australian cricket team, was at
tackled by the disease when the
steamer was four days out from
Vancouver. lie must have brought
the disease on board with him. He
occupied a cabin with Mr.. Victor
Cohen, the gentleman who went az
manager of the cricket team. The
other inmate Of the cabin was lad
Vi hDOuI 4f1 d cOii VI WI. OOuCh.
Ten days after the ship was out
young Cohen developed indications
of measles, and was followed by
two little children of a Mrs. Lee
maire. The position was not very
comfortable, there not being any
"sick bay" to which the patients
could be sent nor any medical as
sistance on board. However, the
best was done that was possible
under the circumstances.
DR.. Andrews, the port physician,
was asked yesterday whether the
officers of the Warrimoo had made
any report of the fact that any of
the passengers had a contagious
disease.
"The Warrimoo reported clear
bill of health when she arrived"
said he, and if there were
measles aboard it was kept most
carefully from the authorities here.
This is the first intimation I have
received that. everything was not
right on her Last trip"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
REPORTED ALL WELL ON BOARD.
Rat Lsts News From Fiji Tells a
Different Tale.
CASE OF MEASLES FROM VANCOUVER.

The yyarrimoO, on Her Last Trip. Said
70 Have Had n Case Break Out Four
DAYS After Leaving British Column
bia For This Port,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02
New SteeIProcess.

a new method of producing steel has
been suggested to NJ. Jules GARNER by
NJ. Moissan's diamond making expert
ments. He claims that it is successful.
The steel is instantaneously made by
nlacing a bar of iron and a stick of char
coal together IN parallel direction in
An electrical friedrich furnace of tenn
'nerature of 1 900 degrees and subJecting
them TO a strong current. NJ. Jules Gar
nier expects that his discovery viii revo-
lutionize the steel industry.-ExchanSe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-02

M. S. Levy has moved to the
Robinson Block on Hotel street.
He promises to keep a full line of
dry goe1s and meet his patronage
With everything they ask for.
Prices of everything on sale will
be low of course, for he sells "for
cash.u