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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.

steamers leave RfCh IN n q
EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNES-
LAY and FhIDAf a. . oclock +. NJ
Manifest closed one hour before sailing
o steamers leave New York from Pier
az 18th River, for Richmond every
NoNDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUR-
nay at 3 T. M, arriving in Richmond
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. and FRIDAY
passeneer accommodations UNSURPASSED.
cabin fare to New York Including
meals and BERTH via James-river
routa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
pnund-tr trip tickets, limited to thirty
DAYS after date OF issue ............. II 90
Steerage fare, with subsistence ..... 90
Steerase fare. without subsistence. W
cabin fare via Chesapeake and Ohio
rsiivyay and Richmond and Peters,
burg railroad (tickets limited 10
four days. ......'..,:..,:.': ......:..... . %
Round "trip tickets Qimited to thirty
TiSEets can be obtained at Richmond
Transfer Company's. 50l east Main street:
chssapeake and Ohio and Richmond and
Petersburg depots, and at the company's
office, 1901 Main street, and wharf. Rock
ettS.
lading issued for points beyond New
Freight received daily until s p. NJ.
Passengers leaving Richmond on MON
DAYS, TUESDAYS. WEDNESDAYS,
THURSDAYS, and SATURD AVS by tho
Chesapeake and Ohio railway (yia New
mond and Petersburg Railway Company
(same days. at 8 A. Nj, will make con-
nection at Norfolk with steamer leaving
''' GEO. W. ALLEN & CO. Agents.
No. 1901 Main street
,.sr yhar -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27

TINTED STATES HOTEL AND
u CAFE. ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.
Ocean view and centre OF finest villas and
drives Capacity 500 guests. First-clase ap-
pointments and orchestra. For terms ana
rooms address JOHN \. DAVIS,
my 23-tje3Oi Proprietor
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Hot SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY, !
August 20. 1870. 4

MIS- -:
MY Dear Cousin,-Your letter Of the 9th
has followed mo 10 this place. /
shall have been here fortnight next Wednes-
day, Gath. and, though l feel no decided i'm
provement In myself, cannot prevent regret
ting, dear Cousin, that you are not with Inc,
for / see such benefit derived by others In taking
these baths. am not going 10 enumerate the
cases. for you probably have heard of many
similar, but will content myself with saying that
they are wonderful and ought to encourage all
10 hope for relief. DIR. Cabell. OF the Virginia
here, that % out OF 100 that have come under
hts cogniZance, who have faithfully taken the
waters, have been relieved, rome entirely and
others partially. Mine like - case may be
beyond their reach. but - may have come
within their healing powers. And what q COM
fort 1t would have been TO us oil. There was an
old gentleman here, several years my senior,
who had ms walked for a year, and could not
even turn himself In bed, after months trial
OF the waters, went home yesterday being able
10 walk with a cane. DR.. CRbell said he ought
10 bave remained until October. lie may have
been q case OF special blessings, seeing he had
survived fur wives and is now happy with the
/ shall leave on the 10Th.
serve you.
Most truly yours. afre and faithfully.
lSignedl X. n LEE.
For circulars and further inform alton, apply
TO FRED SfEkRi,
Manager.
DR. Y. w. CHAPLIN,
Medical Director, Hot springs, Va
JOHN ID. POTTS,
Division Passenger Agent, chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company. Richmond, Va
l6y-Su,Wxflml
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RICHMOND RAILWAY
ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Main Office and Light Department.
foot of Seventh street. Telephone 657.
City Division, Office Main and Vine
streets. Telephone Sl4.
Union Division, office Twenty-ninth
and z streets. Telephone $50.
Manchester Office, Semmes avenue.
Telephone 1921.
Are and Incandescent Lights and
Electric Power at reasonable rates.
Electric-Light Wiring a specially.
Parties desiring Electric Lights or
Power by notifying the main office by
mail or telephone, will be waited upon
by representative OF the company.
lmh 20-t1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27

DARTIES OF FOUR WILLING TO
i occupy the same room can obtain GOOD
BOARD at 1880 each per month. Persons
wishing room alone or with less numbers than
four write for terms. Fine mineral waters.
Physician boarding In house. Two miles from
Richmond and panville railroad station.
MRS. JOHN HATTERSLEY.
eI6-2ws North Garden, Va.
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NEW LINE TO ATLANTA. GA.

Leaving Richmond at 1928 a. NJ. daily
and arriving at Weldon at 2.3S y. NJ,
and at Atlanta at 500 p. VI. via ). a.
l.. Through epers-Richmond to At
lanta.
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NOR
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I'D ~ anu Soihpi4iy . ohaits tNothrStos
PHILADELPHIA, RICH RA
MOND. AND NORFOLK 5xk1s
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Appointed sailing days: Every TUES
SUNDAY at 5 A. NJ.
Freight for Tuesdays and Fridays
steamers received till sailing hour: for
Sundays steamer till 8 +. NJ. Saturday.
Freight received daily until p. NJ.
Fare, 500
For further information apply to
J. w. McCARRICK,
General Southern Agent: Office Rockets,
W. p. CLYDE e. CO,
sp "a General Agents. Philadelphia.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATIONas0s
C0NPANYS JAAEs-R
LINE 10 Norfolk. Portsmouth, Old Point,
Newport News. Claremont, and James
river landings. and connecting q. Old
Point and Norfolk for Washington. Balti-
more. and the North.
STEAMER POCAHONTAS LEAVES
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, AND
FRIDAY AT 100 A.. NJ
Electrlc-cars direct to wharf: Fare only
ne and u-0 to Norfolk. Portsmouth.
By a Grand Orchestrion.
Freight received daily for above-ramed
places and all points In Eastern Virginia
and North Carolina
IRWIN wEISIGER,
rnw.pr supsrinssndsnt.
censrsi omcss: Plantsss Bank BuiIa.
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Billiards. Ten-Pins. Dancing, Driving, Hunting,
Fishing, and other amrssments.
Trained Riding Horses and Riding Master from
the Dupont Riding Academy, Wash
ington, ID. Z.

Since the completion % the new Bath House
this resort has had among its patrons many OF
the wealthiest and most prominent people OF
the United States. most Of whom have hereto
fore gone regularly. season after season, 70
European Springs. Always critical aud OK
acting and AZ frst incredulous, they have uni
formly become warm and enthusiastic In their
Communications. and pronounce tho waters.
baths, improvements, and natural surroundings
equal TO the best they have ever known.
Prices moderate, varying with accommoda-
tiOnr desired.
No SANIlARIUM in the world shows better
results In treatment OF nervous troubles RHEU-
MATlsM AND ALL KINDRED COMPLAINTS.
Tho following extract from letter OF General
Robert K. Lee, written about two months before
no died. win be Of interest to all. ltI printed
by permission OF General Fitzhugh Lee, who
expresses the hope that IL may attract sufferers
10 tho relief afforded by these waters:
Hot SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY,
August IN 1S.O
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
GOON-EsY to the NOOlS.

President Porter or Yale College
was most widely known as a writer
upon metaphysical and theological
subjects, but he was first Il mar and
afterwald Il philosopher. 1t will sur-
prise many who knew him only
through his books to be told that he
had not only q genial relish for
hOmely human companiOnship, but a
profound enjoyment of nature. DR..
j. II. Twichell describes him rs 60
ing into the Adirondacks year after
year, and carrying with him, even in
old age, all the enthusiasm Of youth.
His genial nature expanded in the
atmosphere Of Seclusion amid wild
u%:roundings. Every party going
with him into the woods felJ the
spiritual sunshine Of it. He made
the camp like a home The
guides all loved him, ana coveted lis
service, thinking more Of h.a ru.i-
pany than of his wages. The Kecue
Valley folks came to look eagerly for
his annual appearance among them.
1t was a sight to see them shaking
hands with him after church the
first Sunday.
/ have heard Melville Trumbull,
the guide who was most with him in
the woods, relate the manner Of DR..
POrter's farewell to the Upper Au-
sable Lake, his tavorite haunt, on
which he had spent many Il happy
week, and with which, one might
say, he was on terms OF the tenderest
living sympathy.
1t was in the course Of the vacation
which his conscience of declining
strength had warned him wo Id
probably be his last in the AdirOn-
dacks. He had gone with Trunlblkl
TO the lake to pass two or three days
there in camp, and have n more
look at a place so dear.
On the morning when he was to re-
turn to the Valley, when everything
was made ready to start, he babe
Trumbull leave the baggage where it
was for a while and row him out into
the lake. Midway between the shores
he caused the boat to stop
A long time he sat there, turning
This way and that, bending his ewes
earnestly, steadfastly, but without
speaking, on the views around-the
Gothic Range. the cone Of Haystack,
the encircllng forest. Then he di-
rected the guide to take him near
and along the shore.
AS they moved slowly on, by n
and another familiar spot, Trumbull
saw that the DOCTORS eyes were filled
with tears, and perceived that it Was
n leave-taking. II never in my life
had anything make me feel so bad"
in telling the story.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
\ Large Hotel.

The ~impecuniOuS BOhemianS Of
London, when too poor to pay for u
nights lodging, sleep in what they
POLITICALLY name the Hotel of the
Beautiful Star, or the Hotel de la
Belle Etoile. as it is called by those
who speak French.
1t is IA large hotel, and the dodgers
can choose from among several cham
berS, such as the park and the
Thames embankment; and always
find elbow-room and plenty of water.
Eight or ten years ago Mr.. Christie
Murray-he tells the story in The
Making of a NOvelisL"-waS sitting
in the Savage Club in company with
four distinguished men of letters.
One of them was the editor of a
London daily. who said, II do not
suppose that any man in my present
position has experienced in London
the privations | knew when [ first
came here, went hungry for three
DAYS, twenty years ba.k, and for
three nights l slept in the park"
"You cap that, Christie" said one
of the party.
-Four nights on the embankment.
Four days hungry" he answered.
fl 5 neighbor, a poet, chimed in la.
conically. give"
: All OF the party had slept in that
hotel which is always open for every
Io Nv
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
Tricky Lions.

Some of the most dangerous tr cks
Of animals are those stimulating kind
ness. Charles Montague, in Tales
Of a NOmad," says that hyenas often
follow lions, and finish a car, as the
moment lions have left it. Some
times, however. the hyenas are too
eager, and steal bits of meat while
the lions are still at their meal.
| have been told that the lion rids
himself of the nu .sance in the follow
ing way: He throws a piece of meat
aside. When the lion is looking the
other way the hyena lodges in and
rushes off with the meat. Presently
the lion throws another piece OF
meat, this time a little nearer. The
hyena takes that also. At last the
lion throws a piece very near indeed.
The hyena, having become reckless,
makes a dash at this also. but the
lion wheels round and lays him low
with a pat Of his paw and a grOwl of
annoyance.
/ remember at the I'sutu on one
occasion hearing at night the cries of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14

will get some n else in her place."
Just then there was a big noise in
the hall, and someone called out
SIS she killed." and the door opened.
and an officer came in carrying 1.-THE
wee one" in his arms.
''She insisted upon being brought
here, sir" said the officer to Hawley.
They were all on their feet in a
minute leaving the Washington re.
port OF the House and the New York
markets to take care of themselves.
us she dead:" came from them all
In the same breath, rs they saw the
blood on her face and hands.
mot yet" replied the officer, in
low tones. IA physician will be
here directly"
How did it happen?" asked Haw-
ley. leaning forward and wlping the
blood from her face with his hand
kerchicf.
II saved him-your little Ned"
she said, in broken tones.
"My little Ned" said Hawley,
quickly.
"IeS. You see, it was this way.
l was hurrying over the bridge ter
get here, and had just gOt'cross when
a runaway came dashing along. Just
front OF me was yO'r little Ned. l
knew him from his long curls--he
was here one night, yo' know. |
just give one leap an | caught Ned
from under the horses feet. He's
all right-the big policeman said so.
Pm en- mind hn ,,,c,,t l,;lt1l
''But you, poor wee girl" came
from Hawley, with something like a
sob.
'Oh, it don't matter fer me. l
amt no count, anyhoN-but Ned, it
would been awful ter had him
killed"
"Will she liye?" asked Hawley, as
the physician bent over her.
NO" came from him slowly.
"Am l goin' ter die?" she asked,
looking up at the physician, her eyes
filed with tears.
II am afraid YOU will, my dear"
he replied. smoothing her dark hair
gently.
Then what'll become of Jim?:"
she SalQ, piteOuSly.
Il will care for him." said Haw-
ley. taking her little hand that was
fast growing cold, and pressing it to
his lips.
"Will yo.' My. but yo' are good.
Jim'll have it fine now. won't he?
He kin go ter school, can't he, an
have all he wants ter eat::"
YES
81 am glad. then, Pm goin' ter
die, if Jim kin have all them fine
things
Ard with 4 smile on her sweet
face 1.-THE wee girl" passed into that
beautiful home where there are no
street gammieS, Or night messengers
to carry dispatches. Evening Wis
consin.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
A Novel Way TO Coliec: a Bill.

Quite a novel suggestion in the
way of bill collecting was made the
other day through the mistake of u
man ma ling two letters in this city.
He had had considerable difficulty in
%persuading a young woman that his
goods had not been sold to her for
the mere pleasure of selling, and
inally she had dismissed his mes
senger with the statement that she
did not want to hear from him again,
Nothing was left for the merchant to
do bat to resort TO the United States
mails. He accordingly sat down and
wrote to the young woman a letter
which was characterized rather by
%terseness and vigor than by any
terms of affection. Fortunately for
him, he had a social acquaintance
with another young lady in the same
house, and while he had his pen he
thought he would write to her, too,
a personal letter. When he came to
direct his envelopes, though. he sent
the dunning letter to his personal
friend and his personal letter to his
debtor. 1t is needless to say that
the mistake was corrected within a
few moments after the receipt OF the
letters. but the debtors chagrin at
the revelat on of her position to an
other was so great that she paid her
bill Immediately WashingtOnNew
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
TWO PUSSY CATS.
~ FILA WHEELER WILCOX.

DAINTY little ball of fur sleek and round and
ima, through the lazy hours, some ones
hous'h led Of down. decked in ribbons CAV 4;
Iylne peasant life you lead, whether night or
day,
.r.oon epicure from a costly dish;
Iinlntt ,rqfth What YOU like the best, chicken,
ineS ., m outstretched hand, knowing but
comforts OF your life, pussy, no one
elesses.
,,rc through the house at will. racing
,, -" "o rretty, playful pranks, loved and praised
~ "a" NO from room to room to find the choic-
or gs' title household puss, happy is your
lot.
,,.ourc on nv lady's lap, or doing by the
49,, Nh 'cca,tnip tea if ill-what a lucky fatei
i,o g" m life and nlourned in death, ana stuffed.
AL r amr' nm on the mantel shelf-dear pet cat
ro,r little oecear cat. hollow-eyed and saunt:
iuna,,ne down the alley why like a COST of
,t.led AID beat by thoughtlsss boys, bent on
eruel play:
day.
,,nn.;r, nf,er crusts and crumbs. Gnawing
' u..t laes bones;
,~u,."Jir. at Il human steps, fearing bricks and
Odesi
,r,nkius Mt an outstretched hand, knowing
only blows;
wr..rhcd Ii lie beggar cat, born to suffer woes.
,.ooi;nc To an o1en door. craving food and heat
r,,I,encI of with angry cries and broomed
II to the street
urured leased. and chased by dogs through
the lonely night;
uorcless little besgar cat. sorrow is your
plight.
s.e,ins anywhere you can, in the rain and
SHOW
WAKING in he cold gray dawn, wondering where
to 90;
Ming m the street at last, starved to death at
Picked up by the scavenger- poor tramp cat!
Independent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14

A cCnteml orary, in an article de-
signed to promote the interest of
young people in electricity, tells how
to arrange an inexpensive electrical
machine. a glass, which has leen
thoroughly dried before fire, is placed
upside down upon Il table, and on the
glass is placed a tray, perfectly dry,
in such a way that it shall preserve
its equilibrium. A paper slightly
smaller than the tray is then heated
and rubbed rapidly with 4 bursh. 1t
quickly becomes electrified, and must
then be placed on the tray. If the
finger be brought near the tray Il
spark will appear. This spark will
be so much the brighter. ana it's
series Of sparks SO much the longer,
in proportion as the glass and the
tray are dryer. If, while the sparks
are being drawn from the tray, the
room in which the experiment is per-
formed be darkened, the scintillatiOn
will appear extremely brilliant
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14

a hycna in pain, mingled with. an oc-
c~asional short growl from u lion. This
went on for about twenty minutes.
The next morning we found the Ca
cass OF a hyena bitten across the
neck, and marked by the claws Of.
lions. They had evidently caught it
and played with it some time before
killing it. l suppose this was done
in revenge for the annoyance they
had sustained from the hyenas
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
QUEER EFFECT OF a WILL.
A Provision which Has Kept IA Brooklyn
House Closed for Eighteen Years.

A Provision Which Has Kept II Brooklyn
House Closed for Eighteen Years.
The house af 2J5 Court Street has
a strange hiStOrv-Strange on account
of the eccentricity Of its former
and original Owner The house is OPP
posite Harrison Street and is not I'M
like half a dozen other houses on the
same block: but the feature which
distinguishes this particular house
from others lies in the fact that all
the outer blinds are tightly closed,
and eve the front door is double
barred with a great green shutter.
Some eighteen years ago, says the
Eagle, the house had an air OF activ-
ity about it: its doors and It's win
dOws were not closely barred. John
Snitzpann. a widower, lived in it.
with his only daughter. He had
built the house and had lived in the
neighbOrhoOd for a number of years.
He waS regarded by his neighbors as
somewhat peculiar in manner, but
no n in the neigborhood was more
generally liked, in spite of his cccen-
tricity. But his daughter had tired
Of the neignbOrhOod. Her COM
panions and friends lived in more
stylish localities and she longed for
the day when her fathe' would sell
or rent the house on Court Street and
locate in Il more fashionable neigh
bOrhUOd. Yet her father would never
listen to her. Snitzpann died and
left a will giving all his property,
both personal and real, TO his beloved
daughter Katherine, Lut with the
stipulation that the house, 255 Court
Street, must not be sold or rented by
her or her heirs: that she must either
occupy the house or else let it remain
idle. When Miss S%nitzpann heard
the will she said nothing, but her
face wore q determined look. AS
soon as she could collect her personal
effects she left the house aud went
to MOrristown, n. j., where she has
resided ever since. For Il period Of
over sixteen years the house remained
without an occupant. All the ele-
CANT furniture, which was never re-
moved, first became dust laden and
then gradually went to decay. Rats
frisked about and ran over every
thing. Great cobwebs hung in cIus-
teIs from the ceiling, and there was
a dampness and a drearineSs within
which was depressing. AS the house
was rapidly going to ruin it became
either a question of allowing some
one TO live in it or else having it be-
come d nuisance to the surrounding
hOuSoS. Fifteen months AGO Ed
Bell, a middle aged German, was
commissioned to live in the place
aad take care of it. He and his wife
occupy the basement and the first
floor Of the house at present, but
ihey have no rent to pay. Since the
house was closed, over eighteen years
ago. the front door has never been
ra,,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-06-14
Corn Bread as Food.

.'BehOld the average cOlOred Ia
borer On Il Southern plantation"
said Mr.. =. Il. Winston, of Minnesota
and irginia, at the Arlington.
How fat and sleek he looks; how
his shining eyes and smooth. ebony
skin reveal the robust physical man.
He is a type of perfect health. and
to what does he owe his superb con-
ditiOn? III tell you in two words
corn bread. There is the grandeSt
fOo4 product in the world, and all
honor to the noble American who is
trying to teach the Ola World people
the various delicious u,es Of corn, and
the many Lalatable ways it can be
prepared tor the table. If it we-e
not for corn l don't know how many
of the poor people Of Virginia, white
and black, would exist. 1t is in re-
atty the mainstay OF life in many
localities of the Old State. But to
really love corn bread. l think me
must be used to it from childhood.
Southern born men of the old regime
commenced gnawing on corn 'pOne,'
when they were babies: as they grew
older the pone accompanied them on
every hunting and fishing expedition,
and so, when maturity was reached.
corn in some form or other was
wanted at the table three times a
day."-Washington Post