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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
DRIVING ACCIDENT ON A BRIDGE.
Two Grcenyiile Gentlcrnen' Thrown iro'"
a bridge and One severely Injured

bridxe and Ohc Sesef0'9
GREENvIIL.E. N. c.. June h-o'pe-
claL)-Messrs. w. n. Cox. OF this place.
and J. Il. Grow. Of Goldsnoro, were one
driving this evening, and, while rsthrnins
across the river bridge the horse became
frightened and jumped over, the , ran,ns
and threw both to the ground. d's'aios nee
OF twenty or twenty-five feet. cox .aas
his right leg crushed below the Knee an an
his back slightly wrenched. doctors rear ss.
his leg will have to be amputa'eu' vi,
Crows thumb was knocked on, OF plsse
and the bone struck through ms NAM
and his back and hips slightly wrencneu
He is not seriously hurt. cox Is suiie''"s
very much
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15

Toe. buys our next grade better and a
very superior garment. Ii has all the
latest Improvements and made OF the
best materials, only Toe. apiece. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
ParaSOlS and Umbrella,

Ends OF lots or one ..-
there has marks OF show. o.. r
ever so slight, nothi0g t.,.
prices injured. They eoutt.
Gloria Umbrellas, ,Ac Si...
4ec.
BELT BUCKLES, Tie at
nishable kind, ! Of the 1s.. F..
left, I2Hc. each.
7 dozen Tortoise Shell Nn-P-
Ise. kind SC. 4 dozen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
A Virginia Boy Wins.

EMORY, VA, June 1i.-(Special)-
George c. Peery. Of Tazewell county. Va.
wins the Robertson prize medal for ora
tory at Emory and Henry College. He
also gets the science medal and second
a..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15

81 buys the best Shirt OF the kind that
can be made. The shiit you have made
to order at $3.50 or sE75 cannot have
better materials or be made in better
manner. and the price is only 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
SILK REMNAN'

About $50 yards in disable ..,-.
are here, bits from the aa
ing of new Beauties. Chm >.,.
solid and figured Tahet .. ,
rahs, Satin. Duchess. .
every kind of silk mlierU
remnant pile to'day-blf.4
priced.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15

\0MRANY
RICHMOND, Va. JsnsIt ..
Friday Remnant Da.

What aImerry hum o. 'n
here ? How the great 81. ksf
under the steady onslaugh u
a trade I; and, what's nor o.
the more we sell the cheaee,
can and do sell. the more
nants we have every Wee %
pose of. 1t takes nerve lnf r
bone TO keep a stock Ike O.
of remnants. An Unu,lr
Remnant Celebration taxi. -
today.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15

Our facilities for executing all kinds
Of lob printing are unsurpassed. Send us
YOUR orders and you VIII be pleased With
our work and prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
The wonderful Echo.
Ga Fanielle)

A. Nine Arlbeles the conversation
turned upon echoes. and lady III w"
companv declared that she knew Of one
that repeated a sound nine or ten tiiu,'
"Poohl that g. nothing 'sald li'r
MARQUIS: 81 have an echo IN my p''N
that can beat yours into hts
Impossible" said everybody m chotus y.
"You can easily put it to the teS- Il
you like" ...,,s 70
VERY we'll we will step across W.
morrow 70 hear for ourselves.
"Yes. come without fail" and SO say
tnr. Naruuis took his departure mtdl-
tatine a little scheme Of his own on
reaching his mansion h. sent Tor MS
lackey. Sancho by name.
You are no to all sorts of tricks OH
chan. DO you think you could manage
to- play tho part OF an echo?'
"Cartainly. my lord: YOU have only O.
shout Hot Ho! ami l repeat the same
"Very well: tomorrow at noon you
shall 70 and stand i'm that ciump or
trees behind the Lake and repeat thl''y
times any call that You may near Er',I-
uallv lowering your voice, but nund
NUNS the word''
Next day his lordship's friends came
t~ooping into the park Sancho was "t
his post pricking up his ears. Now
ladies' and gentlemen, your douolS VIII
SION ba dissipated." said the Marquis
"Nin you D. the FIRST to thy the eNp''-
rlment, madame
mo. thanks, Marquis; your voice IS
;oulcr and more effective for the pur-
pos" than mine.'
Nhereupon the Marquis INFLATED ms
lungs and called out az the top or MS
voice:
Are you there
To which the echo made answer.
"Yes. my lord, I've been here "a couple
Of aoursy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02

was In this particular field OF work that
he acquired n national reputation. The
high esteem IN which he ~ held by the
progressive agricuiturists of Tennessee Is
evidenced by the recent action OF the
trustees and faculty Of the State Uni
versity, who, upon learning of his appoint
ment as Assistant Secretary OF Agricul-
ture. requested him by unanimous vote
to resume his duties as president OF the
university as soon as his term OF SER
vice expires in the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. This is deserved
compliment, which will doubtless DO fully
appreciated by DR.. Dabney.
In his new work he Will find ample
scope for his admirable executive ability.
which has been fully tested in the various
positions he has heretofore occupied. lie
is I'm fun and earnest sympathy with The
farming classes, and It has been his con-
slant study TO make his scientific work
OF real practical value to southern farm
ers. He has done as much. II not more,
than any other agricultural scientist In
his efforts TO point out the best methods
to reach the best-paying results.
Or. Dabney Is member or the
American Chemical Society: also. Of the
American Institute OF Mining Engineers,
and of the Society FOR the Promotion
OF Agricultural Science. His appointment
is receiving the hearty approval OF the
agricultural press in every section OF the
country, and ii is generally conceded
that It is one among the best that have
been made by the present administration.
Or. Dabney Is a native OF Virginia,
and withal Is a genial. hearty man,
with Gne intellectual accomplishments.
His careful study Of the great agricul-
tural problems OF the age has emluently
fitted him for the new position 10 which
he has been SO Unexpectedly called. His
extensive acquaintance with toe neces-
stiles OF American agriculture, not only
in the South Atlantic and Gut States,
but in every section OF the Union, al
mirably fits him for his new dutIes'
and he will undoubtedly MI the Office
acceptably to the farmers Of the nation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
Ihackeray.
QIousehold Words)

II his recently-publishei Memoirs" Mr..
G. q. Leland thus speaks OF Thackeray:
'Thackeray was marked in his manner.
and showed impulse and energy in small
utteranccs ] may err, but / do not
think he could have endured solitude or
too much Of himself lie was eminently
social. and rather given at times to reck-
lesi-nOt deliberate or spiteful-sarcastic
or ironic' sallics. I'm which he did not.
with Americans. generally come OF first
best There was a very beautiful lady
I'm Boston with whom the great novelist
was much struck and whom he greatly
admired, as be sent her two magnificent
lrouzes. Having dned one evening at her
house. he remarked as they all entered
the dining-room. Now I suppose that, ac-
cOrding to your American custom. We
shall all put our feet up on the chimney
piece% Certainly replied his hostess;
and, as your legs are 50 much longer
than the others, you may put your feet
on the top OF the looking glass'-whIch
was about ten feet from the ground.
Thackeray I was told. was offended at
this. and showed II, he being OF the
give but not take kind. one day hc
said TO George Boxer. when both were
looking at Durer's etching OF Death,
Knight, and the Devil OF which | pos
eess a fine copy. Every man has his
devil whom he cannot overcome. / have
two-laziness and love Of pleasure
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
Witnessing Executions.
(Notes and Querles.)

The change that has come over mems
minds with regard TO the advantages 10
be derived from witnessing the execution
OF criminals is worth noting. At the
beginning OF our century IL was the opln-
ion OF almost every one that these sights
were very beneficial because they tended
10 warn those with criminal lOngingS
what might be their own fate. l remem-
Der when the bill was before Parliament
for causing executions 70 take place IN
private hearing more than one person
say that If these great public warnings
were withdrawn murders would be"onle
more frequent. Subsequent experience
has not fulfilled the prophecy.
50 firmly was 1t impressed on the popu-
lar mind that gazing on the death agony
Of felonS was a wholesome experience
for the young that l know OF instances
where poor unhappy boys have been cont
PEELED To be spectators OF the tragedy.
The late Mr.. William Sowerby, ST., OF
Nesslngham Hall, a gentleman who died
al a mature age some quarter Of a c.n-
fury ago, told me that when he was at
-ohoOl at Lincoln as the execution days
came round, a whole holiday was given
50 as 10 afford the boys the means Of
improving their morals by gazing on the
hanging. | have often mentioned this
note of barbarism in conversation. ana
have sometimes thought that those who
heard me were under the impression th1t
I was r0mancing or had been misin-
formed.
To-day 7 have met with confirmation
OF the statement. Mr.. Best. in his Per
soral and Literary Memorials 49, page
2G3 says that when he was at the Lin
coin Grammar School the master
Inlf
before noon that they might ar
rive in time at the place OF eT'-
cution when there was Il man to be
hanged"
some persons have n strange banker
ing after sights OF this kind We ma
not refer 70 past times. J met q gentle
man in society some seven or eight years
ago who had been present at thirty-siX
executions. He WAS the only man l tV'r
met gho seriously objected to the ceath
penalty being carried out in private.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
" Dead as Chelsea"


Mayor Carter. OF Chelsea, told an ex-
c,ileut story al dinner one evening last
week II seems that there was fair
in Chelsea recently. and one Of the attrac-
tiOns was that eyral persons were TO
dress UP in such costumes as ingenuity
might suggest to represent the title or
some book Then there We're guesses on
the name or the book which the costume
was designed to represent
one man simply had boards Ike the
"sandwich-man" on the street, one in
front OK him and one behind. On one OF
those boards was painted in conspicuous
letters the word Chicago" ana on the
other the word Chelsea
Well. the guesses puzzled their heads
for a long time. but could not guess the
title OF the book which this costume re-
presented. Finally. they gave it up. and
asked the "sandwlch-man" TO tell what IL
was.
THE Quick and the Dead" said he.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
ROLLING ACROSS The OCEAN.
The Curious Crar Proposed by "a French
EngiHssr.

tCaSeirTS MaBaEine)
In these days Of revolutionary projects
in matters mechanical and scientific un-
usual engineering exploits have lost much
of their tendency TO create surprise. Sull
that sensation may be produced in a
mid degree 10y the latest scheme Of ocean
transportation which has reached us from
France. and which has NJ. Bazin, not
unknown in engineering circles, for its
author NJ. Barn proposes, In brief 10
build an Atlantic liner on cigilt rollers,
with the view Of securing speed much
higher than any thus far attained, ar
pJiue that the wheels or rollers on which
The vessel is 10 rest will so greatly d-
minish the resistance offered by The waves
that thirty knots an hour viii be easily
within the bounds of possibility, and VIII
enable tina passage from southampton or
Liverpool to New York 10 be made in
four days. The rollers are to enter the
water 90 depth OK about twenty-siX
feet and rcvolve within a platform placed
about tweuty-four feet above the water,
~ that there Will be rolling instead
o( q gliding body. as IS the case I'm Ordi-
nary ships The rollers presumably are
70 be worked by engines TO secure pro-
pulsiOn. NJ. BaZin claims 10 have settled
by experiment that the stability Of the
roller type OF vessels is at least as great
as that Of the ordinary type. and believes
that the construction OF his design Of
ship will be much less costly than that
Of the usual description. According 10
French report It Is proposed 10 put n.
Razin's plans 20 practical test by con-
structing "A vessel about 400 feet long and
about 9O-foot beam, with rollers 20 feet
in diameter and 81 feet wide. The latter
are TO make "a revolutions per minute.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
Aztec Ruins in New Mexico.



VIII Mcmillan, OF St Louis. and T..
Brenson, OF II Paso, an authority on
prehistoric Indian ruins. have discovered
AZ from twenty 70 forty miles below Eddy.
New Mexico, the crumbled remains OF FIVE
different Aztec towns that formerly con-
tanned. according to usual estimates. d.
coo % 2),OJO persons Excavations arc 70
b.. made to expose the walls Of the farm
dwellings buried by sand from the hills
near bv The canyon near by. now filed
with sand. formerly furnished water. The
cmdius OF an ancient canal had previously
ben discovered. Broken pottery, arrow
heads. and stone axes prove the IDENTITY
o. the race 10 be the same as that which.
when eXtinguished. left peculiarly-buiit
towns in North Mexico, Northern New
Mexico, and Arizona. They were peo-
Die who built towns In the hills for de-
fence. and farmed the river lands. The
discovery shows that agriculture was car
riai on on the Pecos by irrigation by the
prehistoric dwellers. and a dense popula-
ton supported.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
THREATENING GESTURES.
Shaking the Fist Nct AluayS n Sign Of
Fighting Instinct,


"e -''''''''-''" ''-"i -
would obS'rV" That the shaking OF
the clonchcd hand no n demonstration Of
hostility has apparently no relation in its
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Oh" GU tom ~ lighting Win the naked
fists is strictly local. ami docs not appear
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''' f'I"- I''i'''.'ii ~ . ,'-i
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
FRANCE AND AUTocRAcy.
Sincere Republicans Cannot Admire the
Csa, and His Ways.
Gabriel Monod. in the Contemporar
Review

Gabriel Monod, In the Contemporary
Review
We cannot so on forever processing for
the Russian Government M admiration
which no sincere Republican can possibly
feel, or waxing wroth against the tyran-
meal regime In Bulgaria, when, az a
matter-of fact. we are all full OF sympa-
thy for the energy with which that little
country has asserted its independence
Nor can we go on felgning Ignorance as
70 the abuses OF Russian autocratic gov
eminent. such as the persecution OF tho
Jews. Of the Poles, and OF al
the Dissenters, the secret trial ana exc
cution OF political prisoners. ara
the destruction OF all logical SELF
government, such as the Hemst-
vos. the election OF justices OF
peace. and OF the free communal admin
istration. which were so many compensa-
tons for the Cars aut0craey.
WIN not France feel that she is losing
indiguity II she Is deprived OF her ire
dom both Of Judgment and OF speech!
H. on the other hand. some ministry en-
deavorcd 20 bring about war thtou.l
tho medium Of the Franco-i.u@Nnp AN,
ance. in order 10 rcconquer As'1ce AZ,
Lorraine. would they lind that they oouip
count on a majority 10 back them! war
IS always at hand In the present STATE
~ Europe. but nobody would dare %
engage in it deliberately. The chances
are too great. .- l.,
France must perish II she engages IN
an unsuccessful one. and n victorious
- in which Germany was crushed by
France and Russia. would result IN 'he
snbicction OF all Europe 70 the la'ter,
Would not France then feel that she h'h
acted to the ufa the part OF the MOI So
in tho fable. who. 10 b. avenged on ,n,
s,ac admitted 70 be bittcd ana orldi'l
t,- n ri1ar2 what n mockery H. AFTER
the victory. France were obliged 20 seek
an alliance with Germany against RUSSIA
such are the questions which arise ~
many minds when they reason hpou, w.,
',",.,,,stration OF Russian friendship
which they cannot. however. help hail-
tno a. n comfort after so many years
or weakness ard dependency
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02


The judicious appointment OF DR..
Charles W. Dabney. Jr., Phi d., by Presi-
deat Cleveland will meet with the hearty
approval OF the progressive farmers and
planters. not oaly throughout the South.
but the entire country. He Is at the
present time the president OF the Uni
verslty OF Tennessee, which TX located
at Knoxville. He is also director OF the
State Experiment Station. Hts appoint
ment was a surprise 10 himself, and a
most agreeable one 10 his numerous
friends who have long been associated
with him In his successful efforts to
promote the agricultural interests OF the
new South. Previous 10 accepting the
presidency OF the University OF Tennes-
see he was the State Chemist OF North
Carolina and director OF the State Elk
pertinent Station. He was largely instru-
mental in establishing and perfecting the
fsrtlizer-control system Of that state. II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
Russians Forbid to Mutllate Themselves.
HOndon StandardD

A trial took place last week in the
Russian capital with closed doors.
banker and his niece were charged with
belonging TO the sect OF Skoptzl or self
mutilators. By Russian law mutilation
is only punishable II committed from re-
lgious motives. in order 10 convict an
ecclesiastical expert was summoned TO ex-
anime the papers OF the prisoners, among
which We're found. written BY the girl
the two phrases perfectly meaningless
10 the uniniiiated: I'VE shall triumph"
and "a great ship must make great
voyage" The expert, however recognized
In them reference TO the symbols OF the
Skoptzi, and the jury convicted both
prisoners The banker. a man OF 90. was
condemned 10 fifteen years hard labor
for self mutilation and for having tattooed
a cross en- the girls breast. aud the girl
10 ten years for having submitted and
conniyed AT tho offence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
a u'i.a Canclusion.

WEST coRINTH. MAINE.-I doc
tored for years for biliousness but no.
thing ever helped me like simmons
Liver Regulator. / shall take nothing
else hereafter.-N. n. Oahman. Your
druggist sells ii In powder or liquid.
The powder to b. taken dry or made
into tea. =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02

visited this country. and at that time ]
understood him 20 cay that there was not
an operator I'm Europe WHO read by sound,
although the soundreading system had
been ia vogue I'm this country for upward
Of thirty years on his return to England
no stated in n paper read before a So
Cicty OF which he was n member that
England was twenty years behind the
United States I'm its Geographic develop
mcnt and for this he was severely criu-
ciscd by some Of the English papers.
About eight years later Mr.. Prccce again
visited this country. and stated What
they were making considerable progress
IN the direction Of introducing the Ameri-
can. or Morse. sound reading system. lie
arain visited the United States this year,
and informed me that II would be very
difficult 70 distinguish an English from "a
Western Union telegraph office, they were
50 much alike, and that the American
Morse. or sound-rcadng system was In
general use In England. II appears. there
for, tbat Mr. prccce has introduced the
American system in his own country. and
I'm this he has shown great wisdom as II
Iv. and always has been. very much eu-
perior o. the European system. II 1t had
not boon for Mr.. PrccCcs visits 10 the
United states. and his ability TO adopt
our system and Improvements, am afraid
that the English would suli be dragging
along with the old-fashioned dial needle
instruments. as they are singularly averse
20 what they call American innovauon%"
FOREIGN ELECTRICIANS ASTON
ISHED.
During the past summer / have met
and conVersed with representative cleo
tricians from nearly all parts OF the
world. who came here 10 visit the expo
s.ti9u Zach II thcm has Inspected the
Western Union office and system in chi
caro. and in every case have stated dis
tncuy taat the progress OF telegraphy
I'm the United States Was very FAR In
advance ~ what il was in Europe Our
instruments. swItch-b0ards, etc. appear 70
Nc a revelation 20 most Of them. Then
arain. the United states IS the only
country iu which telegraph lines are ope-
rated direct from dynamo current in
Throne they stlll adhere 20 tho old bat
tory svetem Din some cases using storage
lqttcrioei. and the gentlemen who visit
"a me were surprised 10 see the great
advance we have made In this direction.
The only European instruments which we
lave adopted in this country are the Ing
leh Whcatstone. which we work TO al
vantage on some OF our long circuits;
while ln England they are gradually SUD
etiutng our Morse system, incudlnE the
dYrlcy. ouadruplcx. etc. for their old ma
cbinery in fact. AN electric manufacture
irl, corupqny OF Chicago IS shipping tcle-
rr3rbic instruments 10 nearly all parts OF
f.yrouc II appears 10 me, therefore, that
fhr limited States Is very much In advance
of an European countries IN all branches
of electrical industries, the telegraph ana
teieuhone included. and, in fact. In al
mechanical industries. very nearly all on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
One Anomaly Begets Another.

"As men ape the Prince OF Wales. why
don't women ape the Princess?''
Because If they did the men couldh
dance attendance on them and consist
entity ape the Prince. Seer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
Tns American Lines as Compared With
Those Of England.
RFLTING THE G LOBE.
,r.,u. with Colonel l.. {. Ciowry' Vice
l,e.dcnr and "e"'r" superintendent
ottbc Wc.tc. n Union Company

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