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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
Nniice 10 CnrrespOnhrni-.

80 notice will be taken Of anonymous
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Nor will any attention be given to long
Strings 81 questions.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered.
We cannot undertake To ascertain the
value Of old coins. For that information
write to some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake 20 answer queries
10y mail; we can only answer theil
through this column.
Address Query Editor, Dispatch ONCE
Richmond. Va"
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Working Day and Night.

This will allow them to catch up with the orders, and
furnish all issues on demand We cam therefore, ii"" this
date supply any back number already published at tn"
rate as new issues which is upon receipt of three coupons
from this paper and ten cents.
We know this will be very popular move. The rush
for these portfolios has been unprecedented in the history Of
newspaper premiums and nothing like it was cv before
dreamed of yet thousands have delayed sends for M first
parts and having neglected this have given up the idea Of
securing the full set thinking that it too late TO W the
first issues For such this is
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RAILROAD LINES.
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG

= Il
IL AND POTOMAC kAILRoAD-scheduis
e,.'ii'.~-.~,nb 10, Aha y, 1871. r.dst-
tfn standard time.
~ a. NJ. Iea,es Byrd-Street Station
daIly Except sunday. Stops
AZ Elba and local stations:
arrives at Washington az lsOl
y. NJ: Baltimore. liz Il. NJ:
Philadelphia, $50 I. n, New
Ior-Car TO Washington.
$50 4. ~, New York and Florida Spe-
cial. all Pullman Nestibuled-
cars, leaves Byrd-Street sta
tion daily except Monday No
extra charge other than usual
1? 20 noon. leaves Byri-street Station
boswell MnGcrd, Fredericks-
burg. Brooke. and WidcwateT;
Arrives at Washington az $40
L. NJ; Bal,im )re. 5.i 7. NJ.
Philadelphia. 7.i9 7. NJ: New
meets AZ Washington with
the Congressional limited tali
pullman parlor-cars n
Pennsylvania railroad dining
carr. leaving at T.. NJ. da!iy'
arriving at Baltimore, - ,.
NJ. and New York. e.cs I. NJ.
l:h =. II, leaves Ryr1-Street station
daily. Sieepng-cars Rich
mo.d 10 New YORK ant WASH
ington 10 Phil tdelphia. stops
al Elba. Ashland. boswell.
Milford. Frederic ksburs
brook. and Whitewater. stops
at other stations on Sundays:
Arrives AZ Washington az = 10
=. NJ: Baltimore, l23 \. NJ.
Philadelphia. 3:lj 4. II. New
York 8 , \. VI.
SOS A. NJ, arrives al ByrI-Street Station
daily SLEEPER from New
York Stops at Whitewater.
BROOKE. Fredarcksburs, Mil
ford. boswell. Ashland. aui
Eiba. StOps ~ other sta
tlons on Sundays. Leaves
Washington a; 400 \. NJ
2.3s Y. 81. arrives az ByrI-Streot station
daily. except sunday stops
a. Whitewater Brooke. Frede-
ricksburg. Milford. boswell.
Ashland. and Elba. Leaves
Washington 1855 \. NJ. Bur
fet Parlor-Car from Washing
7Ij =. NJ. arrives Mt Byrd-street station
daily. stops at Fredcricks-
burg. Milford. ana boswell.
Tullmau-cars from New York
and Nashngonton. Leaves
Washington at $40 y. NJ.
Does not stop at E.lba.
so T. NJ, arrives at Byrl-Str--t Station
daily. Leaves Washington At
1852 T.. ~ stops az Elha AMI
local stations. Pullman-Car
from Washington.
go =. NJ. New YORK and Florida Spo-
cal am Pullman Nestihuled
cars. arrives az Byrd Street
station daily, except sunday.
No extra charg'. other than
usual Pullman fare
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODA-
TION.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
40 Z. NJ. leaves Byrd-SUeet. station:
A AZ ,qt Fredericksburg at
s3s \. NJ. arrives n Byrd-street sta
tion. Leaves fredericksburg
at $50 4 NJ
ASHLAND TRAINS
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
6i8 4. 81. leaves LIba. Arrives at Ash
land an 1.J 4. NJ
GO i. NJ, leaves Eliza. Arrives at Ash
Land al 30 i. ".
64j 4. VI. arrives al Elba. Leaves Ash
land "a 6U5 \. NJ.
60l l.. NJ. arrives at Elha. Leaves Ash.
land AT 5lS +. n.
c A TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
E T D. MYERS. General Sup't.
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How Time L. Eeckoned.

70 the Editor Of the Dispatch.
VIII voI please answer the foliowlngT
II time ~ ItCkonod from he birth OF
Christ. why Is Christmas not the nrst
day In the year?.
~ answering you viii obli2e an old
subscriber. g. G. u.
la ZONE countries In the earlier tines
for instance, Ia England, IN the seventh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04

- tnc Editor Of the Dispatch:
T.llsc lct me know whether or no n
uort.r can practice medicine from Low
,..I thc first ~ May without license.
WHAT ] want % know IS II he IS com
NfI.l 90 have license or can he practice
=, .tl.,f q for that tune DOCTOR
I. .s required 90 have a license.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
RAILROAD LINES.
NJ .W Noha|kaxsste'n
IN LftE.r NOV. ~. 400.
LEAVE RICHMOND. BYRD.STREEr
STATION

slHEDULE IN LtfEcr NOV. ~. iSss'
LEAVE RICHMOND. BYRD.sTREEr
STATION.
900 A. ". paily-klcnmond and Norfolk
VESTlBULE LINZ IED-Ai-
rive norfolk 40 a VI
Stops only al petersburg.
Nayerly. ana Suffolk. sec
ond-class tickets not accept
ed for passage on this tram.
900 A. u. Daily THE CHICAGO EN-
T PRESS. ri for Ly pSfaSas.
tas, kenova, Columbus, and
Chicago. Pullman Buffet
sleeper Roanoke % Columbus
without change. also Tor
Radford. Bristol. Knoxville.
Chattanooga, and interme-
diate points. Pullman Sleeper
Radf6rd to Chattanooga.
LaO p, VI. Daily for Norfolk. SuCOik, and
intermediate stations. Arrive
Norfolk $50 Z. NJ.
Ii 80 p. 81. Daily for Roanoke. Radford.
Pulaski and Bristol Con
meets at Roanoke no y. NJ.
with Washington and Chat
tanOoga Limited. pullman
sleepers Roanoke TO Mem
phis and New Orleuns. Din
ing-car attached. Also for
Biueield and Pocahantas;
also for Rocky Mount ana
an stations Winston-Salem
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPER be-
tween RICHMOND and LYNCHBURG
ready for occupancy at , y. NJ: also Pull
man sleeper Petersburg 20 Roanoke"
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch,
burg and the West daily $50 A. NJ AMI
ZOO =. ". From Norfolk and the East.
1850 \. NJ, and Vestibuled Limited 700 T.
r. w. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent.
w. II. BEN1LL.
General Passenger Agent;
General Office. Roanoke. Va. nos
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Cards, Bnl-Iieads. Statements. Letter
Heads, Note-Heads. Circulars. Handbills.
Dodgers, &c., printed by the Dispatch
Company al low prices VIII give YOU
good work at same prices you pay Tor
inferior work. Send us your orders ana
we will guarantee satisfaction In every
particular.
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MONEY TO LEND.

Persons desiring to borrow money are invited ,SsOCI.
ALTON s23 east Main street Chamber of Commerce d. =;
inc Loans are made on accommodating terms 4" " ' ye
amounts TO suit and at reasonable rates Loans Oh ' ~,
estate for the purpose of lifting Mortgages ior
for the building purchase OF houses are OUT Sl'''
OLD DOMINION BUllDlAH
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Ninth and Main streets.
j. TAYLOR ELLYsoN SECRETARY
President
r. E1LYsox JOHN s. ELLErr, JONI d. i'"'"0''
n v RANDOLPH and FRANZ I. SUTTON, Directors
~ - " Seu
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@w, H-sA CHESAPEAKE
~ yI6gE Ns AND
1S.tllurE - OHIO RAILWAY

EFFECTIVE JANUARY H. l'''
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. BROAD
STREET STATION.
smAM Daily, with Pullman for Nor
folk, Portsmouth, Ola foIhl'
Newport News ana local SD
a.n p. n. ETy. With Parlor-Car for
local stations. Newport Jews.
Ola Point. Norfolk. ana For'S-
mouth.
IN \. ~ Local train. except sunday for
Chiffon Forge connects at
CordoasVille tor Washington,
al Virginia Midland JUNCTION
Tor L,uchburg. at Basic Tor
HagerstOWu, and at stanton
omp. NJ The cincinnati AMI 81. Louis
-'V' Limited, daily. with Parlor,
Car TO GoIdons'llle anu
Pullman sleep ra GoIdOha-
N.ur 10 Cincinnati AMI ~.
Louis stops only at import
cqop NJ local u.n. except Sunday.
Accommodation Tor ChaIlot0s-
pfo p N. Giiily. Tor Cincinnati with
'i|F y PlImdu C., Hinton. and Cor
dDr-llliA 20 GIN iuuJu s1d
iln...I-. bluu,-Clt Wash
m-fuu 20 'in' unI.i Como -
ar Coviugtou. Va. for Nir-
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH-sTREEr
STATION.
0.0D 4 NJ Daily. with Pdlace-Car for
Lyucnburs, Lexington, Va.
ard Clifton Forg.. Connects.
except sunday for Arvonl1.
IN =. NJ. Except sunday. Local accom-
moiatio" Tor Columbia. Va.
TRAINS ARRIVE AZ loCHMOND.
BROAD-sTKEEr STATION.
so \. ST. Daily from cincinnati
1.p \. NJ. Daily. from Norfolk and Old
o.oo p NJ. b3ly, from Cincinnati ana
Louisville.
GO T. ". D4uy. from Norfolk and Old
Point
COP. 81. l>.,ut sunday from Cnfton
Forge.
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGuTH-STREET
STATION.
SD A. VI. Except SUNDAY, from Column
iiA.
600 T. II. B4uy. from Lynchburc and
CLIFTON Forge.
JOHN ID. POTTS.
flIy DIVISION Passenger Agent
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THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY

and it should be taken advantage Of without delay order
up the five parts already issued soon as possible and lay
the foundation for securing the conn etc work and > W."
never regret it. 1t is value for the money than }oi
ever received before.
For the benefit of those who may not have seen III" p'
vou+ announcements, will state again the full l"ii"'
lars of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
A TLANTIC COAST LINE.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL.
ROAD TIME TABLE.
Comm ncing SUNDAY. January - ls'l
at l2.p T. NJ, trains ON this road Will
run IS follows.
TRAISS SOUTHWARK.
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QUERIES & ANSWERS
COlortd Men Appointed by President
Cleveland 10 Foreign Posts.
THE Use OF CAPITAL LETTERS.
cotton Ssati-tics-west FONT Cadctships--
How Time l. Rcck-
oncd, Etc.

CLIFTON FORGE. VA.
fro ilc Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please tsu mo when Christmas Day Will
4 nr sunday again. T. j. ,.
la 1905.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04

Fer The INST ifteea years w. have made
specially 4 'ias-htiing, and during that ume
lnsa iact with uany complicated cases OF rup-
tute or hernia.
Meare cauy.rced that II l. impossible - sui.
or h5'p every rupture with the seine pattern OF
trI-. (tE0 some patent medicine intend ID ~ cure
all all'rc1l-l. sul n every case We mako aai ny
the t-u-, 20 she PECULIARLY OF the rupt1re ani
guarantee pc;ieci ~.
Al tue prominent physicians OF Richmond
ana the state throughout send their patients -
- o 10 atiod having perfect confidence IN our
clrnDiltos &c do 30, aud their Instructions are
carefully followed.
We Grry large assortment CT over twenty
different styles OF ABDOMINAL tPPORT EkS,
when aye unsurpassed IN construction 9oi qua
NV. We nave competent lady attendant ami
a urivate gttiug-toOm. ELASTIC STOCKINGS
OF different grades tor vsricOse yeils or swollen
limbs ftted or made 20 order. IN 2s-Su3m
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04

al ! O'Clock l.. Vi. Manifest IiOsv. oAi
no,,p Gef5Ic s..ilns uue.
--,a1tc, t,..e %pw GOgk from Iier
-, N0rtr It,tg. IOr IticAm1nI every
NEi,\ I.SUAI ana oAIt NbA1 al /:
# arriVius IN EcnmOnd AO%DAl Az!
FItIDAN MCENlNHa. ............,
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed
CABIN fare 10 New NOrk Unciu4luS
u.Ii. and bertAJ Via JdIhei-IlNcT
route Observation-Disclosures ..s.- , = "
Hnund-trip tickets. limited 10 thirty
dnvs adler date Of issue ..--...--. u -
cteerape fare with subsistence GEE. ~
St.erage rare, without subsistence: ~
Cabin fare via On sapeake and
ONO railway ana Eicnmond ana
Petersburg railroad tickets limit 40,
81 10 four days. .,....-.......:.'. Wv
Round-trip tickets Omitted to thirty 60,
Tickets can be- obtained at ltichmoni
Transfer Company 5. sJl east Man street
Chesapeake and Ohio ana l.lchinOhi ai.i
Petersburg dcpotS. anu AT the coinlahs
ofTice, 1901 Main street and wharf, ROCK
cts. .,-., M
lading issued .Or points Deyohd Ne"
Freight received daily until ) p. II.
Passengers leaving itichm1nd on MON
DAYS WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAYS,
OHIO railway Oia Newport News at
$40 and by the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad (same days. at 300 A. VI. VIII
make connection at NORFOLK with
steamer leaving those DAYS.
GEORGE ". ALLEN & co, Ag'ts.
No 1891 Main street.
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DOCK AND JOB PRINTING NEAT
I'D LY ExEcU TED AT THE DISPATCH
PRlNTING-HOusE.
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a special arrangement has been made by the Drruu
with the publishers of SIGHTS AND SCENES OF
xxvnDV II ,,b;cb - os fnllovS. tn. ,I.,.,.l

THE WORLD, which is as follows: HE den'rl for
back numbers of these portfolios has been remarkable e
seems if each new part that was issued but served "a
verti~e more widely the preceding ones. Bargain, aaa,
advertise themselves and this is the winter that tie ,c
public is looking for just such bargain As tae>e rabo
portfolios of pictures which we are now Offering TIE pub
fishers of this great work write that, owing to the rl
cedented demand they have greatly increased their h@r
and now have almost their entire force concentrated upon this
SERIES and are
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
THE PEOPLES HOMES.
From Those Of the South Came Her Great
and Glorious Men.
LOFTY MANHOOD And WOMANHOOD.
The Most Cherished and Potent Element
in Our Growth and Prosperity-The
Mother the Teacher.

To the Editor % the Dispatch:
when ancient opinions aud rules Of lie are
taken away the loss cannot possibly DO estl-
mated. FROM that moment W. have no cCn-
pass 70 govern as: nor can we koov distinctly
10 what port we eer."-Burks
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04

The consequence Is that our people. who
we're once the most generally cultivated
and best-informed In the world. are be-
coming an threading and unlettered peo-
pie. and our children are growing up In
lamentable Ignorance or are ''cribbed.
cabbned. and confined" to the duh and
sterile limits OF profession. trade.
or business. Thus the scope OF their In
auence " eircumscribed. Tho manifold
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24
A Just Tribute.

The Blue Earth City Post, one of cur
ablest local exchanges, credits the fol-
lowing very just tribute to the defenders
of New Ulm, as eminating from Judge
Severance. of Mankato:
! II consider the defense of New Ulm
to have been one of the bravest deeds
in the annals of war. Go back as far as
you please in the history of the Atorld,
yet there is nothing in my estimation
that, for stubborn bravery, outshines the
heroic defense of that town and it's in
habitants. Think of it! Less than 200
men, poorly armed, undrilled in the art
.sof war, with buildings burning on every
@side, from 700 to 800 savage, blood thirs-
ty savages dancing around them, or
sneaking in upon them from every side,
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24

the roar of the flames, the crashing of
falling buildings, and the blood Hing
yells of the red devils, came the cry of
frightened children and the weepings
and prayers of mothers, daughters and
wives. Think of it! Was ever man called
upon to make more hopeless fight
against great odds? Was ever braver
defense successfully made? For three
days and nights these men, hastily thrown
together, many of them with their own
families far out upon the prairies, at the
mercy of the savages, fought like Spar
1ans against overwhelming odds and
against an enemy cruel and relentless.
Every school child should be taught the
whole circumstance of this battle, tina
they may more fully know of the hero
ism of the pioneer settlers of Minnesota.
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24

OF the sporting gentlemen who have
been raising such pother Of late, it will
be a fortunate outcome for the State of
Florida 1T large, and for the city Of
Jacksonville in particular.
Florida is a poor State, and a poor
State it is likely to remain. It has few
materials requisite for the establishment
of manufactures, much of its soil is thin
and unadapte1 to agriculture, its fruit
growing capacity, though great, is limited.
1t is upon its reputation as a winter resort
for invalids and pleasure seekers that it
must depend for the great part of its re-
venue. But for Northern investors the
average value of land in Florida would
not now far exceed SIS per acre. But for
the constant stream of Northern visitors
the hotels of its cities now would be
empty, and its rilroads and steamboats,
Improbable.
The class of Northerners who have
improved Florida to its present point of
improvement, and who must be depend
ed on for it's further improvement, are
not of the Duval Clubs kind. They
are not admirers of the trade of prize
fighting. They object to association with
toughs, and a large, possibly the larger,
part of supporters Of what was called
'sthe manly arr before it had degenerat-
ed into brutal money making fake are
toughs. Had Governor Mitchell declined
to interfere, it is possible that Jackson
vile might have been temporarily en-
riched by the expenditures of several
thousand visitors to the projected fight.
But the ultimate loss would far have ex-
celled the present gain. The Duval Club
would have been encouraged to arrange
for new exhibitions Of brutality, the city
would have become disreputable and the
well-to-do, we'll behaved and literally
spending influx of steady visitors would
have been checked.
1t is the policy of the cities and rural
communities of Florida to uphold the
action Of Gov. Mitchell to discourage
lawlessness in all its forms, and to make
the State attractive to Northern visitors
and investors If Florida is to be pros
porous it must be as the winter garden
of the United States. - Chicago Inter
Ocean,
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24
TRIAL ON AWFUL CHARGES.
The Great Madigan Legal FIGHT Com
mences.
Attorneys Peck and Pierce on Hand.
Madigan takes an Active Interest in the
Case.
Attorneys Peck and Pierc
The Number of Witnesses is Large and the
Interest Intense.

The trial of County Attorney Madigan
OF Redwood. County on the serious char
ges of perjury, bribery and forgery was
to have commenced yesterday but was
adjourned till this morning. The rea-
son was that Clerk Byram forgotto bring
down the original indictments and when
the Judge raped the court to order, At
torney Peck asked to see the originals,
claiming that the copy that had been
served on him was so chopped up with
interiineations that he could make out
nothing from it. Byram accordingly re-
turned te Redwood and was to have been
back this morning with all the necessary
papers. -
The Judge suggested the impan:
elling of jury, but Madigan objected
to any such procedure before the origi-
nal indictments were read
S. S. Pierce has charge of the case for
the state and II. j. Peck of Shakopee
will defend the accused. Madigan takes
an active interest in his own behalf and
appears to have charge of all the evil
dence and papers that are to be used in
his defense.
Witnesses are numerous indeed, Near
ly whole car came down from Redwood
yesterday and more are expected.
The court room was crowded from the
start with people who are anxious to
hear the evidence in this important case,
and it can be truly said, that nothing has
transpired in the Brown county court in
years that has excited such general in.
terest.
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24
Farmers Institute.

1t is to lie hoped that the farmers of
Brown and Nicollet'county will not fail to
avail themselves Of the instruction that
is to be given at the coming Farmers
Institute.
In conducting these meetings supt.
Gregg keeps sharp eye to the want of
the farmers in the locality where the in
stitute is held. If the dairy interest is a
dominant one, then information is given
freely on dairying. If the pork interest
is dominant one, then much informa-
ton is given on the feeding and rearing
of swine. But information is given
more or less on nearly all farm topics at
every institute. -.
The institute corps this season is COM
posed of the following members, viz: o.
c. Gregg, DR.. j c. Curryer, Theodore
Louis. W. L. Carlyle and Prof. Thomas
Shaw. o. G. Gregg, the superintendent,
usually presides at the meetings. He
also speaks upon such topics as dairy
cattle, with special reference to their
points, and on the conservation of the
soil moisture. DR.. J. G. Curryer presides
in the absence of Mr.. Gregg, and talks
upon the subject of training horses and
on the points of good.horse. Theodore
Louis talks on brooding, feeding and
rearing swine, and growing clover and
corn. W. L. Carlyle tests milk and
churns in the presence of the people. He
uses the Babcock tester and carrier with
him, complete outfit for churning Prof.
Shaw speaks upon such subjects as weed
determination, rotation, humus in soils,
rearing calves, sheep husbandry, potato
culture, growing roots, farm buildings
and agricultural education.
The farmers present are encouraged to
ask questions of the various speakers
while they are speaking. AID IN addi.
ton question box is kept open during
all sessions. The questions put in the
box are carefully answered by the vari
Gus speakers OH the afternoon of the sec
ond day. They usually relate to almost
every phrase of farming.
The favorite topics at the different
meeting vary with the locality
Sometimes training horses is the favor
ite theme. Eat other times dairy cattle
and dalrying. In some instances pork
raising is the most important and in 9th
ers potato or CORE culture, But a very
encouraging feature of the interest man
ifested is the evident desire everywhere
to get information which bears upon
mixed farming. Every ywhere the con
viction seems to prevail that mixed hus-
bandry will prove the salvation of the
farmers.
It is very encouraging to notice the
eager attention which is given at these
meetings to everything that is said. The
order is simply perfect. At the end 81
the second day when the time for CLOSING
comes many of the people seem 10th to
leave and itWould do ones heart good
to hear the sincere invitations to the
members of tho institute to come again
as soon as possible. 0 .ss.
New Ulm review., 1894-01-24
A Portrait of Rllev.

Hamlin Garland writing in McClure's
Magazine for February, describes dia-
logue with the Hoosier poet as follows:
After a few minutes chat Riley said,
with a comical side glance at me ::
"Come up into my library" I knew
what sort Of a library to expect. It was
a pleasant little upper room, with bed
and small table in it, and about do
zen books.
Mr.. Riley threw out his hand in a
comprehensive gesture, and said: :sThis
is as sumptuous room as 1 ever get. I
live most O. my time in Pullman car or
a hotel, and you know how blamed lux
urious an ordinary hotel room is.''
He is short man, with square shoul-
ders and a large head. He has very
dignifed manner-at times. His face is
smoothly shaven, and, though he is not
bald, the light color of his hair makes
him seem so. His eyes are gray and
round, and generally solemn, and some
times stern. &-,.
His face is the face of great actor
in rest, grim and inscrutable: in action,
full of the most elusive expressions, cap
able of humor and pathos. Like most
humorists, he is sad in repose. His Ian
guage, when he chooses to have it so, is
wonderfully concise and penetrating and
beautiful. He drops often into dialect,
but always with look on his face which
shows he is aware of what he is doing.
In other words, he is master of both
forms of speech. His mouth is his won
derful feature wide, flexible, clean cut.
His lips are capable of the grimmcst and
the merriest lines. When he reads they
pout like child's, or draw dowa into a
straight, grim line like New England
deacon's, or close at one side and unco-
yer his white and even teeth atthe other,
in the sly smile of "Benjamin F. john
son, !" the humble humorist and philoso.
pher. In his own proper person he is
full Of quaint and beautiful philosophy.
He is wise rather than learned wise with
the quality that is in proverbs, almost
touched with humor.
His eyes are near-s sighted and his nose
prominent. His head is of the stack
hammer" variety, as he calls it. The
public insists that there is an element Of
resemblance between Mr.. Riley, Eugene
Field, and Bill Nye. He is about forty
years Of age and bachelor presumably
from choice. He is a man Of marked
neatness Of dress and delicacy Of man
mel.
.'Well, now, | want to- know about
that patent medicine peddling. 2
Something in my tone made him reply
quickly: