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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Punishment of Slaves.
ACADEMY. w.


To the Editor OF the Dispatch
What was the legal position OF slave
in regard TO punishment? If sentenced
10 he imprisoned or to be executed was
any COMPENSATION made to his master:
or. was the master deprived of the use OF
his slave? o. H. W.
The questions asked are answered by
the following extract from the CODE OF
1860. page, siS:
Section Q. The value Of slave con-
demned and executed, or sentenced to, or
renrieyed for sale and transportation,
shall be paid to the owner out OF the
treasury: such value shall be the cash
nrice for which he would sell at public
sale. with n knowledge OF his condemna-
tion. 1t shall be fixed by the court ana
entered of record"
Slaves we're not sentenced for any Of
fence 10 confinement in the penitentiary,
hut they were sometimes confined there
temporarily by order of the Governor for
safekeepIng. until he decided to COM
mute a sentence of death against them
10 sale and transportation beyond the
commonwealth. They were only punish
ed by hanging. whipping. and sale
and transportation. Hence, in all cases
OF their punishment except whipping,
their masters or owners got the price
fixed for them by the court. as the statute
states.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
ConkIing and AppOmnttOx.
,rr~nfrSJ tzT0N "


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Sometimes even good Homer mods.
admire your general accuracy OF state
ment but in closing your leading edito-
rial Of last Sunday on Lees Farewell
Order at Appomattox" you evidently
erred in saying that the late eminent
Republican leader and orator, Senator
Roscoe Conkling, was the author or the
user Of the four lines OF apple-tree Jingle
you published Some penny-catching
campalgn-song composer must have mis-
led you with the wretched. erroneous
paraphrase in your columns. From tbs
Philadelphia Times Almanac. which
take to be high authority, 1 quote Mr..
B Conkling's direct allusion to Appomattox
in beginning his speech nominating Gen.
eral Grant for the third term for the
presidency at Chicago in 1880: when
asked whence comes our candidate We
say from Appomattox." Whilst I have
never in the least Endorsed the purpose
which he there strove most strenuously
but without success to effect. yet in my
humble opinion no orator. viewed from
his standpoint, ever stood out In sub
liner strength than he did on that oc-
casion. His forensic effort there is a
model for all who would strive to reach
the highest flights OF oratory.
]. w. t.
We quoted Conkling as the papers OF
the country have quoted him for years.
What more natural than that Conklins.
having had his error pointed out to him,
should have corrected his speech in the
Official report Of the convention? Such
things are done every day in Congress.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Bufter-Makfng.
RICHMOND, VA.


To the Editor OF the Dispatch;
VIII you kindly tell me the reason why
/ cannot obtain butter after churning my
cream for hours? 1t will only produce
thick foam. Give me a remedy, please,
II there is one. "
In order to have the butter come
promptly-that is to say, In fifteen or
twenty minutes-the temperature OF the
cream when put into the churn should
be from 66 degrees to 20 degrees In cold
weather, and 60 degrees TO 65 degrees In
warm weather If too cold the cream Will
froth into thick foam. but the butter
globules will not break and run togeth-
er; In other words. "the butter will not
come"
Most probably. however, our querist
is milking some cow or cows too long; for
even though a COW may not go dry. her
milk at a month. or sometimes two
months, before calving may have too
much caselne in 1t.
Such milk will not produce butter, and
will spoil the milk of the rest of the cows
~ y,,fxed with IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Henry Nj. Field.
CHARLOTTE.

AItAHl<Ol <'' -
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Can you give me something about Dr.
Henry NJ. Field, the traveller, through
your columns?
Very respectfully. >,
The Rev. Henry NJ. Field. d. D., is one
OF the famous Field family OF brothers.
David Dudley Field was the famous New
York lawyer; Stephen ]. Field is Justice
of the Supreme Court, and Cyrus w.
Field was the prime mover in the laying
of the Atlantic cable. Henry NJ. F1eld
is the youngest of the brothers. He Is
Presbyterian minister. and editor OF the
Evangelist. He has travelled in many
parts Of the world. and his books de-
scribing what he has seen are among the
very best in the line Of travels.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Orixin and Meaning of "Dude.'
RAYNOR, VA.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch;
VIII you oblige me by letting me know
the origin OF the word dude, ana
whether 1t Is proper word? Also inc
meaning Of IT, Yours truly. W. o. NJ
The Century Dictionary says dude" is
n slang term said 10 have originated
in London, England. 1t first became
known In general colloquial aud news
paper use at the time OF the so-called
aesthetic movement in dress and man
ners in 1852 and 1883. The term has no
entecedent record. and Is probably one
of the spontaneous products OF popular
slang There is no known way. even
in slang etymology, of deriving the
term. in the sense used. from "duds''
formerly sometimes spelled 'dudes)'
clothes. in the sense OF fine clothes; and
the connection. though apparently natural
is highly improbable"
The meaning of the word Is "a Top OF
exquisite. characterized by afected re-
enements OF dress speech, manners, ana
gait. and a serious mien. Hence, by an
easy extension. and with less OF con-
tempt, a man given TO excessive rehne-
ment of fashion in dress"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

cIared that liberty was not to be ex-
tended 10 'popefy, prelacy. or licentious-
ness Of opinion
nut william Claybcrns retained his
island and his power. He IL believed to
have died at an advanced age In the
county of New Kent. HIS son fell NOR
tally wounded in battle with the In
dams near West Point, and lies buried
there. The name II now Claiborne, ana
survives in reputable descendants.
r. r HOWISON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
uAnY-CARRIAGES.

Look at these prices FOR Baby-Carriagess,
every one Of them marked at big cut
and good makes, too-the famous hey
wood9the kind that wears az well as 1t
looks: -
slS Haywood Carriage, THE Pet'-h~
moval-Sale Price. $l5.
SIS Haywood Carriages, Pride or Baltl-
mOre''-RemoVal-Sale Price. 81.
s13 Latest Patent-Brake Carriage-he-
moyal-Sale Price, Sill.
81. 80 SILK Plush lined. with satin parasol-
Removal-Sale Price, SO
30 Carriage steel springs and parasol-
Removal-Sale Price. $40.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Jordan Is n Hard Road TO travel

To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
The following recall Of a song / heard
as early as 1856 or 1857. The illusions 10
Kossuth and the Danville railroad are
clear. but the name of Red-Boot Smith
is one of which / should like to hear
more from some old Richmonder. Was
Smith a boot and shoe-dealer, with
red boot for a sign? Did he work on the
~. G.. r. r." sending slaves into the
free States? Are there other verses 10
the old ditty?
OLD CHESTERFIELDER.
Princess Anne county, Va.
Pull off your coat and roll up your
sleeves, 49,,
For Jordan am hard road to trabbel.
I.
I looka TO de cas-; / looka to de wes''
/ see ole Kos-sute a-comin',
Wild a pocket full O weeks and a axe IN
his han.
dan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
The Laurel ReformatOry.
RASKER LILLE ".

To the Editor OF the Dispa ch:
Tell me II Glen Allen School Is a State
institution. Also. what steps must be
taken to enter an orphan boy into II.
What must be his age. qualifications.
etc? In fact. give me all the information
that you can and oblige.
"A READER"
The Reformatory, at Laurel Station
post-office Glen Allen--is not State In
stitution. but receives from the State the
same allowance for board and clothing
OF inmates as is paid to jaiis and the
penitentiary.
Under its present charter and the law
on that subject. only boys convicted OF
crime, vagrancy. or disorderiy conduct
can be committed to their charge on
State account They have the right how
ever. to take any boys at discretion who
do come under the provisions OF the law
whose parents or guardians will pay the
charges that would otherwise be paid BY
the state. This arrangement can be made
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Protestant Episcopal Clersymen'
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
Kindly inform me where l can OBTAIN
list OF the Protestant Episcopal clergy
men who emigrated from Great Britain
to the Colony OF Virginia prior 70 the
Revolution. suBsChipHn'
Dashielrs Digest of the Conventions OF
the Diocese OF Virginia" contains an APP
proximately complete list Of the Coleman
clergy. though without stating anything
as to their nativity. with but rev
exceptions. these persons were natives OF
Great Britain An examination OF Meades
"old Churches and Families OF virginia
will show which OF them were Virsinians'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

by correspondence with the secretary
Rev. w. b. williams. 1000 east MAN
street, Richmond. Va.
When brought before q magistrate ana
convicted of misdemeanor. II the boy -
white and not over 10 years OF age. he VIII
be received at the reformatory on COM
mitment OF the magistrate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
The Goodman Case.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch;
Am mistaken in saying that saw IN
the Dispatch, in the early part OF the
Goodman trial, that. as the verdict u,
the first trial was murder in the SECOND
degree, the jury on the second trial could
not co back OF that. and make II IN the
6rst degree? Or, is that the law
Kindly answer promptly the disputed
point. and oblige. a. L. NJ
Yes; that is the law.
Though the first trial was set asioe'
Goodman stood acquitted OF murder In
the first degree.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
He VIII Call Me Back Again
CENTRAL PLAINS, VA.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
You will greatly oblEe me ana some
o,her friends II you will publish the verses
n,,th the heading, "He VIII Call Me
rack Again." and oblige.
A SUBSCRIBER.
we will do so II some one VIII sehu
them 10 us. and we find that they are
not copyrighted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

Venable Brothers, the firm which opc-
rates the Stone Mountain quarries, has
begun work on an immense granite hotel,
10 be located on the site of the old Capitol
OF Georgia, at Atlanta. Some months ago
the old Capitol building, which had been
bought by the Venables from the State
OF Georgia, was condemned as unsafe. and
was torn down. The Venable Brothers
have since been perfecting plans for
ten-story fire-proof hotel. and already the
masons in the quarry are cutting granite
for its erection. 1t will be one of the
finest hotel structures In America, rank
ing In style, equipment, and hnish with
the Auditorium, OF Chicago. the Ponce de
Leon and Royal Poinciana, OF Florida.
and other famous hotels. The buildings
will front $50 feet on Marietta. the widest
street In Atlanta, and the main entrance
will open directly on the Grady nlonu-
ment and the custom-house. The Venables
will complete the hotel BY the time Of
the opening Of the Exposition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Is There a Baby at Home?
MtTTINGS.

3oc. Ex,ra-Fine Jointless Matting-Rsmo-
val-Sale Price, 25c. yard.
soc. Fine Heavy Linen Warp-Remoysl.
Sale Price. &c. A yard.
20c. "Sado' Mating. made for seryice-Re-
moval-Sale Price. l5c. yarL
Stair and Hall Mating TO match. An
designs down at Remoyal-Sal, Prices
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
QUERIES 4 ANSWERS.
Origin and Definition Of the Word
dude"
A PROBLEM IN BUrrER-MAKIsG.
whence "Commencement".-Laurel
Reformatory--Bow 60 Get RIA Of
Rass-A Land probIem-Bar TO Rent
Account--The Goodman Case, &C.
NEW CANTON. VA.

20 the Editor OF the Dispatch;
In advertising is II an error TO give an
address thus: II. l. Armstrong, 4. ""
Fayetteville. Va? 7. . H.
Custom makes the law in this case ana
{ Is against the custom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
A sharp sting.

fTruth)
Henry, you look very pale; what's the
trDu5 en-
Il was stung to the quick by an adder
this afternoon
How did IL naDpeng'
why. I dropped in NJ the bank, and the
book Keeper told me my account was over
drawn"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Bar 60 Rent Account.

= " TT s'NVtNf v IT
To the Editor OF the Dispatch
A owes Il 500 on open account LOT
rent for the year 1855. and paid MN
S on account In 1884,. Can a plead '"e
statute Of limitation on this deotY
INQUIRER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Yes.
a.. C., p,a Of Hat. and Mice.

How 20 Get Hid OF HHts ""
JORME, VA.
To the Editor OF the Dispatcn'
VIII you kindly inform me now 10 se.
rid of rats. or. rather. MICE III d s.
house? have tried various polso"s' u"
etc, but 10 no avail. also heep ara
.sts around the place, but the mice are
TOO SLY for them. "A sObSo
We do not know. but, perhaps some
y,,.na,cb reader can inform us.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Chorus: Pull off. etc.

Al. .
De Danville railroads a mighty pretty
thing.
Made for de white folks to ride on
IL run off de track and break my back,
An Ian me on de other side of Jordan.
y
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
III.

Red-Root Smith, we all does know.
He box up niggers accordin
He put 'em on de boat and give EN- one
An Ian 'em on de other side O. Jordan.
...l
Chorus: Pull, etc.
"Red-Boot Smith," so called by reason
OF the business sign which he displayed
In front of his shop In Richmond, was a
northern man. who was charged with
operating an underground railroad"-
that is to say, he was engaged in running
slaves across the line into the free States.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
CHARACTERISTICS.

sl35 Walnut Chamber Suits-Sale Price.svy
S1O0 Walnut Chamber Suits-Sale price. -
$50 Walnut Chamber Sults-Sale Price. %
500 Oak Chamber Sults-Sale PRICE, =,
SEQ Oak Chamber Suits-S1le PRICE, ~
SEQ Oak Chamber Suits-Sale PRICE, .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

which Is the formula from which the rule
10 gotten. II cs-half OF q. lcbd=2abd, and
We get
s-bd+ "a +b1 d
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
REPRIMANDED.

william Clayborne went, with witnesses
and papers. before Charles l., and made
so full a disclosure OF his wrongs that
the King severely reprimanded Lord Balti-
more for the harsh and unjust pro-
ceedlngs as 10 Kents Island and its
owner. But. unfortunately for the cause
Of truth and right, the King was In
duced by the Lord Baitimore's interest
to refer the whole matter TO the Lords
Commissioners OF Plantations" At the
head OF this body was Archbishop Laud
who was already in sympathy with the
Roman Church. and who inspired a de-
cislon against Ciayborne.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

Notice to Correspondents.
No notice viii be taken OF anonymous
We cannot publish copyrighted songs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
Chorus: Pull, etc.
A Land Problem.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
You will very much oblige more than
one of your subscribers by giving
solution of the following problem:
"a father gives 100 acres of land. worth
$500. to his two sons, A and Il, to be d.
vided between them so that both tracts
shall be of equal value. AS portion was
valued at 81 per acre more than BIS; how
many acres are there in the tract?"
Il. c.. G.
General Rule--To Find the Number OF
Acres For Each Person: From the amount
paid for the whole land subtract the cost
of the whole number of acres. at the
difference Of the prices per acre; square
the remainder add to the result the pro-
duct OF cost of the whole number OF
acres (at the difference of the prices per
acre., multiplied by four times the
amount paid by the person who pays the
least price per acre; extract the square
root of the result; subtract from this
root the remainder. squared at first. and
divide the sum by twice the difference
OF the prices per acre. This will give the
number of acres Of the one who gets
the least price. and from this everything
else can be obtained.
In the query given, this rule gives 500
| 100 x l..4500 -100=l00.
z0os 10000; add 100 x4x25o. or 100000.
and we get 100000. '2soOOo=5osso.
500. 400=109 90; l09. 9O+2=54.95.
b gets 54.95 acres; A gets l00-H.s5 or
As. O5 acres. BIS price per acre is 2b0-tH. 81
or $3.50; AS price per acre is 25O+45.05
or S5.549.
This rule is gotten from an algebraic
formula. Let a=whole amount paid; b.
whole number of acres; d=difference Of
price per acre; c=amount paid by the one
who pays least per acre; y-number of
acres gotten by the Same person; e.
amount paid by the other person.
Than WA laya-=
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

---+d; clearing OF fractions, ey=
by y
bo-ey = bdy-dys; Transporting dyA r
(e+c-bd)y=bc; dividing BY d "a =
(e+c-bd)y DO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
THE CHARTER OF MARYLAND.
IL Is Said to Have Been Pennea ny
Lord baltimore.


To the Editor of the Dispatch'
The Richmond Weekly Dispatch Oh
April ). 1895. contains the very enter
tanning historical address lately deliver
cd by General Bradley T. Johnson IN the
concert-room Of the Catholic Club OF
baltimore. This address embraces much
of sound history. adorned and enlivened'
however. with so much OF delightful ie-
gend and fiction concerning the bearing
~ the wood Of the true cross by Joseph
Of Arimathea, from Calvary to the
Vale of Avalon. in Britain, ana
concerning St. Maurice and the The
ban Legion Of 6oOO0 veterans, and
so many apocryphal statements, that
the student Of history who commits him.
SELF 10 its guidance will find himself beset
by snares and pitfalls.
Assuredly all will be willing TO ADMIT
with him, that the settlers Of Maryland
under Lord Baltimore were entitled 10
the high credit of being the first IN the
New World to adopt apd establish the
prInciples of religious freedom. ana thdt
they deserved the more credit thereih
because they belonged to the communion
of the Roman Church, which had not III
previous ages been eminent In this re-
Snpct
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

o. c==a, We get
a-bd : S4cbd a. -2abd bs d.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
A DAY OF FLOWERS.
THOUGHTS ABOUT EACH SPECIMEN.
"Thc Lanlxy Scribe" Presents Few
reflections Concerning the Popu-
lar Observance OF This Fesfiv"i
md It's botanical Connection.

Yes. this Is Easter! Who on earth
doesn't know It? Who. occupying SIX
feet. more or less, Of atmosphere upon
this terrestrial sphere has not been aware
for many months that this would be the
anniversary Of the day Upon wnich our
Saviour broke from the tomb? Certainly
the church-golng folk were aware Oh H.
1 knew 1t. Most assuredly the store
keepers knew st. for have not they been
making great preparations for Its coming
for a long time? 1t is but natural that
the milllners were cognizant OF the fact
for have they not had their brains and
places turned topsy-turvy in appropriately
adjoining the heads OF womankind.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

Now. that Is what I call q logical epls-
tie. More flowers will be worn because
more flowers are grown. and there are
more people to wear them. That's good
reasoning. A greater variety will be
worn because Of the advanced stage of
horticulture. and the increased number Of
florists. 1t seems to me that thAk s>Aia-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

Chorus: Pull. etc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
AN ENCOURAGEMENT.

VT was not until 1884 that Leonard Cal
vert and his settlers of the Roman Church
came across the Atlantic. When they
arrived in Virginia they were courteously
received by the Governor and Council.
but they were distinctly informed that
their grant was considered an encroach-
ment on the rights OF Virginia"
And In our daY of light and right we
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-10
bird. shun Sour Cherries.

Birds are said To have sweet tootl
as we'll as members Of the human fam
ily and can tell sweet cherry from Z
sour cherry better than the average boy
who is supposed to know moro about
cherries than any other creature. They
certainly let alone the sonr class Of
cherries, as the Morellos are usually
termed, when they have the chance OF
foraging ON the sweeter kinds. For this
reason the Morello. or pie. " cherries
are much more popular around cite.
where birds ard boys are likely to be
troublesome. A point not generally
known is that these trees usually grow
as dwarfs. but make quite large tree:
when grated ON the Mazzard stock.
They grow dwarf and are very produc
tive when grated ON the Mahaleb. II
not quite rs productive Us when grown
on the latter, the fruit is much finer II
every respect. and for this reason as wei
as from tho fact that they make larger
trees they are more popular for the sit
nations indicated -Meehan s Monthly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-10
Two Casual Gentlemen.

When Lord Longford came in, / es-
capped from cribbage and heard many
entertaining things. One was Of his
meeting man in the mail coach who
looked Us if he was equity, and could
not stir without great difficulty, and
never without the assistance Of COM
panion, who never moved an inch from
him. At last Lord Longford discovered
that this gentleman gouty overalls
covered fettcrs; that he was malefac-
tor in irons, and that his companion
was Bow street officer, who treated his
prisoner with the greatest politeness.
"Give me leave, sir-excuse me-one
on your arm and one on mine, and then
we are sure we can't leave one another "
A worse travelling companion this than
the bear, whom Lord Longford found
one morning in the coach opposite to
him when day dawned-tho gentleman
in tho fur coat, as he had all night sup
posed him to be.-Maria Edgeworth s
Letters
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-10
sss.ila,sns Sheep.

ssI waa ON my bicycle, writes man
10 IN English magazine, land was pass
ing q very large field where number
Of sheep we've grazing. As I passed .
sheep ran toward me IN al excited state.
looking up at me like pet dog and
bleating in most piteous way. ] was
20 interested in what l saw that l
stopped. and instantly the sheep gallop-
Oil to the farther end Of the field In the
same excited way. and then raced back
to me again. bleating and looking up Mt
me Just in the same bcseeching way as
II did at first. Had 1t spoken it could
not have been palmer in its request that
should 20 with it to the other end OF
the field. could see nothing but few
trees; still I felt compelled to 60 with
the sheep. so Enthusiastically did it let me
know that il wanted rue to go with 1t.
So l went. the sheep galloping on be-
fore me. till it reached the spot at the
end OF the field where I felt sure II
wanted me to go. Till I reached the
place the animal ran round and round
the same particular spot in the same ex-
cited way, as if it wanted TO say Make
haste. Come a. fast as You can. When
l arrived, found there was deep
stream Of water, and one Of the sheep
had fallen into it and was struggling tc
not ont ~