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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Latest craze. Sales beat Pigs in Clover"
Dice Watch-Charm. FIVE dice, Just
enough for quiet game. Gross sold daily
Also. go other novelties. Catalogue free
ALUMINIUM NOVELTY COMPANY. 335
Broadway, New York. Sc S-SulJt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. 4 FEW PUPILS IN A
HOME BOARDING-SCHOO in the
mountains of Nelson. Until the 18th In
slant apply IN pers-n 10 Miss FLOR
ENCE EIRAE. 60 Porter street. Man
chester. or address Mrs. ". T.. Massie,
Tyro, Nelson county, Va. Sc S-1t'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
EMPLOYMENT WANTS.

LADY. EXPERIENCED IN THE
care and teaching OK young children de-
sires POSITION AS GOVERNESS OR
COMPANION. References exchanged.
Address TEACHER, care postmaster
Ruther Glen =. o., Caroline county Va.
ge e-I.lofs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

PAMPHLETS. AND MANUsO .I0T,
all descriptions. Libraries p.i..l..l IL
cash. CONFIDENTIAL COLLTDI.g
Post-Oflce Box iJC. Richm0u 3D.
NH l-.>..s..-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. TO RENT, a SECOND
FLOOR, containing four or five rooms,
I'm house south OF Broad street. corner
preferred. 900 east Franklin street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. BY A PRACTICAL
FARMER, POSITION AS ANAGER or
\ FARM; good references can De gwen.
Address j. II. T., care Daily Dispatch.
So site
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WAETED.-LADY WISHES POSI-
TION, either as boOk-keeper. cashier, or
Office clerk. Has had experience. Best
references furnished. Address G. T. s.,
Uptown Dispatch office. sc s-lt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED.-COMPETENT STENO-
GRAPHER AND OFFICE-MAN, now
enjoyed, desires change Of business.
Several years experience three Of which
in railroad freight-ofIlce Good references.
Address =. d. c., care Dispatch Office.
Sc S-2t'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. SITUATION, 81 \ MAN
who has mad experience for a number of
years as book-keeper. and also % mana
ger OF general mercantile business; best
references given. Address G.. F.. b.. III
west Cary street, CITY. 80 S-2t'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

BOARDERS WANTED. -pre.--.-
families desiring boarl b. m. ll.N3gp
tober can secure nice acco1-,.ie - ~.
No. 408 east Grace street. tfrI frf 1,
ply for the present al 80. 4 r,... ~.
street 'l a'--s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED, statesmen TO SELL CT
CARS To DEALERS: So TO 500 monthly
and expenses: experience unnecessary.
Git
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED, YOUNG MAN OF GOOD
moral character. who has had some ex-
| perence In real estate business and can
/ canvass for life Insurance. Write 10
/ Lock-Box ll5, Newport News Va,
/ stating salary expected and enclosing
l references. Sc 6-lt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. SEVERAL GENTLEMEN
BOARDERS. TO occupy a pleasant front
chamber, with excellent table board at
moderate rates. Apply at No. 40S west
Clay street. e b-Zt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
EMPLOYMENT WANTS.

MEN TO SELL BAKING POWDER
To THE GROCERY TRADE. Steady
employment. experience unnecessary. $40
monthly salary and expenses or com. IL
offer satisfactory address at once, with
particulars. concerning yourself, l. ).
CHEMICAL WORKS. Chicago. sc silt
ALL LADIES HAVING a FEW
hours leisure each day should write me
at once regarding pleasant home work,
which easily pays SlS weekly. This is no
deception and will certainly pay you TO
Investigate. Reply. with stamped en-
vslope, Mrs. S. A. STEBBINS, Lawrence,
Mich Sc Sit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

LIVE DEER WANTED. r.
FAWNS PREFERRED. 40. 10
dress FOREST LODGE. Glen -
Allen. Va. Jy atsi r.1 p.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08

WANTED. At ONCE, y COMPETENT
NURSE white preferrcf): must b- well
recommended. Apply at Cos east Grace
street Sc S-tts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
BUSINESS WANTS.

WANTED. BY TWO ADULTS. FLAT
OF four TO five rooms. Location. west.
between First and Cherry, Broad and
Cary streets References exchanged. I'D
dress 4. H.. Dispatch office down town.
SO S-its
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

STEVENsON's LAST PRAYER.--
The Literary Digest gives the follow
ing sweet and expressive paragraph
as the last prayer of Robert Louis
Stevenson, composed and read to his
family the evening prior to his death ::
We beseech Thee, Lord, to be-
hold us with favor, folk of many
families and nations, gathered to-
gether in the place of this roof
weak men and women, subsisting
under the cover of Thy patience.
BE patient still, suffer us yet while
longer, with our broken promises of
good, with our idle endeavors against
evil; suffer us while longer to en-
dure, and Qf it may be) help US to
do better. Bless to us our extraordi-
nary mercies if the day come when
these must be taken, have us play
the man under affliction. Be with
our friends be with ourselves. Go
with each of US to rest; if any wake,
temper to them the dark hours of
Watching, and when the day returns
to us our sun and comforter, call
us with morning faces and with
morning hearts, eager to labor, eager
to be happy, if happiness shall be
our portion; if the day be marked
with sorrow, strong to endure it.
We thank Thee and praise Thee
and in the words OF Him to Whom
this day is sacred, close our obla-
tiOn.D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18
General GOrdOn's Story.
A ROMANCE BEGUN IN THE THICK
OF TIE FIGHT At GETTYS-
BURG.

"At Gettysburg, while the fight
was the hottest" said General Cor
don, " ! noticed handsome young
Federal officer, whose bravery was
conspicuous. After the battle had
subsidized / found this gallant soldier
lying on the field. He was dying
and begged me to send a message to
the Union lines. His wife had de-
cided to share with him the fortunes
OF war and was at the officers quar-
tiers in the Federal army.
L ordered my men to take the
wounded officer to our camp and to
make him as comfortable as possible.
Then l sent some men with flag of
truce to the Union lines with mes
sage from the dying officer to his
wife.
Late that night the party returned
and the meeting of the dying hus-
band and his young wife was the
most affecting scene which have
ever witnessed.
L was compelled to go elsewhere,
but before | left the sorrowing cou-
pie l ascertained that the name of
the wounded officer was Major Bar
low of New York. l often thought
Of the sad incident, which made
upon me one of the most vivid i'm
pr essions that l received in the war.
Shortly afterward cousin of
mine whose name and initials were
the same as mine was killed in battle.
The war closed. Ten years after
ward | was with distinguished gen.
tleman in New York who invited
me to be present at dinner he was
to give that evening. Among the
guests to whom l was introduced
was a certain Major Barlow. I sup
posed that he was cousin of the
man whom had left dying on the
field at Gettysburg with his devoted
wife beside him.
1 once knew a Major Barlow |
said to my new acquaintance.
/ once knew a General Gordon,
he answered.
But the Major Barlow l knew is
dead added.
And the General Gordon whom /
knew is also dead,' he answered.
l started to tell him the story of
the Major Barlow whom | had left
dying on the field at Gettysburg
when he interrupted me exclaiming
My God, General Gordon, am
that man! But you were killed at
Antietam.'
And / know you died at Gettys
burg ] said, for saw you
Mutual explanations followed. II
seems strange to me that the warm.
est friendship of my life should have
begun in those awful scenes of car.
mage at Gettysburg. The simple
service that 1 performed that day
when sent for that dying soldiers
wife has made Major Barlow and
his wife the dearest friends l have
on earth, Notwithstanding l wore
the gray and he the blue" - PhHa
delphia Press.
General Gordon related this Incl
dent in his speech here last summer
and there can be no question of it.
truthfulness.-EDITOR.I
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

THE PLUMES.

The birds of paradise
In white and silver 90,
And when they shed the white feather
There falleth down the snow.
The birds of paradise
Wear wings of living green,
And when they drop the wing feather
The days of Spring begin.
The birds of paradise
With rosy plumes are shod,
And when floats down the rose feather
The roses are abroad
The birds of paradise,
Their crests are gold and light,
And when sails down the gold feather
l1o, autumn burning bright,
Who saw the spring to wake?
The first rose bud or bloom?
Between the sunset and the dawn
Fell down a sheeny plume.
Who saw the leaf turn gold?
The first swallow to go?
But all have seen the white feather
Wherewith the world hath snow.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

A CLUE" Look here" she said.
detantl y, as she strobe into the de-
tective's office, "my husbands
missing"
You don't say So -
81 don't say so, don't /? Well,
ia have you to understand that |
do say so, and what's more, YOU
heard me say so. And / don't pro-
pose to stand here and be contra
dicted by any man that lives"
She paused for breath, and the Of
ticer murmured:
C didn't mean any offense."
eff that amt like man! What
difference does it make what you
meant? You don't suppose 1 care
what you meant? You've got your
business to attend to, haven't you? ?
All ask is that you mind it, and
not ask fool questions and make silly
remarks. Where's my husband ?"
Why-how do l know where
your husband is?"
OF course you don't know where
he is. You're not paid for knowing
where he is, are you? haven't been
up to the taX-collector's office twice q
year for the last twenty (I mean
ten) years paying my share of your
salary to look after just such cases as
this ?n
Well, ma'am, I don't know
where he is, but Ive got clue"
" You don't say So"
1.-The first thing we do is to look
for motive. l think Ive found
out why your husband left home
III learn any more I'll let you
know" And ne lodged into his
private office and bolted the door.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18
POETRY.
THE GREAT SECRET

Tgae Hn was man knew him we'll
re owned little store. "''''
IN ~ nc would have to stock il I'M
Autee times year or more.
AIu when d take the paper nm
~ would be sure to see WI
Ills name and business well disr,ovod
AS names and trade should he, '
lie mad to build larger store
for wilder grew his fame
'uSG IKE his trade, for unto him
The buying public came.
his rival said the trade was " duII "
ana looked in sore distress,
AmM nr wondered il he let them know
The secret of success. y
re was The kindest hearted man
we had in all the town
his genial face was like the sun.
IL never wore a frOwn.
lie met his rivals at the door
Ana took them by the hand
lie showed them thro' n crowded o,oro
They couldn't understand. '''''
We we handle all the goods you do,
Inc startled spokesman said
Dut trade has drifted down to you
with us It's nearly dead.
" dmpart the secret of your trade"
Ihe merchant smiled: IL think
Inc anchor of business man
Is labeled, printers ink.
The genial merchant hath retired.
The richest man | think:
lie doth ascribe his fortune to
Trades anchor-printer's ink.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

JUST LIKE A MAN.-Even in the
best regulated families things some
times "gang aglee."
"A Certain man in our town set out
the other day TO celebrate his little
sons birthday, and went down cell
lar to mako him freezer Of ice
cream.
lie was going to an afternoon tea,
and had just twenty minutes in
which to freeze the cream.
He managed to crack the ice and
three of his fingers i'm the first five
minutes.
Then he gouged hole in the palm
OF his hand with the ice pick. He
tiinaliy got the freezer packed, and
flew at the crank with bloody hands,
and made it revolve at the rate of a
million revolutions an hour.
One can always tell by the way
the freezer turns when the cream is
stlhening, but at the end of twenty
minutes that freezer was gyrating
around as easily as when he began |;
so he flung off his coat, got little
madder, and increased the number
of revolutions by quarter of a mil
lion.
AT the end of ten minutes the
thing was still flying around with no
indications of cream coming"
Finally he jerked off the lid and
then fell down in dead faint, froth-
ing at the mouth.
All that terrific effort had been ex-
pended on an absolutely empty
freezer.
The cream was upstairs on the
kitchen table.
1t was birthday and a festive oc-
casion, and the dignity of the head
OF the family must be maintained.
But he was down cellar and alone
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

Took THE JOKE TOO SERIOUSLY.
1t isn't always safe for a sman boy
to take his fathers jokes and games
too seriously. This was shown very
plainly at one time by the expert
ence of an Englishman End his son
upon railroad journey which they
took together. While the little fell
low was gazing out Of the open win
dow his father slipped the hat off the
boys head in such a way as to make
his son believe that it had fallen out
Of the window. The boy was very
much upset by his supposed loss,
when his father cOnsoled him by
saying that he would whistle it
back" a little later he whistled
and the hat reappeared. Not long
after the little lad seized his fathers
hat, and fiinging it out of the win
dow, shouted: "Now, papa, whis-
tie your hat back again 70
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

A TERRIBLE KICKER.--" Please,
SIR" said the bell-boy to a Texas
hotel clerk, "Number 40 says there
amt no towel in his room."
"Tell him to use one of his win
dow curtains"
"He says, too, there amt no pill
lows"
"Tell him to put his coat and vest
under his head"
And he wants q pitcher of wa
ter"
Suffering Cyrus! But he is the
worst kicker / ever struck in my
life. Carry him up the horse-pail. ~
He wants to know If he can't
have light"
Here, confound him! Give him
this lantern, and ask him if he wants
the earth, and if he'll have it fried
on only one side, or turned over ?n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

DO Not THINK-That becsuse a
girl has refused to marry you, she
doesn't intend to do it; that because
your neighbor borrows piece of
ice you'll get any of the punch :;
that man sings loud in church on
Sunday, he won't swear loud on
Monday; that because you have a
strong constitution, it is safe to
break the bylaws of health that
because art is long, the artist isn't
sometimes short
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

now. 1t has been in one family for
265 years. The old records gives us
some insight into very queer usages
to us. The church wardens were re-
quired to present all cases of moral
derelictiOn and of failure to attend
to religions duties. The punish
ment inflicted upon the weaker sex
for a departure from right paths
was generally stripes on the bare
shoulders, and, in case of libel,
sometimes the number was a hum
dred. One man, evidently serv-
ant, George Gillins, would not go to
the parson to be taught and receive
the sacrament, and it was ordered
that he have 80 stripes on his bare
back.
The minuteness with which es.
tates were appraised and divided is
very interesting. Robert Napier
left man servant, a boy servant, a
mare and colt and sundry other
things. This property was divided
by order of the court. The widows
part, three sheets. The children,
two napkins, and the widow, the
middle pot, great skillet, iron ket-
tie, frying pan, &C.
DIR. Patrick Napier, a cherurgeon,
sends in bill for services in 1867
An electuary, with vomiting, 80
pounds of tobacco.
A clutter, 80 pounds.
A phlebotomy, 20 pounds.
A cordial, 80 pounds.
Stomach powders, 90 pounds.
Phlebotomy, for re mayd, so
pounds.
Col. Bealle was accused by his
servants of cruel treatment in not
giving them meat twice a week.
A complaint was made against
some servants that they would not
beat their bread. These two little
items show the usage of the times in
the treatment of the white servants
in the colony. They were entitled
to three barrels or 60 pecks Of corn
per year. To meat three times a
week and to three suits of clothes.
They could he bought and sold till
their time was out and in 1916, Sir
Ralph Wormley sold a servant to
Sir VIM. Berkeley for fS; mayd
servant to Captain Upton for fS (; a
mayd servant to Captain Upton for
El4.
They could be whipped and were
sometimes cruelty beaten by their
mistresses. / find no complaint
against the masters.
These are some of the records of
early York. My friend, Mr.. Lyon
G. Tyler, of Williamsburg, Presi.
dent of William and Mary College,
is writing a history Of York, which
will be no doubt very interesting
story.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

OUT WEsT-that is to say, in the
wild West-it is the custom, says
the Harvard Ldmpoon, to mark a
mans grave by white cross sur
rounded by little fence. One day
| happened to notice that there was
but one cross in the cemetery at
Mud Flat. "Look here, Dick.n
said l, turning TO my cowboy friend,
"this must be remarkable healthy
place, eh ?" Wa-al. it's this way,
pard," he replied; timber's ID
scarce out here, and the last man gets
the fence.O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

TEE ASSESSOR SKIPPED: He was
the new township assessor, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, and he
asked all questions according to law:
How many children have you?n
F'oah," said the farmer. "What
sex ?" Hey ?" Boys or girls ?"
g How old ?" "Two, three, foah'n
five" White or black ?" What ?n
White or black 2" "Look YER
dod CAST yes essenshully dog-goned,
dod-busted, white-livered imper-
dence-you skipw And he did,
with the assistance of several dogs.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

A CRITICIsM.-"It terribIe.,'
said Plodding Pete, ode way folks
wastes time. 1t hurts me feelin's
ter see it goin' on"
"G'wan," replied Meandering
Mike; "ye amt goin' back on yer
perfessiOn and wantin' work, are
YEP"
Nope. Wot has reference to
is de way folks loses precious hours
workin' wen dey might cz we'll be
putin in good chunks of time doin'
nOthin,D
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

PosTPoNED.-Lover lin whisper
meath window)-Are you ready to
lower yourself down, darling?
Isabel +. Loper-Quite ready.
Lover-Have you got everything /?
Isabel f. L.-Yes. Everything
but papa's pocketbook. I couldn't
find it anywhere.
Lover (dejectedly)-Alas, for OBJ
Vious reaons, we shall be obliged to
postpone our departure
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18
Advice to Girls.

You wonder how you will know
when love comes, and you seek for
a definition of it in poetry and ro-
nance. That wild feeling which
sometimes possesses an unframed
girl and results in her eloping with
a young man, who does not know
the meaning of love in it's best
sense-is that this great emotion I?
No, thousand times no. Is that
exaggerated passion described in
novels, and which seems to you to
entirely ignore the sensible side of
life, and to express in eXtraVagant
words the more extravagant deeds
is that love? No, million times
no. Love is, first Of all, unselfish.
Then it is sympathetic. Then it is
reverential. No man ever loved a
woman who urged her to disobey
her parents. No matter what he
may have said, the love that sug-
gested this was poor love-a base
imitation of the real metal. 1t is
not love which wishes you to think
only Of it and to drive away from
you every other good feeling.
Why, my dear girls, when love
comes to you it will make you more
eager to be more thoughtful of every
one of those who care for you. 1t
will make you pitiful and anxious to
help those who have not had this
great blessing, and it will make you
long to he close to God himself, for
this feeling surely comes from Him
and is of Him. Your lover is a
poor one if he is not your friend,
and yet you may have friend who
is not a lover. Your lover becomes
part of your life. What you do
interests him, what you think about
pleases him, and when you are with
him each Of you unconsciousIy lays
bare the life that has been spent
apart, and each gives sympathy to
all that has been done. True love
is forgiving. The man who loves
you will be merciful to your faults
but he will also help you and stand
we'll by you, so that leaning on him
you do not commit this same error
again. And you? Well, wher
without word from him you know
that there is trouble and worriment
you will prove yourself, if you love
him, his angel of consolation. Ask
ing no questions, you will be told all
and the instinct of love will guide
you to the right, and you can offer
not only sympathy but wise speech
This is only possible between people
who love strongly; between friends
there may be confidence, but there Il
nothing absolutely like this. To
friend one cannot lay bare one'
hearts desire or hearts ache, bu
to that one being who has the bes
of you there is nothing too sacret
to tell and nothing too secret t,
whisper.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

A SMALL pupil of San Francisco
Sunday School, whose father is a
noted physician, said to him one day,
" Papa, | wish you would give me
holy song to sing to God" "Don't
you learn songs at Sunday School ?"
asked his father. "Yes; but he
wouldn't care for those little things.n
" Well, Pm busy just now. Come
back: bye-and-by." Soon after the
little fellow returned with a satisfied
face, and said, Never mind, papa
I've found something that 1 think
God will like" What is it, my son?D
CO. Ia ra-ra -boom-de-a,'" said the
boy, with much enthusiasm.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-07-18

MR.. SHANDY (petulantly from
his pillow" Ethel, l know heard
a noise. Pm sure there's woman
in the house. l won't sleep a wink
unless you go down and see."
Mrs. Shandy (exit with revolver)
=" Blame it all, Willie, if you
bother me like that again, I'll send
you back to your father"