Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-28
/ Wings reduced to half price.
Wings at &c. each. of every color
and description.

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appeared the other day in a store-window.
filed with these and other aerial bar
gains. One naturally wondered what the
Society for the Protection OF Birds
thought of such wholesale slaughter. Con-
sistency is a jewel. Many ladies own seal
skin cloaks, hats and muffs, and neck
boas, with real-nink heads. and have no
more qualms OF conscience about wear
ing them than of wearing wings or
codue-plumes or boots of donsola-kid. NO
one ever saw a woman averse 10 carrying
a pocket-book of alligator-skin or wear
Ing a belt Of the same crinkled cuticle
Spring lamb is in literally. If good peo-
pie will refuse TO eat the dear. little quar-
tiers OF lamb, with mint sauce. and deny
themselves the tender spring, chicken
and bird-pie and sumptuous p1tes de fois
eras along with their self-denial in the
matter of wings. why. it's all right. But
many human lives-of more worth than
manv sparrows-are made comfortable
by the commerce.
The bad boys who kill the birds wan
tonly are the true offenders, and ought
to be looked after with long pole.
FIELD-SPORTS.
Tending to arouse the latent yiciousness
in otherwise well-meaning young men
are some of the feld-sports of the day
the "tug-of-war," long-distance running,
and football. No father who values his
sons higher nature. morally or physi-
cally, should let him engage in game
of football. The prime object of bodily
exercise is the attainment of sound
health. When it degenerates into brutality
or excuses it cannot be too quickly
abolished.
In the field of sports this end OF Nelson
promises well. The baseball Avon nine"
is an amateur team, but consists of fine
players with plenty Of mountain muscle:
they do good work in the field and at the
bat
SCRUB RACE.
In candidates for the election the fourth
Thursday in May 1.-THE woods are full"
There are from two 10 four for each Office;
a kind of scrub race, minus party or poll
tics. with "every man for himself" The
stern realities Of last winter taught the
working people a lesson. 1t is safe to say
that the farmers are all "gold-bugs'--
they are striking hard for the golden
headed wheat, and the yellow glistening
corn at harvest time. This is the true
gold basis that will fill his granares
and feed his children, while the legis-
lators. gathering in his hard-earned taxes,
are having good time squabbing over
Silver" oh, no, The old man aln't
this spring. and he likes his own cur
rency best!
PERSONAL
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Goodloe, are in
Baltimore.
Miss Alice Tyler and Miss Leila Johnson.
of Staunton. are guests Of Miss Alma
Goodwin.
Rev ]. II. Robinson will preach each
Sabbath afternoon during the summer.
at the Little Chapel"
Miss Minnie Goodloe Is visiting Miss
Carrie Hill. in Charlottesville.
Miss Bessie Brown, of Richmond, Is ex-
pected next week TO see her friend, Miss
Maggie Hall OF THE Farm"
Another vicious-lool<ing mad-dog was
roaming around In the neghbofnooi of
Brooksville, a few DAYS since. Generally
people gave him wide berth, and climb
ed the nearest trees. but Mr. William III.
McCue bravely few TO the rescue and
shot the dog.
Mr.. Samuel McCue, was married to
Miss Annie Welcher. Of Stanton. April
2lth.
Mr. James Goodies fine hunter.
Driver" met with a serious accident
Thursday. and came near bleeding to
death. He was saved by the timely at
ten,ion of Miss Mary Goodloe, and Is
out of danger. Driver" is one o! the
most valuable hounds Of the Alton Pack.
Lawyer Charlie Martin, Of Greenfield,
was in town Wednesday
Rain Is needed.