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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
Chesterfield County Court.

PETERSBURG. Va. September p
lspecial 1.-THE County Court OF Chester
field was In session to-day. and brought
In twelve indictments. one Of which was
against William SANFORD. young white
boy Of this city, who Is charged with
criminal assault The court adjourned
without going into the trial Of any OF
the indictments found. owing TO the death
NJ child Of Commonwealth ttorney
Cogbln. Young Sanford was bailed In
the sum Of 500 for his appearance ON the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
WILLIAMSBURG.
CoaI-Cars Wrecked-County Court
persOnnl

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. September o.
Especial "A wreck occurred here this
morning about o'clock on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway. just west OF the
cambridge. a heavy freight was going
east. and In some way i've big cars OF
coal were derailed and thrown into a
bean across the track Two OF the cars
we're reduced to splinters. The wreck
ing-train came down at once and sue
ceeded In clearing the road about IL 80
o'clock. Both the east and the west
hound passenger trains were delayed. the
latter about three hours. No one was
hurt.
on the western-bound passenger trains
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
LOUISA NOSIINiTEs.
DR. J. W. Haiscr the Candidate-A
Harmonious Convention.

harmonious Convention.
LOUISA. VA. September 9.-(Special)-
Tie Democratic convention Of Louisa
county 90 nominate candidate for the
.i'l.e of Delegates was called TO order
t.re att O'Clock to-day By County Chair
n.n William Kean.
l} request. Captain Frank V. Winston
tffri as chairman Of the convention,
VITA James r.. Bihb and William \. Jack
.t OIL. secretaries
series OF resolutions were offered.
t-' action on the same was postponed
l'.l tDtt court-day. when mass-mect-
l'e viii De- held and resolutions adopted,
Which VIII be binding upon the nomi-
There were six names voted on-yiz.
!E Joseph ". Baker. Malcolm Hitter,
William T. Coleman. William l. Irby, II.
3D. 1athught and Captain william h.
1tlli,ton.
bR. BAKER NOMINATED.
On tae third ballot Dr. Joseph w. Ba-
Dor Was nominated. and his nomina-
Ton was then made unanimous.
br Baker served az delegate in the
House from Louisa IN the sessions o. 1855
aul 'si-e2 He has never suffered defeat
Tor any Office he ever asked FOR, and his
election Is looked upon as certain. The
nominee IS q true and tried Democrat,
AND very popular
FOR FREE SILVER.
The sentiment Of the convention was
urit FOR free silver, and the widest en-
thtsi1sfn WAS witnessed when Mr. Il. l..
NlIqon'B resolution was read, 'fayoring
ne reconciliation OF silver at ratio
% 10 to /. without regard 10 the action
OF other nations"
The meeting was exceedingly harmoni-
ous
About o'clock. mon partisan" mass
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10

meeting was held on the court-green. II
Was composed chiefly OF Republicans and
Popullsts. The meeting ordered primary
precinct meetings TO be held throughout
the county on Saturday to elect dele
gates TO q nominating convention to be
held at the courthouse on next Mon
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
Prominent Lynchburger Dead.

LYNCHBURG, VA. september o.
Especially John ID. Holt. prominent to-
bacconist aud member OF the firm Of
Holt, schaefer q Co. OF this city. died
to-day; aged 81 years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
instructed for II. =. Kane.

GATE CITY, VA. September 9.-(Spe-
GALA large Democratic mass-meeting
here to-day elected delegates 10 the SEN
atorlal convention. 20 be held at Big
stone Gap the 18th instant, and instruct
GA for II. S Kane. of the county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
Mexican War veteran Gone.

ASHEVILLE. y. C.. September al. NJ.
Israel, the last veteran Of the Mexican
war in this vicinity, died this morning;
g0af Il,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
Rev DIR. TAYLOR "a Little better.

APPOMATTOX, VA. September O.
(specialJ-Rev. Or. Taylor Is a little bet
ter to-day. His wounds are doing az
we'll as could be expected, and there Is
great hope Of his recovery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
BUTLER ON FUSION.
NOTHING WILL DE DONE WITH
OUT CONSULTATION.
VIII the POpulists Dominate the
North Carolina silver COnyeutiOnf
ter of Their Attendance.

RALEIGH, N. c.. September s-(Spe-
ciaL)-Senator Marion Butler writes to a
prominent Populist here as follows:
Have our friends res, easy with refer
ence TO any rumored cooperation or fu-
sion with any party. Nothing will be
done in any direction without a full con-
sul,atIon with our friends All things
being equal. l believe that We should
stand by those who stood by US in the
last campaign in preference to those who
fought US. / am surprised TO see our
friends get so easily excited over ru-
mors published In Democratic papers.
IL our people had to correct such rumors
by publishing cards they would not have
time 10 do anything else"
The matter 10 which the Senator re-
fers is the current statement that some
Populists and Democrats were endeavor-
ing to arrange for fusion. In some way
this news got out, and Populist said To
me that a Populist otiice-holder was
thought TO De one Of the main managers
of the movement. In the minds OF some
persons 1t was fixed that this man was
Senator Butler. His letter is doubly In
teresting
HOPED THEY'D KEEP AWAY.
1t is the opinion OF some well-informed
Democrats that the Populists will domi-
nate the silver convention here Septem-
Der 18th. one Democrat OF prominence,
who declared he was a silver man, said
he hoped most earnestly that Democrats
would not attend, as he wanted the party
to work out this silver matter inside its
own ranks.
Twenty convicts were sent to-day TO
Roanoke Rapids TO work on the canal
Mrs J. X. Chamberlain "a native OF
Salisbury is dangerously III at her home
here of peritonitis
Mr.. William Bailey, the talented young
editor OF the Biblical Recorder. is quite
sick al his home here with fever.
Many Inquiries for kaolin are being
made just now OF the Agricultural De
partment.
A slab Of Mount Airy granite % feet
long. s feet wide, and only 8 inches
thick. is to be taken to the Atlanta ex-
position by State-GeolOgist Holmes. II
is all prepared.
The weather is exactly favorable for
he crops, and the farmers are in good
spirits.
I'd. Chambers Smith, who Is one OF the
prime movers FOR the non-partsan silver
convention, said to-day: 81 have never
heard any suggestion by any one Of the
gentlemen signing the call for the con-
vention, that any man be nominated or
office"
Non, AGDETE-n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10

Orders for printing sent TO the Dis
patch Company will b given prompt at.
tentiou. and the style Of work and prices
vfi BE- sure 70 please zen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
NOT AGREED.

Some Populists are trying 10 prevent
their party from attending the convention,
and one said to-day he was advising Popu-
lists not to attend, and telling them that
{ they would 20 all they could AFFORD 10
10 would be % look on; that II they par
t!cipated In 1t It would not be for their
own good. This is exactly contrary TO
views held by State-Treasurer Worth
PopulisU.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

half an hour is usually long enough
ITO keep a mustard plaster ON. 1t
should never be left on to produce a
blister.
In no department of hygiene, says
medical contributor to the New York
independent, is the ounce of proven
ton more effective than the care which
will preserve the natural teeth. Peo-
pie are beginning to understand the
advantage of preserving the first"
teeth in the mouth as long as possible
In perfectly healthy person the first
teeth will remain sound and will not
come out till their successors literally
push them from their places: but in a
majority of cases they are attacked by
early decay, which should be arrested
by filling, instead of which they are
extracted and the jaw shrinks and
when the permanent teeth appear they
do not have a fair start. The chief
instrument of prevention is the tooth
brush, now neglected by the majority
of people till the boys and girls are old
enough ito have some pride about
their looks" A child cannot begin too
early to become habituated to it's use:
and If parents would spend the even
ing studying the stereoscopic views of
the bacterial enemies lying in wait to
ruin their children's teeth they
would be up and doing. That con-
slant rubbing will cleanse and polish
teeth is confirmed by the united testi-
mony of dentists that the persistent
gum chewers have the best preserved
teeth. We needn't chew gum, but we
take the moral to heart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
CIGARETTE FIEND FINED.
New jersey Court Makes an Example
of a Victim of the Dude Pipe

Thomas Mclaughlin sat in the pris-
oners' row in the police court at Pa1er-
son: y. J., putting a vile cigarette.
Judge Stewart was making out COM
mitments. but the aroma from The
cigarette drew his attention to the
smoker. and Mr.. McLaughlin's case
was speedily disposed of,
''Stand upr' shouted the court, and
the prisoner leaned OF the brass rail
ing in front Of the bench.
Il consider the charge of drunken
ness subordinate to that of cigarette
smoking in court" said the magistrate,
addressing the prisoner. 'Everyb )dy
in the courtroom mas Suffered from
your intlictiUn Of gaseous smoke. It is
needless to dilate upon such perniclOuS
habits as cigarette smoking. but in
stead | intend to make IN object les
son of you for the benefit of other
young men. Your sentence is five days
for drunkenness and thicty more for
smoking cigarettes in court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
COLUMBUS AS A POLITICIAN.

Upon Columbus return from MS
great voyage of discovery he was Re
ceived with enthusiasm. Invitations
to dine with the grandees of Spain
poured in upon him in such profIsiln
that, could he have fixed his own date,
he need never have been called upon
to pay for a single meal for the bal
ance of his days. The only invitations
he would accept, however, were those
from Ferdinand and Isabella. At one
/ of these dinners he was eXpatiating
upon the beauties of the country he
had discovered when the king asked
him what name he would suggest for
the new land.
''Well," he said, eff l had my way
should change the name of North
America to Ferdinand and that of
South America to Isabella
The mOnarchs were SO pleased with
this that Columbus was presented
with the Order of the Bath, and In
vited to stay over night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
KILLED BY TURKS.
Further Proof Confirming the Ira gic
Fate of Frank LEM.

Pittsburg, July 6.-Another letter
confirming the death in Armenia of
Frank LEM, the Pittsburg wheelman
who was making a tour around the
world, has been received by T. 2.
Langhans from a missionary in Asia
Minor. The missionary is working
with Sachtelben, st. Louis man who
was sent out in search of LEM. The
letter states that they discovered that
LEM was murdered by Turkish Of
ficers high in the service of the sui
tan and for that reason the work was
attended with great danger. The
bell of Lenz's bicycle was found at
Teharouk. His mirror, a mail box and
another box which he was known to
have carried, were found in a river be,
tween Shamia and Musersta, while
the tires of his wheel were discovered
at Tchelni where a Kurd is using them
for saddle girths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
OUR FORESTS.

In the report of the forestry division
in 1892, the total annual consumption
of lumber for various purposes was
over 25,OO0,OOO,OOO cubic feet. 1t has
taken hundreds of years to produce
our forests, and besides the legitimate
use Of wood and timber which is being
consumed much faster than the an
nual growth, we are wantonly de-
stroying millions of feet every year by
forest fires which are largely prevent
able And some of the states of our
union have and are enacting laws to
prevent so far as possible the starting
of fires at seasons of the year when
the greatest danger is imminent. Be
sides the commercial value of our
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
GIGANTIC OIL GEYSER.
Flowed Fourteen and a Half Million
Gallons in a Day.

The Kirkbridge No. 1 oil well, is To-
Gated in Madison township, Sandusky
county, O.. The flow of oil commenced
November Is. The spectacle is de-
Scribed as one of the most magnificent
ever witnessed in that part of the
country. First appeared a column of
water 8 or 10 feet in the air. This
was followed by a black stream of
mud and sand, which gradually
changed to yellow. Then, with a
deafening roar, the gas burst forth in
an immense volume, hiding the derrick
from view.
AS this cleared away solid golden
column a foot in diameter shot from
the derrick floor 100 feet in the air,
there breaking into fragments and fall
ing in a shower of yellow rain for a
quarter of a mile around. For a period
Of five hours this great column of oil
shot upward. In a very few moments
the field about the we'll was covered
several inches deep with petroleum.
Within three or four hours the bitches
loA hIleS dIouuu were ONeIuoWElS
with oil. Dams were constructed in
order that the product might be esti-
swept away as rapidly as built. Some
| mated. but these were overfowed and
persons living in the vicinity, alarmed
at the spectacle, packed their house.
hold goods and fed. The Buckeye
pumping station, 4 mile distant, was
compelled to extinguish its fires on &c.
count Of the gas, and all other fires
! within the district We're put out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
TRAINING 4 WOMAN.
The Center Sex Is Capable of Great
Muscular Development.

The modern SandOw is Vet to be
the ranks of the cultured-none can
tell. Professor Attila, who was the
trainer of the strong man. Sandow.
finds his most promising field of labor
among the gentler sex and from the
ranks of the social the musical and
the artistic world women are seeking
him. The probabilities are that the
new woman will supplement her
ShreWdness and other mental uualifi-
cations with a physical development
that will fit her to meet the world mil
liant on its own ground.
-Four years ago said this trainer
of the modern Samson, 81 inaugurated
the strong man fad in London. and I
became an individual more talked
about than the Prince of Wales him.
self. [ am now starting the strong
woman fad, and if the fair sex is not
as we'll able to defend itself phys
ically as a man then it will not be nv
fault
II can make of the human frame
anything you WISH" said he. enthusi-
astically. 'Where a woman is too
feshy, certain plan of exercise will
reduce her, and where she requires
developing, I can also develop her I
have ladies coming to me daily saying,
I wish to be reduced about the hips,
or I wish ito have abdominal reduc-
tions,' or my bust needs developing.
or my arms or legs are much to thin.
and 1 have a set of exercises especially
adapted to their individual wants"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

White wings are used with flowers
on hats of yellow, rough straw with
medium wide, straight brims.
Huge bows of colored taffeta ribbon
are often the only trimming on hats
which closely resemble the sailor in
shape
The new straws come III every i'm
aginable color, plain, shot and plated,
but the most popular hats for midsum-
mer are butter color
Brown StrawS, trimmed with yellow
or blue flowers are very popular, and
shaded grasses are tied into UNIQUE
loops which are used as ribbon.
Panama hats trimmed with velvet
and pheasant's wing are useful hats
at the seashore, where perishable
things will not survive the dampness
of one day.
Nasturtiums, deep pink peoples,
with black velvet centres, orchids and
lilies Of the valley are among the new
flowers of summer hats, and added to
these are aigrettes of green barley.
Immense roses, poppies, camellias
and velvet morning glories of a size
and brilliancy. of color which must
make the real blossoms hide their
heads are a conspicuous feature of
trimming on large hats.
Some of the jauntiest little toques
have a brim which turns up around
the crown, and they are trimmed with
rosetes and loops of velvet or of satin
ribbon with full aigrettes cut at each
side to give them width
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.

The true version OF AleXander's re-
greet that he had no more worlds TO
conquer is as follows: Calling his
private secretary to him the conqueror
said:
How do we stand now as regards
the earth?'
eve appear to own it, sire" returned
the young man.
"There is absolutely no little world
anywhere that we can pull imp
absolutely none, sire"
you've been all through the atlas?"
'CoL4pletely, sire"
'And there's nothing left?"
''Not an acre. sire"
Then the victor of a thousand fights
sighed deeply and with a wistful smile
he said:
ooh, for one hour of Christopher Co
lumbus."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
TWIN MEMORIES.

Deneath the birchen tree we paused
To talk of names we thought most
sweet,
I chose May and you chose Claude;
The grass was green beneath your
feet,
And breathing loves sweet vows anew
placed white roses on your breast;
Eomehow, | dream that moment, too,
u star fell down the clouded West.
line summers gone, down in the snow
Above your grave the grass lies deep,
[ wonder if the violets know
The roses slumber at your feet!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

timber, there are other reasons which
are no less important why we should
maintain the proper equilibrium of the
forest areas. The modifying influence
which forests exert as beneficial to-
agriculture, is one of the most impor-
tant reasons why we should protect
and keep in healthy growth all timber
lands not suited for agricultural pur-
poses. And this can be done with very
little expense, by proper care in taking
out the ripe wood and giving the
young growth a chance for its life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
BRUMA1ELL AND BYRON.

Byron, who was walking along Pic
cadilly one bright summer morning,
encountered Beau Brummell, who was
returning from his tailors.
'How are you, Brummel?" said the
poet.
pretty we'll, thank you returned
the Beau.
I've been reading Don Juan"
'Ies?" said Byron, with a smile.
There is some clever rhyme in it,
'fSo?" observed Byron, with affected
surprise.
''And some pretty good versifcation. =
"Ah?" returned the poet.
why don't you try your hand at
poetry, Byron?" asked Brummell.
The two never spoke to each other
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
THE TWO-TONE STOCKING.

consolation of the tlin-legged woman-
will always be worn as long as women
have thin legs or until something else
is discovered equally effective and de-
lusive. These are very elegant in com
binations of black and mauve or black
and pink. The foot and ankle are of
black, while just below the calf of the
leg the color begins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
SAM. JOHNsON's PRECIsENEss

Goldsmith and Boswell and Johnson
having met at the usual hour at the
Chop house, Boswell observed that he
had just encountered the prince of
Wales on the street.
DO you think" asked Goldsmith,
turning to Johnson, that the prince Of
Wales will ever be king?"
st is impossiblen' retorted the great
doctor. utterly impossibler'
''Why do you think 500" asked Bos-
well.
'Why, condemn YOU" roared the doc
tor, getting red in the face. why?
Because, sir, the minute he gets to be
king he ceases to be prince of Wales. -
Boswell and Goldsmith paid for the
beer.-Puck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
USE OF STONE IN WEIGHING.
Explanation of an Old English Trade
Custom.

Measurement of weight by the
stone arose from the old custom
farmers mad of weighing wool with d
stone Every farmer kept large
stone at his farm for this purpose.
When a dealer came along he balanced
a plank On the top of a wall, and put
the stone on one end of it and the bags
of wool on the other until the weights
were equal. AT first the stones were
of all sorts of sizes and weights, with
the result that dealers who wished to
make a living had to be remarkably
knowing in their estimates of them.
But the many inconvenience involved
by this inequality eventually resulted
in all stones being made of a uniform
weight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
LACE MAKING AT CHANTILLY.
The Center Of a Prosperous Industry
in France.

The town of Chantilly, being the cen
ter of a district of lacemakers, nas
given its name to the laces of the sur
rounding district, the trade being dis
tribUted over more than a hundred viii
lagos. The proximity to Paris afford
ing a ready sale for its products caused
the manufacture to prosper, and the
narrow laces which they first made
were soon replaced by guipures, white
thread and black silk laces.
Chantilly first created the black silk
lace industry, and it deservedly retains
the name, whether made there or in
Calvados. ChantilIy black lace has al
ways been made of silk, but as the
ground is made of grenadine instead
of glossy silk the common error pre-
walls that it is thread
Only the finest specimens of lace are
now produced at Chantilly, the So
called Chantilly shIwls being products
of Bayeux.-Dry Good Economist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
CHINA'S BEST TEA.

Scented tea is a great tavorite
with the Chinese. This is made by
mixing jessamine or orange blossoms
with the tea for twenty-four hours,
after which it is sifted and separated
and then packed. The stranger in
China finds it almost impossible to
buy the best tea. SO little of the best
quality or first picking is obtained
that the Chinese keep it for them
selves. It is very expensive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
TREES IN ARIZONA.

Arizona has a greater number of
varieties of forest trees than any of
the other states or territories of equal
area west of the Mississippi river, a
greater number than Michigan or Cali
fornia, and nearly eighteen per cent
of the species of the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

1t was literal flood of oil, the esti-
mated production for the first twenty
four hours being 14,560,000 gallons.
About $4,000 barrels per day have been
saved and marketed since the oil has
been brought under full control. The
owner has refused an offer of $500. 900
for the we'll, being content with the in
come of $4,000 per day
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

When she and | a-wheeling went,
l took a most appalling header"
And but for her, I'm quite content,
Than Moses / might now be deader;
But she was in her boomers clad,
And, in her pistol pocket handy,
Just like thoughtful man, she had
A prudent little flask of brandy.
New York Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

y pulpit to the memory of Senator
Francis Herman, in ST. Johns Catholic
church, Utica, has been erected by his
son, Nicholas E. Herman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11

John a. Bingham, one of the prose
cutors of President Johnson and after
ward Grants minister to Japan, is liv-
ing at Cadiz, O., at the age of 80.