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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-10
Patriotic Consul Jameson.

The United States Consul at Puebla, Mr..
Jameson, is patriot whose heart is always
in the right place. On the occasion Of Nc
Kinley's election, although he is himself Q
Democrat, Consul jameson put on his nan
keen trousers and his planters hat and went
down to his sugar plantation, where gen.
ersl holiday was given all the hands, even
though the grinding had to be stopped for
an entire day. The American flag few from
the tallest cocoanut trees, red, white and
blue parrots, selected for the occasion, flew
in and out of the Noche Buena trees and
shrieked the Star Spangled Banner" amid
the foliage of the Copas dc. Orc. All was
hilarity, the best casks Of sirup were tapped.
the pickaninnfes ran about in P0pulistic un-
drea1, while On the broad veFzndas Of the
mansion the Consul, waving an AmefiMn
flag, toasted the advance agent Of prosperity
IN Great Wsstern champagne.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-10
Gratified Curiosity.

Two young men whose clothes were Of
such q style as to make it seem probable
that they would at any minute fall into
picturesque attitudes and execute q song
and dance, stood watching big building
that is nearing completion.
ITS great piece Of work." commented
one of them.
"Tain't anything else," was the reply.
81 wonder who's the guy that got it up.
He oughtty have his name to it."
II reckon he has, somewhere. When q
feller makes hit like that it's hard luck il
he doesn't get his name on the program"
"What does that say up there?"
His companion slowly read the letters,
"MDCCCXCVI."
"That's lit" he exclaimed, as soon as he
had spelled it through.
"That's what?"
"The name of the gent that designed the
stonepile. I reckon he's some Russian OF
Welshman that's just startin' in this country
I never heard of him before, but he's good. y
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shelled the town from every direction.
One of Ord's brigades Oauman's) got
too close, and was very roughly ham
died and driven back in disorder. Gen.
Ord accused the commander Gen. Lau-
man) of having disregarded his orders,
and attributed to him personally the
disaster and heavy loss of men.
HE REQUESTED HIS RELIEF,
which / granted, and Gen. Lauman
went to the rear, and never regained
his division. He died after the war, in
Iowa, much respected, as before that
time he had been universally esteemed
most gallant and excellent officer.
The weather was fearfully hot, but we
continued to press the siege day and
night, using our artillery pretty freely,
aud on the morning of July IL the
place was found evacuated. Gen.
Steele's Division was sent in pursuit
as far as Brandon IA niles, but Gen.
Johnston had carried his army safely off,
and pursuit in that hot weather would
have been fatal to my command.
Reporting the fact to Gen. Grant, he
ordered me to return, to send Gen.
Parkes's Corps to Hainess Bluff, Gen.
Ord's back to Vicksburg, and he consent
ed that / should encamp my whole corps
near the Big Black, pretty much on the
same ground we had occupied before the
movement, and with the prospect of a
period of rest for the remainder of the
Summer. We reached our camps on
the 9th of July.
Meantime, division of troops, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. w. Sooy Smith,
had been added to my corps. Gen.
Smith applied for and received sick
leave on the Goth of July; Brig.-Gen.
Hugh Ewing was assigned to its COM
mand and from that time it constituted
the Fourth Division of the Fifteenth
Corps.
ITO be coutinus31
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IT WAS AN INTERESTING GAME.

away. Only the houses on the highest
ground were habitable, and there wasn't
such thing a. q sidewalk visible. A few
timbers were strung along here and there,
and people jumped from one to another Of
these when they went from house to house,
unless they were going far enough to take q
skiff. This poor fellow jumped and missed
his footing, and was drowned in sight OF
dozen pe0ple. asked the man who told
me shout it whether any effort had been
made to save him, and he said no, that there
was no boat handy And when I expressed
some horror he seemed surprised, and said !:
"'Why, twas only nigger. You couldn't
expect white man to take chances to save
him. Niggers were not SO valuable then as
they were before the war;"
ST don't know that the color-line was SO
strictly drawn, though" interrupted the
drummer again. !" / saw a roustabout fall
into the river one night at New Madrid, and
he was a white man, too, but no effort was
| made to save him. The Mate stepped to
the side of the boat aud looked over, but he
did no more, and not one of the other roast
ers stopped work-not even for q moment.
They were unloading freight in great
hurry, and / think they were afraid Of the
Mate. It was dark, to be sure, and the cur
rent was swift enough to carry off the
strongest swimmer, but still was surprised
to see NO effort made to save the poor devil.
Before recovered from my surprise it was
too late to do anything, and it didn't seem
to be wise to say anything, either"
"Good policy, sometimes, not to, resumed
the young looking gray-hcaded man. 81
learned to keep my mouth shut at q card
table 0 long time ago, and that is why had
no part in little disturbance that occurred
the second day was in Arkansas City.
don't think there was more than OEe other
i stranger in town when was He had come
there the day before me, on the train, and
was waiting for q boat up the river.
struck up an acquaintance with him, and be
told me he was on his way home, after 9
business trip. I congratulated him and W.
took a drink on it, next door to the hotel.
ave were both tired waiting, and ther,
was nothing better to do in the place, so w
both-sauntered to the room just back of tn,
bar. The door was wide open, and we saw
card playing inside. Three men were play
ing poker, and we stood for few moment
looking on. One of the three was q comical
looking old fellow, evidently superapnu
ated gambler. He must have been 20 year
old, and his hands were very shaky, but
could not make up my mind whether he wa
; palsied or had been drinking. or whether h.
. was assuming decrepitude in order to watcl
J the cards more carefully AZ he dealt them
The latter seemed likely enough, and l sus
. pected marked cards, SO I pleaded ignoranc
of the game when one Of the other players
the proprietor Of the place, as l learne
laSer-looked up with . pleasant smile an
suggested that psshaps my friend and
would like to join in.
"My FRIEND AZ he called him-I didn
even know his name--was willing enough
and hs sat n. stood BY, smoking an
lloeling On far few miantslL though pr,
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"The stranger looked at him with the
most perfect composure and said:
ar appeal to the table. Gentlemen, did
/ open it?'
atNo, SIR said the old Major, promptly
enough. I opened it myself. aud dropped
out after was raised twice. Jack, shut up.
The gentleman is playing all right
But Jack wouldn't shut up. On the con-
trary, he became more furious.
"'This is q hell of camel he shouted,
and leaped to his feet like panther, totally
oblivious of the few checks in front of him.
He had lost nearly all he had bought on
coming in.
"The stranger never moved, though ex-
pected to see weapons drawn. He looked
Jack full in the face, with sort Of bewil-
derment on his own face, and said nothing.
Jack stood for n moment, and while was
wondering whether the stranger was show
ing nerve, or was really bewildered, he
turned suddenly and dashed out Of the
room.
1.-THE stranger looked around at the other
players, and there was distinct drawl in
his words as he said:
"e What is the matter with that man?'
"tOh, nothing said Pete, carlessly. You
mustn't mind him. He killed a man yes
to-day. He's a little excited, but it doesn't
mean anything
But why did he rush out SO curiously
persisted the stranger.
"'Well, suppose hso went out to get
heeled, said Pete ;ifibutyou needn't be dis.
turbed. The boys went let him come
back dhsa1i
Well, perhapl they WON'T said the
stranger, still drawlingihis words; but it's
just as we'll to be on the safe side. If you
| will excuse me for a few minutes I'll ster
over to the hotel and get my gun. left il
| in my sachel.' 81 41s
why, certainly, ,'said the others, and he
arose, leaving his chips on the table, and
went out Of the place5 He said nothing
when he passed me, and thought it bes
to say nothing, too; 1but you couldn't have
dragged me away rjust then. I suppose
every man likes to see q fight, and thongh1
there was q good chance for one. dom
drink fast, as rule, bnt it seemed goot
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double number 70 10 cents Six OF s
nkr25 25centzo O Sent postpaid
York Waineten
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America has 2. .2o5 daily papers.
America hes BOG, 600 bee ksspsrG
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
Mrs. Hetty Green In Politics.

''Her whole nature has been revolu-
tionized,'' said "a Washington hotel
keeper, speaking of Mrs. Hetty Green's
reported intention of spending 81, 000,
600, or $50 much thereof as may be
necessary" to elect her son governor Of
Texas.
q never knew anybody to loosen up
as Mrs. Green has of late" continued
the bOnlface. about Is months ago,
when she came on here, she haggled
with me over the price of one of the
cheapest rooms in the house, and actu-
ally made me give her a reduction be-
cause she staid a week. The next time
she came she had on the finest sort of
dress, such one as nobody had ever
seen her wear, and this time my house
was not good enough for her, so she
went to the highest priced place in town
and never asked the rate. Her liberal
streak was late in developing, but if her
son does go into politics it will be
fortunate thing for him that his mater
changed her system in the way of things
pecunlary. Washington Post
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
he Story of
Purltana.

Prof. Dixi Crosby, M. D., IL. D.,
who for thirty-two years was at the
head of Dartmouth Medical College,
belonged to the famous Crosby family
of physicians, which for several gener-
ations has furnished more distin-
puishcd medical men than any other
family in America. His father was
DIR. Asa Crosby, of Dartmouth, who
procured the charter of the State
medical society, of which he was for
thirty years % conspicuous member;
one brother, DIR. Josiah Crosby, in
vented the invalid bed and the method
of making extensions of fractured
limbs by adhesive strips; another
brother, DR.. Thos. II. Crosby, was
chief surgeon in Columbian College
Hospital during the war, and later
professor of animal and vegetable
physiology at Dartmouth College;
while DR.. DiXi Crosby himself was
the inventor and discovercr of various
important improvements in medicine
and surgery, including a new and
unique mode of reducing metacarpo-
phalangeal dislocation, opening of alb
scess at hip-joint, etc., etc.
At the early age of twenty-four his
extraordinary skill and success in over
coming disease had already attracted
the attention of medical mon through
out the world, and won for him the
highest honors. His greatest achieve
ment was the discovery of an original
method for perfecting and compound
ing in permanent form what has be-
come known as his "prize formula"
and which, under the name of Puri-
tlna is legally protected
The foundation of this remarkable
medical discovery consists of simple
New England roots and herbs, and the
original family recipe for it has de-
seconded to the long line of Crosby
physicians from their Puritan ances-
tors. It's peculiar vegetable compost
ton rendered it necessary to brew it
whenever needed in the early days of
its history, and after the scattering of
the Puritan families to remote locali-
ties, where the necessary ingredients
were not to be found, many attempts
were made to put it up in permanent
form, all of which failed until DIR. DiXi
Crosby discovered means and methods,
the result of which is: Natures Cure
compounded in the laboratory of
Common Sense.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
The Spanish Main.

We write and talk glibly enough of
the Spanish main, but when did the
phrase first come into use and what was
its exact geographical significance? The
prevalent idea, borrowed, we take it,
from the delightful romance of "West-
ward, Hon. seems to be that the phrase
was in common use among the Eliza
bethan sailors to signify that part of
the great American continent on which
the Spaniards had effected a settlement
when we first broke into the Caribbean
sea-that is to say, from Vera Cruz, in
the gulf of Mexico, to the delta of the
Orinoco. But we cannot find that the
phrase was in use at that time. In the
pages of Hakluyt we read of the main,
of the firm land, which is, of course,
literal translation of the Spanish term
''tierra firma, of the mainland coast,
of the coast of the Indies or of the
West Indies, but of the Spanish main
we have nowhere read.
Nor have we been able to find it in
the writers of the next century. Dam
pier does not use it, nor Lionel Wafer,
nor the translator of Exquemelin's ''De
Americaensche Zee-Roovers. 1t is not
TO be found IN Mos ms official reports
of his buccanee1wg exploits, nor in
Ringrose's narrative, nor in Sharp's. In
the map engraved for Dampier's 'Voy
ages (1729), the term firm land is en-
ployed to designate the territory now
occupied by the republics of Venezuela
and Colombia The original terra firma
of the Spaniards, according to Ulloa,
included only the provinces of Veragua,
Panama and Darien, with the City of
Panama for its capital.
We may be in error, and certainly we
do not profess that our researches have
been exhaustive, but the earliest use we
have found of the term the Spanish
main is in ''The Journal of Admiral
James," lately published by the Navy
Records society, where, on Nov. IL,
1879, the admiral notes that he ''bore
away for Truxillo, on the Spanish
MAN," Truxillo being the port of Hon
duras. Macmillan IS Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13

pel! It takes man so low down and
raises him so high What a gosne.l
Come now, who wants to be bandueted
and impalaced? AS when Wilberforce
was trying to get the Emancipation
BILL through the British parliament
and all the British isles were anxious
to hear of the passage of that ''emanci-
patton bill, - when q vessel was coming
into port and the captain Of the vessel
knew that the people were so anxious to
get the tidings, he stepped out on the
prov of the ship and shouted to the peo-
pie long before he got up to the dock,
"Free!'' and they cried it. and they
shouted it. and they sang it all through
the land, Free, freep' So today |
would like to sound the news of your
present and your eternal emancipation
until the angels of God lowering in the
air, and watchmen on the battlements,
and bellmen in the town cry it, shout
it. sing it, ring it, Free, freer' I
come out now as the messenger of the
palace to invite Mephibosheth to come
up. [ am here today to tell you that
God has q wealth Of kindness to bestow
upon you for his Son S sake. The doors
of the palace are open to receive you.
The cupbearers have already put the
chalices on the table. and the great,
loving, tender, sympathetic heart of
God bends over you this moment, say
ing, lis there any that is yet left of
the house of Saul, that may show him
kindness for JOnathan's sake?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
Leigh Hunt.

Leigh Hunt was not an immense talk
er like Coleridge and Carlyle, wit like
Rogers and Sydney Smith, an authority
and an opinion like Johnson and Hal
lam, detailer of "reminiscences, a
chronicler, an accepted critic of art and
letters, an asker of questions, an arguer
for victor-all acknowledged species in
the category of takers and good in
their place-but a talker who was never
tedious because he was always fluent
and graceful and talked with, not only
to, his company. And when he sat
down with his conversational pen to
talk about his life he was not i'll
hurry for the printer and could call
upon memory and imagination to repro
duce the good company he had kept and
the memorable things which he had seen
and heard.
Leigh Hunt gives US in his autobi-
ography not only his own life, but, what
is the chief charm Of a good biography,
a picture of the time as we'll as the
man. We should not care so much for
even Boswell's Johnson if we did not
find him in the company of Burke,
Goldsmith, Sir Joshua and his other
playnates. Hunt always kept good
company. He was the intimate friend of
Shelley and Keats-above all of Charles
Lamb; the associate of James and Hor-
ace Smith, of Russell, Campbell. Charles
Mathews, Theodore Hook and a score
besides; of Byron, whose brilliancy
scorched him; of Coleridge, whom he
quizzed and admired; of Wordsworth,
whom he quizzed and respected. To
have had such friends is a sufficient
testimonial to his genius and his heart.
-TemDle BAR
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
The Prince of Wales

River where the river
miles WIDE that he had heard related that George
a dollar the river look
inclined doubt the Uncle Sam
Prince said explanation "We
dollar further in those days than does
STORE
FURTHER surprise
what a dollars will do Clothing cheap
Everything shown uptodate clothing store prices
wayd below
j. r. BATCHELDER, Manager.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13

Puritana is the prize formula of
Prof. Dixi Crosby, M. D., LII. d.,
for over 80 years at the head of
Dartmouth Medical College.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13

Get Of your druggist this great dseaseconq dis
eovery (the price for the complete treatment
aistng of bottle Of Puritana, one bottle OF ruriana
Pills, bottle Of PurtanR Tablets, all enclosed I'm
package) write and you viii bless the day when
you heard of Puutana. The Puritana Compound Co,
Concord, n. II.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13

II cures after everything else hasfailed. II cures
cases that have been given up hopeless IL cures
pleasantly. Itcures positively. Itcures permanently.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

In execution Of the decree referred 10
below. the Undersigned, special coI'iH'9
sioncrs, Will sell, Oh
WEDNESDAY, JUNE -. 1896
bv public auction. on the premises. re-
spoctivey, in the order named below, inc
following described REAL EoIAIh.-'O-
wit.
First. At T. o'clock sJ., that CENTRAL
LY-LOCATED LOT az the northwest
corner Of Grace and N.nth streets, "@ az
ing thereon the buildings known as We
ST. CLAIRE HOTEL and the viz
GINA house,
This properly. so beautifully ana CEN .la
trlny located, facing the taplci Sptelt
ness mans and family ho,eL
LARGE AID VALUABLE LOT at tne
northwest corner Of Broad aad L'-n,A
streets, with the comm0dious Daiinil'7
thereon commonly known as ~ OiI
OPERA HOUSE" and now occnplo' og
IT, H. Spence. ESQ, as shoe 7iyI e a'.
Immediately thereafter the O1 IL
STORES adjoining and Just west OF l4o
Opera House. al oil WIS D. 49, R'0i
eTtv and has promising lAtule.
Third. AT 6 o'clock J.. W., the well
lichfsd and capaci0us TOBACCO tAJ-
TORY, with tho large VACANT l'l
for storage. etc, situated ON VIZ W.,
Side of Twelfth street just noilh OF 10y
pied at good rental Joy N. We i''
sell. Esq.
All OF the above is solid property ana
each of It's Kind SIS very atI"'lift ''.+
should command the attention OF l.F
ors ana others as much because OF .I.
favorabie occasion for buying proper!
as on account Of the intrinsic Value OF
the property Itself
The ST. Claire Hotel and the Virginia
House front together - itsI II 4, ,,Ii
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AUCTION Monday.
J. D. Seabrlght, AuctlOnser,
COR. FIRST AND BROAD.
Bar Counter. Beer Pump, Pool
Tables, ParIor and Chamber
Furniture, Sewing Machines.

@We sell without reserve MONDAY F.,
June 18th, at 1880 \. NJ. for account
OF parties declining business one d nSr
Counter IN good order. one elegant VsK
BuiIet. very handsome; one elegant Bar
Mirror. two Pool Tables WITH balls cues
cue racks, etc. oo,,n,pqr
The above represents COMPILE 4
RsR OUTFIT n GOOD ORDER
An! will be sold regardless OF value
Also TWO IIigh-Arm and one Iailor >
Sewing Machines tall Singer make ana
In good orier). one NoirigeraloT, one
Butchers llargel lce.BoX, 2xJ foot
oar Frame Show Cases, three Case
line Stoves. one oil Tank, Chamber
FURNITURE of all kinds, Bedsteads,
Springs. Bureaus, and Cook Stoves Of
every description. -
I'D. SEABR!GHT.
Auctioneer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

WANTED. by a young man Of two years
experience a situation On a grocery
store Can give best city reference
and viii work for a small salary for
the first month. Address ". T. IAl-
LOR, 223 south Belyldere, city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

WANTED Custom Corn and Wheat
Mills 20 run on shares. or would rout
mills I'm good grain section. Prefer
dress MILLER, +. O. Box AZ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

- OR RENT. On
so III NORTH FOUSIlEE XII
STREET. Z rooms. modern. 500 per an-
MN CHARLES a. ROSE.
ia1i-1t No. n north Tenth street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

often goes along thoughtlessly--
unthink.ngly, living right up to
his salary with never a care for
the morrow. There's tide IN
the affairs of every man when
It's easier saving dollars than
dimes. This caseftS the single
mans he you. Save a dollar
each we.k-at any rate 5 per
cent. Of your salary, it'll stand
you in good stead when YOU are
more in need Of it. Ask for a
free booklet at the Bank.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

WANTED by n young Scotch lady. a
situation as Nurse or o. assist win
housekeeping. Address MISS NJ. L.
CARL, Times office
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14
BY A. y. AppcrsOn 81 Co,
Real Estate Auciioneers,
S north Eleventh street.
.RUsTEE's SALE

Keal Estate AuCNnhttl1s
north Eleventh street
rrRUSTEE SALE
OF
BRICK STABLE OF THE SOUTH SIDE
OF FRANKLIN
BETN BEN THIRTEENTH AND NOUN
TENTH STREETS No. 1919.
by virtue of a deed Of trust 10 mo.
dated April 20. 1899. recorded in iIrl-
mond Chancery Court clerks olce. DO
-. H. us b. PAGE 2l5. default having
been made in The payment io tne debit
thereby secured. and being ft1Ufr4 So
10 do hy Che beneficiary ! VIII seN, al
auction, ON the premises, on
FRIDAY. JUNE 40. 1856.
at 70 O'Clock A.. the ah0vc-dcscribll
property Tie STABLE is wen located
for the livery business. being central
and near the business part or the cIiy.
The lot fronts -G feet, more on Jess. and
runs back lul feet more or less, to an
alley lu feet wide.
TERMS. Cash gs 20 cost Of sale ANA
any taxes that may he due. and Co pay
a. note Of 5000. with interest from April
-, 1886, TO day of sale, and tle residue
on such terms as may Doe announced Oh
day of sale. j.. 10. POLLARD. Jlt,
y H-This property is subject TO
prior lien OF s2Juu. le.-id
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WANTED. n situation by young mar
ried man with family. Would be- glad
TO get work at anything 20 make an
honest living. Address j. o. W. care
Times office
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

e~-~>~>~>>>~-~~~~0>-~y>>,~ 80 l.,r
w ANTED. WORK by Flt,'
W CLASS blacksmith. Address. l,"-
~ Baker 1920 north 81. James 49, /.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

I fII
The OLD MONTICELLO HOUSE ---1~
and more recently the BLENNIS
HOUSE. The best located boarding
house i'm the city-ii56 and 143S east Main
street About 30 rooms. Apply at The
above address iei4-2t