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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

calaureats sermons. Among them havs
been Drs. Fair. Iafferty, Clark. and ,Tu-
dor. Nor 10 the selection for 1885 q less
happy one. for DR.. NcBryde has been
fortunate enough to secure the eminent
Baptist divine. DIR. J. william Jones' No
minister In the South II perhaps more
widely known than he. and none would
probably attract a larger audience. II
Is with the sincerest pleasure that our
people have learned OF his acceptance, a
pleasure that will be exceeded only by
that with which they shall welcome and
hear him.
Dr. McBryde Is still absent In Rich
mond looking after the interests OF this
college before the various legislative COM
mittees. He was at home for q day du-
ring the early part OF the week. but was
forced to return Immediately on account
OF important engagements. The South
west Is particularly grateful to him. and,
indeed, the whole State owes MIN debt
OF gratitude for the very prompt and sat-
isfactory manner In which he arranged
with Secretary Morton the vexed ques-
ton of quarantine against our cattle.
To-day (Washington's birthday was
observed here by a general suspension
Of all duty at the college and by the
closing OF the banks and post-ofice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23
BLACKsBURG.
Winter In Earnest-The New Ch"r-
ter-ColIege Notes.


ter-ColIege Notes.
BI,ACKSBURG, VA, February e.
(special)-Those who fondly believed the
winter over have been very crueny uh-
deceived during the past week. one very
readily can imagine that he Is IN the
first DAVIS OF January. We have had rain
and snow and wind galore, ard such a
wind! Almost you might believe tnat
the famous blizzard of the sth OF Febru-
ary last had returned. Though 1t was
very severe and personally uncomiort-
able. vet the cold snap Is not TO be re-
GREETED. Already in the maple-trees the
SAP had commenced TO rise, and but
week or two more of warm. damp wea-
Their would have subjected us to the dan
ger of having all of our fruit killed In
the bud.
One who did not see the apple-trees
can with difficulty form any conception
of the immensely OF the apple harvest
last fall. At present apples are exceed
ingly abundant, and may be had In al
most any quantity at the very low price
of 40 cents per bushel. So many were
buried and housed that / have no doubt
we shall be eating the crop of 1895 when
the crop OF 1886 commences TO ripen In
the latter part Of June
Irish potatoes too. are In great album
dance. and may be bought at % cents a
bushel. One OF our most prosperous
farmers. hoping to receive a better price.
shipped recently seventy bushels TO
Lynchburg. After paying freight. COM
missions. and The cost OF barreling them.
they Melted him just 81, or exactly 10
cents a bushel.
THE NEW CHARTER.
Mr.. Writ Dunlop. n practicing attorney
- H. ~ .srha 10 In larLrs
burg, left on Wednesday, for Richmond.
Mr.. Dunlop took with him the new char
ter OF the town, which will enlarge its
corporate limits to double their present
size.
learn that Mr.. James Henderson, who
Resides in Roanoke Valley. and Is a man
OF means. contemplates. purchasing the
valuable Francisco property. and that,
In the event he concludes the purchase,
he will bring his family to town. We
shall gladly welcome into our community
SO good and influential a citizen as Mr..
Henderson. I presume that he Is in
, fiuenced by the educational advantages
offered here, a motive that has already
Induced a number OF good citizens to
make their homes in Blacksburg.
Mr.. Boykin, who, with his family,
moved here from Danville about two
years since and engaged in the drug bust
ness. has sold out his interest In the
business to Mr.. Arthur Lancaster, his
partner. and will move to Berkeley on or
about the first of March. He has proved
, himself useful. and public-spirited citi-
zen. who had the welfare Of the town
very much at heart, and his determination
to leave Is very much depiored by the
whole community.
The old and well-known hardware firm
OF Lester & Co. has undergone change,
Mr.. Will Lybrook having purchased an
interest In the business
COLLEGE NOTES.
Tor the past six or seven years our
college has been peculiarly fortunate IN
the ministers who have preached the bac-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23
To Be Commended.

Governor OFerrall Is to be commended
for the careful examination ne is giving
to those acts passed by the Legislature
containing grants OF power to certain
companies applying for charters to en-
gage in a particular business. Whenever
the Governor finds that these charters
clothe the companies asking for them
with authority that Is deemed inimical
tate to exercise his veto power. This
is right. IL the Governor should make
enemies OF those wishing to absorb ex-
traordinary powers, he Is at the same
time earning the gratitude Of people in
terested In retaining for the State the
right to confer equal business privileges
upon all Of its citizens.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23


souara Garden and about seventy-five OF
them will capture prizes. ms means
more than The average person wo1Iu
think. There are no accurate statistics
at hand regarding the cat population Vi
the country but no one doubts that IL 10
enormous. IL there were only one cat "
every ten persons, IL would mean f,oVo'""
felines. and when the 300 best are gatner-
ed into one bunch the glory OF II All
can be understood
The show Is not frivolous In any way
1t is marked with dignity ana d nc
corum suitable to the reception OF
nrime minister. The cats have a list OF
patronesses which would grace BAH az
the White House. This list Is torniddpiy
headed by Mrs. John Jacob Astor, anu
includes such familiar names as Mrs. Au-
pust Belmont. Mrs. Frederick Gebnaro'
Mrs Richard Irwin. Mrs. Prescott Law
renee. Mrs. w. Seward Webb, Mrs. stan
ford White Mrs. Albert stevens, MIS- MIS-
Frank X. Sturgis. and Mrs. L. ~ W.
merding.
AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TOO.
The cats have an Advisory Committee
also. which In makeup Is above feproaen.
In fact, IL could handle government
bond-issue ten times as big as the reSens
one. without trouble. The committee IN
Guides such financial and social giants
nc Frederic Bronson, F. o. de Luxe, j. ".
X Duer. Cornelius Fellowes. john ".
Heckscher. IL. II. HOLSTER Thonnas
UItchcock. Jr.. Colonel Lawrence Mp
Adolph Ladenburg, Charles Lanier, ~
o. Mills, J. Pierpont Morgan, a. New-
bold Morris, Hermann Oeirichs. r. W
Sturgis, George Peabody Wetmore' W.
T.. Wharton, and Stanford White.
1t can be readily seen from tiis Ia a.
Of
questioned. They have money and so
ciety behind them, and the rest OF the
world IL bound to follow in the wake OF
these potent influences. Last year
show was a success. and tnis year
promises to be more successful.
GOVERNMENTAL DISTINCTION
The cat is not altogether without
governmental recognition, either. II 10
not generally known that there are De
tween ten and eleven hundred feilnes on
the pay-roll of Uncle Sam. They 90 not
gel their pay In the hard coin or the
realm like other government ofhcials, out
there Is an appropriation maze ahhuaiiy
for their particular benefit, and they earn
every cent OF 1t. This numerous ARM
of cats Is employed In the large post
offices Of the country to protect the mails
from visitation by rats and mice. IL taxes
money to feed these animals properly
hence the appropriation.
The backyard variety OF feline may not
amount to much In the popular esima-
ton, and 1t will play no part in the COM
ing show. The plebeian feline would
be out OF place in the society or aristo-
cratic Thomases and Tabithas. the cats
who are given a warm bath every MORN
ing by dainty French maid. and who
sleep in beribboned wicker baskets on
pillows OF silk and down. These cats
have never known the excitement OF
lodging q brick by scrambling down the
safe side OF fence, and have never
been mixed up in a nocturnal fight
HAVE HIGH VALUES.
The cost OF some of these cats would
pay off the mortgage on an average farm.
Mrs. Bolton Hall, the daughter-in-law
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To the Seasous.
written for the DIspatcb. !,

CWritten for the Dispatch.)
o Winter. chou the father OF the year.
From thee the other seasons all do
spring.
A pure white garb OF ermine thou dost
bring,
And wrappest Mother Earth both far
and near.
Soon. from thine eye there springs a tiny
tear.
Which grows. and falls upon the world
below.
And now. mild. gentle Spring doth come
and show,
Her countenance benign-to Us so dear
She soon steps back. and then there
comes to earth,
Sweet Summer. who. cen from her gentle
birth.
Doth with her balmy breath Creation
WOO.
Then. from the ashes where once glowed
her mirth.
Arises Autumn. orchard Of the year,
And bends her boughs with golden fruit
so dear.
MARY ASHLEY BELL
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living ana practicing the law in New
york city. he married one Of his clients:
one Madame Jaomel. rich widow. anu
lived in clover AZ long ~ his rather sstuss.
calculating wife would permit. She nnaiiy
soured on him. and then Burrs trouo,es
began anew. and lasted thence IN tn ,s
grave claimed him. at an extreme on =
age. Better appreciated. as he felt ne
deserved to be. Colonel Burr might 70.
have kicked In the traces. ana thersvy
enrolled himself as a bold, bad man, ~
the eyes OF posterity. Cut bono! biehns s,-
hassett escaped with the loss OK ~
prlnceiy Irish fortune and Costly ,s, nr
He died In abject poverty w. " w.
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OF gorging himself with costly nonoons,
The cats will not be exhibited in tho
large ampitheatre OF the garden, as they
would be too lonely In such a large
space. One OF the smaller rooms Will De
used. that generally utilized for restau-
rant purposes-and the stall Of each cat
will be embelished with stands OF grow
ing palms and flowers.
STUFFED Tables and toms or all knos
will also be exhibited. but not with the
idea OF showing that there Is an eno even
to the nine proverbial lives Oh co. az
Cat naintings by famous artists will be
on view. and everything possible dis
played Of a pussy flavor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

Buy linen gown. IL no other, for
summer.
Brilliant red is much worn by fair wo-
men.
Medallion effects in ;ewelry are much
sought for.
soiled gloves are not in keeping with
dainty attire.
cut-glass novelties make charming
euchre-prixes.
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B--owned by Mrs. Buchanan. Of Phiia-
6elphia- He weighs thirty pounds. ana
II chiefly remarkable on that account.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox will stop writ
ing Aetry any day to falk about
cats. She has a collection OF Persian
felines. which she claims IL the finest
In the world. Fabulous prices are given
as the value Of these cats. and II
she could sell them at the prices. Mrs.
Wilcox would soon have the income OF
q millionaire. Her favorite Is Madame
Ref, a beautiful white Persian, who win
be exhibited with couple OF her most
charming children.
The wife OF DR.. Hammond, OF Wash
ington. has long made a fad Of collect
Ing Australian cats. The hair on these Is
much shorter than on the average cat
and their ears are much larger. Tney
always have a surprised, questioning look,
not unlike that OF the kangaroo. The tall
less Manx cat will be one OF the features
at the show. and one OF the species Will
be exhibited by young Mrs. Jack Aston
A rare blue tabby. owned by Mrs. Sted-
man, enjoys the distinction Of having
twenty-five toes. and should get some
kind OF a prize, although none Is OF
fered for the cat with the most toes.
The exhibits will be divided into six
groupings. as follows: Short-haired he
cats. short-haired she cats. short-haired
gelded cats, long-haired he cats. long
haired she cats, long-haired gelded cats,
and are subdiyided into forty-two classes,
each class specifying the various coiors
and markings by which cats are generally
known.
UNIQUE PRIZES.
The prizes offered are chiefly remarkable
for their oddty. They include silver
spoons. suitably engraved, silver bon-bon
boxes. silver bowls. silver and gold
medals and silver collars. From this II
would seem that the aristocratic cat was
I'm the habit OF eating with spoon, ana
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

A charming bail-dress for q young girl
was Of white satin. with round skirt,
well clearing the ground: GA the sides
DULLES OF draped mousselino de sole. /. In
the middle Of the left one q large lily
and bud without leaves; the bodice OF
white chiffon over satin. the low-ntrk
bordered with an embroidered band OF
seed-pcaris. wing sleeves OF chiffon plisse.
and my on the shoulder.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23
THE BEST
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FOR The BLOOD take SIMMONS
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Be sure you get 1t.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

Sax afternoon cups and saucers Of
Coalport china cost In the ncighborhood
q 80. Don't use yours every day.
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I.-CAPITAL.

I-CAPTTAL.
Amount capital subscribed ~ -. -. 80
Amount OF capital stock actually paid in cash
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IL POST

Manager-CHAKIIES H. FtIoI---
General Agent in virgina-vfRGINIA TRUST COMPANY
Principal oaee1a ANb . PINE STREET NEW YORK CT
Commenced Business states-sEPTEMBER, 1880.
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INSURANCE STATEMENT.
INSURANCE. STATEMENT.
HE UNITED STATES BRANCH CALIFORNIAN INSURANCE

ANNUAL DECEMBER 81.
THE COMPTON AND AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES
IL
SUANCE LAWS VIRGINIA
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ACCOUNT OF BONDS OF THE S6rp AND OF THIS STATE
IN THIS STATE AND OF ALL OTHER BONDS STOCKS OWNED
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This was the crucial point In the case,
and Judge Marshall. In deciding 1t. read
an opinion containing over $500 words
It concluded as follows: 1.-THE motion Of
the defence must prevail. No testimony
relative to the conduct or declarations of
the prisoner. and subsequent TO the trans
action on Blennerhassetts Island, can
be admitted. because such testimony
being in its nature merely corroborAtiye
and incompetent to prove the Overt act
ITSELF Is irrelevant until there be proof
OF the overt act by two Witnesses"
The government counsel admitted de-
feat by submitting the case without sum-
ming Up. The jury returned the follow
ing verdict: "We. the jury. say that
Aaron Burr Is not proved to be guilty
under this indictment by any evidence
submitted TO us. We, therefore, fad him
not guilty." Burr submitted QUESTIONS
10 the form of the finding. but majority
OF the jury showed their lisincllnarion
10 alter IT, Finally. Judge Marshall de-
cided that It should remain as found by
the jury. but that II should read in the
record, mot guilty" In the following
October .he Indictment for mIsdemeanor
was tried. The case failed, the proof con-
sisting OF declarations OF third parties,
not made In the presence of the accus "a
Thus Aaron Burr went forth free man.
victorious. but not indicated, the innu-
endo on which the Jury had insisted re-
naming an unappsalable popular judg-
msnt
During the many months the tria, drew
Its slow length along the then small
town Of Richmond was crowded with
strangers. many from q great distance.
The different toverna then axfort -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

For the past six or seven years our
college has been peculiarly fortunate IN
the ministers who have preached the bac-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-08

William T. Wilson. then n member OF
congress and now postmaster general,
ipresiuedaover che Democratic national
convention four years ago. He Is not n
delegate this year. and probably could
not nave been a delegate Ind he; tried
me temporary clnirman3w q William
Z. owens, or Kentucky, who succeeded
Breckinridsc, In the house, chosen.
through the Influence of Henry Waiter,
son, who ID another mnn co%nsplcuouslyj
absent from Chicago this year. The
convention was. called 10 order by Calvin.
). alIrIce. tlcils chairman OF the national,
committee, Chicago has no attractions
for him this year. &N,iIllam NJ. Springs
or, one OF the whcelhorses of the Illinois
Democracy was there. Now he Is OK
lied as the Judge of a court In the Indian.
territory. Richard Croker was a fa-i
nous figure at Chiulgos four ycarsSago.-
NOW he Is racing horses in England.
having Sretireil from politics after the
TIDAL wave. Of 1924 with people wonder
lnE where le3 loot his money! Isaac p
Gray, of Indiana, who was the choIcc'oty
MS state fos,i the presidential nomlna..
lion, lied In iMcXico, whittier he went
as his ScountrS's envoy. The nominee.
OF TINT convention was elected, but his
friends nre! h9waa pleading not thnt Ills
Pdtninistratio OFF be indorscd, but that It
eacapc dununtlatloD. There were 900.
-altcs In that convention. OF these.
Cnvlniid recelvcd9GlG; Hill,s IA I; Boics,
1ofi the othciIs being scattered. HIPS
enemies In Egw York Immediately pro-
nOiInced him a4t1 fallenS IDOL. Now he,
10 at Chicago at the head OF the Nov
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-08
pIRp,s QUEER pEArH
Lmpaled on a Weather vans Il swing
Until Only n skeleton Remains.

Lmpaied ON n Weather yane II swings
Until Only q skeleton Remains.
One of the stransest monuments In
existence Is situated near Cold Spring,
New York, It Is slowly disappearing.
and In a short time will have entirely,
vanished. but Il tells aamaryclous true
tale OF the life and death OF the being
which caused II, to be erected. saws the
st. LouiS Post-Dlspatch.
1t is composed.of the bones OF a swai-
low. which met It's death on the weather
}Vane OF n barn while In full flight. Ev-
erytone has noticed tho peculiar diving
motion which swallows make while on
the wing It was this method OF flying
that caused the birds dentbsIn making
Its quick dive It evidently m~iscalculat-
ed, or else did not SEQ the yane, which
was arrow-shaped, pointing directly
toward the swallow.
The farmer who owned the barn no.
ticed al'bird perched on his weather
Hane. The yane was swinging in the
wind, but did not trouble the bird, which
apparently. refused to be unscated. The
next day the bird was still there, and
the day after asiwell The farmer de-
termined 70. investigates HI found the
BIRD impaled on theyane He left 1t
where 1t was and It swung there for
months. Why st did not Vail to the
ground seemed a mystery, Until when;
only the skeleton remained. 1t was,
found that the sharp point of the vane
had penetrated tho breast bone. Then
the bones dropped apart one by one,
and now nothing but the breast bone
remains. swinging with the vane, like
the gibbeted form of a malefactor In
olden times.
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Prof. Trotter's Candidacy.

10 tho Editor Oh the lntclliSencer.
The candidacy OF j., Russell
Trotter for state superintendent of
schools Is Just now receiving n boom at
the hands Of the voters of the Third dis.
trict. 1t Is claimed observation-disclosures to
his superior qualifications for the Office,
that place on the ticket comes to the.
Third district by rlghts and that Trot-,
ter Is tho choice Of the district for the
place.
Prof. Trotter Is undoubtedly one OF
the best men In the, state for the head OF.
the educational affairs Of the state. His
history Is about as follows: He comes
originally from Preston county, having
taught several ycafs In the public.
schools OF that county. Then having
completed with credit the Alb. course
OF the West Virginia University, no,
taught three years In the Clarksburg
high school and the conference s%cinina-
~ ut this place. He has lately taken
the A. NJ. degree Mt Harvard University
andEl Is nov back again and will spend
the summer conducting Institutes and
In other work that keeps him in touch
with the public schools OF the state. He
has always been known as n frlcnl. OF
the public schools and makes friends
for them wherever he goes. Y.
~Buckhannon, w. Va, July 4.
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TheIntelliqencer.
WHEELING, JULY s, 1890.
FIVE POINTS ON MONEY.

FIrst-That there IL not a free coinage
country In tie world To-day that isnot on
silver ba,ls.
sceond-That there Is notSa goid-stnnd-
ard country in the world to-iny. Tim Hoes
not usp silver as money along with gold.
Third-That there is not n silrcr-stand-
ard country IN tie world to-iay that uses
any. gold as money along with silver.
Fourth-Tliat there Is not II silver.stand.
ard country In the world to-day that has
more than oyc.third rs n,ucl, money In
circulation per capita ms the United States
have, nnd
Fifth-Thnt there is no n siiver.stand!
ard country In the world to-day where the
1nbdring man receives fair pay, for his
days work-John G. Carlisle, Secretary Of
he Trra.,ry gEffA#NH $780,. f
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Postmaster General Wilson says that
the idea:that the government can make
50 centsIa dollar by stamping It SO has
never been a Democratic doctrine" This
is true enough. It Is also true that Ii is
not,a Democratic doctrine now. 1t is =
Tillman;Altgeld doctrine. and the Till
mans and tho AItgelds have stolen Tho
livery ofitlie Democratic organization 10
serve Popullsm In. This Is all there is
td,it. ~
FOR a.tlme-nobody knows for how
lons-thesD Democratic. party..i Is to dlsap.
pear from the arena OF American polI,
tics. We shall have the RSpiblIcaa
party, the Prohibition pnrty7th 1bopu.
list party and the organization. which
for! want Of a better name may DO called
2 the populist-D Democratic party. True