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u u. sLoAN q w., AU'lloNEEIS, 14O1 q ST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING on Sd
STREET NEAR l. STREET NORTHEAST,
WASHINGTON, DC.
BY virtue OF n deed OF trust dated the 18th of
July. 1893. and duly recorded in Llbcr No. 1S44
at folio So ct seq., of the land records of the
District Of Columbia, and at the request Of the
party secured thereby. will sell, at public auc-
tion, In front OF the premises, on SATURDAY,
O'CLOCK PM. the following described land and
premises, situate In the city OF Washington DC,
and known and being lot numbered thirty -one
GIL in Patrick O'DonOghue's subdivision Of square
ni.mbc-ed seven hundred and forty-nine (7i9 the
same IL recorded in the Surveyors Office Of said
city 0, Warrington. DC, in Book c. II. b.. page
131, together with the improvements, consisting OF
a frame dwelling.
Terms In relation 10 deferred payments announced
day OF sale when 800 will be required as a
deIosit.
EION 4 WOODWARD,
de19-dts JAMES WHITE, Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS

RATlFFE. SUTTON & 90, AuCTIoNESRs.
tSnccessors 10 EaiclIre. bar. a Col
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WALTER b. WILLIAMS CO.. AucrroxEElfs

- 1873 L st.
dr1s-d;s 90" az =,
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c. C. SLOAN 4 CO., Arerse. l4o7 ST.

ALEX. H. BELL, Attorney. de16-dX
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RATCLIFTE. SUTTON & CO., AuctiGneers,
SuccessOrs TO Ratclifre. Darr 4 Co.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
DUNCANsoN BROS. AucTIoNEERs.

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
have churned four or five times IN
succession without getting one parucle
of butter VIII you or some OF your
readers explain the cause OF TINS! SUM
have suggested that the milk may De TO-
old. but | cannot think so, as 1t was NOT
over forty-eight hours old, and some not
as old. i am anxious TO know the cause'
This Is not the first time I've had troupe
in this way. ResPectiuly' -,
Halsboro'. va. Mrs. J. II. NJ.
Mrs. NJ. is advised. first Of all. to make
n change in the food of her COWS. What
they get in the pasture at this season mas
very little nutriment. and the animals
should have hay or corn fodder in abuh-
dance. Besides this. give TO each daily
six pounds Of wheat bran and a pound
niece of cottonseed meal. If this can De
obtained. as well as the cornmeal ana
turnips they are now getting.
Instead Of churning the entire milk u
would be better TO set in tin or earthen
vessels in a perfectly clean and cool
place. and SKINNED after standing TWEEN
tv-four hours. Cream should be Kept III
q stone lar which should be Thoroughly
scalded every time it is empued. ana
whenever a new skimming is added 10
the lar the contents should be stirred
gently. so that it may become well mixed
The lar should be kept where the tenn
perature remains as near TO 60 degrees as
possible. and the cream may be held al
least five days, and perhaps week. At
this season. In this way the cream Will
all ripen together, and twelve hours after
the last skimming has been put in the
lar the whole should be ready for the
churn. The cream should be at a tenn
perature close to GO degrees when put into
the churn. and It should not have been
much above or below this temperature
especially above it, during the twelve
hours next before churning. This Is an
important point, and thermometer
should be used rather than for one TO
depend upon guess-work.
II Mrs. VI. has much churning TO DO
we advise her. for her own comfort. to
get 4 more modern and more easily-man-
aged churn than the old fashioned Veru-
cal dash pattern. There are several I'M
proved family churns now on the market
and they are cheap. The churn should
not be more than half or two-thirds fuil
when the churning begins.
BY following these simple directions
Mrs. NJ. should be able to make butter
without difficulty, unless there are some
very unusual conditions in her case which
are not understood or shown by her ie''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
one Term Runnine Into Another.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Quere-Secton S12S, Code Of 1887. pro-
vides that II n county court IL engaged
in a trial Of a criminal case, it shall con-
tlnue until the case is disposed Of Sup
pose the trial continues and runs into the
time of the succeeding monthly term, ana
notice OF a motion had been given to
some special day OF the said succeeding
term. could the motion be heard on the
day mentioned I'm the notice. or, in other
words, the term, having been run into as
mentioned above, could there be such a
fern, AT all2 XX.
II the criminal case mentioned con-
tinues and runs into what would other
wise have been the next term. or should
the court be satisfied that such VIII be
the case, It may enter an order now 10
change (Which would in this instance
postpone the day Of the commencement
Of the said next succeeding term to such
day beyond as it deems sufiicient TO al
low for the full completion Of the trial In
progress. (See section S0i5, Code 1897, as
amended by act OF General Assembly
lSs7-'sS. page 16. as well as section 1926 OF
Code clted)
If the motion spoken Of be set for
special day. and the notice given specimen
such day by number (such as the hrst
day. second day. third day, &c) OF the
then succeeding term, the notion we
suppose. could be heard at such numbered
day Of the succeeding term so changed
unless the said notice stated deiinitey
the day Of the month on which the mo-
ton would be heard; in which case an
other notice to fit the altered day, If
agreed upon, would be necessary, we
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Mrs. nyrd,s War Claim.
litor Of the Dispatch

To the Editor Of the Dispatch
send COPY of letter from Earl Corn
wallis TO Lords OF the Treasury, which
is taken from correspondence OF Charles,
First Marquis Corvallis edited, with
notes. by Charles Ross, Esq London
John Murray, Albemarie street 1917
The footnote Of the editor says Her
son has been an active Loyaiist, and
raised a corps, which had served under
Lord CORVALLIS"
II viii be interesting 10 know the full
name OF this son. and. no doubt, roster
of his command IS on file in the British
War-Omce, copy Of which might be
procured.
Very truly, NJ. j. W.
Washington, u. G.
Farl CORVALLIS TO the Lords Of the
treasury
Fort william. Bengal. December 6. 1883.
NV Lords.-IIaving understood that in
some cases the Legislature has humane
ly granted compensation for the losses
of American sufferers Of a certain de-
scr'ption. who remained resident upon
their estates in the part Of the country
which was occasionally the seat of war,
I think it a duty incumbent upon me "a
mention the situation Of Mrs. Byrd,
Of WestoVer, in Virginia, whose respect
able character and moderation in all mat
ters of political concern. as well as the
difficulties through which she struggled,
with large family and reduced property
render her a proper object for the con-
sideration of government.
She had, 10 my knowledge reason "a
expect that she should receive reimburse
ment at New York for the supplies which
were furnished from her plantation 10
the various corps of British troops
which passed by Westover; but she was
entirely disappointed.
IL consistent with the present regula-
tons sanctioned by Parliament, Mrs.
Byrd's claims can with proprlety be sub
mitted 10 investigation, / am Of opinion
that her case IS particularly deserving
OF so favorable an attention.
] have, etc. CORNWALLlS.
.Her son had been an active Loyalist,
and had raised a corps. which had served
under Lord CORVALLIS. Her claim
amounted 10 above 1900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
General l.. II. Starke.

TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
General Peter y. Starke, native Nir-
gilman, settled in Mississippi years ago,
and was brigadier-general in the Con-
federate army from Mississippi, having
first been colonel of the T'wenty-eighth
Mississippi Infantry. He removed to Vir-
ginla some years since, and is reported
70 have died recently In Virginia. If so,
/ want the date and place OF his death.
Washington, ID. &. w.
General p. y. Starke died in Laurence
VILE on July s, 1888. He left Brunswick
I'm 1894. and moved to Mississippi. In
iS7e no returned 10 Brunswick; married
Miss Peroival. OF that county. and lived
thore until his death. in 1883. leaving a
widow and one son, Edwin. who is now
at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, at
Blacksburg
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

numbers OF correspondents ignore 'n'S
rule OF ours. and afterwards wonder why
their queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered.
We cannot undertake 10 ascertain inc
value OF old coins. For thot Information
write 10 some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake 10 answer queries
by mail, we can only answer 'heih
through this column.
We are frequently called upon to re-
publish poems and songs. but We VIII
not undertake to do so. except where
the production called for has some his
torical or peculiar literary merit, ana IS
not Of easy access to The average reader.
Address Query Editor, Dispatch ONCE
Richmond. Va
n. Il. We do not read unsigned letters
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Jefferson Davis Monument.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you very kindly print in the Query
column OF Sundays Dispatch the names
and addresses of the United Confederate
Veteran Davis Monument Committee?
ana greatly oblige. c.
There was committee on the selection
of design, but the work Of that COM
mittee has beer done. and, we suppose
the committee IS now functus oficio.
The whole subject. however, is controlled
by a board, of which j. Taylor Ellyson is
president; W. d. ChestermaE, secretary
and John S. Elicit. treasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
WIN you please tell me In your Query
column how old st. Johns church Is?
-.
The building OF ST. Johns church was
commenced under contract by Richard
Randolph in l7S9 and completed In l7iO'
A portion Of the present precincts was
given by Colonel William BYRD, about
one-half The remainder was acquired by
purchase. The bricks used in the foun-
dalton were burned In tho locality, and
doubtless the adjacent forests furnished
the lumber used In the construction OF
the church. a.f.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Notice 10 Correspondents.

No notice vii, be taken OF anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
will be given to the letters of those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We cannot publish copyrighted songs
and poems without the permission OF
the owner OF the copyright.
This column is not an advertising me-
ciun:. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necessitats
the advertising of any persons business
OF wares.
Nor will any attention be given to long
strings OF questions. Every week
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

ginia was introduced In the Senate by
the senator from Albemarle. Mr.. Morris
and, after some amendments which were
proposed by the Committee on Fish and
Game Of the Senate, and by the Senator
from Smyth, was agreed TO by the Sen
ate. Tho bill as amended passed the
Senate. and in that form subsequently
passed the House Of. Delegates. and be-
came a law by the approval OF the Gov
ernor on January q. 1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Author of the Partridge niIl.

Please answer In your next Sundays
Dispatch the author OF the bill passed
in the last Virginia Legislature TO pro-
hsbit the killing of cartridges for two
years, and obiige, A READER.
Birch, Va.
The Journals OF the Senate and House
~ Delegates. session 1886. show that
. bill 10 prevent the determination OF
SnAxfsadsss sor ouaiD In the State OF Vir-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Physicians Wise I'm Their Genera
iicn.

The above class OF scientists recognize
and have repeatedly borne testimony, to
the efficacy of Hostetter's stomach Bit
ters as q remedy and preventive OF fever
and ague. rheumatism. want or Vigor,
liver complaint, and some other ailments
and infirm conditions OF the system. TX
them its value. They but echo the verdict
long since pronounced by the public and
the press. Only the benighted now are
ignorant Of Americas tonic and aitera-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Hobson's Choice.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please let me know through your Query
column when and whore the phrase,
Hobson's choice, originated, and o5lige.
Sincerely yours, a. ". II.
Hobson's choice is a proverbial ex-
preston. denoting a choice without an
alternative-the thing offered or nothing.
1t is said to have had its origin in the
practice OF a carrier and inn-keeper at
Cambridge, Eng. named Hobson, who let
horses and coaches, and obliged each Gus
toner 10 take in his turn that horse which
stood nearest Che stable-door.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
GEORGE Elliott.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please answer the following question
70 settle a dispute: Who was George
Eliot who wrote adam Bede'?
Mount Airy, Va. II. l.. II.
Mary Ann, or Marian Evans, whose
pseudonym was George Eliot, was born
at Asbury Farm. Warwickshire, Eng
land. November %. 1919. and died at 4
Cheyne Walk. Chelsea, London, Deem
Der %, 1880 on May c, 1850. she married
George Walter Cross.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
Connfx sunerintcndent of schoOls.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
When are the next county superlntend-
ente Of schools aupointed, and Will
II be by the present Board of Education,
or their successors? 4 SUBSCRIBER.
The current term of Office Of county
observation-disclosures win expire June 80. 1891.
While the Bcard OF Education has not
fixed the time for considering the mat
ter. II IS probable that appointments Will
be made in the spring Of 1897. by the
present Board Of Education, Of course.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
A Little Boys Pocket.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you do me the kindness 10 re-
nubllsh n few verses entitled, "A Little
Rows Pocket" which were going the
rounds of the papers some years ago?
Perhaps more than one reader would be
glad TO utilize them at a Christmas en-
Sertainment for the little folks
S. c. ].
Won publish the verses If some one
win send us a copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
First Train TO Newport News.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
What date did the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway run the first train through
TO Newport News? T. S.
Richmond. Va.
The rails on the Peninsula extension
were laid In October. 1851. We cannot
give the exact date, nor the date at
which the first train ran through. no
business Of consequence was done be-
tween Richmond and Newport News
until the summer Of 1882
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
The Cotton Hall.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly ten me when the
Cotton Ball" was held in Richmond?
Covington, Va. Y. Y. y.
The cotton Ball. was given by the
Association for the Preservation of Nir-
ginia Antiquities in January. 1873.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
The Confederate Spears.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
The spears made during the war be-
tween the States. reference to which was
made in the Dispatch. were. numerous in
the beginning. and the first were manu-
featured by a Mr.. Ferguson. In LouisburS,
Franklin county this State. READER.
Rocky Mount, n. &.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
yniuc of n Napoleon.

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
WIN you please Inform me through the
semi-Weekly Dispatch the value OF Ma
noleon" in French money? by so doing
you will greatly oblige "E. X. H.
II is OF the value Of 20 francs, or slight
" less than 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
QUERIES 4 ANSWERS.
THE MATTER OF ONE COURT TERN
RUNNING INTO ANOTHER.
AGE OPST. JOHESCHURCH RICHMOND
General II. II. stnrLe-Thc "Cotton
Barr"-Tbc nil GO Prevent the Ex-
termination of Partridrcs-First
Train TO Newport Ncws-Etc.


To the Editor OF tho Dispatch;
Please be kind enough 20 inform me
In your paper what year and what
month the earthquake occurred at
Charleston, S. c., and very much oblige.
Il. W.
August 81. 1876.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 49, 1896

Lord and Admiral Colingwood. who took
a hand In our Revolution. and was the
friend and associate OF the great naval
commander Lord Nelson.
CAPTAIN CORES COURTsHIP. His
Narrative OF the Affair OF the Clipper
Conemaugh and Loss OF the Countess
OF Warwick. As set down by his Friend
and Counsel. r. Jenkins Hams Illus
trnte1. Philadelphia: j. Il. Lippincott
Company.
Here is a thrilling sea story In handy
form. II Is n narrative OF travel, adven-
ture and love. In one chapter we have
an account Of ship captured by hum
drel' convicts. who were on their way
to q British penal colony. These having
raised the black Gag, are In turn cap
tured By n British gunboat.
The price of the book Is 70 cents.
THE NATIONAL COOKBOOK. BY
Marion Harland and Christine Terhune
HerriclS New York: 1896. Charles
Scribner's Sons. The j. W. Randolph
Company. Richmond.
Marion Harland is a Richmond woman,
and she and all her books are known anu
appreciated far and wide.
Besides compiling a cookery-book. she
has invented Il famous coffee-mnker.
Surely, she has combined the utile ana
the dulce. She is herself Terhune now.
and she and her assistant have collected
thousand useful household recipes from
all quarters Of the globe, and here they
are.
CHATTERBOX. Edited by J. ErslSine
Clarke, NJ A. Boston: 1896. Estes y
Lauriat. PAGES. 100. Small 4mo, I'm
Boards. S1.25. Handsomely bound in
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Monsieur TOuson come again." and
always welcome. on his annual visits.
This volume contains 90 original Illus
trations, expressly designed for it by
eminent English artists some Of which
are beautifully colored. It's great variety
of stories. sketches, and poems are well
adapted to the young, and morally suit
able for them.
A DAILY THOUGHT. FOR a DAILY
ENDEAVOR: a CHRISTIAN YEAR
BOOK OF COURAGE AND GOOD
CHEER. Compiled by Eleanor AMI
man Sutphen and Eliza Polhemus SUIT
! phen. New York: 1896 The Baker <
Taylor Company. George VI. West,
Richmond. Va.
i This neat work provides "for the morn
| Ing OF each day q brief message Of help
| ful and uplifting thought" and shows the
/ richness and fulness OF our literature in
furnishing so many gems Of such thought.
| TWO LITTLE WOODEN SHOES. a
Story. by Louisa De In Raine COuida).
illustrated by Edmund IL. Garrett.
| Philadelphia: 1895. j. y. Lppincott
Company. Pages 90.
Oulda has written other stories for
children, among which were those in
'Dimbi." for the little Prince Of Naples.
The volume before us is a beautiful
/ one and its reader will wish for more
shoes and more stories Of the Oulda
make. Mr. Garrett has well sustained
| Der.
/ THE WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
! MONTHLY. November, 1895.
Table Of contents: 4 Belated Romance;
Poem; Why?; The Poetry Club; A
Fathers Love; A Miniature The Nature
Of True Greatness; Our Distinguished
Alumni; Editorials: College Notes;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29
. This neat work provides "for {
ing OF each day a brief message
ful and uplifting thought" and s
richness and fulness OF our lite
furnishing so many gems Of such
TWO LITTLE WOODEN ST
Story. by Louisa De in Rainc
illustrated 10y Edmund IL.
philadelphia: 1896. j. y.
THE WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE

MN T IL W '-IIIIINII I''I'
Table Of contents: 4 Belated Romance;
4 Poem: Why?; The Poetry Club; A
Fathers Love; A Miniature; The Nature
Of True Greatness; Our Distinguished
Alumni; Editorials; College Notes;
Alumni; At Random; Directory; Advertise
ments
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

by Frank T. Merrill. one Volume. Pages,
800; $40, cloth, $50.
Miss Ray has the gift Of making her
boys and girls live. She possesses a
literary vitascope, so that the characters
whom she depicts on the screen are no
puppets, but genuine flesh and blood Gre
atoms. They have their faults and
foibles, and the lessons they teach are
conveyed without didacticism. hence their
popularity. 1t is now almost half-a-
dozen years since Molly and Polly and
their lively friends first appeared, and
now they are reintroduced IN all the
beauty OF new dress, and with series
Of admirable illustrations by Mr.. Frank
r. Merrill, who has caught the spirit OF
these scenes with remarkable success.
THE WONDERFUL WHEEL BY Mary
Tracy Earle. l2mo. 80 pages. New
York: The Century Company. Price,
1875
Miss Mary Tracy Earle has gone 10
the rich store Of romance 10 be found
among the Creoles OF Louisiana Tor in
spiration for the present story. The title
is taken from a luminous wheel that
awoke superstitious fears in the minds
of the ignorant Creoles, who, sometimes,
with bated breath, saw II revolve In the
dead OF night. Just what this wheel was,
and the purpose II served, is best left 10
the reader 10 discover. The development
Of the story is concerned with the efforts
OF the owner OF the wheel 10 live down the
"hoodoo' that II brings upon MIN, his
little daughter. and her fair cousin. The
story IS full OF local coloring, and is imagi-
native and humorous Ia it's character.
THE LOG OF A PRIyATEERSMAN.
BY Harry Colllngwood, author OF The
Pirate Island" etc. etc, with twelve
illustrations by w. Rainy. X. l. New
York: 1896. Pages. SI6. Price. A.5O.
The j. w. Randolph Company, Rich
mond. Va.
Tales and songs OF the sea are gene
rally good. There Is something inspiring
In the subject. and those who follow the
sea and fight on its uncertain and dam
gerous waves must have spunk and snap
This author, too. has an excellent nau-
teal name. being the same as that OF
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
CALENDAR0F THE CHURCHES

Mr. George r. Mayo will sing at the First
Methodist church today. Mr.. Mayo Is visit
ing relatives In this city, and those who go
to the First Methodist church this morning
will have the pleasure of hearing Mr. Mayo
render one of his famous solos.
DIR. Z. T. Hale returned last night from
the Baptist convention at Chattanooga, and
VIII occupy his pulpit at the Southside Bap-
fist church at the morning and evening
services.
Rev. r. N. Nall will conduct the services
at the First Presby terrain church today
Rev. Joe Ramsey, president of the Ten
nessee state conference of Epworth leagues,
will speak on the Epworth league at the
First Methodist church this evening at
o'clock. Epworth leagues of Birmingham
and vicinity cordially Invited.
First Baptist church-In the absence of
the pastor at the Southern Baptist conven-
ton, the Rev Mr.. Walker of this city will
preach at II a. m. The Rev. II. b. Thomas,
the popular pastor at Danville va, will
occupy the pulpit at 7:45 p. m. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m.
Church of the Advent. fifth Sunday after
Easter-Holy communion, a. M; morning
prayer, ii a. M; no evening prayer; Sunday
school. $3.50 a. m. Next Thursday (Holy
Thursday or ascension) full service and holy
communion at 1890 a. m. Thomas j. Beard,
rector.
Grace church, Woodlawn-Sunday MORN
ing, holy communion at 9;15 a. m. Friday,
evening prayer at y. m. Thomas j. Beard,
rector.