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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

but II blundered sadly and the people
II this Commonwealth undoubtedly dis
approve its course Nor vii our Neter-
ans and the sons Of our veterans be
paciied by the explanation that Sunday.
the 18th. and not Monday. the Goth. was
really the birthday OF Lee. for the Legis-
lature has provided that where the
18th falls on Sunday tne following day
shall he observed as puo.lc holiday.
This H. It's own decree: this Is the law
that IL has made. The Legislature Of
Virginia has thus made II incumbent
upon banks and public officers and others
TO observe the day. yc, itself refused
to observe II, This. We say. was mis-
take on the part OF the Legislature. snc.
Is much to be regretted The Legisa-
lures course Is only excusaDle as an acs
Of thoughtlessness. Only one purpose
would have justified the two houses In
sitting on Lees Birthday-the day that
was TO be legally observed as such-and
that would have been that that time YVES
to be exclusively devoted 10 acting upon
measures for the relief Of the COnted-
crate veterans and their widows Every
one would have excused the Legislature
FOR sitting on Lees Birthday to advance
the interests Of our poor old soldiers
Indeed. such an observance. so far from
being criticised. would have been highly
applauded by the people of the South
We do not mean TO intimate in the
slightest that our legislators are lacking
in reverence for Lee: nor that they are
unwilling to do what they should for
our old soldiers. Far from i,. They are
true-hearted Virginians. to whom the
name OF Lee is as dear as their own
honor: and. as Tar as the means Of the
Commonwealth will permit they VIII
make provision for needy veterans and
needy widows OF men who died in Viz
ginia's military service. The majority OF
members simply blundered. This Legs
lature has made a good record for in
dustry. and the members had only one
thought in voting down the resolutions
TO adjourn on Lees Birthday-',his was
10 advance the public business. But sec
how unfortunate this was see how they
nave 'dh0'H Jul H''Ai' ~ " ''''t''
stood, Scores Of newspapers have com
mented unfavoraby upon the Legisia-
lures course. and in the North ii has
been taken as evidence that war memo
ries are fading out" Fading. indeed
Why. there never was day when Nir-
ginians were prouder Of the name OF
Lee. or gloried more than they DO now
I'm the record made by our soldiers IN
their struggle for Southern independence
We say to the States newspaper that
II is proper to urge everything that II
can i'm support OF the claim OF New Or
leans to become the site OF the pro-
posed Rouss museum. but that IT Is
grossly unfair to Virginia to warn the
people OF the South against Richmond
because OF the unfortunate blunder o.
our Legislature
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
TELEPHONE TO THE ST. PAUL.
by Wire win tue
Stranded Steamer.

Hello, Hello, Who Is this
mo. I. Atlantic Ocean"
How Is everything out thcreg
High and dry"
From a telephone on the eleventh floor
OF the Pulitzer building. New York, this
conversation was carried on Sunday
night with the stranded steamship 81.
Paul. out in the ocean. on Long Branch.
Every word could be heard as plain
~ as n the speaker were but q few feet
away Even the rippliny OF the waves
as they broke against the towering
sides Of the great hull came family over
the wire Scientists have been working
for years on the problem OF communicate
ing with ships at sea. experimenting
with ali sorts Of theories as to the trans
mission OF sound through water. but the
first voices that were ever heard from a
ship at sea TO persons miles away on land
came from the St. Paul Sunday.
The enterprise Of Jersey telephone
manager. aided by some active linemen
and agile sailors OF board the stranded
steamer. effected this novel and surpris-
ing application Of electricity. Very soon
after the steamer stranded the life-savers
on the beach shot line aboard and
rugged No a travelling pulley arrangement
Soii'ihiH- INV f"Hh-Nd4tIft HFSt'ii ~
a dry-goOds store. Messages were hauled
back and forth In a breechos buoy, but
ii was slow and inc0nyenient work The
International Navigation Company want
ed better means OF communication.
80 as to meet any emergency and cap
tain Jameson was equally DESTROYS OF
being able TO report progress on board
Sunday a force Of linemen were set
10 work. and i'm q few hours they had
the connection made From q pole or
the beach a copper wire was hauled for
700 feet out to the ship by means OF the
lifs-savers rope. The wire was fastened
10 the masthead. where a pulley-blOck
was rugged. so that the wire would not
snap with the rolling OF the steamer.
The wire was run down the mast. and an
ordinary telephone was put I'm one OF
the officers rooms
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

The returns sent in to the American
Iron and Steel Association show that the
product Of 9.44c.S0S gross tons of pig iron
TO the credit of the year 1895 was
the greatest in the history of the trade.
The output is nearly ~ per cent, or ass
$40 tons more than that of 1884, and
2iS.605 tons beyond that OF the census
year. which was Iecord-breaker Penn
sylvania leads, with a credit OF 47Ol .leS
tons. or 20 per cent. of the whole.
The next in line as claimant for the
honor of leading place is Ohio, whose
furnaces have record Of l.iS3.7ss tons,
and Illinois and Alabama make a SPLEEN
did showing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Dolly Inperntrix.

lNew BuogeIl
Clothed on with beauty are thou AS the
earth.
At daWning and ar eve,
And, 10, thou wearest, as by right OF
birth.
Mems hearts upon thy sleeve,
Thy silence puts all melody TO shame,
Thy speech strikes music dumb.
And at the soft disclosure Of thy name
Fancies. like fairies. come.
Thou holdest life between thy tender
hands
There lives between thy lips
The subtle empery Of loves commands,
From day-epring 10 eclipse.
Proud art thou with the pride that lilies
learn
In living nights OF spring:
Glad art thou as impetuous winds that
yearn
Above earth's blossoming.
The world To thee Is as a place OF flowers,
Sown by some magic art.
An, Dolly. through life's press Of changing
hours
Keep Thy unsoiled child's heart.
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The Chicago Tribune says that the
politicians ought 10 pay more attention
they have been doing. Unless Mr. Tom
Plat is wantonly deceitful. he il sim
cere in his advocacy OF Governor Nor
ton. and 1t argues that unless Governor
Bradley's friends are very much mis-
taken he will snatch scores of southern
delegates away from Mckinley
If the Republicans lead OFF by put
ting a southern man on their .icket, II
Will not be long before we shall see the
Democrats doing likewise.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

The frontispiece OF the Arena for Feb
ruary is a picture Of Justice Walter
Clark. LII D.. Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF North Carolina. The
same No. % the Arena gives the
place OF honor 10 an article ~ Justice
Clark on The Land Of the MONDAY
sun" meanins Mexicol, where the author
is spending month sightseeing, and
taking holiday. Justice Clark finds
time from his duties on the bench to do
o great deal OF literary work one OF
his latest productions in this direction Is
his translation Of Constants memoirs Of
Napoleon. the first two volumes Of which
have appeared. and were noticed in the
Dispatch's book column last Sunday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-TUESDAY. JANUARY %. Is

careous ingredient upon the oyster-beds
OF that bay for the Enlargement OF the
shell and improvement Of the quality o.
its occupant
The Potomac river also. has It's prin-
c.pal sources In and beyond the Blue
Ridge. and its waters come down charged
with the lime which gives size and
quality to the oyster In the beds In and
below its mouth. ] have no doubt that
the waters Of this great river impercepu-
big cross the foot Of the Chesapeake
and reach Lynnhaven bay. thereby
giving aid TO those OF the James In
making the Lynnhavens the largest and
noblest oystens OF the world.
Yours. ROBERT W. HUGHES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
JULIUS SYCLE B SON,
THE TOWER.
CORNER SECOND IND BROAD STREETS

When you can buy Linen Trimmings .,
&c. fo- a piece Of D. yards worth Dor
they not worth buying
when you can buy wide LINEN Tl..
CHON 10 2 3. 8. and 81. yard Chat s..
worth more Than double are thrg r.t
worth buylng?
When such LhCES as these sen 40 s..t
prices you want 10 see them r
promised 20 have these laces OF .-
yesterday az s. a. They were There .
you 10 select from Al the hour mention.
The ,ish yesterday was fromcrf0nf E..
we are preparing for a bigger .aic .f
TO-DAY. 10 commence al 9.u s.. a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

We acknowledge the receipt OF the first
No. Of the Virginia Volunteer. a month
~ magazine devoted 10 the interests OF
the volunteer forces OF Virginia John
G.. Weckert is the editor and publisher.
and John W. Starke associate editor.
There is much good material in this No..
and. properly supported. the enterprise
should be useful and successful.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

UPTOWN OFFICE. 4Ss EAST BROAD
STREET. .,.
WEST END OFFICE, PARK-PLACE
PHARMACY. Relvidere and Main streets.
MANCHESTER OFFICE, 1908 HULL
STREET
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Let the People Decide,

0-Cuisa News
The Legislature Will simply make a
grave blunder If IL does not call a con-
stitutional convention Amendments by
the Legislature are not to be hoped for.
Let the people decide the convention
question at the polls.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
COLORED DRESS GOODS
Two items OfspeCiai Interest

a5-inch. Chargeable, r. lie. ins,e1l
OF Ic
56-inch An-Wool. Homospun, l1c. On.
stead OF s9c.
f-.nch Point 81 Esprit, all coiors. Ec a
yard
Figured M0har. sec. instead or s2c.
RIBBON BARGAINS AT THE TOW LR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
JANUARY 2S, 1896.

THIS PAPER RECEIVES THE COM
BINED TELEGRAPHIC-NEw SER
VICE OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIA-
TED PRESS AND THE UNITED
ppESS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

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dressed 10 THE DISPATCH COMPANh'
Rejected communications will not De re-
turned
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

DOWN QUILTS The last of tt.-
famous Down quilts at 1915. No nU
have more of them when the ncat eng
CT down comes. but you viii have DO
pay S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Rich Silks.

Wdrp-Prntol Taleias. q inches wise.
4 new lot just received from tho printer
ln exclusive STYLES suitable tor wais.s ,r
81 yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
JULIUS SYCLE 4 SON.
2O1 and 2OS East Broad.
A. E. HEINRICH 4 CO.,
Ladies' Habcrdashers.
II3 East BTOd6 Street.
A SHORT TALK OK WHITE FABRICS,

Embroideries. Nainsooks. D'mlucs. In
dia Linons. Llnon De Daccs Y0kng Or-
candies. etc. az prices that viii favor
ably compare with similar grades a
goods shown elsewhere.
Embroideries in dainty designs. IN
range OF prices. from 10 soc. per yard
Nainsooks. generous width. 25 %, au1
40c. per yard.
Imperial nssCaoth. L yards Na
per piece
Striped and Checked Dimitles, &c. per
yard.
Checked Nainsook, 10 and Il l-2c. PER
ward.
India IInon. 10. p Il. Is. and sc. p,r
yard.
4 pretty line White organdies at very
cheap price.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

This week We have some rare harr- .rr
20 oher in remnants and Rcady-Nafr rsr.
pets We have OF hand pro Jess ffsn
rolls 81 an grades and designs nj CarD...
which We will sell ar actual cost r8f..
than carry the gOods over until I..t
spring Manufacture have already OBJ
vanced prices 20 YOU can readily s.e fat
advantage .n purchasing. even if sou Ial.
no use Tor carpets az the present fn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Separate Skirts.

We have about Do Navy-Bue st.-i,
made of Blue Serge. such skirts u0ll.
be cheap at S550-now 50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

Another Money-ed man IN the United
States Senate--from Mississippi. and .
big gun. Cannon OF Utah.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Low Prices.

Are what most people look for
nowadays. Knowing this, GER
tain class Of merchants are daily
advertising all sorts OF goods at all
sorts ofprices, trying to induce peo-
pie t. believe they are getting some
thing extra Ii you want GOOD
value come to us and get il.
lockwood Chocolate, 35c pound.
X. and c. Flour, l0-pound bags, soc.
bag.
Cry's Fruit Gelatine. 10c. package.
Prepared Table Jelly. Zoe. package
Shredded Wheat BIZ hts, Toe. pack
age.
2 pounds Cartoon Delicious Prunes,
2Oc. package.
Barley CRYSTALS, Ace tin
Rhorer's Bread Powders, large size,
l2!c. package
Stuffed Pepper 50c jar
Stuffed Mangoes, SOC. jar.
Quart Jars Imported Pitted Cherries,
SOC. jar.
Cream Horse.ltadish, l5c jar.
Maple Sugar. lie pound
California Peaches, 3-pound can. 1jc
can.
Hygenic Graham Flour, 5-pound
package, 25c. package.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28

When Republican bosses fall out Demo
Gratis Of Virginia and Richmond should
know what to do-that is, endeavor siren
uously at least not TO heal the breach.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
Coats, Coats.

We sell the Finest Coats thaf SOLD rf
iic 81. and SIS for sj-iust - iei-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
sEINE-THREAD. NETS. &C.
GENE THREAD.


-,
~ -
The manufacturers OF the LION BitNNl
SEINE THREAD use the greatest esit
and spare no expense in the process OK
manufacture IN order to produce an anu
Gle of great merit Therefore:
IL will knit further
IL viii run smoother;
II is finer 20 the number
IL T. stronger than any goods that can
be obtained elsewhere. and our price
are The lowest.
l.. LlCHTENSTEiN'S SONS
Cor. Seventeenth aud Franklin streets.
Everything IN stock in the Twine and
Net Department ia si-tApi
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
DRt.sSNtkI\G.

's.t.|
FINE DRESSMAkING By MADAME
SUE LILLIAN BREW Err. from New
York. graduate of Madame belmont. Pa
ris. Walking suits, French Waists. Ned
ding TrOusseaus Children's Clothes,
Glove Fitting. Hats Trimmed. Also,
moderate Cali az SIS east franklin
street city. ia 2S-lt'
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
LAMPS ARE VERY ANCIENT.
Some Facts in Their History Which Are
Odd and Interesting.

-
Some Facts in Their History which Are
d and Interesting.
TO the Egyptians has ,,een given the
honor of inventing the lamp, but it
seems more han probable that they re-
ceived it from the older civilization of
India. The lamps originally used by
the Hebrews, the Egyptians and the
Greeks were simply fiat vessels with a
small handle at one end, and at the
side a small projection with a hole,
forming a nozzle. In tn, back was a
larger opening into whica the oil was
poured. The oil used was generally veg
etable, but according to Pliny it was
sometimes of liquid bitumen.
The lamp commonly used in Egypt
at the present time is a small glass YES
sci, with a tube in the bottom, in which
is placed a wick of cotton twisted
around a straw. The common lamp OF
India is q small earthen saucer, with a
bit of twisted cotton for d wick. The
ordinary travellers torch or lamp in
India is a bundle of strips of rags on
the end of y stick, with oil poured over
it. In "Bibla lands the lamp common
ly used is a small e~arthenware plate,
with the edge turned up to make it
hold a small quantity of Gil.
Among the most beautiful ruins of
antiquity that have been preserved are
a great number of Egyptian, Greek and
Roman lamps, formed Of clay, metal
terra Gotta and bronze. The museum
~ Nnx1oe oo-4oS-s 4lo G,,,14 r,n,s14r, II
specimens 10 be found anywhere.
These were recovered from the ruins of
Pompeii and Herculaneum. Some lamps
were hung with chains to bronze can
delahra; some were supported by beau
tiful brackets.
In 1884 Ami Argspd, a Swiss resident
in London, made an entire revolution in
artificial light by %7nventing a burner
with a circular wick, the flame being
thus supplied with an :uner and an
outer current of air. To Argand we
also owe the invention of the common
lamp chimney. He was very DESTROYS of
increasing he light given out by the
lamp that nc had invented, and to that
end he made many experiments, bat
all to no purpose.
One night as he sat at his work table
thinking, he noticed an OF flask lying
near off which the bottom had been
broken, leaving a long-neeked, funnel
shaped tube. He cqreless'y picked this
up, and, "a'most without thought
placed it ove the flame Of his lamp.
The result astonished and delighted
him, for the flame became a brilliant
white light. Argand made practical use
of the hint tnus given him by devising
the lamp chimney. - Philadelphia
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
He Couldn,t Resist.

The proprietor of the artificial limb
emporium was downcast and sad. The
last three victims of the trolley car nal
all died after amputation of the lower
members and thereby a prospective sale
was lost. A crash, following a scream,
aroused him from his melancholy. In
a moment the unconscious form of an
injured humorist was borne into his
store. He had collided with a beer
wagon and his legs were h~opelessly
crushed. Slowly the injured man
opened his eyes and looked about him.
'Your legs, my friend,'' said the arti-
fetal limbmaker, with well-feigned sor-
row, must he amputated." "Ah," said
the homorist, seeing an opportunity to
make q th~ree-bagger hit, "then you'll
remember me-" and with a smile of
triumph OF mis- pallid face he relapsed
into Inconsistencies. - Washington
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
FOR PAR MOMENTS.

Every person over five years of age
I'm Storbech, Austria, is a chess player,
The game is taught in the schools.
1t is said to be possible to draw plati.
mum wires SO fine that two of them
twisted could be inserted In the hollow
of a human hair.
Virginia has just enacted a law maxi
ing it a misdemeanor to sell intoxicants
TO any student of an educational insti-
tuition in that state.
The life insurance companies have
reason to regret the decease of Hamil-
ton Disston, of Philadelphia. He car
ried $~1,1Oo,ooO insurance.
A new globe, for all kinds of lights,
increases the illuminating power ten
per cent. It is grooved vertically in
side and horizontally outside.
Senator Wolcott, Of Colorado, can do
what few men a do. He can shave
with o razor in each hand, and stimuli
~taneously write with two pens.
A snail that has been decapitated, if
kept in a moist place, will in a few
weeks grow a new head, which win be
as s~erviceable as the n removed.
The COW tree grows in South and Gem
tral America. A hole bored in the
trunk causes a miIk-like liquid to flow,
and this beverage is palatable and
~mourishing.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
a LITTLE

sis she really so poor?" "Poori
Why, it's one of the most pitiful cases
I ever heard Of. She's too poor even
to own a bicycle" Chicago Post.
Daughter (angry)-"If it wasn't
for papa you would go. There is no
apparent reason why you can't"
Mother-"That is q parent reason"
-Tramp-YMadam, do you speak
French?" Lady of the House (suspi-
ciously) mo-" "Nor SPANISH"
aNo; what do you-s eThen, madam,
/ fear that 1 shall have to ask you for
something to eat in plain English
Chicago Record.
, -G Whewl What can be
the matter2 Telegram says come
home Immediately" George (rush-
ing into his suburban home one hour
iater)-tTell me quick, my dear. What
is it?" Young Wife-"The baby said
Mamma. brooklyn Life.
The fox had jumped and jumped
and jumped. He sat down with his
tongue out and eyed the unattainable
grapes with a well-assumed air of i'm
difference. "Dear mel" he remarked,
airily, 'how careless of me not t o no.
tice that they were not edible grapes,
but good only to make into table d'hote
winel"-Washington Star.
AN old fellow, who had lately bur
led his fourth wife, was accosted by
an acquaintance, who, unawar of his
bereavement, asked: "How is your
wife, Cup'n Plowjogger?" "Waal,'
replied the captain, with a solemn, not
to say sad, c~ountenance. "waal, to tell
the trewth, I'm kinder out of wives
just now."-N. Y. Tribune.
Mrs. Fanciful-"The doctor says,
James, that if l had a pleasant shock
to the system it would do me a world
of good" Mr.. Fanciful-'Then I can
give you one. You know the bonnet OF
Mrs. Dresser's that you so envied?
Well, she was caught in the rain, and
it's quite spoilt. Now you feel better
don't you?"-London Fun.
borrowing Trouble. "I nivve1
knewsuch a woman fur borryin' thrub
ble," remarked Mrs. Dolan, "as is Mrs
rafferty, next dure." "She is" replied
Mr.. Dolan. "Oi had rayson to notice
thot same popularity Yesterday after
noon while yez wor out" "Yez dido
"Yes. She KEN over an got the loar
av yer bicycle. w Star.