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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Lines on BIandford Church.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
IN a recent issue OF your paper a cor
RESPONDENT. +. Y. S, assumes tnat the
Lines on Blandford Church" were writ
ten by Miss 4. i. Henning. Of Richmond
daughter Of the late William Waller Hen
ming. and asks If any one can give any
information as 10 the exact time when
they were written. stating at the same
time that some OF the citizens or the
place were standing by. and saw her
write them" AUDI altcram partem." \
correspondent OF the Richmond Dispatch,
Nav. 1875. SAYS that they were written by
one Robert w. Robertson. Another cor
respondent. Of the same date. SAYS they
we're written by Hiram Haines. who pub
lshed a paper called 1.-THE Constitu-
tional" I'm Petersburg, about the year
1S25. Another correspondent says that
they we're written by Tyrone Powers, an
English actor. who visited Petersburg
about the year 1S25. and who was lost at
sea. on his homeward voyage. This same
correspondent states that Powers was
a guest OF Haines whilst IN Petersburg
and that he was taken over 10 Bland
ford by Haines which visit probably
prompted the lines. Per contra. the
name. "The Stranger" signed below the
lines was known 10 be nOmme de plume
OF Haines's who himself. published po-
years afterwards rs a second In the noted
duel between General George c. Drom-
goole and Daniel Digger. IN which Dug
ger was Killed.
Again: Another correspondent OF the
same date. and OF apparent credit, says
that the late Colonel James Davidson.
Familiarity known by his friends as "Old
Mortality" and who Tor half century
prior 10 1878 was the keeper Of the Bland
ford Cemetery. averred that he saw
Mrs. Schermerhorn. OF Washington city
write those lines himself. her husband
standing by her when she wrote them
Colonel Davidson has now living In the
city Of Petersburg a daughter, Miss Nora
Davidson. lady OF rare intelligence. and
well posted on many OF the social prob
lens or old Virginia, and who might be
able 20 aid your correspondent. II. V. =,
IN arriving a a knowledge OF the truth.
The lines. In their beauty. and In their
rhythm proclaim the poet born; and IT,
as supposed by many. they were the last
song Of Tyrone Powers. surely he could
have had no more fitting requiem.
SEAu-OCcASIONAL
Petersburg Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
"xATHLEEN MAvOURNEEN.s
How the Words and Music of This
Famous song Were Written.

Some months ago. when Professor
Nicholas Crouch. tho author and COM
poser. who died IN Portland. Me-, a few
days ago. was III in Baltimore. and not
expected 20 recover. Charles Il. Trevathan
wrote for the New York Journal quite
DIN interesting article on Professor Crouch
and his famous song. Kathleen Mzvonr.
neen." In this article the writer says:
The old air that weeps Is the air whicA
would sob in the heart Of man without
hope, and Crouch wrote IL when All bppe
mad died within him. SO wais born the
The words came differently. An Irish
lady wrote them. She was inspired py no
stronger sentiment than a persona, ex-
porience. A young Irishman sailed for
America without the formalty OF sayins
good-by 10 his sweetheart re tslap
lished q precedent wlach had uanses IA
n. aud his expatriated friend IN Am5ricA
took OCCASION at his recitiug. 10 emoisn
the experience In verse 10 guaru o,ner
irish niaidens against the cruelty OF sliced
ing late when ther , swee abera ool,os-
men live and have being. SO came the
words: a.
Kathleen Mavourneen. the gray GAVIN y
The horn az the hunter is heard on the
The lark from her Hight wing the origns
dew IS shaking, .,,,u,sa,-
Kathleen Mavourneen; what siumpe'-.
n, basf thou forgotten how soon NO must
o. hast thou forgotten this day We must
II may G' be for years. and it may be for
O, why ar, thou silent thou voice OF
my hearth
Kathleen Mavourneen, awake from my
The blue blue mountains glow in the suns
golden light .r
An. Where IS the spell that once fell ON
my numbers?
night 49,.
AIavourneeu, Mavournsenl my sad tears
To ' think tha, from Erin and thee
II may be Tor years. and IT may be for
Then why nre thou .nent. thou voice
OF my heart?
The lady was not unmindful or the irisn
hatred Of the red coats across tho ways
and IL IS sold she threw In that hnes
'.The horn OF the hunter Is heard on the
mil" SO that no cockney would ever be
able 10 read tho tale. Crouch defeatsd her
patriotic purpose by writing ineioos
That IS IN brief the story Of kathleen
NIavourueen" The words were an acct
dent u experience and the AR was .ns
convention OF a great musical heart mat
told liz story in note. Wherever the moon
shines and stars twinkle. and men love
and pay their devotion5 60 women.
Kathleen Navou-neen" has been sunsf
out Of lonely cabins OF tho West. Out or
barred homes In tho prisons, out OF gay
places IN great cities. out OF smoky bar
rooms and music-halls. out Of palaces has
swung the touching air OF 'A'avourneen.'
IL was eyer a song OF sentiment and was
ever the melody OF the springtime swain.
II was ever the song Of farewell. and
hardly one OF US OF this generation can
fau 10 recall 10 mind some limpid-eycd
sweetheart about whom tho sweet strain
IS wound.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

Oregon HiIl.
, tbe rditor OK tho Dlspatch:

To the Editor OF tho Dispatch:
Please give the houndary-line Of "Ore-
F0n Hu.' a DISPATCH READER
This inquiry con only be answered by
Us ir the following manner: There are
r7 maps or plans which define the lines.
lut 80 IS generally understood that the
pe-ue1tary property on the north. the
James river and Kanawha canal on the
south. Belvidere street on the west. and
the renitentlary ravine on the east, are
the Bankruptcies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Notice TO Correspondence.
20 notice viii be taken OF anonymous

No notice viii be taken OF anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
Will be given 10 the letters OF those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We canno; publish copyrighted songs
and poems without the permission OF
the owner Of the copyright.
This column is not an advertising me-
dium. No query will receive attention
the answer 10 which would necessitats
the advertising OF any persons business
or wares.
Nor viii any attention be given TO long
strings" OF questions. Every week
numbers Of correspondents ignore this
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 the
value OF old coins. For that information
write 10 some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake TO answer queries
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
The Process of Drowning.

To TIE Editor OF the Dispatch.
Wll YOU please explain IN next Sundays
lags tho process % drowning?
i. NJ. T.
Ualiniiic. va.
Drowning IS a form OF surocation. For
lie % continue. Il IS necessary that air
shall act upon the blood. and that certain
PRODUCTS o. this action shall be quickly
expelled from the system. Both Of these
results are effected by breathing In
drowning breathing ~ preyentod-the
water interposing between the air and the
openings Che mouth and nostril9 by
which 80 enters the body-the blood be-
comes poisonous. aud ean no longer sus-
tain lie.
Here Is fuller account OF the process
a aF9snlRg. taken from the Iecent edl-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
was much mortified 10 read the list
OF the 100 In your issue a day or two
ago. Many OF them are personal friends.
They have made a grave mistake. They
have cast suspicion upon their loyalty
TO the South. lately so dear TO all our
best people. men and women. y true
man Is one upon whom you can always
rely. In the South. 10 say man Is
not loyal casts stain upon him.. 1t
will cling 20 his children.
Just after the evacuation I was met
on the street by a soldier. and was asked
was a certain man In my battery killed.
I replied he was true" My friend was
surprised at my reply. To me. IL mattered
not then whether he was dead or alive,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

Richmond aud Cleveland, o.

To the Editor Of Tie Dispatch:
sly father has long been a subscriber
o. y0rr valuable paper. VIII YOU kindly
arsvor tle following questions az your
earliest convenience: What Is the differ
once il the winter temperature between
Richmond and Cleveland, %? Is II much
col4tr ana windier there than here? And
~ there much throat trouble there? You
,r.U greatly obilge Miss NJ. c. II.
Tho average wind velocity at Cleveland
&C. cher than here.
Throat trouble does prevail there. and
we think 10 must be greater there than
here. but We have no statistics on the
subject.
Average temperatures based on an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

10 tho Editor OF tho Dispatch'
VIII YOU kindly answer whether an nc
-o.rt Tor subscription 10 newspaper OF
similar publication can ne ihaae at IaN'
-.,., sai8 p9per IS sont 10 a person who
800 o-lorcd II or when IL continues
.. .c-,e after the expiration OF subscrip-
80 a READER.
30 the account cannot be made
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Noffpnni-IlnnlS Notes

To the Editor OF tho Dispatch;
r,,..se answer en- your next paper the
.-f.rv.lrr. Is national currency redeem
$50 ir gold. II not how is ~ redecmaoie
RESPECTFULLY Ol+D - D'O ~
sGo.k. Va
Nsnonal-bank notes are redeemable IN
,,v lecal-touder money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
How 70 Get ria Of wntcr-BuGs.

10 the Editor OF the Dspatch'
referring TO your issue Of the 10TH
nag. g. How 90 Get Rid Of Water
r.es" 7 would say: sprinkle powdered
tr-ax over the places which they fire.
o.r.t Blow 10 into the cfevices. Re
r..t IN two or three DAYS. After a
weeks use you will not see water
l.r NJ. A. IL
B.amweu. W. Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

specimen OF poor white trash which
will be played by James NJ. Martin. au-
thor OF the play. Mcintyre and Heath
will be seen as body-servants. and VIII Dc
the only colored element In Dixie Land,
while Lizzie Evans will shine "a "florida
Bascomb." the ColonePs daughtT. the
rest OF the company is said to be evenly
ho ID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Bland repetition OF Jonathan ana
David.
Sound the silver trumpets and summon
the clans from mountain and valley.
from seaside and lakeside. from ocean 10
oceanl THE year OF Jubilee has come:
come 10 the toIlers I'm field and forest
and I'm workshops. Tho gallant knighe
OF Nebraska VIII lead We 10 victory
peace. and prosperity. w. w. =.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

r., Che Editor Of tho Dispatch:
VIII YOU please inform me through the
.,,,rrs or your valuable paper TO whom
: nav write 90 get information regarding
s-,fsfmcnt "a tho English army and navyF
-,,... "B. b. n"
,,e.ter write 10 Sir Julian Pauncefote,
,ro british Minister at Washington
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
Will street.

T, the Editor Of the Dispatch;
lie tnere any means OF ascertaining how
--r.h money is used In carrying on
.oNau street. operations In New AorA'
...., anrroXlmatcly? II so. ! wish You
,r-rd publish it IN your paper and
ohuce. ~ = =
We have no means Of obtaining the
s-f,rTation sought.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
by mail. We can only answer them

by mail; we can only answer them
through this column.
We are frequently called upon TO re-
publish poems and songs. but we Will
not undertake TO do so. except where
the production called for has some his
torioal or peculiar literary merit and is
not OF easy access to the average reader
Address Query Editor. Dispatch once.
Richmond. Va
n. II. We do not read unsigned letterA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
QUERIES f. ANSWERS.
,,,,,, GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF
r,prwArER VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND AND CLEVELAND, OHIO.
The difference I'm Winter ie"per"-
..,e uctvccu Them-1hc Process
Of DrowntnE-Tnx on Wtils-Mint-
acc on SiIver-Etc. lt.sAs d.

~, he Editor OF the Dispatch:
p,.,.o settle an argument for me.
y,to was the best general; Leo or Grant!
VI. BLOCK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
To Bryan should be elected, and free
coinage bin passed by Congress. viii the
owners Of silver bullion De required 70
nav the government mintage for COIN
ing their bullion into dollars.
SUBSCRIBER.
Prospect. Va.
In case free coinage OF silver should
Be- authorized by the government there
would Do no brassage. or charge, for
colrlnr g. Il IS likely that the copper
used for alloy. which in our coins Is one
tenth. would 10 charged for at the rate
o. celis per ounce
There is 10 brassage now on gold; in
other words. there IS free coinage for
coH but the copper costs as above
stated
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

Two new plays will be seen at the
Academy this week. a farce comedy, en-
titled "Betsey Jane" written and staged
by Mr.. J. G. Stewart, will be the Gttrac-
ton tomorrow. and on Tuesday Dixie
Land" a comedy drama, by James NJ.
Martin. author OF the Harvest Moon
with Mcintyre and Heath in the cast.
will hold the boards. For the rest OK the
week the house will be dark.
'Betsey Jane" IS built on very farciai
lines. having for its motive the ups ana
downs. Ills and wills, fads and foibles or
the new woman" who not only dabbles
I'm the various cults. but seeks emoiu-
ments in the mysteries OF the Mahatmas.
takes a shy at the serious sciences by
means Of the Mays. compels compliance
With her demands by placing her subjects
under hypnotic influence. and terrihes
them into following in her wake by the
use OF her supposed spirituallstic powers.
In fact "Betsey Jane" leaves no way
untried that will tend TO show up her SUI
periority over mankind. Believing. as she
does. in woman's rights. she also pos
sesses the happy faculty OF making man
as weak as woman and woman as strong
as man is supposed TO be. The role OF
Botsey Jane will be enacted by Sir.
Stewart
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

"Dixie Land" Is said 10 be n picturesque
southern play IN four acts. and is staged
deliberately. The scenes are all laid In
the South during the war. a pretty story
OF patriotlsm. love. and devotion is inter-
woven. one new element Is introduced In
the character OF "Ranzy Snaffie." bad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23

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tinuous weeks iG one place. The actor
with self and for self; he grows away
from family associations and becomes
estranyed from old ompaaionships: be
never forms new ties TO take the place of
the OH; he cannot choose his business
associations; and when by chance he
meets congenial companion. they must
part after few weeks or a season at
most. The demands OF his business
tend to make him live his whole life on
the surface. He makes a pleasant ac-
quaintance today and tomorrow bids
him farewell. 1t is a tinsel. shallow
existence, utterly devoid OF the deeper
sentiments and nobler ambitions that
give solid value to life
But does not the actor live for his
art? you will ask. Theoretically yes;
practically no. Every actor-every cap
able actor-has his artistic ideals. but.
oh, how few attain them. The actor
with an income can indulge his art i'm
pulses. He can afford to play such
parts as he is attracted to and in such
companies as he chooses. But alas. few
actors are so blessed. Necessity COM
pels them to play the parts they can get
at the best going salary. They fall from
the exalted plane of the artist to the
common highway Of the artisan."-Dra.
matte Mirror.
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Lansing on Friday night was the frs:
presentation Of the most melodramatlc
Of Shakspere's plays. Mr.. Griffith
played it with the same delight in dew
iltry that he shows in" Mephisto." Emas
culated by puny organization from
love o women and in consequence at
war with his ancestors aud contempt,
raries, Richard Ill" is as isolated from
humanity as any devil. 1t is orly in
the last scene. when he is frightened by
a dream, that Richard" betrsys any
softness or consciousness Of wrong. Mr..
Griffith has played "Mephisto' SO long
his Richard is little two
bloodless. 1t was first night,
and one Of the peers of the
realm, Lord Stanley" think, forgot
his lines, the scenery stuck at times,and
the evening was warm. but barring
these accidents the presentation was
smooth. The scenery is very good and
there ia great deal of it, So far as we
knew, it reproduced the furniture. arch.
itecture and landscape Of Richards time
exactly.
On the whole, Mr.. Griffith is more
satisfactory in Faust" "Mephisto is
extra human. Mr.. Griffith's grimaces
are like ones imagination OF a soul in
torment. On the contrary, Richard
is poised in evil. He despises every
body, even himself. His cynicism is so
habltual that it should be impossible
for an actor taking the part to rant ex-
cept in the dream scene. where he loses
control of himself Mr.. Griffith's con-
troll Of the muscles of his face tempt him
tc express emotions by this means
alone 1t is a contortionist's talent. and
an audience is apt to lose interest in an
actor who does not use more subtle
means of expression. Eugene Moore,as
the Duke OF Buckingham" had mo-
ments of inspiration. He has robust
personality like that of the younger
Saivini's.
The company needs to study. Mr..
Edward WoIn, as Valentine in
Faust and as Lord Stanley in
Richard" was pitiably weak in his
lines. At times the whole company
drifted abovt the stage in desperate
uncertainty that portended worse than
actually happened.
Henly Guy Carleton had two parrots
sent him. He calls one Of them Bub
BRYAN. because he talks too much, and
the other one Mum Mckinley, because
he does not know anything to say.
The friends OF Owen Ferree, of the
American Exchange, have noted strik-
ing facial resemblance between that
popular parsonage and the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan. The likeness bs tween
the two is indeed remarkable, and on
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was stared at on the street in manner
that left no doubt as to his being mis-
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cate. Mr.. Ferree, however. has gent
atty that the other lacks. When asked
yesterday by Mirror man how he IN
tended to cast his vote. the manager
said that he was at heart McKinleyite.
but perhaps, out Of compliment to the
man he so strongly resembles, his vote
might 60 to the free silver advocate
Dramatic Mirror.
Bingley Fales, who has abandoned
the stage to adopt the legal profession.
gives the following reasons for so doing.
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