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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Disfranchiscd Confederates.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
In the Free Lance Issue OF 22d Instant
e. paper published at fredericksburg
Va. appeared the following:
"To the Free Lance:
"Desultory reading OF the last decade
has impressed my memory with the
idea that I have encountered pro-
miscuously in print the statement that
there is statute law in one or more Of
the States of the Union denying to Con-
federate veterans the right Of suffrage.
If such Is a fact. please give the desired
information through the columns Of the
Free Lance. and also the name or names
of such State or States.
&C. VETERAN.
I'VE think our correspondent Is entirely
mistaken, but II there is any such de-
NAL anywhere we are sure the Dispatch,
OF Richmond, would know IT,"
Now sir for the information OF &C.
Veteran" and others. would say that
In the State OF Nevada all unamnestied
Confederates who bore arms against the
United States are expressly denied the
right OF suffrage: while the State Of
Vermont. without qualification, absolutely
prohibits all Confederates from voting.
The Dispatch is indeed to be congratu-
lated that, even in satire, II is reckoned
authority In all matters pertaining to the
glorious, honored, and much-lamented
Southern Confederacy.
g. e. T. LANE.
Port Hayward, Mathews county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Father Courtncy's Scholars.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch
I herewith give you the names OF some
Of Father Courtney's scholars: j. e. Phil
lips. William A. Phillips, j. a. Macaulay,
Joseph Il. McKenny. Charles II. Lang
ford, d. II. Pyle, Il. J.. Tucker, Alexan-
der Nelson Shell. Leonidas r. Shell, Alex
ander 7. Foudree, Daniel Higgins, John
T. BEDFORD, Thomas Brannan, Frank
Brannan, John G. Satterwhite. Edward f,
6neade, A. J. Wray, w. b. Clark. Syl-
wsster Bernard, William Snellings.
ID. II. p.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
A Hero Sung.

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The following sentence Is attributed to
Henry Ward Beecher: I'VE hear hero
sung, and the marital music that an
nounces his coming is drowned in the
shrieks Of orphans" My friend and my
self do not agree as to its being good
English, our disagreement being on the
use OF the word sung" VIII you please
give us your opinion and oblge.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Winston. N. c.
"we hear heros praises sung" is
good English. and the sentence quoted
by "a Subscriber may also be good,
especially as 1t seems TO involve a case
of poetic license. and Is attributed to
Henry Ward Beecher.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
BallsYille. Va.
pOo1-selIing and Dook-Mnl.ing.
tor OF the Dispatch:

To the Editor OF the Dispatch
Please explain in your Queries and An
swers column the terms ''pool-selling''
and "book-maklng." j.
Berlin. Va
In horse-racing. pool Is the combi-
nation OF a number OF persons each
stalking q sum OF money on the success
OF a horse in race. the money to be d.
vided among the successful betters. ac-
cording to the amount put In by each
An auction-pool is a pool made up OF bids
for the privilege of naming the first, the
second. and, sometimes. the third choice,
and for the chance OF the field. paris
mutuels." sometimes incorrectly called
Paris mutuals," are q pool In which
each better lays fixed sum on the horse
that he selects. and those who choose
the winners divide the entire stake. less
the percentage OF the person who fur
nishes the pool-tickets. The phrase paris
mutuels" means literally mutual bets"
To make a book Is to lay bets (record-
ed in pocket-book against the success
OF every horse. so that the bookmaker
wins on all the unsuccessful horses. and
iVseS ohiy on the winning morse or horses.
I'm betting there are two parties-one
called layers as the bookmakers are
termed. and the others backers.' in which
class may be included owners OF horses,
as well as the public. The hacker takes
the odds which the bookmaker lays
against horse. the former specializing
upon the success Of the animal, the latter
upon its defeat; and. taking the case OF
Cremorne. for the Derby Of 1872. just be-
fore the race. the bookmaker would have
laid 8 10 1. or. perhaps. 1900 to $3.50
against him. by which transaction. II the
horse won. as he did. the hacker would
win fi.ooo FOR risking ESQ. and the book
maker lose the n.oO0 which he risked.
70 win the smaller sum. AZ frst sight
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Cows Chewing Tobacco-sticks.

10 the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you please inform me through
your Query column why cows chew to-
bsoco sticks? / have had a good many
destroyed by them w. S. ID.
Cows are very fond Of tobacco. They
will chew and eat the stalks. and they
love the chaff from the seed as well as
wheat bran. The sticks In question. we
presume. are old ones, and the flavor and
aroma Of tobacco is strong on them. and
hence the cows chew them to get the
tobacco flavor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
What IL Free Coinagei

To the Editor OF the Dispach;
VIII you kindly answer through the
Dispatch the following question:
Does free coinage Of silver mean mat
q man can take Sc cents Ga dollars
worth of silver bullion TO the United
States Treasury for coinage and get back
IN exchange a silver dollar?
Yes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Mrs. washington's Maiden Name.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you please inform me through your
Query column of the miden-name OF
Martha GUSTS Washington, and oblfge?
A CONSTANT READER
Mrs. washington was the daughter OF
Colonel John cambridge. O. planter. In
New Kent county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
To-NIorroyv "Is,. sc.

A Gcrdonsvillc correspondent asks us
whether It is right 10 say, Tomorrow Is
Monday" or tomorrow will be Mon
day." Either is correct. In the New
Testament 'fs' is used: Tomorrow Is
che great day Of the feast
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Aas,,,on. to Rented Property.

TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
When additions are made by a tenant
20 rented property. cannot these add
tions be removed by tenant at expiration
OF lease IL fastened with screws?
Fredericksburg. .. Is. II.
rtiIA no.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
Ek Ey3 EEHy 80
- 4 4
They Say!!!

IT. breaks up Cold.
mp knocks out the Grip.
~ stops the snghies.
'sTTp cures the Cough.
'y77'' soothes tho Throat.
.sTT' works wonders In Catarrn-
.s-7', Is peerless FOR Influenza.
.s7T'' prevents Pneumonia
"TT' clears Ciergyman's Throat
'TT'' restores Lost Voice.
.,rT'' annihilates Hoarseness.
.s77' Is n sheet-anchor for SlngerA
~ aids Respiration.
.s7T'' Is DR.. Humphreys Latest AMI
Greatest Discovery.
.s-7' a recommended by Physicians.
's7T' Is the Triumph OK Homeopathy.
''77'' is the safeguard against Colds
ar makes you cold Proof
'T1'' acts like a flash.
''T7'' prevents half your sickness
''77'' Is pleasant 20 take.
IT. Just hts your pocket
1T" f. the best seller
III" though priceless. sells for quar-
ter
''77'' IL Sold by Druggists Every VIII,
or sent upon receipt OF price. bumpnrsss
Medicine Company. III "n'i4" S'''S"
New York. ....
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
"Dc.cendnnt.y of sir Francis Draks

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
/ note In your last issue many de-
scendants Of Sir Francis Drake. There
are many brakes, but Sir Francis, the
circumnavigator. left no descendants.
His heir was his brother, Captain
Thomas. as stated In the Genesis OF the
United States, page SS1. X. X.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01

are awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder who tenders the required bond and
security for the proper performance Of
the service.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
QUERIES 4 ANSWERS.
Which Of The States Of the Union
Is the Oldest?
AGE OF vrRGIxrA's CAPITAL.
~Qunm FTuctus Diversi" Again-A
List Of some of Father Courtney's
schoiars--star Route Contracts,
Etc.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Ia the sun closer TO us in winter or sum-
mer? c. +. Il.
The sun Is nearest to US in winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01

To cure q cod In one day take laxative
Bromo ouinins Tablets. All druggists re-
fund ths money = u fsilD - eurs. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-27
w. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Fifth Annual Gathering of the County
Temperance Workers.

The fifth annual convention of the
Kenosha county Woman's Christian
Temperance union opened Tuesday
morning at the Congregational church
and was held through today. The
greater portion of the meetings Tues
day were devoted to routine matters,
the listening to reports from the presi-
dent Of the local unions and the SUI
perintendents of the various depart
ments of the work. All the reports
were very encouraging and cheerful.
Tuesday evening a meeting was held
in the Congregational church, at which
there were about go in attendance
The program was pleasing one. 1t
opened with devotional exercises by
Rev. G. Ell. Rogers, followed by a re-
citation "The Sisters Strike" by little
Hermie Hoehn, Mrs. [. D. Thompson
sang " Unanswered" and then Mrs.
Helen NJ. Barker, national treasurer of
the W. G. t. o., spoke for about an
hour on the subject " The Duty of the
Hour"
Mrs. Barker started from the point
that reforms are born when the world
is asleep. When the world awakes it
opposes the reform blindly and not the
evil sought to be reformed. Then she
reviewed the work Of the W. c. T. q.
for the past twenty -One years, or since
it's organization. In that time, she
said, it had gained the recognition OF
even the liquor dealers national organ
ization. She declared the platform to
be the teaching Of children, the manu-
facture Of public sentiment, the re-
formation Of the individual and the
driving out of the dram shop,
Through the efforts Of the organization
there are today l60,000,000 children
getting scientific temperance instruction
in schools and there are 100000 chill
drenbeing taught in the Loyal Temper
ance legions.
Public sentiment, she declared, be-
gins small, grows very slowly but it
never turns backward. In relation to
individual reform work, she said this
had never been dropped and remarked
that the age of consent had been very
materially raised in several of the
states under pressure of the organiza-
ton.
The speech was full of good sound
ideas which were very logically ex-
pressed.
A recitation " Ye Olden Times and
Now" by little Grace Peck, and solo
" The Better Land" by Prof. c. n.
Rand, ended the program.
Today the program was largely one
of routine matters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-27
Kenosha Produce Market.
Corrected Feb. 26l

Philip Lentz is reported to be i'm
proving nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robinson have
returned from Denver and it is under
stood, will make their home in Racine.
Griffin Mcclellan, who for num-
Der of years has been connected with
the First National Bank, has resigned
his position in order to accept place
in the office of N. R. Aliens Sons.
1t is puzzling the aldermen of the
Second and Third wards to know how
they are going to provide for the eau
cuses and elections next spring in
the new Third and Fifth wards.
Tuesday the city treasurer of Ra-
cine finished the collection of taxes
without the 5 per cent. penalty. The
delinquent taxes amount to nearly
$4,000, about the same as last year.
Some of the boys in the public
schools have become so addicted to the
habit of cigarette smoking that their
gray matter is becoming dulled to the
extent that close application to study
is almost impossible.
The assignee of the Stone City
bank, of Peoria, H., is about to pay
the first dividend Of IS per cent. This
bank failed in 1892. The affairs have
been in litigation ever since. It is
claimed it will pay about Is per cent.
more. This would look as though
Assignee Hale, OF Dan Head & Co.'S
bank, had been doing fairly we'll to
pay 40 per cent. dividend in abont
four months, and he will pay another
soon; while it took the assignee of this
bank nearly four years to pay 80 per
cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-27

A LBERT ZENS, REAL ESTATE. INSUR-
N ANCE and Steamship Agent, has the fol-
lowing property for sale. Buy now Prices
will be higher before long:
/. House and lot on Oak street. 81 $50 90
9 A new house on Hanson street $50 90
3 House and lot on North Water ST. 300 90
4. One lot on North Water street. 500 90
" WauIee avenue. % .o.. - =. 1900 90
g. ~ acres of land or ~ lots in North
Kenosha, only one block from the
Electric Road -. .........-..
T. Five acres of land with four cot
tages on in Brassville ;. -. :.
8. House and lot on Bronson street. LEO w
9. Two Houses on lot on Washington
Island, and good many other
bargains.
Call on or address ALBERT ZENS, 300 North
Chicago street. KenOsha Wis a18
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-27
IT'S Y SCIENCE.

And with years experience perfect Still there
many things that commendable, and follow We will
thank suggestion looking towards the beeen
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-27
V01l -. &Lza1Ille1L
....STOPE NEWS....

always readable here Fresh arrivals almost daily make it worth
while coming and looking disposed buy every
You free ask questions qualities and
prices, another would call
ton to black and colored DRESS GOODS. We
showing quality a reasonable
Business here more than mere buying and selling
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25
Deer Shot While Fighting

One of the rarest natural specimens
i'll existence is on exhibition in the
window of the Atlantic and Pacific
Bird Company. 1t Is deadlock" of
two deer heads so tightly fastened to.
gether that they cannot be separated
without cutting the horns. Both ami
mails were shot near Bismarck, North
Dakota, by ii. l.. Brown, of Albion,
Mich. Mr.. Brown found the deer
securely locked and almost exhausted
with their struggles to become free.
They hal trampled over two acres of
ground, dragging each other and dig.
ging up the sod with their hoofs until
it looked as though it had been pre-.
pared for seeding.
After watching the struggle until
convinced the deer would not become
separated and would simply wear their
lives out trying to get loose, Mr..
Brown ended their misery by putting
bullet through the heart OF each. He
cut the heads of near the shoulders
and brought them to this city to be
mounted. He refused $500 for the
specimen, and has been regretting that
he did not leave the bodies intact and
have them mounted. Mr.. Slotkin, the
taXidermist who mounted the heads,
said the animals would have been worth
SO, goo as a natural curiosity.
81 do not believe there is another
specimen like this in the United
States" continued Mr.. Slotkin. "It
is not an unusual thing for horns to
be found securely wrapped together,
the bodies having long since dis
appeared, but / never knew OF
deadlock so complete as this where
the animals were killed and the hea Is
secured while fresh enough to pre-
serve by mounting. tried in every
way 1 could devise to separate the
horns, but found it impossible. / be-
lieve it to be one of the rarest speci-
mems in existence.
Mr.. Browns description of the fight
between the animals before he dis
patched them was graphic. He said
it was one of the finest exhibitions OF
endurance, pluck AMI perseverance he
had ever seen or that his Imagination
could picture. Chicago Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25

The army officer who is stationed at
Fort Sill, Indian Terr tory, in charge
of the Apache prisoners under Gov
eminent espionage at that place. has
made an interesting proposition to
Secretary Lamont. The officer in
question, Captain Scott, has sent some
samples of ,Kaffir corn, en- African
cereal, to the War Department, as an
example of the product of the Indian
farmers. This corn has fertility in
the seasons of great drought prevalent
in that section, and is ther efore more
to be depended upon than other
grains.
In times of drought, Captain Scott
says, the cavalry horses must depend
upon importations from the East,
which are expensive. 1T is found that
the Kaffir corn may be converted into
suitable flour for breldmaking, and
affords a satisfactory feed for horses,
while the refuse is adapted for use as
provender for swine. Captain Scott
has recommended TO General Miles
that tue Government purchase this
Kafir corn from the Indian raisers,
both on account of the economical
fenture of this transaction and MS an
encouragement 20 the Apaches in In.
dian Territory. Captain Scott believes
that the Western cavalry horses may
be inexponsively maintained by the
purchase OF this new product. New
York Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25
BookMorms. Nol Tic Human.

Much has been said and written
about the "ravages Of the bookworm"
the insect, not the biped-but only
a handful OF people have ever seen
one, and only two persons possess one.
These two are Mr.. Quaritch and Mr..
=. S. GOrham, OF James Pott d Com
pauy, tho well known United States
theological booksellers aud publishers.
Mr.. Gorham sent to friend in Den.
vlr catalogue of Give Thousands
Books, issued by the Curtis Publish.
Ing Company, OF Philadelphia, and
whom it was returned he discovered
tho bookworm. How it got there no
one knows
All Mr.. Gorbnm knows is that IT is
n genuine bookworm, aud it was 10
hungry ono; for within fortnight it
alto through one thousand titles. The
qualification OF its appetite proved too
much for it, for, starring IT. on the
lOOlst title, it died.
Tee fatal title was that of "Adam
Bodc. New York journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25
American Maize and Westphalia Hams

The analysis of specimens of Ameri
can and European maize by the De-
partment of Agriculture, which shows
that the Indian corn of the United
States is the best in the world, is an
important service rendered to orr
corn growing interests. We have had
frequent occasions to show how much
more important the corn crop is to our
farmers than that of wheat, although
the latter sometimes continues to hold
larger share of public attention.
Analysis shows that our maize is
not only much richer in protein than
that of Europe, but that it contains n
larger proportion of fat. This result
was reached notwithstanding the fact
that many low grades OF American
corn were used, which tended greatly
to reduce the average.
In this connection passage in n
consular report On Westphalian hams
becomes of interest. These hams,
produced in western province of
Prussia, have worldwide reputation,
and are extensively exported. The
consular report deals with the kind of
AO5o AhAoGhJ INC lntluOll OI IeoulUQ,
etc. The food fed to the swine is
mainly potatoes, which are cooked
with their jackets on mashed into a
paste, and mixed with wheat bran,
rye or oatmeal. 1t is added that the
addition of Indian corn is not deemed
advisable, as this cereal is thought in
Westphalia to have an undesirable eff
feet on the production of hams. This
is calculated to provoke smile from
those who are acquainted with the
splendid hams produced from the
corn-fed hogs of the United States.
In the result of the analysis made
by the Department of Agriculture we
have, perhaps, au explanation of the
prejudice against maize In Westphalia.
The European maize, being of so in
ferior quality, may not be suitable
for the production of the best hams,
but experience shows that this is not
Mt all applicable to the corn of the
United States. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25
A Dogs Endurance without Food.

Some very long survivals are on
record, but none. perhaps, more in.
teresting or remarkable than well
authenticated case which comes from
France. Mr.. Gely, farm superIn.
tendent in Dampierre, in the Depart
ment OF the Upper Saone, has dog
named Rigolet, which. although past
ten years old, and almost toothless,
has never abated the activity of his
warfare against all the animals of the
held, and especially against foxes. A
short time ago, as Mr.. Gely. with his
dog, was passing the mouth of fox
burrow, Rigolet made sudden and
furious descent on the burrow, show
ing plainly that it was inhabited. 1t
had so spacious an opening that the
dog forced himself into it quite out of
sight. Presently the master heard the
tumult of a combat within. The dog
was barking fiercely. Then there
came q sound of q caving in, and the
noise ceased. Either Rigolet had been
silenced by the fox, or he had been
engulfed by the collapse of the gallery
in which the fight was taking place.
Mr.. Gely set about digging him out,
but found the ground so stony that he
was obliged to give it up, and the old
dog was left to his fate.
GelY went home, and after mourn
ing the dog n few days, thought of
him no more. Twenty one days went
by. 1t happened that the miller of
the neighborhood, passing tho fox
burrow with friend, said, "rhere's
the place where poor old Rigolet was
buried alive" Just then he heard a
feeble whining, which seemed to come
from underground. He called and lis
tened, and the whining was repeated
louder than before. There was certain.
ly dog within the fox burrow. The
miller ran to apprise Gely, who this
tine brought picks and shovels, and
sufficient number of hands to open the
burrow. After five hours of active
digging the old dog was unearthed at
considerable depth. As soon as he
was brought to the open air Rigolet
fell to the ground, apparently dead.
But his master succeeded IN reviving
HIM with doses of beef tea and milk,
and the old dog was soon seemingly Ns
good as ever. 1t became n question
whether he had fasted in the burrOw
for the twenty-five days or whether he
had subsisted on the fox, which he
certainly found. 1t was assumed by
his master that he was too nearly
toothless to have been able to devour
fox; and those who dug him out de-
clared t hat there was no sign that he
had had anything to eat. Public
Opinion
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-25

Trusting that this revelation will enable YOU
20 win her, am, yours repentant.
JOHN WALwoRrH.
1t would be impossible to describe
the feelings with which / finished
reading this. l opened the second
packet, and them were mine to Leon
ora, and there were Leonora's to me.
'Leonora, 1 said, "I find some
thing here which belongs to you; and
here are also letters belonging TO me
which 1 have never read. Here is
what John Walworth wrote to me-
She took the letters, and l returned
to my seat, and opened mine, reading
them in turn according as they were
dated.
Oh, blessed lettersl As read them
L cast my eyes towards her, and she
was reading my first letter-the one
in which spoke of marriage.
In her second letter she wondered
why | did not write. Was it possible
that / had forgotten her? oh, no.
She could not believe it. In her third
letter, written when she had waited
three weary weeks for an answer to
her last, she told me that her heart
was crushed, and that Joy was no
more for her. She had heard of my
love for my Cousin Hetty, and though
only sorrow could be hers, yet she
hoped that we might be happy. And
then she asked me to write only one
poor line to her-iust one line-that
she might know her doom.
"Great heavenl" L gasped, show
that mans vIllainy has caused us to
suffer Leonora Leonoral after
these many years the veil is lifted,
and we know that our hearts have
been true all the while !"
L remember that she hung upon my
neck and that we laughed and wept
by turns; and L remember that my
cousin when she had learned the whole
story, went away and left us by our
selves; and / remember that when
Aunt Dorcas came she was much sur
prised upon finding the girl nesting
upon my bosom. Hetty returned to
the parlor, and began to sober down.
"And now," cried Hetty, clapping
her hands, "what happy, happy
time we will have. VOW and Leonora
will be married on the same day with
Charles and me-won't YOU, Lionel?"
"You must ask Leonora about that,
| said, with a light laugh
"You'll say yes, won't you, Nora ?"
And Leonora said eyes. New
York News.