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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
A STIR IN MANASSAS.
Fined for Allowing Gambling I'm His
House.

MANASSAS. VA, February o.-tSpe-
cial.) lit has just leaked out that seve-
raj citizens of Prince William have oc-
casionally visited Manassas for the pur-
nose of gambling, and the other evening
the City Sergeant. Il. n. Merchant. armed
with the proper documents, raidec.
their rendezvous, and obtained sufficient
evidence TO arrest the proprietor OF the
house where the gambling was done.
He pleaded guilty, and was ined by
Mayor Taylor $50 and costs.
The parties who were gambling gave
the officers the slip. and left Cor Wash
ineton too soon to- be brought before the
authorities; but returned last night and
gent to one of our prominent hotels. AS
soon as the proprietress learned who
thew were she ordered them out OF the
house. and they again left town In a
hurry.
The Sergeant is on the alert TO bring
,ham 10 Justice. The Commonwealth
Attorney will take up the case and push
IL with vigor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
u,,cb of Damage Suits.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, February
-1snecial. 1.-The following suits for
damage were begun to-day in the Circuit
Court: e. II. Bunchs Administrators vs.
the Manhattan Concrete Company. for
$40 900; r.. C. fuckers Administrator vs..
the same. for $4,000; V. w. Chambers W..
the same. for $500; Joseph NJ. Lamb vs..
the same for 5000. These suits grew
out of the collapse last October OF me
roof of the north lecture-room or the
University of Virginia. by which TWO
persons were KILLED and three injured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
MARRIAGE NEAR WELDON.
A Very-Much spIit-Up Town-hard
10 Beat.

WELDON. n. c.. February 5.-(Spe-
c4lJ-Mr. W. w. jenkins. an employee
Of ue Atlantic-Coast Line, wed. on
Wednesday evening. Miss Grace Dickens
near town. A beautiful wedding-supper
was given at the residence of Mr.. +. r.
Wai,aeads. aud large crowd was IN
NtI
fae town OF Grifton is in Pitt county,
Do fa.t 80 far down that about hair OF
Nes in Lenoir county. IL is also on
both sides Of a creek is in the First and
Second Congressional districts; is In the
lhifd and sixth judicial districts. ana
}. Two senatorial districts. II is also IN
u'ee townships. and has three township
X-colleciors. and one town tax-collec--
Tor. 10 has three yotlng-places. ana
Wree har-fo0ms all In different town
hlps. yel in mailing distance OF one an
eiher. Can any town In Virginia or
Nofh Carolina beat this?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
RICHARD RICE WILL NOT DIE.
To lie Brought Here To-Day-F"miiy
Reside In This City.

special telegram from Newport News,
received by the Dispatch last night, says:
Richard Rice, the baker. who, on last
Sunday morning attempted to commit
suicide here by cutting his throat from
ear N ear with a shoemaker's knife. will
moi die. AZ was az first thought. He will
he taken 10 Richmond tomorrow morn
ing by his brcther-in-law and son, VINO
arrived here tnls evening. Rice has a
family of eight children living In kich-
mond at No. 100 High street.
alfred Black. who Is wanted IN h'cn-
mond for larceny, was arrested here TO-
day. The negro will be taken 70 hich-
mond tomorrow morning
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
p-onerty rransfers.

Richmond: Daniel cary's trustee to
August l.. and Alfred Heiaa. u feet on
south side Leigh street east or BROOK
lille 8. and Il. L. priscoll. to MARIA
~.s Ellen Bethel. u fest ON west side
pine street between Albemarle ana
~ famima Edwardss trustee to Jane
Ksily' wife of william Kelly. ~ feet on
west side Pine street between Albo-
marie and Beverly. y.
Henrico: John y. Belts TO tho & q
webb Chemical Company. corteio Ne
On 1hira. Ohio. Hndson, pe!ex9s3 -
WhAsf streets ~ 5enes s'v>H
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
LONDON AND PARIS.

LONDON, ENG, February 5.--Bar sill
yer, 20 3-id. Consols. 113 lie for money,
and 113 3-16 for the account.
PARIS, February T. 4:3O p M.-Three
per cent. rentes, 1O3f., 1-2c., for the ac-
count.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
PETERSBURG.
"'esion I'm the DunIop-Tennnnt
Case-Deaths-Brfe

FLIfRsBURG. VA, February g.
.epeeal When Judge B. A. Hancock
eehe1 the term Of the Circuit Court here
Nly he announced that ne was pre-
'eq 70 render his opinion In the suit
Tenant vs.. Dunlop. The Court then
". in an oral opinion, that the trans
wa between Bar. David Dunlop and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06

GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond, Va, February 8, 1891.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry 81 to
9lc.; mixed, Sc TO Gle; shortberry, 80 TO
Gle; No. 2 red, 30 to sic. Corn-Virginia
white. SOC; No. white, % IL TO 30c.; No.
2 mixed. Is TO % lie. Oats-No mixed.
q IL TO &c; No. 3 mixed. 70 - TO &c;
wlnter-sead, 81 70 SEC. Rye-NOmlnal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
NEW YORK STOCK MAR RET.
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE. MD, February 5.-Vir-
ginia Century bonds. So asked; Gas,
stock, GlQGl 81.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06

take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
druggists refund money II fails to cure
&c. 1855 --->--
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
FINANCIAL.

NOR SALE. TEN SHARES UNITED
II eANKING AND BUILDING STOCK, three
Years. old. Address p. .. Box Sst np~'
fanburg, s. G.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
opsnin.. aisnosl. lowest Closing.

Closing quotations.: Flour dull, easy,
and unchanged. No. spring wheat, ~ S-o
ais 1-2c. No. 2 red, 50 l-SdS6 lie. No.
corn, % 1-4Q22 5-Sc. No. 2 oats. 10 Lao
s3.65dk367 H. Short-rib sides, S.67 la
S3.921-2 Dry-salted shoulders, si25usi50;
short-clear sides, si12 12asi.25. Whiskey,
SLY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-06
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds m7'z:tny in no.
less than ten years
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
MAY NOVEMBER
-
JUNE
600 Reward 800.

The readers ef this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure,
Send for list of Testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, csc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

ings, they become more whimsical,
and on the top floors will o run at all.
MIR. Dunn, of the weather bureau, has
a fine pendulum clock in the tower of
the Manhattan Life building, which has
not done an honest days work since the
weather bureau was moved into the
new Offices. 1t has stopped so often
that it is no longer to be relied upon.
The pendulum swings continually. but
only from the vibration of the building,
as the clock has not been wound for
weeks. The only relief is in replacing
the pendulum clocks with others that
have balance wheels.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
SUE MANpERINa nIEw..

II 70 Fascinated 8 Missouft Ma That ne
Hardly Took Time 70 Eat.
Il remember what q wonderful fas-
cination Eugene Sues Wandering jew
had for me when as a boy l got hold
of the coveted work / had heard so
much about said L, Nj. Vincent, of
Sc, Louis, to a Washington Post repre-
sentative.
4 would scarcely take time to eat, so
tremendously was / excited over the
fortunes Of Rose and Blanche, Djalma
and Adrienne. and all my studies were
neglected till the last page of the har-
rowing story had been perused. The
other day by accident a copy of that
long-spun-out manc fell into my
hands while travelling, and l thought
I'd beguile an hour or so in reading
e chapter here and there.
"But less than an hour was sufficient
to excite such profound disgust at the
hook that caught my youthful fancy,
that / tossed it aside with contempt.
How a grown-up person with any lit
erary taste could read such utter rot
is past my comprehension. II is a vile
story. vilely fold. In contrast to this 1
could not help but think of my read
ing of The Antiquary' for the second
time after the lapse of 80 years. The
grace of its telling and the charm of its
characters were wen stronger than in
those early days. The product of the
master appeals to all generations, and
the time will never come when. such
beautiful stories as THE Antiquary'
viii, not count their readers by the tens
of thousands
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

The rich mines of Sanskrit and of her
Investigations Of the mahatmas and
The occult fiap-doodles of the far east.
Then he told her about his horses and
his rubber-tired traps, and they gazed
into each others eyes and sighed a lot
Of lcng-drawn sighs and were beginning
to feel that they had passed through the
pearly gates and were strolling through
streets that were paved with gold.
AT last Beatrice Montgomery said:
sYou have told me about your mother
and your sisters being in Europe, but
you have said nothing about your ia
: her. Is he with them%
"No," the handsome young nan re-
hied, after a painful pause; "he is not
18th them. My mother is a widow
oman"
yVhen the doctors had finally succeed
in bringing the fair Boston girl out
her swoon she waved Der hands at
ftfaroId Bentley and wildly cried:
Ise that man awayi"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
FAD FOR siLHoUETTEs.
old Custom Revived by Ingenious Host

Old Custom Revived by Ingenious Host
esses.
AS one of the latest fads is collecting
s~ilhouettes, not only those of past and
gone forefathers, but of ones friends
of the present generation, there is no
more successful way of entertaining q
few people informally than in making
these shadow pictures. The idea is as
yet unhackneyed, but, as eVeryon is
interested in his or her physiognomy,
it is destined to have a great vogue.
The hostess purchases a dozen or
more large sheets of paper, black on
side and white on the other, and as
many sheets of plain white cardboard.
A sheet Of black paper is fastened to
the wall with the white side out. A
candle is lighted and set upon q table
that is placed Immediately opposite the
paper and about two feet distant from
it. The guest is seated between the
candle and the wall, so that a strongly
and sharply-defined. shadow of her pro-
file falls upon the paper. Someone with
a steady hand then steps forward and
traces this shadow with a pencil, the
guest sitting motionless meanwhile.
When traced it is cut out with scissors,
turned over and stuck on to the card
board, with, of course, the black side
of the paper up.
In this way an exactprofle is caught,
and the silhouettes, although much
larger than the tiny ones cut at sight
in our grandfather's time, are more
lifelike.-N. Y. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
wlT AND WISDOM.


-Madge-How proud Name Is since
she ordered her bicycleln Tom H"Well.
you know, pride goes before > fall."-
Yonkers Statesman.
-Fuddy--sI wonder hoyk Cramer
came to marry that Berley wotlaa?
DuddyePerhaps he haR to do II in.
payment Of an election bet. n-Boston
Transcript.
-Mamma-"Where's tpapa?" Flora
Ties downstairs" Mamma-aWhat's
be doing?" Flora-Hfs bicycle is out
Of breaf and he's giyingAit some more.
London Figaro.
Her Concession.-Rose is your
theater bonnet any smhller since all
this fuss has been made about big
hats9n eyes, the strings are much mar
rover. Chicago RecorA
What makes you shy that women
have more sense than men2' "Well,
you haven't seen any Awomen riding
around town in wheelba1 soyvs since the
election, have you2n-Ch cago Record,
There doesn't seem p be so much
Of a demand for the elevation OF the
stage now as formerly; id you think
SOP" "Noi but you know that's be-
cause women are giving uA wearing
high hats at the theaters. Roxbury
Gazette.
Mrs, Church of BrooklynAr"Don't
you know that, staying out SO late at
night, you run a chance of Shortening
your days?' Mr.. Church-"yVhy, no,
dear; the trolley cars do not run as
often at night, you know."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Mother Boycott-"Now come right
down to the meat OF the matter, Shaver;
what are you forming this barber's
union for?" ITO boycott the football
players that are running the haircut
ting branch of the trade. Detroit Free
Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
coLToN,s ADVICE.
A Bit OF Wisdom Many Would Do we
To Admit.


A Bit OF Wisdom Many Would Do Wei
to Adopt.
The other day, as l was clingiFg to
the strap Of a Lexington avenue car,
says a writer in the Christian Advocate,
two ladies sat rear me, and as one
opened her portemonnaie to pay her
fare a scrap of paper pasted to the
leather was disclosed.
rs that your shopping list?" asked
the other. 1T doesn't look like a long
one"
No. was the reply, "it il not the list,
but it is what keeps the list from be-
ing a long one" and she read:
He who buys what he does not need
will soon need what he cannot buy
what a capital guardian of your
capital You must let me cop That
Cor my leaky purse. Who wrote ii?
Il don't know, but l wish | did, for he
has saved many q dollar from lightly
rolling from my hands since l put it
here"
/ was intensely interested il the OH
lgersation, for at that very moment
ere lay in my notebook a scrap which
gpld have brought forth but for the
nat my own corner was reached.
slish it, for if the truth which 1t
were assimilated many a pock-
you'd remain a pocketbook:
e ruined, not by what we real
sut by what we think we do;
9ever go abroad in search OF
Ii they be real wants they
Qe in search of you; for
IT he does not want will
ne cannot buy.-Col-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
CLOCKS WITH NERVES.
They Refuse to Do Reliable Work Wnen
Placed In High Buildings.

They Refuse to Do Reliable. Work Whom
Placed in High Buildings.
There is M disadvantage about very
tall buildings which is just now being
noticed by the occupants. 1t is perhaps
a small disadvantage, but still is worth
considering, as it involves some annoy
ance to those who have not made pro-
vision for it, says the New York Times.
The trouble referred TO is the stop
ping of pendulum clocks by the vibra-
ton of the buildings. Many a pendu-
lum clock that has kept fine
for years IL old-fashioned low struc-
lures has refused to run at all when
moved into some one of the new tall
steel-framed buildings in the lower
part of the city. On the lower floors of
the buildings the clocks run fairly
well, but when higher up in the build
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
AN AWFUL BREAK.

said His Mother Was ga Widow
Woman"
The fair girl from Boston gazed upon
hrold Bel tley's face and a new feeling
oR Possession of her, says the Cleve-
nd Leader. He was one of Cleyeland's
ost ,a~ristOcratic young men and as
Andsome as a Greek god.
After they had been introduced they
ROLLED away from the crowd and he
I'D her about his sisters. and his
other, who were in Europe, and
eatrice Montgomery suddenly real
ed that the fame of love. was begin
ng to flicker in her breast.
She talked vivaciously of her days
Wellesley and of her explorations in
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
ExnoRT BIZ


algntioulats Who Use q Gr~aphophone in
Prcecbing.
Ihe most up-to-date religious organs
alton, the Salvation Army, which never
sses IN opportunity of exciting the
utiosity ami interest Of the crowd, has
|eeured theservicesof the graphophone,
.ays the New York Press. There are
nany thousands of villages and small
owns all over the country where such
machine has never been heard, and
here its Introduction is calculated to
Yoke establishment and delight.
The graphophone consists of a large
Born and stand which will enable an au-
ience OF from 400 to 1000 persons to
PAR a song us distinctly as if sung By
3e individual, and its accessories COM
Use Is records, Including an address
the commander, and also one by the
nsui, and 16 army songs, band SCI
;tions. etc; IS blanks by which home
cords can be made; a travelling case
carry 36 records and. finally, three
airing tubes. A full meeting similar
those held in New York and London,
IT'D complete band accompaniment,
II be given by the aid of the machine.
When a detachment strikes a village
d it has been decided to capture, the
oilers will proclaim in every direc-
% the marvels of the seance that is to
held. and the curiosity of the inhahi-
nts having been aroused, they may
4coInted upon to appear in full force
the place and time appointed.
The machine will do the rest, even
king for the collection. Then thevil-
yers will sit in amazement and listen
the assistant commanders voice.
lille she, perhaps. is thousands of
lies away.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
Pear Eritters.

Peel large pears which are ripe, but
firm, and cut them in slices. Prepare a
batter with one cupful of flour, one-half
Of q cupful of cold water, two eggs, one
tablespoonful of melted butter, one-half
of a teaspoonful Of salt and one tea
spoonful of sugar; beat the egg yolks,
add to them the water and stir the
liquid into the mixed flour, salt and
sugar. Add the melted butter and beat
well, then add the whipped whites Of
the eggs, and set away for at least two
hours. Dip each slice Of pear in this
batter, and drop into smoking hot fat.
Cook to a golden brown, drainan d dust
with powdered sugar.-Albany Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

only remedy to really cure him must Be q
natural remedy. It must work according -
natural laws and bring him right n toaeA
with Nature, Any unnatural stimulus -
mere Temporary appellee" does ne
manent good to aperson who is dcbilitaNc4
and rundown
IN these conditions the most perfect. uR1p
ural strength-builder IS DR.. Pierce's ColGew
Medical Discovery. It acts directly npon
the natural nutritive processes, and creaAen
solid, permanent strength and vital force %
the same waythat Nature creates thern-
It capacitates the stomach and liver -
vitalize the circulation and feed the Nerve
centres with pure, healthy blood. This
exactly Natures way of curing nervous g.
haustion, debility, insomnia, and neurnlF&
During the past 80 years. Dr.. Fierc
medicines have become Recognized standard
remedies ~tnroughout tie world. HIS
Pheasant Pellets are a perfect and PERI
manent cure for constipation
Sister Eliza +. de Falcon, Of Corpus chTisal
Nueces Co, Texas writes: T This Is 70 te1 wpn
that I have been i'll for twenkY-one years and wan
finally cured by your medicines Golden NesS
cal Discovery and sFavorite Prescription. IND
completely cured after taking the medicine
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

JOHNNIE FRwscADs-tI tell you frankly
that | shall not be able to pay for this suit
until next year" Tailor-fAn right, SIR
'sWhen will you have. it ready4' Next
year.'
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

THE morning of opportunity passes; the
day of accountability never.-Chicago
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

WHEN constipated and went quick relief,
DR.. Carlstedt's German Liver Medicines.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30
Anot her Idol shattered.

"Cinderell4's feat were oil nonsense,
She never hid any"
"How do lou know"
There nj Ter was any Cinderella &c
have ERA" Bay City Chat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-30

IT is not what we have, but what we do
with what we have, that proves our fitness
for promotion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-18
The Venerable Editor Of The
Sun Passes Away
After an Illness Extending
From Last June.
DEATH WAS EXPECTED
The End Was Hastened by Ex-
treme Heat
He Died Surrounded By Lis
Family.

New York. Oct. 1s.-Charles A. Dana
died at 1:20 yesterday afternoon at his
home at Glencove.
Mr.. Dana's death had been expected
for several hours and his family and ply
sicians were at his bedside when the end
came. His condition has been such for
several months that the members of his
family had kept themselves in constant
readiness to go to his bedside at any
moment. On Saturday morning he had
a relapse and it was apparent that re
covery was impossible. Several times.
however, he rallied, but toward night be-
gan to sink. During the night there were
feeble rallies. but they did not last long.
Sunday morning it was seen that the end
was but a few hours off and his attend
ants remained almost constantly at his
bedside. The end came quietly.
The extreme heat of Saturday and Fri
day had much to do with Fastening death.
On Friday Mr.. Dana showed signs of dis
tress and everything possible was done to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-18
CAN ACT NO MORE.
Bettina Gerard of Many sEHus-
bands" in a Hospital
Paral yzed.
New York. Oct. 1s.-The Herald saws:

New York, Oct. 1S.-The Herald says:
Bettina Gerard. the actress and former
society belle, is now a patient at Bellevue
hospital Miss Gerard, who is entered
on the hospital books as Betty Schuyler
28 years old" was taken to Bellevue on
September q last, broken down in health
so that she was scarcely more than a
wreck of her former self.
The physician who has charge of Miss
Gerard's case refused to talk about her
yesterday, but it was learned that the
young woman is partially paraIyzed and
may never recover entirely the use of
her limbs But in spite OF her illness and
sufferings Miss Gerard is said to be re-
markably cheerful at times.
Miss Gerard began her reign as a favor
ite in the most exclusive society in Wash
ington. She is a daughter of General
Albert Ordway, a member of one of the
proudest families of the national capital.
Some years ago she married Arthur Pad
elford, who lavished wealth on her for
time, but soon obtained a divorce After
divorce she became Bettina Gerard, act
ress. Her experiences during the past
few years have been varied and interest
ing Among her husbands We're John J.
Raffel, a tenor of the Conreid Opera COM
pany; John Harrison Wolfe. leading man
in "Old Kentucky" and Williams of the
Nat Goodwin company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-18
FERGUSON DISCHARGED
Santa Fe Dfsmfsses the Conduc-
tor Who Was in the
Lang Wreck.

The last act in reference to the disas-
trous Santa Fe wreck near Lang station
on the evening of September occurred
today when Division Superintendent c.
T. Mcclellan notified Conductor Alex Fer
guson of his discharge from the service
of the company as the result of the Of
fetal decision of Mr. Avery Turner, as
sistant General Superintendent Con-
ductor Ferguson was. the responsible
member of the crew of train No 1 who
survived the wreck, and Mr.. Turner held
that he, with the engineers and firemen,
were jointly responsible for the accident.
Conductor Ferguson has not worked for
the company since the day of the acci-
dent. A few days after the wreck he
was taken seriously i'll, and from that
time up to few days ago was confined
to his home at Kansas City AS soon as
he recovered he at once reported for work,
but before Trainmaster Tice had an op-
portunfty of considering the advisability
of putting him to work, the decision of
Mr.. Turner was announced
The discharge of Conductor Ferguson
practically brings to an end all matters
pertaining to the wreck.