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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

Charleston News and Courier.

charleston News and Courier)
Everybody IS more or less interested
always in the subject OF the probable
duration of his life. under normal or
ordinary conditions-that Is, exclusive OF
the contingencies of eDidemics, accidents
and such things. Everybody. therefore
will be more or less interested III t'c
declaration of Mr.. +. w. warner, AT Il
recent meeting OF the AcaueIhy Vi SssodicoI
I'm New York as reported by the Me1lcdl
Record. that "every person carries ABOUT
with him the physical indications Of MS
longevity" 49,,
* long person he continued
may be distinguished from short-llveu
one at sight" In many instances. a phy-
stefan may look at the hand Of patient
and tell whether he will live or dle.
In the animal as in the vegetable KING
dom, leach lie takes its characteristlC3
from the life from which it sprung, ana
among these inherited characteristlcs II
the capacity for continuing us lie ior
q given length of time" Eagles I'VE
longer than rocks we were told py
poet years ago, and now we ui nueIs."i, 10
why. With unfavOrable conditions, or
course, ones due span may be shortened.
but IL IS encouraging to be assured OH
the other hand, that a favorable ENVIRON
ment may increase the longevity Oh 'ne
person. the family. or the race.
Having regard always to these leadlng
and always interdependent consluerd
tions of the inherited potenuaHty anu
the reactionary influences OF environment
we are further informed:
..The primary conditions of longevity are
that the heart, lungs, and digestive or
gans. as well as the brain, should DC
large. ~ ,r,,,l,
will be long and the limbs comparatively
short. The person will appear tan IN
sitting and short in standing. Inc manu-
will have a long and somewhat neayy
naIm and short fingers. The brain VIII
he deeplv seated as shown by the Orlhce
of the ear being low The blue hazel OF
brown hazel eye. as showing an inter
mission of temperament. Is a taVolaple
Indication. The nostrils being large. open
and half-closed nostril Indicates shlall VI
weak lungs" ,,.,.,
These are general points Of distinction
in favor of lOng-lived tendencies SUBJECT
Of course 10 individual exceptions. lhgre
are cases OF mixed inheritance, natuiallN'
and they require separate consluefat,oh..
'In the case of persons who nave snort
lived parentage on one slde anu lo,ls
lived an the other side, the question pc
comes more involved. 1t Is shown III
grating and hybridzing that nature
makes a supreme effort 10 pass the petlVl
of the shorter longevity and extend the
life TO the greater longevity. ANY one
who understands these weak and danger,
Gus periods OF life is forewarned anu
forearmed." -. y,
Finally. we are assured, 1t has been oD
served that the children OF lohs-hteI
narents both mature much later, anu
Ire usually backward in their studies
E'rom which II is TO be inferred that the
rising generation has been eXceeulnslS
favored i'm respect of its natural derNa-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
NInnE GEIL-ROOM.

The Norfolk Landmark is one OF the
many papers OF this State which insist
that out of the net earnings OF the peni-
Tertiary conyicts the Legislature should
set apart enough money to provide the
additional cells needed for the men. me
Landmark is correctly informed that not
many more prisoners can be sent 10
the state farm without impairing the
working force OF the contractors, and thus
reducing the earnings OF the prison. and
that the mems cells still remain crowd
ed TO an inhuman degree. The Land
mark is sure that public opinion VIII
not Justify a continuance in this course
and Il adds:
.It has been the duty OF the state to
furnish habitable quarters for these con-
victs. and the State has neglected It's
dutv That is all We trust that the
citizens of Virginia will express them
selves so emphatically upon this subject
before the meeting Of the next beglsla-
ture as 10 compel that BODY TO take 'he
necessary steps to remedy the trouble.
There is no disputing the fact that
more cell-room is needed. There is abso-
lutely no question about it, that the men
are now crowded together in shocking
" indecent. not to say inhuman, manner.
But il is alleged that the State Treasury
cannot spare the money earned by the
convicts. and which would be necessary
TO make the improvements.
We think that. If the Legislature tries
very hard. it may manage TO provide
the money. payable in three or four an
nnal instruments. and leave II to the
penitentiary authorities to find contrac-
tor who will do the work upon such terms
of payment. or, If that would make
too much Of draft upon the public Urea
sury. let the Legislature authorize the
penitentiary authorities to borrow the
money. with the right to pay the interest
thereon out of the net profits OF the IN
stitution.
II the Legislature has the Will i VIII
surely find the way, TO provide more cell
room.
without a question, the mems cells
crowded as they are, are disgrace 10
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
RomeroIargus Nelsoni.
(VVashingtOn Tlmes.J


We have before us an advance sheet OF
the "Proceedings Of the Biological Society
of Washington" devoted 10 the descrlp-
ton of a new beast-a queer, little taliiess
rabbit which is named. on account o. is
variety it's oddity, and as connecting
evolution link ROmerolarsus Nelson;
The saVant who names the tiny rabpit
does so because he wishes 10 associate
Minister Romero with the new genus IN
delibly. as il is a Mexican product ana
its discoverer being an American It's
specinc name of Nelson follows.
Senior Don Matias Romero Envoy hN-
traordlnary and Minister PlenlpotehttIS,
is a gentleman so well known TO US anu
so highly esteemed that We confess tnat
ut first blush we found that tying MS
name up in any sort OF rabbit was no.
quite the proper thing. An Investigation
however. shows the rabbit 90 be a mar :
velIous departure from the esiaDpsheu
form of all other known rabbits, ana Is
therefore a notable object.
IL Is no lack" or cotton tai. IL nag
no solid clavicle. and is utterly minus Oh
caudal appendage. II Is restricted en-
tirely TO a small grassy belt under inc
higher slopes Of Mt Popocatepel IL y
missing link in the evolution or IRE, 1usts
brought to light and as such II halieu
bv naturalists with unaffected pleasure
Long live Romeralargus Nelson!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
81 Az, Dying, Egypt"

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
At one time a good deal of interest was
aroused by the death of General Lyttle
and the question of the date of his au-
thorship of II Am Dying, Egypt. Dying.
on page 50 of the Southern Historical
Papers a story is related by Colonel
Kemp. Poet Author. Soldier" who tells
about General Lyttle's death, Of their
intimate friendship. and Of their last IN
terview. the night before the death OF
General Lyttle upon the field of Chicka-
manga.
Although abundant evidence has been
adduced which establishes the date OF
the poem to have been long prior 10 thal
battle. Colonel Kemp would make us be-
lieve that il was not written completely
then: that Lyttle had the yet unfinished
manuscript of the famous poem then on
his person, and that he induced him
Q.yttIe) to finish il before he slept that
night.
Abundant evidence exists that the poem
had been written and published long be-
fore Lyttle's death, many times But
Colonel Kemp tells us how, in the small
hours of that night his friend Lyttle
walked him up. that he might hear the
author read the now famous poem.
The Colonel says his ''own eyes hiled
with tears. But the General said not a
word as he replaced the manuscript in
his packet and lay down on MS last
nights rest upon earth'
Soon after came the call to arms.
"When Kemp met Sam, his friend. he
Law still i'm death; then he thought of the
poem. and searching the packet found
he had seen him place It, drew 1t forth,
and forwarded il to General Lyttle's
friends"
This account illustrates how, some
times a mans Imagination may deceive
his friends and himself. For there Is
abundant evidence existing that General
I,vttle wrote II Am Dying, Egypt, Dy-
ing several years before the war; ana
the publication Of ii was often made III
newspapers. etc. Judge Alexander Walk
err a native of Fredericksburg, was long
a resident of Cincinnati. and later OF New
orleans. About 1868 he told me that
before the war he and Lyttle were en-
pIoved upon the Cincinnati Enquirer, l
believe. and were close friends; that on
one occasion he set out TO find Lyttle'
who had been absent from his work upon
the paper for several days; that he found
hin, I'm his room I'm the Burnett House,
recovering from his spell. Upon the table
Law a copy of shakespeare and a sheet
of manuscript. which he read. and found
10 he the original OF the now famous
poem. 81 Am Dying. Egypt. Dying that
he took II to the Office Of their paper and
had it published, and that Lyttle ex-
pressed displeasure with him (Walkerl,
for having such thing published. which
must have been a pardonable afectation
In the brilliant young author, for that
famous poem had been oftentimes pub
ushed and recited long before the brill
liant young author died, as was so In
terestingly described by Colonel Douglas
West
7 believe I have given the true history
of the birth of poem which VIII last as
long as our language.
DABNEY II. MAURY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
rITZ LEE DENIES.

CONGRESSMAN Money. who has beeii me-
andering around In Cuba news-gathe''"e
or mountaineering and who succeeden !"
getting himself lost while engaged IN '"a'
work, created a decided sensation IN ce.
tain quarters by reporting that Cohsu''
General Lee had commissioned MIN ~ u'
liver n very jingoish message TO Secre-
tary-of-State Olney. Aside from the ii'-
probability of General Lees comniu'i-
eating with the State Department e~cep.
through the regular channels. the 'eN'
of the message" as quoted caused tno''
who know best our Consul-General a'
Habana to take the story with 'eiS
large pinch of salt. The most chari'aO'e
construction TO be put upon the nlA''''
was that while Congressman Money was
in the losing business he also lost ms
wits and his sense Of the obligations IN
volved I'M private conversation.
But even under that construction the
message" did not sound like Genera
Lee. Whatever may be his views as 10
SPANS ability to put down the insurrec-
ton, General Lee has been very careiui
per authorities. The hundreds of persons
including many Of his most intimate
friends. who tried to get the Consul-Iehe-
raj to talk on the Cuban question Wheh
he was last in this country, will recognize
that the language Congressman Money
imputes to him does not harmonic with
his cautious utterances to them.
However, General Lee himself effectual-
~ disposes Of the main question. which Isl
Did he send any such message to Secre-
tary Olney? In reply 10 telegraphic
query to him made by the New YORK
Herald through its Habana correspond
emf the Consul-General wrote with his
own hand and signed this brief but com
prehensive dispatch: Il gave Mr.. Money
no message to Mr.. Olney Of any nature
The Heralds Habana correspondent also
telegraphs on his own account that zap
tain-General Weyler expressed empnau-
caIlv his disbelief Of the statement that
General Lee had sent the alleged mes
sage to Mr.. Olney.
That General Lees deniai should nave
been obtained and given circulation so
promptly is fortunate, for already some Oh
the lingo papers and correspondents nave
set aboiit making capital out Of the Money
renort The plan of this new campaign
was to encourage the jingoes in Congress
10 fresh outbreaks and so discredit Gene
raj Lee as to incite Spain to demand MS
recall. the hope being that in the conse-
ouent renewal of excitement the relations
between this country and Spain would
become so strained that hostilities wouiu
be inevitable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

New Orleans Times-Democrat)
The year 1896 showed decline IN
everything. in buildings erected. business
done. bank clearances etc, and, strange
10 saw. in the fire losses also. The tOtal
OF these losses for the twelve months Was
Sil5 655. 800. as against Sl29 &9,lOo IN lSy''
and SIPS 246. 400 IN 1891. a decline o. sli'lSi,,
100 compared with last year. This * an
the more gratifying from the fact that
the tendency has been steadily upward
ever since the war. and the hre loss
was growing 80 rapidly as % nave become
n severe burden on the country.
The general tendency in the past mas
heen for the fire losses TO Increase as
business declined: and there was dis
nosltion 20 find some connection between
This rather extraordinary fact ana arson
or incendiarism: but the record OF lS'D
disproyes this suspicion. In spite OF the
FACT that lines were particularly hard ana
business very dull. the losses from hre
declined over IL per cent.
NE are not informed whether TINS was
due 10 greater care taken 10 prevent hre,
from the increased watchfulness OF the
Insurance companies. from the general de-
cline in the value OF property. from more
fireproof buildings. or higher pubic mo-
rality. which has put an end TO whatever
arson formerly prevailed: but whatever
the cause. the Improvement Is one upon
which the country can De eongra'uia'eu'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

The physicians, lawyers. dentists, veter-
inarians. pharmacists, embalmers, and
others have their examining boards ana
license laws, and now the BARRIERS de-
rrand protection. They cannot, as OF Old
claim TO be surgeons assistants, but
they have nevertheless set up what they
consider is good claim for favorable
legislative action At the meeting OF the
New York State BARRIERS Association,
which was held at Syracuse a day or two
ago. the draft of a BARRIERS license bill
was submitted. This contemplated Dill
provides that all seeking to become IL
censed BARRIERS shall serve an appren-
ticeship of three years, and then pass an
examination before an authorized com
mission. The members Of the assocla-
ton assert that their business Is being
ruined by amateur BARRIERS, who shave
for 5 cents and cut hair for 10 cents
There are places, they say, in New York,
where man cannot only get shave for
cents, but can have his shoes shined
in the bargain. The owners OF we'll
appointed barbershops declare that they
cannot furnish their places in the best
style. pay the high rents demanded, and
good wages to their men, and then shave
for 10 cents They insist that if all bar
bers had to be licensed. the public grounds
for grumbling and complaint would be
taken away, and that the beauty Of man
kind in general would not be daily mar
red by cuts and court plaster.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

Democratic convention would not 90 now
IL would reopen, rather than heal, 'he
wounds OF the past campaign. II might
cause men who were united IN support Vi
Bryan 10 divide. 1t might make us weak
er Instead OF stronger. Let us trust 10
time and Republican misdoirys to restore
us TO power at Washington. meanwhile
recognizing the fact that we Virginians
have local issues 10 pass upon which re-
ou,re all OF our shrewdness and attention
n we would have our party come out OF
the elections OF 1897 stronger and more
united than when II went into them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

PHILADELPHIA. PA. January p
After having been out OF service f0r more
than year. during which time she has
been thoroughly overhauled and repair
ed. the United States dynamite gun f.+
sci the Vesuvius went into commIsslo.
at the League Island navy-yarl 90 B
o'clock this afternoon. Lieutenant '.l-
mander John T.. PlllsDury. five otner on
GERS. and the crew of siXty-fOur men o.
ported al League Island for duty tAs
morning. and they at once went anoafi
the vessel. and the simple ceremony W
commissioning the ship was soon over
The cruisers stores aud ammlnltoE a.e
ready for her. and will be- nut aboard l-
once. and the ship VIII san ln "a
days for southern waters 20 watch io'
nlibusters.
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For Defendant.
(Answers.)


A Welsh county-court judge recently
had before him case I'm which a printer
sued a pork-butcher for the value %,
large parcel Of paper bags with the a,.
ter's advertisement printed thereon The
printer, having no suitable illustration 20
embellish the work. thought DE improved
the occasion by putting an elaborate
royal arms above the mans name and
address. but ultimately the latter refused
TO pay.
The Judge looking over a specimen. OBJ
served that. for his part. he thought he
lion and unicorn were much nicer than an
old fat pig.
ooh, we'll" answered the butcher, per-
haps your Honor likes TO eat animals
like that, but my customers don't
don't kill lions and unicorns. / only kH
fat pigs"
Verdict for defendant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph Is
bothering its head to know what the peo-
ple of this country would do had the
electoral colleges at their meetings Mon
day exercised their constitutional a'-
thority and selected Mark Hanna or some
ono disc for President instead of McKin-
lev. The Telegraph need not lose any
sleep over the question so far as Mark
Hanna is concerned. If the colleges had
selected Mark the country would be IN no
nosition TO "kick." We would simply
have had given us the substance instead
OF the shadow, OF the spirit instead of the
letter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
To the End.
OpaU Man GoZette1


AS the wings of an angel might guard, rs
the hands of a mother might cherisn,
SO have / loved you, mine own, thoush
hope and though faith should perish;
And my will is set to hold you yer, close
hid in my deep hearts centre,
In a secret shrine that none may deVihe'
where no one but ] may enter.
When the stars shine dimly and wan,
when the leaves on the pane are ret
ting,
When the mist has blotted the world In a
dull and a drear forgetting.
over the hill where the wind blows chill,
over the wintry hollows,
4 wild voice calls. Oh my sleep IL falls'
and my spirit awakes and follows
Call. and | come through the night,
though the mist and the darkness
hide you.
Weary and desolate heart, my place Is
surely beside you.
From the depth of your black despair,
come back. my arm shall be strong
to move you,
To bear you up TO the golden gates OF
Heaven, because | love you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

Richmond is the birthplace Of Professor
William p. Trent, who is now dean OF
the faculty of the University of the
South. and who finds time to make con-
tributions to high-class periodicals. The
January No. of the Atlantic Monthly con-
tains an article by him on "The Domi-
nant Forces in Southern Life; McCluer's,
for the same month, has among its
leading articles a biographical sketch
of the great Benjamin Franklin, from
his pen. and in the January Forum he mas
reviewed the long-promised volume of DIT.
Egglestons History of the United
States"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

According to the Philadelphia Press,
although this is a period Of minimum
sun spots. within a few days large
group of spots containing one enormous
spot said TO be 5000 miles across, and
large enough to engulf any number OF
planets the size of our earth, has APP
peared. All the astronomical observa-
tory experts have been viewing the
phenomenon and photographing 1t, but
without going to an observatory one can
get pretty good idea of 1t by looking
through smoked glass and using small
spy-glass or opera-glass. The sun spot
will move slowly across the suns surface
as that huge body revolves on its axis
but will be visible for few more days,
at least, before disappearing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

has recently cut down It's expenses aoous
100000, Il would earn next year, on '"'
basis OF si25 gas. upward OF sS.oOo.VW:
But the people purpose TO cut Oh
part OF this plumber. We really ousn' "
have J0-cent gas, which would give a"
ample margin for legitimate proht' ~"
ever. az some innocent persons nav
bought part OF the stock that represent
no value. the people have decided to be
content for the present with dollar gas
with a sliding scale towards 75-cent gas
I'm the near future. This Is the only coni-
promise the people will make-h thef
servants are faithful.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

entire prison population into Ike misery
and torture to crafty the Illogical be-
hests Of those who imagine that a cony.c,
in prison is a more dangerous competitor
than the same convict as a citizen is out
OF prison. New York Is trying the ey-
pertinent for a second time and failure
and self-murder greet the Legislature as
the first fruits OF u.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
Cleveland and NcYyspnper-Men.
washington PostJ


IF you newspaper-men would call %
me oftenor" said the President the Other
day to a correspondent who had cone
with senator to pay his respects yol
wouldn't make 50 many mistakes.
When the correspondent caught DIS
breath. which had fed at the remark be
replied:
"WeI. Mr. President the truth BE-. in'
newspaper-men have been compelled 20
believe that you did not care t0 see
them"
"That Is very strange" said the Pres.'
dent. Il have never refused 10 see alf
newsraper-man when he sent 10 rs
card"
Possibly. Secretary Thurber VIII
be good enough TO explain 10 the tf,s'
dent the Whyness Of this.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13

(Richmond Letter lndeX-Appeal)
IL has leaked out since Hon. j. w.
Marshall. one OF the electors at large
has been In the city. that he would Ike
to be nominated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
by the Democrats. He mas served IN
the Senate and is fond of spending
winters in Richmond. Judge Marshall
comes from the same section of the state
as Major Tyler and his candidacy VIII
not help the Majors chances.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY ID, 1891

THIS PAPER RECEIVES THE COM
HINED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sEh-
VICE OF THE SOUTHERN ASsO-
GATED PRESS, THE UNITED PRESS
THE WESTERN ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATED
PRESS. AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
or THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
The Penitentinry.
Fredericksburg Free Lance

Something ought to be done to relieve
the shamefully crowded condition OF Nir-
einia's State penitentiary at Richmond.
II is a question of humanity. and yet
what the last Legislature wilfuily neg
lected will. we suppose, have to remain
In allowance a year longer, or until the
next Legislature shall act. But the press
of the State ought TO keep the matter
alive and see that there Is no failure
along this line next winter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-13
Fitr Lee and the Texans.
CWnshington Times.

tWashingtOn Tlmes1
News OF battle IN Cuba In which 100 or
the COWBOY Legion from Texas cleaned
up 200 Spaniards and captured provision
train is not calculated to Improve the
renutation of this country as a firm friend
OF Spain in Madrid. Fitz Lee Will have 10
look solemn and sorry. but he has
changed a good deal II there is not
peasant little rebel yelr' IN his sleeve,
With a emile attachment.