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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
plnchurst.

Uhe Critic.)

On his return. fortnight since. from
Pinehurst. N. c.. where he had been loaf
ing for five or six weeks. and inviting his
soul, Dr. Edward Everett Hale dropped
in at the Critic Office. Gu his way TO
Boston. 1t was less than week after
his seventy-fifth birthday; but he looked
good for another quarter, at least. He
talked with enthusiasm about the little
town where he had been resting with all
his might, and pictured its growth, under
the guiding hand Of a beneiicent Yankee
millionaire, as a sort OF Aladdins stamp
affair-the pine-dotted sands having been
converted, I'm almost no time. from their
prlmeyal corditlon into a comfortable
Village, with model drainage and water
supply electricity as well as pure air on
tap. a six-mile trolley line running to tho
railway station, a casino, good saodle-
horses. and the best tennis and croQuet.
grounds the Doctor has ever seen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
ANOTHER WHOLE DRESS.

Another whole dress was made Of
plgeon-breast grey cashmere. the skirt
being finished round the hem with a de-
sign in cream-colored satin ribbon, the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
,o.orvoIr for lIould soap or water. are

reservoir for liquid soap or water a's
just out. 49, rrorei,Ar
ceared to the pedals and the nahuie-oaiS
turn the rudder for steering.
Soft rubber tubes are mounted upo" us
sides of the bridge OF eyeglasses 70 eas~
the pressure on the nose.
A new adjustable car-step Is thrown ous
In posltion for use or back under the car
by turning a lever on the car PLATFORM.
A novel design for use as an ink-eraser'
nencil-sharpener and burnisher Is arrow
shaped. the head being sharpened on al
its edges.
A combination cradle swing, ana
clothes-drier consists Of a crate or pasKes
with lattice-work sides. hung on two posta
set in a floor standard.
new surgeons knife Is formed 10
three parts. held together by screws, so y
can be easily taken apart for the purposA
Of cleaning and drying.
The combination of screen and storms
door is accomplished by having removable
panels made OF wire screen, glass OF
wood, as may be desired.
A recently designed spring bottle stop
per has the operating lever extending over
the end of the cork when closed 10 ASSIST
in holding the cork In place.
One OF the latest patents In reln-holder3
for buggies is formed OF two springs. one
to clamp the dashboard, and the other the
reins, thus making it easily removable.
A dust-pan, which will not spill the
dust after it Is placed In the pan. Is com-
| posed of half cylinder with sliding
| cover, which closes down on the edge OF
| the pan. f
| For use in advertising newly-patented
! armchair has transparent hollow arms,
| in which is q mechanism operated by
rocking the chair TO display advertise
| ments.
A new hat-pln that will not slide out OK
| the hat and get lost has the shank split
| into two sections near the head, the two
| portions being bowed in opposite direc-
| tions to form spring.
| One OF the latest spring bicycle tires has
| the ends Of the spokes extended tosthe In
| terror of the circular fabric tire, where
| they form springs to press against the
| tire next TO its running surface
| To assist in sharpening a razor the
| shank OF the blade is made In two Sec
| tiops; one fitting inside the other, and
| being easily turned over by means OF q
| roughened portion on the outer section.
| For the prevention of raising checks a
| newly-patented design has checks made It
| different lengths for different amounts, so
the cashier has only to measure ono on
his rule to know the face OF the check
has not been tempered with.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02

hind. under the brim, were punches VI
prirlroses and violets.
Bonnets are again of sensible size' anu
Of their shape it can indeed be said tha'
n has the charm Of infinite variety Ihere
are several very large straw shapes whlch
are bewitchingly becoming to some races,
especially young ones, but this style WI"
be the exception rather than the RUE.
Buckles are very much in evidence I'M
season. and the novelties this spring ,dhe
the general form of the buckle usSu az ~,
harnesses. This variety of buckle IS
,erv sinnle in construction, but its possi-
bil,ties in the way of artistic decoration
are well-nigh limitless. Floral designs
seem TO be the favorite in the more ex-
pensive buckles Of this kind, the rose IN
it's conventional form being especially IN
favor. Our old friend, the heur-de-hs, Is
also seen, but is in the minority.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02

- 20 her 6rst-born-without any os-
,entation without any vainglorious de-
sire to herald his munihcehce 10 e
,,,orld-be bestows them upon the estate
If his neighbor. / am blessed by the
contie1Iousness Of such a model OF gene
rosity. and but a day or TWO ago n'y
possessions were enriched by iree,w,u
offering from him, the bounty OF wnlD VIM,
buried about a square-rod OF my pieA
SEES adjacent to our PARTITION renee.
am a man in whom grati,uue Is az
normally developed, and when, on .me
Following morning, my man Larry di-
rocted NV attention to the regal dowry
the night and my neighbor mad pc
oueatHed me. my first impulse was 10
eo To that neighbor and in the hush oi
NV fulI-heartedness lombard him with
benisons for his benefcence. A remark
from Larry however, deferred me-
"Axcuse rne. Sar," said he. but on
riss ve really made this merchandoise, L
know a gintleman that cu'd aisly make
you do. Larry?" I replied. "Then py
all means take them to him; l am al
WAYS ready to sacrifice my personal IN
terests 10 those of my fellow man.
All roight." exclaimed Larry, and AT
once he turned away to busy hinhsen
with his duties. -
Beyond the estate Of the neighpor 10
whom / was indebted for the LAVISH oe-
stowal of curios. there dwelt a gentle
man by the name of Bangs. He belonged
TO that class of humanity in whom love
Of combat is as strong as boarding
house butter. He had enough or the
C;reek in him to make up for the lack OF
II in the other fellow, and whether that
| other fellow was pugnacious or not II
| the eve of Bangs discovered grievance
| the s.tug of war; was sure 10 come
Therefore it was that when Larry IN
| formed me that under cover or the DARK
ness he had deposited the invoice OF ex'
otics on the premises of Bangs. that
felt as II
"The midnight brought the signal
sound of strife,
| The morn the marshalling TO arms"
At 6 A. NJ. the next day, as l stepped
from my back porch, / heard sounds oil
revelry proceeding from the boundary
| fence between Bangs and Slyman Tiny
generous neighbor). and the wordy duel
| had continued but very snort time
when q tomato can caromed on the es'
frontal bone Of Mr.. Slyman. Mr.. Slymar
| was a general of no mean pretenslons
and realizing that the ammunition was
for the time being located on the othei
side of the fence, he devoted his energies
for q time to lodging the broken Hover
pots, milk pitchers. and stove-covers thai
| came his way, but when the sinews OIL
war on his side Of the fence were SUI
ficient for his need, the return voliey
was energetic and effective. This fusil
| lade of brc-a-brac was continued for an
hour. and when Bangs and Slyman were
conveyed to the nearest hospital. 1t woulc
have been difficult to say which Oh tn'
rival premises contained the major por'
| ton OF the chattels which had been de
posted on my real estate.
From the fact that Slyman did not
make his appearance on his dung-hil
the next day, and that Bangs protu
herated from end to end of his little
acre. I assumed that Larry had the
right Of it when he said, regarding the
bric-a -brac, that he knew gintlemar
that cu'd aisily make use of thin"
WADE WHIPPLE.
|
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
DRESSING THE HAIR.
THE EDICT HAS GONE FORTH As
TO THIS SEASONS STYLE.
A RIVAL TO THE BOLERO APPEARS.
What the Bicycle Girl should Wear.
Dropping Brims for the Latest
Unts--An Infinite Variety of shape
in Donncts. I-.si lsi.i.

NEW YORK. May lit is really true
that the fashionable style Of hair dress
ing IS to DO a modification Of that which
prevailed previous to 1891 There will be
u high dressing Of hair above the head,
especially for the house and for the eve
ming. but not q severe division down tho
centre Of the front. with monotonous
straightnoss on either side. There will
still be loose tendrils Of hair over the
forehead. as well as indications.
This being SO. the high loops or even
properly defined bows of hair at the back
OF the head, prove MISUNDERSTANDING
and becoming to most fac5s, and make a
very pleasant change from the somewhat
loose, careless-looldng erections which
have for some time past been in vogue.
We may also be prepared for colored rib
bons and ostrich plumes being worn in
the couture. Tor some time past this
method of weaving a line OF color into a
chic couture has been gaining ground,
and I hear that quite the smartest thing
Tor the coming season VIII be strings
OF pearls and diamonds cleyerly woven
III and out through the hair. while plumes
may he worn at the top of the head. But
though our hair arrangements may be
less fluffy. they will not be hard or severe.
and for such Of us as the new style does
not entirely suit, it may be modified suf-
fciently TO suit the individual aid yet
preserve the characteristics of the prevail
Ing mode.
The moujik as a spring coat bodice is
rs much a fact accomplished as the
bOlero, Eton and mess jackets. 1t Is
really a clever adoption Of a Russian
moujiks tunic, and is, when well cut,
one OF the most becoming Of garments,
especially to a slight figure. AS a rule,
i matches the costume but when made
Of velvet 1t looks remarkably well with
any kind OF skirt. one made o. purple
velvet and finished with a design of black
lace braid applique, the belt Of black
MORE drawn into jet buckle. and with
4 high collar. also braided, and a pretty.
soft jabot of silk muslin and lace, was
worn over a violet cashmere skirt, and
the effect was excellent.
ANOTHER WHOLE DRESS
Another whole dress was made Of
pigcon-breast grey cashmere, the skirt
being finished round the hem with de-
sign in cream-colored satin ribbon, the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02

onca nroIific horticultural family,
row or two of bush or string beans.
The Weld had been very satisfactory,
the quality being especially commended
by all. and we were 10th to lose the scant
mess which still chung to the vines ana
which. by some unaccountable denectioh
OF my purpose had for a day or TWO es-
caped the attention they so well merit
ed. Reminded OF my oversight one
night indications Of frost suggesting the
possibility of a loss OF the toothsome
remnanO, l remarked to my wife as we
were about retiring:
my dear, l wish you would try TO
put me in mind or those strlng peainS
in the morning"
With the same vigor Of purpose, per-
haps. that prompted the gallant Colonei
Miller at the battle of Lundy's Lane, sne
uttered his famous words, III try. ana
in a short time we were sleeping the sleep
of the just.
At about o'clock of the morning fol-
lowing / was aroused by the loud clang-
ing of bells. and as the metal tongues
were not at all in accord with the regu-
lations of our new fire system, l was at
a loss to interpret their meaning, and,
after a vain effort to fathom the mystery
believing my wife TO have been aroused
by the continued pealng, l said:
what do you imagine those bells are
ringing for?'
In a mufled tone as IL the words were
being sifted through the Tags or dream
land. came the response
String beans!'
Laughing immoderately at this, and
thus aiding the bells to obliterate all
excuse for her not being awake, al
most generously exclaimed:
"Why, woman! Do you know what
you are talking about?"
And again, yelled in that same misti-
ness of tone, there tip-toed out into the
listening silence the words
String beansv
And when, at the breakfast table, L
related the ludicrous happening or the
night, she declared that she had no know
ledge of 1t whatever.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02

scraps from MY Garden Notebook.
written for the Dispatch.)
Late September Of last year found In
my truck garden, auappg the survivors Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
TENDERS FERTILIZER.

NY experience as an amateur gardener
has taught me that the article Of COM
merce known as stable manure Is not,
as a rule. uncontamnated by constitu-
ents that do not properly belong 10 that
item OF merchaniise. When, there
fore. armed with this experience, L last
spring made an Industrious effort 10 get
some OF the aforesaid free from what
might be technically called authorizations,
/ was glad TO hear Jake Tenders as
surance that he would deliver me two
loads of the desired compost at 81 a load,
and that IL would be 'mitoud shdraw,
und so CLEAN like a man will EXPECT sucn
a dings TO be found alreaty.'
l was not present when the goods were
deposited on my home-acre, but upon
examining the same the next morning.
the result rather Jared my faith In the
old gentleman's sincerity. l do not claim
10 be an expert analyst of the commodi-
ty under consideration, but the books
have given me some idea OF what proper
ly belongs TO the brand OF material 1
had invested in, and applying this know
ledge to the consignment under inquest,
/ felt quite justified in arraigning some
of the ingredients found there as not
strictly classable in the formula describ-
ing this species of fertilizer. Among
the most conspicuous OF these exotics
were the followng-to wit:
One Bride, one coil OF rope, one rub
Der boot, about two yards or ox-chain,
a treatise on gaseous and imponderaDle
manures" section Of q waterproof coat
one half peck Of clothes pins, several
varieties of tooth and hair-brushes, an
oil painting OF Christopher Columbus, one
hoop-skirt, one peach-blow vase, vitals
of an old Dutch clock. one violin-bow,
one corset, few hanks Of barbed wire.
and an unclassihed assortment of crock
cry, patent medicine bottles. leather
goods, and hosiery.
Naturally enough, I felt that the pre-
sence OF the articles enumerated tended
to mpeach the integrity Of the manure,
and not being in the junk business, nor
having means Of making the alien wares
available. felt that there was a short
age Of value. SO to speak. and that l
had good ground OF complaint against
Mr. Fender. /. therefore. sought him
out, and rather mildly aspersed the char
acter Of his merchandise. His answer
convinced me that controversy on the
subject would be futile. With look
of Injured innocence, he exclaimed:
Mein Himmel Vat kndt OF gilt
echdt manure you exbect for xwei
tahIers a lote? Mebbe you dink you
should oughder got i'd vumigated und
rum drough glothes-wringer, no doupt-
less!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-02
A BATTLE OF BRIC-A-BRAC.

The generosity Of man Is never more
copiously displayed than when spring
empties her cornucopia OF sweets. over
the suburban districts. 1t Is then tnat
the average dwe!ler In such district
becomes, In very truth. generous 70
fault" 1t is then thar he skins mis-
premises of all the exotics that nave
escaped the approval Of tho junk man.
and as freely as z mother Give'h neF
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
Police RO.nts.

Mrs. i'll. South. GIL Ninth street,
yesterday delivered to the police shs
wallet containing $l05 80. lost be.
tween Rock Island and Milan Q few
weeks ago BY N. l.. Hamed, of Dow
nev. Iowa.
John Ramsey, Of Brooklyn, Iowa.
got too intimate with Rock Isls nd
spirits yesterday. He WAS found on
the levee last night by Officer Mo.
CArthy. He vas too full to navigate.
He was taken 70 the station, sad this
morning left for home.
A dozen hobos huRged the boards
at the hotel De Pender last night.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06

N. Il. CRAY Is INDICTED,
Held Far .Bigany By the Hssry 0esasy
Grand JufY.

Held fer .Bigeny By the Hssry 0es,sy
Grand Jury.
Michael Henry Cray. Of Kewanee.
who . year ago welded Mrs. MARY
]. Mulhsrn,z Of this city, while he
had anotheres wife living In Peoria,
has been Indicted fog bigsmy BY the
Henry ooenty grand jury. which haa
been In session this week ut Cam.
bridge
The jury also returned an indict.
ment against Frank Tsyler. Q prom.
inent farmer residing near Galva
Who is accused Of abducting Laura
Ellinwood, the 14-year-old daughter
Of one Of HE neighbors. George
Haff. An Orion merchant. was held
for selling .'tpniea."
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
ILLINOIS INVASION .
lowa's Adjutant General Starts
on His investigation at
Clinton.


Hslssa People Had Asksd for No
Inqsiry % b Hsds A. Natter
OF Course - Bas Tnsse d P.eaty sl
Tsssamony 60 b Haa II II b Asksd foo
In Good yAieA.
Adjt. Gen. Wright, of the Iowa
National Guard. yesterday bs
gan his investigation Of the
charges OF tho invasion of Illinois by
Iowa arms ut Fulton Aug. Is
He spent the day in Clinton
and Fulton. and Of course gained no
information tending to support the
allegation. Here 10 what one dis
patch from Clinton says: "Adjt.
Gen. Wright. of Iowa, has been in
Lyons and Fulton today investigat-
ing the alleged invasion Of Illinois
by Iowa troops during the riot OF
Aug. IS. Fulton and Lyons people
assured him that the rumors oircu-
lated were % baseless that they had
asked for an Investigation"
And in smother press telegram from
Clinton 10 vouchsafed the following
information: N. H. Wright. Of the
Iowa national guard, was in Lyons
and Fulton all day today investigat.
ing the alleged invasion of Illinois
by Iowa militia on the night of Aug.
IS. Fulton folks assured Gen.
Wright that there was no founda-
tion for the story of invasion. Thew
said they had asked for no investiga-
tion, and were much surprised that
one was necessary"
The misapprehension 40 to the Full
ton people asking for an investi ga
tion. IS stated in the last dispatch,
is due to an error ia the report sent
out from Des Moines at the time
Gov. Tanner lodged the complaint a.
to the invasion with Gov. Drake. At
that time it was stated that the petit
ton for the investigation, as we'll ~
the evidence furnished, came from
citizens Of Fulton. This should
have been Rock Island. as Q matter
Of course. Very naturally the peo
pie of Fulton would not petition for
IN investigation as to their own mis-
deeds. and the assurance thus COM
ing from them, il is to be conceded,
bears more of the stamp Of truth
than the first one in which il given
the statement that an investigation
has been asked for there under any
pretext.
The Clinton Age announcer q
through its Lyons department that
"Gen. H. H. Wright, Of Dss Moines,
is in the city on official business with
Lieut.. Hollsran, of Company L."
Evidence 10 Here.
The people of Rock Island, 500 of
whom were intimidated by the mus
kets Of the Iowa National guard,
brought over into this state under
the direction of Lieut.. Holleran, ask
for the investigation and they stand
ready to furnish all the evidence
that is necessary to fully substAn.
tiate the sworn statements submitted
to Gov. Tanner when given an oppor-
tuDity to do SO. When Adjt. Gen.
Wright comes to this end of she line
for his Information he will get plenty
Of it. So far he has simply gone
into the camp of the accused. The
evidence 10 in the possession of those
who had reason to complain OF the
indignities and insults that the citi-
zens Of Fulton, with the aid of Iowa
militia arms and men, we're enabled
to infict upon them.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
Close of the Fair.

The industrial fair closes tonight,
when all articles will be disposed Of
Some lively voting Is looked for In
the several contests.
A feature Of the fair which awak.
ened considerable interest during the
closing days WAS the guessing contest
on block Of corn Juice soap offered
BY Warnock 4 Ralston to the lady
who would come the nearest to siz.
ing up its weight. The guessea
ranged from 10 to ITO pounds. Mrs.
John Cahill, Of 1898 Fifth avenue,
came the nearest Her guess WAS 81
pounds. The weight was 52a pounds.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06

and cannot sleep at night. . dose of
Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey will give
you natural rest and refreshing sleep.
1t checks . cough at once and cures
cold in one night. It heals the
throat. chest and lungs. cures ID
grippe permanently. does not ssupe.
y. 10 harmless. Children love IL, old
people Ike it. Good druggists sell
Il. Price, Is cents. r-.---..,
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06

The First Baptiss church observed
tts annual rally In the regular ser.
vices OF the past week. Tho series
OF services has been most successfal.
The spirit Of all the meetings has
been thai Of . genuine revival. and
the attendance most gratifying. A
feature his year vas preaching Mon.
day evening by Rev. z. S. Smoker,
OF Chicago, snd Tuv sday and
Wednesday evening by DR.. kirt o..
OF Peoria. Friday evening the scr.
vices closed with Q genuine social.
ihe program Was very brief and the
time given 70 real social fsllo wship
IL has been the most successfcl raiiy
week in many years.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
ChiGAgo ExeusSa ssa.

November 3, and 4. the c., r l..
4 2. railway will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago at one and one
third fare. Return limit Nov. 8.
The same rate viii also be made
Nov. 8. 10 and IL. Return limit
Nov. 1S."H 80 5sgIia
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
DolNGs At THE COLLEGE

mt Asseiag-Nosss.
The Phrenokosmian society, OF
Augustsua college. had very
interesting meeting Friday even.
ing. The following program va
rendered: Solo. Gust Hilstrom; dec
lamasion, George Fohlund; speech,
Jalius zNordling; dialogue, P. Pro.
berg and c. J. Nelson; music,
Lydia Olson; speech. j. Gullsns
decfamsdon. Charles Benson; speech,
]. A. Benander; piano solo. Amanda
Holmberg.
The lecture by DR.. Stewart before
the commercial department Thurs.
day afternoon was we'll sttended, aud
warmly received. He spoke on com.
msrcial geography from four main
points Of view, viz: Tho distribu.
tion Of agricultural products. OF min
eral products. Of manufacturers and
Of markets. He also gave some very
interesting incidents from his own
experience in business.
DR.. Olson will speak on .'Business
Ethics. next Thursday.
The eHfollment of the business de.
'partment IL now l20.
The Ladies' Endowment Fund 80.
ciety met Wednesday afternoon at
the residence Of Rev. 8. p. A. Lin.
dahl.
Mrs, Edla Lund, who has been III
with typhoid fever, Is now fully re.
covered.
A concert is to be given by the
conservatory faculty the 18th inst. :
Rock Island Argus., 1897-11-06
UOW cad yaiuahls

medicinal agencies are combined {,
Dr. Bells Pine -Tar-Hosey. It I'D
vsnoes . new theory in the treat
ment OF coughs. colds. and lups
and bronchial troubles. II gives i'm
mediate relief to oonsumptives.