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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
chorgea with Mail Robbery

LYNCHBURG. VA, March I7-(SpeclaL)
st-Ofiice-Inspector Gregory arrived mere
to-day. having in custody Grief Barker,
mail-carrier on the route between Ohat-
ham and Pullens, VINO had Deeh aIIeS leu
an The charge of robbing the mails. For
several months past along that route let
sers containing various sums OF money
have been reported missing, and Barker S
crest was the result Of an investigation
bv the post-ofice authorities Barker was
tsl,en before a United States Commits
sioner and committed to jail 10 await
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
Mrs. walker and Mr.. Bowers Doing
Well

Mrs. W. j. Walker whose narrow
escape from death was chronicled yes
terday, and Mr.. Charles X. Bowers. who,
at the risk of his own life. saved hers
are both doing well. Mrs. Walker has
almost entirely recovered from her In
juries. Mr.. Bowers was reported as
better yesterday but he Is stsl suffer-
ing. II is expected that ne will have
fully recovered In week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
was Hurt In the Chase Yesterday.

A Young man named Curtis, who is en-
Moved as whip for the Deep-Run Hunt
Club. had a bad fall on the chase yes
terday afternoon. and made rather
miraculous escape from serious injury,
though. as IL was, he was badly bruised.
In taking a fence, his horse stumbled
and fell Mr. Curtis went over the ami
mails head. and the horse fell upon him.
The young man was taken to the club
house. where he Is reported as resting
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
The Rel Murder Trial.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, March H.
fsnecial)-In the Bell murder case the
entire morning was consumed in taking
e,,tdence The most important witness
for the defence was DR.. W. c. y. Ran
dolnh who said that. according 10 his
hest Judgment the prisoner Is victim
~ emotional insanity. The argument
was begun this afternoon by Common
u,ealth's-Attorney Gilmer. IL Is not ex-
nected that verdict will be reached
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
Professor PoIIard's Lecture To-
Night

Professor John Pollard. OF the Chair OF
English in Richmond College, will deliver
ia the Thomas Hall this evening a lee
ture on Thomas Carlyle. The lecture will
be open 10 the public. The Professors
lectures are always full OF interest, and
the one on Carlyle Is among the most
attractive ever prepared for the college
courses. The exercises begin at S:l5
O'Clock
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
Mrs, Fairs Funeral To-Day.

The funeral of Mrs. r.. a. Fair, mother
Of Rev. DR.. James y. Fair. Will take
place from her sons residence, on south
Third street, to-day at noon, and her re-
mains Will be temporarily placed In one
Of the vaults at Hollywood, there 70 re-
main until such time as they can be car
ried to AbbeviIle, s. G., for flnal interment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
Probably Fatally Burned.

BRISTOL. TENN. March n.-(Special)
Mrs. Mamie Lynch, widow OF Hon. Con-
nelly II. Lynch, was burned so seriously
NJ her home, near here To-Day that ner
doa,b is expected. Her clothes caught
are from a burning broom. and her
hreast and face were frightfully burned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
For Dyspepsia

mr. G. u. Lanneau, Charleston, ;. c..
saws: al used II with benefit for a mem
her OF my family who was suffering
from dyspepsia esteem IL sooa pre-
,arafion'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

There will be a meeting of the Rich
mond Chapter OF the Daughters OF the
confederacy on Monday evening. the I'D
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
~ YEARS OLD SUNDAY.
Was Rev. DIR. RyInnd, the Chaplain
of the Southwest Va. Institute.

We seldom meet with a gentleman OF
lady who has attained this age and pre-
serves such vitality as does Rev. DR..
Ryland He IS hale and strong ana mas
been preaching for the FIRST bapIls'
church several times recently IT ~
Iond was the recipient Of many con-
(,ratrlations on the arrival Of his 92nd
anniversary. We hope that his good
bealth will continue and that ne VIII I'VE
10 have many more occurrences Of the
anniversary of his birth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
T.r,9 Report To-Morrow.

WASHINGTON, March l1.-rhe '1 ri.
W A I'm hs reported TO the House on FRI
pll VIZ We his week. This was the conclu-
u u,o, reached by the Republican neinps''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

There is no doubling the efficacy OF
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. 1t cures every
time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
DRESS AND WAIST SILKS.

Foulard silks. p inches wide. all the
new patterns. in Blue and White,
Green and White. Black ant White.
Black and Green, Brown and 0OC
White a yard for ...............
Wash PROCEED Black China Silks, q
inches wide. Jet Blacks, value 2OC.
SOC, a yard for ...................
Black Armure Silks. BrOcaded, woven
wood and other patterns, de- EOC
signs. value 81, for ..........-... CS~'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

Old papers for sale at the pispstcn
Office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
The X Ray Applied to Hens.

When hen will not lay, of what
use is she except as ''broiler?" But
how can you pick out from flock the
hen that does not lay, but consumes
food as we'll as the others? Rudolph
Spreckles, of California, son of the
sugar king, owns great poultry
farm, and his method is thus desert
bed by the Youths Companions:
''He has 10, 900 hens; and since the
proportion of sterile or non-egg- bear
ing hens is one to five, it recently oc-
Cured to him that he was supporting
not less than 1000 in idleness and
luxury. Mr.. Spreckels thereupon ar
gued that if the Roentjen ray could
locate stray buttons and vagrant fish
bones in the human anatomy, it
should serve to make hen give mp
her secrets. Two scientific experts were
called in and they experimental on a
dozen chickens. Of these eight were
found to contain eggs. The other
four were barren. A post norton ex
animation confirmed the diagnosis.
Then an X-ray plant was established
at the ranch, and at last accounts the
10, 900 hens were being revealed in
their true characters at the rate of 30
an hour. There is glut in the
dressed poultry market of San Fran
cisco, and Mr.. Spreckels' bill for corp
meal is much smaller than it was"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22

half way mp. The thing was done -
suddenly for my eye to follow, buteho
pistol changed down on the floor ~
tween them, knocked from the fellOUh
hand by blow with the stick H.
tough swore and clutched with -
other hand at his hand that had beA
SO smartly raped; the slim H.
stopped, picked up the pistol. sna
threw it out of the window.
Now, will you behave YOURSELF :
he asked, looking the fellow in the eys
with the expression of o wild beast
tanner, and holding the stick ~ . fms-
ing master holds his foil at ready
"'You bet, was the prompt answer
and the tough man sat meekly down
He was very much on his good he
havior for the rest of the trip He
even tried to make friends with the
slim man. The slim mans name, by
the way, was e. L. Hallam, an agent
for millinery goods firm. He re-
ceived the lionizing of the other pas
sengers modestly, acknowledging.
however, that he fenced and SPARED
some and could play little at single
stick.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
EATING EGGS WHEN ANGRY.
At Such Times, II is Asserted, Hen Fruit
is Dangerous to Health.


"Did you know it was dangerous to
eat eggs when you are angry?" was
the strange question asked by
A. Z. Stewart, a Bostonese, of st.
Louis Republic reporter. Don't ask
me for the reason of it, for / can't give
it, but 1 do know from observation
that people died in terrible agony after
eating eggs while their passions were
aroused. You needn't laugh. don't
mean while the passions of the eggs
were aroused; mean the temper of
the victims. mentioned this to an
eminent physician once and he scoffed
at it. That was no less than / ex-
pected him to do. Physicians don't
know much that lies out of the beaten
paths of their science. They don't
even know how to cure the grip. But
take warning from me and never eat
eggs while you are angry. Then you
will be on the safe side, no matter
what your doctor may tell you about
it.
MY attention was first called to this
strange fact by the tragic and sudden
death of lady acquaintance in Bos-
ton several years ago. L accepted her
husbands invitation to dine with
them. Just as we were going to din
ner servant did something that
caused the lady to fly into terrible
rage. She had been irritable from
some minor complaint for several
days, and her husband Gained her
rutfled feelings sufficiently for the din
ner to be eaten in good temper. 1
noticed that she ate an unusually large
amount of soft scrambled eggs. Fiji
teen minutes after we left the dining
room she was corpse. She died in
frightful commissions before the near
est-by physician reached the house.
The doctor was unable to ascribe the
cause. A few months later was Wis
iting brother in Connecticut and one
of his sons died under similar circum-
stances. Before breakfast one morn
ing, the boy, who was about 10 years
old, had fight with neighbours boy.
Before his anger had subsidized, my
nephew was called to breakfast. He
ate four soft-boiled eggs. In lessthan
half hour after breakfast the boy
died with exactly the same symptoms
that were present when my friends
wife died. This set me to thinking
about the matter.
SIT wasn't long before Beacon Hill
friend of mine expired suddenly after
q meal. The doctors, as usual, were
divided in opinion on the cause of
death. Some of them contended that
it was heart failure, whatever that is,
and others are still holding out that it
was apoplexy. Inquiry by me de-
veloped the fact that my friend was
very angry when he sat down at table,
and that. he ate five eggs. With these
developments l searched no further for
the cause of his death. He was angry,
he ate eggs and he died. If these are not
links in the chain of cause and effect.
the human intellect is incapable of
logical thinking 4"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
Tests in Fuel Consumption.

A greater variation in locomotive
fuel consumption results from varia-
ton in the number of cars per train
than from variation in the weight of
the train, the number of cars being
constant, according to experiments
conducted by S. p. Bush, superinten-
dent of motive power, Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg. The expert
ments noted consisted in taking q
large number of observations on trains
running between Chicago, ILL.,, and
Logansport, Ind, 115 miles, ~ on
trains of equal weight but varying
number of cars, (2) on trains of an
equal number of cars, but varying
weight. In the first case, that is with
q constant wei ht and variable num-
Der of cars, the records show that the
fuel consumption increases very uni
formly as the number of cars in the
train increased. In the second case,
the records give rather irregular re-
suits in individual cases, but show
quite clearly that with given num-
Der of cars in the train very little
variation in fuel consumption results,
whether these cars be lightly or heav-
lily loaded. For example, in one train
of thirty-two cars the increase in fuel
consumption was only about 400
pounds between a weight of $50 tons
and weight of 1850 tons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
Origin of the Races.

The Bible says the whole human
race sprang from the individual,
Adam. Virey affirms there were two
original pairs. Jacquinot and Latham
divide the race into three primordial
stocks; Kant into four; Blennanbach
into five; Button into six; Hunter
into seven; Agassiz into eight; Pick
ering into eleven; Bory st. Vincent
into fourteen; Desmoulins into six
teen; Morton into twenty-five; Craw-
ford into sixty and Burke into sixty
three. Now comes Quartrejages, the
French ethnologist, who says all man
kind came from central mass in
Northern Asia, and that there were
three fundamental types-black, white
and yellow, which scattered over the
world and intermingled, forming, in
course of time, seventy-two distinct
races of human beings. The world is
waiting for another opinion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22

your hairi Or the dispeguations II
Providence? They are all beautiful, in
different ways"
"Nonsensel / was thinking that
that you would let me help you with
the book, now"
"The Professor started guiltily. To
do him justice he had quite forgotten
the book.
1--WE will collaborate-we will write
it together" he murmured. Then he
kissed her, and rose to new heights Of
magnanimity. "And publish in our
joint names = Edward and Maud
Alleyne."
Maud blushed. "Oh, no! 1t must
remain your book. Perhaps you might
put note in the preface saying you
had been assisted in your re-
Searches"
'By my wife. That sounds charm
ing. But"--he kissed her again, and
was pricked in conscience would
that be giving you your due share of
credit? You see, in that matter of the
Ostyaks--"
81 should like it best so," she de-
clared.
"Of course, it must be as you
please" said the Professor st. Louis
Times Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
AS TIE NOSE. SO THE TOES
A Physical culturist Claims the Pigeos-
toed People Have Crooked Noses.

A professor of physical culture an
nounces that he has discovered nm in
innate connection between deforrni-
ties of the nose and the position aft
the feet.
His name is III. l.. Piner, and Lac
communicates his observations to the
New York Journal:
''You can tell pigeon-toed person
without looking at his feet or seeing
him walk. The discovery was made
by me in 1891 while teaching physical
culture. / found stubborn awkward
ness in the movements of my pupils
feet. Looking for the cause, found
that many of them were pigeon-toed-
In others one foot was correct and the
other turned in.
''In teaching correct breathing, 4
had to investigate the condition Of the
nasal passages. Then / found that
wherever the person was pigeon-toed
in the right foot, the right nostril WIRE
stopped up or otherwise deformed- IL
the same with the left foot or nostriL
If both nostrils were defective, both
feet were pigeon-toed.
NJ Ouc tlllle
persons, and every one of them w.s
pigeon-toed in the left foot with
corresponding defect in the left mos
tril. At another time / examined over
forty with view to testing my dis
covery. Some of them had well de-
veloped nostrils, and were not at ALI
pigeon-toed. Some had over-wide
nostrils with over-wide angles at the
feet to correspond.
"Girls / found more generally and
worse pigeon-toed than boys. The
person who has whining or snuftiing
voice is usually pigeon-toed.
another discovery is that with the
defective nostrils were found invari-
ably stopped shoulders and hollow
chests, the stoop and hollow always
bearing direct ratio with the defect
In extreme cases there was an ugly
protrusion of the abdomen, tendency
to draw back and upward the upper
lip, exposing the teeth, that have also
an unsightly protruding tendency
''Tell your friend to walk from you
Watch his feet. If the left turns In,
tell him that his left nostril is smaller
than the right. That is, that he can
take more air at any given inspirations
through the right than through the
left nostril alone. If the right foot
turns in, tell him his right nostril rs
the smaller.
Conversely, tell him to place the
end of the thumb under and against
the notrils alternately, breathing
through the open one each time; and
ask him which nostril admits the
greatest amount of air. If it is the
left, tell him he is pigeon-toed in the
right foot. Vice versa. Demonstrate
by having him walk naturally.
Remember that the proper angie
is thirty degrees on either side of the
median line, or sixty degrees with
both feet. Do not close the nostriIs
from the side, but gently from under
meath"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22

he moved to Tennessee. At Elk
River, that state, he met his wife, then
Olivia Minor, and they were married
when she was little less than fifteen
years old.
Thirteen children were born to Mr..
Patrick and his wife, six boys and
seven girls. The oldest Of their chill
dren is now seventy. He, like his
father, is q Baptist minister.
The Rev. Andrew Patrick has 428
living descendants. There are 104
grandchildren, 304 great grandchil-
dren, and 20 great-great-grandchil-
dren. He has a grandson fifty three
years old, who has grandchildren five
or six years old.
Mr.. Patrick has been preaching for
sixty years, and during that time has
had many interesting experiences.
Winston IN. c.. Sentinel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
One Dav in the Wildwood.

A couple of Pennsylvania newspa-
per men took trip into the wilds of
Clinton and Centre counties the other
day. They went for trout. Here is
what they did besides: Fished three
runs with the full consent of the
streams): crossed the steepest and
highest mountain in the Alleghenies;
found on top the tomb of an Indian
chief, whose name they deciphered to
be Young Man Not Afraid of His
Mother-in-Law; started a deer that
had "Hiawatha" tattooed on its TANKS !;
put out forest fire and saved saw
mill; saw black snake switch rat
tier to death, and were chased half q
mile by panther.-New York Tele-
gram
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
ANTS BURY THEIR DEAD.
An Exhibition Showing the Admirable Mu.
nicipaI System of the lnse :ts.

Among the million and one attrac-
tions which will be offered this Sum
mer in London to charm the festive
shillings out of the pockets of sight
seers there will be none more interest
ing in its way than the exhibition of
the Working Ants at the Crystal Pal
ace.
The domestic economy Of ant life is
wise and well considered, and as bull
ders the ants are possessed of an acu-
men which is nothing short of mar
velous. Columns erected in their ar
chitecture are almost round. In the
great hill of the formica rufa one sees
that the pine needles which are use d
in it's construction are placed at vari-
Gus angles to give strength to the
dome, exactly as human architect
would have employed them. 1t is es-
timated that fifty thousand ants com
prise the community of this great Iest,
and all are busy constantly, their la
bors never seeming to cease. The struc-
ture contains an enormous number Of
chambers for the accommodation o
the larvae, pupae, cocoons, queens and
males.
The heaviest of the ants labor is in
attendance on the larvae and pupae in
the interior chambers. Therefore of
all this densely populated city of 3d.,
600 inhabitants but few are seen out
side. The apterous, orwingless queens,
remain in state in their commodious
chambers at the bottom of the nest,
and are never seen in public; but a
heavy duty with the workers is to
drag the winged males for n promenade
outside the nest for a few turns and
then disappear.
The strength of these ants is enor-
nous. The pine needles which are
furnished them for building are ten
times longer than themselves, but the
ants move them about with the great
est ease. An entomologist in atten-
dance at the show will pick up any one
of these ants as it runs about in it's
work and will cause it to hold by it's
mandibles a weight three thousand
times heavier than itself, or equal in
proportion to man holding two hun
dred tons in his teeth. These ants
secrete great quantities of formic acid.
Chloroform was at one time distilled
from the formic acid furnished by the
formica rufa.
The hill ants are of great service in
preserving forest trees, it being
estimated that one hundred Thousand
insects are destroyed daily by one nest
of this species.
An ant has two compound and three
simple eyes. The number of facets in
the compound eye reach twelve hun
dred in the male of the formic species.
The life of male ant rarely exceeds
twelve months, but worker has been
known to live seven years. Ants have
memory and affection; they recognize
their friends after long absences. Sir
John Lubbock speaks of an ant which
recognized him with signs of pleasure
after an absence of two years.
The queen of the white ants is often
four inches in length, three ounces in
weight, and has been estimated to lay
eighty thousand eggs per day. These
eggs are very small, just discernible to
the naked eye, and are Immediately
taken charge of by the workers, who
make them into clusters of ten TO
twenty, so that one ant may carry a
number into safety, in case of the nest
being attacked.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
Only One in the World.

SO far as obtainable information,
goes, Mrs, Louise Jewell Cabel. of
East Lowell, Me-, is the only woman
Justice of the Peace in the world.
Mrs. Cabel first saw the light of the
world fifty-eight years ago last Decem-
Der. AT the tender age of IL years.
her devoted parents sent her to school,
her mother having previously Taught
the child to read the Bible. school,
occupied her attentions until she Was
fifteen years old, when she became a
tailor. Afterward she became school
teacher. At the age of twenty-four-
she was confined to her bed for three
years by illness, and during that time
took up the languages and became
proficient in French and German. For
the six years following her GONZALES
cence she averaged 200 vests a year,
finally becoming the bride of Mr.
Cabel. She finally became Interested
in prohibition, and became contri--
butor to score of magazines and
papers, keeping up that line of work
until 1888. when she was granted a.,
commission by Sebastian s. Marble,
then Governor of Maine, to Solemn
ize marriages, administer oaths and
take acknowledgements of deeds" She
then began to do the work of a PEN
sion Justice, or Notary, as they are,
called in Maine. She has ridden
thousands of miles after affidavits fm
the soldier and his poorer dependents
In their claims before the Pension De-
partment. She does her own house.
work all the time. She is now acting
under her third commission One
year ago last September her husband.
who is an organ and sewing machine
was stricken helpless with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
A Happy Family.

The Grand Union Tea Store at
Willimantic, Conn, has very inter
esting family in one of its show win
dows, consisting of cat which is
rearing two kittens and a gray squir-
rel. The mother cat bestows as much
motherly affection upon the squirrel
as upon her own offspring. All three
are sucklings and about half grown,
and the squirrel romps and tumbles
with his unnatural brothers. The
family are the property of N, w.
French, whose son caught the squir-
rel about six weeks ago, at that time
but few days old. He put it at once
with the old cat, whose kittens were
about the same age. The adoption
was without protest, and no family
discord has yet arisen.-New York
Telegram.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
THREE oars.

30 much TO do; SO little donel
Ali yesternight / saw the sun
Sink beamless down the vaulted gray
The CHASTITY ghost of yesterday.
So little done; so much to dot
Each morning breaks on conflicts new;
But eager, brave, I'll join the fray,
And fight the battle of Today.
So much to do; so little donel
But when it's o'er-the victory won
Oh! then, my soul, this strife and sor-
row
Will end in that great glad Tomorrow.
Il flames r. Gilmore.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-07-22
Married Seventy Years.

On May 4th the Rev. Andrew Pat
cick and his wife, Olivia, of Grays,
Knox County, Kentucky, had been
married exactly seventy-two years.
Both are in good health and in enjoy
ment of all their faculties. He is
ninety-two years old and she is eighty
six. He has living descendants in the
fifth generation.
Mr.. Patrick was born in North
Carolina in 1905, and at an early age