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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
An Easter Entertainment.

Mrs Howard Mcdaniel of south RAN
do.ph street gave an Easter entertain
ment Monday evening 10 a large number
of friends. Among the amusements OF the
evening was music on the piano by MISSES
Maggie and Fannie Hutson, daughters of
Rev. Mr.. Hutson; Misses Ruby Priddy
and Alma Harris. Each one was pre-
scented with a handsome bouquet. The
young people enjoyed themselves until a
late hour. when the march to supper was
led By Mr.. William T. Wood and wife.
The table was decorated with Easter
flowers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
JULIUS REYf0'S sous. 6TA Ayn BROAD.
BAILEY AT ROANOKE COLLEGE.
He VIII Deliver the Commencemene
Address-Senator wellington.

SALEM. VA, April O.-Hon. Joseph W.
Bailey. of Texas. leader OF the Democrats
I'm the House of Representatives, has ac-
cepted an invitation TO deliver the COM
mencement address at Roanoke College
on June 18th. 1t IL expected that Mr.
Bailey and Senator Wellington, OF Mary
land who will address the literary socle-
ties on June 18th, viii be among tho
speakers at the alumni dinner on the ATE
ternoon of commencement-day June lSths
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
snIes of Country Property.

The outlook for country property seems
70 he better than it has been for several
wears. Mr. +. a. Hundley, salesman Tor
George Il. Crawford & CO., has sold two
farms in the last week. one in Amelia
comfy. TO Mr.. Snyder, of Kansas. and
one i'm Henrico. to Mr.. Feilden, of ST.
gohn' y. b., Canada Both purchasers
paid cash for the places.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
Boys Who stood Well.

The Leigh Night School closed last
Thursday night In the class under the
charge OF Mrs. NJ V. Michaels honorable
mention is made of the following pupils
for attendance, and a high percentage on
examination: Henry Poehler. Albert
Riilev George Myer, Albert schwartz,
Mailer Schwartz, and Joseph TOrbeck.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
mr.. Kerr Back from Chicago

Rev. DR.. Robert =. Kerr returned last
evening from Chicago, where he went last
week 10 attend a meeting Of the Ameri-
can Commission of tine Pan-Presbyterian
Council. a great banquet was given TO
The commission on Thursday night last,
AT which two hundred guests were pres
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
Uack-Driyer Badly Injured.

Albert sharkey. colored hack-driyer,
was repairing break IN me harness OF
his team at Tenth and Capitol streets yes
torday morning, when one Of the horses
vicious,y kicked him. Tine heavy hoof
landed on the left knee-cap OF the colofed
man and shattered IL lie was taken
home. and a physician summoned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
l|I,;N|!!E;g! ge|S,'3

notwithstanding yester.
days cold weather hun.
dreds of women particl-
pated i'm
THE SELLING OF
NEW DRESS GOODS ftt
at one half OF the value, annquneemens
OF which was first made Tuesday m0rns
ing. They fairly revelled In
THE FRENCH CHAf4L1n At &c.
Such dainty, exquisite materials, In suSn
odd patterns, are not obtainable every
day for such a little price, and though
selling was very lively. inc. assortment ~
stil very extensive Details OF othes
lots follow.
Lot 4, at 35c. the Yard.
Tailor-FInished Fancy Tan and STATE
grounds. cxqustely cross IN half
lines. hecked with Red Blue, or
Brown. full yard and quarter VIDE
strictly pure wool, Could not De
replaced M 65c
Lot z, at 23c. Yard. t
All-Wool Fancy. full % inches wides
different shades Tan apd S.ate. dainty
cross checked with Blue, Black, and
Brown. Regular 50c. value. ,,,-~..
Lot 3, sat 25c. Yard.
39-lnch-w Strictly AlhWooi Mixes Of
Tan and Blue. Slate and Blue. Tan and
Brown. pin-cheek effects, tailor-tin.
lSntu. NeSNar y'c. NHluc.
Lot 4, at 25c. the Yard.
ATWOOD Pin-Stripe Mixes. Brown and
White Tan and White. and Blue and
white Full 50c value.
Lot 3. Mt 35c. the Yard.
or Atwood Cloth-Finished Habit CLOTH
invisible checks. beige clouded. full
wide zoe. value In Tans and States.
Plenty Of the 25c. 10 yard SILK iefe
for to-day's seiling-most excellent
quality. pure silk. reversible, erndu-
nfed strfpcs--Red, Black, Navy
brown, Purple, and White, Csc. =
yard.
nOYs, CLOTHES SALE.
A demonstration OF the saving possE-
bilities Of our great purchases:
$50 Short Pants Suits. 50.
Imported Black Worsted Suits. ~.
! Real Scotch Cheviot Suits, $500.
| Rest English Tweed Suits. 900.
> Pure Wool Cashmere Suits. $3.50.
Wool Cheviot Suits. 81.
Little Boys Blouse Cloth Suits, SOC.
JULIUS MEYERS SONS. 9Th AVID BROAD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
To SCHOOL Superintendent.

At meeting Monday. at Boydton. %
Democrats who voted for Bryan, Sewall.
and Epes. Rev L. L. Baptist was re-
commended for County School Superin.
tendent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21

I,EWES. DEL. April 2o.-The Hog
Island Station reports the schooner Pom
der. from Virginia for New York. Win
railroad ties, stranded five miles south
east of the station. The crew OF eight
men was saved In e-boats. The vessel
will probably be total loss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21

Every night this week divine service
win be held at the chapel of the Re-
deemer. n mission Of CHRIST churcn. Next
week and the week following nightly
services will be condus.ed az he P5rish
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-21
No nalI-Game To-day.

There will be no BAH game here TODAY.
so the Bmebirds will enjoy a days rest.
They will play Richmond college to-nior-
row McCabes School Friday, and proba-
biv Newport News on Saturday.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

whizzin' down dab on de brown flly, an
she CANT hahdly hol' sheseff. An bime-
by, fus' ting we know, long come mud
duh plantuh from down de Cape Fare,
an 'nudduh one from up de Cape Fare,
an nudduh one from way ovuh yon
side de Cape Fare, and dey say:
"'Hello, Cunnell! Jock fishin'?'
Den oil mahs he say: Huh, huhi'
Den dey say: 'Coteh many?
AN oil mahs he say: oh. right
smahtl'
Den bimeby mo- dahkies come along.
totir' bags lookin jes' like de one /
tote mahsuh's red roostuh In, an mo
little nigguh boys like Kizuh ridin'
hosses wat jes' natch'ly CANT hahdly
hol' demselfs, like mahsuh's brown fiiiy.
An bimeby dem bags is open, an NAH
red roostuh, dey jes' maxim heaps o.
fedduhs fly. an bimeby somebody's red
roostuh it done keeled ovuh, an den
udduh bags dey done bean opened an
mo- fedduhs fly, an bimeby nudcah
red roostuh he keeled ovuh, an de Mig
gahs dey mos git crazy, an say dey
nevuh did have setch pow'ful good time
jockfishin' befo'.
"Den somehow dem hosses dey ies'
natch'ly won't hol' deyseffs no mo-. an
fus' ting we know. way dey go ovah
dem fats an back ag'n, dem little mig
guh boys yellin' dey lungs mos out. an
lashin' dem hosses desp'ritest, Kyine
an some niggahs hopin' dis hyuh boss
he win, an udduh ones hopin' yon cclt
it win, jes' co'din' to wevvuh dey want
to stay ON de plantation whah dey am
or wevyuh dey soonuh go up to de Cape
Fare or down de Cape Fare, or ovuh on
yon side dc gape Fare, case dey's all
bet one way or t'udduh, SO sho's yo
BON, suhi l neyuh lef' de oil plahnta-
tion to stay long only one time. Iwent
jockfishin' wiv oil mahsah, an his
brown filly. She wuz jes' nose ahInd
'nudduh mans bay boss. an | have TO
go way down on de Peedee in So'th
China. Mex yeah, new mahs' he go up
to see oil mahsuh jockfish on de Cape
Fare, an my oil mahsah's red roostuh
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

he keel new mahsuh's roostuh o.x.h SD
pow'ful dat new mahsuh's roostuh he
nevuh rise no mo-. an stay on de oil
plantation.
Yes, sub. Jockfishin' TO de wab il
wuz spo'ty, sho's yo' bon. an IL ies'
natchly makes my mouf watah when I
'membuh dem oil days. Co'se. doan'
want 'em back ag'in, sub, cose not.
But I'd jes' like to see oil mahsah jock
fishin' agi'n on de banks o. de Cape
Fare, wild de slick brown filly scootin'
wild little Kizuh. and de trim red roos-
tub maxim de fedduhs fiyl Peahs like
| could jes' natch'ly shet my eyes an
quit breavin', an holluh:
Now, yo' oil Fadduh Abraml II
dah's room in yo' boozum, jes' snatch me
up. an done snuggle in dah. sho's yo'
bon, case Ise ready fo' to 60.
An dat's "a fact. sub. IN. Y. Sun.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
PRESS COMMENTS.

Perhaps Mr.. Hanna would con-
rent to be the candidate of the bolting
democrats in 1900.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
If Dingley continues growing in
unpopularity at the present rate it will
not be long before his name can be used
as a deadly epithet.-Kansas City
Times.
IF Mr.. Hanna fails to secure fa-
vorable legislature in Ohio this fall it is
almost certain that Foraker will live
through the disappointment Chicago
Record Qnd).
Can the 'man with the lost mem
ory," who has now lost himself, be a
republican leader from Washington
who has forgotten the promises which
he 'got in on?"-N. Y. World.
What is wanted is tariff that
will cure the treasury deficit, without
creating deficiency of republican
votes at next years congressional cleo
tions.-Hartford Comm Courant.
The senate seems to have learned
intuitively, what Dingley did not know,
that it is nonsense to speak of pro-
tective tariff as one for revenue and
that just in proportion as a tariff be-
gins to be really protective it ceases
to be revenue producer. When the
new bin goes to the conference COM
mittee the country win have an oppor-
tunity to see whether Congressman
Dingley is too old 10 learn.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

- done spec yo' ain ready yet. yo'
rascal!'
but | jes' grin. Den he say:
'Whah's Kizuh?'
"kizuh be little niggah boy, bout
knee high to tucky gobbluh. but how
he kin ride a boss! Um-m-m-uml
How dat black midget kin ride hossl
So holluh fo' Kizuh, an Kizuh he come.
he eyes spocklin, case he know what
comm,
IF Kizuh,' OF mahs' he say, dat brown
tilly 'peahs like she done feel her oats.
Wants exe'cisin', reckon. Guess mayb'
yo' bettuh ride her out spell. Ise gwan
jackfishin' down on de fats.
"Kizuh he know what dat mean. an
off he GO chucklin', an frowin' ham,
springs. Den mahs' he calls two,
free mo- darkies, an way we go fo' de
Cape Fare, jackfishin'. When we git
dah OF mahs' he find a nice. easy paht
of de bank. an dah he flop heself down.
ready fo' to do his jackfishin Den /
put wum on minny hook. an frow
in an cotch minny fish. Den / bait de
iackfish hooks wiv minny fish an frow
'em out in de fishin' groun' an set de
poles. Den oil mahsuh begin fishin'.
Bimcby down go bobbuh on de line.
way out o. sight. Jackfish have him,
sho's yo' bon. Den mahs' he fish.
Hi, yo'. Tony!' he holluh Grab
dat pole! Doan' yo' yank himl Doan'
yo' yank him yitl Give him time. yo'
black rascal! Give him time! Yo' lose
dat fish an SEN yo' homel Hi, dab!
Saml Dah's 'nudduh one douni
Whaffo' yo' doan' grab dat pole! Hi,
yo, Joe! Doan' yo see muffin? Doan'
yo' see dat bobbuh done gone below,
doan' you'll Free jocks goin', an |
bet de hull plantashun o. niggahs |
lose 'em ALL Yank yo'n, Tonyl Yank
him! Dahl he's a fine one, toe. 1
cotch one, anyhow! Doan' yo' snatch
dat fish yit, Joe! Doan', / tell VOL
Yo' fool niggah! Didn' ] toP yo' doan'
snatch him! An hyah yo' go an git
crazy an snatch him. an | done lose
him! Wat yo' tinkin' about. yo' Sami
Gwan to let dat jack gobbie bait. hook,
line. pole. an yo'seff, too? Why doan
yo' yank him? Any pusson come long
hyah, now, wat dey tink? Dey tink
| can't fish nohow! Dab! Yo' might
snatched him in long ago! See how
he done gobble de hook clean to his in
sides! Sho! No count little one, tool
| tink | gwan to cotch whale de way
yo' done capuh wiv him!'
"Den ] bait 'em up ag'in, an bimeby
OF mahs' he cotch mo- jocks de same
way. He mighty fishuh man, oil NAH
sab wuzi An bimeby Kizuh he come
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
THE BIRDS AND 1.

a thousand voices whisper IL fs snrtng.
spy flowers start up to greet me on IN.
way, ~ 'Ae
And homing birds preen their swift wings
and sing
The praises OF the friendly, lengtheninp
day.
Ihe buds whose breath the glad wind
hither bears
whose tender secret the young May shall
seem all for me-for me the softer airs
The gentle warmth wherewitb the da,, ,s
kind. 1"' -
Let me rejoice. now skies are blue and
bright,
And the round world pays tribute to the
spring; ~ sAs
The birds and l will carol our delight.
ana every breeze loves message shall
bring
what matter though sometimes the cup of
we drink, instead of the rich wine of
There are as many springs as there are
And. glad or sad. we love this dear old
earth
Shall we come back. like birds. from some
far sphere
we and the spring together-and be glad
With the old joy to hail the sweet vo,,ne
year.
Ana TO remember what good DAYS we had
Louise Chandler Moulton. In N Tn.
dependent.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
SPOILED HER HAPPINESS,
The shoes Were Lovely and Tiny hut
They Caused Her Lots of Trouble.

The shoes We're Lovely and Tiny hut
They Caused Her Lots of Trouble.
My! the lovely, tiny shocs!" ex-
claimed the girl who loves adjectiyes.
why don't you ever wear them?"
The other girl gave them con-
temptuous kick and sent them spinning
under the bed.
Bah! How detest themi" she said,
with an angry smile. did you ever
hear the reason why Archie and broke
off our engagement? No? Well. that's
why-those shoes are, mean. They
did the business for me-"
How divinely interesting! Do tell
me all about it, this very minute, or I'll
never forgive you as long as live"
well. it was this way: Those shoes
came home one day and they were just
lovely. So / put them on and went to
the matinee in them. Now, you needn t
smile. Ellen, they weren't bit too
small; my feet were just tritie
swelled, that's all. I'd been walking a
whole lot that day.
when got downtown they hurt me
a little bit, especially one foot. think
new shoes are always that way, don't
you? Archie was with me and told
him about it, and he said to take .he
shoe off. And oh, Ellen! did, and the
relief was heavenly. But, dear me, I've
never known really happy moment
since!"
"Why?" queried the listener, eagerly,
what happened? Did you lose the
shoe under the seat in front?"
mo, but l wish to heaven / had, for
anything would have been better than
what did happen. When the play was
over and | wanted to put that shoe on
again it wouldn't go on. My foot had
swelled in the meantime, you see, and
| couldn't make it bulge. So | had to
just slip the toe in and limp out like
that. Archie wanted to get cab, but
| wouldn't hear of it, and in the street
car / was nearly killed with people
tramping on that foot. Getting off the
car / really lost the shoe, and that set
tied it. Archie said things about fool
ish girls and small shoes, and | said
other things. and-thats how it was.
Ellen. Our lifelong happiness was
wrecked by those shoes. s."-Chicago
Times Herald
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
THE TARIFF MIDDLE.
Republicans Are Afraid of Their own
Medicine.

Republican newspapers are severe in
their criticisms of the Dingley bill, as
it has been amended by the senate COM
mittee, and 1t is hard to find any COM
mandatory words concerning it any
where. The fact is the republicans are
afraid of their own measure, and the
result will be struggle for revision
all along the line.
When leading republican newspaper
is forced to confess that the wool sched-
ule, as proposed, will result in direct
tax of about three dollars per capita an
nually on the people of the United
States, the moss-grown fable that "the
foreigner pays the tax must certainly
cease to have much influence as an ar
gument. Facts are stubborn things,
and when such facts as these are stand
ing in the way, the triumphal march Of
protective tariff is badly blockaded.
With tariff on tea, which is ia no
sense protective, as tea is not grown in
the United States; with tariff on cof-
fee, another strictly foreign product,
and with tariff on wool, which results
in direct tax which American con-
sumers must pay, the sophistry of re-
publican arguments is made self-eyi-
dent-so evident, indeed, that repub-
lican newspapers are obliged to confess
judgment.
Just how the return of prosperity is
to be brought about by laying heavier
burdens of taxation upon the people
than those which they are now stagger-
ing under. is problem which the clev-
crest of republicans are unable to solve.
The whole matter is a hopeless chaos,
and the only men who are getting any
profit out of this tariff agitation are
the shrewd importers and the gamblers
in sugar trust stock.-Chicago Dispatch.
The republicans are in supreme
control of the national government.
They have had ample opportunity to
try their hand, but prosperity has not
come, nor do we see any sign of its
coming, and we cannot even see the
shadow of it under the far horizon.
Meanwhile the silver sentiment is stead
lily growing and strengthening and the
figure of Bryan as the man of 1900 looms
larger and larger.--N. Y. World
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
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QUITE CONCLUSIVE.
An Authority That Was Not to 80
Questioned.

An Authority That Was Not tn TO
Questioned.
Many are the stories told of old Fa-
ther Neale, of Virginia. the Baptist
preacher. He was by trade a carpen-
ter, and before he forsook that busi-
ness to become a minister was hs ad
carpenter to Gen. Washington.
Father Neale's only book was the BIZ
BILE, and when he found a young preach
er using a concordance to help him find
texts he said
You had better let that alone; it will
do you more harm than good; it will
make you lazy"
But how can do without it ?" ASKED
the young preacher.
why, do as / do" replied Father
Neale; study the Bible till you know
it by heart"
Once he heard minister say that the
people could not have been immersed
in the Jordan, because that river was
SO small that man could almost dam
it up with his foot. That was too much
for Father Neale.
II don't pretend to have any great
learning" said he, with a twinkle in
his eye. but If don't read books of
travel, there's one book / do read, and
that's the Bible. Now. our brother here
snys the Jordan is so small that you
may stop it with your foot His books
may tell him SO, but my book tells me
that David. when he was flying from
Absalom and wanted to cross that same
river Jordan, had to hire boat to carry
him over!"-Youth's Companion.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

Il done spec yo' ain ready yet, yo'
rascal!'
but | jes' grin. Den he say:
"Whah's Kizuh?'
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04
A Lincoln story.

Among a batch of stories attributed
to President Lincoln is the following
good one on President Tyler: During
Mr.. Tyler's incumbency of the Office he
arranged to make an excursion in some
direction, and sent his son Bob to ar
range for a special train. 1t happened
that the railroad superintendent was
a strong whig. As such he had no favors
to bestow on the president, and in
formed Bob that his road did not run
any special trains for the president.
What said Bob, did you not furnish
a special train for the funeral of Gen.
Harrison?' Yes said the superinten-
dent. and IL you'll bring your father in
that condition you shall have the best
train on the road. Troy Times.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

The people who are constantly let
ting you know that il is their mission
TO reform the world usually need re-
forming themselves? = Washington
Democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-22
STAKED HOUSE AND WIFE.-A nov

STAKED HOUSE AND WIFE.-A novel
game of quoits, with an unusual stake,
was pitched by Pasquale Nero and
Giuseppe Pietro, at AudeDreid, Pa.
Pasquale and his wife have not lived
happily together for some time, because
of the attentions paid the wife by
Pietro, a boarder. The husband finally
proposed that they decide by some
game of chance who should have the
house and the wife.
A game of cards was propo8-
ed, aud then duel, but they finally
agreed on game much il vogue in
Italy, and which might be Americana
ed as Chicken in the sand" A chicken
was buried in the sand so that only It's
head protruded. That was then made
the "hub" for q game of quoits, the one
making the most points without hitting
the chicken winning the game.
Giuseppe Pietro proved the victor
and now has both Pasquale's wife and
house, while the former lord and master
has gone to new quarters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-22

TIE TwENTY-sEcoND.-This has
been gloomy holiday, the skies hav-
ing been overcast all day, with rain at
intervals. The day being legal holi-
day, the government offices, the banks,
and some of the city offices were closed
and the postoflice kept Sunday hours.
The schools gave holiday and some Of
the stores closed in the evening; bust
ness, however, went on about as usual.
At 1:2O O'Clock this evening the Alexan-
driau Light Infantry, headed by the
Third Regiment Drum Corps paraded
the streets in command OF Acting
Captain Albert Bryan. This was the
first appearance on the streets OF
the Light Infantry for some time
past and both that command and the
drum corps made very creditable ap-
pearance. At y o'clock to day the
city bells were rung in honor of Wash
ington's birthday. Tonight the Jr. o.
u. A. III. will hold banquet in cole
bration of the day as will also the Y. NJ.
S. i. and Washington Lodge of Masons.
The members OF these organizations
are looking forward with much pleas
ure TO these entertainments tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-22

CURE FOR TRAMP PRoBLEM.-Professor
John Graham Brooks, of Cambridge, Mass,
delivered lecture before the Womcns League
for Political Education in Berkeley Thea.er,
Friday afternoon on THE Tramp and the
unemployed
The speaker said the terms tramp and IN.
employed were not synonymous. I'VE have
in this country" said Prof. Brooks, so nc
$4,000 or 10000 tramps. They are drag.
ging themselves from one part of the country
to another doing an incalculable amount of
injury of different kinds. 1t is not the loss
Of Si2 100000 that is felt 1t is the slow
tail OF disesse, degeneracy and bad exam
pie, bringing the young boys to adopt the
same mo @ OF life"
Prof. Brooks said the advertisements for
help Jared the young men from the farms to
the cities. and the saloon and the promiscuou;
giving OF charity resulted in great many in,
stances in turning them into tramps and
deadbests. he offered SIS solution OF the
| difficulty the establishment of training
achoo! where men would be taught the rudi
ments OF trade