davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

so pressing he would subscribe SO apiece
for his ten belle daughters. The
plaudts which rent the building nj That
moment were deafening but when MI
Kent added that "he forgot TO state that
one OF the aforesaid daughters had
married q Breckinridge Deyocrnt." Il
fairly brought down the house." Frank
I'M stearns. perhaps the most constant
Unionist in the State through the stormy
years that succeeded was another liberal
contributor 70 the fund.
But the curtain falls. at last, upon the
most brilliant performance. The flights
Of oratoTy, the scintillations OF wit. the
inspiration OF the band, especially "the
Star Spangled Banner" ceased towards
midnight. and the thronged house was
emptied into the streets. HARDLY, even
within ear-shot, the Breckinridge party
q think It was) had been .egaled by the
soul-stirring notes Of La Marseillaise,"
at the Metropolitan Hall--the old First
Presbyterian church, so long ministered
to by the DISTINGUISHED DR.. William $.
| Plumer-and on the way home we over
took a pluful handful of the Douglas
faction, who had been holding it's last
rally at the old African church. II
err rs TO the respective headquarters Of
the two Democratic wings, / am open to
correction.
VIII you pardon an incident Of the next
day? a monday prayer-meeting had
been appointed at the First Baptist
church to implore the special guidance OF
/ Divine providence in the pending election.
| Perhaps the building was never more
crowded. but crowded with cody women
and ministers of the Gospel. Laymen
We're conspicuous by their absence" but
| II I remember rightly. III. X. Ellyson was
among the elect few who were present.
One prayer offered that morning IS indie
| IDLY engraved upon memory's tablet
that OF Rev. DR.. Jeter. OF sanity char
acter. Almost I'm the beginning Of his in
vocation, i'm his high-keyed voice and Pc
culiar, intonation. he uttered this lam
| guage: "Oh, Lordl we are very
u-r-r-g-e-n-t AT the Throne of
Grace, for Thou Knowest ours
| IS an u-r-r-g-e-n-t case" I'M
der ordinary circumstances the prolong-
| ed emphasis upon that word urgent
might have provoked q smile among the
| young and thoughtless, but that occasion
! was too mOmentous, and the result OF
that days balloting too portentous to adj
NIT Of levity.
Passing awayl Passing away! How
| few remain to tell the story OF those
| thrilling events or TO sing the glory OF
our fair capital I'm the halcyon bygonel
| New Berne, -. c. Q. X. 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
Potg.to end Tcmnto saInd.

Boil I'm their jackets four medium sized
potatoes. While they are boiling make
a French dressing and slice into 1t one
good-slZed onion; as soon "a the potatoes
are done. drain, salt and dry them. Re-
move the skins and cut the potatoes while
hot into the dressing; toss them carefully
until every piece is well covered. Put
the mixture on cold dish and stand
aside until serving hour. Then garnish
the dish thiclIly with parsley. sprinkle
over the dish tablespoonful Of finely
chopped parsley or celery tops; small
picked beet may be chopped fine and
placed diagonally across the dish. Sar-
dimes or picked herring may also be
used as q garnish and to give variety
and ono may also stir into tho dressing
a teaepoonful OF Anchovy paste.
scald. peel. and cool small. sound, we'll
shaped tomatoes. Dish thsm neatly on
lettuce leaves and put over each tea
spoonful Of mayonnaise dressing. Keep
in n cold place until it Is time TO serve
Mrs. S. r. Rorer, in July Ladies' Home
Journal
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
ROCK BRIDGE ALUM.
Playing Hide ana Seck--Thc Outlook.
Arrivals.

ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS. Juno
pc Especially 1.-THE past week has been
one of rain, and for seven days the sullen
clouds have hung over the mountains IN
this section, frowning down upon nature
and making futile any attempts Of Old
Sol to show his beamlng countenance TO
those who longed for the genial warmth
Of his smile. IT'S true he got a peep at
Mother Earth now and then, and for n
short while played hide and seek with the
Inhabitants below, but the Jealous clouds
soon shut out his face. and scowled even
more darkly than before, that the bright
orb should have eluded their vigilance
while they held sway in the heavens.
The early morning hours OF to-day
opened as dark and gloomily as any that
had preceded IL, and TO the moaning OF
the wind was added the rumbling Of dis
tant thunder. However, these proved to
be but the dying sounds Of the angry
elements. Great rifts soon opened in the
clouds, revealing Heavens own blue
skies, and the sun, nothing 10th, crept
out and after a weeks Punishment
gladdened the hearts Of mortals with the
warmth Of his rays. And Old Sol soon
gave signs that it was not another case
OF hide and seek with the clouds. but
that he had come to again hold his
own. And as he mounted higher In the
heavens he was given a clear passage,
and the clouds went scurrying hither and
thither. leaving him In the quiet possess
sion Of his vast domains.
The rains OF the week have, however,
not been without good results. The lawn
is one vast carpet of green, and the
great trees that rise 10 from it in stately
grandeur are not less yerdant. Vegeta-
ton generally has been given new i'm
petus. and now that the clouds which
gave forth the moisture necessary TO thus
change the aspect OF nature have vanish-
ed, and left behind them only the fruits
OF their visit one cannot help feeling
thankful that they lowered so long IN
this section.
The Springs this year will maintain
their reputation Of being ono Of the
most popular summer resorts in Virginia,
and, It may be said. in the South. Even
this early in the season there is a goodly
number here, and the prospects arc that
by the middle Of July the place will be
thronged. Those here now are enjoying
life, and form quite happy party.
One Of the first orders OF the day after
breakfast IS visit TO those fountains
from which flow the health-giving waters,
which have made the Rockbridge Alum
Springs so famous. The old and the
young seem TO be az conscientious In this
duty as they are in partaking OF their
daily meals. It takes no analytical
chemist to discover tho mineral qualities
Of these waters. a person drinking from
a mineral spring whose waters he has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
a CnIf and Its Hoofs.
litor Of he Dispatch:

10 Che Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please tell mo through your Query
column ~ thcra can be anything done for
c,l that has her hoofs grown out so
long that She cannot stand. Also. what
"I cure O hog from sucking wind.
holloway. Va. o. NJ.
TIC treatment for a CALI IN which the
l.1fs have grown out 10 an abnormal
..e,h would be to secure the animal
.y. and with pair Of stout hoof
hears Ike those used for trimming the
loos Of sheep. TO cut away the super
la0gs horn. A strong. sharp knife is
..so Of service TO trim the hoof down
o ia natural size.
Do is not often that a hog shows the
l..t o., sucking wind. ana the indication
th.t % IS caused by the animal being
affected with Indigestion. 1t f. best 10
.ar, the food, giving a variety OF easily
es,cd food. a valuable pamphlet on
Phi. subject may be had free by writing to
% r. Salmon. Chief Of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry. Agricultural Depart
uelt. Washington, ID. Q.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

cross-references 70 kindred sections OF
| the same title. and citations OF codes
| and statutes, each case speaks the living
law Of the present. In the light Of the
past.
The work is commended by Hon. II.
+. Barton; Duke e Duke. OF Charlottes-
Vile: Judge y. T. Gunter: J. Emory
Hughes, OF Lynchburg; ex-Judge w. II.
Mann. Of NottoWay, and other proml-
nent lawyers.
Mr.. Hurst Is a graduate OF the Un.ver-
sity OF Nashville, Tenn; n disciple Of
Professor Minor. or the University OF
Virginia; and Is known throughout vir-
ginla and West Virginia as the author
OF "Hursts Guide and Manual" Judge
Brown is an ex-circuit judge OF Viz
ginla. and one OF the ablest and most
profound lawyers IN Southwest Virginia.
The first volume, just out, Is a book OF
s5S pages, and its price is 50 net.
THE CHESS OPENINGS. BY J. Mason.
Published by Horace Cox. Windsor
House, Bream's Buildings. London. L.
G.
In this work the author has given US
as complete an analysis OF the openings
as is possible ia volume of it's size He
has, therefore. been compelled 10 give
the inferior lines Of play in each open
ing very scant notice. The lines OF play,
which, by the consensus OF opinion, are
held to be the strongest are treated very
fully. Good reasons are given. both when
a line Of play IS condemned and
when one is approved, the author aiming
TO make the student understand the prn-
ciples underlying each opening rather
than endeavoring - show positively the
best move in q given situation, which IS
10 some extent q matter OF opinion.
The advice as 10 playing given in the
Introduction deserves the most careful
study and II followed. will do much to
improve ones play. Perhaps the same
number OF valuable maxims have never
been gotten into so small compass.
| Without meaning 10 detract from the
portion OF the book devoted TO the open
ings themselves. It is not too much TO
say that tho Introduction IL the most
valuable pert OF II. The Openings are
necessarily compilations from other
sources, but the information found in
the introduction IS the authors own
creation. In short. the work is equally
valuable TO tyro and 10 veteran.
RIPPLE AND FLOOD. a Novel. BY
James Prior. Philadelphia: j. 3. Lip
pincott Company. 1897. Price, 90 cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
william Penn.

T9 the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Wl you please give me a short bio
graphical sketch OF William Penn IN
your Query column Who were his pa
rents. and what was their station IN
1892 How many brothers and sisters
tal be- and what wefe their names?
How Many children 1id he have; what
were their names. ami whore did they
retue? Give the date Of his birth and
death. What is tho English meaning OF
the Latin motto on his coat-of-arms,
"Dum clarum rectum teneam"Y You VIII
greatly obllgs FAMILY THEE
Stella. va.
william Penn was born in London,
October Il. iC4l; died at Ruscombe. Berk-
shire. July 80 l7lS; about "a years Of
age. Ills parents were Admiral William
Penn and Margaret Jasper. Of Rotter-
DAM whore her father was merchant
Before the age OF Y years Penn ex-
pcrierccd strong religious Impressions.
Afterwards he became a jealous and en-
thgsiastlc Friend quaker. and carried
some Of his principles 10 excess whilst
be was a student at tho University OF
Oxford. from which he was expelled.
Bis father was a man OF influence
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
Supremacy of Law.
observations OF Philosophical Friend
of Ours)
ssTf tyo~o Foil

OF OuIs.J
IF these fail
The pillared ornament is rottenness,
And earth's base built on stubble."
CONIUs.
Absolute and universal law IS Identified
with wisdom" We understand law as
the will and being Of the State showing
and exercising its power, life, and con-
troll for the general good.
The original Solomon says: The Lord.
by wisdom, hath founded the earth; by
understanding lie hath established the
Heavens. He possessed her. in the be-
ginning OF His way. before His works
Of old. She was set up from everlasting,
from the beginning. or ever the earth
was. The later book says: She is
treasure unto men that never faileth.
which he that useth comes to be the
friend OF God. She IS the worker Of a.
things; I'm her Is an understanding spirit
holy one only, manifold. subtitle, lively
clear unlenled. plain. not subject to
hurt. loving the thing that is good. quick
which cannot be letted. ready 10 &C.
good. steadfast. sure, having all power
overseeing all things, more moving tha
any motion. passing and going throusi
all things by reason OF her pureness.
She Is "the breath of the power OF God
and a pure influence flowing from the
glory Of the Almighty: the brightness o.
the everlasting light, the unspottcd mir
Tor Of the power Of God, and the image
Of His goodness"
It IS not easy to find q higher or larger
description Of law than all this that IS
said Of wisdom. It is the character and
will Of God manlfesting itself with
power. In Him we live and move and
have our being. BY Him all things are
sustained and energized. The reign Of
law Is when all things are In perfect,
glad obedience 20 His righteous will; and
He is all in all. Then comes the grand
song Of triumph: 1--WE give Thee thanks.
Lord. God, Almighty. who art, and vast
and art, TO come because Thou hast
taken unto Thee Thy great power, and
hast reigned."
The cxix. Psalm IS a grand, protracted,
elaborated symphony in praise OF the
law Of the Lord, which is only another
word for His will. and loving wisdom.
Human government and human law Is
an imitation Of the divine government.
Its end is stability order. perfection,
peace: typihed by "eyery man under his
own vine and fig-tree"-every one in the
fullest enjoyment OF his native rights
and endowments-insatiat yet salts
fed-with full salvation blessed-and.
withal, in the fullest discharge or ms
duties to his feuow-beings and to the
Supreme Ruler. Divine law is Divine
wisdom; and human law is the perfec-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

ton OF human reason. When the work
Of creation was completed. the AL
mighty looked upon all His work and
pronounced IL very good. All things were
perfected after the Divine ideal, and
working true. And the lordshp OF the
earth was bestowed upon man.
The story Is that man was disloyal
false to his trust. And so then entered
into the earth disorder, lawlessness. and
all our woes. 1t Is not easy to conceive
Of law without n power exercising IL.
II is not easy to conceive OF cause and
effect iylng dead. side by side: Of all
things as asleep; the fire that does not
burn; all laws merely written in the
statute books. Law implies power ex-
ercising II. And all wisdom implies the
great original and source of power-the
Lord God Almighty reigning.
And yet modern philosophy Is found
maglifying law as the Ruling Power.
And the attribute and nature OF God IS
set up as God and himseif-a robe Of
majesty without a wearer.
Law-abstract LAWS worshpped-the
net and the drag without the fisherman.
And the Great Lawgiver, and Governor
and King. Is isregarded-counted out
Man puts on the robes OF state, and walks
the king. We may as well set up the
Code or Laws as the STATE. IL IS tne
States collected WILL but II Is nothing
without the living, active, powerful state
applying its laws and governing according
10 them. And the State IS the collected
power OF the people, thNlives that make
up one people: that constitute the State.
And each State and all States and
governments cooperating follow. obey,
and exercise universal law. And all
make up one grand chorus. that pro-
claims one universal King, that gives life
10 all law and exercises it, so display
ing His wisdom and declaring His power
and glory.
The supremacy OF law IS the reign Of
the Almighty. The light Of the law is
the presence Of God. The hallOwing OF
the Divine name is the establishment OF
the Kingdom-in earth, as 1t is in Heaven:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
The stones and the Condos.
CNew York Press.)

Ensign Stones mother is quite az
proud as any one IN Swits Condos
family can possibly be. She IL a Geor-
gian, and IL is a question II she wouldn't
lodge an objection 20 tho union OF her
son with Swits Condos daughter. even II
an the Swits Condos were willing.
Meantime, It is gratifying 10 reflect
that the Navy Department has refused
10 indorse Mr.. Swits Condos charge that
Ensign Stone was guilty OF Conduct I'M
becoming a gentleman I'm loving Swlts
Condos daughter and wishing to marry
Har
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

Tl emo Editor Of the Dispatch;
Please answer the following questions:
Has any one the right to put letter
G. Doe mailed in the box on "a mail car
Instead Of having IL mailed at post
c.ce?
Can the mail agent refuse 20 mail a
letter. properly stamped, when put in
tle box on his car?
O. HAS he the right 70 prohibit person
from mailing q letter on such a car by
closing The mail box?
BY answering the above you viii great
~ oblice a SUBSCRIBER.
Section eS7. Postal Laws and Regula-
tions. compols postal clerks to accept all
man offered them at their cars when
properly prepaid. unless specifically in
structed by the department not to Co so.
subscriber" and other citizens ought
TO report the case TO the Postmaster
General.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

cut out and ccwed UP again: and that
I'll prove upon thee. though thy little
finger be armed In a thimble."-Iv., H..
Iio.
In The Life and Death of King John"
the Bastard gays:
For your own ladies' and pele-visaged
maids.
Like Amazons come tripping after drums.
Their thimbles into armed gauntlets
change.
Their needles to lances and their gentle
hearts
To fierce and bloody inclination. V. II. 1856
In the early days OF the civil war be-
tween Charles j. and the Parliament,
when the citizens Of London were called
on to send in their plate TO be coined into
money. The RoyalIst testers made fun OF
the Puritan danes. who were said TO have
given even their silver thimbles to the
cgfigc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
The Antiquity of the ThimbIc.

trf'sf
Somebody wrote. "To the Dutch the
ladies Of all nations are indebted for the
invention of the thimble. The Dutch
achieved this great invention about the
year 1890"
How can this stupid error have arisen?
The thimble is probably prehistoric.
Thimbles In some form or other must
have been used by the women who exc
cuted the rich embroiderles OF the mediae-
vial time The late Professor J. u.
Thorold Rogers. in his History of Az
ricuture and Prices in England" mem
lions. under the year 1894. one dozen
thimbles, which cost IS. What is. how
ever, more TO the purpose. they are fire.
quently alluded to by our own dramatists.
Here are two examples from the great
est Of them:
In "The Tanning OF the Shrew." Grumnio
says:
II commanded the sleeves should be
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
800 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will DO pleased
TO learn that there Is at least one dread.
Ell disease that science has peen able ~
cure in all rs stages, and that IS Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being q constitutional disease
REQUIRES a constitutional treatment. HaIPd
catarrh Cure IS taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
The Foundation OF the disease, and giyina
Tho patient strength by building up the
Constitution and assisting nature in do,
ing lis work. The proprietors have "a
much faith in It's curative powers, thai
they offer One Hundred Dollars for ans
case that It fails TO cure. Send for Lat
of Testimonials Address
y. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists-75 cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

HURST & BROWNS ANNOTAIED
DIGEST or THE VIRGINIA RE-
PORTS. From jefferson to Nlneiy-se-
cond virginia. 1730-fSs6. Volume /.
Hurst G. Co, Pulaski City Va.
This IS a valuable work. 1t IS not
only n digest OF Virginia decisions. but
history Of the highest court Of this
State with biographies Of It's judges II
represents a vast deal Of labor, which
seems to us to have been performed
with skill and painstalling fidelity.
When a title has been selected Tor
treatment. the authors search the va
rious titles Of Martins Index, the index
TO the reports. and the Virginia text
books: and TO be sure no case Is omitted,
they then. by the aid of COnverscs In
dcx. &c. pursue the eases throughout
all subsequent cases wherever cited.
The cases thus collected are analysed
into as many subdivisions as Is prac-
ticable. and are then carefully digested,
and the several points distributed into
their proper places. TO each case IS
affixed the year Il was decided. In d.
costing. the authors use the syllaDl
(which oftentimes are found deficient or
even erroneous) merely as an aid; they
digest the opinions; thus much omitted
law is given. Each case IS cigested III
full view Of every other case on the
subject and of all statutes affecuns the
same: ana II the case has been over
ruled doubted, distinguished. or eX-
planned. or affected in any way by sta
tute the fact is embodied in a note.
And whenever case depends upon a
statute. that statute. as well as the sta
tute az it exists in the present Code and
amendments thereto. is cited. or quoted
(when necessary. BY virtue OF notes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
"FIcn" In the bible.

Or Tie Editor OF the Dispatch:
you please tell me en- next Sundays
where the word flea is found
Bible and how many times? My
S. 1y-sclOOl teacher asked that
Uol last Sunday. j. NJ. b.
Hin Va, june 2L
Ile word "fca" IS used in I. Samuel.
10: also. J. Samuel XVI. 90: "Artor
e-.n IS tho King Ct Israel come out?
alter dead dos after fea?" Our
c5rcorlancos 90 not show that It IS used
g. ouy other place. and our memory does
i1l enable as 90 amend them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
colonel Thomas II. Owens.

o. tho Elitor OF the Dispatch:
CAN YOU givo me any Information Of
C.'cnr Thomas H. owens of Wickhams
r.le. Third Virginia Cavalry? l have
SO heard OF him since the war ended,
O.. would IKE TO know what became Of
Sim and II be is stW living.
Respectfully.
ONE OF HIS MEN.
colonel Thomas IT, owen died at his
re ln South Boston, after a brief ILL
May s. 1894
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

% iho Editor Of the Dispatch:
I1 what religious denomination 40
I.. William Jennings Bryan and Presi-
coat Mckinley bciongg NJ y. J.
meys. Va.
I-an is n Presbyterian and Mckinley
Methodist.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
rhs euun mt Not a whippOOrwIn.

10 the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please answer whether there is any
difference between whippoorwin and
au evening-bat (some call them bull
i7t0. il so. please state tho difference,
l.I obAse. A W. b.
TIE whippoorwnl and bullbat or more
properly nighthawk. are two different
Birds. belonging TO distinct genera. The
uhrpoorwin (anstrostomus vociferus)
l.s short rounded wings. without white
MARKINGS. and q broadly rounded tail.
fhe outer feathers of which are white;
the rghthawk (chordeiles virginianus)
Dos long pointed winSa marked by a
u.te barr and a strongly-forked tail.
Tie binds also differ IN habits-the
unIpoorwu being seldom seen before
dark whereas. the nighthawk often flies
about high in the air during the late
afternoon and evening. utter!ng its
characteristics note.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
yottcr In Corrcspondcnts.

No notice will be taken Of anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
will be given to the letters of those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We cannot publish copyrighted songs
and poems without the permission OF
the owner of the copyright
This column is not an advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necessitate
the advertising Of any PERSONS business
or wares.
Nor will any attention be given to long
"strings" Of questions. Every wee"
numbers Of correspondents ignore this
rule Of ours. and afterwards wonder why
their queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered be-
cause similar ones have been recently
answered.
We cannot undertake 10 ascertain the
value Of old coins. For that Information
write TO some dealer I'm them.
We cannot undertake to answer queries
by mai, we can vi''y "+4''
through this column.
We are frequently called upon 10 re-
publish poems and songs, but we VIII
not ind rtake TO DO so. except where
the production called for has some MS
torical or peculiar literary merit, and Is
not OF easy access to the average reader
Address Query Editor Dispatch ONCE
Richmond. Va
y. y. We 90 net read unsigned letteFs'