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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
nROOKLYy L ROAD DISASTER.
Two syvitchmen Arrested on SusDi-
cinn of Being Responsible.

BROOKLYN, n. ". January 29-Two
switchmen. employed at the Van Sicklen-
Avenue Station of the Brooklyn Elevated
railroad. were arrested to-day on suspi-
cion that they were responsible for the
collision on the road last night. in which
one man was killed and several were
injured Their names are John Rogers
and Malachi Baldwin. They are charged
with homicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
virginia state sundny-schoOi Con-
ventfnn

AT LYNcHBURG. VA. FEBRUARY
To 5. 1897.
For the above occasion the Norfolk
and Western railway viii see round
trip tickets at
800
Tickets viii be sold February "a and "a.
limited TO February 8. 1851 This Is the
only line with double daily service.
Trains leave Richmond at . A. NJ and
1880 r. NJ. Pullman sleeper 10 Lynch
burg On night train. For full inforna-
tion. apply TO the Richmond Transfer
Company. SO east Main street; ii. ID.
owen. ticket agent. Byrd~street station.
or at eompany's office. s3s east Main
street. Phone iN.
r. w. COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
BRyAN At SAN ANTONIO.
He Makes His Last Appearance as .
Lecturer.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, January 2s.-
William j. Bryan arrived here this
morning from Austin. He has cancelled
his contract with the lecture manage
ment and made his last public appear
ance as a lecturer here tonight. 1t Is
nossible that he will visit few places,
Of his own accord. in answer to pressing
invffatiOns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30

Nellie Pryor. colored woman, about 90
years of age, fell dead upon the street last
night about o'clock. She was passing
down Third street near Marshall, on her
way home. $40 St. James street, when at
tackled with congestion of the lungs, and,
falling to the pavement. died before medi-
cal aid reached her. Coroner Taylor view
ed the BODY but deeming an inquest un-
necessary. ordered II to be turned over 10
her friends for burial.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
A Charity Fair To-day.

This afternoon at 4 o'clock a fair will
he held by the little people I'm the vicinity
of Colonel c. O'B. Cowardin's residence,
l07 east Franklin street, TO raise funds In
aid OF a needy family. The children are
very earnest in their efforts 10 make the
fair a success.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
The Plague Reaches Goa.

LISBON. January 29-Dispatches re-
ceived here from Goa, the capita city OF
~ Portuguese Territory OF that name IN
f,dia cav there are three cases Of the
bnbonic plague in a hospital there
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
sa.iaus Cutting ARRAY.

GREENSBORO, n. c., January %
,cnecial)-A negro named Arthur Rankin
cut a white man named Scoggih Yesterday
,,srv seriously. He IS cut i'm the region OF
the heart. and he may die.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
rh,nk Prof. Harris May Recover.

to a friend here that while the Illness OF
his father, Professor III. IA. Harris. Is very
serious and gives the family great anxiety.
stiI they have not given up hope OF his
ultimate recovery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
s.,otor Georges Condition.

WASHINGTON. January 29-Little or
20 change Is reuorted in Senator George
nordition at 1880 o'clock tonight. If any
ming he is slightly weaker.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
For Nervous Debility.
We Hnrxford'A Acid I,hOsp m fe.

Dr. ]. NJ. Hanger, Staunton Va. says:
sHave used IL in nervous debility and
nrostratlon, with the best results"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30

No sArER REMEDY can be had for Coughs ana
Colds or any trouble OF the Throat thsa
. BRows's BRONCHIAL rsooBEs.' Price 20 csa
Sold only In boxes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
what Confederate General

does a dyspeptic call. on feeling the
happy effects OF one glass Of Colonial
Water?
Moorp
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30

OlNr iIonrada passed out of Hampton
peads S,eais' at ? p. NJ. destination not known
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
Glove-Contests Licensed.
Tennessee Bank suspends.

CARSON, NEW: January. Ex-Governor
sailer signed the bill licensing glove con-
tests al 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30
The Weather.

- WASHINGTON, ID. c., Janu-
ary 29.-Forecast for Virginia.:
IMk Fair weather: northerly to east
erly winds; stationary tempera-
ture.
North Carolina: Fair weather, follow
ed by increasing cloudiness; nor'neas'efV
winds. slight rise In temperature.
south Carolina: Fair weather, followed
nv showers on the coast; northeasteFly
winds; not so cold.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30

take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
pruggists refund money II fails to cure.
sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-30

KNOXVILLE, TENN, January 29.-The
Watauga Bank. OF Johnson City. did not
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

The soul of Mme Blavatsky appears to be d provoking restless affair. given to wandering about the human temples of India in a disconcerting way. Now 1t has been located positively, accord ing to one authority, in young Brah- man, while two or three experts are equally sure that they have detected it in other persons. The unfortunate part of the Brahman's condition, however. is that he is "too young yet to know whose spirit is in him." so that the soul seems to be leading a sort of anony- nous existence for the young Brahman will be called upon to make use of this spirit, for it will doubtless fit away soon and take up a new residence in accordance with It's previous nomadic career. In the meantime the public will continue to feel a lively interest in the movements of the celebrated soul, which could only be increased if the directors of its Itinerary would an- nOunce some kind of program of stop ping places.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Variety in Pasture.

In seeding land to grass it would be much better if greater variety of plants were grown. Some kinds succeed bet ter than others under special cOndi- tions of soil, so that the greater variety sown, the better the land is likely to be covered and the larger the quantity of feed produced. But the advantage of much greater palatableness of pasture or hay which contains a variety of grasses is even more important. AS an aid to make all hay more eagerly eaten, some sweet-scented vernal grass seed ought to be sown. It will be eaten close to the soil by every kind of stock, and when left for hay the aroma from it will penetrate the whole mass and in- crease its feeding value.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

As the cycling season draws near II is pleasant thing to take down ones copy of the-First foliO that facile princeps of all bibIiomaniacs, and read of the scorchers and wheel men and women that Shakespeare wOtted of. For amid all the wonderful pageantry of the plays and the stately procession of kings and queens, knights and ladies fair, churls and clowns, the bicyclist is there not a whit different from his present aspect. Did not Henry V. refer to man on a bike when he said: "A straight back will stOOp" The vixen ish Hernia must have ridden wheel, and she was properly petulant when she could not keep up with her con- panions on the silent steed, and said: My legs cannot keep pace with my de- sires." When King Henry ". ran down an old apple woman did he not endeavor to lay the blame on his wheel by saying: What have 1 done my safety urged me tO?" Margaret, in Much Ado" declared she liked ''the new tire excellently," and Romeo wore out his pump. 'I am there before my legs" said the scorcher in "All's We'll" and even the immortal William is on his fourth century run.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Cherries

The Early Richmond is the prime fla vOrite. It is q rapid grower, healthy, vigorous and always fruitful. When planted on different slopes the time for picking this one variety may be extend ed over twenty days. The cherry is not as freely planted as it should be. It perhaps gives better satisfaction for the cost involved than any other fruit. Suitable varieties like Early Richmond, MOntmorenci, English MorellO and Wragg, planted on average soil and freely and frequently cultivated, will bear in three years, and in the sixth year will ordinarily yield forty or fifty quarts to each tree. The Early Rich mond and Montmorenci are the strong CT growers and ultimately yield the most bushels per tree because they have the largest number of branches and carry more fruit than the English MOrellO, and when in full bearing at the age of nine or ten years the maxi mum crop of the Early Richmond is about three and a half bushels per tree, that of the English Morello about two bushels per tree. With fair care these trees will live and do we'll until the age of IS or 20 years, and may be destroyed sooner by neglect and lack of cultivation and the result of severe drouth without cultivation.-Green's Fruit Grower.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Horses Fed on Reefste,ks

''Of all fads that fashionable people indulge in over their pets, think the Strangest idea is that of giving their horses meat as a variation to their or dinary diet" said veterinary surgeon.
 Beef only is used. It is baked until quite dry and hard. then minced very fine, and given mixed with oats or meal. The animals, so far from refusing, seem to relish the mixture, and it is thought to improve their condition and courage, but if continued too long they become vicious and their coats deteriOrate.
 "A well-knOwn titled lady eXpends a gOOd-Sized sum altogether in meat for her numerous carriage horses and hacks. She has one mare that will greedily eat a heefSteak unmiXed with meal If minced small, and it has one per week. 1 know q retired army colo nel, too, a famous hunting man, who frequently gives his hunters beef-tea and other meat extracts in their bran mash. Possibly it's not entirely mere fad, for there is one London brewery whose horses are similarly treated, and a famous race horse that won some im- portant events last season was given partial diet of meat at intervals."- London Answers.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS SOFiNTERESTTOFARM.
 eR AND HOUSEWIFE.
Cheese Considered HeaIthful Article of Food-Three Horses Can Often Be Profitably Used-Have Variety in Pasture-Genera1 Farm GIeanings.
Making Cheese at Home.


 Until within compara lively recent time, all the cheese made in this coun- try has been of home manufacture The method usually was where only two, three or four cows were kept. to use two messeS of milk, skimming that twelve hours old, at which time proba- bly, one-half of it's butter fats, and those containing least caseine matter, would have risen to the surface, and mixing this with the new milk of either night or morning, this was heat ed to 140 degrees or 150 degrees, and as it cooled rennet was added. This was usually from calf's stomach whose digestive juices, dried and fine ly powdered, when put into the milk quickly coagulated it. If the stomach of calves could not be had those of pigs were equally good, as each con- tained the pepsin, whose use was to partially digest the milk. In Holland there was general use of hydrochloric acid, which answered the sanIe puI- pose. Thus while milk and especially Scalded milk is hard to digest, the cheese made from 1t is generally con Sidered an aid to the digestion of other substances eaten with or before 1t. Hence it is regarded as healthful ar ticle of food, especially for those with weak stOmachS.-American Cultivator.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
GIeaninrs

No inexpensive thing will insure quality in butter IFS a quantity of dry earth to use freely about the stable. It absorbs odors as well as liquids.
 When hogs de from cholera, the safest plan is to burn rather than bury the carcass and all that has been in contact with it Fire Is a certain puri- fer.
 If a COW loses her appetite, treat her as you do yourself if you are sensi. ble), give her & change of diet. By the way. warm bran mash is an ex- cellent chang of diet
 Chicks hatched in September and Oc- tober will be berteg for market than those matched in spring. But for show purposes and to look a and admire, hatch early-befOre the peach blooms appear.
 An overfed steer now sells in most markets about as slowly as I half-fat one. What is really wanted is the weu-fatted steer The public will not now buy any oveI-f2J meat The neat. level. well-shaped, fine bone animal sells best at present
 The intelligent poultry raiser, like the dairyman, never fails in business. There is always g market for his pro- duct. and the conditions are such that he can keep up production despite the hard times; tn constant income does the business.
 It is not cold, but we weather that doubles up the sheep. Dry cold is q tonic for them, but when he thick wOOlen coat becomes soaked with water, and then the cold wind strikes them, look ava 10 the east for bug zards. Therefore make shelters for sheep, that are always accessible.
 Many farmers purchase farming tools without any assurance hat they will meet the requirements of soil and crop, the purchase price being. in many cases, virtually thrown away. This is not business. Judici0us men do not let the craze for something new to thus get away with their judgment.
 Turkeys are the nearest self-sustain- ing of all domestic fowls. Give them room enough out doors and they will keep fat the year round. But 1t is pru- dent to teach them that there is no place like home and that there is all ways a little corn there Iater in the evening Turkeys nea5 a '5Ie looking after or they may 'take ID with some other fellow" If there were no thieves outside of the penitentiarv there would be more profit In raising turkeys.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

or all the proposals that have beer submitted to the Government with re gard to the Palais Royal, at Paris, which is now falling into ruin, the scheme which finds most favor with the Government and with the public is that of covering in the whole garden or square with huge glass roof, con garden for the reception of tropical plants. The cost would not exceed $200,0G0, while it would constitute a popular attraction and feature of the exhibition of 1900, and possibly restore to the Palais Royal some of the animal ton that formerly characterized that old-time center of Parisian life.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

War with Spain would have no mean Ing m the ordinary sense. thinks the Baltimore American. \ fleet would be sent to Cuba to occupy it. and that would be the beginning and the end of the affair. Real powers have attempt ed to invade this country. powers that had sure-enough navies to back their troops, and they have failed utterly. Spain'S most recent military exploits have been her war in Africa, where she kept her army locked up in a fort and begged the natives for peace, and her present series of material military exc cutions in the ditch behind Moro Gas tie. Her soldiers in Cuba have exhib- ited some familiarity with their weap- ons by shooting prisoners and non-com- batantS, but they have rarely gotten close enough to an armed rebel to prac- tice real markmanShip.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

Thirteen American cities are now un- der Mayor Pingree's potato patch plan of using vacant city lots for the en- ployment of men who are able and willing to work, but who cannot find regular tasks at regular wages. Tn ev- cry one of the thirteen cities such re- suits have been obtained as tc make the plan no longer an experiment. The same form has not been followed in ev- cry instance, but the general idea is the same, of a municipality helping tC support its poor by giving them work to do, but at the same time getting 8 fair return. so that their suStenanct shall not be a burden on the taxpayers
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Measuring Starlioht

An English astronomer named Min, chin has invented an instrument which accurately measures the quantity of light given out by star. Stars are designated as being of the first, down to the twentieth magnitude. according to the degree of light emitted. This has heretofore been judged by the eye. which precluded anything like ex- actitude. By the new invention the rough designation is presented by numbers, which gives the exact ratio of one star to another in the light-giy- ing powers. The star Arcturus. for ex- ample, is estimated by the new process to give seventy-five and three-quarters times the light of Regulus. The in- strument will be of great use not only in astronomy, but in meterology also. The amount of light which reaches the earth from stars varies according to the state of the atmosphere; and the inventor claims that forecasts of weath- CT can be obtained in this way which will be far more accurate than those obtained at present.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Successful Eup Farming,

Egg farming, when properly carried on, has proven to be one of the most profitable branches of the poultry in- dustry. The writer has in mind a young farmer who runs a fruit, truck and egg farm, and in a recent conversa- tiOn with him, learned that the income from his egg farm supported his fam fly, while that from fruit and vegeta- bles was put in bank. Five acres are devoted to poultry, on which are kept 300 hens, divided between the Brown Leghorn and Black Hamburg. The five acres are sub-divided into ten yards,
 giving 50 hens to the yard. These hens average 125 eggs per year apiece, mak- ing 5,2OS dozen, which bring an average price of 15 cents, making S7S1.20. De-
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

New York Tribune: The Curfew law. recently enacted in many Western towns, is not solving the problem, What shall We do with our boys?" es- pecially between 9 o'clock D. m. and bedtime. A young woman. who evi- dently speaks from the bitterness of personal experience, says that the Curfew law merely calls the small boy oh the Streeet to poster his sister when she is trying to entertain company" The lurking fear that the terrihle
 small boy" is somewhere about is cer- tainly calculated to cast a damper on the cOurtship of the sister and her best young man. Locking under the sofa Is not guarantee that his terrible chuckle will not be heard in the midst of the most interesting and idvllie scene. for he is possessed of "a merry devil of ill-timed merriment." and his Ingenuity is more than human. The entertainment Of company under such conditions is impossible. Then there is a public side to the question.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Flower Beds.

Lay your plans, so there will be no delay when the time comes for plant ing. says an exchange. There is no in- vestment you can make that will bring a larger proportiOnate return of pleas urc than a small sum devoted to flower seed It Is good time, while the men have leisure. to prepare the beds. If the ground is poor and the subSOil con- pact it will pay to dig it out at least two spades deep and fill in good soil Vixen it is done once 1t is done forever, and an occasional top dressing is all it will need while you live. The men and teams have leisure now; this work can be done wherever the ground is not frozen. If the soil is fairly good throw out a spade deep, and then take out another spade deep and haul it away, Inplacing with good surface soil from the woods or fields, mixing in some sand, If needed, and some old manure, or chip dirt from wood pile. A bed pre- pared in this way, if the water does not stand in it, will produce a vigorous growth and abundant bloom in most garden flowers, and we'll repay the labor. Some few kinds do best in poor soil. or in special locations, but the great majority thrive best in a deep, rich. moist. but not wet lOam. When such a bed is once prepared it needs only an occasional top dressing to keep it in fine condition forever.-Farmers' Review,
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

Alabama displayed wisdom in ex- empting from taxation for ten years any new cotton factories established within her borders, and the first fruits of it are aparent in the preparations for the institution there of a million dollar plant by Eastern capitalists who have recently paid the State a visit to look over the ground and lay out their plan of action. The intention Is to make finer fabrics than have hitherto been made in the South, which is an import ant industrial departure for that sec tion, promising to help toward the sOlu- ton of some of its most difficult econo- mic and social problems. Alabama legislation so hospitable to capital stands in rather marked contrast with our own, which in many cases seems devised with the intention of driving 1t nw9V
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
The Idano Pear.

The Idaho pear is pear of great hardness ana will glow where scarce ly any other pear WI The editor of tlc rlv" mar -isite5 the originator of the pear two year ago. The pear ia shape is more llkean apple than pear. It is above medum size and is of good flavor. It is no. an extra keeper, but it Is a fine pea for as late as say the first of NoveHber. As grown in the East, or MidGe West, it is described as being of redium 10 large in size 9, 10 and II inches in circumference, of Duchesse shape, though rounder, flesh finer grained than that variety, quite as good IS the leading market pears, flesh 1ina-grained, buttery and melting, with @ 'very g0od' fiavor.- Western Plowman.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

The celebrated celestial Ii Hung Chang has written a letter to a young girl in Brooklyn, in which he says: "If your parents are living hope you are dutiful. Here in China children are carefully taught to love and cherish their parents l think We are more par ticular about that in China than West ern people are, and it has helped much to make China the oldest of nations." One precept of the decalOgue is as en- phatic upon the duty of the children to their parents as is any precept of Con fuclus or any Chinese practice. But in the Western world the law given to
 Moses enjOining the hOnOring of father and mother, though coupled with the injunction that this duty be shown that ones days may be long in the land Is not reverently followed, particu- larly in the peart republic of North America. The Jewish peoples are a creditable exception to a rule of filial impiety, not one of neglect of parents, not one of failure to support them in their declining years, but failure in the hOnOring of parents which is enjoined by the commandments of God and is followed by profound reverence and humility by the peoples of the Orient, whom we are pleased to call barbari- ans. Our peart and universal Yankee ration, whose inhabitants are much given to elbOwing of their seniors out of the way and to f1ippant disergard in the young generation of the garnered wisdom of the elder, would do we'll to take lesson in filial conduct and in divine doctrine from the Semitic and the Mongol.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

1t Is related that a Kansas young man recently kissed his sweetheart nlnety-slx times In one minute during a single sitting, and during the same period the young lady managed to re- spond with four, making an even hun dred in the space of sixty seconds. Abounding as they were in youth and hope. and radiant with the joy of their budding love, there was not fear Of microbes on the part of this ardent young couple, who calmly pursued their osculations undismayed by any such scientific fol de rol.