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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Plenty of Good Water.
Baltimore SUM-

When water was turned on the city OF
Roanoke. Va, a few years ago from the
splendid spring at the foot OF Mil noun
tain, two miles south of the city, the peo-
pie congratulated themselves on having a
supply of pure water adequate for all the
wants of at least 5000 population. All
expectations in regard to the supply have
been realized, but a difference between
the water company and the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company in regard to
water rates has resulted in the formation
OF another water company, which will be-
gin 10 furnish water TO such citizens as
desire its service on the LIST of November
The new company purchased large tract
OF land on the Blue Ridge, seven miles
from Roanoke, and has diverted the water
from numerous springs into an immense
lake, which is 700 feet above the Norfolk
and Western depot. in Roanoke. 1t will
be conveyed to the city in q large Hpe
The dam of the lake is les feet thick
at the base. 30 feet at the top 800 feet
long. and As feet in height The water
has been carefully analysed and found
to be a chemically pure freestone water
notable especially for the entire absence
of lime. The Norfolk and Western will
use a half million OF gallons a day, which
alone secures the financial success Of the
promoters, who have invested $4,000 in
the enterprise. A city cannot have too
much pure water. and hence Roanoke is
to be congra tulated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
not,ce 20 Correspondence.

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 copyright songs and
poems without the permission OF the own
er or copyright.
This column is not an advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necesstate
the advertising Of any persons business
or wares.
Nor will any attention be given to long
Strings" OF questions. Every week num-
bers Of correspondents ignore this rule of
ours. and afterwards wonder why their
queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered.
w cannot undertake TO ascertain the
value OF OLD coins. For that information
write to some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake TO answer queries
by mail; we can only answer them
through this column.
We are frequently called upon to repub-
ish poems and songs, but we will not
undertake do So except where the pro-
duction called for has some historical or
peculiar literary merit. and is not Of easy
access to the average reader.
Address Query Editor. Dispatch ONCE.
Richmond. Va"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A Bridal Procession.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please inform me of the order In which
q bridal procession should enter and
leave church, and how they should
stand at the altar. A. c.
Madison Mills, Va.
AT wedding the first OF the bridal
party to appear are generally. the brides
maids coming in couples; they are fol-
lowed next by the ushers: then by the
maid OF nonor. and lastly by the bride in
company with her father or brother or
o'her person who y TO give her away.
ana then the groom with his best man
ehiefs' not by the church aisle. as do the
'sS' OF the party. but by a door back OF
'ne ehaneel or pulpit. He comes down 70.
,ns risht OF the bride 80 as 10 give her his
,ei' hand in leading her to the altar The
o''ueSma'ds and ushers alternating vene
sIaiiy form in semi-eircle or 60 81,
'. e''her side Of the bride and groom
10 retiring the bridal coupIe Issda a,
procession. Next In order come 49, s"s
o. hpnor and the best man. then . a., s. ,~s''
"aio and an usher, bridesmaid ana
usher. and so on. ana an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A BULLET IN HIS JAW.
Extracted from Its Resting-PIace
After ThIrty-Four Years.
New Orleans Picayune

'.NtW OIltdus f-lcdyuneD
A peculiar surgical operation was per-
formed in Monroe La. recently. Captain
Wyatt, OF that place, was a member OF
the Thirty-first Louisiana Regiment, and
was In Vicksburg at the time Of the siege,
where he received a Federal mimic ball
In his right eye during the month OF
June. 1864. From that time until last
week the bullet has remained In his head,
despite the efforts of physicians to re-
breastworks when hit. The bullet came
through the earthworks before hitting
him, and thus a great deal Of its force
was lost He was sent to the hospital,
where he remained until July 18th. when
he came home. While In the hospital,
after the surrender, he was attended by
some of the best surgeons in the Federal
army, all of whom asserted that the ball
had gone too far into the back of the
has suffered much. he has attended TO
his mercantile and planting interests.
The manner In which the bullet was
located was purely accidental. Captain
Wyatt was suffering from a toothache,
and called on DR.. c. b. Johnston, to have
him pull the tooth, which was giving
him considerable pain. On closer exami-
tooth, but a leaden bullet, that was
causing all the trouble, He called in Drs.
Brewer and Faux, physicians, who made
the same diagnosis of the case as he him
self had made Captain Wyatt refused
TO be put under the influence of anesthe-
tics, and the dentist undertook TO drill
the ball out, and after several sittings
succeeded in extracting the bullet. The
bullet, after entering. had turned down
at right angles and came under the eye,
whence it had gradually worked it's way
down to the law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Some Practical Points in Bulb CuI-
(From an Exchange.)


III we would meet me early snow drops
and crocuses, the gaudy tulip, and the
priDcely hyacinth, with their companions
IN the garden in the spring we must be-
come fall planters. Because autumn does
not to many seem the right time for
garden making no doubt many kwns and
hover gardens are without these most
charming flowers that otherwise would
nave them. There is no good excuse for
ms IL is just as easy TO make up and
plant flower beds in September or Octo-
Der as II is In the spring. In fact il should
be easier TO plant in autumn, because
usually there is less crowding of work
than in the spring
The great value OF the hardy bulbs in ex-
tending the season of bloom in the garden
makes II inexcusable not TO have them In
abundance. Without this class the lawn
and Hover beds are bare OF bloom To-
several months in the spring, before then
are occupied with the regular summer
MOWERS This state of things is oftener
found In the handsome lawns of our towns
ana cities than In the country. IL means
one crop OF bloom In the season. when
with autumn planting the same buds coulo
nave succeeding crops. from early until
late. Nor must We overlook the fact that
OF all our garden flowers the sweet. beau
tiful Dutch bulbs, coming in the lovely
springtime when nature draws us To the
garden. excel all others In delightful quail
ltles. And 1t Is not in the garden alone thar
tho advantage OF this class of bulbs most
slronsly appears. Inasmuch as he scaso,
or bloom follows very quickly after
warmth sufhcient 70 start the growth sets
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
The Chance World.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In recent number of your paper Frank
NJ. Beverly. Of Dwale, Va, asks
where he can find the story OF The
Chance World" In a McGuffey's Third
Reader. published about 1856. l find THE
World of Chance" by Todd.
suppose this is DR. John Todd. the
author Of other selections in the same
book-one. the well-known story of "The
Old Eagle Tree"
Please give in your Query column n
brief sketch Of Or. Todd. Respectfully.
Glen Allen, Va.
f. J. HOLIDAY.
DR.. John Todd was born in Rutland,
VT, October ., 1900, and died in Plttsfeld
Mass. August, 1873. He was first a
teacher and then minister of the Con-
gregational Church. He published about
thirty volumes of his lectures, addresses.
sermons, travels. etc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

Out on the water in the moonlight A
more beautiful or romantic situation for a
young mar TO tell the story of his love and
ask the young woman of his choice to share
his life cannot be imagined.
The courtship of young couple may be
ever so romantic and their married life be
very unhappy. There are common sense
considerations outside of love that have a
world to do with the making of married
happiness. One Of the most important of
these considerations is the good health of
both parties TO the sacred tie. The young
man who is in the incipient stages of con-
sumption commits crime If he marries
before he is restored TO health He con-
demns his wife to the life of a nurse and
his children to early death, or lives of sick
hess and suffering. Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery cures % per cent. of all
cases of consumption if taken in its earlier
stages. This is its record established dur
ing the past thirty years. 1t is the great
blood maker, flesh builder, nerve-tonic and
general restorative.
The young woman who suffers from weak
ness and disease of the delicate and i'm
portant organs that make wifehood and
motherhood possible has no right to answer
Eyes" TO young mans proposal until she
is thoroughly restored TO health in a wou1-
anly way Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton prepares a woman for wifehood and
motherhood II makes her strong, healthy
and vigorous where woman most needs
health, strength and vigor. Thousands OF
women have testified to its merits.
my daughter" writes Mrs. N. A. Thomas. OF
Little Rock Ark, had been under doctors
care for four years. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription, which cured me, also cured her.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Stamp.Tax Question.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
In the case of drafts drawn by the
chairman and the clerk Of district boards
on the County Treasurer for teachers
salaries and other school purposes. is II
necessary to attach revenue stamps 10
drafts? The above information will
opnge SUBSCRIBER.
Clifton Forge. Va.
1t is not necessary to attach an internal
revenue stamp to a draft drawn by the
State or county or city officials upon
public funds deposited TO the credit Of
said official. The draft, however. should
show on its face for what purpose it ia
drawn and should be signed officially by
the person drawing the same. In this
case II should be signed by the chairman
and clerk Of the District Board. and
should show that 1t is for the salary or
the school teacher or for other school
purposes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
A Good Laugh.

CThe Observations of Philosophical
Friend of Ours)
"By agreeable emotions nervous cur
rents are liberated which stimulate
blood. brain. and viscera. sana-
tive effect of the same order / experienced
amid the spray and thunder of Niagara
Quickened by the emotions there aroused
the blood sped exultingy through the
arteries. abolishing introspection. clear
ing the heart OF all bitterness. and en-
abling one 10 think with tolerance.
IL not with tenderness. on the most re-
lentless and unreasonable ace."-Frag
mcnts of Science.
There is an old story OF a poor, old
fellow that was desperately sick with the
auinsy. or something Of that sort. He
locked as IL he were just about TO go
OUT; his breathing was getting shorter
and shorter, and all his friends chat
were not remembered In his win were
and wailing. and looking for
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Old yioIins.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
VIII you please ascertain the distinc-
tive or differential points of a genuine
Stradvarius Cremona violin, and an
swer through your Query column? have
violin with the following inscription on
the inside: Antonius Stradivarius Gre
moniusis Faciebat. Ammo. 1896 Is this
a genuine Cremona, or an imitation?
j. c. W., NJ. d.
Gil north Fourth street Richmond.
We are unable TO answer our friend;
but We are informed that thousands Of
counterfeit Stradivarius violins have
been made and sold.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

ence. Itrelieves the condition that pro-
duces so much discomfort and robs men,
situation of its terrors. Here is proof:
DEAR Mrs. PINKBAM.-How can
thank you enough for what you have
done for mep When / wrote to you /
was suffering untold pain at time of
menstruation; was nervous, had head
ache all the time, no appetite, that tired
feeling, and did not care for anything.
j have taken three bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
OF Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver
Pills, and to-day am well person. 1
would like to have those who suffer
know that | am one of the many who
have been cured of female complaints
byyour wonderful medicine and advice.
Miss JENNIE r. MILES. Leon, Wis.
1fyou are suffering in this way, write
as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass, for the advice which she
offers free of charge to all women.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

Il wish 10 express my thanks 70 the
manufacturers OF Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera, ana Diarrhoea Remedy FOR
having put on the market such a wonder
medicine" says ". w Massingll of
Beaumont. Tex. Tere are many thou
sands OF mothers. whose children have
been saved from attacks OF dysentery
and cholera infantum. who must also
feel thankful. We know too. that there
are many old soldiers who feel ihanNa
for having been cured OF chronic disr-
rhoea by this remedy. Try IL. II you
need such medicine and you will feel
thankful for the benefits received.
Csc lisa. su&WfO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

handsome mansions at Lower and Upper
Brandon were built and who are the
present owners of these estates?
SUBSCRIBER.
The present Brandon dwelling (some-
times called Lower Brandon) was built
by Benjamin Harrison, son of Nathaniel
Harrison. of Brandon, in the year 1890.
1t is said that Thomas Jefferson who
was collegemate of Benjamin Harri-
sons, planned the main building. by
which the two wings. separated some
14O feet, were connected. The building,
as II now stands, is 20 feet long, all built
Of brick.
Since the death, on the 7th of August,
last, of Mrs. Isabella II. Harrison widow
OF George Il. Harrison, ST., who was the
eldest son of Benjamin Harrison, the
dwelling and lawn grounds have become
the property of her five grandchildren,
whose father was George L. Harrison,
Jr. The house is situated about go yards
from the banks of the James river, one
in Prince George county.
Upper Brandon is situated about seven
miles by water and three miles by land,
farther up James river, and was built in
1921 by William Byrd Harrison. the Sc
cond son of Benjamin Harrison, of Bran
don. 1t was before the late war one of
the handsomest dwellings in Virginia,
but. like many other such buildings in
this State received at the hands Of our
northern brethren the delicate attentions
usually bestowed.
Its present owner is George Harrison
Byrd, of New York, who is a grandson
of Benjamin Harrison, Of Brandon, and
was born at Brandon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Lawful Fences,

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly tell me through your
Query column whether the present law
requires farmers to keep their fences a
prescribed height, or sufficient to prevent
stock that may be running at large" on
the outside from entering their fields or
isn't IL unlawful for stock to run at large
at all? and oblige. A SUBSCRIBER.
Chatham Hill, Va.
The Acts Of Assembly. 1856, page 4O1,
will furnish an answer TO these questions,
We think.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Name, Not Christen.

To the Editor Of the New York World:
Governor Tanner. in his otherwise adj
mlrable letter 10 the Womans Christian
Temperance Union regarding the use of
wine IN the ceremonies of naming bat
tleship Illinois, speaks OF the "christen-
ing" This is. Of course. wrong, and TO
many people must be offensive. So Il is
hoped that some ole in authority will in
struct Miss Letter not to use the express
sion IL christen thee" &C.. but, II name
thee. &c, when she performs her inter-
esting part at the launching.
PURIST
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Country POst-Omccs.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
How near may one post-ofiice be estab-
lished 20 another in a rural District?
York county. Va. A SUBSCRIBER.
/. Establishing OF post-ohices in rural
districts is regulated by the density Of the
population.
2. Their proximity varies from one to
I'VE miles. according TO population.
g. Communicate with Fourth Assistant
Postnaster-General, Washington, -. c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Reduction of Bark.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
have some hundreds OF acres Of fine
chestnut. oak, and hemlock timber, too
distant from a railroad or tannery to mar
ket bark probably Is there a cheap way
10 reduce the bark to an extract, which
could. by reason Of smaller bulk, he ship
ped more probably? SUBSCRIBER.
Blacksburg, Va.
We are unable TO answer this question,
but perhaps some reader Of ours can DO
So
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Tell us all you can about the "Melun-
geons," please. READER
Blacksburg. Va.
The Melungeons are a class OF people
Of uncertain origin and peculiar APP
pearance. living in East Tennessee. They
claim to be OF Portuguese descent, but
the claim Is not established. The word
Melungeon means. as applied to them,
mixed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LOWER
AND UPPER BRANDON ESTATES.
THE ORIGIN or HELUSGEoES.
Divorce ON the Ground of Desertion-
We should "Name," Not "Cbrfsfcn'
xhips-Bridal Professions and How
They should Proceed.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you please give me the address OF
J. ID. Long. Secretary OF the Navy, IN
your next issue? SOBSCklBhh'
Merry Mount. n. c.
Washington, ID. c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

in. they are matchless among flowers
suited TO homo culture in winter: whoever
can succeed In growing any kind II house
plants may without Hesitation undertake
the culture OF hardy bulbs In the window.
for the culture OF no others is easier. With
the hardy bulbs at our command there
Is no excuse for not having an abundance
OF the most delightful flowers in our
homes during the winter and spring
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
PERIODS OF PAIN.

Menstruation, the balance wheel of
womans life, Is also the bane of exist
ence to many because 1t means time Of
great suffering.
while no woman is entirely free from
periodical pain, 1t does not seem to have
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25

Orders for printing sent to the Dis
patch Company will be given prompt at
tention. and the style OF work and prices
--<u - ssss~ "a aisasA saxA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
Lower and Ipner az

10 the Editor Of the Dispatch.
W" you please inform me when ,hs
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-11-30
NO. 90.

mer longed to return to Kentucky and
he sold his two town lots in Vicksburg,
Miss, and settled up his affairs. He
came to Cloyerport to hunt up his peo-
pie and while here met his old master,
w. II. Bowmer, who gave him some
money and his supper.
Bowmer then went to Harmed where
he bought him modest home. A few
DAYS since he accidentally heard that his
first wife whom he had been sold away
from nearly fifty years ago, was still liv-
ing.
Her name is Anne Keys. Like her
husband she had been married twice
since their separation and both husbands
had died. She has several grown chill
dren. Last Sunday the couple held a
reuAion and were again married.
Steven Bowmer was asked how he felt
since the wheel Of fortune had turned 30
pleasantly for him.
"Jes' as if 1 had 'ligion, boss De sun
shine in my soul. want to shout and
sing halleluiah all day long," is his
homely answer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-11-30
A SLAVES
ROMANCE.
He Played the Role of EnOCh
Arden For Many Years.
Returns to Kentucky to Find His First Wife
aWidow.

Very few negroes in Kentucky to-day
have lived as eventful life as Steven
Bowmer who now lives at Harmed in
this county.
He was born in Breckenridge and
became the property of w. II. Bow
mer, of this city, who sold him to Burril
Hensler. When Steven Bowmer was
about 20 years of age he was married to
slave woman on a neighboring farm
and shortly after the union was taken to
Louisville by Hensler who sold him to
Louisiana sugar planter for $1,000
Bowmer was taken south and while in
that country lost sight of his Kentucky
wife. He married twice in thirty years,
and after the death of his last wife in
Louisiana he longed to return to "ole
Kaintuck."
He left Louisiana and settled at Harm
ed, this county, last August. A few
weeks ago he found that his first wife
was still living and last Sunday they
were united in marriage.
The story told by Bowmer in detail is
exceedingly interesting. He was of fine
physique and the last time he appeared
on the auction block he brought 81 $50
which was then considered good price.
Out of the twenty-four slaves that were
sold with him, one, an expert carpenter,
brought 81, 800.
He was shipped to Louisiana where he
went to work in the cane fields of the
Briscow plantation on which 270 able
bodied slaves were employed.
Shortly after becoming one of the chat
tells Of the Briscow plantation the over
seer came to him with an ugly looking
wench and told Bowmer that the woman
had been selected as his wife. Bowmer
was rather aesthetic in his tastes and
told the overseer that he would rather
die than live with the woman. The
overseer laughed good naturally and let
the matter drop then and there. Shortly
after Bowmer was taken from the fields
and made coachman for his master.
Two years later he married a slave
woman who had been sold from her hus.
band in Virginia. He lived with her
forty years.
Six years after he had been sold into
slavery the war broke out and Bowmer
joined the union army and fought in the
ranks for three years. When peace was
declared he went to farming and lived
uneyentfully until his wife died. A few
months afterward he married another
woman, with whom he lived two years
when she died
After the death OF his last wife Bow
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-11-30
COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
What W. left Lee says About Superintend-
ent Hancock.

The teachers in this county who de-.
sire course in teaching will be interest
ed in the following testimonial concern
ing Prof. s. +. Hancock, of the Clover
port school. 1t is splendid testimony as
to his ability to conduct teachers courses
and all who desire to fit themselves the
better for their profession should avail
themselves Of his experience.
ITO whom it may concern This is to
certify that Prof S. E. Hancock has been
Principal of the Shepherdsville Academy
for the past nine years, during which
time have been personally acquainted
with him. He has also been officially
associated with me during the past three
years as members OF the County Board
OF Examiners, and have not hesitation
in recommending him as gentleman OF
high moral character, true Christian,
an able educator, and fine discipline
rian. About one-third OF the schools of
the county are taught by his pupils, all
Of whom are doing high grade work. l
therefore most cordially and cheerfully
recommend him to the people of any
community who are in need of an ear
nest, able, and conscientious teacher.
Very Respectfully, w, JEFF LEE,
Supt. Bullitt County Schools"