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Evening star., 1898-12-17
Preparedness.

We don't want 10 fight
But, by jingo! IL We do,
We've coin to pay for ships and men,
And Investigations too.
Evening star., 1898-12-17

VIII bore through a drift of this sort at the
rate of two miles more an hour. aving
vertical walled cut twelve feet wide in
its wake.
The snow plows in use on the east zrn
railroads are mere toys beside the big
mammoth of the prairie. They vary IN
size from the little scraper, which is only
intended to clean the snow from the rails
and which is hardly larger than an ordi-
nary COW catcher, up to the great iron
shield, in shape not unlike the prov of a
battleship and mounted on trucks. that IS
pushed by one, two or even more engines
and that literally ''bunts" its way through
drifts, piing up the white banks to the
right and left. Powerful as this machin..
is, eood-sized western drift would quickly
stall it, but it usually meets all the re-
quirements of the eastern and central
states where drift four or five feet deep
VIII tie up traffic for perhaps few ho Irs
or II the storm that brings il is unexpected
and the roads unprepared to meet the stu
alton. for night or day at most Ii is
absolutely useless on the plains of the
northwest, where the snow accumulates in
constantly deepening stratas all winter
long.
Has Solved the Problem
In the winter of 1SS1-2, before the inven-
ton OF the rotary snow plow the principal
lines of South Dakota were practically
bockaded from January to May All traffic
was at a standstil. Nothing like this has
happened since the rotary plow came into
use 1t has successfully solved the prob
lem OF winter railrOading in the northwest
Now on the n ain lines of the various roads
that can be counted properly equipped two
or three days is the limit to a tie-up. no
matter how heavy the fall of snow. The
villages along the small branch lines how
ever, count themselves luclN If they r,a
dug out of the drifts once every thirty
days. The rotary snow ploy is technically
known as the centrifugal plow' to dis
unguiSh It from the wedge-shaped plow I'm
use on the eastern roads 1t is a new an
plfcation of an old principle rather than
new invention. The latest plows built of
this description are huge affairs, weighing
fifty tons and upward. unmounted; with
their trucks and engine the weight is
double that of the plow proper
Thev fight the drifts with an enormous
Evening star., 1898-12-17

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star
Evening star., 1898-12-17

Lean Pup-"Whats the matter, Ffdo
you're looking very fat?'
Round Pup-'I bit a pneumatic tire"'-
PearSon'S Weekly.
Evening star., 1898-12-17

Copyright, 1895, Life Publishing Company
Evening star., 1898-12-17

and falls fifty or one hundred feet away
from the edges of the cut.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Sister Slips.


The Takasago Is another superb first
class protected crtHser. fuf AGO tons, newly
completed in England. +, Another just like
her is being bulf, and three more of her
sisters are projected. Each of them will
carry two 9-inche rifles and twenty-five
rapid-fre guns. Contracts for all FIVE have
been secured by.8he Elswick yards IN
addition to these; three second-class pro-
tected cruisers, Of 5000 tons and twenty
knots speed, are being, constructed in ia
pan. as well as two of 2,T0o tons, the Suma
and Akaski, which have also been begun in
home ports.
Seven protected cruisers used by japan
in the war with China are still in commits
sion in the Japanese navy. They are all
fairly modern, but none of them are I'D to
date The Naniwa, which played such a
conspicuous part in the conflict referred
to, was built as long ago as 1855 in Eng
land. She has displacement of 3,T0O tons,
ana her armament consists of two 1o-inch
rifles, six 6-inch rifles and sixteen rapid
nre and machine guns. The Takachiho is
sister TO the Naniwa, The Matsushima is
quite formidable craft, of 4,27T tons, car
rying one 12-inch rifle and thirty-three
rapid-fre and machine guns. The Itsuku-
shima and Hashdate, each of 4,217 tons;
the Yoshino, of A. 150 tons, and the Akitsu-
In addition, Japan has the Barrozo, tha
idzumi and the Tai-Yen. The last named
was formerly the Tsi-Yuen, and was cap
tured at Wei-Hai-Wei. She is of 1920 tons
fhe idzumi was built in 1884 at Elswick
Evening star., 1898-12-17

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
Dixtemper In Dogs.

no the Editor of the Dispatch: .
Please state cure for dlstemper In
dogs. Also. a good receipt for pre-
yeEtive. y. Y. y.
Ozeana, Va.
Much more can be done TO ward OF
this very fatal disease than TO cure 1t,
and consideration of the predisposing
causes will suggest means Of prevention.
The disease makes its appearance mostly
during the autumn months. At that pc
Rod most puppies arc getting their Sec
ond teeth, their constitutions are still
very immature. and the nervous system
the great regulator OF all vital processes
very unstable. Distemper is apt TO break
out IN cold. wet. muggy weather When
dogs are much confined the conditions are
favorable for the germs and least favor
able for the dog; hence. the need OF
fresh air, cleanliness. &c. The digestive
tract must be especially watched then.
When dogs cannot be exercised on ac-
count OF weather. an extra amount OF
grooming and massage, with less food
and OF lighter kind. will prevent many
kennel troubles. Distemper assumes so
many forms 1t would be useless for us
20 attempt TO give here any special line
Of treatment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
.Je6ersou's Violin.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
1 have read the New York Suns article
on Jeffersons violin, and also your In
Quiry whether the statements are correct
with some replies to the same. But as
they are all so wide of the mark l Will
venture 10 give what / know OF the TACT.
having known the Scott family for many
years.
More than fifty years ago Jessie Scott,
the father. and his three sons, Robert,
James, and Tom, made music throughout
Aibemarle and the surrounding counties
for the F.. +. VS., and no festive occasion
was considered complete unless jessie ana
his boys were on hand TO set In motion
the youthful feet TO the strains OF their
enchanting violins. Jessie, the fatner,
lived to be 81 years of age, dying In 1867
Since then his two sons, James and Tom,
have also died, leaving the last and eldest
son. Robert, as the sole representative
of this celebrated colored family. The
Scots were never slaves. The mother or
old Jessie was an Indian woman named
Annika Comba, and his father rbite
man. The present Robert Scott now at
the advanced age of IS, attests the fact OF
his Indian blood by his erect stature and
strongly marked Indian features, as he
still walks the streets of Charlottesville
with nearly all of his faculties unimpair-
ed. He remembers well Mr.. Jefferson,
and speaks of him most intimately. He
saws that "Mr. Jefferson never saw or
owned any of my old fiddles,' OF which
he had several. The one he sold to Mr..
Hildebrandt, of Baltimore. was of the
most common kind, and its value can be
estimated by the price he received for IL,
being but So!
The circumstance of the rescue of Mr..
Jefferson's violin in ITO from the burning
homestead is probably true, as handed
down by family tradition. but the old
darby who made the reply was one OF the
farm hands, as Robert Scott was not then
born.
Mr.. Jefferson never willed his violin
to any one, but IL is said he gave 1t TO
a favorite servant named Eston Hem
mngs, who took II TO Kentucky after
Jefferson's death.
James Scott, the brother of Robert, did
own a real old violin. which Mr.. Hide
brandt thought he had obtained. 1t is
dated 1885, and is no doubt valuable in
strument but there is no proof of its
being an Amati. 1t is still in possession
of his widow, who refuses to sell 1t for
any price.
The sons of Jessie Scott inherited quite
a handsome piece of property located in
the centre of the town, which became so
valuable that in recent years IL was pur-
chased for the erection of the new post
Office building. The old Scott residence
which stood upon 1t, and marked the birth
place of all the family. was one of the
first buildings of the town, and is still
remembered for its quaint and antique
appearance. The sons also acquired much
property by their profession, and have al
ways been held In high respect by all
classes.
have heard in years past old Jessie.
with his sons Bob and Jim. make music
such music as the gods OF Terpischors
will never hear in this generation-such
music as shook the timbers of many an
old chateau TO the cadence of the tripping
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
General Turner Ashby.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please give brief outline of General
Turner Ashby's war record; his rank and
command upon entering the army; his
promotions, with dates Of same; his rank
and the forces he commanded at the time
Of his death. And oblige. d. A. NJ.
Tappahannock. Va.
General Turner Ashby was the third OF
six children. He was born at Rose
Bank" Fauquier county, Va, on the I'D
of October. 1928. On october 10, 1883, two
days after John Brown crossed the Po-
tomac river at Harpers Ferry. Ashby re-
ported with a company of mounted men
at Charlestown. where he remained until
January. 1860. when he returned home.
On the 18th of April 1861. he took what
men he could gather to Harpers Ferry,
and was captain of the company On
June II. 1861, he was Northumberland OF
the Seventh Virginia Cavalry Regiment,
and on April 49, 1862, he was made colonel.
He was made brigadier-general May %,
1862, and was killed June 6. 1862, near
Harrisonburg, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
A Lfttie swede.

Ore cold evening about two years ago
l was In the waiting-room OF the depot
Mt Norton, Va, awaiting the departure
OF the west-bound train on tho Louis
VILE and Nashville railroad. when my at
.ention was drawn to q dimlnutive for
eiSner. who seemed to be an object OF
much mirth for those present. The boy
was apparently Is or IA years old, wore
a stolid and Indifferent look. and gave not
the slightest heed to the jests that were
being banded around at his expense. His
attire was cheap and not very clean: his
nat was an Old battered derby. much too
large, and at his side hung huge pouch.
which evidently contained all his trea-
sures.
"Dago." "Hungy." ARAB" etc. were
being applied to him, and whence came
yer" WHITTIER bounds" and How came
you to lose your tagT' are samples or
the questions which fell unheeded upon
the little strangers ears.
Presently a boy came in with basket
of apples. and buying a few OF them /
gave them to the lonely youth. A look
OF gratitude and pleasure instantly 1T up
hts face, and perhaps thinking TO crafty
me by making known his destination. he
repeated the words: Nebraska, Omaha"
Then, drawing a soiled envelope from his
pocket. he showed me his ticket which
indicated that he had ccme from Stock
holm, Sweden, and was travelling e
Omaha, Neb. He seemed anxious 10 com.
municate with me. and easily made me
understand that ne had no money, and
that his store OF provisions for the Jour.
ney was exhausted.
The crowd Notwithstanding its previous
raillery. I found to be composed in the
main Of men of sympathetic hearts. In a
twinkiing the huge pouch Of the boy was
filled with cakes, apples. bananas. and
other edibles, and number OF bright sill
yer souvenirs had found their way into
the cavernous depths or the little
strangers pocket. Outlines very little
leaven leaveneth the whole lump-a sim.
pie act OF kindness may make or mar a
human life.
Before leaving the station the boy gave
me a bit OF paper on which he had labo-
riously scrawled his name. and in obedl-
ence to a sign from him / gave him my
address in return.
Time sped by on the wings OF light and
shadow. and the incident of the waiting
room had faded from my memory, when
a few weeks ago / CHANGED to pick up
western paper. in which appeared an ac
count Of my young hero OF the waiting,
room having come into possession OF
$4,000 left him by an uncle who had
lived In America many years.
A few days later l received letter
from my young friend. informing me OF
his good luck, in which he expressed his
intention TO educate himself well and 10
grow UP to be an honored and useful
American citizen.
The lonely orphan boy by the charity
OF those who had been his parents
friends, was enabled TO travel many thou
sand miles by sea and land in search OF
his only living relative SO far as he
knew. BY that mysterious Providence
which directs all things for tho best he
obtained employment from ths very law
yer in whose hands HIS uncles estate had
been left, which eventually led to the dis
covery OF his identity after the good at
torney had almost despaired OF ever find
ing him. SAMUEL HAYNES.
Gate City, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
Who struck Billy Pattersonf
From the New York SUM-

(FTOfn the New ioih oNhI
The identity of the person who struck
Billy Patterson" is a matter OF supreme
indifference to me, but / would In All
seriousness like to know the origin OIL
that much-mooted question. J. X. 1.
There is number OF suggested answers
20 this famous question Here are some OF
them: William Patterson, merchant OF
Baltimore, had property in Georgia; visit
ing IL once he became involved in street
row. In the midst Of the ARRAY some one
struck him on the head, knocking his nat
over his eyes. Paterson could not nnd MS
assailant afterward, and. though he went
about asking "Who struck Billy Patter-
sen?' his large size prevented any one
confessing to the act. In his VIII rat
terson left a legacy to any one VIM
would name the man; copy OF the VIII
IL said TO be on file in the Ordinary
Office at Gainesville. Franklin county
Ga. Within few years Mrs. Cohey'
OF Athol, n. Y, has said that her lalher,
George Tillerton, struck the Dlow anu
damaged his thumb In so doing he was
afraid to confess It, because or fatter-
sons size. No date goes with this stoiy'
But 1t is said that seventy years ago
there was a song in England In when
Billy Patterson appeared. and that reahy
ne llNeQ Ill the idol SChNNtJ'
story is that the man in question was
Alban Smith Payne, NJ. d., formerly OF
the Southern Medical College, Atlanta
Ga. He claimed the honor in these words:
at was in 1882 struck Billy Patterson
because ] saw old Usher Parsons, the
surgeon to Commodore Perry at Lake
Erie. lying on his back In the road I'M
able to rise, his white hair streaming In
the air, ruthlessly knocked there by
brutal bully, and / said: BY the eternal
will hit you, my man, and l VIII MT
you hardr and I did" Another story
makes Billy the boss (probably foreman
of an old-time New York fire company
struck in an election row. When an IN
5ignant friend asked the now famous
question, a huge man announced tnal
he had struck the blow, and the friend
exclaimed. "Oh, you struck him! Wen.
good for you! Let's have a drink.
There are several variations 10 this story.
Still another version: Billy Patterson was
a. medical student who died OF fright
during his initiation into society-aoout
fifty years ago-and the iDitiators were
tried for his death On the trial 1t was
proved that no one had struck him; but
the students retained the expression.
You can take your choice; the question is
still unanswered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
List of Presidents.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please publish in your next issue a list
Of the Presidents of the United States
down to Mckinley, together with their
native States-i. e., George Washington,
Virginia, &c. This Is to settle contro-
versy And oblige. yours.
Cumnor, Va. e. Z. VAUGHAN.
Here is the list:
/. George Washington, born in Virginia,
resided in Virginia when elected.
2. John Adams, born in Massachusetts,,
resided in Massachusetts when elected.
3. Thomas Jefferson, born in Virginia,
resided in Virginia when elected.
4. James Madison, born in Virginia, re-
sided in Virginia when elected.
5. James Monroe, born in Virginia, re-
sided in Virginia when elected
6. John .. Adams, born in Massachu-
sets, resided in Massachusetts when
elected.
7. Andrew Jackson, born In South Caro-
lima. resided in Tennessee when elected.
g. Martin Van Buren,, born in New York,
resided in New York when elected.
o. William Henry Harrison, born in Vir-
ginia. resided in Ohio when elected.
10. John Tyler. born in Virginia, resided
in Virginia when elected.
IL. James X. Polk. born in North Caro-
lHe, ieSlutu III ltIutSStc NHtH tltSlSu.
u. Zachary Taylor, born in Virginia. re-
sided in Louisiana when elected.
l3. Willard Fillmore, born in New York.
resided in New York when elected.
ii. Franklin Pierce, born in New Hamp-
shire. resided in New Hampshire when
elected.
10. James Buchanan. born in Pennsyl
vania, resided in Pennsylvania when
elected.
16 Abraham Lincoln. born In Kentucky,
resided in Illinois when elected.
IL. Andrew Johnson, born in North Ca
rolina, resided in Tennessee when elected.
Is. Ulysses S. Grant. born in Ohio. re-
sided in Illinois when elected.
10. Rutherford b. Hayes. born in Ohio.
resided in Ohio when elected.
20. James A. Garfield, born in Ohio. re-
sided in Ohio when elected.
2l. Chester A. Arthur born in Vermont,
resided In New York when elected.
%. Grover Cleveland. born in New Jer-
sey. resided in New York when elected.
%. Benjamin Harrison, born In Ohio,
resided in Indiana when elected.
"a Grover Cleveland. born In New Jer-
sey. resided In New York when elected.
%. William Mckinley. born in Ohio, re-
sided In Ohio when elected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24

psr annum for one selling ~ retail to
the consumer, and 30 per annum for one
selling at wholesale 20 dealers. and shall
be paid in advance to the Treasurer OF
ssid city. Upon the payment thereof the
said Treasurer shall issue TO the party
license In proper form. ana snah aiso Se
liver to him two tin signs OF form ana az
sign to be determined and supplied py tne
Committee on Police. indicating the pay
ment, Of such license tax, WHICH sato
slgns the party shall have attached 10 ms
vehicle used for peddling. one on each s'uo
thereof
4. The sum of SO is hereby appropri-
ated for said signs, and the Auditor Is 10.
structed 10 place said sum 10 the creo''
OF said committee for said purpose.
4. Nothing herein contained ID lntenu
ed to conflict with the right OF any per
son to sell their farm and domestic pro-
ducs under Chapter SIS OF the Acts o.
Assembly. 1856. nor with the right %
persons to sell manufactured impiemen.s
or machines other than sewing macnihes
or with peddlers OF cooking stoves anu
ranges and clocks, under Chapter as' oi
the Acts of Assembly. 1913
& ANY person violating this ordinance
shall be liable TO a fine OF not less IMAM
~ nor more than $50; each sale 10 De
separate offence. <ror,
This ordinance shall be in force from
and after July !. 1888.
2. It is the duty of the police 10 report
each violation coming under their obser-
Walton: It is also the duty OF citizens gem
orally TO do so.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
Notice TO Correspondents.

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
owner or 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 week
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 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 re-
publish poems and songs, but we VIII
not undertake to do so. except where
the production called for has some his
torical or peculiar literary merit and Is
not Of easy access to the average reader
Address Query Editor. Dispatch ONCE
Richmond. Va"
n. B.-We do not read unsigned letters
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24

sanisation and Of filing vacancies In
another
g. An enlisted man already In service
and desiring to serve as COOK may Do
appointed and rated as sucn upon ms
own application. IL in the opinion OF MS
immediate commanding officer, as the re-
suit of a practical test, he is sumcientiy
proficient. Such appointments VIII Do
made In the same manner as those OF
company non-commissioned Officers.
Z. Only one cook is authorized by law
for each company. troop. or battery anu
every care must be exercised py COM
ma lding officers. through communication
with their recruiting officers and with de-
partment or corps headquarters. to pre-
vent exceeding this allowance. Should
there be an excess of cooks. from any
cause, in an organization the fact Will be
at once reported to the department or
corps commander, with a view TO the
transfer of the surplus iooks 10 otner
organizations in which there may be
vacancies therefor.
s. Cooks will be duly accounted for as
such on all muster-rolls and returns. The
number required by an organization be-
yond the power of its own officers TO
supply will be reported to the proper de-
partment or corps commander, VINO VIII
report such vacancies as cannot be filled
under his orders to the acknowledgement
Of the army.
9. The commanding officer Of each COM
pany, troop, or battery will supervise the
cooking and messing OF his men; VIII
see that at least two copies OF the
Manual for Army Cooks are provided for
his command. and that suitable men IN
sufficient numbers are regularly detailed
as assistants to the cook, and are fully
instructed by the latter in managing,
cooking, and serving the ration in the
field; also, that necessary utensils In
serviceable condition are always on hand.
together with the field mess furniture for
each man.
TO- Each cook will be required to at
tend such drills and exercises as will
qualify him for the performance Of the
duty Of a soldier under arms when neces-
sity requires.
BY order of the Secretary Of War.
II. c. CORBIN,
Adjutant- General.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-24
Rights in Mineral Lands.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
II a man goes on another mans land
and prospects for minerals and finds gold,
or silver, or any kind of mineral thereon.
is there any law In Virginia to protect
him so that he could get part OF IT. and
what part could he get? Please answer
"A SUBSCRIBER"
Clifton Forge, Va.
Unless you had the consent Of the owner
of the land you would be a trespassez,
and the fact that you found minerals
thereon would in no way entitle you to
remuneration. The term lands In
cludes the surface of the earth. en-
bracing any ground, soil. or earth what
soever, as arabic lands. meadows. pas
lures woods. waters, marshes. 1t in
cludes also all trees and crops growing
thereon-in short, everything fixed on 1t
and everything belonging or attached to
II above and below the surface, lab solo
usque ad coelum"-i. e., from the ground
below to the heavens above. Hence, the
owner of the realty is likewise the owner
Of the minerals on his land. and is enti-
tied to protection from outside parties.
1t is worth while to observe that even
when one makes lease for life or years
Of land containing minerals, without men
ton of mines in the lease, the lessee
may dig and take the profits OF such
mines only as were open at the time OF
the lease. And If the owner lease the
lands. together with the mines thereon
and there are on the land some mines then
open, this shall extend to the open mines
alone, and not to any as yet unwrought
But If at the making Of the lease there
be no open mines on the land and the
lease is made of the lands. together
with all mines thereon" the lessee may
open new mines. for otherwise the men
ton Of the mines would be Of no effect.