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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
The Virginia Debt and the Party
Records.
Ofonroe Watchman.)

Amid all this hullabaloo about the
Virginia debt, 10 IS well for West Viz
glnlans 10 remember that II was Demo-
cratic legislature which, twenty-five
years ago, declared that this State owed
not a dollar of II, and that the question
was never again permitted 10 rear its
head in the law-mahng body Of West
Virginia until the Republicans got con-
troll or the legislatures or 1880 and 1887.
Hon. S. l.. Flournoy. OF Charleston, pre-
sents the record OF the two parties on
the debt question in the following neat
fashion:
That the charge that the Democratic
party Of this state Is arrayed with the
promoters Of any scheme to impose upon
West Virginia any part OF the Virginia
debt IS utterly unfounded s. shown by
its past record, when, having all
branches Of the state Government In Its
control for more than a quarter OF a
century, no attempt even was ever made
20 promote such a scheme, notwith-
standing the fact that the Republican
convention which framed the CoDstitu-
ton OF 1868, Article VIII. section ., en-
acted the following provision:
IAN equitable proportion OF the public
debt OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia.
prior TO the first day Of January, In the
year 1861, shall be assumed Dy TINS state
aud the Legislature shall ascertain the
same as soon as may be practicable, ana
provide for the liquidation thereof, by q
sinking fund sufficient 20 pay the accru-
ing interest, and redeem the principal
within thirty-four years"
And It was a Democratic Legislature
whose committee, acting under that cosi-
mand OF the Constitution. reported that
this state owed no part Of the debt, but
that the State Of Virginia would be
found upon a fair settlement 20 be In
debted 10 the State Of West Virginia In
the sum OF about $4,000, and that report
was adopted. / have no reason TO doubt
the correctness OF the finding OF the
legislative committees above referred TO,
that West Virginia owes and should pay
no part OF this debt. but on the contra
~. have always believed that such find
! Ing was correct
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Warts on Horses.

To the Editor of the Dispatch;
Please tell me how TO treat horse
that has warts upon him. O.. W. I.
Where a large number of warts are
scattered all over the body they are,
as rule, not hard TO get rid of. The
treatment consists in one or more appli-
cations of a strong solution Of creolin
or any Of the carbolic sheep dips on
the market. a solution Of one to four
may be used with good effect, and should
be applied TO the warts with stiff brush.
IL proper care is taken 10 apply the rem
edy exclusively to the warts. with
out touching the surrounding skin, so
luton of one to two. or even an undi-
luted solution may be used.
Regarding large warts on the feet OF
your colts, they are quite difficult TO get
rid Of. The proper treatment Is the knife
and the hot iron, but this, of course,
should only be attempted by a qualified
veterinary surgeon. Chronic acid crystals
and nitric acid ointment might be recon-
mended, but are always more or less dan
gerous in the hands of laymen.
When the warts are small and peduncu-
lated growing upon stem), they may
be shipped off with shears and the stump
touched with nitrate Of silver. II they
are large and very vascular they may be
ligated by taking a strong cord and tying
IL as firmly as possible around the base;
they will then shrivel up, die, and drop
m
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
THE RICHMOND DlsPATCH-sUNDAY, OCTOBER ., 1898

them for the work. and enable the pub
fishers to offer the best and most usetui
book yet published on the war-revenue
law OF 1895.
Sent. prepaid. on receipt OF us by
Little. Brown 4 Co., "a Washington
street, Boston, Mass.
ACROSS THE SALT SEAS. Romance
OF the War OF Succession. by John
Bloundell-Burtpn. author OF I'm the
Way of Adversely" The Hispaniola
Plate" "a Gentleman Adyenturer.' etc.
Herbert :. Stone e. Co.. Chicago and
New York. MDCCCXCVII. Price, $50
The quotation that Mr.. Bioundel-Bur-
ton uses as a heading to his first cnapier
Is an excellent summing-up OF the whole
book. For from beginning to end II Is
story OF adventure and vigorous action
"Of cutting foreign threats.
OF sieges. ambassadors. Spanish blades;
OF healths five fathoms deeps.'
The hero. Mervin Crespin is sent by the
Duke OF Marlborough on a secret mission,
which takes him to Portugal. After per-
forming his errand he tries TO get back
TO Flanders by way of Spain, and to that
end turns inland from Vigo. He falls in
with a youth-a woman I'm disguise, as II
afterwards turns out-who becomes much
attached TO him, and they travel along
together. They encounter obstacles and
go through innumerable dangers and
hardships, but persevere At Lugo, how
ever, they are arrested and tried as spies,
condemned 10 death. and thrown into
prison. After long suspense and suffer-
ing. at last when all hope seems lost,
they escape. They make their way back
10 England, and finally are married. And
"a. fltr
ever after.
Notwithstanding its well-worn theme
and almost transparent plot. the book IS
a very interesting one. The action Is
strong and stirring. and moves quickly
from scene 10 scene The characters.
barring a little conventionality, are we'll
drawn and natural. And Mr.. Bloundel-
Burton's vigorous style leaves nothing TO
be desired.
For sale by the publishers
GOOD AMERICANS. BY Mrs. Burton
Harrison. Frontlspiece by c. Allan Gil
bert. l2mo., 90 pages. New York: The
Century Company. Price Sl25. For sale
by the j. =. Bell Company.
American writer's OF fiction have given
most of their attention to depicting
strongy-marked characters from pro-
yincal life. The higher social life Of the
large cities, and particularly OF New
York, has seldom been drawn This is n
field that Mrs. Burton Harrison has made
| particularly her own, and she has de-
voted herself 10 IL I'm some Of her most
successful books. GOOD Americans IS
a story OF contemporaneous New York
| life. her characters being well-known
| types in the inner social circles Of the
metropolis. although not actual portraits.
I The scene is laid mainly in New York,
but 1t also shifts 10 New England and
the Orient, thus furnishing the needed
| diversity. The plot has to do with self
made man, intent upon his own career,
who falls I'm love with a pleasure-seeking
| girl. There are plenty OF complications
in the development OF the story, and the
dialogue is crisp, as in all Of Mrs. Harri-
| sons work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

'Ine tl1nk Oh tnc lVt.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The following is Eugene Fields vivid
description Of the energetic thirst that
comes the morning after THE Clink
OF the lee:
Notably fond of music I dote on a
sweeter tone
Than ever the harp has uttered or Ger
the lutte has known
When l awake at in the morning with
a feeling in my head
Suggestive of mild excuses before / re-
tired to bed:
When a small but fierce volcano vexes me
sore inside,
And my throat and mouth are furred with
a fur that seereth buffalo hide
How gracious those dews of solace that
over my senses fall
At the clink Of the fee I'm the pitcher the
boy brings up the hall!
oh. Is it the gaudy ballet, with features
l cannot name,
That kndles in virile bosoms that slow
but devouring fame?
or is it the midnight supper, eaten before
we retire,
That presently by combustion setteth us
all dIre' -.
Or is IT the cherry magnumY-nay, HI
not chide the cup
That makes the meeksst mortal anxious
TO whoop things up;
Yet. what the cause soever, relief comes
when we call
Relief with that rapturous clinkety-clnk
that clinketh alike for all.
I've dreamt Of the fiery furnace that was
one vast bulk of flame,
And that | was Abednego a-walloWlng n
that same;
And I've dreamt was crater, possessed
OF a mad desire
To yomit molten lava, and to snort big
gObs of fire;
I've dreamt / was Roman candles dho
rockets that fixed and screamed
In short. I've dreamt the cussedest dreams
that ever a human dreamed;
But all the red-hot fancies were scattered
quick as a wink
When the spirit within that pitcher Went
clinking its clinkety-clink.
Row why be so slow in coming with thai
gracious, saving cupE
oh haste thee to the succor OF the mar
who is burning up! :.
Sec how the ice bobs up and down, as i
it wildly strove
To reach its grace to the wretch VINO leel'
like a red-hot kitchen stove!
THE piteous clinks il clinks methlnk'
should thrill you through an'
through; - !,
An err,ng soul is wanting drink, ana NJ
wants II D. d. o..
And. 10, the honest pitcher too fails II
so dire a fret
That its pallid form is presently bedewe'
with a chilly sweat.
Nav blessings be showered upon the MAJ
who first devised this drink
That happens along at a. NJ. WIN IL
rapturous clinkety-clink!
T meyer have felt the cooling hood q
sizzling down my throat
| Rut what / vowed To hymn hymn u
that clinkety-clink devote;
| So now. In the prime Of my manhood'
polish this lyric gem
For the use of all good fellows VINO ar
thirsty at A. NJ,
Rut especially for those fellows who nav
known the pleasing thrall
| Of the clink of the ice in the pitcher ID
hoy brings I'D the hall.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, the
story is told TO a woman and is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address
is Lynn, Mass, she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge Of women's
troubles makes her letter of advice a
wellspring of hope, and her wide expert
ence and skill point the way to health.
81 suffered with ovarian trouble for
seven years, and no doctor knew what
was the matter with me. had spells
which would last for two days or more.
/ thought would try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. l have
taken seven bottles OF it, and am en-
tirely cured. Mrs. JOHN FOREMAN, 20
n. Wood berry Ave-, Baltimore, Md.
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
Is only one of thousands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

inclination TO the ccliptsc OF about , do.
grees. The inclinations OF The orh,,. =,
al 'nc other planets known 70 the an.
o'eh's are much less. The inclination
OF the moons orbit is about & degrees
hence the moon and ali the planets
known to the anclents are always ssan
within, say. 5 degrees of the ecln,,c
Inc word astronomy is derived from
TWO creek words-"as tron' and "nemo''
and originally meant the arrangement NJ
me considerations. or-perhaps better the
less hterally-the grouping of the stars
IN considerations. Such grouping of
the stars was useful In the earlier days.
especially TO farmers and sailors. as an
assistance In indicating the time of the
Day, or the year. Most OF the groups
near the ecliptic received the names OF
animals. and the belt on each side Of the
echpuc within which the planets remain
was called the zodiac (from zodion, a
little an!maD, or the Tierkreis (animal
cfcie)' as the Germans cal. Il. Later.
this belt was divided into twelve equal
parts, called signs. which were named
after the consultations contained in each
When Hipparchus lived, 1900 years ago,
the sun crossed the equator, moving
northward, as II entered the sign called
Aries, or the Ram. Hence, when The
sun crossed the equator. is was said TO
be az the first point Of Aries. This point
Is now generally spoken OF as the vernal
equinox, and the latter expression Is pref
cradle since the position of the vernal
equinox among the stars is slowly
changing. When, however. an almanac
speaks of the sun being at the first point
of Aries, 1t is not the constellation that
Is referred TO, but the sign of the zodiac.
The vernal equinox, or first point OF
Aries, is, in fact, at present between the
consultations Aquarius and Pisces.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

One contained few small fish and the
other none. The latter swarmed with
mosquito larvae. while they were absent
IN the former. Carp have been found
very effective for this purpose. but most
small fish will do equally well.
Kerosene has been successfully used for
the destruction OF mosquito larvae. Ex-
periments by DIR. Howard have shown
that about one ounce applied monthly to
fifteen square feet OF surface Is sufficient
On areas of any size. the quickest and
best method OF applying the oil il by
spraying. The small amount OF kero-
sene used will not affect drinking water.
provided IL Is drawn from below the sur
face. and there is no mention of its in
turing fish or plants by those who have
experimented with 1t largely. In swamps
IL makes little difference whether the
veeeta ton is injured or not. but IL its
use IN fountains where valuable plants
are growing is contemplated, it should be
applied With caution.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Notice to Correspondents.

No notice will be taken of anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
will be given 10 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
err 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 10 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 10 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 10 the average reader.
Address query Editor, Dispatch Office
Richmond. Va"
n. B.-We do not read unsigned letters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

c;tv or town bred man who has all his life
hr,roed his back over a desk, living an
,,nhealthy sedentary life and failed TO take
auv care Of his health could not stay on
the back Of one Of these vicious orutes ior
more than three jumps.
n takes a whole man 20 conquer VICIOUS
animal People may talk about intellectual
sunry;ority and refinement and GOOD pFeea-
;sg hut every man takes of his hat TO
,,I,ys;cai strength aud endurance Whiie
he man who leads a sedentay LIE cannoS
ho,,e IN this respect to rival these sturdy
my, of the plains. they can be sound, Wig
nrors healthy men IL they will. 1t Is
.n.,,., OF care of health while one has H.
"a the oroper measures TO restore X when
- !. lost Most diseases begin WITH some
,,orbIe OF the digestive organs or OF me
i;vrr. Troubles of this nature slhIve .ne
body. because they prevent y from ,eee,s'
ing lis proper supply OF nenfisnnenI. IT.
p;s,ce,s Golden Medical Discovery gives
nan an appetite like cowboys ana tne
d;as.tiou OF an ostrich. Its great woik Is
.nor the stomach. large intestines ana hven
Th,se are the organs that noufish mans
aoJv This medicine makes them strong,
,,;no,ous and healthy. II nils the plooo
In th~ uourishment that builds new
Wa nd reality hesh, muscle and nerves.
,,,,v e,;oyips magnificent health. after
,...'a ,arred for years with chronic cata.rn.
r;.sss par,op sanchez Esq, OF renssso, ~.
80 Mexico. by the use OF your So as.a
$500, r,;scovery' have recovered my nesnn,
"a -, now physisaiiy . ssnsa msSx, e4oYc3
20 nay busiress and sajaxips ws'"s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Ponds and Mosquitoes.
From the Country Gentleman)


Knowing, as we do, that mosquitoes
pass the early stages of their career IN
water, please tell me whether pool
over or under three feet deep Is HnUsl
favorable TO their development. DO
aouatic plants aid or hinder their breed
ing? DO fish act as perceptible check
upon them? Is there any method OF Kill
I'M, them in the egg or laryal stages by
noisoning the water In the fountain, or
covering the water temporarily with kero-
some which would not also destroy plants
or fish? To- H. ID
New York.
Mosquitoes breed only in st.ll water,
ne might be inferred from their abundance
along swampy portions OF pond or lake
and comparative scarcity some distance
from the shore, where the water IL more
disturbed Dr. Howard states that the
adults will oviposit only In stun water,
and that where other means cannot De
adonted. constant artificial agitation OF
the water is an effective method or pre-
venting their breeding. The depth mas
little influence, provided the water Is stlil
As the larvae feed largely upon decaying
vegetable matter. food Is undoubtedly
,,nra abundant where there is consider
ohle vegetation, either terrestrial or
aouat,c DR. Lintner states that the
..satura, habitat of the larval mosquito
g. the stagnant water OF our masmatic
swa,nns" The amount OF food necessary
for the development OF mosquito must
he very small, since an ordinary pail OF
water or a puddle standing for several
days may become prolific source cf
these tiny pests.
T,sb are known to feed upon the larvae.
ard their introduction into tanks or
other bodies OF water for this purpose
has frequently been recommended. DR..
Howard cites an interesting case OF the
value of fish for the purpose OF destroy
ing mosquitoes. A very high tide broke
away a. dixie, flooded some salt meadows
a few miles from bridgeport, Conn., ana
left two small lakes OF nearly equal size.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09

how very dienified he -. We are 80
used to regarding men for their estates.
degrees. and dienities that we disregard
tho native dignity of man. In the play
OF Hamlet we leave out the Prince OK
Denmark Our units Of measure are
milliOnares. authors. orators, generals,
public officers, and benefactors. Inese
are doubloons. sovereigns. eagles, haif-
eagles, and dollars. The smaller cur
rency goes by the pocket or hsndfu'.
They are plain and common people.
1t is unlucky to have our eyes adjusted
only 10 greatness. 10 mind high things,
TO have respect OF persons. James, me
apostle, was a sterling democrat, and, *
there was one thing he did despise II vas
toadyism. And II h. not a little remark
able how the Divine Lord protested Him.
self the Son OF man. ono OF the people;
how little He had 10 do with dignitaries,
how warm and fresh His sympathies were
always with the untaught misguided
multltudos. TO Him the masses were all
gold material for the Kingdom OF
Heaven: the raw material of dlvineness.
The old fight between the high and the
low, the rich and the poor the learned
Pharsees and the accused ignorant. the
privileged few and unfavored many, be-
tween seifisbness and patience. between
the royalty and commonalty. is going on
now. But the divine principles and laws
and light OF Christianity is asserting IT
self and establishing its dominion. And
all things are more or less taking the d.
rection OF the public good. Government
must contemplate the general welfare.
rile common health. Accumulated for
tunes are more and moro spending thesN-
selves in public benefaction. Learning
is being popularized and distributed free
ly. Commodities and comforts are being
cheapened. Tyranny and selfshness and
pomp and vice I'm high and low are made
conspicuous and odioCs. And in very trufh
the kind large-hearted, unpretendins,
and intelligent gentleman IA more and
more growing IN favor as the honorable
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
ouon Shooting in Virginia.

70 the Editor of the Dispatch;
Please quote the law regarding quail
ttootlrg I'm Virginia. y. Y. Il.
suffolk, Va.
The law differs in different counties
though we can find none referring 10
Nllsemond.
The law for Greenesville and sussex
says. 1t shall be unlawful TO kill or cap
ure any partridge Cor quaiD between the
18th Of February and the 18th Of October
or 20 capture the same in traps or nets
or on the snow at any time, or TO take or
destroy the eggs Of the same at any lime
j. shall be unlawful TO sell or offer Tor
sale any partridge Cor duaiD, killed, cap
t.red. or obtained in the counties OF
Grt1lesynle or Sussex.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
DIR, Moore.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please let me know when did Rev
Thomas V. Moore. formerly pastor of q
Presbyterian church in Richmond, come
TO that city; how long was he pastor in
Richmond. and when was he born, and
where? He died, / think, in Nashville.
What has become Of his son, Frank d.
Moore? Very respectfully,
A SUBSCRIBER.
DR.. Moore was born In MELVILLE, Pa.
on February !. 1873 and died in Nash
Vile. Tenn. August 1869. He became
pastor of the First Presbyterian church.
in Richmond about the year 1916 and re-
mained here about twenty-five years. His
son, Mr.. Frank d. Moore. is also dead.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
The Carrier-Pfgeou.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
How can a carrier-pigeon be- distin-
glsned from a common pigeon
y-iror Va GRACE c..
The English carrier-pigeon is rather
lareer than tho common. II is a power
fully built bird, with broad shoulders
vedee-shaped body, wings and tail ia
yerlng 10 a point, neck small and long
beak and eyes heavily waited with
var,y-looking flesh called cere' when
grows with age. The carriers are OF solid
co'ors-red. blue, buff, white, black &C
They are very scarce, and are seldom
seen outside OF wire net
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Nh. potctourt Resolutions.

r, The Editor Of the Dispatch:
p,ease tell us at what exact locality
cha f-seholders Of Fincastle county, Va,
t.r4 their meeting January 20, 1775. when
.r.,. PASSED such determined resolutions
t-i issued a patriotic address.
The two latter are found in American
t,.hives 4th series. Volume l., pages SS5'
lbs and ll6S. but so far as Investigated
The locality is not fixed.
This information will greatly oofse
MANY OF your readers. ANTlQUARN.
Vythevile. Va
We are unable 20 give the Information
sought.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Place for the Dread.

D. me Editor OF the Dispatch:
WI you kindly inform me where Is the
r-.-s for the bread in partaking OF
,-..I 40 "a table? Should 1t be kept N 'he
r.l,a or on the table by the SIDE OF me
..se A DISPATCH READER.
The bread should be kept on the plate
,.-,rsIlv. Sometimes, to avoid crowdins'
y small side plate. a bread and butter
,...s is used 10 rest the roll or biscuit on.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
rnrk.v.pna Partridges In BotetOurt

To the Editor Of the Dispatch
Please state the law relating TO tur-
revs and partridges in Botetourt county
,5',ot,aran Va G. b. NJ
The partridge law Of Botetourt county
g. contained in the second subdivision
q, section 2O79, Code OF 1887. They may
ia killed. or captured, in that county
,-,v between October 18th and January
ISL
Acts ls95-'9s. pages rs and 726 pro-
lnr Tie killing or capturing Of wild
turkeys in Botetourt, except between the
els. o. october and the 1st day of jan
Iary
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
,bapIains In tho Army.

o. .a. Editor Of the Dispatch
y..r vul Doe so kind as to answer the
questions. ana oblige sub
I'D, whom are the chaplains In tho
,....t states navy and army appointedY
v..t steps would one have 20 take
....re The appointment Of chaplain?
.-..s Va. "B. w"
fy Che President
E-ag influence TO bear upon the
.....t or Secretary OF War.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-09
Live and Die I'm Dixie"

r., ,ss Editor OF the Dispatch:
,- your paper of to-day on page s.
,nu 8. under the title or The Au-
,..-.rip Of Dixie ] find the heading OF
,-s song live and Die in Dixie the
,-,r,s by b. c. Powell has excited an
t..s.sst in the old song. Won't you print
Z. again. so that Nirginians may read
O. moro tho dear old song?
Isaisburg. w. Va. H. A. MURRlLL+
yes 81 some one will send us a copy,