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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

the unity OF the spirit, and OF the know
ledge of the Son OF God. and shall all be
conformed TO His image, in the worship
and service OF the Almighty. The har-
mony OF the Christian world Is not 10
come OF the settlement OF theological
controversies and disputes. or the ADJUST
ment OF ecclesiastical dignities and
titles and governments, or a conformity
OF rituals, but of a single heart, and an
eye singly and simply set on the Saviour
as He is manifested in the Gospels, and
as He manfests Himself to the devout
soul.
The diffusion Of the light and know
ledge OF the Holy Scriptures prepares The
way for the universal language and COM
mon tongue. The best currency, the
standard and measure OF value. everlast-
ing truth. absorbs, swallows up. digests
all that is good and true and valuable,
and establishes itself So the universal
language and common tongue will come
made up OF all that is best in every IAN
guage.
Meantime, in all the diversities Of in
terests. and principles and thoughts, and
desires and pursuits, and conditions in
nations and communities and individuals,
there are multitudinOus languages and
tongues and dialects and vocabularies.
And almost every man has a language
Of his own. and his own way of interpre-
ting things.
A common language comes OF common
natures. common experiences, common
associations, common feelings. common
ideas. No doubt, every living thing has
a language belonging to its kind-animals
and insects.
Communities and social circles have
their special langua ges and dialects. The
purity, dignity. and delight of their Ian
guage depend on the purity, dignity. and
pleasantness of the thoughts and feel
ings and ideas that they represent. BY
their words they are justified, and by
their words they are condemned. And
on the other hand a common, vulgar,
low-graded soul will display itself in
vulgarisms-like the troubled sea casting
up mire and dirt
Our democratic age, that is busy 70
level downwards will give us q common
and frankness and honesty wears the
lining OF commences and ignorance and
ill-breeding The restraints of decency,
modesty and good breeding are de-
spised and cast aside as hypOcritical, and
only the low is honest. At least. il is
honest to show ourselves just as we are,
however discreditable our display. \ mad
cap ruffian and a staggering Jack, and
MS counterpart of the other sex, in her
way will boldly face down all prOpriety
and count out decency. .
Levelling downwards and social radi-
caism will not give us a common tongue;
only a scalawag common gable, the
freedom of bear play The general dihu-
sion of intelligence and virtue, and the
common worship of one God in His hOli-
ness and righteousness is the condition
of the unity of the human race, and Of
one common tongue for all
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
The Under Dog
(New York SUM


Please give the poem THE Under Doc
in the Fight" +. E. CLIFFORD
The Under Dog in the Fight was
published in 1871, in a collection Of poems
written by David Barker, the name OF
which we do not know. The volume was
printed in Bangor, Ne. Here is the poem.
know that the world, that the great,
big world,
From the peasant up 10 the king.
Has a different tale from the tale l tell,
And a different song &c sing.
But for me-and / care not a single fig
If they say | am wrong or right
1 shall always 90 in for the weaker dog,
For the under dog in the fight
know that the world. that the great.
big world.
VIII never a moment stop
To see which dog may be in the fault
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me. ! shall never pause 10 ask
Which dog may be in the right.
For my heart will beat. while it beats
at all.
For the under dog in the tight
not said,
Or 'twere better ia said II incog;
But, with heart aI~d with glass filed
checked TO the brim,
Here's luck 10 the under dog.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
A Common Tongue.

observations Of a Philosophical Friend
OF OursJ
BE thou familiar. but by no means
vulgar. "-Polonius.
.'Quod semper. quod Unique, quod alb
omnibus"
The best water and the purest air is
that which has no special flavor or odor
about it. Anything that is not of the
very nature of the thing itself, that is
foreign. suggests. or is itself, an imper-
lection or a fault. II is so in the dress
OF a lady or gentleman. II does not
draw attention to itself by any ambi-
tious ornament or special display. 1t is
simple, neat, seemly; does not ask for
admiration. but gently commands respect,
and exercises a pleasant. but indie
Unable, influence. And so 1t is in man
ners and conversation. In very truth,
essential virtue and goodness is a spirit
that, in a thousand ways and forms.
makes itself manifest Like the ONT
ment OF the right hand, it bewrayeth it
self
The whole world aspires to. and hopes
for, common tongue. Universal weights
and measures. a currency that shall
be good everywhere. and be Just
and safe measire and vehicle of value.
Being OF one blood and family. members
one of another. and mutually dependent,
we may look for means OF intercommuni-
cation and interchange-of commerce.
We have common water common air,
and common blood and we may we'll
look for those other things that facilitate
and promote commerce and healthy and
happy association.
The time Will come when the whole
world shall be OF one language. as in the
beginning; when We shall all gather in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Meaning of "DispIncement."

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please inform me what is the mean
ing of the word displacement" when
used in connection with so many tons
Of battleship. c. J. II.
Cliff Top, w. Va.
Displacement is the quantity Of liquid
which is displaced by solid body placed
in it. If the weight Of the displacement
is greater than. or equal TO. that of the
body, the latter will float; if less. it will
sink to the bottom, as a stone. A buoyant
material sinks TO a level where the pres
sure of the fluid displaced is sufficient
to counterbalance its weight. The term
is most frequently used in connection
with ships as a ship of 1900 tons dis
placement-Century Dictionary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
NO SANTIAGO FOR MILES.
ATTACKS on WAN MANAGEMENT
Discord Between Secretary Alger
and General Miles.
washington Correspondent Baium'
American-Repubnc

Washington Correspondent Baltimore
American-R Republican,
Under the very shadow OF the Capitol
the War Departments neglect OF l5
suffering soldiers has been daily made
public All trains carrying WOUNDED or
sick men from the south % Northern
hospitals stop on Ninth street Ao0li
week ago two charitable women h'i.5
near the railroad We're Mortified py i..
groans and the sunerings Of some oil ITO
men. They made hasty inquiry aHi
learned that sick men are shipped A
ordinary day coaches and then apparently
forgotten. They brought sandwich.
milk. and fruit. and their hearts ".'
wrung with pity at the eagerness "'.A
which their charity was accepted. l..'
learned, TOO, that this indifference i1 mo
needs OF the sick WIS a constant o....'
renee Accordingly, though in modest CITE
cumstances. they have made IL th..f a.y
10 minister 20 the wants OF the tn.rsN.-'
feverish inyaHds as they are br7u
through Washington day after day. h.-
a penny has been spent By the govern.
ment. Indeed. few Of the trains N'''
even ordinary medical appliance DIS
board. and I'm several cases three OF OUT
hundred sick men have been trayellin- .t
crowded uncomfortable cars Tor tNt
sands Of miles without even "a phys
look after them. Small wonder in-N.
that the death list has become so aIi.
ing To-day the War Department ei.'
to the relief OF the noble women VINO
have been as angels OF mercy 20 the s'-
diers-a hospital tent Is 60 be erected near
the railroad track. and such men as hl''
become too weak by the sunerinss ana
neglect they endure on the ears Will 100
taken of and cared for az Washington
Ii seems certain that Secretary AlBer
will have 20 face an investigating come
mittee. The printed statements ot Gene
raj Miles charging the department WIN
unfairness toward himself will. Of conr'r.
result In a formal court OF inquiry Just as
soon as General Miles replies 20 Presidr't
McKinley's question. II ne authorized mo
interview The bitter hatred between
Secretary Alger and General Miles makes
Il more than probable that General MICS
deliberately gave out his ASTOUNDING in-
terview FOR the sake OF the invesus tO'n
which he knew would be inevitable ail.I
his statements. His charge that orders
from shc President intended FOR tim were
suppressed by the department VIII ior'7
Acknowledgement Coroin 10 demand an
explanation. while his complaint that
f'AA'afNA e'ttNANNtf sAta aHa"t Nttf-r-"'f
ed orders at Santiago will make 20 necrs
sary for Secretary Alger 90 probe ih'
whole conduct OF the santiago camptish
90 the bottom His statement that 10
foretold the epidemic and suffering thA'
would ensue from hurrying the men INTO
Cuba during the rainy season u boin'
out by the well-known fact that The hFs'
clash between Miles and Alger arose Over
the steady opposition OF General Miles 70
all plans OF sendiPS troops into the 1s''4'
before the fall.
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water nj G Ion-Kind Pickle.
he Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Will you or one of your readers please
give me. through your Query column, a
recipe for making watermelon-rind
pickle? Mrs. V. A. c.
Richmond. Va.
Equal weight of rind and white sugar;
one-half ounce white ginger TO a gallon
Of pickle; one pint vinegar to every
pound of sugar; one tablespoonful of tur-
meric to gallon Of pickle; mace, cloves
and cinnamon to taste.
Take the thickest rind you can get,
pare off the hard. green rind; also the
soft, inner pulp. Lay the pleces-narrow
strips or fanciful cuttings-in brine
strong enough 10 float an egg, and let
them remain in it ten days. Then soak
in fair water. changing it every day for
ten days. Cover them with clear water
in a preservng-kettle. heat slowly. and
boil minutes. Take them out, and
plunge instantly into icewater. Leave
them in this until next day. Give them
another gentle boil of minutes in strong
alum-wate Simmer carefully, as a
hard boil will injure them. Change di-
rectly from the alum TO the ice-water
again, and do not disturb them for 4
hours. After a third boil of minutes,
let them remain all night in the last
water, 10 make them tender. Next day
add 10 enough water TO cover the rinds
sufficient sugar 10 make IL quite sweet,
but not a syrup. Simmer the rinds in
this 10 minutes, throw the water away
and spread them upon dishes 10 cool.
Meanwhile, prepare a second syrup. al
lowing sugar equal in weight TO the rind,
and half an ounce of sliced white ginger
TO a gallon of the pickle. with cup Of
water for every two pounds OF sugar.
When the sugar is melted and the syrup
quite hot, but not boiling. put in the
rinds. and simmer until they look quite
clear. Take il out, spread upon the dish
es again, while you add TO the syrup
pint Of vinegar for every pound Of the
sugar you have put in, one tablespoonful
of turmeric TO a gallon of pickle; mace,
cloves. and cinnamon to taste. Boil
this up, return the rind to it, and sim
mer Is minutes. Put up in glass jars
1t will be fit for use in two weeks.
This is a very handsome and delicious
pickle, although it may seem to be made
upon the principle of the Frenchman's
pebble-soup-Ma Harland's Common
sense in the Household.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
,Snnire Lonnie's Nisitnrs.

For an unlikely Saturday morning.
Squire Lonnie Graves had quite a good
number of offenders before him yesterday
morning and consequently was much
pleased, even though Sergeant Thomas
did not get much money.
Annie Williams, the woman who on last
Sunday night struck Nettie Bibbs, also
white and aged, with a doorknob, was
given a hearing. and was sent on TO the
grand jury. This was the first time the
Bibbs woman was able to attend court.
so badly was she beaten about the head
and face.
James Mosby was also sent on 10 the
grand jury for entering the stable of w.
NJ. Parrish with intent 10 commit larceny.
Important witnesses were not present.
and the case Of Johnson Graham col
oredD, charged with stealing pocket-book
containing $40 and three railroad tickets
belonging TO Mrs. Sewell. a traveller who
passed through Richmond on the 18th
was continued to the S0th instant.
John King (colored) was the next offend
en- who stood before his Honor He was
charged with stealing bag Of beans from
William Tinsley. He was required 10 give
security in $lCO for sixty days. John vas
a victim of Sergeant Talley's eagle eye.
The remaining cases were unimportant
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
To Destroy Moles.
~. S. Department Of Agricultut

~. S. Department Of Agriculture,
Biological Survey,
Washington. d. c., August a, 1888.
ITO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Dear Sir,-In reply TO the request for
information concerning methods of Oe-
stroying moles, l can only say that both
trapping and poisoning are difficult and
unsatisfactory. Possibly. moles can be
killed, like other burrowng animals. by
using bisulphide of carbon. if the poison
is placed in the deeper runways. A
bunch of rags. or tow. saturated with a
tablespoonful of bisulphide should be
placed we'll down in the buTrow. and the
hole covered. It is useless to put the
poison in the surface runways, and IL
may be necessary 10 repeat application
several times. Care must be taken not
to handle this poison near a light AL
most any druggist can supply crude BIZ
sulphide Of carbon. suitable for poisoning
burrowing animals Respectfully.
1T. 5. PALMER.
Acting Chief. Biological Survey"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Dates of War Events.

To The Editor Of The Dispatch
Please give me date OF declaration Of
the present war with Spain. and dates OF
principal events in that war from the be-
ginning. b. I. J.
Amelia Courthouse.
February 15th-Blowing up Of the Maine.
April 21st-Declaration of war.
May 1st-Dewey's victory at Manila.
July 1st-Battle Of Santiago
July 3d-Destruction of Cerveras fleet.
August 12th-Signing of peace protocol.
August 13th-Fall Of Manila.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

weighed down, over buTdened men and
women by giving them the physical
strength and stamina to carry on their Work
forcefully and easily.
For the last three years" saws Mr.. T. c
Morgan, OF Monougah. Marion Co. w Va In a
letter TO Dr. Pierce, " have been constant sui.
tercr from indigestion complicated with COM
plants that generally accompany such cases
Always after eating there would be a formation
OF gas and heavy load in my stomach would
belch up my food after eating: bowels were very
Irregular would imagine saw objects floating
before my eyes. had pain across my back
About December. 1890. | began feeling much
worse than usual and was beginning TO think
would have 10 suffer the remainder OF my life
was greatly discouraged / described my case
TO DR. Perce's staff Of physicians and they di
rectcd me TO begin at once taking the Golden
Medical Discovery according 10 directions.
did so, aud am happy to state / experienced
mos, gratifying results as all the unpleasant
feelings have entirely LEFT me. have now
very good appetite, relish my food and am
pleased 70 say feel once more like my former
self. recently walked a distance Of one hun
dred and ten miles in about four days"
No remedy relieves constipation so
quickly and effectively as Or. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
uonds of County Officers.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Is it legal for county officers to give
official bond in reliable guarantee COM
panies? READER.
An act, approved February 9, 1898 re-
fers TO county treasurers and sheriffs as
authorized to give official bonds through
guaranty or security companies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Food for Black Bass.
the Editor OF the Dispatch.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch'
I am Just in the act Of stocking my
pond with big-mouthed black bass, and
do not know what they should be fed on.
Please ask some reader OF the Dispatch
who knows to answer me through the
query column, and oblige, respectfully,
GEORGE w. WOODING
Leesville. Campbell county, Va.
VIII some reader answer?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Care of Pug-DOgs.
10 the Edltor OF the Dlspatch:

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII some one who understands the care
Of pug dogs be kind enough to tell me
how to treat one when attacked by a
spasm or "ft"? The attacks seem 10 come
on after violent running in the sun. The
dog gets rigid and foams at the mouth.
After the attack passes off it is apparent
~ as well as ever. IT is 5 years old and
has had the best care
will be grateful for advice on the sub
ject r.. 5. ).
Rutledge. Albemarle county.
VIII some reader answer?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

WHAT Is ART? BY Count Leon n.
Tolstoi. Translated from the Russian
by Charles Johnson. Philadelphia
Henry Altemus. 1898. u mo. Pages. 2Ss.
This little volume is a very creditable
specimen of typographical art But what
is art? The scholarly author, Russian
nobleman OF wide renown through 2sS
pages professedly discusses this question,
but fails 10 give any definition satis-
factory 20 his own mind. The average
reader. after a thoughtful perusal. with
all the benefit Of the authors metaphysics.
in attempting to phrase an answer Tor
himself can scarcely rise above the
plane of the old Know Nothing" hater.
| do not like thee. Doctor Fell,
The reason why / can not tell;
But there's one thing know full we'll.
| do not like thee Doctor Fell,
This is not a book for the multitude.
now viii it be very attractive reading
for the ordinary tourist in his visitation
OF galleries of art, or for even very many
professed connoisseurs in sculpture, paint
ing poetry and romance.
But for the limited circle TO whom il Is
the volume is repiete with in
terest and suggestive instruction. A dis
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

MEANING. OF DISPLACEMENT" IN
CONNECTION WITH VESSELS.
THE TAXATION ON BANKS.
How to Clean n Pfpe-Care of Pug
DOgs-How to Destroy MOtcs-
Bonds of County 0mcers-Water-
meIon-Rind PickIe-Etc.
How 10 Clean n Pipe.

To the Editor of the -spatch:
What chemicals. II any. will clean the
nicotine out of a pipe and stem; what Is
the best method Of cleaning? and oblige,
Columbia, Va. a READER.
Answer: 95 per cent. alcohol.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Taxation on Banks.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch
ARC national banks taxed. and. II so,
how?
Are hanks other than national ones
taxed. and II so. how? ID. o. W"
karleysviile. Va.
National banks are taxed , per cent.
per annum on their circulation.
YAH other taxes are imposed equally on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

Mr. s. w. Travers, who. after a long
illness here. went North for several weeks
has returned 10 the city, and is greatly
improved in health
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
Which pides3

" tftNh htANS
en- a man is sick his
rides him instead of
ling his work. His
ask instead of being
cans which supports
aries him on to com
OFT and prosperity
} e c III c 5 an over
whelniing burde n
weig b ing him
Is down. He has
no strength, no
ambition. He feels
that there is moth
ing lcit Dut Tor him
10 stagger along I'M
: I'll the awful pres
sure of disease and
II Il b lie at last
crus b es him TO
earth.
The prosperous
man is the one who
keeps the upper
hand of his work,
because he is strong,
capable and ener-
getic. Or. Pierce's
Golden NJ { deal
Dis c overy has
brought the best
kind of prosperity
10 DIS Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

Being far from the madding crowds
ignoDle strife" and beyond the reach of
news you see the most astonishing things
IN your morning paper which arrives at
noon Al II NJ. you realize that on the
night before large part OF the city was
burned down. And you remember that
West-Enders couldn't even see the red re-
Election In the skies. If you wish To
hurry of letter you scour the whole
vicinity for postage stamp, and upon
hnding II you realize that the post
once Is two miles away. You allow your
sell an hour IN "ota~ IN dinner. another
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

To make whole number ~ LIS 80
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

Dividing by Is. x f.
Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28

hour 20 so back. and 5 minutes to eat.
For this privilege you pay 10 cents car
fare In fact. towards the last. you get
very bitter against West-End life. and
aim to lease quarters over Broad-street
store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
RELIGIOUS.
Tribute to American Missionaries.

Rev. DR.. George H. Hepworth of the
New York Herald has spent two months
investigating the Armenian massacres.
In one Of his letters he pays this tribute
to the work Of the missionaries:
II should have been glad to look in on
all the missionaries, doctors and profes-
sors, who have expatriated themselves,
made for themselves home, and are
doing wonderful work in this iar-away
land; but that asimpossibe. Nothing
less than a stern sense OF duty, which
towers above every other consideration,
could induce them to make such coniinu.
GUS sacrifice of all the comforts OF life.
have seen missionaries in every city we
have visited and my admiration Tor
them cannot be expressed in words. They
are quiet, cautious. brave, and | must
add, a sad set OF men, who bear the
marks OF their privations ia the lines Of
their faces.
Now, some people tell me that all this
missionary work is more or less revolu-
tionary-that the more you educate the
people, the less will be their loyalty to
the government. 1t NAV be true to
certain extent that the ability to think
ought not to be cultivated-that ideas
are always revolutionary; but it is not
compliment to any government to say
that its subjects must be kept in dense
ignorance in order to keep them loyal.
The missionaries are very slowly educat-
ing the people, without doubt; but so
far as can see. the thoughtful portion
OF Turkey is the happiest and the most
prosperous.
And now let me close by repeating my
conviction that the missionaries are
doing grand and noble work. They
have not, so Tar as l can find out, had
any other relations with revolutionaries
than to discourage their stupid endeav.
ors to rouse the Armenians to revolt.
They are body of men scholarly. brave,
charitable toward all forms of religion,
and never attempting to proselyte among
Mohammedans. have been in their
schools their churches. and l believe
them to be far better than am, who love
the things at home so much that should
find it difficult to leave them for the pri.
vations and hardships OF lonely lite in
Asia Minor.