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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Notice to Correspondents.

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
President Davis and Miss Winnie.

10 the Editor of the Dispatch:
VIII you please inform me
g. Who will receive contributions TO MISS
Winnie Davis monument fund?
. can you please advise me where l
can get copy Of the two speeches made
bv President Davis at the unwilling of the
monuments OF "Stonewall' Jackson ana
Albert Sidney Johnston, in New Orleans?
Yours &C. W. ). =
Newsoms Va.
J. Miss NJ z. Harris, treasurer Winnie
Davis Memorial Association. No. 2O2 east
Main street Richmond, Va
o President Davis's speech at the un-
yelling Of the monument to Stonewall
jackson can be found in the Southern His
,orical Papers. Volume H. page 2l6.
President Davis made no address at the
unveiling Of the monument to General Al
bert Sidney Johnston IN New Orleans.
His eulogy on General Johnston. in his
message 20 the Confederate Congress,
announcing his death, may be found in
The Life Of General Albert Sidney John
ston." by his son Colonel William Pres
ton Johnston, page CSC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
The Deserving Poor.
observations Of a Philosophical Friend
OF Ours)

observations of a Philosophical Friend
OF Ours)
use every man after his desert, and
who shall escape whipping? Use them
after your own honor and dignity; the
less they deserve the more merit is In
your bounty" -Hamlet.
may be the luxury Of doing good, and
that after a fashion TO suit the most fas-
tidous and exacting; who knows? The
deserving poor" may be there. all sober
and well behaved, and clean and neat
and sweet scented, just as we would like
to have the worthy objects OF our charity
to offer themselves here below; rosy and
bright, and not wanting too much, so
that a nickel or a single cent will cover
their cases. What a bliss that will be
TO those who love cheap things and en-
joy making little go a great way. Just
to think OF 1t, to be able to ill ones
bosom with emotions of beneyolence and
sweet charity, pleasantly. and for less
than a nickel! Who wouldn't like TO go
to Heaven If that is TO be the way there?
The expense inconvenience, and gene
raj trouble OF exercising and cultiyating
Christian graces make very greatly
against their popularity; and when you
consider how very excellent and desira-
BILE they are It is not wonderful that
great efforts should be made 10 popu-
larize and cheaper them, and adapt them
to the common demand and bring them
within everybodys reach. OF course we
can never expect the wholesale and shop
goods to fit and look as nice as the hand
made, and those that have cost time and
study and care and trouble, but they are
a great deal better than none at all. and
answer the purposes OF society life very
well indeed. The trade must be supplied.
II would greatly help the cause OF
charity II the poor could all be made
deserving Then there would be no
computations and misgivings lest we
should make mistakes when we unwill-
ingly let 60 our mites.
There are two ways OF looking az the
deserts OF the poor. When We satisfy
ourselves that poverty Is just what the
unlucky deserve because OF their shift
iessness and imprudence and idle self-
indulgence II is great satisfaction. so
II Is whenever misfortune comes. III II
is deserved. and the Almighty Is not
chargeable with Il. the ends Of justice
are accomplished. and the victims must
grin and endure IL. we are satisfied. Sneh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
The Hunter and the Squirrel.

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please answer the following question
On your Sundays paper. 1t is old,
know. but. I think. unsettled: A hunter
sees part Of a squirrel on the opposite
side Of a tree which he is approaching.
i'm order to get a fair shoot he goes
around the tree. but the squirrel, TO keep
ont Of view. also glides around as the
hunter shows himself When he has
made the circuit of the Tree the relative
po..tions Of the two are unchanged. IN
Going around the tree has the hunter also
zone around the squirrel? HUNTER.
The hunter goes around the tree just
ae fast as the squirrel goes around; con-
sequenty, never catches up or gets ahead
Of him. and. therefore, does not so around
him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Spain aud France and the U. $.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Could YOU kindly let me know whether
Spain gave the United States any aid
financially during the Revolutionary war
or the war of 1872? and greatly oblige
During our Revolutionary struggle the
Colonies, through the representatives.
abroad. made persistent and earnest ef-
forts TO negotiate loans with foreign gov
cuments. AS governments never do dis
interested favors, and ought not at the
expense Of their own people IT became
necessary TO make it apparent that those
who lent money were 20 receive practical
benefit therefrom France and Spain
made treaties of amity with the United
States because Of their hostility 10 Great
Britain. and whatever Of aid was render
cd in men or money was from hostility
TO others rather than friendship 10 us.
Frequent efforts were made by Mr. Jay
and Carmichael 20 get loans from Spain.
ln l7,6 Charles III. contributed a million
francs 20 Vergennes in aid Of the Ameri-
can revolt. In addition 10 this subsidy
there were shipments Of military stores
for the use Of Congress, and Spain sup
Piled the money requisite for the pur-
chase. our diplomatic correspondence
shows that Spain made big promises Of
help. but the performance was CORE
spondingly small. II Is doubtful whether
on the aid furnished would amount to
5000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Rotation of the Earth.
Baltimore SUM

The French philosopher. FOucault, dem
onstrated the rotation Of the earth by al
lowing heavy weight. suspended by
fine thread Of wire. 10 swing backward
aud forward like the pendulum Of
clock. IL we move the beam 10 which
the pendulum is suspended, we shall not
alter the direction IN which the pendulum
swings, as II ID easier for the thread which
supports the weight 10 twist than for tbs
heavy weight % alter its course when
once In motion In airy particular direction.
'NsTsfore, II the earth were al rest, the
ss-sn ~ sss >sndu!r;Ss would always be
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13

support aud the surrounding objects. Fou-
cauli's pendulum was suspended from the
dome OF the Pantheon at Paris. and
fine point at the bottom OF the weight
was made 20 leave mark In sand AZ each
swing The marks successfully made In
thcs and showed that the plane OF oscila-
ton varied with regard to the building.
Here. then, was proof that the building,
and therefore, that the earth moved The
same experiment made in the rotunda OF
our Capitol at Washington will show SINH
lar results. or course. il is no indication
of insecurity OF the building. Such a
pendulum swinging at either pole would
make complete revolution in twenty
four hours, and would serve the purpose
OF a clock were dial placed below II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Exchange of school Books.

10 The EditoT Of the Dispatch:
Please inform me how and where
school books can be exchanged2 The
only person in - who keeps pup6c
school books VIII not exchange tnem.
j. i. NJ.
Report the matter to your county SUI
pcrintendent He will probably see that
arrangements are made for the exchange
of textbooks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Hypnotisnl.

ro the Editor Of the Dispatch:
please answer through your Query Col
ann n there is such a thing as hypno-
ISM; II so, can it be taught by mail?
A SUBSCRIBER.
There is n disordored state Of the ner-
,5us system TO which the name hypno-
San, IS applied 1t would be highly repre-
b.nsible to attempt to'produee this dis
order by means Of such instruction as
could be communicated by mail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
wv the rditor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
please answer this sum in Jour next
Query column What part Of is l-3 OF 2!
Several persons have worked on II ana
find different answers. | think II is very
simple and plain, but they wish TO hear
from you before they are satisfied.
NoFarlands. Va. SUBSCRIBER.
What part of is /? Evidently :. What
part Of 6 is 2? Evidently g. In general
from this we see that the numbe with the
of" before it Is to be put In the denoml-
uator. or used as the dlvisor. l
So IN the question, What part of is =
of2? s is to be used as the denominator
"a
ON diyisor. - of - - 81 %-=-,
SO 3 9
which is the answer.
9 2
Proof: - of So = of 2.
. 3 3
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
Home for Men.

n, the Editor Of the Dispatch:
can YOU tell me n there is IN your CITY
-, home Nesides the Soldiers Homo for
,.8 men. and how they can be gotten in?
Gordonsville. Va. A SUBSCRIBER
Yes: st. Sophia's Home for aged men
aud women. conducted by the Little Sis
,rrs OF the Poor. Address that ,nstitu-
tou.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
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NOVEMBER s, 1895.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13
SPANISH AID TO AMERICA.
,o,ism-Home for old Men In
Rtchmond-winnie Davis Monu-
-, rund-sauirrcI and Hunter
ovcstion Again-Etc.
, "rcrubI,c" I'm New York.

To ,he Editor Of the Dispatch:
please answer in your Sundays paper
q, what part OF New York state is there
q republic, and who founded it2
X, X. Y,
We have no information on the sub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
WILL CONSIDER. NEXT WEEK.
Foreign Relations Committee Postpone Action
on Report Of Hawaiian Commission.

Washington, Dec. S.--The Senate
committee on foreign relations held
meeting, today. to consider the bill re-
ported by the Hawaiian commission for
the government of the Hawaiian is
lands. The bill was only considered in
a general way, the committee deciding
to postpone the detail work for week
because the full report of the commit
tee has not been printed. Next Wednes-
day, the measure will be taken up sec
ton and section, and the whole matter
will be carefully considered.
Senators Cullom and Morgan who are
members of the commission and also
members of the committee were pres
ent at today's meeting and explained
many of the general features of the
bill. No opposition developed.
The committee authorized favor
able report on the joint resolution for
the extension of the Mexican boundary
treaty for year. This was in accord
ance with request contained in the
Presidents message.
While no disposition was manifested to
make any opposition to the Hawaiian hiii
as a whole some of the members of the
committee indicated a desire to amend II
in some particulars Senator Turpie was
among those who showed such n dlsposi-
ton His objection to the bill as reported
eressonal delegate. The supporters 81
the bill indicated Willingness to strike
ont this provision and it looks as If this
would be done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
ARTICLES SIGNED.
Tom Sharkey and Kid Nc
Coy Are to Meet
At New York for $4,000 Purse and
Share Of the Receipts.
Corbett Will Now Go West to Try for Match
With Jeffries.

New York, Dec. S.-Articles of agree
ment for a 20round boxing contest be-
tween Tom Sharkey and Kid Mccoy.
to take place at the Lenox A. c., this
city, Jan. 10. were signed, today, by
both principals. The men are to box
for a purse of $4,000 and so per cent.
of all receipts exceeding $4,000. Tim
Hurst was mutually chosen as referee
The winner is to take IS per cent. of
the purse of $4,000, put up by the
Lenox Athletic Club and each principal
is to have half of the so per cent. gate
receipts in excess of 100000.
In order that the fight may not result
in fiasco like the Sharkey- Corbett af-
fair, the interference of any of the
fighters seconus or their invasion OF
the ring will not Stop the contest. Any
second or outsider who tries to invade
the ring during the contest will be ar
rested and expelled from the club
house. The men will box under
Queensbery rules with the exception
that they will not be permitted to hit
in clinches or breakaways.
After the fighters had signed the ar
ticles of agreement, Sharkey and Tom
O'Rourke, his manager, went up town
to meet Corbett by appointment.
When Corbett heard that the fight had
been arranged between Mccoy and
Sharkey he said:
Il wish you luck, Sharkey. / have
no hard feelings. but l want to meet
you again, just to prove to the public
who is the better man. 4 don't wish
to play second fiddle to any body, so l
will go to the Pacific coast and try my
luck with Jeffries. 1 hope you will beat
Mccoy
Corbett then sent a dispatch u his
brother in California, saying: "Shar-
key and Mccoy matched here. ] will
take on Jeffries. Match me to meet
him in February"
O'Rourke and Corbett had long talk
as to the promised meeting of Sharkey
and the big Californian, and O'Rourkc
| said that a bout between them had
better take place on the coast rather
| than in the East.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
SMALL POX
Has the Town Of Bedford, Pa,
in Its Grasp.
Fully 200 Cases Have Been Walking
About the Streets.
Local Physicians Call II Chicken Pox and
Harmless Skin Disease.

Huntington. Pa. Dec. 8.---Among Bed
ford's population of $500 there are about
200 cases Of what is said to be genuine
small pox. This alarming condition or
affairs was discovered, yesterday. and
up to that time there continues ana
uninterrupted commingling Of the citi-
zens OF the town irrespective of their
physical condition.
DR.. w. y. Atkinson OF Philadelpf1fa
inspector CT the state board of health
passed through here, today, on his re-
turn home from Bedfor, where he spent
yesterday in diagnosing the disease
tht prevails from one end Of the town
to the other The Bedford physicians
disagree. some pronouncing it chicken
pox and Others a harmless skin dis
ease.
DIR. Atkinson. after a thorough ex-
animation. says it is genuine small pox.
He counted 100 cases in the town and
believes there are fully 200 in all. The
men, women and children, he declared
with small pox crusts on their bodies
and faces. have been travelling the
streets day and night, and visiting
from house to house, unconscious of the
true nature Of their affection.
The rapid spread of the disease was
due to the inability of the local physi-
CLANS to diagnosis it, not one of the
practieing physicians of the town ever
having before treated small pox.
Drastic measures We're taken today.
to prevent the contagion from spread
ing further. The whole town is closely
Guaranteed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
PECULIAR POlSONS
Generated in the Human Body.
The Result Of Imperfect Digestion Of Food.

Every living thing, plant or animal,
contains within itself the germs of
certain decay and death.
In the human body these germs of
disease and death Called by scientists
Ptomaines). are usually the result of
imperfect digestion of food; the result
of Indigestion or dyspepsia.
The stomach, from abuse. weakness,
does not promptly and thoroughly di-
gest the food. The result is heavy,
sodden mass which ferments (the first
process of decay poisoning the blood,
making it thin. weak and lacking in red
corpuscles; poisoning the brain caus-
ing headaches and pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion irritates the heart,
causing palpitation and finally bring
ing on disease of this very important
organ
Poor digestion poisons the kidneys,
causing Bright's disease and diabetes
And this is so because every organ,
every nerve depends upon the stomach
alone for nourishment and renewal,
and weak digestion shows itself not
only in loss of appetite and flesh, but
in weak nerves and muddy complexion.
The great English scientist, Huxley,
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to di-
gest food properly, because they lack
the proper quantity of digestive aci Is
Qactic and hydrochloric) and pepto-
genie products; the most sensible
remedy in all cases of indigestion, is TO
take after each meal, one or two OF
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, because
they supply in a pleasant, harmless
form all the elements that weak storm
achs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets will cure every form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
They increase flesh. insure pure
blood. strong nerves, q bright eye and
clear complexion, because all these re-
suit only from wholesome food well di-
gested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart 5
Dyspepsia Tablets at SO cents full sized
package or by mail by enclosing price
to Stuart Co., Marshall Mich, but ask
your druggist first.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.
Marshall, Mich. dec5.7,9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The trial of VIM. Steele. cashier. of the
wrecked Chestnut Street National Bank
of Philadelphia. who is charged with aid
ing the late VIM. NJ. Singerly in the loot
ing of tine bank. was commenced in the
United States district court at Philadei-
phia. Thursday. District Attorney Beck
in his opening speech, was very severe IN
his comments on Mr.. Singeriy's manage
ment of the bank
The Baltimore & Northern Electric
Co., backed by a syndicate of New
York. Philadelphia and Baltimore capt
talists, Thursday. purchased the Balti-
more City Passenger Railway Co. prop
erty at Baltimore. Twelve million six
hundred thousand dollars are involved
in the transfer.
A banquet was given, Thursday
evening by citizens of Chicago at the
Auditorium hotel. Chicago. in honor OF
Ferdinand w. Pesk commissioner gen.
eral to the Paris exposition. There were
over zoo representative men present
besides a number of distinguished
guests from the East, South and West
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
A SPLENDID CONTRACT
For American Electrical Supplies 10 Be Filled
Tor Paris Company.

Schenectady. n. Y, Dec. s.-Thc
General Electric Co. has received an
order from the company which is con-
structing the underground street rail-
way in Paris for eight electric locomo-
tives and the large quantity of appara-
tus that goes with them.
The contract calls for the expendi-
ture Of 5000, 600 but the officials of the
General Electric Co, are confident that
the present order will be more than
double as the Paris Railway people
will make a number of extensions 10
their road next season.
The locomotives are of the same type
as those built by the General Electric
Co, for the Central London Under
ground Railway. They will be capable
of pulling a train of five cars at a
high rate of speed. The length of the
Paris road will be three miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09

pension committee, agreed win vest
in his desire to have the pension
bills carefully considered.
During, the consideration of bills on
the pension calendar Caffery. La, IN
it is the sense of the Senate that the
President enter into negotiations with
Great Britain for the purpose OF abro-
eating or modifying the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty in so far and to the extent
that the same may be deemed TO pre-
vent the United States from owning,
constructing, controlling or operating
an inter oceanic canal across the lstn-
mus of Darien"
The anti-scalping bill passed, yester-
day, by the House was received and at
the request of Cullom, chairman OF the
committee on interstate commerce, was
laid on the table instead of being re-
ferred to the committee A similar bill
has already been reported by the SEN
ate committee on Interstate commerce.
considerable number of pension
bills had been passed before the sena-
tors, one or two began to leave the
chamber. Finally, true to his warn
ing, Vest raised the point Of no
quorum Forty eight senator's re-
sponded to their names and considera-
ton of the pension bills was resumed.
At the expiration of the one hour allot-
ted to the consideration of the pension
calendar. &c bills had been passed.
A bill was passed for the relief of the
administrators OF VIM. b. Moses, de-
ceased, who was one of the sureties on
the bond of Captain Howgate, dis
bursting officer of the United States
Signal Corps, whose defalcation in 1889
created a great sensation.
At 1.50, the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
At els, the Senate resumed business
in open session. Morgan called up the
Nicaragua canal bill with a view to
making it the unfinished business. He
moved that the Senate proceed 10 the
consideration of the bill. Instantly
Pettigrew moved to adjourn. On this
motion, the ayes and noes were de-
manded The vote resulted: Is ayes, AZ
noes.
Morgan's motion to proceed with the
consideration of the Nicaraguan canal
bin was then carried and after the
bill had been laid before the Senate,
thus becoming the unfinished business,
the Senate, on motion of Morgan, at
225 p NJ, adjourned until Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-09
he Knows NO FEAR.
Capt. Robinson Sails With Mutncus Crew
from Philadelphia for Santos.

. Philadelphia. Dec. S.--With majority
of his crew in chains. having mutinied,
the British ship Jane Burrill, Capt. Rob
ertson, hence for Santos. with 5000 tons
of coal, passed seaward. today. Those
who know Capt Robertson have no fears
but that he will conquer the mutineers.
chored at Brandywine shoals and while
there began to slightly leak. All hands
were set to work to pump her out and
against going in the ship on the ground
that she was unseaworthy. After a thor
ough survey the ship was pronounced
Seaworthy
The crew still protested. Capt. Robert
son sent to Philadelphia for a sufficient
number of men to work the ship clear or
the capes and went out, today The crew
to man were in mutiny and will be kepl
locked up until they agree to turn to
without further trouble.