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THE FIRST vEsTRY.

The first vestry was held at the Brlck
church August 10. 1871. In l'4l hopel'
Rolling. william Stark. Theodrick Blanc,
and stephen Dewey got leave 10 pui'u
for each of their families pew IN the
gallery nj their own expense. In lioo.
Colonel Bland having proposed to buiid
three pews in the gallery at his own eH-
pense the vestry requested MIN 10 re-
eeryo one of them for his own FAMILY.
In 1752 Il was resolved to make an add
tiop. IN the north side of the church, 30
bv q feet I'm the clear. and 10 enclose the
church with n brick wall, one-and-a-hall
bricks thick. feet from the highest part
Of the ground TO the top OF the coping
lenpth from east TO west. 100 feet; from
,orth TO south. 40 feet in the clear; one
cate at the west end and one on the
outh side James Murray. Alex BOIL
ing and Theodrick Bland were granted
loave TO build a gallery in the south end
OF the addition at their own expense Tor
The use of their families and their heirs
and successors Colonel Richard Bland
contracted TO build the addition for tloo'
current money. This is one OF many IN
stances on the vestry books of men OF
wealth and high social position contract
ing for buildings, which has led TO the
erroneous conclusion that they were me-
ohanics and did the work with their own
hands. IT was part of the contract that
The addition and wall about the cnurch
should be of brick, 'of statute SIZE
and that the church should be merely
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Free Art Lessons.
Misses Clark and Cassell will begin
their second week of Free Lessons in Art
Needle Work at Miller & RhOads' to-
morrow. Lesson hours. 10 to u A. NJ. and
S to . y. NJ.
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of Bristol parish. gives the following MS
tory OF the old church; This picturesque
ruin. now widely known as Biandtoro
church. never appears on the vestry
hooks with any other title than 'The
Brick Church on Wells mot Wilrs) H,li
The Parish church. TO which II succeeoed.
was on the river. as its name The Ferry
Chanel implies. This chapel being IN y
state of decay the ycstry resolved V'es,
20 build a new church on Weus Hiii, ana
bourht an acre OF land from John 10"
for fifteen shillings. On May =, lf5f' they
contracted with Thomas Eayenscroft 10
huild II for f4S5 current money OF vir-
ginIa. The style. dimensions. materials.
ana other details of the contract VIII De
found in the text. The Building commit
tee was Colonel Robert Boliihg, MaJor
William Poythross, and captain Nii,a,'
Stnrke II has been said. IN prose anu III
poetry. that the materials We're prousne
from the father-land.' This saying -
nrobably not true. except as TO the White
Rrisfol stone with which the aisles Were
naved II may be true as 70 some church-
ee but we have never seen any PROOF Oh
such fact. 1t certainly is not true as nus
heen affirmed. as 20 the bricks used III
This churc. or others. since the Signs VI
brick -lxjlns are found near a majority Oh
,bem There was no occasion Tor IL, Us
briclxmakers were among the earliest I'M
nortotions. and the bills for moulding anu
turning the brick for the Capitol az WI
are still extant. Palmers car
endar If state Papers, 1876; First Hening,
cn0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
Summer Wrappers.

See our assortment of White Wrap
pers, in Plain and Striped Lawns,
beautifully trimmed in Swiss Embroid-
cry and Val. Lace, deep hounce on
bottom of skirt, skirt cut extra wide,
at ST..iS, S2.4S, S2.9S.
Also large line of Percale and Lawn
Wrappers. trimmed with tucked yokes
and braid, others with embroidery,
from, go 70 CO f9
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
Ladies' Shirt-Waists.

An immense assortment OF all the
new and pretty things of the season.
Large assortment of Percale and
Madras Waists, plain, tucked, and full
front, from soc. TO $3.50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
Silk Waists.

About fifty different styles to select
from, in Plain and Fancy Taffetas,
corded and tucked, former prices
s.. so and $64S, choice at IS.
Also, beautiful White Taffeta Silk
Waists, and both White and Black
India Silk Waists just the thing for
comfort at this season of the year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
i5c. PER HUNDRED
ct the
DlsPATCH OFFICE.
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White P. K. and Wash Skirts
At Remarkably Low Prices.
White p. X. Skirts.

Heavy Cord p. K. Skirts, deep
hem, cut extra wide, button back, at
s., $3.50, s..
Beautiful p. K. Skirts, with inser-
tions of embroidery, at $I.9S, would
be cheap at s.. so.
Large variety of Trimmed p. K.
Skirts, some trimmed with ; rows of
insertion; others with braid, also
Tunic effects, from 81 IS TO IS.
Tnnic Skirts, in White and Pink P.
K, trimmed with insertion and em-
broidery, from $6.4S to $40.
New line Of Crepon Skirts, from S.
to $40.
Stylish Plaid and Gray Homespun
Skirts at S..
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SPECIAL.

One lot of Beautiful s. and sr.5o
Madras Waists, to close, at 75c. choice.
White p. K. Lawn and India Linen
Waists, with and without insertion,
cut straight, cross, and diagonal, from
soc. to g.. oS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

White Kid Gloves:
White Isle and Silk Gloves;
White and Colored Gauze, Silk,
and Jap. Fans;
Lace NecKwear
Exquisite Lace and Applique Ties;
White Chiffon Parasols, with rufties
of same;
White and Colored Taffeta Parasols;
Lace Trimmed, Embroidered, and
Hemstitched Handkerchief;
Pearl and Jewel Fan Chains;
White and Colored Isle and Silk
Hose, Dropstitch and Plain;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

White Silk and Lace-Trimned Cor
sets;
Lace and Embroidery Trimmed Cor
set Covers
White Silk, Isle, and Cotton Vests,
plain and ribbed
Thousands of Daisy and other Rib
bons, all widths and colors
Ribbons for belts, collars, and
sashes
Taffeta Ribbons, in all colors and
widths;
Fancy Ribbons, from the narrowest
trimming widths to the widest sash
width.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04

The invitation rendered BY the congre-
CATION of Emmanuel church at VIII
Transport, Pa, TO have the Atlantic Dis
trict hold its apnuaI conference at that
city next year. was accepted. with thanks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

hooked yellow flame half obscured by
what looked like gray vapors. There
was an apparent movement, the flame
darting high, sinking down, or again
bending over to lick the round disk Of
the sun. Curious as it may seem, a
glimpse through this powerful glass is
more wonderful to the astronomer
than to the man who looks millions of
miles into space for the first time. To
details which escape the unframed eye.
Every line has meaning, and in the
merest trifies he reads the story Of q
million years.
The history of the Yerkes telescope
itself is the history of the evolution Of
an eye, of the most wonderful artifi-
cial seeing apparatus yet devised. This
great eye is 200 times as large as the
human eye. That is to say, it's diam
eter Is forty inches, while the diane
ter Of the pupil Of the human eye Is
one-fifth inch. 1t Is made Of two sep
arate lenses, one of crown glass. two
and one-half inches thick at the CEN
ter, three-fourths of an inch thick at
the edge. and weighing 200 pounds;
the other Of flint glass. one and one
half inches thick at the center, two
inches thick at the edge, asd weighing
800 pounds. One of these glasses is
convex and the other plano concave
These two lenses are mounted eight
and three-sixteenths inches apart In
the end of big steel tube sixty-two
feet long. about forty-two inches In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24
Color Your Own Pictures.

Some Of our amateur photographers
may be interested In learning an easy
way Of coloring a photograph nicely
without having first taken lessons In
drawing or painting. This is the meth
cd: After you have printed wour pho
tograph, and before you mount 1t on
cardboard, hold 1t against the window,
placing the picture side toward the
glass; then sketch clearly on the back
Of the picture the outlines Of the parts
to be colored. When this Is completed
place the picture side Of the photo
graph against blotter and apply the
desired cOlors to the back Of the pic
ture, keeping within the sketched out
lines. Then prepare mixture consist
ing Of ten parts benzine and one part
vaseline, and pour this over the photo
graph, rubbing 1t thoroughly into the
paper with the finger. Do this on the
face and back Of the picture. After
the picture has become transparent
through this process let it stand for
an hour or two, then dry it with cloth
and mount 1t on cardboard. The color
Will show clearly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

Physicians who teach physical cult.
ure assert that 1t Is not the ice water
we drink, nor the soda water, nor the
amount Of smoking that men folk in
dulge in, that causes us to be a nation
Of dyspeptics, but the bad postures
that we adopt when sitting. A correct
attitude in sitting requires proper
height and width of seat, a desk or ia
BILE of the proper height when desk
work is required, and a proportionate
amount of care upon the part of the
pupil to sit upon his seat In a proper
position. The relation of the person
to the seat should be such that while
the hips and shoulders touch the back
Of the seat, the other portions of the
back remain clear. The center Of the
back can not touch the back of the
seat without relaxation Of the muscles
and resulting flatness Of the chest, and
perhaps of the stomach. provided, of
course, the seat has backward curva,
tura
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

to the proposal, and they sat down I'M
der a tree and dealt the cards on a
blanket. The other warriors dismount-
ed and anxiously watched the game.
The chiefs name was Big Laugh, So
called on account Of a natural grin that
marked his features. After a short
time they stood 9 to 6. and 1t was
Smiths deal. He ran the cards Off
and turned jack from the bottom.
Smith had won his liberty and Big
Laugh told him that he might go; but
the Texan had something else in view.
He might have walked away, but he
determined upon another act which
marks him as generous soul possessed
Of the highest courage. There was a
young white girl tied on one of the
ponies who was weeping In the most
piteous agony. Smith coolly proposed
to play another game, stalking his life
against the liberty of this young girl.
Big Laugh was evidently pleased with
the white mans courage, and after TAX
ing another drink he began to shuttle
the cards. The girl was cut loose from
the pony and made to stand on the
blanket, while the thongs for binding
Smith in case he lost were thrown at
her feet. Again they played a close
game, and at the end Of short time
stood G to 6; but 1t was Big Laughs
deal. With what awful interest that
poor girl must have watched the turn
ing of that trump. The Indian slowly
dealt the cards, and, peeping at the
trump, hideous grin spread over his
face.
81 was sure that all was lost, and
was just In the act of springing at his
throat" says Smith, "when he turned
the queen Of hearts for trump. He
could not give me, Of course, and held
both the ace and deuce of hearts"
Big Laugh was by this time hilari-
ously drunk and In n most excellent
good humor. He not only kept his
word and gave Smith and the young
girl their liberty, but he furnished them
two ponies and allowed Smith, to take
his gun. The liberated captives reach
ed the settlements In safety.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24
Worse than a Dentist.

There Is in Toledo a young grocery
clerk who would like to meet the in
ventor of the self-cOiling string holder.
That man Is responsible for the gro
Gerry clerks undoing.
The clerk got into the habit years
ago Of biting of the string instead of
breaking 1t, after tying bundles. Natu-
rally his teeth protested against the
practice. Al length they gave up and
wore out.
He bought false teeth. Before he
fairly got acquainted with them, so to
speak, the patent string holder was es-
tablshed In the store. Then, as fate
would have it, n young woman whom
be secretly admired came in to buy
FIVE pounds Of sugar.
With the activity Of an anxious lover
he made up the package and tied 1t.
Then, according to his old custom, he
bent forward and severed the string
with his teeth.
But he forgot the holder, and he did
not realize the end Of tho cord had
wedged itself between two Of his new
teeth-until. as the spring rolled up
the slack, his plate" was hoisted from
his mouth and triumphantly waved
aloft at the end Of the string.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

diameter, and weighing six tons. No
figures. however, can properly express
the size. the delicacy, the almost hui
man intelligence of the great machine.
The object glass OF this telescope is
as delicate as a human eye. A super
fine silk handkerchief rubbed across
Its surface would destroy II And yet,
with proper care. II will never wear.
The glass for each lens was cast In
Paris by the firm Of Mantois, celebrat-
ed for the manufacture Of optical
glass. Up TO the time Of the Lick tele-
scope they had not been able to cast
n solid. perfectly achromatic block of
glass more than thirty inches In diam
eter. Then came the American order
for two lenses thirty-six inches In d.
ameter. The Ffenchmen could but
try, although they were skeptical as
to the outcome. Nineteen times the
trial was a failure. For months the
mold was allowed to cool impercepti-
bly, each day until all the heat had
gone out Of IT, Then came the test.
Nineteen times the glnss contained
flaws too great to be remedied- minute
bubbles, unequal densities. various
other defects. The twentieth trial
produced magnificent piece OF glass
which finally became the property OF
the Lick Observatory. Encouraged
by this success. the firm Of Mantois
Get about tl,e manufacture Of glass
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

eus! 10 the ordinary obssrvsF ne S<'n'
,lpe stolHt rlnGs.nbout <he planet fern
beautiful feature OF the view. These
rings. however, are due 70 impsrfsc'
tions which exist IN svery telescope
and which astrononera wnuld be only
too glad to dispense WITH. n.
The telescope waS next turned upon
Jupiter. the largest planet In the solar
system. aud No big AZ all Of the other
planets put together. The distance from
this earth to Jupiter y tribe Of 400.-
100000 miles, and. Ii takes forty-three
minutes for Its light to reach the earth.
Jupiter's disk looked about a. big ~ q
large marble. probably two inches In
diameter. At Its side, In q nearly
straight line to the right appeared four
small marbles, Its satellit@. The color
OF the Planet WAS almost white. very
light yellow. Across the planet appear
ed three faint purple streaks, on the
order apparently Of the man in the
moon. While at Lick Observatory Pro-
lessor Barnard discovered the fifth
satellite of Jupiter. but was unable to
study 1t to any advantage. The
Yerkes telescope brings out this fifth
moon very clearly to the eye Of the as
tronomer. and Prof. Barnard has been
able to observe 1t and measure II with
great accuracy. Mse
Star clusters seen through the Yerkes
telescope are wonderfully beautiful, a
great bali, like swarm Of golden bees.
The moon was too full for a good view,
and showed merely q pale yellowish
surface. o., ,s.i;.l.,.,. ..f 14 f.sf.
About noon Prof. Hale had the tele-
scope turned on the sun. No sun spots
were visible, SO the telescope was d.
rected along the disk OF the sun at the
flames which burst through It's dense,
gaseous cloud wrappings and thrust
their tongues far out into space. On a
pink background, shading into dark
red, and fully rounded. one saw a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

WILDCAT Smith. valor. Few people
would discover In his face or manner
any Of those traits that distinguish
duelist, but he has demonstrated that
he possesses them all in an eminent de-
gree by ordering pistols and coffee
for two" more than once. Upon one
occasion he had the audacity to invite
General Houston. who was ut that
period president OF the republic. to
"c6me out and exchange shots" with
him. He says that the old warrior
'Aoored" him by coolly making q note
on a slip Of paper and putting IL In his
desk. In answer to the enraged chal-
lenger's inquiry, the General simply
said: mir. Smith, you are the for
tieth; when I have killed these other
thirty-nine damned scoundrels who
have challenged me / will accommo-
date you. Be patient, SIR"
Smith came to Texas In 1896, and
served In the Texan army through all
the long wars with Mexico. He was
also a soldier In the great civil war,
and when that ended he enlisted to
fight Indians and remained on the Dor
der until there were no more Co
manches to shoot.
On one occasion Smith was captured
by rowing band Of Comanches, many
Of whom were well known to him.
They frankly told him that they in
tended to make him run the gantlet
and burn him at the stake when they
reached their village on Devil River.
The captive had flask of whisky,
which the chief took away from him.
After taking several drinks the old
warrior asked Smith IL he could play
''seven up" Smith proudly boosted
that he could beat any man living play
ing that particular game. This an
swer appeared to put the Indian on his
mettle, and he at once proposed that
they should halt by the side Of the war
path and play for the highest stakes
that mortal men ever waged on a game
Of chance-life. Smith eagerly agreed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24

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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24


Deep researches a. to the structure
Of the human body have recently fur
njshed some startling facts regarding
changes which man 10 at present I'M
dergoing physically.
1t b believed that man was formerly
endowed with more teeth than he pos
sesses now. Abundant evidence exists
that. ages and ages ago. human teeth
were used as weapons of defense. Un-
Intentionally traces Of such use are
often revealed by a sneer. The teeth
are sometimes barred, dog-like, ready.
a. II were, for action. Il
The practice OF eating our food
cooked and the disuse Of teeth as weap-
ons are said to be responsible for the
degeneration that II going on. Thevwis-
dom teeth. In fact, are disappearing.
Human jaws, found In reputed Palaeo-
little deposits have wisdom teeth with
crowns as large, II not larger, than the
remaining molars.
In ancient times a short-sighted sol
dier or hunter was almost an impossi-
bility; to-day a whole nation Is afiiIct-
ed with defective vision. 1t Is almost
certain that man once possessed q
third eye, by means Of which he was
enabled to see above his head. The
human eyes formerly regarded the
world from the two sides Of the head.
They are even now gradually shifting
to a more forward position.
In the dim past the ear-fap was OF
great service in ascertalning the di-
rection Of sounds. and operated largely
In the play of the features. But the
muscles of the ear have fallen into dis
use, for the fear Of surprise by enemies
no longer exists.
Again, our sense Of smell is markedly
inferior to that Of savages. That 1t Is
still decreasing Is evidenced by obser-
vations Of the olfactory organ. But the
nose still indicates tendency to be-
come more prominent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24
IN THE STARRY. SKY,
wHAf MAY % sggM .rnRouoH
THEyvERkEs TELEsooPE.
Powerful olsss st the Williams Bay
Obssrvate -Rrings the Aooa With
In sixty-four Mice Of che / arth-
cioss stuay Of the Planets.

For nearly two years the big eye OF
the YerksA telescope In the observatory
OF the University OF Chicago. at VIII
iams Bay, VIA. has been spying out
the secrets Of the stars, 1t has looked
ons-fourth further into space than any
instrument devised before II. Night
after night the huge, grim Cyclopean
eye swings slowly round In It's ponder
Gus frame. crouched In It's big white
dome, and keeps a sleepless watch upon
the heavens. The great dome Is open
to the sky. The ponderous tube swings
slowly. imperceptibly. with the turning
Of the earth from sunset to sunrise
again. Shut In the black shaft which
supports the barrel Of the refractor Is
Q clock, wonderful piece Of mechan-
lam, which tells or the motion of the
globe on Its axis. The telescop, shifts,
hair breadth by hair breadth. guided
by the clock. and making the circuit
Of the heavens, with tireless eye fixed
Ill night long upon single star. There
II no escape from the big eye. As the
earth swings In one direction. the eye
sfently alters its focus. never aweary
and never asleep.
What can the ordinary observer see
through the largest and most perfect
telescope In the world? What has the
big lens so far revealed to the astrono-
mers who have watched II as an oracle
since the first day 1t peered into space7
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-24
Trees Suggested skeeters.

IT'S not often one runs across a 10
Quacious street-car conductor. Usually
they are just about as talkative as
craven images. But there was a new
man on the Indiana avenue line and he
was hungry for a talk. Along about
Forty-ssventh street man took a
standing seat on the back platform and
the conductor fastened on him in
stantly.
That's a fine grove Of trees" he re-
marked, pointing to grove of naples,
but whenever l see trees / say to
myself 'skeeters.' Yes, sir; that's the
very first thing say to myself-'skee-
ters.' I hate skeeters. l can't abide
'em. Consequently l don't like trees.
No, sir; I'm treeless plain man, am
"A boundless prairie Teller. Why, sir,
/ had good Job and rs nice little
home as you ever see down East an i
wuz fixed for life right there. But 1t
was down In Jersey. An the skeeters
bit me till didn't know my own name;
would have answered to the name Of
Smith or Jones just as well. Well, sir,
I throwed up my job an sold my home
and I started for New York. But,
Lord love you, sir, I got into trouble
quick. They stopped me fore l could
get into New York. They said had
the smallpox, was bit up 80 frightful.
But finally got West, an here ] am.
An whenever see trees thinks sliee-
tiers. why, sir, down I'm Jersey many's
the time I've seen them skeeters flyin'
about smokin clay pipes; yes. sir.
sInckin' clay pipes-to keep the other
skeetefs of 'em. Once -
But here the passenger jumped of
between two blocks.-Chfcago Inter
Ocean