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Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20
crockery Ware,

Philips d Ebli at their Lawrence
street grocery store, have received fine
line OF crockery ware Of the latest de-
signs.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20
Are you Troubled with Dyspspsiaq

II %. do not neglect until It 10 tso late thi.
bic, DR.. fennsr's Dyspepsis Cure, a. the
name implies, T. simply for Dyspepsia and
Indigestion. This 10 preparst Tong and
successsully used In private practice by ono
Of Americas best qualified physicians. who
is an accepted authority on all medical ques-
tons. II not satish cd after using one bottle
-FOUR money viii b refunded By
A. II. DAY, Central City.
Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20

Best Brands Family Liquors
just received at Philips & Eblis Law
renee street grocery store.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
His Skepticis1n.
I1oo-,cc..

Willie Reeder Goyously) Hoo-cc,
Bob! Here's the latest number Of the
Little Lads Lurid Library all about
Red Roderick. the bold boy-buccaneer,
scourin' the Sargossa seas in his rakish
craft. Want to read it?
Bobby Thickneck (scornful]y)- Nav!
Them yarns gimme pain. ! don't be-
lieve 'em any more.
"Nha-a-a-aat! Don't believe 'c.n? 81
That's right; l don't believe n
blamed word Of en-. There amt 70
more pirates nowadays. Dewey would
swipe the whole push Of 'c,n off the face
o. the ocean before they could say
Scat" Judge.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
EYES EXAMINED FREE
Nn|lnE. Qnd Louisa N. Hull,
Opticians,

Are now, permanently located Ground
hoHr Silshy building. Twenty-seventh
street and Washington avenue, New
l,ol~t News, Va
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
TIE COINCIDENCE CLUB.
uhe Secretary OF This Odd Orxanixn-
: tom Tells Two Odd Stories, Both
of which Are True,

It was the secretary's turn to tell
yarn to his fellow members Of the CO.
sncidence club. The Coincidence club,
by the way, has no cumbersome ma
chincry. 1t has members and officers.
meets once week to tell queer stories
along the line suggested by its name,
and everything but the strict truth is
barred.
I've got two stories, much alike, to
tell. There's nothing dramatic o. sen
sational about them. They struck me
as queer, though. You know I'm a law
yer, and lawyers are largely dependent
for business upon their friends, who
send cases to them. One day man
named Dodge brought in a letter of in
PRODUCTION 70 me from a friend out
west. He had a simple sort of a case,
and I asked him to come back at three
o'clock that afternoon. Then I went
over to the criminal court on business
that kept me till within few minutes
of three o'clock. AS entered my Of
flee there was man sitting in the
shadow. Without really looking at him.
and with my mind full Of the appoint
ment, said, as went to my private
Office:
How are you, Mr.. Dodge. I'll see
you in minute
Pretty soon rang and told the Office
boy to show in Mr.. Dodge. The man
came in, and he wasn't my Mr.. Dodge a t
all. Imagine my surprise when he
said:
How did you know my nance?
AT the same time he handed me a
letter OF introduction from a friend
down east. His name was Dodge, all
right, and he had a case. l gasped over
the oddly of the situation, explained
the coincidence to my visitor, end even
showed him the other letter Of intro
duction. But the man did not believe
me. He evidently thought was liar.
and left without putting his case in my-
hands. a few minutes later in came
the first Mr.. Dodge, and we had a good
laugh over it.
The other coincidence was this: I
got letters from two friends-one west
OF Chicago and one south, asking me TO
collect claims against a big Chica 90
hrm and big Insurance company with
an agency in Chicago. / telephoncd
and made appointments with represent
atives OF each Of the concerns-one at
~ and the other at 1880 O'clock. /
went out on an errand and was DELAYED
till 1880 o'clock. When came in both
men were waiting. Strange as it may
seem, both men were named Rose
introduced them. One was originally
from Rhode Island and the other from
Connecticut: AS far as they could fig
ure out they were not related I've used
false names, but otherwise the stories
are strictly true, and can be proven BY
evidence that will pass muster in the
<ourt of law. Inter Ocean.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
ABSENCE OF MIND.
He Came to Propose, But Couldn't
1Rins 1t to Mind at the oppor-
tune Time.

After the young man had sat for
some time. interspersing silence ana
remarks too unimportant to Justify rep-
etition, he showed a commendable an
proach TO wisdom by telling her that
her dress was a perfect dream and that
she was looking like an American
beauty.
She put him into ecstacies by iniimat-
ing that he was a base and heartless fiat
terer, and, just to show her that his
equani1nity had not been disturbed in
the slightest degree, he started in to
tell her about the coming international
yacht race, wandered into comments on
the odd fellows prize drill and was not
half through the description when he
was laboriously trying to explain The
technical differences between a trotter
and PAGER.
did it ever strike you?" she asked,
)aughingly, that you We're absent
minded or lacked the power Of mental
concentration
,'Oh, no; not at all. The difficulty lies
IN the other direction. Concentration is
train of thought and am oblivious to
S'CAN tiiIS SISc. J. walked I1Nc long
blocks beyond your house and had TO
turn and walk back again. Just be-
cause my thoughts were centered on
something else"
What We're you thinking of?" and
her tones were abnormallv tense.
Really, that's what I'm trying 0 re-
call now. But I know it was something
very absorbing. It brought me here
Let me see, now" but memory basclv
deserted him. She purpose!y allowed
conversation to die ont, and he left.
Ten minutes later there was a sharp
ring and she answered it.
II have It'll he finally shouted Il
came TO propose, but couldn't bring
The thing to mind. so"-but she shut
k'd doub]e-bolted the door. hurried up
Stairs and utterly ignored her father
when he asked her what time it was
Detroit Free Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
The Inference

Maj. North understand th.t you
were raised in Kentucky. SIR
Col. South-tti wasn't raised. sub.
an vas descended, sub! E:,ook'.yr.
Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
Again We Come Forward
With Matches Values,

Pressing
dout
News
OF
90 Of down
represented back for the
od idea should silently submit
With
CA$H Or CRERITa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
Draperies.

That you put in room is what makes
it look blssful or ugly. The most
pleasing effects YOU will find. Have a
big line to select from. Irish Point,
Renaissance and Nottingham. Portiers
in Tapestry in all the latest effects.
We start a good portion as low as 50 50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-07
CASH Or GREDIT.
DRESSING TABLES,

An unmatchable a No. 1 line in all
the woods and the designs. Are very
attractive. We start an elegant gold
Ell oak. French plate glass, at $500 in
stead Of $500.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
"Present,r "simon Pure" &c.
the Editor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please answer the following queries:
]. What is the meaning Of the word
Present" placed on an envelope or note
with the name of the addressee?
:. Please give the origin OF simon
puro"-a Simon pure" Democrat. Is it
derived from some ones name?
g. There is an expression often used
I'm Virginia which sounds like Great
daney mornin'. What is it's meaning and
origin? INQUIRENDO.
l. present" is often added TO a name
in addressing a letter. to indicate that
the person addressed is in the vicinity,
and that the letter comes by a messenger
and not by mail-Standard Dictionary.
?. Simon pure, or the real Simon pure
(colloquiaD, the genuine article; in allu-
sion to Simon Pure character in the
old comedy, by Mrs. Centilevre, "a Bold
Stroke for d Wife" who is counterfeited
by an imposter.-Standard Dictionary.
3. We suppose the expression referred
to is Great day in the morning. which
is not uncommon in Virginia, and which
is merely an exclamation, like Great
Scott or GOOD gracious" The great
day, we presume. is the last sreat day.
though people use the expression thought
lessly. of course. and without any idea
OF being irreverent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please answer the following: II a man
write his will, or have II written In the
presence OF witnesses, and said will be
lost, misplaced, or destroyed in any way,
without being recorded, and the testator
dies without knowing that it was lost,
etc, can this will be proved, provided
both the witnesses and writer are living?
No. A paper OF that sort could not be
probated In this State. The loss Of the
will would be a misfortune for which
there is no relief.
A will must be wholly written by the
testator, and be signed by him, and his
handwriting proved in court; or, If not
wholly written and signed by him. It must
be signed by him in the presence Of two
or more competent witnesses. who must
be both present with him at the signing.
These recurrence ts must be strictly fol-
lowed in order to make valid will in
this State. A nuncupauye VIII, or one
spoken in the last hours to witnesses is
valid in some of the States. but not here;
but a lost will is worthless everywhere
unless it is found. and is so executed that
it may be recorded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
CntfIe on Public Highways.
Editor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
l wish to PROFOUND for answer In your
Query column tho following question:
\ lives on the public road and owns
the land on each side of the same for
some distance. The road. after passing
through the lands OF A enters those OF
j.. who also owns both sides Of the same
for half a mile or more. a turns his
stock into the public road, and when
they come to that part Of the highway
passing through lands OF 3. he Oh stops
Them and drives them back, claiming
that everything growing in the road
through his land belongs 70 him and that
he has the right TO drive all stock of
te same Is b right or wrong?
All kinds Of stock are allowed by law
20 run at large in the county Of \ and Is.
Hunter Hall, Va. SAN.
A question very much like this is now
before the Supreme Court OF the State
for adjudication, and the decision of that
court is being looked for with deep in
terest.
The case went to the Supreme Court
from the Circuit Court Of Louisa county.
and is test case. made up for the pur-
pose of getting the highest judicial opin-
ion on the question as to whether a
man can turn out his stock upon the
lands Of another.
We incline to the opinion that he can
not. and that the Legislature can give
him no right to 60 so. nut we await the
decision Of the court. which will be given
In a short time.
II the court holds that the statute
which allows stock to 90 at large in some
sections is constitutional, why then L
cannot interfere with AS stock on the
highway anywhere. on the contrary il
the decision is the other way as We
think It will be, then d will have the
right to take up AS cattle, in the mode
prescribed by law, If they are straying
upon his land; and the public road oppo-
site his land is his except in so far as It
has been condemned for public purposes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please answer I'm next Sundays Dis
patch the cause of letter and the remedy
20 cure II.
The term "tetter" IS most Indefinite
one, being applied popularity TO a num-
Der of skin affections. varying IN nature
from a roughening Of the skin due TO a
variety OF causeO to some of the most
intractabe forms of ringworm. 1t IS,
therefore, impossible to give general
cause for what is in reality number of
conditions. The various forms Of ring
worm are all of parasitic origin. As to
the treatment of letter" this had best
be left to a medical adviser, who can see
ana properly diagnosucate the individual
case.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HIS
TORY AND GEOGRAPHY. Published
Quarterly by the Virginia Historical
Society. Richmond. Va. William Ellis
Jones. Printer. 8 south Twelfth street
Publication Committee-Archer Ander-
son, T. W. James Charles V. Meredith.
e. v Valentine Rev. w. Meade Clark.
Editor Of the Magazine. William G..
stanard.
Table Of Contents: "reminiscences OF
Western Virginia, 1UO-l79O; Virginia in
l624-'25; Answer Of Governor Yeardley TO
Captain Martins Charges, etc; Virginia
Militia in the Revolution; Papers Re
lating TO the Administration Of Governor
Nicholson and TO the Founding Of VIII
liam and Mary College; Virginia Game
and Field Sports in 1893; Letters Of Wash
ington; 4 Service of Plate, 1894; SANS
burv's Abstracts. BY Alexander Brown,
LII. d.; Abstracts Of Virginia Land
Patents; Genealogy-FitZhugh Qllustrat-
ed Payne. FOOte, Rodes Pryor and
Booker Families; Notes and Queries
Epitaphs at Church Pastures. Brandon;
Vestrymen of Upper Parish, Nansemond;
Death Of Captain John Mcdowell, 1872,
etc Book Reviews; Publications Re-
ceiyed.
The leading book review fills five pages,
and is from the pen OF Professor j..
l.. Hall. Professor OF English in William
and Mary College and its subject is the
Word-Book OF Virginia Folk-Speech by
DR.. u. w. Green. The Professor Gays:
We hail this volume. in spite OF its
defects. as the harbinger Of Il new day
We welcome it as the modest cont-lDI-
ton 20 scholarship Of an unassuming man
OF scholarly tastes, OF man who loves
learning for its own sake; and We be-
lieve that the book, in spite of faults
not easy 70 overlook, entities the author
10 a position In that Virginia school OF
English scholarship which began with
Thomas jefferson, doomed with new
vigor in Thomas II. Price. and has. IN
more recent years. made several Virginia
institutions recognized as centres or illu-
mination in the study of the mother
tongue.
After pointing out what he considers
errors in DR.. Green's work, the reviewer
says:
Ii seems TO us. therefore. that DR..
Green's list OF names. after being sup
plemented very considerably. might be
revised, and subdlyided somewhat as fol-
lows:
l. Names never pronounced now as
they are spelt-e. e., Boulware. Brocken-
brough. Burwel.
.. Names pronounced in two or more
ways by educated people,. g., Baird,
Fontalne.
3. Names distorted by ignorant whites
and by negroes-e. g., Randolph Berkeley,
Armistead
Professor Hall protests that DR.. Green's
Word Book, or some parts OF II, will give
the world the impression that we are
half educated barba1ans." But our
view is that DIR. Green has not attempted
to reproduce the pronunciation Of
scholars. but rather that OF the people
generally; the people one would have met
at court or at church In Lower East
Virginia at any timo prior 10 the close
OF the civil war" Since then great
change has come over our people. though
here and there small communities re-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
Crushed.
observations OF a Philosophical Friend
OF Ours)

observations OF Philosophical Friend
OF Ours.)
who'd these fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under weary life|'
Hamlet
The idea Of being crushed, broken 10
pieces. reduced 10 an impalpable powder,
or pressed out of shape and beyond re
cognition, is not agreeable. And yet there
are pleasant thoughts connected with the
word. Certain plants and flowers must
be crushed TO give their sweetness and
virtue 70 the world The quartz must be
crushed TO let loose its gold: and human
beings have TO be crushed 10 discover
their diyineness, and open their souls 10
the light and love OF Heaven. II IS the
afflicted child that has the tenderest love
Of the parents.
Crushing is one Of the most familiar
processes by which we bring things into
common use. In their natural shape and
crude condition, wrapped up In them
selves. with all that IS good 10 them
fastened up and inaccessible, they are
mere hiding places-hard nuts-and they
are worthless until crushed.
Crushing that brings forth perfumes,
and Jewels. and merits, and virtues, IS a
good thing But there are other sorts OF
crushing that are nothing Ike as IN
terestlng or meritorous. The young
Roman girl that betrayed her country
aud was crushed under the rewards that
were heapcd on her gave. not a bright
example, but d fearful warning against
treaehery. The poor heather that pros
trate themselves 10 be crushed under tho
car OF Juggernaut are fearful Illustrations
OF superstition and ignorance. And
the fatal car Is but figure OF the over
whelming passions and lusts that crush
ali the life and manhood out OF 50 many
OF our race \ famous heather poet says.
Count it the EXTREMIST implety 70
prefer iire to honor and self-re-
spect, and. for the sake OF living. 70
throw away all that makes life worth
living. How many. for the sake OF a
great name and fame, have crushed
nome affection. virtue, sensibillty, love,
religion and self-respect. and all the
nigh manhood and truth that was IN
them counting them al as unmanly and
discreditable sentiment? How many
have crushed all these little ones" in
their dry and diretul devotion 20 gear
to nero ayarice? And how many are
willing to lead wife. children. fortunes
all to no crushed under the JuggernauI
OF ambitious social life. and the extrava'
gances OF society2
A man is IN quite as much danger OF
being hopelessly crushed BY millions az
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

| by penury. IL all lis time. all his
thought. all his care is given TO his bust
ness; IL the cares OK this world and thu
deceltfulness OF riches Cypress him.
| how are his tender affections and gentlsr
thoughts TO survive? What growing
| time ana place have they? Flowers and
herbs cannot grow In thoroughfare. nor
our highest. sweetest gracc3 IN a rush.
I The thrOng OF business cares crush
all in their way in the soul OF nam.
/ Before is as tho Garden Of Eden: Be-
hind Is as a desolate wilderness Their
blast Is whitening
How very differently from us. May
! the highest beings he looking at the in
habitants Of earth! Energy. push, con-
slant occupation, eager pursuit occupy
the great throng Of the worlds great
ones while the little, unlucky ones
( browse IN short grass can't find, EN-
piOyment, make a little go Il great
way and are thankful tor small favors,
counting themselves out OF the great
game OF life and mere superfiuities. Yet
, see: The angels pity the engrossed in
business: these human plants. They SEQ
all the down and freshness OF their
beings lost by the crush OF their wealth
and engagements, their leaves and bios
SONS are scattered. themselves pitlabls
III lutli uau hACcto5. ! ne unemployed,
they see. with a little time to think and
feel and consider, things and people
around them: growing freely, and hay-
ing nothing 70 do but wait upon tho
. Almighty and sympathize with those In
their own lowly and desolate condition.
Nature and Divine grace have their best
chance with these. These arc choice raw
material The meek inherit the earth.
These are the little ones" for whom the
Saviour cared. And these live and -four
Ism under His care.
And what is man with all his tender
affections and ensiblllties-withered and
gOnel
The typical man. who fought his way
from the sheopfOld 10 the throne. Vet
Kept his heart fresh and loving and de-
yout and thankful. po1rs out his soul:
How amiabie are Thy tabcrRacles, Thou
Lord OF hosts. My soul longeth, yea.
even faineth for the courts OF tho Lord.
My heart, my flesh panteth for tho
Living God Yea. the sparrow hath found
her home and the swallow a nest
where she may lay her soVng: even
/ Thy affairs, Thou Lord OF hosts, my
King, and my God. There they We're
safe from beng crushed. The shelter OF
the soul Is neither the Temple OF Fame
nor the Temple OF Mammon. In them
the souls treasures are crushed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
The stakes Problem.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please solve in your column this pro-
blem. which has banied all Of my at
tempts. Ii is taken from Rays Higher
Arithmetic, and the answer given is rs
and $50 stakes.
The problem IS as follows: How many
stakes can be driven down upon a space
10 feet square. allowing no two 20 De
near each other than IL feet, and how
many allowing no two to be nearer than
1l-4 feet?"
Hoping to see a good solution in an
early edition Of your paper, l am, yours
truly. III. Z. J'
The stakes are 10 be driven at the
corners of equilaterial triangles or
squares, or BOTH tho sides being 1l-2
feet or ia feet. In the equilateral tri-
angle. side H. feet. the perpondicular
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
Qualities of Potassium.

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please let me know through your
columns the name Of the potassium that
bursts into flame when 1t comes in con-
tact with water. II. 5.
Clifton Forge.
1t is the metal potassium itself which
causes the flame. Potassium has an in
tense attraction for oxygen, which is one
Of the components of water. and the
energy with which the metal seizes It
occasions heat sufficient to set the hydro
gen, the other component Of water, on
ire.