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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
PLANS FOR FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Same suggestions NJ to How One
NAV BE Successfully Conducted


May BE successfully Conducted
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
As some effort will probably be made
70 organize a festival orchestra in Fich-
mond this fall. and as the time is draw
ing near allow me 10 enumerate some
dig;culties and a possible solution OF
them. In the first place, as desirable 40
an orchestra Of twenty-five TO forty Pco-
ME is il is out OF the question 10 sup
- tbat there will be sufficient engage
,nents for the members 20 look Tor any
moro than a small part OF their support
from il Nine tenths OF an orchestral
nlaver's earnings are from small engage
rnents. Ii is then obligatory that a mem
bersbip should not interfere with regular
business.
Secondly. there are half a dozen or
moro leaders who take engagements, anu
each one has his following, and being
direct opposition in business. II Is nara
10 bring them together and get them TO
agree
ing, and 60 avoid Jealousles'
would be wise 20 get for director
one Of our older end more experienced
musicians who is not an orchestra man.
There are two such highly capable, ana
il may be others. These are both we'll
known pianists. For manager and secre-
tarv. members who understand the con-
diiions here. and they could be elected
each year. Any engagement calling Tor
moro than a specified number, say fifteen
or eighteen men, should belong TO the
festival orchestra. no member being al
lowed TO speculate on larger engage
ments. The management and director
could be allowed extra remuneration or
a percentage of earnings, but the sec
rotary should be required to make report
OF an proceedings. and the membership
or such committees as they elect have
voice in all matters.
one or two grand concerts a year
should DO given; something that would
attract people from a distance.
4 paid engagement should excuse all
sence from rehearsal
1t seems to me that with some such an
organization that would not interfere
with any musicians regular business,
festival orchestra might live, and ! sub
nit the above to get the musicians 10
thinking the matter over.
Respectfully,
CHARLES j. BROCKMANN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
Midas.

observations Of a Philosophical Friend
Of Ours.)
"Vain pomp and glory OF the world l
hato YOU. "-Cardnal Wolsey.
The story is, that Midas. King Of Crete
asked the gods that whatever he touched
might turn to gold This wish was grant
cd. and he soon found that the uses Of
gold were limited; that it did not answer
all things; that man could not live and
move and have his being in 1t; that he
must starye and die II he could have no.
thing but gold. SO he prayed to be de-
liyered from the consequences Of his I'M
wise prayer.
The general lesson Of Mldas's fate IS
that we are dangerous arbters OF our
own fate; that we do not know what is
hest for us. and that the wisest petition
that we can offer 10 the good God Is.
"Father. not my will. but Thine be done
not In mere submission. but because our
passions are mixGd. ignorant and dan
His wise good, and unerring. The
power of prayer is a dangerous concep-
ton. and special answers and special
oroyidences are too suggestive or having
BUR own way 70 be altogether agreeable.
Thousands of rams and ten ihousahos VI
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
4 REPLY TO GLEN"
Mr.. Tyler ana she Office of Presi-
dent.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Had youi correspondent, Lex" in his
communication to the Dispatch, which
appeared in your issue of the Both July
last. quoted me fairly. it is not likely
that 1 would have asked Of you the privi-
lege of replying to it. LEX" accuses me
Of having charged Mr.. Tyler "of falsjty-
ing pledges 90 the Wings whose truthful
spirit he says, Tyler took advantage Of
10 obtain tho recognition OF HIS uncOnsti-
tu.ional assumption Of the hOnOrs and
dignity of President" ! did not use such
language; ] commented on no act Mr..
Tyler committed after his address TO the
people of the United States. This IS what
] wrote: -Four days after Mr. Tyler
recognized himself as President he issued
TO the people OF the United States an adj
dress. and he clearly threw out the idea
that he would favor the passing OF GER
tain bills that IL was known would be in
trOduced by lIr. Clay or his friends. es-
pecially 4 bill in favor of national
bank" The intelligent reader Will see
that what Lex" wrote that [ said Is very
different from what 1 wrote, and / leave
20 such reader 20 judge If that style of
criticism D. recognized as the correct
thing I did not charge Air. Tyler with
classifying pledges made 10 the Wings"
The language used by Mr.. Tyler in the
address referred 10 above was con-
strued by the leaders Of both the Wing
and Democratic parties TO mean Just
what l wrote. One OF the very ablest
men Ga member OF the Senate or the
United States nj the time) In the Demo-
cratic party wrote OF IL: The concluding
part Of this paragraph in which the new
President declares that. in looking 70 the
constitutionality and expediency Of ma
tional bank, he should look for advice and
instruction to the example Of the fathers
OF tho republic. he was understood as de-
claring that no would not be governed by
his former opinions OF a national bank. |
but by the example OF Washington. a |
signer OF tho Constitution (who signed the |
charter OF the first national bank, anc |
by the example OF Mr.. Madison another |
signer OF the Constitution, who, yielding |
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
House Party in Chesterfield.

In Chesterfield county for the last two
weeks at the charming country home OF
Mrs. Byrd Warwick, a house party has
been going ON, given by Miss Marguerite
Warwick and Mr.. Byrd Warwick and In
the absence of their mother, chaperoned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Boiling and
Mrs. Thomas Boiling There have been
five or six charming young ladies and
any number OF young men, some who stay
ali day and hold high carnival with
the girls in walks, drives, tennis ana
croauet. and those who come in the at-
ternOon and join IN the songs and dances,
and by the light OF the moon swear
vows that last, oh, always.
Among the guests are Misses Evelyn
Bridges. Condo Bridges Gertrude Wake,
of Norfolk; Mary Watts Wood. az Char
lottesville. and Bette Christian, and
Messrs. Perry. of Washington, -. c.;
kitridge. of Cincinnati; Chamberlayne.
Boiling. Carter. Campbell holland. Deit-
rick. Skipwith. aHrris. Crump, Furgus-
son. Gray, Walker, and others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
n...io. Of rIectrIeal Engineers.

To rho Editor Of the Dispatch:
Kindly answer the following questions
tbr.urh vorr Query c0lumn-viZ.
WHAT are tho duties of an electrical
cngiroar.
Where could he serve am apprentice
ship A SDI'9''i'li'l -l''
C.arksv.ne. Va.
,rne DEGREE of Electrical Engineer" or
.r u. IS now conferred by many uni
,ore.t.s and colleges u This country and
Europe. amongst them ia our ncighbor-
hood being He Johns Hopkins Univer-
srv. Yale. harvard. the University Of
Virginia. etc.
Tho requirements of an Z. T.. are va
red such engineers have to be able 10
draw plans and specifications for elecui-
c.i machines. stations and railways; in
fct for au kinds Of electrical construc-
ton. and Dee able 70 make close estimates
OF cost Of the same. They must bee able
q. calculate the conductivity, resistance,
strength and durability Of an kinds oil
wire. and metals. and must have am In
t.mare knowledge Of chemistry geology
nineraloev. and the highest branches OF
All of this IS embraced in
O two. three. or four years course at
one 81 tho universities.
They should have a practical know
ledge of the construction and operation
Of electrical apparatus and machinery
OF an kinds. and know the cost Of the
Same.
After graduating and obtaining the
6esree If "E. T." some of them enter
f. ught-and-power station or 90 into one
Of tho great factories of the electric
companies az Lynn, Mass, or Science
tady. y. ", for a practical education.
There are Sumo people who attach the
letters az. T." to their names who have
no right whatever TO do so.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

eighth Congress concluded its report as
follows:
From the aforementioned facts. we
think 1t clearly appears-nrst, that the
Monitor, after her engagement with the
Merrimac, on the 9Th of March, never
again dared encounter her. though Of
fered frequent opportunities; second. that
so much doubt existed In the minds Of
the Federal authorities as 10 her power 70
meet the Merrimac, that orders were
given her commander not 20 fight hcf
voluntarily; that the Merrimac, so far
from being seriously injured in her en-
gagcment, efficiently protected the ap-
proaches to Norfolk and Richmond until
Norfolk was evacuated Holding to thcse
views, we respectfully report adversely
20 tho passage OF the bill."-Scharfs His
tory Of the Confederate States Nay,
pages 200-203.
our correspondent may therefore, read
between the lines.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
Adynntngcs of English Law.

philadelphia North American)
The Dreyfus case has done a good deal
10 vindicate the methods Of judicial pro-
cedure in Engish-speaking countries. and
To reconcile our people 10 old abuses
against which there has been for some
wears q growing protest. The English
rules OF evidence and of court procedure
have had the effect i'm many cases OF per
hitting criminals to escape punishment.
extremely convenient for switching off
the pursuit of justice. But, nevertheless,
they do give innocent citizens, who con-
stitute the great majority Of the popula-
ton of any country, an assurance that
thew win not be punished for crimes they
have not committed.
We can hardly imagine what life must
be in a country in which that funda-
mental guaranty Of civil liberty is lack
ing. one would think that the sense
of insecurity would poison the happiness
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

or the whole community. In medieval
VENICE anybody might be arrested at any
moment, Imprisoned, and executed on the
anonymous accusation OF an enemy.
How much better are things in modern
France, where courts pronounce judg
ment on evidence that would hardly SUI
nee 10 secure the publication of n scandal
In a society weekly?
in an English or American court the
fundamental rule is that witnesses shall
ten only what they personally know. In
france they tell everything else They
describe their theories and suspicious.
they tell what the prisoner might have
done; they relate whao they have heard
other people guess. Sometimes they do
not tell anything az al If General
Mercier," observed or, OF those wonder
ful French officers. Who have been making
such unique exhibition Of themselves Of
late, should say, on my honor as a
soldier Dreyfus Is guilty every soldier
would vote for conviction"
There are some advantages I'm living
under Anglo-saXon law, after all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
lie Failed ~ an Educator.
NOulsvllle NM.


The story is true. but it's rough on thu
lawyer. He IS fond Of hts children and
has a hobby Tor trying 10 teach tho small
fry great lessons by simple. pleasanc
means. He often collects crowd on tina
square and displays "a TOY engine. This
he winds up. aud as the wheels 90 round
be Will explain the principles OF steam
as applied 10 locomOtion. Then be gots
kite and tells The chestnut abouc
Franklin. lie always has something Ia
display and talk about. and has ffattere,l
himself that the audience was vastly
impressed 8nd improved. one day as ha
walked out the street small boy ana
his mother. who hai recently moved intu
the neighborhoOd. came along. "Oh ma.
look look, there he IS" shouted the
small boy pointing toward the lawyer.
there's the crazy man wat goes around
W here with them playthings."
Any one Wishing . supply % seconds
hand engines kites. lead ducks. and mag
nets eau secure them now for a mere
song The owner has gone out OF the
philanthropy business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
~ Tho rditor Of tho Dispatch:


noticed ia a recent number OF the
I)epatch m the column Of questions ana
0newors. in answer TO an inquiry relative
10 the date OF the expiration of the re-
etrictiuns of the cattle quarantine law
that Won replied that they would expire
on the 18th Of November. viii you please
write me whether that answer is correct
and on what authority you gave 1t. It Is
he'd by many that those restrictions VIII
prevail for TWO years. - - W.
Roanoke. Va.
The exempt period from November 18th
On February 18th during which the quar-
antiue restrictions were I'm operation, mas
been followed by an order making the
quarantine continuous (and popetuaD'
,ut allowing cattle 10 be released by the
,nspec,or between November LIST ami jan
nary lst whenever he Is satisfied as TO
their healthulness. Thus the quarantine
period IS really from January LIST to No
vefubor 1st
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

A young Swede has invented tor.
pedO operated solely by invisible rays oc
Hight, which enables II % eNplodo az viii
beneath the enrmy's feet. In Ire sub
tie manner Hoststters stomach BltterS
attacks and cOnquers az stomach troll-
bles. When a sufferer from cons tlpa ton
or dyspepsia or liver Complaint
takes the Bitters he Is sure OF one thing.
that private Revenue stamp covers the
neck Of the bottle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

I am using your Pc-ru-na myself. ana
am recommending IL TO my patients I'm
all cases Of catarrh, and find &c TO be
more than you represent. pe-ru-na can
be had now Of all druggists in this see
tom at the time | began using IT, II was
unknown. "A w. PERRIN"
No organ Of the whole body IS more
frequently affected by catarrh than tho
bladder, which Is sometimes so severe as
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
Rules for Playing "Check..,

In tho Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you please print CHECK list
or ist Of rules for playing the gam
Tth Ave marbles. known as checks
: enclose stamped and self-addresse'
envelope. VI. G.. A.
Clifton Forge. Va.
VIII some ono send us these rules?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

bic remedy. ! had tried other highly re-
commended medicines. but they did me
no good. My physician told me that
could not expect 10 be cured OF my trou-
bile. as l was getting 10 bee an old man 67
years). | feel thankful for what Peru
ma has done for mo-"
\ book on catarrh sent free by address,
ing the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus. o.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

10 Tho Editor Of tho Dispatch:
please ten me where and when Cen
c-.l Joseph T.. Johnston was born, and
whore and when DE died.
Yours sincerely i. W. l.
TuasN city, Va
general Johnston was born In Prince
-,-vard county. Va, February 3. hO',
e-l l.ed IN Baltimore March q, 1891.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
Prominent MEDICAL MEN
Find Caiarh Of the Bladder Very Prevalent
and Dangerous maIady.

to excite great suffering and alarm, and
again so Hight as TO scarcely attract any
notice. Tho symptoms Of catarrh Of the
bladder arc: Frequent desire 70 void
urine which Is generally scant Ia guam
tity and highly co.orcd. with a thick
white or slightly pinkish sediment Peg
ru-na has gained such groa. popularity
I'm tho treatment Of all diseases OF the
genito-urinary organs. because Of It's al
most magical influence over all catarrhal
diseases The curative effect o< Pe-ru-na
I'm all diseases OF the kidneys bladder.
and urethra is too well known 10 need
comment: and when IL Is rcmembered
that the majority OF these affections ara
OF catarrhal origin. and that Pe-ru-na 10
a specific for catarrh, wherever located.
the fact is explained.
Dfr. Samuel Sanders. OF Blythedaie Mo-.
writes TO Or. Hartman: II had catarrh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

nfantum complaint
all Of the
IS
in DIR a
OF
Columbus
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

OF the uctbra ana
bladder Ny symp-
toms were the Same
as those given I'm
your free books. 1
got n bottle Of Pc
ru-na and began
taking 81, and in a
few days / was re-
licved aud could
sleep and rest ell
night. l think that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

A. W. Perrin. NJ d. s., No. $50 Halsey
street. Brooklyn. ~ Y. I'm a recent letter
to Or. Hartman, says the following:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

Charcoal is the great italian fuel
Naples alone consuming 1000 tons Of the
wood charcoal al Il cost OF from SIG 20
so per ton. the national consumption be-
ing 200 600 tons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

The largest insect known 30 entomolo-
gists is "a Central American moth called
the erebus strix which expands its wings
from II 10 IS inches.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
QUERIES & ANSWERS.
rxrurr PERIOD UNDER THE CAT
THE MERRIMsC AND The MONITOR.
TIE QUARANTINE LAW.

u.f,.nI of Congress 10 Pay Prize
noney--Fcdcrnl Report On inc
,ycmcnt-Dutfcs Of Electrical En-
atnccrs-Amcricnn Operas, Etc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
Can He Read in n street-Car.

The ports of New South Wales are The
freest on the globe, and in none of the
Australian Colonies ore there any dis
eliminating or dimerential duties.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

"MURDER rs 4 FINE AKI" and WHY
ENGLISH MAII4-COACH." BY Thomas
De Quincy. LAYS OF ANCIENT
ROME"-Macauay Cassell's National
Library. New Series. Edited by Pro-
fessor Henry Morley. Cassel & CO..
New York. Price, 10 cents each.
These little books. which are bound and
printed in the ha0diest possible form.
cost only 10 cents apiece. but they con-
tain some Of the gems Of English htera-
ture
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21
\ SURE CURE FOR GROUP
Thlrty-EiYe Years Constant Use With
 out Failure.

The first indication of croup is hoarscness, and in a child subject to that disease it may be taken as a sure sign of an approach ot an attack. Following this hoarsness is 8 peculiar rough cough. Ii Ghamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse. or even after the croupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. ltis used in many thou sands of homes in this broad land and never disappoints anxious mothers. We have yet to learn of a single instance in which It has not proved cffectnal. No other preparation can show s&ch record 20 years constant Use without a failure For sale by Harbert & Sheldon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

WANrED-Several bright and honest persons to represent us as Managers in this and closely coun. ties. Salary S900 q year and ex- penses. Straight, bona-fde, no more, no less salary. Position permanent Our references, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work conducted at home. Reference. Enclose self.addressed stamped envelope. Tbe Domin- ion Company, Dept. 3, Chicago.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21
Sunday School Entertainment.

Following is a partial program of the entertainment to be given at the church Monday evening: Song-Ono Beautiful Night, by choir
 Pray er-Rev. Armstrong. song-Chrisimas Bells, hy choir Speech-Christmas Giving, Prof F. P. Burney.
 Recitation Ruth Grim.
 '' " Ruth Wise.
 ; "Gay Norris. nslc--The Al pine Storm, Prof. w. NJ. Roberts.
 A 5 C Drill Mattie stacy's class.
 Nj Music
 Rcci'ation-Suo Burncy, Christmas Eve DriIl-Mary Stacy's class.
 N usic.
 Opcreita-"The Change of Il Night" by thjFty-six characters Song.
 Dist' ibution of presenst.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

tF there is any enthusiasm on either Sjde in those financial speeches in tbe house, it isn't visiblc to the naked eye. Neither enthusiasm nor any thing new could reasonabIv nave been rX- peeted in financial debate. ike tariff debate, it is very uninportaut and very dull.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

IF British commanders are to continue the bad practice of being caught in traps set for them by the Bores, the war in South Africa will become a much more serIops affair than it promised to be at il a starr
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21
THE MEENEF
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There is no comparison betwee0l' CT editions, and this splendid AIpal for 1900 new ready. Printed in 's tiful colors, on much finer paper pages are packed with invaInaoV formation on storms, astronomy meteorologv. It is ilinsffa'eo " nearly 200 finest half tone "'" ' engravings. This supefb DOOR v" Sell anywhere for fifty cents % costs only 25c a copy, and every :, scriber to Rev. Irl R hlcA :, famous paper, Word and " 0'N' :. year. receives this elegant aImSH" premium. Word and Works IS '", nized leader among the best '' and scientific jour"ajs "''''V .n of its kind can compare VI" ii Hicks almanac $l year iF prlce for such nuiqne and usel" lications. Professor Hicks ''' 4, and of necessity, withdrawn U" and weather forecasts from almanacs, having generously E ,o ,, time and labor free for near'y ''' I'm. Word and Works Pub. Co.,, --O''
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The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

A poET-Arthur GrlSsom-has soed h;s rich talher-in-law for 100000 for aIenalng the affer tons of his wtc, and for $l0,000 additional for failure to allow nim 8300 month, which he says was promised him to move from New Jersey to Kansas City. This will probably be q jolt tc all the rich tathcr-in-law, Of other men as well as of poets.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21
CarrOlitOn Academy.

On Monday, Jan, ], special class es in Debating, Music, Elocution, and Commercial Law vii! be or ganized by the Faculty of the above named Institution. Ad- dress communications to H H, Davis, Prin., or A. A. Davis, Sec. CarrolIton, Ark.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

THE St. Louis GIobe-Democrat is unquestionably one of the great est ot American newspapers 1t has correspondents everywhere and covers every field of news, foreign and domestic. his strictly republican in politics, but is, above
 all, A Newspaper, and ougtt to be in every home during the impor- tant presidential campaign of 1900. Tbe price by malI, daily, including Sunday, is $6 per year. Daily, without Sunday, &4 per year. Sunday, only, $2 per year. Week Iy, issued in semi,weekly sections $2 per J ear, The latter edition Is < big weekly paper, almost equal to the average weekly. 1t not only gives all the news, but also a great variety ot interesting and instructive reading matter for every member of the family, Write tor free sample copies to the Globe printing Go, St. Louis, Mo.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

THosE who are disposed to v.rangIe over what this govern saent wou!d do with A4uinaIdo ter il catches him, would better y2ait until after Aggie is caught before they get excited.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

THE sen ate can tardly be called an over worked body, since it was only in session five hours during the first week of congress-.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

THE people would g adI5' see 1ae suggestion of a short president t.al campaign carried out, but the politicians will doubtless see that he campaign k of the nsna' ,.ng(h, as It is a harvest season with mauy of them.
The Green Forest tribune., 1899-12-21

REGARDLESS of sympathy, the worlds admiration cannot be with held from men who fight as strong ly, and as shrewdIy as the Boers,