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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
STANDING or THE CLUBS.

10 the time of the Dead March
rom Saul, whlsted by the cranks on
H,1terS Row yesterday. RichmonPs
olamplons were vanquished by the Scran-
on lads There was a ycllowish cast over
The playing OF the local lads. and Scran-
ton walked away with the victory Errors
were the order OF the play. and the blue
suited ball-jugglers did everything but
play good ball.
William Shakespeare Holmes, the chief
OF the brigade of coon-rooters, led the
shouting on Sunnyside bleacheries. and
among his following the shouting was
vociferous. and at times ear-splitung, for
II II is one thing the ebon-hucd rooter of
Richmond likes better than another. it is
20 see the homo team defeated.
William Shakespeare Holmes. after the
game delivered himself OF an Grafton in
tended 10 DO explanatory Of the result
90 -le camo Il dunno" no said. "jest
hoU So -appened, myself. but somehow or
r..a-r. dem Campaigns got mixed up
'no-g d,r-elves, an stead Of deer dom
de ting z.cay like dey orter dey flung dc
lu way rom one mother. an dem
Scranton boys jes' Hoped around and
scored.
WAS "BLEEGED' TO WIN.
obey Was bleeged 10 win; somebody's
f1t 90 win every game, 'cep'in' hits tie,
G1l dis here eXherbitiOn wont none Of da;
sort Richmond jes' wouldn't win. and
i4-- all dev is 70 IL. l wouldn't say dey
Lcr Try 90 win, case l dunno dat but
g,t my 'spicions. an dey sOun's peculiar
70 r- when l whispers 'em TO myseii.
Hov omenevcr. dem Campaigns done
got aeir tail-fcaders clipped. an l guess
te.- Int no kick comm 10 us niggers
emo dem Scranton lads. / DUNNO what
cem Wlkcsbarre team gwine do to-mor-
lrw. hut Il Richmond don't git mighty
Improvement on. / specs derell be three
tra.ea's agin' Richmond
STILL ANOTHER VERSION.
William Shakespeare Holmes. after this
GRAFTON moved down the street, and the
sccre-oard boy. who had been listener
80 he remarks, said. as he too moved
o. Wen. i dunno but what de coon Is
tyed DOE ting UP more dan right. Rich
moaa lin' try to ding dot game away
t-t She done IL. am dat ain no lie Just
Tux of dat Nrigley, what me and JAKE
bort from Washington, gOin' ana MAXIM
ia0 errors. and Dolan dom de same
Bats bad enough. but den, wen shannon.
ui Flaherty, and Tommy Hess go an
1ahe errors. too. OATS moren we KIN
T4r'
y wouldn't ha' been so bad even Wild
~ dem errors If de boys had a-batted'
oi lest 30 tink. they made moro errors
asn cey did hits. an wild dat O. hurky,
.trky k,siey 20 fling to"em, too. Oh, wei!
5.saop want 50 warm an ! reckon twas
Achmcrds day 20 lose, less'n twas that
i'~ straw hat Jake wore dat hoodooed
Z. boys Mem mind; Wen get revenge ON
NAs ,nafrc"
THE SCORE.
william Shakespeare Holmes in his ora
~u. ard the score-card boy, in his soil
"}lI told the story Of the game. The
PARTICULARS may be found in the following
SSort.
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RALEIGHs BUDGET.
Tie Society OF the Cincinnati--Othes
Mention.

RALEIGH. y. c.. May i7.-CSpecial)-
The North Carolina Society OF the cin-'
cinnati is now completely restored 10 It's
position IN the General Society. ana the
papers and titles OF it's forty-e.edt mem
bers are all found 10 be correct. Nine
years hence the general Society will meet
In this State and AZ Asheville. IL win be
that long beSre North Cardinals turn
comes. l.sl
James a. Bryan. who after September
ist Will be the president OF the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway, Is here lie
tells me II Is not worth while for him 10
bring any suit for that office. as he con-
siders that Il comes 10 him September ~,
when ID. W. Patrick's appointment ends.
There viii be very interesting dedica-
tory ceremonies at tho Baptist Female
University here. So numerous are tho
applications for admission that the truss
tees say number OF the Students Will
have 90 hoard outside the building.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

in and great deal has been sold Wagon
trade has been unusually large, and the
prices have averaged well. AS dealer
said yesterday, II was never more true
than now that good tobacco Is bringing
good prices.
Private sales to-day aggregated IA I'LL
ers, Tugs, leaf. and / wrapper.
Stonewall Warehouse sold s.0s2 pounds
highest price, s2i; Crenshaw's sold 1910
pounds-highest price. s22; Shockoe sold
1895 pounds-highest price. 81.
Receipts at Allegheny. Seabrook, stone
wall. Crenshaw's, and Shoclloe ware
houses yesterday were Sc; deliveries, 46.
Frazer Il Tompkins will sell, by sample.
20 hogsheads OF dark at their Office this
morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
NEW YORK PEANUT MARKET.

NEW YORK. TUESDAY EVENING.
May 16.-Peanuts quiet but steady; Vir-
ginia hand-picked, Jumbo. per pound 81
Size; do. hand-picked. fancy, per pound,
4Gp4c.; do, extra, per pound, 3laq5%c;
shelied. No. 1 Virginia, 5G5hc; do, No.
Virginia. 3i4c.; do, No. / Spanish. ga
SIC; do, No. 2 Spanish, 3Ac.-New York
Journal OF Commerce.
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rIxAxoIs1.

lines and fancieS. Silks are hrm' pu'
business is moderate.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MAkhbl' j.
BALTIMORE. May n-Flour-luie'
and unchanged. -..,. 49,
month. 73hF73ize.; June, 73lx4i39sc.; jury
74i4M74ikc Southern. by sample. 6IE1ic
Z CONFIRM; spot. 37N37lic. month ana
June. S7lsm37Ac.; July, SsqSSi4c.: SOUTH
ern white. 42i4c., asked.
/ Oats-DuI: No white, 33isaSS%c.
Rye--Dul and nominal: No. 2. western,
6aiZc.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
Butter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-SteaGy and unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged. /
Lettuce-Steadv.
Whiskey.-UnChanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. May H-Claims of crop dam
age from insects caused an advance OF
ssd&c in wheat to-day. Corn declined
SsfiI5c., and oats closed shade higher.
Pork lost i5Q17Ec.. and lard and ribs
2I2M5c. EACH
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opanlnp Highest Lowest, CLOSING.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet
II cures painful, swollen, smarting. ner
,ous feet. and Instantly takes the stni
ovg of corns and bunions. It's the great
al comfort discovery OF the age. Allen'i
Eoot Ease makes tight or new shoes fec
sesv III Is certain cure for sweating
osiious and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
a. today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. by mail for 25c. In stamps. Tria
nackaee FREE. Address ALLEN s
0I, MSTED, lie Roy, n. \.
ap 9Th, Sa&Tu39tfra
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
prTERsBrRG TOBACCO MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA, May 17.-(SpecaD
Market quiet. with good receipts. QUO
tations: Common 10 medium Jugs
poor short leaf, $50 TO S. fair 10 good
short leaf. $50 to 81; medium TO good
wrappers. s9Gi$l2.5O; good to fine wrap
pers, Sli 10 500; medium to good shipping.
$3.50 to $l1; good to fine shipping. $3.50 to
81 So
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
D,yyuLE TOBACCO MARKET.

DANVILLE. VA. May H.-(Specialo---
The rains of last week had the effect OF
considerably increasing the receipts OF
leaf tobacco, so that sales on at least
four days since the 10th have extended
into the afternoon. An Unexpectedly
large proportion OF very unsOuhd tobacco
has appeared in the receipts. and prices
on the common grades have been slightly
lower as a consequence. Wrappers and
working stock continue TO attract the
bidders. the demand causing the firm
prices of the past two months TO con-
.tlnue.
w. ottOta a c follows:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

SUFFOLK. VA, May l7.-(SpeclaL>-
Jumbo fancy, hand-picked, Virginia, &C.;
extra. hand-picked. Virginia, 3lsc.; No. L,
Virginia shelled. Sic; No. ,, Virginia,
sheiled. &C.: extra large. Virginia, shelled,
6Lc.: No. /, spanish. shelled. &C.; No. 2,
Spanish, shelled 3l2c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. VA, May H-(Special)-
Farmers market. fancy, 3 1-2c.; strictly
prime, 3 lie; prime. &C.; common. i-2p
5-sc; Spanish, sc. a busheL The
market shows continued Improvement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
ALLENTOWN SHUT ouTaAT HOME.
Could DO Nothing With Minor, and
Lancaster Won EnsiIy

ALLENTOWN. PA. May 17.-Speclal)
Allentown could do nothing with Minor =
delivery to-day. and Lancaster won with
ease. The game was called on account Of
rain after two men were out in the last
half Of the seventh inning. Score:
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THE CLUB RECORD
INTERCOLLEGIATE Ball.

WASHINGTON. May I7.-College ball
games:
Brown University 6; Princeton, 9.
Tufts 10; Harvard. I.
Yale. TO- Wesleyan, 8.
University of Pennsylvania, Ii; George
town, IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

KNOXVILLE TENN. May 1.-The
Virginia and Tennessee Telephone Conn.
pany. capital $1,000. has been chartered
al Bristol. IL owns a number Of sx-
changes I'm Southwest Virginia. and pro-
poses to buy and operate a number of
others. connecting at Bristol With thN
Peoples Telephone Company. OF Knox
vile. which operates In Eass TannssssA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
Richmond, Va, NJ

Richmond, Va. May II. 1899.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry. Is to
nc: mixed. 60 to 75c.; shortberry, o. 20
zoe: No. red. "a TO Toe. Corn White. Vir-
einia (bag lots). IS To i3iac.; No. 2 white.
l9iI~ Nc 3 white, IL 10 ilizc.: No mix
ed ale No 3 mixed, 80 To lOc. Oats No.
: mixed. Slc.; No. mixed. 30 to Soisc
RIVE tGc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA, May 17-(Special.l
Virginia peanuts firm at S1-493 3-Sc. for
good TO choice; Spanish steady at 81 lie.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
Rain Prevented the Games,

READING, PA, May T.--(SpecialD-
With the score to 2 in favor of Newark.
to-days game was called on account Of
rain at the beginning of the fourth in
ming.
PATTERSON. n. j.. May 1z.-(Special)-
The erson-Wilkesbarre game was
postponed on account OF wet grounds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
BROOKLYN Again Defeats Phi1adel-
phia--scOre, II to 10.

NEW YORK, May T7.-Twenty-four
players were actively engaged in to-day
game, which was a combination of slug
ging, poor fielding. and worse pitching.
Brooklyn made it three straight from the
Phillies, however. and slid into second
place. Attendance, 300. Score: X. ii. IL.
Philadelphia .....O0 POI Z 90 90
Brooklyn .....~...6 003 OF OIL IA 8
Batteries: Wheeler, Donohue, and Nc
Farland; Hughes, Dunn, Grim, and Far
rell.
Umpires Messrs. Swartwood and War
ner. Time of game, 2 hours and 30 min
utes
LOUISVILLE. 2; ST. LOUIS, 1.
ST. LOUIS, MO, May n.-Rain stopped
tO-days game between ST. Louis and
Louisville in the last half of the seventh
inning. when the locals had three men
on the bases, with only one out. st.
Louis would surely have won had the
game been finished, as the Perfectors
had Just commenced TO take kindly to
Philippis curves when the rain com
menced to fall. Attendance, 600. Score:
X. II. T..
81. Louis ...........1 OOO0OO-1 I 2
Louisville ...... ......0 90 . 2
Batteries: Powell and Crger; Philippi
and Kittredge.
EMPIRES: Messrs Burns and Smith
Time of game, l hour and % minutes.
PIRATES. II; CHICAGO, l.
PITTSBURG. PA, May 7.-Game was
called at the end of the eighth inning, on
account Of rain. Pittsburg had its bat
ting clothes on, and hit Taylor at will,
while the ChcagOans were absolutely at
Khines's mercy. Attendance, 800. Score:
r. II. +.
Pittsburg 49,. .....231O1O4-l Is /
Chicago ...... ......0 l 100 o 2 3
Batteries: Rhines and Bowerman; Tay-
lor and Nichols.
Umpires Messrs. Mcdonald and Con-
molly. Time Of game, l hour and 40
minutes.
DISAPPOINTMENT
BALTIMORE, May H.-Rain was be
ginning when the orioles started their
game here with the Giants to-day, and
came down so hard in the first part of the
fourth inning that operations were final
~ called OFF one New Yorker was out
when play stopped The score stood
Stto g.
NO CINCINNATI GAME.
CINCINNATI O., May 1I-Cincinnati-
Cleveland game postponed. Rain.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, Va, May II. 1880.
Sales have been good for the past few
DAYS. A great deal Of TOBACCO has come.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
NOTICE.


UNTIL JUNE 10. 1899. AT IL O'CLOCK
NJ, at my office. I'm the city of Greenville
:. G., SEALED BIDS WILL BE RE
CEIVED FOR THIRTY-TWO THOU.
SAND DOLLARS esq., OOJ or COUPON
BONDS. To be issued by the County
Board of Commissioners OF Gfeenvill,
county, :. c., under the authority OF az
act passed by the General Assembly OF
South Carolina at its regular session o,
1899 for the purpose Of paying on thu
past indebtedness. OF said county, sait
bonds 10 bear date July l., 1889. and 60 bt
made payable twenty years from the date
of same. interest at the rate OF per cent
per annum, payable semi-annuauy on the
first days of JANUARY and JULY oil
each yedr, In Greenylle, or In New York
a. the option OF holders. and bonds To be
of the denomination OF $1,000 each. The
right TO reject any and all bids Is HEREBY
reserved. With each bid must be GER
ttied check of $1,000.
]. y. SPEEGLE,
County Supervisor.
ap &-eodim Greenvllle County $. c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
NEW YORK sUMAc MARKET

7 NEW YORK SUMAC MAIIKE7T. =.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY EVENING.
May l6-Sicily, No. ground, Per ton.
I $50u$55; No. = do, per ton, AJftSo; Vir-
| ginla per ton. si0lis i2.J0.-New York jour
| nal OF Commerce.
CLOVER-SEED MARKET.
TOLEDO. o.. May i6.--Clover seed dull
! and steady; prime old, cash. S3.35. new.
| do. cash and May, $3.50; October, $40
| bid: No. 2 soft red wheat. 7ihc. bid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
LYxCunuRG TOBACCO MARKET.

LYNCHBURG. VA. May l7.-(Special)
Nine hundred thousand pounds OF to-
bacco were sold on this market last week.
with practically no change in prices
The stock on hand for sale is very light.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

'''" ., isS45s7
,IIortoIyn ........., ..........0 O0OO0 o.
lancaster .......... -..........O 2 o 020 o.
Summary: Earned runs-LGncaster. 2.
Two-base hits-McNey Larocque. Stolen
basc-I.cahy First base on balis-On
BayIe. /: off Stimmel. /; of Minor. a Hit
Nv pitched ball-Boyle (g. Struck out
nv Minor. 4. Umpire--Mr. McDermott.
1rirnn Of camn--l hnllr n nd l. Ininnlns
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Richmond, Va, May Il, lNJ.
Sales: Security Bank, shares at ll0]s.
p. C.-Virginia- Carolina Chemical, pre-
ferred 1888 shares at 1l5l5; Nirgtnia-Caro-
lima Chemical. common, u shares at
115lz.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
NEW YORK IRON AND STEEL
MARKET.

NEW YORK, TUESDAY EVENING.
May 16.-SOmewhat larger orders, yet
nothing phenomenal, were placed for pig-
iron, chiefly No southern foundry,
There was no sign of change in tone OF
the market. and virtually the same prices
were quoted that have prevailed for soma
time past
In steel rails and track fastenings q
somewhat Irregular yet very good, bust
ness is being effected, and prices remain
1rm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

Cash quotations were as follows: No. q
yellow corn, S3AM3ic. Flour dull and
unchanged. No. = spring wheat, .o129
Tic: No. spring wheat. 66n7Oc.; No.
red 72i5d75c. No. 2 corn, 8Sssc. No.
oats. 27isc; No. white, SQc.; No. 3 white;
29Aa293tc. No rye, 6lq62c: No
barley, 356iOc. No. ilaxseed. lw; new
Sl.O7. Prime timothy seed, SIS. Mess
pork. per barrel S.lOa$Al5. Lard per
loose 81 ljdSi.f5. Dry-salted shoulders,
boxed. $i.25asl5O Short-clear sides, box,
ed, Si95GS5. Whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon. $.26. sugar-Cut-loaf
unchanged. Butter steady; creamery,
fresh. nIbc. Cheese steady; creams,
9Tfllc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
SCORE BY INNINGS.
.,,,,,-hrond ~ ......00 o 5000 0 p 2
sl.an,on .. 10000 O022 o.

summary: Earned runs-Richmond, J..
Two-base hits--Hcss, Seybold, O'Connell
Home runs-Hargrove. Sacrifice hit
Knoll. Bases on balls-Of Bishop. ]; of
Risley.s1 Double plays-McMahon to
C'Connell TO Dillon; Hargrove TO Wrig-
lev. Struck out--By Bishop, 1; by Ris-
lev. J. Left on bases-Richmond. 81;
Scranton, Z. Passed balls-Hess. !. I'M
p.rc-Mr. Berger. Time OF camel hour
and 30 minutes. Attendancc-s0c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

Book and Job Printing neatly executed
IT the Dispatch Printing House.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18

choice steers, s5.2OdS5.i0; medium steers
A7jdA95, beef steers, A20nAI0; stock
ers and Feeders, SlQ5l5; bulls. sass;
cows and heifers. $3.60QSL2j western-fed
steerss 81. 5Oqs5.30; Texas steers. S.@dS,
calves S5dS6.7j. Business was brisk IN
hogs. fahd prices ruled stronger to 2tc.
higher: fair TO choice, S3.N4nN; he6vy
packers, $3.55dS3.&: mixed, S.65QS5Sis;
butchers S.7OdS.95; lights, S600R.s'bs,
pigs, S35G8.S0. The demand for sheep
and lambs WAS just as lively as ever,
and with diminishing receipts, prices
moved steadily upward Wooded Colo
RADIO fed lar sold at s6GOlpsj.75. a FUR
Their advance OF &C.; clipped lots, Al5u
So wooded western lots. S6.f0Gt{6.do; spring
lambs, $64s9.5O per 100 pounds: shorn
sheep. Si.7GlfS5.30; yearlings. $500 10. RE-
ceipts-Cattle $500 head; hogs, 1900
head: sheep. l3Oo0 head. a.4
NEW YORK. May 16.-Beeves-R Receipts,
l. 600 head; none for sale; feeling steady:
exports. 900 cattle. Ion sheep, and I.i5
quarters OF beef. Calves-Receipts, 3; no
trade of Importance; feeling firm. Sheep
and lambs--Receipts, 923 head Market
slow; sheep lower: winter lambs nominal.
spring lambs steady; good 10 prime clip
ped sheep. $5.2OaS35; southern lambs.
$3.50 per 100 pounds. Hogs-Receipts, $50
head. Market steady at N2OQ$}9 for
fair to prime hogs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
THE SCORE.

WAliaH Shakespeare Holmes, in his ora
IN and the score-card boy, in his soil
"2ly Told the story Of the game. The
PARTICULARS may be found in the following
Score.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

sOuotations are for bonds maturing I'm
not less than ten years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-05
ABOUT LONGEVITY.
Scientific Men Not Agreed as to III, Greatest
Limit OF La.

Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson held
that man should die as unconscious
of his death as OF his birth. This Rat-
ural physical death. a painless process.
was, I'm his opinion. the true eutnanasla
a id although Richardson had large
praC tee. he stated that only ten times
in the course OF his own observation
had he witnessed this natural euthana-
sia.' Oliver Wendell Holmes ieda Of
natural death was illustra. 81 by The
collapse OF the wonderful one boss
shay" where no part OF the mechan-
ism gave way before another. \ d!s-
tinguisbed New York do,'or used ID
say tEat he had known only one man
20 ole what he considered 4 natural
death.
Scientific men are not agreed rs TO
the greatest limit OF human life. says
the Chicago Tribune, Prof owen plac-
ing il at about 1903, and Flourens at 1S5.
Probably Richardson's limit of llO
years is nearer the truth. This great
sanitarian even asserted that seven out
of every ten intelligent people could
reach that limit il they only took prop
er care OF themselves. lie aimed at the
physicians ideal, the time when there
shall be no more an infant OF days nor
an old man who hath not filled his
days" Longevity is more likely 10 he
attained by Richardson's methods of
strict conformity 10 the laws of health
than by Roberta secret goat juice
formula. Prof. steele. in the last num-
Der uf the Chicago clinic, states that
"the claims made for the new (Roo-
ertsD treatment are startlingly novel
and highly improbable" 1T has. new
ertheless." he says. interested
some hitherto respectable and re-
putable members Of the profession 10
the extent OF lending IL their names and
influence" THE law of Muller. that
cells similar 10 the parent structure
like tissue or cells produce tissue or
precludes the possibility of raising
feathers on a dog or hair on pigeon.
In an article i'm the Medical Age Mr..
Kinnear says that there are certain |
physical indications which give clews |
TO longevity Thus "a large heart, |
large lungs. large brains and digestive |
powers indicate long life" "A person |
who appears tail i'm sitting and short |
and rather thck-set i'm standing is |
more apt 10 live long being endowed |
with a long trunk. short legs and
arms
In spite Of all that has been written
recently on the subject OF longevity
Richardson's sanitary sermons on the
avoidance Of the diseases OF modern
life" published a quarter Of century
ago. still remain the classical monitor
which teaches us what TO avoid IL we
believe life Is worth living little long,
or than what is now regarded as the
natural sDan
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-05
A CENTURY-0l0 CLAIM.
United Sialss Government Now Settling a Bill
That Is 100 Years C'd.

The United States government has
just decided to settle a claim exactly a
century old, and is sending the money
To the grand children, the great grand
children and the great-great- grand.
children OF the original claimants. The
justice of the claim was never doubted.
but 1t took one hundred years to COM
plete the unwinding and winding OF the
necessary amount of red tape.
The brig Matilda sailed from New
London. Conn, early I'm the year 1893
bound for the island of ST. Bartholo-
NEW. Gideon Leet was captain. The
ship carried cargo of cattle and mans
ufactures. and was TO take on return
cargo OF molasses, sugar and rum.
Before il reached ST. Bartholomew
the brig was captured by French pri-
yateer. That was on May 2S. 1893.
The privateer La Cora vence was the
captor, and was commanded by Capt.
La Cyrenee. The brig was taken into
.the harbor OF Gustavla and her crew
set ashore. They afterward worked
their way home as best they could, but
never again heard Of the Matilda which
was given a French name as Well as
a French flag and crew.
French privateers were actively seiz-
ing other American ships. as well, at
about that time, and much hard feel
ing arose on account of the acts, and
demand for indemnity was made by the
United states government.
The claim for the Matilda and cargo
was $4,000. and this. with Others, made
up the list of what became known as
the French spoliation claims"
When the Louisiana purchase was
one clause Of the treaty |
specified that the United States would |
assume the payment OF the spoliation |
claims. The numeGous claimants were |
iubilant, but they found their rejoicing !
The United States admitted the cor |
rectness OF the claims. but began un-
winding red tape. Appeals were in |
iain. Years passed and all OF the origi.
lal claimants were dead. while but two |
,r three OF the claims had been set
led.
A second generation collected two or
hree more. and then those who had
allen isir To the remaining claims like |
hat for the Matilda, gave up all hope
Finally. in June. 1899, the Matilda
'ase has been reached. and distantIy |
descended heirs OF Capt Leet and the |
'ther owners are being searched for.
md number OF checks have already
been sent out.