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HIS SINGULAR DREAM.
A GENTLEMAN's VISIT TO THE
STRANGE REGIONS below.
He TALKED WITH SATAN.
Found ellis Majesty" Very Annble
ma Courtcops-The Various Pun
and Some Very Busy.

II have had a most rare vision. l have
had a dream--past the wit Of man to say
what dream II was" Midsummer Nights
Dream, Act ~, Scene !.
a gentleman now retired TO the coun-
try-a former merchant Of Richmond
has related 10 me dream he recently
had, which, / think. viii bear recital
IN prlnt. He assures me that II is nor
made-up story. but an actual n.spira-
ton of the inner self. He was born. he
says. dreamer. or. in other words. he
came into the world with a osul over
his eyes. and thinks. therefore, he is
gifted with that faculty, which in the
Highlands OF Scotland. is called the Sc
COnd sight.
His visions in sleep. he tells me, are
no more marvellous than those he scme-
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persistent rcarers whenever thwarted or
annoyed. FigurA . is one that is never
fresh IN the sense Of being gay after q
spell IN The stable yet will rear from i'll
temper II pulled out from a corner he
would otherwise cut too short.
The "bumpy' forehead and depressed
face may exist in a horse without the ac-
compartment OF sour disposition. pro-
Vided he has a large. kindly eye Figure
81 but such a one will probably be ner-
VOus instead Of wlful.
We are perhaps less often deceived in
equine character by the type represented
IN Figure than in any other, a Roman
nose, as 1t IS called almost Invariably
accompanying a generous temper.
with this contour OF the face is com
monty associated a large, soft eye. which
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known as a buck eye and the possessor
has very likely a dangerous habit Of
shying On the other hand. a heavy brow.
concealing a small or pig" eye. is sug.
gestive of a stubborn temper. and mean.
case when a small eye in such a setting
is found TO accompany a forehead that IS
round, bulging. or "bumpy." as horsemen
call it, and a face with a depression mid
way between the muzzle and line drawn
across the eyes FiguIe p.
Horses with this type of face will often
possess more than one serious fault OF
character, but rearing and refusing are
the most common. 1t has been frequent
ly stated by authorities on hOrsemanship
that rearing is the result Of freshness or
insufficient work but animals with the
physiognomy shown in the picture have
proved. while in possession of the writer,
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practice the less respectable art and
p ystery Of palmistry. Because a genius
s. now and again discovered with beetling
l-ows and a physiogomy which might
.--t have suggested such a line Of study
be- anthropolOgy. it does not follow that
llracter or special traits are not suhi-
Gently often found associated with a
Particular conformation 10 afford a broad
o. Dy which the phrenologist may be
st 90 sain some insight into the dispo-
sr.l OF a subject he examines with duo
o-. and regard for the balance TO be
struck after setting one abnormally de-
t..rel feature against another
We have. most Of US. learned to assoc
cats O. large square chin and yelling
t0rau nose with strength of character.
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is never lit Ip with anger, but displays
eagerncss in the chase; or. in the case OF
a draught horse, determination in start
ing a heavy load.
A page might very well be written on
each of the features alluded TO in the
foregoing remarks but space forblds more
than a passing mention Of those points
of the horse which. carefully considered
might evolve a system Of equine phre-
nology some day 10 be described
HAROLD LEENEY
Member Of Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons.
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Either We have observed it for ourselves,
.r read of such features so often that We
lave absorbed tha idea. and it has become
O. fixed belief. However that may be.
te-e are certain features associated in
.r minds with particular Compartments.
While the human phrenolOgist has sell
. u enjoyed the credit which is justly
--r 90 has pseudo-scienCe. the temperd-
u.ts of animals. heir characters, in
have been Ions associated with
.gldr features. and this knowledge,
may be observed. EN- PEASANT Is as
... the possession Of the illiterate
e-- i'm broken down hacks as OF The
- learned Of comparative anato-
Is,e
d. glance. the former will appreciate
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asked myself as I felt rather than saw,
the ground on which l alighted. Like
one VINO enters alone an undiscovered
country, l looked cautiously about me.
bewldered by the dark prospective which
opened up illimitable tracts | saw moth
ing distinctly. but everything as In a
maze. The atmosphere soon cleared, how
ever, or. probably. my eyes. for right be-
fore me rose up wall of polished iron,
whose huge proportions extended indeh-
niteiy. This was. indeed, barrier to my
further progress. ] scanned the thing
closely, to see if there were a door. or
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Fatal Tornado in spain.

MADRID, June lo.-A tornado yesterday
swept over San Pedro and Alarse, in the
Province Of Vallasolid. About $50 houses
were destroyed, and there was great loss
OF NE. len bodies have already been re-
covered from the ruins.
Toledo has been visited by a great
storm. which has done considerable dam
age, The lower portions OF the city are
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HORSE FACE ANINDEX
HAROLD LEENEY, OF THE n. c. V
:. ON EQUINE puRENOLoGY.
ROW TO DIAGNOSE A BALKY ANIMAL
.rhe Tcst for Iu-Tcmpcr-TricLi
mat Can he Detected by one VINO
Has studied the Head OF the Horse
b, The Rules Here Laid Down.

Harold Leeney. a member OF
the Royal College Of Veterinary
Surgeons. has just come out
with the statement that the face
az horse is as true an index
OF the character OF the animal
as that OF q human being. In
an article written for this news
pupCr ne explains his theory at
length. Lovers Of the horse. as
well as those interested in the
,Np0unding Of such new and
novel theory as that OF equine
character being readable In the
features OF the animal. will
study with close attention the
GLOWING article.
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White Dress Goods.
Such ali Opportunity Was
Never Known.

The fresh, cool da,ntiness Of pure
white has an added charm. since
fashion has declared this a white
summer. Que great White-Goods
sale running into another week,
with stock and price condition
mole favorable than ever. our
counters are heaped with far
greater attractions than last week.
which gave MS such tremendous
business. Such bargains you have
never seen the Ike.
India Linen, worth &C.. now
Use.
Dimity, small and medium checks,
at 81.
Victoria Lawn. 40 inches wide. &c.
Pique, straight and warp vale,
for i0c.
India Linen. 80 inches wide, lac
Organizes. 90 inches wide. at Zoe.
Madras, fancy raised stripe, for
PIC.
Plque. straight and warp vale.
at 12iEc.
Soft Nainsook. 40 inches wide.
al Pic.
English Long Cloth, So inches
wide for ne.
Pique, so inches wide, soft finish.
for Use.
Madras, SOFT Hnlsn, SQlpeu, Tor
loo
organizes. % inches wide. for 15c.
Persian Lawn, 80 inches wide. for
Ice.
French Nainsook. AZ inches wide.
at 17c.
Piques. wide. straight vale, for
Gle
Persian Lawn. IS inches wide,
at go.
Batiste. " inches wide. for Csc.
Pique. small and wide fancy cord,
at 25e
Woven Tucking, narrow and wide
tucks. at 25c.
French Nalnsook. II inches wide.
at ac.
Piques. wide. straight vale. at
$50
Dotted Swiss. 80 inches wide. sec.
French Batiste, AZ inches wide,
at zoe
Dotted Swiss, so inches wide.
small dots. large dots. Bayadere
dots. Black and White Dots. and all
Black dots; our special price for
this lot, soc.
Cambria Trucking, good width. at
42a.
Cambria Tucking. % inches wide.
small tucks, bargain, at Csc.
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West Point Cadets DISCHARGED

WEST POINT. n. Y, June IO.-Tho fol-
lowing cadets from the fourth class were
t nii!,l a Geheient ana discharged from the
Jersey; George Mason Lee. Virgioia: -
A. Dinsmore. Michigan; II. r. strong
Massachusetts; Carl Boyd. Georgia: RicS.
ard t. Williams. Arizona; William II
Horton. tennessee; j. +. Franklin, Ten
neSsee. '
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11

What IL kodol Dyspepsia Cure? II Is
the newly discovered remedy. the most
effective preparation ever devised Tor aid
ing the digestion and assimilation OF food
and restoring the deranged digestive or
gans 10 natural condition. Ii "a q dis
covery SURPRISING anything yet known 10
the medical profession. Bodeker Broth
ers. J. I. Lewis, T. A. Miller.
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Dinner Napkins. half
bleached; cheap at roc.
Dinner Napkins, pure
bleached, all linen; only
81.
Turkey-Red Damask, fast
color. for 15o.
Turkey Red Damask.
good width. for 22c
Half Bleached Damask.
a bargain at 29c.
Bleached Damask, good
width. only 33c.
German Damask, all
linen. great value for $50.
Irish Damask. - inches
wide. all linen. at SOC.
Crash, twilled, 10 inches
wide. for 8 1-2e.
Crash, all linen, un-
bleached, &c.
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which the less "hOrscV' man
-..y be able 70 see when deliberate
.',i out. but they are present ana
Phi. expert more or less what ne may
from the animal examined.
-.. Who cannot read or write are to be
"aO can diagnose balky horse
standby
I rot in craniOlogy alone that the
..r % "a horse Is 10 be discovered.
every one knows. the ears. eyes.
have much expression Oh9ugh
b. f may have undergone fashion
q. m.laLom.
i.e eafs may be moved rapidly for
-. and sack By an animal OF intelli-
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Sun and Rain
Umbrellas.

Just a few prices to show you how
we propose 20 sell several thousand
Umbrellas this week. The early COM
ers will get choice handles.
9sc.-Biggest Umbrella Bargain or
the season: 300 more choice silk-warp
gloria, ladies' and men'Ss 2s-inch. worth
M.39: all with fine Fiench oak ham
dies, steel rod. fine steel Paragon
frame.
Sl25-I.adies' and mems Union Taffe-
Ia Silk, extra-clOse rolling, with case
and tassel actually worth $3.50; all
with natural French oak handles.
$l.50-Extra- Fine Quality Ladies' 26-
Inch Union Taffeta SILK. with tne. long
Princess lockwood handles. extra-close
rolling. with wide ribbon tassel. silver
trimming.
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~ - W AiAO -, wv up
in lawns and percales,
fancy figured and striped,
In light and dark shades,
perfect fitting.
Sl.4S-Wc can show you
the best assortment in the
city. in stripes and figured.
In Pinks. Blues. and Laven-
der. Black and White. with
White tucked yokes. finish
ed off with narrow bead
ing.
9Sc.-AnOther strong line
to select from; many choice
patterns In this special lot,
of Fine Lawns and Per-
Gales; nice fitting and cut
extra wide.
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$2.25-Beautiful quality
Lawn Waists, full blouse
front effect. tucks and in
sorting. forming a cross
trimming down front; one
point yoke. plated back,
very swell.
Sl.iS-Heavy Corded p.
X. the best quality. ful;
front. plated back, perfect
fitting.
Sl.75-Sheer Linen Lawn
Waist, with bias tucked
front and back. very swell,
this seasons best.
Wrappers
75c.-Special lot, worth 81,
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Crash, IS inches wide, ali
linen. for s 1-3c.
Huck Towels, % by as
inches. for l0c.
Huck Towels. p by IL
inches, linen, for l5c.
Bath Towels. - by 40
inches, bleached; cheap at
at 10c.
Bath Towels. 90 by 40
inches, cream; special
value. for Toe.
Bath Towels, 20 by 40
inches. cream. double
thread. only ~ 1-9c.
Bath Towels, n bv 40
inches. bleached. for 17c.
Fringed Doylies, check
ed. only acc.
Dinner Napkins, pure
bleached, 70. SOC.
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New EmbrOideries.

Never had such a run on.
En- broideries. A great stock
of new Edges and insertions,
in cambria and Swiss-just
opened. Beautiful Edges at
&C.; some very wide ones at
3, J, and Sc. a yard, and at 10
f2!, Is, 10. up to &c. The VAL
ues are really phenomenal
dainty trimmings for Wash
Dress Goods and underwear
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The discredited art Of phSenology ap-
pea 20 the imagination. perhaps. as
l.oicring on the line OF such gifts as
second sight. accredited 10 those who
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11

called up phantoms In tho solitude of his
chamber-ideals of aforementioned per-
sons-and invested them with the idCnt.-
cal shapes and features Of the flesh Not
only the dead, but the living thus sum-
moned appear. The phantasmagora are
dependent on his Will but not always.
Tor here and there amid the throug
hideous and terrible shapes intiude them
serves Goreons" aud Hydras and
Chimera dire"
l mention this popularity of the old
merchants imagination in order to give
the reader a foretaste OF the vision 10
be presently reCited. The scenes and
personages he encountered in Hades, he
says, were so life-like as to have left
him from that time to this in doubt
whether they were real or ideal. But
whether they were real or ideal, he is
not to be held responsible for opinions
expressed by the fantastic characters
which appear in the course of the psychOl-
oglcal drama.
In this he is at one with Virgil and
Dante, who have described so pictures
quely the scenes and psrsonages Of the
internal world. And Just as they nave
reflected faithfully the notions prevail
ing In their time, our Old merchant
afirms that he has done no less Tor those
now current. Even the mle 1ty Spirit that
is said 10 preside over the destlnies Of
he'll may. according 70 the revelation
of the dream. aspire eventually TO those
serene dominions from which h was
rghteOls.y expelled Icy the fat Of the
Most High. No such paganic horrors as
those which occur in the Aeneid and
in the Inferno are to be met with in the
dreamor's relation.
Virgil says Aeneas under the guidance
Of sybil. descended 70 the shades
whence there is no return"-and saw
at the entrance the ghosts of weeping
infants" And Dante passing through
the deep and savage way 10 the inferno.
tells us he saw q sombTe .cOloTed writing
on the summit Of a gate, the last line OF
which reads: "Al hope abandon We who
enter ina fitting prelude 10 his pic
tute of Despair hurrying from couch
to couch 10 mock the w1etched with his
presence, whilst Death Shakes his dart.
delaying TO strike
THE DREAM.
fell asleep one night, and dreamed l
made a request Of Heaven 10 be permitted
to visit hell. Whilst awaiting a answer
l was suddenly lifted up into space bv
some unaccountable means, the nature OF
which ] could not determine. / was borne
with lightning speed through the air, and.
before l had time to experience a sensa-
ton. or, almost. TO think, the fight had
ended. Where am /? was a question l
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Linen Sale dependable Values.

Here We recite q fractional part Of our LINEN BAR
GAINS. Those whose standards quality controlled
by knowledge and whose ideas of economy inspired
by Judgment VIII not fail to comprehend the merit Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11
Grand irt-WaiSt Bargains.

Every woman in Richmond will be interested in our
splendid stock OF PIQUE, LAWN, MUSLIN, DIMITI,
and PERCALE SHIRTWAISTS. 50o. up
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Ribbons.

It's-Ribbon-time
now-the height
of the season,
when we are dis
playing new lots
specially priced
for speedy SELL
ing. Only one
caution n e c G s.
sary-be sure YOU
are among the
early corners.
5-inch Pure SIX
Polka Dot Taneta
Sash Ribbons. all
new colors. 1870.
4 inch Fancy
Bayadefe Striped
Ribbon. all silk.
with satin border,
14c. a yard.
Heavy Quality
5-inch Pure SILK
Double-Face Sash
! Ribbon. all colors,
25c. a yard.
4ia-inch Fancy
Figured Ribbon,
with silk corded
| border, dainty
colors. l6c. a
yard.
Full 3i--inch
All SILK Plain
Taffeta Ribbon,
every color. l5c. a
| yard.
Fancy Black
! and White Shep-
| herds Check Tar-
! feta Ribbon, with
new Crown edge,
&c. a yard.
1-inch Pure SILK
! Fancy Figured
Taffeta a n 4
! Gauze Edge Draw
String Ribbon, &c.
q yard.
Pure-S SILK Baya-
dere Striped Taft
feta Ribbon. full
80 inches wide,
dainty colors. 19c.
. inch Fine
Quality Fancy
BrOcaded SILK
Sash Ribbon,
| mite, Light
/ Flue. and Pink,
Loc. a yard.
4 inch Rich
Scotch and Fancy
Plaid Taffeta
Ribbon. stylish
color com bina-
lions. pc. a yard.
5-inch Pure silk
Plain Taneta
Sash Ribbon, all
cOlors. 19c. a
yard
No. 30. 3-inch
Nice-Ouality ALL
silk Plain Black
GrOs-Grain Rib
bon, lie. a ward.
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( 80 50. 80, 60 Is, Sc, and 81 the yard.
Black Henrietta. all wool. ana IS
inches wide; 29c. the yard.
Black Mohair Brllianttne, yarn DYED
SO inches wide: 25c. the yard.
Black Imperial Serge, all wool, 90
inches wide; csc. the yard.
Black Bunting. all wool. ~ Inches
wide. and guaranteed TO wear Well'
29c the yard.
Bayadere Striped Mohair brllllan-
tines. A inches wide, rich and lus-
trous. excellent for separate skirts;
regular value Soc; our price use. the
yard.
Black Crepon. all wool. 4S inches
wide: soc. the yard.
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Sales. biii-tteads. Statements. I-stsus-
Heads. Note Heads. Circulars Hanahni.
Dodgers &C. printed by the Dispatch
company at low prices. VIII give Won
good work at the same prices you paw for
INFERIOR work. Send Us your orders e,d
we wiz guarantee satisfaction In axsry
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Black Batiste, all wool. So inches
wide, sheer and thin, for cool summer
dresses, 800. and 5Cc. the yard.
Black Albatross. 10 inches wide and
all wool, the. imported kind, 59c. the
ward.
Black Satin Berber-we have just
received another shipment of this pop
ular fabric. of which we have sold so
much this season. These goods are
80 inches wide. and all pure wool. with
high lustre Their actual value is S5c.
per yard and we cannot duplicate
them to-day for less. Our price on
this lot, $50 the yard
Black Mohair Brillantines-Black
Mohair STANDARDIZATION values at
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Muslin Underwear SECOND FLOOR Mus
We Gathered Largely in Black Goods,

popularity It's usefulness its greatest recommend
Some
lg htweig Eac Goods fol
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Wash Goods, Bargains in Cool Goods

75c.-SpeclaI Tot, worth Y
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
A Two Months Vacation.

Dr. w. G. Alling, who has been away
for two months for his annual respite
from the cares and incessant activity
of a physician in large practice, ar
rived home Monday night, greatly re-
freshed When he went away July 9Th
Eldridge G. Howe of Howe & Stetson
accompanied him to Nova Scotia, the
latter returning in about a week. DR..
Alling visited Yarmouth, N. S., staying
there and Whereabouts ten days. Mr..
Howe caught some fine trout when with
DR.. Alling on the Clyde river, famous
trouting stream at point about sixty
miles from Yarmouth. DIR. Alling and
Mr. Howe visited the famed land of
Tvangeline, returning from there to ST.
Johns, New Brunswick, by steamer.
AT st. Johns DIR. Alling and Mr.. Howe
parted, Mr.. Howe returning, and DR..
Alling went to Sorrento, Me-, opposite
Bar Harbor, where he sojourned two
weeks. From there he came by steam
er to Portland and went for a week to
the new and fine large hotel, the Bay
of Naples Inn, on the border of
Sebago Lake, Mr.. Stnson proprietor
Here DIR. Alling while standing on a
bank overlooking the bay was photo
graphed in a sketch scene taken by the
artist for the Maine magazine, the
Maine Scenic magazine, and the sketch
with the doctor in the foreground APP
pears in the issue of the monthly just
out 1t is an excellent picture.
From the heights at the Bay of Ma
piles the top of Mount Washington and
the whole presidential range of White
mountains are visible. The doctor re-
turned to New Haven for few days
In response to a telegram calling him
to attend a case of Illness and then re-
turned to Maine, going to Portland,
where he soiourned for a time and Wis
tied many places of interest there
abouts. The last ten days he spent in
the Berkshire hills, visiting Pittsfield,
Stockbridge and other points in that
a1,,1 1ri rpuiOn
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
LIEUTENANT COLONEL MEEKER
OF THE OLD SIXTH C. V.

Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Meeker
of the Sixth Connecticut, who had been
a clerk in the United States sub treas
ury in New York since April /, 1863,
died of apoplexy, Thursday, at his
home, No. 50 West One Hundred and
Thirty-third street. New York. He
was trained in the military academy
at Stamford, and entered the service in
August, 1861, as captain Of Company
D, of the Sixth, He saw much service
in the field, and in 1854 was in Cen
cral J. r. Hawleys brigade, which was
part Of General Buffers forces, the
Tenth and Eighteenth corps in Vir
gina. His regiment was on the James
took part in the battle of Drurys
Bluff, and was before Petersburg He
became lieutenant colonel Of the regi-
ment, January 2S, 1854, and was
that year. He resigned in September,
1864, Colonel A. p. Rockwell of Nor
witch being in command of the regi-
ment at that time. Lieutenant Col
onel Meeker was a brave officer, and
his promotion in the regiment was
earned by faithful and meritorious
service. Two daughters and a son sur
vive the honored field officer of the old
Sixth. The annual reunion of Colonel
Meeker's regiment was held here a few
days ago. His death is the first to oc-
cur during the new year of the regi-
ments history