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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
ALL THE FAMILY FIGHTERS.
Father, Five Sons and Grandson In
Three wars-Mother and
Daughters Spies.
New York Suul

The story printed in the S,;il few days
ago of James Albert Washington Green,
sons, all Of whom served in the Confed-
crate army, is matched by a Missourlan
as follows:
James Monroe Dolan and his wife
Cass county, Mo-, when the civil war
began Early in the first year Of the
conflict the five sons enlisted in what was
known as Bledsoe's Gentlemen's Bat
terry, which became famous before the
war ended
One of them soon after became cap
tain. Their command followed General
Stirling Price across the Missouri border
part of the army OF which Albert sydney
Johnston was commander.
In the second year Of war three OF the
brothers were captured. The captain was
sent to Camp Douglas: the other two were
sent to Alton, ILL.,, military. prison.
All were exchanged within six months
and returned to service. They later went
to Virginia, and were with Lee. Two re-
NAMED with the Army Of the James un-
til the surrender.
Six months before the surrender three
were with General Joe Whe e;le Sic caya va
to the sea. and they remained In service
until the surrender to Sherman.
They all returned together safe and
unscarred by bullet or sabre, to the coun-
ty in which they enlisted. They all be-
gan farming in the same county.
they had two uncles who lived in the
county adjoining and, these. likewise. en-
listed at the beginning of the war. fought
until the surrender. and returned to their
farms safe and sound.
During the war the mother and dough-
ter of The Dolan family attended to the
farm, and planted and raised crops until
the border warfare. -waged between Guam
trel and Jennison. drove them from their
home. They were subsequently, banished
by the famous Order No. II, issued by
General Ewing.
They did not however leave the State:
but in another county they were able to
give considerable aid and comfort to the
southern cause in many ways any one OF
which could have led to their imprison.
ment if the Federa!s had ever known OF
their sympathetic acts In a word. they
were frequently spies.
The father OF the family was on the
staff of General Francis Marion in the
Florida war and afterward was as Judge s
prevented his enlistment in the Confed-
crate cause.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

Mr.. Charles NJ. Wesson, a graduate Of
the Virginia Military Institute and the
University Of Virginia, and one OF the
cadet heroes of Newmarket, tells an anus
inga and characteristic story OF his class
mate, Hon John S. Wise, In which he had
no small part.
It WAS in the spring OF '67 which period
IS memorable for two things-the collect
ing Of the bodies Of the heroes of New
marke. snd reinterrinG them at the Viz
ginia Military Institute, and the visit OF
the Marquis of Lorne. VINO subsequently
married the Princess Louise, sister to the
present King Edward.
OF course. a visit from such dis
tinguished persona sc as the son-in-Iaw OF
Queen Victoria, was great event. and
Virginia, as Is her custom, opened wide
her arms and gave the royal visitor a
hearty welcome. The Marquis was ac-
companied by one or two friends and hts
indispensable valet.
cannot forbear telling OF the time
when, at a service at st. Pauis. the senior
warden purposeIy omitted to hand the visi-
tor the aims basin. whereupon the Mar
auis beckoned him to do So and dropped
In a couple of sovereigns.
From Richmond the Lorne party went
to Lexington to visit the institutions
there located. and especially to meet the
great soldier. Robert E. Lee. who was
then president OF Washington College It
so happened that Just a. this time the
arrangement to move the bodies Of the
cadets killed at New Market had been
completed. and the work begun. Some
forty OF the old cadets lad passed on to
the University, where they were studying
their respective professions. a meeting
OF these was held and three were elected
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Y. MI. I. BOYS AND
MARQUIS OF LORNlEs.

to go to Lexington to the refinement aa
representatives from the body. These
three were Hon. John s. Wise, and an
other. whose name cannot be recalled,
and myself.
In entire ignorance OF the plans OF the
Marquis's party. we three left Charlottes-
vile and arrived in Lynchburg. where
We had to spend the night, and take tho
old packet boat for Lexington In the
morning. Upon reaching the city the
party went to the Norvell House-which Is
now the Arlington. Captain Wise ttook
the initiative and was about to register
hen the idea struck him that Ii would be
q good joke 20 pose as the foreign party.
so he dashed Off Lord Lorne and suite"
Imagine the surprise OF the inhabitants
OF Lynehburg when they read over their
Coffee next morning that two sets OF no
bil!ty were in their midst stopping at
different hotels. yet registering under the
same name. We thought Ii great Joke
Until we reached the packet boat. and then
the laugh was with the other man. for
Who should have taken passage but tho
real Marquis and his suite But Captain
Wise that ever ready speaker. was moth
Ing daunted. The boat had scarcely "sat
SAT- before he had met his hardship and
explained to him the joke. The Marquis
was much amused and signifed his desire
10 meet the rest Of the party. after which
he invited us to join him over q bottle
and cigars.
It only remains TO be said that the IN
vitation was accepted. doubtless with moro
earnestness than his Lortlship expected.
for ere the Virginia boys reached Lsxirx-
ton they tE,aginec themselves lords and
the lords probably wished themsslyss.yn..
ginians.
g. = w1sso,l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

size of an ordinary piece Of fishing Irvine.
He investigated and found it to be the
Calls heart suspended by the heart
string through a small hole In the AMI
mails side. Now this is q fact; there
was perfectly round hole about a half
an inch in diameter in the calfs side
through which the heart was hanging
on cord about two inches long, Mr..
Fitzhugh says the heart was beating reg
ularly and the little animal was as lively
as q bird. There was no sign OF the
flesh around the hole being sore. Mr..
Fitzhugh caught the calf and ATTEMPTED
to put the heart inside, but the hole 9,s
too small to admit of this, and as there
was some cutting to be done. he called
In four OF his neighbours. Messrs. r. II.
Button. T. B. Seawel, ]. L. and r. Fam
holt. The last of these gentlemen having
sharp knife, opened the hole q little.
slipped the heart In and sewed up the
hole. At this writing, thirteen days at
ter the operation. the calf is well and
hearty and shows every sign Of living un-
til killed by some other cause than thnt
above mentioned.
This is remarkable but true calf story.
the truth of which can be verified by
either of the above gentlemen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

the Federal Government for the slaves,
on condition, or otherwise, Of the Con-
federates laying down their arms?
The writer remembers seeing circulars
distributed within the Confederate lines,
in 1854 purporting to have been issued
by the Federal authorities, Offering to pay
for the slaves, if the Southern States
would return to the Union. Can you.
or any of your readers, give me any in
formation concerning these circulars and
whether they were issued by authority or
not? EX-CONFED.
Richmond, Va.
1. The publications in the Dispatch, Of
General Bradley T. Johnson. Hon. John
Goode, and DR.. J. William Jones 1the
last named in the issue of June Goth,
1902 fully proves that at the Hampton
Roads conference, held in February, 1855,
there were no terms offered, save uncon-
ditional surrender and an indefinite
promise that if the rebels would at
once lay down their arms the executive
power of pardoning criminals would be
''liberally exercised"
2. The Federal Government never made
"a definite proposition to pay for slaves,
but has to this day persisted in the whole
sale robbery of this property Of the South,
which New England slave ships brought
here, or which the North sold to the
South, when it found that slavery would
not pay in the northern climate and
among manufacturing people
The North did not even pay for the
slaves of Union masters. or in the Union
States OF Maryland, Kentucky, and Mis-
souri,. Not even General U. S. Grant was
paid for the slaves which he owned.
We never saw one Of the circulars"
referred to in the query, but are quite
sure that they were fraudulent. Certain
it is that those who may have believed
them and deserted from the Confederate
army to get pay for their slaves have
never realized on their attempt to barter
principal for pelf.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Answer to "Cas' Yer Bread Upon de
yUnfeRaS -

Answer to "CaS' Yer Bread Upon d
Wnters!o
written for the Dispatch.)
I ben readin' bout de hard tack
Whar dat coon flung in F'a1lin' Creek.
Case Yankees gen him more'n no want
An now rs gwine ter hnb my speak.
I seen t'other niggers like him,
Dem whar al nebber had no sense
Bout sabin up fer de hard times
But ben trus'in' ter probidence.
I 'spose he heard bout ole 'LiJah.
Whar was fed by Hebbenly crows,
An ebber sence he's ben pendin'
On de good Lord ter hoe his rows.
Jes' let him cit fishin' line.
An den cut a hickory pole
An take hisself ter Fallir' Creek
An dar fin his faverit' hole.
He's jes' as happy as kin be
An will set dar night on to night,
An pen on white folks fer his grub
Eff de catfish dom kear ter bite
Case de slab'ry times dun split him,
He didn' hab ter kear bout hisself.
Fer ole marster had smokehous'
An den when de Yankees cum here
An dun toIe him dat he was free,
Den he got so mighty sot up
An was jes' triflin' as he cud be.
He had better KEEP dat hard tack
Whar he flung way in Fallin' Creek,
Case many time sence de war
He's ben feelin' mighty weak,
An wanted sum o. dat hard tack
Whar he dun on de waters cas-.
Case de Yankees al brung no more
Dat whar dey gen him was de las
Den arter de war dey tote him
Dis, what help ter make him fool,
Dat he sllud hab a little farm,
An fer ter wuk 1t. hab a mule.
AM dey tole him he was 'franchised
An like de white folks he cu6 vote,
But dey al gen him no offs
An he's had his own load ter tote.
Dey was jes' like dat smart monkey
Wild ches'nuts in de fire ter roas',
An den want ter take de cats foot
Ter pull em out when dey dun roas'-
He nebber got dat farm an mule,
I spec he thinks it's mighty queer.
Case when see him cum ter town
He's pendin' on little steer.
He'd better stuck ter his white folks
Whar rais'd him from a little moke,
An not trusted ter dem Yankees,
Case spec now he's seen de joke.
OLD SHY
Manchester. Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

All Of the sons are living but one. and
not far from where they enlisted One
of them, the captain. was appointed post
master at Freeman, Cass county. Mo-.
only few miles from his boyhood farm.
in Cleveland's first administration. and
continued through the administration of
Harrison and ClevelanG's second admins
tration, remained during the administra-
ton of Mckinley, and, so far as is
known he Is now serving in the admins
tration of Roosevelt
A son OF one Of the brothers enlisted
in the SpanIsh-American war, and II he
did not get to Cuba, it was not his fault.
For a family record in three wars this
has few, If any, equals.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
RHEUMI * TISM.

DIR. RADWAY 6 CO.:
have been a sufferer from Rheumatism
for more than six months. could not
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s39 Julia street, NEW ORLEANS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Remarkable Calf story.

The Southside Sentinel. published at
Urbana, Middlesex county. tells the fol-
lowing story:
A short time ago a fine cow. the prop
erty of George S. Fitzhugh, OF Cash, this
county, gave birth to calf. Just after
the calf was born Mr.. Fitzhugh had oc-
casion to go down to the barn and upon
seeing the calf his curiosity was some
what excited by the sight Of a round red
ball of flesh hanging from the left side
of the animal by a small cord about the
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

me:
were offered the Confederates at the
Hampton Roads conference, in 1864?
2. was there ever and definite. au-
sthoritative proposition made to the Con-
federate authorities or to the Southern
troops, to pay any specific amount by
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

In the meantime the ropes around the
old trunk were cut. the hatchets ard re-
yolvers which it contained distributed
among tho. Confederates, and in trice
the crew of the Philo Parsons We're priso-
ners below the matches. The stars and
stripes were hauled down, and the stars
and bars iloated from the flagstaff Short
w after noon Put-in-Eay was reached.
At the wharf lay the steamer Island
Qeeen, bound for Cleveland with 800
passengers. mostly unarmed soldiers. on
their way to be mustered out. The Par
sons quickly ran alongside. made fast,
and captured her. The two vessels We're
then steered to Fighting Island, and the
prisoners compelled TO land. The steam
ers then proceeded toward Sandusky. and
when within short distance OF the
Michigan. Cole was rowed to her In O
small boat in order to keep his engage
ment with the officers. Everything was
working like charm. and no one had the
slightest suspicion that anything was
wrong. Arrangements had been made
to have men come eff from the shore in q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
CURED BY
White Ribbon Remedy

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Hnmpton Roads Conference.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Will YOU, If possible, kindly inform
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

You are my prisoner" he said, coolly.
II take possession of this ship in the
name of the Confederate States of Ameri-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28
uoxv R,,1,nra, were rnventra.

The English are very fond Of the
game of billiards, and letter in the
British museum gives the origin Of the
sport. 1t was invented by London
pawnbroker, whose name was William
Kew. Kew not only lent money, but
he sold cloth, and for the latter pi1r-
pose had a yard measure, with which
he used to compute the amounts. One
da., to distract himself he took the
three round balls which are the en-
blems of his trade--they may still be
seen in front of certain shops in Lon
don-and, placing them on his counter.
began to hit them about with his yard
measure
He found it made pretty game. He
got kind Of skill in making one ball
glance Off the other, and his friends
who saw him thus employed called the
game Bilrs yard. 1t was soon short
ened into billiards. But the yardstick
was the instrument with which the
balls were knocked about, and Difficult
ty arose as to what to call 1t. They
called it after the name Of the pawn
brokeP-a Kew.-Paris Figaro.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28

Louis XVIII. of France. while recit-
ing an ode Of Horace to his chamber
lain one day, suddenly stopped to take
a pinch of SNUFF and was annoyed to
find that he had left the box In his
bedroom.
With low bow the chamberlain
handed him his own box, and the mon
arch took good pinch from it, after
which he recited the long ode to the
end. He then said to the chamber
lain:
You have a poor niece, l believe.
Well, like your snuff so well that
propose, as a token of gratitude to
you. to give her the right to open toy
store in the Tuileries. l will sign the
necessary papers this evening"
Thanks to this royal grant, the cham
berlain's niece conducted small but
profitable business until her death, in
1859 Her little store then became the
property of the state, and ever since it
has been rented for about 400 francs a
year.
Thus the French republic of today
owes a portion of it's income to the
fact that Louis XVIII. appreciated
good snuff,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28
Handy with an Az.

One important feature In connection
with the conducting of mining opera
lions In Siberia Is the aptitude of the
Russian workman for the ak. Wood is
so plentiful in the country that in no
case will the price for fuel exceed 81
per cord, and mining timbers may be
figured on at a CORRESPONDENCE low
rate. The current anecdote that Rus
sian workman will, for a 20 kopeck
piece, lay his left hand. with fingers
spread. on a board and with full
strength make an AK cut between each
finger cannot be vouched for. but 1t is
certainly true that In pick timbering in
bad ground, in erecting buildings. log
cabins and all manner of wood joining
the equal of the Russian peasant can
not be found.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28
MRS. GALLUP DOOMED
A LOOKING GLASS AND A BLACK CAT
BROUGHT HER TROUBLE.

She Saw In Them Her summons
From This Sinful World and Was
Moved to Give Samuel Some Tear
full Advice About His Future In
This Vale of Sorrow.
Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.]
1t was after supper, and Mr.. Gallup
had gone out to feed the pig and see
that the henhouse door was closed for
the night. He had performed these
duties and was on his way back to the
kitchen door when he heard Mrs. Gal
lup utter q long drawn shrek. He gave
no start of alarm; neither did he in
crease his pace. AS matter of fact,
he stopped to roll a barrel farther
away from the path. When he reach
ed the doorstep, he put down the sWlil
pail in its accustomed spot to hairs
breadth, entered the kitchen to wash
his hands and hang up his hat, and 1t
was several minutes before he entered
the sitting room. Mrs. Gallup was ~
ing on the lounge. He did not look d.
rectly at her, but he knew she was
there. He asked no questions, but he
was satisfied that she had one of her
spells" on. He sat down, with great
jar, in his favorite chair, pulled of his
boots, with a grunt for each boot, and,
selecting a book on Fowls and Their
Care from the shelf, began to read.
He had read the book 80 times before,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28

In the endorsement Of one Of our big
life insurance companies is safe SO
large that theatrical company might
perform therein. There are three doors,
the combinations of whose locks are
controlled by ten men. Each man, q
high official of the company, is an in
tegral part of the integral whole. In in
stance: Five men are required to open
the outer door, each knowing fifth
part of the entire combination and no
more. A, having set the gatings in his
combination is followed in turn by B,
G, d and Il, when the bolt may be
moved. In the same manner the second
door is opened by three men in combi-
nation and the third by two in the lat
ter case each being in combination
with one or more of the other eight on
the outer and second doors. The safe is
regarded as safe.-New York Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28
"A sound Sleeper.

At the Francois theater in Paris one
evening during the performance of a
play by Sonnet spectator was OBJ
served to be slumbering. Look" said
Dumas to the author, who was sitting
near him, you see the effect produced
by your tragedy" But the next even
ing at the same theater 1t happened
that the play was one of Dumas own,
and it happened also that gentleman
in the stalls was overpowered by sleep.
Sonnet being present noticed this, and,
with infinite satisfaction, tapping Du-
mas on the shoulder and pointing to the
offender, he said, please notice, my
dear Dumas, that your plays can send
people to sleep as well as NINE" mot
at ALL" was the ready answer; that's
our friend of yesterday. He has not
woke up yet!'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-28
SIN els Of cities.

A famous English artist insists that
each city has its own peculiar odor;
that stranger can smell a city-"the
great, blended odor of the entire city,"
There is truth in his remarks. When
stranger enters Munich, there is a
smell as of many breweries-a pecul-
lar, sweetish, yet pungent odor of malt,
not at all unpleasant to beer drinker.
After day or two the smell is not re
marked, but after the stranger leaves
the city the smell Is distinct in hi
memory; it eXerts a spell; it urges hin
to drop his work, to take the mex
steamship. We have not been in Mu
Mich for seventeen years, but that swee'
smell haunts us still. Paris has pc
culiarly individual odor; SO has Lon
don. so has Berlin, so has Dresden
Boston no doubt has its own smell,
which is highly respectable, rather
musty, with a suspicion of old family
cockroaehes