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sores that como in encounter with the
lroughness OF the world. lie guards the
sleep Of his pauper master as II no were
prince, When all other friends desert
he remains, When riches, take wings
and reputation falls TO pieces no is as
constant in his love MS the sun III its
journey through tho heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth an
outcast in the WORLDLY friendless and
homeless. the faithful dog asks no higher
privilege than that of accompanying him,
to guard against danger to fight against
his enemies And when the last scene
OF all comes, and death takes the master
In its embrace, nnd his body is laid away
In the cold ground. no matter II all other
friends pursue' their way. there by the
grnveside Will the noble dog be found.
his head between his paws, his eyes sad
but open in alert watchfulness, faithful
and true even In DEATH"
Then Vest sat down. He had spoken
In q low voice. without gesture. He
made no reference to the evidence or the
merits Of the case, When he finished
judge, and Jury were wipng their eyes.
The. jury filed out, but soon entered with
a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff, whose
dog was shot, and 1t was said that some
II the Jurors wanted to hang the do
andat1tL
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BIG VESSEL CARRIED
CARGO OF DRIED FLIES

One of tho strangcst cargoes vessel
could possibly have was iinloaded at the
London docks toward the close of March,
+ It consisted Of several sacks filed with.
dried files, consigned to O large firm OF
grain merchants
These flies. originating In Brazil. have
& been purchased for the use of manufnc.
&ture of food for chickens. cage birds
and the like. They were caught on the
River Amazon by Brazilians, who travel
ur the rlverAin fiat bottomed boats and
who are provided with gauze nets, with
which they capture these insects in mil.
lions. as flies hover In dense clouds over
many Of the swampy reaches Of the
Amazon.
The flies thus caught are killed, dried
In the sun. ad then placed In sacks
Upon arrival In London they are mixed
With milet and other grain and are sold
as chicken food, etc. Some time ago, the
Brazilian government, fearing that the
fish In the Amazon River would ba
starved, forbade the expectation of fiesi
hence the price of this strange commo.
dity. which used to be Cd, per pound,
has now risen to is. Cd. per pound, and
often little more.-sclent American.
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Christian Scientists.

Judge Hanna's lecture on Christian
Science ha sheen studied with care Ivy me
The teaching sets forth that Gods COM
lnand about healing and raising the dead
is unit, etc. Do the Christian Scientists
claim that they can raise the dead?
l.. S. D.
We do not understand that such claim
is made. Without designing to cl,arac-
tcrize Lnristian Science as error, we are
much of the opinion Of many dstin-
srished thinkers that the knowledge Of
revealed religion has not advanced ma
terlally in two thousand years. and that
there is no reason why any religious ex-
sravagance that tho world has ever seen
in that time may not be repeated in the
future.
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Mirabeau and Marceau.

PLsse give sketch of A1irabeau and
AIarceau A, 3. s
Honore Gabriel Riquetti. Comte do
Miarbeau. b. 1749, d. Cavalry lieutenant
under the old regime, dssolute genius,
who made some stir with his writings,
but did not find himself until as mem-
ber for the third estate. he was elected to
me assembly where he at once took the
l'rst rank. He was an advocate of consti-
eutional monarchy. the instltutor of the
national Guard. president Of tie Jaco-
p'h NSlup, and of the assembly.
Francois SEVERN des Graviers Marcanu
., l'0'' d. 1886 Private In french army
az sixteen, made general Of division at
."o'''y'four' Served under Lafayette
Wes'erman, kleber and Jourdan,
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five years after the. sale It was found that
said land belonged to G. Should A be
required to return the $1,000 paid Tor the
land, to B. II the market value of the
land was only $500? Or If its value was
$1,000 when the mistake as to title was
discovered what amount would a be re-
quired to pay r? In other words: II one
man sells another mans land: believing
1t to his own. should the value OF the
land. at the time the mistake is dis
covered be the basis OF adjustment. or
should the amount paid for the land be
the basis? And would such clauses In
deed Of consequences. as with special
warranty or with general warranty"
alter the basis of such adjustment?
W. II. B.
I'VE believe tho rule in Virginia Is that
the purchaser shall be paid the purchase
price Of tho land. plus interest from the
date Of eviction, plus any damages he has
suffered by the eviction. Under general
warranty, the vendor warrants the title
against all persons whatsoever. Under
special warranty the vendor only war
rants against persons claiming title
through himself.
The Two-Cent Mileage Books.
When will the new 5oo-mile books 60 Into
effect? , ' ~. ~ -!
The law takes effect June 18th, but IT is
said It will be contested by the railroads.
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That da,ntless and Mt oil times plain
spoken critic Of man, the Commander
in-Chief, has long cnunclated favorite
Doctrine which Is dinned into my ears
nome fifty times n dny--to-wit that
vhe wisest OF males invariably we'd the
foolest of females.
Just why should ~ especially Sc
lected to heGr this statement so fire.
duently Is more than would like to
say.
Were the remark to be construed as
personal by me, would find myself con-
fronted by most disngrceabe nltcrnn-
tives--f would be compelled either to nc
cept the converse of tho proposition.
!. O.. that tho wisest OF women also we'd
the foolest OF men. or ] would have to
throw down the gauntlet and In setting
up myself as Solomon, prove that my
/. aggressive consort has n radically de-
fective dome of thought.
And this latter daren't do nor could
/ do It,
And so take the case In the abstract
or rather, apply 1t exclusively to couples
outside Of my own domestic Jurisdiction.
That wise men do frequently marry
weak minded women Is n thing we will
!, all admit-in fact little reflection will
show that 1t Is the part of wisdom for
intending husbands to select ladies Of n
mental calibre smaller than their own.
When the woman runs tho brains de-
pnrtment OF the establishment, 1t is time
for the man to walk the plank and hurl
himself into the surging froth below.
Two intellectual grist mills cannot
grind under the same roof. And II the
rival establishments belong respectively
to husband and wife, there's mighty apt
TO be trouble. and 1t wont be long IN
coming. either.
,yoroya NAV h,ro,, i,.tt,ot,,.o r,,,r
crinp al nj, t,n,os "a ~. tho 1.-Two Mn
vvhen ,o wires b,s Foot ~ thn front
door mat If hts own dom,ciln he wants
MI living tbinys ~, tho nran,isas ~.
shr,vel I'm IN owod ,fln,r, tion ~ his
PRESENCE nnd r. hang IN ,his over,, word
ms though his utternnces we're n lIfe-lino
thrown to the drowning by n wreckine
crew.
...
y Unfortunately. however. IT'S monst,ous
hard to inspire nwe IN one,s wife under
the most fnyora h,n conaitions-ven ere,,
though she be deficient IN gray matter
md If tho netticootnd nnrson IN question
happen to be wise one. who clinrs re-
,ocioue,,, ~ bo, o,,.,,4 ,doo, tha, %;oo,, ~.
for something strongly suggestive Of n
collision between n trolley chr ond mn
automobile, with nothing left on either
side sbut badly bruised debris.
THO ,,,n,t, a,,,,., . h,rso ,,,,,,, 49,,
e.a.., ~. .'is 20 ~" -
~ 20, r,str 49, vii, ',,,,r,>osn,,. .,,,,
evorv t,,no he soc, c,nthes.1,no En-,
~ ,a,nar,. T,,,a SOW - ,,n''t,I,,,,.
ono seas On c,o,hes.I,,o oro onn,,eh
~ ,,aro on,,,,oa,, sh,. ~. ~ 49,, ,,a,.haa
para no. ~ .Sa 80 s'' ~ ei'ls ''1'.4'e'
4 If she ever thinks the man thinks sho
knows more than he does. the husband
had better hike It orr to a leper mission
or die for his country. for he .is n
goner. Once his hackle feathers 20 lin.
he may never expect his ruffled plumngn
to be smoothed again,
It has been my inva riablc nol,cy never
to concede ANYTHING to the Commander.
in-Chief-leastwlse nothing except that
l am hungry or sleepy. one or tho other
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Secretary Taft and the Stern
Waiter.

Secretary Taft said OF certain DOM
ineer statesman:
He fills men with ~read. ThAy quail
before him. They can't call their souls
their own IN his presence. Altogether he
makes me think of waiter I once met
In the West.
In small Western town, many years
ago, put up at the Palace Hotel
was assigned to room at the Palace
Hotel There was no water nor towels in
the room. and I rang.
"Thero was no reply.
II rang again.
Still no reply.
And again, and again, and yet agh,n 1
rang. and finally waiter appeared.
This waiter was a robust man Of stern
and forbidding aspect.
" Did you ring? he said in rumpling
bass voice.
I did, l answered.
Well. don't do 1t again. said the
waiter. with menucing scowl as he
withdrew."-Kansas City Journal.
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Vest'c Eulogy on the Dog.

Cav vo,, rive me senator Vests eulogy
on dog, or else tell mo where ] can
procure copy? go - "
A TRIBUTE TO THE DOG.
Ono of the most eloquent tributes ever
paid to the dog was delivered BY senator
Vest of Missouri, some years ago. lie
was attending court in country town.
and while waiting for the trial OF case
IN which he was Interested was urged py
tho attorneys in u dog case to help thei'.
yoluminous evidence was introduced TO
show that the defendant had shot the
dog In malice, while other evidence wont
to show that the dog had attacked de-
PENDANT. Vest took no part IN ~ tfia1
and was not disposed to speak. inc AZ
torneys, however, urged him to speak.
Being thus urged, he arose, scanned inc
face OF each jurymun for q moment, ana
said:
"Gentlemen OF the Jury--The best
friend u man has in the world may turn
AGAINST him and become his enemy. lis
son or daughter that he has reared with
loving care may prove ungnteful. Those
who are nearest and dearest TO US, those
whom we trust with our naPPlliess anu
our good name, may become traitors 10
their faith, The money that man mas
he may lose. 1t flies away from him.
perhaps when he needs 1t most. A mans
reputation may be sacrificed In mo-
slnent OF ill-consldered action. The peo-
Pile who are prone to fall on their knees
to do l,s honor when success IS with us
be the first to throw the stone OF
malice when failure settles its cloud upon
our heads.
''The one absolutely unselfsh friend
that man can have In this selfish world.
the one that never deserts him, tho one
that never proves ungrateful or treach-
erous, Is MS dog, A mans dos stands
by him In prosperity and in poverty. In
health and In sickness He MIL sleep on
the cold ground. where the wlntry winds
blow and the snow drives tiercey, II
only he may be near his masters side.
lie will kiss the hand that has no food
to offer: no will lick the wounds ana
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You Need a LAWYER.

a and B are brothers. Is unmarried
and has property. both real and personal
3 Is married and has children. but un-
fortunately lost his property and owns
Judgments against Tim. Now, A wishes
to Will his property to B. for BIS own
benefit md that Of his children. In such
way that the property so willed would
not be liable to the claims OF said judg-
ments How should this be done to car
ry out AS wishes?
A SUBSCRIBER.
This can be done. but a lawyer should
be consulted who can draw tho will to
carry out AS wishes.
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Battle Abbey.

Please tell me what the Battle Abbey"
is and when it will be built.
TX READER. s
A permanent and splendid memorial mu-
scum into which the curators hope to
gather all sorts Of objects connected with
the war. It is to be located in Richmond,
but the date has not been announced.
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Offices of the Confederate Gov
eminent

Be good enough to tell me the location
of the offices Of the Confederate governs
ment in this city. Ri rlMOND.
Postoifce Department was in Goddin
Hall, and the rest either in the present
rostonlce building or in the Mechanics
Institute" on Ninth Street, between
Main and Franklin.
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Bog SPAWN.
cc,n tase publish In your next weeks query
aoiu aIa, what will cure Bog SPAWN On

colnmn p .io N your next weeks query
a mule? s ''puV'h on
Boz Spawn is similar to. hi 'i niau.
:, 10 than wind gall, In many cases cases
I'M Is Mot deemed worth While to treat
e ei,s trouble, that is, where It occurs In
o Gov e. heavy animals, and as SYMMETRY
n a. looks not cared for In such animals
a. a. lolls as It constitutes nothing worse
MAN l'. an eye sore, 1t is rarely treated Al
h XIX, o should the, mule be lame, good
blister as follows; Biniodide of Mercury
1 : drains; Powdered Canthaxides, two
Grams; simple ointment, two ounces; nis
wei together. Then have same we'll
rubbed In, and allow 1t to remain on
p wiin - 70 ~ hours, Then wash it on
WIN warm water and soap; after parts
nre Dry, grease It With pure lard and
repeat rel AT same a In five days, TIE mules head
UP 30 he can't get mouth to blistered
paris In ten days turn him out 10 pas
.ufe for month. IT 10 best to treat
.h's trouble In winter. The cold exertIna
constrngent effect. !. 8
ands Sold Under False Titles.
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Removing Tattoo Marks.

Is there any snfe way in which tattoo
marks can be removed. Oblge
READER.
Electricity, electrolyss, and local APP
plications have proven almost uniformly
unsuccessful. Excelsior. followed by skin
grating is apt to leave an ugly scar. It
is better to leave it alone.
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Signatures,

!. WIN you kindly tell me II any bank
Of this city especially; tho American Ma
tional Bank. will accept a typewriter
check, with typewriter signature?
tracts or any such papers, are legal with
typewriter signature?
MRS. j. G. w.
2. We presume that paper signed on
M typewriter, but acknowledged before
an officer authorized to take acknowledge
ments, would be good.
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A Saw Mill Problem.

A let's d set his sawmlll on his place
to be convenient to lumber b bought
on either side OF AS place. a gets no
rent. but lets ls have road to haul
lumber from both parties he bought
from on either side of him. B agrees to
lot all manure. ETC.. stay on AS place.
Has B any right to haul the manure off
from tho stable. or to move the ashes
INQUIRER. {
1t is entirely matter of private agree
ment Tho terms Of contract entered into
betwcen A and B governs the question,
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Mr.. Davis.

Please tell me how President jefferson
Davis lost one Of his eyes. T. L. b.
From the nervous affection known as
tic-douloureux.
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Mr.. Mclean.

VIII you inform me whether John r..
Mclean has ever Leen Governor Of
ONO? 3. G. III
No.
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"A Question of Etiquette.

a Question OF Etiquette.
l vas taught ''Etlquette," my teacher
snld to mo that when It became necos-
ee;oinpanywa through eating, l must ask
the hostess to excuse me; and I thought
my teacher knew what she was talking
aDout, but now nm told by one Of the
~. hundred that l nrust be excused by
the whole company. be they many or few;
who Is rlght7
w. A. L.
Ordinarily, an apology to the hostess is
quite sufficient, but under some circum-
stances the apology should be made to
the entire company.
Please state number of ELECTORAL and
popular votes received by each candidate
the presidential election of~1SG0. ana who
were the Democratic nominees for vice
Abra Is T., LINCOLN eleetor1sl.l 49, popu
Brekinridge, ELECTORAL, 70, popular, s45,-
7es: John Bell, ELECTORAL. 80. popular, $780,
ELECTORAL college, the same Us the vote
for president. The candidates were: Hnn-
bal Hamlin. Republican; II. ". Johnson,
Democrat; Joseph Lane. Democrat; Ed
WuTU everett, union. L.
Heating Apparatus.
l. Which Is the healthiest to heat 4
house with steam, hot air. or open fire
places?
O. Give me the name and address of
the president and general manager Of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad
l. With proper ventilation. steam heat
and hot air are better than the open
flreplaces, because they give uniform heat.
But the open fireplace is in itself an ex-
cellent ventilation.
2. "A. J. Cnssntt is president. but is
now in London. w. w. Allerbury is
general manager; address Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
Queer Engraving.
Can you give me any information about
the "Jackass Note
x. T.
Not much. The United States ten dol
lar bill, issued some years ago. bears on
the face In small circle. very poor
engraving Of an eagle. This, turned up
side down, becomes an excellent picture
of an ass's head. It is said that the
work was done by an English engravcI
In requital of some real or fancied In
jury. The officials of the Treasury do
not consider the freak intentional but
they have ceased to use the eagle In
question
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their own homcly concerns, etc." And, Of
course, this is the construction Of every
one who does not prefer to destroy rather
than to enjoy.
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Seaboard and Roanoke.

Can you inform me who was president
Of the scabonrd and Roanoke Railroad
during tho WARP
Samuel l.. Wilson.
PORTSMOUTH.
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COLLEGE,.

II wouldbe quite possible to construe
this stnnza OF Gray's to mean that the
wishes of his cillagers never strayed from
the ambitions OF the outer world. But
II is also quite possible to consider the
first verse an absolute construction" The
villagers being far from the crowd. their
sober wishes never learned to stray from
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The Lees.
OLD SUBSCRIBER

Please tell mo when of General Robert
z. Lees sons served in tho Confederate
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Very truly yours

l. The Supreme Court annulled a law.
fixing the terms of the Circuit Court of
the State, except SO far as it referred
to tho 18th circuit, which was clearly set
out by the bill
g The Legislature could elect the Judges
only for the regular terms. beginning
February /, 1907. 1t was necessary for the
Governor to appoint to I'LL the vacancies
from July ], 1905.
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Queer Engraving.
The New Judicial Circuit

l. Please inform me through your query
column what part of the recent act of
the Legislature. creating several new ju-
dcial circuits, has been declared by the
Court Of Appeals to be unconstitutional
and upon what grounds was the courts
decision based?
2. Please State also why it was neces-
sary for the Governor to appoint the
new Judges. - LstLa---
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A SUBSCRIBER. +
"Full-dress" is not a street costume,
but In attending an evening entertain
ment In doors one must 60 and come,
dressed in his evening clothes. If 1t be a
hot night, he is not expected to wear a
top coat.
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The Redbird.

Is the red bird n spring, summer or
winter bird?
Tho red bird. or cardinal, is South
ern bird, but imigrates northwurd In
spring never further than Massachusetts.
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.Cannibals All.

Please tell me who wrote Cannibals All,
and when and where It was published.
STUDENT.
George Fitzhugh, of Port Royal, Caro-
line county. Va. Published by A. Norris,
Richmond, Va, 1857.
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General w. c. Lee, General W. II. +.
Leo, and Captain R. Z. Lee, Jr.
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respect, wives nre strangely akin to all

respect, wives nre strangely akin to NIL
the rest of humankind. Ak
JOINT understand, however, that when
YOU set yourself up ms living, breath
ing. unexpurgnted, unabridged encyclo-
pcdih the lady WHO sells your old
clothes, In her heart Of hearts, VIII
necessarily accept YOU MS such. Mnyhhp
she will merely pretend to accept you
as such. III order to avoid m onslaught
of your dogmntism, but this answers
every practical purpose. Let yourself
be tho Kink pin or nothing, even II the
pin does sometimes scratch other folks.
II you really enjoy the society Of a
truly intellectual woman, go borrow one.
They come cheaper that way and can
make two or three hours delightful for
you.
BY tho end OF that tln,c-when, II the
truth mist DO known, you have ex-
haustcd your line of cerebral goods-thcy
begin to see through you. Then It's time
to go home to your wife. She. poor
faithful soul, Will still Intricate you.
rusty old Joints with tho oil OF 1attery
or at least accept your assertions with
out debating thcm. That H. she viii
do this II you happen to be one OF
those wise men who have sagely selected
helpmeot characterized by the mental
equipments OF an an1lnble canary bird.
:
however, that they fail to recognize the
urgent necessity OF playing to mans
conceit.
A George Elliot or q Charlotte Brontc.
who takes issue with man can make
herself ten thousand times more dis
agreeable to the bewhiskered animal
than some Anticipated little nunbskull
who shippers acquiescence at his every
uttcrance, or prostrntes herself In the
shining effulgence OF his 2!Soo-candle
power intellect
That's what we want, ladies. COM
plete prostration-the kind OF femininity
who bYlnk and get sore eyes when we
play the full sheen Of our brilliancy on
you.
Take warning from the example OF
that plckleish old spinster, Queen Eliza
BETH She spoke Latin with f1uency and
Greek moderately we'll Moreover, she
was as familiar with French and italian
as with her mother tongue, while she
could swear astoundingly we'll In Eng
lish.
But she knew too much for menfolles
and wanted to be boss all the time.
And so she died plain Liz Tudor, after
having so scared all her courtlers during
her lifetime that the very rustic Of
her ample crinolines brought terror to
their chaven souls.
Others of you. o sweet receptacles for
hatrpins, are her intellectual equals II
not superiors, but II once you let the
bachelors know It, you nre doomed to
involuntary celibacy-a condition, I be-
lieve. which Is unpopular among you.
Me for the nuffy-halred timid thing
that doesn't know so much herself, but
thinks I know it all.
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The Elegy

Is 1t true, as 7 often hear that Ora
says exactly the contrary OF what h
means In the stnnza Far From tn
Maddng Crowd" etc.
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EVENING" Dress
A SUBSCRIBER

It proper for man to appear on
the streets In full-dress, without a ton
coat on?
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Shakespeare's Doubtful Plays.
1t Is possible to be certain that Peri
'cles, Andronicus or any Of the plays
commonly called doubtful" wcro not
written by Shakespeare?
r. II.
In the present condition OF knowledge,
on the subject, 1t is not. II 1t were, they
would not DO doubtful
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.Chal,vinism

Give definition Of the word "Chnnvin-
ism7''
W. II. 6.
Absurdy exaggerated patriotism, or
military enthusiasm, or unreasonable de-
votion to any cause.
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ands Sold Under False Titles.
a sells 3 100 ucros of land far sl-00a,