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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-27
Failure i'm New York.

NEW YORK, September 26.-Tompkins &
Co., dealers in breadstuffS, have suspended.
1t is reported that the failure was caused by
short operations in grain for parties who
failed to respond in margins.
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FIRE Down THE PoToMAC.-The line resi-
dence OF Mr.. Benjamin Chambers, OF this
city, situated in Virginia, opposite Plney
Point, took fire on Tuesday night and was
totally destroyed, Mr.. Chambers and bis
family just escaping with their lives. Inc
building was tine frame residence OF two
stories and about forty feet square, anu the
loss is about $4,000. MIR. Chambers and his
family lost everything they had.- WaShln9'
ton Star Of Friday night.
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NOTICE To MOUsEREEpERs.

TNOR FALL AND SPRING HOUSE
a. CLEANING use the CLEANER AND POL
ISlit.E, for sale ~ W. &, PITCHER, Fuespealer,
nrxt 10 the Express Office. IL win clean Paints,
GLASSES Chandeliers, Stair-Rods, D0Or-hnc5s, OIL
Cloths Furniture. shelves. &C., In one fourth tho
time usually islpn for such purposes. Parties just
f<nEE .ciean up" more rapidly and thoroughly
chan by any other mesns known. directions WIN
each box. ~. Zoe. aud 25e. boxes. Tryl! CuAL,
COKE, and TOOIj-.tit kinds. seU.sSaeI
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THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT 10 P. ".
New YORK, September 26.-Rowel sticks
to Merritt's heels. He is evidently trying
to tire him out. Weston is both cheered
and Kissed. Hart was presented with a
magnificent fuIl-rigged floral ship, and Dan.
O'Leary, who made the presentation, car
ried the emblem around with "Black DAM,
as the colored boy is called. The whole in
terest has settled on Rowell, Merritt, and
Hazael.
At 10 O'Clock III hours expired, and
Rowell's score was 449 miles and laps.
This left him ten miles behind Weston's re-
cord for the same time in London when he
won the belt.
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|cpmmi.tees, adjourned uatil, tomorrow

morning. 49, ~ .
This afternoon the delegates visited the
Soldiers Home, and were received there By
the Hihernian Society OF the Home, and
after visiting objects OF Interest returned TO
the city this evening. ... - sz,
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The Fever.
no NEW CASES UP TO 10 O'CLOCK YEsTER
DAY-TWO DEATHS.


no NEW CASES UP TO 10 O'CLOCK YEsTER-
DAT-Tw0 DEATHS.
MEMPHIS, September 26.-No new cases
are reported. Two deaths have occurred
since last night-Lyttleton Penn and Rev.
Father D. Reville. The former was left in
charge OF the Street Railway Company's Of
fee, and was second lieutenant Of the Por-
ter Reserves, white military company re-
Gently organized. He was prominent
Knight of Honor, being financial reporter
Of Diamond Lodge. Rev. Father Revile
was Il Catholic priest al the Dominican Or
der. He was native Of France, and came to
Memphis lust July from Washington city.
where he had resided for two years. he
was stricken last Monday night and died at
5 O'Clock this morning. The deceased was
thirty-nine years old.
/, The weather is cloudy.
NOON REPORT. ..
MEMPHIS, September 26-No0n.-Thrse
new cases have been reported-W. 7. Hill
stard, Charlotte White, and Loul Wong,
the last named Chinaman. Two more
deaths. have ocenrred-Hattie Sprague and
Antonio Praggio. sH'- '--.
Last night two masked negroes entered
the dwelling Of William Hawler, residing
TWO inliCS SstSt VI Luc City aHus pi cotuIluE u
pistol, proceeded to ransack the house. No.
thing OF value was taken. The robbers es-
capped. ~, ". ..s~.s..,t #E5.:s
80 .,zss THE LATEST &st7
MEMPHIS, September 26.-six cases in all
were reported to-day. Two additional
deaths have occurred. ~
The donations to the Towards to-day
amounted to $4,000. -: : 5aa
y Mrs. Us. Prestidge and All. Watkins re-
main in aclitical condition. Lyttleton Penn
was buried with military honors to. day.
( The thermometer. to-day has ranged be-
tween $50 and 100. y ~. - i r.
Four cases are reported at Oak Grove,
ten miles,seuta OF Bailey Station, Tenn.
.lI)g!l! 3stti;i - .,
I,s VA. -. Earthauake. III
* MsMpHIs, September 26.-A slight sshock
of. an ,earthq cake was felt. here lasSS night
The course sWas from northwest ossoath.
east,
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Political.

MASs-MEETING OF TAMHANY DEMOCRATS.
NEW YoRK, September pa great mass
meeting was held last night by the Tamma-
ny Democrats to ratiiy the nomination of
John Kelly Tor Governor. Spt eches were
made denouncing Tilden and Robinson.
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A RUNNING SORE CURED IN ONE WEEK.

.HessrS Wees d. Potter: Some three or four
weeks ago ordered Il box OF CUTICURA for Il bad
case of Salt Rheun. The back OF one OF my wites
hands was running sore. Il! one week from the
day 1t arrived her hand was well. and has remained
SO up to to-day. +. Z. DAGGEl1.
MILFORD. Me-, June 10, 1878.
Eote.-Reader, don't you think these cures re-
marKable?
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1uasa,ss Again ON the Yar-path.
REPORTED KILLING OF SEVEN OF A RgNTINC
PARTY IN TEXAS

PAKTY N TEXAS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept ember GA special from
Dallas, Texas, to The Republican, says news
reached that place last night that party OF
young men from Dallas and Fort Worth,
while hunting in Panhandle county, in
that State, were attacked by Indians Sep
tember 18th, and seven OF their number
killed, after fight OF two days.
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The CUTIcURA REMEDIES are prepared by
WEEKS & POTTER, Chemists and Druggists, $50
Washington street, Boston, and are for sale by all
druggists. erice of CuTlcuRA:s Small boAes, so
cents large boxes, 81 REsoLyENT,s IL per bottle.
CUrIcURA SOAP, IS cents per cake; by maii,f3o
sspts. three cakes rs cents N.Y.
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CUTlCURA SOAP, MEDICINAL AND TOILET,
is prepared from CCTICURA in 4 modified form, ana
Is positively Indispensable in the trea nent OF SILL
and Scalp Diseases. We recommend IL for tile pre-
SerYatlon of the kins OF infants for gentlemen WHO
shave and troubled with tender faces. Tor those
who desire clean and wholesome Skin and Scalp,
and for all purposes OF the toilet bath, and nursery
It's delightful and refreshing fragrance equals or
surpasses the finest Partisan Soaps. s-.-.s
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CARRIAGES, BUGGhEs. &c.

CARRIAGES. A fun assortment SEA
" OF ~ GN-1-
LIGHT FAMILY CARRIAGES.
ROt kAEAYS.
Rl-GGiE-. AND PfAETONS
OF Wv DWS NhSGfAGTCkE.
GEORGE A. AIHSTlE.
ses-lm 40. 10 Tenth street.
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Fine. S3.50@S4 superfne, :4.75: extra, S5.37t:
@S5.50; common family, S5.75@S6; fancy
branss, SG(lS7.
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COMMERCIAL.

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. SEPTEMBER 90. 1879.
OFFERINGS REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT White, TAO bushels. Red, 4,3l6 BUSH
els.
CORN White, $50 bushels. Mred, 500 bush
els
OATS.-214 bushels.
MEkI p huShplS
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CUTECURA.
SaIRCGNAs
~ u Il / & y + A

BLOOD AND sKIN-HUMORS, THE SCOCRGE
OF MANKIND.
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BOOTS. SHOES. &c.

VIZ B. DREW, No. 90s MalNEMV
w sstreet, Manufacturer or GrutemeDsH@N
Fine Hand-Made BOOTS. SHOES ana CAl-s W.
TIERS, offers special Inducements Ia cash =,
buyers TO order Fine french Calf BOts. 50: me
French Calf CATERS, $3.50. Why send Your money
abroad when You can get better article aud FOR les
money by purchasing HOMEMADE GOODS:
Special attention 10 orders by mail. So S-lm
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BY Telegraph,
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. September 26.-EooR.-Stocks strong.
Money on call, sac per cent. Excnange-!ong,
4sl4: short, 4s3s. State bonds dull. Governments
steady.
Euenin0.-Money active at 667 per cent. FIX
change, 4SlSG4Slk Governments strong and
cents, 102h. States dull.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, September 26.-yirginia G's. de-
ferrcd, 8; consos, 500; second series. 2s!S; past
due coupons. SIN: new, l0-40's, 50s. North Caro-
lima 6'S, old, %. Bid to-day.
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PROPOSALS.


CITY FNGfNEER's OFFICE,t
RICHMOND. Va. September "a, 1870. I
NOTICE.-SEALED PROPOSALS will
~ be received ut this office until TUESDAY
NEXT. goth instant, 1T O'Clock u. NJ, for fur
nishing the city mules and horses with
FEED, PROVENDER, &C.
And also with STRAW,
for three months from October lst next.
The Committee on SirciS reserves the right 10 re-
lcct any or all proposals offered and to give the
tract for each article required 10 the lowest bidder
therefor.
Forms Of PROPOSALS can be obtained by applying
nj this Office 6. EDWARD BATES,
Sc 24-dtd citing City Engineer.
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DID METHODS OF TREATMENT AND RENE
DIES A FAILURE.
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DRIDGEW ATER FAMILY FLOUR,
ID BELMONT FAMILY FLOUR.
BEL MONT xxx EXTRA FLOUR.

Wearc In constant receipt Of the above CHOICE
Rp,SIrS OF FLOUR. which can se had OF any
prominent grocer commission nrrefiant Every
barrrl warranted 10 please. ,
Sc -todlm J.. *. -. NolI HAN u W.
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CONTEMPORARIES, dc.
FLOUR.
TLOUR! FLOUR! FLOUR !

In store and for sale lowest market rates $500
barrels FLOUR, comprising nearly all the standard
brands. A. Y. STOKES & CO.
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Earthquake

/. y. 4. 100 - Earthauake. III
MfMpHIs, September 26.--A slight shock
of an ,earthu sake was felt here lasSS night.
The course sWas from north west 10 south
east,
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THE SCORE AT II P. NJ.
At lip. VI. the score stood:

NEW YORK, September 26.-Rowell re-
tired for rest at 1918, HaZael at 10:11,
and Merritt at 9:55
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FOREIGN Fruits and Cand,

siailety, IT,, onentai, Pacific, 6kc.; Arnola
7c.: Harmony, SIC; Wsmsutta. 4kc.
CHmbrics. Rice. To-: EHqiish. &c, 4
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VOLTAIC
jS---1@ ~ ELECTRIC PLASTERS.

TO RESTORE nerve and brain-waste, nothing
EQUALS HoP BITTERs. Believe this. -
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$500 to IS per rcsna' Of
I'D ne plsPATGE PEIATrNa-HQgsAs
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-01-16
WBv If PAYS TO Read.

Ones physical frame-his body, his
muscles, his feet, his hands-is only a
living machine. 1t is the mind, con-
trolling and directing that machine,
that gives it power and efficacy. The
successful use of the body depends
wholly upon the mind-upOn its ability
to direct the will If one ties his arm
in a sling, it becomes weak and finally
poWerless. Keep it in active exercise,
and it acquires vigOr and strength, and
is disciplined to use this strength as de-
sired; Just as ones mind, by active
exercise in thinking, reasoning, plan
ming, studying, observing, acquires VigOr,
strength, power Of concentration and
direction.
Plainly, then, the man who exercises
his mind in reading and thinking, gives
it increased power and efficiency, and
greater ability to direct the efforts Of his
physical frame-his work-to better re-
suits than he can who merely or mainly
uses his muscles. If man reads book
or paper, even one he knows to be errO-
neOus, it helps him by the effort to com
bat the errors. The combat inYigOrates
his mind.
Of all men, the farmer, the cultivatOr,
needs to read more, to strengthen his
reasoning powers, so that they may help
out and make more effective, more
profitable, his hard toll. There can be
no doubt that that farmer who supplies
himself with the most reading-the
most of other mems thoughts and ex-
periences will in the end, if not at
once, be the most successful
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Tia Sorrour nf Haniua.

The night is waning, and hush Of in
spiratiOn makes the sanCtum solemn.
The news editor has Just written himself
a New York dispatch, telling all about
the sea serpent. The political editor is
just closing a Crusher full of blood and
thunder, and winding up with a terrific
exposure. The proof-reader is opening a
new case of pencils for the purpose of
marking all the errors in six lines of
proof. The funny nan, from the fearful
expression of his sOrrOwful countenanCe,
is known 10 be in the throes of a joke.
The joke Is born, and this is its name:
"a man died in AtChisOn, Kan, last
week from eating diseased buffalo meat.
A clear case of suiGide-death from cold
bison"
Enter intelligent compositor - This
Atchison item, what is this last word?
To him, the funny man-Bison.
Intelligent compOsitor-B-i-s-O-n?
Funny man-YeS
The intelligent comrositor demands to
be informed what it means, and the
painstaking funny man, with many tears,
explains the joke, and with great elabo-
ration shows forth how it is a play on
"coId pison."
oh, yes" says the intelligent compos-
itor, and retires. Sets it up "cold
poison"
Funny man groans, takes the proof,
seeks the intelligent COmpositor and ex-
plains that he wishes not only to make
play on the word "pison," !" but also on the
word "bison."
"And what is thatT' asks the inteli-
gent composition.
The funny man patiently explains that
it means buffalo"
ooh, yesw shouts the intelligent COM
positor Now understand"
Mortified funny man retires, and goes
home in tranquil confidence and grow
ing fame.
Paper comes out in the morning
"Cold buffalo"
Tableau-red fire and slow curtain.
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Hnw Snrdfnaa ara Pcanarad.

A recently received consular report
gives an interesting account Of the
French method of preparing sardines for
the market: The freshest fish are
chosen, their backs are cut of, and they
are well washed and sprinkled with fine
salt. After a few hours they are arranged
in rows, almost perpendicularly, on
frames. which are immersed in pans OF
boiling oil, which is changed from time
to time. when too black te continue the
cooking process, when the fish are sufic-
iently removed and the oil drained off on
tables covered with zinc, sloping towards
a central groove to carry off the oil. The
fish are packed in their wellknown
boxes by women, who sit at the drain
ing tables. When packed, the boxes are
filled up with fresh olive oil and sOldered
down by men. The boxes are then
placed in an iron basket and immersed
in q covered boiler, where they are
boiled in water, the smaller ones half an
hour and the larger ones for q longer
time, according to the size. They are
then dried labeled and packed in wooden
cases for shipment.
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Ruined 6YaS Spider.

Spiders crawling more abundantly and
eonspicuOusly than usual upon the in
door walls Of our houses fOretell the near
approach of rain; but the following an
ecdote intimates that some Of their hab-
its are the equally certain indication of
frost being at hand. Quartermaster Dis
jonval, seeking to beguile the tedium of
his prison hours at Utrecht, had studied
attentively the habits of the spider; and
eight years Of imprisonment had given
him leisure to beWell Versed in its ways.
In December of 1894 the French army,
on whose success his restoration to lib
erty depended, was in Holland, and VIC
tory seemed certain if the frost, then of
unprecedented severity, continued.
The Dutch ENJOYS had failed to negO-
tiate a peace, and Holland was despair
ing, when the frost suddenly broke. The
Dutch were now exulting, and the
French generals prepared to retreat, but
the spider warned DisjOnyal that the
thaw would be of short duration, and he
knew that this weather monitor never
deceived. He econtrived to communicate
with the army of his countrymen and its
generals, who duly estimated his CharaC-
ter, relied upon hisassurance that within
a few days the waters would again be
passable by troops. They delayed their
retreat. Within twelve days the frost
had returned-the French army tri-
umphed. Disionval was liberated, and a
spider had brought down ruin on the
Dutch nation.
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The three knights bent their knees be-
| fore her, and kissed her snOw-white
hands; and Harold, the Danish knight,
/ exclaimed
Fair princess, my name and station
are already known to you, and 1 am
come from Denmark to pray you to be-
stow on me your hand in marriage"
The dark-eyed Russian said:
And 1 am come from Russia, sweet
lady, to WOO you for my bride. I need
not tell YOU whom 1 am, for you have
seen Prince Waldomar in many tOurn-
ament"
At last the English warrior said:
"Ladv, I scarcely dare to hope that
fame has been so kind to me as to these,
nv brother knights. My name is Pal
merin, my blood is royal, and my native
land is England. I, also, am your lover.
lady fair"
Then the princess answered:
Brave knights, I know you all by
reputation, and two Of you by sight
and though never saw Sir Palmerin tn
now, yet 1 think the rumor tells no lie
that calls him a very valorous knight.
1t is no easy matter to make a choice
between three knights of such high
esteem therefore will leave the deci-
sion to yourselves. He who shall solve
a problem which will propose to you,
shall have me for his bride; and if
neither Of you can give me a correct
answer, I will reject you all.
She beckoned a little page who fol-
lowed behind her, carrying a willow
basket; and taking the basket from his
hand. she again addressed the rival
knights.
Il have. here said she, ain my basket,
a gift Of plums for each of you, picked
from my garden. One of you shah have
half and one more, the second shall
again have half and one more, and the
third shall have half and three more.
This will empty my basket. Now tell
me how many pluns are-in 1t p
With a very bland countenance, the
Danish knight spoke first.
There are three-score, ,, said he, max
ing random guess.
'3No," replied Ia lady but if there
were as many more, half as many more, |
and a third as many more as there are
now in the basket, with five more added
to that, the number would by so much
exceed three-score as it now falls short
of it."
lI6 huSSldl hlllBLlJ 1uOhCu very L4lLCA
as he speculated on forty !
five.
Not So" said the princess; "but if !
there were a third as many more, and a
sixth as many more as there are now, |
there would be in my basket as many /
more than forty-fve as there are now |
under that number"
Lady, the number is thirty" said |
Palmerin of England, with a quiet smile.
"Rightw exclaimed the lady; "and .
you are the first of two score knights
and three that has been able to answer a
problem of my offering"
She then counted him out fifteen
plums and one more, and there remained
To Sir Waldomar, she gave
seven and one more, and six remained.
To Sir Harold, she gave half of these
and three more; and the basket was
empty.
And SO Sir Palmerin of England won
the Princess Isolette for his bride and
the discarded knights went away with
their heads in a whirl, and their mouths
full Of plums
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How ! Got Scared.

One night, when it was time to go to
bed, 1 found myself very wide awake.
The house was very quiet. Still, I
thought it was useless for me to 90 to
bed, feeling as I did. So l took up
paper and began to read. After reading
for some time, I heard something go
"tap-tap-tap," three times. I said to
myself "0h! there is another rat in the
wall, and began to read again; but be-
fore I had got fairly interested in the
article I was reading, I again heard the
mysterious "tap - tap - tap" 1 laid
down my paper, and thought would
investigate into the case this time.
might as well here acknowledge that
I am a very nervous person, and par
ticularly afraid of rats. So, thinking
that rat had found its way into my
wardrobe, I called our dog (who was
keeping watch in the hall), and said to
him, "Rats rats, Neb? at the same
time jumping forward to open the ward
robe door, fully expecting to see a large
rat issue forth. But I was disappointed
and so was Neb, for no rat made its ap-
pearance, and after smiling around, Neb
turned and looked at me, as if to say,
"Why did you disturb me?"
ou6G dB LlAtL llOulCLlb lllC DdD-buA
tap" was heard again, louder than ever.
Being fully convinced that the noise
came from the inside of the wardrobe, I
very cautiously lifted some of the things
to see what it could possibly be. At the
same time certain stories of "spirit-
rappings" fOated through my head.
I most cautiously lifted one or two
small boxes, but still could find nothing.
When Just about 10 give up the search,
I took up small green box, and to my
great alarm heard, more distinctly than
ever, the "tap-tap-tap." Yes, what
ever was making the noise was there, in
my hand, but what could it be?
I carefully examined the outside Of
the box; then very cautiously lifted the
cover, not knowing exactly what 1 ex-
pected to see. But there it was, the
cause of all my fright-a beautiful but
terfly, about six inches across the wings,
all black and red, gold and blue; per-
feet beauty. can assure you 1 felt as if
a great weight had been lifted from me,
for really had been quite frightened.
Now Just a word about shOw this
pretty butterfly got into that particular
box. Some little boy or girl may say,
"Why, I never saw a live butterfly in
the winter time;" but if they will do as
my little Robbie did, they can see one.
Last October, he hunted among some
old logs, and under the railing of our
piazza he found some little things that
looked very much like dead leaves, all
rolled up tight. But they were not
leaves; they were the chrysalis out Of
which butterflies would come in the
spring time. Robbie had put two OF
three of these in a box, and for safe
keeping, had put the box into mammals
wardrobe. The room being warm, the
chrysalis had developed faster than if
it had been out doors all winter. So the
butterfly, instead of being born in the
spring time, came to life in January.
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ESfrqBoe Tradition.

Among the Seminole Indians there IS
a singular tradition regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They say
when the Great Spirit made the earth he
also made three men, all of whom were
fair complexioned, and after making
them he led them to the margin of a
small lake, and babe them leap in and
wash. One obeyed, and came out purer
and fairer than before the second hesi
tated a moment, during which time the
water, agitated by the first, had become
muddled, and when he bathed he came
out copper-colOred the third did not
leap until the water became black with
mud, and he came out with his own
color. Then the Great Spirit laid before
them three packages, and out Of pity for
his misfortune in color, gave the black
man the first choice. He took hold of
each of the packages, and, having felt the
weight, chose the heaviest; the copper
cOlOred man chose the next heaviest,
leaving the white man the ightest.
When the packages were open, the first
was found to contain spades, hoes and all
the implements of labor; the second un-
wrapped hunting, fishing and warlike
apparatus; the third gave the white man
pens, ink and paper, the engine Of the
mind-the means of mutual, mental i'm
provement, the social link of humanity,
the foundation of the white mans super
iOrity.