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Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26
He Had Handled Hosses.

IAAoAAA "Ive handled hesses all my life," said the bragging passenger from Burlington, 'sand l knows all about lem. There can't nobody I tell me nothin' about a hoss. I knows lem | from the tips O their noses to the last hairs 1 in their tails. Why, down in our section when they want an expert on hoss they send boy right up to my house. Guess Eve been called in fifty times as an expert l witness in lawsuits bout hoss trades. But I'll tell you what makes me mad, and that is to meet one-o' these book-larned fellers who think they can tell all about hoss from what they read. Only last week I met one O that kind, and the way I mixed him up talkin' bout the anatermy and diseases of the hoss made him wish he had, never set eyes on me-"
 By the way" said an old man in the next seat, who hid a pair of roguish eyes behind a pair of huge spectacles, 1T am a little inter ested in the horse business, purely from sci entihe standpoint. I never handled horses am a professor of anatomy in college down East, but there's one point Pve always wanted settled. You are just the man I've been looking for, and if you will be so kind"
 Certainly, sir; e.tainIy. I kin tell you anything about hoss. Will be glad to set tie the point you're mixed up on, sir"
 "Thanks. Please tell me how horse walks What is the motion of his fore legs in relation to the motion of his hind le. s? That is what has puzzled me-"
 That's easy enough" replied the expert, in a tone of confidence. 'The hoss picks up his right fore leg and his left hind leg simul- taneously, and after they have been set down he picks up the left fore leg and the right hind leg at the same instant"
 "Bet you ten dollars he doesn't"
 "Wh-what's that?" queried the expert, as if the breath had been knocked out of him by this sudden roposition-E'What's thats Do you mean to say I don't know what Pm talking bout Do you question my knowl- edger'
 Money talks"
 The expert was in for it and had to face the music. The money was put up in the hands of the conductor, and at the next sta tion all hands adjourned to the platform, where pair of bus horses were started on walk to settle the novel wager.
 Well, l swow," exclaimed the discomfited expert as he saw the conductor hand the stakes to the old man with the spectacles: who'd thought that walkin' hoss picks up one foot at time? I never did like these internal book-larnin' chaps, anyhow Durn the luckl''
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26
An American Reautv.

lBen: Perley Poore in the Albany Journal
 Probably the most superbly beautiful wo- man ever married in this country to for eign diplomat was Mrs. Bass, of Mississippi. After having passed several winters here Tin Washington she married the Chevalier Der Q natti, man of rare accomplishments, but in no ways good looking. Her beauty was so celebrated when she was the widow Bass that the mere mention of it suffices to recall to many throughout the country the vision Of her superb presence. "A daughter of the gods, divinely tall and most divinely fair" The Chevalier Bernatti, after his marriage, went to Turkey, where he was the Minis ister of Italy for some years, and the Sultan presented Madame Bernatti with an exquisite necklace of pearls. He died and she re- turned here to recover from the United States government 8 considerable sum of money for cotton destroyed on her Mississippi planta- lion. When last here she was accom- panied by her daughter, Miss Bass, who has inheri- ted her mothers fair, sunny face, wealth of light brown hair and imperial person.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26
NO. 100.

the horses had sunk down to their fetlocks
 in the soil, and, it being heavy clay, the tracks they left were just lide so many clean cut holes. with the sides perfectly smooth and about eight inches deep. A joint snake by some means had dropped his middle joint down one of these holes, and as it was too deep for him to reach down and get it with his mouth, being very small snake, As seemed to be considerably worried about His loss I stood watching him to see what the result would be. He crawled about among the stubble while and seemed to be hunt. ing for something. Presently he appeared to find what he wanted, for he began to gnaw at a small, smooth straw about foot long. In seventy two seconds he had sepa- rated it from its root, and noticed he had left one small piece of root attached to the straw, which was turned up now slightly, making sort of hook. Bringing this straw to the hole where his lost joint was he carefully let it down in it, and after little manoeuvring got the hook of the straw in the eye of his joint; then pulling it up with his head as far as he could reach, and holding what he gained with his tail, he soon had his joint in his mouth and then in it's place.
 Now, it is no use for anyone to doubt any longer about there being such a thing as a joint snake, for. I said before, I could write you dozens of just such instances of the lDtelliQenca of this ka
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

are white stuceo, and severely plain. But the mass, bathed in the bright sunlight, is imposing in it's simplicity. Not far from the Incomparable is pagoda of great size and rising up among no less than ASA little chap els-if such they be called ach containing large tablet of white marble, on which is inscribed portion of the sacred Buddhist books. Thus the whole of the law is dis played, cut in marble, to the eyes of the in quirer. This pagoda, with it's surrounding buildings, must have cost from twelve to if teen lakhs. It bears the title of the Royal Merit-signifcant of the conviction indulged in by Mindo-Min that in building this great religious edifce, with it's instructive sur roundings, he had earned for himself the great reward, when the time should come, to reign among the spirits not to die like an ordinary mortal.} He would merit nirv- ana itself, and have done with the sin and suffering of existence. King Theebaw, I hear, was engaged in constructing magnif- cent building, to cost twenty-three lakhs, at some distance from Mandalay; 8 structure so vast as to establish his royal merit beyond all doubt or cavil. But it will never be finished J
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

| charge of a dredge on the Caimito section of 1 the Panama canal, does not have a high opinion of the way the work on the canal is 1 conducted. He says the French officials are not equal to the task of getting a fair days | work out of the men comprising the laboring force, 100 of whom he does net think do as | much work as any six American laborers. At the same time he admits that f'the eli mate is not fit for white man to work in.' He complains bitterly of the lack of energy shown by the French officials with whom he came in business contact. When asked his opinion as to whether the canal would be fin ishsd within the time specified by De Les seps, the captain said that during his seven months service he had been careful ob- server and had conversed with many persons interested in the work, and his best judg- ment was that not only would the canal not be opened at the time stated by the French engineer, but he did not believe the work would ever be done under the present man agement. He does not by any means think the scheme is impossible of success, but he does think that the system now in use of reckless expenditure, coupled with lsek sf-
 
 radically changed or the desired end will never be obtained.
 The Modern Crematist is severe on the modern funeral. It says: Public funerals, with their show of funeral paraphernalia; with their gathering in of curious, long wis aged, solemn people; with their wordy cler- gymen; with their doleful singers; with their crape-decked pail bearers; with their public procession from the chamber of mourning to the carriages in waiting; with their sol emn journey to the church; with more heart rending words from the minister and more dole-begetting music: with more parading up and down the aislss of the church; with the slow journey to the burial ground with another parade of the mourners about the open grave; with more saddening words from the men whose office is to comfort and not to torture the soul with that barbarous, dreadful, blood curdling, outrageous rattle of gravel upon the coffin lid, to the atro- cious accompaniment of Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust" that is an al most invariable portion of the horrid cere- monial at the grave; with the conventional standing of the mourners about the pit while the diggers shovel back the earth over the form of the one just laid away-with all this empty, useless, cruel and damnable ceremo- nial, public funerals are simply schemes of human torture; and the sooner the whole system is abolished the better
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

MT. Powderly writes: ''No person should ! be forced to become a member of our order by the manufacturer or by the man or firm he may be working for" That is true, and it is also true that nc man should be de- prived of work because he does not want to join A labor oroanization
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

There are fears in Philadelphia that the famous collection of animals at the Zoologi- cal gardens will have to go. The expenses for the last year were $7,OO0 more than the receipts, and it is thought that nothing but permanent endowment will save it. Last November citizens committee was selected to raise money for such an endowment, but only $22, ,000 has been secured There are 710 animals in the collection.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

If the men who are responsible for some of the strikes which have taken place in this city capable of understanding the conse- quences of their action they must be getting uneasy. They have done irreparable harm to many families.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

The new bill dealing with oleomargarine, which will soon be considered by Congress, provides that all imitation buffers shall be known and designated as 'to1eonargarine. D Special taxes are imposed as follows: On manufacturers of oleomargarine, $500; on wholesale dealers, except manufacturers who sell their own production at the place of manufacture, $4S0; on retail dealers, $48. Any manufacturer who fails to pay the spe- cial tax shall be fined from $1 ,o00 to 5000. Wholesale dealers shall be fined from $500 to $2,000, and retail dealers from $50 to $500. Manufacturers shall conduct their business under such surveillance as the commissioner of internal revenue with the approval of the secretary of the treasury may prescribe, and shall give bond, with sureties satisfactory to the collector, in the penal sum of not less than $5 ,000, to be increased with additional sureties at the discretion of the collector or the commissioner. All sales made by manu- facturers of and wholesale dealers in oleo- margarine shall be in original stamped pack
 ages of not less than ten pounds each.
 Captain W. B. Sherwood, who has been in
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26

In acquiring Burmah England has got pos session of vast forests of teak, which. never plentiful in India, was becoming commer- cially very rare Of all the wood grown in the East this is the most valuable. It is neither too heavy nor too hard. It does not warp or split under exposure to heat or dampness; it contains an essential oil which prevents it's rotting under wet conditions, and at the same time acts as a preservstive to iron and repels the destructive white ants; it is, withal, handsome wood, of several varieties of color and grain, and takes good polish
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-26
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25
How Have the Mighty Fallen.

A contemporary alludes TO the fact that
the celebrated DENNY MARTIN case "was
the case In which the Supreme Court OF
Appeals OF Virginia refused to obey the
Supreme Court OF the United States.' Now
acircuit Judge Of the United States does mol
hesitate to put his hand in the collar OF the
Commonwealth whenever 1t suits his
highness, and not few people in the State
by their acts recognize that he has right
TO do so and encourage him TO tighten his
grip. Now the Supreme Court, by an in
excusable decision, brushes aside the
eleventh amendment to the Constitution as
II il were a cobweb, thus breaking down
the only barrier between the Common
wealth and Federal judicial usurpation,
and those who have it in their power to
render that decision Of none effect refuse to
exercise that power in that they continue to
pay taxes in coupons. How are the mighty
fallen
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25

NOT DEFEATED BY A CLERICAL ERROR
CdlfnlbiiS. o., November 23.-Such storm
Of indignation has broken over the head of
SecretaTy.Of.s Robinson (Repubhcanl
that he has sent the election returns OF
Butler county back for correction. The
clerical error will be righted, and James f..
Campbell (Democrat), who defeated John
Little by two votes in the Seventh Con-
gress district, will get his certificate OF
election. The votes for Campbell and
Little in Butler county were transposed by
the clerk Of the court, and rs the tally.sheet
stood Little had more than 1900 majority
in the Democratic county OF Butler.
Now, let that same sort Of public opinion
lie brought to bear upon the Republican
conspirators in Indiana, who are even now
laying the wires to enable them to send a
United States Senator to Washington,
though the Democrats have a rightiul ma
jority Of two on Joint ballot in the Legisla-
lure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25
DEATHS.

CARTER. oiled, In Manchester. Mt thee
residence OF James 0'Brien. "Wednesday.
Novemb Der "a. 1885, at IL M, il hlE
second son Of Clinton X. and salle A. Car
ter; aged four ears and seven months
Funeral from above residence THIS
Thursday AFTERNOON AZ 3 oc'ocs.
Burial at Hollywood.
LEWIS Died, at s:45 p. NJ, November
"a, 1856, at AL west Broad street, OTWAf
LEWIS, JR.
Notice OF funeral in to. days state.
NAURY.-Died, at 1880 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. Of typhod.feger. aftera lln-
gerirg illness, J0UBDAN W. NAURf, Jf.'
ID II 4 thirty. first wear OF his ege
Funeral THIS EVENING a. O'Clock from
ct. James church.
MERELLO.-Died on the oath instant. A.
the residence OF his parents 22l5 MAIN
street between Twenty-second aud Twen-
ty.third streets JOHN q. MERELLO. son
~ Villa m and Hannah Merelo aged four
years five months and five days.
The funeral will take place A. ~: Pa
tricks church THURSDAY MORNING at
10 O'Clock. Friends OF the family are ln-
vited toattend.
M1LLER.-Died. at the residence OF Mr..
NJ. W. Warrington, 4l2 west Fran * in street.
at twelve minutes to 10 O'Clock +. VI NO
vember gath, EMMA A. MILLER OF wash
inRton. ID. &.
Her remains will be taken to Washington
for interment.
TALBOT Oiled. November 2Sd, 1883 at
No 1900 west Leigh street. GEOHdE. IN
FAINT son OF George aud Emma j. Talbot;
sgedsix months I'D twenty-five days
Funeral will axe place from the residence
nj IL O'Clock THURSDAY, November 2oth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25
An InterrOpatOrY.
TO The Editor of the Dispatch

10 TIE Editor OF The DtSpGtch
1st. With the negro vote eliminated from
the poll for the Republican candidates in
the late election in Virginia, what would
have been the probable Democratic ma
jority as estimated from the result IN the
congressional districts!
I'd. II good and able men should secure
the governmental control OF State by
means OF the negro vote, could they very
long be equal to the task OF so distributing
It's official patronage as not to place dis
astrous power in the exercise OF its most
ignorant votersI We. d.
There are more than 100000 negro voters
in Virginia. There were not that many
votes cast by the opposition in the late cleo
tons. But how many of these were white,
we cannot say. In this city GEORGE WIsE's
majority would have been at least six thou
sand, we suppose, If the negroes had alb
stained from voting; and In the district we
know not how many thousands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25

Whether or not the Riddlcberger settle
ment was right; whether or not the state
should entertain any pending proposition
OF the bondholders; whether or not all that
The Democratic party IN Virginia has done
in the past on the debt question is wrong;
no matter who has in the past been
right and who has been wrong, the
man who at this critical coniuncture adj
,i.es everybody to pay his taxes in cou-
pons belongs to one OF three categories he
is either an uniformed and dangerous POI
litical dreamer; or disguised Republican
uho is hoping to use the public debt as =
Trojan horse IN order TO capture the State;
or a thrifty scamp who is feathering his
nest by a clandestine speculation In the
coupons.-Lyncht,rg pirginian.
Yes, that is the alternative: pay In money
have your taxes raised, or let anarchy come
upon the State. There is no remedy. Ii
must be one or the other. Will Virginians,
for the small sums which they will save,
force these perils upon the StateI 1t Is
hard to believe.
Stand by the Riddleberger law /; the bond
holders will he bound to come 10 terms.
That settlement is as much as the State can
bear. IL Will be that, or worse for the ere
ditoIs. The people have solemnly made
up their minds never 10 pay any more.
The party which iavors higher rate OF ad-
iustment will be swamped. Let the tax
payers be firm, be self-sacrificing, be patri-
otto for year or two, and all will be well.
The hope OF the State is In the patriotism
OF her sons. II that fails she must sink
Lynch6urg Meas.
There are Democratic journals which are
playing right into Mahone's hands, and he
no doubt secretly thanks them for so doing.
We mean those Journals that are opposed
10 recognizing the Riddleberger bill As a
final settlement Of the State-debt question.
The boDdhoIders, too, are deiightlng Ma.
hone at the same time they are cutting their
own Threats. II they persist in the stand
they have taken. the day Is not far distant
when reputation will bail them as result
Of their folly. We say the course OF the
bondholders is fallacious, for this reason,
that they are refusing 70 accept 800, 00O, 900
for claim OF S32, 900, 900. the procurement
Of which cost them, doubtless, not as much
as S20.000,0 600. which the Riddleberger bin
provides for the payment OF.
We did what we could in an humble way
TO secure the adoption by the people Of the
MeCulloch bill. That measure failed OF al
endorsement BY large majority Of the vo.
tiers OF the State. The Riddleberger bill
has been substituted and accepted by the
people regardless Of political predictions,
and they desire TO adhere to this measure,
but u the bondholders continue their war
upon this bill, they may as we'll make up
their minds TO take more bitter dill -
bredrickSburg Star.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-25
Mr.. Randall's District.

Speaking OF the oft-repeated false staie'
ment that he has been elected to Congress
for years from Republican district, MI.
RANDALL said TO an interviewer for the
New York World CO follows:
"But what about tho thousand Demo-
cratic votes against you!"
Like the other stun, 1t Il false. Now
viii say, not noticing that interview, as
do not care TO dignity such trash az Is con-
tanned in II with reply, that for over NIFTY
years my congressional district has been,
and Is vet, Democratic. 1t elects Demo-
cratic members TO our Legislature, TO our
Ciiy Council-in fact, IL always votes Tor
The Democratic nominees. will tell you
the name OF every member OF Congress, be.
ginning with the twentieth In 1884. and
every one OF them was stalwart Demo-
crat.
In 1884 Joel 3. Sutherland was the repre-
sentative. He served for two terms. Then
came Lemuel Pcyster. from 1888 to 1871;
then Lewis &. Lennen, from 1874 to 1913;
then Thomas Il. Florence, from 1913 to
1860: then W. T.. Leham, from 1850 10
1862 then myself, from 1862 to the present
and including the Fiftieth Congress, II
live. II has been said that my largest ma
jority was at the last election. Such Is not
a fact. My largest was when was elected
TO the Forty first Congrcss-it was 14,143--
and my smallest was in my race TO the
Forty. ninth, when it was $500. Cleveland
carried the district by $500.
There has been but one change, geo.
graphically, in fifty years in my district,
and that change consists Of throwing two
Republican wards into II with about 1900
colored voters. We hive made them Demo-
cratic. Since 1t has been n district 1t has
never been carried by a Republican.
This reply OF Mr.. RandalPs Is interest
ing, for il is an often.repeated SANDER
against him that he has been elected for
years from Republican district by pro-
lection Republican votes.
We trust that every good Democrat, In
Virginia at least, will try to bear in mind
this conclusive reiutation. 1t is too bad
that such a man as Mr.. RANDALL should be
wounded by those for whom he has done
so much as be has for the southern people.