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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-30
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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

The Havre aquarium has put on exhibit
tion one of the most curious, and especially
one of the rarest of animlls-the prehensile
tailed coendon (Synethere prehensitis). 1t
was brought from Venezuela by Mr.. Euui-
dazu, the commissary of the steamer Colon
bic. Brehm says that never but two have
been seen-one Of them at the Hamburg 70
illogical garden and the other at London.
The one under consideration, then, would be
the third specimen that has been brought
alive to Europe. This animal, which is
allied to the porcupines, is about So feet
long. The tail alone is X feet in length.
The entire body, save the belly and paws, is
covered with quilts, which absolutely hide
the fur. Upon the back, where these quilts
are longest about 4 inches, they are strong,
cylindrical, shining. sharp-pointed, white at
the tip and base and blackish brown in the
middle. The animal, in addition, has long
and strong moustaches. The paws, anterior
and rosterior, have four fingers armed with
strong nails, which are curved and nearly
cylindrical at the base.
Very little is known about the habits of
the animal. All that we do know is that it
passes the day in siumber at the top of a
tree and that it prowis about at night, its
food consisting chiefly of leaves of all kinds.
When it wishes to descend from one branch
to another it suspends itself by tho tail and
lets go of the first only when it has a firm
hold of tho other. One popularity is that
the extremity of the dorsal part of the tail
is prehensile. This part is deprived Of quillc
for a length Of about six inches. The
coendou does not like 10 be disturbed. When
it does it advances toward the intruder and
~endeavors to frighten him by raising its
quilts all over its body. The natives of
Central America eat its flesh and employ its
quilts for various domestic purposes. The
animal is quite extensively distributed
throughout South America. It is found in
Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia. Guina and in
come of the Lesser Antilles, such as Trinidad,
Barbados, Saint Lucia, etc. 1t seems to be
pOrcupine, opossum and sloth combined.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

About So, 900, 900 worth of American made
locomotives are sent abroad every year.
1t is now believed that coal dust suspended
in the air Of mines is alone sufficient to cause
an explosion.
Agenius has invented an 'odometer," a lit
tie machine to attach to a vehicle to register
the distance Travelled.
The world uses 10000 barrels of petro-
leum per day. America has enough on
hand to supply the demand for three years.
Professor J. Norman Lockyer recon-
mends that only slit spectroscopes be used
for Photographic registration in eclipses.
When sable brushes are washed in a weak
solution of pure picnic alcohol, and after
ward in warm water, the moth worm will
not eat them.
An industrial and social revolution is
progressing ii Japan. 1t is ~remodeling It.
self according to the ways of western civil
ization. An effort was made some time
ago to throw aside the cumbrous Chinese
characters in which the language is printed
and adopt the plain Roman letters, as used
in English. The effort is meeting with
great success.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Declines the NOMINATION..

LITTLE Rock, June II. John G.
Fletcher who accepted the nomination
of the agricultural Wheel for governor,
will publish a card to-day withdrawing
from the race and declaring himself
out of politics. E. G.. Mcconnell,
nominee for auditor and w. ?. Grace,
for encouragement, also declined to
accept their nominations and it is
understood that j. Armin, for land
commissioner, and Thornburg, for
secretary of State, will also decline.
This action renders it doubtful if any
ticket a be constructed, especially as
the Republican State Central com
mittee has refused to endorse the
Wheel ticket. The most sanguine OF
the Wheel leaders however insist that
they will make the fight.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
The Complexion.

To obtain a beautiful skin one must begin
and diet properly. Butter, fat meat and
greasy food of every kind must not be eaten.
Coffee and tea must be given up, so must
claret and all kinds Of wine, and milk or
lemonade substituted. Fruits and vegetables
should be eaten in abundance, rich candies
and cakes avoided, pie never should be
touched, and pickles and acid food generally
should be dispensed with. A woman who
follows the above rules will find that her
skin will become smooth and clear after
several months have passed OF course, the
dieting must be thorough and careful. Nc
improvement can be made unless it is.
A tablespoonful of sulphur taken every
other morning for a week, and then not
taken again for three days, and then taken
every other morning for another week, is
one of the best things to clear the COM
plexion. 1t acts like magic. 1t should al
ways be mixed with molasSes or something
that will clear it from the system.
A great deal depends upon the constitution
of the person and the kind Of complexion she
has. What will help one woman wonder
fully will have no effect whatever on others.
One thing is certain, however, milk is always
SOhuutANO " SOLlCiluA ALI WnlloLIuk Ju6
skin, and it is a noticeable fact that girls
who AVE never been allowed to drink tea or
coffee, and who have drunk quantities of
milk, nave generally, when they reach the
age of 20, very beautiful compilations.
Hot water is also one of the best things
with which to keep the complexion in order.
A tumblarful should be drunk one hour be-
fore every meal. II it Is disagreeable by
itself, the uiice Of half a lemon should be
added. Sugar should not be used. Most
women in summer time are too careless of
their compilations, and when winter comes,
and they go out to balls and parties, they
regret it. The sun is excellent for the com
plexion if it does not get too much of it A
little browning and ~freckling is oftentimes
very beneficial, but when the face is exposed
to too great measure Of the SUMS rays the
skin is apt to become coarse. Veils-very
thin ones-should always be worn at a sea-
side resort, unless parasols are carried. The
salt air and sun together are bad for the
complexion, though excellent for the general
health.
The face should always be washed in
water that has the chill taken off it. Warm
water is not good for the complexion,
despite all that has been said to the con-
trary; neither is really cold water. The one
makes the skin fabby, and in time wrinkles
it; the other roughens it. Oatmeal and In
dian meal water are both excellent for
washing the face and hands in. The meal
softens the skin and gives it a delicate flush
which is very becoming. The majority Of
women will also find that salt water will
help their compilations. Get ten cents
worth Of rock salt every month; and wash
in a basin into which a good lump Of it has
been placed. Rain water is an excellent
thing for the skin, and there is as much
truth as poetry in the saying that the "early
dew of the morning will make like the face
Of an angel the woman who battles in it"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

To the minds of most American nautical
men the contest of last year demonstrated
the superiority of the center board system
of building over the deep hulled model.
American sailing yachts are shallow and
have a center-board to let down below the
keel line for deep water. British ones are
deep and narrow.
The Atlantic, with her one mast, was
built by Capt. Philip Ellsworth. She is
owned by a partnership Of certain members
of the Atlantic Yacht club. She is 95 feet
z inches long and 90 feet 2 inches wide. Her
model illustrates well what British yachts
men call a yankee skimming dish,' being
broad and shallow rather than deep and
sharp. She will be a typical racing yacht,
according to American principles Her
woodwork is very light. Her outside plank
ing is of Oregon pine. The frame is made
Of oak and black larch.
The yacht will draw S% feet Of water.
She is to carry an enormou quantity of
sail. The sails were especially woven for
her. Her mainmast is 50 feet high, while
her spinnaker boom is " feet long, and
carries 4, 400 square feet of sail.
The race for the cup this year will excite
more interest than even that of last year
did. The Atlantic was built at a shipyard
in South Brooklyn.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
For Omen War.

LONDON, June l2.-The Standard
this morning, commenting on Mr.,
Joseph Chamberlain manifesto, says:
His sentence is for open wal. Every
sentiment of chivalry and every ten
derness for old associations are ruth.
lessly set aside. With reference to the
attentive scheme, we are bound to add
the caution that he may be deceiv-
81 by placing In the hands of the disaf-
fected powers which might be abided.
For the present the main of the
Unionists is to Illustrate the Separa-
lists"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
IN SECRET SESSION..

The photographers Of the United
States Hold a Secret Meeting in
St. Louis, and Join the knights Of
Labor.
ST. LOUIS, June IA very secret
meeting of the delegates to the con-
vention of the Brotherhood Of Tele-
graphers, was held in this city yester-
day. The delegates were from all
parts OF the United States, and
several Of the most prominent
Of them were those who were active in
the great telegraphers' strike of 1883.
Ever since that time the fraternity
have been quietly organizing upon a
sound basis, but they have found it
necessary to be very cautious in their
movements, and it was for this reason
that the convention was held so
secretly. The meeting was harmonious
throughout and a large amount of
work was accomplished. Heretofore
the brotherhood has been an indepen-
dent organization, the various local
councils formulating such rules and
bylaws as were deemed necessary for
their proper government. The
rapidity, however, with which the
organization has increased of late
has made it necessary to more thor
oughly systematizs the working of the
separate councils under a general head.
1t was for this purpose that the con-
vention was held, and after a mature
elaboration it was unanimously re-
solved to fall in line under the banner
of the Knights Of Labor. This was
the principal business Of the meeting,
and it was completed. The convention
was adjourned sine die.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

The United States has a larger proportion
of physicians to its population than any
other country in ths world, averaging one
to less than 600. To keep up this proper
ton, taking into consideration the natural
increase of population, an annual increment
of but little more than 1000 annually would
suffice for some years to come. 1t is evident
that a large part of the yearly graduates
must either drop out by the wayside, OF
struggle for a very moderate subsistence.
The remedy for this is to make the requir.
ments for admission to medical colleges
more severe. Would-be-doctors should at
least know how to spell This is not re-
quired Of them at present.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

and been adopted asa talisman charm ty
many young men and women in society.
The original Campanello, 80 the story goes,
was found IN an ancient ruin in Rome,
and, as the hieroglyphics cut therein, when
deciphered by learned searchers after the
unknown, signifed no end Of prosperity to
the possessor. it was presented to Queen
Marguerite of Italy, who accepted it as her
talisman. The patronage of this beautiful
queen was sufficient to warrant duplicate
Campanello bells to be made and worn in
both the old world and the new. The cor
rect style of wearing this silver-tongued
symbol, Mrs. Grundy says, is attached to the
garter Of unengaged young ladies, who pro
claim their freedom from matrimonial ties
by making music wherever they go, until
such time as a betrothal ring is offered and
accepted, when the little bell is transferred
from its seclusion to ever after tinkle IN the
chain of the happy victor. Jewellers will
tell their patrons, and with truth, that this
little bell is now made in both gold and
silver, and is worn by young people as q
charm, sometimes on the chain and some
times on a bracelet or a lace pin. The word
~"campanello" itself means "a little bell."-
jewelers. Circular.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
ATTRIBUTED ~TogEALoUsY

chas. T. Ysrkes Arrives It phif--
delphia--He Denies the charrea
Made Against Him BY the Chicago
Papers.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Juna H.
Charles 7. YeTkes, the weIl-knoWn
banker Of this city and Chicago, who Is
the accredited agent Of the Philadel
phia syndicate 10 the purchase of the
Northslde passenger railway Of Chica-
90, arrived In the city last evening.
He registered at the Hotel Lafayette.
Mr.. YerkeS said to a Tunes reporter
II intend to have no interviews 10
Philadelphia, as | have only come here
to consult with engineers relative to
buying a cable road on the north side
Of Chicago"
"But the Chicago papers charge that
you have paid out $4,000 to the
board Of aldermen Of that city to pass
abill granting you certain franchises, y
said the reporter.
"Itis not 50" he replied. II never
paid a cent to anybody either ID COun-
CHS or out OF councils to procure the
passage Of that bill, or any other bills.
There is no truth whatever il the re-
port that | see published In the papers.
1t is the universal wish of thu people
Of the north size Of Chicago that the
cable system should be used. / have
been waited on by a great many citi-
zens of all classes, who earnestly urged
me to get a cable road IN opera
ton as soon as possible. / have
promised to do so, and that Is what
brings me here now. The opposition
is entirely among newspapers, the
principal one Of which Is partly owned
by a son Of one of the directors Of the
Old West Side company. That COM
pany is very jealous Of the improves
ments, which our road contemplatea
making, and one of the officers Of the
company remarked too, when | first
spoke, that he would not have It done
for $4,000 a year. It looks as though
his threats were being carried out"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

The great west is outstripping the east in
the attention it is giving to industrial train
ing. The effects of such superior culture
cannot help showing before many years.
At the Kansas State Agricultural college
this training is pursued steadily through a
four years course. Young men are required
to take the regular term in the carpenter
shop and on the farm and gardens whatever
the industrial chosen. Young women are re-
quired to take one term in the kitchen labor
atory and one in the dairy, though other
industrials may occupy their course. During
the spring term daily instruction and prac-
tice in the different branches Of dairying Is
given the ladies of the second year by the in
structor in household economy.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

In millinery the various ways OF making
bows may be numbered by the dozens. The
"French" bow for dress skirts is formed Of
ribbon No. II. This is the usual width.
The bow is strongly tied, the center is drawn
close together, the ends are very long, gem
orally half q yard, and the streamers are
frequently a yard in length. Another style
of bow for skirts has the loops about six
inches long, with a long loop turned down
ward with a center piece. The ends are
rather short This style Of bow can be made
of the dress goods, If it is soft and not at all
thick. Double bows, with two kinds of
ribbon of blending shades, trim to excellent
effect, and are very becoming on light
dresses,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
What a Press Reporter Saw in the.
Riot at Betrast.

MY
BELFAST, June 1l.-An Associated
Press reporter who was detailed to re-
main on the scene Of the riots, at 5
o'clock this morning reported as fol-
lows: II remained among the rioters
all night. The greatest damage In the
way Of wrecking and looting was done
along the Shankhill and the York
roads. The fighting in both thorough
fares was desperate and continuous.
The mob was composed of the lowest
rufians. The bayonets of the police
had no terrors for them, and in many
cases l saw the mob in overwhelming
numbers press up against the bayoneta
Of the police and drive them back.
The only instances in which the
police drove the mob at all
SO far as l observed were those in
which the officers in compact lines fired
at close range rapid volleys OF buck
shot. These the rioters could not
stand against, and they were driven
back, but even under such CALLING fire
the rioters would dropto the pavement
and rush upon the police while they
were r~eloading. 1t is impossible to
describe the state Of terror under
which the respectable Catholic people
Of Belfast are now living in con-
sequence Of the prevalent anarchy
Of bigotry. The bravest Of them
hardly dare to venture out Of doors in
daylight even. / know that scores of
people were shot during last nights
riot. / saw ten taken to the hospitals
this morning. 1t is feared that every
funeral Of a victim Of the riots may
provoke a fresh outbreak. The law
abiding citizens demand Of the govern
ment the appointment of a special COM
mission to inquire into the causes Of
the whole disorder.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Met With Success.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 12.-James
Mcpherson, an agent of assembly No.
122, X. of L., of South Chicago, ar.
rived in this city to-day for the pur-
pose of try ing to induce merchants
not to receive two a loads Of nails
from the Calumet Iron and Steel
Works in South Chicago, at which a
lockout has prevailed for some months.
He met with success in that he in
duces most of the carpenters and re-
tailers to refrain from buying the
nails.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

As amulets and talismens are always more
or less patronized by engaged people and
others anticipating marriage, this appears a
proper connection in which to make mention
Of the newest sensation in this line, namely,
the Campanelio Marguerite bell. This tiny
bell first seen m New York city swinging
from the watch chain of the young English
actor, Kyrle Bellew, and first heard tinkling
in a mufied tone at each movement made by
pretty devotees Of Wallack's theatre, has at
last appeared from out It's shrouded mystery
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

A lady writes in The Scientific American,
To sift cinders, cover your sitter with an
old apron or rag. Seize it, thus covered,
and shake without lifting the edge of the
rag.
In case Of wind tread on the edges to keep
them down. A few stones applied at the
corners will do as well.
have found the above device a thousand
times more practical than any Of those
cumbersome and dear apparatus which are
found in most hardware stores.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
The News Referring to Complaint

LONDON, Jule 12.-The News re-
ferring to the complaint made by Mr..
Chamberlain, in his manifesto, says:
sit comes with Ill grace from a former
cabinet minister. The parliament of
1880, was elected to deal with a series
of questions that were never a subject
Of contention. Mr.. Chamberlain
knows that the Irish difficulty has been
the first duty imposed upon every re-
cent government"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

such a distaste for salt water that none Of
the blood has heretofore owned a yacht.
Now W. K. has changed this. These private
steamers can 60 around the world, If neces-
sary. They are built and fitted up in the
most luxurious manner, at an expense Of
many hundred thousand dollars. They have
been built solely for the pleasure Of the mag
mates who own them that they and their
families and friends need not associate with
the common people even in travelling and
recreation tours.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
LAWN TENNIS AND WALKING DRESSES.

LAWN TENNIS AND WALKING DRESSES.
The lawn tennis dress is a combination of
plain and striped wool goods Over the loose
waist is a bodice of the plain goods, laced
behind, and with a strap around the neck.
1t is slightly pointed at the back, top and
bottom. Our many girls who play lawn
tennis will find this costume very attractive
and easily made.
The little round, ~lat-topped hat is trimmed
with the striped goods.
Onthe right is a Redfern street or walking
dress. This, too, is noticeable for its elegant
simplicity. 1t is made of plain and striped
goods. The skirt has a very slight draping
low down at the back. The waist is open at
the side of the full piece, under the vest
front.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
EXPLOSIVE SaMdnst.

The Belgian government has made a series
Of successful experiments, proving that saw
dust may be made into a powerful explo-
sive. The powder is simply sawdust, treated
with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids,
and afterward formed under powerful pres
sure into cylindrical or prismatic cartridges.
These cartridges are prepared for CONNER
cial use by covering them with parafined
paper, which protects them from moisture.
The instantaneous production of the gases
arising from the primer and the explosive,
and the simultaneous action of these gases
in every direction, cause the air in contact
with the face surface of the cartridge to act
to some extent as a light tamping, and the
power of the explosion is directed to the
other face.
In comparative experiments made upon a
rail with wood powder and dynamite with
c~ellulose, it was ascertained that for equal
weights charges of the first substance were
at least as powerful as those of the second,
and that the results were more constant,
more regular.
But it is especially with reference to trans
portation with an army that wood powder
possesses remarkable advantages. 1t is
well known what precautions are essential
in order to protect dynamite cartridges in
pack trains from projectiles which might
strike them and cause explosion. With car
tridges OF wood powder this danger need
not be feared, since when they are placed
against iron plates, and struck by bullets
fired at a distance of fifty metres, they do
not explode.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Ex-PresIdent Arthur Takes Drive

Ex-PreSident Arthur Takes a Drive.
New YORK, June 1.-THE Tribune
this morning says: For the first time
in a week president Arthur left his
house yesterday for a drive. 1t was
late in the afternoon when the cArriage
drove up to the door, as it was thought
earlier in the day that it would hardly
be prudent for him to undertake the
journey. So strong, however, was his
desire to get out in the sunshine that
he determined to take the risk. He
seems poorer and more emanciaIed
than ever. His step was strong when
he walked to the carriage, but when
he returned his movements was that
of an aged man. His face was flushed
and had a careworn look. He had a
refreshing sleep after the drive and re-
ported that he had a slight tinge OF
returning APPETITE.