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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-13


Misses Lucy and Jessie Kemper, who
have been attending school in the city du-
ring the winter, will return TO their home
In Orange county next Saturday.
The public aud closing exercises Of the
Park Seminary Literary Society will take
place tomorrow night at $50 o'clock at
the Seminary, No. sl6 Park avenue.
Misses Florintine and Annie Hill Fray.
ser, daughters OF Andrew Frayser, an old
typo, will receive their honors as gradri-
ates OF the High School on Tuesday night
Misses Jennie Harold. Sye Roberts, and
Matte Vaughan. Mrs. j. T. Vaughan, Mrs.
Henry Duesberry, and MIS-. Elmer Wal.
thali will leave the city tomorrow fol-
| Providence, X. !.
Miss Bette Henley, Of King and Queen,
| who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wad-
dill, Is at Bowling Green, attending the
school commencement. and VIII leave In 6
few days for home.
Captain Brown, United States navy, came
up from Norfolk 10 CITY Point Yesterday
on IKE steamship Roanoke on a visit OF In.
speetion to the monitors. of which there are
six lying In James river.
Mr.. Oliver Dudley, one Of the live young
tobacconists Of Danyille. arrived In the
city Yesterday, and will accompany the
Knights TempIsrs Of Richmond on their
pilgrimage 10 Providence.
Mrs. George Carhart whose husband
has recently been appointed assistant gen.
eral freight agent OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company at New York, will
leave for that city by the steamship Roanoke
to-day.
The closing exercises OF the Colored
Normal School win be held at Ebenezer
church tomorrow night. Addresses will
be delivered by Hon. j. Taylor Ellysou,
Mayor w. G. Darlington, and Professor
John NJ. Langston.
Mr.. Al. Gary, who has been quite III,
hes 10 far improved as to walk about the
house. Mr.. Gary, with an fntermission OF
about three weeks, has been confined TO his
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
Aroused by a Night Attack.

~This slow-going absent -mindedness,'
said the Shiloh man, ais mere trifie when
compared with the losing Of the senses
that come to a man in a panic. l remem-
Der one occasion when we were aroused
suddenly by a night attack on our camp.
Our company was noted for its discipline
and for the promptness with which 1t an
swered a call to move at a moments no
tice. We were all out promptly on this
occasion, but when we put in an appear
ance at the point where good work was
needed we discovered that all our guns
were unloaded and that not more than
half the men had their cartridge boxes
There were rollicking and frollicking fell
lows who would always come out for such
an excursion in apple-pie order, while
some Of the cooler, serious heads would
forget the most important part of their &C
coutrements. Inter Ocean Curbstone
ErayOnsn y
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
The Woes of " studear Walters"

A writer, who is evidently well posted,
SAYS that student waiter" is immedia-
ately informed on his arrival at the hotel
that his place is in the back part Of the
house, and that under no considerations
must he be seen talking with the guests;
that his sleeping apartment is under the
bowling alley. or in the basement contigu-
ous to the laundry. The head waiter in
forms him that he must be regular at his
meals, which will be served regardless of
order, odor, or taste, and that under no
conditions must he eat any article of food
carried in the guests dining room. Then
the cooks inform him that he must divide
perquisites with them, and unless he COM
plies the people at his table will suffer in
the kind and quality of food, 50 that he
is finally glad 10 come TO terms. The re-
suit is that he is often obliged to devote
a part Of his wages 20 these extortioners
or else leave his place.-Chicago Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
Does Not Appreciate Eastern Critics

Eastern journals are much distressed at
the disappearance of the buffalo. The
writers of the lamentations for bos Amer
icanus never saw buffalo; they never ex-
pect to see one; they have no idea in the
world why the buffaloes should not be de-
stroyed; they have no possible interest in
the question; yet they are perpetually re-
GREETING the disappearance of the buffalo.
1t would puzzle them TO tell anything the
buffalo is good for; still less could they ex-
plain how the country is to be inhabited
by the whites and the buffalo remain; all
they are conscious Of is sort of lackless
yearning for something, they don't know
what, and buffalo strike their fancy
Salt Lake Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

true-there, we are both laughing like a
pair of young April fools! Sit down In
this chair and let me be your maid You
shall have that India null with the shell
work embroideries and the Nile green rib
bons, you shall, and it shall be your very
own from this minute, sweet sister. And
Pm going Immediately TO divide my new
wardrobe with you on condition that
you marry Bart before autum-cOnsentez
vOusr'
"Betsy Baker you asked me once If L
was acquainted with angels that spoke
so positively concerning their characters
tics am. There is one at this moment
digging the comb into my bump of self
esteem as if the angel thought 1t needed
levelng.'
~Oh, forgive me, Lii, did / hurt you"
mo, my blessed Betsy How lovely that
coil of hair does look after your deft man
ipulations."
Thanks for the compliment-I feel it is
sincere. | would make better lady's
maid than compauiOl-eh, LHf'
@You would be perfect in everything,
whereas made ali heiress that looked q
fraud, who spoke a fraud and who was
fraud-and what's more, | believe Ha-
worth guessed it"
"Doyou. Lip / am, with your permis-
siOn going to don the amber satin TO night
Since you are going to be reasonable about
rational self, and"
Try your luck at angling with 'yello"
| boysl'"
%There is no need. Lii And I never used
yellow boys for bait hadn't them to
ind a,Nl In my finances that
when set my heart on an amber satin to
wear to the American minister's ball,
| fib was told me concerning its priee-s
| couple or 80 Of ciphers was taken of the
! bill with the after confession that nothing
! from not hing leaves nOthing-naught from
| naught leaves uaught-and in this way
| my commissioner paid half as much again
| as / gave him. and never, never, Lii, told
! me of it! ought to have known a Worth
robe could not have been bought for 30
| francs-what "A blind mole | was"
| What on earth has that to do with ang-
| ling-this robe de satin' Betsy, you are
| incoherent-yOu ar, beside yOurselfl'
"No. precious pet of my brother, am
here behind you. And your coiffure Is
perfection itSelf-thOuxh | say it, as
shouldn't Observe those little fluffy
! blonde curls that go to make up your
bangl And how lovely those bands OF
| Nile green silk melt into the tawny meshes
Of your hair and"
Betsy, what do you mean about that
dresss Haworth says that he was COM
mis-iOued to buy il. Did he buy it for
you and know that it WAS yours and that
/ was masquerading'
Yes, light o. my soul! He bought 1t
for me, and he knew 1t was mine, and that
| was masquerading!'
Upon my word! Why didn't you say
that you were acquainted with him?"
Because you never asked me-"
Betsy Baker you are Laughing and
blushing like a little fool What is Ha-
worth to you-hOw are you related'-
We'll, since you must know, Lii, will
proceed TO enlighten you Before autumn
he will be Bartholomew Bakers brother
in-law"
Betsy, Betsy, what do you mean"
That have been engaged TO Harold
HawOrth for the last seventeen monthsr
Eva Best in Detroit Free Press
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

The Queen is a donor and subscriber to
the Temporary Home for Lost and Starv-
ing Dogs at Bsttersea, which has become
the depository for all dogs found at large
within the metropolitan area Many
ladies have followed her majesty's exam
pie, and through the liberality of the sub
scribers a number of new kennels have
been sufficient TO meet the strain upon
the resources of the home.
During the last year, owing to the
recent regulations for capture by the po-
lice of all unmuzzled and unled dogs, 25,-
600 dogs were taken TO the home, against
the average of 1900 in the preceding four
years.-Court Journal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
ihe Imam ks nc vroI.


Milk is helping the temperance cause in
New York to a great extent. All the bars
sell it just now as much as they do whisky.
The way in which it is usually drank is to
ill glass half or two-tnirds full with it
and then fill the balance with vichy The
drink is very refreshing, if not exhilarat-
ing. Milk, however, is mixed with other
Jhings besides mineral water at the bars.
Whisky and milk is very common, not to
say popular drink. Still, the demand for
milk alone has Increased so much OF late
that it is sold from number of wagons
on the street-New York Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

The chestnut protector, a small gong
worn under the coat where il can be read
lily sounded when a too old joke is per
petrated, is becoming very popular in coun-
try towLs and some cities. A lot of young
Baltimoreans wore them at a recent per-
formance of the The Mikado," and the
puns and gags that were interpolated
were met with a steady ringing of the
little bells. The effect was excellent, and
the next night the players stuck to the
opera more closely. The chestnut gong
seems to be a blessing in disguise.
York Sun
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
Statesmen Who Use No Tobacco.

The senators who do not use tobacco in
any form are Aldrich, Blair, Colquitt,
Dawes, Dolph, Hoar, Jones of Nevada,
Mcmillan. Miller. Mitchell of Oregon,
Morgan, Pike, Plumb, Teller, Van Wyck
and Payne.-Washington Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

David Il Graham is the third person
who has gone through the dangerous rap
ids OF Niagara and lived To enjoy the no
toriety thus gained. His predecessors were
the captain and engineer of the steamer
Maid of the Mist, who In 1861, risked the
perilous voyage to elude a sheriff. Mr..
Graham accomplished this feat in bar
rel that he had designed and constructed
purposely for the voyage. He has always
lived an erratic life, being instinctively a
rover. After serving cooper's appren-
ticeship in Philadelphia Graham
shipped as common sailor on
a coaster bound for New Orleans
After working for a short time at his trade
in that city he again became restive and
engaged as a deckhand on q Mississippi
steamer. firing of this life the next year
found him once more laboring at his
trade in St. Paul, MINI. He was drawn
across the border into Canada, and in 1852
was again in Philadelphia, but only for
short time, however, until he found EN-
ployment as a deckhand ON a steamer ply
ing between Montreal and Liverpool 1t
was while engaged in this capacity that
he conceived the idea of navigating the
whirlpool in a barrel. Graham's next ad-
venture will be to drop from the suspen-
sion bridge-a height Of l76 feet-and then
20 through the apids.-Chicago Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
donkey"

1t was not until about 1850 that the word
donkey" found its way into the dictiona-
ries. 1t is the knickname for the ass and
nothing mMs.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

A Grand Duke Hunting Butterflies.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, of Russia.
is an enthusiastic entomologist, and has
lately been butterfly hunting in the Him.
alsyas.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
Indian Reservation in Nicaragua.

The Mosquito reservation of Nicaragua
axes its name Fl ON the Mosquito Indians,
TO whom it belongs. 1t stretches for
nearly 200 miles along the coast Of Nicar-
aqua, and extends back to the mountains.
II is watered by nunepDus ma iestic rivers,
and its front abounds in fne harbors. The
chief Of the Mosquitoes is its hereditary
president, and he governs with the assist
4nce of vice president, a chief justice, an
attorney general and council elected by
the people. The independence Of the
country is guaranteed by Nicaragua, Great
Britain and Austria. Itis the olly coun-
try on earth where there are no taxes
Not a dollar Of taxation is levied on either
real or personal property, and the only
vestige of the burden which is escaped
nowhere else is poll tax of a. upon every
man who votes as a citizen.-Chicago
Herald.
The Street-Csr rs a Confessional.
Street-Cars are the confessionals Of
American women. In confirmation of
this statement The Buffalo Commercial
remarks that ladies talk in public places
with that serenity of mind which seems
to believe itself unheard, about their
corns, and V nat they do for them; about
their servants, and what they do about
them; sometimes about their babies, and
what they give them; their country seats
and when they go 10 them a&e
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
The Scene at Narragan.ett Pier.

The visitors confessed when they landed
that the pier was contrast to Newport.
The shore below the landing is line Of
broken, ragged, Shiny rocks, as If they had
been dumped there for riprap wall
Fronting this unkempt shore is a line Of
barrack-like hotels, with few cottages Of
the cheap sort At the end of this row Of
hotels is a fine granite casino, spacious,
solid, with wide yerandas, and a tennis
court-such building as even Newport
might envy. Then come more hotels, a
cluster Of cheap shops and long line of
bath houses facing lovely curving beach
Bathing is the fashion at the pier and ev-
erybody goes TO the beach at noon. The
spectators occupy chairs on the platform
in front Of the bath houses or sit under
tents erected on the smooth sand.
At high noon the scene is very lively,
and even picturesque, for the ladies here
dress for bathing with an inter ton Of
pleasing. 1t is generally supposed that
the angels in heaven are not edited by
this promiscuous bathing, and by the spec
tacle Of a crowd Of women tossing about
in the surf but an impartial angel would
admit that many of the costumes here are
becoming, and that the effect Of the red
and yellow caps, making color line in
the flashing rollers, is charming. After
the bathing IL is the fashion to meet again
at the casino and take lunch-sometimes
through a straw-and after dinner every
body goes for stroll on the cliffs
Charles Dudley Warner IN Hsrper's.
1he nanKs nc ,roI.
An incident at Minneapolis recently IL
lustrated the cool nerve of railroad men.
Just as the Milwaukee train was pulling
out for this city a lady, attempting to get
board. missed her footing and fell be
tween the cars and the platform OF the
station. Any move TO rise would have
thrown her beneath the wheels to be hor-
ribly mangled, and, seeing this, brake
man flung himself bodily upon her, and,
at the imminent risk of his own life, held
her fast until the coach had rolled by
Her thanks to her savior were conveyed
by flashing eyes and words, hissed through
her teeth:
"You brute, you"
There is no Minneapolis Jour
nal
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

"a leaf from journal)
Ponr. old pa1lantad- snrstchv journal! ]
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

@Oh, Lii, dear, Bart's Gomez
@Bart's conner"
Il knew it would take your breath
away! Yes, he's come and at this very
minute he is in room No. 10 making him
self beautiful before he meets a certain
stately, gale goose Of a lily"
"Oh, Betsy, Betsy Haworth may go. /
would fain be your sister in law!'
~ knew when Bart really drew near
shere'd be no further thought of Ha-
worth's millions You're a deer, sweet,
old thing, anyhow, and never begrudged
your tiirtations with Haworth a bit. /
knew they were merely poor passy lut-
tomps,' as We used to say at school, and
think ourselves French l knew you
loved Bart you should see him,
Lii, SO handsome and bronZed and
brown and sturdy and perfectly
lovelyl Not a bit like school
boy-what, crying, Lii Lelange' Bless me
If Pm not weeping, too, what with loving
him SO and loving you so. and being so
glad you're going to be my really truly
-i-.-- g. III sip.Ai u seams hoo GOOD to be
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

1 was seated one morning at Oreakfa ST,
when a friend of FerrIer's, barrister
like himself, entered my room. Though
slightly known to me. he had never called
ON me before, and as he was pale and yisi-
bly, agitated, saw that something serious
was wrong. He sat down without speak
ing, and noticed that his hand was trem.
bhng. Presently he spoke the word Fer
rierl" but was unable or unwilling to pro
ceed with what he was about to say.
waited a short time and then asked:
"Is anything the matter with Ferrierlr
"Have you not heard!"
NO"
He is dead, or dying He has com.
mitted suicide
uttered an exclamation of horror, but
was too astounded to saw more.
1T is terri BILE" he said: "but he has in,
flicted this blow not on himself alone, but
on all who are associated with him. What
will the world say of our teaching, now
when our leader has taken this means OF
solving the problem Of life, We shall
meet. / think, with weIl-merited con-
tempt. You orthodox fellows will have
good reason to triumph"
1T is not such cause as this" replied,
(which will eI.able us to triumph"
Scarcely had this visitor left me, when
a note was brought to me. Though hardly
legibie, | recognized Terriers handwrit-
ing as read these words: please come
to me at once; | am dying"
hurried from the house without delay,
and entering a cab told the driver TO take
me as quickly as he could to the address
which gave him. On entering Terriers
house was met by doctor.
HE is very anxious TO see you, he said,
but will be unable TO speak you. He has
not another hour to live"
His poor wife," | inquired, "how is
she bearing up beneath the terrible
trialss
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-18
The Tailless Cattle of Florida.

81 noticed some cattle in Jacksonville,
and l thought that, aside from their
leanness and diminutive size, there was
something else peculiar about them, and
studied for some time, until | suddenly
discovered there were some of them
minus tails; others looked as though
they had about half of that useful ap-
pendage cut off In a country where
flies and mosquitoes are as plentiful as
they must be here, l should think it no
less than downright cruelty for people
to treat the poor creatures IN this
shameless manner"
My remarks were greeted with a roar
of laughter. ''Bless your heart, my
young friend, the people don't do that /;
it's the alligators:
''Alligators I" said I, astonished.
Eyes, the alligators."
GLOW can that be 2"
ooh, they grab them when they are
feeding in the water"
''And bite off their tails, suppose ?"
eyes, they do. You see they creep
up so quietly that the cattle do not
notice their approach, and the first
thing the animal is aware of is jerk in
the rear He tries to get away, but it
is of no use; the harder he pulls the
tighter the alligator holds on, until the
appendage gives way, and the conquer
or swims off happy"
"Highly interesting sight, 1 should
think"
"'Well, rather, as the question of
ownership is often highly disputed,
though | never saw n case vet in which
the cattle came off victorious"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-18

PARENTS too often impose on their
children names that become burden in
after life. The reverend priest IN St.
Paul Catholic church could scarcely re-
strain smile the other day when fond
father and patriotic Irishman gave his
chlld's baptismal name as "Sarah Par
nell Julia O'Toole." The combination
is about as ludicrous as that of the
Pennsylvania lad who went to glory
under the title of civilian Theophilus
dollhouse Weech."
How uncertain are the yicissitudes OF
this life, remarks an Idaho paper. A
man may be scooting along on snow
shoes over the beautiful snow lying on
the numerous hills about the towns, ex
ulting in all the vigor of youth and
overlooking with an abundance of ami
NAL spirits, and the next minute he may
be in an adjoining county, under TWEEN
ty feet of snow, without hat or coat,
waiting for the spring thaws to set in.
WYOMING hunters are excited over re-
ports that come from the head waters of
Snake River of band of fifty head of
white, or snow elk Hitherto there
have been traditions of snow elk, in
which they are described as being as
white as the snow, from which they get
their name, and larger and swifter than
the common elk. Now and then one
has been seen, but never a herd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-18
ShOrtness of Time in Dreams.

One of the most remarkable phenom-
ena connected with dreams is the short
ness of time needed for their consum-
nation. Lord Brougham say that in
debating a man may frequently fall
asleep after uttering few words, and
be awakened by the amanuensis repeat
ing the last word to show that he has
written the whole; but though five or
six seconds only have elapsed between
the delivery of the sentence and its
transfer to paper, the sleeper may have
passed through a dream extending
through half lifetime. Lord Holland
and Mr.. Babbage both confirm this
theory. The one was listening to a
friend reading aloud, and slept from
the beginning of the sentence to the
latter part of the sentence Immediately
succeeding; yet, during this time he
had dream, the particulars of which
would have taken more than quarter
of an hour to write. Mr.. Babbage
dreamed a succession of events, and
woke in time to hear the concluding
words of a friends answer to q ques-
ton he had just put to him. One man
was liable to feelings of suffocation,
accompanied by dream OF skeleton
grasping his throat whenever he slept
in lying posture, and had an attend
ant to wake him the moment he sunk
down. But though awakened the mo-
ment he began to sink, that time suf-
feed for long struggle with the skele
ton. Another man dreamed that he
crossed the Atlantic, spent a fortnight
in America, and fell overheard when
embarkIng to reru7n; yet his sleep had
not lasted more than ten minutes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-18
Joseph Cook and the Barber.

A Boston letter to the Minneapolis
zzssbaasse- ayss--It- isanetzkRewn@t has@the
great man was ever put down but once,
and then it was by Boston barber.
He was gracious enough to tell of it
himself, using the incident to illustrate
a point which he made that in Boston
alone were to be found high culture
and literary taste clothed in the lowly
garb of a humble mental at his daily
toll. He sat in BARRIERS chair at the
fremont House one day, and while
being shorn of his ambrosial locks was
startled by having the barber ask him
if he had read certain article that had
recently been published in St. Louis
paper (by Hartmann, believe) touch
ing some phases of the Darwinian
theory of evolution. This was a matter
that Mr.. Cook would have been glad to
discuss, but unfortunately he was I'M
able to do so intelligently, for the
reason that he had not read the article,
though the unpretentious barber clearly
showed by his manner that the person
who hadn't read that particular article
was hardly worth talking to on so ordin-
airy a subject. Not long afterward, as
Mr. Cook tells it, he was in the West,
and made point OF visiting st. Louis
for the sole purpose of hunting up that
article. His search was successful, and
few days later, on returning to Bos-
ton, he fastened to the fremont House
BARRIERS, patiently waited his turn in
the learned mans chair, and, having
gained the coveted seat, proceeded to
open up the subject anew. The barber
calmly allowed the reverend gentleman
to disclose mis- knowledge of that par
ticular article, then he interposed his
cold barrier to any further converse
ton: ''Mr. Cook, 1 perceive that you
have read something upon the matter,
but the article you speak of has been
only recently published. 1t was not
the original article of which spoke to
you several weeks ago and which it is
very evident you have not read" Mr.
Cook had his tonsorial job finished In
silence and went out abashed from the
superior presence.