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Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
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An AstnnisAed sYadicine.M Man.

There " as E'another Episode wnich
these peculiar people seemed to con-
slider as huge joke, which will rx-
plain as briefly as possible, to show
what the native people consider as
funny in the frigid zones, says Lieut..
Schwatke in paper in Woman for
February. One of the Eskimo men
had a peculiarly disfgured face, to
which he pointed so often that one of
the party was finally led to ask him
the cause. He most cheerfully assent
ed to explain, amidst the grinS and
suppressed laughter of the others.
When he was young boy he was one
of the small band Of natives that came
upon the remains of one of Sir John
Franklin's unfortunate parties that
had starved to death. and they found
many curious things among the scat
tered material at the site of the sad
scene. One which Immediately took
his bOyish eye, was red nattened
can that he found. full Of "bluck
sand," as he expressed it. TIE "black
sand" was of no possible use to him,
and, on the first occasion he had to
utilize the can, which was one winter
evening. when he was sitting by the
lamp in his snow-housc. he poured
this useless material out on the plat
form of snow that held the lamp, and
in doing so some of it splashed in the
fame. There was an instantaneous
explosion. whicn he tried to explain
by yelling "boom,' until thought
the top of my head had been Knocked
off, and when some of the shock had
passed away he found that the top Of
his snow hut had disappeared in the
dark nj ght, the stone lamp was broke
into pieces, and the kitchen utensils
and parlor furniture were all mixed
up. He was medicine-man of the
tribe-that is, one supposed to cure
sickness my magic, incantations. etc.
and at the time the pow dcr-can ex-
ploded a patient was visiting
him, who disappeared in the con-
fusion. and his whereabouts was
not known for month or two after
ward, when he turned up in another
tribe t. rther south. whose doctors, he
claimed, were not of such pyrotech-
mic school of medicine. Tne medicine
man and his own nervous system was
badly shattered for long time, and
his hands and face we're fearfully
scared as evidence of his story, but if
his appetite was at all injured he had
more than fully recovered. for he was
the most enormous eater, savage or
civilized, that ever saw in my life.
and could easily dispose of reindeer
ham at lunch whenever he came
around to repeat his story, which was
altogether too frequent; but we luckly
found a good plan of rdding ourselves
of him py the apparent careless hand.
ling of a powder-can.
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
He Rallied Round the Tree.

A gentleman who lives near Augusta
tells an interesting story about Will
liam Henry Russell, the great English
singer, who was all the rage forty
years ago. 1t was in 1S4S. The COM
ing of Russell had been heralded for
weeks in advance of his visit, and
when he reached Augusta the people
were eager to hear him. The hall was
crowded. In the audience was Col.
Ben Harris, who had come fifteen
miles to attend the concert. Russell
sang "I'm Afloat," "Ivy Green," and
several other of his famous songs.
His success was overwhelming. His
great triumph, however, was his sing
ing of "Woodman Spare that Tree"
When he finished the third verse, Col.
Harris jumped up and shouted:
"Pll be id if it shall be cut down.
I'll give one hundred dollars out of
my own pocket to save it"
This interruption of course created
sensation. Col. Harris was an ele-
CANT gentleman. Recovering himself,
ne made an elaborate apology for
what he had said and done. but he
could not conceal his modification.
There was a short pause. Russell
broke thesilence.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he said II
have sung that song in all parts of the
civilized world. have been compli-
mented by the crowned heads of
Europe and the potentates of the East.
But. believe me, l have never received
80 fine compliment As that just paid
me by the gentleman.
This incident was frequently refer
red to by Russell, but it has never be-
fore been published. Atlantic Co,,sti.
'Ntion.
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
A Very Unique Ring.

Talk of originality. says tne San
Francisco Chronicle, it was original
and pretty, and an astonishing idea
for an unsentimental man to conceive
of. A lady uptown was showing to
her friends very handsome ring her
husband had given her. 1t was an
oval of diamonds with three pretty lit
tie opaque bluish-white stones in the
center. Nobody could tell what these
stones were, and yet everybody got
curious to know. She did not know
herself. Her husband had not told
her. They insisted on his telling,
Well, my dear, those are the firstsljt-
tie teeth cut by onr three childfens I
snHad thonl one bY one. hndzzuf1(
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03

~ often wonder what nv ancestor
Adam said when he first met Eve"
WAS he an ancestor of yoursp' Cer-
tainly." ''Then guess iie asked her
to loan him $2."-LtncoIa Journal,
In the domestic circle; Wife
Charlie, will you put up that stove
pipe tomorrow Husband-You for
get, my love. that Pm church men,
Der and this is Lent Washington
Critic.
Police Judge Prisoner, you are
charged with beating your wife in .
most shameful manner. What have
you to sayp" Prisoner--..I admit il
your Honor. But was driven to Il
by her terrible tongue, H which .sha,
made home i ahorror fortwenty years.N I
What IN your yoca atinnp q, III III edifoil
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
Japanese POliteNesa.

The men of japan are alway> OK
cessiyely polite to one another. They
bend their backs and bow their heads
and put their two hands back to back
between their knees and have great
time. But the most amusing thing is
to see two old ladies in Japan meeting
one another on the street. The street
is empty, we'll say, and they catch
sight of one another three or four
blocks apart, They Immediately be-
gin to make obeisapce at one another
and they keep bending and bowling at
short intervals until they come to-
gether, when they make that peculiar
hiss by draw:Ag in the breath and
keep on saying "Ohayo" for about two
minutes. The young things, the
"Moosmais," are very charming and
graceful in their greeting of one an
other, but the old ladies are ornate
and elaborate in their address. And
the language has been framed with a
view to this necessities of politeness and
of difference in rank. "Are," with ac-
cent on the g, is the verb to he. II
YOU are talking to o coolie. somebody
yery much below you, "are" is good
snough for "is.s II you are talking to
one little below you, or you wish to
be polite to an underl.ng. you use
"arimas." If you are OH formal terms
with an equal. you say ''gozarimas,"
and when you address a man high
above you in rank you make it ''goz-
arimasuru." It's an elastic language
and mills out to almost any length. ~
San francisco Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03

Miss Grisby---'My father is great
lover Of art. Are you, Mr.. Quimbyp'
"Yes. In fact, I'm painter myself.
'.You arep He will be glad when he
hears that" He has heard it. In
fact, am shortly 10. execute piece
of work for him. ..IndRedp OF what
natursp" I'm going 10 paint III
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03

Marion Harland says the coming
woman will have her own bank ac-
count She needs to have it II she
expects to support the coming man
Who will ba haf AplRe end: Ass 0y'sars
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
LEVY FOR 1887.

D. c. Shan, room rent, election, district =,
No. IA, 4W
Abednego Slick, room rent election. district ~
No. IL, AW
Frederick Biser, room rent, election, district NJ
Rev. Jesse shreeve, room rent, election, dis ~
trict No. II, 4W
Evan Wilson, room rent, election, district -,
Clinton j. Lindsay, room rent. election. dis =,
trict No. 10, -, 4W
Augustus M. Geesey room rent, election, dis
trict No. 20, AW
trict, No. 81, %V
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03

JHc aTiSLocIHCy. ~ 10 esI'iualc" uhas
in all the seven Tnsayan villages there
are 1000 people. They live mainly
on Indian corn. sguashes and beans.
They are under Mormon iniiusnce and
will not permit census or hold much
intercourse wit Americans, Colonel
and Mrs Stevenson had trouble with
them and were compelled 10 leave,
Mr.. Mendeletf and his party wers
treated remarkably well, and are puz-
zled in trying to account for it.
"Perhsps the oldest fhing.' added
Mr.. Mcndeleif. after mome1i's pause,
'.is the status of woman in these queer
communities. She owns all the houses
and most of the property. The man
owns the crop in the field. but as soon
as it is harvested it belongs to his
wife. She controls the house and all
that IS in it. She works steadily and
constantly in the duties of the house,
hold, but she does no field work, and,
taking it altogether, her condition
compares favorably with that of tho
American farmers wife. The descent
of all property is in the female line
and through the mother; it is she who
makes the will and provides for ths
offspring"
What does the man own, thenp" l
asked. g..
1.-The donkeys, perhaps" he said,
"but am not sure about that
''And the landP"
mo, the land is not owned individ-
ually. Ever since before historic time
land has been owned by the whole ma
ton. II an Indian goes out and takes
up some land not III use and cultivates
it nobody can take it from him. But
if he stops using it anybody else can
jump it 1t belongs to the fellow that
can use it."
'.How does that work."
''There are no milliOnaires. There
is about the same degree of comfort
that there is among very poor people
anywhere. As to land, the shrcwdest
and smartest Indian manages to get
the best, the same % under any sys-
tam.s
Catoctin clarion., 1888-05-03
$lA,7z6.00 &1M,746.O0

lA,746.00 $144, 4,746. 90
Tc this statement should be added tho sum OF
tlS18.U on General Account and the sum OF
y tbl4N Contingent Account turned over from
former Commissioners.
rsrALl. E.X. GITTIN0ER. Clerk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
That Wild Scheme.

Was there ever more impracticable,
visionary scheme Matched in a lunatic's
brain than the proposed "draining" of
the southern States of their laboring
population? There is absolutely not
the slightest shadow of reason for sup
posing that the scheme is feasible. In
fact, it is an impossibiity. There
were 6,5S0,792 negroes in the United
States in 1880 The natural in
crease in ten years is about % per
cent There are now, therefore,
about eight millions of negroes
in this country. These will increase by
q per cent per annum-or by 200, 900.
-Four hundred vessels, each making one
trip and each carrying 500 negroes, would
be required in order TO take away each
year the natural increase. Or in the
same proportion for more trips than one
every year.
There is another impossibility in the
case and that is, to get the negroes to
consent to go. They are strongly at
tached to their old homes. their old en-
ployers, their old acquaintance of their
own race, their own churches, their own
secret and other societies, and their
native land. Other persons may call
them Africans, or persons Of Afri-
can descent, but they call themselves
Virginians, or Georgians, or North Caro-
linians. They do not consider them,
selves "strangers in strange land,
but racy of the sell II, therefore, as is
assumed by Mr.. JONES and the other mis-
chief-makers, the whites do not desire
the negroes to be sent out fof the
country, and if the negroes do not de-
sire TO go and can't be hired to go, and
if il would be impossible to transport
them TO South America if they desired
to go thither, it would seem that the
scheme under discussion is ss near no.
thing as a footless stocking without legs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
Blame in Virginia.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Alexandria gazette reports leading Re
publican congressman from Virginia as
follows. He was speaking of the vote
of Virginia in the Republican National
Convention:
"Sherman can get it if Malone wants
him 10 have it, He can have 1t solid or
even instfucted-as it was before--if
Malone Wills it so TO be. L didn't think
he could until few days ago, but now
know that he can.
The correspondent added that the
speaker was no blind follower OF MA
HONE, hut Ind fought him manfully and
even VIGOROUSLY on several occasions.
Who was he? There are five Republi-
can congressman from this State. Was
it T. II. b. Browne? No Was it Bow
DEN? Possibly. Was it GAINES? Pos
sibly again. Was IT J. r. BEowE? No.
Was it Bowen No. II was, therefore,
either GAINES or BowDEY. Both OF
these gentlemen have had the indie
pendence 10 differ with MALONE upon
occasion, we think The Gaeettc's corr
respondent adds:
This being the case, Blaine's friends
had better prepare themselves for imme-
date battle. A march is undoubtedly
being stolen on them, and Malone will
capture their whole camp-bag and bag
gage-unless they wake up to the neces'
stiles Of the situation. They have not
an hour to lose. "
This warning we gave to the Blaine
ties a month or two ago. Even now
BLAINE is stronger than MALONE in Vir-
ginia. But he has no leader. His fol-
lowers have no bell-wether MALONE $
bells keep up such clatter that the
BLAINE bees cannot hear any bell on
their own eide, and 30 cannot swarm and
begin new hive-a new convention.
Is is possible that the BLAINE leaders
are going to allow Virginia to be misre-
presented at Chicago? Where, oh
where, are CAMERON, LEWIS, the YOsTs,
RIDDLEBERGER, W1oKHAM, the SMITHS,
BRADY, and all the rest OF the real Re
publican leaders
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
We trust il is not true that Mr.. Jus

We trust it is not true that Mr.. JUS
tee LAMAR has sent the following mes
sage to Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER:
"Tell him l owe it almost entirely to
him. They had arranged for my rejec-
ton. The conspiracy was organized
and it was only the bold and manly
course of Riddleberger that scattered
and overthrow it.
A Washington letter in one of our ex-
changes makes the statement we refer
TO. The writer of it did not know what
senators were intended to be referred to
by Mr.. LANAI, but says it is not impro-
bable that he had in view some Demo
Gratis as well as the bulk of the Republi
can side of the Senate, as Mr.. RIDDLE
BERGER charged openly that more than
one leading Democratic senator was at
heart anxious for LAMAR's defeat.
We say We are not willing to believe
that Mr.. LAMAR has been guilty Of so
gross violation OF the courtesies of Off
cial life. Whatever other persons might
say with propriety, he was forbidden by
the Office he holds and the senatorship
he once held TO asperse the Senate, or
any member OF it, because OF the attempt
to prevent the confirmation Of his APP
pointment TO the highest court in the
world. We await further developments.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
ArDOr Day.

Among the bills that have been intro
duced into the Maryland Legislature at
its present session is one which desig-
mates April ODD as legal holiday, to be
known as Arbor Day. An aTbor-
day bill should he introduced into
the Virginia Legislature and passed.
The denudation of Virginia forest
lands is increasing every year, and
the way to meet this evil is to begin tree
planting at once. The observation of
Arbor Day would involve no expense TO
the farmer; would afford pleasant re-
creation for his wife and children, and
at the same time he would be putting in
a paying crop. Recognition by the Gen
eral Assembly of the Importance OF this
matter would, we are satisfied, cause the
farmers TO take hold of IT,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27

remain in doubt as TO their duty. Re-
gardless of political affiliations, they
should demand that Congress exercise
its power to enforce by appropriate legis-
la,ion the provisions of the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution, and
guarantee TO every citizens of these
United States the privilege to cast his
vote, froe and unmolested, in accord
ance with his political convictions.
Governor LAnRABEE, IL is clear, docs
not know that the fifteenth amendment
operates only upon States. Congress
certainly has power to enforce it. But
what does that amendment require to be
done that is not done, or forbid to be
done that is done9 Nothing. 1t simply
demands that no State shall deny or
abridge a negro's right TO vote. No
State does deny or abridge any negro's
right to vote. What is there to enforce Z
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
Germany end the Polea.


In tho lower house Of the Prussian
Diet Wednesday the Government was
interpellated on behalf OF the Polish sec
ton rs to the meaning OF the decree for
the discontinuance of instruction in the
Polish language at the national schools
in the province OF Posen. This province
is n Prassian spoil Of the partition Of
Poland. and its eastern frontier is for a
long distance contiguous to the boundary
OF Russian Poland where the latter
makes its greatest indentation upon
Prussia. In other words, If line is
drawn from the extreme eastern pr0jec-
ton OF Silesia to the extreme eastern pro-
lection OF East Prussia, that portion OF
Russian Poland cut of forms n sor'
Of triangle with Posen at the apex and
covering a good part of the two sides.
When these facts and the additional fact
that Germany he's long been accused Oh
wishing to straighten her eastern
frontier arc borne in mind, the reply to
the Interpolation mentioned becomes
very interesting. Considering the con
ditioD OF affairs in continental Europe it
may mean a great deal more than APP
pears on its face. The reply was that
the decree aims to make Prussian
subjects whose mothertongue is Polish
acquainted with the German language,
thus hberating them from their social
and economic isolation, and enabling
them to take larger share in the
affairs of Germany and of the world
In short the decree, which reminds one
very forcibly of the Russian mode of
nationalizing hepeopie of conqueredpro-
vinces, aims ut the thorough Germani-
zing Of Prussian Poland. And coming
at the particular juncture it does, it can
hardly fail to suggest that Germany has
an eye upon the base of the triangle we
have described, and is only paving the
way TO what abe hopes to do in Russian
Poland in case of 4 general European
war resulting in the defeat OF Russia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27

Whilst the General Assembly is legis-
lsting upon railroads, railroad charters,
railroad charges, unjust determinations
by railroads, &C., &C., &C., it ought to DO
able to put the people of the South Side
between Burkeyille and Lynchburg, and
indeed the people Of Southwest Vir-
einia, in direct communication with
the capital Of their State. In order
10 60 to Farmville. for instance. you
must travel twenty-odd miles to Pc
tersburg before you start towards
your destination. The two railroads
crossing each other at Burkeville ought
10 be compelled TO make close connec-
tons for passengers at least. il not for
freight. We have always supposed the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27

The letter Of Governor LEE which we
publish this morning, and in which he
transmits on parchment to Messrs
Ayers, ScorT, and McCABE the joint re-
solutions Of the General Assembly OF
Virginia, is just tribute, and should be
precious souvenir 10 these fearless and
faithful officers Of the State
The coupon-crusher has proved sue
cess, aud great credit is due alike to those
who first inspired it, the Legislature
which passed it, the Governor who signed
il, the faithful officers who executed it,
the lawyers who defended it before the
courts. end the patriotic people who
upheld It. 1t was Hon. JONI RAN
DobPH TUcKER-amongst the first to
propose the measuro--who as associate
counsel with Hon. RoscoE CoSKLrNG
made the final mastery oral legal argu-
ment before the Supreme Court.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27
A tinbernatorial Plagiarlst

Governor WILLIAM LARRABEE, of
Iowa, in his inaugural address, delivered
on the 18th instant, steals Mr.. Hal
srEAD's thunder, and actually has the
effrontery to use the figures which the
latter recently set forth in the Fo'Un,,
showing how the negro vote in the
South was suppressed" The burthen
OF Governor LARRABKE's complaint is OF
course that, though there are many thou
sands oinegrovotersi in Georgia and some
other southern States, yet the returns OF
the elections show that the negroes
have always stayed away from the polls.
This, OF course, would have caused Gov
ernor LARRABEE no pain il the whites,
the most OF whom do generally vote, had
voted the Republican ticket.
But Governor LARRABEE has followed
a swanp-fre light. He has taken it for
granted that Mr.. HALsrEAD was q con-
stitutional lawyer, and has actually COM
mitted himself TO the ridiculous PROPOSE
ton Of that distinguished editor that Con-
gress has power TO punish a State for
crimes committed by persons. We have
shown clearly--what indeed everybody
ought 10 be able 10 see for himself-that
no such power is grantcdto Congress by
the Constitution. Either because Gov
ernor LABRABEE had not examined that
instrument, or because he had not the
capacity to understand II. he his dis
credited himself and demonstrated bis
untitness to be the Governor OF any
State, by making the following ridicu-
ous utterance
"Under such circumstances the good
citizens Of the North should no longer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27

It is natural that the superintendent
of the several insane asylums in Virgil
mia should wish to have as much power
as possible. But we distrust the policy of
allowing them to appoint all Their subor-
dinate officers. The assistant physicians
at least should owe their appointment to
the boards Of directors. The president
of a college nowadays is apt to he not
a ruler, but merely the president Of the
faculty. This is the tendency of things
to-day. So, it seems to us, it ought
to be with the assistants-the IA
culty-of the insane asylums. There
is an immense responsibility rest
ing not merely upon the superinten-
dents, but upon the superintendent and
their assistant physicians. Certainly it
does seem to us, who have had some ex-
perience as a director, that the power to
renaove the assistant physicians should
not rest with the superintendent 1t
might be we'll to allow the superinten-
dent to suspend the assistants-though
as to that matter, the superintendent is
as likely to need to be suspended as are
his assistants--but no one man ought to
be an autocrat in lunatic asylum.
We should like to have an article only
a little longer than this one on the other
side of the question, as We are sure there
must be another side to ii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-27

A Coon PoINT.--The Danyille Regis
Ter, after quoting from the Memphis
Aralaacbe the remark that if national
aid to common schools encourages men,
delaney, State, county, and city aid must
do the same thing, because the same peo-
pie who pay the local taxes pay the ma
tional taxes, comments as follows:
"Certainly they do. but the trouble is
that in the South the white people have
TO bear the burden of educating the ma
lions wards, aud we think it is high time
that those who emancipated the negro
were contributing something towards his
education. The Blair bill must pass"
Yes, as in substance we have said
heretofore, whenever you hear a man
say that the BLAIR bill is bill to pro
mote mendicancy you may set 1T down
that he believes the public school system
promotes mendicancy.