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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
GONE OF THE SPECIAL BAR
- GAINS OFFERED THIS WEEK,

Beautiful CAPE COLLARS, for ladies. at &c.
A 10, Of GENTLENEN's COLLARS. all styles. to
close Oat no BE-:
now line Of LENS sCsPENDERS at lOc.-sold
formerly a. &C.: 1870
AID NULL TICK sCAkFS wo have 70
du,ed them 20 SC.
Tho best aud largest TOWEL IN tho city at &c.
worth 2ic.:
IL looking oyor our stock NO came across a large
10. Of Dexters KNITrlNG-COrTON~, in
halls aud wo vii. sell them at 5c.-reGulsr
price -. el-swhere;
Just received auOlher case OF those shOrt-lengfh
DLEACHED COITONS ,Fruit-of-the-Loom)
aud viii sell them at ne;
Also a case Of DLEACHED JEANS. In small
pieces. AZ &c. worth l0c. per yard
" o have 1Is. received on consignment lot OK
LINEN TABLE-CLOTHS-plain white, and
colored Dorierod-and viii give the hest bargain
OF the season TO our friends this week. We have
been ordered TO sell them a. any price and We
LINEN TABLE-CLOTHs at 74c. worth $50;
LINEN TAbLr-CLOThS st s6c. worth $40.
LINEN TABLE-CLOIHS as sI.2j worth 90;
LINEN TALBE-CLOTHS at sl.62 worth 1850;
LINEN TABLE-CLOrHS az s1.7s worth S2,55;
Come early md get the pick % them
REMNANTS OF l2sc. CHECK MLSLiNs, IN
largo and small plaids for Sc. per yard:
Jus. come ma large line Of simpson Black
aud White and Gray-and-BlacG PRINTS. IN
small pieces that we win close this week at
s.. per pard-regnlhr price SIC
Another lot Of PlS-SIklPE HOSE for ladies at
rye. worth &c;
Ladies COTTON AND CAMBRIA UNDER
WEAK very cheap;
We have q few more Of the celebrated LILLIAN
FRENCH-WOvEN CORsGTS at sic -regu-
lar price eyeTywhers 75c.
Our buyer II now ia New YORK and We are re-
ceiving daily lots OF new and desirable goods.
We viii show beautiful lire Of al styles DRESS
GOODS, OUTING CLOTHS. sAIlNEs, FLAN-
NELS. NOTIONS, ard FANCY GOODS.
We have Il nice line OF LOoklNG-GLASSES
which We have placed at very low prices 10 close
cut, and Il VIII pay you 70 buy them before tho
holiday season sets IA.
HELD & THALHIMRR,
80 17-Tu&Th COO BROAD STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

Tho Washington Post has had some
thoughtful editorials on the TERBY-NAoLt
homicide. It comedies that the United
States courts are entitled TO protection,
but adds:
That each member when not sitting as
a court but as a citizen simply, entering
restaurants along with his fellow-ineu, fol
lowing his private pursuits, seeking ms
personal amusements, for example, IN
questionable OF unqucstiouable resorts. is
entitled 20 The exercise of the same right
and power has yet to be established"
This is a queor case. The enlargement
of NAGLE by United States Court seems
10 have been done on the ground that the
State Courts could not be relied upon TO
take proper care OF Federal judges. Logi-
cally State might for similar reasons re-
fuse to allow it officers to be tried by the
courts of the United States.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

Thcre Arc No HnnnY Days

for those WHO continue TO riso unreireshed aftor
nights OF unrest. Nervousness, insomnia, in
disesiion-theso constitute a triple alliance that
porpeiually wars against mans comfort, and
roDS both brain and body Of tranquility. Com
bat The trio for a time with Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. and 1t viii give ground and eventually
ny the FIELD. Tho basis Of reform 10 the reclia-
cation Of digestion. for the brain and nerve
troubles IL simply reflex Of the disturbance
OF that oil Important function. A wineglassful
before each meal OF the national stomachlc In
sures fseilo digestion. aud a repetition OF the
pleasant dose before retiring promotes nerve
and muscle inyigoraiing sleep. Associated with
Indigestion We usually md billiUusness and con-
supauon. But together or independent OF each
oiher, these m6lEdics are subjugatcd by the Bit
tern which aiso remedies kidney trouble, rheu-
matien, neuralgia, and maiBria Tu.1h(W&Sa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

The New York Herald says II " has been
whispered by knowing politicians over
since br. HARRISON assumed the executive
that he is anxious to break up the solid
South" It is well that it has been "whis-
percd." Had it been proclaimed in loud
voice it would have caused an audible
smile from one end Of the country to the
other. II would indeed have made HARRI-
son the laughing stock Of the nation, see
ing that never before has a Republican
Presidents course been better calculated
TO keep the South solid. His unholy COM
pact with MALONE and the little Boss's ma
lignant northern allies is in itself a sufii-
cient warning to the South that it will not
be safe to divide until the last Of the old
issue Republicans shall have been buried
beyond political resurrection.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

BY all means let theneGroes of the South
accept the invitation of their brethren OF
the western States and migrate to that sec
ton. The advance instalments of the exc
busters, in order to demonstrate that the
movement would rejoice the hearts of the
white negrophilists, should 90 to Felicity,
O., and Lawrenceyille, III. The public
school troubles in the first named and the
recent race conflict in the last-named place
would seem to justify the assumption that
they would meet with warm reception.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
NEW GOODS!
NEW STYLES!
NEW PRICES

Largo additions 70 our stock Of BUREAU
sCARFs, TABLE-SCARFs. sPLASHERs. TRAY
CLOTHS, sc.
HAMBURGs
An entirely new stock Of both Hamburg
Edgings and lnsertiags-all prices.
IMPORTED DRESS GOODS.
Tho loveliest assortment ever brought to This
country. EXCLUSIVE styles in many fabrics.
Dress Goods both plain AMI plaid eiIects Every
thing'neg, pretty, desirable. and al prices 10
please. -
A very fow handsome onos and a few worry
low-price ones. Our Whitney Carriages are By
far the best and yet tho cheapest
FALL UNDERWEAR.
Our Ladies' Merino Vests at Soc, aud our Cen
tlomon's Na!ural-WOol shirts at 5jc. are tho
best goods for the money ever shown in this city.
Natural-W Wool Underwear for Men, Women,
and Children. Special good values now offered.
CARPETS.
You can save money By calling and exsmin-
ing our assortment OF Carpets Tho largest and
most complete assortment IN tho city. Prices
guaranteed against any house for tho same
quality Of goods Work dono In the very best
style. Our selections are very tasty and viii
suit you.
LEVY & DA Wis,
1917 AND 1919 MAIN STREET.
lse III
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

Congressman PHE1AN, of Tennessee, says
that TO give the negroes control OF the
law-making power would invite every
kind of extravaganza; TO give them charge
of the courts would substitute corruption
for Justice; to make them sheriffs would
put authority in the hands of brutal igho-
rance.
Yet a negro has just been appointed to a
high Office in Washington. Thousands OF
competent white men are DESTROYS of get.
ting such positions, but SAsmo holds the
balance Of power and Mr.. HARRIsoS's Cabi-
net officers yield to his clamor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
The Chicago Mnn of Monday snys

Yesterday being the holy Sabbath, in
recognition of that fact drunken boat
man shot the Niagara rapids, foolhardy
French gymnast made l50-toot dive from
a tower into a net, and Steve Brodie
jumped 100 feet from a tight rope into an
Ohio lake.
And all that happened in the civilized
Republican North and among the people
who profess to believe that the South is
semi-barbarous and presents good field
for missionary work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
Tur Mnon1rY's R1oHTs.-The New York

World says:
Upon the Republican theory the Demo
cratic representatives might about rs well
STAY at home or have their dissenting votes
registered by an automatic machine
against anv party measures which the ma
jority may bring forward. The whip
crackers are likely to discover that in this
country the minority has some rights
which the majority is bound to respect"
The Constitution itself stands up for the
rights Of the minority. 1t provides that
the yeas and nays shall always be entered
upon the Journal if one fifth Of the men,
bcrs present call for such a vote. That is
indisputably sound constitutional authori-
ty for flibustering in a good cause.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

Referring to JOHN l.. SuLLIvAN's candi-
dacy for Congress it may be remarked that
though he is not ali orator he is master Of
knock-down argument
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

The Philadelphia Telegraph says it may
be that no man knows how it feels to be
confronted by a highwayman's pistol until
be has been tried. Bret HinTE brings out
this point clearly in "Snow- Boundat Eagle
poso ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

THE Grand Duke CONSTANTINE. cousin
to the Gar, has recently published book
OF poems" VIII Russia's Affections never
cense2
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

and that whoever shnll vote for MAuosr
next November will vote TO sustain an Ad-
ministration ready 10 tramplo the South
into the dust Of helplessness and humilia-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

six months of HARmsoN. What is the
result?" asks q western paper. A big ex-
hibition of offensive partisansnip.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

THE Administration is booming Ma
HONE and MALONE will boomerang the
Administration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

We are waiting patiently TO hear from the
organs prolonged howl over the race war
in Lawrenceyille, I'll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

"A Chicago man has sent 5000 to the
conscience fund" A Chicago mani That
must be q mispTint.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
BRIEF COMMENT.

Secretary NOBLE is blessed. Foraker is
abusing him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

A STATED CONyOCATlON ,1,,n
N OF LAFAYETTE ROYAL ARCH Ak
CHAPTER, No. g, VIII be held at their sz,l.STs
THberra 10. in ST Adams IAN, corner -,
Third and Main strects, THIS Thursday kN &
MIG. September 18Th, ATS o'clock. All Foyal
Arch Nasons ia good standing are invited 70
attend.
BY order OF VI. z. High Priest.
70 mn : E.JANOBS. Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
BY THE DISPATCH CoMPANY

The DAILY DISPATCH Is delivered TO sub
ecrlbcrs al FiFrExx ceSrs per week, payable TO
tho carrier weekly. Mailed At IS per annum;
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fer one mouth
Tho sRMI.wKEKLY DISPATCH ats2 per sn-
nun. or 81 for six months
The WEEKLY DISPATCH atti per annum.
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Subscriptions ia all Cases payable In advance.
and no paper optinueJ after the expiration Of
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sent by mall will DO at tho risk OF the sender.
Subscribers wishing tho'r post-oflce changed
must give their OLD ~ well rs their new post
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

MISS NJ. MORAN SEDGWICK
VI will REOPEN her SrJ DO GA sEPIEM-
BER 2IrH az s0- cast Grace streot.
Instructions will Boo given 30 Free-iiand Draw
ing. Drawing from the Antique Original De-
signing Charcoal. trayon. ami Pasfci
school Of Decorative Art viii include Metallic,
Monochrome. Tapestry. Royal Worcester, jew
eled Worcester. bolton. aud Nint0n.
: hoos OF Painting In CHM, Water Colors,
and Oil. aN l-lW
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
,,@>1.... EDUCATIONAL
RlCHMOND COLLEGE.
~ RICHMOND. VA.
Ihe neHt soslIon opsns sgPTEYRPn Il.

the next sosslon opens SEPTEMBER ,,.,
am eonunnes niue months Ta9 Conero .'.1'
prlSes "iyhi independent schooia cg.du....f II.
tuo Same num5sr - profes.ors ,.f L. =
roughly equipDol !9r iispsofingA n.r i,f ~,
EXTENSIVE course ~ ingtfu.'ion, aad f1r sT..'.,.
me comfort, convenience, and hoslth ID NIX
dents. I'd i'' SD
Expenses ~ n non-resiiant student H. a.
session. $50: o. resilient student No., ~. pr
For catalogues giving detailed iolara.r
oFvS' g. fItfRAE.
~ q man & the FAINT,
Catalogues may also 30 obfsflef ,t,f..
stOres of this ci'y. IyI.tf ..fI.... =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
FIANNELS. FLANNELS.

FLANNELS, FLANNELS.
10 pieces Blue Gray Union Iwilled Flannel NJ
I0c per yard. yaiu0 l5r.;
80 pieces Heavy hcd IWiAod All-Nool flannei
q, iSc. per yard worth &c:
80 pieces ilenyy Scarlet Medic a;cd TUhled fiGn-
mel al DO. regular 3'bc
In addition to the above special lines VIC my Q
an immense stock ~ Navy Bldcs, Blue Gays
scarlets and White Twll,d and Plain flannel7'
bought in tho recent New Nork auction SAles'
and markod a. such low prices thai they are
cheaper than sc can nov purchase no SAN
goods al from the manufacturers agents.
NEW FLANNELS SKIRTS.
o dozon SKIRT Patterns ct a. Gld SIPS, regular
price sl.25 md sl,5;
Red Wool Neatly striped assorted Patterns, az
Sl.25 ana $50 worth Sis aud p.
CALICOES AND COTTON BAITINGS
PREPARE FOR AN EARLY WINTER
100 balcs or 5,0OJ pounds Cotton Batting, 10
waste. sc per roll, regular yaiuo ~. C.
800 pieces genuine Iurkey-ked Callcoes al &c.
per yard;
2lO pieces good quality Apron Ginghams, staple
anl fanries Al &c. per yard worth Gao. .
30 Wocc3 Of TIE now aad popular Dress SUI
clans. handsome goods. lOc, equal 70 any
dress goods Ia the city az sjc. per yard.
Without doubt these viii DO tho best bargains
ever sold I'm the city this senson. i VIII ~ -
your interest TO visit the GktA MAlN-oAhLL ~
BAZAAR before buying.
STRAUSE BROTHERS,
1909 MAIN STREET.
orders cnrofully aud promptly nllcd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

A URORA LODGE, No. lie, SS.ssgszs
"A INDEPRNDEN1 ORDER OPsH wv
ODD-FELLOWS. will hold IFS regu- IN -
lar session in Euetrs Hall, corner
OF Fifth and MARSHALL streets. on THIS Thurs
day EVENING. September 49, 1859, at O'Clock.
Candidates for initiation and degrees are re-
quested 70 be prompt An Otd-fellOWs Invited
70 atteud.
iy order Of w. T. GRERS, \. G..
Sc Iy.It Il. ). DENNY. Secretary. =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

Reading notices IN reading matter type. ave
limos or iess. 81 in nonpATeii loaded, sc.
Card Of rstoe for moro space furnished on ap-
plicalion.
All letters ana kilograms must DO addressed
toTIIE DISPATCH COMPANY.
Rejected communications win no, DO 70
gnrncd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
VHE COLLEGEOF wfLLlAMAN6
Mary AND STATE VALE NoRaM scroo.

having Just closed q most 5ucecsl1' .e-so- .,.
gins i's ls,th year % OCTOBER. f--4 U,.I.
dred and tTonty-olEht state ..ioi,r.t... ,,..
Of tui'ion 1ni a. % cost for noarl. f... ....,
ani washing no 10 excsoi tl1 lDr month by
yidos thorough NORMAL ani C.ft...f,r-
training. Hsioric wu0nd.ny,. a.at, .
maie. Foriy-oight muos from it.trl ....
Chesapeake aud Ohio railway s.-t t.....
lOcue Lyon g.. u lEH. f.....
- lGfm&teoiIn W.#A.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
WHAT WE PROPOSE

WHAT WE PROPOSE.
Perfect confidence in the excel
lence Of HE-NO Tea warrants us
in presenting to every household
in Richmond a trial package free.
Our Canvasscr, who has R01llHg
10 sell, will soon call with the tea
and we respectfully request the
Mistresscs Of households to spare
him a few minutes.
HE-No to be liked, needs only
to be known.
MARTIN GILLET \ CO., Established isIrl
Exchange Place, Baltimore, Nd.
[so 1861
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

VNHE MEMBERS or VIR- ga
4 GINA COUNCIL, No. o. ROYAL9-@tkx
ARCANUM, are requested 10 attend a t4ess<'
regular meeting Of their Council THIS Sza.S
Ohursiay) EVENING. September l9lh at s
O'Clock. Membets Of sister councils are frater-
nAlly invited 10 attend.
WILLIAM LOYENSTEIN.
I
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

ORDER GOLDEN CHAIN.-OFFI-
~ GERS and members Of JEFFERSON
LODGE, No. 10, o. q. C., will attend stated
meeting OF tho Lodge THIS EVENING AT 40
o'clock. Candidates viii be- on hand promptly
BY order Of the Lodge
so 1917 {. NJ BOSHER. Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
EXCURSIONS. &c.
FAMILY EXCURSION.

probably the last chance this season.
LOOK AT THIS SCHEDULE
Lesao Richmond on Sunday morning. Septem-
Dor pa. at 10 A. N. and arrive at City Point at
p. NJ. Leave City Point ats r. NJ. and arrive at
Richmond ate y. NJ. Ad0rding ample time at
City Point tor a ramDle IA the surrounding
country and six-hour sail on the James. Re
frcshmenis served on board ~ city prices.
TcKeis, 50c- children, &c. Band Of music
and Grand piano. 20 10
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
pErGs. nEp.CINEs. sc.
ELIXIR BABEK

Sure cure Tor all MALAMAL Diseases.
For sale az Druggists. s. Cts. per Bottle.
iapgl-6ml
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
ANUkEMENTA

interpreted by a powerful cast Of popular play
ers, under tho management Of MATHEWS II
SMITH. Prices %. % - cents. ana q. sale o.
reserved seats open WEDNESDAY. september
18Th 50 i5-Su W, Th,F,XSa5t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19

TMPORTANT-AN ADJOURNED
Z meeting Of The stockholders Of the BLACKS
SYSTEM COMPANY will De held az Hotel DOdi
Son on FRIDAY, the 2Oth september, at O'Clock
Z. 81.
by order Of tho Board.
eels-st DANIEL STEPHENS. Secretary
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-19
MEETINGS..

orders carefully aud promptly allod.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-10
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

A German statestician proves by statistics
that five German universities have in them
twice as many students as can possibly hope
to gain livelihood by their respective pro-
LESSONS.
''Grand Trunk" is phrase which has per-
haps puzzled more than one French translator
of English. 1t has not, however, been so
literally rendered, so far as appears, as it was
the other day In a Partisan periodical in an
article on Mr.. Edison. The Grand Trunk
was metamorphosed into "Grand Valise du
chemin de fer" or "big railroad valise."
General Hippolyte, the new leader in
Haytian affairs, Is about 30 years of age, tall
and heavily built. His hair has whitened
somewhat, but his moustache and goatee are
still dark in color. His lips are small and
well defined, and his nose almost Grecian in
gan ae ls upon the + ne INTEL
make an excellent ruler. He has been in
command of the Northern forces since Legi-
times treachery, and has fought his way
gradually to the position which he now oc-
cupies.
Some idea of the fury Of the Johnstown
flood and of the havoc caused by it may be
gathered from the fact that though the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has been bending
all its energies since the flood to the work Of
!,
that work is still far from being completed.
Twenty miles OF new rails have been laid
and new bed made for that distance. 1t
was over five weeks from the date of the
flood before trains were running on as many
tracks as they did previous to the disaster.
Even then only single tracks were laid across
the bridges, and the work on the bridges is
not expected to be completed before Nov 1.
Some ingenious estimates Of the pecuniary
value of man have been made by The
Montreal Trade Review; "For example, a
bookkeeper receiving $4,000 year. In a
purely financial view it requires $4,000 bear
ing per cent, interest to yield $4,000 year.
If man is worth the price he commando
and men who receive salaries are more apt
to be underyalued-th bookkeeper is equal.
financially, to the capitalist who has $4,000
which he loans out at per cent and lives ON
his income. But some men get much larger
salaries. Let the man who receives only a
thousand dollars year pause to consider,
before moaning over his hard lot, that he
commands an income on $40, 900. or perchance
$25. 600. If he persists in considering his
situation unfortunate let him ask IL he would
choose to be placed In the condition of some
acquaintance whom he may know, and who,
having $4,000 at command, is deficient OF
ability to secure or fill lucrative position
and one commanding honor and respect, Is
1t not probable that the annoyances over
safe and prudent investment for the capital,
with the chances of loss, fully equal such as
are ordinarily encountered by those in re-
The Review seems to have overlooked is that
the man wears out and dies, while the $685.
600, after drawing interest for thousand
years, is as good as new.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-10
SCENE IN A'PossUM ORCHARD.
The Queer Inhabitants of a Unique
but Profitable Farm In Georgia.
rerom Tho Atlanta Constitution

[From the Atlanta constitutional
A few miles west of Griffin is the home of
William Throckmorton, who is the proprietor
of the most unique and remunerative farm in
Georgia. 1t is the 'Lime Greek 'Possum
Farm" On the very crest of welLwooded
hill Is comfortable cottage, surrounded by
beautiful shade trees. At the foot of the hill
is pretty branch, running through the very
centre Of 10-acre persimmon grove, enclosed
within high board fence. The persimmon
trees are interspersed with quantity of old
hollow trees and hollow logs planted in the
ground.
1t was in the early afternoon when we ar
rived, and to the uninitiated the farm ap-
peared to be an immense fruit orchard, bear
ing an oblong whitish sort of fruit, hanging
from the dead limbs of trees by a long black
stem. But appearances were deceptive. 1t
was not fruit, but between 700 and 800 pos
sums taking their afternoon, siesta The
,possum, when desiring to take nap, simply
climbs the most convenient tree. walks out
on a limb, wraps his tail one and a half times
around, and swings himself out into space.
His legs and feet are drawn close into his
body and his head drawn up between his
shoulders until 1t forms an almost perfect
ball, and appears to be great pear covered
with white fur.
The sun was slowly setting below the
distant pine mountains, and we were still
gazing at the queer objects in amused wonder
when half dozen little 'possums emerged
from the pocket Of their mother. ran up her
tail and commenced playing on the limb
above. In few minutes this marsupial
stretched her head and then her fore feet out.
She swung herself once or twice, grabbed her
tail with her fore-paws and climbed up 1t to
the limb, which she caught with her claws.
UNFINISHED her tall and pulled it up. Hardly
had she balanced herself when the half dozen
young ones climbed into her pocket and were
hid from view. She then climbed down the
tree.
While this was going on more than 700
others had awakened and were coming down
from the trees. Reaching the ground each
one made for the creek, drank, and then ran
up the hill to pen In which they were to be
fed. They were of all sizes. Some would
barely weigh half a pound, while others
would tip the scales at 80. The 'possum,
when hungry, utters sound which is cross
between a new and moan. Over 100
'possums were together, so thick that the
ground could not be seen between them, and
the small ones had been forced upon the
backs Of the larger. All were uttering this
peculiar sound.