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The Portland daily press., 1890-12-22

Proprietor Of Cigar Store-I like enterprise,
Jim, but you're carryin' things little too far.
Assistdnt-How's that?
Proprietor of Cigar Store Why, that sign you've
got up, RI al Imported Havana Cigars Made Up
While You Wait" 1t won't hardly do.-New York
Herald,
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-22

Always avoid harsh pure alive pills.
They first make you sick and then leave you con-
stipated Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate the
bowels, and make you well. Dose, one pill
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-22
FRoM onR coRREspoNnrNr


VlNALHAVEN, Dec 1Sth-Ar, sch Abbie s
Walker, Dobbin, Philadelphia.
:, Sailed, sch Apphia & Amelia, Willard, for New
York.
The Portland daily press., 1890-12-22

iftnere ever was a spe cIfic for any one
complaint, then Carter's Little Liver Pills are a
specific for sick headache, and every woman
should know this. Only one pill dose. Try
Them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-10
5 J
Terms $500 cash.

I6lMIS---dbJ.OO CeISlI, sbJ.UO NIOIIl
Why buy lots Is miles from Washington, rel
third those prices, with superior advantages. T.
with extended view of the surrounding hills
of the city.
The trains of the Washington. Ohio and w,
Department Clerks and Business Men 1t is bu
nary, BalIston, Carlin Springs and the thriving
Electric road from Washington to Falls Church
and the location healthy and convenient. Improv
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10

BoOTWRTGHT.- at HIS fathers resi-
dencc, 5lS Twenty-eiehth street. Friday, Juno
9th, at o'clock A. NJ, ORLANDO HARRISON,
! infant son Of W. II. and Goneveve Bootwright
aged throo months and twenty-one days.
CONsTABrB.-Died, on Sunday morning,
! June STU nj i've minutes 70 o'clock BETTE
b., wife Of W. S. Constable and daughter OF Mr..
| John Blair.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock from the Grace-street Presbyterian
! church.
Baltimore and Chestertown papers please
copy.
DEGGs.-Died, at 1890 A. NJ. June g 1890. a,
the residence q her parents. So9 north Sixth
/ street, JUAEIrA X. daughter OF Walter s. and
| Laura r. Diggs; aged eleven months
| FARRAR,-Died, at her residence, No. 10
Twenty-f0urth street, al j:45 L. NJ, sunday eve
/ ming. Juno Sth, Mrs. LOUISA VIRGINIA FAR
| RAk, widow OF :. Wesley Farrsr and daughter
Of the late Albert X. Crump.
| GATEs.-Died. at her paronts' residence, los
west Clay street. June STU. ut 10 o'clock 4. NJ. tn
her siXts0nth year, KTHBL L. GATkS, daugh-
tor OF h. ". and Carrie II. Gates.
Her funeral will tako place from the Grace
Street tabernacle a. ) o'clock l.. N. TODAY.
Friends OF the family invited TO attend.
HOFFMAN.-Died, At the residence OF NJ.
Louis Euker. cDrnor seventh and Broad streets,
Mr. Il. HOffhAN; aged forty-throe years. Born
In Breslnu, Germany.
7. NJ. from II. johns German Lutheran church.
Friends and acduaintances Of deceased and OF
Mr.. Louis Euker are invited. u
MESSLER.-Died, June g. 1890, at the resi-
dencc OF her son-in-law James NJ. Hayes, 1875
Taylor street, Mrs. MARY ANN MEsSLRR, relict
Of Johu Messler: aged sixtg-two
The funeral will take place from the church
OF the Sacred Heart at 10 O'Clock THIS Cruesday)
MORNING. Friends and acqualnt8nces OF ths
fam ly are invited 10 attend.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Lynchburg
papers please copy.
MORRIsS. Died, suddenly, in the city OF Pc
tersburg, sunday afternoon, June :, 1890, JAMES
4. MORhlSS In the sxty-irst year OF his age
His funeral will take place THIS tuesday
AFTERNOON at 1 O'Clock from the Market
street Methodist Episcopal church, Petersburg.
His friends and those Of his family are Invited
70 attend.
sIMS.-Dled, at his residence, "Back Wal
nut" Halifax county, Va June 6, 1890, at +.
NJ, WILLIAM IL. SINS, In the seyenty-nrst year
Of hts age.
WOODWAhD.-Died Sunday the Sth instant
AZ o'clock =. ~. at hie residence. No. 502 west
sixty-ninth year Of his age.
lie leaves wife anu four children TO mourn
their loss.
Tho funoral will take place from the house
THIS Tuesday EVENING AZ O'Clock. Friends
and scQuaiutances Of the family invited 20 at
tend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
How Horse Tastes.
f~gnntonnrh Caoturvt

Physically. il may be distinguished
from beef or mutton by its appearance.
IL IS coarser in tho grain than beef. In
this respect IL resembles bull beef more
than any other. It is darker In color
and looks more moist than beef. IL has
a peculiar smell and peculiar sweet
ness OF taste. Its flavor il generally con-
sidered to be half way between the favors
of beef and game: ii is something like the
flavor of hare. One reason why horseiesh
is rs a rule darker in color than beef is that
horses which are poleaxed or which have
died from injury. disease, or old
age are not properly bled and
dressed by the slaughterer. II is,
however, by its fat that horsefesh
is most easily distinguished. Tho fat
OF horsefesh is not generally mixed with
the lean. IL is yellow in color. IL looks
more moist than the fat of beef. II soon
melts and soon becomes rancid. Conse-
quently, unless n rapid sale is effected or
the fat removed, an advanced price must
be charged in order to secure the butcher
from loss ON unsold meat.
Lastly, horsehesh can be distinguished
from beef by its chemical characteristics,
and il is in this way that il may be recog-
niZed when mixed with other substances.
who call tell. except the chemist, what are
the component parts of q sausage, polony,
or savelOy? Or who can tell by taste what
those parts are? We do not judge by
taste; we Judge BY favor, and in the
making of havor-to use Sam Weller's
phrase" it's the seasoning as does it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
Keeping Moses Down.

Tho colored people in a small town in
Georgia had gathered at their church to
| hold tlneral services over the remains of a
womar who had died a couple of days be-
fore, and the ceremonies were about to be
gin when the bereaved husband. who was
q large. corpulent man, beckoned TO one Of
the men standing in the vestlbule to follow
linn to tho horse-shed m the rear of the
church. When they had arrived there tho
bereaved turned on him with:
Sec heah. Moses. I wants an under
standn' wid yo' befo' dis funeral goes any
furder.n
What is il. Julius?" asked the other.
Las week when we buried Henry Car
tiers wife yO' was right at hand. lO'
crowded yO'selt mp Go dc front. When de
weepin' begun yo' set yo'self 10 work an
moaned an took on until Henry hadn't no
show tall. Some Of DO white folks reck-
oned yo' was dc bereayed yo'self.'
Il dun couldn't help II, julius"
"Yo' couldn't. We'll. now. let me give
yo' pinter. Lucinda was my wife an no.
body else's. She libed wild me an died wild
me. an IZe got 10 foot all de 'spenses.
Now. den. when de sadness begins Tze
number one from start 90 finish. I'ze de
bcreaved, while so IS ouiyan outsider who
f. els sad cause I'ze lett all alone in dis
cold world. Yo' has got 10 keep shet. If
yo' 20 70 takin' on ike yo' did last week
l'ze gwine TO forRt my great loss Jist long
mud 70 turn around an gin yo' such lift
under de ear dat youl reckon yo' is do
mbjeck Of dc funeral. Do yo' h'ar me,
Moses -
- does"
Den cum along and recomember what
TIE bin sayin'. Better take a seat in do
back row an hole yo'self down. fur at the
VERY fust whoop Of sorrow Pze gwine
to light on 30 wild fo'ce of fo'teen-hoss
power!n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
Car-Drivers. Bewarel

81 am stranger in this town" said =
/ man with fur cap on. rs he entered the
1 Wo0dbriCge-Street station-house the other
/ day.
Welltn queried the Sergeant.
Well. was up mere on the avenue
| looking about at the buildings, and says
/ TO myself. says l.
Its mighty lively town. and every
man seems to be good natured.'"
Yes"
"Thats what said. you know. when q
car came along. The man who was a-driving
Of it motions to mo and asks If want to
ride"
This is kind says I, as / hoped on.
Pm only a stranger here. and yet the peo-
pie cant do too much for me-"
IL see"
"Wel, I had only got seated when a chap
comes in and holds out his hand. Says l
10 myself says /:
"iOw's this? They not only ask me
TO ride, but are glad of my company. I'll
shake, Of course, will"
well"
"Wll. what did the deceiver do but laf
in my face and demand pay. and when
express ! my feeliu's as TO such conduct
he gave me a lift of the car and rumbled
on. say to myself. says |:
"'Ill 20 around to the police and see if
It's regular and above-board,' and here
am"
When informed that it was regular and
according TO custom be replied
"Thcl it's all right, and my ignorance is
to blanc tor It. It's all in being used to
the customs, you know. Pm thankfully
obliged and when | was coming here
says 90 myself, says l.
III me police say it's al right. then I've
nothin- further To say. but the next driver
who ASKS me 10 ride will get nv left duke
on his olinkeras warning that I'm no
hayseC >"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
Mr.. CHARLES CHARLEY DROWNED
whether Accident or Suicide Not Known.

Al quarter to O'Clock yesterday morn
inc as the steamer colchester, which was
returning from its excursion 10 Norfolk,
was off CITY Point a man was seen TO fall
from the deck into the river. The alarm
was given at once, but 1t was some time
before the boat turned and went back to
the place where the man disappeared into
the water. The Appomattox empties N
the Jamos at this point, and the stream Is
very strong, so long before the steamer
returned the man had been carried away.
The Colchester ran close into the p,les
near the bank, but a yigllant search re-
veaied naught. Without stopping the
boat the man IN charge of the wharf WAS
hailed and told 10 keep lookout for the
body.
The shoes. coat. and vest of the man
were found on the deck of the boat and
were identified as having been worn by
Charles Nj. Chalkley, who was seen Just
before the accident walking along the
guards outside the deck. jumping from
one place to another. But for the fact of
the wearing apparel being left on the deck.
there would have been every sem blance OF
an accident, which was the impression
created upon the mind OF lady sltting ia
the cabin and who saw Chalklev fall.
The deceased resided IN Manchester and
worked sometimes as saw-mili hand ana
again as IA laborer on the wharves along the
river. He was married. and leaves VIE
and several children.
During the trip Chalkley had several dill
ficulties with various persons on the boat.
all of whom were to receive satisfaction
upon their arrival in Richmond, but 1t Is
hardly reasonable 10 suppose that the fear
of these encounters would have caused
him TO commit suicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
MANCHESTER NEWS.
A Brief sketch of Events I'm Chesterfeld's
Metropolis.

Metropolis.
The Manchester public schools clost
their session next Friday. There are SIX
pupils IN the graduating class, and such OF
them as attain a fair average will be
awarded diplomas. There are no exami-
nations this year and will be no public eX-
erclses.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. f. Redford was
held from Central Methodist church at
O'Clock yesterday morning. The inter
ment was at Hollywood, the pail bearers
being MessTs Luther NJ. Nunnally, Thomas
J. Smith, Frank h. Dunford. Willie Carter
]. T. Jewett, and Charles Wake.
Tho Chesterfield County Court began its
June term yesterday. This is not grand
jury term.
Four or five t-ifing cases were in the
Mayors Court yesterday.
The play Bread on the Waters" which
was given at ellis Hall last week, will be
repeated at the same place tonight. This
is one of the best amateur performances
ever given in Manchester.
Central Methodist Sunday school will
celebrate its hfty-eighth anniversary next
Sunday afternoon. The annual picnic will
be at Forest-Hill Park on the Thursday
following.
Oracle Harrow. a youthful offender, was
sent TO jail yesterday morning by the
mayor Ior uIleeu Gays IOT stedlluB HuII
from a store on Hull street.
Miss Mamie Wilkinson, daughter of DR..
ID. NJ. Wilkinson, left Yesterday morning
TO visit friends III Bedford City.
Captain James A. Lipscomb, who was
badly hurt on the day of the Lee statue
unwilling, was out on the street yesterday
morning, though he is stIll suffering very
badly from the effects of his accident.
Rev. Allen f. Hardy, who Is successfully
engaged in missionary work in Manchester,
iolned the Bainbrldge-StreetB Baptist church
Sunday morning. He was formerly men,
be- of Grace-Street church.
Miss Nellie III. Leonard has returend
from a visit to Petersburg.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
Cases in the Supreme Court.


| The Supreme Court Of the United States
has some 800 cases on the docket, and the
new cases average $50 year, while it Is
able TO dispose Of little more than 400
yearly. As fully half the cases are those
which arise under the patent-lawsit would
he quite feasible TO create speclol court
Of highest appeal to dispose Of these. This
would be vastly better than 10 create
second Supreme Court under some other
name with final jurisdiction over cases in
volying less than a specified sum. Ere
quently the most important cases are
those which involve but small amounts OF
money. The last decision Of the green
back question was upon the sale
Of a single bale Of cotton. for which
payment IN reissued greenbacks was
refused. And then it might happen
that the two courts would decide
the same question differently in suits
which varied only as to the amounts in
volved, and we should have two contrary
rules of law, the one for big transactions
and the other for small. There Is some
thing very undemocratic also in drawing a
line of this kind across our methods of ap-
peal, az though the rich were gwen access
to the highest tribunal Of the land, while
the poor had TO pay just as nigh for de-
cision from an inferior court. The exist
ence of natural distinction which sunders
patent cases from Others points to the true
and in the course Of time 1t may
become necessary TO constitute third
court of final appeal for the decision Of
revenue cases. like the English Court Of
Exchequer, III its original intention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
. c..,,sr Of Accidents.

About 1890 O'Clock yesterday morning
colored man. driver OF a furniture-w wagon,
had CT near the corner OF Third and
BROAD streets, fell from his wagon, landing
ON ms face, and cutting his lip. The am
balance was called the doctor ID charge
sewed up the wound and carried the mar
10 his home. on Jefferson street near Mar
shal street.
AT 2:45P. NJ. the ambulance was summon
ed 10 the Richmond Locomotive Works
where one If the operatives was struck on
the head with piece of timber. de was
treated and loft.
Two hours later tho ambulance wa, call,
ed 70 Fourteenth and Cary, where coiored
man was found suffering ,with cholera
norbus. He was relieved and taaen to the
aimshouSe. -.
called 10 FrY's Hotel. on Broad street,
where Or. Holman. the physician ~ charse'
sound Henry Page (colored suffering from
q wound on his thigh Page told the Doc
tor that be aes'a ps yyo gu, S ~sa sswe "a
v M h. ~. Holman and Page was taken TO
his homo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10

Mr.. w. G.. Freeman has returned from
visit to Huntington, w. Va.
Miss S. f. Bellemy, of Raleigh, and Miss
Lulu Holt, Of Manchester, leave to-day for
Old Point.
Miss Irene Bodeker has returned from
Bowling Green. where she received her
diploma az a full graduate.
The Richmond Fire Department is
having its annual vacation, having had TO
respond to no alarm up TO midnight since
May 18th.
Miss Florence Leibermuth left yesterday
for Winston. N. c.. for the summer, with
Miss DoraRose. who has been stopping at
the Palace Hotel.
There was al exciting runaway on Frank
lin street Sunday afternoon, and two ladies'
aud two gentlemen were thrown out of q
drag, but none of them hurt.
Misses Bessie and Mamie Crider. of
ScottsvIlle, and Mrs. Elsie Crider, of Phila-
delphia. are visiting Mrs. j. Ellis Cooke, on
north Sixth street.
Two shifting engines of the James-Riyer
division Of the Chesapeake and ONO
backed into each other yesterday morning
in the depot yard, and the tenders of both
were battered up. No one was hurt.
Clerk Edgar White. Of the Board Of Po-
lice Commissioners, has prepared the GER
tlfcates of the recently-elected members
of the city police force. and they can be
had by calling at the Chiefs Office to-day.
Mr.. A. c. Walker. of King and Queen
county, passed through the city yesterday
on his way TO Petersburg to the unwilling
of the Confederate monument IN BlandfOrd
cemetery. and also to attend a meeting Of
the Board of Visitors of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute.
Mrs. Diana Cocker, wife of Mr.. Esau
Cocker, who works at the Tredogar. was
found dead in her chamber at her resi-
dence, No. COS south Pine street. at 7. VI.
yesterday. She had been in poor health
for some time past. and the Coroner thinks
death was from heart-disease. Mr.. Cocker
Is a member of tho Sam Jones choir, and
upon returning home after the morning
service found her lying on the floor life
less.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
Death of Miss Ethel l.. Gates.

Miss Ethel l.. Gates died at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning at the residence of her
father, Mr.. l.. W. Gates. No. l0S west Clay
street. Deceased was only fifteen years
She attended school at the Southw estern
Female Seminary at Glade Springs last ses-
sion and came home last Thursday, being
compelled by sickness to leave a few days
before the school closed. When she
reached the city she was well enough to
ride up on On electric car aud walked up
stairs 10 her room when she got home. but
never came down again. The case Is IN
deed q sad one aud the family that ex-
pected so much pleasure from her return
home has been plunged into the depths OF
sorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10

At q meeting Of Fraternal Lodge, No. So,
A. i. and A. H.. held at st. Adams Hal
last evening, the following officers Were
elected for the ensuing year Louis Mach
man. worshipful master; Leroy Z. Brown.
senior warden; l.. q. Morris. junior war
den; Juiius straus, treasurer; William
Loyenstein, secretary; James X. Lamkin'
senior deacon; s. Galeski, junior deacon
>. ;. Whiilock, A. Greentrec, NJ: Lotorzo'
stewards committee; ID. b. Collins, tiier.
Trustees James II. Capers. A. Gnnst. =.
L. Peiouze., Representative 10 Masonic
Relief Board, l.. Saohman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
LIST OF TEXTBOOKS.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Surprisingly Few Changes Made - n
Document OF General Pub
lie Interest.


Under the Constitution and laws OF the
State the matter of choosing textbooks
for the public schools is delegated to the
Board of Education.
Boards Of Education in Office prior TO
1886 selected several series from which
county and city school boards were author
lied to adopt such books as they deemed
best for the schools.
ONE BOOK LIST.
The Board Of Education in 1886 present
ed a book list, hut allowed county and
/ city boards TO continue 20 use the books
then in use. or to adopt those on the one
book list prescribed by the State Board.
IL the boards desired to make any
changes they were required to adopt the
onc-book list prescribed. The policy OF the
State Board in 1886 did not necessitate any
change IN textbooks except In copy
books.
PRESENT POLICY.
Tho policy of the present Board Of Edu-
cation IL 10 allow county and city school
boards to continue 10 use the books now
used If they SO desire, but extends 20 them
the further privilege Of making their choice
OF books from those licensed by the State
Board. IL will be observed. therefore, that
this policy Is more liberal than that pur-
sued by the board III 1886. in that during
the next four years any of the books now
used may be continued or locel boards
may exercise their choice between the
several books on the State list. No changes
IN textbooks are necessitated except in
copy-books.
THE CHOSEN BOOKS.
The following is the list of the text
books adopted: McGuiIey's revised and
alternate spoilers, Holiness spoilers. Nc
Gufey's revised and alternate readers,
Holiness new readers, Supplementary
Reading, Familiar Animals and Their
Wild Kindred" Living Creatures Of
Land, Water. and Air" Cookies Virginia,
Lang Syne," McGufey's Reading Charts.
Whites arithmetics. Venable's arthmetics,
Davies's arithmetic, Haryey's grammars,
Longs Language Exercises, Maury's
revised biographies, Appleton's new geogra-
phies, Spencerian copy-books, MagilPs Re
vlsed History of Virginia, Barnes's histo-
Ties, Holiness histories. Johannah Il .Bou-
tons Lessons in Hygiene Walkers Health
for Little Folks, Nebstet's dictionaries,
Worcester's dictionaries, Bryant d STRAIT
toms Common-SchOol Book Keeping. Ma
tional Arithmetic and Language Tablets,
Thomas's Blanks for Written Spelling,
Wards Business Forms. krusi's Drawing,
Virginia School Register.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
For schools in which the higher branches
are introduced and for public high schools
the board recommends that the books
used be taken from those prescribed for
the common schools. so far as such books
meet the demands of such schools. in add
ton to list recommended by the board,
and which will be announced as soon as
the board can fix the schedule of prices.
This list does not involve changes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
ALTlMORE'S 8. & o. STOCK.
The Bacon Syndicate Secures the city,
Holdings-The Announcement.
IBv telegram TO thu Disnatch


BALTIMORE, June 9.-Mayor Davidson TO-
day sent the following communication 10
the City Council: "In announcing to yorr
honorable body that have signed tie
ordinance directing sale of the citys
Baltimore and Ohio stock, 1t seems to ne
to be proper TO inform you that, notwith-
standing its peculiar terms which re-
stricted the gale TO a single-named
person, tho Finance Commissioners
have been in communication with
prominent bankers and capitalists IN
New York and Philadelphia. and tie
ordinance was not signed until IL became
apparent that no better offer for the stock
was at all likely TO be forthcoming, SO that
We have thus had indirectly the benefit of
competition among those who have indi-
Gated any interest at all in the natter
This decision secures the stock to the
Bacon syndicate, which has already made
a par offer for the city's holdings-s2. so
shares Of the stock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10

qurean foreman. found an indictment
against j. A.. Cowardin for selling hqu,S ,
out n license. and presented Mr. Herman
Myers and the Northside Land Improve
ment Company jointly for a nuisance IN
allowing a large pondf of water TO remain
on Their property. The grand jury was au-
Jonrned over until Saturday.
The case of. W. Kraddock, charged WIN
attempting to wreck train on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway 10y obstructlng the
track, was continued until the next term.
The court will be in session again to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10

beyond, where the bullfrogs were sound
ing the. opening notes of their evening
overture.
IT didn't work. he said TO himself
needn't hang around that girl any longer
And the buggy in which Oliver and Maud
travelled hoIneward seached its destination
three hours ahead OF any of the Others.
THE pxp.