Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-10

uog tuoiect II ~ probable that tho love of
the mother more readily finds room for
pets Than that OF the childiess. / always
expect 10 ind children aud dogs thriving
together, and am seldom disappointed
AS Tor cats and parrots, they do not count
AFRICA IN NEW YORK.
There r. q bicycle store down on Warren
street wnich displays upon one Of its walls
about as fine o collection of heads of game
animals as has often been mounted. These
are the spoils of Thomas Stevens's East
African expedition, and the unfortunate
animals furnishing them are oil said 10
have had the bad luck to sec Stevens when
ne had his gun. The biggest head is that
OF two-horned rhinoceros, and after
u IN order OF size come the mounted
heads OF an Gland, q zebra. an umpalla,
q Rranti--some Of these names ore
a little wobbly in my memory--springbok
TWO OF three, gazelles. oryxes, andmany
otbesS." as the society reporter saws. The
prettiest thing IN the lot, though, is the
stuffed crown crane, which - complete
IRON its long scaly legs toits head, crowned
WITH a crest of slender, hair-like feathers,
ana with brilliant red cheeks. All in all,
they arc very decorative lot, and don't
wonder Mr.. Stevens Is rather inclined to
be proud of them.
BAD HANDWRITING.
Mr.. John w. Forney, Jr., Of Philadel-
phia, probably enjoyed the distinction. IN
the days before typewrIters, of turning
out the worst manuscript in the United
States. | met, the other day. an old typo
who once took off the copy-hook in a
Philadelphia newspaper Office take"
OF Forney's lurid dramatic criticism. There
were perhaps six printed lines spread over
a page and half of foolscap.
Jpn be ---- If III stay here 10 set up
that stuff" SAID this printer, and he went
West, even as far west as Denver. There
he stayed contentedly until one day For
ney happened 20 visit Denver with an edi-
torial excursion aud undertook TO write
up the trip for the Denver paper. In due
time half dozen pages of the resulting
Chinese puzzle fell into my friends hands,
He recognized it IN an instant.
Il left Philadelphia TO get rid of that
copy. and I'll be - If / set il up in Den
yer, said the printer. SO he came 10 New
York, and here he is still.
boy, SO; BURDEN, $40.
On street-car bound uptown q boy APP
preached the conductor, treading careful
~, big bundle of unusual shape in his
hand.
Wont you please stop the carr" he
said. 1t is usual for boys, bearing bun
dies or otherwise, 10 jump OF the cars
while they are at full speed. and there was
~
to which the boy vouchsafed this expla-
nation: "1hey's fruit and flowers worth
$40 IN IL, and | mustn't smash 'em.
And / earn Sl4 week by working Sun
days" said the conductor III an awe-struck
tone.
And earn SO week" said the boy as
he steered his cautious course tor the
sidewalk. The conductor followed him
with his eyes until building hid the pre-
cious burden. But his only comment was,
Fare, please!
PICTURES AND BEEFsTEAKs.
This has been a very disastrous season
for artists. The first day of the Academy,
which usually sells $4,000 worth of pic
lures, took in only $4,000. The little
Salmagundl exhibition, where very beau
tiful work was shown at unusually low
prices by artists of repute, sold only seven
exhibits out of 1919. At least. that was the
number up TO the time of my visit, next
day but the last, and no more sales were
expected.
The plain fact of the matter Is that the
artists work has been Overdone And Just
so soon as young artist gets few words
of praise from the newspaper he expects
$500 or $1,000 for every picture he does.
That is good deal of money, and will buy
a large number of very excellent beef
steaks and rubber coats.
DE MoBTUIs NIL NIsI DoNUM.
The late--or possibly late-Diss Debar
will probably be rated in peoples momo-
ries, so long as she survives in recollection
at all, as a coarse and unprncipled woman,
who resorted to questionable means to
wheedle money from Lawyer Marsh and
other people, and who was utterly devoid
of any attributes likely TO be termed lady
like.
Yet gentleman of wide theatrical expe-
rience solemnly assures me that the Dlss
Debar was pleasant, modest, and refined
woman-that, at least, she had always APP
peared so TO him in private conversation.
No one in New York would be surprised
TO see the lady in question turning up
again at any time rs big as life and as much
alive rs ever.
THE BASEBALL SEASON.
The games thus far played III the League
championship baseball series seem to
show pretty ragged playing on the diamond.
but the public interest has unquestiOnGbly
revived and the knowing ones are now
looking for a great baseball year. The
attendance is good for so erly in the sea-
son and will be better as the days grow
warmer and work slackens up for the sum
meT. disadvantages always begin to
look melancholy when the baseball season
opens, and TO the "popular-price" men in
particular il is little less than a calamity.