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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

It. r,,e-s1urg Grays, 10y the way, had
.tf.o "alrAcst' dArkv In the camp
n.t f..n. He Is himself adJutant of a
..-.i lat-aron, aud therefore knew
..f ... a.I Kept the COckade civilians
f. posted pauet the officers movements
n.., tl- we're DONG. He could mix
.- a.i water IL the most innocent
OIL. .I.'.uol, manner after taps and
l. oar t-um tent 70 tent without
tr f.a least suspicion. ono night
aac. having "a high old time and
'.... tInt~ nod IN the dark, when sud.
c.'lr.d adjutant cid mp and
.. u,rmll. the officer of the day u
iu tl- twinklinc of an eye 3
..lf C9o!us Of snores sounded
'.. f.rt which a minute before had
l ... $1,000 ot hacchaualan revelries,
r.... would have thought sleep Teisned
g. ...... t.c-t.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

when the post was half down WIFI
felt a hand laid heavily on bis shoulder:
and a familiar voice said: Whit don !
YOU want some help?' II was his ir .l,ah
and conrade. W. T. Stricken, VINO hh'Sn'
ed what Whit had hegun.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
POPULAR PIc-SICs.

A sweet, new thing has Just been intro
duced by the ladies Of the Hygela, which
Will no doubt become very popular-viz, O
moonlight picnic to the Rip-Raps. Mrs.
Lieutenant Williams and Mrs. John Paul
Jones. Of Washington, secured the steam,
launch Hygeia on Monday evening and
carried over merry party of young people,
and that they had good time goes with
ont saving. Among the party were Dir.
and Airs. II. i. Lockwood, of BaltimoIe;
lieutenant and Mira. Duyall, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Greble, Miss Frank. Miss PEN
nington, Miss Duvall. and half dozen
young officers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

"Wbat do you think Of the propriety Of
the monitors moving up TO Richmond?"
AS far as police Is concerned think it
would be advisable: on social considera-
tions it would be desirable. AS a practical
matter / am not entitled TO On opinion.
and therefore have nothing TO say but this:
Go where they may. IN the James or Apo
mattox, the water will shoal around them
if they stay in one place long enough"
Commander Graham is heartily IN favor
of bringing the ironclads up closer 10
Richmond and he will cooperate with our
people in their efforts t. secure this end.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

Watcrmelons and cantaloupes were tho
main camp luxuues. but the boys had TO
be mighty careful not 10 leave any of the
rinds around their tents. for the camp was
kept ~ clean "a # an old maid had been
colonel Of the regiment.
1t was really surprising how lttlo card
pllylug and GtunSen-rioting were going on
either in the North Carolina or Virginia
liues. don't think / saw single Jack
pot" the whole weol OF our outing. Draw
poker wasn't lin it," Perhaps there wero
u few dcmijohns IN some of the tents Of
the "modicine-mcn." but this Of course
Wa necessity. and the mere fact that 50
few mon got sick showed that intempe-
rance did not prevail. Now what the boys
bad IA their tents hidden among stray
boots and looking glasses, which always
mingled lratcrnallv together. 1t Is not my
province 10 disclose. Certainly glasses
were heard % clink occasionally wnen
visitors came around, but no commanding
officer of the day can say that tins sound
ever reached their ears, and il they didn't
notice II who Gidf Not single member
of tho / irstn got a lag on"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
sayFD TIP GUN.

whit end Stricken saved that gun. i.
was daring feat. and although II has neen ecu
nigh thirty years since that day, IL msAe'
nv old heart swell to think of IT..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
IraT one Only.

One Of the colonels was peacefully sitting
in MS tent during the early part of the en-,
campmcnt. when a private came M and
gracefully saiuted him. We'll, sir, said
the Colonel, what can DO for You"
Can take toddy?" was tho reply. The
sold or asked tho question with the utmost
gravity and tho officer, endeayoring to as
sumo ten-penny- nail-biting ferocity.
asked why he made this request. Colo
that when / wanted drink | must come
and tell you." The fellows cool nerve
"phazod" the Colonel. and his rigid fca,,
lures shaped themselves into smilc and
he replied &" Well you can take one. but
mind Won. INST ono
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
oFR roR INDIAN STUDENTS.

Rev. Charles Freeland. who for the past
wear has been filling tho position OF post
chaplain i'll n most acceptable manner,
leaves on Monday for Dakota, where he
Will spend two months in selecting Indian
students Tor the Hampton Normal School.
with which he is connected. The work
accomplished by this school during the
last ten years in civilizing and educating
the Indians has had an excellens elect
upon those tribes who reside at the agen-
cics, and no trouble is now experienced IN
securing all the good material that tho
erhcol cau accommodate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
FINISHED IT.

and with effect. called for vo,uh'eas'
to cut the post down. corpora, A.
Whit steppcd forward, axe in hand.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

A WELCOME VISITOR.

Major Wallace f. Randolph, Third ar
tillery, the genial inspector OF target-prac-
tjce for this department, is here on his
annual visit and is the guest Of Lieqten-
ant Thomas Il. Adams. Major Ran
doiph spent some time in Richmond
much against his inclinations-in 1852,
whore he organized tunnel company,
and was the second man to leave old LID
by Prison by the new route opened up.
Hrs many friends in Richmond VIII be
glad to know that, like good WINE; ne I'M
Srovrs with age. and that his fund of AL
ecdotes ia practically inexhaustible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26

Mrs. Captain Story. OF the garrison, has
cone TO Lenox for the season. Her daugh-
ter. Miss Carolyn Story. who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jules Reynal. OF
White Plains. n. Y. will join her mother
next week.
Miss Dclamera, who has been spending a
month with her sister. Mrs. Lieutenant
Allen. of the garrison, returned to Brook
lyn Monday evening.
The morning call., 1891-02-08

with singular facility. Only the regularly
organized bands. however, use the foreign
instruments. For home amusement the
mandolin aud the flute are preferred, and
the notes of these may be heard in the still
ness OF the summer evening from almost
any direction.
lhey are kindly disposed people, and
strangers penetrating even to the interior of
the Island over the abominable roads, which
hardly deserve the nam, are sure every
where TO meet with abundant hospitality.
travellers on arriving at a village enter the
best house in it, regardless of the fact that
the owner may not be at home, spread their
mats and make themselves comfortable
with whatever may be in the larder. Food
on entering house. even if the owner be
absent, will help themselves, ii being a
ONT OF honor 10 leave the pay in n con-
splcuous part of the dwelling wnen they de-
part. The natives live on the best of terms
with The Spaniards. who have given them a
sort of local government
The morning call., 1891-02-08

walls, the bed, the clothing; boots and
shoes, if not cared for, are soon covered
with growth of fungi; suits of
clothing hung up in the closet be-
and acquire a half-decayed smell, and
the streets are streams. Europeans
visit each other in boats. Men and women
OF the working classes pass to and fro IN
water to their knees, vet nobody takes cold,
nobody gets in bad humOr. The laboring
men and women adopt dress during the
rainy season, sort of primitive costume
composed entirely of leaves, which hang in
thick clusters about their forms and effectu-
ally shed the water from their bodies, while
overhead a broad hat of bamboo acts the
part of umbrella, and thus the upper por-
ton of the form is kept tolerably dry, but
no attention is paid to the legs and feet
which are bare, and the Indian never seems
affected either by malaria or by any of the
ailments which to the European would re-
suit from such exposure.
In the dry seas the dress of the woman
Is highly picturesque, consisting of col
ored tunic reaching below the knees and
over this cloak, always OF brilliant colors,
while their long black hair. left loose, flows
down behind, or occasionally is plated into
two or three braidS. Picturesque as the
costume of the woman may be, it is excelled
by that of the men, for few sights are more
startling than Manila beau in a pair of
patent leather shoes, with black unmen-
tionables so tight that he is afraid to stoop,
while a European shirt, white collar and
necktle complete, Is put on outside of what
other raiment he may possess and allowed
to float in snowy splendor about his manly
form. This wearing the shirt outside the
pautsloons is not peculiar to the Philippine
Islands; the custom was probably bOr-
r0wed from the Chinese, but. seen for the
first time, it possesses startling originality.
Among the handsome Manila girls shop
ping is the favorite amusement when they
have any money, and at any corner groups
may be seen which would delight the heart
OF an artist. In the markets all languages
are spoken, though the principal one is. of
course, Spanish and ali articles of food and
drink are exposed for sale, from the Chinese
chow-chOw and edible bird's-neSts to sec
lions of sugar cane, prepared betel mt, pep
per from Sumatra and canned goods from
The morning call., 1891-02-08

part of the Philippine industries, but the
product is Government monopoly,
and as soon as it is ready the
Spanish officials take charge OF 1t,
pay the natives the current price and
transfer the "hands" of tobacco to the
Government warehouses. In Manila there
is great factory for the manufacture Of
cigars, and so extensive are its operations
that over 10, 900 women are daily employed
within its walls. Each is allowed not only
their wages but small quantity of tobacco
for her own daily use. and as everybody
smokes, employment in the Government to-
bacco factory is highly priced. In every
part of these islands smoking is almost in
cessant. and many Of the natives use forty
or fifty cigars day. continuing the habit all
their lives without any perceptibly bad re-
suits. Children are taught to smoke at an
extremely early age, and it is queer thing
to see infants, scarcely able to walk, putting
away at cigar in size quite disproportioned
to their tender years.
During the rainy season the people need
something 10 keep up their spirits, for the
tropical rains frequently last, without an
hours cessation, two or three weeks at
time. But nobody seems to pay any atten-
ton to them; nobody stays in the house on
account of the rain, the spirits of the people
are as high as during dry weather, and the
volumes Of smoke that pour from their lips
are as full and unceasing as when the sun
shines. To a European the rainy season
Is most depressing; everything is damp-the
The morning call., 1891-02-08
"reminiscences of Old CbarIeston.

Charleston was the center Thither came
the rich planter and occupied his town house
when the dread of the deadly Country
fever chased him from his plantation-that
plantation which city cousins loved to visit
at Christmas time. The resident of Charles
ton, when he left the town at all in the hot
test season, was content to seek refuge on
Suliiyans Island or, if favored by fortune.
betOok himself TO Flat Rock The Virginia
springs seemed as far away rs Alaska docs
now, and yet there were those whose am BIZ
ton did not stop short of that distant goal
and who journcyed thither in the family
coach. Those who could not travel were in
tense Charlestonians, and those who could
were not much less intense. Men who knew
both Paris and Charleston spoke respectfully
of Charleston. l was proud of my native
city; considered st. MichaePs zone of the
finest churches in the country, SIR" if not
the finest; and believe in my heart of hearts
that there was no more spacious promenade
than the Battery, which l used to pace with
a certain religious eXaitation; no grander
houses than the old family mansions, no
nobler street than Meeting street | knew
every nook and corner of the town, kept a
map OF Charleston in my room long after
left The influence of the Ashley and Cooper
Rivers" and would not suffer the memory
OF Amen street and Zigzag alley to decay
No names have ever made the same aristo-
cratic music i'll my ear as the names of the
old Hugnenot families and whea courtliness
OF manner IS mentioned. my memory at once
recalls the ceremonious old gentlemen who
were held up to us as models of politepess.
Professor Is. l.. Gildersleeve in the Febru-
airy Forum.
The morning call., 1891-02-08

l have endeavored to do something like
justice 10 the Rover's conversational meth
eds, because that style (which might be
called the Observation-Disclosures slowly
but surely creeping out of Its birthplace
like the odor of n Bowery cigar and corrupt
ing all New York. There are members of
the 400 who are detected in the use of
''see?"
l called upon Baxter the next dav. His
office is between the sawdust-box and the
lunch counter in a well known Bowery
saloon. ! found him in. He took me into a
large, bare room on the second story, where
he collected the price of a dozen lessons in
advance. l did not notice anything unusual
about the room at first, but later discov-
cred that it was the hardest floor ever laid
down by carpenter. That was after Bax-
ter had endeavored to instill into me the
principles OF the art OF self-defense 1t did
not take me long to discover that one of the
most important of those principles was to
avoid the company OF men like Baxter.
However. after he had gathered up my frag-
ments into a chair and lad put me through
the process of artificial respiration for
awhile felt well enough to say that he hit
good deal too hard. He took this as a
compliment
"If just patted yer countenance gently
like some o these dude uptown professors
would do" said lie, ''you wouldn't think
amounted to nuthin'. De first requisite is
ter convince de pupil that yer good man !;
seeP'
] admitted an earnest conviction.
yer took your medicine like man," said
he, can think l can make something of
yer Do you want ter see der McSweeney-
Lynch fightP 1 can get yer ticket for
Sl5. Is it cheap? Say, dere sellin' for SIS
all over"
l thought it might be good idea to save
$40 by buying my ticket of Baxter, for l
had made up my mind to see this fight for
the sake of knowing what soch affairs
really were like. When Baxter sold this
ticket he said that ] ought to make bar
rel of money on tine fight because he could
give me a straight tip, and l could back it
as heavily as l pleased. He mentioned in
an offhand reminiscent fashion that several
gentlemen, whom he named, had given him
fifty or hundred dollars after winning on
his tips,
told him that didn't supposed would be
possible to make a bet on this fight because
the Kid was sure to win.
"Sure TO VIM" said Baxter. Say, he
amt in 1t. Lynch will have him done in
four rounds"
Baxter went on to assure me that his warm
personal friendship for the Kid was power
| less to warp his infallible Judgment He
| was sorry that the Kid couldn't win; but, as
| long as he couldn't, there was no harm in
The morning call., 1891-02-08
A ROMANCE OF SEDAN.

at Louis Napoleon's Request n Court
Lady Pleads With .'Unser Fritz,
The once famous Countess de Mercy Ar
genteau, whose death was recently an
nounced, was born al Caraman-C himay. and
Belgium has rarely produced either so beau
tiful or so talented woman as Elizabeth
Countess of Caraman- Chimay. The i'm
perial family of France in pr Jsperity or ad-
Verslty possessed no truer or more faithful
friend, and up to the last she was wont to
wear necklace of three rows of the purest
pearls given her by the Emperor.
When Napoleon surrendered at Sedan he
requested Count de Mercy Argenteau to
burn the whole of his carriages. The only
rehc OIL his melancholy commission pre-
served at the Chateau of Argenteau on the
Meuse Is panel bearing the Imperial mono
gram. While detained at Wilhelmshohe
the captive monarch begged the cleverest
woman oil his court to come to him, and it
was into her sympathetic ear that he poured
out scheme for signing an advantageous
peace with Prussia after his army had been
restored to him.
Napoleon concluded by earnestly begpinp
the Countess to convey letter from him to
the PFussian Crown Prince.
Protected by safe conduct from Bis
marck and leaving her lady's maid behind
her at StrasDurg, she set out without mo-
meDts delay on her solitary and perilous
journey northward. She was compelled to
pass one night in an ambulance wagon,
where she was carefully looked after by a
German nurse, who ultimately proved to be
Princess in disguise. Having reached
Versailles, she introduced herself to the
Crown Prince by reminding him OF the
very different circumstances under which
they had once opened ball at Wiesbaden.
The future Emperor listened courteously
to her impassioneG pleading. but replied
that the best interests of Germany forbade
the granting of the request and compliance
with Napoleon's proposals, even if he had
been able TO oblige her personally. She left
his quarters almost broken-hear ted.-Galig-
nanPs MeSsenger
The morning call., 1891-02-08
THE END OF THE WORLD.
A General Drying Up the End of a
Things Earthly.

General Drying Up the End of All
Things Earthly.
OF all changes that change has most inter-
est for us " hich affects our own planet, the
earth; it has reached later stage than Sat
urn, though not so late stage as the moon
but only in long ages and by minute effects
will further changes be noted. Ages hence
it may be discovered that there is some
slight change in the earth's orbit; or Mer-
curry, yet nearer 10 the sun than we. may be
seen to pursue a smaller orbit than now and
the terrible fact may come home 10 man that
we are drawing nearer to the sun. Time
goes on, and the tropics become too hot for
existence. and colder regions find welcome
change TO warmth. Age by age 60 by, and
the end is, visibly, no nearer; but the fig
ures of astronomers only too surely tell their
tale. Now the tropics are an impossible
desert and all the life on the globe congre-
gates around the poles. Spain has lost her
vineyards and the Alps their snow En-
gland is burning desert and Greenland
teens with the vegetation of the tropics; In
smaller and smaller circles the inhabitants
the words of Mr.. Keightley Miller, 1.-THE
narrowed limits of the habitable earth can
no longer support this vast increase of pop
ulation, and famine begins to NOW down its
victims by millions.
Now, indeed, the end of all life draws on
apace. The heat and drought become more
and more insupportable, rain and dew fall
no longer. All springs of water fail, and the
rivers dwndie down to streamlets and trckle
slowly over their stony beds, and now scarcity
of water is added TO scarcity of food. Those
who escape from the famine perish by the
drought, and those who escape from the
drought are reserved for fate more awful
vet. For a time the few remaining inhab-
itants are partially screened from the over
whelming power of the sun by dense
canopy of clouds formed by the evaporation
of every lake and sea. But soon the sun
scorches up these vapor banks, and dissipates
them into space as fast as they can FORM
Then the fiery orb shines out in an unutter-
able splendor without the slightest cloud
wreath to interpose between himself and his
victims. Then the last denizens of the
world are stricken down and consumed-the
last traces OF organic life are blotted from
its surface.-Longman's Magazine.
The morning call., 1891-02-08

his band, for every church has its band
which plays music of an intensely rreligious
character. during even the most sacred part
OF the service, and then gives up the rest of
the day to his own pleasure. He may join
in and assist in any procession that passes,
for all marriages take place on Sunday af-
ternoons and 10 a Manila girl the most en-
Joyable feature of her life is the gorgeous
marriage procession. Then, If ever, she is
arrayed lin her finery. and preceded by
native band and by pomp0us official
specially deputed TO manage such matters,
she and her companions parade through
the streets to the church, aud afterward to
the house of her husband. The procession
Is attended by all who care to join, and so
the idlers of a native village frequently fol-
low IN groups marriage procession for the
sake not only of the sensation but also of
the feast which is to follow.
The most marked propensity of the Phil
ippine Islander is his love for gambling, and
this he usually INDUCES in without restric-
ton. Card-playing is a favorite method of
losing or winning money. and groups of
ganole may be seen almost m0tiOniess for
hours together, absorbed in gaming. Their
cards somewhat resemble our own, and the
sums lost ana won. while inconsiderable in
themselves, frequently represent the annual
income of an islander. The In0ian of ath-
letic tastes often prefers game of foot
ball. The ball is of wicker work, and the
game differs from that played in other coun-
tries in that everybody concerned has an
The morning call., 1891-02-08

my making dollar on my knowledge of
the TACT. He suggested that perhaps we
might md some ignorant person in the
saloon below who was looking for chance
20 lose his money on McSweeney. We went
4oWn and found the ignorant person. We
iouno MN without any trouble at ALL He
&c TO be waiting for US. didn't care
70 PEI, but | was afraid that Baxter would
SAY that hadn't any sporting blood. and
mus give even wider publicity to nv dis
grace than. Sir Ralph and the agent had
done. SO l bet 500 to S45 on Lynch. A
gentleman of unimpeachable honor held the
stakes. l had Bakers personal testimony
for this.
When got back to the office, the agent
Tor firearms and the young man with the
horse-head pin were there. The appear
ance of my left eye naturally led up to the
subject of pIgilism. l tod them that Bax-
ter had given me the eye, and also a straight
tip on Lynch. The horsey young man
laughed.
The fellow you bet With was friend of
BaXters," said he. and they'll divide your
money between them. They know that
McSweeney will win. It's all fixed up in
advance"
I'm going to the stakeholder and de-
mand my money back" said l.
The morning call., 1891-02-08
A LITTLE OF THE
SPORTING BLOOD.
H0W Mr.. Howard Fielding Of New York
Got It, and What 1t Cost Him.
The Mcsweeney-Lynch MiIl-straight TIPS
From Contradictory But Eminently
Reliable Sports.
Special to THE SUNDAY CALL.

A deep, absorbing interest in pugilistic
matters had descended like blight upon
my moral nature. hold my office boy pri-
marily responsible for this. He started me
on the downward path.
L entered the office one morning little
late. Ralph the boy called Familiarity Sir
Ralph, the Rover. because he always goes
ten or dozen blocks out of the way when |
send him on an errand), had attended to his
regular duties in his usual fashion. He had
busted my desk, using my office coat for the
purpose, had sorted my mail, read my postal
cards, spilled my ink and was sitting with
his feet on my private correspondence,
smoking cigarette and glancng over the
morning papers. He looked up from the
sporting page as l came in, and remarked :
Say I'm telling yer that Kid McSweeney's
got a cold cinch."
Everybody is getting a cold of some
kind" said. sympathically. who is Mr..
McSweeney? A friend of yours Pr
who's Kid Insolvency. exclaimed the
Rover, ''say, who's George Washington"
First in war"
SOS de Kid. Say, Mr.. Fieldin', it don't
make no difference wild me, because 1 know
you're all right, see? Buff you should ex-
pose your ignorance that way before some
folks they wouldn't t'ink nothin' of you
afterward. Say. if you should make a
break O. that kind in Judge DIVERS saloon
dey'd t'row yer out. Who's Kid McSweeney
Why he's de slickest and gamest bantam
that ever" the Rover's feelings overcame
him at this point and he arose and inflicted
severe personal chastisement upon messen-
ger-boy who had just entered in response to
call l had rung during the previous week.