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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
A MULE WITH HYOROPHOBlA.
Death of Two Cows from Mysterious
Cause--Polsoninc Suspected


CLINTWOOD, VA, October C-(Spe-
ciaI.) flames ID. L!pps. Of Osborn's Gap.
this county. had fine mule bitten BY a
rabid dog last spring. but It showed no
signs of hydrophob!a till few days ago,
when IL became violently affected with IL.
1t would try TO fight the other horses
about the stables and in the lot, and
seriously hurt Itself by its own actions. IL
remained in this condition FOR twO or
three days, when Mr. Lips had 1t shot.
Abraham Mullins. OF Georges Creek,
had two cows 10 de in a very mysterious
manner day or two since. They had
been out on the commons. n short d.-.
tance away from home. and when they
returned they each drank an unusual
quantity Of water from the creek. and
Immediately laid down, and both expired.
Mr. Mullins says he thinks they were
poisoned and that he knows who adj
min,stered the poison.
Mr.. |. T.. French. prominent merchant
OF this place. has his country house com
pleted. at last. lie has had the work going
on for several months. and now has the
finest residence In the county. lie viii
move into it next week.
There will be- some political speaking
ut CIintwood next Tuesday. with three
or four distinguished speakers present.
There will probably be joint discussion,
and this Will perhaps give the campaign
All impetus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
ALPHABETICAL RULES FOR YOUN
MEN

Attend well to your own business.
Euy nothing On credit, nor borrow, If
possible to avoid 1.-THE debtor is slave 10
the lender.
Consider well before making promises
or engagements.
Delay not 10 right a wrong with
felloW-man.
Envy no mans prosperity or talents.
Fear God and you need fear none else.
Give literally and Checsiuliy 10 the
needy.
Honor father ana mother. living or dead
lnjure uo mans reputation, except in
the cause of truth and justice.
Justice before generosity.
Know thyself wei. and thou wilt know
, other men.
Love, without deceit or guile
Make 10 future plans without God in
them.
Never tell lie. nor desert a friend.
Obey an The laws Of God ana man.
Practice what YOU preach.
Question not Gods wisdom, goodness, or
Justice.
Resolve always to do your duty.
Shun evil companions.
Temperance f. health and life.
Use no mans money or name without
authority
Vanity is weakness humility wisdom;
vain thoughts repeL
Worry wears away the spirits and the
life.
Xcusc rather than abuse the young
thoughtlcss. and ignorant.
Youth is seed time. Look to the harvest.
Zeal in good works is u duty and sure
of reward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Yes, Wen Try.
fredericksburg Free Lance)


The Richmond Dispatch calls attention
to the granting by Judge Mclaughlin OF
an appeal In the Goodman case for killing
Colonel Parsons. and comments very
properly on the fact that appeals In crimi-
nal cases from corporation courts go d.
recuy to the Court OF Appeals. whereas
those from the county courts have an
intermediate channel and opportunity
through the circuit courts.
or course IL II all wrong. but why
can't the Dispatch. with It's strong hold
upon the reigning dynasty and the gov
erning ideas In Virginia. have such O
proper change made?
Won't Ii bear this matter In mind, and
see that this opportunity for enlarged
criminal expenses IL cut off hereafter
when the next Legislature meets?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

THE CHIEF FIRED POINT-BLANK.
field rife. the regulation ammunition. tell
the soldiers TO aim straight and IRE to-
sether, and do the trek the same as u
was done at the Metropolitan opera
House before over 5000 people.
Consistency IS a jewel. and 1 would not
be consistent did | not retire behind the
curtain Of mystery when 1t comes 70 an
explanation Of the manner IN which the
thing can possibly be done with bTcech-
loading weapons.
The successful magician OF today ncccs-
sarily surrounds himself and his perform
anccs with as thick a veil OF mystery as
did the Magl Of the Persians early In
The history Of the human race, but he
need not be hypOcTitical enough TO claim
the supernatural or 70 boast Of the assist
ance Of anything beyond his own dex-
terity. provided he carries out faithfully
his promise t. the public and gives enter
talnmert that does not interfere with the
religious or political sentiments OF the
people he is attempting 10 entertain. The
Magi Of old claimed TO have the assist
aHce Of good or evil spirits. and some
OF them hoasted Of being able to leave this
world Of man and take long or short
journeys IN spirit land. and to come back
possessing many truths valuable 10 them
selves. without explaining how or why,
as their audiences were content TO accept
these bald statements. i neither claim
nor deny aid from any source. but the
reader must admit a certain amount OF
fraukncss in my statements by the re-
peatcd use Of the word trick.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

the one marked by the committee, having
been palmed. by the performer. Is pre-
sented. and the thing Is done.
Still another way OF performing the
trick ia by having the ramrod with n
clamp inside hole cut at the end. so
that when the bullet IL dropped In the
barrel of the piece and rammed down
the ramrod clutches 1t firmly, and the
harder the charge is rammed the more
firmly the bullet is fixed in the end OF the
ramrod. and both are drawn and laid
aside together. leaving nothing but the
blank charge To fire at the performer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
EXPENSIVE AMUsEMENTs.

The path Of n magician Is not always
strcwn with roses, as occasionally a thorn
comes up among the rose leaves that f.
long enough and strong enough - 90
clear through the sole Of his sandal and
direct the laugh he intended against others
toward himself. ! remember once but a
few years ago entertaining some friends
in Cincinnati with some ordinary palming
and changing performances. / took a sill
yer dollar. caused it TO disappear. and IN
the palm OF rny hand where il had are
Viously rested was a twcnty-doliar gold
piece, which was passed around and cX-
aminod with evident satisfaction by the
party.
\ young man came up and asked me II
I could transform silver half dollar into
a teu-dollar gold piece. As matter OF
course l assured him that I could DO 50.
] took his half dollar, presto change. and
II was 4 t-n-doilar gold piece. 1t was
shown % the spectators, pronounced gen.
uine. when the innocent young man took
it and slipped il into his pocket and
saying Thank you." walked out Of the
room.
had entertained my friends, had
complied with his reqrs It. hut it cost me
Just nine dollars and a half 10 do IT,
4. HERMANN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Treatment of Typhoid-Fever.

TO the f~lltof ot the DispdASh.
read in your Sundays issue that seve-
ral deaths had occurred IN Virginia from
tvphold-feyer. and as this disease often
proves fatal. send you a clipping cut
from the Washington Post. which shows
that most astonishing results have been
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
WITH BREEcH-LoADERs.

or course. these explanations are given
OF the manner IN which the trick is per-
formed with the old-fashioned, muzzle-
loading weapons. and the only explanation
] can give Of the way in which 1t is done
with breech-loading guns and metallic
cartridges furnished by the United states
Government. is to take the regular SPRING
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
cRYSTAL GLORES.

The early travellers wrote and rewrote
accounts II HmdoD and Arabian magi-
claus who were the possessors OF crystal
globes. ana when d patient or client con-
suited one 81 these wise men Of the East
ne was shown this globe. partly concealed
ly tH, hand az the performer. when. to
the ain.zemcnt OF tine seeker Of know
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

In few minutes the cobra, realizing that
he IS free. begins TO move about. II is
then that the cane and cloth are removed.
and IL is thus that the walking-suck is
turned into serpent.
Your traveller. IN writing this, told the
truth. but the fact that he neglected To
describe the white-cotton cloth wrapped
abou. the fakir and the manner In when
he spread II over the cane before trans
forming Il into serpent made his story
more wonderful. and robbed II OF all pos
efrtlftV
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.

Works Of travel fairly brisile with
stories Of dccapita.ion ia the open arr
and on the hard ground. and the most
wonderful feat that is described IA what
must be called purely n trick, as ulck
t is \ grave IS dug and Hindoo'
usually sight lad. IS mesmcrized or
hypuot, zcd, placed in this grave, covered
iip with loose earth, whore he Is LETT Tor
a number OF hours. quite Ions enough
10 sunocate an ordinary individual, Whch'
with much ceremony and beating Of many
tontoms. and the mutterings OF many m
cantations he is dug up and given Il glass
Of some rcvlv.ug beverage, after which
he walks away. apparently uninJured.
This IS truly wonderful, but II the spec
tator could look inside the garments or
the lad before he Is consigned 10 the
earth. he would see a few joints Of cane
or bamboo. 50 arranged that one would
slip inside the other. The pith has been
removed from these Joints. and they are
really wooden tubes that. when Joined to-
gcther will form one long tube or pipe
a foot OF eighteen Inches in length. Inc
earth over the buried lads hands Is leit
loose enough 30 he can WORK
them free. and slip the tubes to-
Vethcr. aud as the hands are placed On
each side of tho face one end OF this tub'
IS placed I'm the mouth, and the other
thrust near enough tho surface OF the
earth 10 admit the air Then any OBJ
structiors that may have collected In the
tube arc blown out and breathing is an
oasv matter until the performer is rcsur-
yggfFI
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

DTENING All\ l..
ledge. the portrait II some dead relative,
the picture Of 10 city soon TO be visited
by the client. or some scene from spirit
lanI was Obs rrcl 90 form iisef dis
tirctlv In the crys al and then fade away
Th.s globe for,t..I victory or defeat to
Tio5.o Nl3h.r.i.hs about to 20 10 war
win their r.frhb9rs 1t also forcto'd good
or evil fortune. as occasion may require.
AMI mo- ore ATTEMPTED u solve the mystery.
All seemed 10 coustIue it as the most
wonderful thing. and there the matter
rested until explained.
Ihis globe is simply a piece Of glass
or crystal. perfectly transparent II is
shown the spectator. when thc performer.
who has previously been made aware OF
the subject upon which th" globe Is -
ne conSuI'ti. sHps Il -i!''i l'dl"li"s' u'hN-
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,..'' me. wa .,r.,, n.,t t,"i',',
ii..1qp took psir of duellins- pistols
and loaded them with powder furnished
lv tho Arab chiefs. ami with leadca
bullets marked boy .hem. he receiving the
fire of these pistols without sustaining the
suentest injury
After bullets previously marked aal
te.n loaded into pistols furnished by the
Arabian chief ana Wen rammeI home, The
chief fired point blank the length OF u
oiuing-loom table AT the magician. lie
smhnsiy caught il between his teeth AMI
returned il 10 the Arab 20 the great as.
toulshment of all present. Then Houd'n
picked up the remaining pistol on iAr
table" with ethe remark: 1our am Is
not 30 deadly as niHe' ne hTtd "haii's1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Rules of Conduct.
Rules OF Conduct.
RICHMOND. VA. October 3, 1894.

RICHMOND. VA. October g. 1894.
Many years ago cut from a newspaper
some alphabetical rules which 1 pasted
in my Bible. and l think they did me
good. During the war l lost them. The
following | have written for the bene-
fit OF my sons. They contain no now
moral truths Indeed there are none 10
DE discovered. | shall have 80 copies
printed i'm neat form 70 be pasted in a
book and will he glad 20 give any young
ia9n cony. They might nnd "A place in
cogn'ing-rooms. The alphabetical ar
rangement helps the memory Had some
Of these preccpts been better observed by
mo ] would have been saved inrumera-
bic troubles and .sorrows Very truly,
" w PARKER
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

-'- Dtl'.ING-STICk Is CHANGED
I.rD a SNAKE
.l. a1 them on the ground.
appearances. there was no.
e.. l-- ale cane beneath the cloth, but
9 " reality there were the walking
st4 Ae cobfa, lying side IN SIDE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

eypect great things from nv class.
ma.cs-yes. even sgicde y prospects ton !
brightep up. They are an honest
servine4lot OF fellows and their lameh''.
tions are such source OF comfort "
me. Misery loves company. To see 'ns,n
wriggling around on the desks III -
lecture-room AFFORDS me "a much loy 1'
does 10 hear the sufterlnss OF 'ne A'S"
I'm the upper berth when ! am al SEA.
In case some OF our supreme Sos'.
iudges-eiect de Qieayen eran' Una. 80 ~,
may notD. hope the Legislature VIZ
attempt 10 force the judSeshiP -, 4,
want TO be justice OF he ''~N
Hanover county. ooorvp
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07

srum The Mast who, under
Hr.ulfc nruEc TO the very
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25
THREE UNHAPPY CHINESE.
To Be Deported ana Likely to Lose
Their Heads.


Chicago, Aug. 22.-There are three very
unhappy Cinnamon III Chicago. They
are in custody Of a United States marshal
and are to be taken nome under the Chi
nese exclusion act, and when they reach
China their heads are to be chopped of.
The imprisoned celestials are Mock Coon.
Mock Shon and Lum Bick Hop. They
were arrested in Plattsburg. n. Y. under
the Chinese exclusion law and the deputy
marshal is now on his way with them to
Port Townsend, Wash, from which place
they will be shipped back TO China.
They were arrested al Plattsburg, n
Y. by United States Deputy Marshal
Woodwork, of MechaniCsville, charged
with stealing into the United States over
the Canadian border at PlattsbUrg The
Cinnamon could establish no defense and
Woodwork was ordered 20 start with the
celestials at once Tor Port Townsend,
Wash, that they might be deported uu-
der the Chinese exclusion act. The dep
uty marshal and his prisoners arrived in
Chicago this morning aud the officer
at once fastened to the Harrison street
station and hau the Cinnamon locked mp
Tomorrow morning he will leave for the
west with his unhappy prisoners.
The men were members Of militia
branch of the army and when japanese
cannon U6Edu W roar III the distance
they decided that the laundry business
in the United States offered infinitely
more charms to them than going TO the
front without bullet proof coat Hence
they slowed themselves away on a
steamer which left before actual hos
tilities commenced and came to the
land of the free and the home of the
MEXICAN man" But their troubles began
as soon as they crossed the border,
for Uncle Sans eyes spied them out
and they were ordered sent back. When
this was explained to them their hearts
smote them again, for the emperor keeps
a long, keen snickersnee up his capacious
sleeve for deserters and Mock Coon, Mock
Shon and Lum Blck Hop feel sure that
there would be passageOf arms in which
they would get the worst of it as soon as
they returned to China.
The prisoners are in state of terror,
as the penalty OF deserving from the Chi
nese army. is death, and it is almost GER
tainty that they will lose their heads on
their native soil. They talked to several
Chicago Cinnamon when here and begged
them to save them, but th1y could do
nothing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25
FLORIDA LEMON CROP.
The Large Increase Exerts a Marked
Eject on Fruit Imports.


Eject on Fruit Imports.
New York, Aug. 13.-The increase of
the lemon crop of Florida is exerting a
marked influence on the imports of fruit.
This year, it is expected, Florida crop of
lemons will aggregate 100000 boxes,
which is nearly fourfold the product
of last year. The stock now in the
market is sufficient to meet all demands
meanwhile This ample supply on hand,
together with the large quantities yet TO
arrive from SicIian and other ports of
Italy estimated at 10000
boXes), will compel Florida grow
ers TO leave their fruit un-
picked until considerably later than
usual The Florida crop, however, will
begiu to arrive freely in the course of
about three weeks, and will alone be
sufficient TO supply the eastern markets
till the next Italian crop begins to ar
rive in the latter part of October.
The present abundant crop of Florida
will virtually exclude Spanish lemons,
mainly from Malaga, about $780, 900 boxes
of which have generally been received
here annually between the closing of one
Italian season and the opening of another
Last year the supply of Italian lemons,
which are as superior to Florida
lemons as the Spanish fruit is
inferior TO them, received at Amer
lean ports was 2,595,90l, boxes against
only Asa, 035 boxes in 1873, twenty years
earlier. The receipts this year will, per-
haps, somewhat exceed those of last
year California, whose crops of lemons
and other fruits, like those of Florida
are rapidly increasing, produced 10000
boxes of lemons last year, and will have
several times that quantity this year.
California lemons are almost wholly
consumed in the markets west of Chi
cago, but with the continued increase of
crops they are expected to find their way
still further eastward, ana, with the in
creasing crop of Florida, lemon importers
will soon encounter serious competition
| from domestic growers.
Present wholesale prices for fancy
lemons range from 1915 to 81 25, box
containing 800 lemons; fair from 81 30 to
1925. Some fancy lemons of superior
quality are selling at So box. Fancy
lemons of regular grade are 80 cents a
box less than at the corresponding date
of last ye,.r, while other grades are
selling at about the same price quoted at
this time last season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25

speakers pro tempore light their cigars as
they left the chair and walked down the
three or Tour steps TO the floor.
Only the other day l saw the chairman
OF the committee on ways and means.
the chairman of the committee on appro-
prlauons and half dozen other chair
men only less prominent, all smoking to-
gethcr with many lesser lights. so To
speak, all of them probably not thinking
OF the RUE which they were violating
Now, 1t Is the rarest thing in congress
slonaI proceedings to have anybody call
attention 10 that rule against smoking on
the floor, although it is the privilege of
every memb Der of either body and the
duty OF the presiding officer of each to do
so. This, however, is an unimportant
matter, compared with the other
You would think that the congressional
Temperance Society, now a Nenera ole
cody OF many years standing. composed
OF senators and representatives of both
parties, indeed of all parties, and having
as president, believe, this year, Repre-
sentative Nelson Ding cy. Jr., of Maine
formerly governor of his state, a stanch
upholder OF the Main law and a consist
ent member of the COngrega tional church
would take steps to bring to the Official
attention of the committee controlling
the restaurants or the officers of the
houses or OF the houses themselves, the
AOtOi 4ONlos C3A IGuSlNC anu lLGGSSdlL lOIrac-
! lions OF the rules In the restaurants
But 1t does not do so, contenting itself
with holding public meeting once a
year, which does not do half as much
good as would be effected by wiping out
this hypocrisy of congress. either bv re
peahng the prohibition rules or enforcing
| them.
KYLE's EFFORT
Now and then some individual senator
representative a tho tniSl- of rid Ia
and i'll will, if not positive persecution of
petty sort, does Try to do something
about 1t, but here is an effective way
Senator Kyle Of South Dakota a popu-
list who, having been preacher, has
gone into Eolitics-a fact regarded of
itself by most politicians as suspicious
tried the other day in the Senate: but if
he had any other purpose than to call the
attention of the public TO the subject he
failed entirely. He did not go about it in
the right way, Oy reporting the matter
with some specific instances. but otfered
a resolution providing for the enforcement
OF the rule during the recess of Congress,
which was of course easily ridiculed
and easily shelved. He was very per.
tinently asked why he confined his reso-
luton to the recess of congress when he
was asserting that the rules were being
| violated right along during the session
of congress. and his futile attempt to re
! ply only added to the merriment which
his resolution created. He, too, with
true senatorial courtesy, exonerated all
the members of the Senate from the
charge of drinking in the restaurant. and
/ that made everybody laugh, as well as
/ his suggestion to them that if they
| wanted to drink they could keep liquor
| in their committee rooms or go to a neigh
| boring restaurant, which happened to be
! the one where his populist colleague, Al
/ len, created a scene not long ago.