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National Baptist world., 1894-10-12
ARABIAN HORSES.
Those of Dark Color Are Held in Highest
Esteem.

Esteem.
''The kings of horSel1ind are those of
a dark COLOR" is an Arab prOverb. while
another eastern saying is that lone
should be slow to buy a chestnut horse,
and still slower to sell one of that color
which has turned out we'll" If we
visited horse fair in Meath or York
shire, it would be easy to find plenty
of farmers and dealers who would
recognize in these sayings from dis
tant land opinions which they cherish
Just as warmly as the Arab of the
desert. We see this similarity, too, in
the defects of the two races.
The disease known as SPAWN is
prevalent among Arabian horses: it is
a constant ailment likewise of the En-
glish race horse: it is a disease, so to
say, of the speedy horse. or that which
is much galloped. Curb and ringbone,
also diseases with which the horse
owner in the country is only too
familiar, are equally well known to the
Arab. and the foot. which in our day is
so frequently the seat of lameness. is
also, though apparently not to SO great
d
troubled with defects. But into these
technical details this is not the place
to enter: it is sufficient to say that the
qualities which 90 to make a good
horse are the same all over the world,
and though the Arabian horse has some
features which give him character of
his own, yet, so far as the qualities OF
a good horse are concerned, he differs
little from his western brother
We must not, however. pass away
from the typical Arabian without
word as to color. I'm England an anti
uuated idea fingers that the authentic
Arab must be gray" Such an impress
sion may, perhaps, prevail among per-
sons altogether ignorant Of horses, but
she sport of racing in India has so in
creased our knowledge of the Arabian
horse that sounder views now exist
among horsemen. Two extracts from
Gen. Tweedee's work will give all the
information that is needed upon this
point His highness, the late Amir Fa'
Sal of Maid, who was high authority
on Ara bian horses, stated that the finest
''mav be of any color: that the preva
lent color among the first blood was
various shades of gray: that, on the
whole, color went for little, and height
for nothing, and that blood was every
thing" Another author sums up the
matrer thus: ''Practically tho Ku-hai
Ian colors are bay and chestnut, ant
the numerous different shades of gray
and roam" Into1the relation of colon
of temperament it is impossible here te
enter. Such discussion, interesting
as it would be to the lover of the horse
belong, not only ito the Arabian, but
to the equine race all the world over
Edinburgh Review.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12
A HaunY Medium.

Politeness is a just medium between
formality and rudeness; it is in fact
good-nature regulated by quick dis
cernment. which proportions itself tc
every situation and every character.
it is a restraint laid by reason and
benevolence on every irregularity OF
temper, of appetite and passion. 1t
accommodates itself to the laws of Gus
tom and fashion, as long as they are
not inconsistent with the higher
obligations of virtue and religion.-N
V I ,adCe
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

There is man in Sixth avenue
New York. who makes it a part of hi:
business to repair shirts, and in these
hard times he finds plenty to do. Shirts
of very respectable folks come to hin
to be cured of their ills, and go forth
looking like new garments. If mar
of fashion be not content, like ordinary
mortals, to buy his shirts at one dollar,
two dollars. or three dollars each. but
must pay sixty dollars per dozen, when
hard times overtaEe him and duns pour
in, his only RECOURSE IS the shirt re-
pairer
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

First Cannibal-''A French mer
chairman has come in sight" Second
Cannibal-''I trust there are some Par
isians on board. They pride them,
selves on their good taste, don't yop
know" "-Detrcit Tribune.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

HE-"I heard report that Gus Dude
leigh had fallen and hurt his head
She-"Well, there's nothing in it,
Munsey's.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

less human fl gure-so near, and yet SC
harmless! Presently the man raised his
head.
1t was all in the long days work; but
ah. the long, hard day!
Then, still as one who leads a for
lorn hope, he rode steadily on down,
down, into the valley.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

In the Market-New Clerk-"What shall
{ wrap these chicken wings in! Boss
tFly paper. of course "--Detroit Free Press.
National Baptist world., 1894-10-12

Never mini me-" said Mrs. Jones
before she was married, and that is
exactly what her husband did after
the honeymoon was over-Tammanv
Times.
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"God IN HIS mercy spared her from
Hcing on"
Who was that at the white gate be-
meath the broad-leaved catalpa? How
came it that he had not observed be.
fore-he by whom not the lightest OF
natures finger-touches was wont to
pass unmarked-that the brown seed
pods were even now rending their way
through the delicate violet veil which
had erewhile shrOuded the tree from
base to crown? The disfguring change
was clear to him now, and he began to
reckon up for how many years he had
watched the same.
"Marse George! oh, Marse George
Bress de good Lor', his lamb sleeps
like an angelr'
The tears were running down the
broad black face. In her eagerness
the old NANNY laid her hand on the
neck of the high-spirited mare, at
whose near approach it had been her
unfailing custom to shudder and fee.
"Hy, you good-fur-nuffin Jen. Whar
is you, anyhow? Come and carry away
dis horse O yours"
Then her expression changed sud-
denly to one of tenderest compassion.
"Oh, for de Lor's sake!' she moaned.
Put your han on your ole mammy's
shoulder, Marse George; lean jes'
hard's you kin-thar!-so!'
For the doctor had sat and gaZed
upon her as one who sees nothing:
then he had swayed heavily forward.
To the father, as he leaned above
her, the face of the child was indeed
as the face of an angel. Her pulse,
her skin, all told him that it was well
with her.
WAY back bout light she done
open her eyes," whispered Nanny,
ere she crept away to seek much
needed repose. ''She peeked aroun'
fur you; but guv her what you done
left and she went right ter sleep"
Hour after hour he sat there, while
the refreshing rain of unaccustomed
Joy fell on the thirsty desert of his
soul. For is it not written that the
waste places shall blossom as the rose?
Then the child awoke and opened
the eyes Of love and faith-bereft OF
which life is but futiiity or senseless
torture-upon the fathers face.
My father!'
He stopped and covered with his
own strong one the feeble hand that
strove to seek it's familiar shelter in
the old familiar way.
Spring was in his heart. There, IN
his poor, little office he once more
kneeled, and leaned his gray head
upon the bare table.
God in His mercy" he murmured;
and the tears were on his cheeks.
Yet she was living on.-N. Y. Inde'
pendent.
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SHE-"What can a woman do for amuse
nent when she has no money!" He-"G
shopping .''-Brooklyn Life.
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A LEAN dog generally growls the most
RAMS Horn.
The evening world., 1894-10-05
$4,000 FOR LAWYERS.
Roster and Bal Say the Ledger
Entry Was So Expended.
Hammarstein Claims He Was Told
1t Was for Influence.
" Monthly Commissions" Were Ex-
plained to Him as Police Fees.

Mayor Gilroy. supt Byrnes and Capt.
schmittberger are angry and annoyed
at the latest turn of affairs in the Ham
merstein-Koster and Bal mbroglio.
Mr.. Hammerstein. with Lawyer Stein
hart, of Howe & Hummers office, went
to Albany yesterday and asked At
torney-General Hancock for permission
to apply for a receiver for the affairs
OF Roster, Bal & CO., to enforce an
accounting and dissolve the partner
ship.
Mr.. Hammcrstein charged Roster and
Bal with mismanagement and with in
tention to dcfraud the petitioner, who is
Junior member of the firm. In the course
of his charges Mr.. Hammerstein said that
there were entries on the books for sew
eral thousand dollars which the defend
ants had told him were expended for
municipal influence in securing license
and subsequent police protection.
Roster and Bal make denial as
sweeping and emphatic as Mr.. Ham
merstein's charges.
" He is a liar and lunatlc for saying
such things" said Mr.. Roster this morn
ing.
Nnen Supt. ByrneS read the story
this morning, 1t is said, that he at
once sent for Capt. Schmittberger
Neither the Chief nor the Captain could
be found at his office this forenoon.
When approached on the subject,
Mayor Gilroy expressed great surprise
and annoyance.
Mr.. Hammerstein does not affect to
believe that the sums he declares to be
accredited to a bribery fund were ever
disbursed in that manner, but were,
he says, appropriated by Messrs. Kos
ter and Bial for other uses, which they
seek 10 conceal.
Roster and Bial were notified on
Wednesday evening by Howe & Hum
| mel to appear yesterday at noon before
| the Attorney-General. Early yesterday
morning MIR. Hammerstein and Lawyer
| Stenhart left for the capital followed
| by Mr. Bal, with Lawyer Isaac Fromme.
When they met before Attorney Gen
eral Hancock Mr.. Fromme endeavored
| to have the proceedings postponed on
| the ground that Mr.. Hammerstein' S
lawyers were trying to take snap judg-
ment. a bitter wrangle cnsued.
| Mr.. Hammerstein alluded to his partners
| and their attorneys as thieves, conspira-
tors and the like while Mr.. Fromme re-
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taliated by characterizing Mr.. Hammer
stein as liar. a nuisance and a lunatic.
Inc AttorneN-Gcneral finally decided
TO near Mr.. Hammerstein's application,
ordering Howe Il Hummel to give kos-
ter and Bial a copy OF the charges to-
DAY and setting down the hearing OF
their answer for Oct H.
Mt Steinharet proceeded TO DO over
a mass of written statements from Mr..
Hammersteln, in which ne charged Kos
ter and Bal with purchasing a t excessive
prices stocks of liquors and cigars from
their wine-house. making numerous
entries without vouchers, concealing the
accounts from him. refusing him check
on the receipts of the box-office, and all
sorts Of acts of ma.feasance, down 20
hllins boxes originally containing high
price cigars with inferior goods.
Mr.. Hammerstein introduced in evil
dence page of the ledger containing
seven entries for monthly commits
sion" aggregating 5000, and another
entry of 5000 for Expenses as
mutually agreed upon. as per Mr.. b"
These he alleges, his partners explained
as having been paid to secure influence
and for police protection.
Both Messrs. Roster and Bal posi-
lively deny that they ever said anything
of the sort, and declare that the So 900
was devoted to lawyers fees in organic
Ing the corporation.
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Situation Ad in The World Will Secure the Employment You Want

mustache. He had answered our ad-
yertisement because he wanted a great
deal of fresh milk. He drank two or
eaeS aSar aai KAT ana sad ds
vast amount OF good, but as that con-
founded pug boarded in the same house
with him that fact neutralized all the
off than when he left the city.
When he would say this Miss Billings
would remark that dearest Ferdy was
her one comfort in this world. and she
could not see why people were not
willing he should live. Mr. Heaton
would then snift and say with great con-
tempt that he would try and not be the
cause of removing Miss BillIngss sole
comfort. but he could not swear that
he should not some time kick that pug
into the next world.
The three other boarders would try to
laugh, as II these remarks were pleas
antries. Occasionally Mr.. Marks, a very
young man, would break out into indig-
nant words addressed to Mr.. Heaton, but
the elder gentleman withered him d.
| rectly.
Miss Billings would cast an express
sive glance OF the most ardent gratitude
at the young man, and he would blush.
We all understood that MIR. Marks was
an admirer OF Miss Billings. lie had
even been known to carry Ferdinand
for her, in spite of his growing and
grlnning all the time. She would walk
beside and pat him-the dog. you under
Stanu-and tell MIN that the darling
petsy ought to know his friends, and
she must punish him II he did not. But
she never punished him. That pug was
almost as bad In the house as a modern
| child could have been-not quite so
| bad, for nothing is AS bad as the mod
ern child. So my sister and | used 10
| tell ourselves, and try to be thankful
| that we had dog instead OF child
For" said CatharIne, one day, IN
| confidence, and in burst OF gratitude
n pug may he poisoned, but a little
hoy or girl could not be treated in that
way"
Not that we ever dreamed of poison
ing Ferdy.
Mr.. ueaLon seemed TO wish to be very
| kind. He had witnessed, as have said
NY transits by the pug. One day he ap.
peared In the kitchen with a long legged
pair OF bunting boots in his hand. He
said he hoped / would excuse him, but
| he would suggest that / put on those
boots when l went near that COMPOUNDED
| little beast, He said they would give
! me feeling OF safety, and he thought
glad of them II is true it was a bother
10 be obliged to stop TO put ON hunting
boots every time ! went into the front
entry: but l was paid for my trouble
in the sense OF security they gave.
II was q JOY to be able 10 saunter by
Ferdinand. and to see him slowly raise
his upper lip until his dear little teeth
became visible, and he thrust his head
forward and snarled. i knew that the
leather encasing my feet and ankles was
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The face OF the mistress Of Ferdinand
flushed deeply as she heard these words.
She announced with asperity that dear
est Ferdy never had flea In his life.
Miss Billings was again silent. If a
woman SO stylish and 80 sensltive-she
said she was full of sensiblity-could
be said to hang around" that is what
she did in our kitchen for the next
quarter Of an hour. and 1t was very hot
DO you feel disposed to throw in
Fscdy's bath?'' she ssked, finally,
When she found out that we did not
feel so disposed, she bOrst into fears.
and felt Ike a hard;;hearted wretch;
If the pug had not had such a way OF
swapping, think should have said
then and there that / would be his
maid. But my sister was firm. She
were washed while in that houSs TIE
washing would probably be done by
Ferdipands mistress.
When CathaI!ne had made this state
tnent Miss Billings dried her eyes and
LETT thu room. taking the pug In her
arms, after she had out her pen behind
her ear. The dog, looked o!er her
shoulder at us, and his eyes were very
Il suppose We shall lose that boarder,'
said i. despondently. "Catharine.
c",ldn't you have made mp yo'lr mind
Couldn't your" she asked.
But ! did not reply. 1 was absorbed
In pie. crust.
I'm afraid we shau't have the L."
remarked my sister, after a while. She
added emphaticslly that she did not be
lieve that anybody ever threw in the
The rest OF rho day passed calmly
Ferdinand sat. az usual. at the open
trent door and snapped at fiies aud al
Passing ankles. IL you have never yceI
obliged to &c frequently very near :
dog that snaps al yruc ahkleo, Ynr car
have 10 !des into what a nervous state
you will fall.
MY duties called mo often into that
hell near this door-in fact. tho hail
was 80 small that you could not &c into
II at all without going near the amtable
TO walt In the kitchen or upstairs each
time until had screwed up, my courage
and then would make a dash through
snap together as i brushed by. AT last
! would almost cry when i found that
must go there; II seemed mean to ask
Catharine TO take my place.
Nothing but the thought OF the l. sus,
tained me during those days. 1t was
not soothing. either. to see the edge OF
Miss Blllngs's frizzes outside, and 10
know that she was sitting there and
enjoying herself, while l was so I'M
happy.
Mr. Heaton had seen me on these Skin
mishes many times. He was a middle
aged man. who was quite stout, He had
large face adorned by small grizzled
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Catharine do you think II / were as
old as Miss Flora X. Billings, and had
pug, and boarded where his washing
was not thrown in-do you think any
But my sister was moving rapidly
toward the house.
Where are you going?" I asked,
hurrying after her.
~ want to be near in case he needs
help"
But you can't get in," / replied.
TIE hour went by and still the kitchen
remained closed. The thought OF supper
began to worry us. When q half hour
more had passed we knew we must get
in, for boarders must have their meals
Suddenly we heard voice close to the
door leading into the woodhouse. where
we We're waiting.
I'm going TO unlock IT, said Mr..
Marks. But, you wait minute before
We obeyed, When we entered we
stepped in pool of water, and we kept
on walking In water, which had been
very ineffectively sopped up with my
wad in the middle OF the room.
There Were fragments of silk scattered
about. | recognized these fragments as
parts Of the necktie Mr.. Marks had
On the kitchen table. near a bowl OF
cream, which l had forgotten in the
confusion of finding the young man In
the kitchen was Ferdinand. very wet
growing. But he was washed.
Cetharine Immediately went some
where and brought back Miss Billings
TO take her dog away.
',oh, you precious, -precious?' cried the
lady, gathering Ferdy to her heart and
carrying him out of our sight.
Mr. Marks did not come down to
supper. Late in the evening I ventured
tc knock at his room.
He did not let me see him. but talked
TO me from behind the door, AS he held
IL Il little open.
He said he had a good many scratches
on his hands, and his under lip was
torn; otherwise he was perfectly well.
He thought, however that he should 20
back to Boston by the train that
started at o'clock In the morning, and
he would send for his trunk.
He handed out the money for his
board through the crack between the
door and the wall. He thanked me for
my Kindness. He said VI l ever wanted
that cursed brute shot to send for him.
Miss Billings left US before II was
time to wash Ferdy again. She ex-
planned that she went because she was
so sensitive that she required frequent
change.
The lady who had the room after Miss
Billings brought a canary who never
stopped singing from the time the sun
rose till II set. But, as Mr.. Heaton re-
marked, there were lines when the
force OF contrast made even a singing
canary seem a blessing.
Perhaps 1 ought TO state that we are
going to have the L.-Toledo Blade.
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would then so to sleep again. and his
little bells would be silent.
Miss Billings often explained that Fer
dinand did not mean the least thing In
hoped that nobody would mind II.
When she used to say this. we would
all smile and simper-all except one of
ferocious face every time he saw the
pug or heard him mentioned.
When he thought he was unobserved
he used to kick Ferdinand. i saw him
manner. when Heaton approached, 1
am sure he did II more than once.
l am one who loves dogs; | can even
be friendly to pug, but ! was not pre-
spoke kindly to him stand up, brace his
front legs, Jingle his gold bells and
show his front teeth TO me. l trust l
may be pardoned II l say too much
most prominent of our boarders, and
he helped to increase the fund for our L.
Still, though lover OF dogs, / was not
pleased when, on the third morning after
kitchen, where my sister was beating
eggs and | was rolling out the pie-crust.
She had on an almost divine tea-gown;
her hair was fiuffed down to her eye
brows, and j was more uncertain about
her age. She held pen In one hand, as
II she had been what we call "compos-
ing" She had let drop the fact, at her
first breakfast with us. that she some
times did compose verses. She said they
relieved the pent-up volcano within her.
She did not look in the least as II she
were carrying about a pent-up volcano.
But one can never tell about those
things.
She said she thought she would mem
ton that IL was the morning for Fer
dlnand's bath. Catharihe had stopped
beating eggs to hear what our boarder
Rad to say. She now replied that Miss
Billings might have Il foot-bath tub for
Ferdinand's use, If she wished
Miss Billings looked at her in cool
surprise, as she heard this response
She did not speak for several moments,
and my sister resumed her work. The
lady put the glittering end OF her pen
holder to her lips, ana appeared to be
shocked. At last she said she never
washed Ferdinand herself.
Catharine said ''IndeedP' and rolled
out a pie-crust.
where ! boarded last year and the
year before" went on Miss Billings
1.-THE washing OF Ferdinand was thrown
in"
Catharne again said "Indeedr and
/ niped an edge to my crust. | men
tally decided TO let Catharine deal with
this person.
1T is his day for bath" repeated
would happn II he should miss his bath
on the proper day"
suggested Catherine. with great suavity.
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tough, and the knowledge gave me a
security had not enjoyed since the ad-
vent of Ferdinand.
had been wearing those hunting boots
on my visits to the front entry for nearly
a week, when Miss Billings had that in
teryiew with us concerning the dog 5
bath. BY the time the next day dawned
l was convinced that something ought to
l sought Miss Billings after breakfast,
and told her that, although we could
not ourselves wash the pug, we. would
permit her to have the use of the kitchen
sink for that purpose.
Mr.. Marks was sitting with her at
the time. He had just been reading
of this volume, ! recalled the remarks
made by Mr. Heeton the day before
He said he. knew a young, man who.
every time he fell in love. always Dor
read to his inamorata. He finished his
remarks by asserting that there were
always plenty OF tackasses In the world.
Miss Billings thanked me with some
effusion but she said she did not know
what would become Of poor Ferdy, for;
even though she should die, she could
not wash him herself. She turned
sweetly to MIR. Marks and explained
always been thrown IN, and she had
no Idea what she should dc. but she
hoped she should live through II.
/ said that / hoped so, too; and then
could even for our l..
II was with considerable surprise that
found Mr.. Marks in the kitchen that
afternoon, when l came downstairs after
my daily nap
lie turned very red, but he managed
to gay, stammoring good deal. that he
hoped would pardon him,
| looked n him. ! could not imagine
what he TantCu there. but ] said
you'd DaIlCI him.
10 grew u,ory red. and he staumered
wrTs1 thAL uetGre, ana said again he
him, | assured him | would overlook II
in him. | sat down. 1t would not be
time Ia beS'n to get supper for an hour
yet.
MIR Marks now Informed me that !
was very good. j did not deny this
assertion. He appeared to struggle with
himself or a moment, and then he re-
marked that he thought he had seen Inc
wearing a large apron that must be a
great protection to my gown. l began
to be some what alarmed a this, for II
seemed To hint At incipient mldne SIS.
| But ] told him pleasantly that / had
such an apron, ana that II was great
protection. | thought Of adding that
hunting boots. worn in the front entry,
were also very useful under exciting
circumstances; but | did not know but
such AN observation might irritate him,
and l did not yet know how mad he
was.
Now he asked me point-blank II l
would lend him an apron.
Yes" ! said to myself, as ! went for