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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31

distinction. Both IN England and France
soldier and q breeder OF race horses are
alike highly considered by the nobility
and gentry, and consequently the General
would so from one country house to
another, a welcome guest His great fund
OF stories, and anecdotes OF the life OF
the plains when he was a young soldier
just out OF West Point, and took part Ia
thrilling expeditions against the Indians
comanches. Kiowas Apaches and ARA
pahoes-n conpa NY with Kit Carson and
the noted French guide, La Rue, in the
days when buffalo and antelope. some
times as many as 5000 head in g drove,
rcanaed the plains, his stories of the great
war, his fine sense Of humor, his speech
SO pat and direct, make him one Of the
most companionable, and delightful Of
men.
IN THE ARMY.
While separating with regret from his
companions in arms, he did not hesitate
& to which side he should give his ale
glance when the shock Of war came in
1861.
He engaged in the service OF the South
from a sense of imperative duty, his
making him at once s ths Useful soldier and
the chivalrous foe. Early In the war,
while leading an infantry charge. he
was wounded in the side with q. mimic
OGAiI. u aAGAlA 1T Tie -aeh1Al5 "
Holly Springs he was promoted to be
brigadier general, and in command of
;so Of Generals Hardee pok and
Joe Johnston, commanding cavalry on the
left wing in the memorable Georgia cam
paign. Among his other military ser
vices was his engagement with the dash
ing Fitzpatrick at Lovejoy's Station. lead
ing with Forrest the Conrederate advance
Of Hood. For this he was recommended
for promotion to a division and was as
signed to the command of Forests old
division with the Texas Brigade added.
Like General Harding, General Jackson
does not regard the race track as neces-
sarily irreligious. He believes avery man
should identify himself with the church.
It is his opinion that if religious men
would recognize the usefulnsss Of the race
track. as is the case in England, they
would do much to eliminate ali the objec-
tionable features. On agricultural sub
jects the General Is an advanced thinker
and has done useful service for South
ern farmers.
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Bay Line
to Baltimoro
Via C. & 0. Railway and
Old Point.
u. S. MAIL ROUTE.

Leave Richmond wa Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway daily. except Sunday. at q
P. NJ. connecting at Old Point with the
s,,nerb steamers OF the Old Bay Line
leaving at 7:l5 p. ~. arriving BaItimoro
S:So A. II, In time TO make eonnecttoo
with all tcains North. East and West
short rail ride and ali night on one Of IT,
anesr steamers In Southern waters Re.
turning, arrive Richmond 1000 ~ e.
daily. except Monday:
nlv at general Offices Chssa peako and o6to
T1tiway. Richmond Transfer compa13
and zoos East Main Ssrsst.
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A TENNESSEE TRAIT.

Like the General. he never bet a penny
on race. Their pleasure was in Witness
ing the contest between the gallant ami
mails. Tennesseans of high and low de-
gree have ever loved fine horses Andrew
jackson bred and raced them, as did the
gifted and versatile Bale Peyton And in
Tennessee the PAGER. too-the ambling
palfrey Of SCOTS Ivanhoe-is still best
reared and gated. The first horse to 20 a,
mi1e'in harness in less than two minutes
was a. Tennessee PAGER
In March. 1923. Richard Croker came
to Nashville, and was so attracted by
Belle Meade, its horses and it's manage
ment, that he made an offer to buy a half
interest in its horses and their get. which
was accepted. That year the colts sold
for SS5.00o. but in this sale Croker had no
interest He paid something over a quar-
ter Of a million dollars for his half inter-
est. Four years later General Jackson
met him by chance in Europe. and falling
to talking Of their horses. division was
proposed and the General bought him out,
GENERAL JACKSON IN EUROPE.
On this and other trips to Europe Cen
eral Jackson was welcomed as a person of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
NUDGE HowELL E. JACKSON.


Until 1890 the horses and their product
were the joint property Of General Jack
son, his brother. Judge Howell +. Jack
s1n. who also married a daughter OF Cen
eral Harding, and John Harding. who had
conducted one of his fathers plantations
near Nashville. on the Stone River. In
the neighborhood Of the Hermitage, the
home of General Andrew Jackson. In
March CT that year there was a division
sale. Judge Jackson and General jackson
buying out Mr.. Harding's interest, and a
few months later Judge Jackson, owing.
probably. to his permanent residence in
Washington, sold his, interest privately
to his brother. Judge jackson was as ar
dent a. lover Of fine horses as the Cen
era;. He was too, a great fox hunter,
and while holding United States Court
a. Nashville would sometimes. a court
was adjourning. and while he still sat
on The bench. call to his friend, Colonel
Malone g. distinguished member Of the
bar and a. country neighbor. that there
would be meet of his hounds that after
noon. He saw nothing incompatible with
a supreme judge raising thoroughbred
horses.
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Meade, and soon after began to raise
stock. Its rich blue grass. its limpid
waters, and the salubrious and invigorat-
ing air OF its oak. chestnut and hickory
groves. soon demonstrated that here
nature had combined its forces for the
perfect development OF the most useful
of animals. But 1t was his son. Gen. VIM
e. Harding. who brought the farm into
national reputation as a breeding estab-
lishment. He owned the mighty Priam
and other horses who Numbered over
the turf from Charleston to New York
in the days long before the war, and
then in his declining years his son-in-law,
General ". II. Jackson, took the man
aeement Of the place and still further
advanced its reputation as the most ia
nous American nursery for thorough
bred colts.
FOREIGN OPINION.
T When the representatives Of the French
government were here in the late sos
inspecting the studs OF America they
stated in the report made to their gov
eminent that the best specimens OF
thoroughbred stock we're to be found at
Belle Meade. Indeed they asserted the
crop OF yearlings they found there sur
passed any they had seen In France or
England.
Here in the early days were found
such horses as Priam, winner Of the
English Derby, and the imported stall
lions Eagle and Buster. Here. too. the
great vandal Jack Malone, Sir Richard.
Highlander. Childe Harold. Bonnie Scot
land, John Morgan. Enquirer, Great
Tom, fremont, and Iroquois held court
in their respective days.
SOME GREAT HORSES.
This was the home of the
great gray mare Gramna. queen
Of the turf sixty years ago.
and in the present generation the
prestige OF the breeding establishment
was given new lustre by the perform
ance of Proctor Knott, Bramble. Cliff
ford. Cayuga. Egmont, Getaway, Ran
cocas. G. w. Johnson, Helen Nichols,
Inspector B.. Uncle Bob Tulla Black
burn. Tammany. Gotham, Maid Marian.
Falsetto, Red Banner. and a score Of
others whose names are almost as ia
nous
The winnings Of the horses were fabu-
lous In one season Proctor Knott won
$50. ss5; Tammany, $4,000: Inspector B.,
s3s,375: Helen Nichols, s2o.775; Bella B..
SIS. 200: Uncle Bob. $2o.s60: G. w. john
son. $4,000; and Egmont, s15,6s4.
The list Of stations now standing at
Belle Meade includes The Commoner.
Inspector B., the sire of number OF
good winners, including the great En-
DURANGO by Right; imp LoValist, the
sire of numerous winners of stake class.
including the brilliant Lissak, now one
Of VIM c. Waitney's stations.
Grand old Luke Blackburn IS announcer
that will pass under the hammer Imp
Tithonus, some Of whose set are Ema-
thjon, Avoid. Memnon and Adine. Mad
ison is another sire whose success al
ready is assured
Including the winnings Of the get OF
Plentipo. s4o4os, for four years, the total
winnings Of TIE get Of Belle Meade stall
liens amounted to upwards OF two and a
half million dollars from 1870 to. 1888. In
the past nine years several hundred
thousand dollars have been added to this
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
Misnnotntions.

In letter to the Boston Transcript
on the subject of Interpretations a cor
respondent says; 81 have in my scrap
book three notable examples from the
Thanksgiving proclamations of the gov
ernors of different states. Governor
Bell of Texas began his with. Now is
the winter of our discomfort made
glorious summer, in the words of Holy
Writ
Il once attended a funeral in the
country where the clergyman's open
ing remark was: My bereaved friends
you have loved and lost the demised
1t has been truly said: 1T is impossible
to solve the biography of death"
That is, my bereayed friends, the only
way for us to look at it,
"An acquaintance of mine tells me
that Cyrus Burleigh, one Of the well
known writers of fifty years ago, told
her that he had just come from a
Quaker meeting where he saw a
woman speaker rise and with a
Quaker tone say: ga hoss, a hoss,
my kingdom for a hoss." Doubtless,
my friends, the inspired psalmist, when
he penned these words, meant a spirit
ual hoss. That was all she said, and
she solemnly resumed her place on the
high seats"
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
BANDITS MAKE
LIFE. MISERABLE
Provinces in and About Ma
Mia Scene of Constant
Disorder
SOLDIERS LIKELY TO Be CALLED OUT

Washington. Nov. 1O.-Arizona. New
Mexico and Okl.Coma territories win
be made into states at the coming ses-
sion of congress. If there be any ex-
ception it will be New Mexico Sen
ator Beveridge has just left Wash
ington, where, from the highest au-
thority," he received a revised edi-
ton of the Republican policy regarding
these territories. Until last spring
when Senator Beveridge, as chairman
of the committee on territories. made
his fight against the consideration of
statehood bills, the purpose of the Re
publican leaders was to add no new
states TO the flag for the present.
The fight for the speakership Of
the next house of representatives is
likely TO become mixed up with the
tariff fight, and the membership
threatens to divide into those in favor
of tariff revision and those opposed
to any change in the schedule. OF
the candidates who have announced
themselves, Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
is looked upon as the extreme repre-
sentativeof the antagonists to revision.
Babcock, of Wisconsin, has announced
his candidacy as a tariff revisionist.
The latter is believed to be in line
with the presidents views and the gen
eral sentiment of the country.
There is no disposition here to view
nalzell as a possibility. He Is not
popular in the house. and his views
are considered narrow and out of line
with progressive policies. Babcock
will have to fight Cannon for the sup
port of the western members. and, in
the preliminary skirmish, Cannon, it
is thought, will win.
Although it will be more than a
year before the election takes place,
unless an extra session of congress is
called the rival candidates are al
ready busy. Representative Lorrimer,
of Chicago, and others saw the presi-
dent Saturday and tried to induce him
to throw his influence in favor of Can
non. The president, it is declared,
positively declined to take any hand
in the contest
Friends Of Representative Littleaeld
think the president would like to see
him chosen. and he may eventually
say a good word in Littlefield's favor.
Payne and Dalzell are both members
of the rules committee and discredited
leaders in the present house. and they
will find grave difficulty in enlistine
any enthusiastic support except from
the members Of the delegation to
which they respectively belong.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
PUBLIC SALES

PUBLIC sALE.-All rhs real estate Of
the late Levi G.. Bird at the country
Court H.usC, n nth and Market streets,
Wilmington. Delaware, on
WEDNESDAY. NOV .MBER 10 1902
AT 2 o'c Ock, y. m,
No. ]. Large brick ale IN the west
eily side or Or nge street. WI ilgton,
Delaware, be wCen Twelfth and Tn r
teenth stree 81 having a frontage N
and one half inches, and extend ng back
eighty feat TO Chippy street.
No. 2. Five iwo-stary brick dwelling
houses, Nos. IA, l6 49, 20 and % Carpen-
ter street. Wilmington Delaware each
having frontage OF twelve fees and *
tending back forty-seven fest .Thes e
houses are well located are IN good repl +
and rent for 81 per month.
NO, 3. Three-story br ok dwelling hcuee
ana law offices No. 1925 Market street,
Wilmington Delaware having "A fir ntaoq
on Market street OF thirty-ona feet and
extending back from Market .treet one
hundred feet. Very des rable property,
opposite thu Court House.
NO. 4. Farm I'm penCadar hund d~rd
known as the Mcintyre Farm-2l7 acrs s
OF land. house and outbuild ngs an GOOD
cnndilcn' ,dtuate on the road from sum
witt Biddge To Chesapeake City One oi
me best icoduclrg farms IN New Cestle
No. s. 'Hm Top" magn'acen. o-u,trv
place In Red lion hundred 81 ncres II
lani. Very desirable nefgh, orho-d
snlenfid view OF the Delaware river. one
OF he most beau dful c'untry lcside noes
IN the nfighborhood OF Wilmington. Con-
Neni NJ TO troll'y and steam ears
ANDREW j.. SANrORN.
h'-1teoa Executor Of levi c.. Bird.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
Lonr Distance Courtships.

Sketching one day in Burma, an
English artist noticed a man a little
distance off glaring fiercely straight
ahead at him at some object he could
not see from his position. The man
sat with the same liked glare the whole
afternoon and was at it again next
morning. The artist had the curiosity
to ask an English visitor what it
meant. The reply was, "Oh, he is in
lover And it was explained that this
was their method of courtship.
The object of the mans attentive
gaze was a girl in a neighboring ba-
zaar. When young man falls in love,
he has to seat himself at a certain dis
tance from his adored one and wait
for her to do the rest. If she looks in
his direction once or twice on the first
or second day. he is wildly encouraged,
and if on the third day she mods to
him and smiles it is time TO go to the
parents with reference to the marriage
ttlements.-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
THE cANNIBAL TREE.
4 Wonderful Plant Found In the
Forests of Australia

One Of the most wonderful forest
trees IN the world is the "cannibal
tree Of Australia, which grows up in
the shape Of a huge pineapple and sell
dom attalns a height of more than
eleven feet 1t has series of broad,
boardlike leaves growing in a fringe
at the apex, which reminds one of a
gigantic Central American agave.
When standing erect, these broad,
thick leaves hide a curious looking ar
rangement which appears to perform
the same functions as those Of the
pistils in flowers. Naturally these
boardlibe leaves, which are from ten
to twelve feet long in the smaller
specimens and from fifteen to twenty
in the larger, hang to the ground and
are strong enough to bear a mans
weight.
In old aboriginal times in the anti
podean wilds the natives worshiped
the cannibal tree under the name Of
the devil tree" the chief part of the
ceremony consisting of driving one Of
their number up the leaves of the tree
to the apex. The instant the victim
would touch the so called "pistils' of
the monster the leaves would instantly
fly together like a trap, squeezing the
life out Of the intruder Early travel
ers declared that the tree held its vic
tim until every particle Of flesh dis
appeared. On this account it Is called
the "cannibal tree"
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
The ThouehtfuI storlS.

On a tree close TO a house within
short distance to the river or canal
there was a storks' nest with young
ones. The roof of the house caught
fire one day, and, though the flames
did not actually reach tile tree, the
heat became scorching. So the mother
stork flew down to the water, got into
it and drenched her breast; then, re-
turning to her young, she spread the
mass of cool, wet feathers all over
them. This she repeated over and over
again. flying to the river. going down
into the water and returning, her plum
age drenched with wet. And thus
the nest was saved, and the tender
nesuings were preserved alive until the
fire had been got under control and all
was safe. The truth Of this remarka-
BILE story was vouched for by more
than one eyewitness.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
A strategist.

He was too old TO jump on moving
car with safety and was handicapped
by n heavy bag Of tools slung over his
shoulder. Half a dozen motormen had
disregarded his signals to stop and had
run their cars past the crossing at even
greater speed than that with which
they approached.
The old laborer didn't grumble or
swear. He waited on one rail for the
next car. AS it drew near he signaled
the motorman to stop. The power was
increased to run by, as before, and the
old man turned as If to get outNof the
way. The heavy tools slipped from
his grasp and fell on the rail. The mo-
torman frantically shut off the power
and set his brake hard The wheel
was within a yard Of the obstruction
when the car stopped. The old man
picked up his bundle and smiled broad
ly as he climbed on the front platform.
Think you're smart, don't you" said
The motorman.
"AIuch Obliged" said the old man,
still grinning. "You're the only accom-
inodating motorman I've seen today
New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
prldeoroom Beaten to Death.

Reading, Pa, Nov. 1O.-While cele-
brating the marriage of John Wojtko
at the home of John Wrabel, of this
city, John Mortura and John Odia-
jansky became involved in quarrel
with the bridegroom. and Wojtko was
beaten to death with a club Several
peacemakers were seriously injured.
The murderers escaped. but Odiajansky
was arrested two hours later. He is
said to have struck the fatal blow.
Mortura is still at large.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
strnnge Graft.

A traveller says: "The strangest craft
have ever seen were the balsas OF
Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru.
These balsas are made of an aquatic
plant growing in the waters Of the
lake. The principle on which they are
constructed by the Aymaras Indians
proves their ingenuity. A bale Of hay
naturally floats in the water, and ac-
cording to the quantity of dried grass
used in constructing the boat do they
control the displacement or carrying
capacity. These boats are likewise fit
ted with a mast and sail, and in some
instances carry from eight to ten per-
sons. The Indians travel long distances
over this vast inland lake, the surface
of which is on a level with the summit
of the JuDgfrau of the Swiss Alps"
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
car Reeomes MelanehoIy.

Copenhagen, Nov. 1O.-It is said in
court circles here that the Car is great
ly depressed in mind and melancholy.
His condition has created anxiety here.
The Czarowitch, who win leave st. Pc
ersburg in a few days for Copenhagen,
does not want to go to Yalta lin the
south of Russia), where the Car Is,
and will return to st. Petersburg at
his mothers wish.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
STANTON s DEATH
TRAP REMOVED
Railroad Crossing, Scene of
Many Tragedies to be
Turned Into Subway Zzss
specIal to the Evenlng journal


Newport, Nov 1O.-The p, B. e w.
Railroad Company has begun improve
ments at Stanton. The contractors are
McGraw & Groves, Of Philadelphia, who
have a large fierce of men at work. The
company has raised the tracks about
four feet to bring them on a level of
other portions Of the roadbed north
and south OF the Stanton crossing. It
was not changed for a number of years
in order to give a good incline TO the
travelling public, the road being greatly
used by people not only going to and
from the station, but being the main
line between Newark and Christiana
and Stanton. The subway will be
thirty feet wide, about 160 feet long,
with twenty-seven feet clearance.
Large girders are now on hand to be
put In place as rapidly as the dirt is
removed. This crossing was considered
the most dangerous one on the rail-
roads system, on account Of the gates
working from the tower by the oper-
ator. When he was busy using the
wires he would be unable to work the
gates, and many people have lost their
lives at this crossing. The last tragedy
was that Of the Mcbride family, who
were going to markell on the morning
before Christmas, 1897, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcbride lost their lives, and their
daughter Jennie, was i'll in a hospital
for year.
Ever since that time the company
has had under consideration the plans
that ii now is putting in effect Il was
compelled over year ago to postpone
work because of heavy freshets. The
Christiana creek backed its waters near
this point and wide and deep chan
mel has been cut to carry this water in
nnothar direriinn
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
Rcd Men ao vIsIting

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Newport, Nov. 10.-lAndastalSa Tribe
of Red Men. No. IA, Of Newport, enter
tanned part Of Minqua Tribe, No. 8, OF
Wilmington, on Saturday evening last.
Andastaka Tribe had two adoptions,
and now has 116 members in good
standing An effort is being made TO
increase it to 125 by the first OF the
year The local tribe will visit Minqua
Tribe in a body next Saturday evening.
"A special car viii convey them to
Wilmington and return here late in the
evening.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
Moor ed. slenly oi IlsIp in Dover

spetial 70 the Evening Journal.
Dover Nov. 10.-Caliph Johannes, a
Moor, immaculate y
dressed in a ministerial black suit and
white vest, and with long, black hair,
appeared in the pulpit Of Wesley
Church after yesterday mornings ssr-
vice and, in broken tongue, explained
to the congregation that he had been
converted under Bishop TAYLOR in Az
rica. had been brought to this country,
educated at Dickinson. had been pre-
scented with the clothing he wore by
Bishop Foss and Bishop HaItzell, and
now warted TO get back home
to preach 10 his countrymen. His
story aroused so much interest and
sympathy that a large purse was raised
for him by the congregation.
Evening journal., 1902-11-10
Matador cored In Bull Fiqht.

Mexico City, Nov 1O.-The winter
bull fighting season opened yesterday
afternoon. the first fighting being at
tended by a large crowd, including
many Americans. The sensation Of the
spectacle was the serious horning Of
Parrao. one of the matadors, by the
third bull. Parrao received a deep
wound in the abdomen and may die.
The fight was not interrupted. Ten
horses were disemboweled.