Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 15, 1886 Page: 3 of 4
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%mmm 'griixmt MISSOURI PACIFIC
RAILWAY SYSTEM*
At 59 and 60 Market Street.
Successor to Evening Record and Daily Print. ]■
tered Galveston P. O. as Second Class Matter
HELLVX^«Effi«SEN0.83
FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 15. 1886.
NOTICE.
No one is authorized to incur indebtedness on
account of Evening Tribune, nor to collect any
bills or accounts due the same without the written
authority of the undersigned.
J. W. BURSON, Manager,
Galveston, August 16, 1886.
' R. W. N. BAXTER is authorized to make con-
tracts for udwa-tiping in Evening Tkibunk.
-J W.BUiicuIN Manage
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Or, account oj constantly increasing circu-
tation Evening Tribune subscribers will
confer a farm' on the management by observ-
ing the following requests:
Report all irregularities of carriers
in the delivery oj the 'paper.
In every instance, if safe and conve-
nient to do so, Uive your montnly subscrip-
tions (Jif ty cents) at the home to which the
paper is delivered.
Tlti sij-.ti Sbect Iron.
f^'cRAMER, TIN AND SHEET-IRON WORK-
11,, man. Job work a specialty Send your or-
leis to s. s. M.ai*K.et at, bet. 25th and next
o cor. 26ill.
l»ry Woods and .Motion*,
T C. KNUST, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOO TS,
1, Shoes and Geu’s Furnishing Goods—s. a.
larket, bet. 20th and 27th as_
Fancy Paint'ng.
k ROLLFING. SIGN AND FRES OE PAINT-
iug. all work promptly attended to at the
cry ehea est rates.—s s Market st., bet. 28th
nd2'Jth sts.
Groceries.
"ST SMITH, GROi’ERiES, NO. 20 MARKET
st. be . 25th and -6th, n. s.___
Kestauraul.
rllNNY nOUTH RESTAURANT,
No. 66 21st Street,
Mrs. Elizabeth Denicke. Proprietress.
Milk and Hakery.
1IGAR4 AND TOCACCO-HENRY MEYER,
/br. No 14 west Market street.
CHEAP COLUMN.
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A this head will be inserted as follows:
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1LEAN AND SUITABLE FOR WRAPPING
j papers—old newspapers at Evening Tribun r
dee. 25 cents per 100 or SI for 500,
5V» ingf Mft< liines and Piano?-.
IHE CELEBRATED “MATHUSUEK PIANOS.”
“Domestic,” “'ew Home,” and “Improved
lite” Sewing Machines, sold on installments,
omestic Patterns” new every month,
sic. B DULI1Z,
it‘23-tf 156 Postoffiee street, near 22d street.
miscellaneous.
HUE MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE AS-
L sociation of New York. Life insurance at less
an half the cost in old line insurance companies,
or particulars Cali on the agent,
R. T BY KNE, Notary Public,
Corner of Tremont and Strand Streets.
TTANTED TO EXCHANGE 125 ACRES OF
\ V land, perfect title, for horse and buggy. Ad-
•ess Postofilce Box 124, Galveston. . \
!»>ituatious Wanted. '
A S HOUSEKEEPER FOR A WII'.OWER
uLwith children. Address L. ML, care Evemnv
Tribune. sep‘.;8
V)Y A DRESSMAKER COMPETENT TO CUT
I i.-md fit in priva’e families. Address Mrs. M. S.
care of Evening Tribune. sep28
~\\TANTED—A WOMAN OF SENSE, ENERGY
V V and resp'.ctabinty for our business in h< r 1 -
cality. Salary about of $ 0 per month. Pe.ma-
nent posi ion References exchanged.
E. J. JOHNSON, Manager, 12 Barclay St. N, Y.
Island City Savings Bank
Does a general Banking and Savings Bank Business
E X C HA X G E!
Sold at Lowest Rates on all Domestic Commercial
Centres as also on all of the Principal Cities o
IH] u^ope.
LEE IKON WORKS
C. B. LEE & Co., Proprietors,
Manufacturers of all kinds of
BRASS & IRON CASTINGS
And makers and repairers of
mactLinery.
32d and Winnie Sts.. Galveston. Tex.
JOSEPH II. WILSON,
Attorney-at-Law,
AND
MM States Gommissioncr
OFFICE:
Goggan Building, Corner 22d and Market Street
y31-t?
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
I (jiff
il dill the way of making more money at
we wil
eam-
once, tnan anything else in America. Both sexes of
all ages can live at home and work in snare time or
nil the time Capital n it required. VVe will start
you. Immense pay sure for those who tart at once-
L & Gt, Northern R, R. Division
CALVE&TOrt,
Houston and Henderson Railroad
3cheduie in Effect Sunday, Nov. 15,1885
NORTH DAILY.
lalveston
Houston..
Palestine.
Texark na
Little R’ck
3t. Louis,.
San City
Chicago...
New York
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Galveston
Houston..
Palestine.
Texark’na
Little R’ek
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San. City
’hlcago.
New York
__SOUTH DAILY.___
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FAST TIME,
FIRST • CLASS EQUIPMENT
SOLID TRAINS,
with all modern improvements.
NO CHANGE OF OARS
OF ANY DESCRIPTION BETW EN
Galveston and SI. Louis
AND ONLY ONE CHANGE TO
Chicago, Ciacmnati,
CouiMville, Baltiinorc,
Washington, i^iev*r Fork,
Philadeiphia, Boston,
AND OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THU
•WORTH AND EASY
Train leaving Galveston at 2:50 p. m. has
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAE
THROUGH TO ST. LOUIS.
Close eonnecuons in Houston with trains of H
and T. G\, and G., H. and S.A. R’V system.
Close connection at LITTLE ROCK for th*
SOUTHEAST, and In the Union Depot, St. Louis
with Express Trains in all directions.
Passengers booked to and from all points ii
Europe via the Red Star Steamship Line betweer
New York, Philadelphia, and Antwerp, Belgium,
and via the American Steamship Line betweer
Philadelphia and Liverpool, England.
For tickets, rates, time cards or other infor-
mation. apply to
H. C. ARCHER,
Ticket Agent, Galveston, Tex.
E. P. HUGHES,
Passenger Agent. Houton, Tex.
b. w. McCullough,
Gen’I Pass and Ticket Agent, Dallas, Texas.
SEASONABLE DELICACIES.
We have in store and constantly arriving
5000 pounds New Cream Cheese,
2000 pounds New Swiss Cheese,
2000 pounds New Limburger Cheese,
500 pounds New Sap Sago,
1000 Kegs Holland Herring.
—Also—
DRIED PITTED CHERRIES, DRIED BLACK-
BERRIES, NEW DATES and PRUNES,
CRACKED WHEAT, OAT MEAL,
NEW COD FISH. HERRING.
G. SEEUGSON & CO.
Hitchcock’s
Steam Laundry!
Po. & 26th Sts.
Telephone No. 325
Cleanliness,
Accuracy,
Despatch.
Edwin Alden <£ too.
For cost of advertising in any paper or
list of papers published in the United
States or Canada, send to the Advertis-
ing Agency of edwin alden & bro.,
Cincinnati,//New York,
Cor. 5th & Vine Sts.,7*0/ lift Nassau Street.
*#* Our “Newspaper Combinations,” a book ol
124 pages, containing prices of advertising, full
instructions, etc., sent on receipt of 10c. Our “Am.
Newspaper Catalogue,” containing names oi
every newspaper published in the U. S. and Can-
•ida, sent on receipt of price, $1.50. Estimates free.
Advertising Agents.
Notice of .Limited. Partnership.
We, the undersigned, have this day entered into
a limited 1 artnership agreeable to the provisions of
the Revised Statutes, 3 itle LXVIII, relating to
limit'd partnership, and do»h- reby certify that the
name of the firm under which said partnership is to
be conducted is Lehman & Goodrich, that the gen-
eral nature of the business to be transacted is the
buying and selling of cotton, on commi-sion, and
the same will be transacted in|the city of Galveston
Texas; that the name of the general partners of the
said firm are Zion M. Lehman and George J Good-
rich, both of Galveston, Galveston count*-, Tex >s;
and the special partner is Sigmund R senheim, of
Nashville, county of Davidson andS'ateof ennes-
see; that the capital contributi d by the said Sig
miind Rosenheim, special partner, is six th usand
do lata in cash; that the period at which said part-
nership is to commence is the s< cond day of Sep-
tember A. D , 1886, and that it will terminate on the
first day of September, A. D , 1891.
ZION M. LEHMAN,
GEO. J. GOODRICH,
General Partners,
SIGMUND ROSENHEIM,
Special Partner.
September 2d, A. D., 1886.
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Hemorrhages.
Nose, or from arrv cause is speedily con-
trolled and stopped,
Sores, Ulcers, Wounds,
Sprains & Bruises,
It is cooling, cleansing and Ileal.ng.
f It is most efficacious for this
vrcllCli lit, disease. Cold in the Head,&c.
“Pond’s Extract Catarrh. Cure,”
specially prepared to meet serious cases,
should be applied withPond’sExtract
Nasal Syringe.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia.
No other preparation has cured more
cases of these distressing complaints than
the Extract. Pond’s Extract Plas-
ter is invaluable in these diseases, Lum-
bago. Pains in Back or hide, &c.
Diphtheria, Sore Throat,
1 Use the Extract promptly. Delay is
dangerous.
PlliQC ^ffnd,Bleeding or Itching, It
1 llcbt is the greatest know'
of great service where the removal of
clothing is inconvenient.
For Broken Breast and
Sore Nipples. f““rs»'S
used The Extract will never be with-
out it. Pond’s Extract Ointment is
the best emollient that can be applied.
Female Complaints. S
ity of female diseases the Extract can be
used.as is well known, with the greatest
benefit. Full directions accompany each
„ ^ CAUTION.
Pond’s ExtractSSfES
the words “Pond’s Extract” blown in
the glass, and our picture trade-mark on
surrounding buff wrapper. Noneotheris
genuine. Always insist on having Pond’s
Ext act. Take no other preparation.
It is never sold in bulk or by measure.
Sold everywhere, Prices, 50e., Si, $1.75.
Prepared only by POND’S EXTRACT CO-,
NEW YORK AND LONDON,
Administrators Notice,
All persons having claims against theestite of
Emilie Freviag, deceased, are hereby notified to
present the same to the undersigned within the time
perscribed by law. Letters of administration u{ on
said estate were granted ’o me by the county court
of Galveston county on the 25th day of September,
1886. My residence and , os-.officc address is Gnlves-
t.n, Texas. G A. MEYER,
Administrator with the will annexed of the estate
of Emilie Freytag, deceased.
—Ger. F. Schneider Jr., successor to
A. Flake & Co., has on hand a
full stock of Landreth’s crop of 1887. As-
sorted turnips, cabbage, cauliliower and
celery seeds, etc. tf
Why will you cough when Shiloh’s
Cure will give immediate relief? Price
10c, 50c, and $1. Sold by J. J. Schott
& Go. . s
—If you are goiDg away store your fur-
uiture with us, or if you need storage
room for anything, call on us at 999
Strand. We have a large warehouse,
plenty of room, dry and clean—best
warehouse and cheapest rates ever offered
in the city. R. P. Sargent & Co., 999
Strand. *
Henry’s Carbolic Salve.
The best salve used in the world for
cuts, bruises, piles, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all kinds of skin eruptions,
freckles, and pimples. The salve is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in
every case. Be sure you get Henry’s Car-
bolic Salve, as all others are but imita-
tions and counterfeits.
For Bovs end Girls.
We shall give away several thousand
ioilars in presents oefore August 1st, in-
cluding solid gold watches, jewelry,
^uns, revolvers, violins, banjos, guitars,
nusic boxes, cool chests, telescopes, and
everything an intelligent boy or girl
could desire.
If you want the model magazine foi
the youth of the nineteenth century,
lead 25 ceuts for three months trial sub-
scription aud list of presents. A hand-
>ome pocket-knife or something of
greater value guaranteed to all senc.ng
dend for your friends and receive the
-resents. Address National Youth’s
Monthly, Buffalo. N. Y. f
Shiloh’s Cure will immediately reliev-
Uroup, Whooping Cough and Bron-
chitis. Sold by J. J. Schott & Co. s
Nervous Debilitated Men,
You are allowed a free trial of thirty
lays of the use of Dr. Eye’s Celebrated
Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory.
Appliances, for the speedy relief and per-
manent cure of Nervous Debility, loss of
Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
"oubles. Also, for many other diseares.
Complete restoration of health, vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is in
mrred. IIlustra cd pamphlet, with
full informaton, terms, etc., mailed free
by addressing Voltaic Belt Co., Mar-
shall, Micb. * ly
“Rough on Pain” Plaser-
Porous and strengthening, improved*
the best for backache, pains in chest or
side, rheumatism, neuralgia. 25c. Drug-
gists or mail.
An Enterprising Reliable House.
J. J. Schott & Co., can always be re-
lied upon, not only to carry in stock the
best of everything, but to secure the
Agency for such articles as have well-
known merit, and are popular with the
people, thereby sustaining the reputation
of being always enterprising, and ever
reliable. Having secured the Agency
for Dr. Kiug’s New Discovery for con-
sumption, will sell it on a positive guar-
antee. It will surely cure any and every
affection ot Throat, Lungs, and Chest,
and to show our confidence, we invite
you to call and get a Trial Bottle
Free. 1
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil-
blains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by J. J.
Schott & Co. ly
Rough on Coughs.
Ask for “Rough on Coughs.” for
Coughs, Colds. Sore Throat, Hoarseness.
Troches 15c. Liquid 25c. 2
—For Dyspepsia aud Liver Complaints
you have a printed guarantee on every
bottle of Shiloh’s Vitilizer. It never
ails to cure. s
THE PLATFORM.
Recommended by a Majority of the Com- I
mittee on Platform
Galveston, Texas, August 12, 1886.
—To Hon. R M. Wynne, President Dem-
ocratic Convention of Texas: The Demo-
cratic party of Texas hereby declare the
following platform of principles:
1. We, the Democrats of Texas, ex-
press our hearty outisfaction with the
--administration of our distinguished presi-
dent, the lion. Grover Cleveland, and
testify our confidence in his ability, puri-
ty and integrity.
2. We pledge ourselves that the cur-
rent public expenditures shall be confined
within the current revenue.
8. We recommend the submission to
he popular vote of an appropriati
amendment to the judiciary article of
our co-stitution, so as to secure a mon
fficient and prompt administration of
law.
4. We favor the best system of educa-
tion for white and colored children in
separate common schools, which may bt
provid°d by liberal, wiihout excessive,
taxation. We believe that the education
of the children is a matter of State right •
and duty, and that the CoDgress of the
United States has no right to appropriate
money to its aid. We congratulate the
people of Texas upon the succesHul es
tablishtm nt of our State University, atio
we recommend the enactment of legisla-
tion to remove the same, as far as possi-
ble, from all political influences, and tha!
its properties and revenue shall be strict
ly guarded, increased and fostered so far
is it can be done without taxation upon
the people.
5. We bt li3ve that the true policy of
the State with respect to her public lands
is to provide for their sale, in tracts 01
reasonable size with reference to their
quality and uses, at fair prices and upon
long credit, to bona fide settlers for home-
stead purposes. We favi-rsuch a cLssifi
cation of the school, university and asylum
lands as mav permit the uncondiiioual
leasing, for short terms of lands only fit
for grazing; and that the remainder may
be leased temporarily and entirely sub-
ject to the right, of the state to sell to
actual and bona fide settlers, And to these
ends we favor the enactment of laws D
compel the removal of trespassers and
free-grazers from the public lands, and
to force the payment of rent for their
use; and to fix absolutely the rental price
of lands to be leased. There should be
such legislation as will make it practic-
able to enforce all laws intended to pre
vent the illegal use of the school or othei
public lands of the state.
6. We pledge ourselves to encourage
and foster all works of internal improve
ment, and the development of the manu-
facturing interests of the state.
7. We d nounte the unlawful inter-
ference with or injury to corporate prop-
erty and corporate rights, as equally in-
tolerable a,s is such interference with or
injury to the rights of a citizen. And
while we recognize the high obligation
of the Democratic party to control and
subordinate all public corporations to the
general good we pledge ourselves to en-
act and enforce all laws that may be nec-
essary to protect their property from every
danger from whatever source the same
may come.
8. The Democratic party looks with
appreheusion upon the fact that foreign
railway corporations have acquired eon
trol of the railways of Texas in violation
of the provisions of the constitution ; an j
protest against tbj methods by which
they are being opei ited. We pledge our-
selves to pass laws to correct abuses and
prevent unjust discriminations; to compel
all railways doing busiuess in this state to
maintain an office in the state in compliance
with Sectii-n Three, Article X of the
Constitution; and we pledge ourselves to
secure by law the right of the state to in-
spect all the books, belonging or apper-
taining to the organization, operation
and business of the railways of Texas.
We protest against the consolidation of
parallel and competing lines in the state
and pledge ourselves that laws shall be
passed and enforced to correct this evil.
We pledge ourselves to pass general laws
forfeiting to the state all lands heretofore
granted to railway corporations, where
such corporations have failed to com pi \
with the terms of their charters, or have
failed in good faith to alienate their lauds
within the period fixed by law.
9. We believe that stockholders in pri-
vate corporations should be held liable to
pay the debts of the corporation to the
amount due on their stock, and an adcli-
tional amount equal to the stock owned
by them, and that the legislature shall
regulate and fix the terms upon which
private corporations may do business in
this state. And that lawsshall he passed
prohibiting corporations not chartered by
the laws of this state from buying or
leasing the public lands of this state or
any of the School, Uuiversiry or Asylum
lands.
19. We believe that the existing law
of our state for the protection of me-
chanics and laborers by lien should b
comprehensive and efficient, to the end
that the real laborer may be thoroughly
protected.
11. We declare that all state convicts
should be confined within the walls ot
the penitentiary; and it is the duty of
the legislature to provide penitentiaries
sufficient for this purpose. We are also
in favor of a reform school cr house of
correction for minors and females con-
victed of offenses to the end that they may
be separated from the adult convicts of
the state.
12. We do not believe that the views
of any citizen upon the question of local
option should interfere with his stand-
ing in the Democratic party; and we de
clare the question to be one in which
every Democrat may indulge his own
views without affecting his Democracy.
13. The Democrats of Texas declare
that it is the duty of the general govern
inant to protect aud defend the humblest
American citizen against the unlawful
acts of any and all nations; and that de-
cisive action in demanding indemnity for
past and existing grievances, and security
for the future will meet with the unquali-
ed approval of the Democracy of Texas.
L. J. Storey, Chairman.
Geo. T. Todd, Secretary.
“Rough on Coughs.”
Ask for “Rough on Coughs,” for
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarse- 1
ness. Troches, 15c. ; Liquid, 25c.
AN OLD STOftY REVAMPED.
VARIOUS YUM-YUM-ISMS.
Th« Venerable Woman Who Traded Ona
Eg,-g to Great Advantage.
Speaking of close competition, the his-
torian is' reminded of a case out west that
probably came as near bringing business
down to hardpan as anything that Massachu-
setts dealers are familiar with. Two rival
“general dealers” struck a new town with
their commercial curiosity shops the same
day, and each set about nmning out the
other. They dealt in every sort of goods
needed to supply the wants of a primitive
community. One of the dealers, in order to
completely put his competitor to rout, an-
nounced that he would give a free drink of
whisky with every purchase, and the busi-
ness came pouring in.
There hove upon the dealer's vision one
afternoon a venerable female, who proceeded
to unroll from her pocket-handkerchief, with
a single hen’s egg,
counter.
“What are you givin’ for eggs ?” said she.
“Twenty-five cents a dozen. ”
much impressiveness,
which she laid upon the
. ---,--—---------
said the old woman. “What are you gittin’
for darnin’ needles ?”
“A cent apiece.”
“Three for two cents, I suppose. Well, take
this ’ere egg and give me three darnin’
needles.”
The dealer agreed to the bargain and
passed her over the darning needles.
“Now for the drink,” said the old woman.
The bottle and tumbler were set out and
the old woman poured a liberal portion into
her glass.
“I say, stranger,” said she, “I don’t like
whisky nohow without an egg in it. Break
one in, will you?”
The dealer shrugged his shoulders anJ
broke into the woman’s glass the egg that he
had just “traded” for. And behold, as he
did so two yolks fell into the whisky.
“Hooray!” said the old woman, as she
drank off the contents of the glass. “It’s a
double-yolked egg. Now, give me three
more darnin’ needles, please, for the extra
yolk!”
The dealer passed out the three v extra
needles with sublime resignation, and the old
woman sat around as if she were waiting for
something.
“Isay, stranger,” she said, finally, “you
don’t call them three last darnin’ needles a
new trade, do ye?”
The dealer reached for his gun and the
woman disappeared through the door.—Bos-
ton Record.
The Building of African Railroads.
I do not agree with Stanley as to the de-
velopment of Africa by the building of rail-
roads. While stationed at the Congo, in com-
mand of the Ivearsarge, my former ideas of
that country were greatly modified, if not en-
tirely revolutionized. I was in that mias-
matic region for over eight months, and the
greatest relief I have ever experienced was
when ordered to other waters. Had the
Kearsargebeen held there a few weeks longer,
I doubt very much if we would have had men
enough to handle the ship. The country is
inviting only in its tropical appearance, and
one visit to it is enough for the average
American.
The talk of building railroads, upon which
to transport our products to the interior is, in
the first place, based upon a theory which
would not be considered tenable by the rail-
road engineer. There is no place to build
roads without passing through swamps that
would appall anyone undertaking such a pro-
ject, and after the road was completed it
would not pay the interest of one-tenth of the
money invested in the material used in con-
struction, not taking into consideration the
vast amount of costly labor incident to pre-
paring a place for the ties to rest upon. After
the road is completed it will find little to do,
unless the natives in the interior differ greatly
from those with whom I came in contact, for
they are a lazy, worthless, improvident peo-
ple, with no desire to better their condition,
and perfectly satisfied when their appetites
are satisfied. I cannot believe that the rail-
road development of Africa will be as easy
or practical as of theoretical accomplishment.
—Capt. William Bridgman in Globe-Demo-
crat.
Game Found in Southern California.
Southern California is defective in the mat-
ter of game birds. There are no turkeys, no
grouse, no woodcock, but quail are plentiful.
The deer are also plentiful, but too tame to
be exciting material for the hunt. The hunt-
ing season is practically endless for the times
of breeding, so arrange themselves that some
kind of game is always in season. In flavor
the game differs from that of the east. The
venison, hares and rabbits are un-
questionably superior; the water fowl (with
the exception of the black brant) and the
quail are inferior. The mountain brooks fur-
nish excellent sport, although the supply of
mountain trout is gradually growing smaller.
Some of the best fish of the Atlantic are miss-
ing from the salt waters of California, and
yet these waters abound in strong and activo
fish that are well worth the trouble of catch-
ing. The red fish, the rock cod and the bar-
racuda are leading varieties.
Among the wild animals there are numer-
ous varieties. The gray wolf is nearly ex-
tinct, and the mountain sheep and antelope
are few and far between. A panther occa-
sionally raids a sheep fold, and wildcats and
coyotes are quite as numerous as there is any
need of. The red fox, raccoon and badger
are frequently met with, but the woodchuck,
opossum, mink, muskrat, martin, otter, wol-
verine and beaver are wanting. Hares and
cotton-tails are numerous. The birds of
California are very numerous, and many ol
them have probably never been classified.
Most of them vary in color, marking, habits
or voice from birds of the same class in the
east.—Review of Van Dyke’s “Southern Cal-
ifornia.”
Dr. Newman and Gen. Grant.
Dr. Newman is writing, and the Advance
is printing, “Recollections of Gem Grant.”
“My acquaintance with Gen. Grant began im.
November, 1808, after his election. He heard
me preach in Washington from the text, ‘I
have overcome the world,’ and said to some of
the officers of the church, ‘He is the man for
me.’ He invited me to his house the next
evening. * * * During my first pastoral
term he heard me on three Thanksgiving oc-
casions. On the second he invited me to dine
with him after the service. I reached the
White House two hours after himself, and
took occasion to say, ‘I suppose you have been
resting since your return from church.’ ‘No,’ 1
he replied, ‘I have been writing on my mes-
sage. When I returned from hearing you a
year ago, I rewrote the first part of my mes-
sage. When I got home to-day I rewrote the
last pari, and I suppose if I hear you next
year I will rewrite the middle. ’ On those
occasions I dwelt upon the moral aspect of
great political questions, to which his high
moral sense was always susceptible.”—Ex-
change.
The Newspapers of the World.
The newspapers of the world, according to
statistics given by the German secretary of
state, number 34,000, with an aggregate dis-
tribution of 592,000,U00 copies; 19,0(a) are
printed in Europe, 12,0)0 in North Air. erica,
757 in Asia, 809 in South America; 16.500 are.
in English, 7,800 in German, 3,850 in French
and 1,000 in Spanish.
-OVE AND COURTSHIP AS IT EXISTS
IN JAPAN.
Manners and Costumes of a Remarkable
People—Professor Morse’s Interest’ng
Talk—How Children Are Treated—Tne
Secret of the Gentleness of the Race.
“It is absuid,” said Professor Edward S.
Morse, in his lecture, “to attempt tb carry
out a tea party as Japanese' unless you can
do it perfectly. I read, the other day, of a
Japanese marriage ceremony where th y
had twelve bridemaids. In Japan they have
no bridemaids. They sat down in chat 's.
There are no chairs in Japan. A priest
officiated. No priest is needed at a Japanese
wedding. Why, such an affair is no more
like a Japanese wedding than it is like a
Hottentot marriage. Then I saw a notice
in your papers here of a Japanese tea whe 0
they ate 1 i .e with chopsticks and chocolate
r .ts. They don’t know what chocolate is in
Japan, and the Japanese don’t eat rats! I
have seen a good deal of Japanese life, but
I ne er saw a Japanese weduing. I’ve at-
tended the feasts afterwards, l.ut foreigners
are never invited to the ceremony. 1 01 _y
know what I’ve been told. The marital
rites coi:s st in pledges drank by bride and
groom from three cups. The bride wears
no veil. There are no rats", no bridemaids
and no chocolate. Why such a wedding as
I read o£ might represent a wedding in
Patagonia with, just as much accuracy,
CUSTOMS IN JAPANESE FAMILIES.
“In Japan a young man can not call on a
girL He can’t take a lady-love to a g r-
man. They never dance together; and, in
ia t, they don’t dance at aiL Noth! ig
astonishes the Japanese more than to see he
freedom displayed in our ball-rooms here.
Yet there is love in Japan. Courtship is
arranged by go-between®. A young man
has it suggested to him that it’s time fob
h m to marry, and his father picks out n
wiie for him. The Japanese young man
has the best of the Chinaman in this respect.
In China a man never sees his w.fe until too
day he is married In Japan you meet your
affianced at a tea-paf ty arranged for i La
purpose of introduction, though you may
have be. n engaged two years. The Japan ore
who go abroad come back with different
ideas on that subject.
“Children are treated as equals. Th y.
have absolute f.eedom. You never see a
mother calling a child into the house or
sen iug one out. Japanese are good-naturu l,
because they’ve ahvays bad their own w. :.
There is none of the scolding heard amt )g
c-i ilized people that drives the youth to be-
come the hoodlums of soc iety. The Jap: a-
ese have the secret of bringing up’children,
and no mistake. They are quiet, unosten t-
tiuus, deliDhtful to the last degreee. Chil-
dren a.e never seen alone, and parents r.re
rarely seen without their children. Th ey
take them with them to their festivals a nd
temples. The Japanese have a gentle
method of awakening you. They don’t dis-
turb your slum ers by a loud scream or
knocking, but tap gently until you are
aroused. You see small children luggii g
babies around on their backs. The lit tie
one: are strapped on by a scarf. Japan, se
girls’ skirts are scant, but they don’t walk
with that mincing step you see in
"The Mikado.” The baby “Japs,” instead
of being bundl d up in cradles, have lots of
fresh air from morning until night.
GAMES AMONG THE YOUNG POLKS.
.“Many of their games are precisely like
ours. rl hey have 16ts of them made with
st ings and cords. You'll think of yourc.vn
young days whan you see one child run be-
hind another, put hi - hands over his eyes
and make her guess who he is. Instead of
‘Simon says thum s up,’ they have a trick
game in which they use the nose, chin and
ears instead of the thumb. Tuey have cu-
rb-us forfeit games, and number among them
soms first-rate cLess-players. The drivers
of public vehicles are not like civilized ha k-
men, who rush up to you, grab your l iug
and scare you out of a year’s growth if you
happen to be at all timid. When you slg-
ni.y your desire to ride they draw lots to
sea wLich one shall carry you. Everything
is ‘Mr.,’ evtn to the baby and the cat, cud
the Mr. always c mes last. The boyseny-y
kite-flyirg immensely, and, wh.le they don’t
fight themselves, they try to get their kite-
strings crossed and cut them. All forms of
indoor games, l.ke authors and checkers, are
found, aud an infinite variety of verses.
“The Japanese understand the true spirit
of present-giving. With us we sometimes
soy: ‘oh, I can’t get any thing nice enou. 1,
so I won’t sen L a present.’ \vben it co>. as
to di eu sing intrinsic value in making gifts
then ifc beco nes an alms-giving. I’ve never
had a Japanese call oa me that he didn’t
ring some little tribe. I understand they
do so when they call on each other. A ‘no-
tion’ signifying ‘good luck’ is always nt-
ta hed to the package, upon which i - a
haiacter representing a trifle. Japan isa
girls wou d strike an American as rather
tame. They are modest and of a retiring
spirit. All sorts of decorations, even to a
bird s cage, they put on tbe end of their
pair-pins. You nevee see a young girl un-
less her face is painte 1 white, her lip3 a
bright red, and red and gray spots daubed
on her cheeks. I once asked why thi3 cus-
tom prevailed and i was told it would be
abaoiut .ly immodest for a girl to go out
otherwise, and it would be considered an us-
su i-pt.on that she had a complexion so goou
that she didn’t need paint.”—Cincinnati En-
quirer.
John G. Saxe’s Full Hand.
Did you ever on a railway car obse" vo
the many bits of pasteboard that are thrust
out at the conductors who hesitate before
they punch them and hand them back with
an air that seems to say: “Well, ’tis n< ue
of my business,” and move on to anoth.er?
That’s the “pass,” and a mighty use ul
thing it is where the shekels are not redun-
dant and the ways are long. Lectur es,
find it so especially, and Saxe—now ok —
once told me one of his experiences that \ as
very amusing. He had passes on all the
railroads and steamboats in the west, he
thought, but at one time he found himself
on a short road not down on his chart upon
which he had no ticket. As the conduc for
came along he took all his passes from .is
hand like a deck / f playing cards, “Mr.
Conductor,” said hr, “do you play euchre?”
“Yes, sometimes.” “Well, what should you
say to a hand like that?” “I should say
pass,” and Saxe put up his cards as the con-
ductor passed laughingly along.—Boston
Cor. Hartford Post.
Closing Shops at Noon In India.
In India the shops are closed for a few
hours when the sun is highest, and every-
body remains under shelter, coming out as
the heat diminishes. In the United Statefl
the shops are open during the midday glare
and closed an hour earlier than they are in
winter. How sensible our customs seem
besides those of the heathen in his blind-
ness!—Excuanara
Youngest Violinist on Record.
The New England conservatory can prob-
ably boast of the youngest violin student on
record in the person of a bright little boy
of 4.—Bostoh Traveler.
The man with a healthy liver and a shirt
that do-sn’t pinch in the neck seldom gets
discouraged. —Lige Brown.
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