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Trains lecwe South. ' Torwalk as follows:
FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
trainsat9.36a. m., 1.11, 3.04. 4.'07,5.33,'
6.41.8.11, 10.20 . m. eExpress trains
at 4. 55, 5. 45, 6.15. (local), 6. 55, (10031).
7.13, (local), 7.1567(loca1), 8.17.9.03(local)
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SUNDAYS—4A000mmodatiion 9.15 a. m.
5. 43, (local), 7.23, (local) 9 28 p. 111. EX
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FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST-
Accommodation trains at 6.32, 7.42,
8.46 andll. 42a. m., 1. 37, 2. 42 ,(to’B'p’t),
4.20, 5.27, 6.27,.7.28(tol3p t); 8.41, 9.41
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Sat :1 I .mt England Will Insist on a
Concession of Térritor'y—V iexvs of
c..21:1toi s Teller- und FrVe on the
Annexation of Hawaii.
Germany, Jan. 5.—The Co-
azette, on authority from the
best- -inforned quarters in Paris,
.iounces that since Thursday last im-
In: taut negotiations have been pro—
ending in London for a Chinese loan,
Ii c attempts made in Paris and St Pe—
sburg to arrange a loan having
failed;
China offered to contract for £16,-
000,000 in London, at the Same time
asi:ing.the good offices of the British
Government. China. contemplates of-
fering as security the land tax, under
the. control of Englishmen. and that an
Englishman shall succeed .Sir. Robert
Hart as Director of the'Chinese Impe—
rial Maritime Customs In addition,
Great Britain will insist upon a con-
cession of territory, relative to which
secrecy, according to the informant of
_the Cologne Gazette, must be tempora-
rilv observed.
The Cologne Gazette adds that it is
understood Russia has renew ed her of-
fer to China to conclude a 1,9an in
Germany on more favorable terms than
obtainable in Paris or London.
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The Situation at Peking.
Peking, China, Jan. 5.—The Ministers
and the Tsung-li Yamen (Chinese For-
eign Office) spent the whole of one
night in discussing the deposition of
the Chinese commandant of Tsao-
Chou, province of S'han—Tung, who is
accused of having used threatening
language to a German missionary. The
commandant has not been summoned
to Peking for examination, as previous-
ly cabled the difficulty having been
smoothed over.
The general situation remains un-
changed. Hostilities are feared. The
German Minister, Baron Von I-Ieyking,
is undersfood to be temporizing until
the arrival in China. of Prince Henry
of Prussia.
INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.
Situation in China. an Argnruent for
Annexation of Havvnii.
1‘ rshington, Jan. 5.—The devel. .7)—
me 'nts in the East are having consider -
able eflect upon the members of Con-
{leg-f3, especially in regard to the an—
n: aticn of Hawaii. The friends of
the'ri'cat‘y believe that the situation in
China .has 3m Iterially improved annex-
ation pizospegats, Senator Frye said:
"This (ountryiis vitally interested in
the situn: :on in China. we have very
' great interests there now and will have
much greater in the future, which
would be'destroyed by the partition of
the empire. I do not think I have suf-
ficiently considered what we ought to
do or what we could do to protect our
interests to warrant me in publicly ex-
pressing an opinion. Our interest in
the matter cannot be exaggerated. The
injury to us resulting from a; partition
of the empire would be almost incalcu-
lable. I fancy, however, that the dis-
memberment will not occur. It will
not unless all the powers, excluding the
United States, reach an agreement to
share the territory. While England
and Japan resist, I think, there can be
no partition of China.”
“Would we suffer less from a parti-
tionthus agreed upon than we would
from one in which England and Japan
did not participate?” was asked.
“No. On the contrary, we would suf-
fer more, because that would mean an
agreement of policy between the for-
eign powers, and that policy would be
antagonistic to this country. Our
' moral influence should be used to pre-
vent such a consummation. If Japan
and England continue to oppose the
dismemberment of China. our, moral
. support must naturally be with them.
“The situation in China emphasizes
the importance of the annexation of
Hawaii. Jf We act promptly and an-
nex Hawaii the whole World will accept
thatnas the first step in the direction'
of exercising our moral influence to
preserve the integrity of China. It
will be indicative of a policy of watch-
fulness over our interests on the Pa-
cific, and all nations will understand
that we are not indifferent to the pol-
icy they may pursue in the Orient.
,This view of the case will, I think,
cause some Senators to hesitateab’out
opposing the annexation treaty. I
believe the importance of the question
will cause them to look at the matter
digrerently, and that the treaty will be
ratified. Menwho might be opposed
to annexation under different condi-
tions should see in the recent events in
the Orient a reason why Hawaii should
be annexed. ” .
Senator Teller’s Opinion.
Senator 'Teller said that he thought
the country would soon see what a
serious menace was 'the proposition ’to
dismember China. If this dismember-
ment was permitted American treaties
and America
would have to deal anew with the pow-
crs \\ 1‘0 took possession of the Chinese
territory. Russia would 'get the big—
gest slice, and if she is not particularly
a competitor of the United States no“
she would thengbecome one. Germany
and Fiance were not likely to get much
out of the division of the empire. Rus—
sia “would, be the great DOWUI; but
hm- ever it should be divided, a barrier
‘.\ ould be erected against American
trade. .
‘.-\fter the dismemberment has oc~
curred,” centinued Senator Teller, “we
cunnoI say to -V the 'goVernrnents° that
have taken possession of China ,that we”
have certain treaty rights, They will
reply that there isjno China and there
_ are, thereforeno treaties. But that is
not the worst of it. If this dismem-
bcrment ocdurs the people of what is
now China will become the producers
for the whole world. A competitor in
production and trade will be introduced
against which. neither we nor any other
people “can successfully contend. . The
economic conditions of the who: e world
will be changed. The- people of China
have a. greater power
than have any [other like number 'oI.
peiople intlie World All they tree-1,13
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an—
' :Relief
of pr odm I ion,
.‘to be aroused to the effort and to have
'their efforts properly directed.‘: '
“The country\is immensely rich
natural resources.
mineral wealth a territory: suited to
in
‘diversified products and a population
capable of the greatest skill and indus-
try. and habituated to a mode of‘life
which would enable them to do what
no other people could. Their labor and
their development would contribute to
the wealth and power of the nations
possessing the
The commerce and VV ealth of other na-
tions would shriVel up.
F “Russia, with her dominion extended
over thegreaterpart of China, VV ould
practically-overrun the earth. It
against the interest of nations, and
perhaps even threatening to our civil-
ization, to have China dismembered
It VVOulcl be as destructive to Great
Britain as to us. If China goes the
entire Oriental territory there will go.
_It is not improbable that the hand of-
Russia w ould extend into India. When
it is said that the United States cannot
interfere it'should be understood what
a failure to interfere will involve. The
dismemberme’nt of China means the
cutting off of our commerce in the Ori-
ent and the introduction of a competi-
tor VVho will deprive us of the com-
merce of the rest of the VV orld and even
supply our own pcpple. We cannot
permit this without sinking to a. posi-
tion of a. third or fourth rate nation,
helpless, degraded and without influ-
ence among the nations of the earth.
We would have tosubmit to the dom-
ination of an absolutism among na-
tions. Our own. institutions would de-
cline, and the civilization represented
by this Government and the English
Government would cease to progress.
We would suffer more than any other
people. We have more involved and
would be'more' directly injured. It is
folly, therefore, to say that we should
have nothing to say. It is our duty
to prevent this dismemberment of Chi—
na, as 'it is that of Great Britain.
We should join with Great Britain in
a, notice "to Russia. and Germany that
the dismcmbcrrnent of China will not
be permitted. Even without Great
Britain we should give such notice. Al—
most our very existence as a nation is
involved.” '
THE NEW COUNTERFEI'TS
Chief Hazbn Goes to Philadelphia
to Take Charge offlre Case.
Washington, Jan. ——’.[‘he
Departmenthas received another coun-
terfeit 'one-hundredeollar' cfflvcr. cer-
tificate from the Philadelphia Sub-
Treasur'y, and Chief Hazen, of the Sc-
cret Service, has gone to Philadelphia
to take charge of the case. He hopes
to be able to tr'e co the counterfeiters
although the depart ment has no clue.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued his order calling in all the one-
ehundrechdollar certificates of the issue
of 1891, and all that are good will be
replaced by a new issue. All the notes
of the issue counterfeited will be de-
stroyed. There are about $26,000,000
outstanding. , .
To experts the one hundred dollar
counter-felt is slightly thicker than the
genuine. This is caused by the face
and the back being printed separately
and pasted together, with the silk
fibers between. Then the note is sub-
jected tosteaming it scparates.~ The
genuine note is printed on'one piece of
paper and will not separate.
0n the Watch for Bogus Notes.
New York, Jan. 5.——Officials of the
Sub-Treasury in New York city are on
the watch, for the new $100 counterfeit
note which, according to advices from
Washington, is the most dangerous
ever seen by the men of .,the Secret
Service. Four of the counterfeits were
received in the Philadelphia Sub- Treas-
ury and one passed muster as genuine
at the Treasury in Washington. In
fact, every Seeret Service officer ex-
cept Chief Hazen accepted the coun-
terféits as genuine.
“We have been officially notified of
the existence of the $100 counterfeit,”
said Deputy Assistant United States
Treasurer M. L. Muhlmann, “and our
tellers are keeping their eyes open. for
them. So far none has come our way."
Cashiers an‘d tellers in the banks. are
also on the watch fo'r‘the bogus certifi-
cates.’ According to the best infor-
mation obtainable. they have not been
circulated in New 1313. .
ONE MpRE AMERICAN COUNTESS.
Count Von Guetzen Makes Mrs. Mu.)
Stanley Lay 11in Bride. A
Washington, Jan. 5.—C-ount. Von
Goetzen, Military Attache of the Ger-
man Embassy, was married at noon
yesterday to Mrs. May Stanley Lay at
the residence of the bride. .The cere—
mony was performed by a justice of
the peace, in accordance with the offi~
cial custom in Germany, and later by
Rev. Dr. Menzel, of, the German Luth-
eran Church. 9
The Count had as'his Vvit-neSSes the
G-ermamAmbassador, Dr. Von Holle-
ben, Baron Hermann, Mr. Von Brue-
nig and Mr: Von. ‘Reichmann. of the
Embassy staff, while [the bride‘s wit—
nesses were members of her family.
The wedding breakfast following was
participated in by Sir Julian-Paunce-
fote, the British Ambassador, and dips
lomat‘s generally. After a short trip
the couple will go‘to Berlin. where the
Count will rejoin his‘iregiment, now
stationed at Potsdam, near the Em-
peror. ' ’
Countess Von Goetzen is the widow
of the late William Mathews Lay of
this city She is a native of Balti-
more, where she was first married. and
her beauty has alua‘ys made her ad-
mired. . .
Bisxnnrck’s Condition.
5,—The‘ Berlin
spondcnt ,p'f-athe Daily News
“There‘ is unfavorable news from
Friedrichsruh. Dr. Schweninger has
expressed the opinion thatPrincc Bis-
marck's‘. gout is taking its normal
.course and will soon passover.’ It
must not' be forgott en. however. that
.his medical advisers are doing their
utmost to prevent any unfavorable 11e-
London. Jan.
says:
,pont from .reaching Bismarck who
--takes a very pens irnistlc View of his
oonclitionff ' .
Aid For Suffering tuba.
VVashingtoni. Jan. 5.——It was azi-
nounced from the W'lrite House 12131
Wright that more than $1, 500 had beer“
collected in Cleveland to swell the fu .Ir.‘ ,
fur the Cuban' sufferers. The Nationa‘
AssOciation for Cuba has an
pro-printed an additional 31.1111 of $3):
[to _te 'sen'tm 0.0 Cdnsui General Lee for
the relief of d; stress in the island. ‘5'
They have a great.
dismember ed empire. '
is.
' ruff.
Treasury
'opinionth‘a‘t the people will largiely
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FAVORS THE EXCISE LAWS
ration of the Forests—
The GI“ ern'or \Vill Make Ever-v
Eflort to Have the Capitol Com-
And Preser
plated During His Term.
Albany, 1,Jan.5.—-Nearly €V€l§
member of the Legislature was present
when that body w as- called to order at s
12 o’clock to-da-y by Lieut.-Gov.' “food-
'fl‘he Assembly Republicans re-z
norninatedi'Mr. O’Grady for Speaker.
Col'Archie Baxter for Clerk, James C.
Crawford, of New York, for Sergeant-
at- Arms and Henry C. Laurmert, of
Brooklyn, for stenographer. ' ~
The message of Gov. Black was pre—
sented to the Legislature about 1
o’clock. It was short, containing about
2,000 words. 'I-Iere is a synopsis of its
most interesting features: 9
It sets forth in some detail the poli-
cies of the administration, and. gener-
ously reflects the honor which Repub-
lican achievements have shed upon the
people of the State. It states the Ex- "
ecutive‘s. position on many important
matters that are to be considered be-
fore the close of the legislative session.
Considerable space was given to the
finances of the State. The message
points to "the surplus of over $7,000,000
which existed in the State Treasury on
Sept. 30, and to the reduction of two
mills in the tax rate for the current.
year. The increase .in the valuation’
of real and personal property from $4,-
368 ,712,923 to $4,506,935,694 was pointed
out.
The large revenues derived from the
liquor tax and collateral inheritance
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THE ANGEL FISH. -,
ASub- Tropical. Fish of Beautiful Colors.
and with Wing-Shaped Fins.
The angel fish is so called on account
:If its beautiful colbis and long, Wing-
shaped fins: Its body is thin and deep.
-In shape the angel fish resembles the
well- known three- tailed porgy,
also spadefish and triple-tail, of these
waters, though it is not quite so thick.
The angel fish has a small mouth.
Its tail is moderately long. The dersal
and anal fins are both long, their ends
extending beyond the tail. The eye is
not very large, but beautifully colored.
The greater part of the fish’s body is
of a brownish color, with a shade of
olive green. ‘ Each scale is tipped with
a lighter tint of its own color: The top
and bottom edges of the thin head, and
' of. the body in front of the dorsal and
anal finS' the tips of the gill covers,
and the bases of the pectoral fins are
'of a bright cobalt blue. The tail fin is
of a bright yellow, with a narrow edge
of greenish blue, and all the other fins
are tipped with yellow. 0
The angel fish is found in the waters
of Bermuda and of the West Indies,
and in the Gulf of Mexico. It attains
a weight of about four pounds, and
reaches fifteen inches in length. It
is a market fish in the countries in
whose waters it abounds, and it is so
plentiful that it is sold at a low price.
It is a delicious food fish.
It is eyerywhere .admired for. its
beauty. It has a habit of turning on
itsside and swimming like a flounder,
and it comes often to the top, and it
may become .very tame. In Bermuda
the angel fish is a favorite to keep in
the private ponds Which are numerous
on that island. It is there fed on bread.
In nature the angel fish feeds around
rocks that are covered with algae, nib-
tax laws, especially the former, VVhich 131ng at the p]ants, and eating small
VV ill show a large increase 0V er that ofi barnacles and other small crustaceans
the preceding year, VV ere mentioned.
The members Vvereflcautioned against.
extravagance and” the forgetfulnessl
which sometimes ‘cl-ou’d their duty to ‘
the State when their particular local-
ities are in quest of appropriations
from the public funds. '
His Excellency VVi‘Il advise the Leg-
islature not to make any changes in
the existing prison labor laws. Ofii—
cialsof the various State prisons have
requested-”that this advice be inserted.
Commendation was meted out to those
officials for the success which met the
'scheme to manufacture supplies in the
prisons for the State departments. The
GOV ernor said in substance
“The prisoners are all employed: the
products manufactured are excellent;
the removal of the prison products
from competition with those of honest
labor in the open market has been ac-
complished, and a system has been
introduced which within a short period
promises to make the prisons self-sup—
porting.’ ‘
A central prison for killing capital of-
,fenders was recommended.
Gov. Black expressed a desire that
the law governing State reformatories
and the system of intermediate sen-
tence be modified. He believes that
defects in the system have resulted in
injustice and unnecessary hardships.
This belief accourits for the large num-
ber of pardons during the past year.
Again, he recommends biennial ses-
sions of the Legislature. It is his
benefit by such a scheme; that it will
lessen the burdens of the taxpayers
and do.a.way,wit' much thrrnoil. ,
' The great strl e made since last
Spring towards the completIOn of the
Capitol called for speCial comment. The
Governor will make every effort to
have the building completed before the
end of. his term. '
The demands of the bicyclists and
good roads associations were attended ‘
to in the message.
The message recommended that the
Forest Preserve Board be continued,
and that an appropriation of $1,000,000
be made to carry on the purchase of
Adirondack lands.
appropriated last Winter about 250,000
acres were purchased. .The Governor
pointed out the fact that in order to
preserve the forests and the water-
sheds ofthe rivers which arise therein
the land must be purchasedand as it
is increasing in value each year, the
sooner, the ,. purchases are made the
more profitable will be the transaction
to the State.
The liquor tax law, which resulted
in a. total collection last year of over
$12, 000, 000 tax, of which $4, 000, 000 went
into the State Treasury, was considered
at length and with favor.
The message contained a paragraph
recommending the Legislature to pro-
vide means for completing the im-
provementsbegun on the canals; $7,000,-
000 will be required. ' If it is accorded
the total amount appropriated for this
purpose will be $16,000,000.
The Governor spoke in terms of
praise of his “merit" and “fitness” sys—
tem of civil-service reform. A few
recommendations were suggested.
:O’Grad'y’s Easy Victory.
Albany, Jan. 5.—The prompt manner
in which the preliminaries were war-
ranged last night augurs well,. not
only for a business- like, but for-an ag-
Balanced almost evenly
as the' Assembly is, the fight between
the two great parties ._for a. record will
be a stubborn one. The vote for the
Speakership last night indicates that
there will be Seventy- eight, Republicans '
who will 'abide by caucus action, sixty-
nine rock-ribbed Democrats who
follow Tammany wherever it may wish
will. '
to lead, one National Democrat:
who .
confesses to follow conscience, and two :
Citizens. Union adherents 'who will dis— '_
play independence as they interpret it.
James. M. E. 0’ Grady is the Republi-
can caucus nominee for- Speaker.
received seventy—five votes on the- first
roll call, and Henry Mar shall' of Kings
got two. , O"G‘radys nomination then
was made unanimous. Marshall's
votes were, cast by Davis_ and Tiffany.
They made their protest and then ac—
cepted the decision" of the majority.
. ‘ wm Get-Maj. Hundy’b‘l’lnee.
Washington, Jan. 5.—-It is'sta‘ted that
Svlvester Everett, of Cleveland, an ‘old
friend of the President, wall fall heir
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comb-like. ~
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gresslve session of the. Legislatur‘a I looks fine an’ bends polite, but days
in numbers ‘
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to one of the best remaining gifts at I
the disposition of the- President, that
of Commissroner-General to the Paris
Exposition. f”? " . - . .
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that are found in rocky places. The
? scales of the angel fish are very rough,
and it has upon its gill covers and
. along the dorsal fin very sharp spines,
so that care is necessary in handling
it, but, it does not' struggle much, and
with proper precaution it can be easily
handled—New York Sun.
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THE MACKAY MAUSOLEU M.
A. “Home After VDeath ” That; “’ill Cost
$3 00 000.
John W. Mackay’ s mausoleum, near
the Ninth .avenue entrance of Green—
wood cemetery, New York, will soon
be completed. .This structure which
Mr. Mackay has erected after the fash-
ion set by several prominent men, who
built their tombs before they died, is
one of the noblest in the metropolis.
The approximate .cost will be $300,000.
The design was selected by Mrs. Mac—
kay, and John R. Lowe, a sculptor of
no small fame, was the man who made
the design. Within the tomb is an al—
tar atwhich any visitor may worship.
In the material of the altar is wrought
a reproduction in marble of 21 Madonna
painting with which Mrs. Mackay was
struck while she was traveling over the
The Mackay
mausoleum is,
V’Vit‘h the money
A HOME AFTER DEATH. '
within, like a miniature church audito-
rium. No evidences of the real char-
acter of the place appear. It is lighted
and heated by electricity, and at' least
fifty persons could attend mass said in
its space. Yet'in no way is it cata-
There' are twenty-two
crypts for bodies. The interior is lined
- throughout with marble, with. a waln-
scoting of black Belgian capped with
Connemara green. The roof is formed
Of a tremendous slab of granite—the
largest ever quarried in this country.
It came from'Maine and its dimensions
are 22 feet square by 16- inches, thick.
Its IV eight is fifty tons.
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‘- ' ' Some Friends.
“Dah is some friends,” said Uncle
"'dat is like do rainbow Dey
g'one when do sun ain’t shinin’.——-”
W Ishington Star.
9 A Patriotic Head.
The Shaver—«I never
, George Washingtonfhair as yours, slr!
The Shaved~What do you mean.
sir?
The Shaver——Why, your hair can’t
be made to lie—New York World.
called“
saw‘ such.
PERILS 0F GUNNERY PRACTICE.
Outsiders Know Little of the Danger In-
cn r1 ed on War Ships. ' 3 '
relates the following as illustrating .
some of the perils of gunnery at sea:
“I Came very near going up into the
air in small bits on this last squadron - T
cruise. We were at heavy gun practice
_at sea, and but for the quickness of a.
gunner’s mate wouldxnever have re—
turned. ' As you probably ’know, the "
heavy guns in the turrets are fired by
electricity, the gun being discharged
simply by pressing a. buttbn. The of-
ficer in command of theforwa'rd'tur-
ret on' our ship during rapid—firing "
practice was just about to press the
button‘to,fire, one of our big guns,
when a gunner’s mate was seen to grab
at something 'on the the wall of the
turret and then is 11 in a heap on the
floor. The officer pressed the button, _
but the gun was hot discharged. When .
the mate came to he was asked what
had happened, and he informed the of-
ficer that the breech of the gun had not
been locked, and that what he grab-
bed at on the wall was the wires form-
lng the electric firing circuit. When
he saw that the officer was preparing
to fire' the gun, and at the same time
observed-that the breech of the, gun
was not locked, the only thing that
occurred to him to prevent the gun
being discharged was to destroy the
circuit, which he did promptly and ef-
fectively. When. ‘all this occurred
there 'was _a charge of 250 pounds of
nowderlin the gun, another charge of _
the same size in the turreLready to be
served, and the passageway leading to
Ihe powder magazine was wide open.
But for the quickness of the gunner’s
mate the gun would have been blown
out inside the turret, the gases from
the burning powder would probably
have ignited the.,charge lying in the
turret this explosion would have ignit—
ed the pow der in the magazine and the
'hauces are that the whole ship, crew
and all would have gone up in the
Ilia—San Francisco Chronicle. ‘
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TREATMENT OF SICK IN TURKEY.
l‘iie DiScorrragements aPlIysicizuI Has too
Contend Against.
The task of the physician in Turkey
is not an easy one, for he finds work-
'ng against him not only the discour-
Iging conviction of the people that
whatever is must be“, but their oft-
proved preference for tailsmans land
superstitious practices to any medi—
1ines he can give them. How can one
leal scientifically with people who re—
gard this as the proper way to treat a
baby suffering with anything from
:roup to stomach ache: First, get a
Ien‘ s e C,g then make seven round holes
'n the shell and empty out the conic nts' '
:hrough these holes. Then dip the
)erforated eggshell under VV ater and
ift it qriirler 0V or a basin, so that the
water it holds will stream into the
)asin. Repeat this operation thirty-
)ine times unril the basin has received
iorty shellfuls of water streamed
through Ibe seven holes. Finally,‘wash _
ah‘e sick baby in the basin "thus filled,
Ind there is nothing more to be done.
)f course the death rate among chil-
hen is deplorably high but that does
not change the people’s belief. .
And consider the following treat-
nent for boils, which is much in vogue
Ilnong adults: A man afillctéd with
lob’s comforters "starts confidently
lown the road, flinging over his
shoulder nuts or raisins, and never
coking behind him though the city
aurn down. His belief is that who-
:ver picks up one of the nuts or raisins
’rom the roadway will take with it one
If his boils. It will be s‘een that the
Ilending of science and charity in this
)roceeding gives something truly.ori-
eutal. 0f similar interest is the com-
non method of curing fCVelS-0r try-
rig to cure them-'—by getting some wise
)ld Armenian to bind the patient"s
.vrist with cotton cloth. This is sup-
)osed to bind the fever‘at the same
.ime and render it harmless.’—Wash-
ngton Star. . ,
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Crustaceans Fear Thunder.
'Crawfishes, crabs and lobsters are'
Ieculiarly sensitive to loud noises, and
t is a fact that a loud and sudden
:lap of thunder will cause them to
nnputate or drop their large claws and
pincers.”
The impulse which seizes them when
.uddenly alarmed, is to throw off their
reavy claws, so that they may the
wicker scurry‘off to a place of "asafety.
I Crabs and lobsters can in ten days
Ir a fortnight grow new claws as
.arge as the old ones. For several
veeks, however, the patient who is
(rowing on a new set of fighting wea-
Ions, (Ices .not, appear among the,
:rmed members of his family, because,
Iis claws being, soft, 'he could not
. ‘take his own part,” and would be eat-f
I :11 by his ’canm’bal brethren. .
“I can tell everything that man,‘
rites,” remarked the discerning citi.
In. ‘ '
“How?"
“If. it’s poetry he» begins each sen:
tence with ‘0,’ if it's prose he begins
It with ‘l.’ ” ~Washington Star. '
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THE ORIGINAL
Stamped “BOSS” . ._ . '
., Always the Same
“An officer of the United States navy- ,~
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